Championships Royal Cromer has staged many County and National events through its history. In 1905, the Ladies British Open Championship was held at Royal Cromer. A strong team of lady golfers made the trip from the United States for the event, including the sisters Margaret and Harriet Curtis. In the final, Miss Bertha Thompson (Beverley and East Riding) played Miss M Stuart (Royal Portrush). Miss Stuart was bunkered at the 16th and failed to get out after 4 shots, resulting in a win for Miss Thompson by 3 and 2.
2015 saw the staging of the England Girls Open Amateur Under 14 and Under 16 Championships over 3 days in July. The best age
The Championship was preceded by 3 days of formal international
group golfers descended upon Royal Cromer from all over Europe.
matches involving the ladies of England, Scotland, Ireland and the
The champions though, turned out to be home grown, with Lily May
United States. It was after these matches that the Curtis sisters first
Humphries (Channels) taking the Under 14 title and Cloe Frankish (Chart
offered to present a cup for future Ladies Internationals, now of course
Hills) emerging victorious in the Under 16 age group with a magnificent
the Curtis Cup.
score of 2 - under par for 72 holes.
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