IONA STEPHEN IS TOP RENFREWSHIRE SEED AT WINDY KILMACOLM

Iona Stephen (Ranfurly Castle) earned top seeding in the  Renfrewshire women's county golf championship with a  round of 81 in the rescheduled qualifying round, played in  winds gusting up to gale force at Kilmacolm Golf Club today.   The Peggy Clark Trophy for the best net score was won by  Tracy Masterton (Windyhill) with a net 75 off 13.  Former champions Megan and Eilidh Briggs along with title- holder Alyson McKechin, were unable to play due to other  commitments, leaving a depleted field of 27.  Second best scratch qualifier was 10 times champion and six times runner-up Donna Jackson with an 85.   The CSS was 75; SSS 72 and the competition was Reductions Only. The top eight qualifiers were:   81 Iona Stephen  (Ranfurly Castle)            85 Donna Jackson (Cochrane Castle)        86 Denise Cowan  (Ranfurly Castle), Carol Whyte  (Windyhill), Gillian Kyle  (East Renfrewshire),   88 Tracy Masterton (Windyhill)                 90 Liz Stewart  (Greenburn)                        91 Gillian McGinlay  (Cochrane Castle)   MATCH-PLAY DRAW 9.30       Iona Stephen v Gillian McGillay 9.40       Tracy Masterton v Denise Cowan 9.50       Carol Whyte v Gillian Kyle 10.00     Liz Stewart v Donna Jackson The semi-finals will be played at 2pm ends