JENNA (72) LEADS SCOTS CHALLENGE
IN SPANISH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR
Strathaven's Jenna Wilson had a par-matching 72 in the first qualifying round of the Spanish women's open amateur golf championship at Sherry Golf today in the Cadiz region of the country.
Scottish Under-21 champion Krystle Caithness (St Regulus) had a 74, Kylie Walker (Hilton Park) a 79 and Heather MacRae (Dunblane) an 82.
Two English girls, Danielle Montgomery and Elizabeth Bennet, did well. Danielle goes into the second qualifying round in second place after a 70 while Elizabeth shares third place on 71 with the title-holder, Spain's Carlota Ciganda.
Fog delayed play for the best part of two hours.
Only the leading 32 after Thursday's second round will go on to the match-play stages.
Leading first qualifying round scores:
67 Emilie Alonso (Fra).
70 Danielle Montgomery (Eng).
71 Elizabeth Bennet (Eng), Carlota Ciganda (Spa).
72 Patricia Sanz Barrio (spa), Marta Silva Zamora (Spa), Jacqueline Hedwall (Swe), Jenna Wilson (Sco), Emma Cambrera Bello (Spa), Anna Dahlberg-Soderstrom (Swe).
73 Lydia Hall (Wal), Sahra Hassan (Wal), Denise Becker (Ger), Rosa Svahn (Fin), Alexandrea Vilatte (Fra), Stephanie Doering (Ger).
Other scores included:
74 Krystle Caithness (Sco), Rachel Connor (Eng), Rachel Jennings (Eng), (jt 17th).
75 Henrietta Brockway (Eng) (jt 28th).
77 Kerry Smith (Eng), Naomi Edwards (Eng), Bronwig Mullins-Lane (Eng) (jt 43rd).
79 Kylie Walker (Sco), Joanne Hodge (Eng) (jt 70th).
80 Rachel Bell (Eng), Hanna Barwood (Eng) (jt 80th).
81 Breanne Loucks (Wal), Melissa Reid (Eng) (jt 88th).
82 Heather MacRae (Sco) (jt 97th).
83 Rozalyn Adams (Eng) (jt 101st).