There were various fundraising events during the year, culminating in a very successful and sell out charity golf day, with a BBQ on the terrace in the evening. 

Thanking people for their generosity, captains, Richard Thornton and Holly Flather, said,

“This is a truly extraordinary effort from Ilkley Golf Club, and we thank everyone who participated not only in the charity golf day but who also generously donated on Lady Captain’s Day, Men’s Captain’s Day and at Liz Webster’s open garden day.

“Our thanks go to all the staff at Ilkley Golf Club who worked tirelessly on the charity day and to our fabulous ladies who baked delicious treats and gave up their valuable time to help in the halfway house.

“We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to you all.  This would have been impossible to achieve without the support from our members, it’s an incredible achievement.”

Sue Ryder offers specialist medical care and support for patients at the local hospice, Manorlands, as well as vital support in our community.  This local charity relies on people and organisations within our community and beyond, to help raise funds.

Notable mentions include the Ladies A Team winning the Yorkshire County Finals at Garforth Golf Club and Lucy White finishing 2nd in the HowDidIDo One Club Advantage Grand Final at Royal Troon Golf Club.

They all celebrated in style at the end of season dinner and prize giving.

Congratulations to everyone on an amazing season

Mark inspired those attending with stories about playing golf as a top professional and captaining the Ryder Cup 

Well done to Junior Captain Corey Canning for a successful season and congratulations to all the prize winners. We all wish Corey good luck with his future golfing career as he is now heading to the States with a golf scholarship with Peak USA.

In a very skilful operation, the team neatly ran channels across the fairway and around the green and then installed the new drainage. They carefully placed the turf back into place returning the fairway to as it was before. Within a matter of days it was hard to see where they had been. Well done team, excellent work all round.

There was great fun, lovely food and lots of laughs at the prize presentation when a full dining room celebrated both team and individual successes within the club, as well as those who have represented the club throughout the county.

Special mention to Henry Croft, who had a fantastic 2024 and the scratch team for their victory in the Harrogate Union matches. 

The VGR TopChanger injects a large amount of sand, at an average depth of seven inches, to promote aeration into the rootzone and consequently promote healthy growth that is less susceptible to disease.

As the work was non-impactful, the greens were looking really good and rolling well just a few days after the work was completed. The work will ensure we can play on the Ilkley greens throughout the winter without the need to revert to temporary greens.

In a closely contested final at Knaresborough Golf Club on 13 October, Jack and Henry came through against Brook Coward and Chris Payne of Skipton Golf Club in a closely contested final played in great spirits.

Thank you to Knaresborough Golf Club for hosting the final. 

Huey, along with his Yorkshire teammates, displayed exceptional skill and determination throughout the tournament, competing against some of the best young talent from across the country. Their collective efforts culminated in a well-deserved victory, securing Yorkshire’s place at the top of English boys' golf.

 We are immensely proud of Huey and his fantastic achievements whilst representing Ilkley Golf Club.

Highlights from Henry’s 2024 Season:

• Won the Best Gross prize at the Harrogate Union First Division Team Championships at Bedale Golf Club in July.
• A key member of Ilkley’s Scratch Team, playing in every match, helping the squad to win the overall league.
• Part of the three-man team that finished 5th in the Yorkshire Team Championship held at Pannal Golf Club.
• Reached the final of Ilkley’s Silver Putter (Scratch Match Play) competition.
• Reached the final of the Yorkshire Union County Foursomes, having battled through six rounds. Henry has been an ever present for the Ilkley team, partnering fellow Ilkley Members Dan Thomas, Huey Cunnigham, Ed Cowan and Jack Lampkin.

Busy End to the Season for Henry:

On 22nd September, Henry will face Matt Creighton from Thirsk & Northallerton Golf Club in the final of the Harrogate and District Union Match Play at Rudding Park.

Teaming up with Jack Lampkin, Henry will play in the Yorkshire Union County Foursomes Final against Skipton at Knaresborough Golf Club on 13th October. Best of luck to both Henry and Jack representing Ilkley in the Final!

Congratulations to Henry on his outstanding season and we wish him the best of luck in his upcoming finals. We look forward to hearing how he gets on and seeing what the future holds for this talented golfer!

Having retained our position in the Yorkshire First Division, Ilkley has won the Harrogate and District Union of Golf Clubs’ Scratch league, following the final match against Otley Golf Club.

We had 10 players playing in the scratch team over the year, who all played incredibly well.

Furthermore, Ilkley finished runners-up to Skipton Golf Club in the Inter-Club league. This was another great team effort with 30 members representing Ilkley in the league matches.

Huge congratulations to Skipton for winning the league in its first season as part of H&DUGC.