7 Scots in top 20 going into the final round over Royal Troon

Shannon McWilliam with caddie

By Colin Farquharson

First-round leader Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) fell back to joint sixth place with a 75 for two-under 142 in the second round of the 54-hole Helen Holm Scottish women's open amateur stroke-play championship, the first two rounds of which are over Troon Portland and Sunday's final round over Royal Troon's Open championship links.

Title-holder Linn Grant (Sweden), whose grandfather James Grant won the Scottish boys championship in 1958 before turning pro and taking a club post in Sweden, and Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) lead the field on six-under 138. 

Grant has had a pair of 69s while McWilliam, who was runner-up to the Swede 12 months ago, also had the same scores. Torphins 18-year-old McWilliam is chasing a place in the GB and I Curtis Cup team which will be announced next week. Team captain Elaine Farquharson-Black has been in the gallery at Troon Portland over the first two days. 

ROUND 2 LEADERS Par 144 (2x72) 

138 Linn Grant (Swe) 69 69, Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) 69 69. 
139 L M Humphreys (Stoke by Nayland) 71 68 
140 C Goadby (St Regulus)72 68, B Wardle (Prestbury) 71 69 
141 L Malchirand (Fra) 71 70 
142 H McCook (Grantown on Spey) 67 75, P Grant (Lisburn) 74 68, A Linner (Swe) 71 71 
143 G Domez (Fra) 74 69 
144 J MacKintosh (Hazelhead) 77 67, K Brodie (Strathmore) 73 71 
145 G Batty (West Linton) 75 70 
146 I Holpfer (Austria)
147 I Walsh (Castlewarden) 78 69, C Walsh (Castlewarden) 76 71, J Baker (Gosforth Park) 74 73, E Briggs (Kilmacolm) 74 73, E Slater (Gog Magog) 73 74, I Holpfer (Austria) 73 73 
148 A Cernousek (Fra) 78 70, M Garland (Selby) 76 72, L Vrain (Fra) 76 72, C Martin (Fra) 72 76 

OTHER SCOTTISH SCORES 
149 G MacDonald (Craigielaw) 149
151 T Mactaggart (Minto) 77 74 
152 K McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 77 75, L McClymont (Milngavie) 76 76, H Darling (Broomieknowe) 76 76,  Molly M Richmond (Strathaven) 75 77, 
153 M Fraser (Powfoot) 73 80
154 K Beveridge (Aboyne) 77 77 
155 J Saxton 80 75 (Muckhart), L Fraser (Kingsknowe) 79 76 

SCOTS WHO MISSED THE CUT (155 and better qualified for final round) 
157 R Foster (Prestwick St Nicholas) 83 74 
159 S Wood (Drumpellier) 79 80 
161 C Griffiths (Aboyne) 80 81 
164 K Wright (Stranraer) 80 84 
165 E Logie (Buckpool) 81 84 
168 J Rankine (Haggs Castle) 85 83

 Retired: H MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) 76 ret. 

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Hannah McCook's seven-birdie 67 gives her a two-shot lead at end of 'Helen Holm' first round at Troon Portland 

 
Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) - pictured -- came in late on the day with an excellent, seven-birdie round of five-under-par 67 to knock Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) and title-holder Linn Grant (Sweden) off their perch as joint leaders in the clubhouse at the Helen Holm Scottish women's open amateur stroke-play championship, writes Colin Farquharson. 

 The first two rounds are played over Troon Portland with the leading 66 and ties from a field of 113 after Saturday's second 18 holes going on to contest the final round over the testing Royal Troon Open championship links on Sunday. 

HELEN HOLM SCOTTISH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP 
First two rounds at Troon Portland; final round at Royal Troon 
Leading Scores: 

FIRST-ROUND LEADING SCORES Par 72 

67 H McCook (Grantown on Spey) 
69 S McWilliam (Aboyne), L Grant (Swe). 
71 L Malchirand (Fra), A Linner (Swe), M Griffaut (Fra), L M Humphreys (Stoke by Nayland), I Wardle (Prestbury). 
72 C Goadby (St Regulus), C Martin (Fra) 73 C Leathem (Wilmslow), M Fraser (Powfoot), K Brodie (Strathmore). A Dawson (Peel), B Garton (Royal Lytham), E Slater (Gog Magog), I Holpfer (Austria) 

Other Scottish Scores:

74 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm)
75 G Batty (West Linton),  M M Richmond (Strathaven), 
76 G MacDonald (Craigielaw), H Darling (Broomieknowe),  H MacGarvie (Troon Ladies),  L McClymont (Milngavie). 
77 T Mactaggart (Minto), M Wood (Woodsome Hall), J Mackintosh (Hazlehead),  K Beveridge (Aboyne),  K McIntosh (Broomieknowe). 
79  L Fraser (Kingsknowe), S Wood (Drumpellier), 
80 J Saxton (Muckhart), K Wright (Stranraer),  C Griffiths (Aboyne). 
83 M Ashley (Strathmore), R Foster (Prestwick St Nicholas),  
84 E Hale (Troon Ladies) 
85 J Rankine (Haggs Castle) 

SAVE THE CHILDREN MIXED FOURSOMES  2018

Save the Children have spaces available for their Annual  Mixed Foursomes Golf Competition which will be held at Glenbervie Golf Club on the 4th September 2018. 

Entry fee is £35.00 per team. 

Maximum Handicap awarded on day of competition (36)

Please contact Louise  Fiermonte  on 07786981176 or l.fiermonte@savethechildren.org.uk for more information." 

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LANARK OPEN DAY STABLEFORD COMPETITION

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Lorna Ronnie is the 2018 Ayrshire County Champion

Lorna Ronnie -- 2018 Ayrshire Ladies County Champion

1st Round

Lesley Barker (Kilmarnock Barassie) beat Louise Duncan (Troon Ladies (W/O)
Jane Finnie (Troon Ladies) beat Liz Keohone (Loudoun Gowf) 5/4
Pauline Patrick beat Roz Purdom 4/3
Lorna Ronnie beat Audrey Thomson (Loudoun Gowf) 3/2
Sharon Lambie beat Jenny Linklater (Largs) 4/3
Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) beat Emma Thomson 5/4
Joanne Sharp beat Jocelyn Faris 5/4
Catherine Garret (West Kilbride) beat Helen Craig (West Kilbride) 1 up

Quarter Finals

Jane Finnie beat Lesley Barker 5/4
Lorna Ronnie beat Pauline Patrick 4/3
Alex Glennie beat Sharon Lambie 3/2
Catherine Garrett beat Joanne Sharp 2/1

Semi Final  - Wednesday 18th April

Jane Finnie lost to Lorna Ronnie
Alex Glennie beat Catherine Garrett

Final - Wednesday 18th April

Lorna Ronnie (Kilmarnock Barassie) beat Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) 1 up

Ping Scottish Mixed Championship at East Kilbride

 Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, PING are once again supporting the Scottish Mixed Championship with the final taking place over the Queen’s Course at Gleneagles on 17 September.

Connie Jaffrey Earns Academic All Big 12 Honour

Kansas State senior women's golfer Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) picked up 2017-18 Academic All-Big 12 honors, the conference office announced this week. 

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Louise Duncan Leads The Ayrshire Championship Qualifiers at Western Gailes 

The Ayrshire Ladies’ County Golf Association County Championship was played at Western Gailes today.
SSS 73,  CSS 76  (reduction only.)

The top qualifier for this years Championship is Louise Duncan, West Kilbride, who scored an excellent 78. Second qualifier is Jenny Linklater, Largs, who scored 81. 

Handicap winners were -
 Silver
1st Joanne Sharp, Barassie, 84 - 9 = 75
2nd Emma Thomson, Loudoun, 90 - 12 = 78
 Bronze
1st Margaret Gillies, West Kilbride, 109 - 22 = 87

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The final is due to tee off on Wednesday at 2pm, spectators welcome.

West of Scotland Girls Medal over Troon Portland

West Girls with West Chairwoman Jenny Gough

Troon Portland Medal:

Results (15/4/18) CSS 75
Scratch: Megan Docherty (Bishopbriggs) 86

Silver Nett :
1st: Jodie Graham (Hamilton) (18) 72
2nd: Orla Rooney (Cowglen) (20) 76 (bih)

Bronze Nett:
1st: Cristina McCracken (Troon Ladies) (30)73
2nd: Lindsay Main (Strathaven) (31) 78
Well done girls

Report by Allison Bell.

Adult / Junior Open Day at Paisley Golf Club

  

Paisley Golf Club are  delighted to host their first Adult / Junior Open on Sunday 6th May

To enter, please click the link and we’ll be back in touch with your tee-time. I look forward to another great day at the club. Don’t miss out!!! 

To enter -- email Andy Carlton or telephone 0141 884 4114

Swedish 1-2 in Irish U18 Girls Open Stroke Play: Louise Duncan top Scot in eighth place finish 

By Colin Farquharson 

In tough, wet conditions, Scotland's highest place finisher was Louise Duncan (West Kilbride), pictured, in eighth place on 225 with rounds of 76, 72 and 77 - eight strokes behind the winner who scored 69, 74 and 74 for a four-over-par total of 213.

Strathmore's Kirsty Brodie was the next best Scot in share of 13th place with scores of 72, 75 and 80 for 227. Hannah Darling (Broomieknowe), youngest ever Scottish girls champion at the age of 13 last year, finished on 232 with scores, like Brodie, getting worse as the rainfall increased. Hannah had rounds of 73, 78 and 81.

Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle) was 2 shots behind on 234 with rounds of 74,80,80. 
Jennifer also had a HOLE IN ONE at the 10th in the first round. 

IRISH U18 GIRLS OPEN AMATEUR STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Roganstown Golf and Country Club FINAL TOTALS par 213 (3x71)

217 K Arwefjall (Sweden) 69 74 74
218 L Rydqvist (Sweden) 70 70 78
220 M Bechtold (Germany) 72 70 78
222 E Lewis (England) 72 70 80, S Witt (Germany) 70 74 78
223 A Otten (Germany) 72 74 77
224 E Fagersten (Sweden) 76 71 77
225 L Duncan (Scotland) 76 72 77
226 A Bergsdottir (Iceland) 74 77 75, D Modder (Netherlands) 72 72 82, C Eisenbeiss (Germany) 71 83 72, N Joyce-Moreno (Ireland) 71 77 78 227 F Tynan (Wales) 73 78 76, R Belsham (England) 72 80 75, K Brodie (Scotland) 72 75 80, C Whitehead (England) 72 73 82, C Horder (Germany) 71 78 78
228 L Walsh (Castlewarden) 73 77 78, E Svensson (Sweden) 71 77 80
229 D Harry (Wales) 76 76 77, C Worby (Wales) 74 73 82

OTHER TOTALS
232 H Darling (Scotland) 73 78 81.
234 H Lockley (Wales) 75 80 79, J Rankine (Scotland) 74 80 80
235 K Lanigan (Hermitage) 77 75 83, A Foster (Elm Park) 76 76 83, B Coulter (Kirkistown Castle) 74 75 86
236 K Dwyer (Rossmore) 78 76 82, L Bramwell (Wales) 75 79 82, E Willis (Wales) 73 79 84
237 S Byrne (Douglas) 78 77 82
238 E Thorne (Elm Park) 77 78 83, T Bjerkelo (Norway) 73 80 85
251 A McVicker (Belvoir Park) 76 79 96

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EILIDH WINS RENFREWSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP  FOR THE SIXTH TIME

Eilidh Briggs - 2018 RLCGA Champion

Renfrewshire Finals day at the 2018 County Championship proved very challenging to all competitors for the Championship Semi-Finals and the Irvine Trophy (Handicap) Final in yesterday morning with heavy rain and extremely wet/tough conditions underfoot. 

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 Championship Semi-Finals 

Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) played Liz Stewart (Greenburn). Eilidh played some phenomenal golf considering the conditions and was 5 under over 10 holes making life extremely difficult for her opponent Liz. -- Eilidh won 9 and 8.

Alyson McGinnigle (Cowglen) played Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) in the second semi-final. This was a closely contested match with both players demonstrating excellent golf under difficult conditions. Gillian eventually won the match on the 18th.

 Irvine Trophy (Handicap) Final

 This final saw Jan Macnab (Ranfurly Castle) play Morag Little (Whitecraigs). As the rain continued to fall, conditions became very tough for both players but their standard of golf remained very high. It was a tightly contested match with Jan eventually winning on the 18th hole. 

Championship Final 

Although it was dry overhead for the afternoon thriller between Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) and Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) the conditions underfoot remained challenging. The front 9 was closely contested with a number of birdies from both players.
Eilidh, however, triumphed over Gillian in the back 9 winning the match on the 15th hole.
Eilidh was 4 under par and Gillian 1 over par when she finally won the title for the 6th time.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHPLAY RESULTS 
Played over Haggs Castle Golf Course - Friday 13th April

Handicap Semi Final
Doreen Mainds lost to Jan Macnab 2/1 
Morag Little beat Carol McNally 1up

Championship Semi Finals
 Eilidh Briggs beat Liz Stewart 9&8
Alyson McGinngle lost to Gillian Kyle 1dn

Handicap Final
Jan MacNab beat Morag Little 1up

Championship Final
Eilidh Briggs beat Gillian Kyle 4/3

RENFREWSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHPLAY RESULTS

Played over Haggs Castle Golf Course - Thursday 12th April

Championship First Round

Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) beat Tracy Masterton (to Milngavie) 6/5

Linda McDougall (Greenock) lost to Denise Cowan (Ranfurly Castle) 2/1

Liz Stewart (Greenburn) beat Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle) 6/5

Carol Whyte (Millngavie) beat Brenda Conway (Renfrew) 7/6

Donna Jackson (Troon Ladies)  lost to Gillian McGinlay (Troon Ladies) 6/4

Alyson McGinnigle (Cowglen) beat Shirley Back (Cowglen) 4/3

Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) beat Gillian McLeod (Williamwood) 5/4

Julie Wilson (Williamwood) lost to Beth Paterson (Eastwood) 1up

Championship Quarter Final (pm)

Eilidh Briggs beat Denise Cowan 4/3

Liz Stewart beat Carol Whyte 2/1

Gillian McGinlay lost to Alyson McGinnigle 4/3

Gillian Kyle beat Beth Paterson 3/2

Handicap First Round

Doreen Mainds (Troon Ladies) beat Sophie Kyle (East Renfrewshire) 1up

Maureen Mitchell(Cathcart Castle) lost to Jan Macnab (Ranfurly Castle) 2/1

Morag Little (Whitecraigs) beat Anita McMillan (Erskine) 2 /1

Sara Bishop (Kilmacolm) lost to Carol McNally (Williamwood) 6/5

Handicap Semi Final 
Doreen Mainds lost to Jan Macnab 2/1 
Morag Little beat Carol McNally 1up 

Championship Semi Finals - tee off times Friday 13th April 
9:30 Eilidh Briggs v Liz Stewart 
9:38 Alyson McGinngle v Gillian Kyle  

Handicap Final - tee off time Friday 13th April
 9:46 Jan MacNab v Morag Little

EILIDH BRIGGS IS THE TOP QUALIFIER IN THE RENFREWSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER AT HAGGS CASTLE

58 ladies played over Haggs Castle GC In the 2018 County Championship Qualifier under difficult conditions with The 2017 Champion Eilidh Briggs sweeping the board with a 2 under par 71 She also has retained the Peggy Clark Trophy by having the best  net score of 74 !

SSS 73, CSS 76 (Reduction Only) 

Championship Leading Qualifiers

71 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacom)
79 Donna Jackson (The Ladies Golf Club Troon)
81 Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire)
82 Liz Stewart (Harburn)
83 Carol Whyte (Milngavie), Julie Wilson (Williamwood)
84 Alyson McGinnigle (Cowglen)
85 Linda McDougall (Greenock)
86 Denise Cowan (Ranfurly Castle)
87 Shirley Back (Gleddoch)
88 Beth Paterson (Eastwood)
89 Brenda Conway (Renfrew), Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle), Gillian McLeod (Williamwood)
91 Gillian McGinlay (The Ladies Golf Club Troon)
92 Tracy Masterton (Milngavie)

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 GROSS SCORES 
HANDICAP SCORES

CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW  TOP 16 QUALIFIERS 
HANDICAP DRAW - BEST 8 NET QUALIFIERS 

LORNA MCCLYMONT WINS THE D&A COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP 

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2016 TITLE HOLDER LORNA MCCLYMONT WINS THROUGH TO SEMI FINAL OF THE D&A CHAMPIONSHIP

The semi finals and final of the D&A County Championship at Cardross  and the final of the Bronze Championship take place tomorrow Wednesday 11 April 2018. 

Quarter final Results 

Lorna McClymont beat Karen Maxwell 
Fiona Rattray beat Claire Hargan  
Caroline King beat Ann Shanks 
Lori MacDonald beat Lorraine Campbell

Semi Finals 

9.00 Lorna McClymont (Milngavie) v Fiona Rattray (Douglas Park)
9.10 Caroline King v Lori MacDonald 

Finals of both Championships 
 1.30 Championship – 
 1.40 Bronze Champtionship – Barbara Cunningham v Rae Strang

IRELAND WIN THE MARY MCKENNA TROPHY IN STYLE

The Irish and the Scots

Ireland senior women's team scored a 10-2 victory over their Scottish Veteran Ladies Golf Association in the annual Mary McKenna Trophy match yesterday Sunday 9th April at Royal Belfast Golf Club. 
The Irish went 3points ahead by taking the four-ball foursomes 3.5-0.5 and emphasised their superiority by taking the singles 6.5-1.5

Lorna McKinley (Midland) scored the Scots only victory, beating Laura Webb 4 and 2. 
One other Scot had a day to remember - Frances Millar (Northern), who had a hole in one in halving her singles match against Helen Jones. 

The Winning Irish Team with Valerie Hassett (Ennis) Captain and The Mary McKenna Trophy

MARY McKENNA TROPHY MATCH Royal Belfast Golf Club. 

IRISH SENIOR WOMEN 10, SCOTTISH VETS 2 

Results: 

Four-ball foursomes (3.5-0-5) Irish names first 
Sheena McIlroy and Laura Webb bt Sheena Wood (Northern) and Elaine Moffat (Midland) 2 and 1 Suzanne Corcoran and Gertie McMullen bt Gillian Kyle (West) and Lorna McKinley (Midland) 1 hole. 
Catherine Reilly and Mary MacLaren halved with Fiona De Vries (Midland) and Lesley Lloyd (West). 
Helen Jones and Margaret McAuliffe bt Frances Millar (Northern) and Jennifer Bryan (Midland) 2 and 1. 

Singles (6.5-1.5) 
McMullen bt Lloyd 3 and 2. 
Jones halved with Millar 
McLaren bt Kyle 3 and 2 
McAuliffe bt De Vries 2 holes. 
McIlroy bt Wood 5 and 4. 
Corcoran bt Moffat 1 hole. 
Reilly bt Bryan 4 and 2 
Webb lost to McKinley 4 and 2.

D&A COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS

Leading Handicap Scores

The D&A County Championship qualifier took place over Cardross yesterday.

The best score of the day was Lorna McClymont (Milngavie) with a 76 (2) 74 

A FIRST FOR JOANNA

Joanna D'onghia has a Hole in One

Aboyne Golf Club member Joanna D'onghia was celebrating on Saturday 7th April after scoring her first Hole-in-One.

Joanna was playing in the Spring Meeting competition at Aboyne when she aced her tee shot on the Par 3 8th Hole (139 yards).

A 19-handicapper, Joanna used her 5 wood off the tee. Her playing partners were Anne Harper and Carmeen Eakin.

MANY CONGRATULATIONS JOANNA

INTERCOUNTY FOURSOMES AND COMMONWEALTH SPOONS QUALIFIER

D&A held this inter County Foursomes Qualifier on Tuesday 3rd April at Douglas Park Golf Club. Unfortunately the weather conditions were extremely bad that day which resulted in the scores being high
 The best score of the day was by local player Fiona Rattray partnered by Lori MacDonald from Cardross.
 
SCRATCH
Lori MacDonald, Cardross/Fiona Rattray DP 92
Shiela Steele, HP/ Margaret Stewart HP 94 BIH
Reserves: Marion Mason, Milngavie/Davina Lavery, Milngavie 94

HANDICAP
Mandy Allan, Milngavie/Laura Robinson, Milngavie 98 – 18 – 80
Rona Agnew, Cardross/Ann Shanks, Dumbarton 96 – 15.5 – 80.5
Marion Mason, Milngavie/Davina Lavery, Milngavie 94 – 10.5 – 83.5
Joyce McGregor, Balmore/ Morag McFarlane, Balmore 107 – 22.5 – 84.5 BIH
Reserves: Liz McLean, Dumbarton/Karen Haggarty, Dumbarton 103 – 18.5 – 84.5
Lynne MacDonald, Cardross/Rae Strang, Cardross 106 – 20.5 – 85.5

COMMONWEALTH SPOONS QUALIFIERS
Mandy Allan/Laura Robinson
Ann Shanks/Rona Agnew
Marion Mason/Davina Lavery
Sheila Steele/Margaret Stewart
Reserves: Joyce McGregor/M. McFarlane Liz McLean/ K. Haggarty

Under-16 Welsh rising star Ffion wins Scottish Girls' Open title at Monifieth

By COLIN FARQUHARSON 

Top Welsh teenage prospect Ffion Tynan, a member at Minchinhampton Golf Club and a GB and I Junior Vagliano Trophy team player, won the Scottish Girls Open championship by two strokes at Monifieth Links today.

 She also finished the leading Under-16 years player.

 Ffion's final round of five birdies also included a double bogey 6 at the 15th but her scores of 74, 72 and 72 for one-under-par aggregate of 218 over a par 73 women's course saw her run out a comfortable from two English players who were ahead of her at the start of the last day.

Rosie Belsham (Whitley Bay) and Natasha Slater (Ulverston) shared second place on 220. Rosie had scores of 72, 73 and 75, Natasha 73, 72 and 75. The highest placed Scot was Carmen Griffiths (Aboyne) who had rounds of 80, 69 and 78 for sixth place on 227.

She was the fourth best U16 player and had two birdies, seven bogeys in her final round.

 SCOTTISH U18 GIRLS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Monifieth Links

LEADING FINAL TOTALS par 219 (3x73). SSS 75 CSS 77 74
218 F Tynan (Minchinhampton) 74 72 72.
220 R Belsham (Whitley Bay) 72 73 75, N Slater (Ulverston) 73 72 75 221 C Whitehead (Carus Green) 78 71 72
226 E Lewis (Knowle) 80 70 76.
227 C Griffiths (Aboyne) 80 69 78.
228 B Bayles (Bishop Auckland) 78 74 76, C Heath (Huddersfield) 77 74 77 229 H C Getsdottir (Ice) 83 74 73, K Sibley (Carlisle) 78 78 74, C Neilson (Alvaneu Bad) 77 75 78.

OTHER SCOTS' TOTALS 

231 H Darling (Broomieknowe) 81 75 75, L Duncan (West Kilbride) 80 76 75, L McClymont (Milngavie) 77 74 80, K Brodie (Strathmore) 77 72 82 (T13).
233 E Hynd (Elmwood) 76 78 78 (T23)
234 E Henderson (Loretto) 78 78 78 (T28)
245 G Crawford (Gullane) 82 81 82 (T54)
246 J Taylor (Downfield) 82 73 91 (57th)

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EILIDH BRIGGS WINS THE WHITTINGHAM TROPHY BY 3 SHOTS

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Scot Eilidh Briggs followed up her ninth place finish in a big field at the Delamere Comboy Scratch Cup the previous weekend by winning the next big 36-hole open event on the English amateur women's golf calendar, the Whittington Trophy, at Whittington Heath Golf Club by three strokes this week. 

Eilidh, who plays off +3 at Kilmacolm Golf Club, had rounds of 70 and 73 for a total of one-under-par 143. The course SSS is 73 for women and the CSS for this tournament was 75 for the first round and 74 for the second.

Eilidh is pictured with the trophy and Whittington Heath Golf Club's lady president Mrs Jean Hulme.
The Scot got one hand on the trophy with an excellent opening round of two-under-par 70 and five under the CSS. That gave Eilidh a two-stroke lead from Poppy Finlay who dropped out of the picture with a second-round 84 while Eilidh went on to return a 73 for a three-strong victory from Morgan Thomas (76-70) and Caitlin Evans-Brand (74-72.

 LEADING TOTALS par 144 (2x72) SSS 73. CSS 75 74
143 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 70 73 -
146 Morgan Thomas (Beau Desert) 76 70,  Caitlin Evans-Brand (Yelverton) 74 72
148 Gemma Allman 74 74.
151 Holly Haslam 79 72, Melissa Wood 79 72.
152 Rhian Barton 78 72, Alexandra Giles 76 76
153 Louisa Tarn 80 73, Aimee Sawyer 79 74.
155 Ellie Darnell 77 79.
156 Poppy Finlay 72 84
158 Harriet Evans 78 80.
 59 Rebecca Dean 81 78, Olivia Jay 77 82.
160 Ciara Kelly 84 76. 161 Victoria Turner 81 80

R AND A FOUNDATION SCHOLARS TOURNAMENT

In the  the R and A Foundation Scholars' 54-hole tournament, Northern Ireland's Chloe Ryan, a student at a Madrid college, overtook leader Gemma Batty (Stirling) with a final round over the Old Course of 73, four fewer than Gemma. Ryan totalled 218, highlighted by birdies at the 12th, 13th and 17th in her final round.
Batty had a disastrous final round of 77 which included double bogeys at the 14th and 15th.
Hazel MacGarvie (Stirling) finished third on 223.

R AND A FOUNDATION SCHOLARS TOURNAMENT
First two rounds over Eden Course (par 70); Third round over Old Course, St Andrews (par 72)

WOMEN
218 C Ryan (N Ireland) 73 72 73
220 G Batty (Stirling) 74 69 77
223 H MacGarvie (Stirling) 72 75 76
226 J Ross (Queens, Belfast) 78 73 75
227 L Van Veggel (St Andrews) 75 77 75
233 C Walsh (Maynooth) 78 82 73.
234 M Dowling (Maynooth) 82 78 74
235 J Saxton (Stirling) 80 77 78
236 M Doyle (Maynooth) 82 73 81
237 P Brown (Stirling) 83 76 78, E M Laws (Stirling) 76 79 82
238 C Casey (Maynooth) 82 80 76, L Walton (Loughborough) 79 80 79.
239 M Danielsson (St Andrews) 81 79 79
240 S Burke (Ulster) 75 86 79

JENNIFER RANKINE WINS WEST GIRLS MEDAL AT GLASGOW GAILES

The 19th Hole

17 girls played in tough conditions yesterday (Monday  2nd April)  at a very cold and windy Glasgow Gailes. Fortunately it stayed dry and all the girls seemed to enjoy the experience. The lounge was noisy with chatter afterwards which was a good sign! Our thanks go to Glasgow Gailes for their warm welcome and courtesy of the course.

Scores - SSS and CSS still to be confirmed

Scratch winner - Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle)-72 (even with going out of bounds with her opening tee shot!)

Silver winner-Sophie Murphy (Clydebank)  90-18=72

Silver runner up-Kittie Maslanka (Kirkhill)  89-16=73

Bronze winner-Jennifer Lynagh (Caldwell)  105-35=70

Bronze runner up-Orla Rooney (Cowglen)  99-24=75

Thanks go to Allison Bell for the report and photograph

Stirling students Hazel and Laird win Scottish student titles at Lossie

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Stirling University's Hazel MacGarvie from Troon and Englishman Laird Shepherd, recent winners of the individual titles at the BUCS West of Scotland Trophy students' tournament at Western Gailes, staged a repeat performance today (Tuesday) at the 96th Scottish student golf championships over the wet and windy Moray Golf Club links at Lossiemouth.

MacGarvie, a first-year student and past winner of the Scottish U18 girls championship, won by six strokes at the end of 72 holes which she covered in 73, 67, 70 and 74 for an impressive eight-under-par total of 284.

WOMEN
par 292 
284 H MacGarvie (Stirling) 73 67 70 74
290 L Van Vegell (St Andrews) 73 75 69 73
295 G Batty (Stirling) 76 73 70 76
299 K Brown (St Andrews) 76 73 70 76
300 J Mackintosh (NE College) 74 73 70 83
301 C M Boa (UHI) 81 75 70 75
303 P Brown (Stirling) 79 72 76 76, M Fraser (Stirling) 76 74 71 82
313 S Woodhouse (Strathclyde) 77 75 82 79. 

ELEANOR CANNON -- SCOTTISH GOLF INTERVIEW

HAZEL MACGARVIE - RUNAWAY VICTORY AT WESTERN GAILES IN WEST OF SCOTLAND STUDENT TROPHY

Hazel MacGarvie and Laird Shepherd

by Colin Farquharson -

Scotland's Hazel MacGarvie and England's Laird Shepherd, both from Stirling University, secured dominating victories on Wednesday 21st March at a windswept and wet Western Gailes links in the BUCS West of Scotland Trophy students' tournament over 54 holes.

 MacGarvie, a former Scottish U18 girls champion from Troon and a first year student at Stirling, had a commanding six-shot lead going into the final round. She shot 77, equalling the best women's score in the difficult, including two birdies to claim a 10-stroke victory with a total of seven-over-par 220 (+7).

It was an impressive first Student Tour victory for MacGarvie against a strong field.

 In second place was Kirsten Brown from St Andrews University. She also signed off with a 77, thanks to a birdie at the last hole, to hold off the Irish challenge of Meadhbh Doyle from Maynooth University in Ireland. Doyle also finished with a 77.

 A CSS of 76 (reduction only) on the par 71 course shows how difficult the final-round conditions were. In the women's team event, Stirling 1’s line-up, consisting of MacGarvie, Gemma Batty and Chloe Goadby, won by 12 shots from runners-up Maynooth.

 Laird Shepherd, who is the reigning Scottish Universities champion, led going into the final round by only one stroke shot but increased his lead over the field with a fine one-under-par front nine, which included birdies at the first, fourth and seventh.

WEST OF SCOTLAND STUDENTS TROPHY SCOREBOARD
Western Gailes Golf Club, Ayrshire

TOTALS WOMEN

220 H MacGarvie (Stirling) 69 74 77.
230 K K Brown (St Andrews) 78 75 77
231 M Doyle (Maynooth) 78 76 77 232, E Metcalfe (Maynooth) 75 74 73
233 M Fraser (Stirling) 75 76 82 234 C Goadby (Stirling) 75 76 83
235 G Batty (Stirling) 79 76 80 237, P Brown (Stirling) 84 70 83, K Brodie (Scottish Golf) 76 73 88
241 L Duncan (Edinburgh) 74 75 92
245 L Van Veggel (St Andrews) 74 79 92
249 F Clark (St Andrews) 77 78 94

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SCOTTISH VETS TEAM SELECTED FOR THE MARY MCKENNA TROPHY IN IRELAND

Team for the SVLGA match v Ireland at Royal Belfast 7th - 9th April 2018 

Jennifer Bryans EAST

Fiona De Vries MIDLAND

Gillian Kyle WEST

Lesley Lloyd WEST

Lorna Mckinlay MIDLAND

Frances Millar NORTHERN

Elaine Moffat MIDLAND

Sheena Wood NORTHERN

Reserves: Donna Jackson WEST

                  Linda Allan MIDLAND

Captain : Ellie Whyte

HAZEL MACGARVIE LEADS BY SIX IN STUDENT WOMEN'S GOLF TITLE RACE

From Colin Farquharson

Hazel MacGarvie (Stirling University) extended her lead at the top of the West of Scotland Trophy students' golf tournament leaderboard to six shots after a three-over -par second round of 74 at Western Gailes Golf Club yesterday (Tuesday). 

 

A couple of birdies helped the former Scottish U18 girls champion from Ayrshire to reach the 15^th in level par , before four dropped shots over three holes threatened to allow the rest of the field back into the competition. However, MacGarvie, pictured left, bounced back to birdie the last and ensure that the competition is in her hands heading into Wednesday's final round.

Behind MacGarvie is a packed leaderboard with three competitors sitting at seven over par 149 – Kirsty Brodie (Scottish Golf), Ireland's Eleanor Metcalfe (Maynooth University) and Louise Duncan (Edinburgh University).

 

The round of the day, however, came from Stirling University’s Penny Brown, who used an eagle at the par 5 sixth to underpin a one under par 70, ensuring that she made the cut for the final day’s play.

 

In the women's team competition, the Stirling I team continue to lead at 294, five strokes clear of their second team, and nine strokes clear of third-placed Maynooth I 

 

WOMEN

143 H MacGarvie (Stirling) 69 74.

149 K Brodie (Scottish Golf) 76 73, E Metcalfe (Maynooth) 75 74, L Duncan (Edinburgh) 74 75.

151 C Goadby (Stirling) 75 76, M Fraser (Stirling) 75 76.

153 K K Brown (St Andrews) 78 75, L Van Veggel (St Andrews) 74 79.

154 P Brown (Stirling) 84 70, M Doyle (Maynooth) 78 76.

155 G Batty (Stirling) 79 76, F Clark (St Andrews) 77 78.

+Players with 155 and better qualified for final round.

WOMEN'S TEAM LEADERS

294 Stirling 1. 299 Stirling 2. 303 Maynooth 1.304 St Andrews 2. 330 Bournemouth 1.

347 St Andrews 3.