ANGELA SIMPLY DEVINE ON

INWARD HALF AT LANARK

TO LEAD QUALIFIERS

It was a golf game of two halves for Hamilton five-handicapper Angela Devine today in the qualifying round of the Lanarkshire women's county championship at Lanark.
Angela reached the turn in 45 blows - seven over par - and looked as though she might not break 90. But everything changed on the inward half. She came romping home in two-under-par 34 for a 79 - five over the Lanark standard scratch - which earned her the lofty status of No 1 seed for the match-play draw.
Angela, pictured right, who had four birdies in her round, topped the 16 qualifiers by one stroke from two Lanark players, Elaine Cuthill and May Hughes. On a countback, the No 2 seed berth went to Elaine by virtue of the better last three holes.
Glasgow University student Pamela Pretswell was unable to defend the title as she has important lectures this week.
QUALIFIERS
79 Angela Devine (Hamilton).
80 Elaine Cuthill (Lanark), May Hughes (Lanark).
83 Pat Hutton (Lanark), Lesley Lloyd (Hayston), Janice Paterson (Drumpellier), Susan Wood (Drumpellier).
87 Margaret Reid (Lanark).
89 Christine Maxton (Hamilton).
92 Pat Milligan (Hamilton).
95 Carol McCall (Strathaven), Jillian McPherson (East Kilbride).
96 Ray Wilson (Carluke).
97 Margaret Scott (Bishopbriggs), Elaine Morris (Hamilton).
100 Jennifer Wiles (Drumpellier).
Draw:
9.30am Devine v Wiles, Maxton v Reid, Lloyd v McPherson, Wilson v Hutton.
9.56 Hughes v Scott, McCall v Paterson, Wood v Milligan, Morris v Cuthill.