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Royal Lytham & St Annes 🤝 Red Squirrels 🐿️

The Wildlife Trust was hard at work in the Festival Village at the AIG Women's Open, painting squirrel feeders that will be placed in local wildlife corridors to help encourage more red squirrels onto the golf course.

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Congratulations to Kiara Romero on winning the McCormack Medal as the world’s top female amateur golfer🏅

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We’re into the match play stages of the Boys’ and Girls’ Amateur Championships at Gailes Links and Craigielaw 🏆

Follow along here ➡️ https://t.co/O2GIVddI9x

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Day two of the Girls' Amateur Championship 🏆

Follow along with live scoring as the field battle to make the match play stages 👉 https://t.co/brkztN1CFb

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🚨ALBATROSS🚨

Spain's Carlota Lopez Minguela cards an impressive 66 and looks set to make it to the match play stages of the Girls' Amateur Championship...

With help from a two on the par-5 fourth at Craigielaw🏌️‍♀️

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An incredible round for Poland's Antoni Hawkins at the Boys' Amateur Championship 🤩

A 65 at Gailes Links included a hole-in-one on the 15th ☝️

Follow along with live scoring ➡️ https://t.co/Q0Kg88jgzs

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It's day two of the Boys' and Girls' Amateur Championships at Gailes links and Craigielaw ⛳️

Check out live scoring and see who will make it to the match play stages➡️ https://t.co/O2GIVddI9x

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Gailes Links hosts the 2026 Boys' Amateur Championship this week 🏌️‍♂️

Check out live scoring ➡️ https://t.co/Q0Kg88jgzs

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The 2026 Girls' Amateur Championship is underway at Craigielaw 🏌️‍♀️

Follow along with live scoring ➡️ https://t.co/brkztN1CFb

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Sampedro wins the Smyth Salver with fellow Spaniard Alejandro Larrazábal as her caddy, who won The Amateur Championship in 2002 🏆

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Paula Martín Sampedro. A name etched into AIG Women's Open history.

The 122nd Women's Amateur Champion is presented with the Smyth Salver for the second year in a row 💙

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Congratulations Shiho Kuwaki, what a fantastic week at Royal Lytham & St Annes 👏

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Congratulations to Shiho Kuwaki, 2026 AIG Women's Open Champion 🏆

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So nice she did it twice ✨

Congratulations to Paula Martín Sampedro, winner of the Smyth Salver for lowest amateur in the field for the second year in a row 👏

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At the AIG Women's Open today? ⛳️

Sign up for a free 15 minute lesson with a PGA professional in the festival village🏌️

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Leading the way 📚

Our own Shona McRae became the first female Chief Referee at the AIG Women's Open this week.

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The Republic of Korea is one of the biggest golf markets in the world 🌏

All eyes will be on Haeran Ryu as she looks to win three majors in a row at the AIG Women's Open this week 🇰🇷

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The 2026 @WAAPGolf Champion is set to make the cut at the AIG Women's Open 👏

Yunseo Yang had a memorable round yesterday, carding a one-under 70 at Royal Lytham & St Annes 🇰🇷

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Encouraging more people into the sport🏌️‍♀️

Global Golf Development Ambassador Niall Horan wants more women to fall in love with golf ⛳️

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Paula Martín Sampedro is one off the lead 👀

The 122nd Women's Amateur Champion is making a name for herself once again at the AIG Women's Open 💙