It’s been a European weekend to remember for England Girls who won their first European Girls’ Team Championship in 19 years at Gothenburg’s Golf Club in Sweden.

The Girls reached the match play stages of the competition, defeating Denmark 5-2 and Italy 4-3 to reach Saturday’s final, and despite being 2-0 down to Germany after the morning foursomes, the Girls were in scintillating form to win four of their five singles matches in the afternoon, to seal a 4.5-2.5 win.

The Boys’ team also had a great weekend after picking up a silver medal in the European Boys’ Team Championship at Diamond Club in Austria. They beat Finland 4.5-2.5 and Sweden 4-1 (due to a reduced competition because of inclement weather), before being beaten 3.5-1.5 by France in the final.

The Women - which included Burnham and Berrow golfers Mimi and Patience Rhodes, had another fine tournament as they picked up yet another medal at Real Sociedad Hípica Española Club de Campo, Spain. They beat Italy 6-1 before going down 4-3 to France in the semi-finals, but managed to see off Ireland 5-2 on Saturday to finish in 3rd-place in the European Ladies’ Team Championship. Check out the Women’s results here.

Women’s Performance Manager Becca Hembrough added: “(Women’s National Coach) Steve Robinson and I are really proud of the Women’s team and their resilience. They dug in across seven days on a very physically demanding course in 35-degree heat. Everyone contributed to qualify strongly and despite taking a knock in the semi-finals, they bounced back when energy levels were low to beat a fighting Irish team. It’s great to be heading home with a medal.”