SAMMY VASS (15) PIPS TRACY LAUGHLAND
FOR ROYAL DORNOCH OPEN TOP PRIZE

By ROBIN WILSON

Fifteen year old Sammy Vass (Tain) won her first adult open competition when a two over par 78 from the five-handicapper beat a quality field at Royal Dornoch.
Included in the line-up were local club champion and course record holder Cara Gruber, Tracy Laughland (Mortonhall), Northern Counties champion Jenny Milne (Elgin) and Surrey county player Julia Brooks (Croham Hurst).
But, with a three-birdie inward half of 39 to match her outward count, Sammy won by a shot from Tracy Laughland who is a member at Dornoch.
Tracy won the confined silver medal but squandered the outright win with a 7-5-7 finish for 42 home.

LEADING SCORES
(CSS 79 reduction only).
SCRATCH
78 S Vass (Tain).
79 T Laughland (Mortonhall).
82 J Milne (Elgin).
HANDICAP
Silver Division: M Wardrop (Niddry Castle) (12) 73; J Brook (Croham Hurst) (6) 79; C Ramsey (Royal Dornoch) (14), W Ross (Elgin) (6), J Chalmers (Monifieth) (16) 81; S Cooper (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) (16), M Barr (Gairloch) (10) 82.
Bronze Division: M Weir (Bothwell Castle) (21), M Surgrue (Royal Dornoch) (21) 80; J Harvie (Bothwell Castle) (26) 81; K McFleat (Lochcarron) (22) 83.
Senior: M Ross (Royal Dornoch) (17) 83.
Silver Medal (confined): T Laughland (Mortonhall) 79.