JACQUELINE SNEDDON 14th AT OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON

Jacqueline Sneddon from Alyth, Perthshire, a freshman student at Grand Canyon University, Arizona, finished 14th with rounds of 78 and 84 for 162 in the St Martin's University Invitational tournament at Olympia Golf Club, Washington State.
Jacqueline's score over the par-72, 5,811yd course was the second best in the Grand Canyon team of five.
Babe Prante (St Martin's) beat team-mate Stacie Hendon after they had tied for first place on 145, both with rounds of 145. Babe won the play-off.
Grand Canyon (648) finished fourth in the team event won by Western Washington (608).

Mhairi and Janice missed the California cut

LPGA TOUR SCOREBOARD

LONG DRUGS CHALLENGE
Blackhawk CC, Danville, California.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72). 6,212yd

1 Lorie Kane 69-69--138
1 Karrie Webb 69-69--138
3 Lorena Ochoa 69-70--139
4 Kristy McPherson 71-69--140
4 Se Ri Pak 69-71--140
4 Charlotte Mayorkas 73-67--140
4 Suzann Pettersen 75-65--140
4 Juli Inkster 74-66--140
9 Brittany Lincicome 73-68--141
9 Diana D'Alessio 69-72--141
9 Nicole Castrale 71-70--141
12 Dorothy Delasin 73-69--142
12 Maria Hjorth 73-69--142
12 In-Kyung Kim 73-69--142
12 Inbee Park 67-75--142
16 Ji-Young Oh 73-70--143
16 Pat Hurst 67-76--143
16 Jee Young Lee 74-69--143
16 Seon Hwa Lee 73-70--143
16 Wendy Ward 72-71--143
16 Alena Sharp 73-70--143
16 Mikaela Parmlid 72-71--143
16 Johanna Head 70-73--143
24 Meaghan Francella 74-70--144
24 Becky Morgan 74-70--144
24 Stacy Prammanasudh 69-75--144
24 Allison Hanna-Williams 73-71--144
24 Marcy Hart 70-74--144
29 Sarah Lynn Sargent 71-74--145
29 Sun Young Yoo 72-73--145
29 Karen Stupples 71-74--145
29 Liselotte Neumann 73-72--145
29 Cristie Kerr 74-71--145
29 Teresa Lu 75-70--145
29 Natalie Gulbis 74-71--145
29 Miriam Nagl 72-73--145
37 Minea Blomqvist 76-70--146
37 Song-Hee Kim 74-72--146
37 Nancy Scranton 74-72--146
37 Angela Stanford 72-74--146
37 Christina Kim 72-74--146
37 Julieta Granada 72-74--146
37 Karin Sjodin 71-75--146
37 Na On Min 71-75--146
37 Gloria Park74-72--146
37 Kate Golden 73-73--146
37 Lee Ann Walker-Cooper76-70--146
37 Tracy Hanson 73-73--146
49 Laura Diaz 73-74--147
49 Dina Ammaccapane 76-71--147
49 Jennifer Rosales 74-73--147
49 Paula Creamer 77-70--147
49 Jill McGill 72-75--147
54 Becky Iverson 73-75--148=
54 Leta Lindley 74-74--148
54 Young Jo 74-74--148
54 Jeong Jang 74-74--148
54 Kyeong Bae 72-76--148
54 Young Kim 75-73--148
54 Sarah Lee 75-73--148
54 Il Mi Chung 70-78--148
54 Patricia Meunier-Lebouc 69-79--148
54 Vicki Goetze-Ackerman 75-73--148
64 Soo Young Moon 73-76--149
64 Morgan Pressel 76-73--149
64 Carin Koch 72-77--149
64 Amy Hung 75-74--149
64 Katie Futcher 73-76--149
69 Rachel Hetherington 71-79--150
69 Erica Blasberg 73-77--150
69 Stephanie Louden 73-77--150
69 Clarissa Childs72-78--150
MISSED THE CUT
Na Ri Kim 77-74--151
Carri Wood 75-76--151
Meena Lee 78-73--151
Brittany Lang 78-73--151
Mhairi McKay 74-77--151
Heather Young 79-72--151
Katherine Hull 78-73--151
Kim Williams 75-76--151
Irene Cho 75-77--152
Hye Jung Choi 78-74--152
Jacqueline Yang 77-75--152
Heather Daly-Donofrio 76-76--152
Aram Cho 78-75--153
Christi Cano 77-76--153
Cindy Pasechnik 74-79--153
Nina Reis 75-78--153
Karine Icher 73-80--153
Sae-Hee Son 74-79--153
Jamie Hullett 79-75--154
Michelle McGann 78-76--154
Wendy Doolan 78-76--154
Janice Moodie 77-77--154
Ai Miyazato 77-77--154
Virada Nirapathpongporn 80-74--154
Reilley Rankin 77-78--155
Paige Mackenzie 75-81--156
Cindy Rarick 79-78--157
A.J. Eathorne 76-81--157
Sung Ah Yim 81-77--158
Giulia Sergas 80-78--158
Danielle Ammaccapane 81-78--159
Kim Hall 81-80--161
Kim Saiki-Maloney 84-80--164

KRYSTLE MATCHES PAR OF 72 IN

FIRST ROUND OF TAR

HEEL INVITATIONAL

Judging by her first-round score of a par-matching 72 in the Tar Heel Invitational today at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, it looks as though Krystle Caithness has now settled in at Georgia University.

The Cellardyke teenager deviated from par only four times over the UNC Finley course which measures 6,285yd. She bogeyed the sixth but birdied the ninth to be out in level par 36. Then she birdied the long 13th but bogeyed the short 14th in coming home in par 36.

That put her in joint seventh place in a classy field.

Michael Cavener (Tulsa) leads the field with a four-under-par 68 in the three-round event which will finish on Sunday.

American Curtis Cup ace and top-ranked college player Amanda Blumenherst (Duke) is only one shot ahead of Krystle with a 71.

Former Irish girl champion Danielle McVeigh (Texas A&M) finished with a 75 after birdieing the fourth and fifth. She had bogeys at the eighth, 122th, 14th, 16th and 18th after that great start. She is sharing 21st place in the field of 93.

LEADING INDIVIDUALS

68 Michaela Cavener (Tulsa).

70 Jacqui Concolino (Vanderbilt), Angela Oh (Tennessee).
71 Amanda Blumenherst (Duke), Natalie Sheary (Wake Forest), Emily Street (North Carolina State).

72 Krystle Caithness (Georgia), Nannette Hill (Wake Forest).

Other score:

75 Danielle McVeigh (Texas A&M).

LEADING TEAMS

295 Wake Forest.

296 Tulsa.

297 Vanderbilt, Tennessee.

298 Georgia.

299 Virginia.

Catriona Matthew jt 12th with one round to go

SOPHIE PULLS FIVE STROKES CLEAR OF
MADRID LADIES MASTERS FIELD

FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE

Sophie Gustafson set herself up for a second victory in three weeks when she extended her lead after the second round of the Madrid Ladies Masters at Club de Golf Retamares.
The Swede, who won the De Vere Ladies Open at The Carrick on Loch Lomond a fortnight ago, chipped in for an eagle 3 at the 18th to pull five strokes clear of her nearest challenger, Martina Eberl of Germany.
Gustafson carded a second successive 66, seven-under-par, for a 36-hole total of 14-under-par in the 54-hole tournament. She carded seven birdies, two bogeys and an eagle. At the 18th she hit a superb drive and a four-iron just right of the green before chipping in.
“I actually thought that I played better yesterday but obviously the eagle helped my score,” said Gustafson, who has enjoyed three solid weeks in Europe, having also finished second to Laura Davies in Austria last week.
“Like I said yesterday, you’ve got to hit the fairways here and if you do you can set yourself up for some birdie opportunities.”
Her closest challenger Eberl also performed admirably well, carding a five-under-par 68 to finish on nine-under-par. She birdied the last two holes. Martina has never won on the Ladies European Tour.
“I came here to play well and today I had nine birdies, a double and two bogeys. Tomorrow I’ll just keep trying to hole the putts," she said. "I just had 23 putts and hit 10 greens so I had a good short game going in today. The plan for tomorrow is to stay calm and enjoy it. I’m probably going to play with Sophie and she’s a great player. I’ll just try to enjoy the atmosphere.”
Eberl’s start was phenomenal, birdieing four holes in a row from the third. Although she could not quite reproduce the scoring fireworks on the back nine, she finished strongly with birdies on the last two holes.
Denmark’s Iben Tinning signed for a flawless 68 which took her into a share of third with Sweden’s Linda Wessberg, who carded a 71. British players Becky Brewerton (68), Lisa Hall (68), Lora Fairclough (69) and Laura Davies (69) shared fifth place on six-under-par.
Davies was presented with a cake and champagne at the end of her round, to celebrate her 44th birthday.
“I played well today. Four under was the absolute worst score I could have had so I’m pleased and disappointed in different ways,” said Davies, who won her 68th title in Austria last week. “If I could have shot four or five better, which I should have done, it would have been nicer, but four-under-par is a good round again. I just keep playing consistent golf.”
Marta Prieto and Tania Elosegui were the highest placed Spaniards on five-under-par and they shared ninth position with Joanne Mills, this year’s Wales Ladies Championship of Europe winner from Australia.
Catriona Matthew, the only Scot in the field, repeated her opening 71 for a four-under-par tally of 142, which puts her in joint 12th place - 10 behind the leader, but only five behind second-placed Eberl - with one round to go.

SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 146 (2 x 73)
132 Sophie Gustafson (Swe) 66 66
137 Martina Eberl (Ger) 69 68
138 Iben Tinning (Den) 70 68, Linda Wessberg (Swe) 67 71
140 Becky Brewerton (Wal) 72 68, Lisa Hall (Eng) 72 68, Lora Fairclough (Eng) 71 69, Laura Davies (Eng) 71 69
141 Marta Prieto (Spa) 73 68, Joanne Mills (Aus) 69 72
142 Tania Elosegui (Spa) 73 69, Ludivine Kreutz (Fra) 72 70, Catriona Matthew (Sco) 71 71
143 Rebecca Hudson (Eng) 74 69, Ana B Sanchez (Spa) 70 73
144 Louise Friberg (Swe) 71 73
145 Anja Monke (Ger) 73 72, Sara Beautell (Spa) 73 72, Mianne Bagger (Den) 71 74
146 Trish Johnson (Eng) 76 70, Stefania Croce (Ita) 76 70, Federica Piovano (Ita) 75 71, Veronica Zorzi (Ita) 73 73, Amanda MoltkeLeth (Den) 71 75, Paula Marti (Spa) 69 77, Laura Cabanillas (Spa) 69 77
147 Sophie Giquel (Fra) 73 74, Stephanie Arricau (Fra) 72 75
148 Diana Luna (Ita) 77 71, Bettina Hauert (Ger) 75 73, Anna Rawson (Aus) 75 73
149 Virginie LagoutteClement (Fra) 76 73, Louise Stahle (Swe) 73 76, Kirsty Taylor (Eng) 72 77
152 Lisa Holm Sorensen (Den) 77 75, Mireya Prats (Spa) 75 77
153 Lotta Wahlin (Swe) 77 76
154 Carmen Alonso (Spa) 78 76, Ane Urchegui (Spa) 78 76
155 Ana Larraneta (Spa) 79 76
156 Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 78 78
158 Rebecca Coakley (Ire) 81 77

PGA MASTERS IS ICING ON THE CAKE FOR

ALGARVE’S FINEST PRIVATE GOLF DEVELOPMENT

Andre Jordan’s luxury apartment development - The Residences - has the spotlight shining upon it in October as the PGA Portugal Masters Golf Tournament takes place on its doorstep at The Victoria Clube de Golfe, in Vilamoura, Algarve.
The Portugal Masters, a new PGA tournament, will be held over four days – 18-21st October 2007 at The Victoria. The PGA, who are great fans of the three-year-old course, were greatly impressed by the success of The World Cup of Golf which was held at Victoria in 2005. The Victoria course is set to be a regular venue for the European Tour.
The Residences, pictured above, has been designed with the discerning golfer in mind. Reserved starting times and generous discounts on green fees are available on the five famous Vilamoura golf courses (Victoria, the Old Course, Pinhal, Laguna and Millennium). These golf concessions are to be made available to owners and guests staying at The Residences. They include:

*Owners shall be four nominated persons for a two-bedroom apartment and six people for a three-bedroom apartment. Owners will be entitled to these special conditions at any time of the year whether they are occupying their apartment or not.
*Guests shall be any such person occupying an apartment at The Residences whether as a guest of an owner or renting. Guests will only be entitled to these special conditions when they are occupying an apartment at The Residences.
*Owners will benefit from a discount of 50% off the published full green fees and equipment (buggies, trolleys, etc…) at all five Vilamoura courses.
*Guests will benefit from the full wholesale discount rate which varies throughout the year. It is, however, never less than 25%.

Currently under construction, already 110 out of 145 apartments have been sold off plan. André Jordan, Portugal’s leading property developer, has combined high quality workmanship and attention to detail on the development. His commitment to long term investment value for his clients has turned both Quinta do Lago and Vilamoura into internationally successful resorts.
Prices for a Luxury T2 - two-bed apartment are currently from €495.000 to €725.000 and T3 - three-bed apartments from €565,000 to €825,000. Full furniture packs at €25,000 for a twobed and €30,000 for a three-bed are available.

Jeff Hart, Sales Director for The Residences says: “We expect to sell all the remaining 35 apartments by November 2007. With capital appreciation for this type of property running at up to 10% pa, the apartments can be expected to be around 20% more when they are completed early in 2009.

With comparable properties in Quinta do Lago and Vale do Lobo selling at prices in excess of 35% above ours, there is plenty of room for good appreciation in the future”.

All property owners can take full advantage of The Residences’ Rental Scheme which is operated on site. The Residences golf concessions maximise the number of weeks' rental achievable throughout the year. The peak seasons for golf are Feb-May and Oct-Nov. This fits in perfectly with the peak summer beach season, to maximize occupation.

Jeff Hart says: “We confidently expect an average of 40 weeks' rental per annum, for owners who wish to maximize their rental income. Our studies show this would produce a net return of approximately €20k for a two-bed, and €25k for a three-bed apartment. These figures are net of all running costs, including rental commission, condominium fees and council tax.”

The Residences has also attracted a quality mortgage offer. BBVA Bank will finance up to 80% of the purchase price. They will also finance up to 40% of the deposit and stage payments on an interest only basis, plus lend 80% until 2011 at interest only as well.

Latest news from The Residences, please see video clips on The Residences’ website: www.residencesvictoria.com

For further information please contact:

Jeff Hart – jeff.hart@residencesvictoria.com
The Residences at Victoria Clube de Golfe,
+351 289 310 280

Kerry Clark - kerry@tidewaycommunications.com
+44 20 8878 0787

LADIES' EUROPEAN TOUR SCOREBOARD
MADRID LADIES MASTERS
Casino Club de Golf Retamares, Madrid, Spain
FIRST ROUND SCORES
Par 73
66 Sophie Gustafson (Swe)
67 Linda Wessberg (Swe)
69 Laura Cabanillas (Spa), Joanne Mills (Aus), Paula Marti (Spa), Martina Eberl (Ger)
70 Ana B Sanchez (Spa), Iben Tinning (Den)
71 Louise Friberg (Swe), Catriona Matthew (Sco), Laura Davies (Eng), Amanda Moltke-Leth (Den), Lora Fairclough (Eng)
72 Ludivine Kreutz (Fra), Mianne Bagger (Den), Lisa Hall (Eng), Becky Brewerton (Wal), Kirsty Taylor (Eng), Stephanie Arricau (Fra)
73 Sara Beautell (Spa), Veronica Zorzi (Ita), Louise Stahle (Swe), Anja Monke (Ger), Tania Elosegui (Spa), Marta Prieto (Spa), Sophie Giquel (Fra)
74 Rebecca Hudson (Eng)
75 Anna Rawson (Aus), Bettina Hauert (Ger), Federica Piovano (Ita), Mireya Prats
(Spa)
76 Stefania Croce (Ita), Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (Fra), Trish Johnson (Eng)
77 Lotta Wahlin (Swe), Lisa Holm Sorensen (Den), Diana Luna (Ita)
78 Ane Urchegui (Spa), Johanna Westerberg (Swe), Carmen Alonso (Spa)
79 Ana Larraneta (Spa)
81 Rebecca Coakley (Irl)

SAMANTHA HEAD LOOKING GOOD FOR LPGA
FINAL Q SCHOOL BUT KIRAN NEEDS A
SUB-70 FINISH TO HAVE A CHANCE

England's Samantha Head shot a third-round three-under-par 69 to consolidate her position in the leading six going into the fourth and final round of the LPGA Sectional Qualifying School at Plantation Golf & Country Club, Venice in Florida.
On four-under-par 212, Samantha is well placed to make the top 30 who, after Friday's final round, will advance to the Final Q School at Daytona Beach.
Compatriot Kiran Matharu is not so well placed. She is tied for 51st place on 223 although her third-round 73 was her best score so far this week and she could yet make it if she can have a fourth-round score in the sub-70 category.
Na-Yeon Choi of South Korea leads for the third consecutive round following a 71 to be in the pole position on eight-under-par 208. Compatriot Hee Young Park trails Choi by two shots after firing a 4-under-par 68 in the third round. Park is 6-under-par 210 after three rounds.
Choi led by three shots following the second round and held that lead through the front-nine on Thursday, where she played bogey-free golf with two birdies, including a 20-foot birdie putt on hole number 3. She had birdies on holes 8 and 14, but bogies on holes 10 and 16 dropped her to 1-under 71 (67-70-71=208) for the day, two shots ahead of fellow South Korean Park.
“I didn't play bad today,” said Choi, following the round. “It was a steady day.”
The 19-year-old Choi has won on the Korean LPGA once in each of her four years on the tour, including a three-stroke victory two weeks ago at the Shinsegye Cup KLPGA Championship.
“I have led since the first round, but I don't want to concentrate on winning,” said Choi. “I don't want to think about being on top. I just want to try some things.”
Park, who was fifth entering the third round, carded birdies on holes 4, 7 and 8 with a bogey on hole 5 to make the turn at 2-under for the day. She had birdies on holes 10, 13 and 14 with a bogey on 13 to finish the day at 4-under 68 (69-73-68=210).
“I didn't think about (getting to) 6-under, I just try to shoot under par,” said the 20-year-old Park. “I had a good putter today and lots of confidence.”
Park has played the LPGA's South Korean tournament every year since 2004. In 2005, she finished tied for fourth when the tournament was called the CJ Nine Bridges Classic. That same year, she was named Rookie of the Year on KLPGA. Park has three victories since joining the tour. She is fifth on the 2007 KLPGA ADT CAPS Money List following three second place finishes in 11 events.
“I just try to play safely tomorrow to get on to the final stage,” said Park. “Winning tomorrow doesn't matter to me because the top-30 make it.”
Anna Grzebien of Rhode Island and Angie Hill of Ohio are tied for third place at 5-under-par 211, three-strokes off the lead.Grzebien, the 2005 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Individual Champion, used two birdies and a bogey to shoot 1-under 71 (71-69-71=211) in the third round. The 2007 Duke graduate was tied for second entering the third round. This is the 22-year-old's first attempt at qualifying for the LPGA Tour.
Hill, a co-medalist at the Venice qualifier in 2006, was 2-over-par through 14 holes before making birdies on holes 15, 17 and 18, where she rolled in a 50-foot birdie putt to move to 1-under 71 (68-72-71=211) for the day. The 2006 Southern Conference Player of the Year at the College of Charleston, Hill played 19 events with 11 cuts made on the Duramed Futures Tour in 2007.
The top-30 players and ties at the end of 72 holes will advance to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla., Nov. 28-Dec. 2. The Venice qualifier is the second of the LPGA Tour's two sectional qualifying events in 2007. The first was at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., two weeks ago. The top-30 finishers and ties from each qualifier join current LPGA Tour members attempting to improve their status and the players who finished sixth through 15th on the final 2007 Duramed Futures Tour money list at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.

LEADING THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
208 Na-Yeon Choi (SKor) 67 70 71.
210 Hee Young Park (SKor) 69 73 68.
211 Angie Hill 68 72 71, Anna Grzebien 71 69 71.
212 Sandra Gal (Ger) (am) 72 71 69.
213 Samantha Head (Eng) 71 73 69.
214 Mo Martin 73 71 70.
215 Sofie Andersson (Swe) 71 72 72.
Other totals:
218 Leah Hart (Aus) 73 67 78 (jt 18th).
220 Rachel Bailey (Aus) 70 76 74, Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 74 74 72, Nikki Garrett (Aus) 73 75 72, Sarah Kemp (Aus) 76 70 74 (jt 29th).
223 Kiran Matharu (Eng) 74 76 73 (jt 51st).

SCOTS SENIOR WOMEN DRAW

WITH WALES, EDGE SECOND

PLACE BEHIND ENGLAND

England continued their monopoly of the senior women’s home internationals title at Royal Tara Golf Club, County Meath in Ireland.
They duly won the championship for a fifth year in a row by beating Ireland 5-2 in their final match today. No other country has won the title since the over-50s tournament was introduced in 2003.
Scotland drew 3 ½-3 ½ with Wales but pipped them by half-a-point for second place on a comparison of the individual games won records.
After sharing the foursomes 1-1, Pamela Williamson was Scotland’s only winner in the singles, giving the Baberton player three wins out of three, all achieved in singles’ play.
But the Scots who did not win gave gritty performances
Lorna Bennett (Ladybank), Scotland’s top player with 4 1/2pt out of 6, had a titantic struggle with the Welsh ace, Vicky Thomas, which ended all square.
Lorna, pictured above, was two up after nine but then lost the 11th, 12th and 14th. She stopped the slide by squaring the match at the 16th and then halving the last two holes.
Fiona De Vries (St Rule) halved her match against Janet Doleman who won the 14th and 15th and then halved the last three.
Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) came from behind to get a square match with Jean O’Connor. Helen won the 15th to level matters and then the last three holes were halved.
Fiona Hunter (Baberton) went down by one hole to Denise Richards who gained the edge in a tight tie by winning the 17th and 18th.
Joint MVPs of the tournament were England’s Christine Quinn (5pt out of 6) and Christine Watson (5pt out of 5).

Day 3 details:

WALES 3 1/2, SCOTLAND 3 1/2
Foursomes: V Thomas & D Richards lost to L Bennett & F Hunter 2 and 1; A Lewis & J Doleman bt H Faulds & M To0ught 2 and 1 (1-1).
Singles: Thomas halved with Bennett, Lewis lost to P Williamson 4 and 3, Doleman halved with F De Vries, J O’Connor halved with Faulds, Richards bt Hunter 1 hole (2 ½-2 ½ ).

ENGLAND 5, IRELAND 2
Foursomes: C Quinn & C Watson bt M Madden & C Cahill 2 and 1; C Caldwell & H Smyth bt M Henderson & S O’Brien-Kenney 5 and 4 (2-0).
Singles: Quinn lost to M McKenna 1 hole, Watson bt Madden 4 and 3, S Dye lost to O’Brien-Kenney 3 and 1, Smyth bt V Hassett 2 and 1, P Wrightson bt E MacMullen 3 and 2 (3-2).

Final placings

England 3pt (15-6).
Scotland 1 ½ pt (10 ½-10 ½)
Wales 1 ½ pt (10-11).
Ireland 0pt (6 ½ -14 ½ )

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

(X = did not play)

SCOTLAND

L Bennett WWLWWD - 4 1/2pt out of 6.

P Williamson XWXWXW - 3pt out of 3.

F Hunter WXLXWL - 2pt out of 4.

F De Vries LWLLXD - 1 1/2 pt out of 5.

M Touogh XLXWLW - 1pt out of 3.

H Faulds XLXXLD - 1/2 pt out of 3.

K Sutherland LXLLXX - 0pt out of 3.

ENGLAND

C Watson WXWWWW - 5pt out of 5.

C Quinn WWWWWL - 5pt out of 6.

H Smyth WXXXWW - 3pt out of 3.

P Wrightson XWWXXW - 3pt out of 3.

C Caldwell WWXLWX - 3pt out of 4.

S Dye XWWLXL - 2pt out of 4.

S Ellis XXXLXX - 0pt out of 1.

WALES

V Thomas LWWWLD - 3 1/2 pt out of 6.

A Lewis LLWWWL - 3pt out of 6.

J Doleman LLWDWD - 3pt out of 6.

D Richards LLWXLW - 2pt out of 5.

J O'Connor XLXWXD - 1 1/2pt out of 3.

T Carradice XXXLXX - 0pt out of 1.

IRELAND

M Madden WWLWLL - 3pt out of 6.

S O'Brien-Kenney LWLLLW - 2pt out of 6.

M McKenna XLXDXW - 1 1/2pt out of 3.

C Cahill WXLXLX - 1pt out of 3.

V Hassett XLXLXL - 0pt out of 3.

M Henderson LXLXLX - 0pt out of 3.

E MacMullen XLXLXL - 0pt out of 3.

SAMANTHA HEAD, KIRAN

MATHARU SURVIVE LPGA

PRE-Q SCHOOL CUT

Samantha Head survived the 36-hole cut with ease in joint 10th place on level par 144 as Na-Yeon Choi of South Korea carded a 70 in the second round on Wednesday to maintain the lead at the Venice LPGA Sectional Qualifying School at Plantation Golf and Country Club at Venice, Florida.
Samantha, pictured right, has had rounds of 71 and 73.

Former Curtis Cup player and English amateur champion last year, Kiran Matharu made it with nothing to spare - 74 and 76 for six-over-par 150 and a tie for 60th place. Seventy-three players with totals of 150 or better advanced to the third and fourth rounds on Thursday and Friday.
Choi, who led by one-shot after the first round, is now 7-under-par 137 entering Thursday's third round. She leads Angie Hill of Ohio, Anna Grzebien of Rhode Island and Leah Hart of Australia, who are each four-under-par 140 through two rounds.

LEADER AT SEVEN UNDER PAR

Choi, who played the 6,226-yard Panther Course, logged seven straight pars before a birdie on hole 8 to make the turn at one-under-par for the day. She made birdies on holes 13, 15 and 16 with bogies on holes 10 and 18 to move to 7-under-par (67-70=137) for the tournament.
“I didn't play as well as yesterday, but I tried to keep playing well,” said Choi. “So far, I've played well.”
The South Korean has won on the Korean LPGA Tour once in each of her four years on the tour, including a three-stroke victory two weeks ago at the Shinsegye Cup KLPGA Championship. She is currently fourth on the 2007 KLPGA money list after making the cut in all 12 of her starts this year with eight top-10 finishes.

“My experience on the KLPGA helps my confidence, but the golf courses in Korea compared to here are different; the grass, everything is different,” said the 19-year-old Choi. “I have played in some LPGA Tour events and it helped with experience. It helps me be confident.”
Hart, a two-year member of the Ladies European Tour, carded a bogey-free round of 5-under-par 67 (73-67=140). After starting on the 10th tee of the Panther Course, Hart made birdies on holes 15, 4, 6, 8 and 9, where she lipped out for eagle from 10 feet. Her 67 tied the tournament-low set by leader Choi during the first round.
“I played good golf today, didn't make any mistakes,” said the 26-year-old Hart, who has participated in the U.S. Women's Open on three separate occasions. “I hit 17 greens, and so although I had a good score, I left a lot out there. A lot of putts seemed to touch the hole but not fall in.”
Grzebien, the 2005 NCAA Division I Women's Golf individual champion, made birdies on holes 5 and 8 with a bogey on hole 9 to make the turn at 1-under for the day on the Bobcat Course. She rolled in a 40-foot birdie putt on hole 12 and also made birdie on 15 to finish the day at 3-under-par 69 (71-69=140).
“I hit the ball pretty well. It was a lot of fairways and greens,” said the 22-year-old Grzebien, a Duke graduate who also won three NCAA team championships at the school. “I'm going to try to go out there tomorrow and try to have fun and see how low I can go.”
Hill, who was one-shot off the lead after the first round, shot even-par 72 on Wednesday to remain in a tie for second place. The Ohio native, who started on the 10th tee of the 6,412-yard Bobcat Course, made birdies on holes 13 and 16 with bogeys on holes 12 and 14 to make the turn at even-par for the day. She made par on every hole on the back-nine to finish at 4-under par (68-72=140) through two rounds.
“It's always a different ball game on the second day – more adrenaline, more nerves,” said the 24-year-old Hill, who tied for leading qualifier honours last year in Venice (Florida). “I scrambled more than I did yesterday. I made everything inside 10 feet that I had to. Yesterday I gave myself more opportunities, today it was more of a grind.”
The final two rounds will be played on the Bobcat Course.
The top-30 players and ties at the end of 72 holes will advance to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla., Nov. 28-Dec. 2.
The Venice qualifier is the second of the LPGA Tour's two sectional qualifying events in 2007. The first was at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., two weeks ago.
The top-30 finishers and ties from each qualifier join current LPGA Tour members attempting to improve their status and the players who finished sixth through 15th on the final 2007 Duramed Futures Tour money list at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.

LEADING SECOND-ROUND TOTALS

137 Na-Yen Choi (Kor) 67 70.

140 Angie Hill 68 72, Anna Grzebien 71 69, Leah Hart (Aus) 73 67.

Other scores:

143 Sandra Gal (Ger) (am) 72 71 (jt 6th).

144 Samantha Head (Eng) 71 73 (jt 10th).

146 Rachel Bailey (Aus) 70 76 (jt 146).

148 Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 74 74 (jt 46th).

150 Kiran Matharu (Eng) 74 76 (jt 60th).

+A total of 73 players with totals of 150 or better qualified for the third and fourth rounds.

Mail on Sunday Golf Classic

Well done to the Stirling Ladies Mail on Sunday team who became the first ever ladies team to reach the Grand Finals for a third time. They played the UK Final at Worsley Park, Manchester where they were drawn against Bedale Golf Club from Yorkshire. The team of Vicki Stevenson, Fiona Campbell, Tricia Chillas, Elaine Allison, Alison Davidson and Shelagh Quinn recorded a 3 ½ to 1 ½ win. They are now off to El Rompido late November for the final where they will be joined by the Glenbervie Men’s team who defeated Painswick 4 -1.


Volvo Amateur Masters Championship

Congratulations also to Elaine Allison who won the Volvo Amateur Masters Women’s Championship at Wentworth. She beat off stiff competition – including former professional Tracy Atkins - to win her place in the final at La Quinta in Spain. Players from all over the world will meet in Spain to contest the Final and will round off their week with a visit to Valderamma for the Volvo Masters.

Gibson Cup Full Report

FIRST TIME WINNERS OF 100 YEAR OLD GIBSON CUP

Report from Anne Brownie, Chair of Gibson Cup Committee
In near perfect conditions for golf, the Centenary of the Gibson Cup took place at the Braid Hills golf course over the weekend of 29th/30th September. The winners of Sunday afternoon’s matchplay final were Wendy Nicholson and Jennifer Henderson both from Broomieknowe GC. Wendy and Jennifer had the top score from Saturday’s qualification round. The final was a game of two halves with runners-up Norma Richmond and Ray Lynch (both Murrayfield GC) being ahead before a run of four holes in a row after the turn won by Wendy and Jennifer led to their first success in the Gibson Cup by a margin of 5 & 4.

More than 120 ladies (including many past winners) played in Saturday morning’s qualifying medal foursomes round. Reflecting the benign weather conditions and excellent condition of the golf course, competitors had to break the par of 72 to qualify for the matchplay stages of the Gibson Cup. To mark the Centenary, a second flight of matchplay was introduced which was won by Anne Stokes of Harburn and Jenny Syme of Bogside Irvine .Their opponents in this closely contested final were Jennifer Bryans and Helen Warnock (both Harburn).

In recent years pairings from Harburn and Lothianburn GC have featured strongly in the Gibson Cup. Although, unusually, no Lothianburn couple made the matchplay stages this year, the winners of the Consolation Salver were Ruth Brown and Christine Clements with 42 points, edging out fellow Lothianburn club members (and last year’s Salver winners) Catherine Stewart and Janet Begrie who had 40 points.

To mark the Centenary of the Cup presented by Lord Provost James Gibson in 1907, Bailie Alastair Paisley represented the Lord Provost’s Office at the Prizegiving. Bailie Paisley kindly presented prizes from tournament sponsors “The Ladies Golf Centre, www.golfing-lady.com” to the main prizewinners as well as all the special hole prizes sponsored by local businesses. After the Prizegiving a Centenary celebration was held at which this year’s competitors and past winners and committee shared their Gibson Cup experiences.

In summary, the weekend was an outstanding success with great golf, wonderful weather and fantastic fun – a fitting way to celebrate the first 100 years of the Gibson Cup.

To see some photos from the weekend please click on this http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Golfanatic1/CentenaryGibsonCup?authkey=mM0k-hbRgGw

Scoring
Qualifying round:
W Nicholson & J Henderson (9) 67
N Richmond & R Lynch (11) 67
L Bain & E Gillespie (9.5) 67.5
S Shepherd & S Pendreigh (7.5) 69.5
A Stokes & J Syme (17.5) 69.5
G McDonald & K McIntosh (13) 71
J Bryans & H Warnock (8.5) 71.5
K Burns & M McFarlane (9) 72

Matchplay
Flight 1 (Gibson Cup) :
W Nicholson & J Henderson bt S Shepherd & S Pendreigh, N Richmond & R Lynch bt L Bain & E Gillespie Final W Nicholson & J Henderson bt N Richmond & R Lynch
Flight 2
A Stokes & J Syme bt K Burns & M McFarlane , J Bryans & H Warnock bt G McDonald & K McIntosh Final A Stokes & J Syme bt J Bryans & H Warnock

STANFORD UNIVERSITY PLACE

RESTRICTIONS ON MICHELLE

WIE JOINING FELLOW

STUDENTS AT GOLF

Being a professional golfer at a university where all the student golfers have, until now, been amateurs, can cause problems as this article from the "San Francisco Chronicle" highlights:

Friday marks the second anniversary of the day Michelle Wie turned pro. Next week, on the same day she returns to competition at the Samsung, Wie celebrates her 18th birthday. These milestones would carry more gravity if her year on the golf course hadn't collapsed like a flimsy deck of cards.
Wie marked another milestone on Sept. 24, when she started classes at Stanford. She also began showing up at the college's practice range, swatting shots and mingling with players on the NCAA champion men's team.
Stanford University officials dutifully checked the rules, not exactly sure of the parameters when a freshman shows up after turning pro. They determined Wie cannot play or practise with the Cardinal men or women during their 20 hours per week of "organised or structured" team activities, according to men's coach Conrad Ray, but she could join Stanford players for informal rounds.

THREE SCOTS ENTER LADIES' EUROPEAN TOUR SCHOOL

PRE-QUALIFIER IN ITALY

Three Scots - US-based Vikki Laing (pictured right), recently-turned professional Heather MacRae and Scottish women's amateur champion Jenna Wilson - have entered the Ladies European Tour Qualifying School pre-qualifier at Le Fonti Golf Club, Italy over 54 holes from October 17 to 19.
The full list of British and Irish entrants is:

ENGLAND
Rachel Bell (am)
Tracey Boyes (am)
Emma Lyons (am)
Danielle Montgomery (am)
Jennifer Pease (am)
Melissa Reid (am)
Emma Sheffield (am)
Laura Eastwood
Kirsty J Fisher
Kelly Hutcherson
Cheryl Smith.
Michelle Smith
Emma Weeks
Laura Wright

IRELAND
Heather Nolan
Marian Riordan

SCOTLAND
Jenna Wilson (am)
Vikki Laing
Heather MacRae

WALES
Stephanie Evans (am)
Lydia Hall (am)
Lauren Diggle
Jo Pritchard

The qualifiers - exact figure not known yet - from the "pre-qualifier" will go forward to make up a field of 90 with players exempt from the first stage for the Final Qualifying over 72 holes at Le Fonti Golf Club on October 23-24-25-26.
There will be a cut after 54 holes to the leading 50.

LPGA Sectional Qualifying Tournament

SOLID START BY SAMANTHA BUT KIRAN
NEEDS TO IMPROVE AT VENICE, FLORIDA

England's Samantha Head and Kiran Matharu shot one-under-par 71 and 74 respectively in the opening round LPGA Sectional Qualifying Tournament at the Plantation Golf & Country Club, Venice in Florida.
Samantha is lying joint 11th, four shots behind leader Na-Yeon Choi of South Korea.
Kira is joint 42nd, on the same 74 mark as another Ladies European Tour player, France's Gwladys Nocera.
Choi currently holds a one-stroke lead over Angie Hill of Ohio and Shayna Miyajima of Hawaii, who each shot 68 to tie for second place.
Choi, who began her round on hole 10 of the 6,412-yard Bobcat Course, made six straight pars to start her day. She birdied hole 16 to make the turn at one-under-par. Choi finished strongly, making birdies on holes 2, 4, 7 and 8 to end the day with a bogey-free 67.
The South Korean has won on the Korean LPGA once in each of her four years on the tour, including a three-stroke victory two weeks ago at the Shinsegye Cup KLPGA Championship. She is currently fourth on the 2007 KLPGA money list after making the cut in all 12 of her starts this year with eight top-10 finishes.
She missed the cut at both the US Women's Open and the Evian Masters.
Hill, who tied for medalist honours in Venice (Florida) last year at 2-under-par 286, fired a 4-under-par 68 to tie for second place following the first-round. Hill used birdies on holes 5, 6 and 9 to make the turn at 3-under-par on the 6,226-yard Panther Course. After a bogey on hole 10, Hill made three consecutive birdies on holes 11, 12 and 13. She made bogey on 15 before missing a six-foot putt on 18 for birdie to finish the day at 4-under 68.
“I played very steady to start,” said Hill. “I made some putts in the beginning and when I made the turn I thought, ‘let's go low.' I made three good birdies and then leveled off, but I was pushing myself.”
Hill played three years of collegiate golf for the College of Charleston, winning three tournaments and the 2006 Southern Conference Championship. She won 2006 Southern Conference Player of the Year honors after finishing the season ranked 20th in NCAA Division I. An Ohio native who recently purchased a home in South Carolina, Hill made 11 cuts in 19 starts on the Duramed Futures Tour this season, including a second place finish at the Jalapeno Duramed Futures Golf Classic in Texas.
Miyajima, who started on hole 10 of the Panther Course, used birdies on holes 12 and 14 and a bogey on 18 to make the turn at 1-under-par. She made birdies on holes 1, 6 and 7 to finish the day at 4-under-par 68.
“I think a lot of it was luck. A lot was skill too, but when you shoot an unbelievable round it has to be a little bit of luck,” said Miyajima. “I don't want to be too confident. I want to shoot the best I can tomorrow.”
A graduate of San Diego State University where she captained the women's golf team in 2003 and 2004, Miyajima has played 27 events on the Duramed Futures Tour in the past two years, making five cuts.
Adrienne Gautreaux of Texas, Hee Young Park of South Korea and Vanessa Brockett of California each finished the day tied for fourth place at 3-under-par 69.
Players are competing on both the Bobcat and Panther courses at Plantation Golf and Country Club, playing each of the courses once before the 36-hole cut is made following the second round.
The final two rounds, which will feature the low 70 players and ties, will be played on the Bobcat Course. The top-30 players and ties at the end of 72 holes will advance to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla., Nov. 28-Dec. 2.
The Venice qualifier is the second of the LPGA Tour's two sectional qualifying events in 2007. The first was at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., two weeks ago. The top-30 finishers and ties from each qualifier join current LPGA Tour members attempting to improve their status and the players who finished sixth through 15th on the final 2007 Duramed Futures Tour money list at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.
LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES
Par 72
67 Na-Yeon Choi.
68 Shayna Miyajima, Angie Hill.
69 Adrienne Gautre3aux, Hee Young Park, Vanessa Brockett.
Other scores:
70 Rachel Bailey (jt 7th).
71 Samantha Head (Eng) (jt 11th).
72 Sandra Gal (Ger) (am) (jt 19th).
74 Kiran Matharu (Eng), Gwladys Nocera (Fra) (jt 42nd).

SUSSEX STUDENT JT 24th IN ORU SHOOT-OUT

Stacey Rodger, from Mile Oak, Sussex, a freshman student at Missouri State University, finished joint 24th in a field of 75 players for the ORU Shoot-out tournament over the Meadowbrook County Club course (Par 72, 6,082yd) at Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Stacey had rounds of 81, 77 and 81 for a total of 239.
Fiona Beattie (Arkansas State), a senior student from Axbridge, Somserset, finished joint 47th with 82, 80 and 83 for 245
Angela Drane (University of Louisiana Monroe) won the tevent with a total of 219, made up of scores of 76, 70 and 73.
Oral Roberts won the event from 14 other teams.

LPGA CHANGES ITS LOGO

FOR A SWINGING FUTURE
The Ladies Professional Golfers Association of America has updated its traditional logo of a lady golfer swinging a club (pictured left).
It will be its fourth different logo in the tour's 58-year history.
"We designed a logo that represents the power, strength and athleticism of our LPGA athletes, and with the use of the bold colours, highlights our international membership and global business," said LPGA Commissioner Carolyn F. Bivens.
"This new logo, pictured right, underscores the changes in women's sports and the LPGA in recent years, and communicates the LPGA's bright future."
The LPGA-owned and operated 2007 season-ending ADT Championship in November at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., will mark the first event to fully display the new LPGA logo.

Scotland's team with skipper Joan Marshall at Royal Tara Golf Club (picture by courtesy of the Ladies Golf Union).

FIGHTING SCOTS ALMOST PEG BACK ENGLAND
IN THE SINGLES AT ROYAL TARA

Scotland lost 4-3 to title-holders England on Day 2 of the senior women’s home golf internationals at Royal Tara Golf Club, Co. Meath in Ireland.
Having lost the foursomes 2-0, the Scots made a brave fight of it by winning three of the five singles.
Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) beat Susan Ellis by 3 and 2 after being four up on the 13th tee, having birdied the fifth and ninth. Pamela Williamson (Baberton) came back from two down after 10 holes with the help of a birdie at the 11th to beat former Curtis Cup player Carol Caldwell by 3 and 2.
With Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose), four down at the turn, having lost 5 and 3 to Christine Quinn, it was down to Fiona De Vries (St Rule) and Margaret Tough (Falkirk) to peg back England’s 3-2 lead.
They almost did. Tough was always ahead of Susan Dye on the inward half and won by 2 holes, chipping in at the last to double her margin of victory after a good fightback by the English player.
De Vries won the 15th and 16th to square her game against Christine Watson. The 17th was halved in 5s and then the English player won the par-5 18th with a birdie 4 for a one-hole victory to earn England the fourth point they needed to maintain their 100 % record through the first two days.

Day 2 results:
SCOTLAND 3, ENGLAND 4
Foursomes; L Bennett & F Hunter lost to C Quinn & C Watson 2 and 1; K Sutherland & F De Vries lost to S Dye & P Wrightson 4 and 3 (0-2).
Singles: Bennett bt Susan Ellis 3 and 2, P Williamson bt C Caldwell 3 and 2, De Vries lost to Watson 1 hole, M Tough bt Dye 2 holes, Sutherland lost to Quinn 5 and 3 (3-2).
IRELAND 1 1/2, WALES 5 1/2
Foursomes; M Henderson & S O’Brien-Kenney lost to V Thomas & D Richards 4 and 3; M Madden & C Cahill lost to A Lewis & J Doleman 2 and 1 (0-2).
Singles: E MacMullen lost to Thomas 9 and 7, M McKenna halved with Doleman, V Hassett lost to Lewis 2 and 1, O’Brien-Kenney lost to J O’Connor 3 and 2, Madden bt T Carradine 3 and 2 (1 ½-3 ½).
How they stand
England 2pt (10-4), Scotland 1pt (7-7), Wales 1pt (6 ½-7 ½), Ireland 0pt (4 ½-11 ½).
Final matches:
Scotland v Wales, England v Ireland.

INVERKEITHING HIGH BOY SCORES DOUBLE
VICTORY AT DUNHILL SCHOOLS CHALLENGE

Many of the world’s leading golf professionals and top amateurs led the applause as the winners of the Alfred Dunhill Schools Golf Challenge were presented with their prizes at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Welcome Party.
Colin Montgomerie and Hollywood stars Hugh Grant and Samuel L. Jackson were among those in the Alfred Dunhill Pavilion overlooking the 17th green on the Old Course as the presentations were made by Julian Diment, Marketing Director of Alfred Dunhill Ltd.
Angus Ritchie, aged 17, from Inverkeithing High School won the double as overall scratch winner and winner of the Senior Boy category.
The net category winners were Louise Smith and siblings Jenna and David Scott. Golf is obviously in their blood as their father is David Scott, Director of Golf at Kingsbarns, one of the three golf courses featured in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
All contestants in the Alfred Dunhill Schools Golf Challenge, along with their parents and a school representative, will receive tickets for the final round of the championship on Sunday, where they will be invited to an exclusive golf clinic given by internationally renowned golf coach Robert Baker.
Baker said: “This is a superb competition which encourages golf in schools in the area. I am really looking forward to meeting these youngsters and working with them. If kids can get the right coaching early enough in their golf career it will help them enormously for many years to come. And there is always the chance that we discover a champion.”
Angus shot an impressive 79 gross in adverse weather conditions to take the overall scratch prize from a field of 110 from 18 schools from Fife, Tayside and Angus. The Alfred Dunhill Schools Golf Challenge was held on Sunday, June 24, and was decided by one 18 hole round of medal play over the testing Torrance Course at Fairmont St Andrews.
Aimed at encouraging school-aged golfers to enjoy the unique challenges of links golf the competition was played in four divisions, off handicap, in addition to the overall Scratch Prize.
The winners were:
Junior Boy: David Scott from Bell Baxter High School with a net score of 69.
Junior Girl: Louise Smith from Grove Academy with a net score of 79.
Senior Boy: Angus Ritchie from Inverkeithing High School with a net score of 71.
Senior Girl: Jenna Scott from Bell Baxter High School with a net score of 79

SLGA NAME FIVE SQUADS FOR WINTER TRAINING

The Scottish Ladies Golfing Association has named the following five winter training squads:

NATIONAL LADIES A SQUAD - Carly Booth (Comrie), Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), Rachael Livingstone (Musselburgh Old), Laura Murray (Alford), Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder), Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon), Jenna Wilson (Strathaven). At US colleges: Krystle Caithness (St Regulus), Roseanne Niven (Crieff), Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry).
NATIONAL LADIES B SQUAD - Alexandra Bushby (Strathmore), Emma Fairnie (Dunbar), Lesley Hendry (Routenburn), Jill Meldrum (Dullatur), Jane Turner (Mortonhall), Sammy Vass (Tain), Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle), Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth). At US colleges: Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie Ladies), Gemma Webster (Hilton Park).
NATIONAL LADIES C SQUAD - Lesley Atkins (Minto), Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Clare-Marie Carlton (Fereneze), Jordana Graham (Southerness), Samantha Leslie (Westhill), Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey), Annabel Niven (Crieff), Gillian Simpson (Murrayfield). At US college: Rebecca Watson (Elie & Earlsferry).
DEVELOPMENT SQUAD - Megan Aird (Strathmore), Linzi Allan (Kilbirnie), Cara Easton (Dalmahoy), Gabrielle MacDonald (Prestonfield), Eilidh MacKay (Nairn Dunbar), Louise McGillivray (Banchory), Alyson McKechin (Elderslie), Rachael McQueen (Kilmarnock Barassie), Ailsa Mitchell (Hawick), Gillian Scanlan (Hamilton), Julie Vass (Tain), Rachael Watton (Mortonhall).
PROSPECTS SQUAD - Hannah McCook (Abernethy), Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride), Tara McTaggart (Minto), Heather Munro (Kirriemuir), Ailsa Summers (Panmure Barry), Nicola Taylor (Thornton), Keren Ward (The Glen), Gail Wilson (Monifieth), Lauren Whyte (St Andrews).

SCOTS SENIOR WOMEN BEAT IRELAND
- NOW FOR ENGLAND ON WEDNESDAY

Scotland, 4-3 winners over Ireland, and England, 6-1 conquerors of Wales, meet on Day 2 of the senior women's home internationals at Royal Tara Golf Club, Navan in Ireland's County Meath.
England have monopolised the title in the four years of the over-50s team championship but the Scots will be optimistic after beating the Irish on their home turf.
After the foursomes were shared 1-1, Scotland took the top three singles to achieved an unassailable lead.
Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) beat the legendary Mary McKenna, the Curtis Cup team captain from Donabate by 3 and 1 in the top singles tie.
Then past Scottish, Irish and Italian seniors champion Pamela Williamson (Baberton) won by 2 and 1 against Eileen McMullen.
St Rule member Fiona De Vries, the current Scottish seniors' stroke-play champion, confidently won her match 4 and 3 against the vastly experienced Valerie Hassett (Ennis), runner-up in the Irish seniors championship this year.
That put the Scots into a winning 4-1 lead overall.
Ireland won the last two singles. Sheena O’Brien Kenney beat Margaret Tough (Falkirk) by 2 and 1 and Mary Madden finished one up against Helen Faulds (Douglas Park).
Rhona Fanagan, Ireland’s Team Captain said, “We had some incredible matches today against Scotland. They (Lorna Bennett and Fiona Hunter) made a great comeback on the last hole this morning, holing a 10ft putt to take the first foursomes tie. Great golf and a most enjoyable match, we look forward to tomorrow.”
Scotland team captain Joan Marshall (Baberton) said “ I am delighted with the team. They all contributed today, the passion was there, great team spirit. We need more of the same against England. We will need to play our best to win”England won four out of five singles against Wales after claiming the foursomes 2-0. Vicki Thomas (Carmarthen) the current Welsh senior stroke-play champion, won the only point for Wales against Sue Ellis (Ferndown) by 5 and 4.First-day results:
IRELAND 3, SCOTLAND 4
Foursomes: M Henderson & S O'Brien-Kenney lost to L Bennett (Ladybank) & F Hunter (Baberton) 1 hole; M Madden & C Cahill bt K Sutherland (Royal Montrose) & F De Vries (St Rule) 3 and 2 (1-1).
Singles: M McKenna lost to Bennett 3 and 1, E MacMullen lost to P Williamson (Baberton) 2 and 1, V Hassett lost to De Vries 4 and 3, O'Brien-Kenney bt M Tough (Falkirk) 2 holes, Madden bt H Faulds (Douglas Park) 1 hole (2-3).
WALES 1, ENGLAND 6
Foursomes: V Thomas & D Richards lost to C Quinn & C Watson 6 and 5; A Lewis & J Doleman lost to C Caldwell & H Smyth 5 and 4 (0-2).
Singles: Thomas bt S Ellis 5 and 4, Lewis lost to Caldwell 6 and 4, J O'Connor lost to S Dye 4 and 3, Doleman lost to P Wrightson 2 holes, Richards lost to Quinn 4 and 3 (1-4).

Wednesday matches: Scotland v England, Ireland v Wales.
ends

TOP JUNIORS OUT TO MASTER GLENEAGLES

Eighty of Scotland’s up and coming young junior golfers head to Gleneagles this weekend to tee up in the final of the 2007 Dunfermline Building Society Junior Masters, in one of the country’s top golf events.

Hoping for a shot at glory, fifty boys and thirty girls, each of whom has qualified from one of five regional finals across the country this summer, will line up at the superb Queen’s Course on Sunday 7 October to challenge for the two Junior Masters titles. The event kicked off back in April this year, with around 2,500 youngsters taking part in local qualifying from nearly 200 golf clubs.

Golfers from as far afield as Tain in the Highlands to Peebles in the Borders will come together to compete for the biggest participation junior golf event in the country. The Junior Masters is a handicap based event, meaning young golfers can compete alongside each other whether their handicap is 3 or 36.

Graeme Dalziel, Chief Executive of Dunfermline Building Society, is looking forward to Sunday’s grand final:

“We have been delighted with the success of the Dunfermline Building Society Junior Masters in our first year of sponsorship with the Scottish Golf Union. The standard of play in the regional finals has been terrific which bodes well for the future of golf in Scotland.”

“It’s great to see so many different communities from across Scotland represented in the event which fits very well with the values of our company. Golf has become a much more accessible sport in Scotland and that’s one of the reasons Dunfermline Building Society became involved.” he added.

The youngsters will be eager to test their skills at the home of the 2014 Ryder Cup and The Gleneagles Hotel have been a supporting partner of the Junior Masters for the last five years. The Queen’s Course is one of the most naturally stunning settings in the country, and at 5660 yards will offers a fantastic challenge for the eighty boys and girls in the final.

Dunfermline Building Society are in their first year of a two-year partnership with the Scottish Golf Union, investing £100,000 into the junior game, much welcomed by the SGU’s Chief Executive Hamish Grey:

“Our partnership with Dunfermline Building Society is truly valued and they are a great supporter of junior golf. The sponsorship of the Junior Masters, as well as our new Junior Club of the Year Awards, is vital in helping us achieve our goal of growing the game in Scotland.”

The action gets underway at 8 o'clock on Sunday morning with 27 groups teeing off through to 11.54. Spectators are welcome to attend the event and cheer on some of the country’s most promising young golfers. A copy of the full draw and results on the day can be found by visiting www.scottishgolfunion.org

DAWN-MARIE AND CLARA DOWN THE FIELD
IN WILDCAT FALL INVITATIONAL

Dubliner Dawn-Marie Conaty (Memphis) and Clara Leathers (Middle Tennessee State) finished joint 63rd and 67th respectively in a field of 75 players for the Wildcat Fall Invitational over the University of Kentucky's par-72 (6,141yd) course at Lexington.
Dawn-Marie scored 85, 83 and 79 for 31-over-par 247 while Clare scored 83, 90 and 79 for 36-over 252.
The good golf, as you would expect, came at the top of the leaderboard with Alabama University players dominating the leading positions and the team event.
Courtney Harter (Alabama) won the individual title with 67, 71 and 75 for three-under-par 213.
Team-mate Camilla Lennarth had 71, 68 and 75 for 214.
And a third Alabama player, Kathleen Ekey, tied for third place on 216 with Stacy Lewis (Arkansas).
Alabama (877) won the team event from Florida (885) and Arkansas (898.
Middle Tennessee State (923) came sixth and Memphis (952) 11th of the 14 college teams.

KELLY AND ANDREA NOSEDIVE BUT

COACH COLETTE CELEBRATES

ANOTHER CHATTANOOGA VICTORY

Golf can be a funny game – but Kelly Brotherton from Tulliallan and Surrey’s Andrea Downer won’t have been laughing at the conclusion of their latest tournament on the American women’s college circuit.
Both Kelly, a student at Tennessee-Chattanooga University, and Andrea Downer of Murray State University, were impressive winners of different college events a week or two ago.
They must have gone into the Great Smokies’ Women’s Collegiate tournament at Waynesville Country Club, North Carolina with high hopes at the weekend.
But what happened? Kelly shot 78-75 for nine-over-par 153 and a share of 31st place while Andrew had an even bigger let-down. She had scores of 81 and 80 for 161 and a joint 69th position in a field of 120 competitors.
So what went wrong? Perhaps the opposition was just that wee bit better in this one but the scores don’t indicate that. Elin Anderson (South Alabama) won the individual title with 67 and 74 for three-under-par 141 over a shortish course of 5,950yards with a generous par of 72.
Maybe that was the reason – the course was too short for both Kelly and Andrea to follow up their previous successes. It can happen.
Shirley Harvey (South Alabama) from Belfast finished joint sixth on 147 with 75 and 72. Channel Islander Olivia Higgins (Charleston Southern) had 72 and 77 for joint 15th place on 149.
Ann Marie Dalton (High Point), from Carlow, Ireland, scored 78 and 76 for 154 and 35th place.
One Scot who did have the biggest of smiles on her face at the finish was Colette Murray, who was appointed head women’s golf coach at Tennessee-Chattanooga University at the start of the year. She undertook the daunting task of restarting the college’s women’s golf programme after it had been in cold storage for more than a decade.
Great credit to Colette (pictured above), originally from Leith but brought up in Dumfries, for building a winning team from scratch in a matter of months. The UTC record so far – Played 2, Won 2.
UTC (591) won the Great Smokies’ Women’s Collegiate team title by one shot from Elon University (592) with South Alabama (599) third in a field of 24 teams.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72). 5,950yd
141 Elin Anderson (South Alabama) 67 74.
143 Emma Degroot (Tennessee-Chattanooga) 72 71, Lorie Warren (Belmont0 69 74.
Other totals:
147 Shirley Harvey (South Alabama) 75 72 (jt 6th).
149 Olivia Higgins (Charleston Southern) 72 77 (jt 15th).
153 Kelly Brotherton (Tennessee-Chattanooga) 78 75 (jt 31st).
154 Ann Marie Dalton (High Point0 78 76 (35th).
161 Andrew Downer (Murray State) 81 80 (jt 69th).
LEADING TEAM TOTALS
591 Tennessee-Chattanooga.
592 Elon University.
599 South Alabama.
24 teams took part

Broomieknowe pair win the Gibson Cup

In near perfect conditions for golf, the Centenary of the Gibson Cup took place at the Braid Hills golf course over the weekend of 29th/30th September. The winners of Sunday afternoon’s matchplay final were Wendy Nicholson and Jennifer Henderson ) both from Broomieknowe Golf Club. Wendy and Jennifer are pictured above with the Cup presented to them at the Prizegiving by Bailie Alastair Paisley who was representing the Lord Provost’s Office since the Cup had originally been donated by Lord Provost James Gibson in 1907.
The Consolation Salver was won by Ruth Brown and Christine Clements of Lothianburn GC, pictured below. A fuller report on all the weekend’s golf and Centenary celebrations together with a picture gallery will follow later this week.

MURCAR LINKS WITH THE GOLFVIEW TROPHY

Murcar Links Golf Club team who won the Golfview Trophy as champions of the Aberdeenshire Scratch League.
Left to right: Laura McLardy, Carol Wilson, Donna Pocock, Pat Wilson.
Missing from the picture is Frances Neish, who now lives in Forres. Frances played in the final game against McDonald Ellon.

HARRIET MAKES TOP 20 IN SECOND US COMPETITION

English student Harriet Owers-Bradley, a student at Yale University, finished 18th in a field of 82 for her second tournament on the American women's college circuit. She had rounds of 79 and 81 for a total of 160 - eight behind the joint winners, Brittany Lamberton (St John's) (81-71) and Lindsay Hong (Yale) (80-72).
The tournament was Yale Women's Fall Intercollegiate over the Yale course at New Haven, Connecticutt. It has a par of 71 and measurers 6,017yd.
Yale (619) won the team event from Harvard (627) and Rollins (628) in a field of 15 college teams.

IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION PRESS RELEASE

AA INSURANCE LADIES GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
ALL-IRELAND FINALS

ATHLONE GOLF CLUB

Belvoir Park Golf Club are the AA Insurance Junior Cup champions of Ireland while Larne Golf Club defeated Donabate in a tight contest to take the senior foursomes title.
In the first of the finals, Belvoir Park and Corrstown more or less matched each other for the first nine holes, though once Belvoir had conceded their shots, they gained the lead in the first three matches, which allowed them to claim the AA Insurance Junior Cup.
Dun Laoghaire Golf Club won the AA Insurance Minor Cup by defeating Rockmount in the final. Sheila Clancy-Nolan secured the first win for DunLaoghaire but Rockmount's Carol McGrath cancelled out this win.
Dun Laoghaire’s Phyl Glavin and Jo Ebbs secured the advantage for Dun Laoghaire to take the cup home.
Enniscorthy, with two teams in the finals, secured the Intermediate Cup early in the day and followed up with the Junior Foursomes title to boot!
They battled it out with East Cork and Gort respectively. In the Intermediate Cup, the first three matches were close encounters but the fourth match was an emphatic win for Enniscorthy’s Stellah Sinnott which ultimately secured the cup.
Enniscorthy stormed ahead in the foursomes with the third pairing of Michele Browne and Ursula Cousins winning 7 and 5 followed by a two-hole win for Julie McCarthy with Pauline Byrne to claim the title.
Larne are Senior Foursomes Champions. They beat Donabate in the All-Ireland final. Irish golfing legend Mary McKenna with partner Fionnuala Forde made a great start for Donabate with a 7 and 6 victory but Larne’s team Captain Roma English with Sarah O’Neill put in a fine performance in the top match to defeat Pat Doran and Aileen Hanratty.
A “never say die” performance by both Larne and Donabate third pairings of Gail McNabb with Barbara O’Neill and Deirdre Bardshaw with Patricia Morris enthralled spectators with a superb display of nip and tuck golf.
It was two hours after Donabate’s first victory that the Larne couple managed to secure the winning point on the 20th green.
The K Club defeated Galway Bay 3-2, although 2-1 down after the first three pairings. They secured the Challenge Cup by taking the last two matches with Phyllis Kelly and Margaret Canavan both winning with 3 and 2 margins.
The K Club Challenge Cup team followed up their clubs’ winning streak, having recently been crowned the Irish mixed foursomes champions…… the final also staged at Athlone Golf Club.
Sunday's results of finals:
AA Insurance Junior Cup
BELVOIR PARK 4, CORRSTOWN 1
Gail Linter bt Kim Barlow 3 and 2; Pauline Bailie bt Aine Wolfe 4 and 2; Jenny Gibson bt Jacinta Lynch 3 and 2; Sue Cashman halved with Maura Sutton; Judy Simpson halved with Jackie Cahill.
AA Insurance Minor Cup
ROCKMOUNT 1½, DUN LAOGHAIRE 3½
Maire Donnelly lost to Phyl Glavin 3 and 1, Grace Downey lost to Sheila Clancy-Nolan 6 and 5,
Andrea Patterson halved with Martina Lee, Carol McGrath beat Mary Dempsey 6 and 5, Noeleen Houston lost to Jo Ebbs 5 and 4.
AA Insurance Intermediate Cup
EAST CORK 1 ½, ENNISCORTHY 3 ½
Caroline O’Connor lost to Eimear McGrath 2 holes, Deirdre Harte bt Annette Cullen 1 hole,
Marie O’Sullivan lost to Elizabeth Browne 3 and 1, Valerie McCarthy lost to Stellah Sinnott 6 and 5, Breda O’Farrell halved with Lori Whitney.
AA Insurance Senior Foursomes
LARNE 2, DONABATE 1
Roma English & Sarah O’Neill bt Pat Doran & Aileen Hanratty 2 and 1; Joyce Robinson & Carole McMaw lost to Mary McKenna & Fionnuala Forde 7 and 6; Gail McNabb & Barbara O’Neill bt Deirdre Bradshaw & Patricia Morris at 20th.
AA Insurance Junior Foursomes
GORT ½, ENNISCORTHY 2½
Teresa Gill & Josephine Cummins halved with Ann Nolan & Joan Millar; Josie Collins & Celine Fahey lost to Julie McCarthy & Pauline Byrne 2 holes; Maureen Brennan & Margaret Whelan lost to Michele Browne & Ursula Cousins 7 and 5.
AA Insurance Challenge Cup
GALWAY BAY 2, THE K CLUB 3
Helen Fitzgerald lost to Sarah Newman 2 and 1, Nano Gough bt Marianne Fitzgerald 4 and 2,
Clare Noonan bt Terry Somers 2 and 1, Jacinta Quinn lost to Phyllis Kelly 3 and 2, Marie Kelly lost to Margaret Canavan 3 and 2.

LADIES' EUROPEAN TOUR SCOREBOARD
UNIQA LADIES OPEN
Fohrenwald Wiener Neustadt, near Vienna.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
200 Laura Davies (Eng) 69 65 66
204 Sophie Gustafson (Swe) 69 66 69
209 Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (Fra) 71 69 69, Kirsty Taylor (Eng) 72 68 69
210 Lora Fairclough (Eng) 72 70 68
211 Clare Queen (Sco) 73 68 70
212 Felicity Johnson (Eng) 74 67 71
213 Stefania Croce (Ita) 72 71 70, Marta Prieto (Spa) 73 69 71, Trish Johnson (Eng) 73 68 72, Diana Luna (Ita) 68 69 76
214 Titiya Plucksataporn (Tha) 73 70 71, Martina Eberl (Ger) 74 69 71, Lisa Holm Sorensen (Den) 70 72 72, Stephanie Arricau (Fra) 73 68 73, Karen-Margrethe Juul (Den) 70 70 74, Elizabeth McKinnon (NZ) 70 70 74, Danielle Masters (Eng) 72 68 74
215 Veronica Zorzi (Ita) 73 74 68, Zuzana Kamasova (Svk) 77 69 69, Lisa Jean (Aus) 72 73 70, Laura Cabanillas (Spa) 73 72 70, Natalie Claire Booth (Eng) 70 74 71, Georgina Simpson (Eng) 72 72 71, Lisa Hall (Eng) 71 71 73
216 Ana Larraneta (Spa) 74 71 71, Florence Luscher (Swi) 73 70 73, Nora Angehrn (Swi) 74 69 73, Mianne Bagger (Den) 70 71 75
217 Melodie Bourdy (Fra) 78 68 71, Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 71 74 72, Rebecca Coakley (Irl) 72 73 72, Sarah Heath (Eng) 73 71 73, Marina Kotnik (Aut) 74 70 73, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 70 72 75, Anja Monke (Ger) 75 67 75, Fame More (Eng) 72 69 76, Tania Elosegui (Spa) 70 71 76
218 Jenni Kuosa (Fin) 73 74 71, Cassandra Kirkland (Fra) 74 72 72, Margherita Rigon (Ita) 76 70 72, Lee-Anne Pace (Rsa) 70 75 73, Nicole Gergely (Aut) 72 73 73, Stefanie Michl (Aut) 73 70 75
219 Frederique Seeholzer (Swi) 72 75 72, Lill Kristin Saether (Nor) 70 76 73, Rikke Rasmussen (Den) 75 71 73, Stefanie Endstrasser (Aut) 76 70 73, Cecilie Lundgreen (Nor) 71 74 74, Iben Tinning (Den) 75 70 74
220 Ludivine Kreutz (Fra)75 72 73, Anne-Lise Caudal (Fra) 76 71 73, Amanda Moltke-Leth (Den) 74 72 74, Hanna-Leena Salonen (Fin) 74 72 74, Lynn Brooky (Nzl) 72 74 74, Ana B Sanchez (Spa) 75 71 74, Sarah Nicholson (Nzl) 67 75 78
221 Lara Tadiotto (Bel) 72 75 74
222 Barbara Paruscio (Ita) 74 73 75, Sara Beautell (Spa) 75 72 75, Lynn Kenny (Sco) 72 73 77, Wendy Berger (Aus) 72 73 77
223 Jehanne Jail (Fra) 72 75 76, Elisa Serramia (Spa) 73 73 77
226 Kirsty S Taylor (Eng) 73 73 80.

LAURA DAVIES ENDS 13 MONTHS WITHOUT A
WIN WITH VICTORY IN VIENNA

FROM THE LADIES' EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE

Laura Davies produced a vintage performance to end a 13-month wait for a title at the UNIQA Ladies Open near Vienna in Austria today.
The 43-year-old from England added a final day six-under-par 66 to her previous rounds of 69 and 65 - (which was a new course record) – to claim her 36th Ladies European Tour title and her 68th in total.
Laura finished on 16-under-par 200 after 54 holes, four strokes ahead of Sweden’s Sophie Gustafson in second.
France’s Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (71, 69, 69) and England’s Kirsty A Taylor (72, 68, 69) finished tied for third on seven-under-par, while 18-year-old amateur Marina Kotnik was the highest-placed Austrian, finishing tied for 30th on one-over-par.
It was Davies’ maiden victory in Austria and her first title since the SAS Masters in Norway in August 2006. It was a win which also helped her to top the New Star Money List for the seventh time in her career.
Laura admitted it came as a welcome relief. “It’s nice. It was getting a bit late in the year. I’ve only got eight tournaments left so I had to win one.
“It’s massive, it’s massive. I just love winning trophies. It’s easy to say but I just love winning them and this makes it that there was only one year in the past 23 years that I didn’t win a tournament (2005) and that still wrangles me that I didn’t win a tournament that year.
“I love the golf course and that was one of the reasons I came back. I knew I could do well around here and here I am: I’m the winner.”
Davies started the day at 10-under-par with a one-stroke lead over Gustafson. The Swede drew level with Davies by birdieing the first hole but Davies responded immediately with a birdie of her own on the very next to regain the advantage.
The turning point came on the 384yd fifth. Davies completed the hole in regulation 4, while Gustafson dropped two shots with a double-bogey 6 to increase the gap to three strokes.
A birdie 3 on the seventh sent Davies four clear before a going one better than Gustafson’s birdie on the ninth by eagling it with a 20ft putt for a 3.
It was Davies’ second consecutive eagle on that hole and it put her five shots clear at the turn.
The lead was reduced to three shots after the par-3 10th, which Davies bogeyed and Gustafson birdied.
It was to be the only difference between the two friends as they matched each other shot-for-shot on the next seven holes, with a pair of birdies on 12th and 15th.
Davies’ victory was sealed on the final hole after Gustafson sent her second shot into the lake. Davies’ chip to an inch of the pin ensured she finished in style with a birdie to the delight of the Austrian gallery.
However, there was little in the way of a celebration by Davies. “The only time you really see people going mad is if it’s their first tournament or they hole a putt to win a tournament. You feel a bit silly dancing round the green with a four-shot win,” Davies said afterward.
The win helped her to forget missing the cut at the De Vere Ladies Scottish Open the previous week, although both tournaments featured weather delays. The Austrian competition was reduced to three rounds after heavy rainfall on Thursday.
Davies began her first round on Friday poorly and was three-over after four holes, having made a triple bogey on the newly-reconstructed dogleg 13th. Despite that she said: “I couldn’t have played much better this week. I was three-over after four holes in the tournament and I’m nineteen under since then over three rounds of golf so this was some good stuff this week.
“I played really well at The Solheim Cup. I dismissed Scotland last week as a bit of a one-off week where I missed the cut. I’m playing well.
“It was hard work today. I played really well and I had to. Sophie was always going to shoot a decent round,” she said.“Being paired with Sophie was the worst news I could have had. If there was one person I didn’t want to be paired with, it was her. She hits it as far as anyone. I was nervous, no question.”
Davies picked up a cheque for €37,500, and will go head-to-head with Gustafson again next week at the inaugural Madrid Ladies Masters.
Colin Farquharson writes:
Clare Queen shot a third-round 68, one of her best rounds of the season. She had 16 birdies and one double bogey over the 54 holes. In her final round she reached five-under-par 211 with birdies at the second, seventh, ninth, 10th, 14th and 15th. Clare bogeyed the 13th and 17th. Her cash prize amounted to 8,750 Euros.
Inverness-based New Zealander Liz McKinnon had one of her better finishes of the season - joint 12th on two-under-par 214 with rounds of 70, 70 and 74 to earn 3,771 Euros. Her late birdies at the 15th and 16th came just at the right time to boost her finishing position.
Lynn Kenny, after solid rounds of 72 and 73, sagged to a 77 for 222 and joint 59th place. The Archerfield Lnkis player birdied the ninth and 18th but had seven bogeys on her card. She earned 787 Euros.