AYRSHIRE LADIES COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP - Linzi Allan wins first title

2014 champion Linzi Allan

Top seed Linzi Allan (West Kilbride), a former US college golf circuit player, won the Ayrshire womens county championship for the first time at Glasgow Gailes Golf Club today, Thursday 10 April 2014.

(Report and photo courtesy of the Cal Carson Golf Agency)

Linzi beat the defending champion and last years Scottish girls champion, Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) on the 18th green in the final.

It was a close game with the first three holes halved in pars.  The first birdie came with a 2 from Connie at the short sixth where she went one ahead.
 
Allan squared the match with a par at the next and was one up at the turn after sinking a 30ft birdie putt at the ninth.

The West Kilbride player won two of the next five holes to increase her lead to three. A half the 15th left her dormie three.
 
Jaffrey prolonged the final with a winning par and a birdie to be one down on the 18th tee.

Both girls were in the greenside bunker at the last in two shots and made good recoveries but Linzi's par putt was good enough to secure the title.

In the semi finals, Linzi Allan beat Alex Glennie (Kilmanrock Barassie) whilst Connie Jaffrey beat Catherine Malcolm (Prestwick St Cuthbert) by 3 & 2.