DAILY TELEGRAPH JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
CARLY AND KRYSTLE FIVE SHOTS
OFF HOT PACE IN DUBAI
Carly Booth (Auchterarder) and Krystle Caithness (St Regulus) were five shots off the pace in the girls’ section of the Daily Telegraph junior championships' grand final at the end of the first round over the Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club course.
Defending girls’ champion Melissa Reid from Chevin, Derbyshire set the pace with a one-over-par 72 in strength-sapping conditions of heat and humidty.
"It was like spending more than four hours in a sauna," said one of the competitors.
Melissa was four over par after only three holes but fought back impressively with an inward half of three-under-par 33.
She leads by three shots from Jodi Ewart (Catterick) and Henni Brockway (Yeovil).
Emma Fairnie (Peebles) is back on the 84 mark.
The tournament is supported by The Royal Bank of Scotland and features nine girls and 12 boys who have come through the qualifying tournaments or, in the case of Krystle Caithness and Walker Cup teenager Oliver Fisher, have been given special invitations by the organisers.
Fisher, now 17, shares the boys’ championship lead on two-over-par 72 with Tom Sherreard despite sending balls into the water at the 13th and 14th. He was able to escape with bogey figures at both holes.
Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh), winner of the boys' title last year, was unable to accept an invitation to defend the title as he is now at East Tennessee State Universtiy.
First-round scoreboard
GIRLS (Par 71)
72 Melissa Reid (Chevin).
75 Jodi Ewart (Catterick), Henni Brockway (Yeovil).
77 H Grant (Somerset), Krystle Caithness (St Regulus), Carly Booth (Auchterarder).
80 Laura Harvey (Yorkshire).
84 Emma Fairnie (Peebles).
85 K O’Connor (Tadmorton).
BOYS (Par 71)
73 Oliver Fisher (West Essex), Tom Sherreard (Chart Hills).
76 R Mackay (Beauchef).
78 H Matharu (Cookridge Hall), S Capper (Caldy).
79 M Edge (Hesketh), R Smith (Oakmere Park), K Taylor (Cambridgeshire).
81 C Nicholas (Bush Hill Park), J Patterson (Royal Portrush).
83 R Madigan (Waterford Castle).
94 D Simpson (Penrith).
OFF HOT PACE IN DUBAI
Carly Booth (Auchterarder) and Krystle Caithness (St Regulus) were five shots off the pace in the girls’ section of the Daily Telegraph junior championships' grand final at the end of the first round over the Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club course.
Defending girls’ champion Melissa Reid from Chevin, Derbyshire set the pace with a one-over-par 72 in strength-sapping conditions of heat and humidty.
"It was like spending more than four hours in a sauna," said one of the competitors.
Melissa was four over par after only three holes but fought back impressively with an inward half of three-under-par 33.
She leads by three shots from Jodi Ewart (Catterick) and Henni Brockway (Yeovil).
Emma Fairnie (Peebles) is back on the 84 mark.
The tournament is supported by The Royal Bank of Scotland and features nine girls and 12 boys who have come through the qualifying tournaments or, in the case of Krystle Caithness and Walker Cup teenager Oliver Fisher, have been given special invitations by the organisers.
Fisher, now 17, shares the boys’ championship lead on two-over-par 72 with Tom Sherreard despite sending balls into the water at the 13th and 14th. He was able to escape with bogey figures at both holes.
Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh), winner of the boys' title last year, was unable to accept an invitation to defend the title as he is now at East Tennessee State Universtiy.
First-round scoreboard
GIRLS (Par 71)
72 Melissa Reid (Chevin).
75 Jodi Ewart (Catterick), Henni Brockway (Yeovil).
77 H Grant (Somerset), Krystle Caithness (St Regulus), Carly Booth (Auchterarder).
80 Laura Harvey (Yorkshire).
84 Emma Fairnie (Peebles).
85 K O’Connor (Tadmorton).
BOYS (Par 71)
73 Oliver Fisher (West Essex), Tom Sherreard (Chart Hills).
76 R Mackay (Beauchef).
78 H Matharu (Cookridge Hall), S Capper (Caldy).
79 M Edge (Hesketh), R Smith (Oakmere Park), K Taylor (Cambridgeshire).
81 C Nicholas (Bush Hill Park), J Patterson (Royal Portrush).
83 R Madigan (Waterford Castle).
94 D Simpson (Penrith).
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