JANE TURNS THE TIDE TO BE TAIN TOPPER

     LAURA MURRAY ... Seeded to met Jane Turner in Saturday's final

                           Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency

Craigielaw's Jane Turner repeated her opening 75 at a much calmer Tain links today to be the top seed among the 32 qualifiers for the match-play stages of the 98th Scottish womens amateur golf championship. Her aggregate of four-over-par 150 gave the 22-year-old Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen graphic design student from Penicuik two shots to spare over the second best qualifier, big hitting Laura Murray (Alford) (79-73) with teenager Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) (78-77), last years beaten finalist the No 3 seed, just ahead of former champion Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) (77-79) and two teenagers who have won their county titles within the past week, Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) (79-77) and Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) (80-76), pictured in action below.  So everything is coming up roses for Jane Turner after the Sunday disappointment of losing to Linda Caine in the final of the Midlothian county championship ... but it was a proverbial game of two halves for Turner in the second qualifying round. The outward half cost her 41 shots - six over par, thanks to visits to five bunkers, which cost her a double bogey 6 and four bogeys. "I was hitting it well enough but I just couldnt stay out of the bunkers," said Jane whose troubles saw her drop out of the lead. "I cant offer any explanation. I didnt change anything, do anything differently but the inward half was a completely different story. I birdied four holes, the 12th, 14th, 17th and 18th, didnt have a single bogey, coming home in 34. "So Im feeling on top of the world again. No, I don't want to make any predictions about winning the title!" Alfords Laura Murray has been the outstanding Scot in open tournaments so far this season, being the top player from North of the Border in both the "Helen Holm" and the Welsh stroke-play. And she has continued her good form at Tain. "I had one bad hole today, the ninth, which cost me a double bogey 6 - and I had to hole a 10-footer for that! Otherwise, I feel I am playing great," said 23 year old Laura who birdied the long ourth, the long 11th, the 12th and 17th in her second-round 73, the best score of the two days of qualifying." There was a play-off for the last of the 32 places between 16-year-old Fiona Liddell who flew in from Germany, where her dad is a pro, only on Monday, and Scotland senior cap and local player, Anne Ryan (Tain) There should have been a three-way play-off but Linda Urquhart (Banchory), who had also finished on 175 could not be found in time to tee off with the others. Youngster Fiona won the play-off at the second extra hole and plays top seed Jane  Turner in the first match off the tee tomorrow morning at 8.30am.     No typhoon at Tain today but Ailsa Summers was taking no chances. She was well wrapped on the first tee. Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency. SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND Par 146 (2x73). CSS 78 (reduction only) 77 MATCH-PLAY QUALIFIERS 150 Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 75 75 152 Laura Murray (Alford) 79 73 155 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 78 77 156 Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) 80 76, Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 79 77, Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 77 79. 157 Clara Young (North Berwick) 81 76 158 Linsey Stevenson (Elie and Earlsferry Ladies) 82 76 160 Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe) 84 76. 162 Karen Marshall (Baberton) 84 78, Samantha Munro (Aberdour) 83 79 163 Rachel Polson (Peterculter) 84 79, Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 81 82, Martine Pow (Selkirk) 80 83. 164 Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 81 83, Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Galloway) 81 83. 166 Claire Hargan (Cardross) 83 83, Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe) 80 86 167 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 86 81, Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 85 82, Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) 83 84 168 Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) 86 82, Sammy Vass (Tain) 85 83 169 Susan Wood (Drumpellier) 89 80 171 Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) 83 88 172 Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) 91 81, Jordana Graham (Southerness) 88 84, Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) 86 86. 173 Jemma Chalmers (Monifieth) 97 76, Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride) 87 86 174 Claire Ross (Tain) 92 82, Nichola Ferguson (Milngavie) 92 82. 175 Fiona Liddell (Schloss Vornholz) 88 87 (Liddell bt Anne Ryan (Tain) at second hole of sudden-death play-off for last of 32 places). NON-QUALIFIERS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH- 175 Anne Ryan (Tain) 88 87 (beaten in play-off), Linda Urquhart (Banchory) 92 83 (failed to turn up for playoff) 177 Mary Smith (Tain) 92 85 178  Jenny Potter (Cathkin Braes) 89 89, Dawn Young (North Berwick) 88 90 179 Heather Munro (Monifieth) 95 84, Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) 88 91 180 Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe) 94 86, Claire Riddell (Royal Dornoch) 91 89, Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) 91 89. 181 Carol Whyte (Windyhill) 89 92 182 Kirsten Blackwood (Glencorse) 93 89 183 Denise Cowan (Ranfurly Castle) 93 90, Eleanor Tunn (Reay) 92 91 184 Ashley Ann Alston (Royal Montrose) 96 88, Lorraine Morrow (Eastwood) 95 89, Nicola Taylor (Dunnikier Park) 93 91. 187 Linda Bain (Lochend) 99 88 190 Mary Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 103 87 192 Lynne Fraser (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 104 88 194 Eileen Gillespie (Lochend) 99 95, Susan MacVicar (Gairloch) 100 94 200 Molly Stewart (Murcar Links) 110 90. 201 Lindsay Mathie (Windyhill) 105 96, Margot Barr (Gairloch) 102 99 207 Fiona Macdonald (Royal Dornoch) 99 108. 215 Ruth McIntyre (Windyhill) 111 104, Pamela Moscati (Royal Dornoch) 108 107 236 Jackie Macdonald (Ranfurly Castle) 125 111. No Return: Sheena McDonald (Buchanan Castle) 98 NR

Disqualified: Kate Reid (Monifieth) 91 dq (played wrong ball) .

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH-PLAY DRAW

THURSDAY
FIRST ROUND

UPPER HALF

8.30 Jane Turner v Fiona Liddell

8.38 Claire Hargan v Cara Gruber

8.46 Wendy Nicholson v Susan Wood

8.54 Elaine Cuthill v Linsey Stevenson

9.02 Ailsa Summers v Jemma Chamers

9.10 Eilidh Watson v Rachel Polson

9.18 Megan Briggs v Kate McIntosh

9.26 Mhairi McKay v Hannah McCook

LOWER HALF

9.34 Eilidh Briggs v Nichola Ferguson

9.42 Alyson McKechin v Martine Pow

9.50 Samantha Munro v Sheena Wood

9.58 Alison Bartlett v Kelsey MacDonald

10.06 Clara Young v Jacqueline Sneddon

10.12 Sammy Vass v Karen Marshall

10.20 Rachel Walker v Louise Fraser

10.28 Claire Ross v Laura Murray

SECOND ROUND TIES
1.40 Turner or Liddell v Hargan or Gruber
1.50 Nicholson or Susan Wood v Cuthill or Stevenson
2.00 Summers or Chalmers v Watson or Polson 
2.10 Megan Briggs or McIntosh v McKay or McCook
2.20 Eilidh Briggs or Ferguson v McKechin or Pow
2.30 Samantha Munro or Sheena Wood v Bartlett or MacDonald
2.40 Young or Sneddon v Vass or Marshall
2.50 Walker or Louise Fraser v Ross or Murray

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FIRST ROUND

10.46 Anne Ryan v Susan MacVicar
10.54 Kirsten Blackwood v Carol Whyte

11.02 Lynne Terry v Lorraine Morrow

11.10 Nicola Taylor v Heather Munro

11.18 Jenny Potter v Linda Bain

11.26 Ashley Ann Alston v Hannah Scott
11.34 Lauren Whyte v Denise Cowan

11.42 Lynne Fraser v Mary Smith

QUARTER-FINALS
3.10 Ryan or MacVicar v Blackwood or Carol Whyte
3.20 Terry or Morrow v Taylor or Heather Munro
3.30 Potter or Bain v Alston or Scott
3.40 Lauren Whyte or Cowan v Lynne Fraser or Smith