19 NEW GOLF STARS UNCOVERED

The Torbay Sport Partnership and Churston Golf Club staged the final of the Search for a Star programme at Cayman Golf Centre this week.

The evening followed a unique golfing talent search, which involved coaching within schools and providing teachers with support to develop their knowledge and skills.

The aim was to unearth the next Golfing Star through a process of elimination, which spanned 6 weeks.
The final 19 children from schools across the whole of Torbay met at Cayman Golf Centre where Sam Stephens, PGA Golf Pro from Churston Golf Club divided them into groups. After their final instructions to youngsters tackled the course, putting into practise all of the skills and etiquette that they had learned during the previous weeks of tuition.

The players showed tremendous ability, sinking long puts chipping in off the greens and playing the ball straight and true from the tee. They thoroughly enjoyed the experience and at the end of their round, following a hotdog or two, the final positions were announced.

Prizes were given out to all of the finalists, including golf balls, free rounds of golf at Cayman and Broadsands pitch & putt and free coaching sessions with Sam Stephens. The top two players also received a half set of Masters Golf Clubs and a FREE junior membership at Churston Golf Club for 1 year.

John Julyan, Partnership Development Manager of the Torbay Sport Partnership addressed the youngsters and parents, thanking all of the supporters of this project, including Churston Golf Club, Cayman Golf and Broadsands pitch & putt, but especially Sam Stephens and Sue Eames (SSCo at Torquay Community College) for organising, coordinating and delivering the programme.

“The project has been a tremendous success and is a testament to the way all partners have played their part to create this wonderful opportunity for our young people. More projects are in the pipeline to inspire children and young people of Torbay to engage in sporting activities at a level that meets their needs.”

The top five players were:

1 James Boothroyd (Warberry)
2 Callum Jobe (Furzeham)
3 Luke Tooley (Chestnut)
4 Katie Leigh (shiphay)
5 Macy Harvey (Ilsham)

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