ROSIE Belsham won the battle of the teenagers to beat Jessica Baker to claim the Northumberland County Ladies Championship at Bamburgh Castle.

Fifteen-year-old Rosie (Whitley Bay) lost on the 20th to 14-year-old Jessica (Gosforth Park Ladies) in the Northumberland County Junior Matchplay Championship at Bedlington earlier this season but won 6 & 5 this time.

Rosie was runner-up in the girls section at South Moor and joint second in the Scottish Girls Under-14 Championship.