Jean Rudgard Memorial Trophy

The Jean Rudgard is awarded annually to the most improved Bronze Division junior Girl Golfer in Yorkshire. All girls who were under the age of 18  and in the Bronze Division on 1st January 2009 with a current CONGU handicap are eligible.

Golf in Abu Dhabi

Sophie Godley (Lindrick) and Charlotte Austwick (Pike Hills) have qualified for the Daily Telegraph Junior Championships in Abu Dhabi in November.

Sophie and Charlotte qualify as one of the top 7 girls nationwide to qualify for this event.

On the 19th of August 2009, Megan Lockett from Huddersfield GC and Charlotte Hamilton from Cleckheaton GC received their Yorkshire Junior colours from the Yorkshire Vice Captain Mrs Liz Haw.

Junior Jamboree 2009

The 2009 Northern Counties Junior Jamboree was held at Leyland Golf Club on 4th and 5th August.

The Yorkshire team consisted of:
Olivia Jay (Waterton Park GC)
Chloe Stokes (Driffield GC)
Bethany Acey (Sandburn GC)
Olivia Hamilton (Cleckheaton GC)
Megan Clarke (Cleckheaton GC)
Lucy Eaton (Skipton GC)

The 1st day was individual stableford which was won by Olivia Jay (Waterton Park) with 40 points.  The 2nd day was matchplay.

Success for Yorkshire Girls at The English Girls Championship

Wiltshire and North Wiltshire Golf Clubs played host to the English Girls Championship from 27th July to 31st July.  Despite heavy rain Charlotte Austwick (Pike Hils) won the 2nd Flight Matchplay beating Tiffany Hewetson (Sussex) on the 20th Hole – Charlotte staged a come back from 2 down and 3 to play winning the 16th and 18th Holes to take the match into an extra hole play off.

Other successes at the Championship included:

During the early summer 9 Beginners Coaching groups are run by volunteer organisers around the County to introduce girls to golf. They have been very successful and many of our up and coming talented girls started golf in these groups. Yorkshire is very grateful to the skilful and dedicated Professionals who lead these groups and to the many willing volunteers who assist them.
In these two photographs we show a group of young girls at Headingley Golf Club with Professional Neil Harvey and his assistants Norma Beck and Fiona Hockins
The second photo was taken during a coaching session on bunker play. Work covers basic skills and golf rules are introduced as appropriate. The girls keep a record of work covered and coaching points for each session. These booklets are a help when practising at their own course and are a valuable communication between the County Coach, parents and the girls own club coach.
We are grateful to ‘Masters Golf’ for sponsoring the goodie bag of tees, markers etc which are given to all the girls.

Whilst the world’s focus is on the Championships at Loch Lomond our own Ellie Goodall from Selby was competing in the Scottish under 14 Girls Championship at Largs. I am pleased to report that she posted the same score as, Belgium’s Jennifer Remy who was declared the winner on a count back. Jennifer carded 40 on the back nine - Ellie 41. Well done.

SOPHIE GODLEY

(Lindrick) will represent England at the Young European Masters being held in July at Golf National near Paris.  Sophie reached the 2nd round of the matchplay stages at the recent English Championship and in 2008 represented England at Under-16 level and also played for the English Schoolgirls Team.

Promising Young at Ganton met for their training session at Ganton in mid-March – this time on a beautiful sunny Spring day.  They had the opportunity of meeting Rachel Bell, Yorkshire Champion in 2006 and 2007 and ex County player, who has now joined the professional ranks.  They watched her train and test out two new drivers, which she hit “out of sight”, and then the girls ventured on to the course for a few holes.  They all tried out the bunkers – “bunkers, no problem!” and had a great time.  The Rachel Bells of the future perhaps!!

The Promising Young Group met at Ganton at the end of November for their final training session of 2008.  It was a foggy and frosty morning but they were undaunted and kept smiling throughout the morning.

AUTUMN COACHING - the Autumn Coaching sessions have started - the Promising Young Group met at Ganton on a cold Saturday morning and worked very hard with Gary Brown the Coach.

THE JUNIOR ELITE GROUP were more fortunate when they met for the day at the Academy at The Oaks with Lysa Jones.

COLOURS

Following the match against Cheshire Junior Girls, the YLCGA President, Maureen Lockett,  presented Colours to Rochelle Morrise and Sophie Myles – congratulations to them both.

COLOURS

Following the matches played in August, the County Captain presented Colours to:

Amelia Covell, Megan Garland and Jade Downes.

2008 Junior Jamboree

The Northern Counties Junior Jamboree was hosted by Durham at Dinsdale Spa Golf Club on 6-7 August 2008.  The Yorkshire Team came third after Lancashire and Northumberland. 

The team was: 

Holly Morgan - Lees Hall
Amelia Seels - The Oaks
Megan Lockett - Huddersfield
Hannah Holden - Lightcliffe
Jess Holden - Skipton
Jade Downes - Boothferry

ENGLISH GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008 – 29th JULY – 2ND AUGUST

UNDER AGE 13 AND UNDER AGE 15 CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD AT RAMSIDE GOLF CLUB

UNDER 13’s
Olivia Winning and Amelia Covell qualified for the final day of Strokeplay and Olivia finished in 8th position.

UNDER 15’S
Sophie Godley, Amy Marper, Sophie Myles and Poppy Lockwood qualified for the final day of 36 holes Strokeplay.  Sophie Godley finished in 6th position.

GIRLS’ CHAMPIONSHIP HELD AT DURHAM CITY GOLF CLUB
13 Yorkshire girls entered the Championship and Siobhan Richards, Kimberley Crooks, Nikki Dunn and Ellie Robinson qualified for Flight 1.  Nikki progressed to the Quarter Finals but lost to Rachael Goodall of Heswall Golf Club. 

NIKKI DUNN

2007 Junior Champion, Nikki Dunn of Harrogate Golf Club, retained her title in the 36-hole 2008 Championship at Catterick Golf Club on Sunday 29 June with an impressive second round score of 69.

SOPHIE GODLEY

Sophie Godley from Lindrick finished 3rd in the North of England Schools Championship at Prenton, Cheshire, to win a place in the English Schools Championship Final being held at The Kendleshire, Bristol.  Her first round 72 was 1 under par and included 7 birdies; she followed this with an 81 in the afternoon round.  Well done, Sophie, and best of luck in the final.

Update - Sophie came 6th in the Final with scores of 74 and 76 and has qualified to play for England v. Scotland at Royal Lytham St Annes on 22 September.  Congratulations, Sophie

ELLIE GOODALL

ELLIE ROBINSON

Ellie Robinson (Middlesbrough Golf Club) received her colours after playing in the Leeds Union Match.