ELGA squad selected for Scottish U16 championship
10 February 2006

ELGA is sending a training squad of eight girls to the 2006 SLGA St Leonard’s Under 16 Championship.

The players include England U15 champion Hannah Barwood, England U13 champion Kelly Tidy and English schools’ champion Katie Thompson.

The long-established tournament will be played over the Strathtyrum course at St Andrews on April 6 and 7 and offers the players an opportunity to gain championship experience.

The squad – which represents a range of experience – will receive guidance on planning, preparation and course management.

The players include three members of ELGA’s Team England Futures U18 Squad: Hannah Barwood, 15 (Knowle, Gloucestershire); Rachel Connor, 15 (Manchester, Cheshire); and Katie Thompson, 14 (Corhampton, Hampshire).

The other five players are from Team England Futures Select Squads. They are Rebecca McGinley, 15, (Garesfield, Durham) and Kelly Tidy, 14, (Manchester, Lancashire) who are both members of the Select North Squad; Heidi Baek, 12 (Ufford Park, Suffolk) and Emily Priest, 15, (Stourbridge, Staffordshire), both from Select Midlands; and Sarah Tyson, 15, (Redlibbets, Kent) from Select South East.  The non-travelling reserve is Holly Clyburn, 15 (Kenwick Park, Lincolnshire).

In last year’s championship Rachel Connor came third and, together with Hannah Barwood, helped England claim second place in the team event. Katie Thompson and Kelly Tidy also played in the 2005 event.

Hannah Barwood