Left to right: Aberdeenshire Ladies County Golf Association captain Ellie Whyte, Sammy Leslie with the individual J P Kennaway Cup, county president Morag Clapperton and vice-captain Marta Moody.

SAMMY LESLIE LEADS WESTHILL TO FIRST WIN IN

WATT DUFFUS TROPHY

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Aberdeenshire champion Sammy Leslie, playing over her home course, led Westhill to a first ever victory in the Watt Duffus Trophy inter-club women's team stroke-play tournament today.

Sammy also won the Mrs J P Kennaway Cup for the best scratch score of one-over-par 74 on a day when the CSS went up to 75.

She had two shots to spare over Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) and young Louise McGillivray (Banchory). Louise won the nameless individual handicap trophy with a net 68 off eight of a handicap.

Westhill won the major trophy with a total of 235, thanks to the efforts of Sammy Leslie, Julie Lees with an 80 and Doreen Gordon an 81. Bunga Gurden had the non-counting Westhill score of 86.

Pictured above with the Watt Duffus Trophy are Sammy Leslie (left) and Doreen Gordon. Julie Lees and Bunga Gurden were unable to stay for the prizegiving.

Banchory were runners-up on 244 with scores from Louise McGillivray 76, Ann Smart 85 and Gail Christie 85.

The Banchory trio also won the team handicap award with a net total of 221 - McGillivray (8) 68, Christie (10) 75, Smart (5) 78. It was the first time the Banchory club had won this category.

SCOREBOARD

Par 73. CSS 75.
SCRATCH TOTALS
235 Westhill (S Leslie 74, J Lees 80, D Gordon 81; non-counting B Gurden 86).
244 Banchory (L McGillivray 76, A Amart 83, G Christie 85; non-counting M Grant 102).
245 Aberdeen Ladies 1 (S Wood 76, F Seedhouse 83, E Whyte 86; non-counting L Hardie 87).
255 Murcar Links 1 (D Pocock 79, C Wilson 88, S Anderson 88; non-counting P Wilson 92).
266 Cruden Bay 1 (L Terry 85, K Stalker 90, E Cruickshank 98; non-counting K Esslemont 91).
267 Peterculter (R Polson 86, K Taylor 89, J Watson 92; non-counting K Vannet 97).

271 Aboyne 1 (Z Brown 93, M Burgess 92, G Hollingsworth 96; non-counting M Wilson 98), Aberdeen Ladies 2 (K Watt 89, C Kyle 90, A Henderson 92; non-counting A Stalker 93).

272 Newmachar (E Mauchline 83, A Hope 93, H Thomson 96; non-counting M Horn 100), Deeside 2 (R Anderson 89, T Beattie 91, K Teow 92; non-counting M Parkinson 100).
273 Deeside 1 (F Hay 86, F Reiss 90, M Millership 97; non-counting S Kidd disq).
274 Hazlehead (C Prouse 89, C Eddie 91, S Queen 94; non-counting F Prouse 100), Inchmarlo, Aboyne 2.

276 McDonald Ellon (A Bowman 90, M Roger 90, J Forbes 96; non-counting S Reid 100).

282 Kemnay (C Whicher 91, F Webster 92, J Whitehead 99; non-counting M Humphrey 100).
286 Murcar Links 2 (M Robinson 91, N Watson 97, M Moody 98; non-counting K Stalker 101).
287 Ballater (H Backhouse 90, F Gibson 94, A Horne 103; non-counting A Howie 112).
296 Cruden Bay 2 (J Robertson 94, M Miller 98, D Keith 104; non-counting R McLean 112)
HANDICAP TOTALS

221 Banchory (L McGillivary (8) 68; G Christie (10) 75; A Smart (5) 78; non-counting M Grant (17) 85).

229 Inchmarlo, Aberdeen Ladies 1.

232 Deeside 2.

234 Aberdeen Ladies 2.

235 McDonald Ellon.

237 Peterculter, Murcar Links 2.

238 Aboyne 2.

240 Murcar Links 1.

241 Newmachar, Cruden bay 1..

242 Aboyne 1.

247 Hazlehead, Kemnay.

248 Cruden Bay 2.

251 Ballater.

252 Deeside 1.

Banchory team members, Melanie Grant, Gail Christie and Louise McGillivray with the handicap winners' award. Ann Smart, the fourth team member, was unable to stay for the prizegiving.

All images by courtesy of Karen Stalker, secretary of the Aberdeenshire Ladies County Golf Association.