BACK IN FORM CLARA YOUNG WINS TOP SEEDING AT DUMFRIES and CO

North Berwick's Clara Young recaptured the form that took her to the final of last year's Scottish women's amateur golf championship with rounds of 72 and 73 to be the top seed in the match-play stages of the Scottish Under-18 girls' (close) championship at
Dumfries and County Golf Club.
Her one-over-par 145 aggregate saw her finish a shot ahead of Germany-based Fiona Liddell (Gutersloh) (75-71) with the title-holder, Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) third best on 147 (74-73).
The number of championship match-play qualifiers was reduced from 32 to 16 this year because of the low entry - only 41 players - and the championship final will be played on Friday afternoon instead of Saturday morning.

MATCH-PLAY QUALIFIERS
Par 144 (2x72)
145 Clara Young (North Berwick) 72 73
147 Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 74 73
148 Heather Munro (Monifieth) 77 71
149 Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) 76 73
153 Mirren Fraser (Powfoot) 78 75
155 Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) 80 75, Emma Hale (Troon Ladies) 79 76
156 Joanne Free (Gullane) 79 77, Charlotte Munro (Gullane) 78 78
157 Danielle Ker (Roxburghe) 78 79
158 Ellie Bryce (Strathaven) 81 77
159 Emily Dalgetty (Glencorse) 80 79
160 Molly Stewart (Murcar Links) 85 75, Molly Richmond (Strathaven) 82 78
161 Claire Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies) 81 80.
CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW
8.30 Young v Robertson
8.38 Free v Hale
8.46 McWilliam v Bryce
8.54 Dalgetty v H Munro
9.02 Jaffrey v Stewart
9.10 Ker v Fraser
9.18 MacGarvie v C Munro
9.26 Richmond v Liddell.
ANSLEY REID SALVER
9.34 Eva O'Connor (Bothwell Castle) v Jennifer Saxton (Kinross)
9.42 Andrea Walker (Glenbervie) v Kirsten Brown (Strathaven)
9.50 Jillian Farrell (Cardross) v Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie)
9.58 Jasmine Mackintosh (Hazlehead) v Nicola Callander (Mill Green)