Duff House Royal GC Ladies'

Five-day Open News

FROM LAURA McLARDY
Ladies Captain of Duff House Royal Golf Club in its Centenary Year
The second qualifying round of Duff House Royal Golf Club Ladies Five Day Open Tournament took place yesterday in lovely weather conditions. The cuts fell at 166 for scratch, 149 for low handicap and 158 for high handicap. 38 of the 189 competitors reduced their handicaps over the two qualifying rounds which is a sign that some good golf was played. SSS, par and CSS for both days were all 72.

Leading qualifiers were as follows:
Scratch
Louise Anderson (DHR) 150 (pictured)
Linda Dyball (Pitreavie) 151

Low handicap
Jacqueline Green (Huntly) 177 (38) 139
Caroline Gordon (Kemnay) 167 (28) 139
Gail McAllister (Drumpellier) 171 (30) 141
Audrey Clark (DHR) 171 (30) 141

High handicap
Annie Leitch (Harburn) 191 (52) 139
Kathleen McNeil (Broomieknowe) 200 (60) 140
Nancy Myrden (Hamilton) 194 (52) 142
Eileen O’Donnell (Bathgate) 189 (46) 143

Match-play draw as follows, with one round of match-play taking place today:

Scratch (automatic draw) for the Doune Cup

Louise Anderson (DHR) v Sarah Brooks (Wildernesse)
Winnie Ross (Elgin) v Angela Powrie (Dunnikier Park)
Jenny Potter (Cathkin Braes) v Moyra Withycombe (Prestwick St Nicholas)
Melanie Bond (Westerham) v Lesley Watson (Cambuslang)
Mhairi Hall (Bathgate) v Audrey Gill (Elgin)
Keri McGann (Grantown) v Margaret McFarlane (Bathgate)
Gill McMillan (Littlestone) v Jane Lees (Cathkin Braes)
Heather Bell (Dunnikier Park) v Linda Dyball (Pitreavie)


Low handicap (ballot) for the Airlie Trophy

Ruth Malcolm (Bathgate) v Lesley Purdie (Bathgate)
Liz Calder (Uphall) v Rachel Addison (Haywards Heath)
Jacqueline Green (Huntly) v Isobel Anderson (Hilton Park)
Debra Mackay (Grantown) v Caroline Gordon (Kemnay)
Pauline Duthie (DHR) v Marion Stewart (Kilmacolm)
Christine Rodgers (Dunnikier Park) v Margaret Perston (Kirkhill)
Mary Humphrey (Kemnay) v Alison Peden (Dunnikier Park)
Anne Orr (West Kilbride) v Nancy Thomas (Falkirk)
Audrey Clark (DHR) v Johanne Quin (Bonnybridge)
Val Souter (DHR) v Anne Lloyd (Hayston)
Rachel Armell (Kemnay) v Agnes Carter (Kirkintilloch)
Hazel Ewen (DHR) v Pat Meikle (Lochend)
Karen Elliott (Newbattle) v Susan McVicar (Gairloch)
Pam Moscati (Royal Dornoch) v Hester Gemmell (Haywards Heath)
Margaret Logan (Bathgate) v Christine Main (Hayston)
May Hughes (Cathkin Braes) v Gail McAllister (Drumpellier)

High handicap (ballot) for the Harbard Trophy

Angela Delves (Deanwood) v Nanette Pearson (Blairgowrie)
Kathleen McNeil (Broomieknowe) v Joyce Plenderleith (Broomieknowe)
Lorna Lorimer (DHR) v Anne McLeod (Kirkhill)
Anne Berstan (Kemnay) v Fiona Findlay (Lochend)
Mora Douglas (Royal Dornoch) v Mary Cowan (Newbattle)
Freda Taylor (Deanwood) v Nancy Myrden (Hamilton)
Jean Briggs (Dunnikier Park) v Anna Inglis (Cambuslang)
Nan Rowand (DHR) v Joy Duncan (DHR)
Elaine Taylor (DHR) v Carol Stevenson (Inverurie)
Sandra Fairgrieve (Lochend) v Patricia Lockie (North Berwick)
Penny Scott (Inverurie) v Hilda Martin (Brucefields)
Ishbel McKellar (Falkirk) v Wilma Halas (Tulliallan)
Eileen O’Donnell (Bathgate) v Moira Gaffney (Niddry Castle)
Annie Leitch (Harburn) v Margaret Beattie (Kirkintilloch)
Patricia Beswick (West Kilbride) v Jane Maclean (Lochend)
Mary Turner (Cambuslang) v Joan McGlynn (West Kilbride)