Hazel Kavanagh shares lead with a

round to go in Austria

FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Laura Davies saw her hopes of claiming a hat-trick of UNIQA Ladies Golf Open titles undermined by two forgettable holes during the third round at Wiener Neustadt in Austria.
The 45-year-old Englishwoman had begun the day as joint leader, but a triple-bogey 7 at the 13th which followed a similarly disastrous double bogey at the par-4 fifth saw her card a 74 to finish the day six under.
That leaves Davies two shots shy of a co-leaders Hazel Kavanagh, Linda Wessberg and Marjet van der Graaff heading into the final round, although it could have been worse for Davies had she not collected three birdies along the way.
"I hit two bad shots and had a double and a triple. You can't really recover from that," Davies said.
"The double ... I hit a really poor tee shot and went for a shot that didn't come off. I made a double there but the triple on 13; I hit a really good tee shot and had some mud on the ball.
"I hit a nine iron but the mud skewed it off to the right and it went in the water. I tried to get it out a couple of times so it ended a triple."
She added: "I'm still in with a chance. That takes a bit of pressure off actually. If I was leading and trying to get three on the trot it's a bit more pressure. Now I'm playing catch-up and it's all to play for."
Kavanagh put herself in contention to be the first Irish player to win on the LET after firing a career-low five-under 67.
"I hit 17 greens and putted great," the 37-year-old Dubliner said.
"One of my goals was to be the first Irish winner and I know there are going to be loads of players coming through so I want to do it as soon as possible."

THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 21(3x72)
(Par 72):
208 Hazel Kavanagh (Irl) 68 73 67, Linda Wessberg (Swe) 70 68 70, Marjet van der Graaff (Ned) 69 67 72
209 Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 68 70 71, Bettina Hauert (Ger) 68 68 73
210 Veronica Zorzi (Ita) 69 70 71, Laura Davies (Eng) 67 69 74
211 Melissa Reid (Eng) 67 74 70, Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 70 70 71, Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 70 68 73
212 Frances Bondad (Aus) 74 69 69, Smriti Mehra (Ind) 70 71 71, Maria Boden (Swe) 70 71 71
213 Federica Piovano (Ita) 69 72 72
214 Caroline Afonso (Fra) 72 71 71
215 Dana Lacey (Aus) 72 73 70, Morgana Robbertze (Rsa) 74 70 71, Felicity Johnson (Eng) 71 71 73
216 Anja Monke (Ger) 70 74 72, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 71 73 72, Joanne Mills (Aus) 76 67 73, Lydia Hall (Wal) 69 72 75
217 Tara Delaney (Irl) 74 73 70, Elena Giraud (Fra) 73 70 74, Rebecca Coakley (Irl) 67 72 78
218 Lotta Wahlin (Swe) 74 74 70, Katharina Schallenberg (Ger) 74 74 70, Stefania Croce (Ita) 74 74 70, Samantha Head (Eng) 73 74 71, Ellen Smets (Bel) 74 73 71, Lisa Hall (Eng) 74 72 72, Malene Jorgensen (Den) 70 76 72, Becky Brewerton (Wal) 72 73 73, Christine Hallstrom (Swe) 71 73 74, Nina Reis (Swe) 71 73 74, Titiya Plucksataporn (Tha) 73 70 75, Christel Boeljon (Ned) 71 71 76
219 Laurette Maritz (Rsa) 71 77 71, Jenni Kuosa (Fin) 75 72 72, Stefanie Michl (Aut) 69 77 73, Martina Hochwimmer (Am) (Aut) 74 71 74, Lisa Holm Sorensen (Den) 75 70 74, Sophie Walker (Eng) 74 71 74, Nicole Gergely (Aut) 71 72 76, Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (Fra) 72 70 77
220 Lynnette Brooky (Nzl) 73 75 72, Ana B Sanchez (Spa) 75 71 74, Johanna Mundy (Eng) 72 72 76, Elisabeth Esterl (Ger) 71 72 77
221 Zuzana Masinova (Cro) 73 75 73, Lora Fairclough (Eng) 75 72 74, Elizabeth Bennett (Eng) 76 70 75, Kyra van Leeuwen (Ned) 73 73 75, Bronwyn Mullins-Lane (Aus) 73 73 75, Clare Queen (Sco) 72 70 79
222 Stacy Lee Bregman (Rsa) 74 74 74, Julie Tvede (Den) 74 74 74, Riikka Hakkarainen (Fin) 74 73 75, Camille Fallay (Fra) 71 76 75, Marina Stutz (Am) (Aut) 76 71 75, Lee-Anne Pace (Rsa) 73 73 76
223 Anna Knutsson (Swe) 74 74 75, Marta Prieto (Spa) 67 81 75, Nikki Garrett (Aus) 75 73 75, Rebecca Hudson (Eng) 71 76 76, Pamela Feggans (Sco) 73 71 79
224 Marina Kotnik (Am) (Aut) 74 74 76, Julie Greciet (Fra) 72 76 76, Trish Johnson (Eng) 70 77 77
225 Anna Tybring (Swe) 71 77 77, Breanne Alicia Loucks (Wal) 72 76 77
226 Kiran Matharu (Eng) 72 76 78, Isabella Maconi (Ita) 74 73 79
227 Mianne Bagger (Den) 76 72 79
MISSED THE HALFWAY CUT (148 or better qualified)
149 Krystle Caithness (Sco) 78 71.
150 Flo Parker (Eng) 75 75.
151 Georgina Simpson (Eng) 77 74.
152 Sarah Heath (Eng) 77 75, Holly Aitchison (Eng) 77 75.
153 Marion Riordan (Ire) 81 72, Kirsty S Taylor (Eng) 71 82, Joanne Morley (Eng) 77 76, Martina Gillen (Ire) 74 79.
154 Vikki Laing (Sco) 76 78.
156 Lynn Kenny (Sco) 77 79.
157 Kirsty Taylor (Eng) 76 81, Jo Pritchard (Wal) 78 79, Emma Weeks (Eng) 83 74.
161 Emma Lyons (Eng) 79 82

Midland Vets Autumn Meeting

Midland Vets Autumn Meeting at Falkirk Tryst - Friday 11 September - CSS was 74 (reduction only)

Winner of the Owl Trophy (1st nett) - E Arkley (Falkirk Tryst) - 85-19=66
Winner of the Patrick Rosebowl (1st Scratch) - G Wallace (Glenisla) - 83
Winner of the Senior Trophy - J Mulgrew (Stirling) - 89-14=75 bih

Division 1:
1st - B Brown (St Rule) - 87-11=76
2nd - S Bushby (Strathmore) - 84-7=77 bih
Division 2:
1st - E Arkley (Falkirk Tryst) - 85-19=66
2nd - D Davidson (Stirling) - 89-16=73
3rd - S Mitchell (Murrayshall) - 90-16=74
Division 3:
1st - P Cockshoot (Stirling) - 104-25=79 bih

Helen Faulds club champion

at Bearsden, Douglas Park

and Elie & Earlsferry

By IRENE MURRAY
Secretary, Elie & Earlsferry Ladies Golf Club.
Helen Faulds achieved a long time ambition this year when she won the club championships of all three golf clubs of which she is a member - Bearsden, Douglas Park and Elie & Earlsferry.
She has now won the Bearsden championship 14 times, the Douglas Park championship seven times and the Elie & Earlsferry Championship four times, which adds up to a glrious total of 25 club titles.
A Scottish senior international, Helen is also presently the champion of the West of Scotland Veteran Ladies Association as well as being their captain. She was in the squad for the European Veteran Ladies Championship.
Just recently Helen and her partner were runners-up in the Scottish Ladies Foursomes, with a scratch 74, played at Forfar Golf Club.
+Image of Helen Faulds with her three club championship trophies, by courtesy of Irene Murray.

Stephanie Meadow finishes

second in American Junior

GA girls' championship

FROM THE AJGA WEBSITE:
GREENVILLE, South Carolina. – Second-round leader Karen Chung of Livingston, New Jersey, shot a one-over-par 73 to capture the title of the American Junior Golf Assocaition's girls' championship.
Chung finished the tournament at four-over-par 220, one stroke ahead of Stephanie Meadow of Jordanstown, Northern Ireland (Stephanie is picture with her prizes). Hosted by the American Junior Golf Association, the AJGA Girls Championship is 54-hole stroke-play competition. The field at The Furman Golf Club, Greenville, South Carolina featured 77 girls from around the world. In all, 13 states are represented along with players from Canada, Ireland and Paraguay. Competitors played a par-72 course of 6,065 yards.
Chung, who is currently ranked No. 16 in the Polo Golf Rankings, picked up her first AJGA Open win on a course that played tough for most.
“This is unbelievable for me,” Chung said. “I finally have a title to my name and it will give me great momentum going into The PING Invitational.”
By staying calm and keeping her focus, Chung was able to card two birdies on the day, staying consistent throughout the tournament.
“I could see ahead of me that Stephanie was playing well,” Chung said. “It definitely kept me focused. You can never doubt anyone.”
US-based Meadow, who finished one group ahead of Chung, carded an even-par 72 on the day and hoped that it would be enough for the title. As Chung came up No. 18, she successfully two-putted for par, clinching the title in the process. Meadow completed the tournament at 5-over-par 221, which earned her second place honours.
Chung and Meadow finished well clear of the third-placed Shannon Aubert of Orlando, Anne Marie Covar of Edgefield, S.C., and Suzie Lee of East Northport, New York, all at 10-over-par 226.
ADDITIONAL COMMENT FROM ROBERT MEADOW:
Steph is now in prime position after her runner-up result to win a First-Team Rolex Junior All-American Award. She has also earned an invitation to play in the highest-ranked junior tournament in America - The Ping Invitational – to be held in Oklahoma, from October 9 to 12.
The elite field is made up of the top 27 ranked girls in America. The Rolex Junior All-American awards are announced following this season-ending tournament.
Currently, Steph is ranked No 11 in the United States on the AJGA Polo ranking system and No 7 on the Golfweek/Sagarin system. The top 12 in the Polo rankings earn a First -Team All American award, the next 12 earn a Second-Team All American award.
Past recipients include such famous female golfers as Paula Creamer, Brittany Lang, Brittany Lincicome and Morgan Pressel.