LEONIE HARM FROM GERMANY WINS THE LADIES BRITISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Leonie Harm - 2018 British Ladies Amateur Champion

SEMI-FINALS
Stephanie Lau (USA) bt Hollie Muse (West Lancs) 5 and 4.
Leonie Harm (Germany) bt Jaclyn Lee (Canada) 4 and 3.

FINAL                                              
Harm bt Lau  3 and 2 CLICK HERE

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DUMFRIESSHIRE JOIN RENFREWSHIRE, ABERDEENSHIRE AND MIDLOTHIAN FOR THE COUNTY FINALS IN SEPTEMBER

Galloway hosted the 2018 South County Matches – Jamboree at Wigtownshire County Golf Club from Saturday 23rd to Monday 25th June, enjoying fantastic weather throughout.

Dumfriesshire  successfully retained the Mary J Greig Quaich and join Aberdeenshire, Midlothians and Renfrewshire, for the finals to be held at Kilmacolm GC.

Overall Result

Day 1 – Saturday:   Galloway   4 1/2  Borders   4 1/2         Day 1 Results

Day 2 – Sunday:      Dumfriesshire   5   Borders   4            Day 2 Results

Day 3 – Monday:     Galloway   4 1/2    Dumfriesshire   4 1/2       Day 3 Results

ELAINE MOFFAT WINS THE 2018 SCOTTISH SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP

Elaine Moffat -- Courtesy of Scottish Golf

Former Scottish women's amateur golf champion Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) beat Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) by two holes in the final of the Scottish senior women's open amateur championship at Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club today (Friday). 

Moffat was two up after seven holes but Wood fought back to be one up after 12 holes. Moffat got on terms again by winning the 13th and was two up after 15. 

The handicap championship was won by Isla McCrone (Turnhouse) who beat Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) 4 and 2 in the final. 

CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS 
Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) bt Susan Penman (Gullane) at 19th. 
Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) bt Maureen Richmond (Royal Liverpool) 3 and 2.

FINAL  -  CLICK HERE
Elaine Moffat beat Sheena Wood 2 holes

HANDICAP SEMI-FINALS 
Isla McCrone (Turnhouse) bt Barbara Biggart (North Berwick) 6 and 5. 
Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) bt Joanne Sharp (Kilmarnock Barassie) 2 and 1.

FINAL: CLICK HERE
Isla McCrone bt Karen Ballantyne 4 and 2

INTERVIEW OF ALEX GLENNIE AFTER WINNING THE SCOTTISH STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

⛳️ | Day three at @PrestwickStNich underway with the top 16 players competing in match play 🏌️‍♀️ We spoke to @Barassie_KBGC's Alex Gennie, who led day two with the competition's best round so far of -2. Live score updates here ▶️ https://t.co/NQU2DgQ2zM pic.twitter.com/jXpMLMBMft

— Scottish Golf (@ScottishGolf) June 28, 2018

THIS WEEK'S D&A and RENFREWSHIRE - MYGOLFRANKING

mygolfranking.net DUNBARTONSHIRE & ARGYLL LADIES PLAYER of Week 18/25 is GILLIAN MORRISON (Clober Ladies) who rises to No 4 on Dunbartonshire & Argyll Ladies MGRanking.

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DUNBARTONSHIRE & ARGYLL LADIES

1 Carol Fell (Douglas Park) 1122 points

2 Carol Whyte (Milngavie) 1103 

3 Lindsay McCubbin (Hilton Park) 1042 

4 Gillian Morrison (Clober) 996 ​

5 Karen Haggarty (Dumbarton) 981 

6 Ashley Duffy (Clober) 980 

7 Sheila Craik (Balmore) 967 

8 Marie Provan (Palacerigg) 964 

9 Janice Robertson (Clydebank & District) 960

10 Miriam Dalglish (Balmore) 937

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DUNBARTONSHIRE & ARGYLL LADIES - CLUBS

1 Balmore 896 points

2 Clober 892 

3 Dumbarton 887 

4 Taynuilt 876 

5 Palacerigg 856

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mygolfranking.net RENFREWSHIRE LADIES GOLFER of Week 18/25 is LINDA ELLERY (East Renfrewshire Ladies) who retains her No 2 position on Renfrewshire Ladies.

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RENFREWSHIRE LADIES

1 Jane Macnab (Ranfurly Castle) 1115 points

2 Linda Ellery (East Renfrewshire) 1069 

3 Linda McDougall (Greenock) 1058 

4 Jane Ross (Elderslie) 1019 

5 Maureen Kemp (Gourock) 977 

6 Linda Honeyman (Erskine) 957 

7 Shirley Bell (Old Course Ranfurly) 938 

8 Janette McCartney (Erskine) 929 

9 Sandra Reid (Renfrew) 926 

10 Patricia Davidson (Erskine) 903

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RENFREWSHIRE LADIES - CLUBS

1 Erskine 872 points

2 Greenock 834 

3 Gourock 816 ​

4 Elderslie 802 

5 Old Course Ranfurly 794 

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NO SCOTS LEFT IN LAST 16 OF THE BRITISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

NEWS RELEASE FROM R AND A
The three leading qualifiers from the stroke play stage of the 115th Ladies’ Amateur Championship were knocked out in the first round of match play at Hillside Golf Club today.

Elin Esborn, who was the official leading qualifier on countback after she finished on one-under-par alongside Esther Henseliet and Elodie Chapelet, suffered a loss to Germany’s Ava Bergner (2 Holes). The German then went on to defeat Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup player Annabel Fuller in the second round 3 and 2.

Henseleit, who lost out to Finland’s Anna Backman by one hole, and Chapelet, defeated by Aline Krauter (2 holes), also departed the championship after the first round of match play.

Hollie Muse, pictured left,  heroically came through an all-England match with the 2017 Girls Amateur champion and Curtis Cup player, Lily May Humphreys despite suffering a painful groin injury on Wednesday. The Liverpool golfer limped through both her first (Hannah Screen 3 and 2) and second round matches to progress to Friday's last 16.

The 2016 Girls Amateur Champion Emile Alba Paltrinieri from Italy is looking to add the Ladies’ Amateur title to her record after defeating Scotland’s champion Gemma Batty 5 and 4 to book her place in the third round. The 16-year-old knocked Ana Ruiz from Mexico in the morning session winning by 2 holes.

Ruiz’s team-mate Isabella Fierro came from four down with five to play to beat Sweden’s Maja Stark on the 19th hole in the first round. The 17-year-old then went on to defeat Spain’s Laura Maria Gomez Ruiz to set up a third-round tie with Alessio Nobilio, who edged out GB and I Curtis Cup player Olivia Mehaffey by 1 hole.

Hannah McCook from Grantown on Spey and Chloe Goadby (St Regulus) lost in the first round of the match-play. 
Wales' Bethan Morris, lost at the 20th to P Schmid from Switzerland in the last Round 2 match to finish - after 8pm - on the opening match-play day.
The only English player to make it through to the last 16, apart from Hollie Muse, is Georgina Blackman from Chelmsford.

AYRSHIRE'S ALEX AND LIZ LOSE OUT IN THE 1ST ROUND OF THE MATCHPLAY STAGES AT PRESTWICK ST NICHOLAS

Alex Glennie and Liz Keohone

Alex Glennie is not going to pull off a double whammy at this week's Scottish Senior Women's Open Amateur Championships.
The Kilmarnock Barassie player won the stroke-play title over 36 holes at Prestwick St Nicholas earlier in the week but today (Thursday) she lost in the first round of the match-play tournament, beaten 4 and 3 by Fiona de Vries (St Rule).

Handicap Strokeplay winner Liz Keohone (Loudoun Gowf) also lost in the 1st round to Maureen Richmond (Royal Liverpool) by 1 hole 

Friday morning's semi-finals will feature Gullane's Sue Penman, conqueror of De Vries in the quarter-finals, against Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies), and former Scottish champion Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) against the 1974  Scottish Champion Maureen Richmond (Walker) (Royal Liverpool) from Kilmacolm  and  Renfrewshire Ladies' County Honorary Member.

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FRIDAY'S MATCHPLAY

Championship Semi Finals: 
Sue Penman v Sheena Wood
Elaine Moffat v Maureen Richmond 

Handicap Semi Finals:
Barbara Biggart v Isla McCrone
Joanne Sharp v Karen Ballantyne

 LIVE SCOTTISH SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI FINAL MATCHPLAY

LIVE SCOTTISH SENIOR HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI FINAL MATCHPLAY

RESULTS AND LIVE SCORING FROM THE SCOTTISH SENIORS MATCHPLAY

FIRST ROUND
F De Vries (St Rule) bt A Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) 4 and 3.
S Penman (Gullane) bt E Stewart (Greenburn) at 19th.
A Ryan (Tain) bt L Allan (Glenbervie) 1 hole.
S Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) bt A Baker (Crail GS) 3 and 2.
E Moffat (St Regulus) bt G Kyle (East Renfrewshire) 4 and 3
S Bland (S Africa) bt K Sutherland (Royal Montrose) 8 and 7.
M Richmond (Royal Liverpool) bt L Keohone (Loudoun Gowf) 1 hole
F Millar (Carnoustie Caledonia) bt D Jackson (Troon Ladies) 5 and 4.

QUARTER FINALS
Sue Penman (Gullane) bt Fiona De Vries (St Rule) 2 Holes
Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) bt Anne Ryan (Tain) 4 and 3
Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) bt Sonya Bland (S Africa) 5 and 4
Mo Richmond (Royal Liverpool) bt Frances Millar (Carnoustie Caledonia) 4 and 3

 LIVE SCOTTISH SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER FINAL MATCHPLAY

HANDICAP FIRST ROUND

Barbara Biggart (North Berwick) bt Linda Grieve (Brancepath Castle) at the 19th
Susan Rennie (Longniddry) bt Jackie Brown (Monifieth) 1 hole
Isla McCrone (Turnhouse) bt Ros Purdom (Prestwick St Nicholas ) 3 and 2
May Hughes (Lanark) bt Mary Smith (Tain) 5 and 4
Lynne Terrey (Cruden Bay) bt Sal Shepherd (Craigmillar Park) 5and 3
Joanne Sharp (Kilmarnock Barassie) bt Sandra Littlejohn (Erskine) 3 and 1
Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) bt Lesley Johnston (Gullane) 4 and 2
Frances McFadzean (Craigmillar Park) bt  Jennifer Bryans (Harburn) 2 and 1

QUARTER FINALS HANDICAP
Barbara Biggart (North Berwick) bt Susan Rennie (Longniddry) 3 and 1
Isla McCrone (Turnhouse) W/O May Hughes (Lanark) - injured
Joanne Sharp (Kilmarnock Barassie) bt Lynne Terrey (Cruden Bay) at the 19th
Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) bt Frances McFadzean (Craigmillar Park) 7 and 5

SCOTTISH SENIORS HANDICAP MATCHPLAY QUARTER FINALS

ANGUS, FIFE AND PERTH AND KINROSS WEEKLY MYGOLFRANKING RESULTS

mygolfranking.net ANGUS LADIES GOLFER of WEEK 18/25 is DOREEN GORDON of Montrose Mercantile Ladies who enters the Top 10 of Angus Ladies MGRanking for the first time at No 7.

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ANGUS LADIES

1 Jane Grubb (Montrose Mercantile) 1188 points

2 Sakuna Ramsay (Edzell) 1145

3 Georgina Middleton (Edzell) 1094

4 Jane Tough (Edzell) 1026

5 Ann Hay (Edzell) 993​

6 Katherine Taylor (Brechin) 974

7 Doreen Gordon (Montrose Mercantile) 964​

8 Lynne Fotheringham (Grange GC) 958

9 Seonaid Falconer (Panmure) 953 

10 Dawn Dargie (Grange GC) 943

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ANGUS LADIES CLUBS

1 Montrose Mercantile 877 points 

2 Edzell 866

3 Panmure 857

4 Arbroath Artisan 852

5 Grange 830

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mygolfranking.net FIFE LADIES GOLFER of WEEK 18/25 is FIONA THOMSON of Elie & EarlsferryLadies who enters the Top 10 of Fife Ladies MGRanking for the first time at No 8.

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FIFE LADIES

1 Nicola Gemmell (Crail) 1196 points 

2 Carol Carstairs (Lundin Ladies) 1154 

3 Carol Dawson (Elmwood) 1059 

4 Terry Scott (Lundin Ladies) 1041

5 Terry Mullen (St Michaels) 1024 

6 Charlene Wilson (St Regulus) 1022 

7 Gillian Paton (St Regulus) 1018 

8 Fiona Thomson (Elie & Earlsferry) 1015 

9 Ros McNeill (Dunfermline) 1000 

10 Sheila Stewart (Kirkcaldy) 991 

FIFE LADIES CLUBS

1 Thornton 923 

2 Elmwood 894 

3 Dunnikier Park 890 

4 St Michaels 882

5 Leven GS 868

mygolfranking.net PERTH & KINROSS PLAYER of WEEK 2018/25 is MARIA DUNCAN of MilnathortLadies who re-enters the Top 10 of Perth & Kinross Ladies MGRanking at No 9. 

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PERTH & KINROSS LADIES

1 Julie White (Auchterarder) 1037 points

2 Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall) 1029 

3 Jennifer Sneddon (Alyth) 991 

4 Moira Morrison (Alyth) 986 

5 Laura Campbell (Pitlochry) 967

6 Rosemary Turlik (Muckhart) 965

7 Gillian Wallace (Milnathort) 959

8 Claire Hepburn (Crieff) 947

9 Maria Duncan (Milnathort) 937

10 Carol Lambie (Dunkeld & Birnam) 931

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PERTH & KINROSS LADIES - CLUBS

1 Dunkeld & Birnam 886 points 

2 Alyth 880 ​

3 Murrayshall 856

4 Muckhart 848 

5 Crieff 818 

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BRITISH AMATEUR LADIES MATCHPLAY LIVE SCORING

CLICK HERE FOR LIVE MATCH PLAY RESULTS FROM THE BRITISH LADIES AMATER CHAMPIONSHIP

CHLOE GOADBY LEADS THE SCOTTISH QUALIFIERS IN THE BRITISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

By Colin Farquharson

Chloe Goadby

Curtis Cup player Shannon McWilliam from Aboyne missed qualifying for the match-play stages of the British women's open amateur championship at Hillside Golf Club, Southport today.
But Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey), Gemma Batty (West Linton) and Chloe Goadby (St Regulus)  gave Scotland three representatives in the 64 players who advanced after two stroke-play rounds.

One of the early starters in the second round of stroke-play, Shannon repeated her opening score of 79 and, with a total of 158, there was no way she was going to finish the day in the leading 64
Scottish champion Gemma Batty, out late today, ran up an 8 in a second-round 78 for 151 but qualified 
Goadby improved from a 76 to a one-under-par 71 for 147, six strokes inside the limit mark.
McCook made it through comfortably with scores of 76 and 73 for 149 but former Scottish champion Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) shot  pair of 77s for 154, one stroke too many.
Shannon McWilliam was not the only Curtis Cup player to miss out on the match-play stages. India Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) shot 82-74 for 156, three shots too many.

LEADING QUALIFIERS FOR MATCH-PLAY
(64 to qualify)
143 E Esborn (Swe) 73 70, E Henseleit (Ger) 70 73, E Chapelet (Fra) 68 75.
144 A Nobilio (Ita) 74 7 E M H Zuniga (Spn) 70 74

OTHER QUALIFIERS included
147 Chloe Goadby (St Regulus) 76 71.
149 Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) 76 73
150 Olivia Mehaffey (Royal Co Down) 78 72, A Fuller (Roehampton) 77 73.
151 Gemma Batty (West Linton) 73 78
152 Lily May Humphreys (Stoke by Nayland) 74 78

MISSED THE CUT
included
154 Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 77 77
156 India Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) 82 74.
157 Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) 80 77.
158 Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) 79 79, Sinead Sexton (Lahinsh) 78 80.
161 Clara Young (North Berwick) 77 84


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MIDLOTHIAN JOIN ABERDEENSHIRE AND RENFREWSHIRE IN COUNTY FINALS

By Colin Farquharson

Midlothian joined Aberdeenshire and Renfrewshire in the Scottish women's county finals at Kilmacolm in September by retaining the East Division women's inter-county title at Dunbar Golf Club today.

Midlothian's final match against Stirling and Clackmann had been bittled as the divisional title decider but Midlothian cruised to an 8-1 victory, taking all six singles.

Fife beat East Lothian 7-2 in the other match

EAST LOTHIAN 2, FIFE 7

Foursomes: 0-3

Joanne Free and Jill McNicoll lost to Jocelyn Mackie and Susan Jackson 3 and 2.

Alyssa Balding and Kay Lannin lost to Gillian Paton and Karin Sharp 1 hole.

Dawn Young and Pam Hall lost to Lynn Newton and Brogan Clark 8 and 6.

Singles: 2-4

Lesley Atkins lost to Paton 7 and 5.

Annabel Hosie to Jackson 6 and 4

Free bt Mackie 4 and 3

Balding lost to Newton 8 and 7

McNicoll lost to Hannah Braidwood 3 and 1

Kay Lannin bt Brogan Clark 3 and 2

STIRLING and CLACKMANAN 1, MIDLOTHIAN 8

Foursomes: 1-2

Alison Davidson and Laura Bisset lost to Gabrielle MacDonald and Alison McBride

4 and 3.

Jennie Allan and Fiona Wait lost to Karen Marshall and Kate McIntosh 2 holes.

Louise Macgregor and Alison Goodwin bt  Karen Ferguson-Snedden and Caroline Steedman 3 and 1.

Singles: 0-6

Goodwin lost to MacDonald 4 and 3

Bisset lost to McIntosh 5 and 3

Wait lost to Marshall 6 and 5

Davidson lost to McBride 5 and 4

Macgregor lost to Louise Fraser 2 and 1

Allan lost to Hannah Darling 4 and 3

ALEX GLENNIE IS THE 2018 SCOTTISH SENIORS STROKEPLAY CHAMPION

By Colin Farquharson

Alex Glennie  (pictured above) won the Scottish Senior Women's Open Stroke-play championship at Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club today for the 3rd time (2011 and 2016) and headed the 16 qualifiers for the match-play tournament.

After shooting only one birdie in her-up with  first-round 80, Glennie chalked up gains at the third, fourth, seventh, 10th and 11 in improving by 10 strokes for a 70 and a six-over-par total of 150.

She finished a shot ahead of the first-round leader Frances Millar (Carnoustie Caledonia) who slipped back from a 73 to a 78 for 151.

Millar had three birdies in her second round but also double bogeys at the eighth, short 10th, and par-5 11th.

Liz Keohone (Loudoun Gowf) had the best net total of 140 off seven of a handicap. South African Sonja Bland, a five-handicapper, was runner-up with a net total of 142 

SCOTTISH SENIOR WOMEN'S OPEN STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Prestwick St  Nicholas.

Par 144 (2x72). SSS 72. CSS 74 73.

150 A Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) 80 70.

151 F Millar (Carnoustie Caledonian) 73 78.

152 S Bland (S Africa) 77 75, L Allan (Glenbervie) 76 76

153 S Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) 78 75, E Moffat (St Regulus) 76 77.

154 L Keohone (Loudoun Gowf) 76 78.

156 S Penman (Gulane) 78 78.

157 E Stewart (Glenburn) 79 79, M Richmond (Royal Liverpool) 78 79.

158 G Kyle (East Renfrewshire) 79 79.

159 A Baker (Crail GS) 79 80, A Ryan (Tain) 79 80, K Sutherland (Royal Montrose) 78 81.

160 D Jackson (Troon Ladies) 82 78, F De Vries (St Rule) 81 79, +M Smith (Tain) 78 82.

+M Smith was not one of the 16 qualifiers for the scratch match-play. She was eliminated on a comparison of the second rounds of the players who finished on 160.

Other scores included:

161 J Brown (Monifieth) 82 79.

163 A Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) 77 86.

172 E Whyte (Aberdeen Ladies) 85 87

173 L Graham (Carnoustie Ladies) 81 82, A Macgregor (Ladybank) 86 87,

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