ANGUS LADIES COUNTY GOLF ASSOCIATION 2011 PRIZEWINNERS

Angus Ladies County Golf Association prizewinning members at last night's AGM and presentation of prizes at Panmure Barry Golf Club. Seated centre (left to right): county president Sheena Hay, county champion Ailsa Summers and county captain, Ailsa's mother Mary.

SUNCOAST LADIES SERIES 54-HOLE STROKE-PLAY TOURNAMENT

LPGA INTERNATIONAL GOLF CLUB
Champions' Course, Daytona Beach, Florida
Three Rounds' Individual Stroke Play

SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
1 Rebecca LEE-BENTHAM Toronto, Canada 68-66--134 -10
T2 Haeji KANG Seoul, South Korea 70-66--136 -8
T2 Veronica FELIBERT Caracas, Venezuela 71-65--136 -8
T2 Birdie KIM Chino Hills, CA 66-70--136 -8
5 Hannah YUN Bradenton, Fl 69-69--138 -6
T6 Ariane Provot France 70-69--139 -5 (amateur)
T6 Victoria Tanco Buenos Aires, Argentina 70-69--139 -5 (amateur)
T8 Karlin BECK Pike Road, AL 68-72--140 -4
T8 Jacqui CONCOLINO Orlando, Fl 73-67--140 -4
T8 Mariajo URIBE Bucaramanga, Colombia 67-73--140 -4
T8 Brittany JOHNSTON Akron, OH 68-72--140 -4
T12 Stephanie KIM Whitestone, NY 71-70--141 -3
T12 Ashley KNOLL The Woodlands, TX 71-70--141 -3
T12 Natalie SHEARY West Hartford, CT 68-73--141 -3
T12 Miriam NAGL Berlin, Germany 70-71--141 -3
T12 Jessica KORDA Bradenton, Fl 71-70--141 -3
T12 Meredith DUNCAN Shreveport, LA 70-71--141 -3
T18 Sue KIM Langley, BC CAN 68-74--142 -2
T18 Allison FOUCH Grand Rapids, MI 73-69--142 -2
T18 Manon Gidali France 70-72--142 -2 (amateur)
T21 Jasi ACHARYA Columbus, MT 70-73--143 -1
T21 Macarena SILVA Chile 71-72--143 -1
T21 Christabel GOH Singapore 70-73--143 -1
T21 Ginger HOWARD Bradenton, Fl 71-72--143 -1
T21 Sarah ALMOND Albemarle, NC 70-73--143 -1
T21 Dori CARTER Valdosta, GA 73-70--143 -1
T21 Mallory BLACKWELDER Versailles, KY 71-72--143 -1
T28 Jenny GLEASON Clearwater, Fl. 72-73--145 +1
T28 Manon Molle France 72-73--145 +1 (amateur)
T28 Ayaka KANEKO Honolulu, HI 75-70--145 +1
T28 Isabelle Boineau France 75-70--145 +1 (amateur)
T32 Nicole HAGE Coral Springs, Fl 75-71--146 +2
T32 Valentine DERREY France 73-73--146 +2
T32 Jamie HULLETT Mesquite, TX 72-74--146 +2
T32 Katie KEMPTER Albuquerque, NM 71-75--146 +2
T32 Mitsuki KATAHIRA Japan 73-73--146 +2
T32 Kirby DREHER Fort St. John, BC, Canada 74-72--146 +2
T38 Carmen BANDEA Atlanta, GA 73-74--147 +3
T38 Megan McCHRYSTAL Stuart, FL 71-76--147 +3
T38 Danah BORDNER Indianapolis, IN 76-71--147 +3
T41 Aimee NEFF Carmel, IN 76-72--148 +4
T41 Danielle MILLS Pointe-Claire Quebec, CAN 78-70--148 +4
T41 Alexandra CASI East Palestine, OH 72-76--148 +4
T41 Taylor COLLINS Davie, FL 72-76--148 +4
T45 Courtney HARTER Clearwater, Fl. 80-69--149 +5
T45 Jenna PEARSON Wheaton, IL 71-78--149 +5
T45 Cassandra BLANEY Championsgate, FL 77-72--149 +5
T45 Kendall WRIGHT Sugar Hill, GA 77-72--149 +5
T49 Emily FLANIGAN Reunion, FL 76-75--151 +7
T49 Brooke Baker Edmond, OK 77-74--151 +7 (amateur)
T49 Jaclyn SWEENEY Sarasota, FL 74-77--151 +7
T52 Brooke MARNITZ Lexington, KY 79-73--152 +8
T52 Iris OCARIZA Pearl City, HI 75-77--152 +8
T52 Hannah JUN Walnut Creek, CA 77-75--152 +8
T52 Jillian FRACCOLA Ft. Myers, FL 78-74--152 +8
T52 Tatiana Kernen Schoenried, Switzerland 78-74--152 +8 (amateur)
T52 Cindy LACROSSE Tampa, FL 79-73--152 +8
T58 Emma Broze France 77-76--153 +9 (amateur)
T58 Fiona Puyo Pau, France 73-80--153 +9 (amateur)
T60 Courtney MAHON Kansas City, MO 81-73--154 +10
T60 Jessica YADLOCZKY Casselberry, FL 78-76--154 +10
T60 Junko NAKADA Japan 76-78--154 +10
T60 Alex SCHULTE Naples, FL 76-78--154 +10
64 Shasta AVERYHARDT Flint, MI 79-76--155 +11
65 Susan MARTIN Norcross, GA 75-82--157 +13
T66 Elvira BARCALA Maracay, Venezuela 78-80--158 +14
T66 Minhee PARK Tieton, WA 79-79--158 +14
68 Alexandra ANDERSEN Orange Park, FL 83-77--160 +16
69 Liz Li China 79-82--161 +17 (amateur)
70 Caroline GOASGUEN Clemson, SC 79-84--163 +19
71 Jordan Hatch South Beloit, IL 81-83--164 +20 (amateur)
72 Emilie Alonso (France) 82-83 -- 165 +21 (amateur)

AMY BOULDEN LEADS THE GIRLS AT ABU DHABI JUNIOR CH/SHIP

AMY BOULDEN in pole position in girls' championship at Abu Dhabi (image by Cal Carson Golf Agency).

FROM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WEBSITE
By Rod Gilmour in Abu Dhabi
Amy Boulden, who last year became one of the youngest players to qualify for the Women’s British Open at Carnoustie, hit the first tee shot of the day before topping the girls’ leaderboard by two shots after a fine opening 69 in the Abu Dhabi Junior Championship.
Boulden’s group took only four hours to race through 18 holes in searing temperatures at the Abu Dhabi National. And for much of the day Llandudno-born Boulden outshone many of the boys until Jimmy Mullen, playing in the last boys’ group of the day, birdied the 18th to match the Welsh teenager at three under par in the boys' event.
She looked at ease throughout, perhaps aided by the fact that her sister Kim works at the course in a golf teaching post. The 18-year-old Amy came out to the UAE to train for two months in January and February and her hard work certainly paid off.
Lauren Taylor (Woburn), the youngest ever winner of the British women's open amateur championship at Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland last June, carded a 71 to lie second.
Boulden, whose father works as a golf pro at Maesdu GC, Llandudno in North Wales, bogeyed the first “from nowhere” but steadied her nerve from the fifth onwards to fire three birdies in seven holes.
“My pitching let me down today which was disappointing,” she admitted afterwards. “But I’ve been going through some swing changes [like many of the competing juniors at this time of year] so hopefully I can remain consistent this week.”
Mullen’s only blemish, meanwhile, came courtesy of a double bogey on the par four 14th. He was in good company, though, as the hole proved the most difficult of the day following two sevens from the girls.
At that hole, Mullen, who seemed to be in aggressive mood throughout his round, found water on the right, subsequently tried playing from the mud before “piling it into a bunker”. He hit the face of the trap and two-putted but maintained his composure to finish with a birdie for a fine 69.
The lanky two handicapper said confidently: “The wind was swirling the whole time and it was hard to guess. But I have been playing well this week and now have a great chance. If I carry on playing like I did today then I don’t think anyone will catch me.”
The 17-year-old, who plays at Royal North Devon, leads by one from Daniel Hendry. The Scot resides in the United Arab Emirates and came into the tournament on the back of a local tournament win at the weekend. Hendry led for most of the day, too, until Mullen’s last hole exploits.
Heswall’s Oliver Carr, one of the favourites this week, lies a further shot back following a composed 71.
Despite a flurry of nervous faces on the first tee yesterday, Jack Singh Brar, who turned 15 last Friday and is the youngest player in both fields, looked unfazed. The Hampshire junior hit a booming opening drive before finishing with a 77. “I just couldn’t hole the putts today,” he said. He’s still to one to watch whatever happens this week.
Mullen’s county team-mate Oliver Walsh found conditions tough going and carded 13 over par. “Well, that didn’t go quite according to plan,” said the Thurlston member. He blamed himself for not drinking enough water. But that’s all part of the experience that this tournament yields.
This year’s competition, supported by The Daukt Telegraph, is rightly seen as one of the strongest ever fields, in an event which was first staged in 1985 at the Belfry.
Eight boys and four girls arrived here with handicaps of plus-two or better and a wealth of international experience. Such is the talent, it’s hard to predict which two will walk away as champions.

FIRST ROUND SCOREBOARD
GIRLS
Par 72
69 Amy Boulden (Maesdu).
71 Lauren Taylor (Woburn).
74 Hayley Davis (Ferndown and Baylor University, Texas).
75 Elizabeth Stebbings (Wilpshire), Samantha Giles (St Mellion), Brogan Townend (Pleasington), Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Co)
77 Meghan MacLaren (Wellingborough).
78 Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies).

BOYS
Par 72
69 Jimmy Mullen (Royal North Devon).
70 Daniel Hendry (Scotland/United Arab Emirates).
71 Oliver Carr (Heswall)
74 Harrison Greenberry (Exeter), Paul Kinnear (Sefton).
76 Alex Gleeson (Castle, Co Sligo).
77 James Newton (Cheshire), Luke Fitzpatrick (Mill Green), Jack Singh Brar (Bramshaw).
78 Ben Anderson (Belton Park)
80 William Pennington (Heswall).
85 Oliver Walsh (Thurlestone).

LANARKSHIRE LADIES COUNTY ASSOCIATION LEADING PRIZEWINNERS

Lanarkshire Ladies County Golf Association's leading prizewinners after the annual meeting and presentation or prizes at Cambuslang Golf Club last night. County champion Rachael Taylor who lives in Germany could not be present. Pictures by courtesy of Jean Macintyre.

LANARKSHIRE HONOURS MAY HUGHES



Long-playing Lanark Golf Club member May Hughes received Honorary Membership of the county at the AGM. This was the speech given by county captain Lesley Lloyd when making the presentation:

"May Hughes has been a member of LLCGA since 1979 and played for the County Team between 1983 and 2010.  May was selected for this year’s team but decided it was time to hang up her red jersey. 

During that time, especially in the 1980s and early 1990s, Lanarkshire were a very successful team and May was part of a winning team that qualified for and won the Scottish County Finals on 4 occasions.   

May was County Champion in 1993, 2003 & 2004 and runner-up on 3 other occasions.  As well as being a very successful golfer, May served on Committee from 1996-99 and she was County Captain in 2008 and 2009 in our Centenary Year. 

Since becoming eligible for Seniors and Vets golf May has twice been West of Scotland Vets Champion in 2008 and 2010, was runner up in the Scottish Vets Championship in 2010, represented the Scottish Vets Team on five occasions and this year represented Scotland in the Senior Home International Matches. 

May, in recognition of your outstanding contribution and commitment to Lanarkshire Ladies County Golf Association over many years I would ask you to accept Honorary membership of our Association."