West of Scotland's Claire-Marie Carlton (Fereneze) took third place in the qualifying rounds of the Scottish Championship at Lossiemouth today with a 77 for 152, one ahead of Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle)
Curtis Cup selection Michele Thomson hooked her way to three double bogeys in scoring a 78 for 157 and joint 10th place among the qualifiers.
QUALIFIERS FOR MATCH-PLAY
Par 152 (2 x 76)
149 K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 75 74.
151 L Kenney (Pitreavie) 77 74.
152 C-M Carlton (Fereneze) 75 77.
153 M Pow (Selkirk) 77 76, K Walker (Buchanan Castle) 73 80.
154 L Murray (Alford) 79 75.
155 C Hargan (Mortonhall) 73 82.
156 M Tough (Falkirk) 80 76, L Hendry (Routenburn) 78 78.
157 M Thomson (McDonald Ellon) 79 78, M Briggs (Kilmacolm) 76 81.
159 R Livingstone (Musselburgh Old) 85 74, J Turner (Craigielaw) 81 78.
160 E Moffat (St Regulus) 83 77.
161 S Bishop (Cochrane Castle) 84 77, A F Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 79 82, C MacDonald (Gullane) 77 84, S Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) 78 83, C MacDonald (Gullane) 77 84.
162 D Jackson (Cochrane Castle) 85 77, C Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 80 82.
163 M Summers (Panmure Barry) 89 74, E Briggs (Kilmacolm) 85 78, K Blackwood (Craigmillar Park) 79 84, K Marshall (Baberton) 79 84.
164 J Carthew (Ladybank) 84 80, L Bennett (Ladybank) 80 84.
166 P Williamson (Baberton) 86 80, E Ogilvy (Auchterarder) 84 82, E Fairnie (Dunbar) 83 83, D Pocock (Murcar Links) 81 85.
167 (six to play off for last two match-play places) L McLardy (Murcar Links) 84 83, A Laing (Vale of Leven) 83 84, S Vass (Tain) 83 84, J Vass (Tain) 82 85, A Ryan (Tain) 81 86, S Jackson (Ladybank) 80 87.
NON-QUALIFIERS
168 T Laughland (Mortonhall) 88 80, H Faulds (Douglas Park) 86 82, S Leslie (Murcar Links) 78 90.
169 L Stewart (Greenburn) 88 81, A Brownie (Lothianburn) 86 83, A McGinnigle (Cochrane Castle) 83 86.
170 J Harrison (Cruden Bay) 90 80, C Wilson (Murcar Links) 86 84.
171 S Raitt (Forfar) 89 92, M Smith (Tain) 88 83, H Anderson (Downfield) 84 87.
172 G Lockhart (Kilmarnock Barassie) 89 83, L Terry (Cruden Bay) 88 84.
173 A Bushby (Strathmore) 89 84, H Laughland (Mortonhall) 87 86, B Murphy (Mortonhall) 86 87, E Gillespie (Lochend) 87 86, A Wilton (Ladybank) 85 88.
174 R Brown (Lothianburn) 90 84, J Milne (Elgin) 84 90.
175 N Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh) 88 87, S Cuthbertson (Peebles) 87 88, K Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) 84 91.
176 E Munn (East Renfrewshire) 89 87, J Jenkins (Ralston) 87 89, A Hunter (Monifieth) 85 91.
177 S Crolla (Duddingston) 90 87, A Summers (Panmure Barry) 89 88.
178 W Wells (Peebles) 89 89.
179 D Dewar (Monifieth) 89 90, E Wilson (Elie & Earlsferry Ladies) 84 95.
180 A McDonald (St Regulus) 87 93.
181 W MacCallum (Falkirk) 93 88, J Sneddon (Alyth) 87 94.
182 L Caine (Merchants of Edinburgh) 96 86, P Orr (Cochrane Castle) 86 96,
183 B Waugh (Moorhall) 96 87, L Bain (Lochend) 91 92.
187 L Fraser (Kingsknowe) 96 91, F Fullerton (Huntly) 96 91.
188 I Harvey (St Rule) 97 91, L Mathie (Cochrane Castle) 93 95.
189 S Ireland (Prestonfield) 93 96.
190 R McIntyre (Windyhill) 99 91.
193 D Moncrieff (Lochend) 100 93, C Stewart (Lothianburn) 86 107.
195 A Alston (Royal Montrose) 96 99.
196 A B Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 95 101.
202 K Burden (Cambuslang) 102 100.
204 E Hill (Dumfries & Co) 103 101, C King (Windyhill) 95 109.
218 A Gliksten (Strathaven) 108 110.
No Returns: L Douglas (Hawick) 100 NR, M McKerrow (Dumfries & Galloway) 98 NR.
Withdrew: F De Vries(St Rule) 78 84 (unavailable for match-play stages).