Filton Junior Section

Welcome to the Junior section. This section will be constantly kept up to date with junior news, competition results and all junior events throughout the coming year. Please keep in touch with any news by email here and they can be added to the website.

If you would like to become a junior member of Filton Golf Club and take part enjoying all the great things we do here. Learn how to be a good golfer with:

Lesson plans
Club competitions
Junior nights
League matches
Roll-Up's
Away Trips

Download our Junior membership application form

Junior News

Congratulations to Mitch waite for his performance at Knowle Junior Open winning the under 14's best gross. He also played well at Thornbury in the under 15's county championships. Also well done to Sam Williams for his great performance being tied third place.

FGC Junior Open - Well what a fantastic day. All Filton junior entrants played very well indeed in tough conditions. The course was superb and hope that you all enjoyed it. Congratulations to Dan Tailor for winning The Filton Net Trophy with an awesome net 64, Ceri Fearnley for winning the Filton Gross Boys Trophy. Please see full results by clicking here.

My thanks to all of the helpers there on the day. We really do appreciate all of your help and suppport.

Club Junior Knockout - Can you please all keep a look out for the Junior Knockout draw sheet which will be up on the board within the next week. All games must be played, and if anyone does not make the cut off dates they will be withdrawn from the event. This is a big event in the Junior calender and needs to be supported and played. Thank you.

We are now very pleased to announce that all juniors with a handicap can play at weekends after 9am. This is for a trial period so we would stress to all juniors to please respect this new ruling and always use common sense and if needs be stand aside and let adult members through if you are slow. Now you have no excuse to get up over the winter months leading up to the start of the season.

Junior Nights - The next Junior Night will now be Mon 8 Sept @ 6pm. With poor weather we have missed a few so we will try to get back on target in two weeks. There are only two junior nights left this year so it would be nice to get as many numbers there as possible.

Roll-Ups

Junior roll-up days have been a great success in the past and we will aim in 2006 to make them more successful, but we need your support also in participating.

The more that turn up the more enjoyable it will be for everyone, and please we do need notice so use the email address or contact us by phone if you are coming to play.

We want to see the newer members making an effort in playing these events as we are always on the lookout for new players to take part in the junior league side, and this event is a great learning curve for you. Meeting new members, making new friends and gaining experience in playing against other in competitions.

Just try and make the effort and you may feel nervous, but believe me you will have a great day, and you may even come home with a prize. If you have any questions, please contact myself or Gary.

Last Roll-Up
14 October 2007
A great day was had by all as per usual and congratulations to the winners and thank you to all that turned up and to parents for helping out.

1 -Rob Lloyd - 40 points
2 -Mitch Waite -39 points
3 - Jon Noyes-33 points

Next Roll-Up date -

Away Trips

	An awesome day was had at Celtic manor and we picked the best day with the weather. All the kids followed their golfing heroes around the amazing 2010 course and obtained autographs and memorabilia to remember the day. Thank you to all parents that helped ferry juniors back and forth. Same time next year!!

	We are now looking at possible dates in September for this away trip and if we cannot get any in September we will look for another venue. Watch this space.

British Heart Foundation

Filton Juniors have supported the British Heart Foundation now for three years and it has been a total success for us. We started with two teams of three and last year entered three. We plan to enter four teams when the next challenge comes round. Unfortunately 2008 has been cancelled due to BHF not being able to raise enough sponsors to run the whole event, but promise to be back in 2009.

2007 saw Filton Golf Club hosting the first preliminary round which was a great honour for us, and to actually win the event was fantastic. We also took a third place as well giving two of our teams a place in the second round at Taunton Vale G.C.

Tom Duke, James Davies and Mitch Waite coming first and Rob Lloyd, Jordan Cox and Sean Sibley taking third place. Unfortunately our hopes ended at Taunton Vale, but the lads played very well indeed.

Website Link - BHF

Fixtures

Please download Junior Fixtures 2008 below:

Junior Team

Team Selection/Reports/Results

Kendleshire @ AWAY (Junior Knockout Semi-Finals) Thur 28 August @ 430pm

Team Selection

Tom Duke & Jonny Doidge

Mitch Waite & Luke Derrick

Sam Williams & Elliott Cubie

Please arrive at Kendleshire for 3pm. With work committments I wont be there until 3:45pm. I can drop you all back to Filton Golf Club afterwards. Can you please contact me if you have any problems by clicking the icon below:

Bath @ HOME (League Match) Sun 10 August @ 1pm

A fantastic 5-1 win today. I am so pleased at how the team battled in very tough conditions and won up the last stretch. WELL DONE ALL OF YOU GUYS.

Bath @ AWAY (League Match) Sun 03 August @ 1pm

We halved yesterday at Bath. The course was in awesome conditon which gave all a very enjoyable match. W are pleased that we came away with a half instead of a loss, but a few shock results which didnt go our way suprised us, but we are still focused on our last game next weekend.

Most Improved player of the month (August) - Luke Derrick (Well done Luke)

Take look at how we are doing on the B&D league tables: League Tables

Chipping Sodbury - Home - 6-0 win

Knowle - Away - 4-2 win

Saltford - Home - 4-2 win

Saltford - Away - 3.5-2.5 loss

Chipping Sodbury - Away - 3.5-2.5 loss

Knowle - Home - 3.5-2.5 loss

Bath - Away - 3-3 Half

Bath - Home - 5-1 win

Lansdown - Home - 2-1 win (junior Knockout 1st round)

Henbury - Home - 2-1 win (junior Knockout 2nd round)

Kendleshire - Away - (junior Knockout semi-finals)

Junior Open Comps

There are many junior Opens that you can enter along with Adult/Junior Opens and lots more club events. Please feel free to download the entry forms below and enter these competitions. Any entry forms not available here will be in the junior folder which is inside the clubhouse.

All Jeff Hall Qualifiers are important indicators to County selectors of a players ability and it is advisable for all competitors who aspire to County honours, to ensure that they enter these events.

Glos Golf Union -Junior Comp entry forms
Filton GC Junior Open - 04 August
The Bristol GC Junior Open - 07 Sep
Henbury GC Junior Open - 21 Oct (forms coming)
Bristol & Clifton GC -30 Oct (Jeff Hall Qualifier)
Shirehampton GC Junior Open -31 Oct