KIRSTY O'CONNOR BEATS THE ODDS
TO WIN THE WELSH CLOSE TITLE

Lancashire-based Kirsty O'Connor (Nelson) is the new Welsh women's close amateur champion.
One of the outsiders for the title after qualifying with a 36-hole total of 154 - eight shots more than top seed and Curtis Cup player Breanne Loucks (Wrexham), who was knocked out by Rhian Wyn Thomas (Vale of Glamorgan) in the second round of the match-play.
O'Connor played better with every round and she had a notable win in this morning's semi-final against Curtis Cup reserve, Sahra Hassan (Vale of Glamorgan).
Kristy won that one on the 18th green and played the No 4 seed Stephanie Evans (Vale of Llangollen) in the final.
It was another close-run thing for O'Connor but again she prevailed on the 18th green, this time by two holes.
Results:
SEMI-FINALS
S Evans (Vale of Llangollen) bt R Wyn Thomas (Vale of Glamorgan) 4 and 3.
K O'Connor (Nelson) bt S Hassan (Vale of Glamorgan) 1 hole.
FINAL
O'Connor bt Evans 2 holes.