Scotland vets' team to play Irish Seniors at Portmarnock

The Scottish Ladies Veterans' Golf Association is pleased to announce the team for the 10th match versus the Irish Seniors, to be played over Portmarnock Links on April 18 and 19.
The winner of this match wins the Mary McKenna Perpetual Trophy. Scotland are the holders.

Scotland team
Heather Anderson North
Lorna Bennett Midlands
Helen Faulds West
Noreen Fenton East
Alex Glennie West
Mary Smith Highland
Moira Thomson East
Fiona de Vries Midlands

Captain Pamela Williamson

Vicki Thomas and Sheena McElroy claim pairs championship

Wales' Jane Rees wins Spanish seniors title

Welsh senior international Jane Rees, a member of Hendon Golf Club, Middlesex, has won the Spanish senior ladies open amateur championship at Novo Sanct Petri, Cadiz.
And Wales provided one half of the winning duo of Vicki Thomas and Ireland's Sheena McElroy in the earlier Spanish senior ladies international pairs championship at the same venue.
Jane did not just win the Spanish individual tie - she ran away from the opposition, finishing eight shots clear over only two rounds with scores of 73 and 78 for 151.
Germany's Tessa Oldenbourg was runner-up with rounds of 80 and 79 for 159.
In the international pairs event, Vicki and Sheena had a 72 in the better-ball round and an 80 in the foursomes round for 152. They won by one stroke from the Spanish partnership of Cristina Marsans and Catalina Castillejo with the the third couple, Maria Pia Allende and Bufill Estany finishing five shots behind the winners on 157.
Details:
SPANISH SENIOR OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
151 Jane Rees (Wales) 73 78.
159 Tessa Oldenbourg (Germany) 80 79.
161 Catalina Castillejo (Spain) 80 81.
163 Diane Williams (Canada) 82 81, Mar Corcostegui (Spain) 82 81.
164 Vicki Thomas (Wales) 81 83, Cornelia Schmidt-Stuetzle (Germany) 81 83.
165 Cristina Marsans (Spain) 81 84, Sharon Rodriguez (Spain) 81 84, Sheena McElroy (Ireland) 79 86.
Selected scores:
172 Roz Adams (England) 87 85 (jt 17th).
173 Valerie Hasset (Ireland) 87 86 (19th).
174 Janice Paterson (Scotland) 84 90 (jt 20th).
176 Rita Davidson (England) 86 90 (26th).
178 Valerie Shannopn (Ireland) 89 89 (jt 28th).
187 Pamela Morgan (Ireland) 95 92 (jt 43rd).
190 Barbara Biggart (Scotland) 96 94 (jt 48th).

SPANISH SENIOR INTERNATIONAL PAIRS
One round better-ball, one round foursomes
152 Vicki Thomas (Wales) & Sheena McElroy (Ireland) 72 80.
153 Cristina Marsans (Spain) & Catalina Castillejo (Spain) 71 82.
157 Maria Pia Ellende (Spain) & Bufill Estany (Spain) 77 80.
161 Jane Rees (Wales) & Rita Davidson (England) 80 81, Arelia Basagoiti (Spain) & Sylvia Quijano (Spain) 74 87.
Selected scores:
166 Roz Adams (England) & Cornelia Fischer 79 87, Pamela Morgan (Ireland) & Annelie Alanen 78 88.
170 Valerie Hasset (Ireland) & Valerie Shannon (Ireland) 79 91.
173 Barbara Biggart (Scotland) & Janice Paterson (Scotland) 85 88.
174 Diane Williams (Canada) & Marilyn Henderson (Ireland) 79 95.

18th Portuguese International Senior Ladies Amateur

Championship Scoreboard

OCEANICO OLD COURSE, VILAMOURA

PRIZEWINNERS
Longest Drive (3ª e 4ª Category): Mercedes Barangé
Nearest Pin (3ª e 4ª Category): Margarida Rivera
Longest Drive (1ª e 2ª Category): Cornelia Fischer
Nearest the Pin (1ª e 2ª): Gill Snelson

Four-ball Better- ball
1st NET (1ª e 2ª Category): Brigitta Castilla & Bébé Cabral
1st GROSS (1ª e 2ª Category):
Cécilia Mourgue D’Algue & Florence Mourgue D’Algue
1st NET (3ª e 4ª Category): Anne Lindley & Jude Stevenson
1st GROSS (3ª e 4ª Category): Jeanette Richardson * Ann Styles
Individual – 1ª Category
1st NET Janet Doleman
2nd NET Beatriz de Haro
1st GROSS Catalina Castillejo
2nd GROSS Minna Kaarnalahti
Individual – 2ª Category
1st NET Sheila Bodmer
2nd NET Sally Evans
1st GROSS Benedita Mendes Ribeiro
2nd GROSS Marianne Copp
Individual – 3ª Category
1st NET Conceição Alves de Rio
2nd NET Margaret Boomer
1st GROSS Pia Benjumea Cova
2ª GROSS Maria José Marques
Individual – 4ª Category - Stableford
1st NET Nieves Soriano Y Benitez
2nd NET Blanca Guardiola Dominguez
1st GROSS Anke Eckart
2nd GROSS Maria Valdes Ozores
Best Portuguese Deborah Fiuza de Mello
Super Senior
1st GROSS Jean Richardson – 195
1st NET Gurli Helie – 167
Nations Cup: 1st Spain A – 324 Catalina Castillejo, Cristina Marsans, Beatriz Haro Ramirez
2nd England A – 345 Karen Lobb, Gilian Snelson, Sue Westall

INDIVIDUAL SCRATCH TOTALS
1 Castillejo Oriol, Catalina 81 78 159
2 Kaarnalahti, Minna 79 81 160
3 Marsans, Cristina 82 84 166
4 Doleman, Janet 82 84 166
5 Ramirez de Haro, Beatriz 84 83 167
6 Mourgue D'Algue, Cécilia 81 87 168
7 Lobb, Karen 87 83 170
8 Fiuza de Mello, Deborah 87 83 170
9 Mendes Ribeiro, Benedita 86 84 170
10 Copp, Marianne 85 87 172
11 Evans, Sally 80 92 172
12 Graça, Medina 88 87 175
13 Westall, Sue 88 87 175
14 Ricciardi, Patrícia 87 88 175
15 Jacob, Edeltraut 87 89 176
16 Mourgue D'Algue, Florence 86 91 177
17 Moverley, Elizabeth 93 85 178
18 Fischer, Cornelia 91 87 178
19 Snelson, Gillian 88 90 178
20 Castilla, Brigitta 88 91 179
21 Lorenzana, Isabel 85 94 179
22 McVeigh, Joan 90 90 180
23 Stockdale, Andrea 89 91 180
24 Bodmer, Sheila 88 92 180
25 Timberlake, Sue 90 91 181
26 Carty, Catherine 92 90 182
27 Boyer De La Giroday, Brigitte 90 93 183
28 Wedset, Liv 93 92 185
29 Stump, Gillian 91 95 186
30 Lavradio, Júlia 95 92 187
31 Brooks, Margaret 92 97 189
32 Kreutzer, Claudia 100 91 191
33 Niemietz, Annegret 96 96 192
34 James, Elaine 95 97 192
35 Cologan Machado, Laura 96 97 193
36 Thomas, Martine 98 97 195
37 Ellis, Marie 96 99 195
38 Reef, Manja 95 100 195
39 Tache, Erna 98 98 196
40 v. Bergen Walraven, Elly 95 101 196
41 Cologan Machado, Mª Cristina 97 100 197
42 Ruiz-Gimenez Leon, Gema 98 101 199
43 de Bruin v.d.Bergh, Ellen 94 105 199
44 Gallaway, Pat 99 101 200
45 Oriol Diaz d.Bustamante, Maria 99 102 201
46 De Botton, Isabel 101 102 203
47 Laempe, Maj Britt 103 101 204

FOUR-BALL
Gross score - Net score
1 Mourgue D'Algue, Cécilia 73 73 Mourgue D'Algue, Florence
2 Lobb, Karen 75 70 McVeigh, Joan
3 Castillejo Oriol, Catalina 76 76 Marsans, Cristina
4 Castilla, Brigitta 76 69 Cabral, Bébé
5 Westall, Sue 76 72 Timberlake, Sue
6 Carty, Catherine 77 71 Mendes Ribeiro, Benedita
7 Jacob, Edeltraut 78 76 Fischer, Cornelia
8 Stockdale, Andrea 79 76 Stump, Gillian
9 Ramirez de Haro, Beatriz 79 77 Lorenzana, Isabel
10 Fiuza de Mello, Deborah 79 75 Ricciardi, Patrícia
11 Copp, Marianne 80 73 Wedset, Liv
12 Snelson, Gillian 81 75 Corden, Jenny
13 Reef, Manja 82 79 De Botton, Isabel
14 Boyer De La Giroday, Brigitte 83 78 Tache, Erna
15 Cologan Machado, Mª Cristina 83 74 Cologan Machado, Laura
16 van Bergen Walraven, Elly 83 76 de Bruin v.d.Bergh, Ellen
17 Evans, Sally 84 77 Gallaway, Pat
18 Graça, Medina 84 76 Lavradio, Júlia
19 Strutt, Mary 87 77 Ellis, Marie
20 Kreutzer, Claudia 88 81 Niemietz, Annegret
21 James, Elaine 89 79 Thomas, Martine
22 Ruiz-Gimenez Leon, Gema 91 82 Oriol Diaz d.Bustamante, Maria
23 Laempe, Maj Britt 93 84 Bodmer, Sheila
24 Moverley, Elizabeth 94 89 Brooks, Margaret

Stirling student Rachel Cassidy leading British & Irish player in Florida


THREE TIED FOR LEAD AT HARDER HALL

INVITATIONAL WITH ONE ROUND TO GO

The 55th Harder Hall Women's Invitational has one round left at Harder Hall Country Club, Sebring, Florida with three players tied for the lead on three-under-par 213 and twelve golfers within five shots of the lead.
Defending champion, Candace Schepperle, pictured, played her way into the final grouping by shooting a third-round, par-matching 72 to tie second-round leader Dolores White (Wake Forest University). Kyle Roig also shot 72 to tie for the lead.
Stirling University's Rachel Cassidy, pictured, from Dublin took over as the leading British & Irish player with a third-round 73 for 225, displacing English girls champion Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) who slumped to a 79 today for 227.
Majorca-based Lauren Mackin, a Ranfurly Castle member, remains the top Scot with a 78 for 230.
The Ben Roman Division for seniors ended after 54 holes with Jill Blackwood winning a chip-off to claim the over-50s championship.

THIRD-ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 216 (3x72)
Dolores White (Lakeland, Florida & Wake Univ) 70 69 74 213
Kyle Roig (Pembrook Pines, Florida) 70 71 72 213
Candace Schepperle (Birmingham, Alabama) 72 69 72 213.
Alexis Thompson (Coral Springs, Florida) 71 69 74 214
Courtney Ellenbogen (Blacksburg, Virgina) 73 68 73 214
Meghan Stasi (Oakland Park, Florida) 73 67 75 215.
Jackie Chang (Paradise Valley, Arizona) 76 66 73 215.
Taylore Karle (Scottsdale, Arizona) 70 71 75 216.
Calle Nielson (Nashville, Tennessee) 73 70 73 216.
Michelle Shin (Cape Coral, Florida) 72 74 71 216.
Cydney Clanton (Rockwell, North Carolina) 73 74 71 218.
Ani Gulugian (Irvine, California) 75 72 71 218.
Abby Bools (Hickory, North Carolina) 74 72 73 219.
Isabelle Lendl (Bradenton, Florida) 75 75 70 220.
Dawn Woodard (Greer, South Carolina) 72 71 80 223.
Brittany Benvenuto (Langhorne, Pennsylvania) 73 76 74 223.
Amelia Lewis (Jacksonville, Florida) 75 75 73 223.
Haley Wilson (Fort Mitchell, Alabama) 74 74 76 224.
Emma Lavy (Fayetteville, Arizona) 77 73 74 224.
Ashley Jo Smith (Scottsdale, Arizona) 78 75 71 224.
Nicole Agnello (Longwood, Florida) 74 77 74 225.
Rachel Cassidy (Stirling Univ & The Island, Dublin) 78 74 73 225.
Holly Clyburn (Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire & Woodhall Spa) 72 76 79 227.
Whitney Neuhauser (Barboursville, Virginia) 76 73 78 227.
Joy Kim (Charlottesville, Virginia) 76 75 76 227.
Jaye Marie Green (Boca Raton, Florida) 80 73 74 227.
Mary Mattson (Ijamsville, Maryland) 76 71 82 229.
Lauren Mackin (Palma De Mallorca & Ranfurly Castle) 74 78 78 230.
Aimee Neff (Carmel, Indiana) 75 78 77 230.
Megan Grehan (Mamaroneck, New York) 73 79 79 231.
Paloma Nunez (Granbury, Texas) 76 73 83 232.
Elizabeth Alger (Tequesta, Florida) 81 72 79 232.
Ashley Lance (Franklin, Tennessee) 77 75 81 233.
Stephanie Meadow (Hilton Head Island & Royal Portrush) 73 79 82 234.
Jordan Allyne (Bellevue, Washington) 79 74 81 234.
Nicole Quinn (Windermere, Florida) 79 73 85 237.
First Flight
Jaclyn Sweeney (Andover, Maryland) 78 76 69 223.
Kristen Simpson (Norfolk, Virginia) 78 77 72 227.
Sarah Thead (Poway, California) 79 76 74 229.
Martha Leach (Hebron, Kentucky) 82 74 74 230.
Wendi Golden (Bradenton, Florida) 78 75 78 231.
Alexandra Bodemann (Palm City, Florida) 76 78 77 231.
Jan Bowers (Lincoln, Illinois) 78 78 75 231.
Kelsey MacDonald (Stirling Univ & Nairn Dunbar) 78 77 77 232.
Betsie Johnson (Nicholasville, Kentucky) 81 77 74 232.
Karlin Beck (Pike Road, Alabama) 80 78 75 233.
Mary Jane Hiestand (Naples, Florida) 82 77 75 234.
Vanessa Vela (Weston, Floria) 78 76 81 235.
Carlie Yadloczky (Casselbury, Florida) 79 76 80 235.
Nora Lucas (Glenview, Illinois) 76 79 81 236.
Gennifer Mendez (North Port, Florida) 79 78 80 237.
Melanie Audette (Lakeland, Florida) 79 79 79 237.
Marina Karamanis (Barrington, Illinois) 82 79 77 238.
Daniela Lendl (Bradenton, Florida) 84 76 79 239.
Cassie Boles (Lakeland, Florida) 81 77 84 242.
Jacqueline Calamaro (Newtown Square, Pennsylvania) 83 78 85 246.
Second Flight
Emily Flanigan (Celebration, Florida) 80 81 76 237.
Carly Truitt (Marysville, Ohio) 83 80 76 239.
Courtney Harter (Clearwater, Florida) 81 80 79 240.
Lucy Gould (East Tennessee Univ & Bargoed, Wales) 83 79 78 240.
Elizabeth Brightwell (Nellysford, Virginia) 81 84 75 240.
Lin McMillan (Ormond Beach, Florida) 83 80 81 244.
Meredith Swanson (Roanoke, Virginia) 86 78 80 244.
Barbara Pagana (Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania) 83 81 83 247.
Cynthia Friend (Lexington, Massachusetts) 84 80 83 247.
Mayura Skowronski (Jersey City, New Jersey) 80 89 80 249.
Sara Hemingway (Kingwood, Texas) 83 83 84 250.
Eilidh Mackay (Stirling Univ & Nairn Dunbar) 88 81 82 251.
Harriet Beasley (Stirling Univ & Woburn) 86 78 91 255.
Maggie Weder (Greenville, North Carolinia) 83 82 90 255.
Rebecca Wilson (Stirling Univ & Monifieth) 81 86 88 255.
Evelyn Byrd Blackmon (Nashville, Tennessee) 83 86 87 256.
Third Flight
Kelly Fuchik (Tulsa, Oklahoma) 83 89 78 250.
Judy Dwyer (Allentown, Pennsylvania) 87 83 82 252.
Jordana Graham (Stirling Univ & Southerness) 84 86 86 256.
Dianne Yelovich (Pinehurst, North Caroliina) 89 81 86 256.
DeAnne Stolarik (Zion, Illinois) 85 90 81 256.
Angela Stewart (Greenville, North Carolina) 88 85 85 258.
Jean Mowry (Hot Springs Village, Arizona) 90 86 82 258.
Elizabeth Haines (Gladwyne, Pennsylvania) 86 88 86 260.
Laura Carson (Lake Bluff, Illinois) 88 87 85 260.
Elizabeth Breza (St Augustine, Florida) 87 87 87 261.
Courtney Myhrum (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) 93 83 86 262
Rachel Carpenter (Fayetteville, Arizona) 82 89 92 263.
Fourth Flight
Clate Aydlett (Elizabeth City, North Carolina) 89 89 87 265.
Colleen Adams (Presto, Pennsylvania) 90 88 89 267.
Jo Glenn (Tulsa, Oklahoma) 90 86 92 268.
Sue Colton (Port St Lucie, Florida) 86 90 96 272.
Karen Smith (Chestertown, Maryland) 95 94 97 286.
Amy Michelle (Levin, Washington DC) 94 99 96 289.
Ali Wakefield (Fayetteville, New York) 98 96 95 289.
Marci Likens (Winter Springs, Florida) 95 98 102 295.

LEADING SENIORS' FINAL TOTALS
Marge Burns Flight
Jill Blackwood (Burlington, Iowa) 79 84 77 240 (won chip-off for title)
Pat Hughes-Gelardi (Ambler, Pennsylvania) 78 84 78 240
Sue Joy-Sobota (Sarasota, Florida) 85 80 77 242.
Mary Lou Edwards (Palm Harbor, Florida) 82 82 81 245.
Denise Callahan (Canton, Ohio) 83 83 79 245.
Nela Hodge (Sebring, Florida) 85 79 82 246.
Dollie Watson (Lexington, North Carolina) 83 83 84 250.
Jan DeMarco (Ormond Beach, Florida) 91 81 78 250.
Gail Brown (Sebring, Florida) 79 92 82 252.
Susan Trombley (Glen Mills, Pennsylvania) 85 86 82 253.
Helen Ferneyhough (Monroe, Virginia) 85 86 93 264.
Nancy Newberry (Burnsville, North Carolina) 84 89 92 265.
Tish Preuss Flight
Judy McCarty (Fort Madison, Iowa) 94 84 78 253.
Carroll Dethrow (Nevada, Iowa) 86 87 81 254.
Brenda Frye (Mt Pleasant, South Carolinia) 86 89 86 261.
Peggy S Hall (Belmont, North Carolina) 90 88 84 262.
Marjory Leidy (Pinehurst, North Carolina) 91 86 85 262.

REPORT AND SCORES FROM FLORIDA

Holly Clyburn in challenging position

with a par-matching 72

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
England international Holly Clyburn kept up her fine transatlantic form to challenge the leaders in the Harder Hall Invitational, the first event on the amateur women’s Orange Blossom Tour in Florida.
Holly (Woodhall Spa), pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, shot a level par 72 in the opening round and is two shots behind a trio of American players who share first place. Another US golfer, the 14-year-old star, Alexis Thompson, is sandwiched in between on 71.
Play was delayed by rain for 90 minutes and 14 competitors have yet to complete their first round.
Last year, Holly finished seventh on her first appearance in this 72-hole strokeplay event. The 18-year-old English girls’ champion has arrived at Harder Hall fresh from a fine performance in the Women’s Dixie Amateur, also in Florida, where she tied for second place.
Holly is also the reigning French U-18 Open champion, the Faldo Series girls’ title-holder and the winner of the 2009 English Women’s Golf Association girls’ Order of Merit, sponsored by Lorrin Golf. She is in the GB&I squad for this year’s Curtis Cup team.
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer, EWGA

Lauren Mackin from Majorca leads

Scots in rainy start at Harder Hall

Majorca-based Scot Lauren Mackin, a member at Ranfurly Castle Golf Club, was the third best placed British or Irish player in the rain-hit first round of the Harder Hall Women's Invitational, the first event on the Orange Blossom Tour for female amateurs in Florida.
Lauren, pictured right, who has successes as a runner on her sporting CV, returned a two-over-par 74 over the 6,151yd course at Sebring to be lying joint 16th behind the three joint leaders, Taylor Karle (Arizona), Dolores White (Florida) and Kyle Roig (Florida).
British girls champion and Curtis Cup team place contender Holly Clyburn from Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire headed the challenge from this side of the Atlantic. Winner of the Nick Faldo Series' girls' title in Brazil and joint second in last week's Women's Dixie Amateur in Florida, Holly matched the par of 72 to share fifth place.
Another member of the GB&I Curtis Cup squad for the 2010 match at Essex County Club, US-based teenager Stephanie Meadow was joint ninth with a 73.
Stephanie is a student at the Hank Hainey International Golf Academy, Hilton Head, South Carolina and hails from Northern Ireland where she is a member of Royal Portrush Golf Club.
Stirling University's Kesley MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) and Rachel Cassidy (The Island, Dublin) were in joint 35th place after returning 78s.
Another Stirling student, Rebecca Wilson from Monifieth had a 81 for joint 52nd place.
Welsh international Lucy Gould (Bargoed), a student at East Tennessee State University and a Curtis Cup squad member, had an 83 for a share of 62nd place.
Stirling University's Harriet Beasley from Woburn was in joint 72nd place after an 86.
Play was held up for 90min because of rain and 14 players were unable to finish their rounds because of darkness. They included Stirling students Jordana Graham from Southerness and Eilidh MacKay (Nairn Dunbar).
Fourteen-year-old Alexis Thompson from Coral Springs, Florida, winner of the Junior Orange Bowl girls' title at Coral Gables, Florida over the Festive period and joint runner-up alongside Holly Clyburn at the Women's Dixie Amateur, is handily placed in fourth spot, only one stroke behind the joint leaders with a one-under-par 71.
Defending champion Candace Schepperle (Birmingham, Alabama) is on the same 72 mark as Holly.

FIRST ROUND SCORES
(14 players still to finish)
Par 72, 6151yd
70 Taylor Karle (Arizona), Dolores White (Florida), Kyle Roig (Florida).
71 Alexis Thompson (Florida).
72 Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa, England), Candace Schepperle (Alabama), Michelle Shin (Florida), Dawn Woodard (South Carolina).
73 Brittany Benvenuti (Pennsylvania), Cydney Clanton (North Carolina), Courtney Ellenbogen (Virginia), Megan Grehan (New York), Stephanie Meadow (Hilton Head Island & Northern Ireland), Calle Nielson (Tennessee), Meghan Stasi (Florida).
74 Nicola Agnello (Florida), Abby Bools (North Carolina), Lauren Mackin (Majorca), Haley Wilson (Alabama).
75 Isabelle Lendle (Florida), Amela Lewis (Florida), Aimee Neff (Indiana).
76 Alexandra Bodemann (Florida), Jackie Chang (Arizona), Joy Kim (Virginia), Nora Lucas (Illinoir), Mary Mattson (Maryland), Whitney Neuhauser (Virginia), Paloma Nunez (Texas), Tovie St Louis (Florida), Alex Stewart (Nevada).
77 Ashley Lance (Tennessee), Emma Lavy (Arizona).
78 Jan Bowers (Illinoir), Rachel Cassidy (Stirling Univ & The Island, Dublin), Kelsey MacDonald (Stirling Univ & Nairn Dunbar), Wendi Golden (Florida), Kristen Simpson (Virginia), Ashley Jo Smith (Arizona), Jaclyn Sweeney (Massachusetts).
79 Jordan Allyne (Washington), Melanie Audette (Florida), Gennifer Mendez (Florida), Nicole Quinn (Florida), Sarah Thead (California), Carlie Yadloczkey (Florida).
80 Karlin Beck (Alabama), Emily Flanigan (Florida), Jaye Marie Green (Florida), Mayura Skowronski (New Jersey).
Selected scores:
81 Rebecca Wilson (Stirling Univ & Monifieth) (jt 52nd).
83 Lucy Gould (East Tennessee State Univ & Bargoed, Wales) (jt 62nd).
86 Harriet Beasley (Stirling Univ & Woburn) (jt 72nd).
Still to finish include:
Jordana Graham (Stirling Univ & Southerness), Eilidh Mackay (Stirling Univ & Nairn Dunbar).
LEADING SENIORS
Par 72, 5,119yd
79 Gail Brown (Florida).
82 Mary Lou Edwards (Florida).
83 Dollie Watson (North Carolina).
84 Nancy Newberry (North Carolina).
85 Helen Ferneyhough (Virginia), Susan Trombley (Pennysylvania).
86 Carroll Dethrow (Nevada), Brenda Frye (South Carolina).

Women's Dixie Amateur Championship Scoreboard HERON BAY GOLF CLUB, CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA THIRD-ROUND TOTALS (one round to play on Sunday) Par 216 (3x72) 211 Alexis Thompson (Coral Springs, Florida & Eagle Trace GC) 69 69 73, Lindy Duncan (Davie, Florida & Duke Univ) 70 71 70. 214 Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa GC, Lincolnshire, England) 67 72 75. 215 Sandra Changkija (Orlando, Florida & Nova Southeastern Univ) 72 70 73. 216 Marina Alex (Wayne, New Jersey & Vanderbilt Univ) 73 70 73. 218 Candace Schepperle (Birmingham, Alabama & Auburn Univ) 71 72 75, Laura Blanco (Colombia & Pendleton School) 75 72 71. 220 Emilie Alonso (France) 74 70 76, Suzie Lee (East Northport, New York & Commack High) 73 72 75. 222 Alex Stewart (Carson City, Nevada) 76 74 72. 223 Kyle Roig (Puerto Rico & American Heritage School) 74 72 77, Stefanie Kenoyer (Lighthouse Point, Florida & Furman Univ) 74 74 75. 224 Jaye Green (Boca Raton, Florida & Florida Virtual School) 74 75 75, Yueer Feng (Orlando, Florida & Windermere Prep) 75 74 75. 225 Jessica Alexander (Riverview, Florida & Coastal Carolina Univ) 74 75 76, Isabelle Lendl (Bradenton, Florida) 78 75 72. 226 Rebecca Lee-Bentham (Scarborough, Canada & Northview Heights High) 75 77 74. 227 Taylor Collins (Davie, Florida) & Nova Southeastern Univ) 79 74 74, Shelby coyle (Pembroke Pines, Florida & American Heritage School) 76 78 73. 228 Trisha Witherby (Richmond, Indiana & Richmond High) 76 76 76. 229 Brittany Smith (Rancho Murieta, California & UC Davis) 70 75 84, Nicola Race (Essex, England & Missouri Univ) 75 74 80, Katia Joo (Rancho Palos Verdes, California & Peninsula High) 75 77 77, Elizabeth Alger (Tequesta, Florida & Florida Atlantic Univ) 79 77 73. 230 Laura Raffo (US) 80 74 76. 231 Abby Bools (Hickory, North Carolina & East Carolina Univ) 76 78 77, Andrea Watts (Gainsville, Florida & Univ of Florida) 76 78 77, Olivia Lansing (Dellwood, Minnesota & Drake Univ) 78 76 77, Alex Buelow (Palm City, Florida & Stetson Univ) 78 78 75, Paula Reto (Coral Springs, Florida & Purdue Univ) 79 78 74. 232 Courtney McKim (Raleigh, North Carolina & Oklahoma State Univ) 79 73 80, Ani Gullugian (Irvine, California & UCLA) 77 77 78. 233 Ashley Mooney (Port St Lucie, Florida & Dayton State Univ) 76 78 79, Nicole Quinn (Windermere, Florida & TFA) 77 77 79, Meghan Chapman (Seminole, Florida & North Carolina State) 78 76 79, Federique Bruell (Aventura, Florida) 74 81 78. 234 Anna Keith (Moultrie, Georgia & Vanderbilt Univ) 81 76 77. 235 Ashley Malinchak (Parkland, Florida & Westminster Acad) 77 74 84, Ashleigh Albrecht (Murrieta, Georgia & Kentucky Univ) 84 74 77. 236 April McCoy (Carrolton, T4exas & Creekview High) 76 80 80, Kailey Walsh (Boca Raton, Florida & St Andrews Univ) 78 78 80, Victoria Trapani (Hollywood, Florida & St Thomas Aquinas) Univ) 80 77 79. 237 Carly Ragains (Highland Village, Texas & Marcus High) 81 76 80, Meghan Stasi (Oakland Park, Florida) 77 81 79, Nora Lucas (Glenview, Illinois & Illinois Univ) 82 76 79. 238 Alexandra Bodemann (Palm City, Florida & Wake Forest Univ) 79 81 78. 243 Marilynne Cadieux (Quebec, Canada & Florida Atlantic Univ) 79 79 85. 244 Andrea Kaelin (Fleming Island, Florida & Florida State Univ) 83 75 86. 245 Rachel Kropf (Pompano Beach, Florida & Broward Virtual) 84 77 84, Whitney Neuhauser (Barboursville, Virginia & Virgina Univ) 82 80 83. 247 Catherine Elliott (Malvern, Pennysylvania & Pennsylvania Univ) 84 78 85. SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL TOTALS Par 216 (3x72). 6,000yd course. 218 Diane Lang (Weston, Florida & Weston CC) 76 69 73. 223 Lisa Schlesinger (Laytonsville, Maryland & Norbeck CC) 77 76 70. 234 Brenda Pictor (Marrietta, Georgia & Pinetree CC) 79 71 74. 226 Marian Barket (Lubbox, Texas & Lubbock CC) 78 74 74. 230 Mimi Hoffman (Springfield, Virginia & Belle Haven CC) 79 75 76. 235 Maggie Weder (Greenville, North Carolina & Ironwood) 79 79 77. 239 Anna Schultz (Rockwall, Texas & Honors Club) 83 77 79. 241 Ivy Steinberg (Cedar Valley, Canada & Granite Golf) 84 79 78. 242 Lynn Thompson (Cincinnati, Ohio & Obannon Creek GC) 85 73 84, Jewell Malick (Rockwall, Texas & Honors Club) 81 80 81. 243 Kelly Koselek (Toronto, Canada & Cedar Brae) 84 82 77. 244 Angela Stewart Greenville, North Carolina & Ironwood) 82 78 83. 253 Kathy Baker (Wellington, Florida & Wanderers) 87 80 86. 259 Jean Mowry (Hot Springs Village, Arizona) 92 85 82. 278 Rita Dominguez (Rockville, Maryland & Redgate GC) 99 93 86. 284 Than Parham (Murrells Inlet, South Carolina & Wachesaw Plantation) 101 94 89.

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WOMEN'S DIXIE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Holly Clyburn lying third with one

round to go in Florida

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY JEFF HUNT
The brutal cold winds that swept over Heron Bay Golf Club, Coral Springs, Florida during Saturday's third round of the Women's Dixie Amateur championship made moving day a truly memorable experience for the best women's amateurs in the world. Sunday's final round will feature a final pairing of three players that will surely all make their marks on the world's professional tours in the very near future. Lindy Duncan (pictured right) of Davie, Florida and Duke University fired the round of the day with a two-under par 70 to tie with Alexis Thompson of Coral Springs, Florida in the lead at five-under-par 211.
England's Holly Clyburn shot a 75 to put her three strokes off the lead.
Sandra Changkija of Orlando, Florida is four strokes back after complimenting her 72 and 70 with a 73 on Saturday.
The Inaugural Senior Dixie Amateur's final round ended as many expected it would. Three time US Senior amateur champion Diane Lang fired an impressive 73 to hold onto her five-shot lead that she took into the final round.
Making the strongest move of the day was Lisa Schlesinger of Laytonsville, Maryland whose field-leading 70 in the final round gave her a second-place finish, one stroke ahead of Brenda Pictor of Marrietta, Georgia who finished who finished with a total of 224.

Scroll down for all the first round scores from Florida

Holly Clyburn: A great start in Florida to what looks like being a big year for the Lincolnshire lass (click on the image by Cal Carson Golf Agency to enlarge).

Holly Clyburn's hole in one helps her lead

by two shots in Women's Dixie Amateur

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE ENGLISH WOMEN' S GOLF ASSOCIATION

England international Holly Clyburn had a hole-in-one as she took the first-round lead in the Women’s Dixie Amateur Championship in Florida with a five-under par 67.

Eighteen-year-old Holly (Woodhall Spa) aced the 150yd 5th hole. Her super-shot helped her to a two-stroke lead over her playing partner, 14-year-old Alexis Thompson, Coral Springs, Florida, who was the 2007 Dixie Champion and won the Junior Orange Bowl girls' title earlier in the week.

The English girls’ champion from Lincolnshire returned her score as winds picked up during the day, making the 6,500yd lay-out at Heron Bay Golf Club, Coral Springs a true test for some of the world’s top ranked female amateurs.

Americans Lindy Duncan of Florida and Brittany Smith of California are both three strokes back after shooting 70.

The 2008 Dixie Amateur champion, Candace Schepperle from Birmingham, Alabama and Duke University, is four shots back after her 74.

The top 50 players plus ties will make the cut after the second round.

Holly, who is also the French Under-18 open champion and the Faldo series girls' champion, won the English Women’s Golf Association girls’ order of merit for 2009. She is in the GB&I squad for the 2010 Curtis Cup team.
Lyndsey Hewison

Press & PR Officer

EDITOR'S NOTE: Holly Clyburn is just one of five members of the 2010 Curtis Cup squad who have entered the 3rd Hacienda del Alamo February Festival in Spain. Entries close around the middle of this month for the February 13-20 programme which comprises of a better-ball pairs (male partners permitted) on the first Saturday, a 36-hole stroke play on the Monday and Tuesday and a 54-hole stroke-play on the Thursday-Friday-Saturday. There are Under-16, Under-18, Ladies and Senior Ladies prize categories in the two individual events.

Entry forms are available by clicking on the relevant words at the top of the left hand column on the Home Page of only this website.

ALL THE WOMEN'S DIXIE AMATEUR FIRST-ROUND SCORES
Par 72

Clyburn, Holly (Woodhall Spa GC, Lincolnshire, England) 67
Alexis Thompson (Coral Springs, Florida) 69
Lindy Duncan (Davie, Florida & Duke Univ) 70
Brittany Smith (Rancho Murieta, California & UC Davis) 70

Candace Schepperle (Birmingham, Alabama & Auburn Univ) 71

Sandra Changkija (Orlando, Florida & Nova Southeastern Univ) 72

Marina Alex (Wayne, New Jersey & Vanderbilt Univ) 73

Suzie Lee (East Northport, New York & Commack High) 73

Jessica Alexander (Riverview, Florida & Coastal Carolina Univ) 74

Emilie Alonso (France) 74.

Federique Bruell (Aventura, Florida) 74.

Jaye Green (Boca Raton, Florida & Florida Virtual School) 74.

Stefanie Kenoyer (Lighthouse Point, Florida & Furman Univ) 74

Kyle Roig (Pembrokes Pines, Florida & American Heritage High) 74.

Laura Blanco (Columbia & Pendleton School) 75.

Yueer Feng (Orlando, Florida & Windermere Prep) 75

Katia Joo (Rancho Palos Verdes, California & Peninsula High) 75.

Rebecca Lee-Bentham (Scarborough, Canada & Northview Heights High) 75.

Nicola Race (England & Missouri Univ) 75.

Abby Bools (Hickory, North Carolina & East Carolina Univ) 76.

Shelby Coyle (Pembroke Pines, Florida & American Heritage High) 76.
April McCoy (Carrolton, Texas & Creekview High) 76.

Ashley Mooney (Port St Lucie, Florida & Daytona State Univ) 76.

Alex Stewart (Carson City, Nevada) 76.

Andrea Watts (Gainsville, Florida & Univ of Florida) 76.

Trisha Witherby (Richmond, Indiana & Richmond High) 76.

Ani Gullugian (Irvine, California & UCLA) 77.

Ashley Malinchak (Parkland, Florida & Westminster Acad) 77.

Nicole Quinn (Windermere, Florida & TFA) 77.
Meghan Stasi (Oakland Park, Florida) 77.

Alex Buelow (Palm City, Florida & Stetson Univ) 78.

Meghan Chapman (Seminole, Florida & North Carolina State Univ) 78.

Olivia Lansing (Dellwood, Minnesota & Drake Univ) 78.

Isavelle Lendl (Bradenton, Florida) 78.

Kailey Walsh (Boca Raton, Florida & St Andrews Univ) 78.

Elizabeth Alger (Tequesta, Florida & Florida Atlantic Univ) 79.

Alexandra Bodemann (Palm City, Florida & Wake Forest Univ) 79.

Marilyne Cadieux (Quebec, Canada & Florida Atlantic Univ) 79.

Taylor Collins (Davie, Florida & Nova Southeastern Univ) 79.

Courtney McKim (Raleigh, North Carolina & Oklahoma State Univ) 79.

Paula Reto (Coral Springs, Florida & Purdue Univ) 79.

Laura Raffo (Hollywood, Florida & St Thomas Aquinas Univ) 80.

Anna Keith (Moultrie, Georgia & Vanderbilt Univ) 81.

Carly Ragains (Highland Village, Texas & Marcus High) 81.

Emily Rymer (Orlando, Florida & The First Acad) 81.

Nora Lucas (Glenview, Illinois & Illinois Univ) 82.

Whitney Neuhauser (Barboursville, Virginia & Virginia Univ) 82.

Kayla Stewart (Chattanooga, Tennessee) 82.

Sydney Wilson (Lawrence, Kansas & Univ of Kansas) 82.

Julia Hitchins (Palm Beach, Florida) 83.

Andrew Kaelin (Fleming Island, Florida & Florida State Univ) 83.

Alexa Rancourt (South Portland, Maine & Furman Univ) 83.

Samantha Wagner (Clermont, Florida & Windermere Prep) 83.

Ashleigh Albrecht (Murrieta, Georgia & Kentucky Univ) 84.

Sarah Almond (Albemarle, North Carolina & Gray Stone Day School) 84.

Catherine Elliott (Malvern, Pennsylvania) 84.

Sunny Harris (Pensacola, Florida & Cental Florida Univ) 84.

Rachel Kropf (Pompano Beach, Florida & Broward Virtual Univ) 84.

Maria Messana (Plantation, Florida & American Heritage Univ) 84.

Alexandra Papell (Boca Raton, Florida) 84.

Hunter Ross (Manakin Sabot, Virginia & Wake Forest Univ) 84.

Kristen Sammarco (Pembroke Pines, Florida) & American Heritage Univ) 86.

Kaile Tuccio (Windermere, Florida & Bishop Moore Univ) 87.

Marina Karamanis (Barrington, Illinois & Illinois Univ) 88.

Lauren Giesecke (Kokomo, Indiana & Indiana Univ) 89.

Tariqah Walikraam (Hamilton, Bermuda) 89.

Ellen Privitera (Delray Beach, Florida) 96.

Jane Linn (Fort Lauderdale, Florida & Hamilton Farms GC, New Jersey) disqualified.

Alyssa Randolph (Knoxville, Tennessee & Kentucky Univ) disqualified.

Dakoda Dowd (Palm Harbor, Florida & Halm Harbor High) withdrew (ill).

Gia Fanelli (West Palm Beach, Florida & Penn State Univ) withdrew (ill).

SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP SCOREBOARD

Par 72

Diane Lang (Weston, Florida & Weston CC) 76.

Lisa Schlesinger (Laytonsville, Maryland & Norbeck CC) 77.

Marian Barker (Lubbock, Texas & Lubbock CC) 78.

Mimi Hoffman (Springfield, Virginia & Belle Haven CC) 79.

Brenda Pictor (Marrietta, Georgia & Pinetree CC) 79.

Maggie Weder (Greenville, North Carolina & Ironwood) 79.

Jewell Malick (Rockwall, Texas & Honors Club) 81.

Angela Stewart (Greensville, North Carolina & Ironwood) 82.

Anna Schultz (Rockwall, Texas & Honors Club) 83.

Kelly Koselek (Toronto, Canada) & Cedar Brae) 84.

Ivy Steinberg (Cedar Valley, Canada & Granite Golf) 84.

Lynn Thompson (Cincinnati, Ohio & Obannon Creek GC) 85.

Kathy Baker (Wellington, Florida & Wanderers) 87.

Jean Mowry (Hot Springs, Arizona & Hot Springs Village) 92.

Babs McIntosh (Murrells Inlet, South Carolina & Wachesaw Plantation) 93.

Rita Dominguez (Rockville, Maryland & Redgate GC) 99.

Rhan Parham (Murrells Inlet, South Carolina & Wachesaw Plantation) 101

English Ladies' Senior International (ELSIE)

Date for your diary.... 

English Ladies' Senior International (ELSIE) - Holder: Chris Langford. Amateur holder: Jane Rees

Date Tuesday 24th August to Thursday 26th August 2010
Tournament: English Ladies' Senior International Open - 54 hole medal - no cut
Age limit: Over 50, Pros and amateurs (h'cap limit 14)
Open to all nationalities!!
Venue: Cambridge Meridian GC, Toft, Cambridge CB23 2RY
Contact: Vivien Saunders - viv@viv.co.uk, 07956 628338 or www.englishgolf.co.uk

Please note there is also an additional Over 60's championship for amateurs

Entry forms will be emailed out and on the website within the next few weeks

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS! Scotland's title-winning seniors team. Back row (left to right): Noreen Fenton (Dunbar), Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose), Fiona Hunter (Baberton), Moira Thomson (Gullane Ladies), Fiona de Vries (St Rule), team manager Janet Wake.
Front row: Mary Smith (Tain), team captain Pamela Williamson (Baberton) with the Sue Johnson Trophy, and Heather Anderson (Alyth).
Image by courtesy of the Ladies Golf Union who retain the copyright to the image which can be enlarged by clicking on it.

SCOTLAND CLINCH FIRST SENIORS

TITLE BY BEATING WALES

There may be many a slip twixt cup and lip - but Scotland made none on the final day of the Senior Women's Home International Matches at Newport Golf Club, Wales today.

Having beaten first Ireland and then England, the Scots won the title and the Sue Johnson Trophy for the first time, completing a 100 per cent winning record through the three days by beating last year's winners, Wales, 5 ½-2 ½ today.

England, trailing 2-1 after the foursomes, rallied to draw 4-4 with Ireland and finished with 1 1/2pt, to be runners-up ahead of Wales (1pt) and Ireland (1/2pt).

Skipper Pamela Williamson's Scotland team – unlike their younger "sisters" in the Women's Home Internationals at Irvine three weeks ago - showed no sign of last-day nerves as they captured the morning foursomes by 2 ½ to ½ against Wales to make their task in the five afternoon singles that much easier.

They began the afternoon play needing only 1 ½ pt for a draw which would have been enough to clinch the over-50s team championship but the rampant Scots had their sights set higher than that and had three singles winners.

Heather Anderson (Alyth) beat the Senior British champion Vicki Thomas by one hole.

Fiona De Vries (St Rule), who beat Pamela Valentine by 5 and 3, ending the series with a perfect 6pt from six matches was the MVP of the tournament.

Tain's Mary Smith, who helped Northern Counties win the Scottish women's county championship last week at Baberton, beat Jane Rees by 4 and 3 for her fifth point in six outings. What an end of season it's been for Mary!

Mention should be made of Dunbar's Noreen Fenton who played only in the foursomes each day – and won each time in partnership with Fiona de Vries.

And also that Scotland went to Wales without their potential star player – Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) who withdrew last week due to domestic reasons. But Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose), who took Lorna's place, played, as they say "a blinder." Skipper Williamson used Kathleen only in the singles and she won two out of three ties.

DETAILS OF THE SCOTLAND v WALES SINGLES

Heather Anderson v Vicki Thomas was a game of two halves – the Scot had the better of the first nine, the Welsh player not losing a hole after the turn. Anderson birdied the second and the fifth on her way to a three-hole lead after eight holes.

That was as good as it got for the Scot. Thomas won the 11^th and 15^th to be only one down on the 16^th tee. But Smith managed to halve the last three holes for a win she will remember while Vicki will want to forget the three days! As the new Senior British champion, she was expected to lead by example for Wales but she won only one game out of six.

Kathleen Sutherland, who came into the Scotland team only last week when star player Lorna Bennett had to withdraw for domestic reasons, lost her 100 per cent winning record when she lost by 4 and 2 to Ann Lewis.

Lewis birdied the seventh to go one up and also won the eighth before Sutherland birdied the ninth to get back to one down. The Welsh player promptly birdied the 10^th to regain a two-hole lead which Sutherland cut back to one hole by winning the 11^th. The exchange of holes continued at the 12^th which Lewis won to regain a two-hole lead. Lewis wrapped up a 4 and 2 victory by winning the 15^th and 16^th.

De Vries won the second, third and fourth against Valentine and stretched her lead to six holes after 11, having birdied the 10^th. Valentine did birdie the 14^th but that only cut her deficit to four holes and De Vries clinched her sixth victory in three days by winning the 15^th for a 5 and 3 success.

That raised Scotland's points on the day to 4 ½, which meant they had won the match, whatever the outcome of the ties still to finish.

Smith made it 5 1/2pt in the bag when she beat Jane Rees by 4 and 3. After the third and fourth holes were exchanged, Smith won the sixth to take a lead she did not relinquish.

The Scot won the eighth to go two up, lost the ninth but then won the 11^th, 13^th and 14^th to surge four holes to the good. A half at the next ended the contest.

Wales got their second singles win, thanks to Jean O'Connor, who beat Moira Thomson by 5 and 4. O'Connor took a stranglehold on the outcome by winning the first, third, seventh, eighth and 10^th for a five-hole lead. She even birdied the 12^th to regain that advantage after the Scot had scored her only success at the 11^th. Halves at the 13^th and 14^th ended the match.

INDIVIDUAL SCOTS' RECORDS AT NEWPORT

Fiona De Vries (St Rule) 6pt out of 6 (six wins).

Mary Smith (Tain) 5pt out of 6 (five wins).

Moira Thomson (Gullane Ladies) 3 1/2pt out of 6 (three wins and a halved match).

Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) 3pt out of 3 (three foursomes wins).

Heather Anderson (Alyth) 2pt out of 6 (one win, two halves).

Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) 2pt out of 3 (played singles only: two wins).

Fiona Hunter (Baberton) 1/2pt out of 3 (one halved match).

WHO DID BEST FOR THE OTHER COUNTRIES?

ENGLAND

Christine Quinn 5pt out of 5 (five wins).

Lucy Newton 4pt out of 5 (four wins).

Sue Dye 4pt out of 5 (four wins).

Janet Melville 3pt out of 6 (three wins).

WALES

Ann Lewis 3 1/2 pt out of 6 (three wins and a halved match).

Jean O'Connor 3 1/2 pt out of 5 (three wins and a halved match).

Denise Richards 2pt out of 4 (two wins).

Vicki Thomas 2pt out of 6 (two wins).

IRELAND

Sheena McElroy 4 1/2pt out of 6 (four wins and a halved match).

Helen Jones 3 1/2pt out of 6 (three wins and a halved match).

Phil O'Gorman 2pt out of 5 (two wins).

Pat Doran 2pt out of 5 (two wins).

+Scotland will defend the Senior Women's Home Internationals title at Sheringham Golf Club, Norfolk in 2010. Book your accommodation now!

SENIOR WOMEN'S HOME INTERNATIONALS Newport Golf Club, Wales. Final day SCOTLAND 5 1/2, WALES 2 1/2 Foursomes: H Anderson & F Hunter halved with V Thomas & J O'Connor; M Smith & M Thomson bt J Doleman & J Rees 3 and 2; F De Vries & N Fenton bt A Lewis & D Richards 4 and 2 (2 ½- ½). Singles: Anderson bt Thomas 1 hole, K Sutherland lost to Lewis 4 and 2, De Vries bt P Valentine 4 and 3, Smith bt Rees 4 and 3, Thomson lost to O'Connor 5 and 4 (3-2) IRELAND 4, ENGLAND 4 Foursomes; R Brennan & V McBride lost to C Quinn & S Dye 2 and 1; H Jones & P Doran bt J Ashmore & J Melville 3 and 1; S McElroy & P O'Gorman bt R Adams & P Parker 1 hole (2-1). Singles: M Henderson lost to Melville 5 and 4, Doran lost to Dye 3 and 1, McElroy bt Ashmore 5 and 4, Jones bt Parker 6 and 5, McBride lost to Newton 5 and 4 (2-3). HOW THEY FINISHED Scotland 3 wins (3pt). England 1 win, 1 draw (1 1/2pt). Wales 1 win (1pt). Ireland 1 draw (1/2pt).

Senior Scots move closer to title at

Newport after good final morning

Scotland moved closer to winning the Senior Women's Home Internationals title for the first time at Newport Golf Club, Wales this morning by winning two foursomes and halving the other against defending champions Wales.
That meant the Scots, captained by Pamela Williamson, needed only 1 1/2pt for a draw or 2pt from the final set of five singles to land the Sue Johnson Trophy.
Ireland led England 2-1 after their foursomes.
Heather Anderson (Alyth) and Fiona Hunter (Baberton) halved the top foursome with Vicki Thomas and Jean O'Connor. Fiona holed a bunker shot at the 16th to square the match and the last two holes were halved.
Mary Smith (Tain) and Moira Thomson (Gullane Ladies) won by 3 and 2 against Janet Doleman and Jane Tees. The Scots were never behind after winning the first, second and fourth.
Fiona De Vries (St Rule) maintained her 100 per cent winning record when, in partnership with Dunbar's Noreen Fenton, she won the last foursome by 4 and 2 against Ann Lewis and Denise Richards.
Here again the Scots were in the driving seat after going three up after four holes.

Senior Scots women beat England for

first time - now for title ... but let's

not forget what happened at Irvine!

Scotland must be favourites to win the Senior Women's Home Internationals for the first time at Newport Golf Club, Wales tomorrow after achieving a first win over England since the over-50s series began six years ago.

The Scots, skippered by Pamela Williamson, took the morning foursomes 2-1 and, in a nerve-tingling finish to the second day, shared the singles 2 ½-2 ½ to win 4 ½-3 ½.

They are the only country with two wins out of two going into the third and final day when they complete their programme by playing defending champions Wales.

A word of warning … three weeks ago a younger Scotland team went into the final day of the Women's Home Internationals at Irvine, also needing only a draw for the title … and were beaten by Wales!

At Newport, Wales have found their form in time to test the Scots' championship aspirations. After losing 6-2 to England on the opening day, the Welsh dragon slew the Irish 4-1 in the singles for a 5-3 win after losing the foursomes 2-1.

Scotland's heroine so far as been St Andrews hotelier Fiona de Vries (St Rule) with four wins out of four. She's closely followed by Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose), called into the team only last week when star player Lorna Bennett dropped out for domestic reasons.

Kathleen has not been used in the foursomes but she has won both her singles ties.

It was former Scottish girls champion Moira Thomson, pictured above,(Gullane Ladies) who pulled the Scots through to a notable win over the English.

She was trailing Jo Ashmore by two holes with four to play in the final singles with the Scots still needing half a point to clinch victory.

Moira responded to the pressure b y winning the 15^th and 16^th to square the match and then hung on through nail-biting halves at the 17^th and 18^th to deliver what was needed.

AND HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT THE SINGLES:

On a day of ideal scoring conditions – more than 30 birdies were scored during the day and there was also one eagle - England began the singles well enough with a 4 and 3 win by Christine Quinn – her fourth win in four sessions of play – over Heather Anderson in the top singles tie.
Quinn took control of the outcome with birdies at the fifth and 10^th on her way to a four-hole lead after 11 holes. Anderson won back the 12^th but Quinn quickly re-established a four-up advantage by winning the 14^th and a half at the next was sufficient.

Scotland moved ahead 3-2 overall with a fine 3 and 2 win by Fiona de Vries over Janet Melville. It was Fiona's fourth win of the tournament and she laid the foundations by winning the second, fifth and the seventh with a birdie.
The middle part of the match was rich in sub-par figures with the 10^th halved in birdies and Melville winning the 12^th with a birdie to get back to one down only for De Vries to birdie the 13^th and restore a two-hold lead. The Scot clinched victory by winning the 16^th.

Kathleen Sutherland, who came into the Scotland team late last week on the withdrawal of Lorna Bennett, maintained her 100 per cent record in the singles – she has not been used in the foursomes - by beating Susan Dye on the 18^th green.

This was another quality match, full of birdies – and that eagle. Dye got the first birdie at the short second and won the fourth to go two up. Sutherland came storming into the picture by winning six of the next seven holes, including birdies at the fifth and seventh, an eagle at the 10^th and a birdie at the 11^th.

That put the Scot three up but Dye wasn't finished yet. She birdied the 12^th and also won the 14^th to be only one down. Sutherland dug deep for yet another birdie to go two up again at the 15^th. Dye kept her hopes alive by winning the 17^th to be one down on the 18^th tee but Sutherland got the half she needed at the last for a one-hole victory at the end of a great match.

That meant Scotland, with 4pt in the bag, could not lose the match but there was a lot of golf still to be played.

England put a third point on the board when Lucy Newton beat Mary Smith by 3 and 1. Smith got off to a flying start by winning the first with a par and the second with a birdie.

Newton got into her stride to win the sixth, ninth, 10^th and 11^th to be two up before Smith won back the 12^th. After three tight halves, Newton got the decisive wins at the 16^th and 17^th.

Scotland led 4-3 but England, when Jo Ashmore was three up after six holes, having birdied the first and fifth against Moira Thomson, had high hopes of salvaging a draw.

But Thomson hung on in there and squared an exciting match at the 12^th. Ashmore broke clear again with wins at the 14^th and 15^th but her Scottish opponent rose to the occasion and the pressure. She squared the match by winning the 15^th and 16^th . The 17^th and 18^th were halved - and then the Scots celebrations began!

Day 2 details:

SCOTLAND 4 1/2, ENGLAND 3 1/2
Foursomes: Heather Anderson and Fiona Hunter lost to Christine Quinn and Lucy Newton 1 hole; Mary Smith and Moira Thomson bt Janet Melville and Jo Ashmore 1 hole; Fiona De Vries and Noreen Fenton bt Paula Parker and Rozalyn Adams 3 and 2 (2-1).
Singles: Anderson lost to Quinn 4 and 3, Kathleen Sutherland bt Susan Dye 1 hole, De Vries bt Melville 3 and 2, Smith lost to Newton 3 and 1, Thomson halved with Ashmore (2 ½-2 ½).

WALES 5, IRELAND 3
Foursomes: Vicki Thomas and Jean O’Connor bt Sheena McElroy and Phil O’Gorman 2 holes; Janet Doleman and Jane Rees lost to Helen Jones and Pat Doran 5 and 4; Ann Lewis and Denise Richards lost to Rhona Brennan and Violet McBride 3 and 1 (1-2).
Singles: Thomas halved with Violet McBride, Lewis halved with McElroy, Pamela Valentine bt Jones 2 and 1, O'Connor bt O’Gorman 6 and 5, Richards bt Brennan 7 and 6 (4-1).

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

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England’s hopes of winning the Senior Home Internationals at Newport suffered a setback today when they were beaten by Scotland 4½-3½. “It’s disappointing,” said England captain Sue Westall. “But good on Scotland, they played brilliantly. We shall be upbeat tomorrow and come out aiming for a win – and see what happens.”

This was the Scots’ second win of the series and puts them at the top of the table going into the third and final day, when they will play defending champions Wales. England and Wales both have one win apiece, while Ireland have lost both their matches. England play Ireland tomorrow.

Today’s match, played in ideal conditions, produced superb scoring. In the singles, England and Scotland scored 16 birdies and one eagle between them. Wales and Ireland produced another 11 birdies and two eagles.

England trailed Scotland after the morning foursomes when they won only one of the three games – and that was to prove crucial when the singles points were shared. The afternoon session was an intensely close battle.

England’s double senior champion, Chris Quinn, maintained her 100 per cent winning record with a 4 and 3 success to level the overall score. Scotland moved ahead again with wins over Janet Melville and Sue Dye – and with four points in the bag, could not be beaten. However, England battled on and, after Lucy Newton won her match, the team had hopes of a draw.

It all depended on the match of Jo Ashmore who was two up after 14 holes. But her opponent fought back and squared the match by winning the 15th and 16th – and the remaining two holes were halved.

Senior Women's Home Internationals at Newport

Scots lead England 2-1 after foursomes

Scotland took a 2-1 foursomes lead over England on Day 2 of the Senior Women's Home International Matches at balmy Newport Golf Club, Wales.
This clash of the two Day 1 winning countries is likely to decide who is going to go on and win the trophy. Scotland have never won the title in this over-50s series which began six years ago. In fact, the Scots have never beaten the English at this level.
But for England's Christine Quinn holing a 10ft putt at the last for a one-hole victory in the lead-off foursomes, Scotland would have had an even bigger lead to carry forward to the five afternoon singles.
England won the first four championships until Wales broke their strangehold by claiming the Johnson Trophy last year.
Wales lost their Day 1 match 6-2 to England and are trailing Ireland 2-1 after their foursomes.
Details:
Scotland lead England 2-1
Heather Anderson and Fiona Hunter lost to Christine Quinn and Lucy Newton 1 hole.
Mary Smith and Moira Thomson bt Janet Melville and Jo Ashmore 1 hole.
Fiona De Vries and Noreen Fenton bt Paula Parker and Rozalyn Adams 3 and 2.
Ireland lead Wales 2-1
Sheena McElroy and Phil O'Gorman lost to Vicki Thomas and Jean O'Connor 2 holes.
Helen Jones and Pat Dorna bt Janet Doleman and Jane Rees 5 and 4.
Rhona Brennan and Violet McBride bt Ann Lewis and Denise Richards 3 and 1.

Mary Smith (Tain), left, and Fiona de Vries (St Rule), double winners for Scotland on first day of Senior Women's Home Internationals.
Scotland seniors start off with a win - now they must

beat England to have title chance at Newport

Scotland teed off their bid to win the Senior Women's Home Amateur Golf Internationals for the first time by beating Ireland 5 ½-2 ½ in heatwave conditions at Newport Golf Club, Wales today.
Wales crashed 6-2 to England, the only other country to have won the title since the over-50s tournament started six years ago.
Tomorrow, Scotland face England – whom they have never beaten at this level. Scotland beat Ireland 5 ½-2 ½ - exactly the same scoreline as 12 months ago – after taking the foursomes 2-1 and the singles 3 ½-1 ½. Top Scots on the opening day were Tain's Mary Smith and St Andrews hotelier Fiona De Vries who won twice.
Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) did not play in the singles after partnering De Vries to victory in the morning foursomes while Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose), who was not used in the foursomes, had a big win when introduced to the singles line-up.
The top singles between Scotland's Heather Anderson (Alyth) and Ireland's Helen Jones ended all square after the Irish player, two down with four to play, won both the 15^th and 18^th to salvage half a point.

Anderson had lost the first but won three holes in a row from the third, to take a lead she did not relinquish until the last green. The Scot had been two up after five, two up after 10 and two up after 14 – but could never shake off her dogged opponent.
Kathleen Sutherland, called into the Scotland team last week as a replacement for Lorna Bennett, celebrated with a 7 and 5 win over Marilyn Henderson. Neither player had been used in the morning foursomes.
Sutherland lost only one hole, the eighth, and was four up after seven holes, having won the third, the fourth, the sixth and the seventh with a birdie. She continued to dominate the proceedings by winning the ninth, 10^th, 12^th and 13.
Fiona De Vries was a 3 and 2 winner for Scotland over Phil O'Gorman after winning the first three holes. After O'Gorman had stopped the slide by winning the fourth, De Vries went four up by winning the sixth and eighth.
O'Gorman got a winning run going by taking the ninth, 12^th and 13^th to be only one down on the 14^th tee. But De Vries won the 14^th with a birdie and then the 15^th with a par to regain a three-hole lead.
Highlander Mary Smith clinched victory for Scotland with a 2 and 1 win over Pat Doran. Smith, who had birdied the first hole and halved the fifth in birdies, was four up after nine holes.
In a quality match, the 10^th hole was halved in birdies. Doran won the 11^th and 12^th to clash her deficit to two holes and then won the 15^th to be one down with three to play.
Smith won the 16^th to go back to two up and a half at the 17^th ended the match in her favour.
Ireland's only victory in the singles came from Sheena McElroy who finished one up on Moira Thomson (Gullane Ladies).
Thomson won the second but McElroy had the better of the remainder of the outward half. The Irish player won the fourth, the fifth with a birdie, the seventh and the ninth to be three up at the turn. Thomson won back the 14^th and the 17^th to be one down on the 18^th tee but a half at the last was good enough for McElroy to win by one hole.

SENIOR WOMEN'S HOME INTERNATIONALS Newport Golf Club, Wales Day 1 IRELAND 2 ½, SCOTLAND 5 ½ Foursomes: S McElroy & P O'Gorman bt H Anderson & F Hunter 8 and 6; H Jones & P Doran lost to M Smith & M Thomson 1 hole; R Brennan & V McBride lost to F De Vries & N Fenton 3 and 2 (1-2). Singles: Jones halved with Anderson, M Henderson lost to K Sutherland 7 and 5, O'Gorman lost to De Vries 3 and 2, Doran lost to Smith 2 and 1, McElroy bt Thomson 1 hole (1 ½-3 ½) WALES 2, ENGLAND 6 Foursomes; V Thomas & J O'Connor lost to C Quinn & S Dye 1 hole; J Doleman & J Rees lost to J Melville & J Ashmore 2 and 1; A Lewis & D Richards bt R Adams & L Newton 6 and 4 (1-2) Singles: Thomas lost to Quinn 7 and 6, Rees lost to Melville 5 and 3, Lewis bt Adams 2 and 1, P Valentine lost to Newton 1 hole, Doleman lost to Dye 6 and 4 (1-4).

SENIOR WOMEN HOME INTERNATIONALS

Scots seniors rally to lead Ireland

2-1 after first-day morning fours

Scotland rallied to take a 2-1 lead over Ireland at the end of the morning foursomes in the Senior Women's Home Internationals at Newport Golf Club, Wales.
In the other match defending champions and hosts Wales went into the afternoon five singles, trailing 2-1 to England, the only other country to have won the title since it was instituted six years ago.
Things looked good for Ireland against Scotland when they scored a big win in the first foursomes tie and were ahead in the other two matches. But things eventually swung the way of the Scots to give them a lunchtime lead.
Sheena McElroy and Phil O’Gorman won by 8 and 6 over Heather Anderson and Fiona Hunter who never won a hole. The Irish pair won the second, fourth and sixth to be three up on the eighth tee. Then McElroy and O’Gorman killed off any prospect of a Scottish rally by winning five holes in a row from the eighth, including a birdie at the 10th.
Fiona de Vries and Noreen Fenton made it 1-1 overall by beating Rhona Brennan and Violet McBride 3 and 2.
All square after six holes, the Scots won the eighth and 10th for a two-hole lead which was halved by Brennan and McBride at the 11th. De Vries and Fenton regain a two-hole lead at the 12th and went three up at the 15th before a half at the next ended the contest.
Mary Smith and Moira Thomson got the point that put the Scots ahead 2-1 by beating Helen Jones and Pat Doran by one hole.
The Irish pair lost the first two holes but hit back with a purple patch of golf. They birdied the third, fourth and fifth and also won the sixth to be two up on the seventh tee.
Smith and Thomson kept calm, they won back the eighth, squared the match at the 10th with a birdie and went ahead with another success at the 11th.
In a ding-dong march, Jones and Doran squared matters by winning the 15th but Smith and Thomson won the 17th and preserved that one-hole lead for victory by halving the last.

SCOTLAND lead IRELAND 2-1
Heather Anderson & Fioan Hunter lost to Sheena McElroy & Phil O'Gorman 8 and 6.
Mary Smith & Moira Thomson bt Helen Jones & Pat Doran one hole.
Fiona de Vries & Noreen Fention bt Rhona Brennan & Violet McBride 3 and 2.
ENGLAND lead WALES 2-1
Christine Quinn and Susan Dye bt Vicki Thomas & Jean O'Connor 1 hole.
Janet Melville & Jo Ashmore bt Janet Doleman & Jane Rees 2 and 1
Rozalyn Adams & Lucy Newton lost to Ann Lewis & Denis Richards 6 and 4.
Heather Anderson & Fiona Hu

2009 SENIOR LADIES’ HOME INTERNATIONAL MATCHES
Newport Golf Club, Wales
September 29 - October 1, 2009
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Wales will be seeking to win the Sue Johnson Trophy for the second year in a row when the Senior Ladies’ Home International Matches are played on home turf at Newport Golf Club from 29th September to 1st October.
At Little Aston Golf Club last year, the Welsh became the first country to break England’s stranglehold on the title. They had previously won the championship every year since the over-50s tournament was first played at Whittington Heath in 2003. If they can repeat last year’s achievement, Wales will complete a magnificent double for the Principality’s female amateur golfers. A few weeks ago, at Irvine Golf Club, Ayrshire, Wales successfully defended the Women’s Home Internationals crown, coming from behind in the last hour’s play of the last day to beat Scotland who had looked to have one hand on the trophy.
Wales’ seniors have come a long way in the past 12 months. Perhaps surprise winners of the title at Little Aston, they can justifiably claim to be the favourites this time round.
Judging by their individual results in the recent Senior Ladies’ British Open Amateur Championship at Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club, South Wales, Wales really do have an outstanding chance.
Former Curtis Cup player and many times Welsh amateur champion, Vicki Thomas (Carmarthen) won the Senior British title for the first time in impressive fashion, building up a big enough lead to be able to compensate for a final round without a single birdie.
Welsh team-mates Janet Doleman (Rushcliffe) and Jean O’Connor, who will be playing over her home Newport course, finished joint fourth … Jane Rees (Hendon) came seventh … and Ann Lewis (Royal St Davids) and Denise Richards (Bargoed) finished joint eighth.
In shooting terms, that was an excellent “grouping,” and one that should mean strength in depth for the Welsh team at Newport.
England will however still be hard to beat with Rozalyn Adams (Addington), who finished second behind Vicki Thomas, in the Senior Ladies British Open, Sue Dye (Delamere Forest), Janet Melville (Sherwood Forest) and Chris Quinn (Hockley) forming the backbone of a team that will be going all out to regain the trophy which they held for five years.
On the form shown by the squads at Dun Laoghaire, Ireland in the European senior ladies’ championship – in which, incidentally, Wales did not enter a team – England, who finished third, should have the edge over Scotland (sixth) and Ireland (eighth).
The top Scots performers in the Senior Ladies British Open amateur were Lorna Bennett (Ladybank), who made the top 10 for the second year in a row, St Andrews hotelier Fiona de Vries (St Rule) who shared 15th place, and Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) who finished joint 23rd.
Unfortunately, Lorna has had to withdraw from the Scotland squad for family reasons. She is replaced by Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose).
Ireland’s highest placed finished at Pyle & Kenfig was Helen Jones (Strabane) in joint eighth position with Sheena McElroy (Grange) and Marilyn Henderson (Castlerock) filling the 25th and 26th placings in the final totals.
There are slight differences for the format of the Senior Ladies’ Home Internationals in comparison to the other home internationals organised by the Ladies’ Golf Union.
Teams have only seven players, one fewer than the ladies and the girls. The number of morning foursomes, three, is the same but there are only five afternoon singles instead of six.

TEAMS AND OFFICIALS

ENGLAND
Captain - Sue Westall
Manager - Sue Timberlake
Rozalyn Adams (Addington)
Jo Ashmore (Barnham Broom)
Sue Dye (Delamere Forest)
Janet Melville (Sherwood Forest)
Lucy Newton (Matfen Hall)
Paula Parker (Abbotsley)
Chris Quinn (Hockley)

IRELAND
Captain - Roma English
Mary Gorry - Manager
Rhona Brennan (Bandon)
Pat Doran (Donabate)
Marilyn Henderson (Castlerock)
Helen Jones (Strabane)
Violet McBride (Belvoir Park)
Sheena McElroy (Grange)
Phil O'Gorman (Laytown & Bettystown)

SCOTLAND
Captain – Pamela Williamson
Manager – Janet Wake
Heather Anderson (Alyth)
Fiona de Vries (St Rule)
Noreen Fenton (Dunbar)
Fiona Hunter (Baberton)
Mary Smith (Tain)
Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose)
Moira Thomson (Gullane Ladies)

WALES
Captain - Verona McKenzie
Manager - Ann Johnson
Janet Doleman (Rushcliffe)
Ann Lewis (Royal St Davids)
Jean O'Connor (Newport)
Jane Rees (Hendon)
Denise Richards (Bargoed)
Vicki Thomas (Carmarthen)
Pam Valentine (Royal St. Davids)

PROGRAMME OF MATCHES
(Foursomes 08.00-08.50am; Singles 12.45-13.57)
TUESDAY 29th SEPTEMBER
Ireland v Scotland
Wales v England
WEDNESDAY 30th SEPTEMBER
England v Scotland
Wales v Ireland
THURSDAY 1st OCTOBER
Scotland v Wales
Ireland v England.