Winning Craigmillar Park team at Merchants of Edinburgh Golf Club today (picture by Isobel Halliday).

Craigmillar Park beat Musselburgh
in Edinburgh inter-club final

Beaten finalists last year, Craigmillar Park went one better this time round in the Edinburgh women's inter-club tournament at Merchants of Edinburgh Golf Club today.
Play had to be suspended for a short spell due to thunder and lightning in the area but eventually Craigmillar Park - represented by Kirsten Blackwood, Karen Ballantyne, Sal Shepherd and Frances McFadzean beat Musselburgh's Rachael Livingstone, Jane Herd, Ruth Carroll and Linda Grieve by 8 and 6 in the final.

Kirsten Blackwood and Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) were all square with Rachael Livingstone and Jane Herd (Musselburgh) after 15 holes.

In the second-string tie, Sal Shepherd and Frances McFadzean (Craigmillar Park) were eight holes up after 15 against Ruth Carroll and Linda Grieve.
It was the Craigmillar Park club's fifth title win. Their previous successes came in 1963, 1978, 1989 and 1994. They had been runners-up in 1958, 1971, 1977, 1984 and 2007.

Today's results:
SEMI-FINALS
Craigmillar Park bt Lothianburn 12 and 10.
Musselburgh bt Kingsknowe 4 and 3.

FINAL
Craigmillar Park bt Musselburgh 8 and 6.