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EWGA launches 2009 online entry service
5th February2009

The English Women's Golf Association has started its online entry service for the 2009 tournament schedule, which includes two open championships.

Competitors who visit the EWGA website, www.englishwomensgolf.org can make online entries to all eight English championships and to another four seniors' events.
The open championships are the English strokeplay and the English mid-amateur, which  take place in consecutive weeks in August.
Players can use a secure Paypal account to pay their entry fees online, including the charge for the competitors' dinner held at seniors' championships.

Emma Lowe, EWGA's tournament secretary, said: �Online entry has been a huge success since we launched it four years ago. This year we are hoping to attract an international entry to our two open championships and I am sure overseas competitors will find this a very convenient service.�
On-line entry is available for the following events:
English senior championship,  April 21-24, Hunstanton, Norfolk
English amateur championship, May 12-16, Lindrick, Yorkshire

English senior strokeplay championship, June 16-18,  
Royal Ashdown Forest, Sussex
Seniors' Midlands regional tournament, July 9-10, Erewash Valley, Derbyshire
English girls' championship, July 28-August 1, North Wilts, Wiltshire
English girls' U15 and U13 championship, July  28 � 30,
The Wiltshire
English open strokeplay championship, August  4-6, Enmore Park, Somerset

English open mid-amateur championship, August 11-14, Denham, Buckinghamshire
Seniors' Southern regional tournament, August 13-14, Canterbury, Kent.      

Seniors' Northern regional tournament, September 3-4, Malton & Norton, Yorkshire.   

Seniors' Brenda King Foursomes, September 29-30, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire

January 7, 2009