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Thursday, February 07, 2008

EGWA Press Release

ENGLAND UNDER-18 GIRLS HEAD FOR
SPANISH WARM WEATHER TRAINING

Seven of England’s most talented teenage golfers will fly to Spain to prepare for the 2008 season with warm weather training. The players are all members of the English Women’s Golf Association’s Under 18 Squad.
They are: Hannah Barwood from Gloucestershire, Holly Clyburn from Lincolnshire, Raffi Dyer and Katie Mundy from Hampshire, Alex Peters from Nottinghamshire, Kelly Tidy from Lancashire and Sarah Tyson from Kent.
They will spend a week from at the La Cala resort, near Marbella, from Saturday, February 16. They will work with EWGA’s national junior coach Pat Smillie, physiotherapist Julie Sparrow and psychologist Brian Hemmings.
Hannah Barwood, 17, is from Knowle Golf Club. She is the English schools’ U-18 champion and has won this title three times in the last four years. Hannah is a past English U-15 champion and an England girl international.Holly Clyburn, 17, belongs to Woodhall Spa Golf Club. She is the English U-18 strokeplay champion and she also holds the Lincolnshire county title.
Holly Clyburn represented England in the 2007 girls’ international matches.
Raffi Dyer, 16, plays at Hayling Island Golf Club and also represented England in the girls’ international matches. Raffi is a past winner of the English schools U-16 championship and has played for England schools against Wales.
Katie Mundy, 17, is from Dunwood Manor Golf Club and was also a member of England’s team at the 2007 girls’ international matches. She is a past winner of the Hampshire girls’ title and, like Raffi, was in the Hampshire team at last year’s County Finals.
Alex Peters, 14, is a member at Notts’ Ladies Golf Club. She won the English girls’ U-13 championship in 2006 and followed up last year by capturing the Midland ladies’ and the North of England girls’ U16 and U14 titles. She represented England in the European Youn g Masters and helped to win the team silver medal.
Kelly Tidy, 16, plays at Manchester Golf Club. She is an England girl international and won the Welsh U-21 strokeplay title in 2007 while finishing runner-up in the British girls’, English girls’ U-15, and Scottish girls’ U-16 championships. She has previously held the English girls’ U-13 and U-15 titles.
Sarah Tyson, 17, plays at Redlibbets Golf Club. She won all the major south-east titles in 2006 and also became Kent girls’ champion. She followed up in 2007 by reducing her handicap to scratch and playing alongside the professionals in the Ladies’ English Open.
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