NEWMACHAR PLAYER WINS HANDICAP TITLE AT MONTROSE

AILSA SUMMERS' BIRDIE BLITZ WINS 

NORTH OF SCOTLAND FINAL

Number two seed Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) has won the North of Scotland women's amateur championship for the first time.

The St Andrews University student (pictured right) beat Aboyne teenager Kimberley Beveridge by 3 and 1 to win the Gifford Trophy in a closely fought final on a very hot afternoon on the Montrose Links.
Kimberley, who had beaten the leading qualifier, Jacquline Sneddon, in the morning semi-fnals, won the first hole in the final with a  par 4 despite having been in a bunker. Then she sank a 30ft put on the second to go two up
Ailsa settled to square the match with birdies at the seventh and eighth.
Beveridge birdied the 10th to regain a one-hole lead.
In a high quality conclusion to a very good match, Summers birdied the 12th, 14th and 17th for a 3 and 1 victory.
 Referee for the match was Jane Grubb
Last year Ailsa won the St Rule Trophy at St Andrews. She was Angus women's county champion five years in a row from 2009.

Caroline Denning, pictured right, who plays off 21 at Newmachar Golf Club, won the North of Scotland handicap championship for the for the Angus Trophy.
 In receipt of 16 strokes from four-handicapper Jemma Chalmers (Monifieth) in the final, Caroline was a worthy winner by a 2 and 1 margin.
Joan Hulse was referee for this match
Next year's championship will be hosted by Fortrose and Rosemarkie Golf Club, north of Inverness.


RESULTS

SCRATCH 
SEMI-FINALS
Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) bt Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) 1 hole
Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) bt Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) 3 and 2.
FINAL
Summers bt Beveridge 3 and 1.

HANDICAP
 SEMI-FINALS
Caroline Denning (Newmachar) (21) bt Fiona Hay (Deeside) (6) 2 and 1
Jemma Chalmers (Monifieth) (4) bt Claire Curnin (Royal Montrose) (20) 7 and 5.
FINAL
Denning (21) bt Chalmers (4) 2 and 1