England Golf has confirmed its three-player team for the World Junior Girls Golf Championship at St. Catharines Golf & Country Club, Canada, from 15-20 September.
Lauren Crump (Hill Valley, Shropshire), Ellie Lichtenhein (The Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire) and Charlotte Naughton (Longhirst Hall, Northumberland) have all been picked in the team, which will be coached by Steve Robinson, with India Clyburn as Team Manager/Captain.
Clyburn said: “We have a really strong team of national champions for the World Junior Girls in Canada. I’m excited to see how they take the opportunity to compete against other strong nations. The course set-up always plays like target golf, so we need to be accurate from tee to green for the best chance of scoring well.”
England will be looking to make history at the event, having not medalled at any of the previous nine events since its inception in 2014, while no English player has finished in the top-three positions of the individual leaderboard at the championship. Find out more about England’s trio below.
Lauren Crump, 16 (Hill Valley, Shropshire)
• Won the 2025 and 2024 English Girls’ Stroke Play Championship
• Won the 2025 Comboy Scratch at Delamere Forest
• Finished tied-2nd in Women’s Open Pre-Qualifier at Delamere Forest – in a 119-player field which included seasoned professionals, securing a spot at Final Qualifying
• Won all four of her matches in England U16s’ win against Spain in 2025 international match
• Runner-up at the 2025 Fairhaven Trophy (Girls), after missing out to England teammate Elizabeth Wilson in a play-off
• Top-5 finish at 2025 R&A Girls’ Amateur Championship and 2025 Scottish Girls’ U18 Championship
• Represented England at 2025 Toyota Junior World Cup
• Won the 2024 Scottish Girls’ U16 Open, and finished runner-up in the 2024 English Girls’ U16 Open Championship
• Won the 2024 Women’s County Champion of Champions at Woodhall Spa
• Enjoyed a top-5 finish at 2024 Welsh Women’s Open Stroke Play Championship
• Represented England in the annual U16 match v Spain in 2024
• Helped England win the 2025 and 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
• Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano Trophy in 2024 for the first time
Ellie Lichtenhein, 16 (Buckinghamshire GC, Buckinghamshire)
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• Winner of the 2025 European Young Masters
• Top-5 finish at 2025 Scottish Girls’ U18 Championship, winning the trophy for top U16 player at the event
• Tied-3rd finish at 2025 English Girls’ U16 Championship
• 2nd-place finished at North of England U16 Girls’ Championship
• Finished 2nd at the 2024 English Girls’ Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, 2024 Scottish Girls’ U16 Open Championship and 2024 Fairhaven Trophy
• Finished 2nd after a play-off at the 2024 Girls’ County Champion of Champions
• Finished 4th at 2024 English U25 Championship
• Represented England in the annual U16 match v Spain in 2024
• Helped England win the 2025 and 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
• Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano Trophy in 2024 for the first time and represented GB&I again in 2025 Junior Vagliano Trophy
Charlotte Naughton, 17 (Longhirst Hall, Northumberland
• Won the 2025 German Girls’ International Amateur – becoming the first ever English winner of the event
• In 2025, 2nd-place finish for second year running at St Rule Trophy, winning the Lawson Trophy in both years for being the leading U18 player
• Finished runner-up at the 2025 Girls’ Amateur Championship
• Part of England team which won the 2025 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
• Top-10 finish at 2025 Scottish Girls’ U18 Championship
• Part of the England team which won the biennial international match against Spain in April
• Represented England at 2025 Toyota Junior World Cup
• In 2024, finished 2nd at Girls’ U16 Amateur Championship and Sir Henry Cooper Junior Championship
• Top-10 finish at 2024 English U18 Amateur Stroke Play Championship
• Helped England win the 2024 European Girls’ Team Championship and the 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals, while also helping her country win bronze at the 2024 European Young Masters
• Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano in 2024 for the first time
• Won 2022 English U14 Girls’ Championship and has represented England in three U16 international matches
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