Sporting Digest: Golf

WELSH WOMENS AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP (Royal Porthcawl): Semi-finals: L Dermott (Royal Liverpool) bt J Thomas (Pontardawe) 3 and 2; V Thomas (Pennard) bt L Isherwood (Royal Porthcawl) 2 and 1. Final: Thomas bt Dermott at 19th.

ENGLISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP (Berkshire GC, Ascot): First qualifying round: 73 A Uzielli (The Berkshire), S Morgan (Hearsall). 74 S Lambert (Coombe Hill), S Sharpe (Peterborough Milton), C Grady (Bawburgh). 75 G Simpson (Cleckheaton), J Hall (Felixstowe Ferry), F Brown (Heswall), K Speak (Clitheroe), N Buxton (Woodsome Hall), J Thornhill (Walton Heath).

SCOTTISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP (Gullane): Leading first round scores: 72 C Matthew (North Berwick). 75 J Jenkins (Ralston), F McKay (Turnberry). 76 L Nicholson (Haddington), A Rose (Stirling). 78 F Anderson (Blairgowrie), K Fitzgerald (Turnberry), M Stavert (Craigmillar Park), M McKinlay (Blairmore and Strone), K Milne (Kirkcaldy).