PAMELA PRETSWELL .. Two wins while Curtis Cup team rivals lost. Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Hamilton's Pamela Pretswell, No 66 in the latest Women's World Amaeur Rankings list, is the only British player through to the quarter-finals of the Spanish women's amateur international golf championship at El Valle Golf Club, Murcia.
In this morning's first round, Bothwell Castle GC member Pamela, 11th of the 32 match-play qualifiers, beat Emilee Taylor from Lincolnshire by 2 and 1. The Curtis Cup Scot, a former Swiss amateur championship winner, followed up her win over Emilee by beating Quirine Eijkenboom (Germany) by two holes.
Charley Hull (Woburn), the No 2 seed who has gone up one place to No 8 in the World Amateur Rankings this week, lost by 3 and 1 in the second round to Emily Pentilla (Finland). The surprise defeat of the Spanish No 1 seed in the morning by the last of the 32 qualifiers, made Charley, on paper at least, the title favourite but she was mastered by her Finnish opponent.
Curtis Cup team contenders Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) (WAGR No 32) and Amy Boulden (Conwy) (WAGR No 40) - they are going to Nairn later this month for the three-day selection trial (as is Pamela Pretswell), lost their first-round ties.
English Under-15 girls champion Gabriella Cowley (West Essex) and Chloe Williams (Wrexham) went out in the second round.
SECOND-ROUND RESULTS
Top half of draw
A Olarra (Spain) beat A Provot (France) at 19th.
K Lampert (Germany) beat A Sanjuan (Spain) 1 hole.
C Boutier (France) beat G Cowley (England) 2 and 1.
O Hullert (Norway) beat C Williams (Wales) 1 hole.
Bottom half of draw
S Banon (Spain) beat T Caballer (Spain) 4 and 3.
P Pretswell (Scotland) beat Q Eijenboom (Germany) 2 holes.
I Nieuwenhuis (Netherlands) beat H Lee (Spain) 1 hole.
E Pentilla (Finland) beat C Hull (England) 3 and 1.
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