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England's Boys
win bronze in Japan (posted 16.08.05)
In the Toyota World Junior Golf Cup, the United
States won with a score of 824, with Colombia as runners up.
In bronze medal position was the English team of Tom Sherreard,
Oliver Fisher and Daniel Willett. 18 year old Daniel Willett
went on to captain the winning England team in the Boy's Home
Internationals at Woodhall Spa in August.
Millfield School
triumphant in Mill Hill Junior Open (posted
15.08.05)
Millfield made a clean sweep of the under 13
and under 18 medals at the Mill Hill School Junior Open in July.
Matt Hatcher Hatcher who won the under 18 is hoping to go to
the States to study golf. Millfield's Ben Goodson won the individual
under-13 prize.
Oliver Fisher
- youngest ever British Walker Cup Player (posted
15.08.05)
Oliver Fisher from West Essex golf club is just
16 but already accustomed to playing on the big stage. This
week he was out in Chicago playing for the GB&I Walker Cup
team against USA. Although the Americans won by just one point
Oliver was able to hold American Putnam to a draw in his singles
match on the last day.
Swedish girl wins
Girls' British Open (posted 15.08.05)
Sweden's Anna Nordqvist won the 2005 Open at
West Hill defeating Ashara Munoz
Spain 2&1.
Top Qualifier
loses in first round of Girls' British Open (posted10.08.05)
Lydia Hall with a two round total of 139 at
West Hill was the top qualifier after two days medal play. However,
she lost her first round match in the 64 person matchplay to
the last qualifier, Barbara Perera of Spain who defeated her
by 5&4. In the second round Perera herself lost to Isabelle
Boineau of France. The Welsh Girls' champion, Sahra Hassan lost
her second round match to Alessandra De Luigi. The final 16
players tee off on Wednesday 11th.
Girls'
British Open Championship tees off at West Hill
(posted 09.08.05)
Qualifying for the Open Championship
started on Monday 8th August and Kiran Matharu from Cookridge
Hall GC set the pace with a blistering 68, two under par. Most
competitors found the course difficult despite the benign conditions
and the standard scratch was 73. Kiran was one shot ahead of
Sweden's Anna Nordqvist and two shots ahead of Lydia Hall and
Sian James. Round two is taking place on Tuesday 9th with the
top 64 going through to a matchplay tournament starting Wednesday.
England
Girls retain Stroyan Cup at Worplesdon
(posted 06.08.05)
After three days of intense
competition in the Girls Home International Matches held at
Worplesdon Golf Club in Surrey, England retained the Cup by
the narrowest of margins from an unlucky Wales. On the final
day of foursomes and singles matches, Wales halved their match
against Scotland while England beat Ireland 9-0. As a result
England won the matches having two points against the 1.5 points
of Wales and Scotland. 
Wales
won the most individual matches, accumulating 16.5 points to
England’s 15. The top Welsh pairing of Welsh Girl’s
Champion Sahra Hassan and Breanne Loucks (pictured left) was
unbeaten in all three matches.
The matches are contested by teams of eight
girls under 18 with three foursomes in the mornings and 6 singles
in the afternoons.
The teams were:
England: Hannah Barwood from Knowle, Henrietta Brockway from
Yeovil, Jodi Ewart from Catterick, Joanne Hodge from Knowle,
Felicity Johnson from Harbourne, Kiran Matharu from Cookridge
Hall, Florentyna Parker from Royal Birkdale and Melissa Reid
from Chevin.
Wales: Kimberley Boulden from Llandudno (Maesdu),
Tara Davies from Holyhead, Lydia Hall from Royal Porthcawl,
Becky Harries from Haverdfordwest, Sahra Hassan from Vale of
Glamorgan, Donna Jones from Caernafon, Breanne Loucks from Wrexham
and Laura-Jane Roberts from Holyhead.
Scotland: Carly Booth from Auchterarder, Megan
Briggs from Kilmalcolm, Krystle Caithness from St Regulus, Kelsey
MacDonald from Nairn Dunbar, Roseanne Niven from Crieff, Michele
Thomson from MaDonald, Rebecca Watson and Sally Watson from
Elie and Earlsferry.
Ireland: Victoria Bradshaw from Bangor, Fiona
Carroll from Athenry, Sarah Faller from Galway, Emma Gilmore
from Mount Bellew, Laura Holmes from Enniscrone, Anne McCormack
from Roscommon, Stephanie Meadow from Royal Portrush and Danielle
McVeigh from Royal County Down Ladies.
