Champion Charlie leads EWGA order of merit

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
New English champion Charlie Douglass has shot to the top of the English Women’s Golf Association order of merit, sponsored by golf holiday company Lorrin Golf.
The 20-year-old from Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire won the championship when she beat Tara Watters of Middlesex by 3 and 2 in the final at Lindrick, Yorkshire last weekend.
Charlie’s victory earned her 300 order of merit points and moved her up from sixth place to the head of the leaderboard.
Tara Watters (Muswell Hill) made the biggest jump of the week, thanks to her performance at Lindrick. She soared up from 137th place to fifth.
Semi-finalist Tracey Boyes (Meon Valley) also made a significant move from 48th place to ninth. Meanwhile, Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) leads the girls’ table from Heidi Baek (Felixstowe Ferry) and Hannah Turland (Tidworth Garrison).
Lorrin Golf is a golf tour operator arranging golf holidays to premier resorts throughout Europe, USA, Caribbean, Dubai and Thailand. The company also runs a leading golf academy in St Andrews, Scotland. www.lorringolf.com
Order of merit leading placings following the English amateur championship (previous placings in brackets):
1 Charlie Douglass, Brocket Hall (6).
2 Emma Brown, Malton & Norton (2).
3 Holly Clyburn, Woodhall Spa (1).
4 Rachel Connor, Manchester (3).
5 Tara Waters, Muswell Hill (137).
6 Cori Lee, West Lancashire (5).
7 Naomi Edwards, Ganton (7).
8 Charlotte Wild, Mere (9).
9 Tracey Boyes, Meon Valley (48).
10 Rachel Jennings, Izaak Walton (4)
Full championship and order of merit details available on:
www.englishwomensgolf.org
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer