CLAIRE PROUSE KEEPS FLAG FLYING FOR ABERDEENSHIRE AT DEESIDE

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Top seed Jen Saxton (Kinross) was beaten in the quarter-finals of the North of Scotland women's amateur championship at Deeside Golf club this afternoon.
The 16-year-old went down by 2 and 1 to No 8 qualifier, Jackie Brown (Monifieth) who now plays the only host county representative in the last four, Claire Prouse (Murcar Links), pictured below.

Prouse, 12th of the 16 match play qualifiers. herself played the biggest part in the removal of Aberdeenshire contenders by beating Rachel Polson (Peterculter) 6 and 5 in the morning, then home club player Megan Clyne by 2 and 1 to reach the semi-finals.
 Polson was the No 5 seed and Clyne the No 4. 
The second semi-final will be an Angus  versus Perth and Kinross affair. Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir), Angus champion several times in her heyday and beaten finalist by Sheena Wood in this championship at Blairgowrie 12 months ago, will play Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New). 
Robertson squeezed out the No 2 seed and Aberdeenshire champion, Sammy Leslie (Aberdeen Ladies) at the 22nd hole of a titanic struggle in the heat.
Leslie was four up at one stage so it was quite a rally by Robertson to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

TODAY'S RESULTS

FIRST ROUND

Jen Saxton (Kinross) bt Gillian Dowling (Inverness) 3 and 1.

Jackie Brown (Monifieth) bt Donna Pocock (Murcar Links) 2 and 1.

Claire Prouse (Murcar Links) bt Rachel Polson (Peterculter)  6 and 5.

Megan Clyne (Deeside) bt Zibby Brown (Aboyne) 2 and 1.

Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) bt Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) 2 holes.

Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) bt Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) 3 and 1.

Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New) bt Sara Mathieson (Murcar Links) at 19th.
Sammy Leslie (Aberdeen Ladies) bt Ellie Whyte (Aberdeen Ladies) 6 and 4.
QUARTER-FINALS
Brown bt Saxton 2 and 1
Prouse bt Clyne 2 and 1
Ramsay bt Beveridge 1 hole
Robertson bt Leslie at 22nd. 

HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP
FIRST ROUND
Alison Graham (Deeside) (15) bt Susan Murray (Murcar Links) (7) 2 and 1.
Sheila McNaught (Newmachar) (17) bt Cathy Kyle (Aberdeen Ladies) (12) 6 and 5.
Fiona Hay (Deeside) (6) bt Thelma Beattie (Deeside) (17) 1 hole.
Rachael McLean (Cruden Bay) (20) bt Lesley Watson (Deeside) (15) 1 hole.
Val Wright (Forres) (16) bt Fiona Gibb (Deeside) (15) 3 and 2.
Maureen Gillan (Murcar Links) (22) bt Katherine Teow (Deeside) (12) 1 hole.
Lauren Watson (Deeside) (7) bt Nita Dervish-Uman (Kemnay) (21) 5 and 3.
Claire Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies) (5) bt Kathleen Esslemont (Cruden Bay) (11) 2 and 1. 

QUARTER-FINALS
Graham (15) bt McNaught (17) 1 hole
Hay (6) bt McLean (20) 8 and 6.
Gillan (22) bt Wright  (16) 1 hole
Lauren Watson (7) bt Robertson (5) 3 and 2. 

WEDNESDAY TEE TIMES AT DEESIDE
9.08 and 9.16 - Scratch semi-finals
9.24 and 9.32 - Handicap semi-finals
2pm - Handicap Final
2.15 - Scratch Final