Emma Hale heads Ayrshire qualifiers with a battling 72 at Western Gailes

Emma Hale (Troon Ladies) shot a superb 72 in very tough conditions to head a field of 90 for the start of the Ayrshire women's county championship at Western Gailes today and leads the qualifiers for the match-play stages,
She had one birdie, two bogeys and 15 pars - very good scoring on a day when the CSS was 76 (reduction only).
Defending champion Linzi Allan had a  78 to be the No. 2 seed
Past champions Catherine Malcolm (Prestwick St Cuthbert), Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie), Liz Keohone (Loudoun Gowf) and Jane Finnie (Troon Ladies) also made it through to the match play stages which start Tuesday morning at 9am.
Match Play Draw -

Emma Hale v Jane Finnie
Louise Duncan v Rosalind Purdom
Alex Glennie v Sheila Adams
Katie McGarva v Catherine Malcolm
Audrey Thompson v Lesley Barker
Lauren Gilbert v Pauline Patrick
Liz Keohone v Jenny Linklater
Joanne Sharp v Linzi Allan

Handicap results -
1st Silver Kath MacKellar, Skelmorlie, 90-13=77 bih
2nd Silver Audrey Thompson, Loudoun, 81-4=77

1st Bronze Shelagh Young, Barassie, 107-21=86
2nd Bronze E Jane Thomson, Troon Ladies, 114-27=87