THE 2021 SCOTTISH COUNTY FINALS LINE UP IN FORRES

 Ayrshire -- 2019 County Team Champions 

The County Finals were last played in 2019 with none in 2020  due to Covid -- That year Ayrshire Ladies' County Golf Association became champions with Carnoustie's star -  amateur Louise Duncan in the team  -- Click here to read the full report then 

Three County teams will fight it out to be the 2021 Scottish County Champions at the finals in Forres from Friday 27th August - Sunday 29th August.

  

West Division Winners D&A
Photo courtesy of Lorraine Campbell

They are Dunbartonshire & Argyll, who are representing the West Division, Midlothian the East and Perth & Kinross the North. 

There is no team from the South Division this year as they were unable to get their County Jamboree played. 

Instead, Scottish Golf has invited Northern Counties to supply a team to keep the round robin format of the finals intact. 

Order of Play (Friday to Sunday) 

Day 1: D&A v Perth & Kinross - and - Midlothian v North 

Day 2: Midlothian v D&A - and - North v Perth & Kinross 

Day 3: Midlothian v Perth & Kinross - and - D&A v North 

Tee Times (all three days) 

Morning Foursomes: 09:00 to 09:37  

Afternoon Singles: 13:30 to 14:52

D&A team 

Lorraine Campbell (Cardross)

Lorna McClymont (Milngavie)

Laura McGeachy (Haggs Castle)

Lori MacDonald (Cardross) 

Fiona Rattray (Douglas Park)

Vicky Hendren (Cardross)

Aileen Baker (Crail)

Maggie Kinvig. (The Cameron Club)

Perth & Kinross Team 

Katy Alexander (Blairgowrie) 

Megan Ashley (Blairgowrie) 

Laura Campbell (Whitemuir)

Jillian Milne (Blairgowrie) 

Isla Moncrieff (Aberfeldy) 

Jen Saxton (Dunfermline) 

Laura Walker (Muckhart) 

Eilidh Watson (St Regulus

Midlothian Team

Freya Constable, (Prestonfield) 

Louise Fraser, (Kingsknowe) 

Anne Hanson, (Turnhouse) 

Hilary Laughland, (Mortonhall) 

Rachael Livingstone, (Baberton)

Emma Morrison, (Gullane) 

Kate Rorke, (Kingsknowe )

Caroline Steedman, (Murrayfield)

Northern Counties Team (no details)

Midlothian win the East Division County Jamboree

MIDLOTHIAN COUNTY TEAM
Photo courtesy of MLCGA

Result -
East Lothian 3.5 Stirling and Clackmannanshire 4.5

Reult 
Fife 3.5 Midlothian 4.5 

For Day 1 and Day 2 matchplay results -- CLICK HERE

Day 1:

Stirling & Clackmannan 4 Fife 4
Midlothian 4 East Lothian 4

Day 2 :

Stirling & Clackmannan 2.5 Midlothian 5.5
East Lothian 5 Fife 3

Day 3: 

Fife 3.5  Midlothian 4.5

East Lothian 3.5  Stirling & Clackmannan 4.5

Final result: 

1st - Midlothian ​

2nd - East Lothian 

3rd - Stirling & Clackmannan 

4th - Fife 

MLCGA - East Division County Team Champions
Photo courtesy of MLCGA

For More go to the Midlothian Website -- Click Here  (by Captain Louise Fraser)

The day started off quite exciting and Midlothian players were all full of enthusiasm. Match 1 got underway against Fife who were defending their title and it all became very tense out there as most of our players if not all were all square or down against their opponents.  Team Midlothian dug deep, hung in there and fought well into the back 9. The score line was changing in favour but only slightly. We ended up triumphing in 4 games against Fife with an amazing half at the 18th going via the trees and 3 ‘good’ losses going all the way to the 17th which gave us a satisfying 4 1/2 – 3 1/2 win.

East Lothian Versus Stirling & Clackmannan in Match 2. If East Lothian was to win 5-3, The tournament office were onto the big countback which they had been preparing for updating their stats every day. It was tight most of the way for the majority of their games. Stirling & Clackmannan came through in the end with a 4 1/2 – 3 1/2 win.

Match 2 result today meant Midlothian were out right winners on 5 match points (14 game points). Second was East Lothian 3 match points (12.5 game points), 3rd was Stirling & Clackmannan 3 match points (11 game points) and fourth Fife on 1 match point (10 1/2 game points).

East Division - Inter County Jamboree at Kingsknowe Golf Club

 The East of Scotland County Jamboree is currently being held at Kingsknowe Golf Club 

Members and Non Members of the Midlothian County can currently keep up to date with results by going into the Scottish Golf App and going to Competitions - Future and scroll down until you find Midlothian

Friday 2nd July - RESULT
Stirling & Clackmannanshire 4 Fife 4
Midlothian 4 East Lothian 4

Yesterday's match results FROM SG APP

FINAL RESULT -
Stirling and Clackmannanshire  4 Fife 4

FINAL RESULT
Midlothians 4 East Lothian 4

 
Saturday 3rd July - RESULT
Stirling & Clackmannan 2.5 Midlothian 5.5
East Lothian 5 Fife 3

FINAL RESULT
Stirling and Clackmannanashire 2.5 Midlothian 5.5

Final Result
East Lothian 5 Fife 3

Sunday 4th July
1106 Fife v Midlothian
1210 East Lothian v Stirling & Clackmannan

Freya Constable wins the Midlothian County Championship

 

Freya Constable

From the Midlothian Website 

The Midlothian County Championship Final was s the younger generation final between Freya Constable  (Prestonfield) and Emma Morrison (Gullane) who both sped round 17 holes in 2 hours without it affecting their golf. 

Freya got off to a head start from the 1st hole and would continue to lead most of the way. Emma was hot on her heels in the front 9 but Freya had the edge in the back 9. 

A couple of missed opportunities from Emma with short putts at 13 and 14, which, if made, could have resulted in all square through 14, let Freya lead by 2 holes. Freya looked comfortable with her lead but Emma came right back at her with a magical eagle 3 at the 16th. 

Freya stepped aside to give Emma the honour on the tee and they both reached the 17th green in 2. Freya looking for a half would let her first putt slide by the hole by 5 feet, but as cool as a cucumber she stepped up without any fuss and slotted the return putt to win 2/1.  

The Champion necklace was presented on the 17th green to Freya by previous (2019) Champion Louise Fraser. Well done to both players getting to The Championship Final, a fabulous achievement by the youngsters and congratulations to Freya Constable, The Midlothian 2021 Champion.

To read the full report and see photographs go to the  MIDLOTHIAN COUNTY WEBSITE

ANNE BROWNIE’S ACE HAS QUALIFIED HER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN HER A TRIP TO TPC SAWGRASS.

🚨 HOLE IN ONE ALERT 🚨 

Congratulations to our latest HIO Member making the ultimate shot in golf before lockdown.  1️⃣👏

Name - Anne Brownie

Club - Mortonhall Golf Club Scottish Golf

Hole - 128YDS 10th Hole

Club Used - No 6 Hybrid

Date - 28/11/20

Playing Partners - Patricia Smith & Sandra Liddle

Good Luck Anne you can now look forward to attending the National Hole In One Playoff Finals, playing for the trip of a lifetime to TPC Sawgrass. 🇺🇸✈️🏌️‍♂️

Grace Crawford wins the 2020 East of Scotland Championship

From the Midlothian’s Website  and East Lothians Website 

The conditions were great for the players in the East of Scotland Championship over the Jubilee course, St. Andrews today Sunday 18th October. 

 The Team event was not held this year due to some extra restrictions being asked by the First Minister from some Health Board areas.

East Lothians Grace Crawford had an excellent scratch score of 73 to be crowned East of Scotland Champion 2020. 

In her round Grace used a  putter borrowed from her brother and had 4 birdies and 12 pars.

She won by two shots from fellow County member Clara Young, North Berwick who had a 75 

Elaine Moffat, St Regulus, was 3rd with a 79.

MIDLOTHIANS GABRIELLE MACDONALD - EDINBURGH-GOLF PODCAST

This week, Edinburgh Golf talked to Past Midlothian County Team player and 2014 Scottish Ladies Amateur Champion - Gabrielle Macdonald, who recently returned from the Sunshine Ladies Tour in South Africa. 

Gabrielle has shown her passion in golf from a young age, playing at Craigielaw, she is known as "Steely" and developed through their strong Junior section. 

Gabrielle talks us through her experience in the Lothians and becoming a Pro! ---   LISTEN HERE 
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MIDLOTHIAN PAIRING WIN THE COMMONWEALTH SPOONS AT POLLOK GOLF CLUB

Valerie Mackenzie and Margaret Fergusson - Midlothian
Photo courtesy of Scottish Golf

In what can only be described horrendous wet and windy weather conditions today in Glasgow  -- the final of the Commonwealth Spoons was played over Pollok Golf Club.

Midlothian pairing of Valerie Mackenzie and Margaret Fergusson playing off a handicap of 10.5 had the best score of the day - net 74.5 to win the Australian Spoons Trophy for 2019 

In 2nd place was also a Midlothian pairing of - Ann Brown and Kay Cutherbertsonon  - a net 76.5 by virtue of the better inward half from Aberdeenshire -  P Halliwell and Gillian MacKenzie 

LEADERBOARD

1st :  Midlothian -  Valerie Mackenzie and Margaret Fergusson - 
(Murrayfield Golf Club) 85 (10.5) 74.5
2nd: Midlothian - Ann Brown and  Kay Cuthbertson (Deer Park and Liberton) 96 (19.5) 76.5 bih
3rd: Aberdeenshire -  P Halliwell and Gillian MacKenzie (Banchory) 85 (8.5) 76.5
4th: Galloway - Sheila McMurtrie and Jane Johnstone (Dalbeattie Golf Club) 88 (11) 77 bih
5th: D&A -  Carolyn Craig and Vicky Hendren  (Cardross)  96 (19) 77
6th: Lanarkshire - Jo Chung and Lisa Chang (Cawder and Hamilton) 89 (11) 78

FULL LEADERBOARD

CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE COUNTY PAIRINGS

County Level Qualifying

 a) The format is 18 holes of stroke play foursomes on one day with half combined handicap allowance. 
b) The number of qualifiers from each County is limited to one pair in per ten pairs entering based on a balance of five or more counting as ten. 

National Final 
a) The format is 18 holes of stroke play foursomes on one day with half combined handicap allowance. 
b) The pair returning the best score on handicap in the final shall hold the Australian Spoons for one year. 

Hole in One Club -- Listen to Scots -- Karen and Linda

Why not join the HOLE IN ONE CLUB and have a chance to go to Sawgrass 

Listen to what Karen Marshall (Baberton) and Linda Dyball (Dunfermline) had to say. 
They represented Scotland in the Hole In One Club Grand Finals at TPC Sawgrass home of the Players Championship in May of this year - May Report

FIFE WIN THE EAST DIVISION INTER COUNTY JAMBOREE

Captain Lorna Bennet, Vice-Captain Elsie Hutcheon,
Ladybank Ladies Captain and the team (Courtesy of the Fife Website)

The 3rd and final day at Ladybank for the East Division Inter-County Jamboree, took place today.

Fife were crowned East Division Champions with a 6 1/2 - 2 1/2 win over Stirling & Clackmannan today, with East Lothian beating Midlothian 5-4.

Go to the Fife Website for the full results and totals

Fife now go to play in the Scottish Finals at Peebles Golf Club from 30th august - 1st September

EAST DIVISION JAMBOREE - DAY 2 RESULTS

On Day 2 of the East County Jamboree at Ladybank Golf Club Fife County continued their unbeaten run by winning against last year’s champions Midlothian today  (Tuesday 2nd July).

Fife's final match is tomorrow against Stirling and Clackmannanshire who drew with East Lothian.

RESULTS
Midlothian 4 Fife 5

Stirling and Clackmannanshire 4.5 East Lothian 4.5

FROM THE EAST VETS WEBSITE -- EAST JAMBOREE DAY 2 RESULTS

EAST DIVISION COUNTY JAMBOREE -- MONDAY RESULTS

Midlothian CLGA are defending Champions of the East Division Inter County Tournament which began yesterday at  Ladybank Golf Club.

Fife county got off to a great start by defeating East Lothian while defending champions Midlothian drew with Stirling and Clackmannanshire

Day 1 Results

Stirling & Clackmannanshire 4.5 MCLGA 4.5 

East Lothian 2 Fife 7 

GO TO THE EAST WEBSITE FOR ALL DAY 1 RESULTS

Hannah Darling: Sixteen-year-old Scot believes she can be world's best golfer

Sixteen-year-old Scot Hannah Darling (Broomieknowe) "definitely" believes she can be the world's best golfer as she bids to compete in the Junior Solheim Cup on home soil later this year. 

 Darling could be the only Scot named in Team Europe's squad for the junior event in Gleneagles during September. The teen has won six Scottish titles and even had compatriot and major winner Catriona Matthew caddy for her. 

 "I definitely think I can be [the best in the world]," she told BBC Scotland. "There would be no point in getting out of bed and doing what I'm doing if I didn't have that belief. It's something I can achieve if I put in the effort, play well enough and work hard enough."

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE BBC SCOTLAND TO READ MORE

KAREN MARSHALL AND LINDA DYBALL ARE REPRESENTING SCOTLAND IN THE HOLE IN ONE CLUB AT SAWGRASS

Karen and Linda at Sawgrass

Karen Marshall (Baberton)  and Linda Dyball (Dunfermline) are representing Scotland  in the Hole In One Club Grand Finals at TPC Sawgrass home of the Players Championship.

You to could this be you standing with your boarding pass in 2019? Have you signed up to our free HIO 12 month trial to win yourself a place on this years flight. www.hio-club.com 

First day of the HIO-CLUB GRAND FINAL at TPC Sawgrass, fantastic day with the storyteller tour and then our first round over the Dye Valley Course. 

Listen to Karen  explain why you are only ever one shot away from Sawgrass

Alternatively -- Go to You Tube to listen

MIDLOTHIAN COUNTY WIN AGAINST SCOTTISH VETS TEAM IN FRIENDLY MATCH

Midlothian and Scottish Vets

This is SVLGA Captain Ellie Whyte’s report of our recent match v Midlothian County Ladies at Bruntsfield Links with apologies on the delay in posting this: 

Ten ladies represented SVLGA to enjoy a friendly competitive match against Midlothian County Ladies. 

The venue was rather special, the Bruntsfield Links Golf Club which is the 4th oldest golf club In the world. The course has recently been remodelled and is now admitting lady members so we were all excited to be amongst the first ladies to have a competition on this historic course. 

Unfortunately there were a few last minute call offs from both teams so we ended up lending Midlothian back a couple of their players.

However this meant that others enjoyed the opportunity of taking part in the match. Well done to the ladies sporting the purple and representing SVLGA for the first time. Roz Purdom, Sue Penman, Sal Shepherd, Louise Graham and wait for it, Ellie Whyte! They were partnered by stalwarts, Frances Millar, Carol Whyte, Sheena Wood, Liz Stewart and Lesley Lloyd.

Congratulations to Midlothian County ladies who won the match 3-2, we look forward to playing again next year.

Thanks must go to Bruntsfield Links Golf Club for their wonderful hospitality and to Louise Fraser, Captain of MLCGA for organising such an enjoyable match.

MIDLOTHIAN COUNTY CAPTAIN LOUISE FRASER WINS CHAMPIONSHIP

Louise Fraser - 2019 Midlothian County Champion
Photo Courtesy of Gail Joughin (Vice Captain)

Midlothian Captain Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe) won the Midlothian County Championship at Dalmahoy yesterday against Rachael Livingston (Baberton)

In the final Louise got off to a head start after 2 holes but Rachael was hot on her heels and got it back to 1 hole after the 8th. Louise made birdie at 9, eagle at 10 and par at 11 to get a few more holes under her belt. Rachael made Louise concentrate hard to the end where the match finished at the 16th hole. 

To read the full report and see the championship gallery go to the Midlothian Website. 

MATCHES PLAYED OVER THE EASTER WEEKEND CLICK TO ENLARGE

Click to Enlarge

MIDLOTHIAN WIN AGAINST LANARKSHIRE IN FRIENDLY MATCH

The format was again foursomes with 5 pairings playing off scratch, which included 2 juniors playing against 2 Lanarkshire juniors. 

  RESULTS - Lanarkshire names first

Game 1: Eva O’Connor & Katie Scott  bt  Karen Ferguson-Snedden &Louise Fraser  2 up 
Game 2 : Justine Fulton & Ruth Hunter lost to Hilary Laughland &; Jennifer Bryans(Midlothian) 3/2  
Game 3:  Fiona Norris & May Hughes lost  Caroline Steedman & Alison McBride 2/1 
Game 4: Alison Hendry & Lesley Lloyd lost to  Carys Irvine & Rachael Livingstone 1up 
Game 5 : Jennifer Reilly & Leah Bryce lost to Mollaidh Nicholson/ & Lucy Morrison 4/3 

Lanarkshire 1 Midlothian 4

Go to the Lanarkshire Website for report

Go to Midlothian website for report

LOUISE FRASER IS THE NEW CAPTAIN OF MIDLOTHIAN AND FIONA DE VRIES RECEIVES HONORARY MEMBERSHIP

Louise Fraser

The 99th MCLGA AGM and presentation of prizes took place last week at Liberton GC. 


A few changes with the MCLGA committee as Louise Fraser takes over from Jacky Burnett as Captain, Gail Joughin elected as Vice Captain, Angela Hughes elected as Secretary and Caroline Steedman elected as Junior Secretary

Fiona De Vries

Fiona De Vries, Baberton GC, was presented with Honorary membership of Midlothian County after an enormous contribution to ladies golf with her playing career expanding over 5 decades. An achievement only by a dedicated golfer!

To read more go to the MIDLOTHIAN WEBSITE

THE MICHAEL PHELPS PUTTING CHALLENGE - COUNTY JUNIORS DO WELL

We all remember Olympian Michael Phelps' monster 153-foot putt at Kingsbarns Golf Links in the 2012 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, incredible scenes! The competitors at our inaugural Kingsbarns Girls Classic tried their luck, let's see how they got on!

WELL THE COUNTY GIRLS WERE FANTASTIC WITH LANARKSHIRE'S MEGAN DOCHERTY BEING THE CLOSEST TO THE PIN  --

Great putting by all the girls --  Jennifer Lynagh (Renfrewshire),  Lisa MacPherson (Midlothian), Amy Mitchell (Perth and Kinross), Tessa Ho (Galloway), and Megan Docherty (Lanarkshire)

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE GIRLS DOING THE CHALLENGE

HANNAH DARLING VOTED MIDLOTHIAN YOUNG SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR.

Topping a fantastic year, Hannah Darling has been voted Midlothian Young Sports Personality of the Year.  Hannah has had a fantastic year and this just adds to her list of championships

Broomieknowe

MCLGA Champion of Champions

Scottish Under 18 (second year running)

British Girls U16

Hannah has taken her handicap to +2 and has recently been invited to join the Scottish Womens squad.

From the Midlothian Website