SCOTTISH U18 GIRLS' CHAMPIONSHIP
Time for new generation of young
stars to make presence felt
No Carly Booth, Sally Watson or Kelsey MacDonald in the field ... it's time for the next generation of potential Under-18 stars to fill the gap in the Scottish Under-18 girls' match-play championship which tees off at Lanark Golf Club today.
Comrie's Carly, who had her 17th birthday last month, is in fact still young enough to play in this championship but did not enter to defend the title she won by beating Kelsey MacDonald in last year's final at Alyth Golf Club.
With no previous winners of the event taking part in the two stroke-play qualifying rounds which will produce 32 qualifiers for the match-play stages, there has to be a new name engraved on the trophy.
Unlike recent years, there is no clear-cut favourite but plenty of contenders if they play to their potential. Girls such as Rachael Watton (Mortonhall), Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies), Sammy Leslie (Westhill) and Lesley Atkins (Minto), who represented Scotland in last week's European girls' team championship in Finland.
The two reserves for that trip - Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) and Jill Meldrum of Dullatur - should also be well to the fore.
Lesley already holds one national title, the girls' Under-14s' championship.
Others with more than an outside chance include Hannah McCook (Abernethy), Sammy Vass (Tain), Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) and Annabel Niven (Crieff).
Cara Easton (Dalmahoy) and Megan Duff (Hilton Park) were among those who withdrew yesterday.
stars to make presence felt
No Carly Booth, Sally Watson or Kelsey MacDonald in the field ... it's time for the next generation of potential Under-18 stars to fill the gap in the Scottish Under-18 girls' match-play championship which tees off at Lanark Golf Club today.
Comrie's Carly, who had her 17th birthday last month, is in fact still young enough to play in this championship but did not enter to defend the title she won by beating Kelsey MacDonald in last year's final at Alyth Golf Club.
With no previous winners of the event taking part in the two stroke-play qualifying rounds which will produce 32 qualifiers for the match-play stages, there has to be a new name engraved on the trophy.
Unlike recent years, there is no clear-cut favourite but plenty of contenders if they play to their potential. Girls such as Rachael Watton (Mortonhall), Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies), Sammy Leslie (Westhill) and Lesley Atkins (Minto), who represented Scotland in last week's European girls' team championship in Finland.
The two reserves for that trip - Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) and Jill Meldrum of Dullatur - should also be well to the fore.
Lesley already holds one national title, the girls' Under-14s' championship.
Others with more than an outside chance include Hannah McCook (Abernethy), Sammy Vass (Tain), Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) and Annabel Niven (Crieff).
Cara Easton (Dalmahoy) and Megan Duff (Hilton Park) were among those who withdrew yesterday.
Labels: Girls
posted by Colin |
See story on its own page | 8:13:00 am
<< Home