Clare is now joint 6th

After the third round of the European Ladies Qualifying School at La Manga Clare Queen lies in joint 6th position after a 3 over par 74 on the North Course today.

Pamela Pretswell  after a 4 over par 77 on the South Course today is now T76 as is Gemma Webster.

Carly Booth is now T40 and Lynn Kenny T49.

England's Jodi Ewart who is still leading is now on -13 after a 6 under par 67 on the South Course today.

After tomorrow's round the leading 50 and ties will proceed to the final round.

Clare continuing to play well at Final Qualifying

Clare Queen is now in joint 7th place after a 3 under par 70 over the more difficult South Course. She had 4 birdies and 1 bogey at the 15th. She is now on 4 under, 3 strokes behind the leader, England's Jodi Ewart.

Unfortunately Pamela Pretswell had a 5 over par 76 on the North Course today to fall back to T79. She is 5 strokes outside the top 50 at present but there are two more rounds before the cut to 50 and ties.

Carly Booth is now T52, Lynn Kenny is T56 and Gemma Webster T65.

Ladies European Tour Final Qualifying started today at La Manga

Clare Queen made a very good start to the final qualifying lying tied 13th with a 1 under par 70 on the North Course, 4 shots behind the leader.

Pamela Pretswell also started well with a 3 over par 76 on the South Course leaving her tied 55 but only 1shot behind 39th place.

The other Scottish players in the Final Qualifying are Lynn Kenny who is T69, Carly Booth and Gemma Webster who are T80.

Clare and Pamela playing at European Tour Qualifying School

Clare Qeen and Pamela Pretswell are playing in the Ladies European Tour Qualifying School's two-part programme at La Manga, Spain from January 8 to 19, Clare to retain her tour card and Pamela to gain her's for the first time. Pamela is keeping her options open by retaining her amateur status. 

 The prequalifying from 8-11 Jan consists of 72 holes. The Qualifying is over 90 holes  from 15-19 Jan. There is a cut to the leading 50 and ties after four rounds. In the end the top 30 will gain playing rights for 2012.

We wish them both well.