Hannah Darling finishes tied 5th in the European ladies Championships

Hannah Darling with Chloé Salort at the tee off -- Photo courtesy of EGA

England's Alice Hewson has won the 2019 European Ladies' Amateur Championship at Parkstone Golf Club play-off on the 5th extra hole.

Hannah Darling had a triple and double bogey in the inward half to finish her chances of picking up the title  and finished tied in 5th place. 

Shannon McWilliam finished 56th

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Scots Hazel and Shannon finish 3rd and 4th in Ireland

Team Winners - Chloe Goadby, Hazel MacGarvie and Shannon McWilliam

​it was a case of history repeating itself today at Co. Louth Golf Club as Lily May Humphreys captured the Irish Women’s Open Stroke Play Championship on Sunday just seven days after securing the Welsh Women’s Open Stroke Play at Royal St. David’s. Just 12 months ago the same feat was achieved by Hannah McCook (Scotland) who now competes on the Ladies European Access Tour. 

Humphreys began the day with a three shot lead over Hazel MacGarvie (Scotland) and has her tee time approached, conditions determined the strategy for the day.

“The aim today was to try and just make my pars and take opportunities for birdies when they came – I knew the opportunities weren’t going to be many given the wind so it was about not giving shots away. I did a pretty good job of that on the front nine  - I hit three greens and was only one over par so I was quite impressed with myself! I hit eight greens on the back nine which helped settle me and it was a lot less stressful coming in.”

A one-under 73 final round was good for a six shot advantage over Romy Meekers (NED) who finishes runner-up for the second consecutive year. 

While conditions proved challenge for some, the best score of the day came from Shannon McWilliam (Scotland), who finished fourth overall with a final round of  72.

Hazel MacGarvie finished in 3rd place and with Chloe Goadby 
Scotland won the team award. -- See results below

Team - Leaderboard -- Click to enlarge

Scottish Scorers
3rd; Hazel MacGarvie (Troon ) - 71,71,77 - 219

4th: Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) - 74, 74, 72 - 220

T8 : Chloe Goadby  - 71, 75, 79 - 225

T14: Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 71, 76, 80 - 225

T17: Alison Muirhead  - 74, 78, 78  - 230

T21: Lorna McClymont (Milngavie) 78, 77,76 - 231

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LORNA MCCLYMONT WINS THE R&A FOUNDATION SCHOLARS TOURNAMENT AT ST ANDREWS

Aled Greville and Lorna McClymont - Photo courtesy of the R&A

Scotland’s Lorna McClymont and Welshman Aled Greville produced impressive final round displays to claim success in The R&A Foundation Scholars Tournament in St Andrews. 

While McClymont held her nerve to defeat countrywoman Chloe Goadby at the second extra hole of a play-off and win the women’s event, Greville surged through the men’s field with a closing 65 on his first ever round on the Old Course. 

McClymont (Milngavie) representing nearby SRUC Elmwood, and University of Birmingham student Greville came out on top in the two-day World Amateur Golf Ranking™ counting event, featuring 60 men and women students representing 24 universities from across the world. 

By virtue of their respective victories, both players achieved automatic spots in the International Team to face the United States of America in the 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup match being played at Alotian, Arkansas from Friday 7 to Sunday 9 June. 

Biggest ever win McClymont shared the overnight lead with Goadby (University of Stirling and a local member at St Regulus Ladies) after the opening 36 holes over the Eden Course and they couldn’t be separated after three-under-par rounds of 73 on the Old Course to post eight-under-par totals. 

It was McClymont, 18, who went on to achieve the biggest win of her career to date, making an up and down from the Valley of Sin at the 18th, the second hole of overtime, while Goadby bogeyed. 

She said, “It feels amazing, I’m struggling for words. I knew it would be tight the whole way around, with Nicola (Slater) as well, as she had a good front nine. 
 “I just tried to enjoy the play-off and thankfully managed to get up and down on the last. I’m in the Scottish Golf Academy and hope to keep progressing.” 

 Sparkling golf Jasmine MacKintosh (Robert Gordon University) and Nicola Slater (University of Stirling) shared third place on six-under-par.

WOMEN
Par 222 (Eden Course x 2, Old Course x 1)
214 L McClymont (Milngavie) 72 69 73, C Goadby (St Regulus Ladies) 70 71 73 (play-off)
216 J Mackintosh (Hazlehead) 74 68 74, N Slater (Lindrick) 71 71 74
219 P Brown (Worthing) 73 71 75, EM Laws (Norway) 69 73 77
220 C Casey (Hermitage) 73 74 73
221 H MacGarvie (Royal Troon) 75 70 76
225 E Toy (Carlyon Bay) 75 74 75
226 L Van Veggel (Maastricht) 78 70 78
227 R Thompson (Cork) 81 72 74, K Napoleaova (Pysely) 73 76 78
230 B-J Smith(Woodhall Spa) 74 76 80, M Dowling (Lucan) 73 76 81
231 F Clark (S Staffs) 78 75 78.

SELECTED TOTALS
238 J Rankine (Haggs Castle) 82 82 74
250 M M Richmond (Strathaven) 82 76 92

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EILIDH BRIGGS IS LEADING SCOT IN THE LEVERET TROPHY AT FORMBY

Eilidh Briggs

Emily Slater (Cog Magog GC) won the Leveret Trophy at Formby Ladies yesterday. 

Renfrewshire County Champion Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) was the top Scot who tied in 7th position. 

Gemma Batty(West Linton), Louise Duncan (West Kilbride) and Lorna McClymont (Milngavie) finished in 13th, 18th and 20th position respectively.

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SHANNON MCWILLIAM - THE ONLY SCOT TO MAKE THE SPANISH AMATEUR GOLF MATCHPLAY STAGES

Shannon McWilliam pictured with Curtis Cup Captain Elaine Farquharson Black

Aboyne's Shannon McWilliam, pictured, improved on her first round by 10 strokes with a brilliant, seven-birdie round of 65 to be the only Scottish qualifier for the match-play stages of the Spanish women's international amateur golf championship at Zaudin Golf Club, Seville. Curtis Cup international. 

McWilliam, whose only bogey came at the ninth, birdied the fourth, fifth, seventh, eighth, 12th, 14th and 16th in halves of 33 and 32 to advance in joint ninth place with an aggregate of 140 of the 32 match-play qualifiers. 

Fellow Scots Connie Jaffrey (74-75 for 149), Hannah Darling (71-78 for 149) and Chloe Goadby (74-77 for 151) all failed to make the cut-off mark of 145. 

France's Pauline Roussin Bouchard was the leading qualifier with scores of 69 and 64 for 133.

IRISH GOLF HAVE VOTED FOR ONE GOVERNING BODY

Mary McKenna MBE, Lady Captain Grainne Synnott, Lady Vice Captain Mary Tobin and Pat Doran at the historic AGM of the ILGU on 19/1/2019.

The vote for the one governing body was passed in favour of proceeding to a new entity - Golf Ireland.  The vote was overwhelming in support of the motion - with the I.L.G.U. at 100% and the G.U.I. at 94%.  This is an exciting day in golfing history (19/1/19). A huge credit is due to the project teams who have worked tirelessly over the past 3 years to achieve this result.

WELL DONE GLENBERVIE LADIES - 2018 ANNODATA MATCHPLAY RUNNERS UP

The Glenbervie Ladies Team

From the Glenbervie Golf Club Website 

El equipo de damas de Glenbervie puso en una gran actuación en el Annodata Golf Club Classic Finals en España, ganando su semifinal, pero lamentablemente perdiendo en la final. 

For the non-Spanish speakers out there, the title and first paragraph above reads:

 "Very Well Done Glenbervie Ladies. The Glenbervie ladies team put in a great performance at the Annodata Golf Club Classic finals in Spain, winning their semi-final, but unfortunately losing out in the final."

 Having won through 6 earlier rounds against teams from across the UK, the Glenbervie Ladies team travelled to the Montecastillo Golf Resort in Cadiz, Spain, to play in the finals of the Annodata Golf Club Classic. 
 After two days of practice, the Glenbervie ladies took on and beat the Lambourne GC team in their semi-final. In the final, Glenbervie faced the ladies from the Links GC in Newmarket. The first two matches resulted in 1 win each, before Links GC went on to win the remaining three matches. These were close affairs, however, with one match finishing at the 17th and the other two going the full distance. 

 What a superb performance to get all the way to the final of a UK-wide competition. Everyone at Glenbervie should be very proud of what these ladies have acheived. 

 Congratulations to the team members that played in Spain - Fiona Ross, Margaret Tough, Helen Goodwin, Alison Goodwin, Elizabeth Goodwin - and to those other ladies who played in the earlier rounds.

Gabrielle MacDonald is lying in 12th place after 3 Rounds in Morocco

Scot Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw) after having two 2 over par rounds of 74 went one better with a  one-over 73 in the third round of the Ladies European Tour Qualifying School preliminary eliminating contest at Marrakesh, Morocco today. 

The former Scottish women's amateur champion is sharing 12th place, eight shots behind leader Nobuhle Dlamini (South Africa) who leads by two with rounds of 70, 69,74

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MANY CONGRATS GO TO MEGAN BRIGGS WHO HAS MARRIED IAIN SCHOLEFIELD

The Bride - Photo Courtesy of Monika Macdonald

Many congratulations go to the 2009 Scottish Amateur Champion -- Renfrewshire's Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm Golf Club) who married Iain Scholefield  at the Brig o' Doon House Hotel yesterday (15th October).

Sister Eilidh was one of the bridesmaids.

The Bride and Groom - photo Courtesy of Monika Macdonald

Eilidh and Megan - Photo courtesy of Linds e TEe from Facebook

*At the County finals Megan told your webmaster that she will be keeping her maiden name for golf 

HAPPY "BIG" BIRTHDAY TO TRENDY GOLFER ISOBEL HARVEY

Isobel, - Top right with Donna and Bottom right with Aileen - Photo courtesy of Donna

Many golfers over Scotland will know or have met Isobel Harvey (St Rule Club) - one of the most  snazzy and trendy lady golfer who has played in many Scottish and Scottish Senior Championships County and Midland Vets Matches.

Last weekend Isobel celebrated a Big Birthday at Blairgowrie on Saturday with some of her friends including Donna Jackson and Aileen Baker and then went on to play Pitlochry on Sunday.

Liz Fertacz joined them for dinner on the Saturday evening

Donna said " It was  a surprise for her as Pitlochry is one of her favourite courses "
She also said " -- and the one thing about Isobel's dress code, no one will have on the same outfit !"

ISOBEL'S ACTUAL BIRTHDAY IS TOMORROW WEDNESDAY 17TH OCTOBER - HAVE A GOOD ONE ISOBEL  - AND ENJOY YOURSELF WHILE YOU ARE STILL YOUNG !!!🎂

USA WIN THE ESPIRITO SANTA TROPHY - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

USA TEAM

The United States of America produced a final day flourish to win the World Amateur Championship by 10 shots and take home the Espirito Santo Trophy for the first time since 1998.

Ireland entered the closing round with an outside chance of taking a medal but they failed to gain ground and an even par return for the day left them finishing in a tie for 11th place. Japan, second on 19 under, and Republic of Korea, one shot further back in third, filled the medal positions.

Espirito Santo Trophy – Team Leaderboard

Espirito Santo Trophy – Individual Leaderboard

Scotland finished in 24th position and Shannon McWillian was tied in 23rd position  on 1 under par

Scotland	F	+6	148 O	141 M	155 M	142 O	586
			Shannon McWilliam	F	-1	74 O	69 M	74 M	72 O	289
			Connie Jaffrey	F	+8	74 O	72 M	81 M	71 O	298
			Hannah McCook	F	+13	77 O	73 M	82 M	71 O	303

FIRST ROUND SCORES FROM WORLD AMATEUR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

Scotland Team Shannon, Hannah and Connie
With Team Captain Susan Wood

Scots Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) and Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) both returned one-over-par 74s but Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) had a disappointing 77 in the first round of the Espirito Santo Trophy women's world amateur golf  -- 

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HANNAH McCOOK FINISHES IN JOINT 14th IN THE ENGLISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) finished joint 14th with a nine-under-par total of 302 in the English women's open amateur stroke-play championship at Coventry. She had only one birdie in her final round of 76.

In contrast, Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) had four birdies over her final nine holes in returning a 73 for 303 and a share of 17th place.
Jasmine Mackintosh (Hazlehead) finished joint 30th on 307.

LEADERBOARD
Par 219 (4 x73). SSS 77. CSS 77 77 76
207 I Holpfer (Netherlands) 66 73 68

SCOTS' SCORES
par 292 (4x73)
301 H McCook (Grantown on Spey) 74 73 78 76 (T14)
302 S McWilliam (Aboyne) 79 77 73 73(T17)
303 A Muirhead (Dubai) 78 72 78 75(19th)
307 J Mackintosh (Hazlehead) 77 79 76 75(T30)

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HANNAH McCOOK SHARING FOURTH PLACE IN ENGLISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

By Colin Farquharson

A double bogey 6 at her penultimate hole - the eighth - cost Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) a possible share of second place after 36 holes of the English women's open amateur golf championship at Coventry Golf Club.

Starting at the 10th, McCook bogeyed the 12th and 14th but her round came alive when she birdied the first, second, third and sixth only to slip up with two holes to play. 

She finished with a level par 73 for a two-round tally of 147 and a share of fourth place behind the five-shot leader, Isabella Holpfer (Austria) (66-73).

Dubai based Scot Alison Muirhead (Jumeirah Golf Estates) (78-72), Curtis Cup player Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) (79-77) and Hazlehead's Jasmine Mackintosh (77-79) made the cut on the limit mark of 156.

LEADERBOARD
par 146 (2x73) SSS 77 CSS 77
139 Isabella Holpfer (Austria) 66 73
144 Cara Gainer (Castle Royle) 72 72, Euphemie Rhodes (Burnham and Berrow) 72 72
147 Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) 74 73, Pasqualle Coffa (Netherlands) 74 73.

SELECTED SCORES
148 Sophie Lamb (Clitheroe) 73 75, Lucy Jamieson (Heswall) 72 76 (T6)

OTHER SCOTS' SCORES
150 Alison Muirhead (Jumeirah Golf Estates) 78,72 (T14)
156 S McWilliam (Aboyne) 79 77, J Mackintosh (Hazlehead) 77 79  (T37)

MISSED THE CUT
157 L McClymont (Milngavie) 79 78 (T46th)
170 Kirsten Brown (Strathaven) 88 82 (T104)

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HANNAH MCCOOK TIED 11th IN FIRST ROUND OF THE ENGLISH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

By Colin Farquharson 

Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) shot a one-over-par 74 to be joint 11th at the end of the first day of the 72-hole English women's open amateur stroke-play golf championship at Coventry Golf Club.

McCook birdied the second, fifth and 10th but a weak finish - bogeys at the 12th, 15th and 17th - cost her a place in the top 10 overnight behind Isabella Holpfer (Austria), leader by six shots with a seven-under-par 66.

Hazlehead's Jasmine Mackintosh had a 77 for a share of 36th place and Curtis Cup player Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) a 79, alongside Lorna McClymont (Milngavie) in joint 54th place.

LEADERBOARD
par 73
66 I Holpfer (Aut).
72 E Rhodes (Burnham and Berrow), L Jamieson (Heswall) C McGinty (Knowle), C Gainer (Castle Royle).
73 S Lamb (Clitheroe), N Armgruester (Switz), C Heath (Huddersfield), G Price (Bude and N Cornwall), P Brown (Worthing).

SELECTED SCORES:
74 H McCook (Grantown on Spey) (T11)
77 J Mackintosh (Hazlehead) (T40)
78 Alison Muirhead (Jumeirah Golf Estates)
79 S McWilliam (Aboyne), L McClymont (Milngavie) (T54).
88 K Brown (Strathaven) (108th).

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CAN ANYONY HELP SANDRA CANDEIAS FIND AN OLD FRIEND JUNE KEITH

Handicap trophy winners Alness. Left to right - Rhoda Patterson, Elizabeth Fraser, June Keith, Isabel Ross.

This post is for anyone to help seek out an old  friend from Alness Golf Club --  June Keith

I’m hoping that some one out there that reads this post can help me finding a way that Sandra can  contact a lady that she met via her son ( Leslie Keith , who she met  in the Algarve, Portugal) in the early 90’s ) in Scotland a few decades ago.

She is a golfer herself from Alness.  -- Mrs. June Keith is married to Mr ?Keith ( forgot first name but he was then a baker.  I found your contact via the KIRKWOOD PAGE -- CLICK HERE  in June 2015 Tain ladies won the Gordon Salver for 40th time over Alness Golf Course and the Alness players in the above photo won the Handicap Trophy

I’m hoping you can help me with my request. I would love to know how all the Keith family is. I lost contact. Would be wonderful you could pass the word to see if I can get in touch with all of them. My name is Sandra Candeias from Porto, Portugal.

I found her, Mrs. June Keith is the lady with the light pink t shirt with the trophy in her hand. I could recognise her because she hasn’t change and almost 25 years passed by !!

Thank you in advance and my excuses once again if I have disrupt you.

With Kind Regards.
Sandra from Portugal but now in Ireland 🙂 Her email address: smcandeias@gmail.com

Cara Thompson wins Strathtyrum Tournament at St Andrews

By Colin Farquharson

Cara Thompson (Royal Dornoch) won the prestigious Strathtyrum Tournament at St Andrews today.

In the semi-finals, Cara showed she was in peak form by beating title-holder Lucy Jamieson (Heswall)  6 and 5.

Thompson was given a much closer contest in the final by Marieke Helgers from the Netherlands. The Scot, a scratch player, won by one hole.

Helgers had earlier dashed hopes of an all-Scottish final by beating Wendy Nicholson (Baberton) 6 and 4 in the semi-finals.

Elizabeth Goodwin, who plays off 11 at Glenbervie, lost in the final of the Strathtyrum Salver handicap competition. She went down at the 20th to Sarah Shepherd, a 13-handicapper from Prestatyn Golf Club, Denbighshire in Wales.  

STRATHTYRUM TOURNAMENT

SEMI-FINALS

Marieke Helgers (Netherlands) bt Wendy Nicholson (Baberton) 6 and 4.

Cara Thompson (Royal Dornoch) bt Lucy Jamieson (Heswall) 6 and 5.

FINAL 

Thompson bt Helgers 1 hole.

STRATHTYRUM SALVER (handicap)

SEMI-FINALS

Sarah Shepherd (Prestatyn) (13) bt Catriona Corrigan (Ballybunion) (11) 3 and 1.

Elizabeth Goodwin (Glenbervie) (11) bt Joan Scanlan (Newcastle West) (5) 2 and 1.

FINAL

Shepherd bt Goodwin at 20th

Cara Thompson through to semi-finals of Strathtyrum tournament at St Andrews

By Colin Farquharson

Royal Dornoch's Cara Thompson won twice today (Thursday) to reach the semi-finals of the Strathtyrum tournament for women at St Andrews. Cara beat first Wad Grayson (Ringway) by 3 and 2 and then accounted for Swedish player Helen Platt by 4 and 3. 
Thompson now plays the defending champion, Lucy Jamieson (Heswall) for a place in the final. 
The other semi-final will feature Marieke Helgers (Netherlands) who beat top seed Martine Pow (Selkirk) by 3 and 1 and Wendy Nicholson (Baberton), winner by 7 and 6 against Emily Baxter (Houghton-le-Spring) 

  SECOND ROUND
M Pow (Selkirk) bt L Wilson (Kelso) at 21st
M Helgers (Netherlands) bt M McAuliffe (Ballybunion) 3 and 1.
W Nicholson (Baberton) bt K Marshall (Baberton) 1 hole.
E Baxter (Houghton-le-Spring) bt J Nordgen (Sweden) at 19th.
L Jamieson (Heswall) bt J Mackie (Ladybank) 4 and 2
B Jamieson (Heswall) bt L Church (Henbury) 6 and 4.
C Thompson (Royal Dornoch) bt W Grayson (Ringway) 3 and 2,
H Platt (Sweden) bt Z Ridgway (Crail GS) 4 and 2.

QUARTER-FINALS
Helgers bt Pow 3 and 1 
Nicholson bt Baxter 7 and 6. 
L Jamieson bt B Jamieson 2 and 1 
Thompson bt Platt 4 and 3

STRATHTYRUM SALVER (Handicap)
FIRST ROUND
W Mitchell (Royal Lytham) (11) bt E Marshall (Baberton) (14) 2 holes.
C Corrigan (Ballybunion) (11) bt V Rogers (Bromsgrove) (11) 6 and 5.
L Terry (Cruden Bay) (10) bt G Roscoe (Penwortham) (12) at 19th.
S Shepherd (Prestatyn (13) bt M Pinheiro (Portugal) (10) 4 and 2.
J Scanlan (Newcastle West) (9) bt C Gallagher (Reigate Heath) (12) 2 and 1.
J Sheargold (Shropshire) (10) bt A Boland (Thurles) (11) 4 and 3.
C Greenup (Hilton Puckrup Hall) (8)  bt J Alexander (Tewkesbury Park) (15) at 19th.
E Goodwin (Glenbervie) (11) bt C McWilliams (Corrstown) (17) 3 and 2. 

Classy Cara clear leader with a 70 in Strathtyrum tourney first qualifying round

By Colin Farquharson

Cara Thompson (Royal Dornoch)  made the long trip down from the Highlands to Fife worthwhile by returning an excellent score of three-under-par 70 over the Eden Course to be the clear leader at the end of  the first qualifying round of the Strathtyrum tournament at St Andrews.
She shot three strokes lower than anyone else at the Eden course.
Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie) led the way at the par-75 St Andrews New Course with a 77.

The big international field will switch courses tomorrow (Tuesday).
At the end of play, the qualifiers will be known for the scratch and handicap match-play stages.
+Cara Thompson is pictured with the Northern Counties championship trophy which she has won many times.

FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND LEADERS
EDEN COURSE
par 73
70 C Thompson (Royal Dornoch)
73 W Grayson (Ringway)
74 G S Westin (Swe), M Pow (Selkirk)
76 M Helgers (Netherlands), E Baxter (Houghton-le-Spring) .
77 D Goodacre (Lambourne), J Nordgren (Swe)
79 M Finn (Thurles)
80 L Wilson (Kelso), J Mackie (Ladybank).
81 E Marshall (Baberton), L Church (Henbury), W Nicholson (Baberton).

SELECTED SCORES
83 E Goodwin (Glenbervie)
84 H Goodwin (Glenbervie)
86 L Terry (Cruden Bay)

ST ANDREWS NEW COURSE
par 75
77 J Allan (Glenbervie)
78 L Jamieson (Heswall), K Marshall (Baberton)
79 M Henderson (Royal Belfast), H Kitson (Cranleigh), M McAuliffe (Ballybunion).
80 B Bergfors (Swe), T Rodenhurst (Ludlow)
81 H Platt (Swe)
82 C Hall (Penwortham)
83 A Gingdal (Swe), C Ryder (Prestbury), C Houghton (Notts).
84 J Sheargold (Shropshire)
85 F Norris (Hamilton), K Evans (Frilford Heath)
86 V Rogers (Bromsgrove), A Hooper (Henbury), J Scanlan (Newcastle West)

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