The first golf club in the world to sign up to the R&A Women in Golf Charter continues to make a big impact on equality of golf in Wales.Curtis Cup host venue Conwy Golf Club in North Wales felt signing up would bring focus to efforts already in place, becoming the first club in Wales […]
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Free golf lessons for women and girls at Waterlooville Golf Club!!
Free golf lessons for women and girls at Waterlooville Golf Club!! To celebrate Waterlooville Golf Club (WGC) hosting the England Women’s County Golf Finals in September, the Club is inviting girls and ladies of ALL ages to enjoy a series of free introductory golf lessons with our top golfing professionals throughout August and September. So, […]

AD Driver – Golf Advertising Network reaching over 200K+ golfers a month
AD Driver – Golf Advertising Network reaching over 200K+ golfers a month AD Driver is a full-service digital partner that delivers a bespoke golf audience to both Advertisers and publishers; Reach a highly targeted ABC1 golf audience Generate revenue by letting Ad Driver represent you We can reach 200k+ Golfers with one call Over 2m+ page […]

Surrey Golf: Merrist Wood Rookie Tour event
Surrey Golf: Merrist Wood Rookie Tour event The Surrey Junior Rookie Tour, for boys and girls 14 and under played an event recently at Merrist Wood Golf Club, Guildford. The course was in fantastic condition with fairways that had a decent amount of run on them and testing greens which were beginning to harden up, […]

Golf star Liz Young inspires schoolchildren to get into golf
Golf star Liz Young inspires schoolchildren to get into golf Golf star Liz Young has introduced golf to the pupils of her former school in Hampshire in response to England Golf’s ‘Get into golf’ campaign. Liz was England’s top woman player in her amateur days and is now a leading player on the Ladies European […]

Hartpury students chip in to help local kids get into golf
Hartpury students chip in to help local kids get into golf Five Gloucestershire schools have begun battling it out for the Hartpury Tri-Golf Championship title with a helping hand from the college’s students. Finlay Community School, who will be looking to make it three titles in a row, alongside Highnam C of E Primary, Al-Ashraf, […]

Title just out of reach for Hartpury’s golfers in national final showdown
Title just out of reach for Hartpury’s golfers in national final showdown Hartpury’s golfers missed out on securing Intercollegiate Tour (ICT) National Finals success by the tightest of margins, finishing in second place in the team event. Just two shots prevented the B team from finishing top of the nett leaderboard after the 54-hole national […]

Hartpury golfers hitting new heights after Bryant makes history
Hartpury golfers hitting new heights after Bryant makes history Hartpury’s historic golfing season shows no sign of slowing down after George Bryant fired his way to success in the AoC National Championships. Hartpury secured the individual title for the first time as Bryant shot a one over par score over 36 holes to leave his […]

Hartpury shooting for double delight as college aim for more national success
Hartpury shooting for double delight as college aim for more national success Two Hartpury teams will be looking to add to the college’s haul of national titles this weekend as they aim for top spot at their respective AoC championship finals in Newcastle. The college’s golfers will contest the AoC National Championships at Close House […]

Welsh Junior Tour tees off
Welsh Junior Tour tees off More than 80 golfers between the ages of 8-14 enjoyed the first event in the Welsh Junior Tour to ensure the new competition teed off successfully in Mold golf club. Golf Union of Wales chairman Val Franklin was on hand to see the inaugural event, which is taking part on […]

Hartpury at the double as golfers grab shot at national title
Hartpury at the double as golfers grab shot at national title Hartpury’s golfers have fired themselves to the national finals of the Intercollegiate Tour as two teams qualified for the showpiece event for the first time in the college’s history. Rowan Warren and Caitlin Evans-Brand both shot level par rounds of 70 to ensure that […]

Burhill’s Lizzie Prior scores first collegiate win
Burhill’s Lizzie Prior scores first collegiate win Lizzie Prior, 18, of Burhill Golf Club, Surrey has won her first tournament on the American college circuit. Lizzie, a first year student at the University of Nevada Las Vegas helped her team, the Rebels, to a win in the Battle At Boulder Creek II tournament last week […]

No Spain, no gain for Hartpury Golfers
No Spain, no gain for Hartpury Golfers Hartpury golfers hoping training trip pays off as golf season hots up Hartpury’s crop of golfers took to the warmer climates of Spain for a training trip as they ‘ironed’ out their game ready for the business end of the golfing season. Twenty-four students went to the Desert […]

ENGLAND NATIONAL COACH VISITS ACADEMY
ENGLAND NATIONAL COACH VISITS ACADEMY England National Coach Graham Walker will be visiting the Performance Golf Academy Derby education and player training programme in February. Graham, the England Golf National Coach has worked with leading Amateur golfers and many current European & Challenge tour players. His ability to demonstrate what he teaches is unique, and […]

Hartpury golfers tee up chance at further success after strong start to season
Hartpury golfers tee up chance at further success after strong start to season Hartpury’s golfers will be looking to pick up where they left off in the New Year after producing a series of strong performances to start their season off in style. Hartpury currently hold top position in both the gross and nett divisions […]

The Vale Resort’s Junior Golf Team tee up a double win
The Vale Resort’s Junior Golf Team tee up a double win The Vale Resort’s junior golf team is celebrating a double victory after winning two consecutive regional golfing championships. The team, captained by Jack Wiggins, 16 from Tonyrefail, and made up of Grace Connelly, 14 from Miskin, Oliver Brown, 17 from Cowbridge, Morgan Grace, 16 […]

Golfers putt on a show for Children in Need
Golfers putt on a show for Children in Need Hartpury’s golf department got into the swing of things for Children in Need as they put on a range of activities at the college on Wednesday. Staff and students from across the college visited the driving range as they took part in various challenges led by […]

NAYLOR LEADS DERBY TO VICTORY
NAYLOR LEADS DERBY TO VICTORY TOM NAYLOR (Hallamshire GC) led Derby College to victory in the 1st round of the Inter Collegiate Golf Tour held at Cavendish GC on Wednesday 21st November 2015. Tom posted a best of the day GROSS 73, in extremely tough & windy conditions to share the lead with Luke Palmoski […]

WILLIAMS LEADS DERBY TO VICTORY
WILLIAMS LEADS DERBY TO VICTORY Josh Williams (Chevin GC) led Derby College to victory in the 1st round of the British Schools & Colleges Golf Tour held at Cavendish GC on Wednesday 23rd September 2015. Josh posted a best of the day GROSS 72, in tough windy conditions to lead the field by 1 stroke […]

Alfie Fox wins U16 Championship with Kevin Lee winning the U15
Alfie Fox wins U16 Championship with Kevin Lee winning the U15 The U16 and U15 Championships are played together and this was hosted at Reigate Hill Golf Club on the 3rd August. Alfie (Roehampton) was the joint leader after the first round with a score of 70 with Angus Flanagan (St Georges Hill) and this […]