ANGLO-SCOTTISH PARTNERSHIP WINS LADIES MOROCCAN SALVER

Scot Carly McLaughlan from North Berwick and her English partner, Claire Ebrey, from Withington Golf Club, West Didsbury, Manchester, won the Ladies Moroccan Salver grand final at Sofitel Royal Golf, El Jadida.
Carly, whose parents own the Blenheim House Hotel in North Berwick, now lives and works in Manchester.
She and Claire were one of the winning pairs from 10 regional finals. In Morocco, they maintained their good form to total 36pt and win the competition by two points.
Banchory Golf Club pair Marjorie Clark and Jean Saunderson, winners of the Scottish regional final at Pitreavie, finished 10th with 25pt.
The tournament is played under the American greensomes stableford format whereby the two players tee off and then lay each other’s ball before deciding on which one to play thereafter.
The Douglas Bader Foundation benefit from the proceeds of the tournament. Lady Bader was in Morocco to present the salver to the winners.

FINAL TOTALS

36pt Carly McLaughlan & Claire Ebrey (Withington).
34pt Diane Hofman & Doreen Woolley (Buckingham) (better inward half 19-17), Julie Padgett & Laura Rhodes (Bingley St Ives).
33pt Doris Simm & Anthoinette Richards (Cape Cornwall).
32pt Betty Denman & Bridget Thomas (St George’s Hill).
31pt Jenny Dorrell & Lynne Pinner (Cleobury Mortimer), Lesley Green & Vicki Kemp (Cotgrave Place).
30pt Tish Morris & Jane Maulton (Whitehill).
29pt Carol Green & Cathy Pritchard (Strawberry Hill).
25 Marjorie Clark & Jean Saunderson (Banchory).