Eilidh Briggs Wins the Tom Lehman Trophy

Recently Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) won the Tom Lehman trophy played over Troon Lochgreen Golf Course. Eilidh scored a 77 against the CSS of 74. This result is one better than last year when Eilidh won the best nett prize. This trophy already has the name of Briggs on it with Megan having lifted the trophy 3 times. As Eilidh is only 13, the name Briggs could be on this trophy for several years to come.

The photo shows Eilidh with other prize winners and South Ayrshire Council's Provost, Winifred Sloan.

Thanks go to Catherine Malcolm for the report

Greenlees Result - 2nd Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Haggs Castle 3.5 Whitecraigs 5.5

Pamela Prestwell qualifies for the British Girls Matchplay

Following last week's repeat triumph in the girls' home internationals over the same course, it was another great day for the Scots in the second qualifying round of the British girls' open amateur golf championship at Southerndown Golf Club, South Wales today.
South Queensferry 16-year-old Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry Ladies), who made it to the final 12 months ago, led the 64 qualifiers into the match-play stages with two par-matching rounds of 72 for 144.
Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) qualified with a 78 for 151, and Carly Booth from Comrie also survived with a 77 for 157.

Leading qualifiers for match-play stages
Par 144 (2 x 72)
144 S Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) 72 72.
145 K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 75 70.
146 R Raastad (Nor) 72 74.
147 M Vanmol (Bel) 73 74, S Monberg (Den) 71 76, A Fernandez de Diego (Spa) 69 78.
148 R Niven (Crieff) 73 75, C Douglass (Brocket Hall) 77 71, N Dunn (Harrogate) 75 73, A Peters (Notts Ladies) 74 74.
Other Scots qualifiers:
151 P Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 73 78.
157 C Booth (Comrie) 80 77.
West of Scotland non-qualifiers:
172 J Meldrum (Dullatur) 91 81.
177 R McQueen (Troon Bentinck) 91 86.

Ranfurly Castle Pair into seventh round of the Daily Mail Foursomes

Marion Munro and Eileen Walker (Ranurly Castle) have won through to the seventh round of the Daily Mail Foursomes. They beat the Ladies from Niddrie Casle Golf Club in a vey close match.

Natasha Qayum wins the Dunfermline Building Society Junior Masters

Natasha Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) won the Dunfermline Building Society Junior Masters west regional final at Ralston on Sunday.

Her impressive tally of 36 points takes her to the Gleneagles final in October.
West Kilbride’s Connie Jaffray took the silver medal from Windyhill starlet Kirsten Scott, pictured on the RHS who is hoping to follow the footsteps of Windyhill's Janice Moodie




More info and photos can be viewed on the SGU Web Site

Greenlees Result - 2nd Division

Greenlees Result: Douglas Park 9 East Renfrewshire 0

West Vets beat the East Vets

The West Vets won 4-1 against East Vets today at Troon Portland to retain the ASP Trophy. To read all about it go to the The West Vets Website

Greenlees Result - 3rd Division

GREENLEES RESULT: - Cawder 3½ Williamwood 5½

Jenna Wilson is runner up in the Mary McCallay Trophy

Auchterarder’s Emily Ogilvy won the Mary McCallay Trophy 36-hole SLGA Order of Merit tournament for the second year in a row at Dumfries & Galloway Golf Club today.
With scores of 67 and 73 for 140 – against the CSS of 71 for both rounds – Emily won by one stroke from the fast-finishing Scottish champion Jenna Wilson (Strathaven).
Jenna had scores of 74 and 67.
Emily lost to Jenna in the final of the Scottish championship at Kilmarnock Barassie in May.

LEADING TOTALS
CSS 71 71
140 E Ogilvy (Auchterarder) 67 73.
141 J Wilson (Strathaven) 74 67.
145 A Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 72 73.
148 G Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey) 74 74.
149 D McDonald 74 75.
152 A Ingram (Fort William) 77 75.
154 A Shamash (Kirkcudbright) 76 78, R Rankin (Lanark) 78 76.
155 E Cuthill (Lanark) 84 71.
Thabks go to Gillian Kirkwood for the report

Medal 10 - Douglas Park

Medal 10 Played 10th August 2007 Entries 42 SSS 72 CSS 73
Silver 1st S McFarlane (17) 69 2nd C Fell (10) 70 3rd N Campbell(17) 74
Bronze 1st S Gardiner (32) 71 2nd M Agnew (28) 72 3rd P Vannet (33) 73
Scratch C Fell 80

Megan and Pamela are in the winning Scottish Team

The Scottish team have become Champions at Southerndown winning the Girls’ International Matches,
The Scottish team have become Champions at Southerndown winning the Girls’ International Matches, by an impressive score of 23 1/2 points equalling their score of 2006. Ireland came in second loosing only to Scotland. England were third despite winning more individual matches than Ireland. Final Results:
1st - Scotland
2nd - Ireland
3rd - England
4th - Wales

Greenlees Result -1st Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Prestwick St.Nicholas 9 Kilmacolm 0

Greenlees Result - 3rd Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Eastwood 7½ Cawder 1½

SCOTS GIRLS RETAIN HOME INTERNATIONALS TITLE

Scotland duly won the girls' home internationals golf title for the second year in a row at Southerndown Golf Club,South Wales. As expected they beat the pointless Wales comfortably, 8 1/2-1/2 to finish the three-day programme with three wins out of three.
Ireland upset England 5-4 in the other match to finish runners-up.
Details:
SCOTLAND 8 1/2, WALES 1/2
Foursomes: K Caithness, S Watson bt L J Roberts, J Bradbury 8 and 7; M Briggs, C Booth halved with A Rees, K O'Connor; P Pretswell, J Turner bt A Carling, K Millere 1 hole (2 1/2- 1/2).
Singles: Booth bt B Davies 2 and 1, Watson bt H Boulden 5 and 4, Niven bt Carling 6 and 4, MacDonald bt Roberts 7 and 6, Pretswell bt O'Connor 2 and 1, Caithness bt Rees 5 and 4 (6-0).
IRELAND 5, ENGLAND 4
Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

North of England win the Vets Area Championships

Scotland's veteran women's golfers lost their two-year grip on the Miller Stirling Trophy on the final day of the Veteran Ladies Golfing Association's area championship at Royal Cromer Golf Club, Norfolk.
After drawing their matches on the first two days, the Scots, skippered by Pat Hutton, needed to beat England South and hope that Midlands and North drew the other match.
It was not to be. South edged a 5-4 win over the Scots and North beat Midlands 8-1 to take the title.
"I couldn't have asked for a bigger effort from my team but I think they were just drained by their efforts in the European senior women's team championship last week. I don't think they had anything left to give in the final session," said Mrs Hutton.
The Scots won the morning foursomes 2 1/2-1/2 against South but lost the singles 4 1/2-1 1/2. Only Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) managed a 2 and 1 win while Heather Anderson (Downfield) secured a square game.
Details:

SCOTLAND 4, ENGLAND SOUTH 5
Foursomes: K Sutherland, F De Vries bt S Ellis, J Ballard 4 and 3, L Bennett, N Fenton bt C Caldwell, I Brien 3 and 2; P Williamson, H Faulds halved with J O'Keefe, R Watters (2 1/2-1/2).
Singles: Sutherland lost to Ellis 5 and 3, M Thomson lost to Brien 3 and 2, Anderson hlaved with O'Keefe, H Faulds lost to S Stradling 1 hole, Bennett bt P Butler 2 and 1, Fenton lost to C C Wheelhouse 5 and 3 (1 1/2-4 1/2).
Other match:
ENGLAND NORTH 8, ENGLAND MIDLANDS 1.
Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

Scots Girls beat England- Megan Briggs and Pamela Pretswell are winners

Scotland took a huge step towards retaining the girls' home internationals golf title with a crushing 7-2 win over arch-rivals England on the second day at Southerndown Golf Club, South Wales.
In the other match, Ireland beat Wales 7 1/2-1 1/2.
Scotland, the only team with two wins out of two, finish their programme by playing Wales.
The Under-18 Scots girls took a 2-1 lead in the foursomes with Krystle Caithness and Sally Watson 4 and 2 winners of the top tie. Carly Booth and Megan Briggs, and Kelsey MacDonald and Roseanne Niven figured in square games.
The Scots showed their class in the singles with wins by Carly Booth (4 and 2), Sally Watson (2 and 1), Megan Briggs (3 and 2), Pamela Pretswell (2 and 1) and halved games for Roseanne Niven, who had been three down at the turn, and Krystle Caithness, who was one down on the 16th tee.
Details:
ENGLAND 2, SCOTLAND 7
England names first.
Foursomes: E Givens, H Barwood lost to K Caithness, S Watson 4 and 2; K Tidy, R Dyer halved with C Booth, M Briggs; R Connor, K Mundy halved with K MacDonald, R Niven (1-2)l
Singles: Givens lost to Booth 4 and 2, Tidy lost to Watson 2 and 1, Douglass lost to Briggs 3 and 2, Clyburn lost to Pretswell 2 and 1, Connor halved with Niven, Barwood halved with Caithness (1-5)l
Other result:
WALES 1 1/2, IRELAND 7 1/2
Foursomes: 1 1/2-1 1/2.
Singles: 0-6.
Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

Margaret Barr Stableford - Erskine Golf Clb

Played 8th August 2007 32 entries,SSS 73; CSS 73
One class: J Ebner (23) 39; M McLeod (27) 38 (bih);
B Campbell (21) 38.

Helen and the Scots Vets team halve match against England Midlands

Scotland followed up their opening day draw against England North by drawing 4 ½-4 ½ with England Midlands in the Veteran Ladies Golf Association area team golf championship at Royal Cromer Golf Club, Norfolk.
The foursomes were shared 1 ½-1 ½ and the singles session ended 3-3 after wins for the Scots by Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose), Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) and Noreen Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh).
England North beat England South 7-2 in the other match which means that Scotland, if they are to retain the Miller Stirling trophy, must beat South in their final match and hope that the North v Midlands ends in a draw.

Details:
ENGLAND MIDLANDS 4 ½, SCOTLAND 4 ½
Foursomes: D Parker, A Stockdale halvd with P Williamson, H Faulds; B Belcher, D Backhouse lost to L Bennett, N Fenton 2 and 1; P West, P Walker bt M Thomson, H Anderson 2 and 1 (1 ½-1 ½).
Singles: S Westall lost to K Sutherland 7 and 5, Belcher bt F De Vries 1 hole, P Walker bt Anderson 2 holes; Parker lost to Faulds 7 and 6, A Booth lost to Fenton 3 and 2, West bt Williamson 3 and 2 (3-3).

Other result:
ENGLAND S0UTH 2, ENGLAND NORTH 7.

Greenlees Result - 3rd Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Milngavie 7 Greenock 2

LGU Strokeplay - Ranfurly Castle

Played August 8th 2007 38 entries, SSS 73 CSS 75
Silver S.Smyth (12) 75 R. Ogilvie (18) 75
Bronze H.Abram (26) 73 H.Dunn (31) 75
Scratch: A Judge 86 (better last 6 holes)

Megan and Pamela do well against Ireland in the Girls Home Internationals

Scotland play England tomorrow in what is very likely to be the title decider in the girls' home golf internationals at Southerndown Golf Club, South Wales.
Both countries looked a cut above the opposition in scoring big wins on a windy opening day.
Scotland, the defending champions, beat Ireland 7 1/2-1 1/2 after the Irish had held their own in the foursomes. Scotland won all six singles.
England whitewashed Wales 9-0, winning all three foursomes and six singles.
Details:
SCOTLAND 7 1/2, IRELAND 1 1/2
Foursomes - K Caithness, S Watson bt S Cunningham, A Murphy 4 and 3; C Booth, M Briggs halved with V Bradshaw, S Meadow; K MacDonald, R Niven lost to Lisa Maguire, Leona Maguire 1 hole (1 1/2-1 1/2).
Singles - Booth bt K Gallagher 4 and 3, Watson bt Bradshaw 6 and 5, Niven bt Lisa Maguire 2 and 1, P Pretswell bt L Mernagh 1 hole, Briggs bt Leona Maguire 1 hole, Caithness bt Meadow 5 and 4 (6-0).
Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

Helen Faulds wins her match against North of England

Defending champions Scotland showed a lot of grit and determination to salvage a 4 ½-4 ½ draw with England North on the opening day of the Veteran Ladies Golf Association inter-area golf team championship at Royal Cromer Golf Club, Norfolk today.

Skipper Pat Hutton's team trailed by 2pt at lunchtime after taking only half-a-point from the three games but they came storming back into the picture in the six singles.

Victories by Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose), Helen Faulds (Douglas Park), Pamela Williamson (Baberton) and Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) enabled the rallying Scots to take the singles 4-2 and cancel out their morning deficit.

"It was a good performance to get a draw from the position we were in," said Pat Hutton.

Incidentally, the England North line-up included former Scottish women's amateur champion and international team captain Fiona Anderson who has been based on Merseyside for a number of years.

Noreen Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh), partnering Lorna Bennett, had a hole in one at the 17th in their foursome against Hilary Smythe and Elaine Elliot.

It was the third ace of Noreen's golfing career. It squared the match but Noreen and Lorna lost the 18th to go down by one hole.

In the other match in the four-cornered contest, England Midlands beat England South 5 ½-3 ½.

Scotland play the Midlands tomorrow.

Details:
ENGLAND NORTH 4 ½, SCOTLAND 4 ½

England North names first

Foursomes: S Dye, P Wrightson halved with K Sutherland, F De Vries; F Anderson, B Laird bt M Thomson, H Anderson 2 and 1; H Smyth, E Elliott bt L Bennett, N Fenton 1 hole (2 1/2-1 ½).

Singles: Dye lost to Sutherland 4 and 3, Wrightosn lost to H Faulds 1 hole, Smythe lost to P Williamson 2 and 1; Laird bt De Vries 4 and 3, J Rogers lost to Bennett 4 and 3; R Linley bt Thomson 1 hole (2-4).
Other result:
ENGLAND MIDLANDS 5 ½, ENGLAND SOUTH 3 ½.

Thanks go to Colin Farquarson and Pat Hutton for the report

Megan Briggs and Pamela Pretswell play in the International Matches in Wales

Scotland will be hoping for a successful defence of the Stroyan Cup, awarded to the winning team in the Girls’ Home International Matches, when the series is played at Southerndown which starts tomorrow 8th August 2007

In lifting the trophy last year at Portstewart for the first time in eight years, Scotland broke England’s domination that gave them the series eight times in ten years.

Now, with a side that includes Carly Booth, the newly crowned European Young Masters Champion and 16-year old Sally Watson who qualified for and played 72 holes in the Ricoh Women’s British Open Championship, the Scots have their sights set firmly on retaining the trophy.

Scotland Team
Elaine Moffat Captain
Karen Marshall Manager

Carly Booth Comrie
Megan Briggs Kilmalcom
Krystle Caithness St Regulus
Kelsey MacDonald Nairn
Roseanne Niven Crieff
Pamela Pretswell Bothwell Castle
Jane Turner Morton Hall
Sally Watson Elie & Earlsferry Ladies

Pat Hutton skippers the Scots for the last time

Pat Hutton skippers Scotland for the last time in the Veteran Ladies Golf Association jamboree at Royal Cromer Golf Club, Norfolk over the next three days.
"We are defending the Miller Stirling Trophy and I am hoping to bow out on a successful note," said Pat, pictured right, who was a very successful Lanark and county team player in her day and, more recently, chairman of the SLGA.
The Scots open their campaign with a match against England North tomorrow.
The two other teams in the four-cornered, all-play-all contest are England South and England Midlands.
The Northern Division provide two of the squad of eight - Heather Anderson (Downfield) and Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) - Midlands two, Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) and Fiona De Vries (St Rule).
East have three representatives in the line-up - Noreen Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh), Moira Thomson (North Berwick) and Pamela Williamson (Baberton).
The eight member of the team is Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) who played well for the Scotland in the recent European senior women's team championship in Sweden where the Scots finished a highly creditable fourth after making the championship match-play flight.

Greenlees Result -1st Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Kilmarnock(Barassie) 7 Lanark 2

RLCGA County Medal -- Caldwell

Played 6th August 2007, 27 Entrants, SSS72, CSS72
Scratch: Heather Anderson (Troon Ladies) 76
Scr - 12 Handicap
1st Heather Anderson Troon Ladies 76 6 70
2nd June Lockhart Gleddoch 84 11 73
3rd Mo Neilson Greenock 84 10 74 bih

13 Handicap upwards
1st Julie Dickson Whitecraigs 93 19 74
2nd Irene Stewart Kilmacolm 91 16 75 bih
3rd Mary Gildea Caldwell 93 18 75

Helen Faulds is at Royal Cromar

The Scottish Vets' team is off to play in the Jamboree at Royal Cromer Golf Club this week from 7-9 August to try to retain the Miller Stirling Trophy.
The teams are the North England, Midlands, South England and Scotland
Scottish Vets Team:
Heather Anderson (North)
Lorna Bennett (Midlands)
Fiona de Vries (Midlands)
Helen Faulds (West)
Noreen Fenton (East)
Kathleen Sutherland (North)
Moira Thomson (East)
Pamela Williamson (East)

We wish them every success.

Old Course Ranfurly Ladies Golf Returns

Sat 28th July 2007, Wilma Aitken Rosebowl – 24 Entries, SSS 72 CSS 72
Winner M. Taggart (14) 68
Runner/up A. Taylor (25) 69 bih

Mon 30th July 2007, Stroke – 16 Entries, SSS 72 CSS 74
Winner A Adams (22) 71
Runner/up P Cassidy (36) 71

Sat 4th August 2007, LGU Medal – 19 Entries, SSS 72 CSS 72
Silver A Moss (13) 70, M Young (17) 72
Bronze S McFall (21) 76, D Murphy (31) 77
Scratch A Moss 83

Riccarton Rosebowl SLGA Order of Merit - Valerie Melvin wins

VALERIE MELVIN WINS RICCARTON ROSEBOWL WITH A 69 AFTER RAIN WASHES OUT SECOND ROUND

Florida-based Valerie Melvin, won the rain-shortened Riccarton Rosebowl SLGA Order of Merit tournament at Hamilton Golf Club today (Sunday).
Valerie, who finished joint runner-up in the recent British women’s open amateur championship, had very good first round of three-under-par 69 before the rain set in and washing out the second round.
Valerie, was declared the winner of the trophy over 18 holes by one shot from Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) Emily had a 70 – two ahead of Fiona Norris, former GB&I team manager and a member of the Hamilton club.
Jenna Wilson, winner of the recent Mackie Bowl at Gullane for the second year in a row, just managed to obtain fourth place ahead of Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle). Both players returned a 73. Jenna had the better last nine.
Scratch player Emily Ogilvy had the best net return of 70 on a countback against Valerie Melvin, who plays off +1 at Reunion Golf Club, Florida. Emily had the better inward half.

LEADING SCORES
Par 72 CSS 72.
SCRATCH
69 V Melvin (Florida.)
70 E Ogilvy (Auchterarder).
72 F Norris (Hamilton).
73 J Wilson (Strathaven), K Walker (Buchanan Castle).
74 A Wilton (Ladybank).
75 L Hendry (Routenburn), M Thomson (McDonald Ellon).
76 R Rankin (Lanark), L Kenney (Dunfermline).
77 C Hargan (Mortonhall), A Devine (Hamilton).
78 E Lowrey-Gold (Eaton), J Carthew (Ladybank), F Lockhart (St Regulus), C-M Carlton (Stirling Univ).79 E Fairnie (Dunbar).
80 E Cuthill (Lanark).
81 L Rolland (Dunfermline), S Leslie (Westhill), G Scanlan (Hamilton).
84 A Ramsay (Kirriemuir).]
85 J Allan (Hamilton), E Briggs (Kilmacolm).
91 N Qayum (Ranfurly Castle).
LEADING HANDICAP
E Ogilvy (Auchterarder) (scr) (better last nine), V Melvin (+1) (better last nine), A Wilton (Ladybank) (4) 70.
R Rankin (Lanark) (5), F Norris (1) 71.
A Devine (Hamilton) (5) 72.
L Hendry (2) 73.
K Walker (Buchanan Castle) (+1) 74.
E Lowrey-Gold (Easton) (2), M Thomson (McDonald Ellon) (+1), J Allan (Hamilton) (9), L Rolland (Dunfermline) (5), S Leslie (Westhill) (5), J Wilson (Strathaven) (+3), G Scanlan (Hamilton) (5) 76.
Thanks go to Gillian Kirkwood for the report

Jean passes on some of her knowledge!!!!

Well - would you believe it - I am pretty sure that Annika had seen the video that Carol made of me at Prestwick St. Nicholas recently and was of course keen to find out just how I got to be that good! I was just about to tell her how - when I noticed she had gone!!!!!---
(Click on the Prestwick St Nicholas Link on the RHS to find the video of Jean)
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