BROGAN TOWNEND WINS FALDO SERIES' GIRLS' TITLE

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
England girl international Brogan Townend was crowned girls’ champion at the Faldo Series Grand Final, played in strong winds at the Lough Erne Resort in Northern Ireland.
Brogan, from Pleasington in Lancashire, will be offered a start in a professional Tour event and an invitation to the sixth Faldo Series Asia Grand Final at Mission Hills Golf Club in China next March.
This is Brogan’s second major Faldo success – in 2009 she won the girls’ U16 title when the Grand Final was held in Brazil.
Brogan, 17, signed off in this championship with a one-under par 71 to overtake Natalia Heckova of Slovakia. The runner-up to Brogan in the U21 girls’ section was Meghan MacLaren (Wellingborough), followed by Steph McEvoy (Old Fold Manor), while Amber Ratcliffe (Royal Cromer) was runner-up in the girls’ U16 section.
During the Grand Final, competitors attended clinics with six-time major champion Sir Nick Faldo and past winner Rory McIlroy. More than 30 local schoolchildren also visited Lough Erne to meet Faldo and enjoy an introduction to golf.
A field of 77 players competed on the Faldo Course at Lough Erne. Sixteen different countries were represented by some of the world’s top young golfers, boys and girls, aged 13 to 21.
Leading final scores
Girls’ Under-21:
230 – Brogan Townend (Pleasington) 79-80-71
235 – Meghan MacLaren (Wellingborough) 81-81-73, Stephanie McEvoy (Old Fold Manor) 84-76-75
Girls’ Under-16:
232 – Natalia Heckova (Slovakia) 79-78-75
233 – Amber Ratcliffe (Royal Cromer) 80-78-75