Bedale Golf Day - Thursday 21st May 2026
Format, Costs & Timings
This is the round 2 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 Nigel Cooper by Wednesday 13th May to confirm whether or not you will be playing.
The first Tee Time is at 10.48am, so please aim to arrive at the clubhouse around 9.45am.
If you want to hire a buggy, please contact the Pro-Shop directly on 01677 422451 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 | 4 |
| 10.48 am | Nigel Cooper |
Rob Holliday |
Ken Mackay |
Martin Gaunt |
| 10.56 am | David Rowlands |
Andy Arthur |
Peter Bollands |
Kevin Herbert |
| 11.04 am | Max Hopkins |
Mike Thompson |
Alistair Babbington |
Ian Forster |
| 11.12 am | Brian Williams |
Mark Boast |
Mark Wray |
Tony Fletcher |
| 11.20 am | Ben Wilson |
Simon Cowan |
Chris Rigden |
Kevin Lund |
| 11.28 am | Mick Collins |
Richard Scott |
Trevor Jones |
Maurice Jones |
| 11.36 am | Kevin Anderson |
Lee Chadwick |
John Gill |
Tim Axe |
Predicted Playing Handicaps
The latest predicted playing handicaps of the confirmed attendees, based upon the latest recorded WHS Handicap Indexes on the website (at 19.05.26), the Slope Rating of the course, and the latest HGS handicap adjustments are:
| Bedale GC | ||||||
| Slope Rating: | 120 | Handicap Index | Calculated Course H'cap | 95% | HGS adj'ment | HGS Playing Handicap |
| CR - Par: | -1.9 | of Course Hcp | ||||
| Anderson, Kevin | 10.6 | 9.4 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Arthur, Andy | 13.9 | 12.9 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Axe, Tim | 16.5 | 15.6 | 15 | -1 | 14 | |
| Babbington, Alistair | 35.2 | 35.5 | 34 | 34 | ||
| Boast, Mark | 14.0 | 13.0 | 12 | -3 | 9 | |
| Bollands, Peter | 19.3 | 18.6 | 18 | 18 | ||
| Chadwick, Lee | 13.6 | 12.5 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Collins, Mick | 13.2 | 12.1 | 12 | -2 | 10 | |
| Cooper, Nigel | 20.9 | 20.3 | 19 | 19 | ||
| Cowan, Simon | 15.6 | 14.7 | 14 | 14 | ||
| Fletcher, Tony | 22.4 | 21.9 | 21 | 21 | ||
| Forster, Ian | 26.4 | 26.1 | 25 | 25 | ||
| Gaunt, Martin | 24.6 | 24.2 | 23 | -2 | 21 | |
| Gill, John | 15.8 | 14.9 | 14 | 14 | ||
| Herbert, Kevin | 30.4 | 30.4 | 29 | 29 | ||
| Holliday, Rob | 8.2 | 6.8 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Hopkins, Max | 11.2 | 10.0 | 9 | -1 | 8 | |
| Jones, Maurice | 26.0 | 25.7 | 24 | 24 | ||
| Jones, Trevor | 19.4 | 18.7 | 18 | 18 | ||
| Lund, Kevin | 23.7 | 23.3 | 22 | 22 | ||
| Mackay, Ken | 13.0 | 11.9 | 11 | 11 | ||
| Rigden, Chris | 22.6 | 22.1 | 21 | -2 | 19 | |
| Rowlands, David | 11.4 | 10.2 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Scott, Richard | 13.1 | 12.0 | 11 | 11 | ||
| Thompson, Mike | 12.9 | 11.8 | 11 | 11 | ||
| Williams, Brian | 11.2 | 10.0 | 9 | -1 | 8 | |
| Wilson, Ben | 5.6 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Wray, Mark | 15.1 | 14.1 | 13 | -2 | 11 | |
Prize Winners
The Prize winners were:
| Winner | Ben Wilson (33 Stableford points) |
| 2nd place | Kevin Lund (30 points) |
| 3rd place | Lee Chadwick (29 points, on countback) |
| Nearest Pin (in 1) | Rob Holliday |
| Nearest Pin (in 2) | Ben Wilson |
| Twos | Ken Mackay |
| Birdies | Ken Mackay, Ben Wilson & Tony Fletcher |
Scores & HGS Handicap Adjustments
The detail scores were:
| Player | Playing Handicap | Stableford Score | Countback | HGS Handicap Adjustment | ||
| Winners Adj'ment | Playing Adj'ment | Revised | ||||
| Wilson, Ben | 4 | 33 | -3 | -3 | ||
| Lund, Kevin | 22 | 30 | -2 | -2 | ||
| Chadwick, Lee | 12 | 29 | 19 | -1 | -1 | |
| Scott, Richard | 11 | 29 | 12 | |||
| Mackay, Ken | 11 | 28 | ||||
| Cowan, Simon | 14 | 27 | ||||
| Forster, Ian | 25 | 25 | 13 | |||
| Williams, Brian | 8 | 25 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Anderson, Kevin | 9 | 24 | ||||
| Arthur, Andy | 12 | 24 | ||||
| Rigden, Chris | 19 | 23 | 14 | 1 | -1 | |
| Cooper, Nigel | 19 | 23 | 13 | |||
| Wray, Mark | 11 | 23 | 12 | 1 | -1 | |
| Gaunt, Martin | 21 | 22 | 14 | 1 | -1 | |
| Herbert, Kevin | 29 | 22 | 13 | |||
| Axe, Tim | 14 | 22 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Babbington, Alistair | 34 | 22 | 10 | |||
| Holliday, Rob | 6 | 21 | 13 | |||
| Jones, Trevor | 18 | 21 | 12 | |||
| Hopkins, Max | 8 | 21 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Fletcher, Tony | 21 | 21 | 7 | |||
| Thompson, Mike | 11 | 20 | 13 | |||
| Rowlands, David | 10 | 20 | 11 | |||
| Gill, John | 14 | 20 | 10 | |||
| Bollands, Peter | 18 | 19 | 12 | |||
| Boast, Mark | 9 | 19 | 9 | 1 | -2 | |
| Collins, Mick | 10 | 19 | 1 | -1 | ||
| Jones, Maurice | 24 | 13 | ||||