TRURO DEFEND JUNIOR CHAMPION CLUB AT WOODHALL SPA
The youngsters from Truro Golf Club in Cornwall will hope
to make a successful defence of the title when the EGU Junior
Champion Club tournament takes place over the Bracken Course
(pictured) at Woodhall Spa on the weekend of 21st and 22nd
October.
Altogether, 33 counties will be represented at Woodhall Spa,
the EGU’s headquarters in Lincolnshire, and some teams
contain players who have already attained considerable success
despite their tender years.
Truro, the only previous winners competing, became the first
Cornish club to lift the title when they compiled 149 Stableford
points at Woodhall Spa a year ago, finishing one point ahead
of Basildon from Essex.
The Essex representatives this time will be Crondon Park
from Stock, making their debut in the championship as are
many of the competing clubs.
Hampshire representatives, Rowlands Castle, could be contenders
as their three-strong team includes Darren Wright, winner
of the Carris Trophy at Sherwood Forest back in July.
Ludlow from Shropshire and Herefordshire are also likely to
mount a strong challenge as they include Sam Baker, Oliver
Farr, and Tom Lowery, all members of the county’s boys
team that finished third in the Boys County Finals at Pannal.
Farr is the county’s boy champion, winner of the Eden
Trophy at St Andrews this year and the individual winner in
the boys and men’s regional qualifying while Lowery
is a Welsh under 16 cap.
Another contender could be Rochester and Cobham from Kent
whose line-up includes Matt Haines, runner-up in the Kent
Junior Championship who has played in the county first team,
and Sam Shearer, another county player.
Yorkshire representatives West Bowling may attract some attention
as their team includes Oliver Fisher - not the England international
and Walker Cup player but his namesake.
This will be the fifth playing of this junior event which
is growing in popularity and which attracts a stronger field
each year.
The competition is also open to girls but only one team,
Wolstanton from Staffordshire, has one in their line-up in
Bronwyn Davies.
The format is Stableford scoring over 36 holes, the best
two cards to count each day, while the champion club is decided
on the best aggregate.
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