Bathgate's Mhairi Hall is leading Stirlingshire

qualifier for match-play stages at Linlithgow

In the absence of former Curtis Cup player Alison Davidson (Stirling), who was unable to defend the title, the “winner” of tonight’s Stirlingshire women’s county golf championship qualifying round at Linlithgow Golf Club was Mhairi Hall (Bathgate).
Mhairi headed the 16 qualifiers for the match-play stages, which start on Sunday afternoon at 2pm, with a 78 against the CSS of 74 (reduction only).
Two juniors, Helen Goodwin (Glenbervie) and Judy Shields (Dunblane) made it through.
Helen’s mother Elizabeth, also a member at Glenbervie, was also among the match-play qualifiers.
Details:
Qualifying round (CSS 74, reduction only)
78 Mhairi Hall (Bathgate).
82 Elaine Allison (Stirling).
83 Helen Goodwin (Glenbervie).
83 Louise MacGregor (Falkirk).
84 Jill Harrison (Linlithgow).
85 Margaret Tough (Falkirk), Claire Capocci (Bridge of Allan).
86 Lesley Gibb (West Lothian).
87 Linda Allan (Falkirk Tryst).
88 Elizabeth Goodwin (Glenbervie), Vicki Stevenson (Stirling).
90 Winifred MacCallum (Falkirk).
91 Judy Shields (Dunblane).
92 Shona Gunn (Falkirk Tryst).
93 Margaret McFarlane (Bathgate), Maureen Shanks (West Lothian).

Sunday’s first-round ties (starting 2pm)
Hall v Shanks
Allan v Gibb
Harrison v McCallum
Shields v MacGregor
H Goodwin v Gunn
Stevenson v Tough
Capocci v E Goodwin
McFarlane v Allison.
The concluding stages of the championship will be held at Linlithgow on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings.