Saturday 20 April 2013

FIONA NORRIS WINS THE LANARKSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE 5TH TIME



All the Lanarkshire county championship winners at Lanark Golf Club today. Images by courtesy of Jean Macintyre

Hamilton's Fiona Norris came back from four down after only five holes to win the Lanarkshire women's county golf championship for a fifth time since 1988 at Lanark Golf Club today.

The sixth qualifier, Fiona holed a birdie putt on the 19th green in the final to beat the No 1 seed, Susan Wood (Drumpellier).
Susan Wood was three up after 13 holes but then Fiona won the 13th with a birdie and the 14th with a par. Norris squared the match for the first time by winning the 17th.
The Bronze championship was won by Lesley Neill who beat Hamilton clubmate Roxy Brown 4 and 2 in the final.

RESULTS

LANARKSHIRE WOMEN'S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Lanark GC.
First round - S Wood (Drumpellier) bt M Stirling (Dullatur) 7 and 6, J Paterson (Drumpellier) bt L D'Ambrosia (Carluke) 3 and 2, R Cassidy (Bothwell Castle) bt T McPherson (Langlands) 5 and 3, E Caddow (Strathaven) bt J McPherson (East Kilbride) 7 and 5, M Hughes (Lanark) bt E Morris (Hamilton) 6 and 4, F Norris (Hamilton) bt P Hutton (Lan ark) 5 and 4, R Rankin (Lanark) bt S Sergenson (East Kilbride) 3 and 1, L Loyd (Hayston) bt M Flynn (Hamilton) 8 and 7.Quarter-finals - Wood bt Paterson 7 and 6, Cassidy bt Caddow4 and 3, Norris bt Hughes 4 and 3, Rankin bt Lloyd at 20th.Semi-finals - Wood bt Cassidy 6 and 5, Norris bt Rankin 3 and 2.Final - Norris bt Wood at 19th.

BRONZE CHAMPIONSHIFinal - L Neill (Hamilton) bt R Brown (Hamilton) 4 and 2.