English Ladies Golfing Association Press Release
RACHEL MAKES BREAKTHROUGH
WITH ROYAL BIRKDALE VICTORY
Manchester teenager Rachel Connor scored her first major success in ladies golf when she won the Royal Birkdale Scratch Trophy with a one-under par total for 36 holes.
“It’s my first big ladies’ win and I am so chuffed,” said Rachel, 17-year-old daughter of a Scots-born professional.
“It was really windy and the course was playing long but I was really happy with the way I struck the ball.” Rachel played the first round in three-under 72, helped by a purple patch around Royal Birkdale’s “loop” of holes 10 to 14 where she had three birdies. She was 76 in the second round and finished one shot clear of club colleague Kelly Tidy, 15.
Both players are England girl internationals and members of ELGA’s U18 Squad.
The spectacular shots of the day were provided by Gina Brown of Mere who had an eagle 3 on the 440-yard sixth and an albatross 2 on the 422-yard 13th, where she holed a rescue club.
Leading scores
CSS 76, 76.
149 Rachel Connor (Manchester) 72 77.
150 Kelly Tidy (Manchester) 75 75.
151 Louisa Stirling (Formby Ladies) 74 77.
154 Catherine Roberts (Pleasington) 77 77.
Visit the ELGA web site at www.englishladiesgolf.org
WITH ROYAL BIRKDALE VICTORY
Manchester teenager Rachel Connor scored her first major success in ladies golf when she won the Royal Birkdale Scratch Trophy with a one-under par total for 36 holes.
“It’s my first big ladies’ win and I am so chuffed,” said Rachel, 17-year-old daughter of a Scots-born professional.
“It was really windy and the course was playing long but I was really happy with the way I struck the ball.” Rachel played the first round in three-under 72, helped by a purple patch around Royal Birkdale’s “loop” of holes 10 to 14 where she had three birdies. She was 76 in the second round and finished one shot clear of club colleague Kelly Tidy, 15.
Both players are England girl internationals and members of ELGA’s U18 Squad.
The spectacular shots of the day were provided by Gina Brown of Mere who had an eagle 3 on the 440-yard sixth and an albatross 2 on the 422-yard 13th, where she holed a rescue club.
Leading scores
CSS 76, 76.
149 Rachel Connor (Manchester) 72 77.
150 Kelly Tidy (Manchester) 75 75.
151 Louisa Stirling (Formby Ladies) 74 77.
154 Catherine Roberts (Pleasington) 77 77.
Visit the ELGA web site at www.englishladiesgolf.org
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