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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

FIONA DE VRIES LEADS SCOTTISH CHALLENGE

IN BRITISH SENIOR WOMEN'S OPEN

St Andrews hotelier Fiona de Vries (St Rule) spearheaded the Scottish challenge in the first round of the 54-hole Senior Women's British Open amateur golf championship over the Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club links in South Wales today.
In windy conditions, Fiona shot a seven-over-par 81 to be six shots behind joint pacemakers Roz Adams (Addington Court), Denise Richards (Bargoed) and Ireland's Helen Jones (Strabane).
De Vries goes into the second round sharing 11th place in a field of 75.
Second best Scot is Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) in joint 19th place with an 82.
Lorna Bennett (Ladybank), who finished fourth in this championship last year, is sharing 22nd place with an 83.
Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) and Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) both had 87s for joint 38th place while Pamela Williamson (Baberton) was tied for 49th place with an 89.
The leading 40 and ties after Wednesday's second round will qualify for the final 18 holes.

FIRST ROUND
Par 74
75 Rozalyn Adams (Addington Court), Denise Richards (Bargoed), Helen Jones (Strabane).
76 Vicki Thomas (Carmarthen).
78 Brigitta Ljung (Sweden), Caroline Marron (Bromborough), Alison Murdoch (Canada), Marilyn Henderson (West Rhine).
79 Jean O'Connor (Newport Gwent), Jo Ashmore (Barnham Broom).
81 Fiona de Vries (St Rule), Irene Brien (Wentworth), Ann Lewis (Royal St Davids), Minna Kaarnalahti (Finland), Karen Putltz (Canada), Janet Doleman (Rushcliffe), Christina Birke (Sweden), Christine Watson (Beaconsfield).
82 Noreen Fenton (Dunbar), Niamh Giblin (Dun Laoghaire), Felicity Coulter (Banstead Downs).
83 Jane Rees (Hendon), Kate Evans (Frilford Heath), Viveca Hoff (Sweden), Lorna Bennett (Ladybank), Sheena McElroy (Grange).
84 Sue Westall (Copt Heath).
85 Annie Gowling (Frilford Heath), Valerie Hassett (Ennis), Gill Snelson (Branston), Teresa Taylor (Reading).
86 Mary Madden (Ballinasloe), Catalina Castillego (Spain), Eppie Zandvoort (Easton), Diane Williams (Canada), Janet Melville (Sherwood Forest), Mia Stahl Samuelsson (Sweden).
87 Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay), Cristina Marsans (Spain), Helen Faulds (Douglas Park), Ann Durlow (Sweden), Gillian Curley (Northants Co).
88 Cathy Armstrong (Ellesborough), Denise Burchell (Sandiway), Vivien Saunders (Cambridge Meridian), Sara Reston (Sandiway), Inger Sund (Sweden), Kate Peppler (Switzerland).
89 Ruth Lindley (Hartlepool), Pamela Williamson (Baberton), Karin Gumpert (Germany), Olivia Conroy (Ireland), Jeannie O'Keeffe (Hankley Common), Neeltje Goossens (Netherlands), Anki Hermanson (unatt).
90 Barbara Woodham (Cobtree Manor Park), Trudy Carradice (Pyle & Kenfig), Andrea Stockdale (Mapperley).
91 Corinne Burget (France), Carol Cass (Broadstone), Rhona Brennan (Bandon), Cornelia Fischer (Germany).
92 Isabelle Slater (Sandiway), Ruth Brown (Lothianburn), Louise Fleet (Clyne) Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle), Sue Pidgeon (Wrekin), Pat Bennett (Reading).
93 Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park), Ann Koychev (Ealing).
95 Rosemary Watters (Porters Park).
96 Elspeth Cooper (Calcot Park).
98 Dee Wood (Crane Valley), Luci Foster (Bramhall).
99 Caroline Caswell (Stoneham).

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