RLCGA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Quarter Finalist --Marion Munro and and Jennifer Rankine 

Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle) beat Marianne McKelvie (Elderslie) 8&7

Clair Barclay (Kilmacolm) lost to   Marion Munro (Ranfurly Castle) 5&3

Jan Macnab (Ranfurly Castle) beat Claire McGinty-Scott (Kilmarnock Barassie) 7&6

Alyson McGinnigle (Williamwood) beat  Sandra Littlejohn (Erskine) 6&5

Julie Wilson (Williamwood) beat Brenda Conway (Whitecraigs) 2&1

Anabel Kane (Kilmacolm) lost to Linda McDougall (Kilmacolm) 2&1

Denise Cowan (Ranfurly Castle) beat Carolyn Reuben (Kilmacolm) 6&4

Carol Whyte (Milngavie) beat Jackie Sayers (Kilmacolm) 6&5

Quarter Finals :

Jennifer Rankine beat Marion Munro 9&7

Jan Macnab lost to  Alyson McGinnigle 1 Hole

Julie Wilson beat Linda McDougall  3 &1

Denise Cowan beat Carol Whyte 5&3

Irvine Trophy Matchplay - Semi Finals 

(Handicap)

Vicky Rennie (Ranfurly Castle) beat Ava Graham 5&4

Morag Cunningham (Ranfurly Castle) beat Anita McMillan (Erskine) 5&3

For FULL SCOREBOARD  RESULTS -- CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS  - Courtesy of Marianne McKelvie

JENNIFER RANKINE LEADS THE RENFREWSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS

The postponed RLCGA County Championship took place over a very windswept Ranfurly Castle today. 

It was a very much reduced field due to various other events being on but nearly 40 players still took part - 

Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle) was the leading qualifier with a 77 the only player to break 80

LEADING QUALIFIERS 

77 Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle) 77

80 Julie Wilson (Williamwood) 

81 Denise Cowan (Ranfurly Castle), Jan Macnab ( Ranfurly Castle)

84 Alyson McGinnigle (Williamwood) , Donna Jackson (The Ladies Golf Club Troon), Alison Murray (Ranfurly Castle) 

- GROSS SCORES

The leading Handicap players were all members of Ranfurly Castle --- HANDICAP SCORES

The leading handicap scores were:

73 - Jan Macnab [8] , Allison Murray [11] 

74 - Denise Cowan [7] 

75 - Joan Walker [16] 

76 - Anabel Kane [11] 

77 - Marion Munro [13] , Julie Wilson [3] 

78 - Jennifer Rankine [+1]  80 - Clair Barclay [9] , Sandra Littlejohn [15] , Carol Whyte [5] , Donna Jackson [4]

The winner of the Peggy Clark Trophy for the losest Net was Home player Jan Macnab beating Alison Murray by the better inward half

The  Qualifiers for the matchplay stages -- are :

Thursday 19th August (am)

9:00   Jennifer Rankine (haggs Castle)  v Marianne McKelvie (Elderslie)

9:10   Clair Barclay (Kilmacolm) v  Marion Munro  (Ranfurly Castle)

9:20   Jan Macnab (Ranfurly Castle)  v Claire McGinty-Scott (Kilmarnock Barassie)

9:30   Alyson McGinnigle (Williamwood) v  Sandra Littlejohn (Erskine)

9:40   Julie Wilson (Williamwood) v Brenda Conway (Whitecraigs)

9:50   Anabel Kane (Kilmacolm)  v Linda McDougall (Kilmacolm)

10:00  Denise Cowan (Ranfurly Castle) v Carolyn Reuben (Kilmacolm)

10:10   Carol Whyte (Milngavie) v  Jackie Sayers (Kilmacolm)

HIGH WINDS AT AUGUST RENFREWSHIRE COUNTY STABLEFORD

Top - Joan Walker and Helen Climson
Botton - Linda McDougall and Isabell Donnelly
Photos courtesy of Fiona Armour

The RLCGA August County Stableford  was played yesterday in high winds and showers over East Renfrewshire Golf Course 

32 ladies braved the elements and considering the conditions, which saw trolley’s being blown over and balls getting chased off the green, there were some remarkable points accrued despite the weather. The overall winner was new county member Joan Walker (Balfron) as was the 2nd Divisional winner Heather Climson (East Renfrewshire) 

Overall Stableford Points Winner

Winner: Joan Walker (Balfron) 32 points

Division 1 (H'Cap index 0 to 15.9)

1st Joan Walker (Balfron) (15) 32 points 

2nd Linda McDougall (Kilmacolm) (9) 31 points 

3rd Isabell Donnelly (Gleddoch) (15) 30 points 

 Division 2 (H'Cap index -- 16 +) 

1st Heather Climson (East Renfrewshire) (17) 30 points 

2nd Moira Barnett (Bonnyton) (19) 29 points bih 

3rd Carole Spy (East Renfrewshire) (17) 29 points  

(Number in brackets after name was the members Playing Handicap)

For the 1st time this season the Players Course Conditions (PCC)  - (a bit like the old CSS) was up by +3 which shows how difficult it was and this is applied to the players handicap calculations in their record 

FULL RESULTS SCOREBOARD

GREENLEES STALWART WILLEEN MCCALLUM HAS DIED

Willeen McCallum

It is with great saddness that I have to announce the death of Willeen McCallum who ran the Greenlees league, single handed for 19 years. Her organisational skills, friendly manner and sense of humour stood her in good stead and we all owed her a great debt of gratitude.

In the her time all the Greenlees results were collated manually and then put in the Results Section of the Glasgow Herald

 I don’t think anyone realised how much time and effort Willeen spent making sure that the league ran smoothly through the summers and then followed this up with the presentation lunches and December fixture meetings.

As well as the general day to day running of the league, proposals from clubs had to be dealt with as well as any complaints from clubs - on the whole the latter were not numerous."
"But it all added up to responsibility of running the league."

In her time of office the 50th anniversary took place and she organised a Greenlees Jamboree over Troon Portland. A highly successful day. 3 ball best ball competition with 60 competitors. Lunch provided for some 100 people. -- No mean feat of organisation

Willeen, Anne and Fiona
75th Anniversary Celebration at Cathcart Castle

She then attended the 75th Anniversary Match at Cathcart Castle in 2015  she is seen in the photo with her successor Fiona Roger and Secretary at the time of the 75th Anniversary Anne Dunn

On her retrial in 2008 she said that the highlight of her 20 years in office was the meeting of Mrs Greenlees in 1990 at the 50th Anniversary at Troon. Mrs Greenlees got married at aged 17, had 2 children by the age of 20 and started her golfing career at Prestwick St.Nicholas and died in 1994 aged 94 

Willeen on the other hand started her golfing career at Ranfurly Castle and on her retiral she just managesd to squeeze in at no 9 in the Whitecraigs Greenlees Team..

Willeen was such a character and many of her antics came to the fore as you will see in the video below in 2007 at Prestwick St Nicholas at the Greenlees Presentation Lunch.

She also was a past member of Renfrewshire Ladies'  County Golf Assoiation and member of Whitecraigs GC   -- She will be sorely missed by many 

Funeral details in the Glasgow Herald

THE NEW SCOTTISH UNDER 16 CHAMPIONS

 Meet the new Scottish Girls Under 16 and Under 14's and Under 12's Champions 

Many congrats go to Freya Russell (Royal Troon) who had top ten finish in the Under 16s.

 Jodie Graham (Hamilton) who was 3rd in the Under 14's and Renfrewshire Junior Rosie McGuire (Pollok) who was 13th

Read full reports on Scottish Golf Website 👉 GIRLS UNDER 16'S

Boys reports on the website as well 👉 BOYS

SCORING FROM THE HOME INTERNATIONALS DAY 2

 SCORING FROM THE HOME INTERNATIONALS DAY 2

JENNIFER LYNAGH TAKES TOP PRIZE IN THE AUGUST WEST OF SCOTLAND GIRLS MEDAL

The West Girls Medal was played yesterday (Monday 2nd August) at The Ladies Golf Club Troon

Scratch:

Jennifer Lynagh (Renfrewshire) - Caldwell

Silver Handicap: 

Lauren Agnew (Renfrewshire) 93-(20) 73 - Williamwood

Rebekah Sherry (D&A) 95-(20) 75 -Clober

Bronze Handicap: 

Ella McGrath (Renfrewshire) 96 - (29) 67 - Caldwell

Amy Hopkins (Ayrshire)101 - (31) 71 Royal Golf Club Troon

Ten West of Scotland players selected for Home Internationals

Gillian Kyle and Ronnie Clark - Senior Teams 

Following the publication of a revised schedule for amateur championships and international matches for 2021, a consolidated series of home international matches for boys and girls, women, senior men and women will take place at one venue for the first time.  

Woodhall Spa will play host to the best amateur golfers that England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales have to offer for the matches from 4-6 August in 2021. 

Scottish Womens' Team

Hannah Darling (Brommieknowe)

Louise Duncan (West Kilbride)

Chloe Goadby (St Regulus)

Hazel MacGarvie  (Royal Troon)

Tara McTaggart (Minto)

Lorna McClymont (Milngavie)

Scotttish Women
Gillian, Elaine, Fiona, Karen and Karen M

Scotttish Womens' Seniors Team - 

(Fiona de Vries - non playing Captain)

Karen Ferguson-Sneddon (Mortonhall)

Karen Marshall ( Barberton)

Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire)

Elaine Moffat ( St Regulus)

Scottish Mens' Seniors Team 

Ronnie Clark (Erskine), - Playing Captain

Paul Moultrie (Royal Troon), 

Derek Paton (Dunnikier Park) and 

Stewart Henderson (Hamilton)

Scottish Girls' Team

Grace Crawford (Noth Berwick)

Megan Docherty (Bishopbriggs)

Rachel Foster (Prestwick St Nicholas)

Robyn Fowlie (Forfar)

Katie Graham (Hamilton)

Carmen Griffith (Aboyne) 

Scottish Boys' Team

Archie Finnie (Royal Burgess) 

Cameron Adam, Royal Burgess) 

Brothers Connor & Gregor Graham (Blairgowrie)

Daniel Bullen (Auchterarder), 

Ross Laird (Glenbervie), 

Ruben Lindsay (Turnberry)

Calum Scott (Nairn).

Read More on the  SCOTTISH GOLF WEBSITE

WEST OF SCOTLAND GIRLS MEDAL RESULTS OVER CAWDER

RESULTS OF CAWDER MEDAL:

The West of Scotland Girls medal was held this week over Cawder Golf Club on Monday 19th July

 14 girls participated on a very warm and sunny day with some fabulous scores.

Scratch winner - Neve Marshall (Lanarkshire ) 80bih ,  Jennifer Lynagh (Renfrewshire) 80

Silver nett winner ; Neve Marshall [Lanarkshire] 80-11=69

Ava Graham (Renfrewhire) 90-18=72

Bronze Net winner:  Millie Lauchlan (Lanarkshire) 95-29=66

Rebekah Sherry (D&A) 91-23=68 L6H

CARMEN GRIFFITHS WINS THE U18 SCOTTISH MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Carmen Griffiths - 2021 U 18 Scottish Strokeplay Champion
Photo Courtesy of Scottish Golf

Katie Graham - Runner up with Carmen Griffiths
Photo Courtesy of Scottish Golf

From the Scottish Golf Website 

Aboyne’s Carmen Griffiths claimed the biggest win of her successful career when she beat Hamilton’s Katie Graham 4 & 2 in the final of Scottish Girls’ Amateur Championship at Strathaven.

The 2019 European Junior Vagliano Trophy team member came into the championship in second place on the 2021 Scottish Girls’ Order of Merit and she showed why she is currently ranked only behind Curtis Cup hopeful, Hannah Darling, on that list with a series of impressive victories in her march to the final.

The new champion’s toughest match came in the second round when she was taken to the 18th hole by fellow Scottish international, Rachel Foster, from Prestwick St Nicholas but she then beat Parkstone’s Alice Webb 6 & 5 in the semi-finals before proving too strong for Graham in the afternoon.

Graham had previously knocked out top seed, Forfar’s Robyn Fowlie, in the second round and then beat Shrewsbury’s Isla McDonald-O’Brien 6 & 5 to earn her place in the final. 

Griffiths went ahead as early as the second hole of the final and was three ahead after ten holes before Graham clawed one back on the 11th. Griffith increased her lead again with wins on the 12th and 14th and though Graham won the 15th that reprieve proved to be short-lived when Griffiths sealed victory on the very next hole. 

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHPLAY SCORES

Runner up Katie Dunn with Winner Lindsay Main
Photo courtesy of Jean MacIntyre

Lindsay Main claimed a popular victory on her home course in the concurrent Scottish Girls’ Net Amateur Championship. 

The Strathaven player beat Elderslie’s Ava Graham 2 & 1 in the semi-finals and then collected the trophy following an emphatic 7 & 6 triumph over Paisley’s Katie Dunn in the final. She was pulled back to two up when Dunn won the seventh but then won five successive holes from the eighth to clinch the Aynsley Reid Salver.

Earlier Dunn had reached the final after securing a 7 & 5 victory over Lucie Barclay from Kilmacolm.

HANDICAP MATCHPLAY SCORES

Katie Graham Seals Last Grasp Win Against Top Seed

From the SG Website 

Katie Graham from Hamilton Golf Club

Katie Graham from Hamilton booked her place in the last four after beating top seed Robyn Fowlie in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Girls’ Amateur Championship at Strathaven.

Graham secured a convincing 4 & 3 victory over Royal Troon’s Freya Russell in the morning but then had to come from behind to claim a last gasp victory over Forfar’s Fowlie on the 19th hole.

Graham’s opponent in the last four is Isla McDonald-O’Brien from Shrewsbury who also had to go to the 19th hole in the morning before beating Hazlehead’s Rachel Mathieson and then defeated Ruby Watt from the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre 4 & 2 in the last eight.

In the other semi-final Aboyne’s Carmen Griffiths will face Alice Webb who plays out of Parkstone in Dorset who won against Jennifer Lynagh from Caldwell Golf Club by 2&1

Griffiths had a straightforward 8 & 7 victory over Strathmore’s Kirsten Miller in the first round but then had a much tougher test against Rachel Foster from Prestwick St Nicholas after lunch. 

Foster reached the quarter finals of the recent Scottish Women’s Amateur Championship at Gullane where she lost to eventual champion Chloe Goadby and against Griffiths she led all the way until her opponent drew level on the 15th and then went ahead for the first time in the match on the 18th hole. 

The semi-finals of the concurrent net match play competition will see Elderslie’s Ava Graham face Strathaven member Lindsay Main and Paisley’s Katie Dunne goes up against Lucie Barclay from Kilmacolm.

RESULTS : 

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHPLAY 

HANDICAP MATCHPLAY RESULTS

RENFREWSHIRE JULY COUNTY MEDAL OVER CATHCART CASTLE - GILLIAN KYLE LEADING SCRATCH

It was a much more comfortable temperature for the Renfrewshire Ladies' County July Medal at Cathcart Castle GC yesterday, with no sign of the forecasted showers. 

A smaller field of 29 players saw some good scores being returned from those who managed to avoid the many burns running through the course. 

Scratch : 

Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) 77 

 Division 1

1st Carolyn Reuben (Kilmacolm) 87 (17) 70 

2nd Jane Alexander (Cathcart Castle) 86 (15) 71 bih 

3rd Fiona Armour (Whitecraigs) 87 (16) 71 

 Division 2 

1st Brenda Duthie (Cathcart Castle) 90 (20) 70 bih 

2nd Sandra Macdougall (Kilmacolm) 91 (21) 70 

3rd Margaret Gray (Old Ranfurly) 101 (28) 73 bih 

 Click this LINK for the full divisional results, 

Thanks go to the ballot officials Marianne McKelvie, Carol Fell and Fiona Armour and to Cathcart Castle for hosting the event.

Fiona Armour RLCGA Results Secretary

GILLIAN KYLE IS IN TOP FORM IN THE RENFREWSHIRE COUNTY MEDAL OVER KILMACOLM

Sandra Macdougall, Morag Little and Pat Pennel
Winners

It was hot, hot, hot yesterday at the Renfrewshire County June Medal at Kilmacolm GC and so were the scores, with quite a bit of run on the ball and barely a breeze, quite a number of the 44 competitors took advantage of the conditions and played under their handicap. Whilst others enjoyed the fantastic views of the countryside and on too many occasions visited the rough!

Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) -- semi finalist last week at Aberdour in the Scottish Women's Seniors Championship continued her good form by having the best scratch score of the day with a one over par 73.

Congratulations go to the following winners with their excellent scores; 

Scratch

Winner: Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) 73

Division 1 (0 to 15.9)

1st Fiona Cameron (Cowglen) 79 (10) 69
2nd Morag Little (Whitecraigs) 86 (15) 71
3rd Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) 73 (1) 72 bih

Division 2 (16 +)

1st Sandra Macdougall (Kilmacolm) 90 (21) 69
2nd Patricia Pennel (Ranfurly Castle) 96 (27) 69
3rd Anita McMillan (Erskine) 94 (21) 73

(Number in brackets is the members Playing Handicap)

Click here for the full results, which you can also view in the June Medal competition on the SG App.

or if not a member of the County go to the VMS SCOREBOARD 

Thanks go to the ballot officials Marianne McKelvie and Fiona Armour and to Sandra Macdougall and Jan and Alison Macnab, who assisted members with inputting their scores into the App. 

Also to Captain Sandra Littlejohn for the above photo in the shade of some of the placed winners. Whilst Fiona Armour captured Anita McMillan after her round;

Six pints should do it !!

The final thanks goes to Kilmacolm GC for hosting the event and to the bar and catering staff for keeping us fed and watered.

Fiona Armour
RLCGA Results Secretary

Jennifer Lynagh is first girl to win the Caldwell Junior Championship.

Jennifer Lynagh

RLCGA Junior Jennifer Lynagh had a great day at Caldwell yesterday to round off a great week of superb golf golf by becoming the first girl to win the Junior Club Championship in the clubs history.

ELAINE MOFFAT STILL ON COURSE FOR THE TITLE AND RENFREWSHIRE'S GILLIAN KYLE PLAYS IMPRESSIVE GOLF

From the Scottish Golf Website 

RLCGA'S Gillian Kyle - East Renfrewshire
Photo Courtesy of Scottish Golf

Elaine Moffat remains on course to claim the Scottish Senior Women’s Match Play title for a third time in a row but only after surviving two tough matches on the opening day of this year’s Championship at Aberdour.

The senior international from the St Regulus club in St Andrews beat Lochend’s Mandy McBain 3&2 in the first round and then in the afternoon defeated fellow Fife senior county player Lorna McKinlay 2 & 1 although on both occasions she had to come from behind to make it into the next round.

The afternoon round against McKinlay proved particularly challenging. The two players were all square at the turn before Moffat won both 10th and the 13th. With the rain starting to fall McKinlay got one back at the 16th before the defending champion sealed victory on the 17th hole.

I found it difficult and I don’t mind admitting that,” said Moffat. “Both Mandy and Lorna played good, solid golf and made me work really hard. I was a wee bit erratic first thing this morning but managed to get it together and stick in after that. 

“This afternoon I played my friend Lorna which is always really difficult. She’s my foursomes buddy from Fife. We know each other’s games so well and it was an absolutely cracking match. I’m just happy to get through.”

Moffat’s next opponent in her bid to regain the title she won at Prestwick St Nicholas in 2018 and again at Edzell in 2019 is another Fifer in the shape of Iona McKean from Ladybank. McKean had to go to the 18th hole to beat Anne Hanson from Turnhouse by one hole in the opening round before reaching the last four with a more comfortable 4 & 3 victory over Dunblane New’s Claire Capocci.

In the other half of the draw, Mortonhall’s Karen Ferguson-Snedden showed just why she finished second behind Moffat in the Stroke Play Championship earlier in the week by beating Liz Keohone from Loudoun Gowf by 6&5 but then needed all her resolve to beat Barberton’s Karen Marshall in a tight quarter-final match in which only three holes changed hands before the number two seed won the 17th hole to seal a 2 & 1 victory.

Arguably the most impressive performance of the day came from East Renfrewshire’s Gillian Kyle who needed just 26 holes to beat Harburn’s Jennifer Bryans 5 & 4 and Baberton’s Wendy Nicholson 8 & 6 to move on to a semi-final clash against Ferguson-Snedden. That means the number two and three seeds will face each other for a place in the final.

“I’m sharing a house with Elaine so we’re hoping to face each other in the final. That’s the dream anyway but there’s a lot to do to get there,” said Kyle.

“I live in Glasgow so we’ve had restrictions. I’ve had to self-isolate because a friend had tested positive for Covid. I missed all my County matches and was feeling a bit sorry for myself so I’m very pleased to get this far.

“It’s great to get back to competing after such a long break,” she added. “You just feel so grateful to be able to get back playing at your club but this is another level and you really have to concentrate.”

Scottish Seniors Matchplay Results 
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The semi-finals of the concurrent net competition will also be played at Aberdour in the morning. Jaci Moriarty from Comiston Ladies will face Gullane’s Sarah Ledingham in the first match on the course with the winner of that contest playing either Wakefield’s Elaine MacGregor or Turnhouse’s Morag Wardrop in the final.

Net Competition Matchplay Results
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ELAINE MOFFAT WINS THE SCOTTISH SENIORS STROKEPLAY FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A ROW

Elaine Moffat has claimed the Scottish Senior Women’s Stroke Play title for a second time in a row.

Moffat, from the St Regulus club in St Andrews, won the stroke play event the last time the championship was staged, at Edzell in 2019, and now she has repeated that success with a battling three-shot victory over Mortonhall’s Karen Ferguson-Snedden in challenging conditions at Aberdour.

The Fife player carded a 75 for the second successive day and goes forward as the top seed for the match play stage of the championship, having also won that title at both Prestwick St Nicholas in 2018 and Edzell the following year

A total of 16 women qualified for the match play championship with Moffat and Ferguson-Snedden being joined by Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) who finished third with a 77 and Anne Hanson (Turnhouse) and Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) who were tied fourth one shot further behind. 

The other qualifiers (in order) were: Elizabeth Stewart (Greenburn), Karen Marshall (Baberton), Aileen Baker (Crail), Lorna McKinlay (Dunnikier Park), Linda Allan (Glenbervie), Wendy Nicholson (Baberton), Claire Capocci (Dunblane New), Iona McKean (Ladybank) Jennifer Bryans (Harburn), Liz Keohone (Loudoun Gowf) and Mandy McBain (Lochend).

Jackie Brown (Monifieth) lost out for 16th place in a card countback but will go forward as the top seed for the net competition contested by the next 16 players with the best net scores.

The draw for the main match play competition saw Moffat paired against McBain and Ferguson-Snedden being pitted against Keohone. The other first round matches are Kyle v Bryans, Hanson v McKean, Wood v Capocci, Stewart v Nicholson, Marshall v Allan and Baker v McKinlay. 

CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE RESULTS

PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS FROM THE WEST OF SCOTLAND COUNTY JAMBOREE AT CARDROSS

12 year old Jules - Family pet  of Jennifer Rankine 

DAY 1 --Renfrewshire v Ayrshire -- Courtesy of Fiona Armour

DAY 1 - On the tee all matches - Courtesy of Jean MacIntyre 

DAY 2 -  Renfrewshire v D&A - Courtesy of Fiona Armour

DAY 2 - On the tee all matches - Courtesy of Jean MacIntyre

DAY 3 - Renfrewshire v Lanarkshire - Courtesy of Fiona Armour

DAY 3 - Final Day on the Tee and D&A Celebration - Courtesy of Jean MacIntyre 

Your webmaster Carol loves this photo of Jules the family pet of Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle) at Cardross on Day 3 taken by Fiona Armour 

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D&A Triumph on Day 3 and win the West of Scotland Inter County Jamboree at Cardross

D&A Winning Team
Photo courtesy of Lorraine Campbell

Well … we played the Inter-Counties Championship at Cardross Golf Club this week. 

It was a wee bit different due to Covid. It was nice to see all our friends from Ayrshire, Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire. We had close games and nail biting finishes. We (Dumbarton and Argyll) managed to come out on top😳 It was a pleasure to be Team Captain and thanks to our County Captain Jean, and her committee, for managing to get it played this year. Now we have a wee road trip to Forres for the finals in August 💙🏌🏼‍♀️ 

Thanks go to Lorraine Campbell (D&A) for her report and photograph 

At the start of Day 3 three of the counties were in contention to win. In a close match with some close games between Ayrshire and D&A , D&A won by 4.5 to 3.5.

This meant that D&A could only be beaten if Renfrewshire beat Lanarkshire. After 6 games were completed the score in that match  was 3 all but Lanarkshire won the last 2 games at the 18th to win 5 to 3.   - 5 of the 8 matches ended up going down the 18th !!

D&A last won the Inter County Jamboree in 2016 when it was played at Douglas Park Golf Club  when D&A was the host  county  and now again at Cardross with 3 home players in the team have won again on County home soil.

Ayrshire v D&A --Ayrshire names first

L Gibson lost to Lorna McClymont 1 down

Freya Russell beat Aileen Baker 5&4

Audrey Thomson beat Lorraine Campbell 3&2

L Ronnie and Lori MacDonald halved 

Pauline Patrick lost to Laura McGeachy 3&2

Jenny Linklater beat Caroline King 2&1

Roz Purdom lost to V Hendron 3&2

Emma Hale Ritchie lost to Fiona Rattray 1 down

Ayrshire 3.5  D&A 4.5 

Lanarkshire v Renfrewshire -- Lanarkshire names first

Susan Wood beat Alyson McGinnigle 3&2

M Docherty beat Emma Thomson- Burns  2up

Susan Woodhouse beat Liz Stewart 6&4

Eva O'Connor lost to Jennifer Rankine 6&4

Katie Brown lost to Donna Jackson 1 Hole

Lesley Lloyd lost to Julie Wilson 1 Hole

Katie Scott beat Carol Whyte  1 Hole

M Richmond beat Megan Briggs 1 Hole

Lanarkshire 5 Renfrewshire 3 

Final Points

D&A: 5 

Lanarkshire: 4 

Renfrewshire: 3 

Ayrshire: 0 

PHOTOGRAPHS DAY 3 - Renfrewshire v D&A - Courtesy Fiona Armour

DAY 3 - On the tee all matches - Courtesy of Jean MacIntyre WHEN AVAILABLE

LANARKSHIRE WIN ON DAY 2 OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND COUNTY JAMBOREE

Renfrewshire Names first

Jennifer  Rankine lost to Lorna McClymont 5&3 

Carol Whyte lost to Fiona Rattray 1 hole 

Enmma Thomson- Burns beat Laura McGeachy 2&1 

Liz Stewart beat Aileen Baker 8&6 

Julie Wilson beat Lori MacDonald 1 hole 

Donna Jackson beat Maggie Kenvig 5&4 

Beth Paterson lost to V Hendron 3&2 

Alison McGinnigle lost to Lorraine Campbell 4&3 

Renfrewshire 4 D&A 4 

Lanarkshire names first 

Susan Wood lost to Louisa Gibson 6&5 

Megan Docherty beat Freya Russell 2&1 

Susan Woodhouse beat Emma Hale Ritchie 2&1 

K Brown beat Jenny Linklater 3&2 

Eva O'Connor beat Audrey Thomson 1 hole 

Katie Scott beat Pauline Patrick 3&2 

M Richmond beat Roz Purdom 5&4 

Katie Graham halved with Catherine Garret 

 Lanarkshire 6.5 Ayrshire 1.5

After Day 2

D&A and RLCGA 3 POINTS, LANARKSHIRE 2 POINTS, AYRSHIRE 0 POINTS 

PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE RLCGA v D&A MATCH -- COURTESY OF FIONA ARMOUR

PHOTOGRAPHS-- ON THE TEE - COURTESY OF JEAN MACINTYRE

RENFREWSHIRE AND D&A ARE WINNERS ON DAY 1 OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND JAMBOREE

Cardross Golf Club

In a completely different format than normal - 8 singles with no foursomes, no caddies and social distancing - day one of this year’s Jamboree saw Dunbartonshire & Argyll play Lanarkshire in the first flight.

The first point on the board was by Lorna McClymont (D&A) with a birdie laiden round against Susan Woodhouse (Lanarkshire).  Megan Docherty (Lanarkshire) replied with a good win over Fiona Rattray (D&A).  Laura McGeachy (D&A) was a worthy winner against Susan Wood (Lanarkshire).  Matches 4 and 5 both reached the 18th hole with Lorraine Campbell (D&A) edging out youngster Katie Graham (Lanarkshire) by 1 hole, while Lori McDonald (D&A) had a half match with Katie Scott (Lanarkshire).  Eva O’Connor (Lanarkshire) had a healthy 4-up lead at the turn against Maggie Kinvig (D&A) and victory came at the 16th hole.  Caroline King (D&A) sealed the crucial winning point with a birdie on the 17th hole against West of Scotland Veterans Champion, Lesley Lloyd (Lanarkshire).  Kirsten Brown (Lanarkshire) was the victor by 1 hole in a closely fought match with Aileen Baker (D&A).

D&A names first:

Lorna McClymont beat Susan Woodhouse 4&3

Fiona Rattray lost to Megan Docherty 5&4

Laura McGeachy beat Susan Wood 4&3

Lorraine Campbell beat Katie Graham 1up

Lora MacDonald halved with Katie Scott

Maggie King lost to Eva O'Connor 4&2

Caroline King beat Lesley Lloyd 2&1

Aileen Baker lost to Katie Brown 1 hole

Final Score:    D&A 4.5        Lanarkshire 3.5

The second flight was between Ayrshire and Renfrewshire with Alyson McGinnigle (Renfrewshire) winning the first point against Rachel Foster (Ayrshire).  Freya Russell (Ayrshire) levelled the scoring with a close win over Julie Wilson (Renfrewshire).  Beth Paterson (Renfrewshire), representing her county for the first time, secured a win over Emma Hale-Ritchie (Ayrshire) with Emma Thomson-Burns (Renfrewshire), another newbie, losing on the 18th to Luisa Gibson (Ayrshire).  Jennifer Rankine (Renfrewshire) came from behind to beat Audrey Thompson (Ayrshire) as did Carol Whyte (Renfrewshire) winning against Pauline Patrick (Ayrshire).  Liz Stewart (Renfrewshire) and Vice-Captain Donna Jackson (Renfrewshire) both won their matches against Jenny Linklater (Ayrshire) and Catherine Garrett (Ayrshire) respectively.

Renfrewshire names first 

Alyson McGinnigle beat Rachel Foster 4&2

Julie Wilson lost to Freya Russell 2&1

Beth Paterson beat Emma Hale-Ritchie 2&1

Jennifer Rankine beat Audrey Thompson 3&2

Emma Thomson-Burns lost to Luisa Gibson 1 hole

Liz Stewart beat Jenny Linklater 3&2

Donna Jackson beat Catherine Garrett 5&4

Carol Whyte beat Pauline Patrick 2 Up

Final Score:    Ayrshire 2    Renfrewshire 6

Tuesday sees Renfrewshire play Dunbartonshire & Argyll in the first flight (10am tee off) and Lanarkshire versus Ayrshire in the second flight (12 noon tee off).

Thanks go to Sandra Littlejohn (RLCGA Captain ) for the report.

CLICK HERE FOR SOME PHOTOGRAPHS -- RLCGA v AYRSHIRE -- Courtesy of FIONA AMOUR

ON THE TEE PHOTOGRAPHS -- COURTESY OF JEAN MACINTYRE LANARKSHIRE