Activities and Competition

What we do

This page explains the activities and competitive opportunities that a junior golfer has at Bramshaw. It also records notable successes that the Club and its individual young golfers have achieved in recent times. In order to aid the development of the young golfer we have a full programme of opportunities for the beginner and the established junior to play in, both within the Club and against other local clubs:

Within Bramshaw Golf Club

• Junior Competitions : At least 22 per annum, many of which are played for trophies with prize-money vouchers awarded. Winners are invited to a Presentation evening in October each year, where parents and friends can recognise the young golfers achievements. We also run a Junior Order of Merit with points awarded for places in major competitions.
• Integration with Men’s/Ladies/Seniors Sections : A number of Club competitions/matches are designed to encourage junior/adult integration and to enable the young golfer to learn valuable skills (and the adults to admire the swings of the youngsters!)
• We have a Summer League for our Junior Members which provides an ideal opportunity to meet fellow young golfers, play in a structured but informal competitive environment on a weekly basis when the summer light conditions permit.
• Short-course competitions: For our younger and less experienced golfers we have 9-hole competitions played from 'blue' tees over a shortened course and in 2011 we introduced a 'Young Junior' Order of Merit as well. This is an ideal way to keep youngsters motivated and enthused while they learn the game, helping to provide a smooth transition from Academy to established junior golfer status. For the very young & inexperienced we have introduced a 3-hole competition from blue (short-course) tees for the novice/Academy graduates to play their first golf in a supervised, friendly environment. Parents are actively encouraged to walk round, caddy and support their children during these events. A member of the Junior Committee also attends these events to encourage and support the young golfers.
• Tri-golf sessions: For the real beginner, an introduction to golf that is lots of fun for the young (and old!). Our Professional Team already go into local schools with Tri-golf equipment to support the school curriculum and take golf out to the wider community.

Inter-Club

• Friendly matches – an opportunity for junior golfers to learn ‘matchplay’ golf playing singles matches against a member of another local club.
• Blackmoor Shield - team of 5 to represent Bramshaw in a singles matchplay competition (handicap)
• Hampshire ‘Green Jackets’ - team of 3 to represent Bramshaw in a singles matchplay competition (scratch)
• South West Hampshire Junior League (handicap competition leading to Regional, National and UK Finals)
• Junior Invitation Day This provides an opportunity for our young golfers to invite one or more friends who are members of other clubs to come along and play both of our courses.
• Three-Club Challenge - a triangular match with teams of 8 juniors competing from Bramshaw, Knighton Heath and Sandown & Shanklin golf clubs.

Notable Successes

In 2011 the Bramshaw Junior Team have won the South-West Hants Junior League having been runners-up in 2010. For 2-3 years prior to 2010 Bramshaw had a very strong Junior Team who had reached the National Finals, but a substantial number of this team reached the grand old age of 18 and were no longer eligible. The bulk of this team will be with the club for the next 3 years, but we look to new members or our even younger developing golfers to fill the spaces that arise when our older juniors are no longer eligible.

For those thinking of changing their club or joining another - why not give us a try - we do offer a comprehensive programme of competitive and social activities at Bramshaw.

Jack Singh Brar – What a Year !!

Jack is a very special young golfer playing off a +1 handicap at the tender age of 14 no less! He is an experienced, dedicated golfer who is striving to become the best and is well on his way to doing just that.

Bramshaw are proud and privileged to have Jack as a Junior Member of the Club as, not only is he a great golfer, but he is a great lad as well, commanding the respect and admiration of his fellow golfers.

During 2010, Jack has achieved national and county honours as well as representing Bramshaw in the external competitions, such as the South West Hants League and the Green Jackets. He has an outstanding record in both of the latter club tournaments, helping Bramshaw to Runners-Up position in the SWHL of 2010.

 However, it is his performances in the national and county arenas that continue to enable Jack to receive recognition at the highest level in the country. The list below outlines some of Jack’s great achievements of 2010.

• Tied for 1^st  place in the Douglas Johns English Boys U15 Championships at Harewood Golf Club. The tournament went to a 3 hole play-off with Jack losing out on the 2^nd play-off hole. During the tournamentJack shot rounds of 67 (2 under par) and 70.
• Winner of the North of England U14 Championships at Pannel Golf Club, shooting an incredible 67 (5-under par) in the 3^rd round. Jack can now proudly call himself the North of England U14 Champion!!
• Jack’s performance at Pannel Golf Club mean that he finishes a fantastic 8^th position in the North of England U16 Championship as well !!
• Winner of the Hampshire County U14 Championship at Sto
  neham Golf Club.
• 2010 Junior Champion of Dunwood Manor Golf Club.
• Tied for 11^th place in the Scottish Boys U16 Championships at Auchterader Golf Club.

 And as well as this, Jack has :

• Been selected to play for the Hampshire U18 squad at Bishopswood Golf Club
• Represented Hampshire in the U14 & U16 county squads!
• Been selected to play for the England U16 Regional Squad @ Sunningdale Golf Club.

And for our even younger golfers ........

Adrian Mylrea (aged 10)

Adrian took up golf at the age of 7, taking part in group coaching lessons on Saturday mornings at Dibden.  She took to it immediately and won her first junior golf competition a few months later at Gang Warily.

In 2008, still at the age of 7, she competed in the HSBC Wee Wonders Championships, winning the qualifiers in Hampshire and then gaining 4th place in the regional finals at Hever Castle in Kent, narrowly missing out by one place in taking part in the finals at St Andrews.

That summer of 2008 she also became a member of the British Junior Golf Tour competing in various tournaments throughout the south culminating in her being awarded the 'regional order of merit winner'.

Golf then took a back seat more or less for the next two years as through her dancing she got chosen to take part in two christmas pantomimes at the Mayflower theatre - Dec 2008 'Cinderella'  with Christopher Biggins and Dec 2009 'Santa Claus and the Return of Jack Frost' with Steven Mulhern, months and months of training and performances, hard work but lots of fun!

However, at the beginning of this year she decided to get back into her golf and has had a busy and exciting year so far : playing at Dibden with the juniors every second Saturday morning and winning the Academy Championship trophy on 1 September, joining Hampshire Ladies as a 'Robin' - meeting every six weeks and being the Winner of Division 2 (age 10 and under) at the Championship Day at East Horton on 25 August, and also becoming a member of the Junior Academy at Bramshaw where she partakes in regular short course competitions - and where she is looking forward to winning her first!, the golf multi skills challenge, and Saturday coaching sessions with Emma ...