RACHEL AND SALLY MAKE GOOD
START TO ORANGE BLOSSOM TOUR

Rachel Connor from Oldham and South Queensferry’s Sally Watson were up with the leaders at the end of the first round in the Harder Hall Women’s Invitational golf tournament at Harder Hall County Club, Sebring in Florida, the first event of the annual Orange Blossom Tour.
England girl international Rachel, daughter of Manchester Golf Club’s Scottish-born professional Brian Connor, shot a two-under-par 70 top be lying joint second while Scotland girl cap Sally Watson, only 15, had a 72 to be joint fourth with three rounds to go in this stroke-play tournament.
Sally’s older sister Rebecca Watson had an 83 while Sarah Carty from Dublin returned an 88.
The field will be cut to the leading 40 and ties after 36 holes.
University of Virgina student Leah Wigger leads the field with a three-under-par 69.
Carol S Thompson, the tournament director and United States Curtis Cup captain, had an 80.
HARDER HALL WOMEN’S INVITATIONAL
Harder Hall CC, Sebring, Florida.
Leading first round scores
Par 72
Players from US unless stated
69 Leah Wigger.
70 Rachel Connor (Eng), Candace Schepperle.
72 Sally Watson (Sco), Jacqui Concolino.
73 Diane Lang, Alexandra Schulte.
74 Cindel Gwyn.
75 Rachel Gavin, Isabelle Lendl, Courtney Mahon, Garrett Phillips.
Other scores:
80 Carol S Thompson.
83 Rebecca Watson (Sco).
88 Sarah Carty (Ire).