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.

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