1st Round Scores at the Scottish Seniors Alex Glennie and Helen Faulds do well

Alex Glennie, (Kilmarnock Barassie) Jennifer Mack(Haggs Castle) and Sheilagh Quinn(Stirling) on the 1st tee at Kinross

In rather humid conditions and tricky greens Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) and Helen Faulds (Douglas Park)were the leading West of Scotland players over the Montgomerie Course in Kinross today.
The top sixteen scratch scores after tomorrows round proceed into the matchplay part of the competition, two rounds on Thursday and the semi-final and final on Friday. The eight losing first round competitors have a second bite at the cherry by being able to compete in the Second Flight Matchplay
.Leaderboard

1 HUNTER, Fiona Baberton 73
2 GLENNIE, Alex Kilmarnock Barassie 74
3 FENTON, Noreen Dunbar 75
4 FAULDS, Helen Douglas Park 76
5 CUTHBERTSON, Sheila Peebles 78
6 SMITH, Mary Tain 78
7 CADDEN, Suzanne Cardross 78
8 TELFER, Anna Milngavie 78
9 SUTHERLAND, Kathleen Royal Montrose 79
10 ANDERSON, Heather Alyth 79
11 WILLIAMSON, Pamela Baberton 79
12 THOMSON, Moira Gullane Ladies 80
13 BENNETT, Lorna Ladybank 80
Other West of Scotland Players
19 HUGHES, May Lanark 84
24 NEILSON, Maureen Greenock 85
28 KANE, Anabel Kilmacolm 88
31 FELL, Carol Ranfurly Castle 89
32 HUTTON, Patricia Lanark 89
33 PATERSON, Janice Drumpellier 90
37 MCDOUGALL, Linda Greenock 90
38 STEWART, Marion Kilmacolm 90
40 MACK, Jennifer Haggs Castle 91
55 ROGER, Fiona Ranfurly Castle 97
56 MACGREGOR, Helen Hilton Park 99
59 CRAWFORD, Fiona Shiskine 107

Click here for Todays Full Results
Wednesday's Tee off Times

Open Greensomes --- Douglas Park

Played 26th June 2009
Scratch;
E. Grant (Douglas Park) & M. Myers (Clober) 83 (bih)

Handicap (Scr – 18.9)

N. Campbell (Douglas Park) & A. Wilson (Clober) 69.4
C. Dingwall (Douglas Park) & B. Mitchell (Douglas Park) 70.6
L. McLean (Douglas Park) & N. Gray (Douglas Park) 71.6

Handicap (19 – 30)

H. MacDowall (Douglas Park) & K. Perfect (Balmore) 66.2 (bih)
E. Crombie (Douglas Park) & M. Agnew (Douglas Park) 66.2
A. Taylor (Old Ranfurly) & M. Taggart (Old Ranfurly) 67.8

Club Championship -- Douglas Park Golf Club

Chris Dingwall, Gladys Speedie, Helen Faulds and Lynda Smith -- click to enlarge

Congratulations go to Helen Faulds who won the Douglas Park Championship today against Lynda Smith and to Lady Captain Gladys Speedie who won the Lady Seniors Championship against Chris Dingwall

5th Round Results of the Mail on Sunday

3 West of Scotland Clubs are thro' to the 6th round of the Mail on Sunday --- Kilmacolm meet Drumpellier and Kilmanock Barassie are also through although I do not know who they are playing. --- Good Luck to you all
Scottish Results:
Crail Golfing Society beat Kirriemuir Golf Club 3-2
Drumpellier Golf Club beat Kilspindie Golf Club 4-1
Dunkeld & Birnam Golf Club beat Aboyne Golf Club 4-1
Glenbervie Golf Club beat Cowglen Golf Club 4-1
Kilmacolm Golf Club beat Old Course Ranfurly Golf Club 3.5-1.5
Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club beat Loudoun Gowf Club 3-2
Liberton Golf Club beat Deer Park Golf & Country Club 4-1
Mcdonald Golf Club beat Murcar Links Golf Club 3-2
Southerness Golf Club beat St Medan Golf Club 4-1
Stirling Golf Club beat Dollar Golf Club 4-1

Kylie and Pamela miss the cut

Kylie and Pamela miss the cut at the Irish Open --- Click Here to see all the 2nd round Scores

Some more photos from Strathaven

Jean MacIntyre took more photographs at the Inter County Jamboree including some of the dinner To see them go to the Lanarkshire Website
Ayrshire's Liz Keohone made the fabulous County Centenary Cake pictured above (click to enlarge)

MACKIE BOWL – CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES 6TH JULY

Entries for the Mackie Bowl (a SLGA Order of Merit event) should be submitted by 6th July. This 36 hole competition takes place on Sunday 26th July over Gullane No. 1 and is open to Category 1 and Category 2 golfers. Entry forms are available for download from the SLGA website and further information is available from Anne Brownie at apbrownie@blueyonder.co.uk .

First Round Scores at the Ladies Irish Open - Kylie is 2nd leading Amateur

The first round of the AIB Ladies Irish Open supported by Fáilte Ireland is underway at Portmarnock Hotel and Links near Dublin.
West of Scotland Amateurs Kylie Walker and Pamela Pretswell both do well today. ------ Kylie is the 2nd leading Amateur
To see all the results Click Here --- for European Tour Scoreboard
When you get there -- Click on the card link to see how the players have done

DRAW SHEET FOR TOMORROW

Home Internationals at Bogside

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Some County Captain Meassages

Lanarkshire Captain May Hughes writes a post jamboree thankyou message on the Lanarkshire Website
Other Website thanks D&A and from the Renfrewshire Website

Message from Debbie Watts

Just wanted to thank you for the great photo's which I found on your website of the West Jamboree. I couldn't get up to see the golf but you all looked like you had a fab time in the sunshine. Hope to be there next year!!
Thanks
Debbie Watt (Ayrshire)
Click on this link to see some of your Webmasters PHOTOGRAPHS

Scottish Seniors --- A few West of Scotland Players

There are a few West of Scotland Players going to the Scottish Senior Women's (close) Amateur Championship over the Montgomery course at Kinross beginning on Tuesday, June 30th 2009 :--- namely
Suzanne Cadden (Cardross),Helen Faulds (Douglas Park). May Hughes (Lanark)
Janice Paterson (Drumpellier), Patricia Hutton (Lanark), Anna Telfer (Milngavie), Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle). Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie). Linda McDougall (Greenock), Maureen Neilson (Greenock), Carol Fell (Ranfurly Castle), Marion Stewart (Kilmacolm), Fiona Roger (Ranfurly Castle), Anabel Kane (Kilmacolm). Fiona Crawford (Shiskine) and Helen MacGregor (Hilton Park)
To see the starting times go to the West Vets Website

Some thank you notes after the Jamboree

Kay McColl (D&A Captain)would like to thank Carol Fell on behalf of all the ladies at the jamboree for for all the wonderful photographs that you have taken during the past three days.
(Photos courtesy of Jean Campbell)
Lanarkshire Centenary Wine --- Click to enlarge

Carol would like to thank Lanarkshire and D&A for their lovely bottles of wine that she received and also to congratulate May Hughes and her team of helpers on a well organised and run tournament. Also to Strathaven Golf Club on their fantastic course and clubhouse facilities

Renfrewshire win the West of Scotland County Team Champions

All the County Teams -- Ayrshire, D&A, Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire -- Click to enlarge

Renfrewshire beat Dunbartonshire & Argyll 6 1/2-2 1/2 in the decisive match between the two teams with 100 per cent records going into the final day of the West Division women's inter-county team golf championship at Strathaven Golf Club today.
That meant Renfrewshire topped the table for the second year in a row and will go to Baberton Golf Club, Edinburgh in September as West's representatives in the four-cornered contest for the Scottish women's county championship.
Ayrshire beat Lanarkshire 5-4 in the battle between the teams who had lost both their first two matches.
Renfrewshire had the player of the tournament in Scottish champion Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), winner of all six foursomes and singles ties she played. In the final set of singles, Megan beat former Curtis Cup player and past champion Anne Laing (Vale of Leven) by 2 and 1. It was Anne's first singles defeat of the tournament.
Renfrewshire had the strength in depth their rivals lacked. Clare-Marie Carlton (Fereneze) was close behind Megan Briggs in the points table, earning 5 1/2 out of a possible six.
Jill Meldrum (Dullatur) top scored for runners-up Dunbartonshire with 4 1/2pt.
Final placings - 1 Renfrewshire 6pt, 2 Dunbartonshire & Argyll 4pt, 3 Ayrshire 2pt, 4 Lanarkshire 0pt.
Wednesday match details:
DUNBARTONSHIRE & ARGYLL 2 1/2, RENFREWSHIRE 6 1/2
Foursomes - Anne Laing & Jill Meldrum lost to Eilidh Briggs & Megan Briggs 5&4; Nichola Ferguson & Lorraine Campbell bt Donna Jackson & Liz Stewart 1 hole; Suzanne Cadden & Laura McGeachy lost to Clare-Marie Carlton & Gillian Kyle 3 and 2 (1-2).
Singles - Laing lost to Megan Brggs 2 and 1, Ferguson lost to Carlton 6 and 4, Meldrum halved with Eilidh Briggs, Cadden lost to Jackson 6 and 5, McGeachy lost to Kyle 3 and 2, Helen Faulds bt Carol Whyte 7 and 5 (1 1/2-4 1/2).
LANARKSHIRE 4, AYRSHIRE 5
Foursomes: Fiona Norris & Susan Wood bt Lesley Hendry & Rachael McQueen 1 hole; May Hughes & Lesley Lloyd bt Jenny Linklater & Alex Glennie 1 hole , Elaine Cuthill & Joanna Scott lost to Audrey Thompson & Liz Keohone 3 and 2 (2-1).
Singles: Norris bt Hendry 1 hole. Wood lost to Catherine Malcolm 3 and 1, Cuthill lost to Thompson 1 hole; Joanna Scott lost to Rachael McQueen 1 hole; Ruth Rankin lost to Linklater 4 and 2, Angela Devine lost to Lesley Williamson 1 hole (2-4).

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for his report

To see some photos from today's events click on the small thumbnail below (Sorry today was all RLCGA and D&A Photos)

Day 3 West of Scotland Inter County Matches

Isabel Pearson -- Haggs Castle

From L To R: Isabel wth her very good friends Webmaster Carol, Haggs Castle Past Captain Brenda Livingstone and Haggs Castle Past Captain Frankie Pearson - click to enlarge

The Scottish at Prestwick St Nicholas 1993 - Jennifer Mack,Sheena Hamilton, Brenda Livingstone, Carol Fell, Isabel Pearson, Nan Don, Aileen Wilson and Janice Paterson - click to enlarge
Isabel at La Cala Spain 1995 -click to enlarge

It is with great sadness to inform you that Isabel Pearson (Past Captain of Haggs Castle) died after a long illness at the weekend.
Many ladies will remember her from past Greenlees matches and the Scottish Closed Championships in the 80's and 90's. ---- The Funeral Service to which all friends are respectively invited will be held at Craigton Crematorium, Berryknowes Road on Thursday 25th June arriving at 12:30pm.

Day 2 at Strathaven -- RLCGA and D&A win again

Renfrewshire will play Dunbartonshire & Argyll in a winner-takes-all climax to the three-day West Division women's inter-county team championship at Strathaven.
Both teams have 100 per cent records.
Renfrewshire followed up their 8-1 beating of Lanarkshire with a 7 1/2-1 1/2 win over Ayrshire today.
Dunbartonshire & Argyll, 5-4 winners over Ayrshire on Day 2, beat Lanarkshire 7-2 today.
The winners of the title will represent the West Division at the Scottish county finals at Baberton Golf Club, Edinburgh in September.
Renfrewshire 7.5 Ayrshire 1.5 (Renfrewshire Results first)
Foursomes:
Megan Briggs and Eilidh Briggs beat Lesley Hendry and Catherine Malcolm 7&6
Donna Jackson and Liz Stewart beat Liz Keohone and Jenny Linklater 3&2
Clare- Marie Carlton and Alyson McKechin beat Alex Glennie and Lesley Williamson 3&2
Singles:
Megan Briggs beat Lesley Hendry 3&1
Gillian Kyle lost to Liz Keohone 3&2
Alyson McKechin beat Catherine Malcolm 3&2
Clare-Marie Carlton halved Audrey Thompson
Eilidh Briggs beat Lesley Williamson 4&3
Carol Whyte beat Rachael McQueen 3&2

Lanarkshire 2 D&A 7 (Lanarkshire result first)
Foursomes:
Susan Wood and Elaine Cuthill lost to Anne Laing and Jill Meldrum 2&1
Fiona Norris and Angela Devine lost to Nichola Ferguson and Lorraine Campbell 3&1
Lesley Lloyd and Ruth Rankin halved Suzanne Cadden and Laura McGeachy
Singles:
Elaine Cuthill lost to Anne Laing 5&4
Fiona Norris lost to Nichola Ferguson 2&1
Susan Wood lost to Jill Meldrum 6&5
Lesley Lloyd beat Louisa Ruane 4&3
Angela Devine lost to Laura McGeachy 6&4
Joanna Scott halved Helen Faulds

Here are some photographs from today's play --- Click on the small thumbnail to see the album

2009 West of Scotland Matches - Day 2

West of Scotland County Matches -- Day 1 results

Ayrshire and D&A team -- Click to enlarge (Courtesy of Jean MacIntyre)

Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire County Teams - Click o enlarge (Courtesy of Jean MacIntyre)

Renfrewshire, the defending champions, made an impressive start to their 2009 campaign to retain the West Division women's inter-county team championship at Stathaven Golf Club today.
They beat Lanarkshire, without Vagliano Trophy player Pamela Pretswell, soundly by the resounding margin of 8-1. The writing was on the wall for Lanarkshire after they lost the morning foursomes 3-0.
Dunbartonshire & Argyll, without their GB&I team selection and county champion Kylie Walker managed to edge a 5-4 win over Ayrshire, which represented a good afternoon's work by Ayrshire. They had lost the morning foursomes 2-1 but battled hard to share the singles 3-3
Tomorrow, it's Renfrewshire v Ayrshire and Lanarkshire v Dunbartonshire & Argyll.
On Wednesday, it's Lanarkshire v Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire & Argyll v Renfrewshire.
The winners of the West Division title qualify for the four-cornered contest for the Scottish women's county team championship at Baberton Golf Club, Edinburgh in September.
RLCGA 8 Lanarkshire 1 --- Renfrewshire names 1st
Fousomes:
Eilidh Briggs & Megan Briggs beat Susan Wood & Elaine Cuthill 6 & 5
Clare Marie Carlton & Alyson McKechin beat Angela Devine & Fiona Norris 6 & 5
Donna Jackson & Liz Stewart beat Lesley Lloyd & May Hughes 3 & 2
Singles:
Meggan Briggs beat Fiona Norris 3&2
Clare Marie Carlton beat Susan Wood 4&2
Eilidh Briggs lost Lesley Lloyd 4&3
Alyson McKechin beat Elaine Cuthill 2 holes
Gillian Kyle beat Ruth Rankin 2&1
Carol Whyte beat Joanna Scott 6&5

D&A 5 AYRSHIRE 4 -- D&A names 1st
Anne Laing and Jill Meldrum beat Lesley Hendry and Rachael McQueen 1 Hole
Nichola Ferguson and Louisa Ruane lost to Audrey Thompson and Liz Keohone 3&2
Suzanne Cadden and Laura McGeachy beat Alex Glennie and Catherine Malcolm 2 Holes
Singles:
Anne Laing beat Lesley Hendry 6&4
Nichola Ferguson beat Rachael McQueen 6&5
Jill Meldrum beat Lesley Williamson 3&2
Laura McGeachy lost Jenny Linklater 5&4
Lorraine Campbell lost Audrey Thompson 4&3
Suzanne Cadden lost Catherine Malcolm 4&3

To see some photos from todays events -- click on the small thumbnail below

2009 West of Scotland Inter County Matches --- Day 1

Liz Keohone is a winner

Miss Designer Golf and the Ladies' Golf Union are pleased to announce the winner of our Vagliano Trophy Competition and a €1,000 shopping spree is Ayrshire's Liz Keohone from Hurlford in Scotland.

Liz can now choose anything up to the value of €1000 (i.e. £865.20) from the www.missdesignergolf.com website.

Miss Designer Golf and the LGU would like to Congratulate Liz and wish her happy shopping!!

The County Teams for the Jamboree at Strathaven

The Jamboree will be played this week at Strathaven Golf Club – Monday 22 – Wednesday 24 June 2009
The D&A team is:
Suzanne Cadden, Lorraine Campbell, Nichola Ferguson, Anne Laing, Laura McGeachy, Jill Meldrum, Louisa Ruane and Kylie Walker.
The team for the Jamboree has changed slightly as Kylie is no longer available having been selected for the Vagliano Trophy and will be playing in Ireland. Helen Faulds will be playing in her place

Lanarkshire Team: (Pamela Pretswell has also withdrawn as she is in Ireland as well)

Elaine Cuthill (Lanark)
Angela Devine (Hamilton)
May Hughes(Lanark)
Lesley Lloyd (Hayston)
Fiona Norris (Hamilton)
Ruth Rankin (Lanark)
Joanna Scott (Cathkin Braes)
Susan Wood (Drumpellier)

Renfrewshire Team: is
Megan Briggs, Kilmacolm
Eilidh Briggs, Kilmacolm
Clare-Marie Carlton, Fereneze
Donna Jackson, Cochrane Castle
Gillian Kyle, East Renfrewshire
Alyson McKechin, Elderslie
Liz Stewart, Cochrane Castle
Carol Whyte, Windyhill

AYRSHIRE - Catherine Malcolm, Lesley Hendry, Rachel McQueen, Lesley Williamson, Audrey Thompson, Liz Keohone, Jennifer Linklater, Alex Glennie.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE TEAMS AND PLAYERS --- HAVE A GOOD WEEK

Medal 6 - Douglas Park

Played 19th June 2009, SSS 72, CSS 73, 41 Entrants
Silver:
1st 84-12=72 Lynda Smith (bih)
2nd 83-11=72 Helen Robertson
3rd 94-20=74 Irene Orr
Bronze:
1st 96-32=64 Ailsa McGregor
2nd 97-27=70 Carolyn Cordiner
3rd 94-21=73 Pat Kennedy
Scratch: Helen Robertson 83