SHANNON AND HANNAH SHARE TENTH 

PLACE IN ARGENTINA

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Aboyne's Shannon McWilliam and Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) are locked together in joint 10th place at the halfway stage of the 72-hole South American women's amateur golf championship Martindale Country Club, Buenos Aires in Argentina.

McWilliam was up with the leaders after a first-round, four-under-par 68 but she slumped to a 77 on the second day for a 36-hole tally of 145, four behind the joint leaders, Luisamariana Mesones (Peru) (70-71) and Maria Serrano (Columbia) (70-71).

McCook had two steady rounds of 72 and 73.

In the men's championship at the same venue, Scots Euan Walker (71-72) and Calum Fyfe (67-78) are lying joint 19th and 27th on 143 and 145 respectively behind Canadian leader Chris Crisologo (72-64 for 136).

SOUTH AMERICAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Martindale Country Club, Buenos Aires.

LEADING SECOND-ROUND SCORES

WOMEN (par 144: 2x72)

141 L Mesones (Peru) 70 71, M Serrano (Columbia) 70 71.

142 S Garces (Columbia) 68 74.

SELECTED SCORES

144 E Allen (Eng) 72 72 (5th)

145 S McWilliam (Sco) 68 77, H McCook (Sco) 72 73 (T10)

148 P Grant (Ire) 76 72 (T13)

151 B Morris (Wal) 79 72 (T21)

152 A Wilson (Ire) 72 80, G Price (Eng)77 75 (T23)

153 K O'Connor (Wal) 77 76 (T28).

Field of 53 players.

MEN (par 144: 2x72)

136 C Crisologo (Can) 72 64.

138 R Miranda (Ecuador) 70 68.

SELECTED SCORES

140 A Gleeson (Ire) 70 70 (T3)

141 J Gaunt (Eng) 72 69 (T6)

142 A Wilson (Eng) 71 71 (T11)

143 E Walker 71 72 (T19)

144 R Dawson (Ire) 70 74 (T21)

145 C Fyfe 70 74 (T27).

146 B Chamberlain (Wal) 73 73 (T33)

158 J Harry (Wal) 82 76 (T62)

Field of 70 players.