Mary Lou Watkins earns top seeding for East 

Lothian county championship 

APRIL 2016, MUSSELBURGH GOLF CLUB

REPORT FROM BARBARA BIGGART

On a very chilly day, 96 ladies braved the elements to compete in the East Lothian Ladies County Golf Association Spring Meeting, which is a qualifier for the county championship. 

Our 2014 champion, Mary Lou Watkins (Gullane Ladies), one of the early starters, had an excellent score, setting the bar for the later players. Her two under par score of 73 equalled the SSS of the course and included four birdies, with a 2 at the 16^th. 

Liz Dunn Butler (Gullane Ladies), our reigning champion, had an excellent 78, just pipped by Lauren Lee, our promising junior, who had an very good 77, but unfortunately has an exam on the first day of the match play and is therefore unable to compete.

Congratulations to Anne Rorrison (Musselburgh GC), the leading qualifier in the Handicap Quaich. New East Lothian member Ann Wood from The Glen Golf Club had an amazing round on an unknown course of net 61 off a handicap of 29. Unfortunately she is unable to compete in the Handicap Quaich.

CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS

Par 75, SSS 73, CSS 74

73 Mary Lou Watkins (Gullane Ladies)
78 Liz Dunn Butler (Gullane Ladies)
81 Barbara Biggart (North Berwick), Jill McNicoll 
82 Keren Ward (North Berwick), Pam Hall (Royal Musselburgh), Kay Lannin (Craigielaw)
83 Elaine Wolstencroft (Kingsknowe), Sue Penman (Gullane Ladies), Stacey Cameron (Gullane Ladies), Elinor Blair (North Berwick)
85 Hazel Saunders (Gullane Ladies), Dianne Brown (Renaissance). 
86 Jane Herd (Gullane Ladies).
87 Dulcie Barnes (North Berwick), Sarah Stichbury (Gullane Ladies).

EAST LOTHIAN LADIES COUNTY GOLF ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP 2016  MUSSELBURGH GC

FIRST ROUND	SECOND ROUND	SEMI-FINAL	FINAL	COUNTY CHAMPION
9.00am Mary Lou Watkins (Gullane Ladies)
Dulcie  Barnes  (North Berwick)
9.08 Elaine Wolstencroft (Kingsknowe)
Susan Penman (Gullane Ladies)
9.16 Keren Ward  (North Berwick)
Hazel Saunders  (Gullane Ladies)
9.24 Dianne Brown (Renaissance)
Barbara Biggart  (North Berwick)
9.32 Jill McNicoll  (Dirleton Castle)
Jane Herd  (Gullane Ladies)
9.40 Stacey Cameron   (Gullane Ladies)
Pam Hall (Royal Musselburgh)
9.48 Kay Lannin  (Craigielaw)
Elinor Blair  (North Berwick)
9.56 Sarah Stichbury (Gullane Ladies)
Liz Dunn Butler (Gullane Ladies)

 HANDICAP QUAICH 2016  

FIRST  ROUND	SEMI-FINAL	FINAL	QUAICH WINNER
10.04 Anne Rorrison (Musselburgh)
Val Balfour (Dunbar)
10.12 Janette Laing (Musselburgh)
Barbara Wallace (Dunbar)
10.20 Lilias  McNicoll (Dirleton Castle)
Christian Blake (North Berwick)
10.28 Ann Blundell (Musselburgh)
Marie Young  (North Berwick)

SPRING MEETING PRIZEWINNERS

Silver Scratch – Mrs Mary Lou Watkins (Gullane Ladies) 73

Silver Handicap

1 Mrs. Elaine Wolstencroft (Kingsknowe) 83 (13) 70

 2 Mrs. Anne Rorrison (Musselburgh) 87 (16 ) 71

3 Miss Lauren Lee (Musselburgh) 77 (5) 72

Bronze Handicap

1 Mrs. Anne Wood 90 (29) 61

2 Mrs. Sally Lucas 103 (26) 77

3 Miss Elaine Somers (Musselburgh) 107 (29) 78

Twos Sweep: Stacey Cameron, Mary Lou Watkins, Liz Grandison, Jane Richardson, Barbara Wallace, Jane Herd, Marion Currie, Dianne Brown,  Lauren Lee, Keren Ward, Elspeth Morrison