Great Show By Glenmuir Women

Lysa, though, would be first to admit that as she walked off the final green of her first round that the title was more a dream than a reality.

"I'd handed in a 78 and I'd felt tense all during the round", admitted the Oaks (Yorkshire) professional. "I'd had a practice round the month before and felt really good."

What a difference a day makes, as she teed up the following morning. Having been lying fifth of the eight competitors, four behind front-runner Adrienne, Jones proceeded to compile the round of the championship, gathering five birdies and two bogeys for a fine 71, two under par.

In fact, Engleman, playing two games behind, nearly became unstuck at the final hole, but rallied for a par and 75 that matched Lysa's 149 aggregate.

It's fair to say that during the play-off, which lasted four holes, Engleman was by far the steadier player. Twice Jones escaped from predicaments of varying difficulty. At the second she was in a greenside bunker that looked three times her height. Nonetheless she splashed out confidently - "Graham Walker, my coach at Oaks, has been working hard with me on bunker practice" - and nicely holed the resultant 10-footer for a half.

Again, up the third, she was in semi-rough on the right, but made light of it by nailing a six-iron that actually finished inside Engleman's second. This time it was the Cambridge player's turn to sweat as she over-hit her first putt, and holed a brave eight-footer back.

The title was decided at the par-four fourth. Adrienne marginally forced a soft, high five-iron which ran onto the back fringe, while Lysa was safely on 20 feet away.

An indifferent chip left Engleman still with a nasty 10-footer. Lysa putted almost dead, and her opponent missed, leaving the Yorkshire player to complete the formality of the putt, and become the 2005 champion, worth £1,000.

Both players are involved full-time in coaching and teaching, but were anxious to encourage further competition for WPGA players. Former European Tour player Adrienne commented "It's great to see we've got more trainees signing up, and a good 30 players or so attended our one-day series."

Said champion Lysa "I love coaching but it's nice to get out in competitions. A number of us have tried to support the six WPGA events - but more would be even better!"