Longhirst Hall-based 16-year-old Charlotte Naughton has set her sights on more success after a superb weekend at the St Rule Trophy at St Andrews.
Having shot 13 under-par after two rounds on the New Course and the final round on the Old Course at the Home of Golf, Charlotte finished just two shots behind Sweden’s Elice Fredriksson in the St Rule. Despite missing out on the main prize, she received The Lawson Trophy as the leading under-18 player), topping the girls in the field by 13 shots.
“It was another great experience, especially playing the Old Course on Sunday,” said Charlotte. “The leader birdied the first and there was a two-shot swing quite early on – from then I caught her a little bit, but it wasn’t quite enough.
“If someone told me beforehand that I’d come second, I’d have been over the moon, so I am pleased. I shot five under-par, and catching Elice was going to be difficult, but I played well so I guess I couldn’t do much more. Coming into the event, I knew there was an under-18 trophy so that was one of my main goals. It’s nice to win that and it’s now in my trophy cabinet.”
Charlotte, who is in the middle of her GCSE exams, added: “We went straight back home, saw my family and then I tried to get some revision done. I had maths and sports exams on Monday, so I had to cram it in.
“My next big event is the English under-18s at Hesketh, but my main goal is to do well at the English under-16 Championship at Tandridge and represent England more at the likes of the Europeans, Home Internationals and the Junior Masters in Slovakia.”
