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The 2025 Girls' U16 Amateur Championship took place at Gog Magog Golf Club from April 25-27, with 13-year-old Sabrina Wong making history by securing both the title and the Liz Pook Trophy awarded to the best player under 14.
Wong, born in Hong Kong, China but now living in Scotland, carded a final-round 70 to finish the week on 10-under, one clear of the fast-finishing Hannah Lee-McNamara of Royal Portrush. Lee-McNamara eagled the final hole to complete a 65 and dramatically move into a share of first place, but Wong held her nerve to make a decisive birdie of her own on the 18th. The 54-hole stroke play championship, first played at Fulford in 2018, was introduced as part of The R&A’s drive to boost the girls’ game in Great Britain and Ireland and beyond, as well as provide a pathway to the elite amateur level for leading young players. The winner is presented with the Angela Uzielli Trophy. The trophy is named after the late wife of John Uzielli, Past Captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. Angela was a decorated amateur golfer, including representing Great Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup in 1978.Girls' Amateur Championship
First played in 1919, the R&A Girls’ Amateur Championship is a highly coveted junior title.
Past winners 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 Augusta National Women's Amateur Championship.