Onwards & upwards for Nathan and Klara - this is a major article on both players & contains Links and website information.

Submitted by content on Fri, 06/05/2011 - 17:35

Nathan Kimsey has had a great start to his year. After fine tuning his swing with Keith throughout the winter and early spring he then spent a week practicing with his fellow england squad players in Spain.

After a fine performance in early April at the Faldo Series qualifier, he followed up by winning the Peter McEvoy Trophy at Copt Heath Golf Club with a record equaling score of 12 under par 272 to win by 6 shots.

He was then off to Carolina, USA to paly in the Sage Valley International event which includes some of the top under 19 year old players from around the world. A superb tournament left him in 5th place and he gained heaps of valuable experience.

A solid finish of 14th place at a very windy the Fairhaven Trophy followed the next week ... well done to Nathan.

Nathan has played golf since a very early age (2+) and competed in young competitions such as the Wee Wonders and events organised by the Golf Society of Great Britain (GSGB).  He won many trophies at this early age and has continued to progress to now, an extremely high level.
 
This year he has started and is amazing form – before seeing him in the Faldo Series qualifier at Moortown in early April; I had not seen Nathan compete since October of last year in the Faldo Series Final and I was amazed at the difference in him, his demeanour, his attitude and maturity around the golf course was and is staggering.  The way he won the McEvoy trophy just recently ticked all the boxes – he more or less lead from the front, was put under pressure at the beginning of the final round, but came through beating the closest competitor by 6 shots.
 
 
Following the McEvoy, Nathan was sent to the USA by the EGU to compete in the Sage Valley Invitational, which plays host to the top 54 under-19 amateurs throughout the world.  Despite the travelling, different course and greens compared to the UK and Europe, Nathan finished joint 5th, alongside Justin Thomas who was favourite coming into the tournament and is currently in the Top 10 World Men’s Amateur Order of Merit.
 
 
Nathan Kimsey
Aged 18 (21/03/93)
Woodhall Spa G.C
England Under-18 squad member
R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking 379
Handicap +2
 
2010
Winner - Sir Henry Cooper Masters Championship
Lincolnshire Amateur Runner-Up
Faldo Series Grand Final Top 3
Dutch Junior Masters Top 6
Lagonda Trophy Top 20
Carris Trophy Top 25
Boys Home Internationals, played 5 won 5
 
2011
Winner - British Colleges Open Championship - Scotland
Winner - Faldo series Qualifier – qualifies for Loch erne Grand Final September 2011
Winner - McEvoy Trophy – 69,67,69,67 = 272.  Equals John Parry (2004) Tournament record.
Sage Valley Invitational – tied 5th
Fairhaven Trophy - 14th
 
 

Klara Spilkova has also been setting the LET (Ladies European Tour) alight. Bearing in mind she is only just 16 years old she started her career with a 7th place finish in Morocco and won Euros 9,200.00. He score was a very solid +2.

In the Turkish Ladies Open and she opened with +1 and then a -1 to lie in 7th place after 2 rounds ..... her final finish was 11th - so another great result for the 16 year old.

In between these events Klara visited France to play at La Nivelle in an affiliated LET Tour event - she finished 3rd .. way to go Klara!!

Ladies European Tour Player Profile

Klara Spilkova

Klara Spilkova
Surname Spilkova
First Name(s) Klara
Date of Birth 15th December 1994
Place of Birth Prague
Nationality Czech Republic
Date turned Pro. 1st January 2011
Exemption Status Top 30 from Qualifying School
Represents Czech Republic

Ladies European Tour Career Summary

Statistics
Career Earnings (Euro) 13,582.50
Tournaments Played 5
Tournaments Won 0
Top Ten Finishes 1
Completed Rounds 14
Lowest Round 69 (2 times)
Stroke Average 75.15
Total vs Par +37
Average vs Par +2.85
Order of Merit Record
Season Pos. Euro Played
2010 n/a 0.00 0
Detailed Season Records

Biography - Klara Spilkova

AMATEUR
2010 German Open boys and girls' champion. 2010 Austrian Women's Champion. 2010 Czech Woman Champion. 2010 European Junior Ryder Cup team member. 2009 European Junior Solheim Cup team member. 2009 German Open boys and girls' champion. 2009 European Masters winner. 2009 Czech women's champion. 2nd at the Esmond trophy (French under-18 championship). In 2010, played Allianz Ladies Slovak Open at Tale on an invitation, but missed the cut by two shots.

 

PERSONAL
 


Started to play golf aged four years, introduced to the game by her older brother Lukas. Began to play in competitions aged eight. Hobbies include sports, in winter skiing, in summer swimming. Enjoys listening to music and reading. In 2010, started first of four years in Czech secondary school in Prague. Plays at Golf Club Erpet Praha. Lives Praha (Czech Republic). 

Link: www.klaraspilkova.com
 

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