Aberdeenshire start county finals with a win
over title rivals Midlothian
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Hosts Aberdeenshire took a big step towards winning the Scottish women's county championship on home turf at Aboyne when they came from behind to beat Midlothian, on paper their strongest rivals, 5.5-3.5 on the opening day.
In the other tie, Dumfries-shire, inspired by +2 player Gemma Batty (Moffat) beat Dunbartonshire and Argyll 7-2.
Midlothian took the foursomes 2-1 but Aberdeenshire, even without the services of Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) and Rachel Polson (Kemnay) made up the deficit by winning the singles 4.5-1.5.
Sammy Leslie, Carol Wilson, Donna Pocock and Jasmine Mackintosh were afternoon winners for Aberdeenshire who face Dumfries-shire on Saturday.
English-born student Gemma, whose ambition is to play for Scotland through residential qualification, won both her foursomes (in partnership with Jordana Graham) and her singles.
Dumfriesshire shaded the foursomes 2-1, then took the singles 5-1.
SCOTTISH WOMEN'S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
Aboyne Golf Club, Aberdeenshire
DAY 1
MIDLOTHIAN 3.5, ABERDEENSHIRE 5.5 FOURSOMES (2-1)
K McIntosh and H Scott bt S Leslie and C Wilson 6 and 5.
L Fraser and K Ferguson-Snedden bt J Lees and L Anderson 5 and 4.
K Marshall and W Nicholson lost to D Pocock and J Mackintosh 3 and 1.
SINGLES (1.5-4.5)
McIntosh lost to Leslie 3 and 1.
Fraser lost to Wilson 1 hole
A McBride lost to Pocock 3 and 2.
C Steedman lost to Mackintosh 7 and 6
Ferguson-Snedden bt Lees 5 and 4.
Scott halved with Anderson
DUMFRIESSHIRE 7, DUNBARTONSHIRE and ARGYLL 2
FOURSOMES (2-1)
G Batty and J Graham bt C Hargan and J Farrell 4 and 3.
D Macdonald and M Fraser bt A Laing and L McClymont 3 and 1.
K Malcolm jun and E Greenlees lost to F Rattray and L Campbell 2 holes.
SINGLES (5-1)
Batty bt McClymont 3 and 2.
D Macdonald bt Hargan 2 and 1.
Graham bt L McGeachy 8 and 6
Malcolm jun bt L Macdonald 3 and 2.
Fraser bt Rattray 4 and 3.
Greenlees lost to Anne Laing 5 and 4.
SATURDAY PROGRAMME
Dumfriesshire v Midlothian (Foursomes 9.30 and singles 1.30)
Aberdeenshire v Dunbartonshire and Argyll (Foursomes 9.52 and singles 2.16)
over title rivals Midlothian
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Hosts Aberdeenshire took a big step towards winning the Scottish women's county championship on home turf at Aboyne when they came from behind to beat Midlothian, on paper their strongest rivals, 5.5-3.5 on the opening day.
In the other tie, Dumfries-shire, inspired by +2 player Gemma Batty (Moffat) beat Dunbartonshire and Argyll 7-2.
Midlothian took the foursomes 2-1 but Aberdeenshire, even without the services of Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) and Rachel Polson (Kemnay) made up the deficit by winning the singles 4.5-1.5.
Sammy Leslie, Carol Wilson, Donna Pocock and Jasmine Mackintosh were afternoon winners for Aberdeenshire who face Dumfries-shire on Saturday.
English-born student Gemma, whose ambition is to play for Scotland through residential qualification, won both her foursomes (in partnership with Jordana Graham) and her singles.
Dumfriesshire shaded the foursomes 2-1, then took the singles 5-1.
SCOTTISH WOMEN'S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
Aboyne Golf Club, Aberdeenshire
DAY 1
MIDLOTHIAN 3.5, ABERDEENSHIRE 5.5 FOURSOMES (2-1)
K McIntosh and H Scott bt S Leslie and C Wilson 6 and 5.
L Fraser and K Ferguson-Snedden bt J Lees and L Anderson 5 and 4.
K Marshall and W Nicholson lost to D Pocock and J Mackintosh 3 and 1.
SINGLES (1.5-4.5)
McIntosh lost to Leslie 3 and 1.
Fraser lost to Wilson 1 hole
A McBride lost to Pocock 3 and 2.
C Steedman lost to Mackintosh 7 and 6
Ferguson-Snedden bt Lees 5 and 4.
Scott halved with Anderson
DUMFRIESSHIRE 7, DUNBARTONSHIRE and ARGYLL 2
FOURSOMES (2-1)
G Batty and J Graham bt C Hargan and J Farrell 4 and 3.
D Macdonald and M Fraser bt A Laing and L McClymont 3 and 1.
K Malcolm jun and E Greenlees lost to F Rattray and L Campbell 2 holes.
SINGLES (5-1)
Batty bt McClymont 3 and 2.
D Macdonald bt Hargan 2 and 1.
Graham bt L McGeachy 8 and 6
Malcolm jun bt L Macdonald 3 and 2.
Fraser bt Rattray 4 and 3.
Greenlees lost to Anne Laing 5 and 4.
SATURDAY PROGRAMME
Dumfriesshire v Midlothian (Foursomes 9.30 and singles 1.30)
Aberdeenshire v Dunbartonshire and Argyll (Foursomes 9.52 and singles 2.16)
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