English Girls Championship 2025
England Golf Girls’ Squad star Lauren Crump made it back-to-back English Girls’ Open Stroke Play titles after a stunning week of golf at Sherwood Forest.
A 7-under first day put her in a great position but Lancaster’s Daisy Lee played some remarkable golf herself to lead after rounds two and three.
But despite being three shots back with 18 holes to play, Crump held her nerve to shoot six birdies in her final round as she finished 18-under for the tournament and two clear of Lee to lift the title for the second year running.
She said: “It feels amazing. I came into the week knowing there was a lot of pressure on me to do it again and I’m just really happy to do it!
“I’m playing some of my best golf. I struck my irons really well and putted so good. I saw through 10 holes that I was tied with Daisy, and I knew there were a couple of par-5s and I needed to take advantage of them and I managed to hole some important putts.
“Having won it last year, coming down the last few holes, I didn’t feel as nervy as I did last time, and I was just making pars and trying to get it there.”
There’s not much time for celebrating for Crump, who goes into AIG Women’s Open Final Qualifying at Pyle & Kenfig on Monday, hoping to achieve one of her dreams.
She added: “It would be amazing to follow in the footsteps of someone like Lottie Woad and be able to play at the AIG!”
The first two days of the English Girls’ Championship saw Crump shoot -7 and level-par, and she turned up the heat early on the final morning as she eagled 8 and birdied 9, but Lee made four birdies of her own on the front nine to hold a two-shot advantage.
Iceland’s Pamela Osk Hjaltadottir fired an impressive bogey-free 68 (-5) to race up the board, as did Crump’s England Golf teammate Elizabeth Wilson who made four birdies and an eagle.
But it was Crump and Lee who continued to play the best golf, with the lowest scores of round three. Both players shot 67 (-6), with Lee making a whopping eight birdies, including four on the spin from holes 13-16.
Despite a three-shot advantage heading into the final round, three bogeys for Lee and two birdies for Crump saw them back on a level playing field with nine holes to go.
The momentum stayed with Crump who birdied four out of five holes from 12-16 as she looked to have sealed the deal – until Lee rolled in a 15-footer for eagle on 13. However, Lee missed a short par putt on 14 as Crump parred her way in to ease to victory.
Crump’s England Girls’ teammate Chloe Tarbard (Royal Norwich), who was her playing partner on the final day, also enjoyed some tremendous golf as she finished sole 3rd on -12 thanks to a final-round 69 (-4).
The round of the tournament however came from Sunningdale’s Mia Ingham (pictured below) who fired an amazing bogey-free 65 (-8) to rocket up to 4th in the final standings – and in doing so picked up the Sherwood Forest course record.
Wilson (Norwood Park) and Imogen Williamson (Delamere Forest) finished tied-5th on -9 overall in a brilliant week of golf from the girls.
Crump also picked up the Hazards Salver for being the leading under-16 GB&I player of the championship.
MacGregor Trophy (English Under 16 boys Championship) 2022
Mark Gazi held his nerve to lift the 2022 McGregor Trophy following a nail-biting victory over Charlie Croker on the second play-off hole at Sherwood Forest Golf Club.
Playing together in the final group of the day in Nottinghamshire, the pendulum swung both ways throughout, but the pair couldn’t be separated after 72 holes of stroke play.
Both men made pars on the opening play-off hole before the Tralee golfer secured an impressive birdie on the par four second to clinch a nerve-shredding success.
The result will have come as a disappointment to Croker who performed superbly throughout the tournament, but he did go away with the Jean Case Memorial Trophy which is awarded to the highest ranked player aged 15 or under.
Gazi and Croker began the final day locked on seven under par but it was the Irishman who enjoyed the early exchanges in the morning as his third round of 72 saw him move into a two-shot lead before the afternoon’s final 18 holes.
As the pair made the turn in their final round, Gazi remained two shots clear but he began to falter, dropping shots at 10, 12, 14 and 15 and Croker’s impressive consistency saw him move two shots ahead as the tables turned dramatically.
Amid all the drama, Gazi was able to refocus on the task at hand, and he made birdie-par-birdie on the final three holes, against Croker’s birdie-bogey-par, to force an intriguing play-off.
Having exchanged pars on the opening hole, Gazi sunk an excellent six-foot putt on the second to claim the trophy, to the delight of his Ireland teammates who had stayed to watch the tournament’s conclusion.
Bourgenay golfer Louka Morin finished in third place on two under par, five shots ahead of Enville’s Ben Bolton in fourth with Drew Sykes a shot further back in fifth.
Sykes, Croker and Oscar Lent were also named winners of the Nations Cup trophy after finishing top of the international team leaderboard as part of the England 1 team.
Brabazon Trophy (English Mens Strokeplay Championship) 2020
David Ravetto (FRA) won the 74th English Men’s Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Brabazon Trophy at Sherwood Forest G.C.
Ravetto secured the title on the second sudden death play-off hole (the 2nd) with a birdie after he and Christoffer Bring (DEN) and Mark Power (IRL) couldn’t be separated after 72 holes. Power fell out of the play-off on the 1st extra hole after he could only par it – Bring and Ravetto both birdied.
It was clear from today’s weather forecast that the conclusion of the Brabazon Trophy was likely to be far from straight forward and so it proved. Anything can happen when the wind is gusting up to 50mph.
Mark Power, who had started the day tied for 12th, produced one of the best rounds seen for some time by a GB&I amateur to ask the question of the leaders playing behind him. His 66 (-5) included two eagles and three birdies. To put his score into context just 6 of the 68 players broke par today with the other five all recording 70’s (-1).
Power’s 274 (-11) total initially looked like it would be a little short of the necessary mark but as time passed by it became clear that his work may not be done for the day.
David Ravetto, playing in the penultimate three ball, looked to have stood up to the conditions and Power’s clubhouse pressure when he birdied the 16th to move to -11. However, a bogey on 17 saw him fall back into a tie with the Irishman on -10 with both players left to nervously wait to see how leader Christoffer Bring would finish.
Bring was on -13 after 12 holes when Power completed his round. With a three shot lead and six holes to play the Championship was the Dane’s to win. However, an untidy double bogey on the par 3 15th and a bogey on 17 saw him come back to the two chasers.
English pair Barclay Brown and Jack Dyer -8 finished tied for 4th with compatriots Enrique Dimayuga and Sam Bairstow one shot further back in tied 6th.
Barclay Brown won The George Henriques Salver, awarded to the leading GB&I player under the age of 20.
Northern Ireland’s Tom McKibben -6 finished 8th after a consistent tournament, Joe Long -5 9th delivered another strong result and Jack Cope -4 backed up his recent English Amateur victory with a tied 10th place alongside Josh Bristow from Kent.
Other notable championships held at Sherwood Forest Golf Club;
PGA Professionals Championship 2023
English Schools National Championship 2019
English Men’s Senior Championship 2018
English Senior Ladies Championship 2013
English Men’s Mid Amateur Championship (Logan Trophy) 2010
English Ladies Mid Amateur Championship 2007
English Boys Strokeplay Championship (Carris Trophy) 2006
English Men’s Senior Championship 2001
R & A Men’s British Seniors Championship 1997
English Schools National Championship 1996
R & A British Open Championship regional qualifying 1989 -95
