A Ponteland teenager has been selected for England Golf's Girls' Squad for the 23/24 season.

Charlotte Naughton, 15, from Ponteland Golf Club is among twelve players nationwide to receive the honour.

The reward bestows upon them six England Golf coaching sessions, additional support from the team, and a chance to compete in national tournaments.

Charlotte, from Northumberland, joins five other promising golfers in the Girls’ Squad.

They are Sadie Adams from Lancashire's Royal Birkdale, Annabel Peaford from Surrey's Walton Heath, Matilde Santilli from Foxhills in Surrey, Chloe Tarbard from Royal Norwich and Amelia Wan from Nottinghamshire's Sherwood Forest.

This year, Northumberland’s shining star demonstrated impeccable form, recently nabbing victory at the North of England U16 Girls at Pannal Golf Club.

She also held her own at the English U16 Girls, securing a top-10 finish.

Performance Manager for Women’s Golf, Becca Hembrough, said: “Five players are new to the national squad, all coming from their respective regional squads following strong performances across a wide number of U18 and age-group events this year.

"Amelia is coming into her third year in the programme and, as well as continuing to work hard on her game, she will naturally be a great leader within this group in how she goes about her business.

“Within the national girls’ programme, we continue the foundations set by the regional programme, focusing on the five pillars of performance and working with the players’ home teams to build, challenge and progress in their development.

"The players get access to world-class coaches, James Austin (Sport Psychologist), Dr Dan Coughlan (S&C and Physio), Nick Soto (Putting) and Steve Robinson (National Women’s Coach). They also receive support from Amy O'Donnell (Nutritionist) and Dr Kelly McNulty (Female Health Expert).

“We look forward to welcoming the new National Girls’ Lead Coach following recruitment this month to complete the team that will support these players and teams in 2023/24.

"The top-class facilities at our disposal at the National Golf Centre and Quinta do Lago provide an excellent environment to do what we do best, and then we layer in strong competitive opportunities as a key piece of the development journey.”