SCOTS TRIO WIN NATIONS CUP AT FAIRHAVEN TROPHIES JUNIOR TOURNAMENT

The winning Scotland team at Fairthaven. Ferguson, Lauren Whyte and Neil. Picure by Tom Ward

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Bradley Neil suffered play-off heartache after squandering a six-shot lead at the Fairhaven Trophies, the international youth scratch championship.

Having claimed gold with Team GB at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival at the start of the year before going on to secure the Scottish Boys Championship at Monifieth and then the Scottish Hydro Junior Tour opener, Neil appeared set to add another title to his growing CV at Fairhaven GC.

The Blairgowrie 17-year-old – who claimed Nations Cup team glory for Scotland along with fellow Scottish Golf Academy players Lauren Whyte and Ewen Ferguson on Saturday night – led by six shots going into the final round of the 72-hole under-18 event following fine rounds of 69, 72 and 70.

But a damaging closing score of 77 allowed Marco Penge from Worthing to draw level, after he posted a final-round one-under-par 71.

And it was Penge, still only aged 15, who came out on top in added time, winning the four-hole play-off after Neil bogeyed the final hole, the 18th.

“I just had a bad back nine in the final round,” said Neil, who bogeyed 12, 14, 16 and 18 in round four. “I should have been walking down the last hole with a good lead, but I had four 3-putts in the last 11 holes.

”It wasn’t good enough, but these things happen. I’ve never had such a big lead going into a final round before and Marco made a good run at it. I just have to work harder.”

Lauren Whyte from St Regulus finished runner-up in the girls’ event, posting a 303 total to end just a shot behind Sophie Lamb (Clitheroe).

It was a near-miss for Whyte, but a fine week’s golf, given her contribution to the Nations Cup win.

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BOYS' FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
288 Marco Penge (Worthing) 72 73 72 71, Bradley Neil (Blairgowrie) 69 72 70 77 (Penge won play-off)
295 Johnathan Thomson (Lindrick) 75 75 75 70.
296 Callum Hill (Tantallon) 78 74 79 71, Alekis Myllmak (Finland) 82 72 72 70

OTHER SCOTTISH TOTALS 
298 Ewan Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) 78 75 72 73 (T6)
301 Ewen Ferguson (Bearsden) 73 74 76 78 (T12)
307 Connor Syme (Dumfries and Co) 75 76 73 83 (T31)
311 Ben Kinsley (St Andrews) 77 77 81 76 (T40)

MISSED THE CUT
155 Christopher Maclean (Clydebank and Dist) 79 76.
156 George Burns (Williamwood) 79 77, Colin Edgar (Cochrane Castle) 77 79
157 Greg Forrester (Lundin) 82 75, Andrew Burgess (Nairn) 79 78
159 Cameron Kirkwood (Bearsden) 74 85.   
160 Fraser Davren (Williamwood) 77 83
161 Alexander Wilson (Renaissance) 81 80
170 Ben Craggs (Glenbervie) 85 85
171 Blair Carnegie (Glenbervie) 91 80.  

GIRLS' TOTALS
Par 300 (4x75) 
302 Sophie Lamb (Clitheroei) 78 77 75 72
303 Lauren Whyte (St Andrews) 73 79 77 74
305 Amber Ratcliffe (Royal Cromer) 77 75 77 76
307 Eloise Healty (West Lancs) 77 76 80 74, Bethan Popel (Long Ashton) 78 77 71 81.
310 Annabel Dimmock (Wentworth) 78 75 79 78.
313 Jenna Maihaniemi (Finland) 80 75 79 79.
317 Georgia Coughlin (Fairhaven) 75 80 82 80

MISSED THE CUT     
156 Olivia Winning (Rotherham) 79 77.
157 Inci Mehmet (Wentworth) 81 76, Lesley Atkins (Gullane) 80 77
159 Ellie Goodall (Selby) 78 81, Lida Nikka (Finland) 76 83
160 Aimee Ponte (Royal Guernsey) 81 79, Emily-Mae Hall (Notts Ladies) 76 84.
161 Lianna Bailey (Notts Ladies) 82 79, Sophie Keech (Lyme Regis) 80 81
162 Alice Hewson (Berkhamsted) 83 79, Rochelle Morris (Woodsome Hall) 79 83.
165 Sandra Salonen (Finland) 79 86.
168 Jerri Sewell (Shooters Hill) 84 84, Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 80 88.
170 Nicola Callander (Mill Green) 86 84.
171 Emily Shea (Fairhaven) 89 92
172 Emma Harris (Peel) 85 87     

JUDITH ANDERSON WINS BORTERS TITLE FOR A TENTH TIME

L-R Borders captain Gillian Oliver, Rhea Middlemass, Liz Campbell, Judith Anderson, Tara Mactaggart, Sheila Horsburgh, Sheila Cuthbertson

Judith Anderson retained the Borders women's county championship today, extending her record total to 10 titles, at The Roxburghe. 

She eventually beat 17 year old Tara Mactaggart by one hole in a very close match in difficult conditions.

RESULTS
SEMI-FINALS
Tara Mactaggart (Minto) bt Sheila Cuthbertson (Peebles) 5 and 4.
Judith Anderson (Hawick) bt Liz Campbell (Torwoodlee) 6 and 5.

FINAL
Anderson bt Mactaggart 1 hole.

P7 pupil from Hawick, Rhea Middlemass also managed to retain the Bronze Championship. She beat Shiela Horsburgh from Peebles 3 and 2



AILSA SUMMERS THROUGH TO ANGUS LAST FOUR

Defending champion Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) is through to the last four of this year's Angus women's county championship at Monifieth Links.

Today's (Sunday) results:

FIRST ROUND

Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) bt Jane Grubb (Montrose Mercantile) 4 and 2.
Susan Arbuckle (Panmure Barry) bt Mandy Barlow (Montrose Mercantile) 1 hole.
Claire Penman (Carnoustie Caledonia) bt Louise Smith (Monifieth)  7 and 6

Heather Munro (Monifieth) bt Frances Miller (Carnoustie Caledonian) 2 and 1

Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) w.o. Ashley Alston (Royal Montrose) scr.

Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) bt Claire Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies) 2 and 1

Dawn Dargie (Monifieth) bt Ashley Smith (Monifieth) 2 and 1

Jackie Brown (Monifieth) bt Jemma Chalmers (Monifieth) 6 and 5.

QUARTER-FINALS

Summers bt Arbuckle  3 and 1.

Penman bt Munro 2 holes.

Sneddon bt Sutherland 9 and 8

Brown bt Dargie 2 and 1

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SAMMY LESLIE REGAINS ABERDEENSHIRE TITLE WITH COMMANDING FORM

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.comTop seed Sammy Leslie beat Aberdeen Ladies clubmate Sheena Wood, the defending champion and No 2 qualifier, by 6 and 4 in the final of the Aberdeenshire women's county golf championship at sunny Kemnay Golf Club today.
It was Sammy's second win in four years and she did it with  roughly one-under-par figures against Sheena who must have been feeling the strain of having had  to go to the 26th hole to take the measure of teenager Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) in the semi-finals.
With only about half an hour to grab a sandwich, Sheena was back out on the first tee but she was unable to produce the quality of golf required to meet her younger, fresher opponent's challenge.
Leslie was five up at the turn and lost only two holes in the entire match, one of them to a birdie.
Leslie won the first but was pulled back to square by a birdie from Wood at the second.
Leslie took command after that with wins at the fourth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth to be five up at the turn.
Wood stemmed the tide temporarily by winning the 12th but was still four down with six to play.
The new champion finished in style with birdies at the 13th and 14th.
Leslie did not have to play the last four holes in any of her ties.
Since she last won the title in 2010, when the championship was hosted by Portlethen Golf Club, Sammy Leslie has fought and overcome cancer. She is now fighting fit, as all her opponents at Kemnay would testify.
"The 26-hole semi-final against Kimberley Beveridge was the longest match-play tie I have ever played," said Sheena, a former Scotland international who was bidding to win the county title for a sixth time since 1996.
"I was one down playing the 18th and holed an 8ft birdie putt to go into extra holes. But I'm pretty tired now after the final."
Karen Stalker, the organising county secretary, is fairly certain that 26 holes is the longest every match-play tie in the tournament's history.
"I could have won it if I had not three-putted," said Kimberley who will not be 18 until next month.  
The handicap final, contested by two Kemnay players, was won by at the 23rd by Caroline Gordon against Yvonne Moir.

Semi-finalists Susan Murray (left) and Kimberley Beveridge (right) flank the new champion Sammy Leslie and beaten finalist Sheena Wood. Picture by Cal Carson Golf Agency.RESULTS

FIRST ROUND

Sammy Leslie (Aberdeen Ladies) bt Kelly Guthrie (Oldmeldrum) 6 and 5.

Linda Urquhart (Banchory) bt Carol Wilson (Murcar Links) 5 and 4.

Susan Murray (Cruden Bay) bt Karen Stalker (Cruden Bay) 4 and 3.

Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) bt Donna Pocock (Murcar Links) 5 and 3.

Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) bt Gail Christie (Banchory) 8 and 6.

Vikki Riddell (Kemnay) bt Tegan Seivwright (Deeside) 3 and 2.

Sara Mathieson (Murcar Links) bt Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) 4 and 3.

Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) bt Claire Prouse (Murcar Links) 4 and 3. 

QUARTER-FINALS

Leslie bt Urquhart 5 and 4.

Murray bt McWilliam 1 hole.

Beveridge bt Riddell 4 and 3

Wood bt Mathieson 3 and 2.    

SEMI-FINALS

Leslie bt Murray 5 and 4
Wood bt Beveridge at 26th

FINAL

Leslie bt Wood 6 and 4

HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP

QUARTER-FINALS

Sally Collin son (Westhill) (10) bt Yvonne Richal (Peterculter) (9) at 21st.

Yvonne Moir (Kemnay) (11) bt Lauren Whyte (Aberdeen Ladies) (9) 2 and 1.

Georgette Hollingsworth (Aboyne) (13) bt Pam Fraser (Peterculter) (12) 4 and 3.

Caroline Gordon (Kemnay) (14) bt Nita Dervish-Uman (Kemnay) (20) at 19th.   

SEMI-FINALS
Moir bt Collinson 7 and 6 

Gordon bt Hollingsworth 1 hole.

FINAL
Gordon bt Moir at 23rd

STIRLING AND CLACKMANNA WOMEN'S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP SCOREBOARD

AT GLENBERVIE

 

FROM ANNA HUNTER

 

FIRST ROUND MATCH-PLAY

Karen Burns (Bathgate) bt Alexis Hutton ( Falkirk Tryst ) 2 and 1.

Margo Gardner (Linlithgow) bt Jennifer Ure ( Braehead) 4 and 3.

Elaine  Allison ( Stirling )  bt Alison Goodwin ( Glenbervie) 3 and 2.

Mhairi Hall ( Bathgate ) bt  Jill  Harrison (Linlithgow) 5 and 3.

Margaret Tough (Falkirk) bt Elizabeth Goodwin ( Glenbervie ) 5 and 3.

Laura Bissett ( Braehead) bt  Claire Anderson ( Glenbervie ) 2 holes.

Claire  Capocci ( Bridge of Allan ) bt Tricia Chillas ( Stirling) 1 hole.

Louise McGregor ( Falkirk ) bt Margaret McFarlane ( Bathgate ) 5 and 4.

 

Louise McGregor  is the current champion and went round in two over par for the 14 holes she required to beat Margaret McFarlane (Bathgate).

Louise now plays Claire Capocci (Bridge of Allan) in a repeat of last year's final. 

 The weather today was dry but quite windy

The quarter finals are tomorrow (Monday ) at 5pm

 

Burns plays Gardner

Allison playes Hall

Tough plays Bissett

Capocci plays Macgregor

 

 

MEGAN BRIGGS WINS WEST OF SCOTLAND STROKE-PLAY

REPORT FROM FIONA COLLIER

On a cloudy and sometimes drizzly day, over 50 players took part in the West of Scotland women's stroke-play championship at West Kilbride with Megan Briggs winning by one stroke with a round of 75 from Rachael Cassidy (Bothwell Castle) and Lauren d'Ambrosio (Carluke).
The last named won the award for the best net score of 68 off eight for which she received a salver.

The team event eventually came down to a countback of the last three holes with Renfrewshire winning the  prize over Lanarkshire by one stroke, and Lanarkshire winning the junior team prize.

The winning Renfrewshire team was Megan Briggs, Donna Jackson and Gillian McGinlay.  The junior team winners for Lanarkshire were Eva O'Connor, Heather Neilson and Ellie Bryce.

BEST SCRATCH
Par 73. CSS 75

75 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm).

76 Rachel Casssidy (Bothwell Castle), Lauren d'Ambrosio (Carluke)

78 Nichola Ferguson (Milngavie) (bih), Ellie Bryce- (Strathaven), Anne Laing (Vale of Leven).

79 Emma Hale (Troon Ladies), Denise Cowan (Ranfurly Castle), Carol Whyte (Milngavie).

80 Maureen Woodhead (Gourock).

BEST HANDICAP

68 Lauren d'Ambrosio (Carluke) (8).

SHEENA WOOD BEATS KIMBERLY BEVERIDGE IN 26-HOLE THRILLER

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SAMMY WINS ABERDEENSHIRE COUNTY TITLE

Sammy Leslie beat Aberdeen Ladies clubmate Sheena Wood, the defending champion, by 6 and 4 in the final of the Aberdeenshire women's county golf championship at sunny Kemnay Golf Club today.
It was Sammy's second win in four years and she did it was roughly one-under-par figures against Sheena who had to go to the 26th hole to take the measure of teenager Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) in the semi-finals.
Leslie was five up at the turn in a one-sided final in which Wood won only two holes. Sheena was bidding to win the county title for a sixth time since 1996.
The new champion finished the final in style with birdies at the 13th and 14th.
The handicap final, contested by two Kemnay players, was won by at the 23rd by Caroline Gordon against Yvonne Moir.

RESULTS

ABERDEENSHIRE WOMEN'S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Kemnay Golf Club

FIRST ROUND

Sammy Leslie (Aberdeen Ladies) bt Kelly Guthrie (Oldmeldrum) 6 and 5.

Linda Urquhart (Banchory) bt Carol Wilson (Murcar Links) 5 and 4.

Susan Murray (Cruden Bay) bt Karen Stalker (Cruden Bay) 4 and 3.

Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) bt Donna Pocock (Murcar Links) 5 and 3.

Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) bt Gail Christie (Banchory) 8 and 6.

Vikki Riddell (Kemnay) bt Tegan Seivwright (Deeside) 3 and 2.

Sara Mathieson (Murcar Links) bt Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) 4 and 3.

Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) bt Claire Prouse (Murcar Links) 4 and 3. 

QUARTER-FINALS

Leslie bt UrqQUEuhart 5 and 4.

Murray bt McWilliam 1 hole.

Beveridge bt Riddell 4 and 3

Wood bt Mathieson 3 and 2.    

SEMI-FINALS

Leslie bt Murray 5 and 4
Wood bt Beveridge at 26th

FINAL

Leslie bt Wood 6 and 4

HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP

QUARTER-FINALS

Sally Collinson (Westhill) (10) bt Yvonne Richal (Peterculter) (9) at 21st.

Yvonne Moir (Kemnay) (11) bt Lauren Whyte (Aberdeen Ladies) (9) 2 and 1.

Georgette Hollingsworth (Aboyne) (13) bt Pam Fraser (Peterculter) (12) 4 and 3.

Caroline Gordon (Kemnay) (14) bt Nita Dervish-Uman (Kemnay) (20) at 19th.   

SEMI-FINALS
Moir bt Collinson 7 and 6, Gordon bt Hollingsworth 1 hole.

FINAL  - Gordon bt Moir at 23rd

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JESS MEEK FINISHES JOINT FOURTH BEHIND WELSH STROKE WINNER AMY BOULDEN

Amy Boulden (Conwy) won the Welsh women's open amateur stroke-play championship at the Vale of Glamorgan club by four strokes today.
The Curtis Cup star shot rounds of 75-75-74 over the par 75 course for a total of one-under-par 224. The CSS for the three rounds was 79-79-76.
She won from England's Alex Peters (Notts Ladies) who scored 75-77-76 for 228, a shot ahead of third-placed Welsh international Samantha Birks (76-77-76).
Carnoustie Ladies teenager Jess Meek finished a creditable joint fourth on 232 alongside English prospect Gabriella Cowley.
Jess scored 82-77-73 to Gabriella's 78-77-77.
Stirling gymnastics student reacher Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) was the nest bext Scot in a share of 11th place on 237 with scores of 75-90-72.
Eilidh's last round, three under par, was the best of the tournament.

WELSH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Vale of Glamorgan GC
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 225 (3x75) SS 76. CSS 79 79 76
224 Amy Boulden (Conwy) 75 75 74.
228 Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies) 75 77 76
229 Samantha Birks (Wolstanton) 76 77 76.
232 Jess Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 82 77 73, Gabriella Cowley (Brockett Hall) 78 77 77.
SELECTED TOTALS
237 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 75 90 72 (jt 11th).
244 Rachael Walker (Dumfries and Co) 84 84 76 (T18).
249 Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 83 86 80 (T28).
253 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 83 87 83 (T36)          

SAMMY LESLIE v SHEENA WOOD IN ABERDEENSHIRE COUNTY FINAL AT KEMNAY

 
Sammy Leslie is playing Aberdeen Ladies team-mate Sheena Wood in this afternoon's delayed 18-hole final of the Aberdeenshire women's county championship at sunny Kemnay.
"Delayed" because Sheena, the defending champion and five times previous title-winner, had to go to the 26th - eight extra holes - to get the better of her 17-year-old opponent in the morning semi-finals, Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne).
Sammy Leslie, the 2010 champion, beat Susan Murray (Murcar Links) by 5 and 4 in the other semi-final.
Sammy has not had to play the last four holes in her progress to the final. 
The handicap championship final went to the 23rd before Caroline Gordon beat Yvonne Moir in all-Kemnay match.


SEMI-FINALS
Sammy Leslie (Aberdeen Ladies) bt Susan Murray (Murcar Links) 5 and 4. Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) bt Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) at 26th.

BROOMIEKNOWE WIN EDINBURGH INTER CLUB TOURNAMENT

Broomieknowe - Winners of the Edinburgh Inter Club Tournament
L to R:  Katherine Anderson, Kate McIntosh, Hannah Scott, Wendy Nicolson

Broomieknowe won the Edinburgh Inter Club Women's Tournament at Prestonfield yesterday.   They beat a strong Baberton team by 7 up and 6 to play in the final.  One of the Broomieknowe team members, Katherine Anderson, was only a toddler when Broomieknowe last one the title in 1977, when her mother, Dorothy Anderson, was in the winning team.  Other members of that winning team 36 years ago were Carol Halliday, Betty Redwood and Gillian Kirkwood (yes.. me!)


SEMI-FINALS
Baberton bt Turnhouse 5 and 3
Broomieknowe bt Craigmillar Park 7 and 6

FINAL
Broomieknowe bt Baberton 8 and 6

TEAMS IN THE FINAL
Broomieknowe:  Wendy Nicolson, Hannah Scott, Kate McIntosh, Katherine Anderson
Baberton: Karen Marshall, Fiona De Vries, Katherine Logan, Kate Johnston

CRISTIE KERR LEADS BY TWO WITH A ROUND TO GO IN KINGSMILL CHAMPIONSHIP

      CRISTIE KERR ... bidding for 16th LPGA Tour victory

FROM THE LPGA TOUR WEBSITE

Fifteen-time LPGA Tour winner Cristie Kerr made a serge up the leaderboard on Saturday to take a two-shot lead heading into the final round of the Kingsmill Championship.
 Kerr fired a 5-under 66 during Saturday’s round with Rolex Rankings No. 5 Suzann Pettersen and No. 2 Stacy Lewis trailing by two strokes.
Kerr, who is a two-time winner at the River Course at Kingsmill Resort, found herself in a familiar position after Saturday’s third round as she leads the field at 10-under par.
She either led or co-led heading into the final round during each of her victories in 2005 and 2009, which gives her plenty of confidence heading into Sunday even though she has a strong group of players within striking distance
“You have to really play a good round tomorrow either whether you're two ahead or two behind, like I said,” said Kerr. 
“I think just going to try to stay lose, I'm going to try and stay focused and, you know, in those pressure situations, pressure moments tomorrow that I'm going to face, I think I've just got to keep doing what I've done, you know, the last three days and that's really focus on the process of the shot.  
"I know it sounds kind of boring, but that's when I do my best.  If I do that and I start rolling the rock, I'm going to be hard to beat.”
But Kerr isn’t completely safe with the lead as three top LPGA Tour competitors are within three strokes off her pace with Lewis and Pettersen at 8-under par and No. 18 Angela Stanford at 7-under par. 
Pettersen, who also has a victory in Williamsburg, says the title is still be up for grabs on Sunday. 
“I think there's a lot of great players out there right there in the mix,” said Pettersen. “Cristie's two ahead, I don't really think that that's a massive advantage right now.  We're all going to go out tomorrow trying to shoot as low as we can.  It would take more than 10‑under to win, so I guess, I don't know, we'll see after four rounds who's on top.”
California native Lizette Salas made a statement on Saturday after delivering a blemish-free 6-under 65 to put her at a tie for 6th along with first and second-round leader Ariya Jutanugarn. 
The teenage Thailand native lost her grip on the lead after opening her round with back-to-back bogeys. She went on to card four additional bogeys and four birdies to end with a one-over 73.
Rolex Rankings No. 1 Inbee Park carded a 2-under 69 on Saturday to put her in a tie for eighth with sponsor exemption and LPGA Tour rookie Katie Burnett at 4-under par.
“I just think this golf course produces a winner with a good ball striker,” said Suzann Pettersen. “It's a ball striker's course.  It has produced probably the best ball strikers champions in the past.  There will never be a surprise around this track of who's going to win it.”
Stacy Lewis agreed and knows the hard-core competition at the top is great for both the fans and players. She noted that the talent level and intensity has a Solheim Cup feel.
“You look at the past champions, we've talked about it all week, but I think it's great for the fans, you know,” said Lewis. “They know our names, they've seen us win, and it's good for the tournament to have players up there like that.  We kind of had a little Solheim Cup feel today going.”
It’s somewhat of a homecoming for Cristie Kerr (@CKGolferChic) when she returns to Williamsburg when the LPGA Tour is in town. Since Kerr has been staying with the same host family since the early years of the event, she always knows she’ll be at ease when she returns ‘home’ from the course. She credits Michael and Linda Whittaker for making her stays here so enjoyable.
“I've stayed with them since maybe first or second year of this tournament when it was the Michelob Ultra tournament, so I don't even know how many years that is, maybe 10 or more,” said Kerr. “Yeah, they're kind of like my adopted parents.  They can never take the place of my parents obviously, and my dad is actually here this week.  No, it's just great.  They cook every night and they make it kind of a stress-free week for me.  They travel to see me at the Open and different tournaments and Solheim and it's just they're a lot of fun.”
Kerr, who has won two of her 15 career victories at the River Course at Kingsmill Resort and has added three top-6 finishes, says she feels the love beyond her host family.
“The LPGA set me up with them a long time ago,” said Kerr. “They have a lot of men when the men play here and they said they like the women in Kingsmill more than the guys staying with them.  
"They think we're more personable, they think we're approachable, you know.  Actually one of the volunteers walking up to the range, I don't remember what day it was, maybe Wednesday or Thursday, said when the guys, they come, they don't even want to make eye contact, and the girls are so approachable and we look the volunteers in the eyes and we thank them.  That's what the LPGA Tour's about.”
Solid debut: 2013 LPGA Tour rookie Katie Burnett is making her LPGA Tour debut as a member this week and has kept herself in the mix after a third-round 71. She’s currently in a tie for eighth at 4-under par.
“Definitely I had quite a bit of nerves, especially today with the big crowd on No. 1, but I just wanted to come out and have fun,” said Burnett. “I've been playing well, so I was hoping that was just going to ride into this week.  Obviously I don't really have much expectation competing against the best players in the world but I hoped, I hoped to play well.”
Burnett is also a member on the Ladies European Tour and has seen early success across the pond. In two events, she has recorded a tie for second along with a solo fourth place finish. She said being in contention in Europe helped prepare her for the big stage this week.
“Yeah, I think you always draw on other tournaments that were in sort of similar type conditions,” said Burnett. “With it being on TV and there's quite a few people actually there, I think I was a little more relaxed than I would have been had I not had that experience.  I was definitely nervous here, but I think I'm less nervous than I would have been.”
Burnett faces the challenge of playing on both tours in her upcoming schedule. She is scheduled to play in the LET’s event in Turkey next week and then the LPGA’s Mobile Bay Classic in Mobile, Ala. the following week.
“Yes, I'm flying out Sunday to Turkey and then coming right back to Mobile.”
Lizette Salas (@LizetteSalas5) turned to a little Saturday superstition to hopefully continue her strong play on ‘moving day.’ Salas, who was wearing an outfit of purple tones at Kraft, said her choice of attire has helped keep things fun in the heat of the tournament.
“Purple Saturday,” Salas now calls it. “It started at the Kraft Nabisco and obviously I played well that day, and in Hawaii wore purple on Saturday where I shot 62, so I'm going to keep this purple thing going.  It's fun.  Also have my purple shoes so it's something fun.  Just figure it's Saturday, just try to have a good time.”
At the Tour’s stop in Hawaii, Salas started five strokes back and forced a playoff with Suzann Pettersen after posting a 10-under 62.
“Yesterday I was too caught up in trying to be perfect and I have to understand that I can't be perfect all the time and I just have to go out and play and that's exactly what I did,” said Salas. “And no bogeys, which is always good, and this course can… it's a tough one, so you really have to pay attention and just have to keep it simple.”

THIRD ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 213 (3x71)
203 Cristie Kerr 66 71 66
205 Stacy Lewis 68 68 69, Suzann Pettersen (Norway) 68 69 68
206 Angela Stanford 68 68 70
207 Ilhee Lee (S Korea) 69 69 69
208 Ariya Jutanugarn (Thailand) 64 71 73, Lizette Salas 72 71 65.

BRITISH SCORES
215 Catriona Matthew (Scotland) 72 71 72, Karen Stupples (England) 68 71 76, Jodi Ewart Shadoff (England) 71 73 71 (T40)    

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