Leicestershire and Rutland County Girls Golf

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 LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND

                   Welcome to Leicestershire Girls' Golf Website

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Here you should be able to find out all you need to know about what is going on in the County from beginner level to our players in National Competitions.

County Junior Organiser - Helen Buckingham.  tel: 01455 291159

County Girls' Captain 2010 - Zoe North, Kilworth Springs GC.

                       For any queries -  email: helen.buckingham@btinternet.com

Filbert - our mascot

                   

 

JUST STARTING TO PLAY GOLF

 
 

Flag 50 dates for 2010 - go to Flag 50

 
     
 

GIRLS WITH A HANDICAP

 
 

 Stableford dates for 2010 - go to Flag 50

 
 

 

 
 

     

 
 

What's new ?

Teams for the Easter Holiday Matches

Go to Teams

2010 Dates for your Diary  

The fixtures for the Easter holidays have been finalised, plus the dates for some of the main competitions over the summer.

Also the Club Junior Opens for the LGU Order of Merit are listed on the Competitions page.

Now is the time to start planning your summer programme.

To view - Go to Competitions

 

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L&RLCGA GIRLS PLAYER PATHWAY

Text Box: Club/County : Taster sessions, 
Personal introduction
School : TriGolf/Xtreme Golf,   Club school link
Range / Public Facility

 

Text Box: Competitive
Opportunities

 

Text Box: Coaching 
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Text Box: Club Coaching

 

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Text Box: Junior Opens/Stableford Series/ County Girls Championships
 

 

Text Box: Get Handicap

 

Text Box: County Elite coaching –        Ladies/top juniors

 

Text Box: County Girls Team/ County Ladies 2nd Team/  Ladies County Championships Midlands Girls Championships              English Girls Championships
Midlands Girls Competitions
English Girls
 

 

Text Box: Club & Coach Academies/ County Development Squads

 

 

 

Text Box: County Ladies Team.  Midlands Ladies Championships

 

Text Box:  Further progress dependent on achievements, aspirations and commitment!

 

 

 

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   From now on the date of your next coaching session will be posted here.

For all other information on coaching - go to coaching.

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County Squad KS -    Tues. 9th March  7:30-9pm

B Squad  FH.-             Tues 16th March  7-8:30pm

Dev Squad KS -         Tues 9th March 6:30-7:30pm

Dev Squad FH -         Tues 16th March 6-7pm

Jnr Squad FH  -          Sat. 20th March. 12-1pm.                        

Birdie Squad photos from 7th Feb - go to coaching

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County Birdie Squad draws to a close.  Sunday March 7th was the last session for the six girls involved in the five days intensive course held at Forest Hill GC over the winter months. They all said how much they had learnt and how much they had enjoyed the course. Thanks to Richard, Rachel, Helen & Pete for  all their hard work and to the girls for making the most of a great opportunity to improve their golf.

 

The girls together with Helen, Pete Thorpe (County Development Officer), Richard Hughes (coach) and Rachel Burr (physiotherapist) at Forest Hill GC.

February Half Term Coaching Sessions well attended by  35 girls. Tuesday saw 17 girls undertake a short game skills challenge at Kilworth Springs and on Wednesday 16 girls honed their course management with a Texas Scramble at Forest Hill.

Kym Larratt, a Leicestershire Junior player as recently as 2005 and member of Kibworth GC, has qualified for the full Ladies European Tour in 2010. Follow her progress on www.ladieseuropeantour.com Go to News


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                                                    2009

Presentation Evening report & photos  - Go to News

Gee Won Park (Glen Gorse) has won the inaugural County Junior Opens' Order of Merit. Kate Frankham (Lutterworth is runner up. For final table of results - go to Results.

Kym Larratt passes on tips to the county squad. On 10th November the county squad  was privileged to have Kym, a former County Junior, answer questions, demonstrate shots and give advice on anything and everything to do with golf. The feedback from both the girls and Kym has been very positive. Kym has represented England this year and had some outstanding competition results. Thanks Kym for a great session.

Zoe North - County Girl's Captain 2010. Find out about your new captain in her Player Profile. Go to News

Rebecca Hovell (Glen Gorse) won the British Colleges Sports East Midlands Qualifier at Morley Hayes on 7.10.09. Rebecca will now go on to play in the final based at Loughborough University next March. Well done Rebecca.

Zoe North is announced as  County Girls' Captain for 2010. Zoe has been junior captain at Kilworth Springs this year and has lead them to become the Leics & Rutland Junior Club Champions. Let's hope she can pass on that winning mentality to the County Girls Team!!   Well done Zoe and good luck for next year - you've got a great team supporting you.

Congratulations to Emily Blount (Kibworth) & Aleisha Macdonald (Hinckley) on becoming their  Ladies Club Champions for 2009.

Gee Won Park leads the Junior Opens Order of Merit. With only one event left (Forest Hill at half term) Gee Won (Glen Gorse GC) is in first place with Kate Frankham (Lutterworth) close on her heels. Cosby's Katie Holder is in 3rd place.     For full list of placings   -   go to Results.

Celeste's charity raffle at her Captain's Day in memory of her uncle, raised £320 for Myeloma UK. For a copy of the thank you letter received by Celeste from the charity and a list of prize winners, go to news. Also Celeste and her family pass on a big thank you to all the people who bought tickets over the summer and donated prizes. One of the signed shirts was won by Zoe North and lots of other girls won prizes as well.

Leicestershire Girls lost to Warwickshire Girls at Hinckley GC on 6th September. For full results go to Results.

Evie Carter ( Breedon Priory) won the Stableford Series with Elizabeth Prior (Kirby Muxloe ) runner up and Amy Taylor (Hinckley) 3rd. For more details  go to Flag 50.

        

Annie Jameson (Forest Hill), Ellie York (Forest Hill) and Grace Smith (Cosby) were the Flag 50 Series Group winners. For more details  go to Flag 50.

Madeleine Reed (Willesley Park) won Celeste's Captains Day, with Georgia Hubbard (Cosby) winner of the 9 hole competition. For more details  go to results.

Bethany Varnham Fisher won the Midland Girls Challenge at Burghley Park GC on Wed 19th August scoring 83 12  71. All off our players played really well and were in the prizes. For full Leicestershire results - go to Results.

Glen Gorse's Sally Chapman (just out of Juniors) and Harriet Hewitt took 1st & 2nd place in the inter county Goodyear Cup at Kirby Muxloe.  They both scored a nett 70 (gross 81 & 80) to win the singles medal ladies competition, with Sally winning on countback. They were competing against ladies from Leics, Northants and Warks.

Florence King pulled off a double win in Forest Hill's Ladies Club Championships. Her first win was in the Nett Championship over 18 holes and a week later she won the Gross Championships over 36 holes.

Leics & Rutland Girls won 7 1/2  - 4 1/2 v Derbyshire (6.8.09) -  for details and photos - go to Results

Updated Leics. Junior Opens Order of Merit - go to Results

Alice Watson (Park Hill) finished 5th in the English Schools Under 16 Championships.

Amy Taylor (Hinckley) won the Nett Trophy at the Lincolnshire Girls Open with an 82 -15 - 67. Bethany Varnham Fisher (Lingdale)was 3rd  nett with 82 -14 -68. Kate Frankham (Lutterworth) won the prize for best nett back nine. 

Generation Pairs Win for Emily Jefferson & Joan Mason from Glen Gorse - For full results go to Results .

Leics Girls lose to a strong Lincolnshire team despite a good team effort - go to Results

Leics County Girls Team draw 4-4 with Northants. For scores go to Results

Alice Watson (Park Hill) wins the County Girls Championships in a very closely fought competition with just one shot between the top four. For full results, report and photos go to Results.

Catherine Smith scores an albatross! Catherine was playing in a ladies scratch league match at her home club Melton Mowbray v Forest Hill when she scored the 2 on the par 5, 8th hole, ( 411yards ).

Celeste launches Captain's Charity raffle. Celeste is running a raffle to raise money for Myeloma UK. Myeloma is bone marrow cancer and Celeste's uncle recently died from the illness. The first prize is a shirt signed by the Ladies European Tour players. Tickets priced £2  will be on sale at girls' events throughout the summer starting with the Girls' Championships at Kirby Muxloe. If you would like to donate a prize or sell tickets, please email Celeste at anitacurrie@tiscali.co.uk. This is a very worthwhile project and I hope you will all support Celeste.

 Imogen Huxley (only just turned twelve), won the Ladies Club Championships at Rutland County GC with a gross 84 at the weekend. Well done Imogen.

Alice Watson scored a course record 68 gross to win Park Hill's Professionals' Day competition recently. Her round consisted of 7 birdies, 9 pars and 2 bogies. This reduces Alice's handicap to 5. A great round Alice  - well done !!

Florence King finished tied 6th in the Midland Schools Championships at Kirby Muxloe Golf Club on 29th May. Florence scored 76, 82.

Kate Frankham (Lutterworth) won the  Nett Trophy at the Four Counties Competition at Woodhall Spa on 17th May. The Nett B Team of Kate, Amy Taylor (Hinckley) & Imogen Huxley ( Rutland County) also won the 2nd Nett Team prize. For full results go to Results.

Florence King ( Forest Hill) finished 6th in the Ladies County Championships stroke play and qualified for the match play stages. The championships were played at Luffenham Heath in difficult windy conditions. Florence lost in the quarter finals, 2 and 1 to eventual winner Jamie Leigh Voss. Florence also won a prize for reaching the quarter finals.This was a great effort by Florence and good experience playing with the Ladies County Squad players. Well done!

Runners up spot for  Triangle Shield Team at Rothley Park GC - For a report and results -  go to Results

Match v Derbyshire arranged for Thursday 6th August at Horsley Lodge GC.

County Girls suffer a heavy defeat to Nottinghamshire despite a sterling effort by all the players. For match report and results - go to Results.

A record twenty girls represent the county in the annual Boys v Girls match at Beedles Lake GC. For a match report and full results - go to Results

County 2nds / County Girls Easter 4BBB Competition held at Willesley Park GC on 8th April was won by Helen Summ (Willesley Park) & Amy Taylor (Hinckley) with 41 points. This is the first time this event has been held and all agreed that it was a great success. We hope to make it an annual event.  Go to Results.

Download your entry forms from this site. Entry forms for Girls' County Championships and Generation Pairs can be downloaded by going to Competitions.   Flag 50 & Stableford entry forms by going to Flag 50.

Kate Frankham plays golf marathon for Comic Relief and raises a massive £1,000.  Fantastic Kate!  To read more & see photos- Go to News

 

 FLAG 50/ STABLEFORD dates for 2009. These are now complete - Go to "Flag 50 Events"

Dates for 2009. Most of these have been finalised, so fill up your diaries now.  The County Ladies 2nd Team Fixtures are also on the site. - Go to competitions.

Girls become Club Junior Captains for 2009. Congratulations to Catherine Smith who takes over as Junior Captain at Melton Mowbray Golf Club to Florence King  at Forest Hill  and to Zoe North at Kilworth Springs . Good luck to you all and may you have an enjoyable and successful year.

Emily Blount has been invited to be Vice-Captain of the Kibworth junior section and Rebecca Mortimer of Charnwood Forest. so they have next year to look forward to as Captain.

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