Junior's Noticeboard

In 2009 Kenilworth Golf Club will be taking part in the EGU's National Skills Challenge.

The National Skills Challenge is broken into 2 separate challenges -

• The Rookie Challenge for those aged 11 and under; and
• The Tour Challenge for those aged between 12 and 17

The Rookie and Tour Challenges each consist of 10 different tests based on five golfing disciplines: 

• Putting
• Chipping
• Pitching
• Bunker Play
• Full Swing

Between April and August we will be holding three challenges and points will be awarded for each of the challenges.  The leader competitors from across the country qualify for the EGU National Final.

If you want to take part in the challenge you must register your details on the EGU's website.

If you have any queries about this event please contact Richard Lane.

We are keen to develop our squad from which the team for next season's matches will be drawn and plans are in place for a series of pre-season coaching sessions with our professional, Steve Yates, and a sports psychology session with Adrian Riddell.

If you will be 18 years of age or under on 1 January 2009 and have a handicap of 28 or below and would like to be part of the SWL squad for the 2009 season then we would like to know as soon as possible.  Please add you name to the list on the junior notice board.

The Junior Eclectic Competition will be running over the winter months

For information on how to enter and to view the competition rules click here.

THE annual junior dinner and presentation took place at the club on 21st November. The evening, which attracted a record attendance of 88 guests, was a celebration of the outstanding achievements of Kenilworth's gifted juniors at club, county and national level throughout the season.

The junior section at the  club, which currently boasts 72 members, continues to go from strength to strength and with many of the younger members picking up major trophies on the night the future of the Kenilworth's juniors continues to look bright.

For the last 20 years John Butler has been the driving force behind junior golf at Kenilworth  and it was fitting that his period as chairman came to an end at the dinner.

John Butler has served Kenilworth Golf Club as both captain (1998) and President (2004- 2007) but no one would doubt that his real passion has always been the promotion of junior golf both at Kenilworth and more widely.

Under John Butler's chairmanship Kenilworth's junior section has thrived and the status of junior golf developed beyond recognition.

One his greatest achievements was to steer Kenilworth Golf Club successfully through the process of becoming the first club in Warwickshire to be awarded the coveted Golfmark award - even now only three other clubs in Warwickshire have met the exacting standards required.

Next year Kenilworth  will host the inaugural Kenilworth Junior Masters, one of a series of six events across the United Kingdom sponsored by the Golf Society of Great Britain, for junior golfers of all abilities under the age of 14.

In recognition of the outstanding contribution made by John Butler the trophy for this prestigious event has been named after him and was unveiled by current president Mike Carrick, at the junior dinner.

Kenilworth Golf Club - 2008 Junior Open

The results of the KGC Junior Open are available here - http://www.kenilworthgolfclub.co.uk/2008-junior-open