Scotland are favourites to win the Veteran Ladies Golfing Association’s area team golf championship for the Miller Stirling Trophy at Formby Golf Club, Lancashire.
The Scots, skipper by Pat Hutton (Lanark and West Vets), are the only team left with a 100 % record going into the last day’s play. They followed up their 6 ½-2 ½ win over South by beating English Midlands 5-4 in very windy conditions on Wednesday.
Defending champions North of England, surprisingly beaten 5-4 by South of England on the second day, are Scotland’s final opponents.
The Scots lost the foursomes 2-1 to Midlands and then lost the first two singles which left them trailing 4-1 with four ties to finish.
“The tail wagged splendidly,” said Pat Hutton, “because we won the last four ties through Lorna Bennett, Kathleen Sutherland, Margaret Tough and Noreen Fenton.”
Details:
SCOTLAND 5, ENGLISH MIDLANDS 4
Foursomes: M Thomson & L Campbell lost to P West & P Parker 5 and 4; P Williamson & M Tough bt S Westall & J Snelson 3 and 2; L Bennett & N Fenton lost to D Parker & A Stockdale 4 and 2 (1-2).
Singles: Williamson lost to West 2 and 1, F De Vries lost to P Parker 2 and 1, Bennett beat D Backhouse 3 and 1, K Sutherland beat A Bruce 2 and 1, Tough beat Stockdale 7 and 5, Fenton beat D Parker 5 and 4 (4-2).
Other result:
SOUTH OF ENGLAND 5, NORTH OF ENGLAND 4.
HOW THEY STAND
Scotland 2 wins
North 1 win
South 1 win
Midlands 0 wins
FINAL MATCHES
Scotland v North, South v Midlands.
Thanks go to Gillian Kirkwood for the Report
