Four Scots - Lynn Kenny (Archerfield Links), Claire Queen (Carrick at Loch Lomond), Heather MacRae (Gleneagles) and Nairn Dunbar amateur Kelsey MacDonald - were among the 30 qualifiers at today's (Monday) Ricoh Women's British Open pre-qualifying competition over 18 holes at The Berkshire Golf Club.
Kenny and Queen shot one-over-par 73s in a blustery wind, MacRae and MacDonald made it on the limit mark of 74.
Kenny (37-36) had double bogeys at the short first and 12th but compensated with birdies at the long sixth, seventh, 11th, long 16th and 17th.
Queen (35-38) also had two double bogeys, at the short first and short 10th but an eagle 3 at the sixth and birdies at the second, seventh and 16th carried her through.
MacDonald (37-37) had birdies at the long third and long 11th.
MacRae (37-37) had two birdies and three bogeys in her first seven holes but settled to cover the last 11 holes with 10 pars and a bogey at the 15th.
Scots who missed out were Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie) and Pamela Feggans (Patna, Ayrshire) on 77, amateur Laura Murray (Alford) on 78 and Vikkie Laing (Musselburgh) on 79.
Scottish women's amateur champion Murray did "an Adam Scott."
She was out in 35 and only one over par with five to play ... but she ran up a triple bogey 7 at the 14th and a double bogey 6 at the 18th to miss out by four.
US-based Janice Moodie - a surprise name among the entries - did not show up.
Seventeen-year-old Lancashire lass Emily Taylor (Hillside), the English girls champion and winner of the Under-18s title at last week's British women's open amateur stroke-play at Shandon Park, Belfast, was the leading qualifier with a five-under-par 67.
The final qualifying competition will be at Caldy Golf Club on the Wirral, not far away from the championship venue of Royal Liverpool Golf Club's Hoylake links, on Monday, September 10, four days before the women's pro major starts.
QUALIFIERS Par 72
67 Emily Taylor (Hillside) (am)
68 Tania Elosegui (Spa).
70 Lisa Sorensen (Den)
71 Hannah Ralph (Eng)
72 Perrine Delacour (Fra) (am), Charlotte Ellis (Eng), Martina Migliori (Ita), Ashleigh Greenham (Eng) (am), Monja Maetzler (Swi) (am), Rachel Bell (Eng), Nicole Whitmore (Eng) (am), Charlotte Leathem (Eng) (am)
73 Lynn Kenny (Archerfield Links), Viva Schlasberg (Sw), Aiko Ueno (Jap), Jin Yan (China (Am), Charlotte Thompson (Eng) (am), Becky Harries (Haverfordwest) (am), Clare Queen (Carrick at Loch Lomond), Henrietta Zuel (Eng), Charlotte Wild (Mere) (am), Lynnette Brooky (NZ), Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies) (am), Chloe Williams (Wrexham) (am), Charlie Douglass (Eng).
74 Laure Sibille (Fra), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) (am), Kimberly Crooks (Eng), Heather MacRae (Gleneagles), Sophie Sandolo (Ita).
SCOTS WHO MISSED THE CUT 77 Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie), Pamela Feggans (Patna, Ayrshire).
78 Laura Murray (Alford)
79 Vikki Laing (Musselburgh).
No show - Janice Moodie.
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