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THE
GOLF FOUNDATION:
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT ONCE AGAIN THE
HALLMARK OF ANNUAL AWARD WINNERS
1999
has once again produced talented and successful junior golfers of
the future and highlighted the marvellous work of those who support
them.
The
Golf Foundation Chairman, Mr Ian Peacock OBE said, “it is always
encouraging to see such excellent young players coming through the
Golf Foundation and we are very proud to be able to help in their
development. We are equally keen to ensure that those who encourage
them are suitably acknowledged. I congratulate all those who have been nominated
and who received their rewards today”.
The
winners are as follows: -
The
Sir Henry Cotton Award for Meritorious Service to Junior Golf went
to Mrs Gaynor Jones, Junior Manager of Denbighshire and Flintshire
Ladies’ Country Golf Association and Junior Area Organiser 20 years
ago because of her daughters interest in the game.
She is still giving devoted service to the grass roots of
the game in her area of North Wales.
Through her efforts in setting up introductory lesions at
schools, the county Association now has at least 60 girls participating
in coaching sessions and competitions.
This award also carries a donation of £1000, generously provided
once again this year to the Stanley Morrison Trust for the benefit
of Junior Golf.
Golf
Foundation Awards for Outstanding Achievement (Single Figure Category)
Girls:
This
award went to Rebecca Brewerton (Wales). Rebecca is 17 years old and comes from Abergele
Golf Club. She is the Golf
Foundation’s first ever triple winner, having already won the “Most
Improved” category in 1995, and the “Outstanding Achievement” Award
in 1997. She was the youngest girl ever to take the
Welsh Ladies’ Matchplay and British Ladies Open Amateur Strokeplay
titles. She also received the Joyce Wethered Daily
Telegraph Trophy awarded for the outstanding amateur under the age
of 25as well as being voted BBC Wales Junior Sports Personality
of the Year. She has been selected as a member of the Great
Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup team who will challenge the USA at
Ganton in June.
Boys:
This
award went to Barry Hume (Scotland), who also had an outstanding
year, winning the Scottish Boys’ Strokeplay Championship; was a
semi-finalist in the British Boys’ Championship and runner up in
the European Senior Strokeplay Championship.
Barry has the lowest handicap in Scotland (plus 4) and played
for Great Britain versus Europe as well as for Scotland in the European
Team Championships and home internationals at both Boys’ and senior
levels. He is 18 years old and plays at Haggs Castle Golf Club, near Glasgow.
Most
Improved Award
Girls:
This
award went to 14 year old Catherine Roberts (England) who plays
at Hart Common Golf Club, Lancashire.
Boys:
This
award went to 15 year old John Dunphy (Ireland) from Waterford Golf
and Country Club.
Both
have reduced their handicaps substantially during the past year
winning several club and county events. They have demonstrated that they have the single-mindedness needed
to become first class players.
The
Gus Payne Trophy
Once
again, and for the third successive year, Royal West Norfolk Golf
Club are the winners of the Gus Payne Trophy. The club raised a total of £2,625 with new
professional Simon Rayner carrying on the good work of Ray and Maureen
Kimber. Our thanks go to
the club and the members for their remarkable efforts on our behalf. A number of other clubs raised £1000 or more
for the Foundation during 1999.
again included in this list were Milfield, Prestwick, and
Piltdown. We also thank Cottrell Park, Denham, Hornsea,
RAF Laarbruch, Walton Health and Woburn. Another 125 clubs who raised £250 or more join these ten clubs in
the annual draw for a prize donated by Kawasaki UK Limited.
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