‘The Muddyman Torpedo ‘

Blackwell Golf Club

Friday 28 July 2023

36 holes scratch medal 

Mid Amateur event (aged 25 or over on 1.1.23)

Those of you who follow our content know how passionate we are about the amateur game – particularly those great anecdotes and characters who sadly seem to be less common in today’s more professionalised, sanitised world of golf. 

Well, in fighting for the true spirit of amateurism, we’re delighted to resurrect a famous event of the Blackwell calendar – The Muddyman Torpedo. 

‘The Torpedo’ was an annual contest hosted at Blackwell by one of the legendary figures at the Club, Paul Muddyman, aka ‘Muddy’. 

Muddy encapsulates many of the great attributes we all strive for in golf – a friendly, welcoming personality, a brilliantly sharp sense of humour and one of the most prolific short games in the country. 

The Torpedo was the name of the elixir drank by participants at this great event – a cocktail “so delicious that you couldn’t see it coming”. Words which applied  to the event as a whole given the tremendous fun had by all. 

While it used to be a team event, with Muddy’s blessing we’ve reinvented The Torpedo as a Cookie Jar 36 hole scratch medal for Mid-Amateurs (maximum handicap of 4.5), with lunch in between the the two rounds and some food and drinks in the evening. This intends to capture the true ethos of the amateur game – high quality golf played at a good pace, in the right spirit and in likeminded company. 

The field will be limited to 32 participants and those wishing to compete are advised to register their interest via email to contact@cookiejargolf.com and if this is your first Cookie Jar event, please include as much information as you can. Whilst we expect this to be a more competitive field of low handicap players, this will – as always – have the blend of good camaraderie and company to make the day a memorable one. 

In the event that the day is oversubscribed a ballot will be held to determine the field.