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from Colin Farquharson
Scots girls' sound start in Moscow
SCOTLAND made a sound start while England and Ireland surprisingly brought
up the rear in the first qualifying round of the European junior women's
team championship at Moscow Country Club, Russia yesterday (Monday).
Spearheaded by 71s from Curtis Cup debutante Vikki Laing from Musselburgh
and Drumpellier's Clare Queen, the British girls champion, and a 72 from
Susannah Laing (Troon Ladies) the Scots' scored 374 under the best five
from six individual scores.
Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) and Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) both had 80s and
Pam Feggans (Barassie) was the player with the discarded score, an 81.
That put the Scots in fifth place at the end of the first day behind Germany
(362), Spain (370), Sweden (370) and defending champions Italy (374).
Wales were the next best after Scotland of the four home countries with
380 despite a disappointing 79 (the discarded score) from Becky Brewerton).
That put the Welsh in seventh place, five places ahead of England whose
best individual score was a 76 by Sophie Walker.
Only Ireland (394), last of 13, had a worse team total than the English.
They too failed to produce an individual score in the low 70s. Martin
Gillen was their best with a 76.
The eight countries with the lowest team aggregates at the end of the
second qualifying round will make up the championship match-play pool
with the following automatic draw:
No 1 v No 8
No 4 v No 5
No 3 v No 6
No 2 v No 7
Now for some more details about the Scots rounds, provided by SLGA chairman
Margaret Mowat from Moscow.
"Clare Queen had four birdies in the first seven holes and reached
the turn in 32. She would have broken 70 but for a triple bogey at the
16th.
"The other new girls were a bit nervous but all battled back from
bad front nines. Most of them came home in level or one over par. Pamela
Feggans had a 9 at the fifth hole and, to her great credit, came back
in level par."
Results (Tuesday)
EUROPEAN JUNIOR WOMEN'S TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Moscow Country Club, Russia
FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND
362 Germany (M Eberl 71, S Doring 72, D Simon 72, K Honish 73, B Havert
74,L Soellner 81).
370 Spain.
370 Sweden.
374 Scotland (V Laing 71, C Queen 71, S Laing 72, J Wilson 80, L Kenney
80, P Feggans 81), Italy).
379 France.
380 Wales (A Highgate 74, K Phillips 74, J Pritchard 77, S Evans 77, S
Jones 78, B Brewerton 79).
383 Switzerland.
384 Netherlands.
385 Finland, Russia.
388 England (S Walker 76, A Keighley 77, D Masters 78,F More 78, R Bell
83).
394 Ireland (M Gillen 76, M Dunne 77, S Hayes 78, A Duggan 80, G O'Leary
83, H Nolan 83).
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