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Results, Fixtures and
Junior Golf/Fixtures pages.
July 2008
Carris Trophy
Tom Boys (Royal Liverpool) was back in lead in the
Carris Trophy after
dropping to third after the second round at Wallasey. A 2
under par 70 with 3 birdies in the last 5 holes in the third round put
him back into the lead by a shot, but unfortunately he couldn't hold on
to it and finished in a very creditable share of 9th place
Juniors Championship
The draw for the
Juniors Championship at Eastham Lodge is now available
EGU Nothern Counties Boys Championship
 The
EGU Northern Counties Boys Championship held at Arcot Hall on 16th
July was won by Lancashire Boys for the third successive year. The
Cheshire Boys put up an excellent performance and finished in a very
creditable second place, two shots ahead of Yorkshire Boys, the first
round leaders. Halfway through the second rounds a very close
finish appeared to be in prospect. However, the Lancashire team returned
some excellent late scores to take themselves to the top of the
leaderboard. There were some fine performances from the Cheshire team,
in particular Josh Evans (72, 72), Tom Boys (75, 71) and Oliver Carr
(73, 75).
Order of Merit
David Peel won the Prestbury Open after a CPO with James Murphy.
After 5 events in the Order of Merit
Michael Bedford remains the front-runner with Alex Hogben and David Peel
close behind
Boys Chmpionship
The draw for the
Boys Championship is now available. There were 91 entries for the 60
places, so a ballot of the higher handicaps took place, those on 6.0 or
better were successful. A reserve list is in place in case of
withdrawals
EGU Northern Counties Seniors Championship
 Cheshire
won the
EGU Northern Counties Seniors Qualifying.
On a rain soaked Fairhaven Golf Course the EGU Northern Counties
Seniors tournament was shortened to 27 holes on July 9th. There were
strong performances from Roy Smethurst (runner up in the individual
competition), Phil Slater (age group winner) and Phil Jones which were
the spearhead for a winning team performance. This win is the third in
four years and gives Cheshire the opportunity to represent the North in
the English Golf Union County Team Championship at Trentham Golf Club on
October 7th to 9th.In addition to the 6 players selected for
Fairhaven, the selectors have at their disposal 6 other golfers who have
previously won the EGU Team Championship as well as other newly age
qualified and keen match players
Open Final Qualifying
Cheshire players Tom Boys, Josh Sims, Alex Hogben, and Ian Winstanley
made it through Regional Qualifying to Final Qualfying
England Boys
Tom Boys (Royal Liverpool) has been selected to represent England Boys
in Tri-Nations Tournament being held in conjunction with the Carris
Trophy at Wallasey on 22nd- 24th July 2008
Handicap Trophy
 Arthur
Robinson (Ashton-on-Mersey) won the
Handicap Trophy
at Vicars Cross with a 69 net after a card play-off with Steve Whittall
(Crewe) and with Dave Court (Tytherington) third on 71 net
June 2008
Cheshire Championship
 Craig Lewis (Prenton) won the Cheshire
Stroke-play Championship at Wallasey by 2 shots from Josh Sims (Caldy)
and Adam Wills (Sandiway) with a score of 74+68+76+72=290.
Sandiway (Chris Harrison, Ashley Sage & Adam Wills) took the Team
Championship, and Phillip Walker (Mere) the Over 35 Championship.
Seniors Championship
 Roy
Smethurst (Crewe) won his eighth Cheshire
Seniors Championship at Warrington Golf Club. Runner-up was Gordon
Broster (Hoylake). The Team Prize was won by Ringway (Roger Fielding,
John Williams & Tom Williams)
Note: CSS for round 2 re-evaluated from 72 to 73
President's Day
On President's Day
at Warrington Golf Club the President’s Putter was won by Roger Fielding
(Ringway) in a card play-off from Gordon Edwards (Bromborough).
Howard Delaney (Prestbury) was third.
Warrington Club Captain, Nev Morrell won the guest prize.
May 2008
U14 Short Course Championship
 Cheshire
Boys retained their Under 14s, Four Counties, Short Course Championship
title at Broughton Heath, Derbyshire on Friday 30th May 2008. The team
comprised James Newton (Prestbury), Andrew Crosby (Caldy), Jordan Jones
(Frodsham) Haydn McCullen (Didsbury) Cameron Massey (Chorlton cum Hardy)
and Lewis George (Crewe). More...
 Cheshire
Matchplay Championship
Michael Bedford of Prestbury is the 2008 Match-play
Champion having beaten Alex Hogben of Ringway 6 & 4 in the final at
Bramall Park.
Michael, a former Boys Champion in 2006, is
well-versed in Bramall Park having only recently moved from there to
Prestbury. In the end, Michael was a worthy winner although Alex could
reasonably claim the “golfing gods” were not with him in the final match
of the inevitably long grueling competition which the Match-play
entails.
Semi-finalists were Kevin Kean of Ashton on Mersey
and Iain Davie of Hazel Grove both of whom only gave way on the 18th
hole.
Conditions were dry but gusty on the final day adding
just that little bit of difficulty. The course was presented in
first-class condition and was a credit to all at Bramall Park involved
in the ChampionshipMore pictures
Pictures courtesy Geoff Garnett
April 2008Boys and Juniors Championships
Club Junior Organisers are asked to note that entry forms for both the Boys and
the Juniors Championships are now posted on the websiteJunior Coaching Grants
Has your Club applied for both the Cheshire and EGU junior coaching grants yet? If not, contact the
County Secretary for the relevant
information
March 2008
Four Counties Junior Tournament
 There
was a dramatic finish to the 2008 Four Counties Junior Golf Tournament held at
Stanton in the Wolds, Nottinghamshire on 26th & 27th March. With Cheshire and
Lancashire recording two match wins each and a total of 10 games each, a sudden
death play-off was needed to decide the winner. Tom Boys from Royal Liverpool
beat James Wilson from Formby at the second extra hole to take the title for
Cheshire. More details,
Results
Conforming Driver Rule
As from 1st January 2008 the Cheshire Union of Golf Clubs will apply the
Conforming Driver rule for all
its events
Four Counties Boys Team
The Boys Team to represent Cheshire in the Four Counties Tournament at
Stanton-on- the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire on 25th-27th March 2008 is as
follows:
Martin Thomas (Royal Liverpool), Captain
Dominic Barnes (Caldy)
Tom Boys (Royal Liverpool)
Sam Connor (Sandiway)
Josh Evans (Mere)
James Guterman (Warrington)
Martin Leese (Astbury)
Jon Little (Heswall)
Boys Pre-season Match at Warrington
Thirty-six boys were invited to play in the pre-season match at
Warrington on Sunday 9th March 2008. The players comprised last
Winter's County Boys 'A' & 'B' coaching squads plus the leading players
from each of the younger age groups. The winner of the scratch prize was
Tom Boys (Royal Liverpool) with a score of 37 points. Runner-up was the
boys' team captain, Martin Thomas (Royal Liverpool) with 36 points. The
winner of the handicap prize was William Ellis (Eastham Lodge) with 40
points
County Junior Golf Policies
The Junior
Golf Operations Manual has been revised with minor editorial changes
February 2008Cheshire Boys Squad Coaching in Menorca
Twelve of the County's best Boys took their half term holiday in Menorca
this year on a Coaching Programme organised by the Cheshire Union. More
...Oliver Carr
Oliver Carr (Heswall) has been selected to play for England U16,
Midlands and North, boys team against the full England U16 Boys' team at
Hawkstone Park on 9th March. Oliver is still an U15 in golfing terms and
so a good performance will inevitably enhance his standing in the eyes
of the selectors. I'm sure we all wish Oliver well in this selection
Sponsors for 2008
The Cheshire Union of Golf Clubs are pleased to announce a new
sponsorship deal for 2008 with Chafes Solicitors, who made the following
comment:
"Chafes are delighted to be sponsoring the Cheshire Union of
Golf Clubs during 2008. For those who are not aware of the firm, we are
progressive lawyers with traditional values offering a quality service
and providing true value for money.
Our four offices are located across South Manchester and can help you
with any personal or business legal requirements that you may have. You
can find more information and contact details on our website at
http://www.chafes.co.uk.
We are looking forward to the year ahead and would like to wish all
players the very best during this season".
President's Newsletter
The newly elected President, Ted Leather, welcomes readers and gives
some insight into recent developments within the Cheshire Union of Golf
Clubs in his Newsletter
County Junior Golf Policies
We are all very conscious of the focus given these days to "Child
Welfare Issues", the EGU and its Partner Organisations have been
considering for several years now, how this topic should be best managed
within County and Club Golf. A new Guidance Booklet "Safeguarding
Children in Golf", has recently been supported by the Counties and
approved for publication by the EGU, it should start to be circulated
from March 2008. The Cheshire Union of Golf Clubs, previously introduced
a series of "Draft Policy and Procedures", which have now been developed
into a comprehensive "Junior Golf Operations Manual". This document has
been approved by the County Executive at its Meeting on the 5th February
2008 and will therefore form the framework of future County Junior Golf
Activities. The document can be viewed via the link below, and
it will shortly be available on request to the County Secretary. It
should be recognised that Juniors entries to County Events will be the
subject of these provisions.
Junior Golf
Operations Manual (v1 now superseded see
Junior Golf)
Rules Revisions 2008
The County has prepared a
short guide to the
principal rule changes which have become effective on the 1st January
2008, this may be useful for Club Competition Committees in particular.
Whilst the main changes at first sight may not appear extensive, a
number of important points which were previously covered by Decisions
are now incorporated within the actual Rules. The note includes some
comments on Conforming Drivers. The County would draw to the attention
of all Championship Entrants that the Conditions of the Competition for
these events will include the additional requirement that any Driver
Clubheads used must appear on the R&A's list of Conforming Driver Heads;
ref Note to Rule 4-1. Competition Committees should be aware that the
R&A has published an Addendum Sheet on their website, giving notice of
incorrect wording in Decision 13-4/38, plus a couple of minor
typographical corrections
CUGC AGM
The
Eighty Seventh AGM of the Council of the Cheshire Union of Golf Clubs was held at
the Club House, Sandiway Golf Club on Tuesday 5th February 2008 to adopt the
Reports and Accounts and to elect the Officers and Executive Committee for the year 2008.
The 2008 President, Ted Leather, was welcomed into office by the 2007
President, John Allen.
The new President introduced the 2008 Deputy President, John Kidd JP of Delamere Forest Golf Club. John Allen was re-appointed as the Honorary Treasurer.
Re-elected members of the Executive Committee are:
Ron Harrison (Romiley)
Mike Jones (Chester)
New members of the Executive Committee are:
Clive Beveridge (Hazel Grove)
Leslie Evans (Upton by Chester)
Ray Simm (Caldy)
The new 2008 Executive top brass, John Allen (Treasurer), Ted Leather
(President) and John Kidd JP (Deputy President)
January 2008
2008 Junior Golf Seminar
Cheshire are pleased to announce that the CUGC will be running a Seminar
this year, concerned with a wide range of topics of interest to "Club
Junior Organisers" and "Club Management". The Seminar will be held at
Warrington GC on Wednesday the 2nd of April, Warrington has been
selected for this event as it is fairly central to the County. We very
much appreciate the support of Warrington GC, in making their facilities
available to us.
Invitations will go out in early February, to all Affiliated Clubs
within the County, the suggestion being that the Club Junior Organiser
and his Club Captain or other member of the Club Management should
attend. We anticipate that representatives from the CCLGA, the EGU and
our County Coaching Staff will also be with us on the evening.
The main theme will be to encourage Clubs to bring forward issues of
interest and concern, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and
the results of their own Club experiences. A number of short
Presentations dealing with the main areas of current interest will also
be given. The evening will commence with tea or coffee being available
from 6.30pm, for a 7.00pm start, some refreshments will be provided at
the end of the formal proceedings providing the opportunity for
individual discussions.
We very much look forward to seeing you there
 Paul Waring
Cheshire are delighted to congratulate Paul Waring from Bromborough
on his recent achievement at the PGA Qualifying School. Paul had a
distinguished amateur career from his days with the Cheshire Boys,
subsequently making 16 appearances for the full County Squad, later
becoming a regular member of the England Squad. Paul was Cheshire Boys
Champion in 2002 and was the English Amateur Champion in 2005.
Following his appearance at Carnoustie last year in the Open
Championship and just missing out for a final place in the Walker Cup
Team, Paul turned Professional and achieved excellent results during the
closing stages of the 2007 Tour. Subsequently, taking on the rigours of
the PGA Tour Qualifying process, Paul went on to secure his European
Tour Card for 2008, tied for 27th place at San Roque GC on 3 under par,
over the 6 rounds of the final Q School Stage. With around 900 hopefuls
starting the Q School, success here is success indeed! Paul is the
first Cheshire County Player since Jamie Donaldson to obtain his card
for the main European Tour and we wish him every success in his future
career
Coaching Initiatives for 2008
As a trial exercise designed to further develop the effectiveness of our
Junior Programme, Cheshire will be taking a group of 12 boys to Son Parc
Menorca during the February Half Term for a period of intensive Coaching
under the direction of our Senior County Coaches Alan Thompson and Peter
Barber. Also new for 2008 is the introduction of a new Under 14 Coaching
Squad of 12 boys, most of whom were selected as a result of our Driving
Range Trials carried during November 2007. This programme will be
carried out by Peter Barber and Rob Thompson during the current
pre-season period, Cheshire are very much appreciative of support from
the EGU which has allowed us to introduce this particular new
development. Read more under Junior
Golf
December 2007
David Horsey
 David
Horsey from Styal Golf Club played in the 2007 Walker Cup. The first
Cheshire player to do so and a great credit to the County. His rise to
prominence was quite spectacular and in such a relatively short time. A
summary of his amateur golf career is given on the this
page.
Cheshire wish him well in his future professional career
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