Norfolk’s Amber Ratcliffe wins East region girls’ title

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATIONNorfolk’s Amber Ratcliffe shot a course record and left the field trailing as she scored a four-stroke victory in the East Region girls’ championship at Braintree.
Amber, from Royal Cromer, returned scores of 76 and two-under par 71 to beat players from six counties. Her afternoon score knocked four shots off the previous course record, which was set three years ago.

“I’m very pleased,” said the 14-year-old, who is a member of the English Women’s Golf Association Select Midlands squad. The one-handicapper is clearly on form this season, having already retained the English Under-16 schools title and reached the match-play stages of the British girls’ championship.

Next week, she’s off to play for England schools in the annual international against Wales at St Pierre. Then she moves on to Pannal, in Yorkshire, to play in the EWGA squad at the North of England Under-16 championship.

Amber, pictured above receiving a prize from Steve Haskins at the 2010 Hacienda del Alamo Ladies/Girls Festival in Spain, led from start to finish in the East region championship. She shared top spot with Paige Kemp (Boyce Hill) after the morning round before powering away from the field. Her afternoon round included an eagle 3 on the par-5 fifth and two birdies.

Results

Par 73 CSS 73 72

East region girls’ champion:
147 Amber Ratcliffe (Royal Cromer, Norfolk), 76 71
Runner-up:
153 Charlotte Thompson (Channels, Essex) 79 74
Under-15 scratch winner:
151 Ashleigh Greenham (West Essex) 77 74
Morning gross:
76 Paige Kemp (Boyce Hill, Essex)
Afternoon gross:
77 Charlotte Double (Seckford, Suffolk)
First handicap:
141 Katie Nicoll (Menzies, Cambs and Hunts) 71 70
Second handicap:
144 Chelsea Mae Laundon (Chelmsford, Essex) 76 68
Team prize:
430 Essex – Ashleigh Greenham, Chelsea Mae Laundon and Faye Trigg (Braintree)


Lyndsey Hewison
Press and PR Officer