SCOTLAND GIRLS BEAT DENMARK.

GOOD 3 AND 2 WIN IN SLOVKIA FOR UNDER-18 GIRLS
SCOTS GIRLS BEAT DANES IN FLIGHT B

Scotland beat Denmark 3 1/2-1 1/2 in their opening tie in Flight B of the European girls' team championship at Skalika, Slovakia today.
The Scots swinners weere Heather Munro (1 hole), Hazel McGarvie (2 holes) and the foursomes partnership of Nicola Callander and Shannon McWilliam (2 holes).
Lauren Whyte halved her match while Clara Young went down by 4 and 2.
FLIGHT B
Czech Republic 4, Ireland 1; Finland 4, Norway 1; Switzerland 2, Belgium 3.
SCOTLAND 3 1/2, DENMARK 1 1/2
Foursomes: N Callander and S McWilliam bt H Nielsen and V Staalbo 2 holes (1-0).
Singles: C Young lost to C Finne-Jepsen 4 and 2; L Whyte halved with A Astrup; H Munro bt F Huerre 1; H McGarvie bt T Hannen 2 holes (2 1/2-1 1/2)

GALLANT BID BY SCOTS GIRLS FAILS TO MAKE CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT

Scotland made a gallant but unsuccessful bid to finish in the top eight for the match-play stages of the European U18 girls team championship at Skalica, Slovenia.
Very good efforts by Troon's Hazel McGarvie (71 for 146 and 21st place) and Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) (72 for 148 and join 29th), as well as a gritty 73 from Monifieth's Heather Munro for 149 gave the Scots an outside chance but the tail did not wag and the team finished the 36-hole stroke play qualifying on 749, six shots behind the last of the championship flight qualifiers, Netherlands.
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT QUALIFIERS
710 France. 720 Austria. 723 Spain. 728 England, Sweden. 733 Germany. 739 Italy, 743 Netherlands.
Other totals
745 Czech Republic. 749 Switzerland, Scotland, 751 Finland, 757 Norway.
Also: 781 Wales (17th)
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
135 L Zeitler (Aut) 70 65
139 C Barquin (Spa) 72 67, R Meekers (Net) 71 68
SCOTS SCORES
146 H McGarvie 75 71 (T21)
148 L Whyte 76 72 (T29)
149 H Munro 76 73
152 C Young 75 77 (T650
154 S McWilliam 78 76 (T77)
163 N Callander 81 77 (T105).
Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

SCOTLAND WOMEN WELL OUTSIDE TOP EIGHT MATCH-PLAY QUALIFIERS

Scotland failed to make the top-eight finish in the qualifying stages of the European women's amateur golf team championship at Ljubljanana, Slovenia.
The cut-off mark was 727 with three teams on that total - Switzerland, Italy, Denmark.
The Danes dropped down to Flight 2 on a card countback. The Scots, with a 741 total for 16th place, were nowhere near that figure and will also play in the second flight.
England are the top seeds with a total of 703 after Hayley Davis was the best individual with rounds of 69 and 65 for eight-under 134.
Eilidh Briggs, Scotland's sub-par scorer in the first round, had a 77 on Day 2 but her 147 aggregate was still the best in the team.
Connie Jaffrey (75-73) and Gemma Dryburgh (74-74) totalled 148, two ahead of Alyson McKechin (76-74) with Scottish champion Gabrielle MacDonald on 151 (74-77) and Jess Meek 156 (77 - 79).
TOP FLIGHT TEAM QUALIFIERS
703 England, 709 Sweden, 717 Finland, 718 France, 720 Spain, 726 Germany, 727 Switzerland, Italy.
Other scores: 727 Denmark, 729 Ireland
Also: 740 Wales (14th), Scotland 741 (16th)
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
134 H Davis (Eng) 69 65
137 C Bofill (Den) 67 70, N Escuriola (Spa) 67 70
SCOTS' SCORES
147 E Briggs 70 77
148 C Jaffrey 75 73, G Dryburgh 74 74
150 A McKechin 76 74
151 G MacDonald 74 77
156 J Meek 77 79.
Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

LIVE SCORING FROM THE EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

Follow the Ladies in the European Championships:

  EUROPEAN LADIES TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERBOARD

EUROPEAN GIRLS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERBOARD

EILIDH BRIGGS IS THE ONLY SCOT TO SHINE IN SLOVENIA

SCOTLAND UNLIKELY TO MAKE TOP EURO WOMEN'S FLIGHT
EILIDH BRIGGS ONLY SCOT TO SHINE IN SLOVENIA WITH SUB-PAR 70

Eilidh Briggs

Scotland, lying 14th after the first of two stroke-play qualifying rounds, are unlikely to make the top eight who will contest the championship flight in the European women's amateur team golf championship at Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Eilidh Briggs, had four birdies in a one-under-par 70 to be joint 16th but the rest of the Scots disappointed.
New champion Gabrielle MacDonald and Curtis Cup player Gemma Dryburgh both shot 74s to be joint 59th.
Connie Jaffrey had a 75, Alyson McKechin a 76 and Jess Meek a 77.

EUROPEAN WOMEN'S AMATEUR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Ljubljana, Slovenia
LEADING TEAMS
-3 England
-1 Sweden, Italy
Par Switzerland
+1 France, Spain
+3 Finland, Germany
+6 Denmark
+7 Ireland
Selected scores
+12 Wales (13th)
+14 Scotland (14th)
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
Par 71
67 N Escuriola (Spa), Cecilie Bofill (Den), K Metraux (Swi)
SELECTED SCORES
68 B Law (Eng) (T4)
69 G Cowley (Eng), H Davis (Eng) (T10)
70 E Briggs (Sco), B Harries (Wal), O Mehaffey (Ire) (T16)
72 M Dunne (Ire) (T33)
73 M MacLaren (Eng), J Carty (Ire) (T40)
73 C Thomas (Eng), P Grant (Ire) (T50)
74 G MacDonald (Sco), G Dryburgh (Sco), M Doyle (Ire), J Evans (Wal) (T59)
75 C Jaffrey (Sco), S Birks (Wal) (T70)
76 A McKechin (Sco), L Hiller (Wal) (T85)
77 J Meek (Sco) (T96)

CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR ALL THE SCORES
  EUROPEAN LADIES TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERBOARD

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

EUROPEAN GIRLS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP IN SLOVAKIA

TIGHT FINISH TO QUALIFYING ON THE CARDS IN SLOVAKIA
SCOTS GIRLS MIGHT JUST MAKE

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT

Scotland are 25 shots behind leaders France but still have a chance of making the top eight qualifiers for the championship flight of the European girls team championship at Skalica, Slovakia.
The Scots U18 girls are sharing sixth place at 20 over par with Germany and Netherlands and it will be a close-run thing.
Hazel McGarvie and Clara Young were the Scots' top scorer in the first qualifying round with three-over-par 75s for a share of 25th place.
Heather Munro and Lauren White are joint 41st on the 76 mark.
Scottish schoolgirls champion Shannon McWilliam was not at her best in marking up a 78 for joint 65th position.
Anglo-Scot Nicola Callander is sharing 108th place after an 85.

EUROPEAN GIRLS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Skalica, Slovakia
LEADING TEAMS
-5 France
+8 Spain
+10 England
+17 Sweden
+18 Italy
+20 Scotland, Germany, Netherlands
+22 Czech Rep
Also
+31 Ireland (14th)
To finish: Wales
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
Par 72
67 A P Olalla (Spa), E Codet (Fra)
SELECTED SCORES
73 I Clyburn (Eng), A Hewson (Eng) (T10)
74 H Muse (Eng) (T18)
75 H McGarvie (Sco), C Young (Sco), S Keech (Eng), I Mehmet (Eng) (T25)
76 H Munro (Sco), M Martin (Ire), L Whyte (Sco) (T41)
78 S McWilliam (Sco), J McCarthy (Ire), S D Davies (Wal) (T64)
81 M Morris (Wal), G Lewis (Wal) (T90)
82 S Lamb (Eng) (T93)
83 E Griffiths (Wal) (T98)
84 N McSherry (Ire) (T103).
85 N Callander (Sco) (T108)

CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR ALL THE SCORES

EUROPEAN GIRLS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERBOARD

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

ALISON BARTLETT WINS THE SCOTTISH SENIORS MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

From the SLGA Website:

Alison Bartlett (pictured left - courtesy of the SLGA) confirmed she is the best senior player in Scotland by completing the Strokeplay and Matchplay Championship double at Elgin Golf Club.

The Royal Dornoch player was never headed in the Strokeplay Championship and she completed an impressive run in the Matchplay with a 3 and 1 win over West Vet Aex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) in the 18 hole final.

One up at the turn in the final, the highlight for Bartlett was an eagle three at the 404 yard tenth. Glennie won the 14th to reduce the deficit to one but wins at the 15th and 17th secured victory.

In the semi-finals, Bartlett had a close one hole win over Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose). All square with two to play, the Northern Counties golfer won the 17th in par and the 18th was halved.

In the other tie, Glennie was a 2 and 1 winner over Fiona De Vries (St Rule). Two down after three holes, back-to-back birdies at the fifth and sixth and more wins at the seventh and eighth put Glennie in control.

In the Nett Handicap Semi Finals Margot Barr won against West Vets Vice Captain Marion Stewart (Kilmacolm)  and Rita Dee beat Emma Wilson (Elie and Earlsferry)

Rita Dee from Kingsknowe Golf Club defeated Margot Barr (Nairn) in the Nett Championship Final 4&3.

CLICK HERE for all the handicap results

To read more go to Kirkwood Golf Website

SCOTTISH SENIORS MATCHPLAY RESULTS FROM ELGIN

SCOTTISH SENIOR WOMEN'S MATCH-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Elgin Golf club
FIRST ROUND
A Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) beat L Johnston (Gullane) 3 and 2.
M Hughes (Lanark) beat L Dyball (Pitreavie) 6 and 4.
K Sutherland (Royal Montrose) beat K Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) 5 and 3.
A Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) beat L Grieve (Musselburgh) 3 and 1.
A Brownie (Gullane) beat S Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) 1 hole
F De Vries (St Rule) beat M Smith (Tain) at 19th
A Ryan (Tain) beat E Allison (Stirling) 3 and 2.
QUARTER-FINALS
Bartlett beat Hughes 2 and 1
Sutherland beat Keohone 4 and 2.
Glennie beat Brownie 2 holes
De Vries beat Ryan 5 and 4.
SEMI-FINALS FRIDAY
9.20 Bartlett v Sutherland
9.30 Glennie v De Vries

CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS-- CLICK HERE

SCOTTISH SENIORS HANDICAP MATCHPLAY 
SEMI - FINAL FRIDAY
Marion Stewart v Margot Barr
Emma Wilson v Rita Dee

To read more go to the West Vets Website

ALISON BARTLETT WINS SCOTTISH SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP AND WEST OF SCOTLAND SENIORS DO WELL

ALISON BARTLETT KEEPS COOL - AND WINS SCOTTISH SENIOR STROKE TITLE

Royal Dornoch's Alison Bartlett, winner of the Northern Counties women's championship a few weeks, added an even more prestigious title to her collection when she won the Scottish senior women's amateur stroke play championship for the first time at Elgin Golf Club today.
Third in the championship three years ago, when she also was the first-round leader, Alison was not headed on this occasion - although it was a close run thing in the end.
Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) and Alison were level at six over par for the tournament with three to play, one shot ahead of Liz Keohone (Loudoun Gowf)
The Royal Dornoch player, secretary of the Northern Counties Ladies Golf Association, kept her cool under pressure and parred the last three holes.
That made the winning difference in the final analysis. Noreen bogeyed the 16th and double bogeyed the 17th. The Dunbar player did finish with a birdie but it was too late to repair the damaged.
Bartlett's rounds of 75 and 79 for 10 over par 154 won her the title by two shots from four players on 156 - Noreen Fenton (76-80), Liz Keohone (77-79), Anne Ryan (Tain) (79-77) and Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) 77 79.
Defending champion Anne Telfer (Milngavie) finished down the field with scores of 82 and 86 for 168. She did not make leading 16 who will now contest the Scottish senior women's match-play championship at the same venue over the next two days.

SCOTTISH SENIOR WOMEN'S AMATEUR STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Elgin Golf Club.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 148 (2x74) CSS 74
154 A Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) 75 79
156 L Keohone (Lououn Gowf) 77 79, A Ryan (Tain) 79 77. A Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) 77 79, N Fenton (Dunbar) 76 80
157 K Sutherland (Royal Montrose) 79 78, S Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) 78 79
158 F De Vries (St Rule) 81 77
159 L Dyball (Pitreavie) 85 74, M Hughes (Lanark) 82 77
160 M Smith (Tain) 80 80, A Brownie (Gullane) 79 81, K Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) 79 81, S McDonald (Milngavie) 77 83
163 L Grieve (Musselburgh) 81 81, L Johnston (Gullane) 77 86, E Allison (Stirling) 80 83.
164 J Harrison (Cruden Bay) 87 77, J Paterson (Drumpellier) 83 81, M Tough (Glenbervie) 82 82, L Bennett (Ladybank) 83 81
165 G Wallace (Blairgowrie) 87 78, K Burns (Bathgate) 79 80, H Anderson (Blairgowrie) 76 89
166 L Duff (Cathkin Braes) 85 81, J Bryans (Harburn) 83 83
167 M Begbie (Ladybank) 83 84, A Smart (Banchory) 83 84, E Wilson (Elie and Earlsferry) 81 86, M Woodhead (Gourock) 81 86
168 A Hanson (Glencorse) 87 81, W Ross (Elgin) 82 86, A Telfer (Milngavie) 82 86
169 G Dowling (Inverness) 88 81, J Mack (Haggs Castle) 86 83, J Watt (Gullane) 86 83, L McNiven (Aberdeen Ladies) 86 83
170 L Terry (Cruden Bay) 85 85
171 P Williamson (Baberton) 86 85, J Nicol (Inverness) 84 87.

TO VIEW ALL THE SCORES ON THE SECOND DAY OF THE SCOTTISH SENIOR WOMEN'S AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP AT ELGIN GOLF CLUB     CLICK HERE

DRAW FOR CHAMPIONSHIP -- CLICK HERE
NET MATCHPLAY DRAW --- CLICK HERE

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

SCOTTISH SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST ROUND

ALISON BARTLETT SETS THE SENIOR PACE WITH FIRST-ROUND 75 AT ELGIN

Northern Counties champion Alison Bartlett shot a 75 to lead the field by one shot after the first round of the Scottish Senior Women's Stroke-Play Championship at Elgin Golf Club today.
She has a one stroke advantage of Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) and Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie).
Title-holder Anna Telfer (Milngavie) is seven shots off the pace with an 82.

The field for the match-play championship in the second half of the tournament comes from the leading scorers in the stroke-play event
SCOTTISH SENIOR WOMEN'S AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Elgin Golf Club
LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES
75 A Bartlett (Royal Dornoch)
76 N Fenton (Dunbar), H Anderson (Blairgowrie)
77 S McDonald (Milngavie), L Keohone (Loudoun), A Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie), L Johnston (Gullane)
78 S Wood (Aberdeen Ladies)
79 K Sutherland (Royal Montrose), A Ryan (Tain), K Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park), A Brownie (Gullane), K Burns (Bathgate).
80 E Allison (Stirling), M Smith (Tain)
81 F De Vries (St Rule), L Grieve (Musselburgh),
E Wilson (Elie and Earlsferry), M Woodhead (Gourock)
82 A Telfer (Milngavie), L Campbell (Cardross), W Ross (Elgin), M Tough (Glenbervie), M Hughes (Lanark)
83 B Clough (Blairgowrie), L Graham (Carnoustie Ladies), A Smart (Banchory), M Begbie (Ladybank), J Bryans (Harburn), L Bennett (Ladybank), J Paterson (Drumpellier)

TO VIEW ALL THE SCORES ON THE SLGA WEBSITE   CLICK HERE

PAMELA PRETSWELL HAS JUST GOT ENGAGED

Pamela Pretswell and Ryan Asher

Many congratulations go to West of Scotland's Professional Pamela Pretswell who has just got engaged today to Ryan Asher -- Best wishes to you both -- from all in the West of Scotland.

DOUGLAS PARK OPEN DAY RESULTS - BARBARA AND ALISON HAVE A NET 62.8 !!

Barbara Aitchison is presented with Bronze prize by vice captain Elaine McEwen - Alison Bland sent apologies

May Myers and Bunny Grant -- Silver winners - With Elaine McEwen (Vice Captain)

Helen Faulds and Enid Young (Scratch Winners) with Vice Captain Elaine McEwan

88 couples took park in Douglas Park's Open Greensomes Competition on Friday 27th June.

The best score of the day was by home player Barbara Aitchison and her partner Alison Bland from Hilton Park playing off a combined handicap of 25.2.  They had a fantastic net 62.8 to be the best on the very successful day.

Scratch:          Helen Faulds (D/Park) & Enid Young (Balmore)              86   

Handicap    (Scr – 18.9)

1st         Elinor Grant (D/Park) & May Myers (Clober)                     82  (12.4)           69.6  

2nd        Lindsay McLean & Norma Gray (D/Park)                           90  (16.8)           73.2

3rd        Anne Fergusson & Beverley Mitchell (D/Park)                    90  (15.6)           74.4

4^th          Angela Hughes & Arlene Sinclair (Ardeer)                      92  (17.4)           74.6  (bih)        

Handicap   (19 – 30)

1st          Barbara Aitchison (D/Park) & Alison Bland (H/Park)       88  (25.2)           62.8     

2nd         Linda Robertson (D/Park) & Senga Rowan (H/Park)        94  (29.4)           64.6    

3rd         Helen McDowall & Anne Stevenson (D/Park)                     91  (25.6)           65.4   

4th         Mandy Allan & Mary Kirkham (Milngavie)                       88  (21.2)            66.8       

Additional Prizes:
Nearest the pin at the 3rd                       Norma Lamont & Joan McGlynn (West Kilbride)
Nearest the pin at the 17^th                       Elinor Grant (D/Park) & May Myers (Clober)
Nearest the pin in 2 shots at the 16^th        Elinor Grant (D/Park) & May Myers (Clober)

Nearest the pin in 2 shots at the 18^th      Joan Gemmell (D/Park) & Margaret Gibb (B/Castle)
Putting Prize                                            Helen McDowall & Anne Stevenson (D/Park)  

Photographs courtesy of Barbara Aitchison 
Report and Results from the main organiser - Anne Fergusson and her team of helpers Helen Robertson, Sally McFarlane and Jinty Halley. 

CONNIE AND ALYSON ARE DEFEATED IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE BRITISH MATCHPLAY STAGE

Aberdeen-born Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield), the only one of five Scots to survive the first round of the match-play, went on to beat the top seed, Laetitia Beck from Israel to reach the last 16 of the British women's open amateur championship over the tough links at Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich in Kent.
It has not been a good championship for home players. Only five British players are through to the third round - Dryburgh, Alice Hewson (Berkhamsted), Londoner Rosie Davies (Indiana University), Hayley Davis (Ferndown) and Gabriela Cowley (Hanbury Manor).
Dryburgh and Cowley are the only survivors from the GB and Ireland team who played in the Curtis Cup match at St Louis, Missouri earlier in the month.
Dryburgh had established a two-hole lead over Beck, like herself a student at an American university, by the 14th tee.
In a tense finish Beck got one hole back but the Scot kept her nerve and held her opponent at bay to win on the 18th green.
It doesn't get any easier for Gemma in the round of the last 16. She plays the holder of the European women's amateur title, Emily Pedersen (Denmark), ranked No 26 in the world to the Scot's No 61 rating.
Pedersen, from Copenhagen, qualiied in 17th position to Gemma's 13th but Dryburgh is coming on to her game and it should be a good match for a place in the quarter-finals.
Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) lost by two holes in the first round to Londoner Rosie Davies who has entered from Indiana University. Davies went on to reach the third round.
Last year's Scottish champion Alyson McKechin(Elderslie) lost by 2 and 1 in the first round to US college student Hayley Davis (Ferndown) who also won again to make the last 16.
Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies), beaten finalist in the "Scottish" at Prestwick last month, lost by 3 and 2 to Spain's Luna Sobron who reached the final of this championship 12 months ago.
Sobron was beaten in the next round by Curtis Cupper Gabriella Cowley.
Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) was another Scot to fall at the first hudle. She lost by one hole to Ann Van Dam (Netherlands) who beat Junior Vagliano Trophy player Sophie Lamb (Clitheroie) 4 and 3 in the next round to reach the last 16.
English Curtis Cup player Annabel Dimmock (Wentworth) was a surprise first round loser at the hands of Italy's Bianca Maria Fabrizio. The Italian won by one hole.nsula 12 months ago.
Wentworth prospect Inci Mehmet, who qualified in sixth place, lost by 5 and 3 to the No 59 qualifier Marlies Krenn from Austria).

RESULTS
FIRST ROUND SCOTS RESULTS
G Dryburgh (Beaconsfield) bt A Ashok (Ind) 1 hole.
R Davies (Indiana Univ) bt L Whyte (St Regulus) 2 holes.
H Davis (Ferndown) bt A McKechin (Elderslie) 2 and 1.
L Sobron (Spa) bt C Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 3 and 2..
A Van Dam (Ned) bt A Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 1 hole.

1st and 2nd Round Results from the Kirkwood Golf Website

Finally Scot Gemma Dryburgh lost in the next round  and  Emily Perderson from Copenhagen went on the win the British Title by beating Belgium's Leslie Coots by 3 and 1 in the final.

EILIDH BRIGGS FAILS TO MAKE BRITISH MATCHPLAY STAGES

Only five Scots have made it through to the match-play stages of the British women's open amateur championship at Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich, Kent.
Aberdeen-born Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield) 153, Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) 155, Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 155, Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 155 and Connie Jaffrey 156 succeeded where Curtis Cup player Eilidh Briggs 158, Clara Young 161, Scottish champion Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) 160, Clara Young (North Berwick) 161 and Airdrie-born Rachael Taylor (Germany) 163 failed.
The most notable failure of all was title-holder and Curtis Cup player Georgia Hall (Parkstone) who missed the magic figure of 156 by six shots with rounds of 78 and 84 for 162.
Briggs' halves in her 84 were 46 and 38. She had only two par figures in her first 14 holes, the lowlight being a quadruple bogey 8 at the eight. Eilidh did birdie the second, 14th and 17th but it was too little too late.
Lauren Whyte (St Regulus), a former Scottish U18 girls champion, had a 77 for 155 which at one time looked to be one shot too many but as the scores started to climb so Lauren's total "improved" as the day wore on and she qualified comfortably for the match-play.
Other Scots qualifiers on the 155 mark were Carnoustie Ladies' Ailsa Summers (78-77) and last year's Scottish champion Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) (76-79)
Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies), beaten finalist in last month's Scottish women's amateur championship, squeezed through on the critical mark of 156

Connie had two double bogeys in a second-round 80 (41-39).
Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw), who beat Jaffrey to claim the national title at Prestwick, missed the cut with a second-round 84 for 160. The St Andrews student had only one par figure in an outward half of 43.Germany-based Scot Rachael Taylor, a student at North Carolina State University, is another who will miss the match-play. She had an 85 for 163.
Carnoustie's Jess Meek, last year's Scottish Under-21 girls champion and a student at the University of Missouri, withdrew after a first-round 81. She phoned the LGU organisers early this morning to say that she was sick and would not be able to play in the second round.

D&A JUNIOR TEAM WIN THE KENNEDY SALVER

Dunbartonshire and Argyll today won the West Division junior inter-county tournament held at Hamilton Golf Club.
It was a handicap competition between teams of seven players from Ayrshire, Dunbarton and Argyll, Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire.
The competition consisted of foursomes in the morning and singles in the afternoon with a complicated draw so that some competitors from each county play some from every other county.
The winners were Dunbartonshire and Argyll who won 8 1/2 games out of nine.
Lanarkshire finished second with 5 1/2 pts. Ayrshire had 3 points and Renfrewshire 1.

CLICK HERE TO SEE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS -- Courtesy of Lanarkshire's Jean Macintyre
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE PHOTOGRAPHS -- Courtesy of Ayrshire's Sheila Adams

SCOTTISH GOLF AIMS TO BOOST CLUB MEMBERSHIP WITH NEW CARD

Exclusive to members of SGU and SLGA affiliated golf clubs, the new Scottish Golf Membership Card will add value to your membership and bring you a number of national benefits and special offers to enhance your enjoyment of playing golf in Scotland. The Card will be sent to you via your club in June 2014!

Sponsored by SSE Scottish Hydro as part of their support of Scottish Golf, the Card has been created jointly by the Scottish Golf Union and Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association, and is designed to identify golf club members and offer preferential benefits in addition to your existing club membership.

The Scottish Golf Membership Card will be personalised with your name, club and CDH (Centralised Database of Handicap) number. This will help identify you as a member when you are at other clubs, whether playing a Club Open or playing as a visitor, and can be used to access a number of member benefits including:

• Preferential green fee rates at leading Championship golf courses
• Member discounts at other participating Scottish clubs
• Exclusive competitions from our sponsors SSE Scottish Hydro
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• Discounted tickets for the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open and SSE Scottish Senior Open
• The chance to win a place in the Scottish Hydro Challenge Pro-Am and SSE Scottish Senior Open Pro-Am

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KAREN MAXWELL WINS THE D&A COUNTY MEDAL AT HILTON PARK

COLONEL BROCK CUP / JUNE MEDAL Hilton Park Golf Club (Allander) – 20 June 2014 SSS 70; CSS 71 53 played

Winner of the Colonel Brock Cup – Karen Maxwell 68

Scratch – Fiona McLean (Hilton Park) – 78 acb

1st Silver: Karen Maxwell (Milngavie) 80 -12 -68 2nd Silver: Morag McFarlane (Balmore) 89-20-69 3rd Silver: Fiona McLean (Hilton Park) 78-7-71

1st Bronze: Audrey Gardiner (Hilton Park) 93-24-69 2nd Bronze: Carole Hill (Buchanan) 94-23-71 3rd Bronze: Iris Gillan (Hilton Park) 100-29-71

PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE WEST OF SCOTLAND INTER COUNTY JAMBOREE

Ayrshire's Jessie Donaldson and Nancy Chisholm

CLICK ON SMALL THUMBNAILS BELOW AND THEN ON SLIDESHOW

2014 County Jamboree Dinner

2014 County Jamboree - Day 1 RLCGA v Ayrshire

County Jamboree Day 2 - Lanarkshire v RLCGA

County Jamboree Day 3  RLCGA v D&A

ALSO SOME PHOTOGRAPHS FROM  LANARKSHIRE'S JEAN MACINTYRE  -- CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINKS
DAY 1 PHOTOS LANARKSHIRE v D&A 
DAY 2 PHOTOS LANARKSHIRE v RLCGA
DAY 3 PHOTOS - LANARKSHIRE v AYRSHIRE

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A FEW PHOTOS TO LOOK AT  FROM DAY 1 -- RLCGA v AYRSHIRE - CLICK HERE

FROM THE INTER COUNTY JAMBOREE DINNER AT HAGGS CASTLE GC ON MONDAY EVENING -- CLICK HERE

 A FEW PHOTOS FROM DAY 2 -- RLCGA v LANARKSHIRE --- CLICK HERE

A FEW PHOTOS FROM DAY 3 --- RLCGA v D&A  AND WINNERS PHOTOS---- CLICK HERE

RENFREWSHIRE ARE THE WEST OF SCOTLAND INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONS

RLCGA - West Division Inter County Champions

Renfrewshire started the day level with Lanarkshire so both teams were anxious to get as many points on the board as possible. 

Lanarkshire, in their match with Ayrshire, won all 3 of their foursomes matches which gave Renfrewshire a difficult task. Clare Hargan and Jillian Farrell of D & A had a great win over Eilidh Briggs and Katrina Milne by 6 & 4 but Renfrewshire won the next two games which still kept the matches level at lunchtime.

Lanarkshire started the afternoon with  wins by Lauren d'Ambrosio and Susan Wood.  Ayrshire came back strongly to win the next 3 games and Emma Caddow took the last.  A win for Lanarkshire giving them a total of 5  match points and 16 individual games.

Eilidh Briggs took the first match of the singles for Renfrewshire with a 4 & 3 win over Lorraine Campbell.  

D & A won the next 2. Donna Jackson held on to get a 1 up victory over Laura McGeachy and yesterday's Renfrewshire hero Liz Stewart had a great 4 & 3 win over Anne Laing.  

So it was all down to Megan Briggs.  After an up and down match, Megan sank a brilliant putt for a birdie 3 at the 17th  for a half with Nichola Ferguson which proved to be the winning putt for Renfrewshire.

Ayrshire v Lanarkshire   3 - 6

Foursomes    0 - 3

Jaffrey/Thompson lost to Caddow/d'Ambrosio  3/1

Allan/Linklater lost to Norris/Potter  2/1

Glennie/MacGarvie lost to Cassidy/Lloyd

Singles  3 - 3

Allan lost to d'Ambrosio 3/1

Malcolm lost to Wood 4/2

Jaffrey bt Potter 6/5

MacGarvie bt Lloyd  3/2

Thompson bt Cassidy 2/1

Purdom lost to Caddow 4/3

Renfrewshire v Dunbarton & Argyll   5½ - 3½

Foursomes   2 - 1

E Briggs/Milne lost to Hargan/Farrell   6/4

M Briggs/Whyte bt Ferguson/McGeachy  4/3

Kyle/Jackson bt Laing/Baker  2 up

Singles    5½ - 3½

E Briggs bt Campbell  4/3

Milne lost to Farrell  2/1

Whyte lost to Hargan 5/3

Jackson bt McGeachy  1 up

M Briggs halved with Ferguson

Stewart bt Laing 4/3

Final Places:

1.   Renfrewshire     5 match points    individual games 16½

2.  Lanarkshire       5 match points    individual games  16

3.   Dunbarton & Argyll  1 match point   individual games  11½

4.  Ayrshire   1 match point   individual games  10

LANARKSHIRE AND RENFREWSHIRE FIGHT OUT THE WEST OF SCOTLAND INTER COUNTY JAMBOREE

Lanarkshire Captain - Jean Macintyre and RLCGA Captain Gill McGinlay

Day 2 of the matches brought some close fought games with all four Counties sharing the honours.
In the Renfrewshire-Lanarkshire match Eilidh Briggs kept her unbeaten record in both games.  After going down in the morning foursomes, Renfrewshire came back strongly in the singles, with Liz Stewart coming from being down all the way to square the match on the 18th, giving Renfrewshire a vital half.

Renfrewshire v Lanarkshire
Foursomes  1 - 2
1.  E Briggs & K Milne beat E Caddow & L d'Ambrosio  6/5
2.  G Kyle & D Jackson lost to F Norris & J Potter 2/1
3.  M Briggs & C Whyte lost to L Lloyd & R Cassidy 2/1

Singles 3½ - 2½
1.  G Kyle lost to J Potter   6/5
2.  E Briggs beat R Cassidy  4/3
3.  K Milne lost to S Wood  1 up
4.  M Briggs beat  S McGrenaghan  6/4
5.  D Jackson beat F Norris  3/2
6.  L Stewart halved  L Lloyd

RENFREWSHIRE  4½  LANARKSHIRE  4½

It was a similar story between D & A and Ayrshire with Ayrshire losing the foursomes then gaining the singles.  Anne Laing had a great win over the experienced Alex Glennie.

Dunbarton & Argyll v Ayrshire
Foursomes 2 - 1
1.  C Hargan & J Farrell beat L Allan & J Linklater 4/3
2.  N Ferguson & L McGeachy lost to A Glennie & H MacGarvie
3.  A Laing & A Baker beat C Malcolm & R Purdom 2/1

Singles  2½ - 3½
1.  J Farrell lost to C Jaffrey  4/3
2.  L Campbell lost to L Allan  3/2
3.  N Ferguson halved  H MacGarvie
4.  C Hargan lost to A Thompson  3/2
5.  A Laing beat A Glennie  7/6
6.  L McGeachy beat C Malcolm  3/2

DUNBARTON & ARGYLL  4½   AYRSHIRE  4½

Renfrewshire 1    Lanarkshire   1
Dunbarton & Argyll 1  Ayrshire 1

Total points after 2 days
Renfrewshire 3; Lanarkshire 3; Ayrshire 1; Dunbarton & Argyll  1

Tomorrows matches.
9.00 and 1.30  AYRSHIRE V LANARKSHIRE
9.30 and 2.15  RENFREWSHIRE V DUNBARTON & ARGYLL.

SOME PHOTOS FROM DAY 1 AT THE COUNTY JAMBOREE

CLICK ON SMALL THUMBNAILS BELOW AND THEN ON SLIDESHOW

2014 County Jamboree Dinner

2014 County Jamboree - Day 1

ALSO SOME PHOTOGRAPHS LANARKSHIRE v D&A FROM LANARKSHIRE'S JEAN MACINTYRE  -- CLICK HERE

ALTERNATIVELY CLICK TO SEE THEM ON FACEBOOK --

A FEW PHOTOS TO LOOK AT  FROM DAY 1 -- RLCGA v AYRSHIRE - CLICK HERE

FROM THE INTER COUNTY JAMBOREE DINNER AT HAGGS CASTLE GC ON MONDAY EVENING -- CLICK HERE

LANARK GOLF CLUB OPEN DAY.

Lanark Golf Club's Open Day is a better ball on Sunday 13th July between 10am and 2pm.

 Entry is by online booking following the links for Open Competitions on the Lanark Golf Club website. http://www.lanarkgolfclub.co.uk

RENFREWSHIRE AND LANARKSHIRE ARE WINNERS ON DAY OF THE COUNTY JAMBOREE

Renfrewshire and Lanarkshire both got off to a fast start today.   For Renfrewhire Eilidh Briggs had two good wins playing in the foursomes with Katrina Milne and in the singles she comfortably beat Connie Jaffrey 6/5.
For Lanarkshire Fiona Norris, Rachel Cassidy, Emma Caddow and Lauren d'Ambrosio all scored good wins.

Ayrshire v Renfrewshire  
Foursomes  ½ to 2½
1.  L Allan & C Malcolm lost G Kyle & D Jackson   3/2
2.  A Glennie & H MacGarvey lost E Briggs & K Milne  6/4
3.  C Jaffrey & A Thompson  halved M Briggs & C Whyte

Singles  - Ayrshire 2  RLCGA 4
1.  C Jaffrey lost  E Briggs               6/5
2.  H MacGarvie lost  K Milne        6/4
3.  J Linklater  halved  D Jackson
4.  L Allan won  G Kyle                   3/1  
5.  A Thompson lost M Briggs          4/2
6.  C Malcolm halved  C Whyte
TOTAL  - Ayrshire   2½  RLCGA  6½

Lanarkshire v Dunbarton & Argyll  
Foursomes  Lanarkshire 2½  D&A ½
1.  F Norris & J Potter won C Hargan & J Farrell   3/2
2.  R Cassidy & L Lloyd won N Ferguson & D Lavery 3/2
3.  S McGrenghan & S Wood  halved  A Laing & A Baker
Singles  

1.  F Norris  lost  N Ferguson         4/3                      

2.  R Cassidy won J Farrell            4/2

3.  E Caddow  won  L McGeachy     3/2

4.  L d'Ambrosio won C Hargan      3/1

5.  S McGrenaghan lost A Laing      2 up

6.  J Potter lost  L Campbell            2 up                    

TOTAL: Lanarkshire  5½ D&A  3½      

AYRSHIRE 0    RENFREWSHIRE 2

LANARKSHIRE 2  DUNBARTON & ARGYLL  0

MILNGAVIE OPEN TRI-AM

It's not too late. There is still time to enter Milngavie GC Open Tri-Am on Wednesday, July 9th
Lovely course, lovely prizes to be won. 

Enter directly online at www.milngaviegolfclub.co.uk 

Or phone the secretary on 0141 956 1619

COUNTY JAMBOREE IS AT HAGGS CASTLE - 16 - 18 JUNE

The County JAMBOREE is at HAGGS CASTLE GC  beginning on Monday 16th June. Do come along and support YOUR COUNTY TEAM.

Inter County Championships Teams at Haggs Castle are as follows:-

RENFREWSHIRE:
Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm)
Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm)
Donna Jackson (Cochrane Castle)
Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire)
Katrina Milne (Erskine)
Iona Stephens (Wentworth)
Liz Stewart (Greenburn)
Carol Whyte (Milngavie)

AYRSHIRE:
Linzi Allan (West Kilbride)
Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies)
Jenny Linklater (Largs)
Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies)
Catherine Malcolm (Prestwick St Cuthberts)
Roz Purdom (Prestwick St Nicholas)
Audrey Thompson (Loudoun Gowf)

LANARKSHIRE:
Emma Caddow, (Strathaven)
Rachel Cassidy, (Bothwell Castle)
Lauren D'Ambrosio, (Carluke)
Lesley Lloyd, (Hayston)
Susan McGrenaghan, (Mount Ellen)
Fiona Norris, (Hamilton)
Jenny Potter, (Cathkin Braes)
Susan Wood, (Drumpellier)

DUNBARTON &ARGYLL (D&A)
Nichola Ferguson (Milngavie)
Claire Hargan
Anne Laing (Troon)
Aileen Baker (Hilton Park)
Jillian Farrell
Laura McGeachy (Haggs Castle)
Lorraine Campbell (Cardross)
Davina Lavery

Draw for Jamboree
Day 1 (Monday 16th): Ayrshire v Renfrewshire , Lanarkshire v D & A
Day 2 (Tuesday 17th):  Renfrewshire v Lanarkshire, D & A v Ayrshire
Day 3 (Wednesday 18th):  Ayrshire v Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire v D & A

SOME PHOTOS AND VIDEOS FROM THE CURTIS CUP

Eilidh and Captain Teg on Day 3 - Photo Courtesy of Gillian Kirkwood

Tegwen joins in on our Curtis Cup Supporters Song -- Thanks Teg- Photo Courtesy of Gillian Kirkwood

Eilidh halves her singles Match - Photo Courtesy of Gillian Kirkwood

TO SEE ALL THE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY GILLIAN KIRKWOOD OF KIRKWOOD GOLF  - CLICK HERE

SOME HIGHLIGHTED VIDEOS :

EILIDH ON DAY 1



CURTIS CUP CAPTAIN TEGWEN MATHEWS IS INTERVIEWED AND EILIDH RESPONDS WITH ANOTHER BIRDIE



BRITISH AMATEUR CHAMPION GEORGIA HALL SHOWS HOW GOOD SHE IS !!



SCOT GEMMA DRYBURGH FINISHES OFF IN STYLE



FOR ALL TH REPORTS FROM THE CURTIS CUP CLICK HERE

Scottish Under-18 Girls (Close) Championship

Scottish Under-18 Girls (Close) Championship
Dumfries and County Golf Club.
July 15 to 19, 2014

The closing date (Monday, June 16) for the above tournament is fast approaching, so get your entry in before it’s too late!
The championship is open to Scottish girls with a handicap of 34 or below and is a great chance for all to experience championship golf!
To enter online go to the SLGA WEBSITE -- CLICK HERE

Toni Melvin-Ffinch
Championship Manager

HEATHER AND LAURA TIE FOR VICTORY AT DUNDONALD

Gleneagles' Heather MacRae, last year's Tour champion, and Alford's Laura Murray (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre), a winner twice on the domestic circuit, outclassed the field to finish eight shots clear of the opposition in the Paul Lawrie Ladies Tartan Tour 36-hole tournament at Dundonald Links today (Monday).
Perhaps fitting that they tied for first place, earning £1,875 apiece for totalling three-over-par 147.
Because there are no prizegivings on the Paul Lawrie Tour, except at the Tour championship, there is no provision for a play-off.
MacRae had scores of 75 and 72, overcoming a dreadful start to her second round - bogey-bogey-double bogey with a sequence of five birdies in a row from the fifth to the ninth.
Out in 35, MacRae had made up the overnight one-shot lead held by Murray who turned in 36.
Heather got a sixth birdie on the inward half, at the long 14th but she also had bogeys at the 13th and 16th and that's what cost her outright victory although her 72 was the low round of the day.
Murray, the longer-hitter, varied from par only three times in her second-round 73 - a birdie at the long third and bogeys at the first and 13th.
American Beth Allen, who plays on the LET Tour and won on a flying visit to play the Paul Lawrie Ladies Tour last year, finished third, eight shots behind the joint winners on 155 (78-77). Allen earned £750 after a final round in which she did not have a single birdie, only bogeys at the first, third, fourth, fifth and 13th.
The next Paul Lawrie Ladies Tartan Tour 36-hole event is at Macdonald Cardrona, Peebles on July 25-26.
PAUL LAWRIE LADIES TARTAN TOUR
Dundonald Links, Ayrshire
FINAL TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
147 Heather MacRae (Gleneagles Hotel) 75 72, Laura Murray (Paul Lawrie GC) 74 73 (£1,875 each).
155 Beth Allen (USA) 78 77 (£750)
156 Heather Stirling (unatt) 83 73, Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 76 80 (£425 each)
157 Kiran Matharu (Leeds) 81 76, Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie) 82 75 (£200 each)
160 Pamela Feggans (Doon Valley) 80 79 (£100).
161 Lisa Shervill (unatt) 87 84, Michele Thomson (unatt) 86 75 (£75 each), Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) (am) 86 75
162 Gemma Webster (Succession Group) 80 82
166 Emma Fairnie (Gullane) 85 81
167 Nicola Ferguson (Milngavie) (am) 78 89, Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) (am) 86 81.
170 Jessica Rigby (Oberhessischer, Germany) 84 86
171 Jorden Ferrie (Kilsyth) 89 82
172 Laura Harvey (Darlington) 88 89, Lesley Atkins (Gullane) (am) 89 83.
179 Georgina Snow (Turnberry Hotel) 92 87

LAURA MURRAY LEADS AFTER THE FIRST ROUND AT DUNDONALD

Alford's long-hitting Laura Murray, already a winner twice on the Paul Lawrie Ladies Tartan Tour, is favourite to raise her victory total to three after establishing a one-shot lead at halfway in the latest two-round event at Dundonald Links.
Murray shot a two-over-par 74 to have a one-shot advantage over Heather MacRae (Gleneagles) with Jane Turner (Craigielaw) in third place on 76.
Beth Allen, an American who plays on the LET Tour, is sharing fourth place on 78 with Milngavie amateur Nicola Ferguson, a good performance in this company.

PAUL LAWRIE LADIES TARTAN TOUR
Dundonald Links
FIRST ROUND
Par 74 Players from Scotland unless stated
74 Laura Murray
75 Heather MacRae
76 Jane Turner
78 Beth Allen (USA), Nicola Ferguson (am)
80 Gemma Webster
81 Katy McNicoll, Pamela Feggans
82 Kiran Matharu (Eng)
83 Heather Stirling, Laura Harvey (Eng)
84 Jessica Rigby (Eng), Michele Thomson
85 Emma Fairnie
86 Alyson McKechin (am), Gabrielle MacDonald (am).
87 Lisa Shervill (Eng)
89 Lesley Atkins (am), Jorden Ferrie
92 Georgina Snow (Eng).

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

CURTIS CUP LIVE REPORTS -- GO TO THE RENFREWSHIRE COUNTY WEBSITE

Scots - Gemma Dryburgh and Eilidh Briggs (Photo courtesy of the SLGA)

FOR ALL CURTIS CUP REPORTS  AT ST LOUIS COUNTRY CLUB, MISSOURI, USA -- GO TO THE RENFREWSHIRE COUNTY WEBSITE