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DIANE BAILEY IS ELGA PRESIDENT-ELECT
English Ladies’ Golf Association has appointed Diane Bailey MBE to be the next President of the Association and Sarah Miller as the next vice chairman of ELGA.
The posts will be taken up at the annual general meeting in December for 2006 and 2007.
Diane’s appointment marks the continuation of a long association with ELGA. She captained England to consecutive European team championship victories in 1991 and 1993 and, more recently, as Chairman of Training, she was involved in the development of the ELGA Elite squads and the subsequent acquisition of Lottery funding.
Diane, who is a member of Reigate Heath Golf Club and currently a Director of The Golf Foundation Executive Committee, said:
“I am delighted and very proud to have been given this honour and will do my utmost to uphold the traditions of ELGA and this great game of ours. Little did I know all those years ago when my father forced a club into my hands, and insisted I swing it, that golf would become such an important part of my life – I’ve been very fortunate”.
Diane Bailey was an English girls international at 14 and a full English international at 17. She went on to represent Great Britain & Ireland in the Curtis Cup, Vagliano Trophy and World Cup teams between 1961 and 1972.
Following her first Curtis Cup appearance she concentrated on bringing up her family whilst still playing county golf and captaining Surrey in 1981 and 1982. Following this she captained the British team in the Commonwealth Tournament and went on to captain the Vagliano and Curtis Cup teams between 1983 and 1988, recording 4 victories from 5 matches. She was awarded the MBE for services to golf in 1988.
Sarah Miller played for England and Great Britain & Ireland and won the inaugural Wills International tournament. Sarah captained the English girls’ team in 1969 and captained Kent to two county final wins in 1971 and 1972.
She played for Kent over four decades and has been county champion.Having raised her family Sarah continued her golfing career when she joined the English Senior Ladies’ Golf Association (ESLGA) in 1997 and represented ESLGA in the European team championship for five years. Sarah is the current ESLGA Captain, and will relinquish this post as it comes under the ELGA umbrella on January 1.
Sarah is an honorary member of Langley Park Golf Club, where she has been a Council Member since 1997 and is the current Chairman of the Council.
English Ladies’ Golf Association has appointed Diane Bailey MBE to be the next President of the Association and Sarah Miller as the next vice chairman of ELGA.
The posts will be taken up at the annual general meeting in December for 2006 and 2007.
Diane’s appointment marks the continuation of a long association with ELGA. She captained England to consecutive European team championship victories in 1991 and 1993 and, more recently, as Chairman of Training, she was involved in the development of the ELGA Elite squads and the subsequent acquisition of Lottery funding.
Diane, who is a member of Reigate Heath Golf Club and currently a Director of The Golf Foundation Executive Committee, said:
“I am delighted and very proud to have been given this honour and will do my utmost to uphold the traditions of ELGA and this great game of ours. Little did I know all those years ago when my father forced a club into my hands, and insisted I swing it, that golf would become such an important part of my life – I’ve been very fortunate”.
Diane Bailey was an English girls international at 14 and a full English international at 17. She went on to represent Great Britain & Ireland in the Curtis Cup, Vagliano Trophy and World Cup teams between 1961 and 1972.
Following her first Curtis Cup appearance she concentrated on bringing up her family whilst still playing county golf and captaining Surrey in 1981 and 1982. Following this she captained the British team in the Commonwealth Tournament and went on to captain the Vagliano and Curtis Cup teams between 1983 and 1988, recording 4 victories from 5 matches. She was awarded the MBE for services to golf in 1988.
Sarah Miller played for England and Great Britain & Ireland and won the inaugural Wills International tournament. Sarah captained the English girls’ team in 1969 and captained Kent to two county final wins in 1971 and 1972.
She played for Kent over four decades and has been county champion.Having raised her family Sarah continued her golfing career when she joined the English Senior Ladies’ Golf Association (ESLGA) in 1997 and represented ESLGA in the European team championship for five years. Sarah is the current ESLGA Captain, and will relinquish this post as it comes under the ELGA umbrella on January 1.
Sarah is an honorary member of Langley Park Golf Club, where she has been a Council Member since 1997 and is the current Chairman of the Council.
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