Saturday, May 05, 2012

MEGAN AND ALYSON ARE PLAYING IN THE WELSH OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP


Carnoustie teenager Jessica Meek is the leading Scot after two rounds of the Welsh women's open amateur championship at Ashburnham GC on the South Wales coast.
Jessica shot rounds of 78 and 75 for a tally of five-over-par 153 over the par-74 course to be sharing ninth place with Amy Boulden (Conwy), the Welsh Curtis Cup player who won last weekend's Helen Holm Scottish stroke-play title at Troon.
Former Scottish champion Renfrewshire's Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) will start Sunday's final round in 14th place after scores of 77 and 78 for 155 - one shot ahead of Alford's Laura Murray (79-77).
Renfrewshire's 2012 County Champion -- Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) scored 77-81 for a share of 19th place on 158.


SECOND-ROUND LEADING TOTALS
Par 148 (2x74)
147 Chloe Williams (Wrexham) 74 73
148 Emily Taylor (Royal Lytham) 73 75.
150 Georgia Hall (Remedy Oak) 80 70, Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) 76 74.
151 Nikki Foster (Pleasington) 77 74, Becky Harries (Haverfordwest) 76 75.
152 Hannah Barwood (Knowle) 75 77, Katherine O'Connor (Tadmarton Heath) 74 78.
153 Amy Boulden (Conwy) 78 75, Kerry Smith (Waterlooville) 75 78, Jessica Meek (Carnoustie) 78 75.
154 Lauren Hillier (Newport0 79 75, Meghan MacLaren (Wellingborough) 78 76.
OTHER SCOTS SCORES
155 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 77 78 (14th)
156 Laura Murray (Alford) 79 77 (T15)
158 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 77 81 (T19)
161 Rachel Walker (Dumfries&Co) 79 82, Clara Young (North Berwick) 77 84