Fiona Anderson drops out of share of the lead

Rozalayn Adams leads last day qualifiers

at Beau Desert in testing conditions

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Surrey’s Rozalyn Adams leads qualifiers in English seniors strokeplay Surrey’s Rozalyn Adams leads the qualifiers for the final day’s play in the Senior Women’s English Stroke-play Championship at Beau Desert, Staffordshire. She added an 82 to her opening 77 on a day when scoring was made difficult by strong, swirling winds and short, but heavy showers. More than one player came off the course commenting “Nightmare!” and there were plenty of bad-luck stories.
Kent’s Geraldine Bray marred a very good card with an 11 on the par five 15th after she tangled with deep, wet rough. “Why didn’t I take a drop?” she asked afterwards.
Despite that she shot 82 and was third qualifier for tomorrow’s final round in the 54-hole tournament.
Meanwhile, Rozalyn Adams had a triple bogey 7 on the sixth – after a birdie on the long fifth - and summed up: “It was a day for damage limitation,” she said. “It was very, very difficult because of the wind. It was swirling around and you just didn’t know where it was coming from. You had to try to contain your golf and play steadily. I had some very good holes, but I also left some shots out there.”
Former British champion Janet Collingham, who qualified second, found the putting difficult – in common with many players. “I actually felt I played well and that I didn’t putt badly - but I just didn’t get anything back.”
Defending champion Sue Dye, who was comfortably among the qualifiers, commented: “It’s a tough course and a tough exam.”
Former Scottish champion Fiona Anderson (Formby Ladies) dropped out of a share of the lead on 77 with a second-round 87 for 164 but she is still in joint fifth position, only five shots off the lead.
Division B, for players with handicaps of seven to 15, is led by Northamptonshire’s Karen Lobb and Buckinghamshire’s Sue McKeon. The top 16 players and ties in both divisions qualified for the final round.
Division A Qualifiers
159 Rozalyn Adams (Addington Court) 77, 82.
162 Janet Collingham (Sherwood Forest) 81, 81, Geraldine Bray (Littlestone) 80, 82.
163 Christine Stirling (Meon Valley) 82, 81.
164 Jo Ashmore (Barnham Broom) 77, 87; Fiona Anderson (Formby Ladies) 77 87; Carolyn Kirk (Ganton) 77, 80.
166 Liz Moverley (Copt Heath) 81, 85; Chris Quinn (Hockley) 81, 85.
167 Barbara Laird (Sandiway) 87, 80; Angela Duck (Northants County) 86, 81;Pat Wrightson (Huddersfield) 82, 85.
168 Sue Dye (Delamere Forest) 83, 85.
169 Ruth Lindley (Hartlepool) 84, 85; Sue Ellis (Ferndown) 81, 88.
170 Pat West (Spalding) 84, 86; Sue Westall (Copt Heath) 83, 87; Anne Koychev (Ealing) 81, 89; Felicity Coulter (Banstead Downs) 80, 90.
Division B Qualifiers
169 Karen Lobb (Northants County) 86, 83, Sue McKeon (Harleyford) 84 85.
171 Judy McCairns (Oxford Ladies) 84, 87.
175 Sheila McKinnon (Royal Liverpool Ladies) 87, 88; Sue Pidgeon (Wrekin) 85 90.
176 Carol Liversidge (Sandiway) 85, 91.
177 Jayne Long (Tidworth Garrison) 87, 90; Sue Mayman (Bedale).
179 Eppie Zandvoort (Eaton) 90 89; José Kellenberger (Camberley Heath) 84, 95.
181 Marie Watson (St. Mellion) 95, 86; Sue Carey (Crowborough Beacon) 91, 90.
182 Jaki White (Whipsnade Park) 92, 90.
185 Carol Atack (Moortown) 95 90.
186 Angela Dawson (Copt Heath) 96, 90; Dawn Tongue (Beau Desert) 95, 91