Holly Clyburn leads Brits at LPGA 

Q School Stage 2 in Florida

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
just back from holiday on Algarve

Holly Clyburn from Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire is the best placed British competitor after the first round at the LPGA Tour Q School Stage 2 tournament at the Plantation Golf and Country Club, Venice in Florida.
Holly, pictured, shot a 71 (37-34) over the Bobcat course to finish the opening day in tied fifth position, three behind the leader, Yu Liu from Beijin, China, who had halves of 32-36 for a 68 at the Bobcat course.
Aberdeen-born Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield) is T12 after a 72 (36-36) over the Panther course.
Making her pro debut, Hayley Davis from Ferndown, Dorset, is T24 with a 73 (37-36).
Scot Kylie Walker and Wales' Amy Boulden are T78 on 76.
Sally Watson, the third Scot in the huge field of 195 competitors, is T145 after a 79 (41-38) at the Panther course.
The top 80 and ties after four rounds will advance to the Final LPGA Tour Qualifying Tournament.

ALL THE FIRST ROUND SCORES

1 Yu Liu (Beijing, China) 32-36 68 (B)
2 Pavarisa Yoktuan (Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Thailand) 34-35 69 (B)
3 Ani Gulugian (Irvine, Calif.) 34-36 70 (B)
Marion Ricordeau (Bayonne, France) 70 34-36 (B)
T5 Holly Clyburn (Cleethorpes, England) 37-34 71 (B)
Lauren Doughtie (Suffolk, Va.) 35-36 71 (B)
Allyssa Ferrell (Edgerton, Wis.) 36-35 71 (B)
Megan Khang (a) (Rockland, Mass.) 71 37-34 (B)
Grace Na (Alameda, Calif.) 37-34 71 (B)
Allie Knight (Knoxville, Tenn.) 34-37 71 (P)
Michelle Piyapattra (Eastvale, Calif.) 71 37-34 (P)
T12 Ssu Chia Cheng (New Taipei City, Taiwan) 36-36 72 (B)
Jean Chua (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) 72 36-36 (B)
Jenny Coleman (Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.) 72 36-36 (B)
Lindsay Gahm (Louisville, Ky.) 35-37 72 (B)
Emma Jandel (Dayton, Ohio) 35-37 72 (B)
Madchen Ly (Clovis, Calif.) 36-36 72 (B)
Britney Yada (Hilo, Hawaii) 36-36 72 (B)
Jiayi Zhou (Dalian, China) 34-38 72 (B)
Gemma Dryburgh (Aberdeen, Scotland) 72 36-36 (P)
Caroline Martens (Oslo, Norway) 36-36 72 (P)
Kana Nagai (a) (Tokyo, Japan) 36-36 72 (P)
Margarita Ramos (Mexico City, Mexico) 72 37-35 (P)
T24 Ellen Davies-Graham (Brisbane, Australia) 37-36 73 (B)
Kathleen Ekey (Sharon Township, Ohio) 73 35-38 (B)
Megan Grehan (Mamaroneck, N.Y.) 73 37-36 (B)
Stephanie Kono (Honolulu, Hawaii) 73 36-37 (B)
Ashlan Ramsey (Milledgeville, Ga.) 73 34-39 (B)
Kate Scarpetta (Crystal Lake, Pa.) 39-34 73 (B)
Emma Talley (a) (Princeton, Ky.) 36-37 73 (B)
Kim Welch (Sacramento, Calif.) 38-35 73 (B)
Doris Chen (Taipei, Taiwan) 35-38 73 (P)
Hayley Davis (Ferndown, Englaand) 73 37-36 (P)
Ginger Howard (Bradenton, Fla.) 37-36 73 (P)
Benyapa Niphatsophon (a) (Bangkok, Thailand) 73 36-37 (P)
Catherine O'Donnell (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) 73 39-34 (P)
Jordan Rose (San Angelo, Texas) 38-35 73 (P)
Prima Thammaraks (Bangkok, Thailand) 73 37-36 (P)
Carlie Yadloczky (Casselberry, Fla.) 73 34-39 (P)
Ziqi Ye (Dalian, China) 37-36 73 (P)
T41 Connie Chen (Pretoria, South Africa) 36-38 74 (B)
Liqing Chen (Lufeng, China) 37-37 74 (B)
Marita Engzelius (Oslo, Norway) 37-37 74 (B)
Jamila Jaxaliyeva (Almaty, Kazakhstan) 74 35-39 (B)
Nicole Broch Larsen (Copenhagen, Denmark) 74 37-37 (B)
Christine Meier (Rochester Hills, Mich.) 74 37-37 (B)
Megan Osland (Kelowna, British Columbia) 74 37-37 (B)
T41 Patricia Sanz Barrio (Madrid, Spain) 35-39 74 (B)
Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras (Roi-Et, Thailand) 74 38-36 (B)
Rebecca Artis (Coonabarabran, Australia) 74 36-38 (P)
Vanessa Brockett (Los Angeles, Calif.) 74 36-38 (P)
Pei-Yun Chien (Pingtung, Taiwan) 36-38 74 (P)
Jessie Gerry (Madison, Wis.) 38-36 74 (P)
Ally McDonald (Fulton, Miss.) 36-38 74 (P)
Caroline Powers (Bowling Green, Ohio) 74 36-38 (P)
T56 Sandra Angulo Minarro (Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico) 36-39 75 (B)
Shannon Fish (Spring, Texas) 37-38 75 (B)
Christina Foster (Toronto, Ontario) 38-37 75 (B)
Brittany Marchand (Orangeville, Ontario) 75 37-38 (B)
Erica Popson (Davenport, Fla.) 37-38 75 (B)
Fiona Puyo (Hendaye, France) 37-38 75 (B)
Chelsea Stelzmiller (Placerville, Calif.) 75 38-37 (B)
Bertine Strauss (Austin, Texas) 36-39 75 (B)
Anne-Catherine Tanguay (Quebec, Canada) 75 37-38 (B)
Emily Tubert (Burbank, Calif.) 37-38 75 (B)
Chonlada Chayanun (a) (Mueang, Thailand) 75 36-39 (P)
Liv Cheng (Auckland, New Zealand) 75 36-39 (P)
Marina Choi (Los Angeles, Calif.) 39-36 75 (P)
Jacey Chun (Seoul, South Korea) 37-38 75 (P)
Rosie Davies (London, England) 37-38 75 (P)
Clariss Guce (Artesia, Calif.) 37-38 75 (P)
Nelly Korda (a) (Bradenton, Fla.) 38-37 75 (P)
Erynne Lee (Silverdale, Wash.) 38-37 75 (P)
Scooby Liu (Taichung, Taiwan) 40-35 75 (P)
Wichanee Meechai (Bangkok, Thailand) 75 37-38 (P)
Madelene Sagstrom (Enkoping, Sweden) 75 36-39 (P)
Ember Schuldt (Sterling, Ill.) 36-39 75 (P)
T78 Fabiola Arriaga (Torreon, Mexico) 40-36 76 (B)
Jennifer Brumbaugh (Scotts Valley, Calif.) 76 37-39 (B)
Emily Collins (Colleyville, Texas) 38-38 76 (B)
Kaitlin Coons (Wilbraham, Mass.) 41-35 76 (B)
Breanna Elliott (Yarrawonga, Australia) 76 37-39 (B)
Michelle Koh (Kuantan, Malaysia) 40-36 76 (B)
Luciane Lee (Sao Paulo, Brazil) 36-40 76 (B)
Kendall Martindale (Jefferson City, Tenn.) 76 38-38 (B)
Lauren Mielbrecht (Gulf Stream, Fla.) 76 37-39 (B)
Paola Pavon (Tijuana, Mexico) 38-38 76 (B)
Cyna Rodriguez (Manila, Philippines) 76 39-37 (B)
Amy Ruengmateekhun (Garland, Texas) 76 35-41 (B)
Carleigh Silvers (Martinsville, Ind.) 36-40 76 (B)
Jessy Tang (Daytona Beach, Fla.) 36-40 76 (B)
Mallory Viera (Howey in the Hills, Fla.) 76 38-38 (B)
Kylie Walker (Glasgow, Scotland) 37-39 76 (B)
Weiwei Zhang (Haikou, China) 39-37 76 (B)
Sarah Almond (Laurinburg, N.C.) 35-41 76 (P)
T78 Stacy Bregman (Johannesburg, South Africa) 37-39 76 (P)
Katerina Bruner (Prague, Czech Republic) 76 37-39 (P)
Hannah Collier (Birmingham, Ala.) 76 38-38 (P)
Stephanie Connelly (Pasadena, Md.) 76 36-40 (P)
Isi Gabsa (Tbingen, Germany) 38-38 76 (P)
Natalie Gleadall (Stratford, Ontario, Canada) 76 37-39 (P)
Numa Gulyanamitta (Rayong, Thailand) 76 38-38 (P)
Amber Hensley (Tulsa, Okla.) 36-40 76 (P)
Noemi Jimenez (Malaga, Spain) 40-36 76 (P)
Jordan Ontiveros (Alamo, Calif.) 40-36 76 (P)
Katherine Perry (Cary, N.C.) 39-37 76 (P)
Leticia Ras-Anderica (Moraira-Teulada, Spain) 76 39-37 (P)
Julia Roth (Karlskrona, Sweden) 41-35 76 (P)
Michelle Shin (Cape Coral, Fla.) 37-39 76 (P)
Sammi Stevens (Hereford, Texas) 36-40 76 (P)
Gabriella Wahl (Heidenheim, Germany) 76 38-38 (P)
Sha Wu (Shenzhen, China) 39-37 76 (P)
T113 Emily Gimpel (Lafayette Hill, Pa.) 35-42 77 (B)
Britney Hamilton (Lake Orion, Mich.) 77 38-39 (B)
Becca Huffer (Denver, Colo.) 36-41 77 (B)
Jenni Jenq (Saratoga, Calif.) 38-39 77 (B)
Casey Kennedy (Bristow, Va.) 37-40 77 (B)
Gaby Lopez (a) (Mexico City, Mexico) 77 38-39 (B)
Su Oh (Melbourne, Australia) 38-39 77 (B)
Ericka Schneider (Bradenton, Fla.) 37-40 77 (B)
Stephanie Bertelsen (a) (Vejle, Denmark) 77 40-37 (P)
Marissa Dodd (Allen, Texas) 38-39 77 (P)
Jaclyn Jansen (Effingham, Ill.) 36-41 77 (P)
Pinrath Loomboonruang (Bangkok, Thailand) 77 41-36 (P)
Jayde Panos (Perth, Australia) 38-39 77 (P)
Seul Ki Park (Northbrook, Ill.) 39-38 77 (P)
Krista Puisite (Riga, Latvia) 39-38 77 (P)
Brandi Rodriguez (Winter Park, Fla.) 77 38-39 (P)
Tessa Teachman (Baton Rouge, La.) 77 38-39 (P)
T130 Lili Alvarez (Durango, Mexico) 34-44 78 (B)
Amy Boulden (Conwy, Wales) 78 39-39 (B)
Jordan Britt (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 38-40 78 (B)
Marika Liu (a) (Beverly Hills, Calif.) 41-37 78 (B)
Lindsay McGetrick (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) 78 40-38 (B)
Mia Piccio (Bacolod City, Philippines) 78 40-38 (B)
Portland Rosen (Sugarland, Texas) 78 38-40 (B)
Seshia-Lei Telles (Tualatin, Ore.) 37-41 78 (B)
Alexandra Casi (East Palestine, Ohio) 78 40-38 (P)
Dana Finkelstein (Chandler, Ariz.) 37-41 78 (P)
Maribel Lopez Porras (Bogota, Colombia) 78 41-37 (P)
Briana Mao (Folsom, CA, Calif.) 40-38 78 (P)
Christina Miller (Bradenton, Fla.) 41-37 78 (P)
Milena Savich (Carmel, Ind.) 38-40 78 (P)
T130 Budsabakorn Sukapan (Bangkok, Thailand) 40-38 78 (P)
T145 Ashleigh Albrecht (Murrieta, Calif.) 38-41 79 (B)
Sara Banke (Danville, Calif.) 37-42 79 (B)
Veronica Felibert (Caracas, Venezuela) 79 39-40 (B)
Selanee Henderson (Apple Valley, Calif.) 79 40-39 (B)
Robyn Kim (Cypress, Calif.) 42-37 79 (B)
Jennifer Neville (Bradenton, Fla.) 41-38 79 (B)
Nicole Sakamoto (Honolulu, Hawaii) 79 40-39 (B)
Elisa Serramia (Barcelona, Spain) 38-41 79 (B)
Amanda Snyder (Syracuse, Utah) 40-39 79 (B)
Ashley Elias (El Paso, Texas) 40-39 79 (P)
Allison Emrey (Charlotte, N.C.) 39-40 79 (P)
Emelie Lindskog (Halmstad, Sweden) 79 38-41 (P)
Taylor Neidy (Clinton, Okla.) 40-39 79 (P)
Supamas Sangchan (Sukhotai, Thailand) 79 42-37 (P)
Nina Valencia (San Jose, Calif.) 39-40 79 (P)
Sally Watson (Earlsferry, Scotland) 79 41-38 (P)
T161 Laura DeMarco (LaSalle, Ontario) 39-41 80 (B)
Kristi O'Brien (Fishers, Ind.) 39-41 80 (B)
Kaitlyn Price (Jacksonville Beach, Fla.) 80 38-42 (B)
Carly Werwie (Kenosha, Wis.) 41-39 80 (B)
Heather Angell (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 80 41-39 (P)
Lacey Fears (Bonaire, Ga.) 37-43 80 (P)
Mallory Kent (Tukwila, Wash.) 39-41 80 (P)
Hye-Min Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 41-39 80 (P)
Natalie Schmett (Evansville, Ind.) 39-41 80 (P)
Megan Vaughn (Lake Village, Ark.) 80 39-41 (P)
171 Jasi Acharya (Columbus, Mont.) 38-43 81 (B)
Anne-Lise Caudal (Saint Jean de Luz, France) 81 43-38 (B)
Ulrika Van-Niekerk (Cape Town, South Africa) 81 37-44 (B)
Joanna Coe (Mays Landing, N.J.) 37-44 81 (P)
Diana Fernandez (Asuncion, Paraguay) 81 42-39 (P)
Courtney Harter (Clearwater, Fla.) 37-44 81 (P)
Alexandria Jacobsen (Palm City, Fla.) 81 41-40 (P)
Katie Jean (Rantoul, Ill.) 43-38 81 (P)
Sock Hwee Koh (a) (Singapore) 42-39 81 (P)
Liz Wendt (Houston, Texas) 43-38 81 (P)
181 Emily Childs (Alameda, Calif.) 38-44 82 (B)
Jisoo Park (Daegu, South Korea) 41-41 82 (B)
Molly Aronsson (Shelburne, Vt.) 40-42 82 (P)
Kristina Merkle (Honolulu, Hawaii) 44-38 82 (P)
Suchaya Tangkamolprasert (a) (Bangkok, Thailand) 82 38-44 (P)
186 Victoria Tanco (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 40-43 83 (P)
Samantha Troyanovich (Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich.) 42-41 83 (P)
188 Rhea Nair (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) 40-44 84 (B)
Shena Yang (Tampa, Fla.) 44-40 84 (B)
Emily Flanigan Motta (Davenport, Fla.) 84 40-44 (P)
191 Taylor Candler (Wichita, Kan.) 39-46 85 (B)
Lauren Hibbert (Sydney, Australia) 41-44 85 (B)
193 Lindsay Aho (Brush Prairie, Wash.) 44-43 87 (P)
194 Sehee Son (Seoul, South Korea) 45-43 88 (P)
195 Amy Simanton (Lake Oswego, Ore.) 46-43 89 (P)

Course Legend: B - Bobcat Course, P - Panther Course