Leicestershire & Rutland through to

English county finals at Long Ashton

PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
Leicestershire & Rutland have won through to the final of the English women's county championship at Long Ashton Golf Club, Bristol, from September 15-19.
The county finals will be contested by the winners of the county match weeks in each of the six regions of the English Women’s Golf Association.
Dorset have already qualified from the South West region, alongside Hertfordshire from the East and Sussex from the South.
Leicestershire & Rutland made certain of their place at the Midlands North week at Willesley Park where they won all five of their matches. Their closest rivals were Lincolnshire with four wins, followed by Nottinghamshire with three, Staffordshire and Derbyshire with 1½ apiece, while Shropshire failed to win a match.
The winning Leicestershire & Rutland team was:
Tracy Bourne (Willesley Park), capt., Jenny Cooper (Glen Gorse), Chloe Dexter (Beedles Lake), Kym Larratt (Kibworth), Helen Lowe (Scraptoft), Jo Morris (Willesley Park), Moira Page (Glen Gorse), Helen Summ (Willesley Park), Jamie-Leigh Voss (Kirby Muxloe).
Match results
Monday
Lincolnshire 6 Nottinghamshire 3.
Leicestershire & Rutland 6½ Staffordshire 2½.
Derbyshire 6 Shropshire 3.
Tuesday
Leicestershire & Rutland 6 Shropshire 3.
Lincolnshire 6½ Staffordshire 2½.
Nottinghamshire 6½ Derbyshire 2½.
Wednesday
Leicestershire & Rutland 7 Nottinghamshire 2.
Lincolnshire 5½ Derbyshire 3½.
Staffordshire 7½ Shropshire 1½.
Thursday
Leicestershire & Rutland 6½ Lincolnshire 2½.
Nottinghamshire 6½ Shropshire 2½.
Derbyshire 4½ Staffordshire 4½.
Friday
Leicestershire & Rutland 7½ Derbyshire 1½ .
Nottinghamshire 6½ Staffordshire 2½.
Lincolnshire 7 Shropshire 2
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer