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Women's Home Internationals
The Women's Home Internationals were an amateur team golf championship for women contested between the four Home Nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, where Ireland was represented by the whole island of Ireland on an All-Ireland basis. After the Ladies' Golf Union, the former governing body for women's golf in Great Britain and Ireland, merged into The R&A in 2016, The R&A took over organisation of the event. The match was played annually and the venue cycled between the four nations. In 2022 the match was replaced by a combined Women's and Men's Home Internationals. The event started in 1905 when Mr. T. H. Miller presented a trophy for the competition. A number of earlier internationals had been played, with England and Ireland playing a match as early as 1895. Triangular matches involving teams from England, Ireland and Scotland had been played in 1902 and 1904. History Up to 1958 the women's internationals were played in connection with The Women's Amateur Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelanda sovereign state covering five-sixths of the island) and Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdomcovering the remaining sixth). It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the List of islands of the British Isles, second-largest island of the British Isles, the List of European islands by area, third-largest in Europe, and the List of islands by area, twentieth-largest in the world. As of 2022, the Irish population analysis, population of the entire island is just over 7 million, with 5.1 million in the Republic of Ireland and 1.9 million in Northern Ireland, ranking it the List of European islands by population, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 United Kingdom Railway Strike
The 1919 United Kingdom railway strike was an industrial dispute that lasted from midnight 26–27 September to 5 October 1919. The strike was called to prevent the government from reducing rates of pay that had been negotiated by the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) and the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) during the First World War and to standardize pay rates for different grades of employment. After nine days of strike action, the government agreed to maintain wages until September 1920 and to complete wage negotiations before the end of the year. Background First World War During the First World War, the United Kingdom experienced wartime inflation. The cost of living drastically increased, with food prices rising substantially between 1914 and 1916. Railway workers were especially affected by the war. Rising inflation caused real income, real incomes to drop while workloads increased due to wartime mobilization. In 1914, a truce had been nego ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lianna Bailey
''Lianna'' is a 1983 drama film written and directed by John Sayles and starring Linda Griffiths, Jane Hallaren, and Jon DeVries. Additionally, It marked Chris Elliott's film debut. Plot Lianna is married to a college professor in film and media at a university in a midsized New Jersey town and has two children. In order to give her husband the greater freedom he wants and address her boredom, she takes a child psychology class with her friend, Sandy. Becoming more involved in the class, she realizes she has a crush on the instructor, Ruth. Ruth invites Lianna home for dinner and they talk into the night, Lianna explaining that she was a graduate student and married her professor. They eventually begin an affair, complicated by Lianna's husband's affair with a student. Lianna expresses interest in leaving her husband for Ruth, but Ruth backs away, warning Lianna that living with another woman would jeopardize her career and that she has a partner in another city. Lianna leav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amelia Williamson
Amelia may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Amélia'' (film), a 2000 Brazilian film directed by Ana Carolina * ''Amelia'' (film), a 2009 film based on the life of Amelia Earhart Literature * ''Amelia (magazine)'', a Swedish women's magazine * ''Amelia'' (novel), a 1751 sentimental novel by Henry Fielding * ''Amelia Bedelia'', a series of US children's books * Amelia Jane, a series of books by Enid Blyton * ''Amelia Rules!'', a series of American children's graphic novels Music * ''Amelia'' (Mimi Webb album), a 2023 album * ''Amelia'' (Laurie Anderson album), a 2024 album * ''Amelia'' (opera), music by Daron Hagen; libretto by Gardner McFall; story by Stephen Wadsworth * "Amelia" (song), a song by Joni Mitchell on her 1976 album ''Hejira'' * "Amelia", a song by The Mission, from the album ''Carved in Sand'' * "Amelia", a song by the Cocteau Twins on their 1984 album ''Treasure'' * "Amelia", a song by Prism on their 1977 album ''Prism'' * "Amelia", a 1972 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Toy
Emily Toy (born c.1997) is an English professional golfer from Longdowns in Cornwall, winner of The Womens Amateur Championship in 2019. Golf career In July 2015, aged 17, Toy won the English Girls' Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Sheringham Golf Club. In January 2019, she toured Australia with England Golf, and won the 36-hole qualifier for the Women's New South Wales Amateur. In June 2019, she beat New Zealand's Amelia Garvey to win the Womens Amateur Championship at the Royal County Down Golf Club. In 2019, she played in the Evian Championship and the Women's British Open but missed the cut on both occasions. Toy turn professional at the start of 2022. Amateur wins *2015 English Girls' Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship *2017 R&A Foundation Scholars Tournament *2018 BUCS Golf Tour - English & Welsh Championships *2019 The Womens Amateur Championship Source: Team appearances Amateur *Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2019 *European Ladie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Screen
Hannah Screen (born 10 January 2000) is an English professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player. Early life and amateur career Screen was educated at the John F Kennedy Catholic School in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, where she was named Golfer of the Year twice. She was runner-up at the 2017 Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship at North Berwick Golf Club, 3 strokes behind Linn Grant, and won the 2016 BMW Telegraph Junior Open Girls Championship at Quinta do Lago in Portugal ahead of Lily May Humphreys. At the 2019 Women's Amateur Championship at Royal County Down in Newcastle, she finished as top qualifier with a score of 7-under 139 in stroke play and won 2 and 1 over Letizia Bagnoli in the first round of match play, but fell to Mimi Rhodes on the 19th hole in the next round. Screen represented England at the 2019 European Ladies' Team Championship in Italy alongside Lianna Bailey, Annabell Fuller, Alice Hewson, Lily May Humphreys and Emily T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caley McGinty
Caley McGinty (born 25 September 2000) is an English professional golfer and LPGA Tour player. She won the European Ladies' Team Championship in 2021 and 2022. Early life McGinty was born in Bristol in 2000 and she started playing golf at 7 years old, when she picked up a set of clubs at the encouragement of her brother. She was educated at Oasis Academy Brislington. Amateur career McGinty represented England in amateur golf between 2019 and 2024, including playing in the Curtis Cup and Espirito Santo Trophy twice, and winning the European Ladies' Team Championship twice, in 2021 and 2022. She won her singles match against Beatrice Wallin in the 2021 final by 6 and 5. McGinty played college golf for two years at Kent State University from 2019 to 2021. In 2021, she won the Mid-American Conference Championship and was named Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year and Mid-American Conference Golfer of the Year. She transferred to Oklahoma State University for the 2021– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Heath
Charlotte Heath (born 25 November 2001) is an English professional golfer. She won the Smyth Salver as the low amateur at the 2023 Women's British Open. Amateur career Heath reached the semi-finals of the 2018 Girls Amateur Championship and won the 2020 Australian Women's Amateur against Indonesia's Mela Putri with a 7&6 score. She graduated from Brighouse High School in 2020 and enrolled at Florida State University where she played with the Florida State Seminoles women's golf team until 2024. She played on the Arnold Palmer Cup team in 2022 and 2023. Heath played in the 2021 and 2022 Curtis Cup and won the 2021 and 2022 European Ladies' Team Championship with England. She finished 4th at the 2021 Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Championship and lost a playoff to Savannah De Bock at the 2022 European Ladies Amateur. She tied for 7th at the 2023 NCAA Championship four strokes behind Rose Zhang, and won the Smyth Salver as the low amateur at the 2023 Women's British Op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annabell Fuller
Annabell Fuller (born 9 May 2002) is an English professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player. As an amateur, she played in the Curtis Cup three times, won the European Ladies' Team Championship twice, was runner-up at the 2020 Women's Amateur Championship, and made the cut at the 2021 Women's British Open. Amateur career Fuller had a successful international amateur career. In 2017, she was runner-up at the Annika Invitational Europe and 3rd at both the European Nations Cup - Copa Sotogrande and the German Girls Open. In 2018, she was runner-up at the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship and the English Women's Amateur Championship. In 2019, she won the Major Champions Invitational, finished 4th at the Annika Invitational USA, and 3rd at the Rolex Tournament of Champions. In August 2020, Fuller won the English Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Burnham and Berrow Golf Club, finishing three strokes ahead of her nearest challenger. The fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosie Belsham
Rosie may refer to: Places * Rosie, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Rosie River, Northern Territory, Australia People and fictional characters * Rosie (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Evan Mackie (1917–1986), New Zealand Second World War fighter ace nicknamed "Rosie" * Rosie Thomas (writer), pen name of British journalist and romance novelist Janey King (born 1947) * Rosie the Riveter, a World War II character used to encourage women to work on the home front * Rosie the Rocketeer (aka "Rosie"), a Boeing spaceflight test dummy Film * ''Rosie'' (1965 film), an Indian Malayalam film starring Prem Nazir * ''Rosie!'', a 1967 film starring Rosalind Russell * ''Rosie'' (1998 film), a Belgian film * ''Rosie'' (2013 film), a Swiss film * ''Rosie'' (2018 film), an Irish film * ''Rosie'' (2022 film), a Canadian film Television * ''Rosie'' (TV series), a 1970s BBC TV police series * Rosie Awards, the Alberta Film and Television Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
