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What Is The Elite Amateur Golf League?

What Is The Elite Amateur Golf League?

Since the implementation of the World Handicap System (WHS), consensus at golf clubs across the country is that it’s harder for lower handicap golfers to win nett events. Most clubs only have a handful of scratch tournaments each season meaning many low or plus digit players don’t have a huge amount of organised golf at their home club in which they feel they can be competitive. This sentiment was an inspiration for the Elite Amateur Golf League (EAGL).

The founders of the Elite Amateur Golf Group (EAGG) wanted to create a vehicle to bring clubs and scratch golfers together through a forward-thinking, season-long, scratch golf competition. Over four years, the EAGL has grown from 24 to 160 teams from the southern half of England and it features well known entrants like Woburn, Hindhead, Bearwood Lakes, The London Club and Liphook.

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