A superb 23 players turned out to support the society on a cool blustery day which saw some pretty good  golf in parts. The course was, as always, presented well and coupled with a good stock of supplies at the half way house made for a great day in all. The greens were pretty quick if a little bobbly in places but this didn’t stop Steve Pattrick being the only player to get a 2 on the 2nd hole, netting himself the entire pot of £24.

A warm welcome to the 3 new players, Dave Brenton, Bernard Halkyard & Luke Wirrilow. Thanks for the support guys, hope you had an enjoyable day and hope see you again in the coming fixtures.

On to the prizes for the day and taking the nearest pin prizes were…..

Steve Patrick on hole 2, James Pickersgill on hole 4, Mark Holliday on hole 10 & Lee Weatherill on hole 12, Lee also won the longest drive competition. Taking the captains prize on hole 8 was Roger Worth with a very decent approach indeed!!

In 3rd place with a score of 39 points was Steve Patrick, 2nd place with 40 points was Chris Copestake and the winner of the Keeble Cup with 41 points was Ian Dyson. Well done and in your efforts, as a reward, all 3 of you lose 2 shots from your handicaps!!!

Talking of Handicaps, there are 10 adjustments. 6 players getting shots back & 4 losing shots. these have been updated accordingly on the website.

Onto our next fixture which will be at Crosland Heath G.C. to play for the Samuel Webster Cup. This will be on Tuesday 21st June, We will meet at 0930 with the first tee reserved for 1030. The usual breakfast sandwich will be available. the Cost will be £33 plus £5 sweep. There will be an extra £5 charge to those playing first fixture of the season for the website running costs. Most have now paid this, thanks to those.

All details are on the website under the events section…..

www.leedsbrgs.co.uk

(click on the heading Webster Cup @ Crossland Heath for full details)

I’m now taking bookings for this event.

Cheers and happy swinging.

16 players turned out on a bright breezy day for the Leeds All Sports Trophy (which we still can’t find!) at Darrington Golf Club. I’d like to say welcome and thanks for your support to James Hardy, Kim Ross and Alex Mchale. 3 super guys who I hope enjoyed their first outing with the society.

The course was ok but lacked a growth on the fairways and as a result we witnessed a few mud balls throughout the round. The greens looked fast but played relatively slow with a few bobbles here and there. A dog leg special of a course with no fewer than 12 holes having dog legs one way or another. All in all a good day out and one that is very easy to get to just off the A1.

The scoring average was pretty high at 32 meaning only 3 changes to handicaps which will be adjusted accordingly for the meeting.

Onto the results starting with the nearest pins. these were taken by Mike Pottock on the 5th, Alex Mchale on the 16th and James Hardy on the 18th. James also won the Captains prize nearest in 2 on the 13th.

2 two’s were made on the day by Mike Pottock and Richard Ellis who shared the pot rolled over from the last game of last season.

Onto the top 3 and in 3rd place on a count back with 35 points was Lee Weatherill. 2nd was Richard Ellis with a great 20points on the back 9. The winner with 36 points was Ian Dyson who, after a poor front 9 scoring only 14 points managed not to drop a single shot on the back 9 meaning a score of 22 was achieved.

Well done to all who won something on the day.

16 points max were on offer for the order of merit with 12 players gaining relevant points on a sliding scale. your best 5 rounds will of the season will count towards the order of merit trophy which will be presented at Shipley Northcliffe in September. Scores will be posted on the results page as soon as possible.

Onto the handicaps, Ian Dyson loses a shot and will be playing off 7 next time out. Kim Ross gains a shot and will be 23 and Nigel Owram gains 2 back so will play off 15. All others were in the buffer zone and will remain as they were.

Our next meeting will be at Richmond G.C. on Tuesday 10th May. It is slightly earlier on the calendar this year due to the Queens jubilee in early June. Richmond is one of the highlights to the season and I’m sure we will receive a warm welcome as always. It’s a full day of 27 holes with breakfast, lunch and dinner all included. Full details are in the events section. Please meet at the club by 0930. The total cost including the sweep will be £50 for the day. There will be £5 extra charge to those who will be playing their first game of the season to pay for the running of the website.

I have booked for 20 people and I’m now taking reservations so please advise me as soon as you can whether your playing or not. Please also advise me if you require a buggy.

Thats all for now, hope to see as many as possible at Richmond.

ILKLEY GOLF COURSE IS CLOSED DUE TO SNOW.

The club have kindly agreed to honour our booking at a later date either this year or in March next year.

Due to our fixture list I will be looking at late September if we are to play this year. Watch this space….

Ilkley is just a week away but I have limited spaces still available.

Please note the Wakefield fixture change and is now 15th August.

I am still trying to sort Hillsborough for Captains Day. They’re a nightmare to get hold of!

Eighteen of us attended the Mel Smart Memorial day at Low Laithes G.C. on a warm but overcast day.

As ever i’d like to say thanks to the club for the their hospitality. The course was presented really well & to say the greens were quick is an understatement, I’m sure they were the quickest we have played on in quite a while.

Being Melvins’ competition and to honour his wishes the competition was a full handicap medal competition which always proves a challenge as every shot on every hole counts towards the final result. The average score for the day was 77 which was 5 over par and given the aforementioned speed of the greens I personally think its a very respectable average.

Moving onto the results and firstly I have to mention the captains prize (nearest the pin in 2) which was on hole 11. This was located on advice from the club pro who told me its all down hill and a half decent drive meant it was just a ‘flick’ onto the green……..flick, my @r$e!!!!! The approach was anything but a flick and the actual stopping of the ball near the flag on the front of the green proves almost impossible. Having said this there was a clear winner who managed to get the ball to rest around 30ft from the flag and this was done my Mike Pottock. Well done Mike.

The nearest pins on the 4th & 8th were taken by Billy Milne and James Pickersgill respectively while the 12th proved too tough with no one managing to get the ball to stop on the green. As a result, the prize will be rolled over to the first par 3 in the afternoon at Shipley Northcliffe.

The only 2 of the day was by James Pickersgill who took the whole pot of £18 & The longest Drive was won by Billy Milne who “flicked” a great shot down the fairway on the 18th.

Onto the Main Results and in 3rd place with a great score of 72 was Lee Cooper who narrowly missed out to Ian Dyson in second on a count back. The winner of the Mel Smart Memorial trophy was Lee Worth with an outstanding score of 70, well played Lee!!

Thanks once again to all who turned out to support the society and well done to all who won a prize.

Moving on to our next outing. This will be our final event of the season and will be at Shipley Northcliffe and is full day with the AGM taking place at lunch time. If you have anything you would like to raise at the AGM please let me know via email so I can add it to the agenda and I can also try to find out any answers to give you on the day. I need to know asap if your attending or not and also if you would like to join a few of us for a curry in the evening.

Cheers