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Diary
< 2025 >
| January | |||||||||
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| Thursday | 1st | ||||||||
| Thursday | 30th | AGM | Upminster GC | ||||||
| February | |||||||||
| Tuesday | 18th | Orsett - Winter Junior Open | Orsett GC | ||||||
| March | |||||||||
| Friday | 14th | Essex Match Play Championship / Allan Lockwood Trophy 2025 Knockout Begins | |||||||
| Sunday | 16th | 08:00 - 18:00 | County Squad Match at home to Cambridgeshire (County Friendlies) | Abridge GC | |||||
| Wednesday | 19th | Junior Organisers Meeting | Thorndon Park GC | ||||||
| Sunday | 23rd | Leslie F Wood Championship Prelim Rd | |||||||
| Thornton Cup-Prelim Rd | |||||||||
| 08:00 - 18:00 | County Squad Match at home to Kent (County Friendlies) | The Heron GC | |||||||
| April | |||||||||
| Sunday | 6th | Norman Plum Trophy Rd1 | |||||||
| Thornton Cup - Rd1 | |||||||||
| Monday | 7th | U18 Squad Match at home to BB&O (U18 League Match) | BRENTWOOD | ||||||
| U18 Squad Match at home to HERTFORDSHIRE (U18 League Match) | BRENTWOOD | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 9th | 13:00 - 18:00 | U14 Squad Match away to Middlesex (County Friendlies) | Stanmore GC | |||||
| Friday | 11th | Seniors Squad Match away to Suffolk (County Friendlies) | Stowmarket | ||||||
| Seniors Squad Match away to Cambridgeshire (County Friendlies) | Stowmarket | ||||||||
| Saturday | 12th | Challenge Team Match away to Romford GC (Challenge Friendlies) | Romford Golf Club | ||||||
| Sunday | 13th | Leslie F Wood Championship Rd 1 | |||||||
| Youth Shield-League Match | |||||||||
| Monday | 14th | Thorndon Park Junior Open (part of NGT Community Tour) | Thorndon Park GC | ||||||
| U16 Squad Match away to Kent (Friendly Match) | The Darenth | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 16th | U12 Squad Match at home to Herts (U13 Match) | Rivenhall Oaks Golf Centre | ||||||
| Thursday | 17th | 08:00 - 18:00 | County Squad Match at home to Essex Professionals (County V Professionals) | Frinto GC | |||||
| Friday | 18th | Seniors Team & John Day Trophy Rd 1 | |||||||
| Saturday | 26th | 08:00 - 09:50 | Keating Trophy Qualifier | Orsett | |||||
| Sunday | 27th | Mardyke Valley Junior Open (part of NGT Community Tour) | Mardyke Valley GC | ||||||
| Youth Shield-League Match | |||||||||
| May | |||||||||
| Sunday | 11th | Norman Plum Trophy Rd2 | |||||||
| Thornton Cup - Rd2 | |||||||||
| Thornton Cup Plate Rd1 | |||||||||
| Youth Shield-League Match | |||||||||
| Friday | 16th | Seniors Team & John Day Trophy Rd 2 | |||||||
| Seniors Team Plate Rd1 | |||||||||
| 08:00 - 18:00 | County Squad Match away to Eastern Counties Foursomes (County Foursomes) | Seacroft GC | |||||||
| Saturday | 17th | 08:00 - 18:00 | County Squad Match away to Eastern Counties Foursomes (County Foursomes) | Seacroft GC | |||||
| Sunday | 18th | Leslie F Wood Championship Rd 2 | |||||||
| Leslie F Wood Plate Rd1 | |||||||||
| U16 Squad Match away to BB&O (U16 League Match) | EAST BERKSHIRE | ||||||||
| U16 Squad Match away to Middlesex (U16 League Match) | East Berkshire | ||||||||
| 08:00 - 18:00 | County Squad Match away to Eastern Counties Foursomes (County Foursomes) | Seacroft GC | |||||||
| Wednesday | 21st | Seniors Squad Match away to BB&O (Seniors League) | Newbury & Crookham GC | ||||||
| Friday | 23rd | 08:00 - 09:50 | Sir Michael Bonallack & Colts Championship | Thorpe Hall | |||||
| Sunday | 25th | Youth Shield-League Match | |||||||
| U18 Squad Match away to Middlesex (U18 League Match) | CASTLE ROYLE | ||||||||
| U18 Squad Match away to BB&O (U18 League Match) | CASTLE ROYLE | ||||||||
| U16 Squad Match at home to HERTFORDSHIRE (Cheshunt Salver) | West Essex | ||||||||
| Tuesday | 27th | Abridge Junior Open (part of NGT Community Tour) | Abridge GC | ||||||
| U18 Squad Match at home to HERTFORDSHIRE (Cheshunt Salver) | WEST ESSEX | ||||||||
| Thursday | 29th | Faldo Wedge (Team) | Crondon Park | ||||||
| 09:00 - 14:30 | The Faldo Wedge | Crondon Park | |||||||
| Friday | 30th | Colchester Junior Open (part of NGT Community Tour) | Colchester GC | ||||||
| June | |||||||||
| Sunday | 1st | Youth Shield-League Match | |||||||
| County Squad Match at home to BB&O (County League ) | Chelmsford GC | ||||||||
| Saturday | 7th | Esplen Trophy | Braintree Golf Club | ||||||
| 08:00 - 09:50 | Essex Amateur Championship Saturday AM & PM | Braintree Golf Club | |||||||
| Sunday | 8th | Essex Amateur Championship Day 2 | Braintree Golf Club | ||||||
| Leslie F Wood Championship Rd 3 | |||||||||
| Leslie F Wood Plate Rd2 | |||||||||
| 08:10 - 09:20 | Essex Amateur Championship Sunday AM & PM | Braintree Golf Club | |||||||
| Wednesday | 11th | 12:00 - 13:30 | Veterans Trophies | Ballards Gore | |||||
| Friday | 13th | Seniors Team & John Day Trophy Rd 3 | |||||||
| Seniors Team Plate Rd2 | |||||||||
| Saturday | 14th | Youth Shield Scratch Semi-Finals | Neutral Venues | ||||||
| Wednesday | 18th | 12:00 - 13:20 | Herbert Bishop Vase | Garon Park Golf Complex-West/East | |||||
| Sunday | 22nd | Norman Plum Trophy Rd3 | |||||||
| Thornton Cup - Rd3 | |||||||||
| Thornton Cup Plate Rd2 | |||||||||
| Youth Shield-League Match | |||||||||
| Thursday | 26th | 12:00 - 13:50 | Essex Seniors Championship Day 1 | Thorndon Park | |||||
| Friday | 27th | Essex Seniors Championship Day 2 | Thorndon Park | ||||||
| 12:00 - 13:50 | Essex Seniors Championship Day 2 | Thorndon Park | |||||||
| Saturday | 28th | Colne Valley Junior Open (part of NGT Community Tour) | Colne Valley GC | ||||||
| Sunday | 29th | County Squad Match away to Bedfordshire (County League ) | Beds & County GC | ||||||
| Challenge Team Match at home to Middlesex (Challenge League) | Colchester GC | ||||||||
| 12:28 - 19:00 | U14 Squad Match at home to Kent (U14 League Match) | Langdon Hills GC | |||||||
| 12:28 - 19:00 | U14 Squad Match at home to Hertfordshire (U14 League Match) | Langdon Hills GC | |||||||
| July | |||||||||
| Thursday | 3rd | U18 Squad Match away to SE GROUP (U18 6 Man) | CLANDON REGIS | ||||||
| Friday | 4th | Threadgill Trophy DAY 1 ESTUARY TROPHY | Orsett GC | ||||||
| Seniors Squad Match away to Herts (Seniors League) | West Herts | ||||||||
| Sunday | 6th | Leslie F Wood Championship Quarter Finals | |||||||
| Leslie F Wood Plate Quarter Finals | |||||||||
| U16 Squad Match at home to Bedfordshire (U16 League Match) | WEST ESSEX | ||||||||
| Challenge Team Match at home to Bedfordshire (Challenge League) | Brentwood GC | ||||||||
| Thursday | 10th | County Squad Match away to England Golf South East 6man Qualifier (County 6 Man Team) | Millbrook GC | ||||||
| Friday | 11th | Seniors Team & John Day Trophy Quarter Finals | |||||||
| Seniors Team Plate Quarter Finals | |||||||||
| County Squad Match away to England Golf South East 6man Qualifier (County 6 Man Team) | Millbrook GC | ||||||||
| Saturday | 12th | County Squad Match away to England Golf South East 6man Qualifier (County 6 Man Team) | Millbrook GC | ||||||
| Sunday | 13th | Norman Plum Trophy Quarter Finals | |||||||
| Thornton Cup - Quarter Finals | Neutral Venue | ||||||||
| Thornton Cup Plate Quarter Finals | Neutral Venue | ||||||||
| Youth Shield Handicap League Quarter-Finals | Neutral Venues | ||||||||
| U18 Squad Match away to MIDDLESEX (U18 League Match) | Verulam GC | ||||||||
| U18 Squad Match away to HERTFORDSHIRE (U18 League Match) | VERULAM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 16th | Boyce Hill Bowl - DAY 2 ESTUARY TROPHY | Boyce Hill GC | ||||||
| Seniors Squad Match away to Various Counties (County 6 Man Team) | Chelmsford | ||||||||
| Sunday | 20th | Youth Shield Scratch Final | Neutral Venue | ||||||
| Monday | 21st | U16 Squad Match at home to Norfolk & Suffolk (Skevington Salver) | The Milbrook | ||||||
| Friday | 25th | 09:00 - 09:40 | U12 Championship & Brian Fuller Trophy | The Essex Golf & Country Club - The Garden | |||||
| Sunday | 27th | Stock Brook Manor Junior Open (part of NGT Community Tour) | Stock Brook Manor GC | ||||||
| County Squad Match away to Middlesex (County League ) | Northwood GC | ||||||||
| 13:28 - 19:00 | U14 Squad Match away to Hertfordshire (U14 League Match) | Darenth Valley GC | |||||||
| 13:28 - 19:00 | U14 Squad Match away to Kent (U14 League Match) | Darenth Valley GC | |||||||
| Monday | 28th | Bentley Junior Open (part of NGT Community Tour) | Bentley GC | ||||||
| Seniors Squad Match away to Middx,Kent & Herts (County Foursomes) | West Herts | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 30th | 09:00 - 10:20 | U14 Championship & Fred Stillwell Trophy | Maylands Golf & Country Club | |||||
| August | |||||||||
| Sunday | 3rd | Boyce Hill Junior Open (part of NGT Community Tour) | Boyce Hill GC | ||||||
| Leslie F Wood Championship Semi Finals | Neutral Venue | ||||||||
| Leslie F Wood Plate Semi Final | |||||||||
| Tuesday | 5th | Romford Junior Open (part of NGT Community Tour) | Romford GC | ||||||
| Wednesday | 6th | Boys Team Championship | Canons Brook | ||||||
| Essex Boys Championship - PM | Canons Brook | ||||||||
| 08:00 - 09:20 | Essex Boys Championship - AM | Canons Brook | |||||||
| Friday | 8th | Seniors Team Plate Semi Final | |||||||
| Seniors Team Semi Finals | Neutral Venue | ||||||||
| U12 Squad Match away to Surrey (U12 Match) | Horne Park | ||||||||
| Sunday | 10th | Norman Plum Trophy Semi Finals | |||||||
| Thornton Cup - Semi Finals | Neutral Venue | ||||||||
| Thornton Cup Plate Semi Finals | |||||||||
| U16 Squad Match away to Bedfordshire (U16 League Match) | The Milbrook | ||||||||
| U16 Squad Match away to Middlesex (U16 League Match) | The Milbrook | ||||||||
| Challenge Team Match away to Bedfordshire (Challenge League) | Aspley Guise and Woburn Sands | ||||||||
| Monday | 11th | Orsett Junior Open (part of NGT Community Tour) | Orsett GC | ||||||
| Tuesday | 12th | Seniors Squad Match at home to Bedfordshire (Seniors League) | Romford | ||||||
| Wednesday | 13th | John Day Trophy Semi Finals | Neutral Venue | ||||||
| 13:00 - 19:00 | U14 Squad Match at home to Suffolk (Anglian Shield ) | Colchester GC | |||||||
| Thursday | 14th | Brentwood Junior Open (part of NGT Community Tour) | Brentwood GC | ||||||
| Sunday | 17th | Armitage Trophy (OOM) | Wanstead GC | ||||||
| Youth Shield Handicap League Semi-Finals | Neutral Venues | ||||||||
| 14:04 - 19:00 | U14 Squad Match away to Hertfordshire (U14 League Match) | Knebworth GC | |||||||
| 14:04 - 19:00 | U14 Squad Match away to Kent (U14 League Match) | Knebworth GC | |||||||
| Monday | 18th | Chelmsford Junior Open (part of the NGT Community Tour) | Chelmsford GC | ||||||
| Tuesday | 19th | 08:00 - 09:30 | Essex Centenary Trophy - AM & PM | Ingrebourne Links Golf & Country Club 18 | |||||
| Wednesday | 20th | Essex Centenary Trophy Day 2 | Ingrebourne Links Golf & Country Club 18 | ||||||
| 08:00 - 09:00 | Essex Centenary Trophy - AM | Ingrebourne Links Golf & Country Club 18 | |||||||
| 12:00 - 19:00 | U14 Squad Match away to Bedfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk (Keith Bass Trophy) | Royal Norwich GC | |||||||
| Tuesday | 26th | Crondon Park Junior Open (part of the NGT Community Tour) | Crondon Park GC | ||||||
| Seniors Squad Match at home to Middx (Seniors League) | Romford | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 27th | 12:00 - 19:00 | U12 Squad Match at home to Surrey (U13 Match) | Boyce Hill GC | |||||
| Sunday | 31st | Leslie F Wood Championship FINAL | The Warren Golf Club | ||||||
| County Squad Match at home to Hertfordshire (County League ) | Chelmsford GC | ||||||||
| Challenge Team Match at home to Middlesex (Challenge League) | West Essex | ||||||||
| September | |||||||||
| Wednesday | 3rd | Seniors Team Championship FINAL | |||||||
| Friday | 5th | 08:10 - 10:00 | The Romford Trophy | Romford Golf Club | |||||
| Saturday | 6th | Garon Park Junior Open (NGT Celebration Event) | Garon Park GC | ||||||
| 13:00 - 14:40 | Norman Garon Trust Celebratory Event | Garon Park Golf Complex-West/East | |||||||
| Sunday | 7th | Thornton Cup - Final | Neutral Venue | ||||||
| Wednesday | 10th | John Day Trophy FINAL | Chelmsford Golf Club | ||||||
| Saturday | 13th | 08:00 - 09:50 | Upminster Trophies | Upminster Golf Club | |||||
| Sunday | 14th | Norman Plum Trophy FINAL | Neutral Venue | ||||||
| Youth Shield-FINAL | Neutral Venue | ||||||||
| Thursday | 18th | Seniors Team Plate FINAL | Neutral Venue | ||||||
| Sunday | 21st | U18 Squad Match away to SE GROUP (U18 League Match) | BB&O | ||||||
| 08:00 - 09:10 | The Essex Foursomes Championship | Potters Resort Five Lakes-Lakes | |||||||
| Wednesday | 24th | 08:00 - 13:10 | Centenary Club Team Competition | Chigwell | |||||
| Sunday | 28th | 09:00 - 10:40 | Mullis Trophy | The Rayleigh Club-South Course | |||||
| October | |||||||||
| Sunday | 5th | ELCGA Junior Knockout finals - Hunter Foursomes, Hitchcock and Logan Trophies | TBA | ||||||
| Leslie F Wood Plate FINAL | Neutral Venue | ||||||||
| Thornton Cup Plate FINAL | |||||||||
| Women - Munro Foursomes Finals - 36 holes | TBA | ||||||||
| County Squad Match away to Surrey (County League ) | Sprowston Manor GC | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 8th | Women - ELCGA - Windfall Final | Braintree Golf Club | ||||||
| Sunday | 12th | Women - Harris Bowl Final | |||||||
| Wednesday | 15th | EGU V Essex Captains | Brentwood GC | ||||||
| Sunday | 19th | Women - Munro Foursomes Final - 36 holes | |||||||
| Thursday | 23rd | 18:30 - 20:30 | Junior Organisers Meeting | Bentley GC | |||||
| November | |||||||||
| Wednesday | 5th | 18:30 - 20:30 | Delegates Meeting - Essex Golf | Chelmsford Golf Club | |||||
| Friday | 21st | 18:45 - 23:30 | 2025 Annual County Dinner | Langdon Hills GC | |||||
    
  








