SCOTLAND LOSE TO ENGLAND ON DAY 2 OF THE SENIORS HOME INTERNATIONALS

SCOTS WERE NOT HAMMERED BY THE ENGLISH. DESPITE THE SCORELINE
Thanks go go Colin Farquharson for the report

Ireland, 5-3 winners over Wales today (Wed), are the only team with a 100 % record going into the final day of the Senior Home International matches at Elie and Earlsferry Fife. Only Scotland, beaten 6 1/2-1 1/2 by England, stand between the Irish and a first ever seven-a-side title.
Even a draw against the mercurial Scots would be enough to clinch the over-50s title for Ireland who won the bronze medal in the recent European senior women's championships in Switzerland.
Ireland made a 3-0 clean sweep of the foursomes for the second day in a row but the fighting Welsh took them down a peg by winning the singles 3-2.
The England v Scotland match was closer than the final scoreline of 6 1/2-1 1/2 in favour of the English would suggest.
Scotland won the first foursome and were ahead in the other two but went in at lunchtime trailing 2-1. Of the five singles, three went to the 18th green and the two others ended at the 17th.
Chris Quinn put England ahead 3-1 by beating Alison Bartlett 2 and 1 in the lead-off singles. Bartlett had the better of the outward half and was two up three times within the first eight holes. But Quinn won the ninth, 12th and 13th to lead for the first time.
Five of the last six holes were halved but Quinn went to up at the 16th.
Caroline Berry ensured that England could not be beaten by delivering the fourth point, courtesy of a 2 and 1 win over Lorna Bennett. Betty was three up after five holes and though Bennett got her deficit back to one hole after eighth she could down get the gains after that. Nine of the last 10 holes were halved with Berry going two up by winning the 13th.
Scotland's Heather Anderson was three up after six holes, having won three in a row from the fourth, against Barbara Laird who fell four down when she lost the eighth. That was the high point for Anderson. Laird won the ninth, 14th, 15th and 16th to square the match and the last two holes were halved.
Felicity Christine beat Fiona De Vries by one hole in a match of two halves. Christine won five holes in a row from the third and was five up after 10. Then De Vries took over the driving seat. She won the 11th, 12th, 14th and 15th to be one down with three to play.
Christine held the rallying Scot at bay by halving the lat three holes.
Rozalyn Adams beat Mary Smith by two holes after leading for the first time at the 17th and also winning the 18th. Smith had been two up after two and still two up after seven but Adams finished the stronger.

IRELAND 5, WALES 3
Foursomes - H Jones and P Doran bt A Lewis and V Thomas 3 and 2, S McElroy and C Wickham bt C Harries and P. Fernon 7 an d6, S Corcoran and G McMullen bt J Rees and D Richards 1 hole (3-0)
Singles - McElory lost to Lewis 2 and 1, Wickham bt O Davies 4 and 3, Jones lost to Rees 5 and 4, K Evans lost to Thomas 2 and 1, Doran bt Richards 2 and 1 (2-3).

SCOTLAND 1 1/2, ENGLAND 6 1/2
Foursomes - L Bennett and F De Vries bt C Quinn and A Mayne 5 and 4, M Smith and A Ryan lost to R Adams and B Laird 1 hole, H Anderson and A Bartlett lost to J Melville and F Christine 2 holes (1-2)
Singles - Bartlett lost to1/2 Quinn 2 and 1, Bennett lost to C Berry 2 and 1, De Vries lost to Christine 1 hole, Anderson halved with Laird, Smith lost to Adams 2 holes (1/2-4 1/2)
HOW THEY STAND
Ireland 2 pt, Scotland 1pt, England 1pt, Wales 0.
FINAL THURSDAY MATCHES
8.30 and 1.10pm - Wales v England.
9.00 and 1.50 - Scotland v Ireland.

SCOTLAND V ENGLAND MORNING FOURSOMES - DAY 2

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 England lost the first foursome to Scotland by a big margin and trailed in the two other ties at one stage but the defending champions pulled through to lead 2-1 at lunchtime.

Lorna Bennett and Fiona De Vries combined well to put the first Wednesday point on the board for Scotland. They beat Chris Quinn and Amanda Mayne by 5 and 4 after being three up at the turn, thanks to gains at the fifth, sixth, seventh and ninth. The Scots were four up by winning the 10th and, after three halved holes, clinched victory some way from home by winning the 14th for a five-hole lead.

Roz Adams and Barbara Laird levelled matters overall by beating sisters Mary Smith and Anne Ryan by one hole. The English pair took the lead for the first time by winning the ninth to square and the 11th to go one up. Mary Smith and Anne Ryan retaliated by winning the 12th and 13th for a one-hole lead. But the English pair finished very strongly to win the 14th and 15th for a one-hole advantage. Mary and Anne won the 16th to be all square but after a half at the 17th Roz Adams rolled a long putt up to within inches of the hole for England to win the 18th and the match by the narrowest of margins.

Janet Melville and Felicity Christine put England in for lunch with a 2-1 lead by beating Heather Anderson and Alison Bartlett by one hole. The English pair twice held a two-hole lead on the outward journey but the Scots squared the match by winning the eighth and 10th and went one up for the first time by taking the 12th. Melville and Christine dominated the closing holes by winning the 14th (all square), then the 16th (one up) and also the 18th where the Scots went out of bounds over the back of the green.
 FOURSOMES: SCOTLAND 1 ENGLAND 2
 IRELAND 3 WALES 0

SCOTLAND WIN AGAINST WALES ON DAY 1

The Thumbs Up --  Scotland are Winners against Wales

Report by Colin Farquharson 
 Scotland made a good start to the senior women's home golf internationals at Elie and Earlsferry, Fife today . They beat Wales 5-3 and now face England whose hopes of retaining the title were mortally wounded when Ireland beat them for the first time in this series which started in 2003.

Ireland have never won the over-50s title but this 6-2 win makes them hot favourites to break their duck.Two North players made huge contributions to the Scotland effort.

Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch), who did not play in the morning foursomes which were shared 1 1/2-1 1/2 against Wales, came off the bench to beat the legendary Vicki Thomas by 4 and 3 after winning the first three holes.Then, with the overall matched poised at 4-3 in Scotland's favour but Wales hoping to win the last match to salvage a draw, Tain's Mary Smith rose to the occasion to beat the experienced Jane Rees by one hole.
 Scotland play England on the second day with the prospects of a backlash performance by the well beaten English a strong possibility. Ireland play Wales and should pick up another win before they meet Scotland in Thursday's final programme DAY 1
SCOTLAND 5, WALES 3
Foursomes - L Bennett and F De Vries halved with A Lewis and V Thomas, H Anderson and M Hughes bt P Fernon and C Harries 2 and 1, M Smith and A Ryan lost to J Rees and D Richards 2 holes (1 1/2-1 1/2)
Singles - Bennett halved with Lewis, A Bartlett bt Thomas 4 and 3, De Vries bt Harries 3 and 2, Hughes lost to Richards 6 and 4, Smith bt Rees 1 hole (3 1/2-1 1/2)
ENGLAND 2, IRELAND 6
Foursomes - C Quinn and A Mayne lost to H Jones and P Doran 1 hole, J Melville and F Christine lost to S McElroy and C Wickham 5 and 4, C Berry and R Adams lost to S Corcoran and G McMullen 4 and 2 (0-3)
Singles - Quinn bt Jones 4 and 2, Melville lost to McElroy 4 and 3, Mayne lost to Wickham 3 and 2, B Laird lost to Corcoran 6 and 4, Berry bt Doran 2 holes (2-3).
 DAY 2 MATCHES
Ireland v Wales (8.30am and 1.10pm)
Scotland v England (9am and 1.50pm

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SCOTLAND DRAW WITH WALES ON DAY 1 OF THE MORNING FOURSOMES OF THE SENIOR HOME INTERNATIONALS

Wales' lead-off pairing of Ann Lewis and Vicki Thomas won the last two holes to snatch a square match against Scotland's Lorna Bennett and Fiona De Vries who, after an fairly even outward half, had taken the lead for the first time by winning the 11th and were still one up on the 17th tee.

Scotland got their morning point with a 2 and 1 win by Heather Anderson and May Hughes over Patricia Fernon and Christine Harries. The Irish pair had the better of the outward half and when they won the seventh and eighth they went two up. Heather Anderson and May Hughes turned their fortunes around by winning the ninth to be only one down and then took three holes in a row from the 12th to jump into a two-hole lead. Three halves in succession completed the Scots' victory.

Jane Rees and Denise Richards levelled the scoreline for Wales by beating sisters Mary Smith and Anne Ryan by two holes. The Welsh pair looked to be heading for an early finish when they went four up after 10 holes but three halves in row stopped the rot for the Scots and when they won the 14th, 15th and 16th to be only one down on the 17th tee, they were on the verge of salvaging at least a square match. But it was not to be. After a half at the 17th, Rees and Richards won the last hole. 
Morning Foursomes
 Scotland 1.5 Wales 1.5
England 0 Ireland 3

SCOTTISH SENIORS DRAW AGAINST WALES IN THE SENIORS HOME INTERNATIONALS

The draw for tomorrow's MORNING FOURSOMES ( Scottish names first )
Lorna Bennett and Fiona De Vries v Ann Lewis and Vikky Thomas
Heather Anderson and May Hughes v Pat Fernon and Chris Harries
Anne Ryan and Mary Smith v Jane Rees and Denise Richards

To see the full draw go the LGU WEBSITE

Location:Scotland v. Wales Draw

SCOTS GIRLS JOINT 30TH FINISH IN TURKEY

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report. Scotland's Sally Watson (Elie and Earlsferry), Laura Murray (Alford) and Kilmacolm's Eilidh Briggs finished joint 30th as a team in a field of 53 countries at the women's world amateur team golf championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy at Gloria Golf Club, Antalya in Turkey. The Scots lost a lot of ground on the leading teams in Thursday's first round and though they steadied up after that they never looked like getting into contention and, with a total of 593, finished behind England (jt 13th on 579, Ireland (jt 15th on 580) and Wales (23rd on 588). South Korea retained the world title with a 13-under-par total of 563. Germany (566) were second. Finland and Australia (both 567), were joint third. Lydia Ko, 15-year-old New Zealander of South Korea extraction, consolidated her position as the world No 1 in women's amateur golf by winning the individula title by six shotrs with a 14-under-par total of 274. She had scores of 70, 69, 67 and 68. Sally Watson, a student at Stanford University, California, was Scotland's best individual, finishing joint 29th on 290 with scores of 77, 70, 72 and 71, which put her ahead of three members of GB and I's winning Curtis Cup team at Nairn -  British amateur champion Stephanie Meadow (Ireland) on 292, Charley Hull (England) on 293 and Amy Boulden (Wales) on 307 Scottish champion Laura Murray came joint 80th on 306 with scores of 80, 76, 75 and 75. Eilidh Briggs shot 77, 78, 77 and 77 for a share of 100th place on 307. The highest placed British finisher was England's Emily Taylor from Hillside, Lancashire with rounds of 75, 69, 72 and 71 for a share of 18th place on 287.The next Women’s World Amateur Team Championship will be played in Karuizawa, Japan, in 2014.  For complete results, visit www.internationalgolffederation.org and click on the Golfstat icon. LEADING TEAM TOTALS Par 576 (72x8) 563 South Korea 566 Germany 567 Finland, Australia 568 Spain, New Zealand 569 Canada 570 United States 572 France 574 Japan 577 Italy 578 Belgium 579 Sweden, England. SELECTED TOTALS 580 Ireland (T15) 588 Wales (23rd) 593 Scotland (T30) LEADING INDIVIDUAL TOTALS Par 288 (4x72) 274 Lydia Ko (NZ) 70 69 67 68 280 Krista Bakker (Fin) 72 70 69 69, Camilla Hedberg (Spa) 70 72 70 68 281 Hyo-Joo Kim (SKo) 72 67 70 72, Lisa McCloskey (US) 70 71 67 73 SELECTED TOTALS 287 Emily Taylor (Eng) 75 69 72 71 (T18) 288 Leona Maguire (Ire) 70 72 72 74 (T22) 290 Sally Watson (Sco) 77 70 72 71 (T29) 292 Becky Harries (Wal) 69 73 74 76, Stephanie Meadow (Ire) 75 74 72 71 (T33) 293 Charley Hull (Eng) 75 69 74 75 (T41) 299 Chloe Williams (Wal) 80 75 74 70 (T66) 300 Georgia Hall (Eng) 76 72 78 74 (T70) 306 Laura Murray (Sco) 80 76 75 75 (T90) 307 Amy Boulden (Wal) 81 73 73 80 (T94) 309 Eilidh Briggs (Sco) 77 78 77 77 (T100) 311 Paula Grant (Ire) 81 76 78 76 (T108).

SCOTS STILL TRAILING IN TURKEY ON DAY 3

Report by Colin Farquharson

Scotland's team of Sally Watson (Elie and Earlsferry), Laura Murray (Alford) and Kilmacolm's Eilidh Briggs are lying 32nd in a field of 53 countries with one round to go in the women's world amateur team golf championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy at Gloria Golf Club, Antalya in Turkey.
Title-holders South Korea lead with an 11-under-par total of 421, five ahead of New Zealand's world No 1 female amateur 15 year old Lydia Ko leads the individual standings with a 10-under-par tally of 206 (70-69-67).
Scotland are on 447, compared with England (434) in 12th place, Ireland (435) 13th, and Wales (442) in joint 23rd place.
Sally Watson is joint 34th in the individual standings with rounds of 77, 70 and 72 for three-over 219.
Scottish champion Murray is joint 72nd on 226 after scores of 76, 72 and 78.
Eilidh Briggs is joint 104th on 232 with scores of 77, 78 and 77.

LEADING TEAM TOTALS (with one round to go)
Par 432 (6x72)
421 South Korea
426 New Zealand
427 Canada, Australia
428 Spain, United States
429 Germany

SELECTED TOTALS
434 England (12th)
435 Ireland (13th)
442 Wales (T23)
447 Scotland (32nd)

LEADING INDIVIDUAL SCORES
Par 216 (3x72)
206 Lydia Ko (NZ) 70 69 67
208 Lisa McCloskey (US) 70 71 67
209 Hyo-Joo Kim (SKo) 72 67 70

SELECTED SCORES
214 Leona Maguire (Ire) 70 72 72 (T9)
216 Becky Harries (Wal) 69 73 74, Emily Taylor (Eng) 75 69 72 (T17)
218 Charley Hull (Eng) 75 69 74 (33rd)
219 Sally Watson (Sco) 77 70 72 (T34)
221 Stephanie Meadow (Ire) 75 74 72 (T41)
226 Georgia Hall (Eng) 76 72 78 (T72)
227 Amy Boulden (Wal) 81 73 73 (T76)
229 Chloe Williams (Wal) 80 75 74 (T88)
231 Laura Murray (Sco) 80 76 75 (T98)
232 Eilidh Briggs (Sco) 77 78 77 (T104).

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SCOTLAND IMPROVE ON THE SECOND DAY IN TURKEY

Sally Watson, with a two-under-par 70, spearheaded an improved performance by Scotland on the second day of the women's world amateur team golf championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy at Gloria Golf Club, Antalya in Turkey. The Scots shaved eight shots off their first-round team aggregate with a tally of 146 but they are still well down the standings - joint 34th in a field of 53 teams -  with a halfway total of 12-over-par 280. South Korea have opened up a five-shot lead with a 36-hole sccore of 280. Germany, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand are disputing second place. England, in a share of 10th place on 288, are the best placed of the GB and I teams. Sally Watson, originally from South Queensferry but now a student at Stanford University, California with the family home now at Elie, Fife. Watson bogeyed the first but, having got her bad hole of out the way, she covered the remaining 17 holes in three under par, thanks to birdies at the seventh, 11th and short 15th. A 70 represented an improvement of seven shots and she is joint 38th on 147 - eight shots off the pace being set by world No 1, 15-year-old Lydia Ko (70-69), a New Zealander of South Korean extraction, and Hyo-Joo Kim (72-67), who lives in South Korea. Scotland's second counting score was a 76 by national champion Laura Murray (Alford), which was four shots better than she achieved in the first round. Laura struggled to the turn in 40 but highlighted an inward 36 with her only birdie of the day at the short 12th. Murray is lying joint 103rd in the individual standings with a 156 tally. Stirling student Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) had a non-counting 78 which included a double bogey 6 at the 10th and a solitary birdie at the 18th. Eilidh Briggs is joint 98th on 155. LEADING SECOND-ROUND TEAM TOTALS Par 288 (4x72). 280 South Korea 144 136 285 Germany 144 141, Canada 143, 142, Japan 143 142, Australia 144 141, New Zealand 143 142 286 Spain 143 143 287 Finland 148 139, France 144 143 288 England 150 138, Sweden 141 147 SELECTED TOTALS 291 Ireland 145 146 (T16) 295 Wales 149 146 (T22) 300 Scotland 154 146 (T34). LEADING INDIVIDUAL TOTALS Par 144 (2x72) 139 Hy-Joo Kim (SKo) 72 67, Lydia Ko (NZ) 70 69. 140 Celine Boutier (Fra) 71 69, Kotone Hori (Jap) 70 70, Katja Pogacar (Slo) 70 70 141 Min-Sun Kim (SKo) 72 69, Lisa McCloskey (US) 70 71. SELECTED TOTALS 142 Becky Harries (Wal) 69 73, Leona Maguire (Ire) 70 72 (T8) 144 Charley Hull (Eng) 75 69, Emily Taylor (Eng) 75 69 (T19) 147 Sally Watson (Sco) 77 70 (T38)) 148 Georgia Hall (Eng) 76 72 (T46) 149 Stephanie Meadow (Ire) 75 74 (T54) 154 Amy Boulden (Wal) 81 73 (T94) 155 Eilidh Briggs (Sco) 77 78, Chloe Williams (Wal) 80 75 (T98). 156 Laura Murray (Sco) 80 76 (T103). 157 Paula Grant (Ire) 81 76 (T116). Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

SCOTLAND'S TRIO MAKE LOW KEY START IN TURKEY

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report :

Scotland's trio of national champion Laura Murray (Alford), California student Sally Watson (Elie and Earlsferry) and Kilmacolm's Eilidh Briggs made a low-key start to the women's world amateur team golf championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy in Turkey today (Thursday). The two par-72 courses at Gloria Golf Club, Antalya were used. Eilidh and Sally had 77s apiece while Laura returned an 80. All three played their opening round of the 72-hole stroke-play championship over the No 2 course. Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) had birdies at the third and eighth but cancelled them out with a double bogey 5 at the short seventhy and other shots dropped at the first, fourth, 11th, 15th and 18th. Watson did not have any birdies. She played the par-3 holes badly, running up a double bogey 5 at the short seventh and 4s at the short 10th and short 15th. She also bogeyed the 15th. Murray also had a birdie-less day in the sunshine. She had a double bogey 5 at the short second and single shots dropped at the first, third, fifth,12th, 14th and 15th. The Scots were not alone in their disappointment. Curtis Cup star Amy Boulden (Conwy), the Welsh champion and Helen Holm Trophy winner at Troon this year, marked up a nine-over-par 81 while England's Charley Hull had a 75 and top-10 world ranked Georgia Hall a 76. Leading the field are Sweden's Daniela Holmqvist (Sweden) with a three-under 69 on the Gloria No 1 course and Becky Harries (Wales) with a three-under 69 on the No 2 course. Becky was four under par in a purple patch of eight holes from the sixth to the 14th. SCOREBOARD WOMEN'S WORLD AMATEUR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Gloria Golf Club, Antalya, Turkey GLORIA NO 1 COURSE Par 72. Length: 5,665metres 69 Daniela Holmqvist (Swe) 70 Minjee Lee (Aus), Leona Maguire (Ire), Katja Pogacar (Slovenia). 71 Celine Boutier (Fra), Krista Puisite (Lat), Brooke Henderson (Can), Katerina Ruzickova (Cze) 72 Luz Cangrejo (Colo), Jennifer Kirby (Can), Jo Ee Kok (Sin), Omnicha Konsunthea (Tha), Nina Pegova (Rus), Mara Puisite (Lat), Madelene Sagstrom (Swe), Karolina Vickova (Cze), Amelia Young (Sing). SELECTED SCORES 75 Stephanie Meadow (Ire) 81 Paula Grant (Ire) GLORIA NO 2 COURSE Par 72. Length 5670metres 69 Becky Harries (Wal) 70 Camilloa Hedberg (Spa), Kotone Hori (Ja), Lydia Ko (NZ), Nicole Larssen (Den), Lisa McCloskey (US) 71 Fanny Cnops (Bel) 72 Krista Bakker (Fin), Hyo-Joo Kim (SKo), Karolin Lampert (Ger), Sophia Popov (Ger). SELECTED SCORES 75 Charley Hull (Eng), Emily Taylor (Eng) 76 Georgia Hall (Eng) 77 Eilidh Briggs (Sco), Sally Watson (Sco) 80 Laura Murray (Sco), Chloe Williams (Wal) 81 Amy Boulden (Wal). TO VIEW ALL THE TEAM SCORES  CLICK HERE

SCOTTISH SENIOR'S HOME INTERNATIONALS - PLEASE COME AND SUPPORT

The Senior's Home Internationals are next week at Elie Golf Club --  2nd - 4th October: 

Scotland v Wales -- Tuesday 2nd October
Scotland v England -- Wednesday 3rd October
Scotland v Ireland -- Thursday 4th October.

Please do come and support Scottish Senior's Captain Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) and all her team --- West Vets Champion and Scottish Vets Champion May Hughes (Lanark) is in the Scottish Team.

SCOTLAND TEAM:

Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie), 
Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch),
Lorna Bennett (Ladybank), 
Fiona de Vries (St Rule), 
May Hughes (Lanark), 
Anne Ryan (Tain) 
Mary Smith (Tain).

2012 MEN'S HOME INTERNATIONALS AT GLASGOW GAILES

ANGUS WIN THE 2012 COUNTY TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS AT MONTROSE AND RENFREWSHIRE WIN AGAINST DUMFRIES-SHIRE

Angus -- The 2012 County Team Champions - Photo courtesy of Colin Farquharson

ANGUS WOMEN ARE FIRST TIME CHAMPIONS OF SCOTLAND

Angus women's golf team are the new champions of Scotland.
The team of eight, captained by Mary Summers, won the Scottish women's county championship finals at Montrose Links today (Sunday).
They beat defending champions Midlothian 6 1/2-2 1/2 in the title-deciding encounter between the only two 100 per cent teams after two days' play.
After the morning foursomes were shared, it was the young Angus team who rose to the challenge in the singles and surprisingly outfought their older and more experienced opponents to the tune of 5-1.
Carnoustie Ladies' Jessica Meek set the ball rolling Angus's way when she beat Gabrielle MacDonald 6 and 4.
Then Angus county champion Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) won the top singles match against international player Jane Turner by 2 and 1. Ailsa, daughter of the team captain, finished the match in the grand manner - with an eagle 3 at the 17th.
Heather Munro (Monifieth) chalked up another point for Angus with a 3 and 2 win over former international Claire Hargan.
Kirriemuir's Ann Ramsay was the "MVP" of the tournament, winning all six ties in which she played. She scored her sixth win at the expense of Louise Fraser, beating her by 2 and 1.
Then Gemma Chalmers (Monifieth) beat Wendy Nicholson by one hole.
Midlothian's crumb of comfort came in a one hole win by Karen Marshall over Monifieth's Rebecca Wilson.

"It was a wonderful display by a wonderful team," said skipper Mary Summers. "They were a wee bit nervous on the opening morning but gained in confide6nce with every session of play until they finished the tournament like the champions they are."
The Scottish county finals are contested by the divisional champions of the North, South, East and West.
Earlier this summer, Angus, fielding a team with an average age of 21, beat Perth and Kinross, Aberdeenshire and Northern Counties to win the Northern Division title.
One member of that Angus team was not able to play in the finals - Claire Penman who is still ill after being badly bitten by insects while on holiday in America.
Her place in the team was filled by Jackie Brown (Monfieith).
Renfrewshire beat Dumfries-shire 6-3 in the other match on the final day to finish third behind champions Angus and runners-up Midlothian.

RENFREWSHIRE 6, DUMFRIES-SHIRE 3
 Foursomes (2 1/2- 1/2) 
Megan Briggs and Linsey Stevenson halved with Walker and Graham
Gillian Kyle and Iona Stephen beat Diane MacDonald and Kirkwood 3 and 2.
Alyson McKechin and Carol Whyte beat Greenlees and McCracken 4 and 3.

Singles (3 1/2-2 1/2)
Megan Briggs halved with Walker
Carol Whyte lost to D MacDonald 2 holes
Alyson McKechin beat Graham 1 hole.
Iona Stephen beat Kirkwood 4 and 3
Linsey Stevenson lost to Greenlees 5 and 3
Gillian Kyle beat Linda Jack 6

 ANGUS 6 1/2, MIDLOTHIAN 2 1/2

Foursomes (1 1/2-1 1/2)
Ramsay and Meek beat Hargan and G MacDonald 2 and 1.
Smith and Munro lost to Marshall and Nicholson 4 and 3.
Summers and Wilson halved with Turner and Scott.

Singles (5-1)
Summers beat Turner 2 and 1.
Ramsay beat Fraser 2 and 1.
Meek beat G MacDonald 6 and 4.
Munro beat Hargan 3 and 2.
Chalmers beat Nicholson 1 hole
Wilson lost to Marshall 1 hole.

HOW THEY FINISHED

1 Angus 3pt
2 Midlothian 2pt
3 Renfrewshire 1pt
4 Dumfries-shire 0pt.

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

RENFREWSHIRE LOSE TO MIDLOTHIAN ON DAY 2 OF THE COUNTY FINALS AT MONTROSE

Angus will play title-holders Midlothian in the deciding match of the Scottish women's county golf championship finals at Montrose links tomorrow
The young Angus team - average age only 21 - followed up their 5-4 Friday win over Renfrewshire by beating Dumfries-shire 6 1/2-2 1/2 today.
Midlothian also scored their second win in two days, beating Renfrewshire 6-3.

RESULTS:


RENFREWSHIRE 3, MIDLOTHIAN 6
Foursomes (1-2)
Donna Jackson and Liz Stewart lost to Jane Turner and Hannah Scott 5 and 4.
Alyson McKechin and Gillian Kyle lost to Claire Hargan and Gabrielle MazcDonald 2 and 1.
Megan Briggs and Linsey Stevenson beat Karen Marshall and Wendy Nicholson 3 and 2.

Singles (2-4)
Alyson McKechin lost to Jane Turner 4 and 3.
Megan Briggs beat Kate McIntosh 6 and 5.
Linsey Stevenson halve with Louise Fraser
Donna Jackson lost to Hannah Scott 1 hole
Carol Whyte halved with Claire Hargan
Gillian Kyle lost to MacDonald 3 and 2.


ANGUS 6 1/2, DUMFRIES-SHIRE 2 1/2

Foursomes (2-1)
Ailsa Summers and Rebecca Wilson bt Katie McCracken and Emma Greenlees 2 holes.
Ann Ramsay and Jessica Meek bt Diane MacDonald and Lindsey Kirkwood 3 and 1.
Ashley Smith and Heather Munro lost to Jordana Graham and Rachel Walker 5 and 3.

Singles (4 1/2-1 1/2)
Meek beat McCracken 3 and 2.
Ramsay beat MacDonald 6 and 4.
Jackie Brown lost to Kirkwood 5 and 4.
Jemma Chalmers halved with Greenlees
Munro beat Graham 4 and 3.
Wilson beat Walker 1 hole.

GREENLEES TEAM OUTING TO DUNDONALD

Some of the Ranfurly Greenlees Team Players that were at Dundonald Links

The end of season Ranfurly Castle Greenlees Team outing took place yesterday at Dundonald Links in glorious sunshine.
After the awful weather on Thursday we all thought the course would be rather wet. However, it was dry and with greens lightening fast, and difficult borrows all the players struggled to score well.
 The team of Lesley Robertson, Carol Fell and Fiona Roger were the best of a bad bunch !! A lovely meal was then had at Northern Gailes and there was much chat and hilarity.

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The final match in Division 1 is the rearranged tie between Kilmacolm and Milngavie and Milngavie need 5.5 points from the match to win the division from Cathkin Braes for the 4th year in a row...

Kilmacolm has had an exceedingly depleted team at the end of this season and are definitely relegated.
Troon and West Kilbride is the other match that will decide who will also be relegated.

Loudon Gowf have won the 2nd Division.

Click on the Greenlees Link on the RHS of this webpage for all the results -- A full update will be given when all the matches are completed

RENFREWSHIRE LOSE TO ANGUS ON DAY 1 AT MONTROSE

REPORT FROM RENFREWSHIRE CAPTAIN MAUREEN WOODHEAD FROM MONTROSE:

The weather forecast was fine.....  That was the case for the morning although the wind was up.  In the afternoon the wind died – so the rain decided to put in an appearance and the temperature dropped significantly.  Nevertheless, the Renfrewshire team carried on regardless.

In the morning foursomes the Angus pairing of Ann Ramsay & Jessica Meek were first off and beat Renfrewshire’s Donna Jackson & Liz Stewart 3&1.  Angus’ Ashley Smith and Heather Munro could not put a foot wrong and beat Alyson McKechin and debut girl Iona Stephen 7 & 6.  It was left for Linsey Stevenson & Carol Whyte to save the day and make lunch more palatable by beating Ailsa Summers and Rebecca Wilson by one hole.  All to play for in the afternoon.

Alyson McKechin beat Jessica Meek 2&1, Linsey Stevenson lost to an on form Ann Ramsay 4 & 3, Carol Whyte won 3 & 2 against Jemma Chalmers (another holed second shot by Carol on the 10^th!!), Donna Jackson was beaten 3&1 by Heather Munro,  Liz Stewart had an agonising defeat by one hole to Rebecca Wilson and Gillian Kyle beat Ailsa Summers by one hole.  Angus won the day 5 – 4.

Tomorrow’s weather has to be better...... 

Megan Briggs was unable to play today due to work commitments but she and the rest of the team are raring to go again tomorrow against defending champions Midlothian.

 Day 1 results:

ANGUS 5, RENFREWSHIRE 4
Foursomes (2-1)
A Ramsay and J Meek bt D Jackson and L Stewart and 1; A Smith and H Munro bt A McKechin and I Stephen 7 and 6; A Summers and R Wilson lost to L Stevenson and C Whyte.
Singles (3-3)
Meek lost to McKechin 2 and 1, Ramsay bt Stevenson 4 and 3, J Chalmers lost to Whyte 3 and 2, Munro bt Jackson 3 and 1, Wilson bt Stewart 1 hole, Summers lost to G Kyle 1 hole.


MIDLOTHIAN 7 1/2, DUMFRIES-SHIRE 1 1/2
Foursomes (3-0)
C Hargan and G MacDonald bt D MacDonald and L Kirkwood 3 and 2; K Marshall and W Nicholson bt J Graham and E Greenlees 3 and 2; J Turner and H Scott t R Walker and K McCracken 6 and 5.
Singles (4 1/2-1 1/2)
Turner bt D MacDonald 5 and 3, G MacDonald bt McCracken, K McIntosh bt Kirkwood 3 and 2, L Fraser bt Greenlees 3 and 2, Nicholson lost to Graham 2 and 1, Marshall halved with Walker.

FIONA DE VRIES MAKES TOP 20 AT HUNSTANTON

Fiona De Vries (St Regulus) and Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) finished joint 15th and 26th respectively in the Senior British women's open amateur golf championship which ended on a wet and windy day at Hunstanton links on the Norfolk coast. Fiona De Vries shot 86, 78 and 79 for an 18-over-par total of 243 while Sutherland had rounds of 84, 80 and 84 for 248 over the testing par-75 course. The winner, making her debut in the over-50s championship at the age of 51, was Katherine Russell from Royal Ashdown Forest GC, Sussex - but she hit form too late to be include in the England team for the senior women's home internationals at Elie, Fife from October 2 to 4. Russell (79, 81, 74) beat Ireland's Pat Doran (81, 79, 74) at the second hole of a sudden-death play-off after they had tied on 234. It was the second year in a row that Doran had finished second.

LORRAINE CAMPBELL WINS CARDROSS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

Lorraine Campbell with the championship Trophy

Lorraine Campbell won the Cardross Championship on the 1st September. She beat Maragret Stirling in the final.

She said " The nice thing about our championship was that two juniors did well. I beat Jillian Farrell (age 12) in the semi and Lori McDonald did well winning the Bronze championship. She is only 13. Both girls are now silver players and have been playing in our Greenlees team. They are going to be nice players."



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Balmore - Carol Sim
Bearsden - Helen Faulds
Bonnyton - Lisa Cohen
Buchanan Castle - Sheena McDonald
Cardross - Lorraine Campbell
Clober - Nichola Ferguson -
Douglas Park - Helen Faulds
Dullater - Jill Meldrum
Elie and Earlsferry -- Helen Faulds
Erskine -- Michele McGregor
Gourock - Maureen Woodhead
Haggs Castle - Aileen Wilson
Hilton Park - Aileen Baker
Helensburgh - Lynn McCathie
Kilmacolm - Megan Briggs
Milngavie - Jill Foggo
Old Ranfurly - Birgit Clark
Ranfurly Castle - Natasha Qayum

LIVE SCORING FROM THE BRITISH SENIORS

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE LGU WEBSITE FOR LIVE SCORING AT THE BRITISH SENIORS AT HUNSTANTON LINKS

FIONA DE VRIES AND KATHLEEN SUTHERLAND SURVIVE THE CUT

St Andrews ' Fiona de Vries (St Regulus) and Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) go into the third and final round of the Senior British women's open amateur stroke-play golf championship in joint 20th place at Hunstanton links, Norfolk. Fiona De Vries scored 86 and 78 for 164 over a testing par-75 course while Kathleen Sutherland hit that mark with rounds of 84 and 80. Both are eight shots behind the Spanish leader, Rocio Ruiz de Velasco from Madrid who not only has never played in this event before - this is the first week she has played on a links course! She did not play as well today for an 80 as she did for a first-round 76 but, as she says, it's a huge learning curve for her. Favourite to take the championship to add to her Irish senior women's close title is Helen Jones, ladies captain at Royal Portrush GC, and one shot off the pace after a 78 for 157. Only five Scots entered this over-50s major and Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay), Royal Dornoch's Alison Bartlett and Pamela Williamson (Bartlett) all missed the cut. Bartlett missed out by one shot on 172 with scores of 89 and 83, while Williamson shot 91-84 for 175. Terry scored 89-88 for 177.

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West Vets do well at Blairgowrie

Anna Telfer, Fiona Roger, May Hughes and Carol Fell

Anna Telfer (Milngavie), Fiona Roger (Ranfurly Castle), May Hughes (Lanark) and Carol Fell (Ranfurly Castle) were all prizewinners at the Annual Scottish Vets Meeting and Championship at Blairgowrie on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday of this week. To read more go to the West Vets Website

Whitecraigs Golf Club win the South Side League

Whitcraigs Golf Club are the 2012 Winners of the South Side League

Final Totals
Whitecraigs 29
Cowglen 26.5
Eastwood 26
Bonnyton 25.5
Williamwood 24.5
Cathcart Castle 23
Haggs Castle 21.5
KIrkhill 21
East Renfrewshire 10

Thanks go to League Secretary Lesley Giblin for all the results

D&A's pair are 2nd in the Commonwealth Spoons.

Over 40 pairs took part in the Commonwealth Spoons Final at Powfoot Golf Club on Thursday 13th September, despite some difficulties in getting to the course with the M74 being shut in the morning, all the couples arrived and managed to have a good day.  Poor weather conditions added to the stress of the day, however Sheila Horsburgh & Sheila Cuthbertson (Borders) didn't let it affect them, winning with a score of 72.5. 

D&A' s Ann Shanks and Liz McLean were 2nd

For a list of Prize Winners Click here.

May Hughes is the 2012 Scottish Vets Champion

May Hughes -- 2012 Scottish Vets Champion

May Hughes (Lanark) won the Scottish Vets Championship yesterday  at Blairgowrie.
1st Round Results:
Kathleen Webster (Midlands) lost to Liz Campbell (Borders) 1 down
Ruth Brown (East) w/o Jill Harrison (North)
May Hughes (West) beat Jean Brysden (Galloway) 3&2
Anne Ryan (Highlands) beat Nancy Clanahan (Dumfries) 7&6
Semi Finals:
Ruth Brown (East) beat Liz Campbell (Borders) 1 up
May Hughes beat Anne Ryan (Highlands) 2 &1
Final:
May Hughes (West) beat Ruth Brown (East) 2&1

D&A SEPTEMBER MEDAL & CENTENARY TROPHIES

Played at Clydebank & District Golf Club on Monday 10th September 2012
SSS 71, CSS 74 (REDUCTION ONLY)

Scratch : Nichola Ferguson (Milngavie) 82
1st Silver : Margaret Nicolson (Dumbarton) 93-17-76
2nd Silver : Karen Maxwell (Milngavie) 87-10-77
3rd Silver : Fiona Alexander (Hilton Park) 89-11-78 (BIH)

1st Bronze : Dorothy Gilmour (Hilton Park) 98-25-73
2nd Bronze : Irene Orr (Douglas Park) 102-21-81 (BIH)

Centenary Trophy (Silver) : Margaret Nicolson (Dumbarton)
Centenary Trophy (Bronze) : Dorothy Gilmour (Hilton Park)

MOUNT ELLEN MIXED FOURSOMES

Mount Ellen Golf Club is short of entries for its mixed open on Sunday, October 7
Entry fee of £12 and SAE to Mrs E Bradley , 53 Glencroft Ave, Uddingston,Glasgow G71 6EF 
 Tel No. 01698 81 7799  (Cheques made payable to Mount Ellen Golf Club)

SLGA MEDAL GRAND FINAL SCORES AT CRIEFF

Whitecraigs' Janet Livingston and Gale Livingston (Clydebank and District) won the Silver and Bronze Divisions at the SLGA's Medal Grand Final at Crieff Golf Club today .
The Grand Final was contested by 26 qualifiers from a nationwide entry of more than 400.
Leading net scores (par 74, CSS 74)
SILVER - Gale Davidson (Clydebank and Dist) (7) 75 (better inward half); Audrey Thompson (Loudon Gowf) (3) 75; Pat Magill (Newton Stewart) (9) 76.
BRONZE - Janet Livingston (Whitecraigs) (24) 71; Elaine Hill (Grantown on Spey) (19) 75 (bih); Jackie MacFadyen (Linlithgow) (18) 75.

HAYSTON MIXED FOURSOMES

There are still a few places left for Hayston Mixed Foursomes on Sunday 16th September.  If you would like to play contact Christine Main on 0141 578 3803.

COUNTY FINAL TEAMS

The County Finals will take place at Montrose Links from 21-23 September 2012. Montrose Links, who are celebrating 450 Years of Golf this year, will play host to the reigning County Champions Midlothian along with Angus, Dumfriesshire and Renfrewshire. The finals are played over three days with 3 foursomes and 6 singles each day, last year the final days play at Dumfries & County Golf Club was restricted to just the 6 singles due to extreme weather conditions. The teams who have been selected to represent their counties and play in this years finals are below.

Angus Captain Mary Summers                                  Dumfriesshire Captain Sheila Townsley
Jemma Chalmers Monifieth                                        Jordana Graham Southerness
Jessica Meek Carnoustie Ladies                                  Wilma Graham Southerness
Heather Munro Monifieth                                            Emma Greenlees Dumfries & County
Claire Penman Carnoustie Caledonia                          Linda Jack Dumfries & Galloway
Ann Ramsay Kirriemuir                                              Lindsey Kirkwood Powfoot
Ashley Smith Monifieth                                              Diane Macdonald Dumfries & County
Ailsa Summers Carnoustie Ladies                               Katie McCracken Powfoot
Rebecca Wilson Monifieth                                          Rachel Walker Dumfries & County

Midlothian Captain Mary Richardson                   Renfrewshire Captain Maureen Woodhead
Louise Fraser Kingsknowe                                     Megan Briggs Kilmacolm
Claire Hargan Cardross                                           Donna Jackson Cochrane Castle
Gabrielle Macdonald Craigielaw                             Gillian Kyle East Renfrewshire
Karen Marshall Baberton                                        Alyson McKechin Elderslie
Kate McIntosh Broomieknowe                                Iona Stephen Ranfurly Castle
Wendy Nicholson Broomieknowe                           Linsey Stevenson Whitecraigs
Hannah Scott Broomieknowe                                   Liz Stewart Greenburn
Jane Turner Craigielaw                                             Carol Whyte Windyhill

IONA STEPHEN WINS THE RENFREWSHIRE COUNTY ROSEBOWL

Anne Aitken and Iona Stephen - (Photo Courtesy of Maureen Woodhead)

Iona Stephen (Ranfurly Castle) beat Anne Aitken (Eastwood) 4 and 3 in the Renfrewshire County Rosebowl today. The final was played over Haggs Castle Golf Course. To read the full report go the Renfrewshire County Website ---- CLICK HERE