British women's open amateru championship report, scores

Kelsey MacDonald in action in the quarter-finals at Ganton (image by Cal Carson Golf Agency).

KELSEY THROUGH TO QUARTERS AT GANTON

 BUT SALLY WATSON LOSES AT 18th

Scottish champion Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) kept up her fine run of form to reach the quarter-finals of the British women’s open amateur golf championship on another hot and windless day at Ganton Golf Club, Yorkshire.

But she is the only Scot through to the last eight as Sally Watson, the 18-year-old Curtis Cup player from Elie and Earlsferry, lost on the 18th green. Sally is pictured on left, driving during her third-round tie at Ganton (image by Cal Carson Golf Agency).

Kelsey, a 19-year-old Stirling University student had four birdies and was roughly two under par in winning her third-round match by 2 and 1 against Spain’s Adriana Zwank

MacDonald birdied the third, sixth, ninth and 14th but it was a “career shot” for a half in 4 at the 16th which she enthused most about at the finish.

“It was a three-wood from away out on the left from a rubbish kind of lie and I put it to within 20ft of the stick,” said Kelsey who has also been Scotland’s Under-21 champion for the past two seasons.

A par was good enough to put MacDonald two up after 11 but Zwank birdied the 12th to get back to only one down. Kelsey birdied the 14th to regain a two-hole advantage but the Spaniard was not subdued yet. She won the 15th to be one down with three to play.

The 16th was halved – thanks to MacDonald’s “wonder” shot – before Kelsey won the hole and the match at the short 17th with a five-iron to 15ft of the hole. Zwank miss the green and could not get up and down to prolong the tie.

Australian Stacy Keating entered the quarter-finals with a 4 and 2 win over Fanny Vuigner from Switzerland.

MacDonald was left as the only Scot in the last eight with the defeat of Curtis Cup player Sally Watson (Elie and Earlsferry). Sally went down on the 18th green to Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale), a junior Ryder Cup player.

Sally was never ahead at any stage and was three down after 14 holes. She won back the 15th and 16th but could not square the match.

Top seed Caroline Hedwall (Sweden) went out by two holes to Canadian Jennifer Kirby in a match full of birdies. Kirby was six under par and Hedwall three under at the finish.

THIRD-ROUND RESULTS

Jennifer Kirby (Canada) bt Caroline Hedwall (Sweden) 2 holes.

Meghan Stasi (US) bt Rachel Jennings (Izaak Walton) 3 and 1.

Olivia Lansing (US) bt Sian James (Bristol and Clifton) at 19th.

Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) bt Adrian Zwank (Spain) 2 and 1.

Stacy Keating (Australia) bt Fanny Vuigner (Switzerland) 4 and 2.

Rebecca Lee-Bentham (Canada) bt Thea Hoffmeister (Germany) 1 hole..

Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) bt Sally Watson (Elie and Earlsferry) 1 hole.

Sara Juneau (Canada) bt Hayley Davis (Ferndown) 2 and 1.