EUROPEAN YOUNG MASTERS

CARLY HANGING ON TO SHARE OF LEAD AS
SALLY WATSON MOVES UP TO SEVENTH

Comrie’s Carly Booth had to give up the outright lead but she is still hanging on in their in a triple tie for the pole position after two rounds of the girls’ championship in the European Young Masters at Styrian Golf Club, Murhof in Austria.
Carly has had rounds of 70 and 73 and has been joined on the 143 mark by the Spanish ace Carlota Ciganda (Spain) with 72 and 71 as well as Saskia Hausladen (Germany), 72 and 71.
Scotland’s other representative, Sally Watson from South Queensferry, took closer order with a 72 – five shots better than her first round – and is in seventh place on 149. There is a field of 40 girls.
Ireland’s Stephanie Meadow is a shot ahead of Sally with a pair of 74s.
Scotland are not doing so well in the boys’ championship which is being led by Portugal’s Pedro Figueiredo on 136 with scores of 66 and 70.
Michael Stewart from Troon Welbeck is back in a share of 16th place on 149 with scores of 78 and 71.
Tom Spencer (Inchmarlo) is sharing 30th place in a field of 50 boys after a 75 and 80 for 155.

SCOREBOARDS

BOYS
136 Pedro Figueiredo (Por) 766 70.
138 Maxmilian Kieffer (Ger) 70 68.
139 Sean Einhaus (Ger) 70 69, Anders Kristensen (Nor) 68 71.
Also:
142 Kevin Metcalfe (Ire) 69 73 (7th).
146 Tommy Fleetwood (Eng) 71 75 (jt 11th).
149 Michael Stewart (Sco) 78 71, Luke Lennox (Ire) 75 74 (jt 16th).
152 Adam Myers (Eng) 73 79 (jt 24th).
155 Tom Spencer (Sco) 75 80 (jt 30th).
158 Thomas Lowery (Wales) 78 80 (jt 37th).

GIRLS
143 Carlota Ciganda (Spa) 72 71, Saskia Hausladen (Ger) 72 71, Carly Booth (Sco) 70 73.
145 Marta Silva (Spa) 72 73, Giulia Molinaro (Ita) 72 73.
1448 Stephanie Meadow (Ire) 74 74.
149 Sally Watson (Sco) 77 72.
150 Katherine O’Connor (Wal) 78 72.
Also:
152 Rachel Connor (Eng) 78 74 (jt 10th).
155 Sarah Cunningham (Ire) 76 79 (jt 20th).
164 Hannah Barwood (Eng) 84 80 (35th).
172 Kelly Miller (Wal) 85 87 (40th).