North of Scotland girls' championship prizewinners at Banchory. Left to right, back row: Rachel Polson, Julie Vass, Samantha Leslie, Sophie Alexander, Louise McGillivray, Tegan Seivwright, Heather Munro, Seren Anderson. Kneeling: Sammy Vass, Kirsten MacCallum. Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency (all rights reserved). The image can be enlarged by clicking on it.

Sammy Vass wins

three-way play-off
for North girls'

title at Banchory

Scotland girl international Sammy Vass from Tain won a three-way play-off for the North of Scotland girls' golf championship at Banchory Golf Club today.
Sammy, 16, beat her 14-year-old sister Julie and 16-year-old Samantha Leslie (Murcar Links) at the second extra hole after they had tied on 77 at the head of a field of 26 girls.
Samantha Leslie had the chance to lift the Under-18s regional title at the first extra hole (the 17th) where her approach shot hit the flagstick but she could not hole the birdie putt. Julie Vass was eliminated with a bogey at that hole.
At the second extra hole (the 18th), Leslie drove out of bounds and took four shots to reach the putting surface while Sammy Vass was on in three - and holed a 10ft downhill putt for a trophy-winning par 4.
Kirsten MacCallum (McDonald Ellon) won the Jean Law Trophy for the best net score of 69 off 11 ahead of Louise McGillivray (Banchory) (7) and Seren Anderson (Deeside) who both had net 71s. Louise had the better inward half.
It was not the first play-off in the history of the North of Scotland girls championship. In 2004 at Inchmarlo Golf Centre, Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie) beat Laura Murray (Alford) in a play-off after they had tied at the end of 18 holes' stroke-play.
++ Pictured above are Sammy Vass (left) and Kirsten MacCallum, the scratch and handicap champions (image by Cal Carson Golf Agency, all rights reserved).

SCOREBOARD
Par 71 (CSS 70)
SCRATCH
77 S Vass (Tain), S Leslie (Murcar Links), J Vass (Tain) (S Vass won sudden death play-off at second extra hole).
78 L McGillivray (Banchory).
79 A Summers (Panmure Barry).
80 C Prouse (Hazlehead), K MacCallum (McDonald Ellon), S Alexander (Deeside).
83 R Polson (Peterculter).
85 H McCook (Abernethy), F Fullerton (Huntly), M Clyne (Deeside)..
87 K Vannet (Peterculter), H Munro (Monifieth).
89 S Anderson (Deeside), T Seivwright (Peterculter).
90 K Reid (Monifieth).
92 N Lamond (McDonald Ellon).
96 L Smith (Monifieth), K Seam (Torphins).
98 V Powell (Deeside).
108 E Read (Ballater).
109 N Donald (Banchory).
110 A Brown (Nairn Dunbar).
122 Z Marr (Inverurie).
HANDICAP
69 K McCallum (McDonald Ellon) (11).
71 L McGillivray (Banchory) (7) better inward half, S Anderson (Deeside) (18).
Other net prizes:
Class 1 (0-9) - S Alexander (Deeside) (7) better inward half, A Summers (Panmure Barry) (6) 73.
Class 2 (10-13) - R Polson (Peterculter) (10) 73.
Class 3 (14-34) - H Munro (Monifieth) (14) better inward half, T Seivwright (Peterculter) (16) 73.