KELSEY BEATEN IN SEMI-FINAL,

BUT RACHEL WINS FLIGHT 2 AND

HARRIET IN FINAL OF FLIGHT 1

Scotland Under-21 girls' champion Kelsey MacDonald was beaten 8 and 7 by American Taylor Collins in the semi-finals of the Doherty/Jones Challenge Cup women's amateur match-play golf tournament at Coral Ridge Country Club, Fort Lauderdale.
Stirling University student MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar GC) never touched the form that saw her beat the No 2 seed Kyle Roig (Puerto Rico) at the 20th in the quarter-finals. Perhaps that victory drained the Scot more than had been thought.
In Saturday's 18-hole championship final, Collins will play the hot favourite, No 1 seed and defending champion, 14-year-old Alexis Thompson from Coral Gables, Florida.
Thompson was taken past the 14th green for the first time in the match-play stages in the other semi-final. She beat US women's mid-amateur champion Martha Leach, 3 and 2 conqueror of Craigielaw's Jane Turner in the quarters, by one hole.
There was one Irish success to report from Friday's play and possibly an English success on Saturday - both involving Stirling University students.
Rachel Cassidy, pictured above in Florida with her trophy, a member of The Island Golf Club, Dublin, won the Second Flight Final in which she beat American Connie Isler, the No 2 seed, by 5 and 4. Rachel was the No 4 seed in this category.
Isler had beaten another Stirling student, Jordana Graham from Southerness, by 3 and 2 in Thursday's semi-finals.
Stirling student Harriet Beasley from Woburn will contest the First Flight Final on Saturday. All the First Flight contestants lost in the first round of the Championship Flight. Harriet, the No 11 seed, beat No 7 qualifier Nicol Whitmore (US) by 6 and 5 in Friday's semi-finals.
In the other semi-final, No 16 seed Jaye Marie Green, an American who topled the top First Flight seed., Cyndi Carlson in the first round, reached the final by beating Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), the No 13 seed, 4 and 3.

RESULTS

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
Semi-finals (Seeding number in brackets)
Players from US unless stated
Alexis Thompson (1) bt Martha Leach (20) 1 hole.
Taylor Collins (11) bt Kelsey MacDonald (Stirling Univ & Nairn Dunbar) (10) 8 and 7.

FIRST FLIGHT
Semi-finals
Jaye Marie Green (16) bt Louis Kenney (Pitreavie) (13) 4 and 3.
Harriet Beasley (Stirling Univ & Woburn) (11) bt Nicole Whitmore (7) 6 and 5.

SECOND FLIGHT
Final
Rachel Cassidy (Stirling Univ & The Island) (4) bt Connie Isler (2) 5 and 4.

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Semi-finals
Lisa Schlesinger (9) bt Mary Jane Hiestand (4) at 19th.
Kim Eaton (2) bt Anne Schultz (7) at 20th.