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Lewis Jackson wins both a Golfing and Academic Scholarship in the United States.

Following an eight day trip across ‘the pond’ to the USA with his father Steve, Lewis returned home today to announce that he had been awarded his dream golf scholarship at Harding University in Arkansas.

Whilst away, he ‘tried out’ playing golf with existing Harding University golf team members under the watchful eye of golf team coach, Dustin Howell. He duly impressed Coach Howell and was ‘signed up’ as the first United Kingdom player to represent the University in golf.

Lewis, who is still only 17, has another full year in the junior ranks. He joined West Hove in 2004 and made very rapid progress to become the Junior Club Champion in 2006. In 2007 he was appointed the Junior Captain and this year he won the Junior Championship for a second time. He is currently studying in his second year for a golf-related Sports Diploma at Chichester College with fellow West Hove member Brett Thompson. Other West Hove junior members Max Card, Jonny Ingram, Luke Giles and Dan Milligan also attend the College.

Scholarships such as this are not awarded without sound backing. So it was with great pleasure that dad Steve and mum Lindsey were able to rely on fantastic support from Lewis’s mentors - people such as Alan Covey (Sussex County Golf Union), Stuart Simpson (Course Manager at Chichester College), Tim Barclay (Headmaster at Hove Park School), Jason Gilroy (Lewis’ short-game coach), James Wilmott (Lewis’ swing coach) and our own Megan Bibby. They all provided references and testimonials which assisted in the process which enabled the University to grant a 50% funding, for the first time in their history, for both a golfing and academic scholarship.

Harding University is situated in the delightful town of Searcy and is nationally ranked within the top 10% of universities in the United States. It has welcomed several world leaders, such as George Bush, Margaret Thatcher, Mikhail Gorbachev and John Major to speak on campus in the past.

Lewis will start his 4-year Exercise Science Degree next August and will travel extensively around the southern States of America representing his University, known as ‘The Bisons’, in the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletics Association) Division 2.

Speaking from his home today, Lewis said he cannot wait to get started and follow in the footsteps of Stacey Rodger, another West Hove junior to win an American golf scholarship. He is grateful for the support shown by everyone at West Hove over the years and reported that his parents were absolutely thrilled – as are everyone at West Hove GC. We will, of course, follow Lewis’ progress in the years to come.

Please click on the link below to view the Harding University Press Release announcing Lewis’ appointment to ‘The Bisons’ golf team for 2009/10.
http://www.hardingsports.com/index.asp?path=mgolf                                                                                           report filed 26/11/08

A team from West Hove won the Sussex County Golf Union's Hatton Trophy on 31st October 2008.
Three of our Juniors, last year's Captain Lewis Jackson (handicap 1), the current Captain Jonny Ingram (4) and Sophie Kennard (22) partnered our professional Darren Cook at Seddlescombe GC in the S.C.G.U. Junior Am-Pro. This was a medal competition with the two best nett scores to count and they acquitted themselves very well scoring a 12 under-par total of 132 to win the Hatton Trophy.

Photo courtesy of Nicky Reeves & Sussex County Golf Union

Darren Cook - Pro
Sophie Kennard
Jonny Ingram
Lewis Jackson

The WHGC Juniors’ Section Annual General Meeting and prize-giving was held on 19th October 2008.
As usual it was very well attended and the Club Captain, Dennis Baker, was very pleased to welcome so many junior members and their parents before moving on to present the prizes. At the meeting Jonny Ingram was elected as Juniors’ Captain and Adam Hatcher as Vice-Captain for 2008/9.
The Club has been advised of further recognition of our juniors. Dan Milligan has again been selected by the English Golf Union's South Region to receive coaching at their headquarters at Woodhall Spa between 24-26 October and will play in a match against the South West Region. Lewis Jackson and Jonny Ingram have also been chosen to form part of the SCGU's Junior elite squad which will receive intensive training at La Manga in Spain early in 2009.

West Hove Golf Club – 2008 Junior Club Championship

 An 18 hole medal competition was run in the afternoon for those Juniors who had not qualified to play in the Club Championship.
 The winner was Jack Perrin with a nett score of 66 (100 – 34 = 66).

 Tim Ingram, Junior Organiser - 3 August 2008

Sunday 20 July saw 41 Junior competitors take part in the 2008 West Hove Junior Open.
All players who compete in our Open are automatically playing for an entry into the Daily Telegraph National Competition where the boy and girl with the 'best gross' go forward. This year, Dan Milligan (West Hove) and Tiffany Hewetson (East Brighton) were the two qualifiers. The results of the West Hove Junior Open are as follows:

 Jonny

Our 16-year-old Juniors’ Vice-Captain, Jonny Ingram, played the rounds of his life today to become the runner-up in the WHGC Club Championship. Playing off 5, he shot a gross level-par 70 in the morning and followed up with a 71 in the afternoon, good enough for him to win the Nick O’Byrne Trophy (for the best net score in the Championship) by 4 shots with a fabulous net 131 (9 under par). The photo shows Jonny addressing the Members following his success.



13 July 2008

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The Sussex Schools' Golf Association Championship was held at West Hove Golf Club on 3 July 2008
The 34th annual championship of the Sussex Schools’ Golf Association was contested by 68 competitors  from eleven schools who were between the ages of 11 & 18. The winner of the team event was Patcham High School.

The Dockerill's Junior Brighton League (JBL)

The Dockerill's Junior Brighton League (JBL) is a competition 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. West Hove’s Juniors won this event in 2007, for the third time in the last 4 years, and have high hopes of doing well again this year.

The 3rd match this year was played at West Hove and our best 4 scorers were Dan Milligan with 40 points (with a 2 under-par gross score of 68), Rory Crookshank with 38, Jonny Ingram with 37 and Max Card with 36 (a total of 151). This was a splendid score, but we were pipped by a strong team from the Dyke who scored 153. They now lead the table by 27 points (see below).

The match played at Hollingbury on 14th June was won by the Dyke - their fourth consecutive win. The hosts, Hollingbury GC, scored 139 and our 3rd place with 134 points was achieved by Jonny Ingram (gross level par 72 for 41 points), Luke Giles (34 points), Rory Crookshank (31 points) and Ryan Stafford (28 points).

The West Hove team won the JBL event at Mid Sussex GC on 7th August with an aggregate score of 149 points.
Team scores were: Adam Hatcher 40 pts, Luke Giles 40 pts (Individual winner 0-12 hcp), Ryan Stafford 34 pts, Tom Coppard 35 pts.

In the last match which took place at Singing Hills on 7th September, the West Hove team came 3rd with 127 points. This gave a respectful final score of 1178 points and in 3rd position this year, just 22 points behind the winning team, Hollingbury Park GC.
Click here to see a photo of the West Hove team receiving their cheque.

2008 JUNIOR BRIGHTON LEAGUE (JBL) - latest league placing

Some Useful web sites for Junior Golfers

Get Into Golf: This web site contains a variety of information to help juniors and adults take up golf including details of FREE Golf Coaching venues, equipment, costs, membership vacancies, coaching tips and much more.

The Bunker: The EGU and EWGA have designed this website for junior golfers and young beginners who want to start playing this great game.