Emily Taylor to represent England in R and A Junior Open

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATIONLancashire’s Emily Taylor will represent the English Women’s Golf Association in the Junior Open Championship at Lundin Golf Club, Fife  from July 12-14.
An international field of leading U16 golfers will compete while the world’s best are preparing for the 150th anniversary Open Championship, just 12 miles away at St Andrews.
The Junior Open is run by the R and A which invites all affiliated nations to enter their best U16 boy and girl golfers. Almost 80 countries will be represented.
The competition started in 1994 and is closely linked to The Open Championship. It is staged every two years and played on a nearby course.
Emily Taylor, 15, (Royal Lytham & St Annes) won the Scottish U16 open stroke-play championship and the girls’ title at the Fairhaven Trophies. On both occasions she set a course record in the final round.
Emily, pictured, will represent England in the Girls’ Home Internationals in August and she is a member of the English Women’s Golf Association U18 Squad.
The English Golf Union will be represented in the Junior Open by Nick Ward of Redbourn, Hertfordshire. Both English players are in the Gold category and will compete over 54 holes.

Lyndsey Hewison
Press and PR Officer
EWGA