TEENAGE PALS MEET IN ABERDEENSHIRE
COUNTY GOLF SEMI-FINAL AT MURCAR
Teenage golfing pals Michele Thomson (Ellon) and Laura Murray (Alford) will meet in Sunday morning’s semi-finals of the Aberdeenshire women’s county golf championship at Murcar Golf Club.
Leading qualfier 17-year-old Michele had two comfortable wins when the match-play stages began today (Sat) while 16-year-old Laura had to come back from one down with three to play to beat Christine Middleton (Cruden Bay), the 1991 title-winner, by two holes in the quarter-finals.
In the other semi-final it will be Laura McLardy (Murcar) against the 2003 champion, Julie Henderson (Inverurie).
Collated scoreboard
ABERDEENSHIRE WOMEN’S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Murcar Golf Club
First round
M Thomson (McDonald Ellon) bt S Shepherd (Deeside) 5 and 3.
J Harrison (Cruden Bay) bt J Whitehead (Kemnay) 4 and 3.
C Middleton (Cruden Bay) bt L McPherson (Deeside) 2 holes.
L Murray (Alford) bt L Coleman (Peterhead) 3 and 1.
D Pocock (Murcar) bt F Hay (Deeside) 2 a\nd 1.
L McLardy (Murcar) bt L Terry (Cruden Bay) 3 and 1.
C Wilson (Murcar) bt E Brown (Aboyne) 6 and 5.
J Henderson (Inverurie) bt K Thomson (Kintore) 3 and 2.
Quarter-finals
M Thomson bt Harrison 4 and 3.
Murray bt Middleton 2 holes.
McLardy bt Pocock 6 and 5.
Henderson bt K Thomson 3 and 2.
KELLY BROTHERTON EAST LOTHIAN
LEADING QUALIFIER AT N BERWICK
Former Scottish girls’ champion Kelly Brotherton (Tulliallan) is the leading qualifier for the match-play stages of the East Lothian women’s county championship at North Berwick.
Kelly, who is bound for Colorado State University in the autumn, earned the No 1 seed rating with a score of 78 – three ahead of Scottish senior international Moira Thomson, playing over her home course.
The match-play stages start at North Berwick on Tuesday.
EAST LOTHIAN WOMEN’S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
North Berwick Golf Club
Qualifiers
Championship Qualifiers in order
78 Kelly Brotherton (Tulliallan).
81 Moira Thomson (North Berwick).
83 Fiona Prior (Gullane), Shonagh McEwan (Gullane).
86 Jayne Smith (Gullane).
89 Irene Stewart (Gifford), Mary Lou Renton (Gifford).
90 Carole Ross (North Berwick), Jane Herd (Musselburgh).
92 Elinor Blair (Linlithgow), Anne Chainey (North Berwick), Pam Hall (Royal Musselburgh), Maurren Woodward (Gullane).
94 Sue Penman (Gullane).
96 Val MacKenzie (Longniddry), Vera Ross (Broomieknowe).
HANDICAP QUAICH
Qualifiers
83 Jane Whitelaw (North Berwick) (19).
84 Nancy Davidson (Glen) (17), Ros Thoresen (North Berwick) (16).
86 Gladys Stevenson (Glen) (21), Ann Butterworth (North Berwick) (20), Janette Buchanan (Musselburgh) (20).
87 Gratian Andrew (Gullane) (13).
89 Hayley Kirkpatrick (Gullane) (17).