WOMEN'S AMATEUR MATCH-PLAY AT EDEN COURSE

ANN RAMSAY NOT FAVOURITE AFTER

DEFEATS FOR SWEETNAM, MARSHALL

A morning of surprise results in the Strathtyrum Trophy women's tournament over the Eden Course saw first the top seed, Elizabeth Sweetnam (Woburn), beaten by Sweden's Charlotte Odman in the second round.
Then, possibly an even bigger shock - Baberton's Karen Marshall, bidding to win the title for a record-extending seventh win, lost by one hole to Christine Appleby (St Annes Old Links).

Title favourite could now be Angus county champion Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) who scored an 8 and 7 win over Zoe Ridgeway (Tytherington) in the morning and then a 6 and 4 victory over Ireland's Linda Cole McKenna in the afternoon..
Ann, pictured, who has never won this tournament, has played only 38 holes in beating three opponents.
She will play Sweden's Odman in the semi-finals.
The other pair battling for a place in the final will be Nottinghamshire's Carol Houghton and Stephanie Farrar (Sandiway). Stephanie was a Stirling student at one time - and also an RandA Bursar. 
Jane McDonald (Pitreavie) and Selkirk's Carol Purves were knocked out in the quarter-finals of the handicap match-play for the Strathtyrum Salver.


STRATHTYRUM TROPHY
SECOND ROUND RESULTS
Charlotte Odman (Sweden) bt Elizabeth Sweetnam (Woburn) 1 hole.
Anete Djup (Sweden) bt Georgina Wilkie (Barlaston) 6 and 5.
Linda Cole McKenna (Ireland) bt Gagga Westin  (Sweden)1 hole.
Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) bt Zoe Ridgway (Tytherington) 8 and 7
Carol Houghton (Nottinghamshire) bt Tara Rodenhurst (Ludlow) 7 and 6
Charlotte Rhedin (Sweden) bt Gundula Krause (Germany) 1 hole.
Christine Appleby (St Annes Old Links) bt Karen
Marshall (Baberton) 1 hole.
Stephanie Farrar (Sandiway) bt Sarah Arnold (Henley) 4 and 3. 
 QUARTER-FINALS
Oddman bt Djup 3 and 2.
Ramsay bt McKenna 6 and 4
Houghton bt Rhedin 2 and 1.
Farrar bt Appleby 1 hole.

STRATHTYRUM SALVER (Handicap)
FIRST ROUND
Adrienne Irvine (Ashton and Lea) bt Brenda Lawlor (Crail) 6 and 4.
Jane McDonald (Pitreavie) bt Penny Clark (Tytherington) 1 hole.
Carol Purves (Selkirk) bt Annette Boland (Ireland) 4 and 2.
Mary Martin (Ireland) bt Kim Simm (Ludlow) 5 and 4.
Liz Ward (Woburn) bt Lesley Morris (Nottinghamshire) 6 and 4.
Pauline Belsham (Worcestershire) bt Helen Maber (Beeston Fields) 3 and 1.
Adele Haddon (Worksop) bt Eileen Kenny-Ryan (Ireland) 2 holes
Marie Dahlstrom (Sweden) bt Catherine Goodwin (Glenbervie) 2 and 1.

QUARTER-FINALS
Irvine bt McDonald 3 and 1.
Martin bt Purves 5 and 4.
Ward bt Belsham 3 and 1.
Dahlstrom bt Haddon 2 and 1.