by Andrew Griffin | Sep 5, 2023 | Courage Trophy
DARREN Walkley holed a 45-foot birdie putt to snatch the Courage Trophy from five-time champion Martin Young in a dramatic climax to the Hampshire Golf season – and confirm his victory in the county Order of Merit. Young had just made a bogey four on the island green...
by Andrew Griffin | Sep 2, 2023 | Championship, Hampshire, News, Order of Merit
FOR the first time in the event’s 10-year history, the Hampshire Order of Merit will have been decided before a ball has been struck in the season’s finale at the 2023 Courage Trophy. With Joe Buenfeld back at Texas” University of the Incarnate Word for the start of...
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 | 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...