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Message from the President It is an honour for me to be serving as your President for my second year. I shall endeavour to direct the Union in the manner in which it was originally intended and I have been presented with an enthusiastic body of volunteers. All have agreed to serve on the Executive and I look forward to working closely with them. One of our main efforts during 2008 away from the actual golf and coaching ete, is to improve the communications between the County Union and the clubs. So many exciting avenues are opening up through the efforts of the E.G.U. that we feel our clubs are not fully aware of what can be accomplished with schemes such as Golf Central,Academies and grants which are available to encourage new player's into the game of golf. Our County team in 2007 just missed out on the Northern counties championship again. I am confident that they will succeed in 2008 and bring the title back to Cumbria, In My opinion no other County Union has players with such an enthusiastic attitude to team golf.Come on Team Cumbria,you can do it in 2008 May I wish all of you, a satisfying and successful year with both your club and personal golf during 2008. John Holliday, President |
Interested in joining the County Executive? Should you have an interest in joining the County Union Executive, then please contact any member or contact the County Secretary on 01946 693036 and we shall invite you along to see just what is going on in your county.
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NEW FOR 2008
CUMBRIA GOLF PARTNERSHIP
WHY NOT VISIT THE C.G.P. HOME PAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
Golf is set to flourish in Cumbria with the formation of The Cumbria Golf Partnership.
The Partnership will see an exciting approach to the development of the game in Cumbria as local knowledge; experience and resources are combined and shared by local golfing organisations working together as a team.
The Partnership consists of a steering committee with two representatives from each of the two main golfing organisations in Cumbria , The Cumbria Union of Golf Clubs (CUGC) and The Cumbria Ladies County Golf Association (CLCGA). The committee will also have representatives from the North East/North West County Professional Golfer's Association (PGA), The English Golf Union/English Women's Golf Association (EGU/EWGA), The Golf Foundation and Cumbria Sport.
Through this joint approach Golf in Cumbria has greater potential to draw in external support in particular through Sport England and Cumbria Sport. This approach is integral to England Golf Partnership's vision to “Grow the game” and The English Golf Union's vision to make England the world's leading golf nation by 2020.
The English Golf Union (EGU) and English Women's Golf Association (EWGA) along with Sport England have allocated The Cumbria Golf Partnership a minimum of £54,500 [ as at April 2008] to devise and implement a structured development plan for golf in Cumbria over the next 3 years. The plan consisting of three main sections ‘Start', ‘Stay' and ‘Succeed' will cover all aspects of the game from grassroots participation through to elite county squad players.
Some of the main aims of The Cumbria Golf Partnership will be
• To promote the game of golf and increase peoples awareness of golf in Cumbria
• To attract more people to the sport of golf irrespective of ability, age, gender or race
• To increase the number of players playing golf in Cumbria
• To assist Cumbrian golf clubs to increase their membership numbers
• To facilitate links between golf clubs, driving ranges, businesses, sports centres schools and colleges to enable golf to become a core sport in Cumbria
• To help improve the standard of golfers within Cumbria
• To help train and support coaches and volunteers
• To establish a repository of standards and best practice
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Longcake beats Kemp again to lift second Logan Trophy
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24th August 2008It was case of déjà vu as John Longcake won the English Mid Amateur Championship for the Logan Trophy for the second time when he cared a closing 66 at Shifnal in Shropshire.
Cumbria-based Longcake, (picture © Tom Ward), finished on 202, 11 under par, one ahead of John Kemp from Bedfordshire, whose best-of-the-day 65 was just not good enough, while James Murphy, the Cheshire DJ was third on 206 after a 71.
Five years ago at Royal Birkdale when Longcake triumphed for the first time he also finished a stroke clear of Kemp so lightning does strike twice if not in the same place.
“I was two behind James on the front nine and one behind at the turn. But I birdied the 11th, 12th and 13th, which was crucial but I thought I was four ahead playing the last. If someone had told me with a few holes to play what the actual situation was it might have been a lot different. But thinking I had that cushion I wasn’t under any pressure.”
The trio were in contention throughout their rounds but at one stage it seemed it was a straight fight between Kemp and Murphy.
Kemp, the former England international from John O’Gaunt, was out in 33 with Murphy alongside. But a Kemp bogey at the tenth allied to Murphy dropping back from nine to seven under, put everything back into the melting pot.
It was Longcake’s birdie run from the 11th plus another at the 15th that put him in the driving seat even if he felt he was further ahead than he was. However, his homeward run of 31 strokes was good enough to win any tournament
“To win this again means a lot,” Longcake added. “This has been an unbelievable year for me and this tops it off. I’ve won both Cumbria county titles but the county championship was special as my dad won it on five occasions and now I’ve won it six times and he was there to see it.”
After signing for his seven birdie 65, Kemp, playing ahead of Longcake, felt he wouldn’t win. “That won’t be enough,” he declared. “I felt I needed to get to 12 under to be safe but I tried my best. I knew that John had got to 11 under so I will just go and shake his hand as I did at Birkdale five years ago.”
That might not be the end of the Longcake’s Logan run. Next year’s event will be held over his home course at Silloth-on-Solway where he would surely start as favourite.
Longcake lands record title
Golf By Tony Harrison
JOHN Longcake lifted the Cumbria County Strokeplay title for a record sixth time and there was no-one prouder than dad Bill, a five-time winner of the same event.
Going into the four-round competition at Carlisle Golf Club last weekend, John, 45, was one of only four other Cumbrian golfers to have won the event five times, the other two being Alf Grieve and Fred Todd.
Wigton-based John, head groundsman at Armathwaite Hall, was a relieved man after the event, and told The Cumberland News: “I was confident going into the event and I have been playing well this season.
“I’ve been trying to win a record sixth title for some time now and thought I was getting too old,” added John who last lifted the trophy in 1999 after victories in 1985, 1987, 1993 and 1999.
But this year he has won his last four events, and victory by six shots at Carlisle saw him record a tremendous double.
John won the Cumbria County Matchplay title recently, a double he also recorded back in 1985.
“If I can carry on playing as I am, I can win this event again,” said John. “But there was nothing more pleasing than seeing my dad on the 18th on the final round.
“It’s great to have won a sixth title and to see him there with a lot of old friends was a very proud moment for me.
“A lot of my form is down to my employers at Armathwaite Hall allowing me to play golf whenever I have to. I am very grateful for that.”
Father Bill, 81, played for Cumbria from 1947 to 1978 and won the Cumbria Strokeplay title in 1955, 56, 59, 63 and 67.
And he watched his son and grand-daughter Cathy, who is also an excellent golfer and caddies for her dad, in the final stages, and said: “I knew John would win it before he started.
“I was very proud. I have caddied for him all over the country and it’s great to see John carry on the family tradition. I have had a lot of pleasure watching him over the years,” added Bill who is unwell at present after having a stroke last year.
John showed little mercy for his opponents and went into the fourth round seven strokes ahead after rounds of 68, 69 and 68. He even extended the lead to nine strokes after 11 holes before ending with a round of 74 for a six-stroke 279 victory.
Brampton’s Grant Little came second after playing steady golf all week-end to total 285, while former champion Will Bowe posted an 80 in the first round and followed that with rounds of 69, 67 and 71 to finish third on 287.
Martin Hand and James Atkinson both indulged in high scores in round one but also posted good scores in subsequent rounds to get themselves back in contention and finished in the prizes.
John Longcake now goes forward to represent the county in the County Champions Tournament at Woodhall Spa on Saturday, September 20.
Carlisle Golf Club’s Stephen Jopson will make his debut for the county against Cheshire this weekend.
Jopson has put in some impressive performances in recent County tournaments.
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