Tommy Ashton wins Verulam Junior Open
71 junior golfers from 31 golf clubs competed in the 2011 Verulam Junior Open at the Home of the Ryder Cup.
Weather conditions were favourable however the course proved challenging. Despite this the CSS remained at 72 (73 for the girls).
The Worthy Winners
SCRATCH
T Ashton (Verulam) 74, W Symons (Brookmans Park) 75, N Ward (Redbourn) 76, Connor O’Brien (Mid-Herts) 77
NETT UNDER-18
C Lahyani (Stoke Park) 69, F Carr (Brickendon Grange) 69, M Davey (Verulam) 70, J Myers (Porters Park) 70
NETT UNDER-14
O Gronow (Berkhamsted) 69, S Sherwood (South Herts) 70, C Walker (Verulam) 71, G Avgousti (Mill Green) 72
BEST GIRL
M Doyle (Verulam) 75
NEAREST THE PIN
10th Hole - T Rose (Mill Green), 17th Hole - C Taylor (Verulam)
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George wins again!
Saturday 24th September
George Archer made it a month to remember as he added the Oliver Trophy to his victories in the Hadley Wood Junior Open, the Parent-Junior Cup and the September Junior Stableford. George’s nett 68 was the stand-out round on the day.
Molly Doyle’s consistency was also rewarded as she picked her third Junior Medal in a row.
Anthony Walter retains the lead from Matt Lye and Tom Li in the Aslett Trophy for the Junior with the best hole by hole medal score for 2011.
George wins again & 1st win for Kiran!
Sunday 18th September
George Archer followed up his win in the Parent-Junior scoring 40 points to win the September Junior Stableford. Callum Walker edged Sam Donald on countback for 2nd after they both scored 37 points (same score last 9, 6, 3 and 2 holes!).
Anthony Walter moved 3 clear of Matt Lye in the Day Trophy for the Junior with the best hole by hole stableford score for 2011.
Under-11s, 11-hole Stableford
Four boys competed in the new under-11s event. Each played from the Blue Tees off a handicap of 36 and the result was very close. Kiran Malik won by 1 point from Finn Stephens thanks in part to a fabulous 3 nett 1 for 5 points on the 3rd hole!
George & Dave Archer win Parent-Junior Cup
Sunday 4th September 2011
Nineteen pairs played in this year’s Parent-Junior Cup and Under 14s Competiton. Despite heavy rain at the start the scoring was excellent.
Highlights included 9 year old Kiran Malik’s birdie 3 from the Blue Tees on the 2nd hole, 10 year old Finn Stephens’ birdie 4 from the Blue Tees on the 9th hole, and Tom Sillitoe’s eagle 2 at the 2nd hole.
Verulam Juniors finish 2nd in East Herts league
Verulam finished second in this year’s East Herts League. Our points total of 42.5 would have been sufficient to win the league in many years but Brickendon Grange had an outstanding year. They also won the scratch and handicap team competitions at Finals Day for the second year in a row.
Congratulations to all of the 16 players who have represented the team in league matches this season:
Anthony Burch (Junior Captain) Nick Marnoch Ed Morgan Cameron Taylor
Callum Walker Matt Lye Matt Davey Molly Doyle
Will Cutmore Tommy Ashton Oli Lifely Charlie Bowskill
Tom Li Ben Moore Anthony Walter George Archer
Cam takes Champion Tommy to the 38th!
Tuesday 26th July
After winning the Tom Anderson-Davis Cup for the best nett in the Club Championship on Saturday, Cameron Taylor led Tommy Ashton from the 2nd hole in the Junior Club Championship. Tommy finally drew level after birdies on their 32nd and 33rd holes resulting in a tie on 152.
Tommy prevailed on the 2nd hole of the sudden-death playoff to remain Junior Club Champion. Callum Walker was 3rd on 162.
On a day of exceptional scoring more than half the field cut their handicaps. Cam won the Rylands Trophy with a nett score of 132, 6 lower than his winning score on Saturday and 5 clear of Charlie Bowskill and Molly Doyle.
Matt Lye and Anthony Walter now share the lead in the Aslett Trophy for the Junior with the best hole by hole nett medal score for 2011.
Points a plenty!
Sunday 3rd July
Will Cutmore scored 46 points to win the July Junior Stableford, just ahead of Ben Moore (44), James Biggs and Molly Doyle (40 each).
On a day of impressive scoring (average 38 points), 6 of the 11 players had a 2 on their card!!
Ben Moore takes over the lead, just ahead of Matt Lye, in the Day Trophy for the Junior with the best hole by hole stableford score for 2011.
Tom wins McMillan Salver
Saturday 26th June
Tom Li had the outstanding round on a warm and windy Saturday to win the McMillan Salver with a nett 68.
Molly Doyle picked up the June Junior Medal on countback over the last 3 holes with a nett 71 (edging out Tom Burman and Cam Taylor).
Matt Lye takes over the lead from Anthony Walter and Will Cutmore in the Aslett Trophy for the Junior with the best hole by hole medal score for 2011.
Nick picks up stableford with 46 points!
Sunday 5th June
Nick Marnoch scored an very impressive 46 points to win the June Junior Stableford. Anthony Walter (40) and Matt Lye (39) continued their run of handicap reductions in 2nd and 3rd place respectively.
Matt maintains the lead, just ahead of Nick and Tom Li, in the Day Trophy for the Junior with the best hole by hole stableford score for 2011.
Scores adjusted for Tee SSS differences
CSS = 71
Sinnott Trophy
Saturday 28th May
Anthony Walter had the outstanding round on a day of mixed scoring to win the Sinnott Trophy with a nett 70. Matt Lye picked up the May Junior Medal with a nett 75.
Anthony and Will Cutmore share the lead in the Aslett Trophy for the Junior with the best hole by hole medal score for 2011.
