Four Deeside Golf Club members who figured among the leading prizewinners at the Aberdeenshire Lady-Girl greensomes at Oldmeldrum. Left to right: Jane Leith and Vicki Powell, first in the Class 2 handicap section, and Sophie Alexander and Elaine Farquharson-Black, winners of the scratch category. You can enlarge the Cal Carson Golf Agency image (c) by clicking on it.

DEESIDE PAIR WIN SHIRE LADY-GIRL GREENSOMES
AT OLDMELDRUM AFTER COUNTBACK

The Deeside pairing of former Curtis Cup player Elaine Farquharson-Black and 13-year-old Sophie Alexander won the top scratch prize - after a countback - in the Aberdeenshire Ladies County Golf Association Lady-girl greensomes competition in windy conditions at Oldmeldrum Golf Club today.
Despite bogeying the 17th and 18th holes, Elaine and Sophie finished with a round of 80 (42-38), the same total as their playing partners, the Aberdeen Ladies pair of Scottish indoor bowls international Kim Watt and Lauren Whyte, who lost out with an inward half of 40.
Westhill junior Samantha Leslie and Evelyn Cruickshank (Cruden Bay) were third with an 81.
The best overall net score was 68 1/2 by youngster Nikita Lamond and E.M. MacIntyre of the McDonald Club Ellon, played off a handicap of 14 1/2.
Twenty-eight pairs took part.

LEADING SCRATCH SCORES
(Lady name first)
80 E Farquharson-Black & S Alexander (Deeside) 42-38, K Watt & L Whyte (Aberdeen Ladies) 40-40).
81 E Cruickshank (Cruden Bay) & S Leslie (Westhill).
83 E M MacIntyre & N Lamond (McDonald Ellon).
85 S Shepherd & M Clyne (Deeside), H Edon & L McGillivray (Banchory).
89 E Cook (Banchory) & K Seam (Torphins), F Prouse & C Prouse (Hazlehead), N Fraser & K MacCallum (McDonald Ellon).
91 H Innes (Peterculter) & M Johnstone (Northern).
96 F Duglas & R Polson (Peterculter).
97 A Robertson & K Robertson (Longside).
BEST OVERALL NET
68 1/2 E MacIntyre & N Lamond (McDonald Ellon) (14 1/2).
72 A Robertson & K Robertson (Longside) (25).
73 H Edon & L McGillivray (Banchory) (12).

OTHER NET PRIZEWINNERS
Class 1 (0-25)
74 1/2 E Cook (Banchory) & K Seam (Torphins) (14 1/2) (better last hole).
74 1/2 N Fraser & K MacCallum (McDonald Ellon) (14 1/2).
75 S Shepherd & M Clyne (Deeside) (10).
Class 2 (25 1/2-36)
75 J Leith & V Powell (Deeside) (26) (better inward half).
75 M Bain & M Macleod (Longside) (28).
76 N Buchan & V Buchan (Longside) (36).