Tara wins Border Ladies Championship 

FIONA KER REPORTS

Nineteen-year-old Tara Mactaggart (Minto) overcame  Sheila Cuthbertson (Peebles) today in the Border women's county championship at The Roxburghe.  
Tara, runner-up in 2013, showed impressive form in the run up to the final but Sheila was two up after eight holes.
Mactaggart fought back strongly to win the next five holes, eventually winning at the 16th.

The Bronze Stableford was held earlier in the day during the worst of the weather. Elaine Brotherston (Lauder) returned the best score of the day, 36pts

CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

First Round

Fiona Ker (Roxburghe) bye

Leanne Wilson (Kelso) bt Lorraine White (Torwoodlee) 2 holes.
 
Liz Campbell (Torwoodlee) bt Alison Rutherford (Selkirk) 6 and 5

Sheila Cuthbertson (Peebles) bt Sharon Paterson (Kelso)1 hole.

Julie Birdsall (Roxburghe) scr Eve Rafferty (Selkirk) scr

Tara Mactaggart (Minto)  bt Carol Purves (Selkirk) 10 and 8.

Denise Richards (Torwoodlee) bt Alison Melvin (Hirsel) at 19th.
 
Judith Anderson (Hawick) bye

Quarter-finals

Wilson bt Ker 4 and 2.
Cuthbertson bt Campbell 4 and 3.

Mactaggart w.o.

Anderson bt Richards 5 and 4.

Semi-finals

Cuthbertson bt Wilson 2 and 1.
Mactaggart bt Anderson 7 and 6

Final

Mactaggart bt Cuthbertson 4 and 2

Bronze

Winner - Elaine Brotherston (Lauder) 36pts

+Elaine is pictured on the right of Tara Mctaggart in the picture at the top of the report.
Runner-up Doreen Pringle (Kelso) 22pts