Staff WriterIf you’re wondering who owns the stage at the County Champion of Champions, the answer is simple: Lauren Crump, Neve Jeffery, and Anne Wheble.
Between them, they turned Woodhall Spa’s Bracken Course into a theatre of birdies, nerves, and nerve-shredding pars this weekend.
Crump Makes It Back-to-Back Brilliance
England Golf Girls’ Squad star Lauren Crump, all of 16 and apparently allergic to finishing second, added yet another trophy to her season.
Already the back-to-back English Girls’ Championship winner, the Shropshire prodigy defended her English Women’s County Champion of Champions crown in ruthless fashion.
Her opening round of 70 (-2) was tidy enough, with six birdies scattered across the scorecard. But when the afternoon sun hit, Crump caught fire, reeling off nine birdies in a dazzling 66 (-6).
That left her seven shots clear of Lancashire’s Daisy Lee, who once again found herself playing the bridesmaid after finishing runner-up to Crump in July. Cornwall’s Danielle Hardwick rounded out the top three at +3.
Jeffery Holds on in the Girls’ Showdown
Gloucestershire’s Neve Jeffery wasn’t about to be upstaged. The 17-year-old secured the 2025 Girls’ County Champion of Champions title with a performance that was equal parts flair and grit.
She opened with a blistering 2-under in the morning, stretching her lead to five. But the afternoon brought a wobble—or at least a reminder that golf is never straightforward. A 4-over 76 trimmed the gap, and suddenly Cumbria’s Rebecca Wildey was closing fast.
Jeffery, though, showed steel beyond her years. Three steady pars to finish sealed victory by a single shot at +2 overall. Yorkshire’s Molly Campbell and Lincolnshire’s Abigail Scott shared third at +4, while Daisy Lee grabbed fifth place on +5.
Wheble Shows Class in the Senior Ranks
And then there was Kent’s Anne Wheble, who claimed the Senior Women’s County Champion of Champions with the composure of a Sunday matinee veteran. After opening with a 76 (+4) to sit level with Hertfordshire’s Jackie Foster, Wheble summoned her best golf when it mattered.
Her closing 73 (+1) was the joint-best round of the weekend, good enough to pull three clear of Foster and Leicestershire & Rutland’s Joanne Morris-Bourne.
The latter made a late push with three birdies in four holes from 14 to 17, but Wheble wasn’t about to hand over the trophy. She signed off at +5 for the two days, her name etched firmly into Woodhall Spa folklore.
From teenage fireworks to senior steel, this year’s County Champion of Champions reminded us that golf’s theatre doesn’t need 10,000 fans or million-dollar purses.
Sometimes, all it takes is a Bracken Course, a bit of nerve, and a few putts that drop at exactly the right time.
