PAMELA AND CHLOE ONLY BRITS IN SPANISH QUARTER-FINALS

PAMELA PRETSWELL .. Two wins while Curtis Cup team rivals lost. Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency

 By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Hamilton's Pamela Pretswell, No 66 in the latest Women's World Amaeur Rankings list, and Wrexham's Chloe Williams, not in the top 200, are the only British players through to the quarter-finals of the Spanish women's amateur international golf championship at El Valle Golf Club, Murcia.
In this morning's first round, Bothwell Castle GC member Pamela, 11th of the 32 match-play qualifiers, beat Emilee Taylor from Lincolnshire by 2 and 1.  The Curtis Cup Scot, a former Swiss amateur championship winner, followed up her win over Emilee by beating Quirine Eijkenboom (Germany) by two holes.
Chloe Williams, beaten in the final of the Scottish Under-16 girls' championship at Strathmore last April, qualified in 13th position at Elle Valle. She beat Laura Gomez (Spain) 3 and 2 and then reached the last eight with a one-hole win over Norway's Olivia Hullert.
Charley Hull (Woburn), the No 2 seed who has gone up one place to No 8 in the World Amateur Rankings this week, lost by 3 and 1 in the second round to Emily Pentilla (Finland). The surprise defeat of the Spanish No 1 seed in the morning by the last of the 32 qualifiers, made Charley, on paper at least, the title favourite but she was mastered by her Finnish opponent.
Curtis Cup team contenders Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) (WAGR No 32) and Amy Boulden (Conwy) (WAGR No 40) - they are going to Nairn later this month for the three-day selection trial (as is Pamela Pretswell), lost their first-round ties.
English Under-15 girls champion Gabriella Cowley (West Essex) went out in the second round.

SECOND-ROUND RESULTS
Top half of draw
A Olarra (Spain) bt A Provot (France) at 19th.
K Lampert (Germany) bt A Sanjuan (Spain) 1 hole.
C Boutier (France) bt G Cowley (England) 2 and 1.
C Williams (Wales) bt O Hullert (Norway) 1 hole.
Bottom half of draw
S Banon (Spain) bt T Caballer (Spain) 4 and 3.
P Pretswell (Scotland) bt Q Eijenboom (Germany) 2 holes.
I Nieuwenhuis (Netherlands) bt H Lee (Spain) 1 hole.
E Pentilla (Finland) b t C Hull (England) 3 and 1.

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