Club Captains

A word from the club Captains

Maldon Golf Club caters for the full range of golfers from beginners to scratch handicappers, Men, Ladies and Juniors.

  • Men's Captain - Garth Milford

    Welcome to all golfers.
    It is an honour to be elected club captain for 2025 and I am looking forward to the year ahead.
    At Maldon we have a great 9 hole 18 tee golf course which is always kept to a very high standard thanks to the hard work of our greens staff all year round. I'm proud to say we get lots of positive feedback from visitors and opposing teams when they come to play here especially in winter, as our course holds up very well in the cold wet months.
    Maldon is a tough test of golf with tight fairways, well placed hazards and small greens so you need to be hitting straight or those scores will certainly rack up.
    There's always something going on at the course be it swindles on most days, ladies on Tuesday mornings, seniors on Wednesdays or club competitions on Sundays. We also participate in the Leslie Wood, Jubilee cup and Norman Plum Essex competitions through the year. We run a shotgun start for most competitions with drawn playing partners so it certainly won't take long for new members to make friends and become part of the Maldon golf club family.
    New members, visitors, societies are always welcome here to test yourself on what I believe is the hidden gem of Essex.

    My charity this year is the Alzheimer's Society and I will be holding a few fundraising events during the year.

    Looking forward to seeing you down the club. Lets Hit 'Em Long And Straight.

    Garth Milford

    Men's Captain charity for the year.

    Alzheimer’s Society is the leading dementia charity in the UK, we offer help and hope to people living with dementia, by providing vital support, campaigning for governments to prioritise dementia, and investing in groundbreaking research.

  • Seniors Captain - Peter Hawkins

    It is a privilege to have been invited to be Captain of the Seniors section at Maldon Golf Club for 2024/25.

    I first joined Maldon GC as a junior member way back in 1973/74 at the age of 10 and have therefore recently celebrated my 50th anniversary.
    I have no doubt seen more changes than most during my time with the Club and was previously afforded the privilege of Club Captaincy in 2013/14 so I come to this role hopefully equipped with the skills to represent our burgeoning section to the full.

    Our course here at Maldon really is a hidden gem, kept in fine condition all year round by our dedicated and hard-working band of experienced green keeping staff. Visiting Clubs regularly sing its praises when we meet for friendly matches.

    The Seniors Section is for members of the men's section, aged 55 and over. It is an ever-expanding part of Maldon Golf Club, with more members taking part in competitions, matches and functions year on year. New members are always welcomed and are soon integrated into the section as our competitions and swindles have random draws for tee groups.

    Events usually take place on Wednesday mornings, be it Club competitions or inter-club matches. We have a program of 16 friendly matches for 2025, played on a home-and-away basis against eight Essex clubs. These are very sociable but still quite competitive events which can lead to lasting friendships across the county. We also enter teams in the annual Rayleigh Club Seniors Challenge, the Ballards Gore Seniors Invitational and the Seniors Inter-Club Pairs tournament.

    Several seniors also get together on Monday and Friday mornings for social golf and we welcome members of all ages to come along and join us.

    During my year as captain the seniors will continue their long-standing charitable association raising funds for the Phoenix Ward for children at Broomfield Hospital.

    If you would like to join Maldon Golf Club Seniors please come along, contact me or the club manager.

    Happy golfing.

    Peter Hawkins

    Seniors Captain charity for the year.

    In Phoenix Ward we aim to provide safe, dignified, compassionate care. Phoenix ward is a children's medical and surgical ward caring for children who are admitted as an emergency or who require an overnight stay in hospital.

  • Ladies

    In the absence of a Lady Captain, the Ladies section will be run by the Ladies Committee.

    Ladies charity for the year.

    Alzheimer’s Society is the leading dementia charity in the UK, we offer help and hope to people living with dementia, by providing vital support, campaigning for governments to prioritise dementia, and investing in groundbreaking research.