Renfrewshire County Ladies Championship
YOUNGSTER CLARE-MARIE CARLTON
WINS RENFREWSHIRE MARATHON FINAL
Clare-Marie Carlton receives the Championship Trophy from
John Churchill, captain of Caldwell GC
Clare-Marie Carlton became one of the youngest winners of the Renfrewshire
women's county golf championship in atrocious weather at Caldwell GC today.
The Fereneze junior member, who is only 16 years old, achieved the two
best victories of her short career, beating first the top seed and Scotland
veteran women's international player, Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle) by
7 and 5 in the semi-finals.
Then Miss Carlton won at the 23rd hole in the final against former Scotland
cap Donna Jackson (Cochrane Castle), winner of the county title nine times
previously.
Donna had beaten Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) by 4 and 3 in the second
semi-final.
The final was a nip-and-tuck affair with never more than a hole in it
either way. All square after 18 holes, it was the fifth extra hole before
a decision was reached. Donna Jackson drove into the trees at the 23rd
and could only hack out, leaving her young opponent to win the hole and
become county champion.
Results
Semi-finals_ C-M Carlton (Fereneze) beat J Mack (Haggs Castle) 7 and 5,
D Jackson (Cochrane Castle) beat G Kyle (East Renfrewshire) 4 and 3.
Final _ Carlton beat Jackson at 23rd.
YOUNGSTER CLARE-MARIE IN RENFREWSHIRE SEMI-FINALS
Fereneze teenager Clare-Marie Carlton meets Scottish veteran international
team member Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle) in what promises to be an intriguing
first semi-final of the Renfrewshire women's county golf championship
at Caldwell GC on Thursday.
Clare, who will not be 17 years old until August, had two good wins on
the opening day of the match-play stages.
First she beat Addi Shamash (Kirkcudbright), a member of the SLGA Select
who beat North-east District boys in a foursomes match at Cruden Bay on
Sunday, by 4 and 3 and then Miss Carlton beat Carol Whyte (Windyhill),
beaten semi-finalist last year, by 2 and 1.
Meanwhile leading qualifier Mrs Mack had beaten her veteran team skipper
Heather Anderson (Caldwell) by one hole and then Lesley Robertson (Ranfurly
Castle), also on the last green.
The other semi-final will feature Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) and
Donna Jackson (Cochrane Castle), winner of the title nine times.
Mrs Kyle had a good 6 and 5 first-round win over Jennifer Jenkins (Ralston)
after starting with an eagle three and being three under par for the outward
half.
Miss Jackson beat clubmate Gillian McGinlay by 7 and 6 after Gillian had
toppled Karen Fitzgerald (Turnberry), a former champion and beaten finalist
12 months ago, by 4 and 3.
Results:
First round _ J Mack (Haggs Castle) beat H Anderson (Caldwell) 1 hole;
L Robertson (Ranfurly Castle) beat M Key (Ralston) 6 and 5, C Whyte (Windyhill)
beat B Paterson (Eastwood) 2 and 1, C-M Carlton (Feteneze) beat A Shamash
(Bonnyton) 4 and 3, G Kyle (East Renfrewshire) beat J Jenkins (Ralston)
6 and 5, L Brabender (Greenock) beat M Turner (Kilmacolm) 4 and 3; D Jackson
(Cochrane Castle) beat M Skinner (Gourock) 4 and 3; G McGinlay (Cochrane
Castle) beat K Fitzgerald (Turnberry) 4 and 3.
Quarter-finals _ Mack beat Robertson 1 hole, Carlton beat Whyte 2 and
1 Kyle beat Brabender 5 and 4, Jackson beat McGinlay 7 and 6.
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