BRITISH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Malone Golf Club, nr Belfast
LEADING SCORES:
Par 288 (4 x 72) CSS 76-76
288 R Niven (Crieff) 75 74 71 68, K Walker (Buchanan Castle) 71 75 73 69 (play-off in progress).290 T Delaney (Carlow) 77 69 72 72, S Hassan (Vale of Glamorgan) 72 71 74 73.
291 M Ricordeau (Fra) 75 73 72 71.
Other Scottish Scores:
301 C Booth (Comrie) 74 77 74 76, P Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 77 74 74 76,
Scottish international Roseanne Niven posted the clubhouse target of level par 288 in the Ladies British open amateur championship at Malone Golf Club near Belfast.The 19-year-old from the Perthshire village of Tiverton, beaten semi-finalist in the British women's open amateur championship at North Berwick in June, shot five under par for the second 36 holes of the tournament.She had a one-under-par 71 in the third round and then signed off with a 68, the lowest score so far in the championship.
West of Scotland's Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) who had a 73 in the morning round, achieved the second hole in one of the championship when she aced the 132 yard 15th hole.
She then had 7 birdies, 7 pars and 4 bogeys in her 3 under par 69 in this afternoons round to be joint leaders at the close pf play. ---
Roseanne won the play off at the 1st extra hole
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