ENGLISH GOLF UNION DATES, VENUES FOR 2013
NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE ENGLISH GOLF UNION
The English Golf Union will visit long established clubs as well as pastures new for their two blue riband events in 2013.
In the 2013 fixtures just released, Frilford Heath in Oxfordshire will host the English Amateur Championship in July while the Brabazon Trophy will be played at The London Club in Kent in June.
Among the other venues for 2013, six will be hosting an EGU championship or finals for the first time.
The testing courses at Frilford Heath near Abingdon have been popular venues for EGU events as well as for the R and A and the LGU. The 2013 English Championship, on July 29–August 3, will be the second occasion that it has staged the event, the last begin in 1987 when Kevin Weeks beat Bobby Eggo from the Channel Islands in an all-Hampshire Union final.
More recently, it staged the English Seniors Championship in 2003 and the England v France international in 2008.
However, The London Club is new to the EGU and will be hosting the Brabazon Trophy on 26th – 29th June, 2013. Situated close to Brands Hatch, it opened in 1993 and has been the venue for several European Tour events in recent years but is keen to be involved with the amateur game
The two qualifying venues for the Brabazon will be new to the event, the Southern Qualifier being at Enmore Park in Somerset while Pleasington, near Blackburn, will host the Northern Qualifier, both in May.
The increasingly popular English Seniors Championship will head to the south west in early June to Bristol and Clifton and nearby Long Ashton. Both clubs have entertained EGU events, Bristol and Clifton hosting the Champion Club Tournament in 1992 and the Under 14 Championship for the Reid Trophy in 2005 which Eddie Pepperell won, while the Under 18 Championship for the Carris Trophy was played at Long Ashton in 1991.
The Mid Amateur Championship for the Logan Trophy will visit one of the oldest clubs in the country – formed in 1879 - but new to EGU events when it calls at The Worcestershire from July 5 to 7.
As far as the junior competitions are concerned, the Under 16 Championship for the McGregor Trophy, will be played on 16th – 18th July at Seacroft near Skegness which hosted the Logan Trophy in 1995, the Carris Trophy visits West Lancashire, scene of the Brabazon Trophy in 2004, in late July, while North Hants, which played host for the Champion Club Tournament two years ago, will stage the Reid Trophy in early August.
The English Schools Team Championship, which moves to a regular venue of the Bracken Course at Woodhall Spa this year, is again scheduled for EGU headquarters in 2013 on 10th July.
In 2013, the Champion Club event visits Dudsbury in Dorset, scene of the McGregor Trophy in 2004 when Oliver Fisher was champion, while the Junior Champion Club will be played over its regular venue of the Bracken Course at Woodhall Spa.
The team events played towards the second half of the 2013 season sees the Boys County Finals staged at Kedleston Park on 27th – 29th August, marking the centenary of the Derbyshire County Union, while the County Championship Finals are at Minchinhampton on 27th – 29th September.
The Gloucestershire club has staged two EGU events in recent years, the Logan Trophy in 2007, which current England captain Colin Edwards won, and the inaugural Seniors County Finals in 2005 when Cheshire took the title. The Seniors County Finals in 2013 will be staged at the RAC Club in Surrey, another first-time venue for the EGU.
The Junior, Seniors and County Champions Tournament will, as usual, be played at EGU headquarters at Woodhall Spa on 21st – 22nd September, while England host the Home Internationals that year at Ganton on 14th – 16th August.
The 2013 fixture list is:
May 14: Brabazon Southern Qualifying, Enmore Park
May 21: Brabazon Northern Qualifying, Pleasington
June 5-7: English Seniors Championship, Bristol and Clifton and Long Ashton
June 26-29: Brabazon Trophy, The London Club
July 5-7: Mid-Amateur Championship, The Worcestershire
July 10: English Schools Championship, Woodhall Spa (Bracken Course)
July 16-18: Under 16 Championship, Seacroft
July 23-26: Under 18 Championship, West Lancashire
July 29-Aug 3English Amateur Championship, Frilford Heath (Red and Blue)
August 6-8: Under 14 Championship, North Hants
August 10-11: EGU Gold Medal, Woodhall Spa (Hotchkin Course)
August 14-16 Home Internationals, Ganton
August 24-25: Junior Champion Club, Woodhall Spa (Bracken Course)
August 27-29: Boys County Finals, Kedleston Park
September 14-15: Champion Club, Dudsbury
September 21-22: Junior, Seniors and County Champions Tournament, Woodhall Spa (Hotchkin Course)
September 27-29: Mens County Finals, Minchinhampton
October 8-10: Seniors County Finals, The RAC Club
For further information please contact:
Lynne Fraser, EGU Marketing and PR Manager
Email: lfraser@englishgolfunion.org
Tel: 01526 354500
The English Golf Union will visit long established clubs as well as pastures new for their two blue riband events in 2013.
In the 2013 fixtures just released, Frilford Heath in Oxfordshire will host the English Amateur Championship in July while the Brabazon Trophy will be played at The London Club in Kent in June.
Among the other venues for 2013, six will be hosting an EGU championship or finals for the first time.
The testing courses at Frilford Heath near Abingdon have been popular venues for EGU events as well as for the R and A and the LGU. The 2013 English Championship, on July 29–August 3, will be the second occasion that it has staged the event, the last begin in 1987 when Kevin Weeks beat Bobby Eggo from the Channel Islands in an all-Hampshire Union final.
More recently, it staged the English Seniors Championship in 2003 and the England v France international in 2008.
However, The London Club is new to the EGU and will be hosting the Brabazon Trophy on 26th – 29th June, 2013. Situated close to Brands Hatch, it opened in 1993 and has been the venue for several European Tour events in recent years but is keen to be involved with the amateur game
The two qualifying venues for the Brabazon will be new to the event, the Southern Qualifier being at Enmore Park in Somerset while Pleasington, near Blackburn, will host the Northern Qualifier, both in May.
The increasingly popular English Seniors Championship will head to the south west in early June to Bristol and Clifton and nearby Long Ashton. Both clubs have entertained EGU events, Bristol and Clifton hosting the Champion Club Tournament in 1992 and the Under 14 Championship for the Reid Trophy in 2005 which Eddie Pepperell won, while the Under 18 Championship for the Carris Trophy was played at Long Ashton in 1991.
The Mid Amateur Championship for the Logan Trophy will visit one of the oldest clubs in the country – formed in 1879 - but new to EGU events when it calls at The Worcestershire from July 5 to 7.
As far as the junior competitions are concerned, the Under 16 Championship for the McGregor Trophy, will be played on 16th – 18th July at Seacroft near Skegness which hosted the Logan Trophy in 1995, the Carris Trophy visits West Lancashire, scene of the Brabazon Trophy in 2004, in late July, while North Hants, which played host for the Champion Club Tournament two years ago, will stage the Reid Trophy in early August.
The English Schools Team Championship, which moves to a regular venue of the Bracken Course at Woodhall Spa this year, is again scheduled for EGU headquarters in 2013 on 10th July.
In 2013, the Champion Club event visits Dudsbury in Dorset, scene of the McGregor Trophy in 2004 when Oliver Fisher was champion, while the Junior Champion Club will be played over its regular venue of the Bracken Course at Woodhall Spa.
The team events played towards the second half of the 2013 season sees the Boys County Finals staged at Kedleston Park on 27th – 29th August, marking the centenary of the Derbyshire County Union, while the County Championship Finals are at Minchinhampton on 27th – 29th September.
The Gloucestershire club has staged two EGU events in recent years, the Logan Trophy in 2007, which current England captain Colin Edwards won, and the inaugural Seniors County Finals in 2005 when Cheshire took the title. The Seniors County Finals in 2013 will be staged at the RAC Club in Surrey, another first-time venue for the EGU.
The Junior, Seniors and County Champions Tournament will, as usual, be played at EGU headquarters at Woodhall Spa on 21st – 22nd September, while England host the Home Internationals that year at Ganton on 14th – 16th August.
The 2013 fixture list is:
May 14: Brabazon Southern Qualifying, Enmore Park
May 21: Brabazon Northern Qualifying, Pleasington
June 5-7: English Seniors Championship, Bristol and Clifton and Long Ashton
June 26-29: Brabazon Trophy, The London Club
July 5-7: Mid-Amateur Championship, The Worcestershire
July 10: English Schools Championship, Woodhall Spa (Bracken Course)
July 16-18: Under 16 Championship, Seacroft
July 23-26: Under 18 Championship, West Lancashire
July 29-Aug 3English Amateur Championship, Frilford Heath (Red and Blue)
August 6-8: Under 14 Championship, North Hants
August 10-11: EGU Gold Medal, Woodhall Spa (Hotchkin Course)
August 14-16 Home Internationals, Ganton
August 24-25: Junior Champion Club, Woodhall Spa (Bracken Course)
August 27-29: Boys County Finals, Kedleston Park
September 14-15: Champion Club, Dudsbury
September 21-22: Junior, Seniors and County Champions Tournament, Woodhall Spa (Hotchkin Course)
September 27-29: Mens County Finals, Minchinhampton
October 8-10: Seniors County Finals, The RAC Club
For further information please contact:
Lynne Fraser, EGU Marketing and PR Manager
Email: lfraser@englishgolfunion.org
Tel: 01526 354500
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