Tuesday 13 August 2013

WEST OF SCOTLAND'S CONNIE JEFFREY MAKES IT THROUGH TO THE BRITISH GIRLS' MATCHPLAY STAGES

Three Scots - Under-18s champion Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies), Tara Mactaggart (Minto) and Heather Munro (Monifieth) - are through to the match-play stages of the British girls golf championship at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lytham St Annes in Lancashire.
They made it by the skin of their teeth. All three were on the limit mark of 159 after the 36-hole stroke-play eliminator.
Connie Jaffrey added a 76 to her first-day 83 while Mactaggart and Munro both added 82s to first round 77s.
Mactaggart's "reward" is a first-round tie against the leading qualifier, Bethan Popel from Brimstol. She shot 72 and 73 for three-under 145 over the par-74 layout.
Jaffrey plays Clara Aveling (Belgium), a top 10 qualifier with 78 and 73 for 151.
Munro plays the No 2 seed Rochelle Morris from Huddersfield. She was at the top of the leaderboard for most of the day with 70 and 76 for 146 until Popel came in late to take the pole position.

Sunday 11 August 2013

ALISON MACNAB A NAME TO LOOK OUT FOR

The Patterson Cup at Kilmacolm GC for the best girls handicap score was won by Alison Macnab ( daughter of Jan Macnab ) with a best nett score of 53 with an eagle on the 14th.

THANKS GO TO MARION STEWART FOR THE NEWS.

Saturday 10 August 2013

RANFURLY CASTLE OPEN DAY RAISES £450 FOR MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT


From L to R: Anne Judge, Sally Smyth, Sheila Biggart (Captain), Alison Robertson,
April Andrews (MacMillan Cancer Support) Jean Irvine and Marion Munro

Ranfurly Castle Ladies Open Day was held on Thursday 8th August with 100 ladies taking part. Lady Captain Sheila Biggart presented a cheque for £450 to April Andrews from Macmillan Cancer Support.  A big thank you to all who donated prizes to the raffle.  Thanks also to all the sponsors for their support.

RESULTS:
1st. place:-   Geraldina Cragg and Nichola Ferguson from Milngavie with 42 points.
2nd. place:-   May Hughes from Lanark and Janice Paterson from Drumpellier with 41 points. BIH
3rd. place:-   Jan Macnab from Ranfurly C. and Alison Macnab from Kilmacolm with 41 points. Best last 6.
4th. place:-   Sheila Biggart from Ranfurly C. and Allison Parker from Fulwell with 41 points. Best last 3.


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Friday 9 August 2013

WEST OF SCOTLAND' S CONNIE JAFFREY IS TOP SCOT AND WALES BEAT SCOTLAND ON DAY 3

By Colin Farquharson
Lauren Whyte (St Regulus), highlighted the morning foursomes play on the last day of the Girls Home Internationals at St Annes Old Links, Lancashire by achieving a hole in one with a nine iron at the 140yd third hole.
It was Lauren's second competitive ace. Her first one was at Dunfermline in the Scottish U21 girls strokeplay of 2011
Lauren and her partner, Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies), her predecessor as Scottish U18 girls champion, won their foursomes tie by 4 and 3 against Chloe Williams and Ella Griffiths of Wales.
The foursomes ended at 1 1/2-1 1/2pt apiece in both Scotland v Wales and also the England v Ireland match.
Wales went on to beat Scotland 5-4, by taking the singles 3 1/2-2 1/2. Scotland's singles winners were national champion Connie Jaffrey, who won by 5 and 3 against Bethan Morris, and Heather Munro (Monifieth), a 5 and 3 winner over Georgia Lewis.
Lauren Whyte had a square match in the top singles against full Wales cap Chloe Williams
Connie Jaffrey was the tournaments MVP - the top performer of the four squads with 5pt out of six. Whyte and Irish left hander Mary Doyle had the joint second best individual points totals of 4 1/2 each.
England's best was Annabel Dimmock with 3 1/2pt.
England won the tournament's Stroyan Cup for the sixth year in a row despite losing their last match 5-4 to Ireland.
With Scotland's defeat, England could afford to lose to Ireland and still take the title with their 2pt from the first day's play.
Ireland and Wales both finished with 1 1/2pt each. On a count back of individual games won, Ireland had the edge (13 1/2 to 11 1/2) and that won them the Swansea Spoon as runners-up.
Scotland finished last with 1pt.

Friday match details:

SCOTLAND 4, WALES 5
Foursomes - L Whyte and C Jaffrey bt C Williams and E Griffiths, C Young and T Mactaggart halved with N Greville and G Lewis, F Liddell and H Munro lost to E Miller and B Morris 1 hole (1 1/2-1 1/2).
Singles - Whyte halved with Williams, Jaffrey bt Morris 5 and 3, Young lost to Greville 3 and 2, Munro bt Lewis 5 and 3, N Robertson lost to Miller 3 and 1, L Atkins lost to M Lockett 2 and 1 (2 1/2-3 1/2).

ENGLAND 4, IRELAND 5

Foursomes - G Cowley and S Lamb bt C Weir and J McCarthy 2 and 1, A Dimmock and S Fuller lost to S Burke and N Ward 1 hole,
S Keech and A Hewson halved with O Mehaffey and M Doyle (1 1/2-1 1/2).

Singles - Cowley lost to Mehaffey 6 and 4, Dimmock lost to Doyle 4 and 3, Hewson bt N McSherry 4 and 2, Fuller bt Burke 2 and 1, O Winning lost to Ward 2 holes, Lamb halved with A Coyle Diez 2 1/2-3 1/2)

HOW THEY FINISHED
1 England 2 pt
2 Ireland 1 1/2pt (+13 1/2 individual games won)
3 Wales 1 1/2 pt (+11 1/2 individual games won)
4 Scotland 1pt.


Next year's Girls' Home Internationals will be hosted by Donabate Golf Club, near Dublin from August 6 to 8

Thursday 8 August 2013

SCOTLAND LOSE OUT TO ENGLAND ON DAY 2 OF THE GIRLS' HOME INTERNATIONALS

Scotland led England by 2 points going into the afteroon singles but it was not enough to stop the Stroyan Cup holders' march towards a sixth successive capture of the Girls Home International Matches title at St Annes Old Links Golf Club, a mile or two south of Blackpool.
The English, with so many good players in their line-up, took the singles 5-1 for an overall 5 1/2-3 1/2 win over the Scots for whom their 2013 champion, Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) was the only afternoon winner
She beat Junior Vagliano Trophy team player Sophie Madden by 5 and 4 after being three up at the turn.
The writing was on the wall for Scotland halfway through the afternoon action on another gorgous summer's day in Lancashire.
It boiled down to a 3 1/2-3 1/2 scoreline with two matches to finish in which Scotland's Clara Young improved to be two up with six to play while Fiona Liddell was one down at the same point.
Young bogeyed the 13th and 15th, lost the 16th to a birdie and then bogeyed the 17th to lose by 2 ad 1 to Olivia Winning, the Rotherham girl who won the Helen Holm Scottish open stroke-play title at Troon in April.
Liddell lost by a similar margin to Sophie Madden, a GB and I junior international, who won the 13th and 16th when the crunch came.
Scotland skipper Laura Walker has not given up hope yet.
"Ireland could yet do us a good turn by beating England on the last day while we have to beat Wales," she said.
"But the hardest job is raising our team spirit again. Chins up will be my order of the day. We have to bounce back and show what we are made of. The core of next year's Scotland girls team is here and they have to learn to cope with results like this."

DAY 2
GIRLS' HOME INTERNATIONALS
St Annes Old Links Golf Club, Lancashire

IRELAND 4 1/2, WALES 4 1/2

Foursomes: Olivia Mehaffey and Ariana Coyle Diez lost to Chloe Williams and Ella Griffiths 3 and 1; Chloe Weir and Julie McCarthy bt Bethan Morris and Nia Greville 2 and 1; Mary Doyle and Niamh McSherry bt Emma Miller and Sadie Dewington-Davies 5 and 3 (2-1)
Singles: Mehaffey bt Greville 3 and 1, Doyle halved with Williams, Weir lost to Morris 2 and 1, Shannon Burke lost to Megan Lockett 2 holes, McCarthy lost to Georgia Lewis 5 and 3, Coyle Diez bt Miller 1 1/2 (2 1/2-3 1/2).

SCOTLAND 3 1/2, ENGLAND 5 1/2

Foursomes - Lauren Whyte and Connie Jaffrey bt Gabriella Cowley and Sophie Lamb 2 and 1, Clara Young and Tara Mactaggart bt Alice Hewson and Sophie Keech 3 and 1, Heather Munro and Fiona Liddell halved with Annabel Dimmock and Sammy Fuller (2 1/2-1/2).
Singles- Whyte lost to Cowley 4 and 2, Lesley Atkins lost to Dimmock 3 and 2, Mactaggart lost to Keech 5 and 4, Jaffrey bt Sophie Madden 5 and 4, Young lost to Olivia Winning 2 and 1, Liddell lost to Lamb 2 and 1 (1-5).

HOW THEY STAND
England 2pt, Scotland 1pt, Ireland 1/2pt, Wales 1/2pt.

FINAL MATCHES
England v Ireland, Scotland v Wales.

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

LIVE SCORING FROM THE GIRLS HOME INTERNATIONALS

LIVE SCORING FROM THE GIRLS' HOME INTERNATIONALS -- CLICK HERE

Wednesday 7 August 2013

SCOTS WIN AGAINST IRELAND ON DAY 1 OF THE GIRLS HOME INTERMATIONALS

Back left to right:  Connie Jaffrey,Tara  Mactaggart, Clara Young ,Heather Munro, Lauren Whyte
Front left to right:  Nicola Robertson, Lesley Atkins, Laura Walker,  Fiona Liddell


FROM COLIN FARQUHARSON

Scotland, hard-working 5-4 winners over Ireland, and England, very impressive 7-2 conquerors of Wales, meet on Day 2 of the Girls Home Internationals at very sunny St Annes Old Links, just south of Blackpool today (Wednesday)
England are bidding for a sixth straight Stroyan Cup triumph and they have a team studded with Vagliano and Junior Vagliano Trophy team players not to mention Olivia Winning who did not make the GB and I teams even though she won the Helen Holm Scottish open stroke-play at Troon in April.
But Scotland skipper Laura Walker says her team are not going into the crunch match against the Auld Enemy with any feelings of inferiority
"England are a very good team. No question about that. But, hey, Scotland are a very good team as well. I was so proud of the way they pulled through in the later singles when Ireland started to put a bit of pressure on them.
"Lesley Atkins, Fiona Liddell and Lauren Whyte all holed great putts over the closing holes," said Walker.
"This win over Ireland has really lifted the Scottish girls. It should be a great match against England."
Wales fought well in the foursome against England, losing only one of them and halving the other two to trail 1-2, going into the six singles.
But in the one-on-one match-play England's Vagliano and Junior Vagliano Trophy team players, Gabriella Cowley, Sophie Lamb, Sammy Fiuller, Alice Hewson as well as Helen Holm Scottish stroke-play winner Olivia Winning and England schools Sophie Keech, plus the talented Annabel Dimmock, added up to an irresistible force as far as the plucky Welsh were concerned.
A 5-1 singles count in favour of England for a 7-2 overall opening-day win was just about right.
In perfect warm, sunny conditions for low scoring, with only a faint breeze, the England players played a lot of sub-par golf and were just too good for the Welsh. No disgrace in that.
Scotland's 5-4 win over the Irish was not so polished as that of the English but if you need true grit to play winning match-play golf at international level, then Laura Walker's team of eight have got it.
The Scots came out of the morning foursomes with a 2-1 lead thanks to a one-hole win by Lauren Whyte and Connie Jaffrey in the top foursomes. That win was to prove vital in final analysis because the singles were shared 3-3.
Winning Scots in the singles were Whyte, Atkins and Liddell

ENGLAND 7, WALES 2
Foursomes - G Cowley and S Lamb halved with C Williams and E Griffiths; A Dimmock and S Fuller bt N Greville and M Lockett; S Madden and A Hewson halved with S Dewington-Davies and E Miller (2-1).
Singles - Cowley bt B Morris 4 and 3, Hewson bt Lockett 4 and 3, S Keech bt Williams 1 hole, O Winning lost to Griffiths 1 hole, Dimmock bt G Lewis 5 and 4, Lamb bt Miller 1 hole (5-1)


SCOTLAND 5, IRELAND 4
Foursomes - L Whyte and C Jaffrey bt O Mehaffey and A Coyle Diez 1 hole; C Young and T Mactaggart halved with M Doyle and N McSherry; F Liddell and H Munro halved with S Burke and N Ward (2-1)
Singles - Whyte bt J McCarthy 5 and 4, Young lost to Mehaffey 5 and 4, L Atkins bt C Weir 1 hole,
Liddell bt McSherry 1 hole, Munro lost to Doyle 4 and 3, Jaffrey lost to Coyle Diez 4 and 3 (3-3).

THURSDAY MATCHES
8,30 and 1.10 - Ireland v Wales
9.0 and 2.10 - Scotland v England

Tuesday 6 August 2013

GIRLS' HOME INTERNATIONAL TEAMS

TEAMS:

SCOTLAND - Lesley Atkins (Gullane), Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies), Fiona Liddell (Schloss Vornholz), Tara Mactaggart (Minto), Heather Munro (Monifieth), Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New), Lauren Whyte (St Regulus), Clara Young (North Berwick). Team captain: Laura Walker.

ENGLAND - Gabriella Cowley (Brocket Hall), Annabel Dimmock (Wentworth), Samantha Fuller (Roehampton), Alice Hewson (Berkhamsted), Sophie Keech (Lyme Regis), Sophie Lamb (Clitheroe). Sophie Madden (West Essex), Olivia Winning (Rotherham). Team captain: Chris Pascall.

IRELAND - Shannon Burke (Ballinrobe), Ariana Coyle Diez (Elm Park), Mary Doyle (The Heath). Olivia Mehaffey (Royal Co Down Ladies), Julie McCarthy (Forrest Little), Niamh McSherry (Lurgan), Niamh Ward (Lurgan), Chloe Weir (Shandon Park). Team Captain: Darragh McGowan.

WALES - Sadie Dewington-Davies (North Wales), Nia Greville (Ashburnham), Ella Griffiths (Vale Resort), Georgia Lewis (Llanishen), Megan Lockett (Huddersfield), Emma Miller Newport), Bethan Morris (Tenby), Chloe Williams (Wrexham). Team captain: Kay Bradbury. 

 PROGRAMME
 WEDNESDAY - England v Wales, Scotland v Ireland.
THURSDAY - Ireland v Wales, Scotland v England.
FRIDAY - Wales v Scotland, England v Ireland.

 WEDNESDAY MORNING FOURSOMES MATCHES

 ENGLAND v WALES 8.30 Gabriella Cowley and Sophie Lamb v Chloe Williams and Ella Griffiths. 8.42 Annabel Dimmock and Sammy Fuler v Nia Greville and Megan Lockett 8.50 Sophie Madden and Alice Hewson v Sadie Dewington-Davies and Emma Miller.

SCOTLAND v IRELAND
9.00 Lauren Whyte and Connie Jaffrey v Olivia Mehaffey and Ariana Coyle Diez. 9.10 Clara Young and Tara MacTaggart v Mary Doyle and Niamh McSherry. 9.20 Fiona Liddell and Heather Munro v Shannon Burke and Niamh Ward.

Monday 5 August 2013

2013 SOLHEIM CUP TEAMS ARE ANNOUNCED

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LANARKSHIRE JUNIORS WIN THE KENNEDY SALVER TROPHY

The Winning Lanarkshire Team
Lanarkshire Juniors won the Junior Inter County Matches at Kirkintilloch Golf Club today for the second year in a row. 

They were 2-1 down after the morning foursomes but won five of their six singles in the afternoon. It all depended on the last match. Lanarkshire winning against Ayrshire.
Results: Lanarkshire     6 points
              Ayrshire         5 points
              Renfrewshire 4 points
              D&A       3 points

STACY LEWIS WINS THE 2013 RICOH BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP


Stacy Lewis - 2013 Ricoh British Open Champion

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So history was made at the Home of Golf. It was not quite of the monumental variety, as Inbee Park was not able to win a fourth consecutive major.
But to win an Open at St Andrews is always special and means the champion is a part of history. World No 2 Stacy Lewis won the Ricoh Women’s British Open with two magnificent birdies at the final two holes and will go down as one of the great Old Course specialists.
In the 2008 Curtis Cup, the American won all five of her matches and now in her first Open on these ancient links she came from three behind with two to play to claim a two-stroke victory.
This was a girl who grew up in Texas wearing a back brace for seven and a half years and then at the age of 18 had a steel rod inserted in her back to overcome scoliosis. To return to the game she loved was something of a miracle. To be piped off the Old Course holding the Open trophy on a sunny Sunday evening was a fairy tale.
“It’s unbelievable,” Lewis said. “I love this golf course. I love the history and it is amazing to think of all the great champions who have won here. Of all the links courses I’ve played, I think good shots get rewarded here. I played it 11 times during Curtis Cup week and this year we had a great gameplan for playing it in all the different winds. I felt so comfortable out there but after the seventh the wind was brutal. I never thought birdieing the last two holes would be possible.”
In the winds of the last three days, few else felt anything like at ease. On a day of two rounds due to the suspension of the third round early on Saturday, Lewis first compiled a 69, which included two late bogeys at the 16th and 17th holes. Only Catriona Matthew had scored better, a 68 helped by a birdie at the 17th and an eagle at the last when she holed a lob wedge from 67 yards.
Lewis entered the final round one behind Morgan Pressel. Of the last 42 players on the course in the afternoon, when the wind got up again, Lewis was the only player to match par. No one bettered it. Pressel closed with a 76 to share fourth place with Suzann Pettersen, who had a 74. Second place went to 36-hole leader Na Yeon Choi, who had rounds of 75 and 73 on Sunday, and HeeYoungPark, who closed with a 73. Matthew’s hopes of a second Open title went with a triple bogey at the fifth hole.
At some points in the final round, at least four players shared the lead. But when Pressel four-putted at the 12th and Choi holed a long putt at the 10th, the Korean was three ahead. Lewis was still three behind when she bogeyed the 15th, her third dropped shot in five holes although she also birdied the 14th.
After a par at the 16th, Lewis hit a five-iron at the notorious 17th to two feet. “One of the best shots of my career,” Lewis said. “It was a shot you see in your mind but then you pull it off exactly as you wanted. It was a low-five, hoping it would turn on the wind and land at the front of the green and roll up. If it had landed on top it would have run over the back. The wind knocked it down and where it landed was perfect.”
Lewis added: “I thought seven under might get in a playoff but after I made a birdie there, I was going for one more birdie at the last.” It came with a putt from just inside 30 feet and left her at eight under. Choi, who was spilling shots coming home, finished at six under alongside Park, who had been playing with Lewis.
“It all happened so fast at the end,” Lewis said. “You are fighting for every shot and then you make two birdies and it is all over. I was hanging in their all day. My patience is what won it for me today.

Saturday 3 August 2013

BRITISH LADIES OPEN -PLAY SUSPENDED

Due to very high winds today's play at The Old Course at  St Andrew's GC was suspended.
To read the full report go to the Kirkwood Golf Website

SLGA REGIONAL MEDAL FINALS WEST AT CATHKIN BRAES

FROM THE SLGA WEBSITE
The Regional Medal Finals West Division was held at Cathkin Braes on Friday, August 2. Windy but dry conditions made it difficult to score for a number of the field but it didn't stop Emily Dunsmore (Bishopbriggs) who had the score of the day with a nett 72.
The top three in each division will go onto qualify for the Grand Final which will be held at King James VI on Sunday 8th September. Click below for all the scores and prize winners.
CSS 74
Prize Winners
All Scores

Wednesday 31 July 2013

COUNTY MEETING DRAW AT DRUMPELLIER

The draw for the County Open Meeting at Drumpellier Golf Club  on  
Thursday 22nd August has been done.

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SCOTTISH WOMEN'S CLUB FOURSOMES MATCH PLAY RESULTS


Results and draw for the next round of the Scottish women's club foursomes match-play tournament:

FOURTH ROUND
Deeside beat Newburgh on Ythan 4 and 3.
Turriff beat Carnousie Caledonia 1 holesid
Strathmore beat Blairgowrie 4 and 3.
Braehead by Ladybank 7 and 6.
Turnhouse beat The Hirsel 4 and 3.
Lothianburn beat Craigmillar Park 2 holes
Whitecraigs beat Cathkin Braes 1 hole.
Kilmarnock Barassie beat Crichton 2 and 1.
QUARTER-FINAL DRAW
Deeside v Turriff
Strathmore v Braehead
Lothianburn v Turnhouse
Kilmarnock Barassie v Whitecraigs.

BONNYTON'S CARL BLACK MIXED FOURSOMES



Due to the cancellation of the CARL BLACK OPEN MIXED FOURSOMES, the re-arranged date is now SUNDAY 25TH AUGUST.  
Times are available.
Please contact Mags in the office on tel:  0135530 3030 or by e-mail: secretarybgc@btconnect.com

Monday 29 July 2013

LOUDOUN GOWF CLUB OPEN DAY

Loudoun Gowf Clubhouse

Loudoun Gowf Club Open Day is on Monday 2nd September, cost £8/person.
The format is strokeplay and the contact person is Margaret Merrick 01563 526980.
CLICK HERE to get your entry form.

Sunday 28 July 2013

PAMELA FINISHES AS THE TOP SCOT IN THE HANDA LADIES EUROPEAN MASTERS

Pamela Pretswell
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Pamela Pretswell finished the top Scot in the Handa Ladies European Masters. The Hamilton-based player shot rounds of 68, 69 and 73 for a six-under-par total of 210, 10 shots behind the winner, Aussie Karrie Webb (68-67-65) at Buckinghamshire Golf Club, Denham.
Pamela earned 6,360 Euros.
Kylie Walker slumped out of the top 10 with an inward half of 42 in a closing 77 for a total of 212 and joint 21st place. Earlier rounds of 67 and 68 had her well up the leaderboard and she birdied three of the first six holes in her last round.
But the Carrick at Loch Lomond player had four bogeys and a double bogey at the 17th in her nightmare inward half. She earned 4,740 Euros.
Vikki Laing also did not play as well in her third round as she had done for 70-71 over the first two rounds. The Musselburgh player completed her campaign with a 75 (37-38) for a share of 50th place on level par 216, which earned her 1,760 Euros.
SCOTS SCORES:
Par 216 (3x72)
210 Pamela Pretswell 68 69 73 (T12) (6,360 Euros)
212 Kylie Walker 67 68 77 (T21) (4,740 Euros)
216 Vikki Laing 70 71 75 (T50) (1,760 Euros).
Leaderboaard
Par 216 (3x72)
200 - Karrie Webb (AUS) 68 67 65
201 - Ashleigh Simon (RSA) 63 69 69
202 - Caroline Masson (GER) 63 69 70
203 - Sandra Gal (GER) 68 68 67, Christina Kim (USA) 68 67 68
205 - Klara Spilkova (CZE) 66 66 73, Line Vedel (DEN) 68 71 66
206 - Nontaya Srisawang (THA) 71 66 69
208 - Rebecca Artis (AUS) 66 72 70, Charley Hull (ENG) 68 66 74
209 - Camilla Lennarth (SWE) 70 67 72
210 - Pernilla Lindberg (SWE) 70 69 71, Nikki Campbell (AUS) 75 67 68, Trish Johnson (ENG) 70 68 72, Pamela Pretswell (SCO) 68 69 73
OTHER SCOTS
212 - Kylie Walker (SCO) 67 68 77
216 - Vikki Laing (SCO) 70 71 75

Ranfurly Castle Golf Club --Ladies Open Day -- Still some times available



Ranfurly Castle Golf Club --- Ladies Open Greensomes Stableford Competition is on
Thursday 8th August 2013. There are still some tImes available ---  The times are 10.50  10.58  11.14  12.26  12.34  and any time till 2.00pm
£18 per couple. Please enter with a partner.

CLICK HERE to get your ENTRY FORM --- Alternatively give Marion Munro the organiser a telephone call -- The number is on the entry form

Saturday 27 July 2013

TWO MORE GOOD ROUNDS FOR KYLIE AND PAMELA


CARLY FINDS FORM BUT TOO LATE TO BEAT THE BUCKS CUT

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com 
Comrie's Carly Booth shot one of the lowest rounds of the day - a four-under-par 68 - but missed the cut by one after 36 holes of the ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters at Buckinghamshire Golf Club, Denham today.
Carly had two double bogeys in her first-round 77 and she could not quite make up the leeway.
To make the last round she had to reach level par 144 or better.
An eagle 3 at the ninth and birdies at the short fifth, 11th, 13th and long 14th gave her a fighting chance but a double bogey 6 at the 16th was the knock-out blow.
Even though Majorca-based Carly birdied the 17 for two-under 34 home, it was too little too late. A brave effort, nevertheless.
Three 
Scots are in the final round at - West of Scotland's Kyle Walker is on joint seventh on135, Pamela Pretswell, a 69 for 137 and a share of 14th place, and Vikki Laing, a 71 for 141 and joint 34th place among the qualifiers.
Kylie had five birdies and one bogey. One of her birdies came at the 17th, a hole which cost Pamela Pretswell a double bogey 6 to take the shine off a round which had earlier included six birdies.
Laing had four birdies in her 71 but three bogeys as well.
There's a three-way tie for the lead at 12-under-par 132. Caroline Masson (Germany) has had scores of 63 and 69, South African Ashleigh Simon, also 63-69, and Czech Republic youngster Klara Spilkova has had a pair of 66s.


QUALIFIERS FOR FINAL ROUND
Par 144 (2x72)
132 - Ashleigh Simon (RSA)  63 69, Klara Spilkova (CZE)  66 66, Caroline Masson (GER)  63 69
133 - Bree Arthur (AUS)  67 66
134 - Marion Ricordeau (FRA)  67 67, Charley Hull (ENG)  68 66
135 - Christina Kim (USA)  68 67, Karrie Webb (AUS)  68 67, Kylie Walker (SCO)  67 68, Ann-Kathrin Lindner (GER)  66 69

136 - Cindy Lacrosse (USA)  71 65, Sandra Gal (GER)  68 68, Becky Morgan (WAL)  70 66
137 - Nontaya Srisawang (THA)  71 66, Camilla Lennarth (SWE)  70 67, Pamela Pretswell (SCO)  68 69
138 - Gwladys Nocera (FRA)  68 70, Cheyenne Woods (USA)  67 71, Trish Johnson (ENG)  70 68, Noora Tamminen (FIN)  68 70, Amelia Lewis (USA)  70 68, Rebecca Artis (AUS)  66 72
139 - Sarah Kemp (AUS)  71 68, Sophie Sandolo (ITA)  73 66, Line Vedel (DEN)  68 71, Pernilla Lindberg (SWE)  70 69
140 - Diana Luna (ITA)  67 73, Holly Clyburn (ENG)  72 68, Margherita Rigon (ITA)  70 70, Veronica Zorzi (ITA)  71 69, Whitney Hillier (AUS)  70 70, Nikki Garrett (AUS)  71 69, Linda Wessberg (SWE)  70 70
141 - Daniela Holmqvist (SWE)  69 72, Vikki Laing (SCO)  70 71, Henni Zuel (ENG)  69 72, Cassandra Kirkland (FRA)  68 73, Laura Davies (ENG)  72 69