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HOME-TOWN GIRL FIONA SHARES
LEAD IN ST RULE TROPHY
Home-town girl Fiona Lockhart used her local knowledge to set a hot pace in the first round of the St Rule Trophy 36-hole women's open tournament over the New Course, St Andrews on Saturday.
She was later joined in the pole position of four-under-par 71 by two Oklahoma State University players, American Curtis Cup star Annie Thurman and Sweden's Karin Sjodin, a second Swedish player, Louise Stahle, and Birmingham youngster Felicity Johnson.
Fiona, 27-year-old member of the St Regulus club, plays her golf over the St Andrews links and she was quite at home in a cool, blustery wind which was periodically laced with chilling rain - a typical June day in Scotland!
First off the tee, Miss Lockhart returned a 71 with the big boost of an eagle and a birdie over the closing holes.
In all, Fiona birdied four long holes - the sixth, 10th, 12th and 18th. Her eagle came with a drive and a wedge downwind at the 388yd, par-5 16th in halves of 38 (one over par) and 33 (five-under).
"I was a bit slow to warm up and bogeyed the second and third but I didn't drop another shot after my first birdie at the sixth," said Fiona who is still chasing her first full cap for Scotland. Annie Thurman, 21, from Highland, Utah, the most successful player on the victorious United States team at Formby with 3pts out of four last weekend, had the best outward half of two-under-par 35 but could pick up only two birdies on the relatively easier, downwind inward half.
Karin Sjodin, a 20-year-old from Gothenburg and runner-up in the American NCAA Division 1 championship in May, achieved her 71 with halves of 38 and 33. After the turn, the Swede birdied the 10th, 12th, 16th, 17th and 18th.
Stahle, 19, from Barseback and bound for Arizona State University in the autumn, finished in style with an eagle 3 to share the lead with halves of 37 and 34 for her 71.
Felicity Johnston (Harborne), 17-year-old winner of the Astor Salver open tournament a couple of weeks ago, marked her debut in the event with an eight-birdie, four-bogey card in halves of 36 and 35.
Scottish champion Anne Laing (Vale of Leven), the only member of the GB&I Curtis Cup team to enter, had a disappointing 80, which included a couple of double bogeys. She is, understandably, still tired, more emotionally than physically, after her noble effort of 3pts from four ties at Formby.
Three-handicap Auchterarder prospect Carly Booth, at 11 years the youngest competitor in the field, matched the inward par of 38 for an 82 after two four-putts and four three-putts in an outward 44, in what is her biggest open tournament todate.
The second and final round will be played over the Old Course today (Sunday).
Scoreboard
ST RULE TROPHY WOMEN'S OPEN TOURNAMENT
New Course, St Andrews (Par 75)
FIRST ROUND
71 F Lockhart (St Regulus), K Sjodin (Sweden), A Thurman (US), L Stahle (Sweden), F Johnson (Harborne).
72 K Jarochowicz (Australia).
73 M Gillen (Beaverstown), L Jean (Australia), E Steinberger (Austria), S Gal (Germany).
74 D Smith (Co Louth), M Pow (Selkirk), K Leckovic (Canada), L Kenney (Pitreavie), N Garret (Australia), R Bell (Ganton).
75 B Mullins (Australia), C Dury (NZ), J Luciuk (Canada), L Knowlton (Canada).
76 C Boucher (Canada), L Kenny (Stirling Univ), M Morrin (The Curragh), S Kirchmayr (Germany), S Keane (The Curragh), K Milne (Dunfermline).
77 S Kemp (Australia), L Mackay (Royal Dornoch), A Shamash (Kirkcudbright), S Doring (Germany), L McKinnon (Nairn), T Mangan (Ennis), H MacRae (Dunblane New).
78 S Evans (Vale of Llangollen), S Andersson (Sweden), S Huarte (US).
79 M Dunne (Skerries), A Bickerton (Canada), E Moffat (St Regulus), C Queen (Drumpellier), V Drovin (Canada), K Combes (Australia).
80 D Dewar (Stirling Univ), A Laing (Vale of Leven), Eom Ji Park (Canada), T Delaney (Carlow), O Briggs (Delamere Forest), R Niven (Crieff), L Harvey (Richmond), C Gruber (Royal Dornoch).
81 L Ball (Marfen Hall), P Mackay (Royal Dornoch), M Riordan (Tipperary).
82 L Fleming (The Roxburghe), J Little (Canada), J Nicolson (Wrexham), K Brotherton (Tulliallan), C Booth (Auchterarder), L Barton (Coventry).
83 L Walker (Nairn Dunbar), J Wilson (Strathaven), K Caithness (St Regulus).
85 S Lam (Canada), C Lee (West Lancs).
86 K Delaney (Carlow), S Wood (Aberdeen Ladies), G O'Leary (Cork), L Fraser (Kingsknowe).
87 E King (West Essex).
88 H Brockway (Yeovil).
89 K Marshall (Baberton).
91 E Cuthill (Lanark).
TEAM STANDINGS
142 Sweden. 145 Australia, England. 149 United States, Ireland, Germany. 151 Canada, Scotland. 160 Wales.
LEAD IN ST RULE TROPHY
Home-town girl Fiona Lockhart used her local knowledge to set a hot pace in the first round of the St Rule Trophy 36-hole women's open tournament over the New Course, St Andrews on Saturday.
She was later joined in the pole position of four-under-par 71 by two Oklahoma State University players, American Curtis Cup star Annie Thurman and Sweden's Karin Sjodin, a second Swedish player, Louise Stahle, and Birmingham youngster Felicity Johnson.
Fiona, 27-year-old member of the St Regulus club, plays her golf over the St Andrews links and she was quite at home in a cool, blustery wind which was periodically laced with chilling rain - a typical June day in Scotland!
First off the tee, Miss Lockhart returned a 71 with the big boost of an eagle and a birdie over the closing holes.
In all, Fiona birdied four long holes - the sixth, 10th, 12th and 18th. Her eagle came with a drive and a wedge downwind at the 388yd, par-5 16th in halves of 38 (one over par) and 33 (five-under).
"I was a bit slow to warm up and bogeyed the second and third but I didn't drop another shot after my first birdie at the sixth," said Fiona who is still chasing her first full cap for Scotland. Annie Thurman, 21, from Highland, Utah, the most successful player on the victorious United States team at Formby with 3pts out of four last weekend, had the best outward half of two-under-par 35 but could pick up only two birdies on the relatively easier, downwind inward half.
Karin Sjodin, a 20-year-old from Gothenburg and runner-up in the American NCAA Division 1 championship in May, achieved her 71 with halves of 38 and 33. After the turn, the Swede birdied the 10th, 12th, 16th, 17th and 18th.
Stahle, 19, from Barseback and bound for Arizona State University in the autumn, finished in style with an eagle 3 to share the lead with halves of 37 and 34 for her 71.
Felicity Johnston (Harborne), 17-year-old winner of the Astor Salver open tournament a couple of weeks ago, marked her debut in the event with an eight-birdie, four-bogey card in halves of 36 and 35.
Scottish champion Anne Laing (Vale of Leven), the only member of the GB&I Curtis Cup team to enter, had a disappointing 80, which included a couple of double bogeys. She is, understandably, still tired, more emotionally than physically, after her noble effort of 3pts from four ties at Formby.
Three-handicap Auchterarder prospect Carly Booth, at 11 years the youngest competitor in the field, matched the inward par of 38 for an 82 after two four-putts and four three-putts in an outward 44, in what is her biggest open tournament todate.
The second and final round will be played over the Old Course today (Sunday).
Scoreboard
ST RULE TROPHY WOMEN'S OPEN TOURNAMENT
New Course, St Andrews (Par 75)
FIRST ROUND
71 F Lockhart (St Regulus), K Sjodin (Sweden), A Thurman (US), L Stahle (Sweden), F Johnson (Harborne).
72 K Jarochowicz (Australia).
73 M Gillen (Beaverstown), L Jean (Australia), E Steinberger (Austria), S Gal (Germany).
74 D Smith (Co Louth), M Pow (Selkirk), K Leckovic (Canada), L Kenney (Pitreavie), N Garret (Australia), R Bell (Ganton).
75 B Mullins (Australia), C Dury (NZ), J Luciuk (Canada), L Knowlton (Canada).
76 C Boucher (Canada), L Kenny (Stirling Univ), M Morrin (The Curragh), S Kirchmayr (Germany), S Keane (The Curragh), K Milne (Dunfermline).
77 S Kemp (Australia), L Mackay (Royal Dornoch), A Shamash (Kirkcudbright), S Doring (Germany), L McKinnon (Nairn), T Mangan (Ennis), H MacRae (Dunblane New).
78 S Evans (Vale of Llangollen), S Andersson (Sweden), S Huarte (US).
79 M Dunne (Skerries), A Bickerton (Canada), E Moffat (St Regulus), C Queen (Drumpellier), V Drovin (Canada), K Combes (Australia).
80 D Dewar (Stirling Univ), A Laing (Vale of Leven), Eom Ji Park (Canada), T Delaney (Carlow), O Briggs (Delamere Forest), R Niven (Crieff), L Harvey (Richmond), C Gruber (Royal Dornoch).
81 L Ball (Marfen Hall), P Mackay (Royal Dornoch), M Riordan (Tipperary).
82 L Fleming (The Roxburghe), J Little (Canada), J Nicolson (Wrexham), K Brotherton (Tulliallan), C Booth (Auchterarder), L Barton (Coventry).
83 L Walker (Nairn Dunbar), J Wilson (Strathaven), K Caithness (St Regulus).
85 S Lam (Canada), C Lee (West Lancs).
86 K Delaney (Carlow), S Wood (Aberdeen Ladies), G O'Leary (Cork), L Fraser (Kingsknowe).
87 E King (West Essex).
88 H Brockway (Yeovil).
89 K Marshall (Baberton).
91 E Cuthill (Lanark).
TEAM STANDINGS
142 Sweden. 145 Australia, England. 149 United States, Ireland, Germany. 151 Canada, Scotland. 160 Wales.
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