ROYAL DORNOCH PLAYER WINS SCOTTISH SENIOR TITLE

SLGA president Margaret MacNaughtan presents the trophy to Alison Bartlett. Picture by Carol Fell. By COLIN FARQUHARSON Colin@scottishgolfview.com Royal Dornoch's Alison Bartlett is the new Scottish senior women's amateur stroke-play golf champion. She won the title at Kemnay Golf Club, Aberdeenshire today after long-time leader Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) dropped four shots to par over the last four holes. Glennie, well clear of the field, had a double bogey 7 at the 15th and bogeys at the 16th and 17th for a six-over-par round of 79 (39-40) which gave her a two-round final total of eight-over 154. Bartlett matched that aggregate by birdieing the 17th on her way to a one-under 72 (37-35). Glennie's downward spiral continued when she lost the sudden-death play-off to Bartlett at the first extra hole. Tain sisters Mary Smith (81 for 158) and Anne Ryan (80 for 161) finished third and joint fifth to give the far North three players in the top six  - a grand performance. The leading 16 players go on to contest the seniors' match-play championship over the next two days. Linda Urquhart (Banchory) was the 16th qualifier with an 85 for 168 - pipping former Scottish seniors champion Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) (83 for 169) for the final place. MATCH-PLAY QUALIFIERS Par 146 (2x73). css 76 (reduction only), 76 154 Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) 82 72, Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) (Bartlett won sudden-death play-off at first extra hole). 158 Mary Smith (Tain) 77 81. 160 Elaine Allison (Stirlinig) 82 78. 161 Anne Ryan (Tain) 81 80, Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) 80 81. 163 Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) 80 83. 164 Anne Telfer (Milngavie) 83 81, Pamela Williamson (Baberton) 82 82, Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie) 81 83 165 Fiona Hunter (Baberton) 84 81, Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) 77 88 166 Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) 81 85. 167 Karen Burns (Bathgate) 87 80, Margaret Tough (Falkirk) 87 80. 168 Linda Urquhart (Banchory) 83 85. BEST OF THE SCRATCH NON-QUALIFIERS 169 Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) 86 83. 170 Lorraine Campbell (Cardross) 87 83, Sue Penman (Gullane Ladies) 84 86, Gillian Wallace (Blairgowrie) 84 86, May Hughes (Lanark) 83 87 172 Anne Brownie (Gullane Ladies) 87 85, Barbara Biggart (North Berwick) 86 86, Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) 83 89. TO VIEW ALL THE TOTALS ON THE SLGA WEBSITE CLICK HERE Carol Fell has sent this video of Alison Bartlett at the presentation ceremony.  MATCHPLAY DRAW AUTOMATIC DRAW   THURSDAY 8.30 Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) v Linda Urquhart (Banchory). 8.38 Pamela Williamson (Baberton) v Anna Telfer (Milngavie). 8.46 Anne Ryan (Tain) v Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay). 8.54 Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) v Elaine Allison (Stirling). 9.02  Mary Smith (Tain) v Karen Burns (Bathgate). 9.10 Fiona Hunter (Baberton) v Helen Faulds (Douglas Park). 9.18 Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) v Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie). 9.26 Margaret Tough (Falkirk) v Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie).  QUARTER-FINALS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 1.30, 1.38, 1.46, 1.54 HANDICAP MATCH-PLAY DRAW 9.34 - 1 Sandra Littlejohn v 16 Morag Wardrop 9.42 - 9 Pamela Cran v 8 Yvonne Moir 9.50 - 5 Karen Marshall v 12 Caroline King 9.58 - 13 Karen Ballantyne v 4 Barbara Biggart 10.06 - 3 Mary Miller v 14 Pauline Warlow 10.14 - 11 Gillian Wallace v 6 Mairi Pollock 10.22 - 7 Leigh Duff v 10 Lorraine Campbell 10.30 - 15 Sheena McDonald v 2 Fiona Farquharson HANDICAP QUARTER-FINALS THURSDAY AFTERNOON  AT 2.10, 2.18, 2.24, 2.32