Sunday, May 05, 2013

AMY BOULDEN WINS WELSH STROKEPLAY AND EILIDH HAS BEST LAST ROUND

 Amy Boulden (Conwy) won the Welsh women's open amateur stroke-play championship at the Vale of Glamorgan club by four strokes today.
The Curtis Cup star shot rounds of 75-75-74 over the par 75 course for a total of one-under-par 224. The CSS for the three rounds was 79-79-76.
She won from England's Alex Peters (Notts Ladies) who scored 75-77-76 for 228, a shot ahead of third-placed Welsh international Samantha Birks (76-77-76).
Carnoustie Ladies teenager Jess Meek finished a creditable joint fourth on 232 alongside English prospect Gabriella Cowley.
Jess scored 82-77-73 to Gabriella's 78-77-77.
Renfrewshire's Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) was the nest bext Scot in a share of 11th place on 237 with scores of 75-90-72.
Eilidh's last round, three under par, was the best of the tournament.

WELSH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Vale of Glamorgan GC
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 225 (3x75) SS 76. CSS 79 79 76
224 Amy Boulden (Conwy) 75 75 74.
228 Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies) 75 77 76
229 Samantha Birks (Wolstanton) 76 77 76.
232 Jess Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 82 77 73, Gabriella Cowley (Brockett Hall) 78 77 77.
SELECTED TOTALS
237 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 75 90 72 (jt 11th).
244 Rachael Walker (Dumfries and Co) 84 84 76 (T18).
249 Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 83 86 80 (T28).
253 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 83 87 83 (T36)

 Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report