Pamela makes a good start in the British Open Amateur Championship

Pamela Pretswell had a 3 over par round of 75 in the first qualifying round of the British Amateur Championship at Ganton, 5 strokes behind the leader, Giulia Molinaro of Italy

FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND SCOREBOARD-Leading scores
+Leading 64 after 36 holes qualify for match-play
Par 73
70 Giulia Molinaro (Italy).
72 Taylore Karle (US), Sally Watson (Elie and Earlsferrty), Sue Kim (Canada).
73 Daniela Holmqvist (Sweden), Lauren Mackin (Majorca), Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa), Caroline Hedwall (Sweden), Camilla Hedberg (Spain).
74 Emma Sheffield (Newark), Tonje Daffinrud (Norway), Mireia Prat (Spain), Marieke Nivard (Netherlands), Sarah Attwood (Gog Magog)..
75 Nikki Foster (Pleasington), Sara Juneau (Canada), Jennifer Kirby (Canada), Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), Rachel Jennings (Izaak Walton), Anna Aresse (Spain), Hannah Grant (Enmore Park), Patricia Sanz (Spain), Christine Wong (Canada).
76 Stefanie Kenoyer (US), Sara Garbutt (Ganton), Lara Katzy (Germany), Jessica Speechley (Australia), Tara Watters (Muswell Hill), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), Rebecca Lee-Bentham (Canada), Charlotte Wild (Mere), Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder), Ami Storey (Ponteland), Sophia Popov (Germany), Marion Ricordeau (France).