CORNWALL GOLF

PARTNERSHIP NEWSLETTER

Welcome to the December Newsletter from

the Cornwall Golf Partnership.

CORNWALL DEVELOPMENT

OFFICERS NEWS

The Cornwall and Devon Golf

Development Conference has attracted lots

of interest and promises to be a great event.

The Conference is being held at Trethorne

Golf Club on Wednesday 16th January

2013 and there is nine industry experts

talking on a range of development topics.

England Golf’s Nigel Edwards is the

Keynote Speaker and it will be fantastic to

have Golf Professionals, Junior Organisers

and Secretary/Managers in the same room

sharing ideas about developing the game.

The JOLF seminar from Neil Plimmer and

Jonathan Shipestone was well received

with seventeen Professionals and

volunteers attending the workshop.

The next Level 1 course is being held at

China Fleet Golf Club on Saturday 9th and

Sunday 10th February 2013.

I would like to thank everyone who has

been involved and helped with the

Cornwall Golf Partnership this year and I

hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas.

Simon Wood Cornwall Golf Development Officer

DECEMBER 2012

Upcoming Events in 2013

Wednesday 16th

January

Cornwall and Devon Golf

Development Conference

Trethorne Golf Club

Saturday 26th

January

‘Get into Golf’ Open Day

Point at Polzeath Golf Club

Saturday 9th

/Sunday 10th

February

PGA Level 1 course

China Fleet Golf Club

Saturday 23rd

/Sunday 24th

March

Cornwall Golf Open Weekend

All golf clubs, driving range and

pitch and putts all over Cornwall

Monday 8th

– Sunday 14th

April

Cornwall Golf Week 2013

All golf clubs, driving range and

pitch and putts all over Cornwall

Thur 6th

June – Sat 8th

June

Royal Cornwall Show

Royal County Showground,

Wadebridge

CORNWALL AND DEVON DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

There is an exciting line up for the

Cornwall and Devon Golf Development

Conference on Wednesday 16th January

2013 at Trethorne Golf Club.

The Conference will focus on the key areas

for future golf club development and

brings together some of the best practice

examples from the last four years across

Cornwall and Devon.

We are delighted to announce there will be

nine different speakers, covering a range of

topics and the Conference’s keynote

speaker will be England Golf’s Director of

Coaching and four time Walker Cup player

Nigel Edwards.

Nigel Edwards

Each topic at the Conference has been

carefully chosen to add value to your club,

with all speakers having many years’

experience in a variety of golf performance

and development scenarios.

The Conference is suitable for Golf Club

Secretaries and Manager's, Club Captain's,

PGA Golf Professionals, Committee

Members and Junior Organisers.

To book your place at the Conference or

for more information please contact Simon.

Timetable of Golf

Development Conference

9.00 – 9.30 Registrations and tea/coffee

9.40 – 9.45 Introduction

Craig Townsend (Development Officer – Devon Golf)

9.45 – 10.00 England Golf - The Merger A Year On

Jamie Woodford (England Golf - SW Develop Officer)

10.00 – 10.30 Keynote address: Performance and

Development Pathways in Golf

Nigel Edwards (England Golf - Director of Coaching)

10.30 – 10.50 Junior Development & Participation

Marc Dibble (Community Officer - Exeter Chiefs)

10.50 – 11.15 Create a successful Junior Academy

Sam Stephens (Development Officer - Orbis Golf)

and Rob Spurrier (Managing Director - Orbis Golf)

Rob Spurrier

11.15 – 11.30 Break

11.30 – 11.50 Market Segmentation in Sport

Tim Marrion (Manager - Cornwall Sports Partnership)

11.50 – 12.10 Play Golf Pilot

Jamie Woodford (England Golf - SW Develop Officer)

12.10 – 12.30 How to run a successful ‘Open Day’

Colin Nolan (ex Secretary/Manager at Torquay GC)

12.30 – 1.30 Lunch

1.30 – 1.50 Social Media and Local Press in golf

Ross Reid (Owner - South West Sports News)

1.50 – 2.10 Sportivate & Funding for your Club

Ben Ayres (Development Officer - Active Devon)

2.10 – 2.30 Vision for the future: 2013 – 2017

Craig Townsend (Development Officer – Devon Golf)

2.30 – 3.00 Q & A with Presentation Panel:

Ross Reid

FUNDAMENTALS OF

COACHING CHILDEN AND

JOLF WORKSHOP

PGA Professionals Jonathan Shipestone

and Neil Plimmer delivered a workshop on

the JOLF junior coaching programme and

the fundamentals of coaching children.

The seminar was held at Woodbury Park

Golf Club and seventeen Professionals and

volunteers attending on the day.

The JOLF coaching programme’s aim is to

deliver a brilliant and appropriate

experience for each child every time.

Neil and Jonathan delivered a junior

coaching session to sixteen pupils from a

local primary school on the driving range.

It was very interesting watching their

approach of a games based session rather

than the traditional technique based

coaching sessions.

There was a lot of discussion that followed

the coaching session on what the best way

to teach children is and everyone who

attended took a few different ideas on

junior coaching from the workshop.

New Level 1 course

Date confirmed

The next Level 1 course is on

Saturday 9th

and Sunday 10th

February at China Fleet Golf Club.

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.

The closing date for the Level 1

course is on Friday 11th

January.

Contact Simon for an application

pack or more information.

O’HANLON MAKING A

POINT AT POLZEATH

Richard O’Hanlon has been busy

developing new links since becoming the

PGA Professional at the Point at Polzeath

Golf Club in September.

Richard has been to ten primary schools in

the local area and four of the schools have

signed up for after school tri-golf coaching.

There is weekly junior coaching on a

Saturday morning and there are also a

number of junior day camps available for

the juniors during the school holidays.

Richard has also had success with

women’s and men's day clinics. The clinics

involve five hours of coaching that covers

all aspects of the game.

All the details of the different coaching

packages Richard offers are on his website

- www.richardohanlon.com.

Bolitho School sets up

Junior Academy

GEMS Bolitho School in Penzance

has set up a School Golf Academy,

to give students the opportunity of

getting active and into sport.

Twenty six pupils have been

attending weekly coaching at

Hayle Golf throughout November

with Professional Wayne Graham.

Bolitho School has also linked up

with West Cornwall Golf Club, so

the juniors will be able to gain

access to the golf course and junior

competitions next summer.

The Golf Academy is open to

everyone at the school, no matter

what age or standard the students

are, and the school will be offering

opportunities for both performance

and recreational players.

Golf will be on the curriculum

throughout the year at Hayle Golf

and West Cornwall Golf Club.

Pupils will be provided with a

structured coaching programme, so

that each student can reach their

full potential in golf.

NIGHT GOLF AT RADNOR

Radnor Golf Club hosted Night Golf for

the first time this winter on Friday 16th

November. Mike Kent organised the event

and over fifty participants played in a

shotgun 9 hole texas scramble competition.

Night Golf attracted a range of different

players from single figure handicappers to

nine complete beginners, who had never

played on a golf course before.

Night golf could be a fantastic way to get

more people into golf during the winter and

the Partnership will be holding some Night

Golf events all over the county in 2013!

CONTACT THE PARTNERSHIP

You can contact the

Cornwall Golf Partnership’s County

Development Officer Simon Wood

Phone – 07971 624313

E Mail – cornwallcdo@hotmail.co.uk

www.cornwallgolfpartnership.co.uk

– Cornwall_golf

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Westgate excels at second

Winter Golf Series event

The second Winter Golf Series

event was held at Perranporth Golf

Club on Sunday 11th

November.

Ben Westgate (Trevose) shot a

fantastic round of 4 under par (40

points) to win by three shots from

home player Chris Fleming.

Chris finished in 2nd

place on

count back with Order of Merit

leader Matt Richards (West

Cornwall), coming in third place,

also with 37 points.

Chris Fleming won the handicap

competition with 37 points,

beating St Austell junior Zak Omlo

on count back. Bowood’s Rob

Cook came in third position, also

on count back with 37 points.

Ben Westgate and Zak Omlo

The results from all of the Winter

Golf Series events can be viewed

on the CGU website -

www.cornwallgolfunion.org.uk/wi

nter_golf_series.

The next event is at Newquay Golf

Club on Sunday 16th

December

2012. If you would like to play at

Newquay, e mail Simon Wood at

cornwallcdo@hotmail.co.uk.