ELOISE LEADS BY ONE AT ENGLISH GIRLS' U15 CHAMPIONSHIP

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Lancashire’s Eloise Healey has kept her grip on the lead at the English U15 girls’ championship at Delamere Forest, Cheshire – but her rivals for the title are moving closer. After today’s second round in windy conditions, the 14-year-old is four-over par for the championship and her lead has been cut from five shots to one. But Eloise (West Lancashire) is happy with her position as she approaches the last day’s 36-holes.
“I think I’ve put myself in a good position,” she said, after she added 78 to her opening score of two-under 70. “I’m happy with my score today. It was difficult to judge the wind and it was a decent score considering the conditions.”
Her playing partner, Sophie Madden (West Essex) made up ground with a score of 74, after returning 75 in the first round. “It was much harder today but I think I played quite well and holed some decent putts,” she said.
The 15-year-old is using a new putter which has already proved to be a trusty weapon, helping her to win last week’s Ian Poulter junior invitational.
Meanwhile, Alice Hewson (Berkhamsted) has also moved closer to the lead, after her second round 76 left her three shots off the pace. It was a good result after she started her round with four consecutive bogeys, but she managed to play the remaining 14 holes in level par. Alice is a past winner of the English U13 championship.
Among the others who are well in touch are Annabel Bailey (Notts Ladies’), Ainee O’Connor (Sundridge Park) and Kirsty Beckwith (Moortown), who won the Abraham Trophy for England’s most improved girl golfers earlier this week.
After today’s round the field was cut to the leading 36 players and ties, who will contest tomorrow’s final 36 holes. A total of 37 players qualified.

QUALIFIERS
Par 144 (2x72) SS 75 CSS 75
148 Eloise Healey (West Lancashire) 70 78
149 Sophie Madden (West Essex) 75 74
151 Alice Hewson (Berkhamsted) 75 76
152 Annabel Bailey (Notts Ladies) 75 77
153 Ainee O'Connor (Sundridge Park) 75 78
154 Kirsty Beckwith (Moortown) 77 77
157 Fay Carpenter (Knighton Heath) 76 81
159 Emma Allen (Meon Valley) 82 77, Elizabeth Prior (Foxhills) 78 81, Sophie Lamb (Clitheroe) 76 83
160 Emily Lyle (Worksop) 79 81
161 Ciara Kelly (Hagley) 78 83, Olivia Jackson (Oakdale) 84 77
162 Victoria Mallett (Sutton Coldfield Ladies) 81 81
163 Alicia Stebbings (Wilpshire) 85 78
166 Erin Porter (Blackpool North Shore) 87 79
167 Charlotte West (Harewood Downs) 87 80
168 Lauren Horsford (Wimbledon Park) 87 81, Amber Chana (Foxhills) 82 86, Sophie Newlove (Beeston Fields) 79 89
169 Penelope Brown (Hill Barn) 83 86, Bethany Acey (Sandburn Hall) 87 82, Eloise Aldous (Newton Green) 83 86, Alice Barlow (Newton Green) 88 81
170 Sharna Dutrieux (Wrotham Heath) 87 83, Lily Farr (Gainsborough) 81 89
171 Louisa Brunt (Ashton Under Lyne) 83 88, Laura Morrison (Garforth) 87 84, Imogen Huxley (Rutland County), 86 85
172 Natasha Fear (La Sella) 89 83, Megan Jenkins (West Essex) 86 86, Mollie Lawrence (Rochester & Cobham Park) 83 89
173 Emma Norris (Denham) 84 89, Hannah Li (Tytherington) 83 90, Aimee Field (Hagley) 85 88, Victoria Wakeley-Jones (Minchinhampton) 87 86, Rhiannon Linacre (Coxmoor) 87 86

Lyndsey Hewison
Press Officer
England Golf
lyndsey.hewison@ntlworld.com
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