NIVEN FIFTH, GODDARD SECOND
IN FINAL FINNISH PLACINGS

Crieff's Roseanne Niven finished a creditable fifth in the Finnish women's amateur international golf championship which ended at Helsinki Golf Club today.
Fellow Scot Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) came 14th of the 20 qualifiers for the final round in the 54-hole tournament.
Roseanne scored 74, 76 and 75 for a total of 225 over the par-71 course. She had a double bogey 6 at the 11th for the second day in a row. She also birdied the short seventh and 14th in her final round halves of 36 and 39.
Emily scored 75 76 and 80 for 231, her final round including double bogeys at the second and 17th and a triple bogey 78 at the 10th. She birdied the 14th and 16th in her final halves of of 39 and 41.
Welsh girls champion in 2004 and 2006, Tara Davies finished third on 217 with scores of 69, 73 and 75. An eagle 3 at the fourth and birdies at the first and third in her final round were nullified by a triple bogey 7 at the 10th.
Spain's Mirela Prat was the women's title winner by four shots with a two-under-par total of 211, made up of 72, 67 and 72.
In the men's championship at the same venue, England's Luke Goddard finished second on six-under-par 207 with scores of 66, 71 and 70. Winner was Finnish player Kalle Samooja with a total of 202.

FINAL TOTALS
WOMEN'S EVENT
Par 213 (3 x 71)
211 Mirela Prat (Spa) 72 657 72.
215 Linda Eriksson (Fin) 68 74 73.
217 Tara Davies (Wal) 69 73 75.
224 Ines Tusquets (Spa) 78 74 72.
225 R Niven (Sco) 74 76 75, Elina Kiavalko (Fin) 72 79 74, Rosa Svahn (Nor) 70 76 78.
Other scores:
230 Samantha Birks (Wal) 79 73 78 (jt 11th).
231 Emily Ogilvy (Sco) 75 76 80 (14th).
MEN'S EVENT
Par 213 (3 x 71)
202 Kalle Samooja (Fin) 65 69 68.
207 Luke Goddard (Eng) 66 71 70.
210 Mikael Salminen (Fin) 72 69 69.
Other scores:
212 Miles Mackman (Eng) 70 74 68.
214 Oliver Farr (Wal) 68 72 74.
221 James Frazer (Wal) 73 72 76.
226 Joseph Vicery (Wal) 74 74 78.
227 Andrew Sullivan (Eng) 73 76 78.