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Success in 2009 / Course Restructure
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ANNUAL HAMPSHIRE PGA SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Friday 26 August 2010 from 12 noon
INDIVIDUAL WINS FOR JON BARNES
HUNTERS LAND ROVER PAULTONS GOLF CENTRE PRO-AM
PAULTONS GOLF CENTRE
Friday 7 May 2010
Ampfield’s Jon Barnes won the Hunters Land Rover Paultons Golf Centre Pro-Am.
Barnes shot a five-under-par round of 66, including eight birdies, in the Hunters Land Rover sponsored Tournament.
Barnes made a fast start with birdies at the first two holes. He then dropped a shot at the par 3 third and made a double-bogey at the fifth, after driving out-of-bounds. He was six-under-par for the remaining thirteen holes with birdies at the 6th, 7th, 9th, 13th, 15th and 18th. His only moment of concern came at the 14th where he incurred a penalty shot after his tee shot found an unplayable lie.
HOCKLEY GOLF CLUB PRO-AM
HOCKLEY GOLF CLUB
Friday 4 June 2010
Ampfield’s Jon Barnes won the Hockley Golf Club Pro-Am last Friday (4th June).
Barnes shot a four under par round of 67 after teeing off at eight o’clock in the morning. It proved a score that no one else could match, Walhampton’s Kevin Saunders coming closest after a round of 68.
Barnes also won the Pro-Am with his Ampfield Golf Club team of Paul Hazell, Andy Toomer and Joe Ellis. They shot a remarkable twenty-two-under-par score of 120 to finish a clear nine shots ahead of second place.
32 teams took part in the Tournament, which was sponsored by Fullers, and organized by Lyn Clash, Doug Peacock and the Hampshire PGA.
Leading Professional scores:
Jon Barnes (Ampfield) 67
Kevin Saunders (Walhampton) 68
Jon Le Roux (Blacknest) 69
Roger Tuddenham (Hedge End) 69
Leading Team scores:
Jon Barnes, Paul Hazell, Andy Toomer & Joe Ellis 120
Shaun Hall (The County), Alan Smith, Simon Smith & Andy Doswell 129
Chris Hudson (Southwood), Ian Walton, Keith Morris & Paul Harrison 130
Mark Dawe (Chilworth), Greg Harvey, Christina Pink & Pam Wharton 130
SHANKLIN & SANDOWN PRO-AM TOURNAMENT
SHANKLIN & SANDOWN GOLF CLUB
Wednesday 9 June 2010
Ampfield’s Jon Barnes won the Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club Pro-Am Tournament, repeating his 2009 triumph.
Barnes shot rounds of 65 and 68 for a 36 hole total of 133, one shot ahead of Hockley’s Gary Stubbington (69+65). James Ablett (70+67), David Porter (73+64) and Hampshire PGA Captain Chris Hudson (68+69) tied for third place on 137.
In addition to winning the Shanklin & Sandown title Barnes, as winning
Professional, also retained the Sandham Office Services PGA Championship of the Isle of Wight.
A total of 42 teams took part in the Pro-AM Tournament, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2011.
Winning Pro-Am Team
Jon Barnes, Trish Holmes,
Jeanette Lesbirel, Sue Slater &
Terry Breen (Captain, BMGC)
ENGLISH PGA CHAMPIONSHIPS
DONNINGTON GROVE, NEWBURY
Tuesday 15 June 2010
Jon Barnes, continued his impressive winning streak with a share of first place to secure his place in the inaugural Business Fort English PGA Championship which is supported by Cobra and 59Club. The event will take part in July and is to be held at Goodwood Golf Club, West Sussex, on the stunning Downs course.
We wish Jon the best of luck as this is a great chance for his name to go into the history books as the first ever winner of the £30,000 tournament.
About the English PGA Championship
Lichfield-based acquisitions company Business Fort plc bought themselves a slice of history when they agreed to sponsor the inaugural English PGA Championship.
The staging of the championship has been a much sought after goal in the PGA national schedule with members eager to emulate their Irish, Scottish and Welsh counterparts by contesting a national title.
Sandy Jones, PGA chief executive, described the new tournament as a milestone in the Association’s history.
“This has been a long time goal for the Association and it’s tremendous news that our members who are eligible to compete for the champion of England title can now do so,” he said.
“Playing in your own national championship is special for any professional and we are grateful to Business Fort and Cobra and 59 Club for bringing this opportunity to our membership and I’m sure this will be a keenly contested championship.”
SNOWS BMW SOUTHSEA PRO-AM
GREAT SALTERNS GOLF COURSE, PORTSMOUTH
Saturday 27 June 2010
Jon’s next win was at Snows BMW Southsea Pro-Am, where he shared victory with James Green (Portsmouth GC). Both Pro’s shot five-under-par rounds of 64 in the Snows BMW sponsored Tournament at Great Salterns Golf Course in Portsmouth.
RCW WELSH OPEN PGA CHAMPIONSHIPS
THE ASHBURNHAM
From 29 June to 1 July 2010
Jon travelled up to Wales to take part in the RCW Welsh Open PGA Championships, which was held at The Ashburnham. Jon shot scores of 73, 74, 73 to finish an impressive 13th from a starting field of 144.
GOSPORT AND STOKES BAY PRO-AM
Friday 2 July 2010
Jon’s Barnes next win for the Season was at Gosport and Stokes Bay where he shot a 67 for the day. The Pro-Am Tournament was organised as part of the Golf Club’s 125th Anniversary and was sponsored by GS Building Services. Other Companies who supported the event included Churchers Solicitors, The Co-op, Kleensonic Golf, KW Lawrence, ADX Precision, Elite Heating & Plumbing, Dean Robinson & Pooles Peugeot.
BROADSTONE GOLF CLUB PRO-AM
Tuesday 7 June 2010
Jon played at the beautiful Broadstone Golf Club where he shot a 66 to win the tournament.
More updates on Jon’s wins will be published on the website soon.
TEAM WINS FOR JON BARNES
BROKENHURST MANOR PRO-AM
BROKENHURST MANOR GOLF CLUB
Friday 11 June 2010
Ampfield’s Jon Barnes won the Pro-Am with his team of Sue Slater, Trish Holmes and Jeanette Lesbirel. They shot a seventeen-under-par score of 123 to finish three shots ahead of Steve Richardson’s team of Bill Cairley, Scott Cowan and Robert Bruce. Third place went to Rob Edwards (Lee-on-the-Solent) and his team of Neil Shepherd, Nathan
Shelton and Kevin Harris.
CAMS HALL GOLF CLUB PRO-AM
CAMS HALL GOLF CLUB
Tuesday 18 May 2010
The Cams Hall Tournament, sponsored by Taylor Made Computer Solutions, attracted
thirty-one Pro-Am teams to the Fareham course. Jon Barnes (Ampf ield) and his team of Allan Darby, Jason Murdock and Mick Cook shot an impressive twenty-one-under par score of 121 to win the Pro-Am. They finished three shots ahead of South Winchester’s Michael Mulligan and his team of Danny Randall, Neptune Bell and Ashley Payne.
The Junior Golf Academy is open to all young players up to and including the age of 16.
The section will meet from 2 pm to 4 pm every Sunday afternoon. An organized program will ensure that there will be an opportunity for all to practice in a competitive game of golf each week, depending on individual ability.
As well as the game, there will be coaching available from our Head PGA Teaching Professional – Jon Barnes. This will be a group session for up to 8 Juniors at a time, and will last for one hour.
Juniors may come along just for the Competition, or just for the coaching, or for both. We also hope to encourage social interaction amongst juniors during each afternoon meeting.
Our published Junior membership for the club is £100. From now on, this figure will only apply to those aged 11 to 16. A new membership rate of £50 will apply to those who wish to join aged 10 and under. Membership gives full access to the course at any time, provided a tee time is booked with the Pro-shop beforehand. Junior members with a club handicap are also eligible for entry into all club competitions following the applicable rules of each competition.
Costs for a Sunday afternoon will be just £1 for club members to play in the organized competition. Those who have not taken up membership are also welcome, but they will be asked for a green fee of an additional £5 for the afternoon. The group coaching sessions will cost £5 each time, but there is no requirement for anyone to commit themselves to taking any particular number of sessions.
For more information please call the professional shop on 01794 368111.
Weekdays ONLY £8 and weekends ONLY £10 for adults and juniors after the following times:
October – February after 2pm
March – May after 5pm
June – September after 6pm
The 2009 golfing season saw Ampfield Golf Club take part in a number of pro-am tournaments.
We were delighted when Ampfield Golf Club won its first ever pro-am tournament at the Oxfordshire Golf Club. The team was lead by Ampfields head professional Jon Barnes along with two of Ampfields directors Paul and John Hazell and a member of Ampfield Golf Club, Andrew Toomer. The team managed a total of (-19) to win by one shot and claim the title along with some excellent prizes, which included full Galvin Green suits for each amateur. Our head professional Jon Barnes finished fourth with a score of (-4), which included an eagle at the par 4, 14th hole!
Ampfield also took part in the Cornish Festival, with the same team as above and played three pro-am rounds at Perranporth, Newquay and St Enedoc Golf Clubs, finishing in the top 15 out of over 60 teams. We were happy with the result but the team felt as though they could have contended for the title had it not been for the terrible weather conditions they endured whilst playing at the windy seaside links of Perranporth. However, the team is very much looking forward to trying again in 2010.
Jon’s first win of the 2009 season saw him make a new course record at Hockley Golf Club, shooting a 65. Jon then went on to win a pro-am at the Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club and then a further three wins.
Jon also finished ninth in the PGA Welsh Open Championships.
Jon’s end to the 2009 golfing season saw him finish one spot down from last year but still a very impressive second place in the Hampshire PGA Order of Merit.
We look forward to seeing jon back in action in may 2010, good luck Jon!
Left image: Jon Barnes, Ampfield Golf Club Head Professional, receiving Complete Weed Control Order of Merit trophy from John Allen at The Annual PGA Dinner on 27 February 2009 at St Marys Stadium, and; right image: Jon Barnes also receiving his HPGA Matchplay Championship trophy.
Late 2008 saw many improvements to the golf course and surrounding areas. Our grounds men have been working hard to create a more aesthetically pleasing course in general. Specific areas of improvement have been the tree lined hedges on the 4th, 8th and 14th respectively. Also on the 8th and 9th holes the conifer trees have been carefully sculpture from the ground up, which helps the members find their balls on the occasional wayward golf shot. Irrigation systems were also installed running down the 1st and 4th holes and also from the 15th green to the 12th tee. This has dramatically improved the drainage throughout the winter months.
The greens are better than they have ever been according to our head green keepers Paul Websdane and Peter Spratt, after the purchase of our new equipment. The greens are rolling faster than ever in the summer months and have become much firmer since the holotining and scarifying has taken place. This has helped the greens endurance and the bounce on approach shots. We are very keen to continually improve the greens and will continue to do so ready for the busy summer period.
New features include a second pond at the back of the 1st green and a bridge will be built to improve the walkway from the 3rd green to the 4th tee.
Our current task is the rebuilding of the second tee and other tees will also be rebuilt and possibly raised during spring. The tees that potentially need refurbishment will be the 6th, 10th 11th and 14th, pending members’ feedback. The next major task following on from this will be the improvement of the bunkers, i.e. drainage, sand quality and definition.
We have been consulting with a renowned turf/golf course specialist, over the past few months, in order that he could provide us with a detailed assessment of the condition of the course and soil structures.
This detailed assessment has been used to design a turf maintenance programme and a long-term course development programme.
The turf maintenance programme covers the greens, tees, bunkers, fairways, rough, green surrounds, nutrition, irrigation and disease management and is due to commence on the 1 August 2010. The new programme adds to and improves the previous turf maintenance programme which was in place.
To give you some idea of the genetic makeup of our greens we have attached a paragraph taken from our findings report:
“The greens have a very shallow rooting system. The root zones hold a bare minimum level of material and overlay a clay sub soil that is very slow draining and prone to compacting. None of the greens have piped drainage systems present. Just below the immediate surface is a layer of thick fibrous thatch which was very much expected given the root zones and compacted soil structure the turf grows on. The botanical coverage is predominantly Poa Annua i.e. Annual Meadow Grass. This type of grass species is prone to common fungal disease such as fusarium and anthracnose. Because this species of grass produces seed heads which can flourish below mowing heights it creates a bumpy inconsistent putting surface. The thatch in the greens when wet holds water like a sponge thus creating bumpy putting surfaces and also inhibits drainage. During hot dry weather this surface dries out leading to isolated dry patch which becomes hydrophobic and difficult to penetrate with water. This dry patch will affect the presentation, consistency, speed and roll of the ball.”
Having identified the issues with the greens, we are in a strong position to combat the issues with a robust and effective turf maintenance programme. In relation to the greens, this will include: Verti-cutting, top dressing, aeration, hollow coring, micro solid tining, deep vertical aeration, slit tining and potentially a drilling and filling operation in early October 2010.
The other areas identified in the turf maintenance programme i.e. tees, bunkers, fairways, rough and green surrounds have also been thoroughly examined and the maintenance program will also aim to improve presentation, playability, durability and finally sustainability of these areas, for the benefit of the members and visitors of Ampfield Golf Club.
The long term course development programme is due to start in the winter.
JOB VACANCIES
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