LAURA WALKER TOP SEED FOR PERTH AND KINROSS COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Muckhart GC junior Eilidh Watson shot an excellent one-over-par 72 in appalling wet conditions at Auchterarder in the qualifying round for the Perth and Kinross women's county championship.
Unfortunately, Eilidh is not availably to play in the match-play stages at the weekend due to her up-and-coming exams. In all, four players whose scores were good enough for them to be among the 16 match-play qualifiers, withdrew as they are unavailable for the weekend play.
With Eilidh unavailable, the top spot goes to Laura Walker (Muckhart), pictured with the trophy when she was  the 2010 county champion, who, along with clubmate Steph Crolla, returned 74s. Laura is the No 1 seed by virtue of a better inward half.
Defending champion Nicola Robertson (Dunblane) is the third seed with a 77 and world curling star Eve Muirhead (Pitlochry) is the fifth best qualified with a 78.

QUALIFYING ROUND
Par 71. CSS 71

72 *Eilidh Watson 72 (Muckhart)

74 Laura Walker (Muckhart), Steph Crolla (Muckhart)

77 Nicola Robertson (Dunblane)

78 Val Saville (Dunblane), Eve Muirhead (Pitlochry)

79 Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie)

80 Fiona Ramsay (Crieff), Gwen Lambie (Dunkeld)

81 Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall), Jillian Milne (Craigie Hill), Jennifer Saxton (Kinross), Moira Begbie (Ladybank), *Isla Moncrieffe (Aberfeldy), *Kay Knight (Pitlochry).

82 Gillian Wallace (Blairgowrie), *Sandy Bushby (Blairgowrie)

83 Irene Croal (Callander), Caroline Dunbar (Aberfeldy)

84 Carol Muir (Craigie Hill)

*denotes players unavailable for match-play stages

SUSAN JONES TOP SEED FOR HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP
With some fantastic nett scores the leading player was Irene Croal who returned a nett 65, followed by Val Saville with 66. Irene Moncur, Ilsa Moncrieffe and Eilidh Watson all on 68 and Margaret Ewen, Joy Gordon, Jennifer Saxton and Steph Crolla on 69. However, all these player are either unavailable or in the scratch championship, making Susan Jones the top seed for the Gibb Trophy. Susan returned a net 70.

The full draw for Saturday is as follows:
Scratch Championship

09:52 Laura Walker (Muckhart) v Carol Muir (Craigie Hill)

10:00 Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall) v Gwen Lambie (Dunkeld)

10:08 Eve Muirhead (Pitlochry) v Moira Begbie (Ladybank)

10:16 Gillian Wallace (Blairgowrie) v Val Saville (Dunblane)

10:24 Nicola Robertson (Dunblane) v Irene Croal (Callander) 

10:32 Jennifer Saxton (Kinross) v Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie)

10:40 Fiona Ramsay (Crieff) v Jillian Milne (Craigiehill)

10:48 Caroline Dunbar (Aberfeldy) v Steph Crolla (Muckhart)

Gibb Trophy (handicap)

 10:56 Susan Jones (Milnathort) v Liz Fertacz (Blairgowrie)

11:04 Sally Crystal (Taymouth) v Ann McGregor (Taymouth)

11:12 Catherine Peebles (Alyth) v Lesley Whitwood (Aberfeldy)

11:20 Susie McDougall (Aberfeldy) v Helen Payne (Milnathort