GOOD WIN OVER SAL SHEPHERD IN PITLOCHRY UARTER-FINALS

YOUNG CHLOE IN SEMI-FINALS AT 

HIGHLAND WOMEN'S OPEN

Leading qualifier Chloe Stokes from the Ganton club in Yorkshire - at 21 the youngest competitor in the field - is through to the semi-finals of the scratch section in the Highland Women's Open golf tournament at Pitlochry.

Thursday results: 

SCRATCH

FIRST ROUND

Chloe Stokes (Ganton) bt Pat Stable (Liberton) 3 and 2

Sal Shepherd (Craigmillar Park) bt Pat Campbell (Downfield) 8 and 6

Claire Capocci (Bridge of Allan) bt Kay Knight (Pitlochry) 4 and 3

Isla Moncrieff (Pitlochr) bt Alison Whyte (Glencorse) 2 and 1

Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe) bt Kathleen Duncan (Pitlochry) 4 and 3

Caroline Henderson (Aberfeldy) bt Valerie Kirkwood (Furness) 5 and 4

Olivia Fulton (Craigmillar Park) bt Morag Wardrop (Turnhouse) 5 and 4

Laura Campbell (Pitlochry) bt Alyson Paterson (Hankley Common) 6 and 5

QUARTER-FINALS

Stokes bt Shepherd 6 and 4.

Capocci bt Moncrieff at 19^th

Fraser bt Henderson 5 and 4

Campbell bt Fulton 6 and 5.

Silver Handicap:

FIRST ROUND

Mary Brennan (Craigmillar Park) bt Liz Milligan (Dunblane) 2 and 1

Elaine Langlands (St. Michaels) bt Mary Rhodes (Ulverston) 3 and 1

Eleanor Cull (Stirling) bt Lynn McDonald (Strathtay) at 19^th

Margo Rees (Balmore) bt Catherine Simpson (Dunblane) 2 and 1

Margaret Graham (Burntisland) bt Gillian Munro (Pitlochry) 2 and 1

Irene Hay (Cowglen) bt Pam Stephenson (Glencorse) 2 and 1

Kay Baillie (Musselburgh) bt Marion Glassbrook (Seascale) 2 and 1

Emma Saunders (Pitlochry) bt Brenda Blair (Seascale) 3 and 2.

QUARTER-FINALS

Brennan (17) bt Langlands (16) 2 holes

Rees (17) bt Cull (18) 2 holes

Hay (15) bt Graham (17) 2 and 1

Saunders (17) bt Baillie (20) 2 and 1

Bronze Handicap:

FIRST ROUND

Audrey Smith (Pitlochry) bt Michelle Stott (Pitlochry) 2 holes

Gwen Beaton (Pitlochry) bt Kathy McKay(Muthill) 1 hole.

Kathleen McConnell (Milnathort) bt Heather Burns (Callander) at 20^th

Diane Herbert (Furness) bt Jan Gibson (Milnathort) 4 and 3

Ann Shepherd (Lochgelly) bt Louise Kelly (Pitlochry) 6 and 5

Jennifer Wivell (Pitlochry) bt Jacky Burnett (Broomieknowe) 4 and 2

Avril Neilson (Downfield) bt Connie McGrail (Baberton) 7 and 6

Cecilia McQueen (Irvine Bogside) bt Jane Coles (Furness) 4 and  

QUARTER-FINALS

Beaton (24) bt Smith (32) at 19^th

McConnell (21) bt Herbert (27) 3 and 1

Shepherd (24) bt Wivell (24) 4 and 2.

Neilson (24) bt McQueen (28)  2 and 1.