HELEN JONES HAS AN ACE IN FIRST ROUND OF SENIOR BRITISH STROKE-PLAY

  Helen Jones (Royal Portrush) had a hole in one at the short 16th in the first round at Hunstanton today ... then she finished double bogey- double bogey for a 79. 
"I've had three holes in one before but they never distracted me as totally as this one did. The excitement among my playing partners rubbed off on me and I just could not focus on what I should have been doing over the last two holes," said Helen who earlier had chipped in at a par-4 hole for an eagle 2.
Tournament leader Rozalyn Adams, with a 75, also had cause to look back with regret, if not anger,
She also had a double bogey 6 at the par-4 last when set to take a three-shot lead in the Senior British women's open amateur stroke-play championship over 54 holes.
Defending champion Felicity Christine had an 85 on day when those who went out before lunchtime had to contend with a stiff (and cool) breeze from the northwest
The CSS of 79 was three higher than the SS for the 6,200yd composite LGU course.
One player failed to break 100 but give her credit for handing in a score rather than a No Return. Another player had a 14 at one hole. There were plenty of 9s and 8s as well.
Hunstanton links is a tough test for senior ladies and that is not meant as a disparaging remark. If the truth be known, Hunstanton is a tough test for anyone when the wind blows.

 LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES
Par 75. SS 76. CSS 79.
75 Rozalyn Adams (Addington Court Ladies)
76 Rocio Ruiz de Velasco (Spain).
77 Christine Watson (Beaconsfield)
78 Minna Kaarnalahti (Finland), LindDsey Shaw (Chevin).
79 Helen Jones (Royal Portrush), Marieta de Orueta (Spain), Christine Quinn (Hockley), Katherine Russell (Royal Ashdown Forest).
80 Jo Ashmore (Barnham Broom), Jane Rees (Hendon), Pat West (Spalding).
81 Hilary Smyth (Pannal), Pat Doran (Donabate).
82 Vicki Thomas (Carmarthen), Amanda Mayne (Saltford), Marion Kaufman (Germany), Isabelle Dumont (Belgium), Barbara Woodham (Cobtree Manor Park)
83 Carol Wild (Notts), Sue Meadows (Hunstanton), Cornelia Schmidt-Stuetzle (German
84 Caron Harrison (Sherwood Forest), Marie Christine de Werra (Switzerland), Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose), Inger Sund (Sweden), Janet Doleman (Rushcliffe), Karin Gumpert (Germany), Jo Rumsey (Rochford Hundred).
85 Diane Williams (Canada), Felicity Christine (Woking).
86 Irene Brien (Wentworth), Sheena McElroy (Grange), Julie Ballard (Littlestone), Susan Dye (Delamere Forest), Annie Gowing (Frilford Heath), Elke Neumann-Drope (Germany), Sheila Stirling (Royal Mid-Surrey), Mary MacLaren (Wellingborough), Fiona de Vries (St Rule).
87 Sally Krueger (US), Mimmi Guglielmone (Switzerland), Carol Cass (Broadstone), Alison Murdoch (Canada), Carolyn Kirk (Ganton), Edeltraud Jacob (Germany), Jeannie O'Keeffe (Hankley Common), Vivien Saunders (Cambridge Meridian), Debbie Richards (Burhill), Kate Evans (Frilford Heath), Gillian Curley (Northamptonshire), Julie Wheeldon (Wakefield), Geraldine Bray (Littlestone)
88 Andrea Stockdale (Mapperley), Sheree Dove (Chobham)
89 Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay), Pat Bennett (Reading), Cornelia Fischer (Germany), Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch), Gunilla Ekman (Sweden), Janet Melville (Sherwood Forest), Christine Birke (Sweden), Cristina Marsans (Spain).

VIEW ALL THE SCORES ON www.lgu.com 

THE CURIOUS THING ABOUT HUNSTANTON'S 16th hole WHERE HELEN JONES HAD HER ACE TODAY IS THAT THERE IS ALREADY A PLAQUE AT THAT HOLE COMMEMORATING THE FEAT OF A PLAYER WHO ACED IT NOT ONCE, NOT TWICE BUT THREE TIMES IN QUICK SUCCESSION
SEE BELOW

The hole at the 16th must look as big as a bucket to people like Robert Taylor and Helen Jones.
Just think how much Mr Taylor must have been out of pocket for standing his hand, drinks-wise, after each hole in one.