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  Anna Highgate
 







 
Home town: Bridgend, South Wales.
Date of Birth: Bridgend, February 11, 1982
Golf Club: Southerndown, Curtis Cup debutante


Anna became interested in golf, thanks to her dad, Tony, at the age of eight and has played competitively since the age of 15.

Until her selection for this Curtis Cup match, Anna rated being chose to play for Great Britain in last year's Commonwealth tournament in Auckland, New Zealand as her most memorable experience.

Anna, now a full-time amateur golfer, first played at international level for the Welsh girls' team in 1997 and has been a full international for Wales since 1999. She has won the Glamorgan women's county title for the past three years.

In 2002, Miss Highgate lost by one hole to Eleanor Pilgrim in the final of the Welsh championship. Last year she reached the quarter-finals. Anna reached the last 16 of the British amateur championship at Lindrick last June. Finished runner-up to Danielle Masters in the Welsh open amateur stroke-play championship at Ashburnham with an aggregate of 218, two more than the winner, in early May.

Nicknamed "Spanner" and has reputation for "silly one-liners".

When not golfing, Anna likes going out with friends, and working out in the gym.