The southwesterly half-gale - or maybe it was a full-gale - whipping in off the Solway Firth wreaked havoc in the first qualifying round of the Scottish women's amateur championship over the Southerness links this morning. Bothwell Castles Pamela Prestwell who won the West of Scotland Championship over Prestwick Golf Club at the beginning of the month was the leader in the clubhouse after today's round.
She had a triple bogey 7 at the first and then four bogeys before she had a double bogey at the sixth. Her first par figure amd at the seventh - and then she promptly bogeyed the next.
But, it was at the long ninth that the Pretswell rags-to-riches golfing transformation took pace.
She covered her last 10 holes in one eagle (at the long 16th), six birdies (at the long ninth, short 10th, 12th, long 13th, 14th and long 18th). Only one blemish, a bogey at the 17th.
All that added up to nine over par for the first nine holes and six under par for the second nine
Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) used her strength to birdie four of the par-5 holes to salvage a second-placed 77 after being four over par after only five holes. She had double bogeys at the second and the 11th in halves of 39 and 38.
FIRST ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 73 (36-37). CSS 78
76 Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 45-31.
77 Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) 39-38.
78 Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 43-36, Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 41-37.
79 Carol Wilson (Murcar Links) 38-41, Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey) 41-38, Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) 41-38, Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie Ladies) 40-39, Noreen Fenton (Dunb ar) 42-37.
80 Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) 42-38, Susan Jackson (Ladybank) 37-43, Clare-Marie Carlton (Fereneze) 41-39, Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 41-39, Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) 44-36, Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 37-43, Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies) 40-40.
81 Diane MacDonald (Dumfries & Co) 40-41, Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) 38-43, Jordana Graham (Southerness) 43-38.
82 Lesley Hendry (Routenburn) 42-40, Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth) 46-40, Karen Marshall (Baberton) 43-39, Laura Murray (Alford) 39-43, Ann F Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 40-42, Linda Bain (Lochend) 42-40.
83 Claire MacDonald (Gullane Ladies) 41-42.
84 Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) 42-42, Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 41-43, Emily Ogilvy (Aucherarder) 41-43, Anne Laing (Vale of Leven) 48-36, Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 42-42, Sheila Cuthbertson (Peebles) 42-42, Fiona Gilbert (Carnoustie Ladies) 44-40.
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85 Fiona de Vries (St Rule) 42-43, Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 44-41, Alexandra Bushby (Strathmore) 45-40, Linda Urquhart (Banchory) 42-43, Samantha Leslie (Westhill) 44-41, Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) 40-45, Gail Wilson (Monifieth) 45-40, Gillian Lockhart (Kilmarnock Barassie) 45-40.
86 Lesley Atkins (Minto) 45-41, Margaret Tough (Falkirk) 46-40, Martine Pow (Selkirk) 43-43, Aileen Hunter (Monifieth) 45-41, Jennifer Jenkins (Ralston) 43-43.
87 Mary Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 41-46, Ashleigh Wilton (Ladybank) 42-45, Linda Caine (Dunbar) 46-41, Carol Whyte (Windyhill) 45-42, Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) 43-44, Heather Anderson (Alyth) 42-45.
88 Gillian McGinlay (Cochrane Castle) 45-43, Susan Ireland (Prestonfield) 45-43..
89 Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe) 44-45, Sara Bishop (Windyhill) 45-44, Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) 46-43, Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) 44-45, Kirsten MacCallum (Newburgh-on-Ythan) 46-45.
90 Laura McLardy (Murcar Links) 49-41, Kirsten Blackwood (Craigmillar Park) 43-47, Pamela Williamson (Baberton) 45-45, Winifred MacCallum (FDralkirk) 47-43.
91 Wendy Wells (Peebles) 47-44.
92 Addi Shamash (Kirkcudbright) 46-46, Sammy Vass (Tain) 49-43, Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe) 48-44, Fiona Blair (Carnoustie Ladies) 48-44, Elaine Whyte (Windyhill) 47-45.
93 Diane Moncrieff (Lochend) 51-42.
94 Fiona Hay (Deeside) 49-45, Fiona Fullerton (Huntly) 48-46.
96 Fiona Macgregor (Thornhill) 44-52.
97 Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) 46-51, Bobbi Waugh (Moorhall) 50-47.
102 Ruth McIntyre (Windyhill) 50-52, Ann McDonald (Windyhill) 51-51.
108 Lindsay Mathie (Windyhill) 51-57.
119 Tracey Masterton (Windyhill) 60-59.
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