At the YLCGA AGM on 14 November 2025, we were pleased to announce that Orla Young from Leeds Golf Centre was the winner of this year's Jean Rudgard memorial award for 2024-5 which is awarded to the best reduction in the 2nd Division with handicaps between 36.4 -18.5 at October 1st 2024.
This year’s winner, Orla Young ( a member of the Jamboree team) from Leeds city Golf Centre who started at 30.2 and dropped 17 shots from her handicap to finish on 13.2. Congratulations to her the cheque will be presented at next year’s junior Championships at Hull GC.
This fund was set up by the family of Jean Rudgard, to preserve her memory for the years to come
She was a member of Ganton Golf Club and Captain of Yorkshire Ladies County Golf Association in 1963. She was also President of YLCGA from 1976 to 1978.
Over many years she did much to promote Junior girls golf across the County. The fund provides an award for the most improved Junior golfer from the Bronze division who had reduced her handicap the most over the year
Click on the link below for the application form