RAFGS Yorkshire Meeting - York Golf Club 9 Sep 26

The Yorkshire Meeting was held at York Golf Club for the 3rd year running and we again enjoyed the excellent warm-up / practice facilities, the interesting and well-maintained golf course, superb food (including the best bacon rolls of the year) and a warm welcome - which Rick Lipscomb assures me is absolutely to be expected from Yorkshire folk. It was, however, disappointing that we had such a small field, with only 19 members there to enjoy the event.

Although most of us found playing off green fairways something of a novelty following the summer's prolonged drought, there was some good scoring in the Individual Stableford competition, with three players on 34 points and Garry Ridsdale leading the way with 36 points to win the Halifax trophy. Garry, with the rest of the players, was surprised that he now qualifies as a veteran and therefore had also won the Veterans Salver. John Pearce was second on countback in both the overall and veteran categories on 34 points, with Maggie Warriner in 3rd, also on 34 points. Bernie Vickers (34 points) and Tony Doveston (33 points) also picked up prizes on the basis of each player only being able to win one prize.

The afternoon Greensomes did not require the assistance of a countback, with Jenny Smale and Peter Hamilton second on 32 points and Tony Doveston and Andy Jones winning the coveted Johnny Johnson `Mosquitoes on 34 points. Finally, this year there were two nearest the pin prizes which went to Maggie Warriner (7th) and Garry Ridsdale (11th). The day was rounded off with an excellent meal of roast pork with all the trimmings, including Yorkshire puddings, followed by apple and blackberry crumble.

Full results - individual Stableford
Full results - Greensomes Stableford