McVeigh wins Ladies' British Amateur Strokeplay

Ireland's Danielle McVeigh claimed the biggest win of her career with a one stroke victory in the Ladies' British Open Amateur Strokeplay Championship at Royal Aberdeen.

The Royal County Down international, 21, was five strokes adrift of England's Hannah Turland with eight holes to play but closed with a four over 76 as her rival collapsed to an 81.

Fifteen year old Turland looked to be in control as the pair turned for home. But triple bogeys by the English girl at the 11th and 12th and bogeys at the 13th and 14th opened the door for McVeigh, who stepped through to take the trophy.

In tough conditions and battling a strong wind, McVeigh dropped just one shot at the long par-four 17th to head to the 18th two strokes in front.

While Turland finished with a birdie for a homeward 44, McVeigh made her par five at the last for a back nine of 38 to add the British title to her 2007 World Student Games win and this year's Welsh Open Strokeplay Championship .

McVeigh said: “I didn’t really think I had a chance of catching Hannah at the turn, with nine holes to go, because she was so far in front of me - although at the back of my mind, I knew that I had played Royal Aberdeen’s back nine into the wind well every day.

“Balgownie is so much like my home course, Royal County Down, so I hadn’t given up hope entirely. Then Hannah had these triple bogeys at the 11th and 12th and suddenly I’m back in the hunt.

“Hannah has great potential. She will go on to win a lot of things. I felt I was rewarded for playing steadily all week. Nothing spectacular, just steady links golf, the same golf I play over my home links.”

Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Royal Aberdeen Golf Club (Par 72)
304 Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co. Down Ladies) 75 79 74 76
305 Hannah Turland (Tidworth) 79 72 73 81
306 Rachel Connor (Manchester) 80 79 72 75
307 Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) 79 80 75 73 Lucie Andre (France) 73 81 77 76
308 Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) 83 79 71 75
310 Charlotte Ellis (Minchinhampton) 79 83 73 75 Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 81 80 80 69, Chrisje De Vries (Netherlands) 84 76 78 72, Carly Booth (Comrie) 82 76 78 74, Laura Murray (Alford) 79 76 79 76
311 Sian James (Bristol & Clifton) 80 78 74 79
312 Rachel Jennings (Izaak Walton) 76 90 73 73, Hannah Barwood (Knowle) 85 77 72 78
313 Lucy Williams (Mid Herts) 81 76 79 77, Gemma Bradbury (Cottrell Park) 78 77 79 79
314 Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies) 79 85 74 76, Charlotte Wild (Mere) 79 77 81 77
315 Hannah Ralph (Cowdray Park) 79 86 76 74, Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 85 77 75 78
316 Amy Boulden (Maesdu) 79 87 73 77
317 Isabelle Boineau (France) 79 86 78 74
318 Myrte Eikenaar (Netherlands) 82 79 84 73
319 Margarita Ramos (Mexico) 87 78 77 77, Charlie Douglass (Brocket Hall) 85 79 74 81, Roseanne Niven (Crieff) 81 82 80 76
320 Nikki Foster (Pleasington) 77 88 80 75, Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) 81 84 77 78, Marion Ricordeau (France) 85 77 81 77
321 Nicola Rawlinson (Leyland) 76 89 75 81, Caroline Karsten (Netherlands) 76 87 78 80
322 Marion Duverney (France) 86 80 71 85, Laura Collin (John O'Gaunt) 84 81 79 78, Rachel Drummond (Beaconsfield) 87 77 76 82
324 Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 81 85 79 79, Ciara Butler (Newlands) 78 80 78 88
327 Natalie Lowe (Macclesfield) 82 83 82 80
328 Katherine O'Connor (Tadmarton) 81 84 78 85, Louise Mernagh (Woodenbridge) 79 81 87 81, Rhian Wyn Thomas (Vale of Glamorgan) 80 80 78 90
332 Maaike Naafs (Netherlands) 78 87 86 81
333 Eleana Collins (USA) 80 84 82 87
335 Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) 80 86 83 86
RTD Tara Davies Holyhead 85 81 RTD RTD