Kate McIntosh wins her first Midlothian title

Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe), the No 3 seed, today won the Midlothian women's county championship at Baberton Golf Club.
She beat clubmate Wendy Nicholson by one hole in the semi-finals and then beat Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe), the fourth best qualifier for the match-play stages, by 2 and 1 in the final.
Louise had beaten Kirsten Blackwood (Glencorse) by one hole in the other semi-final.
It is the first time McIntosh has reached the final. For Fraser there was the disappointment of losing in the final for the second time in recent years. Louise lost also in the 2011 final.
After the lead was exchanged several times in the early holes, McIntosh went two up by winning the seventh with a birdie and the 10th.
Fraser got a hole back at the 11th where McIntosh was bunkered.
McIntosh re-estabklished a two-hole lead with a birdie at the long 12th.

Fraser's birdie 2 at the short 14th halved her deficit but McIntosh won the 15th to be two up with three to play. The 16th and 17th holes were halved, leaving McIntosh the winner by 2 and 1.
Pam Townsend (Murrayfield), left in the picture on left,  beat home course player Adrienne Turner by two holes in the B Championship final












 
RESULTS

SCRATCH
Semi-finals - Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe) bt Kirsten Blackwood (Glencorse) 1 hole; Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) bt Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe) 1 hole.
Final - McIntosh bt Fraser 2 and 1.

HANDICAP
Semi-finals - Adrienne Turner (Baberton) bt Helen Warnock (Harburn) 6 and 5; Pam Townsend (Murrayfield) bt Elaine Lumsden (Kingsknwe) 2 and 1.
Final - Townsend bt Turner 2 holes