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 | Apr 16, 2021 | England, Hampshire, News
TWO of the biggest amateur golf tournaments on England’s domestic amateur calendar – the Hampshire Hog and Selborne Salver, both staged in Hampshire – have been cancelled for the second-year running because of the coronavirus pandemic. East Hampshire’s Blackmoor Golf...
by Andrew Griffin | Feb 25, 2021 | England, Hampshire, Seniors
FORMER World No. 1 Justin Rose will be hoping for a major reversal of form as he goes in search of his third World Golf Championship when the WGC-Workday Championship is held at Florida’s Concession Golf Club, this week. The Jack Nicklaus-designed course celebrates...
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...
by Andrew Griffin | Jun 24, 2020 | England, News
COULD the Amateur Championship be reverting to a simple knockout format due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic? The R&A has abandoned plans to use two courses – as it has for the past 36 years – to stage its traditional 36-hole qualifier, leading to a knockout...
by Andrew Griffin | Apr 22, 2020 | England, News
ENGLAND Golf will attempt to break new ground this summer by holding its men’s and women’s national championships at the same time at one venue – at its Lincolnshire headquarters at Woodhall Spa. The national governing body had revealed its plan to try to salvage some...
