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Friday, February 23, 2007

MAUREEN RICHMOND PIPPED
FOR SPANISH SENIORS TITLE

Former Curtis Cup player Maureen (Walker) Richmond from Kilmacolm finished runner-up in the Spanish senior women's open amateur championship at Club de Golf de Bonalba, Alicante today
Maureen, who studied medecine at Edinburgh University and is now a GP in England, led the international field with a first-round 77 before being overhauled by Italy's Francois Colmant.
Francois, who had opened with a 78, had a second-round 79 for a final total of 157, one ahead of Dr Richmond who had a second-round 81.
Vickie Thomas from Wales finished joint seventh on 164 with rounds of 79 and 85.
Pamela Williamson from Baberton shared 13th place with a pair of 83s for 166.
Earlier in the week at Alicante, Maureen Richmond and Barbara Biggart had the second best aggregate of 157 in the doubles championship, one stroke behind the Spanish winners, Marta Estany and Vicky Pertierra.
There were three pairings on the 157 mark. Barbara and Maureen were placed third on a comparison of the second-round scores.

LEADING INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOTALS
157 Francois Colmant (Ita) 78 79.
158 Maureen Richmond (Sco) 77 81.
161 Ana Vilella (Spa) 80 81.
162 Christina Birke (Swe) 80 82, Gunilla Ekman (Swe) 78 84.
163 Birgitta Ljung (Swe) 80 83.
164 Anki Hermansson (Swe) 81 82, Viveca Hogg (Swe) 81 83, Vicki Thomas (Wal) 79 85.
165 Cristina Marsans (Spa) 86 79, Milagros Yanex (Spa) 79 86, Beatriz Ramirez (Spa) 78 87.
Other totals:
166 Pamela Williamson (Sco) 83 83 (jt 13th).
167 Julie Ballard (Eng) 83 84.
170 Diane Williams (Can) 88 82, Valerie Hasset (Ire) 86 84.
171 Helen Faulds (Sco) 87 84 (jt 21st).
172 Mary McKenna (Ire) 84 88.
173 Elspeth Cooper (Eng) 91 82.
174 Hilary Smyth (Eng) 88 86.
175 Pat Bennett (Eng) 92 83.
176 Gillian Nelson (Eng) 88 88.
177 Sue Westall (Eng) 94 83.
180 Helen O'Donoghue (Ire) 96 84.
181 Barbara Biggart (Sco) 93 88.
184 Fiona Roger (Sco) 94 90.
185 Roma English (NIre) 93 92.
187 Marianne Copp (Eng) 94 93.
192 Jennifer Mack (Sco) 97 95.

TEAM EVENT
Leading totals
319 Spain A (C Marsans, M Yanes, A Vilella).
324 Scotland A (H Faulds, M Richmond, P Williamson), Sweden B.
326 Sweden A.
Also:
353 Scotland B (B Biggart, J Mack, J Paterson).

DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP
Leading totals
156 Marta Estany & Vicky Pertierra (Spa) 75 81.
157 Cristina Marsans & Beatriz Ramirez (Spa) 77 80, Barbara Biggart & M Richmond (Sco) 75 82, Erika Annison (Swe) & Edeltraut Jacob (Ger) 73 84.