Yorkshire golfers to defend title at Women’s County Finals

Yorkshire will defend their title when the Women’s County Finals is played next week at historic Royal North Devon Golf Club.

The Northerners will be chasing their 14th win – but their five rivals will do all they can to stop them, playing with all the passion and team spirit which is the hallmark of this championship.

The six teams each represent one of the England Golf women’s regions and Yorkshire’s challengers are: Surrey, ten-times champions from the South; Staffordshire from Midlands North, who have won four times; Gloucestershire from the South West, who finally claimed their first title in 2016; Buckinghamshire from Midlands South, who are regulars at County finals, but still seeking their first win; as are Norfolk, from the East.

County Finals is always one of the highlights of the season with county pride clearly on display throughout the five-day round-robin event, from Monday to Friday, 17-21 September.

Teams

Buckinghamshire
Georgina Bowers, Hannah Cash, Amelia Curtis, Denise Goodacre, Rachel Goodwin, Daisy Kennedy,
Rosie Bee Kim, Thalia Kirby, Alice Kozlowski, Olivia Lee, Grace Rigby-Walden, Lily Robinson.

Gloucestershire
Rachael Archibald, Jessica Brown, Grace Connelly, Charlie Hiatt, Ebonie Lewis, Caley McGinty,
Claudia Ovens, Samantha Round, Alex Saunders, Ffion Tynan.

Norfolk
Jo Ashmore, Jasmine Campbell, Chloe Gibbs, Sue Heeles, Joanne Herd, Imogen Leeder, Megan Mann, Vanessa Mann, Tiffany Mills, Abigail O'Riordan, Chloe Rowswell.

Staffordshire
Emily Brennan, Rachel Bishop, Bev Chattaway, Julia Gaunt, Lynn Gray, Emma Leech, Georgia Ann Pritchard, Jenny Rhodes, Georgie Taylor, Morgan Thomas, Georgina Wilkie, Madeleine Winnett.

Surrey
Jessica Adams, Rafiah Banday, Tana Churchill, Lauren Gooding, Charlotte Griffith, Ellie Lace,
Katie Laud, Canice Screene, Alice Spani-Molella, Nicola Taylor, Sarah Wilmore

Yorkshire
Evie Cooke, Mia Eales-Smith, Debbie Henery, Lily Hirst, Georgia Holden, Hannah Holden, Jessica Hosking, Laura Morrison, Adel Watt, Melissa Wood.

The draw:
Monday 17 September
Match 1 Norfolk v Staffordshire
Match 2 Gloucestershire v Yorkshire
Match 3 Surrey v Buckinghamshire

Tuesday 18 September
Match 1 Gloucestershire v Surrey
Match 2 Staffordshire v Yorkshire
Match 3 Buckinghamshire v Norfolk

Wednesday 19 September
Match 1 Yorkshire v Buckinghamshire
Match 2 Norfolk v Surrey
Match 3 Gloucestershire v Staffordshire

Thursday 20 September
Match 1 Norfolk v Gloucestershire
Match 2 Staffordshire v Buckinghamshire
Match 3 Surrey v Yorkshire

Friday 21 September
Match 1 Surrey v Staffordshire
Match 2 Buckinghamshire v Gloucestershire
Match 3 Yorkshire v Norfolk