No Scots in last 16 of "British" at Portstewart

   Connie Jaffrey drives from the first tee in her second round match against American Doris Chen.
                                       Picture by Cal Carson Golf Agency

The last 16 of the British women's open amateur golf championship does not include any Scots after first Heather Munro (Monifieth) and then Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) were KO'd on the first day of the match-play stages at Portstewart Golf Club, Northern Ireland.
Munro, the eighth best qualifier, was one up at the turn in her first-round tie against Fatima Fernandez but the Spaniard then took a grip on the proceedings to be three up after 14 holes and win the match by 3 and 2.
Jaffrey won a titantic morning struggle - lasting the best par of five hours - before beating one Ireland's top players, Maria Dunne (Skerries) at the 21st.
Jaffrey had been three up on the 15th tee before Dunn staged a grandstand finish to take the tie into extra holes before the Scot finally won with a par at the third extra hole.
The sun and the hours spent out in it took their toll of the Kilwinning youngster who was beaten 5 and 4 by American Doris Chen in the late afternoon second round. Connie had been four down at the turn.
World No 1 female amateur Leona Maguire is looking mighty impressive ... top seed by  six shots and then a combined 10 under par - without a single bogey - in winning her first two ties by 8 and 6 and then 4 and 3.
But it is not all over bar the shouting ... yet.
There are some useful players still in the tournament, including Leona's Duke University teampmate and a former World No 1, Celine Boutier (France), not to mention the Europe No 3 from Sweden, Madalene Sagstrom.




BRITISH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Portstewart GC, Northern Ireland.
MATCH-PLAY
FIRST ROUND
UPPER HALF
Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) bt Martina Edberg (Swe) 8 and 6.
Camille Chevalier (Fra) bt Linnea Johansson (Swe)  6 and 5.
Lucrezia  Rosso (Ita) bt Jessica Carty (Holywood) 2 and 1.
Joanna Charlton (Australia) bt Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) 4 and 3
Linnea Strom (Swe) bt Alexandra Bonetti (Fra) 4 and 3.
Bethan Popel (Long Ashton) bt Jennifer Ha (Can) at 19th
Brittany Marchand (Can) bt Leonie Harm (Ger) 1 hole.
Fatima Fernandez (Spa) bt Heather Munro (Monifieth) 4 and 3.
Frida Kinhult (Swe) bt Katarina Viasinova (Cze) 3 and 2.
Maddie Szeryk (Can) bt Meghan MacLaren (Wellingborough) 1 hole.
Jenny Haglund (Swe) bt Harang Lee (Spa) 6 and 5.
Leslie Cloots (Bel) bt Ludovica Farina (Ita) 3 and 2.
Elizabeth Prior (Burhill) bt India Clyburn (Woodhall) at 19th
Olivia Mehaffey (Royal Co Down) bt Lianna Bailey (Kirby Muxloe) 5 and 4.
Ines Lescudier (Fra) bt Inci Mehmet (Royal Mid Surrey) 2 holes
Madelene Sagstrom (Swe) bt Dulcie Sverdlof (Garons Park) 3 and 2

LOWER HALF
Celine Boutier (Fra) bt Ellinor Haag (Swe) 5 and 4.
Rachel Rossel (Swi) bt Camilla Hedberg (Spa) 3 and 2.
Doris Chen (USA) bt Jessica Ross (Donaghadee) 6 and 5
Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) bt Maria Dunne (Skerries) at 21st
Olivia Cowan (Ger) bt Hannele Mikkola (Fin) 5 and 4.
Aditi Ashok (India) bt Emily Pentilla (Fin) at 19th
Mathilda Cappilliez (Fra) bt Giola Carpinelli (Swi) 2 and 1.
Luna Sobron (Spa) bt Samantha Fuller (Roehampton) 5 and 4.
Nuria Iturrios (Spa) bt Kristen Gillman (USA) 1 hole.
Elizabeth Tong (Can) bt Agathe Sauzon (Fra) at 19th
Charlotte De Corte (Bel) bt Natalia Escuriola (Spa) 2 and 1
Nastja Banovec (Slovena) bt Sophie Keech (Parkstone) at 20th
Kim Metraux (Swi) bt Katie Mitchell (USA) 8 and 6
Paula Grant (Lisburn) bt Hadas Libman (Isr) 4 and
Elin Osborn (Swe) bt Carlotta Ricolfi (Ita) 4 and 3
Linn Andersson (Swe) bt Jessica Bradley (Tiverton) 2 holes.

SECOND ROUND
Leona Maguire bt Chevalier 4 and 3
Charlton bt Rosso 3 and 2
Strom bt Popel 1 hole
Marchand bt Fernandez 1 hole
Szeryk bt Kinhult 1 hole.
Cloots bt Haglund 3 and 2.
Mehaffey bt Prior 3 and 1
Sagstrom bt Lescudier 1 hole.

Boutier bt Rossel 1 hole
Chen bt Jaffrey 5 and 4.
Cowan bt Ashok 2 and 1
Sobron bt Cappilliez 3 and 2
Tong bt Itturios 4 and 3
De Corte bt Banovec 1 hole
Grant bt Metraux 1 hole.
Esborn bt Andersson 3 and 2.

FRIDAY MORNING MATCHES

8.30 Leona Maguire (Ireland) v Joanna Charlton (Australia)

8.40 Linnea Strom (Sweden) v Brittany Marchand (Canada)

8.50 Maddie Szeryk (Canada) v Leslie Cloots (Belgium)

9.00 Olivia Mehaffey (Ireland) v Madelene Sagstrom (Sweden)

9.10 Celine Boutier (France) v Doris Chen (United States)

9.20 Olivia Cowan (Germany) v. Luna Sobron (Spain)

9.30 Elizabeth Tong (Canada) v Charlotte de Corte (Belgium_

9.40 Paula Grant (Ireland) v Elin Esborn (Sweden)

Cheyenne Woods joins AAM stable of global ambassadors

NEWS RELEASE

Aberdeen Asset Management is pleased to announce that American golfer Cheyenne Woods is to join its stable of global golf ambassadors.

 

Woods, who plays predominately on the LPGA Tour while maintaining membership on the Ladies European Tour, will carry the Aberdeen logo on her golf bag at all tournaments she competes in, including the Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open, which this year takes place from 24-26th July at Dundonald Links in Ayrshire

 

The Americas continue to be a key growth market for Aberdeen so this association with a U.S. based player is intended to deliver brand awareness in key markets globally.

 

Commenting on the announcement, Martin Gilbert, CEO of Aberdeen Asset Management, said: "We are looking forward to welcoming Cheyenne Woods into our Aberdeen team. Our golf ambassadors act as extensions of us both on and off the course and we believe Cheyenne's outlook on the game and her ability to promote our brand globally make her a great pick"

 

Cheyenne Woods said "It is an honor to represent Aberdeen Asset Management.  Their commitment to growing the game of golf is second to none, and I am looking forward to having the opportunity to work closely with such a fantastic team."

 

Woods, who is Tiger’s niece, turned professional in 2012 and after graduating from Wake Forest University in North Carolina, made her professional debut at the 2012 LPGA Championship. Her first professional win came at the SunCoast Ladies Series in late August 2012. Woods became a member of the Ladies European Tour in 2013 and secured her second professional win at the 2014 Volvik RACV Ladies Masters.

 

 

ENGLAND GOLF NEWS RELEASE

‘Most improved’ girl golfers head to national final

Twenty-three youngsters are heading to the final of the Abraham Trophy to find the most improved girl golfer in the country.
They’ve all qualified on the basis of handicap reduction and they’ll play off in the 18-hole final at Royal Cromer in Norfolk on Sunday, July 26.
The field is made up of eight area winners plus the next best 12 players and ties. There are three players from the host county of Norfolk, including Amelia Williamson from the England Golf East region U16 squad, who will be playing on home ground at Royal Cromer.
Three of the other finalists are also members of regional squads: Ella Crang of Durham, Louisa Brunt of Lancashire and Megan Evans of Worcestershire.
The area winners are:
Roseanne McSharry of Workington, Cumbria
Libby Kilbride of Renishaw Park, Yorkshire
Charlotte Hazelwood of Notts Ladies’, Nottinghamshire
Georgia Pritchard of Beau Desert, Staffordshire
Chloe Gibbs of Royal Norwich, Norfolk
Zainab Jeppe of Mill Green, Hertfordshire
Iris Wang of Stanmore, Middlesex
Laura Curtis of Whitley, Wiltshire
The other finalists, listed by county, are:
Buckinghamshire
Nathalie Warke of Stoke Park
Georgina Bowers of Beaconsfield
Dorset
Georgina Wrixon of Ashley Wood
Durham
Ella Crang of Darlington
Essex
Ashley Chalmers of Thorndon Park
Sophie Wheeler of Orsett
Hampshire
Charlotte Dack of Meon Valley
Lancashire
Louisa Brunt of Royal Birkdale
Leicestershire
Emily Dunne of Park Hill
Norfolk
Maisie Farrelly of Dereham
Amelia Williamson of Royal Cromer
Somerset
Amelia Matthews of Lansdown
Surrey
Rafiah Banday of Royal Mid-Surrey
Worcestershire
Megan Evans of Gaudet Luce
Yorkshire
Christina Rumbelow of Easingwold

Lyndsey Hewison
Press Officer
England Golf
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