Photographs

Photographs I took at the Presentation ceremony of the Ricoh Women's British Open at Lytham can be found on the LGU Flickr site

Photographs I took at the Press conference to announce the 2009 Solheim Cup teams can be found here on the LGU Flickr website

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Solheim Cup captains Beth Daniel (United States) and Alison Nicholas (Europe) at the Press Conference to announced the teams for the forthcoming match. And (below) both teams in one long image (which you can enlarge by clicking on it). Both images by Gillian Kirkwood who was a busy bee at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf club today!

Janice Moodie gets wild card pick to join Catriona

Matthew in Europe Solheim Cup team for Illinois

Janice Moodie and Michelle Wie had something in common this evening.

They were both named as Solheim Cup wild card selections by the respective captains, Europe's Alison Nicholas and Beth Daniel of the United States for the August 21 to 23 match at Sugar Grove, Illinois.

There will be a second Scot in the European team -- Catriona Matthew, of course, the new Ricoh Women's British Open champion.

UNITED STATES TEAM

Top 10 on points qualification:

Paula Creamer

Cristie Kerr

Angela Stanford

Kristy McPherson

Nicole Castrale

Christina Kim

Brittany Lang

Morgan Pressel

Brittany Lincicome

Natalie Gulbis

Captains Picks:

Juli Inkster

Michelle Wie

EUROPE TEAM

Top five on points qualification:

Gwladys Nocera

Tania Elosegui

Diana Luna

Laura Davies

Sophie Gustafson

Top 4 Rolex Rankings (not already qualified):

Catriona Matthew

Suzann Pettersen

Helen Alfredsson

Maria Hjorth

Captain's Picks:

Becky Brewerton

Janice Moodie

Anna Nordqvist

Janice Paterson (left), winner of the inaugural Riccarton Salver for senior ladies over one round; Hamilton Golf Club ladies' captain Jenni Allan, and Riccarton Rosebowl winner Pamela Pretswell.

Pamela Pretswell in action in the British women's open amateur championship at Harlech in June (image by Cal Carson Golf Agency; click on it to enlarge).

Pamela Pretswell wins Riccarton Rosebowl

by six shots from Rebecca Wilson

Vagliano Trophy player Pamela Pretswell won the Riccarton Rosebowl SLGA 36-hole Order of Merit tournament by a six-stroke margin at Hamilton Golf Club today (Sunday).
The Bothwell Castle player and Glasgow University student had rounds of 69 and 72 for a total of 141, compared with the combined CSS aggregate of 146 (73-73).
Runner-up was former girls international Rebecca Wilson (Monfieth) with two steady rounds of 74 and 73 for 147. Rebecca had the best net total of 143 off two of a handicap.
Scotland caps Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) and Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) tied for third place on 149.

Janice Paterson won the inaugural Riccarton Salver, an 18-hole competition for senior ladies.
FINAL TOTALS
CSS 73 73
141 Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 69 72.
147 Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth) 74 73.
149 Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) 76 73, Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) 74 75.
150 Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) 76 74.
151 Anne Laing (Vale of Leven) 79 72, Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 76 75, Susan Wood (Drumpellier) 74 77, Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 74 77.
153 Laura Murray (Alford) 893 70.
156 Jacquelihne Sneddon (Alyth) 80 76.
158 Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe) 78 80.
160 Rachel McQueen (Troon Ladies) 82 78.
162 Anne Moore (Hamilton) 79 83.
163 Louise McGillivray (Banchory) 82 81, Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) 80 83.
164 Ashley Wilton (Ladybank) 81 83.
165 Ashley Smith (Monifieth) 86 79, Jenni Allan (Hamilton) 79 86.
167 Linda Bain (Lochend) 83 84, Emma Caddow (Colville Park) 83 84, Angela Devine (Hamilton) 80 87.
168 Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride) 85 83, Lesley Rolland (Dunfermline) 83 85.
170 Natasha Quayum (Ranfurly Castle) 84 86.
172 Katie Reid (Monifieth) 84 88.
182 Patricia Davidson (Erskine) 89 93.
183 Lindsay Mathie (Windyhill) 91 92.
186 Gail Wilson (Monifieth) 92 94.
195 Sandra Littlejohn (Erskine) 99 96.

SENIOR SALVER

82 Janice Paterson (Drumpellier).

87 E M Lees.

92 Elaine Morris (better last nine), P Milligan.

94 Sheila Genders (West Kilbride).

95 Anne McKeown.

102 M Arthur (better last six), Elizabeth Nelson (Hamilton).

Catriona Matthew with the Scotland team who will be playing in the girls' home internationals at Fairhaven Golf Club this coming week (image by Gillian Kirkwood; click on it to enlarge).

Great Scot! That's Catriona as she wins the Ricoh

Women's British Open by three strokes

FROM THE TELEGRAPH.CO.UK WEBSITE

By MARK REASON

It was the mother of all victories. Eleven weeks after giving birth to her second daughter, Catriona Matthew became the first Scot to win a women's major golf championship.
Her three-stroke triumph over Karrie Webb in the Ricoh Women's British Open earns Matthew the title of super-mega mum. From now on maternity leave is for wimps.
She said afterwards: "I had a tear in my eye coming up the last and had to hold myself together for the last two putts. The British Open is the biggest one for me. You do wonder if your chances are running out."
It had not been a great year for British sport after the heroics of the 2008 Olympics, but late summer now seems to be turning golden. First of all there was young Tom Daley diving into history, then the cricket team removed Australia's aura, now Matthew has done it for mums around the world.
Asked how long the recent birth had taken, Matthew said: "I had four hours of labour, too speedy for an epidural which was a bad thing."

So she's not even on drugs, then. Matthew added: "Thirty-nine sounds old, but I don't feel old. The difficult bit will be when Katy [the elder daughter] starts school. But this has certainly spurred me on to play for another few years."
The margin of Matthew's victory implies a stroll round the links of Lytham, but for much of the round she was a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Her rhythm was ragged and shortly after the turn, Matthew had been caught by Ai Miyazato of Japan.
Matthew's second shot into the 10th looked like the swing of a broken golfer. She spooned the ball into a gorse bush 10 yards to the right of the green. After taking a penalty drop the Scot salvaged a bogey with the most important putt of her career.
From that moment on she could scarcely miss, at least with the putter. How accustomed are we to Americans holing everything on the final day? Last month Stewart Cink rolled in a putt on Turnberry's final green just before Lee Westwood three-putted.
How often have we seen that movie before? Even Matthew has played the fall-girl in that closing scene. Three years ago she three-putted the final green of the Kraft Nabisco, when two putts would have got the Scot into the play-off. Perhaps Britain's fortunes are now finally turning.
Matthew holed crucial putts on the 12th and 13th and then she rolled in a huge putt from the front of the 14th green.
"I thought then, this is mine for the taking – I'm never going to have a better chance so let's take it," she said.
When did we last hear such words and see such deeds from a Brit?
It is incredible to think that just over a week ago Matthew was running for her life when the hotel she was staying in caught fire. At first she thought the drumming sound was rain hitting the balcony. When husband Graeme came in from outside and asked what she was talking about, they peered out of the door and saw the corridor ablaze.
On the way out Graeme burned his feet and was unable to caddie for his wife last week. But he was back on the bag at Lytham, an astonished witness in the second round when Matthew followed up an eagle with a hole-in-one. That prompted the best line of the championship when American Solheim Cup captain Beth Daniel said: "Beanie's on fire out there – oh no, that was last week."
The less generous may reprise Hale Irwin's ungracious line about a young Seve in 1979 and dub Matthew the 'Car Park Champion'. She was that wild at times and she had her share of luck. But in the end Matthew kept her head when everyone about her was losing theirs.
It can fairly be said that the challenge to Matthew was pitiful at the end – but frankly who cares? When Matthew holed her par putt on the 16th green there was a ghost of Tom Watson about the smile – same colouring, same slightly craggy, wind-swept self deprecation.
A fortnight ago Watson missed history by an inch as veterans wiped the water from their eyes. This evening, as Matthew touched in one of the shortest putts to ever win a championship, there were only tears of joy.

Ricoh Women's British Open Scoreboard
Royal Lytham & St Anne's Golf Club, Lancashire
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
285 Catriona Matthew (Sco) 74 67 71 73 (pictured with the championship trophy by Gillian Kirkwood).
288 Karrie Webb (Aus) 77 71 72 68.
289 Hee-Won Han (SKo) 77 73 69 70, Paula Creamer (US) 74 74 70 71, Ai Miyazato (Jap) 75 71 70 73, Christina Kim (Us) 73 71 71 74.
290 Kristy McPherson (US) 74 74 72 70.
291 Cristie Kerr (US) 76 71 75 69, Na Yeon Choi (SKo) 80 71 70 70, Jiyai Shin (SKo) 77 71 69 75.
292 Michelle Wie (US) 73 76 74 69, Maria Hjorth (Swe) 72 76 73 71, Giu7li8a Sergas (Ita) 74 678 78 73, Hee Young Park (SKo)( 71 75 73 73, Song-Hee Kim (SKo) 70 73 74 75, Mika Miyazato (Jap) 76 72 69 75.
293 Michele Redman (US) 75 75 73 70, Kyeong Bae (SKo) 73 71 74 74, Jane Park (Us) 74 72 72 75.
295 Yani Tseng (Tai) 74 70 78 72, In Kyung Kim (SKo) 81 70 70 73, Angela Stanford (US) 70 76 74 74, Se Ri Pak (SKo) 76 71 73 74.
295 In-Bee Park (SKo) 76 72 76 71.
Selected scores:
297 Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 79 71 75 72 (27th).
298 Brittany Lincicome (US) 77 73 79 69, Vicky Hurst (US) 74 75 77 72, Lorena Ochoa (MNex) 75 77 72 74, Katie Futcher (US) 75 77 70 76 (jt 28th).
299 Sophie Gustafson (Swe) 74 71 82 72, Sandra Gal (Ger) 69 80 75 75, Becky Morgan (Wal) 80 71 72 76, Brittany Lang (US) 81 70 71 77 (jt 33rd).
300 Katherine Hull (Aus) 75 77 77 71, Allison Hanna (US) 76 76 73 75 (jt 40th).
301 Morgan Pressel (US) 77 72 76 76, Martina Eberl (Ger) 75 75 72 79, Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 76 69 76 80 (jt 42nd).
302 Carmen Alonso (Spa) 75 77 77 73, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 74 79 75 74, Laura Davies (Eng) 79 74 75 74 (jt 46th).
303 Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 78 75 75 75, Samantha Head (Eng) 74 76 72 81 (jt 51st).
304 Louise Stahle (Swe) 787 76 74 77 (jt 55th).
305 Christel Boeljon (Net) 79 73 74 79 (jt 58th).
306 Emma Zackrisson (Swe) 75 77 76 78, Anne-Lise Caudal (Fra) 75 78 75 78 (jt 60th).
307 Reilley Rankin (US) 77 76 78 76, Lee-Anne Pace (SAf) 75 77 75 80 (jt 63rd).
308 Kristin Tamulis (US) 78 75 82 73 (65th).
309 Vikki Laing (Sco) 73 80 77 79 (66th).
310 Stacy Prammanasudh (US) 75 75 79 81, Laura Diaz (US) 76 76 76 82 (jt 67th)
312 Karin Sjodin(Swe) 75 74 78 84 (70th).

Georgia Hall leads all the way to win English Under-13 girls' title

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Dorset’s Georgia Hall led from start to finish to win the English girls’ U13 championship by two shots at The Wiltshire.
“It’s amazing,” said the 13-year-old from Ferndown. “It’s a relief as well! I came here really wanting to win and I thought I had a good chance after coming third last year.”
Georgia led by five shots after the first day, when she shot level par 72. After the second round she was still four ahead of her closest challenger, Wiltshire’s Kyra Horlock, and six clear of Charley Hull, the defending champion.
Charley did her best to whittle away the deficit with a final round 77 - the low score of the day. However, she couldn’t catch Georgia, although she did move into second place ahead of Kyra.
“I wasn’t very nervous because having a four-shot lead gives you a bit of leeway, but when I started adding up the scores at the end I was getting a bit worried,” said Georgia, who returned a final round 81.
“Charley was playing in front of me and I could see she was quite confident.”
However, Georgia herself played steadily, with just one double bogey on a windy day – and a confidence-boosting birdie on the short 16th. Georgia, who plays off two, is a Dorset county player and was runner-up in the South West girls’ championship and a semi-finalist in the South West ladies’ championship. She set the Ferndown course record of five-under 67 when she was 12.
Her next target is the British girls’ championship in August.
Leading final scores:
231 Georgia Hall (Ferndown) 72 78 81
233 Charley Hull (Kettering) 77 79 77
234 Kyra Horlock (Broadstone) 77 77 80
240 Charlotte Taylor (Rugby) 81 81 78; Emma Harris (Peel Ladies) 78 84 78
247 Ashleigh Greenham (West Essex) 83 78 86
253 Inci Mehmet (Royal Mid-Surrey) 80 86 87
254 Lianna Bailey (Notts Ladies) 84 86 84
257 Sophie Keech (Lyme Regis) 87 84 86; India Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) 82 88 87
Full details and hole-by-hole scoring : www.englishwomensgolf.org

Elizabeth Mallett wins English Under-15 girls' title

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Warwickshire’s Elizabeth Mallett came from two shots behind to win the English girls’ U15 championship at The Wiltshire.
“I can’t believe it, it’s wonderful,” she said after she returned a final round 78 in tricky winds to overtake three other players and claim the trophy. The championship was disrupted by heavy rain and reduced to 54 holes but it produced excellent golf and a tightly contested competition. In the end, the first five players were separated by just two shots.
Wiltshire’s girl international Hannah Turland and Lancashire’s Emily Taylor, were a stroke behind the winner, and just ahead of first round leader Bronte Law of Cheshire and Warwickshire’s Ashley Cramond.
Elizabeth, 15, was among the players who had to return to the course at 8am to finish their second round. She had five holes to complete and bogeyed each of them and remarked: “I thought: Oh, dear!
"But later on I found out that I was only two shots off the lead and I felt a bit better about it.
“Then I heard that lots of players were bunched together and that it was anyone’s for the taking. Two shots over 18 holes is nothing in these windy conditions.”
She quickly staked her claim, reaching the turn in one-over par. Although she dropped some shots on the way in she handled the conditions well.
“It was really blowing across the course in a tricky direction and the putting was quite difficult.” This is Elizabeth’s second national title, following her win in the 2007 English schools U16 championship – just before her 13th birthday. It’s part of an impressive record which includes two second places in the English girls’ U13 championship and third place in last year’s U15s. She’s a Warwickshire county player and has helped her team to reach this year’s final of the English counties championship.
Hannah Turland was the other big mover in the final round with the best score of the day. She had a two-over par 74 to push up the leaderboard from sixth place.
Leading final scores
Par 216 (3x72)
234 Elizabeth Mallett (Sutton Coldfield Ladies’) 75 81 78
235 Hannah Turland (Tidworth Garrison) 85 76 74; Emily Taylor (Royal Lytham & St Annes) 76 79 80
236 Bronte Law (Bramhall) 74 80 82; Ashley Cramond (The Warwickshire) 76 78 82
240 Brogan Townend (Pleasington) 81 76 83
242 Olivia Winning (Rotherham) 81 80 81
244 Abigail Laker (Burford) 86 77 81
246 Elizabeth Stebbings (Wilpshire) 85 80 81
248 Meghan MacLaren (Wellingborough) 78 89 81
Full details: www.englishwomensgolf.org

US Duramed Futures Tour Scoreboard
$100,000 Alliance Bank Golf Classic
Drumlins Country Club East Course, Syracuse, New York State.
SECOND ROUND TOTALS
Par 142 (2x71) 6064yd
Jenny Suh (Fairfax, Va.) 68-65 - 133
Seo-Jae Lee (Seoul, South Korea) 67-66 - 133
Angela Buzminski (Oshawa, Ontario) 66-68 - 134
Whitney Wade (Glasgow, Kentucky) 70-66 - 136
Nontaya Srisawang (Chiang Mai, Thailand) 70-66 - 136
Ashley Prange (Noblesville, Indiana) 67-70 - 137
Kim Welch (Sacramento, Calif.) 69-68 - 137
Danah Ford (Indianapolis, Indiana) 68-70 - 138
Caroline Larsson (Stockholm, Sweden) 67-71 - 138
Jennie Lee (Henderson, Nev.) 70-68 - 138
Sophia Sheridan (Guadalajara, Mexico) 70-68 - 138
Christi Cano (San Antonio, Texas) 71-68 - 139
Esther Choe (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 70-69 - 139
Taylor Leon (Dallas, Texas) 68-71 - 139
Tanya Dergal (Durango, Mexico) 70-69 - 139
Nicole Jeray (Berwyn, Ill.) 73-67 - 140
Christine Song (Fullerton, Calif.) 70-70 - 140
Onnarin Sattayabanphot (Bangkok, Thailand) 71-69 - 140
Stephanie Otteson (Wilson, North Carolina) 68-72 - 140
Marcela Leon (Monterrey, Mexico) 73-68 - 141
Lili Alvarez (Durango, Mexico) 71-70 - 141
Virada Nirapathpongporn (Bangkok, Thailand) 72-69 - 141
Gerina Mendoza (Roswell, New Mexico) 71-70 - 141
Lisa Ferrero (Lodi, California) 68-74 - 142
Moon Su (Incheon, South Korea) 72-70 - 142
Lisa Meldrum (Montreal, Quebec) 69-73 - 142
Jessica Shepley (Oakville, Ontario) 70-72 - 142
Song Yi Choi (Seoul, South Korea) 71-71 - 142
Garrett Phillips (St Simons Island, Georgia) 75-67 - 142
Su A Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 71-71 - 142
Sin Ah Ham (Seoul, South Korea) 73-69 - 142
Jean Reynolds (Newnan, Georgia) 69-73 - 142
Kathleen Ekey (Sharon Township, Ohio) 72-70 - 142
Amanda Blumenherst (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 71-71 - 142
Lindsey Bergeon (Sarasota, Florida) 68-74 - 142
Kristie Smith (Perth, Australia) 75-67 - 142
Alison Walshe (Westford, Mass.) 74-69 - 143
Jane Chin (Mission Viejo, Calif.) 74-69 - 143
Kelly Froelich (Raizeux, France) 73-70 - 143
Whitney Myers (York, Pennsylvania) 73-70 - 143
Madeleine Holmblad (Stockholm, Sweden) 70-73 - 143
Dewi Claire Schreefel (Diepenveen, Netherlands) 75-68 - 143
Rachel Bailey (Faulconbridge, Australia) 72-72 - 144
Meghan Little (Sturgis, South Dakota) 72-72 - 144
Jasi Acharya (Columbus, Montana) 71-73 - 144
Moah Chang (Los Angeles, Calif.) 74-70 - 144
Janice Olivencia (Caguas, Puerto Rico) 70-74 - 144
Tiffany Joh (San Diego, Calif.) 72-72 - 144
Janell Howland (Boise, Idaho) 73-71 - 144
Juli Erekson (Chicopee, Mass.) 70-74 - 144
Mo Martin (Altadena, Calif.) 73-71 - 144
]Blair Lamb (Flat Rock, N.C.) 73-71 - 144
Ryann O'Toole (San Clemente, Calif.) 71-73 - 144
Jenny Gleason (Clearwater, Fla.) 72-72 - 144
Lori Atsedes (Ithaca, N.Y.) 72-72 - 144
Mallory Hetzel (Summerville, S.C.) 74-71 - 145
Samantha Richdale (Kelowna, British Columbia) 72-73 - 145
Min Seo Kwak (Seoul, South Korea) 72-73 - 145
Amanda Costner (Claremore, Okla.) 73-72 - 145
Laura Crawford (Lancaster, S.C.) 74-71 - 145
Christine Boucher (Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) 77-68 - 145
Hannah Jun (San Diego, Calif.) 73-72 - 145
Briana Vega (Andover, Mass.) 74-71 - 145
Yoora Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 71-74 - 145
Pernilla Lindberg (Bollnas, Sweden) 70-75 - 145
Amanda Mathis (Opelousas, La.) 73-72 - 145
Angela Oh (Maple Shade, New Jersey) 74-71 - 145
Misun Cho (Cheongju, South Korea) 73-72 - 145
Lene Krog (Lier, Norway) 73-73 - 146
Liz Janangelo (West Hartford, Conn.) 74-72 - 146
Lehua Wise (Kauai, Hawaii) 73-73 - 146
Tzu-Chi Lin (Taichung, Taiwan) 73-73 - 146
Perry Swenson (Charlotte, North Carolina) 75-71 - 146
Aimee Cho (Orlando, Fla.) 71-75 - 146
Camila Mori (Santiago, Chile) 70-76 - 146
Lucy Nunn (Lawton, Okla.) 72-74 - 146
Carling Coffing (Middletown, Ohio) 75-71 - 146
Maria Hernandez (Pamplona, Spain) 74-72 - 146
Jennifer Ackerson (Dallas, Texas) 70-76 - 146
Rebecka Heinmert (Hassleholm, Sweden) 76-70 - 146
Ashley Knoll (The Woodlands, Texas) 75-71 - 146
Christine Cho (Kent, Wash.) 69-77 - 146
Paola Moreno (Cali, Colombia) 72-74 - 146
Noon Huachai (Bangkok, Thailand) 73-73 - 146
MISSED THE CUT
Maria Laura Elvira (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 76-71 - 147
Lorraine Ballerano (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 77-70 - 147
Sarah Olsen (Grosse Ile, Mich.) 71-76 - 147
Carmen Bandea (Atlanta, Ga.) 76-71 - 147
Benedikte Grotvedt (Nesbru, Norway) 71-76 - 147
Nicole Hage (Coral Springs, Fla.) 71-76 - 147
Libby Smith (Essex Junction, Vermont) 72-75 - 147
Sofie Andersson (Angelholm, Sweden) 69-78 - 147
Pornanong Phatlum (Chaiyaphum, Thailand) 72-75 - 147
Sarah Lynn Sargent (Greer, South Carolina) 76-72 - 148
Priscilla Duffield (Gold Coast, Australia) 75-73 - 148
Dana Bates (Thousand Palms, Calif.) 75-73 - 148
Lynn Valentine (East Lyme, Conn.) 75-73 - 148
Mary Moan (New Haven, Conn.) 73-75 - 148
Michaela Cavener (Ponca City, Okla.) 73-75 - 148
Hannah Yun (Bradenton, Fla.) 72-76 - 148
Susan Nam (Edmonton, Alberta) 74-74 - 148
Erin Thorne (Bracebridge, Ontario) 77-71 - 148
Alejandra Shaw (Vina Del Mar, Chile) 79-69 - 148
Michelle Jarman (Wilmington, N.C.) 76-72 - 148
Malinda Johnson (Eau Claire, Wis.) 72-76 - 148
Elisa Serramia (Barcelona, Spain) 73-75 - 148
Sam White (Potomac, Md.) 74-74 - 148
Cindy LaCrosse (Tampa, Fla.) 73-75 - 148
Tiffany Tavee (Tempe, Ariz.) 74-74 - 148
Susan Choi (Natick, Mass.) 74-75 - 149
Devan Andersen (Guadalajara, Mexico) 75-74 - 149
Jessica Carafiello (Coral Springs, Fla.) 76-73 - 149
Bridget Dwyer (Kailua, Hawaii) 74-75 - 149
Sae Hee Son (Seoul, South Korea) 73-76 - 149
Kelly Lagedrost (Brooksville, Fla.) 77-72 - 149
Lauren Doughtie (Suffolk, Virginia) 74-75 - 149
Gina Umeck (Redlands, Calif.) 79-70 - 149
Violeta Retamoza (Aguascalientes, Mexico) 74-76 - 150
Jae Oh (Je Ju, South Korea) 77-74 - 151
Christina Jones (Jensen Beach, Fla.) 72-79 - 151
Cindy Lee-Pridgen (Sabah, Malaysia) 75-76 - 151
Kristina Tucker (Stockholm, Sweden) 74-77 - 151
Selanee Henderson (Apple Valley, Calif.) 77-74 - 151
Hwanhee Lee (Las Vegas, Nev.) 75-76 - 151
Mary J Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 79-72 - 151
Molly Birmingham (Cornelius, N.C.) 77-74 - 151
Katrina Leckovic (Burnaby, British Columbia) 78-73 - 151
Sara Brown (Tucson, Ariz.) 74-77 - 151
Michelle Simpson (New Smyrna Beach, Fla.) 77-75 - 152
Marlowe Boukis (Lutherville, Md.) 79-73 - 152
Courtney Mahon (Lee's Summit, Mo.) 76-77 - 153
Praewnapa Phol-Uayporn (Bangkok, Thailand) 81-72 - 153
Carol Robertson (Virginia Beach, Va.) 75-78 - 153
Ashley Grier (Hagerstown, Maryland) 81-73 - 154
Ulrika Ljungman-Smith (Daytona Beach, Fla.) 80-74 - 154
Heather Burgner (Lakeland, Fla.) 78-76 - 154
Kylene Pulley (Kokomo, Ind.) 79-76 - 155
Kimberly Goedecke (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) 80-75 - 155
Stephanie George (Myerstown, Pa.) 76-79 - 155
Jill Frantz (Iowa City, Iowa) 81-74 - 155
Kim Augusta (Rumford, Rhode Island) 77-80 - 157
Gemma Webster (Glasgow, Scotland) 81-77 - 158
Mayule Tomimbang (Kissimmee, Fla.) 78-80 - 158
Brittany Siechen (a) (East Syracuse, N.Y.) 81-90 - 171

Holly Clyburn wins English

girls’ championship

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Lincolnshire’s Holly Clyburn produced sparkling golf in heavy rain and wind to beat Lancashire’s Kelly Tidy 4 and 3 and win the FirstPoint USA English girls’ championship at North Wilts.

Holly who adds this title to the French U18 open championship which she won earlier in the season. This was her last opportunity to take the title before she leaves junior ranks and she came with the firm intention of winning.

“I was determined to do it – right from the start,” said Holly, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency.

Meanwhile, Yorkshire’s Charlotte Austwick won the second flight trophy after a marathon battle which ended on the 20th. “I’m ecstatic,” she said.

The finals were played in the most unpleasant conditions. The players teed off in rain which, by the time Holly and Kelly reached the third hole, had worsened into a downpour, driving across the course.

“It was horrendous,” said Holly, who had a complete change of waterproofs during play and was ably assisted by her caddy, county colleague Jessica Schiele.

Kelly, meanwhile, relied on the help of fellow girl international Heidi Baek. Despite the weather the players halved the first with birdies before Kelly won the second to take the early advantage. Then, as the weather worsened, Holly produced a string of successful up-and-downs which helped her to square the match and move ahead to three up after eight. She three-putted the ninth to lose the hole and on the 11th looked in danger of doing the same after her first putt slid across the wet surface and finished about 12ft past the hole.

However, she bravely holed the return while Kelly’s shortish putt for a half hit the hole and lipped out. Holly won the 12th with a textbook birdie to go to four up, but lost the short 13th where both players struggled around the green.

The 14th was halved before the short 15th proved the decider. Kelly’s tee shot looked good but took one bounce into thick rough behind the green and she did extremely well to hack out on to the putting surface.

Holly’s drive finished just off the fringe to the right of the hole and, when she chipped stiff, the hole and the championship were hers.

“I had my short game with me today,” said Holly. “I knew I could rely on it.”Next week the two players will be on the same side in England’s team at the girls’ international matches at Fairhaven, Lancashire.

Meanwhile, Yorkshire second team player Charlotte Austwick staged an impressive fightback to win the second flight final. Her opponent, Tiffany Hewetson of Sussex, was never behind during the match and was two up with three to play.

Charlotte won the 16th and 18th to take the match into extra time and secured the win on the 20th, where the difficult, steeply tiered green ruined Tiffany’s hopes.“I hadn’t won the second hole all week,” said Charlotte, 17, who was also playing in the championship for the last time.

Results

Results

Championship match-play

Quarter finals

Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) bt Heidi Baek (Felixstowe Ferry) at 19th

Hayley Davis (Ferndown) bt Raffi Dyer (Hayling) 4&3.

Sophie Godley (Lindrick) bt Melissa McMahon (Yeovil) at 19th.

Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) bt Rebecca Heeles (Royal Norwich) 4 and 3.

Semi-finals

Tidy bt Davis 2 holes.

Clyburn bt Godley 5 and 4.

Final

Clyburn bt Tidy 4 and 3.

Flight two match-play

Quarter finals

Sarah Smith (Links) bt Chelsea Masters (Highwood, Bexhill) 2 holes.

Charlotte Austwick (Pike Hills) bt Rebecca Gibbs (Burnham & Berrow) 6 and 4.

Bronwyn Davies (Wolstanton) bt Sophie Powell (Manchester) 1 hole.

Tiffany Hewetson (East Brighton) bt Dana Greenslade (Wentworth) 4 and 2.

Semi-finals

Austwick bt Smith 1 hole.

Hewetson bt Davies 2 and 1.

Final

Austwick bt Hewetson at 20th.

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