Richmond (Yorks) Golf Club, along with all other Golf Clubs in England, will welcome back members and visitors when reopening is allowed on Monday 29th March.

With golf courses in England due to reopen on Monday 29^th March, Richmond is well and truly ready to welcome all its members and visitors back to playing at their splendid facility.  With the Club having recently been accepted as a signatory to the R&A’s prestigious Women in Golf Charter, 2021 will see a significant drive to bring more and more women and girls into participation.  We asked Penny Holroyd, Ladies’ Captain at Richmond this year why she had come to live and play golf here in North Yorkshire and what she hoped for the sport in 2021.

The first couple of Teesside Union fixtures, a Mixed 4BBB and a Gents 4BBB, take place in April.

Richmond Golf Course, like all others in England, is preparing to reopen on Monday March 29^th after the lockdown closure and preparations are well in hand to welcome members and visitors back to the game they love. 

Martin Catt, this year’s Captain, is especially looking forward to the reopening since he’ll be celebrating 50 years since he first joined the Club in 1970, at the tender age of 13. Martin has already served as Captain in 1985and is delighted to be given the role again in 2021.

Following the Government’s Roadmap out of lockdown, we wanted to inform you of the plans here at Richmond Golf Club which of course assumes the roadmap stays on track.

Image: Graeme Storm and Barbara Gregory are pictured together in 2020, pre-lockdown.

Since Richmond (Yorks) Golf Club successfully applied to become a signatory of the R&As Women in Golf Charter, a Club Champion has been appointed. Barbara Gregory, Past Lady Captain and Member of the Board of Directors, was delighted to take on the role. 

Richmond (Yorks) Golf Club, club has achieved some great success recently in gaining a grant to help during the CV-19 pandemic, being awarded Women in Golf status and achieving SafeGolf accreditation, all through the governing body England Golf.

RGC is backing the drive to grow the game of golf and has achieved the SafeGolf club accreditation from England Golf, demonstrating commitment to safeguarding children and young people, as well as adults who may be at risk in the sport of golf.

Nobody will be surprised that we have had to cancel our Open event planned for January 30th as well as our February event.

As you will surely have heard, the whole country is entering a period of further lockdown effective immediately.

As you will all have probably heard by now, North Yorkshire has been put into Tier 3 for Covid-19 restrictions effective today (December 31) until further notice.

Richmond (Yorks) Golf Club, like every other Golf Club has had an unusual year in 2020, with the pandemic and associated lockdowns having an impact on activity both on the course and in the Clubhouse.

The Winter Castle Series takes place on Saturdays over 12 holes. Latest results are below:

Due to the current course conditions and the fact we are having to play a shortened course it is apparent that the 2 tee start on a Sunday does not work. Therefore we will be operating a one tee start on Sundays until further notice.

Unfortunately, we have decided to cancel the traditional Boxing Day competition.

Richmond (Yorks) Golf Club is delighted to announce that Mark Robson has joined the Graeme Storm Golf Academy as a Teaching Professional based at the Club.

The Lady Captain’s handover has taken place with 2020 captain Barbara Gregory handing over the baton to 2021 captain Penny Holroyd.

Rishi Sunak, MP for Richmondshire and the current Chancellor of the Exchequer, has written to Richmond GC following the club successfully signing the Women in Golf Charter.