Pamela Pretswell (left) and Laura Murray, a foursomes pairing for Scotland in the Women's Home Internationals at Wrexham (pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency).

Pamela Pretswell, Laura Murray off to Portugal championship

International team-mates Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) and Laura Murray (Alford) are the only Scottish entrants for the Portuguese Ladies Amateur Championship which tees off over the Oceanico O'Connor junior course at Amendoeira Golf Resort on the Algarve on Thursday.
Of the maximum field of 90, here is the breakdown for the combined total of 19 Scotland-England-Ireland-Wales entries:
SCOTLAND
Laura Murray, Pamela Pretswell.
ENGLAND
Holly Clyburn, Jess Wilcox, Elizabeth Haycock, Rachel Drummond.
IRELAND
Danielle McVeigh, Aedin Murphy, Gillian O'Learly, Sarah Cunningham, Louise Memagh, Victoria Bradshaw, Maria Dunne, Ciara Butler.
WALES
Katherine O'Connor, Tara Davies, Amy Boulden, Gemma Bradbury, Samantha Birks.
ON WAITING LIST
11 Lucy Simpson (Ireland).
14 Caroline Murphy Ireland).
15 Dana Greenslade (England).

Student Pretswell's first tournament since Home Internationals

last September at Irvine Golf Club

It will Glasgow University student Pamela Pretswell's first tournament since the Women's Home Internationals at Irvine Golf Club in September.
"It's been a long wait over the winter to get back to playing again so I am really looking forward to playing in the 'Portuguese,' especially since I have been extremely busy at university so far this year, now that I am in my Junior Honours year at Glasgow," said Pamela who flies out to the Algarve tomorrow (Tuesday).
"I have had a lot of university work lately and have been very fortunate that this event fits in well with my hectic timetable! It is only Laura Murray and myself from Scotland who are playing in Portugal and I think it's fair to say we are both looking forward to playing some golf in some warm weather again - it's been tough preparing for the 2010 season with the weather we have had!
"I was unable to take part in the SLGA Winter Training Camps (the squad travels out to Spain in November and Febuary) because of university commitments, so I spent a week in Portugal the first week in January when I was able to practise and prepare well for the season ahead - I was lucky enough to get some pretty good weather when I was over - it was a little better than playing in the snow in Scotland."