SCOTTISH WOMEN'S COUNTY FINALS OVER THREE DAYS, STARTING FRIDAY

 Aberdeenshire, who knocked out last year's national champions Angus in winning the North Division title at Tain in June, have high hopes that they will win the Scottish title for the first time
in many years when the three-day Scottish county finals tee off at Stirling Golf Club today.
Their opening match, against Midlothian, will be the acid test for North-east aspirations.  If Shire beat the recent past champions then they will know they are good enough to go all the way.
Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne), winner of the Scottish Under-14s girls title earlier this year, is drafted into the line-up as a replacement for Rachael Polson (Peterculter), who played at Tain but is now back in Florida at college.
If the Aberdeenshire challenge is found wanting, then Saturday's Midlothian v Renfrewshire clash will be the virtual title decider.
The South Division champions, Borders, are the underdogs of the four qualifying counties.

ABERDEENSHIRE

KIMBERLEY BEVERIDGE (Aboyne)

SAMMY LESLIE (Aberdeen Ladies)

SARA MATHIESON ( Murcar Links)

SHANNON McWILLIAM (Aboyne)

DONNA POCOCK (Murcar Links)

CLAIRE PROUSE (Murcar Links)

CAROL WILSON (Murcar Links)

SHEENA WOOD (Aberdeen Links)

BORDERS
JULIE BIRDSALL (The Roxburghe).

ISLA CRAIGIE (Torwoodlee)

DANNI KER (The Roxburghe)

FIONA KER (The Roxburghe)

TARA Mactaggart (Minto)

GILLIAN OLIVER (St Boswells)

SHARON PATTERSON (Kelso)

LEANNE WILSON (Kelso)

MIDLOTHIAN

EMILY DALGETTY (Glencorse)

LOUISE FRASER (Kingsknowe)

RACHAEL LIVINGSTONE (Craigmillar Park).

GABRIELLE Macdonald (Craigielaw)

KAREN MARSHALL (Baberton)

KATE McINTOSH (Broomieknowe)

WENDY NICHOLSON (Broomieknowe)

HANNAH SCOTT (Broomieknowe) 

RENFREWSHIRE
MEGAN BRIGGS (Kilmacolm)

DONNA JACKSON (Cochrane Castle)

GILLIAN KYLE (East Renfrewshire)

GILLIAN McGINLAY (Cochrane Castle)

ALYSON McKECHIN (Elderslie)

KATRINA MILNE (Erskine)

LIZ STEWART (Greenburn)

CAROL WHYTE (Windyhill)

PROGRAMME

Day 1 – Friday  wo

Aberdeenshire v Midlothian 

Foursomes 9.30am Singles 1.30pm

Renfrewshire v Borders 

Foursomes 9.52am Singles 2.15pm

Day 2 – Saturday 

Midlothian v Renfrewshire 

Foursomes 9.30am Singles 1.30pm

Aberdeenshire v Borders 

Foursomes 9.52am Singles 2.15pm 

Day 3 – Sunday

Borders v Midlothian 

Foursomes 9.30am Singles 1.30pm

Renfrewshire v Aberdeenshire 

Foursomes 9.52am Singles 2.15pm