JANE TURNER IS TOP SCOT IN BELFAST AS BOYD IS SURPRISE WINNER

               AND THE WINNER IS ... Sarah-Jane Boyd, from the Truro club, Cornwall

                                  Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
 Jane Turner left her best to the last, finishing with a 73 for a total of 301 and a share of eighth place in the British women's open amateur stroke-play golf championship on a rain-delayed last day at Shandon Park GC, Belfast.
The Craigielaw player finished seven shots behind the surprise winner, Cornwall's Sarah-Jane Boyd. It could have been a different story for the top Scot had she avoided a triple bogey and three double bogeys spread over rounds one and three.
In her final round, Jane avoided any such disasters and birdied the 12th and long 16th in an inward journey of one-under 34, her best of the week.Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) finished 14th on 307, just ahead of Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm).
Curtis Cup player and winner of the Helen Holm Scottish stroke-play championship at Troon in April, Amy Boulden looked a certain winner when she took up the running over the third round from the long-time leader, Sarah-Jane Boyd, the four times Cornwall champion from Truro.
Boulden was two shots clear with five to play ... and then did an "Adam Scott."
She ran up a triple bogey 7 at the 14th, double-bogeyed the 16th and dropped yet another shot to par at the last for a round of ix-over 78 and a total of 296
Club pro's daughter Amy required 26 shots to cover the last five holes. Winner Boyd covered the same stretch in 22 holes.
Sarah-Jane Boyd finished with a 75 for a two-shot win on 294 - her biggest ever win, putting her four Cornwall titles and this year's Southwest women's title in the shade.
"I always believed I had the potential to win a big one, so I have proved myself right," said Sarah-Jane whose victory gains her a place in the starting field for next year's Ricoh Women's British Open over the Old Course, St Andrews.
She won't get the place if she turns pro before that.
"That's made up my mind. I think Ill say another two years as an amateur," said Sarah-Jane, 20 who also won the trophy for the Best Under-23 performance (Angela Uzielli Trophy) and the trophy for the best single round of the championship - her first-round three under par 69
Amy Boulden was tearful at her sudden collapse over the closing holes.
"It was the 14th that did it. I overshot the green into the rough stuff, found an unplayable lie, took a penalty drop and then mishit the next one."
That was the beginnning of the end for the likeable Amy. She  took five shots to get on the putting surface and two-putted for a 7 at this par-4 hole

English champion Kelly Tidy, pictured right, one of the GB and  Curtis Cup heroines - as was Amy Boulden - had the best last 36 hole aggregate of anyone with a pair of 71s to finish third on 297.
"If I hadn't had a few three-putts over the early rounds, I might have won the championship! Amazing but at least I've got my confidence back. It was pretty low over a bad patch of form Ive had recently, " said the 2010 British women's open amateur champion
England (Emily Taylor and Bronte Law) won the international team event.for the Taunton Trophy but neither was there to collect it.
A 45min suspension of play when heavy rain flooded some of the greens threw everyone's schedules out of sync and Taylor, Law and many others had to leave sharpish to catch planes and ferries.
 FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72) SS 76 CSS 76 76 77 76
294 Sarah-Jane Boyd (Truro) 69 73 77 75
296 Amy Boulden (Conwy) 70 74 74 78
297 Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) 77 78 71 71
298 Emily Taylor (Hillside) 76 74 76 72, Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies) 74 74 78 72, Bronte Law (Bramhall) 71 76 77 74
299 Amber Ratcliffe (Royal Cromer) 74 70 81 74
301 Jing Yan (China) 76 76 75 74, Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 76 75 77 73, Paula Grant (Lisburn) 76 73 75 77
302 Noora Tamminen (Finland) 77 77 74 74
303 Sophie Madden (West Essex) 74 76 80 73
306 Charlotte Thompson (Channels) 75 73 81 77
307 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 77 75 78 77
308 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 80 72 78 78
310 Nicole Whitmore (Woburn) 79 76 78 77, Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 78 76 77 79, Katie Bradbury (Cottrell Park) 78 76 81 75, Becky Harries (Haverfordwest) 75 78 80 77
311 Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw) 75 80 78 78, Jean O'DriscoIl (Muskerry) 78 77 78 78
312 Maria Dunne (Skerries) 76 78 82 76
313 Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 78 82 75 78, Daisy Dyer (Chigwell) 77 78 79 79, Clara Young (North Berwick) 79 75 79 80
315 Gillian O'Leary (Cork) 77 79 75 84, Amy Farrell (Moate) 76 76 84 79
316 Laura Murray (Alford) 82 79 77 78, Kerry Smith (Waterlooville) 81 78 81 76, Kelsey Coey (Clandeboye) 79 78 82 77
317 Shelby Smart (Knowle) 76 82 78 81, Mary Dowling (New Ross) 76 81 74 86, Deirdre Smith (Co Louth) 78 75 81 83
318 Lena Weichselgartner (Germany) 83 76 77 82
319 Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) 85 76 81 77
320 Alice Spani-Molella (Royal Mid-Surrey) 78 83 81 78
322 Olivia Mehaffey (Royal Co Down) 82 76 82 82
325 Laura Grant (Lisburn) 72 83 82 88
332 Gillian Brooks (Woking) 82 76 89 85

WITHDREW Jessica Carty (Holywood) 83 78 wd

TAUNTON TROPHY TEAM EVENT
*Best two individual scores per round counted.
1 England (E Taylor, B Law)
2 Wales (A Boulden, B Harries, G Bradbury)
3 Scotland (L Murray, E Briggs, J Turner).

DORNOCH PLAYER WINS AT ARBROATH

Royal Dornoch's Elizabeth Henderson, playing off 33 of a handicap, top-scored with 35 Stableford points to win the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association's  Barnardos Grand Final competition at Arbroath Links today. She finished 3pt clear of Stirling five-handicapper Elaine Allison and four ahead of third placed Sheena Scott who plays off 12 at Strathmore. Jane McDonald (Pitreavie) came fourth on 31pt off a handicap of 13. Anne Loftus (Langside) had a hole in one at the short fourth.

SCOT NICOLA STARS FOR HERTFORDSHIRE

Nicola Callander (Mill Green), the 2012 Scottish Girls’ Under-21 champion, helped her County, Hertfordshire, to a comprehensive victory in the inaugural East Region Junior County Match Week at South Herts Golf Club, just north of London.

A strong Herts team, which also included former England Under-13 champion, Alice Hewson (Berkhamsted), won all five of their matches, beating Bedfordshire 3 ½ - 2 ½, Essex 4 ½ - 1 ½  , Suffolk 6-0, Norfolk 5-1 and Cambs and Hunts 6-0 in the singles-only format.

Nicola also won all five of her matches, never going beyond the 14^th hole in any of them, and was awarded the trophy for the most successful individual in the event.

AMY BOULDEN TAKES UP THE RUNNING IN BRITISH STROKE-PLAY

AMY BOULDEN, NEW TOURNAMENT LEADER AT SHANDON PARK  BRITISH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP Shandon Park GC, Belfast CURRENT STATUS: FOURTH AND FINAL ROUND IN PROGRESS THIRD ROUND AND TOTALS Par 216 (3x72) SS 76 CSS 76 76 (round 3 not available yet) +There was a 43min suspension of play (12.47 to 1.30pm) due a very heavy rainfall for a spell which quickly flooded several greens. The excess water was squeejeed off the putting surfaces by teams of greenstaff and volunteers. 218 Amy Boulden (Conwy) 70 74 74    NEW LEADER 219 Sarah-Jane Boyd (Truro) 69 73 77 224 Bronte Law (Bramhall) 71 76 77 224 Paula Grant (Lisburn) 76 73 75 225 Amber Ratcliffe (Royal Cromer) 74 70 81 226 Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies) 74 74 78 226 Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) 77 78 71 226 Emily Taylor (Hillside) 76 74 76 227 Jing Yan (China) 76 76 75 228 Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 76 75 77 228 Noora Tamminen (Finland) 77 77 74 229 Charlotte Thompson (Channels) 75 73 81 230 Sophie Madden (West Essex) 74 76 80 230 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 80 72 78 230 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 77 75 78 231 Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 78 76 77 231 Mary Dowling (New Ross) 76 81 74 231 Gillian O'Leary (Cork) 77 79 75 233 Becky Harries (Haverfordwest) 75 78 80 233 Clara Young (North Berwick 79 75 79 233 Nicole Whitmore (Woburn) 79 76 78 233 Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw) 75 80 78 233 Jean O'Driscoll (Muskerry) 78 77 78 234 Deirdre Smith (Co Louth) 78 75 81 234 Daisy Dyer (Chigwell) 77 78 79 235 Katie Bradbury (Cottrell Park) 78 76 81 235 Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 78 82 75 236 Amy Farrell (Moate) 76 76 84 236 Maria Dunne (Skerries) 76 78  82 236 Lena Weichselgartner (Germany) 83 76 77 236 Shelby Smart (Knowle) 76 82 78 238 Laura Murray (Alford) 82 79 77 239 Kelsey Coey (Clandeboye) 79 78 82 240 Olivia Mehaffey (Royal Co Down) 82 76 82 240 Kerry Smith (Waterlooville) 81 78 81 242 Alice Spani-Molella (Royal Mid-Surrey) 78 83 81 242 Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) 85 76 81 247 Gillian Brooks (Woking) 82 76 89 247 Laura Grant (Lisburn) 72 83 82 WITHDREW Jessica Carty (Holywood) 83 78

SUNCOAST LADIES SERIES, FLORIDA

LPGA International LEGENDS
THIRD-ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 216 (3x72)
(a) denotes amateur player
1 a-Cindy Feng Orlando, Fl 72-66-70--208 -8
2 a-Yi Chen Liu Taiwan 72-66-72--210 -6
3 Cheyenne Woods Pheonix, AZ 71-69-71--211 -5
4 a-Doris Chen Bradenton, Fl 73-67-75--215 -1
a-Jiaxin Yang Lake Mary, FL 72-69-74--215 -1
Julie Shutler Manteca, CA 69-70-76--215 -1
7 Garrett Phillips St. Simons Island, GA 75-72-72--219 +3
Jordan Hardy Sylacauga, AL 71-71-77--219 +3
a-Patricia Sanz-Barrio Madrid, Spain 74-70-75--219 +3
10 Hwanhee Lee Los Angelas, CA 76-73-72--221 +5
Cristina Corpus San Leandro, CA 75-72-74--221 +5
a-Erica Rivard Tecumseh, Ontario, CAN 75-73-73--221 +5
Courtney Harter Clearwater, Fl. 74-72-75--221 +5
14 Jillian Fraccola Ft. Myers, FL 72-78-72--222 +6
Elise Swartout Ann Arbor, MI 77-72-73--222 +6
16 Lindsey Bergeon Sarasota, FL 77-75-73--225 +9
Emily Flanigan Reunion, FL 76-78-71--225 +9
Maria Castellanos Stuart, FL 80-70-75--225 +9
19 a-Leigh Whittaker Baden-Baden, Germany 78-74-74--226 +10
Su-Ann Heng Singapore 76-77-73--226 +10
a-Brook Baker Edmond, OK 74-79-73--226 +10
a-Juanita Rico Calgary, Alberta 81-73-72--226 +10
a-Michele Low Ipoh, Malaysia 74-74-78--226 +10
24 Renee Skidmore Everett, WA 77-75-75--227 +11
Ki-Shui Liao Windermere, FL 73-77-77--227 +11
Allison Micheletti St. Louis, MO 81-75-71--227 +11
27 Jae Oh South Korea 78-75-75--228 +12
McKenzie Jackson Uniontown, OH 78-75-75--228 +12
HaleyWilson Fort Mitchell, AL 75-76-77--228 +12
Maggie Noel Houston, TX 72-77-79--228 +12
------------------------------------------------- 
The following players missed the 54-Hole cut ------------------------------------------------------
31 Esther Moon Nashville, TN 76-74-80--230 +14
Kaitlin Drolson San Diego, CA 74-76-80--230 +14
Christie Branch Quinton, VA 82-74-74--230 +14
34 Jenni Jenq Saratoga, CA 79-78-74--231 +15
35 a-Ayaka Nakayama Kanagawa, Japan 74-81-78--233 +17
Rio Milord Delray Beach, FL 81-75-77--233 +17
Tatiana Kernen Schoenried, Switzerland 84-75-74--233 +17
38 Chandra Alexander San Angelo, TX 77-78-79--234 +18
Susan Martin Norcross, GA 81-78-75--234 +18
40 a-SallyWatson Scotland 78-77-80--235 +19
Elvira Barcala Maracay, Venezuela 78-79-78--235 +19
Brittany Penny Peoria, AZ 86-78-71--235 +19
43 Candra Sumedhatip Las Vegas, NV 78-80-78--236 +20
44 Alexandra Gibson Bradenton, Fl 77-79-82--238 +22
44 Alexandra Bodemann Palm City, FL 76-81-81--238 +22
Susan Choi Natick, Ma 82-76-80--238 +22
47 a-Jessica Lin Bradenton, Fl 80-78-81--239 +23
Kelsey Kipp Tyler, TX 80-81-78--239 +23
49 a-Kristina Wong Vestal, New York 88-78-77--243 +27
50 Jeanine Aronica Garden City, NY 82-80-83--245 +29
a-Jamie Clark Greencastle, IN 80-86-79--245 +29
52 Mari Chun Pearl City, HI 83-85-78--246 +30
Mackenzie Mack Las Vegas, NV 86-85-75--246 +30
54 Megan Grehan Nashville, TN 87-82-78--247 +31
55 Kelly Villarreal Birmingham, AL 87-85-81--253 +37
56 a-Tammy Lee Milpitas, CA 88-87-82--257 +41
57 Melanie Audette Lakeland, FL 78-74-WD

PAUL LAWRIE FOUNDATION SCHOOLS TEAM CHALLENGE

PETERCULTER GOLF CLUB

MONDAY, AUGUST  27

Players should register in the Clubhouse (from 10.30 am) before going to stated tee at 11.40 am.  Shotgun begins at Noon.

GIRLS - RED TEES                  BOYS - WHITE TEES

HOLE              

     1     James McManus                                  Dyce Academy

            Nicole Yeats                                         Torry Academy

            Stuart McLean                                      Kemnay Academy

           

     2     Kyle Taylor                                           Turriff Academy

            Stephen Roger                                      Ellon Academy

            Michael Lawrie                                      Robert Gordon’s College

                       

     3     Ellis Roberts                                         Peterhead Academy

            Calum Bruce                                         Banff Academy

            Cameron Fraser                                   Meldrum Academy

           

     4     Lewis West                                           Banff Academy

            Greg Morrison                                      Harlaw Academy                                  

            Craig Stephen                                       Aboyne Academy

     4M Finlay Soutar                                        Montrose Academy

            Mark Rimmer                                        St Machar Academy

            Calvin Cheyne                                      Mintlaw Academy

     5     Jake Stewart                                        Meldrum Academy

            Jack Moir                                             Ellon Academy

            Finlay McPherson                                 Robert Gordon’s College

           

     5M Scott McDougall                                   Hazlehead Academy

            Liam Allan                                            Banchory Academy                              

            Calum Morrison                                                Inverurie Academy

     6     Tyler Ogston                                        Torry Academy

            Scott Riley                                            Dyce Academy

            Andrew Littlewood                                 Montrose Academy

     7     Matthew Royce                                     Meldrum Academy

            Craig Watson                                       Peterhead Academy

            Liam Allan                                            Mintlaw Academy

    7M   Niall Young                                           The Gordon Schools

            Ryan McKinnon                                    Cults Academy

            Lewis McWilliam                                   Aboyne Academy

           

     8     Ross Brady                                          Torry Academy                                    

            Findlay Harris                                       Montrose Academy

            Paul Chalmers                                      Banff Academy

     9     Mayon Patel                                         Albyn School

            Matthew Battensby                               Inverurie Academy

            James Flaherty                                     Banchory Academy

 

 

    10    Jamie Hall                                            Harlaw Academy

            Chris Somers                                       St Machar Academy

            Decklan Addison                                   Mintlaw Academy                                 

    11    Anthony Harkin                                     Aberdeen Grammar School

            Josh Bruce                                           Peterhead Academy

            Darren Smith                                        Inverurie Academy       

    12    Curtis Stephen                                      Robert Gordon’s College

Calum Coutts                                        Alford Academy

Daniel Sim                                            Westhill Academy

    13    Ruaridh Macvinish                                Harlaw Academy

            Gavin Kinnear                                       Aberdeen Grammar School

            Euan Gray                                            Turriff Academy

   13M   Patrick McKenna                                  Alford Academy

            Grant Joss                                           Hazlehead Academy

            Ben Henderson                                     Cults Academy

           

    14    Callum Morrison                                   Dyce Academy

            Darren Reid                                          Banchory Academy

            Lewis Allan                                           Aberdeen Grammar School

    15    Adam McKenzie                                    St Machar Academy

            Sam Reid                                             Albyn School

            Aiden Forbes                                        The Gordons Schools

    16    James Flett                                          The Gordons Schools

            Jack Brown                                          Turriff Academy

            Clark Henderson                                   Westhill Academy

    17    Michael Tickle                                      Kemnay Academy

            Andrew McKinnon                                 Westhill Academy

            Cameron Elphinstone                            Hazlehead Academy

  

    17M  Andrew Carrell                                     Cults Academy

            Kimberley Beveridge                             Aboyne Academy

            Ray Gordon                                          Alford Academy

PROGRAMME

10.00 am - 11.15 am.  Registration.  (For those travelling from further afield, the kitchen will be open for bacon rolls, etc).

11.40 am.   Players make their way to their designated tee.  Those players who begin in the middle of a fairway should tee-off to their starting position before the hooter sounds.

Noon.  Play commences (on hooter).

3.45 pm - 4.00 pm (approx).   Rounds completed.  Meals will again be available from the kitchen.

4.45 pm (approx).   Presentation in Clubhouse.