Yorkshire win North region County Match Week

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Yorkshire are heading to the finals of the English Counties’ Championship after they won the North region County Match Week. The series is supported by Virgin Atlantic.
Yorkshire booked their place at September’s County Finals at Kedleston Park, Derbyshire, when they scored their fifth successive win of the week at Carlisle Golf Club.
They will join Dorset from the South West region, Hertfordshire from the East, Lincolnshire from Midlands North, Northamptonshire for Midlands South and Sussex from the South.
Yorkshire completed their perfect record at County Match Week with a 6-3 win over Cheshire, despite trailing 1-2 after the morning foursomes. In the singles, only Cheshire’s Charlotte Wild – the English stroke-play champion - managed to secure her point for her county.
The victory gives Yorkshire an opportunity to enhance their national record. They have been English Counties’ Champions 10 times and have additionally once shared the title. They last won in 2008 and that was their fifth successive success in this competition.
Lancashire, the defending national champions, finished the County Match Week with four points and were runners-up.
Final day’s results:
Lancashire beat Northumberland 8½-½
Cumbria beat Durham 5½-3½
Yorkshire beat Cheshire 6-3

Final placings
1 Yorkshire 5pts
2 Lancashire 4pts
3 Cheshire 3 pts
4 Cumbria 1½pts, 13½ games won
5 Northumberland 1½pts, 12½ games won
6 Durham 0pts

Lyndsey Hewison
Press and PR Officer
EWGA

Vikki Laing sharing second

place behind Melissa Reid

NEWS RELEASE
England’s Melissa Reid moved a stroke clear of the field at the Tenerife Ladies Open today after firing a two under par 70 in the second round. The Derbyshire player, at eight under par for the tournament after sharing a three-way tie for the lead on day one, shot four birdies and two bogeys on a windy day at Buenavista Golf.
Scotland’s Vikki Laing, pictured in action in Tenerife, and Virginie Lagoutte-Clement of France are a shot behind in joint second place, after rounds of 68 and 70 respectively, with England’s Trish Johnson a stroke further back in fourth.
Reid, who won the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open in May, said: “It was a lot tougher today. The wind was definitely stronger out there and the pins were a bit more difficult so you definitely had to graft it.
“Lee (Griffiths), my caddie, said to me, ‘You’ve got to stay patient. You’ve got to hit the greens and hit the fairways.’ You just had to graft it out there today. It wasn’t always pretty but at the end of the day you’ve got to get the job done.”
The 22-year-old from Derbyshire added that her mindset would remain the same heading into the weekend.
“You’ve got to hit fairways and greens. I’d like to take a bit more advantage of the par fives than what I did today. I left a few out there on the par fives. You’ve got to put yourself in position and I know it’s only a one shot lead but there are still two rounds to go and anything can happen. I’m still going to have the same game plan and hopefully shoot a low one tomorrow. I want to be at the top and it’s always nice going into the third round leading.”
Reid started with a three-putt bogey at the par-five 10th hole but recovered with birdies at the 13th and 18th for a back nine of one under. She had an unlucky bounce from the fairway at the par-four third hole, leading to another bogey, but made back-to-back birdies at the sixth and the seventh.
After hitting her second shot into the water on the par-five ninth hole, she holed a 20-foot putt for par, determined not to finish with a bogey.
Laing, the runner-up at the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open a fortnight ago, carded an eagle, four birdies and two bogeys.
She said: “I’m playing well and I’m putting pretty well for these greens. They are pretty sloping and pretty crazy in parts.”
England’s Trish Johnson, who was runner-up to Karen Lunn in Portugal last week, added a 71 to her opening 67 and said: “I’m very pleased. To be honest with you, I felt shattered this morning. Late, early, is not my preferred time. I need some rest at my age. I got up this morning and felt a bit edgy but I played very well. I’m very happy at the moment. I’m playing nicely, my putting is pretty good and there isn’t really a part of my game that isn’t good at the moment. You’ve got to be happy with that.”
Defending champion Felicity Johnson is at level par for the tournament after rounds of 73 and 71.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72). Yardage: 5,833
+Note that. contrary to normal practice, the second-round score is listed BEFORE the first on this weekend's LET website from which these scores are taken
1 REID, Melissa 70 66 136
T2 LAING, Vikky 68 69 137
T2 LAGOUTTE CLEMENT,Virginie 70 67 137
4 JOHNSON, Trish 71 67 138
T5 MONKE, Anja  69 70 139
T5 CAUDAL, Anne Lise  71 68 139
T5 BOELJON, Christel 72 67 139
T8 SCHAEFFER, Jade 68 73 141
T8 JORGENSEN, Malene  71 70 141
T8 KIRKLAND, Cassandra 71 70 141
T11 WESSBERG, Linda  69 73 142
T11 LEE, Jeehae  69 73 142
T11 ZORZI, Veronica 73 69 142
T11 LEIJON, Josefin 74 68 142
T11 MARITZ, Laurette 74 68 142
T16 AITCHISON, Holly  69 74 143
T16 KUOSA, Jenni Lilian 69 74 143
T16 REIS, Nina 71 72 143
T16 GIQUEL, Sophie 71 72 143
T16 MEHRA, Smriti  72 71 143
T16 BONDAD, Frances 72 71 143
T16 HALL, Lydia 72 71 143
T16 LUNN, Karen 74 69 143
T24 NA, Stephanie  67 77 144
T24 MATHARU, Kiran  71 73 144
T24 PRITCHARD, Jo 71 73 144
T24 JOHNSON, Felicity 71 73 144
T24 FLOOD, Rebecca 72 72 144
T24 PACE, Lee-Anne 72 72 144
T24 HUDSON ,Rebecca  72 72 144
T24 ROMINGER, Caroline 73 71 144
T32 KENNY, Lynn 68 77 145
T32 JUUL, Karen-Margrethe 70 75 145
T32 BROOKY, Lynette  70 75 145
T32 CABANILLAS, Laura  70 75 145
T32 MACIAS, Mariana  71 74 145
T32 HAUERT, Bettina  72 73 145
T32 VERCHENOVA, María 72 73 145
T32 CUNINGHAM, Tandi 73 72 145
T32 LEE, Corisande 74 71 145
T32 PARKER, Florentyna 74 71 145
T32 PLUCKSATAPORN, Titya  74 71 145
T43 BODEN, Maria 72 74 146
T43 MAISONGROSSE, Julie 74 72 146
T43 AFONSO, Caroline 74 72 146
T43 TVEDE, Julie  75 71 146
T43 BREGMAN, Stacy Lee 75 71 146
T43 LIND, Emelie 76 70 146
T43 LUNDGREEN ,Cecilie 76 70 146
T43 PIOVANO ,Federica 77 69 146
T43 COMBES, Kate 77 69 146
T43 WIKSTROM, Ursula 80 66 146
T53 BAGGER, Mianne  70 77 147
T53 BEAUTELL, María 73 74 147
T53 RIGON, Margherita  73 74 147
T53 GARRETT, Nikki 74 73 147
T53 SANDOLO, Sophie 74 73 147
T53 MASTERS, Danielle  74 73 147
T59 ZUEL, Henrietta 70 78 148
T59 FISHER, Kirsty J  73 75 148
T59 CROCE, Stefania  74 74 148
T59 ALONSO, Carmen 75 73 148
T59 WELCH, Kim  76 72 148

MISSED THE CUT

T64 CHRISTIANSEN, Monica 71 78 149
T64 AITKEN, Claire Louise 71 78 149
T64 MICHL, Stefanie 73 76 149
T64 SORENSEN, Lisa Holm  75 74 149
T64 MAFFIULETTI, Matia 75 74 149
T64 ELGUEZÁBAL Itziar 75 74 149
T64 HAKKARAINEN, Riikka  76 73 149
T64 HALL, Lisa 77 72 149
T72 DELANEY, Tara 71 79 150
T72 SIMPSON, Georgina 71 79 150
T72 BOOTH, Carly 71 79 150
T72 KAVANAGH, Hazel  72 78 150
T72 LARRATT, Kym 74 76 150
T72 SALONEN, Hanna-Leena  74 76 150
T72 BELL, Rachel 74 76 150
T72 VAN LEEUWEN, Kyra  75 75 150
T72 MILLS, Joanne 75 75 150
T72 GILLEN, Martina 76 74 150
T72 COAKLEY, Rebecca 76 74 150
T83 CAITHNESS, Krystle 73 78 151
T83 BEAUTELL, Sara  73 78 151
T83 MASSON, Caroline 73 78 151
T83 SUH, Bo Mi 74 77 151
T83 CVITAN, Antonella 75 76 151
T83 FALLAY, Camille 75 76 151
T89 LARRAÑETA, Ana  73 79 152
T89 GERGELY, Nicole 75 77 152
T89 GRECIET, Julie 75 77 152
T89 DAVID-MILA, Nathalie  77 75 152
T89 WALKER, Sophie 77 75 152
T89 WALKER, Kylie 80 72 152
T95 FEGGANS, Pamela 74 79 153
T95 HASSAN, Sahra 75 78 153
T95 LUNDBERG, Johanna  76 77 153
T95 SEEHOLZER, Frédérique  76 77 153
T95 FANKHAUSER, Mollie 80 73 153
T100 VAN DER GRAAFF, Marjet  72 82 154
T100 VALVASSORI ,Vittoria 73 81 154
T100 EMANUELSSON, Elin F 75 79 154
T100 ALLEN, Beth 77 77 154
T100 LOUCKS, Breanne Alicia 78 76 154
T100 BOURDY, Melodie  78 76 154
T106 BENNETT, Elisabeth  76 79 155
T106 RALPH, Hannah 77 78 155
T106 HALLSTRÖM, Christine  77 78 155
T106 KOSTINA, Anastasia 79 76 155
T110 CROOKS, Kimberley 76 80 156
T110 THOMAS, Rhian Wyn 78 78 156
T110 PRIETO, Marta79 77 156
T110 KAMASOVA, Zuzana 81 75 156
T110 QUEEN, Clare 84 72 156
115 JI, Jessica 80 77 157
T116 CABRERA BELLO, Emma 79 79 158
T116 ROSSI, Anna 79 79 158
T116 STEINBERGER, Eva  79 79 158
T116 FERNÁNDEZ, Katia 81 77 158
T116 BECKER, Denise Charlotte 81 77 158
T121 BOYES, Tracey RET 87
T121 CLINGAN, Jo  81 78 159
123 LACEY, Dana F 82 79 161
124 OLIVER, Joanne RET 81
125 WUNSCH RUIZ,Xonia F 84 83 167

+FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE (a reminder that, contrary to normal practice, the second-round scores are list before the first-round scores).

Sian James, reached last 16 of "British" at Ganton last week (image by Cal Carson Golf Agency).

Sian, top seed Tara in last eight

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Top seed Tara Watters of Middlesex has played her way safely into the quarter finals of the English women’s open mid-amateur championship at Bristol & Clifton.
Among those joining her in the last eight is Sian James, from the host club, who gave the local members much to cheer about with sub-par scores in both her matches today.
Tara, pictured below by leaderboardphotography.com, defeated Kent’s Jerry Lawrence in the first round before going on to beat Warwickshire’s Charlotte Dalton 4 and 3.
“I wasn’t very happy when I saw I was playing Charlotte. I’ve played her before and she’s really good, “ said Tara. “But I think it made me more focussed and I got off to a good start, winning three of the first four holes, and I kept my lead.
“After about five holes we both upped our game and played really well. It was a very good match and I think I was level or one-under when it finished.” Now she meets Michele Holzwarth of Germany.
Sian James was four under par in both of her games, first beating Emilee Taylor of Lincolnshire on the 13th and then knocking out Devon’s Rosie Davies on the 15th after trading birdies for much of the match.
“I played really solid and I had my putting boots on,” said Sian, who last week reached the last 16 in the British amateur championship.

“Rosie and I had a great game. I birdied the fourth, fifth and sixth, she birdied seven and we halved eight in birdies. I managed to be three up at the turn but Rosie birdied the 11th to get back to two.

“The 12th was a turning point. I hit a tree and had to take a drop, Rosie was almost on the green in two – it’s a par five – and putted up close. Then I chipped in and we ended up halving the hole in birdies! It was quite a save for me and I won the next two holes with par before halving the 15th with another par.”
Sian will meet Buckinghamshire’s Rachel Drummond in the quarter finals.
A second Gloucestershire player is also in the last eight. England international and past champion Charlotte Ellis beat Staffordshire’s Melissa Siviter in the first round and went on to knock out Lincolnshire’s Jessica Schiele. Earlier in the day, Jessica knocked out the defending champion, Katie Mundy of Hampshire, in a close match which ended on the last green. Charlotte, who won this title in 2006, now faces another Lincolnshire player, Jessica Wilcox of Blankney.
The other quarter final will be between Hampshire’s Raffi Dyer, who recently won the Critchley Salver at Sunningdale, and Somerset’s Hannah Grant.
Quarter final line-up
Tara Watters (Muswell Hill) v Michele Holzwarth (Germany)
Hannah Grant (Enmore Park) v Raffi Dyer (Hayling)
Rachel Drummond (Beaconsfield) v Sian James (Bristol and Clifton)
Jessica Wilcox (Blankney) v Charlotte Ellis (Minchinhampton)
TODAY'S RESULTS
FIRST ROUND
Tara Watters (Muswell Hil) bt Jerry Lawrence (Rochester and Cobham Park) 3 and 2.
Charlotte Dalton (Ladbrook Park) bt Emma Sheffield (Newark) 5 and 4.
Sophie Beardsall (Greetham Valley) bt Georgina Dunn (Peterborough Milton) 1 hole.
Michele Holzwarth (Gatow, Germany) bt Clare Partridge (Moor Park) 3 and 2.
Tilly Magill (Woburn) bt Danielle Anderson (Rochford Hundred) 3 and 2.
Hannah Grant (Enmore Park) bt Olivia Jordan-Higgins (Royal Jersey) 4 and 3.
Ellie Robinson (Middlesbrough) bt Hermione FitzGerald (Royal Worlington and Newmarket) 5 and 4.
Raffi Dyer (Hayling) bt Daisy Dywer (Chigwell) 4 and 3.
Rachel Drummond (Beaconsfield) bt Kimberley Bradbury (Cavendish) 3 and 2.
Elizabeth Haycock (Moseley) bt Chelsea Masters (Highwoods, Bexhill) 1 hole.
Sian James (Bristol and Clifton) bt Emilee Taylor (Gainsborough) 7 and 5.
Rosie Davies (Saunton) bt Kirsty Rands (Burhil) 2 and 1.
Jess Wilcox (Blankney) bt Lucinda Mileham (Aldwickbury Park) 8 and 7.
Stacey Rodger (West Hove) bt Jane Binning (Frilford Heath) 6 and 4.
Jessica Schiele (Kenwick Park) bt Katie Mundy (Dunwood Manor) 1 hole.
Charlotte Ellis (Minchinhampton) bt Melissa Siviter (Envill) 3 and 2.
SECOND ROUND
Watters bt Dalton 4 and 3.
Holzwarth bt Beardsall 3 and 1.
Grant bt Magill 1 hole.
Raffi Dyer bt Robinson 2 and 1.
Drummond bt Haydock 1 hole.
James bt Davies 4 and 3.
Wilcox bt Rodger 2 and 1.
Ellis bt Schiele 2 holes.
Lyndsey Hewison
Press and PR Officer
EWGA

William beats Charlotte in Gullane

Primary School Final

By IAIN McLEAN
This year's Gullane Primary School Trophy was won for the second time by William Ladbrooke from Primary 5 . William played Charlotte Munro in the final, 18 holes on No 3 off the red tees, and quickly eased ahead after an excellent start.
Charlotte fought back with a birdie on the fifth but William responded with a birdie of his own on the sixth - fantastic golf from the two 10 year olds! Charlotte fought bravely but there was only going to be one winner on the night . Both scored in the 80s - William an 82 - around tricky No3.  Mature golf from two great prospects, pictured on the right.
Charlotte and William both do clubgolf coaching at Gullane and they are officially our two youngest members of Gullane Ladies GC and Gullane GC . Double delight this week for William as he has just received his membership following his 10th birthday last weekend and will play his first Junior Medal on Sunday and obtain his first handicap.
The Honor Bright Trophy is an annual match-play event introduced in 1922 by the then retiring headmaster of Gullane Primary School and it has been competed for ever since. Perhaps the oldest primary school golf competition ever? The trophy was presented at the school by Head Teacher Mrs Tremmel at the final assembly of the term. All kids at Gullane Primary receive an introduction to golf via clubgolf and about 50 of the current P5 - P7 pupils have gone on to clubgolf coaching.
Charlotte and William will both be back in 2011 with Charlotte hoping to be the first ever girl winner.
The other trophy played for at Gullane Primary is the Babe Zaharias Trophy which has run since 1964.

Fiona de Vries (left), the Scottish senior women's match-play champion, and (right) Heather Anderson, winner of the Scottish senior women's stroke-play title, played earlier in the week at Fortrose and Rosemarkie Golf Club. Image by courtesy of Robin Wilson.

FIONA TAKES SCOTTISH SENIORS MATCH-PLAY

TITLE BACK TO THE HOME OF GOLF

St Andrews hotelier Fiona de Vries (St Rule) ended the title double hopes of Alyth’s Heather Anderson, beating her by one hole in the final of the Scottish senior women’s amateur golf championship at Fortrose and Rosemarkie Golf Club on the Black Isle, north of Inverness.
Earlier in the week Heather had won the seniors’ stroke-play title over 36 holes but she never led after the fifth hole in the final.
In bright but breezy conditions, De Vries, who has won both the over-50s stroke-play and match-play titles in the past, took the lead when she holed a 30ft putt to go one up at the ninth and then holed a bunkered shot for a birdie 3 at the 10th to double her advantage.
Anderson came back at her opponent to square the match by winning the 11th with a par, after De Vries had overshot the green, and the 13th with a birdie 3. Heather almost drove the green at this shortish par-4.
De Vries regained the lead with a par at the 15th where Anderson drove into the bushes. and the last three holes were halved but not without some late drama.
De Vries got a lucky break at the 17th where she was too big with her approach but her ball came to rest on a pathway instead of going on into the bushes.Anderson was bunkered at this hole.
Atthe 18th Anderson missed from 9ft, a putt she really had to hole to take the match any further.
In the morning semi-finals, De Vries won at the 20th against Moira Thomson (Gullane Ladies), who drove into the bushes at the second extra hole, while Anderson beat Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) by 4 and 3.
Pamela Williamson (Baberton) was the last player to win both the stroke-play and match-play titles in the same week - at Grantown on Spey in 2005.
Fiona de Vries and Lorna Bennett, who each plays off two of a handicap, were the joint backmarkers in the field. Heather Anderson has three of a handicap and Moira Thomson four.
TODAY'S RESULTS.
Semi-finals – Heather Anderson (Alyth) bt Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) 4 and 3, Fiona de Vries (St Rule) bt Moira Thomson (Gullane Ladies) at 20th.
Final – De Vries bt Anderson 1 hole.

Jill Edwards to be LGU President from February 2011

FROM THE LADIES GOLF UNION WEBSITE
The Ladies’ Golf Union (“LGU”) is pleased to announce that Mrs Jill Edwards MBE has accepted the invitation to become the next President of the LGU and its subsidiary, LGU Championships Limited. The current President, Mrs Maureen Lockett, retires at the Annual General Meeting in February 2011, when Jill’s term of office will commence.
Chairman of the LGU in 1998, Jill brings a wealth of golf knowledge and experience to the role of President. A keen golfer since joining Llanishen Golf Club, Wales, at the age of 13, she played to a high standard, winning the Welsh Girls’ Championship in two successive years and representing her country as a player and Captain on many occasions. She has an enviable record at club level as well, and in 1969 was club champion concurrently at four different golf clubs!
Jill’s interest in golf has extended beyond playing the game she loves, and there are few jobs she hasn’t turned her hand to over the years. On the course, at both national and international level, she has been a selector, team captain, and team manager, while as an administrator she has chaired both the Welsh Ladies’ Golf Union (“WLGU”) and the LGU, and was the GB&I representative on the European Golf Association’s Championship Committee. More recently, she served as President of both the WLGU and Glamorgan Ladies’ County Golf Association, while her outstanding contribution to golf in Wales was recognised in 2006, when she was awarded the MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Husband Alan and son Huw are delighted at Jill’s nomination as President of the LGU and offer their full support in her term of office.
Jill says “I am pleased and honoured to have been invited to become President of the newly modernised LGU. In these exciting and challenging times for golf, the LGU has an important role to play, not just in delivering national championships and international team matches, but also in guarding the traditions, heritage and independent voice of ladies’ golf built up over almost 120 years of the LGU’s history. I look forward to contributing to the LGU’s ongoing development in the next two years, and also to meeting many of the lady golfers of Great Britain and Ireland at the LGU’s Championships and events”.

Liberton A win Morison Millar Trophy

REPORT BY ISOBEL HALLIDAY
Thirty-two teams of four from 19 Edinburgh golf clubs took part in the double foursomes Morison Millar Trophy Tournament at The Merchants of Edinburgh Golf Club on Thursday.
All aspects of weather were covered, very warm and wet in the morning and very windy and sunny in the afternoon, giving the players challenging conditions.
The players enjoyed the beautiful views of the city and Pentland hills from the high points of the course.
Kate McIntosh, junior member of Broomieknowe, achieved her first hole in one at the 133yd 11th hole.
Mrs Ethel Jack presented the prizes.
Results
Winners - Liberton A - Fiona Hume and Pat Stables, Jill McLean and Anne White (50) net 276
2nd - Murrayfield A - Finngerd Clark and Celia Nixon, Margaret Ferguson and Rosie Denis (45) net 280
3rd - Torphin Hill - Ellen Clarke and Fiona Ford, Lisa Campbell and Lesley Campbell (61) net 283
4th - Ratho Park - Judy Buchan and Amanda Liddell, Caroline Mansley and Iris O'Neil (57) net 284

Best net 36 holes outwith team prizes
Kate Johnston and Fiona McLaren (Baberton A) net 139
2nd best net 36 outwith team prizes
Pat Wood and Isla McCrone (Turnhouse A) net 140 (better second round of 70)
3rd best net 36 outwith team prizes
Hazel Peplinski and Denise Mitchell (Murrayfield B) net 140 (second round of 70.5)

Dormie Salver Scratch Score - 36 holes
Kate McIntosh and Caroline McIntosh (Broomieknowe A) gross 158 (daughter and mother)

Moodie and McKay down the field in Ohio

South Korea's Na Yeon Choi posted a seven-under-par 64 to establish a one-shot lead after the first round of the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic in Sylvania, Ohio.
The 22-year-old picked up eight birdies and dropped only one shot - at the second - at Highland Meadows Golf Club to banish memories of last week's missed cut at the LPGA Championship
She finished one stroke clear of Canada's Alena Sharp, who carded a bogey-free 65, with American duo Marisa Baena and Christina Kim a shot further back alongside Frenchwoman Karine Icher.
Choi's fellow South Korean Jiyai Shin, the world number three, birdied her final two holes of the day to remain in the hunt with a four-under 67 - sharing sixth spot with compatriot Inbee Park, American pair Jackie Gallagher-Smith and Stacy Lewis, Japan's Momoko Ueda and Australian Katherine Hull.
FIRST ROUND
Par 71 (34-37). Yardage 6413
64 Na Yeon Choi.
65 Alena Sharp.
66 Marisa Baena, Karine Icher, Christina Kim.
67 Jackie Gallagher-Smth, Katherine Hull, Inbee Park, Jiyai Shin, Momoko Ueda, Stacy Lewis.
68 Silvia Cavalleri, Samantha Richdale, Kris Tamulis, Russy Gulyanamitta, Kristy McPherson, M J Hur, Na On Miy, Amy Yang, Natalie Gulbis, Brittany Lincicome, Stephanie Loudon, Soo-Yun Kang.
Selected scores:
70 Alison Walshe, Karen Stupples, Gwladys Nocerta (jt 41st)
71 Becky Morgan, Paula creamer (jt 59th).
72 Janice Moodie (jt 76th).
73 Mhairi McKay (jt 96th).