Fellow members of Settle & Giggleswick Golf Club.
Firstly, a huge thank you for the opportunity to captain our fabulous, friendly club again. I will do my very best to ensure an enjoyable and successful year.
As I write, it turned dark just after 4 pm, there is a gale blowing outside, heavy rain falling, and the weather forecast for the next couple of days is poor to say the least! Not easy to imagine the sunny spring and summer days of golf that will arrive in a few months’ time, but they will come, and we’ll all enjoy the privilege of playing in the stunning surroundings of the Yorkshire Dales, on our gorgeous (but tricky!) course, with no queues… I can’t wait!
Not much to report on at present, we had the annual Turkey Shoot, the final competition of 2024, a few weeks ago, fittingly won by outgoing Captain Nigel Green. Congratulations, Nigel and well done for a fantastic year as captain!
Over the next month or so, we’ll be working on the fixture list for the coming season and making plans for the key events across the year.
I hope to see as many of you as possible out on the course in 2025. Whether you play golf with mates, on your own, or maybe you enter the odd social event or competition, one thing is consistent across all golf at our club… it is always friendly, so please join in and have fun.
Finally, a gentle reminder, we are a golf club run by volunteers. I’m massively grateful to members who already give a little of their time to support the club, whether in roles on the committee or helping out ad hoc on course maintenance or at social events. However, we could always do with a few more. Please contact me, or a member of the committee, if you’d like to help out in any way.
Looking forward to a wonderful year of golf ahead.
David Colgrave