STUDENT HANNAH UNABLE TO DEFEND NORTHERN COUNTIES TITLE

Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) is unable to defend the Northern Counties women's county championship at Nairn Dunbar Golf Club where the qualifying round will be held on Satuday.

A student at Stirling University, Hannah will be preoccupied with studies and examinations.

Cara Gruber, whom Hannah beat in last year's final, is in the field but under her married name of Cara Thompson.

In the qualifying round competitors will leave the tee in three’s at eight-minute intervals and are from the host club unless stated.

Abbreviations:  B, Brora; E, Elgin; F, Forres; FR, Fortrose and Rosemarkie;  G, Gairloch; GOS, Grantown-on-Spey; I, Inverness;  MO, Muir of Ord;  N, Nairn; RD, Royal Dornoch;  T, Tain.

07.30 - C Thompson (RD), M Smith (T), A Ryan (T), A Bartlett (RD), C Riddell, (RD), J Milne (E), G Dowling (I), G Cruden, S Leese (E)

07.54 -  D Lloyd (RD),  J Nicol (I), S MacVicar (G), L Marshall (E), M Barr (G), F Bell (I), A Gowie (I), A Brown (ND), N Scrimgeour (MO) 

08.18 - E Coghill (RD), E Borthwick, S Mackenzie (E), D McBride (RD), C Bryce (RD) C Taylor (E), S Macdonell (I). E Simpson (E), P Morrison (MO)

08.42 -  P Ashe (B), S Hooker (MO), V Wright (F),  L Wheeler (F), J Cooper (F), F Hampton (RD), I Wilson (F), D Marshall (F),  A Clarke (B), 

09.22 -  C Marshall (N), J Stirrat (E), J Thornton (FR), A Fraser, F MacDonald (RD) E Rennie (RD), H Flynn (I), J Coulthard (GOS), W Murray (RD)

09.46 -  E Hutton (MO),  D McCaig (F), B Grant (F), M Hayden (T), S Rowan (I), F Grant (F), K Lawson (RD), S Proctor (F), P Davis (F) 

10.10 -  Liz Smith, J Powell (G), I Hart (RD), A Cruden, P Cronin (F), V McMurdo (F), S Morgan (F), R Riddell (RD), A Burnett (RD)

10.34 – B Shepherd (RD), E Lawrie (G), C O’Keefe (F), E Garrow (F), J Cameron (FR), J Cowie (E) 

10.50 – I Wright (RD), E Booker-Milburn (N)

10.58 – M Douglas (RD), R Miller