JESS MEEK WINS GIRLS' EVENT AT ELLON

 

  Left to rigtht: Molly Stewart, Eleanor Tunn, Jess Meek, Kimberley Beveridge, Sarah Black, Lauren Watson, Kirsten Watson, Sophie Alexander.

KIMBERLEY BEVERIDGE PLAYS WRONG BALL AT

 LAST HOLE AND LOSES BY ONE STROKE

By COLIN FARQUHARSON Colin@scottishgolfview.com Scotland girl international Jess Meek (Carnoustie Ladies), an 18-year-old +1 player, won the North-east/North/Angus girls' one-round golf competition at sunny Ellon Golf Club today (Sunday). Jess, pictured right, a member of the Angus team who recently won the Scottish women's county team championship, was  playing in one of her last events as a junior. She shot an 82 on a wet course with nine hollow-tined greens, to win the top award by one shot from Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne). Kimberley was leading until she incurred a two-shot penalty by playing a wrong ball) to run up a triple bogey 7 at the very last hole. She finished second on 83. Sophie Alexander (Deeside) had the third best gross score of 84 but won the leading handicap prize for a net 78, one ahead of Molly Stewart (Murcar Links) who plays off six. Eleanor Tunn, made the 500-mile round trip from Reay to play and shot an 88 NORTH-EAST/NORTH/ANGUS GIRLS TOURNAMENT McDonald Ellon GC Leading scratch Par 73 82 J Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 83 K Beverdige (Aboyne). 84 S Alexander (Deeside) 85 M Stewart (Murcar Links) 88 E Tunn (Reay) 90 L Watson (Deeside) 98 S Black (Deeside) 118 K Watson (Deeside). Leading handicap S Alexander (Deeside) (6) 78; M Stewart (Murcar Links) (6) 79; S Black (Deeside) (16), K Beveridge (2) 81; J Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) (+1), L Watson (Deeside) (7) 83; E Tunn (Reay) (3) 85; K Watson (Deeside) (29) 89.