THE 2021 SCOTTISH COUNTY FINALS LINE UP IN FORRES

 Ayrshire -- 2019 County Team Champions 

The County Finals were last played in 2019 with none in 2020  due to Covid -- That year Ayrshire Ladies' County Golf Association became champions with Carnoustie's star -  amateur Louise Duncan in the team  -- Click here to read the full report then 

Three County teams will fight it out to be the 2021 Scottish County Champions at the finals in Forres from Friday 27th August - Sunday 29th August.

  

West Division Winners D&A
Photo courtesy of Lorraine Campbell

They are Dunbartonshire & Argyll, who are representing the West Division, Midlothian the East and Perth & Kinross the North. 

There is no team from the South Division this year as they were unable to get their County Jamboree played. 

Instead, Scottish Golf has invited Northern Counties to supply a team to keep the round robin format of the finals intact. 

Order of Play (Friday to Sunday) 

Day 1: D&A v Perth & Kinross - and - Midlothian v North 

Day 2: Midlothian v D&A - and - North v Perth & Kinross 

Day 3: Midlothian v Perth & Kinross - and - D&A v North 

Tee Times (all three days) 

Morning Foursomes: 09:00 to 09:37  

Afternoon Singles: 13:30 to 14:52

D&A team 

Lorraine Campbell (Cardross)

Lorna McClymont (Milngavie)

Laura McGeachy (Haggs Castle)

Lori MacDonald (Cardross) 

Fiona Rattray (Douglas Park)

Vicky Hendren (Cardross)

Aileen Baker (Crail)

Maggie Kinvig. (The Cameron Club)

Perth & Kinross Team 

Katy Alexander (Blairgowrie) 

Megan Ashley (Blairgowrie) 

Laura Campbell (Whitemuir)

Jillian Milne (Blairgowrie) 

Isla Moncrieff (Aberfeldy) 

Jen Saxton (Dunfermline) 

Laura Walker (Muckhart) 

Eilidh Watson (St Regulus

Midlothian Team

Freya Constable, (Prestonfield) 

Louise Fraser, (Kingsknowe) 

Anne Hanson, (Turnhouse) 

Hilary Laughland, (Mortonhall) 

Rachael Livingstone, (Baberton)

Emma Morrison, (Gullane) 

Kate Rorke, (Kingsknowe )

Caroline Steedman, (Murrayfield)

Northern Counties Team (no details)

PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS FROM THE WEST OF SCOTLAND COUNTY JAMBOREE AT CARDROSS

12 year old Jules - Family pet  of Jennifer Rankine 

DAY 1 --Renfrewshire v Ayrshire -- Courtesy of Fiona Armour

DAY 1 - On the tee all matches - Courtesy of Jean MacIntyre 

DAY 2 -  Renfrewshire v D&A - Courtesy of Fiona Armour

DAY 2 - On the tee all matches - Courtesy of Jean MacIntyre

DAY 3 - Renfrewshire v Lanarkshire - Courtesy of Fiona Armour

DAY 3 - Final Day on the Tee and D&A Celebration - Courtesy of Jean MacIntyre 

Your webmaster Carol loves this photo of Jules the family pet of Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle) at Cardross on Day 3 taken by Fiona Armour 

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D&A Triumph on Day 3 and win the West of Scotland Inter County Jamboree at Cardross

D&A Winning Team
Photo courtesy of Lorraine Campbell

Well … we played the Inter-Counties Championship at Cardross Golf Club this week. 

It was a wee bit different due to Covid. It was nice to see all our friends from Ayrshire, Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire. We had close games and nail biting finishes. We (Dumbarton and Argyll) managed to come out on top😳 It was a pleasure to be Team Captain and thanks to our County Captain Jean, and her committee, for managing to get it played this year. Now we have a wee road trip to Forres for the finals in August 💙🏌🏼‍♀️ 

Thanks go to Lorraine Campbell (D&A) for her report and photograph 

At the start of Day 3 three of the counties were in contention to win. In a close match with some close games between Ayrshire and D&A , D&A won by 4.5 to 3.5.

This meant that D&A could only be beaten if Renfrewshire beat Lanarkshire. After 6 games were completed the score in that match  was 3 all but Lanarkshire won the last 2 games at the 18th to win 5 to 3.   - 5 of the 8 matches ended up going down the 18th !!

D&A last won the Inter County Jamboree in 2016 when it was played at Douglas Park Golf Club  when D&A was the host  county  and now again at Cardross with 3 home players in the team have won again on County home soil.

Ayrshire v D&A --Ayrshire names first

L Gibson lost to Lorna McClymont 1 down

Freya Russell beat Aileen Baker 5&4

Audrey Thomson beat Lorraine Campbell 3&2

L Ronnie and Lori MacDonald halved 

Pauline Patrick lost to Laura McGeachy 3&2

Jenny Linklater beat Caroline King 2&1

Roz Purdom lost to V Hendron 3&2

Emma Hale Ritchie lost to Fiona Rattray 1 down

Ayrshire 3.5  D&A 4.5 

Lanarkshire v Renfrewshire -- Lanarkshire names first

Susan Wood beat Alyson McGinnigle 3&2

M Docherty beat Emma Thomson- Burns  2up

Susan Woodhouse beat Liz Stewart 6&4

Eva O'Connor lost to Jennifer Rankine 6&4

Katie Brown lost to Donna Jackson 1 Hole

Lesley Lloyd lost to Julie Wilson 1 Hole

Katie Scott beat Carol Whyte  1 Hole

M Richmond beat Megan Briggs 1 Hole

Lanarkshire 5 Renfrewshire 3 

Final Points

D&A: 5 

Lanarkshire: 4 

Renfrewshire: 3 

Ayrshire: 0 

PHOTOGRAPHS DAY 3 - Renfrewshire v D&A - Courtesy Fiona Armour

DAY 3 - On the tee all matches - Courtesy of Jean MacIntyre WHEN AVAILABLE

LANARKSHIRE WIN ON DAY 2 OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND COUNTY JAMBOREE

Renfrewshire Names first

Jennifer  Rankine lost to Lorna McClymont 5&3 

Carol Whyte lost to Fiona Rattray 1 hole 

Enmma Thomson- Burns beat Laura McGeachy 2&1 

Liz Stewart beat Aileen Baker 8&6 

Julie Wilson beat Lori MacDonald 1 hole 

Donna Jackson beat Maggie Kenvig 5&4 

Beth Paterson lost to V Hendron 3&2 

Alison McGinnigle lost to Lorraine Campbell 4&3 

Renfrewshire 4 D&A 4 

Lanarkshire names first 

Susan Wood lost to Louisa Gibson 6&5 

Megan Docherty beat Freya Russell 2&1 

Susan Woodhouse beat Emma Hale Ritchie 2&1 

K Brown beat Jenny Linklater 3&2 

Eva O'Connor beat Audrey Thomson 1 hole 

Katie Scott beat Pauline Patrick 3&2 

M Richmond beat Roz Purdom 5&4 

Katie Graham halved with Catherine Garret 

 Lanarkshire 6.5 Ayrshire 1.5

After Day 2

D&A and RLCGA 3 POINTS, LANARKSHIRE 2 POINTS, AYRSHIRE 0 POINTS 

PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE RLCGA v D&A MATCH -- COURTESY OF FIONA ARMOUR

PHOTOGRAPHS-- ON THE TEE - COURTESY OF JEAN MACINTYRE

RENFREWSHIRE AND D&A ARE WINNERS ON DAY 1 OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND JAMBOREE

Cardross Golf Club

In a completely different format than normal - 8 singles with no foursomes, no caddies and social distancing - day one of this year’s Jamboree saw Dunbartonshire & Argyll play Lanarkshire in the first flight.

The first point on the board was by Lorna McClymont (D&A) with a birdie laiden round against Susan Woodhouse (Lanarkshire).  Megan Docherty (Lanarkshire) replied with a good win over Fiona Rattray (D&A).  Laura McGeachy (D&A) was a worthy winner against Susan Wood (Lanarkshire).  Matches 4 and 5 both reached the 18th hole with Lorraine Campbell (D&A) edging out youngster Katie Graham (Lanarkshire) by 1 hole, while Lori McDonald (D&A) had a half match with Katie Scott (Lanarkshire).  Eva O’Connor (Lanarkshire) had a healthy 4-up lead at the turn against Maggie Kinvig (D&A) and victory came at the 16th hole.  Caroline King (D&A) sealed the crucial winning point with a birdie on the 17th hole against West of Scotland Veterans Champion, Lesley Lloyd (Lanarkshire).  Kirsten Brown (Lanarkshire) was the victor by 1 hole in a closely fought match with Aileen Baker (D&A).

D&A names first:

Lorna McClymont beat Susan Woodhouse 4&3

Fiona Rattray lost to Megan Docherty 5&4

Laura McGeachy beat Susan Wood 4&3

Lorraine Campbell beat Katie Graham 1up

Lora MacDonald halved with Katie Scott

Maggie King lost to Eva O'Connor 4&2

Caroline King beat Lesley Lloyd 2&1

Aileen Baker lost to Katie Brown 1 hole

Final Score:    D&A 4.5        Lanarkshire 3.5

The second flight was between Ayrshire and Renfrewshire with Alyson McGinnigle (Renfrewshire) winning the first point against Rachel Foster (Ayrshire).  Freya Russell (Ayrshire) levelled the scoring with a close win over Julie Wilson (Renfrewshire).  Beth Paterson (Renfrewshire), representing her county for the first time, secured a win over Emma Hale-Ritchie (Ayrshire) with Emma Thomson-Burns (Renfrewshire), another newbie, losing on the 18th to Luisa Gibson (Ayrshire).  Jennifer Rankine (Renfrewshire) came from behind to beat Audrey Thompson (Ayrshire) as did Carol Whyte (Renfrewshire) winning against Pauline Patrick (Ayrshire).  Liz Stewart (Renfrewshire) and Vice-Captain Donna Jackson (Renfrewshire) both won their matches against Jenny Linklater (Ayrshire) and Catherine Garrett (Ayrshire) respectively.

Renfrewshire names first 

Alyson McGinnigle beat Rachel Foster 4&2

Julie Wilson lost to Freya Russell 2&1

Beth Paterson beat Emma Hale-Ritchie 2&1

Jennifer Rankine beat Audrey Thompson 3&2

Emma Thomson-Burns lost to Luisa Gibson 1 hole

Liz Stewart beat Jenny Linklater 3&2

Donna Jackson beat Catherine Garrett 5&4

Carol Whyte beat Pauline Patrick 2 Up

Final Score:    Ayrshire 2    Renfrewshire 6

Tuesday sees Renfrewshire play Dunbartonshire & Argyll in the first flight (10am tee off) and Lanarkshire versus Ayrshire in the second flight (12 noon tee off).

Thanks go to Sandra Littlejohn (RLCGA Captain ) for the report.

CLICK HERE FOR SOME PHOTOGRAPHS -- RLCGA v AYRSHIRE -- Courtesy of FIONA AMOUR

ON THE TEE PHOTOGRAPHS -- COURTESY OF JEAN MACINTYRE LANARKSHIRE

County Teams for West of Scotland Jamboree have all been named

The 2021 West of Scotland County Jamboree is at Cardross Golf Club next week (14-16) June. 

Due to the restrictions still in place, it was agreed that this year's competition will take a different format than normal. 

 The competition will be 8 single matches against each county from a squad of 10 players with no caddies involved. 

All County Teams have now been named :

Ayrshire Team 

Rachael Foster (St Nicholas) 

Catherine Garrett (West Kilbride) 

Luisa Gibson (Irvine) 

Jenny Linklater (Largs) 

Pauline Patrick (Irvine) 

Roz Purdom (St Nicholas) 

Emma Ritchie (Troon Ladies) 

Lorna Ronnie (Kilmarnock Barassie) 

Freya Russell (Royal Troon) 

Audrey Thompson (Loudoun) 

 D&A Team 

Aileen Baker (Crail Golfing Society)

Lorraine Campbell (Cardross)

Vikki Hendron (Cardross)

Caroline King (Clober)

Maggie Kinvig (The Cameron Club)

Lorna McClymont (Milngavie)

Lori MacDonald (Cardross)

Laura McGeachy (Haggs Castle)

Sophie Murphy (The Glasgow Golf Club)

Fiona Rattray (Douglas Park)

Lanarkshire Team 
Kirsten Brown  (St Rule Golf Club)
Megan Docherty (Bishopbriggs)
Katie Graham (Hamilton)
Lesley Lloyd (The Ladies Golf Club Troon) 
Fiona Norris (Hamilton)
Eva O’Connor (Bothwell Castle)
Molly Richmond (Strathaven)
Katie Scott (Strathaven)
Susan Wood (Drumpellier)
Susan Woodhouse (East Kilbride)

Renfrewshire

Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm)

Megan Briggs  (Kilmacolm) 

Donna Jackson (The Ladies Golf Club Troon)  

Gillian Kyle(East Renfrewshire)  

Alyson McGinnigle (Williamwood) ; 

Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle)

Liz Stewart (Greenburn) 

Emma Thomson-Burns (Williamwood) 

Carol Whyte (Milngavie)

Julie Wilson (Williamwood) 

Inter County Foursomes Finals at East Kilbride -- START TIMES

Tuesday 1st June 2021

 

SCRATCH

9.30: Susan Woodhouse & Taylor White (Lanarkshire) & Jan Macnab & Alison Macnab (Renfrewshire) 

9.40: Katie Graham & Jodie Graham (Lanarkshire) &  Carol McNally & Alison McGinnigle (Renfrewshire) 

9.50: Caroline King & Joyce Tait (D&A) & Liz Keohone & Audrey Thompson (Ayrshire) 

10.00: Margaret Kinvig & June Hegerty (D&A) & Arlene Sinclair & Angela Hughes (Aryshire)

HANDICAP

10.10: Anne Lloyd & Pat Casey (Lanarkshire) & Roisin Black & Margaret Adams (Renfrewshire) 

10.20: Lynn Williamson & Carol McKinnon (Lanarkshire) & Jennifer Graham & Carol Smith (Renfrewshire) 

10.30: Helen Wilson & Sarah Parker (Lanarkshire) & Elaine Munn & Joan Walker (Renfrewshire) 

10.40: Fiona Norris & Morag Macdonald (Lanarkshire)  Christine Fulton & Janet Livingstone (Renfrewshire) 

10.50: Anne Cumberland & Margaret Smillie (D&A) & Janet Harkness & Elspeth Howie (Ayrshire) 

11.00: Lynn McColl & Karen McIlvaney (D&A) & Mara Lindsay & Christine Macleod (Ayrshire) 

11.10: Helen Macdonald & Jean Leitch  (D&A) & Sandra Johnson & Nancy Shedden (Ayrshire)  

11.20: Pat Mills & Margaret Nicholson (D&A) & Gillian Pollock & Kath MacKellar (Ayrshire)

County Foursomes Qualifiers

Ayrshire Ladies County Golf Association held their County Foursomes Qualifier over Kilbirnie earlier this month with 43 couples being able to participate.

Those with the two best scratch scores and 4 best net scores have qualified for the Inter County Finals at East Kilbride GC on 1st June. Those with the two best Net scores have qualified for the Commonwealth Spoons Finals at Dullatur GC on 30th August.

East Kilbride (Inter County Foursomes Finals)

1st Scratch: Liz Keohone and Audrey Thompson (Loudoun) 79 

2nd Scratch: Arlene Sinclair and Angela Hughes (Irvine) 85 

1st Handicap: Jennifer Mutter and Carolyn Christie (Troon Ladies) 96-24=72 

2nd Handicap: Janet Harkness and Elspeth Howie (Skelmorlie) 99-26=73 bih 

3rd Handicap: Mara Lindsay and Christine MacLeod (St Nicholas) 98-25=73 

4th Handicap: Sandra Johnson and Nancy Shedden (Kilbirnie) 101-27=74 bih 

Dullatur (Commonwealth Spoons)

 1st Arlene Sinclair and Angela Hughes 

2nd Jennifer Mutter and Carolyn Christie 

3rd Lesley Barker and Vicki Cameron (Barassie) 

4th Mara Lindsay and Christine MacLeod

D&A (Played over Vale of Leven) 

The players qualifying to play in the Intercounty Foursomes finals at East Kilbride are: 

1st Scratch Margaret Kinvig and June Hegarty 

2nd Scratch Caroline King and Joyce Tait 

1st Handicap: Anne Cumberland and Margaret Smillie 

2nd Handicap: Lynn McColl and Karen McIlvaney

3rd Handicap: Helen Macdonald and Jean Leitch

4th Handicap: Pat Mills and Margaret Nicholson

No list for Commonwealth Spoons qualifier at present.

Lanarkshire 

The following teams qualified at a very wet and very windy Lenzie GC on 24th May for the Inter County Foursomes Finals at East Kilbride GC on 1st June

Scratch:

 Susan Woodhouse  (East Kilbride) and Taylor White (Cathkin Braes)  

Abigail McCafferty and Taylor White (Airdrie)

Handicap

Anne Lloyd and Pat Casey ( Hayston)

Lynn Williamson (Kirkhill) and Carol McKinnon (Cathkin Braes)

Helen Wilson and Sarah Parker (Drumpellier) 

Fiona Norris (Hamilton) and Morag Macdonald (East Kilbride)

 Commonwealth Spoons Qualifiers for Dullatur GC 30^th August 2021

Abigail McCafferty and Taylor White (Airdrie)

Anne Lloyd and Pat Casey ( Hayston)

Renfrewshire ( 27th May over Bonnyton ) -- 

SCRATCH
1st Jan Macnab – (Ranfurly Castle)  & Alison Macnab - (Lochwinnoch) 81
2nd Carol McNally & Alyson McGinnigle  (Williamwood) 82
3rd Jennifer Graham & Carol Smith - (Haggs Castle) 90  

HANDICAP
1st Jan Macnab – (Ranfurly Castle)  & Alison Macnab - (Lochwinnoch) 69
2nd Susan Reid - (Kilmacolm) & Barbara Lyle - (Whitecraigs) 70

3rd Roisin Black & Margaret Adams (Gleddoch) 71

 CLICK HERE FOR THE REPORT  AND LINK TO Commonwealth Spoons

Lorna McClymont is the 2021 D&A Champion

Aileen Baker and Lorna McClymont 

From the D&A Website 

Lorna McClymont (Milngavie) won the 2021 D&A County Championship, beating Aileen Baker (Crail Golfing Society) in yesterday's final

Barbara Cunningham (Hilton Park) won the Bronze Championship.

Lorraine Campbell and Laura McGeachy with the 2019 - 2020 D&A Winter County Foursomes

 

The delayed final of this years D&A Winter Foursomes (2019 - 2020) was played on Sunday 18th October 2020 at Douglas Park Golf Club,

The  Finalists were Lorraine Campbell (Cardross) and Laura McGeachy (Haggs Castle) v Karen McIlvaney (Hilton Park) and Audrey Adams (Hilton Park) 

In a close encounter Lorraine and Laura won at the 17th Hole - Many congratulations 

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS AT RANFURLY CASTLE AND DOUGLAS PARK GOLF CLUBS

 Denise Cowan (Photo courtesy of R Castle)

Congratulations go to Renfrewshire's former County Team player Denise Cowan who won the Ranfurly Castle Club Championship on Sunday beating Jan Macnab in the Final - To read the full report go to the Ranfurly Castle Ladies Blog 

Fiona and Shirley (photo courtesy of Alison McGinnigle)

Also that day the Douglas Park Golf Club held their finals day with D&A county team member Fiona Rattray putting on a display of great golf to beat Renfrewshire's Shirley Back  -- (Poor Shirley got stung at the side of her eye at the 3rd green by a wasp but I believe all is ok now.)

Helen and June

The Douglas Park Ladies Senior Championship (over 70's)  was a very close encounter between Past RLCGA County Captain June Lockhart and  Helen Robertson. This was a very friendly and close battle with Helen managing to win on the 18th 

No spectators were allowed to watch these matches so no more photos as I was a caddy in the Seniors Match !! -- However here is a short video at the end with Ladies Vice Captain Paula Galloway presenting the Seniors Trophy at the end.

Seven Scots Qualify for the British Amateur Matchplay Championship

At the renowned venue in the north-west, the English trio of Emily Price, Rosie Belsham and Isabelle Simpson were joined by Carolina Melgrati from Italy and Denmark’s Amalie Leth-Nissen in signing for one-under-par rounds of 71 in the Women's Amateur Championship Qualifier

From a starting field of almost 100 competitors aged from 13 to 57, the quintet led the top 64 players into the match play stage.

With stroke play qualifying reduced to one round after Tuesday’s inclement weather, play was delayed a further hour on Wednesday morning due to strong winds. West Lancashire, hosting the championship for the first time, was then blessed with far more favourable conditions. 

7 Scots have qualified for the Matchplay which starts tomorrow including West of Scotland's  Hazel MacGarvie (Royal Troon) and Lorna McClymont (Milngavie) the 2019 D&A County Champion 

LEADERBOARD 

Scottish Players - Matchplay Qualifiers (and position in draw) 

10 Clara Young (North Berwick) 73

16 Hazel MacGarvie (Royal Troon) 73

33 Hannah Darling ( Broomieknowe)  75

37 Jasmine Mackintosh (Murcar Links) 75

43 Lorna McClymont (Milngavie) 76

44 Chloe Goadby (St Regulus) 76 

46 Penny Brown (Auchterarder) 76

MATCHPLAY DRAW

PAST D&A CAPTAIN JENNIFER KINLOCH HAS DIED

West of Scotland County Jamboree 2010
County Captain's front row - L to R  Jennifer Kinloch, Lesley Lloyd,
Trish Brown and Alex Glennie 

It is with regret that I announce the sad passing of D&A's Past Captain Jennifer Kinloch on Tuesday 7th July.

Jennifer was a member of Cardross Golf Club for 47 years and was Captain of  Dunbarton and Argyll Ladies’ County Golf Association in 2010- 2011 

She was very interested in progressing the talents and opportunities for Junior Girls and was instrumental in allowing Junior Girls to play in the Cardross Club Championship. 

Her daughter Jill is a golf club professional in Germany.

Paula Crichton has a hole in one at Douglas Park Golf Club on her 1st round after Lockdown

Paula on the 17th Green 

22 handicapper Paula Crichton had a HOLE IN ONE at the 17th Hole at Douglas Park Golf Club today.. This was Paula’s first game after Lockdown and her first hole in one. — Many Congratulations Paula.

Club Captain Iain Fergusson and Secretary Ann Scott welcomed everyone to the 1st day's play on Friday and were interviewed by Fiona Stalker of DriveTime -- BBC Radio Scotland. -- approx 35 minutes on

Alternatively Click here to get to the exact point of the interview 

Susan and Fiona Rattray - Photo Courtesy of Fiona Stalker

D&A’s County Team Player Fiona Rattray and her Mum Susan were one of the first to tee off on Friday.

WEST OF SCOTLAND INTER COUNTY MATCHES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR 2020

2019 -Scottish County Champions
Ayrshire

Since our previous announcement cancelling some West of Scotland Competitions Scottish Golf have announced the cancellation of all their competitions including the County Finals. 
It is therefore with regret that the West Counties have decided to cancel this year's West Inter County Matches also. 
Hope you are keeping safe and well and that it won't be too long before we are back on the fairways again.

Jean MacIntyre - West of Scotland Secretary

WEST OF SCOTLAND COUNTIES CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

It is with regret that due to the continuing threat from the Covid-19 virus and following a consultation with the 4 West of Scotland Counties it has been decided to cancel the following West competitions:

1. West of Scotland Championship- 10th May
2. Junior Inter County Matches for the Kennedy Salver- 1st June
3. Inter County Foursomes Final- 2nd June

A decision on the playing of the Inter County Matches from 15th to 17th June will be taken at a later date.

I hope you are all keeping safe and well.

Jean Macintyre  West of Scotland Secretary 

WEST OF SCOTLAND COUNTIES CORONAVIRUS NOTIFICATIONS

All the West Of Scotland County Captains have announced to their members over the last couple of weeks the initial decisions with regards their County Championships and Inter-County Foursomes qualifiers.  

AYRSHIRE (24th March)
Since I last wrote to you the situation with the Coronavirus has got much worse and therefore it will probably come as no surprise to you that, it is with great disappointment and regret, the Committee and I have decided to cancel the County Championship in April and the Foursomes in May
We had hoped that it may have been possible to keep these competitions going by adhering to social distancing and not using club house facilities. However, following the Prime Ministers announcement yesterday and for the safety and well being of our members and their families this will not be possible. These are very sad and unprecedented times.
Being an optimist, hopefully we will all get back to our golf in June.
Thank you for your continued understanding.
Take care and stay safe.

Joanne Sharp - Ayrshire County Captain

D&A (19th March)
In the current situation it has been reluctantly decided to cancel/postpone the County Championship and the Intercounty Foursomes/Commonwealth Spoons (qualifying rounds). The final of the Winter Foursomes scheduled for 28th March has also been postponed until later in the year. The committee will keep the situation under review and further updates will be posted.
Jean Lietch - D&A Captain

LANARKSHIRE (24th March)

Due to the ongoing situation with the Coronavirus, the committee and I have regrettably decided to cancel our County Championship at Drumpellier from 27-29th April. With the current government advice there was no option but to do this. I will keep you informed in due course about other fixtures. It's a sad decision to make but we have to be mindful of everyone's health. 

Hopefully we will be back on the fairways soon. Take care everyone.

Fiona Norris - Lanarkshire County Captain

RENFREWSHIRE (19th March)
It's with a heavy heart that Vice Captain Donna (Jackson), Honorary President Pearl (Orr), the Committee and I have decided to postpone both the County Foursomes (at Elderslie GC on 27th April) and the County Championship (at Ranfurly Castle GC between 6 - 8th May) but we feel the health and well-being of our members has to be our priority.

If possible we will try and re-arrange both these events later in the season but, at the moment, we can give no guarantees.

Unfortunately, other competitions may also be affected by the Coronavirus Pandemic and its associated restrictions but we will keep you advised as we go along.

Sadly 2020 hasn't been kind to us so far, firstly with the horrendous wet weather and now the coronavirus but let's stay positive and hope we'll be back to normal real soon.

Thank you in advance for your understanding and continued support.

Sandra Littlejohn - RLCGA Captain

D&A County AGM - Jean Leitch is the new Captain

Some of the prizewinners
Front row - Lorna McClymont, Ann Colthart and Sophie Murphy

The D&A County  A.G.M and Prizegiving took place at Douglas Park Golf Club on Wednesday 23rd October. 

Captain Ann Colthart welcomed the members. 

President Fiona Cowan presented the prizes to those winners who were in attendance. 

County Champion this year is Lorna McClymont who had another very successful year and Junior Champion is Sophie Murphy. 

Jean Leitch -- New D&A Captain

At the end of the meeting Ann passed the Captain’s badge to incoming Captain Jean Leitch

From the D&A Website  (also see more photos) 

Nikki Ferguson comments on a ban on Junior Girls playing in ladies Competitions

Nikki Ferguson -- Assistant Pro at Cathcart Castle

Ping have stepped in to overturn a widely criticised ban at Thonock Park Golf Club in Gainsborough. 

The golf club, which is owned by Ping, voted last week to prohibit junior girls playing in ladies competitions.

Ping seemed less than happy with the decision from the club and immediately stepped in to rectify the situation.

“Upon hearing news on the result of this vote, Ping (the proprietors of Thonock Park) immediately revoked the proposal and have it very clear that it goes completely against the values, principles and philosophies of Ping and would never permit this to go ahead,” read a statement from Ping Europe’s managing director, John Clark

“Ping will continue working very closely with the committees of Thonock Park to ensure the club provides every member with the highest quality experience.

The ban received heavy backlash, with many taking to social media to criticise the decision.

Nikki -- D&A county Champion, Milngavie and Clober Champion 2014

As Past D&A County Champion Nikki Ferguson said on social media 

"If I didn’t have the help from Clober and Milngavie GC growing up, I wouldn’t be where I am today! I won the Club Championship when I was a Junior. "

"Dunbartonshire & Argyll Ladies County helped me massively as well. I made so many friends growing up, many I’m still friends with today! "

"This should not be getting asked in this modern world!"

Sophie Murphy wins the D&A Junior County Championship

 Fiona Cowan presents Sophie Murphy with the Junior Championship Trophy 

Sophie Murphy (Clydebank & District) won the D&A 2019 Junior Championship in glorious sunshine at Clydebank and District Golf Club.  She won with a scratch 79.  

Kirstie Soutar wins the Cowan Cup

Winner of the Cowan Cup was Kirstie Soutar (Douglas Park)  

County President Fiona Cowan presented the girls with their trophies.   

This year we also ran a pre-handicap competition over 9 holes to encourage some of our new girls to play.  

Lily McGrandles (Dumbarton)  and Bella Lakeland-Newman (Cardross) both braved the heat and had equal scores over 9 holes.

Go to the D&A Website to see more photos