BRITISH MAKE WINNING START IN
COMMONWEALTH TOURNAMENT

Britain have made a good start to the Five Nations Commonwealth Tournament for women’s amateur teams over the Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club’s East championship course today.
Skipper Sue Turner’s two foursomes pairings were successful to give Britain a 2-0 lead over Canada with five singles still to be played.
Kerry Smith (Waterlooville) and Naomi Edwards (Ganton) bt Maude Aimee LeBlanc and Lindsay Knowlton by 2 and 1.
Then Helen Holm Scottish women’s stroke-play repeat champion Melissa Reid from Chevin, Derby and her fellow Curtis Cup player Breanne Loucks from Wrexham won by 4 and 2 over Maryann Lapointe and Meaghan Leblanc.
Krystle Caithness, the only Scot in the GB squad of six, made her debut for Britain in the afternoon singles. She was paired against Sue Kim who also did not get a morning outing.
In the other match today, Australia took a 2-0 lead over South Africa. Aussies teams have won the last three Commonwealth tournaments, played every four years, while South Africa won the women’s world amateur team championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy on home turf earlier in the year.
The tournament is decided on an all-play-all league format. The country with the most points at the end of play on Friday will be the champions.

MORNING FOURSOMES RESULTS

GREAT BRITAIN lead CANADA 2-0
K Smith & N Edwards bt M A LeBlanc & L Knowlton 2 and 1.
B Loucks & M Reid bt M Lapointe & M Leblanc.

AUSTRALIA lead SOUTH AFRICA 2-0
F Bondad & H Oh bt G Switala & I Verwey 2 and 1.
E Bennett & S Na bt K Shean & A Simon 3 and 2.