Karen carries on the good work in 

Strathtyrum Tournament

Top seed Karen Marshall (Marshall) continued the good form from the stroke-play qualifying rounds with an impressive 5 and 4 win in the first round of the Strathtyrum Tournament matchplay stages at St Andrews.

First round results:

K Marshall (Baberton) bt C Simpson (Horlsey Lodge) 5 and 4.

C Appleby (St Annes Old Links) bt A Toft (Chester) 3 and 2.

D Goodacre (Lambourne) bt A Crowley (Ire) 2 and 1.

T Rodenhurst (Ludlow) bt J Pickersgill (Henbury) 5 and 4.

J Allan (Glenbervie) bt A Irvine (Ashton and Lea) 3 and 2.

A Ramsay (Kirriemuir) bt K Atkinson (Darlington) 7 and 6.

C Rhedin (Swe) bt K Karlen (Swe) 3 and 1.

M Henderson (NIre) bt F Norris (Hamilton) 1 hole.

M McAuliffe (Ire) bt K Soderstrom (Swe) 2 and 1.

A Djop (Swe) bt I Sund (Swe) 4 and 3.

M Pow (Selkirk) bt L Fraser (Kingsknowe) 1 hole.

M Mattfolk (Kingsknowe) bt P Hale (Edgbaston) at 20th

A O'Sulivan (Ire) bt M Wardrop (Turnhouse) 6 and 5

C Odman (Swe) bt K Elisson (Swe) 5 and 4.

V M Quesdale (Arg) bt M Sheehy (Ire) 3 and 1.

W Nicholson (Baberton) bt G S Westin (Swe) 2 and 1