Middlesex 1st Team defeat B B & O at Sonning
Mon 25th Aug
The Middlesex 1st Team defeated B B & O at Sonning Golf Club, Reading by 9pts to 3pts on Sunday 24th August.
The team without Justin Phelps and Luke Goddard went into lunch in a very strong position having won all four of the morning foursomes. The afternoon singles saw the team consolidate its posistion with wins for County Champion Scott Fallon, Andrew Johnston, Danny Coughlan, Steven Cronin and halves for David Ginn and Sufian Dhaduk.
The final game of the season will be against arch rivals Essex at Wyke Green on Sunday 7th September. Why not come along and watch/caddy/support the lads in this all important match?
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| MCGU 1st Team and Supporters at Sonning |
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| Sufian Dhaduk chips stone dead at the last to halve his match. |
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Luke Goddard makes the Walker Cup Squad for 2008
Thu 21st Aug
Luke Goddard of Hendon has been selected for the 2008 Walker Cup training squad. Luke has had a very successful 2008 season winning the South of England Championship, reaching the last eight of the English Amateur and last week was runner up in th Finnish Amateur Championship.
This week he finnished in 3rd position in the European Amateur Championship in Denmark (21st - 24th August). He now moves on to represent England in the Home internationals to be held at Muirfield, Scotland from 3rd to 5th September.
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| Luke Goddard is selected for Walker Cup Squad |
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Under 13 Championship
Wed 20th Aug
With an entry of 24 players this proved a success at Northwick Park. The winner and retaining his title was Pavan Sagoo with a wonderful score of 59 - 1 over par. Second was Aidan Kovenklioglu with 69. The nett prizes went to Jake Courtney with 50 and runner up Edward Curtis with 52.
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| Pavan Sagoo compeltes the double of U14 and U13 Championships |
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Youths triumph again
Mon 18th Aug
The Youth Team, Scott Fallon, David Ginn, Antony Ginn, Daniel Jeffries, Tommy King, Harry Casey, Tommy Carmichael and Richard Grun, established a commanding 3–1 lead in the foursomes against BB&O at Enfield GC.
The singles were at one stage looking somewhat ominous but with excellent wins from Fallon, Casey and Jeffries and halves from Antony Ginn and Carmichael, Middlesex battled through to a fine 7–5 victory.
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Frank Rowse Trophy
Mon 11th Aug
The final will be between Enfield and Sudbury. Both of the semis were keenly fought out with Wyke Green and Crews Hill going down 6.5 to 5.5 respectively. The final is due to take place on Sunday 14 Sept at Pinner Hill.
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Presidents Foursomes and Middlesex Sixes Finals
Wed 6th Aug
The finals will be played at Muswell Hill on Sunday 7 Sept. Hendon and Enfield in the foursomes will tee off at 1.00pm followed by Sudbury and West Middlesex in the Middlesex Sixes.
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Middlesex Sixes
Mon 4th Aug
the final will be contested between Sudbury who beat Muswell Hill and West Middlesex who fought off the challenge of Wyke Green.
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Ruislip Juniors
Mon 4th Aug
Ruislip Juniors the defending champions had to settle for runners up spot this year in the Public Golf Courses National Junior Championships played at Tamworth.
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Middlesex Seniors
Mon 4th Aug
Middlesex Seniors qualified for the final of the SE Group Foursomes at Sandy Lodge. However having disposed of Hertfordshire 3.5 to 1.5 in the preliminary round they were soundly beaten 4.5 to 0.5 by the might of Kent in the final.
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Harry Casey wins Douglas Johns Trophy
Sun 3rd Aug
Harry Casey, a one handicapper from Enfield, won the Douglas Johns Trophy at Harewood Downs in a 3 way play off after rounds of 72 and 69.
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| Harry Casey wins the Douglas Johns Trophy |
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Tommy King wins his third Youth Title
Sun 3rd Aug
Tommy King of Sudbury maintained his excellent post A- Levels form to win the MCGU Youth Championship at Ealing Golf Club on Friday 1st August with a total of 137. Marc Kuber of Hendon finnished 2nd on 141.
Results
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| Tommy wins his 3rd Youth Championship |
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Under 14s
Thu 31st Jul
Middlesex Under 14 Team beat BB&O 9.5 to 5.5 but lost to Herts 3.5 to 11.5 in their triangular match played at Aldenham.
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| Bitter-sweet for the Under 14s |
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Presidents' Foursomes Final
Thu 31st Jul
The Final will be between Hendon who beat Crews Hill and Enfield who beat Finchley in the semi finals.
The venue and date for the Final are yet to be decided.
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Luke and Danny reach the KO stage of the Amateur.
Wed 30th Jul
Luke Goddard and Danny Coughlan made it through the 36 hole qualifying stage of the English Amateur Championship at Woodhall Spa. Unfortunately Danny then lost in the first round to Peter Tarver-Jones of Worthing while Luke beat Aaron Hodkin of Wheatley.
Luke then met the legendary Gary Wolstenholme of Carus Green (Northumberland) in the second round and turned on his best form to win by 4&3.
Luke’s supreme effort came to an end as he finally fell at the 21st hole in the quarter finals.
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Under 16s
Fri 25th Jul
Middlesex Under 16 Team in their triangular match played at Mid Herts narrowly beat Herts 6.5 to 5.5 and were just pipped at the post by BB&O 5 to 7
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Luke Goddard wins South of England Championship
Fri 25th Jul
Luke Goddard of Hendon Golf Club won the South of England Championship held at Walton Heath Golf Club on 23rd and 24th of July. Luke, joint leader at the half way stage, hung on to win by one shot from Gary Wolstenholme, the veteran Walker Cup player and an international field.
He now moves onto the English Amateur Championship which is being held at Woodhall Spa from 28th July to 2nd August.
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| Luke wins at Walton Heath |
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Coronation Bowl & EGU Gold Medal.
Mon 21st Jul
Chris Gornall and John Steinitz of Northwood won the Coronation Bowl held at Ashford Manor Golf Club on Tuesady 15th July. Their team total of 294 nett for the two rounds was four shots better than Strawberry Hill and this ment that Northwood retained the trophy for the second consecutive year.
The EGU Gold Medal Competition run in conjunction with the Coronation Bowl was won by of John Stolliday, 10 handicap, of Bush Hill from Tim Owers, 2 handicap, of Wyke Green on a count back both coming in with nett scores of 140. John will now move onto represent Middlesex in the EGU Gold Medal Finals held at Woodhall Spa in August.
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Frank Rowse Trophy Semi-Final Round Draw
Mon 21st Jul
Wyke Green play Enfield at Crews Hill Golf Club - 8am Start.
Crews Hill play Sudbury at Enfield Golf Club 8am Start.
Both matches to be played on Sunday 10th August.
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Seniors' Championship 2008
Thu 10th Jul
County Secretary Mike Wlilcox won his second Middlesex Seniors'Championship at Finchley Golf Club on Wednesday 9th July.
On a very wet and windy day the field of 56 players found the conditions very trying anf only 5 players broke 80 in the morning round. During the afternoon the rain became more persistant and heavier leaving the organising committee no alternative but to abandon the round.
Three players were tied on 77 after the morning round, Mike Willcox, Howard Marshall and Andy Williams. The Tournament Committee decided that the result would be by a count back over the last nine holes as no play off was possible. Thus the Championship was awarded to Mike Willcox; Howard Marshall was placed second and Andy Williams placed third.
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| Mike Willcox receives the Championship Trophy from Dr Dennis Walker, President MCGU. |
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| Peter Cansick of Finchley who was placed 1st in Section B with a gross 78 |
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Middlesex Sixes Semi Finals
Tue 8th Jul
The holders Wyke Green play local rivals West Middlesex and Sudbury play Muswell Hill.
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Middlesex 1st Team defeat Bedfordshire at Highgate
Mon 7th Jul
The Middlesex 1st Team comprehensively defeated Bedfordshire by 10pts to 2pts at Highgate G C on Sunday 6th July.
The match was played in very wet and windy conditions but the weather seemed to have very little effect on the Middlesex players. Leading by 3 1/2 points to 1/2pt after the morning foursomes Middlesex piled on the points with veteran campaigner Justin Phelps leading the way with a 5/4 win over the Bedfordshire Champion, Graham Benson.
Luke Goddard, Tommy King, Steven Cronin, David Ginn, and Danny Coughlan all weighed in with excellent wins to make this the biggest win by a Middlesex team for some 10 years.
Greg Smith, Team Manager of Middlesex, was full of praise of his team's efforts and says he is really looking forward to the next league game against BB&O on 24th August at Sonning. Could this be Middlesex's year?
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| Justin Phelps playing an iron from 14th tee on his way to a 5/4 victory |
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George Gowland 4th Round Draw
Mon 7th Jul
County Players meet each other in the last eight
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| Luke Goddard meets Matt Pegg in a repeat of their 2006 Final match. |
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Ealing Captain's triumph at Hendon
Sat 5th Jul
Ken Parker, a Past Captain of Ealing Golf Club won the inaugural Middlesex Captains Meeting held at Hendon Golf club on Thursday 3rd July with 41 pts. Ken narrowly defeated Leon Paul of Hendon and fellow club mate John McCormack both finishing with 40pts.
Ken and Leon will now go on to take part in the South East of England Qualifying Competition of the EGU Captains Tournament.
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Presidents' Foursomes Semi Finals Sunday 27th July
Mon 30th Jun
Finchley will play Enfield at Crews Hill 2pm Start.
Hendon will play Crews Hill at Finchley 8am Start.
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James Ellis wins the Middlesex Schools' Title.
Thu 26th Jun
James representing Mill Hill School played in the Middlesex County Schools Golf Championship held at Fulwell Golf Club on 23rd June and shot a 5 under par (66) to win the individual scratch title by 5 shots. His round was one short of the course record!
The Championship has previously been won by Paul Casey (1991), Yasin Ali (1997 & 1998) and James Tavener (2002 - 2004).
James helped by Chris Alexander of Hendon G C also made sure that Mill Hill A Team won the team Championship.
Last month James represented Middlesex Schools in the South of England Schools Championship held at Lingfield Park Golf Club (Surrey)and by finishing in the top 10, he was selected to represent the South of England in the National Schools finals to be held at The Kendleshire Golf Club ( Bristol ) in the week beginning 30th June.
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Aiden Kovenklioglu wins his way to Pinehurst USA
Mon 23rd Jun
Aiden Kovenklioglu of Sudbury has qualified to play in the World Under 10 Championships at Pinehurst G C USA.
He qualified by playing in a 3 day event held across various courses in Scotland , from 27-31/5/08. Aidan played at the Craigielaw links course and came 5th over the 3 days. The top 5 qualified for the US Kids Golf World Championships to be held over 3 days 31/7-2/8/08 at Pinehurst GC, North Carolina .
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| Aiden picking up his trophy in Scotland and his ticket to the USA |
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Middlesex Youth beat Bedfordshire at Ashley Guise.
Sun 15th Jun
Middlesex Youth comprehensively defeated Bedfordshire at Ashley Guise Golf Club by 8 1/2 pts to 3 1/2 pts. Middlesex were four nil up after the morning foursomes with only one match going to the 18th hole.
Newly crowned Middlesex County Champion, Scott Fallon lead the team to victory in the afternoon singles winning his match against Niall Johnston 2 & 1. He was ably supported by the Boys Champion, Harry Casey who on his debut for the Youth Team won his match against Carl Baker 8 & 6. Sam Chapple won his match 7 & 5 and Tony Ginn rounded off the victory with a 5 & 3 victory over Alex Harris.
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| Scott Fallon leads his team to victory at Ashley Guise. |
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Scott Fallon wins the Championship
Sun 8th Jun
Scott Fallon of Hendon defeated Will Salthouse by 2 & 1 to win the MCGU Championship. Scott at 19 years of of age is one of the youngest winners of the Championship and will represent Middlesex in the Champion of Champions Tournament at Woodhall Spa in September.
Scott was always in charge in the final having been 3 up after eight holes and thereafter it was a case of Will not quite putting Scott under sufficient pressure to make the title his.
The semi finals were marred by the fact that several players and officials were affected by a stomach bug. Paul Kirchner of Ealing had to retire after 10 holes which was very disappointing as he had set his sights on winning the Championship at his own club.
The other semi final went to the 20th hole before Will Salthouse finally overcame Steve Cronin of Wyke Green. The match was of the highest quality with birdies being exchanged throughout. Both players should be proud of their efforts.
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| Scott on his way to the MCGU Amateur Championship |
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| The Finalists with the President MCGU Dr Dennis Walker |
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| Scott Fallon MCGU Amateur Champion 2008 |
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Semi Finals of Amateur Championship
Sat 7th Jun
Will Salthouse of Ealing plays Steve Cronin of Wyke Green and Scott Fallon of Hendon plays Paul Kirchner of Ealing in semi final stage of the Championship.
Will saw off the challenge of the holder Justin Phelps by 4 & 2, Steve Cronin defeated the up and coming Harry Casey by 5 & 4. Scott Fallon was always in charge against another new comer Daniel Stevens from Enfield but Paul Kirchner had to go all the way to the 18th hole to beat Hillingdon's Michael O'Connor 1 up.
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| Scott Fallon moves into the semi final against Paul Kirchner. |
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Phelps and Coughlan lead the qualifiers at Ealing
Sat 7th Jun
Justin Phelps and Danny Coughlan lead the qualifiers at Ealing in the Friday's 36 hole qualifying competition with a level par total of 140.
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| Justin Phelps receiving his trophy from the Captain of Ealing, Laurie Davies. |
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| Will Salthouse beats the reigning Champion Justin Phelps in 2nd round by 4 and 2. |
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| 1st Team Captain Paul Kirchner defeats Michael OConnor to reach semi final. |
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Middlesex Youth defeat Hertfordshire at Sudbury
Mon 2nd Jun
The Middlesex Youth team followed up the win by the 1st team against Hertfordshire by defeating Hertfordshire Youth by 7 1/2 pts to 4 1/2 pts at Sudbury.
Captain Luke Goddard back from various national competitions won both his matches. David Ginn, Sufian Dhaduk, Scott Fallon, Steve Cronin and Richard Grun all weighed in with wins in the afternoon singles to clinch the victory, the teams having been all square after the morning foursomes.
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| Captain Luke Goddard leads Middlesex Youths win against Hertfordshire. |
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Middlesex Sixes 3rd Round Draw
Fri 30th May
Holders Wyke Green are away to Ashford Manor.
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George Gowland Salver 3rd Round Draw
Fri 30th May
George Gowland 3rd Round Draw
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| Sufian Dhaduk meets Laurie Jenkins of Ealing in the 3rd Round |
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Frank Rowse Trophy 3rd Round Draw
Fri 30th May
3rd Round Draw
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Middlesex beat Hertfordshire at Brockett Hall
Fri 30th May
The Middlesex 1st Team opened their 2008 campaign with an exciting win against Hertfordshire by 6 1/2 pts to 5 1/2.
In the morning foursomes Middlesex went into lunch 3 -1 down with only Steve Cronin and David Ginn winning their match. When the first two matches in the afternoon singles were lost it looked as if all was lost. Andrew Johnston making a rare appearence because of England commitments, won his match 6&5 and this seemed to act as a catylist to the rest of the team.
David Ginn gained a valuable half and with Sufian Dhaduk, Scott Fallon, Steve Cronin, and Captain Paul Kirchner all weighing in with victories Middlesex were home and dry winning by one point.
Team Manager, Greg Smith was ecstatic after the match and had nothing but praised for his team's fighting spirit and added that he was really looking forward to the Team's next match against Essex at Mill Hill on 15th June.
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| Paul Kirchner,1st Team Captain, enjoying the win against the old enemy Hertfordshire. |
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Harry Casey wins the Boys' Championship
Wed 28th May
Harry Casey of Enfield came from four shots back at lunch to clinch the title by two shots from Michael O'Connor of Hillingdon.
Tommy King, looking for his third Boys' Championship, appeared to be in total command at lunch having carded a superb 69 and was three shots clear of Paul Hopkins of Northwood and Michael O'Connor of Hillingdon. However he could only muster a disappointing 78 in his afternoon round and it was left to Harry Casey to land the title with a second round of 70.
Harry also won the U16 title by three shots from Max McGrail of Pinner Hill and 12 year old Pavan Sagoo of Ealing won the U14 Championship by one shot from Robbie Johnson of Northwood. Robbie also recorded the lowest nett total for the day of the whole field with 128, only 14 under par! Not bad off 14 handicap?
Hendon carried off the Inter-Club Championship and will represent Middlesex in the national Finals at Harewood Downs G C on 9th and 10th of August.
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| Harry Casey U16 and Overall Boys Champion |
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| Hendon G C , Team Winners |
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| Pavan Sagoo U14 Champion |
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| Robbie Johnson of Northwood, 14 under par for the day! |
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Ealing G C stage the 2008 County Championship
Sat 17th May
Justin Phelps of Ruislip starts as the favourite to take this year's Championship with Danny Coughlan of Wyke Green and David Ginn of Sudbury hoping to upset the form book.
Tommy King is busily studying for his A Levels and Luke Goddard and Andrew Johnston have chosen to play in the St Andrews' Links Trophy in Scotland.
The qualifying competition takes place on Friday 6th June and the knock out stages take place on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th June.
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| Justin Phelps looking for his third MCGU Amateur Championship |
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Presidents Foursomes 2nd Round Draw
Tue 13th May
The holders Wyke Green are away to Finchley and Hendon are at home to local rivals North Middlesex.
Results of the matches must reach the County Office by noon on Monday 23rd June.
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| Wyke Green, the holders, are away to Finchley in the 2nd Round |
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Middlesex's Youth and Senior Teams lose to Essex
Tue 13th May
Essex were too strong for the Middlesex Youth team which was without English internationals Luke Goddard and Andrew Johnston. However Eamon Kneafsey, the Youth Team Manager was full of praise for his side as six of the eight singles matches went to the 18th green.
The morning foursomes saw Sam Chapple and Steven Cronin gain Middlesex's only win. The afternoon singles produced several tight finishes and there were wins for David Ginn, Sufian Dhaduk and halfs for Sam Chapple and Scott Fallon.
The Middlesex Seniors once again were soundly beaten by Essex at Wanstead by 8pts to 2pts. Retired County Secretary, Andy Williams was the only winner with Norbet Gorry of Sudbury and the hard working Senior's Captain Bruce Hurley gained a half each.
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South East Group of the EGU Junior Championship
Mon 21st Apr
The South East Group of the EGU Individual Junior Championship (Under 18 on 1st Jan 2008) will take place at John O'Gaunt Golf Club, Bedfordshire on 15th July.
Entry Form and Poster is available under Fixtures - Entry Forms - Open Competitions.
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Middlesex Clubs Open Events 2008
Wed 19th Mar
The Worman Sword, to be held at Wyke Green on the 24th May, is the first of four open events staged by Middlesex clubs in the 2008 season. The others are are as follows;
Ealing Scratch - 24th August
Sudbury Salver - 6th September
Mickey Rowe - 27th September (West Middx)
Entry Forms are available from the respective clubs and MCGU website under fixtures.
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| Justin Phelps, winner of the Mickey Rowe in 2007 |
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Middlesex 1st Team early season fixtures
Tue 19th Feb
The MCGU 1st Team start the 2008 season with friendly matches against Ealing on Saturday 8th March and against Kent at Rochester and Cobham on Sunday 9th March.
These fixtures are followed by matches against Sandy Lodge 15th March, Brocket Hall 22nd March, Wyke Green 10th April and Muswell Hill the Rowse Trophy Holders on 20th April.
Greg Smith the 1st team Manager says he is looking forward to the season and he hopes that with the return of Stuart Samphire (Ashford Manor) from the professional ranks and Danny Coughlan (Wyke Green) back from the USA, the team will be able to improve on the results of the last few seasons.
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| MCGU 1st Team celebrate their 2008 victory against BB&O |
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| Paul Kirchner, 1st Team Captain, looking forward to the 2008 season |
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MCGU Team Competitions 1st Round Draws.
Thu 7th Feb
The 1st round draw of the Middlesex Sixes, the Rowse Trophy and the Presidents' Foursomes. Click on 2008 for the draws.
See Draws & Results
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MCGU Annual Dinner 2008
Wed 30th Jan
The Annual Dinner of the Union was held at Ealing Golf Club on Friday 25th January.
Mr Richard Palmer, the President of the EGU, gave the toast to the Union and the President of the MCGU, Dr Dennis Walker, replied.
In his speech Dr Walker paid tribute to the retiring County Secretary, Andy Williams, for his services to the MCGU over the last 25years. He presented Andy with a silver salver to commemorate his work as a member of the Executive Committee, County Player, County Captain and Secretary. The President also presented a bouquet to Mrs Jan Williams and thanked her for all the support and help she had given to Andy in carrying out his various offices.
The Guest Speaker, Mr Ian Irving, gave a highly amusing and well received reply on behalf of the guests.
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| EGU President, Mr Richard Palmer and Dr Dennis Walker President of the MCGU |
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| Ian Irving , Guest Speaker |
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| Ex County Players, Matt Deal, Ricky Willison and Graham Homewood |
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| West Middlesex Members enjoying the evening |
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Middlesex Clubs' Junior Open Dates for 2008
Wed 30th Jan
Dates of Junior Opens 2008
Tuesday 8th April Ashford Manor
Friday 30th May Pinner Hill
Thursday 24th July Enfield
Friday 25th July Sudbury
Tuesday 29th July Bush Hill Park
Wednesday 13th Aug Wyke Green
Monday 18th Aug Northwood
Friday 22nd Aug Mill Hill
Thursday 28th Aug Stanmore
Entry Forms are available from the respective clubs.
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| Harry Casey, MCGU U14 Champion, will be looking to win a few Junior Opens in 2008 |
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2008 ENTRY FORMS
Tue 8th Jan
Entry forms for 2008 competitions are available - go to fixtures, entry forms and select MCGU - ETC
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| David Ginn 2007 Winner of the George Gowland Salver |
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Mike Willcox is appointed County Secretary
Wed 2nd Jan
Mike Willcox is the new MCGU County Secretary. Mike is a member of Mill Hill, a past club captain and a member of the Middlesex seniors team. He plays off a handicap of 4 and won the County Seniors' Championship at Grim's Dyke in 2001.
Mike is a retired video and film editor having worked for the BBC for a number of years before going freelance.
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| Mike Willcox |
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