European Girls Team Champs

ENGLAND TOP SEEDS IN EUROPEAN GIRLS' TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
England are top seeds in the European girls’ team championship at Is Molas, Sardinia – helped by superb sub-par rounds from Emily Taylor and Bronte Law. 
The team completed the 36-hole stroke-play qualifying on three-over par, with the best five scores counting from six. They were three ahead of second-placed Spain and 27 shots clear of their first round opponents Italy, who are the hosts and eighth qualifiers.
Emily Taylor (Royal Lytham and St Annes) added a bogey-free, five-under 67 to her opening 70 and has the distinction of topping the individual table at seven-under par. “It was a fantastic performance,” said Pat Smillie, England’s national junior coach. 
Bramhall's Bronte Law went one better in the second round with a six-under 66, which improved on her first round score by 13 shots. She had seven birdies on her card and her play was described by Pat Smillie as: “Very special.”
Georgia Hall (Remedy Oak) scored one-over par 73 and took third place individually with a 36-hole total of one-under par. The other qualifying scores on the second day were provided by English girls’ champion Elizabeth Mallett (Sutton Coldfield Ladies) and British champion Lauren Taylor (Woburn) who both returned 77. The 80 of Heidi Baek (Felixstowe Ferry) was discounted.
The leading eight teams will now contest the championship match-play.
Championship flight qualifiers (in relation to par after 36 holes' stroke-play)
+3 England, +6 Spain, +16 France, +19 Finland, +26 Belgium, +28 Germany, +29 Sweden, +30 Italy.
+Scotland finished 14th of 19 with a total of 789, ahead of 16th placed Ireland (791) and 17th placed Wales (819).
Scotland's second-day scores were:
Eilidh Briggs 76, Alyson McKechin 76, Clara Young (NB & Gullane)78, Hannah McCook 79, Lauren Whyte 80, Ailsa Summers 82.

Day One 

Scotland are unlikely to qualify for the top flight of the European girls team championship at Is Molas GC, Sardinia. They are lying 16th in a field of 19 with a first-round, best five from six team total of 400 - 24 shots worse than the team in eighth place overnight, Norway.

Scotland scores were: Elidh Briggs 75, Alyson McKechin 76, Hannah McCook 82, Clara Young 82, Ailsa Summers 85, Lauren Whyte 86 (non-counting).

England's Lauren Taylor, the new British women's champion, had the lowest score ofthree-under-par 69. She was one of nine players to get under the par of 72. 

Finland (361) lead from England (363) and Spain (367). Ireland and Wales, like Scotland, are unlikely to make the top flight of eight. The Irish are lying 15th on 398, the Welsh 17th on 421.