Two keenly fought pro-am competitions took place on the first day with shotgun starts in the morning and afternoon.

Following both sessions, Thomas Bjørn took part in a fascinating Q&A session giving the audience a great insight into the pressures of playing in three winning European Ryder Cup teams in 1997, 2002 and 2014. He then went on to detail how he inspired and motivated the European players to win by an impressive scoreline of 17 ½ to 10 ½ in, when he captained the team in Paris in 2018.

The following day, a full field of professionals competed to win the Yorkshire Invitational Trophy. With great golf played, in blustery conditions, it was an extremely close finish with four players tied on 4 under, including Thomas Bjørn, until the last hole. However, with birdies at their last holes to take them to 5 under, last year’s winner Matt Cort and two times winner, Liam Bond, headed for a play-off on the 13th and 10th holes.

Having driven the par 4 10th hole, Matt Cort two putted from 30 feet to make birdie, and successfully defend his title.

We received excellent feedback about the course, with congratulations going to Duncan and his greens team. Everyone was also impressed with the way they were welcomed and looked after by Mark, Sophie, Jaine and the rest of the front of house team. Huge thanks also to all the Members who acted as volunteers and marshals over the two days.

It was great to showcase Ilkley Golf Club in such superb condition and we look forward to welcoming back SGH Events’ Yorkshire Invitational in 2025.

We would like to congratulate all of the competitors yesterday for their fantastic efforts out there on the course, we hope you all enjoyed your day! We also have a special congratulations to both of our champions of the tournament, Zac Ayre from Ilkley Golf Club and Ruby Baxter from Fulford Golf Club! You can see the list of full results in the links below.

As we look forward to more events and competitions, let’s continue to support our young talents, who represent the future of golf! We look forward to seeing you all next year!

Results:

Gross Results

Nett Results

Prize Winners

Competitors included members from, Luffenham Heath, Moortown and Ganton. Our thanks go to all involved, especially to the Yorkshire PGA.

This year's winners from Outlane Golf Club won with a great score of 123! Congratulations to all the prize winners on the day. We hope you all enjoyed your day and we look forward to welcoming you back to Ilkley next year.

The results from the day can be viewed HERE.

This is the fifth year Ilkley Golf Club has hosted the event, which has seen Major winners, Ian Woosnam, Rich Beem and Michael Campbell gracing the fairways and entertaining the spectators.

This year, there will be 50 teams in the Pro-Am competition, which will feature Thomas Bjørn as the host. 

Thomas is the most successful Danish golfer in the history of the game. He became the first to earn a spot in the European Ryder Cup team, and then went on to captain the victorious team in 2018.

This year’s Yorkshire Invitational promises to be another great couple of days with top golfers and leading sportsmen taking part, making it an unmissable experience for any golf enthusiast, whatever age.

Admission for spectators is FREE for both the Pro-Am and Alliance events, but you will need to book by clicking here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-yorkshire-invitational-tickets-907465131637

The three of them played brilliantly to post a fantastic score of +8, thereby retaining Ilkley Golf Club’s position in the First Division.

Dan posted a 73 and 74, Jack a 74 and 74, and Henry shot a 73 and 72.

Well played team!

As well as a full field for the golf, everyone enjoyed a wonderful BBQ on the terrace, where more money was raised through an auction and raffle. Well done to Lady Captain, Holly Flather and Men’s Captain Richard Thornton. The winning team for the golf was Neil Caddick, Steve Lampkin, Freddie Graves and Ian Appleby.

A huge congratulations to Ilkley Member Vicki Braithwaite who won the Yorkshire Ladies County Golf Association Challenge Bowl at Hickleton Golf Club. 

An absolutely brilliant effort by Ilkley Golf Club Member Freddy Clark and Ilkley Golf Club staff member, Will Whiteoak who played 100 holes in a day to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

He remains a permanent member of the Yorkshire team and part of the victorious English County Champions team which was held at Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club.

On an individual note, Max finished second by one shot in the Yorkshire Amateur, second in the under 25s English Amateur at Woburn and won the prestigious Berkshire Trophy over 72 holes.

He also won the Scratch Medal/Club Championship with a record lowest 36-hole total of 135 (69 & 66).

It was a wonderful well attended event with a heady combination of good food, good music, excellent service, fine weather and a determination on the part of the guests to have a great time.