Stirling University student Kelsey MacDonald (pictured above with Renfrewshire County Champion -- Eilidh Briggs) finished top of the class for the third year in a row in the Scottish Under-21 girls open amateur stroke-play golf championship at Dunfermline Golf Club today.
The 19-year-old Scottish women’s champion from the Nairn Dunbar club signed off in champion style with a two-under-par 70, the joint lowest round of the tournament, for a one-over-par total of 217.
That gave her a four-stroke winning margin from last year’s Scottish Women’s Champion, Renfrewshire's Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) (72-271) with Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey) giving her best performance in a national tournament to finish third on 272, also closing with a 72.
Megan had a little bit of everything in her round today - an eagle 3 at the long 15th, birdies at the long seventh, 11th, long 17th and long 18th and then, on the downside, a double bogey 5 at the short 16th and other bogeys at the fourth, eighth, 10th and 14th in halves of 36.
She fought well to try an recover from her one bad hole in the 1st round of the tournament when she had a 5 over par 9 at the 6th.
Eilidh Briggs, our Renfrewshire champion, finished fourth with a 77 for 225 and won the Menzies Cup for the best performance over the three rounds by an Under-18 year old.
Well done to Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) who finished with a great 76 to shoot up the leader board into 7th Place --- Well done Alyson.
Natasha Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) had a superb round of 75 to end up in 17th place at the end of play.
Also well done to Linsey Stevenson (40th) and young Renfrewshire Junior Alexandra Qayum
FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72). CSS 74 74
217 Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 72 75 70.
221 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 77 72 72.
222 Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey) 78 72 72.
225 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 76 72 77.
226 Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 82 71 73.
227 Charlotte Austwick (Pike Hills) 79 78 70.
230 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 80 74 76.
Other West Of Scotland Players
231 Rachael Taylor (Hartl Golf Resort, Germany) 79 76 76,
236 Jill Meldrum (Dullatur) 76 81 79.
237 Natasha Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 78 84 75,
241 Gillian Scanlan (Hamilton) 77 82 82
242 Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 82 81 79,
245 Nicola Ferguson (Clober) 79 87 79.
247 Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies) 85 80 82.
248 Linsey Stevenson (Elie and Earlsferry) 85 82 81, Linzi Allan (West Kilbride)
83 83 82
254 Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride) 88 80 86.
255 Jorden Ferrie (Kirkintilloch) 89 85 81,
265 Gillian Arnott (Kilbirnie Place) 85 92 88.
266 Kirstin Scott (Milngavie) 94 88 84.
302 Alexandra Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 100 101 101.
To read the full list of results go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website
