IT'S ANNE v MARTINE FOR SCOTTISH TITLE
SEVENTH FINAL FOR ANNE, FIRST FOR MARTINE
Curtis Cup player Anne Laing (Vale of Leven) is through to her seventh final of the Scottish women's amateur golf championship. She will play first-time finalist Martine Pow (Selkirk) over 18 holes on Saturday morning at Dunbar Golf Club.
Three times title-winner Anne gained revenge over Fiona Lockhart (St Regulus), who beat her in last year's final at Cruden Bay, with a 5 and 3 win in the morning quarter-finals. Then Anne came back from two down at the turn to grind out a one-hole win over the No 2 seed and new course record-holder Louise Kenney (Pitreavie). Anne was round in roughly par figures.
The top seed, Heather MacRae (Dunblane New) shot seven birdies in her quarter-final win by 5 and 3 over Lesley Hendry (Routenburn). But the British women's open amateur stroke-play champion should have saved some for the afternoon semi-final against Martine Pow (Selkirk).
Martine, never in arrears, scored an upset win by one hole with three-over-par figures. Both Martine and Heather looked nervous and stressed from the start and holes were halved in bogeys. Miss Pow even won one hole with a bogey - the 15th were she went two up.
"I'm just as excited to reach the final for a seventh time as I was when I made if for the first time - especially in a Curtis Cup year. It helps to keep you in the selectors' thoughts," said 31-year-old Anne, a lecturer at Elmwood College, Cupar.
"I'm very pleased to reach the final for the first time," said 41-year-old Martine Pow who is a partner with her dad in a scaffolding firm. "But I felt sorry for Heather. She had played so well to get to the semi-finals. I hope she still gets picked for the Curtis Cup because she's a great player."
Loretto School pupil and host club member Emma Fairnie won the No 2 match-play tournament of championship week - the Clark Rosebowl. Emma beat the holder, Donna Pocock (Murcar Links) by one hole in the final.
Friday results
SCOTTISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Dunbar Golf Club
QUARTER-FINALS
H MacRae (Dunblane New) bt L Hendry (Routenburn) 5 and 3.
M Pow (Selkirk) bt E Ogilvy (Auchterarder) 2 and 1.
A Laing (Vale of Leven) bt F Lockhart (St Regulus) 5 and 4.
L Kenney (Pitreave) bt H Laughland (Mortonhall) at 20th
SEMI-FINALS
Pow bt MacRae 1 hole.
Laing bt Kenney 1 hole.
CLARK ROSEBOWL
Semi-finals - D Pocock (Murcar Links) bt R Brown (Lothianburn) 1 hole, E Fairnie (Dunbar) bt M Easton (Dalmahoy) 2 and 1.
Final - Fairnie beat Pocock 1 hole.
Curtis Cup player Anne Laing (Vale of Leven) is through to her seventh final of the Scottish women's amateur golf championship. She will play first-time finalist Martine Pow (Selkirk) over 18 holes on Saturday morning at Dunbar Golf Club.
Three times title-winner Anne gained revenge over Fiona Lockhart (St Regulus), who beat her in last year's final at Cruden Bay, with a 5 and 3 win in the morning quarter-finals. Then Anne came back from two down at the turn to grind out a one-hole win over the No 2 seed and new course record-holder Louise Kenney (Pitreavie). Anne was round in roughly par figures.
The top seed, Heather MacRae (Dunblane New) shot seven birdies in her quarter-final win by 5 and 3 over Lesley Hendry (Routenburn). But the British women's open amateur stroke-play champion should have saved some for the afternoon semi-final against Martine Pow (Selkirk).
Martine, never in arrears, scored an upset win by one hole with three-over-par figures. Both Martine and Heather looked nervous and stressed from the start and holes were halved in bogeys. Miss Pow even won one hole with a bogey - the 15th were she went two up.
"I'm just as excited to reach the final for a seventh time as I was when I made if for the first time - especially in a Curtis Cup year. It helps to keep you in the selectors' thoughts," said 31-year-old Anne, a lecturer at Elmwood College, Cupar.
"I'm very pleased to reach the final for the first time," said 41-year-old Martine Pow who is a partner with her dad in a scaffolding firm. "But I felt sorry for Heather. She had played so well to get to the semi-finals. I hope she still gets picked for the Curtis Cup because she's a great player."
Loretto School pupil and host club member Emma Fairnie won the No 2 match-play tournament of championship week - the Clark Rosebowl. Emma beat the holder, Donna Pocock (Murcar Links) by one hole in the final.
Friday results
SCOTTISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Dunbar Golf Club
QUARTER-FINALS
H MacRae (Dunblane New) bt L Hendry (Routenburn) 5 and 3.
M Pow (Selkirk) bt E Ogilvy (Auchterarder) 2 and 1.
A Laing (Vale of Leven) bt F Lockhart (St Regulus) 5 and 4.
L Kenney (Pitreave) bt H Laughland (Mortonhall) at 20th
SEMI-FINALS
Pow bt MacRae 1 hole.
Laing bt Kenney 1 hole.
CLARK ROSEBOWL
Semi-finals - D Pocock (Murcar Links) bt R Brown (Lothianburn) 1 hole, E Fairnie (Dunbar) bt M Easton (Dalmahoy) 2 and 1.
Final - Fairnie beat Pocock 1 hole.
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