GERMANY-BASED RACHAEL AGAIN LANARK TOP SEED

Germany-based professional's daughter Rachael Taylor (AM Reichswald) flew over to defend her Lanarkshire women's county golf championship title at Bothwell Castle GC and again earned the No 1 seed spot. Junior international Rachael, pictured, shot a great score of 69, three under the standard scratch. Ruth Rankin (Lanark) returned a good 72 and the two of them finished the stroke-play part of the tournament well clear of May Hughes (Lanark), third seed with a 77 and Susan Wood (Drumpellier), the fourth best qualifier with a 78,  ahead of Fiona Scott (Bothwell Castle) who also had a 78. QUALIFIERS FOR MATCH-PLAY SSS 72 69 Rachel Taylor (AM Reichswald)    72 Ruth Rankin (Lanark)                   77 May Hughes (Lanark)                   78 Susan Wood (Drumpellier), Fiona Scott  (Bothwell Castle)       79 Joanna Scott (Cathkin Braes)        81 Joanna Everett (Bothwell Castle), Jenny Potter (Cathkin Braes)       82 Pat Hutton (Lanark), Lesley Lloyd (Hayston)                  83 Janice Paterson (Drumpellier)      85 Lauren D'Ambrosio (Carluke)        86 Angela Devine (Hamilton), Sheila Sergenson (East Kilbride)   87 Emma Caddow (Strathaven), Hilary Stuart (Bothwell Castle)      MATCH-PLAY DRAW Taylor v Stuart, Hutton v Potter, Fiona Scott v D'Ambrosio, Devine v Wood. Hughes v Sergenson, Paterson v Joanna Scott, Everett v Lloyd, Caddow v Rankin. BRONZE CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS 98 Heather Wyper (Bothwell Castle)  99 Elaine Johnstone (Hamilton), Roxanna Brown (Hamilton)      100 Pauline Super (Hamilton)             MATCH-PLAY DRAW  Wyper v Super. Brown v Johnstone