GERMANY-BASED RACHAEL WINS LANARK COUNTY TITLE

Image by Jean Macintyre of Rachael Taylor with the Lanarkshire championship trophies at Strathaven GC today.  Airdrie-born but Germany based Rachael Taylor made a winning debut in the Lanarkshire women's county championship at Strathaven Golf Club. Qualifying as the No 1 seed from the stroke-play, Rachael, a Scottish girl international and daughter of a Scots-born club pro in Germany, beat Angela Devine (Hamilton), 10th of the 16 qualifiers by 6 and 4 in this afternoon's  final. Taylor birdied the third, seventh and 12th and was always in command. "I'm thrilled to win my first title in Scotland," said teenager Rachael who has played almost all her golf in Germany until she started flying over to play in Scottish junior events a year or two ago. In an all-Strathaven final to the Bronze Trophy championship, Agnes McCall, the No 1 qualifier, beat Aileen Wood, the No 2, by 3 and 2. TODAY'S RESULTS  Semi-finals Rachael Taylor (Am Reichswald) bt May Hughes (Lanark) 4 and 3. Angela Devine (Hamilton) bt Fiona Scott (Bothwell Castle) at 19th. Final - Taylor bt Devine 6 and 4. BRONZE TROPHY CHAMPIONSHIP Final - Agnes McCall (Strathaven) bt Aileen Woodland (Strathaven) 3 and 2.

All the Lanarkshire women's county championship prizewinners. Image by Jean Macintyre.