Orange Blossom Tour's "Sally" event

MICHELE THOMSON BEST OF SCOTS

IN FLORIDA FIRST ROUND

Aberdeenshire champion Michele Thomson did best of the Scots in the first round of this week's Orange Blossom Tour for women amateurs in Florida - the South Atlantic Ladies Amateur Championship (known as "The Sally" for short).
Michelle, 19, pictured left, from Ellon had a one-over-par 73 over the Oceanside Country Club course at Ormond Beach.
She birdied the second, 15th and 18th but dropped shots at the fifth, seventh and ninth to be in 10th place going into the second day of the four-round stroke-play tournament.
The leading British competitor was teenager Rachel Jennings (Izaak Walton), like Michele a member of the Ladies Golf Union Elite Squad for winter training and practice.
Rachel had a one-under-par 71, thanks to birdies at the 12th, 13th and 17th. She bogeyed the 10th and 18th.

On the same 73 mark as Michele Thomson were Rachel Connor, teenage daughter of the Scots-born professional at Manchester Golf Club, Liz Bennett (Brokenhurst Manor) and Sahra Hassan from Vale of Glamorgan. Liz and Sahra are also LGU Squad members, so not a bad first day for Curtis Cup team skipper Mary McKenna!

Stephanie Farrar, one of three Stirling University students in the field, had a 77. She bogeyed the 14th and 15th and then double-bogeyed the 16th.
Florida University first year student Jessica Yadloczky opened up a two-stroke lead with a three-under-par 69. She was runner-up last year.

LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES
Par 72
Players from US unless stated
69 J Yadloczky.
71 L Duncan, A Bodemann, V Grimes, T Chudy, R Jennings (Izaak Walton).
72 K Wong, C Schepperle, R Carpenter.
73 R Connor (Manchester), B Grotvedt, M Thomson (McDonald Ellon), S Hassan (Vale of Glamorgan), N Sheary, K Hartwiger, L Bennett (Brokenhurst Manor).
Other scores:
76 N Edwards (Ganton).
77 S Farrar (Stirling Univ), K Smith (Waterlooville).
82 H Calvert (Stirling Univ), R Cassidy (Stirling Univ).
83 S Carty (The Island, Dublin).
84 L Murray (Robert Gordon Univ).
97 S Crolla (Heriot-Watt Univ).

SCROLL DOWN FOR ALL "THE SALLY" FIRST-ROUND SCORES with the exception of Lynsey Hunter (Edinburgh University) whose score has not appeared on the tournament website.