MARSHALL AND RAWLINSON SHARE TOP SPOT


IN STRATHTYRUM TROPHY AT ST ANDREWS

Baberton’s Karen Marshall, three times a winner of the Strathtyrum Trophy women’s open tournament at St Andrews, is hot on the trail of a fourth victory in the popular holiday event.
Karen, non-playing captain of the Scotland girls team, could not keep up the cracking pace she set with a first-round 70 at the Eden Course, having to settle for a 77 over the tougher New Courseand an aggregate of 147.
But that was still good enough to share the top qualifying spot with Lancashire’s Nicola Rawlinson, a member at Royal Birkdale.
Nicola had scores of 73 and 74.
Karen has won the tournament in 1997, 2003 and 2006.
Former Angus county champion Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) had the third best of total of 150, made up with a 72 and 78.
Defending champion and local girl Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus) was fourth with scores of 76 and 75.

LEADING QUALIFYING TOTALS
147 Karen Marshall (Baberton) 70-77, Nicola Rawlinson (Royal Birkdale) 73-74.
150 Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 72-78.
151 Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus) 76-75
154 Nicole Shaw (West Essex) 78-76
155 Elaine Clark (Manchester) 77-78
159 Marilyn Henderson (West Rhine, Germany) 79-80.
161 Alison Goodwin (Glenbervie 74-87.
162 Pamela Williamson Baberton 81-81
163 Jane Bainbridge Arcot Hall 81-82, Christine Appleby Preston 82-81,
Sarah Ledingham Murrayfield 77-86.
164 Joan Marshall Baberton 77-87, Gundula Krause (Germany) 78-86--164
167 Alison Gee Walton Heath 83-84, Jennifer Fallows Manchester 84-83.
168 Martina Wegers-Fliegner (Germany) 85-83
170 Anna Smith Ludlow 83-87, Grace Anderson Morpeth 76-94, Karen Clayton Manchester 85-85
171 Emma Bisset Elie and Earlsferry Lds 86-85--171
172 Margaret McAuliffe Ballybunion (Ireland) 88-84--172
173 Ruth MaGuire Corrstown (Ireland) 85-88, Deborah Ross Arcot Hall 89-84.
178 Elizabeth Goodwin Glenbervie 84-94, Rhiannon Evans Langland Bay 87-91