Men's Challenge League Team

Purpose & Aim	England Golf run a “Challenge League” for South Eastern counties in which Kent participate fully. The Challenge League enables players between the ages of 19 and 30 years of age to compete in inter-county and club matches whilst improving their game with professional coaching and development. Members are scratch handicap or better and aiming to represent the County First team and/or compete at elite amateur level.
Team Manager	Jon Mabbs
Team Coach	Benn Barham
Training & Coaching	Membership of the squad provides the valuable benefit of elite coaching with the squad PGA professional, Benn Barham and other specialist coaches. Individual and group training sessions are run pre-season, also featuring such areas as fitness, mindset and specialist putting coaching.
Matches & Competitons	The Challenge League team play Inter-County matches against Surrey and Hampshire Colts on a home and away basis. They also enjoy matches against the County first team and Kent club representative teams. The matches are played by teams of 8, with inter-County matches featuring both 4-ball and individual match play. Competition for places is keen!
Get Involved	If you would enjoy the challenge of playing golf for your County this may be for you. If you fit the age requirement, (18-25) , are a Scratch golfer or very close to it and are a member of a Kent golf club we would love to hear from you. In the first instance, please contact: Jon Mabbs, Challenge League Team Manager at jonmabbs2@gmail.com Or Sarah McDonald, Kent County Secretary at secretary@kentgolf.co.uk