DIANA LUNA IS OVER THE MOON AT SECOND VICTORY IN A MONTH

By BETHAN CUTLER

Ladies European Tour Media Manager

Italian Diana Luna claimed her second victory inside a month after emerging from a crowded leader board to take the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open at Golf Gerre Losone.

After the event was shortened from 72 holes to 54 due to bad weather, Luna played 27 holes in blazing sunshine on Sunday.

The 28-year-old from Rome carded a final round of five under par 67 for 54-hole 13 under par total of 203, one stroke ahead of Frenchwoman Sophie Giquel-Bettan, Australian Kristie Smith and the 2010 champion, Lee-Anne Pace from South Africa, who all shot 68.

Becky Brewerton and Melissa Reid carded rounds of 67 and 69 respectively to tie for fifth place two strokes further back, with Caroline Hedwall, Karen Lunn and joint second-round leader Carin Koch sharing seventh on nine under par.

Luna and Pace came to the par-five 18^th hole level on 12 under par but Pace pulled her drive into the left hand rough and had to lay up short of the water protecting the green.

After hitting the fairway, Luna then struck a five-wood to four metres setting up an eagle putt, which just missed the hole.

Pace’s three metre birdie putt just trickled off, leaving Luna a short putt to clinch the title.

It was her second victory of the season after her recent win in Germany and the fifth of her eight-year career on the Ladies European Tour.

“I feel very emotional at this moment because I wasn’t expecting it,” Luna said. “In the middle of the nine I wasn’t playing great and I made a few bad shots. I really managed to stick together and keep going despite being very happy and tired.”

After signing her score card, she was greeted by her one-year-old daughter, Elena and added that she was looking forward to seeing her husband back at home in Cannes, France.

She said: “I have been working on my mind the last few years. I think the results are here and I really thank you, Vicky Aitken, for this and my coach, Roger Damiano and my husband as well who is very, very supportive.”

Luna is now targeting her second Solheim Cup appearance after she moved to fifth on the European standings, just outside the top four places that will automatically qualify for the team.

“I’m really hoping to play Solheim Cup now. I really hope to be in the team now and I will do my best to be in the team,” said Luna, ranked first on the LET’s Henderson Money List after her win.

Last year’s Henderson Money List winner, Pace, tied for second and said: “I’m disappointed obviously not to win but it was a good effort and my golf is back so I’m looking forward to the majors and playing well in them.”

Smith, who won the Pegasus New Zealand Women’s Open in February, was also looking forward to the summer’s majors.

“I’ve had not a great five weeks over here and to finish second this week and be able to go home was nice and it feels good. It’s sort of like a relief, I guess,” she said. 
“I’m going to work hard on my game. I’ve got a lot of things to work on and a month to do it. I’ll work on my body, work on the game and be ready for the majors.”
Giquel-Bettan, the 2007 Open de Portugal winner, was happy to record her first top-10 finish in nine starts this season. She said: “I finished with a birdie on 18 so I’m really happy with second place. I can play the British and it didn’t happen for such a long time that I’m very happy.”
After playing through illness, second round co-leader Laura Davies finished with a 74 and tied for 12^th place with eight other players including French rookie Joanna Klatten.
The seventh edition of the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open will be played over the week June 11-17, 2012.

Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open

Golf Gerre Losone (par 72)

Final Scores:

203 - Diana Luna (ITA) 69 67 67

204 - Lee-Anne Pace (SA) 70 66 68, Kristie Smith (AUS) 70 66 68, Sophie Giquel-Bettan (FRA) 68 68 68
206 - Becky Brewerton (WAL) 68 71 67, Melissa Reid (ENG) 67 70 69
207 - Caroline Hedwall (SWE) 70 69 68, Karen Lunn (AUS) 66 71 70, Carin Koch (SWE) 69 66 72
208 - Caroline Masson (GER) 68 70 70, Linda Wessberg (SWE) 70 68 70
209 - Lucie Andre (FRA) 69 71 69, Nikki Garrett (AUS) 70 69 70, Joanna Klatten (FRA) 66 73 70, Ashleigh Simon (SA) 70 69 70, Nontaya Srisawang (THA) 70 72 67, Carmen Alonso (ESP) 70 68 71, Minea Blomqvist (FIN) 68 70 71, Stefania Croce (ITA) 68 69 72, Laura Davies (ENG) 69 66 74
210 - Connie Chen (SA) 71 70 69, Lynnette Brooky (NZ) 71 70 69, Lotta Wahlin (SWE) 69 70 71, Emma Cabrera-Bello (ESP) 68 71 71, Florentyna Parker (ENG) 73 65 72, Christel Boeljon (NL) 67 70 73
211 - Florence Luscher (SWI) 68 72 71, Elizabeth Bennett (ENG) 71 70 70, Caroline Rominger (SWI) 70 71 70, Georgina Simpson (ENG) 70 69 72, Lydia Hall (WAL) 67 74 70, Kym Larratt (ENG) 71 68 72, Beth Allen (USA) 69 72 70, Louise Larsson (SWE) 72 69 70
212 - Stacy Lee Bregman (SA) 74 66 72, Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (FRA) 69 69 74, Lisa Hall (ENG) 73 69 70, Rachel Jennings (ENG) 67 71 74, Morgana Robbertze (SA) 70 72 70, Caroline Afonso (FRA) 73 69 70, Danielle Montgomery (ENG) 70 73 69
213 - Titiya Plucksataporn (THA) 71 69 73, Sarah Kemp (AUS) 70 70 73, Carlota Ciganda (ESP) 71 69 73, Stacey Keating (AUS) 72 69 72
214 - Rebecca Flood (AUS) 68 72 74, Tara Davies (WAL) 71 70 73, Kiran Matharu (ENG) 68 71 75, Diana D'Alessio (USA) 74 68 72, Veronica Zorzi (ITA) 74 69 71, Rebecca Codd (IRE) 71 72 71
215 - Laura Cabanillas (ESP) 73 69 73, Line Vedel (DEN) 70 73 72
216 - Charlie Douglass (ENG) 71 70 75, Sophie Sandolo (ITA) 68 74 74, Klara Spilkova (CZE) 69 74 73, Kaisa Ruuttila (FIN) 68 69 79
217 - Valeria Martinoli (Am) (SWI) 71 70 76, Malene Jorgensen (DEN) 71 71 75, Carly Booth (SCO) 68 75 74
218 - Lynn Kenny (SCO) 73 68 77, Johanna W Johansson (SWE) 74 69 75

Ends

Further information:

Bethan Cutler

JULIE OTTO TURNS PROFESSIONAL TO PURSUE TUITION CAREER

NEWS RELEASEFollowing a successful amateur playing career and significant involvement in the administration of the game, Julie Otto turns professional to pursue a career in golf tuition.
Having played in five Curtis Cup matches for Great Britain and Ireland against the United States of America, she brings to professional golf and in particular the coaching of the game a wealth of experience.
She retired from the amateur game as the reigning British Champion and as part of the victorious 1996 Curtis Cup team. She followed this by moving into the administration of the game, with the Ladies Golf Union and The R and A.
Julie’s move to professional golf fulfils a further ambition for her career in the game and she is looking forward to the challenges that her new role brings. Julie will be working with Ian Muir, PGA Professional at Elie Sports Club in Fife.
“I am delighted to have the opportunity to work with Ian, he is an outstanding PGA Professional. I am looking forward to developing a career in golf tuition and I hope to offer a further dynamic to that already available at Elie.”
In addition to golf tuition, Julie is an accomplished speaker and has significant experience in event management.
For further information:
Julie Otto, Elie Sports Club, Golf Club Lane, Elie, Fife KY9 1AS
01333 330955 or 07545 299475


JULIE OTTO (nee Wade, formerly Hall)


National Championships:
Ladies’ British Open Amateur Champion 1990, 1995
Ladies’ British Open Amateur Stroke Play Champion 1993
Australian Ladies’ Open Amateur Champion 1995
Spanish Ladies’ Open Amateur Champion 1990, 1996
Brazilian Four-Ball Champion 1987 (with Helen Wadsworth)
English Ladies’ Amateur Champion 1988, 1994, 1995
English Ladies’ Amateur Stroke Play Champion 1987, 1993
English Ladies’ Intermediate Champion 1987
Welsh Open Amateur Stroke Play Champion 1993


Other Events:
Suffolk Ladies’ Stroke Play Champion 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
Suffolk Ladies’ Champion 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995
Critchley Salver 1988
Astor Salver 1990
Helen Holm Trophy 1991, 1993
Wentworth Scratch Trophy 1993
Hermitage Scratch Cup 1994
Sunningdale Foursomes 1997 (with Helen Wadsworth)
Fife Ladies’ Champion 1997


Great Britain and Ireland Teams
Curtis Cup 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996
World Amateur Team Championships, Espirito Santo Trophy 1988, 1990, 1994
Vagliano Trophy 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
Commonwealth Tournament 1991, 1995


English Teams
European Team Championships 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
Home International Matches 1987 to 1995 (inclusive)
European Lady Junior Team Championships 1986


Daily Telegraph Woman Golfer of the Year 1993, 1995


Captaincies
England – World Amateur Team Championships, Espirito Santo Trophy 2008
England – Home International Matches 2009
England – European Ladies’ Team Championships 2010


Employment2000 – 2007 Assistant Director – Rules, The R&A, St Andrews (resigned February 2007)
1997 – 2000 Secretary, The Ladies’ Golf Union, St Andrews
1996 – 1997 Tournament Secretary, The Ladies’ Golf Union, St Andrews

LEONA MAGUIRE WINS IRISH OPEN STROKE TITLE BY EIGHT SHOTS

PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION
Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) led from wire-to-wire to win the 2011 Irish Women’s Open Strokeplay title at Elm Park, Dublin today
After opening with 64 and 70 to lead the field by 5 strokes overnight, the Co. Cavan teenager fired a flare to the trailing field with a 2 putt birdie at the first, and never looked back. Further birdies at the short fifth and long eight saw her turn two under the card to lead nearest challenger Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush) by ten strokes with just 9 holes remaining. Leona's twin sister Lisa saw her final round challenge fade after a double bogey at the short third.
Leona's only blemish of the weekend was a double bogey on the fifteenth, but she had plenty in the tank to spare and romped home 8 shots ahead of the field. Meadow went on to sign for a best of the day 70 to finish second while Lisa was next best on +3 for the three rounds.

Ireland won the team event followed by Spain , Wales , Germany England and Scotland .


FINAL ROUND SCORES
Par 213 (3x71)
206 Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) 64 70 72
214 Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush) 73 71 70
216 Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) 68 71 77
223 Leigh Whittaker (GER) 74 74 75 Anna Arrese (ESP) 73 75 75 Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) 68 78 77
225 Manon DeRoey (BEL) 76 74 75 Rocio Sanchez (ESP) 73 75 77
228 Hannah Burke (ENG) 78 74 76
229 Whitney Hillier (AUS) 77 76 76
230 Sarah Faller (Galway) 82 75 73 Katherine O'Connor (WAL) 75 77 78 Deirdre Smith (Co. Louth) 75 82 73
231 Danielle McVeigh (RCDL) 78 76 77 Gillian O'Leary (Cork) 76 78 77 Elia Folch (ESP) 76 79 76
232 Anna Carling (WAL) 78 75 79 Tara Watters (ENG) 78 76 78 Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion) 77 80 75 Jane Turner (SCO) 76 81 75
233 Luna Sobron (ESP) 82 77 74
234 Teresa Caballer (ESP) 73 77 84
235 Mathilda Cappeliez (FRA) 74 77 84
236 Charlene Reid (Royal Portrush) 81 75 80 Sarah Cunningham (Ennis) 80 79 77 Lauren Blease (ENG) 78 79 79
237 Rachael Watton (SCO) 79 81 77
238 Karen O'Neill (Douglas) 80 75 83 Karen Delaney (Carlow) 79 81 78 Tara Gribben (Warrenpoint) 77 83 78
239 Alyson McKechin (SCO) 77 83 79 Sue Phillips (Woodbrook) 76 80 83 Jessica Meek (SCO) 73 86 80
240 Jessica Carty (Holywood) 78 81 81
241 Sarah Helly (Enniscrone) 82 78 81 Patrice Delaney (Birr) 81 79 81 Aoife Lowry (Tipperary) 80 80 81
242 Isabell Gabsa (GER) 80 79 83
243 Ariana Coyle Diez (Elm Park) 78 79 86 Louise Coffey (Malone) 78 82 83 Suzanne Hayes (Hermitage) 78 82 83
246 Ciara Butler (Newlands) 77 82 87


NON QUALIFIERS
161 Sammy Vass (SCO) 82 79 Louise Mernagh (Woodenbridge) 78 83
162 Maria Dunne (Skerries) 85 77 Victoria Bradshaw (Bangor) 82 80 Chloe Weir (Shandon Park) 82 80
163 Olivia Mehaffey (RCDL) 80 83
164 Alison Taylor (Malahide) 85 79
165 Shauna O'Brien (Clonmel) 83 82
167 Jean O'Driscoll (Muskerry) 87 80
168 Lauren Horsford (ENG) 86 82
169 Emily McGuinness (Greenore) 84 85
170 Dawn Marie Conaty (Ashbourne) 87 83 Jill Pierse (Grange) 80 90 Sarah Murray (Co. Louth) 86 84
172 Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna) 86 86
174 Jenny Sykes (Dun Laoghaire) 82 92
175 Rebecca O'Regan (Newlands) 91 84
176 Niamh Ward (Lurgan) 89 87
177 Hannah Henderson (Ballyclare) 89 88
181 Aoife Barry (Muskerry) 93 88
187 Kirstie Barry (Royal Tara) 91 96


INTERNATIONAL TEAM EVENT
415 IRELAND Leona Maguire 64 70 72 Lisa Maguire 68 [71] [77] Stephanie Meadow [73] 71 70
449 SPAIN Teresa Caballer 73 [77] [84] Rocio Sanchez 73 75 77 Luna Sobron [82] 77 74
460 ENGLAND Lauren Blease 78 (79) (79), Hannah Burke 77 74 76, Tara Waters (78) 76 78.
462 WALES Anna Carling 78 75 79 Katherine O'Connor 75 77 78
465 GERMANY Isabell Gabsa 80 79 83 Leigh Whittaker 74 74 75
467 SCOTLAND Alyson McKechin 77 [83] [79] Jane Turner 76 81 75 Rachael Watton [79] 81 77

GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND RETAIN THE ASTOR TROPHY

Great Britain and Ireland came back from 0-2 deficit after the foursomes to score a glorious closing 4-3 win over Canada to clinch the Astor Trophy by beating all four opposing countries at Fairhaven GC, Lancashire.
GB and I won the tournament the last time it was played, four years ago in South Africa. Of the 14 Astor Trophy (formerly the Commonwealth Tournament) held since the first at St Andrews in 1959, Great Britain and Ireland have won seven.

Left to right: Pamela Pretswell, Kelly Tidy, Amy Boulden, team captain Tegwen Perkins, Kelsey MacDonald and Holly Clyburn (Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency).

FINAL STANDINGS

1 Great Britain and Ireland four wins out of four.

2 New Zealand three wins.

3 South Africa two wins.

4 Australia one win.

5 Canada no wins.

Fittingly, the "MVP" of the tournament was the 14-year-old New Zealand player who is ranked No 1 in the world of female amateur golfers - Lydia Ko. She won three of her four singles and all four of her foursomes outings.

The next Astor Trophy tournament will be held at an Australian venue in four years' time - 2015.

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CANADIANS SHOCK RAMPANT GB AND I BY WINNING FOURSOMES

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com The Fat Lady is not singing yet at Fairhaven Golf Club, but Great Britain and Ireland's victory march in the Astor Trophy is in danger of being derailed by Canada.
The Canadians, still seeking their first win this week, stunned the Great Britain and Ireland followers by winning both the morning foursomes on the final day at the Lancashire venue
In the other match, South Africa and Australia shared the foursomes 1-1.
GB and I, after beating New Zealand on Saturday, went into the match against Canada, needing a minimum of a draw to retain the Astor Trophy but at 0-2 in arrears with five singles to play, skipper Tegwen Matthews’ squad needed to dig deep to turn it around.
Nicole Vandermade and Jessica Wallace gave the Canadians a flying start by beating Pamela Pretswell and Holly Clyburn by 2 and 1.
Then Anne Catherine Tanguay and Rebecca Lee Bentham beat Kelsey MacDonald and Amy Boulden with a birdie at the last.
Vandermade and Wallace had the better of the outward half against Pretswell and Clyburn. The Canadians were two up after three holes, lost the fourth, but got it back to a two-hole lead by winning the fifth. Pretswell and Clyburn won their second hole of the morning at the ninth to turn for home one down.
The GB and I pair squared it with a par 3 at the short 10th but lost the 11th to a birdie 4 from the Canadians. After halved holes at 12 and 13, Pretswell and Clyburn squared the match by winning the 14th and 15th with par figures.
A birdie 4 by Vandermade and Wallace put the Canadians on up at the long 16th
Another birdie, a 2 at the short 17th, by Vandermade and Wallace won the hole and the match by 2 and 1.
Kelsey MacDonald and Amy Boulden won the second and third, with a birdie, to go two up in the early stages. Anne Catherine Tanguay and Rebecca Lee Bentham squared matters by winning the short fifth with a birdie 2 and the seventh with a par 4.
GB and I won the eighth with a par but their lead lasted only one hole, the Canadians squaring it at the ninth with a birdie 3.
After five halved holes, Tanguay and Lee Bentham went ahead wit a birdie 4 at the 15th. The long 16th was halved in par 5s. MacDonald and Boulden got a birdie 2 at the short 17th to square the match.
The Canadians won the 18th and the match with a pitch and putt birdie 4, their opponents being just off the back of the green in three shots and pitching their fourth to about 5ft short of the flag.
Bertine Strauss and Iliska Verwey gave South Africa a 1-0 lead by beating Breanne Elliott and Cathleen Santoso 3 and 2.
But Ashley Ona and Emma de Groot of Australia levelled it at 1-1 with 2 and 1 win over Kim Williams and Henriette Frylinck.
Strauss and Verwey, both high in the world amateur rankings, showed their class by winning te first, third and fourth for a three-hole lead. But Williams and Frylinck hit back with successes at the sixth and seventh to be only one down at the turn.
The South Africans won the short 10th but lost the long fifth to a birdie betore going three up with wins at the 12th and 13th.
Elliott and Santoos won the 14th to cut their deficit to two holes but a birdie 4 by te South Africans at the 16th gave them a 3 and 2 win.
Ona and De Groot were two up after three by winning the second and third with birdies. Williams and Frylinck got their foot in the door by winning the sixth and then the eighth to be all square. Ona and De Groot won the ninth to be one up at the turn.
That became a two-hole lead for the South Africans with a success at the 11th but Williams and Frylink birdied tt 12th to keep their hopes alive at one down. However, Ona and De Groot were able to win the 15th with a birdie to go two up with three to play and halves at the 16th and 17th gave the Aussiesca 2 and 1 win.

SICK LAURA SHARES LEAD IN SWISS LADIES OPEN

By BETHAN CUTLER
Ladies European Tour Media Manager
Brave Laura Davies battled through severe sickness to complete a second round of six under par 66 at Golf Gerre Losone on Sunday morning.
The 79-time tournament champion tied for the lead with Sweden’s Carin Koch at nine under par going into Sunday afternoon’s final round, after Saturday’s play was washed out.
According to her caddie Johnny Scott, Davies could hardly put one foot in front of the other as she played the back nine this morning.

Dehydrated after picking up a bug on Thursday evening, she stumbled off to see the doctor for an infusion after handing in her score card, but he was unable to find a vein in her hand.

Scott said: “She will never give up, even if she has to crawl around on her hands and knees.”

Davies admitted that she was stubborn and would not succumb after battling the illness throughout the weather-interrupted round, which she started at 1.10pm on Friday. On a beautiful morning of sunshine, she began at the 11th and dropped a shot at the 12th but picked up birdies on the par-five 15th and 18th holes.

She and Koch lead by one stroke over four other players, including the defending champion Lee-Anne Pace from South Africa, who also competed a round of 66 this morning and Italian Diana Luna, who finished her round of 67. Australian Kristie Smith and Frenchwoman Sophie Giquel-Bettan also sit one stroke back after finishing their second rounds of 66 and 68 on Friday.

Pace was smiling from ear to ear after handing in her card and said: “It was one better than I hoped: I was pleased with that.” She signed off with two birdies and an eagle over her last four holes. She said it was like déjà vu as her eagle putt on 18 was the same as her winning putt in 2010, a 20 footer that was just a ball to the left and she felt confident that she knew the line.

On a tightly packed leader board, there are five players two shots off the lead on seven under par including Australian Karen Lunn and Italian Stefania Croce who finished their second rounds on Friday. Current Henderson Money List leader Christel Boeljon from the Netherlands, England’ Melissa Reid, and Kaisa Ruuttila of Finland also finished at seven under par.

The third and final round will commence at 11.45am local time and the players will be grouped in three-balls, starting from two tees.

SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)135 Carin Koch (SWE) 69 66, Laura Davies (ENG) 69 66
136 Sophie Giquel-Bettan (FRA) 68 68, Kristie Smith (AUS) 70 66, Lee-Anne Pace (SA) 70 66, Diana Luna (ITA) 69 67
137 Karen Lunn (AUS) 66 71, Stefania Croce (ITA) 68 69, Kaisa Ruuttila (FIN) 68 69, Christel Boeljon (NL) 67 70, Melissa Reid (ENG) 67 70
138 Florentyna Parker (ENG) 73 65, Minea Blomqvist (FIN) 68 70, Linda Wessberg (SWE) 70 68, Rachel Jennings (ENG) 67 71, Carmen Alonso (ESP) 70 68, Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (FRA) 69 69, Caroline Masson (GER) 68 70
139 Emma Cabrera-Bello (ESP) 68 71, Kym Larratt (ENG) 71 68, Ashleigh Simon (SA) 70 69, Georgina Simpson (ENG) 70 69, Kiran Matharu (ENG) 68 71, Lotta Wahlin (SWE) 69 70, Joanna Klatten (FRA) 66 73, Caroline Hedwall (SWE) 70 69, Becky Brewerton (WAL) 68 71, Nikki Garrett (AUS) 70 69
140 Stacy Lee Bregman (SA) 74 66, Florence Luscher (SWI) 68 72, Titiya Plucksataporn (THA) 71 69, Lucie Andre (FRA) 69 71, Rebecca Flood (AUS) 68 72, Sarah Kemp (AUS) 70 70, Carlota Ciganda (ESP) 71 69
141 - Valeria Martinoli (Am) (SWI) 71 70, Connie Chen (SA) 71 70, Lynn Kenny (SCO) 73 68, Elizabeth Bennett (ENG) 71 70, Lynnette Brooky (NZ) 71 70, Caroline Rominger (SWI) 70 71, Tara Davies (WAL) 71 70, Charlie Douglass (ENG) 71 70, Lydia Hall (WAL) 67 74, Stacey Keating (AUS) 72 69, Beth Allen (USA) 69 72, Louise Larsson (SWE) 72 69
142 - Nontaya Srisawang (THA) 70 72, Laura Cabanillas (ESP) 73 69, Lisa Hall (ENG) 73 69, Sophie Sandolo (ITA) 68 74, Diana D'Alessio (USA) 74 68, Morgana Robbertze (SA) 70 72, Caroline Afonso (FRA) 73 69, Malene Jorgensen (DEN) 71 71
143 - Johanna W Johansson (SWE) 74 69, Veronica Zorzi (ITA) 74 69, Line Vedel (DEN) 70 73, Carly Booth (SCO) 68 75, Klara Spilkova (CZE) 69 74, Rebecca Codd (IRE) 71 72, Danielle Montgomery (ENG) 70 73
Missed the cut:-
144 - Sophie Popov (Am) (GER) 74 70, Tandi Cuningham (SA) 71 73, Louise Friberg (SWE) 71 73, Anja Monke (GER) 68 76, Holly Aitchison (ENG) 70 74, Lara Katzy (Am) (GER) 72 72, Federica Piovano (ITA) 74 70, Garrett Phillips (USA) 70 74, Anne-Lise Caudal (FRA) 73 71, Pernilla Lindberg (SWE) 71 73, Jeehae Lee (KOR) 71 73

145 - Louise Stahle (SWE) 71 74, Sara Brown (USA) 73 72, Frances Bondad (AUS) 71 74, Helena Blomberg (SWE) 72 73, Hannah Jun (USA) 74 71, Anais Maggetti (Am) (SWI) 72 73

146 - Marianne Skarpnord (NOR) 73 73, Cassandra Kirkland (FRA) 74 72, Henrietta Zuel (ENG) 72 74, Tania Elosegui (ESP) 74 72, Lora Fairclough (ENG) 72 74, Manon Gidali (Am) (FRA) 73 73, Marjet van der Graaff (NL) 71 75, Ursula Wikstrom (FIN) 72 74, Sophie Walker (ENG) 72 74, Caroline Bon (NZ) 73 73

147 - Melodie Bourdy (FRA) 76 71, Felicity Johnson (ENG) 75 72, Jade Schaeffer (FRA) 70 77, Stefanie Michl (AUT) 71 76, Marina Arruti (ESP) 74 73, Vikki Laing (SCO) 73 74, Kylie Walker (SCO) 73 74, Martina Gillen (IRE) 74 73

148 - Kyra van Leeuwen (NL) 72 76, Laurette Maritz (SA) 74 74, Adriana Zwanck (ESP) 74 74, Jenni Kuosa (FIN) 74 74, Julie Maisongrosse (FRA) 73 75, Julie Greciet (FRA) 75 73, Rachel Bell (ENG) 77 71

149 - Elisabeth Esterl (GER) 73 76, Jaclyn Sweeney (USA) 73 76, Lisa Holm Sorensen (DEN) 76 73, Kate Combes (AUS) 75 74, Margherita Rigon (ITA) 71 78, Riikka Hakkarainen (FIN) 73 76

150 - Jessica Ji (KOR) 75 75, Rebecca Hudson (ENG) 76 74, Caroline Westrup (SWE) 74 76, Nicole Gergely (AUT) 75 75, Trish Johnson (ENG) 74 76

151 - Zuzana Kamasova (SVK) 75 76, Frederique Seeholzer (SWI) 76 75, Melanie Maetzler (SWI) 75 76, Clare Queen (SCO) 73 78

152 - Liebelei Elena Lawrence (GR) 75 77

153 - Benedicte Toumpsin (BEL) 77 76, Bettina Hauert (GER) 76 77

154 - Christine Hallstrom (SWE) 75 79

159 - Breanne Loucks (WAL) 82 77

RTD - Kim Welch (USA) 76 RTD


DSQ - Ana Larraneta (ESP) DSQ DSQ

SCOT LEADING IN SIR HENRY COOPER JUNIOR MASTERS

Angus Carrick (Douglas Park) was in the lead after two rounds of the 54-hole Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters tournament at Nizells Golf Club, Kent.
Angus had a pair of 69s for six-under-par 138, leading by one shot from Ireland's Gavin Moynihan (Donbbate) (70-66).

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LPGA FUTURES TOUR SCOREBOARD

 $125,000 Tate and Lyle Players Championship
The Hickory Point Golf Club, Decatur, Illinois
THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72) Yardage 6594.
1    Valentine Derrey (Paris, France)              68-69-67 - 204
2    Tiffany Joh (San Diego, Calif.)                  66-71-68 - 205
3    Lisa Ferrero (Lodi, Calif.)                        70-66-71 - 207
     Jane Rah (Torrance, Calif.)                        69-66-72 - 207
     Sofie Andersson (Angelholm, Sweden)      68-67-72 - 207
     Mo Martin (Altadena, Calif.)                       67-67-73 - 207
7    Elisa Serramia (Barcelona, Spain)             70-70-68 - 208
     Jenny Gleason (Clearwater, Fla.)               70-67-71 - 208
9    Leanne Bowditch (Queensland, Australia) 71-67-71 - 209
     Karlin Beck (Pike Road, Ala.)                   70-67-72 - 209
11   Cydney Clanton (Concord, N.C.)             73-69-68 - 210
     Miriam Nagl (Berlin, Germany)                   70-71-69 - 210
     Alison Whitaker (Melbourne, Australia         70-71-69 - 210
     Ashley Prange (Noblesville, Ind.)                68-71-71 - 210
15   Lizette Salas (Azusa, Calif.)                      71-70-70 - 211
     Leah Wigger (Louisville, Ky.)                      73-67-71 - 211
17   Sandra Changkija (Orlando, Fla.)            76-67-69 - 212
     Paz Echeverria (Santiago, Chile)                 70-70-72 - 212
     Ashley Knoll (The Woodlands, Tex          70-67-75 - 212
20   Alexandria Buelow (a) (Palm City, Fla.)    73-69-71 - 213
     Seul Ki Park (Northbrook, Ill.)                    73-71-69 - 213
     Sydnee Michaels (Temecula, Calif.)                 69-70-74 - 213
23   Veronica Felibert (Caracas, Venezuela)             68-75-71 - 214
     Tzu-Chi Lin (Taichung, Chinese Taipei)             73-69-72 - 214
     Yu-Ling Hsieh (Chinese Taipei)                     73-69-72 - 214
     Christina Jones (Jensen Beach, Fla.)               72-67-75 - 214
27   Melissa Eaton-Jackson (Port Shepstone, S. Africa)  72-71-72 - 215
     Emma Jandel (Dayton, Ohio)                         73-69-73 - 215
     Victoria Elizabeth (Dayton, Ohio)                  73-69-73 - 215
     Ashley Medders (Alma, Ga.)                         71-73-71 - 215
     Sophia Sheridan (Guadalajara, Mexico)              72-72-71 - 215
     Jenny Lee (Simi Valley, Calif.)                    69-72-74 - 215
     Ayaka Kaneko (Honolulu, Hawaii)                    71-74-70 - 215
34   Tanya Dergal (Durango, Mexico)                     71-72-73 - 216
     Misun Cho (Cheongju, South Korea)                  71-72-73 - 216
     Natalie Sheary (West Hartford, Conn.)              72-71-73 - 216
     Juliana Murcia Ortiz (Bogota, Colombia)            68-73-75 - 216
     Jodi Ewart (North Yorkshire, England)              72-72-72 - 216
     Aimee Neff (Carmel, Ind.)                                72-67-77 - 216
     Stefanie Kenoyer (Lighthouse Point, Fla.)          72-73-71 - 216
     Brittany Johnston (Akron, Ohio)                        71-67-78 - 216
     Olivia Jordan-Higgins (Channel Islands, UK)  74-71-71 - 216
     Erica Moston (Belmont, Calif.)                          74-71-71 - 216
44   Hanna Kang (Seoul, South Korea)                    69-75-73 - 217
     Ryann O'Toole (San Clemente, Calif.)               71-73-73 - 217
     Katie Kempter (Albuquerque, N.M.)                  71-73-73 - 217
     Mesha Levister (Louisburg, N.C.)                   74-71-72 - 217
     Cara Freeman (San Tan Valley, Ariz.)               75-70-72 - 217
49   Katherine Hepler (a) (Lincoln, Ill.)               67-76-75 - 218
     Jessi Gebhardt (Chandler, Ariz.)                   71-72-75 - 218
     Tara Goedeken (Dodge City, Kan.)                   72-72-74 - 218
     Inhong Lim (Seoul, South Korea)                    73-71-74 - 218
     Jenna Pearson (Wheaton, Ill.)                      68-76-74 - 218
     Caroline Park (Seoul, South Korea)                 74-70-74 - 218
     Britney Choy (Wahiawa, Hawaii)                     74-71-73 - 218
     Kendall Dye (Edmond, Okla.)                        74-71-73 - 218
     Laura Nochta (Cortland, Ohio)                      76-69-73 - 218
     Sarah Brown (Lopatcong, N.J.)                      73-72-73 - 218
     Stephanie Na (Adelaide, Australia)                 72-73-73 - 218
     Esther Choe (Scottsdale, Ariz.)                    77-68-73 - 218
61   Daniela Iacobelli (Viera, Fla.)                    72-71-76 - 219
     Sofi Toccafondi (Del Viso, Argentina)              73-70-76 - 219
     Jackie Barenborg (Vero Beach, Fla.)                72-73-74 - 219
     Candace Schepperle (Birmingham, Ala.)              74-71-74 - 219
65   Macarena Silva (Santiago, Chile)                   72-71-77 - 220
     Sydney Cox (Edmond, Okla.)                         71-72-77 - 220
67   Whitney Wade (Glasgow, Ky.)                        76-68-77 - 221
     Kirby Dreher (Fort St. John, Canada)               75-69-77 - 221
     Ashley Smith (Calgary, Alberta)                    75-70-76 - 221
70   Lauren Doughtie (Suffolk, Va.)                     75-70-77 - 222
71   Tiffany Tavee (Tempe, Ariz.)                       71-74-78 - 223
72   Elise Swartout (Ann Arbor, Mich.)                  71-74-80 - 225

LEONA LEADS BY FIVE FROM LISA IN IRISH STROKE-PLAY

PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION


Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell), pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, leads the International field on 8 under par and will play with twin sister Lisa at the end of the field to decide the 2011 Irish Women’s Open stroke-play title.
Birdies at the first, fourth, sixth, seventh and ninth saw her reach the turn five under the card and further birdies at eleven, seventeen and eighteen saw her take a lunchtime lead of 3 strokes ahead of sister Lisa and surprise packet Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) who signed signed for a career best 68.
Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush), ranked twelfth in the world rankings, opened with a solid 73 and added an impressive level par 71 in the worst of the afternoon weather.
Next best of the Irish is Karen O’Neill (Douglas) on 155 after rounds of 80 and 75, one shot ahead of Lancôme Irish Champion Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co. Down Ladies), Gillain O’Leary ( Cork ) and Charlene Reid (Royal Portrush)
Defending Champion Hannah Burke (ENG) struggled on the back nine of her morning round to sign for 78 and added a 74 in the afternoon to comfortably make the cut.
With 42 players making the cut of 160 and the field teeing off in reverse order of today’s scoring, the Maguire twins will make up the final pairing at 10.48am. Sizeable crowds are once again expected at the beautifully presented parkland Elm Park course where admission is free and juniors are particularly welcome.
36 HOLE TOTALS
Par 142 (2x71)
134 Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) 64 70
139 Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) 68 71
144 Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush) 73 71
146 Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) 68 78
148 Leigh Whittaker (GER) 74 74 Rocio Sanchez (ESP) 73 75 Anna Arrese (ESP) 73 75
150 Manon deRoey (BEL) 76 74 Teresa Caballer (ESP) 73 77
151 Mathilda Cappeliez (FRA) 74 77
152 Katherine O'Connor (WAL) 75 77 Hannah Burke (ENG) 78 74
153 Whitney Hillier (AUS) 77 76 Anna Carling (WAL) 78 75
154 Danielle McVeigh (RCDL) 78 76 Gillian O'Leary (Cork) 76 78 Tara Watters (ENG) 78 76
155 Karen O'Neill (Douglas) 80 75 Elia Folch (ESP) 76 79
156 Sue Phillips (Woodbrook) 76 80 Charlene Reid (Royal Portrush) 81 75
157 Ariana Coyle Diez (Elm Park) 78 79 Sarah Faller (Galway) 82 75 Lauren Blease (ENG) 78 79, Deirdre Smith (Co. Louth) 75 82 Jane Turner (SCO) 76 81 Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion) 77 80
159 Ciara Butler (Newlands) 77 82 Isabel Gabsa (GER) 80 79 Sarah Cunningham (Ennis) 80 79 Luna Sobron (ESP) 82 77 Jessica Carty (Holywood) 78 81 Jessica Meek (SCO) 73 86
160 Aoife Lowry (Tipperary) 80 80 Suzanne Hayes (Hermitage) 78 82 Tara Gribben (Warrenpoint) 77 83 Sarah Helly (Enniscrone) 82 78 Louise Coffey (Malone) 78 82 Alyson McKechin (SCO) 77 83 Patrice Delaney (Birr) 81 79 Rachael Watton (SCO) 79 81 Karen Delaney (Carlow) 79 81


NON QUALIFIERS
161 Sammy Vass (SCO) 82 79 Louise Mernagh (Woodenbridge) 78 83
162 Maria Dunne (Skerries) 85 77 Victoria Bradshaw (Bangor) 82 80 Chloe Weir (Shandon Park) 82 80
163 Olivia Mehaffey (RCDL) 80 83
164 Alison Taylor (Malahide) 85 79
165 Shauna O'Brien (Clonmel) 83 82
167 Jean O'Driscoll (Muskerry) 87 80
168 Lauren Horsford (ENG) 86 82
169 Emily McGuinness (Greenore) 84 85
170 Dawn Marie Conaty (Ashbourne) 87 83 Jill Pierse (Grange) 80 90 Sarah Murray (Co. Louth) 86 84
172 Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna) 86 86
174 Jenny Sykes (Dun Laoghaire) 82 92
175 Rebecca O'Regan (Newlands) 91 84
176 Niamh Ward (Lurgan) 89 87
177 Hannah Henderson (Ballyclare) 89 88
181 Aoife Barry (Muskerry) 93 88
187 Kirstie Barry (Royal Tara) 91 96