FRANCES MILLAR TOPS THE SCOTTISH SENIOR WOMEN'S OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

Carnoustie Caledonia’s Frances Millar shot a very impressive two over par 76 in the second round of the Scottish Senior Women’s Open Championship to come out on top in qualifying at Blairgowrie. Millar’s round, the lowest of the tournament, saw four birdies at the second, fifth, 10th and 11th to make her top qualifier into the matchplay stages at the Perthshire venue. 

 First round leader Wendy Nicholson (Baberton) struggled on what was a drier day at Blairgowrie and had two double bogeys on her card, finishing on an 83 and in tied for third. 

Senior Women’s Amateur Tain’s Mary Smith and The St Rule Club’s Fiona De Vries joined Millar with the only scores sub 80 on the day. 
Defending champion Sheena Wood scored an 82 to see herself safely through to the matchplay stages in eighth place. 

 Other notable qualifiers include Blairgowrie’s own Heather Anderson, who tied at the top with Millar on 11 over, Royal Dornoch’s Alison Bartlett, the Ladies Golf Club Troon’s Donna Jackson and Anne Ryan, also from Tain. 
The top 16 gross and top 16 nett players will move onto the matchplay stages at Blairgowrie Rosemount.

LEADING SECOND-ROUND SCORES
par 148 (2x74) SSS 74 CSS 77
159 F Millar (Carnoustie Caledonia) 83 76, H Anderson (Blairgowrie) 79 80.
160 M Smith (Tain) 81 79, A Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) 78 82, W Nicholson (Baberton) 77 83.
162 F De Vries (St Rule) 83 79, A Baker (Crail GS) 82 80, S Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) 80 82.
163 D Jackson (Troon Ladies) 80 83, G Kyle (East Renfrewshire) 84 80.
164 A Macgregor (Ladybank) 84 80.
166 A Ryan (Tain) 85 81, L McKinlay (Dunnikier Park) 82 84

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