Glen Cooper
Joined Society : 2008
Wins : 5 (2008 & 2010 Open Championship, 2009 & 2011 May Masters + 2011 Premier Strokeplay)
FIRST PLAYER IN SOCIETY HISTORY TO WIN 3 CONSECUTIVE COMPETITIONS
Winter League wins : 1 (1st Leg 2009)
Other wins : 5 (Worlebury Cup 08, Kendleshire Open 08, Nefyn Open 10 & Golfest Championship 08 & 10))
Current H'cap : 12.2
Current Rank : 2nd
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
BIRTHPLACE : WALSALL
HAVE YOU BEEN A MEMBER OF A GOLF CLUB : Often referred to as a "Member" but of no golf club!
TOP 5 COURSES PLAYED :
1. Royal Hua Hin - Thailand 2. The Kendelshire - Gloucester
3. The Belmont Hereford 4. Patshull - Pattingham 5. Llanymynech
COURSE YOU'VE PLAYED THAT WAS OVERATED : WORFIELD
COURSE YOU'D LOVE TO PLAY : LOCH LOMOND
LOCAL COURSE YOU'D LIKE TO SEE HOST A SOCIETY COMPETITION : PATSHULL PARK
FAVOURITE SOCIETY VENUE : LLANYMYNECH
FAVOURITE SOCIETY COMPETITION : NO FAVOURITE
GOLFING HEROES : NICK FALDO, SEVE BALLESTEROS, JOHN DALY
BEST EVER ROUND - 33 POINTS AT THE KENDLESHIRE - GOLFEST 08
BEST SOCIETY PERFORMANCE : WINNING OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP AT LLANYMYNECH 2008
SOCIETIES TOUGHEST COMPETITOR : ANDY PADDOCK
HOLE-IN-ONE : NOT A SNIFF!
WHICH ONE THING ANNOYS YOU ABOUT GOLF : THE RULE'S - THERE'S SO MANY!
WHICH FOOTBALL TEAM DO YOU SUPPORT : The best damn club in the world - Tottenham Hotspur
SPORTING HEROES :
Glenn Hoddle; Zinedine Zidane; Lothar Matthäus , Martin Johnson; Stefan Edberg - (cool t-shirts)
HOBBIES/INTERESTS :
Squash; Camping, Hiking, Football, Rugby, History and of course Golf!
MUSIC INTERESTS :
Tough one - loads. Best ones perhaps; Queen (Miracle & A Kind of Magic)
U2 (Actung Baby & Rattle and Hum & Joshua Tree) Nirvana (Nevermind) Red Hot Chilli's (By The Way) Sterophonics (Word Gets Around)
FAVOURITE FILMS :
Another tough one: The Matrix, Bourne Identity series, Lord of the Rings,
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Anchorman/Step Brothers - most Will Ferrell films
FAVOURITE TV PROGRAMMES :
Family Guy, Simpsons, Scrubs, Green Wing
4 GUESTS FOR DINNER : 1. Will Ferrell - for laughs, 2. Stewey from Family Guy - compare notes on world domination, 3. Sir Ranulph Fiennes - for the stories, 4. Gwen Stefani - because she's kooky
Playing Record
| Year | Tournament | Pos | Score | Bir | Par | Bog | DB+ | Rank |
| 2008 | Worlebury Cup | WIN | 37pts | |||||
| 2008 | Channel Classic | t-10th | 20pts | |||||
| 2008 | Kendleshire Open | WIN | 33pts | |||||
| 2008 | Open Championship | WIN | +20pts | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | NR |
| 2009 | Astbury Hall Invitational | 2nd | 31pts | |||||
| 2009 | May Masters | WIN | 55pts | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | NR |
| 2009 | Premier Strokeplay | 4th | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1st |
| 2009 | Oakwood Bowl | t-4th | 35pts | |||||
| 2009 | Devon Open | t-5th | 34pts | |||||
| 2009 | Dartmoor Classic | t-4th | 36pts | |||||
| 2009 | Stableford Plate | t-4th | 28pts | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1st |
| 2009 | Par 3 Championship | 7th | 50pts | 0 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 1st |
| 2009 | September Classic | 2nd | 30pts | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1st |
| 2009 | Open Championship | t-11th | -3pts | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 4th |
| 2010 | May Masters | 6th | 30pts | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4th |
| 2010 | Clwyd Cup | 3rd | 35pts | |||||
| 2010 | Nefyn Open | WIN | 40pts | |||||
| 2010 | Porthmadog Classic | 4th | 32pts | |||||
| 2010 | Premier Strokeplay | 4th | -3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4th |
| 2010 | Stableford Plate | 7th | 23pts | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4th |
| 2010 | Par 3 Championship | 2nd | 60pts | 0 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 3rd |
| 2010 | Open Championship | WIN | +10pts | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3rd |
| 2011 | May Masters | WIN | 36pts | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3rd |
| 2011 | Langland Bay Bowl | 19th | 16pts | |||||
| 2011 | Machynys Classic | 11th | 24pts | |||||
| 2011 | Monmouth Open | 14th | 21pts | |||||
| 2011 | Premier Strokeplay | WIN | -4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3rd |
| 2011 | Stableford Plate | 6th | 25pts | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2nd |
| 2011 | August A Challenge | 7th | 26pts | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2nd |
| 2011 | September Classic | 4th | 30pts | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Open Championship | 4th | +4pts | 0 | 5 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2011 | LUPUS Charity Day | 28th | 25pts |
Tournament & Yearly Record
| MM | PS | SP | P3 | AC | SC | OP | P | W | RU | T5 | BF | |
| 08 | - | - | - | - | - | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | W | |
| 09 | W | 4 | t-4 | 7 | 2 | t-11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | W | |
| 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | - | W | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | |
| 11 | W | W | t-6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | W | |
| P | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 12 | W |
| W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| RU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| T5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||||
| BF | W | W | t-4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | W | W | ||||
| COURSE | TOURNAMENTS HELD |
P | W | RU | TOP 5 | BF |
| ARSCOTT | 1 | 0 |
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| ASTBURY HALL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | t-4 |
| BEWDLEY PINES | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| BROMSGROVE | 2 | 0 |
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| BROOKFIELD | 1 | 0 |
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| CHESTERTON VALLEY | 5 | 0 |
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| CLEOBURY MORTIMER | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | W |
| KINGTON | 2 | 0 |
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| LITTLE LAKES | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| LLANYMYNECH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | W |
| MARKET DRAYTON | 1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
W |
| NAILCOTE HALL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| OMBERSLEY | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| PATSHULL PARK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | t-11 |
| PERTON PARK | 6 | 0 |
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| SAPEY | 6 | 0 |
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| STONEBRIDGE | 1 | 0 |
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| STRATFORD OAKS | 1 | 0 |
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| THE ABBEY | 3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| THE LEDENE | 4 | 0 |
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| THE WERGS | 14 | 0 |
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| THREE HAMMERS | 11 | 0 |
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| WHARTON PARK | 1 | 0 |
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| WORFIELD | 1 | 0 |
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| 78 | 12 |
3 | 2 | 8 |