Kelsey, Sammy and Rachael
go down in the first round
Scottish Under-21 champion Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), the No 3 qualifier this year and the No 2 seed last year, bowed out in the first round. She was beaten 3 and 2 by Sarah Tyson from the Reblibbets club at Sevenoaks, Kent.
Sarah took part in the 6.15am play-off for the last two places and came through it was a par-4 at the first.
"I hit a rescue club off the first tee and put it out of bounds," said Kelsey ruefully. "I didn't play as well as I have been playing lately but Sarah Tyson played very steadily and deserved to win."
Tyson was four up after 11 holes and, with the round reduced to 16 holes, there was never much danger of her being overhauled.
Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale), who reached the final last year, beating Kelsey MacDonald along the way at Southerndown, got her bid to go one better this week off to a sound start. The No 6 seed,Kelly won by 2 and 1 against Germany's Marie Tschida.
Apart from Eve Muirhead's success, it was a bad morning for the Scots with their three other qualifiers, Kelsey MacDonald, Sammy Vass (Tain) and Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) all making a quit exit.
Sammy, the No 52 qualifier after an eagle 3 at the last in the second round, was beaten 5 and 4 by the No 13 qualifier, Anais Maggetti (Switzerland).
"I won the first with a birdie and then lost the second and third," said Sammy who lost a ball off the 10th tee to go three down and then lost the 11th to a birdie.
Edinburgh's Rachael Watton (Mortonhall), pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency (all rights reserved), lost by 3 and 1 to Austria's Carolin Pinegger.Rachel slumped to three down after only four holes. She did put the wheels on a fightback by winning the eighth, 12th, 13th and 15th but she lost the 10th and the 14th to a birdie before Carolin finished her with another birdie at the 17th.
Giuilia Molinaro (Italy) beat Daisy Nielsen (Denmark), a member of the European team for next month's Junior Ryder Cup match in Kentucky. Giulia won by 2 and 1 and now plays England girls international Rachel Connor, daughter of the Scots-born professional at Manchester Golf Club.
Sarah took part in the 6.15am play-off for the last two places and came through it was a par-4 at the first.
"I hit a rescue club off the first tee and put it out of bounds," said Kelsey ruefully. "I didn't play as well as I have been playing lately but Sarah Tyson played very steadily and deserved to win."
Tyson was four up after 11 holes and, with the round reduced to 16 holes, there was never much danger of her being overhauled.
Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale), who reached the final last year, beating Kelsey MacDonald along the way at Southerndown, got her bid to go one better this week off to a sound start. The No 6 seed,Kelly won by 2 and 1 against Germany's Marie Tschida.
Apart from Eve Muirhead's success, it was a bad morning for the Scots with their three other qualifiers, Kelsey MacDonald, Sammy Vass (Tain) and Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) all making a quit exit.
Sammy, the No 52 qualifier after an eagle 3 at the last in the second round, was beaten 5 and 4 by the No 13 qualifier, Anais Maggetti (Switzerland).
"I won the first with a birdie and then lost the second and third," said Sammy who lost a ball off the 10th tee to go three down and then lost the 11th to a birdie.
Edinburgh's Rachael Watton (Mortonhall), pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency (all rights reserved), lost by 3 and 1 to Austria's Carolin Pinegger.Rachel slumped to three down after only four holes. She did put the wheels on a fightback by winning the eighth, 12th, 13th and 15th but she lost the 10th and the 14th to a birdie before Carolin finished her with another birdie at the 17th.
Giuilia Molinaro (Italy) beat Daisy Nielsen (Denmark), a member of the European team for next month's Junior Ryder Cup match in Kentucky. Giulia won by 2 and 1 and now plays England girls international Rachel Connor, daughter of the Scots-born professional at Manchester Golf Club.
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