HEATHER BLOOMING AGAIN IN SCOTTISH SENIORS MATCH-PLAY FINAL

SLGA president Margaret MacNaughtan (left) presents the trophy to Heather Anderson. Image by Carol Fell.

Blairgowrie's Heather Anderson, playing in the final for the fourth successive year, beat first-time finalist Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) by 4 and 3 to win the Scottish senior women's amateur match-play golf championship at Kemnay Golf Club, Aberdeenshire this afternoon.
Heather last won the match-play title at Kinross in 2009 and was runner up in 2010 and 2011.
Anderson got off to a good start and was two up after three holes.
Paterson fought back to all square after six.
Anderson birdied the eighth and parred the ninth to be two up at the turn.
Anderson increased her lead to three holes with a par at the 10th. Paterson got one back by winning the 11th with a par but her opponent won the 12th and 13th with pars to go four up. Janice had a good par 3 to win the short 14th but she was running out of holes. Anderson's par at the long 15th was enough to win the tie.
In the morning semi-finals, Janice Paterson had a good one-hole win over Linda Urquhart (Banchory) who had earlier beaten top seed Alex Glennie(Kilmarnock Barassie) and former champion Pamela Williamson (Baberton).
Heather Anderson beat Karen Burns (Bathgate) 5 and 3 in the other semi-final.
The handicap championship was won by Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) who must like the air in the north-east. She won the scratch title a few years back when the tournament was played at Ballater GC.
In this week's handicap final Karen beat Leigh Duff (Cathkin Braes) by 3 and 2. Karen plays off five and Leigh 12.

TODAY'S RESULTS

SCRATCH
SEMI-FINALS
Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) bt Linda Urquhart (Banchory) 1 hole.

Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie) bt Karen Burns (Bathgate) 5 and 3

FINAL
Anderson bt Paterson 4 and 3.
HANDICAP
SEMI-FINALS
Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) (5) bt Sandra Littlejohn (Erskine) (11) 5 and 3.
Leigh Duff (Cathkin Braes) (12) bt Gillian Wallace (Blairgowrie) (6) at 19th.
FINAL
Ballantyne bt Duff 3 and 2.

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+The Editor would like to express his sincere thanks to Carol Fell for her service of words and pictures from Kemnay. Her reward is a round of golf over the King's Course, Gleneagles and a free lunch in the Dormie House on Monday ... watch this space!