squad for 2020

INTERNATIONAL DUTYHuddersfield Golf Club star beats stiff competition to earn her place in women’s squad England Junior Masters and the Pleasington Putter. With the Aussie victory came invitations to play in two professional events and her mum had to negotiate time off call for school for her daughter to compete in the Vic Open at 13th Beach Golf Links in Barwon Heads and the Women’s Australian Open at Royal Adelaide. With aspirations to turn pro Heath after college, starts at two of the country’s largest professional women’s events, both sanctioned by the LPGA tour, gave her a taste of what the future may hold. She missed the cut in the HUDDERSFIELD GOLF cated group of young women Vic Open after rounds of 71 CLUB’S Charlotte Heath has that have been challenging and 78, but made it right on the been named in the England themselves and one another mark in the ISPS Handa Golf’s Women’s squad for with the support of the coachWomen’s Australian Open at 2020. ing programme since October. Seaton, South Australia, carding

Heath,18, who started this “There were some extremely rounds of 76, 70, 74 and 79 for year by winning the Australian tough decisions to make, but the a seven-over-par total. Women’s Amateur squad sizes were reduced to proIt was also a good week for Championship, is joined by the vide more individualised coachNorthallerton-born Jodi Ewart 2019 Justin Rose Telegraph ing support with an eye on a big Shadoff who has amassed over Junior Masters winner Mimi year at the Europeans, Home $3m in prize money on the Rhodes, reigning Women’s Internationals and World LPGA Tour. She finished in a Amateur champion Emily Toy Amateur Team Championships.” tie for 10th and led after round and Curtis Cup player Lily May The Club de Golf Escorpion one with a 66 before falling Humphreys. in Valencia, Spain will stage the away with rounds of 70, 77 and

Women’s performance manEuropean Ladies’ Team Huddersfield Golf Club’s Charlotte Heath pictured at the Vic Open at 13th Beach Golf Links in 72. ager Rebecca Hembrough Championships between July 7- Barwon Heads, Australia. She also played in the Australian Open Her family live in insists the job of selecting the 11. Middleham where dad Harvey, squad for 2020 was trickier The Home Internationals Team championships will be only the fifth in the 126-year Heath’s progress has been a former jockey, is now a than ever due to the quality of will take place at Royal St held at the Tanah Merah history to win the Australian rapid. She was ranked 226th in groom-rider for one of the players at all levels of the David’s Golf Club in Harlech, Country Club in Singapore Women’s Amateur – and she the world going into the event country’s leading trainers Mark women’s and girls’ games. Wales between August 5-7. between October 14-17 after did it in spectacular style. she won Down Under, which Johnston. Horse racing is very

“We are very excited to England’s women and girls will organisers switched the event Heath was unstoppable was her first in a national much a part of the family as finally announce the national defend titles won last year at a from its original venue in Hong against Indonesia’s Mela Putri, championship and just her third mum Zoe is a former yard mansquad for 2020,” said rain-soaked Downfield Golf Kong. 22, on her way to a 7&6 victory anywhere in the world, followager for the Scot who has sent Hembrough. Club in Dundee. In January Heath became in the 36-hole final at Royal ing two previous wins back out more winners than any

“They are a strong and dediThe 2020 World Amateur the first Briton in 24 years and Queensland Golf Club. home in the Sir Henry Cotton other trainer in Great Britain.