New faces in Aberdeenshire team for Blairgowrie

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Aboyne's Zibby Brown, Fiona Hay (Deeside) and Rachel Polson (Peterculter), pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, will make their county debuts in the Aberdeenshire team to play Northern Counties, Angus and Perth & Kinross in the North Division team championship at Blairgowrie from June 28 to 30.
Sara Mathieson (Royal Musselburgh), missed the "jamboree" last year because she was on her honeymoon - which is as good a reason as any! - and, at the moment, I cannot find out, one way or the other, whether she had played for the Shire county team in a previous year.
Alford's Laura Murray was unavailable for selection. She will be playing in the British women's open amateur championship at Ganton, Yorkshire that weekend.
The championship winners at Blairgowrie go forward to meet the three other divisional title-winners in the Scottish county finals at Bothwell Castle GC from September 17 to 19.
Aberdeenshire team is:
Zibby Brown (Aboyne)
Fiona Hay (Deeside)
Sammy Leslie (Westhill)
Sara Mathieson (Royal Musselburgh)
Donna Pocock (Murcar Links)
Rachel Polson (Peterculter)
Carol Wilson (Murcar Links)
Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) (team captain)
Reserves:
Laura McLardy (Duff House RoyaL).
Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne)