Shipley Northcliffe G.C. Report

A slightly disappointing 12 of us turned out for the last game of our season at Shipley Northcliffe for the AGM trophy. Thankfully the club were understanding as we had booked for 16 and I’d like to have thank to them placed on record for their hospitality. The course was in great condition however the greens were slow compared to their normal standard.

It was another great day out even if the weather did finally beat us with thunderstorms showing in the afternoon however, as these were forecast we decided to play the 18 hole main competition in the morning and it proved a wise decision as the afternoon barely saw the first 3 ball take their second shots on the first hole before we were all called in & the course was closed.

The morning results saw some great golf played with 3 players under par scoring 36 or better. The average score was a very respectable 32, making it the second highest average of the season.

On to the prizes and the nearest the pins were taken by Lee Weatherill on the 3rd hole, winning the role over from the previous outing at Pontefract. Roger Worth took the prize on the 8th and Alan Ashbee won the 12th hole, who incidentally also took the “role back” as no one got on the 18th green & so we decided to pay it to the previous winner rather than carry £5 over for a full 6 months to the next season.

The Captains prize was played for controversially on the first hole, barely after any warm up but it didn’t stop Dave Jordan, well done Dave on a great start.  The 2’s club turned out to be too exclusive for us all on the day and we were all turned away with Billy Milne, Lee Wetherill and Ian Dyson literally turned away at the opened door!!!

As we only had 12 players we decided to pay out just the top 2. In second place with 38 points was Paul Kilburn. This meant the winner on a great score of 40 was Nigel Owram. Well played Nigel. I will get the trophy to you as soon as possible.

The AGM took place in the afternoon and the minutes are now posted on the website.

THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE TURNED OUT AND SUPPORTED THE SOCIETY THROUGHOUT THIS SEASON. HERE’S TO AN EVEN MORE SUCCESSFUL 2022!! 

Fixtures for 2022 will be posted as soon as they are confirmed and so please keep an eye on the website for some new & exciting courses that we have not yet visited.