Laura Murray is the 2012 Scottish Ladies Champion

Laura Murray - 2012 Scottish Ladies Champion (Courtesy of Colin Farquharson)

Laura Murray (Alford) won the 2012 Ladies Scottish Championship over Tain this morning against Jane Turner (Craigielaw) and just look at the fantastic scoring in a wonderful final. Laura finally put her approach shot to within a foot of the 18th hole for a conceded birdie 3 - making her champion by two holes. To read the full report go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website

SCOTTISH LADIES' (CLOSE) AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PLAY Scottish Ladies Golfing Association, 5/17/2012 - 5/19/2012

SCORECARD 1 - TURNER, Jane 2 - MURRAY, Laura Tain Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Par 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 3 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 3 4 4 1: A/S A/S A/S A/S A/S A/S A/S 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 4 - 2: 4 4 4 5 3 4 5 2 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 3 4 C A/S A/S A/S A/S 1up 1up A/S 1up 2up 1up A/S A/S 1up 2up 1up 1up 1up 2up

Kylie Walker, Lynn Kenny and Laura Murray -- This must be how you do it !!

KILMACOLM'S EILIDH AND MEGAN BRIGGS LOSE IN TAIN

Two past champions - Kelsey MacDonald (2010 at Craigielaw) and Megan Briggs (2009 at Southerness) - were beaten in this morning's quarter-finals of the 98th Scottish women's amateur championship, played in a drizzle and over a links course which soaked up a lot of overnight rain but was beginning to show puddles here and there by lunchtime.
Kelsey was beaten 7 and 6 by Renfrewshire's Eilidh Briggs who lost to Louise Kenney in last year's championship final at Machrihanish.  Megan was four holes up on 17-year-old Muckhart player, Eilidh Watson, after seven holes and still three up on the 14th tee, let a place in the semi-finals for the second year in a row slip through her wet fingers.
Watson, the only P and K player to make the match-play stages, won the 14th, then the 17th with an eagle 2 against Megan's birdie 3.  At the 18th Megan three-putted, finally missing on the very wet green from about 2 and a half feet and 19th to lose her tie
In the afternoons semi final Eilidh played a very much on form Laura Murray (Alford). Laura went three up at the eighth and then used her strength of the tee to wrap up victory. She birdied three long holes on the home straight - the par-5 11th, 13th and 14th, to win by 6 and 4 with two-under-par figures.
She now meets Jane Turner (Craigielaw) in tomorrows final
To read more go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website
In the Clark Rosebowl Renfrewshire's Carol Whyte (Windyhill) lost in the Semi Final at the 19th against Heather Munro.

98^th SCOTTISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Tain Golf Club, Ross-shire

QUARTER-FINALS

Jane Turner (Craigielaw) beat Susan Wood (Drumpellier) 5 and 4.

Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) beat Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) at 19^th.

Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) beat Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 7 and 6.

Laura Murray (Alford) beat Sammy Vass (Tain) 5 and 4.

SEMI-FINALS

Turner beat Watson 7 and 6.

Murray beat Eilidh Briggs 6 and 4.

CLARK ROSEBOWL

SEMI-FINALS
Heather Munro (Monifieth) beat Carol Whyte (Windyhill) at 19^th

Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe) beat Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) 3 and 2.

FINAL

Hannah Scott beat Heather Munro 1 hole.

PAMELA PRETSWELL WINS PRO EVENT IN SWEDEN

GOLF COPY AND SCORES CREDIT CAL CARSON GOLF AGENCY QUERIES TO COLIN FARQUHARSON

Curtis Cup amateur Pamela Pretswell more than justified her decision not to play in this week's Scottish women's amateur championship at Tain by winning the Ljungbyheds Park Women's Open, a Ladies European Tour developmental circuit 54-hole event in Sweden today (Friday).

The Hamilton-based, 22-year-old Bothwell Castle GC member is playing with and amongst female professionals on a regular basis with the objective of raising her game to the standard require to gain pass marks at the LET Qualifying School next January.

Pamela, who will be playing for GB and I against the United States in next month's Curtis Cup match at The Nairn, failed to make it at this year's Q School.

She shot rounds of 73, 72 and a great final score of four-under-par 67 for a one-under-par total of 212 and a two-stroke victory in Sweden.

Swedish amateur Isabella Deilert (69-73-72) finished second on 214.

Carnoustie's Kate McNicoll finished joint 31 on 10-over-par 223 with scores of 72-78-73.

Ayrshire's Pamela Feggans totalled 226 for 38th place with scores of 74-76-77.

It's been a good week for the selectors of the GB and I Curtis Cup team. On Thursday, Kelly Tidy, one of their team of eight, won the English women's amateur championship. Now Pretswell has endorsed her selection too.

 

LJUNGBYHED PARKS WOMEN'S OPEN

Ljungbyheds GC, Sweden

LEADING FINAL TOTALS

Par 213 (3x71)

212 Pamela Pretswell (Sco) (am) 73 72 67.

214 Isabella Deilert (Swe) (am) 69 73 72

216 Linnea Strom (Swe) (am) 77 71 68, Nanna Koertz Madsen (Den) 73 74 69.

SELECTED TOTALS

219 Tara Delaney (Ire) 72 76 71 (T10)

222 Rachel Bell (Eng) 71 78 73, Anna Scott (Eng( 75 71 76 (T26)

223 Katy McNicoll (Sco) 72 78 73 (T31)

226 Pamela Feggans (Sco) 74 76 77 (38th).

 

PAMELA PRETSWELL JOINT FOURTH IN SWEDEN

West of Scotland's Curtis Cup amateur Pamela Pretswell(Bothwell Castle) surged up the leaderboard in the Ljungbyhed Park Women's Open in Sweden with a second-round 72 for 145. The Bothwell Castle GC member is now lying joint fourth, six shots behind the leader by three, Sweden's Jessica Karlsson (67-72) The rest of the Scots in the field of 123 players did not do so well in this Ladies European Tour developmental circuit event. Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie) and Ayrshire's Pamela Feggans are on 150, Katy with scores of 72-78, Pamela 74-76. They are joint 31st. Gemma Webster from Glasgow was joint 94th with rounds of 80-78 for 158. LJUNGBYHED PARK WOMEN'S OPEN Sweden. SECOND-ROUND TOTALS Par 142 (2x71) 139 Jessica Karlsson (Swe) 67 72. 143 Isabella Deilert (Swe) (am) 69 73. 143 Ana Larrangeta (Spa) 69 74. SELECTED SCORES 145 Pamela Pretswell (Sco) (amateur) 73 72 (T4) 146 Anna Scott (Eng) 75 71 (T6) 148 Rhian Wyn Thomas (Wal) 73 75, Tara Delaney (Ire) 72 76 (T15) 149 Rachel Bell (Eng) 71 78 (T20) 150 Katy McNicoll (Sco) 72 78, Pamela Feggans (Sco) 74 76 (T31) 152 Kirsty S Taylor (Eng) 74 78 (T43) 153 Lindsay Brown (Eng) 73 80 (T59) 154 Joanne Clingan (Eng) 77 77 (T

Renfrewshire Spring Meeting over East Renfrewshire

Linda Ellery -- Overall Winner of the RLCGA Spring Meeting 

The RLCGA Spring Meeting was played to-day (Thursday 17th May) over East Renfrewshire.

The Overall winner was home player  LINDA ELLERY (East Renfrewshire) -- pictured above, with an 89 net 70 (19) and the best scratch was GILLIAN KYLE (also East Renfrewshire) with a gross 81.
The CSS was 74, SSS 71 Reductions Only.

Best Scratch: Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) 81

Scratch to 12 Handicap: 
1st Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) 81-5=76
2nd Nancy MacGadie (Ranfurly Castle) 88-12=76
3rd Iona Stephen (Ranfurly Castle) 86-10=76

Handicap 13 and above: 
1st Linda Ellery (East Renfrewshire) 89-19=70
2nd Anne Aitken (Eastwood) 89-13=76
3rd Susan Reid (Kilmacolm) 95-17=78

To see the full list of scores CLICK HERE

WEST OF SCOTLAND STARS MEGAN , EILIDH AND SUSAN REACH THE QUARTER FINALS OF THE SCOTTISH AMATEUR MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS

It's crunch time for Kelsey MacDonald in tomorrow morning's quarter-finals of the 98^th Scottish women's amateur golf championship over the Tain links in Ross-shire.

Twelve months ago, the Nairn Dunbar player was defending champion when she lost to Renfrewshire's Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) in the same round atMachrihanish.

Kelsey's next opponent this week is ... Eilidh Briggs.

It's the pick of the quarter-finals after another cold and wet, sunless day at Tain and both Eilidh and Kelsey played well to win both their opening ties in the match-play stages.

The 19-year-old Briggs girl, whose sister Megan is making headway in the other half of the draw, beat Nichola Ferguson (Milngavie) 6 and 4 and then KOd the 2005 champion, Martine Pow (Selkirk) by 3 and 2.

MacDonald won by 6 and 5 against Royal Dornoch's Scotland senior international Alison Bartlett and then marked up a 4 and 3 win over Samantha Munro (Aberdour) who had earlier beaten Aberdeenshire champion Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) by 6 and 5.

"I'm playing well, quite steady," said Stirling student Eilidh who lost in last year's final to Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) who couldn't get time off from her teaching duties to defend the title.

"It was a different direction of wind today. It made the outward half tougher but I still managed to get to five up on Martine after 10 holes. I'm looking forward to playing Kelsey again. It should be a great match."

In the other match in the lower half of the draw it's local hope Sammy Vass against the No 2 seed Laura Murray from Alford.

Sammy, home for the summer from college in Florida, won through at the 19th at around 6.45pm in her match aLgainst the rising East Lothian star, 16-year-old Clara Young (North Berwick).

Laura Murray was taken to the 18th green in both her ties, holing a 15ft putt to see off the challenge of Dumfries youngster Rachel Walker and reach the last eight.

"Rachel is quite a prospect. It was a really tight match all the way even though I had four birdies along the way. That's how good a player young Rachel is"

In the top half of the draw it will be top seed Jane Turner (Craigielaw) versus Drumpellier's Susan Wood, and 2005 champion Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) with Muckhart's Eilidh Watson.

Megan had some of the best figures of the day with an eagle (at the 11th) and four birdies as she won by 5 and 4 against new Northern Counties champion Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey). 

Four down after seven, Hannah had a tiger by the tail - "She holed a lot of good putts and there wasn't much I could about that," said McCook ruefully.

Last year Megan Briggs lost to sister Eilidh in the semi-finals.

Jane Turner is getting away with playing poorly - by her standards - in the opening holes before she gets into her stride. The Robert Gordon University student was three down after five holes to Claire Hargan (Cardross), a former international who organised this championship as an SLGA staff member over the last two or three years.

But Turner turns the heat on her opponents after the turn. She won the 10th, 12th, 13th, halved the 14th and 15th in birdies and then birdied the 17th for a 2 and 1 win.

"I think we were both under par at the finish," said Jane.

SCOTTISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
SECOND ROUND
Jane Turner beat Claire Hargan 2 and 1.
Susan Wood beat Linsey Stevenson 1 hole
Eilidh Watson beat Jemma Chalmers 3 and 1.
Megan Briggs beat Hannah McCook 5 and 4.
Eilidh Briggs beat Martine Pow 3 and 2.
Kelsey MacDonald beat Samantha Munro 4 and 3.
Sammy Vass beat Clara Young at 22nd
Laura Murray beat Rachel Walker 1 hole.

FIRST ROUND

Jane Turner (Craigielaw) beat Fiona Liddell (Schloss Vornholz) 6 and 4

Claire Hargan (Cardross) beat Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 3 and 2.

Susan Wood (Drumpellier) beat Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe) 5 and 4.

Linsey Stevenson (Elie and Earlsferry Ladies) beat Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) 5 and 4.

Jemma Chalmers (Monifieth) beat Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 1 hole.

Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) beat Rachel Polson (Peterculter) 2 and 1.

Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) beat Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 4 and 3.

Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) beat Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride) 6 and 4.

Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) beat Nichola Ferguson (Milngavie) 6 and 4.

Martine Pow (Selkirk) beat Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 6 and 5. 

Samantha Munro (Aberdour) beat Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) 6 and 4.

Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) beat Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) 6 and 5.

Clara Young (North Berwick) beat Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) 4 and 3.

Sammy Vass (Tain) beat Karen Marshall (Baberton) 6 and 5.

Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Galloway) beat Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe) 6 and 5.

Laura Murray (Alford) beat Claire Ross (Tain) 1 hole.

FRIDAY'S QUARTER-FINALS
8.30 Jane Turner v Susan Wood.
8.40 Eilidh Watson v Megan Briggs
8.50 Eilidh Briggs v Kelsey MacDonald
9.00 Sammy Vass v Laura Murray

SEMI-FINALS AT 1.30 AND 1.50

CLARK ROSEBOWL


FIRST ROUND
Anne Ryan (Tain) beat Susan MacVicar (Gairloch) 5 and 4.
Carol Whyte (Windyhill) beat Kirsten Blackwood (Glencorse) 2 and 1.
Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) beat Lorraine Morrow (Eastwood) 5 and 4.
Heather Munro (Monifieth) beat Nicola Taylor (Dunnikier Park) 6 and 4.
Jenny Potter (Cathkin Braes) beat Linda Bain (Lochend) 4 and 3.
Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe) beat Ashley Ann Alston (Royal Montrose) 4 and 2.
Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) beat Denise Cowan (Ranfurly Castle) 4 and 3.



QUARTER-FINALS
Carol Whyte beat Anne Ryan at 20th
Heather Munro beat Lynne Terry 6 and 5
Hannah Scott beat Jenny Potter 2 and 1
Lauren Whyte beat Mary Smith at 20th

MATCHPLAY RESULTS FROM TAIN

MATCHPLAY STAGES -- LIVE RESULTS

EILIDH BRIGGS IS THE TOP WEST OF SCOTLAND QUALIFIER AT TAIN

Many congratulations go to West of Scotland's Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) who was third qualifier for the matchplay stages of the Scottish (Closed) Amateur Championships at Tain today. Her two round scores of 78 and 77 which equalled the CSS of each day was 5 shots behind the leading qualifier Jane Turner from Craigielaw. Linsey Stevenson (Elie and Earlsferry and Whitecraigs) was the next best with a 76  today to finish in 8th place. Despite having  a 9 on Megan Briggs's card today the Kilmacolm player and 2009 Scottish champion finished well up the list of qualifiers. Other West of Scotland qualifiers were Claire Hargan (Cardross), Alyson McKechin (Elderslie), Susan Wood (Drumpellier) , Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) , Mhairi mcKay (West Kilbride) and Nichola Ferguson (Milngavie) To read the full report go to the Gillian Kirkwood website SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND Par 146 (2x73). CSS 78 (reduction only) 77 MATCH-PLAY QUALIFIERS 150 Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 75 75 152 Laura Murray (Alford) 79 73 155 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 78 77 156 Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) 80 76, Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 79 77, Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 77 79. 157 Clara Young (North Berwick) 81 76 158 Linsey Stevenson (Elie and Earlsferry Ladies) 82 76 160 Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe) 84 76. 162 Karen Marshall (Baberton) 84 78, Samantha Munro (Aberdour) 83 79 163 Rachel Polson (Peterculter) 84 79, Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 81 82, Martine Pow (Selkirk) 80 83. 164 Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 81 83, Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Galloway) 81 83. 166 Claire Hargan (Cardross) 83 83, Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe) 80 86 167 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 86 81, Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 85 82, Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) 83 84 168 Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) 86 82, Sammy Vass (Tain) 85 83 169 Susan Wood (Drumpellier) 89 80 171 Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) 83 88 172 Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) 91 81, Jordana Graham (Southerness) 88 84, Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) 86 86. 173 Jemma Chalmers (Monifieth) 97 76, Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride) 87 86 174 Claire Ross (Tain) 92 82, Nichola Ferguson (Milngavie) 92 82. 175 Fiona Liddell (Schloss Vornholz) 88 87 (Liddell bt Anne Ryan (Tain) at second hole of sudden-death play-off for last of 32 places). NON-QUALIFIERS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH-PLAY 175 Anne Ryan (Tain) 88 87, Linda Urquhart (Banchory) 92 83 (failed to turn up for playoff) 177 Mary Smith (Tain) 92 85 178 Kirsten Blackwood (Glencorse) 93 85, Jenny Potter (Cathkin Braes) 89 89, Dawn Young (North Berwick) 88 90 179 Heather Munro (Monifieth) 95 84, Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) 88 91 180 Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe) 94 86, Claire Riddell (Royal Dornoch) 91 89, Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) 91 89. 181 Carol Whyte (Windyhill) 89 92 183 Denise Cowan (Ranfurly Castle) 93 90, Eleanor Tunn (Reay) 92 91 184 Ashley Ann Alston (Royal Montrose) 96 88, Lorraine Morrow (Eastwood) 95 89, Nicola Taylor (Dunnikier Park) 93 91. 183 Denise Cowan (Ranfurly Castle) 93 90 187 Linda Bain (Lochend) 99 88 190 Mary Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 103 87 192 Lynne Fraser (Fortrose and Rosemarkie (Lochend) 104 88 194 Eileen Gillespie (Lochend) 99 95 200 Molly Stewart (Murcar Links) 110 90. 201 Lindsay Mathie (Windyhill) 105 96, Margot Barr (Gairloch) 102 99 207 Fiona Macdonald (Royal Dornoch) 99 108. 215 Ruth McIntyre (Windyhill) 111 104, Pamela Moscati (Royal Dornoch) 108 107 236 Jackie Macdonald (Ranfurly Castle) 125 111. No Return: Sheena McDonald (Buchanan Castle) 98 NR

Disqualified: Kate Reid (Monifieth) 91 dq . 

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH-PLAY DRAW

THURSDAY 

UPPER HALF
       

8.30 Jane Turner v Fiona Liddell

8.38 Claire Hargan v Cara Gruber

8.46 Wendy Nicholson v Susan Wood

8.54 Elaine Cuthill v Linsey Stevenson

9.02 Ailsa Summers v Jemma Chamers

9.10 Eilidh Watson v Rachel Polson

9.18 Megan Briggs v Kate McIntosh

9.26 Mhairi McKay v Hannah McCook

LOWER HALF

9.34 Eilidh Briggs v Nichola Ferguson

9.42 Alyson McKechin v Martine Pow

9.50 Samantha Munro v Sheena Wood

9.58 Alison Bartlett v Kelsey MacDonald

10.06 Clara Young v Jacqueline Sneddon

10.12 Sammy Vass v Karen Marshall

10.20 Rachel Walker v Louise Fraser

10.28 Claire Ross v Laura Murray

CLARK ROSEBOWL

Thursday

 10.40 eight minute intervals

Anne Ryan v Susan MacVicar

Kirsten Blackwood v Carol Whyte

Lynne Terry v Lorraine Morrow

Nicola Taylor v Heather Munro

Jenny Potter v Linda Bain

Ashley Ann Alson v Hannah Scott

Lauren Whyte v Denise Cowan

Lynne Fraser v Mary Smith

GLEDDOCH LADIES GOLF CLUB OPEN DAY

Sunday 10^TH June 2012 

Entry Fee:  £24.00 per team -- Handicap Limit  30

Starting Times - 09.00 – 3.00pm 
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Please enclose ENTRY FEE (All cheques made payable to “Gleddoch Ladies Golf Club” with completed entry forms, indicating preferred starting time and a SAE for entry acknowledgement to:

Shirley Back, 25 Calderpark Avenue, Lochwinnoch, PA12 4AY.

Email : shirley.back@btinternet.com

Soup and Sandwiches/light buffet available

Professional shop telephone no. 01475 540704  

Mrs Lynn Mitchell – Lady Captain

D&A MAY MEDAL

MAY MEDAL & MISS HENDRY’S QUAICH
Played at Douglas Park Golf Club on Monday 14th May 2012
SSS 72  CSS 75     REDUCTION ONLY

Scratch : Katy MacAulay (Milngavie)  84 (BIH)

1st Silver : Katy MacAulay (Milngavie) 84-8-76
2nd Silver : Sheila Steele (Hilton Park) 88-11-77
3rd Silver : Catherine Skinner (Clydebank and District) 87-9-78

1st Bronze : Christine Baird (Douglas Park) 101-24-77
2nd Bronze : Marion Richardson (Hilton Park) 110-26-84

MISS HENDRY’S QUAICH

Katy MacAulay (Milngavie) 84-8-76