By any standards, it’s been quite a year for the Ashburnham Golf Club’s teenage golf star Nia Greville.
At just 15, she has chalked up a Welsh title win, represented Wales in the European Championships in Sardinia and she is now heading north to compete in the Home Internationals in Scotland.
In the middle of it all, she is putting her mind to completing 12 GSCE Level exams, anxiously awaiting the results of half of them later this month.
“Yes, it’s been quite a year,” the modest Ysgol y Strade, Llanelli, pupil said as she took time out from a practice round at the Ashburnham Championship Links.
“The golf has gone really well and I am lucky that it’s been both a busy and successful year.”
In May, Nia won the Welsh Girls Under-16 Championship at Royal St David’s Golf Club, Harlech.
In July, she joined the Wales team in the European Girls Under-18 Team Championships in Sardinia.
This week, she will be proudly wearing the Wales blazer once again as the Girls Home International Matches get underway at Gullane on Wednesday.
The Wales team includes the talented North Walian Amy Boulden.
That event starts on Wednesday, when Wales face England and they will be looking to gain revenge for the 9-0 whitewash they suffered in the corresponding fixture last year.
Wales play Ireland on Thursday and wrap up the series against Scotland on Friday.
The Gullane Golf Club in East Lothian offers championship quality links golf courses with dramatic views across the Firth of Forth to Edinburgh and Fife. The Home Internationals take place on the Gullane No2 course.
Playing on a links course should suit Nia just fine as she spends her time practicing on the glorious links at Ashburnham.
“This is a lovely course,” Nia said before teeing off on another practice round. “I’ve been playing here since I was about eight years old, so I know the place pretty well.”
Nia, who plays off a Handicap of 6, is undecided about whether to continue her golfing career at a more senior level.
“For now, it’s an enjoyable hobby and I think I’ll leave it at that while I’m in the middle of my exams and all my school work. I’m really enjoying the challenge of playing golf at an international level. I’m very proud to represent Wales and enjoying every minute of it. I just hope I can make a great contribution to the Wales team in the international matches.”
The Home Internationals will feature foursomes games in the morning before singles in the afternoon.
Ashburnham club secretary Huw Morgan said: “We are very proud of our junior golfers here at The Ashburnham and we are working very hard to encourage the next generation of golfers.
“All of us here at the club are very proud of Nia’s achievements this year and we wish all the very best on her trip to Scotland”
Nia comes from one of Llanelli’s most famous sporting families. Her father, Simon Greville, played for Llanelli Scarlets, and her grandfather is Handel Greville, a Welsh rugby international and a Scarlets legend who was once chairman and president of the club.
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