The Ladies Golf Union and IMG Confirms The Royal Birkdale Golf Club as the Venue for the 2014 Ricoh Women's British Open

The Ladies Golf Union and IMG Confirms The Royal Birkdale Golf Club as the Venue for the 2014 Ricoh Women's British Open

The Royal Birkdale Golf Club will host the Ricoh Women's British Open in 2014, continuing the Championship Committee's commitment to ensure that the World's best women players showcase their talents on the World's best golf courses in years to come.

The Royal Birkdale Golf Club will host its sixth Women's British Open when the Championship is staged there in 2014, continuing a strong association with the event that goes back to 1982 when Marta Figueras-Dotti took home the coveted title. The Championship returned in 1986 when England's Laura Davies triumphed. Sophie Gustafson won in 2000 and five years later Korea's Jeong Jang claimed her first professional victory by defeating Gustafson and another Korean, Young Kim, by four shots on 16-under par 272. In 2010 Yani Tseng, Number One on the Rolex Rankings, came out on top.

This celebrated club has a rich heritage in hosting the most important golf tournaments in the world and, in addition to five Women's British Opens, has also welcomed two Ryder Cups in 1965 and 1969 and nine Open championships, the last won by the popular Irishman, Padraig Harrington in 2008.

As the only women's Major currently played outside the USA, the Championship Committee has demonstrated its commitment to ensuring that the Ricoh Women's British Open visits only world class championship courses and this celebrated venue fits the brief to a tee.

Yani Tseng recently added the Wegmans LPGA Championship to her haul of four Major titles and, at the age of 22 years 5 months 3 days, is the youngest player ever- male or female – since Young Tom Morris in 1872 to amass four Majors. She expressed delight at the news that the Championship would be returning to Royal Birkdale, "Of course I am a little biased but I think Royal Birkdale is an unbelievable course and I feel so proud to have won there. It has hosted so many great Championships and I look forward to returning there in 2014 where I hope I will win again."

Michael Hadden, Captain of Royal Birkdale Golf Club added, "We are very much looking forward to the return of the Ricoh Women's British Open in 2014. The positive feedback from our members and the spectators after last year's Championship was universal and we look forward to welcoming the world's best women back in 2014 to show us how it is done."

Loudoun Gowf Ladies Open -- some places are still available

There are still some spaces remaining for the Loudoun Gowf Ladies Open day on  Monday 5^th September.

The cost is £8 and there are scratch, handicap and fun prizes available.  In the event of bad  weather and the course closing an alternative date of 12^th September has been reserved. 

An application form can be found at

http://www.loudoungowfclub.co.uk/opendays.htm

West of Scotland's Alyson McKechin shares lead after the first round of the Scottish Junior Strokeplay

The Stirling student and Nairn Dunbar GC member, Kelsey MacDonald, is lying joint eighth at the end of the first round at Cardross Golf Club, four shots behind the two pacemakers on three-under 71, Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) and Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe).
Rachael Watton (Mortonhall), bound for Denver University in a couple of weeks, is in third place, only one shot off the pace with a 72.
Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick), Alice Boothroyd (Rudding Park) and Paige Kemp (Boyce Hill) are bracketed in fourth place on 73, one shot aead of Tara MacTaggart (Minto).
Kate McIntosh had seven birdies but four bogeys while Alyson McKechin had fewer birdies – six – but only three bogeys.
Rachael Watton had an eagle at the long 18th., which cancelled out a double bogey 5 at te short 13th. Birdies at the fourth and 13th enabled her to finish the day two under par.
Kelsey MacDonald had a roller-coaster round of birdies at the second, 10th, 13th and 18th but bogeys at the fourth, seventh, 12th, 16th and 17th If she can eliminate the negative over the remaining rounds, there are enough positives to make up the lost ground over the remaining 36 holes.

LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES
Par 74
71 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie), Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe).
72 Rachael Watton (Mortonhall).
73 Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick), Alice Boothroyd (Rudding Park), Paige Kemp (Boyce Hill).
74 Tara MacTaggart (Minto).
75 Nichola Ferguson (Clober), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Co).
76 Gillian Simpson (Elie and Earlsferry), Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield), Rachael Taylor (Germany), Louise McGillivray (Banchory), Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus), Linsey Stevenson (Elie and Earlsferry).
77 Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies), Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw), Sophie Myles (Ilkley), Katerina Slukova (Olomouc), Natasha Qayum (Ranfurly Castle).
78 Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies).
79 Jordana Graham (Southerness), Katie Reid (Monifieth), Jennifer Potter (Cathkin Braes), Ashley Smith (Monifieth), Nicola Rawlinson (Royal Birkdale), Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe), Charlotte Austwick (Fulford), IKimberley Beveridge (Aboyne), Emma Greenlees (Dumfries and Galloway), Lesley Cosh (Cowglen).
80 Emma Clegg (Clitheroe), Eilidh Watson (Muckhart), Rebecca McGeehan (Germany).
81 Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey), Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride).
82 Rebecca Wilson (Grange), Jorden Ferrie (Kirkintilloch), Emily Aird (Blairgowrie), Nicola Taylor (Dunnikier Park), Gillian Scanlon (Hamilton), Emma Hale (Troon Ladies), Ailsa Bain (Peebles), Alexandra Tait (St Regulus), Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies), Claire Gadsby (Crieff).
83 Gillian Arnott (Largs), Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies), Heather Munro (Monifieth).
84 Tegan Seivwright (Deeside), Eleanor Tunn (Reay), Shannen McGuire (Canmore), Kirstin Scott (Milngavie).
85 Hannah Mannion (Teeside), India Friswell (Wrexham).
86 Sophie Maguire (St Regulus), Iona Stephen (Ranfurly Castle).
88 Mirren Fraser (Powfoot), Katie McGarva (Troon Ladies).
89 Amelia Taylor (St Annes Old Links), Hannah Robb (Strathmore), Alexis Hutton (Falkirk Tryst), Emily Dalgetty (Glencorse).
90 Rachel Polson (Peterculter), Alexandra Qayum (Ranfurly Castle), Alison Goodwin (Glenbervie).
91 Emma Kennedy (Paisley), Heather Neilson (Mouse Valley).

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

Kylie qualifies for the Ricoh British Open at Carnoustie

West of Scotland's Kylie Walker was the only one of six Scots to survive the Final Qualifying competition at Panmure Golf Club today and win one of the 18 places up for grabs in the Ricoh Women’s British Open which tees off over the neighbouring Carnoustie championship links on Thursday.
Kylie,  -- pictured left - (courtesy of calcarson agency) who plays out of The Carrick at Loch Lomond, came through a play-off between eight players who matched the par of 71 on the Ladies Golf Union’s composite women’s course at Panmure. She had kept her nerve with six solid pars to finish her round and she was remarkably at ease in the sudden-death eliminator to reduce the eight to five who would advance to rub shoulders with the big name LPGA Tour stars.
Walker birdied the long second hole to be one of the five who advanced to the main event.
Was she nervous about it all? Not a bit!
“I really enjoyed the play-off. It was great fun. At the second I hit a four-iron for my second pin high and was able to two-putt for a birdie 4 to go through,” said Kylie, who will be 25 at the end of next month.
“I’m really looking forward to playing in the Ricoh Women’s British Open. I’ve played in the Final Qualifying before but never made it through so I’m delighted.
"I’ve played Carnoustie once before. Catriona Matthew and I have the same coach, Kevin Craggs, and she is very supportive of me. Catriona took me along to play Carnoustie about a couple of months ago. And that was a great experience."
Kylie joins Catriona, Janice Moodie and Bothwell Castle amateur Pamela Pretswell (exempt from pre-qualifying because she won the British women's open amateur stroke-play championship at Tenby last August) as the four Scots in the all-star field for the Big Show.
The Scots who failed to make it were Carly Booth (72), Kelsey MacDonald (73), Clare Queen (76), Vikki Laing (75) and Gemma Dryburgh (76).
Carly was two under par with five holes to play but bogeyed the 14th, 15th and 16th. She did get a brave up and down to save par at the last but it was not enough. She was involved in a play-off for the last of the four alternate (reserve) spots but lost out in that as well.
Kelsey ran up a double bogey 6 at the 17th.
Kym Larratt (23), a second-year Ladies European Tour pro from Leicestershire, and New Zealander Lynnette Brooky, a four time winner on the LET, headed the 18 qualifiers with matching three-under-par 68s.
QUALIFIERS
Par 71
68 Kym Larratt (Eng), Kim Brooky (NZ).
69 Jessica Korda (US), Jenny Shin (S Korea), Dewi-Claire Schreefel (Net), Nikki Foster (Eng), Veronica Zorzi (Ita).
70 Frances Bondad (Aust), Holly Aitchison (Eng), Sophie Sandolo (Ita), Anna Rossi (Ita), Felicity Johnson (Eng), Joanna Klatten (Fra).
71 Beth Allen (US), Stephanie Meadow (Ire) (am), Kylie Walker (Sco), Jaclyn Sweeney (US), Rebecca Codd (Ire) (eliminated in play-off: Isabella Ramsay (Swe), Louise Larsson (Swe), Samantha Richards (unatt).
SCOTS SCORES
72 Carly Booth.
73 Kelsey MacDonald.
74 Clare Queen.
75 Vikki Laing.
76 Gemma Dryburgh

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

Paula Creamer Ricoh Women's British Open Special Interview

Ricoh Ambassador Paula Creamer took to the fairways of Carnoustie at the weekend to get a sneak preview of what lies ahead at the final Major of the year. 

Click here to watch a special Ricoh Women's British Open exclusive interview with Paula as she talks all about her first impressions of the famous Carnoustie Golf Links, her life as a professional, her season so far and her impressions of Scotland. 

We hope to see you all at this year's Ricoh Women's British Open at the Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland, 28^th to 31^st July, 2011.  

Girls Open Day at West Kilbride-- Get your Entry Form

Date: Saturday, 27th August, times from 2.30 p.m. 18 holes Medal play
Age: Girls under 18 on 1st January 2011 with Congu handicap
Nancy Chisholm Trophy for the Scratch winner
Kandy Bar Cup for best Nett score
Plus other Divisional prizes

Pre-Handicap Competition for June Kerr Trophy - 9 holes over a shortened course and includes Age Group prizes
Closing Date: 10th August
To get your Entry Form ------ CLICK HERE

Bob Collinson Open Day - Windyhill Golf Club

Open Day at Windyhill Golf Club; 14th August, 12-3pm; £10 entry

Are you looking for an Open day to play on a weekend? Then why not come along to the Windyhill Open Day on Sunday 14th August?
Scratch, handicap and fun prizes.
Tee times still available - entry forms available to download from the website, www.windyhillgolfclub.co.uk
OR contact Lindsay Mathie, 07905 881 496

Ranfurly Castle Open Day Tri Am - Some places are still available

Ranfurly Castle Clubhouse and 18th Green

The 2011 Ranfurly Castle Ladies' Open Day is on Monday the 8th August. The format is a Tri-Am and the entry fee is £10 per person
CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR ENTRY FORM
Alternatively CLICK HERE to email your request to enter

Greenock Golf Club - Summer Meeting and Jenny Crawford Trophy

Summer Meeting Played 14th July (SSS 71, CSS 71)
Silver: Linda McDougall (6) 69; Sandra Macdougall (16) 72
Bronze: Christine Bryce (25) [acb] 72, Anne Terrey (22) [acb] 72
Scratch Linda MacDougall 75
Winner of the Jenny Crawford Trophy - Linda MacDougall

Mackie Bowl is won with a new Course Record and young Connie is pipped by the better second round

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
colin@scottishgolfview.com
Monifieth’s former Scotland junior cap Rebecca Wilson followed up her success in the Munross Trophy two-rounder at Montrose by winning the Mackie Bowl SLGA Order of Merit 36-hole event at Gullane today.
Rebecca, a member at Grange Golf Club, had several shots to spare at Montrose a few weeks back but it was a much tighter finish at Gullane.
Wilson and youngster Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) tied on 143, Rebecca with rounds of 75 and 68, Connie with 71 and 72 against a CSS of 74 in the morning and 75 in the afternoon.
Wilson won the Mackie Bowl with the better second round, the 68 being a new women’s course record for the Gullane No 1 course.

Scotland international and past national champion Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) had a two-shot lead after a first-round 69 but a 76 in the afternoon relegated her to third place on 145, two shots behind Wilson and Jaffrey.

MACKIE BOWL SCOREBOARD AT GULLANE
FINAL TOTALS
SSS 75 CSS 74 CSS 75
143 REBECCA WILSON Grange 75 68
143 CONNIE JAFFREY Troon Ladies 71 72
145 MEGAN BRIGGS Kilmacolm 69 76
146 SUSAN JACKSON Ladybank 76 70
146 RACHAEL TAYLOR GC am Reichswald 75 71
148 HANNAH MCCOOK Grantown-on-Spey 74 74
150 JESSICA MEEK Carnoustie Ladies 77 73
150 KATE MCINTOSH Broomieknowe 76 74
150 RACHAEL MCQUEEN Troon Ladies 76 74
150 LOUISE MACGREGOR Falkirk 74 76
152 HANNAH SCOTT Broomieknowe 76 76
152 ALYSON MCKECHIN Elderslie 74 78
153 LESLEY ATKINS Gullane Ladies 76 77
153 RACHEL WALKER Dumfries and County 72 81
154 AILSA SUMMERS Carnoustie Ladies 76 78
155 JACQUELINE SNEDDON Alyth 81 74
155 KEREN WARD Glen 77 78
155 ELEANOR TUNN Reay 76 79
156 JENNIFER LINKLATER Largs 82 74
157 KIMBERLEY BEVERIDGE Aboyne 82 75
158 GABRIELLE MACDONALD Craigielaw 82 76
159 JORDANA GRAHAM Southerness 77 82
159 EMMA GREENLEES Dumfries and Galloway 76 83
160 LINSEY STEVENSON Elie and Earlsferry Ladies 85 75
161 AMELIA TAYLOR St Anne's Old Links 85 76
162 CATHERINE SMALL Gullane Ladies 84 78
162 TARA MACTAGGART Minto 79 83
162 HAZEL SAUNDERS Gullane Ladies 78 84
163 JEMMA CHALMERS Monifieth 85 78
163 EMILY AIRD Blairgowrie 77 86
163 ASHLEY SMITH Monifieth 77 86
164 GILLIAN SCANLAN Hamilton 83 81
166 KATIE REID Monifieth 86 80
166 JULIE BIRDSALL Roxburghe 79 87
166 SHANNEN MCGUIRE Canmore 78 88
167 JORDEN FERRIE Kirkintilloch 85 82
169 GILLIAN DAVIDSON Saline 81 88
171 RUTH RANKIN Lanark 86 85
173 ANNE LAING Vale of Leven 83 90
176 LINDSAY MATHIE Windyhill 86 90
177 SARAH STICHBURY Merchants of Edinburgh 90 87
184 CARINA BUNYAN Roxburghe 90 94

The British Ladies Open begins at Carnoustie on Thursday

Go to the RICOH WEBSITE to keep up todate with all the news

Six Scots hoping to qualify for the British Ladies Open at Carnoustie

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
colin@scottishgolfview.com
The weekend withdrawal of South Korean Shy Hyun Ahn due to illness from the exempt field for the Ricoh Women's British Open, starting over the Carnoustie championship links on Thursday, means that there are now 18 places plus four reserve spots up for grabs in tomorrow's (Monday) 18-hole Final Qualifying competition at neighbouring Panmure Golf Club.
There are only three Scots at the moment in the Carnoustie field - Catriona Matthew and Janice Moodie, because of their LPGA Tour status, and Bothwell Castle amateur Pamela Pretswell who earned a place in Thursday's field by winning the British women's open amateur stroke-play title at Tenby last August

Pretswell, however, is doubtful due to an injury. She withdrew from the final round of the European women's amateur championship in Holland on Saturday.

There are six Scots hoping to do a " Paul Lawrie" and come through the qualifying process and emerge as the winner of a Major at Carnoustie as the Aberdonian did in the 1999 Open.

At the moment, these six Scots would settle for being among the 18 to advance from the Panmure eliminator which has a field of 87 - Irish Curtis Cup and Vagliano Trophy star Leona Maguire having pulled out after finishing fourth to her 16-year-old twin Lisa in the European women's amateur championship on Saturday.
Leona's G B and I team status gave her a place in the Panmure field but twin Lisa did not get one because she was only a reserve for the Vagliano Trophy. Now neither twin will be playing in the Ricoh Women's British Open championship, which seems a shame for two of the best young female golfers not in Britain and Ireland but also Europe.
The Scots in action at Panmure tomorrow are Ladies European Tour pros Clare Queen, Vikki Laing, Carly Booth and Kylie Walker and amateurs Kelsey MacDonald and Gemma Dryburgh.
Queen, Booth and Aberdonian Dryburgh, beaten finalist in the recent Scottish Under-18 girls championship final at Glenisla, have already come through the first pre-qualifier at The Berkshire a couple of weeks ago.

Emma Caddow wins the scratch at the Ranfurly Castle Junior Open

Junior Open Competition, Played at Ranfurly Castle on 22nd July 2011
GIRLS SCRATCH:Emma Caddow (Strathaven) 77
GIRLS NET: Alexandra Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 73

Emma Caddow with Ranfurly Castle's Junior Convenors

Alexandra Qayum -Winner of the handicap Award

European Amateur Championship won by Ireland's Lisa McGuire

Irish players dominated the final placings of the European women's individual amateur golf championship at Noordwijkse Golf Club in Holland today.
In very windy conditions, 16-year-old Lisa Maguire from Ballyconnell, Co Cavan, a member of the Slieve Russell club, became the first player from Ireland ever to win this prestigious title since the tournament was inaugurated in 1986.
Stephanie Meadow of Northern Ireland was runner up and Leona Maguire was fourth.
Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) withdrew from the competition before the start of the fourth round due to an injury.

Pamela is the leading Scot in Norway after Round 3 of the European Amateur Championships

In the third round today of the European Championship Pamela Pretswell from Hamilton has regained the honour of being the leading Scot. She had a 75 for 228 and is in joint 17th position, three places abot Sally Watson who had a 75 for 229.
Kelsey MacDonald is having an up-and-down tournament. The Vagliano Trophy player from Nain has had scores of 79, 71 and 74 for 234 and is joint 43rd on 234.
Three Scots failed to make the cut on 237 or better.
Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) shot 79, 83 and 79 to fail by four on 241.
Robert Gordon University student Jane Turner had an even bigger roller-coaster ride than Kelsey MacDonald with scores of 85, 72 and 85 for 242.
Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) and Lucy Williams, the respective Scottish and English national champions, both failed to qualify for the final round. Lucy had an 86 for 244, Louise an 83 for 247.
Lisa Maguire now has a four shot lead on 214. Her twin sister Leona is six shots behind.

EUROPEAN WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Noordwijkse GC, Netherlands
LEADING THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
214 Lisa Maguire (Ire) 73 68 73.
218 Perrine Delacour (Fra) 75 69 74.
219 Charlotte Lorentzen (Den) 74 70 75.
220 Leona Maguire (Ire) 73 75 72.
SELECTED SCORES
224 Stephanie Meadow (Ire) 78 71 75 (7th).
228 Pamela Pretswell (Sco) 74 79 75 (T17).
229 Sally Watson (Sco) 73 81 75 (20th).
230 Charlotte Ellis (Eng) 75 7976 (T21).
231 Danielle McVeigh (Ire) 80 77 74, Amy Boulden (Wal) 76 76 79 (T29).
234 Kelsey MacDonald (Sco) 79 71 84 (T43).
237 Becky Harries (Wal) 79 78 80 (T60).
MISSED THE CUT (237 or better qualified for final round)
241 Rachael Watton (Sco) 79 83 79.
242 Jane Turner (Sco) 85 72 85.
247 Louise Kenney (Sco) 81 83 83.

Scottish Match Play Foursomes Quarter Final Draw

All of the round 4 ties in the Scottish Match Play Foursomes have now been completed with six of the eight home teams making home advantage count to win their ties. One of the away teams to come through their match were defending Champions Carnoustie Caledonia (represented by Claire Penman and Frances Millar) who beat Crail Golfing Society Ladies by 2&1 in their round 4 match. The only other away team to win through was Bridge of Allan who won the tie of the round when they finally beat Linlithgow at the third extra hole.

Round 4 Results

Dunkeld & Birnam v Muir of Ord Dunkeld & Birnam 5 & 4
Edzell Ladies v Aberdeen Ladies Edzell Ladies 4 & 3
Linlithgow v Bridge of Allan Bridge of Allan 21st
Crail Golfing Society Ladies v Carnoustie Caledonia Carnoustie Caledonia 2 & 1
Dirleton Castle Ladies v North Berwick Dirleton Castle Ladies 2 & 1
Crichton v Craigmillar Park Crichton 19th
Kilmarnock Barassie v Whitecraigs Kilmarnock Barassie 2 & 1
Mount Ellen v Douglas Park Mount Ellen 2 holes

The quarter final draw for the 2011 Scottish Match Play Foursomes is below and all ties must be played by Sunday 21st August. Full details were posted to these teams on Monday 18th July. The winners from each of the quarter finals will go on to play the semi-finals, final and 3rd/4th play-off at Glenbervie Golf Club on Sunday 28th August.

Quarter Final Draw

Home Team Away Team
Dunkeld & Birnam v Edzell Ladies
Dirleton Castle v Carnoustie Caledonia
Bridge of Allan v Mount Ellen
Kilmarnock Barassie v Crichton

Scottish Ladies Foursomes--- Why not Enter ?

The Entries for the Scottish Ladies Stroke Play Foursomes Championship which is to be played at Glenbervie Golf Club on Sunday 28 August are soon to close. Please note that the conditions for this competition have changed quite considerably this year in that a pair no longer have to be members of the same club – i.e. any two ladies from any two clubs can now play with each other providing they are members of clubs that are affiliated to the SLGA and providing their CONGU handicaps are each 35 or less.

I have attached a copy of the entry form as well as a link to the entry form on the SLGA web-site.
Entry Form for Scotiish Foursomes

The closing date for this competition is Monday 1 August.

Maybe you could even encourage some of your County squad members to play together for some foursomes practice!

Please let me know if you have any questions about this event or any other SLGA competition.

Kind Regards
Claire Hargan
Championship Manager
Scottish Ladies Golfing Association Limited
The Den
2 Dundee Road
Perth
PH2 7DW
01738 442357
Registration Number 308709
www.slga.co.uk

Pamela in 30th Place after 2 rounds in the European Championships in Norway

Lisa Maguire (Ireland) is in the lead at the halfway stage of the European women's individual amateur golf championship at Noordwijkse GC in Holland. She shot a second-round 68 to lead the field of 144 by three shots with a three-under-par total of 141. West of Scotland's Pamela Pretswell is now in joint 30th place after shooting 79 for a 153 total.
To read the full report go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website

Great offers from Gleddoch House Hotel and Golf Club

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Cathkin Braes reach the last 16 in the Mail on Sunday Classic

Cathkin Braes Mail on Sunday Team -- Courtesy of Joanna Scott

Congratulations go to Cathkin Braes who have beaten Helensburgh 5-0 to progress to the last 16 in the Mail on Sunday Classic

Other Results to follow

Susan Wood Wins the Lanarkshire Morison Cup for the 3rd Year in a row

Susan Wood - Courtesy of Jean MacIntyre - Click to enlarge

Played 19th July 2011 at Colville Park Golf Club, 
SSS: 71,  CSS : Morison Cup Round 1- 71, Morison Cup Round 2- 70, Blackjack Cup - 71, Junior Championship - 71
Morison Cup

Susan Wood 141 (69,72); Lesley Lloyd 152 (75,77); Tracy McPherson 154 (78,76); Jenny Potter 155 (79, 76)
Blackjack Cup

Susan Wood (0) 69; Margaret Noblett(16) 71; Marsha Hull (9) 73 acb

Junior Championship

Heather Neilson (18) 68; Ellie Bryce (17) 69 acb; Alexandra Duffy (21) 69

Scratch Emma Caddow 76


To read the full report go to the Lanarkshire County Website

Worlds and Scottish Disable Golf Championships

 World Class Disabled Golf

Disabled golf teams from around the world have just concluded an inaugural 72-hole, World Team Cup
at the Westerwood Golf Resort in Cumbernauld. Just prior to the Cup was a 54-hole Scottish open event at the nearby Dullatur Golf Club.
The Scottish Championship gross and net events were won by Scot's!! Alisdair Berry of Ayrshire and Colin Brock of Fife took the titles after battling it out with almost 40 other golfers from countries including Eire, Germany, Canada and the Home Nations at the prestigious Dullatur Golf Club.
Stevie Cunningham, the Vice Chairman of Scottish Disability Golf, the event organisers, said, "No
other disabled group has organised such an intensive or comprehensive package of golf. We didn't give the players any practice rounds, just launched them into the mix and got them playing competitively. Dullatur Golf Club were wonderful hosts and looked after us very well. We were introduced to the club by one of our new members Ian White, who plays there regularly and he and the club officials and staff gave us a real treat of golf. We even had a day's golf at Balmoral Estate a few days earlier and that was a fantastic experience".
The World Team Cup consisted of 4 teams made up of 12 golfers + coaches on each team and was played over the Westerwood Course. The teams were Scotland, Celtic, England and a World squad and they played a Ryder Cup format over 72 holes, finishing off with singles, based on a stableford scoring system.

 England took an early lead after the first couple of days and managed to maintain that into the early session matches of the final day. Scotland rallied however, taking most of the points available and it went down to the last match of the last day to decide the winning team. England deservedly won that match with Scotland coming a very close second, followed by the World and Celtic squads. A replica trophy was presented to Tony Lloyd the English Captain and the World Cup will remain on display at the Westerwood Resort.

Steve Bramwell the SDGP's Secretary said, "We have received some fantastic support from Trusts and
Foundations from across the UK and the assistance from Scottish businesses which, in these difficult
times, is very welcome. North Lanarkshire Council and their Provost Tom Curley have provided huge support, not only through financial grants for the event, but the Provost hosted a Civic Reception at the world Cup. Additionally, over 50 MSP and MP's gave support to the event, some through a Parliamentary Motion".
Fiona McKellan, the Event Manager at the Westerwood Hotel in Cumbernauld, has kindly agreed to
represent the SDGP as Honorary Captain for 2011. Fiona has been helping to organise disabled golf
events at Westerwood for almost ten years and said, "It's always good to meet up with the guys from
the SDGP again and we hope that we can assist in promoting disabled golf more."
The SDGP now moves on to a 2-day event in Fife and are finalising details for August's events, which
will include games at Dalmahoy in Edinburgh and the Kittocks in St Andrews.
Full details on all the SDGP fixtures, can be found at www.sdgp.co.uk or by email at info@sdgp.co.uk

Eilidh Briggs and Alyson McKechin selected for the Scottish Girls Team for the Home Internationals

Eilidh Briggs (in front of Kilmacolm Golf Club)  -
2011 Scottish Girls Champion - Click to enlarge

The Scotland team for the Girls Home International Matches at Gullane 2 from August 3 to 5 is:
Team captain: Karen Marshall (Baberton)

LESLEY ATKINS (Gullane Ladies)
EILIDH BRIGGS (Kilmacolm)
GEMMA DRYBURGH (Beaconsfield)
HANNAH McCOOK (Grantown on Spey)
ALYSON McKECHIN (Elderslie)
AILSA SUMMERS (Carnoustie Ladies)
LAUREN WHYTE (St Regulus)
CLARA YOUNG (North Berwick)

+Players whose scores will count for Scotland in the International Team event, run in conjunction with the qualifying rounds of the British girls' amateur championship at Gullane 1 from August 8 to 12:

EILIDH BRIGGS (Kilmacolm) Captain.
GEMMA DRYBURGH (Beaconsfield)
ALYSON McKECHIN (Eldereslie)

EILIDH WINS THE 2011 SCOTTISH UNDER 18 GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP

Katie McGarvie - Troon Ladies (Winner of the Ansley Reid Salver),
Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) and Gemma Dryburgh
Courtesy of Colin Farquharson
Click to Enlarge

From the SLGA Website
Kilmacolm,s Eilidh Briggs is the 2011 Scottish Girls' Champion after a high quality final at Glenisla Golf Club.

After a significant amount of overnight rain the greenstaff at Glenisla Golf Club work extremely hard to ensure the course was playable for the final of the 2011 Scottish Girls Championship. With heavy rain forecast for throughout the day the finalists (and official) were delighted to watch the heaviest of the clouds circle the golf course during the morning, allowing the final to be played without delay.

Eilidh raced in to an early lead when she won the first two holes with pars and extended that lead to three holes when she won the 6th hole by chipping in for a birdie three. Gemma reduced the deficit to two with a winning par at the 7th hole before the next five holes were halved in pars. Gemma once again cut in to Eilidh's lead at the 14th hole when she hit her tee shot at the par three to 10 feet and sunk her birdie putt to win the hole.

Gemma had found her stride and put her approach shot at the 365 yard 15th hole to less than 8 feet, but Eilidh rose to the challenge and sunk her 12 foot birdie putt first. Gemma duely holed her putt to match Eilidh's birdie three to leave Eilidh one up with three holes to play. Both players put their tee shots at the par three 16th hole to less than five feet, however Gemma missed her birdie putt and Eilidh made no mistake in holing from three feet to go two up with only two holes to play.

The match was not over, however as Eilidh's approach shot to the 17th clipped a tree and dropped 50 yards short of the green. She did not manage to make her par from there and Gemma took the two putts she needed to win the hole. At the par four 18th hole Eilidh's put her approach shot to 8 feet leaving Gemma knowing she had to hole her 15 footer to have any chance of staying in the match. Unfortunately for Gemma, her putt just slid past the hole and Eilidh duely took the two putts required to give her the title.

Eilidh was approximately level par to Gemma's one over par figures.

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Thanks go to Colin Farquharson and Claire Hargan for the photographs

LIVE SCORING FROM SCOTTISH GIRLS FINAL

Eilidh Briggs and Gemma Dryburgh before the tee off at the
Scottish Under 18 Girl's Final
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PHOTOS FROM THE SCOTTISH UNDER 18 GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Kilmacolm's Eilidh Briggs wins through to the Scottish Under 18's Championships

From the SLGA WEBSITE
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Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) has reached her second Scottish final of the year, this time at Glenisla Golf Club. She will aim to go one step further in tomorrow's Scottish Girls final at Glenisla than she did when she lost in the final of the Scottish Ladies' Championship at Machrihanish in May. Her opponent in tomorrow's final will be Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield) who lost out at the semi-final stage last year.

The first semi-final in this year's Championship was a high quality match with Eilidh being approximately four under par in beating Rachel Walker (Dumfries & County) by 3&2. Eilidh was two up after two holes after a par and a birdie, but Rachel bounced back with a birdie of her own at the fourth hole to cut the deficit to one. The 7th and 8th holes were exchanged with winning birdies before Eilidh had her third birdie of the round at the ninth to go back to two up. Rachel yet again cut Eilidh's lead to one hole after another birdie at the 11th hole but a par was good enough for Eilidh at the 12th hole to once again extend her lead to two. The next three holes were halved in pars before Eilidh finished off the match by holing a 15 foot putt for a winning birdie 2 at the 16th hole.

Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield) took an early lead in the second semi-final where approximately one over par figures were enough to see her take a three hole advantage over Lauren Whyte (St Regulus), however pars from Lauren at the 15th and 16th cut Gemma's lead back to one. Gemma finally clinched her place in the final with a winning par at the 17th hole to win the match 2&1.

This will be the last chance for both finalists to win the Scottish Girls Championship as both will be too old next year. The final will tee off at Glenisla Golf Club tomorrow (Saturday 16 July) at 9am. Spectators are welcome.

In the final of the Ansley Reid (second flight), Katie McGarva (Troon Ladies) won the title in beating Emily Dalgetty (Glencourse) by 2&1 in another close match. There was never more than one hole in the match until the 17th hole when Katie finally took a two hole advange and the match with a winning par four.

Kilmacolm's Eilidh Briggs in Semi Finals of Scottish Under 18's Championships

From the SLGA Website
Girls Quarter Finals & Semi Finals
Top qualifier, Eilidh Briggs from Kilmacolm will play Rachel Walker from Dumfries & County while Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) will take on the second qualifier Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield) in the semi-finals of the Scottish Girls' Championship at Glenisla Golf Club.

Eilidh Briggs played level par golf in defeating 14-year old Clara Young, while Rachel Walker was approximately 2 under par in beating another 14 year old, Connie Jaffrey in their morning quarter finals.

In the bottom half of the draw Lauren Whyte was approximately 1 over par in her win over fellow Scottish Girls cap Ailsa Summers and Gemma Dryburgh was approximately level par in beating defending Champion Lesley Atkins by 4&3.

Hole by hole live scoring is in operation for today's quarter finals and semi-finals of the Scottish Girls Championship at Glenisla Golf Club.

SCOTTISH GIRLS LIVE SCORING

In the Ansley Reid Salver (2nd flight), Emily Dalgetty from Glencourse beat Alexandra Tait from St Regulus golf club by 5&4 and will take on Katie McGarva of Troon Ladies who defeated Renfrewshire's Linsey Stevenson of Elie & Earlsferry by the same margin in this afternboon's final.

Eilidh Briggs and Connie Jaffrey reach the quarter finals of the Scottish under 18 Girls Championship

REPORT BY COLIN FARQUHARSON
There are some cracking quarter-final matches in prospect tomorrow morning in the Scottish Under-18 girls' championship at Glenisla Golf Club, Alyth.
Top seed Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) is first off at 8.30am against 14-year-old Clara Young (North Berwick), the youngest ever winner of the East Lothian women's county championship and a member of the Great Britain and Ireland team in the recent Junior Vagliano Trophy team against the Continent at Royal Porthcawl.
Eilidh, Renfrewshire women's champion and beaten finalist in the Scottish women's amateur championship at Machrihanish, has a lot going for her so a great tie in store for spectators.
Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Co) collected notable scalp when she beat fifth seed Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) by 2 and 1 in the second round and Rachel now plays the No 4 qualifier, Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies).
Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) was a 7 and 5 winner over clubmate Chloe Goadby who toppled the No 3 seed and semi-finalist last year, Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw), and now plays Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) who has won both Angus women's and girls' county titles in recent seasons.
The last of the quarter-finals should also be a cracker with the No 2 seed, Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield), Aberdeen-born but a student at IMG Leadbetter Academy in Florida over the past two or three years, facing the defending champion Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies) who looks to be coming back to the form that won her this title at Eyemouth 12 months ago.

MORNING REPORT
No 3 seed Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw), a semi-finalist at Eyemouth 12 months ago, was beaten in the first round of the match-play stages of the Scottish Under-18 girls' championship at Glenisla Golf Club, Alyth, Perthshire this morning.
She lost by 3 and 1 to Chloe Goadby (St Regulus), 30th of the 32 qualifiers for the match-play.
Another top the top eight players, seeded to get through to the quarter-finalists, went down at the first hurdle. Heather Munro (Monifieth), the No 8 qualifier, lost by 2 and 1 to Aboyne's Kimberley Beveridge.
And Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey), seeded No 6, had to go to the 1st to bet the better of Canmore's Shannen McGuire.
Top seeds Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) and Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield) both had comfortable first-round wins, Briggs by 7 and 5 over Hannah Robb (Strathmore) and Dryburgh by 5 and 3 against fellow-Aberdonian, Megan Clyne (Deeside).

FIRST ROUND
Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) bt Hannah Robb (Strathmore) 7 and 5.
Jemma Chalmers (Monifieth) bt Emily Aird (Blairgowrie) 6 and 4.
Clara Young (North Berwick) bt Alison Goodwin (Glenbervie) 65 and 5.
Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) bt Heather Munro (Monifieth) 2 and 1.
Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) bt Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New) 6 and 5.
Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Co) bt Jorden Ferrie (Kirkintilloch) 5 and 4.
Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) bt Emma Greenlees (Dumfries and Galloway) 2 and 1.
Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) bt Tegan Seivwright (Deeside) 2 holes.


Chloe Goadby (St Regulus) bt Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw) 3 and 1.
Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) bt Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 2 and 1.
Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) bt Eleanor Tunn (Ready) 4 and 3.
Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey bt Shannen McGuire (Canmore) at 21st.
Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies) bt Olivia Borwick (McDonald Ellon) 5 and 4.
Rachel Polson (Deeside) bt Keren Ward (Glen) l hole.
Tara MacTaggart (Minto) bt Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe) 3 and 1.
Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield) bt Megan Clyne (Deeside) 5 and 3.

SECOND ROUND
Briggs bt Chalmers 4 and 3.
Young bt Beveridge 3 and 2.
Walker bt McKechin 2 and 1.
Jaffrey bt Meek 2 holes.
Whyte bt Broadby 7 and 5.
Summers bt McCook 3 and 2.
Atkins bt Polson 6 and 5.
Dryburgh bt MacTaggart 7 and 5

ANSLEY REID SALVER
FIRST ROUND
Alexandra Tait (St Regulus) bt Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) 5 and 4.
Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride) bt Emma Caddow (Strathmore) 4 and 3.
Emily Dalgetty (Glencorse) bt Molly Stewart (Murcar Links) 5 and 4.
Danielle Kerr (Roxburghe) bt Rosie Everett (Craigielaw) 3 and 2.


Nicola Taylor (Dunnikier Park) bt Claire Gadsby (Crieff) 5 and 3.
Katie McGarva (Troon Ladies) bt Sophie Maguire (St Regulus) 3 and 1.
Linsey Stevenson (Elie and Earlsferry) bt Emma Hale (Troon Ladies) 5 and 3.
Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) bt Catherine Small (Gullane Ladies) 4 and 3.

SECOND ROUND
Tait bt McKay 5 and 4.
Dalgetty bt Ker 4 and 3.
McGarva bt Taylor 5 and 4.
Stevenson bt Watson 2 holes.

SGU Golfers E-bulletin - July 2011

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