FIONA WINS FIFE TITLE FOR

THIRD TIME AFTER

MARATHON FINAL

Former Scottish champion Fiona Hastie (St Regulus) won the Fife women's county championship for the third time in four years after a nail-biting finish to the final against Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) over the Jubilee Course, St Andrews today (Sunday).
Fiona won the county title in 2005 and 2007 and the Scottish championship at Cruden Bay in 2005 in her maiden name of Lockhart.
In the match-play stages on Saturday, Mrs Hastie, the ninth qualifier, claimed the scalp of top seed Susan Jackson (Ladybank) in the quarter-final, winning by 5 and 4.
Fiona had only to play 10 holes in her morning semi-final today against Katrina Milne (Cochrane Castle) who retired injured after 10 holes.
In the other semi-final Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), the No 3 seed, won by 2 and 1 against former Scottish champion Elaine Moffat (St Regulus).
It was a classic match-play final. There was never more than a hole in it either way. A marathon match came to an end at the short 23rd which Mrs Hastie birdied.

In the above picture by courtesy of Dorothy Ford, Fiona Hastie is on the left.
Today's results (scroll down to read Saturday's results):
Semi-finals
Hastie bt Milne (retired after 10 holes), Kenney bt Moffat 2 and 1.
Final
Hastie bt Kenney at 23rd.