TWO CHAMPIONS ON COLLISION COURSE AT THE SCOTTISH GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP AT RANFURLY CASTLE

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The results for Round 2 of the Scottish Girls' Match Play Championship and third round draw click here.

The results for Round 2 of the Ansley Reid Salver and third round draw are available here.

Lesley Atkins

Lesley Atkins won the title at Eyemouth in 2010. Now in her final year of girls’ golf, the Gullane Ladies’ member set her sights on regaining the Championship after she knocked out top seed Emily Dalgetty (Glencorse) in the second round of matchplay at Ranfurly Castle.

But she could face an intriguing encounter against defending champion Lauren Whyte. The St Regulus youngster made it through to the quarter-finals with a 19th hole win over the reigning Scottish Junior Open Strokeplay Champion, Nicola Callander (Mill Green).
Atkins, a golf scholarship student at Loretto School in Musselburgh, defeated Dalgetty, who had led the strokeplay qualifying, by 4 and 3 to set up a quarter-final against Dunblane New’s Nicola Robertson.

Robertson caused a major chock by knocking out North Berwick’s Clara Young, a finalist at the Scottish Ladies’ Championship at Longniddry in May, by a convincing 5 and 4 margin.

In the other last eight match in the top half, Whyte will take on Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies), a 5 and 3 winner over Bothwell Castle’s Eva O’Connor.

In the bottom half, Heather Munro (Monifieth) will face Borderer Danielle Ker (The Roxburghe) and Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) will tackle Tara MacTaggart (Minto).

Mactaggart, the No. 2 seed, eased through to the last eight with a 3 and 2 victory over Kirsten Brown (Strathaven).

FIRST ROUND
Emily Dalgetty (Glencorse) bt Paige Kemp (Rochford Hundred) 5 and 3.
Lesley Atkins (Gullane) bt Katie McGarva (Troon Ladies) 4 and 2. 
Clara Young (North Berwick) bt (North Berwick) bt Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore) at 19th.
Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New) bt Leanne Wilson (Kelso) 5 and 4. 
Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) bt Alexandra Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 1 hole.
Eva O'Connor (Bothwell Castle) beat Emily Aird (Blairgowrie) 3 and 2.
Nicola Callander (Mill Green) bt Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) 2 and 1.
Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) bt Jasmine Mackintosh (Hazlehead) 6 and 4.
Heather Munro (Monifieth) bt Emma Kennedy (Dumfries and Galloway) 1 hole.
Ellie Bryce (Strathaven) bt Fiona Liddell (Schloss Vornholz) 3 and 1.
Claire Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies) bt Eilidh Crawford (Harburn) 4 and 2.
Danielle Ker (Roxburghe) bt Charlotte Munro (Gullane) 2 holes.
Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) bt Emma Hale (Troon Ladies) 3 and 2.
Joanne Free (Gullane) bt Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) 3 and 2.
Kirsten Brown (Strathaven) bt Lauren Watson (Deeside) 2 and 1.
Tara MacTaggart (Minto) bt Andrea Walker (Falkirk) 4 and 3.

SECOND ROUND
Atkins bt Dalgetty 4 and 3.
Nicola Robertson bt Young 5 and 4.
Jaffrey bt O'Connor 5 and 3.
Whyte bt Callander at 19th.
Munro bt Bryce 4 and 3. 
Ker bt Claire Robertson 3 and 2.
Eilidh Watson bt Free 5 and 4.
MacTaggart bt Brown 3 and 2.  

FRIDAY QUARTER-FINALS
08.45 Lesley Atkins v Nicola Robertson
08.55 Connie Jaffrey v Lauren Whyte
09.05 Heather Munro v Danielle Ker
09.15 Eilidh Watson v MacTaggart
SEMI-FINALS
1.30 Atkins or Nicola Robertson v Jaffrey or Whyte.
1.40 Munro or Kerr v Eilidh Watson or MacTaggart 

ANSLEY REID SALVER
FIRST ROUND
Tegan Seivwright (Deeside) bt Jennifer Duncan (Auchterarder) at 19th.
Heather McKimmie (Balmore) bt Lauren Gilbert (Largs) at 20th. 
Emma Greenlees (Dumfries and Co) bt Alexandra Duffy (Cathkin Braes) 4 and 3.
Katie Scott (Strathaven) bt Jessica Dalgetty (Glencorse) at 19th.  
Jillian Farrell (Cardross) bt Emma Morrison (Craigmillar Park) 3 and 2.
Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) bt Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie) 3 and 2.
Olivia Borwick (McDonald Ellon) bt Lori Macdonald (Cardross) 3 and 2. 
Katie Wright (Stranraer) bt Catherine Goodwin (Glenbervie) 7 and 6.

QUARTER-FINALS
Tegan Seivwright beat Heather McKimmie.
Emma Greenlees beat Katie Scott
Kimberley Beveridge beat Jillian Farrell
Katie Wright beat Olivia Borwich 

SEMI FINALS

09:30 Tegan Selvwright v Emma Greenlees

09:40 Kimberley Beveridge v Katie Wright

Emily Dalgetty is the Top qualifier in the Scottish Girls at Ranfurly Castle

Some of the Prizewinners the Stroke Play 

Scottish Girls' Match Play 2013
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By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Defending champion Lauren Whyte from St Andrews was fourth of the 32 qualifiers for the match play stages of the Scottish Under-18 girls' golf championship at Ranfurly Castle Golf Club, Bridge of Weir today (Wednesday).
Whyte had a pair of 77s for a six-over-par aggregate of 154. After taking 41 to the turn, the Fife girl got into her stride with an inward half of 36 although she did bogey the testing last two holes. She was not alone in that.
Emily Dalgetty (Glencorse) retained her overnight pole position to be the leading qualifier even though she dipped from an opening 74 to a 78 for 152.
Like many of the field, Dalgetty, who had her 16th birthday only a week ago, found the closing holes tough. She bogeyed the short 14th, 16th and 18th for 39 home.
Second seed is Borderer Tara MacTaggart (Minto) with 76-77 for 153. Tara had an eagle 3 at the long sixth and a birdie at the eighth in second-round halves of 37-40.
Heather Munro (Monifieth) birdied four of the first 14 but bogeyed 15th, 17th and 18th for a 75 and 154. Her second round did give her third seeding ahead of the two others on that mark, Lauren Whyte and Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) (76-78).
Munro's 75 was the joint best second round alongside that of Clara Young (North Berwick), beaten finalist in the Scottish women's amateur championship at Longniddry in May.
Young had a double bogey 6 at the seventh but covered the last 11 holes in two-under par with contrasting halves of 41-34.
Players with totals of 170 and better qualified for the scratch championship match-play. Surprise non-qualifiers included Deeside's Tegan Seivwright, a semi-finalist in this event last year and a qualifier for the match-play of the Scottish women's championship this year. She had rounds of 89 and 83 for 172.

CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS
Par 148 (2x74)
152 Emily Dalgetty (Glencorse) 74 78.
153 Tara MacTaggart (Minto) 76 77
154 Heather Munro (Monifieth) 79 75, Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) 77 77, Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 76 78.
155 Danielle Ker (Roxburghe) 76 79.
157 Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) 77 80, Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New) 75 82.
159 Clara Young (North Berwick) 84 75, Hazel McGarvie (Troon Ladies) 83 76.
160 Claire Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies) 84 76
161 Emily Aird (Blairgowrie) 78 83, Nicola Callander (Mill Green) 77 84
162 Ellie Bryce (Strathaven) 81 81
163 Kirsten Brown (Strathaven) 86 77, Lesley Atkins (Gullane) 80 83
164 Katie McGarva (Troon Ladies) 83 81, Lauren Watson (Deeside) 82 82, Fiona Liddell (Schloss Vornholz) 78 86.
165 Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) 84 81
166 Eva O'Connor (Bothwell Castle) 85 81, Eilidh Crawford (Harburn) 82 84, Joanne Free (Gullane) 78 88
167 Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore) 85 82, Leanne Wilson (Kelso) 84 83, Emma Hale (Troon Ladies) 83 84.
168 Charlotte Munro (Gullane) 79 89.
169 Alexandra Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 83 86
170 Jasmine Mackintosh (Hazlehead) 88 82, Emma Kennedy (Dumfries and Gallloway) 84 86, Andrea Walker (Falkirk) 84 86.
171 Paige Kemp (Rochford Hundred) 84 87

ANSLEY REID SALVER QUALIFIERS

172 Tegan Seivwright (Deeside) 89 83, Katie Wright (Stranraer) 85 87, Jillian Farrell (Cardross) 85 87.
173 Katie Scott (Strathaven) 87 86, Emma Greenlees (Dumfries and Co) 85 88
174 Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) 88 86
175 Olivia Borwick (McDonald £llon) 89 86.
176 Heather McKimmie (Balmore) 87 89.
177 Lauren Gilbert (Largs) 89 88, Lori MacDonald (Cardross) 88 80, Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie) 78 99.
179 Alexandra Duffy (Cathkin Braes) 91 88, Jessica Dalgetty (Glencorse) 88 91.
180 Emma Morrison (Craigmillar Park) 95 85
181 Catherine Goodwin (Glenbervie) 88 93
182 Jennifer Duncan (Auchterarder) 89 93,

NON QUALIFIERS
182 Emily Glencorse (Millport) 87 95.
183 Rachel Irvine (Largs) 87 96
186 Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle) 93 93, Erin Johnston (Lanark) 92 94
191 Heather Neilson (Greenburn) 97 94
202 Charlotte McCluskey (Whitecraigs) 101 101
204 Heather Mushet (Elderslie) 101 103
226 Megan Gall (Cardross) 116 110.

CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW
AINSLEY REID SALVER DRAW

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CONNIE JAFFREY FROM TROON IS THE LEADING WEST OF SCOTLAND PLAYER AT RANFURLY CASTLE

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Glencorse's Emily Dalgetty was the only player to match the par of 74 in the first qualifying round of the Scottish Under-18 girls' Championship at Ranfurly Castle Golf Club, Bridge of Weir in Renfrewshire today.
Emily had birdies at the short seventh, the long eight and the 10th in halves of 37. She bogeyed the ninth but was heading for a sub-par score until she had further bogeys at the 16th and 18th.
Dalgetty will start the second eliminating round one stroke ahead of Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New) who was beaten finalist in last week's North of Scotland women's championship at Deeside GC, Aberdeen.
Robertson had a double bogey 6 at the first hole but birdied three long holes, the sixth, eighth and 11th, to be under par until she bogeyed the 17th and 18th for halves of 38 and 37.
Defending champion Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) is tied for sixth place on 77.
Only the leading 32 players after the second qualifying round will go forward to the match play stages.
Going into the decisive second round, there are 34 players with scores of 85 or better.

FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND LEADERS
Par 74. CSS 74
74 Emily Dalgetty (Glencorse)
75 Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New)
76 Danielle Ker (Roxburghe), Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies), Tara MacTaggart (Minto).
77 Eilidh Watson (Muckhart), Nicola Callander (Mill Green), Lauren Whyte (St Regulus).
78 Joanne Free (Gullane), Fiona Liddell (Schloss Vernholz), Emily Aird (Blairgowrie)
79 Heather Munro (Monifieth), Charlotte Munro (Gullane).
80 Lesley Atkins (Gullane)
81 Ellie Bryce (Strathaven).
82 Eilidh Crawford (Harburn), Laura Alexander (Eaglescliffe), Lauren Watson (Deeside)
83 Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies), Alexandra Quayum (Ranfurly Castle), Emma Hale (Troon Ladies).
84 Emma Kennedy (Dumfries and Galloway), Andrea Walker (Falkirk), Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne), Leanne Wilson (Kelso), Clara Young (North Berwick), Clare Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies), Paige Kemp (Rochford Hundred).
85 Emma Greenlees (Dumfries and County), Eva O'Connor (Bothwell Castle), Katie Wright (Stranraer), Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore), Jillian Farrell (Cardross).


SELECTED SCORES
88 Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne), Jasmine Mackintosh (Hazlehead) (T41)
89 Tegan Seivwright (Deeside), Olivia Borwick (McDonald Ellon) (T46).




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DRAW FOR ROUND 2

WHITECRAIGS CURRENTLY LEAD THE GLASGOW SOUTHSIDE LEAGUE

Glasgow South League current standings.

WHITECRAIGS 18.5
BONNYTON 17
CATHCART CASTLE 16
EASTRENFREW 14.5
COWGLEN 14
HAGGS CASTLE 10
WILLIAMWOOD 7.5
KIRKHILL 6.5
EASTWOOD 4

Thanks go to League Secretary Lesley Giblin for all the results

SCOTTISH GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP BEGINS TOMORROW AT RANFURLY CASTLE

Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) defends the Scottish Girls' Amateur Championship at Ranfurly Castle from July 16-20 - but the young Fifer will face a tough challange.

Clara Young (North Berwick) showed her quality by reaching the final of the Scottish Ladies' Amateur Championship at Longniddry in May, while Nicola Callander (Mill Green) won the Scottish Junior (under-21) Open Strokeplay Championship at Blairgowrie last year.

German-based Fiona Liddell is just 15, but she reached the last 16 at the Scottish Ladies' Championship (she lost to young) and is fresh from playing for GB and Ireland in the Junior Vagliano Trophy in France.

Another big threat will be Lesley Atkins (Gullane). She won the title at Eyemouth in 2010 - and this will be her final year in the Championship.

Whyte won the title at Crail last year and went on to represent GB at the Australian Youth Olympics in January. She is the back marker in the field of 62 with a plus one handicap.

After 36 holes of stroke play qualifying, the top 32 go through to the matchplay knock-out. The next 16 qualify for the Ansley Reid Salver.

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NIKKI FERGUSON WINS CLOBER CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

            D&A County Champion Nikki Ferguson won Clober Golf Club Championship today.

SCOTLAND TEAMS LOSE ON LAST DAY IN THE EUROPEAN MATCHES

Scotland, competing in the top flight of the European girls team championship for the first time since the format changed to six-a-side, lost 5-0 to Italy in their final match at Linkopings GC, Sweden.
That meant the Scots finished sixth in the championship flight.
In the championship final, Sweden beat France.
England lost out for the bronze medals when they were beaten by Spain and finished fourth.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH - FRANCE 2 1/2, SWEDEN 4 1/2

3rd/4th place play-off - Spain 5 1/2, England 1 1/2

5th/6th place play-off - Scotland 0, Italy 5
Foursome: Fiona Liddell and Heather Munro lost to Martina Floi and Lucrezia Rosso 2 holes.
Singles: Lauren Whyte lost to Camilla Mortigliengo 1 hole; Lesley Atkins lost to Roberta Liiti 4 and 3; Connie Jaffrey lost to Virgina Carta 2 holes; Clara Young lost to Camilla Mazzola 3 and 2.

7th/8th place play-off: Finland 1, Norway 4.

SCOTLAND WOMEN LOSE TO IRELAND
In the European women's team championship, Scotland, who did not qualify for the top flight, lost their final Flight B match 3-2 to Ireland at Fulford Golf Club, York.

SCOTLAND 2, IRELAND 3
Foursome: Ailsa Summers and Jess Meeik lost to Leona and Lisa Maguire 3 and 2.
Singles: Eilidh Briggs lost to Stephanie Meadow 3 and 2; Gemma Dryburgh beat Chloe Ryan 6 and 5; Alyson McKechin lost to Paul Grant 4 and 2; Rachael Watton beat Maria Dunne 5 and 4.

SCOTLAND LOSE TO BELGIUM

Scotland, seemingly heading for a victory over Belgium in the Flight B semi-finals of the European women's team championship at Fulford GC, Yorkshire lost the last three singles ties to go down 3-2<  The all-Carnoustie combine of Ailsa Summers and Jess Meek won the foursome by 3 and 2. Then Eilidh Briggs made it 2-0 by winning her singles 5 and 3.
But that was as good as it got for the Scots.
Alyson McKechin lost by two holes, Rachael Watton went down by 2 and 1, while Gemma Dryburgh lost by one hole.
Scotland will now play Ireland (beaten 4-1 by Germany) with 11th and 12th place at stake in their final match.
 SCOTLAND 2, BELGIUM 3
Foursome (1-0)
Ailsa Summers and Jess Meek bt Margaux Vanmol and Leslie Cloots 3 and 2.
Singles (1-3)
Eilidh Briggs beat Joelle Van Baarle 5 and 3.
Alyson McKechin lost to Manon De Roey 2 holes.
Rachael Watton lost to Fanny Cnops 2 and 1
Gemma Dryburgh lost to Laura Gonzalez-Escallon 1 hole.

  Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

SCOTLAND GIRLS BEAT FINLAND

Scotland's girls beat Finland 3-2 in Flight A of the European girls' team championship today.
It's the first time since 2006 that the Scots have made the top flight of the Under-18 girls' tournament so a final placing of fifth or sixth - they play Italy on Saturday to close their campaign - would not be a bad performance. The Scots' winners against the Finns were the foursome pairing of Fiona Liddell and Heather Munro and, in the singles, Lauren Whyte and West of Scotland's Connie Jaffrey.

SCOTLAND 3, FINLAND 2
Foursome
Fiona Liddell and Heather Munro bt Sandra Salonen and Jenna Maihaniemi by one hole. 
Singles
Lauren Whyte beat Karina Kukkonen 3 and 2.
Lesley Atkins lost to Matilda Castren 5 and 3.
Connie Jaffrey beat Anna Backman 2 holes
Clara Young lost to Iida Nikka 6 and 5.

RANFURLY CASTLE JUNIOR OPEN DAY RESULTS

Charlotte McCluskey (Whitecraigs)
Photo courtesy of Karen Binning

16 girls played in yesterday's Junior Open at Ranfurly Castle -- the venue for next week's SLGA Girls  (Closed) Championship

RESULTS

Trophy Winners

Par 74 SSS 73 CSS 73

Winner  Katie McGarva  (Troon Ladies) 79

Runner up Ellie Bryce (Strathaven)             80

Handicap Winners

Winner  Charlotte McCluskey (Whitecraigs) 71

Runner up Alexandra Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 72

3rd Prize Katie Scott (Strathaven) 73

SCOTS MAKE PROGRESS IN FLIGHT B

Scotland beat Norway 3-2 and will play Belgium in the semi-finals of Flight B of the European women's amateur team championship at Fulford.
The other semi-final in the second flight is between Ireland and Germany.
SCOTLAND 3, NORWAY 2
Foursomes (1-0) Ailsa Summers and Jess Meek beat Julie Lied and Mariell Bruun 5 and 4.
Singles (2-2)
Eilidh Briggs beat Tonje Daffinrud 4 and 3.
Rachael Watton lost to Annette Lyche 4 and 3.
Alyson McKechin beat Nicoline Skaug 2 and 1.
Gemma Dryburgh lost to Marthe Wold 1 hole.

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

SCOTLAND GIRLS OUTCLASSED BY SPANIARDS IN SWEDEN

Scotland were outclassed by Spain who beat them 6-1 in the quarter-finals of the European girls' team championship at Linkopings Golf Club, Sweden today.
The Spanish girls took the foursomes 2-0 and the singles 4-1.
Lauren Whyte and Connie Jaffrey halved their singles.

SCOTLAND 1, SPAIN 6
Foursomes (0-2)
Lauren Whyte and Lesley Atkins lost to Nuria Iturrios and Ainhoa Olarra 6 and 4.
Clara Young and Heather Munro lost to Alejandra Pasarin and Harang Lee 6 and 4.
Singles (1-4)
Whyte halved with Iturrios.
Atkins lost to Pasarin 4 and 2.
Connie Jaffrey halved with Clara Baena.
Fiona Liddell lost to Olarra 5 and 3.
Young lost to Lee 6 and 5.

OTHER RESULTS:
France 5, Norway 2
England 4, Italy 3
Sweden 5 1/2, Finland 1 1/2

2 HOLE IN ONES AT MILNGAVIE TRI AM OPEN DAY

Some of the Milngavie Tri Am Prizewinners

The tri am at Milngavie Golf Club on Wednesday 10th July attracted 40 teams.
The weather was glorious, the course was magnificent and scoring was excellent. Even more incredible was the feat of TWO holes in One. Alicia Wilson from Milngavie aced the 6th hole and Anne Howie from 1 did the same at the 12th hole. A bottle of champagne was presented to both of them. Winners of the Milngavie Quaich were Elaine Robb and Ann McDonald (both Milngavie) and Laura McGeachy (Windyhill).

GREENOCK GC win through to round 7 of the MAIL ON SUNDAY

Ashbourne (Derbys.) Golf Club beat Lingdale Golf Club 3-2
Brora Golf Club beat Dunkeld & Birnam Golf Club 4-1
Bude & North Cornwall Golf Club beat Carlyon Bay Golf Club 4-1
Burghill Valley Golf Club beat Worcestershire Golf Club 4-1
Falkirk Tryst Golf Club beat Stirling Golf Club 4-1
Fingle Glen Golf Club beat Henbury Golf Club 3.5-1.5
Greenock Golf Club beat Loudoun Gowf Club 3-2
Hallamshire Golf Club beat Elsham Golf Club 4-1
Hindley Hall Golf Club beat Pleasington Golf Club 3.5-1.5
Ingestre Park Golf Club beat Ladbrook Park Golf Club 4-1
Lincoln Golf Club beat Sleaford Golf Club 3.5-1.5
Malton & Norton Golf Club beat Seaton Carew Golf Club 4-1
Murcar Links Golf Club beat Scotscraig Golf Club 3-2
Neath Golf Club beat Derllys Golf Club 5-0
Nizels Golf Club beat Royal Wimbledon Golf Club 3-2
North Berwick Golf Club beat Milngavie Golf Club 5-0
Penrith Golf Club beat Lancaster Golf Club 3.5-1.5
Reading Golf Club beat Sunningdale Golf Club 5-0
Rothley Park Golf Club beat Market Harborough Golf Club 4-1
Ryton Golf Club beat Parklands Golf Club 4-1
Sandiway Golf Club beat Royal St Davids Golf Club 3-2
Selkirk Golf Club beat Merchants Of Edinburgh Golf Club 3-2
Stoke By Nayland Golf Club beat Diss Golf Club 3-2
Tytherington Club beat Childwall Golf Club 5-0
West Bradford Golf Club beat Willow Valley Golf & Cc 4-1

JUNIOR OPEN DAY AT LOUDON GOWF CLUB

Junior Open Day -- Monday 15th July  at Loudon Gowf Club for Boys and Girls -- boys from 9 am girls from 11 am.
£4 entry to play a course that is in fantastic condition ... Please email -- asgil@aol.com

SCOTLAND GIRLS TEAM VIDEOS - AND THE GIRLS QUALIFY FOR THE MATCHPLAY STAGES

Despite challenging conditions in Sweden, the Scotland Team have made it to Top-Flite = top 8 teams in the championship, an accomplishment that hasn't been achieved for almost 10 years. Very proud, tomorrow we face number 1 qualifiers Spain for a 36 hole matchplay battle bring it on as the Scottish Matadors have no fear. (From Kevin Craggs)

 West of Scotland's Connie Jaffrey (Troon) is part of the Scotland Girls Team with Lanarkshire's Elaine Cuthill as Team Manager --

Videos produced by Team Coach -- Kevin Craggs

EUROPEAN GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP VENUE FLOODED - SCOTS QUALIFY IN EIGHTH PLACE:

The second qualifying round in the European girls' team championship at Linkopings GC, Sweden was cancelled after the course was flooded.

Scores recorded in the first round decided the qualifiers for the top flight of match-play and Scotland got through in the last of the eight places.

They will play No 1 qualifiers Spain in the quarter-finals.

Match-play draw:

Spain v Scotland

Sweden v Finland

England v Italy

France v Norway

SCOTLAND FAIL TO MAKE THE TOP FLIGHT.

Scotland failed to make the top flight of match-play in the European women's team championship at Fulford GC, Yorkshire.
They finished 10th and go into the Second Flight along with the likes of Ireland, Wales and Belgium.
Aberdeen-born Gemma Dryburgh was easily the best on a disappointing second day for the Scot.s She followed up her first-round 73 with a par 72.
West of Scotland's Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm)  slipped back from a 71 to a 75 while Rachael Watton took six more shots with a 78.
Scottish champion Alyson McKechin (Elderslie)  could do no better than a 79 and Ailsa Summers again failed to break 80. She returned an 89.
Jess Meek, who had an 84 on Tuesday, improved to a 76.
Denmark outclassed the field with a total of 19-under-par 701 - 31 shots better than second qualifiers Spain. England made it into the top flight in seventh place on 741 - 13 shots better than Scotland.
TOP FLIGHT QUALIFIERS
701 Denmark
732 Spain
739 Netherlands
740 Sweden, Finland
741 England, France
749 Austria
SECOND FLIGHT
750 Ireland
754 Scotland
757 Belgium, Wales
762 Germany
766 Italy
776 Norway
777 Slovakia

ALEX QAYUM WINS WEST OF SCOTLAND GIRLS MEDAL AT CAWDER

Alex Qayum had a great score at the West of Scotland Girls Medal played over Cawder (Keir) on Monday.

Scratch. Alexandra Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 75
1st silver. Alexandra Qayum (10) 65
2nd silver Jillian Farrell (Cardross)(10) 70

1st bronze Heather Mushet (Elderslie)(23) 73

CSS went down one to 71.

Thanks to Cawder for their courtesy of ocourse and hospitality, and also to committee members Irene and Vicky.

 Report by Alison Bell

SUSAN AND JENNY ARE WINNERS

Susan Wood and Jenny Potter win the Drumpellier Open Day today.

MAIL ON SUNDAY - ROUND 5 RESULTS

WEST OF SCOTLAND'S GREENOCK, MILNGAVIE AND LOUDOUN  THRO' TO THE 6TH ROUND.

Abbotsley Golf & Country Club beat Knebworth Golf Club 3-2
Ashbourne (Derbys.) Golf Club beat Drayton Park (Staffs) Golf Club 5-0
Brora Golf Club beat Huntly Golf Club 3.5-1.5
Bude & North Cornwall Golf Club beat West Cornwall Golf Club 3-2
Burghill Valley Golf Club beat Tewkesbury Park Golf Club 4-1
Carlyon Bay Golf Club beat Teignmouth Golf Club 5-0
Chartridge Park Golf Club beat Moor Park Golf Club 3-2
Chichester Golf Club beat West Hove Golf Club 3-2
Childwall Golf Club beat Wallasey Golf Club won at 19th
Chippenham Golf Club beat Salisbury & South Wilts Golf Club 5-0
Derllys Golf Club beat Vale Of Glamorgan Golf & Cc 3-2
Diss Golf Club beat Royal Norwich Golf Club 3.5-1.5
Dudsbury Golf Club beat Ryde Golf Club 4-1
Dunkeld & Birnam Golf Club beat Crail Golfing Society 5-0
Elsham Golf Club beat Rotherham Golf Club 3-2
Falkirk Tryst Golf Club beat Mount Ellen Golf Club 3-2
Fingle Glen Golf Club beat Burnham & Berrow Golf Club won at 21st
Greenock Golf Club beat Dumbarton Golf Club 3-2
Hallamshire Golf Club beat Trentham Golf Club 3.5-1.5
Henbury Golf Club beat Farrington Golf Club 4-1
Hindley Hall Golf Club beat Peover Golf Club 4-1
Ingestre Park Golf Club beat Hawkstone Park Golf Club 3-2
Ladbrook Park Golf Club beat Enville Golf Club 5-0
Lancaster Golf Club beat Seascale Golf Club 5-0
Lincoln Golf Club beat Coxmoor Golf Club 3.5-1.5
Lingdale Golf Club beat Ruddington Grange Golf Club 3.5-1.5
Links (Newmarket) Golf Club beat Ely City Golf Club 5-0
Loudoun Gowf Club beat St Medan Golf Club 4.5-0.5
Malton & Norton Golf Club beat Rudding Park Golf Club 3.5-1.5
Market Harborough Golf Club beat Oundle Golf Club won at 20th
Merchants Of Edinburgh Golf Club beat Pumpherston Golf Club 3-2
Mid Kent Golf Club beat Pyrford Golf Club 4.5-0.5
Milngavie Golf Club beat Haggs Castle Golf Club 3.5-1.5
Murcar Links Golf Club beat Deeside Golf Club 4-1
Neath Golf Club beat Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club 3.5-1.5
Nevill Golf Club beat Chart Hills Golf Club 3.5-1.5
Nizels Golf Club beat Westerham Golf Club 3-2
North Berwick Golf Club beat Dirleton Castle Golf Club won at 20th
Oxford Ladies Golf Club beat Essendon Country Club w/o
Parklands Golf Club beat Tynemouth Golf Club 4.5-0.5
Penrith Golf Club beat Richmond (Yorks) Golf Club 4-1
Pleasington Golf Club beat Preston Golf Club 4.5-0.5
Reading Golf Club beat Castle Royle Golf Club 5-0
Rothley Park Golf Club beat Whittlebury Park Golf & Cc 3-2
Royal St Davids Golf Club beat Rhuddlan Golf Club 4.5-0.5
Royal Wimbledon Golf Club beat Ealing Golf Club 4.5-0.5
Ryton Golf Club beat Stocksfield Golf Club 3-2
Sandiway Golf Club beat Padeswood & Buckley Golf Club 3-2
Scotscraig Golf Club beat Carnoustie Ladies Golf Club 4-1
Seaton Carew Golf Club beat Crook Golf Club 4-1
Selkirk Golf Club beat Peebles Golf Club 3-2
Sleaford Golf Club beat Boston West Golf Centre 3-2
Stirling Golf Club beat Kinghorn Golf Club 4-1
Stoke By Nayland Golf Club beat Chigwell Golf Club 4-1
Stoneham Golf Club beat Alresford Golf Club 5-0
Sundridge Park Golf Club beat Walton Heath Golf Club 5-0
Sunningdale Golf Club beat Oak Park (Crondall) Golf Club 3.5-1.5
Thorndon Park Golf Club beat Three Rivers Golf & Cc 4.5-0.5
Tytherington Club beat Bramall Park Golf Club 3.5-1.5
West Bradford Golf Club beat Selby Golf Club Ltd 3.5-1.5
West Essex Golf Club beat Muswell Hill Golf Club won at 19th
Willow Valley Golf & Cc beat Lightcliffe Golf Club Limited 4.5-0.5
Worcestershire Golf Club beat Cradoc Golf Club 3-2
Wrag Barn Golf & Cc beat Newbury & Crookham Golf Club 4.5-0.5

DAILY MAIL FOURSOMES -- ROUND 5

SUMMARY
Arkley Golf Club Ltd beat Hadley Wood Golf Club 3&1
Barnard Castle Golf Club beat Eden Golf Club 6&4
Bridge Of Allan Golf Club beat Drumpellier Golf Club 6&5
Broomieknowe Golf Club beat Pumpherston Golf Club 2&1
Chichester Golf Club beat Royal Eastbourne Golf Club 3&2
Close House Golf Club beat Alnwick Golf Club 3&2
Cobtree Manor Park Golf Club beat Littlestone Golf Club 4&3
Craigie Hill Golf Club beat Auchterarder Golf Club 3&1
Crondon Park Golf Club beat Felixstowe Ferry Golf Club 2&1
Elmwood Golf Society beat Scotscraig Golf Club 4&2
Ely City Golf Club beat St Ives (hunts) Golf Club 6&5
Exminster Golf Centre beat West Wilts Golf Club 2up
Farnham Park (Bucks.) Golf Club beat Castle Royle Golf Club 3&1
Flempton Golf Club beat Royal Cromer Golf Club 3&2
Glynneath Golf Club beat Gower Golf Club w/o
Killin Golf Club beat Hayston Golf Club 2up
Kirkby Lonsdale Golf Club beat Blackburn Golf Club won at 19th
Marlborough Golf Club beat Broome Manor Golf Club 4&2
Marriott Hollins Hall Golf & County Club beat Woodhall Hills Golf Club 2&1
Mickleover Golf Club Ltd beat Nottinghamshire Golf & CC 2&1
Painswick Golf Club beat Worcester Golf & CC 3&1
Peebles Golf Club beat Langholm Golf Club 4&3
Ranfurly Castle Golf Club beat Renfrew Golf Club 3&2
Royal Winchester Golf Club beat Christchurch Golf Club 6&4
Sale Golf Club beat Haydock Park Golf Club 3&1
Seckford Golf Club beat Playgolf Colchester won at 22nd
Southwick Park Golf Club beat Lee-on-the-Solent Golf Club 2&1
St Thomas's Priory Golf Club beat Leicestershire Golf Club 1up
Stourbridge Golf Club beat Rose Hill (lickey Hills) Golf Club won at 20th
Sundridge Park Golf Club beat Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club won at 19th
Wakefield Golf Club beat Holme Hall Golf Club 4&3
West Essex Golf Club beat Sidcup Golf Club 6&5
Windlesham Golf Club beat Chobham Golf Club 3&2
Woodsome Hall Golf Club beat Normanton Golf Club 6&5
Wortley Golf Club beat Lees Hall Golf Club won at 20th
Wrekin Golf Club beat Builth Wells Golf Club 2up

JUNIOR OPEN DAY AT RANFURLY CASTLE

Ranfurly Castle Junior Open will be held on Thursday, July 11.
This year Ranfurly Castle is the venue for the Scottish Girls Under 18s Championship the following week and participating in the Junior Open would be ideal preparation.
The entry fee is £5 and tee times can be obtained from karenbinning@aol.com

PHOTOS FROM THE SCOTTISH SENIORS

To see some photographs from the Scottish Seniors at West Linton -- Courtesy of Lanarkshire's Jean Macintyre and D&A's Lorraine Campbell - Go to the West Vets Website

MILNGAVIE'S ANNA TELFER LOSES AT THE 19TH

The Scottish Seniors Matchplay stages took place today at West Linton GC. To read the full report go to the West Vets Website

SCOTTISH SENIORS MATCHPLAY RESULTS

CLICK HERE FOR MATCHPLAY RESULTS FROM THE SCOTTISH SENIORS AT WEST LINTON -- WHEN AVAILABLE

SLGA Match Play Foursomes

The Draw for Round 4 of the SLGA Match Play Foursomes is as follows:
Deeside Ladies v Newburgh on Ythan
Turriff v Carnoustie Caledonia
Blairgowrie v Strathmore
Ladybank v Braehead
Turnhouse v The Hirsel
Lothianburn v Carigmillar Park
Cathkin Braes v Whitecraigs
Kilmarnock Barassie v Crichton

 Ties to played by Sunday 28 July.

MILNGAVIE'S ANNA TELFER WINS THE SCOTTISH SENIOR'S STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Anna with her trophy -- Courtesy of Janice Paterson

West Vets Captain Anna Telfer (Milngavie) is the new Scottish Senior women's amateur stroke-play champion. 

She won the title in tough conditions at West Linton, despite a second-round 79 for an 11-over-par 36-hole total of 155.

Two behind at halfway, the key to Anna's final round was a brace of birdie 2s. The first came at the short second and the other came vitally at the par three 17th.

The late birdie secured a one shot victory over Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie), who shot a 78 and is now set to defend the matchplay title over the next two days at the same venue. 

Anderson claimed the knock-out crown at Kemnay last year and the top 16 from the Strokeplay Championship now advance to the head to head battles.

West Linton member Margaret Tough and Fiona de Vries  (St Rule) tied for third place on 157 in the strokeplay following final rounds of 78 and 80 respectively.

Kathleen Webster (Ladybank), who had also birdied the second and 17th to lead after the first round on 74 – the low score of the Championship – closed with three bogeys and had to settle for fifth place after an 84.

CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS
155 Anna Telfer (Milngavie) 76 79.
156 Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie) 78 78. 
157 Fiona De Vries (St Rule) 77 80, Margaret Tough (Falkirk) 79 78. 
158 Kathleen Webster (Ladybank) 74 84.
159 Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) 82 77. Karen Burns (Bathgate)78 81 
160 Elaine Allison (Stirling) 78 82 
161 Fiona Hunter (Southerness) 83 78, Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) 79 82, Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) 80 81, Pamela Williamson (Baberton) 82 79
162 May Hughes (Lanark) 80 82.
163 Sheena McDonald (Milngavie) 81 82 
164 Louise Graham (Carnoustie Ladies) 82 82, Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) 88 76

FAILED NARROWLY TO QUALIFY FOR 
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH-PLAY   
165 Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) 84 81, Anne Hanson (Glencorse) 83 83.
166 Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) 82 84, Lorraine Campbell (Cardross) 82 84, Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) 78 88.

CLICK HERE FOR FULL LIST OF RESULTS

MATCH PLAY DRAW

FIRST ROUND

8.30 Telfer v Graham

8.38 Hunter v Allison

8.46 Webster v Terry.

8.54 Hughes v De Vries

9.02 Tough v McDonald

9.10 Bennett v Bartlett

9.18 Burns v Williamson

9.36 Sutherland v Anderson

QUARTER-FINALS

13.30 Telfer or Graham v Hunter or Allison

13.38 Webster or Terry v Hughes or De Vries

13.46 Tough or McDonald v Bennett or Bartlett.

13.54 Burns or Williamson v Sutherland or Anderson.

Semi-finals at 9.0 and 9.10 am on Friday.

Final at 13.20 on Friday.

HANDICAP MATCH-PLAY DRAW

FIRST ROUND

9.34 Mandy McBain (Turnhouse) (12) v Elizabeth Goodwin (Glenbervie) (10).

9.42 Susan MacVicar (Gairloch) (9) v Sandy Bushby (Blairgowrie) (10).

9.50 Morag Wardrop (Turnhouse) (9) v Barbarea Biggart (North Berwick) (8).

9.58 Fiona Cameron (Cowglen) (11) v Frances McFadzean (Craigmillar Park) (11).

10.06 Elinor Blair (North Berwick) (9) v Louise Rigg (Ladies Panmure Barry) (24).

10.14 Lorraine Campbell (Cardross) (5) v Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park)  (6).

10.22 Anne Hanson (GHlencorse) (5) v Gillian Wallace (Blairgowrie) (7)

10.30 Margot Barr (Gairloch) (11) v Rita Dee (Kingsknowe) (11).

Quarter-finals at 14.10, 14.18, 14.26 and 14.34

Report courtesy of Colin Farquharson

PAUL LAWRIE PRO NEWS

Tuesday 2nd July:

Katy McNicoll is proving to be the Inbee Park of the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre Scottish Ladies Open Tour.

Scotland amateur cap Jane Turner (Craigielaw), making her debut as a pro, did well to finish joint fifth on 74 alongside West of Scotland's Pamela Feggans and Pamela Pretswell. The trio earned £163 each.

And continuing the good showing by Scottish amateurs, St Rule Trophy winner Ailsa Summers from Carnoustie and West of Scotland's Alyson McKechin (Elderslie), the Scottish women's amateur champion from Paisley, tied for eighth place on 75 alongside last year's Curtis Cup star and a winner of the Ladies European Tour this year, Holly Clyburn from Lincolnshire. Holly earned £90 and the two amateurs vouchers for the same amount.

THE MARCLIFFE AT PITFODELS HOTEL'S DOWNFIELD LADIES CHALLENGE

Downfield Golf Club, Dundee.

Par 73

71 Katy McNicoll (Sco) £800.

72 Jess Meek (Sco) (am), Rachael Watton (Sco) (am), £500 vouchers each.

73 Chrisje de Vries (Ned) £325

74 Pamela Feggans (Sco), Pamela Pretswell (Sco), Jane Turner (Sco) £163 each.

75 Holly Clyburn (Eng) £90, Ailsa Summers (Sco) (am) £90 voucher, Alyson McKechin (am) £90 voucher.

76 Emma Fairnie (Sco) £65, Lisa Shervill (Eng) £65, Rachel Polson (Sco) (am) £65 voucher.

77 Heather Stirling (Sco), Clare Queen (Sco) £50 each.

78 Kelsey MacDonald (Sco), Martine Pow (Sco), India Clyburn (Eng) (am).

79 Heather MacRae (Sco), Jess Wilcox (Eng) (am).

80 Michele Thomson (Sco), Laura Murray (Sco), Nichola Ferguson (Sco) (am).

81 Lauren Blease (Eng), Kiran Matharu (Eng).

82 Daisy Dyer (Eng).

83 Sheena Wood (Sco) (am)

84 Jemma Chalmers (Sco) (am)

85 Hannah McCook (Sco) (am), Gale MacPherson (Sco) (am).

88 Kate McIntosh (Sco) (am).

90 Katie Reid (Sco) (am).

91 Iona Stephen (Sco) (am).

Retired (ill): Kylie Walker (Sco)

Wednesday 3rd July :

Pamela Pretswell, in the first group off the tee, set the pace with a four-under-par 68 in the Paul Lawrie Scottish Ladies Open Tour's sixth event, the "Specsavers Spectacular," over the Carnoustie Burnside course.

Her score was later matched by Ladies European Tour winner Holly Clyburn from Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, and  Pamela Feggans from Doon Valley GC, Ayrshire
Click on the following link for all the results ----- CARNOUSTIE RESULTS

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