KEMNAY'S FIONA HAY WINS BANCHORY LADIES OPEN WITH A 75

Fiona Hay (Kemnay) won the Banchory Ladies Open with a 75 over a sodden course. She had three strokes to spare from runners-up Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) and Banchory Golf Club secretary Ann Smart, both on 78.
Playing off seven, Fiona also had the lowest net score of 68 in Class 1 but could not win two prizes so the top net award went to teenager Molly Stewart (Murcar Ladies) with a 71 off 11. Nessie Chalmers (Banchory) was third with a net 72 off 10.
J Selbie (Portlethen) and R Petrie (Edzell) tied with the lowest net returns of 73 in the Class 2 se3ction. Selbie took the top prize afteer a card countback.
The entry of 114 was the biggest since the Banchory Ladies Open came diwb from from 36 holes to a one-round tournament after entries had steadily declined under the old format.
"I think most ladies prefer an 18-hole tournament and the message has got round to those who had stopped entering that the Banchory Ladies Open is now over 18 holes," said secretary Ann Smart.

LEADING SCRATCH SCORES
Par 71. SSS 71. CSS 73
75 F Hay (Kemnay).
78 S Wood (Aberdeen Ladies), Ann Smart (Banchory).
81 S Murray (Murcar Links), L Urquhart (Banchory).
82 N Chalmers (Banchory), M Stewart (Murcar Links).
84 A Stewart (Insch), C Ross (Tarland).
86 B Gurden (Westhill), K Vannet (Peterculter).
87 A Archbold (Gullane), L Whyte (Hazlehead).
89 S Johnstone (Newburgh), C Duncan (Stonehaven), H Backhouse (Ballater).
90 R Roy (Ballater0, C Clark (Letham Grange).
91 L Vincent (Insch), M Clarke (Letham Grange).
92 S Tait (Aberdeen Ladies).
93 W McNay (Banchory), S Stuart (Kintore), M Clapperton (Banchory), M Giblin (Torphins), Whicher (Insch), T Cresdee (Royal Montrose).

LEADING HANDICAP - Division 1
F Hay (Kemnay) (7) 68
M Stewart (Murcar Links) (11) 71.
N Chalmers (Banchory) (10) 72
S Murray (Murcar Links) (8) 83
A Stewart (Insch) (11) 73.
A Smart (Banchory) (5) 73
L Stephen (Aboyne) (14) 73
Division 2
J Selbie (Portlethen) (21) 73
]R Petrie (Edzell) (22) 73
L Mann (Kemnay) (22)74
 Mrs S Stuart (Banchory) (28) 74
F W Sinke (Inchmarlo) (21) 75
S Harley (Royal Montrose) (21) 75
P Kerr (23) 75.
E Aiken (21) 76
E Gillick (23) 76.