Hawkstone Park Golf Club

JUNIOR SECTION

(Under 18 years of age as of 1^st January 2010)

Junior Organiser: Mr Peter Young

Little Arowry Cottage, Hanmer, Whitchurch, SY13 3DD

(01948) 830402

Junior Captains:  Tom Young 

Junior Membership is divided into two sections:

(a)  Juniors without handicaps

(b)  Juniors with maximum handicap of 28 (boys) or 36 (girls)

Juniors without handicaps may play the Academy course and the Championship course three hours before sunset, only after having gained permission to do so from both the Professional and the Junior Organiser.

Juniors with handicaps may play on both the Hawkstone and Championship courses as well as the Academy.  The following limitations apply to juniors when playing competitive golf on the Hawkstone and Championship courses: No two Juniors may play together in Senior competitions without the permission of the Captain or Junior Organiser

          Competitions       Handicap of 28 attained by Boys

                             Handicap of 36 attained by Girls

The Junior Organiser and/or the Golf Professional will determine when a non-handicap junior is proficient enough to be recommended for handicapping to the Handicap Committee.

The Junior Section meets from February to December inclusive.

Generally it meets on Saturday mornings in the months of February, March, April, September, October and November and on Friday evenings in the months of May, June , July and August.

Sessions include eighteen hole competitions, Academy competitions, coaching and matchplay events.  The Captain, President and Hawkstone Park Ltd provide prizes for specific events.

There are three major matchplay competitions: The Junior Club Championship (Scr), the Tern Hill Trophy (H/cp), and the Junior/Senior Foursomes Championship for the Robert Powis Cup. There is a County Junior Handicap League in which matches are played against other Golf Clubs. There are also matches against other sections of the Golf Club.

Junior Section Privileges and Rules

•   Use of the Par 3 Academy Course - No individual will be allowed to book more than two tee times per day unless authorised by the Golf Professional.

•   Junior members shall not be allowed to sign in guest players.

•   Juveniles may not play on either of the two 18 hole courses unless Junior status has been achieved.

•   Use of the Practice Range is under the same terms as members of Hawkstone Park Golf Club.

•   Coaching: All group coaching will be organised by the Golf Club Junior Organiser and the Professional Staff. This is currently subsidised by the Golf Foundation.

•   Further coaching, both individual and group, will be available at reduced rates through the Professional Staff.

•   Competitions: As authorised and organised by the Club Junior Organiser and/or the Professional Staff.

•   All Golf Club House facilities are available to juvenile members.

•   Unless otherwise stipulated juvenile members will adhere to the same rules as junior members of Hawkstone Park Golf Club.

JUNIOR SECTION TROPHY WINNERS 2008

     Junior Club Champion                 

     Junior Masters                             Sam Cutler

     Robert Powis Cup                       Tim Jones & William Judd

     Sandy Lyle Salver                        Will Jones (Oswestry)

     Tern Hill Trophy                          Josh Gresty