Eilidh Briggs pips Rachael Watton for Munross Trophy

Renfrewshire county champion Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) pipped another of Scotland’s up and coming youngsters, Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) to win the Munross Trophy women’s 36-hole tournament – an SLGA Order of Merit event – by a single shot over the Montrose Links today.

Eilidh, pictured right, had two rounds of 75 for a total of 150.

Rachael was the first-round leader with a 73 but slipped back to a 78 second time round for 151.

Ashley Smith (Monifieth) was third on 156 (80-76) with last year’s winner, Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir), joint fourth on 157 with scores of 78 and 79.

Rachel Polson (Peterculter) took the handicap aggregate prize with a net total of 150 off five.

FINAL TOTALS
Par 146 (2x73) CSS 75 75

150 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 75 75.

151 Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 73 78.

156 Ashley Smith (Monifieth) 80 76.

157 Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 78 79, Susan Jackson (Ladybank) 76 81.

158 Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 78 80, Claire Penman (Carnoustie Ladies) 80 78.

160 Rachel Polson (Peterculter) 81 79, Hannah McCook (Abernethy) 85 75.

161 Sammy Leslie (Westhill) 79 82.

162 Shonagh Raitt (Forfar) 76 86, Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) 83 79.

165 J Linklater (Largs) 84 81, Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 84 81.

167 Rebecca Wilson (Grange) 87 80.

168 Fiona Gilbert (Carnoustie Ladies) 84 84.

170 J Chalmers (Monifeth) 85 85.

171 K Vannet (Peterculter) 87 84, G Scanlan (Hamilton) 86 85.

172 L Fenton (Carnoustie La\dies) 86 86.

175 J Brown (Monifieth) 90 85.

181 S Dalrymple (Craigielaw) 92 89.

182 J Grubb (Mercantile Ladies) 89 93.

183 A Alston (Royal Montrose Ladies) 92 91.

Best first round (non-winner of a main prize): Shonagh Raitt (Forfar) 76 better inward half.

Best second round (non-winner of a main prize): Hannah McCook (Abernethy) 75.

Handicap aggregate (non-winner of a main prize): Rachael Polson (Peterculter) (10) 76 74=150