Gullane's Lesley Atkins leads the Paul Lawrie Foundation Scottish Under-18 girls golf championship at the end of the first qualifying round over the Crail Golfing Society's Craighead course in south Fife.Lesley had a great round of 71, three under par and two under the CSS for the day.Winner of this title, decided on match-play after two rounds of stroke-play, Atkins has timed her return to form to perfection.She leads by three shots going into the second Q round from Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) with Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) and England-based Nicola Callander (Mill Green), daughter of a former golf magazine editor, sharing third place on 75.Renfrewshire's Linsey Stevenson (Whitecraigs) was doing well until she had a triple bogey at the 17th but had a birdie at the last to finish with a 79
Alexandra Qayum (Ranfurly Castle)) had a 9 at a par 3 in the outward nine , but in the inward half had a birdie and finished with an eagle 3 to finish with an 89 -- Well done Alex -- Great inward half -- 39
LEADING FIRST QUALIFYING ROUNDPar 74. CSS 7371 L Atkins (Gullane Ladies)74 C Jaffrey (Troon Ladies)75 N Callander (Mill Green), J Meek (Carnoustie Ladies)77 H Munro (Monifieth), H Scott (Broomieknowe).78 Emma Hale (Troon Ladies), E Aird (Blairgowrie), L Whyte (St Regulus).79 C Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies), L Stevenson (Whitecraigs & Elie and Earlsferry)80 K Wright (Stranraer), K McGarva (Troon Ladies), K Beveridge (Aboyne), E OConnor (Bothwell Castle).
Gullane's Lesley Atkins leads the Paul Lawrie Foundation Scottish Under-18 girls golf championship at the end of the first qualifying round over the Crail Golfing Society's Craighead course in south Fife.
Lesley had a great round of 71, three under par and two under the CSS for the day.
Winner of this title, decided on match-play after two rounds of stroke-play, Atkins has timed her return to form to perfection.
She leads by three shots going into the second Q round from Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) with Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) and England-based Nicola Callander (Mill Green), daughter of a former golf magazine editor, sharing third place on 75.
Renfrewshire's Linsey Stevenson (Whitecraigs) was doing well until she had a triple bogey at the 17th but had a birdie at the last to finish with a 79
Alexandra Qayum (Ranfurly Castle)) had a 9 at a par 3 in the outward nine , but in the inward half had a birdie and finished with an eagle 3 to finish with an 89 -- Well done Alex -- Great inward half -- 39
Alexandra Qayum (Ranfurly Castle)) had a 9 at a par 3 in the outward nine , but in the inward half had a birdie and finished with an eagle 3 to finish with an 89 -- Well done Alex -- Great inward half -- 39
LEADING FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND
Par 74. CSS 73
71 L Atkins (Gullane Ladies)
74 C Jaffrey (Troon Ladies)
75 N Callander (Mill Green), J Meek (Carnoustie Ladies)
77 H Munro (Monifieth), H Scott (Broomieknowe).
78 Emma Hale (Troon Ladies), E Aird (Blairgowrie), L Whyte (St Regulus).
79 C Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies), L Stevenson (Whitecraigs & Elie and Earlsferry)
80 K Wright (Stranraer), K McGarva (Troon Ladies), K Beveridge (Aboyne), E OConnor (Bothwell Castle).
