EUROPEAN SENIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS

PAMELA, DAVID MAKE SOLID START AT LA BAULE

Pamela Williamson (Baberton) was tied for 13th place after a first-round 79 in the European senior women's amateur championship at La Baule Golf Club, France.
Maj-Britt Heden (Sweden), third in the event last year, and Marina Buscaini (Italy) set the pace on 73.

Stirling's David Smith made a solid start to his defence of the men's title.

He returned a first-round 71 to be lying joint fifth behind leader Anders Grufman (Sweden) going into the second round.

SCOREBOARD

EUROPEAN SENIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS
La Baule GC, France
WOMEN - Leading first round scores
73 M-B Heden (Swe), M Buscaini (It).
74 C Mourgue d'Algue (Fra).
75 E Jacob (Ger), C Vidor (Net), A Lanzerac (Fra).
Other scores:
79 P Williamson (Sco).
82 M Madden (Ire).
84 A Moloney (Ire).
87 V Hassett (Ire).
91 R Brown (Sco).
MEN
68 A Grufman (Swe).
69 H-H Giesen (Ger).
70 J Harder (Ger), C Thorsen (Den).
71 D Arnold (Eng), R Smethurst (Eng), D Smith (Sco), B Ronning (Nor).
Other scores:
72 I Stewart (Ire), J Morris (Eng).
73 D Lane (Eng), M Illingworth (Eng).
75 B Grieve (Sco), A McNaught (Sco), I Mason (Eng), D Jamieson (Eng), S Quinn (Sco).
76 A Ferguson (Sco), D Swan (Ire), M Moseley (Ire), D Millar (Sco).
77 R Walker (Eng), P Bradley (Eng).
78 C Moir (Eng), J Hayes (Ire), M Morris (Ire), M Toole (Eng), J Murphy (Ire).
79 J Hindshaw (Eng).
81 J Astin (Eng).
82 G Steel (Eng).
83 J Deas (Sco), F McC arroll (Ire), D Martin (Eng).