Monday, 2 September 2019

MIDLOTHIAN PAIRING WIN THE COMMONWEALTH SPOONS AT POLLOK GOLF CLUB

Valerie Mackenzie and Margaret Fergusson - Midlothian
Photo courtesy of Scottish Golf
In what can only be described horrendous wet and windy weather conditions today in Glasgow  -- the final of the Commonwealth Spoons was played over Pollok Golf Club.

Midlothian pairing of Valerie Mackenzie and Margaret Fergusson playing off a handicap of 10.5 had the best score of the day - net 74.5 to win the Australian Spoons Trophy for 2019 

In 2nd place was also a Midlothian pairing of - Ann Brown and Kay Cutherbertsonon  - a net 76.5 by virtue of the better inward half from Aberdeenshire -  P Halliwell and Gillian MacKenzie 

LEADERBOARD

1st :  Midlothian -  Valerie Mackenzie and Margaret Fergusson - 
(Murrayfield Golf Club) 85 (10.5) 74.5
2nd: Midlothian - Ann Brown and  Kay Cuthbertson (Deer Park and Liberton) 96 (19.5) 76.5 bih
3rd: Aberdeenshire -  P Halliwell and Gillian MacKenzie (Banchory) 85 (8.5) 76.5
4th: Galloway - Sheila McMurtrie and Jane Johnstone (Dalbeattie Golf Club) 88 (11) 77 bih
5thD&A -  Carolyn Craig and Vicky Hendren  (Cardross)  96 (19) 77
6th: Lanarkshire - Jo Chung and Lisa Chang (Cawder and Hamilton) 89 (11) 78

FULL LEADERBOARD

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County Level Qualifying

 a) The format is 18 holes of stroke play foursomes on one day with half combined handicap allowance. 
b) The number of qualifiers from each County is limited to one pair in per ten pairs entering based on a balance of five or more counting as ten. 

National Final 
a) The format is 18 holes of stroke play foursomes on one day with half combined handicap allowance. 
b) The pair returning the best score on handicap in the final shall hold the Australian Spoons for one year.