KELSEY'S FOUR-TIMER CHANCE - if she misses out on Carnoustie
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Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) could win a record fourth Scottish Junior Open Strokeplay Championship at Cardoss next week (July 27-29) – but she is hoping that she doesn’t get the chance.
MacDonald has entered the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Carnoustie next week and faces the final qualifying test at Panmure on Monday.
“It would be incredible to win the Strokeplay title for a fourth year in a row and it would be something I would love to do,” said MacDonald, who has won at Powfoot, Nairn Dunbar and Dunfermline Golf Clubs over the past three years.
“But I would also love to get into the field for the Women’s British Open. It would be such a great opportunity to play against the best players in the world.
“But, if I don’t make it through final qualifying, then I’ll be at Cardross and I know I will face a very tough field. There will be a lot of pressure to win for a fourth time and it is a very strong line-up.”
If MacDonald does pull out of Cardross, then the leading home players will be full cap Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) and this season’s leading light, Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm).
Briggs was runner-up in the Scottish women's amateur championship at Machrihanish in May and won the Scottish Under-18 girls’ championship at Glenisla Gold Club, Alyth last week.
The 18-year-old won last year’s Scottish Girls’ Order of Merit and is already well on course to retain the title.
Other top juniors taking part are Scottish Girls’ runner-up, Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield) plus three of Briggs’ team-mates from the recent European Girls’ Championship - Alyson McKechin (Elderslie), Hannah McCook (Grantown-On-Spey) and Lauren Whyte (St Regulus).
The Championship takes place over 54-holes and includes players from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales plus Katerina Slukova, from the Czech Republic.
A former winner is Catriona Matthew, the 2009 Ricoh Women’s British Open Champion who will be one of the title favourites this year at Carnoustie.
Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) could win a record fourth Scottish Junior Open Strokeplay Championship at Cardoss next week (July 27-29) – but she is hoping that she doesn’t get the chance.
MacDonald has entered the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Carnoustie next week and faces the final qualifying test at Panmure on Monday.
“It would be incredible to win the Strokeplay title for a fourth year in a row and it would be something I would love to do,” said MacDonald, who has won at Powfoot, Nairn Dunbar and Dunfermline Golf Clubs over the past three years.
“But I would also love to get into the field for the Women’s British Open. It would be such a great opportunity to play against the best players in the world.
“But, if I don’t make it through final qualifying, then I’ll be at Cardross and I know I will face a very tough field. There will be a lot of pressure to win for a fourth time and it is a very strong line-up.”
If MacDonald does pull out of Cardross, then the leading home players will be full cap Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) and this season’s leading light, Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm).
Briggs was runner-up in the Scottish women's amateur championship at Machrihanish in May and won the Scottish Under-18 girls’ championship at Glenisla Gold Club, Alyth last week.
The 18-year-old won last year’s Scottish Girls’ Order of Merit and is already well on course to retain the title.
Other top juniors taking part are Scottish Girls’ runner-up, Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield) plus three of Briggs’ team-mates from the recent European Girls’ Championship - Alyson McKechin (Elderslie), Hannah McCook (Grantown-On-Spey) and Lauren Whyte (St Regulus).
The Championship takes place over 54-holes and includes players from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales plus Katerina Slukova, from the Czech Republic.
A former winner is Catriona Matthew, the 2009 Ricoh Women’s British Open Champion who will be one of the title favourites this year at Carnoustie.
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