Friday, February 11, 2011

PAMELA WILLIAMSON IS TOP SCOT IN SPANISH SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP

News from the Gillian Kirkwood Website
Baberton's Pamela Williamson finished as top Scot in the Spanish international senior women's amateur individual championship at Santa Ponsa GC, Majorca today .
With rounds of 88 and 87 for 175, she finished joint 33rd, 19 shots behind the three-shot winner, France's scratch veteran Cecilia Mourgue d'Algue with rounds of 80 and 76 for 156.
Former Curtis Cup player West Vets Suzanne Cadden (Cardross) shared 41st place with scores of 86 and 91 for 177, one shot ahead of the 1975 Scottish women's amateur champion, Lesley Johnston (Gullane Ladies) with 86 and 92 for 178 and 46th place.
West Vets Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) scored 93 and 88 for 181 and joint 51st place.
Barbara Biggart (North Berwick) scored 90 and 93 for 183 and a share of 56th place.
Susan Penman (Gullane Ladies) had rounds of 96 and 91 for 167, four shots ahead of clubmate Dorothy Thomson who had scores of 94 and 97 for a share of 72nd place on 191.
Ireland's Sheena McElroy finished as the top British or Irish player in joint third place on 161 with scores of 81 and 80.
Denise Richards (Wales) came next with 81 and 82 for 163 and a share of ninth place just ahead of another Welsh player, the redoubtable Vicky Thomas with 80 an d86 for a share of 14th place on 166.
The level of scoring suggests that the weather was not what you would expect on the holiday island of Majorca, even in February!

LEADING TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
156 Cecilia Mourgue d'Algue (Fra) 80 76.
159 Barbara Jourde (Fra) 76 83.
161 Sheena McElroy (Ire) 81 80, Veronique Ewald (Fra) 82 79.
Selected totals
163 Denise Richards (Wal) 81 82 (T9).
166 Vicky Thomas (Wal) 80 86 (T14).
175 Pamela Williamson (Sco) 88 87 (T33).
177 Suzanne Cadden (Sco) 86 91 (T41).
178 Lesley Johnston (Sco) 86 92 46th).
181 Janice Paterson (Sco) 93 88 (T51).
183 Barbara Biggart (Sco) 90 93 (T56).
187 Susan Penman (Sco) 86 91 (T67).
191 Dorothy Thomson (Sco) 94 97 (T72).

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