Play abandoned in two English girls’ championships

Press Release from EWGA (sent yesterday.. apologies for the delay, GGK)

Play was abandoned today in both the FirstPoint USA English girls’ championship and the English girls’ U15 championship when heavy rain flooded the greens at the Wiltshire courses hosting the events.

The second qualifying round in the English girls’ championship at North Wilts (pictured) was scrapped and the draw for tomorrow's first matchplay round was made on the basis of the scores returned in the first round. Over half the field still had to complete their second round when play was called off.

The U15 championship at The Wiltshire has been reduced to 54 holes. Only 14 players, out of 79, had completed the second round when play was abandoned and four groups still had to tee off.

The players will return to the course to complete their second round tomorrow morning. Then, the field will be cut to the top 36 players who will go forward to play an 18-hole final round in the afternoon.

Today’s play in the U15 championship stands – which is good news for Abigail Laker (Burford) who had a gross 77 which included a hole-in-one. It was her first ace and she achieved it on the 144-yard 16th hole with a five-iron.

Second round play was completed in the English girls’ U13 championship, which is also taking place at The Wiltshire. The tournament leader is Georgia Hall of Ferndown, Dorset, who is four shots clear of Wiltshire’s Kyra Horlock.

English girls’ championship matchplay draw

Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) v Sophie Daws (Littlestone)
Rebecca Gee (Wellingborough) v Zoe Fitz-Costa (Beaconsfield)
Cheryl Chisholm (Stowmarket) v Brittany Burton (Sittingbourne & Milton Regis)
Jo-Jo Hamer Phillip (Cretingham) v Heidi Baek (Felixstowe Ferry)
Raffi Dyer (Hayling) v Lauren Davis (Meon Valley)
Lucy Glyn (Porters Park) v Jenna Birch (Royal Lytham & St Annes)
Hayley Davis (Ferndown) v Imogen Covell (Huddersfield)
Jessica Wilcox (Blankney) v Nikki Foster (Pleasington)
Alex Peters (Notts’ Ladies) v Danielle Burrell (Weybrook)
Melissa McMahon (Yeovil) v Hannah Mannion (Teesside)
Sophie Godley (Lindrick) v Charlotte Stanton (Oxley Park)
Blaize Esmond (Pinner Hill) v Charlotte Thomas (Singapore Island)
Rebecca Heeles (Royal Norwich) v Sarah How (Ipswich)
Nicola Rawlinson (Leyland) v Phoebe Cipa (Chelmsford)
Lizzie Stephens (Clevedon) v Madeleine Kuhler (Walton Heath)
Megan Illingworth (Stoke Rochford) v Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa)

Full details and scores: www.englishwomensgolf.org

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