Two young golfers from Burnham & Berrow Golf Club have been selected to represent their country after England Golf named them in its Women’s Squad.
Mimi Rhodes and Patience Rhodes, pictured, have been chosen for the nine-woman squad for the 2023/24 season.
The nonet, who have been recognised for their impressive achievements over the past year, will receive England Golf training sessions with support from its world-class coaching team, and will feature in competitive opportunities throughout 2024.
Performance Manager for Women’s Golf, Becca Hembrough, says: “Coming off the back of a very exciting year for the Women’s Squad and players, we’re looking forward to continuing to support and challenge these women with a view to future success at World and European Team Championships for England, and individual achievements across the amateur game and onto the professional stage.”
“The new UK-based squad enables us to have a greater impact on players who could transition into women’s England teams in those big events, and the US-based squad remains very strong with all five players contributing to women’s team success in 2023 and inside the world top 170.”
Sisters Mimi and Patience are new additions to the squad, but both have been performing exceptionally well in recent competitions.
Mimi is part of the Wake Forest team which won the NCAA Women’s National Championships. She also won the Campeonato Internacional Absoluto de Andalucia in Spain. And she has achieved top-5 finishes at the St Rule Trophy, ANNIKA Intercollegiate (USA), The Schooner Fall Classic (USA). She also has acghieved top-10 finishes at Nexus Collegiate (USA), ACC Women’s Golf Championship (USA).
Patience won St Rule Trophy; and is a part of the England Women’s Team which won silver at the European Ladies’ Team Championship. She also represented Europe in the Patsy Hankins Trophy win over Asia-Pacific; and is part of the England Women’s Team which won the Home Internationals.
