Defending champion Gillian is top seed for this 

year's Angus county championship at Brechin

Gillian Paton (Royal Montrose), the defending champion, earned the top seeding for the match-play stages of the Angus women's county golf championship with a score of 73, one less than the CSS,  in the qualifying round at Brechin Golf Club today (Friday).

Gillian, pictured, won the Chalmers Trophy for heading a field of 36 competitors

Jackie Brown (Monifieth) was the second best qualifier with a 74. She won the Fenton Quaich with the best net of 70 off a handicap of 4.

Third seed with a 76 is Jacqueline Cameron (Blairgowrie) who, as Jacqueline Sneddon, was beaten in last year's final by Paton. She became Mrs Cameron in March.

ANGUS WOMEN'S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Brechin Golf Club

LEADING MATCH-PLAY QUALIFIERS

CSS -74

SCRATCH

73 Gillian Paton (Royal Montrose).

74 Jackie Brown (Monifieth).

76 Jacqueline Cameron (Blairgowrie)

HANDICAP

73 Agnes Freeman (Ladies Panmure Barry) (13).

75 Christine Healey (Carnoustie Caledonian) (13) bih, Deirdre Moffat (Arbroath) (15).

                     

Other prizewinners:

Handicap of 12 and less: Louise Graham (Carnoustie Caledonia) (6) 75.                             

Handicap 13-20: Jodie Taylor (Downfield) (14) 76.

Handicap 21–35: Sue Baxby (Ladies Panmure Barry) (22) 77.

 

  SCRATCH CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW

  Brechin GC, Sunday, May 8

QUARTER-FINALS

Bye: Gillian Paton (Royal Montrose)

2pm: Katie Reid (Monifieth) v Louise Graham (Carnoustie Ladies)

2.07: Jacqueline Cameron (Blairgowrie) v Angela Crabb  (Letham Grange)

2.14: Susan Sneddon (Forfar) v Jackie Brown (Monifieth)

HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP

QUARTER-FINALS

Bye: Jodie Taylor (Downfield)

2.21pm: Susan Stewart (Montrose Caledonia) v Jan Ord (Forfar)

2.28: Isabel Chapman (Forfar) v Mandy Barlow (Royal Montrose)

2.35: June Clark (Carnoustie Ladies) v Liz Husband (Forfar)