Steve Knight
Joined Society : 2002
Wins : 3 (2002 & 2009 Stableford Plate, 2010 Premier Strokeplay)
Other wins : 3 (Porthmadog Classic 07, Golfest Championship 2007 & Winter League Championship 2010)
Current Handicap : 15.0
Current Ranking : 4th
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
BIRTHPLACE :
EVESHAM
HAVE YOU/ARE YOU A MEMBER OF A GOLF CLUB? : yes Telford Golf and Country, The Shropshire and presently Lilleshall Hall
WHAT ARE YOUR TOP 5 GOLF COURSES YOU’VE EVER PLAYED : Little Aston, Moor Hall (Sutton Coldfield), Llanymynch, Nefyn and The Kendleshire
WHICH COURSE YOU’VE PLAYED WAS VASTLY OVERATED : HARLECH
WHICH COURSE WOULD YOU LOVE TO PLAY :
NAME ONE LOCAL COURSE (WE'VE NEVER USED) THAT YOU’D LIKE TO SEE HOST A SOCIETY COMPETITION: MARKET DRAYTON
WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE SOCIETY COMPETITION VENUE : LLANYMYNECH
WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE SOCIETY COMPETITION : STABLEFORD PLATE
NAME SOME OF YOUR FAVOURITE GOLFERS : GREG NORMAN & SEVE BALLESTEROS
WHAT/WHEN/WHERE WAS YOUR BEST EVER ROUND : played in a match for the police playing match play at Telford and played to 7 everything I did went right it was very embarrasing
WHAT DO YOU CLASS AS YOUR BEST EVER SOCIETY PERFORMANCE : Stableford Plate when I won it
WHO DO YOU RATE AS THE SOCIETIES TOUGHEST COMPETITOR : Keith Watson he is very consistent when I've played with him
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A HOLE IN ONE (WHEN AND WHERE) : none though I've had 2 eagles(2nd on gold at The Shropshire and 15th at Telford)
WHICH ONE THING ANNOYS YOU MOST ABOUT GOLF : none though I've had 2 eagles(2nd on gold at The Shropshire and 15th at Telford)
WHICH FOOTBALL TEAM DO YOUR SUPPORT : WEST BROMWICH ALBION
NAME SOME OF YOUR SPORTING HEROES : Jeff Astle, Johnny Giles, Billy Beaumont, Greg Norman, Henry Cooper, Brian Clough
HOBBIES / INTERESTS : apart from golf, walking, cycling, learning French, interested in World War 2, want to look into my family history, like to try fly fishing
FAVOURITE MUSIC/ALBUM’S : like all kinds of soul music(not rap) but also like rock AC/DC, Led Zep, The Who etc
WHAT IS/ARE YOUR FAVOURITE FILM/S : Usual Suspects, The Great Escape, Zulu, The Godfather
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE TV PROGRAMMES : Match of the Day the Masters coverage, Early Doors, Shameless
APART FROM FAMILY NAME 4 GUESTS YOU'D HAVE TO DINNER AND WHY : Winston Churchill to tell us his story, Frank Sinatra to give us a song, Dave Allan (irish comedian) to tell a few jokes and Carol Vorderman to supply the female interest and provide a bit of intelligence
HAVE YOU/ARE YOU A MEMBER OF A GOLF CLUB? : yes Telford Golf and Country, The Shropshire and presently Lilleshall Hall
WHAT ARE YOUR TOP 5 GOLF COURSES YOU’VE EVER PLAYED : Little Aston, Moor Hall (Sutton Coldfield), Llanymynch, Nefyn and The Kendleshire
WHICH COURSE YOU’VE PLAYED WAS VASTLY OVERATED : HARLECH
WHICH COURSE WOULD YOU LOVE TO PLAY :
NAME ONE LOCAL COURSE (WE'VE NEVER USED) THAT YOU’D LIKE TO SEE HOST A SOCIETY COMPETITION: MARKET DRAYTON
WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE SOCIETY COMPETITION VENUE : LLANYMYNECH
WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE SOCIETY COMPETITION : STABLEFORD PLATE
NAME SOME OF YOUR FAVOURITE GOLFERS : GREG NORMAN & SEVE BALLESTEROS
WHAT/WHEN/WHERE WAS YOUR BEST EVER ROUND : played in a match for the police playing match play at Telford and played to 7 everything I did went right it was very embarrasing
WHAT DO YOU CLASS AS YOUR BEST EVER SOCIETY PERFORMANCE : Stableford Plate when I won it
WHO DO YOU RATE AS THE SOCIETIES TOUGHEST COMPETITOR : Keith Watson he is very consistent when I've played with him
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A HOLE IN ONE (WHEN AND WHERE) : none though I've had 2 eagles(2nd on gold at The Shropshire and 15th at Telford)
WHICH ONE THING ANNOYS YOU MOST ABOUT GOLF : none though I've had 2 eagles(2nd on gold at The Shropshire and 15th at Telford)
WHICH FOOTBALL TEAM DO YOUR SUPPORT : WEST BROMWICH ALBION
NAME SOME OF YOUR SPORTING HEROES : Jeff Astle, Johnny Giles, Billy Beaumont, Greg Norman, Henry Cooper, Brian Clough
HOBBIES / INTERESTS : apart from golf, walking, cycling, learning French, interested in World War 2, want to look into my family history, like to try fly fishing
FAVOURITE MUSIC/ALBUM’S : like all kinds of soul music(not rap) but also like rock AC/DC, Led Zep, The Who etc
WHAT IS/ARE YOUR FAVOURITE FILM/S : Usual Suspects, The Great Escape, Zulu, The Godfather
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE TV PROGRAMMES : Match of the Day the Masters coverage, Early Doors, Shameless
APART FROM FAMILY NAME 4 GUESTS YOU'D HAVE TO DINNER AND WHY : Winston Churchill to tell us his story, Frank Sinatra to give us a song, Dave Allan (irish comedian) to tell a few jokes and Carol Vorderman to supply the female interest and provide a bit of intelligence
Playing Record
| Year | Tournament | Pos | Score | Bir | Par | Bog | DB+ | Rank |
| 2002 | Open Championship | 6th | 21pts | |||||
| 2002 | Stableford Plate | WIN | 41pts | |||||
| 2003 | Stableford Plate | 5th | 28pts | |||||
| 2003 | Premier Strokeplay | 12th | +14 | |||||
| 2004 | Par 3 Championship | 10th | +4 | |||||
| 2004 | Premier Strokeplay | t-5th | +10 | |||||
| 2005 | Open Championship | 11th | 20pts | |||||
| 2005 | Stableford Plate | 6th | 23pts | |||||
| 2005 | Premier Strokeplay | 5th | +4 | |||||
| 2006 | Par 3 Championship | 5th | +4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2006 | Premier Strokeplay | 8th | +15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2007 | Harlech Open | t-6th | 23pts | |||||
| 2007 | Porthmadog Classic | WIN | 38pts | |||||
| 2007 | Stableford Plate | 6th | 24pts | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9th |
| 2007 | Par 3 Championship | 6th | +4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10th |
| 2007 | September Classic | 8th | 22pts | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | t-10th |
| 2007 | Open Championship | 4th | +5pts | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 11th |
| 2008 | Worlebury Cup | 12th | 24pts | |||||
| 2008 | Channel Classic | t-8th | 22pts | |||||
| 2008 | Kendleshire Open | t-11th | 18pts | |||||
| 2008 | Stableford Plate | t-4th | 31pts | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9th |
| 2008 | Par 3 Championship | t-6th | 57 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 9th |
| 2008 | Open Championship | t-5th | +2pts | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9th |
| 2009 | Premier Strokeplay | t-6th | +6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9th |
| 2009 | Oakwood Bowl | t-9th | 31pts | |||||
| 2009 | Devon Open | t-3rd | 38pts | |||||
| 2009 | Dartmoor Classic | t-9th | 31pts | |||||
| 2009 | Stableford Plate | WIN | 36pts | 0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6th |
| 2009 | September Classic | t-4th | 24pts | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5th |
| 2010 | Clwyd Cup | 11th | 29pts | |||||
| 2010 | Nefyn Open | 5th | 34pts | |||||
| 2010 | Porthmadog Classic | 14th | 25pts | |||||
| 2010 | Premier Strokeplay | WIN | -5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3rd |
| 2010 | Par 3 Championship | t-5th | 56pts | 2 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 2nd |
| 2010 | Open Championship | 9th | -9pts | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2nd |
| 2011 | May Masters | t-2nd | 33pts | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2nd |
| 2011 | Langland Bay Bowl | t-11th | 24pts | |||||
| 2011 | Machynys Classic | 14th | 23pts | |||||
| 2011 | Monmouth Open | 19th | 18pts | |||||
| 2011 | Stableford Plate | 7th | 24pts | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4th |
| 2011 | August A Challenge | 2nd | 36pts | 2 |
5 | 7 | 4 | 4th |
Tournament & Yearly Record
| MM | PS | SP | P3 | AC | SC | OP | P | W | RU | T5 | BF | |
| 2 | - | W | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | W | |||
| 3 | 12 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 4 | t-5 | - | 10 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | t-5 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 6 | - | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 8 | - | 5 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 7 | - | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 8 | - | t-4 | - | t-6 | - | t-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | t-4 | |
| 9 | - | t-6 | W | - | t-4 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | W | |
| 10 | - | W | - | t-5 | - | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | W | |
| 11 | t-2 | - | 7 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| P | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 14 | W |
| W | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| RU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| T5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||||
| BF | t-2 | W | W | 5 | 2 | t-4 | 4 | W | ||||
COURSE RECORD
| COURSE | TOURNAMENTS HELD |
P | W | RU | TOP 5 | BF |
| ARSCOTT | 1 | 0 |
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| ASTBURY HALL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | W |
| BEWDLEY PINES | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | t-4 |
| BROMSGROVE | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| BROOKFIELD | 1 | 0 |
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| CHESTERTON VALLEY | 5 | 0 |
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| CLEOBURY MORTIMER | 3 | 0 |
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| KINGTON | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| LITTLE LAKES | 1 | 0 |
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| LLANYMYNECH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | t-5 |
| MARKET DRAYTON | 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| NAILCOTE HALL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | t-5 |
| OMBERSLEY | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | W |
| PATSHULL PARK | 1 | 0 |
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| PERTON PARK | 6 | 0 |
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| SAPEY | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | W |
| STONEBRIDGE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| STRATFORD OAKS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | t-4 |
| THE ABBEY | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| THE LEDENE | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| THE WERGS | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| THREE HAMMERS | 11 | 0 |
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| WHARTON PARK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| WORFIELD | 1 | 0 |
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| 78 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 12 |