ESSEX LADIES' COUNTY
GOLF ASSOCIATION
THE
GIRLS’ AUTUMN MEETING
The results were as follows:
Winner Claudia Willmore (Thorpe Hall) 36 points
Scratch winner Georgina Blackman (Chelmsford) 35 points
2nd Handicap Rebecca Earl (Braintree) 35 points
3rd Handicap Paige Kemp (Boyce Hill) 32 points
4th Handicap Chelsea-Mae Laundon (Chelmsford) 32 points
5th Handicap Danii Hunter (Braintree) 30 points
Elizabeth Hatch from The Warren was presented with the Boyce Cup for the girl who had reduced her handicap the most over the past 12 months. Elizabeth reduced from 29.5 to 17.1.
Some of our girls have had such a brilliant year that choosing our Player of the Year proved very difficult but, taking everything into account, we decided to award the Hitchcock Salver to Ashleigh Greenham from West Essex.
THE HITCHCOCK TROPHY
Shannon Wood (Rochford Hundred) and Samantha Ellis (Thorpe Hall) played the final of the Hitchcock Trophy on 11th September at Chelmsford Golf Club. The winner, after a very close match finishing on the 18th green, was Shannon Wood.
GIRLS’ SUMMER MEETING AT CLACTON-ON-SEA
Twenty-six girls played in our Summer Meeting at Clacton which was also a qualifying competition for the Abu Dhabi Junior Golf Championship
The results:
| Winner | Chelsea Bernardine (Gosfield Lake) | 44 points |
| Runner up | Monika Solanki (Loughton) | 38 points |
| 3rd | Georgina Blackman (Chelmsford) | 36 points |
| 4th | Samantha Ellis (Thorpe Hall) | 35 points |
| Best Front 9 | Anna Wells (Chigwell) | 19 points |
| Best Back 9 | Chloe Hartwell (Ilford) |
BEGINNERS’ SUMMER MEETING AT FRINTON-ON-SEA
Twenty beginners enjoyed a morning of coaching and fun golf games organised by Scott Rusbridge and Tom Hide. This was followed by a 9-hole competition. The girls were divided into 2 groups according to ability with the following results:
The winners at Frinton-on-Sea
| Winner (on countback) | Claire Vaughan (Frinton) | 45 strokes |
| Runner up | Jemma Jackson (Frinton) | 45 strokes |
| 3rd | Rebecca Earl | 48 strokes |
Group 2
| Winner | Theresa Smith | 49 strokes |
| Runner up | Georgia Ayton | 60 strokes |
| 3rd | Megan Milnes | 65 strokes |
AM Challenge
| Winner | Pearla Smith |
EAST REGION GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS
Sophie Madden (West Essex) only dropped 4 shots to par over 36 holes to win the Scratch Trophy with rounds of 72 and 76. She also won the Under 15 Trophy. Ashleigh Greenham (West Essex) was joint runner up in the Scratch Competition but lost on countback.
Sophie receiving her Trophy from the Hertfordshire President Joan Jackson
Sophie Madden, Gabriella Cowley and Ashleigh Greenham all from West Essex won the team prize.
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Sophie, Gabriella and Ashleigh receive their team prizes
from President Joan Jackson
Sophie, Gabriella and Ashleigh receive their team prizes
from President Joan Jackson
Paige
Kemp (Boyce Hill) played 2 under par to win the best am prize with
her record breaking round of 70.
Paige receives her prize for her record breaking round
Monika
Solanki had a very good day and was in the mix for the 2nd
handicap prize but lost on countback.
Chloe
Rose (Clacton-on-Sea) played in the Essex Boys
under 12 Championship/ Brian Fuller Trophy at Crowlands Heath Golf Club. She equalled the best
gross score of the day
and was runner-up in the Brian Fuller Trophy.
She has also qualified for the finals of the South East Regional Skills Challenge to be held on 10th September at Woodhall Spa (Chesfields Downs Golf Club).
She has also qualified for the finals of the South East Regional Skills Challenge to be held on 10th September at Woodhall Spa (Chesfields Downs Golf Club).