Good golly, Miss Molly! Richmond beats No 3 

seed Hazel MacGarvie at 19th

GB and I Junior Vagliano Trophy team player Hazel MacGarvie  (Troon Ladies), the No 3 seed in the Scottish Under-18 girls' championship, was beaten in this afternoon's quarter-finals at Alyth Golf Club, Perthshire.
Molly Richmond (Strathaven), who had beaten Megan Robb (Peterculter) 3 and 2 in the morning first round, was expected to give MacGarvie a good fight - but not to knock her out of the championship.
But Molly kept her nerve in  a squeaky tight finish and won at the 19th.
Richmond outplayed her opponent over the first nine and ws four up at the turn but MacGarvie fought back to square the match at 15, and went one up with a birdie at 16. 
Molly rolled in a lovely putt on 18 to square the match and take it into extra holes.
 At 19 she fired in a lovely approach, with her birdie putt just slipping past. Meantime MacGarvie's approach shot was just short of the green and she failed to get up and down to extend the match. 
In Thursday morning's semi-finals, Richmond will play the No 2 seed, Chloe Goadby (St Regulus) who won her quarter-final by 2 and 1 against Claire Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies).
The first semi-final will see  the No 1 seed and title-holder Fiona Liddell from Germany, where her father Stephen is a club professional, play Junior Vagliano Trophy team player Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne)
Liddell beat Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie) 4 and 3 in the round of the last eight while McWilliam was a 2 and 1 winner against Jillian Farrell (Cardross).

Heavy overnight rain delayed the start of play by about two hours.

RESULTS

SCRATCH CHAMPIONSHIP
FIRST ROUND
Fiona Liddell (Schloss Vornhoz) bt Mirren Fraser (Powfoot)  4 and 3.
Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie) bt Emma Hale (Troon Ladies) 3 and 1
Jillian Farrell (Cardross) bt Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore) 4 and 3.
Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) bt Louise Duncan (West Kilbride) 2 and 1
Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) bt Emma Morrison (Craigmillar Park) 3 and 1.
Molly Richmond (Strathaven) bt Megan Robb (Petercultrer) 3 and 2
Claire Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies) bt Joanne Free (Gullane) 3 and 1
Chloe Goadby ( St Regulus) bt Jasmine Mackintosh (Hazlehead) 3 and 2. 
QUARTER-FINALS
Liddell bt Allan 4 and 3.
McWilliam bt Farrell 2 and 1.
Richmond bt MacGarvie at 19th
Goadby bt Robertson 2 and 1.


ANSLEY REID SALVER (Handicap)
FIRST ROUND
Chloe Henderson (Deeside) bt Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle) 8 and 7.
Ailsa Brannock (Castle Douglas) bt Katie Scott (Strathaven) 4 and 3.
Hannah Darling (Broomieknowe) bt Lori Macdonald (Cardross) 8 abd 7
Porscha Wilson (Burntisland) bt Emily Rigg (Craigmillar Park) 5 and 3.
Lauren Gilbert (Largs) bt Katie Malcolm (Dumfries and Co)  at 19th
Megan Ashley (Strathmore) bt Shannon Pook (Auchterarder) 5 and 3.
Eilidh Crawford (Kingsfield) bt Carys Irvine (Craigielaw) 2 and 1.
Justine Fulton (Hayston) bt Jodie Taylor (Downfield) 2 holes. 

QUARTER-FINALS
Brannock bt Henderson 1 hole.
Darling bt Porscha at 21st
Ashley bt Gilbert 2 holes
Crawford bt Fulton 2 holes.