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Face Off! Hindhead and Bearwood Lakes Do Battle In Elite Amateur Golf League Opening Match

Face Off! Hindhead and Bearwood Lakes Do Battle In Elite Amateur Golf League Opening Match

Since its creation in 2017, the Elite Amateur Golf League (EAGL) has come a long way in developing a platform where golf clubs can showcase their finest talent as well as their courses in a thrilling Champions League style competition. With the majority of golf clubs only having a couple of scratch tournaments each season, this is an opportunity for the better players to play against similarly skilled players from other clubs, no shots given. No matter your age or gender, the Elite Amateur Golf League works on the principal that if you are good enough, you play. This competition will see some of the best men and women amateurs play for their respective clubs in order to lift the Elite Amateur Golf League title come the end of the season.

Face Off! Hindhead and Bearwood Lakes Do Battle In Elite Amateur Golf League Opening Match

Co-Founders of the EAGG – Will Goy and Alex Cooper

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Founders of the Elite Amateur Golf Group, Alex Cooper and Will Goy, noticed a gap in the U.K club golf scene, where the lower handicappers from respective clubs can play competitive golf in a friendly environment, all while playing courses in their own and neighbouring counties that they may not have had the chance to play. What started out as just 12 teams competing in 2017, has turned into 105 teams across 20 of the southern counties in England, with the idea that the league will host 400 teams across the country by 2028. The entry fee of £275 payable by each club is all that is required to enter, with the travelling team for each game receiving courtesy of the course to play in the match. Considering the stature of the clubs in this competition, that’s a phenomenal deal considering what a green fee would cost at many of the clubs each team will travel to.

Face Off! Hindhead and Bearwood Lakes Do Battle In Elite Amateur Golf League Opening Match

Players walking down the first hole at Hindhead Golf Club

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We recently visited Hindhead Golf Club, Surrey, for one of the group stage games between Hindhead and local title contenders Bearwood Lakes. Needless to say, both of these clubs boast an abundance of talent on their five-man teams, with both sets of players and team captains relishing the opportunity to play against each other in this unique competition. These two clubs are part of arguably the strongest group in the competition that features Liphook, West Sussex and Blackmoor. 

Face Off! Hindhead and Bearwood Lakes Do Battle In Elite Amateur Golf League Opening Match

The scenic par three 6th hole at Hindhead Golf Club

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What sets this competition apart is the format. The group stages are made up of five teams, who all play two matches at home and two away,…

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