Vicki Thomas and Sheena McElroy claim pairs championship

Wales' Jane Rees wins Spanish seniors title

Welsh senior international Jane Rees, a member of Hendon Golf Club, Middlesex, has won the Spanish senior ladies open amateur championship at Novo Sanct Petri, Cadiz.
And Wales provided one half of the winning duo of Vicki Thomas and Ireland's Sheena McElroy in the earlier Spanish senior ladies international pairs championship at the same venue.
Jane did not just win the Spanish individual tie - she ran away from the opposition, finishing eight shots clear over only two rounds with scores of 73 and 78 for 151.
Germany's Tessa Oldenbourg was runner-up with rounds of 80 and 79 for 159.
In the international pairs event, Vicki and Sheena had a 72 in the better-ball round and an 80 in the foursomes round for 152. They won by one stroke from the Spanish partnership of Cristina Marsans and Catalina Castillejo with the the third couple, Maria Pia Allende and Bufill Estany finishing five shots behind the winners on 157.
Details:
SPANISH SENIOR OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
151 Jane Rees (Wales) 73 78.
159 Tessa Oldenbourg (Germany) 80 79.
161 Catalina Castillejo (Spain) 80 81.
163 Diane Williams (Canada) 82 81, Mar Corcostegui (Spain) 82 81.
164 Vicki Thomas (Wales) 81 83, Cornelia Schmidt-Stuetzle (Germany) 81 83.
165 Cristina Marsans (Spain) 81 84, Sharon Rodriguez (Spain) 81 84, Sheena McElroy (Ireland) 79 86.
Selected scores:
172 Roz Adams (England) 87 85 (jt 17th).
173 Valerie Hasset (Ireland) 87 86 (19th).
174 Janice Paterson (Scotland) 84 90 (jt 20th).
176 Rita Davidson (England) 86 90 (26th).
178 Valerie Shannopn (Ireland) 89 89 (jt 28th).
187 Pamela Morgan (Ireland) 95 92 (jt 43rd).
190 Barbara Biggart (Scotland) 96 94 (jt 48th).

SPANISH SENIOR INTERNATIONAL PAIRS
One round better-ball, one round foursomes
152 Vicki Thomas (Wales) & Sheena McElroy (Ireland) 72 80.
153 Cristina Marsans (Spain) & Catalina Castillejo (Spain) 71 82.
157 Maria Pia Ellende (Spain) & Bufill Estany (Spain) 77 80.
161 Jane Rees (Wales) & Rita Davidson (England) 80 81, Arelia Basagoiti (Spain) & Sylvia Quijano (Spain) 74 87.
Selected scores:
166 Roz Adams (England) & Cornelia Fischer 79 87, Pamela Morgan (Ireland) & Annelie Alanen 78 88.
170 Valerie Hasset (Ireland) & Valerie Shannon (Ireland) 79 91.
173 Barbara Biggart (Scotland) & Janice Paterson (Scotland) 85 88.
174 Diane Williams (Canada) & Marilyn Henderson (Ireland) 79 95.