England Golf is delighted to confirm its National Women’s and Girls’ Squads for the 2025/26 campaign.
Three players from the England Girls’ Squad have progressed into the Women’s Squad, with Charlotte Naughton, Annabel Peaford and Elizabeth Wilson all being selected.
Meanwhile, there are three new players added to the England Girls’ Squad, with Mia Ingham, Daisy Lee and Ria Prabhakar all added to the set-up. Steve Robinson continues in his role as Women’s National Coach, with John Watson also set for another season as Girls’ National Coach.
England Golf Women’s Performance Manager, Jenny Henderson, said: “I know I speak for the entire National Coaching Team when I say we are incredibly excited to work with this talented group of players as the new coaching year begins.
"A new season is a new opportunity — not just to lower scores, but to raise our standards. Every swing, every coaching session, every day, we aim to get a little bit better. This group of players already have some remarkable achievements to be proud of, but we’re not just about chasing trophies — we’re chasing potential.
"The work these players put in ahead of next season will define who they are when the pressure is on. Each player brings unique strengths, and we are looking forward to supporting them with opportunities to grow, compete, and achieve something special. The commitment and energy I’ve already seen gives me great confidence in what’s ahead.
"These squads include exclusively UK-based players. An announcement confirming overseas players will follow later in the coaching year.”Find out more about the individuals below.
England Women’s Squad
Lily Hirst (Huddersfield, Yorkshire)
- Won the Match in the Desert 2025, also helping University of Kansas to the team event in the process (USA)
- Helped England win the 2025 Women's & Men's Home Internationals, and helped the Women win their category in the 2024 event
- Won the 2024 English Women’s Open Stroke Play Championship at Stoneham, and finished tied-4th at the 2025 event at Alwoodley
- Represented England in 2024 (bronze medal) and 2025 European Ladies Team Championship
- Three top-10 finishes in USA in 2023
- Top-10 finish at 2024 English U25 Championship
- Top-10 finish at the 2025 South American Amateur Championship
Charlotte Naughton (Longhirst Hall, Northumberland)
- Won the individual title at the 2025 World Junior Girls Golf Championship in Canada, helping England to a 4th-place finish overall
- Won the 2025 German Girls' International Amateur - becoming the first ever English winner of the event
- In 2025, 2nd-place finish for second year running at St Rule Trophy, winning the Lawson Trophy in both years for being the leading U18 player
- Finished runner-up at the 2025 Girls' Amateur Championship
- Part of England team which won the 2025 Girls' & Boys' Home Internationals
- Represented Europe at 2025 Junior Ryder Cup
- Top-10 finish at 2025 Scottish Girls' U18 Championship
- Part of the England team which won the biennial international match against Spain in April
- Represented England at 2025 Toyota Junior World Cup
- In 2024, finished 2nd at Girls’ U16 Amateur Championship and Sir Henry Cooper Junior Championship
- Top-10 finish at 2024 English U18 Amateur Stroke Play Championship
- Helped England win the 2024 European Girls’ Team Championship and the 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals, while also helping her country win bronze at the 2024 European Young Masters
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano in 2024 for the first time
- Won the 2022 English U14 Girls’ Championship
Annabel Peaford (Walton Heath, Surrey)
- Finished 1st in the stroke play stages of the 2025 European Girls' Team Championship
- Part of the England team which finished tied-4th (and just two shots off the gold medal) at 2025 World Amateur Team Championships, finishing tied-5th in the individual standings
- Reached the quarter-finals of 2025 U18 Cartier Trophy (France)
- Top-10 finish at 2025 R&A Girls' Amateur Championship, English Women's Stroke Play Championship and Scottish Girls' U18 Championship
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano in 2024 for the first time, and represented GB&I in the 2025 event
- Part of the Surrey team which won the 2025 English Women's County Finals
- Won the individual European Young Masters in 2024 with an outstanding score of -20, which also helped England pick up bronze at the event
- Finished 2nd in the 2025 European Young Masters
- Finished 3rd at the 2024 English Girls’ U16 Open Championship and the 2024 Sir Henry Cooper Championship
- Broke the Sunningdale course record in 2024 to win the Critchley Astor Salver
- Helped England win the 2025 and 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
- Represented England in the annual U16 match v Spain in 2024
- Won the 2023 Justin Rose Telegraph Junior Golf Championship
Elizabeth Wilson (Norwood Park, Nottinghamshire)
- Won the 2025 Fairhaven Trophy (Girls), after defeating England teammate Lauren Crump in a play-off
- Finished tied-3rd in the individual stroke play stages of the 2025 European Girls' Team Championship
- Top-5 finish at 2025 Helen Holm Scottish Women's Amateur, helping England win the Nations Cup in the process
- Top-10 finishes at 2025 Scottish Girls' U18 Championship and 2025 Comboy Scratch at Delamere Forest
- Helped England win the 2025 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
- Finished 4th at the 2024 English Girls’ Open Championship
- Top-10 finish at 2024 R&A Girls’ U16 Amateur Championship, and picked up a top-15 finish at the 2024 English U25 Championship
- Won the 2024 Bronte Law Junior Series event at Moor Allerton
- Represented England in the annual U16 match v Switzerland in 2024
England Girls’ Squad
Meanwhile, there are three new players added to the England Girls’ Squad, with Mia Ingham, Daisy Lee and Ria Prabhakar all added to the set-up. Steve Robinson continues in his role as Women’s National Coach, with John Watson also set for another season as Girls’ National Coach.
England Golf Women’s Performance Manager, Jenny Henderson, said: “I know I speak for the entire National Coaching Team when I say we are incredibly excited to work with this talented group of players as the new coaching year begins.
"A new season is a new opportunity — not just to lower scores, but to raise our standards. Every swing, every coaching session, every day, we aim to get a little bit better. This group of players already have some remarkable achievements to be proud of, but we’re not just about chasing trophies — we’re chasing potential.
"The work these players put in ahead of next season will define who they are when the pressure is on. Each player brings unique strengths, and we are looking forward to supporting them with opportunities to grow, compete, and achieve something special. The commitment and energy I’ve already seen gives me great confidence in what’s ahead.
"These squads include exclusively UK-based players. An announcement confirming overseas players will follow later in the coaching year.”Find out more about the individuals below.
England Women’s Squad
Lily Hirst (Huddersfield, Yorkshire)
- Won the Match in the Desert 2025, also helping University of Kansas to the team event in the process (USA)
- Helped England win the 2025 Women's & Men's Home Internationals, and helped the Women win their category in the 2024 event
- Won the 2024 English Women’s Open Stroke Play Championship at Stoneham, and finished tied-4th at the 2025 event at Alwoodley
- Represented England in 2024 (bronze medal) and 2025 European Ladies Team Championship
- Three top-10 finishes in USA in 2023
- Top-10 finish at 2024 English U25 Championship
- Top-10 finish at the 2025 South American Amateur Championship
Charlotte Naughton (Longhirst Hall, Northumberland)
- Won the individual title at the 2025 World Junior Girls Golf Championship in Canada, helping England to a 4th-place finish overall
- Won the 2025 German Girls' International Amateur - becoming the first ever English winner of the event
- In 2025, 2nd-place finish for second year running at St Rule Trophy, winning the Lawson Trophy in both years for being the leading U18 player
- Finished runner-up at the 2025 Girls' Amateur Championship
- Part of England team which won the 2025 Girls' & Boys' Home Internationals
- Represented Europe at 2025 Junior Ryder Cup
- Top-10 finish at 2025 Scottish Girls' U18 Championship
- Part of the England team which won the biennial international match against Spain in April
- Represented England at 2025 Toyota Junior World Cup
- In 2024, finished 2nd at Girls’ U16 Amateur Championship and Sir Henry Cooper Junior Championship
- Top-10 finish at 2024 English U18 Amateur Stroke Play Championship
- Helped England win the 2024 European Girls’ Team Championship and the 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals, while also helping her country win bronze at the 2024 European Young Masters
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano in 2024 for the first time
- Won the 2022 English U14 Girls’ Championship
Annabel Peaford (Walton Heath, Surrey)
- Finished 1st in the stroke play stages of the 2025 European Girls' Team Championship
- Part of the England team which finished tied-4th (and just two shots off the gold medal) at 2025 World Amateur Team Championships, finishing tied-5th in the individual standings
- Reached the quarter-finals of 2025 U18 Cartier Trophy (France)
- Top-10 finish at 2025 R&A Girls' Amateur Championship, English Women's Stroke Play Championship and Scottish Girls' U18 Championship
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano in 2024 for the first time, and represented GB&I in the 2025 event
- Part of the Surrey team which won the 2025 English Women's County Finals
- Won the individual European Young Masters in 2024 with an outstanding score of -20, which also helped England pick up bronze at the event
- Finished 2nd in the 2025 European Young Masters
- Finished 3rd at the 2024 English Girls’ U16 Open Championship and the 2024 Sir Henry Cooper Championship
- Broke the Sunningdale course record in 2024 to win the Critchley Astor Salver
- Helped England win the 2025 and 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
- Represented England in the annual U16 match v Spain in 2024
- Won the 2023 Justin Rose Telegraph Junior Golf Championship
Elizabeth Wilson (Norwood Park, Nottinghamshire)
- Won the 2025 Fairhaven Trophy (Girls), after defeating England teammate Lauren Crump in a play-off
- Finished tied-3rd in the individual stroke play stages of the 2025 European Girls' Team Championship
- Top-5 finish at 2025 Helen Holm Scottish Women's Amateur, helping England win the Nations Cup in the process
- Top-10 finishes at 2025 Scottish Girls' U18 Championship and 2025 Comboy Scratch at Delamere Forest
- Helped England win the 2025 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
- Finished 4th at the 2024 English Girls’ Open Championship
- Top-10 finish at 2024 R&A Girls’ U16 Amateur Championship, and picked up a top-15 finish at the 2024 English U25 Championship
- Won the 2024 Bronte Law Junior Series event at Moor Allerton
- Represented England in the annual U16 match v Switzerland in 2024
England Girls’ Squad
Lauren Crump (Hill Valley, Shropshire)
- Won the 2025 and 2024 English Girls' Stroke Play Championship
- Won the 2025 and 2024 Women’s County Champion of Champions at Woodhall Spa
- Won the 2025 Comboy Scratch at Delamere Forest
- Finished tied-2nd in Women's Open Pre-Qualifier at Delamere Forest - in a 119-player field which included seasoned professionals, securing a spot at Final Qualifying
- Won all four of her matches in England U16s' win against Spain in 2025 international match
- Runner-up at the 2025 Fairhaven Trophy (Girls), after missing out to England teammate Elizabeth Wilson in a play-off
- Top-5 finish at 2025 R&A Girls' Amateur Championship and 2025 Scottish Girls' U18 Championship
- Represented England at 2025 Toyota Junior World Cup
- Won the 2024 Scottish Girls’ U16 Open, and finished runner-up in the 2024 English Girls’ U16 Open Championship
- Enjoyed a top-5 finish at 2024 Welsh Women’s Open Stroke Play Championship
- Represented England in the annual U16 match v Spain in 2024
- Helped England win the 2025 and 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano Trophy in 2024 for the first time
Mia Ingham (Sunningdale, Surrey)
- Top-5 finish at 2025 English Girls’ Open Stroke Play Championship and Northampton Tigress
- 3rd-place at 2025 Sir Henry Cooper Championships
- Won the 2025 Stephen Gallacher Foundation International (Spain)
- 2nd-place at 2025 Robert Rock Junior Golf Tour European Masters (Spain)
- Top-10 at 2025 Critchley Astor Salver
Daisy Lee (Lancaster, Lancashire)
- Part of the England U16 team which beat Scotland in August 2025
- 2nd-place finish at 2025 English Girls’ Open Stroke Play Championship
- 2nd-place finish at 2025 Flogas Irish Girls’ Championship, finishing as the leading U16 player
- 3rd-place finish at 2025 English Girls’ U16 Championship
- Top-10 finishes at 2025 Scottish Girls’ U16 Championship, Fairhaven Trophy and Midlands U16 Girls’ Stroke Play Championship
- Top-10 finishes at 2025 Global Junior Golf Portuguese Juniors International, Lisboa Junior Games, and #weareglobaljuniorgolf Open (all Portugal)
Ellie Lichtenhein (The Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire)
- Winner of the 2025 European Young Masters
- Top-5 finish at 2025 Scottish Girls' U18 Championship, winning the trophy for top U16 player at the event
- Tied-3rd finish at 2025 English Girls' U16 Championship
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano Trophy in 2024 for the first time and represented GB&I in 2025 event
- Part of the England U16 team which beat Scotland in August 2025
- 2nd-place finished at North of England U16 Girls' Championship
- Finished 2nd at the 2024 English Girls’ Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, 2024 Scottish Girls’ U16 Open Championship and 2024 Fairhaven Trophy
- Finished 2nd after a play-off at the 2024 Girls’ County Champion of Champions
- Finished 4th at 2024 English U25 Championship
- Represented England in the annual U16 match v Spain in 2024
- Helped England win the 2025 and 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
Emily Peaford (Walton Heath, Surrey)
- Won all four of her matches in England U16s' win over Spain in 2025 international match
- Represented GB&I in 2025 Junior Vagliano Trophy
- Won the 2024 North of England Girls’ U16 Open Championship
- In 2024, enjoyed top-10 finishes at English Girls’ U16 Stroke Play Championship, Sir Henry Cooper Championships, Critchley Astor Salver and The Gold Rose
- Represented England in the annual U16 match v Switzerland in 2024
Ria Prabhakar (West Essex, Essex)
- Won the 2025 Scottish Girls’ U16 Championship
- Won the 2025 Bronte Law Junior Series at Farnham
- Finished 2nd at 2025 Faldo Junior Series England Championship (East Midlands)
- Finished 2nd at 2025 Bronte Law Junior Series at Moor Allerton
- Part of the England U16 team which beat Scotland in August 2025
- Won the 2025 and 2024 English Girls' Stroke Play Championship
- Won the 2025 and 2024 Women’s County Champion of Champions at Woodhall Spa
- Won the 2025 Comboy Scratch at Delamere Forest
- Finished tied-2nd in Women's Open Pre-Qualifier at Delamere Forest - in a 119-player field which included seasoned professionals, securing a spot at Final Qualifying
- Won all four of her matches in England U16s' win against Spain in 2025 international match
- Runner-up at the 2025 Fairhaven Trophy (Girls), after missing out to England teammate Elizabeth Wilson in a play-off
- Top-5 finish at 2025 R&A Girls' Amateur Championship and 2025 Scottish Girls' U18 Championship
- Represented England at 2025 Toyota Junior World Cup
- Won the 2024 Scottish Girls’ U16 Open, and finished runner-up in the 2024 English Girls’ U16 Open Championship
- Enjoyed a top-5 finish at 2024 Welsh Women’s Open Stroke Play Championship
- Represented England in the annual U16 match v Spain in 2024
- Helped England win the 2025 and 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano Trophy in 2024 for the first time
Mia Ingham (Sunningdale, Surrey)
- Top-5 finish at 2025 English Girls’ Open Stroke Play Championship and Northampton Tigress
- 3rd-place at 2025 Sir Henry Cooper Championships
- Won the 2025 Stephen Gallacher Foundation International (Spain)
- 2nd-place at 2025 Robert Rock Junior Golf Tour European Masters (Spain)
- Top-10 at 2025 Critchley Astor Salver
Daisy Lee (Lancaster, Lancashire)
- Part of the England U16 team which beat Scotland in August 2025
- 2nd-place finish at 2025 English Girls’ Open Stroke Play Championship
- 2nd-place finish at 2025 Flogas Irish Girls’ Championship, finishing as the leading U16 player
- 3rd-place finish at 2025 English Girls’ U16 Championship
- Top-10 finishes at 2025 Scottish Girls’ U16 Championship, Fairhaven Trophy and Midlands U16 Girls’ Stroke Play Championship
- Top-10 finishes at 2025 Global Junior Golf Portuguese Juniors International, Lisboa Junior Games, and #weareglobaljuniorgolf Open (all Portugal)
Ellie Lichtenhein (The Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire)
- Winner of the 2025 European Young Masters
- Top-5 finish at 2025 Scottish Girls' U18 Championship, winning the trophy for top U16 player at the event
- Tied-3rd finish at 2025 English Girls' U16 Championship
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano Trophy in 2024 for the first time and represented GB&I in 2025 event
- Part of the England U16 team which beat Scotland in August 2025
- 2nd-place finished at North of England U16 Girls' Championship
- Finished 2nd at the 2024 English Girls’ Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, 2024 Scottish Girls’ U16 Open Championship and 2024 Fairhaven Trophy
- Finished 2nd after a play-off at the 2024 Girls’ County Champion of Champions
- Finished 4th at 2024 English U25 Championship
- Represented England in the annual U16 match v Spain in 2024
- Helped England win the 2025 and 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
Emily Peaford (Walton Heath, Surrey)
- Won all four of her matches in England U16s' win over Spain in 2025 international match
- Represented GB&I in 2025 Junior Vagliano Trophy
- Won the 2024 North of England Girls’ U16 Open Championship
- In 2024, enjoyed top-10 finishes at English Girls’ U16 Stroke Play Championship, Sir Henry Cooper Championships, Critchley Astor Salver and The Gold Rose
- Represented England in the annual U16 match v Switzerland in 2024
Ria Prabhakar (West Essex, Essex)
- Won the 2025 Scottish Girls’ U16 Championship
- Won the 2025 Bronte Law Junior Series at Farnham
- Finished 2nd at 2025 Faldo Junior Series England Championship (East Midlands)
- Finished 2nd at 2025 Bronte Law Junior Series at Moor Allerton
- Part of the England U16 team which beat Scotland in August 2025
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Tom Vale, Press & Media Manager
Tel: 07912 240850
Email: tom.vale@englandgolf.org
www.englandgolf.org