Melissa Reid to represent England in the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy
17 September 2004

YOUNG WELSH ACE SPREADEAGLES DUKE OF YORK FIELD IN FIRST ROUND AT KINGSBARNS

Zac Gould, 16-year-old winner of the European Young Masters boys' title in Austria in late July, recaptured that brilliant form to spreadeagle the high-class field in the first round of The Duke of York Young Champions' Trophy 54-hole tournament over the Kingsbarns Links, Fife in Scotland today (Wednesday).

Gould was celebrating the Royal & Ancient Golf Club announcement earlier in the day that he had been named in a squad of 29 Great Britain & Ireland players to prepare for the Walker Cup match against the
United States at Chicago Golf Club on August 13 and 14 next year.
Gould, a junior member of the Vale of Glamorgan Golf Club in South Wales, shot a five-under-par 67 to open up a five-shot lead from last year's winner, Rikard Karlberg (Sweden) with Rory McIlroy (Ireland) in third place on 73.

McIlroy, from Holyrood, Belfast, finished fourth in the R&A Junior Open at Barassie, Scotland in July.

The girls' section at Kingsbarns is being led by Anna Nordqvist (Sweden) with a 76, one shot ahead of 16-year-old Azahara Munzo (Spain), winner of the British girls' open amateur championship the last time she was in Scotland -- several weeks ago at Lanark Golf Club.

THE DUKE OF YORK YOUNG CHAMPIONS TROPHY
Kingsbarns Links (Par 72)
FIRST ROUND SCORES
67 Zac Gould (Wal).
72 Rikard Karlberg (Swe).
73 Rory McIlroy (Ire).
74 Matthew Kent (South Africa).
75 John Parry (Eng), Tristan Bierenbroodspot (Net), Scott Henry (Sco).
76 Anna Nordqvist (Swe), Jonathan Lavin (Ice).
77 Matthew Jones (Aal), Miguel Cabrera (Spa), Azahara Munox (Spa).
78 Andreas Christ (Aut), Maria Vertechenova (Rus).
79 Fabienne In-Albon (Swi), Jesper Drongstrup (den), Tinna Johansdottir (Ice), Tony Raillard (Fra), Thordur Gissurarson (Ice).
80 Maria Hernandez (Spa), Marcus Rytkola (Fin), Jordan Findlay (Sco), Melissa Reid (Eng), Justine Barbier (Bel).
81 Sandro Tan Piaget (Monaco).
82 Lee Jones (Wal), Marc Dobias (Swi).
84 Didier Dykmans (Bel), Elfar Halldarson (Ice), Tara Davies (Wel).
85 Lien Williems (Bel), Minna Vuorenpaa (Fin).
86 Alexandra de Luigi (Ita), Kylie Walker (Sco).
87 Nejla Gercek (Tur).
88 Sara Monberg (Den

17 September 2004

YOUNG STARS HEAD FOR SCOTTISH LINKS AND
DUKE OF YORK YOUNG CHAMPIONS' TROPHY

Almost all of the best young amateur golfers in Europe - male and female, will be competing in next week's The Duke of York Young Champions Trophy tournament.
The 54-hole event, regarded as Europe's premier event for Under-18 year-olds, will be played over the Kingsbarns Links, Fife in Scotland from Wednesday to Friday (September 22 to 24).
A total of 39 of the leading junior golfers, boys and girls, from 20 countries, most of them with scratch handicaps of better, will make Fife their home for the week.
Rikard Karlberg (Sweden) will be defending the title he won impressively over the Castletown Links on the Isle of Man last year.
Others in the field include Zac Gould from Wales, winner of the European Under-16 Young Masters title in Austria in July, South Africa's Mattrhew Kent who won the Toyota world junior championship in Japan earlier this year, Jordan Findlay, the 16-year-old Scot who was the surprise winner of the British boys' open title in August, and Azahara Munoz, the 16-year-old from Malaga, Spain, who won the British girls' open championship at Lanark in August.
The Duke of York, who is extremely motivated towards being personally involved with the event, will be in attendance for the duration of the tournament.
Not only will Prince Andrew present the prizes at the end of the week but at the start of it, on Tuesday, the eve of the tournament, he will play golf with the guests and VIPs and also host the official tournament dinner in Anstruther the same evening.

The complete field for The Duke of York Young Champions' Trophy is:

Austria: Andreas Christ, Martina Hochwimmer.
Belgium: Didier Dyukmans, Lien Willems.
Denmark: Jesper Drongstrup, Sara Monberg.
England: John Parry, Melissa Reid.
Finland: Markus Rytkola, Minna Vuorenpaa.
France: Tony Raillard, Elena Giraud.
Germany: Carolin Lohr.
Iceland: Thordur Gissurarson, Elfar Halldarsson, Tinna Johannsdattir.
Ireland: Rory McIlroy.
Italy: Alexandra De Luigi.
Monaco: Sandro Tan Piaget.
Netherlands: Tristan Bierenbroodspot.
Russia: Maria Vertchenova.
Scotland: Jordan Findlay, Scott Henry, Kylie Walker.
South Africa: Matthew Kent.
Spain: Miguel Cabrera, Maria Hernandez, Azahara Munoz.
Sweden: Rikard Karlberg, Jonathan Lavin, Anna Nordqvist.
Switzerland: Marc Dobias, Fabienne In-Albon.
Turkey: Hamza Sayin, Nejla Gercek.
Wales: Zac Gould, Lee Jones, Matthew Jones, Tara Davies.

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