Tuesday 8 May 2018

Jill Nicoll retains the East Lothian women's county championship at Gullane 


June Elliot with the Handicap Quaich and 
Jill McNicoll with the championship trophy. 

Jill McNicoll (Gullane), has retained the East Lothian women's county championship over her home course. 
This afternoon, in difficult conditions of heavy rain and wind, Jill beat Audrey Dunnett (Royal Musselburgh) by 4 and 3 . 
It was a fairly even game with Audrey taking the first hole and Jill the second followed by several halved matches before Jill started to edge slowly ahead. 
Audrey got caught up in the wet rough on the long 15. Jill hit the green in regulation and a shake of the hands followed soon after. 

SCRATCH FIRST ROUND 
Dawn Young (North Berwick) bt Tina Mooney (Kilspindie) 7 and 5. 
Barbara Biggart (North Berwick) bt Gail McKill (Gullane) 1 hole 
Jill McNicoll (Gullane) bt Sarah Stichbury (Gullane) 2 holes. 
Anne Marshall (Dunbar) bt Kay Lannin (Craigielaw) 4 and 2. 
Hazel Saunders (Gullane) bt Eleanor Black (Dunbar) 1 hole. 
Audrey Dunnett (Royal Musselburgh) bt Dianne Brown (Archerfield) 1 hole. 
Karen Fullerton (Kilspindie) bt Susan Penman (Gullane) 2 holes. 
Fiona McIvor (North Berwick) bt Pam Hall (Royal Musselburgh) at 19th. 

QUARTER-FINALS 
Biggart bt Young at 19th. 
McNicoll bt Marshall 5 and 3.  
Dunnett bt Saunders 4 and 3. 
Fullerton bt McIvor at 19th 

SEMI FINALS
McNicoll bt Barbara Biggart (North Berwick) by one hole
Dunnett bt Karen Fullerton (Kilspindie) 2 and 1

FINAL
Jill McNicoll (Gullane) bt Audrey Dunnett (Royal Musselburgh) 4 and 3


HANDICAP QUAICH QUARTER-FINALS 
June Elliot bt Linda Henderson 3 and 1. 
Patricia Phillips bt Diana Campbell 6 and 5. 
Lorna Thomson bt Liz Lone 5 and 3. 
Morag Nicolson bt Jean McNeill 4 and 3.

HANDICAP QUAICH SEMI-FINALS 
June Elliot (The Glen) bt Patrick Phillips (North Berwick) 
Lorna Thomson (Gullane) bt Morag Nicolson (Kilspindie) 3 and 2.

HANDICAP FINAL
Elliot bt Thomson at 19th.