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ENGLAND NAME TEAM FOR EUROPEAN SENIOR
WOMEN'S TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP IN SWEDEN

By LYNDSEY HEWISON
ELGA Press Officer

England has named a strong side of six players for the European senior women's amateur team championship at Royal Dottingholm, Sweden from July 24-27.
The team, captained by Cathy Bowerbank (Dinsdale Spa), is:
Carol Caldwell (Sunningdale).
Sue Dye (Delamere Forest).
Sue Ellis (Ferndown).
Chris Quinn (Hockley).
Hilary Smyth (Pannal).
Christine Watson (Beaconsfield).
RESERVES
Pat Wrightson (Huddersfield).
Barbara Laird (Sandiway).
Elaine Elliott (Whitley Bay).
Lyndsey HewisonPress & PR Officer

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SUE DYE WINS ENGLISH

SENIORS' STROKE-PLAY
CHAMPIONSHIP AT NORTHUMBERLAND

By LYNDSEY HEWISON
ELGA Press Officer

Cheshire’s Sue Dye won the Senior Ladies’ English stroke-play championship by five shots at Northumberland Golf Club today.
“It’s just wonderful,” said the 51-year-old from Delamere Forest, runner-up in this event last year.
This time she led from start to finish and scored 73 in both rounds for a four-under par total of 146.
“I had a game plan to take it hole by hole, stroke by stroke,” said Sue. It worked, because she could find only two faults with her second-round play: an over-bold putt on the third and a missed putt from 18 inches on the 11th.
Her response was to re-engage her concentration and she finished her round with an impressive display of straight hitting and accurate pitching which set up birdies on two of the last three holes.
“I said to myself that if anyone beat me they would be welcome to the trophy because I’d played as well as I could. I am so chuffed that I kept it together,” said Sue, who is the reigning Northern Vets champion.
Her closest challenger was Ruth Lindley from Hartlepool, Durham. She also scored 73 in the second round and finished on one-over-par 151.
Ruth, the Durham vets champion, said: “I just tried to take it one shot at a time and to make a nice swing.” Her approach worked as she hit fairways and greens to set up five birdies. “It’s certainly the best round I’ve had this year,” she added.
Rozalyn Adams (Addington Court) was third with rounds of 77 and 78 for 155, two shots clear of Barbara Laird (Sandiway) on 157 (75 82). The 2006 champion Geraldine Bray (Littlestone) finished fifth on 158 with 78 and 80.
The championship’s Division B was won Gill Snelson (left), the ladies’ captain of Branston Golf Club in Staffordshire, thanks to the best round of her life. Her level par 75 improved on her first round score by 10 shots and gave her a three-stroke victory. The runner-up was Pat Bennett of Reading.
Gill’s success had seemed unlikely because as she had been up all night suffering from a tummy bug. But she turned misfortune to her advantage by whiling away the small hours reading a golf magazine and absorbing swing advice from Annika Sorenstam.
The result was a round which included three birdies, her biggest-ever win and a sought-after handicap reduction from seven to five. “It’s absolutely fantastic,” said Gill, who has previously played county hockey, netball, tennis and squash.
The Christine Wills Trophy for the over-65 age group was won by Anne Biggs of Tyneside, Durham. She scored 79 and 81 for 170 and shared eighth place overall.

+Picture above of Susan Dye with the trophy by courtesy of the ELGA website.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 150 (2 x 75)
146 Susan Dye (Delamere Forest) 73 73.
151 Ruth Lindley (Hartlepool) 78 73.
155 Ruth Adams (Addington Court) 77 78.
157 Barbara Laird (Sandiway) 75 82.
158 Geraldine Bray (Littlestone) 78 80.
159 Carolyn Kirk (Ganton) 78 81, Hilary Smyth (Pannal) 81 78.
160 Anne Biggs (Tyneside) 79 81, Felicity Coulter (Banstead Downs) 81 78, Pat Wrightson (Huddersfield) 77 83.
161 Christine Watson (Beaconsfield) 79 82.
163 Kate Charles (Burnham & Berrow) 81 82.
164 Julia Smith (Rotherham) 80 84.
165 Alison Hansen (Alnmouth) 82 83, Susan Ellis (Ferndown) 83 82, Irene Brien (Wentworth)
82 83, Elaine Elliott (Whitley Bay) 84 81.
166 Lesley Marsh (Ponteland) 84 82, Laraine Hague (Rotherham) 87 79, Sue Westall (Copt Heath) 84 82.
167 Jeannie Okeeffe (Guildford Ladies) 84 83.
168 Denise Parker (Woodhall Spa) 82 86.
170 Julie Ballard (Littlestone) 83 87, Karen Lobb (Northamptonshire County) 87 73.
172 Diane Spence (Beamish Park) 82 90.
174 Val McFarlane (Lansdown) 88 86.
175 Polly Brown (Gog Magog) 92 83, Rosemary Watters (Porters Park) 91 84.
Christine Oliver (Morpeth) 87 88.
176 Pauline Daymont (Alnmouth) 88 88.
181 Diane Sim (Wooler) 89 92.
183 Helen Lilley (Sickleholme) 87 96.

MARY MADDEN WINS IRISH SENIOR LADIES
CLOSE CHAMPIONSHIP BY EIGHT STROKES

PORTUMNA GOLF CLUB

FINAL TOTALS
154 Mary Madden (Ballinasloe) 77 77.
162 Valerie Hassett (Ennis) 82 80.
164 Mary McKenna (Donabate) 81 83, Pamela Morgan (Lahinch) 80 84.
165 Eileen MacMullen (Donegal) 81 84, Sheena O'Brien Kenney (Grange) 80 85.
167 Marilyn Henderson (West Rhine) 85 82, Mary Gorry (Baltinglass) 84 83, Carmel Cahill (Hermitage) 82 85.
168 Therese O'Reilly (Grange) 81 87.
169 C Carty (Tullamore) 85 84.
170 Maura Breathnach (Monkstown) 85, 85
172 Helen O'Donoghue (Clonmel) 84, 88
172 Kay McCartan (Greenore) 84, 88
173 Roma English (Larne) 88, 85
173 Kate O'Meara (Bearna) 87, 86
173 Patricia O'Reilly (Headfort) 86, 87
173 Mary Kavanagh (New Ross) 85, 88
174 Mary Geaney (Killarney) 90, 84
174 Val Shannon (Douglas) 83, 91
175 Anna Moloney (Clonmel) 89, 86
176 Mary Powell (Nenagh) 91, 85
177 Mary McGoey (Greenore) 88, 89
177 Eily Duigenan (Edenderry) 88, 89
178 Mary McCabe (Headfort) 90, 88
181 Rita O'Neill (Coollattin) 87, 94
181 Angela Treacy (New Ross) 85, 96
182 Marie Moran (Monkstown) 93, 89
182 Trudy Brosnan (Kanturk) 89, 93
182 Ann Conway (New Ross) 89, 93
182 Olivia Conroy (Co. Longford) 87, 95
183 Marie McGrattan (Ardminnan) 89, 94
184 Marie Conlon (The Heath) 90, 94
186 Anne Brennan (Galway) 92, 9 4
188 Julie Barkman (Nenagh) 94, 94
188 Anne Vaughan (Lahinch) 91, 97
189 Cait Cooney (Tullamore) 93, 96
190 Rita MacNamara (Heathpark ) 97, 93
190 Marita Byrne (Coollattin) 92, 98
191 Barbara Foley (Ennis) 98, 93
193 J Kilmartin (Tipperary) 101, 92
193 Shirley MacDonald (Royal Portrush) 99, 94
194 Marie McIntyre (Occoneechee) 94, 100
196 Teresa Foley (New Ross) 99, 97
196 Ann Cleary (Ballinascorney) 96, 100
196 Rose Mannion (Loughrea) 94, 102
196 Mary Kidney (Headfort) 92 , 104
197 Lia Walsh (Bandon) 100, 97
197 Judith Barry (Portumna) 97, 100
198 Sighle Henigan (Ballybunion) 96, 102
198 Kay Keating (Galway Bay) 95, 103
199 Máire McMahon (Dromoland Castle) 105, 94
199 Bridget O'Brien (Tipperary) 102, 97
199 Mary Rice (Wexford) 98, 101
200 Anne Kelly (Loughrea) 98, 102
201 Ann O'Brien (Cahir Park) 100, 101
203 Ann McCullagh (Ballinasloe) 104, 99
203 Carol McCarthy (Ballinasloe) 102, 101
204 Aedin McCarthy (Killeen) 110, 94
206 E Fennessy (East Clare) 104, 102
206 Mary Fogarty (Tullamore) 103 , 103
207 Anne Crotty (Tipperary) 104, 1 03
208 Margaret Sheehan (Bandon) 106 , 102
208 Nancy Holland (Galway) 103, 105
210 Sheilah Kinsella (Wexford) 106, 104
213 Mary Lanigan (Wexford) 106, 107
217 Avril Smith (Monkstown) 103, 114

Toyota world junior team championship Day 2

JAMES BYRNE COOKS UP A 65 BUT

REST OF SCOTS BOYS GO OFF

THE BOIL IN JAPAN

Banchory’s James Byrne served up a sizzling, six-under-par 65 but the rest of the Scotland team went off the boil in the second round of the Toyota world boys’ team golf championship in Japan. Byrne, pictured right, whose score was the joint best of the day, improved by eight shots on his opening 73 and is sixth in the individual standings with an aggregate of four-under-par 138 over the 6,886yd, par-71 Ishino course at Chukyo Golf Club.
Unfortunately, none of James’ three team-mates could match or better par. Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) fell back from first-day 67 to a 72 and Scottish boys’ match-play champion Paul Ferrier (Baberton) had a nightmare 85, a 13-shot slump compared with Tuesday.
Shaun McAllister’s 74 in the first round was Scotland’s non-counter but his 75 in the second round had to become the third counting score, given Ferrier’s problems.
Scotland’s second-round total of 212 matched their first-round effort but with a 36-hole tally of 424 they actually slipped from eighth to ninth place among the 14 competing nations.
Sweden, runners-up to Norway in this championship 12 months ago, have opened up a five-stroke lead over their Scandinavian rivals with a 21-under-par tally of 405 to the Norwegians’ 410.
At the halfway stage, Sweden and Norway appear to have outstripped the field because third-placed Mexico are nine shots adrift of Norway.

TOYOTA WORLD BOYS’ TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Chukyo Golf Club, Ishino course (6,886yd, par-71)

SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 426 (6 x 71)
405 SWEDEN 201 294.
410 NORWAY 205 205
419 MEXICO 211 208.
420 AUSTRALIA 210 210.
423 CHINESE TAIPEI 216 207, NEW ZEALAND 210 213, CANADA 210 213, JAPAN 207 216
424 SCOTLAND 212 212 (J Byrne 65, M Stewart 73, S McAllister 75. NC: P Ferrier 85).
425 SOUTH AFRICA 212 213.
430 UNITED STATES 216 214.
432 ARGENTINA 215 217.
437 SINGAPORE 219 218.
443 VENEZUELA 225 218.

LEADING INDIVIDUALS
Par 142 (2 x 71)
133 A Kristiansen (Nor) 67 66, J Kennegard (Swe) 65 68.
134 M Azcue (Mex) 69 65, P Widegren (Swe) 68 66,.
136 M Thrp (Nor) 709 66,.
138 J Byrne (Sco) 73 65.
139 D Nisbet (Aus) 70 68, M Giles (Aus) 69 70, S Sonoda (Jap) 68 71, M Stewart (Sco) 67 72, B Akesson (Swe) 68 71, C-T Pan (Tpe) 73 66.
Other Scots scores:
149 S McAllister 74 75 (jt 47th).
157 P Ferrier 72 85 (55th).

GRAMMAR v GORDON’S FOR ABERDEEN
SCHOOLS TITLE ON THURSDAY

Arch rivals Aberdeen Grammar School and Robert Gordon’s College will meet in the final of the Aberdeen schools golf championship over the Hazlehead No 1 course tomorrow. The first match will tee off at 4.33pm.
When Gordon’s and Grammar last met in the final, two years ago, Grammar won the title 3-0.
Results of the semi-finals:
Aberdeen Grammar School 3, Bridge of Don Academy 0.
Robert Gordon’s College 2, Hazlehead Academy 1.

MEET LAWRENCE ALLAN, ALVA MEN'S CLUB CHAMPION

AT 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS

Very well done, indeed, Lawrence Allan - men's club champion of Alva Golf Club at the age of only 12 years and eight months. Andy Bain, the beaten finalist, is pictured with Lawrence who has brought his handicap down from 10 to seven this season.Do you know of or have you ever heard of a club champion anywhere in Scotland as young as Lawrence?
E-mail any information you have to colin@scottishgolfview.com

COMMENT FROM WILLIE MacCALLUM

What a great achievement for one so young. However, it does open a slightly controversial topic in that young Lawrence was given the chance to compete in his local men's club championship. I can think of a few North-east clubs who choose not to allow their junior members the chance to compete and I'm including girls in the same context.

William MacCallum
Operations Manager
Aberdeen Service Centre
Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery Ltd
Kirkton Drive
Pitmedden Ind. Est.
Dyce, Aberdeen.