|
|
Yorkshire Union of Golf Clubs Founded April 1894 |
|
Home History News Fixtures Entry Forms Competition Results County Members Contacts |
2006news
Yorkshire Union Dinner at York Racecourse, Friday November 2nd The Yorkshire team of Adam Best, Gareth Evans, Matthew Evans, Adam Hodkinson, Nicholas McCarthy, John Parry and Stephen Uzzell assembled at Cleveland Golf Club on 26th. September to be greeted with a strong wind coming off the North Sea and occasional heavy showers of rain. This provided very testing conditions for the two practice days but the weather forecast indicated that as the week progressed conditions would improve. The weather did improve although on day one of the competition the strong wind remained a significant factor. At 8.30a.m. on 28th Yorkshire set out against Wiltshire who were competing in the event for the first time in their 109 year existence. The first hole was not too kind to Yorkshire but as the first series of foursomes progressed Yorkshire gained the upper hand and finished the morning with a comfortable 3-0 lead. The afternoon singles - with Adam Hodkinson replacing Nicholas McCarthy - were well contested in the early holes but Yorkshire's experience showed through towards the end of the round and in the end the county ran out 8.5 to 0.5 winners - a great start. On day two, Yorkshire were matched against Hampshire, Isle of Wight and The Channel Islands, who had been defeated by Leicestershire and Rutland on day one. The same foursome's pairings and order were retained but it was a less than convincing performance with the morning points being shared 1.5 each. In the afternoon Matthew Evans was replaced by Adam Hodkinson and again Stephen Uzzell lead the way with a good 2/1 win over England international Sam Hutsby. Hampshire drew level when Nicholas McCarthy lost game two. Three of the remaining four games went Yorkshire's way and with John Parry halving his game for the second day running the county finished comfortable winners by 6-3. The final match on day three was set up for a winner take all as Leicestershire had won their second match against Wiltshire. The weather had improved and the sun was shining but there remained a tricky wind, which had moved towards the north. The foursomes did not start well and Yorkshire never really got on terms and while John Parry and Adam Hodkinson had a comfortable 4/3 victory the other two games went Leicestershire's way to leave Yorkshire trailing 1 - 2 at lunch. At the half way stage in the afternoon singles the result was very finely balanced but probably favouring Leicestershire. However the Yorkshire players' experience and attention to detail began to take over and Stephen Uzzell again lead the way winning the top match against the very experienced David Gibson by 2holes. John Parry - in his last game in Yorkshire colours - was on top form and ran out a 6/4 winner in game 5 and with Adam Hodkinson posting a 4/3 win in game 3 Yorkshire were taking control at 4 - 2 with three games still on the course. In game two Adam Best reached the 18th tee 1 down but on his own course and in front of many members won the last hole and his halved match gave us the ½ point needed to retain the trophy. We looked to the last two games to obtain the extra point to complete the three wins out of three and with Gareth Evans one up with three to play and Matthew Evans 2 down at the same stage it was Gareth who looked the more likely to provide the required result. In the end it was Matthew who displayed all the calmness and experience to win the last three holes to complete the win - while unfortunately Gareth lost by 1 hole. The final result was a 5.5 - 3.5 win and the title Champion County remained securely in the hands of Yorkshire for the third year in a row and the eighth time in the last eleven years. It was also a very fitting farewell to our retiring Captain Iain Mackenzie who has a very unique record of three Championship wins as both a player and a non playing Captain. The final act was the presentation of the medals to the team and the Trophy to Iain Mackenzie by the President of the English Golf Union Mr. Richard Palmer.
Yorkshire v Cumbria at Hallamshire Golf Club. Yorkshire win the Northern Counties League but lose their final game against Cumbria Nine and a half points to eight and a half. On a fine but windy morning the Cumbria team handled the conditions well and led by four points to two at lunch. Mid way through the afternoon singles Yorkshire looked as though they could win the game, but a strong finish by the Cumbria players gave them nine points with one match on the course and all square after seventeen holes. The hole was halved and Cumbria got the half point to clinch the match. 13 August Yorkshire v Lancashire at Southport and Ainsdale. Yorkshire won the match against their friends Lancashire on saturday. At lunch the team held a four point lead after winning the Foursomes five games to one. Danny Dennison came to support the team on crutches, after breaking his leg in a motoring accident. He watched the players tee off in the after singles from a seat on the first tee. The singles went in Yorkshires favour seven and a half games to four and a half and Yorkshire winning the match by twelve and a half points to five and a half. The final match against Cumbria to decide the Northern Counties League is at Hallamshire Golf Club on September 1st. 6 August. Congratulations to John Parry of the Harrogate Golf Club and Daniel Willett of the Rotherham Golf Club who have been selected for the Walker Cup to be held at Royal County Down Golf Club, Ireland, in September. 5 August. Daniel Willett of the Rotherham Golf Club wins the English Men's Amateur Championship.
News Round-up. Monday 30 July, Yorkshire under sixteen team had a convincing win over Lancashire at Ashton under Lyne, 14 games to 4. Wednesday 1 August, Liam O'Neill retained his title of Under 16 Boys Champion at Sand Moor with two rounds of 69. Friday 3 August, Yorkshire Boys team, rescued a tie of nine games each against Lancashire at Kirkbymoorside. Adam Best(Cleveland Golf Club) has been selected for the first time to represent England in the Home Internationals. 30 June
Yorkshire Amateur Championship Final will be played at Moortown Golf Club on Saturday 30 June between D Willett of the Rotherham Golf Club and A Hodkinson of the Hallows Golf Club. The 36 hole final will commence at 08.30hrs. Danny Willett had to overcome two of his County Team mates in Duncan McCarthy (Moortown) and Steve Uzzell (Hornsea) to reach the final and Adam Hodkinson played Karl Shepherd (Renishaw Park) and Paul Snowdon (Moortown). Match Play Results 27 June Yorkshire Amateur Championship at Moortown Golf Club Nigel Sweet of Moortown Golf Club wins the Alvin Trophy with a three under par 68. Results Draw 26 June Yorkshire Amateur Championship at Moortown Golf Club Tuesday - first round of the Amateur Championship washed out. Stroke play reduced to one round on Wednesday. Players to use Wednesday Tee times. 11 & 12 June. Yorkshire Seniors Championship at The Oaks Golf Club. The Championship was held on Monday and Tuesday, the weather on Monday was very hot and humid and cooler on Tuesday with some showers over the lunch time period. With a breeze blowing later in the day on Tuesday the playing conditions were more difficult. The Seniors' Champion was Mr R Shimwell of the Hessle Golf Club with rounds of 74 and 72. The President Mr John Shaw of the Bedale Golf club presented the age group prizes and thanked The Oaks Golf Club for hosting the event. Next years event is to be held at the Hull Golf Club. Results 9 June. E.G.U. Northern Group Men's Championship at Ganton Golf Club. Yorkshire hosted the Championship this year at Ganton Golf Club and the Yorkshire 6 man team of Steve Uzzell, Sam Haywood, Adam Hodkinson, Nick McCarthy, Daniel Willett and Gareth Evans won the Championship by fifteen shots from Cumbria with Lancashire in third place. After the morning round Yorkshire led the field by two strokes with a total of 457 but with only nine shots separating the top five clubs the final result was in question. During the afternoon the wind started to blow, adding to the difficulties of the challenging golf course at Ganton. Yorkshire completed the second round in one shot less than the morning round to win the title and go forward to represent the Northern Counties in the English Golf Union Championship at Cleveland Golf Club in September. Gareth Evans shared the best score for two rounds with Kevin Moore from the Isle of Man with a total of 145, but Gareth's second round 72 gave him the individual trophy. Kevin Moore with a score of 70 won the best first round prize and Hugh Hamilton from Durham with a score of 71the second round prize.
Gareth Evans(Northcliffe),Nick McCarthy (Moortown), Sam Haywood (Rotherham), Steve Uzzell (Hornsea), Iain Mackenzie(Captain), Daniel Willett (Rotherham), Adam Best (Reserve) and Adam Hodkinson (Hallowes) Results 2 June. Northern Counties League. Yorkshire beat Northumberland at Malton and Norton Golf Club on Saturday. Yorkshire went into lunch after the morning Foursomes with a two game advantage, three wins, two halved games and one loss. In the afternoon singles the top five matches won and the tail end secured a further four points to win the match thirteen games to five. Results 30 May. Welsh Open Stroke Play Championship John Parry won his second major title this year at Machynys Peninsula in the Welsh Open Stroke Play Championship. He won at the first extra hole against his England team-mate Paul Waring. Playing the last hole he was two shots in front but had a bogey against a birdie for Waring, leaving the two players tied on 277, four shots clear of the field. 23 May. 5th Division Championship at Headingley was won by Oakdale Golf Club with Tom Hesketh winning the idividual 36 Hole Trophy with scores of 74 and 71, beating Adam Frontal-Gay from cookridge Golf Club with a better 2nd round. The five other clubs promoted to the fourth division were Bradford Moor, Malton and Norton, Heworth, Cookridge Hall and Middlesbrough, to be played at Easingwold Golf Club on the 20th June. Results 12 May . Yorkshire played Cheshire at Selby Golf Club on Saturday. Selby Golf Club are celebrating their Centenary this year and were pleased to host a major County event. Yorkshire won four of the six Foursome games in the morning to lead by two at lunch. In the twelve singles games in the afternoon, the first six were even at three games each leaving Yorkshire requiring two and a half points from the six remaining games to clinch victory in the first Northern Counties League match of the season. Yorkshire won five of the last six games to win the match twelve points to six. The next league match is at Malton and Norton on June 2nd when Yorkshire play Northumberland. Results
Yorkshire played Lincolnshire at Hessle Golf Club last Saturday. The weather was perfect for Golf and the morning Foursome points were shared 3 points each. The afternoon singles were looking good for Yorkshire at the halfway stage but the Lincolnshire side fought back and looked to have the match won, with two games still on the course, and up in both of them. Joe Buckley lost 2and 1 and Paul Thomas, one down after sixteen holes, won the last two holes to win his game and the match for Yorkshire. Results 31 March Yorkshire played Derbyshire in their first practice match at Burton Golf Club and won both the Foursomes and Singles for a comfortable win. Results 26 March Twelve Players from the County squad with the Captain, Head Coach, Graham Walker and three Selectors left Manchester Airport on Monday morning for Vila Sol, Portugal for warm weather coaching. Heavy rain welcomed the squad at Faro Airport but on arrival at Vila Sol the sun had broke through the cloud. The players enjoyed the week which involved coaching, competitive skill tests and golf on the testing 7000 yd par 72 golf course. The squad arrived home at Manchester, late on Saturday 31st, ready for their first challenge in a match against Lincolnshire on April 7th at Hessle Golf club. 4 March Spanish Amateur.
Yorkshire Annual General Meeting at Pannal Golf Club. Presentations at the morning seminar were given by Executive Members, Mr Jay Whittam, Mr John Shaw(Selby) and Mr Paul Jordan-Worral on Child Protection, CONGU Unified Handicapping System and Rules of Golf, respectively. The final presentation was from Roger Moreland on England Golf Partnership. The General Meeting of the Council commenced at 14.00hrs. The meeting elected Mr John Shaw of the Bedale Golf Club as President of the Yorkshire Union for the year 2007 and Mr W. Neil C. Hardman of the Kirkbymoorside Golf Club was elected as President Elect. Mr John Lawrence of the Marsden Golf Club and Mr Kevin Tucker of the Saltburn Golf Club were nominated by their clubs to serve on the Executive and fill the existing vacancies. February 2007. Johnathan Plaxton of Fulford Golf Club appointed as England Captain. 2 October English County Finals at Princes Golf Club, Sandwich, Kent The Yorkshire team of David Appleyard, Simon Bell, Gareth Evans, James Mason, Nicholas McCarthy, John Parry and Stephen Uzzell retained the English County Championship Trophy on the wind swept links of the Prince's Golf Course, from Gloucestershire, Surrey and Warwickshire. The Competition began for Yorkshire at 08.30 on Friday morning against Warwickshire, the format being three Foursomes in the morning and six Singles in the afternoon. The day didn't start well with Simon Bell needing a Doctor for a sickness bug and David Appleyard suffering from a stiff neck, Nick McCarthy the reserve, replaced Simon and David struggled round. At lunch, Yorkshire held an advantage of 2 points to 1. Although the players started slowly each day in the singles they accumulated five wins in the afternoon to win by 7 points to 2. On Saturday against Gloucestershire three Foursome wins in the morning gave Yorkshire a commanding lead at lunch. Only two points were needed from the afternoon Singles to clinch victory. Simon Bell replaced David Appleyard in the Singles but lost to Chris Wood and Nick McCarthy lost to Ed Butler and with the other matches close, the result was in doubt. James Mason won 4 and 3, John Parry secured a half and Stephen Uzzell won on the last hole to secure the victory. Gareth Evans won his match 4 and 3, to clinch victory 6.5 points to 2.5. On Sunday, Yorkshire played Surrey and three wins would probably secure the title. The Foursomes points were shared 1.5 points each, leaving 1.5 points to win the title. In the afternoon the wind blew as the storm clouds swept in. Thunder and lightening in the distance threatened the golf, but moved away.The first point came from John Parry who won 5 and 4. David Appleyard who won 4 and 3 secured the title and Nick McCarthy ensured at least a halved match with Surrey, winning 2 and 1. James Mason in his final game as an Amateur won his match against Seve Benson by two holes to win the match. Stephen Uzzell clinched victory on the final hole to give a final result of 6.5 points to 2.5. The Trophy was presented to the Yorkshire Captain, Iain MacKenzie, by Mr Donald Steel, President of the English Golf Union.  English County Champions 2006. Match Result Warwickshire Match Result Gloucestershire Match Result Surrey
|
Iain MacKenzie