Gavin Stocker is the new course record holder at Skipton after an amazing 36-hole Scratch Fraser Nightingale Fell Cup.

In fact, the amateur record was broken twice within ten minutes after two of the best rounds at the course for many years.

In the afternoon round, scratch team captain Matt Ryder shot a brilliant 66 to go with a very contrasting round of 76 from the morning.

But while Ryder was taking in the congratulations in the clubhouse, news filtered through that Stocker was five under playing the last.

It’s not often you’ll see Stocker playing an iron off the tee on the 18th – a driveable par-four to most of these low handicap golfers.

But this time he was in complete control of his game and his second shot to ten feet on the last left him a putt for a 64.

With the gathered throng watching from the clubhouse, he left his birdie attempt just a foot short, but tapped in for a fantastic 65 and a new amateur course record.

That 65, coupled with his 72 in the morning, which actually included a disastrous two-out-of-bounds triple bogey seven on the fifth, was enough to win his first FNF Cup with a total of 137.

The 24-year-old from Barnoldswick started his afternoon round with regulation pars at the first and second before he birdied three, four and five.

Pars at six and seven were followed with two more birdies at the eighth and ninth for Stocker to reach the turn in a blistering 31.

Two pars again to start the back nine were quickly followed by birdies at 12 and 13 to move to seven under par, but unfortunate bogeys at the 14th and 17th saw Stocker home in 34 for his record-breaking 65 and a new handicap of 0.4.

In second place, and for the second year running, was 2008 Yorkshire under-18 champion Scott Clarkson with rounds of 71 and 70 for a 141.

Ryder finished third with 142 and young junior George Grant, who had the best morning round with a tremendous level-par 70 had a 73 in the afternoon to finish fourth.

Meanwhile, seven-handicapper David Cairns produced the best round of the day, and the best round of his life, when he won the Centenary Trophy by two shots with a brilliant level-par round of 70 to record an unbeatable nett 63.

Cairns was out in 35 with eight pars and a birdie on the eighth, but then dropped shots at ten and 12.

However, a birdie on 16 and two pars to finish put him home in 35. Alan Speak was second with 76-11-65 and George Grant third with 71-5 66.

In Division Two, Steve Grant took the honours with 82-16-66. Alan Breckon (87-18-69) was second and Paul Kent (91-21-70) was third.

Birthday girl Marion Bateson, Ghyll’s Lady President Emeritus, who is 102, came to wish the competitors all the best when they took part in the Marion Bateson Birthday Trophy.

The entrants certainly appreciated seeing Marion down at the club again.

Lady Captain Stephanie Robinson was victorious with 86-15-71, dropping a shot from her handicap as a result.

Second was Anne Maud with 97-22-75 and third was Rosemary Fort with 112-35-77.

A week later, Rosemary Fort continued her good form to lift the Carr Cup with a magnificent 102-35-67, and dropped two shots to handicap.

Hilary Hardaker was second with 95-25-70, and also reduced her handicap by one shot.

Third was Lady Captain Stephanie Robinson with 88-14-74.