Saturday 29 August 2009

Kylie is Runner Up in the European Amateur Championship

Kylie WALKER - cLICK TO ENLARGE The three medal winners, left to right, Larsson, Hedwall and Walker -- FROM COLIN FARQUHARSON (Cal Carson Golf Agency)

Buchanan Castle's Kylie Walker and Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle),both Great Britain & Ireland team internationals, finished second and joint fourth respectively in the European women's amateur golf championship at Falsterbo Golf Club, Sweden today (Saturday).
In very windy conditions, Caroline Hedwall (Sweden) won by 10 strokes with a 75 for one-over-par 285.
Kylie Walker returned a 78 for 295 and Sweden's Louise Larsson a 74 for 296.
Pamela Pretswell, the halfway leader after a second-round 69, finished with a 75 for 297, the same total as Northern Ireland's Danielle McVeigh who signed off with a 77. Danielle won the British women's open amateur stroke-play championship at Royal Aberdeen in her last tournament before the European.
Only one player matched the par of 72 on the last day.

LEADING SCORES:
1 Caroline Hedwall SWEDEN 70 74 66 75 --- 285
2 Kylie Walker SCOTLAND 70 76 71 78 --- 295
3 Louise Larsson SWEDEN 70 78 74 74 --- 296
4 Marieke Nivard HOLLAND 74 75 74 74 --- 297
Pamela Pretswell SCOTLAND 73 69 80 75 --- 297
Danielle McVeigh IRELAND 70 75 75 77 --- 297

To see some more photos of Kylie Click on the this Link and then go to the Prize Ceremony