2025 WRGA PRESIDENT

Well what a year, I have thoroughly enjoyed my 2025 golfing year as your Wakefield President and once again Wakefield Rabbits have been extremely successful out on the course.
I must congratulate all the winners of our internal competitions, starting with Wath GC who won the Presidents Cup way back in May, followed by Wakefield GC who won the Lancaster Trophy on home turf at Woodthorpe, with special mention for M.Clements from Wakefield who won the Norman Watson Trophy for best net score. Then Waterton GC who won the Hemmingway Trophy and how could I ever forget my club Wakefield GC winning the Graham Wood Memorial Trophy at Beauchief GC after going to an extra hole.
As well as these traditional comps, this year we introduced a new pairs knockout comp, the Les Lammas Rose Bowl named after our previous long standing Secretary, which I'm pleased to say that Wakefield GC won beating Waterton GC over 2 legs, making a very successful season for my home club winning 3 WRGA trophies in one year, a tremendous acheivement!
In between all these comps our Area representative team mirrored the European Ryder Cup Team by winning most of their matches to be the most successful Area team in Yorkshire of 2025.
Our Area team also had the honor of lifting the prestigious Plowright Cup by beating all the other Areas from across Yorkshire at a very testing course at Lightcliffe GC. (picture below)

Rabbits Golf is still in a good place and a great way for meeting new people and playing nice courses. See you at the AGM in January.
John Tirrill
WRGA 2025 President