HOMEDIARYTEAMSPONSORS

 

NAME: Christopher John Lewis Hanson

 

AGE: 21

 

HEIGHT: 6ft

 

WEIGHT: 13 (stone)

 

D.O.B: 05/08/1985

 

BIRTHPLACE: Harrogate

 

ATTACHMENT: Crosland Heath - Huddersfield

 

YEAR TURNED PRO: 29th March 2006

 

HCP: +2.8

 

MAIN SPONSOR: www.go2sport.com

 

FAMILY: Mother - Susan Hanson; Father - John Hanson; Grandparents - Dorothy and Terence Knapton; Brothers - Richard and Michael; Girlfriend - Laura Clarke

 

 

The Story so far... 

I started the game at an early age - becoming a member of Crosland Heath at three. That was thanks to my Dad who gave me a cut down 3 wood to use in the field behind our house. Through my school life I play ed many sports but concentrated on Football and Golf until the age of 13 when I decided to concentrate on just golf. I finished playing Football for a team and my Golf went from strength to strength. That is thanks to the help from my Dad who taught me everything from the way to hit it, to the way to behave. He is the perfect golfing Role Model!!

 

I then got into the Huddersfield/Halifax golf set up, playing for the Union as a junior and senior many times, and also Yorkshire County as a County Boy and finally as a member of the 7-man team which won the English County Finals at St Enodoc. Meeting John Eyre, who is the teaching Professional at Crosland Heath and my Coach, is one of the reasons why my golf has got to where it is. If it was not for his hard work, and the time he gives, and how he believes in me, I would never be where I am now. Also if it was not for my family, my girlfriend and her family, then again I would not have achieved half of what I have.

 

Throughout my school life I played golf and carried it on to Myerscough College, Preston, where I studied a National Diploma in golf for 2 years followed by a foundation degree in Golf and Leisure Management linked with the University of Central Lancashire. Through these years studying, I continually played competitive golf and gained many honors and achieved some great results!

 

After graduating from University I played the 2005 season as a full-time golfer, and had a successful year at club, district, county, and national level, and lowered my handicap to plus 3. From the start of the 2006 season I have decided to play Professional Golf and aim to make a living out of it!!

 

 

When I am not playing or practicing I like to spend my time with my girlfriend Laura and socialising with friends and family, I am also an avid fan of the Huddersfield Giants and enjoy watching Rugby League.

 

Chris Hanson

 

 

"Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course, the space between your ears." Bobby Jones