TOP SEEDS MAKE PROGRESS TO SEMI-FINALS 

IN RENFREWSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP 

Defending champion Donna Jackson, playing over her home course, and top seed Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) are on course to meet in Friday's final of the Renfrewshire women's county championship at Cochrane Castle.

The top qualifiers had comfortable wins in the first round matches. Liz Hale had a close match with Donna Jackson, who has won the county title a record number of times, and junior Jennifer Rankine gave a very creditable performance against the experienced Iona Stephen.

The afternoon matches saw Eilidh, Liz and Iona all ease through to the semi-finals but Donna had a harder match with Gillian Kyle.

In the round of the last four it will be Briggs v Stewart and Jackson v Stephen.

RESULTS

First round

Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) bt Claire McGinty (Barshaw)   9 and 7.   

Carol Whyte (Milngavie) bt Linda McDougall  (Greenock) 3 and 2

Liz Stewart (Greenburn) bt Beth Paterson (Eastwood) 7 and 6

Denise Cowan (Ranfurly Castle) bt Lindsay Mathie (Troon Ladies) 5 and 4

Donna Jackson (Cochrane Castle) bt Liz Hale (Caldwell)  2 and 1

Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) bt Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle)6 and 4

Katrina Milne (Erskine) bt Sara McCorkell (Williamwood) 5 and 4

Iona Stephen (Wentworth) bt Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle) 3 and 2

Quarter Finals

Briggs bt Whyte 3 and  1

Stewart bt Cowan 6  and 5

Jackson bt Kyle 1 hole.

Stephen bt Milne 4  and 3