Kilmacolm's Colin Brown is to be the new Captain of the R&A

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews has announced Colin M Brown as Captain for the year 2009 – 2010.
Each year the Past Captains meet to confer upon the nomination and the announcement was made today at the Club’s May Business Meeting. The new Captain will assume office later this year following the traditional driving in ceremony on Thursday 24 September 2009.
Colin Brown joined The Royal and Ancient Golf Club in 1994. He served on the Finance Committee from 2000 – 2005 and is currently Chairman of the Membership Committee and a member of the General Committee. He is a past Captain of Kilmacolm Golf Club and, in 2001, captained Prestwick Golf Club in its 150th anniversary year. He plays to a handicap of 7.
Educated at Glenalmond College, he is a Chartered Accountant and has retired following a career in stockbroking and investment management. He is a former Chairman of the Scottish Stock Exchange and is a Deputy Lieutenant of Renfrewshire.
Resident in Kilmacolm, Colin is married to Patricia, also an ardent golfer, who is Vice Captain of Renfrewshire Ladies’ County Golf Association. They have three adult children all of whom attended St Andrews University.

Report and photo courtesy of the R & A Website

LGU Medal Finals at Ranfurly Castle Postponed

The LGU Medal West Area Final at Ranfurly Castle was eventually abandoned when steady rain began to flood the greens in the early afternoon.
SLGA Tournament Officer Fiona Farquharson has rearranged the competition to be played at the same venue on Thursday, May 14th 2009

Lanarkshire County Foursomes Qualifier

The results of the Lanarkshire Inter County Foursomes Qualifying Round played today over a wet and windy Cawder Keir Course,(SSS 72) were as follows:
Scratch:
1. Susan Wood and Carol McCall 78 BIH
2. Lesley Lloyd and Fiona Scott 78
3. Pauline Warlow and Joanna Scott 84
Handicap:
1. Jean Glass and Irene Cooper 70.5
2. May Hughes (Kirkhill) and Carol McKinnon 72.5
3. Linda McLanachan and Anne Cameron 74

Scotland win the Team Trophy at the Welsh Women's Open

Good news this morning from Kylie Walker - Scotland won the Nations Cup team event at the weekend's Welsh women's open amateur stroke-play championship at windswept Royal Porthcawl.
Carly Booth and Kelsey MacDonald were the other Scotland team members.
"Obviously we were disappointed not to do better as individuals but we were happy to do Scotland proud by bringing home the Nations Cup Trophy. Thanks to the SLGA for sending us," says Buchanan Castle's Kylie who figured in a three-way tie for the lead with one round to go.
Kylie Walker finished joint sixth, Carly Booth joint 12th, Kelsey MacDonald 17th, Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) joint 29th.

Golf Club Results -- email your results

As you will have noticed you will see some Golf Club Results on this Website. Some results have been sent by email. The email link is also on the RHS of this website.
I have also taken the odd result from those posted on the Glasgow Herald Golf Club Returns Website which can be also found on the RHS of this webpage.

Due to my busy schedule only results sent to me by email will be put on this website

Jamieson Trophy - Kilmarnock Barassie

Spring Meeting - Jamieson Trophy (SSS 76, CSS 79) - Played 1st May 2009

1st: Lesley Williamson 83 (6)77
2nd: Debbie Peberdy 92(14)78
3rd: Fiona Brawley 86(7)79

Douglas Park Open Weekend --- Looking to join a new club

Douglas Park Golf Club is holding an Open Weekend on Saturday May 9th and Sunday May 10th .
Prospective new members receive a Courtesy Round of Golf, a PGA Professional free swing check and complimentary refreshments

To read all about it click on the following link DOUGLAS PARK OPEN DAY

Pamela Pretswell is the West of Scotland Champion

Bothwell Castle’s Pamela Pretswell lived up to her rating as the backmarker in the West of Scotland women’s amateur championship at Prestwick today.
The +2 player, who won the Swiss women’s open amateur title last summer, won by four strokes with a pair of 74s, against the CSS of 76 and 77, for a total of 148 in very windy and cold but mainly dry weather.
With no university exams clashing this year, Pamela will make her debut this month in the Scottish women's championship at Southerness ... and on this form she must be one of the favourites.
Runner-up at Prestwick on 152 with scores of 79 and 73 was former Scotland international Sara Bishop (Windyhill).
Pretswell, Susan Wood and Lesley Lloyd won the County Shield for Lanarkshire, while Renfrewshire (Eilidh Briggs, Alyson McKechin and Natasha Qayum) won the new Junior County Silver Salver, presented by the West Association.

LEADING SCORES
CSS 76 77.
148 Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 74 74.
152 Sara Bishop (Windyhill) 79 73
158 Susan Wood (Drumpellier) 78 80, Clare-Marie Carlton (Fereneze) 78 80, Rachel McQueen (Troon Ladies) 76 82.
159 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 80 79.
161 Anne Laing (Vale of Leven) 83 78
163 Audrey Thomson (Loudoun Gowf) 83 80, Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) 80 83
164 Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) 85 79
167 Donna Jackson (Cochrane Castle) 83 84, Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 82 85, Lesley Lloyd (Hayston) 81 86
168 Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) 91 77
170 Jill Meldrum ( Dullator) 82 88
171 Lesley Robertson (Ranfurly Castle) 87 84
172 Liz Keohone (Loudon Gowf) 82 90, Lesley Williamson ( Kilmarnock Barassie) 80 92
173 Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle) 86 87
174 Ruth Rankin (Lanark) 87 87, Lindsay Stevenson (Whitecraigs) 85 89, Rosalind Purdom (Prestwick St Nicholas) 84 90
175 Carol Whyte (Windyhill) 92 83, Joanna Scott (Cathkin Braes) 87 85
176 Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) 87 89, Hannah Gaunt (Kilmarnock Barassie) 82 94
177 Jennifer Jenkins (Ralston) 84 93
179 Alison McGinnigle (Cochrane Castle) 90 89, Liz Stewart (Cochrane Castle) 87 92
182 Lorraine Campbell (Cardross) 93 89
183 Gillian Henderson ( Bellisle) 97 86
185 Joanne Sharp (Kilmarnock Barassie) 93 92, Hilary Stuart (Bothwell Castle)84 101
186 Nicola Ferguson (Clober) 94 92
187 Ann Wallace (Prestwick St Nicholas) 99 88, Carol McCall (Strathaven) 97 90, Lindsay Mathie ( Windyhill) 92 95


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2009 West of Scotland Championship

Kylie has a bad day at Pothcawl

Northern Ireland Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down) won the Welsh women’s open amateur stroke-play championship in tough conditions at the so-demanding par-75 (for women) Royal Porthcawl links in South Wales.
Kylie Walker had a final round she will want to forget in a hurry. An 84 for 232 saw her drop down to a tie for sixth place. The Buchanan Castle player double bogeyed both the first and third but got two of the shots back with birdies at the short fourth and the long fifth before bogeying the ninth to turn in three-over-par 40.Then can disaster with a capital “D” – a quadruple bogey 8 at the 10th. Kylie did birdie the long 15th but then lurched off track again with a double bogey 7 at the long 17th and a bogey at the 18th for 44 shots home.Carly Booth (Comrie finished joint 12th with a closing 81 for 234.Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), runner-up in the “Helen Holm,” also struggled in the last round with an 81 for 236 and 17th place.Laura Murray (Alford) finished with an 83 for 242 and a share of 26th place.Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) had an 83 for joint 29th place on 243
To read the full report go to
Gillian Kirkwood Website

Kylie Walker in three-way tie for lead at Porthcawl

Buchanan Castle's Kylie Walker has bounced back from a slightly disappointing performance in last weekend's Helen Holm Scottish women's open amateur stroke-play to share the lead after 36 holes of this weekend's Welsh women's open amateur stroke-play championship at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, South Wales.
The stage is set for an exciting final round on Sunday with three players tieing for the lead on 148 - West of Scotland's Kylie Walker with rounds of 71 and 77, England's Rachael Jennings with 73 and 75 and, the leading Welsh hope, Tara Davies with 72 and 76.
To read all the results go to the Kirkwood Golf Website

2009 West of Scotland Championship Draw

Draw Sheet --- Click to enlarge

Sunday's West of Scotland women's (closed) amateur championship, to be hosted by Prestwick Golf Club, has attracted its largest entry for many years - some 48 players, all with handicaps of 10 and under.
Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) is unable to defend the title as she is being sent by the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association to play in the Welsh women's open amateur stroke-play at Royal Porthcawl this weekend.
The backmarker in the field is Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) holder of the Swiss women's amateur title, and she will have strong competition from former Scottish champion Anne Laing (Vale of Leven), Clare-Marie Carlton (Fereneze), Sara Bishop (Windyhill) and Susan Wood (Drumpellier) to name but four.
The West of Scotland Ladies County Golf Association has presented a new team trophy for which each county in the West District will nominate three players (under-18 years) from whom the best two scores will count in each round.
Ayrshire are running this year's West championship.

Lanarkshire County Champion is Fiona Norris

Fiona Norris is the Lanarkshire County Champion. She played well with birdies at the 4th, 9th and 10th holes and with 6 single putts in her last 6 holes to defeat Joanna Scott (Cathkin Braes) by 5 & 4.
Joanna also played well throughout the championship. In the morning semi finals Joanna defeated Lesley Lloyd 2&1 while Fiona defeated defending champion Susan Wood 4&3.

In the Bronze Championship Final Caroline Smith (Strathaven) defeated Margaret Porteous (Drumpellier), who was playing in her first County competition, 5&3.

In yesterday's afternoon's semi-finals Lesley Lloyd beat Pat Hutton 4&3; Joanna Scott beat Hilary Stuart 2&1;Susan Wood beat Allison Bell 5&3; Fiona Norris beat May Hughes by 1hole.

The players in the first round results were:
P Hutton beat A Clark 5&4;
L Lloyd beat L Lees 7&5;
H Stuart beat C McCall 6&5;
J Scott beat E Cuthill at 19th;
A Bell beat R Wilson 3&2;
S Wood beat A Devine 4&3;
M Hughes beat J Paterson 1 hole;
F Norris beat M Brodie 7&5.

In the Bronze semi-final Caroline Smith (Strathaven) beat Linda McLanachan 2&1 and Margaret Porteous (Drumpellier) beat Jean Glass 3&2.

Douglas Park - 9 hole Competition

9 hole competition (27/04/2009 CSS:72)
1st 18pts Susan Rattray
2nd 17pts Anne Terry
3rd 14pts Gillian Beattie

Ranfurly Castle Extra Medal

Played 29/4/09 27 Entries
SSS 73 CSS 73
Silver Winner Sarah Eckford (9) 74 bih
Runner Up Helen Craig (15) 74
Bronze Winner Helen Abram (23) 75
Runner Up Anne Nicoll (24) 78
Scratch Winner Sarah Eckford 83

Renfrewshire County Foursomes over Kilmacolm

The Inter County Foursomes were played today at Kilmacolm with 49 couples participating.
The early starters had some very cold, rainy conditions which improved as the day went on.
RLCGA Vice-Captain Trish Brown, playing with a late change of partner, none other than Megan Briggs (the 2009 Renfrewshire Champion) - both of Kilmacolm - had both the best gross and best net scores 74 - 6.5 - 67.5 of the day. Unfortunately they can't go forward to the County Finals at Pollok on 13th May as Megan has exams.

Qualifiers for the Inter County Finals at Pollok on Wednesday 13th May will be:-

Scratch:
1st Donna Jackson (Cochrane Castle) & Liz Stewart (Greenburn) 77
2nd Gillian McGinley (Cochrane Castle) & Maureen Woodhead (Gourock) 82
3rd Merope Dunlop & Maureen Taggart (Old Ranfurly) 86

Handicap:
1st Irene Stewart & Annette Baillie (Kilmacolm) 90 -17 - 73
2nd Morag Turner & Beatrice Orr (Kilmacolm) 90 - 13 - 77 a.c.b.
3rd Nancy MacGadie & Rosemary Reedie (Ranfurly Castle) 90 - 13 - 77 a.c.b.

To see all the results for today Click Here

Spring Meeting - Whitecraigs

Spring Meeting 24th/26th April,SSS 72; CSS 24th April 75; CSS 26th April 71.

SILVER DIVISION
WINNER; ALISON FINLAY (15) 72
RUNNER-UP; MARGARET KYLE (10) 72

BRONZE DIVISION
WINNER; KIRSTY DAVIDSON (23) 71
RUNNER-UP; GILLIAN DUNLOP (21) 74

Scratch; Margaret Kyle 82
Vets; Christeen Finlayson (19) 74

Also, there are still some times left for our Open Day on Wednesday 13th May.

Pat Hutton leads Lanarkshire qualifier

Title-holder Susan Wood (Drumpellier) qualified in sixth place with an 83 for the match-play stages of the Lanarkshire women's county golf championship at Drumpellier Golf Club today.
Leading qualifier and top seed is Pat Hutton (Lanark) who last won the title in 1985, although she reached the final in 1995. Pat returned a four-over-par 76, one above the CSS.
QUALIFIERS
76 Pat Hutton (Lanark).
81 Fiona Norris (Hamilton).
82 Alison Bell (Strathaven).
83 Elaine Cuthill (Lanark), Hilary Stuart (Bothwell Castle), Susan Wood (Drumpellier), Janice Paterson (Drumpellier), Lesley Lloyd (Hayston).
84 Liz Lees (Hamilton).
85 May Hughes (Lanark).
88 Angela Devine (Hamilton).
89 Carol McCall (Strathaven).
90 Joanna Scott (Cathkin Braes).
94 Marion Brodie (Strathaven).
96 Anne Clark (Drumpellier).
TUESDAY MORNING TIES
9.30 Hutton v Clark.
9.37 Lees v Lloyd.
9.42 Stuart v McCall.
9.49 Scott v Cuthill.
9.56 Bell v Wilson.
1.03 Devine v Wood.
10.10 Paterson v Hughes.
10.17 Brodie v Norris.

Helen Holm --- Final Scores---Pamela Pretswell the top West of Scotland Player

Leaderboard:
1 MAGUIRE, Leona Slieve Russell 69 77 73 F -6
2 MACDONALD, Kelsey Nairn Dunbar 75 72 74 F -4
3 MAGUIRE, Lisa Slieve Russell 74 74 74 F -3
4 BROWN, Emma Malton & Norton 74 73 75 F -3

Others:
7 KENNEY, Louise Pitreavie 76 73 75 F -1
12 MURRAY, Laura Alford 75 74 77 F +1
20 PRETSWELL, Pamela Bothwell Castle 78 72 79 F +4
21 BOOTH, Carly Comrie 78 74 78 F +5
23 WALKER, Kylie Buchanan Castle 73 81 77 F +6
28 TURNER, Jane Craigielaw 78 82 74 F +9
40 BRIGGS, Megan Kilmacolm 82 78 77 F +12
41 LARSSON, Louise Karlstad 77
54 LAING, Anne Vale of Leven 77 77 88 F +17
56 GRUBER, Cara Royal Dornoch 82 78 83 F +18
57 HENDRY, Lesley Routenburn 84 76 83 F +18
58 RAMSAY, Ann F Kirriemuir 81 78 85 F +19
65 BRIGGS, Eilidh Kilmacolm 80 79 90 F +24
66 MELDRUM, Jill Dullatur 83 78 89 F

Spring Meeting -- Douglas Park Golf Club

Played 24/04/2009 SSS 72 CSS:73)
Silver;
1st 85-15=70 Beverley Mitchell
2nd 87-16=71 Maggie Rutherford
3rd 84-12=72 Anne Fergusson
Bronze:
1st 101-31=70 Joyce Ferguson
2nd 105-34=71 Ann Settle
3rd 97-24=73 Anne Terry

1st Round Sores at the Helen Holm

Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Stroke-play Scoreboard
Troon Portland. Par 75 (38-37), 5818yd. CSS 77
FIRST ROUND
69 Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) 33-36.
72 Tilly Holder (Woburn) 37-35, Kym Larratt (Kibworth) 35-37
73 Rhian Wyn Thomas (Vale of Glamorgan) 37-36, Marion Ricordeau (Fra)
37-36, Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) 36-37, Holly Clyburn (Woodhall
Spa) 36-37.
Other West of Scotland Players:

77 Anne Laing (Vale of Leven) 38-39,
78 Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 41-37,
79 Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 37-42,
80 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 40-40,
81 Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) 37-44,.
82 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 41-41,
83 Jill Meldrum (Dullatur) 46-37,
84 Lesley Hendry (Routenburn) 40-44,
85 Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies) 43-42,
86 Kelly Brotherton (Troon Welbeck) 44-42,
91 Morag Macpherson (Troon Ladies) 45-46
TEAM EVENT
FIRST ROUND TOTALS
147 France (M Ricordeau 73, L Andre 74).
148 Scotland (K Walker 73, K MacDonald 75).
150 Wales (R Wyn Thomas 73, T Davies 77).
152 Ireland (Leona Maguire 69, N Kitching 83).
153 Sweden (A Dahlberg-Soderstrom 76, L Larsson 77).
161 England (H Barwood 78, R Connor 83).
164 Finland (A Hakula 78, E Penttila 86).

Helen Holm Scottish Open Stroke Play Results

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Helen Holm Scottish Open Stroke Play Championship Troon, 24th April 2009 - 26th April 2009
West of Scotland Entrants :
Anne LAING, (Vale of Leven)
Rachael MCQUEEN (Troon Ladies)
Elaine CUTHILL (Lanark)
Clare- Marie CARLTON (Fereneze)
Megan BRIGGS (Kilmacolm)
Kylie WALKER (Buchanan Castle)
Pamela PRETSWELL (Bothwell Castle)
Jennifer LINKLATER (Largs)
Lesley HENDRY (Routenburn)
Eilidh BRIGGS (Kilmacolm)
Morag MACPHERSON (Troon Ladies)
Jill MELDRUM (Dullatur)

To Keep up to date with all the results click on the following link Helen Holm

Golf Club Results -- Would you like to post them on this website

Golf Club Results -- As you will see Whitecraigs Golf Club have emailed me their Competition results as well as sending their results to the Glasgow Herald. If you would like your results posted on this website as well as the Herald then click on the link on the RHS of the webpage that says email your news

March/April Results from Whitecraigs Golf Club

MARCH GREENSOMES (STABLEFORD) COMPETITION 27TH /29TH MARCH
WINNERS: MS. J. CARRICK and MS. A. YOUNG 35pts. (20)
RUNNERS-UP: MRS. M. LITTLE and MRS. C. FULTON 34pts (19)

APRIL STABLEFORD 3rd/5th APRIL
SILVER DIVISION
WINNER: WENDY GILCHRIST (15) 35pts bih
RUNNER-UP: LORNA HOWIE (13) 35pts
BRONZE DIVISION
WINNER: KIRSTY DAVIDSON (25) 39pts
RUNNER-UP: SUE HARVEY (27) 35pts

APRIL MEDAL
Played 19th April CSS 71 / 20th April CSS 75
SILVER DIVISION
WINNER: SUSAN CAMPBELL (19) 71
RUNNER-UP; WENDY GILCHRIST(15) 74
BRONZE DIVISION
WINNER: CHRIS FULTON (27) 75
RUNNER-UP: ELIZABETH HALL (25) 77

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Lanarkshire County Winter Foursomes Final

The Final of the Lanarkshire County Winter Foursomes was played on Monday 20th over Cathkin Braes yesterday. In a very close match which was decided by the last putt on the last green Jane Lees and May Hughes (both Cathkin Braes) defeated Dorothy McTaggart and Mary Turner (also both Cathkin Braes)

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West of Scotland -- Greenlees Trophy 2009

The 2008 Greenlees Trophy Winners (From L to R) Anne Robinson (Ranfurly Castle ) - Runners Up Division 1, Marion Mason (Milngavie - Winners Division 2) , Rosemary Donaldson (Troon - Division 1 Winners) and Jinty Roger (Williamwood - Winners Division 3) - Click to enlarge

This week sees the first of 2009 Greenlees matches taking place. All 3 divisions have a match. In Division 1 --- Kilmarnock Barassie are at home to Milngavie, Division 2 --- Cardross are at home to Eastwood and in Division 3 --- Lanark are at home to Largs. I would like to take this opportunity of wishing all clubs participating in the Greenlees a successful and enjoyable season of matches, hopefully under sunny skies

Below are all the 2009 Fixtures and by clicking the 'Greenlees Trophy' links on the RHS of this web page you will also find the 2009 fixture list for all 3 divisions plus match results and divisional totals.

It is essential that you send your results to me on the forms you have been given, but in order to record them on the web site, those match secretaries who are able to do so, should also send them to me by email, by clicking the link on the RHS of this webpage as soon after the match as possible.

Enjoy!
Fiona - Greenlees Secretary

Mail on Sunday -- Round 3 West of Scotland Results

Bothwell Castle Golf Club beat Cathkin Braes Golf Club 3-2
Cowglen Golf Club beat Whitecraigs Golf Club won at 21st
Douglas Park Golf Club beat Windyhill Golf Club 3-2
Drumpellier Golf Club beat Mount Ellen Golf Club 4-1
Helensburgh Golf Club beat Milngavie Golf Club 4-1
Kilmacolm Golf Club beat Greenock Golf Club 3-2
Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club beat Ayr Dalmilling Golf Club 4-1
Kirkintilloch Golf Club beat Hilton Park Golf Club won at 19th
Lochwinnoch Golf Club beat Beith Golf Club w/o
Loudoun Gowf Club beat Irvine Golf Club 4-1
Old Course Ranfurly Golf Club beat Ranfurly Castle Golf Club 5-0

To see the full list of results go to Mail on Sunday Website

Golfer who merits attention --- Kylie Walker

If you missed getting the Scotland on Sunday Newspaper today you can read the article published by Elspeth Burnside all about Kyle Walker (Buchanan Castle)

Megan Briggs receives her Champions Badge

Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) who won the Renfrewshire County Championship yesterday was interviewed after her win and Captain Christeen Finlayson presented her with her winners badge


To see another video (of Megans's Hidden talents) and some photos from the Renfrewshire Championships go to the Renfrewshire County Website