WEST OF SCOTLAND'S EILIDH AND CONNIE STILL AT THE TOP

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
colin@scottishgolfview.com
It looks a three-horse race with one round to go in the Scottish Under-21 girls' open amateur stroke-play championship at Inverness Golf Club tomorrow.
Play was suspended for a spell early in the afternoon because of flooding but at the end of a long day, the three leading contenders were Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) in the pole position on 141, a shot ahead of Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) and Jess Meek (Carnoustie Ladies).
Eilidh Briggs should, in fact, have had a bigger lead. She ran up a double bogey 7 at the long 18th, a hole she birdied in her opening round of 67. Earlier in her second-round 74 (35-39) she had six birdies but five bogeys.
If the 20-year-old physical education student can eliminate the negative, the past Scottish Under-18s match-play champion is still favourite to add another national title to her collection.
US college circuit player Watton improved by eight shots, from 75 to 67, coming home in 32. Five of her impressive bag of eight birdies came over the last nine.
Jess Meek, who has been matching up well against the professionals on the Paul Lawrie Tour, is not doing too badly either against her amateur peers.
She did slip from an opening 68 to a 74 after losing her momentum with a double bogey 6 at the sixth.
New Scottish Under-18 girls champion Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) looks just that little too far back in fourth place. She had a 74 for 146, five shots behind leader Briggs.
Scottish women's champion Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) has closed the gap between her and the pacemaker to 10 shots but it would surely take an act of Alex Salmond's parliament to see her take the Under-21 title the same year as she was national women's champion - as Kelsey MacDonald (who won the "junior" title three years in a row) in 2010

SECOND-ROUND
Par 146 (2x73)
141 E Briggs (Kilmacolm) 67 74
142 R Watton (Mortonhall) 75 67, J Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 68 74
146 C Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 72 74
149 G Dryburgh (Beaconsfield) 74 75, K Bradbury (Cottrell Park) 74 75
151 A McKechin (Elderslie) 77 74, R Polson(Peterculter) 70 81.
152 K McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 75 77
153 N Haynes (Gosforth Park) 74 79.
155 G MacDonald (Craigielaw) 82 73, M Vontobel (Ger) 75 80, H MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) 77 78
156 R Taylor (Ger) 76 80, A Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 75 81, K Reid (Monifieth) 78 78.
157 H McCook (Grantown on Spey) 79 78, R Walker (Dumfries and Co) 80 77, E Dalgetty (Glencorse) 76 81
159 F Kietzke (Ger) 85 74, C Munro (Gullane) 80 79
160 F Chiarana (Ita) 81 79, E Watson (Muckhart) 79 81, K Beveridge (Aboyne) 78 82.
161 H Munro (Monifieth) 81 80, H Scott (Broomieknowe) 81 80, C Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies) 76 85, K Wright (Stranraer) 76 85
162 L M Koster (Ger) 83 79, N Callander (Mill Green) 83 79, T Mactaggart (Minto) 78 83, S Rees-Evans (Penrhos) 77 85, E Greenlees (Dumfries and Co) 85 77
164 A Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 80 84, J Saxton (Kinross) 80 84.

Other West of Scotland Players
168 K Brodie (Strathmore) 77 91,
170 E Bryce (Strathaven) 84 86,
185 M Richmond (Strathaven) 94 91
186 L Gilbert (Largs) 92 94.
187 K Scott (Strathaven) 92 95
191 E Glencorse (Millport) 87 83
197 L MacDonald (Cardross) 91 106.

CLICK HERE to go to Kirkwood Golf for the full report
DRAW FOR DAY 3

RANFURLY CASTLE JUNIOR OPEN DAY RESULTS

Charlotte McCluskey (Whitecraigs)
Photo courtesy of Karen Binning

16 girls played in yesterday's Junior Open at Ranfurly Castle -- the venue for next week's SLGA Girls  (Closed) Championship

RESULTS

Trophy Winners

Par 74 SSS 73 CSS 73

Winner  Katie McGarva  (Troon Ladies) 79

Runner up Ellie Bryce (Strathaven)             80

Handicap Winners

Winner  Charlotte McCluskey (Whitecraigs) 71

Runner up Alexandra Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 72

3rd Prize Katie Scott (Strathaven) 73

STRATHAVEN OPEN DAY

Strathaven Golf Club Ladies Open Day is being held on Thursday 20 June. 

The format is an individual Stableford competition. Cost: £10. Times are available from 8.00am to 5.30pm.

To download an entry form please click on the link below.

Strathaven Open Day Entry Form

LANARK FATHER AND DAUGHTER WIN THE SLGA ADULT AND GIRL FOURSOMES

Alex and Erin Johnston

After the weather caused the event to be cancelled on 30 September, the re-arranged SLGA Adult and Girl Foursomes took place today (Sunday 21 October ) at East Renfrewshire Golf Club.  Father and daughter pairing, Erin Johnston and Alex Johnston from Lanark were the winners of the title with 41 stableford points and Lauren Barbour and Patricia Davidson from Erskine were runners up with 36 points

Other prizewinners:
Cat 1:  Jessica Meek and Stewart Burke (Carnoustie Ladies/Ranfurly Castle) 30 points BIH
Cat 2:  Lauren Barbour and Patricia Davidson (Erskine) 36 points, Katie Malcolm and Neil Malcolm (Dumfries & Galloway) 32 points
Cat 3:  Mollie Richmond and Colin Richmond (Strathaven) 30 points
Cat 4 (Pre HCap):  Anna MacKenzie and Alasdair MacKenzie (Mearns Castle/Crail) 37 points, Gillian Sinclair and Stuart Sinclair (Caldwell) 29 points

SLGA Training Squads 2012 - 2013

The SLGA have selected the following training squads for 2012 - 2013. National Squad  Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies), Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Connie Jaffrey  (Ladies’ Golf Club Troon), Alyson McKechin (Elderslie),  Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies), Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies),  Rachel Walker (Dumfries & County), Lauren Whyte (St Regulus),  Clara Young (North Berwick)  Foundation 2  Eilidh Crawford (Harburn), Jillian Farrell (Cardross), Mirren Fraser (Powfoot),  Emma Hale (Ladies’ Golf Club Troon), Hazel MacGarvie (Ladies’ Golf Club Troon),  Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne), Charlotte Munro (Gullane Ladies),  Claire Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies), Andrea Walker (Falkirk)  Foundation 1  Kirsten Brown (Strathaven), Joanne Free (Gullane Ladies),  Lori MacDonald (Cardross), Katie Scott (Strathaven)

CONNIE JAFFREY IS THE WEST OF SCOTLAND GIRLS CHAMPION

Connie Jaffrey(Troon Ladies) continued a very successful season by becoming the West Of Scotland Girls Champion for 2012. Great scoring over Troon Portland on Sunday guaranteed her victory against Katie McGarva(Troon Ladies) . In the Bronze Championship, Molly Richmond (Strathaven) defeated Katie Scott(Strathaven) on the 18th green.

MAY HUGHES WINS LANARKSHIRE TITLE FOR FOURTH TIME

Lanarkshire County Championship Winners -- May in the red jersey -- Image by courtesy of Jean Macintyre.

Lanark's May Hughes the No 3 seed, won the Lanarkshire women's county golf championship for a fourth time at Bothwell Castle Golf Club today.

In wet conditions, May beat Jenny Potter (Cathkin Braes), the No 8 seed and conqueror of defending champion Rachael Taylor (Germany) in the quarter-finals, by 2 and 1. in the final. Jenny was two up after three but May won the fifth and sixth to square the match and after nip-and-tuck over a sequence of holes, May went one up for good at the 14th. She birdied the 16th to be two up and the 17th was halved. Elaine Johnstone (Hamilton) beat clubmate Pauline Super at the 19th in the final of the Bronze Championship

Today's results:

Semi-finals - Jenny Potter (Cathkin Braes) beat Susan Wood (Drumpellier) 4 and 3; May Hughes (Lanark) beat Emma Caddow (Strathaven) 2 and 1.

Final - May Hughes beat Jenny Potter 2 and 1.

Bronze Championship Final - Elaine Johnstone (Hamilton) bt Pauline Super (Hamilton) at 19th.

SLGA Medal Finals at Crieff Golf Club- Stathaven's Marsha Hall is the Runaway Winner

Marsha Hull (Strathaven) scored a runaway win in the Silver Division handicap section of the SLGA Medal Final at Crieff Golf Club on a gloriously sunny Sunday.
Marsha had a net 69 off nine of a handicap and had six shots to spare from Silver runner-up Lorna Fury (Thornton), who had net 75 off three.
Third was Michelle Molloy (Cathkin Braes) with a net 76 off 14.
In the Bronze Section, Leanne Wilson (Kelso Ladies) led the way with a net 77 off 14.
Runner-up was Kirsty Flockhart (Milnathort) with a net 78 off 20.
Third was Joanna Daley (Aberdour) with a net 80 off 25.
Over 400 players started the season-long competition at club/area level and 25 qualifiers contested the Final at Crieff where the par was 74 and the CSS 76

PRIZEWINNERS
Par 74 CSS 76
Silver Division
Marsha Hull (Strathaven) (9) 69
Lorna Fury (Thornton) (3) 75
Michelle Molloy (Cathkin Braes) (14) 76.

Bronze Division
Leanne Wilson (Kelso Ladies) (14) 77
Kirsty Flockhart (Milnathort) (20) 78
Joanna Daley (Aberdour) (25) 80

GERMANY-BASED RACHAEL WINS LANARKSHIRE COUNTY TITLE

by Colin Farquharson

 Rachael Taylor courtesy of Jean MacIntyre
Click to enlarge

Airdrie-born but Germany based Rachael Taylor (pictured left - image courtesy of calcarson agency)  made a winning debut in the Lanarkshire women's county championship at Strathaven Golf Club.
Qualifying as the No 1 seed from the stroke-play, Rachael, a Scottish girl international and daughter of a Scots-born club pro in Germany, beat Angela Devine (Hamilton), 10th of the 16 qualifiers by 6 and 4 in this afternoon's  final.
Taylor birdied the third, seventh and 12th and was always in command.
"I'm thrilled to win my first title in Scotland," said teenager Rachael who has played almost all her golf in Germany until she started flying over to play in Scottish junior events a year or two ago.
In an all-Strathaven final to the Bronze Trophy championship, Agnes McCall, the No 1 qualifier, beat Aileen Wood, the No 2, by 3 and 2.
TODAY'S RESULTS
Semi-finals
Rachael Taylor (Am Reichswald) beat May Hughes (Lanark) 4 and 3.
Angela Devine (Hamilton) beat Fiona Scott (Bothwell Castle) at 19th.
Final - Rachael Taylor beat Angela Devine 6 and 4.
BRONZE TROPHY CHAMPIONSHIP

Final - Agnes McCall (Strathaven) beat Aileen Woodland (Strathaven) 3 and 2.

West Girls Medal over Troon Portland

The West of Scotland Girls Golfing Association held its first medal of the season at Troon Portland on Sunday 17 April.

Twenty five girls played in the medal with fifteen pre-handicap girls playing in a development medal over the 9 hole Craigend course.

The weather was bright and sunny with a stiff wind.Many thanks to The Ladies Golf Club ,Troon for their hospitality.The next medal will be held at Kilmacolm Golf Club on 29 May 2011

Results:
Silver: Emma Hale [Troon Ladies] net 72; Catriona MacDonald [Ballochmyle] net 75
Bronze: Katie Scott [Strathaven] net 72; Ellie Bryce [Strathaven] net 75
Scratch: Eilidh Briggs [Kilmacolm]

Lanarkshire County Spoon -- Lesley Lloyd equals the Course record over Lenzie

The results of the Lanarkshire County Spoon competition played over Lenzie yesterday were as follows;
SSS: 73, CSS 75
Silver: Emma Caddow ( Colville Park) 81 (10) 71
Lesley Lloyd ( Hayston) 73 (1) 72
Anne Lloyd ( Hayston) 86 (12) 74
Scratch: Lesley Lloyd 73 ( which equalled the Course Record )

Bronze: Lesley Glicksten (Strathaven) 97 (23) 74
Alison Reid ( Lanark) 110 (35) 75
Louise Fleming ( Strathaven) 102 (26) 76
Bronze Scratch: Lesley Glicksten 97
Winner of Nancy's Cup (best net score from a Junior) Emma Caddow 71.

To see some photos from the day go to the Lanarkshire County Website

Pamela Feggans makes the Ladies European Tour

A total of 55 players, including 15 amateurs, have earned the chance to play on the Ladies European Tour this year after surviving the 54-hole cut at Final Qualifying School at Murcia, Spain today.
They include FIVE Scots - Lynn Kenny, Krystle Caithness, Pamela Feggans, Michele Thomson and Vikki Laing. Caithness and Thomson, Curtis Cup team-mates at St Andrews last May, have been playing as amateurs but they will be turning professionals now!
All 55 players who made the cut mark of 226, seven-over-par, have secured playing rights for the 2009 season and will progress to the last day.
At the end of Thursday's final round the top 30 players will achieve a higher ranking, which will guarantee their entry into most events.

Sadly two Scots did not make it - Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) and Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle). Kylie is still an amateur but Jenna played her rookie pro year on the LET last year.
To read the full report go to Gillian Kirkwood Website

Pamela Feggans still doing well after Round 2 in Eropean Tour Qualifier

SECOND ROUND TOTALS
La Manga South Course par 73
Par 146 (2 x 73)
141 Beth Allen (United States) 70 71.
142 Elisa Serramia (Spain) 73 69, Jenni Kuosa (Finland) 72 70.
144 Lynn Kenny (Archerfield Links/Orion Group) 75 69, Frances Bondad (Australia) 75 69, Anna Nordqvist (Sweden) 75 69, Smriti Mehra (India) 74 70, Pamela Feggans (Patna, Ayrshire) 72 72, Lara Tadiotto (Belgium) 70 74.
Other Scots:
147 Krystle Caithness (St Reulus) (amateur) 73 74,
149 Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) (amateur) 75 74,
151 Vikki Laing (Musselburgh) 76 75,
151 ===PROJECTED CUT-OFF POINT FOR LEADING 50 + TIES AFTER ROUND 3 ====
156 Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) (amateur) 80 76.
158 Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) 79 79,

After 72 holes, the top 50 and ties out of 95 players will be given a place on the Ladies European Tour, with the leading 30 given a higher category of membership offering the opportunity to play in most of the events on the 2009 LET calendar.
After Wednesday’s third round, a cut will be made to the leading 50 players and ties. Players will be ranked according to scores on Thursday evening.

Clare Queen joint fifth in Denmark after Round 1

Clare Queen shot a four-under-par 69 to be lying joint fifth at the end of the first round of the Nykredit Masters at Simon's Golf Club, Denmark today.
Lynn Kenny returned a level par 73 to be in joint 31st position while Strathaven's Jenna Wilson had a 74 for a share of 40th place.
Annika Sorenstam, playing possibly her last competition in Europe before she retires, had a 71.
FIRST-ROUND SCOREBOARD: Par 73
66 M Eberl (Ger).
67 M Reid (Eng).
68 N Garrett (Aus), D-C Becker (Ger).
69 C Queen (The Carrick at Cameron House), L H Sorensen (Den), E Zackrisson (Swe), K S Taylor.
Other Scottish scores:
74 J Wilson (Strathaven) (jt 40th).
Thanks go to Colin Farqharson for the report

West of Scotland Girls Medal - Milngavie - Mhairi McKay is a winner

Played Milngavie 30th July, CSS 70
Scratch - Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride) 78
1st Silver- Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride) 78-10=68
Runner Up: Kirstin Scott (Milngavie) 80-9=71 (BIH)
3rd Silver- Connie Jaffrey (West Kilbride) 91-20=7
Bronze:
1st Bronze-Rachel Irvine (Largs Kelburn) 97-24=73
2nd Bronze Alexandra Duffy (Cathkin Braes) 122-36=82
Under 21- N/A
Under 16-Silver Abigail Gliksten (Strathaven) 79
Under 16 --Bronze N/A
Under 14-Silver Katie McGarva ( Kilmarnock Barassie) 76
Under 14-Bronze Megan Duff (Hilton Park) 92

Clare Queen and Jenna Wilson Final Result in the Italian Open

Clare Queen was joint 30th and Jenna Wilson 46th in the Italian Open. To read the full report go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website

Clare Queen in top 20 after third round of the Italian Open

Clare Queen will be rueing a triple bogey and a double bogey, both in her first-round 76, as she moves into Sunday's final round in joint 19th place at the BMW Ladies Italian Open in Tuscany.
The Scot, playing out of The Carrick at Cameron House, has climbed up the leaderboard with subsequent rounds of 71 and 70, her third round including four birdies, for a running total of 217.
Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) is in joint 42nd place
To read the full report go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website

Renfrewshire are Winners in the Inter County Foursomes Finals at East Kilbride

The Inter County Foursomes Finals took place at East Kilbride Golf Club yesterday. The Renfrewshire partnership of Donna Jackson and Liz Stewart --- pictured above had a terrific round of 74 to win the scratch award

Renfrewshire's Mary Hardie and Sheila Gray (pictured above) from Ranfurly Castle won the Handicap Award with a net 68.5

Results:
1st Scratch: Donna Jackson and Liz Stewart (Cochrane Castle/ Greenburn)- Renfrewshire 74
2nd Scratch: Lesley Lloyd and Fiona Scott (Hayston / Bothwell Castle) - Lanarkshire 79
3rd Scratch: Gillian McGinlay and Maureen Woodhead (Cochrane Castle / Gourock) - Renfrewshire 80 BIH

1st Handicap: Mary Hardie and Sheila Gray ( Ranfurly Castle) - Renfrewshire 88 (19.5) Net 68.5 2nd Handicap: Irene Nisbet and Caroline Smith (Strathaven) - Lanarkshire 92 (19) Net 73
3rd Handicap : Moira Aitken and Rosemary Macnee (Kilmarnock Barassie) - Ayrshire 93 (18) Net 75

Scratch Prizewinners: Lesley Lloyd, Liz Stewart, Gillian McGinlay, Maureen Woodhead and Lanarkshire Captain May Hughes (Fiona Scott missing) - click to enlarge

Handicap Winners: Lanarkshire Captain May Hughes with all the Handicap Prizewinners - click to enlarge

Thanks go to Jean Macintyre (Lanarkshire's Secretary) for all the results and photographs

West of Scotland's Clare Queen is leading Scot with Kathryn Imrie and Kylie Walker is the Winning Amateur in the 2008 Ladies Scottish Open

Picture from the European Ladies Tour Website

Many congratulations go to Clare Queen who was awarded with Kathryn Imrie the BEST SCOTS at the Scottish Ladies Open at The Carrick Loch Lomond today. Clare Queen had a terrific round of 70 -- 1 under today and Kathryn Imrie had a 71 to be the TOP SCOTS overall in the tournament on level par.
Mhairi McKay had a great 3 under par round of 68 to finish on +3.
Lynn Kenny had a last round of level par to finish on +8.
Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) had a 4 over par 75 and said the putting was the problem today and finally Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) had a 6 over 77 to finish her week as the leading amateur. Kylie said she actually played her best golf today but unfortunately like Jenna - the putting let her down

Many Congratuations go to Clare, Jenna and Kylie on a great weeks golf and we wish them all every success for the future

Final Day at the Scottish Ladies Open -- Click this photo to see more

Leading Scoreboard

1 208 -5 Gwladys Nocera (FRA)
2 210 -3 Maria Boden (SWE)
3= 211 -2 Rebecca Hudson (ENG)
3= 211 -2 Nicole Gergely (AUT)
5 212 -1 Amy Yang (KOR)
6= 213 Par Clare Queen (SCO)
6= 213 Par Kathryn Imrie (SCO)
6= 213 Par Stacy Lee Bregman (SA)
6= 213 Par Tania Elosegui (ESP)
10= 214 +1 Melissa Reid (ENG)
10= 214 +1 Caroline Afonso (FRA)
10= 214 +1 Martina Eberl (GER)
10= 214 +1 Becky Brewerton (WAL)
10= 214 +1 Emma Cabrera-Bello (ESP)
10= 214 +1 Melodie Bourdy (FRA)
16 215 +2 Sophie Gustafson (SWE)
17= 216 +3 Mhairi McKay (SCO)
17= 216 +3 Johanna Westerberg (SWE)
17= 216 +3 Lee-Anne Pace (SA)

Other Scots
42= 218 Lynn Kenny (SCO)
57= 226 Jenna Wilson (SCO)
62 227 Kylie Walker (SCO)

To see the full list of results and individual scorecards CLICK HERE. Plus click on the photo above of Clare Queen to see some photos from todays play

Kylie Walker makes the cut in the Ladies Scottish Open

Congratulations go to Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) who had a terrific round of 1 over par today, to make he cut for the final days play tomorrow. Kylie came back in 1 under par (34) --- What a terrific Score
Kylie Walker Scorecard:
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 5 4 36 4 5 3 4 3 5 3 4 4 35 71
R1 4 2 6 5 5 3 4 5 5 39 5 4 3 5 4 5 3 5 5 39 78
R2 4 4 5 4 5 3 4 5 4 38 4 4 3 4 3 5 3 4 4 34 72
Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) improved her score by 3 shots with a 76 but with the cut being 151 missed out. Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) who turned professional last year had a par 71 today to add to her 80 from yesterday to just make the cut on the 151 mark.

Leading Scores:
139 Gwladys Nocera (FRA) Societe Generale, Lacoste 69 70
140 Amy Yang (KOR) Korea 70 70
141 Tania Elosegui (ESP) Finca Cortesin/Credit Agricole 70 71
Maria Boden (SWE) Sweden 69 72
142 Lee-Anne Pace (SA) South Africa 75 67
Stacy Lee Bregman (SA) South Africa 75 67
Nicole Gergely (AUT) Golf Resort Kremstal, AUT 70 72
Kathryn Imrie (SCO) Scotland 73 69
Sophie Gustafson (SWE) Sweden 75 67
143 Clare Queen (SCO) The Carrick at Cameron House 72 71
Rebecca Hudson (ENG) England

Scotlish Scores after 2 Rounds
5= 142 Par Kathryn Imrie (SCO) Scotland 73 69
10= 143 +1 Clare Queen (SCO) The Carrick at Cameron House 72 71
35= 148 +6 Mhairi McKay (SCO) Scotland 74 74
46= 150 +8 Kylie Walker (Am) (SCO) Scotland 78 72
Lynn Kenny (SCO) Archerfield Links/Orion Group 75 75
56= 151 +9 Jenna Wilson (SCO) Strathaven Golf Club 80 71
88= 155 +13 Megan Briggs (Am) (SCO) Scotland 79 76
94= 156 +14 Dale Reid (SCO) Scotland 80 76
109= 162 +20 Kelsey Macdonald (Am) (SCO) Scotland


Your Webmaster was at the Carrick with her husband Gordon and friends Colin and Helen Robertson in September last year for a game -- Since you are not allowed to take pictures at the event -- here are some of the Views around the course (Mind you the swings may not be as good as the Pros!) -- Click on the following link Photographs taken at the Carrick Loch Lomond and if you are free tomorrow -- Why not make a day out and enjoy the scenery plus support the Scottish Players