Club Golf Coaching at Erskine Golf Club in November --- Would you like to help ?

ClubGolf have agreed to do a Level 1 coaches course at Erskine on the 6th - 7th November.
Craig Chalmers the new West of Scotland ClubGolf rep has been telling people but they need more. The minimum number needed to hold a course is 6 and Janette McCartney from Erskine has about 5 at Erskine wanting to do it but 2 are now not available over that weekend.
Dates: Sat 6th & Sun 7th Nov 2010
Times: 9.30 - 5pm both days
Venue: Eskine Golf Club
Closing date: 6 weeks before the course (to allow the home study pack to be viewed) That makes it the 25th Sept so not much time left.
Requirements: Disclosure Scotland - usually done through own golf club Safeguarding and Protecting Children
Workshop (usually £20.00): run by local authorities

Cost £141.00 (need to confirm)

All the info can be found at http://www.clubgolfscotland-youth.co.uk/ (although some stuff is out of date now.)

Anyone can contact Janette for more information if they like and she would be happy to talk to them.

She has been doing ClubGolf coaching at Erskine for the last 5 years and it is very rewarding, especially with all the girls we now have.

Janette McCartney
01389 877333
07810 566996
janettemccartney@theambassadors.com
janmcc@btinternet.com

The British Seniors Open Strokeplay is at West Kilbride Golf Club --- Come along and Support

Ladies' Vice Captain of West Kilbride June Kerr hopes you will come and see good golf - click to enlarge

The Senior Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship at West Kilbride Golf Club is due to start on Tuesday 14th September. It takes the same format as the recent Irish Senior Ladies strokeplay - one round of 18 holes on each of two consecutive days - Tuesday and Wednesday 14th and 15th September and the top 40 go forward to the third round on Thursday 16th September. There are 90 entrants from thirteen different countries although the bulk are undoubtedly from the home nations -

There are 9 ladies from the West of Scotland:

Lorraine Campbell (Cardross)
Helen Faulds (Douglas Park)
Jane Finnie (The Ladies Golf Club Troon)
Catherine Garrett (West Kilbride)
Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie)
May Hughes (Lanark)
Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle)
Janice Paterson (Drumpellier)
Anna Telfer (Milngavie)

DO GO TO WEST KILBRIDE AND SEE SOME GREAT GOLF --- THE WORST HANDICAP IS ABOUT 6 !!

Your West of Scotland Greenlees Secretary goes hunting for golf balls !!

At the Ladies Golf Club Troon Invitation Day today where 172 players took part. Fiona Roger the West of Scotland Greenlees Secretary hunts for Pat Hutton's Golf Ball !! --- A great day was had by all.

Scotland win the Home Internationals for the 1st time in 19 years

The winning Scotland team and SLGA officials after the presenation in the Whitchurch clubhouse (image by Cal Carson Golf Agency -- click on it to enlarge)

FROM THE LGU WEBSITE
Scotland has won the Home International Matches championship for the first time since 1991.
In a nerve-tingling finish to the three days, and on an afternoon on non-stop rain, the Scots beat Ireland 5-4 in the title-decider.
“It’s a great feeling to be taking the title back to Scotland,” said team captain Lesley Nicholson. “It went right down to the wire and my players were great.”
The Scots took a 2-1 lead from the morning foursomes and shared the singles 3-3.
The fifth and winning point for Scotland was delivered by Pamela Pretswell who beat Curtis Cup team-mate Leona Maguire with a birdie at the last hole.
Ireland cancelled out Scotland’s one-point lunchtime lead when Danielle McVeigh beat Jane Turner by 6 and 5. McVeigh was three up after four holes, having birdied the second, third and fourth, and she never relinquished her grip on the outcome. Turner won only one hole, the fifth, against a Curtis Cup player in top form. McVeigh increased her lead with wins at the sixth, 11th, 12th and 13th.
Scotland edged ahead 3-2 with a two-hole win by Kelsey MacDonald over Mary Dowling in a battle of the Scottish and Irish champions.
There was never more than a hole in it until the 18th green with first one player, then the other having a one-hole lead. All square after 15 holes, MacDonald won the 16th with a par 4, halved the 17th and birdied the 18th for a two-hole win.
Dowling had birdies at the fourth, 11th and 13th. MacDonald had an eagle 3 at the fifth and that birdie at the last.
Louise Kenney increased Scotland’s overall advantage to 4-2 when she beat Sinead O’Sullivan by 3 and 2, having been three up at the turn and four ahead after 12
Then Ireland won a third point through Charlene Reid who beat Megan Briggs by 3 and 1. Two down after 11, Charlene turned the match around by winning the 12th, 13th, 14th, 16th and 17th, with a birdie.
But Scotland got the title-winning fifth point when Pamela Pretswell beat Leona Maguire by one hole, thanks to a pitch-and-putt birdie 4 at the long 18th. It had been a classic match-play encounter with Pretswell two up after five but two down after 11 to the resurgted Leona. Pretswell won the 12th and 13th to square the match but slipped one down again when Maguire won the 15th with a birdie 2.
The Scot squared the match with a 4 at the 16th, halved the 17th and then produced that all-important birdie at the 18th.
Lisa Maguire rang the curtain down on a tremendous afternoon’s play by both teams when she won by one hole against Rachael Watton. There was never more than a hole in either way.


ENGLAND 4 ½, WALES 4 1/2
Foursomes (1-2)
Charlie Douglass and Nikki Foster lost to Tara Davies and Becky Harries 4 and 3.
Charlotte Ellis and Tara Watters lost to Amy Boulden ande Gemma Bradbury 5 and 4.
Kelly Tidy and Hannah Barwood bt Katie Bradbury and Sam Birks 4 and 2.
Singles (3 ½-2 ½)
Tidy bt Lucy Gould 3 and 2.
Barwood halved with Harries.
Foster bt Katie Bradbury 5 and 4.
Watters bt Birks 4 and 2.
Charley Hull lost to Gemma Bradbury 4 and 3.
Douglass lost to Boullden 5 and 4.

IRELAND 4, SCOTLAND 5

Foursomes (1-2)
Danielle McVeigh and Charlene Reid lost to Kelsey MacDonald and Louise Kenney 2 and 1.
Sinead O’Sullivan and Gillian O’Leary lost to Megan Briggs and Martine Pow 3 and 1.
Leona Maguire and Lisa Maguire bt Pamela Pretswell and Jane Turner 1 hole..

Singles (3-3)
Mary Dowling lost to MacDonald 2 holes.
McVeigh beat Turner 6 and 5.
Leona Maguire lost to Pretswell 1 hole..
Lisa Maguire beat Rachael Watton.1 hole.
Reid beat Briggs 2 and 1.
O’Sullivan lost to Kenney 3 and 2.

FINAL PLACINGS
Scotland 3 wins.
Ireland 2 wins.
Wales and England 1 draw each.

MOST SUCCESSFUL PLAYERS AT THE 2010 HOME INTERNATIONALS WERE:

6pt Lisa Maguire (Ireland).
5pt Leona Maguire (Ireland), Pamela Pretswell (Scotland).
4 1/2pt Kelsey MacDonald (Scotland).
4pt Becky Harries (Wales), Megan Briggs (Scotland).
3 1/2pt Louise Kenney (Scotland), Tara Davies (Wales).
3pt Kelly Tidy (England), Danielle McVeigh (Ireland), Laura Murray (Scotland), Amy Boulden (Wales), Gemma Bradbury (Wales).

NEXT YEAR'S WOMEN'S HOME INTERNATIONALS WILL BE HOSTED BY HILLSIDE GOLF CLUB, SOUTHPORT, LANCASHIRE

Final Day at the Home Internationals- Scotland v Ireland

SCOTLAND v IRELAND --- TO WIN THE HOME INTERNATIONALS
Click on the following link to see LIVE SCORING FROM THE HOME INTERNATIONALS

Anna Telfer wins the West Vets Autumn Meeting at Milngavie

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Anna Telfer (Milngavie) won the West Vets Autumn Meeting with a net 73 over her home course today by virtue of the better inward half from Janette McCartney (Erskine). She also had the best Scratch Score of the day with a 78.
Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) had the next best scratch score of 79.
To read the full report and see some photos from the day go to the West Vets Website

Scotland beat England 5 - 4 on Day 2 of the Home Interationals

Scotland have not been champions since 1991 at Aberdovey. Ireland last won the Miller Trophy in 2004.at Royal Porthcawl.
The Scots and the Irish are the only teams with 100 per cent win records after two days’of match-play. Today Scotland beat England 5-4 while Ireland beat Wales 6-3.

Both West of Scotland Players Pamela Pretwell (Bothwell Castle) and Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) were stars in helping Scotland to beat England in the Home Internationals at Cardiff by contributing to 4 of the 5 points they got today.
Scotland now play Ireland tomorrow in what will be a very difficult match --- GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL
SCOTLAND 5, ENGLAND 4
Foursomes (3-0)
Kelsey MacDonald and Louise Kenney beat Charlie Douglass and Nikki Foster 3 and 2.
Rachael Watton and Megan Briggs beat Charlotte Ellis and Tara Watters 1 hole.
Pamela Pretswell and Laura Murray beat Kelly Tidy and Hayley Davis 2 and 1.
Singles (2-4)
MacDonald lost to Tidy 3 and 2.
Pretswell beat Hayley Davis 5 and 4..
Watton lost to Douglass 8 and 7.
Murray lost to Foster 7 and 5.
Briggs beat Charley Hull.6 and 5.
Kenney lost to Hannah Barwood 5 and 4.

WALES 3, IRELAND 6
Foursomes (2-1)
Tara Davies and Becky Harries bt Danielle McVeigh and Charlene Reid 3 and 1.
Amy Boulden and Gemma Bradbury lost to Leona Maguire and Lisa Maguire 2 holes.
Katie Bradbury and Sam Birks bt Mary Dowling and Gillian O’Leary 4 and 3.

Singles (1-5)
Boulden lost to McVeigh 3 and 2.
Gemma Bradbury lost to Lisa Maguire 2 and 1.
Katie Bradbury lost to Charlene Reid 1 hole..
Kath O’Connor lost to Leona Maguire 8 and 7.
Davies bt Louise Coffey 1 hole.
Harries lost to Sinead O’Sullivan 3 and 2.

HOW THEY STAND
Ireland 2pt (14 game points).
Scotland 2pt (11 ½).
Wales 0pt (5 ½).
England 0pt (5).

FINAL MATCHES
Scotland v Ireland
England v Wales.

TO READ THE FULL REPORT GO TO THE LGU WEBSITE

Draw for the Scottish Mixed Foursomes at Haggs Castle

The draw for the Scottish Mixed Foursomes, which is being played at Haggs Castle on Sunday 12 September is as follows === CLICK HERE

GREENLEES MATCH IN THE POURING RAIN - AND THE DIVISIONAL MATCHES COME TO AN EXCITING FINISH

Douglas Park and Milngavie played each other at Douglas Park yesterday. They started in the lashing rain which had been non stop all morning. The match, however was able to be completed with the result being a halved match.
The 2010 Greenlees Trophy is now down to the final stages with Milngavie, Cathkin Braes and Kilmarnock Barassie all within a near shout of the Trophy. But who knows Troon who have 2 matches to play may come in WITH A LAST FLURRY !!.
It looks like Whitecraigs have won Division 2 and Largs Division 3

To see all the results CLICK HERE

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HOME INTERNATIONALS - SCOTLAND BEAT WALES ON DAY 1

SCOTLAND v WALES
MORNING FOURSOMES RESULTS (SCOTLAND NAMES FIRST):
Kelsey MacDonald & Louise Kenney v Tara Davies & Rebecca Harries (A/S)
Martine Pow & Jane Turner lost to Amy Boulden & Gemma Bradbury
Pamela Pretswell & Laura Murray beat Lucy Gould & Kath O’Connor 7 and 5
SCOTLAND 1.5 WALES 1.5
IRELAND 2 ENGLAND 1

Scottish Champion Kelsey MacDonald put her side ahead overall quite early in the afternoon with a surprisingly big win over Amy Boulden.
Kelsey won by 6 and 5, losing only the first hole. She won the second, third, fourth, fifth, eighth, ninth and 12th to go six up and a half at the 13th ended the contest.

Scotland went 2 points ahead when Pamela Pretswell won on the 18th green against Gemma Bradbury who had the better of the outward half and was two up at one stage. But the Scot, who recently won the British Stroke-Play title, came on to her game on the inward half. The turning point really came when Pretswell won three holes in a row from the eighth to turn a one-hole deficit into a one-hole lead.

Bradbury did get back on terms with a 2 at the short 15th but Pretswell responded with a birdie to go back to one up at the 16th. Bradbury wasn’t finished yet. She birdied the 17th to square the match. It all boiled down to the par-5 18th which Pretswell won with a 5 to a 6 for a hard-earned one-hole victory.

Wales got their first singles point from the sixth tie with Becky Harries beating Louise Kenney 4 and 3. Harries laid the foundation of her victory by moving into a four-hole lead after only seven holes. Kenney came back at her by winning the eighth, 10th and 11th, narrowing the gap to only one hole.
But Harries birdied the 12th to double her lead again and further wins for her at the 13th and 15th sealed her victory.

With three ties to finish, Scotland led in all of them but, with memories of the dramatic downturn in their fortunes over the final hour’s play against Wales 12 months ago, none of their supporters was counting their chickens.

Teenage Scottish debutante Rachael Watton ensured that her side would gain at least a draw when she beat Sam Birks by 3 and 2. Birks had the edge over the first few holes but Watton settled to win holes five, six and seventh and, from one up at the turn, pulled away from her opponent on the inward half.

Laura Murray clinched victory for Scotland with a two-hole win over Welsh champion Tara Davies. Murray was two holes up after eight but Davies won the ninth and 10th.

Murray got her nose in front again with a birdie 3 at the 14th and went to up at the 16th. Davies kept her hopes alive by winning the 17th to be one down on the 18th tee but Murray clinched victory by winning the last with a par 5.

Megan Briggs put the icing on the cake for Scotland by beating Kath O’Connor 2 and 1 after being two down at the turn. The Scot won the 12th and the 13th with birdies and they halved the short 16th in birdie 2s before Briggs produced yet another birdie at the 17th for victory.

SINGLE MATCHES THIS AFTERNOON
Kelsey MacDonald beat Amy Boulden 6 and 5
Pamela Pretswell beat Gemma Bradbury 1Up
Laura Murray beat Tara Davies 2 Up
Megan Briggs beat Katherine O'Connor 2 and 1
Rachael Watton beat Samantha Birks 3 and 2
Louise Kenney lost to Becky Harries 4 and 3

SCOTLAND 6.5 WALES 2
IRELAND 8 ENGLAND 1

Home Internationals begin tomorrow --- Scotland v Wales

Scotland squad with officials, team captain Lesley Nicholson, second left front row, team manager Hilary Wardell, first left back row, and SLGA national coach Kevin Craggs pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency on the eve of the 2010 Women's Home Internationals at Whitchurch Golf Club, Cardiff.

The Home Internationals begin tomorrow at Whitchurch (Cardiff) Golf Club (8th - 10th September 2010) Scotland play last year's winners - Wales on Day 1.
Scotland's pairs for the opening foursomes against Wales are: Kelsey MacDonald and Louise Kenney, Martine Pow and Jane Turner, Pamela Pretswell and Laura Murray

To see the draw for the Morning Foursomes CLICK HERE

Scottish Team:
Captain - Lesley Nicholson
Manager - Hilary Wardell

Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm)
Louise Kenney (Pitreavie)
Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar)
Laura Murray (Alford)
Martine Pow (Selkirk)
Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle)
Jane Turner (Craigielaw)
Rachael Watton (Mortonhall)

Renfrewshire Junior Stableford at Whitecraigs Golf Club

The Renfrewshire County Junior Stableford (Campbell Clock Trophy) was held at Whitecraigs Golf Club on Sunday 5th September
SSS 72, CSS 72
Winner Emma Kennedy (Paisley) 35 Points
Runner Up - Flora Walker (Whitecraigs) 33 points
To read all about the day's event and see some photographs go to the Renfrewshire Ladies' County Golf Website

Laura wins for the 75th time and Kylie is the leading Scot in Austria

Laura Davies fired a closing 70 to win the UNIQA Ladies Golf Open presented by Raiffeisen in Austria yesterday.
It was her 75th career victory and third at the same event at Golf Club Foehrenwald in Wiener Neustadt after wins in 2007 and 2008. She was also second in 2009.
Congratulations go to West of Scotland's Kylie Walker who made the cut and was the leading Scot
FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
205 Laura Davies (Eng) 70 65 70
206 Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (Fra) 71 67 68
207 Alison Walshe (US) 71 69 67, Melissa Reid (Eng) 67 67 73
Scottish Players:
217 Kylie Walker (Sco) 74 71 72,
219 Carly Booth (Sco) 70 73 76, Pamela Feggans (Sco) 70 73 76,

To read the full report and all the scores go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website

Lanark's Pat Hutton wins the SLGA Regional Finals

Medal Grand Final Winners, Pat Hutton (Lanark) and Caroline Marshall (Newton Stewart)Photo Courtesy of the SLGA

Lanark's Pat Hutton won the SLGA Medal's Grand Final Silver Division at Crieff Golf Club today with a net 74 off six of a handicap.
She won by a shot from former Aberdeenshire champion Sara Mathieson (Royal Musselburgh), playing off five, with Janis Davison from Eyemouth in third place with a net 76 off 14.l
Caroline Marshall (Newtonstewart) won the Bronze Division on a better inward half from Lynn Gray (Lauder).

Both had net 75s, Caroline off 21, Lynn off 101.

Anne McGonagle (Fraserburgh) finished third with a net 76 off 21.
The par and CSS were 74 and 24 qualifiers from the regional finals took part.

To see some photographs taken by the SLGA --- CLICK HERE

Draw for the Commonwealth Spoons at Cathkin Braes

The Commonwealth Spoons are being played at Cathkin Braes on Thursday 23rd September.
To see the draw sheets from the SLGA Website ---- CLICK HERE

Scotland are the European Senior Team Champions

Scotland have pulled off a famous victory in the final of the European Senior Women's amateur team championship at Sporting Club, Berlin.
They beat the favourites and top seeds England 3-2 to win the gold medals for the first time.
Qualifying sixth of eight for the match-play stages, Pamela Williamson's squad had scored good wins on their way to the final but England were the overwhelming favourites.
When England took a 2-0 lead in the final, the writing looked to be on the wall for the Scots but they came back with a tremendous rally to tie it up at 2-2.
Then Tain's Anne Ryan, a debutante at his level of the game, won the title-gaining victory over Susan Dye in the last match to finish.
Anne, whose sister Mary Smith is also in the team, was two holes up at the turn against Susan Dye and not only maintained that advantage over the inward half, she added to it to win by 3 and 2.
Earlier Caroline Masson, four up at the turn, had beaten Fiona de Vries by 5 and 4.
And England had gone 2-0 up when Rozalyn Adams, also four up at the turn, had gone on to win by 5 and 4 against Heather Anderson from Alyth.
Then the Scotland glory run for gold started.
Mary Smith (Tain) and Moira Thomson (Gullane Ladies) won the foursomes tie by 2 and 1 against Janet Melville and Felicity Christine after being all square at the turn.
Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) levelled it overall at 2-2 by beating Christine Quinn by one hole after leading by that margin at the turn.
Switzerland beat Ireland 3 1/2-1 1 1/2 in the play-off for third place and the bronze medals.

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report and to read more --- Go to the East Vets Website

To see some photos from the Championship Website --- Click Here and also to see some of the Final Days Play -- go to the German Championship Website

Scotland Seniors win against Ireland to reach the final of the European Team Championships

Team Captain Pam Williamson is overjoyed at their win ---
Photo courtesy of www.golf.de/esltc

Scotland are through to the final of the European senior women's amateur team golf championship at Sporting Club Berlin.
The team of over-50s, captained by Pamela Williamson (Baberton), beat Ireland 3-2 in the semi-finals today (Friday) to assure themselves of gaining at least the silver medals.
But the Scots are playing so well they will be fancying their chance of striking gold against the No 1 seeds and favourites England who beat Switzerland 3 1/2-1 1/2 in the other semi-final.
To read the full report go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website

New Online Issue of Scottish Golfer

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Scottish Seniors beat the holders Germany in Berlin

The Scottish Senior Team who qualified sixth of eight, in the strokeplay stages, achieved a marvellous win over defending champions Germany, the No 3 seeds and playing on home turf, in the quarter-finals of the European senior women's amateur golf championship at Sporting Club Berlin today.
To read the full report go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website

Renfrewshire County Greensomes Stableford over Elderslie

42 couples played yesterday at Elderslie Golf Club in the Centenary Greensomes Stableford Competition
Anne Judge from Ranfurly Castle had a HOLE IN ONE at the 175 yard 8th hole and with partner Sally Smyth also from Ranfurly Castle then went on to win with 39 points by virtue of the last 3 holes on count back from the Elderslie pairing of Julie Nicol and Mary Wylie

Leading Scores:
A Judge - S Smyth Ranfurly Castle (9) 39 last 3 holes
J Nicol - M Wylie Elderslie (9) 39
S Gilchrist - G Braid Whitecraigs (17) 38

CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL THE RESULTS

Scotland Seniors Qualify in Sixth place

Scotland qualified in sixth place for the European senior women's amateur team golf championship at Berlin Sporting Club today.
They will play No 3 seeds Germany, the defending champions, in the quarter-finals of the match-play stages.
To read more go to the West Vets Website

Scottish Seniors do Well in Berlin on Day 1

The Scottish Seniors made a good start in the European Seniors Team Event in Berlin.
To read more on today's play go to the West Vets Website

Pamela Pretswell 3rd in the Royal Birkdale Scratch Trophy

Blackburn's Nikki Foster (Pleasington) returned to her early-season form to win the Royal Birkdale Golf Club's Ladies Scratch Trophy tournament over 36 holes.
Against a ladies' par of 75, Nikki, 18, had very good scores of 72 and 70 for 142.
British stroke-play champion Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) and two English-based players, young Charley Hull (Kettering) and Charlotte Ellis (Minchinhampton) were joint third on 144.
Pamela Pretswell played without a practice round but had eight birdies in her first-round, four-under-par 72. The Scot followed that up with four more birdies in a 73 for 144.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 150 (2x75). SSS 75 CSS 75 75
142 Nikki Foster (Pleasington) 72 70.
143 Emma Goddard (Vale Royal Millenium) 69 74.
144 Charley Hull (Kettering) 71 73, Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 71 73, Charlotte Ellis (Minchinhampton) 71 73.

Pamela has also said No to a trip to Argentina --- To read more go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website

Baberton's Karen Marshall and Fiona Hunter are the 2010 Scottish Strokeplay Champions

The 2010 Scottish Foursomes Strokeplay Champions - Karen Marshall and Fiona Hunter (Baberton)

The 2010 Scottish Foursomes Matchplay Champions -Frances Millar and Claire Frances (Carnoustie) - Click to enlarge

2nd Scratch - Anne Laing and Laura McGeachy - (Windyhill)

1st Handicap - Helen Faulds and Helen Robertson (Douglas Park)

2nd Handicap --- Anabel Kane and Rena Simpson (Kilmacolm)

Baberton's Karen Marshall and Fiona Hunter won the SLGA women's club foursomes stroke-play title with a five-over-par round of 77 in windy conditions at Douglas Park.
They had two shots to spare from Windyhill's Laura McGeachy and former Scottish champion Anne Laing, and Craigmillar Park's Karen Ballantyne and Kirsten Blackwood.McGeachy and Laing had a better inward half and were officially placed second.
Kilmacolm's defending champions Megan and Eilidh Briggs finished joint fourth on 80 alongside Douglas Park's Helen Faulds and Helen Robertson.
Helen Faulds and Helen Robertson won the top net prize with a score of 72 1/2 off 7 1/2.
Kilmacolm's Rena Simpson and Annabel Kane were runners-up, by virtue of a better inward half, with a net score of 73 1/2 off 10 1/2.
Blairgowrie's Norma Fleming and Mary Hope also totalled 73 1/2 off 9 1/2 but were placed third on the card countback.
Thirty-six couples took part
Gross
1st Scratch: Karen Marshall & Fiona Hunter Baberton 77
2nd Scratch: Laura McGeachy & Anne Laing Windyhill 79 BIH
Handicap:
1st Nett: Helen Faulds & Helen Robertson Douglas Park 80 7.5 72.5
2nd Nett: Rena Simpson & Annabel Kane Kilmacolm 84 10.5 73.5 BIH

Claire Penman and Frances Millar from Carnoustie Caledonia Golf Club won the 2010 Scottish Match Play Foursomes which was also played at Douglas Park Golf Club on the same day (Sunday 29 August). They beat the team from Murrayfield by 4&3 in the final, while the team from Saline Golf Club won a tight third fourth play off match against Ayr Dalmilling by one hole.
Final Match Play Foursomes Placings
1st: Carnoustie Caledonia - Claire Penman & Frances Millar
2nd: Murrayfield team - Pat Walkingshaw, Caroline Johnstone & Norma Richmond
3rd: Saline team - Lynne Nelson, Barbara Anne Boyter & Katrina Buist
4th: Ayr Dalmilling team - Anne Sym, Gillian Henderson & Jackie Ridge

To see some photographs from the days events --- Click on the small thumbnail below and then click on slideshow and you can also click on the photos above to enlarge -

Thanks go to SLGA's Fiona Cowan and Winnie McCallum for many of the photographs.

2010 SLGA Foursomes Finals - Douglas Park

Kylie finishes 8th in the Finnair Masters

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR: FINNAIR MASTERS
FINAL TOTALS
Helsinki GC, Tali, Finland
Par 213 (3x71)
199 Lee-Anne Pace (S Africa) 66 64 69
202 Vikki Laing (Scotland) 68 65 69
206 Christel Boeljon (Netherlands) 70 69 67, Lisa Holm Sorensen (Denmark) 67 70 69, Carin Koch (Sweden) 69 68 69, Mollie Fankhauser (United States) 70 65 71
207 Malene Jorgensen (Denmark) 67 72 68
208 Caroline Hedwall (Sweden) (am) 67 71 70, Kylie Walker (Scotland) 64 71 73
209 Rebecca Coakley (Ireland) 70 72 67, Linda Wessberg (Sweden) 70 68 71
Other Scots:
214 Pamela Feggans (Sco) 72 72 70,
218 Krystle Caithness (Sco) 72 74 72,

To read the full report go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website

LIVE SCORING FROM THE FINNAIR MASTERS

Kylie Walker is well up the leader board going into the final round of the Finnair Masters
Click this link ----- LIVE SCORING FROM THE FINNAIR MASTERS

Vikki and Kylie in top five after the 2nd Round at Helsinki Golf Club

FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
The Ladies European Tour’s Henderson Money List leader Lee-Anne Pace from South Africa seized a three-stroke lead heading into Sunday's final round of the Finnair Masters.
The 29-year-old from Mossel Bay shot a seven-under 64 at Helsinki Golf Club today, to lead on a 12-under-par 36-hole total ahead of Vikki Laing from Musselburgh.
Pace is well placed to collect her third Ladies European Tour trophy of the season after her second round, containing seven birdies and no bogeys.
he first round leader, Scotland's Kylie Walker (71 for 135), is two strokes behind second-placed Vikki Laing, who had a sparkling 65 for 133. Kylie is sharing third place with Mollie Fankhauser of the United States and Frenchwoman Jade Schaeffer. Sweden’s Carin Koch and the 2005 champion Lisa Holm Sorensen of Denmark were two strokes further adrift.
Solhvi Härkönen is the top Finnish player in a share of 14th position, with Minea Blomqvist and Kaisa Ruuttila tied for 19th. After the arrival of her first child in March, the 2008 champion Blomqvist was delighted to have made her first cut of the year.
The two Finns will play together in the same group as Carmen Alonso at 9.50am on Sunday and are sure to attract a large gallery. The leading trio of Pace, Laing and Schaeffer will tee off at 11am.
SECOND-ROUND LEADERS
Helsinki GC, Tali, Finland
Par 142 (2x71)
130 Lee-Anne Pace (Rsa) 66 64
133 Vikki Laing (Sco) 68 65
135 Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 68 67, Kylie Walker (Sco) 64 71, Mollie Fankhauser (USA) 70 65
137 Carin Koch (Swe) 69 68, Lisa Holm Sorensen (Den) 67 70
138 Linda Wessberg (Swe) 70 68, Caroline Hedwall (Swe) 67 71
Other Scots :
144 Pamela Feggans (Sco) 72 72
146 Krystle Caithness (Sco) 72 74

MISSED THE CUT
148 Carly Booth (Sco) 75 73,
151 Lynn Kenny (Sco) 75 76
152 Clare Queen (Sco) 76 76

FOLLOW KYLIE WALKER ----ROUND 2

From the Ladies European Tour Website

The second round of the Finnair Masters is underway in Autumnal conditions at Helsinki Golf Club.

West of Scotland's Kylie Walker, a rookie on the Ladies European Tour, led by two strokes after a seven-under 64 in Friday’s first round but was caught by Mollie Fankhauser of the United States with three holes to play today.

Fankhauser birdied holes 10, 14, 15 and 17 before reaching a six-under-par total with a fifth birdie at the par-three fourth hole.

Walker bogeyed her second hole of the day, the 11th, but reached eight-under with birdies at the 17th and second, only to drop two shots in succession at the fifth and the sixth. Both players birdied the seventh to reach seven-under.

Jade Schaeffer of France was only a shot behind the leaders with three holes to play at two-under for the day and Henderson Money List leader Lee-Anne Pace of South Africa, who carded a five-under 66 on Friday, starts her second round at 1.40pm.


Go to the European Ladies Tour Website for the full report at the end of today's play.

The SLGA Matchplay and Strokeplay Foursomes Finals are at Douglas Park Golf Club tomorrow

The 2010 Scottish Match Play Foursomes Semi-Finals and Final will take place at Douglas Park Golf Club tomorrow Sunday 29 August. In only its second year, 71 teams started out in the competition in March with West of Scotland's Ayr Dalmilling, Carnoustie Caledonia, Murrayfield and Saline the four golf clubs still in the hunt for the title.
The draw for the semi-final is:
Carnoustie Caledonia v Saline
Murrayfield v Ayr Dalmilling
See the attached for the full match play draw to see how these clubs have progressed to the semi-finals:

The Briggs sisters Megan and Eilidh from Kilmacolm (pictured above) will be trying to retain the Scottish Strokeplay Foursomes title they won last year.
Click the following link to see the draw --- SLGA FOURSOMES DRAW
Megan and Eilidh both played each other in the Kilmacolm Championship Final last Sunday (22nd August) --- CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT THE RESULT

Kylie leads the Finnair Masters with a seven under par 64

FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Scotland’s Kylie Walker fired a superb seven-under-par 64 to take a two-stroke lead over South African Lee-Anne Pace on day one of the Finnair Masters.
The 23-year-old Ladies European Tour rookie from Glasgow, courtesy of Cal Carson Golf Agency, carded seven birdies on a cool afternoon at Helsinki Golf Club, overcoming any nerves that may have hampered her career earlier this season.
She birdied the fourth, fifth and ninth on her way to an outward total of 31, returning in 33 with further birdies on holes 10, 12, 14 and 17.
After breezing through LET Qualifying School at La Manga in December where she finished ninth, Walker thought that life on tour would be ‘a doddle,’ but after making just two cuts from her first eight starts, she has finally started to find her feet over the last month, tying for 53rd, 24th and 25th at the last three tournaments in Ireland, Wales and Scotland respectively.
She explained the learning curve: “I thought turning pro, having had a good result in Q-School, I thought this is a doddle and I was ready for it. As a matter of fact, my first few events, I really struggled, not because of my game. I could have got it round in decent numbers but I was just so nervous and excited at the same time and different things were distracting me.
“Simple things like walking on the range and people you’ve idolised for years like Carin Koch and Laura Davies are standing next to you or walking past. I can’t help but look to see what they’re doing and things like that but I’m getting used to that now.”
Her closest challenger Pace moved to the top of the Henderson Money List with a tie for second in Scotland last week. The 29-year-old from Mossel Bay had a blazing front nine, containing four birdies and an eagle and dropped only one shot, at the eighth, on her back nine.
“I hit everything close from the start,” Pace said. “I had a very nice eagle on 17 and then kept hitting it close on my back nine but didn’t make a putt unfortunately.
“I pretty much hit everything within 20 feet on my back nine and two putted for par. I three-putted eight to lose a shot otherwise it was a perfect round. At least I’m getting up there and giving myself a good chance.”
Pace, a two-time Ladies European Tour winner this year in Switzerland and Wales, holed a one metre birdie putt at the 10th which she played as her first hole. She made a long birdie putt at the 13th and setting up her third birdie at the 15th, hitting an eight-iron to tap in distance from 120 metres.
At the par-three 16th, she missed the green left but explained, “I thought, ‘this is a good chip in chance’ and chipped in.”
She cut a three-iron around the trees to 20 feet from 170 metres at the par-five 17th and holed the eagle putt on her way to an outward total of six-under-par 31, coming back in one-over 35.
Pace has twice tied for 16th in Finland and is looking to put some distance between herself and No. 2 Melissa Reid of England in the money title race. She is €13,660 clear of Reid, who is skipping this week.
With season’s earnings of €218,530, she has pocketed almost €100,000 more from 16 LET events played this year than from her last three seasons combined. Her meteoric rise to fame inspired fellow South African Robbertze, who shot a career best round of four-under 67.
The 30-year-old from Johannesburg said: “We had dinner last night and had a good chat about the golf. I think she is in a very positive frame of mind and that’s quite an inspiration.
“I went out a bit more positive than I have been the last few tournaments so it all seemed very well. I think the key today was appreciation. I just appreciated every shot and made sure that I enjoyed every shot instead of thinking ahead.”
She explained how she practised hitting shots in bare feet in the rain on the eve of the tournament to help her balance. “My coach told me to stand and hit golf balls without my shoes on and that seemed to work.”
The 2005 champion Lisa Holm Sorensen and fellow Dane Malene Jorgensen also tied for third on 67 with Swedish amateur Caroline Hedwall.
Scotland’s Vikki Laing, Finland’s Kaisa Ruuttila, England’s Kiran Matharu and Jade Schaeffer from France tied for seventh on three-under-par.
The second round of the 54-hole tournament starts at 8.30am on Saturday, following which there will be a cut to the leading 50 professional players and ties.
FINNAIR MASTERS
Helsinki Golf Club, Finland
LEADING SCORES -- Par 71
64 Kylie Walker (Sco)
66 Lee-Anne Pace (Rsa)
67 Morgana Robbertze (Rsa), Lisa Holm Sorensen (Den), Caroline Hedwall (Swe) (am), Malene Jorgensen (Den)
68 Vikki Laing (Sco), Kaisa Ruuttila (Fin), Kiran Matharu (Eng), Jade Schaeffer (Fra)
69 Carin Koch (Swe), Anja Monke (Ger), Dewi-Claire Schreefel (Ned), Corisande Lee (Eng), Camille Fallay (Fra)
Other Scots:
72 Pamela Feggans, Krystle Caithness,
75 Lynn Kenny, Carly Booth,
76 Clare Queen