Northern Counties' winning squad at Royal Dornoch. Back row (l to r): Jenny Milne (Elgin), Pam Mackay (Royal Dornoch), Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch), Mary Smith (Tain), Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch). Front: Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), Hannah McCook(Abernethy) (reserve), Julie Vass (Tain), Sammy Vass (Tain).

Sammy and the Northern Counties team are

just "ace" ... bound for Baberton as champions

Northern Counties have joined Renfrewshire and Galloway in the line-up for the Scottish women's inter-county team golf championship finals at Baberton Golf Club, Edinburgh from September 18 to 20. Northern Counties wrapped up the North Division title at Royal Dornoch Golf Club today when they beat Aberdeenshire 5 1/2-3 1/2, giving them three wins out of three. Sammy Vass (Tain) had a hole in one at the sixth with a five-iron in her afternoon singles victory by two holes over Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies). In the other tie, Perth & Kinross beat Angus 6-3. Highlight of the afternoon singles was Carly Booth's seven-under-par performance to beat Angus's Mary Summers 7 and 6. Details: NORTHERN COUNTIES 5 1/2, ABERDEENSHIRE 3 1/2 Foursomes (1 1/2-1 1/2) Sammy Vass & Kelsey MacDonald lost to Claire Wilson & Laura Murray 5 and 3. Cara Gruber & Pamela Mackay bt Gill Murray & Sammy Leslie 5 and 3. Alison Bartlett & Mary Smith halved with Laura McLardy & Mhairi Johnstone. Singles (4-2) MacDonald lost to Laura Murray 3 and 2. Gruber bt Wilson 5 and 4. Sammy Vass bt Sheena Wood 2 holes. Julie Vass bt Johnstone 1 hole. Jenny Milne lost to Gil Murray 4 and 3. Mackay bt Donna Pocock 4 and 3. ANGUS 3, PERTH & KINROSS 6 Foursomes (0-3) Ailsa Summers & Rebecca Wilson lost to Carly Booth & Emily Ogilvie 2 holes. Shonagh Raitt & Ann Ramsay lost to Annabel Niven & Alexandra Bushby 1 hole. Fiona Blair & Mary Summers lost to Eve Muirhead and Laura Walker 3 and 1. Singles (3-3) Summers lost to Booth 7 and 6. Wilson lost to Ogilvie 3 and 2. Ann Ramsay bt Fiona Ramsay 1 hole. Katy McNicol bt Jane Yellowlees 4 and 2. Fiona Blair lost to Bushby 5 and 4. Raitt lost to Walker 1 hole.