Junior Section
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JUNIOR SKILLS CHALLENGE We had a great turn out for our Junior Drive Chip and Putt Skills Challenge on Sunday. It was fantastic to see so many kids enjoying themselves ⛳️⛳️ Congratulations to our winners Girls Amelia Kennedy 🙌 Boys Under six Brodie Boyle who chipped in in the chipping challenge 🤛 7-9 James Clelland 👊 10-12 Aran Robertson 🤜 Thanks to all volunteers and parents who helped out 👏👏👍👍
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Junior Team
Congratulations to our junior team who performed really well in damp conditions at Hamilton GC in the quarter-finals of the national Junior Team Golf event today.
The team of Kyle Caskey, Taylor Smyth, Euan McInnes, Lennon Caskey, Daniel McLean and Zac Ross finished second to ensure they qualify for the semi-finals at Kirkhill GC on Sunday 22nd September
Brilliant stuff yet again from our youngsters
GolfSixes September 2024
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Junior Championship 2024
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12 and Under Flag Competition
Airdrie Golf Club held a flag competition tonight where our 12 and under juniors played 36 shots on the Academy course.
Congratulations to Kallum Kennan who got to 9 yards from the Eighth Green.
Kallum, Adam and James Clelland and Louie Allan will now go on to play in the Regional Final at Golfit on 1 August.
It was a great day for Airdrie Juniors at the Monklands Junior Championship on Friday. Lennon Caskey won the handicap Trophy and Jack O’hara won the Scratch Trophy. Our Neighbours at Drumpellier also had a successful day. Red tee winner Molly Grant Drumpellier Yellow tee winner Cathal Skeffington Drumpellier White Tee winner Leo Brady Drumpellier
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AGC Juniors V Drumpellier Juniors
Airdrie juniors looking fantastic and ready to do battle last night in a local derby against Drumpellier, which ended in a dramatic 3-3 draw.
Special mention must go to Lennon Caskey who, with Drumpy 3-2 ahead and in front of a crowd of around 50 people, holed his second shot on the 18th to edge out his opponent 1-up to secure the draw for AGC 👏👏👏
With an away win against Hamilton under our belts we are now joint top of the league with two games to go.
First Junior Medal of 2024
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Junior Coaching
JUNIOR COACHING⛳️⛳️
We have some great junior coaching available in April
Firstly we have our annual Easter coaching classes for members aged 7-14 during the Easter school holidays on a Tuesday and Thursday between 10-11 and 11-12. These sessions have a maximum class size of 6 and are FREE OF CHARGE.
Secondly, for the budding Nelly Korda’s out there, Girls junior coaching is available on Sunday between 5pm and 6pm, starting on 7th of April and running for 6 weeks. The maximum class size is 4 golfers
For members over 14 the cost is included in their membership fee so there is no charge (just make sure your parents have paid your fees 😀) The cost for junior girls under 14 is £15. For non-members the cost is £40
For further information contact the Pro shop on 01236 754360
Lanarkshire Junior Events
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Junior Coaching
To try and beat this awful weather, Thomas our assistant professional will be running indoor junior coaching in our swing room from January 28th.
Sunday 4.00 pm age 6 to 12
Monday 4.30 pm age 13 to 18
Classes Start on 28 Jan and will be restricted to groups of 4.
Cost will be £30 for four week block.
Give the pro shop a call and book your place
Tel. 01236 754360
Airdrie Golf Club has a healthy Junior Section and has activities for boys and girls of all ages and abilities. The club has established an Academy Course (Blue Tees) using short tees and existing greens. This Course has been rated for handicap purposes by Scottish Golf and is a great introduction to the game and allows juniors to achieve their first handicap on a shorter course.
Beginners
Beginners can take part in the Scottish Junior Flag Championship. This event provides young golfers with fantastic playing oportunities in the early stages of their development. Staged in partnership with Scottish Golf, the Paul Lawrie Foundation and the Stephen Gallagher Foundation. The club winners enter a series of regional events open to beginner level juniors, aged 12 years and under with no handicap. The aim of the flag competition is to introduce young players to competitive golf in a fun and relaxed environment. Check out the video from the Scottish Golf National Final at Gleneagles in 2021 where you will see some glimpses of the Airdrie qualifiers.
Golf Sixes League
The next stage for juniors is the Golf Sixes League. The Golf Sixes League is a fun, team-based competition, designed to give young golfers an early experience of playing for their club and giving them the buzz to want to play more.
The event gives our junior members the chance to compete against other local clubs in regional leagues through a shortened format and simple scoring system. With merchandise provided to all players, it is a really exciting competition to take part in.
The Leagues encourage young golfers to play more competitive golf, obtain a handicap and make progress onto the club’s junior team. The Airdrie Golf Sixes team won the Lanarkshire League in 2021 and 2022
Junior Skills Challenge
The Club arranges the Scottish Golf’s Junior Skills Challenge which is an exciting event open to junior golfers across the country. Designed to develop the key skills of putting, chipping and driving,
The competition is split into the following four age categories with a Boys’ and Girls’ section in each:
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Participants aged 6 and under
Participants aged 7 – 9
Participants aged 10 – 12
Participants aged 13 - 15
The Junior Skills Challenge provides players with the chance to win a place at the National Finals during the AIG Women’s Open. For more details of the Junior Skills Challenge see the video below.
https://www.scottishjuniorgolf.org/events-competitions/junior-skills-challenge-2
Girls Golf Hub
Airdrie Golf Club is a registered provider of Girls Golf Hubs. Girls Golf hubs are a six hour coaching programme to introduce young girls to golf.
Junior Medals
Once Juniors have achieved a handicap they can take part in Junior medals which take place on a Thursday during the School holidays and every Sunday outwith the school holidays.
The medals are graded by handicap and juniors progress from Blue tees to red, yellow and white tees as their handicap reduces.
Junior Team Matches
Airdrie Golf Club enters a team in the Lanarkshire Junior Leagues. The matches consist of three scratch games and three handicap games. The matches are aimed at the lowest handicap players in the Junior Section.
Junior Championship
The biggest day in the Junior Calendar is the Junior Championship.
The main event is the Junior Championship which is a scratch competition from the white tees.
Other events also take place on this day including the Girls Championship, a Red Tee competition and a nine hole Academy Course competition .
Congratulations to Calum Watson who defeated Ellie McManus to lift the Logan Trophy, our junior match play championship🏆🏆 In a nail biting final, the match finished all square after 18 holes, with Calum clinching the title when he birdied the first extra hole while Ellie’s birdie attempt narrowly slipped past. Both players have had superb seasons and this was a fitting way to round things off .
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