East Vets still going strong in Midlothian B Championship

East Vets ladies still feature in the semifinals of a Midlothian championship - in the B Championship. Unfortunately both Fiona Hunter (Baberton) and Noreen Fenton (Dunbar)did not proceed further than the first round of the County Championship although in both their separate games the results were very close, Fiona losing on the seventeenth to Louise Fraser of Kingsknowe and Noreen on the last hole to Hannah Scott of Broomieknowe. In the second round, Louise beat Hannah by one hole, althought at one point, Hannah had been four up. However, having started to lose some holes, she succumbed to the very experienced and long-hitting Miss Fraser, who eventually overcame her on the eighteenth hole.

However in the B Championship, East Vets are still maintaining a high profile.

In the first round, Denise Mitchell of Murrayfield, won through comfortably against local player Yvonne Blyth by a 3 and 2 margin and then by a similar margin against Suzie Laughland of Royal Dornoch who had taken out Phyl Early of Glencorse in the morning round. In the second round Jaci Moriarty only won against Sandra Ashurst by the narrowest of margins. Both ladies had been pretty fresh, both having had the fortune (or misfortune) of having walk-overs in the morning. Hope someone told them in plenty of time to have a long-lie!

In the bottom half of the draw, new vet Isobel Halliday of Merchants will be playing in the semifinals on Sunday morning having beaten Coleen Derighetti of Lochend at the eighteenth in the morning and Margaret Alexander of Baberton at the 19th in the second round. A hard day's golf.

Best of luck to our vets tomorrow. Fingers crossed it's an all-Vet final.

B Championship Results (First Round)
Denise Mitchell(Murrayfield) beat Yvonne Blyth (Prestonfield) 3 and 2
Suzie Laughland (Royal Dornoch) beat Phyl Early (Glencorse) 6 and 5
Jaci Moriarty (Lochend) WO Elsa Todd (Prestonfield)
Sandra Ashurst (Murrayfield) WO Helen Warnock (Harburn)
Ann Brown (Deer Park) beat Helen Martin (Kingsknowe) 2 holes
Lynda Taylor (Dalmahoy) beat Sandra Dickson (Mortonhall) 2 and 1
Isobel Halliday (Merchants) beat Coleen Derighetti(Lochend) 1 hole
Margaret Alexander (Baberton) beat Eileen McLaughlan (Kingsknowe) 4 and 2

Quarter-finals
Denise Mitchell beat Suzie Laughland 3 and 2
Jaci Moriarty beat Sandra Ashurst 1 hole
Anne Brown beat Lynda Taylor 6 and 5
Isobel Halliday beat Margaret Alexander at 19th