THE YORK UNION OF GOLF CLUBS OCTOBER 2014 A CLEAN SWEEP FOR YORK SCRATCH TEAM The York Union Scratch team completed their clean sweep of 7 victories in the Yorkshire IDU league with a convincing 22-14 over Teesside at Billingham on 7th September. Having beaten Sheffield Union in the match at Fulford on 17th August to win the trophy for only the second time since 1977. At Billingham, Martin Brown (Pike Hills) and James Walker (The Oaks) led the team out in the morning foursomes and duly recorded another win for the York team. Damon Coulson and Rob Moore (both Fulford) added another two points, while Pike Hills pairing Craig Smith and Oliver Adamson added a single point with a halved match. With the match tied at 5 points apiece, it was left to the Adrian Lount ( Pike Hills) and Josh Plaxton (Fulford) to round off the morning, ending their match on the 18th with another win for York. Going into the afternoon with narrow 2 point lead, it promised to be a close match, and as the first four matches of the singles all went to the 18th, albeit with two wins and two halves for York, it certainly looked as though that would be the case. A 2&1 win for the Teesside pair in the fifth game broke the sequence, and hinted at a comeback, but the next 2 matches also went to the 18th with each side picking up another two points. Chris Lone (Fulford) posted the biggest win of the afternoon for York with a 4 & 3 win at the 15th putting York on 17 points and close to victory. It was Team Captain Russ Chilton, playing for the first time this season, who added the winning points with yet another win on the 18th. Josh Plaxton had to retire injured, gifting Teesside a walk over, but Oliver Adamson with a half, and Adrian Lount with a 3&2 win, closed the match out, and confirmed York’s place at the top of the League with maximum points from the seven matches. The York Union team in high spirits after the win against Sheffield at Fulford. Russ Chilton finally gets to receive the IDU League trophy at Cookridge Hall on 14th September. York are runners-up at Cookridge Hall Team Championship We had expected the York Players to perform well after their league success, and we weren’t disappointed, although having to make late substitutions because of injury wasn’t helpful to the teams cause, and the team finished the day as runners-up to Sheffield by a margin of 9 strokes, 13 strokes ahead of Bradford in 3rd place. The competition is contested by teams of six who play 36 holes – a hard day’s golf on the undulating fairways of Cookridge Hall – with the aggregate of the 12 rounds deciding the winner. York’s’ team of Martin Brown and Craig Smith from Pike Hills, Jamie Miller and Rob Moore of Fulford, well supported by David Hague of Malton and James Walker from The Oaks would have been in top position after the first round but for an out of character score of 80 from Craig that left Sheffield with an 8 stroke lead after the morning round. Martin Brown followed up his morning 71 with the same score in the afternoon for a 2 under par total of 142. Sheffield picked up another stroke on York during the afternoon, and finished on 881, 9 ahead of York on 890. David Smith, President of York Union receiving the IDU Team Runners-up trophy from Chairman of the IDU, David Johnson. David Hague wins Matchplay The final of the York Union Matchplay was contested by two junior stars– David Hague from Malton & Norton, and James Cass from Fulford. The competition took place over two days starting at Aldwark Manor on Saturday 30th August, and reaching its conclusion at Scarthingwell on Sunday 31st. To reach the final, David had recorded wins over Gary Thorner (Kirkbymoorside) and defending champion Adrian Lount (Pike Hills) while James defeated clubmate Tom Foster before getting the better of Rob Heath (Sandburn Hall). The final was expected to be a close with both players having shown good form in the earlier rounds, but it was the consistent accuracy from tee to green, and the ability to get up and down when necessary, that saw David collect the trophy after a 5 & 3 win. David Hague, Malton & Norton James Cass, Fulford Winners of Pike Hills Cup at Sandburn Hall Brothers David and Paul Marsay, both members at the host club, had always played together as a pair, but this year decided to play with different partners to see if they could improve their results in competitions. Paul, playing with Tim Clarke was out early and posted a remarkable gross 71 to head the leaderboard, and was to stay there for most of the afternoon. Easingwold pair Mike Pickering and Trevor Boddison did record a best of the day gross 70, but the conditions of the competition meant that they could not compete for the Trophy, but did pick up a net prize for their efforts. Jim Batt and Andy Wright added a fine 72 (with the usual “if only” tales of missed putts!) to eventually finish second in the Trophy competition, and late finishing Geoff Stericker and M Thompson of Fulford collected 3rd place with a 75. David Marsay had gone out with Mike Butterworth, and like his brother, posted a gross 71 – but claimed the Trophy by one stroke on a last 6 countback. As a consolation, Paul and Tim collected the best Net, with John Newman and Pete Taylor of Kirkbymoorside picking up the last of the net prizes. Sue wins Fulford Rose Bowl The York Union ladies’ Fulford Rose Bowl was postponed in June because of waterlogged conditions at Heworth, but thankfully the weather has been kinder of late and the re-arranged competition was played on Sunday 21st September in dry conditions. The winner with a fine score of 71 was Sue Bellion, who added the Trophy to the collection of Union Trophies already sitting in the Malton and Norton cabinet after various successes this year. She finished one stroke clear of Val Eccles (Forest Park), with Lesley Mather, also from Malton & Norton, a further stroke back, and collecting 3rd place on a last 6 count back. Annual Dinner Dance and Prize Presentation Saturday 22nd November 2014 at York Racecourse York Union President Elect, Martin Greaves presents the trophy to David Marsay and Paul Butterworth. All competition results at www.theyorkunionofgolfclubs.co.uk Tickets £35 each from Gary Pearce, Secretary, York Union of Golf Clubs 07710 714506 [email protected] Flaxby Park tests our best Sunday 21st September saw the conclusion of the Union’s scratch team competitions with the Team Championship taking place at Flaxby Park. Eleven of the Union’s clubs took part with teams of four playing foursomes in the morning and a series of singles in the afternoon. Rounds of 71 & 75 for 146 from Pike Hills saw them take a lead after the morning with The Oaks 10 strokes back on 156 (76 & 80), Fulford on 157 (83 & 74) and The York on 158 (80 & 78). But golf cannot be predictable, and as the afternoon progressed, Pike’s lead was gradually eroded by Fulford. Martin Brown, first out for Pike Hills handed in a 1 under par 71 to temporarily extend the lead against a 74 from George Forder for Fulford – but then Alistair Smith’s 78 for Pike Hills was countered by a magnificent 70 from James Cass for Fulford. James’ round included 7 birdies and 5 bogeys and allowed him to collect the Issott Trophy for the best individual round of the day, and will also get his playing handicap down from 3 to 2. Worse was to follow for Pike Hills as Adrian Lount posted another 78 against Damon Coulson’s 74 – with the lead now down to 2 strokes. The other leading clubs from the morning could not match the efforts put in by the Fulford players. Neil Ferguson was best of The York’s players with 74 and James Walker posted the best Oaks score of 73. Their clubs ended the day confirmed in third and fourth places while we waited for the last players for Fulford and Pike Hills to finish. Rob Moore and Craig Smith were playing together in the last group and Rob, playing for Fulford, bettered Craig’s score – but only by one stroke, which left the Pike Hills team winners by the narrowest of margins. Non playing team captain Russ Chilton was pleased to be making yet another acceptance speech, as he praised his players for the efforts they had put in, not only in this competition, but for their efforts through the year. The Trophy winners picture shows from left James Cass, with the Issott Trophy, Adrian Lount, Martin Brown, Alistair Smith and Craig Smith (the Pike Hills Team), and Union President David Smith. The Pike Hills winning Team photo shows their team with their Club Captain Nigel King, Team Captain Russ Chilton, Union President David Smith, and President Elect Martin Greaves. ____________________________________________ CONTACTST Entry forms for Cross Trophy events are at your club now. All fixtures are on the website. Gary Pearce, Secretary, York Union 07710 714506 [email protected] www.theyorkunionofgolfclubs.co.uk Paul Jordan Worrall, Competitions Secretary [email protected] S
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