Ep #9 An exclusive interview with the European Ladies' Team champions and Women and Girls in Golf Week returns!
Episode 9 of The England Golf Podcast features an exclusive interview with England's women following their epic success in the European Ladies' Team Championships at Royal County Down last month. The triumph is England’s 11th in the event’s 62-year history – and scarcely has a victory been as richly deserved following a stunning 5-2 win over Sweden. Women in Girls in Golf Week is back for 2021 and we hear from Lauren Spray and Toni Zverblis about the online campaign which aims to promote female participation at all levels and challenge negative perceptions about the game. This year’s campaign runs from 16-22 August and we found out how you can get involved by sharing your #WhyIGolf stories. We also speak to Trevor Foster about England's triumphant treble at the R&A Home Internationals. England pulled off a fantastic clean sweep of the trophies at Woodhall Spa Golf Club as the women, senior men and women and girls’ and boys’ squads held their nerve and holed the putts to make it a hat-trick of silverware successes. The 2021 GB&I squad for the Curtis Cup was named recently and four England players were selected for duty including; Annabell Fuller, Emily Toy, Caley McGinty and Charlotte Heath. We catch up with captain Elaine Ratcliffe to discuss the selection and her hopes for the tournament which begins on 26 August at Conwy in Wales. Finally, the annual Golf Week celebration took place this month, where club golfers compete in the national handicap finals at Woodhall Spa Golf Club, in a number of different events that vary from the Australian Spoons, England Golf Captains', Senior Series and the inaugural Race to Woodhall Spa.