2024 Junior County Week

The format

Each County will play seven singles Match Play off scratch against each other. One point scored for a win, half a point for a halved match and zero
points for a loss. No individual match will continue past the 18th hole. The players not playing a singles match will play a Foursomes. Eight players named in the squad will play in a Stableford Foursomes, to be played over 18 holes off handicap. Pairings can be any combination of handicap.

Match Report

The junior squad of 10 girls, 3 making their debut, travelled to North London’s Crews Hill in Middlesex to compete in the annual Southern region Junior County Match Week on Sunday 11th August.

The weather was hot and humid on the Sunday practice day and got even hotter on Monday 12th when we played our first singles match against Kent in the morning and the afternoon Foursomes Stableford. But the girls got on with it, ably supported by the team of adults and parents who ensured they stayed hydrated. We even resorted to using towels dipped in ice cold water to cool them down!

The girls worked together brilliantly as a team which was lovely to see. In particular their support and encouragement of those girls playing their first ever matches at Match Week was heart warming.

Team Captain: Bea Cheverton won three matches and the inaugural Player of the Week Trophy. Amelia Roberts won two of her matches, Georgia Young won one of hers and Darci Lewis-Bradbury won one match and halved another. Elena Teubler managed to half a very close match on the 18th against Kent and came very close to repeating the same result on the 18th against Hampshire, eventually losing by 1. Elena was awarded the inaugural Spirit of Team Sussex Trophy as Rob and I judged her tenacity, enthusiasm and commitment embodied the very essence of Team Sussex spirit. Our final match against Middlesex was very, very close but we just missed out on a win.

Final results were:-

Sussex 2 : Kent 5
Hampshire 5 : Sussex 2
Sussex 1 : Surrey 6
Sussex 3 : Middlesex 4

After a final day of very close matches, Hampshire were crowned winners with Surrey taking the runners-up spot.

The team was captained by Bea Cheverton who was playing in her last Match Week as a junior together with Sam Worsey who similarly leaves the Junior squad this year. We thank and wish them both well for the future. And we look forward to watching them  represent Sussex as adults going forward.

The team:
Team Captain – Bea(trice) Cheverton (Nevill)
Sam Worsey (Horsham)
Amelia Roberts (Ham Manor)
Joy Shi (West Hove)
Georgia Young (Cowdray Park)
Darci Lewis-Bradbury (West Hove)
Elena Teubler (Nevill)
Olivia Corbin (Chichester)
Sophie Jones (Piltdown)
Ella Mansfield (West Hove) – Travelling Reserve

Special thanks go to the support team which comprised Rob Callaghan - Sussex County Girls Coach, Holly Crompton – Assistant Junior Organiser, Pat Codd – SCLGA County Captain, Bali Bassan – SCLGA President and Margaret Brown – SCLGA Vice Captain. They all did a brilliant job supporting the girls and making sure our team buggy was here, there and everywhere to deliver much needed drinks & snacks to the girls. And parents, thank you so much for your unwavering support and for cheering Team Sussex on.

The entire team is looking forward to Sussex playing host next year at Worthing Golf Club on August 18th -21st.

BRING IT ON TeamSussex!

Karen Parks, Director of Junior Golf