Warwickshire girls have started the season well.Hannah Coles, Abbey Gittings and Charlotte Dalton have played 2 rounds of the Faldo Challenge and are lying equal second. The first round was played at Royal West Norfolk in tough conditions and Hannah just lost out on first place. The second round at the Forest of Arden saw Abbey and Charlotte fighting for second place, Abbey just edging out Charlotte by one shot with an excellent 77.

Stoneleigh Deer Park - Wednesday 12th April - the first Warwickshire U12s. Having warmed up with third place in the nett at the Warwickshire Schools the day before, Maxwell Martin took on 65 players of his own age (and size) and walked away with the first Warwickshire Young Masters trophy. He has three more years of being able to play in this championship so he may add to this title but if the play of some of the rest of the field this inaugural U12s produced is to go by, he will have to keep getting better to do so.

This feature includes the Start Sheet for the Warwickshire Schools, to be held at Ingon Manor GC on Tuesday 11th April with tee-times from 11.30am. Defending Champions are Lauren Clark-Hughes for the Girls and Rory Kirwan for the Boys and both are able to play in the 2006 event. There are five titles to win for the 54 (at present) entrants plus qualification for five National events.

HSBC's commitment to grassroots golf in the UK continues to grow with the launch of the HSBC Junior Match Play, for 12 -18 year old boys and girls. This feature also includes info and details on the HSBC Pee Wee Wonders circuit for 2006

The 2006 Junior Order of Merit starts with the 2006 Warwickshire Schools Championships, one of nearly 30 Championships and Junior Opens through to the end of September and concludes with the JOM Championship in early October. In addition to the listed events, any Junior registerred can also score Order of Merit points from 10 of their home club events and matchplay wins. And the winner will hold the new Birmingham Post and Mail Trophy for the year!

This article contains the Entry form, the Poster and the Terms and Conditions of entry for the 2006 Warwickshire Schools Championships to be played at Ingon Manor Golf Club on Tuesday 11th April. CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES : Monday 3rd April 2006

Held at Copt Heath GC on Thursday 2nd February. This is an extensive report on the annual Junior Delegates meeting at which the past year is reviewed and plans for 2006 outlined (in some detail). This year, one of the key agenda items was the new format for the Junior Order of Merit (the JoM) which is included in this report but covered fully in a separate feature to be found below this editorial.