DORNOCH'S CARA BEATS FORMER STRATHTYRUM TOURNAMENT WINNER

Royal Dornoch's Cara Thompson beat Marilyn Henderson, three times winner of the tournament from 1996 to 2007, in the first round of match-play in the Strathtyrum Tournament at St Andrews today (Wed).

Cara (formerly Cara Gruber) is a former Northern Counties champion. She won by 2 and 1 against Henderson who was entered from Germany in her winning years but has a Northern Ireland connection.

Also through to the last 16 are Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) and Karen Marshall (Baberton.

Ramsay, winner of the title in 2014, beat Adrienne Bennett 2 and 1.

Marshall, winner of this tournament six times since 1997 - she completed a title hat-trick in 2010-2011-2012, beat Wad (CORRECT) Grayson by two holes.

Ireland's Ada O'Sullivan, former captain of the GB and I Curtis Cup team, lost by 3 and 1 to Barbara Jamieson.

RESULTS

FIRST ROUND

L Jamieson bt D Goodacre 4 and 3.

F Norris bt A Baker 2 and 1.

K Elisson bt M Wardrop 4 and 3.

Z Ridgway bt M Rydin 3 and 2.

T Rodenhurst bt L Wilson 5 and 4.

M Pow bt I Amren 6 and 5.

C Ryder bt G Dickinson 4 and 3.

B Jamieson bt A O'Sullivan 3 and 1.

A Ramsay bt A Bennett 2 and 1.

M McAuliffe bt M Sheehy 2 and 1.

C Odman bt H Platt 2 and 1.

J Allan bt D Geldenhuys 1 hole.

K Marshall bt W Grayson 2 holes.

C Houghton bt A Toft 4 and 3.

C Thompson bt M Henderson 2 and 1.

K Karlen bt M Helgers at 19th.