Looking good in PING

We are delighted that PING, having kindly supported the Lee Westwood Golf School for many years by supplying the unique 4-series golf bags, have now, for the 2nd year, supplied the students with their uniform player pack. 

Due to the intensity & frequency of golf playing & practice that our students are involved in on a weekly basis, it is essential that we have quality uniform that can withstand the rigours of a full time golf programme, week in week out for the full year. It has to be practical, comfortable & hard wearing, as well as look good.

Engineered exclusively for golfers PING apparel combines the latest technology, state of the art fabrics and production methods, alongside luxury materials and craftsmanship to provide unrivalled quality and performance.  The Sensor technology platform protects against the elements to delivery enhanced comfort in all playing conditions, something our students are very grateful for!

Our students on the Golf and Education programme and those attending our Golf Performance Programme are looking forward to starting the new academic year this week, we love the new clothing and we know the students will too!

There is still time to join the Lee Westwood Golf School, contact:
info@leewestwoodgolfschool.com or 01206 265 834 (Essex)/01565 830 444 (Cheshire)

ETHAN SNUTCH CLEANS UP AT SITTINGBOURNE

A massive well done to our Essex 2nd year student Ethan Snutch who has won the Kent Golf Union, Oscar Ash Cups Championship at Sittingbourne & Milton Regis Golf Club this week.  In a field of over 50 young golfers Ethan shot fantastic scores of 76/72 gross and 72/68 nett, securing the top prize in both categories. 

This success shortly follows Ethan's achievement of qualifying for the Junior European Open final which, in association with Sky Sports, is widely believed to be the toughest test in junior golf in Europe.  The Champions week finals will take place in Andalucia, Spain in November and is staged over five rounds.  We wish Ethan all the best.

 

LOUIS MARTIN IS SUFFOLK MATCHPLAY CHAMPION

A huge congratulations to Louis Martin who won the Suffolk Matchplay Championship (Presidents Mashie) at Diss Golf Club on Sunday.

16 qualifiers from the Amateur Championship took part with the field reduced to 4 at the end of day one. In the top half of the draw Louis, had impressive wins, 1 up against two County players. The final saw Louis establish a 3 up lead with 3 holes to play, his opponent staged a recovery by winning the next two holes but was unable to win the final hole leaving Louis the winner 1 up. 
 

Louis is an extremely hard working student, putting in a lot of time and effort with his golf practice.  This has resulted in his scoring average already being reduced from 82.3 to 79.1. 

Fantastic result, well done Louis.

 

Record breaker

This week saw James Mack break our student record on the Gainsborough course at Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf and Spa. 

James shot an impressive -7 (64) to beat the existing student record by 1 stroke, previously held by Jacob Hassan, gained in September 2016. 

James has had a fantastic year; making his Euro Pro Tour debut in March, playing in the Qualifying Schools at Stoke by Nayland, finishing 2nd in the individual gross at the British Schools and Colleges finals and recently winning the Lee Westwood Golf Tour event at Stoke by Nayland. 

James Mack started the school in September 2015 off 5 and has now reduced his handicap to 0.3 with a scoring average of 70.4. 

James is continuing at the school for another year prior to hopefully embarking on a career on tour.

Another great result, this time from Shay McQueen who shot (66) -6 on the Constable course, that's only 1 less than the course record currently 65 held by Joe Fryer in 2013.

George crowned nett champion

Essex 2nd year student George Lancaster has been crowned nett champion in the Golf Club Championship at Chart Hills Golf Club during the weekend.

In a field of 50 George produced fantastic scores of 75/73, to finish 1st nett and 2nd gross.

Since being at the Lee Westwood Golf School George has reduced his handicap from 11 to 4.4 and has seen his scoring average reduce by 11 shots.

George is working hard with the Lee Westwood Golf coaches in preparation of his next journey at Tournament Golf College.

We wish him all the very best.

WELCOME BACK

 

This week we hosted our first ever former students reunion at High Legh Park Golf Club in Cheshire, when last year’s students were invited back to play against the current cohort.

It was great to welcome back Adam Ranson, Brook Coward, Will Armitage, Tom Vyce, Andrew Ni & Matt Osborn, who all left the school in June 2016.

Banter levels were high as they tee’d off in bright, sunny conditions and we are pleased to report a clean sweep for the school team, who won every single one of their matches!

We hope everyone who attended enjoyed the day; Tom Vyce said “I had a really enjoyable day, it was great to catch up with all the lads & create some more fun memories with them”.

Overall the whole day was a great success, and we look forward to developing the current vs ex students format for next year, and seeing a lot more familiar faces for the event.

To be part of the Lee Westwood Golf School contact us on info@leewestwoodgolfschool.com or 01565 830 444

Students enjoy Ireland

Last week a selection of our students enjoyed a trip to our sister school, Darren Clarke Golf School, in Northern Ireland.

For 5 days the students had full access to the fantastic facilities and technology that the Antrim based school has to offer.

Alongside the golf training facilities, the students had the opportunity to play the local courses, including Hilton Templepatrick and Portrush, home of the 2019 British Open.  On the Hilton Templepatrick course golf performance programme student Charley Allsopp returned the best score of the day with a nett 68 (shooting +1 gross on the back nine with 3 birdies).

A kick-around on the onsite football pitch and a competitive race around the local go kart track finished the trip off on a high. #irelandtrip

You too can be part of the Lee Westwood Golf School.  Visit our website www.leewestwoodgolfschool.com or e-mail us info@leewestwoodgolfschool.com for more information