WATTON, BRIGGS AND MEEK MAKE IT THROUGH TO THE BRITISH MATCH-PLAY STAGES
Three Scots - Rachael Watton (Mortonhall), Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) and Jess Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) - battled their way through an awful day of wind and rain to reach the match-play stages of the 111th British women's open amateur golf championship at the Jack Nicklaus-designed Machynys course near Llanelli on the South Wales coast today.
All
three showed true grit in improving on their first-round scores in
conditions that were as much a test of character and staying power as
the ability to play good golf in conditions which would have put a dog
off being taken for a walk on the links.
Watton
managed to match the par of 72, a five=shot improvement, for a total of
149. She birdied the third, ninth, 12th and 17th, refusing to be
emoralised by a double bogey 6 at the eighth in halves of 37 and 35.
Briggs
shot a 74 for 151, giving herself the perfect birdie-birdie start to
keep the spirits high despite the wind and rain in her face at most
holes in halves of 35 and 39.
Meek
had a long wait in the clubhouse before it was confirmed that her 75
for 152 was good enough to get her among the 64 qualifiers for the
second year in a row.
The
Carnoustie player, top seed in the Scottish women's championship at
Longniddry, had five birdies in all plus double bogeys at the 14th and
17th in halves of 37 and 38.
Scottish
champion Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) failed on 156 (79-77), Hannah
McCook (Grantown on Spey) (80-79) for 159, Jame Turner (Craigielaw)
(82-78) and Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) (81-79), both on 160, Gabrielle
MacDonald (Craigielaw) on 162 (83-79) and Lesley Atkins on 166
(85-81).fem
The
leading qualifiers on three-under-par 141 were World No 2 female
amateur Su-Hyun Oh (Australia), who has +7 of a handicap, and Nanna
Madsen (Denmark).
QUALIFIERS Par 144 (2x72)
CSS 77 (Round 1) Not available yet for Round 2
Playing conditions: Very wet and very windy.
141 N Madsen (Den) 69 72, Su-Hyun Oh (Aus) 71 70
143 H Davis (Ferndown) 71 72
144 A Ratcliffe (Royal Cromer) 71 73, M Gidali (Fra) 72 72
145 L Johansson (Swe) 70 75, M MacLaren (Wellingborough) 70 75, C Boutier (Fra) 72 73.
146 H Lee (Spa) 73 73, B Garton (Royal Lytham) 74 72, Gabriella Cowley (Brocket Hall) 74 72
147 C Nistrup (Den) 68 79, A Van Dam (Net) 73 74, Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) 72 75, A Peters (Notts Ladies) 74 73, L Cloots (Bel) 75 72.
148 S Popov (Ger) 77 71, L Funfstuck (Ger) 76 72, I D Nieuwenhuis (Net) 75 73, E Pedersen (Den) 70 78, R Goodall (Heswall) 78 70, E Henrikson (Swe) 76 72
149 G Hall (Remedy Oak) 74 75, N Iturrios (Spa) 76 73, Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) 71 78, R Watton (Mortonhall) 77 72, I Lescudier (Fra) 77 72, S Meadow (Royal Portrush) 76 73, J Haglund (Swe) 74 75, L Strom (Swe) 75 74, A Braids (Ita) 77 72, S Nuutinen (Fin) 77 72.
150 N Jimenez (Spa) 76 74, A Laker (Frilford Heath) 73 77, C L Rosza (Hun) 74 76, S Aubert (Fra) 76 74, K Lampert (Ger) 74 76, L Taylor (Woburn) 74 76, A Provot (Fra) 75 75
151 T Daffinrud (Nor) 74 77, A Gittings (Walmley) 76 75, N Escuriola (Spa) 80 71, E Briggs (Kilmacolm) 77 74, S Banon (Spa) 77 74.
152 L Lonardi (Ita) 77 75, J Dreher (Ger) 72 80, A Herbaut (Fra) 76 76, L Hillier (Newport) 74 78, M Sanz (Spa) 80 72, E Carberry (Highwoods) 75 77, R Liti (Ita) 77 75, C Vik (Nor) 75 77, A Brent (Aus) 76 76, J Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 77 75, N E Skaug (Nor) 74 78, S-J Boyd (Truro) 78 74, E Nilsson (Swe) 75 77, L Sobron (Spa) 75 77, E Taylor (Saunton) 76 76, S Keech (Lyme Regis) 76 76
153 (after card countback) G Lennon (Aus) 79 74, P Grant (Lisburn) 77 76, J Jaxaliyeva (Kaz) 78 75, J Tillstrom (Swe) 79 74
FAILED TO QUALIFY
153 (after card countback) J Soo (Aus) 77 76, B Popel (Long Ashton) 77 76, A Bonetti (Fra) 75 78
154 J Charlton (Aus) 79 75, V E Carta (Ita) 75 79, R Roeller (Ger) 78 76, E Gilly (Fra) 75 79, L Castelain (Fra) 77 77, J Janson (Swe) 81 73, C Baena (Spa) 76 78, B Harries (Haverfordwest) 72 82, C Ryan (Castletroy) 79 75, L G Escalon (Bel) 76 78
155 R Davies (Indiana Univ) 75 80, R C Lobato (Spa) 80 75, A Vilarasau (Spa) 80 75, A Scherer (Ger) 73 82, M Sagstrom (Swe) 81 74, L Goddard (Mid Herts) 75 80, K Smith (Waterlooville) 78 77, N Wille (Swe) 79 76, S Smart (Knowle) 77 78, Jing Yang (China) 80 75.
156 A McKechin (Elderslie) 79 77, A L Lyche (Nor) 78 78, J Wilcox (Blankney) 79 77, V Troeltsch (Ger) 81 75, E Mallett (Sutton Coldfield) 79 77, T Cabalier (Spa) 80 76
157 M Cappeliez (Fra) 80 77, M De Roey (Bel) 79 78, M Krenn (Aut) 72 85, M Vanmol (Bel) 78 79, O Kristinsdottir (Ice) 77 80.
158 A Boulden (Conwy) 74 84, I Deilert (Swe) 77 81, J Bradley (Tiverton) 76 82, S Powell (Stockport) 77 81, G Bradbury (Cottrell Park) 79 79, F Gustafsson-Spang (Swe) 77 81.
159 E Saulnier (Fra) 85 74, Q Eijkenboom (Ger) 80 79, S Giles (St Mellion) 78 81, A Purgauer (Aut) 84 75, F Cnops (Bel) 83 76, S Vidisdottir (Ice) 76 83, H McCook (Grantown on Spey) 80 79.
160 S Schober (Aut) 84 76, J Turner (Craigielaw) 82 78, B Ling (Aus) 82 78, G Wahl (Ger) 78 82, L Whyte (St Regulus) 81 79
161 M Bruun (Nor) 81 80
162 A Sauzon (Fra) 79 83, G MacDonald (Craigielaw) 83 79.
163 G Danielle (Aus) 82 81, H Vizard (Pleasington) 79 84, M Molle (Fra) 74 89, J Van Baarle (Bel) 80 83
165 G Bjorgvinsdottir (Ice) 79 86, M Duvernay (Fra) 85 80, S Vik (Nor) 86 79, J Finne-Ipsen (Den) 81 84, M P Siegenthale (Spa) 84 81
166 G Clews (Delamere Forest) 87 79, L Atkins (Gullane Ladies) 85 81.
168 C Thompson (Channels) 83 85
169 B Townend (Pleasington) 86 83, M Wold (Nor) 86 83.
170 P Finlay (Vicars Cross) 85 85
Retired - N Banov (Slo) 80 ret.
Disqualified - S Zeeb (Ger).
FIRST ROUND MATCH-PLAY
Oh
v Grant, Aubert v Lisa Maguire, Goodall v Liti, Meek v Nistrup, Cowley v
Vik, Banon v Braids, Watton v Escuriola, Sobron v Johansson
Ratcliffe
v Dreher, L Taylor v Meadow, Nuntutinen v Dafinrud, E Taylor v Cloots,
Peters v Keech, Sanz v Henrikson, Strom v Lampert, Lennon v Gidali.
Davis
v Tillstrom, Provot v Hall, Funfstuck v Boyd, Herbaut v Van Dam, Lee v
Nilsson, Gittings v Nieuwenhuis, Nurrios v Rozsa, Skaug v Boutier
MacLaren v Hillier, Laker v Lescudier, Pedersen v Briggs, Carberry v Garton, Leona Maguire v Brent, Lonardi v Popov, Haglund v Jimenez, Jaxallyeva v Madsen.
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