Midlothian county championship at Murrayfield

RACHAEL LIVINGSTONE

ENDS CLAIRE HARGAN’S

FIVE-YEAR REIGN

Rising star Rachael Livingstone (Musselburgh Old) derailed the record title run of Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) in today’s final of the Midlothian women’s county golf championship at Murrayfield Golf Club.
Claire, 31-year-old past Scotland international, had won the title for the past five years but she lost to 19-year-old Rachael by 4 and 3 in a birdie-packed final.
Perhaps the writing was on the wall for Claire when she had to settle for the No 2 seed position behind top qualifier Rachael on Friday.
Miss Livingstone had seven birdies in the 15 holes the final lasted, Miss Hargan had two.
Picture shows new champion Rachael Livingstone, on right, with Claire Hargan.
Summary of match-play results:

FIRST ROUND
R Livingstone (Musselburgh Old) bt R Lynch (Murrayfield) 9 and 7.
K Blackwood (Craigmillar Park) bt N Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh) 4 and 3.
W Nicholson (Broomieknowe) bt T Laughland (Mortonhall) 6 and 5.
K Marshall (Baberton) bt S Lyon (Kingsknowe) 7 and 6.
F De Vries (St Rule) bt P Walkingshaw (Ravelston) 4 and 3.
K Rorke (Kingsknowe) bt L Caine (Merchants of Edinburgh) at 19th.R Brown (Lothianburn) bt F Hunter (Baberton) at 19th.C Hargan (Mortonhall) bt C Steedman (Baberton) 9 and 7.
QUARTER-FINALS
Livingstone bt Blackwood 2 and 1.
Nicholson bt Marshall 3 and 2.
De Vries bt Rorke 2 and 1.
Hargan bt Brown 6 and 4.
SEMI-FINALS
Livingstone bt Nicholson 2 holes.
Hargan bt De Vries 2 holes.
FINAL
Livingstone bt Hargan 4 and 3.

B CHAMPIONSHIP
[The finalists, Denise Turnbull (left) and Susan Dalrymple, are pictured right]
Semi-finals - S Dalrymple (Craigielaw) bt M Alexander (Baberton) 2 and 1, Denise Turnbull (Uphall) bt Zandra Mathieson (Broomieknowe) 3 and 2.
Final - Dalrymple bt Turnbull 4 and 3.