West Hove Golf Club logo  ©

West Hove Golf Club
founded 1910

WHGC Centenary Year ~ 1910 - 2010

Badgers Way
Hangleton
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 8EX
Tel: 01273 419738

WELCOME

CLUBHOUSE

COURSE

MANAGEMENT

MEMBERSHIP

JUNIORS

CONTACT US

COMPETITIONS

COMP. WINNERS

HALL OF FAME

DIARY

NEWS

NEWS PHOTOS

FIND US

VISITORS

SOCIETIES

PRO' SHOP

RULES

LINKS

NOTICE BOARD

SITE MAP

Archive - News 2007

 

WHGC News© WHGC

Saturday 15th December 2007

12:29pm. Final Result from Antalya, Turkey. The winner of the PGA National Pro-Am Championship was John Peters from Wales who came in at 11 under par to score 131. Our team of Darren Cook and Kevin Woolley managed equal 12th at 1 over par, scoring 143.

Friday 14th December 2007

Newsflash from Antalya, Turkey. In the first round of the PGA National Pro-Am Championship final Darren Cook and Kevin Woolley shot a level par 71. We wish them the best of luck in the 2nd and final round tomorrow.

Wednesday 12th December 2007

A member of the public reported a near accident in Badgers Way involving his dog. Would members and guests kindly ensure that they take extra care and drive slowly on this private road, particularly as a public right of way crosses it. Thank you for your co-operation.

Saturday 8th December 2007



back to the top

Our Professional, Darren Cook, and 10 handicapper Kevin Woolley will be travelling to Turkey next Wednesday. They will be competing in the 36-hole PGA National Pro-Am Championship final on the Sultan course at Antalya, having qualified at Parkstone Golf Club last May. They are being supported by family and friends and we hope to be able to report their progress here as it happens. Everybody here at WHGC wishes them the best of luck.©

Wednesday 5th December 2007

Non-Conforming Drivers
The R&A have identified all drivers that will become non-conforming in 2008 when a Rule limiting the 'spring-like' effect of a driver head is introduced. If you are concerned about your driver, please click on the url below to see whether it will be ‘legal’ from 1st January 2008. This list shows all NON-CONFORMING DRIVERS with links to photos of the driver heads.
http://www.randa.org/index.cfm?action=rules.equipment.nonconfdrivers

To double check, please click on the following url where you can enter details of your driver to see whether it is on the list of CONFORMING DRIVERS.
http://www.randa.org/index.cfm?action=rules.equipment.confdrivers

Saturday 1st December 2007

The Greens Working Party has agreed its 2007/8 Winter Programme of works. Members will have already noticed the new starter’s hut, the new buggy path to the 6th tee, the improvement to the path between the 15th and 16th holes and the ‘grassing-in’ of the second left greenside bunker by the 1st hole. Other improvements include re-shaping the two fairway bunkers on the 1st hole, extending the 2nd tee, providing irrigation to the 16th and 18th tees, new rabbit fencing to the 1st and 17th holes and finishing the path to the winter mat on the 18th tee. In addition, there will be further tree planting around the course. For more details please see the notice-board in the Clubhouse.

Friday 30th November 2007

CONGU (The Council of National Golf Unions) is the body in this country which administers the Unified Handicapping System. Like the R&A, they too have introduced new rules and procedures which will become effective from 1st January 2008.
In overview the key features are:
i.) Supplementary Scores – a procedure to allow Members to submit scores for handicap purposes outside of competition play.
ii.) Nine-Hole Qualifying Competitions – these may be held at the discretion of the Club in strictly controlled circumstances, again for handicap purposes.
iii.) Other changes include the provision of a separate Competition Scratch Score (CSS) for “away” players in open competitions, new directions on the use of Handicap Allowances and broader advice on how the “Annual Review” of handicaps is to be undertaken.
These are all matters for Match & Handicap who will keep Members advised when and where appropriate.

Friday 30th November 2007

R&A Rules Limited and the United States Golf Association have published “Rules of Golf 2008-2011”. This 31st edition of the rules will come into effect worldwide from Tuesday 1st January 2008 and includes revisions to 28 of the 34 rules of golf. Most of the changes have been introduced to improve clarity and reduce penalties to ensure they are proportionate. Members will be able to obtain their own FREE copy of the rules from the Clubhouse over the next few weeks. Further information can be obtained by visiting the R&A’s web site. http://www.randa.org/

Thursday 29th November 2007

back to the top

Coming soon! A new "Competitions" web page is nearly ready to be uploaded. It will include a full schedule of the men's competitions and a list of the "Conditions of Competition". Keep an eye open for a new ‘link’ in the navigation bar at the top of each page.

Monday 26th November 2007

Match & Handicap have announced that, for an experimental period, both the 1st and 10th tees will be used as starting points on Saturdays. From 15 December 2007 both tees will be used between 7.30am and 8.30am. This means that the 1st tee will be closed from 9.30am until 10.30am to allow those playing the back 9 holes first to complete a full round. Further information may be found on the notice-board in the Clubhouse.

Sunday 25th November 2007

 

Click here for photos

Our new Club Captain, Dennis Baker, had his official ‘drive-in’ today and achieved a distance of 143 yards 2 feet. He arrived by stretch limousine and was driven down the 14th fairway and then escorted to the tee by Hayley Tennant and Lynn Stoner our bar manager.
As has become customary, the newly elected Juniors’ and Seniors’ Captains were also invited to drive-in. On a cold but bright day
in front of a sizeable crowd watching from the Clubhouse balcony, the Juniors’ Captain, Lewis Jackson, recorded a fabulous 244 yards 1 foot  and the new Senior’s Captain, Brian Port, reached a respectable 166 yards. Thanks to the generosity of the Members well over £1,000 was raised for Dennis’s two charities, the Martlets Hospice and the Hillside School in Portslade.
http://www.themartlets.org.uk/                http://www.hillside.brighton-hove.sch.uk/home.htm

Friday 23rd November 2007


Click here for photo

Congratulations to Dennis Baker who was elected as the Club Captain for 2007/08 at tonight’s Annual General Meeting which was held in the 'Keith Haste Suite' at the Clubhouse. Andrew Macgregor-Boyle was elected as Vice-Captain. The outgoing Captain, Kevin Heanen, presented cheques to his chosen charities, The Prostate Cancer Charity and The Martlets Hospice.   http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/     http://www.themartlets.org.uk/

Tuesday 6th November 2007

Click here for photo

The new Ladies’ Captain, Shirley Blount, “drove-in” today and recorded a distance of 96 yards 1 foot and in accordance with custom, the retiring Ladies' Captain Roseanne Rees 'putted-out' on the 18th green. Shirley was pleased to report that the day's proceedings had raised nearly £300 for her charities, the Alzheimer's Society and Cancer Research.
http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/
       http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/

Saturday 27th October 2007



back to the top

Ryan Stafford achieves a remarkable hat-trick. Fourteen year old Ryan Stafford, who plays off 6, won the Renwick Trophy today at Hollingbury Park GC in the Sussex County Golf Union's Steve Stone Tournament. He recorded the best scratch score for the under 14 age category with a score of 76, against a par of 72, but what was particularly remarkable was the fact that in the previous 2 years he had won the under 13 and under 12 trophies too! Well played Ryan.

Monday 22nd October 2007

 

Click here for a team photo

Click here for the team results

The Club is very proud of its Juniors who became runners-up in the English National Final of the Home Nations Inter-Club Championship held on the Marquess Course at Woburn GC. At 6,744 yards, this beautiful championship course is over 500 yards longer than West Hove's, but all the team acquitted themselves well. Our new Juniors’ Captain, Lewis Jackson, scored an impressive level par gross 72 which was the second best score of all competitors, and this pleased his grandfather, Tommy, who had travelled down from Newcastle and was today celebrating his 80th birthday. The team were obviously disappointed at missing out on a trip to La Manga in Spain but they, and the other players who played in the earlier rounds of the competition, should be very proud of their achievements. The winning team was Hallamshire GC from Sheffield who won by an amazing 13 points. The championship trophy was presented to them by Alex Hay, the retired BBC golf commentator and past professional at Woburn GC. Our Juniors would like to thank the 20 plus supporters who made the trip to Woburn on this most enjoyable day.

Monday 15th October 2007

Congratulations to our Juniors for reaching the English National Finals of the Junior Team Golf Championships for the first time. Six of our Juniors, Rob McGrory Jnr., Lewis Jackson, Dan Milligan, Jonny Ingram, Max Card and Adam Hatcher (who stood in for Ryan Stafford who was unwell) today played against nine other Clubs on the lower course at Worthing GC. One gross score and 4 of the best nett scores counted towards the team total and everyone played well, particularly Dan Milligan who shot a splendid 2 under par gross score of 69. This enabled our team to win this South Central Regional Final by 4 shots from Bramshaw GC and thus qualify for the English National Finals which will be played between 12 Clubs on the Marquess Course at Woburn GC on Monday 22 October 2007.
We wish them well, as the winners at Woburn will qualify for the Home Nations Final which will be a televised event at the famous La Manga course in Spain between 6th and 11th January 2008. Watch this space!

Sunday 14th October 2007

Tom Coulson was one of the successful Sussex Scratch Team players who beat Hertfordshire by just one point to win the Daily Telegraph Southern Counties League Title for only the second time in their history.

Sunday 14th October 2007

The Juniors’ Section Annual General Meeting and prize-giving was held today. Lewis Jackson was elected as Juniors’ Captain and Jonny Ingram as Vice-Captain.

Wednesday 10th October 2007


back to the top

Derek Rowland scored a hole-in-one today whilst playing in the Wayfarers GS Stableford competition at West Hove. He achieved this with his rescue club at the 193 yard 3rd hole and in customary fashion bought drinks all round. This was Derek's second "ace", his first being only 2 years ago in Portugal after 43 years of trying.

Wednesday 10th October 2007

A new “Notice Board” page has been added to the web site today. It features details of forthcoming events and provides for Member to advertise – have a look now.  click here

Saturday 6th October 2007

Tom Coulson captained the Sussex Colts team when they won the English Golf Union’s SE Group League Final for the first time in 7 years at Fulwell GC today. Tom remained undefeated and contributed 1½ points to the team’s 7½ - 4½ victory. He has also been selected to play for the Sussex 1st Team in their EGU SE Group League Final against Hertfordshire on Sunday 14 October 2007 at Sonning GC.

Monday 24th September 2007

West Hove's web site has received its 10,000th 'hit' today.
The Club is pleased to report that since its new web site was launched on 30th March 2007, less than six months ago, it has today received its 10,000th 'hit', including visits from 40 different countries. The web site is constantly being updated and now has over 60 pages. Further developments are in hand, so please keep looking and if you have any comments, suggestions or ideas we shall be pleased to hear from you.  
info@westhovegolfclub.co.uk

Sunday 23rd September 2007

West Hove Juniors have won the Dockerill's Junior Brighton League (JBL) again!
Many congratulations to our Juniors for winning this prestigious competition for the third time in the last 4 years. The competition is between 9 local golf clubs. Teams of 6 play at each of the venues throughout the summer with the best 4 Stableford points scored counting towards the team total. Going into today's last match at Mid Sussex GC we had a lead of 20 points over the host Club. Although the home side pulled back 7 points West Hove held on to win with an aggregate score of 1,212. Mid Sussex GC were second with 1,199 points and Brighton & Hove GC were third with 1,185. The team have regained the JBL Trophy and won £300 for their chosen charity The Rocking Horse Appeal. Our successful squad (in alphabetical order) were:- Max Card, Tom Coppard, Rory Crookshank, Luke Giles, Adam Hatcher, Jonny Ingram, Lewis Jackson, Rob McGrory Jnr. (Captain), Dan Milligan, Ryan Stafford, Brett Thompson and Charlie Watts. WELL DONE LADS.

Saturday 22nd September 2007



back to the top

West Hove narrowly defeated in the Downs Trophy. This annual match, played home and away, against Singing Hills GC turned out to be the closest ever. At the beginning of the month, the 6 West Hove pairs scored 210 Stableford points but Singing Hills GC, playing on their course, amassed 226 points. Today's return match saw West Hove win by 225 points to 211, but Singing Hills regained the trophy by an aggregate 437 to 435.

Thursday 20th September 2007


Click here for the 1st photo

Eighteen large photos have now been added to the web site. After comments that the photos of the various holes were too small, you can now see the full-size image by clicking on the small photo. You are also able to scroll back and forth through all 18 photos by clicking on the 'Next Hole'  & 'Previous Hole' links at the top of each page. Clicking anywhere on the large photo will take you to the plan of that particular hole.

Monday 17th September 2007

Dan Milligan has been selected for English Golf Union training.
The Club is pleased and proud to announce that 15 year old Dan Milligan has today been advised of his selection for training under the EGU Regional Coaching scheme. The course comprises advanced instruction on all aspects of the game and consists of 3 weekends and one day between October 2007 and March 2008. The specialist training will take place at East Sussex National GC and at The National Golf Centre which is the EGU's headquarters at Woodhall Spa in Lincolnshire. Congratulations Dan.

Friday 14th September 2007

Red-front / Yellow-centre / Blue & White-back of the green

The Club has introduced different coloured flags to indicate the position of the hole on each green.
The R&A allows for this under "Decision 17/2" of the Rules of Golf. So with immediate effect, a red flag indicates the hole is near the front of the green, a yellow flag indicates the hole is central and a blue and white chequered flag indicates that the hole is towards the back.

Monday 10th September 2007

Rob McGrory, our Juniors' Captain, fails to win in Scotland.
Rob was one of 12 boys chosen to represent England in the English Schools' Golf Association team to play the Scottish Schools' team at Westerwood GC, near Glasgow, today. Unfortunately he and his partner lost their morning match 3 & 2 to help the home side to a 4-2 lead after the foursomes. In the afternoon singles Rob played against a +1 handicap player but acquitted himself very well, only losing 2 & 1. After 10 holes Rob was 3 down, but he then won holes 12,13 and 14 with birdie, par, birdie only to fail when his Scottish opponent birdied holes 15 and 17. Scotland won the event by 10.5 points to England's 7.5 points.

Sunday 9th September 2007



back to the top

Congratulations to Anant Suchak for winning the Les Green Committee Cup.
This is a competition for male Committee Members and Club Captains, past and present. Anant, whose home club is now Mannings Heath, but who retains his membership at West Hove where he was once the honorary treasurer, won with 36 points on countback from Jim Winson the Club Captain in 2000/01.

Thursday 30th August 2007

Click here for a photograph of
Rosie McGrory with her trophy

Congratulations to Rosie McGrory who won the SCLGA Junior Girls Autumn Meeting over the Hartington Course at Royal Eastbourne GC today. Rosie, who played off 36, scored 39 Stableford points to win this Sussex County Ladies Golf Association event by 4 shots. Rosie was particularly happy as it was the first time that she scored less than 100.
If her surname sounds familiar it’s because she is the sister of Robert, our Juniors’ Captain. Two other of our Junior girls, Rosie Channon and Amy Lovelidge, also took part.

Wednesday 29th August 2007

‘Rooky’ Reg Neal clinches victory for the Sussex Seniors Scratch Team.
Reg received a phone-call in the morning to see whether he could represent the county, as a substitute, in their match against Dorset at West Sussex GC in the afternoon. He readily accepted and duly won his debut match, the last game to finish, by 3 and 1 to clinch victory for Sussex by 6 games to 4. Well done Reg.

Wednesday 29th August 2007

Click here to see a photo of Emrys "playing" the 18th.

Emrys John played his last game today before retiring from golf.
Eighty-seven year old Emrys (who was Steve Nielsen's Headmaster!) has decided to retire from golf after 40 years membership at Hill Barn GC and West Hove GC. Other octogenarians who have decided to "hang up their clubs" include Derek Parsons and Carl Haydon (Captain 1965/1966), both of whom have become social members.

Monday 27th August 2007


Click here for a photograph of Robert H McGrory Jnr wearing his English Schools’ Golf Association Blazer

Our Juniors’ Captain, Rob McGrory, plays for England Schools v. Scotland Schools.
In 2 week’s time, on Monday 10th September, Rob will be one of 12 boys selected by the English Schools’ Golf Association to play in this international match against a Scotland Schools team at the Westerwood Golf Club. The course was designed by Seve Ballesteros and Dave Thomas and is situated between Glasgow and Edinburgh. It is a challenging par 72 course perched on top of Kilsyth Hill with magnificent views of the Campsie Hills and the Kelvin Valley. It meanders through silver birches, firs, heath and heather, and is considered one of the most beautiful parkland golf courses anywhere in the UK. Good luck Rob.

Sunday 26th August 2007

Congratulations to Tom Coulson for winning the “Ealing Scratch Open”.
Tom was one of 60 players to receive an invitation to play in this prestigious north London event at Ealing Golf Club, a course designed by James Braid in 1898 and modified later by Harry S. Colt. The competition was a 36-hole medal, off scratch, over a tight parkland course where the River Brent is a key feature on many of the holes. Tom shot a 2-under par 68 in the morning to share the lead with three others. In the afternoon he scored 67 to finish with a 5-under par 135 which was good enough for him to win by 2 shots. Well played Tom.

Thursday 16th August 2007







back to the top

The Sussex County Golfers’ Union held their Professional Championship at WHGC. Over the past two days fifty-one Professionals took part in this 36 hole strokeplay event. West Hove’s Assistant Professional, Arron Trott, playing in his first championship led the field after the first day with a creditable level par round of 70 in very blustery conditions. He started the second day in splendid fashion with three birdies in the first four holes but was unable to sustain that form. He finished with a 71 to come second overall on 141 - and this was good enough to win the Assistant’s Championship. This year’s Sussex Professional Champion, and winner of the Bill Watts Trophy, was Jamie Harris of the Nevill GC. He won with a score of 139 which included an excellent 3-under-par 67 on the second day.

Tuesday 14th August 2007 Congratulations to Lewis Jackson, the Club's Junior Vice Captain, for winning the Singing Hills Junior Club Championship today with a gross score of 149 ( 73 + 76).
Sunday 12th August 2007
 

Click here for the final points totals and a photo of the Club Captain with the trophy

 

West Hove GC win the BDGS Bill Weeks 'Victor Ludorum' Cup.
The final Brighton & District Golfing Society event of the year, the Mixed Cup, was held at East Brighton GC today. Although the Club won nothing in this event, we had amassed enough points over the season to win the Victor Ludorum (this is Latin for “the winner of the games” and means we scored more points overall than the other 3 members of the Society).
WHGC won the Junior Cup, the Captain’s Putter, the Ladies Championship, the Secretary’s Cup and the Professional’s Salver. We were runners up in the Intermediate Cup, the Wentworth Smith, the individual Championship, the team Championship, the Junior’s Championship and the President’s Salver. Finally, we won the Plate (3rd) in the Senior Cup.

Thursday 9th August 2007

 

West Hove Juniors reach the final of the Jack Langmead Trophy.
A strong West Hove team of Max Card, Tom Coppard, Jonny Ingram, Lewis Jackson, Dan Milligan and Ryan Stafford, all single figure handicappers, won the southern area qualifier at West Hove today. Their best 5 stableford scores totalled 179 with Brighton & Hove GC qualifying in second place with 166 points. Mid Sussex GC finished third with 164 but failed to qualify. The final will be played at The Dyke GC on 31st August 2007. Good luck boys.

Monday 6th August 2007

Click here for photo of
Dan Milligan with his trophies



Click here for The Argus article


Click here for full results

Dan Milligan is the new Sussex Boys Champion!
There is no stopping 15 year old Dan at the moment. On top of his recent 3 notable wins he has capped it all by winning the SCGU Sussex Boys Championship over the East Course at East Sussex National GC. He led the other 80 competitors after the morning round with a 1 under par 71 and then shot a level par 72 to finish with an aggregate 143. He was caught by David Nickson of Mid Sussex who scored 72 and 71 so both lads had to play off down the par 5 tenth hole. Both boys hit good drives before David laid up to the pond for his second shot. Dan got out his 5 wood and hit the most spectacular of shots, flying the pond to finish in the gully at the back of the green. David then chipped on and 2 putted for his par but Dan clinched the title by chipping and putting to get a well deserved birdie to win the Championship.

Sunday 5th August 2007









back to the top

Dan Milligan has maintained his rich vein of form to win the West Hove GC Junior Championship. On a hot and steamy day, Lewis Jackson (handicap 3) led the field after the morning round with a level par 70, four in front of Rob McGrory Jnr. (2) and five ahead of Dan Milligan (4). In the afternoon, Lewis shot a respectable 73 to finish on 143, but Dan had the round of his life to shoot a fantastic 4-under-par 66 to win the Championship on 141.

There were some equally spectacular scores in the net competition, where 16-year old Luke Giles, playing off 19, had gross rounds of 80 and 79 to win with a fantastic net 121 – he is now playing off 14! The runner-up was Max Card (10) who scored a fabulous 71 gross (61 net) in the afternoon having been 4 under par at the turn. All players deserve credit for competing in such extreme conditions – and they would particularly like to thank all those Members who sponsored the event.

Friday 3rd August 2007 Members will be pleased to note that the Club has installed a new shoe cleaner -
it is located on the car park side of the Juniors' Changing Room. In addition, the foundations for our new starter's hut on the 1st tee have been laid.
Tuesday 31st July 2007

Dan Milligan wins his second Open Championship in 9 days!
Following his success last week at West Hove, Dan won the Chartham Park Junior Open today by 2 shots with a one over par 73.

Sunday 29th July 2007

Rob Mcgrory Jnr., our Juniors’ Captain, won the Singing Hills GC Championship today.
In blustery conditions he shot a level par 70 in the first round but was then 10 over par over the first 7 holes of the second round. He then ‘stopped the rot’ to finish with an 80 and ended up tied with a gross 150. He won the play off over 4 holes. Dan Milligan, our current Junior Open Champion, was a creditable third.

Friday 27th July 2007

Click here for photos of the various winners

West Hove GC nearly had a ‘clean sweep’ in the penultimate Brighton & District Golfing Society event this year.
The Captains’ Putter was won by Kevin Heanen, Mike Whitty, David Nealer, Maurice Grange, Brian Hazelgrove and Norman Milburn with a combined score of 165 on countback from the host club East Brighton GC. Russell Cronin won the Professional’s Cup with a splendid round of 73 and Megan Bibby won the Secretaries’ Cup with 33 points. Michael Phillpot came second in the Presidents’ Salver to Roy Bowerman of the Dyke GC.

Tuesday 24th July 2007

West Hove GC lost to Sweetwoods Park GC by 3 games to 1 in the 2nd round of the Gilbert Print Plate, a knock-out competition for those over 55 who are County Cardholders of the Sussex County Golf Union.

Sunday 22nd July 2007




Click here for a photo of the WHGC's Junior Open winners




back to the top
This year's West Hove GC Junior Open attracted 60 competitors, including 9 girls.
The overall winner was Dan Milligan (West Hove) who shot a splendid level par 70.
the winners were:
Boys' gross competition:


Boys' net competition:


Girls' gross competition:

Girls' net competition:

1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
1st

Dan Milligan (West Hove GC)
Lewis Jackson (West Hove GC)
Jack Ashby (Worthing GC) 
Kieren Day (The Dyke GC)
Ryan Stafford (West Hove GC)
Rory Crookshank (West Hove GC) 
Tiffany Hewetson (E. Brighton GC)
Chelsea Masters (Highwoods GC)
Alice Barnes (W. Chiltington GC)

70
72
73
64
64
66
82
84
77

Friday 20th July 2007

The West Hove Golf Club Pro-Am was held today and 24 teams of 4 competed.
Local knowledge prevailed as the Professional’s prize was won by our own Russell Cronin with a 2 under par score of 68: and the team prize was won by a West Hove team comprising Arron Trott (Assistant Professional), Steve Nielsen, Carol Nielsen and Julia Edwards. Their score of 125 being 15 under par. The subsequent auction raised £3,000 for the Captain’s charity.

Tuesday 17th July 2007

Congratulations to Stacey Rodger for winning the Ladies Club Championship.
Stacey won her 4th consecutive championship today in very squally conditions with rounds of 85 and 78 (163) to beat the Ladies Captain, Roseanne Rees, by 7 shots. Caroline Leigh was third on 174.
The net competition, the Millennium Cup, was won by Carol Nielsen with 143 from Roseanne Rees on 146 and Jan Seabrook on 153.

Sunday 15th July 2007

Click here for a photo of the presentation by the Club Captain

Congratulations to Tom Coulson for winning the Club Championship today.
The competition was played in humid conditions over 36 holes and Tom scored a brace of 68’s to win his third championship with a gross score of 136, just one shot behind the record he created in 2004. The Nick O’Byrne Trophy for the best net score was won by Don Shepherd Jnr., for the second time in 3 years, with a score of 134. Special mention should be made of Lewis Jackson, the Club’s Junior Vice-Captain and current Junior Champion, who was runner-up in the Club Championship and the Nick O’Byrne Trophy.

Tuesday 10th July 2007

Congratulations to Andrew Macgregor-Boyle for being proposed as the 'Vice-Captain elect' by the Club's current Vice-Captain, Dennis Baker and Club Captain, Kevin Heanen.

Saturday 7th July 2007

West Hove GC today won the Stan Whiteside Trophy at Hollingbury Park GC.
This is an 18 hole stableford competition for teams of 8 with the best 7 scores counting. Our winning team was Nigel James, Tim Ingram, Keith Fender, Gordon Eaton, Gary Chamberlain, John Cairns, Jason Sherwood and finally Steve Conboy who won the Individual Prize with 39 points. The top 3 places were West Hove 233, Brighton & Hove 230 and
East Brighton 228.

Friday 6th July 2007

back to the top

Congratulations to Angus Barrett and Cliff Woolley for winning the Harwood Shield today. They scored 31 points at Brighton & Hove GC to beat 14 other pairs from 5 local clubs to bring the Shield back to West Hove.

Wednesday 27th June 2007

West Hove GC beat Peacehaven GC by 1 game in the 1st round of the Gilbert Print Plate, a knock-out competition for those over 55 who are county cardholders of the Sussex County Golf Union.

Monday 25th June 2007

Congratulations to our Juniors’ Captain, Rob McGrory, for achieving a remarkable 4th place in the English Schools National Championship Final. The 60 qualifiers played in atrocious weather today at Walsall Golf Club.  The conditions were so bad that play was suspended for over an hour and the competition reduced from 36 to 18 holes. This did not deter Rob who played exceedingly well to score 72, just 2 shots behind the winner who shot level par. The CSS went out to 73. Rob now has the honour of being chosen to represent the English Schools against the Scottish Schools later this year.

Friday 8th June 2007

Congratulations to Robert H McGrory Jnr. upon reaching the English Schools National Championship Final.
Robert had rounds of 77 and 75 in appalling conditions at Fulwell GC on 30th May to finish 5th out of 40 in the South of England qualifying group.
The Championship Final is to be played on 25th June 2007 at Walsall GC.

Sunday 3rd June 2007
Click here for photos of the construction

Now that the refurbishment of the Men's, Ladies' and Visitor's changing rooms has been completed, work has started on the area beneath the Wayfarers' Terrace.
The Juniors' changing room is to be enlarged and a new store-room built.

Thursday 31 May 2007

West Hove lost to Avisford Park in the second round of the Cyril Blake Trophy, the inter-club team competition for seniors. The match was halved 2-2 but West Hove lost the play-off hole.

Thursday 31 May 2007

Congratulations to Lewis Jackson who won the Pyecombe GC Junior Open today. The 45 competitors played in blustery conditions and Lewis beat Drew Bailey from the home Club into second place to win by 2 shots with a gross score of 76.

Tuesday 29 May 2007

Click here for the full result

Congratulations to Tom Coulson for winning the Sussex Colts Championship at Chartham Park today. Tom, who plays off plus one, had rounds of 70 and 68 to win this Championship by an amazing 6 shots from the defending champion.
Lewis Jackson, our current Junior Champion, also played well to finish in the top half of the field beating many better handicap players.   

Monday 21st May 2007



back to the top

Our professional Darren Cook and member Kevin Woolley (playing off 10), won the regional final of the PGA National Pro-Am Championship at Parkstone Golf Club today. They will be travelling to the Antalya Golf Club, Turkey in December 2007 to play in the National final.        See further information on the PGA Tournaments web site below...
Click here for news item  /  Click here for final result  Click here for scorecard

Thursday 17th May 2007

New 'Hall of Fame' page added to the web site showing a list of present and past Captains and Champions.
Click here to view it or on the Hall of Fame button in the navigation bar at the top.

Saturday 28th April 2007 West Hove GC were beaten by Worthing Golf Club 8 - 4 in the third round of the Davies & Tate Trophy
Tuesday 17th April 2007

In the third round of the Davies & Tate Trophy, West Hove has been drawn to play at home to the current champions, Worthing Golf Club.
The match will be played on Saturday 28th April 2007

Saturday 14th April 2007 West Hove beat Dale Hill 12 - 0 in the second round of the Davies & Tate Trophy.
Our opponents in the third round will be announced on Tuesday 17th April.
Wednesday 4th April 2007
12.00 noon
Visit by the Mayor of the City of Brighton & Hove, Councillor David Smith
Official opening of the new Club facilities at 12.00 noon
Sunday 1st April 2007
Raffle results
The names of the winners in the Open Day raffle were as follows:
Tom Challoner - won 5 months unrestricted membership
Dean Wareham - won 5 months social membership
Simon Berry - won 10 range tokens
Sunday 1st April 2007
10.00 - 18.00

Open day for the general public
West Hove Golf Club is the first and only Golf Club in Sussex to be awarded the prestigious GolfMark award and by way of celebration we are holding an ‘Open Day’ for the general public.

Saturday 31st March 2007

West Hove beat Chartham Park 11-1 in the first round of the Davies & Tate Trophy.
On 14th April we will be 'at home' to play the winners of the match between Avisford Park and Dale Hill.

Friday 30th March 2007 New web site launch
Thursday 29th March 2007

Congratulations to our General Manager, Megan Bibby, who is the winner of the Secretary of the Year competition organised by the "Golf Club Management" magazine.

back to the top
 © 2010   West Hove Golf Club Ltd

updated-230508

Please click here to comment about this site

Created & maintained by Jechson Design