Stefania Croce now leads by two shots
going into last round in France

FROM THE LADIES' EUROPEAN TOUR
Italian Stefania Croce shot a third round 71 today to establish a two-stroke lead going into Sunday's final round of Vediorbis Open de France Dames at Arras.
The 1992 Ford Ladies Classic champion finished the third day on a total of 10-under-par 206, ahead of Sweden’s Nina Reis, who had a 72.
“I started roughly on the first hole but finished under par so it was good,” said the 38-year-old Croce from Como. She double bogeyed the par-four first hole after hitting her driver left, but picked up shots at the fifth, 13th and 14th holes.
Having entered the third round with a one stroke lead, Croce admitted: “I had a little bit more pressure being on top but I think I played better today because I hit more greens. The difference is making putts. If you make putts you go low.”
Croce trailed Reis by two strokes after 15 holes in the third round, the Swede having birdied holes nine, ten, 13 and 15. However, the 28-year-old from the Kungalv, who was the runner-up at last week’s Göteborg Masters after shooting 61 in the last round, then the tripled bogeyed the 17th and bogeyed the 18th.
At the par-4 17th she hit her driver right and was forced to chip out to the fairway, before taking four putts. “I felt I was playing really well and then I had the triple bogey on 17, so that’s not good. I played well generally and I will try to keep that in mind,” said Reis.
“If someone would have told me before the tournament that I would have been second going into the last round of the tournament I would have been happy but somehow it still feels a little bit sad.”
German Anja Monke and England’s Laura Davies both shot 65 and moved up into a share of third position on six-under-par 209 entering the final round. They both carded eight birdies and one bogey.
Davies, who won her 70th title in Austria a fortnight ago, said: “The course sets really well to my eye which is one of the reasons why I wanted to come back. I knew I liked it and sure enough I’ve had a decent round today. We’re playing in good weather and you can’t beat it.
“The idea was to come back to Europe and get a bit more confidence back. I’ve won, had a few top-tens and had a few laughs, so it’s worked. I feel like I’m playing well again.”
Monke added: “I’m delighted with my score. I didn’t putt as badly as yesterday. I hit some good shots and made some good putts.”
Monke is aiming for her first victory in five years on tour.
Spaniard Tania Elosegui shared of fifth with Sweden’s Cecilia Ekelundh on five-under-par, with England’s Georgina Simpson, Australia’s Leah Hart and France’s Anne-Lise Caudal a shot further back in a share of seventh.
England’s Lisa Hall, her compatriot Felicity Johnson and Spain’s Paula Marti all continued their recent good run of form finishing the day in a tie for 10th place.

COLIN FARQUHARSON'S SCOTSWATCH: Jenna Wilson, the only Scot to survive the halfway cut, had a 74 to be sharing 44th place on 221. The Strathaven player had four birdies - at the fifth, 13th, 14th and 17th - but too many bogeys (six on the day) to see her make significant headway up the leaderboard.

THIRD ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 216 (3x72)
206 S Croce 67 68 71.
208 N Reid 67 69 72.
209 A Monke 67 78 65, L Davies 72 73 65.
211 T Elosegui 74 70 67, E Ekelundh 68 73 70.
212 G Simpson 74 70 68, L Hart 71 73 69, A-L Caudal 67 73 72.
213 Lisa Hall 74 69 70, P Marti 69 74 70, F Johnson 70 72 71.
214 K Luynn 75 6 71, S Head 76 66 72, I Tinning 70 69 75.
215 C Alonso 70 75 70, L Fairclough 74 72 69, A Yang 71 71 73.
Selected scores:
216 T Johnson 73 71 72 (jt 19th).
218 G Nocera 72 77 69 (jt 26th).
219 R Hudson 72 73 74, N C Booth 72 73 74 (jt 35th).,
221 J Wilson 74 73 74, K S Taylor 73 76 72 (jt 44th).
222 Lydia Hall 75 74 73 (jt 50th).
224 R Bell 73 75 76 (jt 55th).

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September 26 to 28, 2008

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INTERMEDIATE CUP SEMI-FINALS
East Cork 4, Courtown 1
East Cork, looking to capture their first AA All Ireland Championship, were in emphatic form, beating Courtown by a comprehensive margin. Marie O’Brien, in the top match, led the team in style with a 5 and 3 win over Courtown’s Pat Kinsella and this was followed by team-mates Theresa Roche and Breda O’Farrell winning by 4 and 3 and 7 and 5 respectively to secure a final line up against Slade Valley.
Slade Valley 3, Curra West 2
Slade Valley got their semi-final campaign off to a good start against Curra West, winning their top two matches courtesy of Dympna Wilson and Libby Delap. Curra West then levelled the match with Martina McDonagh winning at the 19th, after being two down with two to play. Ann Fahy won by one hole.
With the match tied, the final contest between Margaret Birmingham from Slade Valley and Mary McDonagh respresenting Curra West went to the 21st hole before Margaret secured the win for Slade Valley.
SENIOR FOURSOMES SEMI-FINALS
Douglas 2½, Shandon Park 1½
Douglas set up a mouth watering final by beating Shandon Park to face Co Louth in tomorrow’s final. Shandon Park put up a good fight but playing flat matches with handicaps in favour of Douglas the outcome looked inevitable.
Past international Kate MacCann and Deirdre O’Hanlon led their team with a 4 and 3 win against Julie Hall and Diane Nickles. Munster interprovincial player Karen O’Neill, alongside Liz O’Connell, had a winning margin of 3 and 2 against Jenny Young and Karen Simpson to seal the win for Douglas.
Co Louth 2½, Galway 1½
Co Louth lived up to their billing as favourites by beating Galway. Susan Mullaney and Karen O’Neill set up the victory with a 6 and 5 win over Ger Neville and Sheelagh Kearney.
Leinster interprovincial player Jenny Gannon with partner Jane McCabe ensured the Baltray team meet Douglas in the final by defeating Rita Grealish and Rita Hannon 4 and 3.
JUNIOR FOURSOMES SEMI-FINALS
Rathbane 2, Moate 1
Local team Rathbane ensured Limerick have a team in Sunday’s final. Anne Marie Kilroy and Anne Byrnes led the way by beating Pearce Corbett and Mary Egan 2 and 1 but the lead was cancelled out by Moate pairing of Ann Whelan and Carmel Carroll who had a victory of the same margin against Jude Byrne and Marie Barker.
Rathbane’s final pairing of Marie Bartlett and Margaret O’Sullivan were four down early on in their match but produced an amazing comeback and cheers of joy echoed at their home course when Marie Bartlett sank the winning putt on the 17th green.
Mountbellew 2, Rathfarnham 1
Mountbellew have two bites at the cherry at tomorrow’s final with their Junior Foursomes team following up on the Junior Cup victory. Rathfarnham got off to a good start with their second pairing of Christine Richardson and Maebh Walsh having a convincing 6 and 5 win against Siobhan Fallon & Caroline Delaney but Mountbellew’s top pairing then levelling the match. Michelle Burke and Noreen Treacy won by 5 and 3. The final pairing from Mountbellew secured victory with a 2 and 1 win.
Match details:
INTERMEDIATE CUP SEMI-FINALS
East Cork 4 ,Courtown 1
Marie O'Brien (16) bt Pat Kinsella (16) 5 and 3.
Deirdre Harte (16) halved with Anne Targett (17).
Theresa Roche (17) bt Irene Poole (19) 4 and 3.
Valerie McCarthy (17) halved with Kate Sheehan (20).
Breda O'Farrell (20) bt Siobhan Freeney (20) 7 and 5.
Slade Valley 3, Curra West 2
Dympna Wilson (17) bt Emer O'Rourke (17) 2 holes.
Libby Delap (19) bt Breda Lawless (17) 4 and 3.
Olive Whelan (19) lost to Martina McDonagh (20) at 19th.
Nuala Fagan (20) lost to Ann Fahy (20) 1 hole.
Margaret Birmingham (21) bt Mary McDonagh (22) at 21st.
SENIOR FOURSOMES SEMI-FINALS
Douglas 2½, Shandon Park 1½
Kate MacCann (4) & Deirdre M O'Hanlon (10) bt Julie Hall (6) & Diane Nickles (11) 4 and 3.
Karen O'Neill (3) & Deirdre M O'Hanlon (11) bt Jenny Young (6) & Karen Simpson (14) 3 and 2.
Eavan Higgins (2) & Claire Nash (13) halved with Diane Conway (10) & Vikki Simpson (11).
Co Louth 2½, Galway 1½
Deirdre Smith (+1) & Susan Kenny (15) halved with Orla Barry (6) & Lorraine Higgins (11).
Susan Mullaney (6) & Karen Yeates (8) bt Ger Neville (8) & Sheelagh Kearney (10) 6 and 5.
Jenny Gannon (1) & Jane McCabe (13) bt Rita Grealish (11) & Rita Hannon (13) 4 and 3.
JUNIOR FOURSOMES SEMI-FINALS
Rathbane 2, Moate 1
Anne Marie Kilroy (19) & Anne Byrnes (23) bt Pearse Corbett (17) & Mary Egan (21) 2 and 1.
Jude Byrne (18) & Marie Barker (27) lost Ann Whelan (18) Carmel Carroll (20) 2 and 1.
Marie Bartlett (21) & Margaret O'Sullivan (27) bt Beth Dunne (18) & Breda Kelly (23) 2 and 1.
Mountbellew 2, Rathfarnham 1
Michelle Burke (18) & Noreen Treacy (21) bt Carol Cahill (19) & Grainne Moyles (24) 5 and 3.
Siobhan Fallon (17) & Caroline Delaney (25) lost to Christine Richardson (18) & Maebh Walsh (28) 6 and 5.
Kathleen Bergin (20) & Nora Madden (24) bt Roz Burgess (22) & Peggy Glasheen (25) 2 and 1.

Janice Moodie leads LPGA Tour

event at halfway

Glasgow exile Janice Moodie, without a win on the US LPGA Tour since 2002, leads by one shot from world No 1 Lorena Ochoa after two rounds of the Navistar LPGA Classic

The Mexican's losing run dates back only as far as May.

Ochoa had seven birdies en route to a five-under 67 and a 12-under total of 134.

Moodie, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, starting at the 10th, birdied five of her first nine holes on her way to a five-under 67 for 133.
Moodie's last victory on the LPGA Tour came at the Asahi Ryokuken International Championship six years ago but the Scot said it was too soon to focus on ending that winless run.
"I'm just enjoying the moment right now and trying to keep everything smooth and trying to keep the putting stroke smooth, the golf swing going smooth, and I'll get to that on Sunday," Moodie said.
American Jill McGill, part of a trio sharing the lead after the first round, fired a three-under 69 to join Ochoa on 134.
SECOND ROUND TOTALS

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Par 144 (2 x 72)

133 Janice Moodie (Sco) 66 67
134 Jill McGill 65 69, Lorena Ochoa (Mex) 67 67
135 Michele Redman 70 65
136 Song-Hee Kim (Kor) 68 68, Christina Kim 70 66
137 Ji-Young Oh (Kor) 67 70, Ya-Ni Tseng (Kor) 71 66, Cristie Kerr 66 71
138 Michelle Ellis 71 67, Louise Friberg (Swe) 67 71, Teresa Lu (Tai) 70 68, Na On Min (Jpn) 71 67, Mikaela Parmlid (Swe) 69 69, Shanshan Feng (Chn) 68 70
139 Taylor Leon 69 70, Jane Park 65 74, In Kyung Kim (Kor) 72 67, Sarah Jane Kenyon 70 69
140 Sherri Turner 69 71, Gloria Park (Kor) 70 70, Karrie Webb (Aus) 72 68, Becky Morgan (Wal) 71 69, Angela Park (Bra) 71 69, Karin Sjodin (Swe) 71 69, Karine Icher (Fra) 70 70, Katherine Hull (Aus) 70 70
141 Wendy Doolan (Aus) 68 73, Mi-Hyun Kim (Kor) 69 72, Eunjung Yi (Kor) 71 70, Nicole Hage 70 71, Sandra Gal (Ger) 67 74, Candie Kung (Tai) 69 72, Jeong Jang (Kor) 65 76, Hee Young Park (Kor) 72 69
142 Marisa Baena 73 69, Giulia Sergas (Ita) 72 70, Karen Stupples (Eng) 70 72, Hee-Won Han (Kor) 72 70, Katie Futcher 67 75, Heather Daly-Donofrio 72 70, Meredith Duncan 71 71
143 Joo Mi Kim (Kor) 71 72, Shi Hyun Ahn (Kor) 73 70, Reilley Rankin 72 71, Wendy Ward 75 68, Sarah Lee 70 73, Kim Hall 69 74, Dorothy Delasin 71 72, Julieta Granada (Par) 73 70, Michelle McGann 69 74, Rachel Hetherington (Aus) 70 73, Lisa Strom (Gbr) 70 73, Allison Fouch 73 70
144 Johanna Head (Eng) 76 68, Becky Lucidi 73 71, Il Mi Chung (Kor) 73 71, Meena Lee (Kor) 73 71, Jamie Hullett 73 71, Maria Hjorth (Swe) 76 68, Lee Ann Walker-Cooper 75 69, Jee Young Lee (Kor) 74 70, Ashleigh Simon (Rsa) 75 69, Mollie Fankhauser 70 74, Jimin Kang (Kor) 74 70, Carri Wood 73 71, Alena Sharp (Can) 74 70, Amy Hung (Tha) 72 72
145 Stacy Prammanasudh 73 72, Irene Cho 71 74, Eun Hee Ji (Kor) 71 74, Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (Fra) 73 72, Morgan Pressel 78 67, Beth Allen 72 73, Anna Grzebien 73 72, Su A Kim 73 72, Charlotte Mayorkas 70 75, Brittany Lang 76 69, Jackie Gallagher-Smith 70 75, Sung Ah Yim (Kor) 75 70, Soo-Yun Kang (Kor) 70 75, Hwa seon Lee (Kor) 76 69

MISSED THE CUT

146 Young-A Yang (Kor) 73 73, Sun Young Yoo (Kor) 77 69, Kelli Kuehne 74 72, Kristy McPherson 77 69, Anna Rawson (Aus) 76 70, Kris Tamulis 74 72, Carolina Llano 74 72, Jimin Jeong 75 71, Meaghan Francella 74 72, Paige Mackenzie 71 75, Angela Jerman 72 74, Sarah Kemp (Aus) 72 74
147 Kim Welch 70 77, Brandie Burton 76 71, Laura Diaz 74 73, Liz Janangelo 68 79, Sophie Gustafson (Swe) 75 72, Hye Jung Choi (Kor) 74 73
148 Minea Blomqvist (Fin) 74 74, Maggie Will 75 73, Diana D'Alessio 75 73, Dina Ammaccapane 75 73, Candy Hannemann 73 75, Yu Ping Lin (Tai) 74 74, Cindy Pasechnik 73 75, Kate Golden 72 76, Erica Blasberg 78 70, Mhairi McKay (Sco) 76 72, Moira Dunn 78 70, Kristen Samp 71 77, Leah Marie Wigger 73 75, Danielle Downey 73 75
149 Lindsey Wright (Aus) 78 71, Heather Young 74 75, Beth Bader 75 74, Na Ri Kim (Kor) 76 73, Seo-Jae Lee 74 75, Lorie Kane (Kor) 75 74, Simi Mehra (Ind) 76 73, Virada Nirapathpongporn (Tha) 74 75, Se Ri Pak (Kor) 75 74, Tracy Hanson 75 74
150 Christa Johnson 77 73, Allison Hanna-Williams 72 78, Stacy Lewis 72 78
152 Hannah Jun 73 79, Onnarin Sattayabanphot (Tha) 78 74, Eva Dahllof (Swe) 76 76, Nicole Castrale 78 74
153 Vicki Goetze-Ackerman 75 78, Kyeong Eun Bae (Kor) 78 75, Silvia Cavalleri (Ita) 76 77, Emily Bastel 77 76, Siew-Ai Lim (Mal) 77 76, Nancy Scranton 74 79, Marcy Hart 78 75
154 Jeanne Cho-Hunicke 78 76
158 Violeta Retamoza (Mex) 77 81
159 Audra Burks 83 76
160 Becky Iverson 78 82, Ashli Bunch 81 79

Stefania Croce, chasing first win
since 1992, leads in France

FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Italy’s Stefania Croce maintained her overnight lead after the second round of the Vediorbis Open de France Dames today.
Croce shot rounds of 67 and 68 at Le Golf D’Arras for a halfway total of nine-under-par 135. She was six-under-par for her opening six holes after four birdies and an eagle.
"I feel good. I am playing good golf, sinking some putts but I hope to play as well and putt as well over the next two days,” said Croce, whose sole LET victory was the 1992 Ford Ladies Classic.
After birdies on the first, third and fourth holes, the 38-year-old from Como chipped in from 50 yards for eagle on the par-5 fifth hole and also birdied the next, going out in 30 strokes.
She admitted to feeling slightly nervous on the back nine and birdied the 13th but took three bogeys on holes 11, 14 and 17.
Sweden’s Nina Reis, runner-up in last week's Goteborg Masters after equalling the Ladies European Tour's lowest round with an 11-under-par 61, finished the day a shot further back after a 69.
Level par for the front nine, she picked up the pace with three birdies in a row from the 14th hole. She said: “My form is still good. I feel like everything is bumping my way so I hope it stays like this.”
Denmark’s Iben Tinning fired a hole in one in the second round. She holed out with a 54 degree wedge on the 14th to improve to five under par for the tournament after rounds of 70 and 69.
The 34-year-old from Copenhagen won a Peugeot 207 CC car for her fourth career hole in one. She previously won a gold bar for her ace at the 14th in the third round of the 2005 Evian Masters.
“What I could see was that it landed pin high but we couldn’t see anything more than that. Some of the guys screamed that it was in the hole. I’m very happy,” said the four-time Solheim Cup player.
Anne-Lise Caudal of France, currently ninth on the LET’s New Star Money List after her maiden win at the Open de Portugal, finished fourth on four-under-par, with Sweden’s Cecilia Ekelundh a shot further back in fifth.
A group of five players shared sixth position on two-under-par: French rookie Julie Greciet, South Korea’s Amy Yang, Belgium’s Lara Tadiotto and the English duo of Samantha Head and Felicity Johnson.
Head’s 66 was the lowest round of the tournament so far and lifted her from a share of 86th place overnight. “I didn’t play very well yesterday and after the round I slept for a couple of hours in the hotel here and then I hit some balls and worked on my game. It wasn’t for today, it was just for peace of mind and I just played better,” Head explained.
“I just play each day as it comes ... and I’m so full of clichés! I knew the greens would be quite bobbly this afternoon and the only thing you can do when there have been lots of people on the greens is just trust your stroke. I’m just going to do the same, trust myself and just enjoy it.
“I’m starting to realise that it doesn’t really matter what preparation you put in, if it’s your day it’s your day and today it was.”
COLIN FARQUHARSON'S SCOTSWATCH
A good day for Jenna Wilson, who beat the cut at 149 or better ... a bad day for Clare Queen and Lynn Kenny.
Clare missed out by two shots after bogeying the 16th, 17th and 18th for a 78 and 151. How galling to think that three pars instead of three bogeys would have taken her through. Clare had bogeyed the 16th and 17th in her first round so there must be something about the closing holes that the Scot doesn't like.
Lynn had not a single birdie in a second-round 81 for 158. A triple bogey 7 at the 15th epitomised how she was playing rather than making any difference to her chances of making the cut. They had gone by then.
Jenna starts Saturday in joint 40th place after a 73 for 147.
Inverness-based New Zealander Elizabeth McKinnon had a 78 for 158.
LEADING SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72)
135 Stefania Croce (Ita) 67 68
136 Nina Reis (Swe) 67 69
139 Iben Tinning (Den) 70 69
140 Anne-Lise Caudal (Fra) 67 73
141 Cecilia Ekelundh (Swe) 68 73
142 Julie Greciet (Fra) 73 69, Felicity Johnson (Eng) 70 72, Amy Yang (Kor) 71 71, Lara Tadiotto (Bel) 73 69, Samantha Head (Eng) 76 66
143 Karen Lunn (Aus) 75 68, Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 72 71, Laura Terebey (USA) 73 70, Paula Marti (Spa) 69 74, Lisa Hall (Eng) 74 69, Cassandra Kirkland (Fra) 70 73
144 Trish Johnson (Eng) 73 71, Leah Hart (Aus) 71 73, Julie Tvede (Den) 71 73, Caroline Afonso (Fra) 70 74, Georgina Simpson (Eng) 74 70, Tania Elosegui (Spa) 74 70
145 Laura Davies (Eng) 72 73, Natalie Claire Booth (Eng) 72 73, Kate Combes (Aus) 71 74, Stefanie Michl (Aut) 70 75, Anna Knutsson (Swe) 70 75, Joanne Mills (Aus) 72 73, Rebecca Hudson (Eng) 72 73, Sophie Giquel (Fra) 69 76, Carmen Alonso (Spa) 70 75, Anja Monke (Ger) 67 78
146 Cherie Byrnes (Aus) 76 70, Laura Cabanillas (Spa) 73 73, Lora Fairclough (Eng) 74 72, Linda Wessberg (Swe) 72 74, Federica Piovano (Ita) 74 72, Carin Koch (Swe) 74 72, Laurette Maritz (Rsa) 73 73
147 Jehanne Jail (Fra) 76 71, Marta Prieto (Spa) 73 74, Zuzana Kamasova (Svk) 73 74, Jenna Wilson (Sco) 74 73, Dana Lacey (Aus) 73 74, Emma Zackrisson (Swe) 72 75, Maria Boden (Swe) 77 70
148 Florence Luscher (Swi) 76 72, Diana Luna (Ita) 74 74, Rachel Bell (Eng) 73 75, Ana Larraneta (Spa) 72 76, Marion Ricordeau
(Fra) 74 74, Nathalie David-Mila (Fra) 73 75, Lynn Brooky (Nzl) 76 72
149 Anne Norman Hansen (Den) 74 75, Valerie Michaud (Fra) 74 75, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 75 74, Martina Eberl (Ger) 74 75, Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 72 77, Kirsty S Taylor (Eng) 73 76, Christine Hallstrom (Swe) 76 73, Vicky Thomas (Aus) 74 75, Kaisa Ruuttila (Fin) 76 73, Marina Arruti (Spa) 73 76, Lydia Hall (Wal) 75 74, Miriam Nagl (Ger) 75 74, Sarah Nicholson (Nzl) 78 71
MISSED THE CUT
150 Elena Giraud (Fra) 72 78, Sophie Walker (Eng) 76 74, Ana B Sanchez (Spa) 74 76, Martina Gillen (Irl) 74 76, Anna Tybring (Swe) 74 76, Lena Tornevall (Swe) 75 75, Eva Steinberger (Aut) 69 81, Km Juul (Den) 71 79, Emma Cabrera-Bello (Spa) 79 71, Bree Turnbull (Aus) 69 81, Lotta Wahlin (Swe) 72 78, Lee-Anne Pace (Rsa) 73 77, Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 74 76
151 Vittoria Valvassori (Ita) 78 73, Mianne Bagger (Den) 73 78, Clare Queen (Sco) 75 76, Joanne Morley (Eng) 74 77, Nora Angehrn (Swi) 76 75, Titiya Plucksataporn (Tha) 78 73, Bettina Hauert (Ger) 74 77, Elisabeth Esterl (Ger) 74 77, Nicole Gergely (Aut) 74 77, Cecilie Lundgreen (Nor) 73 78
152 Amanda Moltke-Leth (Den) 73 79, Denise-Charlotte Becker (Ger) 74 78, Rebecca Coakley (Irl) 77 75, Margherita Rigon (Ita) 73 79, Kelly Froelich (Fra) 76 76, Frederique Seeholzer (Swi) 76 76, Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 74 78, Natascha Fink (Aut) 75 77
153 Ludivine Kreutz (Fra) 77 76, Stephanie Arricau (Fra) 79 74, Melodie Bourdy (Fra) 75 78
154 Sofia Renell (Swe) 75 79, Bronwyn Mullins-Lane (Aus) 80 74
155 Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (Fra) 82 73, Veronica Zorzi (Ita) 78 77, Frederique Dorbes (Fra) 78 77, Ellen Smets (Bel) 79 76, Maria Verchenova (Rus) 76 79
156 Katharina Schallenberg (Ger) 76 80, Marjet Van Der Graaff (Ned) 75 81, Itziar Elguezabal (Spa) 78 78, Anna Rossi (Ita) 74 82, Camille Fallay (Fra) 80 76, Morgane Bazin Dejessey
(Fra) 82 74
158 Elin Ohlsson (Swe) 79 79, Elizabeth Mckinnon (Nzl) 80 78, Emilie Alonso (Fra) 78 80, Lynn Kenny (Sco) 77 81, Olof Maria Jonsdottir (Ice) 76 82
160 Anne-Sophie Le Nalio (Fra) 82 78, Julie Berton (Fra) 74 86
161 Frances Bondad (Aus) 83 78
162 Celine Herbin
(Fra) 80 82
163 Jo Clingan (Eng) 82 81
Retired: Becky Brewerton (Wal) 77, Patricia Beliard (Fra) 84, Lisa Holm Sorensen (Den)

Heather has an 89 in World Hickory Open

Gullane assistant professional Heather MacRae, the only female player in the field, had an 89 using only six hickory-shafted pre-1935 golf clubs in the World Hickory Open at Craigielaw today.
Only Lindsay Mann from Carnoustie got within two shots of par. Read the full story and all the scores by switching over to www.scottishgolfview.com

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Enniscorthy and Mountbellew, both experienced campaigners, meet in the AA Insurance All Ireland Junior Cup final on Sunday at Limerick Golf Club. Carlow compete with Malahide for the Minor Cup trophy and Monkstown will take on Athenry for the Challenge Cup title.
JUNIOR CUP SEMI-FINALS
Enniscorthy 3, Ballybunion 2

Enniscorthy, 2007 champions in both the Junior Foursomes and Intermediate Cup, look to capture the Junior Cup title at Limerick Golf Club.
Enniscorthy progressed to the final, defeating Ballybunion in a closely fought contest. Ballybunion, with two wins under their belt courtesy of Margaret McAuliffe and Pat Joyce, were in pole position but Jennifer King and Laura Dempsey both had 3 and 1 wins to level the affair. Cora Mernagh secured victory for Enniscorthy by beating Toni Quilter 2 and 1 in the final match.
Mountbellew 3, Dun Laoghaire 2
Mountbellew, a team of youth and experience, beat Dun Laoghaire in their semi-final and now face Enniscorthy in Sunday’s final. Mountbellew had two wins under their belt before Dun Laoghaire’s Laura Daly secured her match on the 19th, having been two down.
The balance however, remained in favour of Mountbellew and Helen Costello sealed the victory with a 3 and 2 win against Roly Burke.
MINOR CUP SEMI-FINALS

Carlow 3½, Lee Valley 1½

Carlow had an extremely nail-biting affair with Southerners Lee Valley with all matches being won by the narrowest of margins. Phyll Farrell put up the first result for Carlow. Phyll was three down on the 14th but went on to win by one hole.
Team-mate Aine O’Shea took Margaret Ahern to the 19th before winning the point while Kitty O’Sullivan kept Lee Valley in the match with a one-hole victory.
In the fourth match, Pat McArdle secured Carlow’s place in Sunday’s final against Malahide. She beat Sandra Cooke at the 19th.
Malahide 4, Donegal 1

Malahide had a resounding victory against Donegal with Ciara Smith, Maire Falvey and Yvonne Power all winning against Donegal’s Dianne Doherty, Catherine Harvey and Aoife McGarvey respectively. The remaining two matches on the course were called in with the result in favour of Malahide.
CHALLENGE CUP SEMI-FINALS

Tara Glen 1, Monkstown 4

Monkstown put an end to Tara Glen’s dream of winning an All-Ireland final with a fine display of golf. Leone Levis, Ger O’Keeffe and Ruth Coulter were all sharply off the blocks for Monkstown and recorded three wins from the top down against Tara Glen’s Aileen O’Hanrahan, Margaret Mooney and Eilish McCarthy respectively.
Athenry 3, Powerscourt 2

Cheers and tears rang around the Clubhouse at Limerick when Athenry’s Sara Byrne holed her winning putt on the 19th to lead her team to their first All Ireland final. Powerscourt who started the contest the stronger were devastated.
Powerscourt’s Elizabeth Desmond won 7 and 6 and team-mate Bairbre O’Brien followed her with a one-hole win. Athenry then came back with Carmel Burke winning 3 and 2, while Maria Conlon won her match against Marie Clarkson at the last after her Powerscourt opponent found a bunker. With the match level, all eyes looked anxiously down the 19th until cheers from the blue jumpers confirmed the outcome in Athenry’s favour.
Details:
JUNIOR CUP SEMI-FINALS

Enniscorthy 3, Ballybunion 2

Margaret Mooney (9) lost to Margaret McAuliffe (8) 3 and 1.
Jennifer King (9) bt Nora Quaid (10) 3 and 2.
Catriona Hogan (10) lost to Pat Joyce (12) 5 and 4.
Laura Dempsey (11) bt Eileen Kenny-Ryan (14) 3 and 2.
Cora Mernagh (12) bt Toni Quilter (15) 2 and 1.
Mountbellew 3½.Dun Laoghaire 1½

Laura Burke (12) lost to Laura Daly (10) at 19th.
Catherine Gardiner (13) bt Mai Tan (10) 3 and 1.
Aoife Fallon (13) bt Rosie Walsh (11) 2 holes.
Margaret Harkin (14) halved with Nicky Murray (12).
Helen Costello (15) bt Roly Burke (13) 3 and 2.
MINOR CUP SEMI-FINALS

Carlow 3½, Lee Valley 1½

Phyll Farrell (23) bt Yvonne Barrett (24) 1 hole.
Aine O'Shea (24) bt Margaret Ahern (24) at 19th.
Mary Farrell (26) lost to Kitty O'Sullivan (25) 1 hole.
Pat McArdle (28) bt Sandra Cooke (25) at 19th.
Liz Whelan (28) halved with Gobnait Ni Luasaigh (26).
Malahide 4, Donegal 1

Ciara Smith (23) bt Dianne Doherty (23) 2 and 1.
Rosemary Cassin (23) halved with Geraldine Gorman (24).
Maire Falvey (24) bt Catherine Harvey (25) 3 and 1.
Colette Moran (24) halved with Prue Hamilton (26).
Yvonne Power (26) bt Aoife McGarvey (28) 4 and 2.
CHALLENGE CUP SEMI-FINALS
Monkstown 4, Tara Glen 1
Leone Levis (30) bt Aileen O'Hanrahan (30) 5 and 3.
Ger O'Keeffe (30) bt Margaret Mooney (30) 4 and 2.
Ruth Coulter (33) bt Eilish McCarthy (32) 3 and 2.
Brenda Geary (33) halved with Triona MacDonald (32).
Barbara Hanan (36) halved with Deirdre Turley (35).
Athenry 3, Powerscourt 2
Sara McDermott (31) bt Michelle Freeley (30) at 19th.
Pauline McEvoy (31) lost to Elizabeth Desmond (31) 7 and 6.
Martha Breen (32) lost to Bairbre O'Brien (31) 1 hole.
Maria Conlon (33) bt Marie Clarkson (33) 1 hole.
Carmel Burke (35) bt Annette Deignan (33) 3 and 2.

Laura and Amy down the field

in Sunflower Invitational

Laura Jones (Oklahoma City University), a Royal Liverpool Golf Club member from Cheshire, and Ami Story (Kansas State University), from Ponteland in North-east England, finished joint 28th and 80th respectively in a field of 92 for the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational women's college tournament at Alvamar Golf Club, Lawrence in Kansas.=

Over a par-72, 6,242yd course, Laura, pictured above, scored 81, 80 and 77 for a total of 238 while Ami scored 80, 90 and 86 for 256.

The individual winner was Emily Powers (Kansas) with scores of 77, 75 and 71 for 223.

Kansas team-mate Jennifer Clark finished second on 225 with scores of 74, 75 and 76.

Eve Santillan (Oral Roberts) came third on 226 with scores of 77, 73 and 76.

Kansas University, despite their 1-2 in the individual standings, did not win the team event. That honour went jointly to Nebraska and Oral Roberts University on 926.

Illinois State (930) were second and South Florida (931) third ahead of Kansas (934) and Kasas fifth on 934, one shot ahead Oklahoma City in a field of 15 teams.

Diane Lang wins US senior title
for third year in a row

Diane Lang has won the United States Senior Women’s Amateur championship for the third time in four years.
The Jamaican-born 53-year-old, who lives in Weston, Florida, beat Toni Wiesner by 6 and 5 in the 18-hole final at Tulsa Country Club, Oklahoma.
Diane also won the 2005 and 2006 tournaments. She is the sixth player to win the event three or more times.
Lang won five consecutive holes to take a six-hole lead after 10 holes and ended it with a 16-foot par putt on the 13th hole.
“I’m really, really happy,” Lang said. “This is my most special one. This makes all the hard work worthwhile. I put in a lot of sweat and tears over the last year to get my name on that trophy again. For a little girl from Jamaica, that ain’t half bad.”]
The 61-year-old Wiesner, from Fort Worth, was trying to become the first left-handed female USGA champion. She also lost the 1997 and 2000 finals.“I don’t seem to be able to put it together in the final,” Wiesner said. “Maybe I put too much pressure on myself. I just couldn’t get it off the tee today. My tee shots killed me. I feel like I have done a lot. This would have just been icing on the cake.”
Final results from the USGA Senior Women’s Amateur, played Sept. 20-25 at the par-71, 5,760-yard Tulsa Country Club:
FINAL
Diane Lang bt Toni Wiesner 6 and 5.
SEMI-FINALS
Toni Wiesner bt Carolyn Creekmore 2 and 1
Diane Lang bt Claudia Pilot 2 holes.
QUARTER-FINALS
Carolyn Creekmore bt Carol Semple Thompson 7 and 6.
Toni Wiesner bt Boodie McGurn 3 and 2.
Diane Lang bt Joan Higgns 3 and 2
Claudia Pilot bt Tanna Lee Richard at 19th.
THIRD ROUND
Carolyn Creekmore bt Jackie Little 2 and 1
Carol Semple Thompson bt Susan Dekalb 7 and 5.
Toni Wiesner bt Maggie Scott 1 hole.
Boodie McGurn bt Deby Anderson 2 and 1
Joan Higgins bt Anne Carr 4 and 3.
Diane Lang bt Robyn Puckett 1 hole.
Tanna Lee Richard bt Noreen Mohler 1 hole.
Claudia Pilot bt Terry Ehrhardt 3 and 2
SECOND ROUND
Carolyn Creekmore bt Patty Moore 1 hole.
Jackie Little bt Sandy Woodruff 3 and 2
Susan Dekalb bt Marianne Towersey 3 and 2
Carol Semple Thompson bt Kate Grace 4 and 3
Toni Wiesner bt Maggie Weder 2 and 1
Maggie Scott bt Ann Lahey 4 and 2
Boodie McGurn bt Patricia Cornett 3 and 2
Deby Anderson bt Barbara Israel 4 and 3
Joan Higgns bt Rita Albertson 6 and 5
Anne Carr bt Joan Garety 2 hole
Robyn Puckett bt Jan Phillips at 19th.
Diane Lang bt Barbara Byrnes 3 and 2
Noreen Mohler bt Alison Reifers 1 hole.
Tanna Lee Richard bt Ivy Steinberg 1 hole.
Terry Ehrhardt bt Mimi Hoffman 5 and 4
Claudia Pilot bt Sherry Herman 3 and 2

West Vets Autumn Meeting

Played 25th September 2008 over Paisley Bushes, SSS 74, CSS 77 , Entries 47
Silver:
Carol Fell (Ranfurly Castle) 82 (11) 71
Janette Stewart (Kilmarnock Barassie) 93 (20) 73
Jess Blackwood (Kilmarnock Barassie) 90 (15) 75 bih
Bronze:
Mary Irving (Ranfurly Castle) 99 (22) 77
Pat Robertson ( Caldwell) 103 (22) 81
Moira McCartney (Milngavie) 108 (24) 84
Scratch: Anna Telfer (Milngavie) 81

Winner of the May Craddock Trophy : Carol Fell (Ranfurly Castle)

To read the full report go to West Vets Website

Ladies European Tour Scoreboard

VEDIORBIS OPEN DE FRANCE DAMES
Golf d'Arras, Nord-Pas de Clais, France.
FIRST ROUND
Par 72
67 Anja Monke (Ger), Stefania Croce (Ita), Nina Reis (Swe), Anne-Lise Caudal (Fra)
68 Cecilia Ekelundh (Swe)
69 Eva Steinberger (Aut), Paula Marti (Spa), Bree Turnbull (Aus), Sophie Giquel (Fra)
70 Stefanie Michl (Aut), Anna Knutsson (Swe), Caroline Afonso (Fra), Carmen Alonso (Spa), Cassandra Kirkland (Fra), Felicity Johnson (Eng), Iben Tinning (Den)
71 Kate Combes (Aus), Julie Tvede (Den), Kim Juul (Den), Amy Yang (Kor), Leah Hart (Aus)
72 Joanne Mills (Aus), Lotta Wahlin (Swe), Rebecca Hudson (Eng), Emma Zackrisson (Swe), Elena Giraud (Fra), Linda Wessberg (Swe), Laura Davies (Eng), Gwladys Nocera (Fra), Jade Schaeffer (Fra), Ana Larraneta (Spa), Natalie Claire Booth (Eng)
73 Zuzana Kamasova (Svk), Nathalie David-Mila (Fra), Dana Lacey (Aus), Marina Arruti (Spa), Lee-Anne Pace (Rsa), Cecilie Lundgreen (Nor), Laurette Maritz (Rsa), Julie Greciet (Fra), Amanda Moltke-Leth (Den), Laura Cabanillas (Spa), Mianne Bagger (Den), Trish Johnson (Eng), Marta Prieto (Spa), Kirsty S Taylor (Eng), Lara Tadiotto (Bel), Margherita Rigon (Ita), Rachel Bell (Eng), Laura Terebey (USA)
74 Jenna Wilson (Sco), Anna Rossi (Ita), Julie Berton (Fra), Bettina Hauert (Ger), Carin Koch (Swe), Lisa Hall (Eng), Marianne Skarpnord (Nor), Tania Elosegui (Spa), Georgina Simpson (Eng), Johanna Westerberg (Swe), Elisabeth Esterl (Ger), Nicole Gergely (Aut), Anne Norman Hansen (Den), Ana B Sanchez (Spa), Valerie Michaud (Fra), Denise-Charlotte Becker (Ger), Lora Fairclough (Eng), Martina Gillen (Irl), Diana Luna (Ita), Martina Eberl (Ger), Federica Piovano (Ita), Anna Tybring (Swe), Joanne Morley (Eng), Vicky Thomas (Aus), Marion Ricordeau (Fra)
75 Sofia Renell (Swe), Melodie Bourdy (Fra), Lydia Hall (Wal), Natascha Fink (Aut), Miriam Nagl (Ger), Marjet Van Der Graaff (Ned), Karen Lunn (Aus), Clare Queen (Sco), Ursula Wikstrom (Fin), Lena Tornevall (Swe)
76 Kaisa Ruuttila (Fin), Maria Verchenova (Rus), Lynn Brooky (Nzl), Samantha Head (Eng), Olof Maria Jonsdottir (Ice), Florence Luscher (Swi), Jehanne Jail (Fra), Cherie Byrnes (Aus), Katharina Schallenberg (Ger), Sophie Walker (Eng), Christine Hallstrom (Swe), Nora Angehrn (Swi), Kelly Froelich (Fra), Frederique Seeholzer (Swi)
77 Maria Boden (Swe), Lynn Kenny (Sco), Ludivine Kreutz (Fra), Becky Brewerton (Wal), Rebecca Coakley (Irl)
78 Itziar Elguezabal (Spa), Emilie Alonso (Fra), Titiya Plucksataporn (Tha), Sarah Nicholson (Nzl), Vittoria Valvassori (Ita), Veronica Zorzi (Ita), Frederique Dorbes (Fra)
79 Emma Cabrera-Bello (Spa), Elin Ohlsson (Swe), Stephanie Arricau (Fra), Ellen Smets (Bel)
80 Camille Fallay (Fra), Celine Herbin (Fra), Bronwyn Mullins-Lane (Aus), Elizabeth Mckinnon (Nzl)
82 Jo Clingan (Eng), Morgane Bazin Dejessey (Fra), Anne-Sophie Le Nalio (Fra), Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (Fra)
83 Frances Bondad (Aus)
84 Patricia Beliard (Fra)
Retired: Lisa Holm Sorensen (Den)

MIDLOTHIAN PAIR WIN PHOTO
FINISH TO SPOONS FINAL

The Midlothian pairing of Suzanne Ireland (Prestonfield) and Diane Moncrieff (Lochend) won the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association's Commonwealth Spoons Final
after a "photo-finish" at Torwoodlee Golf Club, Galashiels today (Thursday).
Three foursomes partnerships in a field of 40 couples finished with net totals of 74.
Suzanne and Diane, playing off 11, won the card countback with the better inward half over Rachael McLean and Mary Miller (Aberdeenshire), playing off 16, whose inward half was better than the third-placed Angus pairing of Jackie Brown and Lynne Fenton (Monifieith), playing off 3.

PRIZEWINNERS
74 Susanne Ireland & Diane Moncreiff (Midlothian) (11) better inward half, Rachael McLean & Mary Miller (Aberdeenshire) (16) better inward half, Jackie Brown & Lynne Fenton(Angus) (3).
74 1/2 Sarah Tryon & Louise Ballantyne (Dunbartonshire & Argyll) (10 1/2), better last six holes, Joie Robertson & Karen Burns (Stirling & Clackmannan) (8 1/2).

2008 SENIORS’ HOME INTERNATIONAL MATCHES

England’s Senior Champions, Janet Collingham and Susan Dye, will lead the English team in their bid for a sixth successive Seniors’ Home International crown when the annual round robin matches take place at Little Aston Golf Club from the 30th September - 2nd October.
England has selected the same team which finished fourth at the recent European Senior Ladies’ Team Championships at Wouwse Plantage Golf Club in the Netherlands.
Given England’s impressive record in the Senior Home Internationals they are sure to head into this annual four-cornered event as buoyant as ever and will look to continue their dominance of the matches. England has won the annual event ever year since it’s inception in 2003.
There may however, still be hope for the other countries as this year’s team only sees three of last year's triumphant English side return to defend their title.
Scotland, runners-up in last year's event at Royal Tara, also have quality in their side with both the Scottish Seniors’ Matchplay Champion Lorna Bennett, and newly crowned Scottish Veterns’ Champion, Fiona de Vries, among four players returning from last year’s team. Mary McKenna, the eight-times Irish champion and the captain of the GB&I team for the 2009 Vagliano Trophy and 2010 Curtis Cup, as well as Irish Seniors’ Close Champion Sheena O’Brien Kenney are included in Ireland's title – seeking squad.
Former Curtis Cup player Vicki Thomas, who has won both the Welsh Matchplay title and the Irish Seniors’ Open crown this season, will be hoping her individual success can rub off on her team-mates and help Wales make a strong challenge for honours, while Welsh Stroke play Champion, Jane Rees also lines up in a strong Welsh side.
The format of the Matches will see each Country compete in 3 Foursomes followed by 5 Singles matches on each of the three days.

TEAMS
ENGLAND
Captain - Cathy Bowerbank
Manager - Sue Rawles
Janet Collingham Sherwood Forest
Susan Dye Delamere Forest
Carolyn Kirk Ganton
Barbara Laird Sandiway
Chris Quinn Hockley
Christine Stirling Meon Valley
Christine Watson Beaconsfield
IRELAND
Captain - Rhona Fanagan
Manager - Roma English
Valerie Hassett Ennis
Marilyn Henderson West Rhine
Helen Jones Strabane
Mary Madden Ballinasloe
Violet Mc Bride Belvoir Park
Mary McKenna Donabate
Sheena O'Brien Kenney Grange
SCOTLAND
Captain - Joan Marshall
Manager - Pat Wilson
Heather Anderson Downfield
Lorna Bennett Ladybank
Fiona De Vries St Rule
Jill Harrison Cruden Bay
Fiona Hunter Baberton
Mary Smith Tain
Kathleen Sutherland Royal Montrose
WALES
Captain - Verona Mackenzie
Manager - Audrey Briggs
Janet Doleman Rushcliffe
Helen Joyce Long Ashton
Ann Lewis Royal St David's
Jean O'Connor Newport
Jane Rees Hendon
Denise Richards Bargoed
Vicki Thomas Carmarthen

DRAW

Tuesday 30th September

Scotland v Wales
England v Ireland

Wednesday 1st October

Ireland v Wales
England v Scotland

Thursday 2nd October

Wales v England
Scotland v Ireland

Ellie Givens and Hannah Burke make
top eight of big US college tourney

Two English students - Ellie Givens (Denver University from Darlington and Hannah Burke (Baylor University, Texas) from Hertfordshire - finished in the top eight of this week's big US college women's tournament -the Ron Moore Intercollegiate at Highlands Ranch Golf Club, Colorado.
Ellie had scores of 78, 68 and 70 for a level par total of 216 over the par-72, 6,605yd course. That given her a joint sixth finish behind her winning team-mate, Stephanie Sherlock (67-71-68 for 10-under par 206) and, with three players in the top seven, Denver University won the team event by the staggering margin of 27 shots!
Hannah came eighth in the field of 73 with scores of 74, 74 and 69, her last round including four birdies in a row from the 10th.
LEADING TOTALS
Individuals
Par 216 (3 x 72) 6,605yd
206 Stephanie Sherlock (Denver) 67 71 68.
208 Jane Chin (UC Irvinie) 69 67 72.
210 Erica Moston (San Jose State) 68 72 70.
Selected scores:
216 Ellie Givens (Denver) 78 68 70 (jt 6th).
217 Hannah Burke (Baylor) 74 74 69 (8th)
73 players took part.
Teams
853 Denver. 880 Texas Christian. 888 San Jose State. 894 UC Irvine.
Selected totals
916 US Davis, Baylor (jt 7th of 13 teams).

Carol Semple Thompson in last eight
of US senior women's amateur

Three past champions, including four-time winner Carol Semple Thompson, this year's US Curtis Cup captain at St Andrews, and current US Mid-Amateur champion Joan Higgins, advanced to the quarter-finals of the USGA Senior Women's Amateur Championship at Tulsa Country Club.
Semple Thompson, due to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on November 10, rekindled memories with her 7 and 5 victory over Susan Dekalb in the round of 16.
Carol, who won the tournament each year from 1999-2002, will face 2004 champion Carolyn Creekmore in the quarter-finals.
Creekmore, who was a medalist in the 36-hole qualifying, continued her strong play with a 2 and 1 victory over Jackie Little after overcoming an early two-hole deficit.
Higgins, who won the USGA Mid-Amateur earlier this month, kept alive the chance for an unprecedented sweep of the events in the same calendar year with a 4 and 3 victory over Anne Carr.

Murcar Links lost to Pleasington
in Mail on Sunday Classic

Murcar Links lost by 4 1/2-1/2 against Pleasington (Blackburn) in the quarter-finals of the Mail on Sunday Ladies Golf Classic at Worsley Park Golf Club near Manchester.
Pat Wilson, the SLGA chairman, was the only Murcar Links player who did not lose her tie. She halved with Dorothy Sunderland after being two down with to to play.
Carol Wilson was totally up against it. She had to concede three shots and was only two over par through eight holes, thereby playing to her handicap - and found herself five down to Susan Caton who went on to win by 6 and 5.
The Pleasington player birdied five holes in a row from the second - great golf from anyone and, from a seven-handicapper, terrific scoring.
"We've thoroughly enjoyed our year in this competition, and had a whale of a time at the Marriott in Manchester," said Laura McLardy who provided the information for this report.
"We'll give it our best shot to make it there again at some point in the future. I'm indebted to those from Murcar who played for us this year and gave us the opportunity to play at the Marriott, and we're disappointed not to be progressing to El Rompido in Spain in November. "
Details of match:
PLEASINGTON 4 1/2, MURCAR LINKS 1/2
Matches played on 3/4 difference in handicaps.
Catherine Roberts (1) beat Laura McLardy (3) 5 and 4.
Dorothy Sunderland (15) halved with Pat Wilson (7).
Susan Caton (7) bt Carol Wilson (3) 6 and 5.
Marie Miller (7) bt Susan Murray (6) 4 and 3.
Natalee Evans (2) bt Donna Pocock (2) 1 hole.

Ellie and Hannah in picture with

a round to go in Colorado

English players Ellie Givens (Denver University) and Hannah Burke (Baylor University, Texas) were lying joint seventh and 12th going into the final round of the Ron Moore Women's Intercollegiate tournament at Highlands Ranch Golf Club, Colorado.

Former English girls champion Ellie, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, from Darlington had one of the leading second-rounds, a six-birdie, four-under-par 68, as she followed up an opening 78 for a 36-hole tally of 146.

Hannah Burke from Hertfordshire has had a pair of 74s for 148, which included a double bogey in both rounds.

Jane Chin (UC Irvine) leads with 69 and 67 for 136.

Denver have a big lead in the team event.

LEADING TOTALS

Par 144 (2 x 72) 6,605yd

Individuals

136 Jane Chin (UC Irvine) 69 67.

138 Stephanie Sherlock (Denver) 67 71.

140 Eric Moston (San Diego State) 68 72.

Other selected scores:

146 Ellie Givens (Denver) 78 68 (jt 7th).

148 Hannah Burke (Baylor) 74 74 (jt 12th).

Teams

573 Denver.

591 San Jose State.

594 Texas Christian.

Also:

611 UC Davis (7th).

612 Baylor (8th of 13 teams).

Kirsty O'Connor helps Ball State to win
team title at Cardinal Classic

Welsh champion Kirsty O'Connor from Burnley, a student at Ball State University, Indiana, finished joint fourth in a field of 74 players and helped her university to win the team event at the Cardinal Classic women's college tournament at The Players' Club, Yorktown in Indiana.
Kirsty scored 75 and 73 for a total of 148 over the par-72, 6,248yd course. She finished four shots behind the joint winners Kristen Hill (Akron) and Simone DeSouza (California-PA).
Ball State had three players in the top six as they won the team event by seven shots.
LEADING TOTALS
Individual
144 Kristen Hill (Akron) 74 70, Simone DeSouza (California-PA) 71 73.
Other score:
148 Kirsty O'Connor (Ball State) 75 74.
Teams
594 Ball State.
601 Akron.
607 Grand Valley State.
13 Teams took part.

Laura from Latvia helps East

Tennessee State score a

double whammy win

It's been a great few days for East Tennessee State University. One of their male students, Welsh-born Rhys Enoch won the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate in Alabama - and their women's team scored a double whammy in the Sea Trail Women's Intercollegiate at Willard Byrd course, Sunset Beach in North Carolina.

East Tennessee State provided the individual winner - Laura Jansone (pictured above), a junior year student from Latvia - and also won the team title.

It was Laura's third US college win and she did it with a par-equalling 54-hole total of 73, 70 and 73 over the par-72, 5947yd course.

She headed a field of 85 players by six shots from Bambee Dela Paz (Cincinnati).

East Tennessee State's latest European recruit, Spaniard Mayte Vizcarrondo, finished fourth on her debut appearance with scores of 80, 71 and 73 for 224.

Mayte's arrival gives the women's team something they have been lacking - a player to give close support to the brilliant Laura Jansone.

Ireland's Sinead O'Sullivan (East Tennessee State) finished joint 17th on 232, one shot ahead of Dorset's Hannah Bews who has transferred from Portland State University to Bethune Cookman College, Daytona Beach.

English students Emma Taylor and Fern Grimshaw, both Bethune Cookman College, finished on 234 and 237 respectively.

Twice Welsh girls champion Lucy Gould (East Tennessee State) from Bargoed finished on 238 and Andrew Downer (Murray State), another English girl in the field) totalled 246.

East Tennessee State won the team event by seven shots from Longwood University.

LEADING TOTALS

Individual

Par 216 (3 x 72) 5947yd

216 Laura Jansone (East Tennessee State) 73 70 73.

222 Bambee Dela Paz (Cincinnatti) 76 75 71.

223 Kameron Carter (Longwood) 76 73 74.

224 Mayte Vizcarrondo (East Tennessee State) 80 71 73.

Other selected scores:

232 Sinead O'Sullivan (East Tennessee State) 78 79 75 (jt 17th).

233 Hannah Bews (Bethune Cookman College) 75 78 80 (jt 21st).

234 Emma Taylor (Bethune Cookman College) 79 78 77 (jt 24th).

237 Fern Grimshaw (Bethune Cookman College) 75 83 79 (jt 36th).

238 Lucy Gould (East Tennessee State) 78 75 82 (jt 43rd).

246 Andrea Downer (Murray State) 86 82 78.

Teams

905 East Tennessee State.

912 Longwood Univ.

914 Elon Univ

922 Murray State.

Other selected totals:

938 Bethune Cookman College (7th).

939 Belmont Abbey (8th).

Sheila and Ros through to last 16
of Daily Mail Foursomes

Late, late news from Sheila Brunton and Ros Fletcher of Carnoustie Caledonia .... "We are the final pairing to qualify for the last 16 of the Daily Mail Foursomes."
Sheila and Ros beaten a McDonald Ellon pair by 3 and 1 at Carnoustie.
The last 16 now go through to the finals at Marriott Dalmahoy from October 19 to 21. All qualifiers receive a prize.
Here's a recap on the teams who have made it through to the final rounds:

ROUND SEVEN
Anstruther bt Dunfermline (Pitfirrane) 3 and 2.
Camberley Heath bt Donnington Grove 4 and 2.
Fingle Glen bt Saltford 2 holes.
Loudoun bt Stranraer 3 and 1.
Manchester bt Stocksbridge & Dist at 21st.
Mill Brook bt Ogbourne Downs 4 and 3.
Morriston bt Worcestershire at 19th.
Northamptonshire County bt Beau Desert 4 and 2.
Oakdale bt Whickham 1 hole.
Penmaenmawr bt Beacon Park 2 holes.
Prince’s bt Cooden Beach 4 and 2.
Shandon Park bt Mitchelstown 5 and 3.
Stoke by Nayland bt Whiteleaf 3 and 1.
Strathmore bt Glen at 19th.
Willesley Park bt Normanby Hall 6 and 4.
Carnoustie Caledonia bt McDonald Ellon 3 and 1.

Katy McNicoll finishes 13th after rain
washes out second round in Florida

Rain washed out the last day of the Queens Invitational women's college tournament at TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra, Florida, leaving Carnoustie's Katy McNicoll, a student at Lynn University, Boca Raton, in 13th place in a field of 90 players.
Katy had a four-over-par score of 76 (40-36) in the first round.
Northern Ireland's Charlene Reid (Pfeiffer) finished in joint 49th place with a score of 83 (42-41).
Lynn (306) finished third behind Stetson and Florida Southern (301), based on the first-round scores.

Tom Ward's exclusive picture of the Scotland schoolboys team at Royal Lytham & St Annes. Click on the image if you want to enlarge it.

The Scotland schoolgirls at Royal Lytham & St Anne's. Left to right: Eilidh Briggs, Rachael McQueen, Lesley Atkins, Jill Meldrum, Kelsey MacDonald, Sammy Vass (image by courtesy of Tom Ward).

INJURY-HIT SCOTS SCHOOLBOYS LOSE NARROWLY
BUT SCHOOLGIRLS GO DOWN 7-2

England narrowly beat Scotland in the annual schoolboys' golf international match at Royal Lytham & St Anne's Golf Club, Lancashire today (Monday) ... but the Scots were well beaten in the schoolgirls' contest at the same venue.
In the boys' match, the scores were tied at 3-3 afer the morning foursomes and it went right down to the wire in the singles, at the end of which England had won by a single point, 9 1/2-8 1/2.
Chris Corbett (St Joseph's College, Dumfries) injured his back and had to retire after five holes of his foursomes match with Sam Strachan (Fraserburgh Academy) against Jamie Brittain and John Evans.
That match was conceded by the Scots to the English. Corbett was unable to play his afternoon singles tie against Luke Bramhall but the organisers agreed that it should be declared a halved match.
Matt Kippen clinched overall victory for England by beating Ian Redford (St Leonards School, St Andrews) by 3 and 2.
In the girls' match, England won 7-2 after taking the foursomes 2-1.
Had it not been for Sammy Vass from Tain holing an 20ft birdie putt on the last to beat Heidi Baek by one hole, England would have been a clean sweep of the six singles.
Details:

ENGLAND SCHOOLBOYS 9 1/2, SCOTLAND SCHOOLBOYS 8 1/2
Foursomes (3-3)

G Romano & J Titlow lost to M Kelly (Trinity High, Rutherglen) & C Robb (Banchory Acad) 4 and 3.

L Bramhall & S Wells lost to O Huish (North Berwick High) & T Sharkey (St Patrick's High, Dumbarton) 2 and 1.

J Brittain & J Evans w.o. S Strachan (Fraserburgh Acad) & C Corbett (St Joseph's College, Dumfries) retired (injured).

L Johnson & B Stow bt I Redford (St Leonards School, St Andrews) & A Tester (Dollar Acad) 5 and 4.

T King & T Brown lost to P Shields (Trinity High, Rutherglen) & A Dunton (Ellon Acad) 3 and 2.

M Kippen & R Sutton bt M Reid (St John's High, Dundee) & C Bremner (Mearns Acad, Laurencekirk) 7 and 6.
Singles (6 1/2-5 1/2)

Titlow bt Robb 2 and 1.

Romano bt Reid 6 and 5.

Bramhall halved with Corbett.

Wells bt Sharkey 5 and 4.

Brittain lost to Dunton 4 and 3.

Evans bt Bremner 7 and 6.

Johnston lost to Shields 3 and 2.

Stow lost to Huish 2 and 1.

Brown lost to Tester 2 and 1.

King bt Kelly 6 and 5.

Kippen bt Redford 3 and 2.

Sutton lost to Strachan 2 and 1.

ENGLAND SCHOOLGIRLS 7, SCOTLAND SCHOOLGIRLS 2
Foursomes (2-1):

Holly Clyburn & Jamie-Leigh Vouss bt Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Acad) & Sammy Vass (Tain Royal Acad) 2 holes.

Heidi Baek & Sophie Godley bt Eilidh Briggs (Gryffe High, Johnstone) & Rachael McQueen (Marr College, Troon) 2 and 1.

Katherine O'Connor & Emilee Taylor lost to Lesley Atkins (Hawick High) & Jill Meldrum (Lenzie Acad) 2 and 1.
Singles (5-1):

Clyburn bt MacDonald 2 and 1.

Voss bt Meldrum 6 and 4.

Baek lost to Vass 1 hole.

Godley bt McQueen 3 and 2.

O'Connor bt Briggs 5 and 4.

Taylor bt Atkins 2 and 1.

Surrey pair with their

trophies at St Andrews

The winning Surrey pairing of Jayne Coles and Claire Pettitt from the Burhill club with Peugot representative Catherine Bowles after the presentation of the trophies at St Andrews.

Picture by courtesy of the Ladies Golf Union.

The 12 pairings who made it through to the Grand Final at St Andrews (image courtesy of Ladies Golf Union). You can enlarge the size by clicking on it.

DUNS PAIR PIPPED FOR LGU FOURSOMES
FIRST PRIZE OVER EDEN COURSE

The Surrey pairing of Jayne Coles and Claire Pettitt pipped Duns' Katie Massie and Eileen Preston for first place in the Ladies Golf Union's Peugeot Coronation Foursomes Grand Final over the Eden Course, St Andrews today (Monday).
The final was contested by the 12 pairs who won area finals after an original entry of 34,000 competing locally at 1,300 individual golf clubs.
All the finalists enjoyed two nights' accommodation in the luxurious Old Course Hotel
pairs also enjoy two nights accommodation in the luxurious Old Course Hotel as part of their prize.
Jayne Coles, who plays off 21, and her partner Claire Pettitt, who has 22 of a handicap, are members of Burhill Golf Club. They totalled 42 Stableford points to win by 2pt from Kate Massie, who plays off 12 at Duns, and Eileen Preston, who is a 13-handicapper.
The bonus prize for Jayne and Claire was a place in the pro-am for the 2009 Ricoh Women's British Open at Royal Lytham & St Anne'a.
The first and second pairs finished well clear of the field.
In third place with 33pt were Lesley Turner and Joe White of the Trent Lock club who won a card countback against three other couples who had the same points total.
Other Scots in the field were Kinghorn's Fiona Rollo (21) and Lynn Petrie (12) who totalled 25pt and Williamwood's Jennifer Graham and Ruthe Henderson, both playing off 1. They had 23 points to their credit.

HOW THEY FINISHED
42pt Burhill: Jayne Coles (21) & Claire Pettitt (22).
40pt Duns: Katie Massie (12) & Elieen Preston (13).
33pt Trent Lock: Lesley Turner (17) & Jo White (Trent Lock) (21), Hallamshire: Julia Brewin (36) & Margaret Riley (28), Dewstow: Janet Scholey (24) & Rosemary Anstey (Dewstow) (22), Bourn: Ann Burbridge (21) & Kim Morley (27).
31pt Southampton: Gillian Murphy (19) & Coleen White (22).
30pt Bush Hill Park: Cela Selley (17) & Valerie Weaver (13).
29pt Baron Hill: Elizabeth Madine (19) & Deborah Roberts (17).

25pt Richmond: Jean Brown (26) & Annie Sutherland ((34), Kinghorn: Fiona Rollo (21) & Lynn Petrie (12).
23pt Williamwood: Jennifer Graham (11) & Ruth Henderson (11).

FIONA DE VRIES WINS SCOTTISH
VETERANS' CHAMPIONSHIP

St Andrews hotelier Fiona de Vries, first-round leader and eventually sixth in last week's Senior British women's open amateur golf championship at Hilton Templepatrick, near Belfast, won the Scottish Veteran Ladies Golf Association championship, contested by the eight area veteran championship winners over the Lansdowne course, Blairgowrie.
Fiona, pictured right, did not have it all her own way by any means. In the morning semi-finals, the St Rule player had to go to the 20th to take the measure of Sheila Cuthbertson, the Borders veterans' champion.
In the other semi-final, Vivien Welsh (Highland) scored an upset win over former title-holder Kathleen Sutherland (Northern) by one hole.
The final went all the way before Fiona beat Vivien on the 18th green.

Are you a student, or thinking about becoming a student at St Andrews University?

University of St. Andrews Ladies Golf Club

The University of St Andrews Ladies Golf Club welcomes women of all levels of playing ability.

Golf is included in the group of Performance Sports and funding is received from the Department of Sport & Exercise and the Athletic Union as part of the Performance Sports Programme.
This allows the 1st Team to compete all over the country whilst receiving some of the best coaching in the United Kingdom from the PGA-certified professionals at the St Andrews Links Golf Academy. If you would like more information please contact Morag Macpherson on mfm5@st-andrews.ac.uk.

With St Andrews being the Home of Golf there is no better place to play the game!
As a member of the Ladies Golf Club you have the opportunity to take group lessons every week at the Academy. The series of ten lessons are well-priced, and are tailored to brand new golfers as well as experienced players. You will be placed into a group of women at the same skill level.
Lessons are comprehensive covering rules, the full swing, the short game, putting and more! Information can be found on: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~lgcweb.

INVITATION TO THE ST ANDREWS LINKS GOLF ACADEMY
We are holding an event on Friday 26th September at the St Andrews Links Golf Academy from 2pm to 5pm. You are invited to drop by to and see the state of the art facilities.
Drop in, meet the Academy team and see what they have to offer!
If you would like further information please contact Morag Macpherson at: mfm5@st-andrews.ac.uk

Four Scots bound for Abu Dhabi Grand
Final of Daily Telegraph junior event

Four Scots - Carly Booth, Kelsey MacDonald, Rachael McQueen and Oliver Huish - are in the field of 12 boys and nine girls for the Grand Final of the Daily Telegraph Junior Championship.
The 54-hole climax to the season-long qualifying will be held at Abu Dhabi Golf Club in the United Arab Emirates from November 21 to 23.
The party will depart these shores on November 17 and return on November 24 after a week they will remember for the rest of their lives.
Carly qualifies as defending girls champion and Hannah Barwood, the English women's champion, received a sponsors' invite.

The full girls field is:
Alexandra Peters (England).
Heidi Baek (England).
Gina Brown (England)
Rachael McQueen (Scotland)
Kelsey McDonald (Scotland)
Nikki Dunn (England)
Katherine O'Connor (England).
Carly Booth (Scotland)
Hannah Barwood (England).

Oliver Huish, son of the North Berwick professional, qualified through the Lothians Golf association.
Stiggy Hodgson from Sunningdale, runaway winner of last week's The Duke of York Young Champions Trophy at Dundonald Links, is the defending champion.
England international Tommy Fleetwood is competing as a sponsors' invite.
The boys' field is:
Tom Boys (England).
Steven Jones (England).
Robert Bardsley (England).
Michael Saunders (England).
Oliver Huish (Scotland)
Steven O'Connor (England)
David Hind (England)
Brad Hannah (England)
Mark Geddes (England)
Sam Benton (England)
Stiggy Hodgson (England)
Tommy Fleetwood (England).

Kelso’s girls only clubgolf coaching group with volunteer coach Fiona Ker and Pro Steve Johnston at the Roxburghe (image by Rob Eyton-Jones).

Kelso lead Borders' way with girls-only coaching

PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY ROB EYTON-JONES
Kelso, one of the first Border golf clubs to sign up for the national junior golf programme, clubgolf, has become one of the first clubs in the Borders to begin girls-only coaching.
Doubling the number of girls playing golf in Scotland is a clear goal of clubgolf, the partnership between the Scottish Golf Union, the Scottish Ladies' Golfing Association, the Professional Golfers' Association, the Golf Foundation and sportscotland, which emerged from Scotland’s successful bid to host the Ryder Cup.
Research in 2005 showed there were fewer than 50,000 female golf club members (as opposed to 198,500 male club golf members). In the under 18 level, there were 25,000 boys but just 2,700 girls. Compare that to Sweden, which has more than 22,000 girls under the age of 18 playing golf and drastic action was needed.
“We had plenty of boys at Kelso but we didn’t have a single girl,” said Fiona Ker, who along with fellow club member Eleanor Pearson became a clubgolf volunteer coach two seasons ago.
“We felt something had to happen so we decided to encourage the girls by keeping them in the same coaching group developing their friendships therefore enjoying coming to our sessions.”
By starting girls-only golf coaching Kelso are using a formula piloted in Grampian two years ago. So successful were Aberdeenshire clubs in retaining girls that last year clubgolf’s Girls in Golf programme was launched nationwide by tour players, Kathryn Imrie and Clare Queen.
“We got six girls involved in the first year and they had an absolute ball and bonded well,” said Mrs Ker. “This season we’ve got the girls group up to 10 and some weeks they can have up to three nights of coaching.
“We have our own weekly coaching sessions at Kelso. Steve Johnston sees them on a Thursday for coaching at the Roxburghe. The Border Ladies have also been actively supporting the youngsters by arranging a monthly clinic with Frankie Scott, the Pro at Ashkirk.”
Steve is delighted with the girls’ progress and is already planning further coaching through the winter months. “The foundations are already there because of the time and work Fiona and Eleanor have put in at the club,” he said.
“The girls are extremely keen and they work well together. The key is having them working in pairs so they can help each other; whoever is not hitting is checking what the other person is doing so they check up on what they’ve been taught.
“We’ll just keep building on what they know and next summer we will aim to get some handicaps organised, reduce handicaps of those that have already got them and hopefully see more progress.”
One of the group, 12 year old Danielle Ker, has been playing golf through Kelso’s clubgolf programme and already boasts a handicap of 34. A perfect advert for girls-only coaching, she is making her mark in competitions after winning three events this summer.
“Golf is my favourite sport and I want to do my best at all times and get quite far with it,” she said. “I’ve played in mixed groups before but the coaching is a lot more fun when you’re just with girls, and more sociable too.”
This week, before their eleventh coaching session of the summer at the Roxburghe course the girls were presented with official kit from the Post Office who have stepped forward to help the girls only cause.
“The Royal Mail Sports Foundation have given us a grant of £200,” said Mrs Ker. “We have used it to purchase wind tops which we have had their names embroidered on. It’s great to see them all together in the same kit out on the course.”
Like the other seven girls, eight year old Megan Brennan was thrilled with the new kit, “The tops are a different colour that people wouldn’t normally wear. They’re bright and they’ve got our names on them. They’re really cool.”
The 2008 golf season might be nearing its closing stages but the Club is already planning the next stage in the evolution of its girls coaching, an inter club event with girls from other local clubs.
“It will be quite a challenge because there aren’t many clubs in the Borders who have girls at this level,” said Mrs Ker. “We need to get enough youngsters who are capable of playing at least nine holes.
“One of our girls has a handicap and at least two more should have them next year. These are girls who started last year so it shows what’s possible.”
If your golf club is interested in introducing girls only coaching, starting a clubgolf junior development programme or you are a girl that is interested in playing golf then please contact Laura Rushby, clubgolf East Regional Manager on:
Tel: 07956 540595 or email: lrushby@clubgolfscotland.co.uk

Gwladys Nocera sets L E T record
of 29-under-par 259 in Sweden

FROM THE LADIES' EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Gwladys Nocera from France won her ninth Ladies European Tour title since May 2006 with a record-breaking performance at the Göteborg Masters in Gothenburg, Sweden today.
The 33-year-old sixth year tour player sealed her fourth title of the year with the best 72-hole score in the LET’s 30-year history. She finished with a six-under 66 at Lycke Golf Club to close the tournament at 29-under-par 259.
“It feels good!” said Nocera who broke Laura Davies’ previous record in relation to par of 25-under 267, set at the 1995 Guardian Irish Holidays Open at St Margaret’s.
The raw score of 267 had also been recorded by Davies at the 1988 Biarritz Ladies Open and by Juli Inkster at the 2003 Evian Masters.
“I really didn’t think I could shoot that low when I came here. It’s probably much better than I expected.”
The current European No 2 began the final round with an eight-stroke lead over Spain’s Paula Marti but stretched that into an 11-shot victory over Nina Reis of Sweden. Reis, a 28-year-old from the nearby town of Kungalv, fired an 11-under-par 61 and tied the record for the LET’s all time lowest round set by England’s Kirsty Taylor at the 2005 Wales Ladies Open at Machynys Peninsula.
Reis was 12-under-par for the day after 17 holes and a score of 59 looked possible, but she bogeyed the last to drop back to 18-under-par 270 for second place, her career best finish on the LET.
When asked if thoughts of a 59 were on her mind standing on the 18th tee, Reis admitted: “I thought about it but I also thought that I just wanted to make par and have a good tournament. That was the most important thing.
“I was a little bit shaky but I just wanted to hit a good shot and I thought “If I hit the bunker I will just chip out.”” That was what happened. On the 18th, Reis hit her driver into a bunker and as she tried to chip it out it hit the edge, just landing on the grass.
Reis’s round included three eagles, at the seventh, 11th and 17th holes, seven birdies and two bogeys. Her previous best round was 64 set on the US-based Cactus Tour in April and matched at the Ladies German Open in May.
England’s Felicity Johnson finished a shot further back in third on 17-under after a final round of 68. She dropped a shot at the par-4 18th but matched her previous career best finishes of third at the 2007 Northern Ireland Ladies Open and in February’s ANZ Ladies Masters.
“I would have taken it at the start of the week so this has given me a lot of confidence for the last two events. I’m chuffed to bits with it really,” said second-year player Johnson. “This has given me some confidence for France and Madrid and hopefully I will go a step further next time.” Nocera’s three birdies in a row from the second hole, followed by a bogey on the fifth hole, gave her an outward total of two-under 34 and a nine stroke lead heading into the back nine.
A 30ft birdie putt at the 10th took her to 26-under par, and made the back nine a breeze with further birdies on holes 12, 16 and 17.
She had a 20ft birdie chance to reach 30-under at the par-four 18th but two putted for par. When the ball dropped, Nocera’s French colleagues stormed onto the green and soaked her in celebratory champagne.
“It is funny because on the fairway I said to my caddie Raf, “It would be fun to have champagne today because it’s my fourth one,” said Nocera, such has become the French tradition on tour. She will now head to the Vediorbis Open de France Dames at Anzin St Aubin in northern France, where she is hoping to win next week on home soil.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
259 G Nocera 66 62 65 66 (37,500 Euros).
270 N Reid 69 67 73 61 (25,375 Euros).
271 F Johnson 62 70 71 68 (17,500 Euros).
272 A Yang 69 68 70 65, P Marti 64 66 71 71.
273 M Skarpnoord 71 69 67 77.
274 S Head 71 69 70 65, S Gustafsson 69 71 64 70, M Prieto 66 69 68 71.
275 L Davies 70 70 71 64, Lisa Hall 69 72 66 68.
276 J Westerberg 68 70 67 71, J Tvede 70 66 68 72.
277 C Koch 69 72 67 69, L Fairclough 67 78 72 70, G Simpson 70 65 71 71.
Selected scores:
283 S Walker 71 71 70 71 (jt 35th).
286 R Coakley 67 72 74 73 (jt 43rd).
287 L Kenny 68 72 74 73 (jt 47th) (1,275 Euros).

EILIDH'S DASH SOUTH TO

PLAY FOR SCOTLAND IN

SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL

Kilmacolm teenager Eilidh Briggs was so determined to play for Scotland in Monday's annual schools golf international against England at Royal Lytham & St Anne's Golf Club, that her dad whisked her last night from Aberdeenshire to the Lancashire venue - a drive of some six hours.
Eilidh, a 15-year-old pupil at Gryffe High School, Johnstone, played for Renfrewshire in the Scottish women's county championship finals at the Inchmarlo Golf Resort, Banchory from Friday until the three-day programme ended in the early evening today.
Then the Briggs - Eilidh's older sister Megan, a Scotland cap - was also playing for Renfrewshire, set off for Royal Lytham & St Annes.

Teams:
SCOTLAND SCHOOLBOYS
Chris Bremner (Mearns Academy, Laurencekirk), Chris Corbett (St Joseph's College, Dumfries), Adam Dunton (Ellon Academy), Oliver Huish (North Berwick High), Mark Kelly (Trinity High, Rutherglen), Ian Redford (St Leonard's School, St Andrews), Matthew Reid (St John's High, Dundee), Chris Robb (Banchory Academy), Thomas Sharkey (Our Lady & St Patrick's High, Dumbarton), Paul Shields (Trinity High, Rutherglen), Sam Strachan (Fraserburgh Academy), Angus Tester (Dollar Academy).

ENGLAND SCHOOLBOYS
Matt Kippen (Bridgewater College, Somerset), Jamie Brittain (Tieford College, Shropshire), Luke Bramhall (Hillsborough College, Yorkshire), Luke Johnson King Edward VII School, Norfolk), Josh Evans (North Cestrian Grammar, Cheshire), Tommy King (Ealing College, Middlesex), Ben Stow (Gillingham School, Dorset), Tom Brown (St John Lawes School, Hertfordshire), Spencer Wells (Redbridge College, Essex), Gianluca Romano (Stoke Sixth Form College, Staffordshire), Robert Sutton (Queensbury Upper School, Bedfordshire), Jermome Titlow (St Simon Stock School, Kent).

SCOTLAND SCHOOLGIRLS
Lesley Atkins (Hawick High), Eilidh Briggs (Gryffe High, Johnstone), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Academy), Rachael McQueen (Marr College, Troon), Jill Meldrum (Lenzie Academy), Sammy Vass (Tain Royal Academy).

ENGLAND SCHOOLGIRLS
Haedi Baek (Kesgrove High, Suffolk), Holly Clyburn (Grimsby Inst., Lincolnshire), Sophie Godley (Worksop College, Yorkshire), Jamie Leigh-Voss (Fulhurst College, Leicester), Katherine O'Connor (Banbury College, Oxfordshire), Emilee Taylor (John Leggett College, Lincolnshire).

SCOTTISH VETERAN WOMEN'S GOLF RESULTS

Quarter-final results in the Scottish Veteran Ladies Golf Association championship over the Lansdowne course, Blairgowrie today were:

Vivien Welsh (Highland) bt Anne Brownie (East) 1 hole.
Kathleen Sutherland (Northern) bt Pearl Beattie (Dumfries-shire) 6 and 5.
Sheila Cuthbertson (Borders) bt Jean Brydson (Galloway) 6 and 4.
Fiona De Vries (Midland) bt May Hughes (West) 3 and 2.

Monday's semi-finals start at 9am and 9.10 with the final at 1.30pm.

Runners-up Renfrewshire with their team captain Christeen Finlayson on the right of the front row. Eilidh Briggs is missing, having left to join the Scottish schools team at Royal Lytham & St Annes. (Cal Carson Golf Agency image, all rights reserved). Click on the images to enlarge them.

We are the champions of Scotland! Fife captain Joan Blyth with her title-winning team at Inchmarlo Golf Resort, Banchory (Cal Carson Golf Agency image, all rights reserved).

FIFE ARE SCOTTISH COUNTY CHAMPIONS

Fife survived a last-day wobble to win the Scottish women’s county golf championship at Inchmarlo Golf Resort, Banchory today.
Fife completed the three-day programme with three match wins out of three, clinching the title by beating Perth & Kinross 5-4 after earlier wins by 7-2 over Borders and 6-3 against Renfrewshire.
Perth & Kinross looked as though they might upset the Fife flow towards the title when they took the foursomes 2-1 but wins in the singles by Louise Kenney, Fiona Hastie, Elaine Moffat and Lorna Bennett took Fife over the winning line.
Renfrewshire, who beat Borders 7-2 in their final match, finished runners-up.
Fife last won the title at The Hirsel in 2006 and before that at Prestonfield in 1995 and Dumfries & County Golf Club in 1975.

The most successful competitors over the three-day programme were Fiona Hastie for Fife and Megan Briggs for Renfrewshire. Both gained 5 1/2pt out of a possible 6.

Close behind was Eilidh Briggs (Renfrewshire) with 5 out of 6 and two players with 4 1/2pt from only five outings, Elaine Moffat (Fife) and Perth & Kinross youngster Annabel Niven.

Next year's Scottish county championship finals will be hosted by Baberton Golf Club, Edinburgh.

Today's details:

RENFREWSHIRE 7, BORDERS 2
Foursomes: M Briggs & E Briggs bt J Anderson & K Inkpen 2 and 1; G McGinlay & G Kyle halved with A Dods & A Melvin; D Jackson & L Stewart halved with L Campbell & I Craigie (2-1).
Singles: M Briggs bt Melvin 4 and 3, E Briggs bt Inkpen 3 and 2, Jackson bt Dods 7 and 5, S McCorkell bt G Oliver 5 and 4, A McKechin bt Campbell 5 and 3, McGinlay lost to Craigie 4 and 3 (5-1).

PERTH & KINROSS 4, FIFE 5
Foursomes: E Ogilvy & F Ramsay halved with J Carthew & L Kenney; A Bushby & A Niven halved with F Hastie & E Moffat; L Walker & E Muirhead bt S Jackson & K Sharp 2 holes (2-1).
Singles: Ogilvy lost to Kenney 3 and 2, Bushby lost to Hastie 4 and 3, Niven bt Carthew 2 and 1, C Muir lost to Moffat 3 and 1, Muirhead lost to L Bennett 3 and 2, Walker bt Sharp 3 and 2 (2-4).

HOW THEY FINISHED

1 Fife 3 wins.
2 Renfrewshire 2 wins 1 loss.
3 Perth & Kinross 1 win 2 losses.
4 Borders 3 losses.

Holly Aitchison retains Liphook Scratch Cup

Holly Aitchison (Bedfordshire) held off the challenge of Curtis Cup player Liz Bennett (Brokenhurst Manor) to retain the Liphook Scratch Cup.
Holly had rounDs of 70 and 71 for a three-under-par total of 141, compared with 70 and 72 by Liz.
Kerry Cripps (Waterlooville) was third with 75 and 70 for 145.

FINAL TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72) SSS 75. CSS 75
141 Holly Aitchison (Bedfordshire) 70 71.
142 Liz Bennett (Brokenhurst Manor) 70 72.
145 Kerry Cripps (Waterlooville) 75 70.
148 Jerry Lawrence (Rochester & Cobham Park) 74 74.
149 Katie Thompson (Meon Valley) 79 70, Tracey Boyes (Meon Valley) 78 71.
150 Claire Aitken (Mid Kent) 78 72, Sarah Attwood (Gog Magog) 76 74, Katie Mundy (Dunwood Manor) 74 74.
151 Nikki Foster (Accrington & Dist) 74 77.
152 Charlotte Wild (Mere) 78 73, Hermione Fitzgerald (Newmarket Links) 75 77.
153 Rachel Drummond (Beaconsfield) 79 74.
154 Tara Watters (Muswell Hill) 80 74, Raffi Dyer (Hayling) 76 78.
155 Daisy Dyer (Chigwell) 77 78.
156 Katie Burman (John O'Gaunt) 77 79.
157 Kate Whitmore (Sandiway) 78 69.
159 Mel Buxton (Canford Magna) 85 74.
161 Danielle Gibb (Rochester & Cobham Park) 79 82.
162 Liz Sweetnam (Leighton Buzzard) 84 78, Hannah Turland (Tidworth Garrison) 84 78, Danielle Anderson (Rochford Hundred) 81 81.
163 Hannah Grant (Enmore Park) 89 74, Niamh O'Connor (Worplesdon) 83 80.
164 Emma Powell (Osborne) 78 86.
165 Charley Hull (Kettering) 84 81, Joanne Herd (Boyce Hill) 83 82.
166 Avril Schmidt (Reading) 82 84.
167 Jo Stocks (Worplesdon) 87 80, Gemma Hardie (Forest Pines) 84 83, Megan Birdsey (Caddington) 83 84.
168 Janet Phipps (Gog Magog) 86 82, Chelsea Masters (Highwoods) 83 85, Lauren Davis (Meon Valley) 83 85, Ailsa Dooley (St George's Hill) 83 85, Amanda Johnston (The London) 81 87.
169 Lucy Cutler (Warley Park) 85 84, Helen Potts (Broadstone) 81 88.
170 Julia Brook (Croham Hurst) 88 82, Charlotte Hope (Woodham Heath) 87 83, Jamie Casling (Brickhampton Park) 85 85, Fiona Howard (Muswell Hill) 82 88.
171 Harriot Legg (Ferndown) 86 85, Fiona Thompson (Ellesborough) 82 89.
173 Alison Gee (Clandon Regis) 85 88, Gabi Heuchel (East Berkshire) 84 89.
174 Kyra Horlock (Broadstone) 87 87, Olivia Galloway) (Meon Valley) 86 88.
175 Jacy Cato (Channels) 88 87.
176 Georgina Mundy (Dunwood Manor) 92 84.
177 Jane McGuffog (Gog Magog) 87 90.
178 Joanne Wright (Osborne) 91 87.
181 Korell Holley (Stowmarket) 95 86.
182 Lucinda Mileham (Aldwickbury Park) 92 90, Laura Jane Barrow (Brokenhurst Manor) 92 90.
183 Carol Masters (Pinner Hill) 87 96.
187 Emma Carberry (Highwoods) 91 96.