KELSEY CAPS GREAT SEASON BY


WINNING BELGIAN JUNIOR TITLE

Stirling University student Kelsey MacDonald, 19, a member of Nairn Dunbar Golf Club, won the Belgian junior international tournament's girls' individual title at the fourth and last attempt at Royal Golf Club of Belgium, near Brussels today.
Kelsey, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, winner this year of the Scottish women's amateur title and the Scottish Under-21 girls championship for the second year in a row and also beaten finalist in the British women's open amateur championship, capped her great season by coming from several shots in arrears with a brilliant last round of two-under-par 70.
That gave her a total of 293 after earlier rounds of 72, 73 and 78. She won by five shots from Federica Maria Costantini (Italy) who finished with a 76 for 298.
Liam Johnston (Dumfries and Co) and Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) finished joint 16th and joint 21st respectively in the boys' championship.
Johnston had scores of 72, 77, 74 and 74 for 297, McDonald 72, 75, 78 and 74 for 299.
The boys' title was won by Thomas Elissalde (France) who beat Marcos Pastor Rufian (Spain) and Victor Perez (France) at the second hole of a three-way sudden-death play-off after they had tied on 284. The first extra hole was halved in birdies and Elissalde produced a second birdie at the next hole for victory.
Spain (587) won the boys' team trophy ahead of Ireland (589) and Belgium (593). Scotland finished seventh of 15 with a total of 596.
Italy (609) won the girls' team trophy, finishing a single shot ahead of Denmark with Germany (611) a close third.
LEADING INDIVIDUAL FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
BOYS
284 Thomas Elissalde (Fra) 74 71 71 68, Marcos Pastor Rufian (Spa) 72 72 72 68, Victor Perez (Fra) 74 72 68 70 (Elissalde won play-off at second extra hole).
Selected totals:
290 Luke Lennox (Ire) 69 70 80 71 (8th).
297 Richard O'Donovan (Ire) 72 77 76 72, Liam Johnston (Sco) 72 77 74 74 (jt 19th).
299 Jack McDonald (Sco) 72 75 78 74 (jt 24th).
GIRLS
293 Kelsey MacDonald (Sco) 72 73 78 70.
298 Federica Maria Costantini (Ita) 75 77 70 76.
300 Anais Maggetti (Swi) 74 73 76 77.
301 Natalia Escuriola (Spa) 75 73 72 81.
+Lucy Simpson (Ire) 80 80 79, Tara Gribben (Ire) 81 86 76 and Lesley Atkins (Sco) 89 89 90 did not qualify for the final round.