CHLOE WINS IN SPANISH QUARTER-FINALS BUT PAMELA LOSES

By COLIN FARQHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Wrexham teenager Chloe Williams is through to the semi-finals in the Spanish women's amateur international championship but Pamela Pretswell from Hamilton was beaten in this morning's round of the last eight at El Valle Golf Club, Murcia in the south-east of the country.
Chloe, pictured, a Junior Vagliano Trophy player for GB and I at Royal Porthcawl last June after losing to Bronte Law in a play-off for the Scottish Under-16 girls championship at Strathmore, had a marvellous win this morning over the rising French star Celine Boutier.
Celine was beaten finalist in last year's British girls open amateur championship at Gullane (where Chloe lost in the last 32 to Georgia Hall) and is ranked No 53 in the Women's World Amateur Rankings, compared with Chloe who is No 766 in the WAGR.
But it was Williams who triumped in this morning's quarter-final by one hole.
Chloe was twice down on the outward half, hving lost the third and the eight but won the fourth and halved the short sixth in birdie 2s.
The Welsh player changed the course of the match with winning birdies at the 10th and 11th to go into a one-hole lead.
The 12th was halved in birdie 2s.
Boutier squared the match with a birdie at the 15th but Williams won the short 15th with a par to regain a one-hole lead and halves at the last three holes saw Chloe run out a one-hole winner.
She now plays Karolin Lampert of Germany in the semi-finals.
Pamela Pretswell, ranked No 66 in the WAGR, lost by 2 and 1 to Spain's Silvia Banon. The Scot did not play to the best of her capabilities and was two down after seven holes, having lost the third with a bogey 6, the fifth with a bogey and the seventh with another bogey sixth before conceding the eighth to fall three behind.
Pretswell had the proverbial mountain to climb after losing the 10th to a birdie to go four down. She claimed her first birdie of the match to win the 11th and halved the short 12th in birdie 2s.
Pretswell lost the 14th with a double bogey 6 to go four down wityh four to play. She staged a fighting finish by winning the short 15th with a par and the long 16th with a birdie 4 to get back to two down with two to play but a half at the 17th saw Banon go through to a semi-final meeting with I Nieuwenhuis of the Netherlands.

QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS
K Lampert (Germany) bt A Olarra (Spain) 1 hole.
C Williams (Wales) bt C Boutier (France) 1 hole.
S Banon (Spain) bt Pamela Pretswell (Scotland) 2 and 1.
I Nieuwenhuis (Netherlands) bt E Pentilla (Finland) 3 and 2.

SEMI-FINALS
Lampert v Williams
Banon v Nieuwenhuis