Kelsey wins play-off to retain

Under-21 title at Nairn Dunbar

Nairn Dunbar’s Kelsey MacDonald, playing over her home course, beat English mid-amateur champion Lucy Williams (Mid Herts) with a birdie at the second hole of a sudden-death play-off to win the Scottish Under-21 girls’ open amateur stroke-play championship today (Friday).
Kelsey, an 18-year-old Stirling University student, thus became the first player since Catriona (Matthew) Lambert in 1988-1989 to win the junior title two years in a row.
Hot favourite playing over her home links, Kelsey did it the hard way after an opening round of four-under-par 70 suggested she would win comfortably over 54 holes.
But Birmingham University student Lucy, 20, started the final round leading Kelsey by one shot after a second-round 70 and it was neck-and-neck between the pair over the final 18 holes.
MacDonald looked to have made a winning surge when she birdied the long 13th, the short 15th and the long 16th to go into a one-stroke lead with two holes to play.
Williams had matched her rival’s birdie at the 16th – her only sub-par figure of the round – but Kelsey let the advantage slip with a bogey at the 17th to fall back into a tie which was unbroken with two pars at the 18th.
The play-off was over the first and 18th. Both players birdied the first extra hole and Kelsey did it again at the par-5 18th to retain the trophy in style.
MacDonald’s closing par round of 74 to Williams’ 75 had given them both two-under-par totals of 222.
They finished four strokes clear of joint third-placed Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie Ladies) and Roseanne Niven (Crieff). Both players closed with 75s for 224.
Monifieth’s Rebecca Wilson finished with a 79 to come fifth on 226.
Scottish women’s champion Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm Briggs) tied for sixth place on 227 with Jane Turner (Craigielaw).
Carly Booth (Comrie), winner of the Under-21s title at Auchterarder two years ago and unable to defend it last year at Powfoot, finished joint ninth on 230.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 222 (3x74)
220 Lucy Williams (Mid Herts) 75 70 75, Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 70 76 74 (MacDonald won sudden-death play-off at second extra hole).
224 Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie Ladies) 73 76 75, Roseanne Niven (Crieff) 72 77 75.
226 Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth) 73 74 79.
227 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 80 73 74, Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 78 75 74.
228 Jenna Birch (Royal Lytham) 75 78 75.
230 Kate Whitmore (Sandiway) 73 81 76, Carly Booth (Comrie) 76 77 77, Emma Fairnie (Dunbar) 75 75 80.
232 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 80 75 77.
233 Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 76 77 80.
235 Laura Murray (Alford) 78 75 82.
238 Sammy Leslie (Westhill) 78 81 79.
240 Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey) 75 82 83.
241 Louise McGillivray (Banchory) 80 79 82, Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies) 78 83 80.
242 Jordana Graham (Southerness) 84 79 79, Louise Macgregor (Falkirk) 80 82 80.
243 Samantha Munro (Aberdour) 82 84 77, Sammy Vass (Tain) 85 78 80, Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus) 77 84 82, Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) 83 77 83, Susan Jackson (Ladybank) 77 83 83.
245 Jill Meldrum (Dullatur) 78 81 86.
246 Sophie Alexander (Deeside) 80 84 82.
247 Rachel Polson (Peterculter) 84 80 83, Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride) 81 80 86.
248 Mhairi Johnstone (Northern) 83 81 84, Natasha Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 79 84 85.
249 Isla Craigie (Torwoodlee) 82 84 83.
250 Linsey Stevenson (Elie & Earlsferry) 81 84 85.
251 Hannah McCook (Abernethy) 83 84 84, Morag Macpherson (Troon Ladies) 82 80 89, Fiona Blair (Carnoustie Ladies) 81 81 89.
253 Rachael Archibald (Merchants of Edinburgh) 87 87 79, Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield) 79 92 82.
254 Shannen McGuire (Canmore) 92 82 80.
255 Tugce Erden (Klassis) 85 83 8, Hatice Kocdglu (Klassis) 85 83 87.
256 Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 83 88 85.
257 Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 86 86 85, Zeynep Pehlivan (Klassis) 86 85 86.
258 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 88 89 81, Gail Wilson (Monifieth) 92 84 82, Emily Aird (Strathmore) 89 86 83, Kirstin Scott (Milngavie) 84 88 86.
259 Gillian Simpson (Murrayfield) 77 85 97.
263 Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) 84 86 93, Alison Goodwin (Glenbervie) 85 83 95.
264 Megan Aird (Strathmore) 91 93 80, Kirsten MacCallum (Newburgh on Ythan) 95 84 85, Nichola Ferguson (Clober) 84 83 97.
265 Alexis Hutton (Falkirk Tryst) 84 89 92.
267 Nadia Green (Thurso) 86 95 86, Annabel Niven (Crieff) 83 96 88.
268 Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe) 92 91 85, Claire Prouse (Hazlehead) 94 84 90, Lauren Duncan (Aboyne) 83 93 92.
269 Nicola Taylor (Dunnikier Park) 90 95 84.
270 Kate McCracken (Powfoot) 82 93 95.
271 Fiona Fullerton (Meldrum House) 92 89 90.
272 Eleanor Tunn (Reay) 91 92 89, Kirsty Simpson (Murrayfield) 91 90 91.
273 Katie Reid ( Monifieth) 95 89 89, Rebecca Hovell (Glen Gorse) 89 93 91.
275 Keren Ward (Glen) 96 91 88, Annabelle Brown (Nairn Dunbar) 88 90 97.
279 Amelia Taylor (St Annes Old Links) 89 101 89.
281 Jordynn Laird (Glenbervie) 98 95 88.
294 Helen Goodwin (Glenbervie) 104 93 97.
310 Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) 109 101 100.
331 Alexandra Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 115 111 105.
NR Julie Vass (Tain) 83 88 NR.