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Wednesday, August 24, 2016



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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