County golfers Laura Collin and Cecilia Holden have raised almost £1000 for Bedfordshire girls with a 300ft sponsored bungee Jump for Juniors.

The John O’Gaunt members took the plunge at Datchet, near Windsor, and the money they raised will go into a fund to help young Bedfordshire golfers with tournament entry fees and travel expenses.

They hatched their plan when Cecilia, who plays off five, decided to mark her forthcoming 40th birthday in style. She enlisted the support of Laura, a scratch golfer who plays the national amateur circuit and is well aware of the costs faced by juniors and youth players.

Afterwards Laura, 20, described the experience: "Awesome! I'm so glad I did it, and I hope it makes a difference to the juniors.” Cecilia, meanwhile, admitted to a few nerves and said: "I so nearly let the girls down, but I went on my second attempt!"

Both Laura and Cecilia are members of the Bedfordshire county first team. Laura, who used to be in the English Ladies’ Golf Association’s Select Midlands squad, is a past winner of the Bedfordshire junior and ladies’ championships and has been the Midlands junior champion of champions

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English golfers Rachel Bell of Yorkshire, Emma Lyons of Surrey and Melissa Reid of Derbyshire are preparing to make the switch from amateur ranks to life as professionals on the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Rachel, an England international from Ganton, won full playing rights on the 2008 tour after she finished 14th at qualifying school. Emma, a former South-Eastern champion from West Surrey, earned a conditional card and hopes to get at least a dozen starts in tournaments.

Melissa, 20, missed the crucial 54-hole cut at qualifying school but has decided to go ahead with her plans to turn professional. She’s taking up her option to join the LET, is currently sorting out contracts and is hoping for a healthy number of sponsors’ invites to tournaments.

The Chevin player, who is England’s top amateur, bounced straight back from disappointment by setting her 2008 goals on the plane home from tour school - and her first aim is to win an LET event.

“After my experience of tour school I can see how it can either make or break a player and I definitely think it’s going to make me stronger,” said the international.

She already has experience of playing in professional events and was leading amateur in the women’s British Open, where Rachel Bell also played all four rounds.

Rachel, 25, has now played a total of three tour events, made the cut in all of them and is convinced that this is where her future lies.

“I want to pursue my golf to the highest level and that means I have to turn professional,” said Rachel, whose amateur career with the English Ladies’ Golf Association has helped prepare her to take the step.

“Without a doubt, all the help and training I have had from ELGA has got me to where I am today”, she said.

Now, though, she’s taking charge of her own career and tackling the first challenge of finding sponsorship. “In amateur golf you have a lot of people you can rely on. In professional golf you have to do it yourself. You are in charge of your own destiny. It’s exciting and daunting at the same time,” said Rachel.

Emma Lyons, 25, only took up golf when she went to university but she soon set herself the goal of playing on tour. The Surrey county player made rapid progress, reaching plus-one in the 2006 season when she had a host of top-ten finishes in major amateur events.

But then, her golfing plans were stalled for three months when she was laid low by a virus. Her winter training programme had to be abandoned and instead she had to work on her technique as she has played through the 2007 season.

“Considering the year I have had I feel I have done quite well,” said Emma as she reviewed her performance at qualifying school. “I’m very excited about next year and very much looking forward to participating in LET events.”

For further information on the ladies golf tour get in-touch with Lyndsey Hewison, Press & PR Officer, at the ELGA. By calling 01603 507 416, emailing lyndsey.hewison@tiscali.co.uk or visiting our web site at www.englishladiesgolf.org.

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Gloucestershire ladies are driving women’s golf with plans to recruit new players into the game.

The county association has got together with Sharon Heeley, regional development officer for the English Ladies’ Golf Association and the English Golf Union, to organise free lessons for women at two centres in the county.

They’re being held at Sherdons Golf Centre, near Tewkesbury, and Thornbury Golf Club, near Bristol and will be taken by PGA professional coaches.

Each centre is offering four one-hour lessons on a first-come, first-served basis, and it’s hoped that women will book up for the whole series. The dates, at both centres, are 10am on Friday November 30, December 14, January 11 and January 25. At the end of the group lessons the women will be offered follow-on opportunities.

For further details and to book a place contact Sherdons Golf Centre or
01242 515263 or Thornbury Golf Club on 01454 281144.

Driving Women’s Golf is ELGA’s campaign to grow the game and encourage more women and girls to take up the game.
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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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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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England scored a magnificent victory in The Spirit International Amateur Championship at Whispering Pines, Houston – winning their second consecutive gold medal at this biennial event.

Naomi Edwards, Liz Bennett, Daniel Willett and Gary Boyd held off the challenge of Korea and the USA to win the international team prize by two shots.

They had a narrow lead going into the final round of the fourball betterball competition, but both Korea and the USA made huge efforts to catch them.

Korea, who had been halfway leaders, were eight-under for the day, while the USA made up even more ground with a 11-under score and both countries finished on 30-under for the tournament.

However England held firm with a seven-under score in the last round which took them to 32-under par. They had a strong finish with the men scoring six birdies and the women adding two more over! the last nine holes.

Willett, the English champion, and Boyd, an international, also won the gold medal in the men’s team event, finishing on 27-under par. They were six shots ahead of joint runners-up Australia and the USA.

English champion Naomi Edwards (Ganton) and international Liz Bennett (Brokenhurst Manor) tied sixth in the women’s team event with an overall score of five-under par 238. Korea won with 275 (13 under), and Chinese Taipei, Canada and USA were tied 2nd on 279.

The field was made up of 24 international teams in the world who qualified through their positions in the 2006 Eisenhower and Espirito Santo Trophies.

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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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England are one shot off the lead in the international team event at the Spirit International Amateur Championship at Whispering Pines in Houston.

The mixed team of leading English amateurs Naomi Edwards, Liz Bennett, Gary Boyd and Daniel Willett, scored 10-under par 62 in the opening round of the betterball competition and are one stroke behind Korea.

Willett, the English champion and Boyd, an international, hold a three-stroke lead in the men’s team event after scoring nine-under par. Boyd was particularly impressive with seven birdies on his card.

Meanwhile, England are tied eighth in the women’s event on one-under par.
The team had a fine finish to their round with English champion Naomi Edwards (Ganton) scoring birdies on the 14th and 16th and international Liz Bennett (Brokenhurst Manor) adding anothe! r on the 17th.

The Spirit is a biennial event which features 24 countries from six continents, each represented by two men and two women. In the 2005 championship England won gold medals in the women’s and international team event.

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International Rachel Bell leads the English amateur challenge after the first day of the final qualifying school for the 2008 Ladies European Tour at Le Fonti, Italy.

The 25-year-old from Ganton in Yorkshire scored a two under-par 70, which included four birdies and two bogeys. She is in a group of players sharing 19th place.

One shot behind is Emma Lyons of West Surrey who returned a very tidy 71, featuring two birdies and one bogey, on the 17th. She shares 25th place.

However, England’s number one amateur, Melissa Reid (pictured above), 20, made a slow start to the 72-hole event with a three-over 75.

The Derbyshire player started well with birdies on the 4th and 6th holes, but she had a double bogey six on the 8th followed by a bogey on the ninth and she also dropped a shot at each of the 10th and 14th.

• 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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England’s title hopes suffered a heavy blow when they lost 7½-1½ to defending champions Scotland on the second day of the Girls’ International Matches at Southerndown, Wales.

“The girls tried so hard, they gave it their all and it just didn’t happen” said England captain Julie Brown. “We are just deflated.”

She felt the Scots had the advantage of their much greater experience and remarked: “You couldn’t give them any opportunity because they just wouldn’t let go.”

But Julie believes this England side has huge potential. “I think this team will be brilliant next year,” she said.

Scotland have won both their matches so far and on the final day will face Wales, who have been heavily beaten by both England and Ireland. England will play Ireland.

The England-Scotland encounter started with a close foursomes session. The Scots emerged with a one point advantage after they won one match and fought back in the others to salvage two halves.

But in the singles the Scots quickly took control and proved particularly strong over the closing holes of the matches. Only Gloucestershire’s Hannah Barwood withstood the onslaught and provided England with a hard-fought half from her match with Great Britain international Krystle Caithness. Hannah’s putt to win on the final green just lipped out of the hole.

Results: England 1½ Scotland 7½

Foursomes:Ellie Givens (Blackwell Grange) and Hannah Barwood (Knowle) lost 4&2 to Krystle Caithness & Sally Watson. Kelly Tidy (Manchester) and Raffi Dyer (Hayling) halved with Carly Booth & Megan Briggs. Rachel Connor (Manchester) and Katie Mundy (Dunwood Manor) halved with Kelsey MacDonald and Roseanne Niven.

Singles: Givens lost 4&2 to Booth. Tidy lost 2&1 to Watson. Charlie Douglass (Brocket Hall) lost 3&2 to Briggs. Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) lost 2&1 to Pamela Pretswell. Connor lost 1 down to Niven. Barwood halved with with Caithness.

In the day’s other match Ireland beat Wales 7½-1½.

Current points table: Scotland 15, England 10½, Ireland 9, Wales 1½.

Full details: http://www.lgu.org/

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As St Andrews hosts the Women's Open for the first time, Sue Thearl exhorts the fairer sex to fill the fairways, while Kathy Lette says females are simply out of bounds - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2007/08/03/hgolf103.xml

The Daily Mail writes about Sorenstam's chances - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/golf.html?in_article_id=472914&in_page_id=1955

The Northampton Chronicle looks at a poll which surveys people's opinions for the coming football season - http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news?articleid=3084570

The Newcastle Chronicle writes about top North-East player Anna Scott - http://tinyurl.com/3avxo2

The Liverpool Echo writes about Annika Sorenstam's target for the Open - http://tinyurl.com/3yzx4c

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There is further coverage on the women's open:

The Telegraph looks at:

• Paula Creamer chances of another Open victory - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/08/02/sgphil102.xml
• Laura Davies' history with St Andrews golf course -http://tinyurl.com/2pxnrp
• Janice Moodie's chances - http://tinyurl.com/ywczat
• And provides the tee-off times - http://tinyurl.com/2o4hvo.

The Guardian looks at how Tiger Woods has passed on his course notes in a bid to aid Annika Sorenstam re-assert her authority on the women's tour - http://sport.guardian.co.uk/golf/story/0,,2139540,00.html

The Times' Peter Dixon writes an article entitled "Sexuality no longer matters as prejudice is put in the shade" - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/golf/article2182527.ece

The Daily Mail has its usual take on the women's game - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=472419&in_page_id=1770

And finally, The Scotsman looks at Catriona Matthew's chances of winning the Open - http://sport.scotsman.com/golf.cfm?id=1197852007.

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The BBC has two reports:

• The first looks at Afghani women literally 'fighting for peace' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6919052.stm
• The second looks at Catriona Matthew's chances in the Women's Open - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/6924931.stm. Which features interviews with Michelle Wii -http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/sol/newsid_6920000/newsid_6924900/6924950.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1. And with defending champion Sherri Steinhauer -http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/sol/newsid_6920000/newsid_6925100/6925173.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1

The Worcester News reports on how four Worcester Rugby Club women have been included in the England squad for a four-day training camp - http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/display.var.1586057.0..php

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• Hazel Irvine features in an interview ahead of the Women's British Open to be broadcast from 2pm, this Thursday, on BBC2 (scroll down for further details). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/07/31/somysp131.xml

• Four England players qualify for Women’s British Open
  
  England international Melissa Reid (right) led the qualifiers for the Ricoh Women's British Open which starts on the Old Course at St Andrews on Thursday.
  
  Melissa, who has already scored a top ten finish alongside the pros in this season’s Ladies’ English Open, will be joined in the field by three fellow England players.
  
  Rachel Bell (Ganton), Kerry Smith (Waterlooville) and Naomi Edwards (Ganton) were among the 21 qualifiers from the field of 123 players at the New Course, St Andrews.
  
  Melissa, the Scottish strokeplay champion and St Rule Trophy winner, shot a two-under par 70. The 19-year old from Chevin Golf Club in Derbyshire, was four-under on the back nine, with an eagle three on the 10th and birdies on the 15th and 17th.
  
  Rachel Bell and Kerry Smith both returned level par scores and shared third place. Kerry had contrasting nines, with three bogeys on the way out and three birdies on the way home. Rachel’s round included two birdies and an eagle on the 10th.
  
  English champion Naomi Edwards birdied the 18th to avoid going into a play-off. She returned a one-over 73 which included three birdies and an eagle three on the 12th.
  
  European Tour rookie Sophie Walker from Lincolnshire also qualified on one over par. Sophie was one of England’s leading amateurs before she turned pro at the end of last season.
  
  Fourteen golfers who tied on two-over were involved in a play-off for the final eight places in the championship. Among the successful competitors was 16-year-old Sally Watson from Scotland.

• BBC Coverage of the 2007 Women's British Open
  Thu 2 Aug, 1:00 pm - 5:15 pm
  
  Live coverage of the historic opening round of the Ricoh Women's British Open, with female professionals playing for the first time on The Old Course at St Andrews.
  
  Also looking to break new ground will be Mexico's new world number one Lorena Ochoa, who awaits her first major title. Her predecessor at the top of the rankings, Annika Sorenstam, was a winner of this event in 2003 and needs to clinch the title this weekend to maintain her run of at least one major victory every year since 2001.
  
  The last British winner was Karen Stupples, in 2004, who has recently returned to the game following the birth of her son. Rejuvenated former world number one Laura Davies will also hope to have an impact in a tournament she won more than 20 years ago.

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Warwickshire’s Elizabeth Mallett (pictured right) became a national titleholder at the age of 12, when she won the English Schools U-16 championship at Thetford, Norfolk.

Elizabeth, a member of one of ELGA’s birdie squads, took the title four days before her 13th birthday with rounds of 82 and one-over par 75.

She was two shots clear of her closest rival, Alex Peters, the reigning English U13 and Midland ladies’ champion from Notts Ladies’, who scored 84, 75. Norfolk schools’ champion Emma Davies, from Eaton in Norwich, held the halfway lead on 80 and added a second round 85 to finish third.

Elizabeth, a four-handicapper from Sutton Coldfield Ladies, said afterwards: “This is the biggest win of my life and I still can’t quite believe I did it."

“I was pleased that I was able to hold it together over the last few holes and make a couple of 6ft putts when I needed them most.”

She was two shots off the lead after the morning round but took the initiative in the afternoon, helped by a birdie on her fourth hole, the 17th, and an eagle three on the next where she holed a 60-yard pitch. It was her fourth eagle of the season.

Elizabeth took up golf on her ninth birthday after her father gave her a present of a nine-iron and a putter. She quickly got her first handicap and hopes to be off two by the end of this season.

She’s the Warwickshire U-15 champion and was the county’s most improved girl golfer of 2006, when she also won the Warwickshire schools championship. Elizabeth was runner-up in last year’s English girls’ U-13 championship and is aiming to go one better when the 2007 event starts next week at Brickendon Grange in Hertfordshire.

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England beat Germany 4-3 in a tight tussle to win the bronze medal at the European ladies’ team championship at Castelconturbia in Italy.

“It was breathtakingly exciting,” said team captain Jenny Clink after she watched Melissa Reid (right) coolly slot a six-footer on the 17th to seal the result.

“I’m immensely proud of them all, they have played beautifully,” said Jenny. “They really are a great team with a terrific team spirit between them.”

The morning foursomes were halved, with Melissa and Jodi Ewart wrapping up their match on the 12th, while Naomi Edwards and Kerry Smith were narrowly beaten on the last green.

In the singles Jodi and Rachel Bell scored convincing wins while Kerry Smith was beaten by a barrage of birdies and Florentyna Parker lost on the 18th.

Meanwhile, Melissa was involved in a match in which the advantage see-sawed between the two players. Crucially, the England player seized the initiative to reach the 17th tee one up - and she grabbed her chance to win her point and secure the medal.

Match results (England names first).

Foursomes: Naomi Edwards (Ganton) & Kerry Smith (Waterlooville) lost to Stephanie Kirchmayr & Denise Becker 1 down. Melissa Reid (Chevin) & Jodi Ewart (Catterick) beat Sandra Gal & Thea Hoffmeister 7/6.

Singles: Ewart beat Katharina Schallenberg 4/3. Smith lost to Gal 4/3. Florentyna Parker (Royal Birkdale) lost to Becker 1 down. Rachel Bell (Ganton) beat Kichmayr 3/2. Reid beat Stephanie Doering 2/1.

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Hampshire 14-year-old, Lauren Davis (right), proved that she’s a shooting star when she won the LGU Silver Medal final at Hearsall, Coventry.

In April 2006, Lauren had a handicap of 36. Now she’s down to 11.5 and the Meon Valley golfer beat 95 other players to win this title with a net 71.

“She was ecstatic,” said her mum, Sue. “When she came in she didn’t think she had done enough because she had had four three-putts. But the weather conditions weren’t very nice with pouring rain. As the scores came in she realised how well she had played. She was absolutely over the moon.”

Sue added: “Lauren is motivated and is working very, very hard – the practice is paying off.”

Lauren has also qualified for the final of the Abraham Trophy, the competition for England’s most improved girl golfers, on the basis of handicap reduction. It takes place at Brickendon Grange, Hertfordshire, next month, immediately before the English girls’ U-15 and U-13 championship. Lauren is playing in the U-15 event. She also plays for Hampshire girls and represents her club.

The gold and silver medal finals are open to the 2006 winners of the LGU silver and bronze medals in any club affiliated to ELGA. The gold medal finals are for the silver division winners and the silver medal finals are for bronze division winners. Bronze division players who have reduced their handicap may still play in the silver medal final.

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The DCLG has today published a consultation paper looking at the implementation of a Single Equality Bill. Proposals include reforms to mixed private members clubs - such as golf clubs - which will no longer be able to discriminate against women.

The WSF feels that this is good news, but still only a very small victory. Women are still under-represented at all levels of sport, from the playing field to the boardroom. The first challenge is to address these obvious discriminatory practices which allow sport to remain a male dominated pursuit.

Further coverage appears on:
Sky News - http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1270048,00.html
The Guardian - http://society.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2100932,00.html
The Sun - http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007270145,00.html
BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6742955.stm

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Claire Aitken has continued her tremendous winning run in 2007 scratch events (info link) with her fourth victory of the season.

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Yorkshire’s Naomi Edwards (right) made it third time lucky when she won the English ladies’ close championship at Littlestone in Kent.

The 23-year-old from Ganton has twice been runner-up in this championship and finally claimed the title when she beat Derbyshire’s Melissa Reid 2/1 in the final. “It feels fantastic,” said Naomi. “I’m so relieved!

“I knew it was going to be a tough match but you have to be positive,”
added Naomi, who was one under par in the final.

She rates it as the biggest moment in her career, which has included playing in the Curtis Cup and previous victories in the English mid-amateur championship, the St Rule Trophy and the Welsh open strokeplay.

Naomi took charge early in the match and was three-up after eight holes, helped by birdies on the outward par fives, the 5th and 7th.

But Melissa (left) began a fightback with a birdie three on the 12th where she holed a superb putt over a saddle in the green. She then narrowed the margin to one hole with a par on the 15th.

But Naomi sealed the title over the tough closing holes. She was just short of the long 16th green in two and almost holed her long eagle putt, leaving the ball stone dead. Melissa’s approach to the green took a hard bounce right over the putting surface into thick rough by the next tee. Her delicate chip finished within 3ft of the hole but, in what she later blamed on a lapse in concentration, she missed the putt.

On the 173-yard 17th Melissa appeared to have the advantage. Her ball was about 20ft from the pin while Naomi’s eight-iron bounced straight through and down a steep bank at the back of the green.

From there, and unable to see even the top of the pin, she played an exquisite shot with a lob wedge to within about 15ft. Melissa’s birdie attempt lipped out and Naomi took her chance, ramming home the putt for a half – and the championship.

She puts her success down to her fresh focus on her golf. “I know where I want to be, where I want to go,” said Naomi, who is considering turning professional at the end of 2008.

Before the championship she also worked hard with ELGA coach Lawrence Farmer and came to the event with just one swing thought. “I used it through the week and it worked. Sometimes I can get too many thoughts in my head!” she laughed.

For more information, visit http://www.englishladiesgolf.org.

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Top seed Liz Bennett is through to the quarter-finals of the English ladies’ close championship at Littlestone and now takes on her friend and practice partner Danielle Montgomery.

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Teenage internationals Melissa Reid and Florentyna Parker (right) both scored two-under par 70 to share the lead after the first round of the English ladies’ close championship at Littlestone in Kent.

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