Dornoch's Alison Bartlett leading Scot at Senior British women's open amateur championship

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Royal Dornoch's Alison Bartlett was the leading Scot at the end of the first round of the Senior British women's open amateur

championship at Royal Belfast Golf Club today (Tuesday).
Alison, pictured, had a round of nine-over-par 80, 11 shots behind the joint leaders, Spain's Macarena Campomanes and Sue Wooster from Australia whose two-under 69s put them three strokes clear of the field.
Dawn Young (North Berwick) had an 83 to be joint 56th and the only other Scot in the field, Ashley Rose (Royal Dornoch) had an 89 to be 81st in a field that was reduced to 90 competitors when Janet Melville (Royal Birkdale) retired.

FIRST ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 71. SSS 73. CSS 75.
69 M Campomanes (Spain), S Wooster (Australia).
72 C Berry (Bromborough).
73 S Van Molle (Belgium), D Richards (Burhill).

SCOTS' SCORES
80 A Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) (T31)
83 D Young (North Berwick) (T56)
89 A Rose (Royal Dornoch) (81st)