PERTH AND KINROSS ARE THE 2021 SCOTTISH COUNTY TEAM CHAMPIONS

Perth and Kinross - County Team Champions 2021
Photo courtesy of Scottish Golf

From the Scottish Golf Website 

Perth and Kinross won the Scottish Women’s County Finals for the first time in almost 70 years with a commanding display across three days in the 2021 championship at Forres.

They started the event with a 5 ½ – 3 ½ victory over Dunbartonshire and Argyll and then thrashed a North Invitational side 8-1 before clinching the trophy for the first time since 1953 with a resounding 7 ½ – 1 ½ win over Midlothian.

The victors ended the event with a total of 21 points from their three matches which was six and a half more than Dunbartonshire and considerably more than double the points third-placed Midlothian could muster. They won 20 of the 27 foursomes and singles matches they contested and halved two of the other seven.

FINAL SCORES OVER THE 3 DAYS 

The top points earner for the winning Perth & Kinross team was Katy Alexander from Blairgowrie who emerged with four and a half points out of five but it was the team’s superior strength in depth which was the secret to their success. 

 All eight of their players contributed to the victory with Aberfeldy’s Isla Moncrieff claiming a one hundred percent record with four points from her four starts. Dunfermline’s Jennifer Saxton accumulated four points in the five matches she played in while Eilidh Watson from the St Regulus club amassed the same total from her six starts. Blairgowrie’s Megan Ashley and Muckhart’s Laura Walker both claimed three and a half points out of five while there was also an effective cameo performance from captain Jillian Milne who won both the matches she played in on the second day. Whitemuir’s Laura Campbell contributed one and a half points out of four to the team’s cause. 

 “It has been absolutely brilliant,” said winning captain Milne, from Blairgowrie. “The team spirit has been fantastic and I couldn’t be happier for them all. They deserved everything they got. Today the birdie putts were dropping like confetti. 

 “It’s has been a real team effort with everyone contributing points. We’ve always had good players but in the past lacked a bit of strength in depth. That’s certainly not the case now so hopefully it won’t be another 68 years before we win again. I’m sure it won’t be. 

 “It has been a fantastic few days for all the teams,” she added. “All the games were played in great spirit. I think that after what we’ve been through the last year and a half we’re all grateful to be back playing some competitive golf again. We’ve all been determined to have some fun.” 

 

D&A Captain Jean Leitch with the Runners Up Trophy
Photo Courtesy of Karen Maxwell

In the other match played on the final day Dunbartonshire and Argyll sealed second place with a narrow 5-4 victory over the North Invitational team. 

Milngavie’s Lorna McClymont’s halve in the top singles against Carrine Taylor meant she emerged from the three-day competition with five and a half points out of six. 

Team-mate Fiona Rattray from Douglas Park amassed four and a half points points out of five matches played

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FOR YOR INFORMATION -- ALL COUNTY TEAM WINNERS FROM 1909 -- FROM THE RLCGA ARCHIVES WITH NAMES OF TEAMS

PERTH AND KINROSS WON IN 1951, 1952 AND 1953  -- CLICK HERE FOR THE LIST OVER THE YEARS 

DAY 2 - Results at the County Finals in Forres

MIDLOTHIAN 3  D&A 6

NORTHERN COUNTIES 1  PERTH AND KINROSS 8

Day 2    Midlothian vs Dunbartonshire and Argyll    Midlothian Pts Score Holes Score Pts Dunbartonshire and Argyll FOURSOMES Louise Fraser [3] Anne Hanson     18 2 UP 1 Lorna McClymont [+6] Aileen Baker »» Rachael Livingstone [0] Freya Constable     18 1 UP 1 Lorraine Campbell [4] Laura Mcgeachy »» Kate Rorke [4] Caroline Steedman     15 4&3 1 Lori MacDonald [6] Fiona Rattray »» Midlothian 0   3 Dunbartonshire and Argyll SINGLES Emma Morrison     14 5&4 1 Lorna McClymont »» Kate Rorke     14 5&4 1 Fiona Rattray »» Anne Hanson     16 3&2 1 Aileen Baker »» Hilary Laughland 1 5&4 14     Lorraine Campbell »» Louise Fraser 1 1 UP 18     Laura Mcgeachy »» Rachael Livingstone 1 7&5 13     Lori MacDonald »» Midlothian 3   3 Dunbartonshire and Argyll   Midlothian 3   6 Dunbartonshire and Argyll    North Invitational vs Perth and Kinross    North Invitational Pts Score Holes Score Pts Perth and Kinross FOURSOMES Carinne Taylor [+2] Rebecca Grant 1 3&2 16     Laura Walker [3] Laura Campbell »» Fiona Campbell [3] Donna Sinclair     15 4&3 1 Jillian Milne [4] Isla Moncrieff »» Gillian Dowling [6] Jenny Milne     16 3&2 1 Jennifer Saxton [+2] Eilidh Watson »» North Invitational 1   2 Perth and Kinross SINGLES Carinne Taylor     17 2&1 1 Katy Alexander »» Fiona Campbell     18 2 UP 1 Laura Walker »» Gillian Dowling     17 2&1 1 Isla Moncrieff »» Lynne Fraser     14 5&4 1 Megan Ashley »» Debbie Bird     17 3&1 1 Eilidh Watson »» Jenny Milne     17 3&1 1 Jillian Milne »» North Invitational 0   6 Perth and Kinross   North Invitational 1   8 Perth and Kinross

Overall Standings Team Pts Won Halved Lost    Perth and Kinross 13½ 13 1 4    Dunbartonshire and Argyll 9½ 9 1 8    Midlothian 7½ 7 1 10    North Invitational 5½ 5 1 12

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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)

PERTH & KINROSS WIN THE NORTHERN DIVISION JAMBOREE

A very happy Perth and Kinross County Team
Photo courtesy of P&K

Perth & Kinross won the Northern Division Jamboree at Monifieth today. 

Over the three days they played some amazing golf to triumph over Angus, Aberdeenshire and Northern Counties. 

 The team will go on to play in the Scottish County Finals at Forres Golf Club from 27 - 29 August 2021.

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Mollie O'Brien wins North girls' championship at Muir of Ord

L to R: Mikayla MacKay (Royal Dornoch), handicap winner;
Elizabeth Munro (North District ladies president,
Mollie O'Brien (Reay), scratch winner.

From the Scottish Golfview Website

Mollie O'Brien (Reay) won the Scottish Golf North girls championship at Muir of Ord on Friday.
Details:
Course length: 5,128yd. Par 70. SSS 70. CSS 71.

SCRATCH
71 Mollie O'Brien (Reay) 
81 Katrina Tan (Nairn) better last nine holes ; Summer Elliott (Nairn) (
HANDICAP
66 Mikayla MacKay (Royal Dornoch) 
69 Kaci Robertson (Nairn Dunbar) 
72 Rhianna MacKay (Royal Dornoch) 

Perth and Kinross County win the Northern Inter County Team Championships

Perth and Kinross County Team 

Northern Division Inter County Team Championship 2019 at Ballater Golf Club - Perth and Kinross are the winners

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Sarah Westwood and Hannah Riddell win the titles at Northern Counties girls championship

Prizewinners and other competitors at the Northern Counties Girls Championship
at Tain on Sunday

By Colin Farquharson

Sarah Westwood (Elgin) won the Northern Counties LGA girls' championship at Tain Golf Club on Sunday. She had a score of 83 - two better than runner-up Mollie O'Brien (Reay).at Tain Golf Club   

She had a score of 83 - two better than runner-up Mollie O'Brien (Reay).

Hannah Riddell (Royal Dornoch) won the handicap title with a net score of 76 off a handicap of 13, one ahead of Katrina Tan (Nairn) who has 14 of a handicap.


HANDICAP SCOREBOARD 
 red tees. Par 73. CSS 73.

76 Hannah Riddell  (13)
77 Katrina Tan (14)

78 Sarah Westwood (5), Summer Elliott (8), Iona Ferries (23), Mollie O'Brien (7)

80 Iona Reid (17).

85 Gemma Marples (36)

86 Niamh Ross (34)

89 Isla McCulloch (25)

93 Jennifer Pyett (37) 

ABERDEENSHIRE BEAT P&K TO WIN NORTH DIVISIONAL TITLE AT STRATHMORE

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Aberdeenshire will go to the Scottish women's county golf finals at Kilmacolm GC, Renfrewshire in September as North Divisional champions.
They overpowered title-holders Perth and Kinross 8-1 in the final match between the two teams with 100 per cent winning records after two days' play at Strathmore Golf Centre, near Alyth.

Aberdeenshire took a grip on the outcome when they won the morning foursomes 3-0, leaving them needing only two wins from the final six singles for victory.
But the rampant Aberdeenshire did more than that. They took the singles 5-1 for an emphatic victory margin.

Shire's top player was Hazlehead teenager Jasmine Mackintosh (pictured bottom row left ) who won all six of her ties, which made her the MVP of the tournament. But she was strongly supported by Sammy Leslie and Kim Beveridge who both finishes with 5.5pt out of six and 14-year-old Carmen Griffiths, Aberdeenshire's youngest ever county champion, who won four out of six.

Northern Counties avoided the wooden spoon by finishing third, thanks to a 7.5-1.5 victory over pointless Angus.
Hannah McCook was Northern Counties' top performer with five wins out of six.

Aberdeenshire won the North Divisional title two years ago at Edzell but finished runners-up in the county finals held at Aboyne that year.


ABERDEENSHIRE 8, PERTH and KINROSS 1

Aberdeenshire names first
FOURSOMES (3-0)
S Leslie and K Beveridge bt K Brodie and I Moncrieff 3 and 1.
J Mackintosh and C Griffiths bt L Walker and E Watson 1 hole.
S Wood and C Wilson bt J Saxton and S Crolla 2 holes.

SINGLES (5-1)
Leslie bt M Ashley 2 and 1.
Mackintosh bt Brodie 4 and 3.
Griffiths bt Saxton 3 and 2.
Wilson lost to Watson 3 and 1.
Wood bt L Campbell 2 and 1.
Beveridge bt Walker 3 and 2.

NORTHERN COUNTIES 7.5, ANGUS 1.5

Northern Counties names first
FOURSOMES (3-0)
H McCook and C Thompson bt J Cameron and J Brown 2 and 1.
C Boa and E Docherty bt A Summers and J Taylor 2 and 1.
S Jackson and S Cloverley bt F Millar and A Ramsay 1 hole.

SINGLES (4.5-1.5)
McCook bt Summers 3 and 2.
Thompson bt Cameron 4 and 2.
Cloverley lost to F Gilbert 1 hole.
Boa bt Taylor 3 and 1.
Jackson bt Millar 1 hole.
Docherty halved with Brown

HOW THEY FINISHED
3pt Aberdeenshire
2pt Perth and Kinross
1pt Northern Counties
0pt Angus

Aberdeenshire v Perth and Kinross in Title Decider at Strathmore

By Colin Farquharson

Aberdeenshire will meet Perth and Kinross in the title decider on Monday in the Northern Division women's inter-county team championship at Strathmore Golf Centre near Alyth. 

Both teams have 100 per cent records after two days' play against Angus and Northern Counties. 
The winners of the Aberdeenshire v P and K match will go forward to the Scottish county finals at Kilmacolm Golf Club, Renfrewshire from September 14 to 16. 
Perth and Kinross won the divisional title 12 months ago but Aberdeenshire have some good young prospects coming through and it should be a close match.

SUNDAY RESULTS:

ABERDEENSHIRE 6.5, ANGUS 2.5 Aberdeenshire names first 

Foursomes (2.5-0.5) 
S Leslie and K Beveridge halved with J Cameron and J Brown. 
J Mackintosh and C Griffiths bt A Summers and F Gilbert 4 and 3. 
S Wood and C Wilson bt J Taylor and A Smith 3 and 2. 

Singles(4-2)
Griffiths lost to Cameron 2 and 1. 
G MacKenzie lost to Summers 2 and 1. 
Beveridge bt A Ramsay 2 holes. 
V Thom bt Gilbert 2 and 1. 
Leslie bt Brown 3 and 2. 
Mackintosh bt F Miller 4 and 2.

 PERTH and KINROSS 7, NORTHERN COUNTIES 2 
 P and K names first 

Foursomes (2-1) 
J Saxton and S Crolla lost to H McCook and C Thompson 4 and 2. 
K Brodie and I Moncrieff bt S Coverley and C Boa 1 hole. 
E Watson and L Walker bt S Jackson and E Docherty 3 and 2. 

Singles (5-1) 
Watson lost to McCook 3 and 2. 
Brodie bt M Ashley 2 and 1. 
Saxton bt Boa 2 holes. L 
Campbell bt Jackson 4 and 2. 
Walker bt Docherty 2 and 1. 

 HOW THEY STAND 
2pt Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross. 
0pt Angus, Northern Counties. 

 MONDAY'S FINAL MATCHES;
 Aberdeenshire v Perth and Kinross Angus v Northern Counties

Aberdeenshire and Perth and Kinross make winning start to North Division jamboree

By Colin Farquharson 

Title-holders Perth and Kinross, and Aberdeenshire were winners on the opening day of the North Division women's inter-county team championship at Strathmore Golf Club near Alyth.
P and K beat Angus 6-3 by taking the foursomes 2-1 and the singles 4-2.
Aberdeenshire overpowered Northern Counties, winning 6.5 to 2.5. Shire won the foursomes 2.5-0.5 and the singles 4-2.
P and K don't play Aberdeenshire until Monday in what could be the decider with regard to which county team goes forward to the Scottish county finals at Kilmacolm Golf Club, Renfrewshire, from September 14 to 16.

Saturday results:

ANGUS 3, PERTH and KINROSS 6
Foursomes: 1-2
J Cameron and J Brown bt L Walker and E Watson 2 and 1
A Ramsay and F Millar lost to J Saxton and S Crolla  3 and 2
A Summers and F Gilbert lost to K Brodie and I Moncrieff 3 and 1
Singles: 2-4
Cameron bt Crolla 3 and 1.
Ramsey lost to M Ashley 5 and 4.
Brown lost to L Campbell 3 and 2.
A Smith lost to Moncrieff 5 and 4.
J Taylor lost to Saxton 6 and 4.
Millar bt Watson 5 and 4.

ABERDEENSHIRE 6.5, NORTHERN COUNTIES 2.5
Foursomes: 2.5-0.5
S Leslie and K Beveridge bt H McCook and S Jackson 1 hole.
J Mackintosh and C Griffiths bt C Thompson and E Docherty 5 and 4.
S Wood and C Wilson halved with S Cloverley and C Boa.
Singles: 4-2
Griffiths lost to McCook 2 and 1.
Mackintosh bt Thompson 7 and 5.
G Mackenzie lost to Cloverley 6 and 4.
V Thom bt Boa 3 and 2.
Beveridge bt Docherty 2 and 1.
Leslie bt Jackson 5 and 4.

CARA THOMPSON WINS NORTHERN COUNTIES TITLE FOR EIGHTH TIME 

Left to right: Liz Munro (President of Northern Counties), handicap champion 15-year-old Iona Reid (Nairn Dunbar), scratch champion Cara Thompson (Royal Dornoch) and Meg Sievwright, secretary of Northern Counties Ladies GA. Picture by Robin Wilson 

By Colin Farquharson

Cara Thompson beat Royal Dornoch clubmate Alison Bartlett 2 and 1 in this afternoon's Northern Counties women's championship final at Inverness Golf Club. 
It is the eighth time Cara has won the title - one short of the record nine times set by Isobel McIntosh (Inverness) but the first time she has won the championship when Inverness has been the venue. 

Thompson was one up at the turn after losing the first to a birdie but winning the seventh and ninth. Bartlett three-putted the 11th and 12th to lose both holes and go three down. 
Thompson was bunkered to lost the 13th but maintained her two-hole lead to the end with a series of halves. 
Iona Reid, 15-year-old Nairn Dunbar junior member, won the handicap title by beating Linda Wheeler (Forres) 6 and 4. Iona plays off 24 and Linda 15. Reid lost the first but won five holes in a row from the third and was three up at the turn. The Nairn Dunbar youngster clinched victory by winning the 11th, 13th and 14th. 

MATCH-PLAY RESULTS SCRATCH 
QUARTER-FINALS 
Caitlin Boa (Royal Dornoch ) bt Kerri Harper (Nairn) at 22nd 
Cara Thompson (Royal Dornoch) bt Sandy Jackson (Royal Dornoch) 1 hole. 
Ellie Doherty (Moray) bt Steph Cloverly (Wick) 5 and 4. 
Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) bt June Nicol (Inverness) 4 and 3 

SEMI-FINALS 
Thompson bt Boa 1 hole. 
Bartlett bt Doherty 2 and 1. 

FINAL 
Thompson bt Bartlett 2 and 1. 

 HANDICAP QUARTER-FINALS 
Debbie Bethune (Royal Dornoch) (21) bt Linda Wood (Forres) (22) 4 and 3 
Linda Wheeler (Forres) (15) bt Emma Borthwick (Nairn Dunbar) (12) 6 and 4 
Iona Reid (Nairn Dunbar) (24) bt Sarah Westwood (Elgin) (8) 5 and 4 
Susan McVicar (Nairn) (9) bt Deidre MacAngus (Wick) (7) 2 holes 

 SEMI-FINALS 
Wheeler bt Bethune 2 holes 
Reid bt McVicar 4 and 2 

FINAL 
Reid bt Wheeler 6 and 4.