Junior Club Night 2012 Results

Congratulation to all that played throughout this year.  Please click HERE to see the Final points table.

Goodbye to Our Oldest Juniors

We are saying Goodbye to our junior captain Haydn Gibson this season as he is over the age limit for the team. He has made us proud this year staying undefeated all season in all of his singles matches for the junior team producing over 5 points for the team over his 6 singles matches which have helped the team to a potential league winning total of 16 points with all our games played. Haydn will most likely go on to play for the men's and The Three Counties teams next season and we wish him all the best for next season.

Also we are losing Alice Achard this year due to the age limit; she has played well all year. She helped out the team this year playing in two matches and winning them both for the juniors in pairs matches. Also this year she won with Ros Williams The Generation Cup,  a Somerset competition and also played for Somerset juniors. Her handicap has reduced gradually and she is now playing off 30 so we would like to wish her the best for her future golfing career.

We wish them both the best of luck for next season and thank you for all your service in all your junior years.

Yours sincerely

Steve Stopforth

LSGC Juniors Vs Weston Super Mare GC

This was our final match of the season and it was a title decider as to who would be crowned Championship North winners.

In our first singles Sam Agar played against a strong 12 handicapper and having a good start winning the first 3 holes Sam held on all the way through the round winning his match for Long Sutton 3 & 2 giving Long Sutton a well needed point in the match. In our second singles match Haydn 'Legend' Gibson played a 15 handicapped player and despite giving a lot of shots to the opponent there was nothing between the two and they ended up halving the match so this was 1 1/2 to 1/2 after our two singles matches.

In our 1st 4 ball match it was the pairing of Cameron Barrett and Sam Clarke, they were having to give a few shots to the opponents they played well together but the opponents played very well and holed some good putts and the crucial putt was holed by one of the Weston players and they won the match 2&1. 1 1/2 to 1 1/2 after three games with one left to play. Then in our 2nd 4 ball match it was the combination of Stacie Watts and Shane Crocker playing in the final match they was also giving a lot of shots out to the opponents and unfortunately they lost their match losing on the 16th 3&2 so this gave Weston Super Mare the winning margin of a 2 1/2 - 1 1/2 victory and giving them the best of chances to win the league this season.

So this season it looks like we will finish 2nd so I would like to thank all the juniors who played this year and everyone else who has helped me, Colin Barrett, John Watts, Nick Clarke and all the other parents I couldn’t have done it without all your help for the last 3 years. This will be my final season running the junior side so thank you very much for all the support it is much appreciated. We have our Knockout's cup semi final on Saturday against Weston and if we win we will be in the final playing against Minehead at Taunton and Pickeridge. I wish you all the best for next season and I will see you all soon.


Yours Sincerely

Team Manager Steve Stopforth

Success for Sam Clarke at Worlebury Junior Open

August 17^th Junior Member Sam Clarke won Best Net in the Worlebury Junior Open, coming top in a field of 30 with a Net Score of 69, one of only two players to score under par playing in atrocious weather conditions. He was presented with a voucher worth £75 by Pete Nuttall the Club Captain

Somerset County Junior Championship

Congratulations to Stacie Watts for best Under 15 Gross at Somerset County Junior Championship with a gross 96. The championship was played at Taunton and Pickeridge GC  on 21/08/2012. Click here for full report and photos.

LSGC Juniors Vs Wheathill GC

After our last match victory against Wells we had our last away match of the season against Wheathill. The weather was really good and the golf course was in good condition.

In our first singles match Haydn 'Legend' Gibson played a 9 handicapped player and despite giving a shot to the opponent he still swept away his opposite number in an easy and comfortable fashion winning Long Sutton our first point of the match. The second singles match was Stacie Watts playing against an 18 handicap player: she started well winning the first 2 holes but unfortunately it went all wrong for Stacie ending up losing to her opponent 5&4.

In our 1st 4 ball match it was the pairing of Cameron Bartett and Shane Crocker, they had to give a lot of shots to the opponents, they played well together and won their match 7&5 in a good team effort giving Long Sutton the advantage in the match overall 2 - 1. Then in our 2nd 4 ball match it was the combination of Sam Clarke and Alice Achard they was also giving a lot of shots but that did not faze the pairing as they played in a great team effort getting a good result and eventually winning 6&5. This gave Long Sutton the winning margin of a 3- 1 victory and also giving us a important lead coming towards the last game of the season against Weston Super Mare which will decide the fate of the league which will be held on Friday 31st August.

Well played and see you all till the next match.

Yours Sincerely

Team Manager Steve Stopforth

LSGC Juniors Vs Wells GC

After a short break our next match at home was Wells GC, a much needed win for the team to place some pressure onto the Weston Super Mare who have won every game and are top of the league.

So in our first singles match, Haydn Gibson played an 18 handicapped player and despite giving a lot of shots to the opponent he swept away his opposite number in a fantastic match play manner of a 9&8 win giving Long Sutton our first point of the match. The second singles match was Sam Agar against a 16 handicap player he started well winning the first 3 holes and it was very close for the whole match, Sam played very well and held his nerve to win the game 3&2 and getting Long Sutton another point , 2-0 up after the singles matches.

In our 1st 4 ball match it was the pairing of Alice Achard and Stacie Watts and despite having to give a lot of shots to both opponents they played well together and won their match 7&6 so this gave us a comfortable 3-0 lead with one more match to play. Then in our 2nd 4 ball match it was the combination of Sam Clarke and Cameron Barrett they was also giving a lot of shots but that did not faze the young pairing as they played in a great team effort between the two and romping to a brilliant 7&5 victory in their match and giving Long Sutton the winning margin of a 4 - 0 victory and also giving us a important victory leading to the final showdown with Weston in the next couple of weeks knowing a victory against them can guarantee Long Sutton a chance of winning the league.

Well played everyone and I will see you all soon for the next match.

Yours Sincerely

Team Manager Steve Stopforth

Success for Junior member Cameron Barrett

SOMERSET  U14 V DORSET U14 - MONDAY 13 AUGUST 2012

Cameron represented the County for the third time this year, his last match was in a home fixture held at Long Sutton. In the singles (scratch match play) Cameron was drawn against a seven handicapper and fought back from being five down to narrowly lose 2 and 1 on the 17th.

 FARRINGTON JUNIOR OPEN - FRIDAY 10 AUGUST 2012

Cameron was presented with a prize of £55 worth of golf equipment vouchers for the best nett score in the 14 handicap and above category. Over 60 Juniors entered the overall competition. Cameron scored a nett 72.

Generation Cups at Weston Super Mare on Sunday 15th July.

Congratulations to Alice Achard & Ros Williams on winning the SLCGA GENERATION CUPS. This competition (Greensome Stableford) is for a lady and a junior, one of whom must be bronze.

For full report and photos please clink the link http://www.somersetladiesgolf.org.uk/

Long Sutton Juniors Representing Somerset Boys and Girls Sides

Cameron Barrett and Stacie Watts have represented, respectively, Somerset Boys under 14 and Somerset Girls team over the past 2 weeks.

Cameron went to Glamorganshire Golf Club on Sunday 24th June after receiving his first call up for the Under 14 team playing against the Glamorganshire county side. Cameron had very good success in his first match playing in the foursomes and he won his game 4 and 3 playing very well with his playing partner and winning his first point for Somerset under 14s. Then in the afternoon Cameron had a singles match against a very strong 10 handicap player and trading shots over and over they both played some great golf and it was all square on the last.  Both were off the green after their tee shots on the par 3 18th, then both hit close shots to the hole, but finally the Glamorganshire player holed his putt with Cameron just missing his meaning he lost on the last hole but he played very well throughout the day and we congratulate him on his success for his first outing for the Somerset Boys. The whole team did very well but they just lost on the result losing to the Glamorganshire side 8 1/2 to 6 1/2. Cameron has also been called up to play against the Wiltshire Under 14 boys side on the 31st July which is due to be played at Burnham and Burrow.

Stacie Watts was called up to the girl’s squad and played at Exeter Golf and Country Club playing against the Devon girl’s side last week. She played very well throughout the day in very good conditions but unfortunately lost her match. The overall result was a 4 - 4 draw between the Somerset and Devon sides. The next match for Stacie is to play at Taunton Vale playing against Gloucestershire's Girls side and that is due to happen on the 30th July so we congratulate Stacie on her call up for the next match.

Congratulations to Cameron and Stacie on their call ups for their respective matches in the coming weeks and we wish them the best of luck in their matches and hope for all the best.

 From Steve and All The Junior Section.

LSGC Juniors Vs Weston - Super - Mare

After our two victories so far this season we had our toughest match of the season against a strong Weston Super Mare side. Weather was really good but very windy, the golf course was in great condition despite all the rain the previous few days and the rough was very long so a chance to lose a few balls on the course.

In our first singles match Haydn 'Legend' Gibson played a 3 handicap player and despite getting the shots from the opponent he still played well and even though he was 1 down with 1 to play he holed a brilliant 35 foot putt on the last to ensure a half for Long Sutton. The second singles match was Cameron Barrett against a very strong 6 handicap player; he started well playing stroke for stroke but eventually the experience of the 6 handicapper got the better of Cameron and with a crucial birdie on the 17th the Weston - Super - Mare player won the second game 2&1 so Long Sutton was 1 1/2 - 1/2 down after 2 games.

Then in our 1st 4 ball match it was the pairing of Stacie Watts and Will Ross; they played well together receiving between them 5 shots each but were outplayed and succumbed to a 3&1 defeat making it 2 1/2 to 1/2 with one to play. Our 2nd 4 ball match was the combination of Sam Clarke and Rubin Stacey who were also gaining shots from their opponents but that did not faze the young pairing as they played in a great team effort and were 1up on the last but were pegged back by the Weston group so halving the match and this confirmed the result of Long Sutton suffering their first defeat of the season and conceding to a 3 - 1 defeat

Our next match is on the 5th August and is a Home match against Wells so the team sheet is available for juniors to confirm for the next game. Unlucky on the result everyone but we can still do it and win our remaining last 3 games. See you all till the next match.

Yours Sincerely

Team Manager Steve Stopforth

Long Sutton’s Cameron Barrett played in the Wessex Masters in June and produced one of his finest rounds of his young golfing career. He played at Bath Golf Club and got a gross 80 on a very calm and beautiful day. His steady and calm approach to the event was the paean of his success playing to his strengths and helping him to some very good scoring holes on the day and in the end he finished in the top two of the competition and lost out on the gross prize to Will Warman who is an England and Somerset county player. Cameron won the Wessex Salver for the best nett in the whole competition and myself and all the juniors are very proud of Cameron for this achievement.

Well done Cameron and we wish you well for the rest of the season and all your future achievements.

Steve and Long Sutton Golf Club

LSGC Juniors Vs Wheathill GC

After our first victory of the season we had our first home match of the season against a strong Wheathill side. Weather was really good and the golf course looked fantastic and this benefitted all of us which helped our team with the outcome of the result.

In our first singles match Haydn 'Legend' Gibson played a 5 handicap player and despite getting shots from his opponent he still swept away his opposite number in a fantastic match play manner of a 10 & 8 win and finishing 4 under par after 10 holes giving Long Sutton our first point of the match. The second singles match was Cameron Barrett against a 10 handicap player and despite losing the first he played brilliantly and secured a well deserved 7 & 6 victory ensuring another point for the Long Sutton team.

Our 1st 4 ball match was the pairing of Stacie Watts and Shane Crocker. Shane was making his debut for the junior team after playing so well throughout Junior Club night. Despite having to give alot of shots to the opponents they played well together and won their match 2 & 1 in a good team effort  with Shane making a birdie on the last to ensure another point for Long Sutton making it 3 - 0 with one to play. Then in our 2nd 4 ball match it was the combination of Sam Clarke and Rubin Stacey they was also giving alot of shots to the opponents but that did not faze the young pairing as they played in a great team effort getting a well deserved half in their match and giving Long Sutton the winning margin of a 3 1/2- 1/2 victory. Another great result for Long Sutton’s Junior Team.

Our next match is on the 8th July and is an Away match against Weston Super Mare GC. The team sheet is available for juniors to confirm for the next game. Well played and see you all till the next match.

Yours Sincerely

Team Manager Steve Stopforth

Congratulations Cameron Barrett

Cameron has been selected to play for Somerset U 14 against Glamorgan at The Glamorganshire Golf Club on Sunday. I am sure we all wish him well. Cameron along with Ruben Stacey has been receiving coaching from Andrew Hayes paid for by the County Union which has seen a drastic reduction in his handicap.

Tommy Tulk

Somerset Under 14 Championship ~ Frome GC Friday 13th April

Many congratulations to Cameron Barrett on winning Best Net with a net 60, some 9 better than par. For full report of the Somerset Under 14 Championship click this link http://www.somersetgolfunion.co.uk/news.php?newsitem=855

Good luck Cameron for the rest of the year.

Somerset Girls v Cornwall Girls 15th Feb at Launceston

Congratulations to Stacie Watts on her 3/2 win at Launceston. Somerset Girls won 4 1/2 / 3 1/2 over Cornwall. Photo and report can be found on http://www.somersetladiesgolf.org.uk/. Stacie is pictured 4th from the left.

Good luck Stacie for the rest of the year.

Congratulations to Stacie for winning the County Junior Girl Order of Merit for 2011.

Stacie was also in the winning team on Long Sutton's Chairman's Day and is now playing off 16 reducing her handicap by 7 during the season.

Another Junior success through our Junior Golf Academy coached by Andrew Hayes.

Junior Club Night Final Standings 2011

 I would like to congratulate all the juniors who this year have played in Junior club night and it has been a very close one with in the end Defending Champion Stacie Watts retaining her title winning it from Cameron Barrett and James Todd.

The scores all season have been very good and I would like to thank everyone who turned out this year to play club night keeping it going for another season and it is much appreciated by myself. Also we had our Juniors v Parents encounter and the parents side lead by myself and Suzie lead the team to a thumping win winning 102 to 76 points win.

Hope to see you all soon again next season at junior club night and also all the junior matches as well.

Thanks for all your help.

Yours sincerely

Steve Stopforth

Junior Manager

Junior Club Night Current Standings

A Great Start to the junior club night this season we have a seen the first hole in one within the last 3 years as Cameron Barrett holed his first shot on the par 3 7^th and he will receive a hole in one trophy at the end of season presentation. We have had the regular juniors turning up and we are looking to a very competitive end to the season this year as Stacie Watts is currently leading the table during the season.

I would like the thank Suzie and Steve Dobson for helping me this year as I have been away with other commitments and I will be at club night running it soon so I will keep you updated on anything new for the junior matches and events this summer.

Keep the good golf going everybody and also get some results in the forthcoming matches in the junior league.

Yours sincerely

Junior Manager  Steve Stopforth

National Abraham Trophy

Congratulations to Stacie on her great achievement of becoming the reserve player for the South West Area. South West Area includes Somerset, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire .

The National Abraham Trophy is a girls event which tries to find the most improved girl golfer in England based on handicap reduction. The competition will be held in Buckinghamshire and happens later this year.

We all wish her good luck.

Profile of Stacie Watts

Updated May 2011

Follow Stacie's progress this year in the new Somerset Girl's Order of Merit competition.

After 3 events she is leading the Order of Merit having finished fourth in the Spring Meet, won the best Nett girl at Weston-super-Mare, and was Nett runner up at Taunton and Pickeridge.

For Stacie's achievement in the National Abraham Trophy  - see report  in Junior News, Events and Results section of this website.

In February Stacie also played for Somerset against Somerset's under sixteen boys.

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County Golf 2010

Stacie has been busy at the Somerset Girls Golf Academy held once a month at Enmore Park Golf Club working with Sarah Burnell, indeed things going so well that she qualified and was invited to the 1^st team Girls county coaching sessions held once a month at Burnham & Berrow under the watchful eye of Russell Covey who is also the county’s 1^st team Ladies coach.

Stacie made her debut for Somerset against Gloucestershire defeating a very good opponent 2 & 1 on the championship course at Burnham & Berrow helping secure overall victory for Somerset ’s Girls against Gloucestershire. She next played for them against an all Boys select team from Taunton & Pickeridge, although she did not win their fourball match with her partner she did acquit herself very well gaining some valuable experience.

Stacie had a very credible finish at the Somerset Girls County Championship finishing 12^th at Enmore Park and went on to finish the year very strongly at the last county Girls coaching session in December winning a nine hole stableford competition with 22 points on the Channel course at Burnham & Berrow.

Junior Opens

Stacie played in seven Junior Opens in 2010 recording the best Nett girl at Windwhistle, Mendip and Taunton Vale Opens and had strong performances at Knowle (Girl’s Open) in the wind and rain, Wells, Cheddington and Ashley wood in Dorset.

Schools Golf.

Stacie played in the 2010 Somerset Schools Golf Association Championships at Long Sutton and was her school’s only representative that day. She finished as Long Sutton’s best placed junior which was very pleasing as conditions were very difficult that day for everyone.

Long Sutton Junior Golf 2010

Stacie made it into the Junior team as a reserve early in the season but quickly went on to be a regular in the team as her handicap came down through out the season. She also had a very good finish in our own Junior Championship where she was runner up in the Nett championship and fourth in the Gross competition.

Stacie is the reigning Long Sutton Junior Clubnite champion, a title won after a gripping season finale tussle with Will Ross and Rupert Edwards.

Summing up.

Stacie has had a fantastic year with her Clubnite handicap of 42 tumbling to her current CONGU handicap of 22.9 and she would like to thank Felicity and Graham, Andy Hayes, Tommy, Suzie, Steve, Sandra, Gill, Eliza and everyone else who has helped.

            Good Luck to everyone in 2011.

Junior Away Weekend 2010 Results

I like to thank everyone that came to the away weekend at Woodbury Park in October. The weather was fantastic for both days and the whole weekend was a huge success and the golfing standards were very high over the two days. Unfortunately the one and only cocky Haydn Gibson won the 2 day weekend ahead of myself and Rupert Edwards winning by 6 points so congratulations to Haydn and we will give him the away weekend trophy soon. Here are the official results from day one to day two and overall results.

Day One – 4Ball Better Ball Pairs And Individual Stableford E.G. (34pts)

1^st – Steve Stopforth (36pts) And Nathan Boyle (32pts) – 43pts – Win 12pts

2^nd – Phil Ross (30pts) And Rupert Edwards (32pts) – 42pts – Win 8pts

3^rd – Steve Dobson (28pts) And Haydn Gibson (35pts) - 42pts Back 6 – Win 6pts

4^th – Will Harris (38pts) And Ray Edwards (28pts) - 42pts Back 6 – Win 4pts

5^th – Dom Slade (27pts) And Gill Edwards (37pts) - 39pts – Win 2pts

6^th – Will Ross (35pts) And Suzie Dobson (26pts) - 39pts Back 3 – Win 1pt

Day Two – Team Bowmaker – All Scores Count

1^st – Haydn Gibson, Will Ross, Rupert Edwards And Phil Ross - Total 138 pts

2^nd - Steve Dobson, Will Harris, Ray Edwards And Nathan Boyle – Total 133 pts

3^rd - Steve Stopforth, Suzie Dobson, Gill Edwards And Dom Slade – Total 129 pts

Here are the results of the junior away weekend.

1^st-Haydn Gibson 89pts        2^nd- Rupert Edwards 84pts              3^rd- Steve Stopforth 83pts

4^th- Nathan Boyle 80pts        5^th- Will Harris 77pts             6^th- Will Ross 75pts

7^th- Steve Dobson 74pts         8^th- Gill Edwards 71pts                     9^th- Phil Ross 70pts

10^th- Ray Edwards 69pts      11th- Suzie Dobson 68pts                  12^th- Dom Slade 65pts

I hope everyone enjoyed there time down at Woodbury for the away weekend I hope to see you all again for another exciting trip with myself and the junior team. I will keep you all posted on the next junior away weekend which will be in October this year.

                                                Yours sincerely

                                                Steve Stopforth

Captains Drive In - Saturday 13th November - Click here for full report.

See your Captain and Vice Captain with the other Club Captains and Vice Captains

Juniors' and Parents' Away To Woodbury Park Golf Club

Steve Stopforth, aided and abetted by Steve Dobson and Phil Ross, organised a trip to Woodbury Park G.C. on the weekend of 24th October. Steve and Susie Dobson, Phil Ross and Ray and Gill Edwards accompanied Steve, Hadyn (the Legend), Dom, (Little Nickie), Will Ross, Nathan, Will Harris and Rupert, (RP). The weather was beautiful both days and we saw the course in full autumn colour. I could so get used to refreshments half way round! Hot pasties, cakes, coffee...very welcome on a slow day.

Day 1 - Communication failure. Gill and Dom, Susie and Will R. heard “Better Ball” but not “KEEP INDIVIDUAL SCORES AS WELL”. Much head-scratching that evening!

Day 2 – Tee off wasn't until 12.20...Quit rooms by 10.00. Who didn't think that one through! But at least it meant there could be a mini pool tournament to fill in time. Ray slept through this...conserving energy for the golf.

As far as the results were concerned, mere mortals rather wished the Legend hadn't come...Nearest the Pin, Day 1 – Hadyn. Longest Drive – Hadyn. (If only that last bounce hadn't tipped Steve Stopforth's ball onto that fringe of grass. He was robbed). The Best Team was Steve Dobson, Will, Rupert and Hadyn. Best Individual, Hadyn. But he didn't win Nearest the Pin, Day 2. That was on the 18th, played across water in full view of the clubhouse – Gill Edwards was in the front team and put her ball 4 ft. from the pin (hurrah!) and remained Nearest the Pin as the Legend only managed 6ft from the pin and she beat Hadyn again because she sank her putt for a 2 spot! Gill Edwards Nearest the Pin in Two!!!

A jolly good weekend Steve and thanks for organising it. It meant I had to scramble to get back to the Club for my AGM in time but I wouldn't have missed that 18th hole for the world!

Gill Edwards

 The club proudly announces that it has achieved the prestigious  GolfMark  Award - a national scheme that identifies and recognises junior and beginner friendly golf facilities and, in addition, the club has been recognised by the EGU/EWGA as a High Achiever facility. To achieve Higher Achiever the golf club has met additional conditions over and above those minimum standards required for GolfMark.

The three key areas within the golf club which are assessed are: 

• Coaching & Playing
• Club Environment (including sports equity & ethics)
• Child Protection & Duty of Care

Long Sutton Golf Club actively promotes and encourages youngsters to take up golf and aims to make it fun and readily accessible for under 21’s

We are also recognised by Sport England as a ClubMark facility.