Lee Westwood Golf Tour Family Knockout – National Finals - Sponsored by Macdonald Hotels

Juniper family crowned the Lee Westwood Golf Tour - Family Knockout National Champions. 

 

The conclusion of the inaugural Lee Westwood Golf Tour – Family Knockout competition saw the Juniper family take the championship with a 3 & 1 win over the Tym family.

The Tym family, of Wrexham Golf Club, had made this competition a real family affair by using a combination of mother, father and son in their journey to secure their place at the national final.  Unfortunately for Dorne, Jonathon and Chris, a current Lee Westwood Golf School student, they were unable to take the title.

Representing the south region and West Essex Golf Club, the Juniper family were made up of father and son pairing John and Charlie and had played their way through three qualifying matches and a semi-final to meet the Tym family at the National Final, hosted by Macdonald Portal Hotel, Golf & Spa in Tarporley.

The final turned out to be a hotly contested match between the Juniper and Tym families, played in good spirits on a tough blustery day and taking it to the 17^th hole before the Junipers were victorious.

John Juniper said “My son Charlie and I started playing in the competition at its inception and from start to finish it has been an amazing experience.  We have meet some very nice people and played at some very nice golf clubs.  I have to thank my son Charlie for basically carrying me all the way to the final and we both look forward to defending our cup.”

The LWGT Family Knockout competition was launched in August 2013 with pairs from across the UK being split into 4 regions of play.  Each family was given three matches to play in order to gain league points where the top four placed teams in each league qualified for the semi-finals day sponsored and hosted by Macdonald Hotels.

Manager of the Lee Westwood Golf Tour Stuart Blair said “The Lee Westwood Golf Tour Family Knockout competition provides a great platform for any members of the same family to come together and compete in a fun friendly atmosphere. I refereed the finals and I can say it was a very enjoyable day and a great match played between two lovely families, what more could you wish for in a match play event!”

For your chance to be crowned the 2014 Lee Westwood Golf Tour Family Knockout National Champions, visit www.leewestwoodgolftour.com or call 01829 730 753 for details – closing date for entries is the 1^st of June 2014.

LWGT Announce New Prize Sponsor – Bioflow

The Lee Westwood Golf Tour are pleased to have Bioflow as a new prize supporter for 2014. Lee Westwood is an ambassador for Bioflow, and the brand created in Cornwall in 1995 has agreed to support the Lee Westwood Golf Tour with some prizes for the regional rounds!

Over the past few years Bioflow has grown into one of the world's leading brands of magnetic wrist products. From the beginning, the company ethos has been to provide the best magnotherapy products available and support these products with consistently high customer service levels from knowledgeable users. The Lee Westwood Golf Tour is happy to have Bioflow as a supporter of the tour and will be giving some of the magnetic wrist bands out as prizes during some tour area events this year.

Bioflow Ecommerce and Marketing manager Andrea Sleep said “We're passionate about supporting young athletes at Bioflow Sport. When the chance arose to be involved with the Lee Westwood Golf Tour we were keen to take this opportunity on board and encourage golf's future stars.”

The Tour has taken on a number of new supporters this year, all aimed at helping the young golfers on the tour develop into the next generation of great golfers and companies like Bioflow are playing their part in helping them with this journey!

Andrea also went on to say ”Bioflow have been proud sponsors of Lee Westwood since 2011. Lee is a huge advocate of magnetic therapy, commenting: “The advantages were immediate and I couldn’t believe how comfortable Bioflow wristbands are to wear."  

Stuart Blair manager of the Tour said, “It is nice to have the support of some great golf manufactures and suppliers such as Bioflow and their wrist bands should be a popular prize on the tour this year. I hope the youngsters feel the benefit just as much as Lee has”.

Many thanks to Bioflow for the prize support I am sure they will be appreciated by the players!

LWGT Announce New Prize Sponsor - Bunker Mentality!

Bunker Mentality Joins as a Lee Westwood Golf Tour Sponsor

The Lee Westwood Golf Tour is pleased to announce that Bunker Mentality has agreed to sponsor a series of prizes for this year.

Lee Westwood Golf Tour national final winners will receive clothing and caps from Bunker Mentality. Their clothing is designed for the modern golfer, with style, taste and personality - something the players will love.  

“It’s great to have Bunkered Mentality supporting the tour players this year, their modern clothing is highly regarded and the players will like what they can win,” said Lee Westwood Golf Tour manager, Stuart Blair.

Robert Hart, Creative Director at Bunker Mentality, said: “We are delighted to be working with the LWGT.  The road to playing on the big tour is a challenging one and the LWGT gives young players a taste of what lies ahead. As a brand Bunker Mentality has always supported young ambitious golfers but working with LWGT will allow us to help in a real meaningful way.”

Bunker Mentality create Modern British Golf fashion with a strong spirit that is defined by dynamic colour, graphic energy, attention to detail.

For your opportunity to win Bunker Mentality clothing, caps and accessories, you will need to be playing on the Lee Westwood Golf Tour with its 12 tour areas providing 72 events to choose from in 2014. The Tour gives up-and-coming players the chance to compete in a national competition without a handicap ballot, providing fantastic golf courses to compete on and also preparing players for a life on tour.

“Lee Westwood is planning to attend the National finals this year, while the overall tour winner will get the opportunity to visit Lee’s Golf School in Florida. That, coupled with prizes from sponsors such as Bunker Mentality provides an exciting climax to the tour season,” said General Manager Gavin Hamlyn.

Visit www.leewestwoodgolftour.com or e-mail info@leewestwoodgolfschool.com for more information. Visit http://www.bunker-mentality.com

Lee Westwood Golf Tour Family Knock out Semi-Finals day - sponsored by Macdonald Hotels.

Sunday 6th April the Semi-Finals of the Lee Westwood Golf Tour Family Knockout took place across Macdonald Hotels.  

The South Region Final of the Lee Westwood Golf Tour Family Knockout took place at Macdonald Botley Park Hotel, Golf & Spa in Southampton. On the morning of the finals weather conditions were not ideal with spots of rain and a hurting wind.

However all families arrived excited and eager for the day ahead. The morning consisted of two four ball better ball matches to decide who played in the afternoon to compete for the South Region title and go through to the National Finals.

Morning Match 1- Andrew McDonald and Fraser McDonald v John Juniper and Charlie Juniper. The Juniper Family were always in control of this match being 3 Up most of the round however the McDonald Family fought back winning consecutive holes 8, 9 & 10. John and Charlie composed themselves and sealed their place in the afternoon final. Result 3&1

Morning Match 2- Chris Holden and Robert Holden v Manuel Fuentes and Oscar Fuentes This was a very close match with the Fuentes family edging in front during the front 9 moving to 1up at the turn. With some very consistent play from 13 year old Robert, the Holden's fought back to win 2 Up.

The Final

After a quick break for lunch the final was on its way. The match started very up and down with teams not halving a hole on the front 9. After being all square through 9 John Juniper started rolling in the putts with a 20ft putt from off the green on 10 and another on 12 to force Chris Holden to make birdie to half which he did not succeed. However it wasn't over with Robert Holden making a putt on 13 and 15 to take it back to all square. Charlie Juniper handled the pressure superbly throughout the round and holed vital putts on 16 and 17 to take the Holden's down the last 1Up. With the Juniper family receiving shots on the final hole it was difficult for the Holden's to fight back. Final result Juniper Family 2Up.

We will see John and Charlie in the National Finals on the 26th April.

Macdonald Portal, Premier Course, West region Semi-Finals in Cheshire.

John & Jack Bamford vs Chris & Dorne Tym morning round was a very tight match, Chris Tym holed a huge 30ft birdie putt on the 1^st to go 1 up and they kept that lead going into the back 9. A brilliant birdie from team Bamford on the 16^th saw the match go down to the wire. It was on the 17^th tee were the Tym’s had a bit of luck on their side, with the Bamfords hitting first, neither of them could get it close to the pin, Chris stepped up and over clubbed, his ball flew the green, hit the trees and bounced back onto the green where he 2 putted for par and the match was won.

Tim & Stuart Foster vs Jim & Sean Grey in the morning, it was the Fosters that took the early lead with some very consistent play, they were up at the turn and continued their dominance throughout.  A lot of birdie chances for the Fosters saw them maintain the pressure but a great up and down on the 17^th from young Sean Grey however saw what looked like the end of the match turn into a fantastic half and the match went down the 18^th. It fell to Sean Grey who had a 8ft putt to take it into a playoff, however it just missed and the match was over! A great match 1 up for the Fosters and progression to the afternoon final.

The Final

Tym vs Foster- the Tyms were the dominant group for most of the round, they were 3 up at the turn thanks to some excellent and very consistent play from Dawn Tym. However the Fosters were not about to say quit and they rallied back and on the 16^th tee they were only 1 down. Chris hit a great approach into the par 5 to set himself up with a 12ft birdie attempt, it just fell away at the last minute. On the 17^th the Fosters turned it on again, a fantastic, towering iron shot straight over the pin saw them have a 10ft birdie attempt to make it all square, as with Chris’s attempt on the last it just slipped by and the Tym’s breathed a sigh of relief. After 35 holes of match play golf, the final went down to the last putt of the day, Chris had only to 2 putt from 25ft on the final green and the title was theirs. A rush of blood saw Chris hit his putt 4ft past which would mean a nervy return for the win. Chris kept his composure under a great deal of pressure and holed out for the victory. A great game and a fantastic day had by all.

Congratulations to Dawn and Chris Tym, 2014 Lee Westwood Golf Tour Family Champions of the West region.

Over in the East region at Macdonald Linden Hall, in Northumberia only three families were present meaning a better ball medal was played in the morning to determine the finalists.

Harry & Dean Boyle, Sarah and Ian Riddell and Darren and Keir Stockdale all played some excellent golf on the Linden hall course which was playing well but long due to some heavy overnight rain. Darren and Keir Stockdale started well with putts dropping at 1, 3, 4 for a Nett 3 under start and Keir only 1 inch from a hole in one on the 4^th hole. Their final score of -4 68 was good enough to qualify for the afternoon match play. In the other morning match the Boyles played steady golf all day but the long course got the better of young harry and they ended up with a Nett 75. Meanwhile the Riddell’s were plodding along picking up shots here and there with Sarah’s putter doing most of the damage. The final score from the Riddell’s was -6, 66 a great performance which installed them as favourites for the afternoon finals match.

The Final

A close affair for the first nine saw both teams winning three holes, halving three and losing three holes, leaving the scores level after nine. The Stockdale’s did play well and were three under gross but shots from the Riddell’s kept them in the match. The match really got going on the 10^th with a good up and down and use of a shot from the Riddell’s to go one up, the swiftly followed that with wins at 11, 12, and 13, the 13^th won with a 30tf putt across the par 5 green from Ian, and with a shot they went 4 up, with holes 14 and 15 halved the match was over 4&3 to the Riddell’s. Well played to all the teams – and good luck to the Riddell’s in the finals on the 26^th of April at Portal Macdonald Hotel Championship Course. 

The National finals will Take place at the Macdonald Portal Championship Course on the 26th of April!

Play in the 2014 Family KO- call 01829 730 753 or www.leewestwoodgoltour.co.uk

Lee Westwood Golf Tour teams up with Jamega Pro Tour!

The Lee Westwood Golf Tour is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership which will see the LWGT players compete to win places on the Jamega Pro Tour and the Jamega Pro Ladies Tour.

The Jamega Pro Tour established in 2004 as a player-led Professional Golf Tour, to bring openness and fairness to the world of developmental golf tours has sponsored 24 starts in its events for LWGT players to compete for. Jamega has grown and developed on the philosophy of producing the right grounding and experience to benefit a future European Tour Player and this same ethos is shared by Lee Westwood Golf across its School, Tour and Camps brand providing a great fit for this new partnership. 

The Lee Westwood Golf Tour manager Stuart said “I see the Jamega Pro Tour as a fantastic step towards a career as a tour player, it is a logical step for our young up and coming LWGT players to get the experience playing with and against professional golfers all striving for a full time playing career”

Lee Westwood’s stable mate at ISM David Howell said "The Jamega Pro Golf Tour helped to run my inaugural Charity Golf Day. The day was a huge success, due in no small part to the professional and friendly manner in which Jamega organised the day. Having spoken to many of the guys who have played on the Jamega Pro Golf Tour they are equally as impressed. I would say that it's a great Tour to start your professional tournament career on.”  

What better stepping stone is there for a want to be tour professional? The LWGT running its second year of competition is always looking for opportunities to help benefit its talented young golfers. This year will see Lee Westwood attend the National finals; with the winner getting the opportunity to visit Lee’s School in Florida, and provides a fantastic opportunity for the best players to experience a professional tour event, what more could you ask for!

For more information and to join the Lee Westwood Golf Tour 2014 – visit www.leewestwoodgolftour.com or call 01829 730 753 http://www.jamegatour.co.uk