Woolley Park Report

An amazing 25 golfers turned out to support Alan on his Captians Day at Woolley Park in weather that could have been better however I think we survived given the forecast.

Firstly a big thanks to the golf club for their warm welcome and amazing hospitality which even stretched to an unexpected drink each from the bar. A super touch welcomed by all. The food as always was also outstanding & I’m certain we will be back next year with another super turnout as the course is always presented well providing a hard challenge.

Talking of challenges, Alan made us work for the prizes he kindly provided, (some of which may have been found at the back of his garage when moving house recently HAHAHA) and had us playing from the white tees which made the course measure almost 6700 yards. Add to this the wind and I’m sure we could add another 2/3 hundred yards in club selections alone.

As if the main course wasn’t hard enough, the par 3 course in the morning was equally as tough in the wind. This was a taster of how the afternoon would pan out.

There were lots of prizes on offer throughout the day which started on the par 3 course with a nearest the pin competition on the 3rd,7th & 9th hole. These were taken by John Kay, Richard Teale & Steve Patrick respectively.

The winner of the par 3 competition was Nigel Owram beating Keith Barnes on the count back. Both scored an impressive 22 points. In third place was Pete Ferris on 20 points. (Rumour has it that he was the 2017 Trilby Tour Champion of Yorkshire but he’s never said!!)

Moving swiftly on to the main event in the afternoon and the super long course which I believe is actually the longest we’ve ever played……

The par 3, nearest the pins were taken by Lee Worth, Pete Ferris & Rob Woodcock. Ian Dyson won the longest drive and nearest in 2 on the 4th hole was Mike Pottock. There was just one person having a visit to the 2’s club and this was the double jabbed Paul Kilburn who therefore was allowed in!! Declaring the most lost balls was Richard Teale with 5 and was presented with a ball retriever from the Captain which will hopefully see him replenish his lost stock over the coming weeks and months.

Onto the main results…..

Wining Mr. Catptian’s first prize, a brand new golf bag, was Billy Milne with an amazing 35 points. Playing of a handicap of just 7, this is an amazing score in the weather conditions previously mentioned. Well done Billy.

In second place was Adrian Hope beating Dave Walkden on a count back. Both Scoring 33 points.

WELL DONE TO ALL WHO WON A PRIZE.

This just leaves me to mention the Handicaps which will be updated asap. I can say the average score was 27 and so the buffer zone was 24-30 and anyone outside this will see a handicap adjustment accordingly.

 

Our next outing will be Low Laithes on August 26th for the Mel Smart Memorial. The cost of the day will be £26 plus £5 for the sweep. I will be in touch in due course to ask for attendees but for now full details can be found in the events section of this website.

 

Cheers and Keep smiling……….