Thornton Trophy

The flag ship of the YRGA "The Thornton Trophy" was held at Shipley Golf Club. The home of the YRGA President Peter Wilkinson.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 08.00am. The turn out this year was 83 clubs out of the 106.That computes to 166 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.

Shipley is a parkland course in a small valley running along side the River Aire.The weather was glorious .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 an all day barbeque which went down really well with everybody. The aroma of the cooking filtering to the 18th and must have have been great after a long hot 4 hours of golf.

Well done to Shipley Golf Club. On behalf of all who those who came, played and enjoyed your hospitality a big thank you to you all.

Competition Statistics

83 clubs played

33 players were par or better

Thornton winners Northcliffe(Shipley) last on the trophy 1963.(well done to you)

Norman Watson was won by a player from Driffield for the first time

Fred Brown Salver won by a player from Kirbymoorside for the third 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 8th October Horsforth G C

Winner are requested to attend

Mike Stedman

Hon Sec YRGA

Thornton Trophy Winners	Northcliffe (Shipley)
Norman Watson Trophy (best gross)	P Leadbetter (Driffield GC) 81 better back 6
Fred Brown Salver (best nett)	M Cowton (Kirbymoorside GC) 62
Nett score 16-20 winner J Hall (Scarcroft GC) 64	Nett score 21-28 winner A Youngs (Northcliffe GC) 65

Club	16-20	21-28	total	comments
Northcliffe(Shipley)	68	65	133	better back 9
Huddersfield	65	68	133
Kirbymoorside	73	62	135
The Manor	67	69	136
Scarcroft	64	72	136
Scarthingwell	67	70	136
Low Laithes	67	70	137
Keighley	71	66	137
Mid Yorkshire	70	67	137
South Leeds	67	71	138
South Bradford	71	68	139
Bradley Park	72	68	140
Branshaw	68	73	141
Headingley	70	71	141
Templenewsham	69	72	141
Willow Valley	69	73	142
Heworth	69	74	143
Shipley	78	65	143
Ben Rhydding	73	71	144
Silsden	68	76	144
Wakefield	74	70	144
Wath	69	75	144
Halifax West End	79	66	145
Beauchief	71	75	146
Crow Nest Park	76	70	146
Knaresborough	78	68	146
Meltham	74	72	146
West Bradford	78	68	146
Driffield	65	82	147
Normanton	84	64	148
Oakdale	75	73	148
Pontefract	72	76	148
Bridlington	76	73	149
Crosland Heath	75	74	149
Fulneck	76	73	149
Hanging Heaton	67	82	149
Harrogate	76	73	149
Otley	75	74	149
Bingley St Ives	78	72	150
Cookridge Hall	75	75	150
Rawdon	72	78	150
Woodsome Hall	77	73	150
Baildon	78	73	151
Dewsbury	70	81	151
Longley Park	71	80	151
Grange Park	77	75	152
Birley Wood	78	74	152
Ryburn	75	77	152
Skipton	76	76	152
Ripon City	72	81	153
Bawtry	72	82	154
Horsforth	78	76	154
Flamborough	77	78	155
Marsden	73	82	155
Outlane	78	77	155
Whitwood	74	81	155
Crookhill Park	77	79	156
Stocksbridge	74	82	156
Calverley	84	73	157
Bradford Moor	82	76	158
Halifax Ogden	78	80	158
Pike Hills	73	85	158
Masham	86	73	159
Riddlesden	78	81	159
Silkstone	77	82	159
Bracken Ghyll	81	79	160
Sandhill	79	81	160
Middleton Park	77	84	161
Easingwold	74	88	162
Scarborough NC	79	83	162
Halifax Bradley Hall	79	84	163
City of Wakefield	93	73	166
Elland	80	88	168
Malton & Norton	72	97	169
Aldwark Manor	89	82	171
Headley	84	87	171
Leeds	87	89	176
Filey	70	NR	70
Hollins Hall	dq	71	71
Light cliffe	dq	71	71
Waterton Park	72	NR	72
Hollins Hall	100	71	171
Light cliffe	100	71	171
Cleckheaton	100	73	173