About Junior Golf

Read the latest news from Cheshire Junior Golf.

Autumn Newsletter

Junior Officers

Junior Committee Chairman: Ray Simm
Boys Team Manager: Mike Jones
Boys Team Captain: Oliver Carr (Heswall)

A Few Facts

• There are 104 golf Clubs in Cheshire and 90 or so have junior sections

• The County sends a team of 6 to the EGU Northern Counties Group Boys Championship, the winners of which qualify for the annual EGU Boys Finals. Cheshire has been English Champions in the past and has also qualified for these Finals on a number of other occasions

• Every year, a team of 8 players from Cheshire competes against Lancashire, Nottinghamshire and a combined team from Shropshire & Herefordshire in the “round-robin” Four Counties Junior Tournament. In 2008, Cheshire won this Tournament at Stanton-on-the-Wolds in Nottinghamshire and, in 2009, came second at Caldy. A victory at Hawksone Park in 2010 has given Cheshire a record number of wins in this prestigious competition  In 2011 the tournament will be played at Crewe GC on the 20^th and 21^st April   Spectators are most welcome

• Over the the weekend of the 22nd and 23rd October, a combined Cheshire Boys and Girls Team will play for the Matthew Brown Cup against their respective counterparts from the Balearics at Son Parc Golf Club in Menorca

• The County plays full Boys matches (up to 18 years old) against Lancashire, Yorkshire,  North Wales and Bromborough Golf Club. Additionally, there are mixed-age matches against Derbyshire, Lancashire and Staffordshire together with an annual match against Cheshire Girls

• Each year the County is holding a Junior Club Team Championship.  This year it is to be played at Stockport Golf Club on Friday 3^rd June.

• During 2010:-

  • Oliver Carr (Heswall) was County Boys Champion

  • Andrew Crosby (Caldy) was U16s Champion,

  • Sam Turner (Stockport) was U14s Champion

• The Sandfield Driving Range Assessment sessions took place from the 8th -16^th November 2010.  105 boys were invited to take part with a number being offered further coaching (4 x 2 hour sessions) from the County coaches – Alan Thompson, Peter Barber, Scott Booth and Robin Thompson.  The following boys have been selected to receive EGU sponsored coaching in the North West England region.  At U18, James Newton and Josh Garside (both Prestbury) and at U16 level, Cameron Massey (Chorlton-cum-Hardy), Lewis George (Delamere Forest) and Matthew Jordan (Royal Liverpool).

• We are pleased to announce that Oliver Carr (Heswall) retained his place in the England U18 squad and will be joined this winter by James Newton (Prestbury).   Haydn McCullen (Didsbury) has also been invited to join the England U16 squad.  The boys will obviously gain from the expert coaching that England will offer over the coming months.

• Details of all 2011 Cheshire Boys County fixtures together with all principal County Boys and Junior Championships are available on the Fixtures page

• In 2011, there are approximately 20 Club Junior Opens notified to Cheshire in addition to the Hoylake Schools Tournament played at Royal Liverpool in the Autumn

Aims 

1. To identify boys of all ages with golfing potential at the earliest opportunity
2. To make them known to their Club and the County
3. To facilitate coaching using their Club Professional and/or the County coaching Professionals. County and EGU coaching grants are available to Clubs (for information, contact the County Secretary)
4. To improve networking between the Clubs and the County at Junior level
5. To organise County matches and competitions