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The Lions Charity Cyprus Golf competition took place at the weekend at Minthis Hills (www.minthishills.org) and the sole junior to enter, Matthew Curd, proved that golf is a sport that can be played by all ages.  With a 30 handicap, Matthew came first in terms of best score decided on a “Back Nine” basis.

It was a fun day for everyone, with a putting competition taking place on the practice green by the soon to be completed clubhouse.

Minthis Hills clubhouse & putting green

The full list of winners is below:

BEST SCORES

FIRST             Matthew Curd             39        Points

SECOND        Andrew Rigby             39        Points 

THIRD            Matthew York             38        Points 

FOURTH        Martin Pollard              38        points                          

NEAREST THE PIN

MEN                Charles Parr                                                   

LADIES           Lesley Jones                                                  

LONGEST DRIVE     

MEN                Gary Wilson                                                               

LADIES          Linda Jones                                                                

HIDDEN HOLES

WINNER         Clifford Monks                       

PUTTING 9 holes

GOLFERS                              Gary Wilson                            17

NON-GOLFERS                    Lee Williams                            22

Another competition took place in the sunshine at Minthis Hills (www.minthishills.org) golf course on the 5^th May.  The Medal Winners Competition results were as follows:

A round of golf at Minthis Hills

Men

Divi I

Gary Wilson                        Gross

Alan Colquhoun                Net

Div II

Peter Anderton                  Gross

Maurice Stevenson           Net

 Ladies

 Mari-Ann Olsson              Gross

Linda Jones                         Net

We look forward to the Charity Lions Golf competition taking place on the 9th.

Did you know that the 5th May is the day the Council of Europe was founded back in 1949?

On Sunday 25^th April, a Red Yellow White Competition took place at Minthis Hills and as usual it was heavily contested.  The sun was shining and the grass was green and a good time was had by all.

Bunker shot at Minthis Hills

We’d like to congratulate the winners:

Hans Wigforss, Stuart Johnson & Patti Royal

And the runners up:

Harry Maratheftis, Hamish Gardner & Pam Wortley

This Sunday 11^th April, Minthis Hills Golf course (www.minthishills.org) echoed to the sounds of its members enjoying the club’s April Medal competition.  The winners were:

                          Net            Alan Colqhoun

Division II       Gross         Martin Pollard

                           Net             John Silsby

 Ladies

                       Gross         Yvonne Preene

                       Net             Gwen Jones

Golfers playing at Minthis Hills

Minthis Hills golf club held a Motherball competition on 1st April.  They experimented with the order of the holes played, with the front nine as  1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9  and the back nine as 10-11-14-15-16-17-18-13-12. 

It proved a success and was enjoyed by all the members, as well as the beautiful Cyprus sunshine.  Golf in the morning, beach in the afternoon, what more could you ask for!

 Sponsored by AquaSpace, Ocean Basket and Minthis Hills Golf Club, the competition was fierce and the winners were: 

1^st Winner David Hudson, Derek Bailey, Bridget Sheldon  120

2^nd               Ted Peel, Terry Duggan, Glen Edwards                 115

3^rd                Tom Bestford, Lacki Gilchrist, Anita Aldridge  112 comeback

4^th                Charles Parr,  John Thompson,  Di Worth           112

Cyprus Golf is as popular as ever and at Minthis Hills (www.minthishills.org) we have a club that is going from strength to strength.   A full calendar of competitions take place throughout the year and on the 28/03/10, we held our Monthly Stableford Competition, sponsored by Goose, Fat & Garlic.  The winners were:

The 14th hole at Minthis Hills challenges you to hit over a ravine

Division  I                                     

1^st Winner          C. Monks                            

2^nd Winner          D. Hudson                     

 Division II

1^st Winner          M. Stephenson   

2^nd Winner          P. Talbot                         

3^rd Winner          L. Gilchrist                  

Ladies

1^st Winner          Y. Preeme                        

2^nd Winner          M. Fortescue                    

3^rd Winner          G. Jones

St Patricks Day golf tournament at Minthis Hills

On the 17^th March, Minthis Hills Golf Club held its annual St Patrick’s Day competition (www.minthishills.org).

This year there were 84 entrants, from both Minthis Hills and other clubs, surpassing all previous years.  Always good “craic”, this year was no exception.  Green was the colour of the day and a few St Patrick’s Day party hats were in attendance.

The field was highly competitive, but well natured and the jokes were flying, especially after a refuel at the 10^th hole. As sponsors, Pafilia and Minthis Hills were very proud to sponsor this event and that everyone enjoyed it so much.  We believe, itIt is an excellent way to celebrate St Patrick’s Day and we look forward to next year’s tournament.

The winners board:

1^st Men            H. Austin & P. Williams

2^nd Men           R. Birkett & P. Skinner

 1^st Ladies         A. Aldridge & D. Hudson

2^nd Ladies        Lesley Jones & J. Jackson

 Mixed              Linda Jones & G. Turton

The first golf course to be built in Cyprus, Minthis Hills has been undergoing a transformation. Well known golf architects, Mackenzie & Ebert, have been working their magic and the course is already looking extremely good. It is being upgraded to reflect the same concept and levels of luxury of the whole Minthis Hills resort, including the golf course properties, clubhouse and driving range.

Therefore, the character of the surrounding landscape has been emphasised, with new vistas being created between the most important points on the golf course, including the monastery and the clubhouse. In addition 9 of the holes have been reseeded with new grass and the concrete water channels (for recycling water back to the reservoir) have been hidden away. The new signature hole is also well underway.

Over the last couple of years a number of changes have been made, including the creation of the dramatic 14th hole, teeing off over a ravine. Very few dare to drive straight for the green, most choosing to aim for the simpler option of the fairway and then the green. We are still waiting for our first hole in one on this hole. The last two times there were holes in one on the course were spring this year; the 8th hole by a visitor to the course and the old 15th by a female member of the golf club.

Other improvements have been:
- small practice putting green by putting green
- putting green by clubhouse
- new greens & bunkers
- the changing of the contours of the fairways to enable rainwater to be recycled
- a computerised irrigation system

There will be further updates on the golf course shortly.

New grass at 14th hole