Walker finishes jt 18th, Fyfe 23rd in South American championship


By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Scotland's Euan Walker and Calum Fyfe finished joint 18th and 23rd respectively in a quality field of 70 players in the South American men's amateur championship at Martindale Country Club, Buenos Aires in Argentina.

Walker, pictured, had scores of 71, 72, 73 and 69 for a three-under-par total of 285.
Fyfe's rounds were 67, 78, 70 and 72 for one-under 287.
The highest placed British and Irish competitor was Ireland's Alex Glesson who tied for fifth place on 281 with very steady scores of 70, 70, 7 and 71.
Winner, by four strokes with a 13-under-par total of 275 was Canada's Chris Crisologo who scored 72, 64, 66 and 73.
Argentina's Alejandro Tosti was runner-up on 279.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
275 Chris Crisologo (Canada) 72 64 66 73.
279 Alejandro Tosti (Argentina) 67 75 70 67.

SELECTED TOTALS
281 Alex Gleeson (Ireland) 70 70 70 71 (T5)
284 Robin Dawson (Ireland) 70 74 71 69, Jack Gaunt (England) 72 69 70 73 (T12)
285 Euan Walker (Scotland) 71 72 73 69 (T18).
287 Andrew Wilson (England) 71 71 74 71, Calum Fyfe (Scotland) 67 78 70 72 (T23).
293 Ben Chamberlain (Wales) 73 73 74 73 (40th)
309 Tim Harry (Wales) 82 76 72 79 (58th)

Field of 70 players

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HANNAH FIFTH, SHANNON T13 

Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) shot a final round of four-under-par 68, the joint lowest score of the day, to finish fifth in a field of 52 at the South America women's amateur golf championship at Martindale Country Club, Buenos Aires in Argentina today (Tuesday).

Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) returned a closing 77 to finish joint 13th on 293.

McCook's earlier rounds were 72, 73 and 74. Her total of one-under 287 was five strokes behind the winner,  Milagros Chaves (Paraguay) who had scores of 68, 74, 70 and 71 for a six-under aggregate of 282, one stroke ahead of Columbia's Silvia Garces with Paula Grant from Ireland in third place on 284 

Paula started the tournament slowly but quickened her pace with subsequent rounds of 76, 72, 67 and 69 to boost her chances of selection for the GB and I team for the Curtis Cup match in June against the USA at Quaker Ridge, New York State.

SOUTH AMERICAN WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Martindale C C, Buenos Aires, Argentina

LEADING FINAL TOTALS

Par 288 (4x72)
282 Milagros Chaves (Paraguay) 71 72 70 69

283 Silvia Garces (Columbia) 68 74 70 71.

284 Paula Grant (Ireland) 76 72 67 69.

286 Maria Serrano (Columbia) 70 71 71 74

287 Hannah McCook (Scotland) 72 73 74 68

SELECTED TOTALS
289 Emma Allen (England) 72 72 72 73 (T8)

293 Shannon McWilliam (Scotland) 68 77 71 77, Georgia Price (England) 77 75 73 68, Bethan Morris (Wales) 79 72 74 68 (T13).

296 Kath O'Connor (Wales) 77 76 71 72 (T20).

297 Annabel Wilson (Ireland) 72 80 69 76 (T22)

Field of 52 players.

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