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Posted 10 June 2010 by Chris Lester JUNIOR AWAY DAY. This was held at Trethorne Golf Club last week and once again was a great success. We took 21 juniors and 7 adults, making 7 teams of 4. Trethorne made us very welcome – bacon baps on arrival and a good meal to end the day. Whilst most teams struggled with the blind holes, the wind and the rain, 2 teams managed to make to all look very easy. Rob’s team of James T, Jonny and Tom Kilsby scored 96 points, but Ben’s team of Ryan, Sam and Robbie T took first place easily with a very suspicious 102 points! I think a steward’s enquiry was called for! Many thanks once again to Sally for providing the 2 minibuses – without them this day would not happen. Thanks also to Ben & Tom for giving up their day off to come with us – their presence was much appreciated by all. Also to Keith, Keith and Steve for sacrificing a day’s work to play golf!!!! (group picture attached) COUNTY AUTUMN MEETING Played at Tavistock on Monday and we had a great turnout of 10 players – well done! That number of entrants reflects well on our Junior Section. Unfortunately, although mainly dry, it was a very windy day so returned scores reflected these conditions. George Horsham came 3^rd in the first division after the Scratch prize winners had been taken out and Emily Davies won the girl’s Scratch prize. Well done to you both! JUNIOR GIRLS INTER COUNTY MATCHPLAY Both Emily and Molly were selected to represent Devon, playing against Gloucestershire, Cornwall and Wiltshire at Chippenham. All three matches were close, but Devon could only manage 3^rd position. Next year, all 6 counties in the SW area will be playing over 3 days at Honiton. JUNIOR SDL With the last fixture scheduled to be played on Sunday 5^th Sept at Teignmouth, we are 5½ points behind the leaders, Stover. However, the team are confident that they can make up this deficit if they all play well on the day. They are 18 points ahead of 3^rd place Dainton so Torquay and Stover have been left to fight over the honours! The team have all played steadily in all the other fixtures so we need one more good performance…. Posted 18 August by Rob Corbett Robbie wins a day with Lee Westwood! During August, four Torquay Golf Club juniors, Dillon Brown, Jordan Mayne and Robbie and James Thompson were invited to a 3 day Lee Westwood Golf Academy at Perranporth Golf Club. On arrival the boys were allocated groups, depending on age and ability and during the first two days the boys had expert coaching on every aspect of the game of golf, such as; pitching, chipping, putting, long game, shot shaping etc. The final day was skills test day with some excellent prizes to be won. Each attendee was rigorously tested and marked accordingly on performance and technique; the boys certainly did the golf club proud. Dillon was fourth in his division, collecting a Ping shoe bag. James was second in his division, winning a Ping rucksack. Jordan won his division and received a Ping stand bag for his efforts, but the big prize was to be Robbie’s! As the overall winner of the academy he wins a day’s golf with Lee Westwood! As if that is not enough he also receives a custom fitted Ping driver, Ping putter and Footjoy shoes, accompanied by a dozen Titleist Pro V1 golf balls. This amazing day will take place on August 30^th at Lindrick Golf Club, Worksop. Well Done Robbie Posted 5 August by Rob Corbett Junior Open Report – 30 July Wonderful weather and course magnificent - what more could we ask for. Unfortunately our numbers were down this year, but we managed 45 entrants including our 11 hole novices. However, the day was enjoyed by all and some fantastic scores were returned. Nathan Gilpin (Torquay) won the Best Scratch with a 72, and Dan Nie (Churston) was runner-up with a 73. The overall Best Net went to Josh Gagg from Torquay with a net 60 playing off a handicap of 27, which reduced him to 23! Division 1 (h/caps 0 – 12) was won by Will Farley (Torquay) 76/10/66, second was Sam Williams (Teignmouth) 78/12/66 and third was Robbie Thompson (Torquay) 77/9/68. Division 2 (h/caps 13 -28/36) winner was Jordan Mayne (Torquay) 88/27/61, second was Tom Kilsby (Torquay) 90/28/62, third was Tom Ridings (Teignmouth) 84/19/65 and fourth was Jake Farley (Torquay) 91/26/65. The Novice 18 hole competition was won by Dave Harding with a net 64, second was Chris Newnham net 65 and third was Jordan White net 66. All three are from Torquay. The 11 hole Stableford competition was won by Jake Dommett 27 pts, second Tom Keniston 24 pts, third Jack Ireland 22 pts and fourth Millie Guy from Churston with 22pts also. Thanks to all the helpers but especially to Trevor Sparkes, Colin Nolan, the parents who walked 11 holes with the novices, and the Bar and Catering staff and all those members of the Golf Club who so generously sponsored our event. Posted 10 June 2010 by Chris Lester JUNIOR SDL UPDATE After two fixtures, the juniors are doing Torquay proud! We are heading the League by 3½ points having won the day at Teign Valley last week. All the squad are performing well and there seems to be great team spirit amongst them all. Keep it up, guys – only 5 more fixtures to go!! Posted 15 May by Chris Lester MOLLY'S ACE! It only took 14 year old Molly Haslam a six iron, which pitched onto the front of the 138 yard par 3 second hole and rolled straight into the hole to secure her first hole in one at Torquay Golf Club. Molly, now playing off a handicap of 13, also qualified for the EWGA Abraham Trophy earlier this year and is one of the many up and coming players in Torquay's Junior Section. (Click on picture to increase image size) Posted 7 May by Rob Corbett Juniors score well in Millennium Cup The juniors put up a good showing in the cup played on Bank Holiday Monday. Harry Thorne was the overall winner with a net score of 64, reducing his handicap to 5, and Dan Nie won the Scratch prize with a 71 gross. In Division 1, Robbie Thompson came 2nd with a net 67, and in Division 3, Dillon Brown came 2nd, also with a net 67. In the previous weeks’ competition, the Grey Cup, Nathan Gilpin shot a gross 70 net 64, earning him an overall 3rd position and his handicap reduced to 5. The junior section now has 3 (4, counting Dan Nie whose home club is Churston) category 1 players – a great target for those juniors still to reach their full potential!
Posted 9 April 2010	Posted 9 April 2010
Molly Haslam qualifies for the Abraham Trophy. The Abraham Trophy is a competition run by EWGA for junior girls. The girls submit their 6 best net scores in relation to SS. and have to have one away score (of Molly’s 6 best scores, 3 were on away courses!). The 8 area winners plus the next best 12 players go forward to the Final to be held at Market Rasen Golf Club on Monday 26^th July, the day before the start of the U13 & U15 National Girls’ Championships, which Molly has already entered. Molly not only won the SW area, but was also the best qualifier from all the areas! Molly had a wonderful year in 2009, reducing her handicap form 36 to 13. We wish her well for an important 4 days in her golfing career!	Torquay Juniors take top prizes at The Warren! Thirteen of our juniors represented the club at the Warren open on Thursday 8 April and managed to come away with all the top prizes! Nathan Gilpin (6) produced the Best Gross score and was the first winner of a new Cup to be presented to the Scratch winner. The field was divided into 4 Divisions, and Torquay boys took first place in them all, with Emily Davies coming second in the Girls’ Competition. Results – Division 1 winner George Horsham (5) net 72 Division 2 winner James Thompson (16) net 68 Division 3 winner Will Farley (25) net 55 and third place James Davies (28) net 71 Division 4 winner Jake Farley (33) 38 points Well done to you all!