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Our last friendly match this season was against Cottingham, which was enjoyed by all although Hornsea lost.
A good fun Captains/Lady Captain’s mixed comp resulted in a win by Greta Pearson & Adrian Foord.
55 of us travelled to Scarborough South Cliff for our Exchange Day.The winning team being Sue Robinson, Judith Thornton, Ann Moore and Lorner Porter.
Liz Wrigglesworth won the Lady Presidents Rose Bowl. Thank you Patsy for officiating the day, £200 was generously donated in memory of Betty Smith which I have forwarded to Yorkshire Cancer Research. On the same day at Scarcroft, Carole Perry and myself were delightad to come 4th in the final of the County Foursomes.
Another acheivement this month was a hole in one by Sheila Egerton at Flamborough.
We had a successful and well supported Invitation Day. Once again many thanks ladies for providing cakes for the half way house, which was efficiently manned by Terry Clappison & Frank Palin. Rosie Atkin, Sylvia Charter,and their guests were the winning team.
10 couples turned out to play the mixed friendly against Brough but torrential rain resulted in an early finish and hence an honourable draw.
Lastly this month the final of the Anne & Sam was played, Terry & Myself were defeated by very worthy winners, Myra & Colin Smith
A memorial service has been held for Bob Leonard who died two weeks ago, and on behalf of the Ladies Section, I would like to express our sympathy to Sue for her sad loss.
The golf since our last meeting started with a successful Ladies Past Captain’s competition, which was won by Rosemary Turner, the runner up being Sylvia Charter. The Scratch Cup was played over 36 holes and was won by Angela Clappison from Rosie Atkin and the Bronze Salver which is played on the same day was won by Anne Merritt.
The mixed friendly held at Ganstead was really enjoyed, even though Hornsea lost and likewise the return Ladies friendly match at Scarthingwell.
Thirty Nine teams played in our open Am Am in good weather and course conditions resulting in Elsham returning a 17 under par winning score. Well done to the two Hornsea teams who came in 4th and 6th positions. Thank you to all who helped on the day and especially to Sue Robinson for all her hard work organising the competition.
The ladies, as well as donating the food, very kindly ran the halfway house for the Junior Fundraising Am Am on Friday 5th August. The Junior organiser Glen Darnell thanked everyone who contributed. It was greatly appreciated and over £1700 was raised for their section.
The team matches are now complete. The Scatch Team, after gaining promotion last year, have struggled this season without success. The A Team have had better results, winning 2 matches and likewise the B Team, my thanks go to the Captains Lorna Porter and Patsy Yeates and also to all team players who have represented the club.
Two couples have qualified for the Yorkshire Foursomes County Finals at Scarcroft, well done to Rosie Atkin and Jan Jackson and to Carole Perry and myself!
Thank you Sue Robinson for all your excellent organisation of the Over 50′s Am Am. Unfortunately the winning team on the day from Grimsby had to be disqualified for fielding 2 under age players. The results are now as follows: 1st Northcliffe/Shipley, 2nd Driffield, 3rd, 4th, 5th places went to Hornsea and in 6th place Ganton.
My Lady Captain’s Mixed was held on the hottest day of the year so far, my lively family did not seem to put players off their golf as the good scores reflect. Mary Smith and Peter Blood took 1st prize (44pts), Myra & Colin Smith were 2nd on the back 9 (43pts) from Cath Caley and Howard Palmer. The June Malin Trophy for best nett was won by Sylvia Charter (73) on my Lady Captain’s Day. My thanks go to everyone for their support & generosity with their donations on both days, and I was overwhelmed with all my cards and gifts.
Scarthingwell enjoyed a winning visit to Hornsea in a friendly match and at the Driffield Open Am Am , Mary Smith, Rosie Atkin, Ruth Scott and Sheila Egerton came 4th.
Our thanks go to Paul Lockwood for organising such a successful Captain’s Weekend. The winning Ladies Team on Sunday was Anne Merritt, Greta Pearson, Cathy Gorton and Patsy Yeates.
My report starts on a cheerful note with today’s celebration of one of our past presidents, Myra Taylor’s 90th birthday.
Congratulations go to Rosie Atkin for winning the Broderick Cup, the runner up being Jan Jackson.
We are having close results in the League matches, but most unfortunately are not close enough! Success only to the A Team V Knaresborough(home) this month, but well played all.
At Opens on away courses, Sam Ward was in the winning team in the Hull Lady Captain’s Am Am and Lyndis Johns came 1st in a winning team at the Ganstead Park Am Am.
The winners of the Mixed Open on 5th June with a score of 137 in difficult conditions were Rosemary & David Turner partnered by Val & Nigel Holmes from Hessle, in 2nd Place with 140 were Hazel Conboy, Angie Hinch and Partners. Although successful the event was not so well supported as in previous years.
Thanks go to Frank Palin, assisted by Gill for organising the Past Captains Competition once again. In the Ladies winning team were, Myra Smith, Eileen Johnson, Sue Stead and Anne Merritt.
The Yorkshire Foursomes were played at Bridlington Belvedere yesterday, but until the results are published on the YLCGA web site we do not know if any of the Hornsea Ladies have qualified for the next round.
In a good social atmosphere, we learn from each other, build our confidence and come away refreshed and convinced that the next time we play we will win that elusive trophy. It goes without saying that refreshments (a coffee, or something stronger!!) are taken in the Club House afterwards. To anyone who has not yet taken advantage of these invaluable lessons, you are missing a treat. Sign up now. The group lessons are held on Wednesdays at 9.30am until May 11th. Please check full details with Stretton or myself.
Sadly, our Lady President Betty Smith passed away at the end of February. As well as being a loyal playing member for over 40 years, she had been a valuable committee member and for many years the Lady Secretary. She will be sadly missed by us all.
The weather has much improved and our Tuesday competitions have taken place. It was third time lucky for the Daily Mail Foursomes which was eventually played, Jean Prout and Sue Leonard were the winners and they now have a bye through to the next round. In the Mail on Sunday, Rosie Atkin, our team captain, led Hornsea to a win against Driffield, our next match in the 3rd round will be against Cottingham on March 21st.
An extremely windy day at Cave Castle in the Hull and District Alliance saw no winners for Hornsea but at Hainsworth Park Jo Roach and Jean Prout came in 4th with Patsy Yeates and Carole Perry also in the prizes. In the EYLWGA at Ganstead the pairing of Rosemary Turner and Myra Smith came 7th but unfortunately we had no Hornsea successes at Brough .
It seems as though Spring has begun to show its face around the course at last. The sound of bird song and a glimpse of sun is a welcome change, and hopefully a little warmth will encourage growth on the fairways and greens. Here’s looking forward to better weather and a much improved course this Summer.
Competitive golf has continued through the Winter months although Hornsea results in the Hull & District have been a little inconsistent, leaving us lagging be- hind in 4th position. We did however manage a great result at Haisnsworth Park with 1st (Andy Dickinson & Adie Rosindale) and 2nd place (Stret Wright & Yours Truly). Hessle still lead the Victor Hurdle Cup by 6 shots from Ganstead. Hornsea are 10 shots behind. The last event will be held at Hull Golf Club in 2 weeks time when also at stake is the Ted Biggs Salver for the best 3 scores of the day from each club.
The Sunday morning challenges have been both entertaining and exciting with a number of very close games being settled only with last putts being interrupted by reminders of the Captain’s Charity Fund!! The battle of the Pro’s was won by Steve Uzzell partnering Mark Cooke, with a last green win that featured a left handed drive with a right handed club from the 10th tee!
It’s great to see so many members and guests supporting the social events at the club. Long may it continue.
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A great night was enjoyed by all at the clubhouse on Saturday, February 19th when the Annual Dinner & Dance was attended by well over 100 members and guests.
After Julie Wright had recited the beautifully written ‘grace’, Chef Lloyd provided a delicious, well-presented, four-course meal, with great service ensuring that the food arrived at the tables in good time.
Kenny Barton then provided an hour of music and comedy, taking the gathering through a wide repertoire of instrumental dexterity and comedy from the traditional club scene. It was interesting to see the boundaries of ‘PC’ pushed again after so many years! A must-see performance indeed!!
An added bonus was the £200+ raised for the two Captains’ charities by way of the raffle. Revellers then danced until 1.30 with two hours of great music.
Thanks to all who attended, photos from the night can soon be seen on the gallery. Those that didn’t are advised to book early for the ‘Comedy Night‘ in April.