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Mighty Masters, A FREE Tournament for newcomers to golf, junior novices and their parents at Epping Golf Club on Thursday 4 April 2013 from 12.00 noon.
Open to boys & girls and their parents who do not have a handicap...all welcome.

More than 1500 people took the opportunity to get into golf during the summer months in Essex.

A wide range of activities across the county, offered by the Essex Golf Partnership, have made it easier than ever for would-be golfers to give the sport a try.

The Partnership brings together the men’s union, ladies' association and PGA professionals to grow the game in the county and support the nationwide Get into golf campaign.

Shortlist announced for GolfMark Club of the Year award 2013.

Three golf clubs, each with an outstanding record of working with juniors and beginners, have been shortlisted for the prestigious GolfMark Club of the Year award, supported by COBRA PUMA GOLF.

The finalists are Upton-by-Chester Golf Club, Cheshire; Garon Park Golf Complex, Essex; and Leamington & County Golf Club, Warwickshire.

They have each been visited by judges from England Golf and the winner will be announced at the 2013 County Golf Development Conference on 7 February. The GolfMark Club of the Year will receive a national trophy and a prize from COBRA PUMA GOLF.

This award, now in its fifth year, recognises GolfMark clubs which have shown an outstanding and innovative contribution to junior and beginner golf.

Oh brother! Keith and Ian Bailey rekindled the family feeling when they decided to Get into golf in Essex.
The brothers (pictured left), who live in Shoebury, had drifted apart over the years and saw little of each other – until they decided to join a Get into golf taster session at Garon Park Golf Club in Southend.
They enjoyed it so much they returned for a four-week coaching course and they say: “It’s the best thing we’ve ever done.
“We’ve seen more of each other in the last two months than we have in absolutely years and we can’t wait to get to the stage where we can go out onto the course for a sociable game of golf.”

We are offering you a fun, social introduction to golf afternoon, at Frinton Golf Club on Wednesday 3 October, 2-5pm. No serious golfers here...we are inviting anyone that wants to experience playing a golf course for the first time and all under the professional guidance of Coastal Golf Academy.

This is a great opportunity to see for yourself what a social, affordable and run sport golf really is - and there are great health benefits too. We look forward to seeing you there.

Sarah Bennett, PGA Head Teaching Professional hosted one of the most popular Introduction to Golf for ladies in the past three years on behalf of the Essex Ladies Golf Association & Essex Golf Partnership at her base, Three Rivers Golf Club.
Sarah, a former Ladies European Tour player has introduced in the region of 50 ladies to the game in the past 6 months and has been hosting days with a variety of themes for the past three years building a reputation for coaching both Elite and new players.
17 ladies new to golf attended the day and thoroughly enjoyed themselves with many wanting to continue with some additional coaching through the autumn.

Thanks to Sportivate Funding and the guidance of PGA Pro Jimmy Burns, Fairlop Waters offers regular coaching to local children with disabilities. For more information please email Jimmy on jb4golf@btinternet.com.

Thanks to enthusiasm and commitment of PGA Pro Jimmy Burns, the growing junior section at Fairlop have had a busy summer and after school clubs on Tues (4-7 yr olds) and Weds (8-15 yr olds) have proved very successful with children and parents.

"We use the Golf Foundation's Golf Passport to help develop an understanding of the whole game and to award achivement certificates and monitor progress" said Jimmy.

"The National skills challenge is also part of the individual golf development to highlight strengths and areas for improvment plus as the skills challenge has run for 3 yrs many of the academy juniors that started out achiveing the bronze level this year earned platinum certificates. Last year we had 2 juniors get to the regional finals this year we had 4 and one player has progressed to the national final".

During the summer the juniors met Colin Montgomerie at GolfLive and have had numerous days out to other clubs.

The Inflatable golf net was on the road again this weekend, stopping at Colchester Castle Park for Essex Eagles v Netherlands. PGA Pro Sarah Graves from Playgolf Colchester was busy throughout the day offering free tuition to spectators... Next Stop Paralympic Flame Celebration in Southend.

At the recent Regional Finals of England Golf's National Skills Challenge juniors from Clacton-on-Sea Golf Club stole the show taking all but a couple of titles. Under the guidance of PGA Pro Michael Goodwin, the juniors pictured will go on to compete at the National Finals taking place at Woodhall Spa in September - WELL DONE