NORTH OF SCOTLAND WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP

TAIN'S MARY SMITH EARNS TOP SEEDING Tain senior international Mary Smith was the leading qualifier for the match-plays stages of the North of Scotland women's amateur championship at Nairn Golf Club today. She had a 73 to earn top seed status, two shots ahead of former Scotland junior international and Stirling student Rebecca Wilson  (Grange Ladies) with former Angus women's county champion Ann F Ramsay (Kirriemuir) the third leading qualifier with a 76. Former Aberdeenshire Ladies secretary Mary Robinson (Murcar Links) was the leading qualifier for the handicap match-play with a net 70 off 15. Mary Miller (Cruden Bay) was the next best with a net 73 off 14. Reay youngster Eleanor Tunn, who has to make a long journey even to play at Nairn, carded a gross 80 with an 11 on her card on the front nine.  Apparently she got in a bunker and couldn't get out without the expending several strokes. Despite this, Eleanor's 80 will reduce her handicap from 5.6 to 5. SCRATCH MATCH-PLAY QUALIFIERS CSS 76 Mary Smith 73 Rebecca Wilson 75 Ann F. Ramsay 76 Eilidh Watson 78 Stephanie Crolla 79 Heather Munro 79 Eleanor Tunn 80 Lynne Terry 80 Nicola Robertson 80 Alison Bartlett 80 Lynne Frraser 80 Laura Murray 80 Jemma Chalmers 81 Sammy Vass 81 Susan MacVicar 81 Louise McGillivray 81 MATCH-PLAY DRAWS Alternating seven and eight-minute intervals SCRATCH 7.0 Mary Smith v Louise McGillivray, Nicola Robertson v Lynne Terry, Stephanie Crolla v Laura Murray; Jemma Chalmers v Eilidh Watson. 7.30 Ann F Ramsay v Sammy Vass, Lynne Fraser v Heather Munro, Eleanor Tunn v Alison Bartlett, Susan MacVicar v Rebecca Wilson. HANDICAP 8.0 Mary Robinson v Wilma Donnelly, Carol Wilson v Ashley Alston, Rachel Polson v Kimberley Beveridge, Fay Waterson v Pat Wilson. 8.30 Frances Millar v Jean Clarke, Wendy Smith v Eileen Mauchline, Lenore Kyle v Ashley Smith, Fiona Hay v Mary Miller.