AYRSHIRE LADIES COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP - Top seed Emma Hale eases into semi finals

Top seed Emma Hale (Troon Ladies) won by 8 and 7 on Tuesday afternoon, 12th April, against Pauline  Patrick (Irvine) to book her place in Wednesday morning's semi-finals of the Ayrshire women's county championship at Prestwick Golf Club.

Report by Colin Farquharson

Now Emma will face Louise Duncan (West Kilbride) who beat Debbie Watt (Ayr Belleisle) 7 and 6.

The other semi-final will be between Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie), champion at West Kilbride in 2004, and clubmate Lorna Ronnie, a new Ayrshire county member.

Alex won through this afternoon against another Kilmarnock Barassie member, Lesley Barker, by 5 and 4 whereas Lorna had a tougher route to the semi-final, going to the 18th green against losing 2013 finalist Audrey Thompson (Loudoun), eventually winning by one hole.

WEDNESDAY'S SEMI-FINALS
8.45 am Hale v Duncan
9.00 am Glennie v Ronnie 

TUESDAY'S RESULTS
FIRST ROUND

Emma Hale (Troon Ladies) bt Barbara Beckett (Loudoun) 7 and 5.
Pauline Patrick (Irvine) bt Joanne Sharp (Kilmarnock Barassie) 3 and 1.
Debbie Watt (Ayr Belleisle) bt Linda McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) 5 and 4.
Louise Duncan (West Kilbride) bt Margaret Miller (Troon Ladies) 8 and 7.
Lesley Barker (Kilmarnock Barassie) bt Sally Hamilton (Loudoun) 4 and 3.
Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) bt Annie Howie (Troon Ladies) 3 and 2.
Lorna Ronnie (Kilmarnock Barasssie) bt Liz Wilson (Kilmarnock Barassie) 3 and 2.
Audrey Thompson (Loudoun) bt Liz Keohone (Loudoun) 3 and 2.

QUARTER-FINALS

Hale bt Patrick 8 and 7

Duncan bt Watt 7 and 6

Barker bt Glennie 5 and 4

Ronnie bt Thompson 1 hole.