The Scottish Mixed Foursomes --- Postponed

The Scottish Mixed Foursomes at Deer Park was postponed yesterday due to the bad weather.The early starters managed about 6 holes before the greens flooded. It will be re scheduled probably for Sunday 21st October. SLGA to confirm. We got soaked getting the clubs out of the car and checking in but fortunately did not have to play --- Thanks go to Janette McCartney (Erskine) for the report

Anna Telfer wins the Scratch award at the West Vets Autumn Meeting

The West Vets Autumn Meeting was at Strathaven Golf Club on Thursday 13th September. Anna Telfer (Milngavie) was the Scratch winner and Cathy Morton (Eastwood) was the best Net Score of the day by virtue of the better inward half. To see all the winners and the scores from the day --- plus even print out your handicap exchange letter --- Go to the West Vets Website

Greenlees Result -1st Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Cardross 7 Kilmacolm 2

Stableford - Douglas Park

Played 14.09.07 SSS 72 CSS 71 Entries 30
Silver 1st J Gemmell (7)40pts 2nd H Robertson (12) 39pts 3rd R Reith (16) 36pts
Bronze 1st C Baird(26)43pts 2nd K Morse (32)41pts 3rd A White (25)36pts

Scotland beat Wales and are Runners Up in the Home Internationals

England won the women’s home international golf series at Dunbar Golf Club today for the third year in a row. They finished with a 100 % record at the end of the three-day programme, clinching the championship by coping with some stout resistance from Ireland who were eventually beaten 5 ½-3 1/2.
And England did it without the services of one of their key players, Melissa Reid, who had an injured wrist. The English had the "MVP" of the tournament in young Rachel Jennings who gained 5 1/2pt out of a possible six. Next best for England were Naomi Edwards, Kerry Smith and Elizabeth Bennett, all with 4 1/2pt each.
Scotland, who have not won the title since 1991 at Aberdovey, finished runners-up by beating Wales 6-3. The Scots won the foursomes 2-1 but at one stage in the afternoon trailed in five of the six singles. However, they finished strongly and eventually won four of the singles.
Scottish champion Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) lost for the fourth session of play in a row, going down by 2 and 1 to Tara Davies in the top singles tie. Jenna, who had been three down at the turn before getting a bit of a recovery going, finished with 1 1/2pt out of a possible six.

Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) went down by 4 and 3 to Lucy Gould after winning the fourth and fifth but trailing by two holes at the turn. Pamela finished with 2pt out of a possible four.
Friday details:

SCOTLAND 6, WALES 3
Foursomes: J Wilson, M Thomson lost to S Evans, T Davies 2 and 1; L Murray, P Pretswell bt S Hassan, R W Thomas 6 and 4, E Ogilvy, C Booth bt L Hall, L Gould 2 and 1 (2-1).
Singles: Wilson lost to Davies 2 and 1, Booth bt Hassan 1 hole, Murray bt R Harries 2 and 1, Ogilvy bt Hall 3 and 1, Pretswell lost to Gould 4 and 3, Thomson bt Evans 2 holes (4-2).


IRELAND 3 1/2, ENGLAND 5 1/2
Foursomes: T Delaney, N Kitching lost to N Edwards, K Smith 6 and 5; D McVeigh, M Riordan halved with R Bell, E Bennett; M Morrin, G O’Leary lost to R Jennings, D Montgomery 6 and 4 (1/2-2 ½).
Singles: K Delaney bt Edwards 2 and 1, T Delaney bt Bell 3 and 1, McVeigh lost to Smith 3 and 2, Riordan lost to Bennett 3 and 2, O’Leary bt Montgomery 3 and 2, Morrin lost to Jennings 7 and 6.

HOW THEY FINISHED
1 England 3pt, 2 Scotland 2pt, 3 Ireland 1pt, 4 Wales 0pt.
Thanks go to Gillian Kirkwood for the report

September Medal -- D & A -- Helensburgh

Played Thursday 13th September 2007. SSS 72 CSS72
Scratch Margaret Kinvig (Vale of Leven) 80
1st Silver Fiona Gilchrist (H'burgh) 84-15-69
2nd Silver Ann Trail (H'burgh) 91-19-72(after countback)
1st Bronze Lindsay McCubbin (H.P.) 94-23-71(after countback)
2nd Bronze Dinah Buchanan (Cardross) 95-24-71

Renfrewshire County Autumn Meeting over Ralston

Played 13th September 2007, 29 entrants, SSS:71 CSS:73
Scratch: Barbara Biggart (Kilmacolm) 81
Scratch - 12 Handicap
1st Fiona Roger (Ranfurly Castle) 84-12-72
2nd Barbara Biggart (Kilmacolm) 81-7-74
3rd Patricia Davidson (Erskine) 83-8-75 bih
13 Handicap upwards
1st Sheila Shaw (Lochwinnoch) 85-15-70
2nd Vivien Young (Cochrane Castle) 89-18-71
3rd Linda Hay (Eastwood) 92-15-77

Scotland well beaten by England in the Home Internationals

Even a draw against Ireland would see England win the women’s home amateur international golf championship for the third year in a row at Dunbar Golf Club tomorrow.
The English snuffed out the challenge of Scotland’s young team with a 7 1/2-1 1/2 victory while Ireland, beaten by the Scots on the opening day, bounced back with a 7-2 win over Wales.
The writing was on the wall in capital letters for the Scots when England made a 3-0 clean sweep of the morning foursomes.
The 2 young players from the West of Scotland, Megan Briggs, 17, from Kilmacolm lost five holes in a row from the eighth to the 12th in losing by 4 and 2 to Elizabeth Bennett and Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) lost 3 and 2 to C Aitken

ENGLAND 7 1/2, SCOTLAND 1 1/2
England names first
Foursomes: N Edwards, K Smith bt J Wilson, M Thomson 2 and 1; R Jennings, D Montgomery bt L Murray, K MacDonald 6 and 5; R Bell, E Bennett bt E Ogilvy, C Booth 2 holes (3-0).
Singles: Edwards bt Wilson 1 hole, Bell lost to Booth 3 and 2, Bennett bt Briggs 4 and 2, Smith bt Murray 2 and 1, C Aitken bt P Pretswell 3 and 2, Jennings halved with Thomson (4 1/2-1 ½).

WALES 2, IRELAND 7
Wales names first
Foursomes: S Hassan, R H Harries lost to N Kitching, T Delaney 2 and 1; L Hall, L Gould lost to D McVeigh, M Riordan 4 and 2; S Evans, T Davies lost to M Morrin, G O’Leary 3 and 2 (0-3)
Singles: Davies lost to T Delaney 3 and 2, Hassan lost to McVeigh 2 and 1, Harries lost to O’Leary 2 holes, Hall bt V Bradshaw 4 and 2, Gould lost to Kitching 1 hole, Evans bt Morrin 2 holes (2-4).

HOW THEY STAND
1 England 2pt, 2 (equal) Ireland 1pt, Scotland 1pt, 4 Wales 0pt.

Greenlees Result - 3rd Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Cowglen 5.5 Greenock 3.5

Thistle Brooch --- Ayrshire County - Ballochmyle Golf Club

Played 11th September CSS 72 PAR 71
SCRATCH Lesley Williamson (Kilmarnock Barassie) 79
SILVER
1st Isabel Jackman (Ballochmyle) 87 (18) 69
2nd Jill West (Troon Welbeck) 87 (16) 71 BIH
3rd Jess Blackwood (Kilmarnock Barassie) 84 (13) 71
BRONZE
1st Elspeth Neill (Largs) 95 (23) 72
2nd Joyce Hancock (Largs) 99 (25) 74
3rd Irene Tasker (Loudoun) 97 (22) 75

Scotland beat Ireland in the Home Internationals

Scotland, fielding one of their youngest-ever teams, made a great start to the women's home amateur golf internationals at Dunbar Golf Club today.
They beat Ireland 6-3 after sharing the foursomes 1 1/2-1 1/2 and taking the singles 4 1/2-1 1/2.
England, bidding to win the title for the third year in a row, beat Wales 6-3.
Scotland's line-up, average age just over 18 years, responded well to the pressure. All bar Scottish champion Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) are playing in the home internationals for the first time.
Jenna led by example by winning the top singles 3 and 2 against Irish champion Karen Delaney. Carly Booth, the 16-year-old Comrie player, followed that with a one-hole over over Danielle McVeigh.
Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) lost by 3 and 2 to Tara Delaney, who, alongwith sister Karen had flown back from Kent State University, Ohio to play for their country this week.
Teenagers Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) and Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) showed the match-play skills that won them their county titles earlier this season. Megan got a square match against the experienced Marian Riordan while Pamela Pretswell won by 3 and 1 against Gillian O'Leary, another very experienced player at this level.
It was left to Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon to produce Scotland's shot of the day to win the final singles against Maura Morrin. Michelle strayed on to the first fairway with her drive off the 18th tee but she hit a glorious toweing eight iron that came to a stop only a foot for a hole ... a birdie 3 that gave her the Aberdeenshire champion a one-hole victory.
Scotland skipper Jayne Smith said:
"I am so proud of them. We have such a young team and they have been fantastic. The team spirit is great. We are taking each day as it comes but I am hoping for more of the same on Thursday."
Welsh player Tara Davies had a hole in one with a nine-iron at the 135yd 16th hole in her singles tie with Rachel Jennings. The ace squared the match which finished on level pegging.
First-day details:
SCOTLAND 6, IRELAND 3
Foursomes: J Wilson, M Thomson halved with K Delaney, T Delaney; L Murray, K MacDonald lost to D McVeigh, M Riordan 1 hole; E Ogilvy, C Booth bt M Morrin, N Kitching 3 and 1 (1 1/2-1 1/2).
Singles: Wilson bt K Delaney 3 and 2, Booth bt McVeigh 1 hole, Ogilvy lost to T Delaney 3 and 2, M Briggs halved with Riordan, P Pretswell bt G O'Leary 3 and 1, Thomson bt Morrin 1 hole (4 1/2-1 1/2).
ENGLAND 6, WALES 3
Foursomes; N Edwards, K Smith halved with S Hassan, R H Harries; R Jennings, D Montgomery bt L Hall, L Gould 5 and 4; R Bell, E Bennett lost to S Evans, T Davies 3 and 2 (1 1/2-1 1/2).
Singles: Edwards bt Hassan 2 holes, Bell bt R W Thomas 5 and 4, Bennett bt Hall 3 and 2, Smith lost to Evans 3 and 2, C Aitken halved with Davies, Jennings bt Harries 2 and 1 (4 1/2-1 1/2).
Thanks go to Gillian Kirkwood for the report

Video from the Scottish Seniors at Glenbervie

Glenbervie Golf Club hosted the most magnificent dinner at the Scottish Seniors Ladies Championship last week. After the meal entertainment was given by numerous players and officials. Here are a few extracts from the evening (including Anna Telfer (Milngavie)and Jenny McGahan (Douglas Park) --- Click on the Play arrow -- Sorry broadband users only and make sure your sound is turned on.

Greenlees Result -1st Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Cochrane Castle 6 Cathkin Braes 3

Greenlees Result - 3rd Division

Greenlees Result: Milngavie 8.5 Cathcart Castle 0.5
Janey McFarlane of Cathcart Castle had a hole in one at the 2nd!!!

Autumn Meeting - Erskine

Autumn Meeting 9 September 2007 22 entries SSS 73; CSS 72
Silver: B Campbell (18) 71; F Campbell (8) (72 bih); S Littlejohn (16) 72 (bih)
Bronze: M McKechnie (26) 69 (bih); R Chalmers (25) 69; G Peters (31) 70
Scratch: F Campbell 80
DJ Davidson Putter: M McKechnie
SLGA Brooch: P Davidson

Greenlees Result - 2nd Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Old Ranfurly 4.5 Haggs Castle 4.5

Rhona and Ronnie are married - Douglas Park

Many congratulations go to Rhona Wilkie and Ronnie Murison who got married at New Kilpartrick Church on Saturday 8th September. The reception was held at Oran Mor, Great Western Road Glasgow
To see the happy couple click on the photo below. There is a small arrow on the RHS to click through few photos from the day. Make sure your sound is turned on and give it time to load

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Autumn Meeting - Haggs Castle

Date Played : 8 September Number of entries: 23 SSS: 73 CSS: 73
Silver:
Scratch JENNIFER GRAHAM 88
1st Handicap CAROL KERR (BIH) 92 17 75
2nd Handicap MARJORIE WALKER 90 15 75

Bronze 1
Scratch MARION HUNTER 99
1st Handicap MARION HUNTER 99 27 72
2nd Handicap REGINA QUINN 105 32 73

Lorna Bennett wins the Scottish Seniors Match Play Championship and Helen Faulds is selected for the Home Internationals

Ladybank’s Lorna Bennett, a Scotland women’s international team player from 1987 to 1991, won the Scottish senior women’s amateur match-play golf championship for the first time at Glenbervie Golf Club today.
It is not her first over-50s national title. She won the Scottish veteran women’s match-play championship at Blairgowrie in 2004.
Lorna beat Margaret Tough (Falkirk) by 2 and 1 in an entertaining final.
Two down after six holes, Margaret won the seventh, eighth and ninth to be one up at the turn.
Then Lorna regained the initiative and the lead by winning the 10th and 11th. Then followed five closely-fought halved holes. Lorna then clinched victory by winning the 17th.
The second-flight match-play for early-round losers ended in a Kathleen Sutherland v Fiona Hunter final, which ended in a 2 and 1 win for Fiona Hunter.

Weekend results:
Semi-finals – Margaret Tough bt Ruth Brown 5 and 4, Lorna Bennett bt May Hughes 4 and 3.
Final – Bennett bt Tough 2 and 1.

Second Flight
Semi Final: K Sutherland (Royal Montrose) bt Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) , Fiona Hunter (Baberton) beat Elizabeth Campbell (Torwoodlee)
Final – F Hunter (Baberton) bt K Sutherland (Royal Montrose) 2 and 1.



After the match play stages the Team was announced for Senior Ladies' Home International Matches and Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) was selected as a member of the team .
May Hughes (Lanark) pictured above with Helen is the 1st reserve for the team

The Team for the Senior Ladies' Home International Matches to be played at Royal Tara Golf Club, 2 to 4 October is:-

Captain Joan Marshall
Lorna Bennett Ladybank
Fiona de Vries St Rule
Helen Faulds Douglas Park
Fiona Hunter Baberton
Kathleen Sutherland Royal Montrose
Margaret Tough Falkirk
Pamela Williamson Baberton

1st Reserve: May Hughes (Lanark)

To see some photos from the days events click on the small photo below

Scottish Seniors 2007 Finals Day

Missed the Stroke play winners and the Social dinner photographs -- then click on the picture of Kathleen Sutherland

The Ladies Scottish Seniors 2007

Greenlees Result - 2nd Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Old Ranfurly 5½ West Kilbride 3½

May Hughes gets to the semi finals of Scottish Seniors

Top seed Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose), the new Scottish senior women’s amateur stroke-play champion, fell at the first hurdle in the senior women’s match-play championship at Glenbervie Golf Club today.
Kathleen lost by one hole to the last of the 16 qualifiers for the match-play stages, Aileen Kennedy (Harburn).
But giant-killer Kennedy was herself cut down to size in the afternoon quarter-finals. She lost by 3 and 2 to Margaret Tough (Falkirk) who had knocked out a former champion, Pamela Williamson (Baberton) by 3 and 2 in the morning.
Sunday morning’s semi-finals will see Tough play Ruth Brown (Lothianburn) and Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) play May Hughes (Lanark).

First round – A Kennedy (Harburn) bt K Sutherland (Royal Montrose) 1 hole, M Tough (Falkirk) bt P Williamson (Baberton) 3 and 2, R Brown (Lothianburn) bt B Biggart (Kilmacolm) 3 and 2, A Telfer (Milngavie) bt H Faulds (Douglas Park) 2 and 1, L Bennett (Ladybank) bt J Mack (Haggs Castle) 4 and 3, N Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh) bt E Campbell (Torwoodlee) 4 and 3, M Thomson (North Berwick) bt H Anderson (Downfield) 3 and 2, M Hughes (Lanark) bt F Hunter (Baberton) 4 and 2.

Quarter-finals – Tough bt Kennedy 3 and 2, Brown bt Telfer 5 and 3, Bennett bt Fenton 7 and 6, Hughes bt Thomson 1 hole.

SUNDAY MORNING SEMI-FINALS
Tough v Brown at 8am.
Bennett v Hughes at 8.10am.
FINAL AT 13.00.

The 1st round losers play in the second flight draw and Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) now meets Kathleen Sutherland in tomorrows semi final

Sutherland beat Williamson 4 and 2,Faulds beat Biggart 7 and 6, Campbell beat Mack at the 20th, Hunter beat Anderson 3 and 2

SUNDAY MORNING 2nd Flight SEMI-FINALS
Sutherland v Faulds at 8.20am.
Campbell v Hunter at 8.30am.
FINAL AT 12.45.

Medal 11 - Douglas Park

Medal 11 incorporating LGU Brooch Played 7/09/07 SSS 72 CSS 72 Entries 42
Silver 1st S. Donald (17) 67 2nd G. Hendry (14) 72 3rd S. Griffin (12) 73 acb
Bronze 1st I. Orr (23) 68 2nd P. Slane (26) 69 3rd V. Hamilton (25) 70
Scratch S. Donald 84 acb
Winner of LGU Brooch S. Donald

5 West of Scotland Players qualify for the Scottish Seniors Matchplay Stages

Congratulations go to Helen Faulds (Douglas Park), Barbara Biggart (Kilmacolm), May Hughes (Lanark), Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle) and Anna Telfer (Milngavie) who have all qualified for the match play stages of the Scottish Seniors Championship at Glenbervie Golf Club today.

To see some photos of the winners and the Social dinner -- click on the picture of Kathleen Sutherland

The Ladies Scottish Seniors 2007

Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) led from start to finish to win the Scottish senior women’s amateur stroke-play golf championship at Glenbervie Golf Club today.
It was her second win in the event which she also won in 2004. Miss Sutherland is also holder of the Scottish veteran women’s match-play championship.
With rounds of 76 and 77 for a total of 153, she had four shots to spare at the finish from Fiona Hunter (Baberton) with rounds of 79 and 78.
Defending champion Ruth Brown (Lothianburn) tied with Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) and Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) for third place on 158.
Barbara Biggart (Kilmacolm) won the 2nd net aggregate prize
The players with the 16 best 36-hole aggregates now go forward to contest the seniors’ match-play title at the same venue over the weekend.

FINAL TOTALS (and qualifiers for match-play championship)
Par 144 (2 x 72)
153 K Sutherland (Royal Montrose) 76 77.
157 F Hunter (Baberton) 79 78.
158 L Bennett (Ladybank) 82 76, H Faulds (Douglas Park) 81 77, R Brown (Lothianburn) 79 79.
160 E Campbell (Torwoodlee) 82 78, M Thomson (North Berwick) 80 80.
161 P Williamson (Baberton) 82 69.
162 M Tough (Falkirk) 78 84.
163 H Anderson (Downfield) 79 84.
164 B Biggart (Kilmacolm) 80 84, N Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh) 80 84, A Telfer (Milngavie) 79 85.
165 J Mack (Haggs Castle) 84 81, M Hughes (Lanark) 81 84.
166 A Kennedy (Harburn) 82 84.
Automatic match-play draw:
Sutherland v Kennedy, Tough v Williamson, Brown v Fenton, Telfer v Faulds, Bennett v Mack, Biggart v Campbell, Thomson v H Anderson, Hughes v Hunter.
Other West of Scotland scores:
167 P Hutton (Lanark) 80 87.
170 J Paterson (Drumpellier) 84 86,
178 D Gray (Lanark) 88 90, F Roger (Ranfurly Castle) 88 90,
180 M Neilson (Greenock) 87 93.
181 E Grant (Douglas Park) 92 89, C Fell (Ranfurly Castle) 92 89,

Greenlees Result -1st Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Cathkin Braes 6 1/2 Prestwick St Nicholas 2 1/2

Greenlees Result -1st Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Kilmarnock (Barassie) 6 Cardross 3

September Medal/ Autumn Foursomes - Erskine

September Medal (Combined) 5 September 2007 30 entries
SSS 73; CSS 72 (73 alt day)
Silver: B Campbell (20) 66; M Doherty (16) 71;
P Davidson (8) 73
Bronze: K Kane (21) 70; J Richardson (23) 72; S Robb (29) 74
Scratch: P Davidson 81

Autumn Foursomes. 26 August 2007 12 pairs.
Winners S Littlejohn & R Crawford

September Medal/LGU Pendant - Eastwood Golf Club

Played 4/9/07 sss72 css 72
Silver
1st C. McConnell (20) 71, 2nd M Jack (19) 73
Bronze
1st A. Fergusson (24) 71 2nd A. Russell (33) 72
Scratch: C. Morton 87

LGU Pendant - Winner - C. McConnell 71 bih

September Medal - Windyhill Golf Club

Played 2nd September, 2007. Par 72 CSS 72 14 Competitors
Silver : 1st Tracy Cochran 86 (14) 72, 2nd Christine Kelly 89 (15) 74
Bronze: 1st Margaret Paterson 90 (23) 67, 2nd Joyce McGregor 104 (22) 82
Scratch Tracy Cochran 86

Greenlees Result -1st Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Kilmarnock (Barassie) 5 Cochrane Castle 4

Greenlees Result - 2nd Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Douglas Park 7 Erskine2