European girls team championship at Murcar Links
England v Swedes for title,
Scotland v Iceland for 17th
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
It's an England v Sweden championship final as Scotland play Iceland for the top spot in Flight 3 on Saturday, the last day of the European girls' team golf championship at Murcar Links.
Sweden have won this title for the past two years but top seeds England have been impressive throughout the first four days of the tournament. They won their semi-final by a convincing 4-1 margin over Netherlands, being held to 1-1 in the foursomes but breaking clear in the singles with wins by English women's champion Hannah Barwood, Alex Peters and Rachel Connor, daughter of a Scottish professional.
Sweden beat Switzerland 3 1/2-1 1/2 after taking the foursomes 2-0.
In the slightly complicated format for Flight 3, presumably because it contains only three teams, Scotland, after a day off on Thursday, played and beat Latvia 4-1 today and will play Iceland (who beat Latvia on Thursday) on Saturday for the Flight 3 "title" and with it an official ranking of 17th place of the 19 competing countries.
The Scots took a 2-0 lead over Latvia by winning both the morning foursomes.Carly Booth (Comrie) and Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) won by 2 and 1 against sister Krista and Mara Puisite.Sammy Vass (Tain) and Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth) won by a similar margin against Eliza Vilde and Linda Dobele.
Then Booth beat Krista Puisite 5 and 3 and Kelsey beat Dobele 4 and 3.
Wilson lost by 4 and 2 to Mara Puisite.
Ireland's young team, of which the 13-year-old Maguire twins make up half, will be disappointed that, at best, they will finish seventh - and they have to finish with a win over Denmark to achieve that.
The Irish went down 3-2 to Germany after splitting up the Maguire sisters in the foursomes and losing both of them. Lisa and Victoria Bradshaw lost by 2 and 1 to Nicola Rossler and Sophia Popov while Leona Maguire and Sarah Cunningham went down by one hole to Marie Tschida and Victoria Scherer.
Leona Maguire, women's champion of Ireland, was not fielded in the afternoon singles when sister Lisa won by 3 and 2 and Sarah Cunning by 2 and 1 but the crucial third point in the singles was lost by Victoria Bradshaw, beaten 3 and 2 byu Marie Tschida.
Collated Friday results
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
Semi-finals
ENGLAND 4, NETHERLANDS 1
Foursome: H Barwood & R Connor bt K Zaanen & C Karsten 3 and 2; A Peters & K Tidy lost to K Jansen & M Naafs 2 and 1 (1-1).
Singles: Barwood bt Zaaanen 6 and 5, Peters bt Naafs at 20th, Connor bt Karsten 1 hole (3-0).
SWITZERLAND 1 1/2, SWEDEN 3 1/2
Foursomes: A Maggetti & F Vuignier lost to J Janson & L Larsson 4 and 3; R Huber & S Popelka lost to A Strang & J Tillstrom 4 and 3 (0-2).
Singles: Vuignier bt Larsson 3 and 2, Maggetti lost to Strang 4 and 3, Huber halved with Janson (1 1/2-1 1/2).
5th to 8th place play-offs
DENMARK 3, CZECH REPUBLIC 2
IRELAND 2, GERMANY 3
Foursomes: Lisa Maguire & V Bradshaw lost to N Rossler & S Popov 2 and 1; Leona Maguire & S Cunningham lost to M Tschida & V Scherer 1 hole (0-2).
Singles: Lisa Maguire bt Rossler 3 and 2, Cunningham bt Popov 2 and 1, Bradshaw lost to Tschida 3 and 2 (2-1).
FLIGHT TWO
9th to 12 place play-offs
SPAIN 4, FINLAND 1.
ITALY 1, FRANCE 4
13th to 16th place play-offs
NORWAY 1 1/2, AUSTRIA 3 1/2
WALES 1 1/2, BELGIUM 3 1/2
Foursomes: K Miller & N Gobey lost to L Van Gerven & L Charlier 4 and 3; A Boulden & K O'Connor bt J Van Baarle & S Vanzon Hoven 1 hole (1-1).
Singles: Boulden halved with Van Gerven, Miller lost to Charlier 1 hole, O'Connor lost to Van Baarle 2 and 1 (1/2-2 1/2)
FLIGHT THREE
17th to 19th place play-off
SCOTLAND 4, LATVIA 1
Foursomes: C Booth & K MacDonald bt K Puisite & M Puisite 2 and 1; S Vass & R Wilson bt E Vilde & L Dobele 2 and 1 (2-0).
Singles: Booth bt K Puiisite 5 and 3, MacDonald bt Dobele 4 and 3, Wilson lost to M Puisite (2-1).
England go for gold at Murcar Links
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
England will play Sweden for the gold medal in tomorrow’s final of the European girls’ team championship at Murcar Links, Scotland.
“We can’t wait,” said team captain Julie Brown after her quartet of girls defeated the Netherlands 4-1 on a cold, windy day.
Although the final scoreline sounds comfortable, the England girls had to fight for their victory in a very tight match.
The two teams shared the foursomes points and, although English champion Hannah Barwood cruised to a comfortable singles win, the other two matches were real battles.
Lancashire’s Rachel Connor staged an impressive fightback when she was four down after 10. She won the 11th, 12th 13th and 14th to get back on level terms – but then lost the 16th. However, she won both the 17th and 18th to take her point.
Nottinghamshire’s Alex Peters was one up after 15 but her opponent pulled her back to all square and the match went into extra time. Alex eventually emerged the winner with a fine par on the 20th.
“The whole match could have gone either way and the girls all played so well,” said Julie. “There has been some fantastic golf.”
Lyndsey Hewison
EGWA Press Officer
Scotland v Iceland for 17th
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
It's an England v Sweden championship final as Scotland play Iceland for the top spot in Flight 3 on Saturday, the last day of the European girls' team golf championship at Murcar Links.
Sweden have won this title for the past two years but top seeds England have been impressive throughout the first four days of the tournament. They won their semi-final by a convincing 4-1 margin over Netherlands, being held to 1-1 in the foursomes but breaking clear in the singles with wins by English women's champion Hannah Barwood, Alex Peters and Rachel Connor, daughter of a Scottish professional.
Sweden beat Switzerland 3 1/2-1 1/2 after taking the foursomes 2-0.
In the slightly complicated format for Flight 3, presumably because it contains only three teams, Scotland, after a day off on Thursday, played and beat Latvia 4-1 today and will play Iceland (who beat Latvia on Thursday) on Saturday for the Flight 3 "title" and with it an official ranking of 17th place of the 19 competing countries.
The Scots took a 2-0 lead over Latvia by winning both the morning foursomes.Carly Booth (Comrie) and Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) won by 2 and 1 against sister Krista and Mara Puisite.Sammy Vass (Tain) and Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth) won by a similar margin against Eliza Vilde and Linda Dobele.
Then Booth beat Krista Puisite 5 and 3 and Kelsey beat Dobele 4 and 3.
Wilson lost by 4 and 2 to Mara Puisite.
Ireland's young team, of which the 13-year-old Maguire twins make up half, will be disappointed that, at best, they will finish seventh - and they have to finish with a win over Denmark to achieve that.
The Irish went down 3-2 to Germany after splitting up the Maguire sisters in the foursomes and losing both of them. Lisa and Victoria Bradshaw lost by 2 and 1 to Nicola Rossler and Sophia Popov while Leona Maguire and Sarah Cunningham went down by one hole to Marie Tschida and Victoria Scherer.
Leona Maguire, women's champion of Ireland, was not fielded in the afternoon singles when sister Lisa won by 3 and 2 and Sarah Cunning by 2 and 1 but the crucial third point in the singles was lost by Victoria Bradshaw, beaten 3 and 2 byu Marie Tschida.
Collated Friday results
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
Semi-finals
ENGLAND 4, NETHERLANDS 1
Foursome: H Barwood & R Connor bt K Zaanen & C Karsten 3 and 2; A Peters & K Tidy lost to K Jansen & M Naafs 2 and 1 (1-1).
Singles: Barwood bt Zaaanen 6 and 5, Peters bt Naafs at 20th, Connor bt Karsten 1 hole (3-0).
SWITZERLAND 1 1/2, SWEDEN 3 1/2
Foursomes: A Maggetti & F Vuignier lost to J Janson & L Larsson 4 and 3; R Huber & S Popelka lost to A Strang & J Tillstrom 4 and 3 (0-2).
Singles: Vuignier bt Larsson 3 and 2, Maggetti lost to Strang 4 and 3, Huber halved with Janson (1 1/2-1 1/2).
5th to 8th place play-offs
DENMARK 3, CZECH REPUBLIC 2
IRELAND 2, GERMANY 3
Foursomes: Lisa Maguire & V Bradshaw lost to N Rossler & S Popov 2 and 1; Leona Maguire & S Cunningham lost to M Tschida & V Scherer 1 hole (0-2).
Singles: Lisa Maguire bt Rossler 3 and 2, Cunningham bt Popov 2 and 1, Bradshaw lost to Tschida 3 and 2 (2-1).
FLIGHT TWO
9th to 12 place play-offs
SPAIN 4, FINLAND 1.
ITALY 1, FRANCE 4
13th to 16th place play-offs
NORWAY 1 1/2, AUSTRIA 3 1/2
WALES 1 1/2, BELGIUM 3 1/2
Foursomes: K Miller & N Gobey lost to L Van Gerven & L Charlier 4 and 3; A Boulden & K O'Connor bt J Van Baarle & S Vanzon Hoven 1 hole (1-1).
Singles: Boulden halved with Van Gerven, Miller lost to Charlier 1 hole, O'Connor lost to Van Baarle 2 and 1 (1/2-2 1/2)
FLIGHT THREE
17th to 19th place play-off
SCOTLAND 4, LATVIA 1
Foursomes: C Booth & K MacDonald bt K Puisite & M Puisite 2 and 1; S Vass & R Wilson bt E Vilde & L Dobele 2 and 1 (2-0).
Singles: Booth bt K Puiisite 5 and 3, MacDonald bt Dobele 4 and 3, Wilson lost to M Puisite (2-1).
England go for gold at Murcar Links
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
England will play Sweden for the gold medal in tomorrow’s final of the European girls’ team championship at Murcar Links, Scotland.
“We can’t wait,” said team captain Julie Brown after her quartet of girls defeated the Netherlands 4-1 on a cold, windy day.
Although the final scoreline sounds comfortable, the England girls had to fight for their victory in a very tight match.
The two teams shared the foursomes points and, although English champion Hannah Barwood cruised to a comfortable singles win, the other two matches were real battles.
Lancashire’s Rachel Connor staged an impressive fightback when she was four down after 10. She won the 11th, 12th 13th and 14th to get back on level terms – but then lost the 16th. However, she won both the 17th and 18th to take her point.
Nottinghamshire’s Alex Peters was one up after 15 but her opponent pulled her back to all square and the match went into extra time. Alex eventually emerged the winner with a fine par on the 20th.
“The whole match could have gone either way and the girls all played so well,” said Julie. “There has been some fantastic golf.”
Lyndsey Hewison
EGWA Press Officer
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