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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

Autumn meeting - Kilmacolm

Played 2/9/08 18 entries, SSS 72, CSS 73
Silver:
1 Anabel Kane (13) 72
2 Beatrice Orr (15) 74
Bronze:
1 Norma Connell (29) 77
2 Norah Adams (21) 81
Scratch:
Elspeth Hanlon 82

West of Scotland Championship

As the West of Scotland Ladies' Close Championship was cancelled in May it is now being held on Sunday, 5th October, 2008. Play will take place over one round at The Old Course Ranfurly Golf Club and is open to all players with a handicap of 15 or under. Tee times will be balloted from 11.00a.m. to 2p.m. Entry fee £10 (cheques made payable to WSLGA). Please contact Isabel Crawford, West of Scotland Secretary, 4 Geirston Road, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire KA25 7LG or telephone 01505 683401. Closing date Thursday, 25th September, 2008.
An application form is available by Clicking Here

Prizes: 1st Scratch - £100; 2nd Scratch - £70; 3rd Scratch - £30.
1st Handicap - £30.

Rachael McQueen wins the St Nicholas Trophy

Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies)- pictured above successfully defended the St. Nicholas Trophy for Ayrshire girls at Ardeer on Sunday. Rachael had an excellent net 67 to win by 5 strokes over closest challenger Mhairi McKay. The CSS on the day went up 1 to 72. Rachael's gross 68 makes her the qualifier for the Daily Telegraph Competition.
Results:
Silver: Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies) 68 (1) 67
Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride) 82 (10) 72
Bronze: Grace Mackie (Troon Ladies) 98 (24) 74
Rachel Irvine (Largs) 99 (24) 75

Some of the Girls playing at Ardeer inthe St Nicholas Trophy

Thanks go to June Kerr (Ayrshire Junior Convenor) for the Report

Renfrewshire Autumn Meeting over Cathcart Castle

Played 1st September 2008, SSS 69, CSS 72 Reduction Only, 22 entrants
Handicap: Scratch - 12
1st Cathy Morton (Eastwood) 85 (10) 75 acb
2nd Valerie McKinnon (Old Ranfurly) 84 (10) 75 acb
3rd June Lockhart (Gleddoch) 85 (10) 75 acb
Handicap 13 and above
1st Fiona Roger (Ranfurly Castle) 85 (13) 72 acb
2nd Vivien Young (Cochrane Castle) 89 (17) 72 acb
3rd Anabel Kane (Kilmacolm) 86 (13) 73
Scratch; Valerie McKinnon (Old Ranfurly) 84

News from SGU Golf Central

As part of our ongoing commitment to this service for our clubs and for golfers alike, I write to advise you of some changes to both the look and feel of the site and the domain name at which the site may be accessed directly. In addition, I am pleased to advise of a new SGU web site within which SGU Golf Central will continue to be found.

The new SGU web site will go live on Monday 1 September and may be found at www.scottishgolf.org. The site will feature all of the services found on the previous site but we hope you will agree, in a far more user friendly way. As is ever the case with web sites, we will continue to develop this site over the next few months.

With regard to SGU Golf Central, we have developed a new look SGU Golf Central which can be found at the new SGU web either by clicking on the SGU Golf Central logo on the home page or via the Play the Game menu. The new look SGU Golf Central will perform all of the key features seen in the previous edition but is intended to be more user friendly and allows more easily for updates to the functionality. For example, we have added the opportunity for clubs to provide a link to their on line tee time booking software (subject to availability), thus giving you the golfer the opportunity to identify those courses with such software and book your golf from your own PC.

One key difference is that you will no longer need to register to use the site. We will now merge our database of SGU Golf Central registered users with our other database of registered golfers meaning that you will continue to receive news and special offers from the SGU. Importantly, as has always been the case, you can un-subscribe from this database at any time.

Thank you for your ongoing support of SGU Golf Central and we look forward to delivering additional value via this vital web portal

Clare Queen is tied 27th in Finland

FROM THE LADIES' EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Clare Queen (The Carrick , Loch Lomond) was only two shots off the pace in the first round after a strong finish of birdies at the 14th, 16th and 17th for a 69. She had earlier bogeyed the fourth, birdied the short eighth and bogeyed the 12th.
However, her last 2 rounds were both 74 to end up being tied in 27th position after the final round
For all the resultsClick Here
Clare Queen's Hole by Hole Scores over the 3 rounds
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 3 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 34 4 3 4 5 5 4 3 5 4 37 71
R1 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 2 4 34 4 3 5 5 4 4 2 4 4 35 69
R2 4 3 3 3 4 4 6 5 5 37 3 3 4 4 5 4 3 5 6 37 74
R3 3 5 5 2 4 5 4 3 5 36 4 3 3 6 5 4 4 4 5 38 74

The Eagle Has Crash-Landed For Double Gill

Gillian McGinlay (Cochrane Castle) had two consecutive eagles at Cochrane Castle's 3rd and 4th holes and she has been awarded a place at St, Andrews Bay for the Sunday Mail 'Eagles' Final
Well done Gillian --- To read the Newspaper Report if you have not bought today's paper which has a very good photograph of Gillian then click on the following link Sunday Mail Report

Kylie's Best Last round earns her 21st place in the European Amateur Championships

Spain's Carlota Ciganda has won the European women's individual amateur championship for a second time at Schloss Schonborn Golf Club, near Vienna in Austria.
Carlota was involved in a play-off, with compatriot Maria Hernandez after they had tied on three-under-par 289.
It was a three-hole stroke-play play-off under the championship rules.
Ciganda won with a three-under-par total. She birdied the first two holes and parred the third.
Christel Boeljon (Netherlands) won the bronze medal with a total of 290, only one stroke behind the play-off participants.
Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle), the only Scot to qualify for the last two rounds, finished with her best score of the four, a one-under-par 72 for a nine-over-par total of 301, despite a double bogey 7 at the 18th hole, a repeat of of what she did in the first round.
Kylie's tournament haul of 13 birdies and one eagle compared favourably with champion Ciganda's 14 birdies and one eagle but, of course, the Spaniard had many fewer bogeys.
Kylie finished 21st of the 39 qualifiers
Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

Autumn Meeting -- Douglas Park Golf Club

Played 29th August 2008, SSS 72, CSS 75, 58 Entrants
Silver:
Joan Gemmell 77 - 6 = 71 (acb)
Anne O'Connell 87 - 16 = 71
Anne Paton 94 - 17 = 77
Bronze:
Yvonne Currie 104 - 32 = 72
Irene Orr 95 - 21 = 74
Marion Stevenson 104 - 28 = 76
Scratch: Joan Gemmell 77

Kylie joint 27th with a round to go in European Women's Amateur Championship

Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle), the only Scot to survive the halfway cut, increased her tournament bag of birdies to eight, at the third and seventh, and got an eagle 3 at the last hole - which cost her a 7 in the first round - as she shot a one-over-par 74 to be in joint 27th place on 229 with one round to go in the European women's individual amateur golf championship at Schloss Schonborn Golf Club near Vienna, Austria.
It's a Spanish 1-2 at the top of the leaderboard with Maria Hernandez on six-under-par 213 and Carlota Ciganda on 214.

D&A - Autumn Meeting at Milngavie

Autumn Meeting & Moira Alexander Trophy on Thursday 28th August
Milngavie Golf Club - SSS 71 CSS 74
Scratch L. McGeachy (W'hill) 77
1st Silver K. Maxwell (M'gavie) 81-10-71
2nd Silver L. McGeachy (W'hill) 77-5-72
1st Bronze J.McGregor (W'hill) 101-22-79
2nd Bronze J. Sharp (H.P.) 103-23-80 (BIH)
3rd Bronze M. Dunan (M'gavie) 104-24-80
Moira Alexander Trophy - Karen Maxwell

Kylie Walker just makes the cut in Austria

Kylie Walker's four birdies in the space of 10 holes could not quite wipe out a triple bogey 7 at the second and five bogeys in the second round of the European women's individual amateur golf championship at Schloss Schonborn Golf Club, near Vienna in Austria today (Thursday).
Kylie, who birdied the seventh, ninth, 12th and 16th, finished on four-over-par 77 after an opening-day 78 which also included a triple bogey. Her 36-hole tally of nine-over 155 had her back in joint 40th place, a disappointing follow-up to last week's performance when she was beaten in a play-off by fellow Scot Roseanne Niven for the British women's open amateur stroke-play championship at Malone Golf Club, near Belfast.

However her score was just enough to make the cut
Majorca-based Scot Lauren Mackin (Ranfurly Castle) had an 83 for 162 and a share of 90th place.
Gemma Webster (HIlton Park) had an 81 for 167 and joint 112th place in a field of 132. Both players missed  the cut

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

Ranfurly Castle Outing to Cardross

The Ranfurly Castle Outing to Cardross -- Click to enlarge

The annual outing took place on Tuesday with 22 ladies playing at Cardross Golf Club. Despite the poor weather everyone enjoyed the day.
Many thanks go to Eileen Walker for organising the event.

Click on the small picture of Evy MacGregor with the camera to see some photos from the day

Ranfurly Castle Outing to Cardross

Kylie Walker is the leading Scot in the European Amateur Championship

The three Scots entries in the quality field for the European women's individual amateur championship were well off the pace at the end of the first of four rounds at Schloss Schonburn Golf Club in Austria.
Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle), was in joint 53rd place in a field of 132 with a round of 78 over the par-73 course.
Kylie birdied the seventh and 17th in halves of 39 (three over par) and 39 (two over). She ran up a double bogey 7 at the par-5 last hole.
Majorca-based Scot Lauren Mackin had a 79 (39-40). Her only birdie came at the 12th.
Gemma Webster (Hilton Park)had a 13-over-par 86 with halves of 44 and 42. She had double bogeys at the fourth, the short fifth and the long 13th.
Leading Scores:
1 BOELJON CHRISTEL Net 69
2 CIGANDA CARLOTA Spa 70
3 MOLINARO GIULIA Ita 70
Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

Stroke Competition -- Kilmacolm

Played 21/8/08, SSS 72, CSS 72, 13 entries
Silver:
1) Elspeth Hanlon (7) 69
2) Marion Stewart (10) 74
Bronze:
1) Norah Adams (21) 76
2) Julie Noble (32) 79
Scratch: Elspeth Hanlon 76

Ayrshire Success at the HSBC Wee Wonders Final

Hazel McGarvie (aged 8) -- pictured above won her age group in the G.B. & I final of the Wee Wonders at the weekend. Rounds of 37 and 36 over the 9 hole Balgove Course secured her victory by 2 strokes.

Connie Jaffrey (aged 11) was runner-up in her section with rounds of 78 and 77 over the 18 hole Strathtyrum Course.
This was a super performance by both girls who had previously come through local and regional qualifying to get to the final. Their demeanour, etiquette and golf was a joy to watch.

Thanks go to June Kerr (Ayrshire Girls' Convenor) for the report

Kylie, Gemma and Lauren off to Austria for Euro championship

Three Scots - Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle), Gemma Webster (Hilton Park) and Majorca-based Lauren Mackin (Ranfurly Castle) - are among the 120 entries for the European women's individual amateur golf championship over 72 holes at Schloss Schonburn Golf Club, Austria from Wednesday to Saturday this week.

Megan, Pamela and Kylie selected for the Home Internationals

SLGA NAME TEAMS FOR HOME INTERNATIONALS AND WOMEN'S WORLD AMATEUR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

The Scottish Ladies Golfing Association has named the following teams:

Women's Home Internationals, Wrexham GC, September 10-12: Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), Laura Murray (Alford), Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder), Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon), Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle), Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry Ladies).
Reserves: Louise Kenney (PItreavie), Jane Turner (Craigielaw), Rachael Livingstone (Musselburgh), Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth).

World women's amateur team championship, Espirito Santo Trophy, Grange GC, Adelaide, Australia, October 8-11: Krystle Caithness (St Regulus), Roseanne Niven (Crieff), Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle).
Reserves: Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar).

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the press release

Anne Judge is the 2008 Ranfurly Castle Champion

Congratulations go to Anne Judge who won her 2nd Club Championship title by beating Anne Robinson 3 and 2 in today's final. -- Click on the photo above for an enlargement
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Kylie loses to Roseanne Niven in play off at the British stroke-play championship

BRITISH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Malone Golf Club, nr Belfast
LEADING SCORES:
Par 288 (4 x 72) CSS 76-76
288 R Niven (Crieff) 75 74 71 68, K Walker (Buchanan Castle) 71 75 73 69 (play-off in progress).290 T Delaney (Carlow) 77 69 72 72, S Hassan (Vale of Glamorgan) 72 71 74 73.
291 M Ricordeau (Fra) 75 73 72 71.
Other Scottish Scores:
301 C Booth (Comrie) 74 77 74 76, P Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 77 74 74 76,

Scottish international Roseanne Niven posted the clubhouse target of level par 288 in the Ladies British open amateur championship at Malone Golf Club near Belfast.The 19-year-old from the Perthshire village of Tiverton, beaten semi-finalist in the British women's open amateur championship at North Berwick in June, shot five under par for the second 36 holes of the tournament.She had a one-under-par 71 in the third round and then signed off with a 68, the lowest score so far in the championship.
West of Scotland's Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) who had a 73 in the morning round, achieved the second hole in one of the championship when she aced the 132 yard 15th hole.
She then had 7 birdies, 7 pars and 4 bogeys in her 3 under par 69 in this afternoons round to be joint leaders at the close pf play. ---
Roseanne won the play off at the 1st extra hole
To read the full report go to Gillian Kirkwood Website

Shotgun Foursomes - Douglas Park

Played 22nd August 2008
Winners :Anne Fergusson & Pauline Vannet 95 - 22.5 =72.5
Runners Up :Gladys Speedie & Anne Reid 97 – 23.5 = 73.5
Two’s
Joan Gemmell & Mary Bell = 1

Scottish Golf Open Mixed Foursomes - Closing date extended

The closing date for entries for the Scottish Golf Open Mixed Foursomes at Duddingston Golf Club, Edinburgh on Sunday, September 14th 2008 has been extended to Friday, August 29th 2008
CLICK HERE FOR AN ENTRY FORM

Kylie and Pamela make the cut at the British Women's Open Amateur Championship

Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle), and Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) were the only West of Scotland players to beat the halfway cut in the British women's open amateur stroke-play golf championship at Malone Golf Club near Belfast today.
- Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) just failed by just one shot to survive.

SECOND ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72) CSS 76 76

Leaders after 2 rounds:
143 S Hassan (Vale of Glamorgan) 72 71, C Karsten (Net) 72 71.
144 R Connor (Manchester) 75 69.
145 V Sternebeck (Ger) 75 70, T Davies (Holyhead) 71 74, C Boeljon (Net) 71 74, Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) 73 72.
146 K Walker (Buchanan Castle) 71 75, C Aitken (Mid Kent) 70 76, N Kitching (Claremorris) 73 73, T Delaney (Carlow) 77 69, A Goumard (Fra) 70 76, D-C Schreefel (Net) 71 75.

Other: Scot Qualifiers::
149 R Niven (Crieff)
151 P Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 77 74, , C Booth (Comrie) 74 77,.

Scots that missed the cut:
153 M Briggs (Kilmacolm) 76 77, E Ogilvy (Auchterarder) 73 80.
154 , L Murray (Alford) 76 78.
157 M Thomson (McDonald Ellon) 82 75, K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 77 80, L Kenney (Pitreavie) 77 80,
158 R Cassidy (Stirling Univ) 79 79, A Bushby (Strathmore) 83 75.
160 G Webster (Hilton Park) 79 81.
161 J Carthew (Ladybank) 85 76, E Fairnie (Dunbar) 82 79.
162 L Mackin (Majorca+ Ranfurly Castle) 84 78, S Wood (Drumpellier) 80 82, J Turner (Craigielaw) 81 81.
164 J Meldrum (Dullatur) 84 80,
169 A Niven (Crieff) 81 88,

For the full report go to the Kirkwood Website

West of Scotland Scores at the British Open -- Kylie Walker is the leading Scot after Round 1

The Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship first round scores at Malone Golf Club in Northern Ireland.
West of Scotland's Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) was the leading Scot after the 1st round today only one shot behind the leaders on 71 (1 under par) with Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) on 76 the next best West of Scotland player
Par 72
Leaders After Round 1
70 Audrey Goumard France
Claire Aitken Mid Kent
Scottish Scores:
71 Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) 35 - 36
73 Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) 37-36,
74 Carly Booth (Comrie) 39-35,
75 Roseanne Niven (Crieff) 38-37,
76 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 38-38,
77 Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 40-37, Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) 40-37, Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 39-38,
79 Gemma Webster (Hilton Park) 38-41, Rachel Cassidy (Stirling Univ),
80 Susan Wood (Drumpellier) 40-40,
81 Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 39-42, Annabel Niven (Crieff) 41-40,
82 Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) 41-41, Emma Fairnie (Dunbar) 43-39,
83 Alexandra Bushby (Strathmore) 45-38,
84 Jill Meldrum (Dullatur) 40-44.
85 Jocelyn Carthew (Ladybank) 43-42.

To read the full report go to Gillian Kirkwood Website

Whitecraigs Golf Club --- August Results

Competition: Half Century Cup (One Class)
Date Played : 8th August 2008, SSS: 72 CSS: 73, Entries: 28
Best Net: Dorothy Cartlidge (12) 35 pts (bih)
Runner Up: Margaret Lindsay (24) 35 pts

Competition: 9 Hole Stableford
Date: 13th August 2008, SSS: 72, Entries: 12
Winner: Barbara Mackenzie (36) 17 pts
Runner Up: Fiona Watson (28) 17 pts

Competition: August Medal
Date Played : 3rd August and 15th ,SSS: 72, CSS: 73/75, Entries: 25
Silver Winner: Margaret Goodwin (20) 69
Silver R/Up: Dorothy Cartlidge (13) 71
Bronze Winner: Muriel Blair (30) 75
Bronze R/Up: Fiona Watson (28) 79
Scratch: Dorothy Cartlidge (13) 84

Ladies British Open Strokeplay -- West of Scotland Players are in Northern Ireland

Top field heads for Strokeplay at Malone
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship begins today at Malone Golf Club in Northern Ireland.
West of Scotland Players taking part are Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), Jill Meldrum (Dullator), Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle), Gemma Webster (Hilton Park) and Susan Wood (Drumpellier)

Kilmacolm Mail on Sunday Team look forward to their 8th round match against Murcar Links

Kilmacolm team that beat Douglas Park in the seventh round of the "Mail on Sunday" competition. Left to right: Rena Simpson, Morag Turner, Annabel Kane, Marion Stewart and Megan Briggs. Eildih Briggs was missing on that occasion.

Kilmacolm are looking forward to their Mail on Sunday match against Murcar Links on Saturday 6th September. "Although we have reached round 7 on a number of occasions, the last being against Dornoch at Dornoch, we have never reached round 8" said Team Captain Anne Dunn. This year we are very fortunate to have Megan and Eilidh Briggs playing for us. Megan, who plays off Scratch, is our current Club Champion as well as being the current Renfrewshire County Champion and Eilidh, who plays off 3, was the runner up in both the Club and County Championships. The girls have been members of the club for about five years and have played in Home Internationals at both Girls and Senior level. They are a great inspiration to our Lady members - perhaps this is why we have progressed further in this competition than previously. With their very busy schedules we have not had the advantage of them playing in all our ties so credit must go to the rest of the pool: Marion Stewart - 10: Morag Turner - 11: Rena Simpson - 11: Sally Wilbur - 12: Annabel Kane - 13: Beatrice Orr - 15: and Annette Baillie - 16. Sally was unable to play in out last two ties as she got married in July and was too busy with all preparations for the wedding and then being away on honeymoon.

This should be a very interesting tie and I hope the weather is clement not only for the teams but particularly for those of us who are travelling up to support them.

Thanks go to Kilmacolm's Mail on Sunday Team Captain Anne Dunn for the report

County Open Meeting Cancelled

Due to Lochmaben Golf Course being waterlogged and temporary greens being used, it has been decided to cancel the County Golf Open Meeting due to be held at Lochmaben tomorrow Tuesday 19 August. Refunds will be issued in due course.