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2012-01-12T17:39:00.000Z

Captain’s Christmas Cracker - Saturday 24th December

Club Captain, John Newsome alongside PGA Professional Gareth Moore hosted on Christmas Eve the Captain's Christmas Cracker 3 man 14 hole team event.

The highlight of the morning groups was Steve Farrar, who was misguided into wearing fancy dress and turned up as an American Footballer!!

Three Santa's turned up in the afternoon, being Jeff Allott, Jon Allott and Andrew Snare.

The results were as follows:

1st Place; Kim Walker, Steve Leather & Dave Leather with 41 points - £25 each

2nd Place; Stuart Robinson, Ken Woolford & Mark Senior with 40 points - £20 each

3rd Place; Matt Whitehead, Paul Ratcliffe & Scot Minto with 38 points - £15 each

2's Club:

Kim Walker, Matt Whitehead, Graham D Moore x 2, Richard Pollard, Mo Coe, Johnny Mayhew, Barry Thompson & Trevor Hooley - 4 Balls per 2

Gamble

For those who had a gamble to beat the Professional, Captain & President, as a team they scored 33 points (-5). Those beating this score double their money. All monies won will be credited to pro shop accounts.

Captain Vs President

Last Tuesday, 27th December, the Captain Vs President Team Challenge took place, with 44 people competing in total.

Played on alternative basis of a stableford competition and the aggregated scores for the two teams going head to head. The scores were 465:464 in the President's teams favour.

The best card on the day was Paul Ratcliffe and Rick Oakes with 44 points.

An excellent event proved a huge success and £77 was raised towards the Captain's charities, through the means of the auction and quiz.

A huge thank you goes to all who participated and supported the Captain, the President and the Captain's Charity.

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The early birds rise to the occasion

2012-01-06T13:03:00.000Z

The aptly named Outlane 2011 Final Four Ball Competition played on New Years Eve produced some excellent scoring with the first four ball out finishing second and the second four ball out finishing first.

In fact the early morning twilight starters began their round before it actually got light but found the conditions to their liking and the winners Dave Thewlis and Ron Hardy came in with 47 points and the combination worked well together with the formers shot a hole coming in on 8 holes whilst the latter had 10 holes on the score card and with the light getting better so was their scoring with 25 points on the back nine to follow the 22 on the opening nine holes.In second place were Andy Shaw and Arthur Daker who had a better back nine score than Keith Birchenall and Brian Cassidy who were one of the last tee times out and with 46 points must have thought they had a winning score.

The remaining place was one which saw Peter Lawrence-Brown having to make a desperate phone call just before his tee off time to Bob Hazelden to see if he could play after his original partner cried off and then another two gave back word after agreeing to join him earlier. Fourth replacement Bob (it was only his third time playing this year due to health problems) stepped in and a total of 44 points put them in the prizes which was due to a tremendous inward total of 25 points which included a four point hole score from each player

FINAL 2011 FOUR BALL

Dave Thewlis / Ron Hardy = 47 points

Andy Shaw / Arthur Daker = 46 points (better back score)

Keith Birchenall / Brian Cassidy = 46 points

Peter Lawrence-Brown / Bob Hazelden= 44 points

13 not unlucky for the Outlane aces

2012-01-03T15:19:00.000Z

The 2011 season proved to be special for 3 Outlane golfers when they notched their second holes in one in three years.

In fact there was an abundance of holes in one with 13 being recorded in 2011 which beat the two previous years (2009 & 2010 ) when 9 were recorded in both years.

The golfers who achieved their second holes in one in 2011 were Simon McKenzie and Peter Lawrence- Brown who followed their 2009 success with their recent aces and Eddie Casper notched his first in 2010 and then repeated it this year.

The club recognise these achievements by displaying a small plaque with their name on and the hole it was aced on in the clubhouse lounge so this year the clubs handy man will have more than the usual space to place them. It would be interesting to know if any other clubs could match or even better this number in any year.

Allan Woodhead started the ball rolling with his on the 16th and then in order of success:

Eddie Casper - 14th (19.3.11)

Peter Lawrence Brown - 16th (26.3.11)

John Devine - 16th (5.4.11)

Steve Beeby - 16th (12.6.11)

Len Campy - 14th (23.7.11)

Chris Rothery - 5th (30.7.11)

Charlotte Hirst - 5th (31.7.11)

Neil Hughes - 5th ( 1.8.11)

Andy Green - 16th (4.9.11 ) ( A visitor playing in the invitation day)

Dave Knapton - 16th (14.9.11)

Steve Morgan - 14th (1.10.11)

Simon McKenzie - 14th (8.10.11)

Anne has a good day in the ladies take your pick competition

2011-12-23T09:16:00.000Z

The Outlane Ladies Take Your Pick 9 Hole Competition which is played at the end of the year in the ladies section was a stunning win for Anne Day with a 4 point margin from the Runner-Up Sandra Eastwood.

The Ladies Section run what they call a Take Your Pick Christmas present competition and the format is that each competitor brings a present and the winner has first choice of the prizes on view and then in turn of finishing order for the remaining prizes.

With players not knowing who has donated which prize (only their own) there was a funny incident when the last player in the competition realised she was taking her own present back as every one in the competition goes home with a prize and it was the only one left!!!!

The winning score of 20 points by Anne was helped by a 4 pointer on the 6th hole when she had a gross par 3 which became a nett 2 and helped her winning total to snatch the lead off Sandra Eastwood whose 16 points was 1 better than Barbara Daniel and Susan Littlewood who had identical scores.

Take Your Pick Result

Anne Day = 20 points

Sandra Eastwood = 16 points

Barbara Daniel = 15 points (on count back)

Susan Littlewood = 15 points

Golfer of the year update

2011-12-18T10:53:00.001Z

Over 50 votes have already been cast in our 'just for fun' golfer of the year.

Last week we highlighted the achievements of three local golfers and asked you to cast your vote to determine who our readers think is 2012 golfer of the year.

So far Chris Hanson has taken the lead with 42% of the votes followed by Jamie Bower (33%) and Andrew Whitworth (25%). The poll is open until the end of the year and you can vote to the right.

Woodsome Hall Golf Club Christmas Hamper Winner

2011-12-18T10:50:00.000Z

Woodsome Hall Captain, James Haigh, is pictured with the Woodsome Hall Christmas Hamper winner, Mr Greg Robertson.

Proceeds from the raffle were donated to the Help the Hero’s fund which is the Captains charity.

As for the Hamper there is much more in the freezer/fridge at Woodsome.

The draw took place on Saturday 17th December.

Unusual & worthy facts from our union of golf clubs

2011-12-12T22:54:00.000Z

Bob Hazelden, a regular contributor to the Huddersfield Golf Blog and member at Outlane Golf Club, has listed some unusual facts and figures about golf clubs in the HHDUGC.

Hazelden said, "I have not contacted the clubs for these facts but got them from my own range of knowledge, it may be that some clubs can elaborate on the given information and explain in more detail. I have only mentioned small sections of facts but hope readers will find it interesting and some clubs might even add upgraded versions of their history."

1. Huddersfield and Woodsome Hall Golf Clubs have both had an EARL OF DARTMOUTH as their president.The former club had an Earl of Dartmouth as their first President in 1891 whilst the latter still has a generation of Earl of Dartmouth's as theirs. Both of these clubs have heaps of history in the golfing environment.

2. Halifax Bradley Hall Golf Club has a 16th century listed building for its clubhouse and there are not many clubs or any that could match that. Lord Mexborough opened the new club facilities in 1924 after the club acquired the land and building.

3. Crosland Heath was originally going to be a 9 hole golf course at Cowlersley in 1896 but it assumed its present title in 1914 on its possession of the land where it is now. The proposed clubhouse could not be had for some time and the nearby Sands House Hotel was used as a temporary occupation for the early golfing members.

4. Saddleworth golf Club had a surprising large number of 71 lady members in 1913 and with not a lot of cars in those days the ladies had to travel to away matches by bus carrying their clubs on their back. One story I heard from one of the older lady members recalled the fact that in the 'olden days' that because of the lack of lockers for them they had to take their handbags with them on the course as well as their clubs.

5. West End Golf Club has the address of The Race Course , Paddock Lane which suggests it used to be a Race Course and when it gave up the racing in 1884 the land was used as a Knur and Spell sport which was known as Poor Mans golf and this possibly inspired people for a golf course.

6. Outlane golf club was originally Lindley Golf Club as a 9 hole lay-out around Petty Royd (below Scapegoat Hill) but then increased its number of holes which meant it becoming Outlane and eventually a new club house was built in 1971 on the site of an old roman camp hence the clubs emblem of a roman helmet on the clubs sweaters.

7. Todmorden Golf Club has a clubhouse that was built in 1764 which is 400 feet above the town and an interesting club badge has a county White Rose and Red Rose on it which suggests that the course is in both Yorkshire and Lancashire. The course actually encompasses a Celtic burial ground.

8. Hebden Bridge (7th & 8th holes) and Hanging Heaton (7th & 8th holes) are clubs which have consecutive par 3 holes which is unusual for the set out of holes and the formers 8th hole is 1000 feet above sea level whilst the latter's course is known as Pumps Fields or Tewit land which is a bird hence the bird on the club logo. Ryburn (9th &10th holes) and Longley Park (9th &10th holes ) are another two clubs who have consecutive par 3 holes and the former was founded in 1910 at Norland which is on the hill side above Sowerby Bridge and the latter club was formed a year after in 1911 within walking distance of Huddersfield town centre.

9. Castlefields also has consecutive par 3s but it is a course where every hole is a par 3 and some members share their golf with other clubs.

10. Crow Nest Park is heaped in history with it first being referred to in 1592 and then having Sir Titus Salt as a tenant who died in 1876. Local farmer Richard Harrison founder and owner of the land was instrumental in establishing the golf club in 1995 which has trees of over 400 years old

11. Dewsbury District Golf Club is actually in Mirfield and is built on land which is known as The Pinnacle and it is the oldest club in our union when old Tom Morris designed it in 1891 and later Ted Ray made it into an 18 hole course and finally Peter Allis and Dave Thomas re designed the final layout.

12. Halifax Golf Club was created in the early 20th century and is situated in Ogden on well manicured moorland which is home to deer, foxes, badgers and many species of birds who have chosen this land as their home.

13. Elland Golf Club started out as a 6 hole course and once it got established as a 9 hole course an unusual rule came into force banning Sunday Golf . In 1937 the ban got lifted on Sunday playing but golfers had to go to a prayer meeting before 1.30pm if they wanted to play . However there is no record of players attending these meetings.

14. Willow Valley Golf Club has 3 courses with the named one a huge 7021 yards long and the par 72 understandably has a 74 standard scratch score such is the difficulty. 8 tons of bulbs and 50.000 trees and shrubs have been planted to enhance the appearance of the courses.

15. Meltham Golf Club was one of the founder members of the H.H D.U.G.C. Rabbits association in 1953 and one member of the founding body Chris Naylor is still an active Meltham member despite never being a Rabbit himself. Thick Hollins Hall became the clubhouse after a local land owner sold the property.

16. Marsden golf club was a gift from the generosity of John Edward Crowther (A Colne Valley Mill Owner) in 1920 to the village inhabitants of Marsden and the clubs professional in the early days was Alec Bickerdike who was employed as steward and green keeper with his golf duties.

17. Lightcliffe Golf Club originally had a North- South setting course but it was changed to the present East-West layout in 1948. Maurice Hellewell designed the course whilst being held prisoner by the Japanese

18. Queensbury Golf Club was founded in 1923 by the Foster family who owned the famous Black Dyke mills and world famous brass band.

19. Bradley Park came from an idea of a member of Kirklees council in 1973 and was opened in 1977 to cater for all levels of golfers and it is now established as one of the busiest golf course in the area.

Elland Golf Club Junior Section – Prize Presentation

2011-12-12T22:47:00.000Z

The Junior Section of Elland Golf Club had their efforts and achievements acknowledged at a presentation of medals and trophies on Friday 9th December.

The Juniors were coached by club professional, Nick Krzywiki, in three sections this year.

Younger Group

Presented with a trophy each;

Amelia Wood

Ella Turner

Scarlet Tooby

Sam Laycock

Sam Dyson

Marcus Pickersgill

Ben Miller

Abbie Richardson

The Intermediates

Presented with a trophy each;

Bethany Sykes

Max Robinson

Angus Wood

Juniors

Supa Nova: Bethany Farren

Junior Salver: Liam Neimantas

Millenium Trophy: Liam Neimantas

Presidents Trophy: Rowan Wright

Putting Trophy: Rowan Wright

The Ladies lounge was filled to capacity with those showing support for the future of the club, including the Juniors themselves, their families and the dignitaries; Mr President, Mr Captain, Madame Lady Captain, Junior Captain, our club professional, Nick Krzywiki and of course Junior Organisers, Bill Mace and Christine Sunderland.

Photograph shows Captain, Barry Littlewood presenting Bethany Farren with her Supa Nova Trophy.

Local golfer of the year?

2011-12-07T17:08:00.000Z

The 2011 golf season has virtually drawn to a close and to mark the end of the year we have decided to run a poll to find out who Huddersfield Golf visitors think has been our local golfer of the year!

It's just for fun and is really more to highlight the remarkable achievements by three of our golfers but please do let us know who you think is 'golfer of the year' by voting on the poll to the right.

Whilst dozens of golfers have had fantastic years at club, union and regional level we have selected what we think are the leading three candidates

International recognition came the way of 18-year-old Jamie Bower this year. It is a deserved acknowledgement for what has been a couple of magnificent seasons for the Meltham youngster.

He was called up to the England Under 18 Boys squad at the start of the year and never looked back making the main A squad later in the summer.

The season started promisingly for Bower with a sixth placed finish in the McEvoy Trophy at Copt Heath in April. The following month the Yorkshire Boys captain also fired the lowest gross score in the HHDUGC Junior Team Championship over his home course.

In June another strong performance in the Sir Henry Cooper Masters at Nizels was just the sign of things to come. Later that month Bower represented England at the Rudersal Junior Open in Denmark and scored a top-ten finish. The following month he landed the coveted English Schools National Championship at Belton Park and even had time to help lead his club to victory in the HHDUGC Team Championship at Halifax.

During the season he struck up an excellent partnership with Ellands' Nick Marsh, who was also recognised by England, and they formed a rock for Yorkshire in both the first team and boys side.

Perhaps the highlight of the year came in August when he went one better than in 2010 and created history in winning the North of England Youths title in both the under 23 and under 18 sections, the first time that has ever happened. He also performed admirable in the Lee Westwood Trophy, an Amateur World Ranking event at Rotherham Golf Club, finishing twelfth.

Just when he thought it couldn't get any better he captured the Faldo Series UK Championship at Hollinwell but was unable to compete in the World finals in Ireland because he was representing England in Canada. All in all a wonderful season for the teenager.

If Bower has been the leading light amongst amateur golfers it's fair to say that Woodsome Hall's Chris Hanson has been top dog in the professional ranks.

2011 has been an outstanding year for the 26-year-old, the best he has enjoyed as a professional golfer. And whilst he didn't quite put the icing on an already very sweet cake at Q-School last week it's a year that has brought him one step closer to realising his ambition of playing on the main European Tour.

Mixing his golf between the EuroPro Tour circuit and regional events Hanson has been in the winners circle more times than you can count on both hands.

He kicked his season off in March with a victory on the Northern Pro Tour at Hart Common before adding to his trophy cabinet in April with an impressive win at Bridlington Links in the Yorkshire PGA Links championship.

Numerous top ten finishes were interspersed by Pro-Am victories at Dewsbury and Bovey Castle. The triumph at Bovey would kick start one of the hottest streaks of the year. Rounds of 68, 69 and a stunning closing 63 landed Hanson his first EuroPro title of the season. And he didn't have to wait long for the second because a fortnight later he was celebrating a play-off win at Galgorm Castle following rounds of 66, 71 and 65. What makes it even more remarkable is that a fourth placed finish at Longhirst Hall was sandwiched in between those victories.

Hanson would go on to finish fifth, sixth and third in his next three EuroPro competitions at The Players Club, Formby Hall and Lingfield Park respectively. A mark of just how consistent his golf had become was that his scoring average was 68.6 during those winless events.

More Pro-Am wins were chalked up at West End and Mottram Hall, where once again he would back it up with a victory in the main event, a wire-to-wire triumph and his third of the season on the EuroPro Tour, matching Graeme Clark's achievement of 2007. Two more wins at Howley Hall and Oulton Hall were also added to the list of accomplishments along with a top-ten finish in the EuroPro Tour Championship Final in Murcia.

Three victories on the EuroPro Tour, regarded as the third tier of professional golf, led to Hanson winning the order of merit title with a total of just under £40,000 and over £8,000 more than his closest challenger. It also secured him a card on the Challenge Tour which he will hope proves to be a stepping stone to the big time and the main European Tour.

There's no disputing that Bower and Hanson have had sensational seasons each tasting victory on a number of occasions and backing them up with other high finishes. But our third choice could arguably claim to have achieved the greatest fete when it comes to local golf.

That happened when 50-year-old Andrew Whitworth won The Halifax, Huddersfield & District Union of Golf Clubs Matchplay Championship for an unbelievable eleventh time!

Halifax Bradley Hall's Whitworth is regarded as one of, if not the best, amateur golfer to play his golf in the local union certainly over the past three decades.

Having represented Yorkshire on several occasions he no longer plays at the top county level but his win in the union's flagship event this year proves he is still the best in the area, especially when it comes to knockout golf.

His 4&3 win over Huddersfield's Brad Tupman came 28 years after his first win, highlighting just how dominant he has been in the event over the years.

Vote for who you think is golfer of the year in the poll to the right. We'll close the poll at midnight on 31st December.

Storming display from winners

2011-12-03T10:43:00.000Z

The Outlane Professionals November Four Ball Better Ball was played in the most horrendous weather and whilst the winners survived the later elements due to an early start it was the later ones that suffered and a number of them decided that it was impossible to carry one and walked in after playing only a few holes when the conditions worsened.

The winners of the First Division Peter Lawrence Brown and Bryn Jenkinson have had a good season when they have teamed up and their 64 nett gave them their section win and they were luckily on the last 4 holes when a lot of the outgoing players decided to call it a day.

In fact they completed their second nine holes in a 30 nett which on the day was remarkable with Dale Brooke and Steve Beeby coming in with a 65 nett to clinch the runners-up prize from the recent Alliance winners Nigel Nuttall and Simon Mckenzie who managed a 67 nett.

Another of the early starters Dave Thewlis and Mike Hales were able to register a remarkable Second Division score of 30 nett both on the first and second nine holes and they teamed up to register a 60 nett with the latter having an nett eagle on the last hole (par 5) which was against the strong wind and driving rain to complete his total of coming in on 10 holes whilst his partner also did his part with his 8 registered holes. Tony Stead and Chris Booth carried on when others retired and were rewarded with a 63 nett to claim second whist Alan Henderson and Gordon Drysdale were one shot behind with their 64 nett.

One amazing sight of a golf club in a tree was witnessed by a number of players when they reached the fourth tee and it was when Dennis Pearcey drove his ball over the ravine and with the completion of his shot the club slipped out of his grip due to the wet conditions and followed the ball (not in the same direction) and finished high up in a tree. He later returned to the site after his round and retrieved his club with a ladder and long pole.

Professionals November Four Ball

Division 1:

Peter Lawrence Brown / Bryn Jenkinson = 64 nett

Dale Brooke / Steve Beeby = 65 nett

Nigel Nuttall / Simon McKenzie = 67 nett

Division 2:

David Thewlis / Mike Hales = 60 nett

Tony Stead / Chris Booth = 63 nett

Alan Henderson / Gordon Drysdale = 64 nett

Hebden Bridge Alliance

2011-12-01T14:18:00.000Z

The wind and rain defeated the later starters in the latest Alliance meeting at Hebden Bridge with 12 pairs choosing to walk in rather than bear the pain of the horizontal rain.

The near gale force gusting wind kept the scoring very low for all but one pair, Dave Stafford (2), West End, and Alan Dickinson (17), Todmorden, shot an excellent 37 points to win the am-am section. Second place in the am-am just went to the home club pair of Ken Weatherhill (9) and Clive Richards (10) with 31 points.

The pro-am was quite tight with the only pair to complete 18 holes, John Ambler and John Thompson (20), Longley Park, winning with 24 points from Dave Astin and Andy Cryer (7), West End / Hebden Bridge, on 23 points. Perseverance by any of the pro-am pairs could have secured the win. As the course was not actually unplayable until some time after everyone came in the results were left to stand.

The Mount Skip course stood up very well to the conditions and it was surprising that despite the greens being quick for the time of year there was very little movement of the ball by the wind. The traditional Christmas dinner was very welcome after the battering taken on the course.

View the full scores.

Fixby Challenge returns

2011-12-01T11:11:00.000Z

The Fixby Challenge returns to Huddersfield Golf Club on Friday 27th July 2012 and entries can now be made online.

The golfer returning the lowest nett score in the 18 hole strokeplay tournament will qualify for the grand final of the Golfdelaluz.com Northern Matchplay Golf Championship. This will be held at Arcos Gardens Golf Resort near Cadiz in Spain between the 14th & 18th October 2012.

The Fixby Challenge offers a 'one-off shot' to reach the grand final and with an entry-fee of just £30 per person, including a soup & sandwich lunch, offers superb value.

Full details and online entry can be found here.

Elland Golf Club Ladies Annual Dinner

2011-11-28T12:38:00.000Z

On Friday 18 November, Elland Golf Club Ladies’ section held their annual Dinner and Prize presentation.

Lady Captain, Carmen Leonard welcomed the guests and thanked Shirley Hanson, Gwyneth Cooper and Elaine Sunderland for re-lining all the curtains in the clubhouse.

Lady Captain also announced that the profits from the ‘Calendar Girls’ style calendar is currently at over £700, proceeds to the Forget-Me-Not charity.

Prize winners are:-

Golfer of the Year Linda Gul

Scratch Champion Tracey Ward

Lady Captain’s Prize Stella Jenkins

Summer Eclectic Div 1 Tracey Ward

Winter Eclectic Div 1 Edith Uttley

Summer Eclectic Div 2 Jill Goody

Winter Eclectic Div 2 Stella Jenkins

Brook Clegg Salver Carmen Leonard / Jill Goody / Bethany Farren

ELM Salver Bev Taylor

Helen Crowther Salver Stella Jenkins

Runner Up Annie Green

Ruth Daniels Slaver Terry Jackson

Away Day Salver Susan Duckworth

Betty Naylor Trophy Linda Gul

Runner Up Susan Duckworth

Hammerstones Trophy Linda Gul

Runner Up Cynthia Womersley

Sheila Banks Trophy Bethany Farren

Bunnies Trophy Carol Gaunt

Audrey Drake Bowl Jennifer Priestley

Cockroft Bowl Olwyn Hornby

Runner Up Annie Green

GF Casson Bowl Olwyn Hornby

Philadelphia Bowl Linda Gul

Runner Up Susan Procter

PG Cooper Plate Mary Mellor

Runner Up Karen Gledhill

LGU Breakthrough Brooch Janet Evans

Cancer Relief Spoon Bev Taylor

EWGA Medal Bethany Farren

Centenary Greensome Edith Uttley & Terry Jackson

Birdie Tree Mary Mellor

Ringer Comp Linda Gul

Hebden Bridge start times

2011-11-23T19:59:00.000Z

The Alliance website has been updated with the start times for Hebden Bridge on Tuesday 29th November.

You can see the start sheet here.

Birdies (and eagles) galore in Outlane Turkey Trot

2011-11-22T20:41:00.000Z

The annual competition for the members when they play for their Christmas Turkeys took part over the Saturday and Sunday when the weather was completely different regarding the two days.

With players having the choice of which day to play due to daylight availability it was the Saturday entries who had the best of the conditions with excellent golf weather and the Sunday entry was a case of playing in thick fog throughout the day.

With 12 turkeys on offer there was only 1 pairing who could produce a winning score on Sunday with players claiming they had not got the foggiest of where they were going such was the visibility on all the holes.

The winning score of 60 nett from Chris Booth and Tony Stead was made on the front nine from a 27 nett score with the latter having birdies on the second and third holes whilst Chris Booth followed with an eagle on the fourth and set up their turkey prize.

In second place came Steve Beeby and Dan Cooper who thought they had lost their chance when the former who had a tremendous round put his ball out of bounds on the 17th and his partner was way off line but in play. Dan Cooper then made a mess of his second shot and was still quite a way off from the green but then saw his ball go in the hole from his next shot from a distance for a glorious nett eagle which gave them a back nine of only 29 shots.

Peter Lawrence Brown and last years junior Captain Bryn Jenkinson produced an eight birdie round for their turkey and then on Sunday Jarrad Hazelden and Dan Schofield produced the round of the weekend considering the fog which had players hitting off the tee when players in front had given them the all clear shout.

A straight shot was certainly required and they did this with monotonous regularity to set up their turkey with a 30 front nine nett score.The shot of the day happened on the par 5 12th hole when the former hit his second shot and reached the green to find his ball 2 feet from the hole and then missed his nett albatross putt but got his eagle score.

Paul Kaye and Simon Senior came next with Tim Brook and Chris Rothery also having a 64 nett to get their Christmas Dinner which the club present to them on Christmas eve.

Turkey Trot Four Ball Better Ball

Chris Booth / Tony Stead = 60 nett

Steve Beeby / Dan Cooper = 61 nett

Peter Lawrence Brown/ Bryn Jenkinson = 63 nett

Jarrad Hazelden / Dan Schofield = 63 nett

Paul Kaye / Simon Senior =64 nett

Tim Brook / Chris Rothery = 64 nett

West End Alliance

2011-11-21T10:03:00.000Z

Rob Booth partnered by his father Frank (10), Bradley Hall, tied for first placed Pro-Am with Gareth Evans and Mark Campbell (8), Crow Nest Park, with the relatively low score of 40 points.

The Am-Am was won by Simon McKenzie (10) and Nigel Nuttall (5), Outlane, with 43 points from Mike Dempsey (9) and Pete Newey (14), Ind. Huddersfield, on 41 and Dave Knapton (10) and Nick Hirst (10), Outlane on 40.

The conditions were perfect for golf with sunshine and a light breeze and a course in excellent condition. The greens were especially good for November, playing as well as in the summer. Play was from the yellow tees which tends to result in fewer scoring opportunities at West End. The entry was oversubscribed and the last of the 64 pairs just managed to finish as darkness fell. The scoring was generally very consistent with only seven net eagles.

The next event is the Christmas Dinner meeting at Hebden Bridge on Tuesday 29 November. This is almost fully subscribed and anyone wanting to play should contact Barry Isles as soon as possible.

See the full scores.

Entries now open for matchplay comp

2011-11-17T15:10:00.000Z

The Heath's Andrew Goldstein reached 2011 regional final

Entries have just opened for the 2012 Golfdelaluz.com Northern Matchplay Golf Championship.

The popular season-long knockout tournament is open to male golfers across the North of England and is sponsored by Holmfirth based golf travel company Golf de la Luz.

Entry is just £15 for the Individual event or £25 per pair for the Betterball competition.

There's also an incentive to encourage early entries whereby anyone who enters before the 31st December will be put into a draw to win Titleist Pro V1 golf balls.

The grand final in 2012 will be held at the breathtaking Arcos Gardens Golf Club & Country Estate near Cadiz in Spain. It is a simply stunning venue with top class facilities and will provide the perfect setting for the 12 lucky golfers who make it through to the grand final.

Before that a draw is made for opponents shortly after the closing date, which is initially done on a local basis to minimise travelling distances. The first round is played over 36 holes on a 'home & away' basis ensuring that every competitor gets to play at least one round away from their home course. A draw for home advantage is made in subsequent rounds.

Alwoodley

Win a maximum of just 6 qualifying rounds and you will make it through to your regional final. Each regional final venue ranks inside the top 25 in the country and the winners at each will be on the plane to Spain!

Golfers in Yorkshire will compete to reach a regional final at Alwoodley Golf Club.

Free membership until March 2012 at Willow Valley

2011-11-17T10:48:00.004Z

Willow Valley are offering free membership until March 2012 to all their customers.

Just pay the £210 joining fee and your golf is free until 29th February 2012.

That's a saving on membership of £198 if you join from December the 1st as a Full Member or £120 as a 5 Day Member.

This offer is limited to the 1st 20 new members... so don't delay, call in today and become a member at one of Yorkshires finest golf facilities.

Play golf all year round - in winter they play off grass on the fairways, from the summer tees and no temporary greens*

*A winter green may be in use if the club have to undertake major repair work to a green.

First out lead from the front

2011-11-16T16:01:00.000Z

The very first tee time out in the Pros 4 Ball Better Ball set the standard for the Outlane Pros Fourball competition and maintained their momentum right to the end to clinch a win in the second division category.

Ian Greenwood and Arthur Dakin were the first to tee off and it was the latter who played his part on the first nine holes with several pars which became birdies due to his shot handicap and a 31 score was registered.

However the second nine belonged to Ian Greenwood who nearly had a hole in one on the 253 yard par four when his tee shot came to rest 2 feet from the hole after nearly going in .The second nine holes were completed in 29 shots which gave them the edge over Michael Hales and Dave Thewlis who also had a 60 but could not beat the winners better back nine score.

Stuart Eastwood and Trevor Pickles were next with a 62 which was also a better back nine than Robert Armitage and father-law Steve Morgan. The First Division also registered a 60 score with a late made up partnership when Ron Hardys usual partner was unable to play but Paul Savage stepped in to partner him and a birdie blitz from him sealed the win.

Kevin Sykes and Steve McNair came second on their own with a 61 and another count back had to sort out Steve Howlett and Ken Robinson with Peter Lawrence Brown and Bryn Jenkinson just losing out with their identical 62 score. The scoring was excellent throughout the Pros competition which is played off the yellow markers hence the low scores.

Pros Better Ball

Division 1:

Ron Hardy / Paul Savage = 60

Kevin Sykes / Steve McNair = 61

Steve Howlett / Ken Robinson = 62 (after count back)

Peter Lawrence Brown / Bryn Jenkinson = 62

Division :

Ian Greenwood / Arthur Dakin = 60 (after count back)

Dave Thewlis / Michael Hales = 60

Stuat Eastwood/ Trevor Pickles = 62 (after count back)

Robert Armitage / Steve Morgan = 62

Outlane are also happy to mention that entries for the Sports Quiz on Wednesday 30th of November is going well with an international motor cycling team coming from Keighley and a snooker players team as well as a well-known Crown Green Bowling enthusiast who has entered his team. However they still have a few more places available so if any one is interested please call 01484 655097 and register for an interesting night out which includes supper for a four person team (£20).

Elland ladies competition results

2011-11-15T08:14:00.000Z

OCTOBER & NOVEMBER 2011

GFC 13th October
Winner Carol Gaunt 109-36=73
R/Up Stella Jenkins 105-31=74

Combined ELM 23rd & 27th October
Winner Bethany Farren 97-23=74
R/Up Carmen Leonard 105-28=77

CENTENARY GREENSOMES
Winners Edith Uttley & Terry Jackson
Rs/Up Eileen Kenny & Stella Jenkins

Combined ELM 30th Oct & 3rd Nov
Winner Karen Gledhill 99-25=74
R/Up Gloria Aspinall 107-31=76

95 year old Arthur plays to his handicap in testing conditions

2011-11-11T15:42:00.000Z

Today 11 / 11 / 11, Arthur Crawshaw, a Dewsbury District member for over 44 years, managed to play a full round around Dewsbury District’s testing moorland course at the ripe old age of 95.

Not only that he played to his handicap amassing 36 stableford points in the process. All this on a miserable day with mist and fog and a cold wind blowing and putting many people off even going out to play.

Arthur plays every week but usually prefers a buggy nowadays but because of the recent poor weather he could not use one today.

Knowing the testing landscape of the course helps to realise the magnitude of this amazing feat for someone so mature in years, even to those who know Arthur they were yet again surprised by his commitment, endurance but not his strength of character. He is a proper role model to be admired and looked up to.

The photo shows Arthur immediately after completing his round today.

Outlane News

2011-11-09T12:25:00.002Z

Sports quiz

Outlane Golf club are having a Sports Quiz on Wednesday November 30th (7.30) to raise funds for the new machinery shed . The cost is £20 for a team of 4 which includes supper. Teams can contact Bob Hazelden (01484 655097) or the club (01422 374 762) to enter.

Free golf

The club is offering " free golf " to the end of 2011 if you join now and pay the fees for the 2012 season in advance. For further information contact the club secretary Phil Turner (01422 374762).

West End start times

2011-11-08T12:37:00.002Z

The Alliance website has been updated with the start times for the next meeting at West End.

The start-sheet can be seen at: http://www.hhdga.org.uk/page2.html

Nicholas Marsh named in England Under 18 Boys squad

2011-11-07T17:18:00.000Z

Nicholas Marsh has been named by the English Golf Union in the England U18 Boys Squad for 2012.

Marsh who is a member at Elland and Huddersfield Golf Club is joined by fellow Yorkshire compatriot Mathew Fitzpatrick in the 21 man squad named for the 2012 golf season.

Marsh had a string of consistent results in several major U18 boys events in the UK in 2011 and is undoubtedly set to earn his first England cap next year.

Marsh has been a regular player in the Yorkshire Boys and Men's team during 2011 will continue to train with the Yorkshire elite squad during the Winter.

140 Outlane Members Turn Out For Royal British Legion Appeal

2011-11-07T09:45:00.000Z

The November Medal for which the proceeds are donated to the Poppy Appeal saw a good turn out from the Outlane members who once again contributed in their support for the British Legion and the 140 who turned out enjoyed a course which was in fine condition as the scores reflected this.

The overall winner was Len Carr from the second division with a 44 Stableford points total which was made up of a 24 front nine total and whilst he didn't actually falter 20 points on the back nine was sufficient to give him the win.

In second place was Martin Dickenson from the first division who had 42 points and it was a case of his round getting better the further he went as 20 points on the first nine was bettered on the second nine (22 points) and gave him a better count back from four other identical scores of 42.

Matthew Alsop from the first division and Stephen Brearey , Keith Skippins and Peter Ford from the second division filled the next places with their identical points total which on another day would have been good enough to taste success. A total of 31 golfers broke par!

November Medal

First Division:

Martin Dickenson = 42 points

Matthew Alsop = 42

Andrew Mellor = 41

Robert Armitage = 41

Neil Morison = 40

Second Division:

Len Carr = 44

Stephen Brearey = 42

Keith Skippins = 42

Peter Ford = 42

David Beaumont = 41