Former Timothy Hackworth Primary School and Sunnydale Community College student, twenty-year-old Rebecca Horner from Shildon flew home from university in Troy, Alabamato take part in the Durham County Golf Championships and returned to the USA with some extra luggage in the form of the Championship trophy!
Rebecca, who lived in Rosedale Crescent, took part in the tournament, played from Friday 6th May to Sunday 8th May, which consisted of a three-day competition with two rounds of stroke play and a final knockout matchplay. Rebecca was the leading qualifier in the stroke play and held on to her leading position to clinch the championship in the final round.
Rebecca is on a scholarship at Troy University, whose golf team has won the Sunbelt Championships for the previous two years and came second this year, and is about to start her fourth and final year.
She hopes to stay in America after graduating to teach golf professionally. Rebecca, who won the Pleasington Putter in 2015 and the Durham County Championships when she was just 15 years old, is currently a +1 handicap and a member of Wynyard Golf Club.
She will be representing Durham at County Week which will be played at Penrith in June.
Shildon & District's local community newspaper.
