The 32nd Liphook Scratch Cup took place on Thursday July 19. 

This was a new date for this prestigious 36 hole event on the England Women’s Amateur circuit, it having previously taken place at the end of August. 

This year it was the turn of the slightly older generation to prevail and the cup was won by Kelly Travers playing off 2 from Alresford with rounds of 74,77 total 151 on countback from Darcie West (3) from Sandy Lodge (68,83). Third scratch was Rafi Dyer (+1.5) (Hayling Island/Liphook) on 152 (78,74).   And in fourth and fifth the teenage Peaford twins from Walton Heath who claimed the top two spots last year -- Emily (+1.2) on 153 (75,78) and Annabel (+2.1) on 155 (77,78).

The worthy winner began golf aged 11, encouraged by her golfing parents, joining Alresford in Hampshire and coming under the knowledgeable eye of Tim Barter, at that time coaching the England squads. 

Kelly took to the game seriously aged 16, and in 2005 was runner-up in the Hampshire County Championships to Liz Young. She turned pro at 20, working at East Horton Golf Club but after eight years fell away from golf. Re-gaining her amateur status in March 2014, she returned to playing golf for Hampshire and was in the winning team at county finals at Belton Park. After another break she took the game up again in 2022, broke the course record at Alresford twice and it was only this year 2024 that she really got back into tournament golf, coming in the top ten at the Hampshire Rose and making the cut at the English Amateur at Stoneham.