Thursday 30 June 2011

Day 1 of the Senior Ladies Matchplay Championship



West of Scotland's Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) and Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) are through to the Semi Finals Of the Scottish Seniors Matchplay Championship

 Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie), winner of the Scottish senior women's amateur stroke-play title, is on course to complete the national over-50s' double by winning the match-play championship at Portpatrick Dunskey GC.
The No 1 seed, Alex is through to Friday morning's semi-finals in which she will play the No 5 qualifier, Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie).
The other semi-final will be contested by second seed Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) and 14th qualifier Janice Paterson (Drumpellier).
Glennie was two down to Sue Penman (Gullane Ladies) in the quarter-finals but turned the tide by winning the 12th, 13th and 14th on her way to a 2 and 1 win.
Anderson was all square with former champion Pamela Williamson (Baberton) after nine holes but surged into a three-hole lead by winning the 11th, 12th and 13 and went on to win by 2 and 1.
Paterson won the 11th, 13th and 14th to go three up on Elaine Allison and beat her Stirling opponent by 3 and 2.
Fenton, who had beaten one of the favourites, senior international Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) at the 19th in the morning round, was one down to May Hughes after the Lanark player won the ninth, 10th and 11th.
Fenton squared it again at the 12th and then won the 13th, 14th and 16th for a 3 and 2 victory.


Championship:
Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock) beat Pat Hutton (Lanark) 2&1
Sue Penman (Gullane Ladies) beat Ann Lowe (Royal Birkdale)at 20th
Heather Anderson ( Blairgowrie)beat Moira Thomson (Gullane Ladies)at 19th
Pamela Williamson (Baberton) beat Alison Bartlett ( Royal Dornoch) 4&3
Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) beat Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) 2&1
Elaine Allison (Stirling) beat Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) 4&3
May Hughes (Lanark) beat Mary Smith (Tain) 1up
Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) beat Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) at 19th

Quarter Finals:
Results:
Alex Glennie beat Sue Penman 2&1
Heather Anderson beat Pamela Williamson 2&1
Janice Paterson beat Elaine Allison 3&2
May Hughes lost to Noreen Fenton 3&2

In the Handicap Competition
Caroline King beat Muriel Dysart 4&3
Margot Barr beat Sandie Streets 5&4

In the Handicap Net Matchplay
Caroline King (Clober)beat Beverley Brown (St Rule) 3&2
Muriel Dysart (Cathkin Braes)beat Sandra Littlejohn (Erskine) 2 holes
Sandie Streets (Largs) beat Carol Fell (Ranfurly Castle) 1 hole
Margot Barr (Gairloch) beat Anne Wilson (Portpatrick)4&3

Semi Finals:
Caroline King beat Muriel Dysart 4&3
Margot Barr beat Sandie Streets 5 & 4

MATCH PLAY RESULTS AND LIVE SCORING