Kelsey MacDonald (Stirling University and Nairn Dunbar Golf Club).
Kelsey moves up as Holly takes
second-round honours with 67
Scottish Under-21 champion Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), now a student at Stirling University, took over the top Scot spot with a second-round 75 in the Harder Hall Women's Invitational tournament, the first event of the Orange Blossom women's amateur golf tour, at Harder Hall Golf & Country Club, Sebring, Florida.
Kelsey, who also won the Scottish schoolgirls title in 2008, is on 153, 14 shots behind the leader, Amelia Lewis from Jacksonville Florida, with 71 and 68 for five-under-par 139.
Top British player is now 17-year-old England girl international Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) from Cleethorpes, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, who had the best second-round score of 67 and has jumped up to joint fifth place on 145.
Craigielaw's Jane Turner (Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen) has had a pair of 78s for 156.
Another RGU student, Laura Murray from Alford dropped back with an 80 for 157 while Stirling students Holly Calvert from England and Rachel Cassidy from Dublin both had second-day 80s, Holly for 158 and Rachel for 161.
Rebecca Wilson (Stirling University) from Monifieth had an 85 for 173 and Stirling colleague Harriet Beasley from England scored 90 for 179.
Leading second-round totals
Par 144 (2 x 72)
Players from US unless stated
139 Amelia Lewis 71 68.
140 Candace Schepperle 71 69.
141 Whitney Neuhauser 72 69.
143 Cindy LaCrosse 72 71.
145 Holly Clyburn (Eng) 78 67, Nannette Hill 70 75.
146 Daniela Lendl 73 73.
147 Jessica Korda 71 76.
148 Meghan Bolger 76 72, Wendi Golden 71 77.
149 Lauren Doughtie 74 75, Isabelle Lendl 74 75.
150 Alexandra Bodemann 81 69, Cydney Clanton 78 72.
151 Cassie Boles 80 71, Sydney Crane 75 76.
152 Jordan Allyne 76 76.
153 Amber Hensley 80 73, Lauren Hunt 77 76, Martha Leach 78 75, Kelsey MacDonald (Sco) 78 75, Kristen Simpson 81 72.
Selected scores:
156 Jane Turner (Sco) 78 78.
157 Laura Murray (Sco) 77 80.
158 Holly Calvert (Eng) 78 80.
161 Rachel Cassidy (Ire) 81 80.
162 Carol S Thompson 78 84.
173 Rebecca Wilson (Sco) 88 85.
179 Harriet Beasley (Eng) 89 90.
Scottish Under-21 champion Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), now a student at Stirling University, took over the top Scot spot with a second-round 75 in the Harder Hall Women's Invitational tournament, the first event of the Orange Blossom women's amateur golf tour, at Harder Hall Golf & Country Club, Sebring, Florida.
Kelsey, who also won the Scottish schoolgirls title in 2008, is on 153, 14 shots behind the leader, Amelia Lewis from Jacksonville Florida, with 71 and 68 for five-under-par 139.
Top British player is now 17-year-old England girl international Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) from Cleethorpes, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, who had the best second-round score of 67 and has jumped up to joint fifth place on 145.
Craigielaw's Jane Turner (Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen) has had a pair of 78s for 156.
Another RGU student, Laura Murray from Alford dropped back with an 80 for 157 while Stirling students Holly Calvert from England and Rachel Cassidy from Dublin both had second-day 80s, Holly for 158 and Rachel for 161.
Rebecca Wilson (Stirling University) from Monifieth had an 85 for 173 and Stirling colleague Harriet Beasley from England scored 90 for 179.
Leading second-round totals
Par 144 (2 x 72)
Players from US unless stated
139 Amelia Lewis 71 68.
140 Candace Schepperle 71 69.
141 Whitney Neuhauser 72 69.
143 Cindy LaCrosse 72 71.
145 Holly Clyburn (Eng) 78 67, Nannette Hill 70 75.
146 Daniela Lendl 73 73.
147 Jessica Korda 71 76.
148 Meghan Bolger 76 72, Wendi Golden 71 77.
149 Lauren Doughtie 74 75, Isabelle Lendl 74 75.
150 Alexandra Bodemann 81 69, Cydney Clanton 78 72.
151 Cassie Boles 80 71, Sydney Crane 75 76.
152 Jordan Allyne 76 76.
153 Amber Hensley 80 73, Lauren Hunt 77 76, Martha Leach 78 75, Kelsey MacDonald (Sco) 78 75, Kristen Simpson 81 72.
Selected scores:
156 Jane Turner (Sco) 78 78.
157 Laura Murray (Sco) 77 80.
158 Holly Calvert (Eng) 78 80.
161 Rachel Cassidy (Ire) 81 80.
162 Carol S Thompson 78 84.
173 Rebecca Wilson (Sco) 88 85.
179 Harriet Beasley (Eng) 89 90.
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