Scotland made a winning start to the Veteran Ladies Golf Association area team championship at Formby Golf Club, Lancashire today.
They beat South of England 6 ½ to 3 ½ after making a 3-0 clean sweep of the foursomes.
“The girls are tired but happy. We had very heavy showers in the morning and a very strong wind in the afternoon so the conditions were physically testing,” said Scotland captain Pat Hutton.
Scotland’s winners in the singles were Pamela Williamson (Baberton), Noreen Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh) and Margaret Tough (Falkirk). Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) had a square match.
In the other tie of the opening day, North of England, holders of the Miller Stirling Trophy, beat English Midlands 5½-3½.
Day 1 results:
SCOTLAND 6 ½ SOUTH OF ENGLAND 2 ½
Foursomes: M Thomson & L Campbell bt J O’JKeefe & R Waters 4 and 3; F De Vries & K Sutherland bt S Ellis & I Brien 6 and 5; L Bennett & N Fenton bt V Morgan & M Maisey 4 and 2 (3-0).
Singles: Thomson lost to O’Keefe 5 and 4, P Williamson beat Brien 2 holes, De Vries lost to Ellis 4 and 3, Sutherland halved with Waters, Fenton beat M Copp 6 and 5, M Tough beat Morgan 7 and 5 (3 ½-2 ½).
ENGLISH MIDLANDS 3 ½, NORTH OF ENGLAND 5 ½.
Thanks go to Gillian Kirkwood for the Report
