England Women’s Squad star Charlotte Naughton has booked her spot at the AIG Women’s Open after securing the 2026 European Ladies’ Amateur title at Allerum Golfklubb in Sweden.
The 18-year-old fired rounds of 69, 72, 67 and 72 on the par-72 layout, going wire-to-wire to finish at -8, two shots clear of home favourite Meja Örtengren.
“I’m over the moon,” said Naughton. “I’ve put a lot of work in ahead of this event and I played so well.”
In her final round, the Longhirst Hall golfer pulled away with birdies at four and five, and kept her foot on the gas with a long birdie at the 10th. Entering the final two holes four shots clear of Örtengren, Naughton saw her lead halved after a double bogey on 17.
But with a par-5 to close out, she made birdie to clinch the title—on a hole where she was -5 across the four rounds.
“I didn’t have the best of starts, I was definitely nervous, but I managed to stay calm and that was my goal today,” added Naughton. “17 was a big mistake, but I tried to stay calm down the last. I’m really happy.”
Naughton joins a long list of illustrious champions, with notable former winners including European Solheim Cup stars Carlota Ciganda, Caroline Hedwall, Bronte Law and Céline Boutier. Established in 1986, the championship has now crowned five Englishwomen, with Naughton joining Joanne Morley (1992), Emma Duggleby (2000), Law (2016) and Alice Hewson (2019).
Naughton will now turn her attention to Royal Lytham & St Anne’s ahead of the final women’s major next week, as well as the LPGA’s Canadian Women’s Open a few weeks later.
The impressive youngster is enjoying an incredible 18 months, beginning with her victory at the 2025 German Girls’ International Amateur—where she became the first English winner of the event. Since then, she has won the Lawson Trophy three consecutive years (2024–2026) as the leading U18 player at the St Rule Trophy, claimed the individual title at the 2025 World Junior Girls Golf Championship in Canada (earning exemption into the LPGA event), and secured the individual title at the 2026 Junior Orange Bowl with a four-round tournament record of -10.
In team golf, Naughton represented Europe at the 2025 Junior Ryder Cup and was the youngest member of the Great Britain & Ireland team at the Curtis Cup.
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“I’m over the moon,” said Naughton. “I’ve put a lot of work in ahead of this event and I played so well.”
In her final round, the Longhirst Hall golfer pulled away with birdies at four and five, and kept her foot on the gas with a long birdie at the 10th. Entering the final two holes four shots clear of Örtengren, Naughton saw her lead halved after a double bogey on 17.
But with a par-5 to close out, she made birdie to clinch the title—on a hole where she was -5 across the four rounds.
“I didn’t have the best of starts, I was definitely nervous, but I managed to stay calm and that was my goal today,” added Naughton. “17 was a big mistake, but I tried to stay calm down the last. I’m really happy.”
Naughton joins a long list of illustrious champions, with notable former winners including European Solheim Cup stars Carlota Ciganda, Caroline Hedwall, Bronte Law and Céline Boutier. Established in 1986, the championship has now crowned five Englishwomen, with Naughton joining Joanne Morley (1992), Emma Duggleby (2000), Law (2016) and Alice Hewson (2019).
Naughton will now turn her attention to Royal Lytham & St Anne’s ahead of the final women’s major next week, as well as the LPGA’s Canadian Women’s Open a few weeks later.
The impressive youngster is enjoying an incredible 18 months, beginning with her victory at the 2025 German Girls’ International Amateur—where she became the first English winner of the event. Since then, she has won the Lawson Trophy three consecutive years (2024–2026) as the leading U18 player at the St Rule Trophy, claimed the individual title at the 2025 World Junior Girls Golf Championship in Canada (earning exemption into the LPGA event), and secured the individual title at the 2026 Junior Orange Bowl with a four-round tournament record of -10.
In team golf, Naughton represented Europe at the 2025 Junior Ryder Cup and was the youngest member of the Great Britain & Ireland team at the Curtis Cup.
Check out the final leaderboard here.
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Tom Vale, Press & Media Manager
Tel: 07912 240850
Email: tom.vale@englandgolf.org
www.englandgolf.org