Top seeds Jordan Spieth and Amy Anderson

win United States boys, girls championships

Leading match-play qualifiers Jordan Spieth of Dallas and Amy Anderson from Oxbow, North Dakota, have won the United States boys and girls championships respectively at the Donald Trump National Club New Jersey today.
Spieth posted a 4 and 3 victory over Jay Hwang of San Diego and Anderson defeated Kimberly Kim of Hilo, Hawaii, 6 and 5 in 36-hole final matches on the New Course.
It marked the first time since 1991 that the stroke play medalists from the first two days of the tournament have gone on to survive the match play phase.
Tiger Woods beat Brad Zwetschke at Bay Hill in Florida for the boys title that year, his first USGA title. Emilee Klein defeated Kimberly Marshall at Crestview Country Club in Wichita, Kan., for the girls title.
Anderson, 17, was 2 up after the morning round and then won three of the first four holes in the afternoon to take control.
The 15-year-old Spieth, who was one up with eight holes to play in the afternoon round, rolled in birdies at Nos. 11, 13 and 14 holes to take command.

Ladies European Tour Scoreboard
EVIAN MASTERS
Evian Masteres Golf Club, Evian-les Bains, France
THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
204 Sophie Gustafson (Swe) 71 66 67, In Kyung Kim (Kor) 67 69 68, Becky Brewerton (Wal) 67 68 69
205 Cristie Kerr (USA) 70 68 67, Ai Miyazato (Jpn) 69 66 70
206 Karrie Webb (Aus) 69 69 68
207 Helen Alfredsson (Swe) 70 69 68, Paula Creamer (USA) 70 67 70, Na Yeon Choi (Kor) 67 68 72
208 Yuko Mitsuka (Jpn) 71 66 71
209 Brittany Lang (USA) 71 70 68, Wendy Ward (USA) 68 71 70, Se Ri Pak (Kor) 72 67 70, Stacy Lewis (USA) 71 67 71, Song-Hee Kim 71 66 72
210 Ji Young Oh (USA) 68 73 69, Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 70 70 70, Meena Lee (Kor) 69 69 72
211 Mi Jeong Jeon (Kor) 70 73 68, Eun Hee Ji (Kor) 73 70 68
212 Momoko Ueda (Jpn) 69 75 68, Hee Won Han (Kor) 73 71 68
213 Ji-Hee Lee (Kor) 70 75 68, Amy Yang (Kor) 74 71 68, Lorena Ochoa (Mex) 75 69 69, Michelle Wie (USA) 73 70 70, Ji-Yai Shin (Kor) 72 70 71, Rebecca Hudson (Eng) 71 71 71, Jin Joo Hong (Kor) 70 71 72, Maria Hjorth (Swe) 70 70 73
214 Erina Hara (Jpn) 73 71 70, Natalie Gulbis (USA) 71 72 71, Diana Luna (Ita) 70 72 72, Brittany Lincicome (USA) 71 71 72, Lindsey Wright (Aus) 74 68 72, Kristy McPherson (USA) 72 68 74, Karine Icher (Fra) 68 69 77
215 Catriona Matthew (Sco) 74 72 69, Candie Kung (Tai) 70 74 71, Rachel Hetherington (Aus) 70 74 71, Jee Young Lee (Kor) 71 72 72, Suzann Pettersen (Nor) 72 71 72, Pat Hurst (USA) 70 71 74, Karen Stupples (Eng) 68 72 75, Morgan Pressel (USA) 70 70 75
216 Sun Young Yoo (Kor) 71 73 72, Leta Lindley (USA) 72 72 72, Seon Hwa Lee (Kor) 69 74 73, Hee-Kyung Seo (Kor) 71 71 74
217 Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 71 74 72, Anja Monke (Ger) 71 74 72, In-Bee Park (Kor) 72 73 72, Chie Arimura (Jpn) 73 72 72, Tania Elosegui (Spa) 73 70 74, Michele Redman (USA) 70 72 75, Shiho Oyama (Jpn) 74 68 75
218 Shi Hyun Ahn (Kor) 75 71 72, Hee Young Park (Kor) 73 69 76
219 Giulia Sergas (Ita) 75 72 72, Juli Inkster (USA) 74 72 73, Teresa Lu (Tpe) 73 72 74, Anne-Lise Caudal (Fra) 75 70 74, Laura Davies (Eng) 71 73 75
220 Angela Stanford (USA) 75 71 74, Katherine Hull (Aus) 74 72 74, Jeong Jang (Kor) 72 73 75
221 Yani Tseng (Tpe) 75 72 74
222 Caroline Rominger (Swi) 73 74 75, Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 74 72 76
224 Mika Miyazato (Jpn) 71 76 77, Maria Verchenova (Rus) 73 74 77, Melissa Reid (Eng) 75 72 77, Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 74 72 78
226 Jane Park (USA) 75 71 80

EUROPEAN YOUNG MASTERS REPORT, SCORES

Brora's Calum Stewart has won a silver medal in the European Young Masters tournament which ended at Golf National, Paris on Saturday.
Switch over to our other golf news website, www.scottishgolfview.com, to read the story and the final totals.

Mary McKenna's squad rally on last day but lose 13-11

The victorious Continent of Europe team with the Vagliano Trophy at Hamburger Golf Club and (below) Scots Pamela Pretswell, Kylie Walker and Sally Watson chill out after the match (both images by courtesy of Gillian Kirkwood).

GB&I win final set of singles

5-3 but Continent retain

Vagliano Trophy

Skipper Mary McKenna's Great Britain & Ireland team finished with their tails up by winning the final singles 5-3 - the only one of the four sessions of play over the two days that they did not lose - but the Continent of Europe retained the Vagliano Trophy women's biennial amateur international trophy by a 13-11 margin at Hamburger Golf Club, Falkenstein in Germany.
The Continentals started the second and last day with a 7 1/2-4 1/2 advantage from winning the first day foursomes 2 1/2-1 1/2 and opening singles 5-3.
This morning on another thunderstorm-hit day, the Continent of Europe repeated that 2 1/2-1 1/2 foursomes victory to start the final eight singles with a 10-5 advantage.
There were fears that Spanish captain Macarena Campomanes' squad were going to repeat the record victory, 15-9, they achieved at Fairmont St Andrews two years ago but the Brits and the Irish finally came good in the last session, winning the singles 5-3 to cut their margin of defeat to 2pt.
In fact, Great Britain & Ireland actually "won" the second day's 12pt by 6 1/2 to 5 1/2pt.
GB&I's winners in the singles were Scots Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) and Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), England's Rachel Jennings, and one of the 14-year-old Irish twins, Lisa Maguire.
The other twin, Leona, gained a square match as did England's Jodi Ewart.
GB&I's most successful players with the 14-year-old Maguire twins who were setting a record by becoming the youngest ever players to play for the GB&I adult women's team in either the Vagliano Trophy or the Curtis Cup.
Both Leona and Lisa had two wins and a halved match apiece with one defeat each to give them 2 1/2pt out of a possible 4pt.
Rachel Jennnings and Rhian Wyn Thomas came next with 2pt each.
Pamela Pretswell gained 1 1/2pt out of a possible 3pt and Sally Watson finished up with 1pt from three games. Danielle McVeigh had 1pt from four games.
Kylie Walker had half a point from two games.
Curtis Cupper Jodi Ewart would have been disappointed with her no-wins record. She halved two and lost two for 1pt out of a possible four, the same total as Danielle McVeigh had from one win and three losses.

SCROLL DOWN FOR GILLIAN KIRKWOOD'S EYE-WITNESS REPORT :

Match Details:

CONTINENT OF EUROPE 13, GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND 11
First-day scoreline: Continent 7 1/2, GB&I 4 1/2
Second-day scoreline: Continent 5 1/2, GB&I 6 1/2
Saturday's results
Continent of Europe names first
FOURSOMES (2 1/2-1 1/2)
Caroline Hedwall (Ger) & Marieke Nivard (Net) bt Jodi Ewart (Eng) & Rachel Jennings (Eng) 2 holes.
Lucie Andre (Fra) & Rosanna Crepiat (Fra) bt Leona Maguire (Ire) & Lisa Maguire (Ire) 4 and 3. Laura Gonzalez-Escallon (Bel) & Marion Ricordeau (France) halved with Pamela Pretswell (Sco) & Kylie Walker (Sco).
Pia Halbit (Ger) & Caroline Masson (Ger) lost to Danielle McVeigh (NIr) & Rhian Wyn Thomas (Wal) 4 and 2.
SINGLES (3-5)
Hedwall halved with Ewart.
Nivard lost to Jennings 3 and 2.
Adriana Zwanck (Spa) lost to Sally Watson (Sco) 1 hole.
Ricordeau bt McVeigh 2 and 1.
Gonzalez-Escallon bt Thomas 3 and 2.
Masson halved with Leona Magire.
Andre lost to Pretswell 4 and 3.
Halbig lost to Lisa Maguire 2 and 1.

GILLIAN KIRKWOOD REPORTS ON AN EXCITING AFTERNOON:
At one point it looked as if the GB&I girls could do it, but in the end the European lead of four points was too much to overcome.
We knew before we went out after lunch that we had to win six out of the eight games to halve the match, so a margin of 6.5 to 1.5 was needed to win.
Jodi Ewart fought all the way in the top singles, and coming down the last needed a birdie 3 to put the first full point on the board against her experienced opponent, Caroline Hedwall of Sweden. A superb shot to 8 ft after her opponent's shot to 20ft gave the spectators some hope and when Caroline missed her putt we all wished Jodi's into the hole but it was not to be and a half went down on the scoreboard for both sides.
Rachel Jennings was never down against Marieke Nivard of the Netherlands. At one point she was five up, and her 3 and 2 win gave us our first full point.
Sally Watson gave us a scare as she was always up against Adriana Zwanck, but came down the last needing a half to win. Her opponent'ss ball just missed the hole and Sally had a comfortable two putts for a win.
But behind them both Danielle McVeigh and Rhian Wyn Thomas were struggling against Marion Ricordeau and Laura Gonzales-Escallon. At practically the same time they both lost, Danielle at the 17th and Rhian at the 16th, and that was it ... GB&I had lost the match.
Leona Maguire and Caroline Masson finished all square. Pamela Pretswell had a comfortable 4 and 3 win against Lucie Andre and Lisa Maguire came down the last all square and kept her cool after missing the green on the left to win the hole after her opponent had an awkward bunker shot and two putts.
And so the result was 13 to 11 for the Continent of Europe.
The Hamburger Golf Club could not have been more accommodating for the many spectators who invaded the clubhouse during the frequent rain showers which speckled the day.

Anderson v Kim for US girls' championship

Leading match-play qualifier Amy Anderson, 17 from Oxbow, North Dakota, will play 2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur champion Kimberly Kim, 17, from Hilo, Hawaii in Saturday's 36-hole final of the United States girls championship at the Trump National Club, Bedminister, New Jersey.
Should Anderson win, she would be the first top qualifier to claim the title since Julieta Granada in 2004.
And with U.S. boys' amateur leading qualifier Jordan Spieth also advancing to Saturday’s final at Trump National G.C., it’s the first time medalists in both championships have reached the final in the same year since 1991 (Tiger Woods and Emilee Klein).
Amy holed a pitch to square her semi-final at the 18th and went on to win at the first extra hole.
Results:
Quarter-finals
Amy Anderson, Oxbow, N.D. (141) bt Victoria Tanco, Argentina (147) 2 and 1.
Luz Alejandra Cangrejo, Colombia (149) bt Kimberly Kaufman, Clark, South Dakota (148), 4 and 3
Doris Chen, Bradenton, Florida (152) bt Ariya Jutanugarn, Thailand (149) 3 and 2
Kimberly Kim, Hilo, Hawaii (149) bt Jennifer Johnson, La Quinta, Calif. (149), 1 hole.
Semi-finals
Anderson bt Cangrejo at 19th.
Kim bt Chen 5 and 4

+Figures in brackets are players's stroke-play qualifying totals.

Continent of Europe extend Vagliano Trophy

lead to 4pt with eight singles to play

The Continent of Europe could be on their way to repeat of their record 15-9 win over GB&I at Fairmont St Andrews two years ago in the Vagliano Trophy match at Hamburger Golf Club, Falkenstein.
The Continent took the foursomes 2 1/2-1 1/2 for the second day in a row to extend their lead to 10-6 with eight singles to come in the afternoon.
If the Continent repeat their 5-3 singles scoreline from Friday then that would add up to a second 15-9 triumph in a row.

SATURDAY MORNING FOURSOMES
First day: Continent of Europe 7 1/2, Great Britain & Ireland 4 1/2.

CONTINENT OF EUROPE 2 1/2, GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND 1 1/2
Details (Continent players first):
C Hedwall & M Nivard bt J Ewart & RT Jennings 2 holes.
L Andre & R Crepiat bt Leona & Lisa Maguire 4 and 3.
L Gonzalez-Escallon & M Ricordeau halved with P Pretswell & K Walker.
P Halbig & C Masson lost to D McVeigh & R Wyn Thomas.

SCORELINE WITH EIGHT SINGLES TO PLAY:

CONTINENT OF EUROPE 10, GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND 6

Hannah McCook chosen for Texas Trip

Hannah McCook from Abernethy Golf Club, Nethy Bridge is the only girl in the party of 12 North and North-east youngsters named today to make the biennial Grampian Houston Junior Trip to Texas.

The 10-day trip tees off on October 11 and will include golf on some of the best golf courses in the Houston area.

Full list of names can be found by switching over to our other golf news website, www.scottishgolfview.com

Hannah is pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency on the 10th tee at Newmachar Golf Club's Hawkshill course in the recent North of Scotland women's amateur championship.

United States Duramed Futures Tour Scoreboard

$90,000 USI Championship

Beaver Meadow golf course, Concord, New Hampshire

Par 72 (36-36), 6260yd.
FIRST ROUND SCORES (incomplete)
+The first round will be completed Saturday morning (local time)
Lisa Meldrum (Montreal, Quebec) 31-34 - 65
Mina Harigae (Monterey, Calif.) 34-34 - 68
Devan Andersen (Guadalajara, Mexico) 33-36 - 69
Lehua Wise (Kauai, Hawaii) 34-35 - 69
Samantha Richdale (Kelowna, British Columbia) 33-36 - 69
Jasi Acharya (Columbus, Mont.) 35-34 - 69
Aimee Cho (Orlando, Fla.) 35-34 - 69
Christine Song (Fullerton, Calif.) 33-37 - 70
Lili Alvarez (Durango, Mexico) 33-37 - 70
Min Seo Kwak (Seoul, South Korea) 34-36 - 70
Lorraine Ballerano (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 33-37 - 70
Mallory Hetzel (Summerville, S.C.) 34-36 - 70
Jessica Shepley (Oakville, Ontario) 35-35 - 70
Tzu-Chi Lin (Taichung, Taiwan) 35-36 - 71
Courtney Mahon (Lee's Summit, Mo.) 36-35 - 71
Susan Nam (Edmonton, Alberta) 36-35 - 71
Sae Hee Son (Seoul, South Korea) 36-35 - 71
Jennifer Song (a) (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 33-38 - 71
Michaela Cavener (Ponca City, Okla.) 35-36 - 71
Liz Janangelo (West Hartford, Conn.) 37-35 - 72
Michelle Jarman (Wilmington, N.C.) 37-35 - 72
Perry Swenson (Charlotte, N.C.) 36-36 - 72
Nicole Jeray (Berwyn, Ill.) 36-36 - 72
Moon Su (Incheon, South Korea) 34-38 - 72
Danah Ford (Indianapolis, Ind.) 38-34 - 72
Violeta Retamoza (Aguascalientes, Mexico) 35-38 - 73
Hannah Yun (Bradenton, Fla.) 38-35 - 73
Lene Krog (Lier, Norway) 38-35 - 73
Sarah Olsen (Grosse Ile, Mich.) 39-34 - 73
Caroline Larsson (Stockholm, Sweden) 35-38 - 73
Garrett Phillips (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 35-38 - 73
Brenda McLarnon (Belfast, Ireland) 38-35 - 73
Amanda Costner (Claremore, Okla.) 37-36 - 73
Alejandra Shaw (Vina Del Mar, Chile) 37-36 - 73
Marcela Leon (Monterrey, Mexico) 35-38 - 73
Rachel Bailey (Faulconbridge, Australia) 36-38 - 74
Camila Mori (Santiago, Chile) 39-35 - 74
Praewnapa Phol-Uayporn (Bangkok, Thailand) 36-38 - 74
Maria Laura Elvira (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 36-38 - 74
Stephanie Oukeo (Paris, France) 37-37 - 74
Carling Coffing (Middletown, Ohio) 39-35 - 74
Kim Augusta (Rumford, R.I.) 38-36 - 74
Song Yi Choi (Seoul, South Korea) 36-38 - 74
Brandi Jackson (Greenville, S.C.) 37-37 - 74
Ashley Grier (Hagerstown, Md.) 37-37 - 74
Taya Battistella (Bend, Ore.) 38-37 - 75
Carmen Bandea (Atlanta, Ga.) 38-37 - 75
Janice Olivencia (Caguas, Puerto Rico) 38-37 - 75
Lisa Ferrero (Lodi, Calif.) 37-38 - 75
Stephanie George (Myerstown, Pa.) 37-38 - 75
Cindy Lee-Pridgen (Sabah, Malaysia) 34-41 - 75
Tiffany Joh (San Diego, Calif.) 39-36 - 75
Dana Bates (Thousand Palms, Calif.) 35-40 - 75
Susannah Aboff (Huntington, N.Y.) 39-36 - 75
Janell Howland (Boise, Idaho) 37-38 - 75
Christina Jones (Jensen Beach, Fla.) 37-39 - 76
Jessica Carafiello (Coral Springs, Fla.) 38-38 - 76
Lynn Valentine (East Lyme, Conn.) 37-39 - 76
Jae Oh (Je Ju, South Korea) 38-38 - 76
Jessica Yadloczky (a) (Casselberry, Fla.) 37-39 - 76
Kimberly Goedecke (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) 38-39 - 77
Tracy Martin (a) (Tyngsboro, Mass.) 40-37 - 77
Gemma Webster (Glasgow, Scotland) 39-38 - 77
Priscilla Duffield (Gold Coast, Australia) 37-40 - 77
Melissa Eaton (Port Shepstone, South Africa) 36-41 - 77
Nara Shin (a) (Avon, Conn.) 37-41 - 78
Mayule Tomimbang (Kissimmee, Fla.) 39-39 - 78
Meghan Little (Sturgis, S.D.) 41-37 - 78
Mary Moan (New Haven, Conn.) 37-42 - 79
Lucy Nunn (Lawton, Okla.) 39-41 - 80
Kylene Pulley (Kokomo, Ind.) 41-40 - 81
Natalie Sheary (a) (West Hartford, Conn.) 40-42 - 82

Cheshire’s Rachael Goodall wins North

regional championship

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
Teenager Rachael Goodall led an impressive display by Cheshire players when she won the new EWGA North Region championship at Workington.
Rachael (Heswall), 18, took the title when she beat Lancashire’s Nikki Foster (Pleasington), 17, at the 19th hole.
In earlier rounds, Rachael defeated Ellie Robinson (Middlesborough) by one hole; Laura Harvey (Richmond) 5 and 3; and Nicola Rawlinson (Leyland) by one hole.
Meanwhile, Cheshire’s Charlotte Wild (Mere), 19, was top qualifier for the match-play rounds and 14-year-old Bronte Law (Bramhall) won the second flight Millennium Bowl.
The ladies’ course record at Workington – which had stood since 1993 - was broken three times on the first day of the championships. During the morning qualifying round Charlotte Wild and Ellie Robinson both carded three-under-par 69. This was beaten in the afternoon by Yorkshire’s Nikki Dunn (Harrogate) who shot a 68.
Yorkshire won both team trophies. Ellie Robinson, Laura Harvey and Kim Crooks (Saltburn) won the scratch shield; while Kim Crooks, Charlotte Austwick (Pike Hills) and Megan Garland (Selby) won the handicap cup.
The Slazenger Trophy for the best net 36-hole score was won by Ami Storey (Ponteland).
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer
Tel. 01603 507 416

2009 IRISH WOMEN’S INTER-PROVINCIAL MATCHES
AT ENNISCRONE GOLF CLUB, JULY 29 to 31

LEINSTER BID FOR 6 IN-A-ROW

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION
Leinster will have their sights on a sixth consecutive inter-provincial title when play commences at Enniscrone Golf Club next Wedmesday (July 29).
Enniscrone Golf Club was founded in 1918. The course was redesigned by Eddie Hackett in 1974 and by Donald Steel in 2001 and is one of Ireland's finest authentic golf links. The championship course for the women’s inter-provincials measures 6,275 yards, with a par of 73 and will provide a tough test for competitors in what looks likely to be the most tightly contested series of matches in recent years.
The first inter-provincial matches took place in 1964, with Leinster winning the inaugural series of matches and going on to dominate the championship, wining the trophy on 30 occasions in addition to sharing the title in with Ulster in 1967.
Munster have claimed seven victories over the years with their most recent wins coming in 2002 and 2003 to break the Leinster hold on the trophy from 1994 to 2008.
Leinster field an experienced team which will be led by internationals Aedin Murphy (Carlow) and Mary Dowling (New Ross) with Karen Delaney, Louise Mernagh and Ciara Butler adding strength to the side, while Maria Dunne (Skerries), Sue Philips (Woodbrook) and Deirdre Smith make a welcome return to the eastern team.
Ulster, who last won the trophy in 1989, look likely to be the strongest challengers for the title with the northern side boasting the talents Leinster champion Charlene Reid (Royal Portrush), Ulster champion Victoria Bradshaw (Bangor) and Ulster girls’ champion Tara Gribben in the side.
Niamh Kitching (Claremorris) leads a Connacht team, which includes the Midland champion Sarah Faller (Galway), as they go in search of their first victory in the tournament.
A young Munster side will be led by newly capped international Sarah Cunningham (Ennis) with Gillian O'Leary (Cork) and Catherine Tucker (Limerick) adding experience to the southern outfit.
The current format of the matches sees each of the four teams which consist of eight players, compete over three days in the round-robin series of matches. Each match is contested over three foursomes ties in the morning followed by six singles ties in the afternoon, resulting in nine points being available each day.

FIXTURES
Wednesday, July 29
08:00 & 13:00 Munster –v- Leinster
08:30 & 14:00 Ulster –v- Connacht
Thursday, July 30
08:00 & 13:00 Connacht –v- Leinster
08:30 & 14:00 Ulster –v- Munster
Friday, July 31
08:00 & 13:00 Leinster –v- Ulster
08:30 & 14:00 Munster –v- Connacht

CONNACHT
Fiona Moclair (Capt), Ailbhe Farrell (Mgr)Daryl Conroy (Castlebar), Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna), Sarah Faller (Galway), Emma Gilmore (Mountbellew), Niamh Kitching (Claremorris), Anne McCormack (Roscommon), Darragh McGowan (Ballybofey & Stranorlar), Sinead O'Sullivan (Galway)
LEINSTER
Pat Doran (Capt), Aileen Dawson (Mgr)Ciara Butler (Newlands), Karen Delaney (Carlow)), Mary Dowling (New Ross), Maria Dunne (Skerries), Louise Mernagh (Woodenbridge), Aedin Murphy (Carlow), Sue Philips (Woodbrook), Deirdre Smith (Co. Louth)
MUNSTER
Valerie Hassett (Capt), Val Shannon (Mgr) Sarah Crowe (Tipperary G.C), Sarah Cunningham (Ennis G.C.), Aoife Lowry (TipperaryG.C.), Linda Maher (Charleville) Gillian O'Leary (Cork), Karen O'Neill (Douglas) Catherine Tucker (Limerick), Linda Twomey (Limerick)
ULSTER
Sinead Smyth (Capt), Heather McIvor (Mgr) Victoria Bradshaw (Bangor), Louise Coffey(Malone), Nikki Currie (Clandeboye ), Tara Gribben (Warrenpoint), Caoimhe Quinn(Dungannon), Charlene Reid (Royal Portrush), Lucy Simpson (Massereene Sarah Louise Winter(Carnalea)

Ladies European Tour Scoreboard
EVIAN MASTERS
Evian les Bains, France
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
135 Ai Miyazato (Jpn) 69 66, Na Yeon Choi 67 68, Becky Brewerton (Gbr) 67 68
136 In-Kyung Kim 67 69
137 Paula Creamer (USA) 70 67, Song-Hee Kim 71 66, Yuko Mitsuka (Jpn) 71 66, Sophie Gustafson (Swe) 71 66, Karine Icher (Fra) 68 69
138 Meena Lee 69 69, Karrie Webb (Aus) 69 69, Cristie Kerr (USA) 70 68, Stacy Lewis (USA) 71 67
139 Se Ri Pak 72 67, Wendy Ward (USA) 68 71, Helen Alfredsson (Swe) 70 69
140 Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 70 70, Karen Stupples (Eng) 68 72, Morgan Pressel (USA) 70 70, Maria Hjorth (Swe) 70 70, Kristy McPherson (USA) 72 68
141 Ji-Young Oh 68 73, Jin Joo Hong 70 71, Pat Hurst (USA) 70 71, Brittany Lang (USA) 71 70
142 Lindsey Wright (Aus) 74 68, Hee Kyung Seo 71 71, Brittany Lincicome (USA) 71 71, Michele Redman (USA) 70 72, Rebecca Hudson (Eng) 71 71, Ji-Yai Shin 72 70, Shiho Oyama (Jpn) 74 68, Diana Luna (Ita) 70 72, Hee Young Park 73 69
143 Tania Elosegui (Spa) 73 70, Eun Hee Ji 73 70, Jee young Lee 71 72, Suzann Pettersen (Nor) 72 71, Michelle null Wie (USA) 73 70, Natalie Gulbis (USA) 71 72, Mi-Jeong Jeon (Jpn) 70 73, Hwa seon Lee 69 74
144 Sun Young Yoo 71 73, Erina Hara (Jpn) 73 71, Hee-Won Han 73 71, Lorena Ochoa (Mex) 75 69, Candie Kung (Tpe) 70 74, Leta Lindley (USA) 72 72, Rachel Hetherington (Aus) 70 74, Momoko Ueda (Jpn) 69 75, Laura Davies (Eng) 71 73
145 Anja Monke (Ger) 71 74, Chie Arimura (Jpn) 73 72, Teresa Lu (Tpe) 73 72, Anna-Lise Caudal (Fra) 75 70, Amy Yang (USA) 74 71, In-Bee Park 72 73, Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 71 74, Jeong Jang 72 73
146 Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 74 72, Jane Park (USA) 75 71, Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 74 72, Shi Hyun Ahn 75 71, Juli Inkster (USA) 74 72, Catriona Matthew (Sco) 74 72, Angela Stanford (USA) 75 71, Katherine Hull (Aus) 74 72
147 Caroline Rominger (Swi) 73 74, Mika Miyazato (Jpn) 71 76, Giulia Sergas (Ita) 75 72, Ya-Ni Tseng (Tpe) 75 72, Maria Verchenova (Rus) 73 74, Melissa Reid (Eng) 75 72
MISSED THE CUT
148 Eunjung Yi 71 77, Ji-Hee Lee (Jpn) 73 75, Nicole Castrale (USA) 76 72
149 Jimin Kang 75 74, Soo-Yun Kang 72 77, Shanshan Feng (Chn) 75 74
150 Stacy Prammanasudh (USA) 74 76, Louise Friberg (Swe) 74 76, Eun-A Lim 73 77
151 Christina Kim (USA) 75 76, Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 75 76
152 Lotta Maria Wahlin (Swe) 76 76, Laura Diaz (USA) 74 78
153 Emma Zackrisson (Swe) 71 82
154 Martina Eberl (Ger) 81 73
155 Lisa Hall (Eng) 71 84
158 Minea Blomqvist (Fin) 75 83

Galloway county captain Sally Huntley (left) presents the championship trophy to Gillian Monteith.

Gillian Monteith wins Galloway county title

Nineteen-year-old SLGA B squad player Gillian Monteith, a member at Portpatrick Dunskey, won the Galloway women's county championship at Newton Stewart Golf Club on Sunday.
A +1 player, Gillian had rounds of 76 and 72 for 148.
Runner-up was Gwen Robson, who plays off seven at Wigtownshire County), with scores of 78 and 79 for 157.
They were the only competitors in the field - and you can blame the nearness of the Open championship venue - Turnberry - for that.
Most of the players who might otherwise have been in the Galloway women's county championship field were either spectating at the Open or acting as crowd marshalls at the Turnberry venue.

Brora's Calum Stewart is in title

picture at Euro Young Masters

Brora's Calum Stewart is only two shots behind the leader at the halfway stage of the four-round boys' championship at the European Young Masters golf tournament at Golf National near Paris.
Calum, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, put in storming finish with birdies at the 13th, 15th, 16th and 18th to return a one-under-par 71 to follow his 72 on the opening day.
On 143 he shares third place with Rhys Pugh of Wales (69-74) and they are joint third behind the Dutch pacemaker Jeroen Krietemeijer (72-69 for 141) and Thomas Detry (Belgium) (69-73 for 142).
Scotland's Under-16 boys champion Grant Forrest from Craigielaw slipped back from a first-day 71 to a 76 for 147 and a share of 11th place. Grant had only one birdie, at the fifth, but to give him credit, on a day when he wasn't firing on all cylinders he neverthless finished his round with 11 successive pars.
In the girls' championship, Czech Republic player Klara Spilkova surged an astonishing 14 shots clear of the field with a brilliant round of 65 for 11 under par 133.
Borders youngest ever women's county champion 14-year-old Lesley Atkins is lying joint 36th in a field of 51 players with scores of 83 and 85 for 168.
Angus women's county champion Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie), who missed the first round because she was unwell, was given the all-clear to play in the second round and return an 83.
Scotland are lying joint 11th in the combined boys-girls team event with a tally of 456 - 30 shots behind the leaders, the Czech Republic.

SECOND ROUND TOTALS
BOYS
Par 144 (2x72)
141 Jeroen Krietemeijer (Net) 72 69.
142 Thomas Detry (Bel) 69 73.
143 Calum Stewart (Sco) 72 71, Rhys Pugh (Wal) 69 74.
Selected scores:
145 Sebastian Crookall-Nixon (Eng) 71 74.
146 Dermot McElroy (Ire) 74 72 (jt 8th).
147 Grant Forrest (Sco) 71 76 (jt 11th).
149 Toby Tree (Eng) 73 76 (16th).
160 Patrick Mullins (Wal) 81 79 (jt 32nd).
166 Colm O'Sullivan (Ire) 84 82 (43rd of 55).
GIRLS
Par 144 (2x72)
133 Klara Spilkova (Cze Rep) 68 64.
147 Noemi Jimenez (Spa) 73 74.
148 camilla Hedberg (Spa) 78 70.
Selected scores
152 Amy Boulden (Wal) 76 76 (jt 4th).
153 Sophie Godley (Eng) 77 76 (jt 9th).
159 Katie Bradbury (Wal) 75 84 (jt 20th).
160 Emily Taylor (Eng) 78 82 (jt 23rd).
162 Jessica Carty (Ire) 77 85 (jt 27th).
167 Paula Grant (Ire) 87 80 (jt 34th).
168 Lesley Atkins (Sco) 83 85 (jt 36th).
Ailsa Summers (Sco) -- 83
TEAM TOTALS

436 Czech Republic. 438 Netherlands. 446 Spain. 447 England. 448 Belgium. 449 Wales. 450 Germany. 454 Finland, Sweden. 455 Denmark. 457 France, Austria, Scotland. 469 Ireland. 471 Iceland. 472 Norway. 477 Slovenia. 482 Turkey. 4489 Italy, Portugal. 490 Hungary. 496 Switzerland. 501 Greece. 504 Russia. 509 Poland. 512 Slovakia.

Krystle Caithness Fund-raiser winning team

The Krystle Caithness Fund-raiser took place today over the Jubilee course St Andrews.
The winners were Dunvegan with 83 points. The Dunvegan line-up (pictured above by Alma Robertson, left to right): Willie Tait, Lynne Tait, Krystle Caithness, Moira Wilbraham, Sheena Willoughby.
Second were Rule Britannia (Mary Forster, Dotty Kennedy, Nicola Davidson, Liz Childs) with 81 points.
Third were the R & A (G Howe, I Marshall, R Bunch and I Donald) with 80 points
Pictured (by Alma Robertson) above is the winning team with Krystle.

Twenty-two teams took part in the event which was organised by the St Regulus Club to help Krystle Caithness who joined the professional ranks earlier this year.

GB&I trail to Continent of Europe

at Vagliano Trophy halfway stage

Great Britain & Ireland, seeking to avenge a record 15-9 defeat at St Andrews two years ago, are trailing the Continent of Europe who lead 7 ½-4 ½ at the halfway stage of the two-day women’s amateur international team golf match for the Vagliano Trophy at Hamburger Golf Club, Germany.
The Continentals took a 2 ½- 1½ pt lead from the morning foursomes with the 14-year-old Irish twins, Leona and Lisa, the only winners in skipper Mary McKenna’s four pairings. They won by one hole against France’s Marion Ricordeau and Belgium,s Laura Gonzalez-Escallon, winner of the British girls’ open title at Monifieth last summer.
The all-Scottish pairing of Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) and Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) were beaten 5 and 3 by the French duo of Rosanna Crepiat and Lucie Andre.
England’s Jodi Ewart and Rachel Jennings gained a square match in the lead-off foursomes against Germany’s Pia Halbig and Caroline Masson but Northern Ireland’s Danielle McVeigh and Wales’ Rhian Wyn Thomas lost by 2 and 1 to Caroline Hedwall (Sweden) and Marieke Nivard from the Netherlands.
The Continent increased their lead by taking the singles on a 5-3 count but skipper McKenna will be heartened by the fact that five of the ties went to the 18th green before they were settled.
Curtis Cup player Jodi Ewart from Catterick lost the top singles to Pia Halbig by one hole after being two down on the 13th tee.
Rachel Jennings, one up after 14 on Laura Gonzalez-Escallon, was held to a square match by the Belgian teenager.
Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle), after sitting out the foursomes, was all square after 13 holes against Marion Ricordeau, and was a wee bit unlucky to lost the 18th and the match by one hole.
Kylie Walker found her shot to the last green blocked by trees. Although she skilfully drew her ball round the obstacle, it finished in the semi rough to the left of the green. Her delicate chip hit the hole but went about 8ft past on the treacherous down slope and her opponent’s two putts gave another win to the Continent of Europe.Leona Maguire played well all the way round in beating Lucie Andre by one hole after being two up on the 13th tee. The 14-year-old Irish wonder twin, managed to hold on to to her lead as the Spanish women’s open amateur champion came back at her. From a wicked hanging lie at the last, young Leona played a terrific shot, very cool under pressure, to secure her one-hole victory.
Rhian Wyn Thomas, another GB&I debutante, was two up after nine on Spain’s Adriana Zwanck who was not used by Continental skipper and compatriot Macarena Campomanes in the morning. The Welsh player went on to win by 3 and 1.
Danielle McVeigh was one down at the turn to Marieke Nivard, but was fighting a losing battle on the inward half and went down eventually byu 4 and 2.
Sally Watson slumped to five down after nine holes to Sweden’s Caroline Hedwall who ran out a 5 and 4 winner.
In the last tie to finish, all GB&I eyes were on the second Maguire twin, Lisa, who had been two up on the experienced German player Caroline Masson after nine holes.
A blitz of birdies from Masson – some of which Lisa matched – had squared the contest by the time they came down the last fairway.
In a very similar hanging lie experienced earlier by sister, Lisa managed to drill her ball onto the front half of the green.
Masson missed the green on the left, but hit the hole with her pitch, her ball finishing 8ft past. Lisa's putt finished a foot from the hole and was conceded and Caroline holed her eight-footer for a halved match.
RESULTS
Continent of Europe players first:
CONTINENT OF EUROPE 7 1/2, GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND 4 1/2
Foursomes (2 ½- 1 ½)
Pia Halbig (Ger) & Caroline Masson (Ger) halved with Jodi Ewart (Eng) & Rachel Jennings (Eng).
Rosanna Crepiat (Fra) & Lucie Andre (Fra) bt Pamela Pretswell (Sco) & Sally Watson (Sco) 5 and 3.
Marion Ricordeau (Fra) & Laura Gonzalez-Escallon (Bel) lost to Lisa Maguire (Ire) & Leona Maguire (Ire) 1 hole.
Caroline Hedwall (Swe) & Marieke Nivard (Net) bt Danielle McVeigh (NIr) & Rhian Wyn Thomas (Wal) 2 and 1.
Singles (5-3)
Halbig bt Ewart 1 hole.
Gonzalez-Escallon halved with Jennings.
Ricordeau bt Kylie Walker (Sco) 1 hole.
Andre lost to Leona Maguire 1 hole.
Adriana Zwanck (Spa) lost to Thomas 3 and 1.
Masson halved with Lisa Maguire.
Nivard bt McVeigh 4 and 2.
Hedwall bt Watson 5 and 4.

Kelsey wins play-off to retain

Under-21 title at Nairn Dunbar

Nairn Dunbar’s Kelsey MacDonald, playing over her home course, beat English mid-amateur champion Lucy Williams (Mid Herts) with a birdie at the second hole of a sudden-death play-off to win the Scottish Under-21 girls’ open amateur stroke-play championship today (Friday).
Kelsey, an 18-year-old Stirling University student, thus became the first player since Catriona (Matthew) Lambert in 1988-1989 to win the junior title two years in a row.
Hot favourite playing over her home links, Kelsey did it the hard way after an opening round of four-under-par 70 suggested she would win comfortably over 54 holes.
But Birmingham University student Lucy, 20, started the final round leading Kelsey by one shot after a second-round 70 and it was neck-and-neck between the pair over the final 18 holes.
MacDonald looked to have made a winning surge when she birdied the long 13th, the short 15th and the long 16th to go into a one-stroke lead with two holes to play.
Williams had matched her rival’s birdie at the 16th – her only sub-par figure of the round – but Kelsey let the advantage slip with a bogey at the 17th to fall back into a tie which was unbroken with two pars at the 18th.
The play-off was over the first and 18th. Both players birdied the first extra hole and Kelsey did it again at the par-5 18th to retain the trophy in style.
MacDonald’s closing par round of 74 to Williams’ 75 had given them both two-under-par totals of 222.
They finished four strokes clear of joint third-placed Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie Ladies) and Roseanne Niven (Crieff). Both players closed with 75s for 224.
Monifieth’s Rebecca Wilson finished with a 79 to come fifth on 226.
Scottish women’s champion Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm Briggs) tied for sixth place on 227 with Jane Turner (Craigielaw).
Carly Booth (Comrie), winner of the Under-21s title at Auchterarder two years ago and unable to defend it last year at Powfoot, finished joint ninth on 230.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 222 (3x74)
220 Lucy Williams (Mid Herts) 75 70 75, Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 70 76 74 (MacDonald won sudden-death play-off at second extra hole).
224 Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie Ladies) 73 76 75, Roseanne Niven (Crieff) 72 77 75.
226 Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth) 73 74 79.
227 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 80 73 74, Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 78 75 74.
228 Jenna Birch (Royal Lytham) 75 78 75.
230 Kate Whitmore (Sandiway) 73 81 76, Carly Booth (Comrie) 76 77 77, Emma Fairnie (Dunbar) 75 75 80.
232 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 80 75 77.
233 Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 76 77 80.
235 Laura Murray (Alford) 78 75 82.
238 Sammy Leslie (Westhill) 78 81 79.
240 Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey) 75 82 83.
241 Louise McGillivray (Banchory) 80 79 82, Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies) 78 83 80.
242 Jordana Graham (Southerness) 84 79 79, Louise Macgregor (Falkirk) 80 82 80.
243 Samantha Munro (Aberdour) 82 84 77, Sammy Vass (Tain) 85 78 80, Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus) 77 84 82, Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) 83 77 83, Susan Jackson (Ladybank) 77 83 83.
245 Jill Meldrum (Dullatur) 78 81 86.
246 Sophie Alexander (Deeside) 80 84 82.
247 Rachel Polson (Peterculter) 84 80 83, Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride) 81 80 86.
248 Mhairi Johnstone (Northern) 83 81 84, Natasha Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 79 84 85.
249 Isla Craigie (Torwoodlee) 82 84 83.
250 Linsey Stevenson (Elie & Earlsferry) 81 84 85.
251 Hannah McCook (Abernethy) 83 84 84, Morag Macpherson (Troon Ladies) 82 80 89, Fiona Blair (Carnoustie Ladies) 81 81 89.
253 Rachael Archibald (Merchants of Edinburgh) 87 87 79, Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield) 79 92 82.
254 Shannen McGuire (Canmore) 92 82 80.
255 Tugce Erden (Klassis) 85 83 8, Hatice Kocdglu (Klassis) 85 83 87.
256 Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 83 88 85.
257 Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 86 86 85, Zeynep Pehlivan (Klassis) 86 85 86.
258 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 88 89 81, Gail Wilson (Monifieth) 92 84 82, Emily Aird (Strathmore) 89 86 83, Kirstin Scott (Milngavie) 84 88 86.
259 Gillian Simpson (Murrayfield) 77 85 97.
263 Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) 84 86 93, Alison Goodwin (Glenbervie) 85 83 95.
264 Megan Aird (Strathmore) 91 93 80, Kirsten MacCallum (Newburgh on Ythan) 95 84 85, Nichola Ferguson (Clober) 84 83 97.
265 Alexis Hutton (Falkirk Tryst) 84 89 92.
267 Nadia Green (Thurso) 86 95 86, Annabel Niven (Crieff) 83 96 88.
268 Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe) 92 91 85, Claire Prouse (Hazlehead) 94 84 90, Lauren Duncan (Aboyne) 83 93 92.
269 Nicola Taylor (Dunnikier Park) 90 95 84.
270 Kate McCracken (Powfoot) 82 93 95.
271 Fiona Fullerton (Meldrum House) 92 89 90.
272 Eleanor Tunn (Reay) 91 92 89, Kirsty Simpson (Murrayfield) 91 90 91.
273 Katie Reid ( Monifieth) 95 89 89, Rebecca Hovell (Glen Gorse) 89 93 91.
275 Keren Ward (Glen) 96 91 88, Annabelle Brown (Nairn Dunbar) 88 90 97.
279 Amelia Taylor (St Annes Old Links) 89 101 89.
281 Jordynn Laird (Glenbervie) 98 95 88.
294 Helen Goodwin (Glenbervie) 104 93 97.
310 Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) 109 101 100.
331 Alexandra Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 115 111 105.
NR Julie Vass (Tain) 83 88 NR.

Stephanie Meadow and Alexis Thompson both

lose in United States girls championship

Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush) lost by two holes to a player from Thailand in the second round of the United States girls championship over the Trump National Golf Club New Course at Bedminster, New Jersey.
Alexis Thompson, favourite for the title, was beaten in the round of the last 16.
RESULTS:
Round of 32
Upper Bracket
Amy Anderson, Oxbow, N.D. (141) def. Isabelle Lendl, Goshen, Conn. (152), 1 hole.
Alison Lee, Valencia, Calif. (149) def. Haley Andreas, Pacific Grove, Calif. (155), 2 and 1
Karen Chung, Livingston, N.J. (151) def. Ginger Howard, Bradenton, Fla. (146), 3 and 2
Victoria Tanco, Argentina (147) def. Kendall Martindale, Jefferson City, Tenn. (153), 5 and 4
Victoria Park, Irvine, Calif. (151) def. Daniela Lendl, Goshen, Conn. (157), 8 and 7
Kimberly Kaufman, Clark, S.D. (148) def. Casie Cathrea, Castro Valley, Calif. (149), 3 and 2
Ani Gulugian, Irvine, Calif. (143) def. Kristin Coleman, Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. (152), 5 and 3
Luz Alejandra Cangrejo, Colombia (149) def. Jackie Chang, Paradise Valley, Ariz. (156), at 19th.

Lower Bracket
Doris Chen, Bradenton, Fla. (152) def. Erynne Lee, Silverdale, Wash. (142), 3 and 1
Suzie Lee, Long Island, N.Y. (155) def. Rebecca-Lee Benthem, Canada (149), 3 and 1
Alexis Thompson, Coral Springs, Fla. (145) def. Kyung Kim, Chandler, Ariz. (151), 6 and 5
Ariya Jutanugarn, Thailand (149) def. Stephanie Meadow, Northern Ireland (147), 2 holes.
Jessica Korda, Bradenton, Fla. (142) def. Nicole Zhang, Canada (152), 1 hole.
Kimberly Kim, Hilo, Hawaii (149) def. Kristen Park, Buena Park, Calif. (149), 5 and 4
Daffodil Sanchez, Mesa, Ariz. (151) def. Mariko Tumangan, San Jose, Calif. (156), at 20th
Jennifer Johnson, La Quinta, Calif. (149) def. Danielle Kang, Thousand Oaks, Calif. (147), 2 holes

Round of 16
Anderson def. A. Lee, 1 hole.
Tanco def. Chung, 3 and 1
Kaufman, def. Park, 2 and 1
Cangrejo def. Gulugian, 1 hole
Chen def. S. Lee, 6 and 4
Jutanugarn def. Thompson, 2 and 1
Ki. Kim def. Korda, at 19th.
Johnson def. Sanchez, 3 and 2

Spanish Open winner Becky keeps it up in France

Brewerton, Kim and Choi share

Evian Masters lead

FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Wales’ Becky Brewerton shared the first-round lead with South Koreans In Kyung Kim and Na Yeon Choi at the weather-interrupted Evian Masters in France.
Last week’s Open de Espana Femenino champion, Brewerton set the target at five-under 67 with a round that contained seven birdies and two bogeys.
She made three straight birdies from the fifth and picked up another shot at the par-five ninth to make the turn in 32, four-under, before moving to five-under with another birdie at the par-four 10th hole. Dropped shots at the 13th and 14th holes were countered by birdies at the 16th and 17th.
The 26-year-old Welsh player was joined by Kim and Choi before play was suspended at 4.43pm for an hour and 15 minutes due to thunderstorms. American Wendy Ward had a chance to catch the trio but finished a stroke back at four-under alongside England’s Karen Stupples, Frenchwoman Karine Icher and Ji Young Oh of the United States.
Brewerton earned her spot in the field on Sunday when she claimed her second Ladies European Tour victory in Spain, having led the tournament from start to finish.
She is in a rich vein of form and aiming for a top 20 position this week, in order to earn Solheim Cup points and the chance of a second appearance on the European team. The Solheim Cup takes place at Rich Harvest Farms in Illinois from August 21-23 and both the US and European teams will be revealed at the Ricoh Women’s British Open a week on Sunday.
“I’m very pleased to play very well and just continue my good form from last week. Again, my short game was excellent,” said Brewerton, 26, from Abergele.
“It's amazing to think that without that last week I wouldn't even be here. Feeling sort of quite fortunate at the moment, and just thought, well, take advantage of the opportunity. Hopefully it's meant to be.”
Brewerton’s confidence has soared and she has the experience of playing in four previous Evian Masters, with her best finish a tie for 24th last year.
“You know, things have changed so much over the last few months. I've started working with a coach, Stewart Craig, for about the last eight or nine months. When I originally started to go and see him, I thought he could make my short game better, but I didn't think he would be able to make my long game that much better because I always thought it was quite good,” she said.
“I’m hitting it great and my short game is really coming together. We've worked really hard this week. We spent quite a lot of time yesterday playing lots of different shots as well.
“I went to see a sports psychologist before Spain. Because I've been playing consistently well, and I was a little bit frustrated in the few weeks leading up I hadn't managed to get a win. Just thought there might be something there. We had a chat, and amazingly the next week I've gone out and won and I shot a great score today.
“I finally feel like for the first time ever, maybe every single aspect of my game and mentality is sort of coming together. I feel incredibly calm on the course at the moment. I'm pretty laid back anyway, but even calmer than usual. Hopefully if I can perform well in these two weeks and get more points and qualify for the team, I'll just be really looking forward to it.”
Co-leader Kim is a two-time champion on the US LPGA Tour where she has been playing for three seasons, having most recently won the 2009 LPGA State Farm Classic.
Second year LPGA tour pro Choi is yet to win, but finished as a runner-up to Helen Alfredsson at last year’s Evian Masters, when she lost a three-hole, sudden death play-off.
Fellow South Koreans Meena Lee and Seon Hwa Lee were a shot back on 69, along with Japanese stars Ai Miyazato and Momoko Ueda and the 2006 champion, Australian Karrie Webb.
American teenager Michelle Wie, twice a runner-up at the event, carded a one-over 73 and shared 53rd position, while No.1 Lorena Ochoa of Mexico carded a three-over 75 and tied for 75th place.

Ladies European Tour Scoreboard
EVIAN MASTERS
Evian Masteres Golf Club, Evian-les-Bains, France
FIRST ROUND SCORES
(Par: 72)
67 Becky Brewerton (Wal), In Kyung Kim (Kor), Na Yeon Choi (Kor)
68 Ji Young Oh (USA), Karen Stupples (Eng), Karine Icher (Fra), Wendy Ward (USA)
69 Meena Lee (Kor), Seon Hwa Lee (Kor), Ai Miyazato (Jpn), Momoko Ueda (Jpn), Karrie Webb (Aus)
70 Jin Joo Hong (Kor), Anna Nordqvist (Swe), Mi Jeong Jeon (Kor), Morgan Pressel (USA), Diana Luna (Ita), Candie Kung (Tai), Cristie Kerr (USA), Rachel Hetherington (Aus), Paula Creamer (USA), Helen Alfredsson (Swe), Maria Hjorth (Swe), Pat Hurst (USA), Ji Hee Lee (Kor), Michele Redman (USA)
71 Rebecca Hudson (Eng), Stacy Lewis (USA), Lisa Hall (Eng), Anja Monke (Ger), Yuko Mitsuka (Jpn), Emma Zackrisson (Swe), Song Hee Kim (Kor), Eunjang Yi (Kor), Hee Kyung Seo (Kor), Johanna Westerberg (Swe), Brittany Lang (USA), Sun Young Yoo (Kor), Sophie Gustafson (Swe), Mika Miyazato (Jpn), Laura Davies (Eng), Natalie Gulbis (USA), Jee Young Lee (Kor), Brittany Lincicome (USA)
72 Kristy Mcpherson (USA), Soo Yun Kang (Kor), Leta Lindley (USA), In Bee Park (Kor), Jeong Jang (Kor), Suzann Pettersen (Nor), Ji Yai Shin (Kor), Se Ri Pak (Kor)
73 Erina Hara (Jpn), Chie Arimura (Jpn), Hee Won Han (Kor), Eun A Lim (Kor), Tania Elosegui (Spa), Teresa Lu (Tpe), Hee Young Park (Kor), Maria Verchenova (Rus), Caroline Rominger (Swi), Michelle Wie (USA), Eun Hee Ji (Kor)
74 Amy Yang (Kor), Laura Diaz (USA), Shiho Oyama (Jpn), Stacy Prammanasudh (USA), Lindsey Wright (Aus), Katherine Hull (Aus), Louise Friberg (Swe), Jade Schaeffer (Fra), Juli Inkster (USA), Marianne Skarpnord (Nor), Catriona Matthew (Sco)
75 Giulia Sergas (Ita), Shi Hyun Ahn (Kor), Melissa Reid (Eng), Jane Park (USA), Christina Kim (USA), Yani Tseng (Tpe), Anne Lise Caudal (Fra), Shan Shan Feng (Chn), Gwladys Nocera (Fra), Lorena Ochoa (Mex), Angela Stanford (USA), Jimin Kang (Kor), Minea Blomqvist (Fin)
76 Lotta Wahlin (Swe), Nicole Castrale (USA)
81 Martina Eberl (Ger)

Stage set for great finish at Nairn Dunbar tomorrow

LUCY FROM ENGLAND LEADS SCOTTISH

UNDER-21 CHASE, BUT IT’S NOT OVER YET!

The stage is set for a neck-and-neck finish to the Scottish Under-21 girls’ open amateur stroke-play championship over the Nairn Dunbar links on Friday.
Home favourite Kelsey MacDonald, the defending champion whose family front door is a few yards from the first tee of the course, set the first-round pace with a 70 but a second-round 76 over the par-74 lay-out for 146 left the door open for English challenger Lucy Williams to slip past and lead with one round to go.
Lucy, the 20-year-old English mid-amateur champion and Birmingham University student, shot eight birdies in compiling rounds of 75 and 70 for 145 and a one-shot lead.
In third place on 147 is Rebecca Wilson (Monfieth) after so steady rounds of 73 and 74 for 147.
The first three players are all under par after 36 holes - very good scoring over a course which used to host the Northern Open men's professional championship.
And the two players sharing fourth place on 149 – Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie Ladies) and Roseanne Niven (Crieff) – are by no means out of the title hunt.
New North of Scotland champion Katy scored 73 and 76, while Roseanne, who will be defending the British women’s stroke-play championship at Royal Aberdeen next month, had scores of 72 and 77.
Two 6s over her last nine holes – a double at the 12th and a bogey at the 16th saw her come home in 40 and give herself that much more to do over the final round.
Carly Booth (Comrie), who won this title at Auchterarder and missed last year's event because she was playing in the European Young Masters, is one of a big group on153. She scored 76 and 77.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 148 (2x74)
145 Lucy Williams (Mid Herts) 75 70.
146 Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbr) 70 76.
147 Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth) 73 74.
149 Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie Ladies) 73 76, Roseanne Niven (Crieff) 72 77.
150 Emma Fairnie (Dunbar) 75 75.
153 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 80 73, Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 78 75, Laura Murray (Alford) 78 75, Carly Booth (Comrie) 76 77, Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 76 77, Jenna Birch (Royal Lytham) 75 78.
154 Kate Whitmore (Sandiway) 73 81.
155 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 80 75.
157 Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey) 75 82
159 Louise McGillivray (Banchory) 80 79, Jill Meldrum (Dullatur) 78 81, Sammy Leslie (Westhill) 78 81.
160 Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) 83 77, Susan Jackson (Ladybank) 77 83.
161 Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride) 81 80, Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies) 78 83, Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus) 77 84.
162 Morag Macpherson (Troon Ladies) 82 80, Fiona Blair (Carnoustie Ladies) 81 81, Louise Macgregor (Falkirk) 80 82, Gillian Simpson (Murrayfield) 77 85.
163 Sammy Vass (Tain) 85 78, Jordana Graham (Southerness) 84 79, Natasha Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 79 84.
164 Rachel Polson (Peterculter) 84 80, Mhairi Johnstone (Northern) 83 81, Sophie Alexander (Deeside) 80 84.
165 Linsey Stevenson (Elie & Earlsferry) 81 84.
166 Samantha Munro (Aberdour) 82 84, Isla Craigie (Torwoodlee) 82 84.
167 Nichola Ferguson (Clober) 84 83, Hannah McCook (Abernethy) 83 84.
168 Tugce Erden (Klassic) 85 83, Hatice Kocdglu (Klassis) 85 83, Alison Goodwin (Glenbervie) 85 83.
170 Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) 84 86.
171 Zeynep Pehlivan (Klassis) 86 85, Julie Vass (Tain) 83 88, Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield) 79 92, Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 86 86, Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 83 88.
172 Kirstin Scott (Milngavie) 84 88.
173 Alexis Hutton (Falkirk Tryust) 84 89.
174 Rachael Archibald (Merchants of Edinburgh) 87 87, Shannen McGuire (Canmore) 92 82.
175 Emily Aird (Strathmore) 89 86, Katie McCracken (Powfoot) 82 93.
176 Lauren Duncan (Aboyne) 83 93, Gail Wilson (Monifieth) 92 84.
177 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 88 89.
178 Claire Prouse (Hazlehead) 94 84, Annabelle Brown (Nairn Dunbar0 88 90.
179 Kirsten MacCallum (Newburgh on Ythan) 95 84, Annabel Niven (Crieff) 83 96.
181 Fiona Fullerton (Meldrum House) 92 89, Nadia Green (Thurso) 86 95, Kirsty Simpson (Murrayfield) 91 90.
182 Rebecca Hovell (Glen Gorse) 89 93.
183 Eleanor Tunn (Reay) 91 92, Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe) 92 91.
184 Katie Reid (Monifieth) 95 89.
185 Nicola Taylor (Dunnikier Park) 90 95.
187 Keren Ward (Glen) 96 91.
190 Amelia Taylor (St Annes Old Links) 89 101.
193 Jordynn Laird (Glenbervie) 98 95.
197 Helen Goodwin (Glenbervie) 104 93.
210 Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) 109 101.
226 Alexandra Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 115 111.

Retired: Jemma Chalmers (Monifieth) 96 –

Ailsa Summers not well enough to play

Forrest and Stewart show up well in first

round of European Young Masters

Scotland’s Grant Forrest (Craigielaw) and Calum Stewart (Brora) played very well on the first day of the European Young Masters at Golf National, Paris.
Grant had a one-under-par 71 to be sharing third place, two shots behind joint leaders Thomas Detry (Belgium) and Rhys Pugh from Wales.
Forrest had birdies at the short eighth, the 10th, 13th, long 14th and long 18th but he ran up a double bogey 5 at the short 15th and had bogeys at the fourth and 11th.
Calum Stewart had a 72 to be lying joint fifth. Callum shot six birdies – at the long third, fifth, seventh, 10th, 14th and long 18th … but he had to, to compensate for a triple bogey 6 at the short eighth and a double bogey 6 at the par-4 15th. He also shed a shot to par at the 17th in a roller-coaster round.
In the girls’ section, Borders women’s champion Lesley Atkins (Minto) had a round of 83 without a single birdie, which is unusual for 14-year-old Lesley. She had a double bogey at the 15th.
Scotland’s other girl representative, Angus county champion Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies), was unable to play because she was feeling unwell and had to be taken to see a doctor.

FIRST ROUND LEADING SCORES
BOYS
Par 72
69 Thomas Detry (Bel), Rhys Pugh (Wal).
71 Grant Forrest (Sco), Sebastian Crookall-Nixon (Eng).
72 Robin Goger (Austria), Calum Stewart (Sco).
Other scores:
73 Toby Tree (Eng).
74 Dermot McIlroy (Ire)
84 Colm Sullivan (Ire).
GIRLS
Par 72
68 Klara Spilkova (Cze).
73 Violeta Siozou (Gre), Noemi Jimenez (Spa).
Other scores:
77 Jessica Carty (Ire), Sophie Godley (Eng).
78 Emily Taylor (Eng).
83 Lesley Atkins (Sco).
87 Paul Grant (Ire).

NATIONS CUP
218 Czech Republic.
220 Belgium & Wales.
221 England.
222 Sweden & Netherlands.
226 Germany, Austria & Scotland.
227 Finland.

VAGLIANO TROPHY MATCH AT HAMBURG

Vagliano Trophy images sent by Gillian Kirkwood from Hamburger Golf Club, Falkenstein.

McKenna pairs Pamela Pretswell and Sally Watson

in opening foursomes

The 14-year-old Maguire twins from Co Cavan will make a little bit of golfing history at Hamburger Golf Club, Falkenstein on Friday morning when they become the youngest ever players to represent Great Britain & Ireland.
The occasion is the biennial women’s amateur international golf match against the Continent of Europe and skipper Mary McKenna from Dublin has paired Lisa and Leona together – no surprise there – in the third foursome off the tee.
Their opponents are Laura Gonzalez-Escallon, the Belgian teenager who won the British girls’ open championship at Monifieth last August and the French player Marion Ricordeau.
The opening pairings in the two-day match are (GB& I names first):
FOURSOMES
8.00am
Jodi Ewart (Eng) & Rachel Jennings (Eng) v Pia Halbig (Ger) & Caroline Masson (Ger)
8.10am
Pamela Pretswell (Sco) & Sally Watson (Sco) v Rosanna Crepiat (Fra) & Lucie André
(Fra).
8.20am
Leona Maguire (Ire) & Lisa Maguire (Ire) Marion Ricordeau (Fra) & Laura Gonzalez-Escallon (Bel).
8.30am
Danielle McVeigh (NIr) & /Rhian Wyn Thomas (Wal) v Caroline Hedwall (Swe) & Marieke Nivard (Neth)
Great Britain & Ireland lead the series but, in the last Vagliano Trophy encounter, at St Andrews Bay, Fife in 2008, the Continent of Europe won by a record margin – 15-9.
One break for Mary McKenna and her squad is that Spain’s Carlota Ciganda, arguably the best female amateur in Europe, declined an invitation to play for the Continental team.
There are three Scots in the GB&I line-up and Mary has paired Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) with Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) who will be enrolling at Stanford University, California – Tiger Woods’ alma mater – at the end of next month.
The third Scot in the squad of nine, St Rule Trophy winner Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle), is the GB&I player who will sit out the morning action but will almost certainly be called into action for the afternoon programme of singles.
The wooded Hamburg course will be played long with little or no run and holding greens after being flooded by a rainfall of monsoon proportions on Wednesday.

There was more heavy rain during the opening ceremony which was curtailed as players and officials dashed back to the clubhouse when the heavens opened.

First English open stroke-play championship

attracts international entry of over 110

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
Over 110 leading golfers from all over the country and abroad will tee up in the English women’s open stroke-play championship at Enmore Park, Somerset, from August 4-6.
This is the first year that the championship has been an open event and it has attracted entries from players from South Africa, France, Wales and Ireland. Closer to home, the contestants include the host club’s Hannah Grant, who won the prestigious scratch event, the Whittington Trophy, earlier this year – with the help of a new course record.
Other Somerset players are the former England captain Beverley New (Lansdown), Rebecca Gibbs (Burnham & Berrow) and Amanda Mayne (Saltford).
The field boasts a host of internationals, among them Charlie Douglass, from Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire, who will be aiming to add this title to the English close championship which she won at Lindrick in May.
Also playing is the English mid-amateur champion, Lucy Williams of Mid-Herts, who recently helped a women’s team from Birmingham University become world student matchplay champions.
Other leading contenders for the title include Hannah Barwood, the 2008 English champion from Knowle in Gloucestershire, and her fellow international Rachel Jennings of Izaak Walton, Staffordshire. They’re among 11 players with plus-handicaps, a further 13 play off scratch while the highest handicapper in the field plays off six. The standard of play will clearly be of the highest quality.
The “home” players represent over 30 English counties and among them are three English Women’s Golf Association regional champions: Rachael Goodall (Heswall) from the North, Hannah Ralph (Cowdray Park) from the South; and Jessica Wilcox (Blankney) from the Midlands North. Jessica Bradley, from Tiverton in Devon, is the South West girls’ champion. This event also features appearances from a number of players who are at college in the USA, such as Hannah Burke (Mid-Herts), Katie Mundy (Dunwood Manor), Ellie Givens (Blackwell Grange), Fern Grimshaw (Weymouth) and Laura Jones (Royal Liverpool).
However, Catterick’s Jodi Ewart – who has won this title for the past two years – will be absent this summer. She’s returning early to America, where she is ranked in the top 10 in college golf, to play in the US amateur championship.
The full field will play 18 holes on each of the first two days of the championship. The leading 36 players and ties will qualify for the final 36 holes on the third day.
For full details of competitors, starting times and for online scoring during the championship, visit: www.englishwomensgolf.org
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer

SCOTTISH UNDER-21 GIRLS' OPEN AMATEUR

Kelsey MacDonald sets hot pace with a 70

(four under par) over her home course

As expected, Kelsey MacDonald and her home course of Nairn Dunbar proved an tournament-leading combination in the first round of the Scottish Under-21 girls' open amateur stroke-play championship today.
Kelsey opened up a two-shot lunchtime lead with a splendid opening score of 70 - four under the par for the testing Nairn Dunbar links.
The Stirling University student, who is still only 18 years old, birdied the second, third, 10th, 14th and 16th in halves of 36 (one under par) and 34 (three under par). She had just one bogey, at the ninth.
British women's open amateur stroke-play champion Roseanne Niven from Crieff was Kelsey's nearest rival after one round. The University of California Berkeley student had a round of 72 with birdies at the first, seventh, ninth and 3th in halves of 35 and 37. She bogeyed the third and 18th.
FIRST ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 74
70 Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar).
72 Roseanne Niven (Crieff).
73 Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth), Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie Ladies), Kate Whitmore (Sandiway)..
75 Jenna Birch (Royal Lytham), Lucy Williams (Mid Herts), Emma Fairnie (Dunbar).
76 Carly Booth (Comrie), Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey).
76 Rachel Watton (Mortonhall).
77 Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus), Susan Jackson (Ladybank), Gillian Simpson (Murrayfield).
78 Laura Murray (Alford), Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies), Jane Turner (Craigielaw), Jill Meldrum (Dullatur), Samantha Leslie (Westhill.
79 Natasha Qayum (Ranfurly Castle), Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield).
80 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Louise McGillivray (Banchory), Sophie Alexander), Louise Macgregor (Falkirk).
81 Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride), Linsey Stevenson (Elie & Earlsferry), Fiona Blair (Carnoustie Ladies).
82 Samantha Munro (Aberdour), Morag Macpherson (Troon Ladies), Katie McCracken (Powfoot), Isla Craigie (Torwoodlee).
Selected scores:
83 Hannah McCook (Abernethy).
85 Sammy Vass (Tain).

Emma Davies wins Welsh girls' title

Emma Davies, from Eaton Golf Club, Norwich is the new Welsh Under-18 girls' champion. She beat Natasha Gobey (Rhondda) at the 20th hole in this afternoon's final at Holyhead Golf Club.
In the morning semi-finals, Emma, 12th of the 16 match-play qualifiers, beat top seed Gemma Bradbury (Cottrell Park) by 2 and 1 while Natasha, the No 3 seed, beat Chelsey Herbert (Gog Magog) by 6 and 4. Chelsey had beaten No 2 seed Chloe Williams 5 and 4 in the first round of the match-play.

Earlier results:
FIRST ROUND
Gemma Bradbury (Cottrell Park) bt Nia Greville (Ashburnham) 6 and 5.
Cerys Jenkins (Bryn Meadows) bt Victoria Davies (Whitchurch, Cardiff) 1 hole.
Emma Davies (Eaton) bt Myriam Hassan (Southerndown) 5 and 4.
Emily Boyman (Nefyn & Dist) bt Rachel Lewis (Llanishen) 2 and 1.
Natasha Gobey (Rhondda) bt India Friswell (Wrexham) 1 hole.
Kelly Miller (Penrhos) bt Georgia Thomas (Tenby) 4 and 3.
Jessica Jones (Wrexham) bt Katy Pritchard Hall (Holyhead) 2 and 1.
Chelsey Herbert (Gog Magog) bt Chloe Williams (Wrexham) 5 and 4.
QUARTER-FINALS
Bradbury bt Jenkins at 19th.
Davies bt Boyman 3 and 2.
Gobey bt Miller 2 and 1.
Herbert bt Jones 5 and 4.
SEMI-FINALS
Davies bt Bradbury 2 and 1.
Gobey bt Herbert 6 and 4.
FINAL
Davies bt Gobey at 20th.

Hamburg's very wet course for the

Vagliano Trophy match

It is a British characteristic that we tend to think all the rain in Europe falls on us during the summer.

It doesn't. The Continent, in some parts, gets just as much summer rain as we do.

For instance, Hamburger Golf Club, Falkenstein in northern Germany, the venue for the Vagliano Trophy women's amateur international match between the holders, the Continent of Europe, and the challengers, Great Britain & Ireland on Friday and Saturday, was flooded earlier this week.

Look at the image above to get an idea of how much rain fell in a short space of time. The GB&I team had to cut short their practice round.

The ties for the opening session of play on Friday over the woodland and inland course at Hamburg should be avialable later today and when we get them we'll put them up on display.

Mary McKenna, of course, is the GB&I captain. Macarena Campomanes from Spain is the Continent's captain. She says in confident frame of mind despite the fact that Europe's No 1 player, Carlota Ciganda, is not playing.

Should she be confident? Well, the Continent beat GB&I by a record margin at St Andrews Bay two years ago.

But it's a different GB&I line-up from then of course and we'll see if they can avenge that defeat.

The Hamburg golf course will be as far removed from the links golf we've watched from the Open at Turnberry last week as you can get. This will be a very wet course, very little run on the ball and soft holding greens that will stop the high approach shot in its tracks.

There are seven new Great Britain & Ireland caps in the team of nine which is:

JODI EWART (Catterick), Age 21.
RACHEL JENNINGS (Izaak Walton), Age 20.
LEONA MAGUIRE (Slieve Russell), Age 14.
LISA MAGUIRE (Slieve Russell), Age 14.
DANIELLE McVEIGH (Royal Co Down Ladies), Age 21.
PAMELA PRETSWELL (Bothwell Castle), Age 20.
RHIAN WYN THOMAS (Vale of Glamorgan), Age 22.
KYLIE WALKER (Buchanan Castle), Age 22.
SALLY WATSON (Elie & Earlsferry), Age 18.

The Continent of Europe line-up is:

Laura Gonzales-Escallon (Belgium).

Lucie Andre (France).

Rosanna Crepiat (France)

Marion Ricordeau (France)

Carolina Masson (Germany)

Pia Halbig (Germany)

Marieke Nivard (Netherlands)

Adriana Zwank (Spain)

Caroline Hedwall (Sweden).

Scottish Under-21 girls stroke play at Nairn Dunbar

Kelsey MacDonald hot favourite with

three rounds over home course

As Tiger Woods and Tom Watson proved in last week’s Open, there is no such thing as a certainty in golf. But Scottish Under-21 girls champion Kelsey MacDonald defending the title over her home Nairn Dunbar course over the next two days certainly comes into the “hot favourite” category.
Kelsey, still only 18 although she has completed her first year at Stirling University, won the championship at Powfoot last year with a 54-hole total of 211 – one shot ahead of Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) and two in front of Krystle Caithness (St Regulus).
Pamela is now too old to be eligible to play while Krystle has moved on to the professional ranks.
Kelsey, pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency, will be bidding to beat the jinx on defending champions in the Under-21s event. The last player to score repeat victories was Catriona (Matthew) Lambert some 20 years ago in 1988 and 1989.
MacDonald’s family home is just across the road from the first tee at Nairn Dunbar and she could play the course blindfold – and still have a good score. But she will not be counting her chickens.
There are plenty of qualifity players in the field who could contribute to an exciting last 18 holes on Friday when the leaders will go out at approximately 1pm.

Carly Booth, the runaway winner at Auchterarder in 2007, did not have the chance to defend the title at Powfoot last year because the SLGA sent her to the European Young Masters. Not that Carly was complaining because that led to the Comrie teenager's selection for the 2008 Junior Ryder Cup.

(This year's "absentees" at the European Young Masters in France are Angus women's and girls county champion Ailsa Summers from Carnoustie and Lesley Atkins (Minto), the Borders' youngest ever women's county champion).

Carly is back in the field this week and will be looking for an Auchterarder-type performance to boost her self-confidence which may have been dented with some recent disappointing results.

Then there's Roseanne Niven (Crieff), winner of the British stroke-play in Northern Ireland last August but still striving to get back to that level of performance although, unlike Carly, she did reach the match-play stages in the Ladies British Open at Harlech in June.

Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie) was an impressive winner of the North of Scotland title at Newmachar and since then she and Jane Turner (Craigielaw) have come through the pre-qualifier to get into the qualifying competition for the Ricoh's British Women's Open.

The tee times for the leading contenders today are:

9.12 and 13.57 - Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies), Jane Turner (Craigielaw).

9.21 and 14.06 - Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), Kate Whitmore (Sandiway, Laura Murray (Alford).

9.30 and 14.16 - Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey), Roseanne Niven (Crieff), Lucy Williams (Mid Herts)

9.30 and 14.24 - Susan Jackson (Ladybank), Carly Booth (Comrie), Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie Ladies).

There is no cut. The full field will play two rounds today and one tomorrow with the first tee time as late as 9am on Friday.

Easy win for Stephanie in US girls championship

US-based Royal Portrush Golf Club member Stephanie Meadow advanced to the second round of the match-play stages of the 61st United States girls championship with a 5 and 3 win over Serena Aoki (Japan) at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, New Jersey today.
First round results over the 6,203yd, par-72 Old Course.

Top half of the draw (36-hole qualifying totals in brackets)
Amy Anderson, Oxbow, N.D. (141) bt Harin Lee, Bayside, N.Y. (157), 4 and 3
Isabelle Lendl, Goshen, Conn. (152) bt Jenny Shin, Torrance, Calif. (152), 3 and 2
Alison Lee, Valencia, Calif. (149) bt Allison Emrey, Charlotte, N.C. (155), 2 and 1
Haley Andreas, Pacific Grove, Calif. (155) bt Casey Isagawa, Wailuku, Hawaii (149), 2 holes.
Ginger Howard, Bradenton, Fla. (146) bt Gabi Oubre, Mobile, Ala. (156), 4 and 3
Karen Chung, Livingston, N.J. (151) bt Emma Talley, Princeton, Ky. (153), 1 hole.
Victoria Tanco, Argentina (147) bt Alina Ching, Honolulu, Hawaii (156), 7 and 6
Kendall Martindale, Jefferson City, Tenn. (153) bt Hannah Suh, San Jose, Calif. (150), 6 and 5
Daniela Lendl, Goshen, Conn. (157) bt Sarah Brown, Lopatcong Township, N.J. (142) at 19th
Victoria Park, Irvine, Calif. (151) bt Casey Grice, College Station, Texas (152) at 21st
Kimberly Kaufman, Clark, S.D. (148) bt Kaira Martin, Paradise Valley, Ariz., at 19th.
Casie Cathrea, Castro Valley, Calif. (149) bt Lindsey Weaver, Scottsdale, Ariz., 3 and 2
Ani Gulugian, Irvine, Calif. (143) bt Anne Cheng, Torrance, Calif. (157), 6 and 4
Kristin Coleman, Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. (152) bt Soobin Kim, Canada (151), 1 hole.
Jackie Chang, Paradise Valley, Ariz. (156) bt Yuerr (Cindy) Feng, People’s Rep of China (147), 1 hole.
Luz Alejandra Cangrejo, Colombia (149) bt Devon Brown, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (153), 1 hole.

Lower half of the draw
Erynne Lee, Silverdale, Wash. (142) bt Veronica Valerio, Temecula, Calif. (157), 5 and 4
Doris Chen, Bradenton, Fla. (152) bt Katherine Perry, Cary, N.C. (152), 2 and 1
Rebecca-Lee Benthem, Canada (149) bt Dottie Ardina, Philippines (156), 4 and 3
Suzie Lee, Long Island, N.Y. (155) bt Austin Ernst, Seneca, S.C. (149), 3 and 2
Alexis Thompson, Coral Springs, Fla. (145) bt Jisoo Park, Korea (156), 5 and 4
Kyung Kim, Chandler, Ariz. (151) bt Kayli Quinton, Cypress, Texas (153), 7 and 6
Stephanie Meadow, Northern Ireland (147) bt Serena Aoki, Japan (156), 5 and 3
Arlya Jutanugarn, Thailand (149) bt Heather Proctor, Silver Spring, Fla. (153), 5 and 3
Jessica Korda, Bradenton, Fla. (142) bt Seshia-Lei Telles, Tualatin, Ore. (157), 7 and 6
Nicole Zhang, Canada (152) bt Annie Park, Levittown, N.Y. (151), 3 and 1
Kristen Park, Buena Park, Calif. (149) bt Casey Kennedy, Venice, Fla. (156), 1 hole.
Kimberly Kim, Hilo, Hawaii (149) bt Kyle Roig, Pembroke Pines, Fla. (154), 3 and 2
Marika Tumangan, San Jose, Calif. (156) bt Kelly Shon, Port Washington, N.Y. (144), 3 and 2
Daffodil Sanchez, Mesa, Ariz. (151) bt Lisa McCloskey, Houston, Texas (152), 1 hole.
Danielle Kang, Thousand Oaks, Calif. (147) bt Whitney Rhodes, Staunton, Va. (156), 5 and 4
Jennifer Johnson, La Quinta, Calif. (149) bt Seo Hee Moon, Mukilteo, Wash. (153), 3 and 2

SECOND ROUND TIES
7:30 a.m. – Amy Anderson, Oxbow, N.D. (141) vs. Isabelle Lendl, Goshen, Conn. (152)
7:39 a.m. – Alison Lee, Valencia, Calif. (149) vs. Haley Andreas, Pacific Grove, Calif. (155)
7:48 a.m. – Ginger Howard, Bradenton, Fla. (146) vs. Karen Chung, Livingston, N.J. (151)
7:57 a.m. – Victoria Tanco, Argentina (147) vs. Kendall Martindale, Jefferson City, Tenn. (153)
8:06 a.m. – Daniela Lendl, Goshen, Conn. (157) vs. Victoria Park, Irvine, Calif. (151)
8:15 a.m. – Kimberly Kaufman, Clark, S.D. (148) vs. Casie Cathrea, Castro Valley, Calif. (149)
8:24 a.m. – Ani Gulugian, Irvine, Calif. (143) vs. Kristin Coleman, Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. (156)
8:33 a.m. – Jackie Chang, Paradise Valley, Ariz. (156) vs. Luz Alejandra Cangrejo, Colombia (149)
8:42 a.m. – Erynne Lee, Silverdale, Wash. (142) vs. Doris Chen, Bradenton, Fla. (152)
8:51 a.m. – Rebecca-Lee Benthem, Canada (149) vs. Suzie Lee, Long Island, N.Y. (155)
9 a.m. – Alexis Thompson, Coral Springs, Fla. (145) vs. Kyung Kim, Chandler, Ariz. (151)
9:09 a.m. – Stephanie Meadow, Northern Ireland (147) vs. Ariya Jutanugarn, Thailand (149)
9:18 a.m. – Jessica Korda, Bradenton, Fla. (142) vs. Nicole Zhang, Canada (152)
9:27 a.m. – Kristen Park, Buena Park, Calif. (149) vs. Kimberly Kim, Hilo, Hawaii (149)
9:36 a.m. – Mariko Tumangan, San Jose, Calif. (156) vs. Daffodil Sanchez, Mesa, Ariz. (151)
9:45 a.m. – Danielle Kang, Thousand Oaks, Calif. (147) vs. Jennifer Johnson, La Quinta, Calif. (149)

WELSH GIRLS' CHAMPIONSHIP 2009
Holyhead Golf Club : 22 July 2009
QUALIFYING ROUNDS
CSS 73 & 74
LEADING SCORES
150 Gemma Bradbury (Cottrell Park) 73 77.
152 Chloe Williams (Wrexham) 79 73.
153 Natasha Gobey (Rhondda) 78 75.
163 Rachel Lewis (Llanishen) 83 80.
165 Myriam Hassan (Southerndown) 78 87.
166 Kelly Miller (Penrhos) 84 82, Katy Pritchard Hall (Holyhead) 79 87
170 Cerys Jenkins (Bryn Meadows) 87 83.
171 Victoria Davies (Whitchurch, Cardiff) 90 81.
172 Georgia Thomas (Tenby) 88 84, Jessica Jones (Wrexham) 89 83.
174 Emma Davies (Eaton) 89 85, Emily Boyman (Nefyn & District) 87 87.

TODAY'S MATCH-PLAY DRAW
Gemma Bradbury (Cottrell Park)
800
Nia Greville (Ashburham)

Victoria Davies (Whitchurch Cardiff)
808
Cerys Jenkins (Bryn Meadows)

Myriam Hassan (Southerndown)
816
Emma Davies (Eaton)

Emily Boyman (Nefyn & District)
824
Rachel Lewis (Llanishen)

Natasha Gobey (Rhondda)
832
India Friswell (Wrexham)

Georgia Thomas (Tenby)
840
Kelly Miller (Penrhos)

Katy Pritchard Hall (Holyhead)
848
Jessica Jones (Wrexham)

Chelsey Herbert (Gog Magog)
856
Chloe Williams (Wrexham)

sportscotland tees up £1m boost

for Scottish amateur golf

NEWS RELEASE
As the golfing world reflects on a nail biting finish to The Open at Turnberry at the weekend, golf in Scotland has its own cause for celebration. sportscotland has today announced increased investment in Scottish golf with over £1 million being made available to continue the development of the highly successful clubgolf programme, support the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association (SLGA) and further invest in our partnership with the Scottish Golf Union (SGU).
Against the backdrop of the Scottish Boys Stroke Play Championship at Ladybank Golf Club in Fife, sportscotland Chair, Louise Martin CBE and Sports Minister Shona Robison announced funding of £1,047,160 to support and develop the amateur game at all levels across Scotland.
Sports Minister Shona Robison said:
“In the year of Homecoming and in the wake of the successful return of the Open Championship to Turnberry, I am delighted that more than a million pounds will be invested for the development of golf in Scotland.
“Golf is a big part of our culture, our identity and our economy and this is a great time for the game in Scotland. Last week, while at Turnberry, the First Minister announced that a record number of boys and girls have been introduced to clubgolf, our National Junior Golf Programme. This is tremendous news as it continues to encourage our youngsters to participate in the sport. The funding announced today will further ensure our player base continues to increase and more Scots enjoy being active and healthy in the home of golf.”
Announcing the funding Louise Martin CBE, Chair, sportscotland said: “Today we celebrate the successes of our young golfers and can see first hand the golfing talent that Scotland has to offer.
“Our focus now is to build on these foundations and to ensure that Scotland further develops its reputation as a golfing nation. That is why sportscotland works closely with the Scottish Golf Union and Scottish Ladies Golfing Association to identify how our investment and support can really make a difference. From advising on strategy to providing funding for key coaching and development posts we are committed to the sport of golf from top to bottom and the numerous benefits it brings to the country.”
Adding to the feel good factor within the sport, First Minister, Alex Salmond last week announced impressive figures demonstrating the huge rise in youngsters who have been exposed to golf through clubgolf. Almost 40,000 primary school children in all 32 Local Authorities throughout Scotland have had the opportunity to try the game for themselves this year.
Andy Salmon, Scottish Golf Development Manager, whose post is part-funded through sportscotland, welcomed the investment: “This combination of government and lottery funding demonstrates the importance of golf to Scotland, not just as a sport but as part of the national culture. It will allow us to build on some very notable recent successes and continue to build for the future.
“Our national coaches have enjoyed tremendous success of late and our work to introduce golf to every child through clubgolf has produced some really world class outcomes. Allied to this, the investment allows us to focus on supporting our clubs without which there would be no golf industry”
sportscotland’s investment in golf supports a huge range of activity from coach education, training and competition programmes to the employment of the national coaches. In partnership with the SGU and SLGA, sportscotland strives to ensure that golf is provided with the support it needs to develop to its full potential.
For Scottish Golf, the challenge is harnessing the current interest in the game and converting it into increased club membership. A recent awareness campaign ‘Love Golf? Join the Club’ has seen an increase in members in a number of cases as more people recognise just how accessible golf is nowadays. With more and more clubs signing up to the clubgolf programme and developing their junior sections there is a real determination to grow the sport in Scotland.
Providing inspiration for young golfers, Scotland’s amateur players have had some notable successes over the past few years from Richie Ramsay’s stunning win at the US Amateur in 2006 and 50% of the Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I) Curtis Cup team being Scottish, to more recent successes at European and World level in the men’s team events.
The Scottish men’s team currently holds the prestigious Eisenhower Trophy for the World Amateur Team Championships and last week proved they mean business by adding the European Amateur team title to their trophy cabinet. Scottish lady golfers also make up one third of the nine player GB&I Vagliano team which tees off in Germany this week in the biennial match against the Continent of Europe.

Stephanie Meadow qualifies

joint ninth for US girls'

championship match-play

Ireland's Stephanie Meadow was joint ninth of the 64 qualifiers for the match-play stages of the United States girl' championship at the Trump National Golf Club New Course, Bedminster, New Jersey.
Stephanie, a member of the European title-winning Irish girls' quartet, had rounds of 73 and 74 for a total of three-over-par 147. Stephanie is pictured above after a successful tournament in America earlier this year.
Amy Anderson earned the top seed status with a second-round even par 72 on a coldl and rainy second day to the championship. That gave the Oxbow, North Dakota player a total of three-under-141.
Finishing in a three-way tie for second were Erynne Lee, the overnight leader and a semi-finalist at last year’s US Women’s Amateur, Jessica Korda, who made the cut at the US Women’s Open two weeks ago, and Sarah Brown, a native of nearby Lopatcong, New Jersey
Alexis Thompson, defending champion and the top-ranked player in the Golfweek/Titleist Junior Rankings, shot 69-76 to place seventh.
The cut came at 13-over 157 with eight players having to play off for the final five match-play spots. The scoring average Tuesday was 80.68.
LEADING MATCH-PLAY QUALIFIERS

Par 144(2x72). 6289yd.
1. Amy Anderson 69-72--141
2. Erynne Lee 67-75--142
2. Jessica Korda 69-73--142
2. Sarah Brown 72-70--142
5. Ani Gulugian 73-70--143
6. Kelly Shon 72-72--144
7. Alexis Thompson 69-76--145
8. Ginger Howard 72-74--146
9. Victoria Tanco 75-72--147
9. Stephanie Meadow 73-74--147
9. Danielle Kang 70-77--147
9. Yueer (Cindy) Feng 70-77--147
13. Kimberly Kaufman 75-73--148
14. Kristen Park 71-78--149
14. Rebecca Lee-Bentham 77-72--149
14. Alison Lee 69-80--149
14. Cassy Isagawa 76-73--149
14. Austin Ernst 73-76--149
14. Kimberly Kim 71-78--149
14. Casie Cathrea 74-75--149
14. Luz Alejandra Cangrejo 73-76--149
14. Jennifer Johnson 69-80--149
14. Ariya Jutanugarn 76-73--149
24. Hannah Suh 79-71--150
25. Karen Chung 77-74--151
25. Kyung Kim 77-74--151
25. Daffodil Sanchez 73-78--151
25. Soobin Kim 72-79--151
25. Victoria Park 74-77--151
25. Annie Park 72-79--151
31. Doris Chen 76-76--152
31. Jenny Shin 78-74--152
31. Isabelle Lendl 72-80--152
31. Katherine Perry 73-79--152
31. Nicole Zhang 72-80--152
31. Casey Grice 76-76--152
31. Kristin Coleman 75-77--152
31. Lisa McCloskey 75-77--152

United States team named for Junior Solheim Cup

The United States team - Nancy Lopez captain - has now been named for the 2009 Ping Junior Solheim Cup match at Aurora Country Club, Illinois from August 17 to 19. The Solheim Cup match between the European and American "adults" will be played from August 21 to 23 at nearby Richard Harvest Farms, Sugar Grove in Illinois.
The US team's squad of 12 were selected on a combination of the AJGA's Rankings and the Golfweek/Sagarin Junior Rankings at July 20.
Teams:
UNITED STATES
Alexis Thompson
Jessica Korda
Kristina Wong
Ani Gulugian
Stephanie Kim
Jane Rah
Sarah Brown
Jennifer Johnson
Alexandra Stewart
Tiffany Lua
Alison Lee
Kristen Park
Captain: Nancy Lopez.
Vice-captain: Beth Dockter.
EUROPE
Leona Maguire
Klara Spilkova]
Ana Fernandez de Mesa
Johanna Tillstrom
Anna Arrese
Tonje Daffinrud
Sherlyn Popelka
Sophia Popov
Lisa Maguire
Rosanna Crepiat
Sally Watson
Kelly Tidy
Captain: Carin Koch.
Vice-captain: Karine Mathiot.

Junior Masters Joy for Lewis

Davie and Alison Goodwin

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Lewis Davie (Scotscraig) and Alison Goodwin (Glenbervie) took the honours at the third Regional Final of the 2009 Dunfermline Building Society Junior Masters after both recorded impressive scores at Alyth today.
Goodwin, playing off a handicap of 10, recorded a stunning five birdies in her back nine to come home in one-under par scratch and notch a superb tally of 43 stableford points. After reaching the turn in 38 to tally 20pt, Alison turned for home with three consecutive birdies from 10th, before adding more at the 15th and 17th to post her best ever score of 74.
The 15-year-old from Glenbervie said: “I’ve never broken 80 before so to do it by such a big margin is amazing. This is my first Junior Masters event and it’s a great tournament to play in. I played really well and just seemed to hit my approach shots in close all day. I can’t wait to play in the final at Gleneagles and hopefully I can perform just as well.”
In the boys section, 16-year-old Davie posted a 46pt haul, playing off a handicap of 27. The highlight of the Fife youngster’s round came at the par five 11th, where he holed out for a birdie four to accumulate five points.
Steady progress for the rest of the back nine put him well clear of the pack to finish five clear of his nearest rival, Deeside’s Jamie Pryde who recorded 41pts. Grant Wilson – a member of last year’s Dunfermline Building Society Junior Club of the Year Alford – posted 39pts to clinch third place.
The home club’s Rianna Thom made her local knowledge count to finish runner-up in the girls event with 39pts, whilst Hannah Robb from Strathmore sealed third place, courtesy of a better inward half on 38pts.
There was further joy for the Goodwin family with Alison’s sister Catherine also qualifying with a 36-point haul in seventh place, while the Peterculter brother and sister duo of Rachel and John Polson also both qualified.
The top 16 boys from today qualify for the final with Auchterarder’s Josh Roy sealing the final spot on 36pts courtesy of a countback, whilst Deeside’s Sophie Alexander booked the 14th and final spot in the girls’ event on 33 points.
Alyth’s Scotland international Kevin McAlpine (pictured above with Alison Goodwin) was on hand to present the prizes and was impressed by the young golfing talent on show:
“It’s great to see so many talented young players on show at my club today getting an opportunity to compete in a national event. It’s also very encouraging that so many girls took part – I think 26 is a record in the Junior Masters and the scoring was excellent.”
“Hopefully many of the youngsters will have been inspired by the golf they have seen in Scotland over the last two weeks and with the support of Dunfermline Building Society at the grass roots level, the future of junior golf is in good hands.” he added.
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Ryder Cup Wales 2010 WPGA One-Day Series

HARPENDEN COMMON LADIES

FINAL SCORES
Par 75

73 Joanne Oliver (Knebworth), £350.
75 Laura Eastwood (Teign Valley), Katie Tebbet (Rothley Park), Clare Brown (Morecambe), £175 each.
76 Alexandra Keighley (Huddersfield), Alison Gray (Ormskirk), Lucy Clarke (Chelmsford), £41.66 each.
77 Kerry Knowles (Wentowrth), Rachael Lomas (Naas).
78 Rebecca Wright (Walmley), Marie Allen (England), Rachael Adby (North Foreland), Julie Chandler (Phoenix), Emma McBride (Royal Winchester), Susan Moon (Cannons).
79 Katja Maria Chaszczewski (Mid Sussex), Tracy Loveys (Bigbury).
80 Rachel Bailey (Branston), Maria Tulley (West Cornwall).
81 Katy Edwards (Ross on Wye), Emma Prentice (Gog Magog).
82 Rebecca Davies (Bondhay), Cathy Panton-Lewis (The Berkshire).
83 Nicky Lumb (Hambrook Golf Range), Clare Durbin (East Brighton).
84 Sarah Bennett (Three Rivers), Clare Louise Lipscombe (unatt).
87 Joanne Lee (JL Golf).
90 Danielle Wilkinson (The Chase).
Retired - Suzanne Dickens (Thorpe Wood).

SLGA events in August

Entry forms to the following SLGA events in August can be downloaded from the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association website: www.slga.co.uk

August 18 - County Golf Open meeting at Dullatur.

August 30 - Scottish Ladies Foursomes at Forfar

Top English girl golfers head to

Wiltshire for championships

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
Almost 250 girl golfers are heading to Wiltshire from all over England and as far afield as Singapore, Spain and the USA to play in their national championships. Among them is Hally Leadbetter, the daughter of coaching legend David Leadbetter, who will travel from Lake Nona in Florida to tee up in the English girls’ championship at North Wilts Golf Club from July 28 to August 1.
Two companion events, the English U15 and U13 girls’ championships, will be played at The Wiltshire Golf Club from July 28-30. All three championships boast a full field and there’s a healthy waiting list for both the U15 and U13s.
Local interest is likely to focus on Wiltshire’s Hannah Turland, pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency, who is a past U13 champion and will be bidding for the U15 title this year. Hannah, 15, is the Wiltshire county champion and will represent England in the girls’ Home Internationals next month.
She’s one of six Wiltshire players taking part in the championships. The others are Sarah Gee (West Wilts), Kyra Horlock (Hamptworth), Charlotte Lucas (High Post) and Katie Warren (Wrag Barn) in the U13s; and Ellena Farrow (Kingsdown) in the English girls’.
The three championships are a showcase for England’s finest young players – and the standard of golf will be excellent. Over 100 competitors in the English girls’ championship have single figure handicaps and there are an impressive number of scratch and plus-players.
They include Lincolnshire’s Holly Clyburn, 18, (Woodhall Spa) a full international who has just helped England win the silver medal at the European team championship.
There’s a host of girl internationals in the field of 128 players, including Lancashire’s Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) who has just been selected for the European team for the Junior Solheim Cup.
Hannah Turland’s rivals for the U15 title are likely to include Norfolk’s Amber Ratcliffe (Royal Cromer) who has just won the English U16 schools’ championship with a seven-under par score for 36 holes.
Cheshire’s Bronte Law (Bramhall), who was the schools’ runner-up on three-under par, will be another strong contender. This event is contested by 80 players.
The defending U13 champion is Charley Hull, 13, of Kettering, who plays off three handicap. Her challengers are likely to include 13-year-old Georgia Hall of Ferndown, Dorset. Meanwhile, the youngest competitor is Annabel Bailey of Notts Ladies’ who is 10 years old and entered off a handicap of 15. This championship has 40 competitors.
Competitors in the English girls’ championship at North Wilts will play a qualifying stroke-play round on each of the first two days of the championship. Then, the leading 32 players will go forward to the championship match-play flight and the next 32 will play in the second flight. The finals of both flights take place on the morning of Saturday, August 1.
The U15 and U13 championships at The Wiltshire are both stroke-play events. All competitors play 18 holes on each of the first two days before the fields are cut for the final day’s play. In the U15s, the leading 36 players and ties qualify for the 36 hole final.
In the U13s, the leading 18 players and ties qualify for the 18-hole final. Both finals are played on Thursday, July 30.
Full details of competitors and starting times for the qualifying rounds are available on the EWGA website: www.englishwomensgolf.org Online scoring will be available throughout the championships.
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer

Paul Lawrie Foundation flag competition winners at Fraserburgh (left to right): Carla Banks (Oldmeldrum), Scott Roger (Fraserburgh), Mark Watt (Inverallochy) and Liam Allan (Longside).

Great week for the Carrell boys

By MURRAY CARNIE
It was the Paul Lawrie Foundation's first trip to the links of Fraserburgh and we had a great day. We had everything from lovely sunshine to monsoon downpours but this did not affect another day of great golf.

Michael Carrell played some great golf to win his first event of the season with a tremendous 40 points. Close on his heels was his younger brother Greg who scored 39 points to secure second place. It has been a great week for the family with big brother Andrew lifting the U16 District championship on Thursday.
Our late starters were hit by the rain with many of the greens flooding but they marched on regardless of the conditions. I was delighted to see so many new faces at the event and this is down mainly to Derek and Ian who spend so much time with their young juniors.

Thanks once again to all the helpers at Fraserburgh golf club who went out of their way to make us feel so welcome.
The tour moves on to Royal Aberdeen next Sunday.
Results
Par 70 SSS 69 CSS 69
1st Michael Carrell [PC] 40pt

2nd Greg Carrell [PC] 39

3rd Evan Robertson [IM] 38 bih

4th Scott Philips [PH] 38 bih

5th Craig Barbour [F] 38
Other Scores

S Kiloh 37, R McKinnon 34, K Spence 32, C Cheyne 32, B Murray 31, J Banks 26, J Moir 26, K Taylor 23, C Prudence 22.

FRASERBURGH FLAG SUNDAY 19TH JULY
Highlight of the day was the performance of Liam Allan who managed to finish in the hole at the 12th with his 36 shots. This is a record for the Flag event and it will be the benchmark to aim for in the future.

Boys U10

1st Mark Watt

2nd Scott Roger

3rd Cameron Black

4th Kevin Duncan

5th Blair Fraser
Boys U12

1st Liam Allan

2nd Thomas Cameron

3rd Scott Watson

4th Jordan Wiseman

5th Craig Watson
Girls U10

1st Carla Banks.

2nd Lucy Forman

Stephanie Meadow (73) sharing 19th place

in US girls' championship qualifying

Ireland's US-based Stephanie Meadow shot a one-over-par 73 to be sharing 19th place after the first qualifying round in the United States girls' championship over the Old Course at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey yesterday.
Erynne Lee, 16, jumped out to a two-shot lead with three birdies in her first six holes en route to a 5-under 67 in which she also birdied the last two holes.
The Silverdale, Washington native lost in the first round of match play the 2008 US girls’ championship, then advanced to the semi-finals of the US Women’s Amateur three weeks later.
She had to battle a few nerves through Monday’s round.
“You have to welcome the nerves – but block them out,” Lee said. “I just told myself to breathe in and breathe out.”
Among those who shot 69 were Jessica Korda and Alison Lee, who finished T-26 at the U.S. Women’s Open, plus ’08 U.S. Girls’ Junior champ Alexis Thompson and Jennifer Johnson.
“I tried to remember what I did [right] last week and the week before,” said Lee, who finished second at the AJGA McDonald’s Betsy Rawls Girls Championship.
“I just try to think positive. If I have a bad putt or have a bad hole, I try to forget about it, and think about the birdie I made.”Lee birdied her final two holes.
Yueer Cindy Feng, who won the Betsy Rawls title, is tied at 2 under with Danielle Kang. Kristen Park, the 2007 U.S. Girls’ champion, is tied for ninth with Kimberly Kim, who won the 2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur.
LEAD FIRST Q ROUND SCORES
Par 72. 6,203yd
1. Erynne Lee 67
2. Alison Lee 69
2. Jessica Korda 69
2. Amy Anderson 69
2. Alexis Thompson 69
2. Jennifer Johnson 69
7. Danielle Kang 70
7. Yueer Cindy Feng 70
9. Kristen Park 71
9. Kimberly Kim 71
11. Kendall Martindale 72
11. Isabelle Lendl 72
11. Ginger Howard 72
11. Soobin Kim 72
11. Nicole Zhang 72
11. Kelly Shon 72
11. Sarah Brown 72
11. Annie Park 72
19. Kayli Quinton 73
19. Daffodil Sanchez 73
19. Katherine Perry 73
19. Austin Ernst 73
19. Stephanie Meadow 73
19. Ani Gulugian 73
19. Luz Alejandra Cangrejo 73
19. Kyle Roig 73
27. Augusta James 74
27. Jisoo Park 74
27. Casie Cathrea 74
27. Mariah Montoya 74
27. Victoria Park 74
32. Kimberly Kaufman 75
32. Kuriko Tsukiyama 75
32. Harin Lee 75
32. Victoria Tanco 75
32. Lindsey Weaver 75
32. Brenna Nelsen 75
32. Mariko Tumangan 75
32. Simin Feng 75
32. Kristin Coleman 75
32. Lisa Mccloskey 75

Dates, venues for Futures Tour Qualifying School

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY DURAMED FUTURES TOUR
The 2010 Qualifying Tournament for the Duramed Futures Tour will be held from November 2 to 6, 2009 with registration set for Nov. 1. The tournament will be held in Polk County, Florida, on four different golf courses. This year’s tournament will be staged over five days and 90 holes of golf, with the field cut after 72 holes.
Venues to be used for the Q-School are:
Lake Region Yacht & Country Club in Winter Haven, Floridaa.
Huntington Hills Golf & Country Club in Lakeland, Florida.
Ridgewood Lakes Golf & Country Club in Davenport, Florida.
The Steve Smyers-designed Golf Club at Bridgewater in Lakeland, Florida.
Lake Region, which hosts the Tour’s season-opening Florida’s Natural Growers Charity Classic, will be the site of the qualifying tournament’s final 18 holes. Huntington Hills has hosted the Q-School for the last half-dozen years.
Registration materials for the qualifying tournament will be available in early August on www.duramedfuturestour.com or by contacting the Tour’s headquarters at 386-274-6200, Ext. 2.

Devon double top in South West championships

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Devon golfers Julia Norman and Jessica Bradley have scooped the top two South West championships of 2009.
Julia, a one-handicapper from Exeter, is the new EWGA South West regional champion. Jessica, 17, from Tiverton, is the winner of the South West girls’ championship.
Julia claimed her title with a stunning birdie-eagle finish in the final at High Post in Wiltshire. She was neck and neck with her opponent, England girl international Hayley Davis of Dorset, after 16 holes.
A two at the par-3 17th made Julia one up and then she holed an eagle putt on the par-5 18th to take the title.
The second flight winner was Jamie Lee Casling from Brickhampton Court in Gloucestershire, who beat Rosie Davies from Saunton in Devon in another close fought match.
Jamie Lee, who is 18, is also celebrating her first hole-in-one which she shot on the first day of the championship at the 139-yard 5th hole.
Another hole-in-one was achieved by 13-year-old Francesca Young from Ferndown on the 124-yard eighth hole.
Championship runner-up, Hayley Davis from Ferndown Golf Club, who plays off scratch, won the Katherine Cairns Trophy for the best gross score of 146 over 36 holes on the first day. The net trophy, the Fraser Evans Bowl, was won by Lizzie Stephens from Clevedon in Somerset with 137 – 9 under par.
Other winners included Gill Loughrey from Wrag Barn, Wiltshire, who won the Hawkins Senior Vase, and Jo Hodge from Knowle, Gloucestershire, who won the intermediate candlesticks for the age 18-30 category.
Meanwhile, Jessica Bradley became the South West girls’ champion at Bude & North Cornwall where she had rounds of 77, 75 in a testing breeze. Her total of 152 was two shots clear of the runner-up, 13-year-old Georgia Hall of Ferndown, Dorset.
Shelby Smart, 15, of Knowle, Gloucestershire, also shot 154 but lost out on second place on countback. However, she won the prize for the best U15 score. Kyra Horlock of Hamptworth, Wiltshire, was the U13 winner while Katie Rule of Merlin, Cornwall, claimed the Challenge Cup for the best first round with her score of 76.
The handicap salver was won by Ellena Farrow of Kingsdown, Wiltshire. Dorset, represented by Georgia Hall and Melissa McMahon, won the County Trophy.
Eleven higher-handicap girls, all aged under 15, competed in the 18 hole stableford for the Buchanan Cup, which was won by Beth Yeoman of Thurlestone, Devon. She also teamed up with Stephanie Finlan to win the County Shield for Devon.
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer

From Ken Condon

Reference Gordon G Simmonds' article in response to Colin Farquharson's "Personal View" about leading girls should be playing in leading girls' tournaments instead of forsaking them for adults' events. Scroll down a good bit to find both articles [or click on the links underlined - G].

Hi Colin,

Was about to question Gordon Simmonds on his response (will come back to that), but now having read your article , I have to say your view is a bit naive. In a very, very busy schedule for the girls during the summer holiday window, they have to plan in advance, plan comps, plan practice, plan rest, and plan chill.
If some 'names' dont play in a certain comp it does not demean the comp. The British girls open championship that you mentioned has had its biggest ever entry of over 200 (field of 144) with a cut-off at 3.5.
Don't think the winner will be saying it was a weak field cos blah blah wasnt here!
Getting back to my original reason for the email which was Mr Simmonds comments which were:
"Unlike the boys, there will be no girls who have not made it in serious competition by the age of 16, who will subsequently 'develop' into international stars between the ages of 16 and 18 through 'girls' tournament golf."
Couldn't disagree more with this statement. as he's obviously reading the websites that promote their young 'uns. You don't have to be part of the national set-up as long as you have a controlled progression in golf as well as maintaining a good education. Start to peak at 17/18 years and then you can then use this to enhance your career. In other words there are many 'under the radar'.

Ken Condon

+If you have a view on the above topic or any other interesting golf subject which is not critical of any named individual, you can E-mail it to Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Niamh Kitching pips Monique Smit for

Curragh Scratch Cup on countback

NEWS RELEASE FROM THE IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION

Niamh Kitching (Claremorris) celebrated her recent return to form to capture the Curragh Scratch Cup after a fine 68 in the final round at The Curragh, on Sunday.

Having trailed leader Sarah Faller (Galway) by six strokes at lunchtime, Kitching threw caution to the wind and her brave, four-under-par second rund of 68 for a total of 144 matched that of South Africa's Monique Smit (72-72) and won the trophy on the better second round countback. Faller (70-75) and Sarah Cunningham (Ennis) (74-71) tied for third place on 145.]

FINAL TOTALS

Par 144 (2x72) CSS 71 71

144 Niamh Kitching (Claremorris) 76 68, Monique Smit (South Africa)) 72 72 (Kitching won with better second round).

145 Sarah Cunningham (Ennis ) 74 71, Sarah Faller (Galway) 70 75.

146 Victoria Bradshaw (Bangor) 73 73.

147 Aedin Murphy (Carlow) 76 71, Mary Dowling (New Ross) 75 72.

148 Sarah Crowe (Tipperary) 75 73, Ciara Butler (Newlands) 74 74.

149 Lucy Simpson (Massereene) 75 74.

150 Karen Delaney (Carlow) 77 73.

151 Sheena McElroy (Grange) 74 77.

152 Louise Mernagh (Woodenbridge) 76 76.

154 Emma Gilmore (Mountbellew) 76 78.

155 Anne McCormack (Roscommon) 79 76.

156 Gillian O'Leary (Cork) 73 83.

158 Caroline Murphy (Grange) 81 77, Orla Barry (Galway) 80 78, Rhona Brennan (Bandon) 78 80.

159 Sandra Atkinson (Woodbrook) 78 81.

160 Niamh Giblin (Dun Laoghaire) 75 85.

162 Siobhan McCartan (Greenore) 80 82, Michelle McCarthy (Clonmel) 79 83.

163 Shauna O'Brien (Clonmel) 81 82, Mary McNally (The Curragh) 80 83.

166 Emer Foley (Castlecomer) 78 88.

167 Olivia Conroy (Longford) 84 83.

168 Madeleine Brennan (Carlow) 86 82, Olivia Mehaffey (Tandragee) 84 84, Sally Anne Lenehan (Castle) 81 87.

169 Louella Morton (Rathfarnham) 84 85.

172 Valerie Cotter (Carton House) 84 88, Ruth Maguire (Corrstown) 84 88.

174 Mary Duane (Luttrellstown) 86 88, Kate Stafford (Newbridge) 84 90.

177 Bernie Cox (Carlow) 85 92.

178 Geraldine Molloy (The Curragh) 92 86, Noreen Granard (Portarlington) 91 87.

179 Theresa Delahunty (Rathdowney) 92 87, Paula Murray (Naas) 89 90, Noeleen Delahunty (Rathdowney) 86 93.

180 Rose Merriman (Clane) 91 89, Penny Walker (Rathfarnham) 89 91, Marian Finn (Thurles) 88 92.

181 Mai McCann (Narin & Portnoo) 90 91, Terri Byrne (Coollattin) 89 92.

184 Michelle Butler (Carlow) 96 88.

NR Doireann Carney (Galway) 84 NR

Late entries accepted for North of Scotland Junior

Open for boys & girls at Loch Ness GC, Inverness

Sunday's North of Scotland Junior Open over the New Course at Loch Ness Golf Club, Castle Heather, Inverness is open to boys AND girls.
Late entries can be telephoned to 01463 713334.
Competitors will tee of in threes at 10 minute intervals and are from the host club unless otherwise stated.
Abbreviations: C, Craigielaw; FW, Fort William; I, Inverness; IOS, Isle of Skye; K, Kingussie; KM, Kenmore; MT, Milnathort; ND, Nairn Dunbar; P, Pumpherston; T, Tain;

9.0 D. Custerson (T), R. Malcolm (MT), G. Bennett; L. Hunter (MT), M. Duncan, R. Carson (I).
9.3 A. Kenyon, S. Ednie (I), B. Anderson
10.0 F. Brown (ND), A. MacLean (C), C. Brown; Miss A. Brown (ND), C. Franssen, E. Reid (I); R. Franssen, R. Fraser, L. MacPherson (K).
11.0 I. McCallum (FW), J. Elder (ND), C. Murchison (IOS).
12.0 K. Pirie (IOS), R. Carpenter, T. Deas IOS.
12.3 R. MacPherson (I), P. Smith (KM), J. Groom (P).
1.0 E. Donaldson (C), Partner, Partner.

Alison Walshe blows four-stroke lead with nine holes +to play

Netherlands' Dewi Claire Schreefel scores

first win as pro on US Futures Tour

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE US DURAMED FUTURES TOUR

It almost seemed serendipitous that the only Dutch player in the tournament field, playing the final round with the CEO of ING Americas as her caddie, and on a course bathed in ING's branded orange-colored tents, would ultimately win the $100,000 ING New England Golf Classic.
But Duramed FUTURES Tour rookie Dewi Claire Schreefel, pictured above, played patient and steady golf today to grab her first professional title with scores of 69-64-69 to finish at 202 (-8).
Schreefel won by three shots over Kristie Smith (66) of Perth, Australia, Aimee Cho (68) of Orlando, Fla., and Hannah Jun (70) of San Diego, all tied for second at 295 (-5) on the par-70, Pete Dye-designed Wintonbury Hills Golf Course.
"The first one is always special," said Schreefel of Diepenveen, Netherlands, the 2006 individual NCAA Women's Golf champion from the University of Southern California and Dutch National Team member. "I'm very pleased with myself and how I played for three days."
Schreefel's only real hiccup came on the first hole, where she missed her five-foot par putt for bogey, but she leveled out her scorecard with a birdie from five feet on the sixth hole.
At that point, tournament leader Galway-born Alison Walshe of Westford, Mass., appeared to be ready to lap the field. Walshe had a four-shot lead over Schreefel after the first nine holes and a five-shot lead over Jun, Cho and Sofie Andersson (72) of Angelholm, Sweden. The lively Irish-American appeared to be enjoying herself on a spectacular sunny New England day.
But Walshe's drive on the par-4 10th tee went left and landed in an awkward lie adjacent to a bunker. The ball rested chest high, forcing Walshe to grip halfway down the shaft of a 6-iron and make a baseball swing. She whiffed her first swing, failing to make contact with the ball, and then managed to punch out her second attempt. From 70 yards, she hit a wedge to nine feet, but three-putted for a triple-bogey-7.
"I was really mad, but I was still ahead by a shot," said Irish-born Walshe, a Tour rookie who was an All-American at the University of Arizona. "I tried to calm down, but after a while, I felt like I couldn't get a break."
Walshe steadied herself with a par on the 11th, but three-putted for bogey on the 12th, had an unplayable lie on the 13th where she made a 12-footer for bogey, three-putted from 30 feet for bogey on the 14th, and then three-putted again on the 16th for bogey from 25 feet.
Walshe finally rolled in a 10-footer for birdie on the 17th, but gave it right back on the last hole for another bogey when she gassed her 8-iron over the green and missed the seven-footer coming back. Her back nine was ugly and painful, but Walshe maintained her poise, later sitting with media and carefully detailing the disheartening round.
"I gave it away," said Walshe. "I had [the tournament] in my hands. I had a four-shot lead at the turn and it felt good, but that break on No. 10 turned everything around, and when Dewi birdied the 11th and I bogeyed the 12th, it was a big swing. I'm just really disappointed."
With her birdie on the 12th, Schreefel took the lead and never looked back in spite of some serious chasers on the tricky 6,087-yard course. Wintonbury Hills' design features 18 holes of rolling terrain and large undulating greens with more breaks than Evil Knievel.
Smith, the Australian rookie just itching to break through with her own win, fired her second 4-under-par 66 of the week to jump into a share of second. Smith had only one birdie on the front, but told herself to hang on.
"I stayed really patient," said Smith, who hit 17 greens in regulation. "I had a lot of good putts and I knew they would start going in."
She rolled in four more birdies on the back with her only bogey coming on the 18th hole, allowing her to shoot up the leaderboard and wait for the finish.
Playing one group ahead of Schreefel, Cho carded three birdies on the front nine with none shorter than 12 feet. But the former University of Florida Gator couldn't make up any more ground, posting one birdie and two bogeys on her second nine holes.
"I knew where I was on the leaderboard, but it didn't matter," said Cho, who posted her career-best finish today. "I still had to get the ball in the hole."
Andersson also made a charge on the back nine, grabbing a share of second with two holes to play until she bogeyed the 17th and went out of bounds on the 18th. The Swede flew the final green and took double-bogey on the 18th to drop back into a tie for 12th at 208 (-2).
Jun, a 2008 LPGA Tour member and a former UCLA All-American, also tried to make a run on her back nine, but fell short with two bogeys and one birdie. Her birdie putts never found the mark.
"If you shoot even par out here, it feels like you're giving it back to the field," said Jun. "What I did today was pretty boring and not good enough to win."
But Schreefel, with the Dutch-owned ING company CEO Tom McInerty on her bag, was unflappable while Walshe, her fellow competitor, unraveled uncharacteristically.
"Dewi (pronounced Davey) was very, very steady coming in," said McInerty, who holds a 7 handicap and is based in the company's office in the Greater Hartford area. "Who would dream that the only Dutch player in the tournament would end up winning?"
Schreefel did. Maybe she really dreamed this would be the break-through week when the ING executive volunteered his Sunday services as her caddie after a pro-am earlier in the week.
Or maybe she dreamed it after she arrived at Wintonbury Hills to discover an abundance of orange-colored everything, right down to the orange shoelaces in volunteers' shoes. There was so much orange, a color synonymous with Holland, that it would have made Dutch soccer fans proud. And by week's end, some might have called it "Dutch luck."
But for rookie Dewi Schreefel, climbing from 26th to seventh on the Tour's season money list with only six tournaments left to play, today's win was a Dutch treat, hard-fought for the only player from her nation, and sweet as it could be.
For scores and more information, visit duramedfuturestour.com.
Weather: Sunny with temperatures in the low 80s with only a slight breeze.

Dumfries-shire Ladies County Championship Scoreboard
DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY GOLF CLUB
Match-play stages
Quarter-finals on August 8
1 L Kirkwood v 8 L Jack.
5 H Kerr v 4 C McGinley.
6 F Macgregor v 3 A McIntyre.
7 E C Scott v 2 J Graham

Semi-finals on August 8
Final on August 9

HANDICAP COMPETITION
Quarter-finals on August 8
1 R Kirk v 8 J Grierson
5 S Bedford v 4 M Davidson.
6 S Townsley v 3 M Tait.
7 M Pringle v 2 A Walker.
Semi-finals on August 8
Final on August 9

LEADING SCORES
Sunday, July 19
SCRATCH
75 Jordana Graham jun
82 Aileen McIntyre.
84 Claire McGinley.
85 Mrs Helen Kerr, Aileen Walker.
86 Dorothy Young, Mrs Clare Holden.
87 Fiona McGregor, Peal Beattie
88 Judy Johnstone, Eileen Scott.
92 L Jack, Margaret Davidson.
94 Margaret Tait, Emma Greenlees jun.
95 Mrs Rosemary Kirk.
96 Sheila Townsley.
HANDICAP
70 Mrs Rosemary Kirk (25), Aileen McIntyre (12).
71 Jordana Graham jun (4), Aileen Walker (14).
73 Claire McGinley (11), Judy Johnstone (15), Dorothy Young (13).
74 Mrs Helen Kerr (11).
76 Eileen Scott (12), Pearl Beattie (11), Mrs Clare Holden (109).
78 L Jack (14), Margaret Tait (16).
79 Fiona McGregor (8), Margaret Davidson (13).
80 Mrs Susan Bedford (24), Betty Carruthers (17).
81 Sheila Townsley (15), Marjorie Pringle (22), Janette Grierson (28), Emma Greenlees jun (13).
82 Mrs Mabel McDonaold (18).

US Duramed Futures Tour Scoreboard
$100,000 ING New England Golf Classic
Wintonbury Hills, Bloomfield, Connecticut
FINAL TOTALS
Par 210 (3x70) 6,087yd
1 Dewi Claire Schreefel (Diepenveen, Netherlands) 69-64-69 - 202 $14,000
T2 Kristie Smith (Perth, Australia) 66-73-66 - 205 $7,389
T2 Aimee Cho (Orlando, Fla.) 68-69-68 - 205 $7,389
T2 Hannah Jun (San Diego, Calif.) 67-68-70 - 205 $7,389
T5 Ashley Prange (Noblesville, Ind.) 70-70-66 - 206 $3,261
T5 Kim Welch (Sacramento, Calif.) 70-68-68 - 206 $3,261
T5 Alison Walshe (Westford, Mass.) 68-63-75 - 206 $3,261
T8 Jennifer Song (a) (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 70-70-67 - 207
T8 Ashley Knoll (The Woodlands, Texas) 69-70-68 - 207 $1,945
T8 Jean Reynolds (Newnan, Ga.) 67-70-70 - 207 $1,945
T8 Moon Su (Incheon, South Korea) 69-67-71 - 207 $1,945
T12 Misun Cho (Cheongju, South Korea) 68-71-69 - 208 $1,428
T12 Gerina Mendoza (Roswell, N.M.) 66-71-71 - 208 $1,428
T12 Sofie Andersson (Angelholm, Sweden) 67-69-72 - 208 $1,428
T15 Su A Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 70-70-69 - 209 $1,087
T15 Onnarin Sattayabanphot (Bangkok, Thailand) 68-71-70 - 209 $1,087
T15 Mariajo Uribe (Bucaramanga, Colombia) 68-70-71 - 209 $1,087
T15 Michaela Cavener (Ponca City, Okla.) 68-69-72 - 209 $1,087
T19 Hwanhee Lee (Las Vegas, Nev.) 73-69-68 - 210 $850
T19 Jessica Shepley (Oakville, Ontario) 70-71-69 - 210 $850
T19 Jenny Gleason (Clearwater, Fla.) 70-71-69 - 210 $850
T19 Nontaya Srisawang (Chiang Mai, Thailand) 70-71-69 - 210 $850
T19 Ryann O'Toole (San Clemente, Calif.) 69-69-72 - 210 $850
T24 Sarah Lynn Sargent (Greer, S.C.) 69-74-68 - 211 $757
T24 Danah Ford (Indianapolis, Ind.) 70-72-69 - 211 $757
T24 Yoora Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 70-70-71 - 211 $757
T24 Violeta Retamoza (Aguascalientes, Mexico) 73-67-71 - 211 $757
T24 Taya Battistella (Bend, Ore.) 69-70-72 - 211 $757
T24 Song Yi Choi (Seoul, South Korea) 64-73-74 - 211 $757
T24 Whitney Wade (Glasgow, Ky.) 68-69-74 - 211 $757
T31 Samantha Richdale (Kelowna, British Columbia)72-72-68 - 212 $693
T31 Perry Swenson (Charlotte, N.C.) 71-72-69 - 212 $693
T31 Natalie Sheary (a) (West Hartford, Conn.) 69-74-69 - 212
T31 Lehua Wise (Kauai, Hawaii) 68-74-70 - 212 $693
T31 Caroline Larsson (Stockholm, Sweden) 72-69-71 - 212 $693
T31 Brandi Jackson (Greenville, S.C.) 71-70-71 - 212 $693
T31 Nicole Jeray (Berwyn, Ill.) 66-73-73 - 212 $693
T31 Christine Cho (Kent, Wash.) 69-69-74 - 212 $693
T39 Kira Meixner (a) (Richmond, British Columbia)72-72-69 - 213
T39 Liz Janangelo (West Hartford, Conn.) 74-70-69 - 213 $656
T39 Sue Ginter (Appleton, Wis.) 71-71-71 - 213 $656
T39 Angela Buzminski (Oshawa, Ontario) 73-69-71 - 213 $656
T39 Libby Smith (Essex Junction, Vt.) 70-71-72 - 213 $656
T44 Janice Olivencia (Caguas, Puerto Rico) 72-72-70 - 214 $634
T44 Cindy LaCrosse (Tampa, Fla.) 72-71-71 - 214 $634
T44Malinda Johnson (Eau Claire, Wis.) 70-73-71 - 214 $634
T44 Rachel Bailey (Faulconbridge, Australia) 73-70-71 - 214 $634
T44 Jane Chin (Mission Viejo, Calif.) 72-70-72 - 214 $634
T49 Briana Vega (Andover, Mass.) 71-73-71 - 215 $600
T49 Ashley Grier (Hagerstown, Md.) 75-69-71 - 215 $600
T49 Stephanie Connelly (Pasadena, Md.) 71-72-72 - 215 $600
T49 Mo Martin (Altadena, Calif.) 74-69-72 - 215 $600
T49 Camila Mori (Santiago, Chile) 72-70-73 - 215 $600
T49 Christi Cano (San Antonio, Texas) 69-73-73 - 215 $600
T49 Blair Lamb (Flat Rock, N.C.) 71-71-73 - 215 $600
T49 Praewnapa Phol-Uayporn (Bangkok, Thailand) 70-71-74 - 215 $600
T49 Stephanie George (Myerstown, Pa.) 74-67-74 - 215 $600
T58 Taylor Leon (Dallas, Texas) 72-73-71 - 216 $573
T58 Tiffany Tavee (Tempe, Ariz.) 73-72-71 - 216 $573
T58 Sunny Oh (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) 74-70-72 - 216 $573
T58 Janell Howland (Boise, Idaho) 70-73-73 - 216 $573
T62 Michelle Jarman (Wilmington, N.C.) 72-73-72 - 217 $553
T62 Madeleine Holmblad (Stockholm, Sweden) 70-75-72 - 217 $553
T62 Lisa Ferrero (Lodi, Calif.) 73-72-72 - 217 $553
T62 Sophia Sheridan (Guadalajara, Mexico) 69-75-73 - 217 $553
T62 Seo-Jae Lee (Seoul, South Korea) 70-74-73 - 217 $553
T62 Selanee Henderson (Apple Valley, Calif.) 75-67-75 - 217 $553
T62 Molly Birmingham (Cornelius, N.C.) 69-71-77 - 217 $553
T69 Gemma Webster (Glasgow, Scotland) 72-73-73 - 218 $534
T69 Jennie Lee (Henderson, Nev.) 72-73-73 - 218 $534
T69 Carmen Bandea (Atlanta, Ga.) 72-73-73 - 218 $534
T69 Laura Crawford (Lancaster, S.C.) 73-71-74 - 218 $534
T69 Mallory Hetzel (Summerville, S.C.) 73-70-75 - 218 $534
74 Courtney Mahon (Lee's Summit, Mo.) 73-70-76 - 219 $526
T75 Jasi Acharya (Columbus, Mont.) 71-74-75 - 220 $519
T75Stephanie Oukeo (Paris, France) 74-71-75 - 220 $519
T75 Jenny Suh (Fairfax, Va.) 72-72-76 - 220 $519
T75 Amanda Costner (Claremore, Okla.) 71-73-76 - 220 $519
T75 Garrett Phillips (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 71-71-78 - 220 $519
T80 Lene Krog (Lier, Norway) 70-75-76 - 221 $506
T80 Sae Hee Son (Seoul, South Korea) 73-72-76 - 221 $506
T80 Lynn Valentine (East Lyme, Conn.) 73-72-76 - 221 $506
T80 Min Seo Kwak (Seoul, South Korea) 76-69-76 - 221 $506

Becky Brewerton wins Spanish

Women's Open by six strokes

FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Becky Brewerton from Wales recorded a stunning, six-stroke victory at the Spanish Women's Open (Open de España Femenino) today.
The 26-year-old from Abergele shot a final round of 70 for a four round total of 270, 18-under-par, at Panorámica Golf & Country Club in Castellón.
She finished six clear of fellow Welshwoman Breanne Loucks, Italian Diana Luna and Spaniards Tania Elosegui and Emma Cabrera-Bello.
It was Brewerton’s second Ladies European Tour title following the 2007 Ladies English Open and she earned a first prize of €41,250 as well as a place in next week’s lucrative Evian Masters tournament in France.
Brewerton shared the first-round lead after opening with a 65 but added rounds of 69 and 66 to be five strokes clear of the field entering the final round.
She was six strokes ahead of playing partner Elosegui after four birdies in her first nine holes but stumbled to a double bogey at the par-3 12th, when she hit her tee shot into the water short of the green. A bogey at the 15th was countered by a closing birdie at the last hole.
“I’m so, so happy. To have such a big lead at the start was nice because it was a little bit nervy at the end when the wind was gusting up. It was a brilliant week,” Brewerton said.
“I played the front nine just superbly. I made good pars on 10 and 11 and then on 12 it was a shot out of nowhere; I absolutely duffed it straight into the water. I don’t know if it came from being a little bit tight or a little bit tentative with the club. I got on with it anyway, made five and didn’t lose my head.”
At the start of the week, Brewerton declared her hopes of making Europe’s Solheim Cup team, due to play at Rich Harvest Farms in Illinois from August 20 to 23.
“I said in my interviews after the first couple of rounds that it was an absolute must that I had to win here to get some Solheim points, to get into the Evian, to give myself a better chance of making that team and it paid off," she said.
"I tried to stay like that all the way to the end. Even when I was a bit nervy I was really positive with my putts and that was the thing that got me my win,” she added.
“I’ve got the opportunity to play in Evian next week as well now and I feel like I can have a good couple of weeks. Top 20 you get points so I’ll certainly be trying to do better than that. Fingers crossed I’ll be able to get some more.”
Rookie Breanne Louckes also represented Wales well
First year tour player Loucks, a member of the GB&I Curtis Cup team at the Old Course, St Andrews last year, shot up the leader board after a final round of 66, with seven birdies and one bogey.
The Wrexham 21-year-old said: “I’m pretty made up to be honest. I’m so excited; I started crying on the 18th after making my birdie putt. It just means so much to me. To do so well in my rookie year: it’s amazing. I’m over the moon and proud of myself as well.”
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Ladies European Tour Scoreboard
SPANISH WOMEN'S OPEN
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
270 Becky Brewerton (Wal) 65 69 66 70
276 Diana Luna (Ita) 71 71 69 65, Breanne Alicia Loucks (Wal) 72 69 69 66, Emma Cabrera-Bello (Spa) 70 67 72 67, Tania Elosegui (Spa) 71 69 65 71
277 Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 69 72 70 66, Frances Bondad (Aus) 72 67 70 68, Elizabeth Bennett (Eng) 69 72 67 69
278 Laura Davies (Eng) 69 70 73 66, Bettina Hauert (Ger) 69 71 69 69, Carlota Ciganda (Spa) (am) 65 72 71 70, Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 71 69 68 70
279 Lee-Anne Pace (Rsa) 68 70 71 70, Sarah Heath (Eng) 70 67 70 72
281 Veronica Zorzi (Ita) 71 67 73 70, Florentyna Parker (Eng) 72 70 69 70, Stacy Lee Bregman (Rsa) 69 72 67 73, Anne-Lise Caudal (Fra) 68 73 66 74, Denise-Charlotte Becker (Ger) 67 72 67 75
282 Lucie Andre (Fra) 70 74 73 65, Stefania Croce (Ita) 72 71 70 69, Julie Tvede (Den) 69 73 69 71, Caroline Rominger (Swi) 69 71 70 72
283 Lynn Kenny (Sco) 71 70 73 69, Johanna Mundy (Eng) 72 70 72 69, Dana Lacey (Aus) 68 72 73 70, Karen Lunn (Aus) 70 70 72 71, Maria Boden (Swe) 65 73 71 74
284 Melodie Bourdy (Fra) 71 72 73 68, Christel Boeljon (Ned) 66 77 73 68, Hazel Kavanagh (Irl) 71 72 72 69, Vikki Laing (Sco) 67 73 72 72, Nikki Garrett (Aus) 71 72 69 72, Iben Tinning (Den) 66 77 69 72, Paula Marti (Spa) 70 68 70 76
285 Caroline Afonso (Fra) 69 75 74 67, Carmen Alonso (Spa) 69 69 77 70, Julieta Granada (Par) 70 73 72 70, Holly Aitchison (Eng) 69 72 72 72, Ana B Sanchez (Spa) 71 71 69 74, Ana Fernandez De Mesa (Spa) (am) 70 67 68 80
286 Georgina Simpson (Eng) 72 71 73 70, Federica Piovano (Ita) 74 69 72 71, Rebecca Hudson (Eng) 74 70 71 71, Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 69 74 69 74
287 Trish Johnson (Eng) 73 71 75 68, Emma Zackrisson (Swe) 70 72 74 71, Isabella Maconi (Ita) 69 73 71 74, Margherita Rigon (Ita) 69 72 70 76
288 Marjet Van Der Graaff (Ned) 71 73 74 70, Beth Allen (USA) 70 71 76 71, Nina Reis (Swe) 74 70 73 71, Titiya Plucksataporn (Tha) 71 73 72 72, Stefanie Michl (Aut) 73 71 71 73
289 Jenni Kuosa (Fin) 71 72 76 70, Marta Prieto (Spa) 69 73 76 71, Laurette Maritz (Rsa) 70 73 75 71, Maria Hernandez (Spa) 70 74 74 71, Samantha Head (Eng) 70 73 71 75
291 Laura Terebey (USA) 70 70 80 71, Nicole Gergely (Aut) 69 75 73 74
292 Anna-Karin Salmen (Fin) 71 70 79 72
293 Krystle Caithness (Sco) 69 74 77 73

Hannah Ralph beats Tara

Watters in EWGA South

Region final at Liphook

By CAROLINE SCALLON

Hannah Ralph from Sussex won the EWGA South Region Championship held at Liphook Golf Club, Hampshire. Hannah, handicap +1, from Cowdray Park Golf Club, qualified second on day one with a 36-hole total of 148 on a countback from Hampshire player Olivia Jordan-Higgins (also +1) from Royal Jersey Golf Club also on 148.
In the match-play stages Hannah beat Sian Evans from Faversham, Kent 5 & 4; Hannah Lovelock from Hindhead, Surrey 2 & 1; Katie Mundy from Dunwood Manor, Hampshire 2 hole; and in the final had a decisive win 7 & 5 over Tara Watters (+1) from Muswell Hill, Middlesex.
Fifty four players from the five south region counties (Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex, Kent and Middlesex) entered the championship.

Hannah Ralph is on the left and Tara Watters the right in the image supplied by Caroline Scallon.
Handicaps ranged from +1 to 14 and competitors' ages from 11 to 51. The course was in perfect condition with the greens running at 12.3. The weather remained good for the week with a couple of showers on day one and a light breeze over all three days.
Other trophies awarded were the Intermediate Cup for those players under 25 which went to Olivia Jordan-Higgins with the best scratch score in qualifying; and the County Shield (three scores to count) went to a strong Hampshire trio of Tracey Boyes from Meon Valley, Olivia Jordan-Higgins, and Raffi Dyer from Hayling Island with a total of 456.

The best net score was returned by Chelsea Masters from Highwoods Golf Club in Sussex on 146.

LEADING QUALIFYING ROUNDS

SSS 75. CSS 76 (am), 75 (pm)

148 Olivia Jordan Higgins (Royal Jersey) 74 74, Hannah Ralph (Cowdray Park) 70 78.

151 Katie Mundy (Dunwood Manor) 79 72, Ellis Keenan (Sunningdale) 74 77.

152 Tara Watters (Muswell Hill) 77 65, Tracey Boyes (Meon Valley) 76 76.

154 Hannah Lovelock (Hindhead) 78 76.

155 Stacey Rodger (West hove) 74 81.

156 Chlsea Masters (Highwoods) 77 79, Lauren Blease (Coombe Hill) 77 79, Raffi Dywer (Hayling) 76 80.

159 Andrea Downer (Bramley) 79 80.

160 Kirsty Raqnds (Burhill) 84 76, Roz Adams (Addington Court) 78 82.

161 Sian Evans (Faversham) 83 78, Katherine Russell (Royal Ashdown Forest) 81 80, Maggie Lowe (Woking) 80 81, Tana Churchill (Surrey Downs) 78 83.

163 Georgina Mundy (Dunwood Manor) 85 78.

164 Lauren Davis (Meon Valley) 77 87, Charlotte Hope (Wrotham Heath) 84 80.

165 Felicity Coulter (Banstead Downs) 86 79.

Gemma Webster makes professional debut

on United States Futures Tour

Former Scotland amateur international Gemma Webster from Glasgow has turned professional and is making her pro debut on the US Futures Tour’s New England Classic at Bloomfield, Connecticut.
Gemma graduated a month or two ago after four years at Ohio State University. She was a regular member of the Buckeyes’ girls’ team and was latterly team captain.
A Scotland athletics international before she turned to golf, Gemma was beaten in the final of the 2002 Scottish girls’ championship by Laura Walker (Nairn Dunbar) at Powfoot.
She started a dentistry degree course at Dundee University, during which time she won the British women’s universities stroke-play championship at Murrayshall, before moving to Ohio.
She gained playing rights on the Futures Tour at its Qualifying School at the end of last year but did not turn professional until she had left Ohio State University.

Gemma, who is 23, has made the cut on her pro debut with rounds of 72 and 73 for 145.

Galway-born rookie pro Alison Walshe

shoots a 63 to lead on Futures Tour

Irish-born former US Curtis Cup team player Alison Walshe, a rookie pro based at Westford, Massachusetts, shot her lowest round as a pro - a seven-under-par 63 to take a two-stroke lead at nine-under-par 131 after two rounds of the $100,000 ING New England Golf Classic at Bloomfield, Connecticut.
The former All-American from the University of Arizona recorded seven birdies, one eagle and two bogeys on a day that sent her racing up the leaderboard from a tie for eighth into the leader's position she has spent all season trying to reach.
"I have been grinding all season and I just haven't gotten up here," said Walshe, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency at last year's Curtis Cup match at St Andrews, who was born in Galway, Ireland, and moved to the United States with her parents when she was four. "Now, the Tour swings up here to the North-east and I was able to see my coach right after the US Women's Open. He fixed some things and now I feel relaxed."
Walshe is trailed by former Pac-10 All-American, rookie Dewi Claire Schreefel from Diepenveen in the Netherlands, who carded a 64 to charge from a tie for 16th into sole possession of second at 133 (-7). Schreefel was the 2006 NCAA Women's Golf Championship individual champion from the University of Southern California.
Former UCLA All-American Hannah Jun (68) of San Diego moved into third at 135 (-5), while rookie Moon Su (67) of Incheon, South Korea and Sofie Andersson (69) of Angelholm, Sweden, who played collegiately at the University of California-Berkeley, are tied for fourth at 4-under 136.
With parents John and Mary Walshe commuting from their Boston suburb to watch daughter Alison sizzle the par-70 Wintonbury Hills Golf Course, the pro put on a show, much to the delight of her mother, who had never seen her compete on the Duramed Futures Tour.
Walshe three-putted the first hole for bogey from 30 feet, failing to make a six-footer for par, but she nearly holed out for an ace on the par-3 third hole, tapping in for birdie to get back to even. Then she went on a birdie spree with five consecutive birdies on holes 6 through 10, with no putt longer than 10 feet.
"I guess I do have an aggressive style," said Walshe. "I was hitting my driver well and that set me up with some short irons into the greens."
Walshe missed her 9-iron, downwind tee shot to bogey the 168-yard, par-3 12th hole, but she came back with a birdie on the 13th from three feet. The highlight of her day came on the par-4 14th hole, where she holed out from the fairway for an eagle-2 with a 6-iron from 168 yards. The shot hit 12 feet short of the hole and rolled in.
"I knew it was good," said Walshe, who hit 15 greens in regulation and needed only 26 putts today. "My dad and his buddy were up at the green and when they screamed, I knew it went in."
Walshe saved par from 12 feet on the 15th hole and played her last three holes at even par.
Meanwhile, Schreefel, playing three groups in front of Walshe, put together a round that featured six birdies, no bogeys and the kind of golf the methodical rookie has been trying to play all season.

Buoyed by sports psychologist Bob Rotella's audiotapes, loaned to her earlier this week by current USC player Jennifer Song (who is also in the field), the Dutch player said her focus was more about her mental approach than her technical play.
"I've been trying to stay more calm and not get so hyped up about bad shots," said Schreefel, whose best finish was a tie for third earlier this season in Brownsville, Texas. "For me, it's all about self-talk. I know that me, myself and I are the only thing standing between me and success."
Of course, Schreefel's putter helped. She needed only 26 putts, but was forced to do some serious scrambling for par on her last five holes. She pulled her tee shots on holes 14 and 15, saving par from five feet and 12 feet, respectfully.

The former Trojan rolled in a birdie from six feet on the 16th, saved par from 10 feet on the par-3 17th hole, and then drained her last birdie from eight feet on the final hole.
The tournament's leaderboard was busy in today's second round with nine players tied for the lead at four under, before Walshe and Jun broke away with birdies at 5 under. Jun carded four birdies and two bogeys, but played her last five holes at level par on the tricky greens of the Pete Dye-designed course.
A total of 21 players are under par after two rounds, while 27 players are at even-par 140 or better.
Eighty-three players made the 36-hole cut at 145 (+5).
For live scoring from the final round and more information, visit duramedfuturestour.com.
Weather: Mostly cloudy with heavy morning rain, delaying play by one hour rendering the course unplayable. Becoming partly sunny by late morning with temperatures reaching the mid-80s. Light winds around 6 mph.
SECOND ROUND TOTALS
Par 140 (2x70). 35-35. 6,087yd
1 Alison Walshe (Westford, Massachusetts) 68-63 - 131
2 Dewi Claire Schreefel (Diepenveen, Netherlands) 69-64 - 133
3 Hannah Jun (San Diego, California) 67-68 - 135
4 Moon Su (Incheon, South Korea) 69-67 - 136
4 Sofie Andersson (Angelholm, Sweden) 67-69 - 136
6 Aimee Cho (Orlando, Florida) 68-69 - 137
6 Whitney Wade (Glasgow, Kentucky) 68-69 - 137
6 Michaela Cavener (Ponca City, Oklahoma) 68-69 - 137
6 Jean Reynolds (Newnan, Georgia) 67-70 - 137
6 Gerina Mendoza (Roswell, New Mexico) 66-71 - 137
6 Song Yi Choi (Seoul, South Korea) 64-73 - 137
12 Kim Welch (Sacramento, California) 70-68 - 138
12 Ryann O'Toole (San Clemente, California) 69-69 - 138
12 Christine Cho (Kent, Washington) 69-69 - 138
12 Mariajo Uribe (Bucaramanga, Colombia) 68-70 - 138
16 Taya Battistella (Bend, Oregon) 69-70 - 139
16 Ashley Knoll (The Woodlands, Texas) 69-70 - 139
16 Onnarin Sattayabanphot (Bangkok, Thailand) 68-71 - 139
16 Misun Cho (Cheongju, South Korea) 68-71 - 139
16 Nicole Jeray (Berwyn, Illinois) 66-73 - 139
16 Kristie Smith (Perth, Australia) 66-73 - 139
22 Violeta Retaomoza (Aguascalientes, Mexico) 73-67 - 140
22 Ashley Prange (Noblesville, Indiana) 70-70 - 140
22 Su A Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 70-70 - 140
22 Jennifer Song (Ann Arbor, Michigan) (am) 70-70 - 140
22 Yoora Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 70-70 - 140
22 Molly Birmingham (Cornelius, North Carolina) 69-71 - 140
28 Stephanie George (Myerstown, Pennsylvania) 74-67 - 141
28 Nontaya Srisawang (Chiang Mai, Thailand) 70-71 - 141
28 Jenny Gleason (Clearwater, Florida) 70-71 - 141
28 Jessica Shepley (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) 70-71 - 141
28 Praewnapa Phol-Uayporn (Bangkok, Thailand) 70-71 - 141
28 Libby Smith (Essex Junction, Vermont) 70-71 - 141
28 Brandi Jackson (Greenville, South Carolina) 71-70 - 141
28 Caroline Larsson (Stockholm, Sweden) 72-69 - 141
36 Selanee Henderson (Apple Valley, California) 75-67 - 142
36 Hwanhee Lee (Las Vegas, Nevada) 73-69 - 142
36 Angela Buzminski (Oshawa, Ontario) 73-69 - 142
36 Danah Ford (Indianapolis, Indiana) 70-72 - 142
36 Blair Lamb (Flat Rock, North Carolina) 71-71 - 142
36 Sue Ginter (Appleton, Wisconsin) 71-71 - 142
36 Garrett Phillips (St Simons Island, Georgia) 71-71 - 142
36 Christi Cano (San Antonio, Texas) 69-73 - 142
36 Lehua Wise (Kauai, Hawaii) 68-74 - 142
36 Jane Chin (Mission Viejo, California) 72-70 - 142
36 Camila Mori (Santiago, Chile) 72-70 - 142
47 Mo Martin (Altadena, California) 74-69 - 143
47 Mallory Hetzel (Summerville, South Carolina) 73-70 - 143
47 Rachel Bailey (Faulconbridge, Australia) 73-70 - 143
47 Courtney Mahon (Lee's Summit, Missouri) 73-70 - 143
47 Janell Howland (Boise, Idaho) 70-73 - 143
47 Malinda Johnson (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) 70-73 - 143
47 Natalie Sheary (West Hartford, Connecticut) (am) 69-74 - 143
47 Stephanie Connelly (Pasadena, Maryland) 71-72 - 143
47 Perry Swenson (Charlotte, North Carolina) 71-72 - 143
47 Sarah Lynn Sargent (Greer, South Carolina) 69-74 - 143
47 Cindy LaCrosse (Tampa, Florida) 72-71 - 143
58 Liz Janangelo (West Hartford, Connecticut) 74-70 - 144
58 Ashley Grier (Hagerstown, Maryland) 75-69 - 144
58 Sunny Oh (Manhattan Beach, California) 74-70 - 144
58 Laura Crawford (Lancaster, South Carolina) 73-71 - 144
58 Seo-Jae Lee (Seoul, South Korea) 70-74 - 144
58 Briana Vega (Andover, Massachusetts) 71-73 - 144
58 Amanda Costner (Claremore, Oklahoma) 71-73 - 144
58 Sophia Sheridan (Guadalajara, Mexico) 69-75 - 144
58 Jenny Suh (Fairfax, Virginia) 72-72 - 144
58 Samantha Richdale (Kelowna, British Columbia) 72-72 - 144
58 Janice Olivencia (Caguas, Puerto Rico) 72-72 - 144
58 Kira Meixner (Richmond, British Columbia) (am) 72-72 - 144
70 Stephanie Oukeo (Paris, France) 74-71 - 145
70 Min Seo Kwak (Seoul, South Korea) 76-69 - 145
70 Lisa Ferrero (Lodi, California) 73-72 - 145
70 Lynn Valentine (East Lyme, Connecticut) 73-72 - 145
70 Sae Hee Son (Seoul, South Korea) 73-72 - 145
70 Tiffany Tavee (Tempe, Arizona) 73-72 - 145
70 Madeleine Holmblad (Stockholm, Sweden) 70-75 - 145
70 Lene Krog (Lier, Norway) 70-75 - 145
70 Jasi Acharya (Columbus, Montana) 71-74 - 145
70 Carmen Bandea (Atlanta, Georgia) 72-73 - 145
70 Jennie Lee (Henderson, Nevada) 72-73 - 145
70 Michelle Jarman (Wilmington, North Carolina) 72-73 - 145
70 Taylor Leon (Dallas, Texas) 72-73 - 145
70 Gemma Webster (Glasgow, Scotland) 72-73 - 145
MISSED THE CUT
Mary Kate Morgan (Longview, Washington) 76-70 - 146
Amanda Mathis (Opelousas, Louisiana) 74-72 - 146
Mina Harigae (Monterey, California) 76-70 - 146
Virada Nirapathpongporn (Bangkok, Thailand) 77-69 - 146
Elisa Serramia (Barcelona, Spain) 73-73 - 146
Lucy Nunn (Lawton, Oklahoma) 72-74 - 146
Carling Coffing (Middletown, Ohio) 72-74 - 146
Hannah Yun (Bradenton, Florida) 74-73 - 147
Marcela Leon (Monterrey, Mexico) 75-72 - 147
Susan Nam (Edmonton, Alberta) 76-71 - 147
Lori Atsedes (Ithaca, New York) 73-74 - 147
Cindy Lee-Pridgen (Sabah, Malaysia) 71-76 - 147
Noon Huachai (Bangkok, Thailand) 72-75 - 147
Benedikte Grotvedt (Nesbru, Norway) 72-75 - 147
Christina Jones (Jensen Beach, Florida) 74-74 - 148
Mary Moan (New Haven, Connecticut) 74-74 - 148
Maria Laura Elvira (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 74-74 - 148
Lili Alvarez (Durango, Mexico) 74-74 - 148
Lindsey Bergeon (Sarasota, Florida) 74-74 - 148
Kelly Lagedrost (Brooksville, Florida) 74-74 - 148
Meghan Little (Sturgis, South Dakota) 73-75 - 148
Brenda McLarnon (Belfast, Northern Ireland) 76-72 - 148
Jennifer Ackerson (Dallas, Texas) 72-76 - 148
Lisa Meldrum (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) 75-74 - 149
Whitney Myers (York, Pennsylvania.) 75-74 - 149
Tzu-Chi Lin (Taichung, Taiwan) 75-74 - 149
Devan Andersen (Guadalajara, Mexico) 75-74 - 149
Kelly Jacques (Longmont, Colombia) 76-73 - 149
Sara Brown (Tucson, Arizona) 76-73 - 149
Katrina Leckovic (Burnaby, British Columbia) 74-75 - 149
Jessica Carafiello (Coral Springs, Florida) 77-72 - 149
Mayule Tomimbang (Kissimmee, Florida) 77-72 - 149
Priscilla Duffield (Gold Coast, Australia) 72-77 - 149
Lauren Doughtie (Suffolk, Virginia) 75-75 - 150
Stephanie Otteson (Wilson, North Carolina) 74-76 - 150
Tiffany Joh (San Diego, California) 76-74 - 150
Christine Song (Fullerton, California.) 74-77 - 151
Kelly Froelich (Raizeux, France) 75-76 - 151
Melissa Eaton (Port Shepstone, South Africa) 74-77 - 151
Sin Ah Ham (Seoul, South Korea) 74-77 - 151
Nicole Hage (Coral Springs, Florida) 77-74 - 151
Sarah Olsen (Grosse Ile, Michigan) 74-78 - 152
Jae Oh (Je Ju, South Korea) 75-77 - 152
Gina Umeck (Redlands, California) 74-78 - 152
Kristina Tucker (Stockholm, Sweden) 78-74 - 152
Lorraine Ballerano (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) 78-74 - 152
Jessica Yadloczky (Casselberry, Florida) (am) 79-73 - 152
Susannah Aboff (Huntington, New York) 72-80 - 152
Tanya Dergal (Durango, Mexico) 75-78 - 153
Lee Ann Walker-Cooper (Southport, North Carolina) 77-76 - 153
Esther Choe (Scottsdale, Arizona) 80-73 - 153
Stephanie Kim (Orlando, Florida) (am) 76-78 - 154
Kimberly Goedecke (Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida) 75-80 - 155
Sam White (Potomac, Maryland) 76-80 - 156
Maggie Simons (Raleigh, North Carolina) 76-80 - 156
Kim Augusta (Rumford, Rhode Island) 74-83 - 157
Kylene Pulley (Kokomo, Indiana) 77-80 - 157
Renee Skidmore (Everett, Washington) 77-80 - 157
Nara Shin (Avon, Connecticut) (am) 81-76 - 157
Dana Bates (Thousand Palms, California) 79-79 - 158
Alison Cowles (East Longmeadow, Massachusetts) (am) 83-91 - 174