Cornwall Golf
Golf Foundation
The Golf Foundation is a UK-registered charity (founded 1951) dedicated to making golf more inclusive, accessible, and affordable for young people, regardless of background. It works in schools and communities to promote "Start, Learn and Stay" pathways, aiming to boost mental/physical wellbeing, introduce life skills, and grow the game.
Key Aspects of the Golf Foundation:
Mission & Vision: To introduce children to golf and help them develop "Skills for Life" (honesty, respect, perseverance).
Key Programs:
Schools & Communities: Takes simplified, fun golf formats into schools, reaching thousands of young people.
"Start and Stay": Bridges the gap between first experiences in schools and joining local golf clubs.
Unleash Your Drive: A major project focusing on using golf to support mental health and wellbeing in young people.
GolfSixes League: A popular, fast-paced format to get kids playing in clubs.
The South West Golf Foundation Development Officer is Tom Sparks. Tom covers Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire.
Tom can be contacted by email tom@golf-foundation.org or by phone 07765 258990.
Tom Sparks
Tom Sparks is the RDO for the South West, and our charity’s lead in supporting Communities. Read on to find out what he loves about his job, whether he supports City or Rovers, and what he really thinks about sandwiches….
How long have you been with the Golf Foundation?
I’ve worked for the Golf Foundation for six years now. Time flies when you enjoy your job!
Best thing about working for the GF
The people. Both within our team and the people we work with - in clubs, communities, schools - including volunteers, teachers and coaches - they all make the job so enjoyable and rewarding. No day is ever the same and covering such a beautiful region in the South West – it’s a real pleasure.
What do you love about golf as a sport for young people?
Golf is a game you can play individually and challenge your own personal best, but can also be played in a team format, bringing out the social side of people. For young people, the lifelong learning from the game will never stop – both in terms of mastering those shots but more importantly those skills we take into our everyday lives to help us combat challenges and overcome obstacles. These life skills last a lifetime.
Best Golf Foundation memory?
The best moments are often delivering at community events or training workshops for youth leaders – the people directly in front of young people on a daily or weekly basis. It gives me real pleasure to know we are enabling golf to be enjoyed in communities that don’t yet access golf in the typical way at a golf club. The game can be enjoyed by any child and they are equally as much a ‘golfer’ by playing in their own environment; they are helping us to grow the game in a different way.
What does community golf mean to you?
This is a real passion of mine ever since my sports development officer days in local government. For me, sport should be accessible and welcoming to any young person, regardless of their background or situation. Golf isn't always seen as an accessible sport. or reachable for some communities. It can be perceived as expensive, elitist and unwelcoming for beginners. I’m proud to work for a charity that is always looking to challenge these barriers and develop opportunities for everyone to have a go.
We also know that golf brings people together. Our work supporting ‘Bring it on Brum’ in inner city Birmingham, as well as London Youth, has made a sporting difference, but also made a real impact on the children themselves: fantastic opportunities for children on free school meals to access fun, inspiring golf activity alongside a healthy lunch as part of their holiday provision. We have not only engaged children but also trained leaders, coaches, teachers and parents in how to safely deliver golf in any setting – truly creating opportunities for anyone to take part – just as our strategy sets out.
What is floating your boat at the moment?
It is really exciting that our golf is so well received within community groups that have never played the game before. The creative ways of using Golfway equipment really help to unlock the game for any type of environment – be that a skate park, tennis court or football pitch. Just playing golf for fun, what a starting point!
Outside of golf, what’s your favourite sport?
I’m a big football fan. I grew up just outside Bristol and was fortunate enough to be on the red side of the city. My family are big Bristol City supporters and although I still play (more of a utility player these days), I try and get to as many City games as possible.
Who are your heroes/inspirations?
My biggest inspiration is my Mum, who we lost at the beginning of the year. She was my best friend and instilled all the values I need for life going forwards, particularly as a Dad to Imogen. Mum faced a truly challenging battle and dealt with it with not only amazing strength, but with positivity and a smile. She taught me that you must always keep trying to laugh and have fun, even during the tough times.
I’ve been inspired to run the Loch Ness marathon in October to raise money for the incredible hospice that looked after Mum so wonderfully. On 1st October my sister, best friend and I will be taking on the 26.2 mile route from Loch Ness to Inverness to raise as much as possible to help others receive the same incredible care in their time of need.
Favourite memory with the RDOs?
There are so many great memories to reflect on. I think my favourite time is when we’re all together at big events like The Open or BMW PGA Championship. I enjoy being with the whole team including HQ staff. It’s a close team and I really value sharing those moments with everyone when we’re busy engaging children and families on stand.
Diary
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| Saturday 14th | Cornwall Men Match at home to Royal Navy (Friendly) | Perranporth | ||||
| Sunday 15th | Frank Wills Salver & Cornish Bowl Finals | Newquay | ||||
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| Sunday 22nd | Cornwall Team Championship & Presidents Trophy Finals | St Enodoc | ||||
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| Sunday 29th | 12:00 - 14:30 | Junior Spring Meeting (OoM) | Bude & North Cornwall | |||
| Tuesday 7th | Cornwall Boys U16 Match at home to Devon U16 (U16 Ben Enoch Trophy) | Bude | ||||
| Cornwall Boys U14 Match at home to Devon U14 (U14 Jack Roberts League) | Bude | |||||
| Thursday 8th | ||||||
| Thursday 9th | 08:30 - 09:30 | Cornwall Women's Amateur Championship 2026 Rd 1 & Amateur Championship 2026 Rd 2 | Mullion | |||
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| Sunday 11th | ||||||
| Sunday 12th | Cornwall Men Match at home to Dorset (Channel League) | Perranporth | ||||
| 11:05 - 15:37 | B Team Club Championship Qualifier 2026 | St Austell | ||||
| Tuesday 13th | ||||||
| Tuesday 14th | SW Four Counties Junior Championship (3 days) | Woodbury, Devon | ||||
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| Sunday 19th | 10:00 - 13:54 | A Team Club Championship Qualifier 2026 | The Point at Polzeath | |||
| 13:00 - 14:20 | Cornwall Junior Tour 2026 Rd1 (0-28) | Perranporth | ||||
| 14:30 - 15:42 | Cornwall Junior Tour 2026 Rd1 (29-54) | Perranporth F9 | ||||
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| Sunday 26th | Cornwall Mixed Greensomes | Falmouth | ||||
| 08:00 - 09:28 | Cornish Closed & U21 Championship - Rnd 1 & 2 | Mullion | ||||
| Monday 27th | Cornwall Seniors Men Match away to Devon Seniors (Seniors Channel League) | Tavistock | ||||
| Sunday 3rd | Gammon Trophy Preliminary Round | |||||
| 13:00 - 14:20 | Cornwall Junior Tour 2026 Rd2 (0-28) | Bowood Park | ||||
| 14:30 - 15:42 | Cornwall Junior Tour 2026 Rd 2 (29-54) | Bowood Park Hotel & F9 | ||||
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| Sunday 10th | 07:30 - 15:54 | Royal Cornwall Goblets | The Point at Polzeath | |||
| Monday 11th | 07:33 - 16:15 | Seniors & Founders Cups | The Point at Polzeath | |||
| Tuesday 12th | 07:30 - 15:50 | Royal Cornwall Challenge Cup | The Point at Polzeath | |||
| Wednesday 13th | 08:00 - 09:50 | Cornwall Men's Amateur Championship 2026 Rd 1 | The Point at Polzeath | |||
| 08:30 - 10:30 | Cornwall Women's Division 1 Spring Meeting | Newquay Aug2012 | ||||
| 10:40 - 12:30 | Cornwall Women's Division 2 Spring Meeting | Newquay Aug2012 | ||||
| 13:00 - 14:50 | Cornwall Men's Amateur Championship 2026 Rd 2 | The Point at Polzeath | ||||
| Thursday 14th | 09:37 - 11:43 | Lawrance Cup | The Point at Polzeath | |||
| 13:49 - 15:55 | Lawrance Cup (cont.) | The Point at Polzeath | ||||
| Friday 15th | 08:06 - 11:42 | Western Morning News Challenge Cup | The Point at Polzeath | |||
| 12:54 - 16:12 | Western Morning News Challenge Cup (cont.) | The Point at Polzeath | ||||
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| Sunday 17th | Gammon Trophy 1st round | |||||
| Monday 18th | Cornwall Seniors Men Match away to Gloucestershire Seniors (Seniors Channel League) | Lilley Brook | ||||
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| Monday 25th | 10:00 - 13:54 | England Golf Junior Champion Club Qualifier | Mawgan Porth GC | |||
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| Thursday 28th | SW U16/U14 Boys Championships | Bude | ||||
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| Sunday 31st | Cornwall Men Match away to Glamorgan (Channel League) | Radyr | ||||
| Thursday 11th | 08:00 - 09:30 | Cornwall Women's Baron Rose Bowl Round 1 & 2 | Tehidy Park | |||
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| Sunday 14th | Gammon Trophy 2nd round | |||||
| Cornwall Boys U14 Match away to Wiltshire U14 (U14 Jack Roberts League) | Chippenham | |||||
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| Wednesday 17th | 12:45 - 14:35 | Cornwall Golf Men's Seniors County Championship 2026 Rd 1 | Bowood Park | |||
| Thursday 18th | 11:15 - 12:55 | Cornwall Golf Men's Seniors County Championship 2026 Rd 2 | Bowood Park | |||
| Friday 19th | 08:30 - 15:00 | Cornwall Men's Over 55s Team Championship | Looe | |||
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| Sunday 21st | 13:00 - 14:20 | Cornwall Junior Tour 2026 Rd3 (0-28) | Porthpean | |||
| 14:30 - 15:42 | Cornwall Junior Tour 2026 Rd3 (29-54) | Porthpean | ||||
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| Sunday 28th | 08:00 - 09:30 | Cornwall Junior County Championship 2026 Rd 1 (U16 & U18) | Trethorne | |||
| 09:40 - 11:10 | Cornwall Junior County Championship 2026 (U12 & U14) | Trethorne | ||||
| 12:00 - 12:10 | Cornwall Golf Girls 9 Hole Championship | Trethorne F9 | ||||
| 12:20 - 12:50 | Cornwall Golf Girls County Championship 2026 | Trethorne | ||||
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Cornwall Junior County Championship 2026 Rd 2 (U16 & U18) | Trethorne | ||||
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| Tuesday 30th | Glamorgan Seniors Match away to Cornwall Seniors Men (Seniors Channel League) | |||||
| Sunday 5th | Women's South West Inter County Match Week (4 days) | Yeovil | ||||
| Cornwall Men Match at home to Somerset (Channel League) | Perranporth | |||||
| Monday 6th | Cornwall Seniors Men Match at home to Wiltshire Seniors (Seniors Channel League) | West Cornwall | ||||
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| Wednesday 8th | 08:30 - 12:50 | Cornwall Women's Inter Club Handicap Shield (Division 2) | St Austell | |||
| Thursday 9th | SWCGA Boys Championship | Weston-super-Mare | ||||
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| Sunday 12th | Gammon Trophy Semi-Finals | |||||
| 13:00 - 14:20 | Cornwall Junior Tour 2026 Rd4 (0-28) | Tehidy Park | ||||
| 14:30 - 15:42 | Cornwall Junior Tour 2026 Rd4 (29-54) | Tehidy Park F9 | ||||
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| Wednesday 15th | SWCGA Men's Seniors Championship (2 days) | Royal North Devon | ||||
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| Sunday 19th | Cornwall Men Match away to Somerset (Channel League) | Mendip Spring | ||||
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| Friday 24th | Cornwall Boys U16 Match at home to Dorset U16 (U16 Ben Enoch Trophy) | China Fleet | ||||
| Cornwall Boys U14 Match at home to Dorset U14 (U14 Jack Roberts League) | China Fleet | |||||
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| Sunday 26th | 08:00 - 09:36 | Cornwall Golf Maxam Cup Rd 1 & Maxam Cup Rd 2 | Falmouth | |||
| Monday 27th | Somerset Seniors Match at home to Cornwall Seniors Men (Seniors Channel League) | TBC | ||||
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| Thursday 30th | Cornwall Boys U18 Match away to Devon U18 (U18 Greenaway Shield) | Stover | ||||
| Sunday 2nd | Girls Inter County Match Week (4 days) | Bristol & Clifton | ||||
| Cornwall Men Match at home to Glamorgan (Channel League) | St Enodoc | |||||
| Monday 3rd | Cornwall Women's Flag Day | St Austell | ||||
| Tuesday 4th | Somerset U18 Match away to Cornwall Boys U18 (U18 Greenaway Shield) | Bowood Park | ||||
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| Wednesday 12th | Cornwall Boys U16 Match away to Somerset U16 (U16 Ben Enoch Trophy) | Wells | ||||
| Cornwall Boys U14 Match away to Somerset U14 (U14 Jack Roberts League) | Wells | |||||
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| Monday 17th | Cornwall Seniors Men Match at home to Gwent Seniors (Seniors Channel League) | Bude | ||||
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| Wednesday 19th | 08:30 - 14:30 | Cornwall Golf Men's Seniors County Stableford Championship 2026 | St Mellion-Kernow | |||
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| Sunday 23rd | Lord Lieutenants Trophy | Truro | ||||
| U12 Four Counties | Trethorne | |||||
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| Thursday 27th | Cornwall Boys U18 Match away to Dorset U18 (U18 Greenaway Shield) | Isle of Purbeck | ||||
| Thursday 3rd | 09:00 - 10:30 | Cornwall Women's Division 1 Autumn Meeting | Bude & North Cornwall | |||
| 10:30 - 12:00 | Cornwall Women's Division 2 Autumn Meeting | Bude & North Cornwall | ||||
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| Sunday 6th | Cornwall Men Match away to Dorset (Channel League) | Crane Valley | ||||
| 13:00 - 14:20 | Cornwall Junior Tour 2026 Rd5 (0-28) | Cape Cornwall Club 18 | ||||
| 14:30 - 15:42 | Cornwall Junior Tour 2026 Rd5 (29-54) | Cape Cornwall Club 18 | ||||
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| Saturday 12th | Summer Scratch & Handicap League Finals Day | Launceston | ||||
| Sunday 13th | Gammon Trophy Final | |||||
| Monday 14th | Cornwall Seniors Men Match away to Dorset Seniors (Seniors Channel League 2014 on) | Dorset Golf and Country Club | ||||
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| Sunday 20th | Bolitho Trophy and Kernow Cup Final | TBC | ||||
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| Friday 25th | 09:00 - 12:30 | Cornwall Women's Captain's Jubilee | West Cornwall | |||
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| Sunday 27th | SW Boys Under 12's Championships | Ferndown Forest | ||||
| 11:35 - 14:25 | Cornwall Golf Men's Club Champions (Depot & Petherick Cups) | Carlyon Bay | ||||
| Sunday 4th | 10:00 - 12:50 | Junior Autumn Meeting (OoM) | Whitsand Bay | |||
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| Sunday 11th | 13:00 - 14:20 | Cornwall Junior Tour 2026 Rd6 (0-28) | Mullion | |||
| 14:30 - 15:42 | Cornwall Junior Tour 2026 Rd6 (29-54) | Mullion F9 | ||||
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| Wednesday 28th | Cornwall Golf Club Team | Perranporth | ||||
| Thursday 29th | 09:15 - 12:27 | Junior Maxam Cup | St Enodoc-The Holy Well | |||
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Simon Wood
Operations Manager
Cornwall Golf
E:
info@cornwallgolf.org.uk
T: 01752 847600
T: 07971 624313
Performance and Development Manager
Cornwall Golf
E: development@cornwallgolf.org.uk
T: 07958 262193
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