Louise Kenney and Clare- Marie Carlton (Courtesy of Calcarson Agency)Renfrewshire's Clare-Marie Carlton did not have the best of starts in this afternoon's Semi Final against Louise Kenney this afternoon when she bogeyed the first two holes to be 2 down after 2 holes. Clare- Marie then settled down with a birdie 4 at the long fourth to cut her deficit to one but bogeyed the fifth to lose that before Kenney bogeyed the short sixth to come out of that exchange of holes with a one-hole advantage.
The next four holes were halved in strict par, Clare- Marie turning in one-over 36 to Louise Kenney's 35.
Louise broke the stalemate with her first birdie of the round, a 4 at the long 11th to go two up. The Fifer got her second birdie at the 12th to go three holes up but that stirred Clare- Marie into a birdie-birdie revival, winning both the 13th and 14th to be only one down on the 15th tee.
The 15th was halved in pars, leaving Louise one up with three to play. Clare- Marie then had a birdie at the 16th - to go all square - and a winning par at the short 17th - to go one up for the first time in the match.
However, she was forced to concede the 18th to be back to level pegging again ... and off into extra holes.
The 19th was halved in bogey 5s, Clare- Marie three-putting after Kenney had been bunkered.
The 20th was halved in birdie 4s, both players now level par for the 20 holes.
The short 21st saw Clare- Marie bunkered off the tee, splash out and hole a chip for a par 3 which Kenney matched by holing from 10ft
On to the 22nd (the par-5 fourth) Louise clinched a place in the final with a par 5
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Scottish women's amateur championship
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TODAY'S RESULTS
QUARTER-FINALS
Clare-Marie Carlton (Fereneze) beat Martine Pow (Selkirk) 3 and 1.
Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) beat Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 1 hole.
Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) beat Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 1 hole.
Laura Murray (Alford) beat Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 1 hole.
SEMI-FINALS
Kenney beat Carlton at 22nd
MacDonald bt Murray 2 and 1.
FINAL
Louise Kenney v Kelsey MacDonald will tee off at 9am.
CLARK ROSEBOWL
SEMI-FINALS
Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) beat Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) 4 and 3.
Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) beat Clara Young (North Berwick) 1 hole.
FINAL
Summers beat Meek 4 and 3.
