County Captain: Vacant
- County 2nd Team Captain:
Jayne Miles
Seniors’ Captain:
Cath Emery
- County Junior Organiser:
Chloe Ryan
CHWGL is a small county when compared with our neighbours in the East Region, but despite this we always strive to compete to the best of our collective ability. We encourage all lower handicap ladies and junior girls to get involved in our squad set-up. The main squad comprises players for 1st and 2nd Teams. County Captain for 2026 is currently vacant, Jayne Miles continues as County 2nd Team Captain; Senior squad is under the leadership of Cath Emery and Junior County Organiser under the leadership of Chloe Ryan.
Our key objective is to motivate, organise, build teamwork and provide training and support all those players with the potential to join the County squad(s) and who can commit to the schedule of training and matches.
County 1st Team
The 1st team matches are all played over 3 consecutive days and is being held a little earlier in 2026 with the dates confirmed as Thursday 11th – Sunday 14th June. For 2026 1st Team County week is being hosted by Cambs & Hunts at St Ives Golf Club in Cambridgeshire. Practice day is Thursday June 11th 2026 with the East Region Match days against Bedfordshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Hertfordshire played Friday June 11th through Sunday June 14th. Over the three days, each team plays the other counties.
Each match comprises three singles and two foursomes matches. The winning team with the highest number of points accumulated over the three days wins and goes onto to play in the England Finals, which takes place in September. Seven players will compete in each match.
The team for County Match Days is selected by the County Captains and 1st Team selection will be announced after the CHWGL County Championship.
1st Team Selection
The players selected for the 1st Team will be selected using the following principles:
- Performance in County Champs
- Performance in Margery Newport Trophy
- Handicap Index
- Playing record from the year to date with evidence of 6 qualifying cards being submitted over the preceding 9 months
- Previous County experience (1st team, 2nd team, juniors)
- Commitment to the county
Due to the nature of County match days all players also need to be capable of playing 5 rounds of golf in 3 days.
County 2nd Team
The 2nd Team matches are all played over 3 consecutive days in August. This year 2nd Team County week is being hosted by Essex and will be held at Langdon Hills Golf Club. There is a shortened format for 2nd team matches for 2026 and this year there will be no practice day. The matches will be held Sunday 23rd – Tuesday 25th August. The East Region Matches are played against Bedfordshire, Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk. Hertfordshire do not field a County 2nd Team. Over the three days, each team plays the other counties.
Each match is played in the same format as 1st Team and involves three singles and two foursomes matches.
The team for County Match Days is selected by the County Captains and team selection will be finalised as soon as possible after the CHWGL County Championship recognising selection of the 1st Team takes priority. Seven players will compete in each match.
2nd Team Selection
The 2nd Team offers the opportunity for players to gain experience of county golf and offers a ideal training opportunity. The team will be a mix of people who have the potential to become 1st team players as well as more experienced players for the less experienced to learn from. There is little point in fielding a second team if we are not developing future County 1st team players. All second team players should ideally be able to play 36 holes in a day.
The players selected for the 2nd Team will be selected using the following principles, which unsurprisingly are very similar to the criteria for the 1st Team:
- Did not play in County 1st Team in 2026
- Performance in County Championships
- Performance in Margery Newport Trophy
- Handicap Index
- Playing record from the year to date with evidence of 6 qualifying cards being submitted over the preceding 9 months
- Commitment to the county
Please come along and support your county team
Representing the CHWGL as a player can be a challenging and intense experience. We know from what the players tell us, that having spectators adorned in pale blue following them around is most helpful and raises everyone’s spirits.
Coming along as a spectator gives you the opportunity to make a real contribution by spurring the players on and boosting their spirits. You can also enjoy watching some excellent amateur golf. Please put at least one day in your diary.
We also have a series of county matches for Seniors and Juniors (who additionally compete in other East Region junior competitions).
