Junior Golf Magazine - February 2017

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Welcome to Junior Golf Magazine

JANUARY was a mixed month for juniors as the excitement
provided by the new Super Six Series on British Junior
Golf Tour was off-set by the sad news that the TGB Junior
Golf Tour has ended.
It’s a huge shame when generous people like Tom Blick
put so much time and effort into promoting golf to the next
generation, without receiving enough backing to make it
work in the long term.
Fortunately, his talents will not go to waste as he continues to run the academy at
Abbey Hill Golf Centre. Keep up the excellent work, Tom.
If anyone had good reason to walk away from junior golf many years ago then
BJGT Director Steve Adams was that person, and no-one would have blamed him
either. But his stubborn belief in junior golf is now beginning to bear fruit as the
Tour continues to go from strength-to-strength.
We, at England Junior Golf, are proud to back the British Junior Golf Tour and
look forward to following the boys and girls competing in the Super Six and the
other competitions over this year and beyond.
Talking about new things, what do you think of our new logos?
After receiving half a dozen entries to our Design the Logo Competition, the
leading two efforts came from 13-year-old Adam O’Brien, from Peterborough
Milton Golf Club. Well done Adam, congratulations on winning a PAR+ golf outfit.
Watch out for more competitions and great prizes throughout the year. We hope
you enjoy the February Magazine.
Steve Jackson - Editor
[email protected]

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Contents:

4 - www.englandjuniorgolf.co.uk
5 - Fixtures... When & where to play
6 - Tour Guide... British Junior Golf Tour
7 - Course Review... Park Hill
9 - Full Set With… Euan Cadle
10 - Course Review - Wellingborough
11 - News... Hole-in-one prize
12 - News... Meet the man who beat The Man
13 - Twitter… Pros who faced the future
14 - Full Set With… Sienna Leask
15 - Tour Guide... TGB Junior Golf Tour
16-17 - Putters & Posers... Action photos
18-19 - Q&A With... Cambridge & Suffolk
County Trainer, Ben Kerr
20 - Find The Fairways In… Berkshire
21 - News... Westwood v Clarke
22 - Full Set With… Philip
Hughes (pictured)
23 - Tap-Ins... Latest news

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USING the internet, social media and a free monthly
email magazine, England Junior Golf provide details
of all the junior golf fixtures in the area, including
club opens, regional tours and county tournaments.

We preview some of the golf courses and venues
that will be hosting the events.

Over the season, we keep you up-to-date with all the
latest results, news and quality action photographs
from these competitions.

In addition to this, we have a selection of features
on some of the important people and companies
involved with junior golf.

And if that’s not enough, we also have a collection of
unique special offers for anyone who joins us.

With up-to-date information about all the junior
golf events in your area in one place, this is
the best and easiest way to ensure your child
can do what they have always wanted to do…
play fun and competitive golf.

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When and where to play golf this year

EACH month, our website www.englandjuniorgolf.co.uk publishes the dates of the
junior competitions taking place in the local counties.

For those golfers looking to gain an early advantage over the rest by getting into

form before the start of the season, below are some of the junior junior

events on the calendar in February and March, including two

European Junior Golf Tour competitions outside the region.

The exciting new Super Six Series on British Junior Golf Tour starts
this month, so well done to those young players who got their names
down for the opening events at The Bedford and Cambridge
Meridian because they both sold out within three weeks.

British Junior Golf Tour’s qualifying competition for the 2017
IMG Academy Junior Golf World Championships in San Diego,
California is also now fully booked up.

So, the message is clear, get in touch with them quickly, otherwise
you could miss out!

Date Organisation Competition Venue

Tuesday, European Junior Winter Challenge Goodwood GC,
February 14th Golf Tour Series Sussex

Wednesday, European Junior Winter Challenge Goodwood GC,
February 15th Golf Tour Series Sussex

Friday, European Junior Winter Challenge Hesketh GC,
Lancashire
February 17th Golf Tour Series

Sunday, British Junior Super Six Series - The Bedford GC,
First Round * Bedfordshire
February 26th Golf Tour

Sunday, British Junior Super Six Series - Cambridge Meridian GC,
March 12th Golf Tour
Second Round * Cambridgeshire

Sunday, British Junior IMG Academy 2017 Park Hill GC,
March 26th Golf Tour Junior Golf World Leicestershire
Championship Qualifier,
Super Six Series -

Third Round *

* Sold Out

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More to come on British Junior Golf Tour

INTEREST in the British Junior Golf Tour has hit
new heights as the inaugural Super Six Series
sold out within a few weeks of being announced.

The early-season competitions at The Bedford,
Cambridge Meridian, Park Hill, Wellingborough,
Bourn and Tadmarton Heath attracted boys and
girls of all ages from across the region.

With places also filling up for the special events
at Collingtree Park and Nailcote Hall in June,
the British Junior Golf Tour are set to announce
a collection of new dates for competitions in late
spring and the summer.

Tour Director, Steve Adams, said: “The Super
Six Series has proved very popular, with waiting
lists in place at all the competitions.

“But we don’t want any youngsters to miss out, so we are in the process of booking
more venues to hold events throughout the rest of the season.

“Several of the courses we are lining up are some of the best in the country. So
keep your eye on the British Junior Golf Tour website www.juniorgolftour.co.uk.”

2017 British Junior Golf Tour - Schedule

Date Super Six Series County
Sunday, February 26th The Bedford GC Beds
Sunday, March 12th Cambridge Meridian GC Cambs
Sunday, March 26th Leics
Park Hill GC
Monday, April 10th Wellingborough GC Northants
Sunday, April 23rd Cambs
Bourn GC Oxon
Sunday, April 30th
Tadmarton Heath GC County
Bucks
Date Super Six Series Grand Final
Sunday, May 14th Magnolia Park GC County
Northants
Date Father's Day Family Foursomes
Sunday, June 18th Collingtree Park GC County
Warwicks
Date British Par 3 Championship Qualifiers
Sunday, June 25th Nailcote Hall GC

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Course Review - Park Hill

STARTING with a testing tee shot and a difficult
approach over a brook, this Leicestershire course is the
perfect venue for the British Junior Golf Tour’s World
Championship qualifiers on March 26th.

Whilst this quality layout will bring the best out of the
best, holding a scorecard together over the front nine is
vital because the birdies tend to come on the inward run.

On a par 73 measuring over 7000 yards from the back
tees, the leaderboard could change dramatically since
two of the par fives are at the conclusion of the round.

Water comes into play on both 17 and 18, particularly on
the last, when anything pushed or pulled could end up
wet, so the champion will need to earn their victory.

The most unique hole is undoubtedly the par four 15th as anyone brave enough to
drive the green will face a putting surface that is shaped like a bowl!

With the youngest age group playing on the par three course, the key is club
selection because the target areas are small, with most of the danger past the pin.

But once on the greens on this pretty course, the players will be treated to some
of the best putting surfaces around. Good luck, and may the best boy and girl win.

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Full Set with... Euan Cadle

Where was your first round?
Staverton Park, Daventry, Northants.

Best round?
I shot a seven-under-par net round when I first
started, so I was seen as a bandit!

Who would be in your perfect fourball?
Jordan Speith, Jason Day, Rory McIlroy and me.

Golf course you want to play?
TPC Sawgrass, Florida, USA.

When was the last time you laughed out loud on the golf
course? Why?
A week ago, when my friend hit a thin and couldn’t
feel his hand for 30 minutes.

Best shot ever played?
Hit a shot from the range back onto the fairway,
before going on to make par.

Who is the best golfer in your family?
My dad would want me to say him, but technically it’s me.

Luckiest shot ever played?
I hit a shank into a tree and it rebounded onto the green.

If you had a golfing nickname, what would it be?

Captain Hook. Age: 16 (17 on February 12th).
Best golfer you have seen play? Golf Club: Staverton Park.

Colin Montgomerie. Handicap: Nine.

What is the best part of your game? Achievements: Junior Captain

Iron play. and Junior Club Champion at

Who will win the 2017 US Masters? Staverton, David Leadbetter
Jason Day. Trophy (he was the pro
once, where Euan plays),
Best golf coaching tip you have received? Presidents Day Cup at local
Keep your eyes on the ball.
golf club.

Why do you enjoy playing golf?
The time between stepping onto the first tee and finishing the last hole
is the best time you can have.

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Course review - Wellingborough

HARROWDEN Hall is one of those places you will
want to come back to time and time again as the
18th century mansion in Northamptonshire hosts
the fourth Super Six Series event on British Junior
Golf Tour on Monday, April 10th.
Despite only having a couple of par threes and
two par fives, there is nothing boring about this
woodland course as each hole offers a different
challenge.
The outward half probably has the greater variety
as a player faces uphill and downhill par fours,
doglegs in both directions, plus a lovely par three
over water.
Some undulating par fours and fives make the
back nine a test of stamina as well as the game.
And it all comes to a conclusion with a card killer of an 18th hole - a tricky short
par four with a two-tiered green and a pond (pictured) ready to collect anything left.
Then it’s back to the magnificent clubhouse for a bite to eat, a soft drink and a
chance to reflect on a great day on a great course, making it a great experience.

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Golf Tour

Super Six Series

Prize Sponsor

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Ace prize from Charley Is this the most
elaborate hole-in-
ONE of the world’s best golfers is helping British Junior
Golf Tour with a unique hole-in-one prize for 2017. one ever?

Charley Hull, whose only ace came whilst representing
Europe in the Solheim Cup, has signed a photo to
be given to the first boy or girl to card a ‘1’ on their
scorecard in a BJGT event this year.

Although the Kettering golfer didn’t play on the Tour
as a youngster, one of her friends, Jamie Ashcroft
(pictured), had the pleasure of carding the first ace in
British Junior Golf Tour history when he hit the perfect
shot in an event at Delapre Park in February 2006.

With a number of Kettering members competing in
the Super Six Series, what
are the chances of a repeat
from the Northamptonshire
golf club?

That would just be
a Hull-arious
coincidence!

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ones, so if you managed to bag an watch?v=GRg15wV12XI
ace, please get in touch, with a photo,
by tweeting us @engjuniorgolf 11

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Meet the man who beat... The Man!

YOUNG golfers are being given a
wonderful opportunity to play in a
competition organised by the last
man to beat Rory McIlroy in a Tour
event.

English professional Graeme
Storm, who defeated McIlroy in
a play-off to lift the South Africa
Open (pictured right), is running
a Junior Open over his home
course at Hartlepool Golf Club on
Saturday, April 8th.

The event, which is in association
with Dyke House College, costs
just £10 for 18 holes and is open
to boy and girl golfers aged
between seven and 18 years old.

With all proceeds going to the Finlay
Cooper Memorial Fund, which is a
charity set up by ex-Middlesbrough
footballer Colin Cooper, who lost
his son in 2002, Storm hopes it
will be a special day.

He said: “Last year we wanted to hold the event on the same weekend as the US
Masters, because that is the traditional start to the golf season, and we are doing
the same this year.

“We will still have the same age categories - seven to 10 year olds over nine holes,
11 to 14 and 15 to 18 year olds, both over 18 holes.

“But we are changing the format slightly so that there will be gross and net prizes on
offer for boys and girls in the older two age groups, and there are handicap limits.

“Dyke House is a school I have been associated with for a few years, working
as a mentor with eight talented children - a couple of whom are already England
internationals.”

Entry forms are on www.graemestorm.co.uk/junior-open
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When the top pros faced the future

Alex Noren met Ian Poulter met Shane Lowry met
Alfie Westbrook
Tom Milton Callum Powell

Matt Kuchar met Bubba Watson met Beef met
Alfie Westbrook
Joshua Berry Maggie Whitehead

Matt Fitzpatrick met Andy Sullivan met Thorbjorn Olesen met
Sam Norman
Rylan Thomas Joshua Berry

Beef met
Luca Randall

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Full Set with... Sienna Leask Age: 12.
Golf Club: Abbey Hill

Where was your first round? Golf Centre.
Short course - Abbey Hill. Full round - Kingfisher. Handicap: 27.
Achievements: Three
What is the best part of your game? runners-up finishes
My three wood off the tee. on countback. I
have not won a
Best golfer you have seen play?

Tom Blick my second cousin - the pro at Abbey Hill. tournament… yet!

Best round?

I shot 36, including three pars, on Brampton Heath’s short course.

When was the last time you laughed out loud on the golf course? Why?
When I played a round with my dad at Kingfisher, he tried to chip the ball
and completely missed the ball three times and then topped it onto the
the fringe. I laughed so hard I nearly cried. My dad wasn’t impressed!

Golf course you want to play?
St Andrews, maybe when I get bigger and have more power.

Who would be in your perfect fourball?
Rory McIlroy, Charley Hull, my friend Demi Maxey and me.

Best shot ever played?
A hole-in-one on the fourth at Abbey Hill, unfortunately it
was in the hole of the Foot Golf ;-(

Who is the best golfer in the family?
Dad, but I did beat him on a par five which was brilliant!

If you had a golfing nickname, what would it be?
Three putt!

Luckiest shot ever played?
I drove my ball straight right. It disappeared into the trees, only
to bounce straight onto the fairway, ended up being a cracking drive.

What is the strangest golf clothing you have seen someone wear?
My grandad wears an Andy Cap and Plus Fours!! Very funny!!

Best golf coaching tip you have received?
To bend my knees or I would end up with a very bad back when I am
old, like my dad.

Why do you enjoy playing golf?
I like being out in the fresh air with my dad, I love the feeling when I hit
the ball perfectly, I love sinking a long putt. I love playing golf.

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Thanks for the memories

ABBEY Hill Golf Centre was the venue for the last
event of TGB Junior Golf Tour as young golfers from
across the region gave event founder Tom Blick the
perfect send off.

Home club member Demi Maxey won the Academy
net prize by one from Wexham Park’s Billy Wood,
who carded the best gross score by two from
George Smith (Redbourn).

In the Elite competition, Windmill Hill’s Zac Nash
had his own little battle with two members of the
same family.

The teenager won the gross category ahead of
Manato Nakatani (Hendon) but had to settle for
second in the net section as younger sister Haruhi
Nakatani came out on top.

The successful players in the 2016 Order of
Merits collected their prizes after the event as
Huw Pearson (Buckingham) and Oliver Kelloway
(Woburn) secured the Elite and Academy plaudits.

Although Blick will not be continuing the TGB Tour
into a third season, the Abbey Hill professional will
remain in junior golf as he helps run the Academy
at the Milton Keynes club.

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Putters & Posers

Action Photos

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County training aimed at all standards

In the second of a series of Q&A features with people that are shaping the
way junior golf is run, Junior Golf Magazine chatted with a leading golf
coach given the responsibilty of training the next generation of county
golfers. This is Cambridgeshire and Suffolk golf trainer, Ben Kerr…

What is the objective of the county junior training
development?
County training varies from one county to the next.
Each county will have their own visions for what
county training is and what it should achieve. The
general objective is to find and train golfers to play
for their county. However, some counties will lean
more towards elite development, some will focus on
recruitment and giving everyone an opportunity.

What age group or ability is the county training
aimed at?
There are various programmes around the country. Some are based on age group
coaching, these may start from around Under-10’s or Under-12’s, through to
adult squads. Other programmes may be more based on ability and inclusion, for
example in Cambridgeshire we have the Break 100, Break 90 and Break 80 Groups
(pictured next page), where the juniors are grouped on their ability rather than age.

When does the coaching take place and how often?
Most junior county training is at weekends throughout the winter. The frequency
and duration of the training sessions will depend on how the county golf union
funds their junior training programme. There will normally be a training session
every four to six weeks. As county coaches, we advise and hope that the juniors
are working more regularly with their own PGA golf coach on a one-to-one basis.

Where do the training sessions happen; on the range, on course or in a
classroom?
There isn’t a specific location. The coaches will use the environment they think
is best suited to the coaching objectives of the session. I try to use a golf course
setting as often as I can, because I feel my role as a county coach is to help the
juniors play better golf and shoot lower scores. Watching them play is essential to
helping them manage their way around the golf course and play better golf.

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Is the training throughout the various counties the same?

Training does vary from county to county. The reasons for this can be:

- Funding.
- Access to facilities.
- Objectives for junior golf set out by the county union (elite development,
recruitment and inclusion or a mixture of both).
- Group sizes.

However at the heart of every junior county training programme is the wish to
provide opportunities for junior golfers to enjoy the game, make new friends and
improve their skills.

Why have county training?

County training provides a safe coaching environment for the juniors to get together
with their friends from other golf clubs. They can socialise as well as learn.

The training sessions help the county golf union stay in touch with the juniors they
have playing golf in their county. This makes it easier to then select their best
squads and teams for inter county matches at the various age groups.

From my point of view, county training and county matches help to expose the
juniors to the level of golf they need to aspire to if they want to play at an elite level
in the future. It can be far too easy for juniors to stay at their home clubs and listen
to all the praise and accolades they receive from the other members, and begin to
think they are world beaters. Getting juniors involved with the next level up, can
inspire them to work hard and learn.

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Find the fairways in... Berkshire

Golf Clubs affiliated to ‘the Royal County’ within BB&O Golf Union

Bearwood Lake

Billingbear Park

Bird Hills

Calcot Park

Castle Royle

Caversham Heath

Datchet

Deanwood Park The Berkshire Golf Club

Donnington Grove

Donnington Valley

East Berkshire

Easthampstead

Goring & Streatley

Hennerton

Maidenhead

Mapledurham

Mill Ride

Newbury & Crookham

Reading

Royal Ascot

Sand Martins

Sonning

Sunningdale Ladies

Temple

Thames Valley

The Berkshire

The Downshire

Theale

West Berkshire Click on a Golf Club to visit their individual website.

Winter Hill For more details about county golf in Berkshire, visit

Wokefield Park the BB&O Golf Union website.

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Westwood vs Westwood vs Clarke

THE friendly rivalry between Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke isn’t only on
display when the two Ryder Cup stalwarts take to the golf course - it is also
evident in their Golf Schools.

This was never more apparent than on a two-week trip to Spain in January as
Westwood’s Essex and Cheshire Academies went head-to-head with Clarke’s
School in team and individual events at the Iberostar Royal Andalus.

Competing on the courses at the magnificent Cadiz venue, the DCGS had
to take a back seat in the Triangular Series of matches as the team lost both
games, meaning the two Westwood Schools met in a Final.

The contest turned into a one-sided affair however, as the Essex outfit thrashed
their northern counterparts by the emphatic scoreline of 18-3.

Unsurprisingly, several Essex players took their best form into the three-day
individual competition as Ryan Craig bagged the gross honours by two from
Cheshire’s Conor White with scores of 72, 74 and 76 in windy conditions.

Although Liam McNeela (pictured) and Harry Phillipou were two of the
nine Essex students to finish in the top 13 in the net
category, they had to settle for joint-second.

DCGC student Brian Elliott grabbed the first
prize as he fired brilliant net rounds of 69,
63 and 76 to finish 11 shots clear.

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Full Set with... Philip Hughes

Where was your first round? Age: 13.
Delapre Golf Centre, Northants. Golf Club: Rushden.
Handicap: 22.9.
What is the best part of your game? Achievements: Winner of
Chipping. Bedford School Open in 2016.

Favourite golf hole played?
18th at Collingtree Park, Northants.

What is the strangest golf clothing you have seen someone wear?
Trousers with the Union Jack all over them.

Have you ever played a golf shot left-handed? If so, how far did it go?
Yes, about 25 yards.

Best golf coaching tip you have received?
Keep your head still.

Who would be in your perfect fourball?
Justin Rose, Dustin Johnson, Jason Day and me.

Have you ever played golf at night or in the
snow? If so, when?
No, but I would love to.

Who will win the 2017 US Masters?
Matt Fitzpatrick.

Golf course you want to play?
Augusta National, USA.

Best golfer you have seen play?
Danny Willett.

Most memorable moment on a golf course?
I once, in late 2015, lipped out for a hole in one.

Which professional golfer do you most resemble?
Jason Day.

Why do you enjoy playing golf?
It teaches me to be disciplined and a lot of things that I
definitely need to work on, concentration and managing
frustration are the most important. Also golf etiquette is
something that makes the game what it is and is a good
code of conduct for the future.

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Tap-In’s HERTFORDSHIRE Golf have
scheduled one Futures Tour

FRILFORD Heath, Woburn and The competition each month from April
Berkshire are amongst the quality onwards. Venues include Redbourn,
courses on the 2017 BB&O Futures The Shire and Mill Green. Visit
Tour. Only players from Berkshire, www.hertfordshirejuniorgolf.info.

Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire HANBURY Manor teenager Harry

can play. Visit www.bbogolf.com. Goddard took second in the Friendship

EUROPEAN Junior Golf Tour have Cup at The Els Club in South Africa.

booked a competition at Dudley GC TEAMS of four players, including

on Wednesday, April 12th. Two events more than one from the same club,

in Cheshire are also scheduled for the will compete in a revamped 2017

same week. Visit www.europeanjgt.com. Junior League in Leicestershire.

ANYONE playing in the British Junior PLEASE get in touch with all
Golf Tour event at Bourn GC can your latest junior golf news. Email
have a practice round for just £5. [email protected].

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