Lauren Taylor in pictures

And the Young SPOTY Award goes to... Lauren Taylor! This Rugby golfer keeps adding more and more achievements to her resume. Last year in June, at the age of sixteen, she became the youngest winner of the Ladies British Open Amateur Championship.

CARNOUSTIE, SCOTLAND - JULY 28: Lauren Taylor of England watches her tee shot on the 16th hole during the first round of the 2011 Ricoh Women's British Open at Carnoustie on July 28, 2011 in Carnoustie, Scotland. (Photo by Wojciech Migda)

Sophie Gustafson photographs

Today is Sophie's birthday - what a perfect moment to add her album to my blog. One of the best swedish golfers, solid Solheim-Cupper, and just a cool person. Happy Birthday Soph!

CARNOUSTIE, SCOTLAND - JULY 28: Sophie Gustafson of Sweden plays her tee shot on the 16th hole during the first round of the 2011 Ricoh Women's British Open at Carnoustie on July 28, 2011 in Carnoustie, Scotland. (Photo by Wojciech Migda)

Emma Cabrera-Bello images

Emma is the most famous female golfer from Canary Islands and sister of the European Tour player Rafael Cabrera-Bello. She plays on LET. She's young and talented and speaks four languages.

CARNOUSTIE, SCOTLAND - JULY 25: Emma Cabrera Bello of Spain tracks her tee shot on the 17th hole during the final qualifying round of the 2011 Ricoh Women's British Open at Panmure GC on July 25, 2011 in Carnoustie, Scotland.

Samantha Richdale in pictures

Former Futures Tour player Samantha Richdale proudly represents Canada and is in part a Japanese. I took quite a few photos of her in Carnoustie and guess what - she's just made it to the headlines with her terrific performance in the LPGA's CN Canadian Open.

CARNOUSTIE, SCOTLAND - JULY 27: Samantha Richdale of Canada watches her tee shot on the 2nd tee during the final practice round of the 2011 Ricoh Women's British Open at Carnoustie on July 27, 2011 in Carnoustie, Scotland.

Carly Booth photos

Carly is one of the raising stars of Scottish golf. She's almost qualified for the 2011 Women's British Open championship.

CARNOUSTIE, SCOTLAND - JULY 25: Carly Booth of Scotland on the 17th green during the final qualifying round for the 2011 Ricoh Women's British Open at Panmure GC on July 25, 2011 in Carnoustie, Scotland.

Karen Stupples photographs

As Karen Stupples climbed onto a joint first place after the first round of Evian Masters it was an indication that among photos I took last year her's should make it here.

SOUTHPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 28: Karen Stupples of England tees off on the 10th hole during third practice round before 2010 Ricoh Women's British Open held at Royal Birkdale on July 28, 2010 in Southport, England.

Kelly Tidy images

The day before the championship she played a practice round in a threesome with Suzann Pettersen and Cristie Kerr - a notable company indeed. We'll see how high this Birkdale girl can reach.

SOUTHPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 28: Kelly Tidy of England tees off on the 9th hole during third practice round before 2010 Ricoh Women's British Open held at Royal Birkdale on July 28, 2010 in Southport, England.