Jasmine and Rachel win scratch and handicap titles at Kirriemuir

   Left to right: Dawn Darling, Rachel Mathieson, Jasmine Mackintosh and Sammy Leslie. 

Double whammy by Hazlehead pair at North of Scotland finals

Two Hazlehead Golf Club members won the main trophies on finals day at the North of Scotland women's golf championship at Kirriemuir Golf Club today, writes Colin Farquharson.

Jasmine Mackintosh, the leading qualifier, beat Sammy Leslie (Murcar Links) 3 and 2 in the scratch final to win the Gifford Trophy.

Rachel Mathieson beat Dawn Darling (Kirriemuir) by one hole in the handicap final to earn the Angus Salver. Rachael plays off eight and Dawn 17. Dawn was the leading handicap match-play qualifier.

When last did one club have the winners of both scratch and handicap in the North of Scotland championship? Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) has the answer: 

"It must have been around 20 years ago or so but I seem to remember at Nairn Dunbar Jill Harrison won the scratch and I won the handicap.  You may need to ask Jasmine and Rachael to look at the engraving on the trophies to check!"

The scratch final at Kirriemuir was a quality match with Jasmine birdieing seven holes (third, fourth, sixth, seventh, ninth, 11th and 12th) while Sammy birdied five holes (sixth, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th)

Leslie was six down at the ninth where Mackintosh almost holed her second shot from 140yd. Her ball hit the flagstick.

Sammy holed a 30ft putt at 10 for birdie. Then she had four birdies in a row to try to pull it back but, in Sammy's words: "Jasmine's putting was awesome." 
Hard luck, Sammy! Five birdies in the North of Scotland final would normally win it.

RESULTS

SCRATCH
Semi-finals 
Jasmine Mackintosh (Hazlehead) bt Megan Robb (Peterculter) 
2 and 1.
Sammy Leslie (Murcar Ladies) bt Jane Grubb (Montrose Mercantile) 4 and 3.
Final
Mackintosh bt Leslie 3 and 2

HANDICAP
Semi-finals
Dawn Darling (Kirriemuir) (17) bt Lesley Watson (Deeside) 3 and 2.
Rachel Mathieson (Hazlehead) (8) bt Val Purdie (Dunblane New)
 1 hole.
Final
Mathieson (8) bt Darling (17) 1 hole.

NORTH OF SCOTLAND

LADIES GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 (KIRRIEMUIR)

ORDER OF PRESENTATION OF PRIZES

PRIZES	NAME	COUNTY
Consolation Round 2nd Handicap 1st Handicap 1st Scratch	Ann B Ramsay Anne Munro Sakuna Ramsay	Angus Aberdeenshire Angus
Qualifying Round 2nd Handicap 1st Handicap 2nd Scratch 1st Scratch	Megan Ashely Jackie Brown Jacqueline Cameron Jasmine Mackintosh	Perth and Kinross Angus Angus Aberdeenshire
Angus Salver (Handicap) Semi Finalists Runner Up (Lansdowne Trophy) Winner (Angus Salver)	Lesley Watson Val Purdie Dawn Darling Rachel Mathieson	Abedeenshire Perth & Kinross Angus Aberdeenshire
Gifford Trophy (Scratch) Semi Finalists Runner Up (Thomson Trophy) Winner (Gifford Trophy)	Megan Robb Jane Grubb Sammy Leslie Jasmine Mackintosh	Aberdeenshire Angus Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire