Great Britain and Ireland boosted their prospects of retaining the Astor Trophy at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lytham St Annes on Sunday with a resounding 6-1 win over South Africa on Day 2 of the five-day round-robin team match-play event.
Top-ranked South African Kim Williams aced her tee-shot at 10 and went on to defeat the World No 1 Lydia Ko, but SA lost 4.5 – 2.5 to favourites, New Zealand.
Team SA (Silent Assassins) takes on the young New Zealand side on the first day of the Astor Trophy being played at Fairhaven Golf Club in Lancashire this week. The team is, back row, Tiffany Avern-Taplin, Henriëtte Frylinck and Bertine Strauss and seated, Kim Williams, Sandra Winter and Iliska Verwey.
After the second official practice round, the Opening Ceremony for the Astor Trophy takes place today at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lytham St Annes in Lancashire at 17h45.
The tournament gets under way tomorrow, Wednesday 15 June and the South African team of Iliska Verwey, Bertine Strauss, Kim Williams, Henriëtte Frylinck, Tiffany Avern Taplin and non-playing captain Sandra Winter will compete against teams from Great Britain and Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
The South African team of Lara Weinstein and Biance Theron return to South African today having been runners-up in the team event at the Jakarta World Junior Championships played in Indonesia this week.
South Africa’s top-ranked players did well to reach the quarter-ginals of the Ladies British Open Championship played at Royal Portrush this week, but it was the teenagers who stole the show. Kim Williams lost to 17-year-old Amy Boulden from Wales 5/3 and Iliska went all the way to lose 1 down at the 19th to 18-year-old Parisienne Alexandra Bonnetti. The second semi-final is betweem title-holder Kelly Tidy and 16-year old Lauren Taylor.
The South Africans today head off to Lytham St Annes where the Astor Trophy is being contested from Wednesday 15 June at Fairhaven Golf Club. The other teams in the event are Great Britain and N Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
News of the semi-final and final which was won by thne 16-year-old Lauren Taylor
South Africa’s top-ranked duo, Kim Williams and Iliska Verwey won their matches this morning in round four of the Ladies British Open Amateur being played at Royal Portrush on the Northern Ireland Coast. They play their quarter-final matches this afternoon.
Top-ranked South African Kim Williams had to play only 28 holes to get past her first and second-round ties at the Ladies British Open Amateur being played at Portrush this week. Team mate Iliska Verwey is also through to round three.