Cathy Panton-Lewis wins pro

title at French seniors

Cathy Panton-Lewis, a part-time tour professional these days - she is secretary at Sunningdale Ladies Golf Club, won the professional section of the French senior ladies open championship at Chantaco Golf Club on the Basque Coast near Biarritz in southwest France last week.

Cathy, pictured right, had scores of 78, 74 and 71 for a 54-hole total of 223 - two shots ahead of American Corinne Reybroek who scored 75 74 and 76.

The amateur title was won by France's dominating senior in recent seasons, Virginie Burrus of the St Cloud club with scores of 74, 70 and 78 for a total of 222.

She won by a shot from the evergreen Cecilia Mourgue d'Algue who scored 72, 79 and 72.

Lancashire-based Scot Dr Maureen Richmond finished seventh in the amateur ladies section with scores of 74, 75 and 81 for 230.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS

PROFESSIONALS

223 Cathy Panton-Lewis (Sco) 78 74 71.

225 Corinne Reybroeck (US) 75 74 76.

228 Rose Nalakia (Kenya) 80 74 74, Anne-Marie Palli (Spa) 73 77 78.

233 Nathalie Jeansson (Fra) 80 77 76, Helen Reid (Eng) 77 76 80.

234 Jane Forrest (Eng) 75 81 78, Rica Comstock (US) 78 75 81.

253 Ana Montfort (Spa) 82 80 91.

AMATEURS

222 Virginie Burrus (Fra) 74 70 78.

223 Cecilia Mourgue d'Algue (Fra) 72 79 72.

224 Jane Rees (Wal) 75 77 72.

225 Vicky Pertierra (Spa) 76 72 77.

226 Khadija Boutahchicht (Fra) 75 76 75.

229 Petra Muller (Swe) 75 77 77.

230 Maureen Richmond (Sco) 74 75 81.

Selected totals:

237 Susan Glen (Sco) 81 76 80 (jt 13th).

240 Janet Doleman (Wal) 77 83 80 (jt 20th).

243 Denise Parker (Ire) 86 79 78, Hilary Smith (Eng) 84 81 78 (jt 23rd).

244 Ruth Lindley (Eng) 84 83 77 (27th).

246 Sara Reston (Eng) 83 80 83 (31st).

248 Julie Ballard (Eng)87 79 86 (jt 34th).

249 Pat Bennett (Eng) 82 86 81, Janice Paterson (Sco) 84 82 83 (jt 37th).

252 Susan Pidgeon (Eng) 85 85 82 (jt 43rd).

253 Lynn Griffiths (Eng) 82 86 85 (jt 46th).

MISSED THE CUT

172 Vivien Saunders (Eng) 85 87.

173 Barbara Biggart (Sco) 87 86.

186 Helen Heggarty (Eng) 98 88.