Scotland put up a good fight against the French

Scotland lost to France in the Flight A matchplay stages of the European Seniors Team Championship in Stockholm today.
In today's close semifinals, three of the matches needed extra holes for the French to win 3.5 - 1.5. Helen Faulds (Douglas Park ) lost at the 21st hole to Khadija Boutahchicht.
In the match between Sweden and England the host nation lost 3 - 2.
 Scotland v France Match Play Results
England now play France for the Gold Medal and Scotland meet Sweden for 3rd /4th place

Greenlees Result -1st Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Cochrane Castle 8 Cardross 1

Cancer Relief -- Haggs Castle

Date: 19 JULY 2007 Number of entries: 17 SSS: 73 CSS: 74 Reduction only
SILVER
Scratch DEIDRE CORDINER 89
1 DEIDRE CORDINER 89 18 71
2 MOIRA FISH 97 20 77
BRONZE
Scratch MARION HUNTER 103
1 MARION HUNTER (acb) 103 27 76
2 ELEANOR MACKILLOP 110 34 76

IMF --- Erskine Golf Club

IMF Part2 25 July 2007 SSS 73; CSS 73; 23 entries
Silver: A McMillan (19) 67; G McDougall (13) 75;
L Morrow (7) 76
Bronze: M McKechnie(29) 65; S Robb (29) 74; J Ebner (23) 75
IMF Brooches: Silver: G McDougall; Bronze: M McKechnie.

Ranfurly Castle RNLI/Volvo Stableford

25/7/07 19 entries CSS 73 SSS 73

Silver Dr S Gray 41 pts (20), N Qayam 40 pts (12)
Bronze P Pennel 32 pts (21), P Wilson 28 pts (36)

Scotland are 4th and now meet France

After the 2 rounds of strokeplay in the European Team Seniors Championship at ROYAL DROTTNINGHOLMS GC Stockholm today Scotland ended up being 4th.
France made an impressive move during the second round and won the qualifying round five shots ahead of Sweden. England and Scotland will join the top two in the battle for the gold medal.
To see Day 2 scores of all the players click here
Sotland now play France tomorrow in the Flight A group

Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) was the top Scot in the individual event by being joint 5th

Final individual scores from the qualifying rounds

Tomorrows Matchplay:
Foursome Matches
France Claudine Chatrier Anne Lanrezac v Scotland Kathleen Sutherland Moira Thomson
Single Matches :
France Cécilia Mourgue D'Algue v Scotland Fiona de Vries
France Virginie Burrus v Scotland Lorna Bennett
France Khadija Boutahchicht v Scotland Helen Faulds
France Marie-Christine Ubald-Bocquet v Scotland Pamela Williamson

Greenlees Result - 2nd Division

GREENLEES RESULT: West Kilbride 6 Whitecraigs 3

July Medal - D&A - Clober

July Medal , Brown Cup and Junior Daily Telegraph Qualifying Roundplayed over Clober G.C.on Wednesday 25th July, SS67, CSS67
Scratch Kylie Walker (B.C.) 67
1st Silver Lynn Mitchell (C.& D.) 78-13-65
2nd Silver Christine Kelly (W'hill) 81-15-66
1st Bronze Ann Trail (H'burgh) 84-22-62
2nd Bronze Joyce Mcgregor (W'hill) 88-22-66
Brown Cup Ann Trail (H'burgh) nett 62
Junior Daily Telegraph Winner Lucy McNulty (Dalmally) 80-8-72

Greenlees Result -1st Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Lanark 8 Hilton Park 1

The European Senior Ladies' Team Championship - Helen has a terrific opening round - plus LIVE SCORING

ROYAL DROTTNINGHOLM GC 24-27 of July 2007

Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) held Scotland on course for one of the top four match-play seedings with a steady round of two-over-par 73 – one of the best of the day – in the first qualifying round of the European senior women’s amateur team golf championship at Royal Drottningholms Golf Club, Stockholm today.
The Scots finished the day in fourth place on 388, behind Sweden (378), defending champions France (382) and England (385).
Backing up Helen were Pamela Williamson with a 77, Lorna Bennett a 78, Fiona De Vries an 80 and Kathleen Sutherland also an 80. Moira Thomson had the non-counting score under the best five from six to count format. She had an 82.
Best individual round of the day was a 71 from Sweden’s Viveca Hoff.
Helen had the next best individual round of the day
Round 1 Scores

FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND
378 Sweden (V Hoff 71, C Birke 74, M-B Heden 77, B Werneskog-Ljung 77, G Ekman 79).
382 France.
385 England (S Ellis 76, C Watson 76, C Quinn 77, H Smyth 78, C Caldwell 78. Non-counting: S Dye 82).
388 Scotland: H Faulds 73 (36-37), P Williamson 77 (40-37), L Bennett 78 (38-40), F De Vries 80 (38-42), K Sutherland 80 (41-39). Non-counting; M Thomson 82 (40-42).
393 Switzerland.
394 Spain.
398 Germany.
399 Belgium.
400 Italy.
408 Ireland: M Gorey 79 (39-40), V Hassett 80 (39-41), S O’Brien-Kenney 82 (40-42), E MacMullen 83 (40-43), M Madden 84 (44-40)Non-counting: M Henderson 88 (45-43).
410 Netherlands.
417 Austria.
421 Finland.

Greenlees Result -1st Division

Greenlees Result: Prestwick St Nicholas 5 Ranfurly Castle 4

July Competition Results - Old Ranfurly

Sat 2nd July 2007 – Stableford,CSS 72 SSS 72, Entries 13
Winner M Dunlop (12) 39 points
Runner Up A Moss (12) 36 points

Sun 8th July 2007 – Douglas Bader Mixed Stableford Greensomes,Entries 32 (16 Couples)
Winner A McKenzie & P Weymark (14) 43 points
Runners Up S Fleming & I Connell (16) 39 points

Mon 9th July 2007 – LGU Medal,CSS 72 SSS 72,Entries 23
Silver M Young (19) 70, M Hogg (18) 72
Bronze F MacPhee (21) 70,S Smith (22) 74
Scratch V MacKinnon 83

Sat 14th July 2007 – Children 1st Tri-am,7 Teams
Winners M Dunlop & M Taggart & P Cassidy, Score 59

Mon 16th July 2007 – LGU Medal,CSS 75 SSS 72,Entries 7
Silver M Gray (17) 77, M Young (19) 77
Bronze S Smith (22) 84
Scratch A McKenzie 88

21st July 2007 – Summer Meeting (Captain’s Prizes),CSS 71 SSS 72 Entries 20
Winner – G Lavety (32) 67
Runner up V MacKinnon (10) 69
Birdie Trophy Winner – A McKenzie (8) 3 birdies + 8 pars

23rd July 2007 – Mary Simpson Salver Stableford,CSS 72 SSS 72,Entries 22
Winner - M Young (19) 37 pts
Runner Up - M Dunlop (11) 35 pts (bih)

Greenlees Result - 3rd Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Cowglen 7½ Williamwood 1½; Cowglen 7½ Largs 1½

Club Championship - Eastwood Golf Club

Club Championship Final 23/7/07
Winner :- B Dunlop
Runner Up :- B Paterson

Bronze Trophy Final 21/7/07
Winner :- M Haire
Runner Up :- S Warren

Helen Faulds is in Stockholm

Helen is in Stockholm this week representing Scotland in the European Team Senior Ladies Championship at Royal Drottningholm Golf Club, 24th - 28th July
Here is the Program of events
We wish Helen and the Scottish Team every success
Team:
Lorna Bennett (Ladybank)
Fiona de Vries (St Rule)
Helen Faulds (Douglas Park)
Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose)
Moira Thomson (North Berwick)
Pamela Williamson (Baberton)

Maureen Skinner and Neil Woodhead get Married in St Lucia

Just a note to let you and my friends at Gourock and the West of Scotland know that Neil and I got married in St Lucia on 11 July 2007. It was just what we wanted - no fuss. We were on holiday with 11 year old Scott who took his duties as 'Best Boy' and 'Ring Bearer' very seriously. --- click on the photo above to see an enlargement

Charity Cup - Eastwood Golf Club

Played 17th July 2007, Entries 41, CSS 72
Winner C Morton 10 69
Runner Up F Bennett 17 71
Scratch C Morton gross 79

July Medal - Erskine

Played 18 July 2007 25 entries; SSS 73;CSS 73
Silver: A Baird (16) 74; G McDougall (13) 75; L Pearson(19) 78
Bronze: J Stewart (25) 68; M Berry (25) 76; M McLeod (27) 77
Scratch: J McCartney 85
Half Century Cup: J Stewart

Stableford Competition - Douglas Park

Played 20th July 2007, Entries 37, SSS 72, CSS 72
Silver 1st S MacFarlane (12) 36pts, 2nd C Fell (11) 34pts acb, 3rd J McGahan (12) 34pts
Bronze 1st C Dickson (29) 44pts 2nd M Telfer (21) 39pts 3rd P Vannet (33) 35pts

Pamela and Megan selected for Scotland

Six of the eight girls who won the girls’ home internationals golf championship for Scotland last year have been selected again for this year’s three-day event against England, Ireland and Wales at Southerndown Golf Club, South Wales from August 8 to 10.

The Team, captained by former Scottish women’s champion Elaine Moffat (St Regulus), is:

Carly Booth (Comrie), Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), Krystle Caithness (St Regulus), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), Roseanne Niven (Crieff), Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), Jane Turner (Mortonhall), Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry Ladies).
Reserves: 1 Sammy Vass (Tain), 2 Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth), 3 Rebecca Watson (Elie & Earlsferry Ladies).

Other teams chosen:
Girls’ British open championship, Southerndown GC, August 13-17 – Carly Booth (Comrie), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), Roseanne Niven (Crieff) capt.
Reserves – 1 Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry Ladies), 2 Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle).
Ladies’ British open amateur championship, Conwy Golf Club, August 22-24 – Carly Booth (Comrie), Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon), Jenna Wilson (Strathaven), capt.
Reserves – 1 Heather MacRae (Dunblane New), 2 Laura Murray (Alford).

SAAB International junior championship, Royal Golf Club of Belgium, Brussels, August 22-25 – Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar).
Reserves – Sammy Vass (Tain), Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle).

Megan loses in Scottish Under 18's Final

From left to right : Megan Briggs, Carly Booth and Ainsley Reid Salver winner Gabrielle MacDonald (Prestonfield) - Photo Courtesy of Cal Carson Golf Agency

Carly Booth (Comrie) beat Renfrewshire County Champiom Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) by 2 and 1 in the final of the Scottish girls championship over Peterhead Golf Club's Craigewan links this morning.
Megan went one up with a birdie at the eighth, her second of the outward half, which she reached in two-under-par 35.
Carly Booth was still one down after 11 holes but the next three holes swung her way as Megan bogeyed the 12th and 13th and Carly birdied the long 14th with a two-putt 4.
Halves at the next three holes made Carly the winner by 2 and 1 with three under par figures. Megan was one under par.

Greenlees Result - 2nd Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Erskine 7½ Old Ranfurly 1½

Megan Briggs wins to go into Scottish Under 18 Final

It's top seed Carly Booth, 15 years old from Comrie, against 17-year-old Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), the No 3 qualifier, in what could be a classic final of the Scottish girls' championship over Peterhead Golf Club's Craigewan links on Friday morning (tee off 9am).

Megan produced a hole in one at the 16th in beating the North's last hope, 15-year-old Sammy Vass (Tain), by 2 and 1 in the second semi-final.

Carly birdied the 16th and 17th to clinch a 3 and 1 win over Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) in the first semi final

SCOTTISH UNDER-18 GIRLS' CHAMPIONSHIP --- todays results
Quarter-finals – C Booth (Comrie) bt R Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) 4 and 2, P Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) bt E Muirhead (Pitlochry) 4 and 3, M Briggs (Kilmacolm) bt K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 1 hole, S Vass (Tain) bt J Sneddon (Alyth) 4 and 3.

Semi-finals – Booth bt Pretswell 3 and 1, Briggs bt Vass 2 and 1

July Medal - Ranfurly Castle

Date played 18th July 2007: July Medal main day was reduction only due to a thunder shower flooding the greens in the afternoon.

Greenlees Result - 3rd Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Div.3 Cathcart Castle 6½ Williamwood 2½; Cawder 6 Lenzie 3; Greenock 7 Turnberry 2

Megan and Pamela through to Quarter Finals of the Scottish Under 18 Championship

Renfrewshire County Champion Megan Briggs and Lanarkshire's County Champion Pamela Pretswell have both reached the last 8 of the Scottish Under 18 Championships today.
Here are all the results:
First round
C Booth (Comrie) bt A Mitchell (Hawick) 8 and 7, R Wilson (Monifieth) bt I Craigie (Torwoodlee) 4 and 3, J Meldrum (Dullatur) bt G Simpson (Murrayfield) 1 hole, R Watson (Elie & Earlsferry Ladies) bt R McIntyre (Eden) 6 and 5, L Hunter (Dalmahoy) bt L Meldrum (Dullatur) 8 and 7, E Muirhead (Pitlochry) bt R McQueen (Troon Bentinck Ladies) 9 and 7, E Briggs (Kilmacolm) bt J Graham (Southerness) 3 and 1, P Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) bt M Aird (Strathmore) 8 and 7.
M Briggs (Kilmacolm) bt C Easton (Dalmahoy) 7 and 6, E MacKay (Nairn Dunbar) bt G Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey) 1 hole, S Leslie (Westhill) bt R Watton (Mortonhall) 2 and 1, K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) bt M Johnstone (Northern) 9 and 7, S Vass (Tain) bt L McGillivray (Oldmeldrum) 7 and 6, L MacCallum (McDonald Ellon) bt G Scanlan (Hamilton) at 20th, J Sneddon (Alyth) bt A Niven (Crieff) 4 and 2, J Turner (Mortonhall) bt N Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 6 and 5.

Second round –
Booth bt Wilson 4 and 2, Watson bt J Meldrum 5 and 3, Muirhead bt Hunter 5 and 3, Pretswell bt E Briggs 6 and 5, M Briggs bt MacKay 4 and 3, MacDonald bt Leslie 6 and 4, S Vass bt L McCallum 4 and 3, Sneddon bt Turner 4 and 2.

ANSLEY REID SALVER – First round – H Peebles (Monifieth) bt N Lamond (McDonald Ellon) 2 holes, G MacDonald (Prestonfield) bt K MacCallum (McDonald Ellon) 8 and 6, F Fullerton (Huntly) bt E Aird (Strathmore) 3 and 2, H Gaunt (Troon Bentinck Ladies) bt O Borwick (McDonald Ellon) 8 and 6, L Duncan (Aboyne) bt C Geddes (Northern) 3 and 2, J Vass (Tain) bt K Moss (Monifieth) 6 and 4.

Scottish Girls' (Close) Amateur Championship - Qualifying rounds

Carly Booth, arguably the most exciting teenage prospect in Scottish amateur golf, shot a memorable nine-under-par round of 64 on her way to leading the qualifiers by six strokes for the match-play stages of the Scottish Under-18 girls’ match-play championship over Peterhead Golf Club’s Craigewan links today.
Renfrewshire Champion Megan Briggs and Lanarkshire's Champion Pamela Pretswell were 3rd and 4th respectively to qualify for the matchplay stages

CSS Round 1 - 73, Round 2 - 73
Leading Scores:
Carly Booth Comrie 64 73 137
Jane Turner Mortonhall 71 72 143
Megan Briggs Kilmacolm 75 71 146
Pamela Pretswell Bothwell Castle 74 74 148
Lindsey Hunter Dalmahoy 78 72 150
Kelsey MacDonald Nairn Dunbar 78 74 152
Sammy Vass Tain 78 74 152
Rebecca Watson Elie & Earlsferry Ladies 71 83 154
Gillian Simpson Murrayfield 83 73 156
Lauren MacCallum McDonald 81 75 156
Samantha Leslie Westhill 79 77 156
Eve Muirhead Pitlochry 80 77 157
Eilidh Briggs Kilmacolm 79 78 157

Other West of Scotland Players:
Rachael McQueen Troon Bentinck Ladies 79 85 164
Gillian Scanlan Hamilton 83 84 167
Jill Meldrum Dullatur 81 86 167
Lauren Meldrum Dullatur 88 82 170
Natasha Qayum Ranfurly Castle 87 88 175
Alyson McKechin Elderslie 89 87 176
Hannah Gaunt Troon Bentinck Ladies 100 83 183


To see the draw for the Championship Match Play click here.
To see the draw for the Ansley Reid Salver click here.

Greenlees Result -1st Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Hilton Park 5 Kilmarnock Barassie 4

Open Day - Haggs Castle

Date of Open Competition: 4th JULY 2007 Number of entries: 120 SSS: 73 CSS: 76
SILVER
Scratch SUSAN WOODS (Drumpellier) 77
1 MARION BRODIE (Strathaven) 91 (18) 73
2 FIONA ABBOT (Troon Ladies) 94 (20) 74
3 JENNIFER MACK (Haggs Castle) 83 (6) 77 (acb)

BRONZE
Scratch GILLIAN MCPHERSON (East Kilbride) 100
1 MARLENE HAMILTON (Caldwell) 92 21 71
2 SUSAN BOWKER (Helensburgh) 101 29 72
3 MOIRA KERR (Cowglen) 107 31 76
CUP WINNER: MARLENE HAMILTON (CALDWELL )

July Medal - Haggs Castle

Played 12 JULY 2007 Number of entries: 14 SSS: 73 CSS: 76 Reduction only
SILVER :
Scratch AUDREY STURGESS 89
1 AUDREY STURGESS 89 (13) 76
2 MOIRA FISH 97 (20) 77
BRONZE :
Scratch JUNE BLAKELY 103
1 JOAN MCALPINE 112 (32) 80
2 JUNE BLAKELY 103 (21) 82