Pamela and Kylie play well for Scotland but Scots miss out for the Top Flight by one

Scotland missed out by one in the Championship Flight of the European women's amateur team championship at Bled, Slovenia.
The Scots finished ninth in the 36-hole qualifying stroke-play which put them into the Second Flight - along with Wales and Ireland.
France are the top seeds with a three-over-par team total over two rounds, which represents some quality scoring in there.
England qualified in fourth place at 14 over par.
The Scots (29 over par) therefore join Wales (44 over par) and Ireland (46 over par) in the Second Flight Matches.
Top scorer for the Scots over the qualifying rounds was Swiss women's open amateur champion Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) with 77 and 71 for 148.
Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) and Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) all totalled 152, Louise with a pair of 76s, Kyle with scores of 78 and 75 while Sally followed up a 79 with a 73.
Stirling University student Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) improved by five shots with a 75 for 155 but Carly Booth (Comrie) is still not at her best with scores of 79 and 77 for 156.

Susan Wood wins Morison Cup again - by 14 shots at Colville Park

Susan Wood (Click to enlarge) -- Photo Courtesy of Jean McIntyre

The winner, for the second year in a row, of the 36-hole Morison Cup, played over Colville Park today, was Susan Wood (Drumpellier) with a total of 152, made up of rounds of 78 and 74.
The runner-up was Ruth Rankin (Lanark) with scores of 86 and 80 for 166.
The SSS is 71 and the CSS for the day was 71 and 72.
Susan Wood also won the handicap prize with a net score of 146 (75 and 71).
The winner of the one-round Blackjack Cup was Sandy Williamson (Lanark) with a net 73.
In the junior championship, also played today over Colville Park, Alexandra Duffy (handicap 29) of Cathkin Braes won the championship salver with a net score of 65 while Nicole Benson (Cawder) won the scratch cup with a gross score of 84.

Renfrewshire County Medal -- over East Renfrewshire

The overall winner of the Renfrewshire County July medal over East Renfrewshire to-day was Lindsay Mathie (Windyhill) with a net 67 (13) - a better inward from half from Jean Irvine (Ranfurly Castle) 67 (21). The best scratch was won by Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) with an excellent 72.

SSS 71, CSS 71, 43 entrants.

Handicap 0 - 12
1st Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 72 (3) 69
2nd Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 73 (3) 70
3rd Carol Fell (Ranfurly Castle) 81 (10) 71 a.c.b.

Handicaps 13 - 28
1st Lindsay Mathie (Windyhill) 80 (13) 67 a.c.b.
2nd Jean Irvine (Ranfurly Castle) 88(21) 67
3rd Moira Cameron (Troon Ladies) 92 (17) 75

Ayrshire County Centenary Dinner

Top Table at the Ayrshire Centenary Dinner by Marian Wilson

The Provosts of North and South Ayrshire held a Civic Reception to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Ayrshire County Ladies on the evening of Friday 3rd July in the County Hall in Wellington Square. Captain Nora McCrossin - sporting mysterious dark glasses to hide the bruises from a [losing] encounter with a runaway caddy car - bravely wecolmed eighty Ayrshire members and invited guests to drinks followed by a superb meal and an evening of entertaining and informative speeches - including those from familiar faces from the SLGA, Chairman Shona Malcolm and Chief Selector Isobel Crawford.
Richard Cole-Hamilton, Past Captain of the R&A, outlined his love of Ayrshire and Ayrshire golf and encouraged the up and coming junior Ayrshire team [who have won the Kennedy Salver for the past 3 years] to emulate the achievements of former Ayrshire teams which still held pole position in Jamboree/County finals wins, but had struggled in more recent times. David Purdie, Professor of Obstetrics, with what might be described as an inside knowledge of women, kept everyone entertained with a speech filled with highly amusing anecdotes.

Ayrshire’s newest MBE, Nancy Chisolm was another, most welcome, special guest at the top table. The whole evening reflected the best of golf; we can compete ‘to the death’ on the fairways, but the friendships we make throughout the years, the bond between young and old, and the fellowship of the game we both love and hate at times, endures for ever.

JULY MEDAL & BROWN CUP -- D&A

JULY MEDAL & BROWN CUP & JUNIOR QUALIFYING ROUND FOR DAILY TELEGRAPH
at Dullatur Golf Club on Friday 3rd July 2009 SSS 72, CSS 75, – 30 players
Scratch : S. Tryon (Gleddoch) 86
1st Silver : S.MacFarlane (Douglas Park) 87-12-75 (BIH)
2nd Silver : A. Shanks (Dumbarton) 95-20-75
1st Bronze : D.Harrow (Hilton Park) 101-23-78 (BIH)
2nd Bronze : L.McCubbin (Hilton Park) 100-22-78
BROWN CUP : Sally MacFarlane (Douglas Park)
No Junior entries for Daily Telegraph

Medal 7 - Douglas Park

Played Saturday 4th July 2009: SSS 72, CSS 71, 21 Entrants
Silver:
Janice McIlwraith 86 (19) 67
Norma Campbell 89 (17)72
Alison Miller 88 (15)73
Bronze:
Gina Rennie 91 (24) 67
Sarah Dorward 99 (30) 69
Marie Bryce 94 (23) 71
Scratch: Janice McIlwraith 86

Seniors Supper -- A late contribition

The West of Scotland Seniors would like to apologise for the lack of preparation for the entertainment at the Senior's Supper on Tuesday evening at Kinross. As a late contribution your webmaster Carol Fell and Jennifer Mack would like to entertain you now !!
Go to the West Vets Website for some action

The Janice Moodie Trophy is Abandoned due to thunder and lightening

The Janice Moodie Trophy had to be abandoned today at Windyhill Golf Club due to the thunder and lightening. Play was suspended for an hour but there was no sign of any improvement and the competition was abandoned. We are trying to find another date for this - once we have sorted this out we will be informed of he new date.

Heather Anderson is the Scottish Strokeplay Champion

Heather Anderson 2009 Scottish Matchplay Champion -- Click to enlarge

Alyth's Heather Anderson, a former Downfield player, won the Scottish senior women's close amateur match-play golf championship over the Montgomery course, Kinross today (Friday).
16th Qualifier from the Strokeplay rounds Heather continued her good form by beating West of Scotland's Alex Glennie in this mornings 1st Semi Final and then beat former Scottish girls champion Moira Thomson (Gullane Ladies) by 5 and 3 in the final with approximately two over par figures.
Moira (pictured below) led only once in the match, with a par at the first hole, but Heather then won four of the next five holes to be two up after six. Heather took a grip on the outcome when she won four holes in a row from the ninth to improve from two up to five holes ahead.

Moira Thomson (Gullane) -- Click to enlarge

Semi Finals : Heather Anderson (Alyth) beat Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) 6 and 4 Moira Thomson (Gullane) beat Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) 3 and 2
Final: Heather Anderson beat Moira Thomson 5 and 3

2nd Flight Semi Final:
Fiona de Vries (St Rule) beat Fiona Hunter (Baberton) 3 and 2
Kathleen Sutherland (Montrose) beat Anna Telfer (Milngavie) 1 hole
Final : Kathleen Sutherland beat Fiona de Vries at the 19th.
Click on this link for all the LIVE SCORING of the Semi Finals and Finals at Kinross
Click on the link that says the state of play to show hole by hole results

Some Photographs from the Scottish Seniors

Your webmaster is now home and is dependant on getting any photos from tomorrows semis and finals from someone .
Meantime Click on the small Thumbnail for the Strokeplay and 1st round Matchplay Photographs

2009 Scottish Seniors Championship

The quarter Final photos -- Click on the thumbnail

The 2009 Scottish Seniors Quarter Finals and 2nd Flight ties

The Seniors Supper

2009 Scottish Seniors Supper

and also some photos taken by East Vet -- Noreen Fenton

MANY OTHER PHOTO ALBUMS FROM YOUR WEBMASTER (including the 2007 and 2008 Scottish Senior Championships-- CLICK HERE

Alex Glennie through to the Scottish Seniors Semi Finals

Alex Glennie --- Click to enlarge

The Afternoon ties at Kinross

Helen Faulds (Douglas Park), Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) and Suzanne Cadden (Cardross) all reached the quarter finals of the Scottish Seniors Matchplay Championship this morning at Kinross in extremely hot and humid conditions.
Heather Anderson the former Downfield and now Alyth player squeezed into the match-play stages as the last of the 16 qualifiers but you would never have known from the quality of performances she produced today.
In the first round she toppled the No 1 seed Fiona Hunter (Baberton) with ease, beating her by 7 and 5.
And to show that was no fluke Heather then beat the eighth best qualifier, former Curtis Cup player and one time World Junior champion Suzanne Cadden from Cardross by 3 and 2.
Heather now plays the fourth seed Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) for a place in the final. Alex beat former champion Pamela Williamson (Bab erton) by 5 and 3 and then had a 2 and 1 win over Helen Faulds (Douglas Park).
The second semi-final sees Noreen Fenton (Dunbar), the No 3 seed, tackle the 10th qualifier, Moira Thomson (Gullane Ladies), the 1968 Scottish girls champion and, more recently, winner of the Scottish Veteran women’s title at Blairgowrie.
Noreen, was given a run for her money by 14th seed Frances Neish (Moray) before edgining through on the 18th green in the morning and followed that up with another visit to the last green, winning by two holes against Mary Smith (Tain), the Scottish seniors stroke-play champion last year.
Moira Thomson had a good 2 and 1 win over a that capable Royal Montrose player Kathleen Sutherland before beating the defending match-play champion, Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) at the 20th hole in the last quarter-final to finish.

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

1st Round Results:
SCOTTISH SENIOR WOMEN'S MATCH-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Montgomery course, Kinross.
First round
Heather Anderson (Alyth) beat Fiona Hunter (Baberton) 7 and 5.
Suzanne Cadden (Cardross) beat Sheila Cuthbertson (Peebles) 1 hole.
Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) beat Fiona de Vries (St Rule) 6 and 4,
Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) beat Pamela Williamson (Baberton) 5 and 3.
Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) beat Frances Neish (Moray) 1 hole.
Mary Smith (Tain) beat Anna Telfer (Milngavie) 4 and 3.
Moira Thomson (Gullane Ladies) beat Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) 2 and 1.
Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) beat Margaret Tough (Falkirk) 3 and 2

Quarter-finals:
Heather Anderson beat Suzanne Cadden 3 and 2.
Alex Glennie beat Helen Faulds 2 and 1.
Noreen Fenton beat Mary Smith 2 holes.
Moira Thomson beat Lorna Bennett at 20th.

Anna Telfer (Milngavie) is through to the Semi Final of the 2nd Flight Draw (losing players in 1st round) and now meets Kathleen Sutherland

Quarter Finals --- Second Flight
Fiona Hunter beat Sheila Cuthbertson 4 and 3
Fiona De Vries beat Pamela Williamson 3 and 2
Anna Telfer beat Frances Neish 3 and 2
Kathleen Sutherland beat Margaret Tough 6 and 4

Scottish Senior Ladies Championship --- Fiona Hunter is the Champion

Baberton’s Fiona Hunter (pictured above) has earned the top seed status in the Scottish senior women’s close amateur championship over the Montgomery course at Kinross.
Fiona had rounds of 73 and 80 for a total of 153.
Second best qualifier for the match-play stages is Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) who won the title at Deeside last year.
West of Scotland's Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie), Anna Telfer (Milngavie), Suzanne Cadden (Cardross) and Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) have all qualified for the matchplay stages
Alex Glennie was 4th in the Scratch Section , Anna Telfer was the winner of the Handicap prize over the 2 day event and Suzanne Cadden was 3rd in the Handicap Section
QUALIFIERS: SSS 73, DAY 1 - CSS 74, DAY 2 -CSS 75
1 HUNTER, Fiona Baberton 73 80 153
2 BENNETT, Lorna Ladybank 80 74 154
3 FENTON, Noreen Dunbar 75 79 154
4 GLENNIE, Alex Kilmarnock Barassie 74 80 154
5 DE VRIES, Fiona St Rule 81 76 157
6 TELFER, Anna Milngavie 78 79 157
7 SUTHERLAND, Kathleen Royal Montrose 79 80 159
8 CADDEN, Suzanne Cardross 78 81 159
9 CUTHBERTSON, Sheila Peebles 78 82 160
10 THOMSON, Moira Gullane Ladies 80 81 161
11 SMITH, Mary Tain 78 83 161
12 FAULDS, Helen Douglas Park 76 85 161
13 WILLIAMSON, Pamela Baberton 79 83 162
14 NEISH, Frances Forres 85 78 163
15 TOUGH, Margaret Falkirk 81 82 163
16 ANDERSON, Heather Alyth 79 85 164
Non Qualifiers;
17 DEE, Rita Kingsknowe 85 82 167
18 MACK, Jennifer Haggs Castle 91 78 169
19 PENMAN, Sue Gullane Ladies 82 88 170
20 WILSON, Pat Murcar Links 89 84 173
21 SMART, Ann Banchory 84 89 173
22 HARRISON, Jill Cruden Bay 83 90 173
23 FELL, Carol Ranfurly Castle 89 85 174
24 MACCALLUM, Winifred Falkirk 86 88 174
25 QUINN, Shelagh Stirling 86 88 174
26 HUGHES, May Lanark 84 90 174
27 HUTTON, Patricia Lanark 89 86 175
28 WALLACE, Gillian Glenisla 85 90 175
29 WARDROP, Morag Niddry Castle 91 86 177
30 WILSON, Emma Elie & Earlsferry Ladies 88 89 177
31 NEILSON, Maureen Greenock 85 92 177
32 BALLANTYNE, Karen Craigmillar Park 84 93 177
33 TERRY, Lynne Cruden Bay 92 87 179
34 STEWART, Marion Kilmacolm 90 90 180
35 DUNCAN, Rena Kinross 90 92 182
36 JOHNSTON, Lesley Gullane Ladies 95 88 183
37 GRAHAM, Rose Stirling 95 88 183
38 KANE, Anabel Kilmacolm 88 95 183
39 HOPE, Mary Blairgowrie 90 94 184
40 POLLOCK, Mairi Craigmillar Park 90 94 184
41 PATERSON, Janice Drumpellier 90 94 184
42 MURRAY, Lyn Kinross 86 98 184
43 BEGBIE, Moira Ladybank 92 93 185
44 MCROBB, Maureen Kingsknowe 91 95 186
45 SMITH, Norma Downfield 94 93 187
46 CLAPPERTON, Morag Banchory 91 96 187
47 BRYCE, Catherine Ballater 96 93 189
48 KELLY, Hazel Ladies Panmure Barry 93 97 190
49 HARTLEY, Sheila Braehead 94 97 F 191
50 MOFFAT, Ann St Regulus 95 98 193
51 ROGER, Fiona Ranfurly Castle 97 104 201
52 CRAWFORD, Fiona Shiskine 107 101 208
53 GIBSON, Fran Ballater 107 102 209
54 MACGREGOR, Helen Hilton Park 99 117 216
NR HARVEY, Isobel St Rule 95 NR NR
NR MCDOUGALL, Linda Greenock 90 NR NR
NR BUSHBY, Sandy Strathmore 91 NR NR

PRIZEWINNERS LIST

Draw for the Matchplay stages

Scottish Senior Ladies Championship --- Live Scoring

Live scoring from the Scottish Senior Ladies' Championship at Kinross --------- Click here for Live Scoring
Click on a person's name to see their holo by hole scoring

1st Round Scores at the Scottish Seniors Alex Glennie and Helen Faulds do well

Alex Glennie, (Kilmarnock Barassie) Jennifer Mack(Haggs Castle) and Sheilagh Quinn(Stirling) on the 1st tee at Kinross

In rather humid conditions and tricky greens Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) and Helen Faulds (Douglas Park)were the leading West of Scotland players over the Montgomerie Course in Kinross today.
The top sixteen scratch scores after tomorrows round proceed into the matchplay part of the competition, two rounds on Thursday and the semi-final and final on Friday. The eight losing first round competitors have a second bite at the cherry by being able to compete in the Second Flight Matchplay
.Leaderboard

1 HUNTER, Fiona Baberton 73
2 GLENNIE, Alex Kilmarnock Barassie 74
3 FENTON, Noreen Dunbar 75
4 FAULDS, Helen Douglas Park 76
5 CUTHBERTSON, Sheila Peebles 78
6 SMITH, Mary Tain 78
7 CADDEN, Suzanne Cardross 78
8 TELFER, Anna Milngavie 78
9 SUTHERLAND, Kathleen Royal Montrose 79
10 ANDERSON, Heather Alyth 79
11 WILLIAMSON, Pamela Baberton 79
12 THOMSON, Moira Gullane Ladies 80
13 BENNETT, Lorna Ladybank 80
Other West of Scotland Players
19 HUGHES, May Lanark 84
24 NEILSON, Maureen Greenock 85
28 KANE, Anabel Kilmacolm 88
31 FELL, Carol Ranfurly Castle 89
32 HUTTON, Patricia Lanark 89
33 PATERSON, Janice Drumpellier 90
37 MCDOUGALL, Linda Greenock 90
38 STEWART, Marion Kilmacolm 90
40 MACK, Jennifer Haggs Castle 91
55 ROGER, Fiona Ranfurly Castle 97
56 MACGREGOR, Helen Hilton Park 99
59 CRAWFORD, Fiona Shiskine 107

Click here for Todays Full Results
Wednesday's Tee off Times

Open Greensomes --- Douglas Park

Played 26th June 2009
Scratch;
E. Grant (Douglas Park) & M. Myers (Clober) 83 (bih)

Handicap (Scr – 18.9)

N. Campbell (Douglas Park) & A. Wilson (Clober) 69.4
C. Dingwall (Douglas Park) & B. Mitchell (Douglas Park) 70.6
L. McLean (Douglas Park) & N. Gray (Douglas Park) 71.6

Handicap (19 – 30)

H. MacDowall (Douglas Park) & K. Perfect (Balmore) 66.2 (bih)
E. Crombie (Douglas Park) & M. Agnew (Douglas Park) 66.2
A. Taylor (Old Ranfurly) & M. Taggart (Old Ranfurly) 67.8

Club Championship -- Douglas Park Golf Club

Chris Dingwall, Gladys Speedie, Helen Faulds and Lynda Smith -- click to enlarge

Congratulations go to Helen Faulds who won the Douglas Park Championship today against Lynda Smith and to Lady Captain Gladys Speedie who won the Lady Seniors Championship against Chris Dingwall

5th Round Results of the Mail on Sunday

3 West of Scotland Clubs are thro' to the 6th round of the Mail on Sunday --- Kilmacolm meet Drumpellier and Kilmanock Barassie are also through although I do not know who they are playing. --- Good Luck to you all
Scottish Results:
Crail Golfing Society beat Kirriemuir Golf Club 3-2
Drumpellier Golf Club beat Kilspindie Golf Club 4-1
Dunkeld & Birnam Golf Club beat Aboyne Golf Club 4-1
Glenbervie Golf Club beat Cowglen Golf Club 4-1
Kilmacolm Golf Club beat Old Course Ranfurly Golf Club 3.5-1.5
Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club beat Loudoun Gowf Club 3-2
Liberton Golf Club beat Deer Park Golf & Country Club 4-1
Mcdonald Golf Club beat Murcar Links Golf Club 3-2
Southerness Golf Club beat St Medan Golf Club 4-1
Stirling Golf Club beat Dollar Golf Club 4-1

Kylie and Pamela miss the cut

Kylie and Pamela miss the cut at the Irish Open --- Click Here to see all the 2nd round Scores

Some more photos from Strathaven

Jean MacIntyre took more photographs at the Inter County Jamboree including some of the dinner To see them go to the Lanarkshire Website
Ayrshire's Liz Keohone made the fabulous County Centenary Cake pictured above (click to enlarge)

MACKIE BOWL – CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES 6TH JULY

Entries for the Mackie Bowl (a SLGA Order of Merit event) should be submitted by 6th July. This 36 hole competition takes place on Sunday 26th July over Gullane No. 1 and is open to Category 1 and Category 2 golfers. Entry forms are available for download from the SLGA website and further information is available from Anne Brownie at apbrownie@blueyonder.co.uk .

First Round Scores at the Ladies Irish Open - Kylie is 2nd leading Amateur

The first round of the AIB Ladies Irish Open supported by Fáilte Ireland is underway at Portmarnock Hotel and Links near Dublin.
West of Scotland Amateurs Kylie Walker and Pamela Pretswell both do well today. ------ Kylie is the 2nd leading Amateur
To see all the results Click Here --- for European Tour Scoreboard
When you get there -- Click on the card link to see how the players have done

DRAW SHEET FOR TOMORROW

Home Internationals at Bogside

Click to enlarge

Some County Captain Meassages

Lanarkshire Captain May Hughes writes a post jamboree thankyou message on the Lanarkshire Website
Other Website thanks D&A and from the Renfrewshire Website

Message from Debbie Watts

Just wanted to thank you for the great photo's which I found on your website of the West Jamboree. I couldn't get up to see the golf but you all looked like you had a fab time in the sunshine. Hope to be there next year!!
Thanks
Debbie Watt (Ayrshire)
Click on this link to see some of your Webmasters PHOTOGRAPHS

Scottish Seniors --- A few West of Scotland Players

There are a few West of Scotland Players going to the Scottish Senior Women's (close) Amateur Championship over the Montgomery course at Kinross beginning on Tuesday, June 30th 2009 :--- namely
Suzanne Cadden (Cardross),Helen Faulds (Douglas Park). May Hughes (Lanark)
Janice Paterson (Drumpellier), Patricia Hutton (Lanark), Anna Telfer (Milngavie), Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle). Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie). Linda McDougall (Greenock), Maureen Neilson (Greenock), Carol Fell (Ranfurly Castle), Marion Stewart (Kilmacolm), Fiona Roger (Ranfurly Castle), Anabel Kane (Kilmacolm). Fiona Crawford (Shiskine) and Helen MacGregor (Hilton Park)
To see the starting times go to the West Vets Website

Some thank you notes after the Jamboree

Kay McColl (D&A Captain)would like to thank Carol Fell on behalf of all the ladies at the jamboree for for all the wonderful photographs that you have taken during the past three days.
(Photos courtesy of Jean Campbell)
Lanarkshire Centenary Wine --- Click to enlarge

Carol would like to thank Lanarkshire and D&A for their lovely bottles of wine that she received and also to congratulate May Hughes and her team of helpers on a well organised and run tournament. Also to Strathaven Golf Club on their fantastic course and clubhouse facilities

Renfrewshire win the West of Scotland County Team Champions

All the County Teams -- Ayrshire, D&A, Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire -- Click to enlarge

Renfrewshire beat Dunbartonshire & Argyll 6 1/2-2 1/2 in the decisive match between the two teams with 100 per cent records going into the final day of the West Division women's inter-county team golf championship at Strathaven Golf Club today.
That meant Renfrewshire topped the table for the second year in a row and will go to Baberton Golf Club, Edinburgh in September as West's representatives in the four-cornered contest for the Scottish women's county championship.
Ayrshire beat Lanarkshire 5-4 in the battle between the teams who had lost both their first two matches.
Renfrewshire had the player of the tournament in Scottish champion Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), winner of all six foursomes and singles ties she played. In the final set of singles, Megan beat former Curtis Cup player and past champion Anne Laing (Vale of Leven) by 2 and 1. It was Anne's first singles defeat of the tournament.
Renfrewshire had the strength in depth their rivals lacked. Clare-Marie Carlton (Fereneze) was close behind Megan Briggs in the points table, earning 5 1/2 out of a possible six.
Jill Meldrum (Dullatur) top scored for runners-up Dunbartonshire with 4 1/2pt.
Final placings - 1 Renfrewshire 6pt, 2 Dunbartonshire & Argyll 4pt, 3 Ayrshire 2pt, 4 Lanarkshire 0pt.
Wednesday match details:
DUNBARTONSHIRE & ARGYLL 2 1/2, RENFREWSHIRE 6 1/2
Foursomes - Anne Laing & Jill Meldrum lost to Eilidh Briggs & Megan Briggs 5&4; Nichola Ferguson & Lorraine Campbell bt Donna Jackson & Liz Stewart 1 hole; Suzanne Cadden & Laura McGeachy lost to Clare-Marie Carlton & Gillian Kyle 3 and 2 (1-2).
Singles - Laing lost to Megan Brggs 2 and 1, Ferguson lost to Carlton 6 and 4, Meldrum halved with Eilidh Briggs, Cadden lost to Jackson 6 and 5, McGeachy lost to Kyle 3 and 2, Helen Faulds bt Carol Whyte 7 and 5 (1 1/2-4 1/2).
LANARKSHIRE 4, AYRSHIRE 5
Foursomes: Fiona Norris & Susan Wood bt Lesley Hendry & Rachael McQueen 1 hole; May Hughes & Lesley Lloyd bt Jenny Linklater & Alex Glennie 1 hole , Elaine Cuthill & Joanna Scott lost to Audrey Thompson & Liz Keohone 3 and 2 (2-1).
Singles: Norris bt Hendry 1 hole. Wood lost to Catherine Malcolm 3 and 1, Cuthill lost to Thompson 1 hole; Joanna Scott lost to Rachael McQueen 1 hole; Ruth Rankin lost to Linklater 4 and 2, Angela Devine lost to Lesley Williamson 1 hole (2-4).

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for his report

To see some photos from today's events click on the small thumbnail below (Sorry today was all RLCGA and D&A Photos)

Day 3 West of Scotland Inter County Matches

Isabel Pearson -- Haggs Castle

From L To R: Isabel wth her very good friends Webmaster Carol, Haggs Castle Past Captain Brenda Livingstone and Haggs Castle Past Captain Frankie Pearson - click to enlarge

The Scottish at Prestwick St Nicholas 1993 - Jennifer Mack,Sheena Hamilton, Brenda Livingstone, Carol Fell, Isabel Pearson, Nan Don, Aileen Wilson and Janice Paterson - click to enlarge
Isabel at La Cala Spain 1995 -click to enlarge

It is with great sadness to inform you that Isabel Pearson (Past Captain of Haggs Castle) died after a long illness at the weekend.
Many ladies will remember her from past Greenlees matches and the Scottish Closed Championships in the 80's and 90's. ---- The Funeral Service to which all friends are respectively invited will be held at Craigton Crematorium, Berryknowes Road on Thursday 25th June arriving at 12:30pm.

Day 2 at Strathaven -- RLCGA and D&A win again

Renfrewshire will play Dunbartonshire & Argyll in a winner-takes-all climax to the three-day West Division women's inter-county team championship at Strathaven.
Both teams have 100 per cent records.
Renfrewshire followed up their 8-1 beating of Lanarkshire with a 7 1/2-1 1/2 win over Ayrshire today.
Dunbartonshire & Argyll, 5-4 winners over Ayrshire on Day 2, beat Lanarkshire 7-2 today.
The winners of the title will represent the West Division at the Scottish county finals at Baberton Golf Club, Edinburgh in September.
Renfrewshire 7.5 Ayrshire 1.5 (Renfrewshire Results first)
Foursomes:
Megan Briggs and Eilidh Briggs beat Lesley Hendry and Catherine Malcolm 7&6
Donna Jackson and Liz Stewart beat Liz Keohone and Jenny Linklater 3&2
Clare- Marie Carlton and Alyson McKechin beat Alex Glennie and Lesley Williamson 3&2
Singles:
Megan Briggs beat Lesley Hendry 3&1
Gillian Kyle lost to Liz Keohone 3&2
Alyson McKechin beat Catherine Malcolm 3&2
Clare-Marie Carlton halved Audrey Thompson
Eilidh Briggs beat Lesley Williamson 4&3
Carol Whyte beat Rachael McQueen 3&2

Lanarkshire 2 D&A 7 (Lanarkshire result first)
Foursomes:
Susan Wood and Elaine Cuthill lost to Anne Laing and Jill Meldrum 2&1
Fiona Norris and Angela Devine lost to Nichola Ferguson and Lorraine Campbell 3&1
Lesley Lloyd and Ruth Rankin halved Suzanne Cadden and Laura McGeachy
Singles:
Elaine Cuthill lost to Anne Laing 5&4
Fiona Norris lost to Nichola Ferguson 2&1
Susan Wood lost to Jill Meldrum 6&5
Lesley Lloyd beat Louisa Ruane 4&3
Angela Devine lost to Laura McGeachy 6&4
Joanna Scott halved Helen Faulds

Here are some photographs from today's play --- Click on the small thumbnail to see the album

2009 West of Scotland Matches - Day 2

West of Scotland County Matches -- Day 1 results

Ayrshire and D&A team -- Click to enlarge (Courtesy of Jean MacIntyre)

Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire County Teams - Click o enlarge (Courtesy of Jean MacIntyre)

Renfrewshire, the defending champions, made an impressive start to their 2009 campaign to retain the West Division women's inter-county team championship at Stathaven Golf Club today.
They beat Lanarkshire, without Vagliano Trophy player Pamela Pretswell, soundly by the resounding margin of 8-1. The writing was on the wall for Lanarkshire after they lost the morning foursomes 3-0.
Dunbartonshire & Argyll, without their GB&I team selection and county champion Kylie Walker managed to edge a 5-4 win over Ayrshire, which represented a good afternoon's work by Ayrshire. They had lost the morning foursomes 2-1 but battled hard to share the singles 3-3
Tomorrow, it's Renfrewshire v Ayrshire and Lanarkshire v Dunbartonshire & Argyll.
On Wednesday, it's Lanarkshire v Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire & Argyll v Renfrewshire.
The winners of the West Division title qualify for the four-cornered contest for the Scottish women's county team championship at Baberton Golf Club, Edinburgh in September.
RLCGA 8 Lanarkshire 1 --- Renfrewshire names 1st
Fousomes:
Eilidh Briggs & Megan Briggs beat Susan Wood & Elaine Cuthill 6 & 5
Clare Marie Carlton & Alyson McKechin beat Angela Devine & Fiona Norris 6 & 5
Donna Jackson & Liz Stewart beat Lesley Lloyd & May Hughes 3 & 2
Singles:
Meggan Briggs beat Fiona Norris 3&2
Clare Marie Carlton beat Susan Wood 4&2
Eilidh Briggs lost Lesley Lloyd 4&3
Alyson McKechin beat Elaine Cuthill 2 holes
Gillian Kyle beat Ruth Rankin 2&1
Carol Whyte beat Joanna Scott 6&5

D&A 5 AYRSHIRE 4 -- D&A names 1st
Anne Laing and Jill Meldrum beat Lesley Hendry and Rachael McQueen 1 Hole
Nichola Ferguson and Louisa Ruane lost to Audrey Thompson and Liz Keohone 3&2
Suzanne Cadden and Laura McGeachy beat Alex Glennie and Catherine Malcolm 2 Holes
Singles:
Anne Laing beat Lesley Hendry 6&4
Nichola Ferguson beat Rachael McQueen 6&5
Jill Meldrum beat Lesley Williamson 3&2
Laura McGeachy lost Jenny Linklater 5&4
Lorraine Campbell lost Audrey Thompson 4&3
Suzanne Cadden lost Catherine Malcolm 4&3

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2009 West of Scotland Inter County Matches --- Day 1