2015 HGU Junior Champion Club – Redbourn GC

May 28, 2015

2015 HGU Junior Champion Club – Redbourn GC

WINNING REDBOURN TEAM WITH ALAN GREEN HGU PRESIDENT, FAR LEFT AND REDBOURN CLUB CAPTAIN WILL GOATCHER, FAR RIGHT. REDBOURN TEAM FROM L TO R, TOM SMITH, JACK STEVENS & NICK DENTON.

For the 2nd time in a week home advantage proved key, when Redbourn, following the example set by Ashridge in the Men’s event played last Sunday, won the Junior Champion Club event yesterday (May 28).

Redbourn, who also won the event in 2013 when played at Bishops Stortford, achieved the score of 77 points in the best 2 from 3 stableford score format over 18 holes.

A total of 19 tclubs from around Hertfordshire were represented in the annual event and the weather on the day was dry and bright, but with a brisk wind, which combined with firm and fast greens, made scoring difficult.

Jack Stevens of Redbourn achieved the best individual score of the day with an impressive 41 points from a handicap of 6, a gross 71 (+1) around the 6486 yard par 70 layout. Jack’s score was added to by the 36 points achieved by clubmate Nick Denton, amassing the total of 77 points.

Bishops Stortford ended up in 2nd position with a score of 74 points from the team of George Durkan (33 points), Matthew Green (36 points) and Connor La Plain (38 points), from Porters Park, represented by Harry Johnson (27) , Josh Stern (33) and Josh Walker (37), in 3rd on 70 points.

CSS on the day was 72 for Boys (34 points) and 73 for Girls (36 points).

Redbourn will now progress to represent Hertfordshire in the England Golf Junior Champion Club Final event, to be played at Frilford Heath, Oxfordshire in August.