Proposed Rule Change for Long and Belly Putters

PROPOSED RULES CHANGE TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF ANCHORED STROKES
 Rule Would Take Effect on January 1, 2016, Allowing for Transitional Period.
 Belly-Length and Long Putters Would Remain as Conforming Clubs
 To read more go to the SCOTTISH GOLF VIEW WEBSITE

THE SLGA IS ADVERTISING FOR A NEW CHAIRMAN

Having served an agreed additional year following expiry of her 3 year term of office last January, the SLGA Chairman steps down at the AGM in January 2013.  We are therefore looking for a dynamic person to take the Association forward.  Click HERE for further details.
Applications are invited by Friday 7 December 2012.

SGU Video -- Pamela Pretswell gets a mention

November Issue of the SGU e-bulletin

NOVEMBER 2012 | ISSUE NO 38

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Welcome to the SGU Golfers e-bulletin The cream of European golf are sunning themselves in Dubai for the Tour finale, but there is still much to warm you all here in Scotland so keep reading to be kept up to date with all the latest news, competitions and offers from the SGU. Sandy to be Honoured at the 2013 Scottish Golf Awards Take your seat at the Glasgow Hilton on Friday 1 March and see Sandy Lyle receive a richly-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award – 25 years after his Masters win. The Scottish Golf Awards are a night not to be missed for a great evening of celebration and entertainment.  The package includes a four-course meal, wine and glass of champagne on arrival.  Book your ticket now!  »Find out more Win a Signed Paul Lawrie Book We have teamed-up with Paul Lawrie for a Christmas cracker of a competition! The former Open champion and Ryder Cup hero at Medinah has his new autobiography on the book shelves... and you can claim one of two personalized copies! To win a superb Christmas present, either for you, a family member or a friend, all you have to do is answer our question and enter. »Find out more Special Offer Winter Tee Times We have some fantastic course offers to entice you and your friends onto the course this autumn. Exclusively for members of SGU & SLGA affiliated clubs, why not play at the first Open Championship venue, Prestwick, for £280 for a fourball? Or try the fantastic test of The Duke's in St Andrews, priced just £25 for Scottish golf club members in January and February. »Find out more Want a Job in Golf? Check out our new Jobs in Golf page on the home page of the SGU website and see the latest senior vacancies. ClubGolf, the national junior programme, are currently recruiting for the roles of Scottish Golf Development Centre Project Manager and ClubGolf Events Coordinator. Falkirk and Windyhill Golf Clubs are also seeking new Club Managers.  »Find out more Win £500 as RBS Top Volunteer! As part of the 2013 Scottish Golf Awards, nominations are now open for the RBS Volunteer of the Year. Do you know any worthy candidates? Or why not self-nominate yourself? There's plenty of incentive, with £500 up for grabs for the top volunteer, plus invites to the awards night for all short-listed finalists. Download a nomination form now! »Find out more Festive Goodies in the Scottish Golf Shop Christmas is not far away now, so make sure you visit the Scottish Golf Shop to stock up on presents. Purchase clothing, caps and other accessories for the golfers in your life. You can also purchase the popular Scottish Golf Card and Life Membership via the Shop.  »Find out more Log in and register to the CDH The Scottish Golf Centralised Database of Handicaps (CDH) is live with more than 400 clubs now uploaded. If your club is on the system, you can receive your own individual, unique CDH ID Number to access and register. Among its aims, The CDH will provide a wide and vitally important range of benefits to affiliated golf club members.  »Find out more New-look Scotland Squads Announced Following a media launch in St Andrews, the SGU has announced expanded National Squads for 2012-13 with four pools now in place in pursuit of success – Men's Performance and Men's Transitional and Boys' Performance and Boys' Development. The changes have been designed to offer more players the chance to access support appropriate to their performance. »Find out more SGU Seals Four-Year Agreement with TaylorMade-Adidas Golf The SGU has extended its partnership with TaylorMade-adidas Golf, signing a notable four-year deal for the support of the National Squads with regard to clothing, shoes, equipment and accessories until the end of 2016. TaylorMade and adidas are recognised as two of the world's leading golf brands and squad players will also benefit from additional support and advice from the TMAG staff team.  »Find out more SGU Club Seminars Reminder The annual SGU Club Seminars are continuing across Scotland, so don't forget that you could attend to represent your club. This year's focus is on helping clubs run their businesses more effectively via the SGU support tools. Forthcoming seminars are at Glencorse GC (5 December) and Hirsel GC (6 December). Four representatives per club can attend.   »Find out more Are You on Camera on SGU TV? Highlights of the Belhaven Best Scottish Club Handicap Championship Grand Final 2012 are now showing on SGU TV in glorious HD format. Played at the Fairmont St Andrews, golfers from across Scotland gathered for the final showpiece. See if you are filmed in action at Scotland's biggest participation golf event. »Find out more Check out the latest Scottish Club Golfer Read a copy of the latest issue of Scottish Club Golfer magazine in clubhouses up and down the country. It features the latest news and views from the SGU and Scottish Golf as a whole. Alternatively, view the current issue on line by registering via the link.   »Find out more Meet the Press on SGU TV With the curtain coming down on the golf season, SGU TV is now screening a light-hearted chat with four well-known Scottish golf journalists as they reflect on their highlights of the year and offer some predictions for 2013. A TV experience not to be missed! »Find out more Join us on Twitter and Facebook The SGU's social media numbers continue to increase. Make sure you join us to keep up to date with the latest news across Scottish Golf – including events, players and clubs. Follow the SGU onTwitter @SGUGolf or Like us on Facebook. Keep visiting scottishgolf.org for all the latest news, results, offers and information from the Scottish Golf Union. THE SGU TEAM

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IMPROVE YOUR SHORT GAME AT THE INDOOR GOLF ACADEMY

Do You Want to Improve Your Short Game? At the Indoor Academy We Guarantee it! At Glasgow Golf Centre we are passionate about golf and our aim is to help you lower your scores. Our Short Game Courses guarantee to improve your game by giving you the skills to hit the ball closer. Join one of our Short Game Courses and if you don't improve your scores you can retake the course for free as many times as you need.   Tour Professionals - Average % of Putts Holed To improve your scores you need to have a confident short game that gets you closer to the hole more often. Even the top players in the world average only 1 in 3 attempts at putts between 10-15 feet and the longer the putt the worse it gets. Inside of 10 feet things look better and once you have the skills to consistently hit it even closer the percentages start to look great. A short game course with Advanced PGA Professional Karyn Burns will have you hitting it closer more often. Having experienced one of Karyn's courses first hand I am happy to guarantee that if you don't start hitting it consistently closer you can take the course again for free until you do.    Courses run from December to allow you to get your game in great shape for the start of your next golfing year. Costing less than most people spend on a new wedge it is the best investment you can make in your game this off season. Short Game Course Details Course cost only £75 and offers the following: 1 hour Initial Individual  Assessment Lesson 3 x 1 hour group coaching sessions (max 4 people per group) 1 hour Individual Lesson and Skills Assessment Additional 1 to 1 and group coaching  as required to ensure success All practice balls included at no extra cost Equipment available if required Daytime, evening and weekend courses available  If you and your friends want to arrange your own private group we would be delighted to discuss this with you.    Call 0141 429 8622 or send an email to book your place.

The Scottish ladies Golfing Asssociation have announced their training squads for 2012 - 2013

West of Scotland's Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) and Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) are all included in the National Squad.
 Hazel McGarvie and Emma Hale from Troon are both included in the Foundation 2 squad.



The full squad lists are :-

National Squad  Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies), Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Connie Jaffrey (Ladies’ Golf Club Troon), Alyson McKechin (Elderslie), Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies), Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies), Rachel Walker (Dumfries & County), Lauren Whyte (St Regulus), Clara Young (North Berwick)  Foundation 2  Eilidh Crawford (Harburn), Jillian Farrell (Cardross), Mirren Fraser (Powfoot), Emma Hale (Ladies’ Golf Club Troon), Hazel MacGarvie (Ladies’ Golf Club Troon), Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne), Charlotte Munro (Gullane Ladies), Claire Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies), Andrea Walker (Falkirk)  Foundation 1  Kirsten Brown (Strathaven), Joanne Free (Gullane Ladies), Lori MacDonald (Cardross), Katie Scott (Strathaven)

LANARKSHIRE COUNTY AGM AND PRIZEGIVING

Some of the Lanarkshire County Prizewinners at their AGM - Photo courtesy of Jean Macintyre

Back row L to R: Susan McGrenaghan, Jenny Potter, Jean Macintyre (VC), Lesley Lloyd, Janice Paterson, Roxy Brown, Karen Ward
Front row: Erin Johnston ((Junior Handicap Champion), Anne Burden (President), Fiona Scott (Captain), May Hughes (Champion), Eva O'Connor (Junior Scratch Champion)

West of Scotland's Eilidh Briggs and Mhairi McKay are off the Florida

The Stirling University squad to take part in Florida's Orange Blossom women's amateur tour in January is:
Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Kelsey Macdonald (Nairn Dunbar), Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey), Jordana Graham (Southerness), Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride) and Georgia Gilling, a new first-year student from Essex.
All bar Eilidh Briggs will play in the Harder Hall Invitational, the South Atlantic Ladies Amateur (The Sally), and the Doherty match-play tournament.
Eilidh will return to Scotland before the match-play event to start her Second Year PE teaching placement.
Raleigh Gowrie will be in charge of the Stirling students and also two English girls who took up his open offer to any girl golfer who wanted to join the party for the trip.
They are Annabel Dimmock from Surrey and English universities international Chloe Rogers (Bucks and Chiltern University graduate). Lesley Mackay from Playsport Golf will travel with the squad as coach.

LATEST FROM SCOTTISH CLUB GOLFER

Latest Issue Online Now  SCOTLAND'S NO.1 NEWSPAPER FOR AMATEUR GOLF The latest edition of Scottish Club Golfer is now available to read for free online. You can read some of the biggest headlines from issue 59 below. Skibo open for business FOR THE first time in history, golfers will be given the chance to play the Carnegie Links course at Skibo Castle after a decision by the private, members-only club to introduce non-resident access. Read More Loretto are crowned the hickory kings LORETTO Golf Academy director Rick Valentine was crowned the World Hickory Open champion at Carnoustie, beating off stiff competition from an international field. Read More Earn more revenue & cut costs with clever device WITH bad weather affecting summer as well as winter revenues, clubs need to be more innovative, so a new device seems a logical step in the right direction. Read More Case study says clubs could save up to... The prestigious Buckinghamshire Golf Club, situated just west of London, dramatically cut its annual water bill after upgrading to the Gemini-Trident Irrigation (GTI) system from innovative irrigation brand Bailoy Products. Read More Kick-start root growth NEAL CARTER, the course manager at Chipping Norton, has completed trials of a range of probiotic dressings for greens to test the effectiveness of single, multiple and combined applications of the products. Read More It's an 'honour' to captain Euro kids SCOTLAND'S Janice Moodie has accepted the role of captain to the European Ping Junior Solheim Cup team for 2013 in Colorado. Read More Matthews accepts Curtis Cup captaincy TEGWEN MATTHEWS says she is "honoured and excited" to continue as captain of the GB&I Curtis Cup and lead the team in 2014 when it defends the trophy on American soil. Read More Wilson takes up new LGU post THE Ladies' Golf Union has announced that Trish Wilson will succeed Gillian Kirkwood as chairman at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 23 February 2013 in Dublin. Read More To register for Scottish Club Golfer Online Edition please go to www.scottishclubgolfer.com

PAMELA PRETSWELL SECURES HER EUROPEAN TOUR CARD

Pamela Pretswell

Curtis Cup star Holly Clyburn from Cleethorpes won the Banesto Tour Valencia on the second play-off hole against Spain’s Carmen Alonso at GC Escorpion on Saturday. It was only her 2nd event since turning Pro.
West of Scotland’s other Curtis Cup star Pamela Pretswell, was unable to compete in Spain due to illness, claimed the LET Access Series Order of Merit title and both France’s Marion Ricordeau and Norway’s Cecilie Lundgreen, along with Pretswell, secured their Ladies European Tour cards for the 2013 season.
LET ORDER OF MERIT FINAL LIST

MANY CONGRATULATIONS PAMELA

ANNA TELFER IS THE NEW WEST VETS CAPTAIN

West Vet's Captain Anna and Vice Captain Marion

The West Vets AGM was held at Cowglen Golf Club this afternoon - Thursday 8th November.

Fiona Roger (Ranfurly Castle) has now ended her 2 year stint as Captain and the new Captain is now Anna Telfer (Milngavie)
Marion Stewart (Kilmacolm) was announced as the new Vice Captain.

To read the report from the AGM go to the West Vets Website

RENFREWSHIRE COUNTY AGM - VICE CAPTAIN GILLIAN HAS TO STEP IN.

RLCGA Vice Captain Gillian McGinlay presents RLCGA President Eileen Gibb with a floral display

The 103rd Renfrewshire Ladies County Golf Association AGM was held at Haggs Castle Golf Club last night -- the 7th November 2012.

Captain Maureen Wodhead was unfortunately unable to be there to open the meeting due to being unwell and had been in hospital.

However Vice captain Gillian McGinlay was able top step in to role admirably and welcomed Honorary President Eileen and all the committee and members to the AGM.

Various reports were given and the presentation of Prizes took place after the AGM.

To read the full report and see some photos go to the RLCGA Website

IRIS KEYWOOD IS MADE AN HONORARY MEMBER OF D&A COUNTY

D&A County Captain Alisoun Fairbairn present Iris Keywood with her Award - Photo courtesy of D&A

Iris Keywood of Cardross Golf Club was made an Honorary Member of D&A County at the AGM on Wednesday 31st October at Douglas Park Golf Club.
Iris has been a member of D&A for some 61 years. She played in the County Team every year from 1952 until 1977, won the County Championship four times and was Runner-up five times.

 The Prizegiving took place after the AGM

D&A County Prizewinners with Captain Alisoun  - Courtesy of D&A