CARA GRUBER LEADING SCOT AT
END OF "WELSH" FIRST ROUND

Cara Gruber from Royal Dornoch was the leading Scot at the end of the first round of the 54-hole Welsh women's open amateur stroke-play championship at Pyle & Kenfig today.
Cara shot a 73 to be lying joint fourth behind pacemaker Kiran Matharu (Cookridge Hall) who had an excellent score of 71 - two ahead of Melissa Reid (Chevin) and Natalee Evans (Pleasington).
Clare Queen (Drumpellier) was back on 76.
Martina Gillen (Beaverstown), winner of last weekend's "Helen Holm" at Troon, had a disappointing first round of 79 to be well down the field.
WE'LL BE BACK WITH THE 36-HOLE TOTALS BEFORE THE END OF THE DAY. IN THE MEANTIME, HERE ARE THE FIRST-ROUND SCORES:
71
KIRAN MATHARU
(COOKRIDGE HALL GC)
72
MELISSA REID
(CHEVIN GC)
NATALEE EVANS
(PLEASINGTON GC)
73
HENNI BROCKWAY
(YEOVIL GC)
CARA GRUBER
(ROYAL DORNOCH GC)
JOANNE HODGE
(KNOWLE GC)
LAURA EASTWOOD
(YELVERTON GC)
SINEAD O'SULLIVAN
(GALWAY GC)
LYDIA HALL
(ROYAL PORTHCAWL GC)
JO NICOLSON
(WREXHAM GC)
CLAIRE COUGHLAN
(CORK GC)
FERN GRIMSHAW
(WEYMOUTH GC)
JODI EWART
(CATTERICK GC)
74
KYLIE WALKER
(BUCHANAN CASTLE)
JENNA WILSON
(STRATHAVEN GC)
75
LAUREN HAMILTON DIGGLE
(CELTIC MANOR GC)
MICHELLE SMITH
(THE OAKS GC)
HANNAH BARWOOD
(KNOWLE GC)
TRICIA MANGAN
(ENNIS GC)
FELICITY JOHNSON
(HARBORNE GC)
KERRY SMITH
(WATERLOOVILLE GC)
76
CLARE QUEEN
(DRUMPELLIER GC)
EMMA BROWN
(WEST WILTS GC)
77
SOPHIE WALKER
(KENWICK PARK GC)
KAREN HEYWOOD
(CROMPTON & ROYTON GC)
KIMBERLEY BOULDEN
(LLANDUDNO (MAESDU) GC)
SAM BIRKS
(WOLSTANTON GC)
MARTINE POW
(SELKIRK GC)
LUCY GOULD
(BARGOED GC)
SAHRA HASSAN
(VALE OF GLAMORGAN GC)
TRACEY BOYES
(MEON VALLEY GC)
HANNAH GRANT
(ENMORE PARK GC)
BREANNE LOUCKS
(WREXHAM GC)
STEPHANIE EVANS
(VALE OF LLANGOLLEN GC)
78
RACHEL JENNINGS
(IZAAK WALTON GC)
FIONA SMITH
(CHELMSFORD GC)
79
CHERYL SMITH
(THE OAKS GC)
MARTINA GILLEN
(BEAVERSTOWN GC)
LISA BARTON
(COVENTRY GC)
80
HOLLY AITCHISON
(BEDFORDSHIRE GC)
CHARLOTTE ELLIS
(MINCHINHAMPTON (New) GC)
KATE WHITMORE
(SANDIWAY GC)
81
ROZALYN ADAMS
(ADDINGTON COURT GC)
DAWN DEWAR
(UNIV of STIRLING GC)
LISA BALL
(MATFEN HALL GC)
82
ANN RAMSAY
(KIRRIEMUIR GC)
CORISANDE LEE
(WEST LANCS GC)
NICOLE WHITMORE
(WOBURN G & CC)
83
AMY REES
(SOUTHERNDOWN GC)
DONNA O'CONNELL
(BURNHAM & BERROW GC)
84
KIRSTY O'CONNOR
(NELSON GC)
STEPHANIE BRODIE
(DELAMERE FOREST GC)
EMMA TAYLER
(SAUNTON GC)
SARAH JONES
(PENNARD GC)
85
GILLIAN O'LEARY
(CORK / UCC GC)
LAURA HOLMES
(HESSLE GC)
87
LIZZIE BRAND
(ILKLEY GC)
CLAIRE STARKIE
(SILSDEN GC)
90
TARA DAVIES
(Holyhead GC)