SOUTH AFRICAN ROOKIES
1-2 IN "PAM GOLDING"
EVENT AT JOHANNESBURG

Lee-Anne Pace is making a strong bid for inclusion in the next South African Women’s World Cup of Golf team as she heads into the final round of the Pam Golding Ladies International with a one-stroke lead.
Pace, in her rookie season as a professional, took the lead on 10 under par 136 with a solid second-round 67 over the par-73 Dainfern Country Club course, Johannesburg today.
Her nearest challenger is another rookie South African professional in Stacy Bregman, who led the first round but had to settle for a 71 and a total of 135 with one round to go.
Denmark's Julie Tvede is leading the overseas challenge on 138.
Then come England's Kiran Matharu, picture right, and Rebecca Hudson, joint fourth on 141. Kiran, winner of the English women's amateur championship and Curtis Cup honours last year before she turned professional, celebrates her 18th birthday on February 27.
Both Pace and Bregman represent the new wave of talent in South African women’s professional golf. Pace enjoys playing privileges on the Ladies European Tour and LPGA Tour, while Bregman has earned her card for the Ladies European Tour.
The non-qualifiers - those with 36-hole tallies of nine-over-par 155 and higher - surprisingly included Irish Curtis Cup player and rookie pro Claire Coughlan from Cork who did well at the LET Qualifying School last year.
Claire had rounds of 80 and 77 for 157.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Players from South Africa unless stated.
(am) denotes amateur.
Par 146 (2 x 73)
136 Lee-Anne Pace 69 67.
137 Stacy Bregman 66 71.
138 Julie Tvede (Den) 70 68.
141 Kiran Matharu (Eng) 68 73, Rebecca Hudson (Eng) 69 72.
142 Emelie Svenningsson (Swe) 70 72, Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 71 71, Hanna-Leena Salonen (Fin) 72 70, Morgana Robbertze 71 71, Eleanor Pilgrim (Wal) 72 70, Amanda Moltke-Leth (Den) 72 70.
143 Ashleigh Simon (am) 73 70.
144 Natou Soro 71 73.
145 Kelli Shean (am) 76 69, Kaisa Ruuttila (Fin) 76 69, Florence Luscher (Swi) 74 71, Lisa Jean (Aus) 73 72, Martina Gillen (Ire) 74 71.
146 Sophie Walker (Eng) 73 73, Zuzana Kamasova (Slo) 75 71, Jehanne Jail (Fra) 70 76.
147 Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 71 76, Viva Schlasberg (Swe) 74 73, Anna Becker (Awe) 74 73, Mandy Adamson 72 75.
148 Emma Zackrisson (Swe) 75 73, Suzette Venter 76 72, Bertine Strauss (am) 74 74, Leandri Pieterse 76 72, Elin Ohlsson (Swe) 74 74, Lizelle Muller (am) 75 73, Cecilie Lundgreen (Nor) 79 69, Sarah Heath (Eng) 75 73, Kirsty Fisher (Eng) 74 74, Maria Boden (Swe) 73 75.
149 Josefin Svenningsson (Swe) 76 73, Laurette Maritz 75 74, Anne-Sophie Le Nalio (Fra) 74 75, Cuyler Hedley (Can) 72 77, Sohvi Harkonen (Fin) 76 73, Elin Brask (Swe) 73 76, Vanessa Bell (Eng) 73 76.
150 Edita Nechanicka (Cze) 75 75, Kelly Hutcherson (Eng) 76 74, Michelle de Vries 75 75, Nora Angehrn (Swi) 72 78.
151 Lena Tornevall (Swe) 75 76, Monique Smit (am) 78 73, Felicity Johnson (Eng) 73 78, Madeleine Holmblad (Swe) 77 74, Antonella Cvitan (Swe) 75 76, Nicole Becker (am) 73 78.
153 Sandra Winter (am) 78 75, Zelda Smook (am) 76 77, Frederique Dorbes (Fra) 77 76.
154 Kim Williams (am) 78 76, Tandi von Ruben (am) 77 77, Vicki Traut (am) 76 78, Hanna-Sophia Svenningsson (Swe) 77 77, Mercia Pretorius (am) 76 78, Nuria Clau (Spa) 75 79, Julie Berton (Fra) 79 75.
DID NOT QUALIFY
155 Monja Richards 77 78, Maria Ohlsson (Swe) 75 80, Caryn Louw 81 74, Ashleigh Holmes (am) 81 74, Nina Hansson (Swe) 77 78, Henriette Frylinck (am) 81 74, Yushire Budhram (am) 82 73.
156 Frederique Seeholzer (Swi) 80 76, Shelley McKevitt (Eng) 78 78.
157 Sarah Faller (Ire) (am) 76 81, Sandra Eggermont (Net) 77 80, Claire Coughlan (Ire) 80 77.
158 Angie Green (Can) 78 80, Lise Botha 77 81.
159 Michelle Smith (Eng) 78 81, Nora Kagonyera (Uga) 78 81.
160 Lumien Lausberg 82 78, Santie Koch 86 74, Fabienne Haremza (Ger) 83 77, Kim Brookes (am) 77 83.
162 C Cheryl Smith (Eng) 77 85.
163 Iliska Verwey (am) 79 84, Crizelda van Niekerk 83 80, Elsabe Hefer 80 83.
165 Alexandra Hinteregger (am) 82 83.
167 Jessica Wycherley (am) 86 81.168 Maria Jimenez de Miguel (Spa) 84 84.