The International Schools Golf Association

UK 2013 Brochure

Independent Schools Golf Association

INTRODUCTIONThe ISGA was formed to foster the interests of Junior Golf in the Independent school sector throughout the UK and Ireland, by arranging a calendar of golf fixtures open to all Independent schools.Now in its seventh year year they have expanded the number of competitions to 10 tournaments a year with more in the pipelineAfter many enquiries from state schools and colleges asking to join their schools golf program the ISGA started a new league under British Schools Golf which is now in its third year.Year on year the ISGA have increased the number of schools and pupils taking part in their tournaments

The ISGA run the following tournaments

ISGA Home Internationals - best teams from the 4 nations compete

The ISGA Schools Matchplay Tournament - knockout September - March - National finals in April

The Scottish Open - senior schools held in September/October

The Shire Trophy - senior schools held in July

The Junior Open - junior schools held in July

The Junior Schools Cup - junior team only event held in October

The Schools Cup - senior team only event held in October

ISGA European Championships - All schools and colleges - held in Spain

The College Cup - held every 4 years teams from all educational sectors invited

British Schools and Colleges Tour - league September - March - National Finals in April

British Student Challenge - 2 one day events planned for 2013/14

The ISGA Home Internationals

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The Home Internationals are held every year with the top finishing schools from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales taking part. The tournament is held on a rotation basis between the 4 countries

2008 - Royal County Down & Royal Portrush winners England (Millfield)2009 - Rennaissance Archerfield & Craigielaw winners England (Millfield)2010 - The Berkshire Red & Blue winners Scotland (Loretto)2011 - Celtic Manor & Rolls of Monmouth winners Scotland (Loretto)2012 - Royal Portrush winners Scotland (Loretto)2013 - Rennaissance Archerfield & Craigielaw winners England (Wellington)

England players 2008

Sam ParsonsDaryl McMahonJack McKenzieMax Broadfield

England players 2009

Lewis CasserlyAlex QuinLuke KrupaSam ParsonsBen TaylorHarry Greenberry

Scotland players 2010

Sami BouzabiaLewis GregoryGeorge MundseyLeslie Atkins

Scotland Players 2011

Carl KollosMax WalzMarvin AurnhammerNic Rey

Scotland players 2012

Alexander WilsonSami BouzabiaRick Valentine (coach)Ben SkinnerCarl Kollos

England players 2013

Cameron FarmerChris ThomasJack SallisRyan Lumsden

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Over 130 of the UK’s top school teams compete for the title each year. The UK is split into 17 areas with around 8 teams in each area playing against their drawn school. The 3 student team play scratch matchplay to decide who proceeds to the next round.Schools knocked out in the first round enter the plate competition which again is a knockout but played under full handicap stableford.

The winning teams from each Area then compete at the 2 day National Finals to decide the National Champions

An Individual order of merit now runs alongside the competition to select ISGA teams who are invited to world ranking events in the UK.

A Teachers competition also runs alongside the main competition

Previous winners

2007 - Hollins Hall Leeds runners up - CAMPBELL COLLEGE winners - MILLFIELD2008 - Wokefield Park Reading runners up - LORETTO winners - MILLFIELD2009 - St Andrews Bay runners up - RGS WORCESTER winners - WELLINGTON2010 - Oulton Hall Leeds runners up - LORETTO winners - MILLFIELD2011 - Lingfield Park Surrey runners up - MILLFIELD winners - LORETTO2012 - Carnoustie Scotland runners up - LORETTO winners - WELLINGTON2013 - Royal St Georges Kent runners up - BEDFORD winners - HABERDASHERS

Full order of Merit can be seen here

2014 sees a return to Carnoustie2015 Royal St Georges

2007 winners MILLFIELD

David GregoryHenry SmartOscar Sharpe

2008 Winners MILLFIELD

David GregoryMax SmithDaryl McMahon

2009 Winners WELLINGTON

Iain Henderson (Teacher) Jordan Mann Ed Peters Alex Peters

2011 Winners - LORETTO

Carl KollosMax WalzRick Valentine (Coach)Nic Rey

2010 Winners - MILLFIELD

Ben TaylorHarry GreenberryMax Smith

ISGA Schools Matchplay Tournament

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2013 Winners - HABERDASHERS

William AldredAiden KovenkliogluAmar Vaghela

2012 Winners - WELLINGTON

Iain Henderson ( Teacher)Cameron FarmerAlex Peters Will Cooper

The 2013/14 Tournament will be underway in September with the draw having already taken place.Nationals Finals to be held at Carnoustie on the 27/28 April

Schools taking part this year......schools in green are new to the competition in 2013/14

For more information and to see each area draw see the ISGA website

www.isga.co.uk

ISGA Scottish Open

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The ISGA Scottish Open is played at Kings Acre at the beginning of the school year  ( end September beginning of October)

18 hole qualifying stroke play event

Team Event3 players per team 2 scores to count towards Gross and Nett TrophiesIndividual Event in 2 age categories for gross and Nett Trophies and prizes

The inaugural event was held in June 2012 from then it was decided to move the competition to September/ October

2012 Winners - Stewart’s Melville2012 (oct) Winners - Wellington College

Next event 30 September 2013

2012 Winners - Stewart’s Melville

2012 (Oct) Winners - Wellington

2012 Nett Winners - Merchiston Castle

The Shire Trophy

The Independent Schools under 19 Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Shire Trophy, presented by Mr and Mrs Menai-Davis owners of the Shire London. Open to Boy and Girl Amateur Golfers who attend an Independent School.The First event was played in July 2007 at the Shire London the only Seve Ballesteros course in the UK. The Shire Trophy was the first competition to be played at the venue which opened a few days before the first event

18 hole qualifying stroke play event played at the end of the summer term

Team Event3 players per team 2 scores to count towards Gross and Nett TrophiesIndividual Event in 2 age categories for gross and Nett Trophies and prizes

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Previous Winners

2007 - team winners BEDFORD Individual winner George Wilson (72)

2008 - team winners HALLIFORD Individual winner Simon Clement (72)

2009 - team winners ST JOSEPHS Individual winner Jack Cardy (71)

2010 - team winners VICTORIA COLLEGE Individual winner James Sandford (69)

2011 - Called off due to lightning

2012 - team winners WHITGIFT Individual winner Cameron Farmer (73)

A collage of pictures from the Shire Trophy

The ISGA Junior Open

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The premier Independent Schools one day stroke play event played at the end of the summer termOpen to any pupils that attend an Independent Junior / Prep School age under 14

Team and Individual event 3 per team 2 scores to countIndividual pupils may also play

18 hole stroke play event gross and nett trophies and prizes in 3 age categories

Handicap limit  Boys 24     Girls 30

Teachers  competition played with the pupils on the 18 hole course for gross and nett trophies

Previous winners

2009 - team winners CASTLE COURT Individual winner James Dodds (75)

2010 - team winners WHITGIFT Individual winner Maxwell Martin (78)

2011 - team winners WHITGIFT Individual winner Maxwell Martin (76)

2012 - team winners WHITGIFT Individual winner Arun Singh-Brar (73)

The ISGA Junior Schools Cup

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A team competition played in October each year in which Teacher and 2 pupils take part playing together

Competition Format

18 hole non qualifying stroke play eventTeachers, Boys play off the Blue teesGirls off the Red Tees

Past winners

2009 Winners NORTHCOTE LODGE runners up MILLFIELD

2010 Winners WINDLESHAM HOUSE runners up REEDS

2011 Winners REEDS runners up BRIGHTON COLLEGE

2012 Winners STAMFORD runners up REEDS

The ISGA Schools Cup

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A team competition played in October each year in which Teacher and 3 pupils take part playing together

18 hole non qualifying stroke play eventTeachers, Boys play off the White teesGirls off the Red Tees

Team Event4 players per team 3 scores to count towards Gross and Nett Trophies

Individual Event

Trophies for best Teacher, Boy, Girl

Handicap limit  Boys 28      Girls 36

PAST WINNERS

2007 winners BEDFORD Individual winner Matthew Wallace (71)

2008 winners WELLINGTON Individual winner Ed Peters (73)

2009 winners WELLINGTON Individual winner Jack Cardy (71)

2010 winners WELLINGTON Individual winner Jack Englis (72)

2011 winners WELLINGTON Individual winner Cameron Farmer (73)

2012 winners NEW HALL Individual winner George Mullins (71)

The International Schools European Championships

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The ISGA have teamed up with the Golf Federation of Spain to offer a team and individual Championships over 4 days at the Villiatana resort near Alicante.The resort boasts 2 Jack Nicklaus design courses both with views of the sea.

The inaugural event is taking place in October 2013

To date 7 UK schools have signed up to take part in this years event with a further 10 teams from Europe.The tournament is set to be a yearly event and interest from 55 schools has already been shown for future events.

The Tournament will consist of 2 practice rounds and 3 competitive rounds on the 2 courses.A Teachers competition is also run over the 4 days.

Schools will stay at the 4 star resort which offers a wealth of activities and pools

The College Cup

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The College Cup had an initial outing in 2009 with the idea of pitching the best teams from all the different educational establishments in the UK.

The inaugural event was held at the Shire London with 4 teams

ISGA team, College team, University team and Irish College team.

The ISGA are looking at the possibility of restarting this event as more golf is now being played at Colleges , Schools and Universities

The ISGA team of Jack Singh-Brar, Callum Hill and Jack Sallis made history by winning the team event at the Exeter University Invitational. 38 of the best University players in UK and Ireland took part in the inaugural event at Trevose in March 2013 The ISGA and British Schools and Colleges were invited to field 2 teams for the world ranking points event.

Callum Hill (Merchiston) who lead the field after day 1 ended up with 4th place prize

The ISGA and British Schools & Colleges now both run an order of merit system for individuals which has not only caught the eyes of college coaches from the US but will also help us pick teams to take part in future events of this type.

An invite has just been received for the Sterling University Invitational to be held at Dundonald links

Sponsors are being sought to fund the teams travel, accommodation and entry fees

The British Schools & Colleges Tour

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The ISGA ran a number of pilot league events with schools and colleges from 2008-2011 and with the support of the majority of schools and colleges decided on the present format

Around 55 Schools and Colleges enter a team of 6 into the league which is split into 10 areas. each schools / college then host a one day event at which all teams compete for team gross and nett points. An Individual order of merit runs alongside the team event

The winning teams Gross and Nett from each Area along with the top finishing individuals on the order of merit then compete at the 2 day National Finals to decide the National Champions

The 2011 finals were held at the Shire LondonThe 2012 finals were held at St Andrews BayThe 2013 finals were held at Prince2014 to be held at Ganton

Previous winners

2011 Team Gross - HARTPURY Team Nett - MOULTON Individual - Matt Richards (-1)

2012 Team Gross - LEE WESTWOOD GOLF SCHOOL Team Nett - LEE WESTWOOD GOLF SCHOOL Individual - Tom Neve (+1)

2013 Team Gross - DARREN CLARKE GOLF SCHOOL Team Nett - DARREN CLARKE GOLF SCHOOL Individual - Jack Yule (-2)

Full Honours board can be seen here

New for 2013/14

The ISGA have been looking at and trialling a number of innovative ideas to get more students into playing competitive golf whilst carrying on in full time education. 2010 saw the start of the British Student Challenge with the top players getting entry into the British Schools and Colleges National Finals

In 2013/14 it is proposed to run a couple of one day events one in the south and one in the north open to all students in full time education. The top 5 players from each event will then be offered a free spot in the National Finals

The ISGA is pleased to have the support of GALVIN GREEN over the last 7 years and now BRIDGESTONE who have become the official ball of the ISGA

Within a relatively short time the ISGA has grown into the largest provider of schools and colleges golf in the UK.

If you or your company would like to be part of School or College golf please feel free to contact us to discuss how we can promote your company at the same time helping junior golf in the UK

The ISGA produces a termly newsletter which is currently emailed to over 2000 subscribers which also gives the opportunity to reach a wide and divers audience in the golfing world

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