JUNIORS' SECTION

Welcome to NGC Juniors 2012

Championship Day 2011

Fenwick Smith Trophy 2011

Juniors vs Seniors 2011

Captains Drive In 2011

National Teams Championship 2011

Junior Championship 2010 Photographs

Seniors v Juniors 2010 Photographs

The Junior section is made up of Junior members of both Northumberland Golf Club(NGC) and Gosforth Park Ladies Golf Club (GPLGC). Golfers are of all abilities between the ages of 11-19.

Our aims are:

to help everyone to gain a CONGU (Council of National Golf Unions) handicap so that you can play in all club competitions as soon as you are ready to.
to teach you course and club house etiquette including dress code
to teach you the rules of golf
to improve your game
to help you enjoy the game of golf with other young players
to encourage you to become a team player for NGC Juniors
to encourage you to go on to become senior members of NGC or GPLGC

Click below to access the Club's Child Protection policy and related documentation.

YOUR COMMITTEE FOR 2012:

Keith Atkinson Chairman 0771 2043 816 email: keithsarahdavid@btopenworld.com

Simon Haynes

Carol Mair

Ajay Bedi

Mark Pearce

Ally MacDonald

In line with the Club Child Protection Policy all members of the Committee and Support Group hold CRB declarations.

JUNIOR CAPTAIN

We are delighted to have appointed Louis Pratt as Junior Captain for this year. Louis has been a Junior team member since joining the Club in 2009 and is the current holder of the Fenwick Smith Trophy. We look forward to watching Louis lead our Junior golfers during the season.

NOTICE BOARD

The Junior Notice board is located in the lobby leading up to the stairs to the sun lounge. Keep an eye on it for forthcoming events. County Competition handbooks and application forms will be found there, along with details of all Open Junior Competitions at other clubs, County Coaching etc.

COMPETITIONS

We hold competitions each half term and during every school holiday. Dates and tee times may change - you will be informed of any changes by email. Please put the dates in your dairy NOW, especially the Club Championship on Thursday 23rd August.

Competition Dates 2012:

Date	Day	Time	Competition	Result

Every member will get regular emails a few weeks prior to each competition and you are requested to email a response. The draw is usually done 48 hours before the competition and emailed out to all competitors. If you do not receive an email inviting you to play in any of the competitions please email Keith on keithsarahdavid@btopenworld.com

Alongside the 18 hole competitions, we run 8 hole competitions for our younger members and those with high Junior handicaps who may not be ready for 18 hole competitions.

All these competitions are a great way to meet your follow golfers and start networking for your own friendly golf through the season.

TROPHIES

Each year you can compete for the following Club Trophies:

The Souter Cup	Junior Championship. 18 hole scratch competition – open to all CONGU handicap golfers
Simon Murray Trophy	18 hole medal competition open to all handicaps
Fenwick-Smith Trophy	18 hole medal competition for all CONGU handicaps
Doug Smith Putter	Awarded to the young golfer who contributes most to the club during the season and improves their golf the most

NORTHUMBRIA JUNIOR LEAGUE MATCHES

This season will be our fourth season in the Junior League and the team has made good progress each year. We have a strong squad of players this year and our target is to qualify for the knock out stages of the League competition.

League matches will start in April and most will be played on Sundays, but during school holidays we will try to play some of them on weekdays.

Simon Haynes and Keith Atkinson have agreed to again be our NJGL league match coordinators.

Below is the match fixture list for 2012 - please put them in your dairy NOW

Date	Day	Time	Team	Home/Away	Result
1st April	Sunday	TBA	Texas Scramble
8th April	Sunday	11:30am	Blyth	Home
15th April	Sunday	TBA	City of Newcastle	Away
22nd April	Sunday		Free Weekend
29th April	Sunday	11:30am	Newcastle United	Home
6th May	Sunday		Free Weekend
13th May	Sunday	TBA	Tynemouth	Away
20th May	Sunday	11:30am	Morpeth	Home
27th May	Sunday	TBA	Parklands	Away
3rd June	Sunday	TBA	Blyth	Away
10th June	Sunday	TBA	NJGA Strokeplay	Alnwick
17th June	Sunday	11:30am	City of Newcastle	Home
24th June	Sunday		Free Weekend
1st July	Sunday	TBA	Newcastle United	Away
8th July	Sunday	11:30am	Tynemouth	Home
15th July	Sunday	TBA	Morpeth	Away
22nd July	Sunday	11:30am	Parklands	Home

COACHING

We provide Junior coaching on the practice ground during the school summer holidays. As we now have over 70 Junior members we will be dividing the groups into CONGU handicap coaching and Junior handicap coaching. You must inform Keith Atkinson of the dates you wish to attend by responding to the email that will go out to you nearer the time - we will limit the number of places to the coaching staff available each week - please contact Keith if you are in any doubt. Some coaching will be offererd on the coaching afternoons to total beginners as "a taster", these sessions will be overseen by Junior Committee Members. We do not offer a "creche" facility for very young players - parents of these youngsters will be asked to stay to help during the coaching session. The CONGU group will be coached by a County PGA professional and the Junior handicap group will be coached by other CRB checked top class players who have offered their skills and have been invited to help by the committee.

Good luck and good golfing!