A BURY-born golfer has set her sights on dominating the world of women’s golf after winning her first big tournament in America.

Ambitious 14-year-old Georgia Oboh won in her age group of the Teenage World Championships, shooting a final round 69 at iconic Carolina course Pinehurst Resort, which hosted the US Open as recently as 2014.

Oboh, who was born at Fairfield Hospital and attended Bury Grammar School for a year, started playing golf when she was just six, and has competed at the Teen World Championships before, finishing 12th last year.

And the teenager isn’t short of confidence, stating a list of ambitions that, if achieved, could see her trophy cabinet rival that of golfing legends such as Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus

“In the long term, I would love to be at the top of the ladies game,” she said.

“I want to be the number one professional female golfer in the world at some point in my career and I want to win ten majors or more, winning every major at least twice

“I want to have one of the best LPGA careers of the modern era.”

Such lofty targets may take some achieving, but Oboh certainly comes from good golfing stock – mother, Evelyn, won the Bury and District trophy in 2011, whilst her grandparents are members at Whitefield golf club.

But Oboh’s targets are not merely personal, as she hopes to use her Nigerian heritage to inspire more African women to take up the sport, citing South Korean golfer Se Ri Pak as a role model, for ‘setting the stage’ for a generation of Korean players.

“I wish to become a role model for young African women so they will be encouraged to start playing golf,” she said.

“I would love to help golf in the developing world especially Africa someday through my foundation and charity.”

But for now, Oboh – who spends her breaks on the golf course writing fiction – can enjoy her first World Championship success, in her eyes, the first of many.

“It was really nerve wracking and exciting all at the same time – my mother who caddied for me just told me to relax and have fun, which is easier said than done, but I must have listened to some of her advice because I was pretty relaxed!” she said.

“It felt great to win the competition because it meant that all my hard work over the past 6 months was worth it.”