Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) -- pictured above, came back from three down in the final to beat Fiona De Vries (St Rule) at the 20th hole and retain the Scottish senior women's amateur match-play golf championship at Deeside Golf Club today.
It was a game of two halves with Fiona having much the better of the outward half.
Fiona birdied the third and eighth and also won the fourth with a par to be three up on the ninth tee.
Lorna won back the 11th and 12th but lost the 13th to fall back to two down again.
She won the 15th to cut her deficit to one and holed a curly 12ft downhill birdie putt on the last green to square the match before winning with a par at the second extra hole. It was the first time Lorna had led in the match.
"I have to say I'm surprised that I am still champion, considering the state of play at the turn. But I just hung on in there and holed a few putts," said Lorna.
Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) won Flight 2 final in which she beat Ayrshire's Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) by 2 and 1. ---- Click on picture above of Alex and Kathleen to see an enlargementToday's results:
Semi-finals
Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) beat Mary Smith (Tain) 2 holes.
Fiona De Vries (St Rule) beat Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) 4 and 3.
Final
Bennett beat De Vries at 20th.
Second Flight
Semi-finals
Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) beat Noreen Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh) 1 hole.
Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) beat Heather Anderson (Downfield) 4 and 3.
Final
Sutherland beat Alex Glennie 2 and 1.