KATHARINA SCHALLENBERG WINS
ALL-GERMAN SPANISH FINAL

The Continent of Europe team of nine to play Great Britain & Ireland in the Vagliano Trophy women’s amateur interntional golf match at Fairmont St Andrews Bay on July 27-28 looks like being dominated by players from Germany.
The top German female amateur, Katharina Schallenberg, 26, beat compatriot Nicola Roessler by 3 and 2 in the 18-hole final of the Spanish women’s open amateur championship for the Queen’s Cup at Sherry Golf, Jerez today.
All four semi-finalists were from Germany, having made up five of the eight quarter-finalists.
Caroline Masson, the No 7 seed, beat the title-holder and No 2 seed, Carlota Ciganda (Spain) by 4 and 3 in the quarter-finals before losing by 5 and 3 to Katharina Schallenberg, the No 19 qualifier, in the semi-finals.
Miss Roessler, the No 8 seed, beat Krystle Caithness (St Regulus) by 4 and 3 in the first round of the match-play.
Miss Schallenberg looks set for another great season.
She has won the Germany women’s amateur title in 2005 and 2006. Last year she won the Sherry Cup 72-hole tournament after a play-off against Sophie Walker (England) at Sotogrande. After failing by one shot to catch Krystle Caithness in the 54-hole St Rule Trophy at St Andrews, Miss Schallenberg reached the 36-hole final of the United States women’s amateur championship before losing by one hole.

Weekend results:
Semi-finals – N Roessler (Ger) bt N Holleder (Ger) 3 and 2, K Schallenberg (Ger) bt C Masson (Ger) 5 and 3.
Final (18 holes) – Schallenberg bt Roessler 3 and 2.