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Champions at last!
Leicester Mercury
|October 02, 2025
COUNTY LIFTS ENGLISH TITLE FOR FIRST TIME IN ITS 100-YEAR HISTORY
VICTORIOUS: Leicestershire and Rutland golfers celebrate becoming English Champions. From left, Martin Anderson, James Billingham, Will Plant, Richard Wale, Scott Wormleighton, Josh Rudkin and Luke Burrows
LEICESTERSHIRE and Rutland county golfers have been crowned English champions for the first time in their long history, writes Jennifer Prentice.
They lifted the title at the three-day England final at St Enodoc GC in Cornwall, winning all their three matches.
They beat Gloucestershire 5-4 on the opening day, won 6-3 against Kent on day two, and were 5-4 victors against Lancashire as the Championship reached a climax on day three.
This story is from the October 02, 2025 edition of Leicester Mercury.
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