WEST VETS 50TH AGM CELEBRATES WITH A CAKE !!

Past Captain - June Lockhart, Present Captain - Chris Fowler and
Future Captain May Hughes

The 50th West Vets AGM was held at Cowglen Golf Club this afternoon. -- CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS

June Lockhart (Gleddoch) completed her 2 years as captain and Chris Fowler (Cowglen)  is now the new Captain with May Hughes (Lanark) the Vice Captain.

Mary and Chris

Donna Jackson, Gillian Kyle, Liz Stewart and Lorrain Campbell

Carol Fell, Chris Fowler, May Hughes  and Sandra Macdougall

The West Vets have new gilets which have been a great success and thanks to Mary Wylie and Chris Fowler they have been selling well.

The prizegiving followed the AGM and the fantastic Celebration cake made by Liz Keohone (Loudoun Gowff)

TO READ MORE GO TO THE WEST VETS WEBSITE

LADIES SENIOR TRI AM OPEN DAY

🏆 Ladies Senior Tri-am

📆 Tuesday 19th June 2018

⏰ Tee times from 8am- 2pm

📍Loudoun Gowf Club, red tees

💷 £24/team

Entry forms can be downloaded from our website lLoudoungowfclub.co.uk.

Perfect for your annual ladies outing. 

LOUDOUN GOWF PAIR WIN AYRSHIRE COUNTY WINTER FOURSOMES

From L to R - Liz Wilson (Captain) Aileen Anderson, Sheila Adams,
Helen Craig and Irene Papworth

Due to temporary greens in play at Prestwick St Nicholas, the final of the Ayrshire County Winter Foursomes was played over Kilmarnock Barassie.  

When it was played in February— It was a dry but extremely cold day with everyone well wrapped up against the elements!

The final was between the Loudoun Gowf pair Aileen Anderson and Sheila Adams against the West Kilbride’s Helen Craig and Irene Papworth (Skelmorlie) 

To the match itself, Helen and Irene got off to a flying start with a great putt to win the first hole.  However, Sheila and Aileen hit some great form, including a birdie at the Railway hole, to end the front nine 4 up!

They stretched their lead to 5 after the 11th but a fantastic fight back from Helen and Irene, winning 5 of the next 6 holes took them to the 18th all square.

Extra holes looked on the cards but a 2 putt from long range was good enough for Sheila and Aileen to win by one hole.

To read more and see some photos go to the Ayrshire Ladies' County Website

LOUDOUN GOWF OPEN DAYS - GET YOUR ENTRY FORM

Loudoun Gowf Club

Ladies Open

Monday 1st September 2014 - Max Handicap 36

Ladies Open Entry Form

Ladies Seniors Open

Tuesday 17th June 2014 - Max Handicap 36

Ladies Senior Open Entry Form

GREENLEES TROPHY 2013 - DIVISIONAL FINAL TOTALS

Division 1: Milngavie --- Greenlees Trophy Winners
Loudoun Gowf -- Runners Up

Relegated ; Whitecraigs and Haggs Castle






Division 2 Winners : Douglas Park
Runners Up : Prestwick St Nicholas

Relegated Bothwell Castle and Cardross







Division 3 Winners : Lenzie
Runners Up Hilton Park

LOUDOUN GOWF CLUB OPEN DAY

Loudoun Gowf Clubhouse

Loudoun Gowf Club Open Day is on Monday 2nd September, cost £8/person.
The format is strokeplay and the contact person is Margaret Merrick 01563 526980.
CLICK HERE to get your entry form.

JUNIOR OPEN DAY AT LOUDON GOWF CLUB

Junior Open Day -- Monday 15th July  at Loudon Gowf Club for Boys and Girls -- boys from 9 am girls from 11 am.
£4 entry to play a course that is in fantastic condition ... Please email -- asgil@aol.com

MAIL ON SUNDAY 2012 HAS STARTED

Douglas Park beat Cowglen to-day at Douglas Park. The match was tied two and a half each and was decided by the final game going to extra holes.  The result is as follows:-
Douglas Park players named first:
Carol Fell  (10)  halved with Jane Gravil  (9)
Joan Gemmell   (7)  lost to Irene Hay  (14)  2/1
Hilary MacNaughton  (15)  lost to  Pam Mather   (15) 3/2
Gill Hendry  (13)  beat  Denise Parr  (18) 4/3
Helen Faulds  (5)  beat  Fiona Cameron  (11)  1 up and then won the tie break at the 2nd extra hole

The other match played today was between Kilmarnock Barassie and Loudoun Gowf at Kilmarnock Barassie. The AWAY team from Loudoun Gowf won 3.5 - 1.5.

On Thursday 16th February  Ranfurly Castle beat Old Ranfurly 3 - 2 in the match played over the Old Course Ranfurly

Other Results known:

Kilmacolm Golf Club beat Greenock Golf Club 4.5-0.5

Loudoun Gowf Club -- Mixed Open Foursomes

Liz and Sam with the Winning Trophy - Courtesy of Liz Keohone 

Played Sunday 21st August 2011
1st: Sam Cox and Liz Keohone ( Loudon Gowf) 67.5
2nd: Alan and Audrey Thompson (Loudon Gowf) 68
3rd: Douglas Jardine and Betty Wallace (Loudon Gowf) 69
Scratch: Douglas and Wendy Hollingworth (Turnberry & Bellisle) 83

3 Ayrshire Girls qualify for the Highland Spring Junior Masters Tournament

Two Ayrshire boys and three Ayrshire girls are off to the Grand Final of the Highland Spring Junior Masters Tournament at Gleneagles in September, after coming through qualifying at Loudoun Gowf Club this week.
In the boys event, the cut off score was 31 pts to determine the 11 qualifiers who will play over the Queens Course at Gleneagles on Sunday 9th October.
Connor Mackay of the host club was second qualifier whilst David Robinson (Largs) claimed the 11th and final qualifying space.
In the girls event, 33 pts was the score which decided who the 9 qualifier for the finals would be.
Connie Jaffrey (Ayrshire Ladies) was second qualifier on 37 pts, Emma Hale (Troon Ladies) was third also on 37 pts and Emma Paterson (Loudoun Gowf) claimed the seventh qualifying place on 34 pts.

Loudoun Gowf Ladies Open -- some places are still available

There are still some spaces remaining for the Loudoun Gowf Ladies Open day on  Monday 5^th September.

The cost is £8 and there are scratch, handicap and fun prizes available.  In the event of bad  weather and the course closing an alternative date of 12^th September has been reserved. 

An application form can be found at

http://www.loudoungowfclub.co.uk/opendays.htm

Audrey Thomson wins the Scottish Barnado's Scottish Grand Final

Ayrshire's Audrey Thompson (Loudoun Gowf) won the Barnardo's Scottish Grand Final at Arbroath today (Friday) in "photo finish" with Penny Maxwell (Strathmore) and Fay Rodenburg (Braehead)
With 31 Stableford points apiece in very windy conditons, the three players headed a field of 43 qualifiers from club eliminators all over Scotland. Audrey plays off four, Penny has 33 of a handicap amd Fay plays off 18. The scorecard play-off went to the last nine holes to decree that Audrey was the winner.
Then it was to last six holes before Penny was declared the runner-up with Fay third.
Daphne Brill (Murrayshall), who plays off 10, finished a close-up fourth with 30pt. Here again there was a card countback with other players on the 30pt mark and Daphne got the nod on the best back nine.
The CSS on the day was 75, reduction only.

Ayrshire County Summer Meeting

Played over Nerston Golf Course (East Kilbride Golf Club) -- Tuesday 13th July 2010,47 Entrants, SSS 73, PAR 73 CSS 74.
SCRATCH: Audrey Thompson Loudoun 81
1ST NET: Liz Keohone Loudoun 73(6)67
2ND NET: Maggie Magee Kilmarnock (Barassie) 92(21)71 BIH
3RD NET: Julie Mackie The Ladies Golf Club 89(18)71

Lesley Hendry is on course for 5th Ayrshire Title

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.

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

Liz Keohone is a winner

Miss Designer Golf and the Ladies' Golf Union are pleased to announce the winner of our Vagliano Trophy Competition and a €1,000 shopping spree is Ayrshire's Liz Keohone from Hurlford in Scotland.

Liz can now choose anything up to the value of €1000 (i.e. £865.20) from the www.missdesignergolf.com website.

Miss Designer Golf and the LGU would like to Congratulate Liz and wish her happy shopping!!

Lesley Hendry wins the 2009 Ayrshire Championship

Glasgow Golf Club vice-captain Ian Lockhart, who made the presentations at the Ayrshire women's county championship, is flanked by Lesley Hendry (left) and Hannah Gaunt

Lesley Hendry (Routenburn), the No 2 seed, won the Ayrshire women's county golf championship for the fourth time in the past five years at Glasgow Gailes Golf Club today
In the final, Lesley beat the surprise packet of the championship, 18-year-old Hannah Gaunt (Troon Ladies), who has a handicap of nine, by 4 and 3.
The finalists, Hannah on the left, are pictured above by courtesy of Alasdair Malcolm.

After a closely-fought first nine holes, the more experienced Hendry took a grip on the match to win on the 15th green.
In the morning semi-finals, No 4 qualifier Gaunt, who is bound for Stirling University on a law degree course, won by 4 and 3 against Liz Keohone (Loudoun Gowf), the No 8 qualifier but conqueror of top seed Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies) in Thursday's second round. Hendry beat another former champion Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie), the No 3 seed, by one hole.
Today's results:
Semi-finals - H Gaunt (Troon Ladies) bt L Keohone (Loudoun Gowf) 4 and 3, L Hendry (Routenburn) bt A Glennie (Kilmarnock Barasse) 1 hole.
Final - Hendry bt Gaunt 4 and 3.
Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

Daily Mail Foursomes Finals at Dalmahoy

Sally Hamilton (Loudoun Gowf) reports:
Due to the terrible weather over the weekend of the finals the format was changed on the first day to one Stableford round with the top four teams from 16 progressing to the semi-finals.
Loudoun Gowf (Sally Hamilton and Gale Macpherson) were lucky enough to be in the top four.
Again, due to the weather on day two, the format was changed from match-play to Stableford stroke-play and, unfortunately, we played the last four holes poorly.
To see a photo of Sally Hamilton and Gale Macpherson go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website

All in the West congratulate you both on a great achievement in getting so far in the tournament

Daily Mail Foursomes - Loudoun reach the finals

Programme for Daily Mail Foursomes Finals at Marriott Dalmahoy
The Daily Mail Foursomes closing stages will be played at the Marriott Dalmahoy on Monday and Tuesday, October 20 and 21.

SCOTTISH QUALIFIERS
All of whom have come through seven match-play rounds to get to Marriott Dalmahoy.
WOMEN: Anstruther, Carnoustie, Caledonia, Loudoun Gowf
Strathmore
MEN: Cawder, Dunwhinny,  (Gleneagles)Muckhart

Ayrshire County Meeting at Routenburn

Played TUESDAY 12TH AUGUST 2008, SSS – 68, CSS – 71, Entrants 38
SCRATCH:Sheila Adams Loudoun 79 (7)
SILVER
1st Angela Sharp LGC Troon 88(16)72 BIH
2nd Kath Mackellar Skelmorlie 84(12) 72
3rd Jett Pollock Belleisle 88(15) 73
BRONZE
1st Janice Gallacher West Kilbride 96(24) 72
2nd Jill Fox Largs 94(21) 73
3rd Kate McClelland Loudoun 96(22) 74