Katie Thompson wins English Schools Championship
01 July
2005
Hampshire 13-year-old, Katie Thompson, is the new
English Schools Association girls’ champion
and will play for their national team in the annual
matches against Scotland and Wales.
Katie, from Corhampton, won her title at Trentham
in Staffordshire where she shot 77, 72 for a one-shot
victory over 14-year-old Hannah Barwood (Knowle) and
Nicole Whitmore 16, (Woburn).
The leading six girls in the championship were selected
for the annual schools’ international against
Scotland at Glasgow Gailes on September 19.
Katie, Hannah and Nicole will be joined by Edwina
Lowrey-Gold from Norfolk; Rachel Connor, Lancashire;
and Gemma Parks, Leicestershire.
Katie and Hannah will also be in the team to play
Wales at Moseley Golf Club on August 31.
Katie, Hannah, Nicole and Rachel are all members
of ELGA squads and part of the Sport England, lottery-funded
World Class training programme.
National Schools Association girls’ championship.
Leading scores (CSS 72). 149 Katie Thompson (Swanmore
College, Hampshire) 77, 72. 150 Hannah Barwood (Oldfield
Girls School, Avon) 77, 73; Nicole Whitmore (Denbeigh
School, Hampshire) 74, 76. 151 Edwina Lowrey-Gold
(City of Norwich School, Norfolk) 77, 74. 153 Rachel
Connor (Our Lady’s R.C. Lancashire) 76, 77.
154 Gemma Parkes (Dixie GS, Leicestershire) 75, 79.
155 Hannah Lovelock (Woolner Hills School, Surrey)
79, 76. 156 Nicola Race (John Brampston School, 75,
81; Laura Harvey (Richmond HS, Yorkshire) 74, 82.
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