Ayrshire Ladies County Golf Association Captain Liz Keohone
(Loudoun) made her final year in office all the more memorable on Wednesday 12th
April when she won the Ayrshire ladies County Championship for the second time,
following her inaugural win back in 2001.
In tough blustery conditions at Glasgow Gailes, the semi
finals in the morning saw Liz overcome Pauline Patrick (Irvine) by 3 & 1.
In the other semi final the 1985 champion Jane Finnie (Troon
Ladies) edged out Audrey Thomson (Loudoun) by a single hole after an exciting
closing stretch which saw Jane hole her second shot at the sixteenth for an
eagle two to go dormie two, before Audrey chipped and putted to win the
seventeenth and take the tie to the last. At the final hole a par was good
enough to book a place in the final for Jane Finnie.
In the final, Jane raced to a two hole lead after two and
maintained her advantage through seven before Liz took successive holes at
eight and nine to square the match at the turn.
A holed chip at the tenth put Liz ahead in the final for the
first time but Jane hit back by winning three successive holes from the
thirteenth to go two up with three to play. A half at the sixteenth left jane
dormie two but par was good enough to win the seventeenth for Liz after a poor
tee shot from Jane, and the match progressed to the final hole.
A great chip under pressure at the last ensured a win for
Liz and the final went into extra holes.
Both players missed the green at the first play off hole in
two but another good chip and putt from Liz was good enough to secure a winning
par four and her second County Championship final, sixteen years after her
maiden win at Prestwick St Nicholas.
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