Champions! Scotland storm to Senior Men’s Home Internationals glory

Scotland Seniors

Scotland have been crowned Senior Men’s Home Internationals champions at Southerness yesterday once play resumed following a visit from the uninvited Storm Ali.

After losing the second day’s play due to the extreme weather conditions, a change to the original format was agreed with two sessions taking place today, which consisted of seven head-to-head battle, ensuring all three country versus country matches were played.

In the round robin format, Scotland, England & Ireland all won two out of three matches, so the title was decided on total game points scored across all three matches.

To read the full report go to the  SCOTTISHGOLF WEBSITE

Scottish Men's Senior Team

• Lindsay Blair (Grangemouth) 
• Ian Brotherston (Dumfries & County) 
• Ronnie Clark (Erskine) 
• John Fraser (Royal Burgess GS) 
• Kenneth Gallacher (East Kilbride) 
• Robert Smith (Nairn) 
• Malcolm Reid (Sonning)

Your editor: I know this not ladies news but with such a great win by the men it is worth knowing

KARYN BURNS TAKES UP A NEW POST AT EAST KILBRIDE GOLF CLUB

East Kilbride Golf Club

From Facebook 

It’s been a CRAZY month or so since the closure of Glasgow Golf Centre so apologies for my lack of activity on the Page!

Delighted to say I’ll be available for lessons at East Kilbride Golf Club (Nerston Village) for the foreseeable future.

Graeme Bell and his team have been most welcoming. A super friendly club with brilliant facilities including Outdoor Range, Indoor Golflab with GC2 Quad and most exciting a cracking shortgame area and putting green!

Contact me via mobile 07720 442492 or email - kbgolfit@gmail.com  to book your lesson.

Karyn Burns

TOP 20 SCOTLAND LADIES GOLFER AND GOLF CLUBS OF THE WEEK FROM MYGOLFRANKING

SCOTLAND LADIES GOLFER of WEEK 18/24 is JANE MCDOUGALL of Prestwick St Cuthbert Ladies who remains NUMBER ONE on Scotland Ladies MGRanking.

SCOTLAND LADIES CLUB of WEEK 18/24 is CALLANDER GC - NUMBER ONE on ScotlandLadies Club MGRanking.

Many congratulations go to  Jayne McDougall from Callander Golf Club who is leading all the Scottish ladies golfers in the players rankings.

Callander Golf Club is top of the Golf Club Rankings

SCOTLAND LADIES

1   Jayne McDougall (Callander) 1604 points 

2  Aaliyah Sandhu (Haggs Castle) 1348 

3  Fiona Norris (Hamilton) 1206 

4= Nicola Gemmell (Crail), Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) 1196 

6  Jane M Grubb (Montrose Mercantile) 1189 

7  Megan Robb (Peterculter) 1177 

8  Lisa Chan (Cawder) 1173 

9  Kayleigh Singer (Dundas Parks) 1161 

10 Jayne McGill (Dundas Parks) 1150 

11= Kelly McNee (Loudoun Gowf), Carol Carstairs (LundinLadies) 1148

13 Sakuna Ramsay (Edzell) 1145

14 Joan Pratt (Moray) 1144

15 Hazel Hume (Tillicoultry) 1139

16 Nicola Craig (Lanark) 1136

17 Susan Woodhouse (East Kilbride) 1134

18 Carol Fell (Douglas Park) 1122

19 Astrid Koppernaes (Auchmill) 1118

20 Rhona McMillan (Greenburn) 1116

SCOTLAND LADIES – CLUBS

1  Callander 1050 

2  Dundas Parks 1005 

3  Hopeman 962 

4  Tillicoultry 943 

5 Bridge of Allan 938 

6  Keith 931

7  Greenburn 926

8   Thornton 923

9   Balmore 917

10= Alness, Buckpool 915

For up-to-date ranking lists of Clubs, the full Regional, National and International Rankings, 

How It Works and free Registration for golfers and Clubs, visit mygolfranking.net

Ping Scottish Mixed Championship at East Kilbride

 Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, PING are once again supporting the Scottish Mixed Championship with the final taking place over the Queen’s Course at Gleneagles on 17 September.

Lorna McClymont (Milngavie) wins the St Andrews University schoolgirls invitational tournament

Lorna McClymont 

Lorna McClymont (Milngavie) won the St Andrews University schoolgirls invitational tournament over 54 holes, playing the New Course, Strathtyrum and the Jubilee in that order, over the weekend.
She had rounds of 73, 70 and 75 for an aggregate of 218, winning by four strokes from Susan Woodhouse (East Kilbride) who had scores of 75, 67 and 80.

If Susan had parred the last three holes at the Jubilee Course she would have matched McClymont's total but, instead, she had a double bogey 7 at the 16th and bogeys at the 17th and 18th for an inward half of 43.
McClymont had an eagle 3 in round one and a total bag of nine birdies over the three rounds. Woodhouse has eight birdies.
Kirsten Brown (Strathaven) finished third on 233 - 11 shots adrift of runner=up Woodhouse - with scores of 83, 71 and 79.

FINAL TOTALS
New Course,  Strathtyrum, Jubilee.

218 Lorna McClymont (Milngavie) 73 70 75.
222 Susan Woodhouse (East Kilbride) 75 67 80.
233 Kirsten Brown (Strathaven) 83 71 79.
235 Victoria Hart (Hadden Hill) 78 73 84.
240 Jodie Taylor (Downfield) 84 73 83.
244 Adele Flett (Orkney) 83 74 87.
248 Danielle Storton-Sey (Letchworth) 85 71 92.
250 Ellen Caton (St Regulus Ladies) 85 70 95.
251 Taylor White (Cathkin Braes) 82 76 93.

KIRSTEN BROWN LEADS THE WAY IN THE ST ANDREWS JUNIOR LADIES OPEN

In the St Andrews Junior Ladies Open qualifying round over Strathtyrum.
Kirsten Brown (Strathaven) led the way with a 68, one ahead of Megan Ashley (Strathmore) with more Scots, Mirren Fraser (Powfoot), Fiona Rattray (Douglas Park), Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle) and Jennifer Saxton (Muckhart) sharing third place on the 70 mark.

JUNIOR LADIES OPEN
Strathtyrum Course
LEADING QUALIFIERS
Par 71
68 Kirsten Brown (Strathaven).
69 Megan Ashley (Strathmore).
70 Mirren Fraser (Powfoot), Caterina Mora (Spain), Fiona Rattray (Douglas Park), Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle), Jennifer Saxton (Muckhart).
71 Eloise Healey (W Lancs), Jess Baker (Gosforth Park), Jessica Bailey (Kirby Muxloe).
72 Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne), Nicol B Lorup (Denmark).
73 Meghan Hopkins (Shifnal), Ellie Docherty (Moray), Susan Woodhouse (East Kilbride), Katie Sibley (Carlisle).
74 Lorna McClymont (Milngavie), Laura P Barceló (Spain)

CLICK HERE for all scores
SCRATCH MATCHPLAY DRAW -- 73 AND BETTER HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE 16 PLACES

LYNN HAS HOLE IN ONE AT THE LGU PEUGEOT CORONATION FOURSOMES AREA FINALS

Lynn Forsyth has a Hole in One

The Peugeot Area Coronation Foursomes Finals took place at East Kilbride Golf Club on Monday 21st July.
Highlight of the day was for Lynn Forsyth partnered by Elspeth Smith (Paisley GC) when Lynn had a HOLE IN ONE. She is now eligible to join the LGU Hole in One Club.

Leading Results:

1st:  Helen Grierson & Marion MacAuley (Hamilton) 41 pts

2nd: Gill Taylor & Amanda Lynde (Dunfermline) 38 pts

3rd:  Gillian Coles & Linda Smith (Ralston) 38 pts

CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE RESULTS

FOUR QUALIFY FROM 100 FOR SLGA GRAND FINAL AT CRIEFF

Royal Musselburgh’s Sara Mathieson, Suzanne Cadden (Cardross),(pictured left) Louise Fleming (Strathaven) and Ranfurly Castle’s Helen Abram were the four qualifiers from a field of 100 at today’s (Wed) SLGA Regional Medal West Division Final at East Kilbride for the Grand Final at Crieff on Sunday, September 5th.
Sara Mathieson, Aberdeenshire women’s county champion last year and playing off six, had the lowest net return of 69 in the Silver Division, finishing two shots ahead of West of Scotland's Suzanne Cadden (Cardross) whose better inward half off five of a handicap gained her the second qualifying spot from this division ahead of two other players who had net 71s: Joyce Chalmers (East Kilbride) (9) and Ruth Pryce (Vale of Leven) (14).
In the Bronze Division, Louise Fleming, playing off 22, had a five-stroke victory with a net 69. The other qualifier in this section, Helen Abram (Ranfurly Castle) , playing off 22, had a net 74.
The women’s par was 73 and the CSS 74.
LEADING NET RETURNS

Silver
1st Sara Mathieson Royal Musselburgh 75 - 6 69 Q
2nd Suzanne Cadden Cardross 76 - 5 71 BIH Q
3rd Joyce Chalmers East Kilbride 80 - 9 71 BIH
4th Ruth Price Vale of Leven 85 - 14 71

Bronze
1st Louise Fleming Strathaven 91 - 22 69 Q
2nd Helen Abram Ranfurly Castle 96 - 22 74
3rd Carol Bell Helensburgh 102 - 27 75 BIH Q
4th Lesley Donaldson Shotts 100 - 25 75


Q = qualifiers for Grand Medal Final at Crieff on 5 September (Helen Abram would have qualifed but is not available)

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

East Kilbride Clubhouse destroyed by fire

Firefighters have spent the night tackling a blaze which destroyed a golf clubhouse in south Lanarkshire.
They were called out to East Kilbride golf club at about 6p.m. last night (Tuesday) and are still at the scene. No-one was injured in the incident.
Strathclyde Fire and Rescue said its crews were severely hampered by poor water supplies and strong winds.
An investigation to discover the cause of the blaze will be carried out by the police and fire service.
The road to the clubhouse in the Nerston area of the town was closed off.

To read the full report go to the Lanarkshire County Website