HOME-COURSE PLAYERS MEET IN FINAL AT THE ROXBURGH

                                         DANI KER (left) AND RHEA MIDDLEMASS

DANI KER WINS BORDER LADIES TITLE

It was an all-Roxburghe final in the Border Ladies championship with fourth seed Carina Bunyan up against third seed 18 year old Dani Ker who won the title by a 3 and 2 margin at The Roxburghe.

It was a nervy start from both with Carina winning the first with a 5 after Dani had to chip out from the trees. 

Dani pulled it back to be one up after four holes. Both had excellent birdies at the long fifth. 

Carina then missed a couple of short putts which left her three down at the turn but she won the 11th after Dani three-putted.  

Carina conceded the 13th after having issues with the pond to put Dani four up.  

Carina pulled it back to three down after Dani had to take a drop back into the fairway bunker at the 14th after she plugged her ball in the face.  

The next two holes were halved, Dani winning the match 3 and 2.

In the first semi-final, Carina was two up after four against top seed Julie Birdsall who fought back, winning four holes on the bounce to be two up after 9.

Carina then steadied herself to play par and win by 4 and 3.

Dani took charge of the second semi-final against Kelso's Sharon Paterson from the start. Four up at the turn, Ker finished the game at the 15th.
In the bronze championship semi-finals,13 year old Rhea Middlemass (Hawick) put herself into a position to make it three in a row by beating Elaine Brotherstone (Lauder) 8 and  7.  The other match was a close one with June Craig (Selkirk) eventually overcoming Diane Johnstone (Duns) by a hole.The final between Rhea and June was a one-sided affair with Rhea winning on the 13th.
 SCRATCH CHAMPIONSHIP
Semi-finals - Carina Bunyan (Roxburghe) bt Julie Birdsall (Roxburghe) 4 and 3; Dani Kerr (Roxburghe) bt Sharon Paterson (Kelso) 4 and 3.
Final - Ker bt Bunyan 3 and 2.

BRONZE CHAMPIONSHIP
Semi-finals - Rhea Middlemass (Hawick) bt Elaine Brotherstone (Lauder) 8 and 7; June Craig (Selkirk) bt Diane Johnstone (Duns) 1 hole.
Final - Middlemass bt Craig 6 and 5. 

REPORT, RESULTS AND PICTURE
FROM FIONA KER