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Jo Pritchard – Female Assistant of the Year
o Pritchard is looking to follow in the PGA's annual graduation ceremony from continue to pursue her playing ambitions but
footsteps of the nation's rising golfing stars Beverly Lewis and rugby world cup winning will combine it with coaching as she puts herJ
after winning The Professional Golfers' coach Sir Clive Woodward. PGA education to full use.
Association Female Assistant of the Year award. And after collecting the award the 25-year- “I'm trying to play as much as can,” Jo
The Pontypool professional is aiming to join old admitted that she fell into golf as a career. continued. “I'll enter all the WPGA events, play
former amateur international team-mates “It just gradually dawned on me,” she said. pro-ams but I'll still teach as I do a lot of work
Becky Brewerton, El Pilgrim and Becky Morgan “I got my first international cap at 14, my full with the juniors at Pontypool Golf Club.
on the tour after graduating from the PGA's cap at 17 and then I went to the University of As we go to print Jo recently played at
three-year degree programme in style to claim Colorado for two years.” Cardiff Golf Club in one of the seven Ryder Cup
the Ladies European Tour sponsored Beverly However, Jo soon realised she was more Wales 2010 WPGA One-Day Series events and
Lewis Trophy - in honour of the PGA's first interested in people’s swings and she would shot a gross 73 to tie the lead with Devon’s
female captain - and a cheque for £625. That get distracted by watching other golfers. Tracey Loveys. As Loveys has declined the offer
was in addition to the £900 she won for Consequently, she decided she would like to
of a place at this year’s S4C Wales Ladiesfinishing sixth overall in the PGA Titleist teach and underwent her PGA qualification.
Championship of Europe it was then offered toAssistant of the Year standings. Once qualified, she had another change of
Jo who had no hesitation in accepting it. We (l-r) Sir Clive Woodward, Jo Pritchard andPritchard, who has been under the tutelage heart and went to tour school in October.
Beverly Lewis (photograph courtesy of Jamielook forward to seeing her compete atof Neil Matthews - national coach for the Golf “I got through to final qualifying,” said Jo,
Jones Photography)Union of Wales, received her award at the “but missed out on a full card.” Jo will Machynys in August.
The latest news from Tenby ladies Carmarthenshire &
The weather conditions during the month of this event. The second Hill-Lowe Bogey
May were not very favourable for the ladies of competition was played with Moura Rimell Pembrokeshire ladies
Tenby with several low entries in many of their winning with a score of +3. Rhian Walters was
monthly competitions. second with +2 and Heather Morgan third
Heather Morgan won the Thursday Stableford with +1. make history
whilst Denise Edwards and Mel Smith came Anne Morris and Mary Lewis, who are the
second and third respectively. The winner of club’s representatives in the National Daily Mail Carmarthenshire & Pembrokeshire county ladies uniform.
the Silver Division in May’s LGU Medal was Foursomes competition, comfortably beat
The representatives of the newly formedpaved their way into the golfing history booksAnita Davies with Rhian Walters in second Cardigan at home. They will now travel to
team were Olwen Davies and Sophie Andersonon Sunday 8 June when they participated inplace. The Bronze Division winner was Anne Glamorganshire Golf Club for the next round.
from Ashburnham, Georgia Thomas, Emmatheir first ever inter-county match.Wilks. As the Rhian Pearn qualifier was held at In the Three Counties League Tenby ladies beat
Guerreiro and holly Watkins of Tenby, Elspeththe same time as the Medal both Anita Davies South Pembs and halved with Tefloyne. In June Earlier this year Glamorgan and
Tolland from Haverfordwest and Elin Jones andand Rhian Walters will travel to Neath Golf the team will play hosts to Haverfordwest and Monmouthshire were voted out of the England
Paula Jenkins both from Carmarthen.Club later in the year to compete in the final of Milford Haven. & Wales Ladies Inter-County Championships
Although Carmarthenshire & Pembrokeshireand in order for them to maintain county golf a
team were defeated by Glamorgan ladies theynew Welsh Inter-counties Championship wasAnnual charity coffee morning
are looking forward to their next match on 3formed. North and South Wales will each have
July against Monmouthshire.three county areas who will play against eachTheladiessectionofRaglanParcGolfClubrecentlyheldtheirannualfundraisingCoffeeMorningwhere
other then the overall winners from the northforty-eightvisitorsandthirtymemberstookpartinanine-holeStablefordcompetition.Theweather
and south will play the all-Wales final.conditionswereprefectforaday’sgolfandthecoursewaspresentedinexcellentconditions.
As a consequence of the new inter-countyTheprizesweresplitintotwocategoriesandtheresultsareasfollows:-prizewinners
championships, Carmarthenshire &Visitors Members
Pembrokeshire county side was formed and1st-CarolSmith,ForestofDean 1st-GillThomas
they played their inaugural match, against2nd-CarolineDenton,Monmouthshire 2nd-PaulaBrady
Glamorgan in early June, over the wonderful3rd-LynneAllit–Parc 3rd-LynPlow
links of Ashburnham.
“We have tried to form a county teamCompetition results for the ladies of Raglan Park
before,” said Olwen Davies, team captain, “but
Therewereseveralotherclubcompetitionsheld KathMorgan;TheSpringCupbyEirlysFrench;the for whatever reason it never materialised. We
throughoutthemonthandtheresultsofthese StablefordcompetitionwinnerwasSabineWolfe. are very happy that we have now achieved this
areshownbelow:- JanEtheridgemeanwhilewontheIsabelleRussell and look forward to the years ahead.”
TheAustralianSpoonqualifierwaswonbyAnn competition. Several clubs from around the counties have
Evans&MyraHarperandthewinnersofthe IntheregionalfinaloftheLGUChallengeBowl generously given donations to the new county.
CoronationFoursomesqualifierwereLesley andMedals,heldatDewstowGolfClub, However, the West Wales Ladies Golfing
Bowen&PatMcGill.Bothpairingswillrepresent JacquelineHayes,EirlysFrench,andMargaret Association has been more than generous. They
theclubintherespectiveregionalfinals.TheMay TranterallqualifiedfortheNationalFinal,which have given the county a £500 donation some of The newly formed Carmarthenshire &
Medal&IreneStrongCompetitionwaswonby willtakeplaceatLlandrindodWellson14August. which helped towards the cost of a new Pembrokeshire ladies county team
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