RAIN HITS BRITISH WOMEN'S STROKE-PLAY

IT’S A SOGGY SANDWICH FOR SECOND
ROUND OF BRITISH WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP

Non-stop rain marred the second day’s play in the British women’s open amateur golf championship at Prince’s Golf Club, Sandwich in Kent today.
The bad weather transformed the leaderboard at the halfway stage of the 72-hole tournament. Overnight leader Rachel Newren from Salt Lake City, Utah was washed away to an 84, 14 shots worse than her leading 70 on the opening day.
It also raised the anticipated halfway cut figure to 13-over-par 159 and allowed defending champion Heather MacRae (Dunblane New) to qualify for the final 36 holes when she had seemed out of contention.
“The rain down here was horrendous all day,” said the Ladies Golf Union director of championships Susan Simpson from Carnoustie.
“We were really lucky not to have had to suspend play. The course drainage was superb. It was the worst rain I have ever seen on a golf course and all the girls got soaked. Anything sub-80 was a great score, all things considered.”
Five Scots qualified for the final 36 holes – Krystle Caithness (St Regulus) in joint sixth place on 150 (72-78), Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) with 154 (73-81), Carly Booth (Comrie) on 155 (72-83), Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) with 73 and 83 for 156 and the defending champion, Heather MacRae (Dunblane New) on the limit mark of 159 (80-79).
Halfway leader is Yorkshire’s Rachel Bell from Ganton with 74 and 73 for 147, one ahead of Curtis Cup player and Irish champion Tricia Mangan (Ennis).

BRITISH WOMEN’S OPEN AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Prince’s Golf Club, Sandwich, Kent
QUALIFIERS WITH 159 & BETTER (Par 73).
147 R Bell (Ganton) 74 73.
148 T Mangan Ennis) 74 74.
149 E Lyons (West Surrey) 77 72, S Nicholson (NZ) 75 74, M Bourdy (Fra) 72 77.
150 A Rossi (Ita) 74 76, K Caithness (St Regulus) 72 78.
152 S Hassan (Wal) 76 76, A-L Caudal (Fra) 75 77, L Eastwood (Yelverton) 73 79.
154 J Wilson (Strathaven) 73 81, R Newren (US) 70 84, E Bennett (Brokenhurst Manor) 72 82, S Walker (Kenwick Park) 75 79.
155 J Berton (Fra) 75 80, M Riordan (Tipperary) 76 79, C Booth (Comrie) 72 83.
156 C Aitken (Mid Kent) 78 78, T Davies (Treadur Bay) 76 80, K Walker (Buchanan Castle) 73 83, M Reid (Chevin) 78 78, L Gendronneau (Fra) 73 83, C Lee (West Lancs) 76 80, S James (Bristol & Clifton) 76 80.
157 L Collin (John O’Gaunt) 75 82, N Edwards (Ganton) 76 81 M Gillen (Beaverstown) 74 83, B Lane (Aus) 76 81, D Montgomery (Lambourne) 80 77.
158 C Douglass (Brocket Hall) 75 83, M Morrin (The Curragh) 76 82, D Smith (Co Louth) 77 81, V Valvassori (Ita) 81 77.
159 H MacRae (Dunblane New) 80 79, L Jones (Royal Liverpool) 81 78, A Vilatte (Fra) 81 78, H Aitchison(Bedfordshire) 83 76, K Smith (Waterlooville) 78 81, N Kitching (Claremorris) 79 80, M Crosland (US) 78 81.

NON-QUALIFIERS INCLUDED:
160 E Lowrey-Gold (Eaton) 81 79, S Evans (Vale of Llangollen) 76 84, F Johnson (Harvborne) 78 82.
161 G Webster (Hilton Park) 79 82.
166 H Brockway (Yeovil) 83 84.
167 E Fairnie (Sco) 82 85.
169 C-M Carlton (Stirling Univ) 83 86.
173 E Cuthill (Lanark) 89 84.