Queen, Thomson and Feggans miss the cut

Becky Brewerton bursts three

shots clear in Spanish Open

FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Becky Brewerton from Wales takes a three-shot lead into the weekend at the Open de Espana Femenino.
The 26-year-old sixth year tour player started the day in a three-way tie for the lead but surged ahead of the pack with a fine round of 69 and a two round total of 134, 10-under-par.
Brewerton, pictured right by courtesy of the LET website, made her move under the blazing sun early in the second round with a tap-in birdie at the par-five second hole at Panoramica Golf and Country Club in San Jorge, Castellon. She then chipped in for eagle at the 487-yard par-five ninth, taking her to the turn in 33.
A solid finish with nine straight pars over the more tricky back nine saw her home in 36, before the afternoon wind picked up significantly.
“My putting was pretty solid so the short game got me through. I probably actually played better on the back nine than I did on the front nine but I shot three under on the front nine,” she said. “It just works out a bit strange sometimes. I missed a few greens but my short game is really, really good.”
Brewerton joined the Ladies European Tour in 2004 after a phenomenal amateur career during which she finished second at two professional events: the 2003 Tenerife Ladies Open and WPGA Championship of Europe.

She won her only tour event at the Ladies English Open in 2007, the year she made her Solheim Cup debut. Her best finish at the Spanish Open was third, in 2004, but the stakes are higher this week with a place in next week’s Evian Masters available.
England’s Sarah Heath and Spaniard Emma Cabrera-Bello shot five-under 67s and finished equal second at seven-under-par alongside Spanish amateurs Ana Fernandez de Mesa (67) and Carlota Ciganda (72).
Overnight co-leader Ciganda was tied for the lead with Brewerton at 10-under after 11 holes but dropped three shots in five holes from the fourth coming in against a strong wind.
After struggling on tour for the last five years, Heath was delighted with her performance and said: “I played really well today and I had so much confidence it was brilliant. It’s been a long time coming but I’ve been working really hard with a psychologist, technical coach and fitness guy. I think the biggest thing that has changed has been the psychology.

" I’m a lot stronger mentally and the stuff I’ve been working on with Danielle Bryant, she’s very, very good. I think that’s helped.”
First round co-leader Maria Boden of Sweden carded a one-over 73 and dropped back to six-under with four other players. Spaniards Paula Marti and Carmen Alonso joined Boden on that score along with South African Lee-Anne Pace and Italian Veronica Zorzi.
“The back nine was so hard because the wind was so strong and the balls were shaking all the time,” Alonso said. “I played really well and don’t have anything to complain about. I’m so happy because I’m up there and playing at home in Spain so you never know.”

Such is the quality of the field that players had to score level par 144 or better to survive the 36-hole cut. As far as the Scots were concerned, that was no problem for Vikki Laing (140), Lynn Kenny (141) and Krystle Caithness (143) but the others didn't make it - Pamela Feggans (146), Clare Queen (148) and Michele Thomson (149).
LEADING QUALIFIERS

Par 144 (2x72)

134 B Brewerton (Wales) 65 69.

137 S Heath (England) 70 67, E Cabrera-Belo (Spain) 70 67, A Fernandez de Mesa (Spain) (amateur) 70 67, C Ciganda (Spain) (amateur) 65 72.

138 Veronica Zorzi (Ita) 71 67, Maria Boden (Swe) 65 73, Lee-Anne Pace (USA) 68 70, Paula Marti (Spa) 70 68, Carmen Alonso (Spa) 69 69
139 Frances Bondad (Aus) 72 67, Denise-charlotte Becker (Ger) 67 72, Laura Davies 69 70
140 Karen Lunn (Aus) 70 70, Laura Terebey (USA) 70 70, Dana Lacey (Aus) 68 72, Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 71 69, Vikki Laing (Sco) 67 73, Tania Elosegui (Spa) 71 69, Caroline Rominger (Swi) 69 71, Bettina Hauert (Ger) 69 71
141 Beth Allen (USA) 70 71, Elizabeth Bennett 69 72, Holly Aitchison 69 72, Anna-Karin Salmen (Fin) 71 70, Breanne Alicia Loucks (Wal) 72 69, Stacy Lee Bregman (Rsa) 69 72, Lynn Kenny (Sco) 71 70, Anna-Lise Caudal (Fra) 68 73, Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 69 72, Margherita Rigon (Ita) 69 72
142 Isabella Maconi (Ita) 69 73, Julie Tvede (Den) 69 73, Johanna Mundy 72 70, Marta Prieto (Spa) 69 73, Emma Zackrisson (Swe) 70 72, Florentyna Parker 72 70, Ana-Belen Sanchez (Spa) 71 71, Diana Luna (Ita) 71 71
143 Hazel Kavanagh 71 72, Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 69 74, Jenni Kuosa (Fin) 71 72, Laurette Maritz (Rsa) 70 73, Nikki Garrett (Aus) 71 72, Julieta Granada (Par) 70 73, Krystle Caithness (Sco) 69 74, Federica Piovano (Ita) 74 69, Iben Tinning (Den) 66 77, Georgina Simpson 72 71, Samantha Head 70 73, Christel Boeljon (Ned) 66 77, Melodie Bourdy (Fra) 71 72, Stefania Croce (Ita) 72 71
144 Nina Reis (Swe) 74 70, Stefanie Michl (Aut) 73 71, Nicole Gergely (Aut) 69 75, Marjet Van Der Graaff (Ned) 71 73, Rebecca Hudson 74 70, Lucie Andre (Fra) 70 74, Caroline Afonso (Fra) 69 75, Maria Hernandez (Spa) 70 74, Trish Johnson (USA) 73 71, Titiya Plucksataporn (Tha) 71 73
MISSED THE CUT
145 Mianne Bagger (Den) 70 75, Zuzana Masinova (Cze) 73 72, Rebecca Coakley 69 76, Lynnette Teresa Brooky (Nzl) 71 74, Morgana Robbertze (Rsa) 73 72, Tara Delaney 73 72, Amanda Moltke-Leth (Den) 72 73, Claire Coughlan 73 72
146 Kiran Matharu 69 77, Riikka Hakkarainen (Fin) 72 74, Sophie Giquel (Fra) 67 79, Camille Fallay (Fra) 72 74, Pamela Feggans (Sco) 75 71, Elisabeth Esterl (Ger) 72 74, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 71 75, Sara Beautell (Spa) 70 76, Bronwyn Mullins-Lane (Aus) 70 76, Karen-margrethe Juul (Den) 74 72
147 Virginine Lagoutte-Clement (Fra) 72 75, Sophie Walker 74 73, Joanne Mills (Aus) 74 73, Christine Hallstrom (Swe) 73 74, Lara Tadiotto (Bel) 72 75
148 Smriti Mehra (Ind) 72 76, Jo Pritchard (Wal) 78 70, Tandi Cuningham (Rsa) 74 74, Lisa Jean (Aus) 72 76, Ana Larraneta (Spa) 75 73, Claire Aitken 72 76, Clare Queen (Sco) 74 74, Cassandra Kirkland (Fra) 74 74
149 Linda Wessberg (Swe) 74 75, Felicity Johnson 72 77, Joanne Morley 74 75, Johanna Lundberg (Swe) 75 74, Lisa Holm Sorensen (Den) 74 75, Michele Thomson (Sco) 70 79, Kirsty S Taylor 76 73, Emma Lyons 73 76, Anna Tybring (Swe) 72 77, Itziar Elguezabal (Spa) 71 78, Stephanie Na (Aus) 77 72
150 Lotta Maria Wahlin (Swe) 75 75, Martina Gillen 73 77, Marta Silva (Spa) 71 79, Anna Knutsson (Swe) 73 77, Barbara Genuini (Fra) 74 76
151 Malene Jorgensen (Den) 71 80, Maria Verchenova (Rus) 76 75, Melanie Bryden (Aus) 76 75, Ane Urchegui (Spa) 70 81, Lena Tornevall (Swe) 78 73, Elena Giraud (Fra) 73 78, Frederique Seeholzer (Swi) 77 74
152 Julie Greciet (Fra) 73 79, Katharina Schallenberg (Ger) 77 75, Anna Arrese (Spa) 74 78, Laura Cabanillas (Spa) 77 75
153 Lydia Hall (Wal) 76 77, Jessica Ji (Kor) 76 77
154 Cecilia Ekelundh (Swe) 76 78
162 Ludivine Kreutz (Fra) 81 81