Club: Toni-Louise Naylor wins Waterton Park ladies championship
Naylor’s opening 76 put her on the shoulder of Olivia Jay and she stormed past her in round two with a 78 for a 154 total to Jay’s 159 (75 84).
Jan Wood was third (83 91).
Naylor’s victory follows her success in the US Kids European Championship at Gullane last month.
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Hide AdMore than 600 players competed in different categories on four courses in East Lothian with Naylor winning the 13-14 year-old girls’ section by one shot from Phoebe Beber-Frankland, of the USA.
After the first round Naylor was lying second with a 77. She subsequently carded a 76 followed by another 77 to take the trophy.
Gordon Owen regained the men’s club championship at Waterton Park after a break of three years.
Following the first round he was three shots ahead of Damian Simpson, having shot an excellent 70, with Jack Owen a further three shots back.
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Hide AdStronger winds during the second round were reflected in the scoring.
Simpson pulled square within three holes, but Owen stayed calm and used his experience to ease away, returning a 75 for a total of 145, three shots clear of Simpson, who in turn was three shots clear of Jack Owen.