September 21st, 2023

While the ladies did not play a competition at Pannal they had an enjoyable Exchange Day at Ilkley on Tuesday September 12th, won by the team of Ruth Skaife-Clarke, Val Smith-Jackman, Gerry Callendar and Alison Stratford.

Saturday 16th was the day for a four-man Stableford competition in which 24 teams took part with high scoring very much the order of the day. Third place went to Dave Hindle, Phil Cave, Phil Stott and Geoff Hickling who came in with 96 points. Second place went to Jon Clayton, Mike Smith, Micky Dawes and Neil Davies on 98. However the clear winners with a superb 104 points were the team of Mike Hudson and the Jonas family of father Michael and sons Jordan and Callum.

Mid-September each year sees the culmination of the Club’s annual mens, ladies and mixed knockout competitions with most decided on Finals Day on Sunday September 17th.

In the various mens competitions Chris Matthewman and Steve Duffy secured a narrow one up victory over Graham Hindmarsh and Brian Hemingway to clinch the newly awarded Euan London Trophy for the Men’s Summer Foursomes. Hemingway and Hindmarsh took an early lead but Duffy and Matthewman fought back to be 2 up by the 12th, but a late rally by their opponents saw everything all square by the 18th tee. In the end it was a high-risk rescue shot from the trees that secured the win for Chris and Steve at the eighteenth green.

The Tiger Trophy is awarded after a series of matchplay contests between the previous year’s winner, the winner and runner-up in the Club Championship and the winners of the April, May and June medals. In the 36 hole final Will Eardley beat Carl Bushby 4&3 to clinch the Trophy

In the Veterans Trophy for men over 55 Alex Bussey beat Malcolm Taylor 2&1

The Mixed Foursomes was won by Steve and Pam Dodds who beat Rob and Becs Booth in the 18 hole final

in the Ladies' Club Championship after a fantastic nip and tuck match with a stunning display of excellent golf it went right down to the 36th hole with Julie Parry winning against Ruth Skaife-Clarke one up. Ruth put up an amazing fight bearing in mind she has only recently returned from injury.

In the Harrogate Union Championships the Ladies Silver Division Championship was also played on Sunday at Thirsk and Northallerton. Two Pannal teams of four ladies competed and although out of the prizes Ladies Captain Clare Davies was delighted to report that Claire Hutchinson was Runner Up for the Individual Gross with a very creditable score of 84 having been the winner last year.