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Men’s Section

This section is by far the largest within the Club with members’ handicaps varying from ‘plus one’ to 28.

The Match & Handicap Committee organise well over 100 competitions each year allowing members of all abilities to compete for prizes and to maintain an official handicap. These competitions take many forms including medal play, stableford, bogey and both singles and doubles matchplay.

There are also many inter-club competitions, the most prestigious being the Sussex County Inter Club Scratch Matchplay Championship to determine the champion club in Sussex which we were very proud to win in 2002.

In addition there are many annual Society competitions such as those organised by the Brighton & District Golfing Society. Members of differing abilities are chosen to represent the Club and there is a lot of competition for places.

All of these events are very well supported but probably the best-loved events are the Texas Scrambles usually in support of the Club Captain’s charities.

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Ladies’ Section

Lady members at West Hove have the same rights as the men. They are a very friendly, well organised section and have numerous competitions throughout the year to suit all playing abilities.

They have a reserved tee time every Tuesday for both competitive and friendly games. They can of course play on other days, but for those who cannot play in the Tuesday competitions there are special arrangements for them to partake in qualifying competitions on a Saturday.

The Ladies Section has a number of keen bridge players and these sessions have become so popular that they have organised a second session each week. They are also responsible for organising a large number of social events each year.

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Seniors’ Section

This section represents about eighty men aged 55 and over who pay a nominal annual subscription for the privilege. They too have a well organised set-up with reserved tee times every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.

The section organises regular monthly medal and stableford competitions but they are geared towards the warmer months. There are many other competitions including singles and pairs knock-out events but by far the most popular events are the regular annual friendly matches against other local Sussex clubs.

As with the other sections within the Club they elect their own captain and other officials each year.

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Juniors’ Section

West Hove boasts a Junior Section that is said to be one of the best in the county.

Juniors may join and remain until they are 18, but there is often a waiting list because the section has become so popular and successful.

Some of our juniors have significantly reduced their handicaps and have been chosen to receive county and national training. Others have been so good they have turned professional and one ex-junior is now attending a 4 year golf scholarship at an American university.

The Junior Section has 12 monthly medal and Stableford competitions each year together with other competitions aimed primarily at the school holidays. In recent years the Club has won the prestigious Junior Brighton League on 4 occasions and introduced an exceedingly popular Junior Open.

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West Hove take their responsibilities towards children very seriously hence the Club being the first in Sussex, and only the second in the country, to be awarded the prestigious “GolfMark Award”. This is a national scheme that identifies and recognises junior and beginner friendly golf facilities.  The three key areas within the Golf Club which are assessed are:  
    i.       Coaching & Playing
    ii.      Child Protection & Duty of Care
    iii.     Club Environment (including sports equity & ethics)

The Club has a Junior Organiser to run the section and there is also a Junior Welfare Officer to look after their needs. Every junior member is issued with a comprehensive Junior Handbook which opens with this mission statement:-

“The aim of our Junior Section is to provide a fun and safe working environment for children 10 to 17 years of age, and to give them golfing skills that can be enjoyed for the rest of their lives”

In overview, they are taught to play a round of golf and not to play around.

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Mixed Section

The increasing number of members who have introduced their partners to the Club has meant that this section is steadily growing.

This is probably the least formal of the sections and includes a lot of ‘friendly’ golf. Mixed Golf has become very popular and well supported. There are of course those without partners or those who have non-playing partners. They are catered for by a booking system.

Many of the events are held over bank holiday weekends and are followed by an evening meal and prize presentation. Non-playing partners regularly turn up for these suppers as they are very sociable.

The most popular event has been the annual golf holiday to France or Turkey.

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