AUGUST CORNWALL GOLF PARTNERSHIP NEWSLETTER CORNWALL DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS NEWS. Upcoming Events in 2012

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1 CORNWALL GOLF PARTNERSHIP NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2012 Welcome to the August Newsletter from the Cornwall Golf Partnership. CORNWALL DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS NEWS There have been some fantastic successes with the Get into Golf projects we are running all over the county. Truro Golf Club had a fantastic response with 25 adults and juniors take part in 5 weeks of coaching with PGA Professional Lee Mitchell. As a result of the coaching, 4 adults and 3 juniors that took part in the Get into Golf lessons have joined as members. Applications are starting to come in for the Cornwall County Academy. Any junior under the age of 16 on 1 st October 2012 can apply to be part of the Academy. There are some fantastic CPD seminars organised for the winter. It starts with the Disability Golf workshop on Tuesday 25 th September at Boringdon Park Golf Club. The next PGA Level 1 course is being held at Fingle Glen Golf Club on the 24th th /25 th November. If you would to book onto any of the upcoming courses please contact me. Simon Wood Cornwall Golf Development Officer Upcoming Events in 2012 Wed 1 st August Fri 31 st August Applications for 2012/13 Cornwall County Academy Tues 7 th August Sat 11 th August Be Active Truro Week Lemon Quay, Truro City Centre Sat 18 th and Sun 19 th August Join in Weekend Saturday 1 st September Grampound Fete Grampound Recreation Ground Sat 1 st Sept to Sun 30 th Sept Cornwall Golf Road show Tuesday 25 th September Disability Golf CPD workshop Boringdon Park Golf Club Wednesday 17 th October School/Club CPD workshop Lanhydrock Golf Club Sat 24 th /Sun 25 th November Level 1 course Fingle Glen Golf Club

GET INTO GOLF PROJECTS Women and Girl s in Golf Golf clubs in Cornwall have had some great success with the Get into Golf projects for adults and juniors all over the county.

The Cornwall Golf Partnership offered every golf club in the county the opportunity of being part of the Get into Golf programme and 12 clubs have benefitted from the project.

Truro Golf Club had 25 new people introduced to golf over a structured 5 week coaching programme with Professional Lee Mitchell, and as a result of the coaching, 7 of the participants joined as

2 GET INTO GOLF PROJECTS Women and Girl s in Golf Golf clubs in Cornwall have had some great success with the Get into Golf projects for adults and juniors all over the county. The Cornwall Golf Partnership will be holding free Women and Girls taster sessions at over 15 golf clubs and driving ranges in September and October. The Cornwall Golf Partnership offered every golf club in the county the opportunity of being part of the Get into Golf programme and 12 clubs have benefitted from the project. We will be offering women and girls a one off free taster session followed by a subsidised 5 week structured coaching sessions at each of the participating clubs. Truro Golf Club had 25 new people introduced to golf over a structured 5 week coaching programme with Professional Lee Mitchell, and as a result of the coaching, 7 of the participants joined as members. Mullion Golf Club has had similar success with over 40 people trying golf at the club with Professional Nick Martin. Mullion has had 5 new members from the coaching. Last year we had over 100 Women and Girls take part in the free coaching sessions we held and we are looking at increasing that number to over 200 this year. All the details will be put on the Get into Golf website ( when all the taster session dates have been confirmed. It would be fantastic to get more golf clubs in Cornwall involved with growing the game and increasing the number of people that participate in golf. For more information about organising free taster sessions for beginners and the benefit being part of the Get into Golf project can be for your club, please contact Simon.

WINTER CPD WORKSHOPS The Cornwall Golf Partnership has teamed up with the Devon Golf Partnership and have organised a number of exciting

There are four coaching experts coming down to Devon and Cornwall, offering seminars on different aspects of golf coaching.

Tuesday 25 th September 2012 Disability Golf Coaching Steve Scott Bowen and Andy Etherington Boringdon Park Golf Club (9.

Level 1 course is being held at Fingle Glen Golf Club on Saturday 24 th and Sunday 25 th November.

parents, elite young players and budding golf professionals.

3 WINTER CPD WORKSHOPS The Cornwall Golf Partnership has teamed up with the Devon Golf Partnership and have organised a number of exciting Professional Development seminars for PGA Professionals and Level 1 volunteers to develop their coaching skills and knowledge. There are four coaching experts coming down to Devon and Cornwall, offering seminars on different aspects of golf coaching. The times, dates and locations of the workshops are listed below. Tuesday 25 th September 2012 Disability Golf Coaching Steve Scott Bowen and Andy Etherington Boringdon Park Golf Club (9.30am 3pm) Wednesday 17 th October 2012 School/Club Links Workshop Sam Stephens Lanhydrock Golf Club (9am 3pm) Level 1 course The next Level 1 course is being held at Fingle Glen Golf Club on Saturday 24 th and Sunday 25 th November. A Level 1 volunteer can assist PGA Level 2 or 3 coaches in the golf coaching at their clubs and is suitable for Junior Organisers, parents, elite young players and budding golf professionals. You can get more information about becoming a Level 1 coach or to book yourself onto the course by contacting Simon Wood. Neil Plimmer Tuesday 13 th November 2012 JOLF Junior Golf Coaching Neil Plimmer/Jon Shipestone Woodbury Park Golf Club (9.30am 3pm) Wednesday 16 th January 2013 Devon/Cornwall Golf Development Conference 8 different speakers Trethorne Golf Club (9am 3.30pm)

CORNWALL GOLF ROADSHOW The Cornwall Golf Road show is an exciting event that will be held all over September.

Beach Golf on Saturday 2 nd September The event will start on Saturday 1 st September with an open golf event on the Isles of Scilly and finish with a Golfer/Non Golfer competition at golf clubs and

The Cornwall Golf Partnership is aiming to introduce golf to over 3,000 people during the Road show and it would fantastic if all the golf clubs, driving ranges and pitch and putts works with the

4 CORNWALL GOLF ROADSHOW The Cornwall Golf Road show is an exciting event that will be held all over September. The Road show will consist of 30 different varieties of golf on set dates all over the county. Beach Golf on Saturday 2 nd September The event will start on Saturday 1 st September with an open golf event on the Isles of Scilly and finish with a Golfer/Non Golfer competition at golf clubs and pitch and putts on the Sunday 30 th September. The Cornwall Golf Partnership is aiming to introduce golf to over 3,000 people during the Road show and it would fantastic if all the golf clubs, driving ranges and pitch and putts works with the Partnership to grow the game during the Golf Road show. Simulator Golf on Tuesday 11 th September Dates and activities for the Cornwall Golf Road show There is a different activity planned on each day during the Golf Road show in September. Sat 1 st Sept - Scilly Golf Sun 2 nd Sept - Beach Golf Mon 3 rd Sept - Moor Golf Tue 4 th Sept - Farm Golf Wed 5 th Sept - Island Golf Thu 6 th Sept - Community Golf Fri 7 th Sept - Single s Golf Sat 8 th Sept - City Golf Sun 9 th Sept - Paralympics Golf Mon 10 th Sept - Lake Golf Tue 11 th Sept - Simulator Golf Wed 12 th Sept - Golf X-treme Thu 13 th Sept - Tri-Golf Fri 14 th Sept - Indoor Golf Sat 15 th Sept - Supermarket Golf Sun 16 th Sept - Open Day Golf Mon 17 th Sept - Disability Golf Tue 18 th Sept - Street Golf Wed 19 th Sept - Park Golf Thu 20 th Sept - Pitch and Putt Golf Fri 21 st Sept - Driving Range Golf Sat 22 nd Sept - Short Course Golf Sun 23 rd Sept - Crazy Golf Mon 24 th Sept - Battle Back Golf Tue 25 th Sept - University Golf Wed 26 th Sept - College Golf Thu 27 th Sept - Night Golf Fri 28 th Sept - Wii Golf Sat 29 th Sept - Pub Golf Sun 30 th Sept - Golfer/Non Golfer

Josh Greenway The Winter Golf Series is open to any golfer s that are a member of a Cornish golf club, with a handicap of 9 or below.

5 WINTER GOLF SERIES The dates for the 2012/13 Winter Golf Series are now confirmed and there will be 6 events at top courses over the winter. Josh Greenaway (Bowood Park) will be trying to win the WGS Order of Merit for a third successive year after dominating the Winter Golf Series over the past 2 seasons. Josh Greenway The Winter Golf Series is open to any golfer s that are a member of a Cornish golf club, with a handicap of 9 or below. The top 8 in the Winter Series Order of Merit, plus two wild cards will again play a match against the Cornwall Pro s in March. The Winter Golf Series fixtures for the 2012/2013 are listed below. Sun 23 rd Sep West Cornwall GC Sat 20 th Oct Bowood Park GC Sun 11 th Nov Perranporth GC Sun 16 th Dec Newquay GC Sun 13 th Jan Trevose GC Sun 10 th Feb St Enodoc GC All the news on the Winter Golf Series will be on the Cornwall Golf Union WGS page Cornwall Sport Awards 2012 The Cornwall Sports Partnership is inviting nominations for the 2012 Cornwall Sports Awards, which will be staged at the Atlantic Hotel in Newquay on Friday 9 th November This prestigious event, held for the first time in 2006, has been designed to recognise and honour the contributions made by dedicated sports coaches, officials, volunteers and young leaders across the county. The awards are separated into 4 categories and incorporate 15 separate awards, which include Club of the Year, Children s Coach of the Year and Lifetime Services to Sport. The closing date for all nominations is 31 st August For more information about the awards you can visit the website of the Cornwall Sports Partnership. hip.co.uk/events/cornwall-sportsawards/sports-awards-12

CORNWALL GIRLS U14 s BEAT CORNWALL BOYS U12 s The Cornwall Girls Under 14 s beat a team of Cornwall Boys Under 12 s in a very exciting match at St Austell Golf Club on Sunday 8 th July.

All of the juniors that played are part of the Cornwall County Academy and there was some fantastic golf played by both teams.

6 CORNWALL GIRLS U14 s BEAT CORNWALL BOYS U12 s The Cornwall Girls Under 14 s beat a team of Cornwall Boys Under 12 s in a very exciting match at St Austell Golf Club on Sunday 8 th July. The format was four ball better ball with teams of 10 juniors per side. The Cornwall Under 14 s girls managed to win a very close game by three matches to two. All of the juniors that played are part of the Cornwall County Academy and there was some fantastic golf played by both teams. Cornwall County Academy The Cornwall County Academy programme starts again in October and applications are now being taken for any talented golfers under the age of 16. The programme is designed to develop a county wide coaching scheme, aimed at both boys and girls who are just below the County Golf Union or Association criteria for inclusion in county squad coaching. The County Academy programme has proved to be a fantastic success with many juniors, both boys and girls, progressing from the County Academy through to the full county junior teams. The Cornwall Academy will become one of the largest in the country again this year with over 100 places for juniors in Cornwall. The Cornwall Girls Under 14 s won the Sport and Corporate Awards trophy for 2012 and both teams are looking forward to a rematch next year. CONTACT THE PARTNERSHIP You can contact the Cornwall Golf Partnership s County Development Officer Simon Wood Phone E Mail cornwallcdo@hotmail.co.uk The closing date for application for the Academy is the 31 st August 2012 and there is more information available on the Cornwall Golf Partnership website. If you would like to apply to be part of the 2012/13 County Academy please contact Simon.

SEPTEMBER 2012 CORNWALL GOLF PARTNERSHIP NEWSLETTER CORNWALL DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS NEWS. Upcoming Events in 2012

SEPTEMBER 2012 CORNWALL GOLF PARTNERSHIP NEWSLETTER CORNWALL DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS NEWS. Upcoming Events in 2012 CORNWALL GOLF PARTNERSHIP NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2012 Welcome to the September Newsletter from the Cornwall Golf Partnership. CORNWALL DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS NEWS The County Academy applications have now closed