PRESSEL TO PLAY IN JAPAN AND WILL DONATE HALF PRIZEMONEY

FROM THE GOLF.COM WEBSITE
Morgan Pressel is returning to Japan to defend a title, and will give half of whatever prizemoney she wins to the American Red Cross toward relief efforts for tsunami and earthquake victims.
Pressel, pictured, confirmed earlier this week that  she would play in the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup from May 5-8. It will be held at Ibaraki Golf Club and is considered the first major of the year on the Japan LPGA Tour.
Pressel says she holds a special place in her heart for Japan, and she hopes the tournament can help boost morale in the area. Ibaraki is about 150 miles south of Sendai, the area hardest hit by the March 11 disaster. She also says she's honoured to have a chance to give back to the country in a time of need.
Pressel's own foundation has raised nearly $2 million toward fighting breast cancer.

ABERDEENSHIRE INTRODUCE HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP

Sammy Leslie (Westhill), pictured, is the defending champion in the Aberdeenshire women's county golf championship at Murcar Links from Friday to Sunday, April 29 to May 1.
There will be a total of 24 qualifiers from the Friday stroke-play round - 16 to the scratch match-play and a further eight qualifiers for an inaugural handicap match-play championship.
The first round of the scratch and handicap match play will be held on the Saturday (April 30), starting at 9.30am. The scratch quarter finals and handicap semi finals will take place on the same day at 14.30.
The scratch semi finals and handicap final will start at 9.30am on the Sunday (May 1) with the scratch final scheduled to start at 14.30 on the same day.
Should any competitor have to withdraw, please will she contact county secretary Karen Stalker on 01346 513308 as soon as possible.
Murcar Links Golf Club have kindly offered all competitors a practice round at the discounted rate of £15 each. Tee times are available Monday to Friday. Please phone the Professional’s shop on 01224 704370 to book a time in advance.
QUALIFYING ROUND TEE TIMES
FRIDAY, APRIL 29
Abbreviations – A Aboyne; AL Aberdeen Ladies; Al Alford; B Banchory; CB Cruden Bay; D Deeside; DHR Duff House Royal; H Hazlehead; ML Murcar Links; N Newmachar; No Northern; P Peterculter; W Westhill
14.40
S Wood (AL)
S Murray (ML)
14.48
C Wilson (ML)
J Harrison (CB)
15.00
L Urquhart (B)
L Terry (CB)
15.08
K Stalker (CB)
L McLardy (DHR)
15.16
P Wilson (ML)
L Tough (N)
15.24
K Vannet (P)
Z Brown (A)
15.32
C Ross (No)
R Polson (P)
15.40
S Collinson (W)
K Beveridge (A)
15.48
S Mathieson (ML)
C Prouse (H)
16.00
T Seivwright (D)
D Pocock (ML)
16.08
K Esslemont (CB)
F Hay (D)
16.16
W Robertson (CB)
L Whyte (H)
16.24
M Johnstone (ML)
L Murray (Al)
16.32
S Anderson (ML)
L McShea (CB)
16.40
C Geddes (No)
D Keith (CB)
16.48
C Bishop (ML)
M Miller (CB)
17.00
S Leslie (W)
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PROS BEAT AMATEURS IN CHARITY MATCH THAT RAISED £2,368

David Patrick, Lynn Kenny, Rachael Watton and Greg Nicolson before their charity exhibition match at Mortonhall Golf Club, Edinburgh.

Former Walker Cup player and now Tartan Tour professional David Patrick (Elie Sports Centre) and Ladies European Tour player Lynn Kenny, winner of the Scottish women's amateur title at Machrihanish in 200, beat home club amateurs Greg Nicolson and Rachael Watton in a charity exhibition match to mark the tenth anniversary of the Ladies' Section at Mortonhall Golf Club. Kenny had a bag of five birdies to help the professionals score a 5 and 4 victory.
The magnificent sum of £2,368.31 was raised for 'Breakthrough Breast Cancer'.

CHRIS QUINN TOP SEED IN ENGLISH SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

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Hampshire’s Chris Quinn scored below par today to lead the qualifiers for the match-play stages of the English senior championship at York Golf Club.

Chris, who has won this title three times, added one-under-par 72 to her opening 73 for a total of 145 at the end of the stroke-play qualifying.
She was out in the third group out this morning and set an early target which couldn’t be beaten, finishing five shots clear of her closest rival and fellow senior international, Roz Adams of Surrey.
“It’s always nice to be top qualifier and it’s good for your confidence – but there are some very good players at the bottom of the draw,” said Chris.
“I was very happy with my round and I was much steadier than yesterday when I had six birdies, six pars and six birdies.”
In the second round Chris reached the turn at two-under, had another birdie on the 10th and didn’t bogey a hole until she three-putted the 12th. Another birdie followed on the long 15th, before bogeys on 16 and 17 – put down to a wayward drive and mistaken club selection.

“The course is very attackable but if you go off line you can get into quite big trouble. You feel you should score well but you can see how people run up fairly big numbers,” said Chris.

The glorious weather is creating good scoring conditions and there were a host of scores in the 70s, including 75s from Lulu Housman of Middlesex, who qualified third, and former British champion Janet Melville.
Defending champion Caroline Marron was fourth qualifier while British senior champion Beverley New also made it into the matchplay, avoiding the play-off by one shot. The two now face each other in the first round of the knockout.

Tomorrow Chris Quinn, the number one seed, starts her matchplay campaign against first round opponent, Pat West of Lincolnshire who came through a sudden death play-off to claim the last place in the championship flight.

Pat was one of five competitors who played-off for three places after they all tied on 11-over par at the end of regulation play.
Senior international Felicity Christine of Surrey and Yorkshire’s Jackie Barraclough were the other two successful players. Meanwhile Irene Brien of Surrey and Pat Wrightson of Yorkshire took the first two places in the Flight Two draw. A sixth player, Pat Bennett of Reading, would also have been in the play-off but withdrew. She had never intended to take part in the match-play because she is one of the England team selectors and will be watching play.

Championship match-play draw

Christine Quinn (Hockley) v Pat West (Spalding)
Ruth Lindley (Hartlepool) v Barbara Laird (Sandiway)
Janet Melville (Sherwood Forest) v Sheree Dove-Wilde (Chobham)
Beverley New (Lansdown) v Caroline Marron (Bromborough)
Lulu Housman (Highgate) v Felicity Christine (Banstead Downs)
Sue Dye (Delamere Forest) v Jo Ashmore (Barnham Broom)
Elaine Elliott (Whitley Bay) v Gabi Heuchel (East Berkshire)
Jackie Barraclough (East Bierley) v Roz Adams (Addington Court Ladies)
Flight Two draw
Irene Brien (Wentworth) v Lynn Griffiths (Reading)
Jeanette Williams (Pleasington) v Annie Gowing (Frilford Heath)
Judy Butler (Malton and Norton) v Elaine Hancock (Spalding)
Gillian Curley (Northants County) v Carolyn Kirk (Ganton)
Barbara Woodham (Cobtree Manor Park) v Sheila McKinnon (Royal Liverpool Ladies)
Jayne Long (Tidworth Garrison) v Fiona Anderson (Formby Ladies)
Gill Snelson (Branston) v Pauline Daymont (Alnmouth)
Linda Noblett (Penwortham) v Pat Wrightson (Huddersfield)

Click here to check the scores on the EGWA website 


Lyndsey Hewison
EWGA
Press & PR Officer
Tel. 01603 507 416
Email: lyndsey.hewison@ntlworld.com

LPGA FUTURES TOUR ADDS TOURNAMENT IN INDIANA

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE LPGA FUTURES TOURDAYTONA BEACH, Florida – The LPGA Futures Tour announced today that it has added a tournament to its 2011 schedule. The $100,000 South Shore Championship at White Hawk Country Club in Crown Point, Indiana will be held June 30 through a Saturday finish on July 2.
White Hawk boasts four nine-hole lay-outs for 36 holes of championship golf.
With the addition of the South Shore Championship, the the LPGA Futures Tour now hosts 16 tournaments in 13 states and Mexico.

MELISSA SIVITER WINS CONFERENCE CAROLINAS TITLE AGAIN

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Melissa Siviter from Coseley in the West Midlands and a sophomore (second-year) student at Belmont Abbey College, Charlotte, North Carolina, has this week won the Conference Carolinas Women's Championship for the second year.
She did it in style with a seven-stroke victory, achieved with rounds of 76, 71 and 75 for a total of 222 over the par-72, 5,848yd course at Maples Golf Club, Woodlake Resort, Vass in North Carolina.
Melissa, pictured, led a Belmont Abbey College 1-2-3 finish with American team-mates Michele Low (78-75-76 for 229) second and Meagan Wallace (79-75-78 for 232) finishing third.
Another Belmont Abbey College, senior student Ashton Ingram from Fort-William, finished tied 12th in a field of 37 players with scores of 87, 79 and 81 for 247.
Not surprisingly, Belmont Abbey College (917) retained the title by the massive margin of 54 shots from runners-up Queen's University of Charleston (971) with Pfeiffer University (988) third of eight teams.
It was Belmont Abbey College's third victory in the women's team championship over the past six years.
The Belmont Abbey College men's team finished fifth of 10 in the men's championship at the same venue and their highest-placed player was Peter Tarver-Jones from Worthing. Peter had rounds of 74, 75 and 76 for a total of 225 over the par-72, 6,882yd men's course.
He finished tied seventh in the field of 50. Team-mate Adam Hedges from Bromley shared 10th place on 229 with scores of 77, 70 and 82C J DeBerg (Queen's University) won the individual title by three shots with a one-over-par total of 217 (75-70-72).
In the Oklahoma City Spring Classic, Elliot Groves from Winchester, a student at Oklahoma City University, finished joint 13th with scores of 75, 75 and 72 for 222 over a par-70 course of 6,586yd. Bradley Sinnett (Wayland Baptist University) won the title with scores of 73, 71 and 70 for 214.

RACHEL DRUMMOND WINS ROEHAMPTON GOLD DUP

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Buckinghamshire’s Rachel Drummond scored a two-shot win in the Roehampton Gold Cup - with the help of a borrowed putter.
The 21-year-old from Beaconsfield, pictured with the trophy at the London venue, had mislaid her own putter but was able to borrow one from one of the club’s professionals. It did the trick and she invested in the same model at the shop at the end of the day.
Rachel scored 72, 71 for a 36-hole total of 143 and reclaimed the trophy for the amateurs after several years of domination by the professionals.
The runner-up was 15-year-old Charley Hull from Woburn who achieved a course record 68 in the morning, followed by a 77, for a total of 145. Third amateur was Sophie Madden from West Essex on 150 and fourth Curtis Cup player Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) on 151.
Henni Zuel, a member of the Ladies European Tour, led the professionals with two rounds of 73 for a 36 hole total of 146, which earned her a cheque for £1,000. She was followed by defending cup holder Sophie Walker (Forrest Pines) on 148 (75,73) on a countback from Corisande Lee (West Lancashire) also on 148. The Roehampton Gold Cup tournament was not played last year because of the work being done on the course.
The parkland course, with a par 72 was set at 5966 yards. Much remodelling in the past year and the re-siting of most of the bunkers gave the field of 60 plenty to think about. The course was in excellent condition and the players found the going very tricky on the fast greens and in the thick rough. CSS went up one to 75 for both rounds. In 2012 the event will take place on Saturday, April 21.
Lyndsey Hewison
EWGA
Press and PR Officer

ALL THE TOTALS
p denotes professional
Par 144 (2x72). Yardage 5,966
143 Rachel Drummond 72 71.
145 Charley Hull 68 77.
146 Henni Zuel p 73 73.
148 Cor4isande Lee p 75 73, Sophie Walkper p 75 73.
150 Sophie Madden 76 74, Felicity Johnson p 73 77.
151 Holly Clyburn 79 72, Lucy Williams 74 77, Stacey Rodger 74 77.
152 Hayley Davis 77 75, Tracy Loveys p 75 77, Holly Aitchison p 74 78, Sarah Attwood 74 78.
153 Kirsty S Taylor p 76 77.
154 Hannah Ralph p 78 76, Laura Eastwood p 78 76, Tara Waters 76 78.
155 Jo Hodge 80 75, Lauren Blease 78 77, Catherine Panton-Lewis p 78 77.
156 Aimee Paterson 82 74, Hannah Grant 78 78, Caroline Grady p 73 83.
157 Kerry-Anne Haskell 79 78, Samantha Giles 79 78.
158 Claire Duffy 81 77, Marie Allen p 77 81, Emma Carberry 77 81, Lucinda Mileham 76 82.
159 Hermione Fitzgarald p 80 79, Lauren Hillier 76 83.
160 Ashleigh Greenham 82 78, Kelly Hutcherson p 76 84.
161 Susan Moon p 82 79, Samantha Fuller 80 81.
162 Emma Weeks p 83 79, Chelsea Masters 82 80, Charlotte Thompson 82 80, Daisy Dywer 80 82.
163 Dolores Brown 83 80, Lucinda Davies p 81 82.
164 Jessica Kaimakami 77 87.
165 Samantha Lovell 87 78.
166 Victoria Harris p 84 82.
167 Inci Mehmet 90 77.
169 Danielle Anderson 83 86, Emily Chan 81 88.
171 Melanie Buxton 88 83, Alice Spani-Molella 83 88.
172 Alison Johns p 89 83, Charlotte Hope 87 85, Sarah Forster p 85 87.
173 Jo Stocks 87 86.
176 Alison Dalgleish 91 85.
180 Nicola Taylor 90 90.
188 Hope Beland 96 92.

PERTH'S DANIEL YOUNG 3rd AT SUNSHINE STATE COLLEGE EVENT

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Perth's Daniel Young achieved one of his highest finishes on the US men's college circuit this week.

Competing as a Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida student, Daniel (pictured) finished third in a field of 45 players, two shots behind the individual title play-off participants at the Sunshine State Conference championship tournament at Boca Country Club.

He had rounds of 74, 71 and 72 for a one-over-par total of 217 over the par-73, 6714yd course.
The Lynn University website said:
"A sophomore out of Perth, Scotland, Young was a steadying force for LU as he was among the leaders in pars, par 3 and par 4 scoring."
Birdies at the seventh, 11th and 13th had him in a position to challenge for victory down the home straight but bogeys at the 15th and 17th meant that Daniel Stapff (Barry University) (73-68-74) and Ricardo Celia (Nova Southeastern University) (72-67-76) finished ahead of him on 215. Stapff won the title-play-off with an eagle at the second extra hole.

Lynn University team-mate and also from Perth, Paul McPhee finished joint 26th on 227 with scores of 72, 78 and 77. Paul had double bogey 6s at the ninth and 15th in his third round. In Round 2 he had a triple bogey and a double bogey.

Lynn University (880) finished third of nine in the team event behind winners Nova Southeastern (873) and Barry University (874). It was their sixth top-three finish of the 2010-2011 college golf season.

Other British players in the field were Jack Bartlett from Worthing and Mitch Farrer from West Sussex, both students at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale in Florida.

Jack scored 78, 70 and 74 for 222 and a share of 10th place.

Mitch had rounds of 76, 73 and 84 for a share of 36th place on 233.

TOP 10 FINISH FOR HENDERSON AT RALEIGH

Former Scottish junior champion of champions Neil Henderson, pictured left, from North Berwick, nearing the end of his third college year at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, tied for ninth place with team-mate Sam Wall, a senior-year student from Essex, in the Wolfpack Spring Invitational college tournament over two rounds at Lonnie Poole Golf Club, Raleigh in North Carolina.
Over a long par-71 course of 7,358yd, the 21-year-old Henderson had rounds of 73 and 74 for 147, Wall 76 and 71.
M J Daffus (Lamar University) was the individual winner with scores of 70 and 69 for tnree-under-par 139.
A third Old Dominion University player, Tom Wilde from Berkshire, finished joint 22nd in the field of 68 with scores of 77 and 74 for 151.
Old Dominion (601) finished fifth of 12 teams behind winners Richmond (582).


CHESHIRE'S MARK GEDDES SIXTH IN UTAH

Mark Geddes from Cheshire, a student at Grand Canyon University, Arizona, finished sixth in a field of 44 players at the Pac West Conference championship at Sunbrook Country Club, St George, Utah.
Over a par-72 course of 6,875yd, Mark had rounds of 75, 71 and 73 for three-over-par 219 - six behind the winner by three, Blake Snyder (Hawaii-Hilo) with rounds of 68, 70 and 73.
Hawaii-Hilo (880) pipped Grand Canyon (881) and Dixie State (Utah) (882) in the tightest of finishes to the nine-team event.

TENNESSEE PAIR TIED FOR 25th AT SEA ISLAND, GEORGIA

Tennessee's pair of English students, Darren Renwick from Woking and Garrick Porteous from Northumberland tied for 25th place in a field of 59 players at the SEC Men's Championship at Sea Island Golf Club, Sea Island, Georgia.
Renwick scored 73, 71 and 75 for 219, and Porteous 74, 74 and 71.
Andres Echevarria (Florida), with rounds of 70, 70 and 69 for 209 over the par-70, 6,991yd course, won the individual title.
Tennessee (856) finished third of 12 teams behind Florida (848) and Alabama (854).

TIGER WOODS' NIECE IS A WINNER IN HER OWN RIGHT

by Joedy MacCreary

Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina -- At least one Woods is a winner this year.

Tiger Woods’ title slump certainly hasn’t extended to his niece Cheyenne (pictured). After winning the Atlantic Coast Conference individual golf title last weekend, the Wake Forest junior (third-year) student wants to keep establishing her own identity during the upcoming NCAA regionals.

“Coming into Wake Forest (in 2008) … there was a lot of spotlight on me as Tiger Woods’ niece,” Woods said on Tuesday. “Now that I’m into college a little more, I’ve shown that I am able to play, not being known as Tiger’s niece, but I have my own game, too. I feel people are starting to recognize that, and this past weekend, I think, helped a lot.”

A few more weekends like this one, and people might start to wonder if Cheyenne ought to offer some tips to her uncle after he has gone 17 months without a victory -- the longest drought of his career.

During that span, Cheyenne Woods has won twice.

The Phoenix native ranks fourth in the ACC with an average score of 73.59. Most recently, she was the only player under par for all three rounds at the ACC Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro.

Closing the tournament with a 68 that marked her best round of the season, Woods shot a 5-under 208 at the par-71 course to claim a seven-stroke win.

That lopsided margin of victory was reminiscent of the way Tiger used to dominate fields during his 71 career victories, including 14 majors. Describing their relationship as “decently close -- as close as I am with any other uncle,” Cheyenne Woods said Tiger watched her victory on the Internet, sent her text messages and posted a congratulatory tweet after her victory.

Though having the Woods name stitched onto her golf bag undoubtedly brings extra pressure, she insists coming from her family has been a positive. Her father Earl Jr. is Tiger’s half-brother, and her paternal grandfather was Earl Sr.

“It’s definitely gotten my name out there as a collegiate golfer about to turn pro next year. It’s a good thing to have,” Cheyenne Woods said. “It’s helped me grow as a person and a player, being able to handle the interviews, the cameras, the spotlight.”

Said Wake Forest Golf Coach Dianne Dailey: “She’s just laid back -- you don’t see her get bent out of shape about much. I don’t think her heart rate goes above 50.”

There’s definitely a family resemblance between uncle and niece. It’s found in their faces, not necessarily in their playing styles.

Cheyenne Woods says her swing compares more favourably to Ernie Els’ because it’s “nice and smooth, but still powerful.” Meanwhile, she says her uncle “is always hitting it, swinging out of his shoes, hitting it 400 yards.”

“My game is probably not as aggressive, but when I do need to make those shots, I will make them,” Cheyenne Woods said.

Dailey praises Woods’ calmness and her handiwork with the putter, saying she “reads greens better than anybody on our team.”

Woods’ immediate focus focus is on the NCAA regionals, and Wake Forest is almost certain to claim a spot in one of the three regional tournaments when the bids are announced Monday. After the NCAAs comes one final season with the Demon Deacons before she plans to turn pro.

“I know it’s going to be hard getting started -- I’m not going to expect myself to jump up to the No. 1 spot and be the female Tiger Woods, like he was,” Cheyenne Woods said. “But I know I am talented, and I’ll just take it as it comes, work hard. I know there’s going to be ups and downs, so I know it’s a hard life, living the professional life, traveling. … I think it will be a struggle, but it’s one that I’m looking forward to and willing to work towards.”