LAURA DAVIES BOUNCES BACK

TO LEAD IN AUSTRIA WITH

ONE ROUND TO GO

Just a week after failing to survive the cut in the De Vere Ladies Scottish Open, Laura Davies showed her talent for being able to put bad rounds behind her by firing a course record, seven-under-par 65 to take a one-stroke lead going into the third and final round of the UNIQA Ladies Open near Vienna, Austria.
Davies, who carded a 69 in her first round at Golfclub Forenwald in Wiener Neustadt on Friday, is on 10 under par.
Defending champion Sophie Gustafson of Sweden, last week's at The Carrick at Cameron House, carded a six-under 66 and is alone in second place.
Italian Diana Luna is two strokes further back on seven under.
Davies, who began the day two strokes behind overnight leader Sarah Nicholson, said: "I'm playing well. Sophie's playing well too and some of the other players are up there, so it won't be easy.
"I'll have to see how I go on Sunday. If I play like I did the last two days, I'll have a very good chance."

Inverness-based New Zealander Liz McKinnon (pictured above) is in her best position of her pro career - joint third on 140 (70-70) with one round to go.

Claire Queen had one of her best rounds of the season to qualify on 141 with a second-round 68. The Scot birdied the fourth, seventh, eighth and ninth and had no bogeys.

Lynn Kenny also survived with 72 and 73 for 145 but Kathryn Imrie failed to make the cut mark of 147 after scores of 75 and 78 for 153.

Becky Brewerton was a surprise non-qualifier with 76 and 74 for 150.
SECOND ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 144 (2 x 72)

134 L Davies (Eng) 69 65.

135 S Gustafson (Swe) 69 66.

137 D Luna (Ita) 68 69.

140 L McKinnon (NZ) 70 70, K-M Juul (Den) 70 70, V Lagoutte-Clement (Fra) 71 69, D Masters (Eng) 72 69, K Taylor (Eng) 72 69.

Other qualifiers for final round:

142 C Queen (Sco) 73 69.

145 L Kenny (Sco) 72 73.

+Players with totals of 147 or better qualified.

Non-qualifiers included:
150 B Brewerton (Wal) 76 74.

153 K Imrie (Sco) 75 78.

IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION PRESS RELEASE

AA INSURANCE LADIES GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
ALL-IRELAND FINALS
ATHLONE GOLF CLUB

Belvoir Park and Corrstown today progressed to the final of the Junior Cup at the expense of Templemore and The Curragh at Athlone Golf Club.
Belvoir Park’s opening player Gail Linter won her match against Templemore’s Josie Bourke on the 18th green by one hole. Pauline Bailie’s and Jenny Gibons’s great golf saw them take the lead from the first hole and allowed them wins of 4 and 2, and 4 and 3 respectively.
The opening match between Corrstown and The Curragh went in favour of The Curragh with great golf played by Patricia Cronin.
Corrstown’s Aine Wolfe leveled the affair before Judith Lynch gave the advantage to The Curragh once again. Corrstown held their nerve in the nail-biting affair, winning the last two matches on the 19th and 18th greens, thanks to Maura Sutton and Jackie Cahill.
MINOR CUP
An early win for both Rockmount and Galway Bay set the scene for a very tightly contested Minor Cup semi final which was eventually won for Rockmount by Grace Downey on the 19th green.
Dun Laoghaire face Rockmount in Sunday's final of the Minor Cup after defeating The Heath in fine style with wins by Sheila Clancy-Nolan, Martina Lee and Jo Ebbs.
Despite Gracehill’s Anne McCarroll having a very convincing 7 and 5 win, a very strong Galway Bay team claimed the four other games in fine style.
CHALLENGE CUP
The K Club defeated reigning AA Insurance Challenge Cup champions Boystown and now play locals Galway Bay in the final. Susan Newman got the K Club off to a great start with an emphatic win in the first match.
Boystown took the second and third games, courtesy of Marie Clarke and Jean Mackey before Phyllis Kelly and Margaret Canavan secured victories that take the K Club into the final.

SUNDAY'S PROGRAMME OF FINALS
9am: Junior Cup - Belvoir Park v Corrstown.
9.45: Minor Cup - Rockmount v Dun Laoghaire.
10.30: Intermediate Cup - East Cork v Enniscorthy.
11.15: Senior Foursomes - Larne v Donabate.
11.45: Junior Foursomes - Gort v Enniscorthy.
12.15: Challenge Cup - Galway Bay v The K Club.

Saturday results of semi-finals:

Junior Cup
TEMPLEMORE 1, BELVOIR PARK 4
Josie Bourke (11) lost to Gail Linter (9) 1 hole.
Kathleen Maher (12) lost to Pauline Bailie (9) 4 and 3.
Olivia Collins (13) lost to Jenny Gibson (10) 4 and 3.
Mary Fitzpatrick (15) halved with Elsie Campbell (11).
Mary Lou Carroll (15) halved with Judy Simpson (12).
CORRSTOWN 3, THE CURRAGH 2
Kim Barlow (9) lost to Patricia Cronin (8) 6 and 4.
Aine Wolfe (11) bt Catherine Joyce (10) 4 and 2.
Jacinta Lynch (13) lost to Judith Lynch (11) 4 and 3.
Maura Sutton (13) bt Jennifer Joyce (13) at 19th.
Jackie Cahill (15)bt Jacinta O’Brien (14) 1 hole.
Minor Cup
GALWAY BAY 2, ROCKMOUNT 3
Helena Winters (23) lost to Maire Donnelly (23) 4 and 3.
Birdgie Hanley (24) lost to Grace Downey (25) at 19th.
Deirdre Toohey (26) bt Andrea Patterson (26) 1 hole.
Patricia Melville (26) lost to Carol McGrath (26) 2 holes.
Eilisa Molloy (26) bt Heather Wedlock (29) 5 and 4.
DUN LAOGHAIRE 3, THE HEATH 2
Phyl Glavin (23) lost to Peggy Lambe (24) 5 and 4.
Sheila Clancy-Nolan (24) bt Marie Egan (24) 6 and 5.
Martina Lee (24) bt Rachel Brennan (25) 4 and 3.
Mary Dempsey (25) lost to Ann Dunne (25) 3 and 2.
Jo Ebbs (27) bt Betty Scully (28) 4 and 2.

Challenge Cup
GALWAY BAY 4, GRACEHILL 1
Helen Fitzgerald (30) bt Jackie Maton (31) 4 and 2.
Nano Gough (32) bt Vee Stockley (31) 5 and 3.
Clare Noonan (34) bt Gloria Stewart (32) 5 and 4.
Hilary Power (34) lost to Anne McCarroll (33) 7 and 5.
Jacinta Quinn (35) bt Susan Taylor (36) 5 and 4.
THE K CLUB 3, BOYSTOWN 2
Sarah Newman (30) bt Irene Downey (30) 8 and 6.
Marianne Fitzgerald (33) lost Marie Clarke (30) 5 and 3.
Terry Somers (33) lost to Jean Mackey (31) 1 hole.
Phyllis Kelly (34) bt Noleen Mullen (32) 3 and 2.
Margaret Canavan (36) bt Suzanne Hegarty (36) 4 and 3.
Senior Foursomes
GALWAY 1 LARNE 2
Sheelagh Kearney (10) & Jo Pryce (12) lost to Roma English (7) & Carol McMaw (11) 1 hole.
Geraldine Neville (9) & Mary Tierney (14) lost to Gail McNabb (11) & Barbara O’Neill (14) 4 and 2.
Bryde Glynn (10) & Anna O'Donnellan (13) bt Sarah O’Neill (12) & Judith Brunt (15) 4 and 2.
DONABATE 2½ WICKLOW ½
Pat Doran (5) & Aileen Hanratty (11) bt Jackie Kavanagh (6) & Mary Copeland (12) 4 and 2.
Mary McKenna (4) & Fionnuala Forde (12) beat Mairead Dowling (11) & Rosemary Kavanagh (13) 2 and 1.
Deirdre Bradshaw (8) & Patricia Morris (12) halved with Ann Reilly (12) & Lesley Hopkins (12)

Junior Foursomes
GORT 2, OMAGH 1
Teresa Gill (17) & Josephine Cummins (23) bt Anne Cullen (18) & Grainne McCarron (18) at 20th.
Josie Collins (17) & Celine Fahey (25) lost to Margaret Barton (22) & Dolores Duddy (18) 3 and 1.
Maureen Brennan (19) & Maureen Whelan (25) bt Patsy Harkin (28) & Judith Lyons (19) at 19th.
DUN LAOGHAIRE 0, ENNISCORTHY 3
Catherine O’Sullivan (18) & Lorna Fitzgerald (18) lost to Ann Nolan (17) & Joan Millar (19) 5 and 3.
Sue Round (18) & Sue Caslin (19) lost to Julie McCarthy (19) & Pauline Byrne (20) 2 and 1.
Liz Hogan (21) & Niamh Hogan (21) lost to Dee Kavanagh (22) & Michele Browne (23) 3 and 2.

ELGA PRESS RELEASE

ELGA MEMBERS VOTE TO MODERNISE ASSOCIATION

Members of the English Ladies’ Golf Association have voted to modernise their organisation to drive forward women’s golf.
They backed changes to create a more modern, capable and efficient governing body at an extraordinary general meeting at the National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull today.
Over half of the 1780 golf clubs affiliated to ELGA voted on four resolutions, which were put to the meeting at the end of a two-year period of consultation with members and after a wide-ranging debate on the issues. All four were passed with majorities of at least 70 per cent.
Altogether, over 1100 votes were cast on each resolution and ELGA chief executive Pauline Perla told the meeting: “This is the largest number of votes we have received in the history of the association. Whatever the outcome, the decision will have been made by a majority of members.”
ELGA president Diane Bailey said: “I am delighted that we have had the support of well over 70 per cent of our voters to enable us to make the changes which are essential for the future of women’s golf in England.
“Our mission is Driving Women’s Golf and I assure you that’s what we will all be working towards. I hope those who have had mixed feelings about certain aspects will give it time and give their support to ensure a successful future for the association.”
The vote means that ELGA will now be incorporated as a company limited by guarantee and known as the English Women’s Golf Association.
It will be run by a management board with the business skills needed to drive forward women’s golf, for example in communications, marketing, sponsorship and information technology.
An operational board, whose members will come from the counties, will look after the core golfing activities of the association, such as championships and tournaments, handicapping, course rating, selection of squads for training and England teams.
Counties will be organised into six regions, each of which will be represented on the operational board. There will be more direct communication between clubs, counties and the association.
Voting procedures within the association have been simplified. The changes will come into effect from 1 January 2008.
The changes are designed to support ELGA’s mission of Driving Women’s Golf by:

IMPROVING communications within the organisation.
IMPROVING the image of women’s golf.
HELPING women achieve equality in golf.
IMPROVING services to members and clubs.
PUTTING more focus on volunteers.
GIVING women and girl golfers more opportunities to improve.

ELGA’s modernisation review began in September 2005 and has included an extensive survey, workshops and consultation days involving divisions, counties and clubs.
ELGA chief executive Pauline Perla told the meeting: “It has taken us two years of workshops and consultation to be here today. We know that change is not easy, but it is necessary if we want to progress as an organisation.”
She added: “Women’s golf has a rich past, a healthy present and it could have an exciting future if you support change today.”
Tribute was paid at the meeting to the modernisation working group which had advised the ELGA executive during the consultation period: ELGA chairman Sarah Miller from the South-East, vice-chairman Ruth Whitehead and Hilary Green from the North, Ros Weston from the Midlands and Carolyn Maynard from the South West.
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer

RACHAEL McQUEEN AND CARLY BOOTH
IN DAILY TELEGRAPH PARTY FOR
JUNIOR FINALS AT DUBAI CREEK

The 21 finalists for The Daily Telegraph Junior Golf Championship in association with The Royal Bank of Scotland Group have now been confirmed.
The 12 boys - all English - and nine girls - two of them Scottish - will be getting ready for the trip of a lifetime in October -when they will tee it up at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, hoping to claim one of the two 2007 Junior Golf Titles.
There are two Scots in the whole party - Rachael McQueen from Ayrshire, the leading qualifier in the girls' category, and Comrie's Carly Booth who will be making a second appearance at the invitation of the sponsors.
Last year Sally Watson from South Queensferry won the girls' title out in Dubai. Carly, with her +3 handicap and her brilliant tournament record this season, will start favourite to follow in Sally's footsteps.
Rachael is 17 and has made tremendous progress since she took up golf only three years ago. This year she has reduced her handicap from six to two and played for the Ayrshire women's county team.
The 54-hole boys' and girls' tournaments at Dubai Creek will be held on October 7, 8 and 9.

BOY QUALIFIERS
+Score and venue where qualified.
1 ADAM WILLS - CHESHIRE UNION OF GOLF CLUBS - 5 under par.
2 MARK PITCHER - STINCHCOMBE HILL GOLF CLUB - 5 under par.
3 RHYS BURDEN - WEST ESSEX GOLF CLUB - 5 under par.
4 ANDREW COOLEY - SURREY COUNTY GOLF UNION - 5 under par.
5 THOMAS ROBSON - ARMY GOLF CLUB - 5 under par.
6 ROBERT TREDGETT - CHANNELS GOLF CLUB - 5 under par.
7 ADAM HEDGES - WEST KENT GOLF CLUB - 5 under par.
8 NIALL MANNION - TEES-SIDE GOLF CLUB - 4 under par.
9 JAMIE CARNEY - SHIRLEY GOLF CLUB - 4 under par.
10 EAMONN HODGSON - SUNNINGDALE GOLF CLUB - 4 under par.
11 LUKE BENFORD - BARTON-ON-SEA GOLF CLUB - 4 under par.

SPONSORS' INVITATION
Oscar Sharpe (Minchinhampton GC).

GIRL QUALIFIERS

1 RACHAEL McQUEEN (Home club: Troon Bentinck Ladies, Age 17, handicap 2) - AYRSHIRE COUNTY GIRLS - 3 under par.
2 ALEXANDRA PETERS (Home club: Beeston Fields, Age 14, handicap scratch) - NORTH OF ENGLAND U16 CHAMPIONSHIPS - 3 under par.
3 NICOLA DUNN (Home club: Harrogate, Age 16, handicap scratch) - CREWE GOLF CLUB - 2 under par.
4 CHARLIE DOUGLASS (Home club: Brocket Hall, Age 18, handicap scratch) - WELWYN GARDEN CITY GOLF CLUB - 2 under par.
5 MICAH CARROLL (Home club: Launceston, Age 16, handicap 3) - CORNWALL LADIES COUNTY GOLF ASSOCIATION - 1 under par.
6 NIKKI FOSTER (Home club: Accrington & District, Age 15, handicap 3) - GREATER MANCHESTER JUNIOR OPEN - 1 under par.
7 EMILEE TAYLOR (Home club: Gainsborough, Age 17, handicap 1) - HOLME HALL GOLF CLUB - level par.
8 LAUREN BLEASE (Home club: Coombe Hill, Age 18, handicap 4) - CAMBERLEY HEATH GOLF CLUB - level par.

SPONSORS' INVITATION
Carly Booth (Comrie Golf Club) (Age 15, handicap +3)

NEW DATE FOR SCOTTISH MIXED FOURSOMES

The Scottish open amateur mixed foursomes tournament, washed out at Deer Park Golf Club on Sunday, September 16, has been rearranged for the same Livingston venue on Sunday, October 21.
An entry form for late entries is available on the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association website - http://www.slga.co.uk

LYNN KENNY MATCHES PAR TO BE IN TOP 20
AFTER FIRST ROUND IN AUSTRIA

FROM THE LADIES' EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
New Zealand rookie Sarah Nicholson is the outright leader following the first round of the UNIQA Ladies Golf Open presented by Raiffeisen in Austria.
Nicholson posted a five-under-par 67 on Thursday afternoon after heavy rain at Golfclub Föhrenwald in Wiener Neustadt, near Vienna. Weather conditions caused the first round to be stretched over two days and the 72-hole tournament has been reduced to 54-holes.
A total of 30 players began their first rounds today, but none of them could catch Nicholson, who takes a one-stroke lead into the weekend. The 22-year-old New Zealander was one of a handful of players to complete 18 holes on Thursday, despite a 5 1/2hr delay in the morning due to flooded greens.
She carded six birdies – including three in her last four holes – and one bogey, and now holds a one-stroke lead over Italy’s Diana Luna in second place on four-under-par.
Luna began her first round on Friday morning but her tee-time was delayed by a further two hours after another session of heavy rain.
The 25-year-old, who was the Tenerife Ladies Open champion in 2004, made up for lost time, storming to a four-under 68, which included four birdies on the front nine. She also birdied the newly-reconstructed dogleg 13th and the 18th, but dropped single shots on the tenth and 17th.
Three players share a tie for third place on three-under-par. Sweden’s Sophie Gustafson, who won last week’s De Vere Ladies Scottish Open and who is the defending champion, carded a faultless 69 to sit alongside fellow Swede Elin Ohlsson and England’s Laura Davies.
Laura, who failed to beat the two-round cut in Scotland, had a typical round today which included an eagle 3 at the par-5 10th and a triple bogtey7 at the 13th.
Gustafson said: “I didn't think it played that easy today with the wind so I'm very happy with my three-under. I had a few more chances but I never assume to make everything so I'm still happy.
"So far so good. I don't think I started off with three-under last year so I'm already ahead of last year.”
Financial restrictions have limited Nicholson to just six appearances on the Ladies European Tour this season, having qualified for her card at the end of 2006. Her best finish was a tie for 28th place at the Northern Ireland Ladies Open in June. The Kiwi was delighted with her opening round score, and admitted she had no idea she was performing so well until after her round had finished.
“I didn’t really notice that I shot five-under on the back nine so I was surprised when I looked at my card,” she said. “I just let it happen, really. I’ve played pretty well and I hit the ball well off the tee, which you kind of have to do round here.”
Nicholson splits her time between the Swedish-based Telia Tour and the Ladies European Tour and said that her decision to play in Austria was influenced by her desire to earn full playing rights next season.
“I didn’t have enough money to come over for the whole year and get my full card,” said Nicholson, who spends a lot of time in Birmingham with relatives between tournaments.
“I came here (Europe) for three months to warm up for Q-School. I would say that I am just trying to get experience this year. I was a bit disappointed that I missed out on my full card, but it has definitely made me work a lot harder this year and work on my game.”
The cut, to 60 players and ties, is set to take place after Saturday’s second round. There is new order of play for round two, which means that the leaders will tee-off last tomorrow.
Colin Farquharson writes:
Inverness-based Kiwi Liz McKinnon had a fine bag of birdies - five in all - in returning a 70 for a share of sixth place.
Lynn Kenny came storming home in 33 with birdies at the 11th, 15th and 17th for a 72 which gave her a share of 19th place.
Clare Queen birdied the first, 12th and 18th but had too many bogeys to do better than a 73 for joint 34th place.
Kathryn Imrie is just inside the qualifying mark if she can hold that position through the second round. The Monifieth player birdied the 12th and 17th but had bogeys at the 13th, 14th and 15th for a 79 and joint 59th position.

SCOREBOARD
Par 72
67 S Nicholson (NZ).
68 D Luna (Ita).
69 S Gustafson (Swe), L Davies (Eng), E Ohlsson (Swe)
Other scores:
70 L McKinnon (NZ) (jt 6th).
72 L Kenny (Sco) (jt 19th).
73 C Queen (Sco) (jt 34th).
75 K Imrie (Sco) (jt 59th).

IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION PRESS RELEASE

AA INSURANCE LADIES GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS ALL-IRELAND FINALS
ATHLONE GOLF CLUB
September 28 to 30.

DONABATE PROGRESS TO FINALS

Irish legend Mary McKenna, with playing partner Fionnuala Forde, secured Donabate’s victory over Wicklow in the semi-final and will now face Larne in the All-Ireland final of the Senior Foursomes at the 2007 AA Insurance Ladies Golf Championships, Athlone Golf Club on Sunday.
Donabate exited the blocks quickest with Pat Doran and Aileen Hanratty setting up the win with a fine 4 and 2 win over Wicklow’s Jackie Kavanagh and Mary Copeland.
In the second semi-final, Larne overcame a strongly fancied Galway side. Larne’s top match pairing of Roma English and Carole McMaw had a tight match before winning by one hole on the 18th against Sheelagh Kearney and Jo Price.
Meanwhile Gail McNabb and Barbara O’Neill set up the win for Larne beating Geraldine Neville and Mary Tierney 4 and 2.
Galway gained consolation in the third match with Bryde Glynn and Anna O’Donnellan defeating Sarah O’Neill and Judith Brunt 4 and 2.
The semi-finals of the Intermediate Cup saw East Cork beating City of Derry 4-1. East Cork won three matches with Caroline O’Connor, Deirdre Harte and Valerie McCarthy defeating Esther Milligan, Betty McBride and Veronica Burke respectively to secure the victory while the remaining matches on the course were called in.
Enniscorthy sent Dublin City home and now face East Cork in Sunday’s final.
In a tight match, Enniscorthy’s Eimear McGrath had a fine 5 and 4 win against Sheila Stone while Dublin City’s Grace O’Neill levelled the match by beating Elizabeth Browne 6 and 4. Enniscorthy then notched up two wins on the trot by Stellah Sinnott and Lori Whitney to secure their place in the final.
In the Junior Foursomes, Gort beat Omagh in a nail-biting affair, with Gort winning the first match on the 20th hole and the third match on the 19th courtesy of Teresa Gill/Josephine Cummins and Maureen Brennan/Margaret Whelan respectively.
Meanwhile Omagh’s second pairing of Margaret Barton and Dolores Duddy were in the clubhouse with a 3 and 1 victory under their belt.
Enniscorthy’s duo of teams are now in the finals with their Junior Foursomes team defeating DunLaoghaire with a decisive 3-0 victory.
Action continues on Saturday with the semi-finals of the Junior, Minor and Challenge Cups taking centre stage.
Galway Bay defend their National title against Rockmount in the Minor Cup at 10.30am while Boystown look to repeat their 2006 success when they take on The K Club at 12.45pm.
All Finals take place on Sunday with the final six winners from the 24 who started out on Friday being crowned AA Insurance Ladies Champions for the coming year.
Details:
Intermediate Cup
EAST CORK 4, CITY OF DERRY 1
Caroline O'Connor (16) bt Esther Milligan (18) 1 hole.
Deirdre Harte (17) bt Betty McBride (18) 2 and 1.
Marie O'Sullivan (17) halved with Ciara Quigg (18).
Valerie McCarthy (18) bt Veronica Burke (19) 4 and 2.
Breda O'Farrell (21) halved with Eileen Moyne (19).
DUBLIN CITY 2, ENNISCORTHY 3
Sheila Stone (17) lost to Emer McGrath (16) 5 and 4.
Grace O’Neill (19) bt Elizabeth Browne (18) 6 and 4.
Karen O’Donnell (19) lost to Stellah Sinnott (18) 3 and 2.
Kathleen Dunleavy (21) lost to Lori Whitney (19) 3 and 2.
Brigid Jones (21) bt Josephine O’Connor (19) 4 and 3.
Senior Foursomes
GALWAY 1, LARNE 2
Sheelagh Kearney (10) & Jo Pryce (12) lost to Roma English (7) & Carol McMaw (11) 1 hole.
Geraldine Neville (9) & Mary Tierney (14) lost to Gail McNabb (11) & Barbara O’Neill (14) 4 and 2.
Bryde Glynn (10) & Anna O'Donnellan (13) bt Sarah O’Neill (12) & Judith Brunt (15) 4 and 2.
DONABATE 2½, WICKLOW ½
Pat Doran (5) & Aileen Hanratty (11) bt Jackie Kavanagh (6) & Mary Copeland (12) 4 and 2.
Mary McKenna (4) & Fionnuala Forde (12) bt Mairead Dowling (11) & Rosemary Kavanagh (13) 2 and 1.
Deirdre Bradshaw (8) & Patricia Morris (12) halved with Ann Reilly (12) & Lesley Hopkins (12)

Junior FoursomesGORT 2 OMAGH 1
Teresa Gill (17) & Josephine Cummins (23) beat Anne Cullen (18) & Grainne McCarron (18) on the 20th Josie Collins (17) & Celine Fahey (25) lost to Margaret Barton (22) & Dolores Duddy (18) 3&1Maureen Brennan (19) & Maureen Whelan (25) beat Patsy Harkin (28) & Judith Lyons (19) on the 19th DUN LAOGHAIRE 0 ENNISCORTHY3
Catherine O’Sullivan (18) & Lorna Fitzgerald (18) lost to Ann Nolan (17) & Joan Millar (19) 5&3
Sue Round (18) & Sue Caslin (19) lost to Julie McCarthy (19) & Pauline Byrne (20) 2&1Liz Hogan (21) & Niamh Hogan (21) lost to Dee Kavanagh (22) & Michele Browne (23) 3&2
SEMI-FINALS – SATURDAY, 29th SEPTEMBER09.00 Junior Cup – TEMPLEMORE -v- BELVOIR PARK and CORRSTOWN -v- THE CURRAGH
10.30 Minor Cup – GALWAY BAY -v- ROCKMOUNT and DUN LAOGHAIRE -v- THE HEATH12.00 Challenge Cup – GALWAY BAY -v- GRACEHILL and THE K CLUB -v- BOYSTOWN

FINALS – SUNDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER
09:00 Junior Cup
09:45 Minor Cup
10:30 Intermediate Cup – EAST CORK –v- ENNISCORTHY
11:15 Senior Foursomes – LARNE –v- DONABATE
11:45 Junior Foursomes – GORT –v- ENNISCORTHY
12:15 Challenge Cup

WORLD HICKORY CHAMPIONSHIP REPORT, PICTURE

Switch over to www.scottishgolfview.com for Gillian Kirkwood's report from the World Hickory Championship at Craigielaw Golf Club today and a picture of the 2007 champion.

ELGA PRESS RELEASE

LAUREN'S SECOND ACE HELPS HER WIN
CLUB JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

Thirteen-year-old Lauren Taylor has scored two holes-in-one this season – and created history at her golf club. For the second of Lauren’s aces helped her to become the first girl ever to win the Rugby Golf Club junior championship.
She scored the hole-in-one during the second round of the 36-hole competition, returning a one-over par 71. She added it to her earlier score of 77 and tied for the title with one of the boys. The youngsters played-off over three holes to decide the championship and Lauren’s birdie, bogey, par scores gave her victory.
“I’m the only girl who has ever won it and I was really pleased,” she said.The four-handicapper had her hole-in-one on the uphill 100yd eighth hole where she used a pitching wedge.
“I couldn’t see it because it’s an elevated green but two juniors on the ninth tee watched it and told me it had gone in. I thought they were joking!” said Lauren.
She had scored her first hole in one a few weeks earlier on the 145yd 12th hole where she used a seven-iron for her shot over water. On that occasion Lauren was playing in a junior medal. Lauren is also the Warwickshire girls’ U15 and U16 champion and has been in one of ELGA’s birdie squads this season.
“The coaching has helped me a lot, it’s improved my swing 100 per cent,” she said.
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer
Visit the ELGA web site at www.englishladiesgolf.org

ELGA PRESS RELEASE

CAROLYN KIRK WINS NORTHERN
SENIORS' TITLE AT HEXHAM

Yorkshire’s Carolyn Kirk underlined her return to golfing form when she scored a three-stroke win in the English ladies’ northern regional seniors' stroke-play tournament at Hexham, Northumberland.
The Ganton player was sidelined last year with a slipped disc and although she continued playing, it was with a restricted swing.
“I was fighting for my health and I didn’t have a lot of fight left for golf, “ said Carolyn. “I am absolutely delighted with this win.”
Carolyn, who is also a member at York, has played in the English team at the European seniors’ team championship. She has also represented the Yorkshire second team and both the Yorkshire and Northern vets.
In this tournament Carolyn led from start to finish. She set the first round pace when she returned 79 for a one-shot advantage. In the second round Carolyn returned a three-over 77 which extended her lead to three shots.
Carolyn, who plays off three handicap, is back to taking part in the full circuit of seniors’ events. “It’s just nice to be fit enough to do it. It makes you appreciate it more,” she said.
Division B of the tournament was won by Ruth Studholme (Eaglescliffe) who had a pair of 87s and beat Celia Willis (Woking 85, 89) on a countback.
Division A leading scores:
SSS 74. CSS 76 75.
156 Carolyn Kirk (Ganton) 79 77.
159 Jane Rogers (Formby Ladies') 84 75.
162 Sue McKeon (St. George's Hill) 80 82.
164 Ruth Lindley (Hartlepool) 80 84.
166 Pat Bennett (Reading) 88 78, Pauline Daymont (Alnmouth) 81 85, Laraine Hague (Rotherham) 87 79.
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer
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Coronation Foursomes winners
Karina Matson, Janet Brown (LGU Chairman), and Elspeth Adair.

LOTHIANBURN MOTHER & DAUGHTER WIN
LGU'S CORONATION FOURSOMES

Lothianburn Golf Club members mother and daughter Elspeth Adair and Karina Matson and won the Ladies Golf Union's Peugeot Coronation foursomes grand final over the Duke's Course, St Andrews on a day of wet conditions earlier this week.
Supported by their caddieing husbands, Karina, who plays off 18, and 19-handicapper Elspeth totalled 32 Stableford points to win by a single point from two English partnerships - Wendy Hurst and Sue Wilson from Sandiway and Susie Lee and Claire Kukielka (Wisley).
Over 1300 golf clubs took part in the preliminary stages with qualifying competitions which progressed into area finals. Karina and Elspeth qualified for the Grand Final by winning the Murrayfield area final.
Making their victory all the more praiseworthy is the fact that Karina has been playing competitively for only two years, during which time she has taken her handicap down steadily.
The added bonus for them is that they will be invited to compete in the pro-am preceding next year's Ricoh Women's British Open at Sunningdale Golf Club, Berkshire.
Only three Scottish pairings reached the final. The other two tied for seventh place with 27pts - Patricia Sykes and Sigrid Harley (Royal Montrose) and Lynn Forsyth and Pamela Buttar (Paisley).
GRAND FINAL TOTALS
+Handicaps in brackets.
32pt Karina Matson (18) & Elspeth Adair (19) of Lothianburn.
32pt Wendy Hurst (25) & Sue Wilson (12) of Sandiway; Susie Lee (13) & Claire Kukielka (15) of Wisley.
30pt Nikki Hodge (6) & Caroline Phillips (15) of Tehidy Park; Jane Wincer (22) & Sharon DAvey (16) of Stowmarket.
29pt Jane Webb (22) & Nicola Archere (25) of Dewstow.
27pt Lynn Forsyth (13) & Pamela Buttar (19) of Paisley; Patricia Sykes (20) & Sigrid Harley (25) of Royal Montrose; Valerie Oliver (18) & Denise McKenzie (24) of Wanstead.
17pt Anthea Oglethorpe (10) & Sheila Swindlehurst (28) of Lancaster.
16pt Margaret Pearce (24) & Patricia Hogg (15) of Seaton Carew; June McFarlane (17) & Jackie Rowe (15) of Cotgrave.

KRYSTLE PAYS PRICE FOR SLOW START
IN SECOND US COLLEGE TOURNAMENT

Vagliano Trophy player Krystle Caithness (St Regulus), now a freshman student at the University of Georgia, could not make up the ground she lost with a moderate start in finishing joint 45th in her second tournament on the United States women's college circuit.
Caithness, 18, from Cellardyke, Fife, pictured right in her Georgia team shirt, had rounds of 79, 74 and 73 for a total of 226 over the par-73, New Mexico University course of 6,351yd at Albuquerque in the Margaret Branch NCAA Preview.
She had three double bogeys over her first two rounds but had two birdies and two bogeys in her par-matching final round. The Scot had eight birdies in all over the 54 holes.
Jodi Ewart (New Mexico University), from Catterick) tied for 15th place with rounds of 74, 71 and 72 for 217. That represented quite a comeback because Jodi was four over par after only 13 holes of the tournament, having bogeyed the eighth and 11th and double-bogeyed the 13th.

The Yorkshire girl then covered the remaining 41 holes in six under par with nine birdies and three bogeys).
Dutch girl Dewi-Claire Schreefel (Southern California) won the individual title with a 15-under-par total of 204, made up of rounds of 68, 69 and 67.
She finished four shots ahead of the top-ranked Amanda Blumenherst (Duke University) who is likely to be the star player in the US Curtis Cup team over the Old Course, St Andrews next May.

It was a field of the vast majority of the leading players on the US women's college circuit, including Belen Mozo and Azahara Munoz, past winners of the British girls' title and, in Mozo's case, also the British women's open amateur championship two years ago.

Swedish ace Anna Nordqvist, yet another past British girls champion, finished joint eighth. Anna lost to Carlota Ciganda in this year's British women's championship final at Alwoodley, Leeds.

LEADING INDIVIDUAL TOTALS
Par 219 (3 x 73)
204 D-C Schreefel (Southern California) 68 69 67.
208 A Blumenherst (Duke) 73 68 67.
Other totals:
212 A Munoz (Arizona State) 72 70 70 (5th).
214 P Lindberg (Oklahoma State) 678 72 72, A Nordqvist (Arizona State) 74 71 69 (jt 8th).
215 B Mozo (Southern California) 75 71 69 (jt 11th).
217 J Ewart (New Mexico) 74 71 72 (jt 15th).
226 K Caithness (Georgia) 69 74 73 (jt 45th).

LEADING TEAM TOTALS

860 Duke.

861 Southern California.

870 UCLA.

874 Arizona State.

Other totals:

888 New Mexico (jt 8th).

892 Georgia (jt 10th).

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AUSTRIAN EVENT CUT TO THREE ROUNDS
AFTER BIG RAIN DELAYS ON DAY ONE

FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE

Ladies European Tour rookie Sarah Nicholson of New Zealand took the overnight lead following the first day’s play at a rain-beaten UNIQA Ladies Golf Open presented by Raiffeisen.
The 22-year-old shot a five-under 67 to take a two stroke clubhouse lead at Golfclub Föhrenwald in Wiener Neustadt, Vienna.
She has played in only five European events so far this season with a best finish of tied 28th in Northern Ireland. Sweden’s Elin Ohlsson was the next best placed player on three-under-par. Nicholson was one of a handful of players to have completed a full first round before first round play was suspended for the day at 6.40pm due to darkness. Heavy rainfall caused tournament officials to suspend play by more than five-and-a-half hours at 8.50am.
The first ten groups – playing off two tees – managed less than an hours’ play before the first round was halted as rain continued to batter the course.After several green inspections, officials finally allowed play to resume at 2.30pm.
The first round play will now be completed on Friday morning from 8am, with some time to spare in case of any further weather delays. The event will be reduced from 72 holes to 54 holes, with the cut taking place after the conclusion of the second round on Saturday to the leading 60 players and ties.
The final round remains scheduled for Sunday.

LEADERS IN CLUBHOUSE
Par 72
67 Sarah Nicholson (Nzl)
69 Elin Ohlsson (Swe)
70 Lill Kristin Saether (Nor), Lee-Anne Pace (Rsa), Natalie Claire Booth (Eng)
72 Par Frederique Seeholzer (Swi)
73 Titiya Plucksataporn (Tha), Sarah Heath (Eng)
74 Nora Angehrn (Swi), Hanna-Leena Salonen (Fin)
75 Sandra Carlborg (Swe), Antonella Cvitan (Swe)
76 Stacy Lee Bregman (Rsa), Anne-Lise Caudal (Fra), Suzanne Dickens (Eng)
77 Karin Borjeskog (Swe), Elisabeth Esterl (Ger), Tullia Calzavara (Ita), Martina Hochwimmer (Aut)
78 Julie Berton (Fra), Melodie Bourdy (Fra), Jo Clingan (Eng)
79 Kaisa Ruuttila (Fin), Annamaria Milie (Ita)
80 Kelly Hutcherson (Eng), Mette Buus (Den)
83 Patricia Beliard (Fra), Nuria Clau (Spa), Carmen Alonso (Spa)
84 Emma Weeks (Eng)
85 Itziar Elguezabal (Spa).

THREE NEW CAPS IN SCOTLAND TEAM

FOR SENIOR MEN'S HOME

INTERNATIONALS NEXT WEEK

There are three new caps in the Scotland team for next week’s, Tuesday to Thursday, senior men’s home amateur internationals at Caldy Golf Club, Cheshire – John Fraser, Jim Watt and Gordon Brown.
Fraser is a former Newtonmore shinty star who became a North-east District representative golfer when his teaching profession took him to Aberdeen. He has since moved to Edinburgh and is a member of the Royal Burgess club.
John has come to the fore in the inaugural over-55s Scottish circuit this year.
Gordon Brown is a Vale of Leven member who had a short spell as a senior tour professional when he reached the necessary age of 50, fulfilling a long-held ambition before being reinstated as an amateur in 2005. Brown was the leading Scot in this year’s British senior open amateur championship at Nairn. He had the lowest final round of 67 to finish joint seventh.
Jim Watt (Letham Grange), too, has done well on the new Scottish seniors circuit.
Brown finished second, Fraser third and Watt fifth behind skipper Ian Hutcheon (Monifieth) in the final Order of Merit.
The unlucky ones who have not been selected – there are only seven places in the team – are George Paterson (Northern) who was fourth in the final table and Patrick Tomisson (Nairn) who came sixth. Tomisson finished joint 11th over his home course in the British seniors championship.
Fraser, Watt and Brown oust Gordon MacDonald (Callander), Alan Ferguson (Drumpellier) and Brian Grieve (King James VI) compared with the Scotland team who won the seniors’ home internationals’ title at Dunbar Golf Club 12 months ago.
Compared with the Scotland squad of six who were beaten 3-2 by Ireland in the final of the European senior men’s team championship in Slovenia during the summer, MacDonald and Grieve have been left out.
The team for Caldy GC is:
I C Hutcheon (Monifieth), capt., G Brown (Vale of Leven), S Ellis (Cowal), J Fraser (Royal Burgess), J W Johnston (Royal Aberdeen), D McCart (Castlerock), J Watt (Letham Grange).

ELGA Press Release

ENGLAND NAME FOUR FOR THE SPIRIT INTERNATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP AT HOUSTON NEXT MONTH

English ladies’ champion Naomi Edwards and fellow international Liz Bennett will team up with men internationals Gary Boyd and John Parry to represent England in the Spirit International Championship in Texas next month.
The Spirit is a biennial event being played at Whispering Pines, north of Houston, on October 24th - 27th. It will feature 24 countries from six continents, each represented by two men and two women.
In the 2005 competition England’s Sophie Walker and Felicity Johnson won the gold medal in the women’s event and, with Oliver Fisher and Jamie Moul, also took the international team gold.
Naomi Edwards (Ganton) and Liz Bennett (Brokenhurst Manor) were in England’s winning Home Internationals team and are also GB & I internationals. Naomi played in the 2006 Curtis Cup.
Boyd (Cherwell Edge) won the 2006 Asian Pacific title and helped England win the Home Internationals, while Parry (Harrogate), a Walker Cup player, is the Spanish Amateur and Welsh Open Stroke Play champion.
Lyndsey HewisonPress & PR Officer
Visit the ELGA web site at www.englishladiesgolf.org

++ Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) and Emily Ogilvie (Auchterarder) are the SLGA selections. The Scottish Golf Union has yet to nominate two representatives.

ANNA SCOTT AND CLAIRE STARKEY

FINISH IN TOP-20 IN MYRTLE

BEACH CLASSIC

Six British and Irish girls played in the same AMERICAN college tournament this week – the Myrtle Beach Classic at Grand Dunes Resort Golf Club, Myrtle Beach in SoutH Carolina.
The highest-placed finisher was Anna Scott, pictured right, from Consett, Co Durham, a student at Georgia State University. Anna had rounds of 75 and 72 for three-over-par 147 and a share of 11th place in a field of 84.
Team-mate Claire Starkey from Skipton, West Yorkshire finished joint 19th on 149 with rounds of 72 and 77.
Irish international Sinead O’Sullivan (East Tennessee State University) from Galway came joint 41st on 155 with scores of 76 and 79.
Channel Islander Olivia Higgins (Charleston Southern University) had a pair of 78s for 156 and joint 45th place alongside Lucy Gould (East Tennessee State) with scores of 80 and 76 and Laura Holmes (Old Dominion University) from County Mayo, Ireland with 81 and 75.
Abby Bools (East Carolina University) won a three-way play-off against Amber Litman (also East Carolina) and Iliska Verwey (Georgia State) for the individual title after they had tied on 142 over the par-72, 6,136yd course.
Anna Scott and Claire Starkey’s top-20 performances helped Georgia State (579) to finish only one shot behind team winners East Carolina.
East Tennessee State (604) finished ninth of the 15 college teams.

WIRRAL STUDENT JOINT FOURTH IN GRENELEFE INVITE

Alex Evans from Wirral, a senior year student at Webber International College, came joint fourth in the Grenelefe Invite tournament at Greneleft Resort, Haines City in Florida over a par-72, 6,802yd course.

Alex had rounds of 74, 72 and 77 for 223 - seven shots behind the winner, team-mate Matthew Bransby with socres of 71, 74 and 71 for 215.

Other Webber International students in the field included Craig Isabel from Stanford-Le-Hope. He shared eighth place on 224 witgh 74, 75 and 75.

Also Andrew Hay from Westhill, Aberdeen who shared 42nd place on 224 with 80, 80 and 84, and Iain Stoddart from West Lothian with 79, 84 and 84 for 47th place in a field of 53.

Webber International (893) won the team event from Brevard Community College (899) with Shorter College (905) third of eight teams.

JACQUELINE SNEDDON TOURING ARIZONA

Jacqueline Sneddon from Meigle, Perthshire, a freshman student at Grand Canyon University, Arizona, finished joint 40th in a field of 85 for the Grand Canyon Women’s Fall Invitational tournament at Coldwater Golf Club, Goodyear in Arizona.
Jacqueline is certainly getting to see Arizona State. In her debut tournament, in which she was 34th, Jacqueline visited the city of Flagstaff.
Her scores in this latest tournament were 79 and 82 for 161 over a par-72, 6,083yd course.
Lindsey Bergeon (Florida Southern) tied with Malin Thorberg (Californian Baptist University) for individual honours on 142, both with rounds of 70 and 72.

PORTIA AND FIONA BOTH IN TOP

TEN AT FRED MARX INVITATIONAL
IN MONROE, LOUISIANA

Two English players finished in the top 10 of the ULM Fred Marx Invitational women’s college tournament at Bayou Desiard Country Club, Monroe in Louisiana.
Portia Abbot from Wiltshire, a third-year student at Jacksonville State University, Alabama tied for sixth place on 228 with scores of 73, 77 and 78 over a par-72, 5,865yd course. In her first American college tournament of the season, a couple of weeks ago, Portia finished fifth.
Fiona Beattie, pictured right, from Axbridge, Somerset, a 22-year-old senior (fourth year) student at Arkansas State Universtity, tied for eighth place on 230 with scores of 76, 77 and 77. It was Fiona’s highest ever finish in an American college tournament.
Perhaps the fact that Arkansas State has a new women’s head golf coach, Chris Adams, had something to do with it.
Arkansas State, thanks to Fiona’s sterling effort, won the team event by five strokes from South Alabama University whose team included junior student Shirley Harvey from Belfast. Shirley had scores of 76, 80 and 79 for joint 29th place on 235.
Swedish student Elin Andersson (South Alabama) was the individual winner with 75, 74 and 72 for five-over-par 221 in awful conditions of wind and rain.

HARRIET FROM NOTTINGHAM
GETS TOP TEN FINISH ON
DEBUT FOR YALE UNIVERSITY

Harriet Owers-Bradley, pictured right, from Nottingham, a freshman student at Yale University, New Haven in Connecticutt, achieved a top-10 finish on her debut for the college golf team at the Princeton Women’s Invitational tournament at Princeton, New Jersey.
Over a par-72, 6,108yd course, Harriet had rounds of 76 and 80 for a total of 156 and joint ninth place in a field of 84 players. She was the joint lowest scorer in the Yale team who finished fifth behind hosts Princeton.
Susannah Aboff (Princeton), playing over her home course, was the individual winner with rounds of 71 and 79 for 150.

Thanks to Carly Booth's mum, Pauline, for sending Kirkwoodgolf the above image of Carly, with the leading amateur prize, standing alongside the tournament winner, Sweden's Sophie Gustafson at the conclusion of the De Vere Ladies Scottish Open championship at The Carrick at Cameron House, Loch Lomond. Carly, only 15 years old, finished joint 13th overall. The professionals on the same mark received £2,992 each.

SEA TRAIL INTERCOLLEGIATE
WINNER ANDREA DOWNER
COMES FROM SURREY

Apologies to Andrea Downer, a 20-year-old sophomore student at Murray State University, for not recognising her as English - and belated congratulations for her individual victory in the recent Sea Trail Intercollegiate tournament.
Andrea, pictured right, went to Murray State a year ago from Surrey and quickly established herself as the Racers’ No 1 female golfer. She won the Sea Trail event with rounds of 74-71-70 for a one-under-par total of 215 over the Willard Byrd course (par-72, 5,947yd) at Sunset Beach, North Carolina.
She played the last 36 holes in three under the card and was the only competitor in the field of 78 to finish under par for the 54-hole event.
Andrea's previous best finish was a fourth place showing last autumn at Arkansas State. She now has six top-10 finishes on the American women's college circuit to her credit.
Another English-born student, Emma Taylor from Devon, who attends Bethune Cookman College at Daytona Beach, Florida, finished second to Miss Downer in the Sea Trail Intercollegiate.
Emma scored 72, 74 and 72 for a 218 total and runner-up position behind Andrea Downer.

+Murray State University is based at the city of Murray in Calloway county in the Kentucky. It has a college roll of 10,304 students.

BANCHORY STUDENT WINS WILLIAM

PENN STATESMEN FALL CLASSIC

Banchory’s Adam Lindsay, a third-year student at Iowa Wesleyan College, has won the William Penn Statesmen Fall Classic at the Edmundson course, Oskaloosa in Iowa.
Adam had rounds of 66 and 71 for a three-under-par total of 137, winning the individual title by three strokes. He also helped Iowa Wesleyan College (575) to finish a close second to St Ambrose University (573) in the team event.
“I was glad Adam was able to hold on and win the tournament because he has been playing quality golf lately," said Ted Peetz, the Iowa Wesleyan College golf coach.

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SOLID START BY JODI EWART TO

US COLLEGE SEASON

New Mexico University second-year student Jodi Ewart, playing in her first tournament of the 2007-2008 American college women's golf circuit, shot a one-over-par 74 over her home college course (6.351yd) at Albuquerque.
Jodi, pictured right, who had an outstanding freshman year, was four over par after a double bogey 6 at the 13th, having bogeyed the eighth and 11th, but the Yorkshire girl finished strongly with birdies at the 14th, 16th and 18th to finish the opening day of the 54-hole event alongside former British girls champion Anna Nordqvist (Arizona State) in joint 23rd place on the 74 mark in the Margaret Branch NCAA Preview tournament.
Anna was beaten by Carlota Ciganda in this past summer's British women's open amateur final at Alwoodley, Leeds, not all that far away from Jodi's home club of Catterick.
Another former British girls champion, Belen Mozo (Southern California) is on the 75 mark in a field of 93 players.
Taylor Karle (Pepperdine) has set a hot pace of six-under-par 67 to lead by one shot from Pernilla Lindberg (Oklahoma State) and Dewi-Claire Schreefel (Southern California.
Duke (287) lead the top of the range team event from UCLA (291), Southern California (292), Arizona State and Vaderbilt (295), Pepperdine (296) and Oklahoma State (296). Hosts New Mexico are sharing 11th place on 300.

KATY McNICOLL PLANS US COLLEGE

COMEBACK IN FEBRUARY

Carnoustie’s Katy McNicoll, one of Scotland’s best teenage golf prospects, is planning a comeback on the American college circuit in early February.
It will then be almost exactly a year since 19-year-old Katy, pictured right, had a right-knee operation at Boca Raton, Florida where she is now a third-year golf scholarship student at Lynn University.
She has not played golf since then.
Miss McNicoll’s father owns a golf shop in Carnoustie and her older brother Keir is a Scotland amateur international team player who was also a student at Lynn University.
“I tore my anterior cruciate ligament and damaged the menicus on the inside of my right knee. How I managed to do this, I don’t actually know! The knee gave out when I was playing golf in January and the trainer at the university referred me to a specialist who then referred me for an MRI.
“When the results came through, I was told that the only option if I wanted to continue playing competitive golf was to have an operation.”
Katy thought at the time she would be out of action for six months but she was warned that sometimes the anterior cruciate ligament takes fully a year for a 100% recovery. Unfortunately, that has proved the case in this instance.
Katy had already been a winner in 2006 on the American women’s college circuit and was rated a key player in Lynn University’s bid for a national title in the spring.
Last year she was runner-up to Krystle Caithness with a nine-under-par, three-round total in the Scottish Under-21 girls’ stroke-play championship.
In the 2006 Scottish Under-18 girls’ match-play championship, Katy lost to the eventual champion, Roseanne Niven (Crieff) in the semi-finals at Peebles and she also lost in the semi-finals of the North of Scotland women’s championship at Montrose to Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) who went on to retain that title.
All of these championships Katy has missed in 2007. Her golfing career is on hold for a year.
In an E-mail from Florida, Katy writes:”I’ve had a meeting with my trainer to determine whether or not I am going to play this fall semester. I looked at all the possibilities and came to the conclusion that rushing to be back at full fitness for the fall isn't in my best interests.
“My knee is close to where it used to be but there is still some healing to be done. Our first tournament in the spring season starts February 8 so I have decided this will be my first competition representing Lynn University.
“It was a hard choice to make but my team have already started competing this fall and they came fourth at the weekend and one of my team-mates actually won the tournament so they are doing OK. I figured this takes the pressure of me to return too early.”

DANIEL WILLETT TOPS EUROPEAN GOLF
ASSOCIATION'S MALE RANKINGS

England's Daniel Willett, a student at Jacksonville State University, Alabama and a Walker Cup player this year, has topped the European Golf Association amateur rankings for 2007.
Here are the top 20 placings:

1 Daniel Willett (Eng) 998.08.
2 John Parry (Eng) 972.34.
3 David Horsey (Eng) 957.14
4 Rhys Davies (Wal) 956.14.
5 Gary Boyd (Eng) 929.17.
6 Jamie Moul (Eng) 907.14.
7 Joel Sjoholm (Swe) 906.25.
8 Chris Wood (Eng) 896.36.
9 Rory McIlroy (Ire) 896.23.
10 Jorge Campillo (Spa) 868.75.
11 Gary Wolstenholme (Eng) 854.84.
12 Nigel Edwards (Wal) 854.84.
13 Callum Macaulay (Sco) 819.23.
14 Charles Ford (Eng) 816.67.
15 Alexandre Kaleka (Fra) 816.67.
16 Matthew Cryer (Eng) 814.93.
17 Jonas Blixt (Swe) 808.
18 Wallace Booth (Sco) 807.04.
19 Niall Turner (Ire) 802.
20 Chris Paisley (Eng) 800.

JACK HILUTA'S PROMISING START FOR
SOUTH ALABAMA UNIVERSITY

England boy international Jack Hiluta from Chelmsford made a very promising debut on the American college circuit for South Alabama University.
Jack shot 70, 70 and 71 for a five-under-par total and finished joint eighth in the South Alabama Jaguar Intercollegiate tournament at Azalea City Golf Club, Mobile in Alabama.
Hiluta finished ahead of team-mate Johnny Caldwell, the Walker Cup player from Belfast.
Caldwell, a senior student at South Alabama, scored 74, 66 and 72 for 212 and a share of 10th place.
Another South Alabama player, Daniel Burns, tied with Kent Bulle (Middle Tennessee State) for victory on 13-under-par 203. Burns shot 65, 70 and 68; Bulle 68, 65 and 70.
Even with three players in the top 10, South Alabama did not win the team title. That went to Middle Tennessee State with a total of 826 - 13 ahead of second-placed South Alabama.
The par-72 course measured 6,850 yards.

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HUTTON SPLASHES HIS WAY

TO A 62 AT LANARK IN

CALLAWAY CHALLENGE

Downfield’s Kenneth Hutton, pictured right, shot one of the low rounds of the Tartan Tour season – and eight-under-par 62 – to lead by four strokes at the halfway stage of the 36-hole Callaway Challenge at Lanark Golf Club today.
Hutton’s brilliant effort was one below the amateur record of 63 set by Callum Macaulay in winning the Newlands Trophy tournament recently but his card does not qualify to be regarded as a new professional course record as preferred lies were in operation.
This followed very heavy rainfall around dawn which delayed the start by half-an-hour while the greenkeeping staff removed what excess water they could from the course.
Hutton, amazingly, managed to return his great score despite being first off the tee and having the greens squeegeed in front of him as he made progress round the course.
His figures were:
OUT: 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 – 31.
IN: 3 5 3 4 3 5 3 3 2 – 31
Incredible that Hutton could go round in a slow as 62 and still have two bogeys on his scorecard – 5s at the 11th and 15th.
He had birdies at the first, second, fifth, eighth, ninth, 12th, 14th, 16th, 17th and 18th.
Hutton, originally from Muir of Ord, won three pro-ams – Scotscraig, Eastwood and Nairn Dunbar – last year but has not won any this year.
His closest challengers with one round to go are Derek McIntosh (Eldereslie) and Gordon Law (Uphall), both on four-under 66. McIntosh bogeyed three of the last four holes in an inward 34 while the last of Law’s five birdies came at the 10th before he parred the last eight holes for 33 home.
Former European Tour leading light Ronan Rafferty, playing out of Doonbeg, did not find it quite so easy as the leaders. The Irishman’s round of 76 included a double bogey 6 at the fourth, a double bogey 7 at the eighth and a triple bogey7 at the 14th.

FIRST-ROUND SCORES
Par 70
62 K Hutton (Downfield).
66 D McIntosh (Elderslie), G Law (Uphall).
67 S Taylor (Bothwell Castle).
68 C Nicoll (Prestwick).
69 E Cameron (Hamilton), S Gray (Hayston), C Gillies (Kingsfield), G Duncan (Westin Turnberry), C Lee (All Golf Swing Centre).
70 A Crerar (King James VI), R Valentine (Craigielaw), C Elliott (Haggs Castle), B Wallace (unatt), C Kelly (Cawder), J McCreadie (Buchanan Castle), S Robin (Kilmarnock Barassie), S Savage (Dalmuir).
71 P Wardell (Whitekirk), G Fox (West Kilbride), D Orr (East Renfrewshire). B Mason (Drumoig), G McInnes (Murcar Links), A Mackrell (Gary Michell Golf), R Cameron McDonald Ellon), M Urquhart (Inverness).
72 E Davie (Dunblane New), T Burgoyne (Gotastroms), P Wytrazek (Burntisland), S Grieve (Kings Acre), G McFarlane (Clober), R Arnott (Bishopbriggs), P Brookes (Pitreavie), J McKinnon (Irvine), A Oldcorn (Kings Acre).
73 Billy Marchbank (Auchterarder), D Robertson (Mearns Castle), D Patrick (Mortonhall), S Morrison (Glenbervie), A Erskine (Ratho Park), L Vannet (Carnoustie), J Cliff (Murrayfield), S Cairns (Westerwood), E Thomson (Largs), G Hutcheon (Peterculter).
74 S Pithie (Carluke), J Sharp (Carrick at Cameron House), N Huguet (Musselburgh), S Rettie (Royal Troon), C Doak (unatt), S Reekie (King James VI), A Hunter (Mearns Castle), P McKechnie (Braid Hills), S Catlin (Greenburn), F Mann (Musselburgh).
75 J Hedberg (Archerfield), S Gillespie (Burntisland), R Gray (Torrance House), P Jamieson (Dunblane New), A Lockhart (Ladybank), S Garrett (East Renfrewshire), A Waugh (Clydebank & Dist), L Mann (Carnoustie).
76 R Rafferty (Doonbeg), K Glen (Royal Musselburgh), J Wales (Kings Acre), J Porteous (Craigielaw), C Gordon (Edinburgh GC). H Wong (Burntisland), C Ronald (Carluke).
77 K Campbell (Machrihanish), S Lamb (Broomieknowe), S Duncan (Balbirnie Park), J Stevenson (Braehead), D Williamson (Kirkhill), A Gorman (Cluny Clays), J Erskine (Portpatrick Dunskey), C Campbell (Carnegie Club). 78 S Forbes (Deaconsbank), C McCalman (unatt), S Spence (Wellsgreen), N Colquhoun (Merchants of Edinburgh), C Boyle (Lanark).
79 P Malone (Braid Hills), C Smith (Royal Musselburgh), M King (Kingsfield), C Matheson (Falkirk Tryst), J McGhee (Turnhouse).
80 G Hardy (unatt), S Johnston (Macdonald Cardrona), A MacKenzie (Liberton), K Monaghan (Bothwell Castle).
Retired – M Loftus (Cowglen).

HUGH HUNTER'S CLACKMANNANSHIRE ROUND-UP

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COUNTY TEAM MISS OUT
It was another close run thing for the Wee County Golf team at Rothesay on Sunday. In the final match of the Scottish Golf Union’s area team championship qualifying, the six-man team missed out by a single point, leaving Argyll and Bute victorious over their home ground.

In the morning foursomes, the County pairing of Ross Benvie and Darren Hulston proved unstoppable in their match with the top Argyll and Bute pair, and were an estimated six under par for the outing.
The two other pairs could not match the locals with golfing skills - the final pair falling victim to the often repeated golf adage “ two up with five to play never wins.” And so the County trailed 2-1 at lunchtime, leaving them a difficult task in the singles. For a time it all looked very hopeful, but in the end, there were only three County winners, meaning a halved singles result and overall victory for Argyll and Bute.
The outstanding performance of the day was undoubtedly Braehead’s Ross Benvie who turned in another classy display against the Rothesay club champion Graham Bolton. Ross went quickly ahead by two holes and never allowed Graham back in the game. A closing birdie at the 15th finished the match.

Tulliallan’s John Maxwell continued the good work. Again an early two-hole lead proved decisive and another strong finish put another point on the board. The final singles win came from the “senior “ County team player Mike Rust who proved that he could still produce good golf when required.

Square at the 12th, he reeled off three birdies, and closed out his opponent with a par 5 at the 16th. The three remaining County players found the locals too strong over the scenic Canada Hill course, and the match tipped in favour of Argyll and Bute.
Details:

CLACKMANNAN 4, ARGYLL & BUTE 5

Foursomes (1-2).

Ross Benvie and Darren Hulston bt George Reynolds and Ross Currie 3 and 2.
Jamie Aitken and John Maxwell lost to Graham Bolton and Gordon Tyre 4 and 3.
Mike Rust and Mark Crichton lost to Chris Timms and Greig Watson 1 hole .

Singles (3-3).

Benvie bt Bolton 4 and 3, Hulston lost to Reynolds 1 hole, Aitken lost to Currie 8 and 7, Maxwell bt Tyre 3 and 2, Rust bt Watson 4 and 2, Crichton lost to Timms 3 and 1.
The team can now only look forward to the 2008 event where they have been drawn against Ayrshire (at home) and incredibly the other two teams in the Group are the same as this year - Argyll and Bute (away) and North-east (home)
++Hugh Hunter's image (c) above the Clackmannan team at Rothesay: Left to right, John Maxwell, Mark Crichton, Jamie Aitken, Ross Benvie, Mike Rust, Darren Hulston.

TULLIALLAN IN THE HUNT FOR TOP TEAM
The Scottish Golf Union Club Championship reaches the final stages and Tulliallan will be hoping to emulate their successes of 1999 and 2002. Playing for Tulliallan will be Steven Horne, Mark Crichton and Gordon Lyons.

Mark featured in both the wins, and will be hoping for a hat-trick while Steven featured in the 1999 event. The winning club out of the field of 16 competing will go forward to the European Final later in the year.

THREE 2s FOR CALLUM
In his debut for the Scottish Home International team, Callum Macaulay (Tulliallan) turned in a very respectable performance - he played in all the matches recording two wins, two halved matches, and two losses.

These matches are great tests of playing golf under pressure conditions, and Callum can be well pleased with his contribution (which incidentally attracted attention from the Walker Cup selectors) to the Scottish team, which regrettably finished in third place behind Ireland and England.
The opening match was against Ireland and Macaulay was paired with the 2006 Scottish champion Kevin McAlpine in the foursomes match which they one narrowly by one hole. In his singles match, Macaulay lost to Cian Curley at the 17th after a seesaw match. Scotland halved with Ireland in the match.
The next match was against Wales, and Callum improved with a half in the foursomes playing with Gavin Dear (Murrayshall), following that with a win against Adam Runcie. Two down after four holes, Callum fought back to take the match on the 17th green, and Scotland took the match 8-7.
The final day was a showdown between Scotland and England for the 2007 title. Playing again with Gavin Dear, they scored a vital halved match in the morning, but the afternoon singles went England’s way, Callum falling to young Ben Parker by 2 and 1.

By beating Scotland 9-6, England were crowned champions for 2007.
In the World Amateur Golf Rankings, Callum has improved by one position, while his nearest rival has dropped by one place. He is therefore still on target to take the Scottish Golfer of the year for 2007.

Heather Anderson (Downfield & Northern Vets) with the Scottish Vetean Ladies Golf Association championship trophy, the Scroggie Cup, at Blairgowrie. Image by courtesy of Rhoda Keith of Northern Vets.

HEATHER WINS CLASSIC VETS FINAL

AGAINST CHRISTINE AT BLAIRGOWRIE

Northern champion Heather Anderson (Downfield) is the new Scottish Veteran Ladies Golf Association champion. In the tightest of finals over the Blairgowrie Rosemount course today, Heather beat Christine McAndrew (Nairn Dunbar), the Highland veteran women's title-holder, by one hole.
Heather, pictured right, was never in arrears but, at the same time, she was never more than a hole up. Christine got a birdie 2 at the ninth to square the contest but Heather regained her lead at the next hole.
Christine drew level again with a concession at the 13th. Heather went ahead for the last time at the 16th before two halves ended a enthralling contest.

Semi-finals - H Anderson (Northern) bt J Brydson (Galloway) 2 holes, C McAndrew (Highland) bt H Faulds (West) 2 and 1.
Final - Anderson bt McAndrew 1 hole.

ends

Midlothian Girls Championship

The Midlothian Girls Championship was played on Sunday 23rd September at Lothianburn Golf Club on a dry, windy afternoon.
Jane Turner won the Championship for the second time in a row and for the 3rd time overall.
Hannah Scott won the handicap trophy.
Thanks to Lothianburn Golf Club for allowing us to play. The course was in excellent condition.
Results SSS 70 CSS 70
1st Scratch Jane Turner ( Mortonhall) 76
2nd Scratch Rachael Watton( Mortonhall) 81
1st handicap Hannah Scott ( Broomieknowe) 91 ( 24) net 67
2nd Handicap Kate McIntosh( Broomieknowe) 86(15) net 71

[Thanks to Ellice Cackett, Midlothian Captain, for this report]

PETER LATIMER jt 24th AT SUNSET BEACH

Peter Latimer from Markinch and Liam McGowan of St Andrews, both students at Guilford College, North Carolina, finished joint 24th and 56th respectively in a field of 100 for the Sea Trail men's inter-collegiate golf tournament over the Rees Jones course at Sunset Beach, North Carolina at the weekend.
Peter scored 70, 74 and 71 for a total of 215 over the par-72, 6,761yd course. Liam had rounds of 73, 75 and 74.
The event was won by Josh Gallman (USC Upstate) with 68, 68 and 70 for 10-under-par 206.

HOLLY AITCHISON WINS LIPHOOK SCRATCH
CUP WITH TOURNAMENT RECORD LOW

Holly Aitchison, 20-year-old member at The Bedfordshire Golf Club, followed up her wins in the Portuguese women's open amateur championship and, more recently, the St Andrews Junior Leadies Open, with victory in the 16th Liphook Scratch Cup, hosted by Liphook Golf Club in Hampshire.
A top class field of 57 took to the course in perfect playing conditions – a windless, warm day on the Hampshire/Sussex border.
Last minute withdrawals, including the holder, Henni Brockway, with a bad back, and some of the Hampshire county team suffering from their battle with Yorkshire at the county finals at Brokenhurst during the week, did not diminish the very high standard of play and excellent scoring.
Charlie Douglass set the early pace with a morning round of 66. But it was Holly Aitchison who put together two sub-70 rounds, coming in with an event record score of 134. Her afternoon round of 65 equalled the ladies’ course record set by Henni Brockway last year.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72). CSS 72 73.
134 Holly Aitchison (The Bedfordshire) 69 65.
137 Charlie Douglass (Brocket Hall) 66 71.
138 Hannah Barwood (Knowle) 68 70.
140 Hannah Ralph (Cowdray Park) 69 71.
142 Charlotte Ellis (Minchinhampton) 70 72.
145 Georgina Hunt (Lewes) 74 71.

US OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS FOR RUSSELL

Florida-based Russell Knox shot 21-under-par 267 to head the qualifiers at one of the US PGA Tour's Qualifying School pre-qualifying tournaments over 72 holes at Cypresswood Golf Club, Spring in Texas.
Knox, who spent four successful years on the US college golf circuit as a student at Jacksonville University, Florida, had rounds of 66, 65, 66 and 70 - and still led the 37 qualifiers by only one shot.
Knox now moves on to Stage 1 of the Q School, 72 holes at one of 10 venues between October 23 and November 3.
From there the leading qualifiers advance to Stage 2, again over 72 holes, from November 14 to 17.
The US PGA Tour Final Qualifying School will be held over 108 holes from November 28 to December 3 at Winter Garden, Florida.

A FEW DOLLARS FOR FOR SCOTT JAMIESON
ON THE NGA HOOTERS TOUR

Glasgow's Scott Jamieson picked up a $1,820 pay-out for joint 25th place in the latest NGA Hooters Tour event, The Charleston Miracle League Open at Westcott Plantation, Summerville, South Carolina at the weekend.
Jamieson, who looked like missing only his second cut of the tour after a first-round 75, had a roller-coaster recovery with scores of 66, 73 and 69 for a five-under-par total of 283.
Over the four rounds, the former Scotland amateur international from Cathkin Braes had 17 birdies, one double bogey and 10 bogeys.
He has boosted his Hooters Tour earnings to $22,665 with his latest cheque.
To survive on this satellite circuit, a player has to shoot under par almost every round. The latest winner of the $33,566 first prize was Ryan Blaum from Florida with 72, 67, 67 and 63 for 19-under-par 269.

PRESS RELEASE

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HSBC World match-play championship field
confirmed for Wentworth next month

Henrik Stenson and Søren Hansen have secured the final two places in the 16-man HSBC World Match Play Championship field as the leading two European Tour players, not already qualified, on the European Tour Order of Merit, as of today.
The following players have qualified and accepted their invitations to compete for the largest first prize in golf of £1 million at the West Course of the Wentworth Club,11-14 October:
Defending Champion
1. Paul Casey
2007 HSBC Major Championships Ranking:
2. Padraig Harrington (IRE)
3. Angel Cabrera (ARG)
4. Ernie Els (SA)
5. Woody Austin (USA)
6. Justin Rose (ENG)
7. Retief Goosen (SA)
8. Rory Sabbatini (SA)
9. Jerry Kelly (USA)
10. Andres Romero (ARG)
11. Niclas Fasth (SWE)
12. Hunter Mahan (USA)
HSBC European Tournaments Ranking:
13. Anders Hansen (DEN)
14. Colin Montgomerie (SCO)
2007 European Tour Order of Merit:
15. Henrik Stenson (SWE)
16. Søren Hansen (DEN)

Now in its 44th year, the tournament is officially sanctioned by the European Tour with the results counting towards the European Tour Order of Merit and Official World Golf Ranking Points. Total prize money will be £2,440,000 with all matches being decided over 36 holes.
For more information on the qualification criteria for the HSBC World Match Play Championship please visit www.hsbcgolf.com

HEATHER v CHRISTINE FOR SCOTTISH VETS' TITLE

North veterans' champion Heather Anderson (Downfield) is playing the Highland title-winner Christine McAndrew (Nairn Dunbar) in the final of the Scottish Veteran Ladies Golf Association championship over the Blairgowrie Lansdowne course this afternoon.
In the morning semi-finals, Heather beat Jean Brydson, the Galloway champion, by two holes while Christine beat Helen Faulds (Douglas Park), the West champion, by 2 and 1.

DEVON GIRL EMMA TAYLOR RUNNER-UP
AT SUNSET BEACH'S SEA TRAIL EVENT

Emma Taylor, a third-year student from Devon at Bethune-Cookman College, Dayton Beach, Florida, finished second in a field of 78 for the Sea Trail Women's Intercollegiate tournament over the William Byrd Course at Sunset Beach, North Carolina at the weekend.
Over the par-72, 5,947yd course, Emma scored 72. 74 and 72 for 218, finishing three shots behind the winner, Andrea Downer (Murray State University) (74-71-70)
Emma's team-mates Becky Dowell, a final-year student from Somerset and Fern Grimshaw, a third-year student from Dorset finished joint 14th and joint 22nd respecitively on 231 and 234.
Becky scored 76, 72 and 83, Fern 73 76 and 85.
The English girls' efforts helped Bethune-Cookman College tie for the team title with Elon University, both totalling 904.
Ashton Ingram from Fort-William, a second-year student at Belmont Abbey College, North Carolina, tied for 46th place with scores of 78, 81 and 82 for 242, one shot more than Ireland's Ann Marie Dalton (High Point) who was joint 40th with scores of 79, 82 and 80.
Belmont Abbey (954) and High Point (966) finished ninth and 12th respectively in the field of 14 college teams.

R&A PRESS RELEASE

COLT KNOST WINS INAUGURAL

McCORMACK MEDAL

Colt Knost of Pilot Point, Texas, is the inaugural winner of the Mark H McCormack Medal. As the No 1 player in The R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking at the end of Week 38, Knost is the winner of the award for 2007.
Knost is a recent graduate of Southern Methodist University in Dallas. He has enjoyed a successful summer in the amateur game becoming only the second player, after Ryan Moore, to win the US Amateur Public Links Championship and the US Amateur Championship in the same year. The 22 year-old has spent the past five weeks on top of the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
Knost was a member of the winning United States Walker Cup team at Royal County Down, where he was the only player to play in all four matches without defeat and finished the joint leading points scorer for the event with three points out of a possible four. He also played in the Byron Nelson Championship in April this year where he shot a second round 64 to finish tied for 67th
The Mark H McCormack Medal was introduced by The R&A earlier this year to recognise the leading player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. The medal will be awarded annually and will form a closing highlight to the world amateur golf season.
The WAGR is produced by R&A Championships Limited as the global eligibility standard for entry into The Amateur Championship and as a service to amateur golf worldwide. The ranking is a weekly table of playing performance for the world’s top 1300 amateur players in 550 ranking events. The R&A’s World Amateur Golf Ranking was launched in January 2007 after a two-year trial.

FOOTNOTE: News from the United States that Colt Knost has today announced he has turned professional.

LEWIS KIRTON jt 59th IN INDIANA
Lewis Kirton from Oldmeldrum, a second-year student at the University of Lousiville, Kentucky, finished joint 59th in a field of 75 for the Ping Golf Week men's college golf tournament at Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex at Lafayette, Indiana.
The Newmachar member had scores of 79, 77 and 75 over the 7,467yd course (par 72), for a total of 231 - 22 shots behind the two-stroke German winner, stefan Wiedergruen (Charlotte University) with 70, 71 and 68 for seven-under-par 209.
English students Tom Sherreard (Georgia State) and Tom Oliver (Purdue) finished joint 19th and joint 37th respectively.
Sherreard scored 75, 71 and 75 for 221. Oliver's scores were 783, 76 and 76 for 225.
Charlotte (867) won the team event from Oklahoma State (871) with Southern California (873) third and Alabama (881) fourth.
Louisville (898) came 12th of 15 with Georgia State (901) 13th and Purdure (903) 14th.

ANOTHER TOP TEN FINISH

BY GEMMA WEBSTER ON US COLLEGE CIRCUIT

Gemma Webster, the Glasgow-born third-year student at Ohio State University, has achieved her second top-10 finish in as many weeks on the American women's college golf circuit.
Hilton Park member Gemma, pictured right from the Buckeyes' website, finished eighth in a field of 90 for the "Lady Northern" tournament over the Penn State University's Blue course (par-72, 6,288yd) with scores of 72, 76 and 75 for 223. Her birdie at the 17th in her closing round was Gemma's seventh of the tournament. She also had a double bogey 6 at the third hole in her second round.
Irish intenational Tara Delaney (Kent State) from Carlow finished close behind the Scot in joint ninth place on 224 with 76, 76 and 72 for 224. Tara came home in 33 with birdies at the 11th, 13th and 18th in her final round.
In her second round, Tara had a triple bogey 7 at the second and a double bogey 5 at the short 14th.
Tara's Kent State team-mate Kira Meixner won the event with 66, 73 and 73 for four-under-par 212. She won by three strokes from Laura Kueny (Michigan State).
Kent State (878) won the team event from Michigan State (883) with Indiana (900) third and Ohio State fourth on 905.

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US WIN PGA CUP BY A SINGLE POINT IN GEORGIA

United States won the 23rd PGA Cup match by 13 1/2-12 1/2 against Great Britain & Ireland in the so-called club professionals' Ryder Cup match at Reynolds Plantation The Oconee Course, Atlanta in Georgia on Sunday.
The Americans took a 9-7 lead into the final day of singles after winning the Saturday afternoon four-ball matches 3-1.
GB&I, the holders of the Llandudno Trophy, won the singles 5 1/2-4 1/2, failing narrowly to make up the 2pt overnight deficit.

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PGA CUP AT THE CARRICK AT CAMERON
HOUSE IN SEPTEMBER 2009
The Carrick at Cameron House, Loch Lomond will stage the 24th PGA Cup, the club professional's equivalent of the Ryder Cup in 2009 with provisional dates of September 14-20.The announcement was made at the current matches being contested at Reynolds Plantation, Georgia.
It will be the fourth time that the famous Llandudno Trophy, donated by Peter Alliss, has been contested north of the border with the last visit 11 years ago at Gleneagles in 1996.PGA chief executive Sandy Jones admitted he was delighted to see the event return to the Home of Golf and declared The Carrick a fitting venue for one of the most prestigious tournaments on the PGA schedule.
The course which was designed by acclaimed golf architect Doug Carrick measures 7,068 yards from the men's championship tees and is part of the five-star Cameron House hotel.
The venue is already on the international golf circuit and last week staged the Ladies European Tour's De Vere Scottish Open.

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ENGLAND WHIPS SCOTS IN UNDER-16
INTERNATIONAL AT PRESTWICK

England followed up their 9-6 win over Scotland in the men’s home internationals on Friday with an emphatic 12-3 win in the Under-16 boys’ match, hosted by Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club on Sunday.
“It was a disappointing way to end the season,” SGU junior coach Spencer Henderson told the SGU website.
The young Scots had scored a good win over North of England Under-16s the previous weekend and 12 months ago had scored their first win over England at this level.
The foursomes were tight and ended in a narrow 3-2 win for England, giving no hint of the afternoon landslide to come in the singles.
England took the one-on-one ties by a 9-1 margin.
Scotland’s only singles winner was Tom Blennerhasset (Dalmahoy), although, in fairness, it has to be said that three of the ties went to the 18th green.
Results:


SCOTLAND 3, ENGLAND 12

Foursomes: P Shields (Kirkhill), D Law (Hazlehead) lost to T Fleetwood (Formby Hall), E Pepperell (Drayton Park) 8 and 7; D Young (Craigiehill), C Robb (Inchmarlo) bt T Berry (Wentworth), T Lewis (Mid Herts) 2 and 1; P McPhgee, I Redford (King James VI) bt M Smith (Newbury), A Carson (Long Ashton) 1 hole; C Baird (Bothwell Castle), W Russell (The Dukes) lost to J Bell (Royal Blackheath), C Lloyd (The Kendleshire) 5 and 4; A McLahlan (Bonnyton), T Blennerhassett (Dalmahoy) lost to B Downing (Truro), A Myers (Northants Co) 5 and 4 (2-3).

Singles: Shields lost to Fleetwood 2 and 1, Law lost to Pepperell 3 and 1, Redford lost to Lewis 1 hole, McLachlan lost to Smith 1 hole, Russell lost to Berry 6 and 5, Blennerhassett bt Lloyd 1 hole, Young lost to Bell 2 and 1, Robb lost to Carson 2 and 1, McPhee lost to Downing 2 and 1, Baird lost to Myers 1 hole (1-9).

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ROBERT ARNOTT WINS TOP PRIZE AT LADYBANK

Robert Arnott (Bishopbriggs) won the £900 top prize in Sunday's Ladybank Golf Club pro-am with a three-under-par round of 68.
He birdied the fourth,s eventh, 11th and 15th and had one bogey, at the 10th.
Arnott won by one stroke from Paul McKechnie (Braid Hills).
Kevin Stables (Elgin) led "The Sharps" trio of George Sharp senior (handicap 14), George Sharp junior (9) and Fergus Sharp (16) to victory in the team event with a net score of 13-under-par 58.
LEADING PROFESSIONALS
68 R Arnott (Bishopbriggs).
69 P McKechnie (Braid Hills).
70 C Lee (All Golf Swing Centre), A Crerar (King James IV), L Vannet (Carnoustie), F Mann (Musselburgh).
71 K Stables (Elgin), G Hutcheon (Peterculter).
72 G McFarlane (Clober), D Robertson (Mearns Castle), K Hutton (Downfield).

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SCOTTISH MEN'S AREA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND-UP OF SUNDAY'S MATCHES

North-east beat Fife 7-2 at Cruden Bay on Sunday to win the Group B qualifying section in the Scottish men’s area team golf championship.
North-east took a stranglehold on the tie when they won all three morning foursomes and singles victories by Laurie Phillips (Cruden Bay), Philip McLean (Peterhead) and the Murcar Links pair, Bryan Innes and Terry Mathieson boosted the pts total to seven.
Victory sends the North-east team on the long – and expensive - trip to Powfoot Golf Club on the shores of the Solway Firth for a semi-final meeting on Saturday, October 5 with the defending champions and record 12 times winners, Lothians.
North, who lost to Lothians 7 ½-1 ½ in their opening tie in Group C, completed their programme with a 4 ½-4 ½ draw against Glasgow at Lossiemouth.
Lothians suffered a very rare home defeat, going down 5-4 at Longniddry to Stirlingshire. But two wins and a draw was a good enough record to see Lothians head Group C.
The other semi-final will feature Group A winners (on a games won countback) South against Perth & Kinross who drew their final game against Dumb artonshire at Hayston but that was enough to clinch the Group D title and a place at Powfoot.
In the same section, Angus also drew 4 ½- 4 ½ with Borders at Hawick.

Results:
GROUP A – Ayrshire 6, Renfrewshire 3 (at Kilmarnock Barassie); South 5 ½, Lanarkshire 3 ½ ( at Southerness). Qualifier: South (on games won countback against Lanarkshire)
GROUP B
NORTH-EAST 7, FIFE 2
At Cruden Bay
Foursomes: L Phillips, P McLean bt B Soutar, J White 3 and 2; G Esson, B Edmond bt D Gould, G Sharp 1 hole; B Innes, T Marhieson bt S Michie, S Meiklejohn 2 and 1 (3-0).
Singles: Phillips bt Sharp 3 and 2, McLean bt Gould 3 and 1, Esson lost to Soutar 4 and 2, Edmond lot to White 4 and 2, Innes bt A Main 3 and 1, Mathieson bt Meiklejohn 3 and 1 (4-2).
ARGYLL & BUTE 5, CLACKMANNANSHIRE 4 (at Rothesay).
Qualifier: North-east.

GROUP C - Lothians 4. Stirlingshire 5 (at Longniddry); North 4 ½, Glasgow 4 ½ (at Lossiemouth). Qualifier: Lothians.

GROUP D - Borders 4 1/2, Angus 4 ½ (at Hawick); Dumbartonshire 4 ½, Perth & Kinross 4 ½ (at Hayston). Qualfier: Perth & Kinross .

SEMI-FINALS
(Powfoot GC, October 6)

Perth & Kinross v South
Lothians v North-east

TEST MESSAGE

JANE WINS P&K CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS'
TOURNAMENT FOR SECOND TIME

Jane Yellowlees, who qualified as women's club champion at Murrayshall and Crieff, today won the Perth & Kinross women's champion of champions' golf tournament over the Queen's Course at Gleneagles.
It was the second time she had won the end of the season fixture and she did it in extremely windy, tough playing conditions with a round of 81, six over the CSS of 75, which was non-counting.
Gwen Lambie (Dunkeld) was runner-up with an 83 and Caroline Dunbar (Aberfeldy) third with an 84.
All 15 club champions who took part deserved a medal.

**Above image of Jane Yellowlees with the trophy by courtesy of Dawn Butchart, vice-captain of Perth & Kinross.

Scottish Veterans' championship

HEATHER ANDERSON KOs LORNA BENNETT
IN BLAIRGOWRIE QUARTER-FINALS

Downfield’s Heather Anderson, the North area champion, knocked out Midlands title-holder Lorna Bennett from Ladybank by one hole in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Veteran Ladies Golf Association championship at Blairgowrie today.
Lorna is a member of the Scotland team for the Senior Women’s Home Internationals at Royal Tara, Ireland from October 2 to 4.
West champion Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) is also in that team and she was in good form in reaching the semi-finals at Blairgowrie with a 6 and 4 win over former champion Liz Campbell (Torwoodlee), the Borders title-holder.
Christine McAndrew (Nairn Dunbar), the Highland champion, also played well to win by 4 and 2 against Ruth Brown (Lothianburn), the East title-holder.
Jean Brydson (Galloway) won at the 21st hole in her quarter-final against Pearl Beattie (Dumfries-shire).

The semi-final line-up on Monday morning is:
9am Anderson v Brydson.
9.10 McAndrew v Faulds.
Final will tee off at 1.30pm.

Results:
Quarter-finals
H Anderson (North) bt L Bennett (Midlands) 1 hole.
Jean Brydson (Galloway) bt P Beattie (Dumfries-shire) at 21st.
Christine McAndrew (Highland) bt Ruth Brown (East) 4 and 2.
Helen Faulds (West) bt Liz Campbell (Borders) 6 and 4.

ELLON PAIR WIN SLGA ADULT-GIRL
FOURSOMES OVER HOME COURSE

Ellon youngster Kirsten MacCallum capped a season in which she has reduced her handicap from 36 to the low 20s by partnering another McDonald Golf member, John Godward, to overall victory in the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association adult-girls’ foursomes tournament over her home course today (Sunday).
Kirsten, 14 years old, pictured right, and John had a Stableford points score of 37 off a combined handicap of eight to head a field of 30 couples.
Other prizewinners:
Category 1 (0-12) – Alastair Polson and Rachel Polson (Peterculter) (6) 34pt.
Category 2 (13-24) – Gordon Donaldson & Chloe Donaldson (St Regulus, St Andrews) (17) 36pt; Steven McKay and Morgan McKay (Kirkcaldy) (19) 35pt
Category 3 (25-36) – Andrew Bycroft and Hannah Bycroft (Alford) (25) 31pt.

GEMMA KEEPS GOOD US FORM GOING

Glasgow's Gemma Webster has maintained the very good form of her last tournament - 10th in the "Mason Rudolph" - to be in joint sixth position with one round to go in the Lady Northern women's college tournament at the Penn State University's Blue course in Pennsylvania.
Gemma, a third-year student at Ohio State University, scored 72 and 76 for 148 - nine shots behind leader Kira Meixner (Kent State) with 66 and 73.
Starting at the eighth, Hilton Park GC member Gemma had birdies at the eighth, ninth and fifth in her second round. She had a double bogey 6 at the third. In her par-matchng first round, Gemma birdied the fourth, fifth and 16th.
Ireland international Tara Delaney (Kent State) was sharing 13th place on 152 after a pair of 76s which included a triple bogey 7 and a double bogey 5 at a short hole in her second round. She had four bogeys and no birdies in her first round.
LEADING INDIVIDUAL SCORES
Par 144 (2 x 72). 6,288yd.
139 Kira Meixner (Kent State) 66 73.
144 Catherine Fortin (Eastern Michigan) 71 73, Laura Kueny (Michigan State) 75 69.
Other scores:
148 Gemma Webster (Ohio State) 72 76 (jt 6th).
152 Tara Delaney (Kent State) 76 76 (jt 13th).
LEADING TEAM SCORES
585 Kent State.
586 Michigan State.
602 Indiana.
606 Northwestern.
610 Ohio State.
14 Teams compting.

LATIMER IN THE HUNT AT SUNSET BEACH

Peter Latimer from Markinch, Fife, a student a Guilford College, North Carolina was lying joint third on two-under-par 70 at the end of the first round of the Sea Trail Intercollegiate tournament over the Jones Course, Sea Trail Resort at Sunset Beach, North Carolina.
Team-mate Liam McGowan from St Andrews had a 73.
Steven Dressel (Elon University) led with a 67 over the 6,750yd course.

KIRTON DOWN THE LAFAYETTE FIELD

Oldmeldrum's Lewis Kirton, a second-year student at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, scored a pair of 79s to be sharing 60th place on 156 over a long course of 7,467yd, par-72 for the Ping Golfweek Preview college tournament at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex at Lafayette, Indiana.
Kirton had two triple bogeys and a double bogey within his first five holes in the first round. He had a double bogey 7 at the 15th in his second round.
Sweden's Jonas Enander Hedin (Charlotte) led the field with 69 and 71 for four-under-par 140.
England's Tom Sherreard (Georgia State) from Maidstone and Tom Oliver (Purdue) from Nottingham were in joint 12th and 32nd positions respectively. Sherreard scored 75 and 71 for 146 and Oliver 73 and 76 for 149.
LEADING INDIVIDUAL SCORES
Par 144 (2 x 72). 7,467yd.
140 Jonas Enander Hedin (Charlotte) 69 71.
Other scores:
146 Tom Sherreard (Georgia State) 75 71 (jt 12th).
149 Tom Oliver (Purdue) 73 76 (jt 32nd).
156 Lewis Kirton (Louisville) 79 79 (jt 60th).
LEADING TEAM SCORES
573 Oklahoma State.
576 Charlotte.
586 Southern California, Minnesota.
598 Purdue.
599 Georgia State (13th).
604 Louisville (14th of 15 teams).
WATSON jt 91st AT FARMINGDALE, NY

Michael Watson from Elgin, a student at Jacksonville State University, Alabama finished joint 91st with a total of 234 in The McLaughlin college tournament at Bethpage Red course at Farmingdale, New York State.
The tournament was won by five strokes by Kyle Scott (West Florida) with 67, 65 and 68 for a 10-under-par total of 200.

Kiran Matharu, Samantha Head fail to make progress

TAIWANESE PLAYER (18) HEADS 31 QUALIFIERS FOR
LPGA TOUR SCHOOL AT DAYTONA BEACH

FROM THE LPGA TOUR WEBSITE:
Yani Tseng of Taiwan tops the list of 31 golfers who are one step closer to a spot on the 2008 LPGA Tour. Tseng shot an even-par 72 in the final round of the LPGA Sectional Qualifying Tournament at Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California on Saturday.
She edged four players – Amie Cochran of California, Annie Young of Utah, Ashleigh Simon of South Africa and Anna Rawson of Australia – to take medalist (leading qualifier) honours at three-under-par (72-68-73-72=285).
Tseng, one of three players from Taiwan in the field, was tied for the lead after two rounds, but trailed by one-stroke entering Saturday's final round. She began the day with bogeys on holes 2, 5 and 8 and a birdie on 7 to make the turn at two-over-par for the day. Tseng rebounded with birdies on holes 10 and 11 before making bogey on hole 16.
She ended the tournament with a birdie on hole 18 to finish at even-par 72 for the day and three-under-par 285 for the week.
“I'm very happy because I made a good putt on the last hole,” said Tseng following the tournament. “Today, the first nine, I didn't do a good job. I was really disappointed, but the back nine I played real good.”
This marks Tseng's first appearance at the LPGA Final Qualifying School, though she recently tested herself on the LPGA Tour. The 18-year-old finished tied for sixth at the CN Canadian Women's Open in August. She fired four rounds of even-par or better including two 67's to finish tied with Kimberly Hall and 2006 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Seon Hwa Lee.
“I don't think I will play any tournaments before LPGA Final Qualifying School,” said Tseng. “I will play the Futures Tour Q-School and practice and take a rest.”
Amie Cochran of California tops the list of four players tied for second place at one-under-par (67-80-70-70=287). Cochran tied the low-round of the tournament with a 5-under-par 67 in the first round to take the early lead.
A second round 80 dropped her to a tie for 22nd place, but she recovered with back-to-back rounds of 2-under-par 70 to earn her ticket to Daytona Beach.
“The main goal coming out here was just to move on to the next stage,” said Cochran. “A lot of the girls out here are really competitive so of course we're all gunning to win.”
Duramed Futures Tour alum Annie Young fired a final round 2-under-par 70 to tie for second place at one-under par (72-70-75-70=287).
Young, who was named the 2005 Big 12 Player of the Year at Oklahoma State University, used four birdies and two bogies to advance.
“I hit the ball better and scored really well, especially in this wind,” said Young. “(I have to) get my body in shape and get ready for the grind coming up.”
South African Ashleigh Simon shot two-over-par 74 in the final round to join a tie for second place. Simon, who turned professional in May of 2007, has played in 19 tournaments on the Ladies European Tour since 2006. Her first career victory came in Spain at the Catalonia Ladies Masters this June. Simon also played two events on the LPGA Tour in 2007, including a sponsor exemption at the HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship.
“I didn't play as well as the last two days, but I just had to get the job done out there,” said Simon. “I'm going to practise hard because it will be a hard grueling week (in Daytona). I have to get ready for that.”
Australian Anna Rawson finished in a tie for second after a final round of 75 that featured two birdies and five bogies. The native Australian played 17 events on the Duramed Futures Tour in 2005 before moving to the Ladies European Tour, where she was a fixture in 2006 and 2007.
“It's nice to get it done here in Palm Springs,” said Rawson. “It's very exciting. Good to be in the top-3. That gives me confidence heading into Daytona.”
England's Kiran Matharu and Samantha Head, well enough placed to make the top 30 and ties after three rounds, let their chance slip through their fingers on the final day. Samantha had her worst round of the week, a five-over 77, for 297 - three shots too many to qualify.
Kiran also slumped to her worst of the tournament, a 79, for 298.
The Rancho Mirage qualifier is the first of the LPGA Tour's two sectional qualifying events in 2007. The second LPGA Tour Sectional Qualifying Tournament is Oct. 2-5 at Plantation Golf and Country Club in Venice, Fla.
The top-30 finishers and ties from the Florida qualifier will join the California sectional qualifiers, current LPGA Tour members attempting to improve their status and the players who finished sixth through 15th on the final 2007 Duramed Futures Tour money list at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla., Nov. 28-Dec. 2.

THOSE WHO QUALIFIED FOR NEXT STAGE
Par 288 (4 x 72)
1 Yani Tseng 72-68-73-72 285.
T2 Ashleigh Simon (SAf) 73-69-71-74 287.
T2 Anna Rawson (Aus) 71-74-67-75 287.
T2 Amie Cochran 67-80-70-70 287.
T2 Annie Young 72-70-75-70 287.
T6 Emma Cabrera-Bello (Spa) 73-70-71-74 288.
T6 Louise Friberg 74-73-71-70 288.
T8 Jennifer Ackerson 69-73-74-73 289.
T8 Jin Hyun Kim 75-71-69-74 289.
T8 Amy Yang 73-72-70-74 289.
T8 Caryn Wilson 75-74-72-68 289.
T8 Dana Je 75-72-71-71 289.
T8 Whitney Wade 72-71-75-71 289.
T14 Kelly Lagedrost 68-72-74-76 290.
T14 Hwan Hee Lee 70-73-73-74 290.
T14 Sarah-Jane Kenyon 72-76-70-72 290.
T17 Hannah Jun 70-76-74-71 291.
T17 Catherine Matranga 74-73-73-71 291.
T17 Russy Gulyanamitta 76-71-74-70 291.
T20 Nicole Hage 69-78-72-73 292.
T20 Song Yi Choi 69-73-73-77 292.
T20 Kristie Smith 73-70-71-78 292.
T20 Danah Ford 73-74-72-73 292.
T20 Anja Monke (Ger) 73-75-73-71 292.
T20 D'Rae Ward 72-73-76-71 292.
T20 Eileen Vargas 77-72-71-72 292.
T27 Christina Lecuyer 76-72-70-75 293.
T27 Nontaya Srisawang 71-74-73-75 293.
T27 Shinah Ham 74-72-73-74 293.
T27 Carolina Llano 73-77-71-72 293.
T27 May Wood 73-74-72-74 293.
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T32 Amy Schmucker 72-75-73-74 294.
T32 Priscilla Duffield 70-74-76-74 294.
T32 Esther Choe 78-71-73-72 294.
T32 Hiroko Fujishima 75-75-71-73 294.
T36 Sarah Kemp 74-75-72-74 295.
T36 Kelly Froelich 73-75-73-74 295.
T36 Helen Oh 73-73-72-77 295.
T36 Sukjin Lee Wuesthoff 75-73-74-73 295.
T36 Misun Cho 75-73-75-72 295.
T36 Lauren Espinosa 73-77-73-72 295.
T42 Shanshan Feng 73-75-73-75 296.
T42 Katie Allison 68-76-78-74 296.
T42 Joanne Mills 71-75-75-75 296.
T42 Meghan Little 77-73-68-78 296.
T42 Nikki Garrett 72-72-75-77 296.
T47 Tiffany Tavee 72-75-74-76 297.
T47 Samantha Head 73-73-74-77 297.
T47 Ashley Knoll 71-74-74-78 297.
T47 Taya Battistella 74-75-78-70 297.
T47 Ashley Gomes 73-75-76-73 297.
T47 Rachel Newren 71-77-75-74 297.
T53 Krystal Shearer 74-74-77-73 298.
T53 Yoora Kim 73-77-75-73 298.
T53 Kiran Matharu 77-72-70-79 298.
T53 Rachel Bailey 72-77-73-76 298.
T57 Jenny Suh 71-77-76-75 299.
T57 Lauren Todd 70-75-79-75 299.
T57 Joanna Whitley 77-71-76-75 299.
T57 Leah Wigger 75-74-78-72 299.
T57 Jennifer Greggain 73-76-76-74 299.
T62 Kim Welch 72-75-78-75 300.
T62 Anna Temple 76-73-76-75 300.
T62 Bridget Keala Dwyer 73-77-76-74 300.
T62 Nicole Melton 73-75-75-77 300.
T62 Meghan Bolger 77-73-74-76 300.
T67 Chris Brady 77-73-73-78 301.
T67 Jenna Pearson 73-74-78-76 301.
T69 Lili Alvarez 77-72-76-77 302.
T69 Leah Hart 76-73-77-76 302.
T69 Jana Peterkova 72-76-78-76 302.
T72 Marcela Leon 75-75-74-79 303.
T72 Cortney Reno 74-74-76-79 303.
T72 Chris Newton 75-74-76-78 303.
T72 Ulrika Ljungman-Smith 74-76-77-76 303.
T72 Porani Chutichai 75-75-76-77 303.
T72 Alice Kim 73-77-75-78 303.
78 Michelle Simpson 74-72-82-76 304.
79 Yoo Lee Kim 75-74-74-82 305.
80 Benedikte B Grotvedt 72-78-79-77 306.
T81 Libby Smith 75-74-79-79 307.
T81 Randi Meadows 75-75-77-80 307.
83 Corina Kelepouris 74-76-78-85 313

PUTTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT

LYNN KENNY WAS JOINT TOP SCOT

- AND IT WAS A TIE FOR FIFTH

PLACE NOT SIXTH

Lynn Kenny is a bit miffed this Sunday morning despite her fine performance to finish joint top Scot in a tie for fifth place in the De Vere Ladies Scottish Open on Saturday.

Lynn's E-mail to Kirkwoodgolf:

"Just read the LET website and the papers this morning and was sooo disappointed to see that I haven't got a mention as JOINT TOP SCOT alongside Janice - and we were fifth, my best finish to date.

"My sponsors (Archerfield Links) will read that and will be none the wiser unless they look at the actual scores on the live scoring! Gutted!

"Oh well, I guess in the grand scheme of things it's not important. The fact that I have all but secured my card for next year is the BIG picture - yeeehaa!

"Many thanks for your support, I'll go out and win next week."

Lynn Kenny