Teenagers Lauren Whyte (St Regulus), the Scottish U18 girls match-play champion, and Rachael Walker (Dumfries and County) gain their first full caps for Scotland in the team named by the SLGA for the Women's Home Internationals at Cork GC, Ireland from September 4 to 6.
Compared with last year's team, which did not win a match at Hillside, Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), Megan Briggs (Kilmalcolm), Pamela Pretswell (Hamilton) and Rebecca Wilson (Grange) are replaced by Whyte, Walker, Laura Murray (Alford) and Rachael Watton (Mortonhall).
Watton, a student at Denver University and a winner on the US college circuit, is being released by her college to play for Scotland. She played in the winning Scotland team at Whitchurch, Cardiff two years ago, as did Laura Murray who lost her place last year.
The team, under the captaincy of Fiona Norris (Hamilton), is:
Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), Alyson McKechin (Elderslie), Laura Murray (Alford), Jane Turner (Craigielaw), Rachel Walker (Dumfries and County), Rachael Watton (Mortonhall), Lauren Whyte (St Regulus).
SCOTLAND TRIO FOR WORLD TEAM
CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TURKEY
Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Laura Murray (Alford) and Stanford University, California student Sally Watson (Elie and Earlsferry Ladies) have been selected to represent Scotland in the women's world amateur team championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy at Antalya, Turkey from September 27 to 30.
SCOTLAND TEAM FOR SENIOR WOMEN'S
HOME INTERNATIONALS AT ELIE
The Scotland team, under the captaincy of Helen Faulds (Douglas Park), for the Senior Women's Home Internationals at Elie and Earlsferry Golf Club, Fife from October 2 to 4 is:
Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie), Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch), Lorna Bennett (Ladybank), Fiona de Vries (St Rule), May Hughes (Lanark), Anne Ryan (Tain) and Mary Smith (Tain).
- Carol -- Posted using her iPad
Ladies Golf News in Scotland, the West of Scotland and Renfrewshire
