Janice Moodie Trophy - Clober's Nichola Ferguson is 1st in the 18 - 21 Age Group

Leading prizewinners (left to right): Charlotte Munro, Nichola Ferguson, Rachel Polson, Lesley Atkins and Rachel Walker - click to enlarge 

Report by Carol Whyte:
A total of 39 players played in the Janice Moodie Trophy at Windyhill Golf Club today. The course was in fantastic condition considering the recent wet weather. The green staff are to be congratulated as they have done an amazing job on the course and had the greens running at 11 on the stimp metre making it very challenging day for the girls. The girls also faced some tough pin positions given that the semi finals of the Gents Club Championship was being played later in the evening.

The competition was a outstanding advert for Scottish girls golf with a field including Scottish girls internationalists as well as some of the promising younger players . The ages ranged from 11 - 21 and the handicaps from +1 to 29. The ladies who had kindly volunteered to ball spot today were very impressed with the quality of the golf that they saw. A mention also has to go to one of our youngest competitiors, Charlotte Munro aged 11, who managed to win her age category despite having rushed from finising school in Gullane earlier in the day.

Rachel Polson was the overall winner with a gross 73 for a nett 67. Lesley Atkins equalled the score of 73 to win the the scratch prize. Both are to be congratulated on their scores.

Once again the girls were well look after thanks to Janice's generosity and enjoyed drinks and lunch courtesy of Janice after the competition.

Lastly thanks must go to everyone involved in organising the day and also to Janice for her continuing support of this popular event.

Janice Moodie Trophy Results

Winner Rachel Polson, Peterculter 73 -6 = 67
Scratch - Lesley Atkins, Gullane 73
Age group 18-21
First - Nichola Ferguson, Clober 76 - 4 = 72
Age group 15-17
First - Rachel Walker, Dumfries & County 75 - 4 = 71
Second - Kimberly Beveridge, Aboyne 75 - 3 = 72
Third - Gabrielle Macdonald, Craigielaw 77 - 3 =74
Age group 10-14
First - Charlotte Munro, Gullane 92 -19 = 73
Second - Lauren Gilbert, Kilbirnie Place 102 -28 = 74
Third - Emma Greenlees, Dumfries & Galloway 79 - 5 = 74

Ayrshire Girl Leads the way In Canyon Texas

Linzi Allan (Kilbirnie) a Freshman at Newman University Wichita opened her Collage Golf career with a tie for first place as the Newman women's golf team finished fourth at the Lady Buff Stampede, which concluded on Tuesday at La Paloma Golf Club Amarillo, Canyon, Texas

Linzi posted the best score of the entire tournament, a 72 (+1) in Monday's opening round, and followed that with an 84 (+13) in the second round, but still managed to force a tie for first with Tarleton State's Jacqueline Lau. Linzi was awarded second place after bogeying the hole, while Lau posted a birdie on the tiebreaking hole.

Well done Linzi and all the best in the future

Main Winners at the Scottish Under 21 Girls Championsips

The Main West of Scotland Winners at from the Scottish Under-21 girls' open amateur championship which finished at Powfoot Golf Club yesterday were:

BEST UNDER-15 GROSS AGGREGATE: Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 84-81-79: 244.
FIRST ROUND
Best Scratch U-21: Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 71 (better last 3).
SECOND ROUND
Best Net U-21: Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) (+1) 68.
Best Net U-18: Gillian Arnott (Kilbirnie Place) (11) 69.
THIRD ROUND
Best Scratch U-15: Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) (3) 79.
CHAMPIONSHIP
2nd Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 71-67-74: 212.
The CSS for each round was 73-72-74.
To read all the prizewinners go to Gillian Kirkwood Website

Pamela Pretswell is Runner Up in the Scottish Under 21's Stroke Play Championships

Scottish schoolgirls title-winner Kelsey MacDonald added another national tournament victory to her collection when she won the Scottish Under-21 girls’ open amateur stroke-play golf championship at Powfoot Golf Club on the shores of the Solway Firth today.
Kelsey had three fine sub-par rounds of 70, 70 and 71 against the women’s par of 74 for an 11-under-par total of 211.
She led at the end of the first round, was headed by Scottish universities title-holder Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) at the end of the second round but kept her nerve and her touch to prevail by one shot from Pamela after the third and final round.
Pamela had shot a seven-under 67 to surge to the front after 36 holes but she could manage “only” a par 74 at the last time of asking and that left the door open for MacDonald’s steadiness to win the day.

POWFOOT GOLF CLUB
FINAL TOTALS
Par 222 (3 x 74)
Kelsey MacDonald Nairn Dunbar 70 70 71 211
Pamela Pretswell Bothwell 71 67 74 212
Krystle Caithness St Regulus 74 66 73 213
Holly Clyburn Woodhall Spa 77 68 72 217
Rachael Livingstone Musselburgh Old 71 72 76 219
Roseanne Niven Crieff 76 71 74 221
Eve Muirhead Pitlochry 73 76 74 223
Jane Turner Craigielaw 75 75 74 224
Rachael Watton Mortonhall 76 75 74 225
Laura Murray Alford 77 74 74 225
Michele Thomson McDonald 74 75 78 227
Elle Sandak Concord Sydney 75 72 82 229
Gillian Monteith Portpatrick Dunskey 79 72 78 229
Harriet Owers-Bradley Wollaton Park 76 76 77 229
Emma Fairnie Dunbar 72 73 85 230
Annabel Niven Crieff 74 76 80 230
Megan Briggs Kilmacolm 76 77 79 232
Jill Meldrum Dullatur 77 77 78 232
Rebecca Watson Elie & Earlsferry Ladies 81 77 74 232
Rebecca Wilson Monifieth 77 76 82 235
Sammy Vass Tain 79 75 81 235
Other West of Scotland Players:
Gillian Arnott Kilbirnie Place 78 79 84 241
Rachael McQueen Troon Ladies 78 79 85 242
Jennifer Linklater Largs 77 84 81 242
Alyson McKechin Elderslie 84 81 79 244
Natasha Qayum Ranfurly Castle 82 84 85 251
Linzi Allan Kilbirnie Place 83 87 82 252
Zoe DifferDullatur 89 91 84 264
Rachel Howie West Kilbride 97 95 96 288
Gillian Scanlan Hamilton 83 76 RD
Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

Pamela Pretswell starts well in the Scottish Under 21 Girls Championship

Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn) made the early running in the Scottish Under-21 girls' open stroke-play championship which began today at Powfoot golf course on the shores of the Solway Firth. West of Scotland's Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) made a great start to the tournament and was only one shot behind the leader

LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES
Par 74. CSS 73
70 K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar).
71 P Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), R Livingstone (Musselburgh Old).
72 E Fairnie (Dunbar).
73 E Muirhead (Pitlochry),
74 K Caithness (St Regulus), M Thomson (McDonald Ellon), A Niven (Crieff).
75 J Turner (Craigielaw), E Sandak (Concorn Sydney), E MacKay (Nairn Dunbar).
76 M Briggs (Kilmacolm), R Niven (Crieff), H Owers-Bradley (Wollaton Park), R Watton (Mortonhall), F Blair (Monifieth).
77 H Clyburn (Woodhall Spa), L Murray (Alford), R Wilson (Monifieth), J Sneddon (Alyth), J Linklater (Largs), I Craigie (Torwoodlee), J Meldrum (Dullatur).
78 R McQueen (Troon Ladies), G Arnott (Kilbirnie Place), A Ingram (Fort William).