Ladies European Tour Scoreboard
SC/4 Wales Ladies Championship of Europe
Royal St David's Golf Club, Harlech, North Wales
THIRD ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
204 Amy Yang (USA) 68 65 71
206 Karen Stupples 69 71 66
208 Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 69 68 71
209 Becky Brewerton (Wal) 70 67 72
210 Katherine Hull (Aus) 67 68 75
211 Diana Luna (Ita) 73 68 70
212 Sophie Giquel (Fra) 72 71 69, Marjet Van Der Graaff (Ned) 72 69 71, Julieta Granada (Par) 69 74 69, Federica Piovano (Ita) 74 68 70
213 Krystle Caithness (Sco) 68 75 70, Rebecca Hudson 71 71 71
214 Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 66 71 77, Rebecca Coakley (Irl) 74 69 71, Breanne Alicia Loucks (Wal) 72 69 73, Carin Koch (Swe) 70 71 73, Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 68 74 72, Laura Davies 68 74 72
215 Melissa Reid 73 68 74, Nina Reis (Swe) 71 74 70, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 74 69 72, Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 71 71 73, Caroline Afonso (Fra) 74 67 74, Iben Tinning (Den) 71 70 74, Bettina Hauert (Ger) 74 72 69, Ashleigh Simon (Rsa) 67 70 78, Johanna Mundy 74 71 70, Samantha Head 72 71 72
216 Smriti Mehra (Ind) 68 77 71, Nikki Garrett (Aus) 71 71 74, Louise Stahle (Swe) 70 70 76, Trish Johnson (USA) 73 71 72, Carmen Alonso (Spa) 71 71 74
217 Riikka Hakkarainen (Fin) 70 71 76, Becky Morgan (Wal) 72 72 73, Elizabeth Bennett 71 71 75, Christel Boeljon (Ned) 70 74 73, Florentyna Parker 68 77 72, Sahra Hassan (Wal) 76 70 71
218 Virginine Lagoutte-Clement (Fra) 73 71 74, Vikki Laing (USA) 70 73 75, Lydia Hall (Wal) 69 76 73, Emma Zackrisson (Swe) 69 76 73, Anna Tybring (Swe) 72 72 74
219 Frances Bondad (Aus) 68 70 81, Linda Wessberg (Swe) 73 74 72, Caroline Westrup (Swe) 73 73 73, Rhian Wyn Thomas (Wal) 77 69 73, Beatriz Recari (Spa) 73 74 72, Claire Aitken 72 74 73, Cassandra Kirkland (Fra) 76 71 72
220 Laura Terebet (USA) 72 72 76, Marta Prieto (Spa) 71 76 73, Nicole Gergely (Aut) 70 76 74, Johanna Lundberg (Swe) 74 71 75
221 Michele Thomson (Sco) 74 71 76, Kirsty Taylor 73 74 74
222 Martina Gillen (Irl) 75 72 75, Jill McGill (USA) 73 72 77, Margherita Rigon (Ita) 72 73 77
223 Anna-karin Salmen (Fin) 73 71 79, Stacy Lee Bregman (Rsa) 74 72 77, Stefanie Michl (Aut) 76 71 76, Anna Rawson (Aus) 70 77 76, Emma Cabrera Bello (Spa) 69 78 76
224 Zuzana Masinova (Cze) 71 76 77, Heather MacRae (Sco) 73 74 77
226 Tara Davies (Wal) 72 75 79
227 Christine Hallstrom (Swe) 70 77 80
230 Morgana Robbertze (Rsa) 77 70 83

United States Futures Tour Scoreboard
$100,000 Falls Auto Group Classic
Crooked Creek Golf Community, London, Kentucky
FIRST ROUND
Par 72 (36-36) 6360yd
Gerina Mendoza (Roswell, N.M.) 33-34 - 67
Jane Chin (Mission Viejo, Calif.) 34-33 - 67
Mina Harigae (Monterey, Calif.) 34-34 - 68
Ashley Knoll (The Woodlands, Texas) 35-33 - 68
Sara Brown (Tucson, Ariz.) 35-33 - 68
Catherine Matranga (Fort Worth, Texas) 34-34 - 68
Su A Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 35-33 - 68
Maria Hernandez (Pamplona, Spain) 34-34 - 68
Libby Smith (Essex Junction, Vt.) 32-36 - 68
Amanda Blumenherst (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 34-34 - 68
Lisa Meldrum (Montreal, Quebec) 34-35 - 69
Song Yi Choi (Seoul, South Korea) 35-34 - 69
Caroline Larsson (Stockholm, Sweden) 33-36 - 69
Angela Buzminski (Oshawa, Ontario) 35-34 - 69
Jennie Lee (Henderson, Nev.) 33-36 - 69
Brandi Jackson (Greenville, S.C.) 33-37 - 70
Alison Walshe (Westford, Mass.) 37-33 - 70
Stephanie Otteson (Wilson, N.C.) 35-35 - 70
Misun Cho (Cheongju, South Korea) 35-35 - 70
Stella Lee (Seoul, South Korea) 36-35 - 71
Michelle Jarman (Wilmington, N.C.) 36-35 - 71
Rachel Bailey (Faulconbridge, Australia) 36-35 - 71
Jasi Acharya (Columbus, Mont.) 35-36 - 71
Danah Ford (Indianapolis, Ind.) 34-37 - 71
Hannah Jun (San Diego, Calif.) 36-35 - 71
Liz Janangelo (West Hartford, Conn.) 35-36 - 71
Ashley Prange (Noblesville, Ind.) 36-35 - 71
Christine Song (Fullerton, Calif.) 37-34 - 71
Pernilla Lindberg (Bollnas, Sweden) 35-36 - 71
Katie Miller (Jeannette, Pa.) 36-35 - 71
Pornanong Phatlum (Chaiyaphum, Thailand) 35-36 - 71
Amanda Mathis (Opelousas, La.) 36-35 - 71
Lili Alvarez (Durango, Mexico) 33-39 - 72
Carling Coffing (Middletown, Ohio) 36-36 - 72
Tiffany Joh (San Diego, Calif.) 35-37 - 72
Whitney Wade (Glasgow, Ky.) 36-36 - 72
Jenny Suh (Fairfax, Va.) 35-37 - 72
Madeleine Holmblad (Stockholm, Sweden) 35-37 - 72
Kathleen Ekey (Sharon Township, Ohio) 37-35 - 72
Briana Vega (Andover, Mass.) 38-34 - 72
Yoora Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 37-35 - 72
Elisa Serramia (Barcelona, Spain) 35-37 - 72
Tiffany Tavee (Tempe, Ariz.) 37-35 - 72
Rebecka Heinmert (Hassleholm, Sweden) 37-35 - 72
Taryn Durham (Glasgow, Ky.) 35-38 - 73
Lucy Nunn (Lawton, Okla.) 35-38 - 73
Nicole Jeray (Berwyn, Ill.) 36-37 - 73
Melissa Eaton (Port Shepstone, South Africa) 38-35 - 73
Moah Chang (Los Angeles, Calif.) 36-37 - 73
Kim Welch (Sacramento, Calif.) 40-33 - 73
Jean Reynolds (Newnan, Ga.) 38-35 - 73
Virada Nirapathpongporn (Bangkok, Thailand) 40-33 - 73
Heather Angell (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 36-37 - 73
Sofie Andersson (Angelholm, Sweden) 35-38 - 73
Lori Atsedes (Ithaca, N.Y.) 37-36 - 73
Mo Martin (Altadena, Calif.) 38-35 - 73
Cindy LaCrosse (Tampa, Fla.) 38-35 - 73
Jennifer Ackerson (Dallas, Texas) 38-35 - 73
Ryann O'Toole (San Clemente, Calif.) 37-36 - 73
Christina Jones (Jensen Beach, Fla.) 38-36 - 74
Lisa Ferrero (Lodi, Calif.) 38-36 - 74
Stephanie Connelly (Pasadena, Md.) 39-35 - 74
Devan Andersen (Guadalajara, Mexico) 35-39 - 74
Alejandra Shaw (Vina Del Mar, Chile) 37-37 - 74
Missie Berteotti (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 39-35 - 74
Janice Olivencia (Caguas, Puerto Rico) 40-34 - 74
Moon Su (Incheon, South Korea) 39-35 - 74
Hannah Yun (Bradenton, Fla.) 35-39 - 74
Hwanhee Lee (Las Vegas, Nev.) 36-38 - 74
Nontaya Srisawang (Chiang Mai, Thailand) 36-38 - 74
Christine Cho (Kent, Wash.) 37-37 - 74 72
Sae Hee Son (Seoul, South Korea) 38-37 - 75
Amanda Costner (Claremore, Okla.) 36-39 - 75
Janell Howland (Boise, Idaho) 37-38 - 75
Allison Goodman (San Diego, Calif.) 36-39 - 75
Elena Kurokawa (Redondo Beach, Calif.) 36-39 - 75
Courtney Mahon (Lee's Summit, Mo.) 38-37 - 75
Jae Oh (Je Ju, South Korea) 38-37 - 75
Cindy Lee-Pridgen (Sabah, Malaysia) 37-38 - 75
Lehua Wise (Kauai, Hawaii) 41-34 - 75
Amber Prange (Noblesville, Ind.) 38-37 - 75
Lene Krog (Lier, Norway) 39-36 - 75
Tanya Dergal (Durango, Mexico) 35-40 - 75
Whitney Myers (York, Pa.) 37-38 - 75
Seema Sadekar (Toronto, Ontario) 39-36 - 75
Gina Umeck (Redlands, Calif.) 37-38 - 75
Noon Huachai (Bangkok, Thailand) 38-37 - 75
Sophia Sheridan (Guadalajara, Mexico) 37-38 - 75
Kelly Lagedrost (Brooksville, Fla.) 36-39 - 75
Ulrika Ljungman-Smith (Daytona Beach, Fla.) 37-38 - 75
Mary Kate Morgan (Longview, Wash.) 40-35 - 75
Charlotte Campbell (Heathrow, Fla.) 36-39 - 75
Samantha Richdale (Kelowna, British Columbia) 37-39 - 76
Aimee Cho (Orlando, Fla.) 39-37 - 76
Mallory Hetzel (Summerville, S.C.) 39-37 - 76
Violeta Retamoza (Aguascalientes, Mexico) 38-38 - 76
Juli Erekson (Chicopee, Mass.) 39-37 - 76
Priscilla Duffield (Gold Coast, Australia) 41-35 - 76
Laura Crawford (Lancaster, S.C.) 41-35 - 76
Renee Skidmore (Everett, Wash.) 38-38 - 76
Selanee Henderson (Apple Valley, Calif.) 38-38 - 76
Heather Burgner (Lakeland, Fla.) 38-38 - 76
Lee Ann Walker-Cooper (Southport, N.C.) 41-35 - 76
Alexandra Braga (Los Angeles, Calif.) 35-41 - 76
Perry Swenson (Charlotte, N.C.) 37-40 - 77
Michaela Cavener (Ponca City, Okla.) 40-37 - 77
Stephanie George (Myerstown, Pa.) 39-38 - 77
Tzu-Chi Lin (Taichung, Taiwan) 39-38 - 77
Susan Nam (Edmonton, Alberta) 40-37 - 77
Maria Laura Elvira (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 39-38 - 77
Kelly Froelich (Raizeux, France) 37-40 - 77
Jenny Gleason (Clearwater, Fla.) 38-39 - 77
Seo-Jae Lee (Seoul, South Korea) 38-39 - 77
Molly Birmingham (Cornelius, N.C.) 38-39 - 77
Blair Lamb (Flat Rock, N.C.) 40-37 - 77
Esther Choe (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 39-38 - 77
Katie Fraley (Brandenburg, Ky.) 39-38 - 77
Mary J. Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 44-33 - 77
Sam White (Potomac, Md.) 40-37 - 77 120
Ashley Grier (Hagerstown, Md.) 40-38 - 78
Carol Robertson (Virginia Beach, Va.) 39-39 - 78
Sarah Olsen (Grosse Ile, Mich.) 37-41 - 78
Jill Frantz (Iowa City, Iowa) 37-41 - 78
Gemma Webster (Glasgow, Scotland) 39-40 - 79
Garrett Phillips (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 39-40 - 79
Marlowe Boukis (Lutherville, Md.) 42-37 - 79
Kimberly Goedecke (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) 39-40 - 79
Victoria Kiser (a) (Orlando, Fla.) 40-39 - 79
Meghan Little (Sturgis, S.D.) 37-42 - 79
Min Seo Kwak (Seoul, South Korea) 39-41 - 80
Kim Augusta (Rumford, R.I.) 39-41 - 80
Mayule Tomimbang (Kissimmee, Fla.) 39-41 - 80
Kylene Pulley (Kokomo, Ind.) 41-39 - 80
Carmen Bandea (Atlanta, Ga.) 37-43 - 80
Lidya Jaya (Sidoarjo, Indonesia) 38-42 - 80
Brittainy Klein (Henderson, Ky.) 41-40 - 81
Jenna Pearson (Wheaton, Ill.) 40-41 - 81
Maggie Simons (Raleigh, N.C.) 43-38 - 81
Erica Still (a) (Waycross, Ga.) 41-41 - 82
Sunny Park (Sydney, Australia) 40-42 - 82
Nicola Eaton (Port Shepstone, South Africa) 41-42 - 83
Praewnapa Phol-Uayporn (Bangkok, Thailand) 40-44 - 84

Aberdeen-born Gemma wins English

Midlands South girls' title

FROM THE BCLGA WEBSITE
Well done to Gemma Dryburgh who is the inaugural winner of the Midlands South Girls' Championship.

This first ever event for juniors in the si counties of the new region was held at Studly Wood, near Oxford

Gemma (Beaconsfield), pictured with the trophy, shot a 76 and 79 for a total of 155.

The runner-up was Zoe Edwards (Worcs/Herefordshire) with a total 158, which was on count back from Bucks Junior Champion Zoe Fitz-Costa (Beaconsfield) also on 158

Meghan Maclaren (Northants) won the Under-15s trophy with 79 and 77 for 156.

The Best AM gross was Zoe Fitz-Costa
The Best PM gross was Lydia Johnston (Harleyford) 77.

The Handicap Trophy was won by Aimee Field (Worcs/Heref), runner-up Melissa Nicol (Warwicks).

The Team Nett winner was Oxon with Bucks as Runner-up

Editor's note: Gemma Dryburgh is Aberdeen born but lives at Beaconsfield when she is not in the United States as a live-in student at the David Leadbetter Golf Academy at Bradenton, Florida.

Ladies European Tour Scoreboard
S4/C WALES LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP
Royal St David's Golf Club, Harlech, North Wales
LEADING SECOND ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
133 Amy Yang (SKor) 68 65.
135 Katherine Hull (Aus) 67 68.
137 Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 69 68, Ashleigh Simon (SAf) 67 70, Becky Brewerton (Wal) 70 67, Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 66 71.
138 Frances Bondad (Aus) 68 70.
139 Karen Stupples (Aus) 68 71.
Selected scores:.
140 Louise Stahle (Swe) 70 70.
141 Melissa Reid (Eng) 73 68, Iben Tinning (Den) 71 790, Marjet Van der Graaff (Net) 72 69.
142 Elizabeth Bennett (Eng) 71 71, Rebecca Hudson (Eng) 71 71, Laura Davies (Eng) 68 74.
143 Vikki Laing (Sco) 70 73, Rebecca Coakley (Ire) 74 69, Krystle Caithness (Sco) 68 75, Samantha Heath (Eng) 71 72.
144 Trish Johnson (Eng) 73 71.
145 Johanna Mundy (Eng) 74 71, Michele Thomson (Sco) 74 71, Lydia Hall (Wal) 69 76.
146 Rhian Wyn Thomas (Wal) (am) 77 69, Claire Louise Aitken (Eng) 72 74, Sahra Hassan (Wal) 76 70.
147 Heather MacRae (Sco) 73 74, Kristy Taylor 73 74, Martina Gillen 75 72.
MISSED THE CUT
148 Sian James (Eng) (am) 74 74.
149 Felicity Johnson (Eng) 78 71,KiranMatharu (Eng) 73 76, Pamela Feggans (Sco) 74 75.
150 Lynn Kenny (Sco) 74 76, Laura Eastwood (Eng) 74 76, Tara Delaney (Ire) 72 78.
151 Joanne Morley (Eng) 75 76, Georgina Simpson (Eng) 75 76, Claire Coughlan-Ryan (Ire) 74 77, Sophie Walker (Eng) 77 74, Louise Davis (Wal) 75 76.
152 Clare Queen (Sco) 77 75., Kirsty S Taylor (Eng) 76 76.
153 Lisa Hall (Eng) 75 78.
154 Sarah Heath (Eng) 80 74.
155 Maria Tulley (Eng) 78 77.
156 Katherine O'Connor (Wal) (am) 77 70, Lora Fairclough (Eng) 72 74.

Tain four-day men's and women's title winners

Sister and brother Mrs Anne Ryan and Jimmy Russell with their trophies gained in the Tain four-day open tournament. This was the first year that the ladies had a section all to themselves - and it was a great success. Read Robin Wilson's report by switching over to our other website, www.scottishgolfview.com Image by Robin Wilson.

Alexis (14) beats Jodi Ewart in second round of

United States women's amateur championship

Great Britain & Ireland international Jodi Ewart from Catterick was beaten in the second round of the United States women's amateur championship at Old Warson Country Club, St Louis in the state of Missouri.
Jodi was beaten 2 and 1 by 14-year-old Alex Thompson from Coral Springs, Florida, last year's US girls champion.
Alexis also won her third-round tie and is through to the quarter-finals of the championship, n which the line-up is:
Jennifer Johnson (La Quinta, Californai) v Candace Schepperle (Birmingham, Alabama).
Alexis Thompson (Coral Springs, Florida) v Han Jungeun (South Korea).
Jessica Korda (Bradenton, Florida) v Tiffany Lua (Rowlands Heights, California).
Stephanie Kono (Honolulu, Hawaii) v Jennifer Song (Ann Arbor, Michigan).

Burntisland Ladies Open Greensomes

The Burntisland Ladies Open Greensomes were rained off on 26 July because of the weather and have been rescheduled for Sunday 20 September.

SCOTLAND VETS WIN

GOLF COPY CREDIT DAVID BEGG SPORTS QUERIES TO COLIN FARQUHARSON AT FAIRHAVEN sen Scotland Vets retain title with 100% effort Scotland retained the Miller Stirling Trophy at the Veteran Ladies Golf Association Jamboree, completing a 100 per cent record through three days of competition at a very wet Bath Golf club course by beating England South 5 1/2-3 1/2. After the morning foursomes were shared, victories in the singles by Lorna Bennett (Ladybank), Heather Anderson (Alyth(, Moira Thomson (North Berwick) and Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) clinched victory. In the other last-day match, England Midlands beat England North 5-2. Details: SCOTLAND 5 1/2, ENGLAND SOUTH 3 1/2 Foursomes: Lorna Bennett & Fiona De Vries halved with Carol Caldwell & Jo Rumsey; Heather Anderson & Fiona Hunter bt Irene Brien & Cathy Armstrong 3 and 1; Mary Smith & Moira Thomson lost to Jeannie O'Keeffe & Chris Stirling 2 and 1 (1 1/2-1 1/2). Singles: De Vries lost to O'Keeffee 1 hole, Bennett bt Caldwell 1 hole, Anderson bt Rumsey 7 and 6, Thomson bt Armstrong 1 hole, Kathleen Sutherland bt Brien 5 and 3, Helen Faulds lost to Stirling 2 and 1 (4-2).

Cheshire’s Charlotte Wild wins

English stroke-play championship

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
Cheshire’s Charlotte Wild birdied the last hole to snatch victory in the English women’s open strokeplay championship at Enmore Park, Somerset.
She holed a curling 12-footer on the 18th for a one-under par round of 71and a final total of three-over. It broke a deadlock with her playing partner, Charlotte Ellis of Gloucestershire, and set Hertfordshire’s Hannah Burke the target of making eagle on the last to force a play-off.
Hannah tried hard, hitting the par five green in two – but when her putt missed the title belonged to Charlotte.
“This is so important to me,” said the 19-year-old from Mere. “I really wanted to win a big one this year. It doesn’t feel real at the moment but it’s very exciting.”
The last round was an intensely close contest between the players at the top of the leaderboard. After 54-holes Charlotte Ellis held a one-stroke lead on three-over par – and the chasing pack were breathing down her neck.
Four players were just one shot behind: Charlotte Wild, Monique Smit of South Africa, Hannah Barwood of Gloucestershire and Cori Lee of Lancashire.
Hannah Burke, who had been the halfway leader was a further stroke back.As the final round unfolded the players in contention battled relentlessly. Charlotte Wild birdied the first to take a share of the lead with her namesake – and it was neck-and-neck between the pair from then on.
They were briefly joined at the top of the leaderboard by Hannah Barwood, but her challenge ended with a wayward drive on the 11th. Charlotte Wild took the lead on her own after she parred the 11th, but Charlotte Ellis immediately caught her on the next.
Meanwhile, Hannah Burke and Cori Lee were constantly challenging and getting within a stroke of the lead. Hannah birdied two of the last three holes, but couldn’t quite close the gap. Charlotte Wild, who birdied the 18th in every round of the tournament, also won the U21 and U23 strokeplay titles.
Her county colleague Bronte Law won the U18 title. Bronte, 14, was the youngest competitor in the field. The U23 County Team Trophy was won by Gloucestershire for the second successive year, thanks to Charlotte Ellis and Hannah Barwood whose aggregate score in the first two rounds was 295.
The low score of the week was recorded in the final round when Hannah Grant, a member at Enmore Park, returned a three-under par 69.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
CSS 76 75 75 75
291 Charlotte Wild (Mere) 76 72 72 71.
292 Charlotte Ellis (Minchinhampton) 73 74 72 73, Hannah Burke (Mid-Herts) 74 70 77 71.
293 Cori Lee (West Lancashire) 74 71 75 73.
294 Charlotte Dalton (Ladbrook Park) 73 76 74 71.
296 Hannah Barwood (Knowle) 74 74 72 76.
297 Monique Smit (RSA) 73 76 71 77.
298 Ellie Givens (Blackwell Grange) 78 73 71 76.
299 Ellis Keenan (Sunningdale) 77 78 73 71, Bronte Law (Bramhall) 76 74 73 76.
300 Charlie Douglass (Brocket Hall) 77 77 74 72, Kym Larratt (Kibworth) 74 76 77 73.
301 Rachel Connor (Manchester) 77 76 71 77, Hannah Grant (Enmore Park) 76 76 80 69
Full details: www.englishwomensgolf.org
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer

West Kilbride results

Nancy Chisholm with competitors in the first West Kilbride Junior Girls Open

Winners L to R: Lindsay Montgomery (Best Pre Handicap), Mirren Fraser (Best Net), Emma Hale (Best Scratch)

Emma Hale of Troon Bentinck Ladies won the Nancy Chisholm Trophy for the Best Scratch score in the West Kilbride Girls Open today. The Best Net score was returned by Mirren Fraser of Powfoot and Mirren won the Kandy Bar Cup. Lindsay Mongomery of West Kilbride won the June Kerr trophy for the Best Pre handicap score.

The West Kilbride Golf Club Girls Open - Leading Scores 2009

Best Scratch Nancy Chisholm Trophy - Emma Hale (Troon Bentick Ladies)

Best Net: Kandy Bar Cup - Mirren Fraser (Powfoot)

Best Pre handicap: June Kerr Trophy - Lindsay Montgomery (West Kilbride)

Pre handicap Up to 12
1, Helen Montgomery, West Kilbride
2 Hayleigh Campbell, Louden
3 Emma Paterson, Louden

Pre Handicap over 12
1. Lindsay Montgomery, West Kilbride
2. Nicola Turner, West Kilbride
3. Sarah Davies, West Kilbride

Bronze
1. Mirren Fraser, Powfoot
2. Beth Donohue, Stirling
3. Kirsty McGuckin, Bonnybridge

Silver
1. Rachel Irvine, Largs
2. Nicola Robertson, Dunblane
3. Rachel Howie, West Kilbride

Scratch
1. Emma Hale Troon, Bentinck Ladies
2. Katie McCracken, Powfoot
3. Mnairi McKay, West Kilbride

Nearest the Pin
Katie McCracken, Powfoot

The Flowers of Scotland. Skipper Margaret MacNaughtan with the Under-18 team and the Swansea Spoon, the runners-up prize at the Girls Home International (images by Cal Carson Golf Agency). England team with Stroyan Cup pictured below. You can enlarge the images by clicking on them.

Scotland fight back to finish

runners-up to England by

drawing with Wales

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Scotland regained their pride and their fighting spirit to finish runners-up to Stroyan Cup winners England on the last day of the girls’ home international golf matches at sunny Fairhaven Golf Club, Lancashire.
The Scots came from 2pt in arrears to snatch a 4 ½-4 ½ draw with Wales and so win the Swansea Spoon for finishing second.
"I'm thrilled to bits with the way Scotland played. England were the only team to beat us and we all agree they are different class this year," said Scotland captain Margaret MacNaughtan. "As we did against Ireland on the first day, we rallied from what could have been a losing position in the singles. Great stuff. I've enjoyed every minute of being here in Lancashire with the girls."
Kevin Craggs, the SLGA coach said," It was a good all-round performance. You have to remember most of the Scotland girls were new to international golf and it was a young team."
England were given their toughest match of the series by Ireland before beating them 6 ½-2 ½. LISA AND ALEXANDRA THE MVPs
The “Most Valuable Players” of the week were Ireland’s 14-year-old Lisa Maguire and England’s Alexandra Peters. Both won five times and lost one in their six outings.
Scotland’s top points achievers were Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) and Rachael Watton (Mortonhall), both with 4pt out of six. Ironically, both lost their final ties against Wales.
After the Wales v Scotland foursomes were shared 1 ½-1 ½, Wales claimed victory in the first two singles to finish. Amy Boulden beat Eilidh Briggs by 3 and 1 and Gemma Bradbury beat Rachael Watton 4 and 3.
The Scots’ rally began with a one-hole win by Alyson McKechin over Kelly Miller.
McKechin staged a grandstand finish to win both the 17th and the 18th for a one-hole victory.
Sammy Leslie’s 3 and 1 win for Scotland over Chloe Williams levelled the overall scoreline at 3 ½ pt each.
Katie Bradbury put Wales back in front by beating Rachael Taylor by one hole.
Scotland, trailing by one with one tie to finish, got the levelling point with a 2 and 1 win by their champion from Peebles, Ailsa Bain, over Natasha Gobey. Bain was never behind in a match in which she was three up after nine holes.

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GIRLS HOME INTERNATIONALS
Fairhaven Golf Club, Lancashire
DAY3

WALES 4 ½, SCOTLAND 4 1/2

Foursomes: Chelsey Herbert & Katie Bradbury halved with Ailsa Bain & Rachael Taylor; Amy Boulden & Gemma Bradbury lost to Eilidh Briggs & Rachael Watton 3 and 2; Natasha Gobey & Chloe Williams bt Alyson McKechin & Sammy Leslie 1 hole (1 ½-1 ½).
Singles: Boulden bt Briggs 3 and 1, Kelly Miller lost to McKechin 1 hole, Gemma Bradbury bt Watton 4 and 3, Katie Bradbury bt Taylor 1 hole, Williams lost to Leslie 3 and 1, Gobey lost to Bain 2 and 1 (3-3).

ENGLAND 6 ½, IRELAND 2 1/2.
Foursomes: Heidi Beck & Kelly Tidy lost to Leona Maguire & Lisa Maguire 3 and 2;
Hannah Turland & Hayley Davis halved with Laura McCarthy & Emma O’Driscoll;
Holly Clyburn & Alexandra Peters bt Carla Reynolds & Patrice Delaney 2 and 1 (1 ½-1 ½).
Singles: Clyburn lost to Lisa Maguire 1 hole, Peters bt Delaney 4 and 2, Turland bt Reynolds 1 hole, Nikki Foster bt O’Driscoll 3 and 2, Davis bt McCarthy 3 and 2, Lauren Taylor bt Leona Maguire 2 and 1 (5-1).

HOW THEY FINISHED
England 3pt, Scotland 1 1/2pt, Ireland 1pt, Wales ½ pt.

Scotland Vets share last-day foursomes

Scotland, winners on Days 1 and 2, shared the last day's foursomes 1 1/2-1 1/2 with England South at the Veteran Ladies Golf Association Jamboree at Bath Golf Club.
Details:
Lorna Bennett & Fiona De Vries halved with Carol Caldwell & Jo Rumsey.
Heather Anderson & Fiona Hunter bt Irene Brien & Cathy Armstrong 3 and 1.
Mary Smith & Moira Thomson lost to Jeannie O'Keefe and Chris Stirling 2 and 1.

St Andrews Links' Junior Ladies Open Scoreboard

SCRATCH SEMI-FINALS
Emma Fairnie (Dunbar) bt Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth) at 19th.
Carly Booth (Comrie) bt Emma Harris (Peel) 5 and 4.
FINAL
Carly Booth bt Emma Fairnie 3 and 2.

HANDICAP SEMI-FINALS
Katie Reid (Monifieth) (9) bt Chloe Goadby (St Andrews) (20) 2 holes.
Rachel Martin (Langley Park) (1o) bt Eleanor Tunn (Reay) (13) 2 holes.
FINAL
Katie Reid bt Rachel Martin 2 and 1.

Girls' Home Internationals

FAIRHAVEN GOLF CLUB, LANCASHIRE

THIRD AND FINAL DAY

WALES and SCOTLAND level

Foursomes (1 ½-1 ½)
Chelsey Herbert & Katie Bradbury halved with Ailsa Bain & Rachael Taylor.
Amy Boulden & Gemma Bradbury lost to Eilidh Briggs & Rachael Watton 3 and 2.
Natasha Gobey & Chloe Williams bt Alyson McKechin & Sammy Leslie 1 hole

ENGLAND and IRELAND level.
Foursomes ( 1 1/2-1 1/2)
Heidi Beck & Kelly Tidy lost to Leona Maguire & Lisa Maguire 3 and 2.
Hannah Turland & Hayley Davis halved with Laura McCarthy & Emma O’Driscoll.
Holly Clyburn & Alexandra Peters bt Carla Reynolds & Patrice Delaney 2 and 1

++Log on to the Ladies Golf Union website for live scoring from all the matches:
www.lgu.org

Jodi Ewart reaches last 32 after

a 25-hole marathon tie

Catterick's Jodi Ewart came through a 25-hole marathon to be Great Britan & Ireland's only representative in the last 32 of the United States women's amateur championship at Old Warson Country Club, St Louis, Missouri.
Jodi, who totalled 148 in the qualifying rounds, playedd Mallory Fraiche from Louisiana in the first round. Mallory qualified with 147.
Their first-round tie went all the way to the seventh extra hole before the Curtis Cup player and US college circuit student prevailed.
Jodi now plays the 14-year-old US girls champion of last year, Alexis Thompson, in the second round. Alexis, by her own admission, did not play well over the 36 hole medal play test. She qualified with a total of 150.
But Alexis got into her stride as soon as the tapes went up for the start of the match-play. The youngster from Coral Springs, Florida was two under par in winning her first tie.
GB&I Vagliano Trophy and Curtis Cup player Sally Watson, who qualified with 147, was beaten 2 and 1 by Aimee Neff from Indiana. Aimee also qualified with 147.
Former Irish girls champion Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush) lost by 3 and 2 to Michelle Shin from Florida. Stephanie, a resident student at the Hank Hainey International Golf Academy, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, qualified with 150, her opponent with 143.

Scotland Vets squeeze through to

victory over England Midlands

Scotland took another step towards retaining the Miller Stirling Trophy when they made it two match wins out of two by beating England Midlands 5-3 at the Veteran Ladies Golf Association Jamboree at Bath Golf Club.
Overnight rain made the greens unplayable until the afternoon. The match was decided on a singles only basis.
The Scots’ tail wagged to pull them through to victory after England Midlands established lead with success at the top of the batting order.
Lorna Bennett was won down on the 18th tee but won the last hole to save half a point in her match against Jo Ashmore.
Mary Smith was two down with three to polay but won the 16th and 17th from Julie Walters and halved the lost for another half-point salvaged.Helen Faulds was all square for much of the match against Angela Dawson and stayed that way even after going out of bounds at the 17th. She sank a long putt to halve the hole and then kept her nerve to with the 18th for the match.
In the other match, England North beat England South 6-2.
Details:

SCOTLAND 5, ENGLAND MIDLANDS 3
Fiona de Vries lost to Janet Melville 5 and 3.
Lorna Bennett halved with Jo Ashmore
Heather Anderson lost to Paula Parker 3 and 1.
Kathleen Sutherland bt Pat West 5 and 3.
Mary Smith halved with Julie Waters.
Fiona Hunter bt Denise Parker 3 and 2.
Moira Thomson bt Andrea Stockdale 5 and 4.
Helen Faulds bt Angela Dawson 1 hole.

Hertfordshire’s Hannah Burke leads English

stroke-play championship

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Hertfordshire’s Hannah Burke shot two-under par 70 today to take the halfway lead in the English women’s open strokeplay championship at Enmore Park, Somerset.
Hannah is level for the first 36 holes of the championship and one shot ahead of Lancashire’s Cori Lee, who also beat par with a second round 71. They lead a total of 36 players into the final day’s play after the cut was made on 158, 14-over par. Better weather on the second day of the championship – with plenty of sunshine and no wind – encouraged good scoring, although the course continued to play long. Gloucestershire’s Charlotte Ellis, who shared the lead after the first round, is currently third.
The other overnight leaders, Charlotte Dalton of Warwickshire and Monique Smit of South Africa, are both well placed, sharing sixth place.
Other players at the top end of the leaderboard include 2008 English champion Hannah Barwood of Gloucestershire and the Cheshire pair, Charlotte Wild and 14-year-old Bronte Law. Meanwhile the host club’s Hannah Grant qualified comfortably in 12th place. Hannah Burke began her move with birdies on the second and third holes.
“That was a good start and then I was steady for the rest of the round. I kept going, trying to par everything and I holed a couple of good putts.”
Hannah, who finished her round with two birdies in the last three holes, is coming to the end of her summer in England and in two week’s time will return to Baylor University in Texas.
Her successful college golf has helped hone her strokeplay skills and she tied for the Irish open strokeplay championship, losing only after a seven-hole sudden death play-off. She also led pre-qualifying for the Ricoh Women’s British Open.
Qualifiers
Par 144 (2x72) CSS 76 75
144 Hannah Burke (Mid-Herts) 74 70.
145 Cori Lee (West Lancashire) 74 71.
147 Charlotte Ellis (Minchinhampton) 73 74.
148 Charlotte Wild (Mere) 76 72, Hannah Barwood (Knowle) 74 74.
149 Monique Smit (RSA) 73 76, Charlotte Dalton (Ladbrook Park) 73 76.
150 Bronte Law (Bramhall) 76 74, Kym Larratt (Kibworth) 74 76.
151 Ellie Givens (Blackwell Grange) 78 73, Raffi Dyer (Hayling) 75 76.
152 Hannah Grant (Enmore Park) 76 76
153 Tara Watters (Muswell Hill) 76 77, Rachel Connor (Manchester) 77 76, Georgina Dunn (Peterborough Milton) 80 73, Melissa McMahon (Yeovil) 76 77.
154 Lucy Williams (Mid-Herts) 78 76, Kate Whitmore (Sandiway) 76 78, Rachael Goodall (Heswall) 80 74, Charlie Douglass (Brocket Hall) 77 77, Daisy Dyer (Chigwell) 79 75.
155 Katie Mundy (Dunwood Manor) 76 79, Sian Evans (Faversham) 77 78, Ellis Keenan (Sunningdale) 77 78, Samantha Birks (WAL) 78 77, Danielle Anderson (Rochford Hundred) 79 76156 Tilly Holder (Woburn) 79 77, Annabel Silk (Corhampton) 81 75, Laura Cutler (Warley Park) 79 77, Emma Clegg (Wilpshire) 78 78.
157 Ellie Robinson (Middlesbrough) 81 76, Fern Grimshaw (Weymouth) 80 77, Jane Binning (Frilford Heath) 83 74.
158 Jo Hodge (Knowle) 76 82, Nikki Dunn (Harrogate) 77 81, Jessica Wilcox (Blankney) 84 74
Full details: www.englishwomensgolf.org

St Andrews Junior Ladies Open

LEADING QUALIFIERS
74 Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth), Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey).
75 Jane Turner (Craigielaw).
76 Emma Fairnie (Dunbar).
77 Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie).
78 Carly Booth (Comrie), Emma Harris (Peel).
79 Alison Goodwin (Glenbervie), Sophie Alexander (Deeside), Morag MacPherson (Troon Ladies).
80 Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus), Linsey Stevenson (Elie & Earlsferry), Louise McGillivray (Banchory), Ashley Smith (Monifieth).
81 Lucie Walker (Ormskirk), Nicola Taylor (Dunnikier Park), Keren Ward (Glen).

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QUARTER-FINALS
Rebecca Wilson bt Sophie Alexander 5 and 4.
Emma Fairnie bt Katy McNicoll 3 and 2.
Emma Harris bt Gillian Monteith 1 hole.
Carly Booth bt Jane Turner 4 and 3.
SEMI-FINALS
Rebecca Wilson v Emma Fairnie.
Emma Harris v Carly Booth.

Proud Scots humbled by England 8-1

after 6-0 whitewash in singles

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Scotland’s Under-18 girls team have tasted the highs and the lows of golf on consecutive days at the girls' home international matches for the Stroyan Cup at Fairhaven Golf Club.
Quite rightly proud of their come-from-behind 5-4 win over European champions Ireland on Tuesday, the Scots were humbled 8-1 by England today on a very hot day at the Lancashire venue.
England, the defending champions, are currently different class at this age level and when it is eight-a-side – or they certainly have looked it this week. They simply have more good players than any of the other countries.
On Tuesday, they slaughtered Wales 8-1 and 24 hours later they did the same to the Scots team who are no duffers by any means. Several of the Under-18 Scots will graduate to the adult line-up in the not too distant future.
England had to settle for a 2-1 lead from the foursomes when Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) and Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) won their alternate shot tie by two holes over Holly Clyburn and Alexandra Peters.
Holly is the new England girls champion and Alexandra is the Fairhaven women's course record holder, having won the Fairhaven Junior Open girls' title for the past two years. So that was a great win by Eilidh and Rachael.
But it was to prove the sole crumb of comfort.
England whitewashed the Scots 6-0 in the singles with defeats for Germany-based Rachael Taylor (3 and 2 by Holly Clyburn), Sammy Leslie (4 and 2 by Kelly Tidy), Rachael Watton, failing to win for the first time in four outings as she went down by 5 and 4 to Nikki Foster, Eilidh Briggs (3 and 2 by Hannah Turland), Alyson McKechin (2 and 1 by Heidi Baek) and Lesley Atkins (5 and 4 by Alexandra Peters).
Ireland came from 4-2 down to beat luckless Wales 5-4 but, even with the brilliance of the 14-year-old Maguire twins giving them a chance of securing three points – one in the foursomes and two in the singles – it is almost impossible to see them beating England in their last match.
Scotland finish by playing Wales – and, judging by the way the Welsh played against the Irish, it could be a close one.
DAY TWO RESULTS

IRELAND 5, WALES 4
Foursomes: Lisa & Leona Maguire lost to Katie Bradbury & Chelsey Herbert 1 hole; Carla Reynolds & Patrice Delaney lost to Amy Boulden & Gemma Bradbury 2 and 1; Laura McCarthy & Emma O’Driscoll bt Chloe Williams & Natasha Gobey 3 and 1 (1-2).
Singles: Leona Maguire bt Gobey 5 and 3, Paula Grant lost to Gemma Bradbury 3 and 2, O’Driscoll bt Herbert 1 hole, Reynolds lost to Katie Bradbury 6 and 5, McCarthy bt Kelly Miller 1 hole, Lisa Maguire bt Boulden 3 and 2 (4-2)

SCOTLAND 1, ENGLAND 8
Foursomes: Ailsa Bain & Sammy Leslie lost to Heidi Baek & Kelly Tidy 3 and 2; Sammy Vass & Rachael Taylor lost to Hannah Turland & Hayley Davis 2 and 1; Eilidh Briggs & Rachael Watton bt Holly Clyburn & Alexandra Peters 2 holes (1-2).
Singles: Taylor lost to Clyburn 3 and 2, Leslie lost to Tidy 4 and 2, Watton lost to Nikki Foster 5 and 4, Briggs lost to Turland, Alyson McKechin lost to Baek 2 and 1, Lesley Atkins lost to Peters 5 and 4 (0-6) .

HOW THEY STAND
England 2pt, Scotland 1pt, Ireland 1pt, Wales 0pt.

FINAL MATCHES
England v Ireland, Scotland v Wales.

MORNING RESULTS FROM GIRLS HOME INTERNATIONALS
DAY TWO
FAIRHAVEN GOLF CLUB

ENGLAND lead SCOTLAND 2-1
Heidi Baek & Kelly Tidy bt Ailsa Bain & Sammy Leslie 3 and 2.
Hannah Turland & Hayley Davis bt Sammy Vass & Rachael Taylor 2 and 1.
Holly Clyburn & Alexandra Peters lost to Eilidh Brigs & Rachael Watton 2 holes.

WALES lead IRELAND 2-1
Katie Bradbury & Chelsey Herbert bt Lisa & Leona Maguire 1 hole.
Amy Boulden & Gemma Bradbury bt Carla Reynolds & Patrice Delaney 2 and 1.
Chloe Williams & Natash Gobey lost to Laura McCarthy & Emma O'Driscoll 3 and 1.

Day 2 of Girls Home Internationals at Fairhaven

Eilidh and Rachael keep Scotland's hopes

alive by winning foursome v England

Scotland's final foursomes pairing of Eilidh Briggs and Rachael Watton kept alive hopes going into the afternoon singles by beating England's Holly Clyburn and Alexandra Peters by two holes on a hot and sunny Day 2 of the Girls Home Internationals at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lancashire.
That cut the England lunchtime lead to 2-1, instead of the 3-0 advantage they established over Wales in Tuesday's foursomes.
Wales bounced back from their 8-1 defeat by England to take a 2-1 lead from the foursomes against Ireland.
HOW WALES TOOK A 2-1 LEAD OVER IRELAND
Katie Bradbury and Chelsey Herbert scored a notable win for Wales over the Vagliano Trophy pairing of Lisa and Leona Maguire.
The Irish twins were expected to win but, in fact, their Welsh opponents were never behind in an absorbing contest.
Bradbury and Herbert went three up aftere eight holes with successes at the fifth, seventh and eighth holes. The Maguire girls came back strongly to square the match at the 14th but they were held at bay over the 15th, 16th and 17th holes before Bradebury and Herbert birdied the long last hole for a one-hole victory.
Wales went 2-0 with a 2 and 1 win by Amy Boulden and Gemma Bradbury over Carla Reynolds and Patrice Delaney. Here again the Welsh pair were never behind after surging three holes up by the seventh tee. Reynolds and Delaney came back into it with successes at the 10th and 12th but the Welsh pair were either two or one hole to the good over the closing holes and a par 3 at the 17th clinched a 2 and 1 win for Boulden and Bradbury.
Ireland got a point on the board with a 3 and 1 win in the final foursomes by Laura McCarthy and Emma O’Driscoll over Chloe Williams and Natasha Gobey. After an early exchange of holes, the Irish pair went two up by winning the eighth and ninth.
That was the decisive move of the match. The Welsh pair got their deficit back to one hole by winning the 12th but it was so far and no further. McCarthy and O’Driscoll won the 17th to finish the match.
HOW ENGLAND TOOK A 2-1 LEAD OVER SCOTLAND
England’s Heidi Baek and Kelly Tidy won the sixth, seventh and eighth to go three up on Scotland’s Ailsa Bain and Sammy Leslie before winning the top foursomes tie in the second match by 3 and 2.
That lead stretched for four holes at the 11th. The Scots won back the 12th and 13th but Baek and Tidy won the 14th to go three up again with four to play. Halves at the 15th and 16th ended the contest in England’s favour.
England went 2-0 with a 2 and 1 victory by Hannah Turland and Hayley Davis over Sammy Vass and Rachael Taylor, neither of whom figured in Scotland’s first-day win over Ireland.
Turland and Davis had the edge early on but the Scots got their act together to win four holes in a row from the four and were still two up at the turn. England squared matters by winning the 10th and 11th.. After three halves in a row, England made the winning move by capturing the 15th and 16th and then halving the 17th for a 2 and 1 win.
Scotland needed a point to keep their afternoon hopes alive and they got it from the final pairing of Eilidh Briggs and Rachael Watton. They won by two holes over Holly Clyburn and Alexandra Peters.
It was a ding-dong struggle for most of the way with neither side able to go more than one hole up. Then Briggs and Watton, who had gone one up for a second time by winning the 12th, doubled their advrange with a birdied 4 at the long 16th to be two up with two to play.
Clyburn and Peters hit back by winning the short 17th but the Scots won the last hole for a two-hole victory.

Three share lead in English women's

stroke-play at Enmore Park

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Three players share the lead on one-over par after the wet and windy first day of the English women’s open strokeplay championship at Enmore Park, Somerset.
Home players, Charlotte Ellis of Gloucestershire and Charlotte Dalton of Warwickshire, are joined at the top of the leaderboard by Monique Smit of South Africa.
Monique, 18, is spending eight weeks playing golf in Britain and is taking advantage of the new, open status of this championship.
She’s a plus-one player who intends to turn professional and who already has a host of titles to her name. “Back home it’s winter and our season has basically died down so I’ve come here and I’m really enjoying it. It’s a shame about the weather – but, hey, it’s the same for everyone out there,” she said.
“I was pleased with my round today. The course is playing hard and long and it’s very wet. It’s all about staying patient and pacing yourself and I did that pretty well,” added Monique, who had two birdies in the last three holes.
Charlotte Dalton, who was one of the early starters, set an unbeatable target with her steady round. She had two birdies and three bogeys on her card and she scored one-over on the front nine, level par on the back.
“I was chuffed with that,” she said. “I’ve struggled a bit over the past few weeks to put a score together, so I was very pleased. My putting was better and it’s nice to be back on track.” Charlotte Ellis, meanwhile, staged a remarkable recovery after she reached the turn at five-over par, which included three double bogeys.
“I didn’t play badly, I just had a couple of drives which I drew too much above the trees and which were pushed out of bounds by the wind. “I did make one bad swing and put my ball in the water on the 7th but the rest of the round was going all right. I was disappointed to be five-over at the ninth and felt I should be one-over or level par, so I kept plugging away and the putts started dropping.”
Charlotte, a past English mid-amateur champion, had five birdies on the back nine, including a consecutive run on the last three holes.
The trio are a stroke ahead of a group of four players which includes the 2008 English champion, Hannah Barwood of Gloucestershire.
The Somerset challenge is led by Hannah Grant, who is playing on her own course, and shares ninth place on four over par. After the second round the top 36 players and ties will go forward to the final 36 holes on Thursday.
Leading scores
73 Charlotte Dalton (Ladbrook Park), Charlotte Ellis (Minchinhampton), Monique Smit (Oubaai).
74 Cori Lee (West Lancashire), Kym Larratt (Kibworth), Hannah Burke (Mid-Herts), Hannah Barwood (Knowle).
75 Raffi Dyer (Hayling).
76 Melissa McMahon (Yeovil), Katie Mundy (Dunwood Manor), Charlotte Wild (Mere), Kate Whitmore (Sandiway), Jo Hodge (Knowle), Tara Watters (Muswell Hill), Bronte Law (Bramhall), Hannah Grant (Enmore Park).
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Lyon Foursomes finalists Murcar Links and Cruden Bay. Back row (left to right): Ros Dunsmuir, Donna Pocock, Susan Murray, Mhairi Johnstone. Front: Christine Middleton, Karen Stalker, Gill Murray, Laura McLardy.

MURCAR LINKS WIN LYON FOURSOMES FOR THIRD YEAR IN A ROW Murcar Links completed a hat-trick of trophy wins when they beat Cruden Bay by four holes in the final of the Aberdeenshire Ladies Golf Association Lion Foursomes inter-club match-play team tournament at Kemnay Golf Club. Murcar Links' lead-off pair of Susan Murray and Donna Pocock were held to a square game by Cruden Bay's Gillian Murray and Karen Stalker but Mhairi Johnstone and Laura McLardy gave Murcar Links their winning margin by beating Christine Middleton and Ros Dunsmuir by four holes. Mhairi Johnstone played in a winning Murcar Links team for the first time Results: Semi-finals Cruden Bay beat Deeside 1 by four holes (G Murray, K Stalker 3, F Hay, M Millership 0; C Middleton, R Dunsmuir 1, S Kidd, M Clyne 0). Murcar Links beat Aberdeen Ladies 1 by seven holes. (S Murray, D Pocock 3, S Wood, E Whyte 0; M Johnstone, L McLardy 4, F Seedhouse, C Whicher 0). Final Murcar Linkis beat Cruden Bay by four holes (S Murray, Pocock 0, G Murray, Stalker 0; Johnstone, McLardy 4, Middleton, Dunsmuir 0).

Bath too wet for Vets' foursomes: Singles only today

The Bath Golf Club greens are too wet for play this morning on the second day of the Veteran Ladies Golf Association Jamboree.
The foursomes programme has been abandoned today and there will be eight singles instead with the ninth point behing shared to bring the day's points total to nine, in line with the first day.
Day 1 results:
Scotland 7 1/2, England North 1 1/2
England Midlands 5 1/2, England South 3 1/2

SALLY WATSON QUALIFIES

SALLY, JODI AND STEPHANIE THROUGH TO US WOMEN'S AMATEUR MATCH-PLAY Sally Watson from Queensferry qualified with ease for the match-play stages of the United States women's amateur golf championship at Old Warson Country Club, St Louis, Missouri,. Sally had rounds of 74 and 73 for a total of 147 - nine shots behind the top seed, Danielle King from California. Danielle had rounds of 70 and 68 for 138. Sally's GB&I team-mate, Jodi Ewart from Catterick, and former Irish girls champion Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush) also figured among the 64 qualifiers. Jodi had rounds of 73 and 75 for 148, Stephanie a pair of 75s for 150. Sally qualified in 32nd place, Jodi 39th and Stephanie 61st. ends

Sally, Jodi and Stephanie qualify for match-play

United States Women's Amateur Championship Scoreboard
Old Warson Country Club, St Louis, Missouri

QUALIFYING TOTALS FOR MATCH-PLAY STAGES
Par 142 (2x71) 6,422yd
Danielle Kang, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 70-68--138
Jessica Korda, Bradenton, Fla., 72-67--139
Marina Alex, Wayne, N.J., 70-69--139
Sun Gyoung Park, Vail, Ariz., 73-67--140
Lindy Duncan, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 73-68--141
Lizette Salas, Azusa, Calif., 70-72--142
Tiffany Lua, Rowland Heights, Calif., 72-70--142
Amy Anderson, Oxbow, N.D., 68-75--143
Ha Na Jang, Korea, 69-74--143
Kimberly Kim, Hilo, Hawaii, 69-74--143
Michelle Shin, Cape Coral, Fla., 73-70--143
Sara-Maude Juneau, Canada, 71-72--143
Victoria Tanco, Argentina, 73-70--143
Erynne Lee, Silverdale, Wash., 71-73--144
Mariko Tumangan, San Jose, Calif., 72-72--144
Alice Kim, Walnut, Calif., 71-74--145
Grace Na, Oakland, Calif., 71-74--145
Junthima Gulyanamitta, Thailand, 72-73--145
Whitney Neuhauser, Charlottesville, Va., 74-71--145
Caroline Masson, Germany, 71-75--146
Cheyenne Woods, Phoenix, Ariz., 74-72--146
Han Jungeun, Korea, 74-72--146
Jennifer Song, Ann Arbor, Mich., 75-71--146
Julia Boland, Australia, 71-75--146
Kristen Simpson, Norfolk, Va., 74-72--146
Nannette Hill, Pelham Manor, N.Y., 75-71--146
Stacey Keating, Australia, 74-72--146
Aimee Neff, Carmel, Ind., 74-73--147
Alexandra Stewart, Peoria, Ariz., 76-71--147
Calle Nielson, Nashville, Tenn., 72-75--147
Jennifer Johnson, La Quinta, Calif., 73-74--147
Mallory Fraiche, Metairie, La., 76-71--147
Sally Watson, Scotland, 74-73--147
Stephanie Kono, Honolulu, Hawaii, 76-71--147
Taylore Karle, Scottsdale, Ariz., 73-74--147
Brooke Beeler, Butler, Ill., 74-74--148
Candace Schepperle, Birmingham, Ala., 73-75--148
Cyna Marie Rodriguez, Philippines, 76-72--148
Emilie Burger, Hoschton, Ga., 73-75--148
Jodi Ewart, England, 73-75--148
Kate Ackerson, Allen, Texas, 76-72--148
Kelli Shean, South Africa, 74-74--148
Kendra Little, Eugene, Ore., 76-72--148
Kristen Park, Buena Park, Calif., 72-76--148
Megan McChrystal, Stuart, Fla., 72-76--148
Allie White, Lancaster, Ohio, 76-73--149
Ashleigh Albrecht, Murrieta, Calif., 73-76--149
Cassy Isagawa, Wailuku, Hawaii, 73-76--149
Esther Lee, Los Alamitos, Calif., 72-77--149
Leanne Bowditch, Australia, 77-72--149
Natalie Sheary, West Hartford, Conn., 77-72--149
Sydnee Michaels, Temecula, Calif., 75-74--149
Alexis Thompson, Coral Springs, Fla., 76-74--150
Cydney Clanton, Concord, N.C., 75-75--150
Dori Carter, Valdosta, Ga., 74-76--150
Evan Jensen, Belleair, Fla., 74-76--150
Jenny Shin, Torrance, Calif., 76-74--150
Lee Lopez, Whittier, Calif., 78-72--150
Maude-Aimee Leblanc, Canada, 75-75--150
Molly Aronsson, Shelburne, Vt., 75-75--150
Sara Grantham, Wilsonville, Ala., 75-75--150
Stephanie Meadow, Northern Ireland, 77-73--150
Stephanie Sherlock, Canada, 75-75--150
Amelia Lewis, Jacksonville, Fla., 76-75—151 (4,4)
FAILED TO QUALIFY
Kristina Wong, Vestal, N.Y., 74-77—151 (4,5)
Casie Cathrea, Livermore, Calif., 81-70—151 (5)
Corrine Carr, Pinehurst, N.C., 78-73—151 (6)
Kira Meixner, Canada, 78-73—151 (5)
Pei-Ying Tsai, Chinese Taipei, 79-72—151 (NS)
Ashley Bauer, Grand Blanc, Mich., 78-74--152
Jisoo Park, Beaumont, Calif., 72-80--152
Martina Gavier, Argentina, 77-75--152
Rachel Rohanna, Waynesburg, Pa., 77-75--152
Stefanie Kenoyer, Lighthouse Point, Fla., 80-72--152
Virginia Grimes, Meridian, Miss., 78-74--152
Abby Bools, Hickory, N.C., 75-78--153
Alison Lee, Valencia, Calif., 78-75--153
Allyson Ferguson, Houston, Texas, 78-75--153
Ani Gulugian, Irvine, Calif., 79-74--153
Brianna Do, Long Beach, Calif., 78-75--153
Catherine Elliott, Malvern, Pa., 77-76--153
Claire Sheldon, Milton, Mass., 78-75--153
Danielle Cvitanov, Sacramento, Calif., 78-75--153
Jaclyn Sweeney, Andover, Mass., 75-78--153
Kyle Roig, Puerto Rico, 78-75--153
Laura Coble, Augusta, Ga., 77-76--153
Rachel Larson, Longmont, Colo., 77-76--153
Yueer Feng, China, 74-79--153
Chelsea Stelzmiller, Placerville, Calif., 77-77--154
Dottie Ardina, Philippines, 76-78--154
Jennifer Hirano, Pinole, Calif., 79-75--154
Kaitlyn Rohrback, Crofton, Md., 78-76--154
Mandi Morrow, Kent, Ohio, 79-75--154
Meghan Stasi, Oakland Park, Fla., 74-80--154
Vanessa Vela, Colombia, 76-78--154
Breanne Smith, Canby, Ore., 79-76--155
Ellen Mueller, Bartlesville, Okla., 79-76--155
Kristin Paulson, Ottumwa, Iowa, 76-79--155
Kristin Vincent, Burlington, N.C., 76-79--155
Lauren Archer, Boise, Idaho, 79-76--155
Madison Pressel, Boca Raton, Fla., 78-77--155
Alexandria Buelow, Palm City, Fla., 79-77--156
Corinna Rees, Pebble Beach, Calif., 79-77--156
Daffodil Sanchez, Mesa, Ariz., 77-79--156
Kelsey Verbeten, New Franken, Wis., 79-77--156
Lauren Dobashi, Gold River, Calif., 80-76--156
Olivia Lansing, Dellwood, Minn., 80-76--156
Sarah Brown, Lopatcong Twp, N.J., 79-77--156
Shannon Fish, Spring, Texas, 80-76--156
Alexa Rancourt, South Portland, Maine, 80-77--157
Alexandra Gibson, Peru, 76-81--157
Brianna Espinoza, Phoenix, Ariz., 82-75--157
Chelsea Schriewer, St Charles, Mo., 82-75--157
Danielle Frasier, Encinitas, Calif., 78-79--157
Jessica Gerry, Madison, Wis., 77-80--157
Kylie Bollenbach, Edmond, Okla., 78-79--157
Paula Reto, South Africa, 80-77--157
Ri Hyang Park, Hilton Head Island, S.C., 79-78--157
Allyssa Ferrell, Edgerton, Wis., 81-77--158
Anna Leigh Keith, Moultrie, Ga., 83-75--158
Sarah Almond, Albemarle, N.C., 83-75--158
Stacy Kim, Yorba Linda, Calif., 79-79--158
Cara Freeman, Corvallis, Ore., 86-73--159
Heather Lemaster, Sacramento, Calif., 85-74--159
Kaitlin Drolson, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., 86-73--159
Catherine Dolan, Ballwin, Mo., 79-81--160
Haley Stephens, Greer, S.C., 82-78--160
Jill Hardy, Canada, 82-78--160
Laura Anderson, Tompkinsville, Ky., 80-80--160
Noreen Mohler, Bethlehem, Pa., 82-78--160
Samantha Troyanovich, Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich., 81-79--160
Bambee Dela Paz, Philippines, 77-84--161
Jackie Evans, Wayne, Pa., 83-78--161
Lauren Kim, Los Altos, Calif., 81-80--161
Nora Lucas, Glenview, Ill., 79-82--161
Casey Kennedy, Venice, Fla., 82-80--162
Chelsea Curtis, New Seabury, Mass., 85-77--162
Jennifer Hahn, Henderson, Nev., 81-81--162
Julia Thead, Poway, Calif., 81-81--162
Jordan Craig, Connellsville, Pa., 83-80--163
Kayla Stewart, Cookeville, Tenn., 79-84--163
Lyndsay McBride, Bristol, Ind., 82-82--164
Thuhashini Selvaratnam, Sri Lanka, 83-82--165
Stephanie Smith, The Woodlands, Texas, 80-86--166
Alison Cavanaugh, Littleton, Colo., 83-84--167
Anna Schultz, Rockwall, Texas, 84-83--167
Lynn Simmons, Phoenix, Ariz., 86-81--167
Taylor Weaver, Spartanburg, S.C., 90-77--167
Jennifer Park, Carrollton, Texas, 83-85--168
Erin Michel, Mason, Ohio, 80-89--169
Carly Truitt, Marysville, Ohio, 81-89--170
Lauren Varnas, Chatham, N.J., 80-92--172
Meghan Martinek, Tempe, Ariz., 91-81--172
Catherine Herrera, Houston, Texas, 91-83--174
Trisha Witherby, Richmond, Ind., 89-85--174
Diane Lang, Jamaica, 88-89—177

Draw for the SVLGA (Midland) – Stableford Greensomes

Tuesday, 18th August at Tulliallan

9.30am W. McCallum/M. Tough, E. Wilson/L. Kyle
9.37 L. Crozier/G. Jenkins, R. Rickard/H. Thomson
9.45 A. Chisholm/J. Smith, S. Quinn/R. Graham
9.52 K. Jarvie/K. McKellar; D. Dunn/M. Thomson
10.00 J. Bald/R. Scott, J. Pringle/A. Holley
10.07 L. Jones/S. Yuill, M. McLeod/P.Kelly
10.15 J. Mulgrew/D. Davidson, M. Frame/S. Travers
10.22 M. Seymour/I. Morrison, A. Houston/B. Brown
10.30 L. Cunningham/K. Keir, S. Bushby/M. Hope
10.37 A. Taggart/P. Cockshoot, J. Beaton/N. Gray
10.45 N. Fleming/G. Wallace, M. Curran/C. Steedman
10.52 E. Arkley/A. Hunter, C. Malcolm/L. Somerville
11.00 N. Hunter/E. Miller, P. Hebner/M. Chapman
11.07 I. Collins/L. Childs, K. Carruthers/S. Cooper
11.15 E. Wallace/A. Crossland, M. Steele/J. Kennedy
11.22 A. Hood/S. Erskine, D. Whyock/H. Dalgleish
11.30 D. Reid/E. Perry, I. Murray/M. Ritchie
11.37 D. Peterson/E. Mathewson, M. Steel/I. Waddell
11.45 S. Durward/J. Pringle, N. Morrison/K. McAlpine
11.52 F. Liddle/C. Kenny, F. Campbell/E. Allison
12noon H. Campbell/J. Knight, J. Montgomery/E. Whyte,
S. Copland/M. 0’Neil.

Scotland Vets make good start

to title defence at Bath

Scotland made a good start to their defence of the Miller Stirling Trophy in the Veteran Ladies Golf Association Jamboree at Bath Golf Club today (Tuesday).
On a very wet day, they splashed their way to a 7 ½-1 ½ win over England North, whose line-up included former Scottish women’s champion Fiona Anderson from Blairgowrie but now living and working in the Manchester area.
The Scots took the foursomes 3-0 and wins in the singles by Fiona de Vries, Kathleen Sutherland, Mary Smith and Helen Faulds and a square match by Lorna Bennett gave them 4 ½ pt out of a possible six in the afternoon.
DETAILS:
SCOTLAND 7 1/.2, ENGLAND NORTH 1 ½
Foursomes (3-0)
Fiona de Vries & Lorna Bennett bt Fiona Anderson & Pat Wrightson 2 and 1.
Heather Anderson & Fiona Hunter bt Caroline Marron & Elaine Elliot 6 and 5.
Mary Smith & Moira Thomson bt Sue Dye & Lucy Newton 5 and 4.
Singles (4 ½-1 ½)
De Vries bt Marron 2 and 1.
Bennett halved with Dye.
H Anderson lost to F Anderson 1 hole.
Kathleen Sutherland bt Alyson Wood 3 and 1.
Smith bt Ruth Lindley 3 and 1.
Helen Faulds bt Newton 2 and 1.

Wednesday foursomes at Girls Home Internationals

FAIRHAVEN GOLF CLUB, LANCASHIRE

SCOTLAND v ENGLAND
Ailsa Bain & Sammy Leslie v Heidi Baek & Kelly Tidy.
Sammy Vass & Rachael Taylor v Hannah Turland & Hayley Davis
Eilidh Briggs & Rachael Watton v Holly Clyburn & Alexandra Peters

IRELAND v WALES
Lisa Maguire & Leona Maguire v Katie Bradbury & Chelsey Herbert.
Carla Reynolds & Patrice Delaney v Amy Boulden & Gemma Bradbury
Laura McCarthyt & Emma O'Dristoll v Chloe Williams & Natasha Gobey.

The happy Scotland team, coach Kevin Craggs and officials at Fairhaven (image by Cal Carson Golf Agency; click on it to enlarge).

The Catriona Factor inspires Scots girls

to come-from-behind win over Ireland

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

“The Catriona Matthew inspiration is working already,” said a cock-a-hoop captain Margaret MacNaughtan after Scotland toppled European champions Ireland on the opening day of the Under-18 gitrls’ home international matches at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lancashire today

Very much the underdogs against an Irish team that won the Euro girls team title only four weeks ago and includes two Vagliano Trophy team players in the 14-year-old Maguire twins, Scotland rallied from 3-1 down to win 5-4.
That sets the scene for a Day 2 summit meeting – Scotland versus defending champions England.
The English walloped Wales 8-1 in their opening tie.
“I’ve never seen a Scotland girls team so animated since they went to Royal Lytham to see Catriona winning the Women’s British Open and meeting her afterwards. And I’m quite certain that some of Catriona’s magic rubbed off on our girls,” said Mrs MacNaughtan, who played for Scotland … at hockey.
“To beat Ireland was a simply fantastic performance. I don’t want to single any players out for special mention because I’ve been stressing since we got here that this is a team championship – and everybody has a role to play in the team effort.
“And that was some team effort against Ireland.”
The Scots, 2-1 down from the morning foursomes, saw that deficit stretchto two points when Lisa Maguire produced some brilliant golf to beat Alyson McKechin (Eldereslie) 7 and 6. Lisa was six up at the turn and birdied the first, fourth, sixth and 10th She was roughly four under par for the holes played.
Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) started the afternoon ball rolling for Scotland when she put a second team point on the board by beating Sara Helly 4 and 3. Helly was one up at the turn but the initiative in what had been a tight match was seized by Briggs who won three holes in a row, the 13th, 14th and 15th , for victory
Rachael Watton put Scotland on level terms at 3-3 overall with a tremendous 2 and 1 win over Leona Maguire. The tone for a quality match was set when the first hole was halved in birdie 4s. Watton took the lead at the second and was never in arrears after that.
Maguire won the third but the Scot then won the fourth, fifth and eighth to take a three-hole lead. Briggs lost the 10th but went back to three up with a birdie 3 at the 12th. In a ding-dong finish Maguire birdied the 15th and 16th to cut her deficit to one but Briggs won the 17th and the match with a par.
Scotland moved into a 4-3 lead when their new champion, Ailsa Bain (Peebles) beat her Irish counterpart Emma O’Driscoll by one hole after being two down at the turn. Bain won the 10th, the 11th with a birdie and then the 12th to lead for the first time.
O’Driscoll squared the contest again at the 14th but Bain’s par 3 at the 17th put her back in the lead and the last hole was halved.
Ireland drew level at 4-4 when Carla Reynolds, who had been three up after three holes, bt Lesley Atkins (Minto) by 3 and 2 after the Scot had cut her deficit to one hole with a birdie at the 11th. Reynolds won the 12th, 13th and 14th to go four up. Atkins won the 15th but a half at the 16th ended the match in Ireland’s favour.
And so everything hinged on the last of the six singles – Sammy Lesie for Scotland and Patrice Delaney for Ireland.
After losing the first hole, Leslie, from Westhill, Aberdeen, won the next four in a row for a three-hole advantage which was cut to one when Delaney won the seventh and eighth.
A birdie by the Scot at the ninth put her two up again and a par at the 13th was good enough to re-establish Leslie’s three-hole lead and a half in bogey 6s at the 15th meant that neither Sammy nor Scotland could be beaten. But she won the 16th for a great 4 and 2 win under pressure to give Scotland the 5-4 victory they could hardly have hoped for at the start of the week.

HOW ENGLAND BEAT WALES 8-1

England, after making a 3-0 clean sweep of the morning foursomes, won five of the afternoon’s singles against Wales for whom Chloe Williams was their only winner.
Although it was a lopsided team scoreline in the end, the top two singles both went to the last green.
England’s girls champion Holly Clyburn beat Natasha Gobey by two holes after being one up at the turn but was pulled back to square by a birdie from her Welsh opponent at the 14th. Clyburn won the 16th with a par at the 18th with a birdie 4 to clinch victory.
Kelly Tidy was two down after five holes against Amy Boulden of Wales and did not take the lead until the 14th . Like Clyburn, Tidy birdied the last for a two-hole win.
Young newcomer Lauren Taylor had a good 4 and 3 win over Gemma Bradbury, surging into a four-hole lead by the sixth tee. Gemma could not make significant inroads on that lead.
Nikki Foster beat Katie Bradbury by 2 and 1 after the Welsh girl had the better of the outward nine holes. Nikki never looked back after squaring the match at the 11th hole. She went ahead for the first time with a birdie 3 at the 13th and also won the 14th and 15th with pars before losing the 16th to a 5.
Chloe Williams chalked up Wales’ solitary victory by beating Hayley Davis 4 and 3. Davis won the first hole with a birdie 4 but was three down by the turn, with the Welsh player’s successes including birdies at the fourth and ninth. There was nothing to choose between the players after the turn until Williams won the 15th for victory.
England’s biggest winner was young Alexandra Peters who won by 8 and 7 against Emma Davies. Alexandra, with the help of birdies at the second and ninth, was seven up at the turn. the Scot could not lose but she made sure by winning the 16th for a 4 and 2 victory which gave Scotland a famous 5-4 victory.

SCROLL DOWN FOR ALL THE FIRST DAY RESULTS AT FAIRHAVEN

Edinburgh girl Rachael Watton a busy

bee on the international front

FROM THE SCOTSMAN.SPORT WEBSITE
By ELSPETH BURNSIDE
FOR most youngsters, the school holidays are a time for rest and relaxation. For Edinburgh golfer Rachael Watton, the next couple of weeks will be packed with the pressure of international competition.
After watching North Berwick's Catriona Matthew lift the British Open title at Royal Lytham & St Anne's, the Mortonhall member was today making her debut at the Girls' Home Internationals at Fairhaven in Lancashire.Next week, she faces double duty at the British Girls' Championship at nearby West Lancs Golf Club. Not only will she be chasing individual honours but she has also been appointed captain of a three-strong Scottish line-up alongside Eilidh Briggs (Kilmalcolm) and Lesley Atkins (Minto) chasing the coveted team trophy.Later in the month, 17-year-old Watton will then carry Scotland's colours overseas at the Belgium Junior International.

"I made my Scottish girls' debut at the European Girls' Championship in Finland last month, and now I'm really looking forward to the Home Internationals," said Watton. "I've recently reduced my handicap to two, and it's great to be playing for Scotland in so many tournaments."

Watton, pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency, who is set to enter her sixth and final year at Firrhill High School, has already shown promise at senior level. Last month, she was the star performer in helping Midlothian win the East Division inter-county team championship at Falkirk.

In the side for the first time, the teenager won all six of her matches and was voted player of the tournament.
She was also the top stroke-play qualifier at the Scottish Girls' Championship at Lanark, and reached the semi-finals of the match-play before losing to eventual winner, Ailsa Bain (Peebles).
Watton caught the golfing bug when she accompanied her father and older sister to practice sessions at the Braid Hills Driving Range and, aged 11, she then joined Baberton Golf Club. She then switched to Mortonhall and has also recently gained membership at Gullane, where she looks forward to honing her links skills on wild, windy days.
A member of the National B squad, she appreciates the input from the Scottish Ladies' Golfing Association.
"We have great winter training weekends with coach Kevin Craggs," she said. "For instance, last year we had a weekend at an Army assault course near Carnoustie, that was great fun."
Her personal coach is Spencer Henderson and the future certainly looks bright on the golfing front for the Capital youngster."
I'm going back to school, but sixth year is going to be a chance to fit in a lot of golf," said Watton, who is waiting for her Higher results.
"I'm hoping to study architecture at either Dundee or Glasgow, but want to keep playing golf when I'm at university. I really do want to see how far I can go in the game.
"Turning professional could be an option, but it's far too early to decide. I'll see where it goes."

Girls' Home Internationals Scoreboard
FAIRHAVEN GC, LANCASHIRE

END OF PLAY RESULTS

ENGLAND 8, WALES 1

SCOTLAND 5, IRELAND 4

FIRST DAY FOURSOMES
ENGLAND 3, WALES 0
England names first
Kelly Tidy & Heidi Baek bt Chloe Williams & Natasha Gobey 1 hole (Wales one up after nine).
Hayley Davis & Hannah Turland bt Gemma & Katie Bradbury 4 and 3 (England four up after nine).
Alexandra Peters & Holly Clyburn bt Kelly Miller & Amy Boulden 2 and 1 (England one up after nine).

SCOTLAND 1, IRELAND 2
Scotland names first
Ailsa Bain & Sammy Leslie lost to Leona & Lisa Maguire 5 and 4 (Ireland two up after nine).
Lesley Atkins & Alyson McKechin lost to Patrice Elaney & Carla Reynolds 2 and 1 (Ireland one up after nine).
Eilidh Briggs & Rachael Watton bt Laura McCarthy & Emma O'Driscoll 2 and 1 (Scotland four up after nine).

SINGLES

ENGLAND v WALES
Holly Clyburn bt Natasha Gobey 2 holes (Wales one up after nine).
Kelly Tidy bt Amy Boulden 2 holes (Wales one up after nine)
Lauren Taylor bt Gemma Bradbury 4 and 3 (England four up after nine).
Nikki Foster bt Katie Bradbury 2 and 1 (Wales one up after nine).
Hayley Davis lost to Chloe Williams 4 and 3 (Wales three up after nine).
Alexandra Peters bt Emma Davies 8 and 7 (England seven up after nine).

SCOTLAND v IRELAND
Ailsa Bain bt Emma O'Driscoll 4 and 3.
Alyson McKechin lost to Lisa Maguire 7 and 6.
Rachael Watton bt Leona Maguire 2 and 1.
Eilidh Briggs bt Sarah Helly 4 and 3.
Lesley Atkins lost to Carla Reynolds 3 and 2.
Sammy Leslie bt Patrice Delaney 4 and 2.

United States Women's Amateur Championship Scoreboard
FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND
Old Warson Country Club, St Louis, Missouri
Par 71. 6,422yd
Amy Anderson, Oxbow, N.D., 34-34--68
Ha Na Jang, Korea, 37-32--69
Kimberly Kim, Hilo, Hawaii, 36-33--69
Danielle Kang, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 33-37--70
Lizette Salas, Azusa, Calif., 34-36--70
Marina Alex, Wayne, N.J., 35-35--70
Alice Kim, Walnut, Calif., 35-36--71
Caroline Masson, Germany, 33-38--71
Erynne Lee, Silverdale, Wash., 36-35--71
Grace Na, Oakland, Calif., 36-35--71
Julia Boland, Australia, 40-31--71
Sara-Maude Juneau, Canada, 36-35--71
Calle Nielson, Nashville, Tenn., 34-38--72
Esther Lee, Los Alamitos, Calif., 36-36--72
Jessica Korda, Bradenton, Fla., 35-37--72
Jisoo Park, Beaumont, Calif., 38-34--72
Junthima Gulyanamitta, Thailand, 38-34--72
Kristen Park, Buena Park, Calif., 37-35--72
Mariko Tumangan, San Jose, Calif., 37-35--72
Megan McChrystal, Stuart, Fla., 35-37--72
Tiffany Lua, Rowland Heights, Calif., 35-37--72
Ashleigh Albrecht, Murrieta, Calif., 33-40--73
Candace Schepperle, Birmingham, Ala., 37-36--73
Cassy Isagawa, Wailuku, Hawaii, 36-37--73
Emilie Burger, Hoschton, Ga., 35-38--73
Jennifer Johnson, La Quinta, Calif., 37-36--73
Jodi Ewart, England, 37-36--73
Lindy Duncan, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 37-36--73
Michelle Shin, Cape Coral, Fla., 32-41--73
Sun Gyoung Park, Vail, Ariz., 41-32--73
Taylore Karle, Scottsdale, Ariz., 35-38--73
Victoria Tanco, Argentina, 37-36--73
Aimee Neff, Carmel, Ind., 36-38--74
Brooke Beeler, Butler, Ill., 34-40--74
Cheyenne Woods, Phoenix, Ariz., 38-36--74
Dori Carter, Valdosta, Ga., 37-37--74
Evan Jensen, Belleair, Fla., 37-37--74
Han Jungeun, Korea, 34-40--74
Kelli Shean, South Africa, 37-37--74
Kristen Simpson, Norfolk, Va., 36-38--74
Kristina Wong, Vestal, N.Y., 35-39--74
Meghan Stasi, Oakland Park, Fla., 38-36--74
Sally Watson, Scotland, 39-35--74
Stacey Keating, Australia, 37-37--74
Whitney Neuhauser, Charlottesville, Va., 35-39--74
Yueer Feng, China, 35-39--74
Abby Bools, Hickory, N.C., 35-40--75
Cydney Clanton, Concord, N.C., 36-39--75
Jaclyn Sweeney, Andover, Mass., 37-38--75
Jennifer Song, Ann Arbor, Mich., 34-41--75
Maude-Aimee Leblanc, Canada, 37-38--75
Molly Aronsson, Shelburne, Vt., 36-39--75
Nannette Hill, Pelham Manor, N.Y., 38-37--75
Sara Grantham, Wilsonville, Ala., 35-40--75
Stephanie Sherlock, Canada, 36-39--75
Sydnee Michaels, Temecula, Calif., 37-38--75
Alexandra Gibson, Peru, 36-40--76
Alexandra Stewart, Peoria, Ariz., 37-39--76
Alexis Thompson, Coral Springs, Fla., 38-38--76
Allie White, Lancaster, Ohio, 38-38--76
Amelia Lewis, Jacksonville, Fla., 37-39--76
Cyna Marie Rodriguez, Philippines, 38-38--76
Dottie Ardina, Philippines, 39-37--76
Jenny Shin, Torrance, Calif., 38-38--76
Kate Ackerson, Allen, Texas, 35-41--76
Kendra Little, Eugene, Ore., 38-38--76
Kristin Paulson, Ottumwa, Iowa, 39-37--76
Kristin Vincent, Burlington, N.C., 38-38--76
Mallory Fraiche, Metairie, La., 37-39--76
Stephanie Kono, Honolulu, Hawaii, 37-39--76
Vanessa Vela, Colombia, 38-38--76
Bambee Dela Paz, Philippines, 39-38--77
Catherine Elliott, Malvern, Pa., 37-40--77
Chelsea Stelzmiller, Placerville, Calif., 39-38--77
Daffodil Sanchez, Mesa, Ariz., 38-39--77
Jessica Gerry, Madison, Wis., 36-41--77
Laura Coble, Augusta, Ga., 37-40--77
Leanne Bowditch, Australia, 38-39--77
Martina Gavier, Argentina, 37-40--77
Natalie Sheary, West Hartford, Conn., 38-39--77
Rachel Larson, Longmont, Colo., 40-37--77
Rachel Rohanna, Waynesburg, Pa., 40-37--77
Stephanie Meadow, Northern Ireland, 37-40--77
Alison Lee, Valencia, Calif., 37-41--78
Allyson Ferguson, Houston, Texas, 35-43--78
Ashley Bauer, Grand Blanc, Mich., 40-38--78
Brianna Do, Long Beach, Calif., 36-42--78
Claire Sheldon, Milton, Mass., 38-40--78
Corrine Carr, Pinehurst, N.C., 38-40--78
Danielle Cvitanov, Sacramento, Calif., 38-40--78
Danielle Frasier, Encinitas, Calif., 39-39--78
Kaitlyn Rohrback, Crofton, Md., 40-38--78
Kira Meixner, Canada, 39-39--78
Kyle Roig, Puerto Rico, 39-39--78
Kylie Bollenbach, Edmond, Okla., 39-39--78
Lee Lopez, Whittier, Calif., 39-39--78
Madison Pressel, Boca Raton, Fla., 40-38--78
Virginia Grimes, Meridian, Miss., 38-40--78
Alexandria Buelow, Palm City, Fla., 40-39--79
Ani Gulugian, Irvine, Calif., 38-41--79
Breanne Smith, Canby, Ore., 38-41--79
Catherine Dolan, Ballwin, Mo., 38-41--79
Corinna Rees, Pebble Beach, Calif., 38-41--79
Ellen Mueller, Bartlesville, Okla., 37-42--79
Jennifer Hirano, Pinole, Calif., 42-37--79
Kayla Stewart, Cookeville, Tenn., 39-40--79
Kelsey Verbeten, New Franken, Wis., 37-42--79
Lauren Archer, Boise, Idaho, 36-43--79
Mandi Morrow, Kent, Ohio, 40-39--79
Nora Lucas, Glenview, Ill., 39-40--79
Pei-Ying Tsai, Chinese Taipei, 40-39--79
Ri Hyang Park, Hilton Head Island, S.C., 37-42--79
Sarah Brown, Lopatcong Twp, N.J., 39-40--79
Stacy Kim, Yorba Linda, Calif., 39-40--79
Alexa Rancourt, South Portland, Maine, 39-41--80
Erin Michel, Mason, Ohio, 42-38--80
Laura Anderson, Tompkinsville, Ky., 38-42--80
Lauren Dobashi, Gold River, Calif., 39-41--80
Lauren Varnas, Chatham, N.J., 37-43--80
Olivia Lansing, Dellwood, Minn., 39-41--80
Paula Reto, South Africa, 40-40--80
Shannon Fish, Spring, Texas, 39-41--80
Stefanie Kenoyer, Lighthouse Point, Fla., 39-41--80
Stephanie Smith, The Woodlands, Texas, 38-42--80
Allyssa Ferrell, Edgerton, Wis., 40-41--81
Carly Truitt, Marysville, Ohio, 40-41--81
Casie Cathrea, Livermore, Calif., 41-40--81
Jennifer Hahn, Henderson, Nev., 39-42--81
Julia Thead, Poway, Calif., 44-37--81
Lauren Kim, Los Altos, Calif., 42-39--81
Samantha Troyanovich, Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich., 40-41--81
Brianna Espinoza, Phoenix, Ariz., 41-41--82
Casey Kennedy, Venice, Fla., 39-43--82
Chelsea Schriewer, St Charles, Mo., 40-42--82
Haley Stephens, Greer, S.C., 42-40--82
Jill Hardy, Canada, 41-41--82
Lyndsay McBride, Bristol, Ind., 40-42--82
Noreen Mohler, Bethlehem, Pa., 42-40--82
Alison Cavanaugh, Littleton, Colo., 40-43--83
Anna Leigh Keith, Moultrie, Ga., 44-39--83
Jackie Evans, Wayne, Pa., 40-43--83
Jennifer Park, Carrollton, Texas, 41-42--83
Jordan Craig, Connellsville, Pa., 40-43--83
Sarah Almond, Albemarle, N.C., 40-43--83
Thuhashini Selvaratnam, Sri Lanka, 42-41--83
Anna Schultz, Rockwall, Texas, 39-45--84
Chelsea Curtis, New Seabury, Mass., 43-42--85
Heather Lemaster, Sacramento, Calif., 44-41--85
Cara Freeman, Corvallis, Ore., 42-44--86
Kaitlin Drolson, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., 41-45--86
Lynn Simmons, Phoenix, Ariz., 44-42--86
Diane Lang, Jamaica, 43-45--88
Trisha Witherby, Richmond, Ind., 46-43--89
Taylor Weaver, Spartanburg, S.C., 44-46--90
Catherine Herrera, Houston, Texas, 40-51--91
Meghan Martinek, Tempe, Ariz., 44-47--91



PAR & YARDAGE: Old Warson Country Club will play at 6,422/6,468 yards and par of 35-36—71.

FORMAT: The U.S. Women’s Amateur is conducted with 36 holes of stroke-play qualifying. The low 64 scorers then advance to match play, with the champion determined by a 36-hole match-play final.

WHO CAN PLAY: The U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship is open to female amateurs who have a USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 5.4.

ENTRIES: A total of 955 contestants entered the 2009 championship. The record of 969 was set in 2006.



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Lucy Williams defends English open mid-amateur

championship at Denham next week

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
Hertfordshire’s Lucy Williams will defend her title when the English open mid-amateur championship is played at Denham Golf Club, Buckinghamshire, next week from August 11-14. Lucy, 20, is enjoying good form, both in individual and team events. The Mid-Herts player tied for the recent Scottish U21 strokeplay championship, losing only in a sudden-death play-off. She was also in the Birmingham University ladies’ team which won the world student matchplay championship.
The mid-amateur championship – which starts on Tuesday – has attracted a full field of 64 players. Among them are Gloucestershire’s Charlotte Ellis, who won this title in 2006, Tara Watters of Middlesex, who was runner up in the English close championship in May, and Laura Collin of Bedfordshire, who reached the semi-finals of the British championship.
There’s a strong local contingent of 11 players, led by Buckinghamshire county champion Natasha Gough (Ellesborough) and including former English senior champion, Christine Watson (Beaconsfield).
The other Buckinghamshire players are: Anne Bridges and Christine Sparks from Mentmore; Rachel Drummond of Beaconsfield; Tilly Holder and Nicole Whitmore from Woburn; Clara Leathers, Fiona Thompson, Stephanie Gough and Jessica Burrows from Ellesborough.
The full field will play 36 holes of strokeplay qualifying on Tuesday, August 11, and the top 32 players will qualify for the matchplay stages. The final will be played on the morning of Friday, August 14.The mid-amateur championship is open to players aged 18 and over.
The championship course measures 6103 yards and has a par of 72.
Full details and online scoring: www.englishwomensgolf.org
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer

LYON FOURSOMES

Results from Aberdeenshire's Lyon Trophy inter-club foursomes Aberdeen Ladies 1, Murcar Links, Cruden Bay and Deeside 1 are through to the semi-finals of the Aberdeenshire Ladies County Golf Association inter-club match-play foursomes tournament for the Lyon Trophy at Kemnay Golf Club. Results: FIRST ROUND Cruden Bay bt Ballater by eight holes. (G Murray, K Stalker 6, S Gordon, R Roy 0; C Middleton, R Dunsmuir 2, H Backhouse, L Backhouse 0). Inchmarlo bt Aboyne 1 by one hole (A Harper, S Richardson 0, E Brown, M Burgess 4; K Brown, P Halliwell 5, M Wilson, M Sime 0). Banchory bt Kemnay by five holes (A Smart, M Clapperton 2, J Whitehead, Y Moir 0; CE Cook, G Chreistie 3, R Arnell, C Gordon 0). Deeside 1 bt Newmachar by eight holes (F Hay, M Millership 3, L Joss, S Tait 0; S Kidd, M Clyne 5k A Hope, M Horn 0). Aberdeen Ladies 1 bt Aberdeen Ladies 2 by two holes (S Wood, E Whyte 6, L Webster, L McNiven 0; F Seedhouse, C Whicher 0, K Watt, J Wheeler 4). Peterculter bt Dunecht House by six holes (T Vannet, R Polson 6, A Anderson, J Doubenmeir 0; K Taylor, M Garden 0, S Leheny, P Morton 0). Deeside 2 bt Hazlehead by 13 holes (K Teow, F Reiss 7, B Rivollier, G Wynn-Davies 0; M Parkinson, R Anderson 6, L Thomson, S Queen 0). Murcar Links bt Aboyne 2 by 11 holes (S Murray, D Pocoock 6, E Watson, M Munro 0; M Johnstone, L McLardy 5, G Hollingsworth, K Leiper 0). QUARTER-FINALS Cruden Bay bt Inchmarlo by 11 holes (Murray, Stalker 6, Harper, Richardson 0; Middleton, Dunsmuir 5, Brown, Halliwell 5). Deeside 1 bt Banchory by four holes (Hay, Millership 0, Smart, Clapperton 1; Kidd, Clyne 5, Cook, Christie 0). Aberdeen Ladies 1 bt Peterculter by seven holes (Wood, Whyte 7, Vannet, Polson 0; Seedhouse, Whicher 0, Taylor, Garden 0). Murcar Links bt Deeside 2 by 12 holes (Murray, Pocock 10, Teow, Reiss 0; Johnstone, McLardy 2, Parkinson, Anderson 0). SEMI-FINALS Cruden Bay v Deeside 1 Aberdeen Ladies 1 v Murcar Links

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Cal Carson Golf Agency images of the four teams at Fairhaven Golf Club on the eve of the Girls Home Internationals. Click on the images to increase their size.

SCOTS HOPE CATRIONA’S WIN WILL

INSPIRE GIRLS AT FAIRHAVEN

Scotland team officials are hoping that Catriona Matthew’s historic victory at neighbouring Royal Lytham on Sunday will inspire her Under-18 compatriots to win the girls’ home international matches over the next three days.
The Scottish youngsters were given a break from practice on Sunday by captain Margaret MacNaughtan (Aberdeen Ladies) and manager Karen Marshall (Baberton) so that they could cheer on Catriona in the closing stages of her Ricoh Women’s British Open triumph and were thrilled to see her win.
It’s the Scots teenagers’ bad luck that they don’t have a warm-up match before they are the first to face the favourites, Ireland, while defending champions England play Wales..
Ireland are the only one of the four countries who have never won the Stroyan Cup since the girls’ tournament began in 1966.
But, paradoxically, the Irish start favourites this week because they won the European girls’ team championship in Finland, also for the first time, at the beginning of July.
The Ireland line-up includes the 14-year-old identical twins Lisa and Leona Maguire whose level of skill is way above the norm for that age, so much so that they both played for Great Britain & Ireland in the Vagliano Trophy women’s international match against the Continent of Europe in Hamburg a couple of weeks ago.
England are defending the title they won over three very wet days at Panmure Golf Club, near Carnoustie last year.
Scotland were bidding to complete a hat-trick of Stroyan Cup triumphs last year when they finished third behind champions England and runners-up Ireland.
Fairhaven, an Open championship qualifying venue, has probably the toughest start and the toughest finish at any course they have ever played – three of the first four holes from the LGU tees are par-5s and three of the last four holes are par-5s.

Scotland team is;
Lesley Atkins (Minto), Ailsa Bain (Peebles), Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Sammy Leslie (Westhill), Alyson McKechin (Elderslie), Rachael Taylor (Bad Griesbach), Sammy Vass (Tain), Rachael Watton (Mortonhall).

TUESDAY FOURSOMES PAIRINGS

SCOTLAND v. IRELAND
Ailsa Bain & Sammy Leslie v Leona & Lisa Maguire.
Lesley Atkins & Alyson McKechin v Patrice Delaney & Paula Reynolds
Eilidh Briggs & Rachael Watton v Laura McCarthy & Emma O'Driscoll.

ENGLAND v WALES
Kelly Tidy & Heidi Baek v Chloe Williams & Natasha Gobey.
Hayley Davis & Hannah Turland v Gemma & Katie Bradbury.
Alexandra Peters & Holly Clyburn v Kelly Miller & Amy Boulden

Jenny Suh scores first Futures Tour win

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Jenny Suh of Fairfax, Virginia claimed her first Tour victory today in the $100,000 Alliance Bank Golf Classic. Suh (68) won in a playoff with Seo-Jae Lee of Seoul, South Korea, after both ended regulation tied at 12-under-par (201).
"It feels great," said Suh, who recorded 12 top-10 finishes in collegiate competition, including three wins, while at the University of Alabama. "When we were coming down the stretch, things got a little bit rocky for me. I had to make a few par saves. But the whole time, I was just very happy to be in contention."
Suh came into the final round sharing the lead with Lee (68). During the one-hole playoff on No. 18, Lee overshot the green, which resulted in a bogey. But even then, Suh didn't breathe any easier, because she knew it wasn’t over.
"I'm thinking, the girl's an incredible putter," said Suh, a member of the victorious 2006 U.S. Curtis Cup team at Bandon Dunes. "So it's not over. It's like match-play when you play in a play-off. You've just got to expect your opponent to hit every shot, no matter if it's a chip or fairway shot. Seo-Jae made a lot of great putts today."
Suh says it was also like match-play during regulation at Drumlins Country Club, East Course, as she and Lee, playing together in the final pairing, traded birdies and pars.
"I just kept shooting for the pins," said Suh. "Luckily it was raining, so that was to our benefit. We could stick balls close to the hole. I thought, 'You've got nothing to lose. What's the point of being a wimp today?'"
Rainy weather conditions dominated the tournament weekend, with Tour officials issuing delays twice; a 4hr 45min delay on Friday and a 2hr delay this morning prior to the completion of the second round.
Immediately after winning, Suh called her parents to let them know of her first professional win.
"I said in Korean, 'Mom, I won,'" recalled Suh. "She sighed and asked if I hadn't played well. So I said again, 'Mom, I won!' Then she got excited. I don't think it's sunk in for me yet."
Whitney Wade (66) of Glasgow, Kentucky, finished third with a final score of 202 (-11).
"I put myself into position," said Wade, winner of The Duramed Championship earlier this year in Mason, Ohio. "That's all I can ask for. I birdied the last hole, so that helps me know I can make birdies in the end."
Sharing a tie for fourth are Caroline Larsson (67) of Stockholm, Sweden, last year's Syracuse winner Kim Welch (68) of Sacramento, Calif., and Angela Buzminski (71) of Oshawa, Ontario.
"I was really close to making a hole-in-one today on No. 8," said Larsson, who was a contestant in The Golf Channel's "Big Break Prince Edward Island" series. "I hit it to the right side and I knew it was going to come back. It got to not even a foot short on the left. It must have rolled right over the cup. I used an Alliance Bank golf ball today, so I think that helped!"
With her win, Suh moves up from 56th to 15th on the Duramed FUTURES Tour money list. Jean Reynolds of Newnan, Ga., remains in first place, with Misun Cho of Cheongju, South Korea, ranked second, and Mina Harigae of Monterey, Calif., in third. Wade moves from fifth to fourth, as Samantha Richdale of Kelowna, British Columbia, moves down one spot to fifth.
Lori Atsedes of Ithaca, N.Y., claimed a Duramed FUTURES Tour record, by surpassing Marilyn Lovander of Gainesville, Fla., to become the new career money leader.
Coming into the Alliance Bank Golf Classic, Atsedes only needed $83 to take over the record. Atsedes now leads Lovander by $469.
Next stop for the Duramed FUTURES Tour is the Falls Auto Group Classic in London, Kentucky, August 7-9.

US Duramed Futures Tour Scoreboard
$100,000 ALLIANCE BANK CLASSIC
Drumlins Country Club East Course, Syracuse, New York State
FINAL TOTALS
Par 213 (3x71)
Jenny Suh (Fairfax, Va.) 68-65-68 - 201 $14,000(play-off winner)
Seo-Jae Lee (Seoul, South Korea) 67-66-68 - 201 $10,000
Whitney Wade (Glasgow, Ky.) 70-66-66 - 202 $7,125
Caroline Larsson (Stockholm, Sweden) 67-71-67 - 205 $4,030
Kim Welch (Sacramento, Calif.) 69-68-68 - 205 $4,030
Angela Buzminski (Oshawa, Ontario) 66-68-71 - 205 $4,030
Jennie Lee (Henderson, Nev.) 70-68-68 - 206 $2,391
Nontaya Srisawang (Chiang Mai, Thailand) 70-66-70 - 206 $2,391
Taylor Leon (Dallas, Texas) 68-71-68 - 207 $1,791
Ashley Prange (Noblesville, Ind.) 67-70-70 - 207 $1,791
Gerina Mendoza (Roswell, N.M.) 71-70-67 - 208 $1,453
Christi Cano (San Antonio, Texas) 71-68-69 - 208 $1,453
Lisa Meldrum (Montreal, Quebec) 69-73-68 - 210 $1,191
Virada Nirapathpongporn (Bangkok, Thailand) 72-69-69 - 210 $1,191
Lili Alvarez (Durango, Mexico) 71-70-69 - 210 $1,191
Madeleine Holmblad (Stockholm, Sweden) 70-73-68 - 211 $883
Jane Chin (Mission Viejo, Calif.) 74-69-68 - 211 $883
Su A Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 71-71-69 - 211 $883
Moon Su (Incheon, South Korea) 72-70-69 - 211 $883
Sophia Sheridan (Guadalajara, Mexico) 70-68-73 - 211 $883
Danah Ford (Indianapolis, Ind.) 68-70-73 - 211 $883
Kristie Smith (Perth, Australia) 75-67-70 - 212 $734
Amanda Blumenherst (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 71-71-70 - 212 $734
Jessica Shepley (Oakville, Ontario) 70-72-70 - 212 $734
Hannah Jun (San Diego, Calif.) 73-72-67 - 212 $734
Stephanie Otteson (Wilson, N.C.) 68-72-72 - 212 $734
Onnarin Sattayabanphot (Bangkok, Thailand) 71-69-72 - 212 $734
Misun Cho (Cheongju, South Korea) 73-72-67 - 212 $734
Tanya Dergal (Durango, Mexico) 70-69-73 - 212 $734
Jean Reynolds (Newnan, Ga.) 69-73-71 - 213 $662
Sin Ah Ham (Seoul, South Korea) 73-69-71 - 213 $662
Ryann O'Toole (San Clemente, Calif.) 71-73-69 - 213 $662
Song Yi Choi (Seoul, South Korea) 71-71-71 - 213 $662
Samantha Richdale (Kelowna, British Columbia)72-73-68 - 213 $662
Christine Song (Fullerton, Calif.) 70-70-73 - 213 $662
Nicole Jeray (Berwyn, Ill.) 73-67-73 - 213 $662
Jennifer Ackerson (Dallas, Texas) 70-76-67 - 213 $662
Kelly Froelich (Raizeux, France) 73-70-71 - 214 $616
Mo Martin (Altadena, Calif.) 73-71-70 - 214 $616
Garrett Phillips (St Simons Island, Ga.) 75-67-72 - 214 $616
Amanda Costner (Claremore, Okla.) 73-72-69 - 214 $616
Lisa Ferrero (Lodi, Calif.) 68-74-72 - 214 $616
Briana Vega (Andover, Mass.) 74-71-69 - 214 $616
Yoora Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 71-74-69 - 214 $616
Rachel Bailey (Faulconbridge, Australia) 72-72-71 - 215 $580
Jasi Acharya (Columbus, Mont.) 71-73-71 - 215 $580
Janice Olivencia (Caguas, Puerto Rico) 70-74-71 - 215 $580
Janell Howland (Boise, Idaho) 73-71-71 - 215 $580
Mallory Hetzel (Summerville, S.C.) 74-71-70 - 215 $580
Esther Choe (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 70-69-76 - 215 $580
Rebecka Heinmert (Hassleholm, Sweden) 76-70-69 - 215 $580
Ashley Knoll (The Woodlands, Texas) 75-71-69 - 215 $580
Alison Walshe (Westford, Mass.) 74-69-73 - 216 $551
Tiffany Joh (San Diego, Calif.) 72-72-72 - 216 $551
Lori Atsedes (Ithaca, N.Y.) 72-72-72 - 216 $551
Marcela Leon (Monterrey, Mexico) 73-68-75 - 216 $551
Amanda Mathis (Opelousas, La.) 73-72-71 - 216 $551
Dewi Claire Schreefel (Diepenveen, Netherlands) 75-68-74 - 217 $528
Moah Chang (Los Angeles, Calif.) 74-70-73 - 217 $528
Lindsey Bergeon (Sarasota, Fla.) 68-74-75 - 217 $528
Kathleen Ekey (Sharon Township, Ohio) 72-70-75 - 217 $528
Blair Lamb (Flat Rock, N.C.) 73-71-73 - 217 $528
Min Seo Kwak (Seoul, South Korea) 72-73-72 - 217 $528
Carling Coffing (Middletown, Ohio) 75-71-71 - 217 $528
Maria Hernandez (Pamplona, Spain) 74-72-71 - 217 $528
Whitney Myers (York, Pa.) 73-70-75 - 218 $509
Meghan Little (Sturgis, S.D.) 72-72-74 - 218 $509
Liz Janangelo (West Hartford, Conn.) 74-72-72 - 218 $509
Aimee Cho (Orlando, Fla.) 71-75-72 - 218 $509
Jenny Gleason (Clearwater, Fla.) 72-72-75 - 219 $502
Paola Moreno (Cali, Colombia) 72-74-73 - 219 $502
Juli Erekson (Chicopee, Mass.) 70-74-76 - 220 $500
Laura Crawford (Lancaster, S.C.) 74-71-75 - 220 $500
Pernilla Lindberg (Bollnas, Sweden) 70-75-75 - 220 $500
Angela Oh (Maple Shade, N.J.) 74-71-75 - 220 $500
Lehua Wise (Kauai, Hawaii) 73-73-74 - 220 $500
Lene Krog (Lier, Norway) 73-73-75 - 221 $500
Camila Mori (Santiago, Chile) 70-76-75 - 221 $500
Lucy Nunn (Lawton, Okla.) 72-74-75 - 221 $500
Noon Huachai (Bangkok, Thailand) 73-73-75 - 221 $500
Tzu-Chi Lin (Taichung, Taiwan) 73-73-76 - 222 $500
Perry Swenson (Charlotte, N.C.) 75-71-76 - 222 $500
Christine Cho (Kent, Wash.) 69-77-77 - 223 $500
Christine Boucher (Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) 77-68-79 - 224 $500

Photographs

Photographs I took at the Presentation ceremony of the Ricoh Women's British Open at Lytham can be found on the LGU Flickr site

Photographs I took at the Press conference to announce the 2009 Solheim Cup teams can be found here on the LGU Flickr website

Gill

Solheim Cup captains Beth Daniel (United States) and Alison Nicholas (Europe) at the Press Conference to announced the teams for the forthcoming match. And (below) both teams in one long image (which you can enlarge by clicking on it). Both images by Gillian Kirkwood who was a busy bee at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf club today!

Janice Moodie gets wild card pick to join Catriona

Matthew in Europe Solheim Cup team for Illinois

Janice Moodie and Michelle Wie had something in common this evening.

They were both named as Solheim Cup wild card selections by the respective captains, Europe's Alison Nicholas and Beth Daniel of the United States for the August 21 to 23 match at Sugar Grove, Illinois.

There will be a second Scot in the European team -- Catriona Matthew, of course, the new Ricoh Women's British Open champion.

UNITED STATES TEAM

Top 10 on points qualification:

Paula Creamer

Cristie Kerr

Angela Stanford

Kristy McPherson

Nicole Castrale

Christina Kim

Brittany Lang

Morgan Pressel

Brittany Lincicome

Natalie Gulbis

Captains Picks:

Juli Inkster

Michelle Wie

EUROPE TEAM

Top five on points qualification:

Gwladys Nocera

Tania Elosegui

Diana Luna

Laura Davies

Sophie Gustafson

Top 4 Rolex Rankings (not already qualified):

Catriona Matthew

Suzann Pettersen

Helen Alfredsson

Maria Hjorth

Captain's Picks:

Becky Brewerton

Janice Moodie

Anna Nordqvist

Janice Paterson (left), winner of the inaugural Riccarton Salver for senior ladies over one round; Hamilton Golf Club ladies' captain Jenni Allan, and Riccarton Rosebowl winner Pamela Pretswell.

Pamela Pretswell in action in the British women's open amateur championship at Harlech in June (image by Cal Carson Golf Agency; click on it to enlarge).

Pamela Pretswell wins Riccarton Rosebowl

by six shots from Rebecca Wilson

Vagliano Trophy player Pamela Pretswell won the Riccarton Rosebowl SLGA 36-hole Order of Merit tournament by a six-stroke margin at Hamilton Golf Club today (Sunday).
The Bothwell Castle player and Glasgow University student had rounds of 69 and 72 for a total of 141, compared with the combined CSS aggregate of 146 (73-73).
Runner-up was former girls international Rebecca Wilson (Monfieth) with two steady rounds of 74 and 73 for 147. Rebecca had the best net total of 143 off two of a handicap.
Scotland caps Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) and Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) tied for third place on 149.

Janice Paterson won the inaugural Riccarton Salver, an 18-hole competition for senior ladies.
FINAL TOTALS
CSS 73 73
141 Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 69 72.
147 Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth) 74 73.
149 Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) 76 73, Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) 74 75.
150 Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) 76 74.
151 Anne Laing (Vale of Leven) 79 72, Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 76 75, Susan Wood (Drumpellier) 74 77, Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 74 77.
153 Laura Murray (Alford) 893 70.
156 Jacquelihne Sneddon (Alyth) 80 76.
158 Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe) 78 80.
160 Rachel McQueen (Troon Ladies) 82 78.
162 Anne Moore (Hamilton) 79 83.
163 Louise McGillivray (Banchory) 82 81, Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) 80 83.
164 Ashley Wilton (Ladybank) 81 83.
165 Ashley Smith (Monifieth) 86 79, Jenni Allan (Hamilton) 79 86.
167 Linda Bain (Lochend) 83 84, Emma Caddow (Colville Park) 83 84, Angela Devine (Hamilton) 80 87.
168 Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride) 85 83, Lesley Rolland (Dunfermline) 83 85.
170 Natasha Quayum (Ranfurly Castle) 84 86.
172 Katie Reid (Monifieth) 84 88.
182 Patricia Davidson (Erskine) 89 93.
183 Lindsay Mathie (Windyhill) 91 92.
186 Gail Wilson (Monifieth) 92 94.
195 Sandra Littlejohn (Erskine) 99 96.

SENIOR SALVER

82 Janice Paterson (Drumpellier).

87 E M Lees.

92 Elaine Morris (better last nine), P Milligan.

94 Sheila Genders (West Kilbride).

95 Anne McKeown.

102 M Arthur (better last six), Elizabeth Nelson (Hamilton).

Catriona Matthew with the Scotland team who will be playing in the girls' home internationals at Fairhaven Golf Club this coming week (image by Gillian Kirkwood; click on it to enlarge).

Great Scot! That's Catriona as she wins the Ricoh

Women's British Open by three strokes

FROM THE TELEGRAPH.CO.UK WEBSITE

By MARK REASON

It was the mother of all victories. Eleven weeks after giving birth to her second daughter, Catriona Matthew became the first Scot to win a women's major golf championship.
Her three-stroke triumph over Karrie Webb in the Ricoh Women's British Open earns Matthew the title of super-mega mum. From now on maternity leave is for wimps.
She said afterwards: "I had a tear in my eye coming up the last and had to hold myself together for the last two putts. The British Open is the biggest one for me. You do wonder if your chances are running out."
It had not been a great year for British sport after the heroics of the 2008 Olympics, but late summer now seems to be turning golden. First of all there was young Tom Daley diving into history, then the cricket team removed Australia's aura, now Matthew has done it for mums around the world.
Asked how long the recent birth had taken, Matthew said: "I had four hours of labour, too speedy for an epidural which was a bad thing."

So she's not even on drugs, then. Matthew added: "Thirty-nine sounds old, but I don't feel old. The difficult bit will be when Katy [the elder daughter] starts school. But this has certainly spurred me on to play for another few years."
The margin of Matthew's victory implies a stroll round the links of Lytham, but for much of the round she was a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Her rhythm was ragged and shortly after the turn, Matthew had been caught by Ai Miyazato of Japan.
Matthew's second shot into the 10th looked like the swing of a broken golfer. She spooned the ball into a gorse bush 10 yards to the right of the green. After taking a penalty drop the Scot salvaged a bogey with the most important putt of her career.
From that moment on she could scarcely miss, at least with the putter. How accustomed are we to Americans holing everything on the final day? Last month Stewart Cink rolled in a putt on Turnberry's final green just before Lee Westwood three-putted.
How often have we seen that movie before? Even Matthew has played the fall-girl in that closing scene. Three years ago she three-putted the final green of the Kraft Nabisco, when two putts would have got the Scot into the play-off. Perhaps Britain's fortunes are now finally turning.
Matthew holed crucial putts on the 12th and 13th and then she rolled in a huge putt from the front of the 14th green.
"I thought then, this is mine for the taking – I'm never going to have a better chance so let's take it," she said.
When did we last hear such words and see such deeds from a Brit?
It is incredible to think that just over a week ago Matthew was running for her life when the hotel she was staying in caught fire. At first she thought the drumming sound was rain hitting the balcony. When husband Graeme came in from outside and asked what she was talking about, they peered out of the door and saw the corridor ablaze.
On the way out Graeme burned his feet and was unable to caddie for his wife last week. But he was back on the bag at Lytham, an astonished witness in the second round when Matthew followed up an eagle with a hole-in-one. That prompted the best line of the championship when American Solheim Cup captain Beth Daniel said: "Beanie's on fire out there – oh no, that was last week."
The less generous may reprise Hale Irwin's ungracious line about a young Seve in 1979 and dub Matthew the 'Car Park Champion'. She was that wild at times and she had her share of luck. But in the end Matthew kept her head when everyone about her was losing theirs.
It can fairly be said that the challenge to Matthew was pitiful at the end – but frankly who cares? When Matthew holed her par putt on the 16th green there was a ghost of Tom Watson about the smile – same colouring, same slightly craggy, wind-swept self deprecation.
A fortnight ago Watson missed history by an inch as veterans wiped the water from their eyes. This evening, as Matthew touched in one of the shortest putts to ever win a championship, there were only tears of joy.

Ricoh Women's British Open Scoreboard
Royal Lytham & St Anne's Golf Club, Lancashire
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
285 Catriona Matthew (Sco) 74 67 71 73 (pictured with the championship trophy by Gillian Kirkwood).
288 Karrie Webb (Aus) 77 71 72 68.
289 Hee-Won Han (SKo) 77 73 69 70, Paula Creamer (US) 74 74 70 71, Ai Miyazato (Jap) 75 71 70 73, Christina Kim (Us) 73 71 71 74.
290 Kristy McPherson (US) 74 74 72 70.
291 Cristie Kerr (US) 76 71 75 69, Na Yeon Choi (SKo) 80 71 70 70, Jiyai Shin (SKo) 77 71 69 75.
292 Michelle Wie (US) 73 76 74 69, Maria Hjorth (Swe) 72 76 73 71, Giu7li8a Sergas (Ita) 74 678 78 73, Hee Young Park (SKo)( 71 75 73 73, Song-Hee Kim (SKo) 70 73 74 75, Mika Miyazato (Jap) 76 72 69 75.
293 Michele Redman (US) 75 75 73 70, Kyeong Bae (SKo) 73 71 74 74, Jane Park (Us) 74 72 72 75.
295 Yani Tseng (Tai) 74 70 78 72, In Kyung Kim (SKo) 81 70 70 73, Angela Stanford (US) 70 76 74 74, Se Ri Pak (SKo) 76 71 73 74.
295 In-Bee Park (SKo) 76 72 76 71.
Selected scores:
297 Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 79 71 75 72 (27th).
298 Brittany Lincicome (US) 77 73 79 69, Vicky Hurst (US) 74 75 77 72, Lorena Ochoa (MNex) 75 77 72 74, Katie Futcher (US) 75 77 70 76 (jt 28th).
299 Sophie Gustafson (Swe) 74 71 82 72, Sandra Gal (Ger) 69 80 75 75, Becky Morgan (Wal) 80 71 72 76, Brittany Lang (US) 81 70 71 77 (jt 33rd).
300 Katherine Hull (Aus) 75 77 77 71, Allison Hanna (US) 76 76 73 75 (jt 40th).
301 Morgan Pressel (US) 77 72 76 76, Martina Eberl (Ger) 75 75 72 79, Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 76 69 76 80 (jt 42nd).
302 Carmen Alonso (Spa) 75 77 77 73, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 74 79 75 74, Laura Davies (Eng) 79 74 75 74 (jt 46th).
303 Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 78 75 75 75, Samantha Head (Eng) 74 76 72 81 (jt 51st).
304 Louise Stahle (Swe) 787 76 74 77 (jt 55th).
305 Christel Boeljon (Net) 79 73 74 79 (jt 58th).
306 Emma Zackrisson (Swe) 75 77 76 78, Anne-Lise Caudal (Fra) 75 78 75 78 (jt 60th).
307 Reilley Rankin (US) 77 76 78 76, Lee-Anne Pace (SAf) 75 77 75 80 (jt 63rd).
308 Kristin Tamulis (US) 78 75 82 73 (65th).
309 Vikki Laing (Sco) 73 80 77 79 (66th).
310 Stacy Prammanasudh (US) 75 75 79 81, Laura Diaz (US) 76 76 76 82 (jt 67th)
312 Karin Sjodin(Swe) 75 74 78 84 (70th).

Georgia Hall leads all the way to win English Under-13 girls' title

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Dorset’s Georgia Hall led from start to finish to win the English girls’ U13 championship by two shots at The Wiltshire.
“It’s amazing,” said the 13-year-old from Ferndown. “It’s a relief as well! I came here really wanting to win and I thought I had a good chance after coming third last year.”
Georgia led by five shots after the first day, when she shot level par 72. After the second round she was still four ahead of her closest challenger, Wiltshire’s Kyra Horlock, and six clear of Charley Hull, the defending champion.
Charley did her best to whittle away the deficit with a final round 77 - the low score of the day. However, she couldn’t catch Georgia, although she did move into second place ahead of Kyra.
“I wasn’t very nervous because having a four-shot lead gives you a bit of leeway, but when I started adding up the scores at the end I was getting a bit worried,” said Georgia, who returned a final round 81.
“Charley was playing in front of me and I could see she was quite confident.”
However, Georgia herself played steadily, with just one double bogey on a windy day – and a confidence-boosting birdie on the short 16th. Georgia, who plays off two, is a Dorset county player and was runner-up in the South West girls’ championship and a semi-finalist in the South West ladies’ championship. She set the Ferndown course record of five-under 67 when she was 12.
Her next target is the British girls’ championship in August.
Leading final scores:
231 Georgia Hall (Ferndown) 72 78 81
233 Charley Hull (Kettering) 77 79 77
234 Kyra Horlock (Broadstone) 77 77 80
240 Charlotte Taylor (Rugby) 81 81 78; Emma Harris (Peel Ladies) 78 84 78
247 Ashleigh Greenham (West Essex) 83 78 86
253 Inci Mehmet (Royal Mid-Surrey) 80 86 87
254 Lianna Bailey (Notts Ladies) 84 86 84
257 Sophie Keech (Lyme Regis) 87 84 86; India Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) 82 88 87
Full details and hole-by-hole scoring : www.englishwomensgolf.org

Elizabeth Mallett wins English Under-15 girls' title

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Warwickshire’s Elizabeth Mallett came from two shots behind to win the English girls’ U15 championship at The Wiltshire.
“I can’t believe it, it’s wonderful,” she said after she returned a final round 78 in tricky winds to overtake three other players and claim the trophy. The championship was disrupted by heavy rain and reduced to 54 holes but it produced excellent golf and a tightly contested competition. In the end, the first five players were separated by just two shots.
Wiltshire’s girl international Hannah Turland and Lancashire’s Emily Taylor, were a stroke behind the winner, and just ahead of first round leader Bronte Law of Cheshire and Warwickshire’s Ashley Cramond.
Elizabeth, 15, was among the players who had to return to the course at 8am to finish their second round. She had five holes to complete and bogeyed each of them and remarked: “I thought: Oh, dear!
"But later on I found out that I was only two shots off the lead and I felt a bit better about it.
“Then I heard that lots of players were bunched together and that it was anyone’s for the taking. Two shots over 18 holes is nothing in these windy conditions.”
She quickly staked her claim, reaching the turn in one-over par. Although she dropped some shots on the way in she handled the conditions well.
“It was really blowing across the course in a tricky direction and the putting was quite difficult.” This is Elizabeth’s second national title, following her win in the 2007 English schools U16 championship – just before her 13th birthday. It’s part of an impressive record which includes two second places in the English girls’ U13 championship and third place in last year’s U15s. She’s a Warwickshire county player and has helped her team to reach this year’s final of the English counties championship.
Hannah Turland was the other big mover in the final round with the best score of the day. She had a two-over par 74 to push up the leaderboard from sixth place.
Leading final scores
Par 216 (3x72)
234 Elizabeth Mallett (Sutton Coldfield Ladies’) 75 81 78
235 Hannah Turland (Tidworth Garrison) 85 76 74; Emily Taylor (Royal Lytham & St Annes) 76 79 80
236 Bronte Law (Bramhall) 74 80 82; Ashley Cramond (The Warwickshire) 76 78 82
240 Brogan Townend (Pleasington) 81 76 83
242 Olivia Winning (Rotherham) 81 80 81
244 Abigail Laker (Burford) 86 77 81
246 Elizabeth Stebbings (Wilpshire) 85 80 81
248 Meghan MacLaren (Wellingborough) 78 89 81
Full details: www.englishwomensgolf.org

US Duramed Futures Tour Scoreboard
$100,000 Alliance Bank Golf Classic
Drumlins Country Club East Course, Syracuse, New York State.
SECOND ROUND TOTALS
Par 142 (2x71) 6064yd
Jenny Suh (Fairfax, Va.) 68-65 - 133
Seo-Jae Lee (Seoul, South Korea) 67-66 - 133
Angela Buzminski (Oshawa, Ontario) 66-68 - 134
Whitney Wade (Glasgow, Kentucky) 70-66 - 136
Nontaya Srisawang (Chiang Mai, Thailand) 70-66 - 136
Ashley Prange (Noblesville, Indiana) 67-70 - 137
Kim Welch (Sacramento, Calif.) 69-68 - 137
Danah Ford (Indianapolis, Indiana) 68-70 - 138
Caroline Larsson (Stockholm, Sweden) 67-71 - 138
Jennie Lee (Henderson, Nev.) 70-68 - 138
Sophia Sheridan (Guadalajara, Mexico) 70-68 - 138
Christi Cano (San Antonio, Texas) 71-68 - 139
Esther Choe (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 70-69 - 139
Taylor Leon (Dallas, Texas) 68-71 - 139
Tanya Dergal (Durango, Mexico) 70-69 - 139
Nicole Jeray (Berwyn, Ill.) 73-67 - 140
Christine Song (Fullerton, Calif.) 70-70 - 140
Onnarin Sattayabanphot (Bangkok, Thailand) 71-69 - 140
Stephanie Otteson (Wilson, North Carolina) 68-72 - 140
Marcela Leon (Monterrey, Mexico) 73-68 - 141
Lili Alvarez (Durango, Mexico) 71-70 - 141
Virada Nirapathpongporn (Bangkok, Thailand) 72-69 - 141
Gerina Mendoza (Roswell, New Mexico) 71-70 - 141
Lisa Ferrero (Lodi, California) 68-74 - 142
Moon Su (Incheon, South Korea) 72-70 - 142
Lisa Meldrum (Montreal, Quebec) 69-73 - 142
Jessica Shepley (Oakville, Ontario) 70-72 - 142
Song Yi Choi (Seoul, South Korea) 71-71 - 142
Garrett Phillips (St Simons Island, Georgia) 75-67 - 142
Su A Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 71-71 - 142
Sin Ah Ham (Seoul, South Korea) 73-69 - 142
Jean Reynolds (Newnan, Georgia) 69-73 - 142
Kathleen Ekey (Sharon Township, Ohio) 72-70 - 142
Amanda Blumenherst (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 71-71 - 142
Lindsey Bergeon (Sarasota, Florida) 68-74 - 142
Kristie Smith (Perth, Australia) 75-67 - 142
Alison Walshe (Westford, Mass.) 74-69 - 143
Jane Chin (Mission Viejo, Calif.) 74-69 - 143
Kelly Froelich (Raizeux, France) 73-70 - 143
Whitney Myers (York, Pennsylvania) 73-70 - 143
Madeleine Holmblad (Stockholm, Sweden) 70-73 - 143
Dewi Claire Schreefel (Diepenveen, Netherlands) 75-68 - 143
Rachel Bailey (Faulconbridge, Australia) 72-72 - 144
Meghan Little (Sturgis, South Dakota) 72-72 - 144
Jasi Acharya (Columbus, Montana) 71-73 - 144
Moah Chang (Los Angeles, Calif.) 74-70 - 144
Janice Olivencia (Caguas, Puerto Rico) 70-74 - 144
Tiffany Joh (San Diego, Calif.) 72-72 - 144
Janell Howland (Boise, Idaho) 73-71 - 144
Juli Erekson (Chicopee, Mass.) 70-74 - 144
Mo Martin (Altadena, Calif.) 73-71 - 144
]Blair Lamb (Flat Rock, N.C.) 73-71 - 144
Ryann O'Toole (San Clemente, Calif.) 71-73 - 144
Jenny Gleason (Clearwater, Fla.) 72-72 - 144
Lori Atsedes (Ithaca, N.Y.) 72-72 - 144
Mallory Hetzel (Summerville, S.C.) 74-71 - 145
Samantha Richdale (Kelowna, British Columbia) 72-73 - 145
Min Seo Kwak (Seoul, South Korea) 72-73 - 145
Amanda Costner (Claremore, Okla.) 73-72 - 145
Laura Crawford (Lancaster, S.C.) 74-71 - 145
Christine Boucher (Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) 77-68 - 145
Hannah Jun (San Diego, Calif.) 73-72 - 145
Briana Vega (Andover, Mass.) 74-71 - 145
Yoora Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 71-74 - 145
Pernilla Lindberg (Bollnas, Sweden) 70-75 - 145
Amanda Mathis (Opelousas, La.) 73-72 - 145
Angela Oh (Maple Shade, New Jersey) 74-71 - 145
Misun Cho (Cheongju, South Korea) 73-72 - 145
Lene Krog (Lier, Norway) 73-73 - 146
Liz Janangelo (West Hartford, Conn.) 74-72 - 146
Lehua Wise (Kauai, Hawaii) 73-73 - 146
Tzu-Chi Lin (Taichung, Taiwan) 73-73 - 146
Perry Swenson (Charlotte, North Carolina) 75-71 - 146
Aimee Cho (Orlando, Fla.) 71-75 - 146
Camila Mori (Santiago, Chile) 70-76 - 146
Lucy Nunn (Lawton, Okla.) 72-74 - 146
Carling Coffing (Middletown, Ohio) 75-71 - 146
Maria Hernandez (Pamplona, Spain) 74-72 - 146
Jennifer Ackerson (Dallas, Texas) 70-76 - 146
Rebecka Heinmert (Hassleholm, Sweden) 76-70 - 146
Ashley Knoll (The Woodlands, Texas) 75-71 - 146
Christine Cho (Kent, Wash.) 69-77 - 146
Paola Moreno (Cali, Colombia) 72-74 - 146
Noon Huachai (Bangkok, Thailand) 73-73 - 146
MISSED THE CUT
Maria Laura Elvira (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 76-71 - 147
Lorraine Ballerano (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 77-70 - 147
Sarah Olsen (Grosse Ile, Mich.) 71-76 - 147
Carmen Bandea (Atlanta, Ga.) 76-71 - 147
Benedikte Grotvedt (Nesbru, Norway) 71-76 - 147
Nicole Hage (Coral Springs, Fla.) 71-76 - 147
Libby Smith (Essex Junction, Vermont) 72-75 - 147
Sofie Andersson (Angelholm, Sweden) 69-78 - 147
Pornanong Phatlum (Chaiyaphum, Thailand) 72-75 - 147
Sarah Lynn Sargent (Greer, South Carolina) 76-72 - 148
Priscilla Duffield (Gold Coast, Australia) 75-73 - 148
Dana Bates (Thousand Palms, Calif.) 75-73 - 148
Lynn Valentine (East Lyme, Conn.) 75-73 - 148
Mary Moan (New Haven, Conn.) 73-75 - 148
Michaela Cavener (Ponca City, Okla.) 73-75 - 148
Hannah Yun (Bradenton, Fla.) 72-76 - 148
Susan Nam (Edmonton, Alberta) 74-74 - 148
Erin Thorne (Bracebridge, Ontario) 77-71 - 148
Alejandra Shaw (Vina Del Mar, Chile) 79-69 - 148
Michelle Jarman (Wilmington, N.C.) 76-72 - 148
Malinda Johnson (Eau Claire, Wis.) 72-76 - 148
Elisa Serramia (Barcelona, Spain) 73-75 - 148
Sam White (Potomac, Md.) 74-74 - 148
Cindy LaCrosse (Tampa, Fla.) 73-75 - 148
Tiffany Tavee (Tempe, Ariz.) 74-74 - 148
Susan Choi (Natick, Mass.) 74-75 - 149
Devan Andersen (Guadalajara, Mexico) 75-74 - 149
Jessica Carafiello (Coral Springs, Fla.) 76-73 - 149
Bridget Dwyer (Kailua, Hawaii) 74-75 - 149
Sae Hee Son (Seoul, South Korea) 73-76 - 149
Kelly Lagedrost (Brooksville, Fla.) 77-72 - 149
Lauren Doughtie (Suffolk, Virginia) 74-75 - 149
Gina Umeck (Redlands, Calif.) 79-70 - 149
Violeta Retamoza (Aguascalientes, Mexico) 74-76 - 150
Jae Oh (Je Ju, South Korea) 77-74 - 151
Christina Jones (Jensen Beach, Fla.) 72-79 - 151
Cindy Lee-Pridgen (Sabah, Malaysia) 75-76 - 151
Kristina Tucker (Stockholm, Sweden) 74-77 - 151
Selanee Henderson (Apple Valley, Calif.) 77-74 - 151
Hwanhee Lee (Las Vegas, Nev.) 75-76 - 151
Mary J Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 79-72 - 151
Molly Birmingham (Cornelius, N.C.) 77-74 - 151
Katrina Leckovic (Burnaby, British Columbia) 78-73 - 151
Sara Brown (Tucson, Ariz.) 74-77 - 151
Michelle Simpson (New Smyrna Beach, Fla.) 77-75 - 152
Marlowe Boukis (Lutherville, Md.) 79-73 - 152
Courtney Mahon (Lee's Summit, Mo.) 76-77 - 153
Praewnapa Phol-Uayporn (Bangkok, Thailand) 81-72 - 153
Carol Robertson (Virginia Beach, Va.) 75-78 - 153
Ashley Grier (Hagerstown, Maryland) 81-73 - 154
Ulrika Ljungman-Smith (Daytona Beach, Fla.) 80-74 - 154
Heather Burgner (Lakeland, Fla.) 78-76 - 154
Kylene Pulley (Kokomo, Ind.) 79-76 - 155
Kimberly Goedecke (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) 80-75 - 155
Stephanie George (Myerstown, Pa.) 76-79 - 155
Jill Frantz (Iowa City, Iowa) 81-74 - 155
Kim Augusta (Rumford, Rhode Island) 77-80 - 157
Gemma Webster (Glasgow, Scotland) 81-77 - 158
Mayule Tomimbang (Kissimmee, Fla.) 78-80 - 158
Brittany Siechen (a) (East Syracuse, N.Y.) 81-90 - 171

Holly Clyburn wins English

girls’ championship

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
Lincolnshire’s Holly Clyburn produced sparkling golf in heavy rain and wind to beat Lancashire’s Kelly Tidy 4 and 3 and win the FirstPoint USA English girls’ championship at North Wilts.

Holly who adds this title to the French U18 open championship which she won earlier in the season. This was her last opportunity to take the title before she leaves junior ranks and she came with the firm intention of winning.

“I was determined to do it – right from the start,” said Holly, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency.

Meanwhile, Yorkshire’s Charlotte Austwick won the second flight trophy after a marathon battle which ended on the 20th. “I’m ecstatic,” she said.

The finals were played in the most unpleasant conditions. The players teed off in rain which, by the time Holly and Kelly reached the third hole, had worsened into a downpour, driving across the course.

“It was horrendous,” said Holly, who had a complete change of waterproofs during play and was ably assisted by her caddy, county colleague Jessica Schiele.

Kelly, meanwhile, relied on the help of fellow girl international Heidi Baek. Despite the weather the players halved the first with birdies before Kelly won the second to take the early advantage. Then, as the weather worsened, Holly produced a string of successful up-and-downs which helped her to square the match and move ahead to three up after eight. She three-putted the ninth to lose the hole and on the 11th looked in danger of doing the same after her first putt slid across the wet surface and finished about 12ft past the hole.

However, she bravely holed the return while Kelly’s shortish putt for a half hit the hole and lipped out. Holly won the 12th with a textbook birdie to go to four up, but lost the short 13th where both players struggled around the green.

The 14th was halved before the short 15th proved the decider. Kelly’s tee shot looked good but took one bounce into thick rough behind the green and she did extremely well to hack out on to the putting surface.

Holly’s drive finished just off the fringe to the right of the hole and, when she chipped stiff, the hole and the championship were hers.

“I had my short game with me today,” said Holly. “I knew I could rely on it.”Next week the two players will be on the same side in England’s team at the girls’ international matches at Fairhaven, Lancashire.

Meanwhile, Yorkshire second team player Charlotte Austwick staged an impressive fightback to win the second flight final. Her opponent, Tiffany Hewetson of Sussex, was never behind during the match and was two up with three to play.

Charlotte won the 16th and 18th to take the match into extra time and secured the win on the 20th, where the difficult, steeply tiered green ruined Tiffany’s hopes.“I hadn’t won the second hole all week,” said Charlotte, 17, who was also playing in the championship for the last time.

Results

Results

Championship match-play

Quarter finals

Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) bt Heidi Baek (Felixstowe Ferry) at 19th

Hayley Davis (Ferndown) bt Raffi Dyer (Hayling) 4&3.

Sophie Godley (Lindrick) bt Melissa McMahon (Yeovil) at 19th.

Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) bt Rebecca Heeles (Royal Norwich) 4 and 3.

Semi-finals

Tidy bt Davis 2 holes.

Clyburn bt Godley 5 and 4.

Final

Clyburn bt Tidy 4 and 3.

Flight two match-play

Quarter finals

Sarah Smith (Links) bt Chelsea Masters (Highwood, Bexhill) 2 holes.

Charlotte Austwick (Pike Hills) bt Rebecca Gibbs (Burnham & Berrow) 6 and 4.

Bronwyn Davies (Wolstanton) bt Sophie Powell (Manchester) 1 hole.

Tiffany Hewetson (East Brighton) bt Dana Greenslade (Wentworth) 4 and 2.

Semi-finals

Austwick bt Smith 1 hole.

Hewetson bt Davies 2 and 1.

Final

Austwick bt Hewetson at 20th.

Full championship details: http://www.englishwomensgolf.org/

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Lyndsey Hewison

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