This month edited by Sir Shaun Higgins(a Past Rabbit Captain)

Third in the series of monthly updates. At the time of writing this edition, Captains drive in, singles draw and important representative selections have started………

Rabbit News 3!April - May 2012 CNP Rabbit newsletter - FREE

Headlines: •Singles draw throws up some very tasty matches•Rabbit Vice Captain has to explain why he has a bye to round one while Rabbit Captain has difficult pre-lim draw!!!•RT Morley fixtures give CNP Rabbits 5 home draws•Win your years membership raffle tickets on sale. See Rabbit Captain

League and friendly fixtures

Rabbit Singles: Any Pre lim matches need to be played by 6th MaySome tasty matches thrown up in the singles. include:General committee battle: S Atkinson vs A NaylorPast Rabbit Captains: P Widdop vs T HerefordRT Morley selections: P Mason vs N EvansNew boys: P Arron vs EVBookies favourites: M Tiffany vs A GreenWhose your money on!

Millennium team selection:The following Rabbits have been drawn to play in the Millennium challenge this year. 22nd AprilA Stafford, M Tiffany, J Cryer, P Widdop, S Atkinson, P Mason, Rabbit Capt and Rabbit V CaptainNext big Rabbit events::May Day Shield 3rd May: Rabbit vs Seniors vs Tigers vs Juniors. Come on Rabbits lets retain our shield!!!!

Contact: RC Mike Greenberry or RVC Gary Speight. Committee: Mick Tiffnay, John Haverstock, Tony Hereford, Keith Williams, Steve Yendly, John Cryer

Representative news:Mellor: Team to be selected. 1st round fixtures vs Elland at Home and Hx Ogden away.Presidents day team selected: J Turner, K Williams, R Sugden, an other tbcLeague Cup: Team to be announced. Away fixture at West EndFowler: Team to be selected. Home fixture vs Romanby and away vs Flaxby

Mike RC & Gary

RVC

New members – get your cards in

3rd hole

RT Morley selection 2012

Singles knockout

Match play

Yellow tees

Lists are starting to fill up. Please put your name down if you want to play in any of the fixtures. 1st League team will be selected during the next two weeks.

Rabbit Tuesdays. Keith Williams ran our first Rabbit Tuesday on 10th April. 6 more cards submitted. Great news. Congratulations to Paul Noble who has been given his first club handicap. Well done. Bank Holiday The Bank Holiday new starters day was well attended., A first for the club as an opportunity for new starters to put more card in. Well done and thank you to those involved in marking cards

John Haverstock takes hisPre-lim round 9 and 8. Nice

At time of writing, the first of the friendlies against Meltham is due to be played and a second practice match on 24th April for any would be League team!

Rabbit shirts will soon be available – ask in the shop

Competition Format Players Venue/dates Team selected 2012 Past success

Thornton Singles stroke play 2 players One team Low man 16-20

High man 21-28

21st June 2012

Fowler Club Pairs knockout Foursomes

4 players. 2 teams. 2 sections (A&B) Low man 16-20

High man 21-28

See YRGA website

75th Anniversary

Singles

And all scores count for a team prize

5 man team 16 -28

One player plays in each of the 5 area qualifiers

Top 20 qualifiers go to grand final 14th Sept

Area qualifiers

C’Heath 24th May

Northcliffe 8th June

Flamborough 15th June

Wath 25th June tbc

Horsforth 12th July

N/A

Huddersfield & Halifax District Rabbits Golf Association - HHDRGA

Yorkshire Rabbits Golf Association - YRGA

Competition Format Players Venue/date Team selected 2012 Past success

League matches 2012Outlane, Woodsome

C’Heath, Longley Park, Lightcliffe

Pairs better ball

Match play

6 teams in division

4 Divisions A/B/C/D

2 teams of 2 players

Low man 16-19

High man 20-28

See notice board or

HHDRGA web site

2005 Div A winners

2004 Div A winners

2001 Div B winners

1991 Div C winners

League Cup Pairs better ball

Match play

2 teams of 2 players

Low man 16-19

High man 20-28

Rnd 1 Vs

West End away

Mellor

(May play different players each round)

Club Pairs

Foursomes knockout

Yellow tees

2 sections (A&B)

4 players

Low man 16-19

High man 20-28

See HHDRGA web site

25th April, 16th May,

13th June, 25th July

9th Sept SF

16th Sept Final

2011 Semi finals:

G Speight/D Hawkesworth & J Cryer/N English

RT Morley Singles knockout

Match play

Yellow tees

8 players 16 -28

4 sections (A/B/C/D)

2 players in each section

Rnds to be played by:

18th May, 8th June

29th June, 20th July

10th Aug. 9th Sept SF

16th Sept Final

N Muffitt, M Tiffany, G Thomas, P Mason, J Haverstock,

K Williams, N Evans, C Burns

2011 Semi’s N Muffit

2008 J Haverstock

1999 J.M Smith

1998 M Broadbent

Norgate Trophy

Team and individual stableford

3 man team 16 - 28 Thursday 1st June 2012 @ Halifax Golf Club.

2008 P Horrocks

2004 S Higgins

1999 J Smith

1998 D Earnshaw

Presidents Day - Jubilee Trophy

Team & individual stableford

White tees

All scores count

8 players 16 - 28

(Reduced to 4 players at 9 hole course)

Thursday 10th May 2012 @ Lightcliffe Golf Club. Individual & Team competition. Four players per Club.

R Sugden, J Turner, K Williams .AN Other TBC

CNP Winners 2008

(T.Hereford, J Cryer, P.Horrocks, D Hawkesworth)

Finals Day (Mellor/Morley/

League cup) &4 Ball

4 Ball 1 teams 2 players

Low man 16-19

High man 20-28

Sunday 16th September 2012 @ Lightcliffe Golf Club

Members of the Rabbit section can represent CNPGC in the District and Yorkshire fixtures

Congratulations and good luck to all those selected.

General rule players to be Full 7 day members and played 3 competitions in the previous 12 months of the competition date