BROOMIEKNOWE JUNIOR SECTION

As the golf season is almost upon us I thought I’d take this opportunity to give you some details regarding our Junior Coaching and Competitions. I am also going to hold a meeting for Juniors and Parents/Carers on Tuesday 2^nd April in the Clubhouse at 7.00pm so hope to see as many Juniors and parents/carers as possible.

Coaching

We had a very successful winter coaching programme at Loretto and the team are looking forward to the summer coaching starting up again.

The coaching sessions will again be on a Tuesday at 6.30pm. ClubGolf also use Broomieknowe on Mondays and Wednesdays for their coaching which puts practice space at a premium and I am also aware that some will be attending both ClubGolf and the Broomieknowe Coaching so this should hopefully give more choice. Tuesday coaching will start on 30^th April.

To assist us with our coaching please complete and return the enclosed Personal Details & Emergency Contact Information form.. These can also be completed electronically and sent as an attachment to juniorconvener@broomieknowe.com  All personal information submitted will be for the use of Broomieknowe GC only and will not be given to any other parties.

Due to the increase in numbers attending the coaching we are always looking for helpers to assist the coaches.  If you can help please contact me on the email above.

Junior Fixtures and Competitions

We will again have a Monthly Competition for Juniors who have a handicap or wish to play for their Handicap over 18 holes. This will be followed by a 9 hole Stableford Competition for Juniors with a Handicap and a 9 hole competition for Juniors without a handicap the purpose of this is to give our younger players the opportunity to play more and perhaps to gain a handicap over 9 holes.  I am aware that some of our Juniors may not be ready for either an 18 hole or 9 hole competition so we will also have a Fun Competition for these Juniors from the shorter Blue Tees until they are ready to play 9 holes. The aim of this is to try and have a Junior Sunday once a month where our Juniors at all levels can get together to get to know each other and enjoy golf.

The Fun Competition could have a different format each month and I am happy to take the lead from the Juniors on what this competition format should be although a texas scramble team format has proved very popular.  Depending on numbers participating the Fun Competition should tee off some time around 3pm. Sign up sheets for all 3 will be posted in the foyer 2 weeks before.

Here are some guidelines for competitions

1. Sign Up sheets will be posted on the Junior noticeboard around 2 weeks prior to the competition day. Players with a handicap will also be able to enter via How Did I Do on the Booking Page. Just look for the relevant competition.
2. A draw will be done and issued 2 or 3 days before the competition
3. The 18 hole medal will tee off at 2pm followed by the 9 hole Stableford, the 9 hole for handicap then the blue tees comp.
4. Over 18 holes Boys willl play from the yellow tees Girls will play from the Red Tees. For the 9 hole competitions both boys and girls will play from the red tees. The maximum players in a group for the medal is three. Members aged under 12 must be accompanied by an adult although one adult per group is sufficient.
5. Players with a handicap should sign in to the relevant competition on the computer in either the Mens or Ladies locker room. Cards should be marked with the date and month of medal i.e. “June Junior Medal” and once completed and signed should be entered into the computer and handed into the Professionals Shop.
6. All other normal competition rules apply.
   

There will also be additional Stableford  competitions in July during the school holidays teeing off at 1pm these will be on

Thursday 11^th July

Thursday 25th July

Thursday 15^th August

I would also encourage all of you to try to play golf with each other as often as possible, particularly during the holidays.

Edinburgh Junior Golf League

This year Broomieknowe will enter a team in both the main Edinburgh Junior Golf League and the Edinburgh Junior Development League.

For the main league it is matchplay singles format with a team of 6. 3 people play matches off scratch and 3 play with relevant handicaps. The dates for the matches are as follows:

Home Matches

Friday 17^th May 4.15pm vs Baberton

Sunday 16^th June 3.30pm vs Bruntsfield

Friday 21^st June 5.00pm vs Craigmillar Park

Away Matches

Sunday 5^th May 2pm at Dalmahoy

Sunday 30^th June 2pm at Mortonhall

Friday 19^th July 4.30pm at Swanston

In the Development League we play 3 matches and we will have 3 players in the team for each match. We have been drawn with Peebles and West Linton and each Club will host a match day so we will play at their courses too. The format is team stableford with each player adding to a total team points. These matches will be over 9 or 18 holes and dates have still to be arranged.

Gaining A Handicap

You can gain a handicap by playing 6 rounds of 9 holes or 3 rounds of 18 holes just remember to get your card signed by someone responsible and post it through the office door. Boys can play from either red or yellow tees and girls from red tees. Please note that to gain a handicap you must play from the same tees for each card you hand in.

Club Championship

Every year in June the Club Championships are held for all categories of membership, including juniors.  The Junior Championship is played off scratch, i.e. no handicaps. There are separate Championships for Boys and Girls. The qualifying for these will be in the monthly medal on May 12^th.

Broomieknowe Junior Open – Thursday 1st August 2019

This is a stroke play competition and is open to any Junior who has a national handicap. There be competitions over both 18 and 9 holes. Entries can be made by contacting the club in person or using the online BRS booking system  https://www.brsgolf.com/broomieknowe/opens_home.php

Scottish Junior Golf

Broomieknowe has affiliated itself with the above and I encourage all Juniors to have a look at this website.

www.scottishjuniorgolftour.co.uk

Social Media

Please also remember that we have a Facebook page @BroomieknoweGolfClubJnr”  that I will keep it up to date with news and there is also the Clubs main Facebook page. 

Lastly I am hoping to see as many Juniors as possible at the meeting or at the coaching but mainly out on the course. Hopefully the weather will be kind to us!

Regards

Yvonne Dickson
Junior Convener

2018 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

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