AZAHARA BOWS OUT WITH VICTORY IN

FIRST ALL-SPANISH BRITISH FINAL

Azahara Munoz from Malaga, playing in the tournament for the last time before turning professional, won the 107th Ladies British Open amateur championship under blue skies and brilliant sunshine this afternoon at the Royal St David’s Golf Club links, Harlech in North Wales.
The 21-year-old, who won the British girls title at Lanark in 2004, beat her 19-year-old compatriot, Carlota Ciganda from Pamplona, by 2 and 1 in the first all-Spanish final in the tournament’s history.
The pair had dominated the tournament, heading the match-play qualifiers with eight-under-par totals of 138. Ciganda’s better second round had earned her the No 1 seeding role, and Munoz the No 2 berth.
So the erstwhile Arizona State University team-mates – Azahara graduated after four years last month – were on course to meet in the final from the start.
Munoz, who had been five under par in winning her morning semi-final against Caroline Masson (Germany), was three under par at the finish of a final which was studded with 11 birdies.

In the morning semi-finals, the sole surviving British player in the last four, Bedfordshire’s Laura Collin (John O’Gaunt), 22-year-old daughter of Eyemouth-born Alistair Collin who played for Scotland boys at a time when Sandy Lyle was playing for England’s boys, put up a very good show before losing by 2 and 1 to Carlota Ciganda.
Laura was two up after eight holes and was not pulled back to all square until her Spanish opponent birdied the long 15th. Ciganda then promptly won the 16th with a birdie and the 17th with a par for the match!
Collin was level par for the 17 holes while Ciganda was two under par.
Azahara Munoz was an impressive five under par – six birdies, one bogey – in beating
Germany’s Caroline Masson by 4 and 3 in the second semi-final. Caroline, a student at Oklahoma State and a Junior Solheim Cup player, was herself one under par for the 15 holes played.
Saturday results:
Semi-final – Carlota Ciganda (Spain) bt Laura Collin (John O’Gaunt) 2 and 1, Azahara Munoz (Spain) bt Caroline Masson (Germany) 4 and 3.
Final (18 holes) – Munoz bt Ciganda 2 and 1.

Ladies British open amateur championship Scoreboard

FINAL
Position after 14 holes.

Carlota Ciganda and Azahar Munoz all square.

Munoz was two up at the turn but Ciganda won the 10th and the 13th.

Caroline Masson, match referee Jane Brown and Azahara Munoz before the morning action at Royal St David's Golf Club, Harlech. Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency. Click to enlarge.

Carlota Ciganda, match referee Beryl Davies, and Laura Collin before the start of the semi-finals (Cal Carson Golf Agency. Click to enlarge the image.

Ciganda v Munoz in first all-Spanish

final of Ladies British Open amateur

This afternoon’s 18-hole final of the Ladies British open amateur championship over the Royal St David’s Golf club links at Harlech, North Wales will be contested by two Spanish players, the No 1 seed Carlota Ciganda, a 19-year-old from Pamplona, and the No 2 seed, Azahara Munoz, a 21 year-old from Malaga.
All several Spaniards have won the title in recent years, include Carlota herself in 2007 at Alwoodley, when she was only 17, this is the first all-Spanish final in the history of the tournament.
European champion Ciganda by no means had things all her own way against Laura Collin (John O’Gaunt), the 22-year-old former Bedfordshire champion, before winning by 2 and 1.
Ciganda was two under par and Collin level par for the 17 holes of an absorbing match.
Azahara Munoz, winner of the British girls championship at Lanark in 2004, is playing in the Ladies British open amateur championship for the last time – she is to turn professional after next month’s US Women’s Open for which she has accepted an invitation to compete as an amateur.
She produced her best golf since the qualifying rounds in beating Caroline Masson from Ladbeck Germany by 4 and 3 with five-under-par figures.
Laura Collin lost only one hole over the outward half against Carlota Ciganda who won the second with a par 4.
Collin squared with a birdie 4 at the long third and went three up with a par at the fourth and an eagle 3 at the long fifth.
Out in one-under-par 36, the English girl was one up on the Spanish No 1 seed who turned in one-over-par 38.
Ciganda won her second hole of the semi-final at the 10th which Collin bogeyed to be only one up.
The next four holes (11th to 14th) were halved in par-par-birdie-par figures as Collin hung on to her narrow lead.
Ciganda got back on level terms for the first time since she fell behind at the sixth by birdieing the long 15th.
The Spanish player made it back-to-back birdies with a 3 at the 16th to go one up.
Ciganda won a third hole in a row with a par at the 17th for a 2 and 1 victory.
Azahara Munoz played some sparkling golf to reach the turn in four-under-par 33 and be four up on Carline Masson.
Azahara birdied the second to lead and, when Masson bogeyed the fifth, a par was good enough to see Munoz double her lead.
A birdie 3 put Munoz three up butr Masson countered with a birdie of her own – a 4 at the long seventh, to be only two down.
But Munoz surged four up with a birdie 4 at the eighth and a birdie 2 at the ninth where the Spanish player almost had a hole in one. Her tee shot lipped out and came to rest a foot away from the flagstick.
Masson scored her second success of the match with a par 3 at the short 11th to cut her deficit to three holes.
The German player got another one back, thanks to a birdie 4 at the 13th.
Munoz went three up for a third time in the match with her second birdie 2, this one at the 14th.
Another birdie – her sixth of the round – by Munoz at the long 15th finished the match with a 4 and 3 margin in her favour.
Masson, although beaten, was one under par for the 15 holes.

HOLE-BY-HOLE LOOK AT THE SEMI-FINALS

CARLOTA CIGANDA v LAURA COLLIN
1st hole. Ciganda 4, Collin 4.
2nd hole Ciganda 4, Collin bogey 5. Ciganda 1 up.
3rd hole. Ciganda 5, Collin birdie 4. Match all square.
4th hole. Ciganda 3, Collin 3.
5th hole. Ciganda 4, Collin 4.
6th hole. Ciganda bogey 5, Collin 4. Collin 1 up.
7th hole. Ciganda bogey 6, Collin bogey 6.
8th hole. Ciganda birdie 4, Collin eagle 3. Collin 2 up.
9th hole. Ciganda 3, Collin 3.
Collin (out in one-under-par 36) two up on Ciganda (out in one-over-par 37).
10th hole. Ciganda 4, Collin bogey 5. Collin 1 up.
11th hole. Ciganda 3, Collin 3.
12th hole. Ciganda 5, Collin 5.
13th hole. Ciganda birdie 4, Colloin birdie 4.
14th hole. Ciganda 3, Collin 3.
15th hole. Ciganda birdie 4, Collin 5. Match all square.
16th hole. Ciganda birdie 3, Collin 4. Ciganda 1 up.
17th hole. Ciganda 4, Collin bobgey 5. Ciganda wins 2 and 1..

CAROLINE MASSON v AZAHARA MUNOZ
1ST hole. Masson 4, Munoz 4.
2nd hole. Masson 4, Munoz birdie 3. Munoz 1 up.
3rd hole. Masson 5, Munoz 5.
4th hole. Masson 3, Munoz 3.
5th hole. Masson bogey 5, Munoz 4. Munoz 2 up.
6th hole. Masson 4, Munoz b irdie 3. Munoz 3 up.
7th hole. Masson birdie 4, Munoz 5. Munoz 2 up.
8th hole. Masson 5, Munoz birdie 4. Munoz 3 up.
9th hole. Masson 3, Munoz birdie 2. Munoz 4 up.
Munoz (out in four-under-par 33) four up on Masson (out in level par 37).
10th hole. Masson 4, MJunoz 4.
11th hole. Masson 3, Munoz bogey 4. Munoz 3 up.
12th hole. Masson 5, Munoz 5.
13th hole. Masson birdie 4, Munoz 5. Munoz 2 up.
14th hole. Masson 3, Munoz birdie 2. Munoz 3 up.
15th hole. Masson 5, Munoz birdie 4. Munoz wins by 4 and 3.

Lotta good golf puts Wahlin a shot ahead in Portugal

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Sweden’s Lotta Wahlin grabbed the first round lead at the Portugal Ladies Open with a four-under 68 at Golden Eagle Residence and Golf in Rio Maior.
The two-time LET winner carded six birdies and two bogeys on a hot day north of Lisbon.
Becky Brewerton, Iben Tinning, Caroline Afonso and Carmen Alonso were equal second on three-under 69.
Welsh Solheim Cup star Brewerton birdied four of her first nine holes, with another birdie on the 13th. However she bogeyed her final two holes of the day.
She was joined by fellow Solheim Cup player Tinning of Denmark, who carded six birdies and three bogeys.
France’s Afonso and Alonso from Spain played earlier in the day, but their scores held up over the afternoon as the rest of the 108 player field completed their rounds.
Brewerton, the 2007 Ladies English Open champion, said that her game suited Golden Eagle.
“It played exceptionally long today because of the wind so I thought I had a bit of an advantage there. I was hitting it a long way off the tee which was making it a lot easier. I was very happy. I said after the practise round it suits me down to the ground,” she said.
Denmark’s Iben Tinning
“It’s all carry and the bunkers are at the front of most of the greens so you can’t run it in: you have to carry it onto the green all the way to the pin. A couple of the par fives I could get on in two; which I didn’t think I would be able to. I even hit a driver off the fairway on one hole so it worked out well.”
There are just six tournaments left in which players can qualify for a place on Europe’s Solheim Cup team, set to face the Americans at Rich Harvest Farms in Illinois from August 21-23. Brewerton is keen to represent Europe on the team for the second time, while Tinning is equally keen to make her fifth appearance at the event.
“The Solheim Cup is always on my mind,” said Tinning, the 2005 LET money list winner, who has played in the last four Solheim Cups. “It is hard to get in the team but I will try.”
Afonso, a second season tour pro, is leading for the first time since her debut event on the LET at the Spanish Open last year. Her score included six birdies and three bogeys.
Caroline Afonso from France
The Portuguese have adopted her as one of their own this week because she is half Portuguese. Although born in Quimper, France, her father Antonio is from Portugal.
“I am proud to be French and Portuguese because of my origins,” said Afonso, who even speaks a little Portuguese. “My start today was not particularly good but after I recovered my form I was very happy. It was good putting, driving and chipping.”
Alonso, playing in her fifth season on tour, fired three straight birdies from the fifth with another at the 10th but dropped a shot at the 11th.
“The secret was putting the ball in play,” said the long hitter. “This golf course is in really good shape and if you put it in play you have many chances to make birdie.
“I hit 12 fairways today and it’s good. Now I think I hit it like, 300 yards on average, or maybe a little more. I practised a lot this winter in the gym and I think my ball is going a little but further than last year, like 10 or 15 yards. With the driver it’s like one club. It’s a lot. I’m happy with my game and I keep working hard.”
Four players share sixth place on 70 after the opening round. They are current European No.1 Marianne Skarpnord from Norway, Austrian Nicole Gergely, Beth Allen from the United States and the defending champion, Anne-Lise Caudal from France.
Caudal said: “I’m happy. I played well today and was very relaxed. I think I’m going to keep it going over the weekend.”
Eight played tied for tenth position on 71 including Germany’s Martina Eberl and the two time event champion Cecilia Ekelundh from Sweden, who won in Portugal in 2004 and 2005.

FIRST ROUND LEADERS
Par 70
68 Lotta Wahlin (Sweden).
69 Caroline Afonso (France), Carmen Alonso (Spain), Becky Brewerton (Wales), Iben Tinning (Denmark).
70 Marianne Skarpnord (Norway), Anne-Lise Caudal (France), Nicole Gergely (Austria), Beth Allan (US).
Scottish scores:
71 Vikki Laing 37-34, Pamela Feggans 36-35.
74 Lynn Kenny 38-36.
75 Krystle Caithness 38-37.
76 Clare Queen 36-40.

Anna Nordqvist leads LPGA

Championship at halfway

Anna Nordqvist, winner of the Ladies' British open amateur championship at North Berwick this week last year, birdied her final hole to take a one-shot lead at the halfway point of the McDonald's LPGA Championship in Havre de Grace, Maryland.
The Swede began the second round at Bulle Rock Golf Course on six under par, one shot behind overnight leader Nicole Castrale but started strongly with a birdie on the 10th, her first hole of the day.
Nordqvist, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, made further birdies on the 15th and 17th to improve to eight under before dropping a bogey on the 18th.
The Swede made another bogey on the fourth but birdied the ninth to complete a two-under-par 70, which put her on eight-under 136 for the tournament.
After also teeing off on the back nine, Castrale made a poor start with a double bogey and bogey on her first five holes.
But the American recovered with a birdie on the 16th and made two more on her back nine for a level-par 72, which left her alone in second on seven under.
Kent-born Australian Lindsey Wright fired a four-under 68 to join Australian compatriot Katherine Hull (69) in a tie for third on six under with the Korean trio of Hee-Won Han (69), Na Yeon Choi (71) and Kyeong Bae (69) tied for fifth a further shot back.
Another Korean, Jin Young Pak, shot a 71 to join Americans Stacy Lewis and Kristy McPherson in a tie for eighth on four under while world number one Lorena Ochoa carded a 69 to reach the halfway point on three under.
SECOND ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
136 Anna Nordqvist 66 70
137 Nicole Castrale 65 72
138 Lindsey Wright (Aus) 70 68, Katherine Hull (Aus) 69 69
139 Na Yeon Choi (Kor) 68 71, Hee-Won Han (Kor) 70 69, Kyeong Bae (Kor) 70 69
140 Jin young Pak (Kor) 69 71, Kristy McPherson 70 70, Stacy Lewis 68 72
141 Ji-Yai Shin (Kor) 73 68, Aree Song (Kor) 68 73, Lorena Ochoa (Mex) 72 69, Angela Stanford 70 71
142 Minea Blomqvist (Fin) 73 69, Karrie Webb (Aus) 72 70, Amy Yang 68 74, In-Bee Park (Kor) 70 72, Katie Futcher 71 71, Sandra Gal (Ger) 71 71, Ashleigh Simon (Rsa) 68 74, Becky Morgan (Wal) 71 71, Moira Dunn 68 74, Kris Tschetter 70 72
143 Mindy Kim 74 69, Chella Choi (Kor) 71 72, Shi Hyun Ahn (Kor) 73 70, Eun Hee Ji (Kor) 74 69, Sophie Gustafson (Swe) 69 74, M.j Hur (Kor) 71 72, Marcy Hart 71 72
144 Taylor Leon 72 72, Stacy Prammanasudh 73 71, Jamie Hullett 73 71, Juli Inkster 73 71, Brandie Burton 73 71, Na Ri Kim (Kor) 71 73, Candie Kung (Tai) 72 72, Brittany Lang 72 72, Marisa Baena 70 74, Paula Creamer 74 70, Michelle Wie 70 74, Ya-Ni Tseng (Tai) 73 71, Soo-Yun Kang (Kor) 73 71
145 Wendy Doolan (Aus) 72 73, Seon Hwa Lee (Kor) 74 71, Heather Bowie young 75 70, Paige Mackenzie 68 77, Meaghan Francella 69 76, Song-Hee Kim (Kor) 73 72, Michele Redman 72 73, Suzann Pettersen (Nor) 74 71, Helen Alfredsson (Swe) 74 71
146 Mika Miyazato (Jpn) 72 74, Beth Bader 73 73, Young Kim (Kor) 72 74, Cristie Kerr 76 70, Maria Hjorth (Swe) 71 75, Teresa Lu (Tai) 76 70, In-Kyung Kim (Kor) 72 74, Johanna Mundy (Eng) 73 73, Carin Koch (Swe) 74 72, Se Ri Pak (Kor) 72 74, Allison Hanna-Williams 72 74
147 Irene Cho 72 75, Il Mi Chung (Kor) 74 73, Sun Young Yoo (Kor) 73 74, Anna Grzebien 74 73, Julieta Granada (Par) 75 72, Karine Icher (Fra) 75 72, Jackie Gallagher-Smith 72 75, Jee Young Lee (Kor) 75 72, Ji-Young Oh (Kor) 73 74, Natalie Gulbis 72 75, Eunjung Yi (Kor) 73 74, Momoko Ueda (Jpn) 76 71, Karin Sjodin (Swe) 70 77, Janice Moodie (Sco) 74 73
MISSED THE CUT
148 Jennifer Rosales (Phi) 76 72, Meena Lee (Kor) 74 74, Morgan Pressel 74 74, Brittany Lincicome 75 73, Sarah-jane Smith (Aus) 75 73, Christina Kim 71 77, Kris Tamulis 72 76, Mi-Hyun Kim (Kor) 73 75, Alena Sharp (Can) 73 75, Erica Blasberg 73 75, Hee Young Park (Kor) 75 73
149 Mollie Fankhauser 77 72, Young Jo (Kor) 78 71, Meg Mallon 75 74, Wendy Ward 74 75, Pat Hurst 76 73, Shanshan Feng (Chn) 67 82, Meredith Duncan 76 73
150 Anja Monke (Ger) 74 76, Jill McGill 72 78, Jin Joo Hong (Kor) 77 73, Lorie Kane (Can) 75 75, Reilley Rankin 75 75, Liselotte Neumann (Swe) 79 71, Vicky Hurst 74 76, Jimin Kang (Kor) 74 76, Shiho Oyama (Jpn) 78 72, Louise Friberg (Swe) 77 73, Carri Wood 72 78, Audra Burks 74 76, Birdie Kim (Kor) 73 77, Hye Jung Choi (Kor) 73 77
151 Joo Mi Kim (Kor) 74 77, Jeanne Cho-Hunicke 73 78, Sarah Lee 75 76, Stephanie Louden 75 76, Jane Park 75 76, Silvia Cavalleri (Ita) 75 76, Mikaela Parmlid (Swe) 76 75, Eva Dahllof (Swe) 75 76, Sarah Kemp (Aus) 76 75
152 Sung Ah Yim (Kor) 75 77, Becky Lucidi 77 75, Karen Stupples (Eng) 77 75, Jimin Jeong 77 75, Sue Ginter 74 78, Amy Hung (Tha) 74 78, Haeji Kang (Kor) 73 79, Charlotte Mayorkas 73 79, Leah Wigger 79 73
153 Michelle Ellis 76 77, Rachel Hetherington (Aus) 76 77, Maggie Will 77 76, Lisa Strom (Gb) 76 77, Diana D'Alessio 74 79
154 Brandi Jackson 80 74, Laura Diaz 75 79, Anna Rawson (Aus) 79 75
155 Dorothy Delasin 75 80
156 Carolina Llano 76 80, Kim Hall 78 78, Allison Fouch 74 82
157 Giulia Sergas (Ita) 77 80, Jeehae Lee (Kor) 74 83
158 laura shanahan Rowe 79 79, Sherry Adonian-smith 74 84
159 Dede Cusimano 82 77
160 Jamie Fischer 79 81, Laurie Rinker 80 80
168 Dana Bates 79 89
WD: Sophie Giquel 78, Laura Davies 81

Picture by courtesy of Dawn Butchart. Scroll down to read the names of the girls, left to right

Muckhart's Eilidh Watson is new P&K girls champion

FROM DAWN BUTCHART, Perth & Kinross county captain
We held our County Girls Championship at Crieff Golf Club and our new Scratch Girl Champion is Eilidh Watson (Muckhart).
Eilidh returned an excellent 84. In second place was Nicola Robertson (Dunblane) 89 and third was Ailie Burnett (Dunkeld and Birnam) 90.
In the handicap section it was a nail-biting finish, the winner being Laura Aitken (Killin) (19) who returned an excellent 73, just pipping Lauren Marchbank (Auchterarder) (19) who also returned 73. Laura lifted the trophy by virtue of having the better last three holes.
In third place was Patricia Mennie (Auchterarder) (21) 74. The CSS was 73.
In the nine-hole event the winners were Jennifer Saxton (Milnathort) who returned 45. In second place was Jennifer Duncan (Auchterarder) 47 and third place went to Jennifer Mennie (Auchterarder) 55.
A great day for the 'Jennifers'!!
Congratulations to all of them and sincere thanks to member Pat Colquhoun who donated a trophy for the 9 hole girls.
+++Pictured are (left to right): Nicola Roberson (2nd Scratch), Eilidh Watson (Scratch Champion), Laura Aitken (Handicap Champion), Lauren Marchbank (2nd Handicap) and Patricia Mennie (3rd Handicap).

California dreaming .... Cool Kim Welch leads

by two at halfway stage of Futures title chase

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She only had two highlights on her first 10 holes, and she needed an abundance of patience when the birdie putts flirted, but wouldn't drop.
Still, Kim Welch, the cool Californian in silk scarves and sporty shades, got as excited as a laid-back NoCal woman can get when she grabbed the lead in Friday's second round of the $125,000 Michelob ULTRA Duramed FUTURES Players Championship.
Welch carded a 3-under-par score of 69 to take a two-shot lead at 137 (-7) after 36 holes at Hickory Point Golf Club in the Tour's only major championship and only 72-hole event. But the fourth-year professional knew better than to spend any energy prematurely.
"I think I've played pretty strong for the first two days, but seven under is not good enough to win this thing," said Welch, a 2008 tournament winner from Sacramento, Calif. "I have to keep going lower and lower. Crazy would be nice, but three to four under every day is just solid golf."
Welch rolled in her first birdie from 35 feet on the par-3 fourth hole, and then saved par with a "fried-egg" buried lie in a bunker on the 10th hole. But the current LPGA Tour member finally got it rolling on the back nine with three birdies and one bogey, hitting 12 greens in regulation and ending her round with a 15-footer for birdie on the 18th to take the morning lead.
By day's end at this 25th annual tournament, that lead held and three players were nipping at her heels at 5-under 139. That trio was comprised of Christi Cano (70) of San Antonio, Ashley Prange (69) of Noblesville, Ind., and Lisa Ferrero (70) of Lodi, Calif.
Since last year's event, Hickory Point has undergone major bunker renovations, which Cano says has worked to her advantage this week. And while the 6,594-yard course is no pushover, without the wind that blew in the first round, the course wasn't as punitive as it has been in past years to wayward tee shots.
"I play a draw, so it seems that a lot of the fairway bunkers they took out used to be in my landing area," said Cano, who had two birdies in her bogey-free round today. "What's really different is there's not a lot going on in front of the greens, so you can be aggressive. It's just a matter of getting the right yardage and swinging away."
But free swinging for the greens was something that didn't happen for first-round leader Sofie Andersson (74) of Angelholm, Sweden, who slid into a tie for ninth at 141 (-3), or for rookie Amanda Blumenherst (76) of Scottsdale, Ariz., who dropped from a tie for second into a tie for 34th at even-par 144.
"It was not a good day and I was unsure of my swing," said the former Duke University All-American, who is making her pro debut this week. "I started hitting it left and didn't make any putts on the front nine holes."
Ditto for Andersson, who posted three bogeys and a single birdie in today's second round.
"Today was a completely different day than yesterday," said the Swede. "All I can say is, we have two more rounds."
Prange, a two-time Tour winner, credits switching over from a traditional putter to a belly putter for her renewed effectiveness with the flat stick. She needed only 26 putts today and got up and down for par six of seven times.
"When I missed a green today, I made a good recovery," said Prange, appearing in her fifth tournament in Decatur. "It's usually a putting contest out here anyway and in the past, that has been my weakness. Now, my putting is a strength."
Ferrero carded three birdies and one bogey in today's round, climbing from a share of fifth into a tie for second. The former LPGA Tour member benefited from sparkling iron play that rendered 16 greens in regulation, albeit a balky putter that needed 32 strokes.
"I'm fine with where I am," said the Californian, who is still seeking her first professional win. "Any time you're within two shots of the leader, you're in good shape and we have two more days."
Three shots off the lead in a tie for fifth at 140 (-4) are Sophia Sheridan (69) of Guadalajara, Mexico, 2007 tournament runner-up Onnarin Sattayabanphot (70) of Bangkok, Thailand, Gina Umeck (70) of Redlands, Calif., and Kylene Pulley (70) of Kokomo, Ind.
Seventy-four players made the 36-hole cut at 146 (+2).
Saturday's third round will begin at 7:50 a.m., off the first tee only. The tournament leaders will tee off at 11:50 a.m.
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Weather: Mostly sunny with temperatures in the high 70s with wind between 5-8 mph.
Links to the live coverage of the final two roundsmay be found on the real-time scoring page on duramedfuturestour.com, on the tournament website page at DecaturFuturesTour.com and on http://www.wsoyam.com/.

LEADING SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Hickory Point golf course, Decatur, Illinois.
6594yd. Par 144 (2 x 72).
1 Kim Welch (Sacramento, Calif.) 68-69 - 137.
2 Christi Cano (San Antonio, Texas) 69-70 - 139.
2 Ashley Prange (Noblesville, Ind.) 70-69 - 139.
2 Lisa Ferrero (Lodi, Calif.) 69-70 - 139.
5 Sophia Sheridan (Guadalajara, Mexico) 71-69 - 140.
5 Onnarin Sattayabanphot (Bangkok, Thailand) 70-70 - 140.
5 Gina Umeck (Redlands, Calif.) 70-70 - 140.
5 Kylene Pulley (Kokomo, Ind.) 70-70 - 140.
9 Nicole Hage (Coral Springs, Fla.) 69-72 - 141.
9 Misun Cho (Cheongju, South Korea) 71-70 - 141.
9 Mina Harigae (Monterey, Calif.) 71-70 - 141.
9 Sofie Andersson (Angelholm, Sweden) 67-74 - 141.
13 Jean Reynolds (Newnan, Ga.) 71-71 - 142.
13 Alison Walshe (Westford, Mass.) 70-72 - 142.
13 Moon Su (Incheon, South Korea) 70-72 - 142.
13 Madeleine Holmblad (Stockholm, Sweden) 74-68 - 142.
13 Nicole Jeray (Berwyn, Ill.) 75-67 - 142.
13 Jessica Shepley (Oakville, Ontario) 72-70 - 142.
13 Moah Chang (Los Angeles, Calif.) 71-71 - 142.
13 Blair Lamb (Flat Rock, N.C.) 71-71 - 142.
13 Pornanong Phatlum (Chaiyaphum, Thailand) 69-73 - 142.
13 Lehua Wise (Kauai, Hawaii) 70-72 - 142.
13 Liz Janangelo (West Hartford, Conn.) 72-70 - 142.
13 Jane Chin (Mission Viejo, Calif.) 69-73 - 142.
13 Susan Nam (Edmonton, Alberta) 71-71 - 142.
26 Pernilla Lindberg (Bollnas, Sweden) 71-72 - 143
26 Juli Erekson (Mapleton, Utah) 73-70 - 143.
26 Sarah Olsen (Grosse Ile, Mich.) 71-72 - 143.
26 Lisa Meldrum (Montreal, Quebec) 71-72 - 143.
26 Sunny Oh (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) 70-73 - 143.
26 Stephanie Otteson (Wilson, N.C.) 70-73 - 143.
26 Rebecca Kim (Tigard, Ore.) 68-75 - 143.
26 Cindy LaCrosse (Tampa, Fla.) 70-73 - 143.
Selected scores:
Kelly Froelich (Raizeux, France) 75-69 - 144.
Maria Hernandez (Pamplona, Spain) 73-71 - 144.
Elisa Serramia (Barcelona, Spain) 76-68 - 144.
Amanda Blumenherst (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 68-76 - 144.
MISSED THE CUT
Dewi Claire Schreefel (Diepenveen, Netherland 71-76 - 147.
Rachel Bailey (Faulconbridge, Australia) 75-73 - 148
Caroline Larsson (Stockholm, Sweden) 75-74 - 149
Benedikte Grotvedt (Nesbru, Norway) 76-76 - 152.

Sofie Andersson leads in Futures

Tour major with four-under 68

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Finally, Sofie Andersson was smiling. And after a slow start this season, the Swede put up a number for everybody else to chase in today's first round of the $125,000 Michelob ULTRA Duramed FUTURES Players Championship.
Andersson carded a five-under-par 67 at Hickory Point Golf Club in the morning tee times to take a one-shot lead over the trio of rookie Rebecca Kim of Tigard, Ore., first-day pro Amanda Blumenherst of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Kim Welch of Sacramento, Calif., who all posted scores of 4-under 68 in the opening round of the 25th annual tournament.
"Last week, I went to dinner in Iowa and there was a guy there who said, 'Yeah, Swedes are really patient,' and I said, 'Not so much,'" laughed Andersson, a third-year professional out of Angelholm, Sweden. "But finally, I'm striking the ball the way I want to strike it."
Andersson made peace with her driver, needed only 27 putts and played a five-birdie, bogey-free round that looked radically different than the start of her season. In her first five events this year, she missed two of her first four tournament cuts and wondered what had happened to the game that gave her a 2007 tournament win in her rookie season. But Andersson turned the corner last week in Iowa with a tie for seventh and showed up in Illinois with new resolve. And rekindled patience.
"I kept it simple today," she said. "Fairways and greens."
Kim and Blumenherst also played in the morning before the afternoon wind kicked up and a 20-minute rain with dark skies threatened to spoil Blumenherst's pro debut. Kim, who left Duke University early to turn pro, stayed patient through her one-birdie front nine. There were plenty of chances, but the putts would not drop. On the back nine, her putter warmed up and she carded four birdies and one bogey to take the early lead.
"I hit every green on the back nine and I thought that eventually, something would drop," said Kim, 20, playing in only her second Duramed FUTURES Tour event this year. "They did."
All eyes were on Blumenherst, the three-time NCAA Player of the Year from Duke, who arrived in Decatur this week as Nike's newest sponsored rising star. She birdied two holes on her first nine, shaking off a case of first-day nerves after her opening hole. The rest of the round was the kind of golf that made Blumenherst an All-American for the Blue Devils and the 2008 U.S. Women's Amateur champion.
"I was nervous this morning, but I recognized almost everyone here and that gave me a comfort level," said Blumenherst, who finished the day with five birdies, one bogey, three par saves and a heap of confidence.
"My uncle [Bill Blumenherst, her caddie] helped calm my nerves and I was ready to go after I got up and down [for par] on the first hole. It's great to start out my professional career under par."
Welch had the low score for the windier afternoon tee times to move into a share of second. Like Andersson, Welch owns one tournament win (in 2008) on the Duramed FUTURES Tour and is itching to add another. Moreover, the talented long hitter from California, who won 11 times while at Washington State University, has had the same slow start as the Swede – missing two cuts and not cracking the top 10 until her fifth tournament last week in Iowa. Today's bogey-free round featured 14 greens in regulation and 28 putts.
"We had some time off in our schedule, so I spent two weeks clearing my head to start believing in myself again," said Welch, a current LPGA Tour member who also won the Golf Channel's "Big Break Ka'anapali" show last year. "This is a long week with 72 holes, so to get off to a good start feels good."
One shot back in the Tour's only major championship at 3-under-par 69 are rookie Pornanong Phatlum of Chaiyaphum, Thailand, rookie Jane Chin of Mission Viejo, Calif., Lisa Ferrero of Lodi, Calif., Christi Cano of San Antonio and Nicole Hage of Coral Springs, Fla.
"Last week, I was expecting too much from myself," said Chin, playing in her second tournament as a professional after an All-American college career at the University of California-Irvine. "I learned that I had to play like I played in college, one shot at a time."
Phatlum, 19, a four-time winner on the Asian Ladies Golf Tour, said her performance today resembled how she has played since age 16 as a pro in Asia.
"I feel relaxed and I really like this golf course," said Phatlum, who needed only 27 putts today. "My drives were good, so I didn't get into trouble. That makes it easier."
A total of 44 players finished under par after today's first round – a fact that did not surprise Tour veteran Ferrero.
"This is a shoot-out kind of golf course where a lot of birdies can be made," said Ferrero, the former LPGA Tour member who is still looking for her first professional win. "There's a low number out there."
Friday's second round will begin at 7:50 a.m., off the first and tenth tees, with the afternoon tee times starting at 12:30 p.m.
For scores and more information, visit duramedfuturestour.com.
Weather: Mostly cloudy with temperatures dropping from the mid-70s in the morning to the mid-60s in the afternoon with mid-day rain and afternoon wind between 10-12 mph.
LEADING FIRST-ROUND SCORES
Hickory Point golf course, Decatur, Illinois.
6594-yard, par 36-36 - 72
67 Sofie Andersson (Angelholm, Sweden) 35-32.
68 Rebecca Kim (Tigard, Ore.) 35-33.
68 Amanda Blumenherst (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 34-34.
68 Kim Welch (Sacramento, Calif.) 33-35.
69 Pornanong Phatlum (Chaiyaphum, Thailand) 34-35.
69 Jane Chin (Mission Viejo, Calif.) 34-35.
69 Lisa Ferrero (Lodi, Calif.) 33-36.
69 Christi Cano (San Antonio, Texas) 33-36.
69 Nicole Hage (Coral Springs, Fla.) 33-36.
Selected scores
70 Alison Walshe (Westford, Mass.) 36-34.
71 Pernilla Lindberg (Bollnas, Sweden) 36-35.
71 Dewi Claire Schreefel (Diepenveen, Netherland 37-34.
73 Maria Hernandez (Pamplona, Spain) 39-34.
76 Elisa Serramia (Barcelona, Spain) 37-39.

Scot's daughter

Laura only Brit in

semi-finals at

Harlech

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
A Bedfordshire-born daughter of a Scot from Eyemouth, Laura Collin (pictured in Harlech clubhouse by Cal Carson Golf Agency) celebrated her 22nd birthday in great golfing style by reaching the semi-finals of the Ladies British open amateur championship over the Royal St David’s Golf Club links at Harlech in Northwest Wales this afternoon.
Bedfordshire-born Laura is the only uncapped player in the last four – the others being the Spanish Nos 1 and 2 seeds Carlota Ciganda and Azahara Munoz, and Germany’s Caroline Masson.
Through her father-cum-caddie Alistair, Collin is qualified to play for Scotland but she has played two or three times in the English closed championship which means that England is the country of her choice although she is not – so far –a member of any England squad.
In the morning third round , Laura squeezed through at the 20th against a genuine Scot, Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell) before, in the quarter-finals, ending the great championship debut run of 14-year-old Irish twin prodigy Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell).
Collin, a member of John O’Gaunt Golf Club and a supervisor at her local sports centre in the town of Sandy, Bedfordshire, beat Leona by 5 and 3 with three under par figures after winning the first two holes with a bogey 5 and a par 4.
It was Miss Maguire’s weakest start in any of her match-play ties. Previously, she had established a big lead on the outward holes. She never recovered to touch the heights of earlier in the week or the form that won her this year’s Helen Holm Scottish stroke-play title or the French Under-21 championship.
You have to keep reminding yourself that the Maguire girls are only 14 years of age ... how would YOUR golfing nerve have stood up to a first appearance in a British championship at that age?
“I didn’t think I would get nearly as far as the semi-finals,” said Laura who made her debut at North Berwick 12 months ago but did not get past the qualifying rounds.
“I’ve been to several professional coaches over the past few years,” said Laura, a +1 player who finished in the top 15 of the English stroke-play last year.
.“But I had got to the point when my head was stuffed full of golf theory and too many thoughts were running through my mind when I was on a golf course.
“I decided to forget everything I had ever been told and just to play every shot as it came. And that has worked wonders for me over the past few months. My dad who has a handicap of five helps me a bit but I’ve not been to a pro coach for some time.”
Laura will now play the No 1 seed, Carlota Ciganda from Pamplona, Spain, who did not defend the title after winning it at Alwoodley in 2007. Carlota, a 19-year-old student at Arizona State University, the current European champion and the backmarker with +5 of a handicap in the Harlech field, won her quarter-final by 3 and 2 against Hannah Barwood (Knowle).
Ciganda, a nice girl who has certainly not been spoiled by her phenomenal golfing success at an early age, has now won 10 match-play ties in a row, counting the six at Alwoodley, which won her the championship two years ago. She is the hot favourite to regain the British title.
The second semi-final will feature 20-year-old German-born Caroline Masson, a student at Oklahoma State University and ranked No 26 on the US college circuit, against Azahara Munoz from Malaga, Spain, the No 2 seed, who played for four years in the States as a student at Arizona State University before graduating last month.
Playing in her last Ladies British open championship before she turns professional after the US Women’s Open next month, Azahara, the 2004 British girls champion, was two down after five holes against Rhian Wyn Thomas, the 20-year-old scratch Welsh international from Vale of Glamorgan but fought back over the closing holes to win the 13th, 15th and 16th for a 2 and 1 win with roughly level par figures.
. The No 30 qualifier, Caroline beat Nathalie Mansson (Sweden), a student at Tennessee University, by 3 and 2 with three-under-par figures.
Friday's results:
THIRD ROUND
Carlota Ciganda (Spain) bt Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down) 3 and 2.
Hannah Barwood (Knowle) bt Caroline Hedwall (Sweden) 2 and 1.
Laura Collin (John O’Gaunt) bt Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) at 20th.
Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) bt Sian James (Bristol & Clifton) 4 and 3.
Caroline Masson (Germany) bt Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) 3 and 2.
Nathalie Manson (Sweden) bt Marion Ricordeau (France) 3 and 2.
Rhian Wyn Thomas (Vale of Glamorgan) bt Jodi Ewart (Catterick) at 19th.
Azahara Munoz (Spain) bt Lauren Taylor (Woburn) 7 and 5.
QUARTER-FINALS
Ciganda bt Barwood 3 and 2.
Collin bt Maguire 5 and 3.
Masson bt Mansson 3 and 2.
Munoz bt Thomas 2 and 1.

Laura Harvey surprises even herself

with success in Golf Medal Final

NEWS RELEASED ISSUED BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
Yorkshire county player Laura Harvey won the LGU Gold Medal Final for the north of England with a superb two-under par gross score of 71 at Morpeth.
Laura, who plays off one, was delighted to win the handicap competition with her net score of 70.
“When I was told I was leading I didn’t think there was any chance that I would hang on and win. So, I was quite surprised and very chuffed. This is a really good competition to win and it’s just fantastic,” said the 22-year-old, who beat a field of almost 80 players.
Laura had five birdies in her round, thanks to some excellent pitching and putting, and her score helps her towards her season’s aim of reducing her handicap to scratch.
Her next big date is EWGA’s North Region county match week when Yorkshire will begin their 2009 campaign in the English counties’ championship. They have won the national title for the past five years. Gold Medal Finals are conteste
d by silver division players who returned the four best net medal scores at their club last season. In this event, Laura was representing Darlington, although her home club is Richmond. Bronze division players compete in the LGU Silver Medal Finals. In the northern event at City of Newcastle, Olwyn Smith (Regent Park) just held off the challenge of 12-year-old Bethany Acey (Western Park) to win by a shot with a net 65.
In the south-west, where competitors were blessed with unexpectedly dry weather, the Gold Medal Final at Cotswold Hills was won by Fiona Wigglesworth of The Berkshire, who returned a four-under par net score of 71. Angela Wheeler of Romiley won the Silver Medal Final at Lilley Brook in another tightly contested competition.
Results
North: LGU Gold Medal Final at Morpeth Golf Club
Par 73, CSS 75
1 Laura Harvey (Darlington) 71–1-70
2 Kathryn Watkin (Castle Eden) 83–12-713 Aliamamson Blackwell (Mere) 82–10-72
4 Beverley Killen (Cottingham Parks) 89–16-73
5 Angie Key (Whitby) 87–13-746 Barbara Wallace (Horsforth) 86–12- 74
LGU Silver Medal Final at City of Newcastle Golf Club:
Par 72, CSS 71
1 Olwyn Smith (Regent Park) 97–32-65
2 Bethany Acey (Western Park) 87–2-66
3 Sheila Minto (Bedale) 94–26-68
4 Susan Negus (South Cliff) 96–28-68
5 Jacqueline Gauntley (Stanton–on-the-Wolds) 90–2-69
6th Jean Corbett (Mere) 96–2-69
South-West LGU Gold Medal Final at Cotswold Hills Golf Club
Par 75, CSS 75
1 Fiona Wigglesworth (The Berkshire) 81-10-71
2 Sarah Stedman (Meltham) 89-17-72
3 Janie Sharpe (Chippenham) 92-19-73
4 Sarah Cranton (Stourbridge) 75-1-74 on last nine from
5 Amanda Wright (Yeovil) 88-14-74 on last six from
6 Terri Kendall (Parkestone) 90-16-74
LGU Silver Medal Final at Lilley Brook Golf Club
Par 72, CSS 73
1 Angela Wheeler (Romiley) 90-22-68
2 Angie Chapman (Perranporth) 90-21-69
3 Maggie Gartland (Milford) 97-27-70
4 Sue Hitchin (The Park) 99-28-715 Julia Hislop (Ferndown) 90-19-71
6 Sarah Archer (Chippenham) 93-22-71

Ladies British open amateur championship at Harlech

Pamela Pretswell driving from the second tee at Royal St David's Golf Club this morning and (above) Laura Collin and her father Alistair line up a putt on the first green. Images by Cal Carson Golf Agency.

Pamela Pretswell loses to Scot's

daughter Laura in third round

Scotland's last survivor, Pamela Pretswell, bowed out of the Ladies British open amateur championship in today's third round at Royal St David's Golf Club, Harlech in Northwest Wales.

The Bothwell Castle player lost at the 20th hole to Laura Collin (John O'Gaunt) after a match in which the Scot held a one-hole lead or was square.

Laura, whose father Alistair was born in Eyemouth and was capped for the Scotland boys' team, drove out of bounds (into the practice ground) at the 17th to give Pamela a one-hole lead.

But at the short 18th, Pamela's tee shot ran through the green into a dreadful lie in the rough.

She barely moved the ball with her first attempt to get it on the green and finished losing the hole with a double-bogey 5.

That sent the match into extra holes. Collin holed a 6ft putt to deny Pretswell victory at the 19th and triumphed at the second extra hole with with a pitch-and-putt 4 after going through the back with her second. Pamela drove into a bunker and took three shots to reach the putting surface.

Collin, whose 22nd birthday it is today, went on to play 14-year-old twin Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) in the afternoon quarter-finals. Leona won by 4 and 3 over Birmingham University student Sian James (Bristol & Clifton) by 4 and 3.

Leona was not the only 14 year old to reach the match-play stages.

Lauren Taylor (Woburn), conqueror of Roseanne Niven in the second round, is also 14 - Leona is the younger by four or five months, was beaten 7 and 5 by the No 2 seed Azahara Munoz (Spain), playing in the championship for the first time as she will turn pro after the US Women's Open next month.

Through to play Munoz for a place in Saturday morning's semi-finals is 22-year-old Rhian Wyn Thomas (Vale of Glamorgan) who beat Curtis Cup player Jodi Ewart from Catterick. Rhian won at the 19th against the New Mexico University student who is raniked No 9 on the US college circuit. Ewart drove into a bunker to lose the 19th, having been bunkered at the same hole at the start of nthe match.

Carlota Ciganda, the Spanish No 1 seed and winner of the title at the first attempt as a 17-year-old in 2007, continued to extend her sequence of match-play ties won with a 3 and 2 success over Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down) who holed a bunker shot to win the first.

Ciganda won four holes in a row from the fourth to surge into a three-hole lead and was two under par when she won by 3 and 2.

Ciganda's quarter-final opponent was 18-year-old Hannah Barwood (Knowle), last year's English women's champion. Hannah won by 2 and 1 against Swedish twin Caroline Hedwall who was beaten by compatriot Anna Nordqvist in last year's final at North Berwick.

Tbe third quarter-final pitted Caroline Masson (Germany) against Nathalie Mansson (Sweden). Caroline beat Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) by 3 and 2 while Nathalie was also a 3 and 2 winner of France's Marion Ricordeau.

THIRD ROUND RESULTS

Carlota Ciganda (Spain) bt Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down) 3 and 2.
Hannah Barwood (Knowle) bt Caroline Hedwall (Sweden) 2 and 1.
Laura Collin (John O’Gaunt) bt Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) at 20th.
Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) bt Sian James (Bristol & Clifton) 4 and 3.
Caroline Masson (Germany) bt Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) 3 and 2.
Nathalie Manson (Sweden) bt Marion Ricordeau (France) 3 and 2.
Rhian Wyn Thomas (Vale of Glamorgan) bt Jodi Ewart (Catterick) at 19th..
Azahara Munoz (Spain) bt Lauren Taylor (Woburn) 7 and 5.

North Berwick Pro Martyn Huish coaches Clara Young at Heriot Watt’s indoor Golf Academy. Image by Rob Eyton-Jones

Clara Young becomes North Berwick's

youngest ever ladies champion

Twelve year old Clara Young became North Berwick Golf Club’s youngest ever Club Champion on Sunday after beating the holder, Dianne Huish 5 and 4 in the Ladies Club Championship.
“This is the first time I have played in the Championship and I was hoping to get to the semi finals,” said a delighted Clara. “When I got to the final I decided to go for it. I was really excited to win and I’m pleased to be the youngest winner.”
Her mother, Dawn, had attempted on several occasions to win the title but the silverware had eluded her each time. A semi finalist this year she found herself as caddie for her daughter in this year’s final.

North Berwick was one of the first clubs to come on board with the junior national programme, clubgolf, in 2004, and Clara was one of its earliest recruits.

Having received coaching from the Club’s Level 1 volunteer coaches, Clara progressed quickly to Stage 3 coaching with the Club’s Pro Martyn Huish.

“It’s certainly unprecedented in our club for someone so young to get anywhere near this Club Championship,” said Martyn, whose younger brother Ollie won the Club’s men’s title.

“Clara has a great attitude on the course, a very wise head on her 12 year old shoulders and was cool, calm and collected through the final.

“She has been right through the clubgolf programme from the start. She started firstclubgolf at school and I’ve been having coaching for almost four years.

“This is what it’s all about, to get somebody coming out the other end with the potential to go on.”

Since she started this season with a medal at Gullane in February, Clara has slashed her handicap from 19 to 10. Her stunning progress was helped by Martyn coaching his Stage 3 players indoors through the winter at Heriot Watt University’s Golf Academy.

“The coaching at Heriot Watt has helped me reduce my handicap and I’ve played a lot over the winter,” said Clara.

Said Martyn, “She has come out the blocks flying this year which proves getting some sort of structured lesson through the winter makes a difference.

“It’s not easy to quantify the individual parts of coaching, but the combined approach is what we are after. When you start seeing results like this coming out it does make you think we’ve done the right thing.”

Clara, who also plays badminton and hockey for East Lothian, hopes to reduce her handicap further this season “down to six or seven”, and is also looking forward to playing in the Scottish Girls event.

Sally and Roseanne lose in second round at Harlech

Pamela Pretswell through to last

16 in British championship


Glasgow University student Pamela Pretswell is the only Scot in Friday morning's last 16 of the Ladies British open amateur golf championship over the Royal St David’s Golf Club links at Harlech on the Northwest Wales coastline.
Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) and Crieff’s Roseanne Niven were the only other players from north of the Border to survive the first round of the match-play stages but they lost their afternoon ties on a gloriously sunny day.
Making an early exit were Curtis Cup teenager Carly Booth (Comrie), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder), Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), Jane Turner (Creaigielaw) and Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle).

They were Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry), Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) and Roseanne Niven (Crieff).

Later Sally went down by 3 and 2 to the top seed, Spain's Carlota Ciganda and Roseanne sagged to an 8 and 6 defeat at the hands of England’s Lauren Taylor. But Pamela reached the third round with a 2 and 1 win over Myrte Eikenaar of the Netherlands.Sally Watson, with her dad Graham caddieing, put up a good fight against European champion Ciganda.

There was never more than a hole in it either way until the closing holes.

Sally went one up with a birdie 4 at the long 12th but that was the high point of the tie for her. Ciganda won the next four holes in a row for victory.

Sally bogeyed the 13th to be pulled back to square. Carlota birdied the short 14th to go one up and got an eagle 3 at the 15th to surge two holes ahead. Then Sally bogeyed the 16th to lost that hole and the match.

"I was two under par at the finish," said 19-year-old Arizona State Univeresity student Carlota. "It was a very good match. Very good to get a close match like that early in the championship.Sally Watson and her father went straight to the practice ground from the end of the match on the 16th green.

Pretswell, pictured above today in action at Harlech by Cal Carson Golf Agency, was three under par in beating Eikenaar to reach the last 16 of a British championship for the first time.

Pamela is now fitter and more focused on golf than she was three or four weeks ago at the Scottish championship at Southerness where she won a sack of trophies as leading qualifier but didn't make it through to the later stages of the match-play.

"I just ran out of steam at Southerness. I had been studying hard for university exams and fell ill at the same time, hurting my back when I was being sick," said the Hamilton-based Glasgow University student.who surprised even herself by winning the Swiss women’s open amateur on a holiday trip last summer.

"But that's all behind me and I am feeling good this week."A birdie 4 at the long eigth against Eikenaar put the Scot into a lead she did not relinquish. A par at the 10th saw her go two up although she lost the q12th to a birdie to be pulled back to one.

In a quality tie, the long 13th and 15th were halved in birdie 4s before Pretswell played her shot of the day.Having driven into a bunker at the 16th, she came out brilliantly from the sand with a long recovery shot to within 3ft of the flagstick ... and sank the putt to go two up with two to play.

Flirting with a bunker against at the 17th, Pretswell was able to pitch close enough for a half in par 4s to end the match.The Scot, who qualified for the match-play in 28th place, now plays Laura Collin (John O'Gaunt), the No 12 qualifier.
Roseanne Niven, who was a beaten semi-finalist in this championship at North Berwick 12 months ago and went on to win the British stroke-play at a Belfast venue in August, staged a grandstand finish to dodge the bullet in her first round tie against Nikki Foster from Pleasington, Blackburn.
Two down with five to play, the University of California student won the 14th, the 16th and the 17th to take a one-hole lead before halving the last for victory.
But Niven couldn’t conjure up another Houdini escape in the second round. Four down to Lauren Taylor from Woburn after seven holes, the writing was on the wall for the Crieff player when her position had worsened to six down after 10 holes.

FRIDAY MORNING THIRD-ROUND TIES

Carlota Ciganda (1) v Danielle McVeigh (16)

Caroline Hedwall (9) v Hannah Barwood (8).

Pamela Pretswell (28) v Laura Collin (12).

Leonba Maguire (45) v Sian James (36).

Kelly Tidy (30) v Caroline Masson (19).

Marion Ricordeau (43) v Nathalie Mansson (38).

Rhian Wyn Thomas (26) v Jodi Ewart (10).

Lauren Taylor (47) v Azahara Munoz (2).

+Figures in brackets are their qualifying numbers.

To read about how 14-year-old Leona Maguire was 10 under par for the day ... how Azahara Munoz came back from two down with two to play .... log on to the Ladies Golf Union website: www.lgu.org

Ladies British open amateur championship Scoreboard
Royal St David’s Golf Club, Harlech, Wales.
Match-play stages
FIRST ROUND
Upper half
Carlota Ciganda (Spain) bt Celine Kortekaas (Netherlands) 5 and 4.
Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) bt Madeleine Ziegert (Sweden) 1 hole.
Valentine Derrey (France) bt Aedin Murphy (Carlow) 5 and 4.
Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down) bt Pia Halbig (Germany) 3 and 2.
Caroline Hedwall (Sweden\) bt Lauren Blease (Coombe Hill) 2 and 1.
Stephanie Kirchmayr (Germany) bt Jennifer Kirby (Canada) 1 hole.
Rachel Jennings (Izaak Walton) bt Sue Kim (Canada) 8 and 7.
Hannah Barwood (Knoowle) bt Laetitia Beck (Israel) 4 and 2.
Myrte Eikenaar (Ntherlands) bt Maude-Aimee Leblanc (Canada) 4 and 3.
Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) bt Anna Roscio (Italy) 4 and 2.
Lucy Williams (Mid Herts) bt Stacey Keating (Australia) 2 and 1.
Laura Collin (John O’Gaunt) bt Stefanie Kenoyer (US) 3 and 2.
Lucie Andre (France) bt Patricia Sanz (Spain) 2 and 1.
Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) bt Emily Taylor (Royal Lytham) 5 and 4.
Sian James (Bristol & Clifton) bt Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 3 and 2.
Jacqueline Hedwall (Sweden) bt Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) 2 and 1.
Lower half
Camilla Lennarth (Sweden) bt Charlotte Wild (Mere) 2 and 1.
Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) bt Karlijn Zaanen (Netherlands) 5 and 3.
Caroline Masson (Germany) bt Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 3 and 2.
Ellie Robinson (Middlesbrough Brass Castle) 3 and 1.
Marion Ricordeau (France) bt Carly Booth (Comrie) 3 and 2.
Nathalie Mansson (Sweden) bt Marieke Nivard (Netherlands) 3 and 2.
Nicola Rossler (Germany) bt Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) 1 hole..
Marta Silva (Spain) bt Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) 2 and 1.
Rhian Wyn Thomas (Vale of Glamorgan) bt Nina Holleder (Germany) 8 and 7.
Nicole Vandermade (Germany) bt Alessia Knight (Italy) 1 hole.
Jodi Ewart (Catterick) bt Diana Cantu (Mexico) 1 hole.
Roseanne Niven (Crieff) bt Nikki Foster (Pleasington) 1 hole.
Lauren Taylor (Woburn) bt Hannah Burke (Mid-Herts) at 20th.
Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies) bt Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) 5 and 3.
Azahara Munoz (Spain) bt Katherine O’Connor (Tadmarton) at 20th.

SECOND ROUND
Upper half
Ciganda bt Watson 3 and 2.
McVeigh bt Derrey 3 and 1.
Caroline Hedwall bt Kirchmayr 6 and 4.
Barwood bt Jennings 1 hole.
Pretswell bt Eikenaar 2 and 1.
Collin bt Andre 3 and 1.
Leona Maguire bt Andre 6 and 5.
James bt Jacqueline Hedwall at 19th.
Lower Half
Tidy bt Lennarth 5 and 4.
Caroline Masson bt Robinson 6 and 5.
Ricordeau bt Naafs at 20th.
Nathalie Mansson bt Rossler 6 and 4.
Thomas bt Silva 1 hole.
Ewart bt Vandermade 1 hole.
Taylor bt Niven 8 and 6.
Munoz bt Peters 4 and 3.

Ladies British open amateur match-play starts Thursday

Who the Scots qualifiers will play at Harlech

FIRST ROUND

7.30 Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) (Qualifier 32) v Madeline Ziegert (Sweden) (Qualifier 33).

8.42 Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) (28) v Anna Roscio (Italy) (37).

9.22 Jane Turner (Craigielaw) (29) v Sian James (Bristol & Clifton) (36).

9.54 Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) (46) v Caroline Masson (Germany) (19).

10.18 Carly Booth (Comrie) (22) v Marion Ricordeau (France) (43).

10.34 Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) (6) v No 59 qualifier from play-off.

10.42 Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) (58) v Marta Silva (Spain) (7).

11.14 Roseanne Niven (Crieff) (15) v Nikki Foster (Pleasington) (50).

11.30 Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) (31) v Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies) (31)

Scroll down for the full list of 32 first-round match-play ties

Louise Kenney is the Queen of the (Harlech) Castle. Action image from the 14th tee today by Cal Carson Golf Agency.

Louise Kenney leads nine Scots

into match-play stages

Fife supply schoolteacher Louise Kenney led the nine Scottish qualifiers into Thursday's match-play stages of the Ladies British open amateur golf championship at Royal St David’s Golf Club, Harlech in North Wales.
But the new champions of Scotland - Megan Briggs, England - Charlie Douglass, Ireland - Lisa Maguire, and Wales - Tara Davies all failed to make it.
Kenney, with her hayfever tablets kicking in to stop her nose and eyes from running, shot a par-matching 73 for a two-under-par total of 144.
That was six shots behind the two Arizona States University students from Spain – Carlota Ciganda and Azahara Munoz, who topped the leaderboard on eight-under-par 138 and are seeded to meet in Saturday afternoon’s 18-hole final.
Ciganda, who won this title in 2007 as a 17-year-old but did not defend last year, had a 68 on a day when what wind there was came from a different direction compared with Crieff’s Roseanne Niven, home from the University of California for the summer and finding the consistent form that eluded her during the 2008-2009 US college circuit, had a 74 for 147.
Curtis Cup teenager Carly Booth (Comrie), who will be 17 on Sunday, looked on her way out when she took 42 shots to the turn but she showed her class by romping home in 34 for a 76 and a total of 148.
The other Scots who will figure in the match-play stages are Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), Jane Turner (Craigielaw), Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) and Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) – all on 150 – Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) on 152 and Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) on 153.
Kylie escaped by one shot having to go out for a play-off featuring the nine players who finished on 154. They went into extra time to dispute the last six places in the draw.
New Scottish champion Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), on 157, failed to survive the cut – but so too did the other domestic title winners in recent weeks – Lisa Maguire (Ireland), Charlie Douglass (England) and Tara Davies (Wales).
Laura Murray (Alford) missed out on 155, Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie) with 158 and Rebecca Watson (Holston Hills) with 164.
Scotland – represented by Roseanne Niven, Pamela Pretswell and Kylie Walker - did well to finish third behind Spain and Sweden in the international team event.

QUALIFYNG TOTALS
Par 146 (2x73) CSS 76 76
138 Carlota Ciganda (Spain) 70 68, Azahara Munoz (Spain) 69 69.
143 Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) 71 72, Camilla Lennarth (Sweden) 72 71.
144 Maude-Aimee Leblanc (Canada) 72 72, Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) 71 73.
145 Marta Silva (Spain) 75 70, Hannah Barwood (Knowle) 75 70, Caroline Hedwall (Sweden) 74 71.
146 Jodi Ewart (Catterick) 73 73, Rachel Connor (Manchester) 72 74.
147 Lucie Andre (France) 75 72, Roseanne Niven (Crieff) 73 74, Ellie Robinson (Middlesbrough Brass Castle) 74 73, Aedin Murphy (Carlow) 67 80, Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down) 72 75, Laura Collin (John O’Gaunt) 76 71.
148 Lucy Williams (Mid-Herts) 74 74, Caroline Masson (Germany) 77 71, Carly Booth (Comrie) 72 76, Hannah Burke (Mid-Herts) 78 70, Emily Taylor (Royal Lytham) 75 73.
149 Marieke Nivard (Netherlands) 75 74, Nicole Vandermade (Canada) 79 70, Jennifer Kirby (Canada) 76 73, Rhian Wyn Thomas (Vale of Glamorgan) 75 74, Sue Kim (Canada) 76 73.
150 Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) 75 75, Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) 76 74, Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) 76 74, Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 76 74, Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 77 73, Madeleine Ziegert (Sweden) 74 76.
151 Nathalie Mansson Sweden) 76 75, Alexandra Peters (Notts) 80 71, Karlijn Zaanen (Netherlands) 78 73, Anna Roscio (Italy) 76 75, Stephanie Kirchmayr (Germany) 73 78, Sian James (Bristol & Clifton) 77 74, Nina Holleder (Germany) 74 77, Rachel Jennings (Izaak Walton) 74 77.
152 Stacey Keating (Australia) 77 75. Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) 76 76, Marion Ricordeau (France) 77 75, Alessia Knight (Italy) 81 71, Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 74 78.
153 Lauren Taylor (Woburn) 81 72, Valentine Derrey (France) 80 73, Nikki Foster (Accrington & Dist) 78 75, Diana Cantu (Mexico) 77 76, Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) 75 78, Pia Halbig (Germany) 78 75, Laetitia Beck (Israel) 76 77, Patricia Sanz (Spain) 78 75, Maaike Naafs (Netherlands) 77 76, Lauren Blease (Coombe Hill) 76 77, Samantha Birks (Wolstanton) 78 75, Stefanie Kenoyer (US) 78 75.

Play-off on 154 (9 playing for six places 59 to 64 in match-play draw).

The nine-player play-off took two hours to decide the six players to go forward to the match-play draw.

154 (after play-off) Jacqueline Hedwall (Sweden) 79 75, Katherine O’Connor (Tadmarton) 78 76, Charlotte Wild (Mere) 78 76, Celine Kortekaas (Netherlands) 73 81, Nicola Rossler (Germany) 80 74, Myrte Eikenaar (Netherlands) 79 75..

ELIMINATED AFTER PLAY-OFF
154 Giulia Molinaro (Italy) 76 78, Sherlyn Popelka (Switzerland) 76 78, Ane Urchegui (Spain) 79 75.

MISSED THE CUT
155 Chrisje De Vries (Netherlands) 83 72, Charlie Douglass (Brocket Hall) 75 80, Kym Larratt (Kibworth) 78 77, Stephanie Sherlock (Canada) 76 79, Virginia Espejo-Saavedra (Spain) 76 79, Rebecca Flood (Australia) 78 77, J Gannon (Co Louth) 79 77, Laura Murray (Alford) 82 73..
156 Kelly Miller (Penrhos) 80 76, Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) 81 75, Rachel Raastad (Norway) 77 79, Audrey Riguelle (France) 79 77, Kirstin Walla (US) 77 79, Lara Katzy (Germany) 77 79, Rachel Cassidy (Stirling Univ) 75 81, Laura Jones (Royal Liverpool) 78 78, Morgane Bazin de Jessey (France) 79 77, Charlotte Ellis (Minchinhampton) 80 76.
157 Faye Sanderson (Heworth) 79 78, Malin Enarsson (Sweden) 81 76, Tilly Holder (Woburn) 75 82, Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 79 78, Kelly Louth (US) 75 82, Niamh Kitching (Claremorris) 74 83, Ines Diaz-Negrete (Spain) 77 80, Lucy Gould (Bargoed) 79 78, Tara Davies (Holyhead) 77 80, Lisa Ball (Matfen Hall) 81 76, Mireia Prat (Spain) 80 77.
158 Laura Jansone (Latvia) 79 79, Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie) 83 75, Kira Meixner (Canada) 80 78, Laura Stempfle (Germany) 81 77, Stephanie Evans (Vale of Llangollen) 78 80.
159 Sarah Attwood (Gog Magog) 83 76, Valerie Sternebeck (Germany) 81 78, Thea Hoffmeister (Germany) 78 81, Hannah Jenkins (Cradoc) 82 77, Rachel Drummond (Beaconsfield) 81 78.
160 Jane Binning (Frilford Heath) 80 80, Georgina Dunn (Peterborough Milton) 80 80, Whitney Hillier (Australia\) 79 81, Hermione Fitzgerald) 81 79, Leticia Ras-Anderica (Spain) 83 77, Natalie Lowe (Macclesfield) 80 80.
161 Julia Boland (Austrlia) 85 76, Nicole Garcia (South Africa) 86 75, Katie Mundy (Dunwood Manor) 83 78, Christine Wolf (Austria) 79 82, Audrey Goumard (France) 76 85.
163 Ann Lewis (Royal St David’s) 85 78, Charley Hull (Kettering) 80 83.
164 Laura Chemarin (France) 84 80, Rebecca Watson (Holston Hills, US) 83 81.
165 Natasha Gobey (Rhondda) 81 84, Marion Duverney (France) 85 80, Corisande Lee (West Lancashire) 81 84.
166 Hannah Grant (Enmore Park) 82 84, Caroline Bon (New Zealand) 84 82.
167 Julia Brook (Croham Hurst) 83 84, Anna Kellermann (Germany) 85 82, Mathilde Cassaignau (France) 83 84..
169 Sarah Lundy (Cookridge Hall) 84 85, Stacey Rodger (West Hove) 85 84, Leigh Whittaker (Germany) 86 83, Leigh Whittaker (Germany) 86 83.
171 Claudia Wolf (Austria) 86 85, Rebecca Helen Harries (Haverfordwest) 86 85.
172 Laura King (Ruthin-Pwllglas) 89 83, Charlotte Kierdorf (Germany) 91 81.
No Return: Liz Lewis (Australia) 97 NR.

INTERNATIONAL TEAM EVENT
FINAL PLACINGS
276 Spain (C Ciganda, A Munoz, M Prat.
288 Sweden (C Hedwall, J Hedwall, C Lennarth).
295 Scotland (R Niven, P Pretswell, K Walker).
297 England (J Ewart, R Jennings, C Douglass), France (L Andre, V Derrey, M Ricordeau).
298 Ireland (Leona Maguire, Lisa Maguire, D McVeigh), Netherlands (M Nivard, K Zaanen, C de Vries), Italy (C Molinaro, A Roscio, A Knight).
299 Germany (L Katzy, C Masson, N Roessler).
303 Canada (S Sherlock, M A Leblanc, K Meixner).
306 Wales (T Davies, S Evans, R Wyn Thomas).
332 Austria (N Muehl, Christine Wolf, Claudia Wolf).

MATCH-PLAY DRAW
Upper Half
C Ciganda v C Kortekaas.
M Ziegert v S Watson.
A Murphin v V Derrey.
P Halbig v D McVeigh.
C Hedwall v L Blease.
S Kirchmayr v J Kirby.
S Kim v R Jennings.
L Beck v H Barwood.
M-A Leblanc v M Eikenaar.
A Roscio v P Pretswell.
L Williams v S Keating.
S Kenoyer v L Collin.
L Andre v P Sanx.
Leona Maguire v E Taylor,
J Turner v S James.
J Hedwall v H Clyburn.
Lower Half
C Lennarth v C Wild.
K Zaanen v K Tidy.
C Masson v K MacDonald.
S Birks v E Robinson.
R Connor v M Naafs.
M Ricordeau v C Booth.
M Nivard v N Mansson.
N Rossler v L Kenney.
M Silva v K Walker.
N Holleder v R Wyn Thomas.
N Vandermade v A Knight
D Cantu J Ewart.
R Niven v N Foster.
L Taylor v H Burke.
E Ogilvy v A Peters.
K O'Connor v A Munoz.

Roseanne Niven (Crieff) in action in today's second qualifying round with Harlech Castle in the background. Click on image to enlarge. Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency.

Ladies British Open Amateur Championship

LADIES BRITISH OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Royal St David’s Golf Club, Harlech

SCOREBOARD AT 6.45 pm

SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND
Par 146 (2x73) CSS 76 tbc
138 Carlota Ciganda (Spain) 70 68, Azahara Munoz (Spain) 69 69.
143 Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) 71 72, Camilla Lennarth (Sweden) 72 71.
144 Maude-Aimee Leblanc (Canada) 72 72, Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) 71 73.
145 Marta Silva (Spain) 75 70, Hannah Barwood (Knowle) 75 70, Caroline Hedwall (Sweden) 74 71.
146 Jodi Ewart (Catterick) 73 73, Rachel Connor (Manchester) 72 74.
147 Lucie Andre (France) 75 72, Roseanne Niven (Crieff) 73 74, Ellie Robinson (Middlesbrough Brass Castle) 74 73, Aedin Murphy (Carlow) 67 80, Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down) 72 75, Laura Collin (John O’Gaunt) 76 71.
148 Lucy Williams (Mid-Herts) 74 74, Caroline Masson (Germany) 77 71, Carly Booth (Comrie) 72 76, Hannah Burke (Mid-Herts) 78 70, Emily Taylor (Royal Lytham) 75 73.
149 Marieke Nivard (Netherlands) 75 74, Nicole Vandermade (Canada) 79 70, Jennifer Kirby (Canada) 76 73, Rhian Wyn Thomas (Vale of Glamorgan) 75 74.
150 Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) 75 75, Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) 76 74, Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) 76 74, Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 76 74, Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 77 73, Madeleine Ziegert (Sweden) 74 76.
151 Nathalie Mansson Sweden) 76 75, Alexandra Peters (Notts) 80 71, Karlijn Zaanen (Netherlands) 78 73, Anna Roscio (Italy) 76 75.
152 Stacey Keating (Australia) 77 75. Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) 76 76, Marion Ricordeau (France) 77 75, Alessia Knight (Italy) 81 71, Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 74 78.
153 Lauren Taylor (Woburn) 81 72, Valentine Derrey (France) 80 73, Nikki Foster (Accrington & Dist) 78 75, Diana Cantu (Mexico) 77 76, Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) 75 78, Pia Halbig (Germany) 78 75, Laetitia Beck (Israel) 76 77, Patricia Sanz (Spain) 78 75, Maaike Naafs (Netherlands) 77 76, Lauren Blease (Coombe Hill) 76 77, Samantha Birks (Wolstanton) 78 75.
LIKELY PLAY-OFF ON 154
154 Jacqueline Hedwall (Sweden) 79 75, Giulia Molinaro (Italy) 76 78, Katherine O’Connor (Tadmarton) 78 76, Sherlyn Popelka (Switzerland) 76 78, Charlotte Wild (Mere) 78 76, Nina Holleder (Germany) 74 77, Sian James (Bristol & Clifton) 77 74, Rachel Jennings (Izaak Walton) 74 77, Celine Kortekaas (Netherlands) 73 81, Laura Murray (Alford) 81 73, Nicola Rossler (Germany) 80 74, Ane Urchegui (Spain) 79 75.
MISSED THE CUT
155 Chrisje De Vries (Netherlands) 83 72, Charlie Douglass (Brocket Hall) 75 80, Kym Larratt (Kibworth) 78 77, Stephanie Sherlock (Canada) 76 79, Virginia Espejo-Saavedra (Spain) 76 79, Rebecca Flood (Australia) 78 77.
156 Kelly Miller (Penrhos) 80 76, Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) 81 75, Rachel Raastad (Norway) 77 79, Audrey Riguelle (France) 79 77, Kirstin Walla (US) 77 79, Lara Katzy (Germany) 77 79, Rachel Cassidy (Stirling Univ) 75 81, Laura Jones (Royal Liverpool) 78 78, Morgane Bazin de Jessey (France) 79 77.
157 Faye Sanderson (Heworth) 79 78, Malin Enarsson (Sweden) 81 76, Tilly Holder (Woburn) 75 82, Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 79 78, Kelly Louth (US) 75 82, Niamh Kitching (Claremorris) 74 83, Ines Diaz-Negrete (Spain) 77 80, Lucy Gould (Bargoed) 79 78
158 Laura Jansone (Latvia) 79 79, Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie) 83 75, Kira Meixner (Canada) 80 78..
159 Sarah Attwood (Gog Magog) 83 76, Valerie Sternebeck (Germany) 81 78, Thea Hoffmeister (Germany) 78 81, Hannah Jenkins (Cradoc) 82 77.
160 Jane Binning (Frilford Heath) 80 80, Georgina Dunn (Peterborough Milton) 80 80, Whitney Hillier (Australia\) 79 81, Hermione Fitzgerald) 81 79, Leticia Ras-Anderica (Spain) 83 77
161 Julia Boland (Austrlia) 85 76, Nicole Garcia (South Africa) 86 75, Katie Mundy (Dunwood Manor) 83 78, Christine Wolf (Austria) 79 82, Audrey Goumard (France) 76 85.
163 Ann Lewis (Royal St David’s) 85 78, Charley Hull (Kettering) 80 83.
164 Laura Chemarin (France) 84 80, Rebecca Watson (Holston Hills, US) 83 81.
165 Natasha Gobey (Rhondda) 81 84, Marion Duverney (France) 85 80, Corisande Lee (West Lancashire) 81 84.
166 Hannah Grant (Enmore Park) 82 84, Caroline Bon (New Zealand) 84 82.
167 Julia Brook (Croham Hurst) 83 84, Anna Kellermann (Germany) 85 82.
169 Sarah Lundy (Cookridge Hall) 84 85, Stacey Rodger (West Hove) 85 84..
171 Claudia Wolf (Austria) 86 85, Rebecca Helen Harries (Haverfordwest) 86 85.
172 Laura King (Ruthin-Pwllglas) 89 83, Charlotte Kierdorf (Germany) 91 81.
No Return: Liz Lewis (Australia) 97 NR.

+The Editor apologises for the sporadic service of information from the Ladies British open amateur championship. This is due to the total absence of a WiFi link at the venue, the very weak mobile telephone signal and, in general, the poor communications link with the "outside world." The Ladies Golf Union administration team are suffering the same difficulties.

Green Lamb four-year partnership deal with LGU


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Ladies British open amateur championship Scoreboard

INTERNATIONAL TEAM POSITIONS AFTER

FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND AT HARLECH

139 Spain (A Munoz 69, C Ciganda 70).

146 Sweden (C Lennarth 72, C Hedwall 74).

147 England (J Ewart 73, R Jennings 74).

148 Ireland (D McVeigh 72, Leona Maguire 76), Scotland (R Niven 73, K Walker 75).

152 France (L Andre 75, M Ricordeau 77), Italy (G Molinaro 76, A Roscio 76), Wales (R Wyn Thomas 75, T Davies 77).

153 Canada (S Sherlock 76, M A Leblanc 77), Netherlands (M Nivard 75, K Zaanen 78).

154 Germany ( L Katzy 77, C Masson 77).

165 Austria (Christine Wolf 79, Claudia Wolf 86).

+Stroke-play competition is run in conjunction with the two Qualifying Rounds.

Irish player grabs lead after 7.30pm with 67

Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), the leading Scot at the end of the first qualifying round in the Ladies British open amateur championship at Royal St David's Golf Club, Harlech in North Wales today (image by Cal Carson Golf Agency.

Aedin Murphy (Carlow), the Irish student - the last player in a field of 137 to finish - who grabbed a two-stroke lead after 7.30pm this evening at Harlech (image by Cal Carson Golf).

LOUISE FIGHTS OFF HAYFEVER TO BE

TOP SCOT IN BRITISH AT HARLECH

Dunfermline teacher Louise Kenney coped with a bad attack of hayfever to share third place on two-under-par 71 at the end of the first qualifying round of the Ladies British open amateur golf champship over the Royal St David’s Golf Club links under the shadow of the ancient Harlech Castle in North Wales today.
Late on a long day at the links, Comrie’s Carly Booth, who will be 17 on Sunday, came in with a 72 which would have been a 70 had she not bogeyed the 16th and 17th.
“I took my usual hayfever tablets but they didn’t stop my nose running all the way round and my eyes watering, “ said 26 year old Louise who lost to Megan Briggs in the recent final of the Scottish women’s championship at Southerness.
All things considered Kenney did splendidly to keep her concentration and return a two-under-par 71 in a sometimes blustery north-east wind to share fourth place with 18-year-old Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) behind the surprise leader, 20-year-old Irish finance student Aedin Murphy (Carlow), the last player to finish after 7.30pm, with a six-under-par 67 - nine under the CSS for the day!
She came home in 31 to dislodge the Spanish pair of Arizona State University students, Azahara Munoz, 21, from Malaga and Carlota Ciganda, 19, from the bull-run city of Pamplona from long-held first and second place.

Amazingly, Aedin had two bogeys in her great round - at the sixth and ninth after she had birdied the second, third and fourth.

Out in one-under 36, the National University of Ireland Maynooth finance student, staged a grandstand finish to take the lead. She pitched in from 30ft for an eagle 3 at the 12th, then two-putted for 4s at the long 13th and the long 15th before knocking a rescue club - equivalent to a four-iron or four-wood - to within 4ft of the flagstick for her sixth birdie of a glorious evening round. She came back in five-under-par 31 and said: "That's the best I've ever played ... and I've not played much golf at all lately because I've been study for and taking University exams."
Munoz returned a bogey-free, four-under-par 69 before noon and that score was challenged late in the afternoon, by Ciganda’s 70 which included a shank, before Aedin Murphy’s out-of-the-blue charge.
Kenney set the seal on her day, which was a strange mixture of physical discomfort and golfing satisfaction, by holing from off the green, a putt of at least 40 feet, for a 2 at the par-3 18th hole.
“I wasn’t sure whether to chip it or take my putter and I could hardly believe it when the ball disappeared in the hole. I was just trying to get it close and not three-putt,” said Kenney.
Carly Booth bogeyed the first but birdied the third and then settled into a very steady run of pars that suddenly ignited into birdies at three par-5s on the inward half – the 12th, the 13th and 15th.
But, having got three-under-par and heading for a share of second place, the Curtis Cup player sagged to 5s at the par-4 16th and 17th for 35 home and a 72.
Roseanne Niven, semi-finalist in this championship last year and winner of the British stroke-play later in the summer, put her disappointing US college circuit since then well behind her with a round of 73, which matched the par for the 6,2
The Crieff 20-year-old, a former Scottish girls’ match-play champion, varied from par only four times – notching birdie 2s at the short fourth and short 13th and bogeyed the par-4 second and 17th.
Stirling University student Kelsey MacDonald had to settle for a 74 (39-35)
after dropping three shots over the last two holes – a double bogey 6 at the 17th and a 4 at the short 18th. Just prior to that late slump, she had gone birdie-eagle-par-birdie from the 12th to the 15th.

Other Scots scores: (Par 73: 37-36)
75 Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) 37-38, Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) 41-34
76 Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 39-37, Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) 40-36.
77 Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 41-36.
79 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 39-40.
82 Laura Murray (Alford) 41-41.
83 Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie) 44-39, Rebecca Watson (Holston Hills, US) 44-39.

END OF PLAY SCOREBOARD

FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND
Par 73 (37-36). CSS 76.
67 Aedin Murphy (Carlow).
69 Azahara Munoz (Spain).
70 Carlota Ciganda (Spain).
71 Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa).
72 Camilla Lennarth (Sweden), Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down), Rachel Connor (Manchester), Maude-Aimee Leblanc (Canada), Carly Booth (Comrie).
73 Jodi Ewart (Catterick), Stephanie Kirchmayr (Germany), Roseanne Niven (Crieff), Celine Kortekaas (Netherlands)
74 Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), Niamh Kitching (Claremorris), Caroline Hedwall (Sweden), Madeleine Ziegert (Sweden), Lucy Williams (Mid-Herts), Ellie Robinson (Middlesbrough Brass Castle), Nina Holleder (Germany), Rachel Jennings (Izaak Walton)..
75 Hannah Barwood (Knowle), Rachel Cassidy (Stirling Univ), Kelley Louth (US), Rhian Wyn Thomas (Vale of Glamorgan), Emily Taylor (Royal Lytham), Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry), Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle), Lucie Andre (France), Marieke Nivard (Netherlands), Charlie Douglass (Brocket Hall), Marta Silva (Spain), Tilly Holder (Woburn).
76 Lauren Blease (Coombe Hill), Jane Turner (Craigielaw), Stephanie Sherlodk (Canada), Virginia Espejo-Saavedra (Spain), Jennifer Kirby (Canada), Laura Collin (John O’Gaunt), Anna Roscio (Italy), Audrey Goumard (France), Sue Kim (Canada), Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale), Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder), Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell), Giulia Molinaro (Italy), Nathalie Mansson (Sweden), Laetitia Beck (Israel).
77 Lara Katzy (Germany), Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), Ines Diaz-Negrete (Spain), Tara Davies (Holyhead), Stacey Keating (Australia), Diana Cantu (Mexico), Rachael Raastad (Norway), Marion Ricordeau (France), Sian James (Bristol & Clifton), Caroline Masson (Germany), Maaike Naafs (Netherlands), Kirstin Walla (US).
78 Hannah Burke (Mid-Herts), Rebecca Flood (Australia), Thea Hoffmeister (Germany), Karlijn Zaanen (Netherlands), Samantha Birks (Wolstanton), Laura Jones (Royal Liverpool), Stephanie Evans (Vale of Llangollen)., Stefanie Kenoyer (US), Nikki Foster (Accrington & Dist), Charlotte Wild (Mere), Katherine O’Connor (Tadmarton), Kym Larratt (Kibworth), Pia Halbig (Germany), Patricia Sanz (Spain).
79 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), Ane Urchegui (Spain), Christine Wolf (Austria), Lucy Gould (Bargoed), Morgane Bazin de Jessey (France), Jennifer Gannon (Co Louth), Myrte Eikenaar (Netherlands), Jacqueline Hedwall (Sweden), Laura Jansone (Latvia), Whitney Hillier (Australia), Faye Sanderson (Heworth), Nicole Holleder (Germany), Audrey Riguelle (France).
80 Charley Hull (Kettering), Nicola Rossler (Germany), Charlotte Ellis (Minchinhampton), Mireia Prat (Spain), Natalie Lowe (Macclesfield), Valentine Derrey (France), Kelly Miller (Penrhos), Jane Binning (Frilfod Heath), Georgina Dunn (Peterborough Milton), Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies), Kira Meixner (Canada).
81 Corisande Lee (West Lancashire), Laura Stempfle (Germany), Lisa Ball (Matfen Hall), Rachel Drummond (Beaconsfield), Lauren Taylor (Woburn), Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell), Malin Enarsson (Sweden), Natasha Gobey (Rhondda), Valerie Sternebeck (Germany), Alessia Knight (Italy), Hermione Fitzgerald (Newmarket).
82 Hannah Grant (Enmore Park), Hannah Hekins (Cradoc), Laura Murray (Alford).
83 Kate Mundy (Dunwood Manor), Rebecca Watson (Holston Hills, US), Mathilde Cassaignau (France), Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie), Sarah Attwood (Gog Magog), Chrisje de Vries (Netherlands), Leticia Ras-Anderica (Spain), Julia Brook (Croham Hurst).
84 Sarah Lundy (Cookridge Hall), Laura Chemarin (France), Caroline Bon (New Zealand).
85 Anna Kellerman (Germany), Stacey Rodger (West Hove), Julia Boland (Australia), Ann Lewis (Royal St David’s), Marion Duverney (France).
86 Claudia Wolf (Austria), Rebecca Helen Harries (Haverfordwest), Leigh Whittaker (Germany), Nicole Garcia (South Africa).
89 Laura King (Ruthin-Pwilglas).
91 Charlotte Kierdorf (Germany).
97 Liz Lewis (Australia).

+Leading 64 at the end of Wednesday’s second round will qualify for the match-play stages. In the event of a tie for 64th place there will be a sudden-death play-off over the first, 13th, 14th and 15th holes.

Aberdeenshire president Joan Rennie (on left) and county captain Fiona Hay (right) flank the individual winners at the Watt Duffus Trophy competition, Sheena Wood and Maureen Wilson.

Aberdeen Ladies 1 winning scratch team of Ellie Whyte, Fiona Seedhouse, Sheena Wood and Carol Whicher with county president Joan Rennie and county captain Fiona Hay.

Aboyne 1 team, winners of the handicap trophy - Judy Slater, Maureen Wilson, Elaine Watson and Maryla Sime, flanked by county president Joan Rennie and county captain Fiona Hay. All images by courtesy of Karen Stalker.

Aberdeen Ladies 1 win Watt Duffus

Trophy at Aboyne

Aberdeen Ladies 1, represented by Sheena Wood, Ellie Whyte, Fiona Seedhouse and Carol Whicher, won the Aberdeenshire Ladies County Golf Association’s Watt Duffus Trophy club team tournament at Aboyne.
They had a best three from four individuals’ scores total of 229.
It was Aberdeen Ladies first win in the tournament since 1999
Aboyne 1’s Judy Slater, Maryla Sime, Elaine Watson and Maureen Wilson won the Handicap Trophy with a net total of 210. Aboyne last won the handicap trophy in 1993.
Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) won the Mrs J P Kennaway Cup for the best individual round of 69. Maureen Wilson (Aboyne) had the best net score of 67 off 12.

TEAM TOTALS
Scratch
229 Aberdeen Ladies 1.
231 Westhill.
233 Murcar Lnks 1.
236 Cruden Bay 1.
239 Deeside 1.
243 Aboyne 1.
256 Banchory, Murcar Links 2.
257 Hazlehead.
264 Deeside 2.
265 Ballater.
268 Kemnay 1
270 Kemnay 2, Aboyne 2.
271 Inchmarlo, Newmachar, Aberdeen Ladies 2.
279 Cruden Bay 2.
Handicap
210 Aboyne.
211 Aberdeen Ladies 1.
214 Westhill.
218 Cruden Bay 1.
220 Deeside 1.
225 Murcar Links 1, Murcar Links 2.
226 Deeside 2.
227 Kemnay 2.
228 Banchory.
229 Ballater, Hazlehead.
231 Cruden Bay 2.
233 Aboyne 2.
235 Aberdeen Ladies 2.
236 Inchmarlo.
238 Newmachar.
240 Kemnay 1.

Scott and Ailsa win Paul Lawrie

Scottish schools titles

Scott Gibson (Dumfries & Galloway) and Ailsa Summers (City of Dundee) won the individual titles at the Paul Lawrie Scottish schools golf championships over the Burnside and Buddon course at Carnoustie.
Scott had a two-under-par total of 136, with a four-over-par 72 at Burnside and a two-under-par score of 64 at Buddon..
Highlander Calum Stewart from Brora and Daniel Young (Perth & Kinross) had the next best aggregates of 137.
Stewart scored 73 (Burnside) and 64 (Buddon), and was officially placed second by virtue of a better second round than Young who had rounds of 69 and 68.
Ailsa Summers, who plays out of Carnoustie Ladies and is holder of both the Angus women’s and girls’ county championships, had rounds of 71 (Buddon) and 74 (Burnside) for a total of 145.
Ailsa, whose mother Mary (Mackie) was a Scottish girl cap and British girls championship finalist, won by one shot from the fast finishing Gabrielle MacDonald (Midlothian). Gabrielle trailed by seven after a Buddon opening round of 78 but she produced by far the best girls’ performance over the Burnside course, shooting a 68 for a total of 146.
Jill Meldrum (East Dunbartonshire) and Rachael Watton (City of Edinburgh) came next on the 148 mark. Jill was placed third with the better second round. She scored 72 at Buddon and 76 at Burnside. Rachael had rounds of 71 and 77.
Katie McGarva (South Ayrshire), playing off 17, had the girls’ best net 36-hole aggregate of 127 with net scores of 60 and 67.
She won by two shots from Katie Reid (Dundee City), who had a net 131, playing off 11, with net scores of 62 and 69.
There was no boys’ handicap prize list.
Perth & Kinross (422) won the boys’ team title ahead of Dumfries & Galloway (425) and Dundee City (433).
East Dunbartonshire (303) won the girls’ team championship from Renfrewshire (306) and third-placed Highland (311).

PAUL LAWRIE SCOTTISH SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPSBurnside & Buddon courses, Carnoustie.
Boys CSS 70 (Burnside) & 67 (Buddon)
Girls CSS 68 (Buddon) & 71 (Burnside).
LEADING BOYS TOTALS
(Burnside score first, Buddon second)
136 Scott Gibson (Dumfries & Galloway) 72 64.
137 Calum Stewart (Highland) 73 64, Daniel Young (Perth & Kinross) 69 68.
139 Liam Johnstone (Dumfries & Galloway) 70 69, Calum McLean (Glasgow) 72 67.
140 Grant Forrest (City of Edinbugh) 73 67, Stuart Boyle (West Lothian) 71 69.
141 Simon Fairburn (Borders) 74 67, Robbie Gauld (North Aberdeenshire) 72 69, Jamie Lynch (Falkirk) 72 69, Graeme Duncan (North Lanarkshire) 71 70.
LEADING GIRLS TOTALS
145 Ailsa Summers (City of Dundee) 71 74.
146 Gabrielle MacDonald (Midlothian) 78 69.
148 Jill Meldrum (East Dunbartonshire) 72 76, Rachael Watton (City of Edinburgh) 71 77.
151 Sammy Vass (Highland) 76 75.
153 Alyson McKechin (Renfrewshire) 75 78, Eilidh Briggs (Renfrewshire) 74 79, Katy Reid (City of Dee) 73 80.
155 Jordana Graham (Dumfries & Galloway) 75 80, Kirstin Scott (East Dunbartonshire) 74 81.

TEAM TOTALS
Boys – 422 Perth & Kinross, 424 Dumfries & Galloway, 433 City of Dundee.
Girls – 303 East Dunbartonshire, 306 Renfrewshire, 311 Highland.

Double whammy wins by Clare-Marie

and Isobel in LGU Challenge Bowls

Fereneze player Clare-Marie Carlton and Isobel Millar (Vale of Leven) both scored double whammy victories at the LGU Challenge Bowls competition at Stirling Golf Club today (Monday).
Clare-Marie had the best scratch score of 75 to win the Wallace Williamson Bowl and also, less her handicap of 2, the best net score of 73 to win the Silver Division LGU Challenge Bowl.
Louise MacGregor (Falkirk) was runner-up in the Silver Division handicap returns with a 74 off four. She prevailed with a better inward half over Fiona Campbell (Stirling), playing off 11, and Susan Jackson (Ladybank), playing off two. Fiona and Susan also had net 74s.
Isobel Millar won the Bronze Division Scratch Cup with a score of 101 and the Bronnze Division LGU Challenge Bowl with a net 79 off 22.
The CSS was 73 and 20 players took part.

ends

Kim pips Pak with late birdies to win

State Farm Classic

In-Kyung Kim staged a grandstand finish with two birdies in her last three holes to pip South Korean compatriot Se Ri Pak for victory in the LPGA Tour's State Farm Classic at Springfield, Illinois.
Kim fired a 7-under 65 to finish at 17 under, giving the South Korean her second Tour victory along with a big momentum boost heading into the LPGA Championship next week at Bulle Rock. In the process, she denied Pak (66) her first win in two years.
Hee-Won Han (65), Jee Young Lee (66) and Angela Stanford (67) finished two shots behind Kim.
Third-round co-leader Cristie Kerr (70) finished at 14 under along with Eun-Hee Ji (63), Paula Creamer (65), Suzann Pettersen (68), Ai Miyazato (68), Amy Hung (68) and Jiyai Shin (70).
But in a star-studded tournament that featured 49 of the top 50 money winners, Kim used her strong finish to take the $255,000 prize -- not a bad birthday present for someone who turns 21 next week.

US Duramed Futures Tour Scoreboard
$110,000 LADIES TITAN TIRE CHALLENGE
FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72) 6423yd
1 Mina Harigae (Monterey, California) 64-67-69 - 200 $15,400
2 Whitney Myers (York, Pennsylvania) 69-73-68 - 210 $11,000
T3 Samantha Richdale (Kelowna, British Columbia) 71-73-67 - 211 $6,004
T3 Liz Janangelo (West Hartford, Connecticutt) 72-70-69 - 211 $6,004
T3 Christine Song (Fullerton, Calif.) 72-70-69 - 211 $6,004
6 Garrett Phillips (St Simons Island, Georgia.) 68-72-72 - 212 $3,493
T7 Danah Ford (Indianapolis, Indiana) 73-73-67 - 213 $2,576
T7 Sofie Andersson (Angelholm, Sweden) 74-71-68 - 213 $2,576
T7 Kim Welch (Sacramento, Calif.) 69-72-72 - 213 $2,576
T10 Jean Reynolds (Newnan, Ga.) 73-72-69 - 214 $1,733
T10 Sophia Sheridan (Guadalajara, Mexico) 71-73-70 - 214 $1,733
T10 Dewi Claire Schreefel (Diepenveen, Netherlands) 73-70-71 - 214 $1,733
T10 Cindy LaCrosse (Tampa, Fla.) 68-73-73 - 214 $1,733
T14 Misun Cho (South Korea) 72-74-69 - 215 $1,327
T14 Tzu-Chi Lin (Taiwan) 70-75-70 - 215 $1,327
T14 Nontaya Srisawang (Thailand) 74-67-74 - 215 $1,327
T17 Whitney Wade (Glasgow, Kentucky) 72-74-70 - 216 $1,045
T17 Susan Nam (Edmonton, Alberta) 71-74-71 - 216 $1,045
T17 Pornanong Phatlum (Chaiyaphum, Thailand) 69-78-69 - 216 $1,045
T17 Melissa Eaton (Port Shepstone, South Africa) 70-73-73 - 216 $1,045
T17 Aimee Cho (Orlando, Fla.) 71-72-73 - 216 $1,045
T17 Jenny Suh (Fairfax,Virginia) 73-70-73 - 216 $1,045
T23 Stephanie Connelly (Pasadena, Md.) 68-76-73 - 217 $946
T23 Jennie Lee (Henderson, Nevada) 70-73-74 - 217 $946
T25 Camila Mori (Santiago, Chile) 72-74-72 - 218 $908
T25 Nicole Jeray (Berwyn, Illinois) 73-75-70 - 218 $908
T25 Praewnapa Phol-Uayporn (Bangkok, Thailand) 71-73-74 - 218 $908
T25 Libby Smith (Essex Junction, Vermont) 71-73-74 - 218 $908
T25 Lauren Doughtie (Suffolk, Virginia) 74-74-70 - 218 $908
T30 Nicole Hage (Coral Springs, Fla.) 74-73-72 - 219 $837
T30 Angela Buzminski (Oshawa, Ontario) 70-75-74 - 219 $837
T30 Blair Lamb (Flat Rock, N.C.) 72-75-72 - 219 $837
T30 Ashley Prange (Noblesville, Ind.) 69-78-72 - 219 $837
T30 Mo Martin (Altadena, Calif.) 73-72-74 - 219 $837
T30 Lisa Meldrum (Montreal, Quebec) 71-73-75 - 219 $837
T30 Pernilla Lindberg (Bollnas, Sweden) 72-72-75 - 219 $837
T30 Jessica Shepley (Oakville, Ontario) 74-74-71 - 219 $837
T30 Ashley Knoll (The Woodlands, Texas) 69-73-77 - 219 $837
T30 Jenny Gleason (Clearwater, Fla.) 74-75-70 - 219 $837
T40 Lisa Ferrero (Lodi, Calif.) 70-76-74 - 220 $787
T40 Gerina Mendoza (Roswell, N.M.) 76-70-74 - 220 $787
T40 Jasi Acharya (Columbus, Mont.) 73-74-73 - 220 $787
T40 Onnarin Sattayabanphot (Bangkok, Thailand) 76-72-72 - 220 $787
T40 Seo-Jae Lee (Seoul, South Korea) 72-77-71 - 220 $787
T45 Perry Swenson (Charlotte, N.C.) 73-73-75 - 221 $764
T45 Yoora Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 72-75-74 - 221 $764
T45 Jessica Carafiello (Coral Springs, Fla.) 76-72-73 - 221 $764
T48 Alison Walshe (Westford, Mass.) 72-74-76 - 222 $735
T48 Lindsey Bergeon (Sarasota, Fla.) 76-71-75 - 222 $735
T48 Lee Ann Walker-Cooper (Southport, N.C.) 71-76-75 - 222 $735
T48 Sin Ah Ham (Seoul, South Korea) 76-72-74 - 222 $735
T48 Hannah Jun (San Diego, Calif.) 76-72-74 - 222 $735
T48 Taya Battistella (Bend, Oregon) 73-75-74 - 222 $735
T48Jane Chin (Mission Viejo, Calif.) 74-75-73 - 222 $735
T48 Christine Cho (Kent, Wash.) 74-75-73 - 222 $735
T56 Rachel Bailey (Faulconbridge, Australia) 74-70-79 - 223 $705
T56 Alejandra Shaw (Vina Del Mar, Chile) 73-75-75 - 223 $705
T56 Benedikte Grotvedt (Nesbru, Norway) 75-74-74 - 223 $705
T56 Gina Umeck (Redlands, Calif.) 72-77-74 - 223 $705
T56 Laura Crawford (Lancaster, S.C.) 70-79-74 - 223 $705
T61 Janell Howland (Boise, Idaho) 72-73-79 - 224 $690
T61 Tiffany Tavee (Tempe, Ariz.) 73-75-76 - 224 $690
T63 Carol Robertson (Virginia Beach, Va.) 72-77-76 - 225 $681
T63 Marcela Leon (Monterrey, Mexico) 73-76-76 - 225 $681T65
T63 Kimberly Goedecke (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) 74-73-79 - 226 $672
T63 Violeta Retamoza (Aguascalientes, Mexico) 74-74-78 - 226 $672
T63 Maggie Simons (Raleigh, N.C.) 72-77-77 - 226 $672
T63 Caroline Larsson (Stockholm, Sweden) 71-78-77 - 226 $672
69 Ashley Grier (Hagerstown, Md.) 75-74-80 - 229 $663
70 Maria Laura Elvira (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 75-73-83 - 231 $660

ANN RAMSAY COMES FROM BEHIND TO

WIN MUNROSS TROPHY AT MONTROSE

Former Angus county champion Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) produced the best score of the day - a 70 - in her second round to come from behind and win the Munross Trophy, the SLGA Order of Merit 36-hole women's open tournament at Montrose today (Sunday).
Ann had trailed first-round leader Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) by four shots with an opening round of 80 but her great afternoon effort swept her to the No 1 position on the 150 mark.
Runner-up was Samantha Leslie (Westhill) who also showed a big improvement with an afternoon 72 after a first-round 80 when the wind was blowing.
Rebecca Wilson (Monfieth) also had an aggregate of 152 but lost second place by virtue of Samantha having the better second round.
Emma Fairnie (Dunbar) came fourth on 153 with scores of 77 and 76.
Alyson McKechin (Eldereslie) had the best net aggregate of 148 off a handicap of 4.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
SSS 75. CSS 75 73
150 A Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 80 70.
152 S Leslie (Westhill) 80 72, RWilson (Monifieth) 79 73.
153 E Fairnie (Dunbar) 77 76.
154 S Jackson (Ladybank) 79 75.
156 E Briggs (Kilmacolm) 76 80, R Watton (Mortonhall) 77 79, L Atkins (Minto) 80 76, J Meldrum (Dullatur) 80 76, A McKechin (Elderslie) 80 76.
157 S Raitt (Forfar) 79 78.
158 M Summers (Carnoustie) 81 77.
159 A Wilton (Ladybank) 80 79, A Niven (Crieff) 81 78, J Linklater (Largs) 80 79.
160 F Blair (Carnoustie) 85 75, A Summers (Carnoutie) 79 81.
163 N Fenton (Dunbar) 84 79.
164 L M Fraser (Kingsknowe) 85 79.
166 J Grubb (Montrose Mercantile) 85 81.
167 R Polson (Peterculter) 86 81, H McCook (Abernethy) 82 85.
168 R Rankin (Lanark) 87 81.
171 K Vannet (Peterculter) 87 84
174 J Brown (Monifieth) 92 82.
176 M Johnstone (Northern) 93 83.
177 L McGillivray (Banchory) 92 85.
178 F Sinclair (Carnoustie Caledonia) 89 88.
181 A Alston (Royal Montrose) 96 85.
Disqualified - F Fullerton (Meldrum House) 87 -.

Michele Thomon finishes joint 14th in Netherlands

Ladies European Tour Scoreboard
ABN AMRO LADIES OPEN
Eindhovensche Golf, Valkenswaard, Netherlands
FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
207 Tania Elosegui (Spa) 70 68 69
208 Diana Luna (Ita) 66 70 72
210 Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 67 74 69
211 Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 73 72 66, Becky Brewerton 71 74 66
212 Iben Tinning (Den) 70 74 68, Veronica Zorzi (Ita) 72 69 71
213 Virginine Lagoutte-Clement (Fra) 73 72 68, Stefania Croce (Ita) 70 71 72, Rebecca Hudson 74 73 66
214 Frances Bondad (Aus) 71 74 69, Denise-Charlotte Becker (Ger) 70 76 68, Stacy Lee Bregman (Rsa) 72 74 68
215 Hazel Kavanagh 68 72 75, Michele Thomson 72 74 69, Katharina Schallenberg (Ger) 72 74 69, Emma Lyons 70 75 70, Marieke Nivard (Ned) 72 74 69 (3,668 Euros each).
216 Sophie Walker 71 74 71, Lynnette Teresa Brooky (Nzl) 72 73 71, Jessica Ji (Kor) 69 73 74, Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 73 75 68
217 Paula Marti (Spa) 73 74 70, Titiya Plucksataporn (Tha) 65 75 77, Marjet Van Der Graaff (Ned) 71 72 74, Elena Giraud (Fra) 74 74 69
218 Vikki Laing 71 75 72, Joanne Morley 73 73 72, Lee-Anne Pace (USA) 74 71 73, Lisa Hall 71 75 72, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 71 74 73, Krystle Caithness 68 79 71, Anna-Lise Caudal (Fra) 75 72 71, Samantha Head 74 72 72, Christel Boeljon (Ned) 68 78 72, Anna Tybring (Swe) 73 70 75 (2437 Euros each).
219 Lisa Jean (Aus) 76 68 75, Bettina Hauert (Ger) 69 74 76, Breanne Alicia Loucks 71 73 75, Morgana Robbertze (Rsa) 72 75 72, Beatriz Recari (Spa) 73 74 72, Clare Queen 69 74 76
220 Smriti Mehra (Ind) 69 76 75, Jenni Kuosa (Fin) 73 73 74, Maria Verchenova (Rus) 72 74 74, Maria Boden (Swe) 74 74 72, Nicole Gergely (Aut) 72 74 74, Lena Tornevall (Swe) 69 77 74, Tandi Cuningham (Rsa) 72 73 75, Henrietta Zuel 69 79 72 (1,833 Euros each).
221 Riikka Hakkarainen (Fin) 74 74 73, Christine Hallstrom (Swe) 75 72 74, Florentyna Parker 76 72 73, Elizabeth Bennett 71 77 73, Sarah Heath 74 72 75, Trish Johnson 71 75 75, Margherita Rigon (Ita) 73 72 76
222 Lora Fairclough 73 74 75, Melodie Bourdy (Fra) 73 75 74
223 Karen Lunn (Aus) 73 73 77, Malene Jorgensen (Den) 73 74 76, Nina Reis (Swe) 74 72 77, Amanda Moltke-Leth (Den) 77 71 75, Emma Cabrera Bello (Spa) 72 76 75
226 Felicity Johnson 71 77 78, Marina Arruti (Spa) 74 72 80

Fife & Angus players claim top prizes

in LGU Medal Grand Final at Crieff

Fife players dominated the Silver Division and Angus players the Bronze Division when the Scottish Grand Final of the Ladies Golf Union Medal was held at Crieff Golf Club today.
From a starting field of 406 at club level, 24 regional qualifiers contested the Grand Final.
Lynn Newton (Thornton) had the best net return of 73 off a handicap of nine in the Silver Division. She finished a shot ahead of runner-up Lesley Rolland (Fife), who had a net 74 of four.
Nicola Ferguson (Clober) came third with a net 75 off 5.
In the Bronze Division, Carolyn Robertson (Monifieth) headed the net returns but only with a better inward half. She had a net 72 off 20, the same score as Morag Sreenan (Downfield) who played off 15.
Irene Reid (Muckhart) was third with a net 79 off 23, again by virtue of a better inward half.

Eilidh Briggs leads Munross Trophy after Round 1

Teenager Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) led the Munross Trophy field at Montrose today after the first round with a score of 76, one over the CSS. Conditions were quite windy in the morning.

WE'LL HAVE THE FINAL SCOREBOARD FOR YOU LATER THIS EVENING.

Paul Lawrie's return to

Carnoustie for Scottish

schools championships

There are more girls (74) than boys (64) in the field of 138 competitors at the Paul Lawrie Scottish schools golf championships over Carnoustie's Burnside and Buddon courses on Monday.
Paul Lawrie, returning to the scene of his Open championship triumph in 1999, will be in attendance all day and will present the prizes at the end of the 36-hole tournament.
Chris Robb (Inchmarlo) and Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) are too old to defend the titles they won at Inchmarlo Golf Centre last year.
The leading boys contenders are expected to be Simon Fairburn (Borders), the new Lothians' boy champion, Grant Forrest (City of Edinburgh), Tom Blennerhassett (City of Edinburgh), Paul McPhee (Perth & Kinross) and Scott Gibson (Dumfries & Galloway).
The girls' title will be just as fiercely contested with the leading lights expected to be Ailsa Summers (City of Dundee), holder of the Angus women's and girls' county championships, Sammy Vass (Highland), Eilidh Briggs (Renfrewshire), youngster sister of the new Scottish women's amateur champion, Rachael Watton (City of Edinburgh) and Jill Meldrum (East Dunbartonshire).
Gillian Scanlon from Hamilton, a semi-finalist in last year's Scottish Under-18 girls' match-play championship at Alyth, has had to withdraw with a knee injury.
"We are looking forward to a great day for schools golf," said Dorothy Scott (pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency) of the Scottish Schools Golf Association. "The Carnoustie Links Committee have very kindly given us the courtesy of the courses and the Carnoustie Golf Hotel has put on a special bed and breakfast rate.
"We are indebted to Paul Lawrie for his continued sponsorship of the championship and, of course, his ongoing interest in junior golf as a whole. Paul is staying at the Paul Lawrie Suite at the hotel, which is rather nice."
The leading finishers in both the boys' and girls' championships will gain selection to the Scotland team for the schools international against England at Westerwood, Cumbernauld on Monday, September 14.

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Michelle Wie can't handle the wind: 77

puts her out of State Farm picture

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois: Americans Kristy McPherson and Cristie Kerr share the lead after three rounds of the State Farm Classic at Panther Creek on a windy Saturday on the LPGA Tour.
Trailing by four shots after 36 holes, Kerr returned a six-under 66 after bogeying two of the final three holes. Then, McPherson (69) bogeyedher final two holes, and that left them tied at 12-under 204 heading into the last round in the final tune-up for next week's LPGA Championship at Bulle Rock.
Jiyai Shin (69) was a shot behind.
Second-round joint-leaders Se Ri Pak (72) and Suzann Pettersen (72) were part of a crowd at 10 under that included Ai Miyazato (65), In-Kyung Kim (69), Amy Hung (69), Angela Stanford (69) and Helen Alfredsson (71), who shot her way into contention with a 63 on Saturday.
Michelle Wie, meanwhile, fell out of the picture in conditions she could not handle with a 77 that left her at one under.
With wind gusting to 32 mph, Kerr and McPherson dominated at times before those late problems. Even so, they're in a good position and a familiar spot.
The LPGA Tour's money leader, Kerr eagled the par-5 first hole and started racking up the birdies -- six in all -- after that while rocketing to the top of the leaderboard. She was at 14 under after birdies on the par-5 13th and par-3 14th and alone in the lead before faltering down the stretch. She hit bunkers on both the 16th and 17th and two-putted for bogeys after decent shots out of the sand.
McPherson, meanwhile, missed a 5-footer for par on No. 17 where she was bunkered and finished her round by missing a 10-foot par putt on 18, but it was a good day overall for a player seeking her first victory in 56 career starts.
It was a tough one for Pak and Pettersen, though.
Bogey-free and tied for the lead at 10 under through the first two rounds, Pak and Pettersen simply were off target on a windy afternoon. Alfredsson tailed off, too, after vaulting within a stroke of the lead.
Seeking her first win in two years, Pak just missed long birdie putts on the first two holes and bogeyed the par-4 fourth. A birdie on the par-3 fifth got her back to 10-under, but she missed an 8-footer for par on No. 8 and had a 2-footer on No. 9 lip out for another bogey, leaving her at 8 under.
Pettersen, winless since the 2007 LPGA Championship, bogeyed the fifth and missed a four-footer for par on No. 9 to go 8 under.
Alfredsson was steadier early on but nowhere near as spectacular as she was the previous day. She waved her right fist after sinking a 20-foot birdie on No. 5 and followed that with a birdie on the par-5 sixth, but a bogey on par-4 seventh halted her momentum.
THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 216 (3x72) 6,746yd
204 Cristie Kerr 69 69 66, Kristy McPherson 69 66 69.
205 Jiyai Shin (Kor) 69 67 69.
206 Ai Miyazato (Jpn) 73 68 65, Se Ri Pak (Kor) 66 68 72, In Kyung Kim (Kor) 69 68 69, Amy Hung (Tha) 71 66 69, Angela Stanford 70 67 69, Helen Alfredsson (Swe) 72 63 71, Suzann Pettersen (Nor) 68 66 72
207 Jee Young Lee (Kor) 66 69 72, Hee Young Park (Kor) 70 70 67
208 Hee-Won Han (Kor) 69 69 70, Sarah Lee 69 72 67, Karine Icher (Fra) 70 72 66
209 Joo Mi Kim (Kor) 70 68 71, Paula Creamer 69 71 69, Seon Hwa Lee (Kor) 69 68 72, Natalie Gulbis 68 72 69, Na Yeon Choi (Kor) 72 70 67, Amy Yang 69 69 71, Sarah Kemp (Aus) 72 70 67, Kris Tamulis 67 68 74
210 Taylor Leon 69 69 72, Meaghan Francella 69 68 73, Julieta Granada (Par) 69 73 68, Shanshan Feng (Chn) 69 70 71
211 Beth Bader 69 70 72, Eun Hee Ji (Kor) 70 72 69, Christina Kim 72 68 71, Pat Hurst 69 72 70, Anna Rawson (Aus) 71 71 69, Ya-Ni Tseng (Tai) 69 72 70, Ashleigh Simon (Rsa) 70 68 73, Jin young Pak (Kor) 69 70 72, Eunjung Yi (Kor) 72 67 72
212 Karen Stupples (Eng) 69 68 75, Chella Choi (Kor) 71 71 70, Juli Inkster 72 65 75, Morgan Pressel 69 69 74, Anna Grzebien 71 70 71, Haeji Kang (Kor) 74 68 70, Song-Hee Kim (Kor) 71 69 72, Katie Futcher 71 67 74, Becky Morgan (Wal) 73 69 70, Moira Dunn 69 66 77, Karin Sjodin (Swe) 71 71 70, Katherine Hull (Aus) 70 68 74
213 Anja Monke (Ger) 68 72 73, Mi-Hyun Kim (Kor) 70 69 74, Mikaela Parmlid (Swe) 70 70 73, Allison Hanna-Williams 71 69 73, Sarah-jane Smith (Aus) 70 70 73, Janice Moodie (Sco) 69 69 75, Meredith Duncan 69 72 72
214 Marisa Baena 69 71 74, Stephanie Louden 71 70 73, Anna Nordqvist 74 67 73, Laura Diaz 73 69 72, In-Bee Park (Kor) 69 70 75, Brittany Lang 69 72 73
215 Michelle Wie 70 68 77, Sun Young Yoo (Kor) 72 69 74, Young Kim (Kor) 70 70 75, Diana D'Alessio 70 71 74
216 Jackie Gallagher-Smith 72 68 76, Vicky Hurst 72 68 76, Meena Lee (Kor) 70 71 75, Soo-Yun Kang (Kor) 69 72 75, Nicole Castrale 70 72 74
217 Kyeong Bae (Kor) 71 69 77
219 Teresa Lu (Tai) 73 69 77

Rookie Mina Harigae leads by

nine shots in Futures Tour event

NEWS RELEASE FROM THE DURAMED FUTURES TOUR
MARION, Iowa: Early rain and late winds didn't faze first-round leader, rookie Mina Harigae of Monterey, California, as she increased her lead to NINE strokes during the second round of the $110,000 Ladies Titan Tire Challenge.
Harigae (67) has a two-day total of 131 (-13) on the Hunters Ridge Golf Course in Marion, Iowa, and carries a nine-shot cushion over Garrett Phillips (72) of St. Simons Island, Ga., currently at 4-under-par 140.
Harigae allowed for one bogey today, her first for the tournament, which came on the heels of back-to-back birdies. The lone bogey came on the 8th hole, following birdies on holes 6 and 7.
"I was a little disappointed with the bogey," said Harigae, who carded six birdies in today’s second round. "It was an easy chip, but I was bound to make a bogey at some point. I was due after my long 20-foot putt for birdie on No. 6."
Harigae is primed for a wire-to-wire win that represents her first professional victory. Her best finish to date on the Duramed Futures Tour was a second-place finish at the Impact Invitational, held in March in Daytona, Florida.
"It's hard not to think about tomorrow," concedes Harigae. "But I'm going to think of it as any other day. I need to keep making birdies as best I can, but you never know. Golf is strange."
Fellow rookie Phillips made a run early in the round, carding three birdies on the front nine. However, an error by her caddie on the 14th led to a two-stroke penalty.
"I was playing really well all day," said Phillips, who finished third individually at the 2008 NCAA Women's Golf Championship, while at the University of Georgia. "But then my caddie's finger touched the line and I put the penalty on myself. It really changed my pace."
In addition to the double-bogey on 14, Phillips recorded five birdies and one bogey on the 16th.
Sharing a tie for third at 3-under-par (141) are Kim Welch (72) of Sacramento, Calif., rookie Cindy LaCrosse (73) of Tampa, Fla., and Nontaya Srisawang (67) of Chiang Mai, Thailand. All three felt the afternoon's winds, which reached up to 20 mph and was a factor in their play.
"It wasn't as fun as yesterday," said Welch, who won her first tournament title last season, as well as The Golf Channel's “Big Break: Ka'anapali” series. "It was very windy, a completely different course, and I struggled a bit. On 12, I just missed an eagle, which I tapped in for birdie"
Welch also carded three additional birdies and four bogeys.
LaCrosse ended her day with the lowest score of the nine golfers making their professional debut in the inaugural Iowa event.
"The front nine was very windy," said LaCrosse, who was named the 2007 Big East Golfer of the Year, while at the University of Louisville. "It definitely calmed down by the back nine."
Srisawang ended the round sharing the low score of 5-under-par 67, with leader Harigae.
"I had a very lucky day," said Sriswang, who is a current member of the LPGA Tour. "When I woke up this morning, I noticed it was raining, so I just hoped it would stop by the afternoon. But we got the wind."
The morning round did get rain, which gradually cleared by early afternoon.
"I hate the rain; it's why I moved to Florida," said Benedikte Grotvedt, a Norwegian, who ended the day at 5-over-par. "We have a saying in Norway: 'There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes', which means you can't control the weather, but you can control how you prepare for it."
Seventy players made the 36-hole cut at 149 (+5).
Twenty-two players currently stand at even-par 144 or lower in the first two rounds.
NCAA Division 1 champion Maria Gonzalez, who turned pro after graduating from Purdue University, missed the cut on her pro debut. She comes from the bull-run Spanish city of Pamplona.
Northern Ireland's Brenda McLarnon from Belfast, a former US college circuit player, also missed the cut but a second Irish-born player in the field, last year's US Curtis Cup team player, Alison Walshe, easily made it through to the third and final round.
Sunday's final round of the Ladies Titan Tire Challenge, presented by KCRG and The Gazette, will begin at 7:50 a.m., off the first and 10th tees. The leaders will tee off at 9:40 a.m.
For scores and more information, visit duramedfuturestour.com.
Weather: Showers in the morning then thundershowers developing during the afternoon hours.
High in the low 70s. Winds SE at 10 to 20 mph.
US Duramed Futures Tour Scoreboard
$110,000 LADIES TITAN TIRE CHALLENGE
Hunters Ridge Golf Course, Marion, Iowa
SECOND-ROUND SCORES
Par 144 (2x72) 6423yd
1 Mina Harigae (Monterey, Calif.) 64-67 - 131
2 Garrett Phillips (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 68-72 - 140
3 Kim Welch (Sacramento, Calif.) 69-72 - 141
3 Cindy LaCrosse (Tampa, Fla.) 68-73 - 141
3 Nontaya Srisawang (Chiang Mai, Thailand) 74-67 - 141
6 Christine Song (Fullerton, Calif.) 72-70 - 142
6 Liz Janangelo (West Hartford, Conn.) 72-70 - 142
6 Whitney Myers (York. Pa.) 69-73 - 142
6 Ashley Knoll (The Woodlands, Texas) 69-73 - 142
10 Dewi Claire Schreefel (Diepenveen, Netherlands) 73-70 - 143
10 Jenny Suh (Fairfax, Va.) 73-70 - 143
10 Aimee Cho (Orlando, Fla.) 71-72 - 143
10 Melissa Eaton (Port Shepstone, South Africa) 70-73 - 143
10 Jennie Lee (Henderson, Nev.) 70-73 - 143
15 Pernilla Lindberg (Bollnas, Sweden) 72-72 - 144
15 Samantha Richdale (Kelowna, British Columbia) 71-73 - 144
15 Libby Smith (Essex Junction, Vt.) 71-73 - 144
15 Praewnapa Phol-Uayporn (Bangkok, Thailand) 71-73 - 144
15 Lisa Meldrum (Montreal, Quebec) 71-73 - 144
15 Sophia Sheridan (Guadalajara, Mexico) 71-73 - 144
15 Stephanie Connelly (Pasadena, Md.) 68-76 - 144
15 Rachel Bailey (Faulconbridge, Australia) 74-70 - 144
23 Janell Howland (Boise, Idaho) 72-73 - 145
23 Mo Martin (Altadena, Calif.) 73-72 - 145
23 Jean Reynolds (Newnan, Ga.) 73-72 - 145
23 Susan Nam (Edmonton, Alberta) 71-74 - 145
23 Tzu-Chi Lin (Taichung, Taiwan) 70-75 - 145
23 Angela Buzminski (Oshawa, Ontario) 70-75 - 145
23 Sofie Andersson (Angelholm, Sweden) 74-71 - 145
30 Gerina Mendoza (Roswell, N.M.) 76-70 - 146
30 Whitney Wade (Glasgow, Ky.) 72-74 - 146
30 Misun Cho (Cheongju, South Korea) 72-74 - 146
30 Alison Walshe (Westford, Mass.) 72-74 - 146
30 Camila Mori (Santiago, Chile) 72-74 - 146
30 Perry Swenson (Charlotte, N.C.) 73-73 - 146
30 Danah Ford (Indianapolis, Ind.) 73-73 - 146
30 Lisa Ferrero (Lodi, Calif.) 70-76 - 146
38 Lindsey Bergeon (Sarasota, Fla.) 76-71 - 147
38 Nicole Hage (Coral Springs, Fla.) 74-73 - 147
38 Yoora Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 72-75 - 147
38 Blair Lamb (Flat Rock, N.C.) 72-75 - 147
38 Jasi Acharya (Columbus, Mont.) 73-74 - 147
38 Lee Ann Walker-Cooper (Southport, N.C.) 71-76 - 147
38 Pornanong Phatlum (Chaiyaphum, Thailand) 69-78 - 147
38 Ashley Prange (Noblesville, Ind.) 69-78 - 147
38 Kimberly Goedecke (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) 74-73 - 147
47 Jessica Carafiello (Coral Springs, Fla.) 76-72 - 148
47 Sin Ah Ham (Seoul, South Korea) 76-72 - 148
47 Hannah Jun (San Diego, Calif.) 76-72 - 148
47 Onnarin Sattayabanphot (Bangkok, Thailand) 76-72 - 148
47 Maria Laura Elvira (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 75-73 - 148
47 Nicole Jeray (Berwyn, Ill.) 73-75 - 148
47 Taya Battistella (Bend, Ore.) 73-75 - 148
47 Tiffany Tavee (Tempe, Ariz.) 73-75 - 148
47 Alejandra Shaw (Vina Del Mar, Chile) 73-75 - 148
47 Lauren Doughtie (Suffolk, Va.) 74-74 - 148
47 Jessica Shepley (Oakville, Ontario) 74-74 - 148
47 Violeta Retamoza (Aguascalientes, Mexico) 74-74 - 148
59 Ashley Grier (Hagerstown, Md.) 75-74 - 149
59 Benedikte Grotvedt (Nesbru, Norway) 75-74 - 149
59 Jane Chin (Mission Viejo, Calif.) 74-75 - 149
59 Seo-Jae Lee (Seoul, South Korea) 72-77 - 149
59 Carol Robertson (Virginia Beach, Va.) 72-77 - 149
59 Gina Umeck (Redlands, Calif.) 72-77 - 149
59 Maggie Simons (Raleigh, N.C.) 72-77 - 149
59 Caroline Larsson (Stockholm, Sweden) 71-78 - 149
59 Marcela Leon (Monterrey, Mexico) 73-76 - 149
59 Laura Crawford (Lancaster, S.C.) 70-79 - 149
59 Christine Cho (Kent, Wash.) 74-75 - 149
59 Jenny Gleason (Clearwater, Fla.) 74-75 - 149
MISSED THE CUT
Christi Cano (San Antonio, Texas) 76-74 - 150
Kim Augusta (Rumford, R.I.) 75-75 - 150
Carling Coffing (Middletown, Ohio) 75-75 - 150
Moon Su (Incheon, South Korea) 75-75 - 150
Lucy Nunn (Lawton, Okla.) 71-79 - 150
Samantha Troyanovich (am) (Grosse Pointe, Mich 73-77 - 150
Brenda McLarnon (Belfast, Ireland) 74-76 - 150
Cindy Lee-Pridgen (Sabah, Malaysia) 76-75 - 151
Stephanie Otteson (Wilson, N.C.) 77-74 - 151
Min Seo Kwak (Seoul, South Korea) 76-75 - 151
Rebecca Kim (Tigard, Ore.) 78-73 - 151
Devan Andersen (Guadalajara, Mexico) 75-76 - 151
Madeleine Holmblad (Stockholm, Sweden) 75-76 - 151
Courtney Mahon (Lee's Summit, Mo.) 72-79 - 151
Jennifer Ackerson (Dallas, Texas) 73-78 - 151
Mallory Hetzel (Summerville, S.C.) 71-80 - 151
Rak Kyung Oh (Seoul, South Korea) 74-77 - 151
Tiffany Prats (Williston, Fla.) 74-77 - 151
Song Yi Choi (Seoul, South Korea) 74-77 - 151
Hannah Yun (Bradenton, Fla.) 77-75 - 152
Sunny Park (Sydney, Australia) 77-75 - 152
Seema Sadekar (Toronto, Ontario) 78-74 - 152
Bridget Dwyer (Kailua, Hawaii) 79-73 - 152
Lehua Wise (Kauai, Hawaii) 74-78 - 152
Michelle Jarman (Wilmington, N.C.) 74-78 - 152
Ulrika Ljungman-Smith (Daytona Beach, Fla.) 77-76 - 153
Hwanhee Lee (Las Vegas, Nev.) 76-77 - 153
Catherine Matranga (Fort Worth, Texas) 77-76 - 153
Sarah Lynn Sargent (Greer, S.C.) 76-77 - 153
Kristie Smith (Perth, Australia) 76-77 - 153
Maria Hernandez (Pamplona, Spain) 75-78 - 153
Briana Vega (Andover, Mass.) 73-80 - 153
Kelly Lagedrost (Brooksville, Fla.) 74-79 - 153
Michaela Cavener (Ponca City, Okla.) 77-77 - 154
Amanda Mathis (Opelousas, La.) 76-78 - 154
Lilly Kobayashi (Santa Monica, Calif.) 76-78 - 154
Lori Atsedes (Ithaca, N.Y.) 76-78 - 154
Selanee Henderson (Apple Valley, Calif.) 78-76 - 154
Chris Brady (Charlotte, N.C.) 75-79 - 154
Su A Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 75-79 - 154
Janice Olivencia (Caguas, Puerto Rico) 79-76 - 155
Kelly Froelich (Raizeux, France) 71-84 - 155
Lorraine Ballerano (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 78-78 - 156
Tanya Dergal (Durango, Mexico) 78-78 - 156
Stephanie Kim (a) (Orlando, Fla.) 75-81 - 156
Malinda Johnson (Eau Claire, Wis.) 75-81 - 156
Noon Huachai (Bangkok, Thailand) 75-81 - 156
Katie Miller (Jeannette, Pa.) 79-77 - 156
Marci Turner (Tompkinsville, Ky.) 80-76 - 156
Meghan Little (Sturgis, S.D.) 81-75 - 156
Laura Bavaird (Grosse Ile, Mich.) 82-74 - 156
Lili Alvarez (Durango, Mexico) 76-81 - 157
Stephanie Oukeo (Paris, France) 78-79 - 157
Carmen Bandea (Atlanta, Ga.) 75-82 - 157
Christine Boucher (Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) 81-76 - 157
Brittainy Klein (Henderson, Ky.) 77-81 - 158
Sam White (Potomac, Md.) 77-81 - 158
Katelynn Hogenson (am) (Muscatine, Iowa) 80-78 - 158
Sarah Olsen (Grosse Ile, Mich.) 78-81 - 159
Virada Nirapathpongporn (Bangkok, Thailand) 81-78 - 159
Amanda Costner (Claremore, Okla.) 78-82 - 160
Dana Bates (Thousand Palms, Calif.) 79-81 - 160
Alexandra Braga (Los Angeles, Calif.) 80-80 - 160
Sae Hee Son (Seoul, South Korea) 79-82 - 161
Jenny Hansen (Cairo, Neb.) 79-83 - 162
Moah Chang (Los Angeles, Calif.) 79-83 - 162
Juli Erekson (Mapleton, Utah) 77-87 - 164
Caroline Park (Seoul, South Korea) 75-89 - 164
Anastasia Kostina (Nakhabino, Russia) 79-85 - 164
Jill Frantz (Iowa City, Iowa) 81-83 - 164
Jae Oh (Je Ju, South Korea) 79-87 - 166
Kathryn O'Rourke (Holmes, N.Y.) 79-90 - 169
Withdrew:
Sookhee Baek (Altamonte Springs, Fla.)
Amber Prange (Noblesville, Ind.) WDI