KirkwoodGolf: BRITISH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Friday, June 10, 2005

BRITISH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

BAD KICK KOs JENNA AT LITTLESTONE
Lanarkshire county champion Jenna Wilson was "kicked out" of the British women's open
amateur golf championship in the quarter-finals after producing brilliant four-under-par figures to beat the only other Scot in the last 16 - Clare Queen (Drumpellier).
Jenna, the 20th qualifier, lost by one hole in the fourth round to Spain's Maria Hernandez, who qualified in 12th place, after a piece of rank bad luck at the 16th hole.
"We were all square playing the hole but my ball took a violent kick off the fairways into the right rough - and we never saw it again. That was a blow. I lost the hole to go one down and the 17th and 18th holes were halved," said Jenna.
"But, on the positive side, I was pleased with the way I hit the ball and beating Clare Queen in the morning has to be my best ever result."
Jenna, who will be 21 on June 22, beat Clare, the No 4 seed and British stroke-play championship by a surprisingly big margin - 5 and 4 with four under par figures.
Jenna was three up at the turn and won the 11th with a par 4 and the 13th with a birdie 3 to go five up and put victory out of Clare's reach.
"I played OK but Jenna was just too good for me on the day, " said Clare.