Kim and Iliska through to last 16 at Portrush.

Top-ranked South African Kim Williams had to play only 28 holes to get past her first and second-round ties at the Ladies British Open Amateur being played at Portrush this week. She now meets Royal Portrush member Stephanie Meadow who toppled the No 1 seed, Spanish champion Camilla Hedberg at the 19^th yesterday.

Kim had good wins over Valerie Sternbeck (Ger) 4/3 and Myrte Eikenaar (Ned) 7/6. Defending champion Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) beat the World No 1 female amateur, 14-year-old Lydia Ko from New Zealand, and 16-year-old Lauren Taylor (Woburn) knocked out the World No 2, Cecilia Cho, also from New Zealand. Cecilia had earlier defeated the only other South African to qualify, Bertine Strauss, 4/3. And the talented Maguire twins, Leona and Lisa, both lost in first round of the match-play.

SA Match Play Champion Iliska Verwey is the other South African to reach round three and she meets Germany’s Sophia Popov this morning. She has earlier defeated Spain’s Patricia Sanz Barrios and Therese Koelbaek (Den) both by 3/2.

Round 3 Draw.

1 8:30 Stephanie Meadow (IRE) ⁽³²⁾ Royal Portrush 1 Kim Williams (RSA) ⁽⁴⁹⁾ South Africa

2 2 8:40 Amy Boulden (WAL) ⁽⁹⁾ Maesdu 3 Kyle Roig (USA) ⁽⁴⁰⁾ Puerto Rico 4

3 8:50 Sophia Popov (GER) ⁽⁵⁾ Germany 5 Iliska Verwey (RSA) ⁽²¹⁾ South Africa 6

4 9:00 Alexandra Bonetti (FRA) ⁽⁵²⁾ France 7 Marta Sanz Barrio (SPA) ⁽³⁶⁾ Spain 8

5 9:10 Marta Silva (SPA) ⁽³⁵⁾ Spain 9 Charlotte Wild (ENG) ⁽⁴⁶⁾ The Mere 10

6 9:20 Marita Engzelius (NOR) ⁽¹¹⁾ Norway 11 Kelly Tidy (ENG) ⁽²⁷⁾ Royal Birkdale 12

7 9:30 Thea Hoffmeister (GER) ⁽²⁶⁾ Germany 13 Lauren Taylor (ENG) ⁽⁴²⁾ Woburn 14

8 9:40 Perrine Delacour (FRA) ⁽⁴⁷⁾ France 15 Louise Kristersson (SWE) ⁽²⁾ Sweden 16