16 became four in the Scottish Girls’ Amateur Championship at the Blairgowrie Rosemount Course as the matchplay stages got underway today.
In the morning’s last-16 ties, three of the top-four seeds, who had finished tied on one-under after the strokeplay, made it safely through to the last-eight.
Aboyne’s Carmen Griffiths and Blairgowrie’s Katy Alexander both won comfortably while Prestwick’s Rachel Foster progressed in tense fashion, winning at the first extra hole against Ellen Caton of St Regulus. However, Lundin’s Evanna Hynd, who entered the matchplay as fourth seed, was beaten 4&3 by Royal Troon’s Freya Russell.
In the afternoon’s quarter final ties, Katy Alexander was the big winner with a storming 7& 5 victory over West Kilbride’s Claire McLaughlin.
Speaking to Scottish Golf after reaching the semi-finals, the delighted Blairgowrie member said, “I’m very happy. I think it was my putting that really helped me today, especially as the greens were quite fast. “I’m really looking forward to tomorrow, I’ll just take it one game at a time and enjoy myself.”
Elsewhere, Freya Russell edged out Burntisland’s Porscha Wilson on the 18th, while Rachel Foster came out on top with a 5&3 win over Cameron Neilson. In the final tie of the quarter finals, 6th seed Eilidh Henderson of Loretto defeated Carmen Griffiths who had entered the week as the highest ranked player in the field.
Tomorrow morning’s Semi Finals will see Katy Alexander taking on Freya Russell and Eilidh Henderson up against Rachel Foster. The Final of the Scottish Girls’ Amateur Championship will then take place tomorrow afternoon over 18 holes.
1st Round
Katy Alexander (Blairgowrie) beat Ailsa Brannock (Castle Douglas) 4&3
Claire McLaughlin (West Kilbride) beat Carys Irvine (Craigielaw) 5&4
Evanna Hynd (Lundin) lost to Freya Russell (Royal Troon) 4&3
Grace Crawford (Gullane ) lost to Porscha Wilson (Burtisland) 2 holes
Eilidh Henderson (Loretto School) ) beat Megan Docherty (Bishopbriggs) 5&4
Carmen Griffiths (Aboyne) beat Sophie Murphy (Clydebank) 5&3
Cameron Neilson (Alvaneu Bad) beat Abercrombie Nisbett (Gullane) 3&1
Rachael Foster (Prestwick St. Nicholas) beat Ellen Canton (St Regulus) at the 19th
Quarter Finals
Alexander beat McLaughlin 7&5
Russell beat Wilson 1 hole
Henderson beat Griffiths 3&1
Neilson lost to Foster 5&3
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