England international Rachel Bell won her way on to the 2008 Ladies European Tour when she finished 14th at the final qualifying school at Le Fonti, Italy.

The 25-year-old from Ganton in Yorkshire was four-under par for the 72-hole tournament with scores of 70, 69, 70, 75. She was one of 30 players to earn full playing privileges for the 2008 season, with the other 22 players in the field earning a conditional card.

Rachel was a member of the England team which won the bronze medal at the 2007 European team championships and of the winning side at the Home Internationals.

West Surrey’s Emma Lyons was awarded a conditional card after she finished in a tie for 42nd place on three-over par. She scored 71, 67, 78, 75.

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Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer

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Editors Notes

• The English Ladies' Golf Association was founded in 1952 and is the governing body for female amateur golf in England.
• ELGA represents over 127,000 members in more than 1780 golf clubs, trains the country's elite golfers, runs a full rota of national championships as well as events for handicap golfers, and actively encourages new golfers.
• ELGA has formed the England Golf Partnership with the English Golf Union and the Professionals Golfers' Association. Their Whole Sport Plan, supported by Sport England, aims to make England the world's leading golf nation by 2020.
• The association also has a charity, The ELGA Trust, which supports schemes to introduce girls to golf and helps promising players. ELGA is based at Edgbaston Golf Club.

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