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Wednesday, February 15, 2006

TOUGH DAY FOR SCOTS GIRLS
IN PORTUGUESE CHAMPIONSHIP

Scotland’s girls had a tough first day in the Portuguese women’s amateur international championship on the island of Madeira on Wednesday.
Clare-Marie Carlton (Stirling University & Fereneze) and Roseanne Niven (Loretto Golf Academy & Crieff) both scored nine-over-par 81s in the first qualifying round before the match-play stages.
Clare-Marie had one birdie, a 2 at the short third in halves of 40 and 41. She had double bogeys at the third and the 16th.
Roseanne birdied the ninth in halves of 40 and 41. She had a triple bogey at the long eighth.
Kylie Walker (Stirling University & Buchanan Castle) had an 85 with halves of 44 and 41. She began with a triple bogey 7, had a double bogey 7 at the long third, a double bogey 6 at the seventh and a triple bogey at the 11th.
Mind you, none of the girl competitors found the course easy. The lead was shared on five-over-par 77 by Lucie Gendronneau (France) and Spain’s Marta Silva.
In the men’s championship over the same course, John Gallagher from Swanston was lying in joint fourth place with a 71 – two shots behind leader Julien Guerrier (France).
Robert McKnight (Barassie) was on 75.

Leading first qualifying round scores:

WOMEN
(Par 72)
77 Lucie Gendronneau (Fra) 38-39, Marta Silva (Spa) 36-41.
78 Julie Berton (Fra) 41-37, Julie Maisongrosse (Fra) 40-38, Anne-Lise Caudal (Fra) 40-38, Isabelle Boineau (Fra) 36-42.
Other scores:
81 Clare-Marie Carlton (Sco) 40-41, Roseanne Niven (Sco) 40-41.
85 Kylie Walker (Sco) 44-41.
86 Danielle Montgomery (Eng) 46-40, Sarah Attwood (Eng) 43-43.
MEN
(Par 72)
69 Julien Guerrier (Fra) 35-34.
70 Matthew Evans (Eng) 34-36, Ricardo Santos (Por) 33-37.
71 Michael Bush (Eng) 37-34, Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 35-36, John Gallagher (Sco) 35-36.
Other scores:
74 Ben Evans (Eng) 36-38.
75 Robert McKnight (Sco) 38-37, Richard Gurney (Eng) 38-37.
76 Edward Richardson (Eng) 41-35, Laurence Allen (Eng) 39-37, Steven McEwan (Sco) 38-38, Bryan Fotheringham (Sco) 37-39.
77 Scott Henry (Sco) 40-37, Michael Lowe (Eng) 39-38, Paul O’Hara (Sco) 39-38.
80 Philip McLean (Sco) 41-39.
84 Ross McAuslin (Sco) 44-40.