WARDLE BEATS FULLER IN ALL-ENGLAND PORTUGAL PLAY-0FF

Isobel Wardle (pictured left) from Prestbury Golf Club, Cheshire beat compatriot Annabell Fuller (Roehampton HC) in the play-off for the Portuguese women's amateur international stroke-play of title after they had tied on 18-over-par 306 at the head of the qualifiers for the fourth and final round at West Cliffs Golf Resort, Obidos, north of Lisbon.

"Bel" Wardle, 18 abd last year's English women's amateur champion, had scores of 72, 79, 78 and 77.

Fuller, the 15-year-old third-round leader, had scores of 78, 74, 72 and 82. She won the English Under-16 girls' title last year.

Stirling student Chloe Goadby from St Andrews, who led after 36 holes, finished joint third with Germany's Aline Krauter on 308 with scores of 73, 74, 81 and 80.

Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) was the next best Scot in seventh place on 310 with scores of 76, 76, 82 and 76. 

In what was a high scoring championship, McWilliam's third-round 82 probably cost her the title

Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) finished 12th on 315 with scores of 84, 73,75 and 83.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS

par 288 (4x72)

306 I Wardle (Eng) 72 79 78 77, A Fuller (Eng) 78 74 72 82 (Wardle won sudden-death play-off at first extra hole).

308 C Goadby (Scot) 73 74 81 80, A Krauter (Ger) 73 74 81 80.

SELECTED TOTALS

310 S McWilliam (Sco) 76 76 82 76 (7th).

312 A Wilson (Ire) 78 78 81 75, S Lamb (Eng) 78 76 76 82 (T8).

315 H McCook (Sco) 84 73 75 83(12th).

317 P Grant (Ire) 75 81 80 81, L Bailey (Eng) 78 78 82 79 (T14).

318 G Batty (Sco) 74 90 79 75 (T17).

322 H MacGarvie (Sco) 81 77 82 82 (T25)


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