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Message from the President It is a great honour for me to be asked to be President of the County Union, especially as in my second year, the County Union will be celebrating its Centenary. I will be succeeding a long line of Presidents who have all contributed in their own way to the developing history of our Union. We are all going through difficult times as the economic situation starts to bite hard. The County Union will endeavour to run a tight ship in these turbulent waters and, where we can, we will try to help clubs, as we will also through our contacts with the national governing bodies of our sport. One of the highlights of the 2009 golfing season will be the Big 6 to be held on home territory at Seascale on 10th June 2009. Having come close to winning this in recent years, we hope to capture the prize this year! We have appointed our County Development Officer, Jo Tinsley, who is greatly experienced as a sports administrator and she will be circulating amongst clubs and schools, using her expertise to help clubs get and keep more members of all ages in golf. Clubs will find her advice and guidance helpful in the years ahead, I am sure. Finally at this time, may I encourage all Clubs and golfers in the Cumbria Union to liaise with John Pearson, who has kindly offered to put together the Centenary History of our Union. John has written several Club Histories,including Silloth, and is well versed in the history of golf in this area. I look forward to seeing the fruits of his labours as we move into 2010. We are fortunate in having Cliff Heath as our County Captain and I am pleased that he will also be the President Elect for me. With John Smith as Manager of the Junior Squad and possessing a young but quite experienced team we look forward to great things from them too. Our Seniors are also are moving into a more competitive environment. May I wish everyone enjoyment in their golf in 2009 and let us hope that the weather is kind to us also. Tom Stout President. |
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England call-up for Cumbria golf champion Bowe
By Amanda Little
Last updated 12:14, Wednesday, 01 July 2009
Double county golf champion Will Bowe hopes to cap a spectacular year by winning an England call-up.
English Golf Union selectors already have the 26-year-old county star on their radar as they prepare to name the England squad for international matches later in the year.
He did his chances the power of good when finishing top of the pile with the best individual score in front of EGU officials at the Northern Counties Championship at Seascale three weeks ago to help secure Cumbria a place at the National Championships at Chipping Sodbury, near Bristol, on September 25-27.
Bowe further enhanced his hopes when he continued his domination of Cumbrian golf by landing his fifth strokeplay crown in seven years, adding the title to the Cumbria Matchplay Championship he won in May.
Bowe didn’t drop a single shot in his final three rounds, and carded a spectacular nine-under-par final round 63, which included an albatross, an eagle and four birdies, to finish on 271, five shots ahead of county team-mate Simon Young.
The victory was Bowe’s seventh county crown after winning matchplay titles in 2001 and 2006 and strokeplay championships 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007.
Now the Workington farmer is preparing for Cumbria’s clash with Yorkshire, at Huddersfield, and then he will focus on the English Amateur Championship at Rye and Littlestone Golf Clubs in Kent, when an impressive performance will almost certainly clinch him an international call-up.
Bowe, who reduced his handicap to plus three on Sunday, said: “I don’t know if I’ve done enough to be selected but it’s nice to possibly be in the frame.
“If selectors are watching me, it would be great but the most important thing is that I concentrate on doing well. The closest I’ve come to an England cap was when I was part of a three-man team which went to the Czech Republic a few years ago and I also played for England under-16s.
“Winning a cap would be great but it’s quite hard to get recognition when you are in Cumbria.
“It’s harder for folk up here to gain recognition compared to places like Yorkshire for some reason, but I hope they will have taken note of how I did at the Northern Counties Championship when there were a lot of England players playing.”
Victory for Bowe and his Cumbria team-mates over Yorkshire on Saturday will strengthen their position at the top of the Northern Counties League and put them in pole position for a sensational double.
Cliff Heath’s men have won two out of two matches and, after Saturday’s clash at Huddersfield, still have to face Durham and Lancashire.
Bowe said: “It’s going to be tough but there is no reason why we shouldn’t beat Yorkshire.
“A few years ago, defeating Yorkshire would have been a shock as they have more than 300 clubs and we have 33, but it wouldn’t be a surprise anymore.
“Team spirit is great and the whole team is playing well, so we are going into the match with confidence high.”
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COUNTY CHAMPION 2009. WILL BOWE [WORKINGTON G.C.]COUNTY MATCHPLAY CHAMPION 2009. WILL BOWE[WORKINGTON G.C.] MASTER GOLFER [GREENJACKET] 2008. JOHN LONGCAKE [SILLOTH.G.C.] COUNTY JUNIORS CHAMPION 2008. DAVID FORSTER [BRAMPTON. G.C.] JUNIOR UNDER 16 CHAMPION. 2008. JAMIE McDONALD [KENDAL.G.C.] COUNTY SENIORS CHAMPION 2008. ANDREW MORRISON [APPLEBY .G.C.] JAMES SALVER 2008. JOHN LONGCAKE [SILLOTH.G.C.] INTERCLUB MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONS 2008. [ KENDAL 'A' ] INTERCLUB STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONS 2008. [WORKINGTON.G.C.] SCRATCH LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2008. [CARLISLE 'A']
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