GB AND I EARN A FRIDAY REST AFTER 6-1 WIN OVER SOUTH AFRICA
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Great Britain and Ireland are on course for a title-deciding clash against New Zealand on Saturday in the Astor Trophy tournament at Fairhaven GC, Lancashire.
Both teams have won their first two matches. Great Britain slammed South Africa 6-1 today while pre-tournament favourites New Zealand won 5-2 against Canada who were playing for the first time this week.
All five squads have one day of rest and captain Tegwen Matthews’ team of five can put their feet up tomorrow.
“They’ve earned the break – and it’s come at just the right time with two wins out of two under our belts,” said Tegwen, pictured right with Holly Clyburn (Cal Carson Golf Agency image)..
“Every member of the team played from their stomach – and I couldn’t have asked for more. I’m very proud of them.”
GB and I come back into the fray on Saturday against New Zealand for whom it will be the last of their programme of four matches: they have the day off on Sunday so will not be in a position to affect the final placings after they have struck their last blows on Saturday.
It’s shaping as the crunch match of the tournament for the host nation who have always won the trophy – it used to be known as the Commonwealth tournament – when the once-ever-four-years event has been staged in this country.
GB and I are also holders of the Astor Trophy, having won the 2007 tournament in South Africa.
The Kiwis, with the World Nos 1 and 3, 14-year-old Lydia Ko and 16-year-old Cecilia Cho in their line-up, beat Canada, playing their first match of the week, by a 5-2 margin.
After winning the foursomes 2-0 against South Africa, GB and I steadily built on that lead.
Kelsey MacDonald, playing for GB and I for the first time this week, beat South Africa’s Bertine Strauss, ranked in the world top 10, by one hole in a match which the Scot would have been glad of the holes she won in the early stages.
The Stirling student put herself in the mood for the task in hand with a winning eagle 3 at the first and a winning birdie 4 at the long third. She also won the fourth on a concession to be three up on the fifth tee.
Strauss, as expected, came back at MacDonald to cut the Scot’s lead to one hole at the turn by winning the seventh and ninth.
MacDonald went two up at the 10th but lost the 11th The last seven holes were halved as Kelsey held at bay the South African’s efforts to swing the match her way.
Fellow Scot Pamela Pretswell beat Tiffany Avern Taplin by 5 and 4. Pamela also started well by winning the first, second and sixth to be three up on the seventh tee. Taplin got it back to two holes in arrears at the turn but the Scot virtually closed the door on her with a birdie 2 at the short 10th ande a birdie 4 at the long 11th to go four up.
Wales’ Amy Boulden, pictured on the first tee in today's singles (Cal Carson Golf Agency image) returned to form with a foursomes win and then a singles victory. In the afternoon the Maesdu player beat Henriette Frylinck 4 and 3 after being two up at the turn. Amy made that a three-hole lead by winning the 12th. After losing the 13th, Boulden wrapped up her victory by taking the 14th and 15th.
Holly Clyburn birdied the first and the seventh on the outward journey against South Africa’s top-10 world ranked Iliska Verwey but she was still one down at the turn
A birdie at the 11th saw Clyburn square the match and when she won the 15th, Holly was in the lead for the first time since the early stages. Verwey fought to the finish. She birdied the long 16th to get back on terms but Clyburn won the par-3 17th with a 3 and halved the last for a well-earned win.
South Africa’s only winner was Kim Williams who was three up on Kelly Tidy after six holes with sub-par figures. Tidy came back into the game after the turn and squared it at the 14th.
In an exciting finish, Williams birdied the short 17th to get her nose in front again and a half at the last gave the South African victory.
Canada and New Zealand went into the five afternoon singles on level terms after the foursomes were shared 1-1.
The Kiwis underlined their strength in depth with four wins in the singles. Julianne Alvarez beat Christine Wong by 4 and 3; Chantelle Cassidy won by a similar margin over Anne Catherine Tanguay, and the NZ stars, Cecilia Cho and Lydia Ko triumphed by 3 and 1, and 6 and 5 respectively over Nicola Vandermade and Rebecca Lee Bentham.
Canada’s only winner in the singles was Jessica Wallace won beat Emily Perry by 3 and 2.
TODAY'S RESULTS
GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND 6, SOUTH AFRICA 1
Foursomes (2-0)
Kelly Tidy and Holly Clyburn bt Bertine Strauss and Henriette Frylinck 7 and 6.
Pamela Pretswell and Kelsey MacDonald bt Kim Williams and Iliska Verwey 4 and 2.
Singles (4-1)
MacDonald bt Strauss 1 hole.
Clyburn bt Verwey 1 hole.
Pretswell bt Tiffany Avern Taplin 5 and 4.
Amy Boulden bt Frylinck 4 and 3.
Tidy lost to Williams 1 hole.
NEW ZEALAND 5, CANADA 2
Foursomes (1-1)
Emily Perry and Chantelle Cassidy lost to Anne Catherine Tanguay and Nicola Vandermade 5 and 3.
Lydia Ko and Julianne Alvarez bt Christine Wond and Rebecca Lee Bentham 1 hole.
Singles (4-1)
Alvarez bt Wong 4 and 3.
Cassidy bt Tanguay 4 and 3.
Perry lost to Jessica Wallace 3 and 2.
Cho bt Vandermade 3 and 1.
Ko bt Lee Bentham 6 and 5.
FRIDAY MORNING FOURSOMES
NEW ZEALAND v AUSTRALIA8.00 Chantelle Cassidy and Julianne Alvarez v Minjee Lee and Emma de Groot.
8.10 Cecilia Cho and Lydia Ko v Ashley ona and Cathleen Santoso.
CANADA v SOUTH AFRICA
8.20 Rebecca Lee Bentham and Christine Wong v Bertine Strauss and Illiska Verwey.
8.30 Jessica Wallace and Nicole Vandermade v Kim Williams and Henriette Frylinck.
HOW THEY STAND
Great Britain and Ireland: Played 2, Won 2. Games won: 11.
New Zealand: Played 2, Won 2. Games won: 9.5.
South Africa: Played 2, Won 0. Games won: 3.5.
Canada: Played 1, Won 0. Games won: 2
Australia: Played 1, Won 0. Games won: 1.5.
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
Kelsey MacDonald (GBandI) Won 3. Halved 1.
Pamela Pretswell (GBandI) Won 3, Halved 1.
Julianne Alvarez (NZ) Won 3. Lost 0.
Kelly Tidy (GBandI). Won 3, Lost 1.
Cecilia Cho (NZ). Won 3. Lost 1.
Lydia Ko (NZ). Won 3 Lost 1.
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Great Britain and Ireland are on course for a title-deciding clash against New Zealand on Saturday in the Astor Trophy tournament at Fairhaven GC, Lancashire.
All five squads have one day of rest and captain Tegwen Matthews’ team of five can put their feet up tomorrow.
“They’ve earned the break – and it’s come at just the right time with two wins out of two under our belts,” said Tegwen, pictured right with Holly Clyburn (Cal Carson Golf Agency image)..
“Every member of the team played from their stomach – and I couldn’t have asked for more. I’m very proud of them.”
GB and I come back into the fray on Saturday against New Zealand for whom it will be the last of their programme of four matches: they have the day off on Sunday so will not be in a position to affect the final placings after they have struck their last blows on Saturday.
It’s shaping as the crunch match of the tournament for the host nation who have always won the trophy – it used to be known as the Commonwealth tournament – when the once-ever-four-years event has been staged in this country.
GB and I are also holders of the Astor Trophy, having won the 2007 tournament in South Africa.
The Kiwis, with the World Nos 1 and 3, 14-year-old Lydia Ko and 16-year-old Cecilia Cho in their line-up, beat Canada, playing their first match of the week, by a 5-2 margin.
After winning the foursomes 2-0 against South Africa, GB and I steadily built on that lead.
Kelsey MacDonald, playing for GB and I for the first time this week, beat South Africa’s Bertine Strauss, ranked in the world top 10, by one hole in a match which the Scot would have been glad of the holes she won in the early stages.
The Stirling student put herself in the mood for the task in hand with a winning eagle 3 at the first and a winning birdie 4 at the long third. She also won the fourth on a concession to be three up on the fifth tee.
Strauss, as expected, came back at MacDonald to cut the Scot’s lead to one hole at the turn by winning the seventh and ninth.
MacDonald went two up at the 10th but lost the 11th The last seven holes were halved as Kelsey held at bay the South African’s efforts to swing the match her way.
Fellow Scot Pamela Pretswell beat Tiffany Avern Taplin by 5 and 4. Pamela also started well by winning the first, second and sixth to be three up on the seventh tee. Taplin got it back to two holes in arrears at the turn but the Scot virtually closed the door on her with a birdie 2 at the short 10th ande a birdie 4 at the long 11th to go four up.
Holly Clyburn birdied the first and the seventh on the outward journey against South Africa’s top-10 world ranked Iliska Verwey but she was still one down at the turn
A birdie at the 11th saw Clyburn square the match and when she won the 15th, Holly was in the lead for the first time since the early stages. Verwey fought to the finish. She birdied the long 16th to get back on terms but Clyburn won the par-3 17th with a 3 and halved the last for a well-earned win.
South Africa’s only winner was Kim Williams who was three up on Kelly Tidy after six holes with sub-par figures. Tidy came back into the game after the turn and squared it at the 14th.
In an exciting finish, Williams birdied the short 17th to get her nose in front again and a half at the last gave the South African victory.
Canada and New Zealand went into the five afternoon singles on level terms after the foursomes were shared 1-1.
The Kiwis underlined their strength in depth with four wins in the singles. Julianne Alvarez beat Christine Wong by 4 and 3; Chantelle Cassidy won by a similar margin over Anne Catherine Tanguay, and the NZ stars, Cecilia Cho and Lydia Ko triumphed by 3 and 1, and 6 and 5 respectively over Nicola Vandermade and Rebecca Lee Bentham.
Canada’s only winner in the singles was Jessica Wallace won beat Emily Perry by 3 and 2.
TODAY'S RESULTS
GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND 6, SOUTH AFRICA 1
Foursomes (2-0)
Kelly Tidy and Holly Clyburn bt Bertine Strauss and Henriette Frylinck 7 and 6.
Pamela Pretswell and Kelsey MacDonald bt Kim Williams and Iliska Verwey 4 and 2.
Singles (4-1)
MacDonald bt Strauss 1 hole.
Clyburn bt Verwey 1 hole.
Pretswell bt Tiffany Avern Taplin 5 and 4.
Amy Boulden bt Frylinck 4 and 3.
Tidy lost to Williams 1 hole.
NEW ZEALAND 5, CANADA 2
Foursomes (1-1)
Emily Perry and Chantelle Cassidy lost to Anne Catherine Tanguay and Nicola Vandermade 5 and 3.
Lydia Ko and Julianne Alvarez bt Christine Wond and Rebecca Lee Bentham 1 hole.
Singles (4-1)
Alvarez bt Wong 4 and 3.
Cassidy bt Tanguay 4 and 3.
Perry lost to Jessica Wallace 3 and 2.
Cho bt Vandermade 3 and 1.
Ko bt Lee Bentham 6 and 5.
FRIDAY MORNING FOURSOMES
NEW ZEALAND v AUSTRALIA8.00 Chantelle Cassidy and Julianne Alvarez v Minjee Lee and Emma de Groot.
8.10 Cecilia Cho and Lydia Ko v Ashley ona and Cathleen Santoso.
CANADA v SOUTH AFRICA
8.20 Rebecca Lee Bentham and Christine Wong v Bertine Strauss and Illiska Verwey.
8.30 Jessica Wallace and Nicole Vandermade v Kim Williams and Henriette Frylinck.
HOW THEY STAND
Great Britain and Ireland: Played 2, Won 2. Games won: 11.
New Zealand: Played 2, Won 2. Games won: 9.5.
South Africa: Played 2, Won 0. Games won: 3.5.
Canada: Played 1, Won 0. Games won: 2
Australia: Played 1, Won 0. Games won: 1.5.
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
Kelsey MacDonald (GBandI) Won 3. Halved 1.
Pamela Pretswell (GBandI) Won 3, Halved 1.
Julianne Alvarez (NZ) Won 3. Lost 0.
Kelly Tidy (GBandI). Won 3, Lost 1.
Cecilia Cho (NZ). Won 3. Lost 1.
Lydia Ko (NZ). Won 3 Lost 1.
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