Kylie Walker and Pamela Pretswell, both members of the GB&I Vagliano Trophy team, finished second and joint fourth respectively in the European women's amateur golf championship at Falsterbo Golf Club, Sweden at the weekend.

Kylie (Buchanan Castle) and Pamela's (Bothwell Castle) prominent showing followed their sixth and joint seventh performances in the British women's open amateur stroke-play championship at Royal Aberdeen the previous week.

But there was no doubting the supremacy of Caroline Hedwall (Sweden) who started the day with a seven-shot lead and extended it to win by 10 strokes with a 75 for one-over-par 285. The 20-year-old Oklahoma State University student also won this title in 2007.

"To be able to win a European championship in Sweden is a great experience and I have enjoyed the week," said a happy Caroline who lost to compatriot Anna Nordqvist in last year's British women's open amateur championship final at North Berwick.

Walker, 23, returned a 78, which included double bogeys at the fifth and eighth, but the big-hitting Scot birdied the par-5 18th to finish on 295 and hold on to the silver medal, one stroke ahead of Sweden's second player in the top three, Louise Larsson who closed with a 74 for 296.

Pretswell, 20, the halfway leader after a second-round 69, was more like her old self after dropping out of the pole position with a third-round 80. In the difficult conditions, the Glasgow University student returned a 75 – the same Saturday score as winner Hedwall - for 297.

Final Totals - Par 284 (4x71)

285 Caroline Hedwall (Swe) 70 74 66 75.
295 Kylie Walker (Sco) 70 76 71 78.
296 Louise Larsson (Swe) 70 78 74 74.
297 Pamela Pretswell (Sco) 73 69 80 75, Marieke Nivard (Net) 74 75 74 74, Danielle McVeigh (Ire) 70 75 75 77.
298 Gidali Manon (Fra) 78 76 72 72, Lucie Andre (Fra) 72 72 77 77.
299 Marion Ricordeau (Fra) 74 74 71 80.

Copy and images courtesy of Colin Farquharson, Cal Carson Golf Agency