Friday 20th - Current Borders champion Ailsa Bain from Peebles has beaten Rachel Hanlon, St Regulus, by one hole in the final of the Clark Rosebowl (2nd flight) at the Scottish Ladies Amateur Championships at Machrihanish today.
Thursday 19th - Tara was beaten 2&1 in the first round at Machrahanish today, she did really well to get this far. 2006 champion Martine Pow from Selkirk was also beaten in the first round.
Ailsa Bain and Judith Anderson qualified for the Clark Rosebowl, but Ailsa, who won the borders championship earlier this month is the only Borderer to get through to the second day of the matchplay playing Heather Munro from Monifeith in the semi's tomorrow
Tara will be playing against Susan Jackson from Ladybank in the first matchplay round at Machrihanish on Thursday morning. She was 15th of the 32 qualifiers with gross 158 (78,80), her 2nd round nett 76 placed her 3rd in the Lyon Salver. it was tough going today with near gale force winds and squally showers.