Top seed Amy advances to Round 2 in Irish girls' event

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Leading qualifier Amy Farrell (Moate) is safely through to the second round of the match-play stages of the Irish girls (closed) championship for the Blake Cup after defeating Roisin Brady (Mannan Castle) at Grange Golf Club.
Amy is sure to face a stiff challenge on ThursdaY morning from Olivia Mehaffey (Royal County Down Ladies) who defeated Julie Coyle (Youghal) in convincing fashion is her first round match.
What looks like "Match of the Day" sees defending champion Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion) take on Ulster Champion Paula Grant (Lisburn).

QUALIFYING ROUNDS
Par 144 (2x72) Yardage 5,624. SSS 73. CSS 74 73
154 Amy Farrell (Moate) 75 79
156 Sarah Murray (Co. Louth) 78 78 Patrice Delaney (Birr) 78 78, Paula Grant (Lisburn) 76 80
157 Anna Courtney (St. Anne's) 82 75 Laura Grant (Lisburn) 80 77 Sinead Sexton (Lahinch) 78 79
160 Laura Fekkes (Larne) 81 79 Amy Chambers (Dunfanaghy) 79 81
161 Eadaoin Cronin (Bantry Bay) 85 76
163 Sarah Helly (Enniscrone) 83 80 Jessica Carty (Holywood) 82 81 Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion) 82 81
165 Kelsey Coey (Clandeboye) 84 81 Megan Thompson (Ballyclare) 83 82
166 Olivia Mehaffey (Royal Co. Down Ladies) 84 82
167 Julie Coyne (Youghal) 85 82
168 Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) 86 82 Holly Robinson (Co. Sligo) 82 86 Jean O'Driscoll (Muskerry) 82 86
170 Aisling Hill (Roscommon) 90 80 Siobhan Greene (Holywood) 86 84, Jessica Boal (Larne) 83 87.
172 Chloe Fitzpatrick (The Heath) 88 84 Hannah Henderson (Ballyclare) 86 86 Jenny Hennessy (Ennis) 84 88
173 Jill O'Driscoll (Muskerry) 87 86 Rebecca Tully (Holywood) 85 88 Sarah Boden (Kilkeel) 80 93
174 Mary Doyle (The Heath) 87 87
176 Edel Coyne (Youghal) 94 82 Roisin Brady (Mannan Castle) 92 84
Non qualifiers
176 Niamh Ward (Lurgan) 90 86 Shannen Brown (The Heath) 89 87
177 Shauna Brady (Co. Sligo) 85 92
178 Gemma McCarthy (Clonmel) 94 84 Jenny Sykes (Dun Laoghaire) 89 89
180 Amber Gleeson (Castle) 90 90
181 Avril Peevers (Tralee) 89 92 Rebecca O'Regan (Newlands) 89 92
183 Amy Gillen (Co. Meath) 95 88 Gillian Reilly (Abbeyleix) 92 91
184 Lisa O'Shea (Shannon) 95 89 Blaithin O'Brien (Roscommon) 95 89 Sarah Fay (Westmanstown) 92 92
185 Tyne McGee (Malone) 92 93
186 Jenny Maguire (Foxrock) 99 87 Laura Doherty (Howth) 96 90 Chloe Weir (Shandon Park) 96 90 Darcey Carr (Miltown) 92 94
187 Judithe Allen (Greenisland) 94 93 Emma Dunne (Castlewarden) 93 94
188 Miren Maguire (Foxrock) 100 88 Aileen Harnett (Milltown) 91 97
189 Chloe Duggan (Lahinch) 96 93 Ashley Constantine (Stackstown) 95 94
190 Savannah Thompson (Bangor) 100 90 Naomi James (Castlewarden) 98 92
190 Victoria Craig (Clandeboye) 96 94
191 April Timothy (Roscommon) 96 95
193 Katie Allen (Lurgan) 95 98
194 Rebecca Weir (Larne) 99 95
197 Rebecca O'Neill (Larne) 102 95
201 Eimear Delaney (Birr) 97 104
204 Zoe Black (Bangor) 105 99
209 Jill Jennings (Carlow) 109 100
210 Saoirse O'Donoghue (Tara Glen) 111 99
214 Rachel Taylor (Laytown & Bettystown) 102 112
215 Nicola Stokes (Laytown & Bettystown) 106 109
217 Chloe Burke (Roscommon) 105 112
Rtd Emily McGuinness (Greenore) 83 Rtd
WD Emma Murphy (Wexford) 89 WD

MATCH-PLAY RESULTS
FIRST ROUND
Amy Farrell (Moate) bt Roisin Brady (Mannan Castle) 6 and 5
Olivia Mehaffey (Royal Co. Down Ladies) bt Julie Coyne (Youghal) 6 and 5
Chloe Fitzpatrick (The Heath) bt Amy Chambers (Dunfanaghy) 2 and 1
Laura Fekkes (Larne) bt Hannah Henderson (Ballyclare) 5 and ;3
Anna Courtney (St. Anne's) bt Rebecca Tully (Holywood) on 19th
Jessica Carty (Holywood) bt Aisling Hill (Roscommon) 2 holes.
Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion) bt Jean O'Driscoll (Muskerry) 3 and 1
Paula Grant (Lisburn) bt Sarah Boden (Kilkeel) 4 and 3
Patrice Delaney (Birr) bt Mary Doyle (The Heath) 6 and ;5
Kelsey Coey (Clandeboye) bt Holly Robinson (Co. Sligo) 3 and 1
Sarah Helly (Enniscrone) bt Siobhan Greene (Holywood) 4 and ;2
Laura Grant (Lisburn) bt Jill O'Driscoll (Muskerry) 5 and 4
Sinead Sexton (Lahinch) bt Jenny Hennessy (Ennis) 6 and ;5
Eadaoin Cronin (Bantry Bay) bt Jessica Boal (Larne) 3 and 2
Megan Thompson (Ballyclare) bt Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) 3 and ;2
Sarah Murray (Co. Louth) bt Edel Coyne (Youghal) 3 and ;2












Thursday 15 July
Match Play Draw - Championship (Blake Cup)
08:30 Amy Farrell (Moate) -v- Olivia Mehaffy (Ryl Co. Down Ladies)
08:39 Chloe Fitzpatrick (The Heath) -v- Laura Fekkes (Larne)
08:48 Anna Courtney (St. Anne's) -v- Jessica Carty (Holywood)
08:57 Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion) -v- Paula Grant (Lisburn)
09:06 Patrice Delaney (Birr) -v- Kelsey Coey (Clandeboye)
09:15 Sarah Helly (Enniscrone) -v- Laura Grant (Lisburn)
09:24 Sinead Sexton (Lahinch) -v- Eadaoin Cronin (Bantry Bay)
09:33 Megan Thompson (Ballyclare) -v- Sarah Murray (Co. Louth)
Match Play Draw - Plate (Pat Fletcher Trophy)
09:42 Roisin Brady (Mannan Castle) -v- Julie Coyne (Youghal)
09:51 Amy Chambers (Dunfanaghy) -v- Hannah Henderson (Ballyclare)
10:00 Rebecca Tully (Holywood) -v- Aisling Hill (Roscommon)
10:09 Jean O'Driscoll (Muskerry) -v- Sarah Boden (Kilkeel)
10:18 Mary Doyle (The Heath) -v- Holly Robinson (Co. Sligo)
10:27 Siobhan Green (Holywood) -v- Jill O'Driscoll (Muskerry)
10:36 Jenny Hennessy (Ennis) -v- Jessica Boal (Larne)
10:45 Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) -v- Edel Coyne (Youghal)


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Scottish Under-18 girls' championship

Rachael Watton is leading qualifier

by ELEVEN strokes at Eyemouth

Mortonhall's Rachael Watton established herself as an overwhelming favourite to win the Scottish Under-18 girls' match-play championship when she headed the 32 qualifiers at Eyemouth Golf Club today by ELEVEN shots.
Rounds of 73 and 71 over the par-73 course gave the in-form Rachael, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, a splendid 36-hole aggregate of two-under-par 144.
No 2 seed is Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) with scores of 79 and 76.
Three players finished on 156 - Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw), Aberdeen-born Gemma Dryburgh (IMG Academies), who is a student at Bradenton, Florida and plays on the American Junior Golf Association circuit, and Gillian Scanlan (Hamilton).

Perhaps the biggest surprise among the non-qualifiers (177 or better was the cut-off mark) was Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus), pictured right, who won the East of Scotland girls' title just a week or so ago and won a few trophies in the qualifying rounds at the Scottish women's championship at Craigielaw in May.

She was 34th after the two qualifying rounds at Eyemouth.

There was a 2 1/2 hr suspension of play at one stage because of fog.
The earlier starters had the worst of the wind and rain with the last couple of groups not starting until after the delay and having only a light breeze to contend with.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH-PLAY QUALIFIERS
Par 146 (2x73). CSS 75 76
Scores are from the SLGA website and the first figure listed is the player's handicap (0 = scratch).
Rachael Watton Mortonhall 0 73 71 144
Eilidh Briggs Kilmacolm 0 79 76 155
Gabrielle MacDonald Craigielaw 3 79 77 156
Gemma Dryburgh IMG Academies 5 79 77 156
Gillian Scanlan Hamilton 4 76 80 156
Hannah McCook Abernethy 1 78 79 157
Lesley Atkins Gullane 3 77 81 158
Megan Clyne Deeside 5 81 78 159
Alyson McKechin Elderslie 1 81 79 160
Rachael Taylor Hartl Golf Resort 1 80 81 161
Jennifer Hide Royal Norwich 5 78 83 161
Linsey Stevenson Elie & Earlsferry 4 81 82 163
Keren Ward Glen 5 85 79 164
Alexis Hutton Falkirk Tryst 9 83 82 165
Jill Meldrum Dullatur 3 81 84 165
Paige Kemp Boyce Hill 4 84 82 166
Lauren Whyte St Regulus 6 81 85 166
Catherine Small Craigielaw 12 84 83 167
Katie Reid Monifieth 6 83 84 167
Natasha Qayum Ranfurly Castle 5 82 85 167
Rachel Polson Peterculter 5 83 85 168
Clara Young North Berwick 5 78 90 168
Mhairi McKay West Kilbride 7 82 87 169
Eilidh Watson Muckhart 5 83 88 171
Kate McIntosh Broomieknowe 5 85 87 172
Gillian Simpson Murrayfield 5 85 87 172
Jemma Chalmers Monifieth 6 90 83 173
Alison Goodwin Glenbervie 5 86 87 173
Lesley Cosh Cowglen 6 86 87 173
Samantha Munro Aberdour 5 88 87 175
Kimberley Beveridge Aboyne 5 90 86 176
Jessica Meek Carnoustie Ladies 5 86 91 177
MISSED THE CUT FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Connie Jaffrey Troon Ladies 5 91 87 178
Rachel Hanlon St Regulus 3 88 90 178
Katie McCracken Powfoot 6 89 90 179
Jorden Ferrie Kirkintilloch 11 88 91 179
Hannah Scott Broomieknowe 6 87 92 179
Gillian Arnott Kilbirnie Place 6 91 89 180
Katie McGarva The Ladies Club, Troon 10 88 92 180
Rosie Everett Craigielaw 13 85 95 180
Nicola Taylor Dunnikier Park 7 88 93 181
Eleanor Tunn Reay 9 87 95 182
Heather Munro Monifieth 9 87 96 183
Tara MacTaggart Minto 4 92 92 184
Kirsten MacCallum Newburgh-on-Ythan 10 89 95 184
Hannah Robb Strathmore 8 88 97 185
Louise McGillivray Banchory 5 91 98 189
Lauren Duncan Aboyne 7 99 91 190
Kirstin Scott Milngavie 9 96 95 191
Tegan Seivwright Deeside 10 97 98 195
Danielle Ker Kelso 13 92 104 196
Olivia Borwick Ellon 12 102 100 202
Aileen Campbell Cardross 21 101 101 202
Shannen McGuire Canmore 8 110 93 203
Alexandra Qayum Ranfurly Castle 18 97 106 203
Shannon McWilliam Aboyne 20 98 109 207
Leanne Wilson Kelso 23 105 116 221
Catherine Goodwin Glenbervie 24 111 111 222
Laura Mathewson Kelso 26 115 112 227

CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW
Top half
Rachael Watton v Jessica Meek
Lauren Whyte4 v Paige Kemp
Alyson McKechin v Eilidh Watson
Kate McIntosh v Megan Clyne
Gillian Scanlan v Alison Goodwin
Rachel Polson v Linsey Stevenson
Keren Ward v Natasha Qayum
Lesley Cosh v Gemma Dryburgh
Lower half
Gabrielle MacDnald v Samantha Munro
Katie Reid v Alexis Hutton
Jennifer Hide v Clara Young
Jemma Chalmers v Hannah McCook
Lesley Atkins v Gillian Simpson
Mhairi McKay v Rachael Taylor
Jill Meldrum v Catherine Small
Kmberley Beveridge v Elidh Briggs.

ANSLEY REID SALVER
Top half
Connie Jaffrey v Lauren Duncan
Nicola Taylor v Rosie Everett
Hannah Scott v Tara MacTaggart
Kirsten MacCallum v Jorden Ferrie
Lower half
Katie McCracken v Hannah Robb
Heather Munro v Gillian Arnott
Katie McGarva v Eleanor Tunn
Louise McGillivray v Rachel Hanlon

Kenta Konishi, winner of the RandA's Junior Open for 2010, pictured with his trophy (image by Cal Carson Golf Agency).

Junior Open winner Konishi from Japan shows his class with  

eagle-birdie burst to win by four shots

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Overnight leader Kenta Konishi, a 16-year-old from Japan, maintained his clear-cut advantage over a final round played in miserably wet, cold and windy conditions, to win the RandA's biennial Junior Open title for under-16s over Lundin Golf Club’s links course in Fife today.

Konishi, pictured left by Cal Carson Golf Agency, who has a handicap of +4, had rounds of 71, 68 and 72 for a splendid five-under-par total of 211 which gave him victory by four strokes.

In the worst of the rain and wind, Konishi reached the turn in two-over-par 38 at the last time of asking and dropped another shot at the 11th. Then he showed the class that separated him from the field of more than 120 players from 77 nations.

Konishi got an eagle 3 at the 13th (499yd) and a birdie 2 at the par-3 14th (177yd) to shake off his pursuers and he could even afford the luxury of a bogey 5 at the last for a one-under-par inward half of 34.

Konishi cannot speak English but it’s a safe bet that he is not familiar with Scottish links courses and the wind and rain that often sweeps over them, even in summer!
Joint runners-up on 215 were Chile’s Guillermo Pereira with scores of 73, 69 and 73, and the leading girl, Miss Hyo-Joo Kim from Seoul, South Korea with rounds of 72, 70 and 73. Miss Kim, like the winner, does not speak English. She is 14 years old and has one of a handicap. She is a far better player than that rating would suggest.
Pereira, who is 15 years old, was out in 38 and home in level par 35 with birdies at the 13th and 17th cancelling out bogeys at the 10th and 15th in his final round.

Miss Kim, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, too was out in 38 with three bogeys and a birdie 2 at the fifth. She dropped another shot at the 12th but then, with the rain easing just a bit, she covered the last six holes in one under par with a birdie 4 at the long 13th and five solid pars to finish with.

England’s Emily Taylor, a scratch junior member at Royal Lytham and St Annes, finished fourth overall - second-best girl - on 218 with scores of 70, 76 and 72.

“It was really hard out there, just awful weather,” said Emily who had birdies at the first and eighth, dropping only one shot, at the fourth, in turning in one-under 35.

She battled through the inward half in seven pars and two bogeys, at the 12th and 16th, for 37 home.

Emily finished a shot ahead of the New Zealand’s Cecilia Cho who has plus five of a handicap and is the reigning Australian women's open amateur champion.

Scotland’s Ewan Scott finished joint ninth in the boys’ section. Scott, from St Andrews, had rounds of 70, 76 and 77 for a seven-over-par total of 223. He had a double bogey 6 at the seventh when the weather was at its worst – the start was delayed until 10am in the hope that the conditions would ease (they didn’t until mid to late afternoon).

Out in four-over-par 40, Ewan had a solitary birdie at the long 13th, sandwiched between bogeys at the 12th, 14th and 15th.

Scotland’s other representative, Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) had scores of 84, 79 and 88 for 251.

All 122 competitors (the Silver and Bronze category players did not play the final round) from 77 nations around the world, were under 16 years on the day of entry.

     EWAN SCOTT                                          EMILY TAYLOR

2010 JUNIOR OPEN
Lundin Golf Club, Fife
FINAL TOTALS
Par 213 (3x71)

OVERALL TOP TEN
211 Kenta Konishi (Japan) 71 68  72.
215 Guillermo Pereira (Chile) 73 69 73, Miss Hyo-Joo Kim (South Korea) 72 70 73.
218 Miss Emily Taylor (England) 70 76 72.
219 Miss Cecilia Cho (NZ) 72 73 74.
220 Nick Ward (England) 73 71 76, Haydn Porteous (S Africa) 70 74 76, Anthony Murdaca (Australia) 74 69 77, Daniel Nielsen (Denmark) 69 74 77.
221 Tuck Soon Chan (Malaysia) 71 73 77.

BOYS
211 Kenta Konishi (Japan) 71 68 72.
215 Guillermo Pereira (Chile) 73 69 73.
220 Nick Ward (England) 73 71 76, Haydn Porteous (S Africa) 70 74 76, Daniel Nielsen (Denmark) 69 74 77, Anthony Murdaca (Australia) 74 69 77.
221 Tuck Soon Chan (Malaysia) 71 73 77.
222 Atiwit Janewattanond (Thailand) 73 73 76.
223 Alex Gleeson (Ireland) 71 78 74, Ewan Scott (Scotland) 70 76 77.
229 David Lee (US) 75 78 76, Julian Lerda(Argentinia) 72 75 82.
231 Tyler Hodge (NZ) 80 72 79, Marc Ong (Singapore) 73 77 81.
234 Richard Broadhurst (Italy) 79 76 79, Kevin Kwon (Canada) 78 74 82.
235 Peter Gal (Czech Rep) 73 74 88.
236 Gonzalo Leon (Ecuador) 73 77 86.
238 Chuan Lin Jian (China) 77 78 83, Mateusz Gradecki (Poland) 75 84 79.
239 Allan Kronfield (Russia) 80 77 82, Ashbeer Saini (India) 73 76 90, Eithel McGowen (Peru) 81 76 82.
240 Stephan Sorg (Switzerland) 75 80 85, William Clarke (Brazil) 75 77 88, Otto Mand (Wales) 70 81 89, Matthew Moucharafieh (Lebanon) 80 77 83.
242 Benjamin Follett-Smith (Zimbabwe) 77 81 84.
244 Samuel Jabba (Colombia) 78 81 85.
247 Anthony tam (Hong Kong) 83 76 88.
248 Jose Luis Sanchez (Colombia) 84 81 83.
250 Marcos Cabarcos (Panama) 80 83 87, Mohit Mediratta (Kenyua) 84 78 88.
253 Shai Bendavid (Israel) 83 79 91.
258 Gustavo Morantes (Venezuela) 84 79 95.
261 Nicholas Teuten (Uruguay) 85 79 97.
262 Alejandro Villasana (Mexico) 89 82 91.
265 Carlos Lisboa (Paraguay) 84 86 95.
No Return: Stephanus Bonafatius (Namibia) 89 84 NR.

GIRLS
215 Hyo-Joo Kim (South Korea) 72 70 73.
218 Emily Taylor (England) 70 76 72.
219 Cecilia Cho (NZ) 72 73 74.
226 Hikari Fujita (Japan) 75 70 81.
230 Pinrath Loomboonruang (Thailand) 73 70 87.
236 Ana Raga (Venezuela) 80 77 79.
240 Gurbani Singh (India) 79 76 85.
241 Lina Aguillon (Colombia) 81 79 81.
242 Kitty Tam Hong Kong) 81 79 82, Emily McLennan (Australia) 81 76 85.
243 Nanna Madsen (Denmark) 77 77 89, Vivienne Chin (Malaysia) 83 77 83.
244 Izel Pieters (S Africa) 83 79 82.
245 Silvia Garces (Colombia) 83 79 83, Alix Kong (Canada) 79 79 87, Katja Pogacar (Slovenia) 77 81 87.
246 Coralia Arias (Ecuador) 78 80 88.
247 Katerina Vlasinova (Czech Rep) 81 73 93, Margherita Magri (Italy) 79 85 83.
249 Hadas Libman (Israel)( 84 82 83.
251 Ailsa Summers (Scotland) 84 79 88.
260 Sena Ersoy (Turkey) 81 86 93.
261 Ana Rui8z (Mexico) 83 90 88.
268 Maria Noriega (Peru) 83 91 94.
No Returns: Karen Chung (US) 77 79 NR, Vilma Ferreira (Paraguay) 83 80 NR..

62nd Boyd Quaich students' tournament July 20 to 22

By THOMAS MARR
An international field of student golfers will contest the 62nd Boyd Quaich Memorial Tournament which will be held over the Old and New golf courses in St Andrews from 20-22 July. First played in August 1946 in memory of two St Andrews students killed during WW2, the tournament’s aim, as inscribed on the Quaich presented to the winner is, “to foster the lasting friendship of all nations”. The tournament will again be recognised by the RandA as a World Amateur Golf Ranking event.
The standard of play is expected to be very high this year as almost half of the entrants have a handicap of scratch or better. Local interest in the event is keen as last year’s champion, Gordon Stevenson from the University of St Andrews, will be aiming to defend his title.
Also, a number of locally-based golfers who represent other universities are in the field, including Daniel Sommerville (Dundee University), Frazer Ogston (Wesleyan Texas), Sean Thompson (University of Stirling) and Mark Dickson (University of Edinburgh).
As usual there will be players from a wide variety of UK universities, as well as entrants who study in the USA, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, South Africa, and Australia. Play begins at 1330 on Tuesday 20th July with the final round scheduled to begin on the Old course at 0730 on Thursday 22nd July. Spectators are very welcome.