Junior Matches 2022 - Round 2

The second round of the MNR Junior League scratch matches were played at Telford G&CC on a very hot Saturday, 9th July. The morning match was against Derbyshire and our team of Maddy Smith,  Jorja Newbold, Elizabeth Wilson, Millie Marsh and Amelia Hogg fought very hard for their 3 : 2 victory.

The same team were out again in the afternoon for what proved to be another close match, this time against Shropshire, the win going to Shropshire 3 : 2. Well played to all the girls on what was a long hot day!

Junior Matches 2022 - Round 1

The first round of the MNR Junior League scratch matches were played at Norwood Park on Saturday 2nd July. In the morning match against Lincolnshire, our team of Maddy Smith, Amelia Wan,  Jorja Newbold, Elizabeth Wilson and Millie Marsh scored a great 4½ - ½ victory. The team are shown wearing their new sun hats, with supporter Holly!

The team for the afternoon match against Leicestershire were Maddie Smith, Jorja Newbold, Elizabeth Wilson, Millie Marsh and Amelia Hogg. The result was another victory, this time by 3½ - 1½ - congratulations to all the girls who played!

Midlands Schools Girls Championship

The Midland Schools Championships were held at The Shropshire Golf Centre on Friday 3rd June 2022. Congratulations to Elizabeth Wilson tho won the girls competition and also Jorja Newbold who finished in 3rd place. Well done girls!

Girls & Intermediate Championships 2022

The 2022 Girls and Intermediate County Championships were held on Sunday 29th May at Beeston Fields Golf Club. Thank you to all of those who took part and to Beeson Fields for the use of the course. Thanks also to Maureen Clarke for refereeing and County Captain Audrey Macmillan for awarding the prizes, not forgetting Suzi Anderson for the organisation and computer work in publishing the results.

The Girls U18 and U16 Championships were won by Amelia Wan with a gross score of 72; U18 runner-up was Elizabeth Wilson, who also won the U14 Notts Scratch trophy. The Intermediate Scratch Champion was Ava Waplington with a gross 73. The Notts U18 Handicap Champion (Hcp 10+) was Amelia Hogg with a nett 76. Amelia Wan is our qualifier for the Justin Rose Telegraph Junior Golf Championship. The 9 hole winner was Holly Wilson with 22 points.

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Rules Talk with Maureen

On Wednesday 11th May the scratch and handicap squads enjoyed a rules session with referee Maureen Clarke . Thank you so much to her for the interesting talk, and for the information and 'hot tips' which could be invaluable to the girls when playing singles matches.

Second Team Match v Lincs 2022

The handicap team match against Lincolnshire was played at Oakmere Park on Sunday 8th May and the match resulted in a draw.  A huge thank you to Jorja Newbold for giving the girls advice on her home course  during the practice session on Thursday and also for coming to support the match.

The Nottinghamshire team was Millie Marsh, Amelia Hogg, Maddison Clarke, Harriet Williams, Scarlett Dunn and Freya Keal - well done to them all!

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Second Team Match v Leics 2022

The handicap team match against Leicestershire was played at Scraptoft Golf Club on Sunday 24th April 2022. Well done to all the team who enjoyed a great 3:2 victory in their first match of the season. The team were Millie Marsh, Amelia Hogg, Madison Clarke, Scarlet Dunn, Harriet Williams and Emily Toft-Brown.

Many thanks to all the girls and their parents who helped on the day.

Congratulations Elizabeth Wilson

Well done to Elizabeth Wilson (Norwood Park) on winning the R&A Liz Pook Trophy for the U14 Girls Amateur Championship at Enville Golf Club, with a total score of 230 (77, 75, 78), to win by 2 shots. The competition was played over 54 holes from 22nd to 24th April 2022 and conditions were pretty tough with gusty winds to contend with.

She also finished tied 12th in the U16 Championship, against an international field.

Well played Lizzie!