Congratulations to Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe) who led the qualifiers in the Highland Women’s Open at Pitlochry by 1 shot after scoring 154 over the 2 qualifying rounds. Louise was joined in the match play stages by Rita Dee (Kingsknowe) and Sal Shepherd (Craigmillar Park). Sal played well in the match play, losing in the semi-finals by 2&1 to eventual, overall winner Robina Gilbertson (Prestwick St Nicholas).
Mary Davidson (Kingsknowe) was 2nd in the silver handicap category with a 143, 4 shots behind the leader and was joined in the match play stages by Alison MacDonald (Dalmahoy), Letty Mackinnon (Kingsknowe) and Morag Wardrop (Niddry Castle). Many congratulations to Letty who, having made the final, found herself 5 down at the turn to 15-year-old Chloe Stokes from Driffield and managed to turn the game around and take the title on the 18th hole.