CLARA YOUNG v RENFREWSHIRE'S ALYSON McKECHIN FINAL AT LONGNIDDRY

Alyson McKechin

Clara Young, 16-year-old fourth seed from North Berwick, will play the seventh seed, Renfrewshire's Alyson McKechin, from Elderslie, in tomorrow's 18-hole final of the 99th Scottish women's amateur championship at Longniddry Golf Club.

Clara, who recently regained the East Lothian women's county champion and is the youngest player to reach the last stage of the "Scottish," beat 20-year-old Rachel Polson (Peterculter) by 4 and 3 in the first semi-final this afternoon. Clara started with a double bogey 6 but covered the next 14 holes in three under par figures, finishing off the match in style with back-to-back birdies.

 Alyson, leader of the SLGA Women's Order of Merit, is also through to the national final for the first time. She beat the 2009 champion, Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) by 2 and 1 in a semi-final distinguished by very good scoring. Alyson was four under par and had six birdies in all. Megan had an eagle 3 at the 15th and birdied the fourth. She was approximately two under par.