The CGU Championship Committee has agreed a programme of events for the remainder of 2020 and is pleased to announce the following competitions will take place.

• The Cornish Closed Championship - Bowood Park GC – Sun 12th July – Entries online – open to Amateurs and PGA Professionals of affiliated Cornish clubs
• The Lord Lieutenants Trophy – Carlyon Bay GC – Sunday 2nd August – the CGU Secretary will contact clubs regarding the entry they made in early 2020
• The Seniors County Championship – Carlyon Bay GC – Wed/Thur 5th/6th August – Entries online
• The Maxam Cup – St Austell GC – Sun 9th August – the CGU Secretary will contact clubs regarding the entry they made in early 2020
• The Junior County Championship – Whitsand Bay GC – Sunday 16th August – Entries online – this event will again include the CLCGA Girls
• The Over 55 Team Championship – Truro GC - Monday 17th August – the CGU Secretary will contact clubs regarding the entry they made in early 2020
• The Junior Autumn Meeting – Mullion GC – Sunday 6th September – Entries will be able to be made online
• CGU Championship (County) Week - St Austell GC Monday 7th - Sunday 13th September – includes the Amateur Championship and entries can be made online
• The Depot & Petherick Cups – Bude & N Cornwall GC – Sun 20th September - this competition is for Club Scratch and Handicap Champions. If a club has not had the opportunity to stage their Championship prior to this date they will be permitted to send last years entrants as the 2019 competition had to be abandoned during play due to adverse weather conditions
• The President’s Invitation – West Cornwall GC – Thursday 1st October
• The Junior Maxam Cup – Perranporth GC – Thursday 29th October
• The Winter Knockouts programme is intended to continue as normal but details of the draws, dates and any alternative arrangements will be circulated in due course

The Championship Committee is very mindful of the restrictions placed on golf as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and as a result will take a number of steps to ensure the safety of all concerned in the staging of these events. It is also aware that further restrictions may yet impact on the planned programme.As already outlined the CGU Secretary will contact clubs in respect of a number of the competitions listed.

The Championship Committee approved proposals as follows

• Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there will no longer be an option to pay a cash entry fee on the day of a competition. All entry fees are to be paid in advance - either through the online entry system or by way of bacs transfer to the CGU account No. 00015677 at Sort Code 30-95-08.
• The Royal Cornwall Goblets competition for 2020 will not take place

The Junior Committee also met earlier this week and there will be some changes to the George Bolitho, Kernow Cup and Brain Gripe Junior Summer Knockout competitions. Details of these changes will be circulated separately. The CGU Junior Order of Merit for 2020 is cancelled.

CGU President Andrew Clotworthy expressed the wish early in the covid-19 crisis the CGU should stage as many competitions as possible for the benefit of the membership. With an ongoing fair wind we will have achieved this and a big thanks to all involved!

If anyone has questions surrounding this then please get in touch with CGU Secretary Chris Pountney.