2012 Lancashire Ladies' Championship
The 2012 Lancashire Ladies' Championship will be held at Manchester Golf Club
from Monday 28 May to Wednesday 30 May.
The first County Championship was played at Formby in 1907 for the present Trophy, which was presented to Lancashire by Lady Derby, the handicap limit being 6.
The Carr Gold Medal was donated by Mrs. G. Carr, mother of Florence, County Captain 1904/5, for the lowest scratch score of the morning round. Only one round was played with 8 players qualifying for the match play stages.
The present Championship format was first used in 1921, when 16 players qualified from 36 holes stroke play for the match-play stages, the handicap limit was raised to 12.
This was raised to 15.4 in 2010.
In 1979 Mrs Jean Noble presented two gold badges that had belonged to her mother, Mrs Isabella Scott. These were mounted and are presented annually to the losing semi-finalists. In 2001, a second flight was introduced, called the Plate. The next best 16 players qualified from the 36 holes stroke play for the match play stages of the Plate, presented by Mrs Patsy Wolstenholme.
Recent County Champions
2011 Emma Harris
2010 Bethany Garton 1999 Kirsty Fisher
2009 Emily Taylor 1998 Andrea Murray
2008 Kelly Tidy 1997 Gillian Nutter
2007 Corisande Lee 1996 Andrea Murray
2006 Florentyna Parker 1995 Gillian Nutter
2005 Corisande Lee 1994 Gillian Nutter
2004 Natalee Evans 1993 Kim Rostron
2003 Andrea Peacock 1992 Janet Collingham
2002 Kirsty Fisher 1991 Anne Baines
2001 Kirsty Fisher 1990 Lora Fairclough
2000 Claire Blackshaw 1989 Claire Blackshaw