Pamela Pretswell is the Champion of Champions

Pamela Pretswell -- The 2010 Champion of Champions (Photo courtesy of Claire Hargan - SLGA) - Click to enlarge

Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) rounded off an excellent season by winning the Scottish Ladies' Champion of Champions at Glasgow Gailes Golf Club today (Sunday 10 October).  The reigning British Stroke Play Champion shot a level par round of 75 which was six strokes better than the Scottish Girls' Champion, Lesley Atkins (Gullane).  Alison Davidson (Stirling) was third with a score of 82.  There was a strong cross wind across the Gailes links on a day that saw the CSS increasing to 80 (reduction only).

1st:  Pamela Pretswell (British Stroke Play Champion), 75
2nd: Lesley Atkins (Scottish Girls' Champion), 81
3rd: Alison Davidson (East of Scotland Champion), 82

Thanks go to the SLGA for the report

Pamela's handicap is now +4 --- Many Congratulations from all in the West of Scotland

Some Old Temporary Golf Rules !!

Click on these Temporary Rules from 1940 to see more --- Thanks go to Anne Paton (Douglas Park) for that one

The Final 2010 Greenlees Match is played

The last Greenlees Match of the 2010 season was the rearranged Division 1 game between Kilmarnock (Barassie) & Troon Ladies This was played on Thursday 7th October and Kilmarnock Barssie won 7 - 2

The Final Positions :-
DIVISION 1
Milngavie 48.5
Cathkin Braes 47.5
Kilmarnock Barassie 45
Ranfurly Castle 34.5
Douglas Park 34
Troon 34
Kilmacolm 30.5
West Kilbride 29
Cardross 21

DIVISION 2
Prestwick St. Nicholas 49
Whitecraigs 48.5
Haggs Castle 44
Hilton Park 40.5
Erskine 34
Eastwood 33.5
Williamwood 28
Lanark 27
Bothwell Castle 19.5

DIVISION 3
Largs 46.5
Cowglen 34
Old Ranfurly 33
Greenock 32.5
Lenzie 29
East Renfrewshire 27
Cawder 25.5
Cathcart Castle 24.5
Turnberry 0

Medal 12 - Douglas Park

Played 09/10/2010 SSS:72, CSS:75 Reduction only
Silver:
1st 96-16=80 Beverley Mitchell
2nd 106-20=86 Irene Orr

Bronze:
1st 106-24=82 Anne Terry
2nd 109-25=84 Joan Brechin
3rd 114-29=85 Margaret Brodie

Eilidh Briggs Wins the West Girls Championship for the 3rd time

The finals of the West of Scotland Girls Championships were held on Saturday 2nd October at Troon Portland GC.
Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) played faultless golf in the final to beat Linsey Stevenson (Whitecraigs) by 6 & 5.
Eilidh retains the Championship for the third consecutive year equaling Lesley Hendry's record in this competition.
Megan Duff narrowly defeated Kirsten Brown by 2 &1 to win the bronze final.

Semi Finals Championship:
Eilidh Briggs beat Emma Hale
Linsey Stevenson beat Emma Caddow
Final: Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) beat Linsey Stevenson (Whitecraigs)

Bronze Semi Finals:
Kirsten Brown beat Emma Kennedy
Megan Duff beat Heather Neilson
Final: Megan Duff (Hilton Park) beat Kisrten Brown (Torrance House)

Thanks go to Fiona Scott for the Photographs

Ryder Cup News and Final Singles Draw

CLICK HERE to keep up todate

Westwood has been in superb form so far in the contest, inspiring Europe to a 9½-6½ lead after a stunning third session in which the hosts won five and a half points from six

To see the Singles Draw for tomorrow CLICK HERE

Mail on Sunday update from the victorious Skelmorlie Golf Club

Skelmorlie Golf Club Ladies Team -- Click to enlarge Photo courtesy of Gillian Pollock

Skelmorlie Golf Club Ladies Team have just returned from an extremely enjoyable but stressful weekend competing in the Quarter finals of the prestigious Mail on Sunday Team Classic event.  These Quarter Finals were played at the Marriott Worsley Park Golf and Country Club in Manchester.

The seven other ladies teams who competed, fielded strong teams with plenty of reserves to choose from after their practice round on Sunday. Unfortunately Skelmorlie team captain Kath MacKellar was not afforded this luxury of choice.

Although a strong team, Skelmorlie only had five players to choose from  - Kath MacKellar, Gillian Pollock, Aileen Donaldson, Janet Harkness and Alex Sargent as the other team member, Jenny McGee, was unable to attend the event as she had been called away to America following her daughter Heather’s serious riding accident.  Thankfully Heather is now well on the way to recovery and Jenny will be home shortly because against all the odds, this team of five, from the small club of Skelmorlie in Ayrshire faced the might of Chelmsford in Essex and emerged victorious with a 3.5/1.5 win.

They now find themselves in the wonderful position of being off to the Grand finals to be held at El Rompido Golf resort in Southern Spain, at the end of November.

Skelmorlie Ladies would also like to take this opportunity to wish Murrayfield  Ladies every success and we look forward to meeting them for an all Scottish final.

Thanks go to Gillian Pollock for the news

D&A CORONATION MEDALS & MEDAL FINALS

Played AT CLYDEBANK & DISTRICT ON TUESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2010
SSS 71 CSS 74 REDUCTION ONLY, 69 entrants

CORONATION MEDALS

Scratch : Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) 79
1st Silver : Jill Stewart (Taynuilt) 91-20-71
2nd Silver : Helen Faulds (D.P.) 79-5-74 (BIH)
3rd Silver : Liz Thomson (Cowal) 91-17-74 (BIH)

1st Bronze : Jean Ramsay (Helensburgh) 97-24-73
2nd Bronze : Sheila Welsh (Hilton Park) 101-24-77 (BIH)

WINNER SILVER CORONATION MEDAL : JILL STEWART
WINNER BRONZE CORONATION MEDAL : JEAN RAMSAY

MEDAL FINALS
WINNER SILVER MEDAL FINAL : HELEN FAULDS
WINNER BRONZE MEDAL FINAL : SHEILA WELSH

Commonwealth Spoons -- New rearranged Date

The new date for the Commonwealth Spoons Final is Thursday 21st October.  It will be held at Cathkin Braes.

Skelmorlie and Murrayfield win in Manchester and are off to Spain

The Pride of Skelmorlie Golf Club. Back row: Janet Harkness and Alex Sargent. Front row: Gillian Pollock, Kath Mackellar, Aileen Donaldson and Jenny McGee.

HOT OFF THE PRESS
Skelmorlie beat Chelmsford 3 1/2 - 1 1/2 today at Manchester in the quarter finals of The Mail On Sunday Golf Classic. They are off the Spain in November.

In fact both Scottish teams in the quarter-finals of the Mail on Sunday Women's Classic won their matches at Worsley Park, Manchester today.
Murrayfield beat West Essex 3-2.

So it's Viva Espana for the Scots teams - off to Spain for the Grand Finals on November 21.

We'll have more details from Worsley Park as the day progresses.

WOW  --- WELL DONE AND MANY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL FROM EVERYONE IN  THE WEST OF SCOTLAND


The Daily Mail told us that this competition is the largest club competition in the world with over 5,000 teams (men and women) at the start of the competition, so you can imagine that Skelmorlie and Murrayfield are delighted that two Scottish clubs are in the semi-finals.
We travel to Spain to El Rompido Golf and Beach Resort on the Costa de la Luz on Sunday 21 November, have a practice round on the 22nd, play the semis on 23rd, finals on the 24th, returning home on the 25th.


To read more go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website

2010 Greenlees News Round Up

The conclusion of Division 1 in the 2010 West Of Scotland Ladies Inter Club League for the Greenlees Trophy proved equally as exciting as the division 2 finish as Milngavie grabbed the title with a comprehensive win over Troon ladies in their final match of the season.

Needing to win by 7 - 2 on Tuesday 21st September, in order to overtake the leaders Cathkin Braes, the Milngavie side dashed Troon Ladies remaining slim hopes of the title by winning six of the nine ties outright. The other three ties were a more nailbiting affair, with all three going to the final green and finishing square in each case. This gave Milngavie 7.5 points and the premier title by one point over Cathkin Braes.

With only the rearranged match between Kilmarnock (Barassie) & Troon Ladies still to be played, the leading places and the relegation positions cannot be altered. Kilmarnock (Barassie) can consolidate their third place in their remaining match whilst Troon Ladies can hoist themselves into fourth or even third place depending on the scoreline in the match.

A defeat by 6 - 3 at home to Cathkin Braes in their final match of the season left West Kilbride in one of the two relegation places along with Cardross, 1.5 points adrift of third bottom team, Kilmacolm.

The standings at present are :-

DIVISION 1

Milngavie 48.5
Cathkin Braes 47.5
Kilmarnock Barassie 38
Ranfurly Castle 34.5
Douglas Park 34
Troon 32
Kilmacolm 30.5
West Kilbride 29
Cardross 21

Prestwick St Nicholas go up to division one next season as Division 2 champions after their heroic 7.5 - 1.5 win over Lanark in their final match, and will be joined by Whitecraigs, whilst Bothwell Castle and Lanark will go down to Division 3.

Final standings in the division are :-

DIVISION 2

Prestwick St. Nicholas 49
Whitecraigs 48.5
Haggs Castle 44
Hilton Park 40.5
Erskine 34
Eastwood 33.5
Williamwood 28
Lanark 27
Bothwell Castle 19.5

Largs will play in division 2 next year after winning the Division 3 title by a comprehensive margin, and will be joined by Cowglen who edged out Old ranfurly by one point for the other promotion spot.

With Turnberry dropping out of the league early on in the campaign, it will be hoped that the club will not remain out of the leagues for too long.

Final placings in the division are :-

DIVISION 3

Largs 46.5
Cowglen 34
Old Ranfurly 33
Greenock 32.5
Lenzie 29
East Renfrewshire 27
Cawder 25.5
Cathcart Castle 24.5
Turnberry 0

Thanks go to Alisdair Malcolm for this report from the Ayrshire Golf News Website

Eilidh Briggs wins the Renfrewshire Junior County Championship for the 5th time in a row

Captain Trish Brown presents Eilidh with the Junior Championship Trophy - Click to enlarge

Eilidh Briggs from Kilmacolm won the Renfrewshire Junior Championship for the 5th time at Haggs Castle Golf Club yesterday. She beat Linsey Stevenson from Whitecraigs. To read the full report go to the Renfrewshire County Website

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Milngavie Greenlees Captain Anna has another reason to Celebrate --- It's a Girl !!!!!!

 Isla Anna Telfer - click to enlarge

Scott and Calum  - 2 little super heroes

Yes it is official - Isla Anna Telfer arrived today, September 24th at 10am - to delighted parents David and Karen.
We are all absolutely thrilled - and somewhat in shock because after 10 male Telfers on the trot, we were beginning to think we'd never see a little girl.
Isla weighed in at 7lbs 11 oz and has the same colouring as Scott (and features too)
I make no apologies for being a besotted Granny and have attached a photo taken 5 hours after birth and also one of my 2 little super-heroes (Scott and Calum)

Anna Telfer
Here is a wee card for you Anna --- Click on the View Closing icon and then on the small picture on Isla (Make sure you sound is on too)

Renfrewshire's Captain Trish Brown is Emotionally drained after winning the Scottish Team County Championships

LGU Press Release - 2011 Great Britain & Ireland Squad Announced

The Ladies' Golf Union is pleased to announce the 2011 Great Britain & Ireland squad.

The 16 strong squad will form the basis of the 2011 GB & I teams which will compete for the Astor and Vagliano Trophies next summer.

Tegwen Matthews (Wales) who will be captaining the Great Britain & Ireland side for both events said, "I am delighted to be working with such a talented young squad. Announcing the squad now also gives any unnamed girls a chance to work hard over the winter and make their claim for selection early next year. These are exciting times for ladies' golf in Great Britain & Ireland."

The 2011 Astor Trophy will take place at Fairhaven Golf Club from 15^th – 19^th June and the 2011 Vagliano Trophy will be played at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club on the 24^th – 25^th June.

NAMES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

1 Hannah Barwood (ENG) (Knowle)
2 Amy Boulden (WAL) (Maesdu)
3 Gemma Bradbury (WAL) (Cottrell Park)
4 Hannah Burke (ENG) (Mid Herts)
5 Holly Clyburn (ENG) (Woodhall Spa)
6 Tara Davies (WAL) (Holyhead)
7 Nikki Foster (ENG) (Pleasington)
8 Louise Kenney (SCO) (Pitreavie)
9 Kelsey MacDonald (SCO) (Nairn Dunbar)
10 Leona Maguire (IRE) (Slieve Russell)
11 Lisa Maguire (IRE) (Slieve Russell)
12 Danielle McVeigh (IRE) (Royal County Down Ladies')
13 Stephanie Meadow (IRE) (Royal Portrush)
14 Pamela Pretswell (SCO) (Bothwell Castle)
15 Kelly Tidy (ENG) (Royal Birkdale)
16 Sally Watson (SCO) (Elie & Earlsferry Ladies')

About the Ladies' Golf Union ("LGU")

Founded in 1893, the LGU is the encompassing body for ladies' amateur golf in Great Britain & Ireland. The LGU Executive Council includes representatives of ladies' golf's national governing bodies in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Operational activities are undertaken by a wholly owned subsidiary, LGU Championships Limited ("LGUCL"), which in particular owns and runs the Ricoh Women's British Open, founded by the LGU in 1976 and one of the four Major Tournaments for Professional Women golfers. LGUCL also has responsibility for running British Amateur Championships and Home International events, and preparing the Great Britain & Ireland teams for representative matches, such as the Curtis Cup and the Vagliano Trophy.

Further information about the LGU is available on http://www.lgu.org/.

Photos and Videos from the County Finals

Videos of the Prizegiving

Day 3 Photographs --- Match against Dumfries-shire

Day 2 Morning Foursomes ----- Match against Angus

Day 1 Photographs ---- Match against Midlothian

Photos taken by SLGA's Claire Hargan

Commonwealth Spoons Cancelled

Due to flooding on the course at Cathkin Braes the Commonwealth Spoons, scheduled for today - 23 September, has been cancelled.

West Vets Jamboree at Blairgowrie

May Hughes (Lanark) the West Vets Champion reached the final of the Scottish Vets Championship played at Blairgowrie on Monday 20th September. However she lost to East Vets Champion Karen Ballantyne in the final.
To read the full report and see some photographs go to the West Vets Website

Milngavie come up Trumps to win the Greenlees Trophy by Half a Point from Cathkin Braes

Jumping with Joy !! --- Milngavie win the Greenlees Trophy --- Click to enlarge

Milngavie Greenlees Captain --- Anna Telfer is absolutely amazed of their win on Monday.
Needing 7 points from 9 to pip Cathkin Braes for the Greenlees Division 1 Trophy, the Milngavie girls were just awesome.

"I cannot tell you how proud I am, how delighted I am and also how relieved cos there was alot of pressure on us all.
Troon made us fight all the way to the finishing line - 3 matches went to the 18th and all were halved and the other 6 ties were all wins for Milngavie.
As you can see from the photo, we are jumping for joy, altho some of us look a little tired after all the effort and pressure!
Can I commiserate with Jo Scott and her Cathkin team - they pushed us all the way with a fierce but friendly rivalry and they must be gutted - I know I would have been.
Also special mention to the Troon team who gave no quarter but were generous and sporting in defeat."

The Milngavie Greenlees Team - Click to enlarge

Look forward to the lunch at West Kilbride - and also next season of course!

Thanks go to Anna Telfer for the Photographs and the report

To see all the results CLICK HERE