Showing posts with label Largs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Largs. Show all posts

Monday 28 June 2021

Ayrshire’s Jennifer Linklater wins Largs Club Championship for the 8th time

Jenny with the Trophy
Photo courtesy of Largs Golf Club

LARGS CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS DAY: RESULTS

Largs Golf Club had their Championship Finals day yesterday with the weather absolutely perfect and the course in fabulous condition.

Ladies Club Championship:
Jennifer Linklater beat Jean Capes 5&4

Jenny won her 8th title and 3rd in a row with victory over Jean. After 9 holes there was only 1 hole in it and then Jenny pulled away in the back 9 with some excellent golf.

Ladies Bronze Bucket Championship:
CHRISTINE GRIBBIN beat Linda Taylor 2&1

A really good match played in a great spirit saw Christine defeat Linda at the 17th hole. A very close game all the way through although Christine was never behind.

Congratulations to all the winners and indeed all the finalists.

Thursday 15 August 2019

Three players all have a Hole in One’s over Largs GC on the same day !!

Christine Whitelaw, Bobby Bain and Jean Capes

Three of our members, Bobby Bain, Jean Capes and Christine Whitelaw, all had hole in one’s at Largs Golf Club  yesterday in their respective competitions.

Jean had hers at the 8th hole and Bobby and Christine had theirs at the 14th hole.

Well done and congratulations to you all.

Thursday 21 June 2018

MAUREEN PATERSON OF PRESTWICK ST CUTHBERT ENTERS THE TOP 10 IN AYRSHIRE'S MYGOLFRANKING


The mygolfranking.net AYRSHIRE GOLFERS of WEEK18/24 is MAUREEN PATERSON of Prestwick St Cuthbert Ladies, who enters the Top 10 of the MGR Ayrshire Ladies Ranking at No 3.
 
AYRSHIRE LADIES
Kelly McNee (Loudoun Gowf) 1148 points
Sheena Murchie (Lamlash) 1064
Maureen Paterson (Prestwick St Cuthbert) 991 
4 Sarah Ramsay (West Kilbride) 980 
5 Christine Whitelaw (Largs) 973 
6 Joanne Sharp (Kilmarnock (Barassie) 933
Aileen Anderson (Loudoun Gowf) 928 
8 Anne Gilbert (Kilbirnie Place) 917
9 Karen Millar (Loudoun Gowf) 913 
10 Katherine Currie (Prestwick St Cuthbert) 902 
AYRSHIRE CLUBS – LADIES
1 Loudoun Gowf 905 points
Largs 822
Lamlash 786 
Kilmarnock (Barassie) 786
5 Shiskine 781

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Friday 26 May 2017

LORNA MCCLYMONT LEADS THE SIX QUALIFIERS AT LARGS FOR WOMEN'S GRAND FINAL AT CRIEFF



Lorna McClymont (Milngavie) - Leading Score


Six players, the top three in both the Silver and Bronze Division, qualified from today's (FRI) Revive Active Scottish women's regional medal final (West) at Largs Golf Club for the Grand Final at Crieff Golf Club on Sunday, July 26.
They were:
Silver - Lorna McClymont (Milngavie), Cecilia Kenny (Dunblane New) (5) and Sarah-Jane Shovlin (Hayston).
Bronze - Sue Fordyce (Cowglen), Lesley Anderson (Caldwell), Mandy Allen (Milngavie).

LEADING NET SCORES
SILVER DIVISION
par 73 CSS 76 (reduction only)
69 L McClymont (Milngavie) (6).
75 C Kenny (Dunblane New) (5), S-J Shovlin (Hayston) (17)
76 C Barclay (Kilmacolm) (9).
77 M Gardner (Linlithgow) (4).
78 A McGinnigle (Cowglen) (5).
79 P Morris (Dunbracken Ladies) (12), M Withycombe (Prestwick St Nicholas) (1(0.
80 A Thompson (Loudoun Gowf) (4), L Garrett (Dunaverty) (12).
81 R Muir (Callander) (20) H Stewart (Hamilton) (20).
82 P Patrick (Irvine) (4), M Downie (Old Ranfurly) (13), L McDougall (Greenock) (8), Elizaberth Russell (Ralston) (12).
83 G H Pollock (Skelmorlie) (11), Elizabeth McMillan (Rothesay) (11).
84 S Milven (Wigtown and Bladnoch) (14).
85 M Nicolson (Dumbarton) (14), K Beattie (Cathcart Castle) (20), E Forrest (Bonnyton) (18), M Seymour (Cathkin Braes) (10), K Scott (Strathaven) (5).
86 H Craig (West Kilbride) (10).
87 A Howie (Troon Ladies) (19), S Reid (Renfrew) (11), R Black (Gleddoch) (1`1`), V Hendren (Cardross) (10), S Wilson (Buchanan Casle) (15), M Watson (Troon Bentinck Ladies) (19)k, Elizabeth Hale (Caldwell) (11).

BRONZE DIVISION
75 S Fordyce (Cowglen) (20).
76 L Anderson (Caldwell) (22).
77 M Allan (Milngavie) (19).
78 S Halley (Strathaven) (21).
79 M MacNamee (Loudoun Gowf) (12), D Aitchison (Ayr Belleisle) (19).
81 L Smith (Ralston) (20).
82 S Wallace (Gleddoch) (27), A Armstrong (Mount Ellen) (21), D Tait (Kilmarnock Barassie) (21), M Still (Cardross) (28), A Gilmour (Dumbarton (23), J S Leitch (Vale of Leven) (26).
83 H Grierson (Hamilton) (26), L Gordon (Bonnyton) (31), E Thom (Port Bannatyne) (23).
84 M Burns (Kilmacolm) (29).
85 P Robertson (East Kilbride) (27), S Bell (Old Ranfurly) (20), J Gillan (Kilbirnie Place) (24).
86 F Agnew (Skelmorlie) (23), Elizabeth Hughes (Clydebank and Dist) (33).
87 J Drummond (Ayr Seafield) (21).
88 M Park (Langlands) (25), B Kerr (West Kilbride) (23), A Glenesk (Bishopbriggs) (24).
89 S Goold (Buchanan Castle) (27).


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Tuesday 12 April 2016

EMMA HALE IS LEADING QUALIFIER IN AYRSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

A total of 77 players battled against strong gusty winds at Prestwick Golf Club yesterday in the Ayrshire women's county qualifying round. Not surprisingly it was a reduction only outcome.
Unfortunately, last year's champion, Catherine Malcolm (Prestwick St Cuthbert), was unable to defend her title having to withdraw due to illness.
Emma Hale (Troon Ladies) repeated her performance from last year by finishing top qualifier with an excellent score in the testing conditions of 83. Jenny Linklater (Largs) was second scratch with an 85 but is unavailable for the match-play stages.

MATCH-PLAY QUALIFIERS

83 Emma Hale (Troon Ladies)
86 Audrey Thompson (Loudoun)
87 Sally Hamilton (Loudoun)
87 Louise Duncan (West Kilbride)
90 Debbie Watt (Ayr Belleisle)
92 Alex Glennie (Barassie)
93 Lorna Ronnie (Barassie)
93 Pauline Patrick (Irvine)
95 Joanne Sharp (Barassie)
95 Liz Wilson (Barassie)
101 Annie Howie (Troon Ladies)
101 Linda McDonald (Barassie)
101 Margaret Miller (Troon Ladies)
101 Lesley Barker (Barassie)
101 Liz Keohone (Loudoun)
103 Barbara Beckett (Loudoun)

Match-play Draw
Hale v Beckett
Sharp v Patrick
Watt v McDonald
Miller v Duncan

Hamilton v Barker
Howie v Glennie
Ronnie v Wilson
Keohone v Thompson

Thursday 3 April 2014

AYRSHIRE GIRLS SPRING MEDAL

Pre-Handicap girls after the prize-giving.
Scoring was good in season's opener for Ayrshire Girls. Played over Seafield on a bright but very windy afternoon, the winner was Lauren Gilbert (Largs) with a net 67 and runner-up Louise Duncan (West Kilbride) on 69. SSS 69 as was the CSS on the day.

6 girls played 10 holes in the Pre-Handicap competition, results are as follows:-
10-11 years 12 years and over
1st Rachel Foster (Turnberry) 53 Samantha McKay (Loudoun) 58
2nd Kathryn Muir (Troon) 74 Olivia Dunscombe (North Gailes) 60
3rd Hannah Fulton (North Gailes) 78 Rebecca Hale (North Gailes) 64

Thursday 25 July 2013

WEST OF SCOTLAND'S EILIDH AND CONNIE STILL AT THE TOP

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
colin@scottishgolfview.com
It looks a three-horse race with one round to go in the Scottish Under-21 girls' open amateur stroke-play championship at Inverness Golf Club tomorrow.
Play was suspended for a spell early in the afternoon because of flooding but at the end of a long day, the three leading contenders were Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) in the pole position on 141, a shot ahead of Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) and Jess Meek (Carnoustie Ladies).
Eilidh Briggs should, in fact, have had a bigger lead. She ran up a double bogey 7 at the long 18th, a hole she birdied in her opening round of 67. Earlier in her second-round 74 (35-39) she had six birdies but five bogeys.
If the 20-year-old physical education student can eliminate the negative, the past Scottish Under-18s match-play champion is still favourite to add another national title to her collection.
US college circuit player Watton improved by eight shots, from 75 to 67, coming home in 32. Five of her impressive bag of eight birdies came over the last nine.
Jess Meek, who has been matching up well against the professionals on the Paul Lawrie Tour, is not doing too badly either against her amateur peers.
She did slip from an opening 68 to a 74 after losing her momentum with a double bogey 6 at the sixth.
New Scottish Under-18 girls champion Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) looks just that little too far back in fourth place. She had a 74 for 146, five shots behind leader Briggs.
Scottish women's champion Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) has closed the gap between her and the pacemaker to 10 shots but it would surely take an act of Alex Salmond's parliament to see her take the Under-21 title the same year as she was national women's champion - as Kelsey MacDonald (who won the "junior" title three years in a row) in 2010

SECOND-ROUND
Par 146 (2x73)
141 E Briggs (Kilmacolm) 67 74
142 R Watton (Mortonhall) 75 67, J Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 68 74
146 C Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 72 74
149 G Dryburgh (Beaconsfield) 74 75, K Bradbury (Cottrell Park) 74 75
151 A McKechin (Elderslie) 77 74, R Polson(Peterculter) 70 81.
152 K McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 75 77
153 N Haynes (Gosforth Park) 74 79.
155 G MacDonald (Craigielaw) 82 73, M Vontobel (Ger) 75 80, H MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) 77 78
156 R Taylor (Ger) 76 80, A Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 75 81, K Reid (Monifieth) 78 78.
157 H McCook (Grantown on Spey) 79 78, R Walker (Dumfries and Co) 80 77, E Dalgetty (Glencorse) 76 81
159 F Kietzke (Ger) 85 74, C Munro (Gullane) 80 79
160 F Chiarana (Ita) 81 79, E Watson (Muckhart) 79 81, K Beveridge (Aboyne) 78 82.
161 H Munro (Monifieth) 81 80, H Scott (Broomieknowe) 81 80, C Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies) 76 85, K Wright (Stranraer) 76 85
162 L M Koster (Ger) 83 79, N Callander (Mill Green) 83 79, T Mactaggart (Minto) 78 83, S Rees-Evans (Penrhos) 77 85, E Greenlees (Dumfries and Co) 85 77
164 A Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 80 84, J Saxton (Kinross) 80 84.

Other West of Scotland Players
168 K Brodie (Strathmore) 77 91,
170 E Bryce (Strathaven) 84 86,
185 M Richmond (Strathaven) 94 91
186 L Gilbert (Largs) 92 94.
187 K Scott (Strathaven) 92 95
191 E Glencorse (Millport) 87 83
197 L MacDonald (Cardross) 91 106.

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DRAW FOR DAY 3

Friday 15 March 2013

LARGS LADIES WINTER STROKEPLAY


Winter Medal Strokeplay Saturday (SSS 73, CSS 73)
Player Net score
Christine Whitelaw (10) 78   
Lauren Gilbert (14) 81   
Rachel Irvine (10) 83   
Best Scratch Player
Christine Whitelaw:  Score: 88

Tuesday 28 August 2012

Emma Hale wins the Nancy Chisholm Trophy at West Kilbride

Some of the Prizewinners - Courtesy of June Kerr
The West Kilbride Girls' Open attracted a good entry from several clubs around the West and South of Scotland, and on a lovely afternoon scoring was very good.   The best scratch, and winner of the Nancy Chisholm Trophy, was Emma Hale (Troon Ladies) who recorded a 2 over par 75.   Local girl Louise Duncan playing off 24 had a net 67 to win the Kandy Bar Cup.   The CSS reduced to 72.  Details as follows:-

Scratch:     Emma Hale (Troon Ladies)   75     Winner of Nancy Chisholm Trophy

Silver Handicap:   1st  Rachel McClelland (Milngavie)    88 (17)  71
                          2nd  Lauren Gilbert (Largs)              88 (16)  72
                          3rd  Jillian Farrell (Cardross)            88 (15)  73 bih
                          4th  Charlotte McCluskey (Whitecraigs) 92 (19)  73

Bronze Handicap:  1st  Louise Duncan (West Kilbride)    91 (24)  67   Winner of Kandy Bar Cup
                           2nd Bekki Allan (West Kilbride)        107 (33) 74
                           3rd  Naimh Kinney (Erskine)            101 (25) 76

Kirsten Brown, Mirren Fraser and Louise Duncan all won Nearest the Pin Prizes

The Pre-handicap competition for the June Kerr Cup was won by Emily McAlpine (West Kilbride) 

Thanks go to June Kerr for the report and photograph 

Sunday 13 November 2011

November Winter Stableford results from Largs Golf Club

Winter Medal Wednesday Stableford - Ladies (SSS 73, CSS 73) --- 2nd November 2011

Jan Dow (24) 25
Doris Corkindale (28) 23
Margaret Brown (28) 21


Winter Medal Saturday Stableford
- Ladies (SSS 73, CSS 73) --- 5th November 2011

Rachel Irvine (12) 38
Christine Whitelaw (10) 26
Lauren Gilbert (19) 24

Sunday 28 August 2011

Ayrshire Girls St. Nicholas Trophy

Lauren Gilbert 
Some of the Prizewinners
Lauren Gilbert (Largs) swept aside the rest of the field on her way to winning the St. Nicholas Trophy last week (21st August) at Brunston Castle Golf Club. Her nett 59 playing off 23 was undoubtedly 13 year old Lauren's best round to date and has now taken her handicap down to 18, and having started the season at 33 is no mean feat. Results are as follows:-

Silver: 1st Emma Hale (Troon Ladies) 77 (6) 71
2nd Grace Mackie (Troon Ladies) 84 (11) 73

Bronze: 1st Lauren Gilbert (Largs) 82 (23) 59
2nd Louise Duncan (West Kilbride) 111 (29) 82

Scratch Winner of The Telegraph prize: Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 75

June Kerr (Ayrshire Girls Convenor)

Sunday 22 May 2011

The Anne Kerr Mixed Foursomes Trophy - Largs Golf Club

Doreen McConnell and Fraser Innes - Click to enlarge

The Largs Mixed Foursomes was held today in rather windy conditions with the odd heavy shower. The local partnership of Doreen McConnell and Fraser Innes retained the Anne Kerr Trophy Trophy with an 81 net 72.5.

The Kerr Trophy was originally presented by Davie Kerr of Largs and later renamed the Anne Kerr Trophy after his late wife who was a great friend of Doreen's.

Thursday 21 October 2010

70th Year Celebration Lunch and Presentation for the Greenlees Trophy

The Greenlees Lunch and Presentation of Trophies was held at West Kilbride Golf Club yesterday.
Fiona Roger (The West of Scotland Greenlees Secretary) organised the event.
All clubs from the 3 divisions within the Greenlees Trophy were represented and what a great celebration they all had ---- 70 YEARS SINCE THE GREENLEES TROPHY was first played. They were welcomed warmly by West Kilbride Golf Club with a glass of wine and a terrific lunch to follow.

The winners from all the divisions were presented with the trophies and there was much chat !!


GREENLEES LUNCH 2010 - Fiona's Speech

Another year of Greenlees Matches bites the dust and what an exciting end to the first Two Divisions. I find it hard to believe that I am standing here at West Kilbride when I feel Ihave only left the Troon lunch!

It is a pleasure to be here and I would like to thank West Kilbride on behalf of all those present today for very kindly agreeing to host the 2010 Greenlees Presentation Lunch. A very big thank you to all the staff behind the scenes and front of house for such a lovely lunch. To West Kilbride's Aileen Donaldson, for co-ordinating the day so calmly and efficiently - thank you for your time and effort. West Kilbride Club Captain Janette Mair and Ladies Captain Phyllis Howie for your input - Thank you to everyone for a job well done.

At this stage I would be asking the Ladies Captain to pass on our thanks to the Club Captain and Board. This year I have the pleasure of being able to thank the Club Captain in person and to thank her for her very kind words of welcome before lunch. Janette – I know your life currently isn’t your own – thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to join us today. I hope you are enjoying being our guest in your own club!!
I am sure that your year to date has been very successful – not I am sure without ups and downs – and I hope when your year of office ends, you will remember it as an enjoyable and fun time.

Thank you Phyllis for also taking the time to be here today and I would be very pleased if you would do us the honour of presenting the trophies later.
Many of you will perhaps not realise, but this is the 70th year that the Greenlees Trophy has been played for.
In 1931 ten teams played in one division - Troon, Prestwick St. Nicholas, Douglas Park, Paisley, Drumpellier, Sandyhills, Kilmacolm, Ranfurly Castle, Cathkin Braes and Cardross. At the end of the season Troon and Prestwick St. Nicholas both had 62 points, they had a play off over Western Gailes and Prestwick St Nicholas won by one match. Mrs Greenlees, on behalf of her husband who donated the trophy, presented it to Prestwick.
Cathkin must have found it all too much because they withdrew after year one and were replaced by Balmore!! I found a report written after the 1934 matches, I presume by the then Secretary. It read ----- matches have not been so keanly contested this year and certain clubs are lacking in team spirit. ----------. this Secretary won’t dare write a report!!

After the 1938 season the clubs on the waiting list were invited to join – West Kilbride, Erskine, Whitecraigs and Milngavie. Haggs Castle were also on the list but were no longer interested. 1939 season was to be played in two divisions but unfortunately the war years intervened and the trophy was not played for again until 1949.

Some of you may already have read this on the Carol’s West Web site.

In 1940 – 70 years ago – Richmond Golf Club displayed temporary rules on their notice board. I won’t read them all, but here are just a few.
These may seem funny to us in 2010 but not so funny in 1940. CLICK HERE TO READ THE LOCAL RULES

I have a small book in my bookcase called Life’s Little Instruction Book.
I often lift it up and have a read. It has 511 suggestions, observations and reminders on how to live a happy and rewarding life!!
Sing in the shower
Floss your teeth
Drink champagne for no reason at all
Put the cap back on the toothpaste
Whistle
Ride a bike
Treat yourself to a massage on your birthday
Spread crunchy peanut butter on ginger biscuits for the perfect late night
Snack.
When you know you need help, don’t delay in asking for it.
When I need help with computing problems I never delay asking Carol Fell for help!!

I would like to say a personal thank you to Carol for making sure everything ran smoothly on the web and dealing with the things she won’t let me touch! On behalf of us all thank you for the power of work you do not only for the Greenlees but for the Scottish Ladies Golf in general. It is immense and I sometimes think people don’t realise how immense it is.

Now for the business of the day – presentation of trophies. Phyllis may I ask you to join me for the presentations. ---



As it is the 70th year I would like to say that I am not sure if the Ladies from Troon realise they have been the most prolific winners of the Greenlees Trophy, first winning it in 1932. They did in fact win it 11 times in the first 15 and have their name engraved on the trophy 31 times to date the last being in 2008. In all the years since 1931 6 years is the longest period of time your name has not been on the trophy --- an amazing record - WELL DONE.

Milngavie have won it 9 times, Haggs Castle 8, Prestwick St. Nicholas 6, Cochrane Castle 4, Kilmacolm, West Kilbride and Cardross twice, Ranfurly Castle, Turnberry, Douglas Park and Sandyhills once.

I hope you have all enjoyed another competitive season. What an exciting finish in Division 1 – the last match Milngavie needing 7 points to pip Cathkin Braes by .5 and securing 7.5 points to win the league by 1 and in Division 2 Prestwick winning by just half a point from Whitecraigs and heading straight back to Division 1 for Season 2011. Whitecraigs deserve their promotion to Division 1 and Largs and Cowglen are promoted from Division 3.

To the teams going down a Division don’t despair – look forward to next season on different courses and for everyone the challenge will always be there.
The Greenlees Trophy 2010 is retained by Milngavie Golf Club with 48.5 points.
I had a lovely note from Anna Telfer (the Milngavie Team Captain) , who is unable to be here today
(which Fiona read out to everyone)

The Urn for Runner Up in Division 1 goes to Cathkin Braes for the second year in a row ----
Last year you were beaten into second place be half a point and this year by only a point. I know Joanna you and your team will be disappointed but what another great season you have had. May 2011 be ‘3rd time lucky’

Division 2 is won by Prestwick St Nicholas with 49 points.

Largs win Division 3 with a wonderful total of 46.5 points, remembering that Division 3 have only 7 matches as opposed to 8 in the other divisions.
As this is the 70th year of Greenlees League --- I have a small momento which I would like to give to each of the winners of the Divisions to keep in their Club Trophy Cabinets. May I ask Milngavie, Prestwick and Largs to come up and collect them.

I hope that next year’s Divisions are as closely contested and that we all remember to enjoy. Winter well and look forward to seeing everyone in season 2011
The Final Positions :-
DIVISION 1
Milngavie 48.5 -- Greenlees Trophy Winners
Cathkin Braes 47.5 -- Greenlees Trophy Runners Up
Kilmarnock Barassie 45
Ranfurly Castle 34.5
Douglas Park 34
Troon 34
Kilmacolm 30.5
West Kilbride 29 - relegated to Division 2
Cardross 21 - relegated to Division 2

DIVISION 2
Prestwick St. Nicholas 49 - Winners and promoted to Division 1
Whitecraigs 48.5 - Runners Up - Promoted to Division 1
Haggs Castle 44
Hilton Park 40.5
Erskine 34
Eastwood 33.5
Williamwood 28
Lanark 27 - Relegated to Division 3
Bothwell Castle 19.5 - Relegated to Division 3

DIVISION 3
Largs 46.5 - Winners -- Promoted to Division 2
Cowglen 34 - Runners Up - Promoted to Division 2
Old Ranfurly 33
Greenock 32.5
Lenzie 29
East Renfrewshire 27
Cawder 25.5
Cathcart Castle 24.5
Turnberry 0

(Louden Gowf Club will be joining Division 3 in 2011)

FINAL 2010 TOTALS AND RESULTS

To see some photos from the Presentation and Lunch click on the small thumbnail below

2010 Greenlees Lunch

Jumping with Joy !! --- Milngavie win the Greenlees Trophy --- Click to enlarge

Sunday 25 July 2010

LESLEY ATKINS WINS MACKIE BOWL BY FOUR STROKES

Lesley Atkins, 15-year-old recent winner of the Scottish Under-18 girls’ match-play golf championship, chalked up her biggest win in open tournament play at Gullane, East Lothian today (Sunday).
The Loretto School, Musselburgh pupil, who hails from Hawick, won the Mackie Bowl 36-hole SLGA Order of Merit event over her home course with very good rounds of 71 and 69 – the par is 74 – for an eight-under total of 140.
Because the eighth hole on the No 1 course has been remodelled and lengthened, Lesley's 69 will be recognised as a new women's course record.
Atkins, had four shots to spare at the finish from the Majorca-based Scot,(past Ranfurly Castle Member) Lauren Mackin. Lauren had rounds of 74 and 70.

Leading Scores:
Par 148 (2x74) SSS 75. CSS 75 75

140 Lesley Atkins (Gullane) 71 69.
144 Lauren Mackin (Majorca) 74 70.
148 Roseanne Niven (Crieff) 75 73.
149 Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 71 78.
152 Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) 81 71.
153 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 72 81.

Other West of Scotland Players:
164 Jennifer Linklater (Largs) 82 82.
167 Natasha Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 82 85.

Prizes in addition to the best four scratch aggregate:
BEST FIRST ROUND - Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 72; Louise MacGregor (Falkirk) 76 (better inward half than Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) who also had a 76).
BEST SECOND ROUND - Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) 71; Tara MacTaggart (Minto) 76.
BEST NET AGGREGATE - Louise McGillivray (Banchory) (6) 150

Sunday 6 June 2010

West of Scotland's Eilidh Briggs wins the Munross Trophy

CREDIT DAVID BEGG SPORTS
Report Courtesy of COLIN FARQUHARSON TEL AND FAX 01224 869782

Renfrewshire County Champion Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) pipped another of Scotland’s up and coming youngsters, Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) to win the Munross Trophy women’s 36-hole tournament – an SLGA Order of Merit event – by a single shot over the Montrose Links today (Sunday).

Eilidh had two rounds of 75 for a total of 150.
Rachael was the first-round leader with a 73 but slipped back to a 78 second time round for 151.
Ashley Smith (Monifieth) was third on 156 (80-76) with last year’s winner, Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir), joint fourth on 157 with scores of 78 and 79.
Rachel Polson (Peterculter) took the handicap aggregate prize with a net total of 150off five.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
150 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 75 75.
151 Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 73 78.
156 Ashley Smith (Monifieth) 80 76.
157 Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 78 79, Susan Jackson (Ladybank) 76 81.
158 Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 78 80, Claire Penman (Carnoustie Ladies) 80 78
160 Rachel Polson (Peterculter) 81 79, Hannah McCook (Abernethy) 85 75.
161 Sammy Leslie (Westhill) 79 82.
162 Shonagh Raitt (Forfar) 76 86, Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) 83 79.
165 J Linklater (Largs) 84 81, Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 84 81.
167 Rebecca Wilson (Grange) 87 80.
168 Fiona Gilbert (Carnoustie Ladies) 84 84.
170 J Chalmers (Monifeth) 85 85.

Monday 24 May 2010

Doreen wins the Kerr Trophy at Largs Golf Club after nearly 30 years of trying !!

Doreen and Fraser - click to enlarge Doreen and Fraser with the Anne Kerr Trophy

Congratulations go to Doreen McConnell (Ranfurly Castle and Largs) partnered by Fraser Innes (Largs) when they won the Anne Kerr Trophy at Largs Golf Club yesterday in the Open Mixed Foursomes.
Doreen and Fraser playing off a combined handicap of 9.5 won the Trophy with a 78 net 68.5. Doreen has played in the event since 1982 and this was the first time that she has ever won the Trophy. The Kerr Trophy was originally presented by Davie Kerr of Largs and later renamed the Anne Kerr Trophy after his late wife who was a great friend of Doreen's.
In Doreen's vote of thanks speech she said she was absolutely thrilled to have at last won the main prize and thanked her partner Fraser for helping to finally achieve her goal.
Denise Cowan (Ranfurly Castle) partnered by another Largs player Alex Farmer received the Scratch prize with a 79.
Click on the photo above of Doreen and Fraser and see an enlargement.

Wednesday 14 April 2010

Lesley Hendry is on course for 5th Ayrshire Title

Leslie Hendry
Lesley Hendry a past Ayshire Champion -- Click to enlarge


Lesley Hendry, is on the trail of her fifth Ayrshire women's county golf championship in the past six years at Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club tomorrow
The Routenburn player, who was the fourth qualifier, will play Connie Jaffrey (West Kilbride) in this morning's semi-finals for a place in the afternoon final.
Jaffrey beat the No 1 seed Catherine Malcolm, playing over her home course, at the 20th hole in the quarter-finals.
The other semi-final will feature Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie), the 2004 title-winner, and Rachel McQueen (Troon Ladies).
Today's results:
FIRST ROUND

Catherine Malcolm (Prestwick St Nicholas) beat Pauline Patrick (Irvine) 5 and 4.
Connie Jaffrey (West Kilbride) beat Jennifer Linklater (Largs at 20th).
Sheila Adams (Loudoun Gowf) beat Audrey Thompson (Loudoun Gowf) 2 and 1.
Lesley Hendry (Routenburn) beat Morag Macpherson (Troon Ladies) 4 and 3.
Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) beat Jane Finnie (Troon Ladies) 2 and 1.
Liz Wilson (Kilmarnock Barassie) beat Emma Hale (Troon Bentinck) at 19th.
Rachel McQueen (Troon Ladies) beat Liz Keohone (Loudoun Gowf) 6 and 4.
Rosalind Purdom (Prestwick St Nicholas) beat Rachel Irvine (Largs) 6 and 5.

QUARTER-FINALS
Jaffrey beat Malcolm at 20th.
Hendry beat Adams 6 and 4.
Glennie beat Wilson 6 and 5.
McQueen beat Purdom 2 and 1.

Tuesday 13 April 2010

CATHERINE MALCOLM IS TOP AYRSHIRE SEED

Catherine Malcolm
Routenburn's Lesley Hendry, bidding for her fifth Ayrshire women's county title in the past six years, had to settle for joint third place with a six-over-par 72 at the end of the qualifying round for the match-play stages at Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club.
Top seed is Catherine Malcolm who won the title as Catherine Gibson in 1992 but, since getting married has been beaten finalist five times. She had a 74 today (Tuesday), against a CSS of 73, to finish three shots ahead of Rosalind Purdom, playing over her home course.
On the 78 mark were Lesley Hendry, Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) and Audrey Thompson (Loudoun).
Lesley Hendry, officially fourth seed, has a tough first-round opponent in Morag Macpherson (Troon Ladies) who had an 86 to qualify in 13th place but Morag was champion in 2008 and beaten finalist in 2007.

MATCH-PLAY QUALIFIERS

Par 72. CSS 73.
74 Catherine Malcolm (Prestwick St Nicholas).
77 Rosalind Purdom (Prestwick St Nicholas).
78 Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie), Lesley Hendry (Routenburn), Audrey Thompson (Loudoun).
79 Emma Hale (Troon Bentinck).
80 Liz Keohone (Loudoun).
81 Connie Jaffrey (West Kilbride), Jennifer Linklater (Largs).
82 Rachel McQueen (Troon Ladies), Jennifer Neilsen (West Kilbride).
84 Liz Wilson (Kilmarnock Barassie).
85 Sheila Adams (Loudoun).
86 Morag Macpherson (Troon Ladies).
87 Jane Finnie (Troon Ladies).
88 Rachel Irvine (Largs).
88 Pauline Patrick (Irvine).
MATCH-PLAY DRAW
9am - Malcolm v Patrick, Linklater v Jaffrey, Thompson v Adams, Macpherson v Hendry, Glennie v Finnie, Wilson v Hale, Keohone v McQueen, Irvine v Purdom.

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

Sunday 21 March 2010

West of Scotlands Alyson McKechın ıs the 2009 Scottısh Champıon of Champıons

Congratultions and well done to Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) on becoming the 2009 Scottish Girls' Champion of Champions today at St. Andrews.

The 18 hole tournament for boys and girls was washed out by rain last November but today it was played in sunny conditions over The Duke's Course.

Alyson, who shot a 75, says she was helped by her "Champion's Feet" socks!

We all wish you continued success.


GIRLS FINAL RESULTS :

75 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie).
76 Rachel Watton (Mortonhall).
77 Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus).
78 Sammy Leslie (Westhill).
80 Lauren Whyte (St Regulus), Lesley Atkins (Minto).
84 Eilidh Watson (Muckhart).
85 Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies).
87 Tara MacTaggart (Minto).
88 Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe), Clara Young (North Berwick), Ailsa Bain (Peebles).
90 Alison Godwin (Glenbervie).
97 Rachel Irvine (Largs), Alexis Hutton (Falkirk Tryst).
98 Kirstin Scott (Milngavie).
104 Nicole Benson (Cawder).

Saturday 12 September 2009

West of Scotland Girls Finals Day at Troon Portland

Silver
Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) v Linsey Stevenson (Whitecraigs)
Emma Caddow (Colville Park) v Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride)
Bronze
Jorden Ferrie (Kirkintilloch) v Alexandra Duffy (Cathkin Braes)
Rachel Irvine (Largs) v Grace Mackie (Troon Ladies)

First semi tees off at 9.30, finals tee off at 2pm - spectators welcome Playing on Saturday October 3rd, Troon Portland.

Thanks go to Ann Wallace for the information