MARIA HJORTH WINS BY SIX SHOTS ON SUNCOAST LADIES TOUR

Grande Pines GC, Orlando,Florida

FINAL TOTALS

Par 216 (3x72) Yardage: 3,160

1 Maria Hjorth (Falun, Sweden) 69-72-67--208 $2,000

2 Mi Jung Hur (South Korea) 72-71-71--214 $1,000

T3 Kris Tamulis (Naples, Florida) 71-75-69--215 $850

T3 Cristina Corpus (San Leandro, California) 71-72-72--215 $850

5 Sandra Changkija (Orlando, Florida) 74-72-71--217 $750

6 Emma DeGroot (Australia) 75-74-72--221 $700

T7 Yu Liu (amateur) (Championsgate, Florida) 74-75-73--222

T7 Alexandra Casi (East Palestine, Ohio) 73-76-73--222 $600

T7 Ginger Howard (Bradenton, Florida) 69-78-75--222 $600

T7 Dakoda Sunday (Palm Harbor, Florida) 74-72-76--222 $600

T11 Christine Wolf (amateur) (Austria) 72-75-76--223

T11 Rebecca Samuelsson (Gothenburg, Sweden) 74-74-75--223 $250

13 Elise Swartout (Ann Arbor, Michigan) 76-76-74--226

14 Courtney Harter (Clearwater, Florida) 71-81-75--227

15 Briana Vega (Reunion, Florida) 78-76-74--228 +12

16 Jordan Hardy (Sylacauga, Alabama) 77-76-76--229

T17 Vanessa Vela (Bogota, Colombia) 77-78-75--230

T17 Jennifer Hong (Granger, Indiana) 77-78-75--230

T19 Su-Ann Heng (Singapore) 82-71-78--231

T19 Victoria Thompson Akwesasne, Ontario CAN 79-74-78--231

T21 Christina Foster (amateur) (Concord, Ontario. Canada) 76-76-80--232

T21 Christie Branch (Quinton, Virginia) 80-74-78--232

T21 Tatiana Kernen (Schoenried, Switzerland) 76-80-76--232

T24 Mary Fran Hillow (amateur) (Orlando, Florida) 79-78-77--234

25 Chelcia Petersen (amateur) (Davenport, Florida) 77-84-75--236

T26 Daria Cummings (amateur) (Monroe, Connecticut) 81-78-80--239

T26 Sherri Pla (West Palm Beach, Forida) 81-85-73--239

T28 Caroline Goasguen (Montpellier, France) 82-81-78--241

T28 May Tomimbang (Kissimmee, Florida) 79-86-76--241

30 Alexis Bennett (Rockford, Illinois) 83-82-79--244

31 Suzanne Stanley (amateur) (Decatur, Alabama) 85-89-79--253

T32 Simin Feng (amateur) (Orlando, Florida) 81-81-92--254

T32 Elvira Barcala (Maracay, Venezuela) 88-83-83--254

34 Alison Meyer (Duluth, Minnesota) 85-83-87--255 +39

35 Kelly Villarreal (Birmingham, Alabama) 84-89-87--260 +44

36 Isabelle Newton (amateur) (Winter Garden, Florida) 90-89-91--270 +54

WITHDREW

Rachel Connor (Manchester, England) 76-82-WD

STIRLING AND CLACKMANNAN FINAL HALTED BY RAIN AT BATHGATE

Tonight's Stirling and Clackmannan women's county golf championship final had to be halted after six holes in torrential rain at Bathgate Golf Club. It will resume at the same venue next Wednesday evening (5.30pm) with Louise MacGregor (Falkirk) four holes up on Claire Capocci (Bridge of Allan). Louise is bidding to complete a hat-trick of county championship wins.

JANE TURNER IN MIDLOTHIAN SEMI-FINALS

Craigielaw's Jane Turner, chasing her first title in in the Midlothian women's county golf championship, is through to Saturday morning's semi-finals at Broomieknowe Golf Club. Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen student Jane, the leading qualifier, beat Caroline Steedman (Murrayfield) 5 and 4 and then cleared what could have been a very difficult hurdle in five times previous champion Claire Hargan (Cardross) by the same margin. In the round of the last four, Turner will play Karen Marshall (Baberton), the defending champion, while Linda Caine (Dunbar), a one time Scotland girl international, will play Broomieknowe player Wendy Nicholson who, in the quarter-finals, knocked out the No 2 seed and course record-holder, Hannah Scott,  also of Broomieknowe, by 3 and 1. First round Jane Turner (Craigielaw) bt Caroline Steedman (Murrayfield) 5 and 4. Claire Hargan (Cardross) bt Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe) 3 and 1. Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) bt Linda Bain (Lochend) 2 holes. Karen Marshall (Baberton) bt Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) 3 and 2. Linda Caine (Dunbar) bt Jessica Dalgetty (Glencorse) 4 and 3. Emily Dalgetty (Glencorse) bt Kirsten Blackwood (Glencorse) 7 and 6. Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe) bt Rachael Livingstone (Craigmillar Park) 5 and 4. Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe) bt Sarah Stichbury (Merchants) 2 and 1. Quarter-finals Turner beat Hargan 5 and 4. Marshall bt McIntosh at 19th Caine bt E Dalgetty 4 and 2. Nicholson bt Scott 3 and 1. Semi-finals (Saturday) 09.00 Turner v Marshall 09.07  Caine v Nicholson +Final will tee off at 1.30pm 'B' Championship Quarter-finals Julie Baird (Glencorse) bt Phyl Early (Glencorse) 6 and 5. Pam Stephenson (Glencorse) bt Lynda Taylor (Dalmahoy) 3 and 2. Denise Turnbull (Kingsknowe) wo Sue Cowie (Comiston Ladies ) scr Carole Mason (Dalmahoy) bt Sandra Craig (Prestonfield) 6 and 4. Semi-finals Stephenson bt Baird 2 and 1. Mason bt Turnbull 4 and 3. Final (Saturday) 09.15 Stephenson v Mason

McNICOLL HANGS ON TO TOP-10 PLACE AS PRETSWELL SLUMPS IN SWEDEN

The Scottish challenge in the Kristianstad Ahus Ladies Open in Sweden was halved for the final round when Glasgow's Gemma Webster and Pamela Feggans from Patna, Ayrshire missed the 36-hole cut. Gemma shot 79-76 for 155 and missed out by one shot - Ten over par qualified but 11 over par did not. Pamela had scores of 81-83 for 164 and was never going to make it. Up at the sharp end of the scoreboard, Carnoustie's Katy McNicoll hung on in there in a share of sixth place on 148 after scores of 72 and 76.  She had five bogeys in an outward 39 but eight pars and one bogey on the way home. Curtis Cup amateur Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) had a most uncharacteristic, error-strewn round of 80, eight shots worse than her first-day score. She has slumped out of the top 10 to joint 22ndon 152. Pretswell had two birdies, at the first and 10th, but she also had two double bogeys, at the fifth and 13th, and six bogeys in halves of 39-41. LEADING SECOND-ROUND TOTALS Par 144 (2x72) 144 Melodie Bourdy (Fra) 70 74. 145 Cecile Lundgreen (Nor) 74 71. 146 Viva Schlasberg (Swe) 76 70. SELECTED SCORES 148 Katy McNicoll (Sco) 72 76 (T6) 152 Pamela Pretswell (Sco) 72 80 (T22) MISSED THE CUT (154 or better qualified) 155 Gemma Webster (Sco) 79 76. 164 Pamela Feggans (Sco) 81 83. TO VIEW ALL THE SCORES AND SCORECARDS CLICK HERE

CURTIS CUP AMATEUR CHARLEY HULL ONLY TWO SHOTS OFF LEAD IN TURKISH AIRLINES LADIES OPEN

NEWS RELEASE FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR

By BETHAN CUTLER, LET Media Manager

English teen star Charley Hull is just two strokes off the lead heading into the weekend at the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open. The 16-year-old amateur from Burton Latimer, near Kettering in Northamptonshire outplayed the likes of Laura Davies, Melissa Reid and last week’s winner, Carly Booth, to lie in a share of fourth place at the halfway stage in her Ladies European Tour debut event at National Golf Club in Antalya.
The defending champion and Solheim Cup player Christel Boeljon of the Netherlands retained a share of the overnight lead at three under and was joined by Finland’s Ursula Wikstrom on a tough day, when a swirling breeze and tricky pins played havoc with scoring. Finland's Minea Blomqvist was a stroke back at two under.
Hull, who tied for 38^th in her first Major at the Kraft Nabisco Championship last month, showed maturity beyond her years as she mixed three birdies with two bogeys to end the day at one under par in total.
She likened the tight, tree-lined layout to her home course (Woburn) and looked fearless as she attacked the pins, even hitting the flag on the tough 18^th, where the second shot plays over a lake.
“I feel like it was good. I feel like I left a lot of shots out there, but it was alright, steady. I was just relaxed,” said Hull, ranked as one of the world’s best 10 amateurs.
“I think you’ve just got to stay patient. You’ve got to hit it straight, chip great and putt great. Your game’s got to be pretty good. It reminds me of my home course, Woburn, like the tightness of the Duchess, but the greens of the Marquess, and then the wind can get up here as well, so it’s pretty good.”
On a day when most of the leading professionals struggled, Hull made a great start with a pair of birdies on the third and fourth holes. She dropped a shot at the par-five 12^th, which has been remodelled with a new green this year, birdied the 13^th and then bogeyed the par three 16^th.
She nearly holed for a two at the 357-yard par-four 18^th, but her ball bounced towards the water and came to rest 30 feet from the flag.
She explained: “I bogeyed 16, because I was like, playing too careful there and I sort of fatted my five-iron like just before the slope on the green. I was on the green and three-putted.
“I hit the flag on 18 and I was really disappointed with that which was quite annoying. I hit a feel nine iron from 120 yards. It was quite a tricky hole and I thought it was going in the water after it hit the flag but that could have been another birdie and got me up the board.”
On her game plan for the weekend, she said: “I’ll try and make a birdie every three holes, because I find when I go to the scorer, there’s always a birdie chance.”
Hull recently captured the British golfing headlines when she was excluded and then included in the Curtis Cup team. She was part of the GB and I squad for the team trial in Nairn, but pulled out to acclimatise for her first Major in California.
Following a signed agreement, the decision ruled Hull out of the selection process, only for the selectors to change their decision and rule her back in for the match taking place from June 8-10 at the last moment.
However, she would hit the headlines again should she win this weekend in Turkey, as she would edge Amy Yang as the Ladies European Tour's youngest ever champion aged 16 years, one month and 23 days.
+Today's action picture above of Charley Hull by courtesy of the Ladies European Tour/photographer Tristan Jones.

LEADING SECOND-ROUND TOTALS

Par 146 (2x73) National Golf Club, Belek, Antalya 

143 Christel Boeljon (NLD) 70 73, Ursula Wikstrom (FIN) 73 70

144 Minea Blomqvist (FIN) 72 72

145 Charley Hull (ENG) (amateur) 73 72, Louise Larsson (SWE) 75 70, Pernilla Lindberg (SWE) 70 75, Diana Luna (ITA) 70
146 Mikaela Parmlid (SWE) 77 69, Anne-Lise Caudal (FRA) 72 74, Laura Davies (ENG) 73 73, Sophie Giquel-bettan (FRA) 73 73
147 Caroline Masson (GER) 71 76, Florentyna Parker (ENG) 70 77, Rebecca Hudson (ENG) 72 75, Hannah Burke (ENG) 73 74, Esther Choe (USA) 75 72, Anais Maggetti (CHE) 71 76, Lee-Anne Pace (ZAF) 73 74, Charlotte Ellis (ENG) 70 77
148 Holly Aitchison (ENG) 74 74, Bree Arthur (AUS) 73 75, Tania Elosegui (ESP) 72 76, Trish Johnson (ENG) 75 73, Stacey Keating (AUS) 71 77, Joanna Klatten (FRA) 73 75
149 Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (FRA) 75 74, Carlota Ciganda (ESP) 73 76, Linda Wessberg (SWE) 73 76, Line Vedel (DNK) 76 73, Danielle Montgomery (ENG) 72 77, Henrietta Zuel (ENG) 73 76, Hannah Jun (USA) 74 75, Lucie Andre (FRA) 71 78, Julie Maisongrosse (FRA) 76 73, Carin Koch (SWE) 72 77
150 Marieke Nivard (NLD) 76 74, Alexandra Vilatte (FRA) 74 76, Beth Allen (USA) 76 74, Ashleigh Simon (ZAF) 78 72, Cassandra Kirkland (FRA) 74 76
151 Dewi Claire Schreefel (NLD) 77 74, Vikki Laing (SCO) 75 76, Caroline Rominger (CHE) 80 71, Lindsey Wright (AUS) 72 79.
152 Caroline Afonso (FRA) 77 75, Malene Jorgensen (DNK) 76 76, Carly Booth (SCO) 73 79, Connie Chen (ZAF) 77 75, Stefania Croce (ITA) 76 76, Celine Palomar (FRA) 74 78, Miriam Nagl (GER) 74 78, Caroline Martens (NOR) 76 76, Rachel Jennings (ENG) 80 72, Marianne Skarpnord (NOR) 76 76.
153  Georgina Simpson (ENG) 74 79, Jaclyn Sweeney (USA) 77 76, Melissa Reid (ENG) 76 77, Smriti Mehra (IND) 79 74, Rachel Bailey (AUS) 79 74, Sarah Kemp (AUS) 73 80, Felicity Johnson (ENG) 77 76, Maria Verchenova (RUS) 78 75, Lotta Wahlin (SWE) 77 76, Anja Monke (GER) 74 79

MISSED THE CUT

154 Marjet Van Der Graaff (NLD) 79 75, Giulia Sergas (ITA) 75 79, Maria Hernandez (ESP) 80 74, Emma Cabrera-Bello (ESP) 74 80, Sophie Walker (ENG) 75 79, Tandi Cuningham (ZAF) 79 75, Nikki Garrett (AUS) 77 77, Elisabeth Esterl (GER) 77 77, Veronica Zorzi (ITA) 75 79, Gwladys Nocera (FRA) 80 74.
155 Jenni Kuosa (FIN) 75 80, Carmen Alonso (ESP) 79 76, Elena Giraud (FRA) 80 75, Kylie Walker (SCO) 79 76, Becky Brewerton (WAL) 77 78, Kym Larratt (ENG) 80 75, Kiran Matharu (ENG) 78 77, Laurette Maritz (ZAF) 76 79, Margherita Rigon (ITA) 77 78.
156 Lucy Williams (ENG) 78 78, Chrisje De Vries (NLD) 78 78, Jessica Yadloczky (USA) 76 80, Sahra Hassan (WAL) 75 81.
157 Stacy Lee Bregman (ZAF) 76 81, Mireia Prat (ESP) 79 78, Dawn Shockley (USA) 74 83, Laura Cabanillas (ESP) 78 79, Liebelei Lawrence (LUX) 78 79, Valentine Derrey (FRA) 73 84, Julie Greciet (FRA) 76 81, Becky Morgan (WAL) 75 82.
158 Steffi Kirchmayr (GER) 81 77, Maria Beautell (ESP) 82 76, Karen Lunn (AUS) 74 84, Sophie Sandolo (ITA) 82 76.
159 Helen Alfredsson (SWE) 80 79, Caroline Westrup (SWE) 80 79, Klara Spilkova (CZE) 79 80, Elizabeth Bennett (ENG) 80 79, Danielle McVeigh (IRL) 80 79, Lisa Holm Sorensen (DNK) 78 81, Stephanie Na (AUS) 78 81, Rebecca Codd (IRL) 84 75.
160 Clare Queen (SCO) 81 79, Zuzana Kamasova (SVK) 82 78, Louise Stahle (SWE) 78 82.
161 Titiya Plucksataporn (THA) 83 78, Lydia Hall (WAL) 78 83.
162 Martina Eberl-ellis (GER) 84 78, Sharmila Nicollet (IND) 83 79, Nicole Gergely (AUT) 81 81.
163 Frances Bondad (AUS) 78 85.
164 Nina Syvertsen Reis (SWE) 84 80, Rebecca Artis (AUS) 82 82.
166 Lynn Kenny (SCO) 82 84.
167 Yasemin Sari (TUR) 84 83.
168 Eleanor Givens (ENG) 85 83

RTD: Lynnette Brooky (NZL), Tara Davies (WAL), Benedicte Toumpsin (BEL)

 

FORMER AYRSHIRE BOYS CHAMPION HELPS JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE TO REACH NJCAA FINALS

John A Logan College, winners of the Region 24 championship in NJCAA golf for the second year in a row. Coach Tom Ferris is extreme left and Colin Robinson, Ayrshire boys champion in 2009, is on the extreme right.
John A Logan came from 18 shots in arrears to retain the title at Stonewolf Golf Club, Fairview Heights, Illinois.
Robinson finished seventh individually - he was the second best John A Logan College team member - with a three-round total of 270(80-75-75) - six shots behind the individual winner -  and he advances with the John A Logan College team to the NJCAA finals at Plymouth, Indiana later this month.

NORTHERN-MIDLAND VETS HONOURS EVEN AT GLENISLE

 Winifred McCallum, captain of the Midland vets, and her opposite number with the Northern Division, Ros Dunsmuir.

 

Scottish Veteran Ladies Golf Assocation's Northern Division, holders of the Patrick Rose Bowl, halved their annual match 3 1/2-3 1/2 against Midland Division at Glenisla (on Thursday).

Results (Northern names first):

Linda Urquhart  bt  Linda Dyball 6 and 5.
Kathleen Sutherland halved with Heather Anderson
Jill Harrison bt Lorna Bennett 1 hole
Susan Arbuckle lost to Margaret Tough 6 and 5
Ann Smart lost Fiona de Vries 3 and 1
Lynne Terry bt Kathleen Webster 4 and 3.
Kathleen Esslemont lost to Elaine Allison 5 and 3.

 

NEWS FROM THE NCAA'S DIVISION 1 WOMEN'S REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

DIVISION 1 CENTRAL at Ohio State University's Scarlet Course.
Par 72. Yardage 6,264

Raffi Dyer (Oregon) from Hayling Island shot a 78 to be T42 in a top-class field of 126.
Four of the US Curtis Cup team for Nairn next month are playing here.
Lisa McCloskey (Southern California) shot a 73 to be T8, three shots behind leader Marina Alex (Vanderbilt) and two behind joint second-placed Paula Reto (Purdue) and Marina Salinas (Florida State).
Emily Tubert (Arkansas) is T19 on 75.
Erica Popson (Tennessee) is T78 on 81.
Southern Cal (298) lead the team event by one shot from Georgia with Purdue a close up third of 24 on 301.

DIVISION 1 WEST at Colorado National Golf Club.
Par 72. Yardage 6,575

England's Hayley Davis (Baylor) continued the good form of her rookie season while Scotland's Sally Watson (Stanford) and Rachael Watton (Denver) had contrasting fortunes on the opening day.
Sydney Burlison (Stanford) leads with a five-under-67 - two shots ahead of Hayley Davis who started at the 10th with a string of birdies: at the 10th, 12th and 17th before she bogeyed the 16th and 17th to be one under par for her first nine. Hayley picked up steam again with birdies at the fourth and sixth for a 69.
US Curtis Cup team selection Austin Ernst (Louisiana State) is on the same 71 mark - tied fourth - as Sally Watson who birdied the first, 10th, 13th, 16th and 17th in halves of 39-32.
Sally did very well to keep her cool after an "iffy" start in which she had a double bogey 7 at the long second and dropped single shots at the short fifth and sixth. She came roaring home in four-under 32.
Two more US Curtis Cuppers for Nairn - Tiffany Lua (UCLA) and Amy Anderson (North Dakota State) - in this star-studded field. Tiffany T32 with a 74, Amy T42 with a 75.
Rookie Rachael Watton is T54 with a 76. The Mortonhall player started well enough with birdies at the second and third but then bogeyed five out of six holes in a row between the fourth and ninth to be out in four-over 40.
Rachael got back on track with a birdie at the 10th to come home in par 36.
Sally Watson's Stanford lead the team event here with 287, but only a shot ahead of North Carolina and three in front of UCLA. Baylor (300) are T120 while Denver (304) at T17 in a field of 24 teams.

DIVISION 1 EAST at Penn State Univesity's Blue Course.
Par 72. Yardage 6,253

Aberdeen-born Gemma Dryburgh (Tulane) is in joint sixth place with a par-matching 72, five shots behind leader Katerina Ruzickova (Texas A and M) and four adrift of second-placed Juliet Vongphoumy (Maryland). There is a field of 124 players, a fair number of them among the best in America's college golfers.
Gemma started at the 10th and birdied it, followed by another birdie at the 11th. She parred the rest to reach her turn in 34. The Scot lost a bit of sparkle on her second nine with bogeys at the short fourth and seventh but, all in all, a sound start, which placed her ahead of the three Curtis Cup selections, one from GB and I, two from the US team, for Nairn next month.
Lindy Duncan (Duke) is T17 after a 73, Stephanie Meadow (Alabama) T24 on 74 and Brooke Pancake (Alabama) T39 on 75.
GB and I player Stephanie dropped three of her shots at short holes - the eighth, 14th and 17th. She also bogeyed the seventh. On the credit side, the Royal Portrush GC member birdied the long ninth and 15th.
Her Alabama team-mate, Brooke Pancake, who will be on the opposite side at Nairn, had a 75.
Kirsty Rands from Surrey, a senior-year student at Augusta State, is T89 after a 79.
South Carolina (288) lead the team event from Alabama (292) with Florida (294) third in a field of 24.