Juniors

The club has a junior membership of between 50 and 60 young people within an age range of 6 to 17.

The section provides regular junior competitions, roll up stablefords, inter club matches including Guildford League, coaching during the winter months and access to monthly and mid week club medal competitions.

Tyrrells Wood offers a safe environment for the juniors who may play at any time during weekdays and after 12 noon on weekends and Bank holidays, subject to prior tee reservations for club matches and competitions, societies etc. There is a health and safety requirement for juniors under 12 years old to play with an adult as playing the eighteen hole course involves four crossings of the road between Headley and Leatherhead.

The junior locker/club room is situated within the main clubhouse together with a small lounge. Notice boards in the club room keep the junior members advised of all relevant matters.

The junior section is administered by a small committee of adult volunteers complemented by the junior captain and vice captain and one other nominated junior member. The current committee structure is:

Junior Organiser: John Adams

Coaching Officer: Phil Olney

League matches and league squad organisers: Phil Olney & Tony Allen

Friendly matches and general administration: Debbie Hay

Competitions Officer and general administration: Gerry Ross

Junior Captain: Tom Kent

Junior Vice Captain: Paul Olney

The adult volunteers are fully conversant with child protection legislation as published by the English Golf Union, and health and safety requirements generally.

All juniors agree to abide by a Code of Conduct on entry into the section. Medical records and emergency contact details, together with parental consent authorisations are retained on file at the club offices.

When reaching the age of 18, juniors are normally offered Colt membership which allows for a reduced subscription up to the age of 25. There are two categories of Colt membership. The first entitles the Colt to full playing privileges with part of each year’s subscription contributing to the payment of a reduced entrance fee at age 25. The second is at a much lower annual subscription and allows the Colt to play on weekdays and Sunday afternoons for a reduced green fee, but with no contribution towards an entrance fee at age 25.

The club and its adult membership are fully supportive of the junior section. Annually there are matches against the seniors, the men and the ladies sections each of which help to ensure that the juniors become fully integrated within Tyrrells Wood Golf Club. Juniors with a handicap of 12 or lower are also allowed to participate in the annual club championship and some other designated adult competitions.

 Each year, there is a junior annual general meeting, normally held in October, when the presentations to trophy and competition winners also takes place.