Royston Golf Club played host to the Cambridge University Blues Team in a scratch match recently, reports Sean Clark, PGA Golf professional & golf club manager. Playing as the ‘Outlaws Golf Society’, as they have done since the inaugural match in 1893 when University sport was not permitted on Sundays, the Blues were soundly beaten by Royston. The morning foursomes were all won the home team and the only point dropped in the singles was by Chris Watson who halved his match for an emphatic victory. Still at Royston,  Ryan Sharp was the toast of the Junior Section when he won the Junior Medal Winners Final with an impressive nett 60. Tom Porter finished second with a nett 66 and also won the scratch shield just ahead of Lyle Clark who finished third. The October stableford, was won by twenty-two handicapper Adam Wright with an excellent score of 42 points. Luke Bailey was second with 38 and Matthew Graver and Greg Fyson were tied for third with 36.

The 3 organisations that form the Essex Golf Partnership are to receive £143,000 from the central funds from Sport England.  This will be the major part of the county’s share of the £12.5 million awarded to the sport last year, reports Cliff Crook. The strings attached to the grant are that it be used to set up a coaching scheme for golfers which will be an add-on to the present coaching scheme run by the Essex Golf Union for junior boy golfers in the County.  The Essex Golf scheme is credited with producing the successful stream of elite young golfers over the past few years. 
 
The ‘Club and Coach’ scheme will cater for girl golfers and disabled golfers, and on the male side will extend the base of the catchment area for boys who receive County coaching. The grant will also cover the training of amateur coaches who will be required to assist the Golf Club Professionals to deliver coaching of the highest quality.