Curtis Cup amateur Pamela Pretswell more than justified her decision not to play in this week's Scottish women's amateur championship at Tain by winning the Ljungbyheds Park Women's Open, a Ladies European Tour developmental circuit 54-hole event in Sweden today (Friday).
The Hamilton-based, 22-year-old Bothwell Castle GC member is playing with and amongst female professionals on a regular basis with the objective of raising her game to the standard require to gain pass marks at the LET Qualifying School next January.
Pamela, who will be playing for GB and I against the United States in next month's Curtis Cup match at The Nairn, failed to make it at this year's Q School.
She shot rounds of 73, 72 and a great final score of four-under-par 67 for a one-under-par total of 212 and a two-stroke victory in Sweden.
Swedish amateur Isabella Deilert (69-73-72) finished second on 214.
Carnoustie's Kate McNicoll finished joint 31 on 10-over-par 223 with scores of 72-78-73.
Ayrshire's Pamela Feggans totalled 226 for 38th place with scores of 74-76-77.
It's been a good week for the selectors of the GB and I Curtis Cup team. On Thursday, Kelly Tidy, one of their team of eight, won the English women's amateur championship. Now Pretswell has endorsed her selection too.
LJUNGBYHED PARKS WOMEN'S OPEN
Ljungbyheds GC, Sweden
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 213 (3x71)
212 Pamela Pretswell (Sco) (am) 73 72 67.
214 Isabella Deilert (Swe) (am) 69 73 72
216 Linnea Strom (Swe) (am) 77 71 68, Nanna Koertz Madsen (Den) 73 74 69.
SELECTED TOTALS
219 Tara Delaney (Ire) 72 76 71 (T10)
222 Rachel Bell (Eng) 71 78 73, Anna Scott (Eng( 75 71 76 (T26)
223 Katy McNicoll (Sco) 72 78 73 (T31)
226 Pamela Feggans (Sco) 74 76 77 (38th).
