A Wee Scottish Tale Fer Golfers and Duffers

A golfer is cupping his hand to scoop water from a Highland burn on the St Andrews course.
A groundskeeper shouts: 'Dinnae drink that waater! Et's foo ae coo's shite an pish!'
The golfer replies: 'My Good fellow, I'm from England. Could you repeat that for me, in English!?'
The groundskeeper replies: 'I said, use two hands - you'll spill less that way!

Janice Moodie Trophy --- Rachael Hanlon is the Winner

Rachael Hanlon with Sara Bishop (Ladies Captain of Windyhill Golf Club)

From L to R --Heather Munro, Rachel Hanlon and Lauren Whyte

Heather Munro (Monifieth) - Winner 10-14 Category
Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus) - Janice Moodie Trophy Winner
Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) - Runner-up 10-14 Category
Absent from the photo:
Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) - Scratch Winner
Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) - Winner 15-17 Category
Alexis Hutton (Falkirk Tryst) - Runner Up 15-17 Category

FULL RESULTS
Played 2nd July --- CSS 73
Miss Rachel Hanlon 72 - 3 = 69 Lowest Gross
Miss Eilidh Briggs 72 - 0 = 72 Lowest Gross
Miss Gabrielle MacDonald 75 - 3 = 72
Miss Heather Munro 83 - 10 = 73
Miss Alexis Hutton 83 - 9 = 74
Miss Linsey Stevenson 79 - 5 = 74
Miss Jemma Chalmers 81 - 6 = 75
Miss Jessica Meek 80 - 5 = 75
Miss Rachel Walker 81 - 5 = 76
Miss Lauren Whyte 82 - 5 = 77
Miss Alison Goodwin 82 - 5 = 77
Miss Hannah McCook 79 - 1 = 78
Miss Catriona MacDonald 95 - 17 = 78
Miss Mhairi McKay 88 - 7 = 81
Miss Connie Jaffrey 88 - 6 = 82
Miss Rachel McClelland 107 - 20 = 87
Miss Kirstin Scott 97 - 9 = 88
Miss Danielle Ker 102 - 13 = 89
Miss Katie Reid N/R - 6 = N/R
Miss Ailsa Summers N/R - 3 = N/R

Fiona wins Scottish Seniors Matchplay Title

Fiona and Heather -- Courtesy of Claire Hargan (SLGA)

Fiona de Vries (St Rule) ended the title double hopes of Alyth’s Heather Anderson, beating her by one hole in the final of the Scottish senior women’s amateur golf championship at Fortrose and Rosemarkie Golf Club on the Black Isle, north of Inverness.
Earlier in the week Heather had won the seniors’ stroke-play title over 36 holes but she never led after the fifth hole in the final.
Fiona who has won both the over-50s stroke-play and match-play titles in the past, went two up with a birdie at the 10th but Anderson came back at her to win the 11th with a par and the 13th with a birdie 3.
Fiona regained the lead with a par at the 15th and the last three holes were halved.
In the morning semi-finals, De Vries won at the 20th against Moira Thomson (Gullane Ladies) while Anderson beat Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) by 4 and 3.
TODAY'S RESULTS.
Semi-finals – Heather Anderson (Alyth) beat Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) 4 and 3, Fiona de Vries (St Rule) beat Moira Thomson (Gullane Ladies) at 20th.
Final – Fiona De Vries beat Heather Anderson 1 hole.

Scottish Seniors Matchplay Results ~Day 1

Scottish senior women's amateur match-play championship
Fortrose and Rosemarkie Golf Club, Black Isle.

FIRST ROUND
Heather Anderson (Alyth) bt Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) 2 holes.
Fiona Hunter (Baberton) bt Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) 1 hole.
Pamela Williamson (Baberton) bt Margaret Tough (Falkirk) 2 and 1.
Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) bt May Hughes (Lanark) 4 and 2.
Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) bt Anne Ryan (Tain) 1 hole.
Moira Thomson (Gullane Ladies) bt Jane Herd (Musselburgh) 6 and 5.
Mary Smith (Tain) bt Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) 2 and 1.
Fiona de Vries (St Rule) bt Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) 2 and 1.
QUARTER-FINALS
Anderson bt Hunter 2 holes.
Bennett bt Williamson 1 hole.
Thomson bt Harrison at 19th.
De Vries bt Smith 2 and 1.

Live matchplays results from the Seniors

Click on the following link for Live Scoring to the Matchplay stages at the Scottish Seniors at Fortrose LIVE SCORING FOR ALL THE MATCHPLAY RESULTS

Heather Anderson is the Scottish Seniors Strokeplay Champion

Heather Anderson (Alyth) was the only player to break 80 today in the 2nd round of the Scottish Seniors at Fortrose Golf Club. Her 73 was a fantastic score in exceedingly tricky conditions to clinch the title.
West of Scotlands May Hughes (Lanark) won 4th Scratch.

Scottish senior women's stroke-play championship
Fortrose and Rosemarkie Golf Club, Black Isle
FINAL TOTALS
Par 142 (2x71)
153 Heather Anderson (Alyth) 80 73.
155 Fiona de Vries (St Rule) 75 80, Anne Ryan (Tain) 74 81.
157 May Hughes (Lanark) 76 81.
159 Margaret Tough (Falkirk) 79 80.
161 Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) 76 85.
162 Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) 81 81.
163 Fiona Hunter (Baberton) 81 82.
164 Mary Smith (Tain) 84 80, Moira Thomson (Gullane Ladies) 83 81, Jane Herd (Musselburgh) 81 83.
165 Janice Cumming (Inverness) 84 81, Pamela Williamson (Baberton) 82 83, Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) 80 85.
166 Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) 84 82, Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) 83 83.
167 Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) 86 81.
168 Helen Faulds (Douoglas Park) 85 83.
169 Maureen Woodhead (Gourock) 89 80, Agnes Freeman (Ladies Panmujre Barry) 84 85.
170 Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) 86 84.
171 Sue Penman (Gullane Ladies) 84 87, Marion Stewart (Kilmacolm) 83 88.
172 Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle) 88 84, Anna Telfer Milngavie) 86 86, Margot Barr (Gairloch) 83 89.
173 Isobel McIntosh (Inverness) 87 86, Winifred MacCallum (Falkirk) 82 91.
174 Suzanne Cadden (Cardross) 92 82.
173 Ruth Brown (Lothianburn) 88 86.,
174 Pat Wilson (Murcar Links) 83 95.
175 Isobel Harvey (St Rule) 88 87, Susan MacVicar (Gairloch) 84 91, Annabel Kane (Kilmacolm) 82 92.
176 Patricia Hutton (Lanark) 87 89.
178 Janice Paterson (Drumpellier)PATERSON 89 89, Jen Petrie (Panmure Barry) 87 91.
Sheila Travers (Alloa) 89 89, Elizabeth Coghill (Royal Dornoch) 88 91.
179 Fiona Farquharson (King James VI) 86 93.
180 Jenny Thornton (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 91 89, Rita Dee (Kingsknowe) 91 89, Janmice Lang (Alyth) 89 91, Karen Maxwell (Milngavie) 88 92.
181 Mairi Pollock (Craigmillar Park) 96 85, Linda McDouogall (Greenock) 92 89.
182 Isabel Chapman (Forfar) 91 91, Carol Fell (Ranfurly Castle) 89 93.
183 Elizabeth Cruickshank (West Surrey) 93 90, Dorothy Thomson (Gullane Ladies) 92 91, Maureen Neilson (Greenock) 90 94, Pat Morrison (Muir of Ord) 88 95
184 Joanne Watt Gullane Ladies) 96 88, Suxy Cooper (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 95 89.
MCFADZEAN, Frances 92 92, Sheena McDonald (Buchanan Castle) 96 89.
185 Esme Hill (Dumfries and Co) 91 94.
WILSON, Alicia 90 95 F +43
185 Sheilah Ramsay (Inverness) 95 91.
186 Hazel Kelly (Ladies Panbmure Barry)l 91 95 .
186 Norma Smith (Downfield) 91 95
187 Liz Fertacz Blairgowrie) 92 95, Barbara Biggart (North Berwick) 91 96.
188 Elda Morrison (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 98 90, Catherine Bryce (Ballater)92 96.
189 Maureen Ritchie (Muir of Ord) 88 101.
190 Sandy Bushby (Blairgowrie), 94 96, Fiona Roger (Ranfurly Castle) 91 99.
192 Ann Moffat (St Regulus) 92 100.
193 Maureen McRobb (Kingsknowe) 91 102.
194 Kay Jarvie (Auchterarder) 94 100.
196 Elinor Wallace (Muir of Ord) 93 103.
199 Pamela Moscati (Royal Dornoch) 105 94.
203 Clare Bowe (Gullane Ladies) 106 97.
208 Shona Low (Gullane Ladies) 106 102.
NR Maureen Ross (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 88 NR
NR Lesley Johnston (Gullane Ladies) 83 NR.
NR Anne Brownie (Lothianburn) 90 NR.
NR Anne Terrey (Greenock) 102 NR.
NR Morag Wardrop (Niddry Castle) 95 NR

Draw for the 2nd Round of the Scottish Seniors

To see the draw for the 2nd round of the Scottish Seniors click on the following link. Click on the back arrow to return to this webpage
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Scottish Seniors Championship Results

Northern Counties team player Anne Ryan (Tain) leads the field by one stroke in the Scottish senior women’s (closed) amateur stroke-play championship at Fortrose and Rosemarkie Golf Club on the Black Isle, 12 miles north of Inverness.
Anne shot a three-over-par 74, including birdies at the sixth, seventh and 15th. The CSS was 73.
Her closest challengers at the start of the second round – at the end of which the leading 16 go forward to the match-play championship – are Fiona De Vries (St Rule), a shot behind on 75, and joint third-placed Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) and May Hughes (Lanark) on 76.

SCOTTISH SENIOR WOMEN’S (CLOSED) AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Fortrose and Rosemarkie Golf Club.
FIRST ROUND
Par 71. CSS 73
74 Anne Ryan (Tain).
75 Fiona De Vries (St Rule).
76 May Hughes (Lanark), Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay).
79 Margaret Tough (Falkirk).
80 Heather Anderson (Alyth), Moira Thomson (Gullane Ladies), Lorna Bennett (Ladybank).
81 Fiona Hunter (Baberton), Noreen Fenton (Dunbar), Jane Herd (Musselburgh).
82 Pamela Williamson (Baberton), Winifred MacCallum (Falkirk).
83 Lesley Johnston (Gullane Ladies), Marion Stewart (Kilmacolm), Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch), Margot Barr (Gairloch), Pat Wilson (Murcar Links), Anabel Kane (Kilmacolm ).
84 Sue Penman (Gullane Ladies), Agnes Freeman (Ladies Panmure Barry), Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay), Susan MacVicar (Gairloch), Mary Smith (Tain), Janice Cumming (Inverness).
85 Helen Faulds (Douglas Park).
86 Anna Telfer (Milngavie), Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie), Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park), Fiona Farquharson (King James VI).
87 Jen Petrie (Panmure Barry), Isobel McIntosh (Inverness), Patricia Hutton (Lanark).
88 Isobel Harvey (St Rule), Ruth Brown (Lothianburn), Maureen Ritchie (Muir of Ord), Maureen Ross (Fortrose and Rosemarkie), Pat Morrison (Muir of Ord), Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle), Elizabeth Corghill (Royal Dornoch), Karen Maxwell (Milngavie), Isobel Harvey (St Rule), Ruth Brown (Lothianburn), Maureen Ritchie (Muir of Ord).
89 Maureen Woodhead (Gourock), Carol Fell (Ranfurly Castle), Janice Paterson (Drumpellier), Sheila Travers (Alloa), Janice Lang (Alyth).
90 Alicia Wilson (Clober), Maureen Neilson (Greenock), Anne Brownie (Lothianburn).
91 Rita Dee (Kingsknowe), Fiona Roger (Ranfurly Castle), Maureen McRobb (Kingsknowe), Norma Smith (Downfield), Isabel Chapman (Forfar), Esme Hill (Dumfries and Co), Jenny Thornton (Fortrose and Rosemarkie), Barbara Biggart (North Berwick), Hazel Kelly (Ladies Panmure Barry).
92 Frances McFadzean (Craigmillar Park), Ann Moffat (St Regulus), Linda McDougall (Greenock), Catherine Bryce (Ballater), Dorothy Thomson (Gullane), Liz Fertacz (Blairgowrie), Suzanne Cadden (Cardross).
93 Elinor Wallace (Muir of Ord), Elizabeth Cruickshank (West Surrey).
94 Kay Jarvie (Auchtgerarder).
95 Sheilah Ramsay (Inverness), Susy Cooper (Fortrose and Rosemarkie), Morag Wardrop (Niddry Castle).
96 Sandy Bushby (Blairgowrie), Joanne Watt (Gullane Ladies), Sheena McDonald (Buchanan Castle), Mairi Pollock (Craigmillar Park).
98 Elda Morrison (Foprtrose and Rosemarkie).
102 Anne Terrey (Greenock).
103 Helen MacGregor (Hilton Park).
105 Pamela Moscati (Royal Dornoch).
106 Clare Bowe (Gullane Ladies), Shona Low (Gullane).

Live Scoring from the Scottish Seniors

Click on the following link to see live scoring from Fortrose in the Scottish Seniors

Live Scoring From The Scottish Seniors

The wind blows at Fortrose in the practice round. Janice Paterson and Helen Faulds battle
against the wind. Don't expect good scores at the Scottish Seniors if the wind keeps up.!!!!!

Helen Faulds wins the Douglas Park Championship

Helen Faulds played nearly faultless golf against your webmaster Carol
Fell in the Douglas Park Golf Club Championship final this afternoon.
In a low scoring match by both players Helen's 5 birdies made life
difficult for the opposition.
At the moment I am a roving reporter travelling as a passenger with
the DP Champion up to Fortrose for the Scottish Seniors
Championships. !!
Read the post below regarding the Scottish Seniors.

Your Webmaster is Away to the Scottish Seniors

Your Webmaster is away to Fortrose and Rosemarkie at the Scottish Seniors Championships . Will try to post results if possible, if not remember to check out the Gillian Kirkwood Website for all results.

Also go to the West Vets Website and the East Vets Websites for some news

The full draw list for the first round of the strokeplay championship is as follows:
SENIORS ROUND 1 DRAW

Live scoring will again be in operation for this Championship by clicking this Live Scoring link or going to the SLGA WEBSITE and clicking the live scoring item on the left of the screen

Kylie makes the cut in Portugal

Kylie Walker had a 73 and 70 (Par 74) to make the cut in the Portugal Open at Campeo de Real today.Pamela Feggans, Lynn Kenny and Vikki Laing also made the cut. Clare Queen, Krystle Caithness and Carly Booth did not make the cut
Go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website for all the Scores

Kelsey loses in the Final of the British Amateur

Kelsey MacDonald and Kelly Tidy --- Photo courtesy of Colin Farquharson

Stirling student Kelsey MacDonald just failed to pull off the Scottish-British women;’s amateur golf championships double at Ganton Golf Club, Yorkshire today.
Winner of her national title at Craigielaw five weeks ago, 19-year-old Kelsey lost by 2 and 1 in the 18-hole final to 18-year-old Lancashire lass Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale).
Kelsey staged a magnificent comeback to beat former US Curtis Cup player Meghan Stasi at the 19th hole in the morning semi-finals after losing the first four holes.
But, after twice taking a two-hole lead in the final, the Nairn Dunbar player – her family home is just across the road from the first tee – seemed to tire in her eighth competitive round in five days over a course with cavernous bunkers, narrow, tree-lined fairways and gorse bushes that could hide an army.
From two up on the 12th tee, MacDonald slid to two down by losing the 12th, 13th, 15th and 16th and a half in four at the short 17th gave Tidy victory and a place in the field for the Ricoh Women’s British Open over her home Birkdale course next month.
Tidy, twice beaten in the British girls championship final and a Junior Solheim and Junior Ryder Cup player, was several over par in the final, having been two or three under in winning her semi-fnal by 5 and 3 over Canadian 18-year-old Rebecca Lee-Bentham from Toronto.
“I can’t really make the excuse that I was tired over the last few holes, Kelly just played them better than I did. Of course, I’m disappointed but if you had offered me at the beginning of the week a place in the British final, win or lose, I would have grabbed it. I got a couple of bad bounces in the final but over the week I had some good scores and some good wins,” said Kelsey.

Final – Tidy beat MacDonald 2 and 1.

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

British Amateur Matchplay-- Kelsey MacDonald wins at the 19th to reach the Final

Despite losing the 1st 4 Holes against Meghan Stasi (United States) Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn) fought back to win at the 19th this morning in the Semi Final of the British Amateur Championship at Ganton. She now meets Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) in this afternoons Final.. To read the full report go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website

All the results from the British Amateur

Some More Photos from the County Jamboree and the Kennedy Salver

SLGA's Isabel Crawford cools off with an ice cream at Kilmacolm --- courtesy of Anne Byiers - click to enlarge

Jean Campbell from D&A has a few more photos for you to see that were taken at Kilmacolm earlier this month at the County Jamboree --- CLICK HERE to see some more

DOUGLAS PARK GOLF CLUB - OPEN GREENSOMES RESULT

DOUGLAS PARK GOLF CLUB
Ladies Open Greensomes – 25th June 2010
RESULTS
Handicap – Silver Division
1st S. Griffin (Douglas Park) & T. MacPherson (East Kilbride) 77 (9) 68 (BIH)
2nd C. Fell (Douglas Park) & D. McConnell (Ranfurly Castle) 80 (12) 68
3rd N. Gray (Douglas Park) & L. McLean (Douglas Park) 87 (17.8) 69.2
Handicap – Bronze Division
1st S. Gardner (Douglas Park) & M. Lockhart (Douglas Park) 97 (30) 67
2nd A. White (Douglas Park) & C. Morrison (Bearsden) 94 (26.2) 67.8
3rd M. Hogg (Old Ranfurly) & A. McDougall (Old Ranfurly) 88 (20) 68
Scratch
A. Wilson (Clober) & N. Ferguson (Clober) 77
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Nearest the Pin:
3rd hole S. Cockburn & K. Skinner (Clydebank & District)
12th hole O. MacKay (Douglas Park) & B. Parker (Cowglen)
17th hole H. Faulds (Douglas Park) & C. Kelly (Windyhill)
Nearest the Pin in two shots:
16th hole J. Gemmell & S. Mitchell (Douglas Park)
18th hole H. Divers & M. Bryce (Douglas Park)
Putting Prize:
A. Gardiner & C. Van Griephuison (Hilton Park)

KELSEY MACDONALD IN BRITISH SEMI-FINALS

Scottish champion Kelsey MacDonald is through to Saturday morning’s semi-finals of the British women’s open amateur golf championship at sunny Ganton.
But Curtis Cup player Sally Watson was beaten in the quarter-finals on another very hot day at the Yorkshire venue.
To read the full report go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website

Pamela loses in the First Round by Spanish Star Carlota Ciganda

Scottish champion Kelsey MacDonald scored “the best match-play win” of her career to enter the last 16 of the British women’s open amateur golf championship at Ganton Golf Club, Yorkshire on the windiest day of a pleasantly warm week.
Later in the evening Curtis Cup 18-year-old Sally Watson made it two Scots in the third round with a three-under-par performance.
MacDonald, a 19-year-old Stirling University student from Nairn beat the Spanish ace, Carlota Ciganda by one hole in a match of rare quality.
In the 1st round two other Scots, Curtis Cup player Pamela Pretswell and Robert Gordon University student Jane Turner were beaten.
Pamela shot four birdies but still lost narrowly on the last green to Spanish ace Carlota Ciganda who won the title 3 years ago and lost in the final last year.

Pamela was two up on Ciganda after eight holes but the Spaniard hit a purple patch to turn that around and lead by two holes on the 13th tee.
Ciganda finally knocked out the Scot by holing a 30ft putt at the last for a one-hole victory after a great match. Ciganda had a final tally of one eagle and three birdies. Both players were under par at the finish of quality tie.
"I was beaten on the last but I enjoyed it tremendously playing against such a very good player," said sporting Pamela.

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report


Go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website for the 2nd round Results and reports

SLGA Team Squads Named ---

SLGA name squads for European team championships in early July
FROM THE SCOTTISH LADIES GOLFING ASSOCIATION WEBSITE
European Ladies Team Championship
The team to represent Scotland in the European Ladies' Team Championship at La Manga, Spain from July 6 to 10 is:
Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm)
Louise Kenney (Pitreavie)
Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar)
Laura Murray (Alford)
Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle)
Jane Turner (Craigielaw).
Captain
Lesley Nicholson (Haddington)

European Girls' Team Championship The Scotland team for the European Girls' Team Championship at Aalborg, Denmark from July 6 to 10 is:
Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm)
Alyson McKechin (Elderslie)
Rachael Taylor (Hartl Golf Resort, Germany)
Rachael Watton (Mortonhall).
Captain
Karen Marshall (Baberton)

Pamela through to the Matchplay Stages of the British Amateur Championships

Caroline Hedwall earns top seed among 64 qualifiers at Ganton
Six Scots make it through to "British" match-play

COLIN FARQUHARSON REPORTS FROM GANTON --- Kirkwoodgolf
Six Scots made it through to the match-play stages of the British women’s open amateur golf championship at Ganton Golf Club, Yorkshire on another warm, sunny day when top seed, Sweden’s Caroline Hedwall, declared she would have loved to have played in the Curtis Cup before she winds up her stellar amateur career at the end of the present season.
“This is my last season as an amateur because I have quit Oklahoma State University after two years to go to the Tour Schools on both sides of the Atlantic at the end of the season,” said 21-year-old European women’s champion,
Hedwall was No 1 of the 64 qualifiers for the match-play stages of the “British,” adding a three-under-par 70 for a three-under-par total of 143.
Top Scottish qualifier as 10th seed was Curtis Cup teenager Sally Watson (Elie and Earslferry) with scores of 72 and 76 for 148. Sally had only one birdie to her credit in the second round – a 4 at the long 15th but she did keep her ration of bogeys down to four, at the fifth, seventh, 11th and 18th
That’s no mean feat on a testing course where the trees, gorse bushes and steep-sided bunkers punish heavily any misdirect shots.
Scottish champion Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) qualified with ease in 13th place on 149 with rounds of 76 and 73.
“There was a stronger swirling wind today that made club selection a wee bit more difficult,” said the Stirling student who must have made the right choices when she had four 3s in a row from the second in an outward two-under-par 35.
Auchterarder’s Emily Ogilvy had more eagles than even the leaders over the 36-hole eliminator – two in Tuesday’s 76 and one at the 496yd fifth in a second-round 79 for 155. Emily qualified in 39th place.
Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), the second Curtis Cup Scot in the field, slumped from 75 to 81 yesterday (Wed) for 156 which gave her 45th place in the draw. After six straight pars, the Glasgow University student’s troubles began with a triple bogey 7 at the seventh in an outward 40 and she later had a double bogey 5 at the short 17th in halves of 40 and 41 with birdies at the eighth and 18th not enough to offset the mistakes.
Laura Murray from Alford and Craigielaw’s Jane Turner, a student at Robert Gordon University, were two of 15 players on the limit mark of 12-over-par 158. There was room for only eight of them in the draw of 32 first-round match-play ties.
For the first time in this championship there was no lengthy play-off as a tie-breaker.
Instead a card countback did the elimination work.
Both Murray and Turner survived the countback, thanks to their second rounds. Laura, started badly and finished weakly but played brilliantly in the holes in between to return a 76, six shots better than on Tuesday, while Jane had a grandstand finish of four birdies in a row from the 14th for a 75, having started her round with two double-bogey 6s. Some recovery!
Majorca-based 16-year-old Scot Lauren Mackin had an off day following her sparkling first-round 73. Her score soared to 85 and she was one of those eliminated on 158.
Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), last year’s Scottish champion, bowed out with a 76 for 159.
Two members of the recent GB and I Curtis Cup team failed to qualify. Hannah Barwood (Knowle) had an 82 for 159 while Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down Ladies), the outstanding player in Mary McKenna’s squad in the States, went out with scores of 84 and 77 for 161.

To see all the scores ---- CSS 78 ON BOTH DAYS --- CLICK HERE

Pamela Pretswell does well in the first round of the British Amateur Championship

Sally Watson was the leading Scot in the first round of the British Amateur Championship played Ganton Golf Club in Yorkshire today. Ex member of Ranfurly Castle Lauren Mackin now based in Majorca was only 2 off the pace closely followed by Lanarkshire's Pamela Pretswell from Bothwell Castle.
Leading Scores:
1 70 -3 Giulia Molinaro (ITA) Italy
2= 72 -1 Taylore Karle (USA) United States, Sally Watson (SCO) Scotland, Sue Kim (CAN) Canada
5= 73 Par Daniela Holmqvist (SWE) Sweden, Lauren Mackin (SCO) Son Gual, Holly Clyburn (ENG) Woodhall Spa Caroline Hedwall (SWE) Sweden, Camilla Hedberg (SPA) Spain
Other Notable Scores:
75 Pamela Pretswell (SCO) Bothwell Castle
76 Kelsey MacDonald (SCO) Nairn Dunbar , Emily Ogilvy (SCO) Auchterarder
83 Gillian Monteith (SCO) Portpatrick Dunskey, Jane Turner (SCO) Craigielaw
Megan Briggs (SCO) Kilmacolm
84 Danielle McVeigh (IRE) Royal Co. Down Lds
91 Roseanne Niven (SCO) Crieff

To read the full report go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website

Renfrewshire win the Kennedy Salver

Click to enlarge --- Photos Courtesy of Lanarkshire's Jean MacIntyre

The West of Scotland Junior Inter County Matches for the Kennedy Salver was played today in very pleasant weather at Cawder Golf Club. The girls from the four counties mixed well and enjoyed their day.
The winner with 6 1/2 points was Renfrewshire, second with 5 1/2 points was Ayrshire ,third with 4 1/2 points was Dunbarton & Argyll and Lanarkshire with 1 1/2 points was fourth.
Results:
Foursomes:
Jorden Ferrie & Kirsten Scott)(D&A) lost to Katie Mcgarva & Grace Mackie (Ayrshire) 3&2
Nicole Benson & Abbi Gliksten (Lanarkshire) lost to Natasha Qayum & Lesley Cosh (Renfrewshire) 1 hole
Amanda McLeod & Aileen Campbell (D&A) defeated Samantha Cowan & Saorcha Warren (Renfrewshire) 4&3
Julie Glencorse & Nicole Muir (Lanarkshire) lost to Emma Hale & Rachel Irvine( Ayrshire) 7&6
Robyn Michie & Alex Rennie (D&A) defeated Eva O'Connor & Lisa Bathgate (Lanarkshire) 6&4
Mairi Gray & Alexandra Qayum (Renfrewshire) defeated Conni Jaffrey& Alexandra Brown (Ayrshire) 4&3
Singles:
Kirsten Scott (D&A) defeated Nicole Benson (Lanarkshire) 2 holes
Natasha Qayum (Renfrewshire) defeated Connie Jaffrey (Ayrshire) 3&2
Amanda McLeod (D&A) defeated Samantha Cowan (Renfrewshire) 7&6
Eva O.Connor (Lanarkshire) halved with Katie Mcgarva (Ayrshire)
Jorden Ferrie (D&A) lost to Emma Hale (Ayrshire) 4&3
Nicole Muir (Lanarkshire) lost to Saorcha Warren (Renfrewshire) 4&3
Rachael McLelland (D&A) lost to Abbi Gliksten (Lanarkshire) 4&2
Alexandra Qayum (Renfrewshire) defeated Rachel Irvine (Ayrshire)3&2
Aileen Campbell (D&A) halved with Mairi Gray (Renfrewshire)
Julie Glencorse (Lanarkshire lost to Grace Mackie (Ayrshire) 7&6
Robyn Michie (D&A) lost to Hazel McGarvie (Ayrshire)
Abbi Kidd (Lanarkshire) lost to Emma Kennedy (Renfrewshire)4&2

Looking for some photos then Jean MacIntyre of Lanarkshire has got some. Click on the following small thumbnail below

The Kennedy Salver - by J MacIntyre

The 2010 Kennedy Salver -- by C Fell

Medal 5 -- Douglas Park

Playedd 18/06/2010, SSS 72 CSS:71

Silver:
1st 86-15=71 Gillian Hendry
2nd 86-15=71 Anne Paton
3rd 88-16=72 Beverley Mitchell
Bronze:
1st 90-21=69 Rhona Murison
2nd 97-25=72 Evelyn Crombie
3rd 99-25=74 Alison White
Scratch: Joan Gemmell 80

PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS FROM THE COUNTY JAMBOREE

To see all the photographs and videos from the County Jamboree at Kilmacolm ----- CLICK HERE TO SEE

Pamela Pretswell returns from the Curtis Cup and does a bit of " Caddying"

Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) has just returned from the Curtis Cup in the USA and she came to Kilmacolm Golf Club yesterday to help out her Lanarkshire County Team mates by Caddying for Fiona Norris in their final Inter County Team Match against Ayrshire. SLGA'S Isabel Crawford introduces the match and congratulates Pamela on her achievements

RENFREWSHIRE ARE THE WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS

All the County Teams with the County Captains seated --- Click to enlarge

Renfrewshire retained the West Division women's inter-county team championship at Kilmacolm Golf Club today. They completed their programme with a 100 per cent record by beating Dunbartonshire and Argyll 7-2. Earlier in the week Renfrewshire had beaten Ayrshire 6 1/2-2 1/2 and Lanarkshire 7-2.
Three Renfrewshire players won six out of six games over the three days - Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) and Clare-Marie Carlton (Fereneze).
The other match today resulted in a draw between Ayrshire and Lanarkshire.
Renfrewshire are the first of the divisional champions to qualify for the Scottish county finals at Bothwell Castle from September 17 to 19.

Today's details;

AYRSHIRE 4 1/2, LANARKSHIRE 4 1/2
Foursomes (2-1)
C Malcolm and M McKay lost to F Norris and S Wood 1 hole.
L Hendry and L Barker beat L Lloyd and M Hughes 1 hole.
L Allan and M McPherson beat E Cuthill and E Caddow 4 and 2.
Singles (2 1/2-3 1/2)
L Hendry lost to F Norris 3 and 2..
R McQueen lost to S Wood 2 holes.
D Watt lost to E Cuthill 6 and 4.
L Barker beat F Scott 2 holes.
L Allan beat M Hughes 5 and 4.
C Malcolm halved with A Devine.

RENFREWSHIRE 7, DUNBARTONSHIRE and ARGYLL 2
Foursomes (3-0)
E Briggs and M Briggs beat S Bishop and L McGeachy 5 and 4.
A McKechin and C-M Carlton beat N Ferguson and J Meldrum 4 and 3.
G Kyle and C Whyte beat S Cadden and L Campbell 4 and 3.
Singles (4-2)
E Briggs lost to S Bishop 3 and 2.
C M Carlton beat N Ferguson 2 and 1.
M Briggs beat J Meldrum 3 and 1.
A McKechin beat S Cadden 7 and 5.
L Stewart lost to H Faulds 4 and 3.
D Jackson beat L McGeachy 7 and 6.

FINAL PLACINGS
1 Renfrewshire, 2 Lanarkshire, 3 Dunbartonshire and Argyll, 4 Ayrshire.

To see some photos from today's play click on the small thumbnail below

Day 3 of the 2010 County Jamboree

WEST DIVISION INTER COUNTY RESULTS -- DAY 2

West Division women's Inter-County Team Championship

Day 2 Scoreboard at Kilmacolm Golf Club

Renfrewshire, the defending champions, had two wins out of two today with a 7-2 victory over Lanarkshire.
In the other match a strong fight back in the singles by Ayrshire just failed to wipe out their 0-3 deficit from the morning foursomes. Dunbartonshire and Argyll won 5-4.
Today's details:
RENFREWSHIRE 7, LANARKSHIRE 2
Foursomes (2-1)
E Briggs and M Briggs beat F Norris and S Wood 4 and 3.
A McKechin and C-M Carlton beat E Cuthill and A Devin 2 and 1.
D Jackson and G Kyle lost to L Lloyd and M Hughes 1 hole.
Singles (5-1)
E Briggs beat F Norris 6 and 4.
M Briggs beat S Wood 2 holes.
A McKechin beat E Cuthill 5 and 4.
C-M Carlton beat M Hughes 2 holes.
C Whyte beat E Caddow 8 and 6.
L Stewart lost to L Lloyd 6 and 5.

DUNBARTONSHIRE and ARGYLL 5, AYRSHIRE 4
Foursomes (3-0)
S Bishop and L McGeachy beat L Hendry and L Barker 3 and 1.
N Ferguson and J Meldrum beat D Watt and M McKay 1 hole.
S Cadden and L Campbell beat R McQueen and L Allan 1 hole.
Singles (2-4)
J Meldrum beat L Hendry 1 hole.
N Ferguson beat M McPherson 6 and 5.
L McGeachy lost to C Malcolm 3 and 2.
H Faulds lost to R McQueen 3 and 2.
L McColl lost to L Allan 2 and 1.
L Campbell lost to D Watt 6 and 5.
DAY 1 RESULTS
Renfrewshire 6 1/2, Ayrshire 2 1/2
Lanarkshire 8 1/2, Dunbartonshire and Argyll 1/2

West Division Inter County Team Championship Results - Day 1

West Division women's inter-county team championship
KILMACOLM GOLF CLUB

Day 1 scoreboard

RENFREWSHIRE 6.5 AYRSHIRE 2 .5
Foursomes
M Briggs and E Briggs beat L Allan and M McKay 8 and 6.
D Jackson and L Stewart halved with L Hendry and M McPherson.
C-M Carlton and A McKechin beat C Malcolm and D Watt 5 and 4.
Singles:
E Briggs beat L Hendry 6 and 5.
C M Carlton beat L Barker 7 and 5.
M Briggs beat R McQueen 4 and 2.
A McKechin beat M McPherson 5 and 4.
G Kyle lost to C Malcolm 1 hole.
C Whyte lost to Watt 4 and 2 (4-2)

LANARKSHIRE 8.5 DUNBARTONSHIRE and ARGYLL 0.5
Foursomes
F Norris and S Wood beat L McGeachie and S Bishop 2 holes.
E Cuthill and A Devin beat L Campbell and N Ferguson 2 holes.
L Lloyd and M Hughes beat H Faulds and S Cadden 3 and 2.
Singles
F Norris beat S Bishop 4 and 3.
S Wood beat N Ferguson 5 and 4.
E Cuthill beat J Meldrum 2 holes.
F Scott halved with H Faulds.
E Caddow beat L McColl 2 holes.
L Lloyd beat L McGeachy 5 and 4 (5 1/2-1/2).

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The 36th Curtis Cup --- Final Result USA 12.5 -- GB&I 7.5

The GB&I Team

The 36th biennial competition between teams of eight amateur female golfers from the United States and Great Britian and Ireland was held at Essex County Club. The Americans have now won a seven-match winning streak and won it 27 times.

Essex County Club also happens to be the home course of sisters Harriot and Margaret Curtis, who established the competition in 1932. The competition was also held at the club in 1938.

The USA have won the Curtis Cup

DAY 3 SINGLES -- USA 4 - GB&I 4 READ FULL REPORT AT KIRKWOODGOLF

SINGLE Results
GBI Names first
Danielle McVeigh beat Jennifer Song 3 and 2
Sally Watson lost to Alexis Thompson 6 and 5
Rachel Jennings lost to Jennifer Johnson 5 and 4
Lisa Maguire beat Kimberly Kim 1 Up
Hannah Barwood loat to Cydney Clanton 4 and 3
Leona Maguire beat Tiffany Lua 2 and 1
Pamela Pretswell lost to Jessica Korda 4 and 3
Holly Clyburn beat Stephanie Kono 2 and 1


GO TO THE OFFICIAL CURTIS CURTIS CUP WEBSITE FOR ALL THE DETAILS

DAY 2 FOURSOMES (AFTERNOON)

Match 1:Danielle McVeigh and Leona MaGuire lost Alexis Thomson and Jessica Korda 3/1
Match 2 : Hannah Barwood and Holly Clyburn lost to Jennifer Song and Stephanie Kono 3/1
Match 3: Sally Watson and Rachel Jennings lost to Lua Tiffany and Jennifer Johnson 3/2

DAY 2 FOURBALL (MORNING)
Match 1: Alexis Thompson, Coral Springs, Fla., and Jessica Korda, Bradenton, Fla. (USA) beat Danielle McVeigh, Ireland, and Pamela Pretswell, Scotland (GB&I), 2 and 1
Match 2: Jennifer Song, Ann Arbor, Mich., and Cydney Clanton, Concord, N.C. (USA) beat Leona Maguire, Ireland, and Lisa Maguire, Ireland (GB&I), 3 and 2
Match 3:Stephanie Kono, Honolulu, Hawaii, and Kimberly Kim, Pahoa, Hawaii (USA) beat Sally Watson, Scotland, and Rachel Jennings, England, (GB&I), 2 up

Day 2 (After the Foursomes and Fourballs): UNITED STATES 8 1/2, GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND 3 1/2. READ THE FULL REPORT AT KIRKWOODGOLF


CURTIS CUP SCOREBOARD at Essex County Club, Massachusetts

DAY 1 MORNING FOURSOMES:
UNITED STATES 1 1/2, GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND 1 1/2
American players named first
Foursomes
Match 1: Jennifer Johnson and Jennifer Song HALVED with Sally Watson and Rachel Jennings.
Match 2: Alexis Thompson and Jessica Korda HALVED with Hannah Barwood and Holly Clyburn.
Match 3: Cydney Clanton and Stephanie Kono HALVED with Danielle McVeigh and Leona Maguire.

DAY 1 AFTERNOON FOUR-BALLS
UNITED STATES 1, GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND 2
American players named first
Jennifer Song and Kimberly Kim LOST to Danielle McVeigh and Pamela Pretswell
4 and 3.
Alexis Thompson and Jennifer Johnson BEAT Rachel Jennings and Leona Maguire.
3 and 2.
Jessica Korda and Tiffany Lua LOST to Sally Watson and Lisa Maguire.1 hole.

END OF DAY 1 SCORELINE
UNITED STATES 2 1/2, GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND 3 1/2 -
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