Sections

SECTIONS IN THE CLUB

Mens Section The club runs monthly mens medal and stableford competitions which are normally held at the weekend. There is also a monthly mid-week stableford held on Wednesdays. We enter teams into the Hambro, Tolly Cobbold Cup and the Stenson Shield county competitions. We also play friendly matches with other golf clubs.

There are a number of mixed matches and competitions held throughout the year on a home and away basis. We have roll ups on most days for members of different playing abilities. We also have a large and enthusiastic Senior section with organised competitions and matches including playing against our Ladies section and the Juniors. Throughout the summer Texas Scrambles are played fortnightly on a Friday evening followed by a themed meal in the restaurant. These are always well supported and good fun.

Ladies Section We have a large friendly Ladies section of around 100 players of all abilities.

The majority of ladies meet on Thursdays to play medal competitions, stableford competitions and fun competitions and there is an alternate day on Saturdays available for competitive golf. Roll ups also take place during the week and there are friendly matches all through the year.

We enter teams in county competitions at every level, in the Haskell, Weston, Stearn and Cranworth knockouts and have won trophies in all these events. We are proud of our County and National players but, equally, we aim to encourage ladies of all abilities and to make our golf an enjoyable and worthwhile activity. Junior Section The main aim of the junior section at FFGC is to provide a thriving, safe and fun environment for our juniors to learn to love the game of golf.

A typical golfing year would see our established junior golfers at Felixstowe compete in several home junior competitions, as well as inter-club matches, Opens, county matches, fun competitions and coaching. GolfSixes is a fun way for beginners to enjoy some inter-club competition in a friendly, no pressure, fun environment.

Juniors of all standards can enjoy our fun events, such as the Festive Adult/Junior competitions, Halloween and Easter fun competitions alongside their regular coaching which takes place at weekends all year round. 11

SECTIONS IN THE CLUB

We do not place any pressure on juniors as to whether they want to play competitively or just for fun. All juniors are allowed to progress at their own rate but we are there to offer opportunities and guidance when required.

Close links are maintained with the Suffolk Golf Union’s boys and girls’ county organisers, so there is every opportunity for further development and advancement to county level and beyond. FFGC is currently the training facility for the Suffolk Girls’ squad, with our Professionals providing the training. We also collaborate with the junior sections of other local clubs to share ideas and best practices.

FFGC is an accredited HSBC Grass Roots Centre, through which we have close links to the Golf Foundation. This is an England Golf backed body that supports junior golf development and provides help and advice to affiliated clubs in how to make the most of their junior sections.

The Club has produced many regional and national winners and even home-grown juniors who have gone on to become full internationals. Many of our former juniors have gone on to become club professionals themselves, inspiring the next generation in the process. As a club, we can feel very proud of our junior success and this starts at grass roots level. Do you know someone who might want to give golf a try? Come along and join us!

We truly believe golf is a unique sport that can offer so much to children and adults alike including; life skills, friendship, wellbeing and fulfilment. 13