ALISON GRAY SETS RECORD

WPGA ONE-DAY SERIES

 

Ormskirk's Alison Gray ran out a comfortable winner, setting a course record in the process, at the sixth and final Ryder Cup Wales 2010 WPGA One Day Series event at Dunham Forest Golf Club.

Gray posted a three-under-par 69, two shots clear of Lysa Jones (Oaks), Mette Hageman (Drentse Golfclub de Gelpenberg), Suzanne Dickens (Thorpe Wood) and Joanne Oliver (Quindell Golf & CC).
Inconsistent bounces on the sun baked fairways and difficult pin placements caused a certain amount of difficulty for many of the players.
"That didn't really bother me too much," said a relaxed Gray. "The greens were superb and true -- although I did three-putt the third from about 10ft!"  #

She cancelled this blemish by chipping in for a birdie on the 18th after posting one more bogey and four birdies for the rest of her round.
This was the first event of the series Gray has entered this year.  Two small daughters, Georgia (2 1/2) and Lucy (1), have not made travelling far afield an attractive proposition.
"This venue, Dunham Forest, is just down the road so I thought I would have a go.  Before playing I said I didn't want to be considered for qualification for the Wales Open but at the last minute I changed my mind because my 81-year-old Dad, who caddies for me, would love the trip if I did qualify.  And now I have, so we are all very pleased!"
Alison Gray joins Emma Weeks (Bramshaw), Alexandra Keighley (Huddersfield), Caroline Grady (De Vere Dunston Hall) and Marie Allen (Brookman's Park) as qualifiers for the £350,000 Wales Ladies Championship of Europe which is being held at the Nicklaus-designed Machynys Peninsula Golf & Country Club in Llanelli from August 17 to 20. This was the last qualifying event.

 

RYDER CUP WALES 2010 WPGA ONE DAY SERIES
Dunham Forest Golf Club
LEADING SCORES

(Par 72)

69 Alison Gray (Ormskirk).

71 Lysa Jones (Oaks), Mette Hageman (Drentse GC), Suzanne Dickens (Thorpe Wood), Joanne Oliver. 
72 Gillian Stewart  (Gillian Stewart Golf), Nicola Moult (Walmley), Katie Tebbet (Rothley Park), Sarah Bennett (Hylands).

The leading four professionals in each of the six one day series events receive points towards the Ryder Cup Wales 2010 WPGA Order of Merit which has prize money of £1,000. The Order of Merit table is as follows:

1 Caroline Grady  10.50
2 Marie Allen, Alexandra Keighley, Emma Weeks, Alison Gray   10.00
6 Joanne Oliver 9.00
7 Laura Wright, Sara Clinton, Claire Duffy 6.00
10 Lysa Jones 5.50
11 Mette Hegeman 3.83
12 Sarah Bennett, Catherine Panton-Lewis 3.00
14 Suzanne Dickens 2.50
15 Susan Moon, Sophie Hunter 1.33
17  Rachel Bailey, Tracy Loveys 1.00