Club News

Past Captain's Day 2024

Thursday 15th August we hosted the past Captain's Evening Dinner Banquet and Golf.

Evening Dinner Banquet.

A fabulous 3 course meal, with wine and port was enjoyed by the Past Captain Gentlemen of Heworth Golf Club. Catering supplied by our Excellent Bar manager Nicky Taylor.

Past Captain's Champion 2024.

Congratulations to 2023 Captain Brian Lowson winning the Past Captain's Trophy 2024 with a Stableford score of 38pts. Runner up Kevin Dwyer with 37pts. Trophy presented by Past Captain Mick Clitheroe. A fabulous day had by all.

New Green Fee Rates 2024

Winter Rate:
Monday - Friday £20. Member Guest Rate £15
Saturday - Sunday £25. Member Guest Rate £20

Summer Rate:

Monday - Friday £25. Member Guest Rate £20
Saturday - Sunday £30. Member Guest Rate £25

New Junior Rate - Half Price of the above.

New Tuesday Special Offer Rate - £15 after 10am

New Twilight Rate Monday to Friday after 3pm - £15

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Rabbits Champion and Peter Ferguson Trophy winner.

We hosted the Peter Ferguson Junior Trophy Saturday 11th August and the Rabbits Championship Sunday 12th August in hot summer conditions for both days.

Billy Forder came out on top winning the Rabbits Championship in a closely fought contest with a gross 88. Runner up Ash Martindale 89 and Best Net winner Dean Wharton with a Net 70.

The Peter Ferguson Trophy was won by Fraser Taylor with a Net 70, runner up Shay Muldoon with a net 71.

Congratulations to both our recent trophy winners.

3 ball Texas Scramble Results 17.08.2024

A fun day was had by all in the 3 man Texas Scramble played Saturday 17th August. Away players were allowed to take part and some great scores were returned. Club Captain Jim Downing hosted a charity raffle where £183 was raised for the National Kidney Federation. Special thanks to Easingwold Golf Club for sponsoring the top prize of a Free 4 ball Voucher won by Heworth Member Enrique Perez. Enjoy your day out to Easingwold GC Enrique.

Prize Winners:
1st: Bob Evans, Dave Parker, Doug Bidgood - 50pts
2nd: Rich Turner, Ian Dodsworth, Dave Smith - 49pts
3rd: Mick Wallace, Jim Shanks, Carl Jones - 49pts
4th: Kyle Lowson, Pete Jones, John Smith - 48pts
5th: Jim Downing, Steve Bellerby, Ron Coates - 47pts

Matthew Lord 2024 Club Champion
Congratulations to Matthew Lord, our Club Champion for the 3rd year in a row with a score of 75 gross in the morning round followed by a fabulous 68 gross in the afternoon round. Runner up Jim Batt Junior 71+75. 3rd place Neil Ferguson 79+74. Best am Gross Callum Robertson 75. Pm Gross winner Finn Cook 78. Best 36 Net winner Adam Guildford 71+69=140. 2's sweep Jim Batt Junior (17th) & Neil Ferguson (17th). A superb achievement Matthew.

Presidents Trophy Result 25th May 2024

Congratulations to Richard Turner winning our first Board Competition of 2024 from the White Tees. Some excellent scores posted on the day. Well done to all our prize winners.
Results as follows:

1st Richard Turner (8) 38pts (Presidents Trophy Champion 2024).
2nd Jim Batt Junior (3) 37pts
3rd Dave Parker (15) 35pts
4th David Moore (11) 35pts
5th Stuart Dunmore (15) 34pts
6th Lee Copley (14) 33pts
7th Martin Horner (13) 33pts
8th Sean Reilly (17) 32pts

2's Sweep:
John Casson (10th)
John Page (17th)
Anthony Gray (17th)
Lee Copley (17th)
Dave Smith (8th)

Cameron Ferguson Junior Club Champion 2024
Congratulations to Cameron Ferguson on winning our Junior Club Championship played Saturday 20th July. A fine score of 73 Gross from the white tees taking the trophy for the second year running. Best Net winner Oscar Pearson with a Net 66. Well played Cameron.

Upcoming Club Competitions & Events

Sunday 22nd September - Rover Trophy (Juniors) 1pm - 1.30pm
Saturday 28th September - Ben Moorhouse Trophy
Saturday 5th October - October Stableford
Saturday 19th October - Mixed 3 ball Texas Scramble Shotgun Start 9am & 1.15pm


Members Away Day at Eaglescliffe Golf Club
Some of our members enjoying a great day out at Eaglescliffe Golf Club. Thanks to Eaglescliffe Golf Club for their warm hospitality.

Captain's Charity Day. This years charity "The National Kidney Federation"

Saturday 8th June we hosted a 4 ball competition raising money for our 2024 Captain's Charity, "The National Kidney Federation". It was a very successful day raising money for a fantastic cause.

Jim Downing our 2024 Captain has another Charity fund raising day planned for Saturday 17th August. This will be a 3 ball texas Scramble, Shotgun start 8am & 12.30pm, guests from other clubs welcome. Further details to follow in due course.

Prize winners from Saturday 8th June:

1st - A.Martindale, W.Macpherson, S.Dunmore, A.Guildford - 91pts
2nd - J.Batt Jnr, J.Batt, C.Robertson, G.Holland - 85pts
3rd R.White, P.White, R.Binns, P.Hodgson - 84pts

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2024 Captain's Day Results

Well played to Oscar Pearson winning the Junior Captain's day played Saturday 15th June with a Stableford Score of 37pts and also to Shay Muldoon for winning the Captain's prize played Sunday 16th June with a Stableford Score of 36pts. Congratualtions to you both. Thanks to our 2024 Captain Jim Downing for sponsoring both days and to all our members for supporting Jim in raising money for his Captain's Charity.

Junior Captain's Day scores:
1st Oscar Pearson 37pts
2nd Fraser Taylor 35pts
3rd Cameron Ferguson 35pts

Captains Prize result:
1st Shay Muldoon 36pts
2nd Ash Martindale 36pts
3rd Jim Batt Jnr 35 pts
4th Will Forder 35pts
5th Tom Jackson 35pts

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The Dave Mills Trophy Result (Juniors)

Congratulations to Liam Sidhu winning the Dave Mills Trophy played Saturday 29th June with a fabulous Stableford score of 42 points. Well played Liam. Some fantastic scores from everyone who played.

1st Liam Sidhu 42pts (Dave Mills Trophy Winner 2024)
2nd Fraser Taylor 39pts
3rd Shay Muldoon 37pts
4th Cameron Ferguson 37pts
5th Oscar Pearson 32pts

Our Junior membership continues to go from strength to strength and our current junior membership now stands at 23 juniors. U16s is only £50 to join for the year and 17-18 only £90, some of the cheapest membership in the York Union and a great place to learn to play golf in a friendly, encouraging environment.

For more details about our juniors and how to join us, please contact our junior organiser, Neil Ferguson on 07840738770 Fergiered@hotmail.co.uk Heworthgc@gmail.com

Our next Junior Competition is Saturday 20th July, The Junior Club Championship - 11am tee off.

"Three way Play-Off" Required to decide the winner of the Summer Trophy.

A 3 way play-off was required to decide the winner of the Summer Trophy played Sunday 23rd June in blisteringly hot summer weather. 3 Pairs returned scores of 40 Stableford points and 2 pairs scored 39pts.

Scores:
1st L Burdon & B Forder 40pts
1st D Parker & D Bidgood 40pts
1st P Hodgson & S Dunmore 40pts
4th N Ferguson & F Taylor 39pts

Play - Off Result:
Stuart Dunmore & Paul Hodgson took the Trophy with a fantastic 46 Stableford Points in the play-off played Saturday 10th August. Our other two pairs scoring 39pts. Congratulations Stuart & Paul.

Double Trophy Win for Heworth Golf Club in the York Union of Golf Clubs Crossley & Fletcher Trophies played at Kirkbymooride Golf Club Sunday 7th July.
Congratulations to Jim Batt Jnr winning the Crossley Trophy with a Gross 73 (net 69) including and ace on the 6th hole. It was also a Heworth 1-2 in the Fletcher Trophy with Dean Wharton coming out on top with a net 75. Ian Dodsworth coming 2nd with a net 76. Well played lads, a superb double Trophy win for the golf club.

Ken O'Brien Trophy Result

Sunday 30th June saw 48 players competing for the Ken O'Brien Trophy.

The winning card came from 18 handicapper Adam Guildford with an superb score of 83 gross for a net 65 (4 under par). Congratulations and well played to Adam on the trophy win.

It was another excellent weekend for another one of our talented up and coming junior players in Liam Sidhu. Liam winning the Dave Mills Junior Trophy on Saturday 29th June with a great score of 42 Stableford Points (6 under par) and then following this up on the Sunday with another excellent performance and a 3rd place finish in the Ken O'Brien Trophy. Well played to Liam and to all our prize winners over the weekend.

Results and prize winners:
1st Adam Guildford 83-18 = Net 65 (Ken O'Brien Trophy Winner 2024)
2nd Bob Evans 83-15 = Net 68
3rd Liam Sidhu 87-18 = Net 69
4th Shaun Atkinson 87-18 = Net 69
5th Anthony Gray 88-18 = Net 70

Two's Sweep:
Richard Brook (2nd)
Bill Macpheson (8th)
Adam Guildford (8th)

July Medal Results and a First Hole in One for Peter Brookes

Saturday 7th July saw us host our first Monthly Medal of the season. The best score of the day was 67 Net by Rich Turner and Duncan Bruce in Division One and another Net 67 by Ash Martindale in Division Three.

The day also included a first ever hole in one for 11 handicapper Peter Brookes. A well struck 7 iron on the 8th Hole found it's way into the bottom of the cup watched by several members on the adjacent 3rd green. Congratulations and well done to Peter on his first ace.

Medal Prize winners:

Division 1:
1st Rich Turner 74 Gross - Net 67
2nd Duncan Bruce 77 Gross - Net 67
3rd Stephen Wilson 81 Gross - Net 68

Division 2:
1st Howard Barrick 85 Gross - Net 70
2nd Dave Mills 87 Gross - Net 70
3rd Nigel Firn 91 Gross - Net 71

Division 3:
1st Ash Martindale 88 Gross - Net 67
2nd Bill Macpherson 96 Gross - Net 72
3rd Peter Jones 96 Gross - Net 73

Two's Sweep:
Peter Brookes (8th) Hole in One
Neil Ferguson (8th)
Rich Turner (10th)
Geoff Scott (17th)
Duncan Bruce (17th)
Sean Reilly (17th)

Veteran's Trophy Result Wednesday 3rd July (Over 65's)

Another 18 hole play off was required to decide the winner of the Veteran's Trophy played Wednesday 3rd July. 24 players entered the competition with Barry Wall and Peter Philpot both returning scores of 38 Stableford Points resulting in a tie.

Veteran's Trophy result:
1st Barry Wall 38pts (Play-off Required)
1st Peter Philpot 38pts (Play-off Required)
3rd Bob Evans 36pts
4th Tony Down 35pts
5th Richard Brook 35pts

Two's Sweep:
Dave King (8th)

Play Off Winner Barry Wall. Congratulations Barry.

Seniors Trophy Result - Sunday 21st July

Congratulations to Sean Reilly winning the Seniors Championship Trophy with an excellent Stableford score of 39 points. Well played to Sean and to all our prize winners:

1st Sean Reilly - 39pts (18)
2nd Terry Blogg - 38pts (31)
3rd Lee Copley - 36pts (14)
4th Ian Dodsworth - 36pts (19)
5th Andy Gunnell - 35pts (28)
6th Richard Brook - 35pts (21)
7th Paul Hodgson - 35pts (23)

Two's Sweep:
Martin Horner (8th)
Dave Parker (17th)

Helmsley Cup - Saturday 27th July

50 Competitors played in the Helmsley Cup Saturday 27th July.
Congratulations to Paul Hodgson, this years Helmsley Cup Trophy winner with a superb winning score of 43 Stableford Points.
Prize winners as follows:

1st Paul Hodgson 43pts (23)
2nd Tony Down 40pts (19)
3rd Stu Barkworth 40pts (21)
4th Mark Addinall 38pts (15)
5th Sean Bailey 38pts (12)
6th Bob Evans 37pts (14)
7th Dave Heels 37pts (18)
8th John Casson 36pts (24)

2's Sweep:

Stu Barkworth (2nd & 8th)
Bob Evans (2nd)
Mike Heels (8th)
John Middleton (17th)
Duncan Bruce (17th)
Mark Addinall (17th)
Dave Smith (17th)
Jack Gabbatiss (17th)

August Medal Results

The August Medal was played Saturday 3rd August. Congratulations to Ash Martindale with a net 65 winning the August Medal. Well done to Rich Turner winner of division one for the second month running with a net 68. Prize winners as follows:

Division 1
1st - Rich Turner Net 68 (7)
2nd - Gary Holland Net 69 (11)
3rd - Bob Evans Net 70 (14)
Division 2
1st - Ash Martindale Net 65 (19) August Medal winner
2nd - Mark Addinall Net 68 (15)
3rd - Chris Ledger Net 69 (17)
Division 3
1st - Michael Down Net 67 (25)
2nd - Mike Ward Net 71 (23)
3rd - Terry Blogg Net 72 (31)

Two's Sweep:
Mark Addinall (2nd)
Rich Turner (2nd)
Stu Dunmore (10th)
Sean Bailey (10th)
Ian Dodsworth (10th)
Pete Nowell (17th)
Dave Mills (17th)

Hunter Cup

There were 5 scores of Net 69 in the Hunter Cup played 25th August. Congratulations to Mark Addinall winning the Trophy on countback.
Prize winners:

1st Mark Addinall 83-14 = Net 69
2nd Anthony Gray 89-20 = Net 69
3rd Terry Blogg 100-31 = Net 69
4th Steve Bellerby 82-13 = Net 69
5th Brian Lowson 90-21 = Net 69
6th Tony Stancliffe 91-21 = Net 70
7th Michael Down 93-23 = Net 70

Stuart Hare Trophy

The first outing of the Stuart Hare Trophy was played Sunday 1st September with 49 players taking part. Stuart has been a loyal member of Heworth Golf Club since the 1950's but left our shores to spend the rest of his retirement years enjoying pastures new in Australia. Stuart was a well respected, long standing member of the golf club and a trophy was donated by his close friends to remember him. Stuart requested that we host an annual, individual Stableford competition from the Yellow Tees. We all wish you well Stuart and hope you are having a relaxing time in Australia.

Congratulations to Geoff Scott on becoming the first ever winner of the Stuart Hare Trophy with a superb Stableford score of 39 points. Well played Geoff.
Prize Winners:

1st Geoff Scott - 39pts
2nd John Page - 37pts
3rd Nigel Firn - 37pts
4th Anthony Gray - 37pts
5th Mark Atkinson - 36pts
6th Mark Addinall - 36pts
7th Enrique Perez - 36pts
8th John Middleton - 35pts

Two's Sweep:
Nigel Firn (2nd)
Dave Parker (2nd)
Mark Atkinson (10th)
Stephen Wilson (17th)

September Medal Results

43 members played in the September Medal, Saturday 7th September.
Congratulations to one of our newer members, Tony Stancliffe winning the competition with a great score of Net 66 (3 under par), just pipping Doug Bidgood (2nd place) on countback.

September Medal Prize Winners;

Division 1:
1st Bob Evans 81 - 14 = Net 67
2nd Gary Holland 79 - 11 = Net 68
3rd Steve Lambert 87 - 15 = Net 72

Division 2:
1st Glen May 85 - 18 = Net 67
2nd Enrique Perez 89 - 21 = Net 68
3rd Dave Parker 85 - 16 = Net 69

Division 3:
1st Tony Stancliffe 88 - 22 = Net 66 (September Medal Winner)
2nd Doug Bidgood 92 - 26 = Net 66
3rd John Casson 95 - 23 = Net 72

Two's Sweep:
Mark Addinall (17th)
Callum Robertson (17th)

Cave Trophy

We hosted the penultimate board competition of the season on Sunday 15th September in The Cave Trophy. 42 players took part in inclement weather morning and afternoon, which made scoring very difficult.

It didn't prove too much of a hindrance to our eventual winner Mark Atkinson who returned a fantastic score of 75 Gross off 12 handicap (42 Stableford points). Mark winning the competition by a massive 6 points. Next best was Michael Down in 2nd place with 36 points, 3rd place Ashley Martindale also with 36 points. Well played and congratulations on the Trophy win Mark.

Results and prize winners:

1st Mark Atkinson - 42pts
2nd Michael Down - 36pts
3rd Ash Martindale - 36pts
4th Jim Batt Jnr - 35pts
5th Gary Holland - 34pts
6th Adam Guildford - 34pts
7th Dave Parker - 34pts
8th Paul Hodgson - 34pts

No Two's scored on the day