Juniors section

Durham County Junior Golf Fixtures 2010

June 2nd - County Boys Under 14 Championship (Billingham)
June 12th - County Boys Under 16 Championship (Billingham)
July 5th - Durham Boys versus Lancashire Boys (The Wynyard)

Well Done Sam!

Sam Robinson has been selected in a 8 man team ( 6 to be selected ) to play in the Durham County Junior big six at Furness Golf Club on the 12th, 13th & 14th of July.

Competion day is on the Wednesday which will be played over 36 holes. Team to be selected on Tuesday night after 2 days of practice rounds.

Junior Profile

Name: Alice Greenfield

Age: 13

Number of years playing golf: Around 2 years but got handicap summer of last year.

Handicap: Max-but will come down this year.

Reason for joining Tyneside: My dad plays there and I think it is a nice club and course.

Favourite hole on Tyneside: The 3rd. Why? Because I hit good drives there, most of the time.

Least favourite hole: The 16th. Why? Because i can't hit the green.

Best achievement in golf so far: Winning the European Long Drive Championships.

Who do you think is a good role model for young golfers? Rory McIlroy & Ian Poulter

Realistically, what would you like to achieve playing golf this year? Get my handicap down but 10 shots at least.

Not including Tyneside, which other course have you enjoyed playing? Matfen

JUNIOR CAPTAIN'S DAY - 25th AUGUST 2009

Tyneside's second Junior Captain's Day was well supported with 25 Juniors participating in two different competitions. The first was an eighteen hole stableford for advanced golfers and the other a ten hole competion for developing golfers on a specially prepared course on the practice area.

After the golf, the Juniors stayed on for a meal in the clubhouse and a presentation of prizes. Tom Minto narrowly got the better of last season's winner Lewis Urwin to land the first prize in the eighteen hole stableford competition.

After the presentation, Junior Captain Matthew made a speech where he thanked club officials for all the hard work they had put in to helping juniors throughout the year and made a special presentation to retiring Junior Liason Officer Richard Kidd. He also thanked the catering staff for an excellent meal!

Matthew reflected that he was enjoying a great year as Junior Captain and that his experience of the recent match against Castlerock Golf Club for the Mark Ryder Trophy was a big highlight of the year.

Club Captain Geoff White said, "This has been a great day for all at the club. Everybody seems to have had a great time, and I hope that next year's event is just as good - if not better!"

Lady Captain Kath Barber said, " It has been fantastic to see so many young boys and girls come along and enjoy the day and we hope to see you all again soon."

Click to view	Sophie Hamilton putts, watched by her brothers Christopher and Lewis and Jack Grey.
Click to view	Jack Gunn, Mark Herron and Alex Stephenson stand by as Joseph Gunn tees off.
Click to view	Charlotte Robinson and her sister Ellie prepare to start another hole.
Click to view	Tyneside Captain Geoff White shakes hands with Junior Captain Matthew Walker, joined by other members of the Tyneside Junior Section.