Yorkshire’s Dennis Trickett, who has run golf championships for almost 50 years, has been honoured for his outstanding contribution to the amateur game with England Golf’s Gerald Micklem Award.
Dennis, a member at Abbeydale Golf Club, Sheffield, received the award from outgoing President Desmond Duffy.
“I feel honoured and delighted to receive this award and to join such a distinguished list of former recipients,” said Dennis. “Golf has been a huge part of my life and it has given me so much. I owe a debt of gratitude to so many who have helped me along the way.”
Dennis has been a member at Abbeydale since 1961 and, for most of that time, he has been involved in running golf competitions and enhancing the experience of players at club, county and national level.
One of his favourite moments came two years ago in the Lee Westwood Trophy, an England Golf Order of Merit championship. “In the final round Danny Willett, the 2016 Masters Champion, caddied for Sam Hayward, Danny’s caddy at the time. You should have seen the look on the faces of Sam’s playing partners!”
Dennis has run both the Yorkshire Order of Merit and the North of England Amateur Championship, since they started, respectively 22 and eight years ago. The Order of Merit has featured some very notable names, while the championship is the last England Order of Merit event of the season and was designed as a top-class event for players who had decided not to pursue a Tour card.
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