Spanish rookie Iturrios overhauls Flo Parker on final round

Kelsey just fails to make top 20 in Morocco

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Nairn's Kelsey MacDonald finished tied 21st behind surprise winner, Spanish rookie, Nuria Iturrios in the Ladies European Tour's Lalla Meryem Cup at Royal Dar Es Salem Golf Club, Rabat in Morocco today.
Kesley shot four steady rounds of 71, 75, 73 and 74 for a total of 293, which earned her 6,525 euros, compared with the 67,500 euros won by Iturrios who shot a final round of 65 against the overnight leader Florentyna Parker's 73 to win with a total of 277, leaving Parker a distant runner-up on 283 but 40,500 euros richer.
Aberdeen's Gemma Dryburgh had a dismal final round of 78 which included a double bogey 7 at the 14th and bogeys at the first, third, sixth, 15th and 18th to finish joint 32nd and earn 4,387 euros.
Pamela Pretswell from Hamilton had disappointing weekend rounds of 78 and 75 for 300 to finished tied 53rd and earn 2,115 euros.
Only three Scots survived the halfway cut.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
277 Nuria Iturrios (Spa) 70 72 70 65
283 Florentyna Parker (Eng) 67 71 72 73
284 Angel Yin (USA) 70 75 69 70

SCOTS' TOTALS
293 Kelsey MacDonald 71 75 73 74 (T21)
295 Gemma Dryburgh 73 72 72 78 (T32)
300 Pamela Pretswell 77 70 78 75 (T53)

ALL THE FINAL TOTALS COMING LATER