BANCHORY PLAYER TOP SEED FOR ABERDEENSHIRE MATCH-PLAY

BANCHORY PLAYER TOP SEED FOR ABERDEENSHIRE

WOMEN'S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH-PLAY

Gillian Mackenzie (Banchory) is top seed for this weekend's Aberdeenshire women's county championship after four players had the lowest qualifying score of 79 at today's (Fri) qualifying round at Cruden Bay.

Gillian had a better inward half (36) than five times champion Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) (39), Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) and Vikki Thom (Kemnay).

Sammy Leslie (Kemnay), bidding to win the title for the third time in a row and the fourth in past five years, qualified with an 81.

QUALIFIERS

CSS 76

79 G Mackenzie (Banchory), S Wood (Aberdeen Ladies), J Harrison (Cruden Bay), V Thom (Kemnay).

81 D Pocock (Kemnay), C Wilson (Murcar Links), S Leslie (Murcar Links).

83 F Campbell (McDonald Ellon), M Adam (Hazlehead), M Stewart (Murcar Links).

84 K Stalker (Cruden Bay).

87 C Griffiths (Aboyne).

89 L Bruce (Cruden Bay).

90 S Robertson (Fraserburgh).

93 S Collinson (Westhill)

94 L Terry (Cruden Bay).

MATCH-PLAY FIRST ROUND

Saturday (10min intervals)

9.30 Mackenzie v Terry, Adam v Campbell, Pocock v Griffiths.

10.0 Bruce v Thom, Harrison v Robertson, Stalker v Wilson.

10.30 Leslie v Stewart, Collinson v Wood. 

Quarter-finals at 14.30, 14.40, 14.50, 15.00

HANDICAP MATCH-PLAY

QUARTER-FINALS

10.50 K Mackay (Murcar Links) (13) 81 v S Ross (Peterhead) (12) 88; R McLean (Cruden Bay) (21) 85 v M Clarke (Murcar Links) (12) 84.

11.10 Donia Keith (Cruden Bay) (14) 84 v Fiona Hay (Grange) (9) 86; Catriona Macdonald (Aberdeen Ladies) (15) 876 v Kath Emeleus (Hazlehead) (13) 82.

Semi-finals at 15.10 and 15.20