KAREN ON TRAIL OF FOURTH

STRATHTYRUM SUCCESS


Top seed Karen Marshall is still on course to win the Strathtyrum Trophy women’s open tournament for a fourth time St Andrews
In today’s matches over the Eden Course, the Baberton player, who last week was non-playing captain of the Scotland team at the Girls’ Home Internationals in Northern Ireland, beat Jennifer Fallos (Manchester) by 2 and 1 and then scored a 3 and 2 win over Glenbervie’s Alison Goodwin to reach Friday morning’s semi-final.
Standing between Karen a place in the afternoon final is Christine Appleby from Preston, who won through at the 19th against Karen Clayton (Manchester) in the quarter-finals.
In the morning, Clayton won by two holes over the defending champion, young Rachel Hanlon from the St Regulus club, St Andrews.
In the lower half of the draw, it will be No 2 seed Nicola Rawlinson (Royal Birkdale) against the No 3 seed, Ann Ramsey (Kirriemuir), a former Angus women’s county champion.
Rawlinson won her quarter-final by 2 and 1 over Margaret McAuliffe from the Ballybunion club, Ireland while Ramsay won by 3 and 1 over Anglo Scot Elaine Clark (Manchester).




Today’s (Thu) results


STRATHTYRUM TROPHY
Eden Course
Second Round
Karen Marshall (Baberton) bt Jennifer Fallos (Manchester) 2 and 1.
Alison Goodwin (Glenbervie) bt Lorna Armstrong (Newtonstewart) 1 hole.
Karen Clayton (Manchester) bt Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus) 2 holes.
Christine Appleby (Preston) bt Nicole Shaw (West Essex) at 22nd.
Nicola Rawlinson (Royal Birkdale) bt Alison Gee (Walton Heath) 4 and 3.
Margaret McAuliffe (Ireland) bt Deborah Ross (Arcot Hall) 5 and 4.
Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) bt Anna Smith (Ludlow) 4 and 3.
Elaine Clark (Manchester) bt Jane Bainberidge (Arcot Hall) 6 and 5.
Quarter-finals
Marshall bt Goodwin 3 and 2.
Appleby bt Clayton at 19th
Rawlinson bt McAuliffe 2 and 1.
Ramsay bt Clark 3 and 1.


STRATHTYRUM SALVER
Eden Course
First round
Catriona McWilliams (Ireland) (19) bt Jacqui Dixon (Mill Green) (13) 5 and 4.
Sandra Moore (Furness) (18) bt Brenda Lawlor (Dullatur) (12) 6 and 5.
Patricia Rose (The Worcestershire) (19) bt Maura Sutton (Ireland) (15) at 20th.
June Jones (The Worcstershire) (13) bt Kema Genda (Routenburn) (15) at 19th
Lynne Cademy-Taylor (Newcastle) 915) bt Carol Purves (Selkirk) (13) 2 and 1.
Esther Hutcheson (Burton on Trent) (18) bt Lynda Thorpe (Richmond) (13) 4 and 2.
Chris Urry (The Worcster) (12) bt Dinah Campion (Ireland) (16) 3 and 1.
Marty Martin (Ireland) (18) bt Gillian Roscoe (Penwortham) (11) 2 holes.
Quarter-finals
McWilliams v Moore 6 and 5.
Rose bt Jones 7 and 6.
Hutcheson bt Cademy-Taylor 2 holes.
Urry bt Martin 4 and 2.


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