Cheshire’s Rachael Goodall wins North

regional championship

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Teenager Rachael Goodall led an impressive display by Cheshire players when she won the new EWGA North Region championship at Workington.
Rachael (Heswall), 18, took the title when she beat Lancashire’s Nikki Foster (Pleasington), 17, at the 19th hole.
In earlier rounds, Rachael defeated Ellie Robinson (Middlesborough) by one hole; Laura Harvey (Richmond) 5 and 3; and Nicola Rawlinson (Leyland) by one hole.
Meanwhile, Cheshire’s Charlotte Wild (Mere), 19, was top qualifier for the match-play rounds and 14-year-old Bronte Law (Bramhall) won the second flight Millennium Bowl.
The ladies’ course record at Workington – which had stood since 1993 - was broken three times on the first day of the championships. During the morning qualifying round Charlotte Wild and Ellie Robinson both carded three-under-par 69. This was beaten in the afternoon by Yorkshire’s Nikki Dunn (Harrogate) who shot a 68.
Yorkshire won both team trophies. Ellie Robinson, Laura Harvey and Kim Crooks (Saltburn) won the scratch shield; while Kim Crooks, Charlotte Austwick (Pike Hills) and Megan Garland (Selby) won the handicap cup.
The Slazenger Trophy for the best net 36-hole score was won by Ami Storey (Ponteland).
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