by Andrew Griffin | Aug 26, 2026 | Boys, Hampshire, National, News
HAMPSHIRE made a solid start to their second match in their quest to land the English Boys County Championship title for the first time in 41 years – after calling up seventh man George Scott. They led the morning foursomes against Somerset 2-1 as the South West...
by Andrew Griffin | Aug 24, 2026 | Boys, Hampshire, National, News
FOR the previous 18 months back in the mid-1990s, Justin Rose had made people sit up and take notice of the tall teenager from Hook. Rose was able to mix it with not just the best junior talents in the country, but also beat many of the leading men’s amateurs as well....
by Andrew Griffin | Aug 23, 2026 | Boys, Hampshire, National, News
WHEN Justin Rose played in his first English Boys Final he was only just 16… playing against some of the best juniors in the land… but he was not even the youngest Hampshire player in the seven-strong squad who travelled to Devizes’ North Wilts GC. Wellow’s David...
by Andrew Griffin | Jul 24, 2024 | Boys, Hampshire, National, News
MOST of Hampshire were cheering Justin Rose on in his quest to win the Claret Jug for the first time at Royal Troon, on Sunday. But for the Hampshire PGA club professional responsible for encouraging the next generation of young golfers to take up the game of golf and...
by Andrew Griffin | Aug 26, 2023 | Boys, Channel Islands, Hampshire, News
HAMPSHIRE’S Future Champions Tour has been dubbed a great success by the county’s junior organisers who are keen to grow the grassroots game – and hopefully find the next Justin Rose for good measure. A series of events for players aged U12 – both...
by Andrew Griffin | Jul 26, 2023 | Boys, Hampshire, News
TWO of the county’s leading teenage talents have dashed back from the Carris Trophy at Moor Park in time to take part in the 2023 Hampshire Junior Championship at Waterlooville, starting tomorrow. Forty-six players will now tee it up for the 73rd Hampshire...
by Andrew Griffin | Nov 17, 2022 | Boys, Hampshire, News
SAM Hutsby has enjoyed the high lows of golf at both professional and amatuer level and can now look forward to another shot at the big time after his 13th place finish at the DP World Tour Qualifying School, in Spain, this week. ANDREW GRIFFIN looks backs at Sam...
by Andrew Griffin | Nov 16, 2022 | Boys, England, Hampshire, News
FORMER Hampshire U14s champion Sam Hutsby earned another shot at the big time after safely negotiating the DP World Tour‘s Qualifying School this afternoon, The Portsmouth-born golfer – who lost to Rickie Fowler in the singles at the 2009 Walker Cup – made it a...
by Andrew Griffin | Nov 1, 2022 | Boys, Channel Islands, Hampshire, News
HAMPSHIRE’S crop of elite junior players have just returned from their first overseas training trip, having enjoyed three days‘ intense competition in Portugal. At the end of his first season in charge of the U18 and U16 squads Hampshire Golf junior manager Dave...
by Andrew Griffin | Oct 31, 2022 | Boys, Championship, Hampshire, News
ROWLANDS Castle’s James Plater followed in the footsteps of Justin Rose by claiming silverware at both the Hampshire Junior Championship and the county schools tournament in the same season. The 16-year-old – who is now off scratch – shot one of the lowest rounds in...
by Andrew Griffin | Sep 1, 2022 | Boys, Championship, Channel Islands, Hampshire, News
ROWLANDS Castle’s James Plater became just the third player to land the Hampshire U16s crown back-to-back – matching the feat first achieved by European Tour ace Jack Singh-Brar. But only a badly plugged ball in a greenside bunker on the 17th hole prevented the...
by Andrew Griffin | Sep 1, 2022 | Boys, Channel Islands, Hampshire, News
ROYAL Guernsey’s Ollie Chedhomme became just the third Channel Islander to win the Hampshire Junior Championship in 72 years at Lee-on-the-Solent GC. And 44 years after Peter Wilcox became the first Guernsey junior to win the Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Channel...
by Andrew Griffin | Jul 19, 2022 | Boys, England, Hampshire, News
HAMPSHIRE’S hopes of claiming the Carris Trophy for the first time in more than 15 years looks set to be dashed for another 12 months after the first round of the English Boys Amateur Strokeplay Championship. Hampshire Boys captain Tom Chalk led a small Hampshire...
by Andrew Griffin | Jun 28, 2022 | Boys, Hampshire, News, South East
HAMPSHIRE will send a relatively inexperienced team to Wednesday’s South East Boys Qualifier at London’s Hendon GC. It is six years since Hampshire qualified for the English Boys Finals – having contested them three times in four years from 2012-2015, with the likes...
by Andrew Griffin | Sep 17, 2021 | Boys, Hampshire, News, South East
HAMPSHIRE Boys will contest their first South East U18 League Final at the sixth attempt when they go head-to-head with Bedfordshire and B.B.&O. at Halesworth GC, on Sunday. Newport GC’s Hampshire junior manager Wayne Matthews will take his eight-strong team to...
by Andrew Griffin | Jul 28, 2021 | Boys, Hampshire, News
CHARLIE Forster became the fifth North Hants player to claim the Hampshire Junior Championship in 71 years – even though he admitted playing way below his best. The phrase in football is winning ugly – Charlie’s MFC Popley team won the Hampshire U16s Cup before he...
by Andrew Griffin | Jul 20, 2021 | Boys, England, Hampshire, News
HAMPSHIRE are hoping to win the Carris Trophy for the first time since 2006 – and just the fifth time in the county’s history. Four golfers are carrying the county’s hopes as the English Boys’ Amateur Strokeplay Championship gets under way at Bristol & Clifton GC,...
by Andrew Griffin | Jul 9, 2021 | Boys, Hampshire, News
BRAMSHAW’S Jack Buenfeld will join the ranks of stand-out teenagers who have appeared for Hampshire in the South East Qualifier, this weekend. The 2019 European Junior Open winner, from Southampton, has been named in the six-man team bidding to get Hampshire to the...
by Andrew Griffin | Jul 1, 2021 | Boys, England, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, News
HAMPSHIRE were left rueing a slow start to the South East Boys Qualifier after producing the best scores of the afternoon. Junior manager Wayne Matthews saw his team fire a brilliant nine-under par total after lunch at Kings Hill GC. But they had effectively taken...
by Andrew Griffin | Jun 30, 2021 | Boys, England, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, News
MEON VALLEY G&CC’s Nick Matthews will lead Hampshire’s bid to reach the English Boys Finals when the South East Qualifier is held in Kent today (Wednesday). Half of Hampshire’s team arrived at Kings Hill GC on Tuesday fresh from playing in the English Schools...
by Andrew Griffin | Aug 24, 2020 | Boys, England, Hampshire, News
HAMPSHIRE’S in-form juniors will attempt to claim the Carris Trophy for the first time since 2006 when Darren Wright won at Sherwood Forest. Stoneham’s James Freeman – fresh from winning last month’s Hampshire Boys’ Championship for the second time in three years at...
