DAISY DYER AND SALLY WATSON SCORE FIRST WINS AS PROFESSIONALS

REPORT FROM PAUL LAWRIE TOUR'S SCOTTS ATLANTIC CHALLENGE AT ALYTH

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Colin@Scottishgolfview.com
Former Curtis Cup player Sally Watson and England's Daisy Dyer from Basildon, Essex jointly scored their first tournament win as professionals in the Paul Lawrie Scottish Ladies Open Tour 18-hole competition at Alyth Golf Club, near Blairgowrie today (Fr.
Watson and Dyer both shot one-under-par 70s to earn £625 apiece in this event, the  Scotts Atlantic Challenge tournament.
Daisy (top right picture) pipped Sally (lower picture) for the winner's bonus prize - a Taylor Made putter - with a better inward half: 36 to 37.
Heather Stirling finished third on 71 to win £400.
Local player Jacqueline Sneddon was the leading amateur in joint sixth place on 74. She earned a prize voucher to the value of £93.
Jacqueline also won the nearest the pin at the short 17th prize - a £100 voucher sponsored by Coupar Angus hotelier Alan Bannerman.
Jane Turner (Craigielaw), who has made a very good start to her pro career, won the long driving competition, which earned her two dozen golf balls.
Sally Watson had the lowest aggregate (142) over the Blairgowrie-Alyth competitions and she won a weekend at self-catering accommodaton at Gleneagles Village, sponsored by Melville Properties. 
The next Paul Lawrie Ladies Tour events are at Fairmont St Andrews (Torrance Course) on August 26 followed by The Duke's on August 27. Both 18-hole competitions will have £3,000 prize funds.

 SCOTTS ATLANTIC CHALLENGE SCOREBOARD
Alyth Golf Club, nr Blairgowrie

Par 71 (35-36

70 Daisy Dyer (Basildon) 34-36, Sally Watson (Elie and Earlsferry) 33-37(£625 each). Dyer won Taylor Made Putter on better inward half.

71 Heather Stirling (Stirling) 37-34 (£400).

72 Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) 37-35 (£315)

73 Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 37-36 (£210).

74 Lisa Shervill (2do Sport) 37-37, Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie) 37-37, Vikki Laing (Musselburgh) 36-38, Eleanor Givens (Rockliff Hall) 39-35 (£93 each), Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) (am) (prize voucher £93 value).

OTHER SCORES

75 Heather MacRae (Gleneagles Hotel) 38-37, Laura Murray (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre).

76 Kiran Matharu (Leeds) 39-37.

77 Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) (am) 39-38/

79 Katie Reid (Monifieth) 40-39.

80 Pamela Feggans (Doon Valley) 42-38, Gemma Webster (Elie SC) 39-41.

83 Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New) 41-42.

84 Martine Pow (Selkirk) 40-44.

86 Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore) (am) 44-42.

93 Sarah Abercromby (Denmark) 46-47

Disqualified - Eileen Cooper (Newmachar) (am).

Long driving competition - Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 2 dozen Pro V1 balls.

Nearest the pin at 17th - Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) (am) (£100 prize voucher sponsored by Alan Bannerman, proprietor of Red House Hotel, Coupar Angus).

Lowest aggregate Blairgowrie-Alyth - 142 (72-70) Sally Watson wins weekend at Gleneagles Village self-catering accommodation (sponsored by Melville Properties)