Golf: Perth and Kinross Women’s County Championship

May 17 2011 by Gordon Bannerman, Perthshire Advertiser Tuesday

TOP seed Fiona Ramsay, playing over her home course, was beaten in the quarter-finals of the Perth and Kinross women’s county championship at Crieff Golf Club on Saturday.

Fiona had cleared her first match-play hurdle, beating the 16th qualifier, Janet Griffiths (Strathmore) six and five but that brought her up against Steph Crolla (Muckhart), the no8 qualifier, in the afternoon.

Step won what was obviously a tight match by one hole.

In the semi-finals Step Crolla will play Nicola Robertson (Dunblane), the number four seed, who beat Gwen Lambie (Dunkeld) by five and four in the quarter-finals.

The second semi-final will feature Jillian Milne (Craigiehill), the number six seed, and former international Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder), the number two seed.

Jillian, the 2006 county champion, ousted the number three seed Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) by one hole in the round of the last eight while Emily beat Laura Walker (Muckhart), champion in 2008 and again last year, by four and three. When they met in last year’s final Laura was the winner by one hole.

Crieff Golf Club, first round: Fiona Ramsay (Crieff) beat Janet Griffiths (Strathmore) six and five; Steph Crolla (Muckhart) beat Hazel Wylie (Comrie) two and one; Gwen Lambie (Dunkeld) beat Dawn Butchart (Strathmore) six and four.

Nicola Robertson (Dunblane) beat Hannah Robb (Strathmore) five and four.

Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) beat Fiona Johnston (Alyth) eight and seven.

Jillian Milne (Craigiehill) beat Carol Muir (Craigiehill) five and four.

Laura Walker (Muckhart) beat Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall) five and four.

Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) beat Kay Knight (Pitlochry) two and one.

Quarter finals: Crolla beat Ramsay a hole; Robertson beat Lambie five and four; Milne beat Watson by a hole.

Ogilvy beat Walker four and three.

Handicaps: quarter-finals – Sandra Service (Alyth) beat Carol Lambie (Dunkeld) two and one.

Helen Payne (Milnathort) beat Linda Scott (Alyth) three and one.

Alison Walker (Aberfeldy) beat Susan Jones (Milnathort) four and three.

Morag Penny (Crieff) beat Elaine Davidson (Crieff) two holes.