MEGHAN MACLAREN MAKES WINNING START IN US COLLEGE GOLF

         MEGHAN MACLAREN ... WINNING DEBUT IN US COLLEGE GOLF

 FROM THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY WEBSITE
MIAMI, FLORIDA – Florida International University women’s golf had an impressive start the 2012-13 season earning team co-champion honours at the 2012 Wolverine Invitational, hosted by the University of Michigan, at the U-M Golf Course in Ann Arbor. It is the second straight championship for the Panthers at the event, after winning the team title in its last appearance in 2010. 
Additionally, freshman Meghan MacLaren from England (Cambridge, U.K.) was part of a three-way for medalist honours, winning an event in her collegiate debut.
MacLaren had a 14-over (227) to equal Eastern Michigan’s Alyssa Kwon and Michigan’s Alicia Weber for the individual title. She remained atop the leaderboard after all the three rounds over the course of the event.
Senior Tania Tare (Auckland, New Zealand) had the third-best total for FIU on the weekend with a 23-over (236) to tie for 17th. Tare had her best performance in Sunday’s final round, scoring a 75 on the par 71 course. 
Tare was followed by freshman Sophie Godley (Whitwell, Nottinghamshire, U.K.), who was competing as an individual, with a 23rd place 25-over (238). Godley improved her score in each round, and finished with a 78 on Sunday. 
Next up for FIU golf is the Johnie Imes Invitational, Oct. 1-2, hosted by the University of Missouri, at the Club at Old Hawthorne in Columbia, Mo.
2012 Wolverine Invitational Results (Team)
TOP TEN TOTALS
T1 Michigan 308 308 314 930 +78 T1 FIU 312 306 312 930 +78
T3 Xavier 316 311 306 933 +81
T3 Illinois 314 315 304 933 +81
T3 Eastern Michigan 312 311 310 933 +81
6 Toledo 326 317 316 959 +107
7 North Texas 326 322 325 973 +121
8 Grand Valley State 335 328 315 978 +126
9 Akron 330 328 323 981 +1291004 +152

2012 Wolverine Invitational Results (Individual Top Five)
T1 Meghan MacLaren  FIU  74  74  79  227  +14
T1 Alyssa Kwon Eastern Michigan 75 75 77 227 
T4 T1 Alicia Weber * Michigan 75 76 76 227 
4 Shelby Coyle FIU 76 75 77 228 +15
T17 Tania Tare FIU 82 79 75 236 +23
T23 Sophie Godley * FIU 81 79 78 238 +
28 Yolecci Jimenez FIU 80 78 83 241 +28
T46 Carla Jane FIU 82 84 81 247 +34

PAUL LAWRIE CLINIC FOR YOUNG AND OLD BEFORE HE LEAVES FOR RYDER CUP

By IAIN POWELL

Paul Lawrie Foundation Organiser

We had a great day in the sunshine at Deeside for the Flag final. As ever Deeside was fantastic with the course in good condition and we always get well looked after in the club house.

We had a short game clinic (pictured above) with Paul before he headed off to the Ryder Cup, hopefully all the kids picked up some tips!

I hope all the kids have enjoyed the summer of events it has been great to see them all improve and become more confident over the season. This year we had more kids than ever making it onto the 10^th and beyond!! Great stuff!!

I hope to see you all next season.

Under 10 Boys

1^st - Alex Ritchie

2^nd - Evan Orr

3^rd - Joshua Mitchell

Under 12 Boys

1^st - Scott Mathieson

2^nd - Shaun Jappy

3^rd - Cameron Black

Under 10 Girls

1^st - Caitlin Fraser

2^nd - Rachel Mathieson

3^rd - Carmen Griffiths

Under 12 Girls

1^st - Chloe Henderson

2^nd - Katie Robson

3^rd - Megan Ashley

PLF Junior Open Deeside

Portlethen’s Sam Kiloh finished with two birdies to win the Paul Lawrie Foundation Junior Open at Deeside by two shots from clubmate Ben Murray and Banchory’s Jack Harling.

Royal Aberdeen’s Patrick McKenna was a shot further back but had the consolation of winning the handicap section with a net 69, the only under par net score. We had a four way tie behind with Sam Locke (Inchmarlo), Ross Kennedy (Stonehaven), Daniel Wilson (turriff) and Andrew George (Royal Aberdeen) all a shot back with 70’s.

Tegan Seivwright (Deside) won the girls scratch section with a 77 and Fiona Sutherland (Deeside) won the handicap section with a 92 – 20 = 72.

Boys CSS – 72, Girls CSS – 72

Scratch

Sam Kiloh (Portlethen) – 71

Ben Murray (Portlethen) – 73

Jack Harling (Banchory) – 73

Jamie Pryde (Deeside) – 74

Handicap

Patrick McKenna (Royal Aberdeen) 74 – 5 = 69

Sam Locke (Inchmarlo) 80 – 10 = 70

Ross Kennedy (Stonehaven) 95 – 25 = 70

Daniel Wilson (Turriff) 75 – 5 = 7-

Andrew George (Royal Aberdeen) 95 – 25 = 70

STACEY KEATING WINS L E T PLAY-OFF IN SPAIN

                     Stacey Keating with the trophy

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REPORT BY BETHAN CUTLER
LET Media Manager

Australian Stacey Keating birdied the first extra hole in a sudden death play-off to secure her maiden Ladies European Tour victory at the Tenerife Open de España Femenino today.

Keating holed a five-footer for birdie on the 494-yard  par-5 18^th hole at Golf Las Américas after she tied on nine under par with Germany’s Caroline Masson.

“It was a tough day out there and Caroline and I both played well. It was nice to take it to a play-off and then get over the line,” said Keating, 26, from Cressy in Victoria. 

Keating closed with a two under par 70 to come from a stroke behind Masson but it was a close final round duel in hot and windy conditions, with temperatures at 29C.

The pair tied for the lead after two holes and the lead exchanged several times before Masson made a mistake in the play-off by hitting her second shot into a water hazard. Her third came up short in the rough while Keating hit a superb approach shot to five feet short of the flag.

“All day it was very close and Caroline holed some putts when she needed to so it was nice and it’s always nice to birdie the play-off hole,” said Keating, in her second year as a professional.

She added that the victory would make amends for the massive disappointment of the previous week at the Ricoh Women’s British Open, where she was disqualified for signing for an incorrect score when lying in a tie for 32^nd place.

“I’ve probably had the worst week of my life and the best week of my life in two weeks. It was very disappointing last week but this makes up for it, I can tell you. It will be all forgotten, last week,” she said, paying tribute to her caddie, Darren Peters, who is also her boyfriend and the support of her mentor, Karrie Webb. 

“After the disappointment of last week she’s been great. Her and Karen Lunn, I have to mention her as well. They’ve been unbelievable. I don’t like to say, the veterans out here, but they’ve been great and they really have helped me and Kaz has been great out here this week.”

Masson, the South African Women’s Open champion in July, was left close to tears having come so close to her second victory this season.

She said: “If you hit the worst shot of the week in a play-off it’s a bit unlucky and I got lucky that I could actually hit that ball. If you hit a shot like that you don’t deserve to win and Stacey played well. She made birdie and just congratulations to her.”

Masson was a stroke ahead on 10 under par after a birdie on the par-five 16^th, but she dropped a shot at 17 after hitting a poor tee shot behind a group of palm trees.

She chose to chip out to the fairway rather than play a risky shot but missed her par putt. Masson had a shorter birdie putt than Keating on 18, but both players made par to stay tied for the lead.

“You have to scramble and I think she did that really well,” Masson said. “A few more putts could have dropped but it’s always like that. I did it pretty similar to her when I won in South Africa, didn’t make many mistakes, a few good putts for par and that’s what she did today.”

England’s Trish Johnson also came close to her 22^nd career victory with a final round 67 that left her in third position.

She made a spectacular start with an eagle on the first and a birdie on the sixth. A two under par back nine left her one stroke short of making the play-off and she said: 
“To shoot five under on the last day in pretty tricky conditions, you’ve got to be fairly happy. I’m a little bit disappointed to come up one short, I guess. I had a couple of chances.
"The 17th was disappointing. I had a straightforward birdie putt and left it in the jaws short. You know the greens are slow but to be fair to them, they are slow but you can hole some putts: you’ve just got to hit them harder than you’re normally used to. I thought if I could finish birdie, birdie, birdie, I might have a chance, which obviously I did.”

Australian Nikki Garrett, who led after the first two rounds, shot a final round 70 to finish in fourth place, while Carlota Ciganda and Tania Elosegui were the leading Spanish players in a four-way share of fifth place with Esther Choe and Lee-Anne Pace on six under par.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Two years ago, Stacey Keating, still an amateur, lost a three-way play-off for the St Rule Trophy at the Old Course St Andrews. Laura Murray won the title. Amy Boulden was the third player in that play-off.

FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)

 

279 Stacey Keating (AUS)  70 69 70 70, Caroline Masson (DEU)  69 69 70 71 (Keating won play-off)

280 Trish Johnson (ENG)  67 74 72 67

281 Nikki Garrett (AUS)  64 73 74 70

282 Tania Elosegui (ESP)  69 74 71 68, Lee-Anne Pace (ZAF)  68 72 72 70, Carlota Ciganda (ESP)  71 70 74 67, Esther Choe (USA)  70 69 73 70

283 Sophie Sandolo (ITA)  69 70 75 69, Diana Luna (ITA)  72 72 70 69, Ashleigh Simon (ZAF)  70 73 72 68, Henrietta Zuel (ENG)  73 72 71 67, Gwladys Nocera (FRA)  70 73 71 69

284 Florentyna Parker (ENG)  69 69 77 69, Nontaya Srisawang (THA)  71 69 72 72

286 Hannah Burke (ENG)  70 70 73 73, Rebecca Artis (AUS)  69 76 72 69

287 Connie Chen (ZAF)  72 72 75 68, Laura Davies (ENG)  69 70 77 71, Rebecca Hudson (ENG)  71 73 72 71

288 Melissa Reid (ENG)  74 69 74 71, Stefania Croce (ITA)  72 71 77 68, Titiya Plucksataporn (THA)  74 70 73 71, Line Vedel (DNK)  75 70 75 68, Carly Booth (SCO)  72 69 77 70, Jessica Yadloczky (USA)  72 73 72 71, Veronica Zorzi (ITA)  68 74 74 72, Holly Aitchison (ENG)  73 71 72 72

289 Caroline Westrup (SWE)  73 73 70 73, Charlotte Ellis (ENG)  72 71 76 70, Valentine Derrey (FRA)  74 71 73 71, Joanna Klatten (FRA)  69 69 72 79, Lucie Andre (FRA)  73 72 73 71

290 Elizabeth Bennett (ENG)  69 74 76 71, Celine Palomar (FRA)  71 67 73 79, Carmen Alonso (ESP)  71 75 73 71, Miriam Nagl (DEU)  68 74 74 74, Anais Maggetti (CHE)  69 73 75 73

291 Pamela Feggans (SCO)  75 71 70 75, Rachel Bailey (AUS)  73 70 74 74, Danielle Montgomery (ENG)  71 74 74 72, Julie Greciet (FRA)  69 72 76 74

292 Beth Allen (USA)  73 71 76 72, Cassandra Kirkland (FRA)  71 70 77 74, Tandi Cuningham (ZAF)  75 71 71 75, Rebecca Codd (IRL)  72 73 73 74, Lydia Hall (WAL)  70 74 69 79

293 Frances Bondad (AUS)  69 74 78 72

294 Bree Arthur (AUS)  74 70 78 72, Sara Beautell Largo (ESP)  70 71 78 75, Malene Jorgensen (DNK)  70 74 75 75, Maria Ohlsson (SWE)  73 72 70 79

295 Barbara Genuini (FRA)  72 74 76 73, Monique Smit (ZAF)  72 72 75 76, Margherita Rigon (ITA)  71 75 76 73

296 - Carin Koch (SWE)  70 74 76 76, Kylie Walker (SCO)  73 72 79 72, Georgina Simpson (ENG)  73 71 77 75, Clare Queen (SCO)  73 72 74 77, Sophie Walker (ENG)  73 71 76 76, Sophie Giquel-Bettan (FRA)  77 69 76 74

298 - Laura Cabanillas (ESP)  71 75 79 73

299 - Dawn Shockley (USA)  70 74 76 79

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Ladies European Tour

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ANGUS ARE FIRST TIME SCOTTISH CHAMPIONS

Angus county captain Mary Summers, centre of back row, with her victorious team in the twilight at Montrose Links. Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency Click on it to enlarge. Angus women's golf team are the new champions of Scotland for the first time. The team of eight, captained by Mary Summers, county champion many times, won the Scottish women's county championship finals at Montrose Links today. The Angus golfing history-makers were: Jackie Brown (Monifieth) Gemma Chalmers (Monifieth) Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) Heather Munro (Monifieth) Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) Ashley Smith (Monifieth) Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth)     They beat defending champions Midlothian 6 1/2-2 1/2 in the title-deciding encounter between the only two 100 per cent teams after two days' play. After the morning foursome were shared, it was the young Angus team who rose to the challenge in the singles and surprisingly outfought their older and more experienced opponents to the tune of 5-1. Jessica Meek set the ball rolling Angus's way when she beat Gabrielle MacDonald 6 and 4. Then Angus county champion Ailsa Summers won the top singles match against international player Jane Turner by 2 and 1. Ailsa, daughter of the team captain, finished the match in the grand manner - with an eagle 3 at the 17th. Heather Munro chalked up another point for Angus with a 3 and 2 win over former international Claire Hargan. Ann Ramsay was the "MVP" of the tournament, winning all six ties in which she played. She scored her sixth win at the expense of Louise Fraser, beating her by 2 and 1. Then Gemma Chalmers beat Wendy Nicholson by one hole. Midlothian's crumb of comfort came in a one hole win by Karen Marshall over Monifieth's Rebecca Wilson. WONDERFUL DISPLAY   "It was a wonderful display by a wonderful team," said skipper Mary Summers. "They were a wee bit nervous on the opening morning but gained in confidence with every session of play until they finished the tournament like the champions they are." The Scottish county finals are contested by the divisional champions of the North, South, East and West. Earlier this summer, Angus, fielding a team with an average age of 21, beat Perth and Kinross, Aberdeenshire and Northern Counties to win the Northern Division title. One member of that Angus team was not able to play in the finals - Claire Penman who is still ill after being badly bitten by insects while on holiday in America. Her place in the team was filled by Jackie Brown (Monfieth). Renfrewshire beat Dumfries-shire 6-3 in the other match on the final day to finish third behind champions Angus and runners-up Midlothian. Renfrewshire were unfortunate in that they lacked the service of Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Scotland international player, who is in Turkey for the world women's amateur team championship at Antalya this coming week.

SCOREBOARD AT MONTROSE LINKS

SLGA organising officials Antonia Melvin-Ffinch (left) and Dawn Butchart (right) with the Angus team and officials. Click to enlarge SCOTTISH WOMEN'S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS Montrose Links.   Weekend results: SATURDAY   ANGUS 6 1/2, DUMFRIES-SHIRE 2 1/2 Foursomes (2-1) Ailsa Summers and Rebecca Wilson bt Katie McCracken and Emma Greenlees 2 holes. Ann Ramsay and Jessica Meek bt Diane MacDonald and Lindsey Kirkwood 3 and 1. Ashley Smith and Heather Munro lost to Jordana Graham and Rachel Walker 5 and 3. Singles (4 1/2-1 1/2) Meek bt McCracken 3 and 2. Ramsay bt MacDonald 6 and 4. Jackie Brown lost to Kirkwood 5 and 4. Jemma Chalmers halved with Greenlees Munro bt Graham 4 and 3. Wilson bt Walker 1 hole. RENFREWSHIRE 3, MIDLOTHIAN 6 Foursomes (1-2) Donna Jackson and Liz Stewart lost to Jane Turner and Hannah Scott 5 and 4. Alyson McKechin and Gillian Kyle lost to Claire Hargan and Gabrielle MacDonald 2 and 1. Megan Briggs and Linsey Stevenson bt Karen Marshall and Wendy Nicholson 3 and 2. Singles (2-4) McKechin lost to Turner 4 and 3. Briggs bt Kate McIntosh 6 and 5. Stevenson halved with Louise Fraser Jackson lost to Scott 1 hole Carol Whyte halved with Hargan Kyle lost to MacDonald 3 and 2. SUNDAY RENFREWSHIRE 6, DUMFRIES-SHIRE 3 Foursomes (2 1/2- 1/2) Briggs and Stevenson halved with Walker and Graham Kyle and Iona Stephen bt Diane MacDonald and Kirkwood 3 and 2. McKechin and Whyte bt Greenlees and McCracken 4 and 3. Singles (3 1/2-2 1/2) Briggs halved with Walker Whyte lost to  D MacDonald 2 holes McKechin bt Graham 1 hole. Stephen bt Kirkwood 4 and 3 Stevenson lost to Greenlees 5 and 3 Kyle bt Linda Jack 6 and 5. ANGUS 6 1/2, MIDLOTHIAN 2 1/2 Foursomes (1 1/2-1 1/2) Ramsay and Meek bt Hargan and G MacDonald 2 and 1. Smith and Munro lost to Marshall and Nicholson 4 and 3. Summers and Wilson halved with Turner and Scott. Singles (5-1) Summers bt Turner 2 and 1. Ramsay bt Fraser 2 and 1. Meek bt G MacDonald 6 and 4. Munro bt Hargan 3 and 2. Chalmers bt Nicholson 1 hole Wilson lost to Marshall 1 hole. HOW THEY FINISHED 1 Angus 3pt 2 Midlothian 2pt 3 Renfrewshire 1pt 4 Dumfries-shire 0pt.

LINCOLSHIRE LAD IS ENGLISH BOYS COUNTY CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

Issued 23rd September 2012 Local lad Turner seals title with closing 68 Ashton Turner turned a good end of season into a superb one when he won the English Boys County Champion of Champions Tournament over the Hotchkin Course at The National Golf Centre, Woodhall Spa.  A closing round of 68 for 139, seven under par, gave the Lincolnshire lad a one stroke winning margin over his international team-mate Nick Marsh from Yorkshire and two clear of BBO’s David Langley, who tied the course record with 64 for 141. Playing in his home county, Turner (image © Tom Ward) was tied with Marsh on six under with three holes to play. He parred the 16th and 17th and came to the last knowing that a par five would be good enough for him to win on countback.  But he covered the 540-yard 18th in style, firing a rescue club to the right fringe then chipping to four feet before holing out for a birdie. “I’m really pleased,” Turner said modestly. “I was aware of the situation and knew what Nick had finished with. I was a little nervous with the second shot on the last but I played solidly and putted better than I did in the morning round when I putted poorly.  It’s nice to be a national champion. This is the first ‘big one’ I’ve won and it’s nice to get my name on the trophy.” The 16 year old from Kenwick Park’s victory comes in a successful end-of-season run in which he scored five points from six in the Boys Home Internationals, represented GB&I in the Jacques Leglise Trophy and finished fifth in the North of England under 16 Championship. The cream certainly rose to the top as Marsh also capped a superb run by finishing runner-up with a closing 71 for 140, a performance that comes hard on the heels of his success in Canada and with Yorkshire in the Boys County Championship. After coming home in 34 in the afternoon, Marsh declared: “I didn’t play as good as I did this morning but I got it round. I hit one or two loose shots and I had a three putt at the tenth. How I would describe it on the front nine this afternoon would be that there was ‘no heat to the fire’. But I had four birdies in six holes on the back nine and overall I was pleased with the way I played. I’m not disappointed with six under.” Langley’s 64, in which he returned nine birdies and covered both nines in 32, equalled the mark set by David Horsey in the Men’s County Champions event several years ago. “My iron play was good, I kept the ball in the fairway which you must do around here and crucially I holed some solid putts,” he said.  “With nine birdies, I couldn’t have got much more out of the round.” For full results visit the Championships section of the England Golf website.-ENDS- For further information please contact: Lynne Fraser, Marketing and PR Manager Email: pr@englandgolf.org Tel: 01526 354500

ANGUS, MIDLOTHIAN STILL LOCKED TOGETHER IN MONTROSE DECIDER

It will be the six singles ties that will decide whether Angus or Midlothian are going to be Scottish women's county champions at Montrose this afternoon. 
The morning singles were shared 1 1/2pt each in the title-deciding clash between the two counties.
Renfrewshire lead Dumfries-shire 2 1/2 to 1/2 in the other match. 

STACY LEWIS GOES TWO CLEAR IN NAVISTAR CLASSIC

FROM THE LPGA WEBSITE
Stacy Lewis opened up a two-shot lead over Angela Stanford on Saturday in her quest to achieve the Alabama Slam at the Navistar LPGA Classic.  
The Rolex Rankings No. 3 shot a bogey-free 65 with seven birdies to move to 15-under-par 201 for the week in pursuit of her second victory in Alabama this season dating back to the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic, the first of her two victories on Tour this season. Lewis’s assault of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail continued on Saturday, where she carded five birdies – including four of the first five holes – on the front nine of Capitol Hill’s Senator Course to turn in 31. She added three birdies on the back nine to shoot 65 for the fourth time this season.
“I think going into today I knew I needed to make birdies just the way the scores had been all day, and you don't know if you're ever going to start off like that,” she said. “You can kind of hit it good warming up, but you never really know what you're going to take to the course.” 
It’s safe to say Stacy Lewis enjoys playing the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Alabama. Lewis defeated Lexi Thompson by one shot in April at the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic at Magnolia Grove’s Crossings Course with a four-day score of 17-under-par 271.
 Her combined seven round total on the RTJ Golf Trail this season is 32-under-par. Lewis, who became a Rolex First-Time Winner in 2011 at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, can regain the No. 2 spot on the Rolex Rankings with a victory tomorrow.
A relatively inexperienced first page of the leaderboard could help Lewis. 
 Other than Angela_Stanford, who won earlier this season at the HSBC Women’s Champions and boasts five total LPGA victories, there are a total of seven total victories amongst the 13 players in the top 10 (not counting Lewis and Stanford) entering final round play at the Navistar LPGA Classic. Stanford shot 4-under-par 68 on Saturday to move to 13-under-par 203 for the week. The 34-year-old has four top-10 finishes this season and is looking to win twice in a season for the second time in her 12-year career.
“To win early in the year and late in the year would be pretty big, because I think it's such a long year that there's so many ups and downs, it would be nice to have another up,” Stanford said.
Lewis hopes that her name at the top of the leaderboard will give her an advantage over some other inexperienced players.
“I feel like I've played really well this year and I knew looking at the leaderboard yesterday that there are a lot of players that have never been there and that some probably wouldn't know how to handle it.  So I knew that was to my advantage and so I just took care of my game.”
Lexi Struggles.  
Seventeen-year-old @Lexi Thompson hit a speed bump in her quest for a second-consecutive victory at the Navistar LPGA Classic with a 74 on Saturday. Thompson, who entered the third round with a one-shot lead, thanks in large part to a career-low 63 on Thursday, dropped into a tie for sixth after 54 holes, five shots off the pace of Stacy Lewis.
“Well, I'm definitely not out of it,” she said. “I mean, I shot 63 the first day, so if I just have a round like that, I know I can be in contention. Just going to go out and free swing and just try to make birdies, hopefully a few more putts drop.”
Dori Carter can greatly improve her 2012 LPGA Tour status with a solid finish. The second-year professional is currently 115th on the LPGA Official Money List, just more than $15,000 behind the cutoff for Category 11 status in 2013 which would essentially make her exempt. Carter is currently tied for ninth at 9-under-par 207. She is the only player in the top-10 currently outside top 100 on the money list.
Rolex First-Time Winner dreams… The leaderboard following the third round of the Navistar LPGA Classic contains six players who are rarely seen in their current position, and all of whom are seeking to become the seventh Rolex First-Time Winner of the season.
Rookies Lizette Salas (3rd) and Syndee Michaels (T9) have shown they can keep up with the veterans as both have been in contention in previous tournaments this year. Each posted a season-best finish at the Safeway LPGA Classic presented by Coca-Cola, where Michaels shared the lead during the first round to finish with a tie for 7th while Salas finished with a tie for 12th.
Sitting at third place today, Salas says her positive attitude and continuous smile has helped her stay calm on the course as she plays among the veterans and she plans to carry the same demeanor as she plays with LPGA winners Angela Stanford and Stacy Lewis in the leader group tomorrow.
“Tomorrow, nothing changes,” Salas said. “Game plan is to stay patient and just play with confidence, I think that's the main thing for me.  Just keep it ‑‑ keep rolling the rock, that's what I've been told this whole week, and just to stay positive.”
Sarah Jane Smith (T6), Vicky Hurst (T9), Jennifer Johnson (T9) and Dori Carter (T9) are also in search of capturing their first title this week.
Quote of the day: “I think the world of her, but I'm going to try to beat her tomorrow like she's trying to beat me.” – Angela Stanford on Stacy Lewis


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