The Senior Championship​

Home player and Head Greenkeeper Dave Jackson rolled back the years to take his first East Riding Senior Championship around his home track.

Dave and the team at Beverley & East Riding had set the course up superbly given the recent drought, but no-one matched the par of 69 around the Westwood, playing very bouncy in a stiff breeze.

Dave’s 71 just snuck him home ahead of some stellar and seasoned senior names. Rees Brown (below top) of Hornsea took the runners-up spot with a 72 on countback from Hessle’s Andy Lockwood (below middle) who took the age 50-59 gross prize.

In the 60-69 bracket, past champion Andy Woodhead (below bottom) was again in the mix with a battling 74. David Stokes of Drax shot 80 to win the over 70s category. Nett prizes were awarded in the age group categories (see below)

Thanks to Ian Jeffrey and Dave Greenwood for running the desk so efficiently and to starters Andy Pittaway and past President Jonty Hall. A big thank you all the staff at Beverley for looking after the desk jockeys and competitors over the course of the day.

Beverley member and 2025 ERUGC President Dave Greenwood presented the prizes.

Full results on Golf Genius website and App

Jonathan Clark
ERUGC Press Secretary

Top knock from Norton secures Seniors title

Beverley’s Richard Norton lifted the East Riding Senior Championship for the first time after a stunning level par 72 around a tough Scarborough South Cliff layout. A stiff breeze on the cliff top, lightening fast greens and some devilish pin positions meant that scoring was difficult with only one sub 80 score recorded until the final few groups appeared over the home holes.

Richard had to wait until the 5th for his first par, having sandwiched two bogies between birdies at the 1st and 4th. Further birdies at 8 and 9 took him out in 34 and he played steady golf coming home with the only blemishes being a bogey at 12 and a frustrating dropped shot at the last as his rapid par putt slid agonisingly by (pictured below). Richard wondered whether that would prove costly, but he already knew he had beaten two of the leading contenders in playing partners Leigh Gawley (81) and Mark Lamb who finished second overall with his impressive 75.

Other notable scores were from home players Shaun Smith (78) and Jason Jones (79), the Champion’s brother David Norton (79), Hessle’s Phil Scott (79) and ERUGC Men’s Team Captain Andy Lockwood (79).

Smith and Scott took divisions 1 and 2, whilst Beverley’s Rod Shimwell returned to the winner’s enclosure for the umpteenth time in the Senior Championship with another victory in the 70+ age category after an excellent gross 84.

In the nett categories, no-one got near East Riding Secretary John Illingworth’s 69. A birdie at the 9th had the Cave Castle man out in 40 and he shrugged off an ugly 7 at the home hole to card an impressive gross 83 which many single figure players in the field would have happily signed for!   

ERUGC Secretary John Illingworth and Competition Secretary Dave Greenwood were pleased with the healthy entry of 70 players despite the rescheduling of the event from its original date in May. Dave thanked Scarborough South Cliff for the presentation of the course and their excellent hospitality throughout the day. A big thanks also to the sterling job done by starter Andy Pittaway and the help on the desk given by President Jonty Hall who later presented the prizes.

East Riding Union of Golf Clubs
Senior Championship

Brough Golf Club
Friday 19th May 2023

Some familiar names were in the frame for the ERUGC’s first individual major championship of the year, but it was a beaming Keith Broadfoot of Hessle Golf Club, making his senior debut, who took home the trophy. 

2023 East Riding President Mike Dawson presented the trophy to Keith at a well attended prize-giving.

Keith’s scintillating 69 around a Brough course in immaculate condition given the wet spring got the job done by three strokes from Hull’s Sunil Mukerjea. The expected challenge from the stellar final group of Richard Norton, Andy Woodhead and Alan Wright failed to materialised and the latter two had to settle for the gross prizes in their respective age categories with 74s.

The course played long off the back tees and Brough’s punishing rough led to some high scores despite the excellent weather enjoyed by the whole field.

Best gross in the over 70s category went to the evergreen Brian Witty of Scarborough North Cliff with an excellent 78.

Best nett prizes went to Michael Broadley of Beverley in Category A (aged 50-59) with a one under par 67 who pipped Brough’s Jamie Haldenby by a shot.

In Category B (60-69) Geoff Rankin of the Union’s newest member club Drax had the best of the day nett 66, edging out another home player Steve Mews by two. 

The neat spread of nett prizes across different clubs was completed in Category C (70+) by Erik Sologub of the KP Club and Bryan Jones of Cave Castle who had 71 and 72 respectively.

ERUGC Secretary John Illingworth and Competition Secretary Dave Greenwood were pleased with the healthy entry of 80 players from across all corners of the district. Dave thanked Brough for the presentation of the course and their excellent hospitality throughout the day. A big thanks also to the sterling job done by starter Andy Pittaway and the help on the desk given by past President Edward Clark.

The next event is the Millennium Championship Final on Sunday 4th June hosted by Withernsea GC.

Entry is now also open for both the East Riding Amateur Championship on 18th June at Cave Castle Golf Club and the East Riding Open Championship at Hornsea Golf Club on 16th July.

Book for both events here

Full results are as always on the ERUGC HowDidIDo page as usual.  A full list of prize winners are below and vouchers will be distributed.