{"id":303649,"date":"2025-12-07T18:07:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T18:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/303649\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T18:07:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T18:07:13","slug":"shropshire-teenager-claims-commanding-victory-at-40th-anniversary-of-unofficial-major-of-junior-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/303649\/","title":{"rendered":"Shropshire teenager claims commanding victory at 40th anniversary of \u2018unofficial Major of junior golf\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lauren Crump, who took a three-shot lead into the final round, doubled her lead to win the tournament by six shots from Romford’s Zoe McLean-Tatton.<\/p>\n

The 16-year-old, who is a member of Hill Valley Golf Club, shot a final-round 71 \u2013 including an incredible eagle on the par-five fifth and four consecutive birdies from holes 14-17. Like Charlie Rusbridge, the winner of the boys\u2019 competition, she finished the tournament on four-under-par for her 54 holes.<\/p>\n

\"LaurenLauren Crump<\/p>\n

It was an extraordinary week for Crump and ended an incredible year for the Whitchurch teenager having already retained the English Girls’ Championship, won the English Women’s County Champion of Champions titles and also scored a hole-in-one at the European Team Championships on her 16th birthday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is such an amazing way to finish off 2025,\u201d Crump said. \u201cI am really proud to have won this, and it sits at the top of all I have achieved this year. It\u2019s been the highlight of the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was still quite tentative for a lot of the front nine, however I managed to get it together on the back nine. After the birdie on 14 I said to myself I want more and knowing that there was a par 5 and a couple of the easier par 4s I said that we\u2019ve got this!\u201d<\/p>\n

Marking its 40th anniversary, the championship welcomed 24 of the continent\u2019s best players aged 12 to 18 to compete over three rounds on the Algarve resort\u2019s world-famous South Course.<\/p>\n

Renowned as the \u2018unofficial Major of junior golf\u2019, the championship returned to Quinta do Lago for the ninth time in the past 11 years.<\/p>\n

\"LaurenLauren Crump<\/p>\n

Since its inception in 1985, the championship has been a proven launchpad for future stars. Justin Rose, who has sponsored the event since 2019, famously lifted the trophy as a junior before becoming a Major champion and Olympic gold medallist. Other notable alumni include his European Ryder Cup teammates Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Fitzpatrick, as well as Ladies European Tour standout players Lottie Woad, Carly Booth, Jodi Ewart Shadoff and Melissa Reid.<\/p>\n

An eight-time host of the Portuguese Open, Quinta do Lago\u2019s South Course is part of a trio of championship layouts that also includes the North Course and Laranjal. Complementing the golf are outstanding practice facilities including the resort\u2019s golf academy which, home to both the Quinta do Lago Performance Centre in partnership with TaylorMade and the state-of-the-art Paul McGinley Golf Academy, has undergone a significant recent upgrade.<\/p>\n

Away from the fairways, the Algarve resort is home to The Campus, a state-of-the-art training hub attracting elite athletes and world-class football teams such as PSG, Bayern Munich and Portugal\u2019s national side.<\/p>\n

With a choice of 14 premium bars and restaurants, stylish accommodation at The Magnolia Hotel, and the Algarve\u2019s trademark blend of sunshine, scenery and hospitality, Quinta do Lago remains the perfect stage for junior golf\u2019s most prestigious celebration as the Telegraph Junior Golf Championship marks its 40th anniversary in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lauren Crump, who took a three-shot lead into the final round, doubled her lead to win the tournament…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":303650,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,2652,50,43716,217,101,56,54,55,121846,25008],"class_list":{"0":"post-303649","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-golf","9":"tag-local-hubs","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-north-shropshire","12":"tag-sport","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-unitedkingdom","17":"tag-whitchurch","18":"tag-your-world"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/303650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}