EAST LOTHIAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP

Top seed Mary Lou now plays conqueror

of defending champion Ruth Carroll

Top seed Mary Lou Renton (Gifford), who has never won the title, is through to Tuesday morning's semi-finals of the East Lothian women's county golf championship over the Gullane No 2 course.
After wins over two North Berwick players, Barbara Biggart and Dawn Young, Mary Lou now plays home-course player Line Mortensen who knocked out the defending champion Ruth Carroll (Musselburgh Old) by 4 and 3 in the first round.
The other semi-final features Jayne Smith (Gifford), champion in 2001 and 2003, against Emma Fairnie (Dunbar), beaten finalist in 2006 and 2007.
Beryl Morris and Ann McIntosh will meet in the final of the Handicap Quaich.
Monday's match-play results:
CHAMPIONSHIP
First round - Mary Lou Renton (Gifford) bt Barbara Biggart (North Berwick) 4 and 3, Dawn Young (North Berwick) bt Eleanor Black (Dunbar) 3 and 2, Clara Young (North Berwick) bt Patricia Savin (North Berwick) 1 hole, Line Mortensen (Gullane) bt Ruth Carroll (Musselburgh Old) 4 and 3, Jayne Smith (Gullane) bt Marie Vandepeear (Dunbar) 4 and 3, Linda Grieve (Musselburgh) bt Jill Rankin (North Berwick) 3 and 1. Jane Herd (Musselburgh) bt Alice Archbold (Longniddry) 10 and 8, Emma Fairnie (Dunbar) bt Viv Cupples (Dunbar) 3 and 2.
Quarter-finals - Renton bt D Young 4 and 2, Mortensen bt C Young 2 and 1, Smith bt Grieve 5 and 4, Fairnie bt Herd 6 and 5.
HANDICAP QUAICH
First round - Sheila King (Gullane) (19) bt Corrine Luca (Longniddry) (25) 6 and 5, Beryl Morris (Dunbar) (24) bt Irene Gray (Musselburgh) (21) 3 and 2, Pat Cusden (Dunbar) (22) bt Pat Lockie (North Berwick) (22) 2 holes, Ann McIntosh (Gullane) (22) bt Jackie Squires (Gullane) (25) 5 and 4.
Semi-finals - Morris bt King at 20th, McIntosh bt Cusden 5 and 4.