Junior Championship 2024

The South East Group qualifier for the EG Boys’ County Finals was held at Rookery Park Golf Club on Thursday 4th July 2024.   The course was presented in excellent condition. The weather was not unpleasant but the wind was ever present and made scoring very difficult. Only one player finished under par for the 36 holes – Charlie Rusbridge (Essex) was 2 under in the morning and level par in the afternoon, finishing 4 strokes ahead of second place.   The championship is played by teams of six players with the best five scores from each round making up the team score. Kent led the field after the first round with Essex in second place six strokes behind. Undeterred, the Essex players came in six strokes better than Kent in the afternoon to tie the scores after 36 holes. The tie-break is based on the aggregate of discarded scores over the two rounds which resulted in Kent winning and going on to the national finals at Teignmouth Golf Club in August.   We thank everyone at Rookery Park Golf Club for providing a superb course and for ensuring that everything went well on the day.   The Kent Team is pictured (courtesy of James Bignell) below receiving the trophy from Jim Pocknell:

The South East Group qualifier for the EG Men’s County Finals was held at Dyke Golf Club on Saturday 13th July 2024.

The course was presented in excellent condition. The weather was calm in the morning and the course record (66) was equalled by one player.The wind gained strength throughout the afternoon and provided a further test for the players. Nonetheless, there was another course record equalling score in the afternoon. 

The championship is played by teams of six players with the best five scores from each round making up the team score. BB&O led the field after the first round with Hampshire in second place 8 strokes behind. In the afternoon, the Essex players came in with the best score (352) which was good enough to overhaul the BB&O lead from the morning round. Essex won the team event by 2 strokes from Hampshire will go on to the national finals at Whittington Heath Golf Club in August.

The individual winner was Ryan Craig of Bedfordshire with 67 & 69.

We thank everyone at Dyke Golf Club for providing a superb course and for ensuring that everything went well on the day.

The Essex Team is pictured below receiving the trophy from Jim Pocknell:

The South East Group qualifier for the EG Senior Men’s County Finals was held at Heythrop Park on 18th & 19th July 2024. The course was presented in excellent condition and the weather was superb on both days. The championship is played by teams of six players with the best five scores from each round making up the team score. After the first round, BB&O had a one stroke lead over Surrey. On the second day the BB&O players were steady and finished with a team score of 382 for the day which was good enough for the overall win. Sussex, having scored the same as BB&O on the second day finished second overall, 5 strokes behind BB&0 and Hertfordshire was third, 2 stokes further back.BB&O will go on to the national final at Torquay Golf Club in October. The individual winner was Danny Holmes (Kent) with scores of 73 & 71 – level par. We thank everyone at Heythrop Park for providing a superb course and excellent facilities at the hotel. The BB&O Team is pictured below.

The SEG Seniors’ Championship was held at Sheerness Golf Club on 22nd & 23rd July 2024.   A small field played over the two rounds for the Alan Hobson Trophy which was won in 2023 by Danny Holmes of Rochester & Cobham Golf Club. The wind provided a challenge on the first day and nobody broke par. Paul Marshall from Berkhamsted led after 18 holes with a 2 over par 74. Danny Holmes was one stroke behind.   The first round leaders go out last on the second day. When they approached the 18th green, the clubhouse leader was Dean Manning from Copthorne with a 5 over par total of 149. Paul Marshall returned with a total score of 150 and Danny Holmes completed the event with a total of 150 to win, and retain the title, by one stroke.   Danny Holmes is pictured below receiving the Alan Hobson Trophy from Don Bryson, Past Captain of Sheerness GC.