Mail on Sunday update from the victorious Skelmorlie Golf Club

Skelmorlie Golf Club Ladies Team -- Click to enlarge Photo courtesy of Gillian Pollock

Skelmorlie Golf Club Ladies Team have just returned from an extremely enjoyable but stressful weekend competing in the Quarter finals of the prestigious Mail on Sunday Team Classic event.  These Quarter Finals were played at the Marriott Worsley Park Golf and Country Club in Manchester.

The seven other ladies teams who competed, fielded strong teams with plenty of reserves to choose from after their practice round on Sunday. Unfortunately Skelmorlie team captain Kath MacKellar was not afforded this luxury of choice.

Although a strong team, Skelmorlie only had five players to choose from  - Kath MacKellar, Gillian Pollock, Aileen Donaldson, Janet Harkness and Alex Sargent as the other team member, Jenny McGee, was unable to attend the event as she had been called away to America following her daughter Heather’s serious riding accident.  Thankfully Heather is now well on the way to recovery and Jenny will be home shortly because against all the odds, this team of five, from the small club of Skelmorlie in Ayrshire faced the might of Chelmsford in Essex and emerged victorious with a 3.5/1.5 win.

They now find themselves in the wonderful position of being off to the Grand finals to be held at El Rompido Golf resort in Southern Spain, at the end of November.

Skelmorlie Ladies would also like to take this opportunity to wish Murrayfield  Ladies every success and we look forward to meeting them for an all Scottish final.

Thanks go to Gillian Pollock for the news

D&A CORONATION MEDALS & MEDAL FINALS

Played AT CLYDEBANK & DISTRICT ON TUESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2010
SSS 71 CSS 74 REDUCTION ONLY, 69 entrants

CORONATION MEDALS

Scratch : Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) 79
1st Silver : Jill Stewart (Taynuilt) 91-20-71
2nd Silver : Helen Faulds (D.P.) 79-5-74 (BIH)
3rd Silver : Liz Thomson (Cowal) 91-17-74 (BIH)

1st Bronze : Jean Ramsay (Helensburgh) 97-24-73
2nd Bronze : Sheila Welsh (Hilton Park) 101-24-77 (BIH)

WINNER SILVER CORONATION MEDAL : JILL STEWART
WINNER BRONZE CORONATION MEDAL : JEAN RAMSAY

MEDAL FINALS
WINNER SILVER MEDAL FINAL : HELEN FAULDS
WINNER BRONZE MEDAL FINAL : SHEILA WELSH

Commonwealth Spoons -- New rearranged Date

The new date for the Commonwealth Spoons Final is Thursday 21st October.  It will be held at Cathkin Braes.

Skelmorlie and Murrayfield win in Manchester and are off to Spain

The Pride of Skelmorlie Golf Club. Back row: Janet Harkness and Alex Sargent. Front row: Gillian Pollock, Kath Mackellar, Aileen Donaldson and Jenny McGee.

HOT OFF THE PRESS
Skelmorlie beat Chelmsford 3 1/2 - 1 1/2 today at Manchester in the quarter finals of The Mail On Sunday Golf Classic. They are off the Spain in November.

In fact both Scottish teams in the quarter-finals of the Mail on Sunday Women's Classic won their matches at Worsley Park, Manchester today.
Murrayfield beat West Essex 3-2.

So it's Viva Espana for the Scots teams - off to Spain for the Grand Finals on November 21.

We'll have more details from Worsley Park as the day progresses.

WOW  --- WELL DONE AND MANY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL FROM EVERYONE IN  THE WEST OF SCOTLAND


The Daily Mail told us that this competition is the largest club competition in the world with over 5,000 teams (men and women) at the start of the competition, so you can imagine that Skelmorlie and Murrayfield are delighted that two Scottish clubs are in the semi-finals.
We travel to Spain to El Rompido Golf and Beach Resort on the Costa de la Luz on Sunday 21 November, have a practice round on the 22nd, play the semis on 23rd, finals on the 24th, returning home on the 25th.


To read more go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website

2010 Greenlees News Round Up

The conclusion of Division 1 in the 2010 West Of Scotland Ladies Inter Club League for the Greenlees Trophy proved equally as exciting as the division 2 finish as Milngavie grabbed the title with a comprehensive win over Troon ladies in their final match of the season.

Needing to win by 7 - 2 on Tuesday 21st September, in order to overtake the leaders Cathkin Braes, the Milngavie side dashed Troon Ladies remaining slim hopes of the title by winning six of the nine ties outright. The other three ties were a more nailbiting affair, with all three going to the final green and finishing square in each case. This gave Milngavie 7.5 points and the premier title by one point over Cathkin Braes.

With only the rearranged match between Kilmarnock (Barassie) & Troon Ladies still to be played, the leading places and the relegation positions cannot be altered. Kilmarnock (Barassie) can consolidate their third place in their remaining match whilst Troon Ladies can hoist themselves into fourth or even third place depending on the scoreline in the match.

A defeat by 6 - 3 at home to Cathkin Braes in their final match of the season left West Kilbride in one of the two relegation places along with Cardross, 1.5 points adrift of third bottom team, Kilmacolm.

The standings at present are :-

DIVISION 1

Milngavie 48.5
Cathkin Braes 47.5
Kilmarnock Barassie 38
Ranfurly Castle 34.5
Douglas Park 34
Troon 32
Kilmacolm 30.5
West Kilbride 29
Cardross 21

Prestwick St Nicholas go up to division one next season as Division 2 champions after their heroic 7.5 - 1.5 win over Lanark in their final match, and will be joined by Whitecraigs, whilst Bothwell Castle and Lanark will go down to Division 3.

Final standings in the division are :-

DIVISION 2

Prestwick St. Nicholas 49
Whitecraigs 48.5
Haggs Castle 44
Hilton Park 40.5
Erskine 34
Eastwood 33.5
Williamwood 28
Lanark 27
Bothwell Castle 19.5

Largs will play in division 2 next year after winning the Division 3 title by a comprehensive margin, and will be joined by Cowglen who edged out Old ranfurly by one point for the other promotion spot.

With Turnberry dropping out of the league early on in the campaign, it will be hoped that the club will not remain out of the leagues for too long.

Final placings in the division are :-

DIVISION 3

Largs 46.5
Cowglen 34
Old Ranfurly 33
Greenock 32.5
Lenzie 29
East Renfrewshire 27
Cawder 25.5
Cathcart Castle 24.5
Turnberry 0

Thanks go to Alisdair Malcolm for this report from the Ayrshire Golf News Website

Eilidh Briggs wins the Renfrewshire Junior County Championship for the 5th time in a row

Captain Trish Brown presents Eilidh with the Junior Championship Trophy - Click to enlarge

Eilidh Briggs from Kilmacolm won the Renfrewshire Junior Championship for the 5th time at Haggs Castle Golf Club yesterday. She beat Linsey Stevenson from Whitecraigs. To read the full report go to the Renfrewshire County Website

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Milngavie Greenlees Captain Anna has another reason to Celebrate --- It's a Girl !!!!!!

 Isla Anna Telfer - click to enlarge

Scott and Calum  - 2 little super heroes

Yes it is official - Isla Anna Telfer arrived today, September 24th at 10am - to delighted parents David and Karen.
We are all absolutely thrilled - and somewhat in shock because after 10 male Telfers on the trot, we were beginning to think we'd never see a little girl.
Isla weighed in at 7lbs 11 oz and has the same colouring as Scott (and features too)
I make no apologies for being a besotted Granny and have attached a photo taken 5 hours after birth and also one of my 2 little super-heroes (Scott and Calum)

Anna Telfer
Here is a wee card for you Anna --- Click on the View Closing icon and then on the small picture on Isla (Make sure you sound is on too)

Renfrewshire's Captain Trish Brown is Emotionally drained after winning the Scottish Team County Championships

LGU Press Release - 2011 Great Britain & Ireland Squad Announced

The Ladies' Golf Union is pleased to announce the 2011 Great Britain & Ireland squad.

The 16 strong squad will form the basis of the 2011 GB & I teams which will compete for the Astor and Vagliano Trophies next summer.

Tegwen Matthews (Wales) who will be captaining the Great Britain & Ireland side for both events said, "I am delighted to be working with such a talented young squad. Announcing the squad now also gives any unnamed girls a chance to work hard over the winter and make their claim for selection early next year. These are exciting times for ladies' golf in Great Britain & Ireland."

The 2011 Astor Trophy will take place at Fairhaven Golf Club from 15^th – 19^th June and the 2011 Vagliano Trophy will be played at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club on the 24^th – 25^th June.

NAMES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

1 Hannah Barwood (ENG) (Knowle)
2 Amy Boulden (WAL) (Maesdu)
3 Gemma Bradbury (WAL) (Cottrell Park)
4 Hannah Burke (ENG) (Mid Herts)
5 Holly Clyburn (ENG) (Woodhall Spa)
6 Tara Davies (WAL) (Holyhead)
7 Nikki Foster (ENG) (Pleasington)
8 Louise Kenney (SCO) (Pitreavie)
9 Kelsey MacDonald (SCO) (Nairn Dunbar)
10 Leona Maguire (IRE) (Slieve Russell)
11 Lisa Maguire (IRE) (Slieve Russell)
12 Danielle McVeigh (IRE) (Royal County Down Ladies')
13 Stephanie Meadow (IRE) (Royal Portrush)
14 Pamela Pretswell (SCO) (Bothwell Castle)
15 Kelly Tidy (ENG) (Royal Birkdale)
16 Sally Watson (SCO) (Elie & Earlsferry Ladies')

About the Ladies' Golf Union ("LGU")

Founded in 1893, the LGU is the encompassing body for ladies' amateur golf in Great Britain & Ireland. The LGU Executive Council includes representatives of ladies' golf's national governing bodies in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Operational activities are undertaken by a wholly owned subsidiary, LGU Championships Limited ("LGUCL"), which in particular owns and runs the Ricoh Women's British Open, founded by the LGU in 1976 and one of the four Major Tournaments for Professional Women golfers. LGUCL also has responsibility for running British Amateur Championships and Home International events, and preparing the Great Britain & Ireland teams for representative matches, such as the Curtis Cup and the Vagliano Trophy.

Further information about the LGU is available on http://www.lgu.org/.

Photos and Videos from the County Finals

Videos of the Prizegiving

Day 3 Photographs --- Match against Dumfries-shire

Day 2 Morning Foursomes ----- Match against Angus

Day 1 Photographs ---- Match against Midlothian

Photos taken by SLGA's Claire Hargan

Commonwealth Spoons Cancelled

Due to flooding on the course at Cathkin Braes the Commonwealth Spoons, scheduled for today - 23 September, has been cancelled.

West Vets Jamboree at Blairgowrie

May Hughes (Lanark) the West Vets Champion reached the final of the Scottish Vets Championship played at Blairgowrie on Monday 20th September. However she lost to East Vets Champion Karen Ballantyne in the final.
To read the full report and see some photographs go to the West Vets Website

Milngavie come up Trumps to win the Greenlees Trophy by Half a Point from Cathkin Braes

Jumping with Joy !! --- Milngavie win the Greenlees Trophy --- Click to enlarge

Milngavie Greenlees Captain --- Anna Telfer is absolutely amazed of their win on Monday.
Needing 7 points from 9 to pip Cathkin Braes for the Greenlees Division 1 Trophy, the Milngavie girls were just awesome.

"I cannot tell you how proud I am, how delighted I am and also how relieved cos there was alot of pressure on us all.
Troon made us fight all the way to the finishing line - 3 matches went to the 18th and all were halved and the other 6 ties were all wins for Milngavie.
As you can see from the photo, we are jumping for joy, altho some of us look a little tired after all the effort and pressure!
Can I commiserate with Jo Scott and her Cathkin team - they pushed us all the way with a fierce but friendly rivalry and they must be gutted - I know I would have been.
Also special mention to the Troon team who gave no quarter but were generous and sporting in defeat."

The Milngavie Greenlees Team - Click to enlarge

Look forward to the lunch at West Kilbride - and also next season of course!

Thanks go to Anna Telfer for the Photographs and the report

To see all the results CLICK HERE

Grace Mackie wins at Turnberry --- Ayrshire Girls' Centenary Trophy

Ayrshire Girls -- Click to enlarge

The Ayrshire Girls' Centenary Trophy (Stableford) competition was played over the Kintyre Course at Turnberry on Sunday. On a breezy but dry afternoon ten girls played the Kintyre while 14 pre-handicap girls played a stroke competition over the 9 hole Arran Course.

Emma Hale, the holder, put up a great defence of her trophy finishing on 36 points, but it was Troon's Grace Mackie off 14 who was the runaway winner with a splendid 40 points.
Silver Division
1st Grace Mackie (Troon Ladies) 40 points
2nd Emma Hale (Troon Bentinck) 36 points
3rd Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 34 points
Bronze Division
1st Ali Roy (Maybole) 33 points
2nd Alexandra Brown (Turnberry) 24 points
3rd Lindsay Scott (Troon Bentinck) 15 points
Pre-Handicap Girls
Age 9-10
1st Louise Duncan (West Kilbride) 50
2nd Jodie Cooper (Maybole) 63
3rd Emma Turner (West Kilbride) 68
Age 11
1st Hannah McSorley (Maybole) 49
2nd Sophie Craig (Troon Bentinck) 59
3rd Leona Murray (Loudoun) 64
Age 12-13
1st Emma Paterson (Loudoun) 44
2nd Hayleigh Campbell (Loudoun) 50
3rd Marian Boyd (Brunston Castle) 74


Thanks go to June Kerr for the Report

D&A Autumn Meeting at Windyhill

PLAYED ON TUESDAY 21st SEPTEMBER 2010
SSS  71   CSS  74   25 played
Scratch : Anna Telfer (Milngavie)    78
1st Silver : Anna Telfer (Milngavie)   78-5-73
2nd Silver : May Myers (Clober)  83-9-74

1st Bronze : Joyce McGregor (Windyhill)  95-22-73
2nd Bronze : Marie Miller (Windyhill)  100-23-77
Winner of the Moira Alexander Trophy : Anna Telfer (on countback)

Renfrewshire win the Scottish County Finals

Renfrewshire are Scottish women's county champions for the first time this Century! The last time they won the title was 1987, before some of the present team members were born.
On the third and final day at Bothwell Castle, Renfrewshire beat Dumfries-shire 5 1/2-3 1/2 while Midlothian beat Angus 7-2.
That meant a tie between Renfrewshire and Midlothian - who had drawn their opening-day match 4 1/2-4 1/2 - with 2 1/2pt each. The tie-breaker was a countback of individual game won (not counting halved games).
Renfrewshire shaded that 16 to 15.
Renfrewshire's Alyson McKechin was the MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the tournament with five wins out of six. Her only defeat was in the opening day foursomes.
The champions also got 4pt out of 6 from Megan Briggs and 3 1/2pt out of four from Clare-Marie Carlton who did not play on the first day.
Midlothian's top points winner was Jane Turner with 4 1/2 out of six. Closely followed by young Gabrielle MacDonald with 4pt from five games, and Karen Marshall with 4pt from six.
The mainstay of the Angus team was teenager Jessica Meek with 4 1/2pt out of six while top scorer for Dumfries-shire was Diane Ma\cDonald with 3 1/2pt, having lost only one of her six outings.

FROM THE SLGA WEBSITE:
The outcome was far from certain until the second last match on the course was finished. Midway through the afternoon Renfrewshire looked like they could struggle to win the three points needed from the singles matches to seal the win against Dumfriesshire with only Gillian Kyle up in her match.
Clare-Marie Carlton started the come-back by halving her match with Diane MacDonald with a pitch-and-putt birdie 4 on the 18th.
Megan Briggs and Alyson McKechin both then won their respective matches by two holes, having each been down for much of the afternoon.
Giliian Kyle duly won her match, giving Renfrewshire a 5.5 - 3.5 win in the match and 16 individual match wins from the three days.
With Midlothian sitting on 10 individual match wins going into the afternoon singles that meant that they had to win all six of their matches to tie Renfrewshire on the number of match wins and take it to a further count back. With all but one of the Midlothian team all square or down going into the back nine it looked like their chance was all but over.
However, like Renfrewshire, the Midlothian team fought back with wins from Rachael Watton and Gabrielle Macdonald by one hole and by Kate McIntosh on the 17th.
Louise Fraser who had been the one match up all afternoon, won her match, leaving Karen Marshall and Jane Turner needing to win their matches. Karen Marshall sank a gutsy putt to win the 18th hole against Jessica Meek, however it was to halve the match, which meant that Renfrewshire's win was confirmed.
Congratulations to all the players and captains on an excellent three days of golf, played in great spirit and many congratulations to Renfrewshire on their first County Finals win since 1987.
TODAY'S RESULTS

DUMFRIES-SHIRE 3 1/2, RENFREWSHIRE 5 1/2FOURSOMES (1-2)
Diane MacDonald and Lindsay Kirkwood bt Eilidh Briggs and Megan Briggs 1 hole.
Jordana Graham and Katie McCracken lost to Clare-Marie Carlton and Alyson McKechin 6 and 4.
Rachel Walker and Wilma Graham lost to Liz Stewart and Carol Whyte 1 hole.

SINGLES
MacDonald halved with Carlton
Kirkwood lost to Megan Briggs 2 holes.
Walker bt Eilidh Briggs 3 and 1.
McCracken lost to McKechin 2 holes.
Graham bt Donna Jackson 2 and 1.
Trish Lilly lost to Gillian Kyle 4 and 3.

ANGUS 2, MIDLOTHIAN 7

FOURSOMES (1 1/2-1 1/2)
Ailsa Summers and Rebecca Wilson lost to Jane Turner and Rachael Watton 1 hole.
Clare Penman and Ashley Smith halved with Gabrielle Macdonald and Kate McIntosh.
Ann Ramsay and Jessica Meek bt Karen Marshall and Wendy Nicholson 1 hole.

SINGLES
Wilson lost to Watton 1 hole.
Penman lost to Macdonald 1 hole.
Meek halved with Marshall.
Smith lost to McIntosh 2 and 1.
Fiona Gilbert lost to Louise Fraser 7 and 5.
Ramsay lost to Turner 3 and 2.

HOW THEY FINISHED
1 Renfrewshire 2 1/2pt (Individual games won +16).
2 Midlothian 2 1/2pt (Individual games won +15).
3 Angus 1pt.
4 Dumfries-shire 0pt.

Day 2 Results at the County Finals at Bothwell Castle

Day 2 results:
RENFREWSHIRE 7, ANGUS 2
Foursomes (2-1)
Eilidh Briggs and Megan Briggs beat Ailsa Summers and Rebecca Wilson 2 holes
Donna Jackson and Liz Stewart lost to Claire Penman and Ashley Smith 5 and 3.
Clare-Marie Carlton and Alyson McKechin beat Fiona Gilbert and Jessica Meek 2 holes.
Singles (5-1)
Megan Briggs beat Wilson 2 and 1
Carlton beat Penman 1 hole.
Eilidh Briggs beat Jackie Brown 6 and 4
McKechin beat Ann Ramsay 1 hole.
Carol Whyte lost to Meek 2 holes
Gillian Kyle beat Summers 5 and 4.

MIDLOTHIAN 6 1/2, DUMFRIES-SHIRE 2 1/2
Foursomes (2 1/2-1/2).
Louise Fraser and Jane Turner beat Diane MacDonald and Lindsey Kirkwood 4 and 3.
Kirsten Blackwood and Gabrielle Macdonald halved with Jordana Graham and Katie McCracken.
Karen Marshall and Wendy Nicholson beat Rachel Walker and Margaret McGregor 8 and 6.
Singles (4-2)
Turner halved with Diane MacDonald.
Gabrielle Macdonald beat Graham 2 and 1.
Kate McIntosh beat Kirkwood 4 and 2.
Blackwood lost to Walker 3 and 1.
Nicholson beat McCracken 2 and 1.
Marshall halved with Trish Lilly.

To read more go to the Renfrewshire County Website

Photos and a video from the British Seniors at West Kilbride

Looking for photos and a short video from the British Seniors at West Kilbride this week then CLICK HERE

Thanks go to Haggs Castle's Jennifer Mack for the photos taken on the final day

Medal 10 - Douglas Park

Played 17/09/2010 SSS: 72, CSS:74
Silver:
1st 92-20=72 Irene Orr
2nd 88-14=74 Jinty Halley
3rd 91-15=76 Hilary Macnaughton
Bronze:
1st 100-23=77 Hazel Hamilton
2nd 107-28=79 Pauline Vannet
3rd 108-28=80 Marion Stevenson
Scratch: Joan Gemmell 86

County Finals Day 1 at Bothwell Castle

Congratulations all round after Renfrewshire draw with Midlothians at Bothwell Castle - click to enlarge

DAY 1 RESULTS
RENFREWSHIRE 4 ½, MIDLOTHIAN 4 1/2
(Renfrewshire names first)
FOURSOMES (0-3)
Eilidh Briggs and Megan Briggs lost to Jane Turner and Rachael Watton 1 hole.
Donna Jackson and Alyson McKechin lost to Kirsten Blackwood and Gabrielle Macdonald 3 and 1.
Gillian Kyle and Carol Whyte lost to Karen Marshall and Wendy Nicholson 1 hole.


SINGLES (4 ½-1 ½)
Megan Briggs beat Turner 2 holes.
Eilidh Briggs beat Watton 6 and 5.
Jackson beat Kate McIntosh 3 and 1.
McKechin beat Louise Fraser 4 and 2.
Liz Stewart halved with Nicholson.
Whyte lost to Marshall 3 and 2.


DUMFRIES-SHIRE 2 ½, ANGUS 6 1/2
(Dumfries-shire names first)
FOURSOMES (1-2)
Diane MacDonald and Lindsey Kirkwood bt Ann Ramsay and Ailsa Summers 6 and 4.
Jordana Graham and Trish Lilly lost to Claire Penman and Ashley Smith 5 and 4.
Rachel Walker and Katie McCracken lost to Fiona Gilbert and Jessica Meek 3 and 2.
SINGLES (1 ½-4 ½)
MacDonald halved with Rebecca Wilson
Kirkwood lost to Penman 4 and 3.
Graham bt Ramsay 2 holes.
Walker lost to Jackie Brown 1 hole.
McCracken lost to Meek 3 and 1.
Lilly lost to Summers 3 and 2.

WEEKEND MATCHES
Spectators will be made welcome at Bothwell Castle Golf Club --- PLEASE DO COME AND SUPPORT RENFREWSHIRE
Foursomes start 9.30am; singles at 1.30pm.
SATURDAY
Midlothian v Dumfries-shire.
Renfrewshire v Angus.
SUNDAY
Dumfries-shire v Renfrewshire.
Angus v Midlothian.

To read the full report go to the Renfrewshire County Website

Greenlees Title in the Balance

Cathkin Braes Greenlees Team - click to enlarge

The Ranfurly Castle Greenlees Team faced an additional challenge getting to their final match of the season at Cathkin Braes yesterday due to a certain VIP visiting the City of Glasgow.
Despite roads being closed and one of their team staying just a 5 iron distance from Bellahouston Park the Team set off in good time to ensure punctuality!

The journey to and from the match was easy, it was the golf that proved more of a challenge.

Despite Ranfurly's best efforts in fine sunny weather with a stiff breeze the result was an 8 - 1 loss (two halved matches) against a very strong Cathkin team aiming to top the division -- 8 of their players having a single figured handicap.
Cathkin now await the completion of the last matches to see if they have won the Greenlees Trophy.
They have finished with 47.5 points and Milngavie who play Troon on the 20th September now know what they must do if they wish to retain the Trophy

To keep up todate with all the results CLICK HERE

County Finals 2010

The 2010 Scottish County Finals begin today at Bothwell Castle Golf Club.
The draw is as follows:

Friday 17 September
Renfrewshire v Midlothian 9:30am (Foursomes) & 1:30pm (Singles)
Dumfriesshire v Angus 9:52am & 2:15pm

Saturday 18 September
Midlothian v Dumfriesshire 9:30am & 1:30pm
Renfrewshire v Angus 9:52am & 2:15pm

Sunday 19 September
Dumfriesshire v Renfrewshire 9:30am & 1:30pm
Angus v Midlothian 9:52am & 2:15pm

Cathkin Braes Pair through to the Final Stages of the Daily Mail Foursomes

Nan and Jenny --- Click to enlarge

Jenny Potter and Nan Brunton have just won through to the final stages of the Daily Mail Foursomes Competition beating two ladies from Harburn Golf Club 7&5 at Cathkin this week. They are now off to Wales.

WELL DONE CATHKIN BRAES GOLF CLUB - AND GOOD LUCK NAN AND JENNY

Bev New wins the British Seniors at West Kilbride

Bev New --- The 2010 Senior Ladies' British Open Champion - Photo Courtesy of Colin Farquharson

Bev New from Lansdown, Somerset, is the new Senior British ladies’ open amateur champion.
Making her debut in the tournament after reaching the eligibility age of 50, the former Ladies European Tour player who won the English title and Curtis Cup honours as an amateur, shot the low round of the championship today to come through to snatch victory from joint fifth overnight, four shots off the pace.
Bev had rounds of 78, 84 and 73 for 19 over par 235 – scores that reflect how bad the conditions were for much of the three days of the championship.
The over-20mph wind of the first day returned, increasing in intensity from noon.
New, who had been joint first-round leader on 78 with Maureen Richmond (Royal Liverpool, packed four birdies into her brilliant, wind-cheating final round.
Bev said she had come to Scotland with no great expectations and was genuinely surprised at how well she had done.
She thought the weather over the three days was the worst she had ever played in but despite that she had enjoyed the week tremendously ... "Fantastic" was how she summed up her victory.
"Everything in my game just fell into place in the final day, the driving, the approach shots, the putting. It all came together to help me put together a 73."
"I don't know if this victory will make me go out and play more golf ... I just don't have the time. Maybe it will. I'll certainly defend the title in Northern Ireland next year.
SENIOR BRITISH WOMEN’S OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
West Kilbride GC, North Ayrshire.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72) CSS 77 77 75
235 Bev New (Lansdown) 78 84 73.
236 Pat Doran (Donabate) 81 81 74.
238 Vicki Thomas (Carmarthen) 81 80 77, Maureen Richmond (Royal Liverpool) 78 80 81.
240 Helen Jones (Strabane) 80 79 81.
241 Rozalyn Adams (Addington Court) 83 80 78, Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) 84 79 78.
242 Felicity Chrstine (Banstead Downs) 83 85 74, Caroline Marron (Bromborough) 82 77 83.
243 Sandy Woodruff (US) 84 81 78, Susan Dye (Delamere Forest) 85 80 78, Sheena McElroy (Grange) 81 82 80.
244 Ruth Lindley (Hartlepool) 81 86 77, Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie) 83 81 80, Jo Ashmore (Barnham Broom) 85 78 81, Helene Maxe (Swe) 88 75 81, Janet Melville (Sherwood Forest) 81 81 82.
247 Mary Smith (Tain) 84 84 79, Fiona Anderson (Formby Ladies) 84 83 80.
248 Alison Murdoch (Can) 86 84 78, Fiona de Vries (St Rule) 84 83 81.
249 Chris Utermarck (Ger) 89 81 79, Loree McKay (US) 86 83 80, Jean O’Connor (Newport Gwent) 84 79 86.
250 Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) 91 82 77, Valerie Hassett (Ennis) 85 85 80, Jane Finnie (Troon Ladies) 83 86 81.
251 Jane Rees (Hendon) 89 81 81, Else Kalstad (Den) 87 81 83.
252 Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) 85 86 81, Niamh Giblin (Dun Laoghaire) 84
83 85.
253 Marilyn Henderson (Castlerock) 80 92 81.
254 Annie Gowing (Frilford Heath) 90 81 83, Diane Williams (Can) 86 80 88.
255 Sigrid Johannesen (Den) 88 85 82.
256 Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) 86 87 83, Margaret Tough (Falkirk) 88 85 83, Minna Kaarnalahti (Fin) 83 85 88..
257 May Hughes (Lanark) 83 90 84, Catherine Garrett (West Kilbride) 87 82 88.
258 Marion Kaufmann (Ger) 87 84 87.
259 Gill Snelson (Branston) 88 81 90.
Retired: Janet Doleman (Rushcliffe) 84 86 ret.
AGE GROUP PRIZEWINNERS
50 to 54 years – Helen Jones.
55 to 59 years – Rozalyn Adams (better last six holes over Lorna Bennett).
60 to 64 years – Sandy Woodruff.
Over 65 years – Valerie Hassett.
Best 18 holes (73) – Bev New.

British Seniors Final Day - Live Scoring

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Kilmacolm Excile Maureen Richmond still leads the British Strokeplay Championship at West Kilbride

Maureen Richmond - Photo Courtesy of Cal Carson Agency --- Click to enlarge

Kilmacolm exile Maureen Richmond, a Curtis Cup player, British and Scottish girls champion in her youth and now a GP at Wallasey, is one good round away from adding to a glittering golfing CV that has been virtually dormant since she became a GP several decades ago.
At the end of a long, long day – the start of play was delayed 2hr 15min until 45mph early-morning winds abated – Dr Richmond and her playing partners finished their second rounds almost in darkness at 7.45pm.
Maureen added an 80 to her opening round of 78 and her 36-hole tally of 158 gives her a one-stroke lead from England’s Caroline Marron (Bromborough), recent winner of the English seniors’ stroke-play title, and Ireland’s Helen Jones (Strabane), winner last week by six strokes of the Irish senior women’s open amateur championship.
Caroline had a 77 and Helen a 79, both for 159.
Defending champion Vicki Thomas (Carmarthen) is by no means out of the hunt. She had an 80 for 161 and is only three shots off the pace.
The field was cut to 40 and ties for tomorrow’s final round. Players had to have two-round aggregates of 173 or better to survive.
“I had a very poor putting round,” said Maureen Richmond. “I missed too many putts of around three to four feet.”
She had a double bogey 7 at the long seventh and bogeys at the first, second, fifth, 10th, 12th and 18th in halves of 41 (five over par) and 39 (three over).
Although the conditions were easier than was the case for the first round, players were still buffeted around by a wind of around 20mph.
Caroline Marron’s 77 included birdies at the sixth and 13th in halves of 38 and 39.
Helen Jones had halves of 40 and 39.
Other Scots in the picture after 36 holes are Ladybank’s European seniors team hero Lorna Bennett with a 79 for 163 and Blairgowrie’s Heather Anderson with an 81 for 164.
“I just played solidly,” said Lorna. “Nothing spectacular. Just kept going.”
Heather was drifting out of the top 20 when she reached the turn in 43 but she came back in 38, good going in the conditions, to salvage an 81.

SECOND ROUND (end of play
Par 144 (2x72). CSS 77 tbc

158 Maureen Richmond (Royal Liverpool) 78 80.
159 Caroline Marron (Bromborough) 82 77, Helen Jones (Strabane) 80 79.
161 Vicki Thomas (Carmarthen) 81 80.
162 Pat Doran (Donabate) 81 81, Janet Melville (Sherwood Forest) 81 81. Bev New (Lansdown) 78 84.
Other Scots:
163 Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) 84 79, .
164 Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie) 83 1.
167 Fiona De Vries (St Rule) 84 83, Fiona Anderson (Formby Ladies) 84 83,
168 Mary Smith (Tain) 84 84,
169 Catherine Garrett (West Kilbride) 87 82, Jane Finnie (Troon Ladies) 83 86.
170 Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) 86 87,
171 Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) 85 86.
173 Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) 91 82, Margaret Tough (Falkirk) 88 85, May Hughes (Lanark) 83 90.
MISSED THE CUT
174 Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) 89 85, Anne Ryan (Tain) 82 92.
175 Anna Telfer (Milngavie) 90 85,
176 Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) 92 84..
177 Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) 94 83,
178 Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle) 90 88.
183 Lorraine Campbell (Cardross) 93 90, Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) 86 97..
NR Ruth Brown (Lothianburn) 98 NR.

Last gasp Greenlees joy for Prestwick St Nicholas ladies

The Prestwick St Nicholas Greenlees team began their match against Lanark in Division 2 knowing that a 7.5 - 1.5 win or better would see them snatch the title from leaders Whitecraigs To read the full match report go to the AYRSHIRE WEBSITE

Thanks go to Alisdair Malcolm (Catherine's Husband) who runs this Website for the up todate report

Play will resume at 10:15 at West Kilbride

The winds were even stronger at West Kilbride this morning than they were yesterday. But they dropped sufficiently for play in the second round to start at 10.15am - a delay of 2hr 15min from the scheduled time.
That means the last players will not tee off until 3.45pm.
There will be a cut to the leading 40 players and ties at the end of the second round.
"We had a test of the conditions early this morning and the balls were being blown off the greens, but now the wind has dropped enough for us to start play for the day at 10.15am," said Tournament Director Susan Simpson after a second course/wind inspection after 9.30am.


REVISED TIMES FOR DAY 2

Winds are even worse today - Delay on Play at West Kilbride

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Wild winds continue at West Kilbride, start of second round delayed - another inspection of condtions at 10am

The winds are even stronger at West Kilbride this morning (Wednesday) than they were yesterday!
The start of the second round in the Senior British women's open amateur championship has been delayed from 8am as scheduled to 10am.
"We will have another look at the situation then," said Tournament Director Susan Simpson.
"We had a test of the conditions early this morning and the balls were being blown off the greens."
If the decision is made to call of play today, the championship will be reduced to 36 holes with everybody playing in the second and last round on Thursday.