THOMPSON WINS NORTHERN COUNTIES TITLE FOR SEVENTH TIME

Cara Thompson has won the Northern Counties women's county championship for a seventh time today (Sunday) at Tain Golf Club.

The leading qualifier, Cara beat Kerri Harper (Inverness) at the 19th in a classic final which could have gone either way.

Fiona Brand won the handicap title over her home course. She beat Susan Mackenzie (Elgin) by one hole in the final.

 NORTHERN COUNTIES WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP

  Tain Golf Club

SCRATCH
Quarter-finals
Cara Thompson (Royal Dornoch) bt Ellie Docherty (Moray) 5 and 4
Molly O'Brien (Reay) bt Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) at 19th
Kerri Harper (Inverness) bt Ashley Rose (Royal Dornoch) 2 and 1
Mary Smith (Tain) bt Claire Riddell (Royal Dornoch) 4 and 3
Semi-finals
Thompson bt O'Brien 3 and 1.
Harper bt Smith 4 and 3.
Final
Thompson bt Harper at 19th

HANDICAP
Quarter-finals
Emma Logie (Buckpool) bt Fiona Hampton (Royal Dornoch) 7 and 6
Fiona Brand (Tain) bt Eleanor Munro (Forres) 3 and 1
Sally Rowan (Inverness) bt Katie Miller (Nairn) 4 and 2
Susan Mackenzie (Elgin) bt Sandy Jackson (Royal Dornoch) 2 and 1
Semi-finals
Brand bt Logie 3 and 1.
Mackenzie bt Rowan 5 and 4
Final
Brand bt Mackenzie 1 hole.