Annual Review

2019

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Our Mission 04 Directors 05 Contents Chairman’s Review 06 Chief Executive’s Welcome 07 Highlights of the Year 08 Our Year in Numbers 12 Championship Results 16 Performance Results 20 Income and Expenditure 24

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Directors as at OUR MISSION. WORKING 31 December 2019 Carol Alford Alistair Booth AT THE HEART OF GOLF IN Martha Brass Phillipa Cook Nic Coward ENGLAND, SUPPORTING AND Jill Dean Michael Pask EMPOWERING A THRIVING Doug Poole Kevin Tucker Ian Watkins COMMUNITY OF PLAYERS, Les Wilson

President COUNTIES AND CLUBS TO Jenny Clink

President Elect GET THE MOST OUT OF THE Graham Yates

Company Secretary GAME WE ALL LOVE Emily Green

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CHAIRMAN’S REVIEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S WELCOME

There was a great Golf is not only deal to celebrate my career, but my across the game in 2019. sporting passion.

English golfers once again excelled in competition. Individual and team triumphs reflected It was therefore a privilege to accept the role as chief executive officer in January 2020 and the time and effort invested in the country’s brightest talents by clubs and counties, as well as embrace the opportunity to build for our national golfing future. performance director Nigel Edwards and his team of coaches and support staff. This annual review sets out the achievements of 2019 – accomplishments we are constantly Five of our six squads won their Home International series. Our senior men and women were looking to improve upon. also crowned European team champions. These, however, are challenging times for the game of golf. The unprecedented disruption to The reputation for outstanding championships was enhanced in 2019 with over 6,500 players ordinary life caused by the COVID-19 outbreak has had a dramatic knock-on effect for our sport. taking part in 55 elite and handicap events. Rest assured – England Golf will provide strong leadership and support to help clubs meet The European Ladies’ Amateur Championships was held at Parkstone Golf Club in August and challenges head on and prepare for our beloved sport’s return. proved a showcase occasion. provided an English winner – a fitting finale to a Once golf resumes, we will drive participation and promote golf club membership – great week. The role of English golfers in the epic Solheim Cup victory also highlighted the cornerstones of our strategy moving forward. fantastic talent that the game here can nurture. We will also work tirelessly with our partners at grassroots level to encourage all young It was also a reminder that we all need to do more to enable girls to get into the game. Girls Golf people, but especially women and girls, to enjoy this great game of ours. Rocks, in partnership with the Golf Foundation, has flourished, with 112 facilities in 26 counties providing taster sessions for 1,900 beginner girls in 2019. Women and Girls’ week in August At the top level, we should be proud of our achievements, accolades and titles earned by our continued to grow, as did the number of clubs signing up for The R&A’s Women in Golf Charter. elite players throughout 2019. Preparing for the new World Handicap System (WHS) took up a considerable amount of the In the spirit of golf being a game for everyone to enjoy regardless of age, gender or ability, we organisation’s time. WHS will come even more sharply into focus as we move towards full must also champion the beginners, the volunteers, the staff and the coaches who help make implementation in November 2020. the game what it is. SafeGolf has been rolled out across the country, reflecting our commitment to the care and With working priorities of ensuring SafeGolf compliance and World Handicap System transition, welfare of young people and other vulnerable groups. There is no greater priority for the organisational fortitude will be truly tested this year. However, I’m sure these aims will be realised. game and it is clear that this view has universal support. I look forward to working with you all in 2020 and – when safe – meeting and watching A further improvement in the game was the implementation of insurance for member golfers golfers of all abilities enjoy our sport. under a single, game-wide policy. This reflected our desire to create more immediate and This is a game that has given me a lifetime of pleasure and continues to enthuse me as much obvious value and additional services to member golfers paying affiliation fees. as it did when I first picked up a club as a junior. We have changed our approach in several areas, focusing on a smaller amount of initiatives When golf and society emerges from the current uncertainty, I’m confident we can all pull to deliver our core priorities for the game. together and focus on a common goal to ensure this great game of ours can be enjoyed for We made a number of changes to the organisation in 2019. One was a restructuring of our many generations to come. Club Support Officers network which embodies this new approach. Clubs must be the focus and we have to support all who want our help, in meaningful ways, to help them thrive. Society is changing and involvement in golf in many different formats is growing through entrepreneurial new businesses and their offers. Making connections between those different Jeremy Tomlinson forms of play and the core club network is an ever-growing part we all need to think about. Nick Pink moved on in October and we were delighted to welcome his successor as chief executive, Jeremy Tomlinson, at the beginning of 2020. Jeremy arrived at England Golf with over 30 years outstanding involvement in key roles within the golf industry as well as a long association with county golf. There remain challenges to be faced in golf, but the game continues to be of huge importance to local communities and national life. Throughout 2020 we look forward to working with counties, clubs and all involved to bring more people into the game.

Nic Coward

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Highlights of the Year 1 2

#SwitchOffWithGolf campaign 1 launched, fronted by BBC’s Dan Walker, promoting different ways to play and men’s mental health. Campaign reached over 30 million

As of 1 July every member is provided 2 with £10m personal liability insurance as part of their affiliation to England Golf

Second staging of the Women’s and 3 Girls’ Golf Week sees us exceed last 3 4 year’s figures by reaching over 12million

England Golf host the inaugural 4 Disability Open at Stoke by Nayland Golf Club with world number one George Groves taking the title

Alice Hewson wins a tense play-off to 5 claim the European Ladies’ Amateur Championship at Parkstone Golf Club 6 At just 17, Yorkshire’s Ben Schmidt becomes the youngest ever winner of the Brabazon Trophy

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England celebrate great success in 7 the Home Internationals with the Men’s, Women’s, Girls’, Boys’ and 7 Senior Men’s squads all emerging victorious

Emily Toy enjoys a fantastic week at 8 Royal County Down and is crowned 8 Women’s Amateur Champion Performance director Nigel Edwards 9 is named Team GB Golf Leader for Tokyo Olympics

Conor Gough defeats Callum Farr 10 3 and 2 to win the English Men’s Amateur Championship at Hankley Common Golf Club

Josh Hill becomes a Guinness World 11 Record holder by becoming the youngest-ever winner of an official world golf ranking event at just 15 years, six months and 27 days old

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THE WORLD HANDICAP SYSTEM IS COMING

Completed workshops educating Our Year 1,397 from 600 clubs

Ready for in Numbers Licence signed by CONGU Nov OUR CLUB SUPPORT ahead of the new system NETWORK 2020 16 launch September 2

820 #SWITCHOFFWITHGOLF CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED APRIL 2019 clubs supported the length and breadth of England with

Combined 454 audience of articles nationwide 30.3m

600clubs receiving Media tailored support value of £110k

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GIRLS GOLF ROCKS THE NATION ELITE ENGLAND PLAYERS IN THE WAGR

more counties Attracting TOP 50 join the Girls Golf Rocks WOMEN revolution 1,900 01 beginners across 26 counties enjoyed a taster session MEN 5 03on 1 September TOP 100 SECOND STAGING OF THE WOMEN AND GIRLS’ GOLF WEEK 03 WOMEN OVER than last year BIGGER MEN 05on 1 September 800people contributed OVER from across MORE the world AVERAGE HANDICAP REDUCTION BY PLAYERS IN REGIONAL U16 SQUADS than 12 Boys 274,000 MILLION VIDEO VIEWS IMPRESSIONS 0.75 Girls 55 CHAMPIONSHIPS RUN THIS YEAR

% % OVER 55 45 players for handicap for elite 1.70 TARGET 0.5 golfers golfers 6,500

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Championship

WOMEN Results English Women’s Amateur Championship Ellen Hume, Mill Green Golf Club

English Women’s County Finals Gloucestershire

English Women’s Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship Rebecca Earl, Bishops Stortford Golf Club

PING Women’s Fourball Betterball Grand Final Charlotte Legg and Mary Dodds, Windlesham Golf Club

MEN BOYS PING Women’s Fourball Betterball Plate Final English Champion Club Boys’ County Champion of Champions Jacqui Barson and Julie Beanland, City of Newcastle Golf Club Ben Partridge, Surrey Belton Park Golf Club

English Men’s Amateur Championship English Boys’ County Championship Women’s County Champion of Champions Conor Gough, Stoke Park Golf Club Devon Bel Wardle, Cheshire

English Men’s County Championship English Boys’ U14 Open Amateur Stroke Women’s Par 3 Championship Kent Play Championship (Reid Trophy) Jackie Urry, Lee on the Solent Golf Club Joseph Linel, English Men’s Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship (Brabazon Trophy) English Boys’ U16 Open Amateur Stroke GIRLS Ben Schmidt, Rotherham Golf Club Play Championship (McGregor Trophy) Josh Hill, Trump International, Dubai Abraham Trophy English Men’s Open Mid-Amateur Stroke Amy Nunn, Northamptonshire County Play (Logan Trophy) English Boys’ U18 Open Amateur Stroke Golf Club Geoff Harris, Formby Golf Club Play Championship (Carris Trophy) Ben Schmidt, Rotherham Golf Club English Girls’ Open Amateur Stroke Play Men’s County Champion of Champions Championship Toby Burden, Hampshire Marie Bechtold, SENIOR MEN English Girls’ U14 Open Amateur English Senior Men’s County Championship Stroke Play Championship Yorkshire Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio, English Senior Men’s Open Amateur Championship English Girls’ U16 Open Amateur Ian Attoe, Worplesdon Golf Club Stroke Play Championship Winner of the Women’s County Charlotte Cattaneo, Champion of Champions at Woodhal Spa, Senior Men’s County Champion Bel Wardle, Cheshire of Champions Girls’ County Champion of Champions Steve Graham, Sussex Lily Hirst, Yorkshire

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SENIOR WOMEN SENIOR SERIES

English Senior Women’s Amateur Qualifier Winners Championship Jayne Fletcher, Whittington Heath Golf Club Helen Lowe, Scraptoft Golf Club Debbie Finch, Mere Golf and Country Club Senior Women’s Brenda King Peter Lappin, Cave Castle Hotel and Golf Club Foursomes Tournament Graham Marshall, Peterborough Julie Brown, Trentham Golf Club Milton Golf Club Julia Gaunt, Drayton Park Golf Club Dilip Mehta, Old Fold Manor Golf Club Bryan Mundy, Worthing Golf Club English Senior Women’s Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship Aileen Greenfield, Pyecombe Golf Club Grand Final Winner David Roberts, Buckingham Golf Club

ENGLAND GOLF MEDAL CLUB TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Regional Qualifier Winners Angela Deburca, Wokefield Park Golf Club Qualifier Winners Zara Gardam, Shooters Hill Golf Club Ritchie/Uttley/Lovell/Travers Lucy Millar, Shrewsbury Golf Club Insley/Brookes/Tilke/Rawbon Alyson Nedza, Mill Green Golf Club Gray/Eustace/Kelly/Gray Lisa Reilly, Westhoughton Golf Club Harrison/Harrison/Busst/Harris Jane Southcombe, Yeovil Golf Club Grand Final Winners Grand Final Winner Taylor/Partridge/Wood/Wood Holly Crompton, East Brighton Golf Club

CAPTAINS MIXED JUNIOR EVENTS

Qualifier Winners English Junior Champion Club Lionel Dobson, Brampton Golf Club Saltford Golf Club George Grant, Leaside Golf Club Ian Goulding, Tankersley Park Golf Club English Schools’ Team Championship Robin Hawkins, Donnington Valley Golf Club Dyke House Academy Nick Kelly, Church Stretton Golf Club Richard Lloyd, Nevill Golf Club Michael McHale, Beauchief Golf Club Brian Robinson, Belton Woods Golf Club

Grand Final Winner Graham Tansley, Toot Hill Golf Club

Alice Hewson teeing off European Ladies’ Amateur Championship at Parkstone Golf Club

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Performance Results

TEAM RESULTS TEAM APPEARANCES INDIVIDUAL VICTORIES South West Group Boys Qualifying: European Team Championships Jacques Leglise Trophy BOYS Dylan Xanh, Mendip Spring Golf and Country Golf Club and EGA Events GBI 9.5pts v Continent of Europe 15.5pts Al Ain Open Mena Tour European Boys’ Team Championship, 5th Joseph Pagdin Josh Hill South of England European Girls’ Team Championship, 8th Ben Schmidt Sam West, Liphook Golf Club Douglas Johns Trophy European Ladies’ Team Championship, 5th Barclay Brown Hugh Adams, Hagley Golf Club European Men’s Team Championship, 2nd GIRLS Junior Solheim Cup European Senior Ladies’ Team Duke of York Young Champions Trophy Championship, 1st Europe 11pts v USA 13pts Conor Gough, Stoke Park Golf Club Annika Invitational Europe Lily May Humphreys, European Senior Men’s Team Annabell Fuller Fairhaven Trophy Stoke by Nayland Golf Club Championship, 1st Lily May Humphreys Callum Macfie, Lindrick Golf Club Mimi Rhodes Fairhaven Trophy Home International Championships Journey to Jordan 2 Rosie Belsham, Whitley Bay Golf Club Junior Robin Williams Boys Home Internationals, 1st GBI 7.5pts v Continent of Europe 10.5pts Justin Rose Telegraph Junior Golf Justin Rose Telegraph Championship Girls Home Internationals, 1st Patience Rhodes Men’s Home International, 1st Junior Golf Championship Mimi Rhodes, Burnham and Ben Schmidt, Rotherham Golf Club Berrow Golf Club Senior Women’s Home Internationals, 2nd The Astor Trophy Senior Men’s Home Internationals, 1st GB&I T2 v NZ, SA, AUS & CAN Major Champions Challenge Boys Major Champions Challenge Girls Women’s Home Internationals, 1st Alice Hewson Conor Gough, Stoke Park Golf Club Annabell Fuller, Roehampton Golf Club Lily May Humphreys Midland Boys U16 Open Midland Girls U16 Open International Matches and Team events Emily Toy Matthew Dodd-Berry, Lottie Woad, Farnham Golf Club Royal Liverpool Golf Club , 8th The Men’s European Nations Cup, 1st GBI 10.5pts v USA 15.5pts Midland Group Boys Qualifying Women’s European Nations Cup, 3rd Alex Fitzpatrick Tied Rhys Thomas Wallace, Handsworth Golf Club and Samuel Allen, England v France, Boys, 4pts - 8pts Harry Hall England v , U16, 13.5pts - 16.5pts Conor Gough North Group Boys Qualifying England v Spain, 13pts - 7pts Tom Plumb Joseph Robson, Hexham Golf Club England v Spain, U16, 9pts - 15pts Tom Sloman Scottish Boys U14 England v Switzerland, U16 Girls, 4.5pts - 1.5pts Hugh Adams, Hagley Golf Club Vagliano Trophy England v , U16 Boys, 13pts - 7pts GBI 9.5 v Continent of Europe 14.5 Sir Henry Cooper Junior Master Alice Hewson Ben Schmidt, Rotherham Golf Club Lily May Humphreys South East Group Boys Qualifying: Isobel Wardle Jacob Kelso, Kings Hill Golf Club Annabell Fuller Emily Toy 20 21 ENGLAND GOLF ANNUAL REVIEW 2019

MEN South West Group Qualifying The Leveret Trophy Tom Plumb, Yeovil Golf Club Emily Slater, Gog Magog Golf Club Berkhamstead Trophy Joss Gosling, Harpenden Golf Club St Andrews Links Trophy Welsh Ladies Open Stroke Play Jake Burnage, Burnham and Lily May Humphreys, Berkshire Trophy Berrow Golf Club Stoke by Nayland Golf Club Oliver Farrell, Evesham Golf Club Tillman Trophy West of England/Harper Slaver Cape Province Open, South Africa Joe Harvey, The Kendleshire Golf Club Ellen Hume, Mill Green Golf Club Tom Plumb, Yeovil Golf Club Walton Heath Trophy Darwin Salver Daniel O’Loughlin, SENIOR MEN Harvey Byers, Ruddington Grange Golf Club Bill Shankland Trophy European Nations Cup Waterford Trophy Bob Florence, Tom Sloman, Taunton and Jensen Hull, Hillside Golf Club Rochester and Cobham Park Golf Club Pickering Golf Club West of England David Marsh Trophy Hampshire Salver Charlie Salter, Northamptonshire County Robert Godley, Hillside Golf Club Tied Jake Bolton, Ogbourne Downs Golf Golf Club Club and Sam Bairstow, Hallowes Golf Club East of England Seniors Richard Norton, Irish Men’s Open Stroke Play Beverley and East Riding Golf Club James Newton, Prestbury Golf Club WOMEN Frank Stableford Trophy British Women’s Amateur Lagonda Trophy Bryan Hughes, Hesketh Golf Club Liam Phipps, Olton Golf Club Emily Toy, 1st Irish Open Seniors Championships Chiberta Grand Prix Lee Westwood Trophy Alan Mew, Stoneham Golf Club David Hague, Malton and Norton Golf Club Amelia Williamson, Royal Cromer Golf Club Midland Group Seniors Comboy Scratch Cup Lytham Trophy Paul Griffiths, Enville Golf Club Joshua McMahon, Wallasey Golf Club Isobel Wardle, Prestbury Golf Club North Group Seniors Critchley Astor Salver Midland Group Qualifying Richard Norton, Sarah Gee, West Wilts Golf Club Jordan Boulton, Notts Golf Club Beverley and East Riding Golf Club European Women’s Individual Midland Open Amateur South East Group Seniors Alice Hewson, 1st Joe Macilwraith, Olton Golf Club George Wilson, Calcot Park Golf Club Frilford Jackson Bowl North Group Qualifying South West Group Seniors Caley McGinty, Knowle Golf Club Matty Lamb, Hexham Golf Club Philip Bill, Ferndown Golf Club Irish Ladies Open Stroke Play North of England Open Amateur West of England Senior Open Lily May Humphreys, Sam Bairstow, Hallowes Golf Club Richard Norton, Stoke by Nayland Golf Club Scottish Open Stroke Play Championship Beverley and East Riding Golf Club Liphook Scratch Women’s Jake Bolton, Ogbourne Downs Golf Club Welsh Open Seniors Pavani Kumar, Royal Mid Surrey Golf Club South East Group Qualifying Paul Wharton, Woodhall Spa New South Wales Stroke Play Jack Hawksby, The Millbrook Emily Toy, Carlyon Bay Golf Club SENIOR WOMEN South East of England Links Winner of the English Men’s Amateur Royal Birkdale Putter Jack Brown, Chelmsford Golf Club English Senior Women’s Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Alwoodley Emily Price, Cleobury Mortimer Golf Club Caroline Berry, Bromborough Golf Club Golf Club, Ben Schmidt

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Income and Expenditure YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019

Income Expenditure

Income £000’s % Expenditure £000’s % Affiliation Fees 5822 66.4% Development, Participation and Club Services 2544 30.6% Sport England Grants 2010 22.9% Performance and International Teams 1771 21.3% Other Grants 286 3.3% Admin and Governance 1910 23.0% Membership Schemes 102 1.2% Championships 1148 13.8% Entry Fees 303 3.5% Media, Membership and Marketing 692 8.3% Other Income 210 2.4% Non Performance Grants 245 2.9% Investment Income (net of charges) 31 0.4% Total 8310 100.0% Total 8764 100.0%

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“I’M CONFIDENT WE CAN ALL PULL TOGETHER AND FOCUS ON A COMMON GOAL TO ENSURE THIS GREAT GAME OF OURS CAN BE ENJOYED FOR MANY GENERATIONS TO COME”

JEREMY TOMLINSON

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