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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

GB and I BEAT CANADA, JOIN AUSSIES AT TOP 

OF ASTOR TROPHY TABLE

Great Britain and Ireland beat Canada 5-2 on Day 3 of the Astor Trophy women's amateur match-play team tournament to join Australia at the top of the table at Grange Golf Club, Adelaide, South Australia.
GB and I and the Aussies have both won twice and their Day 4 match could decide the championship.
New Zealand, who beat the Ladies Golf Union team on Day 1, but lost to Australia on Tuesday, suffered their second defeat. They lost 4-3 to South Africa.
On another very windy day, GB and I's unchanged foursomes line-up gave the defending champions a 2-0 lunchtime lead for the second day in a row. However, Canada levelled it at 2-2 overall when they won the top two afternoon singles.
Curtis Cup player Bronte Law suffered her first reverse of the tournament, losing by 2 and 1 to Naomi Ko. 
Chloe Williams lost the No 2 singles by 4 and 3.
Scot Connie Jaffrey turned the tide with a 3 and 1 win over Jaclyn Lee and wins by Charlotte Thomas (5 and 4) and Hayley Davis (2 holes) meant GB and I took the singles 3-2 for a 5-2 overall victory.

DAY THREE RESULTS

GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND 5, CANADA 2

Foursomes (2-0)

B Law and C Williams bt N Ko and G St Germain 5 and 4.
C Thomas and H Davis bt J Lee and M Kim 5 and 4.
Singles (3-2)
Law lost to Ko 2 and 1.
Williams lost to St Germain 4 and 3.
C Jafffrey bt Lee 3 and 1.
Thomas bt Kim 5 and 4.
Davis bt Lau 2 holes.

 NEW ZEALAND 3, SOUTH AFRICA 4

Foursomes (1-1)
M Keh and J Alvarez lost to B Strauss and I Samu 1 hole.
C Cassidy and A Campbell bt M Fletcher and E Galletti 2 holes.

Singles (2-3)
M Keh lost to Strauss 1 hole.
Alvarez bt Fletcher 5 and 3.
Cassidy bt L Assad 6 and 4.
W Keh lost to Samu 1 hole.
Campbell lost to Galletti 1 hole.

HOW THEY STAND
Australia  2 wins from 2 matches
GB and I  2 wins from 3 matches
NZ 1 win from 3 matches
S Africa 1 win from 2 matches
Canada 0 wins from 2 matches

DAY 4 MATCHES
GB and I v Australia
Canada v S Africa

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