Juniors Match Results

2013 Season

May 4th. Shirley away

As in the previous matches we fielded a team of mostly single figure boys.Shirley had a number of higher handicap players who used their shots well and made it difficult for our team. The match was won by Shirley 3-1. The winners in our team were James Bowen and George Taylor 5&3. Ryan Hinsley& Chris Millbank, Dhiren Patel & Andrew Hooper and Liam Phipps & Joe Macilwraith all lost 4&3.

April 27th The Warwickshire away.

The 1st three matches of the season are away matches making it a difficult start to the season. The second match against The Warwickshire was another good win 3&1 with wins for Ryan & Chris Millbank 3&2, Ben Wiggins & Liam Phipps 2 up,  Joe Macilwraith and Nyamal Islam Ali 3&1. James Bowen and Andy Hooper lost 2&1.

April 21st ladbrook park away

Olton Juniors started the 2013 Central Warwickshire League season with a fine win away from home at Ladbrook Park by 3 games to 1.There were wins for Andrew Hooper and George Taylor 2&1, Ryan Hinsley and James Bowen 3&1, Captain Ben Wiggins and Joe Macilwraith 3&2, Dhiren Patel and Chris Mill Bank lost a close game 1 down.

2011 Season

9th October - Final Royal British Legion Junior Knockout v Colchester - St. Pierre.

Olton Juniors finally met their match in the Competition playing in strong winds, against a strong Colchester side whose team included a team with handicaps of 1, 2, 4 & 5. In the first match Rob Tovey and Erika Dean won the first hole, but from the third hole were always behind, managed to stay within two holes. On the back nine the Colchester Team had an eagle and two birdies,which put them 5 up the eventual match score. In the second match Liam Phipps and Jack Dean went two up after two holes, and continued to lead until the 13th when the Colchester Team pulled one back with a birdie on the 13th, quickly followed by an eagle on the 14th. The match remained all square until the 18th when Colchester won the last and the match 1 up. Well done to Junior team and thanks to all the support from the spectators who made the trip down. A full report to follow. Thanks Steve Dean

8th October - Semi Final Royal British Legion Junior Knockout v Huyton and Prescott - St. Pierre.

Olton juniors reached the final of the RBL Junior knockout on the Old Course at St. Pierre. A fine performance by Liam Phipps and Jack Dean winning their match 5 up, whilst Rob Tovey and Erika Dean halfed their match. Olton through to the finals winning the tie 5 up.

4th September - 1/4 Final Royal British Legion Junior Knockout v Low Laithes - Home

Olton Juniors reached the Semi Finals of the Royal British Legion Junior Knockout with a fine performance winning both games 4 up, overall winning score of 8 up. Rob Tovey partnered by Erika Dean had 7 birdies between them on the back nine - Rob scored a gross 67 in the match. In the other other game it was a hard fought game level on the 12th Tee until Liam Phipps had a birdie on the 12th to put Liam and Jack Dean 1 up. They continued to put on the pressure on their opposition and finished the match 4 up. Well done to the junior team who now play in the Semi Finals / Finals at St.Pierre on the 8th and 9th October.

1st September - Friendly v Coventry Finham Home

Olton Juniors completed their friendly fixtures with a 2 -2 draw against Coventry, there were wins for Rob Tovey & Jack Dean and Matt Plenty & Ryan Hinsley. Ben Silver & Jake Burgess along with Francesca Palser & Louise Le Blevec narrowly lost their games. In total Olton Juniors have only lost 1 of their 9 friendly games this season. 32 different Juniors have represented Olton this year in Junior Matches, well done to all who played.

31st August - Friendly v Lilleshall & Shifnall Away

Olton Juniors drew the return fixture 2.5 to 2.5. There were wins for and Matt Plenty & Jack Dean and Liam Phipps & Louise Le Blevec. Erika Dean & Ben Silver drew their game whilst Rob Tovey & Ryan Hinsley along with Dhiren Patel (who played on his own) lost their games.

21st August - Central Warwickshire Junior Golf League Final v Copt Heath

Olton Juniors have won the 2011 Junior League 3-1. A fine performance by all of the team led by Junior Captain Erika Dean and Rob Tovey (won 4&2), this was followed by Matt Plenty and Ben Westley (won 3&2) and Jack Dean and Tom Flynn(won 3&2). The last game was very tight with Andrew Hooper and Joe Macilwraith losing on the 17th hole. Well done to all of the other Juniors who took part in the League matches this year, they include Sam Bissell, James Bowen, Louise Le Blevec, George Taylor, Dhiren Patel, Liam Phipps, Ryan Hinsley and Jake Burgess.

20th August - 3rd Round - Royal British Legion Junior Knockout Olton "B" v Nuneaton away.

Olton defeated Nuneaton Juniors to win through to the 1/4 finals. Rob Tovey and James Bowen won their game 1 up, whilst Liam Phipps and Jack Dean won their game 3 up.

15th August - Friendly v Lilleshall & Shifnall - Home

Olton Juniors shared the honours in this game with a game 2 - 2  against a combined Lilleshall&Shifnall team.

24th July - Central Warwickshire Junior League v Shirley - Home

Olton clinched a place in the final by winning their group with a tight match against Shirley. All the games were nip and tuck and at the half way stage Olton were down in all four games. From 2 down Jack Dean and Sam Bissell won 1 up. At dormie 2 Ben Westley and Louise Le Blevec managed to win the last two holes to halve their match. In the third game Rob Tovey and Ryan Hinsley won 2 & 1 to clinch the match. George Taylor and Dhiren Patel narrowly lost their game 2 &1. Well done to all the Juniors who have played in the matches this year. The final will be on the 21st of August at Robin Hood. Result 2.5 - 1.5

17th July - Central Warwickshire Junior League v The Warwickshire - Home

A hard fought match which resulted in a draw. Matt Plenty and Ryan Hinsley along with Andrew Hooper and Jack Dean won their games, whilst Rob Tovey and Erika Dean along with Ben Westley and Louise Le Blevec lost. Olton need a draw against Shirley next week to win the group and a place in the final. Result 2 - 2

9th July - Central Warwickshire Junior League v Shirley - Away

A third league win, along with a fine performance by the Junior Team as they defeated Shirley by 3.5 to 0.5. Both parings Tom Flynn / Andrew Hooper and Ben Westley / Louise Le Blevec won by 5&4. Matt Plenty and Ryan Hinsley won 2&1. With three holes to go Rob Tovey / Erika Dean were two down but fought to half their match. Olton now lead group B in the League.

26th June - Central Warwickshire Junior League v Oakridge - Home

In the return fixture, Olton Juniors defeated Oakridge 3 - 1 . There were wins for Erika Dean / Rob Tovey; Ben Westley / Louise Le Blevec; Andrew Hooper / Joe Macilwraith. Jake Burgess and Jack Dean lost on the 18th hole.

19th June - Central Warwickshire Junior Golf League v Oakridge - Away

Olton suffered their first league defeat against Oakridge losing 3 - 1 .  Whilst Erika Dean / Rob Tovey and Ben Westley / Louise Le Blevec managed to half their matches, Liam Phipps / James Bowen and Andrew Hooper / Dhiren Patel lost their matches 4&3.  Olton struggled against an Oakridge team consisting of high handicap players, in two matches giving 20 shots to high handicap players.

15th June - Juniors v the Olton B team

The annual friendly game between the Juniors and the B team resulted in a 3 - 3 draw. The team led by Erika Dean, included Rob Tovey, Ben Westley, Dhiren Patel, Alex Cole, Sam Bissell, Jake Burgess, Jack Dean, Ben Silver, Ryan Hinsley, Andrew Hooper and Louise Le Blevec.. Thanks to all the B Team players who took part.

3rd June - Friendly v Willesley Park - Home

Olton continued in their winning ways by beating Willesley Park 3 - 1.

29th May - Central Warwickshire Junior Golf League v The Warwickshire - Away

Olton began their league campaign with 3 - 1 win against The Warwickshire. A fine performance by the Olton team in very windy conditions. There were wins for Erika Dean (Captain) and Rob Tovey (5 &3); Matt Plenty and Dhiren Patel (3&2) and Liam Phipps and Joe Macilwraith (2 up). Despite playing well Ben Westley and James Bowen met a strong pairing losing 3&2.

14th May - Royal British Legion Junior Knockout Olton "A" v Nuneaton Home

Olton A team played in the first round of the RBL competition at Olton GC, Two pairs Ben Westley / Mike Pell and Ben Wiggins / Martin Wingrove played against a good Nuneaton side, Despite Mike and Ben winning their game, a heavy loss by Ben and Martin meant that Nuneaton were victorious. Well done to Nuneaton good luck in the next round.

8th May - Royal British Legion Junior Knockout Olton "B" v Kenilworth Away

Olton B team played in the first round of the RBL competition at Kenilworth. Two pairs Erika Dean / Rob Tovey ( won their game by 4 holes) and Liam Phipps / Jack Dean (lost their game by 1 hole). Olton won the match overall winning by 3 holes. A good performance by all four players.

1st May - Friendly v Warwickshire County U14 Home

Olton Juniors led by Joe Macilwraith hosted the match agianst Warwickshire County U14s. The match was very close with Olton losing 5.5 to 4.5. Well done to all the Olton Juniors who took part. Niyamal Islam-Ali represented Warwickshire whilst Andrew Hooper, Matt Plenty, Liam Phipps, George Taylor, Jack Dean, Dhiren Patel, Luke Turbutt, James Bowen and Sam Bissell along with Joe represented Olton Juniors.  

18th April - Friendly v Willesley Park Away

Olton Juniors led by Ben Westley won the match 3-2 at Willesley Park. A good performance by all of the team which included Dhiren Patel, Martin Wingrove, Sam Bissell, Matt Plenty, James Bowen, Liam Phipps, Ben Wiggins, Joe Macilwraith and Tom Flynn.

10th April - Friendly v Robin Hood Home

In the second game of the season Joe Macilwraith led to Juniors to a 4.5 to 1.5 win over Robin Hood. Luke Turbutt and Joe Buckle were 5 down before their comeback winning 1 up on the 18th. Other juniors who played on the day were Sam Bissell, James Bowen, Josh Beer, Jake Burgess, Alex Cole, Niyamal Islam-Ali, Yousuf Ali, Louise Le Blevec and Erika Dean.

3rd April - Friendly v Robin Hood Away  

The  Juniors began their season with a 3-3 draw with Robin Hood. Well done to Joe Macilwraith in his first game as U14 captain, supported by Sam Bissell, James Bowen, Dhiren Patel, Luke Turbutt, Chris Milbank, Niyamal Islam-Ali, Yousuf Ali, Alex Cole, Jake Burges, Joe Buckle, Nick Rushe and Jack Dean.

2010 Season

Under 14's v Robin Hood Away

In the return match again captained by George Taylor Olton Won 2.5 to 1.5

Under 14's v Robin Hood at Home

In a close match captained by George Taylor Olton Won 2.5 to 1.5

Copt Heath v Olton away

With a full strength team our boys came up against a Copt Heath team that played extremely well to win 4-0

Ladbrook Park Away

The Ladbrook team got away to a fast start winning the first two matches against Mike Pell and Joe Macilwraith 2/1 and Rob farley and Dhiren Patel 5/4. In both matches we couldn't cope with the good play of the Ladbook players whilst giving away a lot of shots. Martin Wingrove and George Taylor kept fighting while never in the lead and pulled back to halve their match with a long putt on the last green. Erika Dean and Ben Westley also fought back parring the last three holes with shots against to win 1 up.

Oakridge Away

This was the first time we had played the Oakridge course. Alost every one of the par 4 holes has a blind 1st and in many cases a blind second shot that definately gives the home team the advantage. We fielded a team of high and medium handicaps with Erika and Ben Westley being the lowest of either side both playing off 9. Their lowest was 10 and highest 33. Tom Flynn and Joe Macilwraith had a very good day winning 7/5. Jack Dean and Niyamal-Islam Ali halved after their 33 handicap boy sank a 10 foot putt on the 18th to snatch a half. Erika and Harry Parker and Ben Westley and James Bowen lost to give Oakridge the win 2.5/1.5