Finals

27 & 28 April 2008

at The Devere Wokefield Park

There was a nail biting finish to this years  grand finals as the results of the final group were to decide the winners.  The first day started with thunder and lightning as the players checked in....all were asking what happens now..thoughts of changing the competition to a 9 hole on the first day. Eventually the clouds disappeared and play got under way only about half an hour late.

Playing off the blue tees this championship course proved to be a real test of golf with 60 percent of the field Category One handicap players. Day one was led by Simon Moore from Campbell College with a round of 74 net 71 closely followed by boys from Millfield, Wellington college, Loretto and Campbell College.. Day 1 saw Campbell College and Millfield joint leaders with 150 each closely followed by Wellington College on 153 and Loretto on 154.

All to play for on the second day.

During the evening of the first day a buffet dinner was laid on for all schools in the Kingfisher room, followed by prize giving for all teams on winning their area finals

Last years winners and runners up

Area finalists for 2008

Day 2

An early start for some as the players went out in reverse leaderboard order.

It was nice to see a number of parents and Old boys coming to cheer on their schools.Thank you to the Captain of the Old Bedfordians for his support and to the many Old Lorettonians who have turned up at our competitions.

A good support system for the future old boys who will hopefully join in the many old boys golf competitions

Every player had something to play for as medals are awarded to all in 3 categories, Gold for the top 15 players, Silver for the next 15 and Bronze for the last 15.

Teachers also took part in the Finals cup for best Gross and best Stableford over 2 days.

Best gross went to Allan Boswell from North Cestrian

Best Stableford score over 2 days went to Keith Madsen from Monmouth

Following the teachers prizes all pupils received their Gold, Silver and Bronze medals as finalists of the largest schools matchplay tournament in the UK.

As well as team Trophies and prizes there was an Individual competition for the best scores over 2 days. Next years competition will also include trophies and prizes for the best nett scores over 2 days.

This years Individual winners

3rd Darryl McMahon

 who received his Trophy along with a signed booklet from Butch Harmon and a belt

2nd place David Gregory

who received his Trophy a lesson at The Butch Harmon School of Golf and a Galvin Green Jacket

1st place went to Max Smith who picked up his Trophy, a free lesson at The Butch Harmon School of Golf and a Galvin Green waterproof

As the competitors went out in reverse order from the first days competition it turned into a nail biting finish as the Trophy could have gone to any of 4 schools. In the end it was Millfield who triumphed to win for the second year in a row.

The competition is growing year on year with 19 new schools already signed up to play next year

Runners up this year were LORETTO with 304 who received their trophies and Runners up Cup

MILLFIELD won with 296 taking away the main Trophy and an Explanar

Schools to watch out for in the future include

WELLINGTON COLLEGE   305

CAMPBELL COLLEGE   308

The ISGA would like to thank all their sponsors for their generosity in donating prizes  so we may continue to grow the competition.

We would also like to thank The English Golf Union and The Independent Schools Council for their support

The Best schools from England, Ireland, Scotland  & Wales will now be invited to compete for the ISGA Home International Trophy

MILLFIELD (ENGLAND)     LORETTO (SCOTLAND)     CAMPBELL COLLEGE (IRELAND)     MONMOUTH (WALES)

next years Grand Finals are due to be held at St Andrews Bay Scotland

April 26 and 27 2009

for an application form for next years competition please click here