The Suffolk squad enjoyed a fabulous 4 days at St Ives Golf Club in Huntingdonshire. The links course had enjoyed a deluge of rain, so the approaches and greens were sticking. The wind was blowing at a steady 20mph for the first 4 matches but dropped to 8mph for the final day of sunshine.

We played Cambs and Hunts and Essex on the first day and returned to our hotel rather bruised after consecutive 2:3 defeats. The Essex match could so easily have turned into a win as the foursomes match between Tina Jeary and Jo Miller VS Katy Yates and Kelly Dee was All Square going down the daunting par 5 18^th; sadly the water on the left approach drowned the hopes of an expectant squad.

Jo Miller returning the pin after a disappointing loss to Essex on the 18th.

Players and Caddy, Jenny Barlow, react to Jo and Tina’s ball entering the hazard on 18.

Alice notches up her 2nd win of the tournament on the 14th against Maybell Books from Essex.

The team met the 2024 and 2025 title holders Norfolk on Saurday morning, Alice and Jasmine won their singles matches, Josie was less fortunate – as were our Foursome pairings Molly & Zoe and Mia & Shannon. In the afternoon we met Hertfordshire, and although we only secured 1.5 points with a win from Jasmine and a halved match from Alice – the team were inspired by some great golf from the squad which resulted in matches, which had looked lost, reaching the 17^th and 18^th.

Bedfordshire and Suffolk had the frisson of competing in the final match on Sunday for 4^th place. Alice, Jasmine and Josie all had convincing wins in the singles and Shannon & Mia and Zoe & Molly finally tasted victory also.

Josie splits another fairway

Shannon and Mia are congratulated on the 16th green by Bedfordshire

Jasmine on her way to win 9 straight wins in 2 years for Suffolk

Josie Knights, Abi Hope, Jo Miller, Shannon Noble, Emily Evans (Captain) Alice Barlow, Carol Deslandes (President), Molly Newson, Zoe Schofield, Mia Barningham, Jasmine Points.

A huge thank you to our hosts, Cambs and Hunts and to the whole of St Ives Golf Club – the whole tournament was run flawlessly and in the friendliest manner.  Our warm appreciation must be extended to Pam and her team of referees, including our very own inimitable Mike Rees.

I would like to thank the player’s Caddies and ball spotters extraordinaire, Michael, Paul, Tracey, Claire and Jenny for their dedicated support; Nick for his ferrying to and fro and our President Carol Deslandes for lending a willing hand throughout. It was also wonderful to be joined by supporters from Flempton and our recent President Vicki Hunt.

Full results of the tournament can be found here. You can enjoy all the photos taken at the event pertaining to Suffolk on our website gallery; if you wish to see the event photos in their entirety, please click here.

Emily Evans