Recently, Tenby Golf Club's Georgia Thomas was for the fourth consecutive year selected to represent Welsh Schools in their annual scratch match against England Schools, and her second year as girls captain.

This year's match was played over the prestigious Copt Heath course in the West Midlands, where the annual McEvoy Trophy is played and whose previous winners have included Lee Westwood, Justin Rose and Brian Davis. The course being a Harry Vardon design with Harry S. Colt modifications features 96 large bunkers over its length, very tight tree-lined fairways and small greens.

The morning session featured four boys and two girls foursomes matches, which after a lot of excellent play ended up at three games apiece. The afternoon session was always going to be a tight affair, with some superb golf being played by both teams. One by one the games reached their conclusions, with the selectors frantically rallying the Welsh players as there was nothing in the overall match.

Georgia, as girls captain, was paired against Meghan McClaren, who the previous weekend had finished third in the British Ladies Strokeplay Championship, which was held at Tenby just last year, and whose handicap is now +2.8. After a great birdie, birdie start by Georgia, the game was a display of par golf over the front nine, which resulted in the match being all-square at the turn. Seeking to once again stamp her authority on the match, Georgia once again started birdie, birdie to take an early two-hole advantage, by which time she was currently positioned on four under gross, but yet again Megan fought back and managed to square the match by the 15th.

With the team selectors encouraging the players, Georgia produced a superb birdie on the 16th to take a one hole lead, but yet again Megan responded immediately to yet again square the match on the 17th.

With all the matches now finished, and the score being England 9 Wales 8, it all came down to the last remaining game on the course.

With all the players, parents, selectors and club officials watching the last hole, amounting to a crowd in three figures, both tee shots were dispatched straight down the middle of the fairway, where they both avoided the sand traps. Georgia, with the shortest tee shot as a result of a long iron off the tee, had the first opportunity to attack the flag, which she confidently managed to get to within five-foot. Megan's response was to find the front of the green some 15-foot from the flag. Her resultant putt failed to find the bottom of the cup and was conceded by Georgia, who now had a tricky fove-footer for glory. Having had the experience of losing on the last the previous year, Georgia calmly slotted the putt to ensure that Wales achieved their first ever draw away to England in the 26-year history of the event.

With the whole team and its supporters celebrating, scenes reminiscent of the Ryder Cup were not too far from the memory! Boys captain Zac Galliford, from Borth, was beaming at the fact that the whole team would yet again be available for selection next year, and that both he and Georgia will be looking forward to going that one step better next year.

Following a fantastic meal, both captains were called upon to carry out their duties and make their speeches, and for the first time ever share the trophy on English soil!