DRUMPELLIER' S SUSAN WOOD WINS THROUGH TO QUARTER FINALS OF SCOTTISH MATCHPLAY AT WEST KILBRIDE

SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP
FIRST ROUND RESULTS

J Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) beat L Fraser (Kingsknowe) 2 and 1.
K Marshall (Baberton) beat K Brodie (Strathmore) 2 holes.
E Briggs (Kilmacolm) beat J Saxton (Muckhart) 3 and 2.
G Macdonald (Craigielaw) beat A McBride (Harburn) 1 hole.
S Wood (Drumpellier) beat L Whyte (St Regulus) 3 and 2.
R Walker (Dumfries and Co) beat L Duncan (West Kilbride) at 20th
C Young (North Berwick) beat E Watson (Muckhart) 3 and 2.
T Mactaggart (Minto) beat S Leslie (Kemnay) 1 hole.
K McIntosh (Broomieknowe) beat C Goadby (St Regulus) 4 and 3.
J Free (Gullane) beat K Beveridge (Aboyne) 1 hole.
R Polson (Kemnay) beat E Moffat (St Regulus) 5 and 4.
H McCook (Grantown on Spey) beat J Mackintosh (Hazlehead) 2 holes.
G Paton (Royal Montrose) beat R Taylor (Germany) 1 hole.
J Allan (Glenbervie) beat N Robertson (Stirling) 2 and 1.
A Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) beat E Hale (Troon Ladies) 4 and 3
C Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) beat L Ronnie (Kilmarnock  Barassie) 6 and 5. 

SECOND ROUND
J Meek beat K Marshall 5 and 3
G Macdonald  beat E Briggs 4 and 3
S Wood beat R Walker 1 hole.
T Mactaggart beat C Young at 19th.
J Free beat K McIntosh at 19th
H McCook beat R Polson 2 holes
G Paton beat J Allan 3 and 2.
A Summers beat C Jaffrey 2&1

CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

CLARK ROSEBOWL

FIRST ROUND
J Rankine (Haggs Castle) bt K Reid (Monifieth) 3 and 2.
M Gardner (Linlithgow) bt C Garrett (West Kilbride) 3 and 2.
R Foster (Turnberry) bt L Atkins (Minto) 2 and 1.
H Scott (Broomieknowe) bt A McDonald (Bothwell Castle) 4 and 2.
J Graham (Southerness) bt P Wilson (Burntisland) 3 and 2.
W Nicholson (Baberton) bt D Young (North Berwick) 2 and 1
M Sievwright (Buckpool) bt C Irvine (Craigielaw) 2 and 1.
R Hunter (Lanark) bt L Macdonald (Cardross) at 20th.

QUARTER-FINALS
J Rankine beat M Gardner 6&4
R Foster beat  H Scott 2&1
W Nicholson beat J Graham 7 and 6
 R Hunter  beat M Sievwright 2 holes

CLARK ROSEBOWL - MATCHPLAY STAGES

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 LIVE SCORING FROM THE SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIPS 

CONNIE JAFFREY SETS THE PACE AT WEST KILBRIDE IN THE SCOTTISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

West of Scotland's Connie Jaffrey  (Troon Ladies) leads the field after the first day of stroke play qualifying at the Scottish Women’s Amateur Championship at sun-kissed West Kilbride today

She did not drop a shot during her four under opening round of 69, earning her the sole lead into the second day.

Four other Scottish women’s squad players finished one shot behind: Chloe Goadby from St Regulus Ladies, Germany-based Rachael Taylor from Golf Club am Reichswald, and Carnoustie Ladies’ Ailsa Summers and Jessica Meek.

Among the group of players tying for sixth at two under, is the 2014 Scottish Amateur champion Gabrielle MacDonald from Craigielaw, while last year’s winner, Clara Young from North Berwick, opened with a par 73 and past Curtis Cup player Eilidh Briggs from Kilmacolm

The field will compete over a second round of stroke play tomorrow, before the top-32 qualifiers enter the matchplay stage from Thursday. The 18-hole final is played at West Kilbride from 8.30am on Saturday morning.

SCOTTISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
West Kilbride Golf
FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND - LEADING SCORES
Par 73
69 C Jaffrey (Troon Ladies)
70 C Goadby (St Regulus), R Taylor (Reichswald, Germany), A Summers (Carnoustie Ladies), J Meek (Carnoustie Ladies).
71 K McIntosh (Broomiknowe), E Briggs (Kilmacolm), G Macdonald (Craigielaw), L Whyte (St Regulus).
72 R Walker (Dumfries and Co), T Mactaggart (Minto), C Young (North Berwick).

Other Leading West of Scotland Players
75 S Wood (Drumpellier),  E Hale (Troon Ladies),
77 J Rankine (Haggs Castle),  L Duncan (West Kilbride).
78 L Ronnie (Kilmarnock Barassie)
79 Katie Scott (Strathaven)
80  C Garrett (West Kilbride).

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DRAW FOR SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP AT WEST KILBRIDE

Scottish women's amateur close championship at West Kilbride
FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND
TUESDAY, MAY 31

08.30 Wendy Nicholson, Stacey Cameron, Eilidh Briggs.
08.40 Eilidh Watson, Katie Reid, Hannah Scott.
08.50 Joanne Free, Rachael Taylor, Megan Briggs.

09.00 Rachel Foster, Dawn Young, Lorna Ronnie.
09.10 Connie Jaffrey, Ailsa Summers, Karen Marshall.
09.20 Katie Scott, Carys Irvine, Amy McDonald.
09:30 Lauren Whyte, Jennifer Rankine, Alison Bartlett.
09.40 Louise Fraser, Catherine Garrett, A Glennie.
09.50 Gabrielle MacDonald, Rachel Polson, Cara Thompson.

10.10 Claire McLaughlin, Lorna Munro, Eva O'Connor
10.20 Jennifer Saxton, Samantha Leslie, Margaret Sievwright.
10.30 Kimberley Beveridge, Jennifer Allan, Karen Ferguson-Snedden.
10.40 Chloe Goadby, Nicola Callander, Gillian Paton.
10:50 Porscha Wilson, Margo Gardner, Lori Macdonald,

11.00 Susan Wood, Emma Hale, Jess Meek.
11:10 Nicola Robertson, J Graham, Lesley Atkins.
11:20 Rachel Walker, Kate McIntosh, Ruth Hunter
11.40 Louise Duncan, Elaine Moffat, Kirsty Brodie
11:50 Clara Young, Alison McBride, Tara Mactaggart.

12:00 Hannah McCook, Molly Stewart, Jasmine Mackintosh

HAZEL IS TOP SCOT IN 7TH PLACE IN SCOTTISH UNDER 18'S OPEN STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Emily Price made it three big wins in a row over the past two weeks when she beat 13-year-old Annabel Fuller in an all-England play-off for the inaugural Scottish Under-18 girls' open amateur stroke-play championship after they had tied at the end of the regulation 54 holes at Strathmore Golf Centre, Alyth.
It took only one play-off hole to determine the overall winner, with Price birdieing the 16th for the championship

Hazel MacGarvie from Troon Ladies was the leading Scot in seventh place, ending her week on level par 216 with scores of 71, 73 and 72. Birdies at the 11th and 14th helped to keep her in the top 10.
Aboyne’s Shannon McWilliam just missed out on a top 10 finish with rounds of 74, 73 and 71 for two-over 218 and a share of 11th place.
Home course hope Kirsty Brodie finished joint 18th on 222 with 75-73-74.

West of Scotland players Jillian Farrell (Cardross) -- 224, Louise Duncan (West Kilbride) -- 228 and Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle) -- 232 all played well on the final day to finish 21st, 29th and 38th respectively.

SCOTTISH UNDER-18 GIRLS' OPEN AMATEUR STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Strathmore Golf Centre, Alyth
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72) SSS 73 CSS 73 73 73
213 E Price (Cleobury Mortimer) 72 72 69, A Fuller (Roehampton) 71 70 72 (Price won play-off at first extra hole)
214 S Johnson (Telford) 74 71 69, C Borge (Norway) 72 69 73, A Williamson (Royal Cromer) 71 72 71
215 K Lund (Norway) 75 71 69
216 H MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) 71 73 71
217 S Dutrieux (Wrotham Heath) 74 72 71, H Muse (West Lancs) 72 74 71

SELECTED SCOTTISH TOTALS
218 S McWilliam (Aboyne) 74 73 71 (T11)
222 K Brodie (Strathmore) 75 73 74 (T18)
224 J Farrell (Cardross) 76 75 73, J Free (Gullane) 74 77 72 (T21)
228 L Duncan (West Kilbride) 77 79 72, A Muirhead (Jumeirah) 74 78 76 (T29)
232 J Rankine (Haggs Castle) 78 79 75 (T38)
233 J Mackintosh (Hazlehead) 74 82 77 (T40)
234 C Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies) 74 83 77 (T46)
235 E Morrison (Craigmillar Park) 82 76 77, M Fraser (Powfoot) 79 77 79 (T50)
238 C Griffiths (Aboyne) 77 80 81 (T56)
240 M Robb (Peterculter) 82 77 81, P Wilson (Burntisland) 77 78 75 (T60)
246 L Lee (Musselburgh) 82 76 88 (62nd).

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LEADING SCOT HAZEL MACGARVIE THREE OFF THE PACE

There are only three Scots in the top 20 with one round to go in the Scottish Under-18 girls' 54 hole open amateur stroke-play championship at Strathmore Golf Centre, Alyth.
They are Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) with scores of 71 and 73 for 144 and a share of fifth place; Aboyne's Shannon McWilliam, tied 16th on 147 (74-73) and local player Kirsty Brodie, joint 18th with 75-73 for 148
Norway's Celine Borge, who had six birdies in seven holes from the 10th to the 16th on her way to an inward 32 and a 69, and London's Annabell Fuller (Roehampton) (71-70) share the lead on three-under-par 141.

GB & I Junior Vagliano Trophy team player Hazel MacGarvie had birdies at the third, sixth, 10th and 14th but was dragged down by bogeys at the 11th,12th and 15th for 39 home.
West of Scotland players Jillian Farrell (Cardross),  Louise Duncan (West Kilbride) and Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle) all made the cut of 159
Molly Richmond (Strathaven) was not so lucky. She missed the cut by one with 79-81 for 160.

SCOTTISH UNDER-18 GIRLS' OPEN STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Strathmore Golf Centre, Alyth
LEADING SECOND-ROUND SCORES
Par 144 (2x72) SSS 73. CSS 73
141 C Borge (Nor) 72 69, A Fuller (Roehampton) 71 70
143 A J Williamson (Royal Cromer) 71 72, M L Thomas (Beau Desert) 71 72
144 E Price (Cleobury Mortimer) 72 72, N Slater (Futness) 71 73, H MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) 71 73, J Guest (Gog Magog) 71 73

SELECTED SCOTTISH SCORES
146 H Muse (W Lancs) 72 74 (T11)
147 S McWilliam (Aboyne) 74 73 (17th)
148 K Brodie (Strathmore) 75 3 (T18)
151 J Free (Gullane) 74 77, J Farrell (Cardross) 76 75 (T27)
152 A Muirhead (Jumeirah) 77 75 (T28)
155 P Wilson (Burntisland) 77 78 (T36)
156 M Fraser (Powfoot) 79 77, L Duncan (W Kilbride) 77 79, J Mackintosh (Hazlehead) 74 82 (T39).
157 C Griffiths (Aboyne) 77 80, C Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies) 74 83, J Rankine (Haggs Castle) 78 79 (T46)
158 E Morrison (Craigmillar Park) 82 76, L Lee (Musselburgh) 82 76 (T53).
159 M Robb (Peterculter) 82 77 (T59)


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SCOTTISH WOMENS AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP SCOREBOARD AT MONIFIETH

SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND
Par 146 (2x73) CSS 74 74C

145 G Paton (Royal Montrose) 74 71
147 J Sneddon (Alyth) 71 76
148 C Goadby (St Regulus) 74 74
149 E Moffat (St Regulus) 78 71, L Macgregor (Falkirk) 73 76, I Stephen (Wentworth) 75 74, K Ferguson (Liberton) 75 74
151 C Young (North Berwick) 76 75, E Watson (Muckhart) 77 74, T Mactaggart (Minto) 73 78, H McCook (Grantown on Spey) 74 77.
152 K Beveridge (Aboyne) 78 74, K Reid (Monifieth) 80 72, Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) 76 76
154 K McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 74 80
155 C Thompson (Royal Dornoch) 80 75, Susan Wood (Drumpellier) 81 74, G MacDonald (Craigielaw) 81 74, L Fraser (Kingsknowe) 76 79
156 S McWilliam (Aboyne) 81 75, R Polson (Peterculter) 77 79, J Saxton (Muckhart) 77 79
157 J Chalmers (Monifieth) 83 74, K Marshall (Baberton) 78 79, J Farrell (Cardross) 81 76
158 A McBride (Harburn) 78 80
159 H Scott (Broomieknowe) 82 77, H Robb (Scotscraig) 80 79, J Graham (Southerness) 77 82 (F Wait, Bathgate, 81-78 withdrew).
160 (after play-off) J Rankine (Haggs Castle) 83 77, M Gardner (Linlithgow) 79 81

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH-PLAY DRAW
Top half
8.30 Paton v Gardner
8.38 MacDonald v McIntosh
8.46 Watson v Chalmers
8.54 Farrell v Walker
9.02 Ferguson v Scott
9.10 McWilliam v Mactaggart
9.18 Reid v Fraser
9.26 Robb v Moffat
Lower Half
9.34 Goadby v Graham
9.42 Thompson v Beveridge
9.50 McCook v Polson
9.58 McBride v Stephen
10.06 Macgregor v Marshall
10.14 Saxton v Young
10.22 Sheena Wood v Susan Wood
10.30 Rankine v Sneddon.

CLARK ROSEBOWL TIES

10.46 Nicola Robertson v Ellie Whyte
10.54 Kristy Brodie v Nicola Callander
11.02 Lesley Atkins v Sarah Stichbury
11.10 Stacey Cameron v Ruth Rankin
11.18 Wendy Nicholson v Dawn Young
11.26 Denise Cowan v Leanne Wilson
11.34 Jackie Brown v Claire Hargan
11.42 Lorraince Morrow v Carol Wilson

NON-QUALIFIERS
160 (after play-off) C Wilson (Murcar Links) 80 80, N Robertson (Stirling) 81 79
161 W Nicholson (Broomieknowe) 83 78, R Rankin (Lanark) 82 79
162 L Atkins (Gullane) 81 81
163 L Wilson (Kelso ) 87 76, J Brown (Monifieth) 83 80, N Callander (Mill Green) 81 82
164 K Brodie (Strathmore) 83 81
165 C Hargan (St Regulus) 87 78, S Stichbury (Gullane) 79 86, D Cowan (Ranfurly Castle) 84 81
166 C MacDonald (Gullane) 82 84
167 D Young (North Berwick) 84 83, S Cameron (Gullane) 84 83, L Morrow (St Regulus) 82 85
169 E Whyte (Aberdeen Ladies) 86 83, F Gilbert (Carnoustie) 80 89
174 F Hay (Deeside) 89 86, L McClymont (Milngavie) 85 89, K Blackwood (Glencorse) 83 91
175 A Devine (Hamilton) 90 85
176 J Harrison (Cruden Bay) 85 91t,
177 M Miller (Blairgowrie) 90 87
178 M Cowan (St Medan) 85 93
180 L Terry (Cruden Bay) 91 89
184 L Mathie (Troon Ladies) 92 92
188 F Scott (Bothwell Castle) 90 98

No Returns: T Seivwright (Murcar Links) 90 NR, G McGinlay (Cochrane Castle) 85 NR.
Retired: E Hynd (Balbirnie Park) 97 ret, M Stewart (Murcar Links) 81

SCOTTISH LADIES AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND

MONIFIETH LINKS
Ladies' Par 73 (38-35) 5972yd
CSS 74

FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND
71 Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) 36-35 
73 Louise Macgregor (Falkirk) 35-38, Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Co) 36-37, Tara Mactaggart (Minto) 36-37
74 Chloe Goadby (St Regulus) 37-37, Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 34-40. Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) 38-36, Gillian Paton (Royal Montrose) 39-35
75 Iona Stephen (Wentworth) 39-36
76 Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) 37-39. Clara Young (North Berwick) 40-36
77 Jordana Graham (Southerness) 38-39, Rachel Polson (Peterculter) 38-39
78 Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) 40-38, Karen Mar79 shall (Baberton) 38-40, Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) 41-37
79 Margo Gardner (Linlithgow) 38-41, Sarah Stichbury (Gullane) 40-39
80 Cara Thompson (Royal Dornoch) 42-38, Fiona Gilbert (Carnoustie) 38-42
81 Nicola Callander (Mill Green) 38-43, Susan Wood (Drumpellier) 42-39, Lesley Atkins (Gullane) 37-44, Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) 40-41, Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) 42-39
82 Claire MacDonald (Gullane) 43-39, Lorraine Morrow (St Regulus) 81-81
83 Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle) 41-42, Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore) 40-43
84 Stacy Cameron (Gullane) 41-43, Dawn Young (North Berwick) 41-44, Marie Cowan (St Medan) 40-44, Denise Cowan (Ranfurly Castle) 40-44
85 Lorna McClymont (Milngavie) 44-41, Gillian McGinlay (Cochrane Castle) 40-45, Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) 43-42
86 Ellie Whyte (Aberdeen Ladies) 39-47
87 Claire Hargan (St Regulus) 46-41, Leanne Wilson (Kelso) 41-46)
89 Fiona Hay (Deeside) 45-44
90 Mary Miller (Blairgowrie) 44-46, Fiona Scott (Bothwell Castle) 47-43, Angela Devine (Hamilton) 46-44, Tegan Seivwright (Murcar Links) 45-45
91 Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) 48-43
92 Lindsay Mathie (Troon Ladies) 41-51
97 Evanna Hynd (Balbirnie Park) 56-41

 No Return: Fiona Farquharson (King James VI)

GABRIELLE WINS AT THE 19TH IN CLASSIC 100th FINAL

Connie and Gabrielle - Photo courtesy of Colin Farquharson

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
colin@scottishgolfview.com

Gabrielle MacDonald, 21 year-old St Andrews University student from Edinburgh, beat the top seed, 17-year-old Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) at the 19th hole in a 4hr 6min marathon final climax to the 100th Scottish women's amateur golf championship at Prestwick Golf Club, birthplace of the Open.
Craigielaw Golf Club member Gabrielle was the 10th of the 32 qualifiers for the match-play stages so she entered the championship match very much the underdog against Connie who marked her debut in the event by being the leading qualifier and beating Curtis Cup debutante Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) in the semi-finals (Eilidh's older sister Megan lost to MacDonald in the other penultimate tie.
It was a classic match-play final with first one player, then the other holding the whiphand.
Gabrielle, who fancies finding out, once she has graduated, whether or not she is a good enough golfer to make the grade in the pro ranks, was in the driving seat after nine holes - two up, after shaking off a potentially demoralsing double-bogey 6 start to birdie the third, eighth and ninth
Young Jaffrey, runner-up in the recent "Helen Holm" Scottish stroke play at Troon, then had her purple patch to win the 10th, 11th and 12th, the latter two holes with birdies, to transform her position into a one-hole lead.
But MacDonald, who said later she never felt under real pressure at any time, square the contest with a pitch-and-putt par 4 at the 13th and then birdied the 16th with a pitching wedge approach and an 8ft putt to go one up.
Jaffrey, who enrols at Kansas State University in August, was not yet to admit defeat against an opponent who would not be subued. Connie birdied the 17th to draw level again. With the tension mounting, MacDonald, with nerves of steel, holed a 5ft putt at the 18th for a half in 4.
Jaffrey had completed the 18 holes in an approximate 75 (one over par) to MacDonald's 76
Banishing memories of her double bogey 6 at the opening hole around four hours earlier, MacDonald produced a cast-iron 4 to a bogey 5 by Jaffrey who had missed the green left with her approach and had to pitch over a bunker.
"I just ran out of shots," said Connie when it was over. "I'm a little bit down, having had such a great week and not being able to finish it off with a win but I'll get over it."
MacDonald said: "I was always comfortable and just tried to play my own game, hit the fairways, stay out of trouble and keep hitting greens. I enjoyed it immensely but I feel a little bit sorry for Connie who has had an outstanding week. At 17 she is a great prospect for Scottish ladies golf to have."
Next year's Scottish women's amateur championship will be played at Monifieth.

Result:
FINAL - Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) beat Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) at 19th.

CONNIE SETS UP THE CHANCE OF HISTORY BY REACHING THE FINAL OF THE SCOTTISH AT PRESTWICK

Report from the SLGA Website
Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) set her sights on history after she defeated Eildih Briggs (Kilmacolm) by 2 and 1 in the semi-final of the Scottish Ladies’ Championship at Prestwick.

In the 100th staging of the Championship, the 17-year-old has the chance to become the youngest ever winner and the first to hold both the Scottish Girls’ and Scottish Ladies’ titles.

Standing in her way is Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw). In the semi-finals, the 21-year-old ended the hopes of the older of the Briggs’ sisters, Megan, with a 3 and 2 victory.

Jaffrey, the leading strokeplay qualifier, had beaten Lesley Atkins (Gullane) by 2 and 1 in the quarter-finals and she was never behind in the last four match against Briggs, who will be flying to the States on Monday to represent GB and Ireland in next month’s Curtis Cup.

The teenager’s short game was the key, the highlight being a 45-foot birdie putt from off the green at the sixth.

“It’s amazing to go through,” said Jaffrey. “I was hoping to make the semi-finals this week so to get into the final is a bonus. Eildih is a great player and I knew it was going to be a tough match.”

Last month, Jaffrey was runner-up in the Helen Holm Scottish Open Strokeplay Championship and she attributes the great run of form to hard work and determination.

“I had a setback a couple of years ago when I missed out on some teams.” She explained. “But then I started working really hard with a psychologist and my coach George Boswell. I was determined to prove some people wrong.”

MacDonald won the battle of the St Andrews University students in the last eight with a 3 and 2 win over Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie) and closed out her match with Briggs with wins at the 13th, 15th and 16th.

With her boyfriend and fellow Geography student, Guy Dalziel, as her caddie, MacDonald admitted that her second round win over Clara Young and then the triumph over Summers were a huge confidence boost.

“I play Ailsa a lot at St Andrews but this is the first time I have beaten her,” she said. “Everyone at the university is great and I get a lot of support. “

Completing a good day for Troon Ladies’ teenagers, 16-year-old Emma Hale won the Clark Rosebowl, defeating Carol Whyte (Milngavie) by 2 and1 in the final.

To read the full  hole match scores -- go to the Kirkwood Golf Website

CONNIE AND THE BRIGGS SISTERS THROUGH TO SEMI FINALS AT PRESTWICK

100th SCOTTISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP REACHES SEMI-FINALS
BRIGGS SISTERS THROUGH TO SEMI- FINALS ALONG WITH CONNIE JAFFREY AND GABRIELLE MACDONALD AT PRESTWICK
Thanks go Colin Farquharson for the report

The Briggs sisters from the Kilmacolm club are still on course to meet in the final of the 100th Scottish women's amateur championship at Prestwick on Saturday morning.
In the quarter-finals on a bright but cool morning Curtis Cup debutante and Stirling PE student Eilidh, the No 4 seed, won by 2 and 1 against Lesley Atkins (Gullane), while older sister Megan, the 2009 champion and a Glasgow solicitor, reached the last four with a 2 and 1 win over Rachel Walker (Dumfries and County).
Top seed and last year's Scottish U18 girls champion Connie Jaffrey is still there. She will meet Eilidh in the first semi-final after scoring a 2 and 1 come-from-behind win over Lauren Whyte (St Regulus).
Megan Briggs will play St Andrews student Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) in the other semi-final.
The latter knocked out the university team-mate and No 2 seed, Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie) by 3 and 2.

RESULTS
QUARTER-FINALS
Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) beat Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) 2 and 1.
Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) beat Lesley Atkins (Gullane) 2 and 1.
Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) beat Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Co) 2 and 1.
Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) beat Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 3 and 2

CONNIE STILL ON COURSE IN THE MATCHPLAY STAGES OF THE SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP AT PRESTWICK

ATKINS OUSTS DEFENDING CHAMPION ALYSON MCKECHIN
From the SLGA Website

Lesley Atkins (Gullane) knocked out defending champion, Alyson McKechin (Elderslie), by 2 and 1 to make it through to the quarter-finals of the Scottish Ladies’ Championship at Prestwick.
The 19-year-old claimed it was a career best win and her reward is a last eight match against Kilmacolm’s Eilidh Briggs, who will be playing for GB and Ireland in next month’s Curtis Cup at St Louis Country Club.
Two down at the turn, Atkins, who is in her first year at Florida International University, drew level at the 14th and then crucially made a birdie at the 16th to edge one ahead. A bogey at the 17th was good enough to win both the hole and the match.
“I was nervous at the start and towards the end,” she admitted. “I’m loving my time in Florida and definitely feel my best golf is yet to come.”

Teenager Connie Jaffrey, the leading strokeplay qualifier, continued an impressive run through to the quarter-finals.  Level par in the first round, the 17-year-old Scottish Girls’ Champion defeated her Troon Ladies’ clubmate Jane Finnie by 6 and 5 and was then three under par in ousting Hannah McCook (Grantown-On-Spey) by 5 and 4 at the last 16 stage.
In the second round, Jaffrey won the first two holes in par and then had a sparkling run – birdie, birdie, eagle – from the seventh to turn for home with the five hole advantage. The three at the ninth was quite straightforward – a drive, rescue club to five feet and a single putt.
In the quarter-finals, Jaffrey will face the 2012 Scottish Girls’ Champion, Lauren Whyte – the St Regulus youngster advanced with a 4 and 2 win over Milngavie’s Nichola Ferguson.
Megan Briggs, the older of the Kilmacolm sisters, kept up her hopes of repeating her 2009 triumph with a comfortable 5 and 3 victory over Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) and she now meets Rachel Walker (Dumfries and County).
The last of the quarter-finals is Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie) versus Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw), who won an all East Lothian tie 2 and 1 against last year’s beaten finalist, Clara Young (North Berwick).

110th SCOTTISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP Prestwick Golf Club.
MATCH-PLAY
FIRST ROUND
Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) beat Jane Finnie (Troon Ladies) 6 and 5.
Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) beat Louise MacGregor (Glenbervie) 1 hole.
Nichola Ferguson (Milngavie) beat Cara Thompson (Royal Dornoch) 2 and 1.
Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) beat Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) 4 and 2.
Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) beat Katie Wright (Stranraer) 7 and 6.
Lesley Atkins (Gullane) beat Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore) 4 and 2.
Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) beat Rachel Polson (Peterculter) 5 and 4.
Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) beat Lauren D'Ambrosio (Carluke) 5 and 4
Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) beat Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) 2 and 1

Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) beat Jordana Graham (Southerness) 7 and 6
Karen Marshall (Baberton) beat Noni Stephen (Wentworth) 1 hole.
Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Co) beat Claire Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies) at 19th.
Clara Young (North Berwick) beat Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) at 20th
Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) beat Susan Wood (Drumpellier) 4 and 3.
Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) beat Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) 6 and 4.
Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) beat Jess Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 3 and 2.

SECOND ROUND
Jaffrey beat McCook 5 and 4.
Whyte beat Ferguson 4 and 2.
Atkins beat McKechin 2 and 1.
E Briggs beat McWilliam 4 and 3.
M Briggs beat McIntosh 5 and 3.
Walker beat Marshall 5 and 4.
MacDonald beat Young 2 and 1.
Summers beat MacGarvie 3 and 2

FRIDAY QUARTER-FINALS
8.30 Connie Jaffrey v Lauren Whyte
8.40 Lesley Atkins v Eilidh Briggs
8.50 Megan Briggs v Rachel Walker
9.00 Gabrielle MacDonald v Ailsa Summers

SEMI-FINALS at 1.30 and 1.50pm.
SATURDAY FINAL (18 holes) 9am


CLARK ROSEBOWL
FIRST ROUND
Carol Whyte (Milngavie) beat Isla Moncrieff (Pitlochry) 1 hole.
Katie Reid (Monifieth) beat Nicola Robertson (Stirling) 5 and 3.
Heather Munro (Monifieth) beat Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe) 3 and 2.
Kirsten Brown (Strathaven) beat Linzi Allan (West Kilbride) 2 and 1.
Jillian Farrell (Cardross) beat Jenny Potter (Cathkin Braes) 1 hole
Tara Mactaggart (Minto) beat Ruth Rankin (Lanark) 4 and 3.
Alison McBride (Harburn) beat Ellie Bryce (Strathaven) 1 hole
Emma Hale (Troon Ladies) beat Joanne Free (Gullane) 4 and 2.
QUARTER-FINALS
Whyte beat Reid at 20th.
Munro beat Brown 3 and 2.
Mactaggart beat Farrell 2 holes
Hale beat McBride 3 and 1.

FRIDAY SEMI-FINALS
9.20 Carol Whyte v Heather Munro
9.30 Tara Mactaggart v Emma Hale.

FINAL TO TEE OFF AT 2.10PM

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WEST OF SCOTLAND PLAYERS SWEEP THE STROKEPLAY PRIZEWINNERS LIST AT PRESTWICK

Photo courtesy of Jean McIntyre
From R to L:  Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore), Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne), Nichola Ferguson (Milngavie), Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe), Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies), Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Alison Summers (Carnoustie Ladies).

Beddows Memorial Trophy (lowest gross score in first qualifying round) - Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 73.
Runner-up - Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 77 better inward half
St Andrews Quaich (best net scores in first qualifying round) - Nicholas Ferguson (Milngavie) (2) 76.
Runner-up - Rachael Walker (Dumfries and Co) (1) 77.
Eglinton Quaich (lowest gross team aggregate in first qualifying round) - Kilmacolm 157 (Eilidh Briggs 78, Megan Briggs 79).
Grainger Cup (lowest net team aggregate) - Kilmacolm 161 (Eilidh Briggs (+3) 81, Megan Briggs (+1) 80).
Baby Quaich (lowest individual scratch score in Eglinton Quaich) - Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 77 better inward half.
Glover 21st Anniversary Cup (lowest gross score in Round 2) - Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 72; runner-up Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 75 (better last 3)
Lyon Salver (best net score in Round 2) - Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) (3) 74; runner-up Joanne Free (Gullane) (7) 75.
Margaret Scoular-Buchanan Cup (lowest aggregate gross) - Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 149 (73-76)
McInnes Shaw Cup (lowest aggregate net) - Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore) (6) 153 (77-76).
St Rule Salver (lowest aggregate gross by Under-21 player) - Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 149 (73-76).
Dunlop Hill Trophy (past champions' gross score Round 2) - Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 75.
McNeil Trophy (lowest team gross total Round 1) - Renfrewshire (Eilidh Briggs, Megan Briggs, Noni (Iona) Stephen).

CONNIE JAFFREY IS THE LEADING QUALIFIER IN THE SCOTTISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP AT PRESTWICK

From the SLGA Website
Connie Jaffrey added a 76 to her first round 73 and led the qualifiers on one over par 149 at the 100th staging of the Scottish Ladies’ Championship at Prestwick.

The Troon Ladies’ member maintained her four shot overnight lead with Carnoustie’s Ailsa Summers moving into second place after a best of Championship 72.

In joint third place on 154 were a strong trio of defending champion Alyson McKechin (77) and the Briggs’ sisters from Kilmacolm , Megan and Eildih.

Megan, the 2009 Champion at Southerness, posted a 75, while Eildih, who will represent GB and Ireland at next month’s Curtis Cup, shot 76.

Elderslie’s McKechin, who won the title at Longniddry 12 months ago, had three birdies on a near perfect golfing day on the south Ayrshire coast.

Jaffrey, the Scottish Girls’ Champion, highlighted her round with four birdies and the pick of the bunch came at the short second where she came close to a hole in one.

“I hit the ball to a foot and then did it again for another of my birdies at the 17th,” said the 17-year-old who is playing in the Championship for a first time. “I was delighted to maintain my four shot lead and t’s a good feeling to head the strokeplay qualifiers.”

Summers’ hole of the day was the long eighth – she made eagle – and she also had a handful of birdies in the two under round.

Eilidh Briggs was runner-up at Machrihanish three years ago and she had three birdies to finish among the top seeds. “The conditions were definitely easier,” said the 21-year-old Stirling University student. “The wind wasn’t nearly so fierce.”

Thirty-one players on 169 and better made it straight into the matchplay knock-out and Jane Finnie (Troon Ladies) clamed the 32nd and final spot by defeating beat Carol Whyte (Milngavie) at the second hole of a sudden-death play-off.

Having halved the first extra hole (the 15th) in bogey fives, Whyte hit her second shot out of bounds at the 18th and eventually conceded the hole. Finnie’s reward is a first round match against clubmate Jaffrey.

100th SCOTTISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Prestwick Golf Club, Ayrshire

MATCH-PLAY QUALIFIERS
Par 148 (2x74)
149 C Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 73 76
153 A Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 81 72
154 M Briggs (Kilmacolm) 79 75, E Briggs (Kilmacolm) 77 77, A McKechin (Elderslie) 77 77
155 R Walker (Dumfries and Co) 78 77, C Young (North Berwick) 77 78
156 L Whyte (St Regulus) 81 75
158 N Ferguson (Milngavie) 78 80
159 G MacDonald (Craigielaw) 79 80
161 K Marshall (Baberton) 84 77, L Atkins (Gullane) 84 77
162 R Polson (Peterculter) 81 81, J Graham (Southerness) 81 81, E Moffat (St Regulus) 79 83
164 L MacGregor (Glenbervie) 84 80, H McCook (Grantown on Spey) 84 80, H MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) 82 82, K McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 77 87
165 S McWilliam (Aboyne) 88 77, K Brodie (Strathmore) 83 82, Susan Wood (Drumpellier) 82 83, N Stephen (Wentworth) 82 83
166 C Thompson (Royal Dornoch) 84 82, K Beveridge (Aboyne) 82 84, Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) 80 86
167 C Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies) 86 81
168 K Wright (Stranraer) 81 87
169 L D'Ambrosio (Carluke) 89 80, E Watson (Muckhart) 85 84, J Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 84 85
170 (after play-off) J Finnie (Troon Ladies) 87 83

OTHER SCORES
170 (after play-off) C Whyte (Milngavie) 86 84.
171 J Free (Gullane) 89 82, J Farrell (Cardross) 87 84, L Allan (West Kilbride) 87 84, L Fraser (Kingsknowe) 85 86
172 T Mactaggart (Minto) 89 83, A McBride (Harburn) 83 89
173 N Robertson (Stirling) 90 83, K Reid (Monifieth) 88 85, G Coughlin (Fairhaven) 87 86, E Bryce (Strathaven) 84 89.
174 R Rankin (Lanark) 91 83, A Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) 84 90.
175 H Munro (Monifieth) 95 80, J Potter (Cathkin Braes) 92 83, K Brown (Strathaven) 92 83, A Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) 86 89, E Hale (Troon Ladies) 82 93
176 I Moncrieff (Pitlochry) 95 82, W Nicholson (Broomieknowe) 88 88
177 S Leslie (Aberdeen Ladies) 88 89
178 A Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 87 91, J Saxton (Kinross) 86 92
179 D Cowan (Ranfurly Castle) 93 86, J Chalmers (Monifieth) 91 88, H Scott (Broomieknowe) 88 91, L Mathie (Troon Ladies) 87 92.
180 F Gilbert (Carnoustie Ladies) 88 92, L Wilson (Kelso) 87 93,
181 D Young (North Berwick) 94 87
182 C Munro (Gullane) 96 86
183 G Thomson (Ayr Belleisle) 94 89, S L Cameron (Gullane) 92 81, L Lee (Musselburgh) 92 91
184 L Bain (Lochend) 95 89, J Mack (Haggs Castle) 94 90, P Hutton (Lanark) 88 96, K Malcolm (Dumfries and Co) 88 96
186 K Scott (Strathaven) 93 83
187 R Purdom (Prestwick St Nicholas) 96 91
188 J Rankine (Haggs Castle) 89 99
189 K Blackwood (Glencorse) 93 96
190 L McGeachy (Haggs Castle) 96 94, E Caddow (Strathaven) 95 95
191 C Malcolm (Prestwick St Cuthbert) 100 91, F Scott (Bothwell Castle) 95 96
192 A Devine (Hamilton) 96 96
193 R Livingstone (Craigmillar Park) 98 95
194 H Anderson (Troon Ladies) 100 94, B Paterson (Eastwood) 96 98, S Goldie (Eastwood) 92 102
195 A Melvin-Ffinch (Hirsel) 99 96, K Burgess (Silverknowes) 95 100
197 B Waugh (Moor Hall) 98 99, M Gardner (Linlithgow) 86 111.
198 J Harrison (Cruden Bay) 105 93, S Ireland (Prestonfield) 102 96, L Barker (Kilmarnock Barassie) 99 99
200 W MacCallum (Falkirk) 101 99
201 E Wilson (Elie and Earlsferry) 93 108
206 E Irvine (Alford) 105 101
215 M McBain (Turnhouse) 114 101
219 M Miller (Blairgowrie) 114 105
220 L Cackett (Broomieknowe) 115 105
223 R Irvine (Largs) 122 101
226 E Gillespie (Lochend) 124 102.
232 F Findlay (Lochend) 114 118
233 A Joss (Alford) 117 116
243 L McTaggart (East Kilbride) 117 126

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PLAY DRAW
CLARK ROSEBOWL DRAW

WEST OF SCOTLAND'S CONNIE JAFFREY LEADS THE FIELD AFTER THE FIRST ROUND

Connie Jaffrey - Photo courtesy of Colin Farquharson

Seventeen-year-old Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies), the highest world-ranked player in the field of 110, took Prestwick's tough and tricky links by the scruff of the neck and shook out an excellent round of one-under-par 73 today in the first qualifying round of the 100th Scottish women's amateur championship.
With a misty morning giving way to a blustery wind, there was no prospect of anyone else in the field getting close to the Kilwinning teenager's score over the first 18 holes.
Runner-up in the "Helen Holm" at Troon last month, Jaffrey showed her class over a course that had the clubhouse awash with horror tales of 8s, 9s and even 10s.
You might think that Connie's local knowledge of this particular Ayrshire links was the basis for the skill with which she plotted her way past the out-of-bounds burn, the cavernous bunkers and the punishing rough which has apparently sprouted considerably over the past
couple of weeks.
In fact, Prestwick is a members' course and young Jaffrey has not played it all that many times in the past.
This is her debut in the Scottish ladies' championship and she marked it with the following figures:
OUT: 534 535 644 - 39 (one over par)
IN: 524 343 445 - 34 (two under par)
She had birdies at three par-5s on the way out - the third, eighth and ninth.
Then she had a marvellous run from 11th of birdie-birdie-par-birdie.
"I'm very pleased with a 73 because I bogeyed four of the first seven holes where my course management was not as good as it should have been and I didn't hole anything," said Connie.
"But I got up and down for a birdie 4 from about 70yds out and that seemed to settle me."
Next best on the leaderboard on the 77 mark are last year's finalists from Longniddry, defending champion Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) and runner-up Clara Young (North Berwick), as well as Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe).
Curtis Cup GB and I selection Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) had a 78 and her older sister Megan, a former national champion, a 79 --  despite having a 9 at the the 3rd hole and a double bogey at the 9th hole -- she then had an inward half of 35 bettered only by Connie Jaffrey.

100th SCOTTISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
sponsored by Aberdeen Asset Management
FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND
Prestwick Golf Club, Ayrshire
Par 74 (38-36)
73 Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 39-34
77 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 38-39,
Clara Young (North Berwick) 39-38, Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 39-38
78 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 41-37, Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Co) 42-36, Nichola Ferguson (Milngavie) 39-39
79 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 44-35, Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) 40-39, Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) 39-40
80 Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) 42-38
81 Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 42-39, Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) 42-39, Rachel Polson (Peterculter) 40-41, Jordana Graham (Southerness) 42-39, Katie Wright (Stranraer) 41-40
82 Susan Wood (Drumpellier), Iona Stephen (Wentworth), Emma Hale (Troon Ladies), Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne), Hazel Macgarvie (Troon Ladies)
83 Alison McBride (Harburn), Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore).
84 Jess Meek (Carnoustie Ladies), Lesley Atkins (Gullane), Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey), Karen Marshall (Baberton), Louise MacGregor (Glenbervie), Cara Thompson (Royal Dornoch), Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie), Ellie Bryce (Strathaven).
85 Eilidh Watson (Muckhart), Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe)
86 Jennifer Saxton (Kinross), Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch), Gale Macpherson (Loudoun Gowf), Claire Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies), Carol Whyte (Milngavie), Margo Gardner (Linlithgow).
87 Linzi Allan (West Kilbride), Georgia Coughlin (Fairhaven), Jane Finnie (Troon Ladies), Jillian Farrell (Cardross), Alexandra Qayum (Ranfurly Castle), Leanne Wilson (Kelso), Lindsay Mathie (Troon Ladies)
88 Sammy Leslie (Aberdeen Ladies), Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe), Katie Reid (Monifieth), Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe), Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne), Fiona Gilbert (Carnoustie Ladies), Pat Hutton (Lanark), Katie Malcolm (Dumfries and Co).
89 Lauren D'Ambrosio (Carluke), Joanne Free (Gullane), Tara Mactaggart (Minto), Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle).
90 Nicola Robertson (Stirling), Karen Ferguson (Liberton)
91 Jemma Chalmers (Monifieth), Linda McDougall (Greenock)
92 Jenny Potter (Cathkin Braes), Ruth Rankin (Lanark), Kirsten Brown (Strathaven), Sandra Goldie (Eastwood), Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay), Lauren Lee (Musselburgh), Stacey Cameron (Gullane Ladies)
93 Kirsten Blackwood (Glencorse), Denise Cowan (Ranfurly Castle), Emma Wilson (Elie and Earlsferry), Katie Scott (Strathaven)
94 Isla Moncrieff (Pitlochry), Gail Thomson (Ayr Belleisle), Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle), Dawn Young (North Berwick), Diane Moncrieff (Lochend).
95 Heather Munro (Carnoustie Ladies), Emma Caddow (Strathaven), Fiona Scott (Bothwell Castle), Linda Bain (Lochend), Kirsty Burgess (Silverknowes).
96 Rosalind Purdom (Prestwick St Nicholas), Laura McGeachy (Haggs Castle), Charlotte Munro (Gullane), Angela Devine (Hamilton), Beth Paterson (Eastwood).
98 Rachael Livingstone (Craigmillar Park), Bobbi Waugh (Moor Hall).
99 Lesley Barker (Kilmarnock Barassie), Alison Melvin-Finch (Hirsel).
100 Catherine Malcolm (Prestwick St Cuthbert), Heather Anderson (Troon Ladies)
101 Winifred MacCallum (Falkirk)
102 Suzanne Ireland (Prestonfield)
105 Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay), Elizabeth Irvine (Alford)
114 Mandy McBain (Turnhouse), Mary Miller (Blairgowrie), Fiona Findlay (Lochend)
115 Lynn Cackett (Broomieknowe).
117 Angela Joss (Alford), Lesley McTaggart (East Kilbride)
122 Rachel Irvine (Largs)
124 Eileen Gillelspie (Lochend)
Withdrew: Lorna Bennett (Ladybank).
No Returns: Fiona Farquharson (King James VI), Elizabeth Hale (Caldwell).

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report