College News
Press releases 2009
Female Golfer has European Championship in Her Sights
19th June 2009
A first-year, female, golfing sensation from Solihull College has been selected as one of nine members of Team Great Britain & Ireland and will compete in a European golfing tournament in Germany.
Rachel Jennings, 20, will travel to Hamburg to compete against the Continent of Europe in the Vagliano Trophy match. The competition will take place at Hamburg Golf Club on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th July, 2009.
Rachel, a student at Solihull College’s England Golf AASE Academy, has already won the English Girls' Championship and the French Under-21 Championship. She said:
“I’m really excited, and can’t wait to get out there and compete. This is a big European tournament, and I can’t wait to perform at this level of competition.Golf is my life, and I’ve put a lot of preparation into next month’s competition.
"I’ve got a good few golfing competitions under my belt now, but being part of Team Great Britain & Irelad is a particularly proud moment for me. The perfect end to the competition would be to return to England with the Vagliano Trophy.”
Susan Simpson, Head of Golf Operations for the Ladies’ Golf Union, said:
“Rachel is a player of great talent and potential. She helped England achieve seventh place at the World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. This season she was a close runner-up in the Welsh Open Stroke-Play Championship, and was third qualifier in the English Championship.”
Andrew Schneider, England Golf AASE Academy Manager at Solihull College, said:
“We’re really proud of Rachel’s achievement, through dedication and determination she has rightfully earned her place on Team Great Britain & Ireland. I know she’ll give her all on the green, we’ll be supporting her at every stage, and hope to hear the good news that the team are coming back with the title.”
For more information about Solihull College’s England Golf AASE Academy and other sport courses telephone 0121 678 7000 or visit www.solihull.ac.uk
