LADIES' ENGLISH OPEN SUCCESS FOR WELSH PLAYER

BECKY BREWERTON SCORES HER FIRST

WIN ON THE LADIES' EUROPEAN

TOUR AT LAST - BY THREE STROKES

FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE

Wales’ Becky Brewerton carded a final round 68 to clinch her maiden career Ladies European Tour victory at the Ladies English Open, in association with Golf Punk, today.

The popular 24-year-old from Abergele mixed five birdies and one bogey for a seven-under-par 209 total and a three shot victory over Sweden’s Linda Wessberg (68), England’s Kirsty Taylor (69) and Karen Stupples (71) at Chart Hills Golf Club in Kent.

Having come close to her first win on numerous previous occasions over the last four years – she has posted 16 top-10 finishes, including four runner-up spots - Brewerton was understandably emotional.

“It means so much to me. I’ve been trying for so long. To finally do it is just unbelievable, unbelievable,” said Brewerton, fighting back tears. “I can’t believe it. I’m just in shock.”

Wales’ top player on the LET began the day in a four-way tie for the lead with Stupples, compatriot Eleanor Pilgrim and Sweden’s Cecilia Ekelundh. She was tied for the lead with Stupples on five-under-par at the turn after a solid outward half of 34 but picked up birdies at holes 10, 12 and 16 to reach eight-under-par with a four-stroke cushion standing on the 18th tee.

Becky, pictured above with the trophy, from the LET website, was able to bogey the last to seal her victory and a first prize of €24,750 and she added: “To have had such a cushion coming up the last was just massive. It was such a good situation to be in. I tried not to think about winning it because the 18th tee shot is not my favourite tee shot. I’ve hit it left the first two days and today I hit it right.

PUMPED UP AT FINISH

"I thought it would be okay because there’s quite a lot of room out there but it went a bit further than I thought because I was pumped up.”

Brewerton took a penalty drop aside the 18th fairway, where she had a poor lie next to a tree, before hitting her third shot to 20 feet and two putting.

“When I took the penalty drop it was a case of just making it onto the green. I knew then, even if I three-putted I would still win so it was nice to have a tap in there and get it over with!”

Brewerton was then soaked in champagne by her friends Danielle Masters and Lynn Kenny before running into the crowd to celebrate with parents Steve and Paula.

“It was just so good to have my mum and dad here. I always thought they’d be here for my first win. This is only the second event they’ve been to this year,” said Brewerton.

“My mum’s got MS and she’s done so well this week to walk round three rounds.”

Proud dad Steve, who caddied for Brewerton at last year’s event and also when she finished tied for third place in 2005, conceded that her new bagman Fred Collins had brought her better luck. “She held herself together so well today,” said Steve.

“There were a couple of bad holes but I knew she’d recover fantastically; even on the last hole – awesome. To win is just fantastic – it’s all she’s ever wanted to do. Awesome.”

Brewerton moves up one place to sixth on the New Star Money List and jumps from ninth to fourth place in the European Solheim Cup Team qualification list. The top five players following the Wales Ladies Championship in August will face the United States team at Halmstad in September.

SOLHEIM CUP SELECTION

“That’s massive. Obviously now it’s getting to a really crucial stage. We’ve got the Evian, the British, Swedish and Wales still left for other people still to get in but I’ve given myself a really good chance now,” said Brewerton.

“If I can come into some good form for those four tournaments that would be amazing but again I’ve got to try so hard not to think about that because it’s just so exciting to be in with a chance.”

Stupples, who was playing in her first tournament since giving birth 10 weeks ago, was pleased with her efforts and said: “This tournament is really two weeks early for me from where I wanted to be fitness wise. I’m so happy. Tied for second – what more could I ask for really?

“I started to really run out of steam once I’d made the turn. It was not so much physically as the mentally that the steam ran out.

“When it came to the crunch, a lack of competition and having plodded my way around a golf course for the last month or so with nothing riding on it took its toll. Really I exceeded any kind of expectations I had for the week and I can only be really happy with what I’ve done.

“It really was the first 18 holes I’d played since November on the first day – I didn’t even get to play 18 holes in the pro-am. And doing it three consecutive days was my concern – and it showed in all fairness.

"Becky played really solidly today – she hit the ball great. And she deserves her first win. She’s a very popular winner.”

AMATEUR MELISSA FINISHES 9th

England’s Laura Davies and France’s Gwladys Nocera tied for fifth place on three-under-par after they both carded 71s. Davies’ was a mixed bag with a double and two bogeys on the front nine and a birdie and two eagles on the back nine. She was out in 40 and back in 31.

Melissa Reid from the Chevin Club, Derby - winner of the Helen Holm Scottish women's open amateur stroke-play championship at Troon and the St Rule Trophy at St Andrews this year - played exceptionally well to finish in ninth place, a performance which is liable to make up her mind to turn professional at the end of the season rather than wait for another Curtis Cup honour in next summer's match against the Americans over the Old Course, St Andrews.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS

Par 216 (3 x 72)

209 B Brewerton (Wal) 67 74 68.

212 L Wessberg (Swe) 66 78 68, K Taylor (Eng) 70 73 69, K Stupples (Eng) 71 70 71.

213 L Davies (Eng) 69 73 71, G Nocera (Fra) 70 72 71.

214 M Eberl (Ger) 68 75 71, L Stahle (Swe) 71 72 71.

215 M Reid (Eng) (am) 70 73 72.

216 T Johnson (Eng) 72 76 68, S L Breman (SAf) 77 74 70.

Scots' scores:

224 L Kenny (Archerfield Links) 76 74 74 (jt 45th) (Euros 874).

227 C Queen (Carrick at Cameron House) 73 79 75 (jt58th) (Euros 536).

SCOTS VALERIE AND CAROLINE CHASING LEADER
EMMA IN BRITISH WOMEN'S MID-AMATEUR

Scotland's hopes of providing a third winner in the first six years of the British women's mid-amateur golf championship - to follow in the footsteps of Anne Laing (2002) and Martine Pow last year - rest on the shoulders of exiles Valerie Melvin and Caroline Agnew
Both are former beaten finalists in the Scottish women's amateur championship (1994 and 1998 respectively) and Caroline also won the Scottish Under-18 girls' match-play title in 1993.
Valerie, entered from "Reunion, Florida," has lived and worked in America for a number of years in a golf-related job. Caroline had to go south in the 1990s to get a job and she now plays out of Newmarket Links Golf Club.
In this national tournament for the over-25s - there is a case for making the minimum age 35 - at Frilford Heath Golf Club, Oxfordshire, Valerie has had rounds of 78 and 75 for 153 - to be five shots behind the leader and hot title favourite, former Curtis Cup player Emma Duggleby who would probably still be playing for Great Britain & Ireland teams but for deciding a couple of years ago that she did not want to be picked any more for international teams.
Emma has scored 72 and 76 over the par-73 course for a two-over-par tally of 148.
With one round to go, Miss Duggleby, who works in the admin offices of Malton & Norton Golf Club, leads by hree shots from Minna Kaarnalahti (Finland) and by five from Valerie Melvin who saddled herself with a double bogey 6 at the third after starting with a birdie. She did birdie the 18th for the second day in a row.
Caroline Agnew is back in fifth place on 156 with scores of 77 and 79. But for dropping seven shots to par over the last five holes today - including a quadruple bogey 8 at the 16th - she would be in second place and snapping at the leader's heels.
Fife county player Jo Carthew from Ladybank is on 167 with scores of 82 and 85.
Former Scottish senior champion Pamela Williamson (Ladybank) has had rounds of 83 and 86 for 169.

LEADING SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 146 (2 x 73)
148 E Duggleby (Malton & Norton) 72 76.
151 M Kaarnalahti (Fin) 76 75.
153 V Melvin (US) 78 75.
154 B Mullins-Lane (Aus) 80 74.
156 C Agnew (Newmarket Links) 77 79.
157 S Garbutt (Ganton) 85 72.
158 A Coffey (Worplesdon) 76 82, T Boyes (Meon Valley) 79 79.
159 R Harrison (Royal Mid-Surrey) 82 77, D Jamgochian (US) 84 75.
162 L Ball (Matfen Hall) 87 75, I Brien (Wentworth) 79 83, C Weir (Beaconsfield) 84 78.
163 L Houseman (Highgate) 79 84, A Gowing (Frilford Heath) 81 82.
164 J Pain (Walton Heath) 84 80.
166 Jane Rees (Hendon) 87 89, K Russell (Royal Ashdown Forest0 88 78.
167 A Dooley (St George's Hill) 84 83, C Howells (Moor Hall) 85 82, J Carthew (Ladybank) 82 85, S Luckman (Felixstowe Ferry) 82 85, A Johnston (Kings Hill) 83 84.
168 C Cummins (Parkstone) 83 85, D Warren (Kings Norton) 82 86, S Westall (Copt Heath) 84 84.
169 P Williamson (Baberton) 83 86, V Hassett (Ennis) 82 82, D Porter (Formby Ladies) 86 83, L Barton (Coventry) 84 85.

SVLGA (Midland) Championship

Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) won the Midland Division Championship at Dunblane New Golf Club today.
After beating Emma Wilson (Elie & Earlsferry) in the semi final, Lorna went on to beat
Margaret Tough (Falkirk). Although two down at the turn, Lorna fought back to go one up after 14, and then went on to win 1 up.

Semi finals: L. Bennett bt E. Wilson; M. Tough bt. F. de Vries.

LAURA MURRAY TIES FOR SECOND PLACE
IN BRITISH UNIVERSITIES CHAMPIONSHIP

Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen student Laura Murray was let down by her putter in the final round as she finished joint runner-up in the British women’s universities stroke-play golf championship at Slaley Hall Golf Club, Hexham in Northumbria today.
Laura and Stirling student Claire-Marie Carlton were joint leaders with Chloe Rogers (Bucks Chilterns University) overnight but Chloe outputted the Scots to win the title with a final round of 80, which included only 30 putts, for a total of 238.
Miss Rogers looked to have ruined her title chance when she ran up a quadruple bogey at the seventh but she did not let her spirits drop and was rewarded with five birdies.
Laura, who had 37 putts, finished with an 81 and tied with Lucinda Davies (Birmingham University) for second place on 239.
Claire-Marie Carlton finished joint fourth with fellow Scot Emma Fairnie (Edinburgh) on 243.
It was another bad day for good scoring - showers, a strong wind and a rain-soaked course with absolutely no run on the fairways.
The next time most of these competitors will meet on a golf course will be the British University Sports Association home internationals in August.
FINAL TOTALS
238 Chloe Rogers (Bucks Chilterns) 83 75 80.
239 Laura Murray (Robert Gordon) 82 76 81, Lucinda Davies (Birmingham) 79 81 79.
243 Claire-Marie Carlton (Stirling) 81 77 85, Emma Fairnie (Edinburgh) 85 76 82.
247 Louise Coffey (Ulster) 69 78 80.
248 Rachel Cassidy (Stirling) 80 84 84.
252 Nikki Hunter (Northumbria) 86 78 88.
254 Melanie Temple (Exeter) 81 83 90.

EILIDH BRIGGS (only 13) WINS

JANICE MOODIE TROPHY FOR

SECOND YEAR IN A ROW

Eilidh Briggs, 13-year-old Kilmacolm Golf Club junior member, won the Janice Moodie Trophy for the second year in a row at the girls’ open tournament, sponsored by the Glasgow-born LPGA player, at her former home golf club of Windyhill.
The trophy goes to the player with the lowest net score from all three age group categories and Eilidh, pictured left, had a very good net 71 off five of a handicap over a wet course with very little run on the fairways.
Eilidh’s older sister Megan won the 15 to 17 years’ section with a net 78. Kirsten Scott (Windyhill) won the 10 to 14 years category with a net 72 off 13 and Jennifer Linklater (Largs) was best in the 18 to 21 years group with a net 78 off eight of a handicap.
Ayrshire women’s county champion Lesley Hendry (Routenburn) won the best scratch score award with a 79, pipping Megan Briggs, who also had a gross 79, on the better inward half.
PRIZEWINNERS
Par 72. CSS 73.
Janice Moodie Trophy (best overall net) – Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) (5) 71.
Best scratch – Lesley Hendry (Routenburn) 79 better inward half (Megan Briggs, Kilmacolm, also 79).
10 to 14 years
Kirsten Scott (Windyhill) (13) 72; Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) (14) 74; Kirsty Simpson (Murrayfield) (27) 78.
15 to 17 years
Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) (1) 78; Clare Bain(St Michaels) (19) 88.
18 to 21 years
Jennifer Linklater (Largs) (8) 78.

Four share lead in Ladies' English Open

CLARE QUEEN BEATS CUT WITH NOTHING
TO SPARE AFTER TRIPLE BOGEY AT FIRST

Clare Queen survived a triple bogey 8 at the first hole to beat the cut with nothing to spare in the Ladies English Open championship at Chart Hills Golf Club, Kent.
Clare birdied the ninth to turn in 40 and another birdie, at the 15th, was to prove vital in getting the Carrick at Cameron House player into the weekend action.
Miss Queen had rounds of 73 and 79 for 152.
Lynn Kenny (Archerfield) shot 76 and 74 for 150.
But Kathryn Imrie (Monifieth) missed out by one stroke with 75 and 78. Kathryn had a double bogey 6 at the eighth.
Liz McKinnon, the Inverness-based New Zealander, failed by a long way with roundes of 83 and 79 for 162.
At the top of the leaderboard, it promises to be a keenly contested finish to the tournament. Overnight leader, Linda Wessberg (Sweden) crashed down the field, slumping from 66 to 78 and 144.
Two Welsh players are among the quartet contesting the lead on three-under-par 141 - Becky Brewerton and Eleanor Pilgrim. Cecilia Ekelundh (Sweden) and England's Karen Stupples make up the four pacemakers.
Only a shot behind them are two players very capable of swooping to conquer - Gwladys Nocera (France) and England's Laura Davies.
SCOREBOARD
Par 144 (2 x 72)

141 Cecilia Ekelundh (Swe) 67 74, Karen Stupples (Eng) 71 70, Becky Brewerton (Wal) 67 74, Eleanor Pilgrim (Wal) 73 68
142 Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 70 72, Laura Davies (Eng) 69 73
143 Louise Stahle (Swe) 71 72, Melissa Reid (Eng) (am) 70 73, Martina Eberl (Ger) 68 75, Danielle Masters (Eng) 71 72, Kirsty Taylor (Eng) 70 73, Lora Fairclough (Eng) 68 75
144 Linda Wessberg (Swe) 66 78
145 Diana Luna (Ita) 74 71, Fany Schaeffer (Fra) 73 72, Joanne Oliver (Eng) 72 73, Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 71 74
146 Lisa Jean (AUS) 72 74, Lill Kristin Saether (Nor) 71 75, Stacy Lee Bregman (SA) 72 74, Marina Arruti (Spa) 70 76, Maria Hjorth (Swe) 72 74
147 Laura Terebey (USA) 76 71, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 72 75
148 Maria Boden (Swe) 73 75, Laurette Maritz (SA) 74 74, Sophie Sandolo (Ita) 72 76, Samantha Head (Eng) 73 75, Anja Monke (Ger) 74 74, Trish Johnson (Eng) 72 76
149 Sara BeAutell (Spa) 74 75, Rebecca Hudson (Eng) 73 76, Tania Elosegui (Spa) 74 75, Anna Tybring (Swe) 73 76, Eva SteinberGer (Aut) 74 75, Leah Hart (AUS) 73 76, Helena Alterby (Swe) 74 75
150 Georgina Simpson (Eng) 74 76, Carmen Alonso (Spa) 73 77, Lynn Kenny (Sco) 76 74, Tullia Calzavara (Ita) 75 75, Suzanne Dickens (Eng) 74 76, Federica Piovano (Ita) 74 76, Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (Fra) 71 79, Ludivine Kreutz (Fra) 75 75, Minea Blomqvist (Fin) 72 78, Iben Tinning (Den) 76 74, Karen Lunn (AUS) 72 78
151 Sofia Renell (Swe) 77 74, Mianne BagGer (Den) 74 77, Anna Rossi (Ita) 76 75, Isabella Maconi (Ita) 71 80, Caroline Grady (Eng) 73 78, Lisa Holm Sorensen (Den) 75 76
152 Emma Zackrisson (Swe) 72 80, Libby Smith (USA) 77 75, Stephanie Arricau (Fra) 73 79, Clare Queen (Sco) 73 79, Rebecca Coakley (Ire) 73 79, Veronica Zorzi (Ita) 74 78, Jehanne Jail (Fra) 73 79
MISSED CUT
153 Cecilie Lundgreen (Nor) 74 79, Laura Cabanillas (Spa) 74 79, Cherie Byrnes (AUS) 80 73, Kathryn Imrie (Sco) 75 78, MargherIta Rigon (Ita) 77 76, Elin Ohlsson (Swe) 79 74, Elisabeth Esterl (Ger) 75 78, Lynn Brooky (Nzl) 75 78, Anne-Lise Caudal (Fra) 75 78
154 Shelley McKevitt (Eng) 73 81, Natalie ClaIre Booth (Eng) 76 78, Karen-Margrethe Juul (Den) 76 78, Denise Simon (Ger) 72 82, Christine Hallstrom (Swe) 75 79, Lara Tadiotto (Bel) 76 78
155 Titiya Plucksataporn (Tha) 75 80
156 Maria BeAutell (Spa) 80 76, Lisa Hall (Eng) 77 79, Nathalie David-Mila (Fra) 83 73, Nicole Gergely (Aut) 75 81, Danielle Montgomery (Eng) (am) 79 77, Jenni Kuosa (Fin) 78 78, Melodie Bourdy (Fra) 75 81, Kirsty S Taylor (Eng) 75 81, Cassandra Kirkland (Fra) 79 77, Rui Yokomine (Jpn) 76 80, Lotta Wahlin (Swe) 79 77, Ellen Smets (Bel) 75 81, Sarah Heath (Eng) 79 77, Lee-Anne Pace (SA) 77 79
157 Anna Knutsson (Swe) 79 78, Anna Rawson (AUS) 76 81, Kiran MaTharu (Eng) 76 81, Felicity Johnson (Eng) 77 80, Stephanie Evans (Wal) (am)74 83, Nina Karlsson (Swe) 77 80
158 Naomi Edwards (Am) (Eng) 75 83, Stefanie Michl (Aut) 78 80, Elisa Serramia (Spa) 77 81, Joanne Mills (AUS) 79 79, Mette Buus (Den) 78 80, Fame More (Eng) 77 81, Martina Gillen (Ire) 78 80, Claire Coughlan (Ire) 73 85, Carlie Butler (AUS) 86
159 Antonella CvItan (Swe) 77 82, Anna Temple (USA) 77 82, Sophie Walker (Eng) 78 81, Sarah Tyson (Am) (Eng) 81 78
160 Frederique Seeholzer (Swi) 78 82, Jo Clingan (Eng) 81 79, Ana Larraneta (Spa) 76 84, Nienke Nijenhuis (Nzl) 79 81
161 Liza Walters (Eng) 76 85, Maria Verchenova (Rus) 81 80
162 Rikke Rasmussen (Den) 82 80, Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 81 81, Elizabeth McKinnon (Nzl) 83 79, Rachel Adby (Eng) 80 82
163 Barbara Paruscio (Ita) 80 83, Sophie Stubbs (Am) (Eng) 91
164 Sophie Hunter (Eng) 84 80
169 Nora Angehrn (Swi) 81 88
Rtd Corinne Dibnah (AUS) 75 , Wendy Dicks (Eng) 83
141 C Ekelundh (Swe) 67 74, K Stupples (Eng) 71 70, B Brewerton (Wal) 67 74, E Pilgrim (Wal)73 68.
142 G Nocera (Fra) 70 72, L Davies (Eng) 69 73.
143 L Stahle (Swe) 71 71, M Reid (Eng) (am) 70 73, M Eberl (Ger0 68 75, D Mastgers (Eng) 71 72, K Taylor (Eng) 70 73, L Fairclough (Eng) 68 75.
144 L Wessberg (Swe) 66 78.
Other qualifiers:
150 L Kenny (Archerfield) 76 74.
152 C Queen (Carrick at Cameron House) 73 79.
Non-qualifiers:
153 K Imrie (Monifieth) 75 78.
162 E McKinnon (NZ) 83 79.

CAROLINE AND VALERIE BACK IN THE PICTURE AT BRITISH MID-AM STROKE

Two Scots golfing exiles, Caroline Agnew and Valerie Melvin, came to the fore again in the first round of the British women's mid-amateur stroke-play championship at Frilford Heath Golf Club, Oxfordshire today.

Agnew, who won the Scottish Under-18 girls' match-play title at Baberton in 1993 and reached the final of the Scottish women's amateur championship at North Berwick in 1998, was in fourth position at the end of the first of three rounds.
Caroline had to go south in pursuit of her employment soon after losing to Elaine Moffat in the 1998 "Scottish" and is now a member at Links Newmarket Golf Club.
She had a four-over-par round of 77 to be five shots behind the leader and title favourite, GB&I Curtis Cup player of yesteryear, Emma Duggleby (Malton & North).
Caroline was three over par after only seven holes, running up a double bogey 7 at the second and dropping another shot at the seventh but she got a birdie 2 at the ninth and a birdie 4 at the long 12th.
She was able to get one more birdie, at the 16th, but surrounded it with bogeys at the 14th, 15th, 17th and 18th in halves of 39 and 38.
Valerie Melvin, pictured above, beaten by Catriona Matthew in the 1994 Scottish women's amateur championship final at Gullane, has spent the last few years working in the United States in a golf-related post.

She is in fifth place with a 78, despite starting with a double bogey 6 and reaching the turn in 41. Birdies at the 12th and 18th got her back in 37 for a respectable opening score.
Fife county player Jocelyn Carthew (Ladybank) had the kind of start to give a golfer nightmares - a 9 at the par-4 opening hole and a double bogey 6 at the fifth hole. She had another double bogey at the par-5 10th on her way to an 82 and a share of 11th place in the relatively small field for the over-25s' championship.
Former Scottish seniors champion Pamela Williamson (Baberton) also had a depressing start with a triple bogey 7 at the first and a double bogey at the short fourth on her way to an outward half of 44. She finished in joint 16th place with an 83.

FIRST ROUND LEADERS
Par 73
72 E Duggleby (Malton & North).
76 M Kaamalahti (Finland), A Coffey (Worplesdon).
77 C Agnew (Links Newmarket).
78 V Melvin (US).
79 L Houseman (Highgate), T Boyes (Meon Valley), I Brien (Wentworth).
80 B Mullins-Lane (Aus).
Other Scots scores:
82 J Carthew (Ladybank).
83 P Williamson (Baberton).
92 P Bennett (Reading).

EUROPEAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
WOMEN'S AMATEUR RANKINGS
(at July 5, 2007)

1 Anna Nordqvist SWEDEN 232.50.
2 Caroline Westrup SWEDEN 207.50.
3 Sandra Gal GERMANY 176.00.
4 Maria Hernandez SPAIN 160.00.
5 Valentine Derrey FRANCE 152.13.
6 Nina Holleder GERMANY 149.50.
7 Carlota Ciganda SPAIN 147.50.
8 Pernilla Lindberg SWEDEN 139.00.
9 Nicola Roessler GERMANY 130.00.
10 Dewi Claire Schreefel NETHERLANDS 116.50.
11 Stephanie Doering GERMANY 115.00.
12 Rachel Bell ENGLAND 112.50.
13 Sara Wikstrom SWEDEN 109.13.
14 Therese Nilsson SWEDEN 106.50.
15 Katharina Schallenberg GERMANY 100.00.
16 Azahara Munoz SPAIN 95.13.
17 Emilie Alonso FRANCE 95.00.
18 Holly Aitchinson ENGLAND 88.50.
19 Breanne Loucks WALES 87.50.
20 Heather MacRae SCOTLAND 85.50.

MIDLAND VETS RESULTS

SVLGA (MIDLAND DIVISION)

SUMMER MEETING – 5TH July, 2007 at Dunblane New

(CSS 73 )

Donaldson Quaich (best Nett)– Beverley Brown (St. Rule) 84-13=71

1ST Scratch L. Bennett (Ladybank) 74
2nd Scratch F. de Vries (St. Rule) 79

Div.1 2nd D. Dunn (Dunblane New) 84-12=72 bih
3rd J. Smith (Aberdour) 84-12=72

Div. 2 1st J. Mulgrew (Stirling) 86-14=72
2nd A. Hood (Dunblane New) 96-20=76
3rd C. Malcolm (Dollar) 93-16=77

Div. 3 1st A. Crossland (Dunblane New) 100-23=77
2nd J. Pringle (Dunblane New) 99-21=78 bih


Championship Qualifiers: L. Bennett, F. de Vries, M. Tough, E. Wilson.
Match Play: L. Bennett v. E. Wilson; M. Tough v. F. de Vries.

LAURA MURRAY, CLAIRE-MARIE CARLTON
SHARE UNIVERSITIES' LEAD IN ENGLAND

Two Scots - Robert Gordon University student Laura Murray and Stirling University's Claire-Marie Carlton - share the lead with England's Chloe Rogers (Bucks Chilterns University) with one round to go in the British universities' women's stroke-play championship over sodden course at Slaley Hall Golf Club, Hexham in Northumberland.
Laura from Alford, Aberdeenshire had rounds of 82 and 76 for 158 while Claire-Marie's scores were 81 and 77.
Claire-Marie almost had a hole in one at the short sixth where a brand new Aston Martin was on offer for an ace by competitors in a different competition, the Princes Trust Championship, also being played over the course today.
Edinburgh University student Emma Fairnie is in fifth place on 161 after rounds of 85 and 76.
Ireland's Rachel Cassidy is the second Stirling student in the small field who have all qualified regionally to get to this final of the championship. Rachel, a member at The Island club, is on 164 with scores of 80 and 84.

LEADING TOTALS
158 L Murray (Robert Gordon) 82 76, C-M Carlton (Stirling) 81 77, C Rogers (Bucks Chilterns) 83 75.
160 L Davies (Birmingham) 78 81.
161 E Fairnie (Edinburgh) 85 76.
164 R Cassidy (Stirling) 80 84, M Temple (Exeter) 81 83, N Hunter (Northumbria) 86 78.
167 L Cofffey (Ulster) 89 78.

LADIES ENGLISH OPEN

CLARE QUEEN TOP SCOT AT CHART
HILLS WITH ONE-BIRDIE 73

FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
(with additional input about Scots)

Swede Linda Wessberg fired a bogey-free six-under-par 66 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Ladies English Open, in association with Golf Punk, at Chart Hills Golf Club in Kent.
The 27-year-old from Gothenburg carded six birdies, with three on the front nine and three on the back nine, to lead by one over Wales’ Becky Brewerton and defending champion Cecilia Ekelundh of Sweden.
Wessberg, who collected her second LET title at the Vediorbis Open de France Dames a fortnight ago, gave herself a strong chance of becoming the third Swedish winner of the event in the last four years, after Maria Hjorth won back-to-back titles in 2004 and 2005 and then Ekelundh won in 2006.
“I would say I’m playing some of my best golf. I’ve been working hard in the States,” said Wessberg, currently ranked ninth in Europe.
“I went over there straight after Australia so I had a lot of good rounds on great courses and different grasses so hopefully it will pay off.
“I hit a lot of greens and I made a lot of putts as well. I hit 16 greens and I just missed the 16th and 17th but made up and downs on those. I was hitting my irons really well.”
BECKY OPTIMISTIC
Brewerton, 24, carded a 67 and set her sights on bringing home her first LET trophy. “I’ve hit some of the best shots I’ve hit all year,” said Brewerton, currently seventh on the New Star Money List.
“I was on 16 greens and I was always putting for birdie. I had a lot of chances so I was pleased. It could have been better because I didn’t hole many putts, but, saying that, I hit some phenomenal shots.”
Brewerton, whose first round included five birdies and an eagle, went into the English Open in fine form having starred at the Catalonia Ladies’ Masters in June, where she finished as joint runner-up.
“Everyone’s fighting for a place in the Solheim Cup,” she said. “There are quite a few players who are quite well in fourth or fifth place (in the European Solheim Cup team standings). It only takes one good week and you’re right up there again.”
Germany’s Martina Eberl and England’s Lora Fairclough were on four-under 68, while a three-under-par 69 left England’s Laura Davies three shots off the pace. “It was a funny start,” said Davies. “I three-putted the first and then I had a couple of silly bogies on 13 and 14 - which were on my front nine. And then a couple of birdies and three under on the back nine. It was a good comeback really because I was two over early doors.
“I’m playing well; I’m hitting it really good. It should have been better that that really on the back nine. I missed three or four chances in addition to the three I made.
“My season so far has not been bad at all really. I’m 21st on the money list in America so I can’t complain. I’ve played some good golf. I haven’t won an event yet, which is irritating, but I’ve had some chances and I’m very happy with my form.”
STUPPLES' GOOD COMEBACK
England’s Karen Stupples, the 2004 Women’s British Open champion, posted a 71 in what was her first tournament round since having her first son 10 weeks ago. situations and that was just rust.
Clare Queen was the top Scot in a share of 29th place on 73 with a steady card which varied from par only with a birdie at the fourth and boteys at the third and 13th.
Kathryn Imrie is joint 59th on 74 with a disastrous finish of a bogey at the 14th and a double bogey 5 at the short 17th.
Lynn Kenny had an even worse finish in her 76 for joint 74th place. Lynn had a quadruple bogey 8 at the 13th and a double bogey 6 at the 18th in halves of 35 and 41. She did birdie the first, sixth and 16th.
Inverness-based Kiwi Liz McKinnon had no birdies in halves of 39 and 44 for 83.

LEADING SCORES
Par 72

66 Linda Wessberg (Swe)
67 Becky Brewerton (Wal), Cecilia Ekelundh (Swe)
68 Martina Eberl (Ger), Lora Fairclough (Eng)
69 Laura Davies (Eng)
70 Marina Arruti (Spa), Gwladys Nocera (Fra), Kirsty Taylor (Eng), Melissa Reid (Am) (Eng)
71 Karen Stupples (Eng), Danielle Masters (Eng), Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (Fra), Johanna Westerberg (Swe), Lill Kristin Saether (Nor), Louise Stahle (Swe), Isabella Maconi (Ita)
72 Stacy Lee Bregman (Rsa), Maria Hjorth (Swe), Trish Johnson (Eng), Minea Blomqvist (Fin), Karen Lunn (Aus), Ursula Wikstrom (Fin), Emma Zackrisson (Swe), Lisa Jean (Aus), Sophie Sandolo (Ita), Denise Simon (Ger), Joanne Oliver (Eng)
73 Anna Tybring (Swe), Claire Coughlan (Irl), Leah Hart (Aus), Stephanie Arricau (Fra), Clare Queen (Sco), Caroline Grady (Eng), Eleanor Pilgrim (Wal), Rebecca Coakley (Irl), Jehanne Jail (Fra), Shelley McKevitt (Eng), Maria Boden (Swe), Rebecca Hudson (Eng), Samantha Head (Eng), Fany Schaeffer (Fra), Carmen Alonso (Spa)
74 Eva Steinberger (Aut), Suzanne Dickens (Eng), Anja Monke (Ger), Federica Piovano (Ita), Veronica Zorzi (Ita), Helena Alterby (Swe), Sara Beautell (Spa), Cecilie Lundgreen (Nor), Laurette Maritz (Rsa), Mianne Bagger (Den), Diana Luna (Ita), Tania Elosegui (Spa), Laura Cabanillas (Spa), Georgina Simpson (Eng), Stephanie Evans (Am) (Wal)
75 Melodie Bourdy (Fra), Tullia Calzavara (Ita), Elisabeth Esterl (Ger), Kirsty S Taylor (Eng), Corinne Dibnah (Aus), Lynn Brooky (Nzl), Lisa Holm Sorensen (Den), Ludivine Kreutz (Fra), Ellen Smets (Bel), AnneLise Caudal (Fra), Naomi Edwards (Am) (Eng), Kathryn Imrie (Sco), Titiya Plucksataporn (Tha), Nicole Gergely (Aut), Christine Hallstrom (Swe)
76 Lara Tadiotto (Bel), Rui Yokomine (Jpn), Iben Tinning (Den), Laura Terebey (USA), Natalie Claire Booth (Eng), Ana Larraneta (Spa), Anna Rawson (Aus), Karen Margrethe Juul (Den), Kiran Matharu (Eng), Anna Rossi (Ita), Lynn Kenny (Sco), Liza Walters (Eng)
77 Nina Karlsson (Swe), Lee Anne Pace (Rsa), Elisa Serramia (Spa), Sofia Renell (Swe), Lisa Hall (Eng), Felicity Johnson (Eng), Margherita Rigon (Ita), Libby Smith (US), Fame More (Eng), Antonella Cvitan (Swe), Anna Temple (US)
78 Martina Gillen (Irl), Sophie Walker (Eng), Frederique Seeholzer (Swi), Stefanie Michl (Aut), Mette Buus (Den), Jenni Kuosa (Fin)
79 Elin Ohlsson (Swe), Cassandra Kirkland (Fra), Lotta Wahlin (Swe), Sarah Heath (Eng), Anna Knutsson (Swe), Joanne Mills (Aus), Nienke Nijenhuis (Ned), Danielle Montgomery (Eng) (am).
80 Maria Beautell (Spa), Cherie Byrnes (Aus), Barbara Paruscio (Ita), Rachel Adby (Eng)
81 Maria Verchenova (Rus), Sarah Tyson (Eng) (am), Jo Clingan (Eng), Jade Schaeffer (Fra), Nora Angehrn (Swi)
82 Rikke Rasmussen (Den)
83 Wendy Dicks (Eng), Nathalie DavidMila (Fra), Elizabeth McKinnon (NZ)
84 Sophie Hunter (Eng)
86 Carlie Butler (Aus)
91 Sophie Stubbs (Eng) (am).

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If you've not been following events on www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk, you won't know that last week we ran a story about Annika Sorenstam who said at a Press Conference on the eve of the US Women's Open that she was looking forward to playing in the Women's British Open over the Old Course, St Andrews and hoped that a sign she recalled from the last time she was at St Andrews - in the late 1980s for two St Rule Trophy events - "No Dogs or Women Allowed" was no longer visible.
No-one can remember such a sign, certainly not on this side of the Atlantic. One viewer suggested that Annika's memory was playing tricks on her and that the sign had been on display at Elie.
Which has brought the following response:

Message from Ian Muir, Golf Professional, Elie.

'NO DOGS OR WOMEN ALLOWED' SIGN NOT AT ELIE

Just to clarify the situation on your post dated July 2 there is NO sign at Elie stating "No Dogs or Women Allowed."
Could you please post this reponse or remove the offending post. We actually cater for all women from beginners through to international ladies' teams.
Our shop is well known for its ladies' clothing and we specialize in ladies' custom-fit golf equipment.
Many thanks.
Ian Muir
Golf Profesional
Elie

SCOTLAND v SPAIN IN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP TODAY

For live scoring from Scotland v Spain and all the other European men's amateur team championship ties today at Western Gailes Golf Club, log on to the dedicated SGU website:

http://www.europeanteamchampionships2007.org/

For an easy-to-read recap on the qualifying rounds, switch over to our other website, www.scottishgolfview.com

JENNA WINS LANARKSHIRE EVENT

BY FIFTEEN STROKES FROM
COUNTY CHAMPION PAMELA

Scottish champion Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) won the Lanarkshire women’s county tournament for the Morison Cup over 36 holes at Colville Park Golf Club, Motherwell.
Jenna, pictured with the trophy, by courtesy of Jean MacIntyre, put together rounds of 67 and 69 for a six-under-par total of 136. She won by 15 shots from Bothwell Castle scratch teenager Pamela Pretswell who beat Miss Wilson in the final of the Lanarkshire county championship earlier in the season.
Jenna, who has a handicap of +2, also won the handicap competition with a net total of 140 (four more than her scratch score!)
Marion Porter (Strathaven), who plays off 22, won the 18-hole Blackjack competition with a net 68.

LEADING TOTALS
Par 142 (2 x 71). CSS 71 71
136 Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) 67 69.
151 Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 72 79.
157 Alyson Hendry (Hamilton) 73 84.
160 Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) 77 83.
161 Marjory Seymour (Cathkin Braes) 82 79, Susan Wood (Drumpellier) 81 80.
162 May Hughes (Lanark) 79 83.
175 Jenny Potter (Cathkin Braes) 86 89.
184 Christine Main (Hayston) 96 88.
187 Marion Brodie (Strathaven) 97 90, Anne Sillars (Hayston) 96 91.
191 Pat Casey (Mount Ellen) 92 99.
192 Jillian McPherson (East Kilbride) 93 99.
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LAURA WALKER BEATS EMILY OGILVY IN
TOP-QUALITY NORTH OF SCOTLAND
WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

Nairn Dunbar’s Laura Walker won the North of Scotland women’s amateur golf championship after a thrilling final against Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) over the Moray Golf Club’s Old Course at Lossiemouth today.
Laura, pictured right, the No 6 qualifier, beat Emily, the fourth seed, with a birdie at the 20th hole of quality match. Both players covered the first 18 holes in an approximate two-under-par 74.
All square at the turn, after Emily had cancelled out Laura’s early two-hole lead , Laura regained the lead with an eagle 2 at the 10th only for Emily to level matters again with a birdie 4 at the 11th.
Miss Ogilvy took the lead for the first time with a par at the 12th but was pulled back to square again by Laura’s birdie 3 at the next.
Emily bogeyed the 16th to go one down again but squared the match with a birdie 4 at the 17th. The 18th and the 19th were halved in par 4s before Laura won the 20th and the title with a birdie 4.

Later Laura revealed that she was playing with a putter borrowed from ... EMILY OGILVY!

"I had been putting like a donkey all season and borrowed her spare putter before the North of Scotland championship - and then holed everything," explained Laura.
It must rank as Miss Walker's best win since she beat Gemma Webster in the final of the Scottish girls five years ago. Miss Ogilvy reached the final of the Scottish women's championship at Barassie in May and is now considered an international class player.
Laura, who spent some years at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock at the same time as Emily Ogilvy, has recently completed her training as a teacher and will start work at a school in Dumfrieshire after the summer holidays.
In the morning semi-finals, Miss Ogilvy beat the No 1 qualifier, Kerri Harper (Inverness) at the 21st while Laura was a 4 and 2 winner over Perth & Kinross county champion Alexandra Bushby (Strathmore).
In the all-Aberdeenshire handicap championship final, Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay), playing off five of a handicap, beat six-handicapper Ann Smart (Banchory) by one hole.

Details:

SCRATCH – Semi-finals – E Ogilvy (Auchterarder) bt K Harper (Inverness) at 21st, L Walker (Nairn Dunbar) bt A Bushby (Strathmore) 4 and 2. Final – Walker bt Ogilvy at 20th.
HANDICAP – Semi-finals – A Smart (Banchory) (6) bt P McGunnigle (Banchory) (11) 3 and 2, L Terry (Cruden Bay) (5) bt J Petrie (Panmure Barry) (9) 2 and 1. Final – Terry bt Smart 1 hole.

SCORING IN THE FINAL

1 - Laura one up with a par 4.

2 - Hole halved in birdie 4s.

3 - Hole halved in par 5s.

4 - Laura two up with a par 3.

5 - Emily wins hole with par 4 to a double bogey 6 to be only one down.

6 - Emily wins with birdie 2 to square the match.

7 - Hole halved in birdie 4s.

8 - Hole halved in par 5s.

9 - Hole halved in par 4s for match to be all square at the turn.

OUT - (approximate) Emily 37 (one under par), Laura 38 (level par)

10 - Laura wins hole with eagle 2 to go one up.

11 - Emily squares match with birdie 4.

12 - Emily wins hole with par 4 to go one up.

13 - Laura wins hole with birdie 3 to square match.

14 - Hole halved in birdie 4s.

15 - Hole halved in bogey 4s.

16 - Laura wins hole with par 4 to go one up.

17 - Emily birdies hole to square match.

18 - Hole halved in par 4s and match still all square

IN - (approximate) Emily 37 (one under par), Laura 36 (two under par).

19 - Hole halved in par 4s.

20 - Laura wins hole and the match with a birdie 4.

+Thanks to Northern Counties captain Mairi Orr for the details of the final and for her assistance throughout the three days.

COLIN BROOKS' COACHING HAS RAISED

RACHAEL LIVINGSTONE TO

INTERNATIONAL CLASS

THIS ARTICLE WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

By MARTIN DEMPSTER

The likes of Carly Booth, Krystle Caithness and Roseanne Niven may have grabbed most of the headlines as girl power has made its mark on the Scottish golf scene over the past year or so. But a young member of one of the less fashionable clubs in Edinburgh has also been climbing up the ladder - and next week, over in Italy, she's set to carve out a slice of golfing history.
Rachael Livingstone, pictured left, has been a member at Musselburgh Old since 2000, having been tempted to take up the game when she saw the historic club at the town's racecourse was keen to attract more juniors.
Seven years on, she's playing off scratch and, in the eyes of the Scottish selectors at least, is now among the top female amateurs in the 'Home of Golf'.
That's because they've just selected the 19-year-old in the six-strong side to represent Scotland in the European women's team championship, to be held at the Castelconturbia Golf Club next week.
"When I heard that I was in the team, it really did come out of the blue," admitted Livingstone. "I'll be Musselburgh Old's first full internationalist and I'm really excited about that."
Indeed, while she also plays at Monktonhall, Livingstone is extremely proud of her golfing roots. "I joined Monktonhall about three or four years ago because it's a tougher test and also had better practice facilities," she added.
"But Musselburgh Old is my home club - my handicap is there - and I don't see any reason why I should be thinking about changing that."
One change she did make four years ago, however, was to start working with Colin Brooks, the highly-respected coach who is based at the Braid Hills Golf Centre. And, just like Lloyd Saltman and several others, she's seen her game come on leaps and bounds thanks to his sound advice.
"Colin has made a big difference to my game," said Livingstone, who, after taking a year out to concentrate solely on playing golf, is set to start a two-year sports coaching course at Telford College later this year.

HARD WORK OVER WINTER

"He's worked hard on improving my swing and, after putting in a lot of hard work over the winter, all I've needed lately has been a few tweaks here and there.
"We're both happy with the way things have been going and I feel I am playing quite well going into the European team championship."
Rachael has already tasted team success with Scotland, having been in the side that won the girls' home internationals last year.
And, with Jenna Wilson and Heather MacRae spearheading the team that will head out to Italy this weekend, she admitted: "We've got a really strong side and, hopefully, we'll be able to make our presence felt."

SALLY OFF TO NORWAY

At the same time as the women's event is taking place in Italy, two other rising Lothians stars will also be hoping to taste European team glory elsewhere.
Sally Watson, a member of Murrayfield, is off to Norway for the girls' event, while The Glen's Neil Henderson has just been selected for the boys' equivalent in Denmark.

OGILVY v WALKER IN NORTH OF SCOTLAND FINAL AT LOSSIEMOUTH

THIS AFTERNOON

Leading qualifier Kerri Harper (Inverness) was beaten by Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) in this morning's semi-finals of the North of Scotland women's amateur golf championship at Lossimouth.
Emily, pictured right, won a thrilling tie at the 21st hole against Kerri, winner of the Scottish universities' women's title over the same Moray Golf Club Old Course in the spring.
Miss Ogilvy will play Nairn Dunbar's Laura Walker in the final.
Laura, a former Scottish girls' match-play champion, beat the Perth & Kinross title-holder Alexandra Bushby (Strathmore) by 4 and 2 in the second semi-final.
The handicap championship final is between two Aberdeenshire players.
In the semi-finals, Ann Smart (Banchory) beat clubmate Patricia McGunnigle 3 and 2 and Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) bt Jen Petrie (Panmure Barry) by 2 and 1.

SCOTLAND THIRD AFTER ONE ROUND AT WESTERN GAILES

Scotland, spearheaded by a 68 from double native champion Kevin McAlpine (Alyth), are lying third behind France and England at the end of the first of two qualifying rounds to decide the eight countries who will make up the championship match-play flight in the European men's amateur team tournament at Western Gailes.
Switch over to www.scottishgolfview.com to have a look at the first-day scores.

Aberdeenshire challenge ends in quarter-finals

IT'S NORTHERN COUNTIES v PERTH &

KINROSS IN BOTH SEMI-FINALS AT LOSSIEMOUTH

North Division champions Aberdeenshire do not have a representative in the semi-finals of the North of Scotland women’s amateur championship over the Moray Golf Club Old Course at Lossiemouth tomorrow morning.
Shire champion Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon), the No 2 seed and bidding to become the first player, since Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) in the 1990s, to win the North title three years in a row, lost by one hole to Perth & Kinross title holder Alexandra Bushby (Strathmore).
Laura Murray (Alford), the No 3 seed, lost a thriller at the 20th to Laura Walker (Nairn Dunbar), pictured above, the Scottish girls’ match-play champion in 2002.
It will be Northern Counties versus Perth & Kinross in both the semi-finals which tee off at 8.30 and 8.40am.
Alexandra Bushby, who won this title on home turf in 2002, will play Laura Walker, while the leading qualifier, Kerri Harper (Inverness), the second Northern Counties team player in the last four, will meet Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) in the other tie to decide who plays in the afternoon final (2pm).
Miss Harper, who won the Scottish universities’ women’s title over the Lossie course in April, was taken to the 18th green by Mary Smith (Tain) in her first-round tie but ran out a 4 and 2 winner over Donna Pocock (Murcar Links) in the quarter-finals.
Emily Ogilvy, beaten finalist in the Scottish women’s championship at Barassie in May, had a 6 and 5 win over Gillian Wallace (Glenisla), then a 4 and 3 victory over 15-year-old Sammy Vass (Tain) who had beaten Aberdeenshire county team player Carol Wilson (Murcar Links) by 7 and 6 in the morning.
In the handicap championship semi-finals at 8.50 and 9am, Patricia McGunnigle (Banchory) will play clubmate Ann Smart, while Jen Petrie (Panmure Barry) meets Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay).
Today's results:
SCRATCH
First round – K Harper (Inverness) bt M Smith (Tain 2 holes), D Pocock (Murcar Links) bt S Leslie (Westhill) 7 and 6. S Vass (Tain) bt C Wilson (Murcar Links) 7 and 6. E Ogilvy (Auchterarder) bt G Wallace (Glenisla) 6 and 5, L Murray (Alford) bt A Bowman (McDonald Ellon) 5 and 4, L Walker (Nairn Dunbar) bt A Ramsay (Kirriemuir) at 19th, A Bushby (Strathmore) bt H Anderson (Downfield) 1 hole, M Thomson (McDonald Ellon) bt J Sneddon (Alyth) 5 and 4.
Quarter-finals – Harper bt Pocock 4 and 2, Ogilvy bt Vass 4 and 3, Walker bt Murray at 20th, Bushby bt Thomson 1 hole.
HANDICAP
First round – L Hardie (Aberdeen Ladies) bt G Dowling (Inverness) 5 and 4, P McGunnigle (Banchory) bt L Joss (Newmachar) 3 and 2, P Wilson (Murcar Links) bt L Whyte (Aberdeen Ladies) 4 and 3, A Smart (Banchory) bt C MacLeod (Nairn Dunbar) 2 and 1, A Smith (Monifieth) bt J Grubb (Montrose Mercantile) 3 and 2, J Petrie (Panmure Barry) bt H Kelly (Panmure Barry) 2 and 1, L Terry (Cruden Bay) bt C Whicher (Aberdeen Ladies) 1 hole, E Thomson (Aberdeen Ladies) bt A Hunter (Monifieth) 2 holes.
Quarter-finals – McGunnigle bt Hardie 2 and 1, Smart bt P Wilson at 19th, Petrie bt A Smith at 21st, Terry bt E Thomson 1 hole.

Continuing our viewers' involvement in Annika Sorenstam's recollection from 1988 and 1989, when she played in the St Rule Trophy at St Andrews, that there was a sign "No Dogs or Women Allowed" somewhere in the region of the R&A clubhouse.
Scroll down to see what Annika actually said at the US Women's Open Press Conference last week and the suggestion by one of our viewers yesterday that Miss Sorenstam was wrong - the notice is/was at Elie Golf Club.
Now for the latest response:

From Joanne Watt:

While grabbing a quick bite of lunch decided to browse through Gillian Kirkwood’s website. Nothing to add except that I agree with Claire – as far as I remember, that notice is (or is it now in the past?) at Elie because there was a nice little bit of garden fenced off in front of the gents' lounge window.
The notice has always been a cause of hilarity amongst us women. I have certainly never seen that sign at St Andrews and have played the Old Course several times – no problem playing on the course, it’s just getting into the R&A clubhouse that’s a forbidden area! I really think Annika’s memory is not so hot as her golf.
Great website – must look at it more often.

Joanne

North of Scotland women's amateur championship

SAMMY VASS KNOCKS OUT SHIRE TEAM
PLAYER CAROL WILSON AT LOSSIE

Surprise result of the morning first-round ties in the North of Scotland women's amateur championship over the Moray Golf Club Old Course at Lossiemouth was the defeat of the No 5 seed, Carol Wilson (Murcar Links) by young Sammy Vass (Tain).
-Sammy, who was was 12th of the 16 qualifiers for the match-play stages, beat the Aberdeenshire team player by 7 and 6 and will now play the No 4 seed, Emily Ogilvy (Muckhart), 6 and 5 conqueror of Gillian Wallace (Glenisla).
Results:
CHAMPIONSHIP
FIRST ROUND
Kerri Harper (Inverness) bt Mary Smith (Tain) 2 holes.
Donna Pocock (Murcar Links) bt Samantha Leslie (Westhill) 7 and 6.
Sammy Vass (Tain) bt Carol Wilson (Murcar Links) 7 and 6.
Emily Ogilvy (Muckhart) bt Gillian Wallace (Glenisla) 6 and 5.

Laura Murray (Alford) bt Anne Bowman (McDonald Ellon) 5 and 4.
Laura Walker (Nairn Dunbar) bt Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) at 19th.
Alexandra Bushby (Strathmore) bt Heather Anderson (Downfield) 1 hole.
Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) bt Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) 5 and 4.

HANDICAP RESULTS
FIRST ROUND
Lesley Hardie (Aberdeen Ladies) bt Gillian Dowling (Inverness) 5 and 4.
Patricia McGunnigle (Banchory) bt Lynn Joss (Newmachar) 3 and 2.
Pat Wilson (Murcar Links) bt Lauren Whyte (Aberdeen Ladies) 4 and 3.
Ann Smart (Banchory) bt Chloe MacLeod (Nairn Dunbar) 2 and 1.

Ashley Smith (Monifieth) bt Jane Grubb (Montrose Mercantile) 3 and 2.
Jen Petrie (Panmure Barry) bt Hazel Kelly (Panmure Barry) 2 and 1.
Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) bt Carol Whicher (Abeerdeen Ladies) 1 hole.
Elizabeth Thomson (Aberdeen Ladies) bt Aileen Hunter (Monifieth) 2 holes.

R&A PRESS RELEASE

£4.2 MILLION PURSE FOR THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

Total prize money for The Open Championship at Carnoustie will be £4.2 million, an increase of £200,000 on the 2006 figure. The 2007 Champion will receive a cheque for £750,000, an increase of £30,000 from last year.

The additional £200,000 will be distributed amongst the field of 156 players with an average rise of 5%.

“We are pleased to announce this year’s Open Championship prize fund” said Peter Dawson, Chief Executive of The R&A.

“Equating to US$8.4 million, this increased prize money reflects our goal of maintaining the position of The Open Championship at the forefront of world golf.”

The player who finishes in 70th place will receive £9,500 while the competitor in 156th place will receive £2,100.

When Paul Lawrie won The Open in 1999, he received £350,000 from a prize fund of £2 million.

Scotland's stars of the future line up at Southport & Ainsdale

Tom Ward's picture of the Scottish boys alongwith coaches Neil Marr and Spencer Henderson at Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club, Lancashire for the English Under-16s boys' open stroke-play championship for the McGregor Trophy.

WELL, WAS THAT 'NO DOGS OR WOMEN ALLOWED'
SIGN AT ELIE, NOT ST ANDREWS?

Scroll down and you'll read Annika Sorenstam's reference last week at a US Women's Open Press Conference to what she remembers was a sign at the R&A clubhouse, "No Dogs or Women Allowed."
We invited any reader who could vouch for the fact that such a sign ever existed - Annika played in the St Rule Trophy as an amateur at St Andrews in 1988 and 1989.
This is our first response:

"As far as I’m aware the ‘No Dogs or Women Allowed' sign was at Elie Golf Club – and not St Andrews." -- Claire

Editor's Note: If the sign had been at Elie, then Annika Sorenstam would not have seen it ... if she did see it.

KERRI DANCING AFTER LEADING NORTH

OF SCOTLAND MATCH-PLAY QUALIFIERS

Last year’s beaten finalist Kerri Harper from Inverness shot a great six-under-par round of 70 to lead by four strokes the 16 qualifiers for the match-play stages of the North of Scotland women’s amateur championship at Lossiemouth today.
It’s been a good season for Kerri (pictured right) – Scottish universities women’s champion over the same course in the spring before capturing the club championships at Inverness and Nairn golf clubs.

To win the North of Scotland title for the first time and perhaps avenge last year’s 4 and 3 defeat by Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) in the final at Montrose Links is well within Miss Harper’s scope, judging by her qualifying round form.
She birdied the third, seventh, eighth, 10th, 12th 14th and 16th with only one bogey, at the fourth in halves of 36 (two under par) and 34 (four under par) for the Moray club’s Old Course.
A repeat Harper v Thomson final is a possibility because Michele, title-winner for the past two years, earned the No 2 seeding, which puts her in the opposite half of the match-play draw. Her two-under 74 included a triple bogey 7 at the 12th where she required two shots to get out of a greenside bunker.
Michele, who now has +1 of a handicap, had six birdies in halves of 35 and 39.
Match-play golf, of course, has a habit of not quite working out the way it should on paper and there are some other qualifiers capable of upsetting the form book.
Three of them were on the 75 mark on a thundery day when only the early starters got round dry – Emma Ogilvy (Muckhart), who reached the final of the Scottish women’s amateur championship at Barassie in May, Laura Murray (Alford), joint runner-up in the Scottish Under-21 girls championship at Auchterarder last Friday, and Aberdeenshire county team-mate Carol Wilson (Murcar Links) who birdied four of the first eight holes.

QUALIFERS
Par 76. CSS 77
70 K Harper (Inverness).
74 M Thomson (McDonald Ellon).
75 L Murray (Alford), E Ogilvy (Muckhart), C Wilson (Murcar Links).
76 L Walker (Nairn Dunbar).
77 D Pocock (Murcar Links), H Anderson (Downfield).
78 S Leslie (Westhill).
81 A Ramsay (Kirriemuir), A Bushby (Strathmore).
83 S Vass (Tain), G Wallace (Glenisla), A Bowman (Murcar Links).
84 M Smith (Tain), Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth).

AUTOMATIC DRAW
Figures in brackets are qualifying places.

8.30 - 1 Kerri Harper v 16 Mary Smith.
8.38 - 9 Samantha Leslie v 8 Donna Pocock.
8.46 - 5 Carol Wilson v 12 Sammy Vass.
8.54 - 13 Gillian Wallace v 4 Emily Ogilvy.
9.02 - 3 Laura Murray v 14 Anne Bowman.
9.10 - 11 Ann Ramsay v 6 Laura Walker.
9.18 - 7 Heather Anderson v 10 Alexandra Bushby.
9.26 - 15 Jacqueline Sneddon v 2 Michele Thomson.

Quarter-finals are: 2.15, 2.22, 2.29 & 2.36

OTHER SCORES

85 L Terry (Cruden Bay), A Smith (Monifieth), L Hardie (Aberdeen Ladies).
86 A Hunter (Monifieth).
88 A Smart (Banchory), P Wilson (Murcar Links).
89 L Whyte (Aberdeen Ladies).
90 G Dowling (Inverness), J Petrie (Panmure Barry), C MacLeod (Nairn Dunbar).
91 A Ingram (Fort William), C Whicher (Aberdeen Ladies), J Grubb (Montrose Mercantile), P McGunnigle (Banchory).
92 E Whyte (Aberdeen Ladies), H Kelly (Panmure Barry), E Thomson (Aberdeen Ladies).
93 S McGregor (Edzell), M Clapperton (Banchory), A Gowie (Inverness).
94 L Joss (Newmachar).
97 M Robinson (Murcar Links), G Pennycook (Alyth), L Smith (Monifieth), S Tait (Newmachar), A Hope (Newmachar).
98 D MacKinnon (McDonald Ellon), A Freeman (Panmure Barry).
99 M J Miller (Cruden Bay), J Vass (Tain).
101 L McNiven (Aberdeen Ladies)
103 S Belton (Kirriemuir).
104 C Boyd (Forres).
106 I Smith (Moray).
109 E Rattray (Moray).
111 E Anderson (Deeside).
115 E Herries (Banchory).

AUTOMATIC HANDICAP DRAW
Figure in front of player’s name is qualifying postion, figures in brackets are handicaps, where known.

9.34 – 1 Leslie Hardie (9) v 16 Gillian Dowling (7).
9.40 – 9 Lynn Joss v 8 Patricia McGunnigle (11).
9.48 – 5 Lauren Whyte (11) v 12 Pat Wilson (7).
9.54 – 13 Ann Smart (6) v 4 Chloe MacLeod.
10.02 – 3 Ashley Smith (6) v 14 Jane Grubb (10).
10.10 – 11 Jen Petrie (9) v 8 Hazel Kelly (13).
10.18 – 7 Lynne Terry (5) v 10 Carol Whicher (10).
10.26 -0 15 Aileen Hunter (3) v 2 Elizabeth Thomson.

Quarter-finals at 2.43, 2.50, 2.57 & 3.04.

WOMEN’S PAR (76) FOR OLD COURSE, LOSSIEMOUTH
OUT: 4-5-5-3-4-3-5-5-4-38. IN: 4-5-4-4-5-3-4-5-4-38

LEADING SCORECARDS
KERRI HARPER 70 (-6)
OUT: 4-5-4-4-4-3-4-4-4-36. IN: 3-5-3-4-4-3-3-5-4-34.
MICHELE THOMSON 74 (-2)
OUT: 4-4-4-3-4-3-4-5-4-35. IN: 3-5-7-4-4-2-4-6-4-39.
LAURA MURRAY 75 (-1)
OUT: 4-5-4-3-4-4-4-5-4-37. IN: 3-6-3-4-4-3-4-6-5-38.
EMILY OGILVY 75 (-1)
OUT: 4-5-5-3-4-3-4-5-4-37. IN: 4-4-3-6-4-3-6-4-4-38.
CAROL WILSON 75 (-1)
OUT: 3-4-6-3-4-2-5-4-4-35. IN: 4-5-4-5-5-4-4-5-4-40.
LAURA WALKER 76 (par)
OUT: 4-5-5-4-5-3-5-4-4-39. IN: 3-5-4-4-4-3-5-5-4-37.
HEATHER ANDERSON 77 (+1)
OUT: 39. IN: 38.
DONNA POCOCK 77 (+1)
OUT: 41. IN: 36.
SAMANTHA LESLIE 78 (+2)
OUT: 40. IN: 38.
ALEXANDRA BUSHBY 81 (+5)
OUT: 43. IN: 38.
ANN RAMSAY 81 (+5)
OUT: 40. IN: 41

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COWAL CHARITY MIXED GREENSOMES RESULTS

Cowal Golf Club held their second annual Charity Mixed Greensomes sponsored by County Garage on Sunday in aid of McMillan Cancer Support in Dunoon.
The day was well attended with golfers travelling from as far away as Tiree and Fortrose to play in what is becoming a very popular event on the Mixed calender.
The course was in excellent condition and the weather was kind till mid-afternoon when there was a deluge but that did not stop the enjoyment of the participants.
The sponsor, Henry Munro of County Garage, paid tribute to all contestants and gave thanks to all involved in the organisation and in particular the Club Secretary, Margaret Grant.
The winners on the day with an excellent return of 71.4 were the local pairing of ladies club champion Judy Galbraith and Ronnie Oliphant.
Results:
Champions. Judy Galbraith / Ronnie Oliphant 71.4
2nd Louise Cannon / Michael Cannon 72.6
3rd Suzanne Houston / David Houston 73.2
4th Marjorie Ferguson (Drumpellier) / Alan Ferguson (Drumpellier) 73.8
5th Liza Young (Kyles) / Hamish Bone 74.2

Scratch 1st Margaret Grant / Steve Ellis 78
2nd Lesley Allan (Barassie) / Craig McKechnie 85

CATRIONA (jt 16th) TOP EUROPEAN

PLAYER IN US WOMEN'S OPEN

WON BY CRISTIE KERR

Catriona Matthew from North Berwick finished the leading European in the United States Women's Open championship won by American Cristie Kerr at Pine Needles Lodge Golf & Country Club, Southern Pines, North Carolina.

Catriona, pictured right, who had had her first child within the past year, had rounds of 75, 67, 74 and 73 for a five-over par total of 289 over the par-71 lay-out, She finished joint 16th.

Laura Davies and Annika Sorenstam both finished on 292 while Janice Moodie totalled 294.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS

279 (-5) Cristie Kerr 71 72 66 70.

281 Angela Park 68 69 74 70, Lorena Ochoa 71 71 68 72.

282 'Se Ri Park 74 72 68 68, In-0Bee Park 69 73 71 69.

284 Jiyai Shin 70 69 71 74.

Other totals:

289 Catriona Matthew (Sco) 75 67 74 73.

292 Laura Davies (Eng) 72 75 72 73, Annika Sorenstam (Swe) 70 77 72 73.

294 Janice Moodie (Sco) 71 76 74 73.

A FEW DOLLARS MORE FOR VIKKI

Vikki Laing earned $637 for a joint 27th place finish in the latest US Futures Tour event, the WLF.org Classic at Kankakee Elks Country Club, Saint Anne in Illinois. The Musselburgh exile had rounds of 74, 71 and 74 for a three-over-par total of 219.
Vikki has moved up from 24th to 22nd in the Futures Tour money table. Her earnings from 12 events this season has now reached $11,467.
Winner of the $11,200 top prize at Kankakee Elks Country Club was Seo-Jae Lee from South Korea with 71, 68 and 69 for eight-under-par 208.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS

Par 216 (3 x 72)

208 Seo-Jae Lee (South Korea) 71 68 69 ($11,200)
210 Ha Na Chae (South Korea) 72 68 70. Beth Allen (San Diego) 69 70 71, Celeste Trioche (Paraguay) 68 70 72 ($5,930 each).
Other score:
219 Vikki Laing (Musselburgh) 74 71 74 (jt 27th) ($637).

MICHELE WIE QUITS AGAIN IN MID-ROUND
BECAUSE OF SORE LEFT WRIST

Michele Wie withdrew from the US Women's Open halfway through her second round on Saturday when she was on her way to another score in the 80s.
She was six over par after nine holes when she quit after hitting her second shot on the par-5 first hole. She told her playing partners "I'm done."
The 17-year-old from Hawaii was 17 over par for the tournament when she walked in. It was the second time in three tournaments she has withdrawn when her round was still in progress.
For the year, she has completed seven rounds with an average score of just under 78.
"As of right now, I don't know what I am going to do next," Wie, wearing an ice bag on her left wrist, told a Press Conference.
"I'm definitely going to think about all the options. I want to lay off again, but we'll have to see.''
It was another setback for the teenager who turned pro in October 2005 and earns close to $20 million a year in endorsements.
Only a year ago, she had a share of the lead on the back nine of all three U.S. majors on the LPGA Tour, and made headlines around the world by coming close to qualifying for the men's U.S. Open at Winged Foot.
Wie played without a brace on her wrist at Pine Needles, but said her wrist was sore when she woke up Saturday to start her second round in the storm-delayed tournament. She said it flared up on a tee shot at No. 17, her eighth hole.
``And then after that, it kind of went downhill,'' she said. ``I don't remember hurting this much.''
Wie's next tournament is supposed to be the Evian Masters in France that starts July 25, but even that must be in considerable doubt.
``I definitely have to re-evaluate because I obviously don't want this to happen again,'' Wie said.
Wie finished second at the Evian Masters last year, closing with a 68.
She has not broken par since then.
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CRISTIE KERR LEADS WEATHER-HIT US WOMEN'S
OPEN GOING INTO FINAL ROUND
THIRD ROUND SCOREBOARD
Pine Needles Lodge & GC
Par 213 (3 x 71)
209 Cristie Kerr 71 72 66
210 Ji-Yai Shin (Kor) 70 69 71, Morgan Pressel 71 70 69,Lorena Ochoa (Mex) 71 71 68
211 Angela Park 68 69 74
213 Joo Mi Kim (Kor) 70 73 70, In-Bee Park (Kor) 69 73 71, Jeong Jang (Kor) 72 71 70
214 Jee Young Lee (Kor) 72 71 71, Se Ri Pak (Kor) 74 72 68, Amy Hung (Tha) 70 69 75, Birdie Kim (Kor) 73 70 71,Julieta Granada (Par) 70 69 75
215 Shiho Oyama (Jpn) 69 73 73, Hye Jung Choi (Kor) 77 68 70,
216 Seon Hwa Lee (Kor) 72 73 71, Mi-Hyun Kim (Kor) 71 75 70,Catriona Matthew 75 67 74, Angela Stanford 72 71 73, Brittany Lincicome 71 74 71
217 Paula Creamer 72 74 71, Sakura Yokomine (Jpn) 72 71 74, Kyeong Eun Bae (Kor) 74 71 72, Dina Ammaccapane 75 72 70, Katherine Hull (Aus) 72 74 71, Kris Tamulis 72 71 74
218 Jennifer Song 72 73 73, Wendy Doolan (Aus) 73 70 75, Ai Miyazato (Jpn) 73 73 72, Shi Hyun Ahn (Kor) 70 72 76, Young Kim (Kor) 75 71 72, Erica Blasberg 74 69 75, Moira Dunn 73 71 74, Nicole Castrale 75 73 70
219 Jimin Kang (Kor) 73 73 73, Il Mi Chung (Kor) 73 72 74, In Kyung Kim (Kor) 73 72 74, Laura Diaz 74 72 73, Sherri Steinhauer 75 72 72, Laura Davies 72 75 72
220 Sherri Turner 73 74 73, Natalie Gulbis 74 72 74, Meena Lee (Kor) 71 75 74, Becky Morgan 75 72 73, Amy Yang 74 72 74, Diana D'Alessio 73 70 77, Jennie Lee (Ae) 71 74 75
221 Song-Hee Kim (Kor) 77 69 75, Charlotte Mayorkas 70 73 78, Mi-Jeong Jeon (Jpn) 76 72 73, Leta Lindley 72 73 76, Janice Moodie 71 76 74
222 Teresa Lu (Tai) 75 72 75, Jimin Jeong 74 71 77, Candie Kung (Tai) 74 74 74, Katie Futcher 73 72 77, Amanda Blumenherst 72 76 74
223 Annika Sorenstam (Swe) 74 77 72
224 Aree Song (Kor) 75 73 76, Jane Park 73 75 76
225 Su A Kim 73 74 78, Pat Hurst 74 72 79, Mina Harigae 72 75 78
226 Sung Ah Yim (Kor) 75 73 78, Karin Sjodin (Swe) 74 74 78
227 Allison Fouch 75 73 79
228 Karine Icher (Fra) 71 75 82

SOPHIE FROM FRANCE WINS PORTUGUESE
WOMEN'S OPEN BY TWO STROKES
FINAL TOTALS
Gramacho Pestana Resort, Algarve.
206 Sophie Giquel (Fra) 70 67 69
208 Louise Stahle (Swe) 70 67 71
211 Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 68 69 74
213 Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 69 71 73, Joanne Mills (Aus) 69 68 76
214 Lisa Holm Sorensen (Den) 73 68 73
216 Kirsty Taylor (Eng) 71 74 71, Laura Cabanillas (Spa) 69 74 73, Anna Rossi (Ita) 70 73 73
217 Cherie Byrnes (Aus) 68 77 72, Melodie Bourdy (Fra) 69 73 75
218 Stefania Croce (Ita) 75 72 71, Rebecca Hudson (Eng) 73 72 73, Antonella Cvitan (Swe) 74 74 70, Titiya Plucksataporn (Tha) 70 73 75, Minea Blomqvist (Fin) 69 72 77, Lynn Brooky (Nzl) 71 70 77
219 Karen Lunn (Aus) 74 72 73, Asa Gottmo (Swe) 72 74 73, Kathryn Imrie (Sco) 71 73 75, Ludivine Kreutz (Fra) 76 68 75, Frederique Seeholzer (Swi) 70 73 76, Eleanor Pilgrim (Wal) 72 70 77
220 Sophie Walker (Eng) 74 73 73, Lisa Hall (Eng) 73 74 73, Clare Queen (Sco) 73 72 75, MargherIta Rigon (Ita) 74 70 76, Leah Hart (Aus) 73 69 78, Laura Terebey (US) 72 69 79
221 Laurette Maritz (Rsa) 74 73 74, Lynn Kenny (Sco) 69 76 76, Rsara Beautell (Spa) 75 73 73, Lara Tadiotto (Bel) 75 70 76, Diana Luna (Ita) 72 76 73, Ana Larraneta (Spa) 77 72 72, Rebecca Coakley (Irl) 71 78 72
222 SamanTha Head (Eng) 70 77 75, Lisa Jean (Aus) 68 79 75, Lotta Wahlin (Swe) 71 74 77, Anja Monke (Ger) 70 78 74, Linda Wessberg (Swe) 76 72 74, Anna Temple (US) 74 74 74, Stacy Lee Bregman (Rsa) 75 73 74, Tania Elosegui (Spa) 70 78 74, Mianne Bagger (Den) 69 72 81, Martina Gillen (Irl) 72 77 73, Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (Fra) 73 76 73
223 Beatriz Recari (Spa) 77 70 76, Marta Prieto (Spa) 74 71 78, Danielle Masters (Eng) 74 70 79, Bettina Hauert (Ger) 74 75 74, Natalie Claire Booth (Eng) 73 76 74
224 Felicity Johnson (Eng) 74 73 77, Hanna-Leena Rsalonen (Fin) 76 71 77, Lora Fairclough (Eng) 74 74 76, Maria Boden (Swe) 76 73 75, Stephanie Arricau (Fra) 76 73 75
225 Kairsa Ruuttila (Fin) 71 75 79, Holly Aitchison (Am) (Eng) 73 75 77, Cassandra Kirkland (Fra) 71 78 76
226 Rikke Rasmussen (Den) 73 72 81
227 Veronica Zorzi (Ita) 79 70 78
228 Louise Friberg (Swe) 76 70 82, Tullia Calzavara (Ita) 74 74 80, Sofia Renell (Swe) 75 73 80, Ellen Smets (Bel) 76 72 80, Lee-Anne Pace (Rsa) 75 74 79
229 Marianne SkarpNord (Nor) 77 72 80
232 Christine Hallstrom (Swe) 73 76 83
233 Barbara Paruscio (Ita) 73 76 84

IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION PRESS RELEASE

IRISH LADIES OPEN STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
CLANDEBOYE GOLF CLUB
30TH JUNE - 1ST JULY 2007

The final round of the Irish Womens Open Stroke Play Championship in Clandeboye eventually got underway at 12 noon today, necessitating a shotgun start.
Overnight leader Australian Emma Bennett returned a disappointing 79, but her compatriot Stacey Keating reversed her fortunes. She followed her initial score of 80 with below par rounds of 72 and 73, giving her the winning aggregate score of 225.
In second and third places were Irish players Niamh Kitching (Claremorris) and Marian Riordan (Tipperary), just pipping Australian Bree Arthur and Stephanie Evans from Wales.

FINAL TOTALS
225 Stacey Keating (Aus) 80 72 73.
226 Niamh Kitching (Claremorris) 77 78 71.
226 Marian Riordan (Tipperary) 76 74 76.
226 Bree Arthur (Aus) 74 77 75.
226 Stephanie Evans (Wal) 72 78 76.
228 Rachel Jennings (Eng) 80 75 73.
228 Clare Choi (Aus) 79 77 72, Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush) 78 74 76, Jacqueline Dittrich (Ger) 77 73 78, Emma Bennett (Aus) 74 75 79.
230 Deirdre Smith (Co Louth) 78 76 76.
232 Rebecca Flood (Aus) 76 77 79.
233 Anna Scott (Eng) 78 76 79.
236 Kate Combes (Aus) 83 74 79.
237 Gillian O'Leary (Cork) 77 77 83.
238 Victoria Bradshaw (Bangor) 86 77 75, Mari Suursalu (Estonia) 81 81 76, Nina Geirsdottir (Ice) 81 78 79.
239 Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) 83 79 77.
241 Alex Howe (Royal Co Down Ladies) 83 78 80, Jo Nicolson (Wrex) 83 78 80, Maura Morrin (The Curragh) 81 81 79, Helena Arnadoffir (Ice) 79 84 78, Karen Delaney (Carlow) 78 83 80.
242 Nichola Moore (Clandeboye) 82 83 77, Rachel Cassidy (Stirling University) 80 84 78, Sonya Hopley (Clandeboye) 80 79 83.
243 Corisande Lee (Eng) 84 81 78.
244 Shirley Harvey (Ballyclare) 83 85 76.
245 Ann Marie Dalton (Coollattin) 85 81 79.
246 Kristina Rothengatter (Ger) 84 79 83, Tinna Johansdottir (Ice) 81 84 81.
247 Sinead O'Sullivan (Galway) 80 85 82.
248 Holli Snelling (Killarney) 86 80 82, Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) 83 81 84, Maria Dunne (Skerries) 78 86 84.
250 Sarah Carty (The Island) 81 81 88.
252 Emma Gilmore (Mountbellew) 87 79 86.
254 Lucy Simpson (Masserene) 89 79 86.
No Return: Alice Davis (Royal Tara) 82 84 NR,
Withdrawn: Rebecca Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) 79 84 WD.

VIKKI LYING JOINT 24TH IN ILLINOIS

Vikki Laing was lying joint 24th with rounds of 74 and 71 for 145 as the US Futures Tour event - the Team WLF.org Classic - moved into its final round at Kankakee Country Club, Saint Anne in Illinois.
South Wales amateur Natasha Morgan, playing the tour on summer holidays from Lynn University at Boca Raton, Florida, and Brenda McLarnon from Belfast failed to beat the cut on 151.
Natasha scored a pair of 76s for 152 while Brenda had rounds of 79 and 77 for 156.
Eunjung Yi from California leads the field on 137 (70 67 by one shot from Celeste Trioche (Paraguay) (68 70).

CATRIONA LYING JOINT 20th AS US WOMEN'S
OPEN THIRD ROUND STILL TO BE FINISHED

The United States Women's Open continues into its fourth day - and what should be final day - on Sunday with no third-round totals completed.
The field of halfway qualifiers (149 scores or better) were still out on the course at 8.15pm local time playing their third rounds when darkness forced the LPGA officials to halt play for the day.
Catriona Matthew is lying joint 20th overall at three over par (for the tournament) after 11 holes in her third round. She had a second-round 67 to qualify on 152.
Janice Moodie is six over par for the tournament after 12 holes, having qualified with 71 and 76 for 147.
Michele Wie, who had a first-round 82, withdrew before the start of the second.
Karrie Webb, who had an 83, did go out and, good for her, returning a 71 for 154 - well over the cut figure of 149 but at least she showed herself she could play the course in a decent score.

Here is how the scoreboard looks at the start of play today (Sunday) at Pine Needs Lodge and Golf Club, Southern Pines in North Carolina.

Jiyai Shin (70 69) -5 for the tournament after 10 holes of round three.
Cristie Kerr (71 72) -4 after 13.
Lorena Ochoa (71 71) -4 after 11.
Angela Park (68 69) -4 after 10.
Other scores:
Catriona Matthew (75 67) +3 after 11 (jt 20th).
Annika Sorenstam (70 77) +4 after 12 (jt 27th).
Laura Davies (72 75) +4 after 12 (jt 27th).
Janice Moodie (71 76) +6 after 12 (jt 41st).
Becky Morgan (75 72) +6 after (jt 41st).