York Union of Golf Clubs
Cross Trophy dates 2025 -2026
2025 / 26 Cross Trophy Update
I am delighted to announce the Cross Trophy dates for 2025 /26, alongside some changes which will hopefully attract even more players to the play and enjoy the competition. I know Forest Park are desperate to retain the title (and Heworth determined to avenge their 1 point defeat !)
We are starting earlier (first event Sept 21st at Heworth) and finishing later (last event 5th April at Pike Hills). This is to minimise the risk of losing events to bad weather.
We are trialling holding individual events (as opposed to doubling up) this year for two main reasons, firstly to give everyone greater opportunity to enter more Cross Trophy events and secondly (as per above) to minimise the weather risk of losing two events to bad weather in the same weekend.
The booking process will remain as per the trial for the second half of last season. Each club will have two (notional) reserved places – once two pairs from any club have entered, two reserved spots will be freed up. All available slots can be booked by any pair from any club as soon as booking opens. If there are only reserved slots left – please contact me directly on the Compsec email address to book those slots (assuming you are from a club which doesn’t already have two pairs entered).
We are moving to one division for prize money. This winter more pairs won prize money with a combined handicap of less than 10 than with a combined handicap of more than 25. This adds greater transparency as finishing at the top of the leaderboard you will know if you are in the prizes, although the number of prize places will still depend on the number of entries. I will endeavour to announce the number of prize places prior to each event so people will know before they play how many prize places there are.
One important thing is staying the same – the Cross Trophy will still be awarded to the Club who scores the most combined stableford over the course of the season !
Dates for your diary below –
Friday 18th July 7pm – Booking opens for Cross Trophy events 1-3
Friday 25th July 7pm - Booking opens for Cross Trophy events 4 - 6
Sun 21 Sept – Cross Trophy 1 Heworth
Sun 28th Sept – Cross Trophy 2 Forest Park & Cross Trophy 3 Forest of Galtres
Sun 5th Oct – Cross Trophy 4 Easingwold
Sun 12th Oct – Cross Trophy 5 York
Sun 19th Oct – Cross Trophy 6 Kirkbymoorside
Friday January 2nd - Booking opens for Cross Trophy 7-9
Friday Jan 9th - Booking opens for Cross Trophy 10-12
Sun Mar 1st – Cross Trophy 7 The Oaks
Sun Mar 8th – Cross Trophy 8 Tadcaster & Cross Trophy 9 Sandburn Hall
Sun Mar 15th – Mothers Day
Sun Mar 22nd – Cross Trophy 10 Malton & Norton
Sun Mar 29th – Cross Trophy 11 Fulford
Sun 5th April – Cross Trophy 12 Pike Hills
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