Coming soon to a golf course near you:....
With school almost over,
the junior season really starts to get going. We have a fun competition on 13th
July for girls with handicaps of 36 or over, or no handicap.
Click here for details. Junior County
Championships follow a week later, where Katie Burman from John O'Gaunt is
hoping to retain her title. Competition will be the toughest ever with the top 3
all in category 1, and several others hot on their heels. Spectators welcome at
Beds and County from 2pm. Katie, Lizi and Megan will also be in action at the NAS/UWT National
Championship at The Kendleshire GC, Bristol at the end of June, where they will
represent S.E. Schools. The inter county shield will be held on August 21st at
Hintlesham Hall near Ipswich. Please do enter.
Click here for a form
Good luck!
3 out of the top 6 places go to Bedfordshire in the South East Schools:
Bedfordshire girls figured in the top six places
of the NAS/UWT South East England Schools Championship held at Letchworth Golf
Club, Hertfordshire during half term. Katie Burman finished 3rd, Lizi Sweetnam
5th and Megan Birdsey 6th - Champion was Heidi Beck from Suffolk with scores of
73/71. The County team were runners up to Essex in the Team competition. Katie
and Lizi were selected for the S.E. Schools team to go to The Kendleshire GC,
Bristol at the end of June for the NAS/UWT National Championship and Megan as a
reseve in a final 'Pool' for additional individual places.
Juniors beat the weather and Norfolk:
Bedfordshire took on Norfolk at Pavenham Park Golf Club on Saturday 19th April
once again in very wet and cold conditions. The 1st Team won by 4 matches to 2
and the 2nd Team lost 2 matches to 1 but Bedfordshire were delighted with first
time performances, and 1st caps for their county, by Vanessa Jay from Leighton
Buzzard and Victoria Wally from Aspley Guise.
Click
here for full report.
Fiona Cooper is Bedfordshire Schools High Handicap Champion:
The County Schools
Handicap Team Championship was held at the Bedfordshire on Monday 14th April in
very cold wintry conditions. Fiona Cooper won the County High Handicap Girls
Champion prize with 36 points with Georgia Testa in second place with 33 points
and Molly Thorne third with 31 points. Click
here for full report.
Megan Birdsey takes Junior Past Captains' Salver:
County Junior Captain, Megan Birdsey, playing on her home course, took the
Junior Past Captains' Salver with 34 stableford points.
Click here
for report and full results.
