Around the golf courses

ON May 8 it was the turn of the Ilkley Ladies' Scratch Team to play their first match. With the sun shining in Ilkley shorts seemed to be the order of the day but disappointingly a cold murky sky greeted the golfers at Pannal and players soon resorted to warmer clothing.

The beautiful condition of the course and the spectacular colours more than made up for the weather. The match was very closely contested with the final result being a draw 31/2 points each and the winners for Ilkley were Marylyn Brand, Linda Burrows and Liz Downs, with Sally Ognall halving her match.

On the same day not very far away the B team were blessed with a sunny day at Bradford Golf Club. Points were very elusive and only Maggie Mitchell and Wendy Pillinger won giving the home team a 5 to 2 victory. Perhaps we are not used to the sunshine after such a particularly wet spring!

Ann Newman has been very busy on the golf courses, playing and winning in her first match for Yorkshire Seconds against Rotherham Scratch Team.

Then teaming up with Judy Sherwin for the first round of the Millennium Foursomes at Horsforth and winning by the comfortable margin of 6 and 4.

HOLE-IN-ONE

Congratulations are also due to the Lady Captain, Marjorie Bradley who had a hole-in-one at the 9th on the Spanish course Torrequebrada, thus ensuring that none of us were around to help her celebrate.

The A team played at South Leeds Golf Club, a course quite different from Ilkley with several raised greens.

Despite the cold and windy conditions the team were in fine form winning 41/2 to 21/2 Sally Ognall, Sue Wood, Liz Webster, and Daphne Hawkins all winning and the B Team Captain, Ann Gillon ,who was brought in at the last minute gained a valuable half.

The first prize day of the year, held on May 9 was a yellow ball competition kindly given by Pam Blackburn, Queenie Fraser and Margaret Pack.

Blue skies, warm sunshine and the cherry trees in full blossom, a perfect golfing day. The winners, with a score of 153, were Claire Barker, Di Spratt, and Maggie Mitchell, second on 155 were Sue Hatfield, Angela Hatfield, Angela Jackson and Audrey Lister, and in third place with 157 were Liz Downs, Sue Bairstow, and Julie Ormondroyd.

Otley Golf Club

FOR the second week in succession both the Ladies and Gents enjoyed excellent golfing conditions at Otley Golf Club, which was reflected in the scores.

One hundred and forty men entered the Monthly Medal and in the Ladies' Section, 33 pairs took part in the Butler Cups qualifying competition, with the top eight going forward to a match play situation. Leading scores:

Division One - W M Dunn 75-8-67, H Walsh 75-8-67, A D Calder 79-10-69, K A Stewart 78-9-69, C Toft 76-6-70, D Pickles 80-10-70, J Patterton 81-11-70, J A Hainsworth 78-8-70.

Division Two - D Broadwell 79-15-64, D Hall 77-12-65, D Fowler 82-16-66, J M Bailey 82-16-66, A Stott 82-15-67, D Taylor 83-16-67, L Coleman 80-13-67, D Smith 80-12-68, P Ridyard 80-12-68.

Division Three - L Morgan 84-18-66, G Beever 94-21-67, D Varley 88-20-68, E Thompson 90-22-68, E Thompson 90-22-68, A P Lee 94-25-69, P A Robinson 89-18-71, J Fairbrother 93-21-72, J York 94-22-72.

Butler Cup qualifiers - Shirley Thompson (nine) and Val Wray (15) 69, Pat Lazenby (20) and Andrea Walker (22), Winifred Varley (16) and Sheila Sunderland (9) 70, Iris Harrison (22) and Sandra Beanlands (22) 72, Jackie Brett (34) and Barbara Parker (21) 73, Barbara Dakin (29) and Jenny Shaw (21) 73, Shirley Whittington (22) and Diane Pattison (32) 73, Sheila Thomson (25) and Julia Hodgson (21) 74.

Rawdon Trophy

THE Rawdon Trophy was played for at Rawdon Golf Club on Saturday. This was an 18

hole greensome medal in which members chose their partners and then played off half their combined handicap.

The winners were S Wilson and D Myers with 631/2 with G Teed and C Sharpe second with 64, and S V Wilson and D Wood third with 67.

The May Stableford was played on Sunday with 72 members taking part.

Results were: Division One - 1, D Jones 43 (10); 2, C Atkinson 42 (7); 3, S Wilson 41 (12).

Division Two - 1, D Lamb 43 (19); 2, J Kelly 41 (19); 3, J W Clemmence 39 (23).

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