Sue Penman leading qualifier for East Lothian 

women's county championship at Longniddry

East Lothian Ladies County Golf Association Spring Meeting was held at Longniddry Golf Club yesterday. 

The morning started off cold and windy but the day improved with only sporadic showers. The competition was well supported with 91 competitors hoping to qualify for either the county championship or the Handicap Quaich. 

Sue Penman (Gullane Ladies), one of the earlier starters,  came in with the winning scratch score of 81.  Mary-Lou Watkins, the defending champion, qualified in sixth place with an 84.
The evening players were treated to an amazing sunset and Janette Buchanan of Musselburgh had the best net score of 73. 

 CSS 76

 Silver Scratch – Sue Penman (Gullane Ladies) 81  

Silver Handicap

73 Marie Young (North Berwick) (18)

75 Carol Murray (North Berwick) (20) bih^, Jane Herd (Musselburgh) (7)

Bronze Handicap

73 Janette Buchanan (Musselburgh) (22)

74 Lesley Ross (North Berwick) (23)
75 Linda Gray (Royal Musselburgh) (23) bih 

CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS

81  Sue Penman (Gullane Ladies)

82 Jane Herd (Musselburgh)

83 Kay Lannin (Craigielaw), Barbara Biggart (North Berwick)

84 Liz Dunn-Butler (Gullane Ladies), Mary Lou Watkins (Gullane Ladies), Cynthia Guthrie  (Gullane Ladies)

85 Dawn Young (North Berwick), Sarah Stitchbury (Gullane Ladies)

86 Pam Hall (Royal Musselburgh)

87 Janet Fairweather (Musselburgh)

88 Gail McKill (Gullane Ladies)

90 Stacey Cameron (Gullane Ladies), Dorothy Thomson (Gullane Ladies), Lilias McNicoll (Gullane Ladies)

91 Marie Young (North Berwick)  

MATCH-PLAY ON MONDAY
FIRST ROUND
9.00 Penman v M Young
9.10 Stichbury v D Young
9.20 Dunn Butler v McKill
9.30 Cameron v Biggart
9.40 Lannin v Thomson.
9.50 Fairweather v Watkins
10.00 Guthrie v Hall
10.10 McNicoll v Herd

HANDICAP QUAICH

73 Janette Buchanan (Musselburgh) (22)

74 Lesley Ross (North Berwick) (23)

75 Carol Murray (North Berwick) (20)

75 Sue Murray (North Berwick) (25)

77 Anne Blundell (Musselburgh) (16)

78 Seline Stewart (Musselburgh) (21)

78 Wendy Thummamond (Gullane) (16)

79 Liz Edwards (Musselburgh) (26)

MONDAY MATCH-PLAY
FIRST ROUND
10.20 Buchanan v Edwards
10.30 Blundell v S Murray
10.40 C Murray v Stewart
10.50 Thummamond v Ross