Lesley Hendry (Largs Routenburn) won the Ayrshire women's county golf champion at Troon Portland yesterday for a sixth time in the past nine years.
She beat Mhairi McKay, the West Kilbride youngster with a famous golfing name, by 4 and 3 in the final to add to her previous wins in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010.
Hendry was always in control of the match after winning the first two holes. She ended the match by holing a long putt on the 15th green.
In the morning semi-finals, McKay beat the experienced Jane Finnie by two holes while Hendry was a 4 and 3 winner over Alex Glennie, the 2004 county champion.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS APRIL 10th - 12th 2012
Tuesday SSS 75 CSS 75
Best Gross:- Catherine Malcolm with a 77
Best nett:- Julie Mackie with a 72
Wednesday First Round Knock Out
Catherine Malcolm bt Jill West 4/3; Mhairi McKay bt Catherine Garrett 5/4; Jane Finnie bt Rachel Irvine 5/3; Ros Purdom bt Gillian Henderson 7/6; Lesley Hendry bt Barbara Beckett 5/3; Pauline Patrick bt Sheila Adams 3/2; Audrey Thompson bt Sara-Ann Bottomly 4/3; Alex Glennie bt Nora McCrossan 6/5.
Quarter Finals
Mhairi McKay bt Catherine Malcolm at 19th; Jane Finnie bt Ros Purdom 7/6; Lesley Hendry bt Pauline Patrick 3/2; Alex Glennie bt Audrey Thompson 1up.
Thursday Semi-Finals
Mhairi McKay bt Jane Finnie 2up; Lesley Hendry bt Alex Glennie 4/3
FINAL
Lesley Hendry bt Mhairi McKay 4/3
