DAD GUIDES EILIDH BRIGGS TO SUCCESS AT GLASGOW GAILES

Left to right at Glasgow Gailes: Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies), Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) and Susan Jackson (Ladybank). Picture by courtesy of Claire Hargan of the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association. Teenage Stirling University student Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) set the seal of a great season when she won the SLGA Champion of Champions 18-hole tournament o0ver Glasgow Gailes links, Ayrshire today (Sunday). Eilidh, pictured right in action, won the Scottish Under-18 girls match-play championship at Glenisle and reached the finla of the Scottish women's amateur championship at Machrihanish and gained her first full cap, alongwith sister Megan, at the women's home internationals at Hillside. Eilidh, with her dad Ian on her bag, shot a 75 which matched the women's par and was two under the CSS for the day. "I had never even seen the Glasgow Gailes course before," said Eilidh, "so it was a great help to have my dad guiding me round. He had previously caddied for my sister in this tournament so he knew a lot more about how to play Glasgow Gailes than I did." Susan Jackson (Ladybank), runner-up with a 76, was in much the same boat as Elidh because she too had never seen the course before, let alone played a practice round over it. So she did very well to finish only one over par. Young Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) was third with a 78, one shot ahead of Scottish women's champion Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), who also qualified as Fife county and East of Scotland champion.. Clara Young (North Berwick), the youngest player ever to win the East Lothian women's county champion was fifth with a 79. A total of 16 players made up the field. SLGA CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS Glasgow Gailes Golf Club, Ayrshire LEADING SCRATCH Par 75. SS 77. CSS 77 75 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm). 76 Susan Jackson (Ladybank). 77 Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies). 78 Louise Kenney (Pitreavie). 79 Clara Young (North Berwick).