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@.golf www.englandgolf.org GROWING THE GAME OF GOLF 03 Welcome

Golf in all its forms is a big part of life for a great many people. What’s striking as we look back at another successful year for golf in England is both the superb performance of our top players – particularly the young talent – and the growing vigour of the game itself. At the heart of this are Nick Pink the volunteers and professionals running clubs, bringing Chief Executive people into the game and keeping them involved, through to the entrepreneurs building new golf businesses.

The statistics are looking good: It’s also been busy away from two million golfers playing the course, with many new twice a month, 1.85 million young faces joining England Golf. We people having some kind of golf welcomed our new team of Club experience and close to six million Support Officers whose goal is enjoying fun, family golf. There are to help golf facilities address challenges of course and everyone their individual needs and grow in the sport and entertainment their businesses. This initiative is sector has to face up to the fast the key focus of our new direct pace of change in society and relationship with Sport England Nic Coward economic pressures. At England and represents an important Chairman Golf we know our job is to support change of approach, which has people who want to provide the been very well received. On page many kinds of golfing experience 9 you can find out about the new customers want. Focusing on faces on our Board too – as well the needs of all the different as important changes we’ve made consumers of our sport is the to meet the ‘gold standard’ of We hope you enjoy objective we put firmly at the sports governance. centre of the new, refreshed this Review of 2017 strategic plan for growing the Two events in 2017 exemplify our game that we launched in April. determination to widen the reach, and look forward and change perceptions, of the At the highest level of the game. The first was the opening to working with the game there were some terrific up of our Awards ceremony so golf community in successes in 2017 – we’ve picked anyone could attend, which meant out our highlights on page 4. 400 people were able to enjoy 2018 as we continue It was a very busy summer for a joyous, celebratory evening our championship team too. at Lord’s – as you’ll see on to rise to our sport’s The quality of our tournaments page 16. The second was our first is recognised by the players and Innovation Conference which challenges for the also by the major organisations saw 150 people come together we work closely with, such as the to share ideas for attracting new benefit of all. European Golf Association and audiences and players. It’s a The R&A. They were particularly significant challenge for all who appreciative of the team’s efforts love the game to find ways of DIRECTORS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2017 PRESIDENT in delivering the European bringing golfers together, both Carol Alford Jill Dean Douglas Poole John Williams Amateur Championship and through the digital platforms that

Alistair Booth Ron Harrison Carole Waights PRESIDENT ELECT Home Internationals. are ever-more important to how Martha Brass Michael Pask Ian Watkins Desmond Duffy we live as well as on the course or range. Nic Coward John Peters Les Wilson COMPANY SECRETARY Pat Crowson Nick Pink Simon Wilson Rod Findlay

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Highlights of the year

Here’s our round-up of the inspirational winners and significant developments of 2017, a year of ambition and enterprise on and off the course.

1 We launch our refreshed four-year strategy 4 Lily May Humphreys wins four big titles 6 England Golf receives Sport England funding 9 Harry Ellis wins the British Amateur for growing the game, putting a focus on including the British Girls’ Championship and totalling £8.48 million, enabling the creation Championship in June at Royal St George’s understanding customers’ needs at its heart the English Women’s Amateur Championship of our 36-strong workforce of County Support Officers

10 We confirm our leading role in the 2 England Golf becomes directly funded 5 Alfie Plant wins the European Amateur modernisation of our sport by achieving the by Sport England Championship at Walton Heath in June and 7 Sophie Lamb wins the Smyth Salver for leading highest levels of governance and transparency the Silver Medal for leading amateur at The amateur at the Ricoh Women’s British Open in to comply with the Code for Sports Governance Open in July at Royal Birkdale August at Fife’s Kingbarns Golf Links

3 England teams win Gold, Silver and Bronze at the European Amateur Team Championships, with England’s women successfully defending 8 We welcomed over 400 guests to our annual their title Awards ceremony celebrating all that’s great about the game in England 06 2017 ANNUAL REVIEW GROWING THE GAME OF GOLF 07

Improved image and promoting Delivering the benefits of the sport Over £400,000 value from our strategy: commercial partnerships ON TARGET

how we’re doing More members and players

In April 2017 we launched our four-year strategy for growing the game of 651,000 golf club members golf in England. Since then we’ve been concentrating our efforts on its seven strategic objectives – the things we believe will have the greatest impact on the game’s future. One year on, we can see the difference we’re starting to 977,300 people play golf at least 17% increase in the proportion make, most notably by becoming more customer focused. twice a month of female golfers 6,300 ABOVE TARGET 2% ABOVE TARGET

Outstanding championships, Being customer focused competitions and events

of golfers and stakeholders 1,076 clubs 3 received support from England Golf are satisfied with the of players are satisfied of England Golf’s Championship 67% performance of England Golf with their experience Referee Panel are female 101 ABOVE TARGET 86% 17% 6% ABOVE TARGET 7% UNDER TARGET

Stronger counties and clubs Unification of county bodies 6 counties unified and 1 county in the final stages ON TARGET: 7 Winning golfers Average handicap reduction World Amateur Golf rankings

NATIONAL PLAYERS ENGLAND GOLF ELITE MEN U18: 0.51 TARGET: 0.5 3 in the Top 50 TARGET: 3 Performance at European Amateur Excellent governance Team Championships REGIONAL PLAYERS ENGLAND GOLF ELITE WOMEN U16: 1.825 TARGET: 1.4 Women: 1st – Men: 2nd Full compliance with 1 in the Top 50 TARGET: 1 TARGET: TOP 8 the Code for Sports 2 commercial partnerships COUNTY GIRLS AND BOYS Governance achieved with national brands – Bridgestone Tyres and Adidas 4.4 TARGET: 4.0 A YEAR AHEAD OF TARGET ON TARGET 0810 2017 ANNUAL REVIEW GROWING THE GAME OF GOLF 09 Championing a game fit for CODE FOR SPORTS GOVERNANCE the future Achieving excellent governance In November 2017 we completed the In 2017 many of the developments we’ve been working towards final step to meet the Government’s gold standard for governance and to strengthen the way golf is run in England came to fruition. transparency. Compliance with the Code By improving our own governance, strategic leadership for Sports Governance is essential to and regional workforce we are becoming a more qualify for public funding and we believe effective champion and support for those in whose going through this process ourselves has hands the future lies: players, clubs and counties. helped us become a better business. We have always been compliant with Leading role the Code’s gender representation requirements as we have a minimum of In April we became directly funded by Sport England. 30% of each gender on the Board and This brought clarity to our role which will benefit the game a workforce that’s over 50% women. ‘We can see and its stakeholders. It also allowed us to lead conversations Our final task was to streamline our the tremendous with Sport England about our four-year funding cycle. As a Board from 15 to 12 members. We took opportunities out result, we received £8.48 million to support our new strategy this opportunity to introduce our first there to get more for 2017-2021. Independent Directors, Martha Brass and Michael Pask, to the Board. They people playing golf join Nic Coward, our first Independent more often and our Strategic support Chairman, who took up his role in April. ambitious strategy This updated strategy, launched in April 2017, sets out how we The knowledge and networks they bring shows a deep aim to work with county bodies, clubs and golf facilities to from careers at the top level of sport, understanding of grow the game in England. Developed in consultation with business and marketing will be a huge the golf community, it has focused attention and activity asset as we rise to the challenges ahead. what it will take’ on the things we all believe will have the greatest Nic Coward, positive impact on the future of our sport. Principle Chairman, among these is putting customers at the centre REGIONAL REORGANISATION England Golf of everything we all do. Stepping into others’ shoes is helping us all gain a better Delivering bespoke understanding of the needs of different business support types of customer and how best to We have created a regional network inspire and enable them to play. of Club Support Officers (CSOs) who Our priority is to get more are fully employed by England Golf women and girls into golf and and fully trained to provide tailored a concentration on this goal support to clubs. By talking to clubs resulted in females making about the issues they’re facing, such as up 40% of all beginners a need to reach new audiences with new introduced to golf experiences or to persuade a committee in 2017. of the benefits of change, CSOs identify what they need and shape their support accordingly. This bespoke approach to business support has gone down well, with over 1,300 decision-makers from 750 clubs attending workshops during 2017 and over 600 clubs getting the help they need to achieve their goals. 10 2017 ANNUAL REVIEW GROWING THE GAME OF GOLF 11 Supporting counties’ SUCCESS ambitions STORY Reaching the next generation through Girls Golf Rocks Leicestershire & Rutland had long been on a mission to get more and actions young people through the door who hadn’t had a chance to try golf before and jumped at the opportunity to launch Girls Golf Rocks. Working with four like-minded clubs, it recruited 70 girls A significant number of counties decided for the taster sessions, 56 of whom converted to five weeks the time was right in 2017 to modernise coaching, with 25 signing up for club membership and others their structures and we were able to help SUCCESS continuing with junior activities. a further three unify their women’s and STORY The County Junior Organiser spread the word via local radio men’s organisations. For counties keen and the clubs’ mainly female professionals led club marketing to develop, we geared up our regional Merging the men’s and and ran the sessions, with county girl squad ambassadors helping teams to provide tailored help here too. women’s organisations out and adding to the fun and camaraderie. A jamboree event and competition rounded off the initiative. Determined to keep When Hertfordshire’s two governing bodies the girls engaged, the county invited them to novice competitions, considered merging, to create a new, single Governance guidance set up ongoing coaching sessions – and gained a ‘next organisation, the steering group requested Our governance department has been busy over generation’ squad. help from England Golf. The unification was the last 12 months, supporting counties intent completed within 12 months by creating a on unification to create one stronger body or small incorporated company with a Board incorporation as a legal entity to protect volunteers that delegates day-to-day activities while from personal liability. It helped identify what focusing on vision and strategy. best practice structures, practices and governance look like, so counties could have this knowledge From the start of 2017, England Golf helped to hand and can make surefooted improvements the steering group understand the process in these areas. and the legal, consultation and communication requirements along the way. By the time the Tailored support clubs and Ladies were asked to vote, they understood the purpose and plan for the Our Regional Managers and Club Support Officers merger and voted unanimously in favour. undertook training in 2017 to understand counties’ Hertfordshire Golf Limited completed the legal individual characteristics and challenges so they process on 1 January 2018, having recruited the can provide structured and tailored support. new Board on merit and with gender equality. Learning from the insights and tools we developed to help clubs modernise and thrive, our support ‘The process was made a lot for counties covers issues like business planning, ‘We have obligations and governance and customer service, within the simpler by having an experienced context of their particular situation and aims. guide with an answer to every opportunities at county question – it would have taken level to help grow the two to three years on our own’ game and England Golf doing something like Girls Robin Colbourne, Golf Rocks helps us to Chair, Hertfordshire do that’ Golf Limited Anita Higginson, County Junior Organiser, Leicestershire & Rutland 12 2017 ANNUAL REVIEW GROWING THE GAME OF GOLF 13

SUCCESS Helping STORY Girls Golf Rocks boosts junior clubs thrive membership growth Passionate about promoting golf to youngsters, Frinton increased junior membership by 40% in 2017, the culmination of its work running and grow after-school clubs, creating a clear development pathway and launching Girls Golf Rocks.

Bringing new participants into the game and Having experimented with its own programme for getting more girls into golf, the club was keen to supporting their progression became something adopt the Girls Golf Rocks model and make the most many clubs were able to accomplish more of the ideas, support and equipment funding offered effectively in 2017. The combination of our by England Golf and the Golf Foundation. tailored support to help clubs understand The club’s professionals from Coastal Golf Academy and reach different customers and our appointed a Girls Golf Rocks ambassador whose connection with the girls was key, ran weekly sessions flagship participation initiative Get into combining fun, technical guidance and even music, Golf are proving their worth as a way of measured participants’ progress and gave each girl creating a flourishing player pipeline. a golf club and branded t-shirt. The programme’s success made a significant contribution to the club’s 29% increase in junior girl members. Get into Golf In the fourth year of Get into Golf, through which clubs offer low-cost beginner activities and follow-on courses and membership, an estimated 35,000 people were inspired to give the game a go and around 5,000 new memberships were generated. In 2017 we invested SUCCESS in a re-design of one of the keys to its success, the Get into Golf website, where participants find and book STORY taster, beginner and improver activities. Over 600 clubs got involved during 2017, making the most of the digital Business support uncovers marketing resources we provide and benefiting from the new marketing opportunities digital campaigns we ran, working with organisations such as Sky Sports and BBC Get Inspired. A thriving club with fantastic facilities, from 18 holes to adventure golf, and impressive food and drink sales growth, Horton Park’s attention was Club support nevertheless caught by England Golf’s offer of In 2017 we strengthened our workforce of Club Support Officers (CSOs) who are help to understand its market. Following what it dedicated and equipped to help clubs achieve their goals, by listening to their business describes as a positive and easy exercise, which needs and providing pragmatic individualised support. Our 36 CSOs use insights from revealed some surprises, the club had the insights mapping tools and their experience to help clubs understand their place in the market and it needed to focus on targeted marketing and the show where they’ll find potential customers. This bespoke support is putting many more customer journey. clubs in a position to open up new opportunities, more effectively target their marketing Having historically relied on generic marketing, and provide the golfing experience customers want. Horton Park wanted to identify its customers and make more informed decisions about offerings and campaigns. One valuable discovery was that it had many more ‘young fanatics’ than realised. The club has since used social media to promote Cosmic Golf and group golf days to new audiences and employed a sales manager to keep every customer on its growing database engaged with golf. 14 2017 ANNUAL REVIEW GROWING THE GAME OF GOLF 15 Our relationships: opening up new opportunities Inspiring existing players We’ve always had great relationships with organisations at national, regional and local Our partnership with Bridgestone Tyres led to the levels, helping us make a difference in a way we never could on our own. In 2017, galvanised launch in 2017 of The Bridgestone Chase Your Dream Trophy, an exciting competition giving England’s top by our strategic goals and ideas from our first Innovation Conference, we ramped up our club players the chance to win a place in a European activities on this front to open up new playing, support and revenue opportunities. Challenge Tour Pro-Am and a dream outing with a top Tour Player at the Pro-Am of the British Masters. Also continuing through 2017 was our relationship with Targeting young players TaylorMade Adidas which provides high quality kit and In October we launched our new Children and equipment for England teams, coaches and staff. Young People’s Plan for 2017-2021, which we developed in partnership with the PGA and the Golf Foundation. Its goal is to inspire a lifelong Supporting golf clubs love of the game among England’s youngsters A number of new commercial partners came on ‘The total savings achieved in by providing opportunities to get involved board in 2017, after rigorous assessment of the value the first five months by golf and develop their skills. Our ambition to get they could add for clubs by our new B2B panel. clubs that registered through more girls playing golf was boosted by These include law firm Mills and Reeve and Golf the initiative expanding from eight to Management Group. Over 150 clubs have signed up our partnership with England 15 counties. for a year’s free subscription with this buying group, Golf add up to almost whose procurement audits are helping them save up £200,000’ to £15,000 a year. We are also working with the Golf Aiding ambitious amateurs Environmental Organisation to help clubs benefit from Scott Partington, Director, In 2017 we developed our relationships promoting and expanding their sustainability practices. Golf Management Group with the Challenge Tour and the Ladies European Tour Access Series to provide more opportunities for our amateur players Looking to the future to move on to the next stage of their 2017 was the year we started building informal professional development. Hosting the relationships and sharing insights with companies European Men’s Amateur Championship such as Topgolf and others operating adventure in July for the European Golf Association and novel golf facilities. Engaging with these firms further strengthened our relationship and learning from their experiences and practices, with this body – and further advanced and from the data they’re gathering, is vital if we’re the career of England Golf squad to help member clubs innovate and develop their member Alfie Plant, who won offerings and the sport as a whole keep pace with the event. change and grow. 16 2017 ANNUAL REVIEW GROWING THE GAME OF GOLF 17

Celebrating 6

golf in England 1

In March, over 400 golf lovers gathered at Lord’s Cricket Ground for the England Golf Awards for an entertaining 3 evening celebrating heroes of the grassroots game and 4 the year’s major championships, as well as the golfing community’s vision for inspiring more people to get into golf and make it their passion.

1. England Golf’s Chief Executive, Nick Pink, welcomed guests to the golf community’s annual celebration 2. Jenny Davies of Bondhay Golf Club was named Volunteer of the Year – she not only runs the club’s rapidly-growing juniors section, she also gets the youngsters’ parents playing too 3. Our MC for the evening, Di Dougherty, presenter of Golf Night on Sky Sports and member of Cheshire ladies’ golf team, with sports journalist Chris Hollins and cricketer David Gower 4. Bath Golf Club’s Jenny Hobbs, winner of the ‘Those in charge at England Golf Lifetime Service Award, has inspired fellow players, should take great pride in the encouraged juniors and supported her club, county way their elite talent is continuing and country for 50 years to develop. They should also be 5. The GolfMark Club of the Year Award went to The congratulated on their desire to Point at Polzeath which has transformed itself into modernise the grassroots game a thriving business – a golf club that’s also a leisure 2 hub for locals and holidaymakers to encourage more youngsters 6. Emma Anderson of Sherwood Forest Golf Club to take up the sport’ was named Young Ambassador of the year for her enthusiastic involvement in Girls Golf Rocks Iain Carter, and the England Golf Youth Panel BBC Golf Correspondent

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Championship results Men Women

English Men’s Open Amateur English Boys’ U18 Open Amateur English Women’s English Girls’ U16 Open Amateur Midlands North Final Graham Slack Stroke Play Championship Stroke Play Championship Amateur Championship Stroke Play Championship Sally Sparrow East Devon GC (Brabazon Trophy) (Carris Trophy) Lily May Humphreys Annabell Fuller Ullesthorpe Court GC Peter Higgins Kyle McClatchie Andrea Romano Stoke by Nayland GC Roehampton GC North Region Final Radcliffe-on-Trent GC South Africa English Women’s Open Amateur Girls’ County Champion Pauline Fawcett Alison Vans Agnew European Men’s Individual Boys’ County Champion Stroke Play Championship of Champions Knott End GC Dyke GC Amateur of Champions Isobel Wardle Georgia Staroscik Bridgestone Alfie Plant Prestbury GC Bedfordshire Senior Series Final Jacob Kelso Chase Your Dream Final Sundridge Park GC Kent Alistair Booth English Women’s Open Amateur Rebecca Webb Frilford Heath GC Home Internationals English Boys’ County Match Play Championship East Berkshire GC Ireland Championship Cara Gainer Senior Women Yorkshire Castle Royle GC English Men’s Amateur Mixed Championship English Women’s County Finals English Senior Women’s Captains Todd Clements Yorkshire Amateur Championship Braintree GC Senior Men Fiona Edmond Club Team Championship Women’s County Champion England Golf Captains Ipswich GC Regional Winners English Men’s Open of Champions Chris Whitmore Mid-Amateur Stroke Play English Senior Men’s Open Natasha Slater English Senior Women’s Marston Lakes GC Worthing GC (Logan Trophy) Amateur Championship Cumbria Open Amateur Stroke Play Lisa Gaut-Conway Walmley GC Stephen Jensen Doug Cameron Championship PING Women’s Halifax GC Woburn GC Henley GC Jackie Foster Downes Crediton GC Fourball Betterball Grand Final Bishops Stortford GC Martin Tate Men’s County Champion Senior Men’s County Kerry Lamb & Tina Sampson Shipley GC Blackburn GC of Champions Champion of Champions Senior Women’s Brenda King Tankersley Park GC Club Team Championship Final Simon Richardson Trevor Foster Foursomes Tournament Bob Gee PING Women’s Fourball Whitby GC Lincolnshire Lancashire Amanda Mayne The Warwickshire Golf Betterball Plate Final Saltford GC & Country Club PING Family Fourball Betterball English Champion Club English Senior Men’s County Tina Thomas & Helen Atkinson Rob & John King City of Newcastle GC Championship West Hill GC Joanne Shorrocks Robert Cleland Eaglescliffe GC Yorkshire Bigbury GC Immingham GC English Men’s County Women’s Par 3 Championship Championship Esther Sparrow Pat Clasby Hampshire Blackmoor GC Haste Hill GC Bridgestone Chase Mixed Junior Events Bridgestone England Golf Captains Final Your Dream (Men’s) Chase Your Dream Chris Whitemore English Schools’ Marston Lakes GC Boys Girls (Women’s) Team Championship Regional Qualifying Winners South Region Final Ashfield School English Boys’ U14 Open Amateur Jason Renton English Girls’ Open Amateur Diana Wallace English Junior Stroke Play Championship Hurlston Hall GC Stroke Play Championship Haste Hill GC Senior Series Champion Club (Reid Trophy) Isobel Wardle Darren Kneeshaw South West Region Final Burghill Valley GC Casey Jarvis Prestbury GC Minehead & West Somerset GC Tricia Folland Neil Marshall South Africa John Green English Girls’ U14 Open Amateur Burnham & Berrow GC Woodcote Park GC English Boys’ U16 Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship Royal Household GC East Region Final Mark Stephenson Stroke Play Championship Charlotte Cattaneo Paula Wendleken Huddersfield GC (McGregor Trophy) Jake Griffiths Italy Abridge GC Joonas Juan Turba Bramcote Water GC Christine Fisher Estonia Bridgestone Midlands South Final Whittington Heath GC Chase Your Dream Final Julia Warke Stoke Park GC John Newell Hazlemere GC 20 2017 ANNUAL REVIEW GROWING THE GAME OF GOLF 21

Major performances and results Major Individual Team Results Appearances Individual Results Championships

European Team Championships, Palmer Cup NSW Amateur French Open Stroke Play Pleasington Putter MEN EGA Events and Team Events USA v 1st Scott Gregory Corhampton GC 1st Josh Hilleard Farrington Park GC 1st Charlotte Heath Huddersfield GC England represented by European Women’s Darwin Salver Welsh Open Stroke Play Tillman Trophy Harry Ellis, Harry Hall, 1st Harry Ellis Meon Valley GC Team Championship, 1st 1st Bailey Gill Lindrick GC 1st Gian Marco Petrozzi Trentham GC 1st Taylor Stote Enmore Park GC Richard Mansell & David Wicks European Men’s USA 19.5 v Europe 11.5 Comboy Leveret Critchley Salver English Women’s Amateur Silver Medal Alfie Plant Team Championship, 2nd 1st Lily May Humphreys 1st Jessica Hall Bishop Auckland GC 1st Lily May Humphreys Walker Cup Sundridge Park GC Stoke by Nayland GC Stoke by Nayland GC European Girls’ USA v GB&I West of England Amateur The European Men’s Team Championship, 3rd England represented by Harry Ellis, The Gold Rose (Women’s) South of England Amateur Amateur Championship Scott Gregory, Matthew Jordan, 1st Amelia Williamson 1st Megan Giles St Mellion GC 1st Jake Burnage Saunton GC European Boys’ 1st Alfie Plant Alfie Plant & Jack Singh Brar Royal Cromer GC Team Championship, 8th Frilford Heath Scratch English Girls’ Open Stroke Play Sundridge Park GC USA 19 v GB&I 7 Critchley Astor 1st Cara Gainer Castle Royle GC 1st Isobel Wardle Prestbury GC European Senior Women’s Lytham Trophy Junior Vagliano 1st Martha Lewis St George’s Hill GC Team Championship, 2nd Welsh Open Youths English Amateur Championship 1st Jack Sing Brar GB&I v Europe Frilford Jackson 1st Max Martin Ladbrook Park GC 1st Todd Clements Braintree GC Remedy Oak GC European Senior Men’s England represented by 1st Emily Brennan Trentham GC Team Championship, 3rd Lily May Humphreys, Astor Salver English Girls’ U16 Championship British Seniors Amateur Champion Mimi Rhodes & Caitlin Whitehead Birkdale Putter 1st Lily May Humphreys 1st Annabell Fuller Roehampton GC 1st Bryan Hughes Hesketh GC , Team 1st GB&I 3 v Europe 15 1st Eloise Healey West Lancs GC Stoke by Nayland GC English Women’s Open Stroke Play Ladies’ Home Internationals, 2nd & Melissa Wood Woodsome Hall GC St Andrews Links 1st Isobel Wardle Prestbury GC WOMEN Men’s Home Internationals, 2nd GB&I v Europe Comboy Scratch 1st Matthew Jordan Royal Birkdale Scratch Women’s British Open England represented by 1st Gemma Clews Delamere Forest GC Royal Liverpool GC Girls’ Home Internationals, 1st 1st Lianna Bailey Kirby Muxloe GC Silver Medal Sophie Lamb Gemma Clews, India Clyburn, Formby Leveret English Seniors (Men’s) Clitheroe GC Boys’ Home Internationals, 1st Alice Hewson & Sophie Lamb Orange Bowl Junior Open Girls 1st Rochelle Morris Woodsome Hall GC 1st Doug Cameron Moor Park GC GB&I 9 v Europe 15 1st Lily May Humphreys British Girls’ Open Championship Senior Women’s Hampshire Rose Henry Cooper Stoke by Nayland GC 1st Lily May Humphreys Home Internationals, 2nd Asian Pacific Junior Championship 1st Gemma Clews Delamere Forest GC Junior Masters (Boys) Stoke by Nayland GC Europe represented by Hampshire Salver Senior Men’s 1st Ben Jones Lily May Humphreys Whittington Heath Scratch 1st Jack Singh Brar Remedy Oak GC European Young Masters (Girls) Home Internationals, 1st Northamptonshire County GC & Annabell Fuller 1st Nicola Slater Woodsome Hall GC 1st Lily May Humphreys Lagonda Trophy v England Henry Cooper Stoke by Nayland GC Jacques Leglise Trophy Duncan Putter 1st David Hague Malton & Norton GC Mixed Men & Women Junior Masters (Girls) England represented by 1st Charlie Strickland Ham Manor GC Spain 13 v England 17 1st Lily May Humphreys North of England Amateur Toby Briggs, Alex Fitzpatrick, Peter McEvoy Trophy Stoke by Nayland GC 1st David Hague Malton & Norton GC England v Spain Ben Jones, Tom Plumb, 1st Charlie Strickland Ham Manor GC U16 Mixed Boys & Girls Charlie Strickland & Robin Williams Berkshire Trophy Trophy England 15 v Spain 9 GB&I 9.5 v Europe 15.5 Midland Boys U16 1st Adam Lumley Coventry GC 1st Andrew Wilson Darlington GC 1st Charlie Hilton Ifield GC England v Switzerland Bridget Jackson Bowl Midland Open Amateur U16 Girls Midland Girls U16 1st Hannah Screen Berkhamstead GC Championship England 5 v Switzerland 1 1st Jess Baker Gosforth Park GC 1st Tom Plumb Sherborne GC English Senior Women’s

England v Fairhaven Trophy Stroke Play Waterford Trophy

U16 Boys 1st Hollie Muse West Lancashire GC 1st Jackie Foster 1st Liam Burns Chislehurst GC

England 19.5 v Scotland 10.5 Bishops Stortford GC Welsh Ladies’ Open Stroke Play 1st Gemma Clews Porters Park Centenary Scratch Delamere Forest GC 1st Kerry Smith Waterlooville GC

England Senior Women’s Amateur English Women’s Open Match Play

1st Fiona Edmund Ipswich GC 1st Cara Gainer Castle Royle GC

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Income and expenditure Year ended 31 December 2017

Income £000s %

1 Affiliation Fees 5,367 60.3 6 3.5% 5.0% 7

2 Sport England Grants 2,489 28.0 5 1.1%

3 AASE Grants 159 1.8 4 0.3%

4 Commercial Income 24 0.3 3 1.8%

5 Membership Schemes 101 1.1 2 28.0% 1 60.3% 6 Entry Fees 315 3.5

7 Other Incomes 449 5.0

8,904 100

Expenditure £000s %

1 Development, Membership 2,921 32.9 6 7.1% and Club Services 5 7.2% 2 Performance and 1,676 18.9 International Teams 4 12.1% 1 32.9% 3 Administration/Governance 1,940 21.8

4 Championships 1,076 12.1

5 Media and Marketing 641 7.2 3 21.8% 2 18.9%

6 Grants 632 7.1

8,886 100

Independent Auditors Statement to the Members Of The English Golf Union Limited

The financial information set out above does not constitute the company’s statutory financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017, but is derived from those accounts. The statutory financial statements of The English Golf Union Limited for the year ended 31 December 2017 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditors, haysmacintyre, have reported on those statutory financial statements. In each year the reports were: • unqualified; • did not draw attention to any matters by way of emphasis and; • did not contain statements under s498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006. JEREMY BEARD, Senior Statutory Auditor for and on behalf of haysmacintyre, Statutory Auditor Date: 6 March 2018.