County Week 2021

Monday 28th June

Staffs beat Shropshire 4 1/2 - 1/2

Rachel Bishop & Jenny Rhodes beat Isobel Green & Helen Davies 4&3

Julia Gaunt & Izzy Speck halved  with Ellie potts & Jess Pitchford

Emily Brennan beat Sophie Johnson 1 up

Bronwyn Davies beat Vicky Bradbeer 8&6

Morgan Thomas beat Tania Pearce 6&5

Staffs lost to Nottinghamshire 3 - 2

Rachel Bishop & Jenny Rhodes halved with Carol Houghton & Vicki Johnson

Julia Gaunt & Katie Symonds beat Caron Harrison & Vicki Johnson 9&7

Emily Brennan halved with Maddy Smith

Bronwyn Davies lost to Amelia Wan 1 down

Morgan Thomas lost to Libby Kilbride 6&4

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Tuesday 29th June

Staffs beat Derbyshire 4 - 1

Rachel Bishop & Jenny Rhodes beat Catrin Russel & Debbie Deakin 1 up

Julia Gaunt & Izzy Speck beat Debbie Eaglefield & Sarah Lundy 7&5

Emily Brennan lost to Hannah Morrison 3&2

Bronwyn Davies beat Imogen Rafferty 1 up

Morgan Thomas beat Harriet Evans 1 up

Staffs lost to Lincolnshire 3 1/2 - 1 1/2

Rachel Bishop & Jenny Rhodes halved with Meg Illingworth & Tilly Garfoot

Julia Gaunt & Katie Symonds beat Helen McDougall & Tilly Kedzlie 6&4

Bronwyn Davies lost to Billie-Jo Smith 2 down

Morgan Thomas lost to Ellie Houghton 1 down

Emily Brennan lost to Ellise Rymer 2&1

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Wednesday 30th June

Staffs halved with Leicestershire

Rachel Bishop & Jenny Rhodes halved with Gemma Parkes Walley & Holly Waterfield

Bev Chattaway & Katie Symonds beat Victoria Mayfield & Eleanor Parkinson 5&4

Emily Brennan lost to Karen Haynes 3&1

Bronwyn Davies lost to Carolyn Parkes Wally 6&5

Morgan Thomas beat Ellie York 1 up

Another county week has come and gone, and whilst of course there is disappointment that Staffs didn’t win, there are still a huge amount of positives to take away from Hinckley.

Initially when England Golf announced that they were moving the English Seniors Championship from May to the same time as our county week, I was worried about how much that would deplete our team. However, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise as it gave others a chance to shine. 18 year old Katie Symonds from Aston Wood and 17 year old Izzy Speck from Whittington made outstanding debuts. Playing with the experienced Julia Gaunt in the foursomes, Izzy had a half in her first match against Shropshire, followed by a 7&5 win over Debyshire, whilst Katie debuted with a 9&7 victory over Notts followed by 6&4 over Lincs, and then finished with a 5&4 win over Leics partnered by Bev Chattaway. How exciting is the future with these two on board?!

The ever reliable partnership of Rachel Bishop and Jenny Rhodes also continued, extending their unbeaten run to another 5 matches (2 wins and 3 halves) - even more remarkable considering they were dormie 2 and 3 down in successive games, but they always show such indominatable spirit.

So that just left the singles, which proved to be incredibly hard fought. There are no finer singles players in Staffordshire than +4 handicapper Emily Brennan, Morgan Thomas off +2, and Bronwyn Davies off scratch. They all conributed points, and I could not have asked any more of them in terms of commitment, effort and outstanding golf. So many of their matches went down to the wire and could have gone either way. Just a lipped out putt here, or an outrageously long putt holed by the oppostiton made the difference. There is absolutely nothing to choose between the top 4 counties, and as president Ann Rafferty succinctly put it, “They could all play each other ten times, and we would win five times, and they would win five times.”

We had players whose wedges broke, and whose drivers broke, but the one thing that never broke was the team spirit, which was just outstanding. I couldn’t be more proud of the way each and every member of the team conducted themselves and performed under extreme pressure. And believe me, the new system where the first team to win a mere 3 points wins is extremely pressurised!

So, in summary, yes, we would all have dearly loved to have been on our way to county finals now, but  despite the disappointment, it was still a fantastic week that everyone enjoyed from start to finish. I have absolutely no doubt that this team will go on to achieve great things in the future, and I can’t wait to be there to congratulate them when they do.

This year's county week will be at Hinckley GC in Leics from 28th - 30th 

Team

Rachel Bishop

County Finals Week 17-21 September 2018

STAFFORDSHIRE WERE RUNNERS UP TO GLOUCESTERSHIRE IN THE 2018 NATIONAL FINALS

Team Selection :

Emily Brennan, Rachel Bishop, Bev Chattaway, Julia Gaunt, Lynn Gray, Emma Leech, Georgia Ann Pritchard, Jenny Rhodes, Georgie Taylor, Morgan Thomas, Gina Wilkie and Madeleine Winnett. 

County Week 2018

Staffordshire are through to the Finals - to be played in September 2018

The final will be held at Royal North Devon Golf Club  week commencing 17th September 2019.

Counties who are in the final are:

Yorkshire 

Staffordshire 

Buckinghamshire 

Norfolk 

Surrey

Gloucestershire 

Please click here to view the course:

https://www.royalnorthdevongolfclub.co.uk/aerial_flyover

WOMENS COUNTY FINALS 2018 - DRAW

Hollinwell Golf Club, Nottinghamshire

The name Hollinwell relates to the Holy well, located near the 8th tee, which provided natural spring water for the monks of Newstead Abbey centuries ago and is now providing refreshment for golfers.

Hollinwell Course 

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STAFFORDSHIRE TEAM

RACHEL BISHOP

EMILY BRENNAN

BEV CHATTAWAY

FERN CLARK

JULIA GAUNT

EMMA LEECH

JENNY RHODES

SUE SPENCER

GEOGIE TAYLOR

MORGAN THOMAS

MADELEINE WINNETT

County Week Officials