Elland Alliance Results

Chris Hanson and Toby Garrett (1) of Woodsome Hall / Crosland Heath won the high scoring Pro-Am section with 42 points from Darren Arber and Joe Stott (11) of West End on 41.

Mark Campbell (7) and Craig Hellewell (11) of Crow Nest Park won the Am-Am with 39 points from Mick Wood (17) and Terry Meehan (18) of Outlane on 38.

A combination of an over-subscribed entry, the weather, and a no-show requiring finding a marker resulted in the last few starters abandoning play as night fell. However, the best scores in the Am-Am were returned by players who finished in the dark, really dark.

Officials and ground staff at Outlane had made great efforts to prepare the course, particularly in clearing most of the fallen leaves.

The fast greens were a little bumpy early in the day as footprints were slow to recover in the near freezing conditions, but this improved as the sun warmed up the surfaces. Play was slowed early in the day by poor visibility into the rising sun and clearing of lines on the greens of leaves and ice.

Chris and Toby, playing together for the first time in a few years, gelled together to return a fine 42 points with 4 birdies to Chris and one to Toby, the extra point coming from a net birdie by Toby on the index 1 hole. Runners-up Darren and Joe also gelled well with a gross birdie each and 4 net birdies to Joe for 42 points.

In the Am-Am section the best score for a long time was 36 points with in all 5 pairs returning this score. However, long after the sun set, Mark and Craig came in with 39 points including a net eagle and 3 net birdies. The runners-up were the very last in and Mick and Terry’s 38 points was remarkable as they did not drop a point on any of the last 6 holes.

The next even is the Christmas Dinner meeting at Hebden Bridge G.C. on Tuesday, 30th November. With a limit of about 30 pairs due to the limited hours of daylight, entries may have to be rationed.

Pro-Am:
C.Hanson Pro T.Garrett 1 Ind W.H. / C.H 42
D.Arber Pro J.Stott 11 West End 1 41
R.Booth Pro F.Booth 10 Bradley Hall 2 39
G.Evans Pro N.Day 6 Crow Nest Park 1 38
N.P.Hirst Pro J.Main 15 Dewsbury 1 34
D. Rishworth Pro S.Thornton 20 West End 2 32
R.Stansfield Pro L.Dickinson 4 Crosland Heath 1 32

Am-Am:
M.Campbell 7 C.Hellewell 11 Crow Nest Park 3 39
M.Wood 17 T.Meehan 18 Outlane 4 38
R.Harrison 14 W.McFarlane 13 Crow Nest Park 5 36
D.Sills 10 D.Wheildon 14 Queensbury 1 36
M.Appleyard 6 S.Hopkinson 7 Bradley Hall 1 36
R.Wilson 19 K.Puckering 15 Outlane 2 36
D.Braithwaite 13 A.Harper 19 Marsden 1 36
T.Stead 16 G.Gough 20 Outlane 5 35
G.Boyle 15 P.O'Flynn 13 Outlane 3 35
M.Wells 14 D.Garner 17 Elland 2 35
M.Sanders 12 N.Hughes 12 Bradley Hall 4 35
T.Bower 16 P.Jackson 16 Elland 3 34
L.Bolton 13 R.Johnson 13 Meltham 1 34
P.Hessleden 11 A.Morrison 9 Bradley Hall 6 34
D.B.Harris 10 P.Horton 13 Queensbury 2 34
A.Davison 7 G.Ward 8 Bradley Park 2 34
S.Rothwell 20 J.Perks 6 Marsden 2 33
B.Littlewood 18 D.Nickleson 15 Elland 1 33
A.Henderson 17 D.Petts 12 Outlane 6 33
T.Williams 13 R.Pearson 15 Bradley Park 1 33
N.Morrison 13 P.Sellers 12 Outlane 1 33
G.Broadbent 12 S.Broadbent 20 Crow Nest Park 4 33
B.Barrett 10 A.Brown 19 Meltham / B.P. 33
A.Cryer Scr A.Cryer 8 Hebden Bridge 3 32
S.Whitham 20 R.Wimpenny 18 Crosland Heath 2 32
N.Hirst 9 D.Knapton 9 Outlane 7 32
D.Hawksworth 20 S.Yardley 20 Crow Nest Park 2 31
J.Smith 13 A.Mellor 14 Outlane 9 31
J.M.Taylor 12 A.Hirst 13 Bradley Hall 5 31
K.Weatherill 9 C.Hoyle 12 Hebden Bridge 2 30
B.Workman 15 S.Pickup 15 Bradley Pk/Cas 29
R.Badrock 14 M.Wilson 18 Castlefields 1 29
P.Haywood 13 J.Baxter 14 Crosland Heath 3 29
P.Pritchforth 12 C.Hartley 20 Bradley Hall 3 28
C.Richards 10 N.Fielden 8 Hebden Bridge 1 28
D.Clark 15 R.Beamont 19 Outlane 8 22