Be sure to check out the Coaching page for more information on changes to the Saturday morning roll- up sessions for juniors.

http://www.bondhaygolfclub.com/junioracademy/?page_id=272

Following a series of successful inaugural events last year, Golf Factor is back in Yorkshire for 2010.

The free-to-enter competition is open to all junior golfers aged 8-16 irrespective of their level of playing experience: beginner, improver or advanced player.

The first stage of the Yorkshire event takes place the weekend of 1/2 May at the Stadium Driving Range in Huddersfield with the deadline for entries being 31 March 2010.

For further information on the Golf Factor 2 and to find out how to enter visit http://www.johnletters.com/golffactor

Boy international Chris Lloyd beat his England team-mate Tom Lewis to win the Abu Dhabi Junior Championship, presented by the Daily Telegraph, despite trailing by four strokes early in the final round.

Lloyd carded a closing 68 for an 11-under-par tally of 205, finishing a stroke ahead of Lewis, whose 73 was his worst return of the week.

Lewis, the British and English Boy Champion from Welwyn Garden City, had looked like completing a convincing victory after opening with a 64 before adding a 69 to lead Lloyd by four strokes going into the final round.

That still seemed the outcome as Lewis secured two early birdies, however the gap was back to four after six holes and with a two-shot swing on the eighth Lewis’ lead was cut to two as they played the ninth. There, Lloyd birdied and he also picked up a shot on the tenth to leave the two pals level with eight to play.

When Lewis failed to match par on the 12th, Lloyd led for the first time and that remained the position to the 16th where Lloyd birdied again to increase his lead to two.

However, Lloyd dropped a shot at 17 which meant Lewis needed a birdie at the last to tie. But he could only match Lloyd’s par which left the Bristolian from The Kendleshire to take the title by the narrowest of margins.

Nick Faldo presents Bondhay’s Daniel Wasteney with the 2010 Junior Captain’s Green Jacket whilst taking part in the Grand Final of the Faldo Series in the Olympic city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

To all juniors that attend Saturday morning coaching with Justin Fores and Rebecca Davies, they will be on holiday on the following dates:

Saturday 10th October 2009
Saturday 17th October 2009
Saturday 7th November 2009
Saturday 14th November 2009

There will be no roll-up coaching available on these dates and it is advised that you continue with the drills and practise routines that you have been taught over the past weeks.

As a special offer on these dates we have arranged for a discounted voucher to be available to ALL juniors to have a chip butty and range token for only £3.00.

Vouchers are available from Michael Ramsden in the Professional Shop – along with free club hire as per normal.

After playing several qualifying rounds, Bondhay’s Joe Hall battled through to the final rounds of the SUGC U14 Matchplay Championship at Roundwood Golf Club on 20 September 2009.

Joe faced F Timlin of Hickleton Golf Club in the semi-final and played some great golf to win 6&5.

In the final, Joe was pitted against C Clarke of Wheatley Golf Club and made a fantastic start to the afternoon winning the first to go 1-up.

At the 4th Joe was pegged back to all square, and the match swung this way and that before Joe won the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th to go 5-up. The 13th was lost, but a Par on 14th was enough to win 5&4 and secured Joe the trophy!

Another brilliant result for a member of the Bondhay Junior’s, and all the Club’s congratulations go to Joe.

Visit the English Golf Union’s ‘Get Into Golf’ website to discover a variety of information to help juniors and adults take up golf, including details of FREE coaching venues, equipment, costs, membership vacancies, coaching tips and much much more.

http://www.getintogolf.org/

Boys and girls aged under 14 on the 30th October 2009 are invited to play in the Gogs Junior Masters on the GMGC’s Wandlebury Course. This course is the venue for a Regional Pre-qualifier for the Open. The Gogs Junior Masters will be a stableford competition over 18 holes, with prizes for the best scratch and best handicap stableford scores.

This is an event in which your Bondhay Junior Golf Academy member Mikhail Ishaq was runner-up in 2004 and won in 2005.

No official handicap is needed, although if you have one, please let us know on the accompanying entry form. Players without golf handicaps will be allocated one based on age.

Entries will be limited to 72 players on a first come first served basis and will close on the 1st October 2009.

There is an entry fee of £15 to cover costs of administration, a snack after 9 holes and a meal after the competition.

Download an entry form here.

http://www.englishgolfunion.org/showpage.asp?code=00010002000100030016