Ten of top 13 in Ricoh Women's British Open from the Orient

Women's pro golf needs a Catriona

victory to halt the Asian Tsunami

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By MARK REASON

North Berwick's Catriona Matthew, after a third-round 71 at Royal Lytham tooday, will take a three-shot lead over Christina Kim into the final round of the Ricoh Women’s British Open as she attempts to become the first ever Scottish winner of a women’s major.
A Matthew victory barely two months after giving birth to her second child might just be a more astonishing achievement than Chris Hoy’s three gold medals at the last Olympics.
Hoy got a knighthood for his troubles, but he was a driven, obsessive man with a massive support team behind him. He has always said it would not have been possible without the backing of Britain’s expert cycling programme.

Matthew has her husband toting her golf bag and her parents looking after the two toddlers when she is on the golf course. After that she is pretty much on her own.
Mums the world over who struggling to cope with nappies and tantrums can take heart from Matthew’s calm ambition. She said after her round of 71 today:

“I’d like to go out there and win and encourage more girls to go out there and play in Scotland and Great Britain.”

And if Matthew does win, let’s hope she gets one of those honours that Labour likes to deal out like confetti in times of national sporting frenzy.
Heaven knows the women’s game in these parts needs a boost because it is in danger of being inundated by an Asian golfing Tsunami.

Matthew is almost the lone Westerner left on the walls as the women from the Orient line up for the final attack like warriors in some film by Kurosawa. Ten of the top 13 players after the third round are from Asia or have Korean dads.
In recent years they have taken over the LPGA Tour. Asians have won five of the last seven tournaments on the LPGA and four of the previous seven majors. How many of you out there can name the current holders of the women’s majors. Indeed how many can even name the four majors.
None of this would matter a jot, of course, if the game was amateur. But it is not and the thing that distinguishes professional golf from the amateur game is the need to entertain people. If no one in the West is identifying with a lot of these players, then the women’s game is heading for a massive commercial crash in America and Europe.
The game has already taken a bash this year, partly due to the recession. So with typical petulance the women players sacked their commissioner. The stand-in Marty Evans sounds impressive, looks impressive and has an impressive CV. In fact she is impressive. But how the hell does she solve a problem like the Koreans unless she places limits on overseas players?
Evans says: “You have to acknowledge they are pretty amazing young women. We have an opportunity to help them engage more with the fans and develop more fully their distinctive personalities. Their culture is not to distinguish themselves. We hope we can help them engage and connect.”

Sorry, Marty, but it’s a pipe dream. You know it, the players know it and, most importantly, the TV companies know it. How many British sports fans know that Jiyai Shin won the Open last year?

She is a heck of a girl. She has learned a fair bit of English in the past 12 months, she has a very good chance of defending her title on Sunday and she was beaming as she tossed golf balls to the fans after her round of 68.
But can you sell her to a Western audience? Jiyai, who has cut a charity record back home in Korea, promised to sing if she wins. It won’t be enough. Evans describes Ai Miyazato, who is tied with Shin four shots behind Matthew, as a “rock star” back home in Japan. She is, but she’s not going to sell many records in Nashville.
Since the retirement of Annika Sorenstam the women’s game has desperately lacked a figure head. Lorena Ochoa of Mexico is one of the most charming sportswoman on the planet but she is struggling to touch the stars.

Paula Creamer, six shots behind and recognised by Matthew as a threat, has yet to win a major.
There is only one woman out there who moves the ratings dial and that is Michelle Wie. Like it or not - and many of the players don’t like it - TV audiences peak when Wie is in contention. The women’s game needs Wie to lead it out of the slump.
They could make a good start by picking her for the Solheim Cup team on Sunday night, a selection that Wie’s form this year merits. If Matthew wins and Wie is announced on the American team on Monday evening, then Western markets may take a bit more interest. But at the moment they are suffering from a severe case of Asian flu.
THIRD ROUND TOTALS

Par 216 (3x72)

212 Catriona Matthew (Sco) 74 67 71
215 Christina Kim 73 71 71
216 Ai Miyazato (Jpn) 75 71 70, Ji-Yai Shin (Kor) 77 71 68
217 Mika Miyazato (Jpn) 76 72 69, Song-Hee Kim (Kor) 70 73 74
218 Shinobu Moromizato (Jpn) 74 73 71, Paula Creamer 74 74 70, Jane Park 74 72 72, Kyeong Bae (Kor) 73 71 74
219 Giulia Sergas (Ita) 74 67 78, Hee-Won Han (Kor) 77 73 69, Hee Young Park (Kor) 71 75 73
220 Se Ri Pak (Kor) 76 71 73, Karrie Webb (Aus) 77 71 72, Angela Stanford 70 76 74, Kristy McPherson 74 74 72
221 Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 76 69 76, Na Yeon Choi (Kor) 80 71 70, In Kyung Kim (Kor) 81 70 70, Yuko Mitsuka (Jpn) 71 71 79, Maria Hjorth (Swe) 72 76 73
222 Ya-Ni Tseng (Tai) 74 70 78, Cristie Kerr 76 71 75, Samantha Head (Eng) 74 76 72, Martina Eberl (Ger) 75 75 72, Sarah Lee 75 77 70, Brittany Lang 81 70 71, Katie Futcher 75 77 70
223 Michelle Wie 73 76 74, Yuri Fudoh (Jpn) 80 73 70, Becky Morgan (Wal) 80 71 72, Michele Redman 75 75 73, Mi Jung Hur (Kor) 76 73 74
224 Meena Lee (Kor) 74 74 76, Lorena Ochoa (Mex) 75 77 72, In-Bee Park (Kor) 76 72 76, Sandra Gal (Ger) 69 80 75, Jeong Jang (Kor) 79 73 72
225 Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 79 71 75, Morgan Pressel 77 72 76, Allison Hanna-Williams 76 76 73
226 Vicky Hurst 74 75 77, Young Kim (Kor) 78 71 77, Eunjung Yi (Kor) 78 75 73, Christel Boeljon (Ned) 79 73 74
227 Irene Cho 77 73 77, Sun Young Yoo (Kor) 79 73 75, Il Mi Chung (Kor) 76 76 75, Momoko Ueda (Jpn) 74 76 77, Jin young Pak (Kor) 80 73 74, Lee-Anne Pace 75 77 75, Sophie Gustafson (Swe) 74 71 82
228 Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 78 75 75, Teresa Lu (Tai) 75 76 77, Anna-Lise Caudal (Fra) 75 78 75, Laura Diaz 76 76 76, Emma Zackrisson (Swe) 75 77 76, Karin Sjodin (Swe) 75 74 79, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 74 79 75, Laura Davies (Eng) 79 74 75
229 Stacy Prammanasudh 75 75 79, Brittany Lincicome 77 73 79, Louise Stahle (Swe) 77 76 76, Katherine Hull (Aus) 75 77 77, Shanshan Feng (Chi) 80 72 77, Carmen Alonso (Spa) 75 77 77
230 Vikki Laing 73 80 77
231 Eun Hee Ji (Kor) 76 74 81, Reilley Rankin 77 76 78
235 Kris Tamulis 78 75 82

Catriona Matthew leads by three

North Berwick's Catriona Matthew is leading the field by three shots to be at four under par going into the final day of the RICOH Women's British Open at Royal Lytham and St Anne's.
Her score of 71 was matched by her closest challenger Christina Kim (USA) who is currently at one under, with last year's WBO winner, Jiyai Shin from Korea, and last week's Evian winner, Ai Miyazato from Japan in close pursuit at level par.
Musselburgh's Vicki Laing was first off this morning and went round in the worst of the weather in 77 which takes her into 68th place.
Full results can be found on the official RICOH WBO site

Live scoring can be found on the LGU website

Matthew and Sergas lead in Lytham

From the LGU website www.lgu.org

Scotland’s Catriona Matthew carded two consecutive eagles on her way to storming to the top of the leader board after the second round of the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes.

The 39 year-old from North Berwick, who recently gave birth to her second daughter, Sophie, and who had a narrow escape for a hotel fire at last week’s Evian Masters in France, carded a three on the 487-yard par-5 11th and then produced a hole-in-one on the 160-yard par-3 15th on her way to returning a five under par 67 that left her on three under par 141 and tied for the lead with Italy’s Giuilia Sergas.

Matthew and Sergas go into the third round one shot ahead of Japan’s Yuko Mitsuka, who posted her second success one under par round of 71 for a two under par 36-hole aggregate of 142.
Korea’s Song-Hee Kim was one shot further back in fourth place after a 73 while American Solheim Cup star, Christina Kim shared fifth place with Yani Tseng, and Kyeong Bae on level par 144.

“It has been quite a couple of weeks,” said joint leader Matthew, who won the Centenary British Ladies Amateur Championship at Lytham but has subsequently missed the cut on the last three occasions the Ricoh Women’s British Open has been held on the Lancashire course in 1998, 2003 and 2006.

“Last week was very scary. It was about 10.30 the fire started. I was in bed and my husband (and caddie Graeme) was on the balcony on the computer. I thought it was raining... but it (the noise) just got louder and louder and when we opened the door all we could see was flames and smoke.

“We were kind of thankful we were on our own,” she added. “If we had all been there we would have been asleep: we would have been exhausted. Yeah, it was very fortunate it was just the two of us.”
Matthew put that frightening episode behind her to finish 30th at the Evian Masters and at Lytham she seemed no more likely to be troubling the leaders after she had played her first 27 holes in four over par. However, the eagles on the 11th and 12th set the scene for a notable fightback and further birdies at the 13th, 15th, 16th 17th and 18th, coupled with a bogey on the 17th, saw her race home in seven under 30 and set a new record for the lowest back nine in any Championship staged over the Royal Lytham & St Annes course.

Sergas’ second round 67 was much less dramatic but notable for the fact that it was the first of the week to feature nothing worse than a par.
The Italian, who is based in California and plays full time on the LPGA Tour, opened her second round with ten consecutive par figures before a birdie four at the par-5 11th saw her get back to one over par for the Championship. She proceeded to fire four further consecutive birdies from the 13th before closing out her round with regulation pars on the 17th and 18th holes.

My round was great,” said Sergas. “I played good from No. 1 on. My driver was straight. My irons were in the middle. I think I did pretty good. It can always be better but I’m happy.”
That sentiment was not shared by 1990 Ricoh Women’s British Open champion, Helen Alfredsson from Sweden, who missed the cut on ten over par after rounds of 78 and 76. Norway’s Suzann Pettersen (76-78) and America’s Juli Inkster (76-78) and Natalie Gulbis (79-75) also went out on that number but England’s Laura Davies, the 1986 champion, survived, albeit with nothing to spare.

Another notable casualty was 2004 champion, England’s Karen Stupples, who posted a five over par 77 to go out on 15 over par 159 and it was also a bleak day for the six amateur competitors all of whom missed the cut and lost the chance to succeed Anna Nordqvist as the winner of the Smyth Salver awarded to the leading amateur who survives all four rounds.

To end on a high note, joint leader Catriona Matthew’s ace on the 12th triggered a pledge from sponsor, Ricoh, to plant 1000 trees in Africa.
As part of the Ricoh GIFT programme (Green Initiatives For Tomorrow) the sponsor pledged to plant one tree for every birdie, five trees for every eagle and one thousand trees for every albatross and hole-in-one.
With her hole-in-one, one eagle and five birdies during the second round, Matthew ensured 1010 trees will be planted. Last year, the players generated over 1800 trees. To date, the total for this year stands at over 1600.

Complete scoreboard can be found on the LGU website www.lgu.org

Vicki Laing just made the cut on +9 (73, 80), Janice Moodie just missed out on +10 (77, 77)

Irish Teams

Irish Team to compete in the Ladies Home International Matches
Irvine Golf Club, Scotland, 9th – 11th September

Victoria Bradshaw (Bangor)
Sarah Cunningham (Ennis)
Mary Dowling (New Ross)
Niamh Kitching (Claremorris)
Aedin Murphy (Carlow)
Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co. Down)
Gillian O’Leary (Cork)
Charlene Reid (Royal Portrush)

Captain – Claire Robinson
Manager – Fiona McComb
Reserves in order
Louise Mernagh (Woodenbridge)
Karen Delaney (Carlow)
Louise Coffey (Warrenpoint)

OTHER SELECTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS;

British Ladies Open Strokeplay Championship, Royal Aberdeen, 19th – 21st August
Irish Team Award
Sarah Cunningham (Ennis)
Aedin Murphy (Carlow)
Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co. Down)

Total International Juniors (Under 21), Royal Golf Club of Belgium, 26th – 29th August
Louise Coffey (Warrenpoint)
Louise Mernagh (Woodenbridge)
Reserves in order
Caoimhe Quinn (Dungannon)
Ciara Butler (Newlands)

Turkish Amateur Open, Gloria Golf Club, Antalya, 1st – 4th October
Sarah Crowe (Tipperary)
Karen O’Neill (Douglas)

2009 WOMEN’S INTERPROVINCIAL MATCHES Day 3

PRESS RELEASE from ILGU

ENNISCRONE GOLF CLUB

29 - 31 JULY 2009

LEINSTER ACHIEVE 6 IN-A-ROW

Gusty southerly winds and heavy rain at Enniscrone forced the foursomes matches to be abandoned on the final day. Strong winds persisted but brighter skies allowed the singles matches to commence from the 1st and 6th tees at 1.30pm. With all four Provinces on equal points, Leinster were favourites with 12 matches won, from Ulster on 10, Munster 8 and Connacht 6.

Overall standings
2 pts Leinster (matches won = 16)
2 pts Connacht (matches won = 9½)
1 pt Ulster (matches won = 12)
1 pt Munster (matches won = 10½)

Day 3: Friday 31st July
Maria Dunne’s game suited the links at Enniscrone, with 5 wins out of 5 she led Leinster home on the final day. She was closely followed in by team mate Louise Mernagh who achieved another impressive win. Ulster fought back with Charlene Reid defeating International team mate Mary Dowling by 1 hole and Louise Coffey halved with Deirdre Smith. However, Leinster proved too strong with Aedin Murphy securing the title for Leinster with a win against Victoria Bradshaw.

Connacht finished second in the overall series with Darragh McGowan halving the final match against Aoife Lowry. Earlier in the afternoon, O’Leary, up against Connacht’s Anne McCormack, maintained her 100 percent record for Munster...in extreme conditions, she kept the ball in play and said “pars counted like birdies”. Sinead O’Sullivan levelled the afternoon tie for Connacht in a tight match against Sarah Cunningham, Niamh Kitching had the measure of very tricky greens in beating Limerick’s Linda Toomey and Sarah Faller and beat Lynda Maher 2&1.

Day 3: Friday 31st July
Singles
Leinster 4 Ulster 2
Mary Dowling lost to Charlene Reid 1up
Deirdre Smith halved with Louise Coffey
Aedin Murphy bt Victoria Bradshaw 3&1
Maria Dunne bt Tara Gribben 7&6
Sue Phillips halved with Lucy Simpson
Louise Mernagh bt Nikki Currie 7&5

Munster 2½ Connacht 3½
Sarah Cunningham lost to Sinead O'Sullivan 1up
Gillian O'Leary bt Anne McCormack 3&1
Linda Toomey lost to Niamh Kitching 4&3
Catherine Tucker bt Suzanne Corcoran 2&1
Lynda Maher lost to Sarah Faller 2&1
Aoife Lowry halved with Darragh McGowan

It’s Holly Clyburn v Kelly Tidy in English girls’ final

Press release from EWGA

Lincolnshire’s Holly Clyburn and Lancashire’s Kelly Tidy will meet in tomorrow’s final of the FirstPoint USA English girls’ championship at North Wilts.

It’s the first time either of them have played in the final and they’re both excited at the prospect. “I can’t wait,” said Holly. “Bring it on!” While Kelly remarked: “It should be good fun.”

It promises to be a final of the highest quality, featuring two of England’s finest young players. Holly, (pictured right) the French U18 open champion, is a full England international while Kelly will represent Europe in next month’s Junior Solheim Cup.

They’re also team-mates and next week they’ll be playing together for England in the Girls’ Home Internationals. But tomorrow it’s head-to-head.

Holly, 18, reached the final with two comfortable wins. She beat Rebecca Heeles (Royal Norwich) on the 15th and was one-under par when she won her semi-final against Sophie Godley (Lindrick) on the 14th.

“I’m happy with my game and my putting came on this afternoon,” said Holly. “It started when I holed a 25-footer for a birdie on the 5th, then I got another birdie on the 6th and an up and down on the 7th. So, my putting was on fire.”

Kelly, 17, came through two testing matches, both against fellow girl internationals. In the quarter final she was two down with two to play against Suffolk’s Heidi Baek but bounced back to win on the 19th.

She took on Dorset’s Hayley Davis in the semi-finals and, when she was four up after five, looked to be on the way to an early finish. Hayley, however, had other ideas and repeatedly fought back, reducing Kelly’s advantage to one hole on three occasions.

However, Kelly was never down and was two-up with two to play. She lost the 17th but she made certain of her place in the final with a birdie on the last. Her short game was excellent all day and she joked afterwards: “My wedge is worn out!”

The final of the second flight is between Yorkshire’s Charlotte Austwick and Tiffany Hewetson of Sussex.

Results

Championship matchplay

Quarter finals
Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) beat Heidi Baek (Felixstowe Ferry) at 19th
Hayley Davis (Ferndown) beat Raffi Dyer (Hayling) 4&3
Sophie Godley (Lindrick) beat Melissa McMahon (Yeovil) at 19th
Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) beat Rebecca Heeles (Royal Norwich) 4/3

Semi finals
Tidy beat Davis 2 up
Clyburn beat Godley 5/4

Flight two matchplay

Quarter finals
Sarah Smith (Links) beat Chelsea Masters (Highwood, Bexhill) 2up
Charlotte Austwick (Pike Hills) beat Rebecca Gibbs (Burnham & Berrow) 6/4
Bronwyn Davies (Wolstanton) beat Sophie Powell (Manchester) 1 up
Tiffany Hewetson (East Brighton) beat Dana Greenslade (Wentworth) 4/2

Semi finals
Austwick beat Smith 1 up
Hewetson beat Davies 2/1

Full details: www.englishwomensgolf.org

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Live scoring at the RICOH

The Live scoring monitor for the Ricoh Women's British Open Championship at Royal Lytham St Anne's can be found on the LGU website

Warwickshire’s Elizabeth Mallett wins English girls’ U15 championship

Press Release from EWGA

Warwickshire’s Elizabeth Mallett (pictured) came from two shots behind to win the English girls’ U15 championship at The Wiltshire.

“I can’t believe it, it’s wonderful,” she said after she returned a final round 78 in tricky winds to overtake three other players and claim the trophy.

The championship was disrupted by heavy rain and reduced to 54 holes but it produced excellent golf and a tightly contested competition. In the end, the first five players were separated by just two shots.

Wiltshire’s girl international Hannah Turland and Lancashire’s Emily Taylor, were a stroke behind the winner, and just ahead of first round leader Bronte Law of Cheshire and Warwickshire’s Ashley Cramond.

Elizabeth, 15, was among the players who had to return to the course at 8am this morning to finish their second round. She had five holes to complete and bogeyed each of them and remarked: “I thought oh dear...But later on I found out that I was only two shots off the lead and I felt a bit better about it.

“Then I heard that lots of players were bunched together and that it was anyone’s for the taking. Two shots over 18 holes is nothing in these windy conditions.”

She quickly staked her claim, reaching the turn in one-over par. Although she dropped some shots on the way in she handled the conditions well. “It was really blowing across the course in a tricky direction and the putting was quite difficult.”

This is Elizabeth’s second national title, following her win in the 2007 English schools U16 championship – just before her 13th birthday. It’s part of an impressive record which includes two second places in the English girls’ U13 championship and third place in last year’s U15s. She’s a Warwickshire county player and has helped her team to reach this year’s final of the English counties championship.

Hannah Turland was the other big mover in the final round with the best score of the day. She had a two-over par 74 to push up the leaderboard from sixth place.

Leading final scores

Par 216 (3x72)

234 Elizabeth Mallett (Sutton Coldfield Ladies’) 75 81 78
235 Hannah Turland (Tidworth Garrison) 85 76 74; Emily Taylor (Royal Lytham & St Annes) 76 79 80
236 Bronte Law (Bramhall) 74 80 82; Ashley Cramond (The Warwickshire) 76 78 82
240 Brogan Townend (Pleasington) 81 76 83
242 Olivia Winning (Rotherham) 81 80 81
244 Abigail Laker (Burford) 86 77 81
246 Elizabeth Stebbings (Wilpshire) 85 80 81
248 Meghan MacLaren (Wellingborough) 78 89 81

Full details: www.englishwomensgolf.org

Top seed Kelly Tidy in quarter finals at English girls’ championship

Press Release from EWGA

Top seed Kelly Tidy (right) won two tight matches to make her way into the quarter finals of the FirstPoint USA English girls’ championship at North Wilts.

The 17-year-old from Royal Birkdale was taken to the 18th by both her opponents during a day of mixed weather, with heavy rain forcing an hour’s suspension of play.

Kelly now faces fellow girl international Heidi Baek, who by contrast sailed through her opening games, finishing both on the 13th.

Another girl international, Hayley Davis, made even shorter work of her first round opponent, emerging the winner after 11 holes. She went on to have another good win in the afternoon when she defeated Lancashire’s Nikki Foster, a fellow member of the England team which will contest next week’s Girls’ Home Internationals.

The quarter-finalists also include full England international Holly Clyburn, who is the second seed and made steady progress through her opening rounds. Her next opponent is Norfolk’s Rebecca Heeles who said: “I’m excited about it. I’ve got nothing to lose and it will be good to see how Holly plays and to compare myself to her.”

Yorkshire’s Sophie Godley, who is just back from the European Young Masters, Hampshire’s Raffi Dyer and Dorset’s Melissa McMahon have also made their way into the final eight.

Matchplay results

Round 1
Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) beat Sophie Daws (Littlestone) 1up
Rebecca Gee (Wellingborough) beat Zoe Fitz-Costa (Beaconsfield) at 19th
Brittany Burton (Sittingbourne & Milton Regis) beat Cheryl Chisholm (Stowmarket) 7&5 Heidi Baek (Felixstowe Ferry) beat Jo-Jo Hamer-Philip (Cretingham) 8&6
Raffi Dyer (Hayling) beat Lauren Davis (Meon Valley) 4/2
Jenna Birch (Royal Lytham & St Annes) beat Lucy Glyn (Porters Park) 2&1
Hayley Davis (Ferndown) beat Imogen Covell (Huddersfield) 9/7
Nikki Foster (Pleasington) beat Jessica Wilcox (Blankney) 4&2
Alex Peters (Notts Ladies) beat Danielle Burrell (Weybrook Park) 2/1
Melissa McMahon (Yeovil) beat Hannah Mannion (Teesside) 4/2
Sophie Godley (Lindrick) beat Charlotte Stanton (Oxley Park) 5/4
Blaize Esmond (Pinner Hill) beat Charlotte Thomas (Singapore Island) at 20th
Rebecca Heeles (Royal Norwich) beat Sarah Howe (Ipswich) at 22nd
Phoebe Cipa (Chelmsford) beat Nicola Rawlinson (Leyland) 3&2
Lizzie Stephens (Clevedon) beat Madeleine Kuhler (Walton Heath) 7/6
Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) beat Megan Illingworth (Stoke Rochford) 3&1

Tidy beat Gee 1up
Baek beat Burton 6/5
Dyer beat Birch 3/1
Davis beat Foster 3/2
McMahon beat Peters 1up
Godley beat Esmond 5/3
Heeles beat Cipa 6/4
Clyburn beat Stephens 3/2

Quarter final draw
Kelly Tidy v Heidi Baek
Raffi Dyer v Hayley Davis
Melissa McMahon v Sophie Godley
Rebecca Heeles v Holly Clyburn

Online scoring: www.englishwomensgolf.org

2009 WOMEN’S INTERPROVINCIAL MATCHES Day 2

PRESS RELEASE from the ILGU

ENNISCRONE GOLF CLUB

29 - 31 JULY 2009

All 4 Provinces in a tie for the title with a day to play at Enniscrone...

Day 3: Friday 31st July - Foursomes
Leinster -v- Ulster
08:00 Mary Dowling & Aedin Murphy -v- Victoria Bradshaw & Louise Coffey
08:10 Deirdre Smith & Sue Phillips -v- Charlene Reid & Nikki Currie
08:20 Karen Delaney & Maria Dunne -v- Tara Gribben & Sarah Louise Winter
Munster -v- Connacht
08:30 Sarah Cunningham & Gillian O'Leary -v- Niamh Kitching & Sinead O'Sullivan
08:40 Karen O'Neill & Linda Toomey -v- Anne McCormack & Emma Gilmore
08:50 Sarah Crowe & Lynda Maher -v- Suzanne Corcoran & Daryl Conroy

Day 2: Thursday 30th July
Singles
Louise Mernagh in her first Leinster outing at Enniscrone posted a 5 and 3 result against Galway's Sinead O'Sullivan. Louise playing steady par golf, took the lead early in the match, had a birdie on the par 5 seventh and closed out the match on the fifteenth. Mary Dowling, Deirdre Smith, Karen Delaney and Maria Dunne duly followed suit with Niamh Kitching giving her Connacht team their only point of the day.
Delighted Leinster Captain Pat Doran commented "we were wounded yesterday but have bounced right back into contention"

Ulster also wounded on Wednesday, battled back into contention inflicting defeat on Munster. Charlene Reid led her team to victory in the top match defeating European team mate Sarah Cunningham. Meanwhile Gillian O'Leary maintained her 100 percent record, recording the only singles win of the afternoon for Munster against Victoria Bradshaw.
The competition is now wide opening going into the final day with all teams on one point.
Foursomes
Leinster's Karen Delaney sank a 20ft putt on the eighteenth to win her match with partner Maria Dunne against Connacht pairing of Anne McCormack and Sinead O'Sullivan. Mary Dowling and Aedin Murphy continue to impress for Leinster and Connacht who need a repeat of yesterday five singles wins will have it all to do this afternoon.
Munster's Linda Toomey and Sarah Crowe despite being 4 up after 7 holes held on for a nervous win on the 18th against Ulster's Reid and Currie and give their side the advantage going into the singles. Ulster had taken an early lead in the foursomes encounters courtesy of under 18 pairing Tara Gribben and Sarah Louise Winter before top Munster's pairing of Sarah Cunningham and Gillian O'Leary levelled the affair.

Day 2: Thursday 30th July
Leinster 8 Connacht 1
Foursomes
Mary Dowling & Aedin Murphy bt Darragh McGowan & Emma Gilmore 4&2
Karen Delaney & Maria Dunne bt Anne McCormack & Sinead O'Sullivan 1up
Deirdre Smith & Sue Phillips bt Niamh Kitching & Sarah Faller 2&1
Singles
Mary Dowling bt Anne McCormack 2&1
Aedin Murphy lost to Niamh Kitching 1up
Deirdre Smith bt Emma Gilmore 1up
Louise Mernagh bt Sinead O'Sullivan 5&3
Karen Delaney bt Sarah Faller 5&4
Maria Dunne bt Suzanne Corcoran 1up

Ulster 6 Munster 3
Foursomes
Victoria Bradshaw & Louise Coffey lost to Sarah Cunningham & Gillian O'Leary 2&1
Charlene Reid & Nikki Currie lost to Linda Toomey & Sarah Crowe 1up
Tara Gribben & Sarah Louise Winter bt Karen O'Neill & Catherine Tucker 6&4
Singles
Charlene Reid bt Sarah Cunningham 3&2
Victoria Bradshaw lost to Gillian O'Leary 4&3
Louise Coffey bt Karen O'Neill 7&6
Tara Gribben bt Linda Toomey 1up
Lucy Simpson bt Sarah Crowe 3&1
Nikki Currie bt Aoife Lowry 2&1

Vicki Laing top of the scoreboard

While out on the course at Royal Lytham St Annes today I could not resist taking a picture of the Scoreboard as I passed it at the 12th green.

I think everyone in Midlothian county would agree that this is the position where Vicki Laing belongs.

Although she finished on one over 73, Vicki is in a good position to attack the lead.

Go Vicki!

We're a bit stretched!

Colin has already announced that he is struggling to transmit news from a very dodgy mobile phone signal in Troon. I'm doing Rules down at the Ricoh Womens British Open at Royal Lytham St Anne's and have very limited time.
Please bear with us until the the weekend when normal service should be resumed!
Gill

RICOH announce support for Women's British Open through 2013

RICOH announced the continuation of their support of the Women's British Open for 2011-2013 at a Press conference at Royal Lytham and St Anne's yesterday afternoon.

In addition Carnoustie was announced as the 2011 venue, and the event will be back in St Andrews in 2013. (Next year it is Royal Birkdale)

The announcement was made at the end of an interview with Paul Creamer.
A transcript of the Press conference follows...

COLIN CALLENDER: Paula, it was interesting a couple of minutes ago, you mentioned how important sponsors are, because I believe you have an announcement to make.
PAULA CREAMER: I do.
COLIN CALLENDER: Ladies and gentlemen, you may have wondered why there were five seats up there. The reason for that is we have an important announcement to make. But before I do let me identify our guests at the top table. From left to right, we have Simon Sasaki, Chairman & CEO. Ricoh Europe PLC. Next to him is Kirk Yoshida, Deputy President of the Ricoh Company Ltd. To Paula’s left is Shona Malcolm, the CEO of the Ladies Golf Union and, last but not least is Alistair McKay Forbes, Tournament Chairman, Vice President IMG.
To get things underway, may I introduce Kirk Yoshida, who wants to say a few words on behalf of Ricoh....

Kirk Yoshida : It is with great pleasure that we are here today to announce the continuation of our partnership with the Women's British Open through 2013. When we began our relationship in 2007, it was the first time a women’s professional event was held at the Home of Golf, St. Andrews. The fantastic feedback from the players, fans and our customers that followed the 2008 RICOH Women's British Open at Sunningdale, further underscored the success of our relationship. And here we are at Royal Lytham and St. Annes in the third year of our sponsorship, and I am delighted to be able to share with you today we are continuing for a further three years, having already committed until 2010.
It is very important that any sponsorship project is analysed to make sure that it is answering all of our business needs. Almost every major area of the Women's British Open has overdelivered. We feel very happy to have found an event that matches up so well with our heritage and brand value, and we place a huge value in our relationship with the Ladies' Golf Union and IMG.
This championship is very special to RICOH and our customers and employees and we have all enjoyed the association with this prestigious tournament. We support the women's game and are very, very proud to be the long term title sponsor of this great championship.
Thank you all for being here today to share in this exciting news and we are very grateful for your continued support of the championship and wish you a very successful and enjoyable week.
And finally, there is one more exciting announcement that we would like to make today. And so I will hand over to Shona to give you further details, thank you.

SHONA MALCOLM: Thank you, we at the Ladies' Golf Union and our partners, the LET and LPGA and IMG we are delighted that RICOH has decided to extend its sponsorship of the British Open. It's fantastic news, not just for our Championship, but for women's golf.
In the current climate nothing can be taken for granted and for a prestigious brand like RICOH to make this commitment is excellent news for golf and a testament to the strength of the championship. It's been a pleasure working with RICOH over the last three years, and indeed to have our showcase championship associated with such a high quality global organisation.
The strength of the entries reflects the importance of this Championship, and the Ladies' Golf Union is committed to playing the RICOH Women's British Open only on world class, championship courses.
To this end, I'm delighted to confirm two championship venues which I'm sure you will agree fit. Last year we announced a partnership with Event Scotland and committed the RICOH Women's British Open to being held in Scotland on five occasions between 2011 and 2020.
In 2011 the RICOH Women's British Open will be hosted for the first time over the famous Carnoustie Links in Angus, Scotland. Carnoustie is one of the U.K.'s most famous and impressive golf courses, and we are delighted to add it to the rotation for the Championship.
Secondly, the much anticipated return to the Old Course at St. Andrews will take place in 2013 after a phenomenal success of the first visit there in 2007.
Really, these are two first class courses that are both wonderful tests of golf and will provide an exciting challenge for the best women golfers in the world. I'm sure you'll agree that the future of the RICOH Women's British Open looks even more bright after today's great news on the RICOH's sponsorship. Thank you.

PAULA CREAMER: Speaking for the players, I think it shows how dedicated RICOH are, not only to golf, but to the LGU, the LPGA, the LET and everybody involved with it. I think it's wonderful that we will be going to those events and to those courses. I'm excited; I'm a little intimidated by Carnoustie but I'm ready to take it on. We'll see what happens with that. I have great memories of St. Andrews, and I'm really looking forward to going back and I know all of the other girls are as well.

COLIN CALLENDER: Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. We will now open in out to questions.
I might be wrong here, but am I right in saying no venue has been announced for 2012? Whay is that?
ALASTAIR: Last year, we entered into a partnership with Event Scotland, and it's common knowledge that we agreed to go to Scotland five times between 2011 and 2020, and it made sense to announce the first two of those five venues today. Especially with the return of St. Andrews which I know will be exciting news for everyone.
Discussions on the 2012 venue are almost complete. It will clearly be a championship venue of the status that everyone has come to expect of this great event, and we will probably be announcing that very shortly. It could be anywhere, but probably not in Scotland.

Q. Will Lytham still be on the rota?
SHONA MALCOLM: This is the fourth time we have been here and it is a very favourite venue of ours.

Q. Given that 2012 is an Olympic year, and that the games at to be held in London, is the current date you use an issue?
ALASTAIR: Obviously the date is an issue and one we are working through right now, and that's really why we are not quite ready to announce 2012. We want to get the dates, the venue, everything in place.
We have made commitments to the tours and we will obviously be looking to move our prize money in line with all other major tournaments. Discussions to take place, but we will be in line with other tournaments.

Q. The Women's British Open seems to be the perfect event to represent our brand; can you explain a bit more, why?
Kirk Yoshida: When we signed first sponsorship the first year at St. Andrews Old Course, we saw incremental value for the brand awareness of RICOH. This tournament reached out to almost 100 countries received broadcasting of this championship. So we had such a great, great return on our customers, our employees, and also we are very fortunate to have such a great support from LPGA, LGU, LET, such a great, great support for these organisations.
So one of the reasons why we extended our relationship with these organisations is that it is a very, very strong and also long term partnership. This is a perfect situation and match for RICOH, the women's golf tournament.

Q. Does that mean you sell more product in the countries where you have held the event?
Kirk Yoshida. We cannot say that but it definitely provides much, much stronger exposure of the RICOH brand and also at the same time, we have now almost 110,000 employees and more than 40 different countries are all RICOH family companies. The message to the customer is we are committed to women's golf long term. We cannot yet measure specifically the return for this sponsorship, it's very tough.
But no question, during the first year and second year, and even this year, we have had a great return from our sponsorship. We played in the Pro Am yesterday, every single customer coming from many different countries, they thoroughly enjoyed participating in the event. So definitely we think it is a great, great return for RICOH.

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Dorset’s Georgia Hall wins English U13 championship

Press Release from EWGA

Dorset’s Georgia Hall (pictured) led from start to finish to win the English girls’ U13 championship by two shots at The Wiltshire.

“It’s amazing,” said the 13-year-old from Ferndown. “It’s a relief as well! I came here really wanting to win and I thought I had a good chance after coming third last year.”

Georgia led by five shots after the first day, when she shot level par 72. After the second round she was still four ahead of her closest challenger, Wiltshire’s Kyra Horlock, and six clear of Charley Hull, the defending champion.

Charley did her best to whittle away the deficit with a final round 77 - the low score of the day. However, she couldn’t catch Georgia, although she did move into second place ahead of Kyra.

“I wasn’t very nervous because having a four shot lead gives you a bit of leeway, but when I started adding up the scores at the end I was getting a bit worried,” said Georgia, who returned a final round 81. “Charley was playing in front of me and I could see she was quite confident.”

However, Georgia herself played steadily, with just one double bogey on a windy day – and a confidence-boosting birdie on the short 16th.

Georgia, who plays off two, is a Dorset county player and was runner-up in the South West girls’ championship and a semi-finalist in the South West ladies’ championship. She set the Ferndown course record of five-under 67 when she was 12. Her next target is the British girls’ championship in August.

Leading final scores:

231 Georgia Hall (Ferndown) 72 78 81
233 Charley Hull (Kettering) 77 79 77
234 Kyra Horlock (Broadstone) 77 77 80
240 Charlotte Taylor (Rugby) 81 81 78; Emma Harris (Peel Ladies) 78 84 78
247 Ashleigh Greenham (West Essex) 83 78 86
253 Inci Mehmet (Royal Mid-Surrey) 80 86 87
254 Lianna Bailey (Notts Ladies) 84 86 84
257 Sophie Keech (Lyme Regis) 87 84 86; India Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) 82 88 87

Full details and hole-by-hole scoring : www.englishwomensgolf.org

2009 WOMEN’S INTERPROVINCIAL MATCHES Day 1

PRESS RELEASE from ILGU (sent yesterday.. apologies for delay, GGK)

ENNISCRONE GOLF CLUB

29 - 31 JULY 2009

Munster beat Leinster on day 1 and Connacht produce remarkable comeback in the singles to defeat Ulster....

Singles
Aoife Lowry secured the vital final point to ensure Munster an impressive victory against defending champions Leinster. Lowry was thrilled by her "nerve wrecking" win. The match was all square at the turn but Aoife won the 10th, 11th and 12th holes. However, opponent Phillips reduced the deficit with a birdie at 16 but Lowry held on for a 2 and 1 winning margin. Earlier in the afternoon experienced campaigner Gillian O'Leary won 4 & 3 to give Munster the edge while newcomer to the senior side, Linda Toomey, repeated her morning feat of a birdie at the first and at the last to win her match against Karen Delaney.
Connacht were up against it following defeat to Ulster in all 3 morning foursomes matches but came out with all cylinders firing in the afternoon....despite Connacht's Sarah Faller loosing the top match to International Charlene Reid her team-mates produced a destructive display of singles match-play against a shell shocked Ulster. A notable debut win was for Daryl Conroy who was brought into the side at last minute as a replacement for local Enniscrone star Sarah Helly (unavailable due to International selection next week).
Foursomes
In somewhat benign weather conditions at the Enniscrone links, Munster’s Sarah Cunningham and Gillian O’Leary had a “happy” start to their campaign with a win against Mary Dowling and Sue Phillips while the less experienced pair of Sarah Crowe and Linda Toomey opened and closed their match with birdies against Leinster’s Aedin Murphy and Ciara Butler to win 5 and 3.
Ulster’s young side started brightly against a fancied Connacht team taking all 3 foursomes matches, 2 convincingly courtesy of Victoria Bradshaw & Louise Coffey and Tara Gribben & Sarah Louise Winter. Niamh Kitching and Sarah Faller looked favourites to secure a point for Connacht, lying 1 up playing 17 they lost both the 17th and 18th to a gutsy performance from Ulster’s Charlene Reid and Nikki Currie.

Draw Day 2: Wednesday 30th July
Connacht -v- Leinster
08:00 Darragh McGowan & Emma Gilmore -v- Mary Dowling & Aedin Murphy
08:10 Anne McCormack & Sinead O'Sullivan -v- Karen Delaney & Maria Dunne
08:20 Niamh Kitching & Sarah Faller -v- Deirdre Smith & Sue Phillips
Ulster -v- Munster
08:30 Victoria Bradshaw & Louise Coffey -v- Sarah Cunningham & Gillian O'Leary
08:40 Charlene Reid & Nikki Currie -v- Linda Toomey & Sarah Crowe
08:50 Tara Gribben & Sarah Louise Winter -v- Karen O'Neill & Catherine Tucker

Day 1: Wednesday 29th July
Munster 5 Leinster 4
Foursomes
Sarah Cunningham & Gillian O'Leary bt Mary Dowling & Sue Phillips 2&1
Sarah Crowe & Linda Toomey bt Aedin Murphy & Ciara Butler 5&3
Karen O'Neill & Catherine Tucker lost to Karen Delaney & Maria Dunne 3&1
Singles
Sarah Cunningham lost to Aedin Murphy 2up
Gillian O'Leary bt Deirdre Smith 4&3
Lynda Maher lost to Mary Dowling 7&6
Linda Toomey bt Karen Delaney 3&2
Aoife Lowry bt Sue Phillips 3&1
Sarah Crowe lost to Maria Dunne 5&3

Ulster 4 Connacht 5
Foursomes
Victoria Bradshaw & Louise Coffey bt Sinead O'Sullivan & Anne McCormack 5&4
Charlene Reid & Nikki Currie bt Niamh Kitching & Sarah Faller 1up
Tara Gribben & Sarah Louise Winter bt Darragh McGowan & Emma Gilmore 6&4
Singles
Charlene Reid bt Sarah Faller 4&2
Victoria Bradshaw lost to Sinead O'Sullivan 3&2
Lucy Simpson lost to Niamh Kitching 3&2
Louise Coffey lost to Anne McCormack 3&1
Laura Grant lost to Daryl Conroy 3&2
Tara Gribben lost to Suzanne Corcoran 2&1

Play abandoned in two English girls’ championships

Press Release from EWGA (sent yesterday.. apologies for the delay, GGK)

Play was abandoned today in both the FirstPoint USA English girls’ championship and the English girls’ U15 championship when heavy rain flooded the greens at the Wiltshire courses hosting the events.

The second qualifying round in the English girls’ championship at North Wilts (pictured) was scrapped and the draw for tomorrow's first matchplay round was made on the basis of the scores returned in the first round. Over half the field still had to complete their second round when play was called off.

The U15 championship at The Wiltshire has been reduced to 54 holes. Only 14 players, out of 79, had completed the second round when play was abandoned and four groups still had to tee off.

The players will return to the course to complete their second round tomorrow morning. Then, the field will be cut to the top 36 players who will go forward to play an 18-hole final round in the afternoon.

Today’s play in the U15 championship stands – which is good news for Abigail Laker (Burford) who had a gross 77 which included a hole-in-one. It was her first ace and she achieved it on the 144-yard 16th hole with a five-iron.

Second round play was completed in the English girls’ U13 championship, which is also taking place at The Wiltshire. The tournament leader is Georgia Hall of Ferndown, Dorset, who is four shots clear of Wiltshire’s Kyra Horlock.

English girls’ championship matchplay draw

Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) v Sophie Daws (Littlestone)
Rebecca Gee (Wellingborough) v Zoe Fitz-Costa (Beaconsfield)
Cheryl Chisholm (Stowmarket) v Brittany Burton (Sittingbourne & Milton Regis)
Jo-Jo Hamer Phillip (Cretingham) v Heidi Baek (Felixstowe Ferry)
Raffi Dyer (Hayling) v Lauren Davis (Meon Valley)
Lucy Glyn (Porters Park) v Jenna Birch (Royal Lytham & St Annes)
Hayley Davis (Ferndown) v Imogen Covell (Huddersfield)
Jessica Wilcox (Blankney) v Nikki Foster (Pleasington)
Alex Peters (Notts’ Ladies) v Danielle Burrell (Weybrook)
Melissa McMahon (Yeovil) v Hannah Mannion (Teesside)
Sophie Godley (Lindrick) v Charlotte Stanton (Oxley Park)
Blaize Esmond (Pinner Hill) v Charlotte Thomas (Singapore Island)
Rebecca Heeles (Royal Norwich) v Sarah How (Ipswich)
Nicola Rawlinson (Leyland) v Phoebe Cipa (Chelmsford)
Lizzie Stephens (Clevedon) v Madeleine Kuhler (Walton Heath)
Megan Illingworth (Stoke Rochford) v Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa)

Full details and scores: www.englishwomensgolf.org

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Dorset’s Georgia Hall leads qualifiers in English U13 championship

Press Release from EWGA (sent yesterday...apologies for the delay, GGK)

Dorset’s Georgia Hall has kept her grip on the top of the leaderboard in the English girls’ U13 championship at The Wiltshire – and is four strokes clear with a round to play.

The 13-year-old county player from Ferndown (pictured) added a six-over par 78 to her opening 72 and leads 18 qualifiers into tomorrow’s final round.

Her nearest rival is Wiltshire’s Kyra Horlock, 13, who moved a shot closer to the leader when she returned the low round of the day with her five-over par 77. Defending champion Charley Hull, from Northamptonshire, is two shots further back in third place.

The three girls were all fortunate with the weather. Kyra was first out and finished her round just before it started raining. Meanwhile, Georgia and Charley were among those who managed to get in before the drizzle turned to a downpour. However, most of the field had to cope with heavy rain and were soaked through by the time they left the course.

Qualifiers
Par 144 (2x 72)

150 Georgia Hall (Ferndown) 72 78
154 Kyra Horlock (Broadstone) 77 77
156 Charley Hull (Kettering) 77 79
161 Ashleigh Greenham (West Essex) 83 78
162 Charlotte Taylor (Rugby) 81 81, Emma Harris (Peel Ladies) 78 84
166 Inci Mehmet (Royal Mid-Surrey) 80 86
170 Lianna Bailey (Notts Ladies) 84 86, India Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) 82 88
171 Sophie Keech (Lyme Regis) 87 84
172 Olivia Cowan (Ormskirk) 86 86
173 Belinda Whent (Highwoods, Bexhill) 88 85
174 Elizabeth Prior (Foxhills) 86 88
175 Annabel Dimmock (Beaconsfield) 82 93, Sana Tufail (Woking Ladies') 84 91
176 Nicola Callander (Mill Green) 84 92
177 Gabriella Cowley (West Essex) 85 92
178 Aimee Ponte (Royal Guernsey) 89 89

Full details and hole-by-hole scoring: www.englishwomensgolf.org
Image: www.leaderboardphotography.com

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Lancashire’s Kelly Tidy edges ahead

in English girls’ championship

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
Lancashire’s Kelly Tidy shot one-over par 73 in tough winds to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the English girls’ championship at North Wilts.
Kelly, 17, an England girl international who will represent Europe in next month’s PING Junior Solheim Cup, finished her round with a birdie.
“It was a good start to the championship,” she said afterwards. “I dropped a couple of shots and made a stupid double bogey on the ninth but I had birdies to make up.
“It’s a nice golf course, but the greens are tricky and the wind was making it tough. The par fours were playing long – but there were places where you could pick up shots.”
One shot behind is Lincolnshire’s Holly Clyburn, 18, who is a full England international and just back from helping to win a silver medal at the European team championships. “I am absolutely chuffed to bits with my 74,” said Holly, who started with a birdie, but then dropped four shots over the next four holes as she battled the winds.
She bounced back with another birdie and then played solidly.
“It was an interesting round! But I just kept plugging away and playing my own game and it did the trick.”
She’s two shots ahead of girl international Alex Peters, 15, of Nottinghamshire. Lancashire’s Nikki Foster, 17, who will make her international debut next week at the Girls’ Home Internationals, is a stroke further back.
The field includes Hally Leadbetter, the daughter of coaching legend David Leadbetter, who is mid-table after the first round. After tomorrow’s second round the top 32 players will go forward to the championship matchplay. The next 32 players will contest the second flight matchplay.
Leading first round scores.
Par 72 CSS 77
73 Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale).
74 Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa).
76 Alex Peters (Notts Ladies).
77 Nikki Foster (Pleasington).
78 Raffi Dyer (Hayling).
79 Rebecca Heeles (Royal Norwich), Charlotte Thomas (Singapore Island).
80 Cheryl Chisholm (Stowmarket), Phoebe Cipa (Upminster), Jenna Birch (Royal Lytham & St Annes), Sophie Godley (Lindrick), Heidi Baek (Felixstowe Ferry).
Full details and hole-by-hole scoring: www.englishwomensgolf.org
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer

Dorset’s Georgia Hall is five shots clear

in English U13 championship

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
Dorset’s Georgia Hall shot the low score of the day with a level par 72 to take a five-stroke lead after the first round of the English girls’ Under-13 championship at The Wiltshire.
The course is hosting both the U13 and U15 championships and Georgia was the lowest scorer in either event. “I couldn’t ask for much more,” said the 13-year-old from Ferndown.
She had an extremely tidy round of 14 pars, two bogeys and two birdies. “My putting was the best part of my game,” said Georgia, who calculated she needed only 26 strokes on the greens. Her closest challengers are Wiltshire’s Kyra Horlock and defending champion Charley Hull of Northamptonshire, who both shot five-over par 77s.
Kyra remarked: “I’m really pleased with my score because I played well and just hit solid shots all day.”
She also kept her cool after she four-putted the 16th for a triple bogey 6 – and bounced straight back with a birdie on the seventh.
Kyra was runner-up in the county ladies’ championship and Wiltshire’s top scorer in county match week. She is a member at Hamptworth and at Broadstone in Dorset, where she has just become the junior champion.
There was impressive scoring from two girls, paired together, when they both eagled the same hole. Eloise Healey (Lee Park) and Sana Tufail (Woking Ladies’) both scored 3s on the par-5 11th.
After tomorrow’s round the field will be cut to the leading 18 players and ties who will go forward to play the final 18 holes on Thursday.
Leading first round scores
Par 72 CSS 75
72 Georgia Hall (Ferndown).
77 Kyra Horlock (Broadstone), Charley Hull (Kettering).
78 Emma Harris (Peel Ladies), Inci Mehmet (Royal Mid-Surrey).
81 Charlotte Taylor (Rugby).
82Annabel Dimmock (Beaconsfield), India Clyburn (Woodhall Spa).
83 Ashleigh Greenham (West Essex).
84 Sana Tufail (Woking Ladies), Lianna Bailey (Notts Ladies), Nicola Callander (Mill Green).
Full details and hole-by-hole scoring: www.englishwomensgolf.org

Sunday's Riccarton Rosebowl

starting times at Hamilton

Sunday's tee time for the SLGA Order of Merit 36-hole event, the Riccarton Rosebowl, at Hamilton Golf Club:
8.00 & 12.00 Lauren D'Ambrosio (Carluke) & Lindsay Mathie (Windyhll).
8.10 & 12.10 Gail Wilson (Monifieth) & Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride).
8.20 & 12.20 Emma Caddow (Colville Park) & Jenni Allan (Hamilton).

8.30 & 12.30 Katie Reid (Monifieth) & Ashley Smith (Monifieth).
8.40 & 12.40 Anne Moore (Hamilton) & Natasha Qayum (Ranfurly Castle).
8.50 & 12.50 Louise McGillivray (Banchory) & Jennifer Linklater (Largs).

9.00 & 13.00 Angela Devine (Hamilton) & Linda Bain(Lochend).
9.10 & 13.10 Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) & Louisa Ruane (Cardross).
9.20 & 13.20 Lesley Rolland (Dunfermline) & Carol Whyte (Windyhill).

9.30 & 1.330 Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe) & Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth).
9.40 & 13.40 Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth) & Susan Wood (Drumpellier).

10.0 & 14.00 Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) & Rachel McQueen (Troon Ladies).
10.10 & 14.10 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) & Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir).
10.20 & 14.20 Anne Laing (Vale of Leven) & Laura Murray (Alford).

10.30 & 14.30 Emily Ogilvy (Auchterader) & Louise Kennmey (Pitreavie).
10.40 & 14.40 Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) & Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar).

Bronte Law leads English Under-15 girls'

championship with a 74 at The Wiltshire

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
Cheshire’s Bronte Law scored a two-over par 74 to take the first-round lead in the English girls’ Under-15 championship at The Wiltshire.
“I’m happy with that,” said the 14-year-old. “It was very windy and conditions were tough but I managed to hit the greens when I needed to.”
Her round included two birdies and an eagle 3 on the 11th where she holed a 30ft putt.
Bronte, a scratch player from Bramhall, is enjoying a great season. She’s the Cheshire girls’ champion, has made her debut in the Cheshire ladies’ first team and helped England win the team trophy at the Scottish Under-16 stroke-play championship – among other successes.
She’s closely followed by two Warwickshire county players. Elizabeth Mallett, 15, shot 75 with three birdies on her back nine, while EWGA Midlands South champion Ashley Cramond, 15, is a stroke further back.
“It’s a very nice course but the wind is making it tricky to score,” said Ashley, who described her round as: “All right, but could have been better. It was a good start overall and I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”
Also on four-over 76 is Lancashire’s Emily Taylor who is just back from the European Young Masters in France, where she helped a mixed England team into fourth place. However, local hope Hannah Turland had a disappointing first round.
The Wiltshire county champion, who will play for England in next week’s girls’ home internationals, was 13-over par.
After tomorrow’s second round the field will be cut to the leading 36 players and ties, who will play the final 36 holes on Thursday.
Leading scores
Par 72
74 Bronte Law (Bramhall).
75 Elizabeth Mallett (Sutton Coldfield Ladies).
76 Ashley Cramond (The Warwickshire), Emily Taylor (Royal Lytham & St Annes).
78 Meghan MacLaren (Wellingborough).
79 Emma Newlove (Notts Ladies).
81 Charlotte Leathem (Styal), Brogan Townend (Pleasington), Ellie Goodall (Selby), Evie Ing (Ellesborough), Olivia Winning (Rotherham).
Full details and hole-by-hole scoring: www.englishwomensgolf.org

All smiles at the Northern Counties girls' championship at Tain

Everybody's happy after the Northern Counties' girls' championship at Tain Golf Club on Monday. The tournament was very generously sponsored by MacKenzie & Cormack, Solicitors & Estate Agents (Tain & Beauly). The sponsors' representative, Lawson Keir, is the man in the picture.
"I'd like to thank they very much for their very generous sponsorship," said Northern Counties girls organiser, Magi Vass.
Karen MacKay (Durness), on the left, was the winner of the scratch trophy with a 90.
Eleanor Tunn (Reay), on the right, was the handicap champion with a net score of 78 off 13.

ROBIN WILSON WRITES:
Northern Counties whose area covers the whole of the North of Scotland and the islands beyond have for years being trying to spread their name throughout their vast area. They got their reward this week when their junior girls champion for 2009 came from Durness Golf club, the furthermost northwesterly golf course on the Scottish mainland.
The championship, was played over the Tain Golf Course, home of Northern counties junior secretary, Magi Vass, herself a former County Junior and women's champion and where her two talented daughters, Sammy and Julie, were expected to excel.
But with Sammy not in the field and Julie running up double figures at one hole, Karen Mackay from Durness come through to cause an upset and claim the title.
Eighteen-year-old Karen has just finished her secondary education as dux at Kinlochbervie High School and is now looking to continue her education and golfing career at Strathclyde University.
She joined Eleanor Tunn from Reay Golf Club on the Pentland Firth, the handicap winner, as the furthermost travelled winners to the championship which was generously sponsored by Tain club member Lawson Keir from the firm of Tain and Beauly Solicitors, Mackenzie & Cormack.
Mackay's winning scratch score was 90 and Tunn's nett 78 was from handicap 13.

Picture line-up above: left to right, back row – Danna Stoddart (Royal Dornoch), Julie Vass (Tain), Eleanor Tunn (Reay), Lawson Keir, Karen MacKay (Durness) , Natalie Britovsek (Nairn Dunbar), Annabelle Brown (Nairn Dunbar). Front – Tammy Moore (Moray), Jasmine Lau (Royal Dornoch), Rebecca Riddell (Royal Dornoch).

That's the Pacific Ocean in the background as Louise Fleming tees off at the Monterey Peninsula Country Club in California - lucky girl! (says Editor).

Former Under-21 champion

Louise Fleming turns

pro in California

Louise Fleming, the Kelso girl who won the Scottish Under-21 girls’ open amateur stroke –play championship at West Kilbride in 2005, has turned professional in the United States.
Louise, who will be 24 on September 13, is an assistant pro at Saratoga Country Club in California. She will start her training under the US PGA programme in November after the standard six-month probationary period.
Louise is a clever girl indeed - she graduated on May 1 with a Masters degree in Criminal Justice from Jacksonville State University, Alabama, having also graduated in August 2007 with a Bachelor degree in forensic science.
“I really enjoyed studying criminal justice but deep down I always wanted to get back into golf so I applied for this job as an assistant pro in Saratoga, California – and got it,” said Louise whose American college golf career was cut short by a back injury during her senior (fourth) year.
“I am in change of the junior development programme at the club. I teach kids from age 6 to 13 who are mostly beginners. I also help with junior camps at the club. We have three week-long camps during the summer months.
“I took the US PGA player ability test a week or two ago, which I needed to pass to get into the US PGA programme. I played it at San Jose municipal golf course. It’s a par 72. I scored 67 and 74 for a three under par total of 141.

"I needed to score 15 over standard scratch, which is 71, or better, to pass. I tied for the top total and was the only female playing. Of the 127 people who took the test with me, only six passed and were able to get into the PGA programme.
“I have to work for six months in the industry before I can apply to start the actual training programme which means I will be able to start in the middle of November.”
Louise's home club when she was based in Scotland was the Roxburghe.

"Since moving out to California I have been playing a lot of golf and my back's been fine. I received treatment for the injury when I was at Jacksonville State University and it has got a lot better.

"I played the Monterey Peninsula Country Club (pictured above). It's next to Pebble Beach - I am hoping to get a game there soon! It's expensive but will be worth it - I hope!" says Louise.

"I also played Harding Park where the Presidents Cup is going to be staged this year."

Derbyshire’s Emily Waterson wins Abraham Trophy

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
Derbyshire teenager Emily Waterson claimed the title of England’s most improved girl golfer when she won the final of the Abraham Trophy at The Wiltshire Golf Club.
The 15-year-old from Tapton Park Ladies beat Gloucestershire’s Alexandra Saunders on countback after they tied with net scores of two-under par 70.
“It hasn’t really sunk in yet but I’m so happy and so proud that I have done it,” said Emily.
She was one of 20 girls from all over the country who qualified for the final of the competition on the basis of handicap reduction.
Emily reduced from 34 to 20 to claim her place and has since cut her handicap further to 17. This latest score will bring her another cut and she hopes to go on reducing her handicap to low single figures.
“I’d like to be able to play all the big competitions,” she said. Emily played steadily throughout the final and her second nine – which won her the countback – was compiled impressively of two net birdies, six net pars and one gross par.
“I love this course,” she said. “There’s some really great holes on it and lots of water, which is very challenging. I really enjoyed it.”
Leading net scores
70 Emily Waterson (Tapton Park Ladies), Alexandra Saunders (Bristol & Clifton).
72 Inci Mehmet (Royal Mid-Surrey).
75 Emily-Mae Hall (Coxmoor).
78 Laura Barrow (Brokenhurst Manor), Georgia Hall (Ferndown), Chloe Li (Woburn), Emma Byrne (Rossendale), Alice Davis (Ferndown), Holly Standing (Faversham).
Full details: www.englishwomensgolf.org
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer

CLARE-MARIE CARLTON LEAVES

SCOTLAND CAPS TRAILING

IN MACKIE BOWL

Uncapped Clare-Marie Carlton (Fereneze), pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, had three members of Scotland's home internationals line-up from last year, Laura Murray (Alford), Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) and the Scottish women's amateur champion, Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), trailing behind her as she won the Mackie Bowl SLGA Order of Merit 36-hole event for the first time over the tough Gullane No 1 course.
Claire-Maire - 23 on August 11 - shared the first-round lead with Laura on 74 but pulled away from her rival and the rest of the field with a very good second round of two-under-par 72 for a two-under total of 146.
Laura Murray finished runnerup on 150 with scores of 74 and 76.
Louise Kenney was third with 152 (75-77).
Megan Briggs finished joint eighth on 160 with scores of 79 and 81.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 148 (2x74)
146 Claire-Marie Carlton (Fereneze) 74 72.
150 Laura Murray (Alford) 74 76.
152 Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) 75 77.
153 Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 76 77.
154 Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth) 75 79.
155 Rachael Walton (Mortonhall) 75 80.
159 Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe) 77 82.
160 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 79 81, Claire MacDonald (Gullane Ladies) 79 81.
162 Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 79 83.
165 Clara Young (North Berwick) 79 86, Louise Macgregor (Falkirk) 78 87.
167 Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) 87 80, Emma Fairnie (Dunbar) 83 84, Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) 82 85, Ruth Rankin (Lanark) 82 85.
168 Mhairi Johnstone (Northern) 91 77, Isla Craigie (Torwoodlee) 81 87, Lesley Rolland (Dunfermline) 78 90.
171 Natasha Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 86 85.
173 Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) 89 84, Emily Aird (Strathmore) 87 86.
174 Louise McGillivray (Banchory) 89 85, Linda Bain (Lochend) 86 88, Keren Ward (Glen) 83 91.
175 Lucy McNulty (Dalmally) 87 88.
177 Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 86 91.
180 Katie Reid (Monifieth) 95 85.
183 Lesley Cosh Cowglen) 96 87.
185 Stacey Cameron (Gullane Ladies) 91 94.
188 Megan Aird (Strathmore) 89 99.
NR Rachael Archibald (Merchants of Edinburgh).

Vikki only Scots qualifier for

Women's British Open

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Musselburgh’s Vikki Laing, pictured right, was the only one of 10 Scots in the Ricoh Women’s British Open final qualifying field at Fairhaven Golf Club today to claim a place in the star-studded line-up who will tee off in the women’s pro major at Royal Lytham on Thursday.
A field of 92, a mixture of amateurs and professionals, were chasing 20 places and Vikki booked her place early with a one-under-par 73 which was highlighted by an eagle 3 at the third. She had a bad run after that, bogeying the fifth, sixth and eighth, before settling down again with a birdie at the ninth to turn in level par 36.
Another birdie at the 13th was followed by a bogey at the 14th but she got what would prove to be a crucial birdie at the 18th.
That kept her a couple of shots away from having to put her golf shoes on again after hours in the clubhouse to figure in a play-off for the 14 players who finished on 75. They all trooped out again for a sudden-death eliminator to produce only one qualifier. It lasted five holes before Swedish amateur Caroline Hedwall, beaten in the British women's open amateur championship final at North Berwick last year, won the last of the 20 places available in the championship.
Scots in the play-off were professionals Pamela Feggans from Patna, Ayrshire and Monifieth’s Kathryn Imrie. Pamela had halves of 38-37 and Kathryn 37-38.
Kathryn Imrie gained the first alternate (reserve) spot.
Fourteen-year-old English amateur Lauren Taylor won the second alternate place
France’s Sophie Giquel is the third alternate
Welsh amateur Rhian Wyn Thomas is the fourth alternate.
Other Scots who failed to make the grade were Craigielaw amateur Jane Turner on 76 (37-39), McDonald Ellon pro Michele Thomson on 77 (40-37), Archerfield Links pro Lynn Kenny on 78 (41-37), Vagliano Trophy amateur Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) on 80 (37-43), North of Scotland amateur champion Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie) on 81 (39-42), Carrick at Loch Lomond pro Clare Queen who continued her miserable run of form with an 83 (39-44) and another GB&I team amateur, Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) who had an 88 (41-47).
American Beth Bader holed her tee shot at the 173yd fifth hole but her score of 76 was one shot away from getting her into the play-off.

COLIN CALLANDER, Press Officer for the Ricoh Women's British Open, reports
America’s Jill McGill carded a fine three under par 71 in blustery conditions to claim top spot at the Final Qualifier for the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Fairhaven Golf Club in Lancashire today.
McGill, Rookie of the Year on the LPGA Tour in 1996, carded five birdies and two bogeys to finish one shot ahead of South Africa’s Stacy Bregman and compatriot Reilly Rankin and in the process claim the first of 20 places available for the 2009 Ricoh Women’s British Open which starts at Royal Lytham & St Annes on Thursday.
However, the Qualifier turned out to be a desperate disappointment for 14 year-old English amateur, Lauren Taylor from Rugby, who was bidding to become the youngest player ever to qualify for the Championship itself.
The 2008 English Under-15s champion, who plays out of Woburn GC, carded a highly creditable one over par 75 but then lost out on the fifth extra hole of a play-off when Swedish amateur, Caroline Hedwall birdied the fifth to claim the one place available in a sudden-death play-off.
Taylor’s consolation was that she received the second of four alternate spots for the Championship and so may still tee up in a 114-woman field featuring 29 of the top 30 female golfers in the world.
The other alternates will be Monifieth’s Kathryn Imrie (first), French woman Sophie Giquel (third) and Welsh amateur, Rhian Wyn Thomas (fourth).
A totaL of seven British golfers made it into the draw for what will be the fourth Major Championship of the 2009 season.
Musselburgh's Vikki Laing, set the early pace with a one under par 73.
The Scots tour pro was joined on that total by English amateur Rachel Jennings and Breanne Loucks from Wales. England’s Henrietta Zuel, Sam Head and her twin sister Johanna Mundy and Lydia Hall from Wales all posted level par rounds of 74.
The best-known player to fail to qualify was eight-time Solheim Cup player, Trish Johnson, who carded a two over par 76 to miss out on a place in the sudden-death play-off by a single shot.
The veteran Englishwoman, a 15-time winner on the Ladies European Tour,went out in one over par 37 but carded a seven on the 483-yard par-5 11th and a bogey on the 334-yard par-4 13th before missing from 10-feet for a birdie four on the last.
A full list of scores can be found on http://www.lgu.org/.

BLOW BY BLOW ACCOUNT OF THE TWO-HOUR PLAY-OFF

By GILLIAN KIRKWOOD
There were 14 people on 75 for one place in the tournament and 4 alternate (reserve places)
They went off at 6:15 in two groups of 5 and one group of 4 to play 1,2,8,9 and round again until all were eliminated or placed. The first and second groups wait for the third group before proceeding to play the next hole.
Hole 1 par 5, Lisa Hall had trouble with a bad lie in a fairway bunker and took two to get out, had an estimated six and was eliminated. Young Lauren Taylor (14?, who did well in the British at Harlech) had a 4, as did Sophie Giquel, Caroline Hedwall and Kathryn Imrie. All the rest had 5's
Hole 2 par 3 The four people with 4's at the first were playing for the place and the first three alternate spots. The other 9 were playing for the fourth alternate.
Sophie Giguel had a 4, all the rest had 3's, Sophie got 3rd alternate. The three with 3's carried on down the 8th to play for the place in the field and 1st and 2nd alternate.
Meanwhile two of the players with 5's at the first had 2's at the second. They were Diana D'Alessio and Rhian Wyn Thomas, and they continued to the 8th to play for the 4th alternate place.
Hole 8 par 4: All three of the first group and both the second group had 4's so no change.
Hole 9 par 4: All three of the first group had 4's and continued back onto the 1st. Rhian had a 3 to Diana D:alessio's 4 and got 4th alternate.
Hole 1 par 5: Caroline Hedwall had a birdie 4 and took the place in the Championship, Kathryn Imrie had a 5 and Lauren Taylor had a 6 to take 1st and 2nd alternate spots.
Play finished about 8:15.

Ricoh's Women's British Open Final Qualifying
Fairhaven Golf Club, Lytham St Annes
Par 74 (92 players competed for 20 places)

QUALIFIERS
Par 74 (92 players competed for 20 places + 4 alternate (reserve) spots)
71 Jill McGill (US) 35-36.
72 Reilly Rankin (US) 35-37, Stacy Bregman (SAf) 36-36.
73 Vikki Laing (Sco) 36-37, Anna Rawson (Aus) 37-37, Heather Young (US) 37-37, Breanne Loucks (Wal) 35-38, Christine Hallstrom (Swe) 35-38, Stefanie Michl (Aut) 36-37, Rachel Jennings (Eng) (am) 37-37.
74 Henrietta Zuel (Eng) 35-39, Carmen Alonso (Spa) 37-37, Lydia Hall (Wal) 36-38, Rebecca Flood (Aus) (am) 36-38, Johanna Mundy (Eng) 35-39, Emma Cabrera-Bello (Spa) 38-36, Marta Prieto (Spa) 36-38, Federica Piovano (Spa) 37-37, Samantha Head (Eng) 37-37.
75 (after five-hole play-off) Caroline Hedwall (Swe) (am) 36-39.

FAILED TO QUALIFY
75 (after play-off) Lynnette Brooky (NZ) 35-40, Riikka Hakkarainen (Fin) 34-41, Lauren Taylor (Eng) (am) 37-38, Stefania Croce (Ita) 39-36, Lisa Hall (Eng) 39-36, Sophie Giquel (Fra) 39-36, Pamela Feggans (Sco) 38-37, Kirsty Taylor (Eng) 39-36, Kathryn Imrie (Sco) 37-38, Diana d’Alessio (US) 36-39, Rhian Wyn Thomas (Wal) (am) 37-38, Lora Fairclough (Eng) 39-36, Rebecca Hudson (Eng) 36-39.
Swedish amateur Caroline Hedwall won the 20th place.
Scot Kathryn Imrie won the first alternate (reserve) place.
English amateur 14-year-old Lauren Taylor won the second alternate place
France's Sophie Giquel earned the third alternate place.
Welsh amateur Rhian Wyn Thomas earned the fourth alternate place.
MISSED THE PLAY-OFF AND THE CUT
76 Stephanie Louden (US) 36-40, Claire Coughlan-Ryan (Ire) 37-39, Beth Allen (US) 38-38, Beth Bader (US) 37-39, Jane Turner (Sco) 37-39, Trish Johnson (Eng) 37-39, Anja Monke (Ger) 36-40, Jenni Kuosa (Fin) 35-41, Maria Boden (Swe), Rebecca Coakley (Ire) 39-37, Marion Ricordeau (Fra) (am) 38-38, Caroline Afonso (Fra) 39-37
Selected non-qualifiers:
77 Rachel Bell (Eng), Joanne Mills (Aus), Elizabeth Bennett (Eng), Ana Larraneta (Spa), Julieta Granada (Par), Mikaela Parmlid (Swe), Linda Wessberg (Swe), Frederique Seeholzer (Swi), Charlotte Ellis (Eng) (am), Anna Knutson (Swe), Silvia Cavalleri (Ita), Michele Thomson (Sco) 40-37.
78 Matia Maffuletti (Ita), Nina Reis (Swe), Jo Clingan (Eng), Margherita Rigon (Ita), Hazel Kavanagh (Ire), Simi Mehra (India), Dana Lacey (Aus), Lynn Kenny (Sco) 41-37, Tara Watters (Eng) (am), Marieke Nivard (Net) (am).
79 Emma Lyons, Danielle McVeigh (NIr) (am), Hannah Barwood (Eng) (am).
80 Martina Gillen (Ire), Pamela Pretswell (Sco) (am) 37-43.
81 Hannah Burke (Eng) (am), Katy McNicoll (Sco) (am) 39-42, Laura Gonzalez-Escallon (Bel) (am).
82 Felicity Johnson, Ellie Givens (Eng) (am), Sahra Hassan (Wal).
83 Rachel Connor (Eng) (am), Clare Queen (Sco) 39-44.
88 Kylie Walker (Sco) (am) 41-47.

Lucy Williams (Mid Herts), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) and Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie Ladies), the 2-1-3 in the Scottish Under-21 girls' open stroke-play championship at Nairn Dunbar Golf Club.

Complete list of prizewinners of the Scottish Under-21 girls' open stroke-play championship at Nairn Dunbar (supplied by Tournament Officer Fiona Farquharson, who also took the pictures):

Scottish Ladies Junior Champion 2009 - Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar): 70-76-74 for 220 (after second hole of a play-off against Lucy Williams). *Kelsey is pictured right with Menzies Trophy winner Jenna Birch.

Championship runner-up - Lucy Williams (Mid Herts): 75-70-75 for 200.

Third place - Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie Ladies): 73-76-75 for 224 (better last 6 holes).

Fourth place - Roseanne Niven (Crieff): 72-77-75 for 224.

Fifth place - Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth): 73-74-79 for 226.

Best Under-18 gross aggregate for Menzies Trophy - Jenna Birch (Royal Lytham & St Annes): 75-78-75 for 228.

Second place Under-18 gross aggregate - Sophie Alexander (Deeside): 80-84-82 for 246.

Best nett aggregate - Shannen McGuire (Canmore) 79-69-67 for 215.

ROUND 1 PRIZEWINNERS

Best U15 nett - Annabelle Brown (Nairn Dunbar) 70.

Best U18 nett - Alexis Hutton (Falkirk Tryst) 71 (bih).

Best U21 nett - Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth) 70.

Best scratch U15 - Sophie Alexander (Deeside) 80.

Best scratch U18 - Jenna Birch (Royal Lytham & St Annes) 75.

Best scratch U21 - Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 70.

ROUND 2 PRIZEWINNERS

Best U15 nett - Gail Wilson (Monifieth) 72 (bih).

Best U18 nett - Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride) 71.

Best U21 nett - Rebecca Wilson (Monfieth) 71.

Best scratch U15 - Shannen McGuire (Canmore) 82.

Best scratch U18 - Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 75.

Best scratch U21 - Lucy Williams (Mid Herts) 70.

ROUND 3 PRIZEWINNERS

Best U15 nett - Gail Wilson (Monifieth) 70.

Best U18 nett - Samantha Munro (Aberdour) 68.

Best U21 nett - Rachael Archibald (Merchants of Edinburgh) 71.

Best scratch U15 - Shannen McGuire (Canmore) 80.

Best scratch U18 - Jenna Birch (Royal Lytham & St Annes) 75.

Best scratch U21 - Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 74.

The CSS for all three rounds was 75.

Norfolk’s Amber Ratcliffe (13)

wins English U16 school title

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
Norfolk’s Amber Ratcliffe has won the English Under-16 schoolgirls’ championship at Northamptonshire County Golf Club with a seven-under par score for 36 holes and a new course record.
The 13-year-old from Royal Cromer, pictured competing in this year's Hacienda del Alamo Winter Festival in Spain, began her campaign with an eagle-birdie start and went on to complete the first round in eight-under par 67 – which knocked four shots off the course record.
She was one-over in the afternoon and won by four shots from Cheshire’s Bronte Law, who three-under par for the day.
“I can’t believe how well I played! It was awesome,” said Amber, who will now play for England in the annual schools’ international against Wales. The match takes place on August 24 at Fulford Heath, near Birmingham.
Leading final scores
Par 150 (2x75), CSS 75 74.
143 Amber Ratcliffe (Royal Cromer) 67 76.
147 Bronte Law (Bramhall) 74 73.
154 Ashley Cramond (The Warwickshire) 77 77.
156 Elizabeth Mallett (Sutton Coldfield Ladies) 82 74.
160 Lianna Bailey (Notts Ladies) 78 82.
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer

West Kilbride Girls' Open, Thursday, August 6

The entry deadline for the above tournament has been extended until Friday (July 31).
This new open is in three categories:

+ Pre handicap (The June Kerr Trophy)
+ Handicap (The Kandy Bar Cup)
+ Scratch (The Nancy Chisholm Trophy)

In addition there will be a short game challenge - including parents- and there will be a snack bar around the turn.

Entries accepted by email to wkjuniorgolf@live.co.uk Tee times from 10am

Scotland Vets' team for Bath named

Scotland team for the Veteran Ladies Jamboree for the Miller Stirling Trophy tournament at Bath Golf Club from August 4 to 6 is:

Heather Anderson - Northern
Lorna Bennett - Midlands
Fiona de Vries - Midlands
Helen Faulds - West
Fiona Hunter - East
Mary Smith - Highlands
Kathleen Sutherland - Northern
Moira Thomson - East

Reserve: Alex Glennie - West

Travelling supporting cast:
Captain Lynne Terry
Vice Captain Pamela Williamson,
President Isobel MacIntosh
Secretary Jean Lambert.

Scotland play England North on the Tuesday, England Midlands on the Wednesday and England South on the Thursday.
Scotland won the rain-hit tournament at Southerness Golf Club last year when the final day's play washed out and Scotland, the leaders after two days, were declared the winners.
Mary Smith (Tain) and Moira Thomson (North Berwick) take the place of May Hughes (Lanark) and Pamela Williamson (Baberton), now retired from international golf, compared with last year's line-up.

Vagliano Trophy photographs

Team Captains Mary McKenna and Macarena Campomanes surrounded by officials
and some of the players after the closing ceremony of the Vagliano Trophy
which the Continent of Europe won by 13 matches to 11.
Back row L to R: Leona Maguire, Tegwen Matthews, Mary McKenna, Macarena Campomanes,
Lally Segard, Marion Thannhauser, Barbara Eberhart, Danielle McVeigh
Front Row L to R: Marion Ricordeau, Laura Gonzalez-Escallon, Adriana Zwanck, Pia Halbig,
Sally Watson, Lisa Maguire

The photographs I took at the Vagliano Trophy match held at the Hamburger Golf Club, 24-25 July are on the LGU Flickr site

Japanese winner of Evian Masters after play-off

FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Japan’s Ai Miyazato won the Evian Masters with a birdie at the first hole of a sudden death play-off against Sweden’s Sophie Gustafson at Evian Masters Golf Club in France today.
After hitting her second shot into the bunker on the 477yd par-5 par 18th hole in the play-off, she rolled in a 3ft birdie putt to claim her first LPGA/Ladies European Tour victory.
The 24-year-old from Okinawa became the second Japanese winner of the Evian Masters 12 years after Hiromi Kobayashi won the event, also after a play-off, in 1997.
“I feel very happy at the moment. I was dreaming about this when I was young, so my dream has almost come true. I feel great,” said Miyazato, who earned a first prize of US$487,500, (€341,249.80).
“I didn’t watch the score board until the end of the final round. I was just trying to make birdies and I tried to control myself.”
Miyazato recorded rounds of 69, 66, 70 and 69 for a four-round total of 14-under-par 274. She sank a 10ft birdie putt on the 18th in regulation play to reach that score, before Gustafson tapped in for birdie to join her.
“I made a great birdie on the No. 2, and I feel really like confidence after that. So, I mean, I was really play good because I hit fairways, keep hitting the fairways, and I hit the greens. But I had so many good birdie chance too, but I couldn't make it. That makes me really pressure on myself. But I'm just trying to make me like really calm and stay in the present. That really worked,” she said, through an interpreter.
When Miyazato turned professional in 2003, the 5’2” pint-sized player was expected to take the world by storm, having already won the Miyagi TV Dunlop Ladies Golf Tournament as an amateur. Having sealed the inaugural Women’s World Cup of Golf in South Africa in 2005 with Rui Kitada, she won the LPGA’s qualifying tournament for 2006 by a record 12 strokes.
However it had taken her almost four years to earn her first LPGA victory, in her first ever play-off.
She explained via translation: “When I had a good success in Japan I was still very young. I was just going for it, not scared of anything. When I came to the States, I had to adjust to many things, like the culture, the language. Those things obviously played a huge part. I don't think the length of time that it took me to win was that important. I just feel that the four years that took me was very valuable.”
Gustafson, a winner of 22 events worldwide, carded a final round of 70. After her third shot to the green on the play-off hole landed 10 feet from the pin it sat in its own pitch mark, making it a tough birdie putt.
“I didn’t have the putter going today. I missed four putts from within four feet and that’s the difference from the past two days. Right now I’m very disappointed,” said the 35-year-old, who now lives in Florida. “Right now I’m not focusing on anything. I need to let this week sink in and I’ll go from there.”
South Korean Meena Lee shot the best round of the week, a seven-under 65 that took her into a tie for third with Cristie Kerr of the United States on 13-under. The 2008 champion, Helen Alfredsson of Sweden shot 70 and shared fifth on 11-under with the 2006 event winner Australian Karrie Webb and the 2005 victor Paula Creamer from the USA.
Welsh star Becky Brewerton, who held a share of the lead for the first three rounds, carded 76 and slipped back into a share of 13th place on eight-under, but the previous week’s Open de Espana champion was taking the positives from the experience.
“It was a different situation. I couldn’t hit a fairway and its hard work when you’re in the rough so much,” she said. “The week as a whole, I finished eight-under. That was my best score here by quite a long way and even today when things weren’t going well it could have been a lot worse.
“I kept my head and made some nice putts, especially on the front nine, to keep in it a little bit. It could easily have been different.”
Brewerton and the rest of the field will head to Royal Lytham and St. Annes for a completely different sort of test at next week’s Ricoh Women’s British Open, which is the final major championship of the season.
South Korean Jiyai Shin will defend the title against a quality field and the championship will be the final event where U.S. and European players can earn Solheim Cup points.

US Duramed Futures Tour Scoreboard
$90,000 USI CHAMPIONSHIP
Beaver Meadow, Concord, New Hampshire
FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
Misun Cho (Cheongju, South Korea) 68-68-70 - 206 $12,600
Paola Moreno (Cali, Colombia) 72-70-65 - 207 $5,926
Ashley Knoll (The Woodlands, Texas) 72-68-67 - 207 $5,926
Gerina Mendoza (Roswell, N.M.) 70-69-68 - 207 $5,926
Whitney Wade (Glasgow, Ky.) 69-69-69 - 207 $5,926
Pernilla Lindberg (Bollnas, Sweden) 72-72-64 - 208 $2,437
Mina Harigae (Monterey, Calif.) 68-71-69 - 208 $2,437
Samantha Richdale (Kelowna, British Columbia) 69-68-71 - 208 $2,437
ora Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 74-68-67 - 209 $1,612
Cindy LaCrosse (Tampa, Fla.) 73-67-69 - 209 $1,612
Jessica Shepley (Oakville, Ontario) 70-68-71 - 209 $1,612
Kathleen Ekey (Sharon Township, Ohio) 73-69-68 - 210 $1,334
Jennifer Song (Ann Arbor, Mich.) (am) 71-70-69 - 210
Danah Ford (Indianapolis, Ind.) 72-71-68 - 211 $1,015
Lehua Wise (Kauai, Hawaii) 69-73-69 - 211 $1,015
Noon Huachai (Bangkok, Thailand) 69-73-69 - 211 $1,015
Jennie Lee (Henderson, Nev.) 69-73-69 - 211 $1,015
Min Seo Kwak (Seoul, South Korea) 70-70-71 - 211 $1,015
Angela Oh (Maple Shade, N.J.) 74-66-71 - 211 $1,015
Ashley Prange (Noblesville, Ind.) 69-71-71 - 211 $1,015
Angela Buzminski (Oshawa, Ontario) 69-74-69 - 212 $780
Michaela Cavener (Ponca City, Okla.) 71-71-70 - 212 $780
Sarah Lynn Sargent (Greer, S.C.) 68-73-71 - 212 $780
Lili Alvarez (Durango, Mexico) 70-69-73 - 212 $780
Lisa Meldrum (Montreal, Quebec) 65-71-76 - 212 $780
Jean Reynolds (Newnan, Ga.) 73-71-69 - 213 $736
Song Yi Choi (Seoul, South Korea) 74-67-72 - 213 $736
Tanya Dergal (Durango, Mexico) 69-71-73 - 213 $736
Hannah Yun (Bradenton, Fla.) 73-70-71 - 214 $704
Laura Crawford (Lancaster, S.C.) 73-70-71 - 214 $704
Cindy Lee-Pridgen (Sabah, Malaysia) 75-69-70 - 214 $704
Alejandra Shaw (Vina Del Mar, Chile) 73-68-73 - 214 $704
Briana Vega (Andover, Mass.) 72-72-71 - 215 $665
Christine Song (Fullerton, Calif.) 70-72-73 - 215 $665
Seo-Jae Lee (Seoul, South Korea) 72-70-73 - 215 $665
Janice Olivencia (Caguas, Puerto Rico) 75-69-71 - 215 $665
Sae Hee Son (Seoul, South Korea) 71-70-74 - 215 $665
Stephanie Otteson (Wilson, N.C.) 70-70-75 - 215 $665
Mo Martin (Altadena, Calif.) 69-70-76 - 215 $665
Libby Smith (Essex Junction, Vt.) 72-71-73 - 216 $621
Sophia Sheridan (Guadalajara, Mexico) 73-71-72 - 216 $621
Kristie Smith (Perth, Australia) 73-70-73 - 216 $621
Sofie Andersson (Angelholm, Sweden) 72-71-73 - 216 $621
Kim Augusta (Rumford, R.I.) 74-70-72 - 216 $621
Tiffany Tavee (Tempe, Ariz.) 73-72-71 - 216 $621
Violeta Retamoza (Aguascalientes, Mexico) 73-72-71 - 216 $621
Perry Swenson (Charlotte, N.C.) 72-69-75 - 216 $621
Nontaya Srisawang (Chiang Mai, Thailand) 71-75-70 - 216 $621
Garrett Phillips (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 73-73-70 - 216 $621
Kelly Froelich (Raizeux, France) 69-74-74 - 217 $590
Devan Andersen (Guadalajara, Mexico) 69-74-74 - 217 $590
Kim Welch (Sacramento, Calif.) 72-71-74 - 217 $590
Jenny Suh (Fairfax, Va.) 71-74-72 - 217 $590
Jennifer Ackerson (Dallas, Texas) 69-75-74 - 218 $569
Blair Lamb (Flat Rock, N.C.) 72-73-73 - 218 $569
Mallory Hetzel (Summerville, S.C.) 70-75-73 - 218 $569
Dewi Claire Schreefel (Diepenveen, Netherland73-73-72 - 218 $569
Sunny Oh (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) 73-73-72 - 218 $569
Liz Janangelo (West Hartford, Conn.) 72-74-72 - 218 $569
Dana Bates (Thousand Palms, Calif.) 75-71-72 - 218 $569
Tzu-Chi Lin (Taichung, Taiwan) 71-74-74 - 219 $548
Alison Walshe (Westford, Mass.) 72-74-73 - 219 $548
Lori Atsedes (Ithaca, N.Y.) 71-75-73 - 219 $548
Sara Brown (Tucson, Ariz.) 71-75-73 - 219 $548
Michelle Jarman (Wilmington, N.C.) 72-74-73 - 219 $548
Jenny Gleason (Clearwater, Fla.) 72-73-76 - 221 $537
Carling Coffing (Middletown, Ohio) 74-71-76 - 221 $537
Lindsey Bergeon (Sarasota, Fla.) 71-75-75 - 221 $537
Lee Ann Walker-Cooper (Southport, N.C.) 71-73-78 - 222 $528
Malinda Johnson (Eau Claire, Wis.) 75-71-76 - 222 $528
Laura Shanahan Rowe (Bedford, N.H.) 76-70-76 - 222 $528
Courtney Mahon (Lee's Summit, Mo.) 71-75-77 - 223 $523
Lorraine Ballerano (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 70-74-83 - 227 $520

Ladies European Tour Scoreboard
EVIAN MASTERS
Evian Masteres Golf Club, Evian-les-Bains France
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
274 Ai Miyazato (Jpn) 69 66 70 69 (won at first playoff hole), Sophie Gustafson (Swe) 71 66 67 70
275 Meena Lee (Kor) 69 69 72 65, Cristie Kerr (USA) 70 68 67 70
277 Helen Alfredsson (Swe) 70 69 68 70, Paula Creamer (USA) 70 67 70 70, Karrie Webb (Aus) 69 69 68 71
278 Na Yeon Choi (Kor) 67 68 72 71, Yuko Mitsuka (Jpn) 71 66 71 70, In Kyung Kim (Kor) 67 69 68 74
279 Mi Jeong Jeon (Kor) 70 73 68 68, Song-Hee Kim 71 66 72 70
280 Ji-Hee Lee (Kor) 70 75 68 67, Brittany Lang (USA) 71 70 68 71, Se Ri Pak (Kor) 72 67 70 71, Becky Brewerton (Wal) 67 68 69 76
281 Momoko Ueda (Jpn) 69 75 68 69, Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 70 70 70 71, Stacy Lewis (USA) 71 67 71 72
282 Maria Hjorth (Swe) 70 70 73 69, Ji-Yai Shin (Kor) 72 70 71 69, Ji Young Oh (Kor) 68 73 69 72
283 Shiho Oyama (Jpn) 74 68 75 66, Karine Icher (Fra) 68 69 77 69, Lindsey Wright (Aus) 74 68 72 69, Michelle Wie (USA) 73 70 70 70
284 Brittany Lincicome (USA) 71 71 72 70, Eun Hee Ji (Kor) 73 70 68 73, Wendy Ward (USA) 68 71 70 75
285 Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 71 74 72 68, Hee-Kyung Seo (Kor) 71 71 74 69, Chie Arimura (Jpn) 73 72 72 68, Rachel Hetherington (Aus) 70 74 71 70, Catriona Matthew (Sco) 74 72 69 70, Erina Hara (Jpn) 73 71 70 71, Natalie Gulbis (USA) 71 72 71 71, Jin Joo Hong (Kor) 70 71 72 72, Rebecca Hudson (Eng) 71 71 71 72, Hee Won Han (Kor) 73 71 68 73
286 Karen Stupples (Eng) 68 72 75 71, Pat Hurst (USA) 70 71 74 71, Kristy McPherson (USA) 72 68 74 72, Lorena Ochoa (Mex) 75 69 69 73
287 Katherine Hull (Aus) 74 72 74 67, Laura Davies (Eng) 71 73 75 68, Leta Lindley (USA) 72 72 72 71
288 Giulia Sergas (Ita) 75 72 72 69, Tania Elosegui (Spa) 73 70 74 71, Sun Young Yoo (Kor) 71 73 72 72, Suzann Pettersen (Nor) 72 71 72 73, Jee Young Lee (Kor) 71 72 72 73
289 Angela Stanford (USA) 75 71 74 69, Teresa Lu (Tpe) 73 72 74 70, Seon Hwa Lee (Kor) 69 74 73 73, Morgan Pressel (USA) 70 70 75 74, Diana Luna (Ita) 70 72 72 75, Amy Yang (Kor) 74 71 68 76
290 Jeong Jang (Kor) 72 73 75 70, Juli Inkster (USA) 74 72 73 71, In-Bee Park (Kor) 72 73 72 73
291 Hee Young Park (Kor) 73 69 76 73, Candie Kung (Tai) 70 74 71 76
292 Jane Park (USA) 75 71 80 66
293 Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 74 72 76 71, Yani Tseng (Tpe) 75 72 74 72, Anja Monke (Ger) 71 74 72 76
294 Anne-Lise Caudal (Fra) 75 70 74 75, Michele Redman (USA) 70 72 75 77
295 Caroline Rominger (Swi) 73 74 75 73
296 Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 74 72 78 72
298 Mika Miyazato (Jpn) 71 76 77 74
299 Shi Hyun Ahn (Kor) 75 71 72 81
301 Maria Verchenova (Rus) 73 74 77 77, Melissa Reid (Eng) 75 72 77 77

Picture caption: Martin Duncan, overall winner of the North of Scotland Junior Open,with Lt. Commander Gary Farmer of the Royal Navy.

Local knowledge pays off

for Martin Duncan at

North Junior Open

Home course player Martin Duncan won the boys' section of the North of Scotland Junior Open at Loch Ness golf course, Castle Heather, Inverness today.
The tournamentsuffered at the hands of the weather early on but with the sun breaking through late morning all players benefited and some excellent scoring was the result. Michael Manson from Fortrose was an early starter and was out in the worst of the rain but still managed a four-over-par 74 which was good enough to take the Tulloch Homes Trophy for the best scratch score on the day.
Annabel Brown from Nairn Dunbar, a regular competitor in the event, got her hands on the Cystic Fibrosis Shield, presented to the best girl for the first time with a net 72.
It was left to home player Martin Duncan to take the top honours with a net 59 off a handicap of 23. He too was in action when most of the rain was following and a gross 82 was a very good effort
Lieutenant Commander Farmer said "We have been involved with this event for many years and I have been fortunate to attend several times and it always impresses me how these people can adapt and score so well.
"Each year another one pops up to take the prize and in the following years we continue to see their names featuring. This is an event that the Royal Navy see great value in and we will continue to support it for as long as possible"
LEADING SCORES
Players from host club unless stated
CSS 70
Scratch
74 M Manson (Fortrose).
75 Greg Forsyth
76 E Donaldson (Craigielaw).
Handicap
Class 1
67 C Black (9).
68 K MacKay (13).
73 E Reid (Inverness) (10).
Class 2
59 M Duncan (23).
65 K Rorison (18).
68 R Carpenter (28).
Class 3
75 R Fraser (36).
78 R Franssen (29).
95 L Dunbar (Muir of Ord) (36).
Best Girl - A Brown Nairn Dunbar (16) 72.

Deeside's Jamie Pryde leads the way

over Silverburn with 43 points

By MURRAY CARNIE
Paul Lawrie Foundation competitions organiser
Fifty-three players teed it up for the Stableford event over the Royal Aberdeen Silverburn course today under very wet and windy conditions. Due to the severe conditions for the early starters only half the field completed their round and the competition is reduction only for handicap purposes.
With only two scoring events left for the season it was Jamie Pryde (Deeside) who registered his first Order of Merit victory with 43 points.
Jason Banks (Oldmeldrum) finished in second place with 42 and Kiran Nolan (Kemnay) came third with 41.
A big thanks must be given to Aberdeen Ladies for allowing us so many tee times for the event and all the help that Alan Joss and his helpers gave us over the last month in organising such a big event.
The next Stableford event is at Aboyne where we have only a few tee times left.

RESULTS.
PAR – 64
SSS – 61
CSS – 60
1 JAMIE PRYDE (Deeside) 43pt
2 JASON BANKS (Oldmeldrum) 42pt
3 KIRAN NOLAN 40pt (Kemnay)(bih)
4 STEVEN SINGER 40pt (T) (bih)
5 PAUL MORGAN 40pt (Portlethen) (bih)

Other scores:
E MOORE 40, G COLLERAN 39, J MAHON 39, C LAWRIE 39, G CARRELL 39, S RAMAGE 37, J POLSON 36, K TAYLOR 36, M CARRELL 36, M ADAM 35, C OGG 35, G ELRICK 34 C BOYLE 33, E ROBERTSON 33, C SUTHERLAND 32, K SPENCE 29, D SMITH 26, C PRUDENCE 26.

US Duramed Futures Tour Scoreboard
$90,000 USI Championship
Beaver Meadows, Concord, New Hampshire.
SECOND ROUND TOTALS (completed)
Par 144 (2x72), 6260yd
Misun Cho (Cheongju, South Korea) 68-68 - 136
Lisa Meldrum (Montreal, Quebec) 65-71 - 136
Samantha Richdale (Kelowna, British Columbia) 69-68 - 137
Whitney Wade (Glasgow, Ky.) 69-69 - 138
Jessica Shepley (Oakville, Ontario) 70-68 - 138
Mo Martin (Altadena, Calif.) 69-70 - 139
Gerina Mendoza (Roswell, N.M.) 70-69 - 139
Lili Alvarez (Durango, Mexico) 70-69 - 139
Mina Harigae (Monterey, Calif.) 68-71 - 139
Ashley Prange (Noblesville, Ind.) 69-71 - 140
Ashley Knoll (The Woodlands, Texas) 72-68 - 140
Tanya Dergal (Durango, Mexico) 69-71 - 140
Angela Oh (Maple Shade, N.J.) 74-66 - 140
Cindy LaCrosse (Tampa, Fla.) 73-67 - 140
Stephanie Otteson (Wilson, N.C.) 70-70 - 140
Min Seo Kwak (Seoul, South Korea) 70-70 - 140
Sarah Lynn Sargent (Greer, S.C.) 68-73 - 141
Perry Swenson (Charlotte, N.C.) 72-69 - 141
Alejandra Shaw (Vina Del Mar, Chile) 73-68 - 141
Sae Hee Son (Seoul, South Korea) 71-70 - 141
Song Yi Choi (Seoul, South Korea) 74-67 - 141
Jennifer Song (a) (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 71-70 - 141
Paola Moreno (Cali, Colombia) 72-70 - 142
Jennie Lee (Henderson, Nev.) 69-73 - 142
Noon Huachai (Bangkok, Thailand) 69-73 - 142
Kathleen Ekey (Sharon Township, Ohio) 73-69 - 142
Yoora Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 74-68 - 142
Seo-Jae Lee (Seoul, South Korea) 72-70 - 142
Christine Song (Fullerton, Calif.) 70-72 - 142
Lehua Wise (Kauai, Hawaii) 69-73 - 142
Michaela Cavener (Ponca City, Okla.) 71-71 - 142
Sofie Andersson (Angelholm, Sweden) 72-71 - 143
Kristie Smith (Perth, Australia) 73-70 - 143
Angela Buzminski (Oshawa, Ontario) 69-74 - 143
Kim Welch (Sacramento, Calif.) 72-71 - 143
Laura Crawford (Lancaster, S.C.) 73-70 - 143
Kelly Froelich (Raizeux, France) 69-74 - 143
Libby Smith (Essex Junction, Vt.) 72-71 - 143
Hannah Yun (Bradenton, Fla.) 73-70 - 143
Devan Andersen (Guadalajara, Mexico) 69-74 - 143
Danah Ford (Indianapolis, Ind.) 72-71 - 143
Jean Reynolds (Newnan, Ga.) 73-71 - 144
Sophia Sheridan (Guadalajara, Mexico) 73-71 - 144
Lee Ann Walker-Cooper (Southport, N.C.) 71-73 - 144
Briana Vega (Andover, Mass.) 72-72 - 144
Jennifer Ackerson (Dallas, Texas) 69-75 - 144
Pernilla Lindberg (Bollnas, Sweden) 72-72 - 144
Janice Olivencia (Caguas, Puerto Rico) 75-69 - 144
Cindy Lee-Pridgen (Sabah, Malaysia) 75-69 - 144
Lorraine Ballerano (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 70-74 - 144
Kim Augusta (Rumford, R.I.) 74-70 - 144
Blair Lamb (Flat Rock, N.C.) 72-73 - 145
Jenny Suh (Fairfax, Va.) 71-74 - 145
Jenny Gleason (Clearwater, Fla.) 72-73 - 145
Tiffany Tavee (Tempe, Ariz.) 73-72 - 145
Violeta Retamoza (Aguascalientes, Mexico) 73-72 - 145
Tzu-Chi Lin (Taichung, Taiwan) 71-74 - 145
Mallory Hetzel (Summerville, S.C.) 70-75 - 145
Carling Coffing (Middletown, Ohio) 74-71 - 145
Malinda Johnson (Eau Claire, Wis.) 75-71 - 146
Alison Walshe (Westford, Mass.) 72-74 - 146
Dewi Claire Schreefel (Diepenveen, Netherland 73-73 - 146
Lindsey Bergeon (Sarasota, Fla.) 71-75 - 146
Nontaya Srisawang (Chiang Mai, Thailand) 71-75 - 146
Lori Atsedes (Ithaca, N.Y.) 71-75 - 146
Sunny Oh (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) 73-73 - 146
Sara Brown (Tucson, Ariz.) 71-75 - 146
Laura Shanahan Rowe (Bedford, N.H.) 76-70 - 146
Courtney Mahon (Lee's Summit, Mo.) 71-75 - 146
Liz Janangelo (West Hartford, Conn.) 72-74 - 146
Dana Bates (Thousand Palms, Calif.) 75-71 - 146
Michelle Jarman (Wilmington, N.C.) 72-74 - 146
Garrett Phillips (St Simons Island, Ga.) 73-73 - 146
MISSED THE CUT
Onnarin Sattayabanphot (Bangkok, Thailand) 71-76 - 147
Amanda Mathis (Opelousas, La.) 74-73 - 147
Molly Birmingham (Cornelius, N.C.) 75-72 - 147
Susan Nam (Edmonton, Alberta) 71-76 - 147
Jessica Carafiello (Coral Springs, Fla.) 76-71 - 147
Lene Krog (Lier, Norway) 73-74 - 147
Tiffany Joh (San Diego, Calif.) 75-72 - 147
Amanda Costner (Claremore, Okla.) 73-74 - 147
Nicole Jeray (Berwyn, Ill.) 72-75 - 147
Benedikte Grotvedt (Nesbru, Norway) 75-73 - 148
Hannah Jun (San Diego, Calif.) 75-73 - 148
Whitney Myers (York, Pa.) 73-75 - 148
Su A Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 77-71 - 148
Jane Chin (Mission Viejo, Calif.) 76-72 - 148
Kelly Lagedrost (Brooksville, Fla.) 75-73 - 148
Hwanhee Lee (Las Vegas, Nev.) 74-74 - 148
Christi Cano (San Antonio, Texas) 77-71 - 148
Stephanie Kim (a) (Orlando, Fla.) 73-75 - 148
Gina Umeck (Redlands, Calif.) 75-73 - 148
Elena Kurokawa (Redondo Beach, Calif.) 72-76 - 148
Rachel Bailey (Faulconbridge, Australia) 74-74 - 148
Mayule Tomimbang (Kissimmee, Fla.) 78-70 - 148
Susannah Aboff (Huntington, N.Y.) 75-73 - 148
Marcela Leon (Monterrey, Mexico) 73-75 - 148
Jessica Yadloczky (a) (Casselberry, Fla.) 76-72 - 148
Brandi Jackson (Greenville, S.C.) 74-74 - 148
Ashley Grier (Hagerstown, Md.) 74-74 - 148
Pornanong Phatlum (Chaiyaphum, Thailand) 76-73 - 149
Christina Jones (Jensen Beach, Fla.) 76-73 - 149
Sarah Olsen (Grosse Ile, Mich.) 73-76 - 149
Lisa Ferrero (Lodi, Calif.) 75-74 - 149
Maria Laura Elvira (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 74-75 - 149
Caroline Larsson (Stockholm, Sweden) 73-76 - 149
Brenda McLarnon (Belfast, Ireland) 73-76 - 149
Katrina Leckovic (Burnaby, British Columbia) 77-73 - 150
Christine Boucher (Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) 75-75 - 150
Virada Nirapathpongporn (Bangkok, Thailand) 78-72 - 150
Maggie Simons (Raleigh, N.C.) 75-75 - 150
Kimberly Goedecke (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) 77-73 - 150
Stephanie Oukeo (Paris, France) 74-76 - 150
Jasi Acharya (Columbus, Mont.) 69-81 - 150
Moon Su (Incheon, South Korea) 72-78 - 150
Aimee Cho (Orlando, Fla.) 69-81 - 150
Janell Howland (Boise, Idaho) 75-75 - 150
Selanee Henderson (Apple Valley, Calif.) 74-77 - 151
Sin Ah Ham (Seoul, South Korea) 73-78 - 151
Taya Battistella (Bend, Ore.) 75-76 - 151
Priscilla Duffield (Gold Coast, Australia) 77-74 - 151
Nicole Hage (Coral Springs, Fla.) 76-76 - 152
Christine Cho (Kent, Wash.) 76-76 - 152
Stephanie George (Myerstown, Pa.) 75-77 - 152
Praewnapa Phol-Uayporn (Bangkok, Thailand) 74-78 - 152
Camila Mori (Santiago, Chile) 74-78 - 152
Meghan Little (Sturgis, S.D.) 78-74 - 152
Melissa Eaton (Port Shepstone, South Africa) 77-75 - 152
Esther Choe (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 77-76 - 153
Jae Oh (Je Ju, South Korea) 76-77 - 153
Nara Shin (a) (Avon, Conn.) 78-75 - 153
Lynn Valentine (East Lyme, Conn.) 76-78 - 154
Carmen Bandea (Atlanta, Ga.) 75-79 - 154
Gemma Webster (Glasgow, Scotland) 77-77 - 154
Natalie Sheary (a) (West Hartford, Conn.) 82-72 - 154
Mary Moan (New Haven, Conn.) 79-75 - 154
Stephanie Connelly (Pasadena, Md.) 81-74 - 155
Lauren Doughtie (Suffolk, Va.) 79-76 - 155
Lucy Nunn (Lawton, Okla.) 80-75 - 155
Sam White (Potomac, Md.) 80-76 - 156
Kylene Pulley (Kokomo, Ind.) 81-75 - 156
Kelly Jacques (Longmont, Colo.) 76-83 - 159
Madeleine Holmblad (Stockholm, Sweden) 80-80 - 160
Tracy Martin (a) (Tyngsboro, Mass.) 77-83 - 160

Rachael Livingstone turns pro

under PGA training scheme


Last year's Midlothian women's county champion Rachael Livingstone has been accepted on to the PGA's foundation degree course at the end of which she will be a qualified PGA professional.
Rachael, 21, will be trained as an assistant pro at Musselburgh Golf Club, Monktonhall, under Fraser Mann and Norman Huguet.
She has just completed an HND in sports coaching at Edinburgh's Telford College and says she is looking forward to the PGA degree course which is run by Birmingham University.
"The only disappointment," said Rachael," is not being able to play amateur golf. I miss the competition and meeting friends at tournaments."
She will start playing in some professional competitions next year.
"I would like to thank Berth and Lionel Freedman and everyone at Musselburgh Old Course for getting me started in competitive golf as a girl. Also Karyn Dallas, Colin Brooks and all the other coaches I've worked with.
"Everyone at Midlothian Ladies Golfing Association has been so supportive. Also mum, dad's sister Clare and my greatest fans, my grandparents."
Rachael, pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency, reached the final of the Scottish Under-18 girls match-play championship in 2006 at Peebles where she lost 3 and 2 to Roseanne Niven.
She won the Midlothian women's county championship in 2008, having been a member of the Scottish title-winning Midlothian team in 2007.
Rachael was also a member of the Scotland team that won the girls' home internationals title in 2006.