16-year-old Charlotte Naughton (Longhirst Hall, pictured below) had a superb weekend at the St Rule Trophy at St Andrews Links.
A stunning -13 across three rounds saw her finish just two shots behind Sweden’s Elice Fredriksson and despite missing out on the main prize, her outstanding achievement saw her crowned the winner of The Lawson Trophy (top under-18 player), finishing a staggering 13 shots ahead of 2nd-place on Sunday.
Speaking after her win, Naughton said: “I played in the tournament the year before and did okay but it was another great experience, especially playing the Old Course on Sunday. The leader birdied the 1st and there was a two-shot swing quite early on and from then I caught her a little bit but it wasn’t quite enough.
“But if someone told me beforehand I’d come 2nd, I’d have been over the moon, so I am pleased. I did shoot -5 and trying to catch Elice was going to be difficult but I did play well so I guess I couldn’t do much more. Coming into the event I knew there was an U18 trophy so that was one of my main goals. It’s nice to win that and it’s now sat in my trophy cabinet in my lounge!”
Naughton is in the middle of her GCSEs and explained there was no time for celebrations after her Lawson Trophy triumph. She revealed: “We went straight back home, saw my family and then I tried to get some revision done. I had Maths and Sports exams on Monday so I had to cram it in!”
With six more exams to go over the next fortnight, the youngster is setting her sights on more championship success this summer. She added: “My next big event is the English U18 at Hesketh but my main goal is to do well at the English U16 Championship at Tandridge and also represent England more at the likes of the Europeans, Home Internationals and the Junior Masters in Slovakia.
“After school, I’d like to go to Sixth Form and then university in America, is my big goal, to do a golf scholarship.”
At the St Rule Trophy, England’s Jessica Hall (Bishop Auckland) Lucy Jamieson (Heswall), Davina Xanh (Burnham & Berrow) and Eleanor Monk (Sunningdale) also finished in the top-10. Check out the leaderboard here.
Speaking after her win, Naughton said: “I played in the tournament the year before and did okay but it was another great experience, especially playing the Old Course on Sunday. The leader birdied the 1st and there was a two-shot swing quite early on and from then I caught her a little bit but it wasn’t quite enough.
“But if someone told me beforehand I’d come 2nd, I’d have been over the moon, so I am pleased. I did shoot -5 and trying to catch Elice was going to be difficult but I did play well so I guess I couldn’t do much more. Coming into the event I knew there was an U18 trophy so that was one of my main goals. It’s nice to win that and it’s now sat in my trophy cabinet in my lounge!”
Naughton is in the middle of her GCSEs and explained there was no time for celebrations after her Lawson Trophy triumph. She revealed: “We went straight back home, saw my family and then I tried to get some revision done. I had Maths and Sports exams on Monday so I had to cram it in!”
With six more exams to go over the next fortnight, the youngster is setting her sights on more championship success this summer. She added: “My next big event is the English U18 at Hesketh but my main goal is to do well at the English U16 Championship at Tandridge and also represent England more at the likes of the Europeans, Home Internationals and the Junior Masters in Slovakia.
“After school, I’d like to go to Sixth Form and then university in America, is my big goal, to do a golf scholarship.”
At the St Rule Trophy, England’s Jessica Hall (Bishop Auckland) Lucy Jamieson (Heswall), Davina Xanh (Burnham & Berrow) and Eleanor Monk (Sunningdale) also finished in the top-10. Check out the leaderboard here.
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Tom Vale, Press & Media Manager
Tel: 07912 240850
Email: tom.vale@englandgolf.org
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