Kylie Walker seals Open place

KYLIE Walker was the only one of six Scots to survive the final qualifying competition at Panmure Golf Club yesterday and win one of the 18 places up for grabs in the Ricoh Women's British Open, which tees off at Carnoustie on Thursday.

Walker, who plays out of The Carrick at Loch Lomond, came through a play-off between eight players who matched the par of 71 on the Ladies Golf Union's composite women's course. She kept her nerve with six solid pars to finish her round.

"I hit a four-iron for my second pin high and was able to two-putt for a birdie 4 to go through," said Walker, who will be 25 at the end of next month.

She joins fellow Scots Catriona Matthew, Janice Moodie and Bothwell Castle amateur Pamela Pretswell ain the field at Carnoustie. The Scots who failed to make it were Carly Booth (72), Kelsey MacDonald (73), Clare Queen (76), Vikki Laing (75) and Gemma Dryburgh (76).