Karen Ferguson-Snedden won the Scottish Senior Women’s Match Play Championship for the first time yesterday (Friday 25th June) when she beat Iona McKean 2 & 1 in a tense final at a windswept Aberdour.

The Mortonhall player needed to go all the way to the 20th hole before beating RLCGA’s Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) in the semi-final and in the final she had to work almost as hard against an opponent who was frequently outgunned off the tee but never more than a hole behind before losing the 17th green.

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 Renfrewshire’s Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) needed just 26 holes to beat Harburn’s Jennifer Bryans 5 & 4 and Baberton’s Wendy Nicholson 8 & 6 to move on to a semi-final clash against Mortonhall’s Karen Ferguson-Snedden.

“I’m sharing a house with Elaine Moffat ( the No 1 seed) so we’re hoping to face each other in the final. That’s the dream anyway but there’s a lot to do to get there,” said Kyle.

“I live in Glasgow so we’ve had restrictions. I’ve had to self-isolate because a friend had tested positive for Covid. I missed all my County matches and was feeling a bit sorry for myself so I’m very pleased to get this far.

“It’s great to get back to competing after such a long break,” she added. “You just feel so grateful to be able to get back playing at your club but this is another level and you really have to concentrate.”

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