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GROWING THE GAME TOGETHER
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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
game that we launched in April.
Two events in 2017 exemplify our
determination to widen the reach, and look forward
At the highest level of the
and change perceptions, of the
game. The first was the opening
to working with the
game there were some terrific
successes in 2017 – we’ve picked
up of our Awards ceremony so
anyone could attend, which meant
golf community in
out our highlights on page 4.
It was a very busy summer for
400 people were able to enjoy
a joyous, celebratory evening
2018 as we continue
our championship team too.
The quality of our tournaments
at Lord’s – as you’ll see on
page 16. The second was our first
to rise to our sport’s
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
Nic Coward John Peters Les Wilson or range.
COMPANY SECRETARY
Pat Crowson Nick Pink Simon Wilson Rod Findlay
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1 3 7
4 5 8 9
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 ily May Humphreys wins four big titles
L 6 ngland Golf receives Sport England funding
E Harry Ellis wins the British Amateur
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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 ngland Golf becomes directly funded
E Alfie Plant wins the European Amateur
5 modernisation of our sport by achieving the
by Sport England Championship at Walton Heath in June and 7 ophie Lamb wins the Smyth Salver for leading
S 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 ngland teams win Gold, Silver and Bronze
E
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
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Delivering Improved image and promoting
the benefits of the sport
our strategy: Over £400,000 value from
commercial partnerships
how we’re doing
ON TARGET
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
1,076 clubs
67%
of golfers and stakeholders
3
are satisfied with the
86% 17%
received support from England Golf of players are satisfied of England Golf’s Championship
101 ABOVE TARGET performance of England Golf with their experience Referee Panel are female
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
Full compliance with 1 in the Top 50 TARGET: 1 Women: 1st – Men: 2nd
U16: 1.825 TARGET: 1.4
the Code for Sports 2 commercial partnerships TARGET: TOP 8
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
08
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Championing
a game fit for
the future CODE FOR SPORTS GOVERNANCE
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
helped us become a better business.
hands the future lies: players, clubs and counties.
We have always been compliant with
the Code’s gender representation
Leading role 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
for 2017-2021.
this opportunity to introduce our first there to get more
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,
grow the game in England. Developed in consultation with business and marketing will be a huge
understanding of
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.
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Supporting
counties’
ambitions SUCCESS
STORY
and actions
Reaching the next generation through
Girls Golf Rocks
Leicestershire & Rutland had long been on a mission to get more
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
their structures and we were able to help SUCCESS coaching, with 25 signing up for club membership and others
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,
Governance guidance considered merging, to create a new, single
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
for counties covers issues like business planning, ‘The process was made a lot
governance and customer service, within the simpler by having an experienced ‘We have obligations and
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
Golf Limited
do that’
Anita Higginson,
County Junior Organiser,
Leicestershire & Rutland
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Helping SUCCESS
clubs thrive
STORY
Girls Golf Rocks boosts junior
membership growth
and grow
Passionate about promoting golf to youngsters,
Frinton increased junior membership by 40%
in 2017, the culmination of its work running
after-school clubs, creating a clear development
pathway and launching Girls Golf Rocks.
Having experimented with its own programme for
Bringing new participants into the game and
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.
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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.
more girls playing golf was boosted by
clubs that registered through
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.
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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. T
he GolfMark Club of the Year Award went to The congratulated on their desire to
Point at Polzeath which has transformed itself into
a thriving business – a golf club that’s also a leisure
modernise the grassroots game
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
5
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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 Italy
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 Jacob Kelso Prestbury GC Bedfordshire Senior Series Final
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
Championship English Women’s County Finals English Senior Women’s Captains Mixed
Todd Clements Yorkshire Amateur Championship
Braintree GC Senior Men Women’s County Champion
Fiona Edmond
England Golf Captains
Club Team Championship
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 Tankersley Park GC Senior Women’s Brenda King
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
Haste Hill GC
Hampshire
Bridgestone Chase
Blackmoor GC
Mixed Junior Events
Bridgestone England Golf Captains Final
Your Dream (Men’s) Chase Your Dream Chris Whitemore
English Schools’
Boys Girls (Women’s) Marston Lakes GC
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) Darren Kneeshaw Isobel Wardle
South West Region Final Burghill Valley GC
Casey Jarvis Minehead & West Somerset GC Prestbury 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 Royal Household GC Stroke Play Championship
East Region Final Mark Stephenson
Stroke Play Championship Charlotte Cattaneo
Jake Griffiths Paula Wendleken Huddersfield GC
(McGregor Trophy) Italy
Bramcote Water GC Abridge GC
Joonas Juan Turba Christine Fisher
Estonia Bridgestone Midlands South Final Whittington Heath GC
Chase Your Dream Final Julia Warke
Stoke Park GC
John Newell
Hazlemere GC20 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 Europe 1st Scott Gregory Corhampton GC 1st Josh Hilleard Farrington Park GC 1st Charlotte Heath Huddersfield GC
England represented by The Amateur Championship
European Women’s Darwin Salver Welsh Open Stroke Play Tillman Trophy 1st Harry Ellis Meon Valley GC
Harry Ellis, Harry Hall,
Team Championship, 1st 1st Bailey Gill Lindrick GC 1st Gian Marco Petrozzi Trentham GC 1st Taylor Stote Enmore Park GC
Richard Mansell & David Wicks The Open Championship
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 Sundridge Park GC
Walker Cup
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 1st Alfie Plant
European Boys’
Alfie Plant & Jack Singh Brar Royal Cromer GC Sundridge Park GC
Team Championship, 8th Frilford Heath Scratch English Girls’ Open Stroke Play
USA 19 v GB&I 7
Critchley Astor 1st Cara Gainer Castle Royle GC 1st Isobel Wardle Prestbury GC Lytham Trophy
European Senior Women’s
Junior Vagliano 1st Martha Lewis St George’s Hill GC 1st Jack Sing Brar
Team Championship, 2nd Welsh Open Youths English Amateur Championship
GB&I v Europe Remedy Oak GC
Frilford Jackson 1st Max Martin Ladbrook Park GC 1st Todd Clements Braintree GC
European Senior Men’s England represented by
1st Emily Brennan Trentham GC British Seniors Amateur Champion
Team Championship, 3rd Lily May Humphreys, Astor Salver English Girls’ U16 Championship
Mimi Rhodes & Caitlin Whitehead Birkdale Putter 1st Lily May Humphreys 1st Annabell Fuller Roehampton GC 1st Bryan Hughes Hesketh GC
European Young Masters, 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 WOMEN
Vagliano Trophy St Andrews Links 1st Isobel Wardle Prestbury GC
Men’s Home Internationals, 2nd GB&I v Europe Comboy Scratch 1st Matthew Jordan Women’s British Open
Royal Birkdale Scratch
England represented by 1st Gemma Clews Delamere Forest GC Royal Liverpool GC Silver Medal Sophie Lamb
Girls’ Home Internationals, 1st 1st Lianna Bailey Kirby Muxloe GC
Gemma Clews, India Clyburn, Clitheroe GC
Formby Leveret English Seniors (Men’s)
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 British Girls’ Open Championship
GB&I 9 v Europe 15 1st Lily May Humphreys
Senior Women’s 1st Lily May Humphreys
Hampshire Rose Henry Cooper Stoke by Nayland GC
Home Internationals, 2nd Asian Pacific Junior Championship Stoke by Nayland GC
1st Gemma Clews Delamere Forest GC Junior Masters (Boys)
Europe represented by Hampshire Salver
Senior Men’s 1st Ben Jones European Young Masters (Girls)
Lily May Humphreys Whittington Heath Scratch 1st Jack Singh Brar Remedy Oak GC
Home Internationals, 1st Northamptonshire County GC 1st Lily May Humphreys
& Annabell Fuller 1st Nicola Slater Woodsome Hall GC
Lagonda Trophy Stoke by Nayland GC
Spain v England Henry Cooper
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 Lee Westwood 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 Scotland 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 GC22 2017 ANNUAL REVIEW
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
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