STEVE WHITELEY made light of the weather and course alterations to win the Wednesday Society meeting at Outlane.
The Meltham man, playing off 11, scored 39 points in the competition, which was restricted to 17 holes due to work being undertaken on the course.
He finished two ahead of his Thick Hollins clubmate David Law (12), who was also two points clear of Martin Greenhalgh.
The Division II prizes went to Stuart Eastwood from Outlane (17) who came in with 35 points, well clear of Dewsbury’s Brian Jessop, also off 17, with 30 points.
Fraser Kelley comfortably claimed the Mizuno Yorkshire PGA Assistants’ order of merit title and receives £1,000 worth of playing equipment from the sponsors.
The Malton & Norton man cemented his top spot by winning the final event with an outstanding round of 70 in hard conditions at Moor Allerton.
Leading scores at Moor Allerton: 70 – F Kelley. 74 – J Hirst (Alwoodley). 76 – R Pace (Hornsea), S Law (Hickleton), A Cranston (Willow Valley). 77 – C Hughes (Skipton), N Hodkin (Abbeydale), L Shepherd (Willow Valley).
Leading order of merit final placings: 155.75pts - F Kelley (Malton & Norton); 98.3 - D Stanley (Tankersley Park); 90.6 - R Pace ( Hornsea) ; 63.3 - A Cranston (Willow Valley).
Also: 42 - L Shepherd (Willow Valley, 7th); 22.5 R Stansfield (Bradley Park, 19th); 3.5 - P Young (Willow Valley, 32nd).
Bristol golfer Chris Wood is being helped by Ryder Cup star Darren Clarke as he settles in on the European Tour.
The 21-year-old finished fifth at this summer’s Open at Royal Birkdale as an amateur and subsequently turned pro.
And, after another top 10 finish at the tough Portugal Masters, Wood revealed:“Darren Clarke has been a good help to me giving me tips.
“I can just text him when I want, give him a call and go out for dinner.
“And another of my mates is Rory McIlroy.”
