Thornton Trophy

The flag ship of the YRGA "The Thornton Trophy" was held at Sandhill Golf Club. The home of the YRGA President Roy Gillott.This competition is open to all the member clubs of the Association who have to provide 2 golfers to play. There are two categories 16-20 and 21 -28. They play as a team but also can win the category section they are in.The first tee off time was 08.30am. The turn out this year was 80 clubs out of the 106.That computes to 160 players for the competition.They came from all corners of the county. Some had played there before but the majority it was a fist time experience.
Sandhill is a parkland course in a traditional mining area.The weather for the first few out was inclement and later in the morning the sun came and the wind picked and made a very testing course

The greens staff have to be congratulated on presenting their course in such excellent condition.

The only complaints from the golfers was that they had left a lot of putts out on the course. Other than that most everybody enjoyed the day. For every golfer playing today there was a warm welcome in the clubhouse. The catering staff did food all day.
Well done to Shandhill Golf Club. On behalf of all who those who came, played and enjoyed your hospitality a big thank you to you all.

Sandhill have special offer where you can play for £10 a round on a Monday and experience a very well manicured course who dish out great food

Competition Statistics
80 clubs played
11 players were par or better
Thornton winners Grange Park last on the trophy 1987.(well done to you)
Norman Watson was won by a player from Willow Valley for the first time
Fred Brown Salver won by a player from Oakdale for the second time in the history of the competition.
Well done to all winners and thank you to all who came and played for helping to make it a great day
The only thing that put a sour note on the day was the number of clubs who did not let the competition officials know they were not attending. Common courtesy prevails here and had we known before hand we could have changed the tee schedule which would have allowed local club members to come an play their course earlier.

Presentation of all prizes will be made at the Annual Dinner Friday 14th October Knaresborough G C

Winner are requested to attend

Mike Stedman

Hon Sec YRGA

Thornton Trophy Winners	Grange Park - 137 (bb6)
Norman Watson Trophy (best gross)	H Westworth - Willow Valley (83)
Fred Brown Salver (best nett)	D Hartley - Oakdale (64)
Nett score 16-20 winner - R Freeman Grange Park 65	Nett score 21-28 winner - C Brunton Kirbymoorside 66 (bb6)

Club	16-20	21-28	total	comments
Grange Park	65	72	137	BB6
Keighley	71	66	137
Willow Valley	63	75	138
Low Laithes	74	66	140
City of Wakefield	72	70	142
Cookridge Hall	70	72	142
East Bierley	73	70	143
Oakdale	64	79	143
Driffield	74	70	144
Kirbymoorside	78	66	144
Riddlesden	75	69	144
Normanton			145
Scarcroft			145
Rawdon			147
Cleckheaton			148
Halifax Ogden			148
Halifax West End			148
Aldwark Manor			149
Easingwold			149
Garforth			149
Huddersfield			149
Mid Yorkshire			149
Shipley			149
Knaresborough			150
Romanby			150
Wetherby			150
Woodsome Hall			150
Crow Nest Park			151
Harrogate			151
Rudding Park			151
Bingley St Ives			152
Heworth			152
Masham			152
Roundhay			152
Waterton Park			152
Headingley			153
Branshaw			154
Clayton			154
Halifax Bradley Hall			154
Marsden			154
Sandmoor			154
Stocksbridge			154
Wath			154
Longley Park			155
Pontefract			155
South Bradford			155
Templenewsam			155
Flamborough			156
Ripon City			156
Hickleton			157
South Leeds			157
Calverley			158
Elland			158
Malton & Norton			158
Baildon			159
Bradford Moor			159
Headley			159
Scarthingwell			159
Bridlington			160
Horsforth			160
Meltham			160
Ryburn			160
Wakefield Woodthorpe			162
Wike Ridge			162
Sandhill			163
Woodhall Hills			163
Bawtry			164
Scarborough NC			164
Outlane			165
Hollins Hall			167
Fulneck			169
Northcliffe (Shipley)			170
Bradford GC			171
Silsden			176