Matchplay Championship

22/06/2015

We’re currently in the process of contract negotiations with our key partners and we hope to be announcing some exciting news.

It’s likely that the event schedule will be slightly different to recent years. So the entry period, qualifying rounds, Regional Finals and the Grand Final will likely be at different times.

Rest assured, as soon as we have finalised all plans we’ll be in-touch.

Kindest Regards,

The Matchplay Team

13/05/2015

13/05/2015

It’s all over at The Els Club, Dubai!

What a phenomenal week of golf it’s been.

The Matchplay Championship Grand Finals winners are as follows:

Mixed Pairs: Julie & Roger Parry

Men’s Pairs: Stephen Bentley & Jonathan Hunter

Men's Singles: Elliot Payne

Congratulations to all who made it through 5 qualifying rounds and a regional final to make it here!

We hope to see you all back next year, competing for a place in Dubai.

Check out the final leaderboards here:
www.matchplaychampionship.co.uk/liveleaderboards.aspx

12/05/2015

Another fantastic day in Dubai at The Els Club.

The day 2 leaders are as follows:

Mixed Pairs: Julie & Roger Parry

Men’s Pairs: Stephen Bentley & Jonathan Hunter

Men's Singles: Sam Shibil

Check out the updated day 2 leaderboards here: www.matchplaychampionship.co.uk/liveleaderboards.aspx

11/05/2015

We’ve had an excellent first day in Dubai for the Grand Finals, with some fantastic golf played and phenomenal weather!

The day 1 leaders are as follows:

Mixed Pairs: Julie & Roger Parry

Men’s Pairs: David Weinstein-Linder & James Spooner

Men's Singles: Sam Shibil

Check out the leaderboards for day 1 here: http://www.matchplaychampionship.co.uk/liveleaderboards.aspx

11/05/2015

We're underway on day 1 of the Grand Finals at The Els Golf Club Dubai.

Stay tuned for the firsts days leaderboards coming soon!

17/04/2015

You can see all the leaderboards from this weeks Regional Finals here: http://www.matchplaychampionship.co.uk/liveleaderboards.aspx

The Matchplay Championship is the UK’s largest amateur golf competition. It’s your chance to enjoy competitive golf and win a week’s, expenses paid golfing holiday at The Els Club Dubai staying at The Marriott Harbour Hotel. Entry is just £30 per person to enter the men’s or mixed pairs events. And…

17/04/2015

Congratulations to all our South Regional Final Winners who are off to the Grand Finals at The Els Club, Dubai!

Men’s Singles:

Phillip Mann, Daniel Westerman, Elliot Payne, Paul Newman

Men’s Pairs:

Jon Machin & Craig Machin, David Weinstein-Linder & James Spooner, Gregg Barnes & Neil Mainwaring, Peter Smart & John Hennessy, Shaun Hacksall & Malcolm Watson

Mixed Pairs:

Catherine Farley & Fred Farley, Sheila Flemming & Stephen Flemming

Best of luck to all in Dubai!

Also a massive congratulations to the winners of the Men’s Singles Plate Competition, Lee Webber & John Wilkes who have won a week’s golfing holiday in Dubai.

16/04/2015

A great day at Mottram Hall on Tuesday and we’re back again today for the South Regional Final. Whilst the weather isn’t quite as good as the North Regional on Tuesday it’s sure to be another exciting, competitive day of golf.
As you’ll have seen the results from Tuesday’s event have been posted on www.matchplaychampionship.co.uk and we are in the process of carrying out checks, which is our standard procedure, in order to verify the handicaps of all the winners. Naturally, the same checking process will also be carried out following today’s event.

The Golf Care Matchplay Championship is the biggest prize in amateur golf, taking place at a top quality Dubai resort under the eye of the Sky Sports cameras.

16/04/2015

15/04/2015

Congratulations to all our North Regional Final Winners who are off to the Grand Finals at The Els Club, Dubai!

Men’s Singles:

Andrew Hockenhall, Sam Shibil, Lee Myers, Ben Alexander

Men’s Pairs:

John Fawcett & Andrew Groves, Adrian Spizer & Martin Baker, Christopher Aitken & William MacMillan, Nigel Wakefield & Matt Robinson, Stephen Bentley & Jonathan Hunter

Mixed Pairs:

Dianne Taylor & George Fagan, Roger Parry & Julie Parry

Best of luck to all in Dubai!

Also a massive congratulations to the winners of the Men’s Pairs Plate Competition, Kyle Donaldson & Ian Donaldson who have won a week’s golfing holiday in Dubai.

Good luck to all our South Regional Finalists on Thursday.

31/03/2015

Having read a few of the comments we’d just like to clarify the allocation of the 40 places for Dubai.

The 2015 Grand Finals will include:
Men’s singles = 8 players (8 teams)
Men’s pairs = 20 players (10 teams)
Mixed pairs = 8 players (4 teams)

Plate event prize winners:
Men’s singles = 2 players (2 teams) – 1st and 2nd place
Men’s pairs = 2 players (1 team) – Winning pair

Best of luck to all that have qualified through to Mottram Hall!

30/03/2015

Just to let you all you finalists know, as we have been receiving a few enquiries. Here are the approximate numbers for the regional finals at Mottram Hall and the grand finals in Dubai:

For the regional finals at Mottram Hall on the 14th & 16th April, there will be approximately the following numbers playing:

Men’s Pairs: 50
Men’s Singles: 37
Mixed Pairs: 9

We don’t know the exact split yet into north and south regionals, but it will be roughly evenly split.

And qualifying for Dubai, the figures are approximately:

Men’s Pairs: 10
Men’s Singles: 12
Mixed Pairs: 4

30/03/2015

You should all know now whether you have made it to the Regional Finals at Mottram Hall on the 14th & 16th April!

This now means you are only one great round away from the Grand Finals and a phenomenal week away in Dubai.

Let us know by commenting below how excited you are for the regional finals in two weeks time!

05/01/2015

Congratulations to all those early birdies that are already through to the 5th & final round before the Regional Finals begin at the beautiful Mottram Hall in April!

It sounds like we had some fantastic ties played over the festive period, so keep your results and mini match reports coming in.

01/12/2014

Sounds like we had a few very exciting 3rd round ties this weekend!

Meaning we have some very happy people, safely into the 4th round draw.

Let us know your result if you played this weekend!

14/11/2014

Good luck to everyone playing their 3rd round tie this weekend!

And all those in the 2nd round of the plate.

Let us know your result and send us a picture!

31/10/2014

It's your last weekend to get your round 2 tie played.

Good luck!

Let us know the result and send us a picture!

Who's already through and waiting patiently for the 3rd round draw?

03/10/2014

For anyone given a second chance in The Plate, your 1st round and starts today!

Let us know how you get on!

Good Luck!

26/09/2014

So who's got their 2nd round match this weekend?

Let us know your result!

22/09/2014

Anybody through to round 3 already?

Let us know how you played on your !

28/08/2014

So who's done and through to the 2nd round?

Let us know how you got on!

11/08/2014

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Closing date 13th August!

11/06/2014

Our coverage from Forest of Arden Marriott Hotel & Country Club starts today on Sky Sports 4. Showing at 6am.

View the full TV schedule and our great preview video at: http://www.matchplaychampionship.co.uk

09/06/2014

The schedule for Sky Sports coverage of the Matchplay Championship Regional Finals and Grand Finals has altered slightly. Check out the new timings here. Please share and spread the word! http://ow.ly/xM7pQ

03/06/2014

Sky Sports coverage of the Regional Finals from the Forest of Arden Marriott Hotel & Country Club starts one week today at 5:30pm! Full coverage schedule can be found at http://ow.ly/xz9rb

The Matchplay Championship is the UK’s largest amateur golf competition. It’s your chance to enjoy competitive golf and win a week’s, expenses paid golfing holiday at The Els Club Dubai staying at The Marriott Harbour Hotel. Entry is just £30 per person to enter the men’s or mixed pairs events. And…

30/05/2014

Take a look at our finalists embracing the true spirit of The Matchplay Championship out in the Dubai desert. This great video captures some amazing , the stunning The Els Club Dubai {U.A.E. Golf Club} and we hope it will make you want to join us next year. Entries close on 30th June, so get yours in now!

http://ow.ly/xqs3M

The Matchplay Championship is the UK’s largest amateur golf competition. It’s your chance to enjoy competitive golf and win a week’s, expenses paid golfing holiday at The Els Club Dubai staying at The Marriott Harbour Hotel. Entry is just £30 per person to enter the men’s or mixed pairs events. And…

21/05/2014

Morning Golfers!

Its great to see all the positive comments and support for the tournament. We had a great time in Dubai this year, and will continue to develop The Matchplay Championship to ensure it's exciting as ever in the future!

Many Thanks,

The Matchplay Team