Scottish Golf R&A 9 Hole Challenge National Final

Photo courtesy of Scottish Golf

Congratulations to the following players who have qualified for the Grand Final @ Royal Portrush on Saturday 13 July - 

Comiston Ladies Golf Club - Susan Randall / Diane Moncrieff (41 points) and Rothes Golf Club - Troy and Barry Teunion (37 points). 

THURSDAY RESULTS

Congratulations to the following players who have qualified for the Grand Final @ Royal Portrush on Saturday 13 July - Glenearn Golf Club - Alistair Norman / John O'Brien Cooper (39 points) and Colvend Golf Club - Brian Jamieson and Graeme Reid (38 points -  bl6 ) 

FRIDAYS RESULTS

Three Scots among GB&I teams for Vagliano Trophy -- 2 from Aboyne Golf Club

From the Scottish Golf Website -- News Release 

Two teams have been selected to represent Great Britain and Ireland against the Continent of Europe in the Vagliano Trophy and the Junior Vagliano Trophy matches being played at Royal St George’s from 28-29 June.

Elaine Ratcliffe will captain GB&I in the Vagliano Trophy match with the hosts seeking a first win in the biennial encounter since 2005 when they defeated the Continent of Europe 13-11 at Golf de Chantilly.

Shazz McWilliam

Six players have been initially selected for GB&I including Scotland’s Shannon McWilliam with two more players to be added to the team following the completion of The Women’s Amateur Championship later this month.

Elaine Ratcliffe, GB&I captain, said, “We have selected a great group of players who have already this season played some wonderful golf and it will be an exciting contest against the Continent of Europe in Kent.

“We will be keeping a close eye on events during The Women’s Amateur Championship next week to determine the two players who will complete our team and it will provide an added incentive to those players from Great Britain and Ireland who are competing at Royal County Down.”

GB&I are bidding to win the Junior Vagliano Trophy for the first time since the international match for girls was inaugurated in 2011 and Maria Dunne will captain the side for the first time in the match.

The former GB&I international has selected Scots duo Hannah Darling and Carmen Griffiths alongside Beth Coulter, Darcey Harry, Patience Rhodes and Ffion Tynan to play against their counterparts from the Continent of Europe.

Maria Dunne, GB&I captain, said, “I am looking forward to working with these young golfers with the aim of winning the Junior Vagliano Trophy match against the Continent of Europe for the first time. It will be an exciting encounter and the players are very much looking forward to the challenge of playing at Royal St George’s.”

The initial GB&I team for the Vagliano Trophy match is:

Alice Hewson, 21, Berkhamsted	Shannon McWilliam, 19, Aboyne
Lily May Humphreys, 17, Stoke-by-Nayland	Olivia Mehaffey, 21, Royal County Down Ladies
Julie McCarthy, 19, Forrest Little	Isobel Wardle, 19, Prestbury

The GB&I team for the Junior Vagliano Trophy match is:

Beth Coulter, 15, Kirkistown Castle	Darcey Harry, 15, The Vale Resort
Hannah Darling,15, Broomieknowe	Patience Rhodes, 15, Burnham & Berrow
Carmen Griffiths, 15, Aboyne	Ffion Tynan, 16, Minchinhampton

CLARE QUEEN CHATS ABOUT HER CAREER TO DATE

From Scottish Golf Website 

As part of Women & Girls’ Golf Week, today we are focusing on the opportunities for young, female aspiring players at the elite level of the game. We caught up with Scottish Golf Performance Director, Clare Queen (pictured above) , to chat about her career to date, the modern athlete and the future of women and girls’ golf.

Explain to us the key responsibilities of the role of Scottish Golf Performance Director.

I am responsible for overseeing all training and competition programmes across Scottish Golf, particularly around our National Teams. Players join the performance programme from 12 years of age and the performance strategy is ultimately designed to assist the most talented players in fulfilling their potential. The programme gives Scottish players an opportunity to test themselves against their peers across the UK, Europe and beyond. In short, my role is the help players build-up to and ideally make the transition from being a talented amateur player into a professional.

To read more go to questions and answers go to The Scottish Golf Website