Roseanne, Emily in
top 10 at halfway
in Finland

Crieff's Roseanne Niven and Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) were lying joint fifth and eighth respectively at the halfway stage of the Finnish women's international amateur golf championship at Helsinki Golf Club today.
Roseanne, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, all rights reserved, had scores of 74 and 76 for an eight-over-par tally of 150. She had a double bogey 6 at the 11th and birdies at the 10th and 12th in halves of 36 and 40 in her second round
Emily is on 151 after rounds of 75 and 76. Emily had an eagle 3 in her first round and four birdies - at the fifth, eighth, ninth and 16th - in her second circuit whicvh included double bogey 6s at the second and 10th in halves of 35 and 41.
Spain's Mirela Prat, with a 72 and 67 for 139, led by three shots from Tara Davies (Wales) and home player Linda Henriksson.
Twenty players in a field of 34 made the cut with 36-hole totals of 154 or better.
LEADING SCORES
Par 142 (2 x 71)
139 Mirela Prat (Spa) 72 67.
142 Tara Davies (Wal) 69 73, Linda Henriksson (Fin) 68 74.
146 Rosa Svahn (Nor) 70 76.
150 Kalsa Korhonen (Fin) 79 71, Suvi Mantyniemi (Fin) 76 74, Roseanne Niven (Sco) 74 76.
151 Emily Ogilvy (Sco) 75 76, Elina Ikavalko (Fin) 72 79.
152 Samantha Birks (Wal) 79 72.

LUKE GODDARD LYING THIRD IN MEN'S EVENT
In the Finnish men's amateur international championship, also at Helsinki Golf Club, Luke Goddard (England) was in third place on 137 with scores of 66 and 71. Finnish players were filling the first two places.
LEADING SCORES
Par 142 (2 x 71)
134 Kalle Samooja (Fin) 65 69.
136 Jonas Haglund (Fin) 69 67.
137 Luke Goddard (Eng) 66 71.
Other scores:
140 Oliver Farr (Wal) 68 72 (6th)
145 James Frazer (Wal) 73 72 (jt 18th).
148 Joseph Vickery (Wal) 74 74 (jt 29th).
149 Andrew Sullivan (Eng) 73 76 (jt 34th).
+Forty-three players with totals of 149 or better qualified for the final two rounds.