Hannah Darling (born July 2003) is a Scottish amateur golfer. She played in the

Curtis Cup The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match. It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and The R&A and is contested by teams representing the United States and " ...

in 2021 and 2022. Since 2021, she has attended the University of South Carolina.

Golf career

In July 2017, Darling became the youngest winner of the Scottish Girls' Amateur Championship, aged 13, and she played for Scotland in the

Girls Home Internationals The Girls Home Internationals was an amateur team golf championship for girls between the four Home Nations. Ireland was represented by the whole island of Ireland.The event was organised by The R&A. The inaugural event was held in 1969 and the v ...

the following month. In 2018, she was the inaugural winner of the

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, finishing two strokes ahead of Beth Coulter. She also repeated her success in the Scottish Girls' Amateur Championship, beating

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, 4 and 3, in the final. In April 2019, she won the Scottish Girls' Open Championship with a score of 209, six strokes ahead of the runner-up. Later in 2019, she competed for Great Britain & Ireland in the

Junior Vagliano Trophy The Junior Vagliano Trophy is an annual girls amateur golf tournament. It is co-organised by The R&A and the European Golf Association and is contested by teams representing "Great Britain and Ireland" and the "Continent of Europe". The first event ...

, for Scotland in the

European Ladies' Team Championship The European Ladies' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1959. It was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been pla ...

and the

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 basi ...

and for Europe in the

Junior Solheim Cup The Junior Solheim Cup is a version of the Solheim Cup for girls aged 12 to 18. It was inaugurated in 2002. It is currently officially called the PING Junior Solheim Cup. The Junior Solheim Cup follows a similar format to The Solheim Cup and featu ...

. Darling had a good run of results in 2021. Between the end of May to early July, she won the

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, was a semi-finalist in the

Scottish Women's Amateur Championship The Scottish Women’s Amateur Championship is the women's national amateur match play golf championship of Scotland. It was first played in 1903 and is currently organised by Scottish Golf. The Scottish Women's Amateur Championship is conteste ...

and the Women's Amateur Championship, and was a runner-up in the

Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Championship The Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship is the national women's amateur stroke play golf championship in Scotland (although entry is open to overseas golfers). It has been played annually at Royal Troon since 1973 an ...

. In August, she won the

Girls Amateur Championship The Girls Amateur Championship is a golf tournament held annually in the United Kingdom. Girls need to be under 18 on 1 January in the year of the championship. Until World War II the championship was organised by a series of magazines and always ...

beating Beth Coulter in the final. She also played in the

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. Darling also had the lowest individual score in the qualifying stage of the

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. Since the autumn of 2021, she has attended the University of South Carolina. In 2022, she competed in the

for the second time, and again reached the semi-finals of the Women's Amateur Championship. She again led the individual scoring in the qualifying stage of the

Amateur wins

*2017 Scottish Girls' Amateur Championship *2018 Scottish Girls' Amateur Championship,

*2019 Scottish Girls' Open Championship *2021

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Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Scotland): 2017, 2018 *

European Girls' Team Championship The European Girls' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women up to 18 organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1991. It was played in odd-numbered years from 1991 to 1999 and has bee ...

(representing Scotland): 2018 *

: (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2019 *

(representing Scotland):

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(representing Scotland): 2019, 2021 *

(representing Europe): 2019 *

(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

Espirito Santo Trophy The Espirito Santo Trophy (World Women's Amateur Team Championships) is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation. The inaugural event was held in 1964. It was instituted by the Fren ...

(representing Scotland):

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References

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