Borders women's county championship scoreboard
The Roxburghe Golf Club, Kelso
Match-play results
FIRST ROUND
L Atkins (Minto) bt D Cassidy (Selkirk) 5 and 4.
A Melvin (Hirsel) bt J Anderson (Hawick) 1 hole.
P Costello (Hirsel) bt V Scott (Torwoodlee) 6 and 4.
S Cuthbertson (Peebles) bt D Richards (Torwoodlee) 1 hole.
I Cragie (Torwoodlee) bt L Douglas (Hawick) 5 and 4.
W Wells (Peebles) bt S Leifer (Hirsel) 5 and 3.
A Dods (Torwoodlee) bt S Paterson (Kelso) at 19th.
L Campbell (Torwoodlee) bt C Easton (Hawick) 3 and 2.
QUARTER-FINALS
Atkins bt Melvin 5 and 3.
Cuthbertson bt Costello 4 and 3.
Craigie bt Wells 2 and 1.
Campbell bt Dods at 19th.
SEMI-FINALS
Sunday at 9am
Atkins v Cuthbertson
Craigie v Campbell
BRONZE CHAMPIONSHIP
QUARTER-FINALS
W Underhill (Hawick) bt F Runciman (Torwoodlee) 9 and 7.
J Thomas (Kelso) bt M Short (Minto) 5 and 4.
M Fleming, received bye into semi-finals.
D Keddie bt M Blades 5 and 3
SEMI-FINALS
Sunday
Underhill v Thomas
Fleming v Keddie

WELSH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY

Kylie Walker in three-way tie for

lead at Royal Porthcawl

Buchanan Castle's Kylie Walker has bounced back from a slightly disappointing performance in last weekend's Helen Holm Scottish women's open amateur stroke-play to share the lead after 36 holes of this weekend's Welsh women's open amateur stroke-play championship at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, South Wales.

The stage is set for an exciting final round on Sunday with three players tieing for the lead on 148 - Scotland's Kylie Walker (pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency) with rounds of 71 and 77, England's Rachael Jennings with 73 and 75 and, the leading Welsh hope, Tara Davies with 72 and 76.

And Northern Ireland challenger Danielle McVeigh, who finished fifth in last weekend’s "Helen Holm,"is by no means out of it either in fourth place on 150 (71-79).
Defending champion Rhian Wyn Thomas from Vale of Glamorgan is up against it, six shots off the pace on 154 with scores of 73 and 81.
Curtis Cup 16-year-old Carly Booth from Comrie saddled herself with an opening round of 81 but she found her touch in the late afternoon, improving by nine shots with a 72, the joint best second-round score, to be in joint seventh place on 153.
ALL THE SECOND-ROUND TOTALS.
148 Rachel Jennings (Eng) 73 75, Tara Davies (Wal) 72 76, Kylie Walker (Sco) 71 77.
150 Danielle McVeigh (NIr) 71 79.
151 Stephanie Evans (Wal) 75 76.
152 Gemma Bradbury (Wal) 74 78.
153 Carly Booth (Sco) 81 72, Corisande Lee (Eng) 76 77, Tilly Holder (Eng) 75 78.
154 Joelle Van Baarle (Bel) 82 72, Charlie Douglass (Eng) 77 77, Kelly Tidy (Eng) 75 79, Holly Clyburn (Eng) 75 79, Rhian Wyn Thomas (Wal) 73 81.
155 Natalie Lowe (Eng) 76 79, Amy Boulden (Wal) 75 80, Sarah Attwood (Eng) 75 80, Kelsey MacDonald (Sco) 74 81.
156 Hannah Barwood (Eng) 79 77, Kym Larratt (Eng) 77 79, Charlotte Dalton (Eng0 73 83.
157 Nikki Foster (Eng) 78 79.
159 Laura Murray (Sco) 83 76, Hermione Fitzgerald (Eng) 79 80.
160 Charlotte Ellis (Eng) 81 79, Kate Whitmore (Eng) 81 79, Micah Carroll (Eng) 81 79, Rachael Goodall (Eng) 80 80, Megan Briggs (Sco) 80 80, Tracey Boyes (Eng) 78 82, Lisa Ball (Eng) 75 85.

162 Bronwyn Davies (Eng) 75 87.

163 Samantha Birks (Wal) 83 80.

164 Niamh Kitching (Ire) 87 77, Hannah Jenkins (Wal) 85 79, Becky Harries (Wal) 84 80, Amy Skoulding (Eng) 81 83.

165 Rachel C Lewis (Wal) 83 83.

166 Marion De Roey (Bel) 81 85, Charlotte Wild (Eng) 80 86.

168 Lisa Barton 90 78, Katherine O'Connor (Wal) 83 85, Jerry Lawrence (Eng) 79 89.

171 Natasha Gobey (Wal) 85 86.

172 Emma Davies (Wal) 90 82.

173 Victoria Davies (Wal) 89 84.

175 Rachael Lewis (Wal) 83 92.

176 Beth Davies (Wal) 91 85, Victoria Harris (Eng) 84 92.

178 Jessica Bradley (Eng0 96 82, Anna Carling (Wal) 89 89.

182 Laura King (Wal) 93 89, Chelsey Herbert (Wal) 87 95.

186 Therese Karlsson (Swe) 97 89.
Withdrew: Rachel Connor (Eng) 81 -, Amanda Johnson (Eng) 97 -.

+THERE IS NO SECOND-ROUND CUT.

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Kylie Walker and Danielle

McVeigh share first-round

lead at Royal Porthcawl

Former world universities champion and Ireland international Daniel McVeigh from the Royal County Down Golf Club shared the early first-round lead with Scotland cap Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle), last year's St Rule Trophy winner, in the Welsh women's open amateur stroke-play championship at Royal Porthcawl.

Both Danielle, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency at last week's "Helen Holm," and Kylie were able to return excellent scores of four-under-par 71.

Danielle McVeigh finished fifth in last weekend's Scottish women's open stroke-play at Troon.

Former Welsh girls' champion Tara Davies, who also finished high up in the "Helen Holm" standings, was lying third at Royal Porthcawl with a 72.

FIRST-ROUND SCOREBOARD

(still some scores to come in)

Par 74

71 Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down), Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle)

72 Tara Davies.

73 Rachel Jennings, Rhian Wyn Thomas, Charlotte Dalton.

74 Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar).

75 Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa), Amy Boulden, Tilly Holder, Lisa Ball (Matfen Hall), Sarah Attwood, Stephanie Evans, Bronwyn Davies, Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale).

76 Corisande Lee (West Lancashire), Natalie Lowe.

77 Kym Larratt, Charlie Douglass.

78 Nikki Foster, Tracey Boyes

79 Jerry Lawrence, Hannah Barwood, Hermione Fitzgerald.
80 Charlotte Wild, Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), Rachel Goodall.

81 Kate Whitmore, Manon De Roey, Micah Carroll, Charlotte Ellis, Carly Booth (Comrie).

82 Joelle Van Baarle (Bel).

83 Katherine O'Connor, Laura Murray (Alford), Samantha Birks.

84 Becky Harries.

85 Hannah Jenkins.

87 Niamh Kitching.

89 Anna Carling.

90 Lisa Barton.

91 Beth Davies.

93 Laura King.

96 Jessica Bradley.

97 Therese Karlsson.

ABERDEENSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP SURPRISES

Leslie v Wilson, Dunsmuir v

Thomson in semi-finals

Sunday morning's semi-finals of the Aberdeenshire women's county championship at Peterhead will feature four players who have never won the title.
No 8 seed Samantha Leslie (Westhill), pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, will play No 5 qualifier Carol Wilson (Murcar Links) in the first semi-final at 10am while former Shire county captain Ros Dunsmuir (Cruden Bay) will play Edinburgh-based Sara Thomson (Royal Musselburgh) in a battle between the 14th and 15th qualifiers for the match-play stages.
In this afternoon's (Sat) semi-finals, 17-year-old Leslie
toppled the No 1 seed Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) by 4 and 3 while Wilson beat youngster Lauren Duncan (Aboyne), the No 13 qualifier who had beaten the defending champion Donna Pocock (Murcar Links) in the morning first round.
Dunsmuir followed up her morning one-hole win over Scotland senior international Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) by beating another Aberdeenshire team member Laura McLardy (Murcar Links) by 3 and 2.
Thomson, 19th hole conqueror of four times county champion Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) in the first round, reached the last four with a 5 and 3 win over Gill Murray (Cruden Bay).
It had been a morning of shocks on another windy day for the start over the exposed Craigewan Links.
Results:
FIRST ROUND
Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) bt Catriona Ross (Northern) 2 and 1.
Sammy Leslie (Westhill) bt Karen Stalker (Fraserburgh) 9 and 7.
Carol Wilson (Murcar Links) bt Mhairi Johnstone (Northern) 2 and 1.
Lauren Duncan (Aboyne) bt Donna Pocock (Murcar Links) 2 and 1.
Ros Dunsmuir (Cruden Bay) bt Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) 1 hole
Laura McLardy (Murcar Links) bt Elizabeth Brown (Aboyne) 3 and 2.
Gill Murray (Cruden Bay) bt Linda Urquhart (Banchory) 6 and 4.
Sara Thomson (Royal Musselburgh) bt Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) at 19th.
QUARTER-FINALS
Leslie bt Terry 4 and 3.
Wilson bt Duncan 2 and 1.
Dunsmuir bt McLardy 3 and 2.
Thomson bt Murray 5 and 3.
SEMI-FINALS
Sunday
10am Leslie v Wilson.
10.10 Dunsmuir v Thomson.
Final at 2.30pm.

DURAMED FUTURES TOUR REPORT

Brenda from Belfast up with leaders

with a 70 on a toasty Texas day

By LISA D MICKEY

lisa@duramedfuturestour.com
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. - Six players jammed the top of the leaderboard after the first round of the inaugural Texas Hill Country Classic.
On a sunny and toasty Texas day, the sextet of Lindsey Bergeon of Sarasota, Fla., Sofie Andersson of Angelholm, Sweden, Jenny Gleason of Clearwater, Fla., Janice Olivencia of Caguas, Puerto Rico, Haeji Kang of Seoul, South Korea, and Allison Hanna-Williams of Portland, Ore., shared the lead after 18 holes with a score of three-under-par 69 at The Dominion Country Club.
Bergeon was the first to crack 70 for the lead this morning and made up with her putter what she lacked off the tee. Needing only 24 putts, the self-described "short hitter" capitalized on her secondary shots and converted for birdies with the flat stick.
"I am short off the tee, so I had a lot of long irons and fairway woods, but I hit them close," said the rookie, who was a four-time All-American at Florida Southern College. "And my birdie putts were all within 10 feet."
The highlight in the rookie's round was an eagle-2 on the par-4 sixth hole. She hit driver on the 370-yard hole, then used a 7-iron from 138 yards to watch the ball take two hops and disappear into the cup, holing out for the eagle.
Andersson, who has wrestled with her driver for weeks, visited a San Antonio Edwin Watts store on Monday and spent nearly two hours in the store hitting drivers on their launch monitor. When she walked out, it was with the purchase of an Adams Golf Speedline driver in her hand, which she credited today for a confidence boost off the tee.
"I had two O.B.s [out-of-bounds shots] in the last few tournaments and I needed something new mentally and physically," said Andersson, who still had a round that included eight birdies, two double-bogeys and one bogey. "Even today, after each of the double-bogeys, I came right back with two birdies, so it feels great to shoot a number like that."
Former LPGA Tour member Jenny Gleason hit 16 greens today and carded four birdies and one bogey for her share of the lead. A two-time winner on the Duramed FUTURES Tour, the Floridian capitalized on her putting proficiency on Bermuda-grass greens.
So did Kang, 18, who played most of her junior golf in hot and sunny Australia before arriving in the United States as a rookie last year. Kang, a winner on the 2008 Duramed FUTURES Tour, pounced on the longer holes, playing three under on three of the course's four par-5 holes.
"My wedges were really good today," said Kang, an LPGA Tour member who has played in three LPGA tournaments this year while bouncing back and forth between the LPGA and Duramed FUTURES Tour. "I just have to play my normal golf [on Saturday] because if I think I'm a leader, it makes me nervous."
While Kang felt at home in the heat, Olivencia, a University of Texas graduate and resident of Austin, Texas, was all smiles after her four-birdie, one-bogey performance today.
"It just feels like home," said Olivenica, who needed only 27 putts today. "I'm excited that I got a good round in. I've been working hard for this. It just takes patience."
And patient is what Hanna-Williams has been ever since moving on to the LPGA Tour following her first season on the Duramed FUTURES Tour in 2004 right out of Ohio State University. A solid collegiate player, Hanna-Williams has spent the last four years laboring on the LPGA, waiting to win.
"These greens are true and I'm just trying to expect to make my birdie putts," said Hanna-Williams, who carded five birdies and two bogeys in today's first round. "You have to have that confidence on these putts because that's what the best players in the world do."
Five players are tied one shot back at two-under-par 70. They are: Jennifer Ackerson of Dallas, Brenda McLarnon (pictured above) from Belfast, Dana Ford of Indianapolis, Misun Cho of Cheongju, South Korea, and Aimee Cho of Orlando, Fla.
A total of 25 players finished at even-par 72 or better in Friday's first round of the $125,000 event.
For scores and more information, visit http://www.duramedfuturestour.com/.
Weather: Mostly sunny with temperatures in the high 80s and afternoon wind between 12-15 mph.

US Duramed Futures Tour Scoreboard
$125,000 TEXAS HILL COUNTRY CLASSIC
The Dominion Country Club, San Antonio, Texas
FIRST-ROUND SCORES
Par 72 (36-36). 6422yd
1 Lindsey Bergeon (Sarasota, Fla.) 32-37 - 69
1 Sofie Andersson (Angelholm, Sweden) 35-34 - 69
1 Jenny Gleason (Clearwater, Fla.) 36-33 - 69
1 Janice Olivencia (Caguas, Puerto Rico) 34-35 - 69
1 Haeji Kang (Seoul, South Korea) 34-35 - 69
1 Allison Hanna-Williams (Portland, Ore.) 33-36 - 69
7 Jennifer Ackerson (Dallas, Texas) 37-33 - 70
7 Brenda McLarnon (Belfast, Ireland) 33-37 - 70
7 Danah Ford (Indianapolis, Ind.) 35-35 - 70
7 Misun Cho (Cheongju, South Korea) 35-35 - 70
7 Aimee Cho (Orlando, Fla.) 36-34 - 70
12 Gina Umeck (Redlands, Calif.) 34-37 - 71
12 Jessica Shepley (Oakville, Ontario) 35-36 - 71
12 Sarah Lynn Sargent (Williamston, S.C.) 36-35 - 71
12 Sophia Sheridan (Guadalajara, Mexico) 36-35 - 71
16 Kira Meixner (a) (Richmond, British Columbia) 33-39 - 72
16 Kristie Smith (Perth, Australia) 36-36 - 72
16 Hannah Jun (San Diego, Calif.) 37-35 - 72
16 Amanda Costner (Claremore, Okla.) 36-36 - 72
16 Briana Vega (Andover, Mass.) 34-38 - 72
16 Sam White (Potomac, Md.) 34-38 - 72
16 Lisa Ferrero (Lodi, Calif.) 37-35 - 72
16 Malinda Johnson (Eau Claire, Wis.) 36-36 - 72
16 Lorraine Ballerano (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 37-35 - 72
16 Janell Howland (Boise, Idaho) 34-38 - 72
26 Lori Atsedes (Ithaca, N.Y.) 37-36 - 73
26 Alison Walshe (Westford, Mass.) 34-39 - 73
26 Kelly Lagedrost (Brooksville, Fla.) 35-38 - 73
26 Su A Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 34-39 - 73
26 Ashley Knoll (The Woodlands, Texas) 36-37 - 73
26 Angela Buzminski (Oshawa, Ontario) 36-37 - 73
26 Onnarin Sattayabanphot (Bangkok, Thailand) 36-37 - 73
26 Whitney Wade (Glasgow, Ky.) 38-35 - 73
26 Seo-Jae Lee (Seoul, South Korea) 37-36 - 73
26 Elisa Serramia (Barcelona, Spain) 36-37 - 73
26 Kim Augusta (Rumford, R.I.) 34-39 - 73
26 Selanee Henderson (Apple Valley, Calif.) 34-39 - 73
26 Nicole Hage (Coral Springs, Fla.) 36-37 - 73
26 Jenna Pearson (Wheaton, Ill.) 38-35 - 73
40 Sarah Olsen (Grosse Ile, Mich.) 39-35 - 74
40 Devan Andersen (Guadalajara, Mexico) 36-38 - 74
40 Camila Mori (Santiago, Chile) 34-40 - 74
40 Madeleine Holmblad (Stockholm, Sweden) 36-38 - 74
40 Ashley Grier (Hagerstown, Md.) 38-36 - 74
40 Lisa Meldrum (Montreal, Quebec) 38-36 - 74
40 Sookhee Baek (Altamonte Springs, Fla.) 37-37 - 74
40 Alejandra Shaw (Vina Del Mar, Chile) 40-34 - 74
40 Song Yi Choi (Seoul, South Korea) 36-38 - 74
40 Mina Harigae (Monterey, Calif.) 37-37 - 74
40 Tanya Dergal (Durango, Mexico) 36-38 - 74
40 Michaela Cavener (Ponca City, Okla.) 36-38 - 74
40 Laura Crawford (Lancaster, S.C.) 37-37 - 74
40 Hwanhee Lee (Las Vegas, Nev.) 35-39 - 74
40 Sin Ah Ham (Seoul, South Korea) 39-35 - 74
40 Brandi Jackson (Greenville, S.C.) 36-38 - 74
40 Susan Nam (Edmonton, Alberta) 34-40 - 74
40 Stephanie Otteson (Wilson, N.C.) 36-38 - 74
40 Y. J. Jin (Seoul, South Korea) 37-37 - 74
40 Taya Battistella (Bend, Ore.) 35-39 - 74
40 Jenny Suh (Fairfax, Va.) 36-38 - 74
61 Nicole Jeray (Berwyn, Ill.) 37-38 - 75
61 Christine Song (Fullerton, Calif.) 38-37 - 75
61 Juli Erekson (Mapleton, Utah) 39-36 - 75
61 Benedikte Grotvedt (Nesbru, Norway) 39-36 - 75
61 Rak Kyung Oh (Seoul, South Korea) 39-36 - 75
61 Meghan Little (Sturgis, S.D.) 37-38 - 75
61 Paola Moreno (Cali, Colombia) 37-38 - 75
61 Michelle Jarman (Wilmington, N.C.) 37-38 - 75
61 Laura Bavaird (Grosse Ile, Mich.) 38-37 - 75
61 Min Seo Kwak (Seoul, South Korea) 40-35 - 75
61 Christine Cho (Kent, Wash.) 40-35 - 75
61 Yoora Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 35-40 - 75
61 Gerina Mendoza (Roswell, N.M.) 35-40 - 75
61 Cindy Lee-Pridgen (Sabah, Malaysia) 39-36 - 75
61 Vicki Goetze-Ackerman (Cartersville, Ga.) 36-39 - 75
61 Perry Swenson (Charlotte, N.C.) 38-37 - 75
77 Lili Alvarez (Durango, Mexico) 37-39 - 76
77 Stella Lee (Seoul, South Korea) 35-41 - 76
77 Tiffany Prats (Williston, Fla.) 37-39 - 76
77 Lee Ann Walker-Cooper (Southport, N.C.) 39-37 - 76
77 Catherine Matranga (Fort Worth, Texas) 37-39 - 76
77 Tzu-Chi Lin (Taichung, Taiwan) 38-38 - 76
77 Laura Baker (a) (San Antonio, Texas) 38-38 - 76
77 Kylene Pulley (Kokomo, Ind.) 35-41 - 76
77 Mary J. Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 38-38 - 76
77 Bridget Dwyer (Kailua, Hawaii) 39-37 - 76
77 Ashley Prange (Noblesville, Ind.) 38-38 - 76
77 Heather Angell (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 39-37 - 76
77 Jasi Acharya (Columbus, Mont.) 38-38 - 76
77 Jean Reynolds (Newnan, Ga.) 39-37 - 76
77 Priscilla Duffield (Gold Coast, Australia) 39-37 - 76
77 Dana Bates (Thousand Palms, Calif.) 38-38 - 76
93 Melissa Eaton (Port Shepstone, South Africa) 38-39 - 77
93 Georgette Rolle (Nassau, Bahamas) 38-39 - 77
93 Sara Brown (Tucson, Ariz.) 39-38 - 77
93 Amanda Mathis (Opelousas, La.) 36-41 - 77
93 Maggie Simons (Raleigh, N.C.) 37-40 - 77
93 Sarah Kemp (Sydney, Australia) 40-37 - 77
93 Charlotte Campbell (Heathrow, Fla.) 37-40 - 77
93 Seema Sadekar (Toronto, Ontario) 36-41 - 77
93 Christi Cano (San Antonio, Texas) 36-41 - 77
93 Chris Brady (Charlotte, N.C.) 40-37 - 77
93 Andrea VanderLende (Longwood, Fla.) 39-38 - 77
93 Mo Martin (Altadena, Calif.) 40-37 - 77
105 Moon Su (Incheon, South Korea) 38-40 - 78
105 Tiffany Tavee (Tempe, Ariz.) 38-40 - 78
105 Whitney Myers (York. Pa.) 35-43 - 78
105 Esther Choe (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 38-40 - 78
105 Marci Turner (Tompkinsville, Ky.) 40-38 - 78
105 Hannah Yun (Bradenton, Fla.) 38-40 - 78
105 Marcela Leon (Monterrey, Mexico) 41-37 - 78
105 Lehua Wise (Kauai, Hawaii) 40-38 - 78
105 Rebecka Heinmert (Hassleholm, Sweden) 36-42 - 78
105 Sae Hee Son (Seoul, South Korea) 40-38 - 78
105 Rachel Bailey (Faulconbridge, Australia) 39-39 - 78
105 Noon Huachai (Bangkok, Thailand) 40-38 - 78
105 Jae Oh (Je Ju, South Korea) 41-37 - 78
105 Violeta Retamoza (Aguascalientes, Mexico) 40-38 - 78
105 Libby Smith (Essex Junction, Vt.) 39-39 - 78
105 Stephanie Kim (a) (Orlando, Fla.) 37-41 - 78
105 Sohi Moon (Seoul, South Korea) 38-40 - 78
122 Mary Kate Morgan (Longview, Wash.) 37-42 - 79
122 Kate Golden (Jasper, Texas) 43-36 - 79
122 Liz Janangelo (West Hartford, Conn.) 40-39 - 79
122 Dewi Claire Schreefel (Diepenveen, Netherland 40-39 - 79
122 Stephanie Oukeo (Paris, France) 39-40 - 79
122 Carol Robertson (Virginia Beach, Va.) 39-40 - 79
122 Carling Coffing (Middletown, Ohio) 41-38 - 79
122 Jill Frantz (Iowa City, Iowa) 41-38 - 79
130 Christina Jones (Jensen Beach, Fla.) 39-41 - 80
130 Eom Ji Park (Vancouver, BC) 40-40 - 80
130 Kimberly Goedecke (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) 40-40 - 80
130 Deborah Martinez (a) (San Carlos, Mexico) 39-41 - 80
130 Garrett Phillips (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 38-42 - 80
130 Jessica Carafiello (Coral Springs, Fla.) 38-42 - 80
136 Ulrika Ljungman-Smith (Daytona Beach, Fla.) 40-41 - 81
136 Kelly Froelich (Raizeux, France) 37-44 - 81
136 Samantha Richdale (Kelowna, British Columbia) 41-40 - 81
139 Cindy Figg-Currier (Austin, Texas) 39-43 - 82
140 Alexandra Oviedo (a) (Monterey, Mexico) 39-44 - 83
140 Maria Laura Elvira (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 40-43 - 83
142 Caroline Larsson (Stockholm, Sweden) 43-41 - 84
143 Eva Yoe (Hong Kong, China) 39-46 - 85

Alexandra and Heidi up with top 20

boys in Fairhaven Trophies

England girl internationals Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies) and Heidi Baek (Felixstowe) were in the top 20 of the combined boys' and girls' first-round scores in the Fairhaven Trophies junior tournament which began at the Lancashire venue yesterday.

We regret that we have been unable to bring you any scores until this morning although the organisers did supply them yesterday evening.

Daniel Byrne (Dartford) is setting the pace with a seven-under-par 67, one ahead of Jeff Hopkins (Five Lakes).

Alexandra Peters is in joint eighth place with a three-under 71 with steady halves of 36 and 35.

Heidi Baek is sharing 20th place after a 73 (35-38).

LEADING FIRST-ROUND SCORES

Par 74

67 Daniel Byrne (Dartford) 34-33.

68 Jeff Hopkins (Five Lakes 33-35.

69 Antony Ginn (Sudbury) 34-35, James Burnett (Sleaford) 33-36.

70 Chris Lloyd (The Kendleshire) 36-34, Ben Herbert (Clacton on Sea) 34-36, Adam Carson (Long Ashton) 34-36.

71 Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies) 36-35, Rhodri Hartson (Felixstowe Ferry) 35-36, Danny Keddie (Belton Park) 34-367, Sebastian Crookall-Nixon (Workington) 34-36, Daniel Reddington (Sherwood Forest) 32-39.

72 Andrew Scrimshaw (Prudhoe) 37-35, James Webber (Three Rivers) 37-35, Christopher Nugent (Fulford Heath) 36-36, Joshua Bassitt (Ripon City) 36-36, Nathan Kimsey (Woodhall Spa) 35-37, Adam Galbraith) Haywards Heath) 35-37, Sam Robertshawe (Army) 34-38.

73 Heidi Baek (Felixstowe Ferry) 35-38, Mark Sawford (Rowlands Castle) 39-34, Jake Canning (Stoke Park) 37-36, Tom Berry (Wentworth) 37-36.

74 Nick Newbold (Kedleston Park) 37-37, Jordan Smith (Boward) 37-37, Tom Ibbertson (Coventry Hearsall) 37-37, Ben Taylor (Walton Heath) 36-38, Freddie Sheridan-Mills (Walsall) 35-39.

Other scores included:

77 Jamie-Leigh Voss (Kirby Muxloe) 37-40.

78 Hannah Turland (Tidworth Garrison) 39-39.

79 Melissa McMahon (Yeovil) 41-38, Cylia Damerau (Ennelsee) 41-38, Olivia Birrer (Oberkisrch) 39-40.

80 Lauren Taylor (Woburn) 41-39, Sophie Myles (Ilkley) 41-39.

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Bathgate's Mhairi Hall is leading Stirlingshire

qualifier for match-play stages at Linlithgow

In the absence of former Curtis Cup player Alison Davidson (Stirling), who was unable to defend the title, the “winner” of tonight’s Stirlingshire women’s county golf championship qualifying round at Linlithgow Golf Club was Mhairi Hall (Bathgate).
Mhairi headed the 16 qualifiers for the match-play stages, which start on Sunday afternoon at 2pm, with a 78 against the CSS of 74 (reduction only).
Two juniors, Helen Goodwin (Glenbervie) and Judy Shields (Dunblane) made it through.
Helen’s mother Elizabeth, also a member at Glenbervie, was also among the match-play qualifiers.
Details:
Qualifying round (CSS 74, reduction only)
78 Mhairi Hall (Bathgate).
82 Elaine Allison (Stirling).
83 Helen Goodwin (Glenbervie).
83 Louise MacGregor (Falkirk).
84 Jill Harrison (Linlithgow).
85 Margaret Tough (Falkirk), Claire Capocci (Bridge of Allan).
86 Lesley Gibb (West Lothian).
87 Linda Allan (Falkirk Tryst).
88 Elizabeth Goodwin (Glenbervie), Vicki Stevenson (Stirling).
90 Winifred MacCallum (Falkirk).
91 Judy Shields (Dunblane).
92 Shona Gunn (Falkirk Tryst).
93 Margaret McFarlane (Bathgate), Maureen Shanks (West Lothian).

Sunday’s first-round ties (starting 2pm)
Hall v Shanks
Allan v Gibb
Harrison v McCallum
Shields v MacGregor
H Goodwin v Gunn
Stevenson v Tough
Capocci v E Goodwin
McFarlane v Allison.
The concluding stages of the championship will be held at Linlithgow on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings.

LYNNE TERRY HEADS SHIRE QUALIFIERS

ON A WINDY DAY AT PETERHEAD LINKS

Nobody was able to break 80 in a very windy day at Peterhead's Craigewan Links for the qualifying round of the Aberdeenshire women's county golf championship.
Four players hit the 81 mark to top the 16 match-play qualifiers - Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay), Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies), Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) and defending champion Donna Pocock (Murcar Links).
Lynne had the best inward half of the quartet and that earned her the No 1 seed rating with four-times champion Sheena No 2, senior international Jill No 3 and Donna No 4.
Saturday's first-round ties (7min intervals) are:
10.30 Lynne Terry v Catriona Ross, Karen Stalker v Sammy Leslie, Carol Wilson v Mhairi Johjnstone, Lauren Duncan v Donna Pocock.
10.28 Jill Hrrison v Ros Dunsmuir, Laura McLardy v Elizabeth Brown, Gill Murray v Linda Urquhart, Sara Thomson v Sheena Wood.
Afternoon quarter-finals start at 2.30
Sunday's semi-finals will tee off at 10am and 10.10 with the final at 2.30pm.
Qualifying round (CSS 74, reduction only).
81 Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay), Shenna Wood (Aberdeen Ladies), Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay), Donna Pocock (Murcar Links).
82 Carol Wilson (Murcar Links).
84 Elizabeth Brown (Aboyne), Gill Murray (Cruden Bay).
85 Sammy Leslie (Westhill), Karen Stalker (Cruden Bay), Linda Urquhart (Banchory).
86 Laura McLardy (Murcar Links), Mhairi Johnstone (Northern).
87 Lauren Duncan (Aboyne).
88 Ros Dunsmuir (Cruden Bay), Sara Thomson (Royal Musselburgh), Catriona Ross (Northern).

SVLGA (Northern Division) Greensome at Edzell

Scratch
H Anderson & S McGregor 83.
Handicap
E Anton & M Burgess (13.2) 74.2.
C Clark & K Henderson (20.4) 74.6.
F Brynes & S Russell (24.8 ) 75.2.

MIDLOTHIAN COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Top seed Louise topped by Gabrielle

MacDonald in quarter-finals

Top seed Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe) was toppled in the quarter-finals of the Midlothian women’s county golf championship at Newbattle this afternoon.
She was beaten on the 18th green by teenager Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) who went round in an approximate level par.
Fraser also played well and will rue the costly three putts she took on both the 16th and 17th greens.
MacDonald, the No 8 seed, will now play Karen Marshall (Baberton), the 13th qualifier.
Marshall, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, had an epic match against Claire McDonald (Gullane Ladies), the No 4 seed, which went to the 21st hole before Karen won. Karen followed that up by disposing of the No 5 seed, Kirsten Blackwood (Craigmillar Park) by 2 and 1.
The second semi-final on Sunday morning will feature two Mortonhall members, No. 6 seed Claire Hargan, bidding to win the county title for a sixth time in the past seven years, and youngster Rachael Watton, the No 2 qualifier, who had a great match in beating Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) by one hole in the quarter-finals. The better ball was an estimated six under par.
Today’s results
First round
Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe) bt Diane Moncrieff (Lochend) 7 and 6.
Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) bt Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) 1 hole.
Kirsten Blackwood (Craigmillar Park) bt Susan Rennie (Uphall) 5 and 4.
Karen Marshall (Baberton) bt Claire McDonald (Gullane Ladies) at 21st.
Fiona De Vries (St Rule) bt Linda Caine (Dunbar) 5 and 3.
Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) bt Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe) 5 and 4.
Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) bt Stephanie Crolla (Duddingston) at 19th.
Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) bt Gillian Simpson (Murrayfield) 2 and 1.
Quarter-finals
G MacDonald bt Fraser 1 hole.
Marshall bt Blackwood 2 and 1.
Hargan bt De Vries 3 and 2.
Watton bt McIntosh 1 hole.
B CHAMPIONSHIP
First round
Helen Warnock (Harburn) bt Coleen Derighetti (Lochend) 4 and 3.
Mandy McBain (New Swanston) bt Lesley Campbell (Torphin Hill) at 19th.
Pam Townsend (Murrayfield) bt Sandra Wilkes (Deer Park) 2 and 1.
Dee Williams (Craigmillar Park) bt Sandra Ashurst (Murrayfield) at 19th.
Jaci Moriarty (Lochend) bt Carole Mason (Dalmahoy) 2 and 1.
Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe) bt Mary Davidson (Kingsknowe) 2 holes.
Susan Dalrymple (Craigielaw) bt Yvonne Blyth (Prestonfield) 2 and 1.
Margaret Alexander (Baberton) bt Sue Caton (Kingsknowe ) 5 and 4.
Quarter-finals
Warnock bt McBain 6 and 5.
Townsend bt Williams 2 and 1.
Scott bt Moriarty 4 and 3.
Dalrymple 2 and 1.

Teenager Hannah Barwood to

defend English women's title

Teenager Hannah Barwood, pictured left by Cal Carson Golf Agency in action during last weekend's "Helen Holm" tournament at Troon, will defend her title when the English women’s close championship is played at Lindrick in Yorkshire from May 12-16.
Hannah, from Knowle in Gloucestershire, was 17-years-old and one of the youngest-ever English champions when she won the 2008 title at another Yorkshire course, Ganton.
This year, another host of youngsters will be among the 79 competitors challenging for the title. The field includes 11 players aged under 18, together with many more in their late teens and early 20s.
The youngest competitor is 14-year-old Emily Taylor of Royal Lytham & St Annes while Lindrick’s two representatives include 15-year-old Sophie Godley. Both girls are members of the English Women’s Golf Association Select North squad.
Altogether there will be 13 Yorkshire players and two of them – Emma Brown (Malton and Norton) and Naomi Edwards (Ganton) – are past winners of this championship.
Naomi holds the lowest handicap in the field. She plays off plus-four and will be joined by another 13 players who boast plus-handicaps, while seven more are off scratch.
Naomi is one of several England internationals and girl internationals – and a number of them are clearly in-form as the championship approaches. Defending champion Hannah Barwood won the U21 title at the Faldo Series Asia Final in China; Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) is the new French open U18 champion; and Charlotte Ellis (Minchinhampton) won the Hampshire Rose and was leading amateur in the Roehampton Gold Cup.
The championship has attracted the support of two Nottingham-based companies. Beissbarth UK, the automotive service equipment specialists, will sponsor the scoreboard, provided by Golftext. Weavers, the independent wine merchants, will sponsor the English Women’s Golf Association reception held during the championship.
Lindrick Golf Club is regarded as one of Yorkshire’s finest championship courses and has hosted the Ryder Cup and the Curtis Cup among many other events, including the Ladies’ British Open, the English County Finals and the Ladies’ British Amateur.
For this event, the ladies’ course has been lengthened by 586yd to 6358yd. It has a par of 72. All competitors will play 36 holes of stroke-play qualifying before the top 32 players go forward to the match-play knock-out stages. The final will be played on the morning of Saturday, May 16.

Lyndsey Hewison

Press Officer

English Women's Golf Association

P&K golfer Eve Muirhead selected

for Olympic Games' curling team

By DAWN BUTCHART
Perth & Kinross county captain
P&K county squad player Eve Muirhead has been named in the five-strong Great Britain & Ireland women's curling team for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games at Vancouver.
Eve, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, along with Karen Addison, Lynn Cameron, Jackie Lockhart, Lorna Vevers and Kelly Wood, make up the women’s squad. All have had their share of European and World Championship medals. Eve has two World Junior Curling championships, Jackie Lockhart has already played in two Olympic Games and has won a World gold medal in 2002 and got bronze at the 2007 World Championships and silver at the Europeans in December.
Karen Addison has two World Junior gold medals, a World bronze from 2007 and got European silver in the same year. Lynn Cameron and Kelly Wood played in the 2006 Winter Olympics, Kelly skipped the bronze medal team at the 2007 World Championships and silver team at the Europeans in December 2007.
Eve is the youngest member and is very excited about her selection. We here at P&K wish her well and will follow her progress with great interest.
Well done, Eve!

Roseanne and the California Bears

qualify for NCAA Regionals

British women's open amateur stroke-play champion Roseanne Niven and the rest of the California Golden Bears women's golf team have earned a 10th straight invitation to the NCAA Regionals.
The Bears will compete May 7-9 at Arizona State University's Karsten Golf Course in Tempe, Arizona at the West Regional, vying for a spot in the National Championships.
In the field of 63 teams announced this week by the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships Selection Committee, the Bears were assigned to the West Regional. This year's competition includes three regional sites of 21 teams with the top eight teams from each regional and the top two individuals not on those teams advancing to the National Championships held at Caves Valley Golf Course in Owing Mills, Maryland, May 19-22.
"We're very excited to make the field of the NCAA Tournament," said California-Berkeley head coach Nancy McDaniel. "We're coming off of a solid performance at the Pac-10 Championship and really look to continue our season through the end of May. I have complete confidence that the senior leadership on this team and the entire team have what it takes to play for a National Championship."
This will be the tenth consecutive NCAA Regional appearance for the Bears. The Bears have advanced to the National Championships six times (2001-06).
The Bears' competition at the West Regional include four Pac-10 teams (host Arizona State, USC, Arizona, and Oregon) and two fellow Bay Area schools (San Jose State and the University of San Francisco).
The compete field is: Arizona State, Southern California, Louisiana State, Pepperdine, Arkansas, San Jose State, Arizona, California, UC Irvine, San Francisco, UNLV, TCU, Texas A&M, Oregon, Long Beach State, Colorado, Texas, Baylor, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Northern Arizona, and Oral Roberts.
Rosanne Niven was not at her best in the Pac-10 championship over the Stanford University course (par-71, 6148yd) at Palo Alto, California. The Scot scored 81, 83 and 79 for a total of 30-over-par 243, which placed her 47th of 50.
Former British women's open amateur champion, Spain's Carlota Ciganda (Arizona State) won the individual title after a play-off against team-mate Jennifer Osborn and Jennifer Song of Southern California. Ciganda scored 70, 71 and 69 for 210, Osborne 72 69 69 and Song 70 71 and 69.
Former British girls champion Azahara Munoz (Arizona State), another Spaniard, tied for fifth place on212 with scores of 73, 68 and 71.
And yet another Spanish ace, Belen Mozo (Southern California), who won the British girls and the British women's titles in Northern Ireland the same year, finished 11th with scores of 73, 73 and 72 for 218.
Arizona State (852) won the Pac-10 team title ahead of Southern California (861) and UCLA and Arizona (both 864) with California-Berkeley fifth of 10 on 887.

Top Welsh prospect Ben Enoch

killed in car accident

just after 19th birthday

Welsh golf has reacted with shock to the tragic news of the death in a car accident of Wales international Ben Enoch.
The 19-year-old Walker Cup squad member was on his way from his Truro home to Lancashire for the Lytham Trophy when his Peugeot crashed into a trailer at Whitchurch, Herefordshire.
Welsh Golf Union Chief executive Richard Dixon summed up the feelings by saying, “Everyone is devastated by the news. Our thoughts are with the family at this terribly sad time.
“Ben was one of the most promising golfers in Wales, a bright and vibrant personality in our teams.
“He had a chance of getting into the Walker Cup team this season, such was his talent, and would surely have represented Great Britain and Ireland at some stage before enjoying a career in professional golf.
“For this accident to happen just a few days after his 19th birthday is heartbreaking. He had such a bright future ahead of him.”
Enoch was runner-up in the Welsh Amateur Championship last summer and had a strong start to this season, challenging in all events.
He was due to go to the United States later in the year to take up a golf scholarship at East Tennessee university, where his older brother Rhys is already a student. Rhys is also a Wales international golfer.
Last summer Ben was part of the Great Britain and Ireland Boys team which won the Jacques Leglise Trophy against the continent of Europe. He also won the Clwyd Amateur last season.
Ben Enoch was based in Truro and attended Truro College, but represented the Wales Boys teams in 2006 and 2007, representing the Wales senior team in 2008 and 2009.
++Image above of Ben Enoch by courtesy of Tom Ward Photography.

Michele Thomson finishes 17th in Florida

For the first time in her three-event foray on to the SunCoast Ladies Series Tour in Florida, Michele Thomson from Ellon, Aberdeenshire has failed to win any money. She won the $2,000 first prize on her debut and collected $500 last week.
But in the latest event at Eastwood Golf Club, Fort Myers in Central Florida, the Ladies European Tour rookie - she is expected to make her debut in the Swiss Ladies Open from May 14 - finished 17th with moderate rounds of 75, 78 and 78 for 231 (15 over par).
The winner, by three strokes, was Austrian Stefanie Michl with scores of 71, 68 and 73 for a four-under-par total of 212.
Results:
Par 216 (3x72)
212 Stefanie Michl (Graz, Austria) 71 68 73 ($2,000).
215 Brittainy Klein (Henderson, Kentucky) 70 70 75 ($1,000).
216 Cecilie Eckbo (Ski Norway) 71 72 73 ($900).
217 Noriko Nakazaki (Hanover Park, Illinois) 73 70 74 ($800).
218 Vanessa Vela (Bogota, Colombia) (amateur) 71 74 73.
219 Margaret Shirley (Roswell, Georgia) 74 71 74 ($700).
220 Nikki Hadd (Crestview, Florida) 73 75 72 ($650), Paula Reto (Cape Town, South Africa) 73 73 74.
223 Shasta Averyhardt (Flint, Michigan) 76 74 73 ($600).
224 Jessica Schneider (Elgin, Illinois) 74 72 78.
225 Jaclyn Burch (St Louis, Missouri) 77 74 74.
226 Jacqueline Barenborg (Vero Beach, Florida) 78 73 75, Andrea Werner (Evansville, Indiana) 76 74 76.
227 Maggie Steciuk (London, Ontario, Canada) 75 75 77.
228 Carrie Morris (Tyler, Texas) 75 84 69, Lindsey Edmunds (London, Ontario, Canada) 78 71 79.
231 Michele Thomson (Ellon, Scotland) 75 78 78.
232 Tatiana Gammicchia (Khabarovsk, Russia) (amateur) 79 74 79.
233 Mary Moan (New Haven, Connecticutt) 80 74 79.
234 Jill Hardy (Winnepeg, Canada) (amateur) 70 78 77.
235 Jennifer Kovach (Braselton, Georgia) 77 80 78.
237 Zakiya Randall (Atlanta, Georgia) (amateur) 80 78 79.
240 Jennifer Hansen (Cairo, Nebraska) 78 86 76.
242 Stephanie Thomas (Geneva, Florida) 77 83 82.
243 Darlene Stowers (Tampa, Florida) 84 78 81, Mayura Skowronski (Bangkok, Thailand) 83 79 81.

James Byrne joint 24th in Pac-10 Championship

James Byrne from Banchory, a student at Arizona State University, finished joint 24th in a field of 60 players at the Pac-10 Men's Championship, played at Seattle Golf Club, Washington.
Byrne had rounds of 76, 73, 74 and 71 for a total of 294, six over par for the 6836yd course.
Washington students finished first and second, Darren Wallace totalling 277 with scores of 70, 72, 65 and 70.
He finished four shots ahead of team-mate Nick Taylor who scored 76, 70, 67 and 68 for 281.
Needless to say, Washington (1424) won the team event from Oregon (1442) with Arizona State (1456) third of 10 teams.

FRASER McKENNA MAKES TOP 20 IN TEXAS

Glasgow's Fraser McKenna, a freshman student at Southeastern Louisiana University, finished joint 18th in a field of 50 for the Men's Southland Conference Championship at The Club at Comanche Trace, Kerville in Texas.
McKenna scored 73, 74 and 75 for 222 over a very long par-72 course of 7,304yd.
Three players tied at the top of the leaderboard on 212 - Zack Fowler (Texas-Arlington), Justin Harding (Lamar) and Cedric Sutto (Southeastern Louisiana).
Sutto, who had made up ground on Fischer (77) and Harding (72) with a last-round 69, won the play-off at the second extra hole.
Graham Benson (Southeastern Louisiana) from Leighton Buzzard finished seventh with scores of 75, 71 and 71 for 217 while Fergal Rafferty (Sam Houston State), from Carrickmore, Omagh in Northern Ireland, tied for eighth place with scores of 78, 70 and 70 for 218.
Lamar (859) won the team title ahead of Texas-Arlington (869) and Southeastern Louisiana (871) in a field of 10 teams.

Cecilia Cho (14) beats Lydia Ko (12) in youngest

ever final of New Zealand women's amateur

Auckland 14-year-old Cecilia Cho became the second youngest player to win the women’s honours at the Lion Foundation New Zealand Amateur golf championships in Auckland this week.
She held off the challenge over 36 holes from 12-year-old Lydia Ko (Pupuke) in what proved the youngest finalists in the 115-year history of the amateur championship, at Titirangi Golf Club.
Western Australia’s Matt Jager, 20, proved too strong for South Africa’s Nicol van Wyk to take out the men’s title 6 and 5, also over 36 holes, for the best win of his young career.
Cho, four-up after 18 holes, held off a brief comeback from Ko to win 4 and 3. The South Island Amateur champion was three weeks and three days older than Auckland’s Larissa Eruera was when she won the amateur title in 2006.
While there was widespread interest in the performance of Ko, the North Island Amateur champion, in her quest to become the youngest ever winner, Cho used a simple game plan to win the amateur crown.
“My plan was to keep things simple. I wanted to keep the ball in play on the fairways,” Cho said. “I just kept on getting pars and being consistent. Lydia made some mistakes and that gave me a good lead.
“I was really nervous today and couldn’t really see the ball on the first tee. I didn’t sleep very well last night.
“It was my goal to win this and now I have achieved it. I can now go on with golf,” said Cho who is currently seeking citizenship that would enable her to represent New Zealand in the near future.
She was four up after just seven holes and from that point did not relinquish her grip on the match, being flat with the card after her first round. Ko won three in a row in the middle of the afternoon round but Cho birdied the 33rd hole to seal the title.
Ko, who turned 12 last Friday, impressed many with her coach Guy Wilson predicting a big future.
“The sky’s the limit really for Lydia. As long as the interest remains and she can keep developing, then she has a huge future in the game.”
She hit the ball well today but missed numerous chances on the greens to fight her way back into the match.
Jager, who won a major tournament in Argentina last summer, was in complete control of the men's final, adding touch on the greens to the pure ball-striking that he has produced during the tournament.
He was six up after 15 holes with an eagle and four birdies before going to the break at four up. He pushed back out to a six-hole advantage after 24 holes and never allowed the steady South African back into the match.
“I had not played the 16th and 17th well all week so it was good that I did not have to play it again this afternoon,” the 20 year old said. “I hit the ball really well tee to green right through the tournament. Today was the best I have putted in a long, long time which proved the difference. This is a real highlight for me.”
Results of 36-hole finals:
Lion Foundation New Zealand Amateur Championships, Titirangi GC:
Women: Cecilia Cho (Pakuranga) bt Lydia Ko (Pupuke) 4 and 3 (Cho led 4-up after 18).
Men: Matt Jager (Australia) bt Nicol van Wyk (South Africa) 6 and 5 (Jager led 4-up after 18 holes).

Pamela Pretswell backmarker at Prestwick on Sunday

West of Scotland championship

attracts largest entry for years

Sunday's West of Scotland women's (closed) amateur championship, to be hosted by Prestwick Golf Club, has attracted its largest entry for many years - some 48 players, all with handicaps of 10 and under.

Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) is unable to defend the title as she is being sent by the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association to play in the Welsh women's open amateur stroke-play at Royal Porthcawl this weekend.

The backmarker in the field with +2 of a handicap is Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency during the weekend "Helen Holm" tournament, holder of the Swiss women's amateur title, and she will have strong competition from former Scottish champion Anne Laing (Vale of Leven), still a scratch player, Clare-Marie Carlton (Fereneze), Sara Bishop (Windyhill) and Susan Wood (Drumpellier) to name but four.

The West of Scotland Ladies County Golf Association has presented a new team trophy for which each county in the West District will nominate three players (under-18 years) from whom the best two scores will count in each round.

Ayrshire are running this year's West championship.

+We hope to have scores and pictures from the championship on this website on Sunday evening.

Michele needs good last round to

get "in the money" in Florida

Michele Thomson, who has been on the prizewinners' list in her first two competitions as a professional, will need a strong last-day finish if she is to get "in the money" at the conclusion of this week's SunCoast Ladies Series Tour event at Eastwood Golf Club, Florida.

After two rounds, the Ladies European Tour rookie from Ellon, Aberdeenshire, is sharing 16th place on 153 after rounds of 78 and 75 over the 6,210yd, par-72 lay-out.

Austrian Stefanie Michl leads by one with a 36-hole tally of 139 (71-68).

TWO-ROUND SCOREBOARD

Par 144 (2 x 72) 6219yd

1 Stefanie MICHL Graz, Austria 71-68--139 -5
2 Brittainy KLEIN Henderson, Ky 70-70--140 -4
3 Noriko NAKAZAKI Hanover Park, IL 73-70--143 -1
3 Cecilie ECKBO Ski Norway 71-72--143 -1
5 Margaret SHIRLEY Roswell, GA 74-71--145 +1
5 Vanessa Vela (amateur) Bogota, Colombia 71-74 -- 145 +1

7 Paula Reto (amateur) Cape Town, South Africa 73-73 -- 146 +2

7 Jessica SCHNEIDER Elgin, Illinois 74-72 -- 146 +2

9 Nikki HADD Crestview, Florida 73-75 -- 148 +4

10 Lindsey EDMUNDS London, Ontario 78-71--149 +5
11 Shasta AVERYHARDT Flint, Michigan 76-74 -- 150 +6

11 Andrea WERNER Evansville, Indiana 76-74 -- 150 +6

11 Maggie STECIUK London, Ontario, Canada 75-75 -- 150 +6

14 Jacqueline BARENBORG Vero Beach, Florida 78-73 -- 151 +778-73--151
14 Jaclyn BURCH St Louis, Missouri 77-74 -- 151 +7

16 Tatiana Gammicchia (amateur) Khabarovsk, Russia 79-74 -- 153 +9

16 Michele THOMSON Ellon, Scotland 75-78 -- 153 +9

18 Mary MOAN New Haven, Connecticutt 80-74 -- 154 +10

19 Jill Hardy (amateur) Winnepeg, Canada 79-78--157 +13
20 Jennifer KOVACH Braselton, Georgia 77-80 -- 157 +13

21 Zakiya Randall (amateur) Atlanta, Georgia 80-78 -- 158 +14

22 Carrie MORRIS Tyler, Texas 75-84 -- 159 +15

23 Stephanie THOMAS Geneva, Florida 77-83 -- 160 +16

24 Mayura Skowronski (amateur) Bangkok, Thailand 83-79 -- 162 +18

24 Darlene STOWERS Tampa, Florida 84-78 -- 162 +18

26 Jennifer HANSEN Cairo, Nebraska 78-86 -- 164 +2

27 Jeanne CHO-HUNICKE Longwood, Florida 77 Withdrew.

Prizewinners' parade at the Lanarkshire Ladies County Golf Association championship and (below right) county captain May Hughes presents the championship trophy to Fiona Nossi (right). Images, by courtesy of Jean Macintyre can be enlarged by clicking on them.

Fiona Norris wins third

Lanarkshire title - first

since 1992 and 1988

Mrs Fiona Norris, older sister of LPGA Tour player Mhairi McKay, has won the Lanarkshire women's county golf championship for a third time at Drumpellier Golf Club.
Fiona won by 5 and 3 against Joanna Scott (Cathkin Braes) who did well to reach her first final as 13th of the 16 match-play qualifiers.
Mrs Norris was Fiona McKay when she last won the county title in 1988 and 1992. She also lost in the 1987 and 1989 finals.
Fiona, the No 2 seed, produced three birdies in the final - at the fourth, ninth and 10th - and single-putted the last six holes of the match.
In the morning semi-finals, Mrs Norris beat defending champion Susan Wood (Drumpellier) by 4 and 3 while Joanna Scott bt Lesley Lloyd (Hayston) 2 and 1.
Caroline Smith (Strathaven) won the Bronze championship, beating Margaret Porteous (Drumpellier) by 5 and 3 in the final.

Results:

CHAMPIONSHIP
Semi-finals

Joanna Scott (Cathkin Braes) bt Lesley Lloyd (Hayston) 2 and 1.

Fiona Norris (Hamilton) bt Susan Wood (Drumpellier) 4 and 3.
Final

Norris bt Scott 5 and 4.
BRONZE CHAMPIONSHIP
Final

Caroline Smith (Strathaven) bt Margaret Porteous (Drumpellier) 5 and 3.

Kathleen Sutherland top seed

for Angus match-play stages

Home course player Kathleen Sutherland, who scored the last of her Angus women's county championship victories in 1995, earned herself the top seeding for the match-play stages of this year's tournament with a round of 75 at Montrose Links today.
Kathleen, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, had a shot to spare over Heather Anderson (Alyth) and Lynne Fenton (Carnoustie Ladies), the title-winner in 1998 and 1999.
Defending champion Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth), a Stirling University student, qualified in fourth place with a 78.
The match-play stages start on Sunday, May 3 and conclude on Sunday, May 10.
QUALIFIERS
Par 73 CSS 74
75 K Sutherland (Royal Montrose).
76 H Anderson (Alyth), L Fenton (Carnoustie Ladies).
78 R Wilson (Monifieth).
79 A Summers (Carnoustie Ladies).
80 J Brown (Monifieth).
81 F Gilbert (Carnoustie Ladies), A Ramsay (Kirriemuir)
82 L Fotheringham (Grange), M Summers (Carnoustie Ladies), A Hunter (Monifieth).
83 F Blair (Carnoustie Ladies), J Grubb (Montrose Mercantile).
84 S Arbuckle (Panmure Barry).
86 A Hay (Edzell), A Alston (Royal Montrose).
DRAW
(Sunday, May 3 at 10.02am)
Sutherland v Alston.


Fotheringham v Ramsay.


A Summers v Blair.


Grubb v Wilson.


Fenton v Arbuckle.


Hunter v Brown.


Gilbert v M Summers.


Hay v Anderson.

Wind-tamer Michael Stewart

scores first US college win

Michael Stewart, last year's Scottish boys' match-play champion from Troon, has scored his first win near the end of his first year as a golf scholarship student at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City.
Irvine-born Stewart, 19, had rounds of 72, 70 and 71 for a three-under-par total of 213 to come from behind over the final round and win the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship by one stroke at Keith Hills Country Club, Buies Creek in North Carolina.
Stewart was lying 10th going into the final day when the wind got up to 25 to 30mph with even stronger gusts. The Scot's one-under-par 71 in those codnitions over a 6819yd course saw him rocket up to the pole position as his rivals struggled to cope.
"I guess the weather suited me, being that I'm from Scotland," said Stewart. "The other guys don't normally play in a wind like that. I just tried to stay patient, keep my composure and try to manufacture shots under the wind. I knew that chances to score would come if I stayed patient." Out in two-over-par 38, Stewart came storming home in three-under-par 33, brilliant scoring in the conditions.
East Tennessee State University head coach Fred Warren said: "Michael played a really great round of golf on the last day. The wind almost blew everybody else off the course, but not Michael. His performance was a very big bright spot for me in what was not a very good performance by the team as a whole."

East Tennessee State finished fourth of 11 in the team event and victories by teams are rated more highly, certainly by the college coaches, than individual successes.
Warren has been hoping that Stewart will develop into a team-leading player to fill the gap left by Edinburgh-born former Walker Cup player Rhys Davies who starred for East Tennessee State University for four years. The Scot is certainly going that way.
Former British boys' champion Jordan Findlay from Fraserburgh, who is coming up to the end of his four-year stay at East Tennessee State University, also played well in the last-day wind for a 74, a score beaten only by Stewart and a handful of others, but his earlier rounds of 81 and 74 added up to a total of 229, which earned the Buchan player only a share of 41st place in a field of 55.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72) 6819yd
213 Michael Stewart (East Tennessee State) 72 70 71.
214 Vaita Guillaume (Campbell University) 69 69 76.
Selected scores:
221 Rhys Enoch (East Tennessee State) 70 75 76 (jt 14th).
224 Seamus Power (East Tennessee State) 77 71 76 (jt 27th).
229 Jordan Findlay (East Tennessee State) 81 74 74, Paul O'Kane (East Tennessee State) 76 74 79 (jt 41st).
LEADING TEAMS
867 Campbell University. Also: 881 East Tennessee State (4th of 11).

PAUL FERRIER JOINT 5TH IN ATLANTIC

TEN CHAMPIONSHIP

Paul Ferrier, the 2007 Scottish boys' match-play champion from Edinburgh, finished a creditable joint fifth in a field of 60 for the Atlantic Ten Conference Championship at Mission Inn Resort, Howie in the Hills, Florida.
Over a par-71 course of some 6887yd, Ferrier, a first-year student at the University of Charlotte, North Carolina, had rounds of 71, 73 and 76 for a total of 220, eight shots behind the winner by four strokes, team-mate Corey Nagy with 71, 69 and 72.

Alan Glynn from Middlesex, a student at Xavier University, Cincinnatti, finished joint seventh on 221 with scores of 78, 71 and 72.
Ferrier, who will be 20 on May 17, helped his university with the team title with a total of 872, 10 shots ahead of runners-up Xavier.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS

Par 213 (3 x 71) 6887yd

212 Corey Nagy (Charlotte) 71 69 72.

216 Stefan Wiedergruen (Charlotte) 68 74 74.

Selected scores:

220 Paul Ferrier (Charlotte) 71 73 76 (jt 5th).

221 Alan Glynn (Xavier) 78 71 72 (jt 7th).

LEADING TEAM TOTALS

872 Charlotte. 882 Xavier. 897 Richmond. 12 teams took part.

MADDISON AND MIDDLETON'S TOP 10 PLACINGS

HELP HUTCHINSON WIN TEAM TITLE

Nicky Maddison from Newcastle, a smash-hit for the Hutchinson Community College golf team in Kansas circles, finished joint fifth of 74 in the NJCAA Division 1 (District 3) championship at Wildhorse Golf Club, Gothenburg, Nebraska.

Maddison scored 78, 74 and 74 for 226 - six shots behind the winner, Steven McGlynn (Indian Hills CC) with 71 74 and 75.

Maddison's team-mate, Dale Middleton from Coventry, finished eighth on 229 with scores of 76, 77 and 76 over th par-7, 6955yd course.

Hutchinson (909), thanks to the efforts of the two English students, won the team title by two shots from Indian Hills with Dodge City (921) third of the 13 teams.

Independent Schools Golf Association championships

Wellington College winning line-up (left to right): Iain Henderson (teacher), Jordan Mann, Ed & Alexandra Peters, who are brother and sister.

On the right is the individual title winner, Philip Buckendorf of Loretto School, Musselburgh.

Loretto's Philip Buckendorf wins individual

title, Wellington College take team award

Philip Buckendorf from Loretto School, Musselburgh won the individual trophy and Wellington College, Berkshire's Alexandra Peters, her brother Ed Peters and Jordan Mann won the team trophy at the end of the Independent Schools Golf Assocation's two-day championships over the Kittocks course at Fairmont St Andrews this week.
Seventeen school teams from all over the United Kingdom took part as finalists from a starting entry of 120 schools.
Buckendorf had rounds of 75 and 74 for a total of 149 in wet and blustery conditions. He won by one shot from Rudy Hercik (RGS Worcester) who scored 76 and 74 for 150.
Jack Candy (St Josephs) was third on 152 (77-75).
Wellington College won the team title by five shots with a total of 310. RGS Worcester (315) were second and Loretto B and Millfield Boys tied for third place on 316.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Individual
145 Philip Buckendorf (Loretto) 75 74.
150 Rudy Hercik (RGS Worcester) 76 74.
152 Jack Cardy (St Josephs) 77 75.
153 Ben Taylor (Millfield) 78 75.
154 Alexandra Peters (Wellington College) 78 75.
155 Dominic Barnes (Birkenhead) 78 77.
157 Alex Gems (KCS Wimbledon) 80 77.
158 Ed Peters (Wellington College) 79 79, Jordan Mann (Wellington College) 81 77.
Selected scores:
162 Christopher McKeown (Glasgow High) 81 81, Zak Clark (Robert Gordon's College) 83 79.
167 Lewis Gregory (Loretto) 85 82.
168 George Munsey (Loretto) 86 82.
168 Neale Barnes (Robert Gordon's College) 87 81.
172 Abhishek Ruia (Loretto) 88 84.
174 James Sharp (Loretto) 87 87.
177 Tom Scott (Loretto) 92 85.
180 James Hendry (Glasgow High) 87 93.
Team
310 Wellington College (Alexandra Peters, Ed Peters, Jordan Mann).
315 RGS Worcester.
316 Loretto B, Millfield Boys.
321 Millfield Girls.
324 Birkenhead, KCS.
330 RGS Newcastle, Robert Gordon's College.
332 Rugby, St Josephs.
334 Glasgow High, St Pauls.
336 Oakham.
344 Loretto A.
353 Campbell College.
362 Mill Hill.

Ness Open tee times for Sunday, May 10

INVERNESS GOLF CLUB
8.00 & 12.15
Laura Murray (Alford) and Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle).
8.08 & 12.23
Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) and Claire Hargan (Mortonhall).
8.16 & 12.31
Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch) and Jane Turner (Craigielaw).
8.24 & 12.39
Laura Walker (Muckhart) and Elaine Cuthill (Lanark).
8.32 & 12.47
Sammy Vass (Tain) and Rachael Watton (Mortonhall).
8.40 & 12.55
Samantha Leslie (Westhill) and Hannah McCook (Abernethy).
8.48 and 1.03
Louise McGillivray (Banchory) and Jennifer Linklater (Largs).
8.56 and 1.11
Jane Grubb (Montrose Mercantile) and Gillian Dowling (Inverness).
9.04 and 1.19
Julie Vass (Tain) and Lauren Duncan (Aboyne).
9.12 and 1.27
Rachael Polson (Peterculter) and Megan Aird (Strathmore).
9.20 and 1.35
Fiona Fullerton (Meldrum House) & Emily Aird (Strathmore).
9.28 and 1.45
Kristina Vannet (Peterculter) and Pat Ashe (Brora).

Happy Birthday to Mary Mac

USA's Carol Semple Thomson and GB&I's Mary McKenna
lead out their teams at the 2008 Curtis Cup at St Andrews.
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Kirkwoodgolf sends Birthday Greetings to Mary McKenna, Curtis Cup and Vagliano Cup Captain.

Mary, I hope you enjoy your 60th birthday as much as I did!

Best wishes
Gill

Harriet's late surge takes

her into second place in

Ivy League Championship

Harriet Owers-Bradley from Nottingham, pictured, a student at Yale University, finished runner-up to Susannah Aboff (Princeton) in a field of 35 players for the Ivy League Women's Championship at Atlantic City Country Club, Northfield in New Jersey.
Harriet's third and final round of 70 was the best by anyone in the championship but earlier rounds of 78 and 76 meant she had left herself too much ground to make up.
Her total of 224 over the par-72, 6131yd course left her five shots behind Susannah Aboff who scores 72, 75 and 72 for three-over-par 219.
Claire Sheldon (Harvard) finished third on 224 with scores of 77, 73 and 75.
Harvard (904) won the team event ahead of Yale (906) with Princeton (909) third in the field of seven teams.

Hannah Burke 23rd in Big 12 Championship

Vagliano Trophy team place contender Hannah Burke from Hertfordshire, a student at Baylor University, Texas, never really got going in the Big 12 Women's Championship over the Rawls Course at Lubbock, Texas.
Judging by the scores, the Texas winds had been howling!
Hannah had scores of 80, 79 and 78 for a total of 237 over a long ladies' course - 6564yd with a par of 72 - and she tied for 23rd place in a field of 60 players behind the joint winners, Ashley Freeman (Texas A&M) and Kendall Dye (Oklahoma)
Even Ashley and Kendall were nine-over-par for the tournament, Ashley scoring 72, 73 and 80 and Kendall 76, 73 and 76.
Another English student, Ami Storey from Ponteland in the North-east, finished joint 20th with scores of 78, 77 and 81 for 236.
Oklahoma State (909) won the team title from Texas A&M (922) with Oklahoma (938) third. Baylor (950) finished fifth of seven.

Gemma Webster 25th in Big Ten Championship

Former Scotland international Gemma Webster from Glasgow, coming up to the end of her four years at Ohio State University, finished joint 25th in a field of 66 for the Big Ten Women's Championship over 72 holes at the Kampen Course (6333yd, par 72) at West Lafayette.
Hilton Park GC member Gemma scored 86, 75, 81 and 79 for 321.
Joint winners on the nine-over-par 297 mark were Purdue University team-mates, Spain's Maria Hernandez (Purdue) and Canada's Maude Aimee Leblanc.
Maria scored 79, 72, 71 and 75; Maude had 75, 75, 70 and 77.
Purdue (1209) won the team championship from Michigan State (1252) with Ohio State (1259) third in a field of 11 teams.

Lesley Atkins (14) leading qualifier

for Borders' match-play

Fourteen-year-old Lesley Atkins (Mintro), pictured, is the leading qualifier for the match-play stages of the Border women's county championship at The Roxburghe on May 2 and 3.

She headed the field with a round of 75 at Torwoodlee Golf Club.

QUALIFIERS

Silver Division
75 L Atkins (Minto)
77 L Campbell (Torwoodlee)
79 I Craigie (Torwoodlee)
79 S Cuthbertson (Peebles)
80 P Costello (Hirsel)
80 S Leifer (Hirsel)
81 S Paterson (Kelso)
81 J Anderson (Hawick)
82 A Melvin (Hirsel)
82 A Dods (Torwoodlee)
82 W Wells (Peebles)
84 V Scott (Torwoodlee)
85 D Richards (Torwoodlee)
85 L Douglas (Hawick)
85 C Easton (Hawick)
90 D Cassidy (Selkirk)
Draw and tee times on Saturday at The Roxburghe:

CHAMPIONSHIP - First round

9.00 Atkins v Cassidy
9.08 Melvin v Anderson
9.16 Costello v Scott
9.24 Richards v Cuthbertson
9.32 Craigie v Douglas
9.38 Leifer v Wells
9.46 Paterson v Dods
9.54 Easton v Campbell
BRONZE - First round

10.02 Underhill v Runciman
10.08 Short v Thomas
10.16 Fleming v Middlemiss
10.24 Keddie v Blades

Solheim Cup format switch will put

four-balls ahead of foursomes

Solheim Cup captains Beth Daniel of the United States and Alison Nicholas of Europe have agreed to switch the playing format for the first two days of this year's match at Sugar Grove, Illinois.
The opening session on both days will now feature four-balls, where each team member plays her own ball, followed by alternate-shot foursomes in the afternoon, the LPGA said Tuesday.
"I always felt as a player that we would see better golf if you played your own ball in the morning and then played alternate shot in the afternoon," Daniel said in a statement. "As a captain, you see more golf out of your players in the morning to help you make your picks in the afternoon. Another positive is that fans on the first tee in the morning see four players tee off in a group instead of just two."
"The host captain has the choice of whether to play the foursomes or four-ball first but in fact, switching the order has been considered by the European side before," Nicholas said. "We are all happy with the decision that has been made."
The 11th Solheim Cup will be played at Rich Harvest Farms from August 21-23 when Europe, beaten 16-12 in Sweden in 2007, will be looking for its first win on American soil in the biennial competition.
The Americans lead 7-3 in the series, which is the women's equivalent of the men's Ryder Cup.

East Lothian county captain Pam Hall, champion Jayne Smith, county president Caryl Campbell and Handicap Quaich winner Beryl Morris (image by courtesy of East Lothian Ladies County Golf Association.

Jayne Smith is East Lothian champion for a fourth time
Former Scotland international Jayne Smith (Gullane) won the East Lothian women's county golf championship for a fourth time today over the Gullane No 2 course.
Playing in her ninth final since 1987, Jayne, the No 3 seed, beat top qualifier Mary Lou Renton (Gifford) by 4 and 3.
Jayne's previous wins in the championship came in 1987 (as Jayne Ford), 2001 and 2003. She was beaten finalist in 1988, 1997, 1999, 2004 and 2008.
For Mary Lou, it was a third defeat in the county final. She lost to former Scottish champion Hilary Monaghan in 1995 and to Kelly Brotherton in 2005.
Beryl Morris (Dunbar), playing off 24, beat Ann McIntosh (Gullane), playing off 22, by on hole in the Handicap Quaich Final.
Today's results:
CHAMPIONSHIP
Semi-finals
Mary Lou Renton (Gifford) bt Line Mortensen (Gullane) 1 hole.
Jayne Smith (Gullane) bt Emma Fairnie (Dunbar) 4 and 3.
Final
Smith bt Renton 4 and 3.
HANDICAP QUAICH
Final

Beryl Morris (Dunbar) (24) bt Ann McIntosh (Gullane) (22) 1 hole.

Scott v Lloyd, Norris v Wood

in Lanarkshire semi-finals

Joanna Scott (Cathkin Braes) is the odd one out in the four players who will contest Wednesday morning's semi-finals of the Lanarkshire women's county golf championship at Drumpellier Golf Club.
Joanna has never won the title previously while her opponent, Lesley Lloyd (Hayston) was champion in 1997, and the other semi-final features the defending champion Susan Wood (Drumpellier) against No 2 seed Fiona Norris (Hamilton), who won the title in 1988 and 1992.
Leading qualifier Pat Hutton (Lanark), who last won the champion in 1985, was beaten 4 and 3 in the quarter-finals by Lesley Lloyd.
The Bronze Championship final will be between Caroline Smith (Strathaven) and Margaret Porteous (Drumpellier).
Match-play results:
First round
Pat Hutton (Lanark) bt Anne Clark (Drumpellier) 5 and 4.
Lesley Lloyd (Hayston) bt Liz Lees (Hamilton) 7 and 5.
Hilary Stuart (Bothwell Castle) bt Carol McCall (Strathaven) 6 and 5.
Joanna Scott (Cathkin Braes) bt Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) at 19th.
Alison Bell (Strathaven) bt Ray Wilson (Carluke) 3 and 2.
Susan Wood (Drumpellier) bt Angela Devine (Hamilton) 4 and 3.
May Hughes (Lanark) bt Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) 1 hole.
Fiona Norris (Hamilton) bt Marion Brodie Strathaven) 7 and 5.
Quarter-finals
Lloyd bt Hutton 4 and 3.
Scott bt Stuart 2 and 1.
Wood bt Bell 5 and 3.
Norris bt Hughes 1 hole.

BRONZE CHAMPIONSHIP
Semi-finals
Caroline Smith (Strathaven) bt Linda McLanachan (Strathaven) 2 and 1.
Margaret Porteous (Drumpellier) bt Jean Glass (Drumpellier) 3 and 2.

Lesley and Ann head East Area qualifiers

for LGU Medal Grand Final at Crieff

Lesley Rolland (Dunfermline) and Ann Parker (Braehead) topped the Silver and Bronze Division returns respectively in today's (Tuesday) LGU Medal East Area Final at Balbirnie Park Golf Club near Glenrothes.
Lesley had a net 68 off five of a handicap in the Silver and Anna a net 71 off 26 in the Bronze. Alison McNair (Aberdour), playing off 26, also had a net 71 but lost out in a comparison of the pair's inward halves.
Lesley Rolland, Lynn Newton (Thornton), Moira Brown (Gogarburn), Ann Parker, Alison McNair and Joyce McCarthy (Baberton) were the six qualifiers to go forward to the LGU Medal Grand Final at Crieff Golf Club on Sunday, June 7.
Norma Hogg (Merchants of Edinburgh), playing off 24, qualified with a net 72 (better last six) but is unavailable for the June date and fourth-placed Joyce McCarthy was given her place.

Leading returns
Par 72. CSS 74.
Silver Division - Lesley Rolland (Dunfermline) (5) 68; Lynn Newton (Thornton) (9) 73; Moira Brown (Gogarburn (12) 74; Dianne Watson (Leven) (5) 75 (better inward half).
Bronze Division - Ann Parker (Braehead) (26) (better inward half), Alison McNair (Aberdour) (26) 71; Norma Hogg (Merchants of Edinburgh (24) (better last six), Joyce McCarthy (Baberton) (22) 72 (better inward half).
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Louise Fraser pips Rachael Watton

for top Midlothian seeding

Former international-class women's rugby player Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe) and Mortonhall junior member Rachael Watton topped the 16 qualifiers for the match-play stages of the Midlothian women's county championship at Newbattle Golf Club today.
They both had aggregates of 147 for the 36-hole qualifying contest, Louise coming in with a splendid second round of 70 to match the total of Rachael, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, who led by two strokes after a first-round 71.
Louise Fraser's better second round earned her the No 1 seed role.
St Andrews hotelier Fiona De Vries (St Rule), a member of the winning Scotland veterans' team against Ireland at Cruden Bay recently, was the third best qualifier with scores of 73 and 76 for 149.
Former Scotland international Claire Hargan (Mortonhall), bidding to win the Midlothian title for the sixth time in the past seven years, qualified in sixth place with 79 and 75 for 154. Title-holder Rachael Livingston (Musselburgh), who ended Claire's run of five consecutive championships, was unable to defend this year.
QUALIFIERS
147 Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe) 77 70, Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 71 76.
149 Fiona De Vriews (St Rule) 73 76.
150 Claire MacDonald (Gullane) 76 74.
152 Kirsten Blackwood (Craigmillar Park) 76 76.
154 Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) 79 75.
155 Stephanie Crolla (Duddingston) 79 76.
157 Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw) 79 77.
157 Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) 80 77.
159 Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 77 82.
160 Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe) 79 81.
164 Susan Rennie (Uphall) 82 82.
165 Karen Marshall (Baberton) 82 83.
166 Linda Caine (Dunbar) 84 82.
167 Gillian Simpson (Murrayfield 83 84.
172 Diane Moncrieff (Lochend) 84 88.
FRIDAY'S DRAW
First round match-play
9.0 Fraser v Moncrieff.
9.07 Fenton v Gabrielle Macdonald.
9.15 Blackwood v Rennie.
9.22 Marshall v Claire MacDonald.
9.30 De Vries v Caine.
9.37 Nicholson v Hargan.
9.45 Crolla v McIntosh.
9.52 Simpson v Watton.

B CHAMPIONSHIP
First round
10.0 Helen Warnock (Harburn) v Coleen Derighetti (Lochend.
10.07 Lesley Campbell (Torphin Hills) v Mandy McB ain (New Swanston).
10.15 Pam Townsend (Murrayfield) v Sandra Wilkes (Deder Park).
10.22 Sandra Ashurst (Murrayfield) v Dee Williams (Craigmillar Park).
10.30 Caro9le Mason (Dalmahoy) v Jaci Moriarty (Lochend).
10.37 Mary Davidsdon (Kingsknowe) v Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe).
104.5 Susan Dalrymple (Craigielaw) v Yvonne Blyth (Prestonfield).
10.51 Sue Caton (Kingsknowe) v Margaret Alexander (Baberton).

SLGA need volunteers to run

live scoring service from

"Scottish" at Southerness

The Scottish Ladies Golfing Association introduced a "live scoring" service on its website - http://www.slga.co.uk/ - from the Helen Holm Scottish women's open amateur championship at Troon last weekend.
It was so successful that during the final round on Sunday over Royal Troon, the website "crashed" because it was overloaded with thousands of people logging on or trying to log on to find out who was winning.
It is believed that many of the "hits" came from Ireland as
the 14-year-old Maguire twins, Leona (the ultimate winner) and Lisa (who finished joint third) were in contention. There would also have been many from Scotland as Nairn Dunbar's Kelsey MacDonald was actually leading at one point of the final round before finishing second.
Encouraged by the response, the SLGA now plan to run a live scoring website service from the Scottish women's amateur championship at Southerness Golf Club on the Solway Firth from May 19 to 23.
The only snag is that live-scoring is a labour-intensive operation. The SLGA need volunteers they can send out onto the course to radio back to the clubhouse all the scores every three holes during the two qualifying rounds.
"We need as many as 13 volunteers, so that they can get regular breaks during the day. It might be more difficult to get as many down at Southerness than it was from the Troon area where the population is bigger and possibily more interested in golf," said Mrs Fiona Farquharson (pictured above by Cal Carson Golfing Agency), the SLGA's Tournament Officer.
"We were delighted with the way the website live scoring went at our first attempt. The weather and the Troon links terrain meant that the radio reception for messages coming in from our volunteers out on the course caused us a few problems but it was well worth it.
"At Southerness, we plan to do live scoring during the Tuesday-Wednesday stroke-playing qualifying rounds, have a break, and then resume the service from the later stages of the match-play on Friday and the 18-hole final on the Saturday morning."
Anyone who wants to volunteer should telephone the SLGA headquarters in Perth at 01738 442357 or send an E-mail to secretary@slga.co.uk

Murray Carnie and Paul Lawrie, a busy season ahead on the junior golf front (Cal Carson Golf Agency image).

Paul Lawrie junior events tee off

at Peterculter this Sunday

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Colin@scottishgolfview.com
The Paul Lawrie Junior Golf Programme becomes three dimensional this season with the Junior Jug taking in the national scene and 18-hole Stableford competitions being added to the Aberdeenshire-only Flag events which have been run for the past three years.
There will be 13 Flag events at Aberdeenshire venues from Aboyne to Westhill, all aimed at getting boys and girls started playing golf competitively. This is the fourth year of these non-handicap competitions in which the players stop after they have played 36 strokes. The winners are those who have completed the most holes or parts of holes after they have played their 36th stroke.
The Stableford events are for Under-15 year olds - boys or girls - with the only stipulation that they must have an official handicap to participate.
The majority of the Flag and Stableford events will be run at the same venues, starting with Peterculter Golf Club on Sunday.
"We couldn't attempt a programme of this size without the goodwill of the golf clubs in providing courtesy tee times at weekends on their courses. They've been great," said Murray Carnie, the Paul Lawrie Foundation's chief organiser.

"We get around 60 boys and girls coming along to each Flag competition and there will be qualifiers from each one for the Grand Final at Deeside Golf Club on September 20 when we will also be holding the Paul Lawrie Under-16 & Under-18 open."
The Junior Jug will have one-round qualifying competitions at Cowglen (July 29), Craigielaw (July 29), Kingsfield (July 30), Nairn Dunbar (July 31), Southerness (August 1), Downfield (August 7) and Inchmarlo (August 11). Competitors can play at more than one venue if they wish.
The maxium handcap is 28 for boys and 36 for girls. The top four scratch and handicap players at each venue will qualify for the Grand Final at Dundonald Links in September.
Information about how to enter all three of the Paul Lawrie Junior Programme competitions is available on http://www.paullawriegolf.com/

Volunteer scoreboard girls at the final round of the "Helen Holm"

The girls who answered the SLGA call for volunteers to do duty as mobile scoreboards at the last three matches off the tee in the final round of the Helen Holm Scottish women's open amateur stroke-play championship at Royal Troon on Sunday. If you want to enlarge it, click on the Cal Carson Golf Agency image.

Maguires are not the only wonder kids making golfing headlines

New Zealand women's open amateur final

is between a 12 year old & a 14-year-old!

Hard on the heels of the astonishing performance of the 14-year-old Maguire twins in the Helen Holm Scottish women's open amateur championship - Leona won the title, sister Lisa was joint third - comes news from Down Under of another wonder golf girl ...
Twelve-year-old Lydia Ko, she had her birthday last Friday, has the opportunity to create history when she contests the final of the New Zealand women's amateur golf championship in Auckland on Tuesday.
Ko would become the youngest winner of the amateur championship and takes on 14-year-old Cecilia Cho (Pakuranga) in the youngest-ever final pairing in the event's 115-year history.
Cho, the South Island amateur champion, beat Australia's Rebecca Flood 5 and 4 in one semi-final while Ko, the North Island champion, held off the challenge from Titirangi's Tania Tare to win 2 and 1.
South Africa's Nicol van Wyk will take on Australia's Matt Jager in the men's final after a dramatic afternoon. Van Wyk, who went to the 19th to beat off compatriot Dean O'Riley in the quarter-final, then edged the world No 1 Scott Arnold (Australia) at the 21st hole in the semi-final.

Brenda from Belfast dreading showing

of "dumbest moment" on TV show

Duramed FuturesTour member Brenda McLarnon from Belfast of Belfast is already apologising for the second instalment of the Golf Channel's "Big Break Prince Edward Island.”
And while she can't divulge what she is so worried about until the show has aired, McLarnon, pictured, says it's bad enough that she "wants to hide."
"I'm absolutely petrified about Monday's show because I know what I did and it's about the dumbest moment I've ever had in my golf life," she said. "I was just stupid."
McLarnon, along with fellow Tour members and "Big Breakers" Caroline Larsson of Stockholm, Sweden, and Gerina Mendoza from Roswell, New Mexico, experienced their first days as new TV cast members last week in Brownsville, Texas, following last Monday's premiere.

What followed for Mendoza were more than 30 Facebook requests and even a request from her little sister for an interview as the subject of her school research paper on "someone famous."
"A lot of the stuff she wanted to know she could have just asked our mom," said Mendoza. "But we had our interview."
Mendoza says she can't really remember the challenges in the show. After all, the series was filmed over a period of two weeks last September and the cast members have been sworn to secrecy by legal (and million-dollar) documents to not breach the outcome of the show.
"It still seems like a dream," added Mendoza. "It's kind of crazy to come back home and it's airing and now everybody is reacting to the show."
Larsson says she signed more autographs last week in Brownsville than she has signed anywhere else all season, largely as a response to last week's premiere. A half-dozen young boys trailed the Swede last week, patiently waiting to meet her and talk about the show.
"I really was surprised that more people watch the Big Break than I thought," she said. "Last week, one of our tournament volunteer cart drivers came up to me and said, 'I saw you last Monday,' and I was like, 'Really? Where?' and she said, 'On the Big Break.' It was like she knew me. I guess people feel like they do."
But McLarnon, ever self-critical, was ranting last week about her performance. She watched the first episode with her parents, who flew over from Ireland to see the show (since it is not aired in Belfast).
"I just can't believe how much I talk," McLarnon said. "It's shocking."
"And I am huge (overweight) on TV," she continued. "I'm never letting them film me from behind again."
One of the Duramed Futures Tour's true characters who is known for her spicy language, Brenda McLarnon says she knows she's going to disappoint some people in this week's show.
"The crew filming this show asked me questions to get me going and they filled me with Bud Light," McLarnon quipped. "Some people have told me they're proud of me for not cursing. All I can say is, just stay tuned."

EAST LOTHIAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP

Top seed Mary Lou now plays conqueror

of defending champion Ruth Carroll

Top seed Mary Lou Renton (Gifford), who has never won the title, is through to Tuesday morning's semi-finals of the East Lothian women's county golf championship over the Gullane No 2 course.
After wins over two North Berwick players, Barbara Biggart and Dawn Young, Mary Lou now plays home-course player Line Mortensen who knocked out the defending champion Ruth Carroll (Musselburgh Old) by 4 and 3 in the first round.
The other semi-final features Jayne Smith (Gifford), champion in 2001 and 2003, against Emma Fairnie (Dunbar), beaten finalist in 2006 and 2007.
Beryl Morris and Ann McIntosh will meet in the final of the Handicap Quaich.
Monday's match-play results:
CHAMPIONSHIP
First round - Mary Lou Renton (Gifford) bt Barbara Biggart (North Berwick) 4 and 3, Dawn Young (North Berwick) bt Eleanor Black (Dunbar) 3 and 2, Clara Young (North Berwick) bt Patricia Savin (North Berwick) 1 hole, Line Mortensen (Gullane) bt Ruth Carroll (Musselburgh Old) 4 and 3, Jayne Smith (Gullane) bt Marie Vandepeear (Dunbar) 4 and 3, Linda Grieve (Musselburgh) bt Jill Rankin (North Berwick) 3 and 1. Jane Herd (Musselburgh) bt Alice Archbold (Longniddry) 10 and 8, Emma Fairnie (Dunbar) bt Viv Cupples (Dunbar) 3 and 2.
Quarter-finals - Renton bt D Young 4 and 2, Mortensen bt C Young 2 and 1, Smith bt Grieve 5 and 4, Fairnie bt Herd 6 and 5.
HANDICAP QUAICH
First round - Sheila King (Gullane) (19) bt Corrine Luca (Longniddry) (25) 6 and 5, Beryl Morris (Dunbar) (24) bt Irene Gray (Musselburgh) (21) 3 and 2, Pat Cusden (Dunbar) (22) bt Pat Lockie (North Berwick) (22) 2 holes, Ann McIntosh (Gullane) (22) bt Jackie Squires (Gullane) (25) 5 and 4.
Semi-finals - Morris bt King at 20th, McIntosh bt Cusden 5 and 4.

Pat Hutton leads Lanarkshire qualifiers

Title-holder Susan Wood (Drumpellier) qualified in sixth place with an 83 for the match-play stages of the Lanarkshire women's county golf championship at Drumpellier Golf Club today.
Leading qualifier and top seed is Pat Hutton (Lanark) who last won the title in 1985, although she reached the final in 1995. Pat returned a four-over-par 76, one above the CSS.
QUALIFIERS
76 Pat Hutton (Lanark).
81 Fiona Norris (Hamilton).
82 Alison Bell (Strathaven).
83 Elaine Cuthill (Lanark), Hilary Stuart (Bothwell Castle), Susan Wood (Drumpellier), Janice Paterson (Drumpellier), Lesley Lloyd (Hayston).
84 Liz Lees (Hamilton).
85 May Hughes (Lanark).
88 Angela Devine (Hamilton).
89 Carol McCall (Strathaven).
90 Joanna Scott (Cathkin Braes).
94 Marion Brodie (Strathaven).
96 Anne Clark (Drumpellier).
TUESDAY MORNING TIES
9.30 Hutton v Clark.
9.37 Lees v Lloyd.
9.42 Stuart v McCall.
9.49 Scott v Cuthill.
9.56 Bell v Wilson.
1.03 Devine v Wood.
10.10 Paterson v Hughes.
10.17 Brodie v Norris.

Cavan's twin stars still shining brightly

in Irish Schoolgirls' team championships

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION
Loreto College, Cavan's twin stars Leona and Lisa Maguire successfully defended their Irish Schoolgirls' Senior Cup title at Edmondstown Golf Club today.
The 14-year-old pair won the event by a margin of 23 Stableford points from Dublin's Teresian School, in spite of having returned home late on Sunday evening from Scotland, following Leona’s win and Lisa’s third place at the Helen Holm Scottish women's open amateur stroke-play championship at Troon.
In setting a new women' course record of level-par 72, Lisa had five birdies - at the second, fifth, seventh, 11th and 18th - while double bogeys at the 13th and 17th prevented the perfect round. Meanwhile sister Leona birdied the eighth, 12th and 17th on her way to a fine 73.
In the first staging of a Junior Cup section in the schools competition, to encourage competition among the underage players, Mount Mercy of Cork emerged victorious with Jean O’Driscoll returning a fine 28 gross points off 12 handicap.
Other players returning impressive net scores were:
April Timothy with 41 points, Shauna Busher Carley 40 points and Shannen Browne 38 points.
RESULTS
Senior Cup (two from three scores to count)
71 pts Loreto College, Cavan - Leona Maguire (35), Lisa Maguire (36).
48 pts The Teresian School, Dublin - Ariana Coyle Diaz (26), Lauren Murray (22).
42 pts Mean Scoil Mhuire, Roscommon - Aisling Hill (20), Julie O'Gara (22).
38 pts Presentation School, Port Laoise - Shannen Browne (15), Chloe Fitzpatrick (23).
38 pts Midleton College, Cork - Edel Coyne (20), Julie Coyne (18).
Best gross individual:
23pts Chloe Fitzpatrick (Presentation College Portlaoise).
Best net individual: 38pts Shannen Browne (Presentation College Portlaoise).
Junior Cup (two from three scores to count)
49 pts Mount Mercy, Cork - Aoife Barry (21), Jean O'Driscoll (28), Jill O'Driscoll (11).
36 pts Presentation College, Wexford - Shauna Busher Carly (14), Emma Murphy (26).
27 pts Victoria College, Belfast - Jessica Bamber (14), Jemma Hool (13), Tyne McGee (10).
25 pts Mean Scoil Mhuire, Roscommon - Blaithin O'Brien (10), April Timothy (14), Orla Quinn (dsq)
17 pts Loreto Beaufort, Rathfarnham - Ashling Constantine (6), Aileen Harnett (11), Maeve Holden (4).
Best gross individual: 15pts April Timnothy (Mean Scoil Mhuire, Roscommon).
Best net individual: 32pts Jessica Bamber (Victoria College Belfast).
Mary Nowlan Cup (Best gross): 36 pts Lisa Maguire (Loretto College, Cavan)
Denise McCarthy
Irish Ladies Golf Union

Mary McKenna with 'Helen Holm' winner, 14-year-old Leona Maguire (Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency. Click on it to enlarge).

'Helen Holm' placings give Mary

McKenna Vagliano Trophy boost

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Great Britain & Ireland’s Vagliano Trophy biennial nine-woman team contest against the holders, the Continent of Europe, is still more than 11 weeks away but skipper Mary McKenna is wasting no time in getting down to brass tacks for the Hamburg match on July 24 and 25.
Last week she made a reconnaissance trip to the German course along with Ladies Golf Union staff man Fraser Munro. They were having a look at the lie of the land, the clubhouse and hotel facilities, etc.
“It’s a nice course, reminded me a lot of Sunningdale,” said Mary who had barely flown back from Hamburg when up she popped at Troon for the three-day Helen Holm Scottish women’s open amateur stroke-play championship.
McKenna was obviously delighted with the spectacular winning debut in the event of 14-year-old Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) and also the close-up third finish achieved by her twin sister Lisa.
“Four of the final top five were named some time ago in the preliminary GB&I squad for the Vagliano Trophy match,” said Mary. “So, obviously I’m very pleased with that and another five from the squad finished there or thereabouts in the top 20.”
The Maguire twins’ golfing CVs are outstanding and, even though they are only 14, they can hardly be kept out of the line-up for the Vagliano Trophy match ... "If they are good enough, then they are old enough," is an old adage about selecting youngsters for adult representative teams in any sport.
Scottish Under-21 champion Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) led for a few holes during the final round over Royal Troon before finishing second to Leona. Whether or not she succeeds Michele Thomson as Scottish women’s amateur champion at Southerness next month, Kelsey is looking good for a Vagliano Trophy place.
Ireland’s Niamh Kitching’s selection prospects took a knock when she failed to survive the 36-hole cut at Troon but it is worth remembering that Michele Thomson suffered a similar fate 12 months ago and went on to (a) win the Scottish title and (b) be selected for the Curtis Cup match at the Old Course.
Backing up the Maguire girls in the top five on Sunday was Danielle McVeigh (Royal County Down), a former world universities champion who played the American college circuit for two or three years. A six-footer, Danielle has a presence that must help her in match-play ties.
England’s Naomi Edwards (Ganton) and Rhian Wyn Thomas (Vale of Glamorgan) finished ninth and 11th in the “Helen Holm” and must also be in contention.
The LGU selectors have stressed that players not named in the preliminary squad can win team places by showing better form than their rivals, so Tara Davies (Holyhead) and Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), sixth and seven in the final standings, have a big incentive to maintain their Troon form.

Thee are, of course, eligible players based in the United States who could reduce the number of places available to those who live and play in Britain and Ireland. Jodi Ewart (New Mexico University) and Sally Watson (David Leadbetter Golf Academy in Florida) played in last year's Curtis Cup match at the Old Course. Hannah Burke (Baylor University, Texas) is also in the LGU preliminary squad named late last year.

Two years ago, the Continent of Europe inflicted on GB&I their biggest margin of defeat in a Vagliano Trophy match. That one was over the Torrance Course at Fairmont, St Andrews. At that time, the best female amateurs in Europe were definitely mainly Continentals. Has the balance of power shifted since 2007? The scoreline at Hamburg will give the answer.

Midland Veteran Ladies' Spring Meeting prizewinners

Leading scores from the Scottish Veteran Ladies Golf Association (Midland) Spring Meeting at Glenisla (76 players, CSS 72):

Allan Cup/Captain’s Prize – L McGraw (Auchterarder) (12) 65.
SCRATCH
F de Vries (St Rule) 73.
G Wallace (Glenisla) 77.
HANDICAP - Division 1
L McGraw (Auchterarder) (12) 65.
B Brown (St. Rule) (12) 68.
M Hope (Blairgowrie) (8) 69.
Division 2
E Perry (Tillycoultry) (20) 68.
I Murray (Elie & Earlsferry) (13) 70.
M Forsyth (Bonnybridge) (16) 70.
Division 3
P Cockshoot (Stirling) (25) 71.
A Crossland (Dunblane New) (24) 71.

Duramed Futures Tour Scoreboard
$110,000Historic Brownsville Open
Rancho Viejo Resort & Country Club, Rancho Viejo, Texas
FINAL TOTALS
Par 213 (3x71). 6283yd.
1 Angela Buzminski (Oshawa, Ontario) 71-68-77 - 216 $15,400
2 Nontaya Srisawang (Chiang Mai, Thailand) 71-73-73 - 217 $11,000
3 Liz Janangelo (West Hartford, Conn.) 73-74-71 - 218 $4,439
3 Sae Hee Son (Seoul, South Korea) 70-76-72 - 218 $4,439
3 Garrett Phillips (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 74-72-72 - 218 $4,439
3 Onnarin Sattayabanphot (Bangkok, Thailand) 74-70-74 - 218 $4,439
3 Dewi Claire Schreefel (Diepenveen, Netherlands) 73-70-75 - 218 $4,439
3 Sarah Lynn Sargent (Williamston, S.C.) 69-73-76 - 218 $4,439
9 Kelly Lagedrost (Brooksville, Fla.) 73-76-70 - 219 $1,916
9 Lee Ann Walker-Cooper (Southport, N.C.) 72-74-73 - 219 $1,916
9 Christi Cano (San Antonio, Texas) 74-72-73 - 219 $1,916
12 Tanya Dergal (Durango, Mexico) 73-75-72 - 220 $1,315
12 Caroline Larsson (Stockholm, Sweden) 71-76-73 - 220 $1,315
12 Seo-Jae Lee (Seoul, South Korea) 69-77-74 - 220 $1,315
12 Sophia Sheridan (Guadalajara, Mexico) 73-72-75 - 220 $1,315
12 Erina Yamato (Yamagata, Japan) 74-69-77 - 220 $1,315
12 Cindy Lee-Pridgen (Sabah, Malaysia) 73-69-78 - 220 $1,315
18 Jasi Acharya (Columbus, Mont.) 78-73-70 - 221 $966
18 Ashley Knoll (The Woodlands, Texas) 75-73-73 - 221 $966
18 Christine Cho (Kent, Wash.) 76-71-74 - 221 $966
18 Michaela Cavener (Ponca City, Okla.) 74-71-76 - 221 $966
22 Danah Ford (Indianapolis, Ind.) 76-75-71 - 222 $853
22 Amanda Mathis (Opelousas, La.) 74-76-72 - 222 $853
22 Patricia Beliard (Pontarlier, France) 74-75-73 - 222 $853
22 Rachel Bailey (Faulconbridge, Australia) 75-73-74 - 222 $853
22 Esther Choe (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 75-72-75 - 222 $853
22 Noon Huachai (Bangkok, Thailand) 75-71-76 - 222 $853
22 Misun Cho (Cheongju, South Korea) 78-66-78 - 222 $853
22 Carling Coffing (Middletown, Ohio) 70-72-80 - 222 $853
30 Hwanhee Lee (Las Vegas, Nev.) 76-75-72 - 223 $763
30 Gina Umeck (Redlands, Calif.) 72-79-72 - 223 $763
30 Jenny Gleason (Clearwater, Fla.) 78-73-72 - 223 $763
30 Pornanong Phatlum (Chaiyaphum, Thailand) 75-75-73 - 223 $763
30 Rebecka Heinmert (Hassleholm, Sweden) 78-72-73 - 223 $763
30 Gerina Mendoza (Roswell, N.M.) 76-73-74 - 223 $763
30 Jennifer Ackerson (Dallas, Texas) 75-72-76 - 223 $763
30 Briana Vega (Andover, Mass.) 74-73-76 - 223 $763
30 Lili Alvarez (Durango, Mexico) 74-73-76 - 223 $763
30 Tzu-Chi Lin (Taichung, Taiwan) 75-71-77 - 223 $763
30 Laura Crawford (Lancaster, S.C.) 74-72-77 - 223 $763
30 Amelia Lewis (a) (Jacksonville, Fla.) 76-70-77 - 223 (amateur)
42 Hannah Jun (San Diego, Calif.) 76-74-74 - 224 $703
42 Lorraine Ballerano (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 77-73-74 - 224 $703
42 Stella Lee (Seoul, South Korea) 70-79-75 - 224 $703
42 Jean Reynolds (Newnan, Ga.) 69-79-76 - 224 $703
42 Mina Harigae (Monterey, Calif.) 75-72-77 - 224 $703
42 Samantha Richdale (Kelowna, British Columbia) 73-73-78 - 224 $703
42 Min Seo Kwak (Seoul, South Korea) 73-71-80 - 224 $703
42 Alejandra Shaw (Vina Del Mar, Chile) 72-71-81 - 224 $703
50 Yoora Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 73-78-74 - 225 $655
50 Ashley Prange (Noblesville, Ind.) 73-78-74 - 225 $655
50 Elisa Serramia (Barcelona, Spain) 78-73-74 - 225 $655
50 Lehua Wise (Kauai, Hawaii) 79-72-74 - 225 $655
50 Mo Martin (Altadena, Calif.) 77-73-75 - 225 $655
50 Vicki Goetze-Ackerman (Cartersville, Ga.) 72-77-76 - 225 $655
50 Lisa Ferrero (Lodi, Calif.) 72-77-76 - 225 $655
50 Lindsey Bergeon (Sarasota, Fla.) 73-76-76 - 225 $655
50 Sin Ah Ham (Seoul, South Korea) 77-72-76 - 225 $655
50 Aimee Cho (Orlando, Fla.) 77-72-76 - 225 $655
50 Laura Bavaird (Grosse Ile, Mich.) 76-71-78 - 225 $655
61 Selanee Henderson (Apple Valley, Calif.) 77-74-75 - 226 $624
61 Cindy Figg-Currier (Austin, Texas) 79-71-76 - 226 $624
61 Janell Howland (Boise, Idaho) 72-77-77 - 226 $624
64 Devan Andersen (Guadalajara, Mexico) 76-75-76 - 227 $604
64 Lori Atsedes (Ithaca, N.Y.) 75-76-76 - 227 $604
64 Susan Nam (Edmonton, Alberta) 75-76-76 - 227 $604
64 Sarah Olsen (Grosse Ile, Mich.) 76-74-77 - 227 $604
64 Sohi Moon (Seoul, South Korea) 77-73-77 - 227 $604
64 Ashley Grier (Hagerstown, Md.) 79-71-77 - 227 $604
64 Sara Brown (Tucson, Ariz.) 73-76-78 - 227 $604
64 Jenny Suh (Fairfax, Va.) 71-77-79 - 227 $604
64 Libby Smith (Essex Junction, Vt.) 72-76-79 - 227 $604
73 Seema Sadekar (Toronto, Ontario) 76-75-77 - 228 $590
73 Moon Su (Incheon, South Korea) 72-79-77 - 228 $590
73 Whitney Wade (Glasgow, Ky.) 77-73-78 - 228 $590
76 Stacey Bieber (Winnipeg, Manitoba) 76-73-80 - 229 $586
76 Heather Angell (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 74-74-81 - 229 $586
78 Jessica Shepley (Oakville, Ontario) 73-76-83 - 232 $583
79 Malinda Johnson (Eau Claire, Wis.) 80-71-84 - 235 $580

Stephanie Meadow sets course record in latest

AJGA tournament win in North Carolina

Stephanie Meadow from Jordanstown, Northern Ireland on Sunday won the highly-ranked American Junior Golf Association tournament, The Cliffs Championship, at Walnot Cove, North Carolina.

Stephanie, a former Irish girls champion who is a resident student at the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, won by six strokes from a field of 24 top juniors with rounds of one-under-par 70 and four-under 67 (a women's course record) for a five-under-par total of 137.

The temperature got up as high as 85 degrees Fahrenheit during the tournament.

The AJGA is the largest association of its kind with an annual junior membership of over 5000 junior golfers (boys and girls). The main sponsors are Titleist , Rolex Watch USA and Polo Ralph Lauren. Tiger Woods , Phil Mickleson Christie Kerr , Paula Creamer, Morgan Pressel and Brittany Lincicome are just some of the golf stars who played in AJGA events.
The Cliffs Communities are also involved with Tiger Woods’ first golf course which will be located a short distance from Walnut Cove in Asheville, North Carolina.
LEADING TOTALS

Par 143 (2 x 71) 6,023yd

137 Stephanie Meadow (Jordanstown, Northern Ireland) 70 67.

143 Haley Stephens (South Carolina) 72 71.

144 Mariah Stackhouse (Georgia) 74 70, Ri Hyang Park (South Carolina) 71 73

Dutcho duo win European Nations Cup in Spain

Ladies European Tour Scoreboard
EUROPEAN NATIONS CUP
La Sella Golf Resort, Alicante, Spain
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
270 Holland (Marjet van Der Graaff & Christel Boeljon) 68 66 70 66
274 France (Gwladys Nocera & Anne Lise Caudal) 74 67 68 65, Australia (Joanne Mills & Nikki Garrett) 71 65 73 65, Italy (Veronica Zorzi & Giulia Sergas) 62 69 70 73
275 England (Lisa Hall & Laura Davies) 66 67 74 68
276 Spain (Tania Elosegui & Paula Marti) 68 73 67 68
278 United States (Meg Mallon & Beth Daniel) 72 66 67 73
279 Sweden (Lotta Wahlin & Carin Koch) 71 71 68 69
281 Wales (Lydia Hall & Becky Brewerton) 70 70 72 69
282 Ireland (Martina Gillen & Rebecca Coakley) 71 72 70 69, Denmark (Iben Tinning & Lisa Holm Sorensen) 69 68 72 73
286 Finland (Ursula Wikstrom & Kaisa Ruuttila) 73 75 69 69
288 Scotland (Clare Queen & Lynn Kenny) 71 69 76 72
289 Switzerland (Frederique Seeholzer & Florence Luscher) 76 71 70 72, Norway (Lill Kristin Saether & Marianne Skarpnord) 71 70 76 72, Germany (Martina Eberl & Denise Charlotte Becker) 71 70 75 73
291 Russia (Maria Verchenova & Anastasia Kostina) 74 72 72 73
295 Belgium (Ellen Smets & Lara Tadiotto) 73 73 76 73
298 Slovakia (Zuzana Kamasova & Veronika Falathova) 78 72 75 73
316 Austria (Eva Steinberger & Nicole Gergely) 75 70 100 71

Mary McKenna's thoughts on the "Helen Holm" tournament

Vagliano Trophy captain Mary McKenna was at Troon over the weekend to have a look at prospective candidates for her team of nine to represent Great Britain & Ireland in the July match against the Continent of Europe at Hamburg.
Log on to Kirkwoodgolf.co.uk on Monday afternoon to find out some of her thoughts.

Kelsey MacDonald runner-up after leading during final round

Proud dad Declan Maguire with his talented twin daughters, Leonna and Lisa (image by Cal Carson Golf Agency: you can enlarge it by clicking on it).

Ireland's Leona Maguire (only 14)

wins Helen Holm, twin Lisa jt 3rd

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Begorrah! The 14-year-old Maguire twins from the Slieve Russell club in Northern Ireland lived up to their star billing on their debut appearance in the 37th Helen Holm Scottish women's open amateur stroke-play golf championship at Troon.
Leona finished first, two shots ahead of Scottish Under-21 champion Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), pictured right, with Lisa Maguire sharing third place with England's Emma Brown, another shot behind.
Leona, who also won the trophy for the best performance by an under 18-year-old - she is easily the youngest ever player to have won this prestigious tournament - led from start to finish after a brilliant opening round of six-under-par 69 at Troon Portland on Friday put her three shots clear of the field.

The lead shrank to one shot on Saturday when she slipped to a two-over 77, also over Portland, but, having settled herself with a brilliant approach shot to within 18in of the flagstick at the first, she finished in style by birdieing two of the last four holes for a closing two-under-par 73 over the demaning Royal Troon links today.
That gave her a six-under-par total of 219 and another title to add to the French Under-21 girls' championship she won a couple of weeks ago and the Irish women's amateur championship in which she beat sister Lisa in the final last year.
"I'm delighted. I'd never played either of the courses before I came to Troon a few days ago but I like links golf. The weather wasn't great but I loved the tournament. I think my putting was the best part of my game over the three days. I holed a few good ones," said Leona.
Stirling University student Kelsey MacDonald raised homes of a special "Homecoming" victory – only two Scots have won the "Helen Holm" since 1992 – but it was not to be.
Kelsey finished with a one-under-par 74 over Royal Troon for a total of four-under-par 221, two shots behind the winner after Leona Maguire doubled her one-stroke lead on the 18th tee by holing a 7ft birdie putt on the last green.
Kelsey's earlier birdies at the second and fourth had actually put her in the lead for a hole or two before Leona recovered from bogeys at the fourth and ninth with birdies at two long holes – the 11th and the 15th.
"I'm just a wee bit disappointed but finishing second is easily the best I have ever done in the Helen Holm, so I have to be pleased with that," said Kelsey whose ambition is to play in the Curtis Cup match in her home town of Nairn in 2012. She has run into form at the right time with the Scottish women's amateur championship coming up next month at Southerness.
The Maguire twins are fiercely competitive siblings and no doubt Lisa needed no bigger incentive to do well in the last round than to know that her sister was leading the field.

Sure enough, Lisa birdied four holes in closing with her third successive round of 74 for three-under-par 222. A bogey 6 at the 16th cost her a share of second place with Kelsey.
Emma Brown from Malton & Norton in Yorkshire, winner of the tournament in 2004 in her maiden name of Duggleby, birdied four of the last seven holes, including the 17th and 18th for a 75 which put her on the 222 mark alongside Lisa – a great performance from a player who retired far too early from international golf.
Fife champion Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) tied for seventh place on 224 with a last round of 75 which included double bogey 5s at two Royal Troon short holes – the Postage Stamp eighth and the 17th.
Scottish universities champion Laura Murray (Alford) was in the picture at two under par for the tournament after birdieing the 10th and 11th but she dropped back to a share of 10th place on 226 with a 77 after bogeying the 14th, 15th and 17th.
Wales, represented by youngsters Tara Davies and Rhian Wyn Thomas, came through to win the team title with a total of 449 which was two ahead of France and three in front of third-placed Scotland (Kelsey MacDonald and Kylie Walker).

Unfortunate for Ireland that one of their leading players, Niamh Kitching (Claremorris) who was Leona Maguire's nominated "partner" for Ireland in the team event. Niamh just wasn't herself over the first two rounds at Troon Portland failed to beat the 36-hole cut. That meant Ireland couldn't have a three-round team total.

But, all in all, it was a great tournament for Ireland. Apart from the Maguire girls, Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down), the former world universities women's champion in Thailand and a player with a lot of experience of playing on the US college circuit, showed the class that could win her Vagliano Trophy honours this summer by returning a 73 today.

That was the joint best score over the Royal Troon links on a day that started and finished with rain and was very much overcast in between except for a brief blink of sunshine.

But if the weather was dull, the play certainly wasn't. Lisa Ball (Matfen Hall) and Leona Maguire were the others who had 73s. Danielle's inward half earned her the best third-round score prize and that good Sunday round saw her earn the fifth three-round scratch prize on 223, ahead of former Welsh girls champion Tara Davies (Holyhead) who had a closing 75.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 225 (3 x 75). CSS 77 77 77
219 Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) 69 77 73.
221 Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 75 72 74.
222 Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) 74 74 74, Emma Brown (Malton & Norton) 74 73 75.
223 Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down) 74 76 73, Tara Davies (Holyhead) 77 71 75.
224 Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) 76 73 75, Lucie Andre (Fra) 74 74 76.
225 Naomi Edwards (Ganton) 76 74 75.
226 Charlotte Wild (Mere) 74 78 74, Rhian Wyn Thomas (Vale of Glamorgan) 73 77 76, Laura Murray (Alford) 75 74 77.
227 Marion Ricordeau (Fra) 73 77 77, Anna Dahlberg-Soderstrom (Swe) 76 74 77, Hannah Barwood (Knowle) 78 72 77.
228 Lisa Ball (Matfen Hall) 81 74 73, Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) 73 80 75, Sanna Nuutinen (Fin 77 75 76.
229 Laura Collin (John O'Gaunt) 78 74 77, Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 78 72 79.
230 Carly Booth (Comrie) 78 74 78.
231 Emelie Lundstrom (Swe) 78 77 76, Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) 73 81 77, Charlotte Dalton (Ladbrook Park) 76 75 80.
232 Perrine Delacour (Fra) 83 71 78.
233 Rosanna Crepiat (Fra) 78 78 77, Alexandra Bonetti (Fra) 76 73 84
234 Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 78 82 74, Marion Duvernay (Fra) 77 78 79, Laura Stempfle (Ger) 76 78 80, Sarah Attwood (Gog Magog) 79 74 81, Hannah Jenkins (Cradoc) 76 75 83.
235 Laura Chemarin (Fra) 74 81 80.
236 Louise Kristersson (Swe) 80 79 77, Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) 79 79 78, Morgane Bazin de Jessey (Fra) 77 77 82, Tilly Holder (Woburn) 72 81 83, Samantha Birks (Wolstanton) 74 79 83, Corisande Lee (West Lancashire) 79 72 85.
237 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 82 78 77, Louise Larsson (Swe) 77 81 79, Tracey Boyes (Meon Valley) 79 76 82, Emilie Alonso (Fra) 76 78 83, Charlene Dubois (Fra) 76 78 83, Margot Ivanoff (Fra) 76 77 84.
238 Laura Castelain (Fra) 81 80 77, Charlie Douglass (Brocket Hall) 81 79 78, Aedin Murphy (Carlow) 82 78 78, Marion Kaddouche (Fra) 82 78 78.
239 Amy Boulden (Maesdu) 78 77 84.
240 Maiju Uusi-Simola (Fin) 83 78 79, Amanda Strang (Swe) 74 86 80, Sara Garbutt (Ganton) 77 80 83.
242 Anne Laing (Vale of Leven) 77 77 88, Kym Larratt (Kibworth) 72 79 91.
243 Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 82 78 83, Lesley Hendry (Routenburn) 84 76 83.
244 Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 81 78 85.
245 Mathilde Cassaignau (Fra) 82 78 85, Kimberley Crooks (Saltburn) 80 79 86.
246 Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 82 79 85.
247 Hannah Grant (Enmore Park) 80 81 86, Anne Hakula (Fin) 78 80 89.
249 Clemence Abrahamian (Fra) 80 80 89, Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 80 79 90.
250 Jill Meldrum (Dullatur) 83 78 89.

MISSED THE CUT
162 Joelie Van Baarle (Bel) 84 78, Angelika Hammar (Swe) 81 81, Kelly Brotherton (Troon Welbeck) 86 76, Haedi Beck (Felixstowe Ferry) 82 80.
163 Emily Penttila (Fin) 86 77, Niamh Kitching (Claremorris) 83 80, Emma Sheffield (Newark) 80 83.
164 Sarah Lundy (Cookridge Hall) 80 84, Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) 81 83.
165 Samantha Leslie (Westhill) 82 83, Anna Carling (Vale of Glamorgan) 83 82.
166 Sarah Crowe (Tipperary) 84 82, Rachael Livingstone (Musselburgh) 81 84.
166 Becky Harries (Haverfordwest) 84 82, Claire MacDonald (Gullane Ladies) 86 80.
167 Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey) 75 92.
168 Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) 81 87, Emma Fairnie (Dunbar) 83 85.
169 Sammy Vass (Tain) 79 90.
170 Annabel Niven (Crieff) 85 85, M Macpherson (Troon Ladies) 91 79.
172 Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies) 85 87.
173 Ashleigh Wilton (Ladybank) 86 87.
174 Karen Delaney (Carlow) 87 87.
Withdrew (back injury): Rachel Connor (Manchester) 83 WD

INTERNATIONAL TEAM EVENT
449 WALES (T Davies 223, R Wyn Thomas 226).
451 FRANCE (L Andre 224, M Ricordeau 227).
452 SCOTLAND (K MacDonald 221, K Walker 231).
464 SWEDEN (A Dahlberg-Soderstrom 227, L Larsson 237).

DNQ IRELAND (Leona Maguire 219, N Kitching 83 80 DNQ ).
DNQ FINLAND (A Hakula 247, E Pentilla 86 77 DNQ- ).
W/D ENGLAND (H Barwood 227, R Connor 83 WD -).

*DNQ=did not qualify for last round.

W/D=withdrew.

'Helen Holm' latest news from the course

AFTER 12 HOLES OF FINAL ROUND AT ROYAL TROON

-4 (for the tournament) Kelsey MacDonald & Leona Maguire.

-3 Lisa Maguire.

-2 Louise Kenney, Laura Murray, Lucie Andre.

-1 Naomi Edwards

Leona and Kelsey share lead with nine

holes to play ... one ahead of twin Lisa

With nine holes to play 14-year-old Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) and Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) were locked in the lead at three under par for the tournament … only one shot ahead of Leona’s twin sister Lisa.
Leona, one shot clear of Kelsey and Emma Brown (Malton & Norton) at the start of the round at four under par, birdied the first hole after a superb approach shot to within 18inches of the flagstick.
But she bogeyed the par-5 fourth and the par-4 ninth to be out in one-over-par 38.
Kelsey birdied the long second and the long fourth to improve to five under par overall and at that moment had taken over the tournament lead.
However, the Nairn player bogeyed the seventh and eighth to fall back to three under par.
Lisa Maguire, starting the day two shots behind leader Leona and one behind Kelsey and Emma, bogeyed the third but birdied the short fifth and the seventh to get to three under par and a share of the lead … before she bogeyed the Postage Stamp short eighth to fall back to two under par for the tournament.
Emma Brown, with bogeys at the first, second and ninth, was level par at the turn.
OUTWARD HALVES (par 38):
Leona Maguire 38.
Kelsey MacDonald 37.
Lisa Maguire 37
Emma Brown 40.

Collated scores

37th HELEN HOLM SCOTTISH WOMEN’S OPEN AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIPTroon Portland (rounds 1 & 2) & Royal Troon (round 3).

COMPLETED FINAL TOTALS
Par 225 (3 x 75). CSS 77 77 tbc

228 Lisa Ball (Matfend Hall) 81 74 73.
231 Emelie Lundstgrom (Swe) 78 77 76.
233 Rosanna Crepiat (Fra) 78 78 77.
234 Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 78 82 74, Marion Duvernay (Fra) 77 78 79.
235 Laura Chemarin (Fra) 74 81 80.
236 Louise Kristersson (Swe) 80 79 77, Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) 79 79 78.
237 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 82 78 77, Louise Larsson (Swe) 77 81 79, Tracey Boyes (Meon Valley) 79 76 82.
238 Laura Castelain (Fra) 81 80 77, Charlie Douglass (Brocket Hall) 81 79 78, Aedin Murphy (Carlow) 82 78 78, Marion Kaddouche (Fra) 82 78 78.
239 Amy Boulden (Maesdu) 78 77 84.
240 Maiju Uusi-Simola (Fin) 83 78 79, Amanda Strang (Swe) 74 86 80, Sara Garbutt (Ganton) 77 80 83.
243 Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 82 78 83, Lesley Hendry (Routenburn) 84 76 83.
244 Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 81 78 85.
245 Mathilde Cassaignau (Fra) 82 78 85, Kimberley Crooks (Saltburn) 80 79 86.
246 Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 82 79 85.
247 Hannah Grant (Enmore Park) 80 81 86, Anne Hakula (Fin) 78 80 89, Anne Hakula (Fin) 78 80 89.
249 Clemence Abrahamian (Fra) 80 80 89, Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 80 79 90.
250 Jill Meldrum (Dullatur) 83 78 89.

MISSED THE CUT
162 Joelie Van Baarle (Bel) 84 78, Angelika Hammar (Swe) 81 81, Kelly Brotherton (Troon Welbeck) 86 76, Haedi Beck (Felixstowe Ferry) 82 80.
163 Emily Penttila (Fin) 86 77, Niamh Kitching (Claremorris) 83 80, Emma Sheffield (Newark) 80 83.
164 Sarah Lundy (Cookridge Hall) 80 84, Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) 81 83.
165 Samantha Leslie (Westhill) 82 83, Anna Carling (Vale of Glamorgan) 83 82.
166 Sarah Crowe (Tipperary) 84 82, Rachael Livingstone (Musselburgh) 81 84.
166 Becky Harries (Haverfordwest) 84 82, Claire MacDonald (Gullane Ladies) 86 80.
167 Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey) 75 92.
168 Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) 81 87, Emma Fairnie (Dunbar) 83 85.
169 Sammy Vass (Tain) 79 90.
170 Annabel Niven (Crieff) 85 85, M Macpherson (Troon Ladies) 91 79.
172 Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies) 85 87.
173 Ashleigh Wilton (Ladybank) 86 87.
174 Karen Delaney (Carlow) 87 87.
Withdrew: Rachel Connor (Manchester) 83 WD

Stephanie leads AJGA event

Former Irish girls champion Stephanie Meadow, a resident student at the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, led after the first round of the American Junior Golf Association
Stephanie had a one-under-par 70 with halves of 37 and 33 (scorecard: 36-35) over the 6023yd lay-out.
She leads by one shot from Ri Hyang Park from South Carolina who had halves of 36 and 35.
Haley Stephens from South Carolina is in third place in a field of 24 with a 72 (36-36).

Duramed Futures Tour Scoreboard
HISTORIC BROWNSVILLE OPEN
Rancho Viejo Resort & Country Club.
SECOND ROUND TOTALS
Par 142 (2x72) 6283yd
1 Angela Buzminski (Oshawa, Ontario) 71-68 - 139
2 Cindy Lee-Pridgen (Sabah, Malaysia) 73-69 - 142
2 Carling Coffing (Middletown, Ohio) 70-72 - 142
2 Sarah Lynn Sargent (Williamston, S.C.) 69-73 - 142
5 Erina Yamato (Yamagata, Japan) 74-69 - 143
5 Dewi Claire Schreefel (Diepenveen, Netherland 73-70 - 143
5 Alejandra Shaw (Vina Del Mar, Chile) 72-71 - 143
8 Misun Cho (Cheongju, South Korea) 78-66 - 144
8 Onnarin Sattayabanphot (Bangkok, Thailand) 74-70 - 144
8 Min Seo Kwak (Seoul, South Korea) 73-71 - 144
8 Nontaya Srisawang (Chiang Mai, Thailand) 71-73 - 144
12 Michaela Cavener (Ponca City, Okla.) 74-71 - 145
12 Sophia Sheridan (Guadalajara, Mexico) 73-72 - 145
14 Amelia Lewis (a) (Jacksonville, Fla.) 76-70 - 146
Christi Cano (San Antonio, Texas) 74-72 - 146
Garrett Phillips (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 74-72 - 146
Laura Crawford (Lancaster, S.C.) 74-72 - 146
Noon Huachai (Bangkok, Thailand) 75-71 - 146
Samantha Richdale (Kelowna, British Columbia) 73-73 - 146
Tzu-Chi Lin (Taichung, Taiwan) 75-71 - 146
Lee Ann Walker-Cooper (Southport, N.C.) 72-74 - 146
Sae Hee Son (Seoul, South Korea) 70-76 - 146
Seo-Jae Lee (Seoul, South Korea) 69-77 - 146

24 Christine Cho (Kent, Wash.) 76-71 - 147
Laura Bavaird (Grosse Ile, Mich.) 76-71 - 147
Lili Alvarez (Durango, Mexico) 74-73 - 147
Briana Vega (Andover, Mass.) 74-73 - 147
Liz Janangelo (West Hartford, Conn.) 73-74 - 147
Mina Harigae (Monterey, Calif.) 75-72 - 147
Esther Choe (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 75-72 - 147
Jennifer Ackerson (Dallas, Texas) 75-72 - 147
Caroline Larsson (Stockholm, Sweden) 71-76 - 147

33 Heather Angell (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 74-74 - 148
Rachel Bailey (Faulconbridge, Australia) 75-73 - 148
Tanya Dergal (Durango, Mexico) 73-75 - 148
Ashley Knoll (The Woodlands, Texas) 75-73 - 148
Libby Smith (Essex Junction, Vt.) 72-76 - 148
Jenny Suh (Fairfax, Va.) 71-77 - 148
Jean Reynolds (Newnan, Ga.) 69-79 - 148

40 Aimee Cho (Orlando, Fla.) 77-72 - 149
Sin Ah Ham (Seoul, South Korea) 77-72 - 149
Kelly Lagedrost (Brooksville, Fla.) 73-76 - 149
Patricia Beliard (Pontarlier, France) 74-75 - 149
Jessica Shepley (Oakville, Ontario) 73-76 - 149
Sara Brown (Tucson, Ariz.) 73-76 - 149
Lindsey Bergeon (Sarasota, Fla.) 73-76 - 149
Lisa Ferrero (Lodi, Calif.) 72-77 - 149
Vicki Goetze-Ackerman (Cartersville, Ga.) 72-77 - 149
Janell Howland (Boise, Idaho) 72-77 - 149
Gerina Mendoza (Roswell, N.M.) 76-73 - 149
Stacey Bieber (Winnipeg, Manitoba) 76-73 - 149
Stella Lee (Seoul, South Korea) 70-79 - 149

53 Cindy Figg-Currier (Austin, Texas) 79-71 - 150
Rebecka Heinmert (Hassleholm, Sweden) 78-72 - 150
Ashley Grier (Hagerstown, Md.) 79-71 - 150
Mo Martin (Altadena, Calif.) 77-73 - 150
Whitney Wade (Glasgow, Ky.) 77-73 - 150
Lorraine Ballerano (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 77-73 - 150
Sohi Moon (Seoul, South Korea) 77-73 - 150
Amanda Mathis (Opelousas, La.) 74-76 - 150
Pornanong Phatlum (Chaiyaphum, Thailand) 75-75 - 150
Hannah Jun (San Diego, Calif.) 76-74 - 150
Sarah Olsen (Grosse Ile, Mich.) 76-74 - 150

64 Jenny Gleason (Clearwater, Fla.) 78-73 - 151
Jasi Acharya (Columbus, Mont.) 78-73 - 151
Lehua Wise (Kauai, Hawaii) 79-72 - 151
Elisa Serramia (Barcelona, Spain) 78-73 - 151
Malinda Johnson (Eau Claire, Wis.) 80-71 - 151
Selanee Henderson (Apple Valley, Calif.) 77-74 - 151
Susan Nam (Edmonton, Alberta) 75-76 - 151
Ashley Prange (Noblesville, Ind.) 73-78 - 151
Yoora Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 73-78 - 151
Lori Atsedes (Ithaca, N.Y.) 75-76 - 151
Moon Su (Incheon, South Korea) 72-79 - 151
Gina Umeck (Redlands, Calif.) 72-79 - 151
Danah Ford (Indianapolis, Ind.) 76-75 - 151
Seema Sadekar (Toronto, Ontario) 76-75 - 151
Hwanhee Lee (Las Vegas, Nev.) 76-75 - 151
Devan Andersen (Guadalajara, Mexico) 76-75 - 151

--- Missed 36 Hole Cut ---
Y. J. Jin (Seoul, South Korea) 79-73 - 152
Hannah Yun (Bradenton, Fla.) 77-75 - 152
Sookhee Baek (Altamonte Springs, Fla.) 77-75 - 152
Benedikte Grotvedt (Nesbru, Norway) 77-75 - 152
Lisa Meldrum (Montreal, Quebec) 73-79 - 152
Mary J. Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 75-77 - 152

Christina Jones (Jensen Beach, Fla.) 78-75 - 153
Marci Turner (Tompkinsville, Ky.) 78-75 - 153
Taya Battistella (Bend, Ore.) 78-75 - 153
Kimberly Goedecke (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) 77-76 - 153
Melissa Eaton (Port Shepstone, South Africa) 77-76 - 153
Jae Oh (Je Ju, South Korea) 77-76 - 153
Moah Chang (Los Angeles, Calif.) 75-78 - 153
Sofie Andersson (Angelholm, Sweden) 75-78 - 153
Su A Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 75-78 - 153

Tiffany Tavee (Tempe, Ariz.) 78-76 - 154
Jutta Degerman (Helsinki, Finland) 79-75 - 154
Kim Augusta (Rumford, R.I.) 78-76 - 154
Meghan Little (Sturgis, S.D.) 79-75 - 154
Violeta Retamoza (Aguascalientes, Mexico) 80-74 - 154
Juli Erekson (Mapleton, Utah) 77-77 - 154
Jenna Pearson (Wheaton, Ill.) 77-77 - 154
Stephanie Otteson (Wilson, N.C.) 75-79 - 154
Carol Robertson (Virginia Beach, Va.) 75-79 - 154
Dana Bates (Thousand Palms, Calif.) 76-78 - 154

Maria Laura Elvira (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 78-77 - 155
Stephanie Oukeo (Paris, France) 79-76 - 155
Rak Kyung Oh (Seoul, South Korea) 77-78 - 155
Marcela Leon (Monterrey, Mexico) 80-75 - 155
Michelle Jarman (Wilmington, N.C.) 80-75 - 155
Camila Mori (Santiago, Chile) 76-79 - 155
Ulrika Ljungman-Smith (Daytona Beach, Fla.) 75-80 - 155
Janice Olivencia (Caguas, Puerto Rico) 76-79 - 155

Maggie Simons (Raleigh, N.C.) 78-78 - 156
Nicole Jeray (Berwyn, Ill.) 78-78 - 156
Bridget Dwyer (Kailua, Hawaii) 78-78 - 156
Nicole Hage (Coral Springs, Fla.) 79-77 - 156
Christine Song (Fullerton, Calif.) 79-77 - 156
Priscilla Duffield (Gold Coast, Australia) 80-76 - 156
Perry Swenson (Charlotte, N.C.) 77-79 - 156
Kylene Pulley (Kokomo, Ind.) 80-76 - 156
Kelly Froelich (Raizeux, France) 77-79 - 156
April Leigh Martinez (a) (Edinburg, Texas) 85-71 - 156
Alison Walshe (Westford, Mass.) 76-80 - 156

Madeleine Holmblad (Stockholm, Sweden) 78-79 - 157
Stephanie Kim (a) (Orlando, Fla.) 79-78 - 157

Tiffany Prats (Williston, Fla.) 79-79 - 158
Brenda McLarnon (Belfast, Ireland) 80-78 - 158
Catherine Matranga (Fort Worth, Texas) 81-77 - 158
Kira Meixner (a) (Richmond, British Columbia) 82-76 - 158

Courtney Mahon (Lee's Summit, Mo.) 78-81 - 159
Debbie Munoz (Boca Raton, Fla.) 79-80 - 159
Amanda Costner (Claremore, Okla.) 80-79 - 159
Chris Brady (Charlotte, N.C.) 81-78 - 159
Lilly Kobayashi (Santa Monica, Calif.) 76-83 - 159

Susan Choi (Natick, Mass.) 79-82 - 161
Eva Yoe (Hong Kong, China) 82-79 - 161
Sam White (Potomac, Md.) 83-78 - 161

Jill Frantz (Iowa City, Iowa) 82-81 - 163
Kathryn O'Rourke (Holmes, N.Y.) 82-81 - 163
Santie Koch (Potgietersrus, South Africa) 83-80 - 163

Beba Macias (Monterrey, Mexico) 78-86 - 164
Jackie Gonzalez (Valencia, Venezuela) 83-81 - 164
Jessica Carafiello (Coral Springs, Fla.) 84-80 - 164

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Dana Je (Orlando, Fla.) WDI