News archive 2006
Six England players in LGU training squad11 December 2006Six England internationals have been picked by the Ladies’ Golf Union for the 15-strong training squad which is about to start preparing for the 2007 team events: the Vagliano Trophy and Commonwealth Tournament. |  Kerry Smith ELGA Order of Merit winner 2006 |
Kent's Sarah Miller is new ELGA Chairman08 December 2006Kent's Sarah Miller is the new chairman of the English Ladies' Golf Association and will lead the 127,000 members in an exciting and upbeat era. |  Sarah Miller ELGA Chairman |
EGU/ELGA launches “The Bunker” for junior golfers15 November 2006The English Golf Union (EGU) and English Ladies’ Golf Association (ELGA) this week launched a new website designed specifically for junior golfers called ‘The Bunker’. |  The Bunker |
Rachel Bell leads English challenge at Tour School pre-qualifier13 November 2006England international Rachel Bell was runner-up in the Ladies’ European Tour pre-qualifying school at Le Fonti Golf Club in Bologna, Italy. |  Rachel Bell |
Pauline Perla to stay as ELGA chief executive08 November 2006The English Ladies’ Golf Association is delighted to announce that Pauline Perla has agreed to continue as its chief executive officer. |  Pauline Perla ELGA CEO |
EGU/ELGA research reveals some interesting findings06 November 2006Following the distribution of the English Golf Union (EGU) / English Ladies’ Golf Association (ELGA) Golf Club Membership Questionnaire earlier this year, a Results Booklet has now been produced detailing the main findings. |  Results booklet |
New Regional Development Officer appointed for the South West01 November 2006England Golf is delighted to announce that they have appointed Jamie Woodford as Regional Development Officer for the South West. |  Jamie Woodford South West Regional Development Officer |
Jodi Ewart in top 20 in US college golf31 October 2006England’s Jodi Ewart has shot to the top in US college golf where she is ranked 19th nationally at the end of her first season. |  Jodi Ewart Girls Quater Finals |
England 11th in Espirito Santo Trophy23 October 2006England shared 11th place in the Women’s World Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy in South Africa. |  Womens World Amateur Team Championship 2006 |
Boost for ELGA Trust funds20 October 2006Golfers taking part in tournaments run by the website AmateurLadyGolfer have helped boost ELGA Trust funds by £385. |  Amateur Lady Golfer ALF logo |
Philip Beard is England Golf’s Volunteer Manager17 October 2006England Golf has appointed Philip Beard as national volunteer manager to support and champion the people who are one of the sport’s greatest assets. |  Philip Beard National Volunteer Manager |
England’s girls beat the boys16 October 2006England’s U18 girls staged a superb singles performance to pull off an 8-7 victory over the England U16 boys at Longcliffe Golf Club, Loughborough. |  England Girls V Boys team |
Tour event showcases England players10 October 2006The BBC Radio Kent Ladies’ English Open at Chart Hills was a showcase for three players who have come through ELGA’s performance programme. |  Danni Masters |
England win fourth Seniors’ Home Internationals05 October 2006England won the Seniors’ Home Internationals for the fourth successive year when they beat Wales 4½-2½ at Hamilton. |  Senior Home Internationals team |
Sarah, 16, completes clean sweep of south-east titles02 October 2006Kent teenager Sarah Tyson has just completed a clean sweep of titles in ELGA’s south-eastern division. |  Sarah Tyson English Girls Championship 2006 |
England golf congratulates Casey, Donald, Howell, Westwood and their European colleagues on resounding Ryder Cup success02 October 2006English golfers provided the backbone of the Ryder Cup challenge at the K Club at the weekend. Paul Casey, Luke Donald, David Howell and Lee Westwood. |  England Golf |
Hawkstone Park helps girls tee off in golf28 September 2006Hawkstone Park in Shropshire is celebrating a summer of success in girls’ golf, thanks to an initiative led by head professional Stuart Leech. |  Hawkstone Park Girls |
Four England golfers in Europe’s top 2027 September 2006Curtis Cup golfer Naomi Edwards leads four England players who have been ranked among Europe’s top 20. |  Naomi Edwards |
Henrietta wins at Liphook26 September 2006Henrietta Brockway (Yeovil), set a new course record at the Liphook Scratch Cup played at Liphook GC, Hampshire on Saturday September 23, scoring a 65 in the afternoon of the 36 hole event, now in it's 15th year. |  Henrietta Brockway Winner Liphook Scratch Cup 2006 |
Junior players battle it out in the first ever Skills Challenge National Final25 September 200623 players from golf clubs across England battled it out at the Skills Challenge National Final at the National Golf Centre in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. |  England Golf |
England’s Chris Quinn wins British seniors’ championship21 September 2006England’s Chris Quinn scored a runaway victory in the British Seniors’ Championship at Dumfries & County, beating the international field by six shots. |  Chris Quinn |
England beat Wales to win Home International Matches15 September 2006England are Home International champions again! The team produced a stunning singles performance to beat Wales 6 3 and successfully defend their title at Frilford Heath. |  England Home Internationals Team |
England win silver in European seniors’ team championship08 September 2006England lost 3 2 to France in the final of the European senior ladies’ team championship at Royal Waterloo, Belgium – with the match decided by the last putt on the last green. | Chris Quinn |
Jamie-Leigh makes a date with Tiger06 September 2006Jamie Leigh Voss, one of England’s bright young prospects has made a date with Tiger Woods to pick up some putting tips. |  Jamie Leigh |
Suffolk pair score runaway win in Australian Spoons06 September 2006Suffolk’s Sybil Paton and Caroline Simpson were runaway winners in the final of the Australian Spoons, an ELGA competition for bronze handicap golfers. |  Sybil Paton and Caroline Simpson Australian Spoon Winners 2006 |
Kerry Smith is runner-up in European championship04 September 2006England international Kerry Smith was runner-up in the European ladies’ championship at Hamburg Falkenstein in Germany – thanks to a final round of six-under par 65. |  Kerry Smith |
England names Espirito Santo team04 September 2006Internationals Melissa Reid, Kerry Smith and Sophie Walker will represent England in the Espirito Santo Trophy – the women’s world amateur team championship – in South Africa from October 18-21. |  Mel 2 |
Rachel Jennings to bid for Duke of York Trophy01 September 2006English girls’ champion Rachel Jennings is in the field of Europe’s finest young golfers for The Duke of York Young Champions Trophy. |  Rachel Jennings 2006 Girls Champion |
England name team for Home Internationals31 August 2006The England team which will defend the Home International Matches at Frilford Heath from September 13-15 includes two Curtis Cup players. | Naomi Edwards |
England’s Kelly Tidy wins northern U14 event26 August 2006English girls’ U15 champion Kelly Tidy has added another title to her collection at the North of England U16 championship. |  Kelly Tidy |
Rachel Bell pipped by one shot in British strokeplay26 August 2006England’s Rachel Bell was pipped by just one shot in the Ladies’ British Strokeplay Championship at Princes. | Rachel Bell |
ELGA players make cut in North of England U16 championship25 August 2006Five ELGA squad players have made the cut in the North of England U16 amateur strokeplay championship at Heswall. |  Rachael Goodall ELGA select north squad |
England girls beat Spain in U16 international25 August 2006England’s girls pulled off an excellent win when they beat Spain 4-2 in the annual U16 international at Heswall Golf Club. |  Hannah Lovelock ELGA select south east squad |
Local player Charlotte Ellis wins English Mid-Amateur Championship18 August 2006Local heroine Charlotte Ellis won the English Ladies’ Open Mid-Amateur Championship at Cotswold Hills Golf Club - in her home county of Gloucestershire. |  Charlotte and caddy |
Sian James bows out of British Girls’ Championship17 August 2006England’s Sian James bowed out of the British Girls’ Championship at Portstewart, Ireland, when she was beaten 4/3 in the quarter-final. |  Sian James British Girls |
Six England players in British Girls’ matchplay15 August 2006Six England players have made it through to the matchplay stages of the British Girls’ Championship at Portstewart, Ireland. |  Rachel Jennings 2006 Girls finalist |
England are runners-up in Girls’ Internationals12 August 2006England finished runners-up in the Girls’ Home International Matches at Portstewart Golf Club after beating Wales 6-3 on the final day. The result lifted the team into second place behind Scotland, who won all three of their matches, concluding with a 9-0 victory over the hosts, Ireland. |  England Team |
England seniors’ teams selected11 August 2006ELGA has named the England teams which will contest the European Lady Seniors’ Team Championship and defend the Senior Home Internationals. |  Geraldine Bray |
England trio qualify in US women’s amateur10 August 2006Curtis Cup players Kiran Matharu, Melissa Reid and Naomi Edwards have all reached the matchplay stages of the US Women’s Amateur Championship. |  Kiran Matharu |
England squad named for British girls’ championship08 August 2006England’s Nations Cup team for next week’s Girls’ British Open Amateur Championship at Portstewart Golf Club, Northern Ireland, includes new English girls’ champion Rachel Jennings. |  ELGA |
Rachel Jennings wins English Girls’ Championship05 August 2006Staffordshire’s Rachel Jennings birdied the last two holes to beat Hertfordshire’s Charlie Douglass 1 up in the final of the English Girls’ Championship at Kings Norton Golf Club. | Rachel Jennings 2006 Girls Champion |
Runaway championship wins for Kelly Tidy and Alexandra Peters04 August 2006Manchester’s Kelly Tidy has won the English Girls’ U15 Championship by nine shots and Nottinghamshire’s Alexandra Peters has also scored a runaway victory in the English U13 Championship, winning by 13 strokes. |  Kelly Tidy wins U15 and Alexandra Peters U13 Girls Under 15 and Under 13 2006 Champions |
Dorset’s Melissa McMahon wins Abraham Trophy01 August 2006Dorset’s Melissa McMahon played eight-under her handicap to win the Abraham Trophy by the narrowest of margins at Kidderminster Golf Club. |  Melissa McMahon Abraham Trophy Winner 2006 |
USA win Curtis Cup 11½-6½31 July 2006The USA won the Curtis Cup for the fifth consecutive time at Bandon Dunes, Oregon, beating GB&I 11½-6½. |  2006 Curtis Cup |
Liz Bennett wins English Strokeplay Championship27 July 2006Hampshire’s Liz Bennett swept up the leaderboard today to win the English Ladies’ Strokeplay Championship by two shots at Little Aston Golf Club. |  Liz Bennett English Strokeplay Champion 2006 |
BB&O and Northamptonshire County Golf Partnerships19 July 2006The BB&O and Northamptonshire County Golf Partnerships - proving that the whole can exceed the sum of the parts | England Golf |
England’s Rebecca Hudson wins on Tour17 July 2006Enlgand’s Rebecca Hudson who was the top amateur of her generation - has just won her first Ladies’ European Tour title at the OTP Bank Ladies Central European Open in Tata, Hungary. |  Rebecca Hudson OTP Bank Ladies Central European Open Winner |
England end European Girls’ Championship with a win15 July 2006England ended the European Girls’ Team Championship at Esbjerg Golf Club, Denmark, with a 3½ - 1½ win over Switzerland. | England Team |
England win bronze at European Lady Juniors’ Team Championship15 July 2006England beat France 4-3 to win the bronze medal in the European Lady Juniors’ Team Championship at Pan Golf Club in the Netherlands. | |
NEW JUNIOR ORGANISERS’ HANDBOOK NOW AVAILABLE11 July 2006A new Junior Organisers’ Handbook has been produced by England Golf partners the English Golf Union (EGU) and English Ladies’ Golf Association (ELGA). | England Golf |
England names team for Girls’ Home International Matches11 July 2006England has named four new caps in the team to defend the Stroyan Cup at the Girls’ Home International Matches at Portstewart Golf Club, Northern Ireland, from August 9-11. |  Team Captain Lisa Ball |
Ten-year-old Imani has hole in one05 July 2006Ten-year-old Imani Jagdeo has just scored her first hole-in-one and it’s helped her reach the grand final of a national competition. |  Imani Jagdeo |
Pauline Perla has resigned as Chief Executive of the English Ladies’ Golf Association.03 July 2006She first joined the ELGA staff in 1998 and has worked to transform the association to meet the challenges of the 21st century. | Pauline Perla ELGA CEO |
England’s Danielle is runner-up in Russian championship01 July 2006England’s Danielle Montgomery birdied the last hole to share second place in the Russian Open Amateur Championship at Le Meridien Moscow Country Club. |  Russian website |
Shropshire’s Sophie wins Bridget Jackson Bowl28 June 2006Shropshire four-handicapper Sophie Stubbs won the Bridget Jackson Bowl at Handsworth with a two-under par total for 36 holes. |  Sophie Stubbs Bridget Jackson Bowl Winner |
LGU announces the appointment of new Chief Executive.23 June 2006The Ladies’ Golf Union has announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive, Lesley Burn who will take up her position on 3rd July 2006 in St Andrews. |  LGU logo |
Three England players in Curtis Cup team18 June 2006England’s Naomi Edwards, Kiran Matharu and Melissa Reid have been picked for the 2006 Curtis Cup match, alongside four Irish players and one from Wales. |  Curtis Cup |
Naomi Edwards bows out in British semi-final18 June 2006England’s Naomi Edwards reached the semi-finals of the Ladies’ British Open Amateur Championship at Royal County Down before bowing out to the eventual winner, Belen Mozo of Spain. | Naomi Edwards |
Luke Donald and David Howell throw their support behind England Golf’s Long Term Athlete Development Scheme14 June 2006England Golf’s plan to adopt the world-renowned Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) scheme has received a major boost with Ryder Cup stars Luke Donald and David Howell endorsing the aims of the groundbreaking scheme. | England Golf |
England players win backing from PING, ECCO and Ping Collection13 June 2006England’s leading players have won the backing of PING with a renewed sponsorship deal. The company is providing with PING bags, umbrellas and caps for the 23 members of ELGA’s performance, U21 and U18 squads. |  ELGA's top players sponsored by PING |
Geraldine Bray wins Senior English Ladies’ Close Amateur Strokeplay Championship.07 June 2006Senior England International Geraldine Bray, Littlestone Golf Club takes the Senior Strokeplay title with 79 / 77 156 gross at Hillside Golf Club, on the 5919 yard par 75 course. Geraldine wins the Rothschild Bowl and the Best Nett Score Russell Claret Jug. | Geraldine Bray |
ELGA announce teams05 June 2006ELGA announce teams for the Qualifying Rounds of the British Amateur Championship, Russian Open Amateur Golf Championship, European Young Masters and the 2006 Junior Open | ELGA |
Geraldine Bray wins the Senior Ladies' Close Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Hillside Golf Club01 June 2006Senior England International Geraldine Bray, Littlestone Golf Club takes the Senior Strokeplay title with 79 / 77 156 gross at Hillside Golf Club, on the 5919 yard par 75 course. Geraldine wins the Rothschild Bowl and the Best Nett Score Russell Claret Jug. | Geraldine Bray |
Kiran Matharu, 17, wins English championship27 May 2006Yorkshire teenager Kiran Matharu is the 2006 English Ladies Close Amateur Champion, sweeping away with the title with a 5/4 win over Naomi Edwards in the final at West Lancashire Golf Club. |  Kiran Matharu 2006 Close Champion |
England names team for European Lady Juniors’ Team Championship and European Girls’ Team Championship.27 May 2006New English champion Kiran Matharu is a member of the strong England team for next month’s European Under 21 Lady Juniors’ Team Championship. | ELGA |
First Challenge Complete!26 May 2006The first official Seasonal Challenge in the 2006 EGU/ELGA National Skills Challenge is now complete with almost 100 golf clubs and over 500 juniors having registered. | England Golf |
Laura Wright wins top training award25 May 2006Professional Laura Wright, who played in ELGA’s squads as an amateur, has been named as the Ladies European Tour female assistant of the year. |  Laura Wright |
Christine Stirling defends English seniors’ strokeplay title25 May 2006Hampshire’s Christine Stirling will defend her title when the Senior English Ladies’ Close Amateur Strokeplay Championship is played at Hillside Golf Club on June 6-7. |  Chris Stirling |
Kelly Hanwell Joins Golf Development Team25 May 2006Northamptonshire champion Kelly Hanwell has joined the England Golf development team which encourages adults and juniors to start and stay in golf. |  Kelly Hanwell Joins ELGA Golf Development Team |
Kirstie Jennings takes on new role with England Golf22 May 2006Kirstie Jennings, who has spent five years spearheading ELGA’s golf development plans, has taken on a new role with England Golf, specialising in child protection and equality. |  Kirstie Jennings |
Durham’s Mary Vine wins Sir Henry Cotton Award16 May 2006Durham’s Mary Vine has received the Golf Foundation’s Sir Henry Cotton Award for her outstanding services to junior golf for more than 40 years. |  Mary Vine |
ELGA’s Trish Wilson wins Essex championship15 May 2006ELGA official Trish Wilson has just won the Essex ladies’ county championship at Rochford Hundred Golf Club. | .Essex_County_Champion.jpg&width=100&height=0&Quality=70) Trish Wilson (right) Essex County Champion |
Six Golf Clubs win funding for junior/ beginners' coaching15 May 2006Following the distribution of the EGU/ELGA Golf Club Membership Questionnaire in February 2006, over 600 golf clubs have already returned completed surveys. | England Golf |
Naomi Edwards leads England triumph in Welsh strokeplay championship08 May 2006International Naomi Edwards led a clean sweep for England when she she scored a one-shot win in the Welsh Open Strokeplay Championship at Whitchurch, Cardiff. | Naomi Edwards |
Emma Duggleby is leading amateur at Roehampton Gold Cup30 April 2006Joanne Oliver and Tracy Loveys win the Roehampton Gold Cup and Yorkshire’s Emma Duggleby was leading amateur, finishing just one shot behind the joint professional winners. |  Joanne Oliver and Tracy Loveys |
Claire Aitken wins Hampshire Rose by 12 shots27 April 2006Kent’s Claire Aitken stole the show in the Hampshire Rose at North Hants Golf Club with a record-equalling score of nine-under par 135. |  Claire Aitken |
England’s Melissa Reid wins Helen Holm24 April 2006England’s Melissa Reid snatched victory in the Helen Holm Scottish open strokeplay championship with a grandstand finish at Royal Troon. | .jpg&width=100&height=0&Quality=70) Helen Holm Trophy winner Melissa Reid (Cal Carson Golf Agency Image) |
Melissa Reid scores six shot win in Whittington Trophy19 April 2006English girls’ champion Melissa Reid left the field trailing by six shots as she successfully defended the Whittington Ladies’ Trophy. |  Melissa Reid |
Melissa Reid loses in French quarter finals18 April 2006English girls’ champion Melissa Reid reached the quarter finals of the French Lady Juniors’ Championship at St Cloud before losing to Spain’s Carlota Ciganda, who went on to win the title. |  Mel Reid |
England win Vilmorin Cup15 April 2006England have scored a major European triumph by winning the Vilmorin Cup at the French Lady Juniors’ Championship at St Cloud for the first time since 1990. | ELGA |
England plans strong defence of Welsh team title.11 April 2006England has named two strong sides to defend the team title at the Welsh Open 54-hole strokeplay championship at Whitchurch Golf Club, Cardiff, on May 6 and 7. |  Sophie and Felicity |
Sophie and Kiran to represent England at Helen Holm11 April 2006Internationals Sophie Walker and Kiran Matharu will represent England in the team event at the Helen Holm Scottish Open Stroke Play Championship. | Kiran Matharu |
Liz and Alex retain Mothers and Daughters title10 April 2006Liz Boatman, former victorious Curtis Cup captain, and her daughter Alex overcame a very strong field to retain the Mothers and Daughters 27-hole scratch foursomes title at Royal Mid Surrey Golf Club. |  Liz and Alex Boatman |
Rachel Connor is runner-up in Scottish U16 championship07 April 2006England’s girls battled their way through strong winds to claim two second places in the Scottish St Leonards U16 Strokeplay Championship, played over the Strathtyrum course at St Andrews. |  Rachel Connor |
Teenagers win Midland foursomes06 April 2006Norfolk teenagers Cassie Pickerill and Kimberley Stimson won the Midland ladies’ foursomes championship at Haverhill by three shots. |  Cassie Pickerill and Kimberley Stimson |
Get into Golf National Skills Challenge05 April 2006Get into Golf National Skills Challenge - an exciting and interactive scheme for junior golfers | England Golf |
Cori Lee wins The Leveret05 April 2006Lancashire champion Cori Lee has won the first of the season’s prestigious scratch competitions, The Leveret Trophy at Formby Ladies. | |
Sophie beaten in Sherry Cup play-off04 April 2006England international Sophie Walker was beaten on the second hole of a sudden death play-off for the Sherry Cup by Katharina Schallenberg of Germany. . |  Sophie Walker Sherry Cup |
Cowdray Park win Ladies’ London Foursomes31 March 2006The Cowdray Park pairing of Hannah Ralph and Debbie Cheasley won the Ladies’ London Foursomes at Grims Dyke Golf Club. |  London Foursomes |
New regional training officer for ELGA27 March 2006Gloucestershire champion Linda Carruthers has joined ELGA’s Succeed team as a regional training officer. |  Linda Carruthers |
Olivia Briggs battles in Orange Blossom epic24 February 2006Cheshire's Olivia Briggs came within a whisker of victory on the prestigious Orange Blossom Tour in Florida. |  Alexandra Bodemann and Olivia Briggs |
English seniors halve with Oxford ladies22 February 2006The English senior ladies’ team halved their annual foursomes match against the Oxford University Ladies’ Golf Club at Huntercombe. |  Senior Ladies and Oxford Ladies |
England squad selected for French championship15 February 2006ELGA has selected an England squad of eight players for the French Lady Junior Championship at St Cloud Golf Club from April 13-17 |  Felicity Johnson |
ELGA squad selected for Scottish U16 championship10 February 2006ELGA is sending a training squad of eight girls to the 2006 SLGA St Leonard's Under 16 Championship. The players include England U15 champion Hannah Barwood, England U13 champion Kelly Tidy and English schools' champion Katie Thompson. |  Hannah Barwood |
Parent power backs England golfers01 February 2006Parent power has been called into play by ELGA to help push on England ’s leading golfers. | |
Catherine Benn, former ELGA chairman, dies at 9517 January 2006Mrs Catherine Benn MBE, who was chairman of ELGA in 1976, died on Sunday at Aldeburgh in Suffolk . She was 95. |  Catherine Benn |
R&A bursaries for England golfers11 January 2006Two golfers from ELGA’s Team England Performance Squad have received bursaries from the R&A. |  Royal Ancient Golf Club |
Buckinghamshire's Clara heads for USA03 January 2006Buckinghamshire's Clara Leathers is bound for the USA on a golf scholarship with Middle Tennessee State University. |  Clara Leathers |
Fine US results for England teenagers03 January 2006England teenagers Kiran Matharu and Florentyna Parker have scored tip-top results in two prestigious junior tournaments in the USA |  Florentyna Parker |
