PRESSURE ON SCOTS WOMEN IN SLOVENIA

Scotland are under pressure to make the top eight match-play flight of the European senior women's team championship at Bled Golf Club, Slovenia.
After the first of two qualifying rounds, the Scots are in joint eighth place on 408  alongside Switzerland with Germany only a stroke behind on 409.
Netherlands (388) are clear leaders from France  (395).
The first round scoreboard reads:
1   388 Netherlands
2   395 France
3   396 England
T4 398 Ireland, Italy
6   402 Sweden
7   403 Spain
T8 408 Scotland, Spain 
10 409 Germany
11 413 Belgium
12 414 Austria
13 436 Finland
14 451 Iceland
15 471 Slovenia

Mary Smith, pictured, from Tain was Scotland's top scorer on the opening day with a 77 (39-38) which was joint ninth best. 
Debutante Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) was just outside the top 20 with an 80 (41-39).
Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) had an 82 (43-39) and Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) an 84 (42-42)
Fiona De Vries (St Rule)  (44-41) and Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) (42-43)  are both on the 85 mark.