Aboyne stars meet in North of Scotland 

semi-final at Dunblane New


By COLIN FARQUHARSON 
Aboyne Golf Club's star youngsters Shannon McWilliam and Kimberley Beveridge will meet in Wednesday morning's semi-finals of the North of Scotland women's championship at Dunblane New Golf Club.
Sixteen-year-old McWilliam had a 6 and 5 win in the quarter-finals against Nicola Robertson, beaten finalist in 2013, while Beveridge, the defending champion,  had to go to the 19th to get the better of Eilidh Watson in a replay of last year's final.
The other scratch semi-final will feature the 2007 champion Laura Walker (Muckhart) and the No 2 seed Jacqueline Cameron (Blairgowrie).
 RESULTS
Gifford Trophy (Scratch)

FIRST ROUND

Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) bt Iona Roska (Inverness) 4 and 3

Nicola Robertson (Stirling) bt Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 3 and 1

Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) bt Kay Knight (Pitlochry) 5 and 4

Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) bt Ellie Docherty (Moray) 1 hole

Laura Walker (Muckhart) bt  Megan Ashley (Strathmore) 3 and 1

Isla Moncrieffe (Pitlochry) bt Carinne Taylor (Nairn) 2 and 1 

Molly Stewart (Murcar) bt Jackie Brown (Monifeith) 2 and 1

Jacqueline Cameron (Blairgowrie) bt Jennifer Saxton (Muckhart) 5 and 4.
QUARTER-FINALS

McWilliam bt Robertson 6 and 4.

Beveridge bt Eilidh Watson at 19th

Walker bt Moncrieffe 6 and 5.

Cameron bt Stewart (Murcar)  3 and 2

Angus Trophy (Handicap)

FIRST ROUND

Amy Thompson (Dunblane New) bt Caroline Denning (Newmachar) 2 holes

Anne Christiansen (Newmachar) bt Angela Campbell (Panmure Barry) 4 and 3

Jeanette Clark (Newmachar) bt Mary Robinson (Murcar Links) 3 and 1

Helen Ewen (Muckhart) bt Valerie Wright (Forres) 4 and 2

Eileen Harrild (Dunblane New) bt Susan Ogg (Dunkeld and Birnam) 4 and 3

Lesley Watson (Deeside) bt Linda Wheeler (Forres) 2 holes

Fiona Macdonald (Royal Dornoch) bt Alison Hope (Newmachar) 2 holes

Sheila Durward (Dunblane New) bt Mary Miller (Blairgowrie) 4 and 2
QUARTER-FINALS 

Thompson bt Christiansen 2 holes

Ewen bt Clark  2 holes

Harrild bt L Watson at 19th 

Macdonald bt Durward  1 hole

CONSOLATION ROUND
Handicap prizewinners

Lynne Fraser (Fortrose and  Rosemarkie) (6) 75

Lynne Tough (Newmachar) (8) 76