ENGLAND TRIO REACH LAST 16 OF BRITISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR

  Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale), knocked out World No 1 Lydia Ko in second round of match-play at Royal Portrush (image by Cal Carson Golf Agency).

England provides three of the 16 players who have reached tomorrow morning's last 16 - Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) who beat Lydia (Ko), the 14-year-old New Zealander who is ranked No 1 in the Women's World Amateur Golf Rankings, Charlotte Wild (Mere) and 16-year-old Lauren Taylor (Woburn), pictured below, who conquered Curtis Cup player and Irish champion Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down Ladies) and then KOd the World No 2, Cecilia Cho from New Zealand

Wales (Amy Boulden) and Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush), who KOd the No 1 seed and Spanish champion, Camilla Hedberg.

Scotland has nobody in the last 16. Their six match-play qualifiers came down to only two after the morning round of matchplay, leaving Pamela Pretswell, who had beaten the No 3 seed, Nathalie Mansson (Sweden), and leading Scottish qualifier Sally Watson to carry the Saltire in the round of the last 15.
Pamela bowed out, beaten 3 and 1 by Spain's Marta Silva. So too did Sally Watson who was four down at the turn to French teenager Perrine Delacour, winner of the British girls title at West Lancs two years ago.





ROYAL PORTRUSH GC, NORTHERN IRELAND

FIRST ROUND

Camilla Hedberg (Sweden) bt Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion) 4 and 3.
Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush) bt Laure Castelain (France) 2 holes.

Myrte Eikenaar (Netherlands) bt Nicole Vandermade (Canada) 2 holes.
Kim Williams (S Africa) bt Valerie Sternebeck (Germany) 4 and 3.

Amy Boulden (Maesdu) bt Jess Wilcox (Blankney) 1 hole.
Minjee Lee (Australia) bt Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) 4 and 2.

Kyle Roig (Puerto Rico) bt Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 4 and 2.
Anais Maggetti (Switzerland) bt Charley Hull (Woburn) 2 holes.

Sophia Popov (Germany) bt Emma Broze (France) 3 and 2.
Rebecca Lee-Bentham (Canada) bt Lara Katzy (Germany) 1 hole.

Iliska Verwey (S Africa) bt Patricia Sanz Barrios (Spain) 3 and 2.
Therese Koelbaek (Denmark) bt Breanna Elliott (Australia) 4 and 3.

Alexandra Bonetti (France) bt Lauren Blease (Burhill) 1 hole.
Anne-Catherine Tanguay (Canada) bt Charlene Reid (Royal Portrush) 5 and 3.

Marta Sanz Barrio (Spain) bt Pia Halbig (Germany) 5 and 4.
Alexandra Vilatte (France) bt Christine Wong (Canada) 7 and 6.

Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) bt Nathalie Mansson (Sweden) 2 and  1.
Marta Silva (Spain) bt Giulia Molinaro (Italy) 3 and 2.

Charlotte Wild (Mere) bt Celine Boutier (France) 2 holes.
Deirdre Smith (Co Louth) bt Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) 1 hole.

Marita Engzelius (Norway) bt Joanna Tillstrom (Sweden) 4 and 2.
Sara Monberg (Denmark) bt Charlotte K Lorentzen (Denmark) 3 and 2.

Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) bt Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 2 and 1.
Lydia Ko (NZ) bt Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 3 and 2.

Victoria Bradshaw (Bangor) bt Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) 3 and 2.
Thea Hoffmeister (Germany) bt Fanny Vuignier (Switzerland) 7 and 5.

Lauren Taylor (Woburn) bt Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down Ladies) 2 and 1.
Cecilia Cho (NZ) bt Bertine Strauss (S Africa) 4 and 3.

Sally Watson (Elie and Earlsferry Ladies) bt Jessica Wallace (Canada) 4 and 2.
Perrine Delacour (France) bt Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) at 20th

Stephanie Kirchmayr (Germany) bt Justine Dreher (France) 3 and 2.
Louise Kristersson (Sweden) bt Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies) 1 hole.

SECOND ROUND


Meadow (pictured on right) bt Hedberg at 19th

Williams bt Eikenaar 7 and 5
Boullden b Lee 4 and 3
Roig bt Maggetti 4 and 2.

Popov bt Lee-Bentham 4 and 3.
Verwey bt Koelbaek 3 and 2.
Bonetti bt Tanguay 3 and 2.
Sanz Barrio bt Vilatte 1 hole.

Silva bt Pretswell 3 and 1.
Wild bt Smith 4 and 3.
Engzelius bt Monberg 3 and 2.
Tidy bt Ko 2 and 1.

Hoffmeister bt Bradshaw 2 and 1.
Taylor bt Cho 3 and 2
Delacour bt Watson 2 and 1.
Kristersson bt  Kirchmayr at 19th.

FRIDAY MORNING THIRD ROUND
08.30 Stephanie Meadow v Kim Williams.
08.40 Amy Boulden v Kyle Roig.
08.50 Sophia Popov v Iliska Verweyy.
09.00 Alexandra Bonetti v Marta Sanz Barrio.
09.10 Marta Silva v Charlotte Wild.
09.20 Marita Engzelius v Kelly Tidy.
09.30 Thea Hoffmeister v Lauren Taylor.
09.40 Perrine Delacour v Louise Kristersson.

AFTERNOON QUARTER-FINALS
01.00, 01.15, 01.30, 01.45.

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