SOUTHAMPTON motor dealer Lexus have struck a new sponsorship deal with one of the brightest young golfing teams in the area.

South Winchester's junior team currently have five youngsters training with Hampshire, with two of them already in county sides.

George Kendall plays for the under-14s and Eric Coombes for the under-16s. The club has 54 junior members under junior organiser Roy Stanger.

As corporate sponsor, Lexus supply the team with golf wear, with the new initiative part of an overall commitment by the dealership in supporting the club longer term.

Lexus are staging their Golf Challenge at South Winchester in July and plan to use it as a venue for product launches later in the year.