Scottish amateur Louise Duncan surges into contention at Women’s Open

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Duncan two behind leaders after third-round 68Anna Nordqvist and Nanna Koerstz Madsen share leadThe final major of 2021 may deliver the most extraordinary story of all. In among the big names on a gloriously tight leaderboard at the Women’s Open sits Louise Duncan, the 21-year-old amateur champion. The only time Duncan had cause to frown on day three here was when she was reminded she is not eligible for the £640,000 bounty on offer to any professional winner. “Thanks for that,” said Duncan, a University of Stirling student. “I could be drowning my sorrows tomorrow, tears rolling down my face.”Imagine being so tantalisingly close to such riches one cannot claim. Continue reading...

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