BRITISH WOMEN'S STROKE-PLAY

KRYSTLE, CARLY SHARE SECOND PLACE
ON OPENING DAY OF "BRITISH"

Scottish Under-21 girls champion Krystle Caithness came back into form to
share second place with Comrie youngster Carly Booth in the first round of the British women’s open amateur stroke-play golf championship at Prince’s Golf Club, Sandwich in Kent today.
Krystle, from Cellardyke in Fife, and Carly both shot one-under-par 72s to be on the tail of Rachel Newren from the United States. Rachel set the pace with a 70.
Miss Caithness managed a good score despite a double-bogey 6 on her card at the sixth hole. She had birdies at the second, seventh, 15th and 18th in halves of 36. She dropped a single shot at the 10th.
Carly, soon to set off for the David Leadbetter Golf Academy at Bradenton, Florida on a full scholarship, had birdies at the second, eighth and 12th in halves of 35 and 37.

Although defending champion Heather MacRae (Dunblane New) saddled herself with an opening round of 80 (40-40), it was generally a good day for Scots.
Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) and Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) are also up with the leaders on the 73 mark.
Kylie hit the par 73 mark with birdiesd at the seventh, 10th, 12th and 14th. She also had bogeys at the fifth, sixth, 11th and 13th . in halves of 35 and 37.
Jenna, who has done so well in Scotland’s main 36-hole women’s opens this summer, also had a 73 (36-37), thanks to birdies at the second, ninth and 10th. The Strathaven player bogeyed the first, sixth and 18th.

Clare-Marie Carlton (Stirling Univ) had three double-bogeys in halves of 42 and 41 for an 83.
Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) topped that with one triple bogey and three double bogeys in her 89 (45-44).

BRITISH WOMEN’S OPEN AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Prince’s Golf Club, Sandwich, Kent.
LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES
Par 73
70 R Newren (US).
72 K Caithness (St Regulus), C Booth (Comrie), M Bourdie (Fra), E. Bennett (Brokenhurst Manor)
73 K Walker (Buchanan Castle), L Gendronneau (Fra), L Eastwood (Yelverton), J Wilson (Strathaven).
74 R Bell (Ganton), A Rossi (Ita), T Mangan (Ennis), M Gillen (Beaverstown).
75 J Berton (Fra), A-L Caudal (Fra), S Walker (Kenwick Park), L Collin (John O’Gaunt), C Douglass (Brocket Hall), S Nicholson (Hutt).
76 S Hassan (Vale of Glamorgan), M Riordan (Tipperary), B Lane (Aus), C Lee (West Lancs), S James (Bristol & Clifton), M Morrin (The Curragh), N Edwards (Ganton), S Evans (Vale of Llangollen), T Davies (Treadur Bay).
77 F Angioletti (Ita), E Lyons (West Surrey), D Smith (County Louth).
78 E Givens (Blackwell Grange), M Reid (Chevin), F Johnson (Harborne), L Ball (Matfen Hall), R Cassidy (The Island), M Crosland (US), M Verchenova (Rus), C Aitken (Mid-Kent), K Smith (Waterlooville), Attwood (Gog Magog).
Other scores included:
79 G Webster (Hilton Park)
80 H MacRae (Dunblane New).
82 E Fairnie (Dunbar).
83 C-M Carlton (Stirling Univ), H Brockway (Yeovil).
89 E Cuthill (Lanark).