DONNA POCOCK EQUALS BRAEMAR

WOMEN'S COURSE RECORD OF 63

Past Aberdeenshire champion Donna Pocock (Murcar Links) equalled the 12-year-old Braemar women's course record with a brilliant round of nine-under-par 63 in the club's women's open tournament.
Donna's figures were:
OUT: 4 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 4 – 32.
IN: 4 3 5 2 3 5 3 3 3 – 31.
The 2 at the fifth is an eagle and she had nine birdies: at the second, fourth, seventh, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 16th and 17th. She also had two bogeys, at the sixth and 12th.
Her halves were four under par on the way out and five under par on the way home.
Former Curtis Cup player and past Scottish champion Elaine Farquharson-Black (Deeside) set the record on July 12, 1998 and it is interesting to compare the figures with which she set the 63 mark. They were:

OUT: 5 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 - 31.

IN: 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 - 32.

If you have the time you might like to compare Donna and Elaine's scorecards and see who would have won in a "fantasy" match-play tie between the two of them on their day of days (Three months later in October 1997, Elaine smashed the Moray Old Course women's record with a 10-under-par round of 65).
Donna, who has brought her handicap down to one, won the Braemar tournament by three shots from another past county champion Sheena Wood (Hazlehead) with Claire Hargan (Mortonhall), also a former cap and multi-Midlothian county champion, third on 68.

*Picture of Donna Pocock is by Cal Carson Golf Agency.