August 2008
29th Aug - Champions Surrey field strong side for Boys County
Finals
Lancashire and Surrey will lock horns for the third successive
year when the English Boys County Championship reaches its
climax with the finals at Royal North Devon on 1st - 3rd September.
read
press release >
28th Aug - Three newcomers selected for Dutch Junior Masters
Scott Campbell from Yorkshire, Rob Gowers from Hampshire
and Suffolk’s Hugo Dobson will make their first representative
appearance for the EGU in the International Dutch Junior Masters
at Westfriese in Holland on 30th - 31st August.
read
press release >
20th Aug - ELWYN ELLIS ACCEPTS EGU PRESIDENCY FOR 2010
Elwyn Ellis, a past President of Cheshire, has accepted the
nomination to become President Elect of the English Golf Union
for the year 2009 with a view to becoming President in 2010.
read
press release >
13th Aug - Golf Development Grants Awarded to Eastern Counties
England Golf has awarded the Cambridgeshire, Essex and Middlesex
County Golf Partnerships a total of £67,000 over the
next three years to support the development of golf within
the counties.
read
press release >
12th Aug - ADCOCK ONE OF SIX NEW ENGLAND CAPS FOR HOME INTERNATIONALS
Newly crowned English Champion Todd Adcock is one of six
new caps in the England squad that will defend the Home Internationals
title at Muirfield Golf Club in Scotland on 3rd - 5th September.
read
press release >
11th Aug - SLATER CAPPED BY ENGLAND FOR EUROPEAN SENIORS
CHAMPIONSHIP
Philip Slater, a member of the Cheshire team that recently
won the Northern Counties Seniors Championship, is the only
new cap in the England squad for the European Men’s
Seniors Team Championships to be played at Shannon Golf Club,
County Clare, Ireland
read
press release >
11th Aug - PAISLEY HITS BACK TO WIN CZECH TITLE
Chris Paisley bounced back from his defeat in the English
Amateur Championship final by winning the Czech Amateur Championship
in Austerlitz.
read
press release >
11th Aug - KNOWLE ARE JUNIOR CHAMPIONS FOR A SECOND TIME
Knowle from Bristol became the first club to win the English
Junior Champion Club Tournament twice when they came out on
top after testing two days at Harewood Downs in Buckinghamshire
read
press release >
6th Aug - SPANISH ARMADA SAILS IN FOR REID TROPHY CHALLENGE
Having seen the English Boys Under 14 Championship go overseas
for the first time last year, the young British players entered
face another strong foreign challenge for the Reid Trophy
at Coxmoor, Nottinghamshire, on 12th - 14th August.
read
press release >
5th Aug - ENGLAND DEFEND BOYS TITLE WITH FIVE NEW CAPS
There are five new caps in the England side that will defend
the Boys Home Internationals title at Royal County Down, Northern
Ireland, on 5th - 7th August.
read
press release >
4th Aug - Adcock stages fightback to win English crown
Todd Adcock, who began the week as just a face in the crowd,
is the new English Champion after beating Chris Paisley 2
and 1 in the 36-hole final at Woodhall Spa.
read
press release >
1st Aug - KING'S LYNN DEFEND JUNIOR CHAMPION CLUB TITLE
King’s Lynn will defend the English Junior Champion
Club title when they take on the champions from the other
counties at Harewood Downs Golf Club in Buckinghamshire over
the weekend of 9th - 10th August.
read
press release >
1st Aug - IT'S THE GREAT ESCAPE AS PAISLEY EASES THROUGH
Chris Paisley, is known as a battler and he staged the great
comeback at Woodhall Spa to book his place in the quarter
finals of the English Amateur Championship.
read
press release >
July 2008
31st Jul - ENGLAND TRIO SEEKING A SHINING FINNISH
Andrew Sullivan, winner of two events this year and a semi-finalist
in the Amateur Championship, has been named in a three-man
squad to represent the EGU in next month’s Finnish Open
Amateur Championship.
read
press release >
31st Jul - LACK-LUSTRE UZZELL JUST EASES THROUGH
Steven Uzzell admitted he struggled through his first round
tie in the English Amateur Championship at Woodhall Spa, his
16th successive day on the golf course.
read
press release >
30th Jul - BARNES HEADS QUALIFIERS AFTER SECOND SUB-PAR
RETURN
Jason Barnes,was not surprised to find himself as leading
qualifier for the English Amateur Championship at Woodhall
Spa after becoming the only player to beat par for a second
successive day.
read
press release >
29th Jul - DOWNING, HEASMAN AND PETERS FLY THE FLAG IN GERMANY
Billy Downing, Jack Heasman and Eddie Peters, all members
of the England under 16 squad, will represent the EGU in the
54-hole Harder German Junior Masters at Heddesheim Gut Neuzenhof
Golf Club in Heidelberg on 5th - 7th August.
read
press release >
29th Jul - COOL HAND LUKE ONE BEHIND LEADING TRIO
Luke Goddard holed-in-one in the opening qualifying round
for the English Amateur Championship at Woodhall Spa, yet
it still left him a stroke behind joint leaders Sam Hutsby,
Jason Barnes and James Robinson.
read
press release >
25th Jul - HOBBLING HODGSON WINS CARRIS AT FIFTH EXTRA HOLE
Stiggy Hodgson did a Tiger Woods by hobbling to a marathon
five hole playoff victory to win the English Boys Under 18
Stroke Play Championship for the Carris Trophy at Wallasey.
read
press release >
24th Jul - KING RULES BY ONE AT WALLASEY
Tommy King shot a level par 72 at a breezy Wallasey which
proved good enough to give him the lead at the halfway stage
of the English Boys Under 18 Stroke Play Championship for
the Carris Trophy
read
press release >
23rd Jul - LOCAL BOY BOYS SEIZES CARRIS LEAD
Tom Boys from nearby Royal Liverpool struck late in the day
to snatch a two-shot lead after the opening round of the English
Boys Under 18 Stroke Play Championship for the Carris Trophy
at Wallasey.
read
press release >
22nd Jul - WOOD LEADS THE CHARGE FOR THE ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP
Fresh from his joint fifth place in the Open Championship,
Chris Wood along with several other key contenders for the
title will make early starts when the English Amateur Championship
returns to Woodhall Spa
read
press release >
22nd Jul - TALENTED TRIO HOPE TO CZECH OUT AT AUSTERLITZ
Chris Paisley, home from college in America, teenager James
Robinson, and Adam Wainwright from Lincolnshire, will represent
the English Golf Union in the Czech Amateur Championship at
the Golf Club Austerlitz near Brno
read
press release >
22nd Jul - FLEETWOOD APPOINTED ENGLAND BOY CAPTAIN
Lancashire’s Tommy Fleetwood, who won all his matches
in last year‘s tournament, has been selected to captain
England in the Boys Home Internationals at Royal County Down,
Northern Ireland
read
press release >
21st Jul - OPEN HAS A SILVER LINING FOR WOOD
England international Chris Wood produced the performance
of his life to secure the silver medal as the leading amateur
in the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.
read
press release >
21st Jul - UZZELL COMPLETES ENGLISH HAT-TRICK IN MOSCOW
Steve Uzzell became the third successive Englishman to win
the Russian Amateur Championship when he finished ten strokes
ahead of compatriot Jamie Abbott at the Pestovo Golf and Yacht
Club near Moscow.
read
press release >
15th Jul - CROOKALL-NIXON SEEKS TITLE DOUBLE AT CARRIS TROPHY
Having already secured the Under 16 title, Sebastian Crookall-Nixon
will seek a notable double when he competes in the English
Boys Under 18 Open Stroke Play Championship for the Carris
Trophy
read
press release >
14th Jul - ENGLAND SECURE THE BRONZE MEDAL
England finished in the bronze medal position when they beat
Portugal 5-2 in the third place playoff in the European Boys
Team Championships in Bled, Slovenia.
read
press release >
9th Jul - ENGLAND TRIO SEEK HAT-TRICK OF WINS
Three of the country’s brightest young talents will
attempt to complete a hat-trick of England victories when
they compete in the Russian Amateur Championship at the Pestovo
Golf
read
press release >
7th Jul - Irish pip England in Euro Men's final
England came tantalisingly close to regaining the European
Men’s Team Championship only to lose to defending champions
Ireland 4.5 - 2.5 in the final at Royal Park Golf Club in
Turin.
read
press release >
4th Jul - New Champion Palmer off to Chiberta Grand Prix
Jason Palmer, newly-crowned Midland Open Amateur Champion,
is one of three players selected to represent the EGU in the
annual Chiberta Grand Prix in Biarritz, France, on 10th -
13th July.
read
press release >
4th Jul - Crookall-Nixon powers to McGregor victory
Seb Crookall-Nixon produced some exhilarating final day golf
to win the English Boys Under 16 Stroke Play Championship
for the McGregor Trophy at High Post in Wiltshire.
read
press release >
3rd Jul - Scot McPhee leads McGregor field by two
Paul McPhee from Perth goes into the final day of the McGregor
Trophy with a two stroke lead and bidding to take the title
North of the Border for the first time.
read
press release >
2nd Jul - Three nations lead at sun-drenched McGregor
There was a distinct Celtic theme to the first round of the
English Boys Under 16 Stroke Play Championship for the McGregor
Trophy with Rhys Pugh from Wales and Scotland’s Paul
McPhee shooting 67s.
read
press release >
1st Jul - Queens aim to reign again in Schools Team Championship
The Queens School from Hertfordshire will attempt to retain
the title when the English Schools Team Championship gets
underway at Penn Golf Club, near Wolverhampton on Thursday
10th July.
read
press release >
June 2008
27th Jun - GLOUCESTERSHIRE DUO SEEK EURO TITLE IN FRANCE
The Gloucestershire pair of Adam Carson and Oscar Sharpe,
the English Boys Under 16 Champions over the past two years,
will represent the English Golf Union in the annual 54-hole
European Young Masters
read
press release >
26th Jun - WHITTLE TO REPRESENT EGU IN JUNIOR OPEN
Harry Whittle, a member of the England Under 16 Training
Squad, has been selected to represent the EGU in the R&A’s
Junior Open at Hesketh Golf Club on 14th - 16th July.
read
press release >
24th Jun - UZZELL LEADS ENGLAND'S BID TO REGAIN EUROPEAN
MEN'S TITLE
England have named Brabazon Trophy winner Steve Uzzell and
four other members of the team that beat France last month
plus recently graduated US college student Charlie Ford to
contest the European Men’s Team Championship in Italy
next month.
read
press release >
17th Jun - FORMER INTERNATIONAL AND EGU PRESIDENT GEOFF
MARKS AWARDED OBE
Geoff Marks, former international, England Captain and EGU
President, has been awarded an OBE in Her Majesty the Queen’s
Birthday Honours List for services to golf.
read
press release >
12th Jun - WOLSTENHOLME ADDS ANOTHER FIRST TO HIS LIST
England’s most capped player, Gary Wolstenholme, will
add to his list of golfing achievements when he plays in his
first US Open this week.
read
press release >
12th Jun - CARSON SEEKS SECOND UNDER 16 TITLE AT MCGREGOR
TROPHY
Adam Carson could become only the second player to successfully
defend the title when he tees off first in the English Boys
Under 16 Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the McGregor
Trophy at High Post in Wiltshire on 1st - 3rd July.
read
press release >
11th Jun - County Golf Partnerships on target for development
Funding for the continued development of County Golf Partnerships
in England has passed the £300,000 barrier with more
than 23 now in place and a further 6 under discussion.
read
press release >
9th Jun - ENGLAND CAP HODGSON AND LEWIS FOR EUROPEAN BOYS
CHAMPIONSHIPS
England have named two new caps, Stiggy Hodgson and Tom Lewis,
in its team for the European Boys Team Championships being
held at Bled Golf Club in Slovenia on 8th - 12th July.
read
press release >
6th Jun - JERMINE REPELS ALL CHALLENGERS TO TAKE SENIORS
TITLE
John Jermine became the first Welshman to win the English
Men’s Seniors Amateur Championship by firing a closing
74 at Wildernesse Golf Club in Kent.
read
press release >
6th Jun - FORMER CHAMPION ARNOLD IN THREE-WAY TIE FOR LEAD
Doug Arnold, three times the champion, shares the lead with
John Jermine and Rod Crisp with a round left of the English
Seniors Championship in Kent.
read
press release >
5th Jun - LANE IN SIGHT OF FOURTH ENGLISH SENIORS CROWN
David Lane proved he isn't going to relinquish the English
Seniors Championship without a fight by sharing the lead after
a sunny opening day in Kent.
read
press release >
May 2008
30th May - Record-equalling Whitnell wins Lagonda Trophy
England International Dale Whitnell fired a course record-equalling
63 in ideal conditions, followed by a 71 in persistent rain
to win the Lagonda Trophy at Gog Magog in Cambridge.
read
press release >
29th May - Super seven set for another English Seniors Crown
David Lane is expected to stage a stern defence of the title
when the English Men’s Seniors Championship gets underway
at Wildernesse and Knole Park Golf Clubs in Sevenoaks, Kent,
on 4th - 6th June.
read
press release >
27th May - KING CROWNED SKANDIA CHAMPION
England boy cap Gary King fired a closing round of 68 to
win the Skandia Junior Open at the Delsjo Golfklubb in Sweden.
read
press release >
27th May - WOOD WINS WELSH TITLE BY SIX STROKES
England international Chris Wood extended his already glowing
list of successes with victory in the Welsh Open Amateur Stroke
Play Championship at Conwy.
read
press release >
19th May - HAINES AND PEPPERELL SET FOR THUNDERBIRD INTERNATIONAL
Matt Haines from Kent, made his full England debut against
France at Frilford Heath last week, and with BB&O’s
Eddie Pepperell (pictured left - photo courtesy of Tom Ward)
will represent the EGU in the Thunderbird International
read
press release >
19th May - FIT-AGAIN UZZELL STORMS TO BRABAZON VICTORY
A week is a long time in golf and it paid off for Steven
Uzzell (pictured left - photo courtesy of Tom Ward) who won
the Brabazon Trophy, supported by Approved Golf Properties,
in a canter at sunny Trevose in Cornwall
read
press release >
17th May - Brabazon cut to 54 holes after another downpour
Once again, the Brabazon Trophy has been plagued by bad weather.
Heavy, persistent rain which arrived just after lunch at Trevose,
forced officials to suspend play then cancel the second round
read
press release >
17th May - Antonelli sets a hot pace at Trevose
The early bird certainly caught the worm as Frenchman David
Antonelli stole a march on the field in the first round of
the Brabazon Trophy, supported by Approved Golf Properties,
at a damp Trevose in Cornwall.
read
press release >
14th May - NEW CAP HAINES HEADS STRONG TEAM TO JAPAN
Lytham Trophy Champion Matt Haines and McEvoy Trophy winner
Stiggy Hodgson, have been named in a highly talented four-strong
England team for the World Junior Team Championship to be
played in Japan next month.
read
press release >
12th May - England shine in the Oxfordshire sun
England had to battle hard before they earned a 14-10 victory
over France in the biennial contest at sun-bathed Frilford
Heath in Oxfordshire
read
press release >
6th May - TRIPLE WINNER HODGSON IN ENGLAND TRIO FOR SWEDISH
EVENT
Stiggy Hodgson, winner of three trophies already this year,
plus his Surrey colleague Gary King and Jonathan Bell from
Kent have been selected to represent the English Golf Union
in the Skandia Junior Open in Sweden at the end of this month.
read
press release >
April 2008
25th Apl - ENGLAND NAME THREE NEW CAPS TO FACE FRANCE
Matthew Haines, the reigning English Under 18 Champion from
Kent, is one of three new caps in the England team for the
international with France, supported by Your Golf Holidays,
at Frilford Heath, Oxfordshire, on 10th and 11th May.
read
press release >
25th Apl - NATIONAL GOVERNING BODY SUPPORT FOR DRIVING RANGES
The English Golf Union (EGU) and English Women’s Golf
Association (EWGA) are offering support and recognition to
independent driving ranges through the RangeMark and EGU Golf
Central initiative.
read
press release >
21st Apl - WORLD NO.1 WILLETT COULD 'DOUBLE-UP' IN BRABAZON
TROPHY
Spectators will get the opportunity to see Daniel Willett,
who is number 1 in the R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking,
in action when he tees off in the Brabazon Trophy, supported
by Approved Golf Properties at Trevose Golf Club
read
press release >
18th Apl - WORLD NO.1 WILLETT WINS IN AUSTRALIA
English champion Daniel Willett collected his second overseas
title in a matter of weeks when he won the Australian Amateur
Stroke Play Championship at Royal Adelaide Golf Club.
read
press release >
16th Apl - Norfolk County Golf Partnership Awarded Funding
for Development
England Golf has awarded the Norfolk County Golf Partnership
£22,000 over the next three years to support the development
of golf within the county.
read
press release >
9th Apl - ENGLAND BEATEN BY SINGLE POINT IN ASHES BID
England’s hopes of gaining revenge for last year’s
11-4 defeat were dashed when Australia hung on for their second
Ashes victory by 13-12 in a contest that went right down to
the wire over The Open Course at Moonah Links in Victoria.
read
press release >
8th Apl - 30,000 Beginners and Juniors benefit from EGU/EWGA
Coaching Sessions in 2007
The English Golf Union (EGU) and English Women's Golf Association
had their most successful coaching initiative year to date
in 2007, with over 15,000 beginners receiving a FREE taster
session
read
press release >
8th Apl - AUSSIES LEAD TIGHT ASHES BATTLE AT MOONAH
England trail Australia by two points after a tightly fought
first day of The Ashes at Moonah Links in Victoria. The Aussies
lead the old enemy 8 ½ - 6 ½ with ten final
day singles matches to come on The Open course.
read
press release >
2nd Apl - ENGLAND SQUAD SEEK ASHES REVENGE DOWN UNDER
England’s cricketers will have to wait until next year
to regain the Ashes but our amateur golfers get their chance
next week when they meet their Australian rivals in an Ashes
clash.
read
press release >
2nd Apl - ENGLISH GOLF UNION DISCONTINUES ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP
PROGRAMME
The English Golf Union (EGU) has decided to discontinue its
Associate Membership Programme after 11 years of operation.
read
press release >
March 2008
31st Mar - GOLF RECOGNISES TOP VOLUNTEERS AND WORK DONE
BY COUNTIES
The English Golf Union (EGU) and English Women’s Golf
Association (EWGA) celebrated with golf’s top volunteers
at the inaugural County Golf Development Conference, held
at Woodhall Spa.
read
press release >
28th Mar - TEENAGERS SET TO LOCK HORNS AT THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
A feast of golf is expected to be served up when the England
under 18 Squad face the Under 16s in a training match at The
Buckinghamshire Golf Club on Tuesday 1st April.
read
press release >
28th Mar - ENGLAND'S CHRIS LLOYD WINS ERNIE'S JUNIOR EVENT
England’s U16 team member Chris Lloyd played flawless
golf on the final day to come from three shots behind to win
the inaugural Ernie Els World Junior Invitational at The Links
at Fancourt yesterday.
read
press release >
19th Mar - EXPERIENCED SQUAD SEEKS TO REGAIN EUROPEAN NATIONS
TITLE
The English Golf Union has named a highly experienced four-man
squad to contest the European Nations Championship at Sotogrande
Golf Club in Spain
read
press release >
17th Mar - COUPLAND AND THISTLETON CHASE MEXICAN TITLE
David Coupland and Mark Thistleton, both members of the England
‘A’ Squad, will represent the EGU in the annual
Mexican Amateur Championship and International Pairs Tournament
in Mexico City on 27th - 30th March.
read
press release >
7th Mar - SPANISH VICTORY PUTS ENGLAND'S WILLETT ON TOP
OF THE WORLD
English Champion Daniel Willett has moved into the top spot
in the R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking following his victory
in the Spanish Amateur last weekend
read
press release >
3rd Mar - WILLETT ADDS SPANISH TITLE TO HIS ENGLISH CROWN
Daniel Willett added the Spanish Amateur crown to his English,
South of England and Yorkshire titles when he beat Spain’s
Jordi Garcia Pinto 5 and 3 in the 36-hole final at Pals.
read
press release >
February 2008
28th Feb - OSCAR JACOBSON SIGNS NEW CLOTHING DEAL WITH THE
ENGLISH GOLF UNION
The English Golf Union (EGU) have announced that their official
England team playing kit for 2008 will be supplied by Oscar
Jacobson.
read
press release >
21st Feb - TALENTED TRIO CHALLENGE FOR ERNIE ELS TITLE
Three of England’s most talented youngsters will represent
the English Golf Union in the inaugural Ernie Els World Junior
Invitational Tournament in South Africa next month.
read
press release >
20th Feb - ROY CASE INSTALLED AS EGU PRESIDENT
Roy Case, who helped shape the careers of many of today’s
leading tour professionals, has today taken office as President
of the English Golf Union at its Annual General Meeting at
Woodhall Spa.
read
press release >
20th Feb - IS YOUR GOLF CLUB UP FOR A CHALLENGE?
The English Golf Union (EGU) and English Women’s Golf
Association (EWGA) are inviting affiliated clubs to take up
the 2008 National Skills Challenge for juniors.
read
press release >
11th Feb - ABBOTT AND WAINWRIGHT CHALLENGE FOR RIVERSDALE
CUP
Jamie Abbott , a recent recruit to the England Elite Squad,
and Adam Wainwright, leading scorer in last month’s
Costa Ballena Tournament in Spain, have been selected to represent
the EGU in the Riversdale Cup in Australia next month.
read
press release >
8th Feb - ENGLISH GOLF UNION'S "WINNING! CONFERENCE"
A RESOUNDING SUCCESS
Sir Clive Woodward led an impressive array of presentations
at the recent English Golf Union’s " Winning! Coaching
Conference".
read
press release >
8th Feb - ARCOS GARDENS HOSTS ENGLAND NATIONAL SQUADS
The English Golf Union (EGU) has flown its top players south
to prepare for 2008 and once again they have chosen Arcos
Gardens in Spain for this important part of their annual instruction
and training programme.
read
press release >
7th Feb - GOLF CLUBS ASKED TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR VITAL
EGU/EWGA RESEARCH
The English Golf Union (EGU) and English Women’s Golf
Association (EWGA) have distributed their biennial Golf Club
Membership Questionnaire.
read
press release >
6th Feb - BLAINEY AND STUART OFF TO SOUTH AFRICA
The EGU is sending two members of its ‘A’ Squad,
Gregg Blainey (Bearwood Lakes) and Sam Stuart (Chorley), to
contest the South African Amateur Championship at Royal Durban
Golf Club on 2nd - 7th March.
read
press release >
January 2008
28th Jan - HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF AS ENGLAND ARE PIPPED
BY SPAIN
For the second successive year, England were pipped at the
post for the title in the Costa Ballena Quadrangular tournament
in Spain.
read
press release >
22nd Jan - CRYER WINS BY THREE IN AUSTRALIA
Matt Cryer won the 36-hole Avondale Medal with England colleague
Gary Wolstenholme in third place as the pair made a superb
start to their twin assault on four Australian titles.
read
press release >
17th Jan - SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR JUNIOR GIRLS COACHING
2007 was another successful year for junior girls coaching
with County Associations taking advantage of funding through
the English Women’s Golf Association (EWGA) Development
and Subscription Grants.
read
press release >
9th Jan - CRYER AND WOLSTENHOLME CONTEST AUSTRALIAN TOURNAMENTS
Matthew Cryer and Gary Wolstenholme, two of England’s
most experienced internationals, will represent the EGU in
three successive Australian tournaments over the coming weeks.
read
press release >
7th Jan - 'A' SQUAD SIX SEEK TO RECAPTURE COSTA BALLENA
TITLE
Six members of the EGU’s newly-assembled ‘A’
squad for 2008 will comprise the England team that will aim
to recapture the annual Costa Ballena Quadrangular Tournament
in Spain at the end of January.
read
press release >
7th Jan - ROY CASE AND NORMAN FORREST TO BE NEXT EGU PRESIDENTS
Roy Case has been nominated to become President of the English
Golf Union for 2008/2009 with Norman Forrest the President
Elect for the same period, subject to ratification at next
month’s Annual Meeting at Woodhall Spa.
read
press release >
Archived News
|
