WIZARD FROM OZ WINS BRIDGET
JACKSON BOWL AFTER PLAY-OFF
AGAINST SAHRA HASSAN
Emma Bennett from Kingston Heath Golf Club, Melbourne, Australia scored her second win on the English women's 36-hole open golf circuit when she won a play-off for the Bridget Jackson Bowl at Handsworth Golf Club, Birmingham this eveninG.
"I've been running this tournament for 26 years and this is the first time we've had a play-off," said Bridget Jackson. "We had a couple of ties in the early years and at that time we settled it on a card countback but the players themselves voted to have a play-off in future years. But one has never been necessary until now. It certainly provided a thrilling finish to the day."
Emma, pictured above, the fifth best qualifier for the match-play stages and beaten by Breanne Loucks (Wrexham) in the round of the last 16 at the recent Ladies' British open amateur championship at Alwoodley, Leeds, tied with new GB&I Vagliano Trophy cap Sahra Hassan from Vale of Glamorgan on 141 - five shots clear of the third placed Australian Clare Choi from the Huntingdale club.
It was a good tournament for the band of golfing tourists from Down Under. Susan Keating from Victoria finished tied fourth and Kate Combes from Long Island Country Club finished eighth.
Emma Bennett, whose ambition is to be a teaching professional, and hopefully coach to a national squad or the like, trailed first-round leader Sahra by five shots with a 74 but she made up the difference with a second-round 67 to Miss Hassan's 72. In the play-off, Emma won the title and the trophy with a par 4 after Sahra was in a bunker.
LEADING TOTALS
141 E Bennett (Aus) 74 67, S Hassan (Vale of Glamorgan) 69 72 (Bennett won sudden-death play-off at first hole with a par).
146 A Scott (Consett) 76 71, S Keating (Aus) 75 72.
148 J Hodge (Knowle) 73 75.
149 C Aitken (The London) 75 74.
150 K Combes (Aus) 785 75.
151 C Douglass (Brocket Hall) 75 76, S Birks (Wolstanton) 73 78.
152 S J Eaves (Cosby) 78 74, R Jennings (Izaak Walton) 77 75, E Givens (Blackwell Grange) 77 75, E Lyons (West Surrey) 76 76.
153 T Holder (Oxford Ladies) 76 77.
154 R Connor (Manchester) 77 77, N Whitmore (Woburn) 77 77.
155 L Collin (John O'Gaunt) 76 79, G Dunn (Peterborough Milton) 75 80.
156 L Jones (Royal Liveprool) 77 79.
157 C Dalton (Ladbrook Park) 80 77, J Brown (Brocton Hall) 80 77, H Jenkins (Cradoc), T Boyes (Meon Valley) 76 81.
158 S James (Bristol & Clifton) 79 79, C Howells (Moor Hall) 77 81.
159 S Stubbs (Shifnall) 83 76, J Florey (Goring & Streatley) 83 76, G Taylor (Leek) 82 77, H Key (South Herts) 81 78., F Thompson (Ellesborough) 78 81.
161 L Gould (Bargoed) 81 80, S Dye (Delamere Forest) 77 84.
162 J Rhodes (South Staffs) 82 80, K Best (Sherwood Forest) 74 88.
163 L Barton (Coventry) 78 84.
164 G Beasley (Woburn) 85 79, E Mallett (Sutton Coldfield Ladies) 81 83.
168 G Shaw (Aston Wood) 89 79.
170 H White (Worfield) 86 84.
172 H Beasley (Woburn) 87 85.
173 H Coles (Mxstoke Park) 88 85.
Emma Bennett from Kingston Heath Golf Club, Melbourne, Australia scored her second win on the English women's 36-hole open golf circuit when she won a play-off for the Bridget Jackson Bowl at Handsworth Golf Club, Birmingham this eveninG.
"I've been running this tournament for 26 years and this is the first time we've had a play-off," said Bridget Jackson. "We had a couple of ties in the early years and at that time we settled it on a card countback but the players themselves voted to have a play-off in future years. But one has never been necessary until now. It certainly provided a thrilling finish to the day."
Emma, pictured above, the fifth best qualifier for the match-play stages and beaten by Breanne Loucks (Wrexham) in the round of the last 16 at the recent Ladies' British open amateur championship at Alwoodley, Leeds, tied with new GB&I Vagliano Trophy cap Sahra Hassan from Vale of Glamorgan on 141 - five shots clear of the third placed Australian Clare Choi from the Huntingdale club.
It was a good tournament for the band of golfing tourists from Down Under. Susan Keating from Victoria finished tied fourth and Kate Combes from Long Island Country Club finished eighth.
Emma Bennett, whose ambition is to be a teaching professional, and hopefully coach to a national squad or the like, trailed first-round leader Sahra by five shots with a 74 but she made up the difference with a second-round 67 to Miss Hassan's 72. In the play-off, Emma won the title and the trophy with a par 4 after Sahra was in a bunker.
LEADING TOTALS
141 E Bennett (Aus) 74 67, S Hassan (Vale of Glamorgan) 69 72 (Bennett won sudden-death play-off at first hole with a par).
146 A Scott (Consett) 76 71, S Keating (Aus) 75 72.
148 J Hodge (Knowle) 73 75.
149 C Aitken (The London) 75 74.
150 K Combes (Aus) 785 75.
151 C Douglass (Brocket Hall) 75 76, S Birks (Wolstanton) 73 78.
152 S J Eaves (Cosby) 78 74, R Jennings (Izaak Walton) 77 75, E Givens (Blackwell Grange) 77 75, E Lyons (West Surrey) 76 76.
153 T Holder (Oxford Ladies) 76 77.
154 R Connor (Manchester) 77 77, N Whitmore (Woburn) 77 77.
155 L Collin (John O'Gaunt) 76 79, G Dunn (Peterborough Milton) 75 80.
156 L Jones (Royal Liveprool) 77 79.
157 C Dalton (Ladbrook Park) 80 77, J Brown (Brocton Hall) 80 77, H Jenkins (Cradoc), T Boyes (Meon Valley) 76 81.
158 S James (Bristol & Clifton) 79 79, C Howells (Moor Hall) 77 81.
159 S Stubbs (Shifnall) 83 76, J Florey (Goring & Streatley) 83 76, G Taylor (Leek) 82 77, H Key (South Herts) 81 78., F Thompson (Ellesborough) 78 81.
161 L Gould (Bargoed) 81 80, S Dye (Delamere Forest) 77 84.
162 J Rhodes (South Staffs) 82 80, K Best (Sherwood Forest) 74 88.
163 L Barton (Coventry) 78 84.
164 G Beasley (Woburn) 85 79, E Mallett (Sutton Coldfield Ladies) 81 83.
168 G Shaw (Aston Wood) 89 79.
170 H White (Worfield) 86 84.
172 H Beasley (Woburn) 87 85.
173 H Coles (Mxstoke Park) 88 85.
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