EUROPEAN SENIOR WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP

MOIRA THOMSON TIED 12TH

Moira Thomson from North Berwick, the only Scot in the field, was tied for 12th place at the end of the first round of the European senior women's amateur championship at Chantilly, France on Wednesday.
Moira had a round of nine-over-par 82 but was only six shots off the pace being set by two French players, the redoubtable Cecilia Mourgue d'Algue and M-Christin Ubald Bocquet.
LEADING SCORES
76 Cecilia Mourgue d'Algue (Fra), M-Christin Ubald Cocquet (Fra).
77 Maj-Britt Heden (Swe).
78 Ann Lanrezac (Fra).
79 L:aurence Neuhaus (Fra), Cristina Marsans (Spa).
80 Christina Birke (Swe).
81 Carole Caldwell (Eng), Marleen Nijhof (Net), Ann-Kristin Hermanson (Swe).
Other score:
82 Moira Thomson (Sco).
In the men's championship, at the same venue, the leading first-round scores were:
73 (two over par) Gordon Broster (Eng).
74 Hugh MacKeown (Ire), Michael Wrigley( Eng).
75 Maurice Kelly (Ire), Zdzislaw Markus (Pol), Colin Moir (Eng), Michael Hayes (Eng), Douglas Arnold (Eng), Alexis Godillot (Fra), Piergiorgio Vigliani (Ita).
Scots scores included:
76 Brian Grieve (tied 11th).
78 David Smith, Robert Gill (tied 19th).
79 Bob Edgar (tied 35th).
80 William Wallace.
81 Jim McArthur.
87 James Deas.