ENGLAND v FRANCE IN BOTH
BRITISH GIRLS’ SEMI-FINALS
FROM THE LADIES GOLF UNION WEBSITE
www.lgu.org
It’s England v France in both semi-finals of the British girls’ open amateur championship at West Lancashire Golf Club on Friday morning.
In the first, Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies), who followed up her toppling of the No 1 seed on Wednesday with two good wins over German competitors, will play France.s Perrine Delacour.
And in the second semi-final, it will be Elizabeth Mallett (Sutton Coldfield), recent winner of the English Under-15 girls’ championship, against Rosanna Crepiat (France), who will be playing for Europe in the Junior Solheim Cup match in Illinois next Tuesday and Wednesday.
“I feel like I’m playing the best golf of my life at the moment,” said Alexandra Peters.
Her phenomenal record over the past week or so bears that out.
Alex won five out of six matches in spearheading England to victory in the girls’ home international at Fairhaven Golf Club last week.
Then she combined with Holly Clyburn and Hayley Davis to win the international team trophy over the stroke-play rounds at West Lancashire at the beginning of this week.
And on the first day of the match-play stages, Peters survived a 19th hole fright before beating the No 1 seed, Noemi Jimenez from Spain.
Today, Alex, who qualified in 32nd place, beat Antonia Scherer by 3 and 1 and then entered the last four by beating a second German, Vicki Troeltsch, by 4 and 3.
“I reckon I was level par in the morning and one under par in the afternoon and I’m enjoying every minute,” she said.
Peters lost the first hole to a birdie but cancelled that out with a birdie of her own at the fourth and went two up with winning pars at the fifth and seventh. She lost the eight with her only bogey of the round, missing the green left, but went two up again with a par at the ninth.
There was still a chance that Vicki Troeltsch would get a recovery going until Alex holed a 36ft putt for a birdie 2 at the short 12th after a four-iron tee shot pin high.
Then Peters followed that up with the virtual knock-out blow, a 4 at the 13th to go four up.
For a long time it looked as if it might be an all-English first semi-final but Hayley Davis (Ferndown) was caught close home by Perrine Delacour. Hayley had been three up after six holes but her French opponent had cut the lead to one hole by the 11th. At the 14th, Delacour squared the match and then took the lead for the first time with a birdie at the 16th, just when she needed it.
And the French player clinched a two-hole victory by winning the 18th.
“I played well, except for the last hole,” said Davis.
Elizabeth Mallett, whose father captained the England hockey team 25 years ago, does not venture out on the course when his daughter is playing – and he missed to great wins.
She beat English Under-18 girls champion Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) at the 20th in a morning thriller and then triumped by 3 and 2 in an all-English quarter-final against Jess Wilcox from Blankney.
“I came to West Lancashire with only one target – to qualify for the match-play stages.
I did that OK and the rest has just followed. My short game has been terrific. I’ve been getting up and down from everywhere,” said Elizabeth who was level par in her win over Wilcox.
“I was two down after only three holes to Jess but I’ve been down in some of my other matches. I don’t let it bother me. This is a tricky links course where you have to a bit of thinking to play well. I like it.”
Mallett squared the match with successes at the fourth and fifth and took the lead for the firt time at the seventh. There was not much between the players over the next few holes until Elizabeth made what proved to be the decisive move.
She won the 11th and 12th to go two up and, after halves at the 14th and 15th, she wrapped a place in the last four by winning the 16th.
Her opponent in the second semi-final is arguably the best French Under-18 player, Rosanna Crepiat who showed her class with a 7 and 6 morning win over compatriot Alexandra Bonetti and then showed her nerve by coming back from one down on the 18th tee to win at the 20th against Mara Puisite from Latvia.
Today's results
THIRD ROUND
Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies) bt Antonia Scherer (Germany) 3 and 1.
Vicki Troeltsch (Germany) bt Eugenia Ferrero (Italy) 4 and 3.
Perrine Delacour (France) bt Raphaela Dyer (Hayling Island) 4 and 3.
Hayley Davis (Ferndown) bt Federica Constantini (Italy) at 19th.
Jess Wilcox (Blankney) bt Elia Folchy (Spain) at 19th.
Elizabeth Mallett (Sutton Coldfield) bt Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) at 20th.
Rosanna Crepiat (France) bt Alexandra Bonetti (France) 7 and 6
.Mark Puisite (Latvia) bt Amy Boulden (Maesdu) 3 and 2.
QUARTER-FINALS
Peters bt Troeltsch 4 and 3.
Delacour bt Davis 2 holes.
Mallett bt Wilcox 3 and 2.
Crepiat bt Puisite bt Crepiat at 20th
BRITISH GIRLS’ SEMI-FINALS
FROM THE LADIES GOLF UNION WEBSITE
www.lgu.org
It’s England v France in both semi-finals of the British girls’ open amateur championship at West Lancashire Golf Club on Friday morning.
In the first, Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies), who followed up her toppling of the No 1 seed on Wednesday with two good wins over German competitors, will play France.s Perrine Delacour.
And in the second semi-final, it will be Elizabeth Mallett (Sutton Coldfield), recent winner of the English Under-15 girls’ championship, against Rosanna Crepiat (France), who will be playing for Europe in the Junior Solheim Cup match in Illinois next Tuesday and Wednesday.
“I feel like I’m playing the best golf of my life at the moment,” said Alexandra Peters.
Her phenomenal record over the past week or so bears that out.
Alex won five out of six matches in spearheading England to victory in the girls’ home international at Fairhaven Golf Club last week.
Then she combined with Holly Clyburn and Hayley Davis to win the international team trophy over the stroke-play rounds at West Lancashire at the beginning of this week.
And on the first day of the match-play stages, Peters survived a 19th hole fright before beating the No 1 seed, Noemi Jimenez from Spain.
Today, Alex, who qualified in 32nd place, beat Antonia Scherer by 3 and 1 and then entered the last four by beating a second German, Vicki Troeltsch, by 4 and 3.
“I reckon I was level par in the morning and one under par in the afternoon and I’m enjoying every minute,” she said.
Peters lost the first hole to a birdie but cancelled that out with a birdie of her own at the fourth and went two up with winning pars at the fifth and seventh. She lost the eight with her only bogey of the round, missing the green left, but went two up again with a par at the ninth.
There was still a chance that Vicki Troeltsch would get a recovery going until Alex holed a 36ft putt for a birdie 2 at the short 12th after a four-iron tee shot pin high.
Then Peters followed that up with the virtual knock-out blow, a 4 at the 13th to go four up.
For a long time it looked as if it might be an all-English first semi-final but Hayley Davis (Ferndown) was caught close home by Perrine Delacour. Hayley had been three up after six holes but her French opponent had cut the lead to one hole by the 11th. At the 14th, Delacour squared the match and then took the lead for the first time with a birdie at the 16th, just when she needed it.
And the French player clinched a two-hole victory by winning the 18th.
“I played well, except for the last hole,” said Davis.
Elizabeth Mallett, whose father captained the England hockey team 25 years ago, does not venture out on the course when his daughter is playing – and he missed to great wins.
She beat English Under-18 girls champion Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) at the 20th in a morning thriller and then triumped by 3 and 2 in an all-English quarter-final against Jess Wilcox from Blankney.
“I came to West Lancashire with only one target – to qualify for the match-play stages.
I did that OK and the rest has just followed. My short game has been terrific. I’ve been getting up and down from everywhere,” said Elizabeth who was level par in her win over Wilcox.
“I was two down after only three holes to Jess but I’ve been down in some of my other matches. I don’t let it bother me. This is a tricky links course where you have to a bit of thinking to play well. I like it.”
Mallett squared the match with successes at the fourth and fifth and took the lead for the firt time at the seventh. There was not much between the players over the next few holes until Elizabeth made what proved to be the decisive move.
She won the 11th and 12th to go two up and, after halves at the 14th and 15th, she wrapped a place in the last four by winning the 16th.
Her opponent in the second semi-final is arguably the best French Under-18 player, Rosanna Crepiat who showed her class with a 7 and 6 morning win over compatriot Alexandra Bonetti and then showed her nerve by coming back from one down on the 18th tee to win at the 20th against Mara Puisite from Latvia.
Today's results
THIRD ROUND
Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies) bt Antonia Scherer (Germany) 3 and 1.
Vicki Troeltsch (Germany) bt Eugenia Ferrero (Italy) 4 and 3.
Perrine Delacour (France) bt Raphaela Dyer (Hayling Island) 4 and 3.
Hayley Davis (Ferndown) bt Federica Constantini (Italy) at 19th.
Jess Wilcox (Blankney) bt Elia Folchy (Spain) at 19th.
Elizabeth Mallett (Sutton Coldfield) bt Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) at 20th.
Rosanna Crepiat (France) bt Alexandra Bonetti (France) 7 and 6
.Mark Puisite (Latvia) bt Amy Boulden (Maesdu) 3 and 2.
QUARTER-FINALS
Peters bt Troeltsch 4 and 3.
Delacour bt Davis 2 holes.
Mallett bt Wilcox 3 and 2.
Crepiat bt Puisite bt Crepiat at 20th
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