Latest Results from the Richmond Open events:

Latest Results:

Winter Open Results (November 2, 2024)

A big thanks to all of the golfers and volunteers who played in and supported the Winter Open on Saturday.

The course was in great condition and thanks for all the positive comments about the greens, as they were excellent for this time of year.

The results from the day are below. Vouchers will be posted to the respective club and can be spent in RGC shop.

1st – M Harle & M Laybourn from Barnard Castle. 45 points. £140.
2nd – J Simpson & I Allan from Richmond. 43 points. £120.
3rd – G Christison & C Smith from Richmond. 42 points (CB). £100.
4th – D Walker & M Murphy from Richmond. 42 points (CB). £80.

Best Gross – A Rochester & T Newrick from Blackwell. 66. £60.
Best Mixed – N & K Woolven from Waterton Park. 33 points. £60.

NTP – 9th. M Knight from Seaham. £25.
NTP – 18th. A Moore from Wath. £25.

Full Results:

Well done to all of the winners and we look forward to seeing you all again at our next open on Saturday 7th December. Bookings available on our website or through the club shop.

Autumn Am-Am Results (October 5, 2024)

We would like to say a huge thanks to the 112 golfers who played in this event. Your support is very much appreciated and we look forward to seeing you at our Winter Open on Nov 2nd.

Spaces available to book online or through the club shop.

A huge thanks also goes to the team at the club and the volunteers who came along and supported the event. We cannot run these events without you.

Results:

1st place – S Braisby, J Moore, W Hobson & T Adams – Watch Golf Club – 86 points
2nd Place – M Murphy, K Frame, I Dunkinson & A Gardner – Richmond – 83 points
3rd place – A Kearney, G Love, R Bastow & J Slinger – Richmond/iGolf – 82 points
4th place – A Iqbal, A Sadique, I Abbas & G Hussain – Leeds Golf Centre – 81 points
Best Mixed – K Jobling, V Matthers, S Thompson & S Thompson – Richmond – 78 points
Best Gross – D Pinkney, A Greensmith, C Brown & K Peers – Crook Golf Club – 149
NTP 9th – K Ridley – Romanby £25
NTP 18th – J Lister – Bentham £25

Thanks again and we look forward to seeing you all again soon.

Dales Festival 2024 Final Leaderboards

Full round-up of the results from the 2024 Dales Festival. Congratulations to all the individual day winners and the overall winners.

Full leaderboards can be found in the excel sheet via the link below.

Gents Leaderboard

Paul Clemens & Chris Hill Bedale/Shooters Hill – 128
Bar Budha Magar & Raju Roka Catterick/Newquay – 126
Sandip Gurung & Raju Dura – 126

Ladies Leaderboard

Vicky Johnson & Eileen Catt Richmond – 110
Sue Russell & Jacki Toner Romanby – 108
Penny Walker & Heather Hayward Driffield – 107

Mixed Leaderboard

Jane Hutchinson & David Doig Bondhay – 127
Pauline Smith & Nicholas Connolly Otley/Horsforth – 116
Denise Leighton & Philip Leighton Forest Pines – 112

Dales Festival (Day 2) (August 13)

Congratulations to the winners on day 2 of the 2024 Dales Festival at Richmond GC, played on Tuesday August 13.

The leaderboards for each division can be found below (full results listed above)

Gents

Ladies

Mixed

Gents Open 2024 (July 7)

A huge thanks to the 144 golfers who played in the Gents Open yesterday at Richmond (Yorkshire) Golf Club.

The weather was really good along with some great golf being played. Not often you get 2 holes in one around the course.

Well done to George Nightingale from Townley with a hole on one on the 9th and Paul Bucknell from Birtley with a hole in one on the 18th.

Full results:

1st with 42 points on CB – K Peers & C Brown from Crook. £70 each.
2nd with 42 points -M Carver & T Sellers from Birtley. £60 each.
3rd with 41 points on CB – P Bicknell & S Purdy from Birtley. £50 each.
4th with 41 points on CB – A Atkinson & R Clemmit from Romanby. £40 each.
5th with 41 points K Richardson & I Mulholland from Ravensworth. £30 each.

Best Gross with 73 is G Christison & C Smith. £40 each.

Seniors Open 2024 (June 4)

Over 100 players entered the Senior Gents Open. The course was in magnificent condition but most pairs found the conditions difficult with scattered showers and a strong westerly wind.

However, congratulations to Gary & Martin Catt who won with an incredible 45 points – 7 ahead of the runners-up.

1st – Martin Catt & Gary Catt (Richmond) 45
2nd – Peter Shaw & David Shaw (Whetstone) 38 countback
3rd – Michael Bateman & Don Sheard (East Bierley) 38 countback
4th – Mark Snaith & Chris Booth (East Bierley) 37 countback
5th – Paul Henderson & Stephen Matthews (Richmond) 37 countback

Best Gross – Andrew Porteous & John Thompson (Oakdale) 78

Nearest the Pin 9th – Martin Catt (Richmond)
Nearest the Pin 18th – David Shaw (Whetstone)

Thanks to the caterers, bar staff and volunteers who helped the day run smoothly. Vouchers will be posted to the winners.

Spring Team AmAm Open 2024 (March 23)

A huge thanks to the 33 teams who played in the Spring Open at Richmond on Saturday. Despite the very windy conditions on the day, we managed to get the full 18 holes in.

A big thanks to all of the staff at Richmond, including the green keepers, shop, bar staff and Penley’s for serving up great food. A special mention of thanks to all who volunteered on the day, your support as always, is much appreciated.

All winning vouchers will be posted to home club and any Home members will have their winnings added to their BRS Wallet.

Results:

1st – D Morris/R Roper/S Hill/ J Oselton.- Richmond – 88 – £240
2nd – J Lancaster/M Catt/ A Green/ P Marsh – Richmond – 85 – £200
3rd – D Pinkney/ M Parvin/C Perry/ T Greensmith- Crook 84 (CB). £160
4th P Magson/P Featherstone/A Grabowski/ S Jacobs – Kirkby Moorside – 84 . £120
Best Gross. A Jackson/D Sung/L Rowley/D Waters. – Blackwell – £200

Nearest The Pin

9th – A Jackson – Blackwell £25
18th – P Featherstone – Kirkby Moorside £25.

Winter Open 2024 (February 25)

A huge thanks to the 96 golfers who played in the Winter Open at Richmond on Saturday, February 25.

Some great golf played over 15 holes and the results are shown below. All vouchers will be posted to home club tomorrow. RGC members will have winning added to BRS wallet.

Also a big thanks to all of the staff at Richmond, including the green keepers, shop, bar staff and volunteers and also Penleys for serving up great food.

Results:

1st – D Morris/R Howe. Richmond. 40 points. £120
2nd – D Waters/L Rowley. Blackwell. 39 points (CB). £100
3rd – R Dura/J Limbu. Catterick. 39 points (CB). £80
4th – J Bagley/S Swinbourne. Richmond. 39 points (CB). £60

Best Gross. J Lancaster/ A Green. Richmond. 53. £60
Best Mixed. J Dene/G Dene. Doncaster. 35 points (CB). £60

Nearest the pin

9th – B Robinson. Ineos. £25
18th – D Robinson. Richmond. £25.

Winter Open 2024 (January 27)

Well done and a big thanks to all of the golfers and volunteers who participated in our first Winter Open of 2024. Also to our fantastic bar and shop staff and catering team from Penleys.

We look forward to seeing you all again on Saturday 24 Feb for our next Open for only £30 per pair. Entries open now on BRS.

All vouchers will be sent to the respective club and can be spent at your own shop or brought back to RGC. Richmond Members will have winnings added to their BRS accounts.

Results from yesterday over 15 holes:

1st with an incredible 44 points was J Stansfield (Blackwell) and P Bowley (The Manor). £60 each.

2nd with 39 points (CB) was D Morris and D Bolton, both from Richmond. £50 each.

3rd with 39 points was G Northrop and P Thompson both from East Morton. £40 each.

4th with 37 points was J Roper and J Ostleton both from Richmond. £30 each.

Best Mixed with 34 points was R Miller and P Miller both from Catterick. £30 each.

Best Gross with 55 was G Harris and I Doughty both from Catterick. £30 each.

NTP on 9 was Jolie Xue from East Morton. See photo below. £25

NTP on 18 was J Roper from Richmond. £25.

Ladies Team Am Am Results 2023 (September 23)

The Ladies Team Am Am was staged at Richmond Golf Club on 23rd September. Congratulations to all who took part.

Louise Fryer, Jane Holliday, Jo Almen, Lesley Harrison – 78
Cheryl Mcowan, Joanne Russel, Ali Stanwix, Vicky Mathers – 74
C. Sowerbutts, Joan Curry, Lyn Dulson, Joan Dent – 74
C Clayton, Tania Dodd, Deborah Lapping, Rebecca Ellis – 73

Dales Festival 2023

Congratulations to everyone who competed in the 2023 Dales Festival at Richmond, Bedale and Catterick Golf Clubs.

Played at Richmond GC on August 14th, Bedale GC on August 15th and Catterick GC on August 16th 2023, golfers enjoyed a range of “summer” weather across the three days.

The winning pairs across the week were:

Richmond GC (August 14th)

Mixed:

Julie Mannering & Kevin Mannering 40 (BB9 24)
Jane Hutchinson & David Doig 39
Margaret Rush & Gregory Rush 38 (BB9 18)
Barbara Willis & Steve Willis 38 (BB9 17)
Paul Bradbury & Monica Bradbury 39 (BB9 19)

Ladies:

Eileen Catt & Vicky Johnson 40

Gents:

Ross Dixon & Michael Arthur 45
Terry Rawnsley & R Cooke 42 (BB9 22)
Martin Dolan & Gary Emmerson 42 (BB9 20, BB6 13)
Mark Fisher & Wayne Hirst 42 (BB9 20, BB6 12)
Gary Krumm & Richard Parker 41
Paul Clark & Mick Kelly 40 (BB9 20, BB6 15)

Bedale GC (August 15th)

Mixed:

Julie Mannering & Kevin Mannering 45
Tony Lenc & Elaine Lenc 38
Brenda Ellis & Wally Ellis 38
Jill Fussey & Robert Crowe 36

Ladies:

Barbara Brown & Tina Felthon 34

Gents:

Paul Clemens & Chris Hill 40
Ian Bavin & Mick Cashmore 39
Martin Dolan & Gary Emmerson 39
David Hanson & Tony James 38
John Mackenzie & John Watling 38
Robert Evans & William Grainger 38
Graham Hird & Ray Daniel 38
John Ellison & David Stockton 38

Catterick GC (August 16th)

Mixed:

Jane Hutchinson & David Doig 40 (BB9 24)
Margaret Rush & Gregory Rush 40 (BB9 22)
Polly Smith & Nicholas Connelly 40 (BB9 21)
Leigh Menheniott / Alison Menheniott 39
Jill Fussey & Robert Crowe 38

Ladies:

Carol Bolt & Eileen Ballard 39 (BB9 22)

Gents:

Martin Dolan & Gary Emmerson 43 (BB9 24)
Ian Cassap & John Sample 43 (BB9 22)
David Hanson & Tony James 42 (BB9 21)
Antoni Witeszczak & Tony Hubbert 42 (B9 20)
Alex Crisp & David Crisp 41 (BB9 22)
Andrew White & Mark McLean 41 (B9 21)

Combined Three Days Results

In order at Richmond GC / Bedale GC / Catterick GC

Overall Mixed:

Julie Mannering & Kevin Mannering 41/45/36 – 122
Jane Hutchinson & David Doig 39/35/40 – 114
Polly Smith & Nicholas Connelly 35/35/40 – 110 (Based on last card)
Jill Fussey & Robert Crowe 36/36/38 – 110 (Based on last card)
Barbara Willis & Steve Willis 38/35/37 – 110

Overall Ladies:

Eileen Catt & Vicky Johnson 40/31/39 – 110

Overall Gents:

Martin Dolan & Gary Emmerson 42/39/43 – 124
David Hanson & Tony James 38/38/42 – 118
Ian Cassap & John Sample 37/37/43 – 117
John Rose & Sean Foster 39/36/40 – 115 (Based on last card)
Mark Fisher & Wayne Hirst 42/37/36 – 115
Paul Clemens & Chris Hill 38/40/36 – 114

Andrew Jackson Memorial Day – Friday July 14

Thanks to all to participated in our Andrew Jackson Memorial Day on Friday 14th July.

We were very lucky with the weather and some of you may have witnessed our special guest on the day!

Results:

1st place – Gary Catt, Ian Crisop, Ben Brown & Steve Brown 90pts
2nd place – Steve Robinson, Neil Morton, Jim Tomlinson & S Gray 89pts
3rd – Brian Ing, Phil Sadler, Paul Sadler & Alan Husband on Countback

Nearest the Pins:

James Tray
Paul Sadler

All vouchers will be added to Richmond accounts for members and sent out to respective golf clubs this week for visitors.

Gents Open – Saturday July 8

A huge well done and thanks to the 138 golfers who played in our Gents Open on Saturday, July 8.

The course was in fantastic condition and thanks goes to our green keeping team. Lots of positive comments received from visitors from lots of different golf clubs.

Thanks also to all of the volunteers, the bar staff and the team at Penleys.

Results are as follows:

1st – A Edgar & I Wilson. 47 Points. Durham City. £90 each
2nd – S Turner and D White. 46 points. Lees Hall. £80 each.
3rd – S Vickers and D Dickinson. 45 points. (CB). Durham City. £70 each.
4th – J Jobson & B Sayers. 45 points. Crook. £50 each
5th – K Frame & D Fishburn. 44 points. Richmond. £40 each
Best Gross. G Catt & G Pini. 67. Richmond. £40 each.
Nearest The Pin 9th. Allan Green. Bedlington. £25.
Nearest The Pin 18th. Kevin Frame. Richmond. £25.

Full Results:

All vouchers will be added to Richmond accounts for members and sent out to respective golf clubs this week for visitors.

Seniors Mixed Open – Thursday, April 20

Huge thanks and well done to all of the golfers who participated in the Seniors Open.
A big thanks also goes to all of the day team and volunteers at RGC.

The results are as follows:

1st – S & C Simpson. 42 points. Malton & Norton.
2nd – E & G Catt. 41 points (CB). Richmond
3rd – S Fairbanks & S Smith. 41 points Hessle.
4th – S &C McFadzean. 40 points. Hx Bradley Hall
5th – R Wong & J Cheung. 39 points. Richmond.
NTP – 9th. B Russell. Romanby
NTP – 18th. A Key. Oakdale
Best Gross – P Greenwood. Wakefield & D Westmorland. Waterton Park.

Full Results:

Well done to all of the winners and your vouchers will be posted out to your respective clubs. RGC vouchers will be put on to shop accounts.

Winter Open 2023 – Saturday, February 25

A huge thanks to all of the golfers, volunteers and staff who participated in the Winter Open on Saturday 25th of Feb.

Over 100 golfers took part and the results are below. The next open is on Saturday 25th March and I look forward to seeing you all again.

All vouchers will be posted out to the winners at their golf club and the vouchers can be spent at your golf club or whenever you’re back at Richmond.

Results:

1st – L Alexander and M Symington 45 Points from Billingham
2nd – N Murray and A Coles 43 points (CB) from Bondhay and Darrington
3rd – S Taylor and N Hodgson 43 points from Kirkbymoorside
4th – T Bramhall and B Miller 42 points (CB) from Malton and Norton
Best Mixed – G Emmerson and B Gregory 37 points (CB) from Richmond
Best Gross – L Rowley and L Beardwell 64 strokes from Blackwell & RGC.
NTP – 9th D Howard from Kirkbymoorside
NTP – 18th C Newbury from Appleby

Well done to all of the winners and we look forward to seeing everyone again on 25th March.

Winter Open 2 2022 – Saturday, December 3

Congratulations to the winners of the Winter Open played on Saturday, December 3.

Thanks to the greenkeepers for opening all 18 holes and keeping our course, particularly the greens, in such brilliant condition.

Thanks also to Lewis in the shop, Maggie behind the bar, Dion and his team in the kitchen as well as the volunteers who made the day run smoothly.

There were plenty of high scores and everyone finished before dark.

Congratulations to the winners and vouchers will be in the post or on members’ accounts on Monday.

Winter Open 2 Results:

1st Daniel McCann & Michael Wells 47
2nd Dave Smith & Ed Lightfoot 45cb
3rd Mark Richardson & Stephen Richardson 45cb
4th Ashley Green & John Lancaster 44cb
1st Mixed Eileen Catt & Steve Whiteley 43

Best Gross Dan Hodgson & Tom Thorogood 66

Ntp9 Paul Cooper
Ntp18 Dan Hodgson

Full Results:

The next Open is on Sunday, 28th January.

Merry Christmas and we hope to see you there.

Winter Open 1 2022 – Saturday, November 6

A huge thanks and well done to all the players who participated in the Winter Open in some difficult conditions.

Congratulations to the winning team of D Leather and A McTighe from Woodham.

With a fantastic gross 65, with 30 strokes on the back nine, a huge well done to Lewis Beardwell and Lewis Rowley from Blackwell Golf Club for the Lowest Gross.

Winter Open Results:

1st – D Leather & A McTighe 46 (CB) Woodham
2nd – D Rowell & J Pringle 46 Heworth
3rd – I Lee & J Craggs 45 (CB) Woodham
4th – A Charlton & D McMain 45 Woodham

Mixed – B Gregory & I Rookes 37 Richmond

Best Gross – L Beardswell & L Rowley 65

NTP – 9 – M Campbell Richmond

NTP – 18 – M Campbell Richmond

Autumn Open 2022 – Saturday, October 8

It was great to see 120 players enjoying our course on Saturday, October 8.

Thanks to the volunteers who made the day run smoothly as well as the bar, catering and shop staff.

Special thanks to the greenstaff for keeping our course in such fantastic condition.

Autumn Open Results

1st I Crisop, J Walker, S Brown, B Brown – Richmond 86
2nd K Richardson, M Davies, T Pinkney, D Young – Ravensworth 85 (B9 46)
3rd S Hill, D Morris, S Brown, R Howe – Richmond/Ashton & Lea 85 (B9 43)
4th P Wright, A Charmley, D Charmley, J Gilbert – Ripon/Willow/Woolley/Barnsley 85 (B9 42)
5th R Parry, S Hogg, J Fisher, S Whitwham – York/Ruddington Park/Lilley Brook 84

1st Mixed G Pini, P Holroyd, S Willis, B Willis – Richmond 83

Full Results:

Ladies Team Open 2022 – Saturday, September 24th

The Ladies Team Open was held on September 24th with 10 teams taking part in the event.

Congratulations to the winning team from Eaglescliffe and Blackwell with L Harrison, J Almen, J Holliday and L Fryer scoring 82 points.

Ladies Team Open Results:

Dales Festival 2022 – Wednesday, August 17th

Congratulations to today’s winners on Day 3 of the Dales Festival on Wednesday, August 17.

The winners on the day were:

Gents: Kumar Pun & Mukunda Rajali 48
Mixed: Jane Hutchinson & David Doig 45
Ladies: Eileen Catt & Vick Johnson 44

Full Results:

Overall Combined Results for the Dales Festival 2022:

Gents Open 2022 – Saturday, July 9th

What a fantastic day for the Gents Open today. The weather and the golf course were superb. Well done and thanks to all those who played.

Results for the day are below:

1st – D Charnley & A Charnley 47 (CB) Barnsley Golf Club
2nd – J Staple & D Wood 47
3rd – M Campbell & D Stansfield 46
4th – I Allan & T Keegan 45
5th – R Murray & C Race 44 (CB) Barnard Castle
6th – T Pinkney & D Young 44 Ravensworth

Nearest The Pin – 9th L Coward

Nearest The Pin – 18th S Bell ( South Shields)

Best Gross – M Thompson & A Elliott – 68 Appleby

Senior Gents Open 2022 – Tuesday, June 7th

It was great to see 110 gents playing on Tuesday, June 7th and congratulations to the overall winners – Chris Jones & Tim Whatmough from Sand Moor – with 47 points.

Thanks to the greenstaff for presenting our course in such an excellent condition, the bar and catering staff as well as the volunteers on the desk and first tee.

Full Results:

Stevie Dee Texas Scramble 2022 – Monday, May 30th

Congratulations to the winners of the Stevie Dee Texas Scramble played at Richmond GC on Monday, May 30.

The winners with a score of 50.8 were the team from Crook and Barnard Castle (W Reed, T Healer, M Parvin & C Perry).Full Results:

Senior Mixed Open 2022 – Thursday, April 21st

It was great to see 64 people playing our excellent course on a beautiful spring day.

Thanks to the greenstaff for all their hard work as well as the catering/bar staff and volunteers who made the day run smoothly.

Congratulations to the winners. Your vouchers will be in the post tomorrow

Senior Mixed Open Results:

1st Karen Jobling & Martin Catt Richmond 45
2nd Sue Stocks & Richard Gibson Richmond 44
3rd David & Judith Alexander Wearside 43 (cb)
4th Robert & Susan Pinder Meltham 43

Full Results:

Ladies Tri-Am 2022 – Friday, April 8th

Congratulations to all who played in the Ladies Tri-Am with Elaine Pearson, Anne Flintoff and Mary Pat Moore winning with a score of 70.

Spring Open Team AmAm 2022 – Saturday, March 26th

Well done and thanks to all of the teams for playing in the Spring Open on Saturday, March 26. We hope you enjoyed the course, catering and of course the weather.

A huge thanks to all of the volunteers today. The results are as follows:

1st Place – D Bolton, B Williams, D Homes and M Turner. (Richmond/Catterick) 94 Points
2nd Place – G Regan, R Malla, M Rajali, S Cooke. ( Catterick). 92 Points
3rd Place – S Swap, C Wood, G Clarke, A Cockhill. ( Waterton Park/Crow Nest Park). 91 Points
4th Place – P Watson, R Close, J Clarke, N Thatcher. ( Headlam Hall). 90 Points
Gross Prize – S Brown, M Catt, I Crisop, B Watson. (Richmond). 145 Strokes.

Nearest the pin on the 9th – S Whittington (Oakdale)

Nearest the pin on the 18th – R Malla (Catterick).

Winter Open 4 2022 – Saturday, February 26th

The final Winter Open took place on Saturday, February 26, with Alan Sobbart & Martin Cummings from Crook winning with a score of 46 points.

Thanks to the greenkeepers for keeping the course in such an excellent condition this winter, the volunteers who made the day run smoothly as well as the catering and bar staff.

Visitors:

1st Alan Sobbart & Martin Cummings (Crook) 46
2nd Stephen Lee & Alan Heeley (Dore/Tankersley) 43
3rd Andrew Dolphin & Glynn Donnelly (Crook) 42

RGC:

1st Daniel Bolton & Bryan Williams 45
2nd Mike Kearney & Andrew Kearney 43
3rd Ian Allan & Glen Hunt 42

Mixed:

1st Barbara & Steve Willis 43

Best Gross:

Martin & Gary Catt 70

Full Results:

Next Event: Team Open Saturday 26th March

Winter Open 3 2022 – Saturday, January 28th, 2022

Well done to everyone who played in the Winter Open on Saturday, January 29, in the strongest wind in memory on our course.

Unsurprisingly a few pairs called it quits after 9 holes and the scores were a lot lower than usual.

Congratulations to the winners.

RGC Gents:

1st Martin and Patrick McArdle 37 (bb6)
2nd John Staple & Gary May 37

Visitors:

1st Richard Seymour & Mark Austin 35
2nd James Gilbert & Paul Wright 33
3rd David Race & George Longthorne 32 (bb6)

Mixed:

1st Steve Whiteley & Eileen Catt 33 (bb9)

Best Gross:

Gary & Martin Catt 72

NTP9 Ally Chadwick
NTP18 Paul Simmons

Thanks to Tim, John, Elaine, Barbara and Mick for helping the day run smoothly. Thanks also to the greenstaff for presenting the course in such an excellent condition as well as Lewis in the shop, Tom behind the bar and Dion and his team in the kitchen.

Hopefully the weather will be kinder for our next Open on February 26th

Full Results:

Winter Open 2 2021 – Saturday, December 4th, 2021

Fortunately the weather was better than last weekend and the last group finished before dark.

Thanks to the greenstaff for keeping our course in such excellent condition, the volunteers who made the event run smoothly and the bar and catering staff for keeping us refreshed.

We hope to see you all at our next Open which is another Pairs Stableford on Saturday 29th January.

Winter Open 2 Results:

1st RGC Ash Green & Mike Henson 45cb
2nd RGC Martin McArdle & Patrick McArdle 45cb
1st Visitors Paul McComb & Glenn Smith 44
2nd Visitors Michael Hastie & Adam Barton 43cb
3rd Visitors James Gilbert & Paul Wright 43cb
1st Mixed Barbara & Steve Willis 42
Best Gross Gary Catt & Martin Catt 67

Full Results:

Winter Open 1 2021 – Saturday, November 6th, 2021

Thanks to the 92 players played in our first Winter Open and the greenstaff for keeping our course in such an excellent condition.

The weather wasn’t quite as bad as expected so there were some excellent scores.

Visitors:

1st Joe Cowley & Neil Cowley (Catterick) 44
2nd John Stead & Harvey Thomas (Waterfront) 43
3rd Dex Olney & Chris Suffell (Catterick) 42

Richmond:

1st Ian Mackay & Trevor Bailey 41
2nd John Simpson & Ian Allan 39

Mixed:

1st Dion Wood & Claire Bateman (Richmond) 42

Best Gross:

Gary Catt & Martin Catt (Richmond) 70

Vouchers will be posted to visitors or available from the secretary on Monday.

Full Results:

Autumn Team Am-Am – Saturday, 9th October, 2021

124 players enjoyed the Autumn Open played in perfect weather and the course was in excellent condition.

Thanks to the volunteers for making the event run smoothly, the bar and kitchen staff who were on duty all day as well as the greenstaff who are on duty every day.

Leading Stableford Scores:

1st J Stawart, T Hardaker, A Bunker, P Grieveson – Wensleydale 91
2nd H Bulleyment, C Long, R Wardle, J Plenderleith – Driffield 90
3rd D Bolton, M Turner, A Gelder, D Holmes – Richmond/Catterick 89 CB
4th S Kirk, C Pattison, N Bolam, S Curl – Roseberry Grange 89 CB
5th A Charlton, D McMain, S Bates, M Tinkler – Catterick/Knotty Hill 89 CB
Best Gross C Smith, A Ayres, R Bastow, R Campbell – Richmond 134

Full Results:

Ladies Am-Am – Saturday, 25th September, 2021

Thirteen teams enjoyed playing today in calm, dry weather in the Ladies Team Open on Saturday, September 25.

Congratulations to the winners with an excellent score of 88 points.

Full Results:

Gents Open – Saturday, 3rd July, 2021

It was great to see 122 players enjoying the course in much better weather than expected at the Gents Open on Saturday, July 3.

Congratulations to Tony Andrews & Mark Thompson from Barnard Castle & Darlington on winning overall with 47 points ahead of two Richmond pairs.

Visitors’ winning vouchers will be posted (and members vouchers available in the RGC office) on Tuesday.

Thanks to John Page, Guy Pini & Alan Hunt for looking after the First Tee, Barbara Willis & David Gray for looking after the Desk as well as the catering and bar staff.

Final thanks to our hardworking greenstaff for maintaining our course in such an excellent condition.

Full Results:

Seniors Open – Tuesday, 8th June 2021

Bob Bennett & Colin Price were the overall winners on countback ahead of Alistair Paterson and Jim Manley after a tie with 49 points each.

Paul Mullen and Tim Burrells from Masham were the winning Visitors with 47 points while John Simpson and Ian Allan had the lowest gross score of 67.

There was also a Hole in One for Stephen Ralph (Woodhall Hills) on the 12th.

Full Results

Stevie Dee Texas Scramble – Monday, 31st May 2021

It was great to see 21 teams playing in the Stevie Dee Texas Scramble in perfect conditions on Monday, May 31.

Thanks to Jim, Ian, Barbara G, Barbara W & Martin for making the day run so smoothly. Also to the Greens Staff for preparing the course as well as the bar and catering staff.

Despite the new complicated handicap allowances there were only 5 shots between the first and last teams.

Stevie Dee Texas Scramble Results:

1. W Read T Healer M Parvin C Perry (Crook/Barnard Castle) – 53.70
2. C Caygill G Proud K Dixon P Donahue (Bishop Auckland) – 54.70
3. C Smith A Ayres D Wood T Thorogood (Richmond) – 55.05
4. I Mains B Tate A Tait E Tait (Richmond/Morpeth) – 55.15 (cb)
5. N Guy A Roote J Black M Matthews (Bishop Auckland/Woodham) – 55.15 (cb)

Full Results:

Senior Mixed Open – Wednesday, 21st April 2021

Fifty-six players enjoyed our excellent course in the Senior Mixed Open on Wednesday, April 21.

The winners were Alan and Kate Key from Oakdale with a score of 45, beating Richmond’s Eileen Catt and Albert Nowicki and Carlisle’s Dennis and Doreen Turnbull on countback.

Thanks to the greens staff, Dion and his catering team, Tom for the patio drinks, Sara in the shop and Penny Holroyd collecting cards.

Senior Mixed Open Results:

1. Alan Key & Kate Key Oakdale 45 (B9 24)
2. Eileen Catt & Albert Nowicki Richmond 45 (B9 22)
3. Dennis Turnbull & Doreen Turnbull Carlisle 45 (B9 21)
4. Tracey Cooper & Raymond Withers Selby/Whitwood 41 (B6 12)
5. Phil Murfitt & Val Forsythe Penrith 41 (B6 11)

Full Results:

Spring Open – Saturday, 10th April 2021

The Spring Open was staged on Saturday, April 10 with some great scoring including 49 points for the winners.

Thanks to the green staff for an excellent course, Dion and his team for the Halfway House and Alan Hunt, Barbara Willis & Penny Holroyd for looking after the desk.

Gents Spring Open Results:

Neil Wilkinson & Mick Cruddace Knotty Hill 49 (1st Visitors)
Ken Davison & Mick Campbell Richmond 44 B9 24 (1st RGC)
Fred Douglass & John Szyman Billingham 44 B9 23 (2nd Visitors)
Derek Robinson & Mike Kirk Richmond 44B9 22 (2nd RGC)
Jonny Walker & Steve Brown Richmond 43 B9 23 (3rd RGC)
Wayne Dickson & Dave Gardner Renishaw Park 43 B9 23 (3rd Visitors)
Mark Price & Paul Burnett Richmond 43 B9 20
Ian Backhouse & Sam Backhouse Knaresborough 43 B9 20

Mixed & Ladies Spring Open Results

Chris Lightfoot & Ruth Lightfoot Richmond 46 (1st RGC)
Barbara Gregory & Ivan Rookes Richmond 44 (2nd RGC)
Kim Blythe & Colin Higgins Saltburn 42 B9 24 (1st Visitors)
Colin Clark & Gill Clark Dinsdale 42 B9 20 (2nd Visitors)

Full Results:

Ladies TriAm – Friday, 9th April 2021

The Ladies TriAm was the first open of the year held on Friday, April 9th. With a score of 80 points, the trio of ladies from Saltburn GC won by 7 points.

Results:

1st B Flockton, K Blythe, T Cooper (Saltburn) 80 points
2nd G Fawdon, C Moultry, B Peakman (Billingham) 73 points
3rd D Denham, H Pickersgill, C Constable (Blackwell) 67 points

Ladies Team Open – Saturday, 26th September

Twenty teams played in the Ladies Team Open on Saturday 26th September in cool weather but still managed to score well.

Thanks to Barbara Gregory, Barbara Willis & Sara Storm on the desk, Alan Hunt & John Page on the first tee, the greenstaff for an excellent course as well as the bar and catering team.

Ladies Team Open Results:

Visitors

1st P Morris, G Peatrie, H Bowe, E Poulton-White (Bedale) 84
2nd S Cottie, N Linfield, D Bennett, L Pennington (Rawdon) 79
3rd L Emberson, S Cunningham, L Hill,V Clint (Forest Park) 77 (cb)

RGC & Guests

1st E Catt, S Stoney, V Johnson, S Bailey (Blackwell, Catterick) 85

Full Results:

Rabbits Open – Saturday, 5th September

78 players enjoyed the Rabbits Pairs Open today with some excellent scoring in pleasant weather until the last hour.

Thanks again to the greens, bar and catering staff as well as the volunteers.

Congratulations to the winning pairs.

Rabbits Open Results:

1st S Jackson & J Tray B Auckland 47
2nd S Patterson & W Tweddle Kirkbymoorside 43
3rd H Gray & A Jackson B Auckland 41B9 22 B6 15
4th P Jennings & M Screeton KP Club 41B9 22 B6 14
5th B Jones & R James Brancepeth 41B9 21 B6 14 B3 9

Vouchers will be posted to those players who had already left and commiserations to these 4 pairs who just missed out on countback.

H Steele & P Newlove Kirkbymoorside 41B9 21 B6 14 B3 8
M Williams & D Hall Bedale 41B9 21 B6 13 B3 7
A Ayre & S Mullery B Auckland 41B9 19 B6 12
G Collin & B Edmundsen Roseberry G 41B9 20 B6 11

Full Results:

Stevie Dee Texas Scramble 2020 – August 31st

A total of 19 teams played in the Stevie Dee Texas Scramble on a beautiful Bank Holiday Monday (August 31st).

There were lots of excellent scores and congratulations to the winners from Houghton le Spring just 0.1 shot lower than the first mixed team from Richmond.

Stevie Dee Scramble Results:

1. S Jones, C Trotter, A Pike, R Jones (Houghton le Spring) 55.2
2. C Lightfoot, R Lightfoot, G Catt, E Catt (Richmond) 55.3
3. I Mackay, M Catt, A Green, J Lancaster (Richmond) 56.1

Full Results:

Dales Festival 2020 – August 17th

The opening day of the 2020 Dales Festival took place at Richmond GC on Monday, August 17th.

166 players enjoyed the superb course and weather conditions on the first day of the Dales Festival.

There were lots of excellent scores and both the Gents and Mixed leaders had to be separated on countback.

Gents:

1. David Beaumont & Damien Talbot Outlane 44 (B9 22)
2. Stephen Jackson & Bruce Denwood Workington 44 (B9 21)
3. Martin Catt & Gary Catt Richmond 44 (B9 19)
4. Brian Kirk & Robert McGuirk Workington 43 (B9 23)
5. Steven White & John Barnett Houghton le Spring/Seaham 43 (B9 22 B1 3)
6. John Pettinger & Jason Bates Outlane 43 (B9 22 B1)

Ladies:

1. Barbara Brown & Tina Fethon Driffield 37
2. Vicky Johnson & Eileen Catt Blackwell/Richmond 34
3. Lynda Clark & Lynne Burns Tynemouth 30

Mixed:

1. Marcia Bradbury & Paul Bradbury Hickleton 43 (B9 24)
2. Neil Allardice & Jude Allardice Ladybank 43 (B9 21)
3. Doreen Turnbull & Dennis Turnbull Carlisle 43 (B9 20)
4. Linda Savage & Tim Savage Knaresborough 43 (B9 19)

Full Results and Overall Scores:

Seniors Open – August 7th

We had a great turn out for the Seniors Open today in glorious weather.

Thanks to the green staff for an excellent course, the volunteers who helped the day run smoothly and the catering and bar staff who provided refreshments all day.

It was a high scoring event so congratulations to the winners whose vouchers will be in the post on Monday.

Gents Seniors Open Results:

1. Peter Woodward & Barry Donald (Blackwell Grange) 46 – 1st Visitors & Overall Winners
2. Billy Bell & Alan Moore (Ineos) 45 – 2nd Visitors & Best Gross 69
3. Eric Troughton & Andrew Bishop (Richmond) 44 – 1st RGC
4. Thomas Petty & Simon Moffat (Dinsdale Spa) 43 – 3rd Visitors (Better Back 9)
5. Alan Bowker & Neil Harker-Bell (Dinsdale Spa) 43 – 4th Visitors
6. Chris Lightfoot & Dave Smith Richmond 43 – 2nd RGC

Full Results:

Andrew Jackson Memorial Day – July 17th

The 2020 Andrew Jackson Memorial Day was held on July 17 with some strong scores in the Texas Scramble.

Andrew Jackson Memorial Day Results:

1. A Green J Lancaster S Leonard D Smith 54.0
2. M Dolan G Emmerson I Rookes B Neill 56.
3. I Crisop S Brown G Howe R Howe 56.4

Winter Open 4 – February 29th

A total of 68 players played in Winter Open 4 on Saturday, February 29th with Mike Murphy and David Fishburn winning with 41 points.

Jim Love and Keith Stephenson were second on countback from Dion Wood and Shaun Farrow are both pairs scored 40 points.

Ram Malla and Prades Limbu won the top visitors prize with 38 points, while Ash Green and Mike Henson won best gross with 54.

Thanks to the green staff for preparing the course and keeping 15 holes open for the competition, the bar and catering staff and the volunteers.

Winter Open 4 Results:

1st RGC Mike Murphy & David Fishburn 41
2nd RGC Jim Love & Keith Stephenson 40
3rd RGC Dion Wood & Shaun Farrow 40

1st Visitors Ram Malla & Prades Limbu 38
2nd Visitors Chris Coleman & Darren Foster 36

Best Gross Ash Green & Mike Henson 54

Full Results:

Winter Open 3 – January 25th

Steve Mead and Colin Heaney won the first Winter Open of 2020 on countback with a score of 47 points, edging out Nick Bisicker and Jem Robinson in both the Richmond members category and overall winners prize.

Craig and Keith Symington from Billingham Golf Club also scored 47 points and took the top visitors honour by four points.

Best Gross went to a two-under par 69 for Ash Green and Mike Henson, while Claire Bateman and Brian Robinson’s 42 points saw them win the best mixed prize on countback.

Winter Open Results:

1st RGC & Overall – Steve Mead & Colin Heaney 47 (cb)
2nd RGC – Nick Bisicker & Jem Robinson 47
3rd RGC – Brian Wood & Phil Hide 46

1st Visitors – Craig & Keith Symington Billingham 47
2nd Visitors – S&J Stirling Normanton 43

Best Gross – Ashley Green & Mike Henson 69

1st Mixed – Claire Bateman & Brian Robinson 42

NTP 9th Brian Robinson 4’5″
NTP 18th Dan March 4’0″

Winter Open Full Results:

Winter Open 2 – December 7th

80 players enjoyed the second Winter Open with Martin Dolan and Billy Neill claiming victory with an impressive score of 49 points.

The best visitors’ prize went to Graham Dodd and John Slee from Akebar, while Steve and Barbara Willis took the mixed prize.

Thanks to all of the volunteers who made the event run smoothly.

Winter Open Results:

1st RGC Martin Dolan & Billy Neill 49
2nd RGC Andrew Kearney & Alex Ayers 47

1st Visitors Graham Dodd & John Slee Akebar 46
2nd Visitors Wayne Skelton & Gene Metcalfe Akebar 43

1st Mixed Steve & Barbara Willis Richmond 40

Best Gross Ash Green & Mike Henson 65

NTP 9th Stewart Thompson Richmond
NTP 18th Gareth Harris Catterick
Hole in One 12th Don Gittins Ineos

Full Results:

Winter Open 1 – November 2nd

Richmond members Gary Catt and Ian Crisop took victory in Winter Open 1 on Saturday, November 2, on countback after a four-way tie.

The pair scored 46 points but took the victory from Barry Phillipo and Alan Duckett and Stuart Blease and Paul Russell.

Catterick pair Bryan Emerson and Jem Robinson also scored 46 points but took best visitors’ prize, while the honours in the mixed division went to Barbara Gregory and Ivan Rookes with a score of 41 points.

Winter Open 1 Results and Prize Winners:

1st Gary Catt & Ian Crisop (Richmond) – 46 (1st RGC & Overall – £80)
2nd Barry Phillipo & Alan Duckett (Richmond) – 46 (2nd RGC – £30)
3rd Stuart Blease & Paul Russell (Richmond) – 46
4th Bryan Emerson & Jem Robinson (Catterick) – 46 (1st Visitors – £60)
N Telford & S Collier (Ineos) – 43 (2nd Visitors – £30)
Steve Brown & Jonny Walker (Richmond) – 42 (Best Gross 70 – £30)
Barbara Gregory & Ivan Rookes (Richmond) – 41 (Best Mixed)

NTP 9th – Ian Allan (Richmond) 5’9” (£20 Voucher)
NTP 18th – Sean Sim (Ineos) 8’10” (£20 Voucher)
10 Twos – Sleeve of balls

Full Results:

Autumn Open – October 5th

Scott Pocklington and Chris Healey from Ineos Golf Club were crowned the winners of the Autumn Open on Saturday, October 5th, with a magnificent score of 48 points.

The pair won the overall prize as well as the visitors first prize having finished two points clear of Ramside Hall pair Graeme Robson and Paul Gordon (46)

Sean Farrow and Dion Wood (Richmond) were second overall and first RGC members with 47, one clear of Steve Willis and John Willis (46).

Vicky Johnson and James Craven (Richmond/West Bradford) won the mixed prize with 38 points.

A total of 122 players enjoyed the course so thanks to the greenkeepers, professional, volunteers, bar and catering staff who made the day run smoothly.

Autumn Open Results and Prize Winners:

Gents:

1. Scott Pocklington & Chris Healey (Ineos) 48 – 1st Visitors & Overall – £100 Voucher (Gross 64)
2. Sean Farrow & Dion Wood (Richmond) 47 – 1st RGC – £80 Voucher
3. Graeme Robson & Paul Gordon (Ramside Hall) 46 cb – 2nd Visitors – £60 Voucher
4. Steve Willis & John Willis (Richmond/Carlisle) 46 cb – 2nd RGC – £40 Voucher (Gross 68)
5. D Rothery & G Whiteman (Leeds) 45 cb – 3rd Visitors – £40 Voucher
6. Damien Stones & P Hirst (Leeds) 45 cb – 4th Visitors – £20 Voucher

Mixed:

Vicky Johnson & James Craven (Richmond/West Bradford) 38 – 1st RGC – £30 Voucher
Peter Ross & Yvonne Setchell (Houghton le Spring) 37 – 1st Visitors – £30 Voucher

Best Gross:

Jonny Walker & Ashley Green (Richmond) – Best Gross (68) outside of winning pairs – £40 Voucher

Nearest The Pins:

Martin Laidlow (Cockermouth) – Nearest The 9th Pin (67cm) – £20 Voucher
Luke Ashford (Richmond) Nearest The 18th Pin (140cm) £20 Voucher

Full Results:

Entries are open for the next event on Saturday 2nd November.

Ladies Am-Am – September 28

The Ladies Am-Am played on Saturday 28 September was won by Ripon quartet Tracey Lee, Jane Reid, Liz Light and Chris Pickard.

A score of 80 points was enough to secure a six-point victory over Oakdale members Muriel Bradley, Penny Baxter, Joyce Slater and Louise Eardley.

In third place was Susan Ellis, Susan Bland, Anne Stebbings and Alison Elder from Thirsk & Northalleton Golf Club with 71 points.

Ladies Am-Am Results:

1st Tracey Lee, Jane Reid, Liz Light, Chris Pickard (Ripon) – 80
2nd Muriel Bradley, Penny Baxter, Joyce Slater, Louise Eardley (Oakdale) – 74
3rd Susan Ellis, Susan Bland, Anne Stebbings, Alison Elder (Thirsk & Northallerton) – 71
4th Elaine Wood, Mary-Anne Hide, Sue Haynes, Rachel Miller (Richmond/Blackwell) – 68
5th Lesley Milner, M Atherton, J Jeary, A Kirk (Chester le Street) – 63
6th Daphne Ledger, Sue Proctor, Sue Stoney, Ruth Bousfield (Richmond/Masham) – 54

Mixed Open – September 14

Paul and Rachel Miller from Catterick Golf Club won the Mixed Open on Saturday, September 14, with a magnificent score of 48 points.

Runners up – and the first Richmond pair – were Chris Lightfoot and Mary-Ann Hide with 44 points.

In third place with 42 points were Richmond members Gary Catt and Vicky Johnson, while John Bedford and Christine Sutcliffe from Wakefield were fourth with a score of 41 points.

Mixed Open Results:

1. Paul Miller & Rachel Miller (Catterick) – 48 points
2. Chris Lightfoot & Mary-Ann Hide (Richmond) – 44 points
3. Gary Catt & Vicky Johnson (Richmond) – 42 points
4. John Bedford & Christine Sutcliffe (Wakefield) – 41 points

Full Results:

Dales Festival – August 21

Richmond Golf Club staged the final day of the Dales Festival with some competitive scoring in other three categories.

Dales Festival – Richmond GC Event

Gents:
J Bates & J Pettinger – 46
T Rawsley & R Cooke – 44
H Finch & G Tippin – 42
R Towler & A McMahon – 41
G Hird & R Daniel – 41
G Catt & M Catt – 41

Ladies:
Mary-Ann Hide & Susan Kipling – 46

Mixed:
T Lenc & E Lenc – 41
G Whittington & S Whittington – 40
T Link & D Link – 39
K Mannering & J Mannering – 39
P Barker & E Barker – 39

Full Results:

Overall Dales Festival Results

Following three days of competition at Bedale, Catterick and Richmond Golf Clubs, the winners were:

Gents:
Jason Bates & John Pettinger – 134
Bikash Subba & Jeeban Rai – 124
Ian Belsham & Mike Hill – 122
Gyan Denga & Raju Dura – 117
Terry Rawnsley & Richard Cooke – 115
Chris Fitzpatrick & Paul Fitzpatrick – 114

Ladies:
Vicky Johnson & Eileen Catt – 102

Mixed:
Peter Spencer & Linda Spencer – 117
Tony Lenc & Elaine Lenc – 113
Michael Parker & Francesca Brimm – 112
David Smith & Linda Smith – 112
Janice Darcy & Steve Darcy – 110

Full Results:

Pro Am – August 14

Richmond GC members Stuart Dozey, Ash Green and Pete Marsh were victorious in the 2019 Pro Am on Wednesday, August 14 with Robert Booth taking the professional prize.

Both played alongside Dozey, Green and Marsh in the winning team as they won by three shots with an impressive score of 20 under par.

Booth, Head Professional at Outlane GC, shot a three-under par 68 to win the professionals competition by a single shot from Gareth Traynor and Jason Proctor.

The Pro Am, organised by Richmond’s Head Professional Dan Hood and sponsored by Callaway, was the first to be held by the Yorkshire PGA with the event set to be on the calendar again in 2020.

Professionals:
1. Robert Booth -3 (68) 
T2. Gareth Traynor -2 (69) 
T2. Jason Proctor -2 (69)

Teams:
1. Stuart Dozey, Ash Green, Pete Marsh and Robert Booth – 122
2. Team Hull Golf Club – 125
3. Team Pipeline Engineering – 127

Andrew Jackson Memorial Day – July 19

The fifth Andew Jackson Memorial Day was held on Friday, 19th July with another big turnout for the Texas Scramble in his memory.

Some excellent scoring saw a team including Ged Morrissey, Pete Marsh, J Atkinson and Steve Pearce win the prize with a score of 54.3.

The winning quartet kindly donated their prize money to the Andrew Jackson Trust, which contributes towards junior golf at both Richmond Golf Club and in the wider region.

Andrew Jackson Day Results:

1. G Morrisey, P Marsh, J Atkinson and S Pearce – 54.3
2. C Lightfoot, E Lightfoot, D Smith and M Wicks – 55.7 (countback, back nine).
3. M Thorpe, T.Andrews, M Thompson and G Peacock – 55.7

Gents Open – June 22

Ineos members Brian Robinson and A Sim won the 2019 Gents Open at Richmond Golf Club with a score of 46 points.

Held on Saturday, June 22, the pair scored 46 points to take the overall prize and the best visitors.

In second place, and the first Richmond pairing, were Gary and Martin Catt with 44 points. Fellow Richmond pairs Ryan Howe and Brook Watson and Gary Christison and Luke Ashford also scored 44 points.

Gents Open Result:

1st Brian Robinson & A Sim (Ineos) – 46 (1st Visitors & Overall £100 & £50 vouchers)
2nd Gary Catt & Martin Catt (Richmond) – 44 (1st RGC £100 voucher)
3rd Ryan Howe & Brook Watson (Richmond) – 44 (2nd RGC & Best Gross (67) £50 & £50 vouchers)
4th Gary Christison & Luke Ashford (Richmond) – 44
5th P Arnold & Bernard Clayton (Malton & Norton) 42 (2nd visitors £80 voucher)
6th Dom Huzzard & Steve Porter (Kilnwick Percy) – 42 (3rd Visitors £60 voucher)
7th Graham Martin & Trevor Walker (Kilnwick Percy) – 41 (4th Visitors £40 voucher)
8th Mark Hoal & Andy Wakefield (Malton & Norton) – 41 (5th Visitors £20 voucher)

P Eddings NTP 4th (32cm) £20 voucher
S Porter NTP 12th (91cm) £20 voucher

Full Results:

Senior Gents Open – June 11

Graham Whittington and Steve Richardson of Oakland Golf Club won the Senior Gents Open held on Tuesday, June 11, with a score of 44 points.

On a very cold and blustery June day, the pair finished one point ahead of Gary Catt and Mark Thorpe (Richmond/Darlington), who were 2nd with 43 points.

Richmond members John Simpson and Ian Matthews were third on countback having also scored 43 points, while Crook pair Stephen Rochester and Brian Lowe were fourth with the same score.

Senior Gents Open Results

1st Graham Whittington & Steve Richardson (Oakdale) 44 (1st Visitor & Overall – £150 voucher)
2nd Gary Catt & Mark Thorpe (Richmond/Darlington) 43 (1st RGC & Best Gross (68) – £150 voucher)
3rd John Simpson & Ian Matthew (Richmond) 43 (2nd RGC – £80 voucher)
4th Stephen Rodchester & Brian Lowe (Crook) 43 (=2nd Visitor – £70 voucher)
5th Thomas Rhodes & Terry Joblin (Masham) 43 (=2nd Visitor – £70 voucher)
6th David Svenson & Ian Svenson (Ramside Hall) 43 (4th Visitor – £40 voucher)

Full Results:

Stevie Dee Texas Scramble – May 27

Visitors M Knight, D Curry, C Mayes and R Patten won the 2019 Stevie Dee Texas Scramble on Bank Holiday Monday, May 27th, with an impressive score of 54.3.

Richmond captain Martin Dolan, John Staple and Andy Bishop were runners-up with a score of 56.2 despite having a team of three.

Stevie Dee Result:

1st M Knight, D Curry, C Mayes, R Patten (Visitors) – 54.3
2nd M Dolan, A Bishop, J Staple – 56.2
3rd S Robinson, N Morton, K Morton, J Timlin – 56.5

Full Results:

Senior Mixed Open 2019 – April 24

Richmond GC President Derek King and Dot Furby won the 2019 Senior Mixed Open on Wednesday, April 24.

The pair posted a score of 47 points to win the competition from Oakdale members Graham and Sue Wittington, who shot the best gross round of 77.

Ivan Rookes and Lynda Thorpe took third on countback from captain Martin Dolan and Vanessa Thomas after both pairs scored 44.

Senior Mixed Open Results:

1st Derek King & Dot Furby Richmond 47
2nd Graham & Sue Whittington Oakdale 45 (and best Gross 77)
3rd Ivan Rookes & Lynda Thorpe Richmond 44
4th Martin Dolan & Vanessa Thomas Richmond 44
5th Ian & Pam Rand Billingham 43
6th Douglas Cairns & Jean Mace Woodham 43

Full Results:

Ladies Tri-Am 2019 – April 5

Keswick members Christina Sowerbutts, Joan Curry and Vera Jackson won the Ladies Tri-Am on Friday 5 April with a score of 71 points.

Countback on the last three holes was needed to separate the winning trio from runners up Joyce Slater, Karen Leake and Patsy Rochester from Oakdale after the also finished with 71 points.

In third place in the best two scores to count competition was Jayne Helliwell, Linda Randerson and Mary Pat Moore from Bingley St Ives with 68 points.

The competition was only available for visitors.

Results:

1st – Christina Sowerbutts/Joan Curry/Vera Jackson (Keswick) – 71 (cb last 3 holes)
2nd – Joyce Slater /Karen Leake/Patsy Rochester (Oakdale) – 71
3rd – Jayne Helliwell/Linda Randerson/Mary Pat Moore (Bingley St Ives) – 68

Full Results:

Spring Open 2019 – March 30

Consett member David Johnson scored an impressive 45 points to win the Spring Open on Saturday, March 30.

His total earned him a five-point victory over Craig Symington (Billingham) in the visitors category and also take the Best Overall prize.

The members’ category was won by John Staple with 38 points, one clear of Ivan Rookes. Mike Henson shot the best gross with a one-over par round of 72.

Claire Bateman’s impressive 42 points meant she won the women’s category by six points from Sarah Calvert.

Spring Open Results

Visitors
1st D Johnson (Consett) 45 (& Best Overall)
2nd C Symington (Billingham) 40
3rd A Ayres (Catterick) 37
4th M Stoddard (Consett) 37 (cb)

Members
1st John Staple 38
2nd Ivan Rookes 37
3rd John Simpson 36
4th Stuart Dozey 36 (cb)

Ladies
1st Claire Bateman (Richmond) 42
2nd Sarah Calvert (Richmond) 36

Best Gross
Mike Henson (Bishop Auckland) 72

Nearest the Pin
Studio Carl Dickinson (Alston) 5’10”
18th Mike Henson (Bishop Auckland) 7’4″

Full Results

Winter Open 2 – February 23

Dewsbury members Richard O’Carroll and Chris Lloyd won the second Winter Open at Richmond Golf Club on Saturday, February 23.

The pair posted an impressive score of 47 points to win the overall prize and also finish as top visitors.

Ian Mains and Bruce Tate finished top of the Richmond members section on countback from Mick and Ryan Campbell after both pairs scored 46 points.

The Best Gross prize was won by Gary and Martin Catt with a three-under par 68, while Best Mixed went to Clare Bateman and Graham Donnelly with a score of 40.

Best Overall

O’Carroll & Lloyd (Dewsbury) 47

Members

1st Mains & Tate 46
2nd Campbell & Campbell 46 (cb)
3rd Lancaster & Dozey 44
4th Catt & Catt 44

Visitors

1st O’Carroll & Lloyd (Dewsbury) 47
2nd Knight & Mayes (Seaham) 45
3rd Lathan & Brennan (Billingham) 44
4th Collier & Donnelly (Ineos) 44 (cb)

Mixed

1st Bateman & Donnelly (Richmond/Ineos) 40

Best Gross

M Catt & G Catt (Richmond) 68

Thanks to everyone who helped make the day a success. Vouchers will be posted to anyone who couldn’t stay for the prize giving

Next Open: Saturday 30th March

Winter Open 1 2019 – January 26

Congratulations to Stephen Bell and Stewart Thompson who won the Richmond Yorks Golf Club Winter Open with 45 points on countback ahead of Paul Russell and Stuart Blease (2nd) and John Lancaster and Stuart Dozey (3rd).

The overall winners with a score of 46 points were Seaham members Craig Mayes and M Knight, one point ahead of Bishop Auckland pair Jason Budd and Richard James.

Members

1st: Stephen Bell and Stewart Thompson 45
2nd: Paul Russell and Stuart Blease 45
3rd: John Lancaster and Stuart Dozey 45

Visitors

1st: Mayes and Knight 46 (best overall) (Seaham).
2nd Budd and James 45 (Bishop Auckland).
3rd Roth and Brennan 44 (Billingham / Dinsdale).

Mixed

Brian and Elaine Wood 40 (Richmond).

Best Gross

Ash Green & Mike Henson 63.

Prizes

1st Visitors – Mayes & Knight (Seaham) 46 points £100 voucher
1st Members – Thompson & Bell (Richmond) 45 points £70 voucher
2nd Visitors – Budd & James (Bishop Auckland) 45 points £50 voucher
2nd Members – Russell & Blease (Richmond) 45 points £50 voucher
3rd Members – Lancaster & Dozey (Richmond) 45 points £30 voucher
3rd Visitors – Toth & Brennan (Billingham/Dinsdale) 44 points £30 voucher
1st Mixed – Brian & Elaine Wood (Richmond) 40 points £30 voucher
Best Gross – Green & Henson (Richmond/B.Auckland) 63 shots £30 voucher
23 Twos (Please collect your sleeve of balls from the Pro Shop

Thanks to everyone who helped make the day a success.N