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FOUR SCOTS AMATEURS COME THROUGH
WOMEN'S BRITISH OPEN 1st QUALIFIER
Four Scots amateurs – Heather MacRae (Dunblane New), Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry Ladies), Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) and Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) were among the 29 players with scores of two-over-par 74 or better who progress from the Ricoh Women’s British Open pre-qualifying round at The Berkshire Golf Club to the Final Qualifying at the St Andrews New Course on Monday, July 30.
Isabelle Maconi (Italy) won the pre-qualifier with a four-under-par score of 66.
Heather MacRae, pictured right, a former British women’s open amateur stroke-play champion, finished in joint second place with a 69 with contained birdies at the second, fifth, seventh, 11th, 14th and 18th in halves of 33 (three under par) and 36. She had a double bogey 6 at the 12th and a bogey at the 10th.
Sally Watson, only 16, finished joint ninth with a par-matching 72 in which she hit back with an eagle 3 at the 16th after a double bogey 6 at the 15th. She also had a birtdie at the fifth in halves of 36.
Louise Kenney had birdies at the third, fourth and 16th in halves of 34 and 38.
Scots among the non-qualifiers included current Scottish amateur champion Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) and three times past amateur champion Anne Laing (Vale of Leven).
WOMEN'S BRITISH OPEN 1st QUALIFIER
Four Scots amateurs – Heather MacRae (Dunblane New), Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry Ladies), Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) and Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) were among the 29 players with scores of two-over-par 74 or better who progress from the Ricoh Women’s British Open pre-qualifying round at The Berkshire Golf Club to the Final Qualifying at the St Andrews New Course on Monday, July 30.
Isabelle Maconi (Italy) won the pre-qualifier with a four-under-par score of 66.
Heather MacRae, pictured right, a former British women’s open amateur stroke-play champion, finished in joint second place with a 69 with contained birdies at the second, fifth, seventh, 11th, 14th and 18th in halves of 33 (three under par) and 36. She had a double bogey 6 at the 12th and a bogey at the 10th.
Sally Watson, only 16, finished joint ninth with a par-matching 72 in which she hit back with an eagle 3 at the 16th after a double bogey 6 at the 15th. She also had a birtdie at the fifth in halves of 36.
Louise Kenney had birdies at the third, fourth and 16th in halves of 34 and 38.
Scots among the non-qualifiers included current Scottish amateur champion Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) and three times past amateur champion Anne Laing (Vale of Leven).
QUALIFIERS FOR FINAL QUALIFYING
Par 72
68 I Maconi (Ita).
69 H MacRae (Dunblane New), A Temple (US), Ya-Ni Tseng (Tai).
70 R Yokomine (Jap).
71 B Mullins-Lane (Aus), J Morley (Eng), C Aitken (Eng).
72 D McVeigh (Ire), L Sibille (Fra), J Sweeney (US), S Watson (Elie & Earlsferry Ladies), L Kenney (Pitreavie), J Oliver (Eng), L Terebey (US).
73 Z Kamasova (Slo), L Hall (Wal), C Lundgreen (Nor), C Coughlan (Ire), E Ogilvy (Auchterarder).
74 He Yong Choi (Kor), K Takanashi (Jap), S Heath (Eng), D Montgomery (Eng), S Michl (Aut), H Fujishima (Jap), F Luscher (Swi), H Brockway (Eng), H Aitchison (Eng).
NON-QUALIFIERS INCLUDED:
75 s Dickens (Eng), P Feggans (Sco), M Gillen (Ire), J Pritchard (Wal).
76 J Clingan (Eng), L Diggle (Eng), M Allen (Eng), S McKevitt (Eng).
77 J Ewart (Eng), V Melvin (Sco), E Lyons (Eng).
78 L Walters (Eng), E Sheffield (Eng), J Hodge (Eng), L Eastwood (Eng).
79 G Webster (Hilton Park), V Bell (Eng),C Grady (Eng), E Brown (Eng), K Walker (Buchanan Castle).
80 S Hunter (Eng), A Laing (Vale of Leven), R Livingstone (Musselburgh Old).
81 J Wilson (Strathaven), L Collin (Eng), M Tulley (Eng), S Attwood (Eng), A Keighley (Eng), J Dartford (Eng), C Durbin (Eng), K J Fisher (Eng).
82 S James (Eng), K Edwards (Eng), N Haywood (Eng), C Lipscombe (Eng).
83 J Carthew (Ladybank).
84 R Adby (Eng).
85 T Woodyer (Eng).
86 E Prentice (Eng), K Hutcherson (Eng), M Newman (Eng).
87 N Lumb (Eng), A Finch (Eng).
88 L Cummins (Eng), H Reid (Eng).
80 E Butler (Ire).
90 E Weeks (Eng).
91 C Gruber (Eng).
Retired – A Scott (Eng), A Engleman (Eng).
Labels: Amateur Ladies, Pro Ladies
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