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.