From dreams of becoming a professional footballer to life as a PGA Golf Pro.
By Phil Sykes, PGA Professional. As a child, I always dreamed of becoming a professional footballer but found out all too early that I wasn’t going to be good enough to make the grade but I was saved and by accident I came across another sport…………..golf!! Once trying...
How the development squad came to be and Angela’s future vision for Guernsey women’s golf
Written by Angela Goddard, GWGDS I come from a golfing family - my parents and brothers all played the game - so when I met my husband and found out that he also played I thought well if you can’t beat them join them! Both my parents, my husband, me and my younger...
Isle of Wight match to be a permanent fixture in Guernsey Women’s Golf Development Squad’s calendar
Guernsey’s top women golfers travelled to the Isle of Wight at the weekend for a friendly two-day match play competition against their island ladies. Despite losing by 10 1/2 games to 4 1/2 the experience the Guernsey squad gained over the weekend was invaluable. The...
First away team match to be played on the Isle of Wight
It's not long now before some of the players within our La Grande Mare Hotel sponsored Guernsey Women's Golf Development Squad travel to compete in their first away team match. On Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 October 10 squad members, captained by Angela Goddard, will...
Island’s top juniors edge a one-point victory from women’s development squad
GWG Development Squad v Guernsey Juniors La Grande Mare Golf Club recently hosted a singles match-play team event, off scratch between eight of our Guernsey Women’s Golf Development Squad players and some of the island’s top juniors. The match was extremely close with...
