Gemma Clews is the leading Brit at the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship, despite falling down the field with a second round 76.
Gemma Clews is the leading Brit at the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship, despite falling down the field with a second round 76.
Clews (Delamere Forest) who is chasing a place in the GB and I team for the Curtis Cup match against the Americans at Dunlaoghaire GC in June is lying T10th after rounds of 69 and 79. Emily Slater, who was tied for 2nd with Clews yesterday also struggled on her second day, finishing with a 77 for T13.
Meanwhile world Number 3 amateur Maria Parra (Spain) continued to showcase her class on day 2 after shooting a second consecutive sub-par round of 68. The leader sits on -10 and her closest competitors come from Esther Henseleit (Germany) and Albane Valenzuela (Switzerland).
Ireland’s highest hopes come from Royal County Down star Olivia Mehaffey, as she carded a steady 71 to push her up to 14th place, in a round that contained one bogey and two birdies.
On a day in which the British hopefuls struggled Craigielaw's former Scottish champion Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw) also dropped out of the top 10 with a second round of seven-over-par 79 for a halfway tally of 150 for joint 40th position. This puts her on the cut line after the completion of the third round with the top forty and ties making the final day.
PORTUGUESE WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Montado Golf Resort, nr Setubal, Costa Azul.
SECOND-ROUND SCORES
Par 144 (2x72)
134 M Parra (Spa) 66 68
140 E Henselet (Ger) 72 69, A Valenzuela (Swi) 70 70
142 P L Thomsen (Den) 72 70
SELECTED BRITISH AND IRISH SCORES
145 G Clews (Eng) 69 76 (T10)
146 L Bailey (Eng) 76 70, O Mehaffey (I) 75 71, S Giles (Eng) 74 72, E Slater (E) 69 77 (T13)
147 O Winning (Eng) 74 73, F Liddell (Sco) 73 74, S Fuller (Eng) 72 75 (T20)
