It was good news for the English golfers as they moved up the leaderboard in the women’s World Amateur Team Championship in Argentina. Both Hannah Burke and Kelly Tidy returned one under par 71 at Buenos Aires Golf Club to take the team up the joint 21st place with a 36-hole team score of five over par.
England made a slow start in the first round of the women’s World Amateur Team Championships but have vowed to go all out and step up their game. Hannah Burke, Holly Clyburn and Kelly Tidy are competing in Argentina and are now hitting the practice greens to pick themselves up after their shaky start.
The woods, irons and putters have been getting a lot of use recently as the England women prepare for the World Amateur Team Championships. The team are heading to sunnier climates to join 52 other teams at the Olivos Golf Club and Buenos Aires Golf Club in Argentina.
World of Golf is encouraging novices to get into the sport with a beginners offer of six hours of lessons with a PGA Qualified Instructor, completely free!
The United States stamped their authority on the 2010 Junior Ryder Cup by finishing the first day leading nine points to three. The visitors enjoyed a fine start at The Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland, venue for The 2014 Ryder Cup, by winning the morning foursomes 5-1, and extended their advantage in the afternoon mixed fourballs by winning four and losing two of the six matches.
When: December 8-11
Where: Emirates Golf Club, Dubai
Details: As part of the Ladies European Tour schedule the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters will be played at the Emirates Golf club this December, as one of the record 27 events in 20 different countries.
England’s Kelly Tidy has been selected for the European Junior Ryder Cup team, which will take on the USA youngsters at Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland, from September 27-28.
The England team were defeated 4-3 by Scotland in the quarter- finals of the European ladies’ team championship at La Manga Club, Spain.
England’s Kelly Tidy won the 2010 ladies’ British open amateur championship when she defeated Scotland’s Kelsey MacDonald 2/1 in the final at Ganton, Yorkshire.
England International Hannah Burke has won the 2010 Irish Women’s Open Strokeplay Championship at Newlands, Dublin.
