By Colin Farquharson
Cara Thompson (Royal Dornoch) won the prestigious Strathtyrum Tournament at St Andrews today.
In the semi-finals, Cara showed she was in peak form by beating title-holder Lucy Jamieson (Heswall) 6 and 5.
Thompson was given a much closer contest in the final by Marieke Helgers from the Netherlands. The Scot, a scratch player, won by one hole.
Helgers had earlier dashed hopes of an all-Scottish final by beating Wendy Nicholson (Baberton) 6 and 4 in the semi-finals.
Elizabeth Goodwin, who plays off 11 at Glenbervie, lost in the final of the Strathtyrum Salver handicap competition. She went down at the 20th to Sarah Shepherd, a 13-handicapper from Prestatyn Golf Club, Denbighshire in Wales.
STRATHTYRUM TOURNAMENT
SEMI-FINALS
Marieke Helgers (Netherlands) bt Wendy Nicholson (Baberton) 6 and 4.
Cara Thompson (Royal Dornoch) bt Lucy Jamieson (Heswall) 6 and 5.
FINAL
Thompson bt Helgers 1 hole.
STRATHTYRUM SALVER (handicap)
SEMI-FINALS
Sarah Shepherd (Prestatyn) (13) bt Catriona Corrigan (Ballybunion) (11) 3 and 1.
Elizabeth Goodwin (Glenbervie) (11) bt Joan Scanlan (Newcastle West) (5) 2 and 1.
FINAL
Shepherd bt Goodwin at 20th
