AVRIL KER is Perth and Kinross top seed at Glenisla


A fabulous round by County Squad member Avril Ker saw her qualify in top spot at a blustery Glenisla yesterday. Avril matched the CSS with a great score of 73 - one ahead of Carly Booth, who is the No 2 seed, and three better than third qualifier and defending champion Roseanne Niven.

COLLATED SCORES - PERTH & KINROSS WOMEN'S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Glenisla Golf Club
Qualifiers (CSS 73)
73 Avril Ker (Craigiehill).
74 Carly Booth (Auchterarder).
76 Roseanne Niven (Crieff).
79 Emma Napper (Craigiehill).
80 Shona Leighton (Alyth), Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall).
81 Nicky Harding (Craigiehill), Sal Shepherd (Blairgowrie), Meg Marshall (Blairgowrie).
82 Jillian Milne (Craigiehill), Dawn Butchart (Strathmore), Mary Hope (Blairgowrie).
85 Gillian Wallace (Glenisla), Jennie French (Alyth).
86 Joan Ritchie (Auchterarder).
87 Alison Stockley (Craigiehill).
Draw (Saturday 9.0)Ker v Stockley, (9.07)Marshall v Shepherd, (9.15)Leighton v Hope, (9.22)Wallace v Napper, (9.30)Niven v French, (9.37)Butchart v Yellowlees, (9.45)Harding v Milne, (9.52)Ritchie v Booth.
Quarter-finals at 1.30.

GIBB TROPHY QUALIFIERS

An impressive net 69 gave Susan Ogg of Dunkeld & Birnam top qualifying place in the Gibb Trophy. Avril's daughter Alison Ker qualified second and a further family connection saw Roseanne's younger sister, Annabel Niven qualify in 4th place.


Handicap qualifiers Susan Ogg (Dunkeld) (24) 69; Alison Ker (Craigiehill) (16)74, Kathleen McKay (Crieff) (24)74, Annabel Niven (Crieff) (14)74, Maggie Bruce (Alyth) (15) 74; Sandra Johnston (Alyth) (17) 75; Carol Lambie (Dunkeld) (13)76, Christine Tripney (Alyth) (17) 76.
Draw Saturday (10.00)Ogg v Tripney, (10.07)Bruce v A Niven, (10.15)McKay v Johnston, (10.22)Lambie v Ker.
Sunday's semi-finals and finals will start at 7.30am and 11.52.

Good luck to everyone!