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3rd quarter Newsletter 2009

Welcome to the ISGA newsletter, we hope you will find it informative and interesting.

The ISGA was set up to provide help to Independent schools with their Golfing activities and to set up a number of competitions under the ISGA banner. We are not affiliated to any one school so therefore offering impartial help to all schools. Currently we have 7 events under way. The ISGA Schools Match Play Tournament, The ISGA Home International Trophy, The Shire Trophy, The Junior Open, The ISGA Schools Cup, Junior Schools Cup and the Vegas Tour.

New website now up and running.....over the summer we have redesigned the website and split the Seniors and Juniors into 2 sections with easy navigation on the side of each page. We hope you like the new design but please let us know if you have any comments good or bad.

We would like to welcome Joey Carr and Alex Quin to the staff at ISGA. Joey (Old Millhillian) will be taking care of the day to day running of the competitions. Alex (Old Millfieldian) will be assisting with marketing during his gap year

New for 2009/10

ISGA joins Facebook

Please let your students know so they can keep in touch with friends and see the latest ISGA competition details. Alex and Joey will be adding more to the pages soon

The Junior Schools Cup

6 October 2009

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The Shire London

As the Seniors Schools Cup has been such a success we have now decided to run a Junior Schools Cup on the day after the Seniors. The format will be 1 teacher and 2 pupils play together as a team. Modified stableford all players play off 18 handicap best 2 scores on each hole. Schools may enter up to 3 teams but may be balloted if the competition is over subscribed

for more details please see the Juniors section of the website

Click here for Application form

Teacher training

The ISGA in association with the PGA and the Golf Foundation are starting a Teacher training programme. Teachers will gain a Trigolf or Extreme golf teaching qualification, PGA Level 1 and an ISGA Teacher training manual to assist with running a school golf team.

This will be a 2 or 3 day course.

To register your interest please click here 

Competition News

The Shire Trophy

38 Schools took part in the annual Shire Trophy, for the third year running the competition has been over subscribed. A glorious summers day...maybe too hot for some of the players with no wind, unusual for the Shire.

Some low scores were expected as the conditions were ideal

The same Team from Halliford arrived to defend their title of last years winners of the Shire Trophy. The competition has grown in popularity over the 3 years with places being filled within weeks of the release of applications.

The Inaugural Shire Trophy was held on the day the Shire London opened to the public and has now become one of the finest courses in the UK. Pupils took on the tricky first hole with water surrounding the green. Water comes into play on 14 holes at the Shire so accuracy and ball placement are crucial.

Winners of this years Shire trophy as follows

St Josephs win the Shire Trophy

Sherborne win the nett Trophy

Jack Cardy wins the Individual gross with a score of 71  He received his Trophy along with a Galvin Green waterproof, and a free lesson at the Butch Harmon School of Golf in Las Vegas

Cameron Shaw from Repton won the under 15 gross with a score of 73  He received his Trophy along with a Galvin Green waterproof, and a free lesson at the Butch Harmon School of Golf in Las Vegas

Zoe Fitz- Costa won the girls competition with a 75  She was awarded her trophy and a Galvin Green waterproof

For a full report please see the website or click here

The Junior Open

The inaugural Junior open was held  on the 30 June at The Shire London. The competition was started after many requests from students, parents and teachers to run a Junior / Prep school 18 hole event on a full size course. This competition compliments the many Prep school golf competitions held around the country. The ISGA promote free of charge any school that runs a prep / junior competition at their school course. Many maybe be surprised to hear that over 100 schools in the UK have their own golf course.

 The Shire Trophy for Senior schools was held the day before with wonderfully sunny conditions. The good weather continued. 21 Schools took part in the competition with teachers and parents playing alongside the students for the Teacher /Parent Cup.

After 9 holes the lower handicap players were under par for their round, but the final testing holes took their toll.

This years winners as follows

Castle Court win the Trophy

The Boys were awarded their trophies, leather belts, winners ISGA caps and golf DVD's

Finborough win the nett Trophy

James Dodds from Castle Court won the Individual with a round of 75

He picked up his Trophy along with a Galvin Green top and a free lesson at the Butch Harmon School of Golf in Las Vegas

Lizzie Prior from Notre Dame won the Girls competition

She picked up her Trophy along with a winners cap and belt

For  full results please see the Juniors website or click here

Individuals

Rhian Thomas ( Llandovery)

Rhian missed out on her Ladies European Tour card this year but got her just rewards for remaining in the amateur ranks.

For the 22-year-old from the Vale of Glamorgan is among seven new Great Britain & Ireland caps in the nine-strong team nine selected for the Vagliano Trophy match against the Continent of Europe at Hamburg Golf Club, Germany, on July 24 and 25.

Alexandra Peters ( Wellington)

In the girls section of the Fairhaven Trophy, Alexandra Peters of Notts Ladies Golf Club returned a twelve under par total score of 288, consisting of rounds of 71, 75, 73 & 69 to win by seven strokes

Adam Carson (Millfield)

Adam Carson won the boys section of the Fairhaven Trophy  by a comfortable eight shot margin with scores of 70, 67, 70 & 74 for a fifteen under par aggregate score of 281

Angus Cappi (Loretto)

Angus Cappi of Carnoustie Links wins Scottish Golf Union (SGU) 2009 Golf Data Lab Scottish Youths Golf Championship at Renfrew Golf Club with a final round of level par 72 for a 72 hole aggregate score of even par, 288

Anthony Abraham (Sedbergh)

Anthony Abraham, a past President of Yorkshire and a Justice of the Peace, has accepted the nomination to become President Elect of the English Golf Union for the year 2010 with a view to becoming President in 2011.

Schools

2 schools will take part in this years Intercollegiate tour, Loretto and Wellington.

The tour is open to any school or college that has a golf programme in place with 8 or more players under 18 handicap.

With the aim of producing the future stars of golf from the UK each school/college hosts a one day stroke play event for team and individual order of merit points. Areas split into 4-6 maximum.

The UK College Golf Association is part of the new British Federation of Sport

The ISGA has been granted qualifying status for handicapping by the English Golf Union and the English Womens Golf Association

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Next Competitions

The Schools Cup

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The Shire London on 5 October 2009

Competition open to school teams 1 teacher and 3 pupils play together as a team with the best 3 scores gross and nett counting towards the trophies.

A maximum of 25 schools may play currently there is only 1 place available

for more details click here

The Junior Schools Cup

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The Shire London 6 October 2009

New for 2009 the Junior  Schools Cup is open to any Prep or Junior School 

Format is 1 teacher plays with 2 pupils as a team. Modified stableford all play off 18 handicap with the best 2 score being recorded on each hole

for more details and an application form click here

The Vegas Tour

in association with

 The Butch Harmon School of Golf

December 2009

Contact us for more details

Teacher plus up to 6 students per school

Applications now open

for last years write up click here

Jobs

A fully qualified PGA professional seeks position at an Independent School in the

Cheshire, Derbyshire south Manchester area.

BA in Sports Management, currently doing year 2 of Certificate of Education.

please email us for a cv and references

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