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Pro-Am provides fitting send off as Mike Ingham retires

Mike Ingham (second left) with winning team Ashley Sweeney, David Peel and Ian Greenwood

PGA professionals from across the UK headed-up 44 teams of amateurs as Cleckheaton GC said farewell to Mike Ingham, their professional for 34 years, with a PGA pro-am on May 29.

 Former Ryder Cup stars Tommy Horton and Brian Waites were among many of Mike’s friends and colleagues who came to support the former Button Boy who was one of the country’s longest serving club professionals. 

The event brought a victory from a home club team “Greenwood’s Outsiders”. Ian Greenwood, David Peel and Ashley Sweeney who, with Harrogate professional and teaching guru Bill Ferguson, returned a 12 under par score of 128. In second place came the Moortown team of Bryon Hutchinson, Ian Hartley, David Walker and John Boyd, with third spot going to a team from the Northern Region of the PGA comprising Norman Fletcher, Jim Croxton, Roger Butler and John Barnett, professional at Royal St David’s GC.

 Andy Rhodes of Keighley took the first professional prize of £500 with a four under par 68 followed by former Cleckheaton assistant Robert Booth and Richard Lane of Moor Allerton.

 At a packed prize presentation Mike Ingham reflected on his years at Cleckheaton and said how thrilled he was that so many people had travelled to support him. It was great, he said, to see so many old friends from across the years and the day was one he would long remember.

Warren Lockett appointed clubs new Golf manager

Cleckheaton Golf Club has appointed Warren Lockett as golf manager to succeed Mike Ingham who retires in May after 34 years as the club’s professional. 

Lockett, aged 38, joins Cleckheaton from Woodhall Hills Golf Club near Pudsey where he has filled a similar role since 1994. 

A native of North Wales, Warren Lockett started his training as a golf professional at Huddersfield Golf Club and qualified through the PGA before moving on to become the professional at Lightcliffe Golf Club near Halifax. 

An accomplished player, he has 19 Yorkshire pro-am victories to his credit and holds the course records at Woodhall Hills, Roundhay and Dewsbury & District Golf Clubs.In 2006 he finished 10^th in the Wales PGA Order of Merit.

 Married with two young children, Warren Lockett lives in Huddersfield and takes up his new post at Cleckheaton on June 1^st.