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Thursday, August 20, 2009

ROYAL ABERDEEN PRO STAFF HELP

A SLOVENIA DAMSEL IN DISTRESS

Royal Aberdeen Golf Club's professional staff came to the aid of a Continental competitor in distress as she waited to tee off this morning in the second round of the British women's open amateur golf championship over the Balgownie links.
Zala Jenko, who has travelled all the way from Bled, Slovenia with her mother, watched in anguish as her trolley and the heavy bag of clubs blew over in the wind.
The head of her driver snapped off when it hit the ground.
The thought of tackling the Balgownie links in worse weather of wind and rain than prevailed on the opening day without a driver galvanised Zala's mum into action.
She ran over to the professional's shop and explained the position. Golf clubs cost a lot of money in Slovenia - but head club pro David Ross and assistant Jonas Hedgeg of the Royal Aberdeen pro staff came up with a replacement driver and said Zala, who has a handicap of 1.3, could have it free of charge.
She had an 84 in the first round and seemed to have a fighting chance of figuring among the leading 40 players and ties at the end of today's second round.

EVENING FOOTNOTE: It just wasn't Zala's day. She had only one par figure - at the 18th - in a round of 101 that included a 13 at the par-5 12th hole.

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