CHARLES HUGHES, the retired and much respected Woodsome Hall professional who captained the PGA in 1986-87, has celebrated his 90th birthday.

He was appointed professional at Woodsome Hall in 1958 and served the club for 27 years.

One of a family steeped in golf, Hughes was taken to Lincoln Golf Club as a toddler by his uncle Archie Earl who was the club’s pro for 50 years.

He joined his uncle as an assistant in 1937 on leaving school but his time was cut short by the outbreak of war in which he served with the Royal Artillery, rising to the rank of captain.

After the war, in 1946, Charles became the professional at Bulwell Forest, Nottinghamshire, moved on to Hallamshire in Sheffield and worked for a time with the famous Hunt family at Hartsbourne before arriving at Woodsome Hall.

He was the Yorkshire Open champion in 1961, when he won the title at Fulford after tieing with Moortown’s Bryon Hutchinson, and filled top offices with the Yorkshire PGA and served on the PGA North Region committee.

Chris Hanson chalked up another Yorkshire PGA victory in the Cottingham Parks pro-am where he shot 67 to finish two clear of Alex Belt, the North Region champion from last season and recent winner of the Welsh Young Professionals title, and seasoned campaigner Aran Wainwright.

Leading scores: 67 - C Hanson (Crosland Heath). 69 - A Belt (Bridlington Links), A Wainwright (Oulton Hall). 70 - D Thomas (West Bradford), D Denison (Howley Hall). Others included: 75 - L Shepherd (Willow Valley). 76 - D Rands (Willow Valley). 79 - P Carman (Huddersfield).

Parnell Reilly, head professional at Bradley Park, generously donated £6,000 earned from speaking engagements to the Forgetmenot Trust for the children’s hospice in Huddersfield.

It earned Reilly who recently completed a two-year stint as PGA captain, a nomination for the PGA’s 2009 Toby Sunderland Award which went to Stuart Bottrill, head professional at Shirley Golf Club, for years of unsung work with disabled and underprivileged youngsters across the West Midlands.

The accolade, which recognises the charitable efforts of PGA members, also earned Bottrill £1,000 to give to a charity of his choice.