On Tuesday 31st of August, East Renfrewshire Golf Club was delighted to host the Tri-am event and lunch to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the West of Scotland Ladies Inter Club Leagues that compete for the Greenlees Trophy.
72 ladies from 25 different golf clubs in the West of Scotland were represented, teams ideally having a player from each of the three divisions.
The weather was calm and mild, with the sun appearing intermittently, resulting in almost perfect playing conditions. The golf course was at its best, having recovered its lushness after the long dry month of July.
After their round, ladies enjoyed a lovely lunch in the club lounge which had been decorated with balloons and bunting and were able to chat and catch up with old friends
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Lady Captain, Carole Spy from East Renfrewshire Golf Club spoke before the Prize giving and welcomed everyone, expressing her hope that they had all enjoyed their day. She gave an insight into East Renfrewshire Golf Club’s history of involvement in the Greenlees Trophy leagues. CLICK ON THIS LINK FOR THE -------> VIDEO OF PRESENTATION or watch at end of post
Carole Spy said --
I hope you have all enjoyed playing East Ren in perfect golfing conditions and had fun with the bendy driver and left-handed putter on 18th. Watching on, there certainly seemed to be a lot of laughter, there were even several offers to buy the putter
Val Crawford who organised today’s events has left information leaflets on the history of the Greenlees for you. What you probably won’t know is East Ren’s involvement.
We were invited to take part in the Greenlees Trophy in 1952. It took us four years to win the second division and were then promoted to division one, where we stayed until ’65. The ladies of the day were obviously not satisfied with the demotion and promptly won Division two in ‘66 followed by Division one in ‘67 where the team remained until 1976.
There was more success in winning division 2 in 1978. It’s fair to say that since those ‘glory days’ East Ren has had experience of all 3 divisions taking advantage of playing at a variety of great courses over the years.
No matter which division a team is playing in or wither a player is number one or number 9 or even 7, when we represent our clubs in a Greenlees match, we do it with pride and great determination to get that point for our club.
Thank you, ladies, for your competitive spirit and for taking part in the 80th year celebration of Greenlees golf.
Prizes were then awarded by Carole, with Val Crawford, the club’s Greenlees Secretary announcing the various winners.
A final vote of thanks was given by Maureen Mitchell, West of Scotland Greenlees Convenor.
Prizes were awarded to
Winning Team:
Anne McGillivray - Prestwick St Nicholas
Susan Griffin - Douglas Park
Kay McColl - Hilton Park
Runners Up
Pauline Warlow - Cathkin Braes
Irene Boyd - Bothwell Castle
Barbara Aird - Cathkin Braes
Nearest pin 4th Catriona McHarg – Cathcart Castle
Nearest pin 13th May Hughes – Lanark Golf Club
Longest drive 18th Debbie Watt – Ayr Belleisle
Longest putt 18th June Kerr – West Kilbride
Many thanks go to organiser Val Crawford for the report and all the helpers at East Renfrewshire Golf Club including all who took the Photographsat the event.
The end of the video has the history of Ysobel Greenlees the founder of Greenlees Trophy -- Courtesy to the late Jean Smith and her husband at the 75th Anniversary Celebration
MyGolfRanking.net DUNBARTONSHIRE/ARGYLL GOLFERS of Week 2020/10 is SARAH KEMP of Helensburgh Ladies, who takes sole ownership of No 7 of the DUNBARTONSHIRE/ARGYLL Ladies Ranking,
LEADING PLAYERS -- DUNBARTONSHIRE/ARGYLL LADIES
1 Caroline King (Clober) 1217 points 2 Ashley Duffy (Clober) 1141 3 Katharine Hardman (Dunaverty) 1063 4 Susan Griffin (Douglas Park) 1056 5 Paula Galloway (Douglas Park) 1038 6 Susan Rattray (Douglas Park) 1033 7 Sarah Kemp (Helensburgh) 994 8 Jill Burgess (Hilton Park) 984 9 Gillian Morrison (Clober) 979 10 Susan Tyre (Blairmore & Strone) 978 DUNBARTONSHIRE/ARGYLL LADIES CLUBS 1 Clober 1035 2 Palacerigg 871 3 Douglas Park 861 4 Dumbarton 845 5 Dunaverty 836 6 Blairmore & Strone 818 7 Hilton Park 789 8 Helensburgh 756 9 Machrihanish 678 10 Vale of Leven 630
Janice Cullens, Joan Gemmell, Alison Whyte and Susan Rattray Photo courtesy of Fiona Glass
On Sunday 29th September, at Bearsden Golf Club the ladies team from Douglas Park of Janice Cullens, Joan Gemmell, Alison Whyte and Susan Rattray were victors of the Mosshead Trophy
The Mosshead trophy is a team event of 4 ladies and a team of 4 gents are invited from the following clubs : Balmore, Bearsden, Buchanan Castle, Clober, Clydebank and District, Douglas Park, Hilton Park, Milngavie . Each team of 4 plays Stableford , with the best 2 scores at each hole counting. Final Totals :
The mygolfranking.net DUNBARTONSHIRE & ARGYLL PLAYERofWEEK 18/24isLINDSAY MCCUBBIN (Hilton Park Ladies),this month’s winner of the MGR/MissDesigner Golf prize of a Green Lamb ladies’ golf bag,who rises to No 3 on the Dunbartonshire & Argyll Ladies Ranking.
DUNBARTONSHIRE & ARGYLL LADIES
1 Carol Fell (Douglas Park) 1122points
2 Carol Whyte (Milngavie) 1103
3 Lindsay McCubbin (Hilton Park) 1011 - Winner of a Green Lamb Ladies Golf Bag
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Monday, 18 June 2018
Katie Darling and Jacqueline Wright silver and bronze winners in regional medal grand final
By Colin Farquharson
Katie Darling (Ravelston) won the Silver Division title and Stranraer's Jacqueline Wright claimed victory in the Bronze section at the Revive Active Scottish women's regional medal grand final competition over 18 holes at the Duke's Course, St Andrews yesterday. Katie had a net 68 off seven, finishing three shots clear of her nearest rival, Hazel Dean (Muthill) (19). Jacqueline won the Bronze Division by a six-stroke margin with a net 70 off 25 of a handicap. Runner-up with a net 76 off 21 was Jacqueline Guthrie (Inverurie).
LEADING NET SCORES Par 71. SSS 71. CSS 73 SILVER DIVISION 68 Katie Darling (Ravelston) (7) 71 Hazel Dean (Muthill) (19) 72 Jennifer Bryans (Harburn) (4), Sally Park (Deer Park) (12). 73 Leanne Wilson (Kelso) (4). 75 Katie Liddle (Falkirk Tryst) (11). 76 Jordana Graham (Southerness) (1), Jan MacNab (Ranfurly Castle) (11), Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) (3). 77 Laura McGeachy (Carradale) (4), Helen Appleby (Stirling) (12). 78 Kirsty Mackinlay (Kemnay) (10). 79 Katherine Emelius (Hazlehead) (12), Jane Tough (Brechin) (6), Angela Joss (Alford) (11).
D&A County Winter Foursomes Winners Alex Mennie and Fiona Rattray (Douglas Park)
Photo courtesy of Christopher Mennie
The D&A County Winter Foursomes Final was played yesterday at Cardross Golf Club between the Douglas Park Golf Club pairing of Alex Mennie and Fiona Rattray against Mandy Allan (Milngavie) and Lindsay McCubbin (Hilton Park).
Fiona and Alex had to give 8 shots and with the conditions being awful and no mats allowed it was a difficult day for all the players.
Both couples led by one hole, turn by turn. However, Lindsay and Mandy led by 2 up at one point.
Fiona & Alex eventually were 1 up after 17 and as they said they could not have made it any harder for themselves. ----
Alex drove into trees, Fiona got it out, Alex hit a poor third and with the pin in a really tough position at the back of the green Fiona then narrowly missed the clubhouse windows landing about 10cms form the Out of Bounds!
Alex chipped on with a great shot for a gimme which was not given.
Meantime Mandy hit a good drive down the middle, Leslie hit a good shot which landed in a huge puddle and stopped in it right at the front of the green. Mandy chipped to the very back, Lindsay whose putting had been brilliant, was short.
Fiona putted in for 6, Mandy putted to take the match on to the 19th and missed and Fiona and Alex were the winners! — Despite the horrible weather the spectators had really enjoyed what was an exciting match!
CLICK HERE TO SEE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE DAY -- COURTESY OF CHRISTOPHER MENNIE Thanks go to Christina Graham (Douglas Park Ladies' Captain) for the report
Bunny Grant and May Myers -- D&A County Winter Foursomes Winners
TheD&A Winter Foursomes Final was played today at Windyhill Golf Course
Douglas Park's Elinor [Bunny] Grant and Clober's May Myers beat Kay McColl and Helen Burnet (Hilton Park) by the margin of 4&3.
With extremely difficult conditions and Baltic weather all four ladies showed great guts and stamina.
The Damson Gin revived them all on the edge of the 15th green! Bunny must be their oldest winner of this competition – she first won in 1985 !!
The salver was presented in 1972 by Miss Norah Wallace. Together with May, they have now won on six occasions, and they have each won with other partners once.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE D&A WEBSITE FOR THE FULL REPORT AND MORE PHOTOS.
Thanks go to D&A's Captain Alisoun Fairbairn for the photograph and report
Helen Faulds - Triple Club Champion with Caddy Emma Wilson and Elie Captain Susie Robertson
Photograph courtesy of Anne Dunlop
ARE YOU A 2012 CLUB CHAMPION -- PLEASE email Carol at --- webmaster@rlcga.com and I will start the West of Scotland 2012 list ---
Balmore - Carol Sim
Bearsden - Helen Faulds
Douglas Park - Helen Faulds
Dullater - Jill Meldrum
Elie and Earlsferry -- Helen Faulds
Erskine -- Michele McGregor
Haggs Castle - Aileen Wilson
Hilton Park - Aileen Baker
Helensburgh - Lynn McCathie
Kilmacolm - Megan Briggs
Gourock - Maureen Woodhead
Old Ranfurly - Birgit Clark
Carol Sim, Nichola Ferguson, Kirstin Scott, Josephine Monaghan, Audrey Gardiner and Alisoun Fairbairn
Milngavie's Nichola Ferguson, playing over her home course, retained the Dunbartonshire and Argyll women's county golf championship. She beat the No 1 seed, clubmate Kirstin Scott by 6 and 4 in the final.
In the semi-finals, Ferguson beat another Milngavie player, Anna Telfer, 3 and 1 in a repeat of last year's final.
In the Bronze Championship final, Josephine Monaghan (Dumbarton) beat Audrey Gardiner (Hilton Park) at the 19th after being five This match went to the 19th hole - Josephine having been five up at one stage
SEMI-FINALS
Kirstin Scott (Milngavie) beat Lorraine Campbell (Cardross) 2 and 1.
Nichola Ferguson (Milngavie) beat Anna Telfer (Milngavie) 3 and 1 FINAL
Nichola Ferguson beat Kirstin Scott 6 and 4.
BRONZE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
Josephine Monaghan (Dumbarton) beat Audrey Gardiner (Hilton Park) at 19th.
Hilton Park - Winners of the Patrick Trophy and Harper Kennedy League
Hilton Park has won the Patrick Trophy. They joined the league in 1995 and have won the league 13 times in the 17 years since joining. Other clubs in league are Cawder, Bishopbriggs, Douglas Park, Kirkintilloch, Lenzie and Hayston.
They also won the Harper Kennedy League for the first time since 2002. Other clubs in league are Dunblane, Stirling, Glenbervie, Buchanan Castle, Balmore and Helensburgh.
They have finished 3rd in Division 2 of the Greenlees League and 4th in the Allander League.
The West Vets Spring Meeting was held at Prestwick St Cuthbert today in glorious sunshine. The Scratch score of the day was by Robina Gilbertson of Prestwick St Nicholas witha 74 -- 3 over the SSS of 71
Highlight of the day was a HOLE IN ONE by Hilton Park's Sally Coster
To read more --- Go to the West Vets Website
Played 19th April 2011, SSS 71, CSS 71 , 87 Entrants Scratch - Robina Gilbertson (Prestwick St Nicholas) Silver:
Janette Stewart - (Kilmarnock Barassie) 85 (19) 66
Kay Murray (Whitecraigs) 87 (19) 68
Jess Blackwood 83 (Kilmarnock Barassie) (14) 69 (bih)
Bronze :
May McGhee (Balmore) 89 (24) 65
Pat Robertson (Caldwell) 88 (21) 67
