Saturday 8 May 2010

Turkish Delight for Kavanagh




 Hazel Kavanagh shot a four under par 69 on day one of the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open in Belek near Antalya to take second place and remain one shot behind the event leader, Iben Tinning of Denmark, who signed for a 68 at the National Club.

Kavanagh of Team Ireland and the Spawell Driving Range shot four birdies on the front nine holes to reach the halfway in 33 shots. The Dubliner followed it with a level par back nine with one bogey and birdie to sign for a 69.

Rebecca Coakley started with a birdie and a bogey to go through the first nine holes in one over par. Still level at the 15th, after a birdie and a bogey, Coakley then dropped two shots on 17 and 18 to finish on 2 over.

Alison Walshe started with a bogey on the 10th and followed immediately with a birdie to level things. But dropped shots on 3, 5 and 8 gave her a 39 at the turn. After a level par back nine Walshe signed for a 76 to remain 3 over.

Tara Delaney also opened with a bogey and then carded 3 birdies to make the turn in 34 shots but went on to drop seven shots on the back nine to sign for a 78 and remain 5 over.

Martina Gillen opened with a bogey and followed it with a birdie on the second. By the turn Gillen had 42 shots on her card having carded three more bogeys. With a level par back nine Gillen signed for a 6 over par total of 79.

The National was the first real Championship golf course to be built in Turkey and was designed by Irish golfers David Jones and David Feherty in 1994. The course is par 73 and 6,211 yards long

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