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Farnham to host new England Golf mixed gender event

Jack Bigham from Hertfordshire and Surrey’s Lottie Woad (Credit: Leaderboard)

Farnham Golf Club in Surrey has to been chosen to host England Golf’s first ever mixed-gender championship.

The English Under 18 Championship will see boys and girls tee it up alongside each other and compete for the one trophy at Farnham between June 25-27, 2021.
The field of 132 players (66 boys and 66 girls) will go head-to-head over 72 holes of stroke play with no handicap or stroke allowances given. The girls will play from separate tees from the boys, but this will be done in such a way as to make the scores comparable.

England Golf’s Director of Championships, James Crampton, commented: “We are always looking at innovative and positive ways to take the game forward and this event is a step in that direction. It’s an exciting concept and one that I know the boys and girls will fully embrace. This promises to be another fantastic event for junior golfers in England, bringing together the cream of the country’s young amateurs for three days of excellent competition.”

Farnham Golf Club has been given the honour of staging the event – a fitting way for the stunning heathland venue to celebrate its 125th anniversary.

All competitors will play 18 holes of stroke play on each of the first two days. The top 40 players and ties will then progress for the final day and carry forward their scores before a further 36 holes of stroke play decides the winner.

The championship is also the first ‘closed’ event in England for juniors and repeats the successful formula at events already included in the schedule for men and women. It is open to competitors who were born in England, or who have a parent or grandparent who were born in England, or who have lived in England for two years prior to the start of the championship.