On the 4th September, the IOM Girls Golf Championship, sponsored by BW Oakfield Group, was held at Peel Golf Club.

On a blustery day 24 girls participated in three keenly contested handicap divisions.

In the Gold competition Peel’s Isle of Man Ladies Champion, Emma Harris with a steady gross 75 easily retained her IOM Girls Golf Championship. In second place was Peel’s ever improving Ana Dawson with a gross 86.

Rowany’s Eleanor Matthews won the First Nett Prize with a very good nett 74 ahead of Castletown’s Ciara Halton also with 74.

In the nine hole Bronze and Upper Bronze Stableford Competition, the winner was Lea Dawson with an excellent 22 points. In second place was Breeshey Jansen with 17 points ahead of third placed Katie Watterson, also with 17 and Emily Jones in fourth with 15.

In the Non-Handicap Competition, the winner was Sinead Stephens from Rowany.

Other prizewinners on the day were...

Gold - Kayleigh Dawson (Putting) and Sophie Walker (Chipping)

Bronze & Upper Bronze - Emily Jones (Putting) and Chelsey Kneen (Chipping)

Each of the girls who did not feature in the prizes received a sleeve of golf balls for competing in the Championship.

Ann Scott, President of the IOM Ladies Golf Association, thanked Peel Golf Club for hosting the Championship and looked forward to seeing the girls with even lower handicaps at next year's Championship at Ramsey Golf Club.

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Portugal - 11th July

Lizzie Power has won a junior competition at Laguna Golf Club, Vilamoura on Monday 11th July 2011. It was a nine hole competition due to the heat and Lizzie played well scoring 19 points. Lizzie played a steady game and is looking forward to improving her game on the Island this summer after completing her GCSE exams.

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6th June - report from a very proud Caron Harris

Good news !! Emma has won the 2011 Lancashire Ladies Championship!
The event was played over three days and began with two rounds of 18 hole strokeplay from a mixture of red, yellow and white tees, the top 16 qualifiers then progressing to the matchplay stages.
Emma recorded scores of one under par 72 and two over par 75 for the first day's play which left her as second qualifier.
Emma won her next day's matches; firstly against Lucie Walker 4 and 3 and then against the very experienced Gill Nutter 3 and 2.
The semi-final the next day was played against last year's winner, scratch handicapper Bethany Garton, and Emma won 2 and 1.
The final was played against Elizabeth Stebbings and Emma won the match 2 and 1
Emma was congratulated on her consistancy and high quality of play and was presented with the Captains Prize Trophy for winning the Championship and the Carr Gold Medal for the best first round gross.
Emma is delighted to win the championship, she played really well and we are very proud of her.

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25th April

Rowany's popular Easter Monday Open Ladies competition was won in grand style by junior Lizzie Power with a fabulous score of 41 points!

Conditions were tricky with a blustery wind but 16 year old Lizzy made it look easy coming in a full 7 points ahead of the rest of the field. Lizzy has only been playing for 2 years and is delighted with her handicap reduction from 32 to 28 along with a lovely prize from generous sponsor, Sea Breezes.

In addition, 15 year old Ellie Matthews took 3rd bronze. Ellie (handicap 23) has been playing for 5 years and it is rumoured that her younger sister is taking up the game so look out ladies!

Other prizes were taken by Jasmine Heginbotham, Su Williams, Megan Moore, President Ann Scott and Island Games Team member Cath Preston.

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Emma Harris

IOM junior golfer, Emma Harris, has been selected to join the England U16s Squad and played in the Nations Cup at Strathmore Golf Course, Scotland on 14th & 15th April.

Sadly, Emma fell ill during the first round of the tournament with some sort of tummy bug or food poisoning but soldiered on as she didn't want to let the team down. Having had an excellent practice round, she was disappointed with her two rounds of 78 but says she thoroughly enjoyed the experience of playing with the team.

Emma is now 15 and has been competing in off-Island competitions since she was 8 years old. In 2010 she was U14s winner at the Northern Girls, U14s winner at the North of England U16s Championship, was third in the English Girls Championship, second in the St Andrews Junior Ladies Open and retained her IOM Ladies title for the third year in a row.

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We are still looking for a volunteer to co-ordinate Junior Girls Golf.                              Please contact IOMLGA President, Ann Scott, on 832798 for more information.

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