HARRIET MOVES AHEAD AT ENGLISH UNDER-15 CHAMPIONSHIP

Shropshire’s Harriet Allsebrook took the halfway lead in the English U15 girls’ open championship at Tiverton, Devon, with a two-under 72 in the second round. She’s one-under par for the tournament and two shots clear of Warwickshire’s Victoria Mallett, while Surrey’s Sammy Fuller lies third on two-over par. Meanwhile, Austria’s Emma Spitz returned a three-under 71 to move to the top of the leaderboard in the English U13s, which is being played on the same course. She is four-under for the event and leads by 11 shots with one round left to play In the U15s, Harriet (Image © Leaderboard Photography) was below par throughout her round after starting with a birdie on her opening hole, the 10th. The 14-year-old kept hitting fairways and greens and after 16 holes was three-under par, only to drop a shot on the last, where she three-putted. “She was cross with herself for that - but overall she’s absolutely thrilled,” said her father, Neil, who is the PGA professional at Shifnal, where Harriet plays. “It’s very exciting and she’s looking forward to tomorrow.” Harriet, who is the Shropshire girls’ champion and will start a golf scholarship at Wellington College in September, will be in the last group for tomorrow’s final two rounds. She’ll play alongside Warwickshire’s Victoria Mallett, who also beat par today with 72 and moved into second place. Victoria also got to three-under par with two holes to play and also dropped a shot on the last, in her case the 18th. Like Harriet, she had a very tidy card with four birdies and just two bogeys. The Sutton Coldfield Ladies’ player is the sister of Elizabeth Mallett who is a past winner of the English girls’ championship. First round leader Sammy Fuller (Roehampton) was one-under par after 15 holes but suffered a nightmare end to her round with a double bogey on the 17th and a triple on 18. She added 78 to her opening 72 for a two-over par total. The field was cut after today’s round to the leading 36 players and ties, who go forward to play tomorrow’s final 36 holes. A total of 38 players qualified, including Devon ladies’ champion Chloe Howard (Boringdon Park), county girls’ champion Caitlin Evans-Brand (Yelverton) and a third Devon player, Jessica Francis of Churston. In the U13s, Emma Spitz has returned two sub-par scores and is now four-under for the championship. Today, she started with an eagle and had four birdies on her way to a three-under 71. Her closest challenger is Germany’s Anna-Maria Diederichs, who opened with 71, but slipped back today with 84 and is now seven-over for the tournament and trails by 11. The home challenge is led by Martha Lewis of St George’s Hill in Surrey, who has scored 81 78 for an 11-over total and is currently in third place. After today’s round the field was cut to the leading 18 players and ties for tomorrow’s final round. Exactly 18 players qualified. For full scores and images visit www.englandgolf.org/championships: Lyndsey Hewison Press Officer England Golf pr@englandgolf.org

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