The Route of John Cocking: Captain - President - Captain - President

This is the Halifax & Huddersfield golf route Marsden's John Cocking has done in his 56 years service of membership at the Hemplow course. 

John is the fifth from the left in the photo (i.e. the one with the beard) with the 2011 incoming Huddersfield clubs' Captains and Union President Richard Kaye (behind John) at the 52nd Annual Past Captains dinner at Fixby. 

His remarkable journey started in 1955 when he joined Marsden and became Captain of the club in 1975 The next milestone came in 1997 when he became President of the H.H.D.U.G.C. and then another honour came his way in 2010 when he became The Wednesday Society Captain and then when it was Marsden Golf Clubs turn for the President of the Past Captains in 2011 there was no one better to hold this office (The Huddersfield Past Captains President comes in strict rotation of the clubs). He also has had success on the golfing circuit with two wins in the annual Seniors Competition and was champion for the second time in 2010.

The Huddersfield incoming captains are invited guests of the association at the dinner and the clubs represented are Outlane's Stuart Chaplin, Longley Park's Russel Hayden , Dewsbury's Rodney Burgin, Marsden's Adrian Hinchcliffe , Huddersfield's Steve Tempest, Woodsome Hall's James Haigh , Meltham's Adrian Ashworth , Bradley Park's Colin Robinson and Crosland Heath's Andy Taylor.