Strathmore's Kirsty Brodie, bidding to follow in the footsteps of last year's winner, Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) finished the top Scot in joint seventh place in the Loretto Scottish Under-14 girls' championship at Bothwell Castle Golf Club yesterday.
Kirsty had rounds of 75 and 78 for a total of nine-over-par 153.
Natasha Slater from Furness Golf Club, Barrow in Cumbria was a classy successor to McWilliam as champion, winning the title by seven strokes with a two-under-par total of 142.
Runners-up on 149 were Martha Lewis (76-73) from St George's Hill GC, Surrey and Kathatrina Steffl (France) (74-75).
The next best Scots after Brodie were Gullane's Charlotte Munro (74-85 for 159) in joint 17th place and Sarah Black (Deeside) (79-85 for 164), sharing 23rd place.
LORETTO SCOTTISH UNDER-14 BOYS' AND GIRLS' OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Bothwell Castle Golf Club
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
142 N Slater (Furness) 70 72
149 M Lewis (St George's Hill) 76 73, K Steffl (Fra) 74 75
152 A Meyer (Fra) 78 75, E Lewis (Knowle) 71 81
153 K Brodie (Strathmore) 75 78, S Johnson (Telford) 72 81, M Appart (Ger) 77 76 (T7)
155 H Screen (Berkhamsted) 79 76
SELECTED TOTALS
156 N Amos (Faversham) 80 76 (T10)
159 C Munro (Gullane) 74 85 (T17)
164 S Black (Deeside) 79 85 (T23)
167 J Rankine (Haggs Castle) 83 84 (27th)
172 A McKay (Crail) 81 91 (T31)
173 B Jansen (Peel) 91 81 (T33)
175 L Duncan (West Kilbride) 81 94 (36th)
184 E Hynd (Thornton) 82 102 (39th)
193 A Mitchell (Strathmore) 93 100 (40th)
203 E Wilkie (Greenock) 103 102 (41st)
210 C Wilson (St Regulus) 101 109 (42nd)
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