A 12-YEAR-OLD Stourbridge golfer – who hit her first ball when she was just three – is set for a round of a lifetime as she prepares to play alongside a European Tour star.

Isabelle Badger has beaten thousands of amateur golfers across England to win the Bridgestone Chase Your Dream Trophy.

Run in partnership with England Golf, the competition was open to winners of 2017 club competitions and concluded at the pro-am of the Bridgestone Challenge at Luton Hoo, where the top nine men and female golfers overall converged to play in a mixed team format.

Following a number of qualification stages, Isabelle joined Spencer Burlingham and Martin Derrick in the triumphant team and can now look forward to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity playing with a household name in the pro-am of the Sky Sports British Masters at Walton Heath on October 10.

The Pedmore High School youngster, who was meant to be back in the classroom for the first day of the new term, was given special dispensation to play in the final of the competition, and after putting on an exhibition of chipping and putting, she now has a huge trophy to take back to the next school assembly.

The 13 handicapper said: “It feels amazing. My own dream is to become a professional golfer one day. I have lots of heroes in golf, so I can’t wait to meet some of them at the British Masters.

“It was meant to be my first day back at school, so I can’t wait to tell my teachers and friends that I won.”

Andy Mathias, Bridgestone’s north region marketing communications manager, said: “Isabelle, Spencer and Martin should feel so proud of their achievement.

“They have prevailed over thousands of amateurs and their journey to this point has been a long one. They have had to overcome their own hurdles during a number of rounds no doubt, but to see them lifting the silverware at the end of it all was a great sight.

“We now wish them all the best at the British Masters at Walton Heath, where a round of golf with one of the stars of the European Tour now awaits.”