ST MELLION’S Sammie Giles has won the English women’s amateur championship at West Lancashire — to complete a full set of national titles.

She has already won the English women’s stroke play and the English women’s mid-amateur at Bath in 2014.

The 21-year-old described herself as excited by her latest win, scoring one-under par over 72 holes. She said: “This one is the most important title to win because it’s the closed championship and you’re playing against all your England team-mates.”

Giles, who helped England to victory in the 2015 Women’s Home Internationals, finished ahead of a host of other national team-mates. Lizzie Prior (Burhill) had to settle for second-place for the second year in succession after she finished on level par. Alice Hewson (Berkhamsted) was third on one-over, while Gemma Clews (Delamere Forest) and Sophie Lamb (Clitheroe) were fifth on two-over. Girl international Amelia Williamson (Royal Cromer) achieved her own target with a sixth place finish on three-over.

The host club’s Hollie Muse finished 11th on nine-over while Eloise Healey was 32nd.

Prior, Lamb and Chloe Frankish (Chart Hills) who were all three-under shared the lead going into the final two rounds. Giles was tied fifth and marked time in the third round with a level par score which put her three behind Prior, who was the sole leader going into the final round.

In the afternoon Giles made her move with two-under 72 which pipped her challengers. “There’s a tough stretch on the back nine, from the 10th to the 13th, and I managed to come out of that one-under, and that was the turning point,” said Giles.

“This morning I played pretty steadily but I made so many clubbing errors because the wind was so difficult, it was straight across and really difficult to judge. My short game was great, though, and I made up and down for par pretty much every time I mis-clubbed.

“This afternoon we got the clubbing better and I gave myself far more birdie opportunities,” added Giles who, as usual, had her father on the bag.

She’s now taking a short break from golf to re-charge after this event and after playing in her regional county Match Week. Her next big date is the defence of her stroke play title at Bristol and Clifton in August.