TOP SEEDS TUMPLE IN ABERDEENSHIRE COUNTY GOLF

TOP SEEDS TUMBLE IN ABERDEENSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP AT CRUDEN BAY

Sammy Leslie (Aberdeen Ladies), bidding to win the Aberdeenshire women's county championship for the third year in a row and the fourth time in the past five years, was knocked out in the first round of this year's match-play stages at Cruden Bay today.

She was beaten 2 and 1 by Molly Stewart (Murcar Links) who went on to beat the No 2 seed and senior international Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) by one hole.

In Sunday morning's semi-final (9.15am), Stewart, 10th of the 16 qualifiers for the match-play stages, will play Carol Wilson (Murcar Links), the sixth seed.

The other semi-final will feature Fiona Campbell (McDonald Ellon), conqueror by 3 and 1 of top seed Gillian Mackenzie (Banchory) in the quarter-finals against Donna Pocock (Kemnay). Campbell was the eighth qualifier and Pocock No 5.

RESULTS:
ABERDEENSHIRE WOMEN'S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Cruden Bay Golf Club
 
FIRST ROUND
Gillian Mackenzie (Aboyne) bt Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) 3 and 2.
Fiona Campbell (McDonald Ellon) bt Morven Adam (Hazlehead) 2 and 1.
Donna Pocock (Kemnay) bt Carmen Griffiths (Aboyne) 3 and 1.
Lisa Bruce (Cruden Bay) bt Vikki Thom (Kemnay) 1 hole.
Suzanne Robertson (Fraserburgh_) bt Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) 1 hole.
Carol Wilson (Murcar Links) bt Karen Stalker (Fraserburgh) 5 and 4.
Molly Stewart (Murcar Links) bt Sammy Leslie (Aberdeen Ladies) 2 and 1.
Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) bt Sally Collinson (Westhill) 6 and 5.

QUARTER-FINALS
Campbell bt Mackenzie 3 and 1.
Pocock bt Bruce 2 and 1.
Wilson bt Robertson 2 and 1.
Stewart bt Wood 1 hole.

HANDICAP
QUARTER-FINALS
Karen Mackay (Murcar Links) (13) bt Sandra Ross (Peterhead) (12) 3 and 1.
Melanie Clark (Murcar Links) (12) bt Rachael McLean (Cruden Bay) (21) 1 hole.
Fiona Hay (Grange) (9) bt Donia Keith (Cruden Bay) (14) 1 hole.
Catriona Macdonald (Aberdeen Ladies) (15) bt Kath Emeleus (Hazlehead) (13) 9 and 8.

SEMI-FINALS
Mackay bt Clarke 3 and 2.
Macdonald bt Hay 6 and 4.