Keighley -- Opening Weekend, Saturday 4BBB: 1 D Plumb and T Petty 64, 2 ME Chapman and PI Wood 64, 3 G Brown and W Holder 64, 4 M Yeates and R Sarah 65, 5 R Newton and M Harrison 65.
The evening social event started with a drive off by the Captain, Mike Cooper, a 9 handicapper, and the Lady Captain, Elaine Pearson, who plays off five. Mike drove the ball an impressive 260 yards, and Elaine responded with a 220yard hit down the middle of the fairway.
Small wagers on the lengths of the drives raised £80 for the Captains' charities.
On Sunday the 8-15 section played for the Celebration Cup. 40 competitors entered the greensome competition, which was won by RM Linyard and DR Gunning with a net 68. Defending holders of the cup SR Ding and JS Brown were pushed into second place when they carded a triple bogey six on the short 14th. In third place were R Sarah and M Yeates with a net 72, having carded an eagle two on the par four 13th but also having two net sevens!
Nearest the pin on the 8th was S Tabel, who put the ball to 13 inches.
Alistair Houldsworth, one of Keighley Golf Club's many talented junior golfers, represented Yorkshire against Wales and won both of his matches.
Bingley St Ives Golf Club is holding an 8-15 Open Day on Wednesday, August 28. The format is 4BBB Medal, and entry costs £22 a couple. Send entry fees with sae and preferred time to R Firth, Professional's Shop, Bingley St Ives Golf Club, St Ives Estate, Harden, Bingley BD16 1AT or call 01274 562506.
Bingley St Ives - Ladies Section Foulds Trophy: 1 Mrs M Skinn 88-22-66, 2 Mrs L Whalley 84-16-68.
Branshaw - Widdup Trophy qualifiers: 68 Martin Rendle, Peter Wilkinson; 69 Bill Atkins, Mark Lansdall; 70 Joe Boland; 71 Duncan McAndrew, Graham Fothergill; 72 Dean Bailey, Dave Foster, Ian Shackleton; 73 Joe Fitzpatrick, Duncan Bairstow; 74 Terry Long, Jeff Wadsworth; 75 Seamus Daly, Jimmy Barrett.
Keighley - Ladies Section, Haggas Trophy qualifying round (best 32 net scores qualify for the knockout stage): 1 Norma Peace 85-16-69, 2 Cheryl Brown 83-13-70, 3 Pat Rawnsley 96-25-71.
Riddlesden - April Medal, 1st Division: 1 Steve Boast 72-11-61, 2 George Hanson 74-10-64, 3 Brian Dean 73-8-65; 2nd Division: 1 Richard Wood 77-18-59, 2 Ray Taylor 74-14-60, 3 Steve Crawshaw 76-15-61; 3rd Division: 1 Sam Jowett 87-28-59, 2 John Airey 83-22-61, 3 Stuart Hopkinson 87-26-61.
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