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Jo Morris-Bourne (Willesley Park GC) Rachel East - County Captain (Cosby Golf Club) Click to view all 10 images...
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Ellie York - Vice Captain (Lutterworth GC) & Eleanor Parkinson (Willesley Park GC)
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Victoria Mayfield (Rothley Park GC) & Beth Johnson (Longcliffe GC)
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Lisa Porter (Lingdale GC) & Beth Swain (Ullesthorpe GC)
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Ellie York - Vice Captain (Lutterworth GC) & Beth Johnson (Longcliffe GC)
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Jo Morris- Bourne & Eleanor Parkinson (Willesley Park GC)
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Tracey Bates (Willesley Park GC) & Lisa Porter (Lingdale)
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Diana Miller - 2nd Team Captain (Lingdale) & Rachel East - County Captain (Cosby)
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Vicky Mayfield (Rothley GC) & Beth Swain (Ullesthorpe GC)
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Collingtree Park GC
Leicestershire & Rutland V Northamptonshire Friendly Match 6.4.25
This year we reinstated the friendly match against Northamptonshire County Ladies 1st team. We decided upon a slightly different format in order to establish and experiment with new foursomes partnerships. This proved highly beneficial for both teams as we played foursomes in both the morning and the afternoon sessions, neither team could field the same pairs in the afternoon each player had to be with a different partner.
The match was away at Collingtree Park Golf Club, the weather was beautiful but the wind proved to be very tricky, the course was in superb condition and the greens were rolling nicely. Only a few of our ten players had played the course before and after the morning session we were 3 – 2 down to Northamptonshire. Two of the matches went down to the wire and finished with a friendly half on the 18th.
In the afternoon our foursomes pairings were strategically formed using the yardage data from Ping and placing pairs together to be able to play the same way as they had in the morning, therefore even though you were with a different partner you were teeing the same holes. That way you could use any knowledge about yardages on Par 3s that was gained in the morning to our advantage.
During the afternoon session we did not loose a match, Ellie York and Beth Johnson along with Lisa Porter and Tracey Bates halved their matches which gave Northamptonshire their 1 point and all the other three matches won securing Leicestershire & Rutland 4 points.
The overall score was 6 – 4 to Leicestershire & Rutland.
All of the matches were played in great spirit and there was a brilliant team atmosphere, this fixture was a huge success for both teams and will continue next year 2026.
DATE: Sunday 6th April
HOME TEAM: Northamptonshire AWAY TEAM: Leicestershire & Rutland
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FOURSOMES AM |
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HOME PLAYERS |
RESULT |
AWAY PLAYERS |
RESULT |
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Millie Billson Lottie Heaver |
½ |
Jo Morris-Bourne Rachel East |
½
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Hattie Billson Bayley Pyke |
4/2 |
Ellie York Eleanor Parkinson |
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Eleanor Hamilton Freya Pickford |
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Beth Swain Lisa Porter |
7/6 |
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Katie Amos Emily Cotton |
2up |
Vicky Mayfield Beth Johnson |
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Amy Nunn Maliha Mirza |
½ |
Diana Miller Tracey Bates |
½
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TOTAL POINTS |
3 |
TOTAL POINTS |
2 |
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FOURSOMES PM |
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HOME PLAYERS |
RESULT |
AWAY PLAYERS |
RESULT |
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Amy Nunn Lottie Heaver |
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Jo Morris-Bourne Eleanor Parkinson |
5/4 |
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Millie Billson Emily Cotton |
½
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Ellie York Beth Johnson |
½ |
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Katie Amos Maliha Mirza |
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Rachel East Diana Miller |
3/1 |
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Eleanor Hamilton Hattie Billson |
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Vicky Mayfield Beth Swain |
3/2 |
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Bayley Pyke Freya Pickford |
½
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Lisa Porter Tracy Bates |
½ |
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TOTAL POINTS |
1 |
TOTAL POINTS |
4 |
WINNING TEAM: Leicestershire & Rutland 6 - 4