EUROPEAN SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

MOIRA THOMSON JOINT 7TH AT CHANTILLY

Roy Smethurst from Crewe, beaten by Stirling’s David Smith in a title-play-off last year, won the European men’s senior amateur championship at Chantilly, France.
Smethurst produced a great last round of one-under-par 70 for a 54-hole final total of five-over 218. He won by a single shot from Germany’s Hans-Gunter Reiter.
David Smith, bidding for a hat-trick of titles, faded with a last-round 82 for 236 and a share of 31st place.
Brian Grieve from the King James VI club, Perth was the top Scot in joint 15th place. He finished with a 76 for 234.
North Berwick’s Moira Thomson, the only Scot in the senior women’s field, signed off with an 80 for joint seventh place on 241.
France’s Cecilia Mourgue d’Algue won the title for a fifth time with a two-under-par final round of 71 for a total of three-over 222. She won by 12 shots from England's Carole Caldwell who had a closing round of 78.
EUROPEAN SENIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Chantilly, France.
Leading final totals
MEN (Par 71)
218 Roy Smethurst (Eng) 76 72 70.
219 Hans-Gunter Reiter (Ger) 76 72 71.
222 Alexis Godillot (Fra) 75 73 74.
223 Gordon Broster (Eng) 73 80 70.
Scots’ scores:
234 Brian Grieve 76 82 76 (tied 15th).
236 David Smith 78 76 82 (tied 31st).
240 Robert Gill 77 76 87 (45TH).
242 Bob Edgar 79 77 86, William Wallace 80 81 81 (tied 47th).
WOMEN (Par 73)]
222 Cecilia Mourgue d’Algue (Fra) 76 75 71.
234 Carole Caldwell (Eng) 81 75 78.
237 Cristina Marsans (Spa) 79 81 77.
238 Maj-Britt Heden (Swe) 77 78 83.
240 Beatriz Ramirez de Haro (Spa) 82 78 80, Christina Birke (Swe) 80 78 82.
241 Moira Thomson (Sco) 82 79 80, Anne Lanrezac (Fra) 78 79 84.