No Australian has ever won the R&A Women’s Senior Amateur. Sue Wooster and Nadene Gole, the two leading senior women on the World Amateur Golf Ranking, are hoping to change that over the next 36 holes at Woodhall Spa in England.
Wooster, ranked 395th, holds a one-shot lead over Gole, the highest ranked women senior at 244th.
In the Men’s Senior Amateur, Australian Ken Brewer missed the halfway cut by a shot after following up an opening round of 70 with an 82.
Reigning Australian Senior Amateur champion Wooster returned a 2-over-par 74 around the Bracken Course to go with her opening level par 73 on the Hotchkin. She sits on 147 to Gole’s 148. England’s Jackie Foster is a further shot behind.
“I’m glad that’s over,” Wooster said. “That was a very tough golf course.”
Strong winds meant the Bracken was playing probably two to three shots harder than the par of 72. So…
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