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PEAFORD & BAILEY CLAIM TELEGRAPH JUNIOR TITLES

★ Surrey’s Annabel Peaford made history by becoming the youngest-ever winner of the Justin Rose Telegraph Junior Championship as 24 of the finest elite junior golfers from Europe competed in the 2023 edition of the event held at Quinta do Lago in Portugal. The 14-year-old, who is a member of Walton Heath Golf Club, led from the start of the 54-hole girls’ tournament held on the resort’s prestigious South Course.

After her final-round 73 took her to three-under-par and a five-shot victory over Scotland’s Freya Russell and defending champion Sophia Fullbrook. In the boys’ tournament, Morton Bailey, 17, from West Hove Golf Club in East Sussex, also led from the start of the tournament with a final round 69 moving him to seven-under and to a six-shot win over Moseley’s Phillip Krone.

ENGLAND’S WOMEN SECURE HIGHEST EVER FINISH AT WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

★ England’s women’s team secured their highest ever finish in the World Team Championships after they took fourth place in the three-day event held in Abu Dhabi. Lottie Woad (Farnham GC, Surrey), Charlotte Heath (Huddersfield GC, Yorks) and Caley McGinty (Knowle GC, Glouc) performed with distinction at Abu Dhabi Golf Club as the trio put England in contention for the Espirito Santo Trophy on the final day, before eventually finishing fourth – beating their previous best of seventh. In the individual standings, Woad finished on -9 in a tie for fourth after shooting under par in three of her four rounds.

Usa Enjoys Eisenhower Trophy Success

★ England’s men’s team finished tied 15th in the Eisenhower Trophy, as Tyler Weaver (Bury St Edmunds GC, Suffolk), Barclay Brown (Hallamshire GC, Yorks) and Jack Bigham (Harpenden GC, Herts) gave it their all at Abu Dhabi Golf Club. Individually, Weaver finished tied 17th in the 108-player field after finishing -8 across the four days, while Jack Bigham (-3) and Barclay Brown (+1) aided the trio’s combined final score of -14. USA finished runaway winners with an impressive score of -36, while Norway and Australia were joint second on -26.