|
Former Ladies European Tour star Gillian Stewart came close once again today to capturing the Glenmuir Women's Club Professional Championship. In 2004 she finished a shot behind Alison Gray at Southport & Ainsdale. On this occasion at the Prince's Golf Club in Kent she finished third, two shots back of two players.
Mette Hageman, Holland's leading woman professional for the past 14 years, won the Championship but only after a play-off against overnight leader Anna Smith of World of Golf.
An opening round of 3 under par 71 saw Stewart lie one behind Smith on 70, with Hageman on 73. With two holes to play of this 36 hole event Stewart stood on the seventeenth tee in her starting position, one shy of the lead. A 5-iron tee shot to this tricky short hole was rifled straight at the pin only to hit the top of the bunker guarding the pin. 'It was agonisingly close' said Stewart. 'I needed another birdie there to go even with Anna'. In the event she made a decent fist of the chip shot from an awkward position but her putt for par stayed above ground. A par at the last for a level par round of 74 gave her a two round aggregate of 143, 3 under par and third place.
Attention now switches to 2007 when the Glenmuir Club Professional Championship will be played over the famous links of Royal Porthcawl.
WPGA Glenmuir Prince's G C 2006
WPGA Glenmuir Prince's 15 th - 16 th June 2006
Final Result
|
Pos.
|
Score
|
-Par+
|
Name
|
Represents
|
R1
|
R2
|
GBP
|
|
|
1
|
143
|
-5
|
Mette Hageman (HOL)
|
Drentse Golfclub de Gelpenberg
|
73
|
70
|
1,000.00
|
|
|
2
|
143
|
-5
|
Anna Smith (BRI)
|
World of Golf
|
70
|
73
|
800.00
|
|
|
3
|
145
|
-3
|
Gillian Stewart (SCO)
|
Gillian Stewart Golf
|
71
|
74
|
675.00
|
|
|
4
|
152
|
+4
|
Alison Gray (BRI)
|
Ormskirk
|
77
|
75
|
575.00
|
|
|
5
|
153
|
+5
|
Lysa Jones (ENG)
|
Oaks
|
77
|
76
|
525.00
|
|
|
6
|
154
|
+6
|
Sara Clinton (ENG)
|
Herne Bay
|
78
|
76
|
500.00
|
|
|
7
|
156
|
+8
|
Julie Chandler (ENG)
|
Phoenix
|
76
|
80
|
475.00
|
|
|
8
|
158
|
+10
|
Rebecca Wright (BRI)
|
Walmley
|
81
|
77
|
450.00
|
|
|