Local knowledge helps Na to the top

BY iseekgolf.com | Australian Ladies Amateur Tour | 2008 Australian Womens Amateur | Round One | 13 Apr 2008

Stephanie Na

(Photo: Anthony Powter)

Golf Australia/AIS National Squad member Stephanie Na made the most of her local knowledge, returning a five-under 69 to seize the opening round lead at the Srixon Australian Women’s Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Glenelg Golf Club.

Na’s round included seven birdies, which was the difference as she established a three-stroke buffer from Australian team mate Kristie Smith and Rebecca Flood of New South Wales, who both posted solid two-under scores of 72.

A host of players including England’s Naomi Edwards and Florentyna Parker, as well as Glenelg’s own Christine Trimmer are all four shots off the pace after posting 73’s.

The links layout at Glenelg tested the players and a moderate southwesterly breeze added to the challenge.

The Championship continues with Monday’s second round as the players not only have their eye on the overall prize and a berth in the 2009 Women’s Australian Open, but also a spot in the top 32 which qualify for the match play at Royal Adelaide Golf Club.

The men also get their Srixon Australian Amateur campaign underway on Monday with the players to contest their first round of stroke play at either Royal Adelaide or The Grange Golf Clubs before alternating on Tuesday. The leading 100 players plus ties will then contest the final two rounds of men’s stroke play, also at Royal Adelaide.

Source – Golf Australia

Top 10
AUS/NZ

Position	Score	Player	R 1	R 2	R 3	R 4	Total
1	-15	Stephanie Na	69	70	69	73	281
2	-8	Kristie Smith	72	72	75	69	288
3	-5	Rebecca Flood	72	74	71	74	291
4	-2	Liz Bennett	74	71	76	73	294
5	+2	Justine Lee	75	77	72	74	298
6	+3	Rachel Jennings	79	74	77	69	299
T7	+4	Christine Trimmer	73	82	72	73	300
T7	+4	Stacey Keating	74	77	73	76	300
9	+5	Ashlee Dewhurst	77	76	72	76	301
10	+6	Elissa Orr	73	77	76	76	302
T11	+7	Jovanna Bozanic	76	71	80	76	303
T11	+7	Naomi Edwards	73	72	79	79	303
T13	+8	Chihiro Ikeda	76	79	70	79	304
T13	+8	Jayde Panos	77	77	74	76	304
T13	+8	Bree Arthur	77	75	75	77	304
T16	+9	Claire Choi	73	78	77	77	305
T16	+9	Courtney Massey	77	74	77	77	305
T16	+9	Florentyna Parker	73	78	77	77	305
T16	+9	Julia Boland	75	75	78	77	305
T20	+10	Sarah King	79	76	77	74	306
T20	+10	Jessica Noh	74	78	77	77	306
T22	+11	Jessica Speechley	76	78	78	75	307
T22	+11	Samantha Holt	77	73	76	81	307
T22	+11	Cara Guest	80	78	73	76	307
T25	+12	Jody Fleming	75	77	78	78	308
T25	+12	Christabel Goh	79	75	76	78	308
T25	+12	Zoe Beth Brake	79	74	80	75	308
T25	+12	Ebony Heard	73	78	79	78	308
29	+13	Whitney Hillier	77	78	75	79	309
30	+14	Kerry Smith	78	77	75	80	310
T31	+15	Ainil Johani Abu Bakar	75	77	79	80	311
T31	+15	Sheree Hasson	78	76	78	79	311
Cut +15
CUT	+16	Sophie James	74	81	79	78	312
CUT	+16	Michelle Coetzee	79	78	77	78	312
CUT	+16	Monica Jung	82	75	74	81	312
CUT	+16	Dana Kim	84	71	78	79	312
CUT	+17	Grace Lennon	75	79	83	76	313
CUT	+18	Julie Swanson	75	77	79	83	314
CUT	+18	Penny Smith	76	80	77	81	314
CUT	+18	Bronwyn Speechley	80	76	76	82	314
CUT	+19	Tricia Borgward	80	78	78	79	315
CUT	+20	Tamara Fuller	81	75	77	83	316
CUT	+20	Ellie Na	76	79	79	82	316
CUT	+20	Nicole Montgomery	74	82	78	82	316
CUT	+21	Sarah Johnstone	82	77	80	78	317
CUT	+21	Hannah Kim	77	79	78	83	317
CUT	+22	Caroline Bon	79	78	85	76	318
CUT	+22	Francesca Yong	80	81	80	77	318
CUT	+22	Katrina Jones	83	81	78	76	318
CUT	+22	Annie Choi	87	76	79	76	318
CUT	+23	Breanna Elliott	82	80	79	78	319
CUT	+23	Laura Holdsworth	84	82	76	77	319
CUT	+23	Allyce Watkinson	74	83	80	82	319
CUT	+25	Bianca Hegarty	82	84	79	76	321
CUT	+26	Rhianna Davies	77	83	83	79	322
CUT	+26	Laurie Chew	79	81	77	85	322
CUT	+26	Emma Ash	84	79	80	79	322
CUT	+27	Stacey Shanahan	76	82	84	81	323
CUT	+27	Jessica Parker	84	82	76	81	323
CUT	+27	Stephanie Brennan	76	79	84	84	323
CUT	+28	Rebecca Blain	79	81	81	83	324
CUT	+29	Lisa Wright	82	81	80	82	325
CUT	+29	Alizah Kendler	84	80	78	83	325
CUT	+30	Lauren Sinclair	86	81	79	80	326
CUT	+31	Emily Mclennan	84	86	79	78	327
CUT	+32	Sue Wooster	77	84	79	88	328
CUT	+32	Amanda Chin Xhiee	79	83	83	83	328
CUT	+32	Jana Welsford	86	77	81	84	328
CUT	+34	Jill Hodge	80	82	88	80	330
CUT	+34	Jacqualine Lau	85	77	83	85	330
CUT	+34	Stephanie Loi	89	79	80	82	330
CUT	+37	Deborah Lee	80	84	87	82	333
CUT	+37	Kristen Eales	81	84	79	89	333
CUT	+39	Cassandra Wee	82	86	84	83	335
CUT	+40	Cathleen Santoso	84	89	81	82	336
CUT	+40	May Yen Sharon Lau	85	84	81	86	336
CUT	+41	Sock Hwee Koh	82	85	85	85	337
CUT	+42	Hannah Thomson	88	83	84	83	338
CUT	+42	Samantha Whittle	89	83	83	83	338
CUT	+43	Corinne Swan	86	83	83	87	339
CUT	+47	Erina Williams	87	86	87	83	343
CUT	+49	Josie Hodge	84	85	88	88	345
CUT	+54	Kimberley Crawley	90	88	84	88	350