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Yorkshire venues welcome talented fields for Boys’ and Girls’ Amateurs
14 Aug 23
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Leading young players from across the world will chase prestigious titles when The R&A Boys’ and Girls’ Amateur championships are staged in Yorkshire from 15 – 20 August.
History was made at Carnoustie last year when the match play stages were played simultaneously at one venue over the famed Angus links – with the same format to take place this week. The Boys’ and Girls’ Amateur will see stroke play qualifying at renowned Yorkshire venues Ganton and Fulford before the knock-out stages move to Ganton for the conclusion of both championships. The Girls’ Amateur is being held for the 94th occasion after England’s Lottie Woad triumphed at Carnoustie last year. From a field of 144 players representing 29 countries, the top 64 players will qualify for the match play stages.Briem top-ranked
Six players inside the top-50 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking® (WAGR®) are in the Girls’ Amateur field. Helen Briem from Germany (11) and Meja Ortengren from Sweden (13) are top-ranked, with the Spanish pair of Rocio Tejedo (32) and Andrea Revuelta (41) and another Swede, Nora Sundberg (48) also out to shine. Belgian Savannah De Bock, the Junior Vagliano Trophy player and placed 42nd in the world, comes into the week off the back of playing alongside the best professionals in the world having competed in the AIG Women’s Open. De Bock was one of ten amateurs in the field at Walton Heath and is keen to use her experiences on the big stage when she plays in Yorkshire. “It's my first year that I've finally been able to play it and I'm really excited,” said the 17-year-old. “I don't know what the results are going to be but I feel confident heading into the week and I'll just do my best.”Illustrious history
Former R&A Girls’ U16 Champion Francesca Fiorellini from Italy and Spain’s Anna Candado Espiral are also in the field this week. Past winners of the Girls’ Amateur include major champions and Solheim Cup players such as Anna Nordqvist, Suzann Pettersen, Azahara Munoz and Georgia Hall. More recently, Slovenia's Pia Babnik triumphed in 2019 and has already gone on to win on the Ladies’ European Tour. The winner gains exemptions into The Women’s Amateur Championship, the US Girls’ Junior Championship, Final Qualifying for the AIG Women’s Open and by tradition, an invite to compete at the Augusta National Women's Amateur Championship. It will be the 96th staging of the Boys’ Amateur, won last year by Sweden’s Albert Hansson at Carnoustie. In total, 144 players representing 29 countries will compete over two rounds of stroke play qualifying, with the top 64 progressing to match play.
Savannah De Bock - Belgium
“It's my first year that I've finally been able to play it and I'm really excited. I don't know what the results are going to be but I feel confident heading into the week and I'll just do my best.”