ALYSON McKECHIN WINS MACKIE BOWL AT GULLANE

Alyson McKechin - The 2012 Mackie Rosebowl Winner -- Courtesy of Gillian Kirkwood

Alyson McKechin (Elserslie), joint sixth in the Scottish Under 21 girls championship at Blairgowrie on Friday, returned to winning bowl over the Gullane No 1 course today.
She headed a field of 39 players for the Mackie Bowl 36-hole SLGA Order of Merit tournament by one stroke with rounds of 72 and 75 for 147.
Runners-up, a shot behind were Rachel Walker (Dumfries and County) and Jane Turner (Craigielaw).
Rachel gained second prize with a second-round 71, the best of the day, to Jane's 73.
Fourth place went to Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw) with 150 (75, 75), thanks to an eagle 2 at the par-4 17th hole, holing her second shot with a 52 degree wedge.
It was a typical East Lothian day of wind and sun and threatening clouds scudding by, but never shedding their contents over the course.
The rough was punishing.

FINAL TOTALS
Par 148 (2x74) SSS 75 CSS 76 76
147 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 72 75
148 Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Co) 77 71 (better 2nd round), Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 75 73.
150 Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw) 75 75.
152 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 79 73, Louise Macgregor (Falkirk) 78 74.
155 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 79 76.
157 Nicola Rawlinson (Royal Birkdale) 77 80.
158 Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) 77 81, Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 78 80, Tara Mactaggart (Minto) 78 80, Emma Hale (Troon Ladies) 80 78.
159 Rachael Taylor (Reichswald) 83 76, Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) 79 80, Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 81 78, Nicola Callander (Mill Green) 80 79.
163 Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe) 83 80, Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) 81 82.
165 Claire Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies) 82 83.
166 Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) 83 83.
167 Heather Munro (Monifieth) 84 83.
168 Ruth Rankin (Lanark) 85 83, Emma Greenlees (Dumfries and Galloway) 90 78.
169 Amelia Taylor (St Anne's Old Links) 80 89.
169 Emily Aird (Blairgowrie) 82 87.
170 Iona Stephen (Ranfurly Castle) 85 85.
171 Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies) 86 85, Katie Reid (Monifieth) 83 88, Danielle Ker (Roxburghe) 86 85.
173 Julie Birdsall (Roxburghe) 87 86, Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) 83 90.
175 Linsey Stevenson (Whitecraigs / Elie and Earlsferry) 87 88.
176 Jackie Brown (Monifieth) 91 85.
181 Fiona Ker (Kelso) 99 82, Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore) 92 89.
186 Molly Stewart (Murcar Links) 95 91.
192 Gillian Davidson (Saline) 95 97.
194 Carina Bunyan (Roxburghe) 95 99
No Return: Rachel Polson (Deeside) 81 NR

OTHER PRIZEWINNERS
Scratch
1st Round: Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) 77 bih, Nicola Rawlinson (Royal Birkdale) 77
2nd round: Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 73, Louise Macgregor (Falkirk) 74
Handicap Aggregate
Winner: Emma Hale (Troon Ladies) (5) 148
Runner-up: Tara Mactaggart (Minto) (3) 150 (bih)

CORONATION FOURSOMES AREA FINALS PLAYED AT EASTWOOD GOLF COURSE

The LGU Coronation Foursomes Area Final was played at Eastwood Golf Course on Tuesday 24th July
After such torrential rain on Monday the organisers were worried that the event would be able to take place. However, all the Qualifiers were pleasantly surprised when the sun shone and the course had stood up to the torrential rain. Thanks go to Eastwood Golf Club Area Organiser Sally Crowther, LGU representative Nancy Chisholm, and all the Eastwood Ladies, for the well organisation and running of the event. Everyone who played had a great day and congratulations to the winners and runners up.

Winners : Pat Morris and Lianne Muirhead (Dunbracken Ladies) (11) 39 points
Runners up: Liz Haxton and Jacqueline Wallace (Falkland) (18) 37points
3rd: Lesley Giblin and Kath McLeod (Haggs Castle) (23) 35 points (acb)

Full Results --- CLICK HERE ---- (In time order )

SCOTTISH UNDER-21 GIRLS OPEN AMATEUR STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Tournament leaders Gabrielle Macdonald, Gemma Dryburgh and Nicola Callander on the first tee at the Blairgowrie Lansdowne course for the final round of the Scottish Under-21 girls championship today. Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency.

Gabrielle Macdonald, Gemma Dryburgh and Nicola Callander 

Nicola Callander, 16-year-old Anglo-Scot from Hertfordshire, won the Scottish Under-21 girls' open amateur stroke-play championship in a dramatic finish at sunny Blairgowrie today.
Nicola, the overnight leader started the final round with a one-stroke advantage over Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw) with Aberdeen-born Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield) four shots off the pace in third place.
But by the time they got to the 18th tee, Nicola had lost the lead after driving into trees at the 17th and running up a double bogey 7.
Dryburgh's par 5 at the penultimate hole put her into the lead by one stroke with Macdonald another shot farther back.
Then came the last-hole drama.
Dryburgh, 19-year-old Tulane University, New Orleans student, hooked her drive into the trees, hacked out on to the fairway but then was horrified to see her long third shot to the green drift out of bounds over the road on the right.
The hole cost her a triple bogey 7 for a 75 and a final total of three-over-par 222.
Callander got a flyer with a five-iron second just off the back of the green. She took three to get down from there but a 5 for 78 - her worst of the three rounds - and a two-over total 221 gave her the title by a shot.
A member of Mill Green Golf Club, near Welwyn, Nicola is the youngest Scottish Under-21 girls champion since Carly Booth, who was 15 at the time, in 2007.
Macdonald, 19-year-old Edinburgh-based St Andrews student, parred the last four holes for a 78 and a share of second place on 222.
Gabrielle was a possible winner until she dropped three shots over the 10th (double bogey), 11th and 12th (bogey).

SCOTTISH UNDER-21 GIRLS OPEN AMATEUR STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Lansdowne course, Blairgowrie
LEADING SCORERS: Par 219 (3x73) CSS 75 75 75
221 Nicola Callander (Mill Green) 74 69 78
222 Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield) 78 69 75, Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw) 73 71 78
225 Lena Weichselgartner (Germany) 74 75 76
227 Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Co) 76 75 76
228 Rachel Taylor (Germany and Lanarkshire) 73 78 77, Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 72 78 78
230 Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 71 80 79
231 Katie Bradbury (Cottrell Park) 79 71 81
232 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 75 76 81
234 Gillian Scanlan (Hamilton) 78 80 76, Megan Clyne (Deeside) 80 77 77, Charlotte Austwick (Fulford) 76 78 80, Nicola Rawlinson (Royal Birkdale) 76 72 86
235 Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 80 78 77
236 Jess Wilcox (Blankney) 75 80 81, Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) 76 78 82
237 Kirsty Condon (Blankney) 81 78 78
238 Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 86 74 78, Linzi Allan (West Kilbride) 78 82 78
239 Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) 80 82 77, Danielle Ker (Roxburghe) 81 78 80, India Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) 80 77 82, Emily Aird (Blairgowrie) 78 78 83, Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies) 77 75 87
Other West of Scotland Players:
244 Katie McGarva (Troon Ladies) 84 82 78, Linsey Stevenson (Whitecraigs / Elie and Earlsferry) 84 78 82,  Hazel McGarvie (Troon Ladies) 82 78 84
247 Eva O'Connor (Bothwell Castle) 89 79 79
259  Alexandra Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 89 84 86, 
260 Emma Hale (Troon Ladies) 95 82 83,
272 Emily Glencorse (Millport) 93 90 89
274 Emma Kennedy (Paisley) 90 92 92
284 Alexandra Duffy (Cathkin Braes) 104 93 87
286 Ellie Bryce (Strathaven) 93 91 102 
291 Heather Neilson (Greenburn) 97 88 106
293 Jennifer Allan (West Kilbride) 104 94 95

SCOTTISH UNDER-21 GIRLS OPEN AMATEUR STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Lansdowne course, Blairgowrie
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 146 (2x73)
143 Nicola Callander (Mill Green) 74 69.
144 Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw) 73 71
147 Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield) 78 69
148 Nicola Rawlinson (Royal Birkdale) 76 72
149 Lena Weichselgartner (Germarny) 74 75.
150 Katie Bradbury (Cottrell Park) 79 71, Alyson McKechin(Elderslie) 72 78
151 Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Co) 76 75, Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 75 76, Rachael Taylor (Germany) 73 78, Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 71 8.
152 Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies) 77 75.
154 Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) 76 78, Charlotte Austwick (Fulford) 76 78
155 Jordana Graham (Southerness) 77 78, Jess Wilcox (Blankey) 75 80
156 Emily Aird (Blairgowrie) 78 78
157 Megan Clyne (Deeside) 80 77, India Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) 80 77, Heather Munro (Monifieth) 77 80
158 Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 80 78, Gillian Scanlan (Hamilton) 78 80
159 Kirsty Condon (Blankney) 8178, Danielle Ker (Rosburgh) 81 78, Amelia Taylor (St Annes Old Links) 78 81
160 Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 86 74, Linzi Allan (West Kilbride) 78 82, Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) 82 78, Emily Dalgetty (Glencorse) 81 79, Jemma Chalmers (Monifieth) 80 80, Laura Alexander (Eaglescliffe) 76 84.
161 Bethany Garton (Royal Lytham) 80 81
162 Katie Reid (Monifieth) 88 74, Linsey Stevenson (Whitecraigs / Elie and Earlsferry) 81 78, Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe) 81 81, Kimberley Beveridge) 80 82
163 Melina Vontobel (Germany) 83 80, Rachel Polson (Peterculter) 79 84
164 Paige Kemp (Rochford Hundred) 86 78, Rebecca Hovell (Glen Gorse) 85 79, Shannen McGuire (Camore) 82 82, Florence King (Rothley Park) 82 82.
166 Tara Mactaggart (Minto) 85 81, Gemma Bradbury (Cottrell Park) 85 81, Katie McGarva (Troon Ladies) 84 82, Andrea Walker (Falkirk) 80 86.
167 Jessica Dalgetty (Glencorse) 84 83
168 Eva O'Connor (Bothwell Castle) 89 78, Alison Goodwin (Glenbervie) 86 82, Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) 79 89.
169 Molly Stewart (Murcar Links) 86 83, Nicola Taylor (Dunnikier Park) 85 84, Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New) 82 87.
171 Eleanor Tunn (Reay) 82 89, Tegan Seivwright (Deeside) 87 84, Charlotte Munro (Gullane Ladies) 88 83
172 Kirsten Pryde (Deeside) 86 86.
173 Alexandra Tait (St Regulus) 89 84, Alexandra Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 89 84, Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) 86 87, Olivia Borwick (McDonald Ellon) 87 86
TO VIEW ALL THE SCORES ON THE SLGA WEBSITE

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Scottish Match Play Foursomes

FIFTH ROUND DRAW --- Home teams named first
Williamwood v Stirling
Muir of Ord v Carnoustie Caledonia
Erskine v Crail Ladies
Muckhart v Dirleton Castle Ladies

TROON'S CONNIE JAFFREY LEADS AFTER THE FIRST ROUND OF THE SCOTTISH UNDER 21'S

by Colin Farqharson

Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Teenage Ayrshire prospect Connie Jaffrey set a hot pace in the first round of the Scottish Under-21 girls' open amateur stroke-play golf championship at Blairgowrie Golf Club. Connie, pictured, a member of Troon Ladies, shot a splendid two-under-par 71 (CSS 75) over the difficult Lansdowne course to lead by one stroke from Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) with Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw) and Germany-based Rachael Taylor joint third on level par 73. Jaffrey, second seed in last week's Scottish U18 girls' match-play championship but beaten in the quarter-finals, dropped only one shot, at the 12th. She birdied the long seventh, 16th and 18th in a fine finish. McKechin matched the leaders bag of three birdies - at the long seventh, 12th and 13th, but had two bogeys, at the sixth and 10th. Taylor had the most birdies - five - but she also had five bogeys in an up-and-down round. Macdonald had three birdies and three bogeys. Lansdowne course, Blairgowrie LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES Par 73. CSS 75 71 Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 72 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 73 Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw), Rachael Taylor (Germany). 74 Nicola Callander (Mill Green), Lena Weichselgartner (Germany). 75 Jess Wilcox (Blankey), Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm),. 76 Nicola Rawlinson (Royal Birkdale), Laura Alexander (Eaglescliffe), Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey), Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Co), Charlotte Austwick (Fulford). 77 Jordana Graham (Southerness), Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies), Heather Munro (Monifieth). 78 Linzi Allan (West Kilbride), Gillian Scanlan (Hamilton), Amelia Taylor (St Annes Old Links), Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield), Emily Aird (Blairgowrie). 79 Rachel Polson (Peterculter), Eilidh Watson (Muckhart), Katie Bradbury (Cottrell Park). 80 India Clyburn (Woodhall Spa), Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies), Bethany Garton (Royal Lytham), Megan Clyne (Deeside), Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne), Andrea Walker (Falkirk) 81 Claire Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies), Emily Dalgetty (Glencorse), Kirsty Condon (Blankney), Danielle Ker (Roxburghe), Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe), 82 Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New), Eleanor Tunn (Reay), Shannen McGuire (Canmore), Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies), Florence King (Rothley Park). 83 Eilidh Crawford (Harburn), Melinda Vontobel (Germany). 84 Linsey Stevenson (Elie and Earlsferry), Jessica Dalgetty (Glencorse), Rheanna Thom (Alyth), Katie McGarva (Troon Ladies). TO VIEW ALL THE SCORES ON THE SLGA WEBSITE CLICK HERE

Elmwood College Golf Open Day 2012

Elmwood College are holding a Golf Open Day on Monday 30th July 2012   -- For further details click here.

SENIOR AND VETERAN LADIES SCOTLAND TEAMS NAMED

The team to represent Scotland in the European Senior Ladies' Team Championship at Lugano, Switzerland, from September 4-8, under the captaincy of Helen Faulds (Douglas Park), is:

Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie)
Lorna Bennett (Ladybank)
Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch)
Fiona de Vries (St Rule)
Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Mary Smith (Tain).

The team to represent the Scottish Vets in their annual Jamboree against the English regions - this year hosted by Scotland at the Hirsel from August 7-9 has been announced by the captain, Helen Faulds (West). It is:
Heather Anderson (Midlands)
Alison Bartlett (Highland)
Lorna Bennett (Midlands)
Fiona de Vries (Midlands)
Alex Glennie (West)
Janice Paterson (West)
Mary Smith (Highland)
Linda Urquhart (North)

Reserves:
Kathleen Sutherland (North)
May Hughes (West)
Anne Ryan (Highland)
Jill Harrison (North)

Captain Helen Faulds (West)
Vice-captain: Noreen Fenton (East)

SOUTH SIDE LEAGUE RESULTS

I'm thinking Haggs match with Cowglen tonight may well have to be postponed and we haven't yet managed to play our last postponed match with Bonnyton.

While the weather continues to take a toll on the number of games having been played, current league standings see Bonnyton staying on top with 20.5 points (As of 23rd July 2012)

Bonnyton 20.5 points --- 6 played
Whitecraigs 17 points --- 5 played
Williamwood 16 points --- 5 played
Cathcart Castle 14 points --- 4 played
Eastwood 12.5 points --- 4 played
Haggs Castle 11.5 points --- 4 played
Cowglen 10.5 points --- 3 played
East Renfrewshire 7 points --- 4 played
Kirkhill 5 points --- 3 played

Lesley Giblin (Southside League Secretary)

LAUREN WHYTE WINS THE GIRLS UNDER 18 TITLE

Lauren Whyte, 16-year-old St Regulus club member from St Andrews,
will represent Scotland in next week's European Young Masters in Hungary as the new Paul Lawrie Foundation Scottish U18 girls' champion.
She beat Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies), 18, by 4 and 2 in this morning's 18-hole final over the Crail Golfing Society's Craighead course in Fife.
Lauren, who had beaten the top seed and 2010 champion Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies) in the semi-finals, played quality golf to take the measure of international team-mate Ailsa, pictured below, who is the Angus women's county champion (but not the Angus girls title-winner this year).

GREENKEEPERS TRAINING FOR THE OLYMPICS

The course was too wet for golf but the greenstaff were able to improvise

TROON'S CONNIE JAFFREY LOSES IN THE QUARTER FINALS OF THE SCOTTISH GIRLS

Report by Colin Farqharson
Lauren Whyte from St Andrews will play under-18 international team-mate Ailsa Summers from Carnoustie in Saturday morning's (9am) final of the Paul Lawrie Foundation Scottish girls' golf championship over the Crail Golfing Society Craighead course.
The four leading seeds were all knocked out in the morning quarter-finals.
St Regulus club member Whyte, the No 9 qualifier, beat the top seed and 2010 champion, Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies) by 7 and 6, and was roughly level par in her one-hole semi-final win over Rachel Walker (Dumfries and County) who had beaten the No 4 seed, Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) by 2 and 1 in the morning.
Whyte won the first, third and fourth for an early three-hole lead but Walker pegged her back to all square by winning the ninth, 10th and 14th.
A birdie 4 at the 15th put Whyte in the lead again and the last three holes were halved.
Ailsa Summers, the Angus women's and girls' county champion, beat the No 3 seed, Nicola Callander (Mill Green, Herts) by one hole in the quarter-finals and then squeezed through to the final at the 19th against Tegan Seivwright (Deeside), the dark horse of the tournament.
Seivwright qualified in 23rd position but had a series of good wins to reach the last four, including a two-hole victory in the quarter-finals over the No 2 seed, Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies).
In the semi-final, there was never more than a hole in it either way and it took a birdie-par-birdie finish under pressure by Summers to reach the final for the first time
Ailsa had lost the 15th and 16th to be one down to Seivwright but squared the match with a birdie 2 at the short 17th, halved the 18th with a par 4 and then won the first extra hole, with a birdie 4.
Summers was roughly one under par at the finish.
Germany-based Fiona Liddell won the Ansley Reid Salver tournament for those who just failed to qualify for the scratch championship match-play. She beat Molly Stewart (Murcar Links) by 4 and 3 in the final.

RESULTS

Championship
QUARTER-FINALS
Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) beat Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies) 7 and 6.
Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Co) beat Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 2 and 1.
Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) beat Nicola Callander (Mill Green 1 hole.
Tegan Seivwright (Deeside) beat Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 2 holes.

SEMI-FINALS
Whyte beat Walker 1 hole.
Summers beat Seivwright at 19th.

ANSLEY REID SALVER

FIRST ROUND - Heather Neilson (Greenburn) beat Jillian Farrell (Cardross) at 19th,
Catherine Goodwin (Glenbervie) wo Nicola Taylor (Dunnikier Park) scr,
Hazel Macgarvie (Troon Ladies) beat Alexandra Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 5 and 3,
Fiona Liddell (Schloss Vornholz) beat Leanne Wilson (Kelson) 4 and 2,
Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie) beat Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore) 5 and 4,
Molly Stewart (Murcar Links) beat Jorden Ferrie (Kirkintilloch) 4 and 2,
Katie Scott (Strathaven) beat Joanne Free (Gullane) 3 and 2, Alexandra Duffy (Cathkin Braes) beat Kirsty Burgess (Silverknowes) 2 holes.

QUARTER-FINALS - Neilson beat Goodwin 2 holes,
Liddell beat Macgarvie 6 and 5,
Stewart beat Allan 4 and 3,
Duffy beat Scott at 22nd.

SEMI-FINALS - Liddell beat Neilson 3 and 2,
Stewart beat Duffy 5 and 4.

FINAL - Liddell beat Stewart 4 and 3.

PAUL LAWRIE FOUNDATION SCOTTISH GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP

Crail Golfing Society Craighead course.
FIRST ROUND
L Atkins (Gullane) beat E Kennedy (Dumfries and Galloway) 6 and 5.
E O'Connor (Bothwell Castle) beat D Ker (Roxburghe) 2 and 1.
L Whyte (St Reglus) beat C Gadsby (Crieff) 4 and 2.
E Aird (Blairgowrie) beat C Goadby (St Regulus) 3 and 2.
N Robertson (Dunblane New) beat H Munro (Monifieth) 8 and 7.
R Walker (Dumfries and Co) beat L Stevenson (Elie and Earlsferry and Whitecraigs) 2 and 1.
K Wright (Stranraer) beat E Watson (Muckhart) 2 holes.
J Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) beat T Mactaggart (Minto) 1 hole.
N Callander (Mill Green) beat O Borwick (McDonald Ellon) 2 and 1.
K McGarva (Troon Ladies) beat C Munro (Gullane) 5 and 3.
A Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) beat A Tait (St Regulus) 5 and 4.
H Scott (Broomieknowe) beat M Fraser (Powfoot) 8 and 6.
E Hale (Troon Ladies) beat R Irvine (Largs) 3 and 1.
T Seivwright (Deeside) beat C Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies) 5 and 3.
K Beveridge (Aboyne) beat S McWilliam (Aboyne) 4 and 3.
C Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) beat K Pryde (Deeside) 4 and 3.

SECOND ROUND
Atkins beat O'Connor 6 and 4.
Whyte beat Aird 4 and 3.
Walker beat N Robertson 7 and 5.
Meek beat Wright 6 and 4.
Callander beat McGarva 6 and 5.
Summers beat H Scott 2 holes.
Seivwright beat Hale 5 and 4
Jaffrey beat Beveridge 1 hole.

CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
ANSLEY REID RESULTS

OPEN SPECIAL TREAT AT THE GLASGOW GOLF CENTRE

This week as an 'Open Special Treat' at Glasgow Golf Centre we will have the GC2 Launch Monitor on the range for you to have a try if you are down for a practice session, the GC2, as used on Sky TV, will give you information on the distances you are hitting it as well as the accuracy.  If you have not been to visit us at the Indoor centre yet I'm assuming either you have not been getting much golf or you have been getting very wet! Come along and visit us soon, practice and stay dry!

 

We are running kids camps, probably the week beginning 30th July and the week beginning 6th August.  The camp runs Monday to Friday 10am-1pm and costs £50 for the week/child, there is an option of extending each day for an hour for a supervised practice session until 2pm for an extra £15 so £65 total for the week.  There will be a maximum of 10 kids per group.  We did the ClubGolfCamp a couple of weeks ago with 14 kids and it was a great success.  Following the summer holidays we will begin weekly kids coaching, if you are interested or know anyone who might be, get in touch.

 

Lastly, as always I will be doing individual lessons and group lessons throughout the rest of the season so if you would like to book an appointment, we can try and improve your game before the season ends.  I am also looking for ideas as to what you golfers would like to learn about the most so I can have an informative evening where you can learn and also do some practice within the centre, please reply with any suggsetions and i will endevour to put together a great session for you!  I will keep you updated with what is going on at the Indoor Academy at Glasgow Golf Centre but in the meantime you may check out the website at www.indoorgolfacademies.co.uk, follow us on facebook at Glasgow Golf Centre or Twitter @glasgowgolf for all our chat and the latest offers.

 

Oh, and just incase you like a flutter, my top tips for The Open are: Phil Mickleson, Rickie Fowler and my outsider Simon Dyson!  GOOD LUCK!

 

Kind Regards and Good Golfing Always, with a smiley face.

 

Karyn Burns

PGA Advanced Professional

TPI Certified Golf Fitness Instructor

Certified Personal Trainer (REPS Level 3)

Sports Massage Therapist

 

Email: kbgolfit@gmail.com

Mobile: 07720442492

SCOTTISH GIRLS SECOND ROUND CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN

The second qualifying round of the Paul Lawrie Foundation Scottish Under-18 girls championship was cancelled because the Crail Golfing Society Craighead course was flooded by overnight rain.
THURSDAY'S TEE TIMES
Players' qualifying number listed after their club
8.30 Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies) (1) v Emma Kennedy (Dumfries and Galloway) (32).
8.37 Danielle Kerr (Roxburghe) (17) v Eva O'Connor (Bothwell Castle) (16)).
8.44 Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) (9) v Clare Gadsby (Crieff) (24).
8.51 Chloe Goadby (St Regulus) (25) v Emily Aird (Blairgowrie) (8).
8.58 Heather Munro (Monifieth) (5) v Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New) (28)
9.05 Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Co) (21) v Linsey Stevenson (Elie and Earlsferry and Whitecraigs) (12)
9.12 Katie Wright (Stranraer) (13) v Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) (20)
9.19 Tara Mactaggart (Minto) (29) v Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) (4)
9.26 Nicola Callander (Mill Green) (3) v Olivia Borwick (McDonald Ellon) (30)
9.33 Charlotte Munro (Gullane Ladies) (19) v Katie McGarva (Troon Ladies) (11)
9.40 Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) (11) v Alexandra Tait (St Regulus) (22)
9.47 Mirren Fraser (Powfoot) (27) v Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe) (6)
9.54 Emma Hale (Troon Ladies) (7) v Rachel Irvine (Largs) (26)
10.01 Tegan Seivwright (Deeside) (23) v Claire Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies) (10)
10.08 Kimberley Beveridge) (Aboyne) (15) v Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) (18)
10.15 Kirsten Pryde (Deeside) (31) v Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) (2).

Round 2 on Thursday will start at 12.30 with matches at 10min intervals.
Friday quarter-finals will start at 8.45 with 10min intervals.
Friday semi-finals will start at 1.30 and 1.40
Saturday's 18-hole final will tee oo at 9am.

The 32 qualifiers for the match-play stages of the championship were decided on the scores returned in the first qualifying round on Tuesday.

CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW

ANSLEY REID DRAW

AYRSHIRE JUNIOR OPEN OVER LOCHGREEN, DARLEY AND FULLARTON

Golf South Ayrshire are running a Junior Open on Tuesday 7^th August over Lochgreen, Darley and Fullarton courses (in Troon) for boys and girls with a handicap. 

Scratch and handicap prizes will be awarded on the 3 courses.

Entry is only £5.00 and all competitors receive a goody bag, a packed lunch and a BBQ after play. Entries can be made by phone 01292 616255 or online at www.golfsouthayrshire.com/tomlehman.

Catherine Malcolm

Golf Development Officer

Town Hall

5-9 High Street

Ayr

KA7 1LY

01292 616238

WEST OF SCOTLAND'S CONNIE JAFFREY HAS A GREAT FIRST ROUND IN THE SCOTTISH GIRLS' CHAMPIONSHIP AT CRAIL

Gullane's Lesley Atkins leads the Paul Lawrie Foundation Scottish Under-18 girls golf championship at the end of the first qualifying round over the Crail Golfing Society's Craighead course in south Fife. Lesley had a great round of 71, three under par and two under the CSS for the day. Winner of this title, decided on match-play after two rounds of stroke-play, Atkins has timed her return to form to perfection. She leads by three shots going into the second Q round from Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) with Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) and England-based Nicola Callander (Mill Green), daughter of a former golf magazine editor, sharing third place on 75. LEADING FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND Par 74. CSS 73 71 L Atkins (Gullane Ladies) 74 C Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 75 N Callander (Mill Green), J Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 77 H Munro (Monifieth), H Scott (Broomieknowe). 78 Emma Hale (Troon Ladies), E Aird (Blairgowrie), L Whyte (St Regulus). 79 C Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies), L Stevenson (Whitecraigs & Elie and Earlsferry) 80 K Wright (Stranraer), K McGarva (Troon Ladies), K Beveridge (Aboyne), E OConnor (Bothwell Castle). 81 D Ker (Roxburghe), S McWilliam (Aboyne) C Munro (Gullane Ladies), E Watson (Muckhart) 82 R Walker (Dumfries and Co), A Tait (St Regulus), T Seivwright (Deeside) 83 C Gadsby (Crieff) 84 M Fraser (Powfoot), C Goadby (St Regulus), N Robertson (Dunblane New), R Irvine (Largs). 85 T Mactaggart (Minto), K Pryde (Deeside), Emma Kennedy (Dumfries and Galloway), O Borwick (McDonald Ellon).

Nikki Ferguson is the 2012 Clober Club Champion

Nikki Ferguson

Congratulations go to D&A County Champion Nikki Ferguson who won the Clober Ladies Club Championship at the Weekend.

Scotland Girls at the European Team Championships

With Lanarkshire's SUSAN WOOD AND ELAINE CUTHILL

THE GLASGOW GOLF ACADEMY IS A GREAT PLACE TO PRACTICE WHEN THE WEATHER IS POOR

Karyn Burns at the new Glasgow Golf Centre

The new Glasgow Golf Centre is now well and truly open.
Definitely worth a visit to try out the Short Game and Bunker area, putting green, driving range, private studios , GC2 Launch Monitor technology and a cafe for drinks and snacks.

Read more at www.indoorgolfacademies.co.uk

SCOTLAND GIRLS BEAT NORWAY

Scotland's girls, who did not qualify for the top flight in the European girls' team championship at St Leon-Rot GC, Germany, beat Norway 3-2 in their concluding match and were placed 13th in the final rankings.
Scotland's winners were Rachel Walker and Lauren Whyte (6 and 5) in the foursomes and Ailsa Summers (at 22nd) and Lesley Atkins (3 and 1) in the singles.
Scots losers were Clara Young (1 hole) and Jessica Meek (at 20th).

FREE First Swing Golf Clinics for the Disabled

Sunday 22 July at the Palacerigg Golf Range Cumbernauld from 09:15

Anyone of any age, with a disability or serious health problem, that interferes with playing or
learning about golf, and their coaches/carers, are invited to participate in our FREE First Swing
Clinics.

The First Swing Clinics, where golf lessons, tuition, catering and use of practice facilities are
provided *FREE OF CHARGE, for beginners, novices and established golfers and coaches/carers, will run from 09:15 until after lunch. 

*Places are limited for these events and slots for golfers and coaches/carers, will be allocated
strictly on a first-come, first-served basis.  A refundable entry fee of £10 per person, per day
must be sent with your entry form.  This will be returned to you on arrival at the venue.  Payments will be retained by the SDGP for anyone failing to attend.

More information can be found at www.sdgp.co.uk or by calling 01334 650963 or 07903 596552.

SCOTS GIRLS BEAT TURKEY

Scotland's girls beat Turkey 3-2 in the European girls team golf championship at St Leon-Rot GC, Germany today.
Scotland's girl winners were Clara Young (at 19th), Jessica Meek (2 and 1) and Lesley Atkins (4 and 3). Losers were the foursomes pairing of Rachel Walker and Lauren Whyte (3 and 2) and Ailsa Summers (3 and 2) in the singles.
The full list of results in Flight B were:
Ireland 3, Finland 2
Belgium 3, Czech Republic 2
Scotland 3, Turkey 2
Norway 4, Switzerland 1.
The Scots girls will play Norway in their final fixture.

RICCARTON ROSEBOWL AT HAMILTON CANCELLED

The Riccarton Rosebowl and Salver 36-hole women's open tournament at Hamilton Golf Club, scheduled for August 5, has been cancelled due to lack of entries.

Jennifer Mack has her 5th Hole in One

Congratulations go to Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle) who had a HOLE IN ONE at the 10th hole at Buchanan Castle this week at their Ladies Invitation Day.
She said " I actually hit quite a good shot".  This was Jennifer's 5th Ace and there was much celebration in the clubhouse afterwards .

Tom Lehman Trophies

On August 7th Golf South Ayrshire are holding the Tom Lehman trophies for boys and girls over Troon Lochgreen, Darley and Fullarton courses. Entry fee is only £5.00 and this includes a packed lunch and goody bag and a BBQ on completion of play. This event is open to all juniors under 18 on 1st January 2012 who have a CONGU handicap.

Entry can be made by phoning 01292 616255 or via the Golf South Ayrshire website – www.golfsouthayrshire.com. Entries close on 24th July.

LADIES TRI AM AT VIRGIN ACTIVE DOUGALSTON GOLF CLUB

Ladies Tri Am on Saturday 4th August  at Virgin Active Dougalston Golf Club.
CLICK HERE to see the Poster with all the details
Pick up an entry at the VIRGIN ACTIVE Reception or alternatively CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR ENTRY FORM on line

SCOTS GIRLS MISS TOP FLIGHT IN EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

Scotland failed by a wide margin to be one of the eight teams who qualified for the top match-play flight in the European girls' golf team championships at St Leon-Rot Golf Club, Germany.
England, who had four players in the top five individual scorers over the 36 holes stroke-play section, were leading qualifiers with a 35-under-par total of 685, 21 shots ahead of No 2 seeds Spain.
Ireland (753) finished 13th, Scotland (759) 14th and Wales (782) 19th of 20.
Scotland's scores were:
147 Clara Young (North Berwick) 70 77 (T40)
151 Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Co) 72 79 (T67)
155 Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 77 78, Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) 77 78 (T86)
156 Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies) 75 81, Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 80 76.

Bonnyton lead the South Side League

Bonnyton lead the South Side League table as of 10 July.

Bonnyton 18 points from 5 matches
Williamwood 16 points from 5 matches
Cathcart Castle 14 points from 4 matches
Whitecraigs 13.5 points from 4 matches
Eastwood 12.5 points from 4 matches
Haggs Castle 11.5 points from 4 matches
Cowglen 10.5 points from 3 matches
East Renfrewshire 7 points from 4 matches
Kirkhill 5 points from 3 matches

The torrential rain has really taken a toll on the league with one match having to be played over only 9 holes and four having to be rescheduled completely.

Report from Lesley Giblin (Southside League Secretary)

LGU MONTHLY ON SKY SPORTS TV.

Curtis Cup and British Ladies Amateur Championship

LGU Monthly was on tonight at 19:30 on Sky Sports 4 and then again at 21:30 on Sky Sports 2.
If you missed it then it is on tomorrow ( Wednesday) at 1:00am on SS4, 8:30am on SS3, 12:30 on SS2 and 14:30 on SS3.