Juniors – Northumberland Ladies County Golf Association

See all Junior fixtures, competition results and news

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Welcome to Junior Section

Our aim is to promote the participation and success of Junior Girls within the sport of golf by offering coaching, playing, and socialising opportunities throughout the year.

There are opportunities for girls with and without handicaps to get involved in County activities and competitions. All girls who are 17 years old on the 1st of January and are a member of an NLCGA affiliated club are eligible to enter NLCGA Junior and Senior competitions as well as the NUGC boys competitions.

Parents/Guardians

Before your child can participate in an NLCGA activity, you need to complete the Parental Consent Form

junior fixture Diary

Social Golf

We hold Social Golf sessions about once a month. These are sessions where we play golf just for fun (cards can be put in) and the girls get a chance to meet each other and socialise. But equally, if you just want to play a scramble, that’s great too! And once we’re back in the clubhouse, the County provides food for the players.

Social Golf sessions are held at a different club each time, so you’ll get a chance to play lots of different courses over the year.

Coaching

Our NLCGA coaching programme offers valuable opportunities to learn and develop new skills. Coaching activity aims to increase knowledge and understanding around putting, short game, wedge play, ball flight and strategy. These fun and engaging sessions also help to create new friendship groups and a lifelong affiliation to the county.

In addition to coaching, representing your county is a great honour where you learn how to perform, compete, and reflect on your experience. These newfound skills help form the foundation of a player’s future development.

Putting: reading the green; starting the ball online; controlling pace; routine; skills tests

Short game: basic technique; chip and run; pitch using L shape; understanding different lies and greenside bunkers; fifty-yard challenge on every round of golf

Long game: learn technique of long irons and all woods; develop consistent strike; difference of teeing the ball up; skills tests

Ball flight: learning the flight of your clubs; know your stock shots; consistency of strike; understanding shot shape; hitting to target areas using ball flight

Strategy & Tactical: knowing your distances; pre-plan a course strategy; practice planning; reflection of own performance; further goal setting