October 19th, 2023
The third stage of the club’s comprehensive drainage programme has been successfully completed over the last 7 days which coupled with green reseeding and fairway verti-draining will ensure the course is well prepared for the winter season with maximum playability during wet periods.
The ladies competed on Tuesday 10th in a three lady team Texas scramble drawn on a low, middle and high handicap basis. The result was a win for the combination of Sandra Taylor, Susan Asquith and Dee Miller whose nett 63 gave them a six shot win over the rest of the field. Second place went to Sophie Jacob, Margaret McNeill and Kate Jesper with a nett 69 but they needed a card count to edge out the trio of Ruth Skaife-Clarke, Susan Taylor and Annie Burke into third.
With major competitions now finished, Saturday 14th was the date for an optional Stableford competed for by 55 players. The changing conditions meant that scoring was clearly difficult with nobody making a level par score of 36 points and only three players scoring a two.
Three players needed to be separated by countbacks to decide the runner-up spots. In third place with 34 points was Phil Stott edged out by Chris Matthewman on the same score. But the competition winner was Tom Hesketh with 35 points. Playing off a plus-4 handicap Tom shot a gross 69 with 10 pars, 4 birdies and an eagle at the par 5 eleventh, seeing him home by just one point.
Finally on Sunday the last of the annual series of Men’s Friendlies took place at home against Moortown GC with a 5-3 win for Pannal. These traditional fixtures of long standing are played alternately home and away each year with the emphasis always on a friendly and convivial contest.
