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Latest News From the
English Ladies’ Golf Association
Action Stations
The past few
months have seen much activity at the Edgbaston offices of the English
Ladies’ Golf Association.
Upgraded telephone
and computer systems a re-organisation of the boardroom into workstations
for the increased administrative staff followed the introduction
of the new ELGA logo and the appointment of new secretary Sue Dennis,
who took up her position in April.
Other ELGA appointments
include Wendy Taylor (Cheshire), who becomes Vice Chairman to Di
Stock and Chairman of the Rules & Regulations Committee. Joy
Hunter (Yorkshire) is Chairman of the National Training Committee,
Margaret Johns (Lincolnshire) Chairman of the Junior Girls Committee
and Hilary Green (Lancashire) Chairman of Selectors.
Appointed last
year and now making it her business to get out to the clubs and
meet hard working Junior Organisers and Junior Area Managers, Kirstie
Jennings, Junior Girls Development Officer will have her hands full.
This year there will be under 18, under 15 and under 13 titles to
capture at the English Girl’s Championships.
Time is
Running Out
There may still
be time for you to enter one of the most enjoyable events in ladies’
golf. Look for the posters in your club for the Rosebud Pro-Am,
an event which raises funds for English girls golf, and, if there
is still time make sure you put your name on the list for the qualifying
round to stand a chance of playing with the professionals at Abbotsley
Golf Club in the Autumn.
The event, is
organised by the ELGA Trust and sponsored by Cotswold Golf Shoes.
Lottery
Bonus
The successful
efforts of Performance Manager, Linda Bayman, to secure further
Lottery backing for ELGA Elite squads has also enabled the Association
to increase it’s spending in the support of Ladies’ golf in a number
of ways. Additional grants will go to Divisions and Counties, there
will be an increased number of seminars on rules, handicapping and
scratch scores, and plans are in hand to encourage more girls to
play golf.
The invaluable
Lottery funding will continue for a further four years subject to
England players meeting performance targets and the continued Lottery
support of sporting excellence.
Don’t Miss…..
Watch top quality
golf in comfort and for next to nothing at some great golf courses
to appreciate the talent there is in England squads nowadays.
This year the
splendid West Sussex Golf Club at Pulborough hosts the English Close
Championships (May 22nd – 26th) and the British
Ladies Open takes place at Ladybank from 12th to 16th
June.
In July and
August the English Ladies’ Stroke Play takes place at Stoneham (July
24th – 26th), the English Girls Championships
are at Long Ashton (31st July – 3rd August)
and, on the same dates, The Under 15 and Under 13 Championships
are at nearby Bristol & Clifton.
Another event
worth watching in July, and indeed, if your handicap is 8 or less,
entering, is the ELGA South Eastern Championship. It takes place
at Denham (9th – 11th July), is open to all
amateur ladies who play off 8 or less and is sponsored, for the
twelfth consecutive year, by The Lady magazine
Between 5th
and 7th of September the always hard fought County Finals
are at the testing Moortown course.
Sarah Heath
Succumbs in French Final
Sarah Heath
headed the English challenge at St Cloud in the French Junior Ladies
Championships, falling at the last hurdle to Emma Cabrera, one of
a strong squad of players from Spain, who also won the Vilmorin
Cup.
In probably
the strongest field for any European event so far this year England
boasted 7 players (Alex Keighley, Marie Allen, Sarah Heath, Sophie
Walker, Kelly Hutcherson, Nicola Timmins and Fame More) in the 32
who qualified for the match play stages of the competition but only
4 progressed beyond the 1st round, two beating English
team-mates.
In the Vilmorin
Cup, England finished 5th our of 16 teams, totalling
296 against 290 by winners Spain, 291 by Italy and 294 by Spain
2 and Holland. Germany were also on 296 and England 2 scored 297.
Drumoig
Win for England
Catherine Roberts
from Hart Common produced an outstanding performance to lead England
to victory by four shots in the Under 16 SLGA St Leonards School
Open Strokeplay Championship at Drumoig. Her scores of 75 and 78
off a handicap of 5 also gave her the individual title with team
mate Alex Marshall in third place.
Team
Scores (worst round discarded)
England Natalie
Haywood Rotherham 81/82 163
Alex
Marshall Clitheroe 81/80 161
Catherine
Roberts Hart Common 75/78 153
Total:
156/158 314
Scotland Dawn
Dewar Monifieth 80/77 157 Kelly Brotherton Alloa 83/82 165 Jacqui
Scott Musselburgh 79/93 172
159/159 318
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