July 4th, 2024
On Tuesday 25 June, 35 ladies took part in the Ladies 18-hole Medal competition, which was also the Jubilee Bowl. There were some great scores on the day. Division 1 was won by Ruth Skaife-Clarke, net 70. Ruth, who plays off 6, got off to a great start with 3 birdies in the first 6 holes, continuing her impressive round with a 2 on the 10th. In second place was Sophie Jacob, net 71. Pam Dodds came in third with net 72. For the second week in a row, division 2 was won by Sue White with an impressive net 70. Debbie Bruce, net 75, was in second place, Val Smith-Jackman taking third place with net 79. The winner of the Jubilee Bowl trophy, on countback, was Sue White, this will be presented to Sue at the Lady Captain’s Day dinner in July.
Nine ladies took part in the 9-hole Stableford competition, Josephine Walker was the run-away winner with 26 points.
Yorkshire 3rd Division Championships
On a very tricky course, Abbeydale just south of Sheffield, on Wednesday 26 June, our team of Will Caldecott, Will Eardley and Jason Taylor succeeded in grinding out a splendid score and gaining promotion to the second division. Leading after the morning session, it proved to be a tense afternoon, but the team pulled through and qualified for Division 2 Championship to be held at The Oaks, York on 10th July.
On Saturday 29 June, members played in Men’s Captain’s Day. The format was Stableford from the yellow tees. The weather was mixed but the field’s spirits were lifted when they were met by Captain David Everingham, his wife and the team of volunteers at the Halfway House, where David’s generous hospitality was enjoyed by all! The remaining food wasn’t wasted as it was kindly donated by the Everingham’s to the Harrogate Homeless Project.
Len Huxter with 39 points, won division 1 with 3 birdies and 9 pars beating Steve Taylor in a card play-off. Richard Little with 41 points, won division 2 with 2 birdies and 9 pars beating Philip Miles by 2 points. Christopher Matthewman also with 41 points, won division 3 with 9 pars beating Steven Dodds by 1 point.