Meet the HWCC Junior Squad

Our club is building a reputation for being open to all ages!  At the younger end we have seen up to six young players taking part in our regular Junior Squad Training Sessions each Wednesday at 1800 hrs.  Please see attached photo when we snapped five of them!

The squad has benefitted by learning from a number of coaches who have supported them during the year - special thanks to Raouf Allim, Michael Bowker and Alan Clark, who have covered both AC and GC.

One highlight of the year was a 2-day Junior Improver Course held at Wrest Park, led by Lionel Tibble, attended by four of our players when they had the opportunity to spend some time with Aston Wade, the new CA GC Champion, who has only recently left the under-18 category! 

As a near-end-of-season special, a GC Challenge Handicap match was held between HWCC Seniors (Nigel Clogg and Carole Lawther) and two of the Juniors.  While the Seniors were indeed ‘challenged’, on the evening it was their experience which carried the day: 2-0.  Lessons were learned about the use of extra strokes - which are no help if the tokens are still in your pocket at the end of the game!  Would the result have been the same if the new 'Advantage GC' rules had been applied?

Onwards and upwards for our Juniors in 2022!

Ian Shore