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SKARPNORD SETS PACE IN WINDY MOROCCO

NEWS RELEASE FROM LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR

FROM BETHAN CUTLER, L E T Media Manager

Marianne Skarpnord made a perfect start at the Lalla Meryem Cup in Agadir, Morocco today as she carded a five under par 66 at a blustery Golf de l‘Océan.

The Norwegian, a joint runner-up at the same venue last year, fired a five under par 66 in breezy conditions to end the day a stroke clear of South African rookie Melissa Eaton.

Although the course was bathed in sunshine, a fierce breeze was blowing in from the Atlantic western coast, making conditions tougher than expected.

“It’s so windy today. Yesterday was so nice,” said Skarpnord, 27, who was amongst the early starters. “I feel the score was fairly good. I played well today and my putter was working until I reached the 15^th. I three putted there but besides that I played nicely.”

The two-time Ladies European Tour winner carded four birdies on the front nine and picked up two more shots at 11 and 13 before dropping her only shot of the day on the 15^th.

While she was tearing up the course at Golf de l’Océan, her boyfriend Richard Green carded a 75 in the Trophée Hassan II being played on the nearby Golf du Palais Royal. 

Meanwhile, Eaton was five under with three to play but bogeyed the par-3 16^th. She is riding a wave of confidence having collected her maiden title as a professional at Florida’s Natural Charity Classic on the Symetra Tour in the United States last week.

The 28-year-old, originally from Port Shepstone, said: “I just hit it really, really solidly today and hit a lot of greens which helped me because I had to make some pars and let the birdies happen. I made one bogey today so I’m happy about that in these conditions.

“On the one hole I miss hit a wedge shot and then I ended up holing a chip shot. On another hole I actually hit into the hazard with my ball in between some rocks and ended up on a nice fluffy piece of grass, so I got away with that one too. Overall it was just a really fun experience. It’s my first event out on the Ladies European Tour so I’m excited to be here and to play solid my first round.”

Next best on three under was young Briton Charley Hull, 17, who made a blistering start with four birdies in her first six holes. However she came back in one over after bogey on the 12^th.

Although Hull played a warm-up event on the LET Access Series in France last week, this is her first start on the LET since turning professional in December.

She said: “It feels good. I played in quite a few events as an amateur last year but I was a little bit nervous, but I just went out there and played. I said to my dad at the beginning of the round, I’d be happy with four under but three under is not bad because it was very windy out there.”

Impressive Thai rookie Ariya Jutanugarn, also 17, was a shot back in a group of four players on two under par alongside English trio Melissa Reid, Sophie Walker and rookie Holly Clyburn, another of the 38 rookies in the tournament.

Of that group, only Reid and Curtis Cup star Clyburn played in the afternoon, when winds dropped slightly, but Clyburn said it was a tricky, swirling breeze.

“I didn’t expect it to be this windy,” she said. “I was just expecting to enjoy it as this is my LET debut and I played really nicely. There are some big names out there so at the start of the day I would have taken two under in these conditions.

“I didn’t hole enough putts. I stuck it close but didn’t get it past the hole. I hit it well off the tee and my iron play was good. I missed a few greens but that didn’t matter. Tomorrow I’m off early so I might get the better of the greens. I’ll just go out there and enjoy it.”

A group of seven players is a shot further back on one under par, including Scottish amateur Kelsey MacDonald and American rookies Mallory Fraiche and Katie Burnett.

FIRST ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 71

66 Marianne Skarpnord (NOR)

67 Melissa Eaton (RSA)

68 Charley Hull (ENG)

69 Ariya Jutanugarn (THA) , Melissa Reid (ENG) , Sophie Walker (ENG) , Holly Clyburn (ENG)

70 Lee-Anne Pace (ZAF) , Valentine Derrey (FRA) , Beth Allen (USA) , Kelsey MacDonald (SCO) (amateur) , Katie Burnett (USA) , Emma Cabrera-Bello (ESP) , Mallory Fraiche (USA)

71 Margherita Rigon (ITA) , Nikki Campbell (AUS) , Line Vedel (DNK) , Zuzana Kamasova (SVK) , Trish Johnson (ENG) , Laura Davies (ENG)

72 Jacqueline Hedwall (SWE) , Tara Davies (WAL) , Celine Palomar (FRA) , Anais Maggetti (CHE) , Megan Grehan (USA) , Stefanie Michl (AUT) , Veronica Zorzi (ITA) , Caroline Afonso (FRA) , Felicity Johnson (ENG) , Cheyenne Woods (USA) , Smriti Mehra (IND) , Jade Schaeffer (FRA) , Sarah Kemp (AUS) , Elizabeth Bennett (ENG) , Gwladys Nocera (FRA), Pamela Pretswell (SCO) , Anne-Lise Caudal (FRA) , Karen Lunn (AUS) , Klara Spilkova (CZE)

73 Margarita Ramos (MEX) , Isabell Gabsa (GER) , Steffi Kirchmayr (GER) , Nina Holleder (GER) , Connie Chen (ZAF) , Patricia Sanz (ESP) , Ursula Wikstrom (FIN) , Georgina Simpson (ENG) , Julia Davidsson (SWE), Linda Wessberg (SWE), Maha Haddioui (MAR) , Mikaela Parmlid (SWE)

74 Melanie Maetzler (SWI) , Noora Tamminen (FIN) , Joanna Klatten (FRA) , Lydia Hall (WAL) , Jia Yun Li (CHN) , Jessica Karlsson (SWE) , Stacy Lee Bregman (ZAF) , Tania Elosegui (ESP) , Julie Otto (ENG) , Sara Wikstrom (SWE) , Mireia Prat (ESP) , Ann-Kathrin Lindner (GER) , Tanaporn Kongkiatkrai (THA) , Marjet Van Der Graaff (NLD) , Sophie Sandolo (ITA) , Malene Jorgensen (DNK) , Stefania Croce (ITA)

75 Sophie Giquel-bettan (FRA) , Bree Arthur (AUS) , Marta Silva Zamora (ESP) , Elina Nummenpaa (FIN) , Hannah Burke (ENG) , Virginia Espejo (ESP) , Katy McNicoll (SCO) , Helena Callahan (SWE) , Daniela Holmqvist (SWE) , Xi Yu Lin (CHN) , Bonita Bredenhann (NAM)

76 Barbara Genuini (FRA) , Tandi Cuningham (ZAF) , Carly Booth (SCO) , Amelia Lewis (USA) , Isabella Ramsay (SWE) , Sahra Hassan (WAL) , Caroline Westrup (SWE) , Rebecca Hudson (ENG) , Yu Yang Zhang (CHN) , Paula Hurtado (COL)

77 Cecilie Lundgreen (NOR) , Vikki Laing (SCO) , Lucie Andre (FRA) , Julie Maisongrosse (FRA) , Rebecca Artis (AUS) , Becky Brewerton (WAL), Florentyna Parker (ENG) , Laurette Maritz (ZAF) , Kylie Walker (SCO), Melodie Bourdy (FRA), Maria Salinas (PER) , Fiona Puyo (FRA)

78 Cassandra Kirkland (FRA) , Holly Aitchison (ENG) , Cathryn Bristow (NZL) , Eva Bjarvall (SWE) , Maria Balikoeva (RUS) , Liebelei Lawrence (LUX) , Sharmila Nicollet (IND) , Morgana Robbertze (RSA)

79 Ana Larraneta (ESP) , Emily Taylor (ENG) , Stephanie Na (AUS) , Alison Whitaker (AUS) , Whitney Hillier (AUS) , Louise Larsson (SWE) , Alexandra Vilatte (FRA) , Laura Cabanillas (ESP) , Rochelle Morris (ENG)

80 Marion Ricordeau (FRA) , Camilla Lennarth (SWE)

82 Amy Boulden (WAL) (amateur)

83 Charlotte Ellis (ENG)

84 Kaisa Ruuttila (FIN) , Rebecca Sorensen (SWE) , Leigh Whittaker (GER)

86 Laura Jansone (LVA)

 

 

 

Bethan Cutler

Media Manager

Ladies European Tour

Mobile: +44 (0)7980056045

E: bcutler@ladieseuropeantour.com

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FRANGE BEAT ENGLAND IN GIRLS MATCH AT ST CLOUD

France beat England 4 1/2-1 /2 in a girls' international friendly at Saint Cloud on Wednesday.
Details (England names first):

Amber Ratcliffe lost to Shannon Aubert 4 and 3.
Alex Peters lost to Anyssia Herbaut 4 and 3.
Bronte Law halved with Eva Gilly.
Gabriella Cowley bt Elodie Bridenne 3 and 2.
Olivia Winning lost to Emma Broze 2 holes.
Annabel Dimmock lost to Marion Bensekri 4 and 3.  

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ELIE BOYS AND GIRLS ENTRY DEADLINE TOMORROW

Entries for the 61st Elie Boys and Girls matchplay competition close on Friday the 29th.

Entry forms can be downloaded from here 

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Ian Muir
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Elie
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SUNCOAST LADIES PRO TOUR, FLORIDA SCOREBOARD

DAYTONA BEACH
LPGA International Golf Club, Champions Course
FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72) Yardage 6390
1 Milena Savich (Carmel, Indiana) 75-74-72--221 ($2,000).
T2 Cindy Feng (Orlando, Florida) (am) 73-76-73--222 ($750 voucher)
T2 Jenni Jenq (Saratoga, California) 76-70-76--222 ($1,000).
4 Jiaxin Yang (Lake Mary, Florida) (am) 76-73-74--223 ($700 voucher)
T5 Mitsuki Katahira (Kawasaki City, Japan) 77-74-73--224 ($650).
T5 Noriko Inoue (Tokyo, Japan) (am) 75-74-75--224
T5 Elena Robles (Torrance, California) 71-75-78--224 ($650).
8 Natalie Gleadall (Stratford, Ontario, Canada) 77-75-73--225 ( $500).
9 Kendra Little (Eugene, Oregon) 80-75-71--226 ($450).
T10 Ashley Holder (Orlando, Florida) 77-76-74--227
T10 Susan Martin (Norcross, Georgia) 75-76-76--227
T10 Ki-Shui Liao (Windermere, Florida) 75-74-78--227
T13 Jamila Jaxaliyeva (Almaty, Kazakhstan) (am) 79-75-74--228
T13 Lauren Cate (St Augustine, Florida) 75-77-76--228
15 Michele Low Ipoh, Malaysia 78-77-74--229
16 Sofia Gorelik (Tandil, Argentina) 76-79-75--230
T17 Mari Chun (Pearl City, Hawaii) 78-77-76--231
T17 Chandra Alexander (San Angelo, Texas) 78-79-74--231
19 Kate Scarpetta (Moosic, Pennsylvania) 78-78-78--234
20 Li-Ting Weng (Taiwan) (am) 77-81-77--235
21 Yvonne Zheng (Bradenton, Florida) 78-80-78--236
T22 Jessica Lin (China) 79-79-79--237
T22 Xiao Yu Zhu (Shanghai, China) 79-80-78--237 
24 Maggie Yuan (Windermere, Florida) 76-83-79--238 +22
T25 Chelcia Petersen (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) (am) 79-79-81--239
T25 Maria Castellanos Stuart, FL 78-81-80--239
T27 Rebecca Samuelsson Gothenburg, Sweden 82-81-78--241
T27 Alexis Bennett Rockford, IL 83-80-78--241 +25
T29 Daniela Vargas Ibaque, Colombia 79-82-84--245 +29
T29 Rachel Pollock (Guelph, Ontario, Canada) (am) 80-83-82--245 
T29 Jamie Ford (Greencastle, Indiana) (am) 87-81-77--245
32 Mary Snode (Alliance, Ohio) 82-83-82--247
33 Nikki Stewart Aliso (Viejo, California) 83-85-80--248
34 Frederique Bruell (Winter Garden, Florida) 84-77-89--250
35 Tammy Lee Milpitas, California) 85-83-88--256 
T36 Mackenzie Mack (Las Vegas, Nevada) (am) 86-88-85--259
T36 Paige Pillar Monroe Township, New Jersey) (am) 92-85-82--259

DEESIDE'S DEBBIE IS BEST OF BRITISH

NEWS RELEASE FROM DEESIDE GOLF CLUB

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Deeside Golf Club manager Debbie Pern has been named the Golf Club Managers' Association's Manager of the Year 2012/13.

Debbie Pern is only the second woman  to have won the competition and was presented with her award at a ceremony held in Walton Heath Golf Club, Surrey on Wednesday (March 27^th).

Arguably Debbie's greatest achievement was being heavily involved in the £1.8m building of a new clubhouse, immediately after being appointed manager.

Furthermore, she led the conversion of an unused flat in the clubhouse into a thriving 30-seat conference centre that attracts several external functions per month, and has expanded the club's catering operation around during her tenure.

Debbie stated that she was thrilled to win the award but stressed that it is a team effort and a fantastic accolade for Deeside and all the team.

She said: "I'm delighted to have won, but the achievements recognised were not done on my own. There's a team at Deeside and they've all played their part in contributing to this success."

Club captain Neil Harper added: "The club is absolutely delighted to hear of Debbie's achievement. She is a key part of our senior management team and central to much that is great about Deeside Golf Club and its smooth running.

"Members appreciate her capabilities, dedication and cheerful disposition and, with some of them having nominated her, coming out first from a long list of excellent candidates shows Debbie impressed the judges with her style and input to Deeside."

ENDS

Deeside Golf Club is in the village of Bieldside (where Paul Lawrie lives) on the western suburbs of Aberdeen. The River Dee flows along the bottom reaches of the courses (18-hole and a nine-hole).

Paul Lawrie is an honorary member and his two sons, Craig and Michael, are members.

Debbie Pern hails from Fochabers, Morayshire.

EAMON BRADLEY JOINT RUNNER-UP IN FIRST TEE CLASSIC

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Former Scotland boy golf international Eamon Bradley, a freshman student at Southeastern Louisiana University, finished joint second in a field of 66 players at this week's UALR First Tee Classic college tournament over 54 holes at Chenal Country Club, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Coatbridge's Bradley, pictured, who was named Southland Conference Golfer of the month and his university's "athlete of the week" following his first US college circuit win earlier this month, had rounds of 76, 79 and 73 for a total of 228 over a long par-72 course of 7,115yd.
Team-mate Lawrence Allan from Alva, who moved to the States only at the beginning of the year, finished joint 10th on 230 with scores of 78, 74 and 78.
Alex Carpenter (Abilene Christian) won the tournament by 10 strokes with a total of two-over-par 218 (73-69-76).
Southeastern Louisiana won the team title from a field of 11 teams.

ADAM HEDGES WINS, JORDAN McCOLL

5th AT BEARCAT CLASSIC
  
Dundee's Jordan McColl finished joint fifth in a field of 99 players at the Bearcat Classic at Greenwood Country Club, South Carolina.
McColl had rounds of 75, 78 and 66 for a three-over-par total of 219 over a 6,800yd course.
He finished 13 shots behind the winner by eight, Englishman Adam Hedges (Belmont Abbey), pictured left, (69-66-71 for 10-under 206).
Gavin Hay (Carson-Newman) from Glasgow finished joint 57th on 232 (76-77-79) while Matthew Reid (Belmont Abbey), a member at Dundee's Downfield Golf Club, finished joint 66th on 234 (76-77-81).
Matt Foster (Belmont Abbey) from Oxford finished T44 on 230 with scores of 81, 73 and 76.
Belmont Abbey (878) won the team title, four shots ahead of South Carolina-Aiken with Carson-Newman 16th in the 17-team field.
 
CALUM HILL MAKES TOP 10 AT THE WIGWAM, ARIZONA



Calum Hill (Western New Mexico), a first-year student from Perth, finished joint 10th in a field of 84 at the Grand Canyon Invitational college tournament at The Wigwam Golf Resort, Arizona.Over a par-72 course of 7,228yd, Calum, pictured right, had steady rounds of 74, 74 and 75 for 223 - four shots behind the winner by 10, Jimmy Kozikowski (Grand Canyon) (69-69-72 for seven-under 209).
The highest-placed finisher in this event from the UK was Liam Brace (Grand Canyon) from Suffolk in joint seventh place on 222 with scores of 73-73-73.
Mark Geddes (also Grand Canyon) from Cheshire finished alongside Calum Hill on the joint 10th mark with improving scores of 79-73-71 for 223.
Dan Young was a third UK student in the top 20. The Western New Mexico University player, a freshman from Cheshire, finished T17 on 225 with scores of 78, 74 and 73 for 225.  
Grand Canyon (866) won the team honours by 22 shots from runners-up UC San Diego. Western New Mexico tied for fifth place in a field of 15 teams.

MATT FINISH IN TOP TEN
 AT PARADISE POINT
 
Matt Basey, a freshman student at Webber International University, Florida, finished T10 on 216 (72-69-75) in the Camp Lejeune Gold Championship at Paradise Point Golf Club, Jacksonville, North Carolina.
Matt finished six strokes behind the joint winners, Eric Quinn (Oglethorpe) (76-65-69) and Mike Wesko (Methodist) (74-65-71) on six-under 210 over the par-72, 7000yd course.
Teamate Connor O'Dell, a senior year student frm Taunton, finished T41 on 222 (77-69-76) in a field of 79 players.
Taylor Sargeant (SCAD Savannah) finished T63 on 232 (75-71-86).
Oglethorpe (843) ran away with the team title at the head of a field of 14 teams. Webber International finished fourth. 

DALGLEISH, BOLTON JT 10th AT HARDSCRABBLE

Anglo-Scot Alasdair Dalgleish (Oklahoma Christian) from West Sussex finished T13 in a field of 54 at the Lions Classic at Hardscrabble Country Club, Fort Smith in Arkansas.
Over a par-70 couse of 6574yd, Alasdair, pictured right, had contrasting scores of 83-68 for 151. That 68 was the best by anyone in the second round.
Freshman James Bolton from Bury, a student at Newman University, finished alongside Dalgelish on 151 with steadier scores of 76-75.
Newman team-mate James Hornsby scored 78-83 for 161 and a share of 39th place.
Individual winner by two shots was Charlie Saxon (Oklahoma) with scores of 72-69 for 141.
Oklahoma Christian won the team title by two shots from Dallas Baptist with Newman only three behind the winners in third place in a field of nine teams.