JOANNE MORLEY ONLY BRITISH QUALIFIER
AT LPGA FINAL Q SCHOOL

Only Joanne Morley from Sale in Cheshire of the British players competing in the LPGA Tour Final Qualifying School at Daytona Beach, Florida survived the fourth round cut which reduced the field to the precise number of 70 qualifiers with 72-hole tallies of six-over-par 294 or better.
They go on to contest the fifth and final round on Sunday when the leading 17 will gain fully exempt players' cards for the 2008 LPGA Tour. The next 35, depending on their finish, will gain conditional status.
Joanne hit form after earlier rounds of 76, 76 and 73 with a fourth-round 69 which lifted her up to the safety mark of 294 with nothing to spare.
Bedford's Samantha Head, who had started the tournament so well, had her best round of the four - a par 72 - but, with a total of 295, she failed by one shot to beat the cut.
Vikki Laing too hit form too late. She had a two-under-par 70 today for 297.
Kiran Matharu signed off with a 77 for 305, a great disappointment for one of the bright young rookies on the LET scene.

FOURTH ROUND TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
Players from America unless stated
274 Jane Park 65-70-71-68.
280 Su A Kim (South Korea) 70-72-70-68, Hee Young Park (South Korea) 72-67-74-67.
281 Yani Tseng (Taiwan) 70-73-72-66.
282 Meredith Duncan 69-71-71-71, Carolina Llano (Colombia) 69-71-69-73, Taylor Leon 73-71-68-70, Ashleigh Simon (South Africa) 70-70-72-70.
283 Sophie Giquel (France) 72-70-71-70, Louise Friberg (Sweden) 71-73-71-68.
284 Liz Janangelo 70-71-70-73, Kelli Kuehne 67-71-70-76, Nicole Hage 71-72-68-73, Beth Allen 71-71-71-71, Russy Gulyanamitta (Thailand) 69-72-72-71.
285 Jacqueline Yang (South Korea) 69-73-71-72, Hannah Jun 73-67-71-74, Sarah-Jane Kenyon (Australia) 73-71-71-70, Shanshan Feng (China) (am) 72 72 70 71.
286 Becky Lucidi 72-71-70-73, Danielle Downey 72-71-71-72.
287 Sarah Kemp (Australia) 71-70-74-72, Anna Grzebien 70-72-70-75, Sandra Gal (Germany) (am) 76-70-72-69, Jeanne Cho-Hunicke 71-76-72-68, Lee Ann Walker-Cooper 74-71-74-68.
288 Tracy Hanson 73-66-74-75, Angela Jerman 72-73-67-76, Eun Jung Yi (South Korea) 73-72-70-73, Louise Stahle (Sweden) 75-72-71-70, Anna Rawson 72-73-72-71.
289 Virada Nirapathpongporn (Thailand) 71-72-72-74, Nina Reis (Sweden) 73-71-70-75, Audra Burks 74-73-69-73, Song Hee Kim (South Korea) 74-68-77-70, Sarah Oh (Australia) 70-76-72-71.
290 Sofie Andersson (Sweden) 73-69-74-74, Maru Martinez (Venezuela) 72-71-72-75, Na Yeon Choi (South Korea) 68-74-73-75, Anja Monke (Germany) 72-70-76-72, Kristen Samp 74-73-74-69, Sukjin Lee Wuesthoff 69-74-76-71, Lea Wigger 72-73-73-72.
291 Michelle Ellis (Australia) 75-71-71-74, Lisa Fernandes 74-73-68-76, Na Ri Kim (South Korea) 74-73-72-72, Simi Mehra (India) 73-74-72-72.
292 Clarissa Childs 71-73-74-74, Brandi Jackson 77-68-73-74, Amy Yang (Australia) 72-73-70-77, Hwan Hee Lee 70-72-73-78, Emma Cabrera-Bello (Spain) 73-69-72-68, Cindy Pasechnik (Canada) 73-69-77-73, Jimin Jeong (South Korea) 74-74-73-71, Tiffany Tavee 77-71-73-71, Nontaya Srisawang (Thailand) 73-71-77-71, Onnarin Sattayabanphot (Thailand) 74-71-74-73, Kristie Smith (Australia) (am) 74-74-71-73.
293 May Wood 72-71-76-74, Sarah Lynn Sargent 69-71-77-76, Kristina Tucker (Sweden) 70-76-70-77, Jennifer Greggain (Canada) 73-74-75-71, Nicole Jeray 74-71-74-74, Hana Kim 71-74-74-74.
294 Jennifer Gleason 73-72-73-76, Amie Cochran 72-70-75-77, Chris Brady 75-70-68-81,
Joanne Morley (England) 76-76-73-69, Song Choi (South Korea) 77-71-77-69, Allison Hanna-Williams 74-71-75-74.
MISSED THE CUT
295 Samantha Head (England) 73-74-76-72, Hanna Kang 73-76-74-72, Annie Young 79-72,-74-70, Yeon Joo Lee 74 75 72 74, Eileen Vargas 73 70 76 76, Dana Je 77 72 70 76, Jean Bartholomew 76 72 73 74.
296 LeAnna Wicks 77 71 72 76, Misum Cho 73 74 76 73, Irene Cho 73 76 77 70, Paula Marti (Spain) 75 72 73 76, Adrienne White 70 74 74 78, Paige Mackenzie 75 74 78 69.
297 Whitney Wade 75 75 75 72, Vikki Laing (Scotland) 76 77 74 70, Sarah Huarte 74 74 77 72, Rachel Bailey (Australia) 72 74 74 77, Catherine Matranga 74 75 74 74, Janell Howland 74 72 78 73.
298 Mo Martin 77 71 77 73, Kelly Lagedrost 76 71 76 75, Sophia Sheridan 76 73 74 75, D'Rae Ward 78 772 74 74.
299 Jennifer Ackerson 74 75 76 74, Kim Welch 76 73 76 74, Pornanong Phatlum (Thailand) 75 78 71 75, Christina Lecuyer (Canada) 71 72 78 78, Kelly Cap 74 73 75 77, Shinah Ham 81 71 72 75, Ashley Prange 76 73 76 74.
300 Lauren Espinosa 75 71 76 78, Jamie Hullett 71 73 79 77, Kim Williams 74 73 77 76, Riko Higashio 76 74 76 74, Jin Y Pak 76 75 77 72.
301 Celeste Troche 74 78 71 78, Mandy Goins 73 75 80 73, Lori Atsedes 75 74 76 76, Isabelle Beisiegel 76 73 77 75, Siew-Ai Lim 76 74 76 75.
302 Angie Hill 76-76-76-74, Beth Bauer 76-77-75-74, Nikki Garrett (Australia) 70 83 77 72, Brooke Tull 74-78-71-79
303 Leah Hart 74-79-76-74, Jin Hyun Kim 77-78-74-74, Lisa Ferrero 79-74-78-72, Sae Hee Son 75-77-77-74.
304 A J Eathorne 73 77 77 77, Lee-Anne Pace (South Africa) 81 74 72 77, Patricia Baxter-Johnson 78 679 71 75, Anastasia Kostina 77 71 77 79, Hana Chae 76 72 73 83.
305 Kiran Matharu (England) 83 74 71 77, Michelle Simpson 76 77 77 75, Danah Ford 81 75 75 74.
306 Manuela Maria Tarazona (am) 78 76 76 76.
309 Caryn Wilson 76 80 77 76, Ashley Gomes 78 74 81 76, Vanessa Brockett 79 77 74 79, Christi Cano 71 78 80 80.
311 Shayna Miyajima 80 73 80 78.
322 Caroline Larsson (Swseden) 76 81 86 79.
Withdrew: Natalie Tucker 79 81 84, Diane Irvin 83 76 75.

YOUNG SCOTS STARS SIGN

UP FOR US COLLEGES

Scottish boys' match-play golf champion Paul Ferrier (Baberton) has signed a Letter of Intent to enrol at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte next autumn.
Ayrshire boys champion Euan Brown (Kilmarnock Barassie), pictured left, has accepted the offer of a golf scholarship from St Mary's College of California, a few miles to the east of Oakland at a community called Moraga.
He too will go to the United States next August.
Both boys have been fixed up with US colleges by Lorne Kelly's ProDreamUSA company.

VIKKI IMPROVES WITH A THIRD-ROUND 74
IN LPGA FINAL QUALIFYING SCHOOL

Musselburgh exile Vikki Laing had her best round so far - a two-over-par 74 - on the third day of the LPGA Final Qualifying School at Daytona Beach, Florida
Vikki's earlier rounds of 76 and 77 meant she has an 11-over-par total of 227 after 54 holes. The Scot is well outside the leading 70 and ties to which the field will be cut after the fourth round.
England's Joanne Morley also improved with a 73 after a pair of 76s on the first two days. But, on the 225 mark, she is only marginally better off that Vikki Laing.
Bedford's Samantha Head is on a downward spiral after a good start - 76 for 223 today.
Kiran Matharu has got over her severe attack of first-day nerves but she cannot make up for that horrendous 83. She shot a 71 in the third round but is back on 228.
THIRD-ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 216 (3 x 72)
US players unless stated.
206 J Park 65 70 71.
208 K Kuehne 67 71 70.
209 C Llano (Colombia) 69 71 69.
211 M Duncan 69 71 71, H Jun 73 67 71, L Janangelo 70 71 70, N Hage 71 72 69.
212 A Simon (South Africa) 70 70 72, A Grzebien 70 72 70, S A Kim (South Korea) 70 72 70, T Leon 73 71 68, A Jerman 72 73 67.
213 J Yang (South Korea) 69 71 73, S Giquel (France) 72 70 71, B Allen 71 71 71, R Gulyanamitta (Thailand) 69 72 72, T Hanson 73 66 74, H Y Park (South Korea) 72 67 74, B Lucidi 72 71 70, C Brady 75 70 68
214 E Cabrera Bello (Spain) 73 69 72, H H Lee 70 71 73, S Feng (China) (am) 72 72 70, N Reis (Sweden) 73 71 70, D Downey 72 71 71.
215 S Kemp (Australia) 71 70 74, S-J Kenyon (Australia) 73 71 71, Y Teeng (Taiwan) 70 73 72, N Y Choi (South Korea) 68 74 73, M Martinez Venezuela) 72 71 72, V Nirapathpongporn (Thailand) 71 72 72, A Yang (Australia) 72 73 70, L Fernandes 74 73 68, E J Yi 73 72 70, L Friberg (Sweden) 71 73 71.
216 S Anderson (Sweden) 73 69 74. A Burks 74 73 69, K Tucker (Sweden) 70 76 70.
217 A Cochran 72 70 75, S L Sargent 69 71 77, A Rawson (Australia) 72 73 72, M Ellis (Australia) 75 71 71.
218 A Monke (Germany) 72 70 76, C Childs 71 73 74, A White (Canada) 70 74 74, B Jackson 77 68 73, J Gleason 73 72 73, L Wigger 72 73 73, S Gal (Germany) (am) 76 70 72, S Oh (Australia) 70 76 72, L Stahle (Sweden) 75 72 71.
219 S H Kim (South Korea) 74 69 77, C Pasechnik (Canada) 73 69 77, M Wood 72 71 76, E Vargas (Colombia) 73 70 76, S L Wuesthoff 69 74 76, J Cho-Hunicke 71 76 72, S Mehra (India) 73 74 72, N R Kim (South Korea) 74 73 72, L A Walker-Cooper 74 71 74, N Jeray 74 71 74, O Sattayabanphot (Thailand) 74 71 74, H Kim 71 74 74, K Smith (Australia) (am) 74 74 71, D Je (South Korea) 77 72 70.
220 A Hanna-Williams 74 71 75, R Bailey (Australia) 72 74 74, P Marti (Spain) 75 72 73, L Wicks 77 71 72.
221 N Srisawang (Thailand) 73 71 77, C Lecuyer (Canada) 71 72 78, H Chae (South Korea) 76 72 73, J Jeong (South Korea) 74 74 73, J Bartholomew 76 72 73, T Tavee 77 71 73, Y J Lee (South Korea) 74 75 72, K Stamp 74 73 74.
===PROJECTED CUT-OFF POINT FOR LEADING 70 AND TIES AFTER FOUR ROUNDS==
222 J Greggain (Canada) 73 74 75, K Cap 74 73 75, L Espinosa 75 71 76.
223 S Head (England) 73 74 76, J Hullett 71 73 79, K Lagedrost 76 71 76, M Cho (South Korea) 73 74 76. B Tull 74 78 71, C Troche (Paraguay) 74 78 71, C Matranga 74 75 74, H Kang (South Korea) 73 76 74, S Sheridan (Mexico) 76 73 74
224 J Howland 74 72 78, K Williams 74 73 77, D Ward 78 72 74, S Ham 81 71 72, P Phatlum (Thailand) 75 78 71.
225 J Morley (England) 76 76 73, A Prange 76 73 76, S Huarte 74 74 77, M Martin 77 71 77, S Choi (South Korea) 77 71 77, A Kostina (Russia) 77 71 77, A Young 79 72 74, W Wade 75 75 75, J Ackerson 74 75 76, L Atsedes 75 74 76, K Welch 76 73 76..
226 S-A Lim (Malaysia) 76 74 76, R Higashio (Japan) 76 74 76, I Cho 73 76 77, I Beisiegel 76 73 77.
227 V Laing (Scotland) 76 77 74, A J Eathorne 73 77 77, P Mackenzie 75 74 78, L-A Pace (South Africa) 81 74 72.
228 K Matharu (England) 83 74 71, J Y Pak (South Korea) 76 75 77, A Hill 76 76 76, B Bauer 76 77 75, M Goins 73 75 80.
229 C Cano 71 78 80, S H Song (South Korea) 75 77 77, P Baxter-Johnson 79 79 71, J H Kim (South Korea) 77 78 74, L Hart (Australia) 74 79 76.
230 M Simpson 76 77 77, M M Tarazona (Argentina) (am) 78 76 76, N Garrett (Australia) 70 83 77, V Brockett 78 77 74.
231 L Ferrero 79 74 78, D Ford 81 75 75
233 A Gomes 78 74 81, S Miyajima (Hawaii) 80 73 80, C Wilson 76 80 77.
234 D Irvin 83 76 75.
243 C Larsson (Sweden) 76 81 86.
244 N Tucker 79 81 84.

GOTHENBURG LADIES MASTERS MAKES
ITS DEBUT NEXT YEAR

The Ladies European Tour has announced that a new European golf tournament will take place in Gothenburg for the first time in 10 years. Lycke Golf Club will host the Göteborg Masters from September 18-21, 2008.
Lycke Golf course, which opened in 2005, is situated near Marstrand, north of Gothenburg. The course was designed by Johan Henriksson and the golf pro is Helen Alfredsson, the 2007 European Solheim Cup Captain.
“Lycke Golf Course is a perfect course and I’m delighted to highlight Gothenburg as an excellent place to set up golf events,” said Fredrik Nilsmark, managing director of the Scandinavian Masters.
“The LET has entered into a two-year contract with the golf course and the Swedish Golf Federation. The goal is to have one women’s golf tournament in Gothenburg and we therefore hope to have support from players, the market and the golfing public. The prize fund will be €250,000."

(Above image of Danielle Masters is from her website which retains the copyright).

SCOTTISH LADIES OPEN RUNNER-UP DANIELLE MASTERS

ENTERS HACIENDA DEL ALAMO WINTER FESTIVAL

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Former Curtis Cup and Vagliano Trophy amateur Danielle Masters, joint runner-up in the recent De Vere Ladies' Scottish Open, is the biggest "name" so far to enter the Hacienda del Alamo Women's Winter Festival.

The Kent-based 24-year-old, who is sponsored by Chart Hills Golf Club, says she will be going down to the five-star Murcia resort in sunny southern Spain with her family for both weeks (February 10 to 23).

"I can hardly wait," said Danielle who is currently 23rd in the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit with two events still to be played to complete the 2007 season. She is playing in both of them - the Indian Ladies Masters at Bangalore followed by the Dubai Ladies Masters.

Turning professional after the 2004 Curtis Cup match at Formby, Danielle has had five top 10 finishes in her pro career. In 2006 she won 39,676 Euros but she has topped that this year with a current figure of 46,373 Euros, including a personal best 15,033 Euros for that joint second finish in the Ladies' Scottish Open.

Danielle has her own website - http://www.daniellemasters.com/

"My first golfing memory was when my dad bought me a left-handed seven-iron at the age of 10. This inspired me to take up the game which I played for two years before discovering right-handed golf was easier," she writes.

A bubby personality, Danielle lists "clubbing, socialising and reading" as her Main Interests.

There won't be a dull moment at Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort while Miss Masters is around. That's for sure!

The confirmed entry list for the Festival reads:

PROFESSIONALS

Lauren Diggle (Wales)

Danielle Masters (England)

Natasha Morgan (Wales)

Lien Willems (Belgium)

AMATEURS
Rebecca Gee (Wellingborough)
Orla Barry (Galway)
Cara Easton (Dalmahoy)
Mandy Easton (Dalmahoy)
Kirsten MacCallum (McDonald Ellon)
Lauren MacCallum (McDonald Ellon)
Mary MacLaren (Wellingborough)
Meghan MacLaren (Wellingborough)
Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder)
Rhian Wyn Thomas (Vale of Glamorgan)
Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon)
Jane Turner (Mortonhall).

+Entries should be sent direct to Festival Controller Colin Farquharson at colin@scottishgolfview.com, including details of whether you are a professional or an amateur, date of birth if under 20, name of home club, handicap if an amateur and whether you are coming for the first or second week of the Festival or both.

VIKKI'S LPGA Q SCHOOL HOPES LOOK BLEAK
AFTER A 77 TO BE IN JT 117TH POSITION

Vikki Laing slipped further down the standings after a second-round 77 for a 36-hole tally of nine-over-par 153 in the LPGA Tour Final Qualifying School at LPGA International, Daytona Beach in Florida today.
The Musselburgh exile is now in joint 117th position in the field of 135 and would need to stage a fantastic revival even to make the leading 70 and ties who will contest the fifth and final round after the cut at the end of 72 holes.
England's Samantha Heath dropped back to joint 65th place on 147 after a 74 but she still has a fighting chance of prolonging her interest.
The same cannot be said for compatriots Joanne Morley and Kiran Matharu who are in joint 110th and joint 131st positions. Joanne had a repeat 76 for 152 while Kiran improved by nine shots with a 74 but her nightmare opening round of 83 sees her near the bottom of the field on 157.
American Jane Park leads by three shots after scores of 65 and 70 for nine-under-par 135. Kelli Kuehne has maintained second place on 138 with rounds of 67 and 71.


LEADING SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72)
135 Jane Park 65 70.
138 Kelli Kuehne 67 71.
139 Tracy Hanson 73 68, Hee Young Park 72 67.
140 Hannah Jun 73 67, Ashleigh Simon 70 70, Meredith Duncan 69 71, Sarah Lynn Sargent 69 71, Carolina Llano 69 71.
141 Sarah Kemp 71 70, Liz Janangelo 70 71, Huan Hae Lee 70 71, Russy Gulyanamitta 69 72.
142 Su a Kim 70 72, Beth Allen 71 71, Anja Monke 72 70, Na Yeon Choi 68 74, Jacqueline Yang 69 73, Anna Grzebien 70 72, Cindy Pasechnik 73 69, Sofie Andersson 73 69, Song Hee Kim 74 68, Amie Cochran 72 70, Sophie Giquel 72 70, Emma Cabrera-Bello 73 69.
143 Virada Nirapathpongporn 71 72, Nicole Hage 71 72, Christina Lecuyer 71 72, Sukjin Lee Wuesthoff 69 74, Yani Tseng 70 73, Maru Martinez 72 71, Eileen Vargas 73 70, Becky Lucidi
72 71, May Wood 72 71, Danielle Downey 72 71.
144 Jamie Hullett 71 73, Louise Friberg 71 73, Adrienne White 70 74, Clarissa Childs 71 73, Shansan Feng (am) 72 73, Nontaya Srisawang 73 71, Taylor Leon 73 71, Sarah-Jane Kenyon
73 71, Nina Reis 73 71.
145 Anna Rawson 72 73, Angela Jerman 72 73, Eun Jung Yi 73 72, Hana Kim 71 74, Leah Wigger
72 73, Amy Yang 72 73, Jennifer Gleason 73 72, Nicole Jeray 74 71, Chris Brady 75 70, Brandi Jackson 77 68, Allison Hanna-Williams 74 71, Lee Ann Walker-Cooper 74 71, Onnarin Sattayabanphot 74 71.
146 Rachel Bailey 72 74, Kristina Tucker 70 76, Sarah Oh 70 76, Janell Howland 74 72, Sandra Gal (am) 76 70, Michele Ellis 75 71, Lauren Espinosa 75 71.
147 Misun Cho 73 74, Kim Williams 74 73, Kelly Cap 74 73, Jennifer Greggain 73 74, Jeanne Cho-Hunicke 71 76, Simi Mehra 73 74, Samantha Head (England) 73 74, Louise Stahle 75 72, Paula Marti 75 72, Kelly Lagedrost 76 71, Na Ri Kim 74 73, Kristen Samp 74 73, Audra Burks 74 73, Lisa Fernandes 74 73 (jt 65th).
148 Sarah Huarte 74 74, Hana Chae 76 72, Jimin Jeong 74 74, Mandy Goins 73 75, Kristie Smith
(am) 74 74, Jean Bartholomew 76 72, Tiffany Tavee 77 71, LeAnna Wicks 77 71, Song Choi 77 71, Mo Martin 77 71, Anastasia Kostina 77 71.
Other British scores:
152 Joanne Morley (England) 76 76 (jt 110th).
153 Vikki Laing (Scotland) 76 77 (jt 117th).
157 Kiran Matharu (England) 83 74 (jt 131st).

+Field of 135.
+Leading 70 and ties will go forward after fourth round to final 18 holes.

VIKKI HAS IT ALL TO DO AFTER AN OPENING 76
IN LPGA FINAL QUALIFYING SCHOOL

Vikki Laing faces an uphill task after a four-over-par opening round of 76 left the Musselburgh exile in joint 96th place in a field of 135 at the LPGA Final Qualifying School at LPGA International, Daytona Beach in Florida.
England's Joanne Morley also returned a 76. Compatriot Kiran Matharu had a nightmare time, finishing with an 83 which left her in joint last position.
Samantha Head, another English player, did best of the British quartet with a one-over-par 73 to be sharing 45th place, eight shots behind American leader Jane Park who had a two-shot advantage over Kelli Kuehne.
The field will be cut to the top 70 and ties after four rounds with the qualifiers contesting the final round in pursuit of 17 exempt players' cards for the 2008 LPGA Tour.

SCROLL DOWN FOR ALL THE FIRST-ROUND SCORES

FROM THE LPGA WEBSITE:

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Nov. 28, 2007 – LPGA Tour rookie Jane Park (33-32) carded a field-low, 7-under-par 65 in the first round of the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament on Wednesday at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla., and holds a two-stroke lead over 10-year Tour veteran Kelli Kuehne (32-35).
The 90-hole tournament is staged at LPGA International, where 137 players will play the Champions and Legends courses twice, hoping to be among the top-70 to advance to Sunday. After Sunday's final round, the top-17 finishers will earn exempt status for the 2008 Tour season, while the next 35 will earn conditional status.
Park, who earned non-exempt status for the LPGA Tour at the 2006 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, played in 11 events this season and her best finish was a tie for 17th at the Sybase Classic Presented by ShopRite in May.
Today, she took her first step toward retaining her Tour card on her very first hole – the 10th of the Legends Course – where she used her 9-iron from 128 yards for an eagle, marking the lone eagle of the day.
She followed with a birdie on the 12th hole to drop to 3-under, but then lit up the front nine with five birdies, including three straight on holes two, three and four. Park's lone bogey came on the par-5, 487-yard eighth hole.
“I have really been working on just keeping the ball in the fairway. I am hitting the ball very well right now and so I was very fortunate to make the putts that were makeable today. Putting on Bermuda greens is really tough because I come from Southern California and the grass there is bent,” Park said.
“I just don't want to get ahead of myself. I'm going to put my round today in the past. Tomorrow is a whole new day and everyone is playing on the same golf courses. I'm just going to go out there and try to do my best like I did today.”
Kuehne began her first round on the 10th tee of the Champions Course and rattled off consecutive birdies on her first three holes. With her fourth birdie on the 17th hole, Kuehne made the turn at four-under-par before carding her final birdie on the first hole en route to a bogey-free round.
“I got off to a good start and had a lot of chances today, the course was nice to me. But I have to keep in mind that this is a five-day event, and come out again tomorrow and hit fairways and greens and make my putts. I'm here with the mindset that I already have status, so that puts less pressure on me. I know that I have a place to play,” Kuehne said.
“I'll just play my best, accept my fate, and hopefully get through to the end.”
Rounding out the top-three on the leaderboard with a four-under-par 68 is South Korean Na Yeon Choi (35-33), who also played on the Champions Course. Choi began her round on the back nine, where she notched a single birdie on the 17th hole.
After bogeying the third hole, her 12th hole of the day, Choi rebounded with a birdie on the very next hole, and then carded three straight on holes six, seven and eight.
“I played good today. The course was wide, and that suits my game. Tomorrow's course, Legends, is more narrow and I have to concentrate and focus,” Choi said.

ALL THE FIRST ROUND SCORES
Par 72
65 Jane Park
67 Kelli Kuehne
68 Na Yeon Choi
69 Russy Gulyanamitta
69 Sarah Lynn Sargent
69 Meredith Duncan
69 Carolina Llano
69 Sukjin Lee Wuesthoff
69 Jacqueline Yang
70 Su A Kim
70 Hwan Hee Lee
70 Yani Tseng
70 Nikki Garrett
70 Anna Grzebien
70 Ashleigh Simon
70 Adrienne White
70 Kristina Tucker
70 Liz Janangelo
70 Sarah Oh
71 Clarissa Childs
71 Christi Cano
71 Sarah Kemp
71 Virada Nirapathpongporn
71 Beth Allen
71 Jeanne Cho-Hunicke
71 Louise Friberg
71 Jamie Hullett
71 Nicole Hage
71 Hana Kim
71 Christina Lecuyer
72 May Wood
72 Maru Martinez
72 Anja Monke
72 Rachel Bailey
72 Amy Yang
72 Hee Young Park
72 Sophie Giquel
72 Amie Cochran
72 Danielle Downey
72 Leah Wigger
72 Anna Rawson
72 Becky Lucidi
72 Shanshan Feng
72 Angela Jerman
73 Samantha Head (England)
73 Cindy Pasechnik
73 Nina Reis
73 Sarah-Jane Kenyon
73 Taylor Leon
73 Eileen Vargas
73 Eun Jung Yi
73 Hannah Jun
73 Irene Cho
73 Mandy Goins
73 Hanna Kang
73 Jennifer Gleason
73 Jennifer Greggain
73 Emma Cabrera-Bello
73 Misun Cho
73 Sofie Andersson
73 Simi Mehra
73 A.J. Eathorne
73 Nontaya Srisawang
73 Tracy Hanson
74 Lee Ann Walker-Cooper
74 Kim Williams
74 Audra Burks
74 Allison Hanna-Williams
74 Jimin Jeong
74 Nicole Jeray
74 Lisa Fernandes
74 Catherine Matranga
74 Celeste Troche
74 Yeon Joo Lee
74 Janell Howland
74 Na Ri Kim
74 Kristie Smith
74 Onnarin Sattayabanphot
74 Brooke Tull
74 Jennifer Ackerson
74 Kelly Cap
74 Sarah Huarte
74 Song Hee Kim
74 Kristen Samp
74 Leah Hart
75 Lauren Espinosa
75 Sae Hee Son
75 Michelle Ellis
75 Paige Mackenzie
75 Paula Marti
75 Chris Brady
75 Pornanong Phatlum
75 Lori Atsedes
75 Whitney Wade
75 Louise Stahle
76 Michelle Simpson
76 Vikki Laing (Scotland).
76 Kim Welch
76 Beth Bauer
76 Sandra Gal
76 Joanne Morley (England)
76 Ashley Prange
76 Sophia Sheridan
76 Jean Bartholomew
76 Hana Chae
76 Riko Higashio
76 Angie Hill
76 Siew-Ai Lim
76 Caryn Wilson
76 Kelly Lagedrost
76 Isabelle Beisiegel
76 Caroline Larsson
76 Jin Y. Pak
77 Jin Hyun Kim
77 Brandi Jackson
77 LeAnna Wicks
77 Tiffany Tavee
77 Anastasia Kostina
77 Dana Je
77 Mo Martin
77 Song Choi
78 Manuela Maria Tarazona
78 Ashley Gomes
78 D'Rae Ward
79 Patricia Baxter-Johnson
79 Natalie Tucker
79 Lisa Ferrero
79 Vanessa Brockett
79 Annie Young
80 Shayna Miyajima
81 Lee-Anne Pace
81 Danah Ford
81 Shinah Ham
83 Kiran Matharu
83 Diane Irvin

PRESS RELEASE

EMMA GODDARD (16) GETS FALDO

SERIES BONUS PRIZE - A START

ON LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR

The Faldo Series is to team up with the Ladies European Tour in an agreement that will offer the winner of the Girls Under-18 category in the annual Faldo Series grand final a start in a Ladies European Tour event.
Faldo commented: “I’m delighted that the Ladies European Tour has offered us their support in this official capacity. The Faldo Series has always advocated the benefits of young golfers drawing as broad a range of experiences as they possibly can in order to ensure that they have a well-rounded understanding of the game. The experience of playing in a professional LET event will undoubtedly be a hugely valuable experience for our winner this year and in the future.”
The first person to benefit from this exciting new development will be 16-year-old Emma Goddard, from Liverpool, who was the top placed girl at this year’s grand final. Her win results in her first professional start at one of the Ladies European Tour’s flagship events next season.
Emma, pictured above, commented: “Faldo Series has helped me to prove that I can compete at the top level in amateur golf. Winning the Faldo Series will allow me to continue to expand my international tournament experience by playing in the Asian Grand Final and a start on the European tour. “
Alexandra Armas, executive director of the Ladies European Tour, added: “We are delighted to give this opportunity to young golfers that will be the future of professional golf. It is important for the LET to be part of the development of young golfers at grass roots level.”

KELSEY NOW HOLDS SIX NORTH

COURSE RECORDS

The Royal Dornoch Golf Club council have ratified the score of 76 returned by Nairn Dunbar teenager Kelsey MacDonald over the No 2 Struie course in the Donald Ross Junior Invitational in October as a women's course record.

Kelsey now holds women's course records at six North of Scotland venues. The others are: Forres, Fortrose & Rosemarkie, Kingussie, Nairn Dunbar and Skibo Castle.

Struie has a women's par of 74 (37-37) and Kelsey scored 37-39 with birdies at the third, fourth, fifth, eighth and 11th.

NEWS TONIGHT FROM LPGA TOUR FINAL Q SCHOOL

The five-round LPGA Tour Final Qualifying School tees off at Daytona Beach, Floriday today.
Vikki Laing from Musselburgh is among the field of 137 chasing 17 exempt players' cards for the richest women's professional tour in the world.
England's Joanne Morley, Samantha Head and Kiran Matharu are also in the field.
We'll have first news from Florida on www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk tonight and every night until the tournament's conclusion on Sunday.

EGA FINAL WOMEN'S AMATEUR RANKINGS REVISED
AFTER WE POINT OUT OUT 'VAGLIANO' OMISSION

Krystle Caithness is the top Scot in the final European Golf Association women's amateur rankings for 2007 - not Heather MacRae as was first thought.
Kirkwoodgolf.co.uk pointed out to Richard Heath, the EGA championships manager, that the players who represented Great Britain & Ireland in the Vagliano Trophy match had not been credited with 50 bonus points under the rules.
This was acknowledged by Mr Heath and the final points totals on the EGA website were amended.
SCROLL DOWN FOR THE FULL STORY AND THE REVISED FINAL POINTS TOTALS.

KYLIE BECOMES THIRD SCOT IN INDIAN LADIES MASTERS

Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) has become the third Scot in the field for the Indian Ladies Masters, the first Ladies European Tour event on the sub-continent.
Kylie, still an amateur, has accepted an invitation to play as did Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon).
Clare Queen (The Carrick at Cameron House) is the only Scottish professional in the field for the event which will be played at the Eagleton Resort, Bangalore from December 5 to 8.

EGA FORGOT TO ADD VAGLIANO

TROPHY POINTS - SO IT'S KRYSTLE

IS TOP SCOT IN EURO RANKINGS

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

The European Golf Association have revised their final European women's amateur rankings because, due to a clerical error, the nine players who represented Great Britain & Ireland in the 2007 Vagliano Trophy match at Fairmont St Andrews were not each credited with 50pt as they should have been under, according to the EGA website.

So the 50pt added to Krystle Caithness's previously final total has lifted her up to joint 21st place on 134.13 and so it is the Cellardyke player, pictured on right, meantime in the United States at the University of Georgia, who finished the top Scot in the revised table.

Heather MacRae did not play in the Vagliano Trophy match so her final total of 115.50 stayed as it was. She was officially placed 33rd. Same applies to Scottish champion Jenna Wilson who came 55th in the points standings.

REVISED EUROPEAN FINAL RANKINGS FOR 2007

1 SANDRA GAL (Germany) 360pt.
2 ANNA NORDQVIST (Sweden) 282.50.
3 CARLOTA CIGANDA (Spain) 277.50.
4 CAROLINE WESTRUP (Sweden) 257.50.
5 DEWI-CLAIRE SCHREEFEL (Netherlands) 227.50.
6 MELISSA REID (England) 222.50.
7 MARJET VAN DER GRAAF (Netherlands) 220.
8 VALENTINE DERREY (France) 202.13.
9 CHRISTEL BOELJON (Netherlands) 194.13.
10 PERNILLA LINDBERG (Sweden) 189.
11 RACHEL BELL (England) 187.50.

12 LINN GUSTAFSSON (Sweden) 185.50.

13 BELEN MOZO (Spain) 175.
14 STEPHANIE DOERING (Germany) 165.
15 MARIA HERNANDEZ (Spain) 160.
16 CARMEN PEREZ-NARBON (Spain) 152.60.
17 NINA HOLLEDER (Germany) 149.50.
18 EMMA CABRERA (Spain) 141.63.
19 THERESE NILSSON (Sweden) 140.
20 BREANNE LOUCKS (Wales) 137.50.

21 SARA WILKSTROM (Sweden) 134.13.
21 KRYSTLE CAITHNESS (Scotland) 134.13.

21 DENISE BECKER (Germany) 134.13.

24 NICOLA ROESSLER (Germany) 130.
25 LAURA FOURDRAINE (France) 127.50.
26 CAROLINE MASSON (Germany) 126.39.
27 ELIZABETH BENNETT (England) 126.

28 CAROLINE HEDWALL (Sweden) 125.50.
29 STEFANIE ENDSTRASSER (Austria) 123.
30 ROSA SVAHN (Finland) 121.38.
31 SAHRA HASSAN (Wales) 118.50.

32 ARACELI FELGUEROSO (Spain) 117.50.
33 HEATHER MacRAE (Scotland) 115.50

34 EMILIE GUERY (Belgium) 115.

35 KATRIN RUMPF (Germany) 112.50.
36 THEA HOFFMEISTER (Germany) 110.50.
37 AZAHARA MUNOZ (Spain) 107.63.
38 MYRTE EIKENAAR (Netherlands) 107.38.
39 STEPHANIE KIRCHMAYR (Germany) 106.
40 KATHARINA SCHALLENBERG (Germany) 100.
41 ALEXANDRA BONETTI (France) 97.50.
42 EMILIE ALONSO (France) 95.
43 KATERINA RUZICKOVA (Czech Rep) 93.50.
44 CHRISTINE WOLF (Austria) 93.50.

45 ADRIANA ZWANCK (Spain) 90.
46 HOLLY AITCHISON (England) 88.50.
47 CHRISTINA GUGLER (Austria) 87.50.
48 AUDREY DECHARNE (France) 83.46.
49 KERRY SMITH (England) 82.75.
50 BENEDICTE TOUMPSIN (Belgium) 80.
50 THERESE KOELBAEK (Denmark) 80.

52 KARIN KINNERUD (Sweden) 79.67.
53 ANNA RENNHOLM (Sweden) 79.50.
54 DEVAN ANDERSON (Mexico) 78.50.
55 JENNA WILSON (Scotland) 76.33.
56 RACHEL CONNOR (England) 73.38.
57 NAOMI EDWARDS (England) 71.

58 REBECCA SORENSEN (Sweden) 70.10
59 SARA LARSSON (Sweden) 70.

60 MARIEKE NIVARD (Netherlands) 68.
61 CAROLINE AFONSO (France) 65.63.
62 MARTINA HOCHWIMMER (Austria) 64.50.
63 RACHEL JENNINGS (England) 63.
64 DESIREE KARLSSEN (Sweden 61.20.
65 CHARLOTTE LORENTZEN (Denmark) 60.
65 MORGANE BASSIN DE JESSEY (France) 60.
67 FIONA PUYO (France) 56.66.
68 STEPHANIE NOSER (Switzerland) 56.50.
69 MALENE JORGENSEN (Denmark) 56.

70 TARA DELANEY (Ireland) 54.13.

71 PIA HALBIG (Germany) 54.08.
72 VITTORIA VALVASSORI (Italy) 53.
73 MARTA SILVA (Spain) 51.
74 BRONWYN MULLINS-LANE (England) 50.50.
75 FLORENTYNA PARKER (England) 50.
75 GALINA ROTMISTROVA (Russia) 50.
75 SILVIE DITTERTOVA (Czech Rep) 50.
78 MIREIA PRAT (Spain) 49.26.
78 ANE URCHEGUI (Spain) 49.26.
80 ANNA DAHLBERG (SWEDEN) 47.50.
80 MICHELE THOMSON (Scotland) 47.50.

80 CAROLINE ROMINGER (Switzerland) 47.50

83 SARA MONBERG (Denmark) 45.
83 KELLY TIDY (England) 45.
83 MARIE SEBESTOVA (Czech Rep) 45.

Other placings:
101 DANIELLE MONTGOMERY (England) 36.76.

104 LIZZIE BRAND (England) 35.
124 EMMA LYONS (England) 25.50.
131 HANNAH BARWOOD (England) 22.50.
131 TRACEY BOYES (England) 22.50

144 HANNAH JENKINS (Wales) 18.
154 TARA DAVIES (Wales) 15.
154 JENNY PEASE (England) 15.
161 KYLIE WALKER (Scotland) 13.56.
167 LYDIA HALL (Wales) 12.13.
181 LAURA MURRAY (Scotland) 9.

182 SIAN JAMES (England) 8.
182 ELEANOR GIVENS (England) 8.
187 EMMA DUGGLEBY (England) 7.25.
194 LAURA COLLIN (England) 5.13.

197 SARAH TYSON (England) 4.50.
197 ANNA CARLING (England) 4.50.

197 RHIAN WYN THOMAS (Wales) 4.50.
206 LOUISE KENNEY (Scotland) 4.13.
206 DEIRDRE SMITH (Ireland) 4.13.
206 HANNAH BURKE (England) 4.13.
219 BECKY HARRIES (Wales) 4.
223 PAMELA PRETSWELL (Scotland) 3.50.
223 CHARLOTTE ELLIS (England) 3.50.
255 JANE TURNER (Scotland) 0.50.

February 10 to 23 at Murcia in sunny southern Spain

ALL SILVER DIVISION PLAYERS CAN NOW ENTER THE HACIENDA DEL ALAMO WINTER FESTIVAL

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Tournament Controller
Good news for all those Silver Division players who want to enter the Hacienda del Alamo Women's Winter Golf Festival at the five-star resort in Murcia from February 10 to 23.
We have decided to raise the maximum handicap figure from nine to 20 so that more ladies can go to southern Spain and enjoy the Festival atmosphere.
Hopefully, this will encourage groups within clubs or counties to get together and make it a mid-winter golf holiday.
The villa accommodation at Hacienda del Alamo becomes much cheaper if more than three or four persons are sharing the cost.
Remember also, budget flights to Murcia in mid-February are fast filling up - and the prices are rising.
Click on HDA WOMEN'S FESTIVAL in the left hand column of your screen to get the full details.
Entries should be E-mailed to the Tournament Controller, Colin Farquharson, at colin@scottishgolfview.com without delay.
Tell your friends: There is now a Silver Lining to the Hacienda del Alamo Women's Winter Golf Festival.

Silver Lining for Hacienda del Alamo Women's Festival


COMING UP LATER TODAY ... News of a silver lining to the Hacienda del Alamo Women's Winter Golf Festival, supported by GLENMUIR, at the five-star golf resort in Murcia, sunny southern Spain from February 10 to 23.

SCOTS BEAT AMERICANS

IN WORLD CUP PLAY-OFF

Scotland's Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren have won the Omega Mission Hills World Cup in a thrilling climax to the four-day, 28-nation tournament in China.

Last year, Monty and Warren lost to Germany in a play-off for the title.

This year, they caught the long-time leaders, America's Boo Weekley and Heath Slocum, over the final round to tie on 25-under-par 263.
In the play-off, the first two extra holes were halved in par 4s.

Then the Scots won the third hole and the prestigious title with another par.

Well done, boys!

At last a Scotland team that are champions of the world.

***Read the full story of the final-day triumph on www.scottishgolfview.com

FINAL TOTALS

Par 288 (4 x 72)
263 Scotland 63 68 66, United States 61 69 66 67 (Scotland won a sudden-death play-off at the third extra hole).

264 France 64 71 62 67.

265 England 63 68 67 67.

267 South Africa 63 69 66 69.

268 Sweden 66 70 66 66, Netherlands 65 69 65 69, Germany 62 71 66 69, Argentina 65 70 64 69.

269 Denmark 65 68 68 68.

271 China 65 71 67 68, Korea 65 69 69 68.

273 Spain 67 71 65 70, Finland 63 74 65 71.

275 Paraguay 66 73 67 69, Thailand 63 76 63 73.

276 Austria 64 75 69 68, India 65 75 65 71, Italy 65 68 69 74, Canada 66 72 64 74.

279 Australia 66 72 68 73.

280 Philippines 67 73 68 72, Wales 63 76 67 74.

281 Ireland 66 72 65 78.

282 Japan 67 73 69 73.
283 Colombia 68 78 68 68.