Golfer of the Year

The GOY tournament is held during the school spring half-term holiday. Each member club enters a team of four juniors who play a medal round for team and individual prizes. The member club hosting the tournament is rotated through the TVJGL clubs, so that each club hosts the tournament once every ten years.

The 2024 competition will be hosted by East Berks

Future hosts are:

2025	The Springs
2026	Maidenhead
2027	Henley
2028	Goring & Streatley
2029	Calcot Park
2030	Sunningdale Heath
2031	Burford
2032	Newbury
2033	Reading
2034	Castle Royle
2035	Bearwood Lakes

Prizes

	Scratch Competition	Handicap Competition
Winner	Golfer of the Year Trophy £60 Voucher	Best Nett Trophy £60 Voucher
Runner Up	£40 Voucher	£40 Voucher
Third Place	£30 Voucher	£30 Voucher
	Team Competition
Winner	Best three Nett scores Team Shield plus individual prize to all 4 team members

Also prizes for longest drive, nearest the pin and neatest card.

The 2023 competition was hosted by Bearwood Lakes on 31st May 2023. Prize winners were:.

Scratch (Stableford)		Alexander Levine-Estridge (Bearwood Lakes) 28
Scratch Runner-up		Lewis Thomas (Reading) - 27
Scratch 3rd		Oliver Ford (Newbury) - 25
Handicap (Stableford)		Sam Whitaker (Castle Royle) - 39
Handicap Runner-up		Samuel Rhys Thomas (Reading) - 35
Handicap 3rd		Ben Murphy (East Berks) - 34
Team (Stableford)		Bearwood Lakes - 104
Nearest Pin (9th)		Harrison Swift (Castle Royle)
Nearest Pin (14th)		Lewis Thomas (Reading)
Longest Drive		Oliver Ford (Newbury)
Neatest Card		Samuel Rhys Thomas (Reading)

Final team scores were:

Bearwood Lakes	104
Castle Royle	97
The Springs	96
East Berks	93
Maidenhead	92
Newbury	84
Reading	77
Goring & Streatley	63

Full results are here - Handicap & Team Scores

The 2022 competition was hosted by Castle Royle. on 1st June 2022. Prize winners were:.

Scratch		Drew Rolfe (Calcot Park) - 74
Scratch Runner-up		Charlie Hing (Castle Royle) - 76
Scratch 3rd		Chloe Walkington (Castle Royle) - 77
Handicap		Amy Nemeth-Yule (Bearwood Lakes) - Nett 64
Handicap Runner-up		Archie Branwhite (Maidenhead) - Nett 65
Handicap 3rd		Oliver O'Dell (Goring & Streatley) - Nett 67
Team		Maidenhead - 213
Nearest Pin (9th)		Chloe Walkington (Castle Royle)
Nearest Pin (17th)		Brandon Skidmore (Bearwood Lakes)
Longest Drive		Lyle McLintock (Castle Royle)
Neatest Card		Chloe Walkington (Castle Royle)

Final team scores were:

Maidenhead	213
Reading	226
Castle Royle	227
Bearwood Lakes	228
Calcot Park	229
Goring & Streatley	230
Newbury	299

Full results are here - Handicap Scores, Gross Scores, Team Score

The 2021 competition was hosted by Reading G.C. on 2nd June 2021. Prize winners were:.

Scratch		Mark Dickin (Bearwood Lakes) - 69
Scratch Runner-up		Henry Drake (Calcot Park) - 74
Scratch 3rd		Conor Jacob (Goring & Streatley) - 75
Handicap		Sam Thomas (Reading) - Nett 68 (ocb)
Handicap Runner-up		Jack Chantry (Newbury & Crookham) - Nett 68
Handicap 3rd		Taona Kanyepi (Bearwood Lakes) - Nett 69 (ocb)
Team		Bearwood Lakes - 209
Nearest Pin (2nd)		Isabella Kent (Castle Royle)
Nearest Pin (17th)		Joseph Lawton (East Berkshire)
Longest Drive		Harrison Swift (Castle Royle)
Neatest Card		Luca Crooks (Castle Royle)

Final team scores were:

Bearwood Lakes	209
Reading	214
Calcot Park	223
Newbury & Crookham	223
East Berkshire	227
Castle Royle	227
Goring & Streatley	243

Full results are here - Handicap Scores, Gross Scores, Team Scores, Summary

The 2019 competition was hosted by Henley G.C. on 29th May 2019. Prize winners were:.

Scratch		Archie Smith (Bearwood Lakes) - 75 (ocb)
Scratch Runner-up		Sammie Colvin (Castle Royle) - 75
Scratch 3rd		John Wellman (Castle Royle) - 76
Handicap		Edward Devlin (Newbury & Crookham) - Nett 68
Handicap Runner-up		Lottie Cadle (Calcot Park) - Nett 71 (ocb)
Handicap 3rd		Victor Matthews (Goring & Streatley) - Nett 71
Team		Castle Royle - 214
Nearest Pin		Sammie Colvin (Castle Royle)
Longest Drive		John Wellman (Castle Royle)
Neatest Card		Jack Graham (Newbury & Crookham)

The 2018 competition was hosted by Calcot Park on 30-May-2018. Prize winners were:

Scratch		Archie Smith (Bearwood Lakes) - 69 (ocb)
Scratch Runner-up		Melan Dhaubhadel (Calcot Park) - 69
Scratch 3rd		Harry West (Calcot Park) - 71
Handicap		Nic Sullivan (Calcot Park) - Nett 64 (ocb)
Handicap Runner-up		Josh Chapman (Calcot Park) - Nett 64
Handicap 3rd		Max Watson (Bearwood Lakes) - Nett 65
Team		Calcot Park - 195
Nearest Pin		Lyle McLintock (Maidenhead)
Longest Drive		Thomas Owen (Frilford Heath)
Neatest Card		Tom Cole (Newbury & Crookham)

Final team scores were:

Calcot Park	195
Bearwood Lakes	204
Goring & Streatley	216
Frilford Heath	222
Henley	223
Newbury & Crookham	225
Maidenhead	228
Sonning	243

Full results are here - Handicap Scores

The 2017 competition was hosted by Frilford Heath on 29-Aug-2017. Prize winners were:

Scratch		Mitchell Green (Frilford Heath) - 75
Scratch Runner-up		Josh Roche (Frilford Heath) - 78
Scratch 3rd		Alfie Forisky (Maidenhead) - 79
Handicap		Jack Graham (Newbury) - Nett 69 (ocb)
Handicap Runner-up		Mark Dickin (Calcot Park) - Nett 69 (ocb)
Handicap 3rd		Jack Carter (Newbury) - Nett 71
Team		Frilford Heath - 219
Nearest Pin		Gregor Peberdy (Maidenhead)
Longest Drive		Josh Roche (Frilford Heath)
Neatest Card		Harry Grant (Frilford Heath)

Final team scores were:

Frilford Heath	219
Maidenhead	226
Newbury & Crookham	226
Calcot Park	231
Goring & Streatley	Only 2 juniors completed rounds without NR

The 2016 competition was hosted by Newbury & Crookham Golf Club on 22-Aug-2016. Prize winners were:

Scratch		Gregor McKenzie (Frilford Heath) - 71
Scratch Runner-up		Max Stradling (Goring & Streatley) - 75
Scratch 3rd		Melan Dhaubhadel (Calcot Park) - 76
Handicap		Mitchell Green (Frilford Heath) - Nett 70
Handicap Runner-up		James Evans (Frilford Heath) - Nett 71
Handicap 3rd		Kieran Mansbridge (Frilford Heath) - Nett 72 (ocb)
Team		Frilford Heath - 210
Nearest Pin		Andrew Mead (Newbury & Crookham)
Longest Drive		Tom Fleming (Newbury & Crookham)
Neatest Card		Harry Powell (Calcot Park)

Final team scores for first 3 teams were:

Frilford Heath	210
Newbury & Crookham	225
Calcot Park	227

The 2015 competition was hosted by Sonning Golf Club on 10-Aug-2015. Prize winners were:

Scratch		Aaron Siddell (Sonning) - 70
Scratch Runner-up		James Brady (Sonning) - 72
Scratch 3rd		Harrison Arnold (East Berks) - 75
Handicap		Harry Bowness (Newbury) - Nett 67
Handicap Runner-up		Bradley Oliver (Maidenhead) - Nett 69
Handicap 3rd		Connor Ross (Calcot Park) - Nett 72 (ocb)
Team		Sonning - 213
Nearest Pin		Aaron Siddell (Sonning)
Longest Drive		Angus Harris-White (Henley)
Neatest Card		James Brady (Sonning)

Final team scores were:

Sonning	213
Newbury & Crookham	216
Maidenhead	220
Reading	221
Henley	222
East Berks	222
Goring & Streatley	226
Calcot Park	228

The 2014 competition was hosted by Maidenhead Golf Club on 28-Aug-2014. Prize winners were:

Scratch		Lewis Bird (East Berks) - 70
Scratch Runner-up		Damien Hewitt (East Berks) - 73
Scratch 3rd		Aaron Siddell (Sonning) - 77
Handicap		Lewis Bird (East Berks) - Nett 66
Handicap Runner-up		Bradley Oliver (East Berks - Nett 70 (ocb)
Handicap 3rd		Gregor Laing (Maidenhead) - Nett 70 (ocb)
Handicap 4th		Fraser Bown (Maidenhead) - Nett 70
Team		East Berks - 207
Nearest Pin		Ryan Walker (Reading)
Longest Drive		Fraser McDonald (Sonning)
Neatest Card		Darnell Scadding (Maidenhead)

Final 2014 team scores were:

East Berkshire	207
Maidenhead	216
Henley	224
Sonning	225
Goring & Streatley	227
Calcot Park	232
Newbury & Crookham	251
Reading	Only 2 juniors entered