ELAINE MOFFAT WINS THE 2018 SCOTTISH SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP

Elaine Moffat -- Courtesy of Scottish Golf

Former Scottish women's amateur golf champion Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) beat Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) by two holes in the final of the Scottish senior women's open amateur championship at Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club today (Friday). 

Moffat was two up after seven holes but Wood fought back to be one up after 12 holes. Moffat got on terms again by winning the 13th and was two up after 15. 

The handicap championship was won by Isla McCrone (Turnhouse) who beat Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) 4 and 2 in the final. 

CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS 
Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) bt Susan Penman (Gullane) at 19th. 
Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) bt Maureen Richmond (Royal Liverpool) 3 and 2.

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Elaine Moffat beat Sheena Wood 2 holes

HANDICAP SEMI-FINALS 
Isla McCrone (Turnhouse) bt Barbara Biggart (North Berwick) 6 and 5. 
Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) bt Joanne Sharp (Kilmarnock Barassie) 2 and 1.

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Isla McCrone bt Karen Ballantyne 4 and 2

INTERVIEW OF ALEX GLENNIE AFTER WINNING THE SCOTTISH STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

⛳️ | Day three at @PrestwickStNich underway with the top 16 players competing in match play 🏌️‍♀️ We spoke to @Barassie_KBGC's Alex Gennie, who led day two with the competition's best round so far of -2. Live score updates here ▶️ https://t.co/NQU2DgQ2zM pic.twitter.com/jXpMLMBMft

— Scottish Golf (@ScottishGolf) June 28, 2018

AYRSHIRE'S ALEX AND LIZ LOSE OUT IN THE 1ST ROUND OF THE MATCHPLAY STAGES AT PRESTWICK ST NICHOLAS

Alex Glennie and Liz Keohone

Alex Glennie is not going to pull off a double whammy at this week's Scottish Senior Women's Open Amateur Championships.
The Kilmarnock Barassie player won the stroke-play title over 36 holes at Prestwick St Nicholas earlier in the week but today (Thursday) she lost in the first round of the match-play tournament, beaten 4 and 3 by Fiona de Vries (St Rule).

Handicap Strokeplay winner Liz Keohone (Loudoun Gowf) also lost in the 1st round to Maureen Richmond (Royal Liverpool) by 1 hole 

Friday morning's semi-finals will feature Gullane's Sue Penman, conqueror of De Vries in the quarter-finals, against Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies), and former Scottish champion Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) against the 1974  Scottish Champion Maureen Richmond (Walker) (Royal Liverpool) from Kilmacolm  and  Renfrewshire Ladies' County Honorary Member.

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FRIDAY'S MATCHPLAY

Championship Semi Finals: 
Sue Penman v Sheena Wood
Elaine Moffat v Maureen Richmond 

Handicap Semi Finals:
Barbara Biggart v Isla McCrone
Joanne Sharp v Karen Ballantyne

 LIVE SCOTTISH SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI FINAL MATCHPLAY

LIVE SCOTTISH SENIOR HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI FINAL MATCHPLAY

RESULTS AND LIVE SCORING FROM THE SCOTTISH SENIORS MATCHPLAY

FIRST ROUND
F De Vries (St Rule) bt A Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) 4 and 3.
S Penman (Gullane) bt E Stewart (Greenburn) at 19th.
A Ryan (Tain) bt L Allan (Glenbervie) 1 hole.
S Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) bt A Baker (Crail GS) 3 and 2.
E Moffat (St Regulus) bt G Kyle (East Renfrewshire) 4 and 3
S Bland (S Africa) bt K Sutherland (Royal Montrose) 8 and 7.
M Richmond (Royal Liverpool) bt L Keohone (Loudoun Gowf) 1 hole
F Millar (Carnoustie Caledonia) bt D Jackson (Troon Ladies) 5 and 4.

QUARTER FINALS
Sue Penman (Gullane) bt Fiona De Vries (St Rule) 2 Holes
Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) bt Anne Ryan (Tain) 4 and 3
Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) bt Sonya Bland (S Africa) 5 and 4
Mo Richmond (Royal Liverpool) bt Frances Millar (Carnoustie Caledonia) 4 and 3

 LIVE SCOTTISH SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER FINAL MATCHPLAY

HANDICAP FIRST ROUND

Barbara Biggart (North Berwick) bt Linda Grieve (Brancepath Castle) at the 19th
Susan Rennie (Longniddry) bt Jackie Brown (Monifieth) 1 hole
Isla McCrone (Turnhouse) bt Ros Purdom (Prestwick St Nicholas ) 3 and 2
May Hughes (Lanark) bt Mary Smith (Tain) 5 and 4
Lynne Terrey (Cruden Bay) bt Sal Shepherd (Craigmillar Park) 5and 3
Joanne Sharp (Kilmarnock Barassie) bt Sandra Littlejohn (Erskine) 3 and 1
Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) bt Lesley Johnston (Gullane) 4 and 2
Frances McFadzean (Craigmillar Park) bt  Jennifer Bryans (Harburn) 2 and 1

QUARTER FINALS HANDICAP
Barbara Biggart (North Berwick) bt Susan Rennie (Longniddry) 3 and 1
Isla McCrone (Turnhouse) W/O May Hughes (Lanark) - injured
Joanne Sharp (Kilmarnock Barassie) bt Lynne Terrey (Cruden Bay) at the 19th
Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) bt Frances McFadzean (Craigmillar Park) 7 and 5

SCOTTISH SENIORS HANDICAP MATCHPLAY QUARTER FINALS

ALEX GLENNIE IS THE 2018 SCOTTISH SENIORS STROKEPLAY CHAMPION

By Colin Farquharson

Alex Glennie  (pictured above) won the Scottish Senior Women's Open Stroke-play championship at Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club today for the 3rd time (2011 and 2016) and headed the 16 qualifiers for the match-play tournament.

After shooting only one birdie in her-up with  first-round 80, Glennie chalked up gains at the third, fourth, seventh, 10th and 11 in improving by 10 strokes for a 70 and a six-over-par total of 150.

She finished a shot ahead of the first-round leader Frances Millar (Carnoustie Caledonia) who slipped back from a 73 to a 78 for 151.

Millar had three birdies in her second round but also double bogeys at the eighth, short 10th, and par-5 11th.

Liz Keohone (Loudoun Gowf) had the best net total of 140 off seven of a handicap. South African Sonja Bland, a five-handicapper, was runner-up with a net total of 142 

SCOTTISH SENIOR WOMEN'S OPEN STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Prestwick St  Nicholas.

Par 144 (2x72). SSS 72. CSS 74 73.

150 A Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) 80 70.

151 F Millar (Carnoustie Caledonian) 73 78.

152 S Bland (S Africa) 77 75, L Allan (Glenbervie) 76 76

153 S Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) 78 75, E Moffat (St Regulus) 76 77.

154 L Keohone (Loudoun Gowf) 76 78.

156 S Penman (Gulane) 78 78.

157 E Stewart (Glenburn) 79 79, M Richmond (Royal Liverpool) 78 79.

158 G Kyle (East Renfrewshire) 79 79.

159 A Baker (Crail GS) 79 80, A Ryan (Tain) 79 80, K Sutherland (Royal Montrose) 78 81.

160 D Jackson (Troon Ladies) 82 78, F De Vries (St Rule) 81 79, +M Smith (Tain) 78 82.

+M Smith was not one of the 16 qualifiers for the scratch match-play. She was eliminated on a comparison of the second rounds of the players who finished on 160.

Other scores included:

161 J Brown (Monifieth) 82 79.

163 A Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) 77 86.

172 E Whyte (Aberdeen Ladies) 85 87

173 L Graham (Carnoustie Ladies) 81 82, A Macgregor (Ladybank) 86 87,

LEADERBOARD 

CARNOUSTIE'S FRANCES MILLAR LEADS ON DAY 1 OF THE SCOTTISH SENIORS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at PRESTWICK ST NICHOLAS

By Colin Farquharson

Frances Millar the 2017 Strokeplay champion (left) pictured with
Fiona De Vries the 2017 Matchplay Champion

Frances Millar (Carnoustie Caledonia) was the only player to get near the par of 72 in the first round of the Scottish Senior Women's Open Amateur Championship at Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club today.
She shot a one-over 73, good enough to give her a three-stroke overnight lead on Linda Allan (Glenbervie), Liz Keohone (Loudoun Gowf) and former Scottish champion Elaine Moffat (St Regulus).
Millar's two birdies came at par-5 holes, the fourth and 11th. She bogeyed the first, fifth and short 10th in halves of 38 and 35.
Allan saddled herself with two double bogey 6s at the third and sixth which led to an outward half of 41. Moffat also had a double bogey 6, at the eighth, but she birdied the fourth, seventh and 17th in halves of 38.
Former title-holder Sheena Wood finished the day with a 78 after dropping five shots to par over the last six holes, running up double bogeys at the short 10th and par-4 14th.


LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES
Prestwick St Nicholas GC par 72. SSS 72. CSS 74

73 F Millar (Carnoustie Caledonia).
76 L Allan (Glenbervie), L Kehone (Loudoun Gowf), E Moffat (St Regulus).
77 S Bland (SAfr), A Bartlett (Royal Dornoch).
78 M Smith (Tain), L Grieve (Brancepeth Castle), S Penman (Gull), M Richmond (Royal Liverpool), P Davidson (Erskine), R Purdom (Prestwick St Nicholas), S Wood (Aberdeen Ladies), K Sutherland (Royal Montrose).
79 G Kyle (East Renfrewshire), A Ryan (Tain), A Baker (Crail GS), E Stewart (Greenburn)
80 A Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie), L Campbell (Cardross)
81 I McCrone (Turnhouse), L Johnston (Gullane), F De Vries (St Rule.
82 D Jackson (Troon Ladies), J Brown (Monifieth)
83 B Biggart (North Berwick), L Wilson (Kilmarnock Barassie).

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