Elaine Farqharson and Shannon McWilliam |
Aboyne Golf Club member Shannon McWilliam, finished eighth in a field of 32 final-day qualifiers at the South American women's amateur golf championship at Santiago, Chile today (Sunday).
The Curtis Cup player had ever-improving scores of 74, 73, 72 and 71 for a two-over-par aggregate of 290.
Connie Jaffrey, winner of the Scottish women's amateur championship at Royal Aberdeen last year, finished joint 16th with scores of 75, 74, 74 and 72 for seven-over 295.
Paraguay players finished first and second with Maria Escauriza winning by eight strokes with a 12-under par total of 276 which was made up of four sub-par rounds.
A classy effort.
SOUTH AMERICAN WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Los Leones Golf Club, Santiago, Chile
Leading final totals
par 288 (4x72)
276 M F Escauriza (Paraguay) 69 71 68 68
284 S Garcia (Paraguay) 77 70 68 69
286 M J Bottorquez (Argentina) 75 71 72 69.
SELECTED TOTALS
290 S McWilliam (Sco) 74 73 72 71 (8th)
295 C Jaffrey (Sco) 75 74 74 72 (T16)
297 G Blackman (Eng) 73 74 77 73 (T20)
308 B Morris (Wal) 74 81 73 80 (T
A classy effort.
SOUTH AMERICAN WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Los Leones Golf Club, Santiago, Chile
Leading final totals
par 288 (4x72)
276 M F Escauriza (Paraguay) 69 71 68 68
284 S Garcia (Paraguay) 77 70 68 69
286 M J Bottorquez (Argentina) 75 71 72 69.
SELECTED TOTALS
290 S McWilliam (Sco) 74 73 72 71 (8th)
295 C Jaffrey (Sco) 75 74 74 72 (T16)
297 G Blackman (Eng) 73 74 77 73 (T20)
308 B Morris (Wal) 74 81 73 80 (T