No East Vets in Last Eight of Midlothian County Championship

Maybe it was the act of crossing one's fingers to keep the rain at bay, but sadly no East Vets have survived into the last day's play this coming Sunday at Newbattle Golf Club.

Fiona de Vries won quite comfortably in the morning by a 5 and 3 margin against the Midlothian County Selector, Linda Caine. Her iron play was quite superb and she clearly found the greens to her taste. In the quarter-finals she lost by 3 and 2 to Claire Hargan. Fiona admitted she took five or six holes to gain her previous momentum, during which she had to rely heavily on her normally very secure short-game. From the eleventh, she met a barrage of birdies by Claire who has been champion on five occasions in the last six years.

In the other half of the draw, Noreen Fenton lost by one hole in a very tight match against one of Midlothian's promising juniors, Gabrielle MaDonald (Craigielaw). In the afternoon, Gabrielle continued her relentless progress into the last four by eliminating the number one seed Louise Fraser(Kingsknowe), by the same margin.

Midlothian 'B' Championship - results delayed due to computer blip