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Saturday, September 29, 2007

RACHAEL McQUEEN AND CARLY BOOTH
IN DAILY TELEGRAPH PARTY FOR
JUNIOR FINALS AT DUBAI CREEK

The 21 finalists for The Daily Telegraph Junior Golf Championship in association with The Royal Bank of Scotland Group have now been confirmed.
The 12 boys - all English - and nine girls - two of them Scottish - will be getting ready for the trip of a lifetime in October -when they will tee it up at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, hoping to claim one of the two 2007 Junior Golf Titles.
There are two Scots in the whole party - Rachael McQueen from Ayrshire, the leading qualifier in the girls' category, and Comrie's Carly Booth who will be making a second appearance at the invitation of the sponsors.
Last year Sally Watson from South Queensferry won the girls' title out in Dubai. Carly, with her +3 handicap and her brilliant tournament record this season, will start favourite to follow in Sally's footsteps.
Rachael is 17 and has made tremendous progress since she took up golf only three years ago. This year she has reduced her handicap from six to two and played for the Ayrshire women's county team.
The 54-hole boys' and girls' tournaments at Dubai Creek will be held on October 7, 8 and 9.

BOY QUALIFIERS
+Score and venue where qualified.
1 ADAM WILLS - CHESHIRE UNION OF GOLF CLUBS - 5 under par.
2 MARK PITCHER - STINCHCOMBE HILL GOLF CLUB - 5 under par.
3 RHYS BURDEN - WEST ESSEX GOLF CLUB - 5 under par.
4 ANDREW COOLEY - SURREY COUNTY GOLF UNION - 5 under par.
5 THOMAS ROBSON - ARMY GOLF CLUB - 5 under par.
6 ROBERT TREDGETT - CHANNELS GOLF CLUB - 5 under par.
7 ADAM HEDGES - WEST KENT GOLF CLUB - 5 under par.
8 NIALL MANNION - TEES-SIDE GOLF CLUB - 4 under par.
9 JAMIE CARNEY - SHIRLEY GOLF CLUB - 4 under par.
10 EAMONN HODGSON - SUNNINGDALE GOLF CLUB - 4 under par.
11 LUKE BENFORD - BARTON-ON-SEA GOLF CLUB - 4 under par.

SPONSORS' INVITATION
Oscar Sharpe (Minchinhampton GC).

GIRL QUALIFIERS

1 RACHAEL McQUEEN (Home club: Troon Bentinck Ladies, Age 17, handicap 2) - AYRSHIRE COUNTY GIRLS - 3 under par.
2 ALEXANDRA PETERS (Home club: Beeston Fields, Age 14, handicap scratch) - NORTH OF ENGLAND U16 CHAMPIONSHIPS - 3 under par.
3 NICOLA DUNN (Home club: Harrogate, Age 16, handicap scratch) - CREWE GOLF CLUB - 2 under par.
4 CHARLIE DOUGLASS (Home club: Brocket Hall, Age 18, handicap scratch) - WELWYN GARDEN CITY GOLF CLUB - 2 under par.
5 MICAH CARROLL (Home club: Launceston, Age 16, handicap 3) - CORNWALL LADIES COUNTY GOLF ASSOCIATION - 1 under par.
6 NIKKI FOSTER (Home club: Accrington & District, Age 15, handicap 3) - GREATER MANCHESTER JUNIOR OPEN - 1 under par.
7 EMILEE TAYLOR (Home club: Gainsborough, Age 17, handicap 1) - HOLME HALL GOLF CLUB - level par.
8 LAUREN BLEASE (Home club: Coombe Hill, Age 18, handicap 4) - CAMBERLEY HEATH GOLF CLUB - level par.

SPONSORS' INVITATION
Carly Booth (Comrie Golf Club) (Age 15, handicap +3)

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