Italy’s Alessia Nobilio today birdied the third extra hole in a play-off with Denmark’s Christina Thouber to win the English Women’s Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship. A slick 20-footer holed from down and across the slope on the 1st hole at Beau Desert Golf Club was enough for the golfer from Milan to claim the silverware. Before that late drama, Nobilio had staged a sensational fightback just to book her place in the play-off – conjuring up birdies on the final two holes of regulation play to force the shootout. Rounds of 74,68, 74 and 71 took the Italian onto the same +7 score posted mi ..read more

Jess Hall and Alessia Nobilio refused to be blown completely off track by the gusting winds at Beau Desert to set up an intriguing final day battle for the English Women’s Open Stroke Play Championship. English hopeful Hall and her Italian playing partner Nobilio will once again be in the final group tomorrow after a tricky day for scoring in the Staffordshire hills. Hall started day three with a one-shot advantage over her companion but by the end of the round finished locked in a tie for the lead with the Milanese golfer on six-over par. Hall, from Bishop Auckland, carded a five-over par rou ..read more

Florence Smith and Kari James from Effingham Golf Club emerged slightly soggy but proud with their victory at the finals of the 2022 Women’s England Golf Trust Stableford Championship. After the recent heatwave and drought, the weather broke just in time for the 2022 finals to take place at the excellent King’s Norton Golf Club near Birmingham. With heavy rain affecting the later starters and causing a delay in play, it was tough going for the 28 teams that made it through to the much-anticipated finals day. However, the course at King’s Norton – one of the country’s finest parkland venues sto ..read more

Jess Hall calmly stroked home a birdie putt on the final hole to head the leaderboard after day one of the English Women’s Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship. Hall posted a fine level par round of 70 at Beau Desert Golf Club in Staffordshire to edge one shot clear of the chasing pack fronted by four players on +1. West Kent’s Ellie Burdis, Lucia Masding from Knole Park, Emily McBurney from Royal Liverpool and Burhill’s Herry Ji can rest easy tonight knowing that they posted a good score in tricky conditions. View full leaderboard Hall, though, couldn’t be toppled and the six-foot birdie put ..read more

Inspirational Abigail Scott from Kenwick Park Golf Club has been named as the Hero’s Handshake award winner for July. The Hero’s Handshake award recognises young people in golf who show commitment and dedication to the game and who help others by promoting a positive image of the sport. This award does not look to honour those who pick up trophies, but instead thanks those individuals who support the game. Monthly winners are selected by the Young Ambassadors – a group of young men and women aged 14-22 dedicated to championing the game and looking at golf from a junior perspective. Click here ..read more

England and Switzerland sportingly shared the spoils after today’s under 16 challenge match at Heswall Golf Club in Cheshire. The England quartet of Sadie Adams (Royal Birkdale), Nellie Ong (Eaton), Chloe Tarbard (Royal Norwich) and Imogen Williamson (Delamere Forest) earned a 3-3 draw with their Swiss opponents ensuring a neutral outcome to the day’s play. In the morning foursomes, Adams and Tarbard gelled well together to put a point on the board with a 4&2 victory against Carina Stauffer and Amelie Kumar. The session ended 1-1 after Williamson and Ong lost out on the final hole to the p ..read more

Hannah Screen will look to add a third major title to her CV when she tees it up at this year’s English Women’s Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship. The England international is one of 105 golfers from 11 countries who will battle it out over 72 holes at Beau Desert Golf Club for the right to succeed Cheshire’s Bel Wardle as champion. Competitors from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, South Africa and Switzerland will join golfers from the four home nations in trying to win the title first played for in 1984. Screen has already enjoyed major success this summer since graduating fro ..read more

The rising stars of English golf feature prominently in two GB&I teams announced today by The R&A for the Junior Vagliano and Jacques Leglise Trophies. The junior team matches for both these titles will be held at Blairgowrie Golf Club in Scotland on 26 and 27 August.   JUNIOR VAGLIANO TROPHY This is an annual girls’ under 16 match against the continent of Europe and this year four of the six players are drawn from the England Golf ranks. The Junior Vagliano Trophy was first played in 2011 with the continent of Europe winning all six editions so far. Selected players will follow i ..read more

Golfers of all ages and abilities from across England gathered at the National Golf Centre, Woodhall Spa last week for a series of handicap finals and produced a cracking five days of competition. England Golf’s ‘Golf Week’ is the culmination of a season of qualifying events for handicap golfers. It is recognised by all the competitors as a celebration of the club game as much as a fight for silverware with a chance to socialise and enjoy a presentation dinner the night before each event starts. Over 300 golfers, supported by friends, family and teachers, travelled to Woodhall Spa Golf Club to ..read more

Lottie Woad produced a golfing exhibition of the highest quality to sink her Spanish opponent and claim an outstanding victory in the final of The R&A’s Girls’ Amateur Championship. The England international blew away the challenge from Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio to win today’s 36-hole showdown over the famous Carnoustie Golf Links by a margin of 7&6. Woad was 2up following the morning round after completing her 18 holes in three under par  – but really went into overdrive in the afternoon session. The 18-year-old closed out the match with a nerveless eight-foot birdie putt ..read more