B.C.L.G.A.
REPORT FOR ANNUAL MEETING
29th OCTOBER 2014
From: Phillipa Cook
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SLIDE 1:
BCLGA A.G.M
Wednesday 29th October 2014
2.00pm
Harleyford Golf Club
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SLIDE 2:
ENGLAND GOLF HANDICAP SURVEY
The link on the EG website for the survey.
(Re Christine Bishop’s Handicap Secretary’s report)
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Good afternoon I am just going to give a whistle stop tour of the various roles that come under my remit.
SLIDE 3:
PHILLIPA COOK
ENGLAND GOLF REPRESENTATIVE FOR BUCKS
( Midlands South Region )
The role of the EG Rep is to liaise with the other 5 Mid South Representatives, to co-ordinate the Mid South competitions and, as the voting member for the county, to attend the EG General Meetings. Very much a communications role.
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MIDLANDS SOUTH REGION
(One of six areas for ladies in England)
Berkshire
Buckinghamshire
Oxfordshire
Northamptonshire
Warwickshire
Worcestershire & Herefordshire
Note the number of areas for ladies is 6. The number of areas for Men and EG are all different, no consistency.
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SLIDE 5:
Midland South Region Competitions 2014
• County Week, Northampton, 23 – 27 June
• EWGA Regional Medal Final, Tadmarton Heath, Oxon, 13 May
[ 18 hole strokeplay; 10 from each of 6 Regional Finals qualify for Grand Final ]
• Ladies Championships, Redditch, Worcs & Hereford, 24 July
[ 36 hole stroke play; handicap limit 16 ]
• Australian Spoons, Reading, Berks, 24 July
[ 18 holes stableford 4sms; h’caps 15 – 36, previously Bronze players only ]
• Girls’ Championships, The Buckinghamshire, 1 September
[ 36 holes stroke play, max. handicap 20.4 ]
• Better Ball, Copt Heath, Warwicks, 2 October
[ 18 holes 4 ball better ball medal play; max. individual handicap 24 ]
Every year there is one competition organised by each of the counties, except the year after hosting County Week, that county is given a year off when the Medal Final is organised by England Golf.
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MIDLAND SOUTH REGION
GIRLS’ CHAMPION 2014 – SHAMISO HATCHARD
The stand out performance of the year was Shamiso winning this championship with a 36 hole aggregate gross score for 36 holes of 1 under par, 4 shots ahead of the rest of the field.
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SLIDE 7:
Mid South Provisional Fixtures 2014
County Week, Harborne, Birmingham, 21 -26 June
Midland South Medal Final,Wellingborough, 10 May
Australian Spoons, Fulford Heath, Worcs, 20 July
Ladies/Girls’ Champs, North Oxford, 14 August
4 Ball Better Ball, Berkshire, TBA
Due to low numbers entering the Ladies Championships this year the event was cancelled. Next year it will be combined with the Girls’ Championships. We were due to host the Ladies Champs and so there will not be a Mid South event in Bucks next year.
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SLIDE 8:
ENGLAND GOLFMEETINGS
• 3 General Meetings per year for Voting Members, usually held at WoodhallSpa
• National Development & Secretaries Conference
• Regional Meetings
A summary of the meetings that either I or Karen have attended.
This year has focused on the final drafting and launch of the England Golf Strategy Plan. A full report of the meetings has been presented at the Delegates’ Meetings and are available on the website. These slides will also be uploaded onto the website.
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SLIDE 9:
THE BB&O GOLF PARTNERSHIP (CGP)
• The BB&O Union and 3 Ladies Associations
• County Golf Partnership supported by England Golf
• Golf Roots, a Golf Foundation Initiative
• The P.G.A.
The partners that make up the BB&O County Golf Partnership.
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THE BB&O GP STEERING GROUP
• All partners are represented
• The England Golf County Golf Partnership (CGP) are represented by:-
Ashley Rump, Regional Manager
Rajiv Patel, County Development Officer
Lydia Johnston, Assistant Development Officer
Rajiv is due to leave the CGP at the end of this month – a replacement will be recruited.
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SLIDE 11:
CGP FUNDING
Two sources of income:-
England Golf –funds received via Sport England
BB&O Union & 3 Associations
The funding is committed from both sources until 2017 when a new application will be made to Sport England.
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Key Activities of the CGP
• The County Academy Programme (from 2015 this will be run by the Associations)
• Golf Mark –assistance with the clubs
• Get into Golf Centres –26+ age group
• Feel Inspired (Disability) Academy
The emphasis has changed in the last year. To achieve the targets set by Sport England in order to retain the funding, the key age group is now 26+. The running of the Academy Coaching Programme for juniors will now be taken on by the Associations.
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FURTHER INFORMATION
CAN BE FOUND VIA THE
DELEGATES’ MEETING MINUTES
ON THE BCLGA WEBSITE
** OR **
CONTACT ME DIRECT WITH ANY
QUERIES YOU MAY HAVE
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SLIDE 14:
WEBSITE
• Contacts of new Executive
• Preliminary List of Fixtures 2015
• Please forward news of special events
• Twitter Account:-@BucksLadiesGolf
The website will be updated with the new information in the next couple of days.
Twitter is used for things such as Championships and County Week to relay the results out as soon as possible.
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SLIDE 15:
USGA RATING
• Men & Ladies USGA course rating done at the same time
• Multiple rating of tees –White, Yellow & Red
• Qualifying competitions can be held from any tee once the SSS has been calculated
• 41 clubs in Bucks –10 years to do them all
• 4 clubs rated in 2014 –on target!
• Course changes to be notified to me a.s.a.p.
I have been doing the rating this year with Rod Crisp from the BB&O Union. As we now do the rating for the Men at the same time we have four of us in the team.
Some counties have done none!
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SLIDE 16:
Photos after Meeting
Immediately after the meeting photos of trophy winners –meet outside:-
• The Coronation Medal Winners
• The winners of the three Leagues
• The Eclectic Cup
• The Cygnet Trophy
• Autumn Seniors’ Meeting
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