Once again, the weather wrecked weekend golf at Castletown GC, so the Steve Keegan Memorial has been moved to this coming Saturday. The Members’ Dinner in the Barrovian Hall at King William’s College on Friday 13th November is fast approaching, and some of the awards might well be presented by a former Ryder Cup and European Tour winner. Tickets at £45 per person are available from the captains or by leaving a message via the pro-shop on 822211.
Unfortunately, historic reports can no longer be viewed in the members’ area of the Castletown Golf Links website but, prior to their disappearance, AI extracted some interesting statistics which may be of interest. Analysis of competition entries and their winners over the past ten years reveal that David Allan, who regularly shoots his age’ has entered 550 competitions and won 17 of them.
Allan -shown above- who tops the chart of competitions entered by 61 starts, shares equal tenth place in the table of most wins. Allan’s win percentage of 3.09% includes his most memorable achievement, winning the Capital International-sponsored Castletown Cup on countback against Mike Horsthuis in 2018.
Allan’s usual playing partner Guy Pickard is second on the list of prolific players and by winning 18 of his 489 it places him seventh on the winner’s chart.
That list is led by Horsthuis -shown above- with 29 wins from 385 outings which gives him a win percentage of 7.53%. Horsthuis also went on to win the Castletown Cup in 2019.
Steven Boyd is third on both lists with 22 wins from 439 competitions but his percentage of 5.01% is eclipsed by Winter League specialist Frankie Doherty. 25 wins from 411 competitions puts Doherty down in seventh place on competitions entered but elevates him to second spot with his 6.08% conversion rate.
Simon Murray, winner of the 2011 Castletown Cup (above with then captain Steve McGowan) and five-time recipient of the W. A. Kirkpatrick singles knockout trophy, shares fourth place with Jane Holt and Julie Amphlett, each with 21 competition wins. Sam Skelton, senior club champion in 2023, 2024 and 2025, ranks fourth for competition entries, having played in 432 over the past ten years.
Your correspondent is pleased to report that via the new Castletown Golf App recent reports can now be accessed by clicking on ‘Club News’. There are also quick links to ‘Fixtures & Results’, plus you can also ‘Book a Table’ with the Salt & Swing Clubhouse Café, which is recommended if you want to enjoy their excellent Sunday roast.
MALCOLM LAMBERT