Hannah Turland, 14, leadsEnglish championship
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Wiltshire 14-year-old Hannah Turland shot 76 to set the first round pace in the English women’s amateur championship at a windy Lindrick in Yorkshire today.
Hannah, a past winner of the English girls’ U13 title, is one shot clear of the field and described her four-over par score as “Pretty good.”
She went on: “I could have done better – but I was pleased with it. This is a really tough course, especially when the wind blows.”
Hannah, who has just retained her Wiltshire county title, played a cautious game to beat the conditions. She reached the turn at one-over par and although a lost ball on the short 11th cost her a double bogey, she played the remaining holes in one-over.
This is Hannah’s first appearance in the championship and she’s loving the experience. “I wanted to play in bigger competitions, I think I’m playing well enough and this is a really, really nice course,” said Hannah (pictured above at the Hacienda del Alamo Winter Festival where she won the Costa Calida Foursomes in partnership with Hayley Davis (Ferndown) in mid-February).
She’s one shot ahead of Leicestershire’s Kym Larratt, who was given a few valuable tips in practice by her father, European seniors’ tour professional Bob Larratt. “My course management isn’t the best so my dad came along for the practice round and gave me some advice.”
She put it to good use: “It was tough today because of the wind and it was a matter of trying to keep the ball straight and hole a few putts. I did that most of the way round and I’m happy with my score. I never had worse than a bogey.”
A further shot behind, on 78, are three players: Warwickshire’s Hannah Coles, who has been playing well on the US women’s college circuit; her county colleague Charlotte Dalton and Middlesex golfer Tara Watters.
Ellie Robinson and Sara Garbutt lead the Yorkshire challenge in a group on 79. They are tied, among others, with the international Rachel Jennings of Staffordshire and French U18 champion Holly Clyburn of Lincolnshire.
Naomi Edwards, the Yorkshire champion and the 2007 winner of this event, returned 80 and shares 11th place.
Lindrick’s representatives include 15-year-old Sophie Godley, from EWGA’s Select North Squad. She scored 82 to give herself a good chance of qualifying for the matchplay. She is in a group in 24th place which includes former title-holder Emma Brown, also of Yorkshire.
Defending champion Hannah Barwood of Gloucestershire scored 83, alongside the youngest player in the field, Emily Taylor, 14, of Lancashire. They are among seven players sharing 34th place.
After tomorrow’s second stroke-play round the leading 32 players will go forward to the matchplay knockout stages of the championship.
Full results and hole-by-hole scoring: http://www.englishwomensgolf.org/
Hannah, a past winner of the English girls’ U13 title, is one shot clear of the field and described her four-over par score as “Pretty good.”
She went on: “I could have done better – but I was pleased with it. This is a really tough course, especially when the wind blows.”
Hannah, who has just retained her Wiltshire county title, played a cautious game to beat the conditions. She reached the turn at one-over par and although a lost ball on the short 11th cost her a double bogey, she played the remaining holes in one-over.
This is Hannah’s first appearance in the championship and she’s loving the experience. “I wanted to play in bigger competitions, I think I’m playing well enough and this is a really, really nice course,” said Hannah (pictured above at the Hacienda del Alamo Winter Festival where she won the Costa Calida Foursomes in partnership with Hayley Davis (Ferndown) in mid-February).
She’s one shot ahead of Leicestershire’s Kym Larratt, who was given a few valuable tips in practice by her father, European seniors’ tour professional Bob Larratt. “My course management isn’t the best so my dad came along for the practice round and gave me some advice.”
She put it to good use: “It was tough today because of the wind and it was a matter of trying to keep the ball straight and hole a few putts. I did that most of the way round and I’m happy with my score. I never had worse than a bogey.”
A further shot behind, on 78, are three players: Warwickshire’s Hannah Coles, who has been playing well on the US women’s college circuit; her county colleague Charlotte Dalton and Middlesex golfer Tara Watters.
Ellie Robinson and Sara Garbutt lead the Yorkshire challenge in a group on 79. They are tied, among others, with the international Rachel Jennings of Staffordshire and French U18 champion Holly Clyburn of Lincolnshire.
Naomi Edwards, the Yorkshire champion and the 2007 winner of this event, returned 80 and shares 11th place.
Lindrick’s representatives include 15-year-old Sophie Godley, from EWGA’s Select North Squad. She scored 82 to give herself a good chance of qualifying for the matchplay. She is in a group in 24th place which includes former title-holder Emma Brown, also of Yorkshire.
Defending champion Hannah Barwood of Gloucestershire scored 83, alongside the youngest player in the field, Emily Taylor, 14, of Lancashire. They are among seven players sharing 34th place.
After tomorrow’s second stroke-play round the leading 32 players will go forward to the matchplay knockout stages of the championship.
Full results and hole-by-hole scoring: http://www.englishwomensgolf.org/
Lyndsey Hewison
Press Officer EGWA
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