Hayley Davis wins Liphook Scratch

Cup on countback after 143 tie

with Hannah Ralph

Dorset teenager Hayley Davis from Ferndown pipped Cowdray Park's Hannah Ralph for the Liphook Scratch Cup at the weekend.
Hannah, winner of the South Region Championship held at Liphook in July, had a 36 hole total of one-under-par 143 with rounds of 73 and 70. Her afternoon round included an eagle 3 at the 485yd 13th.
But for all that, she lost on a count back to 17 year old Hayley, pictured (by courtesy of Caroline Scallon), receiving her trophy and prize vouchers from club captain Anthony Collett. Hayley scored 75 and 68 to win with the better second round.
Junior Solheim Cup player and twice British girls championship beaten finalist, Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) was third, two shots off the pace.
Joint fifth on 147 was Wiltshire youngster Hannah Turland (Tidworth) who looked like winning the British women's open amateur stroke-play title at Royal Aberdeen last month until she suffered a late slump.
Rachel Drummond from Beaconsfield shot a five-under-par 67 (eight under the CSS!) in the afternoon – a new record for the lengthened course used for this prestigious event.
On a glorious warm sunny autumn day, 59 players from all over England took to the golf course at 8 am. Handicaps ranged from +2 to 13 with nearly 30 players under the age of 18.
There were 14 Hampshire players in the field – their top scorer being Emma Powell from Osborne on the Isle of Wight who shot a 36 hole total 155.
Georgina Mundy from Dunwood Manor collected a prize for the best net morning round.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 72. CSS 75 75
Hayley Davis 75 + 68 143
Hannah Ralph 73 + 70 143
Kelly Tidy 72 + 73 145
Rachel Drummond 79 + 67 146
Hannah Turland 75 + 72 147
Jane Binning 73 + 74 147
Tara Watters 74 + 77 151
Karen Sykes 79 + 73 152
Sarah Attwood 81 + 72 153
Karen Young 80 + 73 153
Jerry Lawrence 80 + 74 154
Aileen Greenfield 74 + 80 154
Hermione Fitzgerald 83 + 72 155
Emma Powell 82 + 73 155
Chloe Court 82 + 74 156
Jessica Bradley 76 + 80 156
Georgina Mundy 76 + 80 156
Danielle Anderson 80 + 77 157
Katie Mundy 79 + 78 157
Katie Thompson 79 + 78 157
Georgia Gilling 82 + 76 158
Zoe Fitz-Costa 82 + 77 159
Raffi Dyer 79 + 81 160
Hannah Grant 78 + 82 160
Nicole Shaw 80 + 81 161
Florence King 82 + 80 162
Paula Carver 80 + 82 162
Charlotte Thompson 85 + 78 163
Diane Holt 83 + 80 163
Daisy Wakelin 82 + 81 163
Katherine Russell 81 + 83 164
Fiona Thompson 82 + 83 165
Irene Brien 79 + 86 165
Annabel Silk 79 + 86 165
Elizabeth Richards 82 + 84 166
Charlotte Hope 84 + 83 167
Kyra Horlock 84 + 83 167
Jo Galway 88 + 80 168
Aimee Paterson 88 + 80 168
Abigail Laker 84 + 84 168
Chelsea Masters 89 + 81 170
Avril Schmidt 83 + 87 170
Paige Kemp 83 + 88 171
Sophie Daws 86 + 86 172
Pauline Crosthwaite 86 + 86 172
Joan Pullen 88 + 85 173
Danielle Burrell 89 + 86 175
Joanne Wright 83 + 93 176
Jeannie O'Keeffe 89 + 88 177
Lauren Drake 91 + 87 178
Sarah Greenall 85 + 94 179
Laura Jane Barrow 87 + 93 180
Jenny Readman 96 + 85 181
Aimee Ponte 90 + 91 181
Melanie Buxton 88 + 98 186
Jacky Kato 87 + 100 187
Grace Hill 91 + 98 189
Aileen Simpson 98 + 95 193
Jean Dalton 106 + NR NR