KirkwoodGolf: WELSH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Tuesday, May 18, 2004

WELSH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

SARAH JONES BEAT CURTIS CUP CHOICE ANNA HIGHGATE

Former Curtis Cup player Sarah Jones (Pennard) won the Welsh women's amateur championship for the first time at Royal Porthcawl on Tuesday. Not selected for the Great Britain & Ireland team for next month's match against the United States at Formby, Miss Jones won by one hole in the final against Anna Highgate (Southerndown) who will be making her Curtis Cup debut.
Miss Highgate also lost in the 2002 Welsh final.
Results:

Semi-finals _ A Highgate (Southerndown) beat S Evans (Vale of Llangollen) 8 and 7; S Jones (Pennard) beat L Hall (Royal Porthcawl) 4 and 3.
Final _ Jones beat Highgate 1 hole.