Ladybank’s Lorna Bennett, a Scotland women’s international team player from 1987 to 1991, won the Scottish senior women’s amateur match-play golf championship for the first time at Glenbervie Golf Club today.
It is not her first over-50s national title. She won the Scottish veteran women’s match-play championship at Blairgowrie in 2004.
Lorna beat Margaret Tough (Falkirk) by 2 and 1 in an entertaining final.
Two down after six holes, Margaret won the seventh, eighth and ninth to be one up at the turn.
Then Lorna regained the initiative and the lead by winning the 10th and 11th. Then followed five closely-fought halved holes. Lorna then clinched victory by winning the 17th.
The second-flight match-play for early-round losers ended in a Kathleen Sutherland v Fiona Hunter final, which ended in a 2 and 1 win for Fiona Hunter.
Weekend results:
Semi-finals – Margaret Tough bt Ruth Brown 5 and 4, Lorna Bennett bt May Hughes 4 and 3.
Final – Bennett bt Tough 2 and 1.
Second Flight
Semi Final: K Sutherland (Royal Montrose) bt Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) , Fiona Hunter (Baberton) beat Elizabeth Campbell (Torwoodlee)
Final – F Hunter (Baberton) bt K Sutherland (Royal Montrose) 2 and 1.
After the match play stages the Team was announced for Senior Ladies' Home International Matches and Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) was selected as a member of the team .
May Hughes (Lanark) pictured above with Helen is the 1st reserve for the team
The Team for the Senior Ladies' Home International Matches to be played at Royal Tara Golf Club, 2 to 4 October is:-
Captain Joan Marshall
Lorna Bennett Ladybank
Fiona de Vries St Rule
Helen Faulds Douglas Park
Fiona Hunter Baberton
Kathleen Sutherland Royal Montrose
Margaret Tough Falkirk
Pamela Williamson Baberton
1st Reserve: May Hughes (Lanark)
To see some photos from the days events click on the small photo below
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| Scottish Seniors 2007 Finals Day |
Missed the Stroke play winners and the Social dinner photographs -- then click on the picture of Kathleen Sutherland
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| The Ladies Scottish Seniors 2007 |