NINE-YEAR-OLD ABOYNE GIRL CARMEN WINS ON COUNTY DEBUT

 

  Kintore GC ladies captain Kirsty Livingstone (left) and Aberdeenshire county captain Marta Moody (right) flank some of the competitors at today's opening competition of the Shire girls' season. Picture by Cal Carson Golf Agency

Back row (left to right) Kirsty Livingstone (Kintore GC Ladies Captain), Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne), Tegan Seivwright (Deeside), Olivia Borwick (McDonald Ellon), Molly Stewart (Murcar Links), Jasmine Mackintosh (Hazlehead), Marta Moody (Aberdeenshire County Captain).
Front row (left to right) Lauren Watson (Deeside), Fiona Sutherland (Deeside), Carmen Griffiths (Aboyne), Kirsten Pryde (Deeside).
 
Carmen Griffiths from Aboyne, only nine years old, won at Kintore Golf Club today on her debut appearance on the Aberdeenshire girls' golf circuit which began its 2013 schedule with a Stableford competition in bitterly cold conditions which warmed up only in mid-afternoon when the sun came out, belatedly.

Carmen (pictured) totalled 35pt in the Stableford competition and won from Tegan Seivwright (Deeside), 33pt, and Olivia Borwick (McDonald Ellon) with 32. 
Incredibly, Carmen had never seen the Kintore course before!

LEADING POINTS TOTALS
Carmen Griffiths (Aboyne (36) 35pt
Tegan Seivwright (Deeside) (5) 33
 Olivia Borwick (McDonald Ellon) (8) 32
Molly Stewart (Murcar Links) (6) 31
Fiona Sutherland (Deeside) (20) 30
Lauren Watson (Deeside) (7) 30
Kirsten Pryde (Deeside) (10) 27
Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) (7) 25
Jasmine Mackintosh (Hazlehead) (11) 22.

The next Aberdeenshire girls competition is at Alford Golf Club in a fornight's time. Organiser Ethel Farquharson is looking for more entries!