JACKIE BROWN IS TOP SEED FOR ANGUS MATCH-PLAY

 Monifieth's Jackie Brown is the top seed for the Angus women's county golf championship match-play stages, to be played over the Montrose Medal course on May 6 (first round and quarter-finals) and May 13 (semi-finals and final).

Jackie headed the qualifiers today with a round of 77 (two over the CSS). No 2 seed is former champion Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) who had a 78 on a day when the morning starters had to contend with a very strong wind which eased as the day progressed.

SPRING COMPETITION RESULTS

Silver Scratch:

75 Ashley Smith (Monifieth)

77 Jackie Brown (Monifieth) (bih), Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies).

Silver Handicap:

73 Mandy Barlow Montrose Mercantile (18)

75 Kathleen Sutherland Royal Montrose (3) (bih),  Morag Clarke (Arbroath) (17).

76 Fran Millar (Carnoustie Caledonian)  (4)

Bronze Scratch

94 Ruth Adamson (Panmure Barry)

Bronze Handicap

81 Joan Hulse (Montrose Mercantile) (25), Ina Murdoch (Panmure Barry) (24).

90 Cathy Beattie (Arbroath) (22)

Chalmers Rosebowl - Ashley Smith (best pverall scratch).

Fenton Quaich - Ashley Smith (best overall net).

Neither Ashley Smith (Monifieth) nor Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies), who finished first and third in the county spring meeting, run in conjunction with the championship qualifier with scores of 75 and 77 is available for the championship match-play.

Ashley has university final exam commitments and Jessica is travelling reserve for the Scottish team in the Welsh women's  stroke-play championship this weekend. 

Also missing is Heather Munro (Monifieth) who is playing in the Scottish girls team in a junior tournament at Fairhaven, Lancashire .

CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS

CSS 75

77 Jackie Brown (Monifieth).

78 Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose)

79 Katie Reid (Monifieth)

80 Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies), Fran Millar (Carnoustie Caledonian).

82 Mary Summers (Carnoustie Ladies).

84 Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth), Claire Penman (Carnoustie Caledonian)

86 Ashley Alston (Royal Montrose), Jemma Chalmers (Monifieth).

87 Susan Arbuckle (Panmure Barry), Louise Smith (Monifieth).

88 Shonagh Raitt (Forfar)

89 Agnes Freeman (Panmure Barry).

91 Fiona Blair (Carnoustie Ladies)

93 Chris Healey (Carnoustie Caledonian)

MATCH-PLAY DRAW

First round (May 6)

Brown v Healey, Alston v Penman, Millar v Smith, Raitt v A Summers

Reid v Freeman, Arbuckle v M Summers, Sneddon v Chalmers, Blair v Sutherland

HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP

R Adamson (Panmure Barry) v Wendy Smith (Monifieth)

Susan Sneddon (Forfar) v Marion Duthie (Panmure Barry)

Angela Campbell (Panmure Barry) v Sheila Brunton (Carnoustie Ladies)

Alice Leiper (Carnoustie Ladies) v Pam Nicoll (Royal Montrose).