NOW IT'S OFFICIAL - KIRKWOOD NEWS CONFIRMS WE HAVE THE TOP UNDER 14's IN THE COUNTRY

                                              

STRATHMORE'S KIRSTY BRODIE, ALEX SIMPSON TOP 

SCOTS IN LORETTO SCOTTISH U14s OPEN CH/SHIP

Strathmore's Kirsty Brodie, bidding to follow in the footsteps of last year's winner, Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) finished the top Scot in joint seventh place in the Loretto Scottish Under-14 boys and girls' championship at Bothwell Castle Golf Club today.
Kirsty had rounds of 75 and 78 for a total of nine-over-par 153.
Natasha Slater from Furness Golf Club, Barrow in Cumbria was a classy successor to McWilliam as champion, winning the title by seven strokes with a two-under-par total of 142.
Runners-up on 149 were Martha Lewis (76-73) from St George's Hill GC, Surrey and Kathatrina Steffl (France) (74-75).
The next best Scots after Brodie were Gullane's Charlotte Munro (74-85 for 159) in joint 17th place and Sarah Black (Deeside) (79-85 for 164), sharing 23rd place.
Bryan Teoh Wiyang made the long trip from Malaysia a worthwhile one by winning the boys' championship by two strokes with a three-over-par total of 143 (68-75)
Chafrlie Hilton from the Ifield club, Crawley in West Sussex was runner-up on 145 with scores of 72 and 73.
Kristy Brodie's Strathmore clubmate Alex Simpson finished the leading Scot in the boys' championship with rounds of 76 and 74 for 150 to claim a share of 13th place alongside Auchterarder's Rowan Carey who scored 74-76.
Next best Scots boys were Lewis Irvine (Kirkhill), joint 23rd on 151 (74-77) and Craig Jackman (Dunblane New) who tied for 28th place with scores of 70 and 82 for 152.

LORETTO SCOTTISH UNDER-14 BOYS' AND GIRLS' OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Bothwell Castle Golf Club, nr Glasgow