GEORGIA (15) BRITAIN'S LAST HOPE IN SEMI-FINALS AT GULLANE

Georgia Hall, 15-year-old England girl international, is Britain’s last hope of keeping the Girls’ British open amateur championship on home soil. In tomorrow morning’s  semi-finals, Georgia faces Margaux Vanmol (Belgium) while Emma Nilsson (Sweden) will play No 2 seed Celine Boutier (France).

Georgia, a member of Remedy Oak Golf Club, Dorset, is the youngest of the last four in a tournament that has been dogged by rain. The conditions for yesterday  morning’s third-round ties were the worst of a bad week.

“They were the worst I’ve ever played in,” said Georgia who knocked out good friend Chloe Williams (Wrexham) in the morning by 3 and 2, then  scored an impressive 5 and 3 win over France’s highly-rated Emilie Alonso with three-under-par figures (four birdies, one bogey).

Georgia, who took up golf when she was seven years old, was England Under-13 champion two years ago and England Under-15 title-winner. Can she take the next big step to a British title?

Watch this space!

Today's results 

THIRD ROUND

Georgia Hall (Remedy Oak) bt Chloe Williams (Wrexham) 3 and 2.

Emilie Alonso (Fra) bt Ann Hakula (Fin) 4 and 3.

Margaux Vanmol (Bel) bt Bronte Law (Bramhall) at 20^th

Sophie Godley (Lindrick) bt Marina Steutz (Aut) 2 and 1.

Luna Sobron (Spa) bt Karolin Lampert (Ger) 2 and 1.

Emma Nilsson (Swe) bt Emily Pedersen (Den) 3 and 2.

Antonia Scherer (Ger) bt Katie Bradbury (Cottrell Park) 3 and 2.

Celine Boutier (Fra) bt Ileen Nieuwenhuis (Ned) 1 hole.

QUARTER-FINALS

Hall bt Alonso 5 and 3.

Vanmol bt Godley 7 and 6.

Nilsson bt Sobron 5 and 4.

Boutier bt Scherer 1 hole.

FRIDAY MORNING SEMI-FINALS

8.30 Georgia Hall (England) v Margaux Vanmol (Belgium).

8.40 Emma Nilsson (Sweden) v Celine Boutier (France).

FINAL tees off at 1pm.