KATHARINA SCHALLENBERG
WINS ALL-GERMAN
SPANISH FINAL
The Continent of Europe team of nine to play Great Britain & Ireland in the Vagliano Trophy women’s amateur interntional golf match at Fairmont St Andrews Bay on July 27-28 looks like being dominated by players from Germany.
The top German female amateur, Katharina Schallenberg, 26, beat compatriot Nicola Roessler by 3 and 2 in the 18-hole final of the Spanish women’s open amateur championship for the Queen’s Cup at Sherry Golf, Jerez today.
Katharina took an early lead and was never pegged back. She was four up after 11 holes.
The Continent of Europe team of nine to play Great Britain & Ireland in the Vagliano Trophy women’s amateur interntional golf match at Fairmont St Andrews Bay on July 27-28 looks like being dominated by players from Germany.
The top German female amateur, Katharina Schallenberg, 26, beat compatriot Nicola Roessler by 3 and 2 in the 18-hole final of the Spanish women’s open amateur championship for the Queen’s Cup at Sherry Golf, Jerez today.
Katharina took an early lead and was never pegged back. She was four up after 11 holes.
All four semi-finalists were from Germany, having made up five of the eight quarter-finalists.
Caroline Masson, the No 7 seed, beat the title-holder and No 2 seed, Carlota Ciganda (Spain) by 4 and 3 in the quarter-finals before losing by 5 and 3 to Katharina Schallenberg, the No 19 qualifier, in the semi-finals.
Miss Roessler, the No 8 seed, beat Krystle Caithness (St Regulus) by 4 and 3 in the first round of the match-play.
Miss Schallenberg looks set for another great season.
She has won the Germany women’s amateur title in 2005 and 2006. Last year she won the Sherry Cup 72-hole tournament after a play-off against Sophie Walker (England) at Sotogrande. After failing by one shot to catch Krystle Caithness in the 54-hole St Rule Trophy at St Andrews, Miss Schallenberg reached the 36-hole final of the United States women’s amateur championship before losing by one hole.
Other background information about Katharina is that she has a fear of flying which may explain why she has not turned professional by now. Being a tour pro would be a tiresome travelling life if one did not fly to the tournament venues.
It was because of her dislike of flying that Miss Schallenberg stayed only a short time at the University of Oregon in 2000. Being a member of the golf team in that distant state involved a lot of flying to the more central tournament venues.
She was born on July 27, 1980 at Lengerich, Nordrhein-Westfalen. After coming home from Oregon, she trained as a bank clerk but gave up that job because she thought it was "too boring."
Weekend results at Sherry Golf:
Semi-finals – N Roessler (Ger) bt N Holleder (Ger) 3 and 2, K Schallenberg (Ger) bt C Masson (Ger) 5 and 3.
Final (18 holes) – Schallenberg bt Roessler 3 and 2.
Caroline Masson, the No 7 seed, beat the title-holder and No 2 seed, Carlota Ciganda (Spain) by 4 and 3 in the quarter-finals before losing by 5 and 3 to Katharina Schallenberg, the No 19 qualifier, in the semi-finals.
Miss Roessler, the No 8 seed, beat Krystle Caithness (St Regulus) by 4 and 3 in the first round of the match-play.
Miss Schallenberg looks set for another great season.
She has won the Germany women’s amateur title in 2005 and 2006. Last year she won the Sherry Cup 72-hole tournament after a play-off against Sophie Walker (England) at Sotogrande. After failing by one shot to catch Krystle Caithness in the 54-hole St Rule Trophy at St Andrews, Miss Schallenberg reached the 36-hole final of the United States women’s amateur championship before losing by one hole.
Other background information about Katharina is that she has a fear of flying which may explain why she has not turned professional by now. Being a tour pro would be a tiresome travelling life if one did not fly to the tournament venues.
It was because of her dislike of flying that Miss Schallenberg stayed only a short time at the University of Oregon in 2000. Being a member of the golf team in that distant state involved a lot of flying to the more central tournament venues.
She was born on July 27, 1980 at Lengerich, Nordrhein-Westfalen. After coming home from Oregon, she trained as a bank clerk but gave up that job because she thought it was "too boring."
Weekend results at Sherry Golf:
Semi-finals – N Roessler (Ger) bt N Holleder (Ger) 3 and 2, K Schallenberg (Ger) bt C Masson (Ger) 5 and 3.
Final (18 holes) – Schallenberg bt Roessler 3 and 2.
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