Leona and Kelsey share lead with nine

holes to play ... one ahead of twin Lisa

With nine holes to play 14-year-old Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) and Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) were locked in the lead at three under par for the tournament … only one shot ahead of Leona’s twin sister Lisa.
Leona, one shot clear of Kelsey and Emma Brown (Malton & Norton) at the start of the round at four under par, birdied the first hole after a superb approach shot to within 18inches of the flagstick.
But she bogeyed the par-5 fourth and the par-4 ninth to be out in one-over-par 38.
Kelsey birdied the long second and the long fourth to improve to five under par overall and at that moment had taken over the tournament lead.
However, the Nairn player bogeyed the seventh and eighth to fall back to three under par.
Lisa Maguire, starting the day two shots behind leader Leona and one behind Kelsey and Emma, bogeyed the third but birdied the short fifth and the seventh to get to three under par and a share of the lead … before she bogeyed the Postage Stamp short eighth to fall back to two under par for the tournament.
Emma Brown, with bogeys at the first, second and ninth, was level par at the turn.
OUTWARD HALVES (par 38):
Leona Maguire 38.
Kelsey MacDonald 37.
Lisa Maguire 37
Emma Brown 40.

Collated scores

37th HELEN HOLM SCOTTISH WOMEN’S OPEN AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIPTroon Portland (rounds 1 & 2) & Royal Troon (round 3).

COMPLETED FINAL TOTALS
Par 225 (3 x 75). CSS 77 77 tbc

228 Lisa Ball (Matfend Hall) 81 74 73.
231 Emelie Lundstgrom (Swe) 78 77 76.
233 Rosanna Crepiat (Fra) 78 78 77.
234 Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 78 82 74, Marion Duvernay (Fra) 77 78 79.
235 Laura Chemarin (Fra) 74 81 80.
236 Louise Kristersson (Swe) 80 79 77, Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) 79 79 78.
237 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 82 78 77, Louise Larsson (Swe) 77 81 79, Tracey Boyes (Meon Valley) 79 76 82.
238 Laura Castelain (Fra) 81 80 77, Charlie Douglass (Brocket Hall) 81 79 78, Aedin Murphy (Carlow) 82 78 78, Marion Kaddouche (Fra) 82 78 78.
239 Amy Boulden (Maesdu) 78 77 84.
240 Maiju Uusi-Simola (Fin) 83 78 79, Amanda Strang (Swe) 74 86 80, Sara Garbutt (Ganton) 77 80 83.
243 Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 82 78 83, Lesley Hendry (Routenburn) 84 76 83.
244 Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 81 78 85.
245 Mathilde Cassaignau (Fra) 82 78 85, Kimberley Crooks (Saltburn) 80 79 86.
246 Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 82 79 85.
247 Hannah Grant (Enmore Park) 80 81 86, Anne Hakula (Fin) 78 80 89, Anne Hakula (Fin) 78 80 89.
249 Clemence Abrahamian (Fra) 80 80 89, Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 80 79 90.
250 Jill Meldrum (Dullatur) 83 78 89.

MISSED THE CUT
162 Joelie Van Baarle (Bel) 84 78, Angelika Hammar (Swe) 81 81, Kelly Brotherton (Troon Welbeck) 86 76, Haedi Beck (Felixstowe Ferry) 82 80.
163 Emily Penttila (Fin) 86 77, Niamh Kitching (Claremorris) 83 80, Emma Sheffield (Newark) 80 83.
164 Sarah Lundy (Cookridge Hall) 80 84, Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) 81 83.
165 Samantha Leslie (Westhill) 82 83, Anna Carling (Vale of Glamorgan) 83 82.
166 Sarah Crowe (Tipperary) 84 82, Rachael Livingstone (Musselburgh) 81 84.
166 Becky Harries (Haverfordwest) 84 82, Claire MacDonald (Gullane Ladies) 86 80.
167 Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey) 75 92.
168 Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) 81 87, Emma Fairnie (Dunbar) 83 85.
169 Sammy Vass (Tain) 79 90.
170 Annabel Niven (Crieff) 85 85, M Macpherson (Troon Ladies) 91 79.
172 Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies) 85 87.
173 Ashleigh Wilton (Ladybank) 86 87.
174 Karen Delaney (Carlow) 87 87.
Withdrew: Rachel Connor (Manchester) 83 WD