Otley Golf Day - Friday 28th August 2026
Format, Costs & Timings
This is the round 4 match of our 2026 programme. The Organiser for this event is Nigel Cooper.
It is an individual Stableford competition, played off 95% of calculated Course Handicaps. Members' latest HGS Handicap Adjustments are applied for this event.
The charge for the day is £55, which includes:
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coffee & bacon rolls on arrival
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18 holes of golf
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a 1-course meal afterwards
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prizes, and a £1 tip for the catering staff.
Please pay HGS by funds transfer in advance (or contact Maurice Jones).
Please reply to the Organiser by Sunday 23rd August to confirm whether or not you will be playing.
The first Tee Time is at 10.30am, so please aim to arrive at the clubhouse around 9.30am.
If you want to hire a buggy for £32, please contact the Pro-Shop directly on 01943 465329 extn 1 (please note that one buggy is usually reserved for HGS). Dress code in the clubhouse for the meal is smart-casual or clean golf gear.
Order of Play
The provisional order of play is:
| Tee Time | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.30am | Ken Mackay |
Nigel Cooper |
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| 10.40am | Richard Scott |
Lance Porter |
Tim Axe |
| 10.50am | Mike Thompson |
Peter Bollands |
Alistair Weightman |
| 11.00am | Brian Williams |
Andy Arthur |
Chris Rigden |
| 11.10am | Rob Holliday |
Mark Boast |
Phil Morton |
| 11.20am | Max Hopkins |
John Gill |
Ian Forster |
| 11.30am | Mark Wray |
Simon Cowan |
Kevin Herbert |
Predicted Playing Handicaps
The latest predicted playing handicaps of the confirmed attendees, based upon the latest recorded WHS Handicap Indexes on the website (27/08/26), the Slope Rating of the course, and the latest HGS handicap adjustments are:
| Otley GC | ||||||
| Slope Rating: | 119 | Handicap Index | Calculated Course H'cap | 95% | HGS adj'ment | HGS Playing Handicap |
| CR - Par: | -0.2 | of Course Hcp | ||||
| Arthur, Andy | 15.5 | 16.1 | 15 | -1 | 14 | |
| Axe, Tim | 17.0 | 17.7 | 17 | 17 | ||
| Boast, Mark | 14.6 | 15.2 | 14 | -1 | 13 | |
| Bollands, Peter | 19.1 | 19.9 | 19 | 19 | ||
| Cooper, Nigel | 20.7 | 21.6 | 21 | 21 | ||
| Cowan, Simon | 15.0 | 15.6 | 15 | 15 | ||
| Forster, Ian | 26.6 | 27.8 | 26 | 26 | ||
| Gill, John | 14.7 | 15.3 | 15 | 15 | ||
| Herbert, Kevin | 30.1 | 31.5 | 30 | 30 | ||
| Holliday, Rob | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Hopkins, Max | 11.2 | 11.6 | 11 | 11 | ||
| Mackay, Ken | 12.3 | 12.8 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Morton, Phil | 35.5 | 37.2 | 35 | 35 | ||
| Porter, Lance | 20.9 | 21.8 | 21 | -2 | 19 | |
| Rigden, Chris | 23.5 | 24.5 | 23 | 23 | ||
| Scott, Richard | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14 | 14 | ||
| Thompson, Mike | 12.4 | 12.9 | 12 | -3 | 9 | |
| Weightman, Alister | 28.0 | 29.3 | 28 | 28 | ||
| Williams, Brian | 12.3 | 12.8 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Wray, Mark | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14 | 14 | ||
Prize Winners
| Winner | Brian Williams (36 Stableford Points) |
| 2nd place | Ian Forster (35 points) |
| 3rd place | Nigel Cooper (34 points) |
| Nearest Pin (in 1) | Andy Arthur |
| Nearest Pin (in 2) | Rob Holliday |
| Twos | Brian Williams |
| Birdies | Brian Williams, Rob Holliday & Max Hopkins |
Scores & HGS Handicap Adjustments
| Player | Playing Handicap | Stableford Score | Countback | HGS Handicap Adjustment | ||
| Winners Adj'ment | Playing Adj'ment | Revised | ||||
| Williams, Brian | 12 | 36 | -3 | -3 | ||
| Forster, Ian | 26 | 35 | -2 | -2 | ||
| Cooper, Nigel | 21 | 34 | -1 | -1 | ||
| Gill, John | 15 | 31 | 16 | |||
| Holliday, Rob | 10 | 31 | 15 | |||
| Boast, Mark | 13 | 30 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Arthur, Andy | 14 | 30 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Porter, Lance | 19 | 27 | 14 | 1 | -1 | |
| Morton, Phil | 35 | 27 | 10 | |||
| Scott, Richard | 14 | 26 | 15 | |||
| Bollands, Peter | 19 | 26 | 13 | |||
| Herbert, Kevin | 30 | 25 | 17 | |||
| Hopkins, Max | 11 | 25 | 15 | |||
| Axe, Tim | 17 | 25 | 13 | |||
| Wray, Mark | 14 | 23 | ||||
| Cowan, Simon | 15 | 21 | ||||
| Thompson, Mike | 9 | 20 | 1 | -2 | ||
| Rigden, Chris | 23 | 17 | ||||
| Weightman, Alister | 28 | 14 | ||||