SUNCOAST LADIES SERIES TOUR, FLORIDA

MAGNOLIA PLANTATION GOLF CLUB, LAKE MARY, CENTRAL FLORIDA
THREE-ROUND STROKE-PLAY TOURNAMENT

FIRST-ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 72. Yardage: 6,400

1 Ashley PRANGE Noblesville, Indiana 34-35--69 
2 Heather YOUNG Edmond, Oklahoma 33-37--70
3 Haeji KANG Seoul, South Korea 36-36--72
T4 Anna NORDQVIST Eskilstuna, Sweden 37-37--74
T4 Chella CHOI South Korea 35-39--74 
T4 Renee SKIDMORE Everett, Washington 36-38--74
T7 Meredith DUNCAN Shreveport, Louisiana 36-39--75 
T7 Laura BAVAIRD Grosse Ile, Michigan 37-38--75 
T7 Gana LEE Seoul, South Korea 38-37--75
T7 Lindsey BERGEON Sarasota, Florida 39-36--75
T7  Abby BOOLS Hickory, North Carolina 38-37--75
T12 Shasta AVERYHARDT Flint, Michigan 37-39--76
T12 Alexandra CASI East Palestine, Ohio 39-37--76
T14 Allison FOUCH Grand Rapids, Michigan 39-38--77
T14 Yukari NISHIYAMA Kanagawa, Japan 37-40--77
T16 Dori CARTER Valdosta, Georgia 40-40--80
T16 Tatiana Kernen (amateur) Schoenried, Switzerland 40-40--80
18 a-Victoria Thompson (amateur) Akwesasne, Ontario, Canada 40-41--81
T19 Rachel SCHMIDT Elk River, Minnesota 39-43--82
T19 Stacey BIEBER Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 41-41--82
T19 Danielle DOWNEY Spencerport, New York 39-43--82
22 Elise SWARTOUT Ann Arbor, Michigan 40-44--84 
23 Seira NAKASHIMA Northbrook, Illinois 43-45--88
T24 Rebecca SAMUELSSON Gothenburg, Sweden 44-46--90
T24 Stephanie SIMICH Mississauga, Ontario, Canada 43-47--90 
26 Krista BURTON Jamestown, Kentucky 41-51--92
27 Frederique Bruell (amateur) Shaker Heights, Ohio Withdrew

KELLY MILLER PLAYS PART IN DAYTONA STATE TEAM TITLE VICTORY

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Welsh girl international Kelly Miller helped Daytona State College win the rain-shortened Jacksonville University Women's Classic today at Hidden Hills Country Club, Jacksonville in Florida.
Kelly, pictured by courtesy of Tom Ward Photography, improved by 10 shots - an 87 to a 77 - and that proved a crucial upward swing as Daytona State won the team title by seven shots from hosts Jacksonville and joint runners-up Miami.
The big title-winning performance came from Japanese student Mitsuki Katahira who produced a superb second-round 69 - three under par - for a total of 143. She won by eight shots, tasting victory on the US women's college circuit for about the fifth or sixth time.
Mitsuki won the NJCAA women's title at the end of last college season and is heading for a repeat. It's a wonder that one of the top NCAA colleges has not tried to persuade this Japanese ace to transfer. But there's no January transfer window, as in British football, and maybe it would not be allowed anyway.
Individual runner-up was Briana Carlson (Florida Gulf Coast) with rounds of 76 and 75.
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
Par 144 (2x72). Yardage: 6,003.
Reduced from three to two rounds by bad weather.
143 Mitsuki Katahira (Daytona State) 74 69.
151 Briana Carlson (Florida Gulf Coast) 76 75.
Selected totals
160 Rachel Lewis (USC Upstate) 80 80 (T 16).
164 Kelly Miller (Daytona State) 87 77 (22nd).
Field of 40 players.
LEADING TEAM TOTALS613 Daytona State.
620 Jacksonville, Miami.
Other total:
670 USC Upstate (6th of 7).

Rachel Lewis from Wales, a student at USC Upstate, finished joint 16th with a pair of 80s for 160, four shots ahead of compatriot Kelly Miller who was played 22nd in the field of 40 players.

PAMELA IN TITLE HUNT WITH DIANE IN SPANISH SENIOR DOUBLES

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Baberton's Pamela Williamson and her Canadian playing partner, Diane Williams are lying joint second, two shots off the pace, at the halfway stage of the Spanish international senior women's amateur doubles golf championship at Santa Ponsa Golf Club, Majorca.

Pamela, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, and the experienced Diane shot a two-over-par 74 and have only Spain's Cristina Marsans Astoreca and Catalina Castillejo Oriol ahead of them with 18 holes to play tomorrow

Lesley Johnston (Gullane Ladies), Scottish champion in 1975 as Lesley Hope, and former Curtis Cup player Suzanne Cadden (Cardross) are sharing 12th place on 78.

The all-Gullane Ladies duo of Sue Penman and Dorothy Thomson returned an 82 for joint 24th place while Barbara Biggart (North Berwick) and Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) are joint 33rd on the 85 mark.
Leading first round scores
Par 72
72 Cristina Marsans Astoreca and Caralina Castillejo Oriol (Spain).
74 Pamela Williamson (Scotland) and Diane Williams (Canada), Rocio Ruiz de Velasco Colas and Emy Garzon Lopes (Spain).
Selected scores:
77 Vicky Thomas (Wales) and Sheena McElroy (Ireland) (T6).

78 Lesley Johnston and Suzanne Cadden (Scotland) (T12).

82 Sue Penman and Dorothy Thomson (Scotland) (T24).

85 Barbara Biggart and Janice Paterson (Scotland) (T33).

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MOTHERS-DAUGHTERS FOURSOMES, ROYAL MID-SURREY, APRIL 9

Mother and daughter Ann and Alex Peters of Notts Ladies Golf Club, winners for the past three years of the scratch award in the Mothers and Daughters stroke-play foursomes at Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club.

By JO THESIGER
It’s that time of year again, when golfing mothers and daughters, are dusting down their golf clubs and getting out onto the practice ground in preparation for their annual battle in the Mothers and Daughters' 27-hole stroke-play foursomes, a unique event held annually at Royal Mid Surrey golf club in Richmond, which will be played this year on Saturday, April 9.
It is one of our most traditional amateur golfing events in the calendar that has attracted the cream of the amateur game since its inauguration 1932. Indeed, it was won by, the late Pam Barton, a legendary British golfer of her era, playing with her mother in 1935, the year before she became British and United States champion.
The name Angela Uzielli dominated the event from the 1960s to 90s as she won an audacious 21 times with her mother Peggy Carrick, only to discover what it was like to be the winning mother when she took the title once again with her daughter Caroline in 1996.
Tragically Angela died suddenly in 1999 and her irrepressible presence is still missed at this wonderful congregation of mothers and daughters.
Now a new name has dominated the event for the last few years. 17-year-old Alex Peters, who plays off +2, and her mother Ann from Notts Ladies won in impressive style last year, recording a level par 71 on their way to their third successive victory.

Although the coveted Judy Trophy, awarded to the scratch winners, is fiercely contested by the strongest pairings, the field of 64 includes higher handicaps and there are some great handicap prizes too.
Pictured right are last year's handicap trophy prizewinners, 10-year-old Martha Lewis and her mother Evelyn.
It is a very sociable day, full of competitive golfing fun, even though there is the inevitable sharp word between mother and daughter from time to time! However, if the golf’s not too good, there is always a wonderful lunch!
If you would like to obtain more information about the "Mothers and Daughters" or an entry form, please contact Royal Mid Surrey Golf club, or look on the website http://www.rmsgc.co.uk/

WHAT'S COOKING? JUST ASK KENT-BORN LINDSEY WRIGHT

FROM THE GOLF AUSTRALIA WEBSITE.
Away from the golf course, Australia's Kent-born lady pro Lindsey Wright is a self-confessed foodie.
When the 31=year-old arrived in Melbourne she headed straight for The European for a cooking class with Executive Chef Ian Curley.
Curley, who hosts the upcoming Australian TV series "Conviction Kitchen,"  took time out from his evening preparation to teach Wright some tips of the trade.
"Lindsey did really well," Curley said. "Now that I've taught her in here, she'll have to teach me out on the golf course."

Wright said she enjoyed the experience.

"It's great to be able to cook with a legend like Ian," Wright said. "I have new appreciation for what they mean by the 'heat in the kitchen' - I'm not sure I could do 100 covers in front of the stove like that."

Wright was born in the county of Kent, England but moved to Australia with her family before her 10th birthday and grew up in Albury.

She returned to England as a leading amateur player for the 2002 British women's open amateur championship at Ashburnham, South Wales and lost to Rebecca Hudson in the final.

Now based in Orlando, Florida, Wright turned professional in 2003 and is currently the fourth-highest ranked Australian golfer on the women's rankings.