Katie Thomson KOs men in Shotts
Young Pros' qualifierFormer Aberdeenshire women’s amateur county champion Katie Thomson, now a qualified PGA professional on Paul Girvan’s staff at Kings Links Golf Centre, Aberdeen has beaten a good few males to earn a place in the Shotts Golf Club’s Young Professionals’ pro-am on Sunday, August 15.
In today’s qualifier at Shotts, Katie claimed the last of the 30 places up for grabs with a round of nine-over-par 79. In all seven players in the field of 45 returned 79. There was room for only three of them to go forward to the tournament proper and, in a card play-off, Katie, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency,  gained the last place.
The other girl in the field, Georgina Shaw (Turnberry Hotel), missed out with an 85.
Girls play off a 10 per cent shorter course in Scottish PGA events.
Leading qualifier with a one-over-par 71 was Malcolm Murray (Bearsden).
Qualifiers
Par 70
71 Malcolm Murray (Bearsden).
72 Ross Dixon (Renaissance Club, Alan Mackay (Pumpherston), Joel Hopwood (Carnegie Club) Alistair Brown (Whitecraigs).
73 Lewis Burnett (Adam Hunter Golf).
75 Paul Wilson (World of Golf), Andrew McIntyre (Ranfurly Castle), Graeme Stewart (Gleddoch), Iain Stoddart (Uphall).
76 Andrew McHardy (Noah’s Ark Golf Centre, Perth), Andrew Muntro (Musselburgh), Jonathan Holmes (Buchanan Castle), James Boyce (Erskine), Martin Shaw (Kilmarnock Barassie), David Knapp (Playsport Golf), Nathan Keast (Duff House Royal).
77 William Fairfull-Smith (Cowglen), Russell McIntyre (Prestonfield), Oliver Morton (Callander), Michael Mackenzie (Forfar), Sven Nielsen (Turnberry), Luke Geoghegan (Carrick at Cameron House.
78 Ian Rowlands (West Linton), Ryan Buckley (Craigielaw), Ewan Grimes (Cardross), Graham Mackay (Prestonfield).
79 (after a card play-off) Nicky Sinclair (Prestwick), Luke Barbour (Cruden Bay), Katie Thomson (Kings Links).
MISSED THE CUT
79 David Ross Nicol (Dundonald Links), Joseph McBrfearty (Haggs Castle), Craig Knowles (Panmure), Christopher McMaster (Panmure).
80 Cameron Tortolano (Stirling), Graeme Fisher (Glasgow), Jack Bailey (Balbirnie Park), Paul Gallacher (Dalmuir).
81 Clarke Lutton (Qatar Golf International), Duncan Bain (Aberdour), Alan Gibson (Troon Municipal).
83 Peter McLachlan (West Kilbride).
84 Stuart Roberts (Bothwell Castle), Duncan Anderson (Murrayfield).
85 Georgina Snow (Turnberry Hotel).