EGWA Press Release

Liz Bennett finishes fourth in
Aussie stroke-play

Internationals Liz Bennett and Rachel Jennings gave England plenty to cheer about on the final day of the Australian women's open amateur stroke-play championship at Glenelg Golf Club, Adelaide.
Liz, from Brokenhurst Manor in Hampshire, returned a one-under par 73 in the final round to claim fourth place in a field of 83 players on 294. She was two-under-par for the 72-hole event, which was won by Australia’s 18-year-old Stephanie Na, playing over her home course, on 15-under par 281.
Liz has been selected for the GB&I team for the 2008 Curtis Cup match at St Andrews.
Rachel, from Izaak Walton Golf Club in Staffordshire, produced the best English performance of the week with a course-record equalling 69. It was her first competitive score below 70 and moved her up to sixth place on 299. Rachel recently won the French lady junior championship.
All five players in the English Women’s Golf Association squad finished in the top 32 and automatically qualified for the Australian women's open amateur match-play championship which starts tomorrow at Royal Adelaide.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 296 (4 x 74)
Players from Australia unless stated.
281 Stephanie Na 69 70 69 73.
288 Kristie Smith 72 72 75 69.
291 Rebecca Flood 72 74 71 74.
294 Liz Bennett (Brokenhurst Manor) 74 71 76 73 (4th).
298 Justin Lee 75 77 72 74.
299 Rachel Jennings (Izaak Walton) 79 74 77 69 (6th).
300 Stacey Keating 74 77 73 76, Christine Trimmer 73 82 82 73.
Other totals:
303 Naomi Edwards (Ganton) 73 72 79 79 (jt 11th).
305 Florentyna Parker (Royal Birkdale) 73 78 77 77 (jt 16th).
310 Kerry Smith (Waterlooville) 78 77 75 80 (30th)
Match-play draw (English players' ties):
Rachel Jennings v Christabel Goh (Singapore).
Florentyna Parker v Jayde Panos (Western Australia).
Kerry Smith v Rebecca Flood (NSW).
Naomi Edwards v Jessica Noh (Korea).
Liz Bennett v Whitney Hillier (Western Australia).

Full details: http://www.golfaustralia.org.au/