The ultimate occasion of England Golf Week noticed historical past being made as Surrey’s Sylvia Kempsell turned the primary girl to win the England Captains’ Grand Closing.
The 78 qualifiers from 11 England Captains occasions staged within the early a part of the summer season gathered for the 18-hole last on the famend Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, as Kempsell took the title.
Kempsell, who’s a member at Leatherhead Golf Membership, collected a complete of 42 Stableford factors to win by a single level from Ian Smith (taking part in off 12) representing Peterborough Milton.
The 71-year-old had booked her place within the last via the qualifier staged at Burhill within the first captains’ occasion of the season and carried on her good type into the ultimate.
Six pars proved decisive as she scored factors on each gap taking part in off a course handicap of 27.
Three gamers got here in on 40 factors, however it was Berrington Corridor’s Chris Chisnall who snatched third on countback because of 23 factors on the back-nine, forward of Martin Neal (The Gamers) and Paul Vass (Bungay & Waveney Valley).
England Captains is an unique membership neighborhood for previous and current English membership and county captains and vice-captains. The programme has been working since 1973, with greater than 5,000 lively members and is open to each women and men.
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