HEATHER FOLLOWS IN WELSH FOOTSTEPS
OF CATRIONA, ANNE AND VIKKI

Dunblane’s Heather MacRae added her name to the list of Scottish winners of the Welsh women’s open amateur stroke-play golf championship at Newport Golf Club today (Sunday).
Heather, 23, recaptured the form that won her the British stroke-play title at Nairn in 2005, with rounds of 70, 75 and 74 for a total of 219 – three shots ahead of runner-up Bronwyn Mullins-Lane (Harefield Place).
Two Manchester club players, Kelly Tidy and Rachel Connor, daughter of the Scots-born professional, finished third and fourth on 223 and 225 respectively.
Heather made all the running in the 54-hole event to follow in the footsteps of compatriot winners Catriona Lambert (1992), Anne Walker (1999) and Vikki Laing (2001-2002-2003).
Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) was the next best Scot this weekend with rounds of 79, 75 and 77 to share 13th place on 231.
Clare-Marie Carlton (Stirling University) was joint 23rd on 238 with scores of 80, 80 and 78.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72). CSS 75 75 75
219 Heather MacRae (Dunblane) 70 75 74.
222 Bronwyn Mullins-Lane (Harefield Place) 75 75 72.
223 Kelly Tidy (Manchester) 75 75 73.
225 Rachel Connor (Manchester) 76 75 74.
227 Sahra Hassan (Vale of Glamorgan) 75 74 78.
228 Holly Aitchison (Bedfordshire) 76 73 79, Liz Bennett (Brokenhurst Manor) 75 77 76.
229 Hannah Barwood (Knowle) 76 77 76, Tracey Boyes (Meon Valley) 75 78 76.
230 Tara Davies (Holyhead) 81 74 75, Jenny Pease (Braintree) 80 76 74, Danielle Montgomery (The Lambourne) 80 75 75.
231 Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) 79 75 77, Lydia Hall (Royal Portcawl) 80 73 78, Eleanor Givens (Blackwell Grange) 74 76 81.
Other Scottish scores:
238 Clare-Marie Carlton (Stirling Univ) 80 80 78 (jt 23rd).
245 Rachael Livingstone (Musselburgh Old) 80 82 83 (44th).
248 Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) 85 86 77 ( 45th).