Lesley Hendry wins Ayrshire Title No 5

Lesley Hendry (Routenburn) today won the Ayrshire women's county championship at Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club for the fifth time in the past six years.
Lesley, who qualified fourth, beat Rachel McQueen (Troon Ladies), the No 10 qualifier, by 6 and 5 in the final.
Hendry, took a grip on the outcome by surging three up after only four holes.
In the morning semi-finals Hendry, winner of the title in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009, beat 13-year-old Connie Jaffrey (West Kilbride), also by 6 and 5.
McQueen squeezed through at the 21st in her semi-final against the 2004 champion, Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie).
Today's results:
Semi-finals
Lesley Hendry (Routenburn) bt Connie Jaffrey (West Kilbride) 6 and 5.
Rachel McQueen (Troon Ladies) bt Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) at 21st.
Final
Hendry bt McQueen 6 and 5.

Scottish Women's Amateur Championship - Starting Times

SOUTHERNESS GOLF CLUB, MAY 19 to 23, 2009

STARTING TIMES FOR FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND (Tuesday, May 19th 2009)
+Draw for Second qualifying round depends on Round 1 scores.
8.30 Fiona de Vries (St Rule), Mary Summers (Carnoustie Ladies).
8.40 Lesley Hendry (Routenburn), Laura McLardy (Murcar Links), Elaine Cuthill (Lanark)
8.50 Addi Shamash (Kirkcudbright), Lesley Atkins (Minto), Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe).
9.oo Susan Jackson (Ladybank), Clare-Marie Carlton (Fereneze), Carol Wilson (Muircar Links).
9.10 Margaret Tough (Falkirk), Ashleigh Wilton (Ladybank), Sammy Vass (Tain).
9.20 Susan Wood (Drumpellier), Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth), Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe).
9.30 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Rachael Watton (Mortonhall), Karen Marshall (Baberton).
9.40 Claire MacDonald (Gllane Ladies), Diane MacDonald (Dumfries & Co), Laura Murray (Alford).
9.50 Ann F Ramsay (Kirriemuir), Katrina Milne (Windyhill), Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey).
10.00 Sara Bishop (Windyhill), Claire Hargan (Mortonhall), Kirsten Blackwood (Craigmillar Park).
10.10 Sheena Wood (Aberedeen ladies), Lorna Bennett (Ladybank), Elaine Moffat (St Regulus).
10.20 Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie Ladies), Martine Pow (Selkirk), Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm).10.30 Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), Alexandra Bushby (Strathmore).
10.40 Jane Turner (Craigielaw), Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies), Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder).
10.50 Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), Anne Laing (Vale of Leven), Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle).11.00 Linda Urquhart (Banchory), Alyson McKechin (Elderslie), Fiona Blair (Carnoustie Ladies).
11.10 Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay), Linda Caine (Dunbar), Sheila Cuthbertson (Peebles).
11.20 Carol Whyte (Windyhill), Jordana Graham (Southerness), Samantha Leslie (Westhill).
11.30 Gillian McGinlay (Cochrane Castle), Noreen Fenton (Dunbar), Aileen Hunter (Monifieth).
11.40 Jennifer Jenkins (Ralston), Pamela Williamson (Baberton), Helen Faulds (Douglas Park).
11.50 Fiona Gilbert (Carnoustie Ladies), Heather Anderson (Alyth), Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth).
12.00 Fiona Hay (Deeside), Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay), Charlie Taylor (Kilmarnock Barassie).12.10 Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies), Fiona Macregor (Thornhill), Wendy Wells (Peebles).
12.20 Gail Wilson (Monifieth), Tracy Masterton (Windyhill), Gillian Lockhart (Kilmarnock Barassie).
12.30 Elaine Whyte (Windyhill), Winifred MacCallum (Falkirk), Diane Moncreiff (Lochend).
12.40 Ruth McIntyre (Windyhill), Linda Bain (Lochend), Susan Dickie (Lochmaben).
12.50 Ann MacDonald (Windyhill), Fiona Fullerton (Meldrum House), Bobbi Waugh (Moorhall).
1.00 Lindsay Mathie (Windyhill), Kirsten MacCallum (Newburgh-on-Ythan), Suzanne Ireland (Prestonfield).

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

Kyle Walker wins the Riccarton Rosebowl

St Rule Trophy winner Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) consolidated her position as clear leader of the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association Order of Merit by winning the Riccarton Rosebowl 36-hole tournament at Hamilton Golf Club yesterday.
Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) filled third place on 146 with scores of 71 and 75.
The Riccarton Rosebowl will be the final 36-hole Order of Merit event this season with the news that the Mary McCallay Trophy event at Dumfries has been cancelled.

Picture shows Barbara McKnight, above, ladies captain of Hamilton Golf Club, with Kylie Walker. Image by courtesy of Hamilton Golf Club.
FINAL TOTALS AT
RICCARTON ROSEBOWL
Par 144 (2 x 72). CSS 73 72.
143 K Walker (Buchanan Castle) 73 70.
144 L Murray (Alford) 71 73.
146 M Briggs (Kilmacolm) 71 75.
149 G Webster (HIlton Park) 77 72, C-M Carlton (Fereneze) 76 73, A Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 72 77.
150 S Wood (Drumpellier) 77 73.
152 L Fraser (Kingsknowe) 76 76.
153 A Devine (Hamilton) 75 78.
154 C Hargan (Mortonhall) 79 75, J Sneddon (Alyth) 78 76.
155 A Ingram (Fort William) 80 75, J Carthew (Ladybank) 79 76, L Hendry (Routenburn) 78 77.
157 A Wilton(Ladybank) 78 79.
158 G Scanlan (Hamilton) 80 78.
159 R Rankin (Lanark) 82 77, S Crolla (Duddingston) 80 79.
160 L Kenney (Pitreavie) 77 83.
162 J Allan (Hamilton) 81 81.
163 L Walker (Muckhart) 83 80, J Jenkins (Ralston) 82 81, L MacGregor (Falkirk) 81 82.
166 E Cuthill (Lanark) 83 83.
167 L Ruane (Cardross) 87 80, J Wycherley (Monktonhall) 86 81.
172 L Bain (Lochend) 86 86.
183 M McKay (West Kilbride) 97 86.

Curtis Cup Michele Thomson wins the Munross Trophy and Kylie has a record 66

Curtis Cup player and Scottish champion Michele Thomson won the Munross Trophy over 36 holes at the Montrose Links today.
The McDonald Ellon Golf Club player had two rounds of 71 - the CSS was 73 and 74 - for a four-under-par total of 142, which gave her victory by three strokes from her Aberdeenshire county team-mate Laura Murray (Alford),
West of Scotland's players Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) finished third on 144 with a 73 and a 71 and Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) set a new course record with second-round, seven-under-par 66, two shots better than the old mark held by Louise Kenney (Pitreavie).

Kylie's figures were:
OUT: 4 4 3 3 2 4 4 4 4: 32
IN: 4 3 3 2 5 5 4 4 4: 34
Kylie had eagle 2s at the fifth and 13th and birdies at the fourth, sixth, 11th and 17th. She had one bogey, at the 16th.
Leader Board :
Par 146 (2 x 73) CSS 73 74.
142 M Thomson (McDonald Ellon) 71 71.
143 L Murray (Alford) 76 67.
144 M Briggs (Kilmacolm) 71 73.
145 K Walker (Buchanan Castle) 79 66.
146 R Niven (Crieff) 74 72.
148 L Kenney (Pitreavie) 73 75.
Other West of Scotland scores:
150 P Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 74 76,
151 L Hendry (Routenburn) 78 73.
153 M Macpherson (Troon Ladies) 77 76.
155 R Rankin (Lanark) 77 78, J Meldrum (Dullatur)
157 E Cuthill (Lanark) 75 82.
160 J Linklater (Largs) 77 83,
163 C-M Carlton (Fereneze) 80 83.
164 J Jenkins (Ralston) 77 87, E Briggs (Kilmacolm) 85 79.

OUTWITH MAIN PRIZEWINNERS
Best first round - A Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 73 (better inward half).Best second round - R Niven (Crieff) 72
Best net aggregate - M Macpherson (Troon Ladies) (4) 73 73: 145 (better second round).

West of Scotland Players do well in the Ness Open

Robert Gordon University student Laura Murray from Alford produced an excellent second-round 69 to win the Ness Open 36-hole SLGA Order of Merit women’s golf tournament at Inverness Golf Club today.
Scotland cap & R&A Bursar Laura, 19, trailed first-round leader Lesley Hendry (Routenburn) by four shots after an opening 76 but she swept to the front with her three-under-par figures in the second round.

Laura’s 145 total saw her home with two shots to spare from Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) and Lesley Hendry (Routenburn), all on 147. Megan was officially placed second and Kylie third by virtue of their second rounds, 72 and 73, to Lesley’s 75.
Miss Murray was winning the Ness Open for the second time in three years, having first won it in 2006.

Leader Board
Par 144 (2 x 72) CSS 73 73
145 Laura Murray (Alford) 76 69.
147 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 75 72, Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) 74 73, Lesley Hendry (Routenburn) 72 75.
148 Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 76 72, Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) 73 75.
149 Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 74 75.
154 Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 77 77.
155 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 82 73.
156 Claire Macdonald (Gullane) 80 76.
157 Sammy Vass (Tain) 78 79.

HANDICAP PRIZEWINNERS
Class 1 (0 to 7)
143 Lesley Hendry (Routenburn) 70 73.
147 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) (4) 78 69.
149 Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 74 75.
Class 2 (8 to 20)
138 Fiona Fullerton (Huntly) (11) 68 70.
143 Ashley Alston (Royal Montrose) (13) 70 73.
Thanks go to Gillian Kirkwood for the report

Leading Qualifier Morag MacPherson progesses to the Ayrshire County Championship Semi Finals

Defending Ayrshire Champion Lesley Hendry (Routenburn) lost in the first round of the Ayrshire women's county golf championship to Catherine Malcolm (Prestwick St Nicholas) at West Kilbride Golf Club today (Wed).
Catherine Malcolm who won by 3 and 2 but then, however, lost in the quarter-finals to leading qualifier Morag Macpherson (Troon Ladies) by 5 and 4.
In tomorrow's semi-finals Morag will play clubmate Rachael McQueen while Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) now meets Jennifer Linklater (Largs)

1st round results:
First round
Morag Macpherson (Troon Ladies) beat Jane Ashdown (Largs) 8 and 7.
Catherine Malcolm (Prestwick St Nicholas) beat Lesley Hendry (Routenburn) 3 and 2.
Linzi Allan (Kilbirnie Place) beat Sheila Adams (Loudoun) 2 and 1.
Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies) beat Lesley Williamson (Kilmarnock Barassie) 5 and 3.
Debbie Watt (Ayr Belleisle) beat Greta Smith (Ardeer) 4 and 3.
Alex Glennie(Kilmarnock Barassie) beat Roz Purdom (Prestwick St Nicholas) 1 hole.
Jane Finnie (Troon Ladies) beat Linda Parry (Irvine) 3 and 2.
Jennifer Linklater (Largs) beat Eleanor Taylor(Troon Ladies) 5 and 3.

Quarter-finals:
Macpherson beat Malcolm 5 and 4.
McQueen beat Allan at 19th.
Glennie beat Watt 4 and 3.
Linklater beat Finnie at 22nd

SLGA Squad lose at Dunbar

A SLGA squad took on the Dunbar Men's League team over a very cold and windswept Dunbar links today. The format was four-ball, better-ball, with the girls playing from the white tees. They received two strokes (the difference in the SSSs)
With the wind at their backs on the outward half, it was up to the girls to build up a lead as after the turn it was quite a battle against the elements, and a struggle to get any length.

Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) and Laura Murray (Alford) were the only members of SLGA squad to record a win when they beat Michael Creasey and John Archibald by 4&3.
The Northern Counties combination of Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) and Sammy Vass (Tain) halved with Stephen Easingwood and Darren Kilfara.
Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) and Rebecca Wilson (Monifeith) lost by 4&2 to Tam Caldwell and Ali Thomson.
Lesley Hendry (Largs Routenburn) and Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey) lost by 4&3 to Scott Knowles and Stephen Simmants.
Alexandra Bushby (Strathmore) and Emma Fairnie (Dunbar) lost by 4&3 to Brian Reid and Gary Queen
Thanks go to Gillian Kirkwood for the report

D&A Juniors win against Ayrshire

Ayrshire girls played a friendly match against Dunbartonshire and Argyll girls on Sunday 14th October at Routenburn Golf Course, Largs. D&A won by 4 matches to 2
Click on photo to see an enlargement

Riccarton Rosebowl SLGA Order of Merit - Valerie Melvin wins

VALERIE MELVIN WINS RICCARTON ROSEBOWL WITH A 69 AFTER RAIN WASHES OUT SECOND ROUND

Florida-based Valerie Melvin, won the rain-shortened Riccarton Rosebowl SLGA Order of Merit tournament at Hamilton Golf Club today (Sunday).
Valerie, who finished joint runner-up in the recent British women’s open amateur championship, had very good first round of three-under-par 69 before the rain set in and washing out the second round.
Valerie, was declared the winner of the trophy over 18 holes by one shot from Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) Emily had a 70 – two ahead of Fiona Norris, former GB&I team manager and a member of the Hamilton club.
Jenna Wilson, winner of the recent Mackie Bowl at Gullane for the second year in a row, just managed to obtain fourth place ahead of Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle). Both players returned a 73. Jenna had the better last nine.
Scratch player Emily Ogilvy had the best net return of 70 on a countback against Valerie Melvin, who plays off +1 at Reunion Golf Club, Florida. Emily had the better inward half.

LEADING SCORES
Par 72 CSS 72.
SCRATCH
69 V Melvin (Florida.)
70 E Ogilvy (Auchterarder).
72 F Norris (Hamilton).
73 J Wilson (Strathaven), K Walker (Buchanan Castle).
74 A Wilton (Ladybank).
75 L Hendry (Routenburn), M Thomson (McDonald Ellon).
76 R Rankin (Lanark), L Kenney (Dunfermline).
77 C Hargan (Mortonhall), A Devine (Hamilton).
78 E Lowrey-Gold (Eaton), J Carthew (Ladybank), F Lockhart (St Regulus), C-M Carlton (Stirling Univ).79 E Fairnie (Dunbar).
80 E Cuthill (Lanark).
81 L Rolland (Dunfermline), S Leslie (Westhill), G Scanlan (Hamilton).
84 A Ramsay (Kirriemuir).]
85 J Allan (Hamilton), E Briggs (Kilmacolm).
91 N Qayum (Ranfurly Castle).
LEADING HANDICAP
E Ogilvy (Auchterarder) (scr) (better last nine), V Melvin (+1) (better last nine), A Wilton (Ladybank) (4) 70.
R Rankin (Lanark) (5), F Norris (1) 71.
A Devine (Hamilton) (5) 72.
L Hendry (2) 73.
K Walker (Buchanan Castle) (+1) 74.
E Lowrey-Gold (Easton) (2), M Thomson (McDonald Ellon) (+1), J Allan (Hamilton) (9), L Rolland (Dunfermline) (5), S Leslie (Westhill) (5), J Wilson (Strathaven) (+3), G Scanlan (Hamilton) (5) 76.
Thanks go to Gillian Kirkwood for the report

Eilidh Briggs Wins the Janice Moodie Trophy

Eilidh Briggs, 13-year-old Kilmacolm Golf Club junior member, won the Janice Moodie Trophy for the second year in a row at the girls’ open tournament, sponsored by the Glasgow-born LPGA player, at her former home golf club of Windyhill.
The trophy goes to the player with the lowest net score from all three age group categories and Eilidh, pictured left, had a very good net 71 off five of a handicap over a wet course with very little run on the fairways.
Eilidh’s older sister Megan won the 15 to 17 years’ section with a net 78. Kirsten Scott (Windyhill) won the 10 to 14 years category with a net 72 off 13 and Jennifer Linklater (Largs) was best in the 18 to 21 years group with a net 78 off eight of a handicap.
Ayrshire women’s county champion Lesley Hendry (Routenburn) won the best scratch score award with a 79, pipping Megan Briggs, who also had a gross 79, on the better inward half.
PRIZEWINNERS
Par 72. CSS 73.
Janice Moodie Trophy (best overall net) – Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) (5) 71.
Best scratch – Lesley Hendry (Routenburn) 79 better inward half (Megan Briggs, Kilmacolm, also 79).
10 to 14 years
Kirsten Scott (Windyhill) (13) 72; Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) (14) 74; Kirsty Simpson (Murrayfield) (27) 78.
15 to 17 years
Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) (1) 78; Clare Bain(St Michaels) (19) 88.
18 to 21 years
Jennifer Linklater (Largs) (8) 78.
Thanks go to Gillian Kirkwood for the report

West of Scotland Championship --- Hailstorm cancels 2nd round

A freak hailstorm in the midst of gale-force winds forced the cancellation of the second round of the scheduled 36-hole West of Scotland women’s amateur stroke-play championship at Drumpellier Golf Club today (Sunday).
Ayrshire county champion Lesley Hendry was declared the winner with a first-round 77,five over the standard scratch but a good score in such awful May weather.
Lesley had a stroke to spare from Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) with Liz Keohone (Loudoun) and Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), the new Lanarkshire women’s champion both on the 79 mark.
Lanarkshire (Elaine Cuthill, Pamela Pretswell and Susan Wood) won the team event with ease with a total of 238.
Kirsten Scott (Windyhill) won the handicap prize with a net 73 off 13, despite incurring a two-stroke penalty for inadvertently starting at the wrong hole.

WEST OF SCOTLAND WOMEN’S AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Drumpellier GC. Second round cancelled because of bad weather.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS (CSS 72).
77 Lesley Hendry (Routenburn).
78 Elaine Cuthill (Lanark).
79 Liz Keohone (Loudoun), Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle).
81 Susan Wood (Drumpellier), Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie).
83 Judy Galbraith (Cowal), Sara Harman (Williamwood), Lesley Williamson (Kilmarnock Barassie), Ruth Rankin (Lanark), Audrey Thompson (Loudoun).
84 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle), May Hughes (Lanark).
HANDICAP – Kirsten Scott (Windyhill) (13) 73.
Thanks go to Gillian Kirkwood for this report
(Photographs of the winners were taken on the last day of the Inter County Matches in July when they were presented with their trophies)