England U16 girls beat Switzerland 5-1 at Pannal
England’s U16 girls hit top form to beat Switzerland 5-1 in their international at Pannal Golf Club, Yorkshire.
The
four England players – Martha Lewis, Hannah Screen, Lily May
Humphreys and Amelia Williamson – dominated from the start and between
them amassed 24 birdies and an eagle during the day.
They
shot par or better to win both foursomes and then withstood a strong
Swiss challenge in the singles. Humphreys, the English U16 girls’
champion, sped off to a big win but the other three matches were tight.Screen, who has just won the Scottish U16 title, was involved in a game which included birdies on 14, 15, 16 and she bowed out on the 17th despite making a birdie two. Lewis took an early lead in her game but the momentum swung to her Swiss opponent on the back nine. However, Lewis fought back to win down the last. Williamson, the English schools’ champion, was dormie two up, but lost the 17th to a chip-in birdie before pulling off a great sand-save to secure the win on the last. Rebecca Hembrough, the England Golf Women’s Performance Manager, commented: “This is exactly the kind of competitive experience that we want the players to have and it replicates the battles they may face at the Europeans and Home Internationals. We witnessed a lot of fight from both teams and good golf." Results
Foursomes
Lily May Humphreys (Channels) and Martha Lewis (St George’s Hill) bt Yael Berger and Olivia Tamburlini 3 and 1 Amelia Williamson (Royal Cromer) and Hannah Screen (Berkhamsted) bt Elena Moosmann and Lily Hürlimann 1 hole
Singles
Screen lost to Berger 2 and 1 Lewis bt Tamburlini 1 hole Williamson bt Hürlimann 2 holes Humphreys bt Moosman 6 and 5 Lyndsey Hewison Press Officer England Golf pr@englandgolf.org 07825 752 193 |
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