LOUISE FRASER WINS THE MIDLOTHIAN CHAMPIONSHIP

Runner-up Wendy Nicholson, Midlothian Captain Jackie Burnett, and Champion Louise Fraser

THIRD TIME LUCKY FOR NEW MIDLOTHIAN CHAMP LOUISE FRASER

Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe), beaten in the last two Midlothian women's county championship finals, made it third time lucky at Turnhouse today when she beat Wendy Nicholson (Baberton) by 3 and 1 in the final. 

RESULTS:

First round
 Rachel Livingston bt Gabrielle MacDonald at 19th
 Karen Ferguson-Snedden bt Caroline Steedman at 20th.
 Kate McIntosh bt Jennifer Bryans 1 hole.
 Wendy Nicholson bt Morag Wardrop 3 and 1.
 Louise Fraser bt Sal Shepherd 8 and 6.
 Susan Rennie bt Hannah Darling at 19th.
 Hannah Scott bt Jane Flucker 4 and 3.
 Alison McBride bt Jean Reid-Thomas 2 and 1.

 Quarter-finals
 Livingston bt Ferguson-Snedden 4 and 3.
 Nicholson bt McIntosh 4 and 3.
 Fraser bt Rennie 1 hole.
 Scott bt McBride 5 and 4.

 Semi-finals
 Nicholson bt Livingston at 19th
 Fraser bt  Scott 3 and 1.

Final

Fraser bt Nicholson 3 and 1.

 Bronze Championship 
 Quarter-finals 
 Barbara Hamilton bt Rachel Steedman 6 and t.
 Kate Johnston bt Celia McIntyre 2 and 1.
 Jaci Moriarty bt Isobel Halliday at 19th.
 Catherine Wilkie bt Gillian Pritchard 1 hole.
 Semi-finals
 Hamilton bt Johnston 3 and 2.
 Moriarty bt Wilkie 1 hole.

 Final 
Hamilton bt Moriarty 3 and 1.

Louise Fraser and Wendy Nicholson before the final