AFTER a two-week delay because of unseasonably wet weather, the 2024 season at Skipton Golf Club is now officially underway, with new Men’s and Women’s Captains, Andrew ‘Ollie’ Burton and Sarah Howes, swinging into action with the annual 'drive-in' to mark the traditional tee-off to the latest campaign.
CCM Skipton Auction Mart’s third annual ‘Grass Day’ show and sale of stirks, again staged to coincide with the yearly cattle turnout, attracted a good turnout of 248 head, supported by strong trade on Saturday.
BILL Simpson, President of Skipton Golf Club in 2023, has presented cheques totalling £1,300 to three charities, a sum raised during his year in office from raffles, competitions, the sale of the President's reserved parking spot and individual donations from members.
TWO senior members of Skipton Golf Club have been honoured with life memberships in recognition of their continuous 60 year-plus association with the club.
STEPHEN Webster, from Low Laithes Golf Club, Wakefield, who plays off a handicap of 7.1, achieved a notable hole in one on the 12th when playing in the recent Men’s Spring Open at Skipton Golf Club.
SKIPTON Golf Club’s Men’s and Ladies’ Captains, Bob Jarman and Lorraine Raeburn, have swung into action with the annual 'drive-in' to mark the traditional tee-off to the new 2023 season, staged as part of an extremely well-supported mixed competition day on Saturday. (April 1)
SKIPTON Golf Club’s retiring Men’s Captain Roger Moore, current Ladies Captain Lorraine Raeburn and her predecessor Dagmar Hecker-Woodhead have handed over a cheque for £7,606.34 to Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice in Oxenhope.
BOB Jarman is the new Men’s Captain at Skipton Golf Club, with Lorraine Raeburn, who took over as Ladies Captain last August, retaining the role for the 2023 season and club stalwart Bill Simpson newly installed as President.
THE Yorkshire Air Ambulance and Cancer Research UK have between them received cash windfalls totalling more than £7,500 as a result of fundraising efforts during their terms in office by Skipton Golf Club captains.
SKIPTON Golf Club has teed-up an exciting new era with the official opening of its brand-new Junior Academy, a £55,000 new-build development which forms an extension to the pro’s shop.
