Junior Captain - Ben Kennell         

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                                                                                                                                                   Vice Captain -  Charlie Monk           

Information 
 GolfMark Award and Clubmark Accreditation                    
We are proud to announce that in September 2009 - Stoke by Nayland achieved the GolfMark Higher Achiever Award along with the Clubmark  Accreditation. It has since passed the two re-assessments in 2010 and 2011.
The Club is now nationally recognised as a junior and beginner friendly golf club, a safe environment for junior golfers.
Information on the Award can be found on here   or  www.golfmark.org   or  clubmark.org.uk             
The GolfMark Certificate and Clubmark Accreditation Certificates - here      
This prestigious award has been reported in the press  -  Suffolk Free Press     [pdf copy]

Receiving the GolfMark Award from Helen Tarttelin [Essex Golf Partnership Development Officer]

GolfMark Club of the Year Award 2010
We are proud to announce that the club came runner up in this national competition.
We were pleased to have been selected to be in the final three clubs ie from all the golf clubs in the
country that have been nominated by their Golf Partnership. We were nominated by Essex Golf Partnership.
The other Clubs in the final three were:- Chapel-en -le-Frith Golf Club in Derbyshire, who came first, and Paultons Golf Centre in Hampshire.

Article from GolfMark website

See EGU press release                

Safeguarding and Child Protection
The club takes this matter seriously and has adopted the 'Children in Golf Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy', which is reviewed each year. Copies of this can be found on the Junior Noticeboard and on this website under Policies Section.
The Child Welfare Officer is Matt Manning -  01206 265828. If you have any concerns please contact Matt.

Junior Handbook 2011
This can be downloaded here

Club Etiquette
Please do observe the dress code on the course and in the club house - [no jeans, tracksuits,  teeshirts or hats in the clubhouse upstairs Captains Bar.]
Golfing attire on the course - collared shirts, trousers/tailored shorts, golf shoes etc
Carry a pitch mark repair tool and use it. [see below]
Keep up with play - that is with those in front of you.
Follow the Junior Code of Conduct at all times.
There are not any restricted areas in the clubhouse, for juniors.

Golf Clubs
It is best not to leave your clubs in the corridor outside the Pro-shop.

Tee Times
Juniors can book tee times at any time during the week. If  you book a tee time and don't wish to use it please contact the pro-shop  and cancel the booking, thank you.
The golf course is available seven days a week for juniors except at a weekend before 12-00. At the weekend, there are restrictions for all club members. Before 12.00  a junior must have a handicap of less than 12 or be playing in the company of an adult, or be competing in a specific competition that allows juniors to enter.  In the winter the time restriction is 11.00am

Junior Notice Board
Regularly check this for information and sign up for competitions.
This web site will be as up to date, as possible, with information. Log into the Members Section.

Buddy System
When you are new to the club we will introduce you to an existing member who will help show you around and introduce you to the
junior section, and take you onto the course.
If you want someone to play golf with at weekends or in the holidays - we can help out  - contact the Junior Captain or email the Junior Organiser to help out.
Within Junads we operate a mentor system where older juniors will guide younger golfers around the 9 hole competition.

Competitions
There are many competitions organised for Juniors through out the year - see Competitions  page and Calendar page.

Course Plan
Plan of both courses - plan

Rules of Golf
See the Links page       

Driving Range
Available and manned each day

Repairing a Pitch Mark
Repairing a ball mark on a green takes seconds, but can save weeks of healing to the turf. It's an important thing to do for the course, and for the golfers who follow you.
Here's How:
1. Use a pitchmark repair tool whenever possible.
2. Insert the repair tool at the edge of the ball mark. 
    Do NOT insert the tool within the depression itself.
3. Push the tool forward from the edge of the ball mark toward the centre.
    Do this around the  edges of the indentation.
4. Do NOT insert the tool under the indented area and push up – a common mistake.
    Think of it as pushing turf in from the edges toward the centre.
5. Tamp down the repaired area with your putter so that the surface is even
    Pushing the tines of your repair tool under the indented area and pushing up simply damages the root system.
    You not only should always repair your ball marks, but, time permitting,
   You should repair any other ball marks you see, too.