FOUR SCOTS CLEAR FIRST OPEN HURDLE

Four Scots - Lynn Kenny (Archerfield Links), Claire Queen (Carrick at Loch Lomond), Heather MacRae (Gleneagles) and Nairn Dunbar amateur Kelsey MacDonald - were among the 30 qualifiers at today's (Monday) Ricoh Women's British Open pre-qualifying competition over 18 holes at The Berkshire Golf Club. Kenny and Queen shot one-over-par 73s in a blustery wind, MacRae and MacDonald made it on the limit mark of 74. Kenny (37-36) had double bogeys at the short first and 12th but compensated with birdies at the long sixth, seventh, 11th, long 16th and 17th. Queen (35-38) also had two double bogeys, at the short first and short 10th but an eagle 3 at the sixth and birdies at the second, seventh and 16th carried her through. MacDonald (37-37) had birdies at the long third and long 11th. MacRae (37-37) had two birdies and three bogeys in her first seven holes but settled to cover the last 11 holes with 10 pars and a bogey at the 15th. Scots who missed out were Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie) and Pamela Feggans (Patna, Ayrshire) on 77, amateur Laura Murray (Alford) on 78 and Vikkie Laing (Musselburgh) on 79. Scottish women's amateur champion Murray did "an Adam Scott." She was out in 35 and only one over par with five to play ... but she ran up a triple bogey 7 at the 14th and a double bogey 6 at the 18th to miss out by four. US-based Janice Moodie - a surprise name among the entries - did not show up. Seventeen-year-old Lancashire lass Emily Taylor (Hillside), the English girls champion and winner of the Under-18s title at last week's British women's open amateur stroke-play at Shandon Park, Belfast, was the leading qualifier with a five-under-par 67. The final qualifying competition will be at Caldy Golf Club on the Wirral, not far away from the championship venue of Royal Liverpool Golf Club's Hoylake links, on Monday, September 10, four days before the women's pro major starts. QUALIFIERS Par 72 67 Emily Taylor (Hillside) (am) 68 Tania Elosegui (Spa). 70 Lisa Sorensen (Den) 71 Hannah Ralph (Eng) 72 Perrine Delacour (Fra) (am), Charlotte Ellis (Eng), Martina Migliori (Ita), Ashleigh Greenham (Eng) (am), Monja Maetzler (Swi) (am), Rachel Bell (Eng), Nicole Whitmore (Eng) (am), Charlotte Leathem (Eng) (am) 73 Lynn Kenny (Archerfield Links), Viva Schlasberg (Sw), Aiko Ueno (Jap), Jin Yan (China (Am), Charlotte Thompson (Eng) (am), Becky Harries (Haverfordwest) (am), Clare Queen (Carrick at Loch Lomond), Henrietta Zuel (Eng), Charlotte Wild (Mere) (am), Lynnette Brooky (NZ), Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies) (am), Chloe Williams (Wrexham) (am), Charlie Douglass (Eng). 74 Laure Sibille (Fra), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) (am), Kimberly Crooks (Eng), Heather MacRae (Gleneagles), Sophie Sandolo (Ita). SCOTS WHO MISSED THE CUT 77 Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie), Pamela Feggans (Patna, Ayrshire). 78 Laura Murray (Alford) 79 Vikki Laing (Musselburgh). No show - Janice Moodie. TO VIEW ALL THE SCORES - CLICK HERE SCOTTISH NOTES FROM COLIN CALLANDER Lynn Kenny qualified after going out first at 7.30am scoring a one over par 73. She described it as a "bit of an up-and-down round."  Lynn started with a double bogey on the 189yd par-3 first and also got another double on the 12th where she hit her second shot right of the green and hit a poor pitch. "I just came here to see what would happen," she said. "I haven’t been playing much competitive golf so I didn’t really know what to expect. "I did play at The Buckinghamshire last week and hit the ball pretty well but couldn't manage to put a score together. Today was a bit the same. I hit a lot of good shots but some poor ones as well and I was a bit untidy round the greens. "I'm quite happy with a 73 but to be honest I should have been a bit better because I missed from about a foot for a birdie on the 14th and also missed another very good chance on the 18th as well. It was that sort of day." CLARE ACHIEVES HER GOAL Clare Queen followed Lynn Kenny's example with a 73 - and also started with a double bogey! She said: "My sole goal was to qualify and that's what I have done. I love this course. I have played here lots on times including the Home Internationals in 2002 and I know the one thing you have to do here is keep the ball in the fairway. "It was a pretty good round but for two holes. The first hole was a bit of a disaster. I came up short and then somehow or other managed to four-putt from the fringe.  "I charged the first putt past and then did exactly the same with the second so I wasn't very happy but after that I settled down and played some pretty good golf. "I also dropped two shots on the par-3 10th but I eagled the par-5 6th and had a three birdies as well so it wasn't all bad. Overall I'm pretty happy with my score."