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Walker Cup Squad announced
A preliminary squad of 29 players has been announced for the 2005 Ryder Cup to be played at Chicago Golf Club on 13th and 14th August. It include 5 players who are still under-18 and as yet, there is no place yet for our own Matt Cryer.
Unbeaten for 2004 – now for Notts
The 2004 Warwickshire Juniors Team, which to Brian Fish, Chairman of Junior Golf are Brian thinks ‘The best squad of Juniors in the Midlands’, continued their unbeaten run of team matches that stretches back into 2002, when the likes of Chris Evans was playing, with a, 8.5-5.5 win over Derbyshire at Burton-on Trent Golf Club on Sunday 11th September.
CASC REGISTRATION? CASH REBATES - AT A PRICE
Nick Lewis, a partner at law firm Kippax Beaumont Lewis, asks why less than 2% of the clubs representing Britain’s main sports have taken advantage of a Government initiative intended to plough tens of millions of pounds into the engine room of amateur sport – and provides some informed answers.
One more win to go.
Nuneaton GC – Sunday 5th September – Match 4 in the Midland League for our 1sts Team against Derbyshire. It’s a great time of his life for 1sts Captain Andy Kearns, after the arrival of his first child, Max, a few days after the win away against Notts. With a 9-6 win today against Derbys, His Team can take the Midland League title with a win away against Worcs on the first Sunday of next month, so repeating the triumph of two years ago.
Phillips denies Cryer the Treble
The Warwickshire Open 2004 – Olton GC – Wednesday 1st September Olton was playing tough for the 40 competitors for the 2004 Warwickshire Open, despite one of the best days weather for golf this Summer. Our Amateurs found the par of 69 very difficult, through some tough pins and fast greens. The Professionals, who only qualified from their Championship last week, faired a little better and the two first round leaders were Russell Smith (Sutton Coldfield) and Craig Phillips (Nuneaton) on 68 (-1).
Super Ray takes the U11s
With a storming round of 29 over the Lea Marston Par 3 course, Nathan Ray held off the challenge of three girls to take the Warwickshire Schools U11s by two points using the specially modified stableford system for this competition. It was excellent golf from the inform Maxstoke Junior who shot a 79 nett 65 at the Kenilworth Junior Open just last week.