by Andrew Griffin | May 25, 2023 | England, Hampshire, News
LEE-ON-THE-SOLENT GC’s George Saunders was left sweating overnight on his chances of playing in the Brabazon Trophy at Sunningdale’s prestigious New Course. But his prayers were answered when Estonia’s Carl Hellat pulled out on Thursday morning, giving Hampshire’s...
by Andrew Griffin | May 19, 2023 | Colts, Hampshire, League, News, South East
COUNTY captain Lawrence Cherry will be a spectator for Hampshire’s first of the new South East Challenge League matches – against Sussex – at Army Golf Club, on Sunday. The Challenge League has replaced the old South East Colts League – first competed for back in 1974...
by Andrew Griffin | May 15, 2023 | Hampshire, News, Order of Merit
THEY call it the nappy factor in golf gambling – backing players on the American and European Tours, who have recently become fathers, especially for the first time, to win their first title, or one of the big events such as a Major. Well for Stoneham’s former pro...
by Andrew Griffin | May 13, 2023 | Hampshire, News, Order of Merit
DARREN Walkley believes his experience of playing Hayling’s windy links has given him the edge when it comes to winning his two Delhi Cups at Hockley Golf Club. The hilltop course is perched on top of Twyford Down, above the M3 cutting on the outskirts of Winchester...
by Andrew Griffin | May 12, 2023 | Hampshire, News, Order of Merit
DARREN Walkley insists he is not setting himself any targets as the Hampshire Order of Merit heads to Hockley GC, on Saturday – a venue where he was won the Delhi Cup twice already in his career. The best Hampshire amateurs are heading to Twyford Down for the 36-hole...
by Andrew Griffin | Apr 24, 2023 | Channel Islands, Hampshire, News
HAMPSHIRE captain Lawrence Cherry’s faith in introducing new blood into the county first-team was rewarded with a one-point victory over the Channel Islands, on Sunday. The youngest captain in Hampshire Golf’s post-war history included himself for the trip to Royal...
by Andrew Griffin | Apr 21, 2023 | Channel Islands, Hampshire, News
HAMPSHIRE’S youngest captain in more than 75 years will send his first team out into action against the Channel Islands at Royal Jersey, on Saturday. Stoneham’s 26-year-old Lawrence Cherry, who took over from Neil Dawson back in February, will blood three debutants in...
by Andrew Griffin | Apr 14, 2023 | England, Hampshire, News, Order of Merit
NORTH Hants Golf Club’s big weekend gets under way with the Hampshire Hog dinner on Friday night, when DP World Tour Ryder Cup director Guy Kinnings is the guest at the event’s annual dinner. Kinnings spent many years working for IMG, the worldwide sports management...
by Andrew Griffin | Apr 14, 2023 | England, Hampshire, News, Order of Merit, South East
THE story of how Justin Rose announced his great talents by winning the Hampshire Hog as a 14-year-old nearly 30 years ago has been inspiring junior golfers across the county ever since. Within three years, the North Hants GC member, from Hook, became the...
by Andrew Griffin | Apr 12, 2023 | England, Hampshire, News, Order of Merit, South East
THE Selborne Salver honours board is peppered with some of the great names in amateur golf, who have gone on to have big successes in the pro ranks. Ross Fisher and Andy Sullivan have played Ryder Cups in the last 13 years while last year’s US Open winner Matt...
by Andrew Griffin | Mar 1, 2023 | Colts, Hampshire, News, South East
PART of new Hampshire Golf captain Lawrence Cherry’s “mini-revolution” will see him being able to blood new players in the new South East Challenge League. England Golf’s South East Group voted to scrap the U26 league – which had been reduce to just five teams from...
by Andrew Griffin | Feb 28, 2023 | Hampshire, News
STONEHAM Golf Club’s Lawrence Cherry has become the youngest Hampshire captain in more than 70 years – at the tender age of 26. Having led Hampshire Colts to the South East League title as a playing captain in 2022, the former Hampshire Boys captain was voted in at...
by Andrew Griffin | Feb 11, 2023 | Hampshire, News
FIVE former county captains who have led Hampshire over the last 50 years are taking part in the anniversary fixture against Alresford GC, on Sunday. While David Harrison, a former Hampshire captain and president, will be on the home side’s team, Brokenhurst’s Martin...
by Andrew Griffin | Feb 11, 2023 | Hampshire, News
HAMPSHIRE Golf will kick-off the new season by taking on Alresford GC in a special match to mark 50 years of the annual club v county fixture. The 50th anniversary fell back in 2020 but the match had to be shelved – firstly because of bad weather, and then when the...
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 26, 2022 | Championship, Channel Islands, Hampshire, News
BRAMSHOTT Hill proved it’s quality not quantity that counts as one of the minnows of Hampshire Golf came out on top with their first County Sevens title since 1981. And the club based at the Dibden Golf Centre on the edge of the New Forest, survived a tense day to see...
by Andrew Griffin | Sep 24, 2022 | Channel Islands, Hampshire, News
HAMPSHIRE’S County Sevens trophy has only headed across the English Channel back to Jersey five times in its 56-year history. And predictably, those victories have been shared between Jersey’s giants when it comes to golf clubs – Royal Jersey with three wins to La...
by Andrew Griffin | Sep 3, 2022 | Championship, Hampshire, News, Order of Merit
ON PAPER it is some thing of a mystery in Hampshire golf – why is it nearly 40 years since the Courage Trophy has been held at North Hants GC? It was 1985 when the then Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Channel Islands Golf Union last staged the county strokeplay...
by Andrew Griffin | Sep 2, 2022 | Championship, Hampshire, News, Order of Merit
HAYLING’S Toby Burden has the chance to create some Hampshire Golf history on Sunday, when he defends his Courage Trophy and the county’s Order of Merit crowns. The 2019 Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Channel Islands Amateur Champion became the 11th player in the...
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 | Aug 13, 2022 | Colts, Hampshire, League, News, South East
HAMPSHIRE Colts manager Lawrence Cherry believes getting his foursomes pairings right will be the key to winning the South East U26 League for the first time since 2016, when they face Bedfordshire on Sunday. Cherry, who was on the losing team against Essex in last...
