BREAKING NEW GROUND
After the trials and tribulations of a Covid-hit 2020, the A English Women’s Amateur was unfortunately cancelled and the decision was made to combine the Men’s and Women’s Amateur Championships at Woodhall Spa. The event turned out to be a great success, which got James Crampton, director of championships at England Golf, thinking.
“We decided we were going to continue with that going forward,” Crampton says, “and I came up with the idea of running an Under-18 Championship where the boys and girls play directly against each other.”
In the past, England Golf’s junior events and championships have been open to international players, with representatives from over 20 countries regularly attending. This new English U18 Championship, open to home players only, was a perfect opportunity to replicate a format that has worked in its men’s and women’s events.
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