CHARLOTTE BEATS THE LADY PROS IN PAUL LAWRIE EVENT AT HAGGS CASTEL

Yorkshire amateur Charlotte Austwick (Fulford) showed a field of female professionals a clean pair of heels in todays (Monday) Paul Lawrie Golf Centre Scottish Ladies Open Tour 18-hole event at Haggs Castle Golf Club, Glasgow.

Charlotte, who has her sights set on reaching the Ladies European Tour after a year of gaining tournament experience as a full-time amateur, shot a two-over-par 74 to win the maximum prize permitted under the Rules of Amateur Status, a voucher to the value of £500.

Charlotte birdied the fourth and 16th and had bogeys at the sixth, seventh, eighth and 10th in halves of 38 and 36.

Runners-up on 75 were two former Curtis Cup players, Michele Thomson from Ellon and Kiran Matharu from Leeds, and another GB and I international as an amateur, Lisa Shervill, who is English but lives in West Kilbride.

Surprisingly, Heather Stirling and Katy McNicoll, leading players in most of the Paul Lawrie Tour events todate, had a joint off day and finished out of the money.

Heather had a 78 and Katy and 80.

Katy led the Tour Order of Merit going into this event and it will be interesting to see if the top of the order has changed.

The Paul Lawrie Ladies Tour moves on to Drumpellier Golf Club on Tuesday when Solheim Cup player Becky Brewerton makes her debut.

Late entries will be accepted by contacting Tour Director Nicola Melville.

Spectators will be made most welcome.

LEADING SCRATCH SCORES

Par 72

74 Charlotte Austwick (Fulford) (am) (£500 amateur voucher)

75 Lisa Shervill, Michele Thomson, Kiran Matharu (£450 each)

76 Emma Fairnie, Gemma Webster, Martine Pow (£300 each).

77 Daisy Dyer £100.

78 Jane Turner, Heather Stirling

79 Laura Murray

80 Katy McNicoll, Karyn Burns

84 Nichola Ferguson (am)

91 Jennifer Rankine (am)
98 Alexandra Duffy (am)

OFFICIAL PRIZE LIST
:

Charlotte Austwick (a)	74	£500 voucher
Lisa Shervill	75	£450
Michele Thomson	75	£450
Kiran Matharu	75	£450
Emma Fairnie	76	£300
Gemma Webster	76	£300
Martine Pow	76	£300
Daisy Dyer	77	£100
Jane Turner	78
Heather Stirling	78
Laura Murray	79
Katy McNicoll	80
Karyn Burns	80
Nichola Ferguson (a)	84
Jennifer Rankine (a)	91
Alexandra Duffy (a)	98

Winner of putter (Charlotte cannot accept because she won the maximum amateur voucher prize): Michele Thomson 75 on countback with Lisa Shervill and Kiran Matharu

Best net amateur goes to Nichola Ferguson (Milngavie) (2) 82 on countback with Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle) (9) 82
Long drive goes to Lisa Shervill