Scottish girls champion sets Gullane women's course record of 69

LESLEY ATKINS WINS MACKIE

BOWL BY FOUR STROKES

Lesley Atkins, 15-year-old recent winner of the Scottish Under-18 girls’ match-play golf championship, chalked up her biggest win in open tournament play at Gullane, East Lothian today.
The Loretto School, Musselburgh pupil, who hails from Hawick, won the Mackie Bowl 36-hole SLGA Order of Merit event over her home course with very good rounds of 71 and 69 – the par is 74 – for an eight-under total of 140.
Because the eighth hole on the No 1 course has been remodelled and lengthened, Lesley's six-under-par 69 will be recognised as a new women's course record.
Her scorecard for the par-75 lay-out was:
OUT: 4-5-4-2-4-4-4-4-3: 34 (two under par).
IN: 5-5-4-3-3-5-3-4-3: 35 (four under par).
She had an eagle 3 at the 14th and birdies at the third, fourth, fifth, 12th, 17th and 18th; bogeys at the second and 11th.
Atkins, pictured with the Mackie Bowl by Dulcie Barnes, had four shots to spare at the finish from the Majorca-based Scot, Lauren Mackin. Lauren had rounds of 74 and 70.
Showing a welcome return to form, Roseanne Niven (Crieff), the British women’s amateur stroke-play champion of two years ago, finished third on 148 with rounds of 75 and 73

FINAL TOTALS

Par 148 (2x74) SSS 75. CSS 75 75

140 Lesley Atkins (Gullane) 71 69.

144 Lauren Mackin (Majorca) 74 70.

148 Roseanne Niven (Crieff) 75 73.

149 Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 71 78.

152 Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) 81 71.

153 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 72 81.

158 Rebecca Wilson (Grange) 79 79, Louise MacGregor (Falkirk) 76 82.

160 Claire Peman (Carnoustie) 78 82.

161 Tara MacTaggart (Minto) 85 76, Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 83 78.

162 Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) 83 679, Louise McGillivray (Banchory) 79 83.

163 Ashley Smith (Monifieth) 80 83, Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 80 83, Keren Ward (Glen) 79 84.

164 Sammy Vass (Tain) 82 82, Jennifer Linklater (Largs) 82 82.

165 Clara Young (North Berwick) 80 85, Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 76 89.

167 Natasha Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 82 85.

168 Eilidh Mackay (Nairn Dunbar) 81 87.

169 Rachael Archibald (Merchants of Edinburgh) 87 82.

170 Eleanor Tunn (Reay) 90 80, Emily Aird (Blairgowrie) 81 89.

171 Katie Reid (Monifieth) 88 83.

173 Emma Bisset (Elie and Earlsferry) 92 81, Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe) 86 87.

175 Shannen McGuire (Canmore) 92 83.

178 Catherine Small (Craigielaw) 94 84

180 Linda Bain (Lochend) 95 84.

181 Sarah Stichbury (Merchants of Edinburgh) 96 85, Jane Grubb (Montrose Mercantile) 86 95.

182 Jill McNicoll (Gullane) 94 88.

194 Elizabeth Goodwin (Glenbervie) 102 92.

No Return: Ruth McIntyre (Windyhill) 92 NR.

Withdrew: Jemma Chalmers (Monifieth) 78 -.

+Prizes in addition to the best four scratch aggregate:
BEST FIRST ROUND - Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 72; Louise MacGregor (Falkirk) 76 (better inward half than Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) who also had a 76).
BEST SECOND ROUND - Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) 71; Tara MacTaggart (Minto) 76.
BEST NET AGGREGATE - Louise McGillivray (Banchory) (6) 150.