ANNE LAING v FIONA LOCKHART FINAL
Anne Laing is one match away from becoming only the fourth player in the 102-year history of the Scottish women's amateur golf championship to win the title three years in a row.
The Curtis Cup player and Vale of Leven Golf Club member beat the 13-year-old "overnight sensation" of this week's tournament over the Cruden Bay Links by 3 and 2 in the semi-finals this afternoon.
Miss Laing, who beat Michelle Wie twice in last year's Curtis Cup match at Formby, now plays 28-year-old Fiona Lockhart, an uncapped player from the St Regulus Club, St Andrews.
Fiona lived dangerously in both her Friday ties. She came back from two down with two to play to beat giant-killer Karen Marshall (Baberton), earlier conqueror of top seed Clare Queen, at the 19th.
n in the semi-finals, Miss Lockhart was one down on the 17th tee against 19-year-old Stirling University student Kylie Walker who made her debut for Scotland in last year's women's home internationals. Fiona squared the match at the 17th, halved the 18th and then came through smiling at the 19th once again with a winning par 4.
It will be Anne Laing's sixth final in the past 10 years. She won the title for the first time at Royal Dornoch in 1996 and again at St Andrews in 2003 and Prestwick last year. She was beaten finalist in 1999 at Nairn Dunbar and in 2002 at Stranraer.
"I'm delighted to be in the final again. I said before the start of the championship that I was just as hungry to win the title again as I had ever been and I think I've proved that," said Anne after finally ending the glory run of 13-year-old South Queensferry girl Sally Watson by 3 and 2 in the semi-final.
Elie and Earlsferry Ladies member Sally won the fifth and eighth to go one up but then lost the ninth, 12th and 13th, three-putting each green. After a half in birdies at the 15th, Anne Laing finished the match in champion style by holing a 40ft putt for a birdie 2 at the short 16th.
SEMI-FINALS
Lockhart beat Walker at 19th.
Laing beat Watson 3 and 2.
DONNA POCOCK WINS CLARK ROSEBOWL
Murcar's Donna Pocock won the No 2 match-play event at Cruden Bay, beating Kirsty Wells (Dumfries & County) by one hole in the final.
Donna was never behind after winning the first and fourth and was still two up at the turn. She came under pressure on the inward half as Kristy won the 11th, the 14th with a birdie 3 and the 16th but Miss Pocock was able to win the 13th and 15th on her own account and hold her opponent at bay over the last two holes.
Semi-finals
D Pocock (Murcar) bt H Laughland (Mortonhall) 6 and 5.K Wells (Dumfries & Co bt D Dewar (Stirling Univ) 3 and 2.
Final
Pocock bt Wells 1 hole.
Anne Laing is one match away from becoming only the fourth player in the 102-year history of the Scottish women's amateur golf championship to win the title three years in a row.
The Curtis Cup player and Vale of Leven Golf Club member beat the 13-year-old "overnight sensation" of this week's tournament over the Cruden Bay Links by 3 and 2 in the semi-finals this afternoon.
Miss Laing, who beat Michelle Wie twice in last year's Curtis Cup match at Formby, now plays 28-year-old Fiona Lockhart, an uncapped player from the St Regulus Club, St Andrews.
Fiona lived dangerously in both her Friday ties. She came back from two down with two to play to beat giant-killer Karen Marshall (Baberton), earlier conqueror of top seed Clare Queen, at the 19th.
n in the semi-finals, Miss Lockhart was one down on the 17th tee against 19-year-old Stirling University student Kylie Walker who made her debut for Scotland in last year's women's home internationals. Fiona squared the match at the 17th, halved the 18th and then came through smiling at the 19th once again with a winning par 4.
It will be Anne Laing's sixth final in the past 10 years. She won the title for the first time at Royal Dornoch in 1996 and again at St Andrews in 2003 and Prestwick last year. She was beaten finalist in 1999 at Nairn Dunbar and in 2002 at Stranraer.
"I'm delighted to be in the final again. I said before the start of the championship that I was just as hungry to win the title again as I had ever been and I think I've proved that," said Anne after finally ending the glory run of 13-year-old South Queensferry girl Sally Watson by 3 and 2 in the semi-final.
Elie and Earlsferry Ladies member Sally won the fifth and eighth to go one up but then lost the ninth, 12th and 13th, three-putting each green. After a half in birdies at the 15th, Anne Laing finished the match in champion style by holing a 40ft putt for a birdie 2 at the short 16th.
SEMI-FINALS
Lockhart beat Walker at 19th.
Laing beat Watson 3 and 2.
DONNA POCOCK WINS CLARK ROSEBOWL
Murcar's Donna Pocock won the No 2 match-play event at Cruden Bay, beating Kirsty Wells (Dumfries & County) by one hole in the final.
Donna was never behind after winning the first and fourth and was still two up at the turn. She came under pressure on the inward half as Kristy won the 11th, the 14th with a birdie 3 and the 16th but Miss Pocock was able to win the 13th and 15th on her own account and hold her opponent at bay over the last two holes.
Semi-finals
D Pocock (Murcar) bt H Laughland (Mortonhall) 6 and 5.K Wells (Dumfries & Co bt D Dewar (Stirling Univ) 3 and 2.
Final
Pocock bt Wells 1 hole.
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