Kilmacolm's Eilidh Briggs, last year's Scottish girls' champion, has withdrawn from the 109th British Women's Open Amateur Championship which tees off at Carnoustie today because of a potential clash with the World University Championships in the Czech Republic.
The 19-year-old Stirling University student explained: "I was really looking forward to my first British – in the past I have had school exams – and especially as it is being held at a great venue I have never had the chance to play. However, I fly out later this week to the Czech Republic as a part of the GB team so, if I had qualified for the matchplay at Carnoustie and continued to make progress, the two would clash."
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