England U18 girls lose to boys team
11 October 2005

England 's U18 girls were beaten by the England U16 boys for the first time in four years when they lost 11-7 in a hard-fought match at Long Ashton Golf Club, Bristol.

Most of the points were closely contested with nine of the day's matches finishing on the 18 th and team captain Lisa Ball applauded a fighting performance by the girls.

“I was really impressed with the girls, they showed a lot of talent and potential,” she said. “A lot of them hadn't played at this level before and they did tremendously well. The standard of golf, particularly in the singles, was fantastic.”

The girls' most impressive winner was Hannah Burke who dismissed Darren Renwick 9/7. The Mid-Herts player won six of the first seven holes and closed out her match when she rolled in a 40-footer on the 11 th .

Hannah was the girls' top scorer with the maximum two points, followed by Woburn 's Nicole Whitmore who contributed 1½.

Results. Foursomes: Hannah Barwood (Knowle) and Hannah Burke (Mid-Herts) beat Darren Renwick & Tim Chatfield 1up. Eleanor Givens (Blackwell Grange) & Rachel Jennings (Izaak Walton) lost to Andrew Johnston & Jack Hiluta 2/1. Gemma Hardie (Forest Pines) and Katie Thompson (Corhampton) lost to Ashley Chesters & Jack Sant 3/2. Hannah Lovelock (Hindhead) & Elizabeth Over (Forest Pines) lost to Adam Wills & Adam Myers 1 down. Rachel Connor ( Manchester ) and Laura Cutler ( Warley Park ) lost to Tommy Fleetwood & Henry Smart 3/2. Nicole Whitmore ( Woburn ) & Sian James ( Bristol & Clifton ) halved with Jonathan Bell & Billy Downing. Girls 1½, Boys 4½.

Singles: Barwood lost to Johnston 4/3. Burke beat Renwick 9/7. Cutler lost to Hiluta 2 down. Connor beat Sant 1 up. Thompson lost to Wills 2 down. Givens lost to Chesters 2/1. Hardie beat Myers 2 up. Over lost to Chatfield 1 down. Lovelock halved with Fleetwood. James lost to Bell 5/4. Whitmore beat Smart 2/1. Jennings beat Downing 4/3. Girls 5½, Boys 6½.

England 's U18 girls