Monday 3 October 2011

SKELMORLIE LADIES’OPEN DAY WON BY 16 YEAR OLD TWINS SOPHIE AND GILLIAN

Trophy Winners Gillian and Sophie Love
with Club Captain Peter Rice and Lady Captain Kath Mackellar.
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Having already had to reschedule their Open Day after the atrocious weather of 11th, September, the ladies of Skelmorlie Golf Club were somewhat despondent early on Sunday as they looked out on mist shrouded fairways and yet another heavy downpour. Fortunately though the rain gods decided that enough was enough and before long the clouds lifted, the rain ceased and the sun even appeared, lifting spirits considerably and causing the 30 pairs of competitors to doff waterproofs and search for the sunscreen buried deeply in the pockets of their golf bags.
So what looked like another soggy Sunday turned out to be a most enjoyable day’s golf. Yes, it was extremely wet and muddy underfoot but the green-keepers’ talents ensured that the greens were in excellent shape, despite the poor weather of the past few weeks, and some low scoring ensued.
The winners of the Ladies’ Open Greensome Trophy, with a wonderful score of 63.6, were 16 year old twins Sophie and Gillian Love from Wemyss Bay. The girls have been playing at Skelmorlie since they were 10 and could barely see above their golf bags, and since then they have continued to progress year on year, winning many trophies in both club and county competitions at junior level.
This however was their first big win against a field of mainly “more mature” and experienced ladies, and it will surely not be their last.
The other prize winners are as follows:
2nd. - Gillian Pollock and Janet Harkness (Skelmorlie) – 65.4
3rd. - Sandra Cook (Greenock) and Jenny McGee (Skelmorlie) – 66.4
4th. - Ann and Sara Murphy (Skelmorlie) - 70.8
5th. - Ahlana Taylor and Merope Dunlop (Old Ranfurly) - 72.2
Longest Drives: Silver Division – Fiona Alexander (Hilton Park), Bronze Division - Gillian Love (Skelmorlie)
Nearest the Pin: Silver Division - Aileen Donaldson (Skelmorlie), Bronze Division – Grace Fleming (Erskine)
The competition was sponsored by Brian Spence of the Wemyss Bay Pharmacy and further prizes were donated by Ken McLeod.
Pictured: Trophy Winners Gillian and Sophie Love with Club Captain Peter Rice and Lady Captain Kath Mackellar.

Thanks go to Jenny McGee for the report