English girls championships
Georgia Hall shoots five-under par in English U15 championship
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Dorset’s Georgia Hall set a sizzling pace in the first round of the English girls’ Under-15 championship at Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, with a five-under par 68.
Georgia – who won last year’s English U13 title – had seven birdies and one double bogey in her round and said: “I am very chuffed with that.”
The 14-year-old from Ferndown leads the field by four shots. Her closest challenger is Cheshire’s Bronte Law (Bramhall), who scored one-under par 72 despite feeling unwell.
Both girls have just returned from the European Young Masters in Hungary where they finished joint seventh in the individual table. “Playing in Hungary gave me a big boost for this, I learned gallons there,” said Georgia. “It gave me a lot of confidence to come seventh in Europe.”
She scorched her way to the turn with five birdies and four pars on the outward half. After two more birdies, on the 10th and 13th, she reached seven-under par, when she dropped her only shots of the round, with a double bogey on the short 14th.
“We had to wait about 20 minutes there, but it just wasn’t a very good hole,” said Georgia, who missed the green and then three-putted. But on the next she got a very good par, after her tee shot finished in trees, and she played steadily in.
“I didn’t hit a driver all day, I decided after my practice round to use my three-wood or hybrid because the most important thing on this course is to keep it straight. My putting was very good as well.”
Bronte Law was unwell last week during the European Young Masters and still feels off colour - but still managed to beat par.
The 15-year-old was three-under after a run of birdies in the early part of the back nine, but she double bogeyed the 17th after tangling first with a bunker and then three-putting. “I only had the one bad hole,” said Bronte. “But I’ll take that, I thought it was tough out there.”
Emma Harris, from Peel Ladies’ on the Isle of Man, currently holds third place with a solid one-over par score of 74. The 14-year-old, who is playing in this event for the first time, started with an eagle 3 on the first.
She’s one ahead of Aimee Ponte (Royal Guernsey) 75, while a group of four players share fifth place on three-over 76: Nicola Callander (Mill Green), Holly Morgan (Lees Hall), Amy Taylor (Hinckley) and Kyra Horlock (Broadstone).
Meanwhile, Two youngsters, from Surrey and Essex, shared the first-round lead in the English girls’ U13 championship with scores of four-over par 77.
Samantha Fuller (Roehampton) was first out in the championship and set an unbeatable target when she birdied the short 18th. “I’m pleased,” said the 11-year-old (pictured) who holds a seven handicap and is playing in this event for the first time.
Her score was matched by 13-year-old Sophie Madden (West Essex), who was level par to the turn but dropped shots on both the 17th and 18th.
“I was a bit disappointed with the end, but I was really pleased with the front nine. I played all right on the back nine, it was just a few putts,” said Sophie, who plays off four and is the lowest handicapper in the field. Earlier this season she set a seven-under par course record at Five Lakes in the Essex ladies’ championship.
A third girl also broke 80: Amelia Daniel (Royal North Devon) started with a birdie and came in with 79.
Fay Carpenter (Knighton Heath) and Emma Higgins (Highcliffe Castle) is two shots behind her. Four players share sixth place on 83: Alice Hewson (Berkhamsted), who has been third in both the English schools' and U16 schools' championships; Victoria Mallett (Sutton Coldfield Ladies’) whose sister, Elizabeth, won last year’s English U15 title; Ella Ofstedahl (Mill Green) and Annabel Bailey (Notts Ladies).
The U13 championship is being contested by 40 girls, of whom the youngest is nine-year-old Georgia Oboh (Pinner Hill), who holds a 16 handicap. She played her first competition when she was six.
Lyndsey Hewison
Press and PR Officer
Click here to read all the scores
NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
Dorset’s Georgia Hall set a sizzling pace in the first round of the English girls’ Under-15 championship at Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, with a five-under par 68.
Georgia – who won last year’s English U13 title – had seven birdies and one double bogey in her round and said: “I am very chuffed with that.”
The 14-year-old from Ferndown leads the field by four shots. Her closest challenger is Cheshire’s Bronte Law (Bramhall), who scored one-under par 72 despite feeling unwell.
Both girls have just returned from the European Young Masters in Hungary where they finished joint seventh in the individual table. “Playing in Hungary gave me a big boost for this, I learned gallons there,” said Georgia. “It gave me a lot of confidence to come seventh in Europe.”
She scorched her way to the turn with five birdies and four pars on the outward half. After two more birdies, on the 10th and 13th, she reached seven-under par, when she dropped her only shots of the round, with a double bogey on the short 14th.
“We had to wait about 20 minutes there, but it just wasn’t a very good hole,” said Georgia, who missed the green and then three-putted. But on the next she got a very good par, after her tee shot finished in trees, and she played steadily in.
“I didn’t hit a driver all day, I decided after my practice round to use my three-wood or hybrid because the most important thing on this course is to keep it straight. My putting was very good as well.”
Bronte Law was unwell last week during the European Young Masters and still feels off colour - but still managed to beat par.
The 15-year-old was three-under after a run of birdies in the early part of the back nine, but she double bogeyed the 17th after tangling first with a bunker and then three-putting. “I only had the one bad hole,” said Bronte. “But I’ll take that, I thought it was tough out there.”
Emma Harris, from Peel Ladies’ on the Isle of Man, currently holds third place with a solid one-over par score of 74. The 14-year-old, who is playing in this event for the first time, started with an eagle 3 on the first.
She’s one ahead of Aimee Ponte (Royal Guernsey) 75, while a group of four players share fifth place on three-over 76: Nicola Callander (Mill Green), Holly Morgan (Lees Hall), Amy Taylor (Hinckley) and Kyra Horlock (Broadstone).
Meanwhile, Two youngsters, from Surrey and Essex, shared the first-round lead in the English girls’ U13 championship with scores of four-over par 77.
Samantha Fuller (Roehampton) was first out in the championship and set an unbeatable target when she birdied the short 18th. “I’m pleased,” said the 11-year-old (pictured) who holds a seven handicap and is playing in this event for the first time.
Her score was matched by 13-year-old Sophie Madden (West Essex), who was level par to the turn but dropped shots on both the 17th and 18th.
“I was a bit disappointed with the end, but I was really pleased with the front nine. I played all right on the back nine, it was just a few putts,” said Sophie, who plays off four and is the lowest handicapper in the field. Earlier this season she set a seven-under par course record at Five Lakes in the Essex ladies’ championship.
A third girl also broke 80: Amelia Daniel (Royal North Devon) started with a birdie and came in with 79.
Fay Carpenter (Knighton Heath) and Emma Higgins (Highcliffe Castle) is two shots behind her. Four players share sixth place on 83: Alice Hewson (Berkhamsted), who has been third in both the English schools' and U16 schools' championships; Victoria Mallett (Sutton Coldfield Ladies’) whose sister, Elizabeth, won last year’s English U15 title; Ella Ofstedahl (Mill Green) and Annabel Bailey (Notts Ladies).
The U13 championship is being contested by 40 girls, of whom the youngest is nine-year-old Georgia Oboh (Pinner Hill), who holds a 16 handicap. She played her first competition when she was six.
Lyndsey Hewison
Press and PR Officer
Click here to read all the scores
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