7 Scots in top 20 going into the final round over Royal Troon
Shannon McWilliam with caddie
By Colin Farquharson
First-round leader Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) fell back to joint sixth place with a 75 for two-under 142 in the second round of the 54-hole Helen Holm Scottish women's open amateur stroke-play championship, the first two rounds of which are over Troon Portland and Sunday's final round over Royal Troon's Open championship links.
Title-holder Linn Grant (Sweden), whose grandfather James Grant won the Scottish boys championship in 1958 before turning pro and taking a club post in Sweden, and Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) lead the field on six-under 138.
Grant has had a pair of 69s while McWilliam, who was runner-up to the Swede 12 months ago, also had the same scores. Torphins 18-year-old McWilliam is chasing a place in the GB and I Curtis Cup team which will be announced next week. Team captain Elaine Farquharson-Black has been in the gallery at Troon Portland over the first two days.
ROUND 2 LEADERS Par 144 (2x72)
138 Linn Grant (Swe) 69 69, Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) 69 69.
139 L M Humphreys (Stoke by Nayland) 71 68
140 C Goadby (St Regulus)72 68, B Wardle (Prestbury) 71 69
141 L Malchirand (Fra) 71 70
142 H McCook (Grantown on Spey) 67 75, P Grant (Lisburn) 74 68, A Linner (Swe) 71 71
143 G Domez (Fra) 74 69
144 J MacKintosh (Hazelhead) 77 67, K Brodie (Strathmore) 73 71
145 G Batty (West Linton) 75 70
146 I Holpfer (Austria)
147 I Walsh (Castlewarden) 78 69, C Walsh (Castlewarden) 76 71, J Baker (Gosforth Park) 74 73, E Briggs (Kilmacolm) 74 73, E Slater (Gog Magog) 73 74, I Holpfer (Austria) 73 73
148 A Cernousek (Fra) 78 70, M Garland (Selby) 76 72, L Vrain (Fra) 76 72, C Martin (Fra) 72 76
OTHER SCOTTISH SCORES
149 G MacDonald (Craigielaw) 149
151 T Mactaggart (Minto) 77 74
152 K McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 77 75, L McClymont (Milngavie) 76 76, H Darling (Broomieknowe) 76 76, Molly M Richmond (Strathaven) 75 77,
153 M Fraser (Powfoot) 73 80
154 K Beveridge (Aboyne) 77 77
155 J Saxton 80 75 (Muckhart), L Fraser (Kingsknowe) 79 76
SCOTS WHO MISSED THE CUT (155 and better qualified for final round)
157 R Foster (Prestwick St Nicholas) 83 74
159 S Wood (Drumpellier) 79 80
161 C Griffiths (Aboyne) 80 81
164 K Wright (Stranraer) 80 84
165 E Logie (Buckpool) 81 84
168 J Rankine (Haggs Castle) 85 83
Retired: H MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) 76 ret.
CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE SCORES AND LIVE SCORING FROM DAY 3
