CATRIONA MATTHEW MAKES TOP TEN IN TAIWAN ROLLER-COASTER

Catriona Matthew finished joint 10th and Carly Booth shared 72nd place in a field of   95 players at the Swinging Skirts World Ladies Masters in Taiwan where 16-year-old Lydia Ko scored her first win since turning professional.
Matthew had a roller-coaster tournament with rounds of 65, 79 and 71 for a one-under-par total of 215 over the 6,316yd course.
She was two shots off the pace with an excellent opening 65 but required 14 more shots to get it round in the second during which she birdied only one hole, the 18th in a round uncharacteristically strewn with efforts..
The North Berwick player fired six birdies in her final round but had double bogeys at the long sixth and par-4 ninth. She finished 10 shots behind Lydia Ko.
Carly Booth's form slump continues She had rounds of 79, 75 and 77 for a 15-over-par otal of 231.

SWINGING SKIRTS WORLD LADIES MASTERS
Taiwan.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72) Yardage 6,316
Players from South Korea unless stated
205 Lydia Ko (NZ) 68 68 69
208 So Yeon Ryu 68 67 73
209 Inbee Park 63 76 70
213 Hyo Joo Kim 72 73 68, Kyu Tungbaek 69 72 72
214 Ha Na Jang 73 72 69, Yani Tseng (Taiwan) 68 78 68, Paula Creamer (US) 72 74 68, Sandra Gal (Ger) 67 76 71
215 Catriona Matthew (Sco) 65 79 71, Jung Min Lee 74 72 69, Sei Young Kim 74 70 71

SELECTED OTHER TOTALS
217 Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 71 78 68 (T12)
218 Beatriz Recari (Spa) 75 68 65 (T19)
220 Caroline Hedwall (swe) 69 78 73 (T25)
223 Belen Mozo (Spa) 75 77 71(T37)
230 Brittany Lincicome (US) 79 74 77 (71st)
231 Carly Booth (Sco) 79 75 77 (T72)
Field of 95 players.
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