2025 HARGA vs Bradford Area 

Pike Hills GC, Thursday May 22nd

However, what was most evident on the day and sitting down to dinner, (which also must receive high praise for the standard of the meal, it was excellent!), was the “Spirit of Rabbits golf” that we often talk about. The buzz in the dinning room was proof that no matter what the actual result of each match might have been, there was plenty to talk about besides. The old phrase, “you don’t play against opponents, you play against friends, both old and new” was certainly true on the day.

In Rabbits, if we say scores don’t take precedence, that is true, but when you consider we play for cups, trophies and shields in these competitions, one has to accept there has to be actual winners and that is exactly what our HARGA President, Bill Barnett, did when he accepted the HARGA V Bradford Area shield and congratulations, from their President, Phil Dyson.

The score on the day was a win for HARGA over Bradford Area, 61/2 to 11/2.  

Bill, in his end of dinner speech, asked that the Green’s Staff be thanked for the excellent condition of the course and the caterers for the excellent meal, he then thanked all the HARGA lads for making the trip to Pike Hills.

The next inter-area match will be at Meltham Golf Club, against Halifax and Huddersfield Area Rabbits, Monday, 2nd June, meeting at 12.00 noon.

Jeff Loveday

23/05/25 

2025 HARGA Past Presidents Trophy 

Results, Knaresborough GC, Thursday May 8th

2025 HARGA SPRING INVITATIONAL RESULTS

Easingwold GC, Sunday April 27th

Huge thanks to HARGA Competition Secretary Andy Robinson and Easingwold Rabbits Captain Mark Shillito and his team of volunteers for the excellent organisation of the Spring Invitational. The weather was glorious and the Easingwold course was in excellent condition especially for so early in the season.  

There were some outstanding scores on the day - congratulations to the top pairs.

See the full results below.  It is all still to play for at the Autumn Invitational at Skipton GC.

Report of the 2025 HARGA Spring Quarterly Meeting 

Ripon City GC, Tuesday April 15th

Although this was the second quarterly of the year, January being the first, it was the first opportunity for the HARGA committee and members to get together for a game of golf. The competition, as always, on the day of the 2nd quarterly, was the Brian Parker Trophy, a stableford 4 bbb, played in pairs that are drawn on the day by our competition secretary, Andy Robinson.

This meant that 29 players set off in cloudy but dry conditions, (although rain had been forecast, it remained dry throughout the afternoon,) after a very nice bacon butty and coffee, a good hint of what was to come later!

For those with eagle eyes, you will have spotted 29 players and not a round figure of 30. Due to a very late drop out, one member was asked to play with two partners, his score counting for his partners if needed, thus giving him the opportunity to have two chances of collecting the Brian Parker Trophy (which did not happen, just!).

The course at Ripon played well with firm fairways, and quite a bit of run. The greens were slick-ish but still good for this time of year.

After the game, the highlight of the afternoon was awaiting in the club house, a buffet with eight choices of main course! (memories of Margaret’s catering at Flaxby, sprang to mind for some longer standing HARGANS)

With three choices of pudding, our meal at Ripon will be a hard act to follow!

As the tables were cleared, making way for the meeting, our President, Bill Barnett, called for a show of appreciation for the caterers, Dave and Emma Butteril, which was responded to with loud applause.

As folks settled down in their chairs, President Bill opened the meeting, which will be fully reported in the form of minutes to be read on the web site at a later date, however, there is the matter of reporting the results of the Brian Parker Trophy.

Andy Robinson presided over announcing them by starting off by thanking everybody for marking their cards clearly, it made his job a lot easier than it did last year!

He reported some close scores, with 2 prs on 39pts, 3 prs on 40pts but a very clear margin for 1st place on a score of 43pts for the winners, HARGA Vice President, Nigel Jones (Pike Hills) and his partner, Neil Barker (Otley). They take the Brian Parker Trophy for 2025

With it being the Spring meeting there was little else to be reported or discussed so Bill closed the meeting in almost record time.

So, in conclusion, the next HARGA event will be the Spring Invitational at Easingwold on Sunday 27th April, which was reported as being fully supported by all HARGA clubs, so good luck to all.

Jeff Loveday

2025 HARGA League Draw