Friday 13 August 2010

Audrey Thomson wins the Scottish Barnado's Scottish Grand Final

Audrey Thomson - winner if the Barnados Trophy - Click to enlarge
Ayrshire's Audrey Thompson (Loudoun Gowf) won the Barnardo's Scottish Grand Final at Arbroath today (Friday) in "photo finish" with Penny Maxwell (Strathmore) and Fay Rodenburg (Braehead)
With 31 Stableford points apiece in very windy conditons, the three players headed a field of 43 qualifiers from club eliminators all over Scotland. Audrey plays off four, Penny has 33 of a handicap amd Fay plays off 18. The scorecard play-off went to the last nine holes to decree that Audrey was the winner.
Then it was to last six holes before Penny was declared the runner-up with Fay third.
Daphne Brill (Murrayshall), who plays off 10, finished a close-up fourth with 30pt. Here again there was a card countback with other players on the 30pt mark and Daphne got the nod on the best back nine.
The CSS on the day was 75, reduction only.