LEICESTERSHIRE PAIR WIN MIDLANDS NORTH AUSTRALIAN SPOONS

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATIONLeicestershire club golfers Pat Hewitt and Jean Dawson have won through to the national final of EWGA’s Australian Spoons competition.
The pair, from Willesley Park Golf Club, scored 39 points at the Midlands North regional final, held at Oxley Park in Staffordshire.
They were four points clear of their closest challengers and will represent Midlands North at the national final at Thorndon Park, Essex, on Friday 16 September. They will be the overnight guests of EWGA and will take on pairs from the other five regions as they bid to win a pair of silver spoons, originally given by the Australian Ladies’ Golf Union.
The Australian Spoons is a stableford foursomes competition for players with handicaps of 21 and over. The pair who return the best score at each club are eligible for one of six regional finals.
Midlands North region is made up of the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.
Leading scores
39 pts Pat Hewitt & Jean Dawson (Willesley Park)
35 Sue Smith & Bridget Biggs (Chevin)
34 Lynn Harris & Janet Cooper (Coxmoor); Margaret Henson & Joan Craft (Belton Park)


Lyndsey Hewison
Press PR Officer
EWGA