Sweden's Record-Setting Pace Seems Unbeatable

Leading with a 4-under par 68 from Anna Nordqvist and a 2-under-par 70 from 2007 European Amateur champion Caroline Hedwall, on the West course, Sweden finished at 15-under par, 275. Previously, the low 36-hole score was 277, shared by the USA in 1998 and South Africa in 2006.

"There are no words to describe what Sweden has done here so far," said Mary Ann Lapointe, Canada's non-playing team captain. "Their scores have simply been phenomenal. In many ways tomorrow (Thursday) will decide our fate in this championship. We are within striking distance of South Africa in third place, but there are also some very strong teams coming up from behind us as well. There is no question we need to go under par for the rest of the tournament."

Canada
Maude-Aimee LeBlanc - - - 73-74--148
Stephanie Sherlock - - - 75-73-148
Keir Meixner - - - 74-78--152

Defending champion South Africa is in third place, 15 strokes behind Sweden, followed by Netherlands in fourth and Japan in fifth. Brazil and Canada were tied for sixth with England and USA tied for eighth. Host nation Australia, Denmark, France and Germany were tied for 10th.

In the Women's World Amateur, each team, which has two or three players, plays 18 holes of stroke play for four days. In each round, the total of the two lowest scores constitutes the team score for the round. The four-day (72-hole) total is the team's score for the championship.

For rounds three and four, the teams at the top half of the leader board will play The Grange Golf Club's East course on Friday and the West course on Saturday. The bottom half teams will play the opposite schedule.

The International Golf Federation was founded in 1958 to encourage the international development of the game and to employ golf as a vehicle to foster friendship and sportsmanship. The IGF is the recognized international federation for golf for the International Olympic Committee and comprises the national governing bodies of golf of more than 110 countries.