MONIFIETH’S AILEEN BEATS

BIG FIELD TO WIN NORTHERN OPEN AT CARNOUSTIE

Monifieth’s Aileen Hunter beat a field of more than 140 to win the Northern Open women’s golf tournament over 18 holes of the Carnoustie championship links on Saturday.
Aileen claimed the Carnoustie Rosebowl with a round of 76 which was one over par but three under the CSS, enough to cut her handicap by 0.7. She won by three strokes from former international Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) and Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe. Claire pipped Wendy with the better last three holes in a card countback.
Angus county champion Lynne Fotheringham (Grange) won the Gourlay Rosebowl for the best net score on the day – a 74 off four of a handicap.

*Picture shows Aileen on left and Lynne on right with the scratch and handicap trophies respectively.

NORTHERN OPEN WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT
Carnoustie championship course. Par 75. CSS 79.
Carnoustie Rosebowl (best overall scratch) – A Hunter (Monfieth) 76.
Gourlay Rosebowl (best overall handicap) – L Fotheringham (Grange) (4) 74.
Scratch – C Hargan (Mortonhall) (better last 3), W Nicholson (Broomieknowe) 79; L Terry Cruden Bay) (better inward half), C MacDonald (Gullane) 82.
Handicap
Class 1 (0-11) – F Joss (Carnoustie Ladies) (6) 77; L Tait (St Regulus) (11) (bih), A Chree (Panmure Barry) (7) (bih), F Gilbert (Carnoustie Ladies) (4) 78.
Class 2 (12-17) – J Thomson (St Regulus) (125) 79; J Trangmar (St Regulus) (14) (bih), F McEwan (St Regulus) (13) 80; D Skelton(Braehead) (16) 81.
Class 3 (18-28) – E Guthrie (Stirling) (25) 79; C Moore (St Regulus) (20) 82; D Reid (Tillicoultry) (23) (84; Y Holland (Carnoustie Ladies) (23) 85.

SLGA GIRLS’ DIVISIONAL TITLE LIES BETWEEN
EAST AND SOUTH AS NORTH LOSE TWICE

Title-holders North were beaten first by West and then by East on the first day of the SLGA inter-divisional girls’ team championship at Ballumbie Castle, Dundee today (Saturday).
The new champions will be either West or South. They both had one win and also drew 3-3 with each other.
It looks as if the title will be decided on a countback of games won if East finish the programme with a win over West and South do likewise against North on Sunday morning.

Details:

Morning

NORTH 2, WEST 4
North names first
Ashley Smith & Kirsty Moss bt Lauren Meldrum & Zoe Differ 2 and 1.
Aimee Taylor & Megan Aird lost to Nichola Ferguson & Lucy McNulty 2 holes.
Samantha Leslie & Heather Peebles lost to Hannah Gaunt & Linzi Allan 1 hole.
SOUTH 3, EAST 3
South names first
Isla Craigie & Lesley Atkins halved with Gillian Simpson & Rachel Watton.
Ailsa Bain & Nicole Blackie lost to Judy Shields & Hannah Dalrymple 2 holes.
Ailsa Mitchell & Ashley Macdonald bt Camill Tait & Nicole Taylor 7 and 5.

Afternoon

EAST 4, NORTH 2
Simpson & Watton bt Smith & Moss 8 and 7.
Shields & Dalryumple bt Leslie & Aird 3 and 1.
Tait & Taylor lost to Peelbes & Taylor 5 and 3.

WEST 2, SOUTH 4
Meldrum & Differ lost to Craigie & Atkins 7 and 6.
Ferguson & McNulty bt Blackie & Bain 6 and 4.
Gaunt & Allan lost to Macdonald & Mitchell 2 and 1.

HOW THEY STAND
East 1 1/2pt, South 1 1/2pt, West 1pt, North 0.

FINAL SUNDAY MATCHES
West v East
North v South

WEST GIRLS BEAT TITLE-HOLDERS NORTH
IN OPENER AT BALLUMBIE CASTLE

Title-holders North were beaten 4-2 by West in their first match of the SLGA inter-division girls’ team championship at Ballumbie Castle Golf Club, Dundee today.
South and East drew their match 3-3 in the round-robin foursomes format.
Details:
NORTH 2, WEST 4
North names first
Ashley Smith & Kirsty Moss bt Lauren Meldrum & Zoe Differ 2 and 1.
Aimee Taylor & Megan Aird lost to Nichola Ferguson & Lucy McNulty 2 holes.
Samantha Leslie & Heather Peebles lost to Hannah Gaunt & Linzi Allan 1 hole.
SOUTH 3, EAST 3
South names first
Isla Craigie & Lesley Atkins halved with Gillian Simpson & Rachel Watton.
Ailsa Bain & Nicole Blackie lost to Judy Shields & Hannah Dalrymple 2 holes.
Ailsa Mitchell & Ashley Macdonald bt Camill Tait & Nicole Taylor 7 and 5.

QUEEN AND IMRIE MAKE CUT BUT LYNN
UNDONE BY 4 SHOTS SHED IN 3 HOLES

Vive La France! Five French players are in the top nine as the weather-delayed KLM Ladies Open moves into Sunday's third and final round at Eindhoven Golf Club.
Gwladys Nocera (France) is two shots clear on 10-under-par 134 with scores of 64 and 70.
She is two shots clear of Georgina Simpson from Huddersfield. Georgina has scored 69 and 67.
Clare Queen made the cut (146 and better) with ease, scoring 71 and 70 (four birdies, two bogeys) for joint 11th place on 141.
Kathryn Imrie made it by one with 75 and 70 for 145. Kathryn had five birdies on her card.
Lynn Kenny, sadly, was undone by the 13th, 14th and 15th holes, which cost her a combined four shots (double-bogey 7, bogey, bogey). Had she parred these holes she would have qualified on 145.
As it was Lynn had scores of 72 and 77 for five-over-par 149.
Liz McKinnon, from Inverness via Auckland New Zealand, had little chance of qualifying after a first-day 80 but she improved by five for a 75 and 155.
LEADING SCORES
Par 144 (2 x 72)
134 G Nocera (Fra) 64 70.
136 G Simpson (Eng) 69 67.
137 I Tinning (Den) 70 67, N David-Mila (Fra) 70 67.
138 C Kirkland (Fra) 69 69, S Kemp (Aus) 72 66.
139 L Kreutz (Fra) 67 72, L Maritz (SAf) 71 68, V Lagoutte-Clement (Fra) 70 69.
Other qualifiers:
141 C Queen (Carrick at Cameron House) 71 70 (jt 11th).
145 K Imrie (Monifieth) 75 70 (jt 49th).
Non-qualifiers:
148 L Kenny (Archerfield Links) 72 77.
155 L McKinnon (NZ) 80 75.

VIKKI JOINT 18th AFTER FIRST ROUND
OF US FUTURES TOUR EVENT

Vikki Laing was in joint 18th position after the first round of the United States Steel Classic - this week's US Futures Tour event - at Lost Marsh Golf Club, near Lake Michigan and a 30min drive from Chicago.
Vikki had halves of 38 and 37 for a three-over-par 75 in a day marked by a 30mph wind off Lake Michigan in the morning. The wind veered in the afternoon and then dropped to a breeze so the later starters had the best of it.
Polly Willett from London had 38 and 40 for a 78 which put her in joint 53rd place.
South Wales amateur Natasha Morgan, a student at Lynn University, Boca Raton in Florida, had an 85 (41-44) for a share of 122nd place.
Another couple of shots and Natasha would have been eliminated under the Futures Tour rule which imposes a first-round "cut" on anyone who shoots 87 or higher.
Brenda McLarnon from Belfast was eliminated in this fashion after returning an 88 (47-41).
Two Canadians lead the field - Angela Buzminski from Ontario and Kim Brozer from Alberta - on one-under-par 71 over the 6,210yd course.
LEADERBOARD
71 Angela Buzminski (Ontario) 36-35, Kim Brozer (Alberta) 37-34.
72 Song Y Choi (Seoul), 38-34, Yoora Kim (Seoul) 35-37, Allison Fouch (Michigan) 35-37, Brandi Jackson (South Carolina) 40-32, Shayna Miyajima (Hawaii) 34-38, Courtney Erdman (California) 39-33.
Other scores:
75 Vikki Laing (Musselburgh) 38-37 (jt 18th).
78 Polly Willett (London) 38-40 (jt 53rd).
85 Natasha Morgan (South Wales) (am) 41-44.
Eliminated:
88 Brenda McLarnon (Belfast) 47-41.

CATRIONA, MHAIRI JOINT 9TH

AT HALFWAY STAGE OF

LPGA CHAMPIONSHIP

Catriona Matthew (pictured right) and Mhairi McKay are lying joint ninth on four-under-par 144 at the halfway stage of the McDonald's LPGA championship.

Both Scots have scored 71 and 69 to be four shots behind the Norwegian leader, Suzann Pettersen (69-67 for 136), who has a one shot advantage over Australian Karrie Webb (68-69).

Michelle Wie made the cut with nothing to spare on 147 with rounds of 73 and 74 but Janice Moodie is out of the tournament.

Janice followed up a 70 with a disaster-strewn 79 for 149 to miss the cut by two shots.

LEADERBOARD

136 S Pettersen 69 67.

137 K Webb 68 69.

138 B Kim 67 71, B Lincicome 69 69.

139 P Creamer 71 68, M Pressel 68 71, M Lee 70 69, A Sorenstam 70 69.

Other qualifiers:

140 C Matthew 71 69, M McKay 71 69 (jt 9th).

143 L Davies 68 75 (jt 23rd).
145 B Morgan 73 72 (jt 44th).

147 M Wie 73 74 (jt 70th).

Non-qualifier:

149 J Moodie 70 79.