11-year-old Alex Robinson from Doncaster claimed victory to win Golf Factor 2 Junior Talent Search for the Yorkshire Region 2010 at Woolley Park Golf Club on Saturday 19th June.

Alex, a nineteen handicap golfer from Doncaster came out on top of an elite field of 12 junior golfers from across Yorkshire who all had high hopes of taking home the Winner’s Trophy along with collecting some fantastic prizes on offer. Just behind him were runners- up Josh Smith, aged 15 from Heckmondwike and Tom North aged 11 from Driglington, both members of Howley Hall Golf Club in Leeds.

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Junior Golfers from across Yorkshire competed over the weekend in stages 2 and 3 of this year’s Golf Factor Junior Talent Search with only one aim in mind... reaching the Grand Final.

From the original 41 only 22 competitors made it through to Stage Three. Along with Josh the Runners Up for the Stage were Alex Robinson (age 10) from Doncaster and Jordan Birkett (aged 15) from Bradford, both won John Letters Cart Bags. Taking home the ‘Sportsman Award’ for the golfer who showed the most sportsmanship was 16 year old Aaron Sowery from Leeds.

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The May Bank Holiday Weekend saw a fantastic turnout as Junior Golfers from across Yorkshire attended Stage One of Golf Factor 2 held at the John Letters Academy in Huddersfield.

Over 100 golfers aged between 8 and 16 turned up to audition in front of a panel of expert Judges in an attempt to qualify through to the next round of Golf Factor 2. With some amazing prizes on offer the pressure was on, and these youngsters were out to impress.

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Does the next Lee Westwood live and play golf in Yorkshire?

BEGINNER - IMPROVER - ADVANCED
Anyone can enter and everyone wins a prize on the day!

Golf Factor Talent Search is a junior golf talent competition with the goal of identifying golf talent in Yorkshire to help them become the best they can be in the sport. There is golf support up for grabs for the 3 lucky winners, which includes elite equipment, coaching, and personal development at the highest level.

Golf’s high standards of sportsmanship, courtesy, manners and fair play make it stand out from many other sports, and it sets a very good example to young people. Golf is now widely recognised as one of the most popular sports in the country with a reported 4 million golfers taking part in the sport.

Is there a Lee Westwood in Yorkshire? Golf Factor Talent search intends to find out. The brainchild of John Andrew Class AA PGA Qualified Professional and owner of the John Letters Golf Academy has launched this event with official partners Direct Golf UK, Nike Golf, John Letters Golf and The Yorkshire Golfer being involved.

Terms & Conditions
The competition is open to junior golfers aged 8 - 16 living in Yorkshire.
All entries will be kept strictly private and confidential. Experts in their field will make decisions on the competition and DECISIONS MADE WILL BE FINAL and no correspondence will be entered into. John Letters Golf Academy is owned and run by PGA Qualified Professionals which have passed CRB checks and have the necessary qualifications to conduct the competition. Closing date for entries: Tuesday 31st March 2010.