ROESSLER v SCHALLENBERG IN
ALL-GERMAN SPANISH FINAL

It was a case of Deutschland Uber Alles at Sherry Golf, Jerez today.

An all-German 36-hole final in the Spanish women’s open amateur championship was assured when the semi-finals were contested by four players from Germany.
The finalists are the No 8 seed, Nicola Roessler who beat Krystle Caithness (St Regulus) by 4 and 3 in the first round of the match-play, and Katharina Schallenberg, pictured left, the No 19 seed who has played for the Continent of Europe in the Vagliano Trophy match and reached the final of the United States women’s amateur championship last year.
The big shock of Saturday’s play was the defeat of the No 2 seed and winner of the title for the past two years, Spain’s Carlota Ciganda.

She chose the wrong moment to have a rare off day and was roughly seven over par in going down by 4 and 3 in the quarter-finals to Caroline Masson.
That victory must have sapped Caroline’s strength because she was quickly overpowered by her compatriot, Katharina Schallenberg, 5 and 3 in the second semi-final.
In the first semi-final, Nicola Roessler won by 3 and 2 over another German, Nina Holleder.
Results:
Quarter-finals – N Rosssler (Ger) bt A Dahlberg – Soderstrom (Swe) 3 and 2, N Holleder (Ger0 bt S Doering (Ger) at 19th, K Schallenberg (Ger) bt E Alonso (Fra) 4 and 3, C Masson (Ger) bt C Ciganda (Spa) 4 and 3.
Semi-finals – Roessler bt Holleder 3 and 2, Schallenberg bt Masson 5 and 3.