Hanson Denied in Play-off

Woodsome Hall's Chris Hanson was narrowley denied the De Vere PGA North Region Championship at Heron’s Reach when he lost out to a birdie at the first extra hole of a sudden death play-off to John King.

There was a time seven months ago when King (pictured) was unsure if he would walk properly again let alone win another tournament.

As he lay trapped under a golf buggy after an accident during a round with some friends in Portugal, all sorts of thoughts crossed his mind.

“I was in a lot of pain. I realised both my ankles were broken because they had swelled up and I did not know how things would turn out,” said the 50-year-old Lindrick professional.

His injuries were so serious that he spent two months in a wheelchair, three weeks hobbling along on a Zimmer frame and today still needs a walking stick.

Kingled after an opening round of seven-under-par 65 but later in the day could only walk 200 yards on nearby Blackpool promenade before he had to sit down.

“I still felt very stiff at the start of the final round but when I rolled in a birdie from 30 feet at opening hole I suddenly felt a lot better!

King, who walked with a shooting stick while his dad Barry caddied, pitched in for an eagle at the 539-yard 10th to pull away from the pack. But a double bogey at the 16th, where he lost his drive, gave Hanson a one-shot clubhouse lead on 11-under-par after closing with a 66.

But King birdied the 466-yard par five last, courtesy of a splendid shot with a rescue club from the rough, to post a 68 and set up the play-off on the same hole.

This time Hanson, winner of the 2009 Manchester Open, pulled his drive into the hay, bunkered his next shot then saw a 30-foot birdie effort slide by. King, on a greenside slope in two, pitched to five feet and coolly drained the putt.

King bagged £2,000 for the victory whilst Hanson, who now lies 6th in the order of merit, won £1,400. Paul Carman finished 64th with a total of 149.

LEADING SCORES: 133 Chris Hanson (Woodsome Hall) 67 66, John King (Lindrick) 65 68; 135 Craig Corrigan (Haigh Hall) 67 68; 136 David Clark (Morpeth) 71 65, Simon Edwards (Windermere) 69 67, Phil Archer (Birchwood) 66 70; 137 Adrian Ambler (Moor Allerton) 69 68, John Wells (Cherry Burton) 69 68, Gary Brown (Ganton) 68 69, Paul Bradshaw (Boothferry) 67 70; 138 Mark Ridley (South Moor) 69 69, Martin Forster (Tynedale) 68 70; 139 David Shacklady (Mossock Hall) 71 68.

FINAL ORDER OF MERIT: 1,306pts Steve Parry (North West Golf Academy); 1,098 David Shacklady (Mossock Hall); 872 John Wells (Cherry Burton); 796 Paul Grannell (Vale Royal Abbey); 762 David Smith (Swinton Park); 744 Chris Hanson (Woodsome Hall); 738 David Clark (Morpeth); 724 Adrian Ambler (Moor Allerton) 598 Jon Cheetham (Gatley); 593 Chris Clarke (Waterfront Golf).

Ogden Start Times

Start times for the next Alliance meeting at Halifax Golf Club on Tuesday 5th October are below.

8.50: Mr. C. Hanson Mr. J. Beattie W.H/Bradley Park
Mr. T. Pollard TBA Halifax

9.00: Mr. T. Wild Mr. G. Ward Bradley Park 1
Mr. D. Hawksworth Mr. G. Speight Crow.Nest.Park 2

9.10: Mr. B. A. Smith Mr. P. Smith Bradley Park 2
Mr. G. Evans TBA Crow. Nest. Park 1

9.20: Mr. D. Peel TBA Halifax 3
Mr. R. Stansfield Mr. S. Burns Crosland Heath 2

9.30: Mr. P. Rufus Mr. D. Waters Dewsbury 1
Mr. A. Brown Mr. B. Barrett B.P/Meltham

9.40: Mr. A. Cranston Mr. N. Hartley Willow Valley 1
Mr. R. Wilson Mr. K. Puckering Outlane 3

10.00: Mr. I. Saxton Mr. S. Hanley Meltham 2
Mr. T. Stead Mr. G. Lough Outlane 2

10.10: Mr. P. Smith Mr. M. Sunderland Todmorden 1
Mr. C. Foster Mr. 0. Barstow Bradley Park 3

10.20: Mr. M. O'Hara Mr. S. Pickup B.P/Castlefields
TBA TBA TBA

11.00: Mr. D. Delaney Mr. J. Broadbent Halifax 4
Mr. M. Allinson Mr. T. Gerard Halifax 5

11.10 Mr. C. Holmes Mr. R. Johnson Meltham 1
Mr. C. Smallpage Mr. T. Gurd Dewsbury 2

12.00 Mr. R. Booth Mr. A. Hare Bradley Hall 2
Mr. T. Williams Mr. R. Pearson Bradley Park 4

12.10 Mr. N. Hirst Mr. D. Knapton Outlane 1
Mr. P. Hesselden Mr. A. Morrison Bradley Hall 3

12.30 Mr. M. Appleyard Mr. S. Hopkinson Bradley Hall 1
Mr. M. Dempsey Mr. P. Newey Ind.Fixby

13.00 Mr. J. Vickerman Mr.R.T. Owen Crosland Heath 1
Mr. G. Dobby Mr. D. Senior Halifax/Hebden Br

Matthew is Union Champ!

On Sunday 26th September at the Huddersfield Golf Club the HHDUGC's matchplay finals took place.

Winner of the Matchplay Championship was Matthew Colcombe from Longley Park Golf Club who beat Matthew Broadbent of Woodsome Hall Golf Club by a margin of 10 & 8 in the 36 hole final.

This is only the second time that a father and son have appeared on the trophy following his father, Mick's, success back in 1989.

Keith and Mark England are the other father and son to have won the event.

Whilst Matthew's father, a member at Dewsbury District Golf Club, also won the Junior Matchplay title in 1979 and 1981.

Winner of the Junior Matchplay Championship this year was Tom Williams of Lightcliffe Golf Club who beat Ethan Shaw from Marsden Golf Club by a margin of 6 & 4.

Matthew is pictured with the President of the HHDUGC, Geoff Ralph, from Queensbury Golf Club.

CENTENARY CAPTAINS VICTORIOUS

At a prize presentation and dinner held at Elland Golf Club on Saturday 18th September, Captain David Nicholson and Lady Captain Carole Wood were presented with their prize for winning the Gledhill Trophy by Rabbit Captain, John Stanger.

The evening was rounded off with entertainment from international vocalist, James Anderson, who was not daunted by a power cut and completed his finale of Nessun Dorma without his backing track or microphone. Bravo!

Other prize winners were;

Tom Broster:
Rabbits M C Bradley 64
Tigers M C Gledhill 62

Gledhill Trophy:
R Up P Gul and B Farren

Bliss Cup:
David and Elaine Woolerton

Walley Hooper:
B Simmons and E Uttley

Ken Mortimer:
J Holland 36 pts

Pictured are David Nicholson, John Stanger and Carole Wood.

ANDY CEMENTS VICTORY

ReadyMix manager Andy McLaughlin set an early score in the September medal which incorporates the Moxon Bowl in its format and whilst he won the first division it was William Iredale who won the latter.

The Moxon Bowl is played in the medal for winners of major competitions and medals since the previous years competition.

Whilst Andy won by 3 shots from Paul Thomas the latter must be regretting his 5 shots he dropped on the first 3 holes which would have won him the prize.

The second division saw 76 years old Jim Sykes just getting the better of new member David Brown in a countback with William Iredale a further 3 shots back which was still good enough for him to win the Moxon Bowl. to add to the Wood Trophy he won 4 weeks ago.

September Medal
First Division
Andy McLaughlin 74 - (9) = 65 nett
Paul Thomas 82 - (14) = 68 nett
Steve Beeby 78 - (19) = 68 nett
Simon McKenzie 80 - (11 ) = 69 nett

Second Division
Jim Sykes 82 - (19) = 63 nett *
David Brown 90 - (27) = 63 nett
William Iredale 84 - (18) = 66 nett (Moxon Bowl winner)
Peter Bishop 88 - (20) = 68 nett

* won on countback

Geoff Tops the Leaderboard

The final men's competition of the current season, the Autumn Stableford, was held at Bradley Hall Golf Club on Saturday 25th September with a field of 150 golfers.

The early starters were greeted with a slight ground frost and the recent regular attire of shorts and short sleeved shirts were nowhere to be found however, as the day progressed the temperatures rose and the scoring began to improve.

As lunchtime arrived, the early pace in Division 1 had been set by Dave Maguire (10) with his total of 37 points and closely followed by John Woodhouse (8) with 36, whilst in the second division, Geoff Pearson and Ian Booth were the leaders, both with 36 points.

As the later starters took advantage of the pleasant conditions, so did the scoring and the eventual winner in Division 1 was past captain, Geoff Todd with a magnificent score of 41 points. Three points behind was Mike Oldroyd, a former member of Outlane, who returned a best score of the year of 38 points and Phil Binks slipped into third place with the better back nine 37.

The eventual winner of the 2nd Division was Garry Frost with 40 points which was 4 shots clear of the runner up Dave Pryor with the best 36 point return.

The difficult early conditions no doubt accounted for the CSS of 71.

Leading Scores
Div. 1
G.Todd (9) 41
M.Oldroyd (15) 38
P.Binks (12) 37
D.Maguire (10) 37
C.Gillespie (7) 36
F.Buck (7) 36
J.M.Woodhouse (8) 36

Div 2
G.Frost (26) 40
D.Pryor (17) 36
S.Crossley (16) 36
G.Pearson (16) 36
K.Ellis (17) 36
I.Booth (16) 36

Meanwhile the results of the Barron Rosebowl (mens better ball) which was played on 11th September were as follows:

1. N.Crowther & M.Calligan 61
2. A.Pearson & R.Pursell 63
3. N.Kelly & C.Rudd 64
4. P.Hesselden & M.Oldroyd 64
5. R.Fairburn & J.Fairburn 64.
6. I.Hallett & D.Roberts 64
7. M.Shea & A.Hanson 64
8. C.McFadzean & A.Bryan 65
9. P.Toon & J.M.Wodhouse 65
10. C.Gillespie & D.Alexis 65
11. A.Dewhirst & R.Stephenspon 65

Sponsorship deal for Alliance

Local sports management company seeitnowsports.com sponsored the recent alliance event at Bradley Park Golf Club.

The company, who are also linked with rising starlet Chris Hanson are promoting a high profile dinner on Novemeber 13th at the the Galpharm Stadium, celebrating the career of Irish boxing legend Steve Collins.

James Beattie, managing director of seeitnowsports.com said “I think the alliance days are fantastic and we were lucky to have great weather, the response to the sponsorship was very positive from all of the players, so we have extended the deal to the national event at Ogden in October”

For details of the dinner please go www.seeitnowsports.com.

Photo: pictured are Mark Reynolds (seeitnowsports.com), Rob Booth (President) and Barry Isles (Secretary)

Bradley Park Alliance Report & Results

In the recent Alliance event at Bradley Park Golf Club the scoring was dominated by the Pro-Am section with 1st prize going to Tom Wild (scr) and Lee Pickup (12) from Bradley Park with 43 points.

In second place were Gareth Evens (scr) and Dean Wilson (4) of Crow Nest Park with 42 points.

The Am-Am section was won by Mick O’Hara (9) and Steve Pickup (14), Bradley Park / Castlefields, with 39 points on a countback from Adam Cryer (scr) and Andy Cryer, Ind (Woodsome) / Hebden Bridge.

The players enjoyed warm sunny weather in the morning, becoming cloudier in the afternoon. The course though was quite wet following the recent rains with the greens being particularly soft, although reasonably paced.

Five nett eagles were recorded, Lee Pickup had a gross 3 on the 385 yd 1st, Jack Pearcey a 2 on the 303 yd 7th, P. Hessletine a 3 on the 386 yd 16th and Steve Pickup a 4 on the 491 yd 18th plus a 2 on the 175 yd 6th.

Although the entry was well up from the season’s first event at Marsden it was still very disappointing and clubs are asked to promote the next events.

The next meeting is at Halifax G.C. (Ogden) on Tuesday, 5th October.

PRO-AM
1 T.Wild Pro L.Pickup 12 Bradley Park 43
2 G.Evans Pro D.Wilson 4 Crow Nest Park 42
3 R.Joyce Pro J.Hill 2 Bradley Park 41
4 L.Shepherd Pro J.Beattie 12 Ind (Stadium) / Bradley Park 40
5 J.Pearcey Pro D.Mitcheson 13 Bradley Park 39
5 J.Coverley Pro G.Ward 8 Bradley Park 39
7 R. Booth Pro A. Hare 3 Bradley Hall 38

AM-AM
1 M.O'Hara 9 S.Pickup 14 Bradley Park / Castlefields 39*
2 A.Cryer Scr A.Cryer 9 Ind (Woodsome) / Hebden Br. 39
3 T.Williams 13 S.Braithwaite 16 Bradley Park 38
3 R.Badrock 14 F.Leek 18 Castlefields 38
5 D.Bentley 13 Haigh 15 Willow Valley 37
6 P.Hesseltine 11 M.Holdroyd 15 Bradley Hall 36
7 E.Casper 12 M.Walker 13 Outlane 35
7 M.Campbell 7 D.Hawksworth 20 Crow Nest Park 35
7 M.Appleyard 6 S.Hopkinson 7 Bradley Hall 35
10 S.Burns 8 E.Whitaker 12 Crosland Heath 33
10 G.Firth 13 J.R.Mallinson 14 Elland 33
10 B.Workman 14 B.Martin 15 Bradley Park 33
13 D.Waters 12 P.Rufus 12 Dewsbury 31
14 N.Fielding 8 R.Allott 13 Hebden Bridge 30
14 M.Goodhall 19 Walker 20 Willow Valley 30
16 M.Reynolds 20 D.Lax 5 Bradley Park 28
17 D.Senior 11 S.Frewin 16 Hebden Bridge 25

* won on countback

The photo shows Joe Hill teeing off on the 1st watched by his playing partners.

Broadley & Shaw win foursomes

The HHDUGC Inter-club Foursomes Finals took place at Halifax Golf Club on Sunday 19th September.

The Scratch foursomes winners were Huddersfield Golf Club where Richard Broadley and Andrew Shaw (pictured) successfully teamed up to beat Meltham who were represented by Jamie Bower and Graham McLean. The score in the 36 hole final was 8 and 7 to the Fixby men.

Winners of the Handicap foursomes were Marsden Golf Club as David Braithwaite and Josh McAspern beat Castlefield's duo, Shaun Harris and Darren Brown, 4 and 3.

Meanwhile, winners of the Junior competition, sponsored by Woodbrim Ltd, were Willow Valley Golf Club's Tom Branker and Tom Clavert as they beat Huddersfield Golf Club (Michael Major and Garry Moolman) by a margin of 7 and 6.

Hanson defends YPGA Classic title

Chris Hanson continued his red-hot form when he defended his Yorkshire PGA Classic title at Malton & Norton earlier this week.

On the back of securing his place at the second stage of European Tour Qualifying School in Spain the Woodsome Hall player posted formidable rounds of 67 (-5) and 65 (-7) to win the event.

Colcombe aiming to follow in father's footsteps

Longley Park's Matthew Colcombe will be hoping to follow in his dad's footsteps when he takes on Matthew Broadbent in the 36 hole final of the HHDUGC Matchplay Championship at Huddersfield Golf Club on Sunday.

Colcombe only booked his spot in the final after a 2nd extra hole play-off victory against Fixby's Andrew Wilford in the semi-final, although, his quarter-final was a much more straight-forward affair with a 4&3 success over Tom Calvert from Willow Valley.

His father Mick, a member at Dewsbury, landed the title back in 1989 and after some impressive performances this year Matthew, who was the leading player in the Union Team Championship at West End, will start as red hot favourite.

Broadbent, however, should not be under-estimated after defeating Union Strokeplay Champion, Adam Cryer, in the semi-final, Order of Merit winner, Ben Adamson in the quarter-final and former champion (on several occasions, Andrew Whitworth, at the last 16 stage.

If Colcombe was to pull the double off it would emulate 1990 winner, Mark England, who captured the trophy just six years after his dad, Keith, was crowned champion.

Results: (Saturday 18th September) at Halifax Bradley Hall Golf Club.

Quarter Finals:
Adam Cryer (Woodsome Hall) beat Brad Tupman (Huddersfield) 1 up
Ben Adamson (Crow Nest Park) lost to Matthew Broadbent (Woodsome Hall) 4 & 2
Matthew Colcombe (Longley Park) beat Tom Calvert (Willow Valley) 4 & 3
Aaron Schnacke (Huddersfield) lost to Andy Wilford (Huddersfield) at the 19th

Semi Finals:
Adam Cryer lost to Matthew Broadbent 1up
Matthew Colcombe beat Andy Wilford at the 20th

GOLFER GOES ROUND IN 109... BLINFOLDED!!!!!!!

Outlane Golf Club is in the process of raising funds for replacing the old green-keepers shed (60 odd years old ) with various events and Jarrad Hazelden played a round of golf blindfolded with members paying £1 and estimating what he would go round in.

He had a guide and escort, Dan Schofield, who lined him up and buggy driver Richard Jennings assisting with his round to register a magnificent and amazing round of 109 shots.

With a large crowd watching from the first tee he set off and unfortunately the weather was not suitable for them to follow and had to settle for the welcoming he received on completion of his rain soaked round.

A first nine holes of 58 was more than acceptable but the second nine saw him come back in 51 shots which included a 3, 5, 5 finish to rapturous applause on the last hole from people on the balcony.

With guessing golfers entering scores of well into the hundred and even 200 it was a surprise that the winning total was only registered once by a member (Marc Webb) and the day raised £220 towards the green-keepers shed fund

The photo shows Jarrad blindfolded.

Hanson on his way to Spain

Woodsome Hall professional Chris Hanson put in a solid 4th round of 74 (+2) to leave him tied for 10th position and on his way to Spain for Stage 2 of European Tour Qualifying School.

After he scored 76 (+4) in the morning 3rd round, to lie 10th on +11, he was nine behind the leader. But more importantly with 1 round to go he was still three shots inside the qualifying mark.

He ended up 12 shots behind Wallace Booth who was the only player to break par for the 4 rounds (287, -1).

Hanson's previous experience at qualifying school in Spain should stand him in good stead when the four rounds of stage 2 starts on 26th–29th November.

Final qualifying, over 6 rounds, is at Catalunya in December. So he only has 180 holes to go!!

Birkett third in Yorkshire grand final

Halifax member Mark Birkett, and his partner Charlie Ansell from Clayton Golf Club, finished 3rd in the grand final of the Yorkshire Matchplay Pairs Golf Championship at Alwoodley Golf Club yesterday.

Pitched against the eventual winners, Ben Ryland & Ashley Ibbotson from Wheatley Golf Club, they went down 4&3 in the morning as their opponents played some splendid golf.

In the afternoon Birkett (pictured) and Ansell played the other semi-final losers, James Knowles & Neil Moseley from Bondhay Golf Club, for third place.

It was a nip and tuck affair all the way and when the match finished all-square after the regulation 18 holes the quartet decided to share the spoils!

Andrew Lee from Northcliffe Golf Club landed the Individual title when he defeated Birley Woods Paul Clarkson 6&5 in the final.

Entries are now open for the 2010/11 Winter Pairs competition but are limited to 128 pairs.

Battye impresses in Yorkshire events

Edward Battye capped a successful season on the Yorkshire Order of Merit with a tied-third place finish in the season-finale at Moortown Golf Club last Sunday.

The Dewsbury players 147 total over the famous Leeds course, on a day when CSS soared to five over par in the morning, left him just four strokes behind Fulford's plus-3 man, Jamie Miller, who won by three from Scott Hartley (+1). With double points on offer Battye (Scr) tied with Dan Wasteney but lost out on a countback for overall third spot, however, points are split equally in the order of merit for tied finishes and the 280 gained helped lift Battye into fourth place in the final order of merit table.

Battye has only played in eight of the 18 qualifying events this year and whilst he disappointed in the Amateur Championship at Fulford his other performances have been impressive. A fourth place at Hornsea earlier in the year was followed by sixth spot at Bingley St. Ives in July.

He found even better form later that month with a runners-up finish at Cobble Hall, missing out by just one stroke, and was again narrowly denied his first title when Roger Roper birdied the final hole to seal a one-stroke victory over Battye at Woodsome Hall in the Earl of Dartmouth Trophy. Another top-10 finish followed at Sand Moor in August before the Moortown Masters last week.

Meanwhile, Roper secured victory in the order of merit with his fifth place finish at Moortown following a string of high finishes over the closing events. The 400 points Miller acquired at Moortown wasn't enough to topple Roper but guaranteed second place.

ELLAND LADIES PRESENT CHEQUE TO NSPCC

The ladies of Elland Golf Club enjoyed golf and luncheon on Thursday 26 August. There were 36 ladies who played in a stableford competition.

This was followed by a buffet lunch for 56. Lady Captain, Carole Wood, organised this Centenary Luncheon and funds raised on the day were given to the NSPCC.

Carole presented a cheque for £540.15 to Marian Bain from the Halifax branch of the NSPCC, who said the money would be very useful for the benefit of needy children.

The photograph shows Marian Bain receiving the cheque from Carole Wood.

Hanson battling the elements at Dundonald

Chris Hanson fired a 1 over par second round of 73 at Stage One of European Tour Qualifying School at Dundonald Links yesterday.

In a wind-interrupted tournament it was good enough to move the Woodsome Hall professional up to 8th position on a score of 151. He is 8 behind leader Damian Mooney of Northern Ireland but lies 3 shots ahead of the 22nd player, who will be the final qualifier after two more rounds.

The European Tour will start players on the 1st and 10th holes today in an effort to regain the play lost to bad weather earlier in the week but with 90 players still involved the reserve day may well be used.

Hanson tweeted earlier today, "Up again at 6, start at 8.10 today for rd3, 36 holes today if the weather holds out!"

Hanson was tied 14th (out of 94) on 6 over par after the delayed first round which left him four behind the leader.

After three rounds only those players within 7 shots of the 22nd player will go forward to contest the final round. 22nd place and ties (after 4 rounds) will go to the next stage in Spain.

There is still a long way to go but Chris made it to Spain in 2008 after qualifying from the Oxfordshire and played all four 4 rounds. In 2007 he missed the third round cut in Stage 1 at St. Annes Old Links.

Willow Ladies Land ADP Again

Willow Valley Golf Ladies team are are stacking up achievements left right and centre.

Not only have the successful side made it to the final of the Daily Mail Foursomes competition but last Sunday also successfully defended their Yorkshire ADP title at Allerthorpe Golf Club.

At Allerthorpe Golf Club they played the semi-final in the morning and beat Calverley 2-1. The three team members were Linda Burnley, Denise Page and Diane Greenwood.

In the afternoon they played Flaxby and won 3-0, represented by Janet Tedstone, Audra Barlow and Lesley Shaw.

Helen Newton from Willow Valley said, "This really is a fantastic achievement - we don't think any club has won the title in consecutive years. Next year they are aiming for 3 in a row!!!"

Back in April Linda Burnley and Janet Tedstone started their quest for the Daily Mail Foursomes title, seven rounds later they now find themselves through to the last 16 stage.

On the way they have recorded home victories against Huddersfield, Crow Nest Park, Woodham and Owston Hall, plus away wins at Selby, Outlane and Pannal.

The final event will be staged at Marriott St Pierre in Chepstow on Monday and Tuesday, 18th and 19th October. To take the trophy they will have to win four rounds of foursomes golf in 2 days.

Newton added, "All the members and staff at Willow Valley wish them luck and are confident they can bring the trophy back home!"

Bower shines as Union finish respectable fourth

Jamie Bower showed that he has a bright future ahead of him when he fired the lowest 36 hole total at The Doncaster Golf Club, with rounds of 69 and 66, in the Yorkshire Inter-District Union Team Championship yesterday.

The Meltham member helped lift the Halifax-Huddersfield Union team into a respectable fourth place in the six-man team event. They finished 13 strokes behind the winners, Leeds Union, and just four shots off second spot.

The HHDUGC improved by 17 strokes in the afternoon after a mixed morning where only Harrogate and Teesside fared worse. However, impressive rounds by James Skirrow (70), Aarron Schnacke (71) and Iain Powell (72) were the highlights of the afternoon.

Bower is pictured above with the President of the Sheffield Union of Golf Clubs. It completes an excellent season for the Yorkshire Boys player. After impressing in the North of England Youths Championship he also notched the Woodsome Hall 36 hole scratch Jubilee Trophy last Sunday, a club where he also plays.

Meanwhile, ex-Fixby man, Peter Fenton, proved that he is back to his best with a five-under par round of 64 in the afternoon at the South Yorkshire course. That was tagged to a morning 74 for the former Brabazon Trophy winner.

Final Scores:
Leeds 868
Bradford 877
East Riding 879
HHDUGC 881
Sheffield 886
Harrogate 892
York 902
Teesside 905

HHDUGC Scores:
Jamie Bower; 69, 66 = 135
James Skirrow; 70, 71 = 141
Aaron Schnacke; 78, 70 = 148
Iain Powell; 78, 72 = 150
Brad Tupman; 77, 75 = 152
Ben Adamson; 77, 78 = 155

Par 69, CSS 71 (am), CSS 70 (pm)

New Winter Pairs Competition

There is a new winter golf competition for Huddersfield golfers to enter during the coming off-season.

The 2010/11 Yorkshire Matchplay Winter Pairs is a knockout competition for male golfers across Yorkshire who want to keep their competitive golfing juices flowing throughout the late-autumn and winter months.

The format is Betterball Pairs played between November 2010 and March 2011 with a finals day at the famous Moortown Golf Club, venue for the 1929 Ryder Cup and a top 100 ranked golf course near Leeds.

The new winter event is designed to compliment the main Yorkshire Matchplay Golf Championship, which launched this year and has proved hugely popular with players throughout the county. That tournament reaches it's climax at Alwoodley Golf Club next Thursday where Mark Birkett from Halifax Golf Club is the regions sole representative.

The man behind the tournament is Huddersfield based Ed Battye and he explained that it is feedback from competitors that has persuaded him to run the event, "Several people who have taken part in the main competition this year have asked if we could do anything during the off-season as there is little in the way of competitive golf for the best part of six months of the year."

Battye, who's amateur golf website Golf Empire has really taken off during 2010, added, "Golfers will only have to win a maximum of five games to reach Moortown and there is a degree of flexibility as to when the games have to be played."

Like the main competition the first round is played over 36 holes on a home and away basis, so golfers are guaranteed at least one round away from their home course. Subsequent matches are played over 18 holes with a draw taking place for home advantage. In early rounds pairs will be drawn at local courses to minimise travelling distances.

The last four pairs standing will play the semi-finals on the morning of Sunday 27th March 2011 at Moortown. The winners of each semi-final will then contest the final in the afternoon whilst the morning losers will play-off for 3rd place.

Due to daylight restrictions entries are limited to the first 128 pairs that apply and with the entry-fee at just £20 per pair places are expected to fill up very quickly. Find out more.

HHDGA Winter Alliance at Marsden

The first event of the season on Tuesday had a disappointing entry of only 14 pairs on a day of sunshine and light breeze. The Marsden course was in excellent condition with fairly fast and very smooth greens.

Gareth Evens, the newly qualified Assistant at Crow Nest Park, with Rob Gee won the Pro-Am section with 39 points from Chris Hanson partnered by Dean Whitwam of Marsden on 38 points.

The Am-Am section was won by the Marsden pairing of Paul Saxon and Peter Doolan with 37 points from Bernard Smith and Paul Stringer of Bradley Park on 36 points, a very creditable performance on their first visit to Marsden.

Last seasons Order of Merit winner Rob Booth, Assistant at Bradley Hall, was installed as President of the Alliance for the 2010/11 season.

The next meeting is at Bradley Park on Tuesday 21st September.

PRO-AM
Mr. G. Evens Scr Mr. R. Gee 4 Crow Nest Park 1 39
Mr. D. Whitwam 5 Mr. C. Hanson Scr Marsden/Ind. Woodsome Hall 38
Mr. R. Booth Scr Mr. A. Hare 3 Bradley Hall 2 36

AM-AM
Mr. P. Saxon 6 Mr. P. Doolan 14 Marsden 6 37
Mr. B.A. Smith 13 Mr. P. Stringer 17 Bradley Park 2 36
Mr. S. Rothwell 20 Mr.D. Shuffelbotham 10 Marsden 4 35
Mr. D. Braithwaite 13 Mr. A. Harper 18 Marsden 1 35
Mr. M. Appleyard 6 Mr. S. Hopkinson 7 Bradley Hall 1 35
Mr. R. O'Brian 15 Mr. P. Shaw 4 Marsden 2 34
Mr. M. Sykes 11 Mr. K. Bruce 20 Marsden 7 33
Mr. B. Workman 14 Mr. B. Martin 15 Bradley Park 3 32
Mr. S. Pickup 14 Mr. B. Isles 20 Castlefields/Bradley Park 31
Mr. T. Williams 12 Mr. R. Pearson 15 Bradley Park 1 29
Mr. S. Smith 11 Mr. R. Haywood 18 Marsden 5 28

WOOD YOU BELIEVE IT!

William Iredale won his first ever major in the modified bogey competition, The Wood Trophy, with a comfortable 3 point margin and now goes in the Champion of Champions event which starts off next seasons competitions at Outlane Golf Club.

Some high scoring was the order of the day with several players having handicap reductions in the stableford event which saw the standard scratch score being reduced to 70 from the par of 71.

The earlier Bank Holiday medal was also a high scoring competition with Paul Walker having a comfortable winning margin of 4 points in the first division and Gary Alsop winning the second division by a single point.

Bank Holiday Medal:
Division 1
Paul Walker = 43 points
Peter Lawton = 39 points
Paul Reynolds = 39 points

Division 2
Gary Alsop = 40 points
John Crawford = 39 points
Robert Armitage = 38 points

WOOD TROPHY
William Iredale = 43 points
Roy Beaumont = 40 points
Andy McLaughlin = 39 points
John Lawton = 38 points

ELLAND GOLF CLUB OPEN WEEK COMPETION RESULTS

Elland Golf Club had a fabulous week of competitions lined up for members and visitors from August 28 th to September 4th.

A presentation dinner was held in the clubhouse on Saturday evening.

Prize winners were:

Eland Trophy
Best Gross Andy Shaw 67 Fixby
2nd Gross Arron Schnacke 68 Bradley Hall

Eland Goblet
Best Nett Alistair Butters 65 Willow Valley
2nd Nett Matthew Colcombe 67 Longley Park

Eland Salver
Best Nett David Garside 65 Elland
2nd Nett Martin Hand 67 Elland
Best Gross Michael Kenny 79 Elland

Eland Rosebowl
Best Nett Harry Wood 68 Elland
2nd Nett Alan Pinder 69 West Vale
Best Gross Rod Gaukroger 89 Elland

Seniors
Best Nett Glynn Mellor 61 Elland
Best Nett Kevin Brook Elland
2nd Nett Mel Tooby 62 Elland
2nd Nett Keith Leeming Elland
3rd Nett P Walker 62 Woodhall Hill
3rd Nett A Kemp
4th Nett Peter Jackson 64 Elland
4th Nett Gordon McMurdo Ryburn
140 D Exton 64 Elland
140 Mike Scanlon Elland
Nearest Pin Barry Crank 14’ 11” Elland

Ladies
Best Nett Kath Jackson 41pts Crow Nest
Best Nett J Longbottom
2nd Nett Bethany Farren 39pts Elland
2nd Nett Lorraine Eagle Dewsbury
3rd Nett C Hampson 37pts Crow Nest
3rd Nett K Hitchcock
4th Nett L Mallinson 36pts Fixby
4th Nett A Dyson
Nearest Line Brenda Lloyd 7” Queensbury

Mixed
Best Nett Peter Jackson 67 Elland
Best Nett Terry Jackson Elland
2nd Nett G Maloney 67 Clayton
2nd Nett M Maloney Clayton
3rd Nett Sue Duckworth 69.5 Elland
3rd Nett Barry Littlewood Elland
4th nett G Keighley 70
4th Nett J Keighley
Nearest Pin G Keighley 8’ 5”

Photograph shows Captain, David Nichols with Rosebowl winner, Harry Wood.

Yorkshire IDU Team Championship

The draw and starting times for the Yorkshire IDU Six-Man Team Championship at Doncaster Golf Club on Sunday 12th September can be seen below.

08.00 13.00
SHEFFIELD Sam Young +2 Rotherham
HARROGATE Josh Bassitt +1 Ripon City
H’FAX-H’FIELD Jamie Bower +1 Meltham

08.05 13.05
TEESSIDE Jason Jones +1 Saltburn
YORK Jonathan Moss Scr Kirkbymoorside
BRADFORD Dane Bairstow +1 Bingley St Ives

08.10 13.10
EAST RIDING Mathew Daley Scr Hull
LEEDS David Appleyard Scr South Leeds
SHEFFIELD Dan Wasteney +2 Bondhay

08.15 13.15
HARROGATE Joe Buckley Scr Harrogate
H’FAX-H’FIELD Brad Tupman 1 Huddersfield
TEESSIDE David Innes +1 Hartlepool

08.20 13.20
YORK Craig Smith +2 Pike Hills
BRADFORD James Firth Scr Baildon
EAST RIDING Michael Helyard +1 Hessle

08.25 13.25
LEEDS Adam Frontal +1 Cookridge Hall
SHEFFIELD Nathan Rogers +1 Tankersley Park
HARROGATE Wayne Crick Scr Oakdale

08.30 13.30
H’FAX-H’FIELD Aaron Schnacke 1 Huddersfield
TEESSIDE Greg Johnston 1 Wynyard
YORK Ashley Simpson +1 Fulford

08.35 13.35
BRADFORD Terry Brushwood Scr West Bradford
EAST RIDING Mark Bentley 1 Ganton
LEEDS Andy Wiltshire +1 Pontefract

08.40 13.40
SHEFFIELD John Bragger Scr Tinsley Park
HARROGATE Curtis Wilding Scr Oakdale
H’FAX-H’FIELD Ben Adamson 1 Crow Nest Park

08.45 13.45
TEESSIDE Julian Wynn 1 Eaglescliffe
YORK Elliott Burdett Scr Malton & Norton
BRADFORD Nigel Colbeck Scr Cleckheaton

08.50 13.50
EAST RIDING Justin Sloan +1 Brough
LEEDS Richard Law +1 Low Laithes
SHEFFIELD Mike Hammond 1 Wath

08.55 13.55
HARROGATE Jack Lampkin 1 Ilkley
H’FAX-H’FIELD Iain Powell Scr Hebden Bridge
TEESSIDE Neil Hunter-Smith +1 Eaglescliffe

09.00 14.00
YORK Chris Halley +1 Malton & Norton
BRADFORD Andy Town Scr West Bradford
EAST RIDING Andy Lockwood Scr Hessle

09.05 14.05
LEEDS Kavan Smith +1 Selby
SHEFFIELD Tom Perry Scr Abbeydale
HARROGATE Jim Coldwell 2 Knaresborough

09.10 14.10
H’FAX-H’FIELD James Skirrow 1 Crosland Heath
TEESSIDE Simon Calvert Scr Richmond
YORK Martin Brown +2 Pike Hills

09.15 14.15
BRADFORD Peter Fenton Scr Cleckheaton
EAST RIDING Alan Wright Scr Hessle
LEEDS Simon Coumbe +1 Pontefract

Union Report

The Halifax/Huddersfield team finished off the Yorkshire IDU League season with a home match against the Sheffield Union at Halifax West End Golf Club, on Sunday the 5th September 2010.

The match was played in a tricky gusting wind, which made shot selection and decision making a key aspect in all the games.

Most of the foursomes games were closely fought affairs, apart from the first game out, Aaron Schnacke & Ben Adamson, and the last game, Tom Calvert & Ben Crowther, who both lost their games 3 & 2.

Andy Shaw & James Skirrow finally closed out their game on the 18th green, when Shaw holed a 4’ putt for the win, Brad Tupman & Iain Powell fought all the way to the end halving the 18th hole, but unfortunately losing the game by 1 hole.

Adam Cryer & Andy Wilford, got themselves in a position to win the 18th hole and the game, but an unfortunate 3 putt cost them the chance to win the hole and the game to finish all square, a highlight of this match was an ace by Dominic Moon on the par 3 13th, one bounce and into the hole with a wedge!

Matthew Colcombe & Adam Walker, had built up a 3 hole lead, but they let their advantage slip away and had to settle for a halved game, leaving the morning foursomes result Halifax/Huddersfield 4, Sheffield 8.

In the afternoon singles Schnacke halved his game with England International, Sam Young, the highlight of this match was an albatross 2 on the par 5 7th hole for Young who holed his 2nd shot.

Skirrow fought hard in his match, but was beaten 3 & 2.

Adamson won a very close match on the last hole, his opponent Tom Perry was blocked out in deep grass, he could only move the ball a short distance, he then hacked the ball out onto the fairway, and finally got on the green for 4, Adamson missed the green short, and then chipped past the pin, leaving himself a very fast downhill putt, with 2 putts to win the hole and the game, Ben's first putt rolled on past the pin 12 feet, but an heroic putt back up the hill won him his game, as the afternoon progressed it became very apparent that this singles win had catapulted Ben to the top of the Order of Merit, where he was not going to be caught.

Shaw was in fine form, soon holding a 3-hole advantage, and an eagle 3 by his opponent Richard Oades on the par 5 16th prolonged matters to the 17th where Andy closed the match winning 2 & 1. Powell powered through his game building a 3-hole lead after 12 holes, going on to win his game by the margin of 5 & 3. Both Cryer and Tupman couldn’t get anything going in their games losing 4 & 3, and 3 & 2 respectively.

Colcombe was firing an all cylinders against Moon. Moon could not repeat his hole in 1 feat of the morning round, and after 11 holes being 6 down, he conceded the game to Matthew saying he wasn’t feeling very well. Team Captain Chris Mear quipped, "I must admit whenever I have been 6 down with 7 to play, I felt under the weather as well!"

With four games still out on the course Halifax/Huddersfield needed to win three of the four games, however Crowther was struggling and lost his match 6 & 5, Walker was 1 up, Wilford was 1 down after 14 holes, and Calvert was 1 up, Tom Calvert went on to win his game 2 & 1. Andy Wilford couldn’t get back into his game and lost 3 & 1, Adam Walker lost holes 15 & 16, and eventually the game on the last hole.

Result: Halifax/Huddersfield 15 Sheffield 21

Ben Adamson won the OOM with 30 points. Iain Powell, Ben Crowther and Brad Tupman were all joint second with 28 points.

Mear concluded, "Thanks to all our sponsors; Stromberg for Trousers, Parnell Riley for the OOM and Clough Manor for the Golf Balls."

LADY CAPTAIN'S CHARITY DAY AT ELLAND GOLF CLUB

The Stableford golf competition on Thursday 26th August had 36 ladies playing for the prize on Lady Captain's Centenary Lunch and Charity Day.

After the shotgun start all competitors met a further 20 ladies in the clubhouse for luncheon.

After lunch the raffle was drawn - a table was set out with some fabulous raffle prizes.

Carole Wood, Lady Captain presented Tracey Ward with her prize for winning - coming in with a score of 33 points.

Marion Bain, from the NSPCC, thanked the ladies for supporting the Lady Captain's chosen charity.

The photograph shows Tracey Ward accepting her prize from Lady Captain, Carole Wood.

Union finish sixth

The HHDUGC signed off with a home defeat to Sheffield in the final match of the season to finish sixth in the Yorkshire IDU league.

Playing at West End Golf Club the Union went down 21-15 to last years champions Sheffield.

Bradford clinched the championship by defeating East Riding in a title decider at Cleckheaton

Pld, Won, Lost, Hlv, Pts, For, Ags, Avg
BRADFORD 7, 6, 0, 1, 13, 146, 106, +40
EAST RIDING 7, 6, 1, 0, 12, 157, 95, +62
YORK 7, 4, 2, 1, 9, 140, 112, +28
SHEFFIELD 7, 3, 3, 1, 7, 119, 133, -14
LEEDS 7, 3, 4, 0, 6, 126, 126, 0
H’FAX-H’FIELD 7, 2, 4, 1, 5, 117, 135, -18
TEESSIDE 7, 1, 4, 2, 4, 106, 146, -40
HARROGATE 7, 0, 7, 0, 0, 97, 155, -58

West End Win Handicap Team Champs

West End (Halifax) Golf Club won the Handicap Team Championship at Outlane Golf Club last month by an impressive 15 strokes.

The winning team that claimed the Jack Sykes Trophy are pictured. Woodsome Hall finished third with Willow Valley third.

The best individual nett score of the day was 70 by Nick Stoy of Woodsome Hall Golf Club. Full scores below:

1. West End (Halifax) 336
Charles Burke 80
David Hardcastle 82
Joe Stott 84
Ken Todd 90

2. Woodsome Hall 351
Marcus Kelly 82
Nick Stoy 84
Mike Musgrave 91
Liam Musgrave 94

3. Willow Valley 353
Stephen Henry 82
Richard Asher 87
Will Squire 92
Mark Watts 92

4. Lightcliffe 355
James Allingham 85
Kevin Render 85
Adam Bretherick 91
Jason Titterington 94

5. Outlane 359
Bryn Jenkinson 84
Darren Vickerman 90
Simon Senior 91
Patrick O'Flynn 94

6. Huddersfield 359
Mike Dickenson 88
Alan Humphries 89
Jonathan Croall 90
Robert Hall 92

7. Castlefields 361
D Jennings 82
N Jackson 89
William Tolley 89
D Brown 101

8. Elland 362
Sean O'Donoghue 87
Paul Fox 88
Donald Hartley 91
Steve Pendleton 96

9. Dewsbury District 364
Paul Clapton 85
Jordan Hammond 88
Jeff Mattis 93
Greg O'Neil 98

10. Marsden 371
Steve Mosley 86
Shaun Garside 87
Graham Rawlinson 98
Paul Coward 100

11. Halifax Bradley Hall 372
G Shuttleworth 84
A Morrison 85
P Toon 98
G Dutton 105

12. Halifax 374
Simon Willis 84
Tony Speight 92
Eddie Ockuliz 92
Jez Martin 106

13. Bradley Park 375
Graham Hollingrake 87
Michael Waddington 91
Trevor Williams 93
Roger Pearson 104

14. Longley Park 375
A Wallis 87
Dave Gilbert 88
D Senior 97
N Wormald 103

15. Queensbury 383
Peter Scott 91
Steve Donovan 94
Philip Town 96
Malcolm Wild 102

16. Ryburn 402
Raymond Attiwell 93
D Crowther 93
B Swallow 107
T Copley 109

17. Crosland Heath NR
A Cross 90
J J Wilson 90
A P Flint 95
W Dyson 88 17.1(c)

18. Hanging Heaton NR
J G Button 89
Chris Robinson 92
Trevor Hooley 97
Joe Button N/R

19. Meltham NR
P Branston 88
K Wadsworth 92
Martin Butterworth 103
B J Ellis 81 17.1(c)

20. Saddleworth NR
Peter Andrew 87
Paul Miller 94
Alan Dunn 105
Bernard Andrew N/R

21. Todmorden NR
M Edwards 91
D Shackleton 97
K Lacy 100
S Hughes N/R

22. Hebden Bridge NR
Clive Richards 92
Brian Coukham 104
Dave Riglar 120
Ryan Jefferys N/R

23. Crow Nest Park NR
Jimmy Fitzpatrick 94
Steve Yendley 105
John Haverstock 121
Steve Aldeguer 100 17.1(c)

Individual Scores:
1. Charles Burke 10 West End (Halifax) 80
2. Stephen Henry 9 Willow Valley 82
3. Marcus Kelly 8 Woodsome Hall 82
4. D Jennings 10 Castlefields 82
5. David Hardcastle 8 West End (Halifax) 82
6. G Shuttleworth 11 Halifax Bradley Hall 84
7. Nick Stoy 14 Woodsome Hall 84
8. Bryn Jenkinson 9 Outlane 84
9. Simon Willis 8 Halifax 84
10. Joe Stott 12 West End (Halifax) 84
11. Paul Clapton 8 Dewsbury District 85
12. A Morrison 9 Halifax Bradley Hall 85
13. James Allingham 8 Lightcliffe 85
14. Kevin Render 10 Lightcliffe 85
15. Steve Mosley 10 Marsden 86
16. Graham Hollingrake 8 Bradley Park 87
17. Shaun Garside 8 Marsden 87
18. A Wallis 11 Longley Park 87
19. Richard Asher 13 Willow Valley 87
20. Sean O'Donoghue 8 Elland 87
21. Peter Andrew 10 Saddleworth 87
22. P Branston 13 Meltham 88
23. Jordan Hammond 10 Dewsbury District 88
24. Mike Dickenson 15 Huddersfield 88
25. Dave Gilbert 9 Longley Park 88
26. Paul Fox 15 Elland 88
27. N Jackson 11 Castlefields 89
28. William Tolley 13 Castlefields 89
29. Alan Humphries 12 Huddersfield 89
30. J G Button 8 Hanging Heaton 89
31. A Cross 14 Crosland Heath 90
32. Ken Todd 15 West End (Halifax) 90
33. Darren Vickerman 11 Outlane 90
34. J J Wilson 13 Crosland Heath 90
35. Jonathan Croall 11 Huddersfield 90
36. Michael Waddington 10 Bradley Park 91
37. Donald Hartley 14 Elland 91
38. Adam Bretherick 14 Lightcliffe 91
39. Mike Musgrave 11 Woodsome Hall 91
40. M Edwards 14 Todmorden 91
41. Simon Senior 15 Outlane 91
42. Peter Scott 11 Queensbury 91
43. Tony Speight 13 Halifax 92
44. Will Squire 14 Willow Valley 92
45. Robert Hall 10 Huddersfield 92
46. Chris Robinson 13 Hanging Heaton 92
47. Eddie Ockuliz 16 Halifax 92
48. Mark Watts 13 Willow Valley 92
49. Clive Richards 10 Hebden Bridge 92
50. K Wadsworth 10 Meltham 92
51. Jeff Mattis 15 Dewsbury District 93
52. Raymond Attiwell 13 Ryburn 93
53. Trevor Williams 12 Bradley Park 93
54. D Crowther 11 Ryburn 93
55. Liam Musgrave 13 Woodsome Hall 94
56. Patrick O'Flynn 13 Outlane 94
57. Jimmy Fitzpatrick 19 Crow Nest Park 94
58. Jason Titterington 14 Lightcliffe 94
59. Steve Donovan 10 Queensbury 94
60. Paul Miller 12 Saddleworth 94
61. A P Flint 10 Crosland Heath 95
62. Steve Pendleton 13 Elland 96
63. Philip Town 13 Queensbury 96
64. D Senior 14 Longley Park 97
65. Trevor Hooley 18 Hanging Heaton 97
66. D Shackleton 15 Todmorden 97
67. Greg O'Neil 13 Dewsbury District 98
68. Graham Rawlinson 13 Marsden 98
69. P Toon 16 Halifax Bradley Hall 98
70. Paul Coward 15 Marsden 100
71. K Lacy 14 Todmorden 100
72. D Brown 14 Castlefields 101
73. Malcolm Wild 15 Queensbury 102
74. N Wormald 15 Longley Park 103
75. Martin Butterworth 14 Meltham 103
76. Roger Pearson 15 Bradley Park 104
77. Brian Coukham 19 Hebden Bridge 104
78. Alan Dunn 17 Saddleworth 105
79. Steve Yendley 20 Crow Nest Park 105
80. G Dutton 15 Halifax Bradley Hall 105
81. Jez Martin 10 Halifax 106
82. B Swallow 14 Ryburn 107
83. T Copley 15 Ryburn 109
84. Dave Riglar 15 Hebden Bridge 120
85. John Haverstock 20 Crow Nest Park 121
86. Steve Aldeguer 13 Crow Nest Park 100 17.1 (c)
87. B J Ellis 8 Meltham 81 17.1 (c)
88. W Dyson 8 Crosland Heath 88 17.1 (c)
89. Ryan Jefferys 11 Hebden Bridge N/R
90. Joe Button 12 Hanging Heaton N/R
91. S Hughes 8 Todmorden N/R
92. Bernard Andrew 13 Saddleworth N/R

Marsden Alliance Start Times

The HHDGA returns for the 2010/11 season at Marsden Golf Club on Tuesday 7th September with the start times shown below.

9.00
Mr. S. Rothwell Mr.D. Shuffelbotham Marsden 4
Mr. B.A. Smith Mr. P. Stringer Bradley Park 2

9.10
Mr. S. Smith Mr. R. Haywood Marsden 5
Mr. B. Workman Mr. B. Martin Bradley Park 3

9.20
Mr. M. Sykes Mr. K. Bruce Marsden 7
Mr. G. Evens Scr Mr. R. Gee 4 Crow Nest Park 1

9.30
Mr. P. Saxon Mr. P. Doolan Marsden 6
Mr. T. Williams 12 Mr. R. Pearson Bradley Park 1

11.40
Mr. D. Whitwam Mr. S. Hanson Marsden 3
Mr. R. Booth Scr Mr. A. Hare Bradley Hall 2

11.50
Mr. R. O'Brian Mr. P. Shaw Marsden 2

12.00
Mr. D. Braithwaite Mr. A. Harper Marsden 1
Mr. M. Appleyard Mr. S. Hopkinson Bradley Hall 1

Elland Ladies August Results

Results for August at Elland Golf Club (Ladies Section).

EWGA
WINNER: B. SMITH 100-32=68
R.UP: J. STANGER 86-18=68

MR RABBITS LADIES MEDAL
BEST NETT: J. GARSIDE 92-25=67
2ND NETT: S. INGHAM-SMITH 99-32=67
BEST GROSS: J. STANGER 91

GFC

WINNER: B. BATES 85-24=61

R.UP: C. LEONARD 101-29=72

AUDREY DRAKE
WINNER: A. GREEN 29PTS
R.UP: O. HORNBY 29PTS

DAILY MAIL FOURSOMES
QUALIFIERS: A.GREEN &K. FORD 72.5

LADY CAPTAINS CHARITY DAY
WINNER: T. WARD 33PTS
R.UP: S. DUCKWORTH 33PTS

Cryer Shines as Juniors Finish Fourth

The HHDUGC Junior side finished fourth in the Yorkshire IDU Six-Man Team Championship at Wakefield Golf Club last month.

Sheffield raced to a ten stroke victory over leads whilst Woodsome Hall's Adam Cryer collected the best morning score with a tally of 70.

1st: SHEFFIELD 910
2nd: Leeds 920
3rd: Bradford 923
4th: Halifax-Huddersfield 937
5th: Harrogate 937
6th: Teesside 945
7th: East Riding 945
8th: York 958

Willow Valley Ladies Going Strong in 2010

The Ladies Section at Willow Valley Golf & Country Club are enjoying a terrific 2010 season.

Former England cricket internationals, Janet Tedstone and Linda Burnley, have qualified through to the Daily Mail Foursomes final.

They started their quest for the title back in April and now, seven rounds later, they have made it through to the last 16 stage.

On the way they have recorded home victories against Huddersfield, Crow Nest Park, Woodham & Owston Hall plus negotiated fine wins at Selby, Outlane & Pannal.

The event will be staged at Marriott St. Pierre, Chepstow on Monday & Tuesday 18th & 19th October. To take the trophy they will have to win four rounds of foursomes golf over the two days.

The ladies section are also to defend the Yorkshire ADP title on Sunday 5th September. The semi finals and final will be played at Allerthorpe Park Golf Club near York where they will play Calverley in the semi final.

Hopefully this will be followed by a final against either Flaxby or Thirsk & Northallerton. The squad for the event is Janet Tedstone, Linda Burnley, Audra Barlow, Denise Page, Diane Greenwood and Lesley Shaw.

Meanwhile, on Monday September 6th Denise Page and Burnley will travel to Gainsborough to play in the Plate Final of the Ping 4 Ball Better Ball competition.

And finally, on Monday September 20th Denise Page and Lesley Shaw will play at St. Andrews in the Grand Final of the Peugeot Coronation Foursomes competition. Qualification for the final was gained by winning a Regional Qualifier at Hessle Golf Club with a score of 43 points.

Helen Newton, Sales Representative at WVGC said, "I am sure you will agree that this is a very impressive performance by the ladies of Willow Valley. Let’s hope we can bring a trophy or two back home!"

Birkett looking good in the Race to Alwoodley

Halifax Golf Club's Mark Birkett has booked his place in the Grand Final of the Yorkshire Matchplay Golf Championship.

Partnering Charlie Ansell from Clayton Golf Club, in the new event for amateur golfers throughout Yorkshire, the duo sealed their place in the final at Alwoodley Golf Club on Thursday 16th September by defeating Colin Nolan and Daniel McBride 5&4 in the two-legged 36 hole regional final.

After five gruelling games, that started back in April, Birkett & Ansell came through the 'Pairs West' section as champions and will now take on the winners from the three other regions (North, East & South) and battle it out to determine the overall Yorkshire champions.

Other local interest lies in the Individual section where Gary Dunkley is just 18 holes away from securing his place at Alwoodley. The Dewsbury man, however, must turn round a one hole deficit following the first leg away at Birley Wood if he is to make it through.