Day 1 Fourball Results in Spanish Seniors.

Elaine Moffat and Gillian Kyle with their partners on the tee

On the  first day of the The Senior Spanish Fourball and Single Championships  in Parador El Saler Golf Club in Spain the best Score of the day was by the Belgium and Canada partnership of   Van Molle Sylvieand and Judith Kyrinis with a 3 under par 69.

SCOTTISH SCORES
Gillian Kyle and Elaine Moffat 80

Lesley Lloyd & Gillian McGinlay 81
Donna Jackson  & Liz Stewart  81
Karen Marshall &  Wendy Nicholson 81

Louise Graham &  Frances Millar 85

Foursomes will be played tomorrow

SPANISH SENIORS IN SPAIN - SCOTLAND WELL REPRESENTED

The Senior Spanish Fourball and Single Championships begin in Parador El Saler Golf Club in Spain tomorrow with the four ball 

Scotland is well represented :
Donna Jackson, Liz Stewart, Lesley Lloyd, Gillian McGinlay, Elaine Moffat, Gillian Kyle, Wendy Nicholson, Karen Marshall, Frances Millar, Louise Graham, Sheena Wood, Ellie Whyte, Maureen Richmond

Lesley Lloyd, Liz Stewart, Donna Jackson and Gillian McGinlay
Enjoying the sun !

DOUGLAS PARK LADIES SOCIAL EVENING HOOTENANNY

86 Douglas Park Ladies attended their  annual Lady Captain's Social event on Friday 18th February -- Much hilarity.

The 2020 Captain Ann Fisher organised a very entertaining action packed evening with a ceilidh,
You can see all the  PHOTOGRAPHS HERE.

The  evening was a great success with good food, good company and great entertainment.  Check out the video below - or go to YouTube 

Both photos and video are available here on this page for non facebook users - If you are a face book user you will see them also on the Douglas Park Facebook Page 

KYLE AND MICHELE FINISH IN TOP TEN IN NEW SOUTH WALES OPEN

Julia Engström saved her best for last as she made a fantastic birdie two to win her first Ladies European Tour title at the Women’s New South Wales Open at Dubbo Golf Club. -- READ MORE

Kyle Henry saved her best to the last round with a four under par 68  to finish in joint 9th position with other Scot Michele Thomson. 
Gemma Dryburgh also finished in under par to finish in 16th position.

Scottish Scores: 

-4 : Kyle Walker T9

-4: Michele Thomson T9

-1: Gemma Dryburgh 16th
+4 Kelsey Macdonald T31
+10 Laura Murray T45
+14 Alison Muirhead T58

FULL SCOREBOARD

ENTRIES NOW BEING TAKEN FOR THE SCOTTISH SCHOOLGIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP

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Entries for the 2020 Schoolgirls Golf Championship are now open 

The tournament will be played over 54 holes between August 1st -2nd over the Strathtyrum Course, Eden Course and Jubilee Course  -- at just £75 per person, 

It is a great opportunity to meet girls from all over the world whilst participating for the Carol Kauffman Shield and the Renee Powell Cup.

 To find out more information about the competition  CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE FOR THE ENTRY FORM 

From Charlotte McCluskey  - President of the University of St Andrews Golf Club and former member of the Renfrewshire Ladies’ County Golf

Royal Troon will host The Open Golf in 2023

The 152nd Open will be played at Royal Troon from 16-23 July 2023. 

A century after hosting golf’s original major for the first time, the battle for the Claret Jug will return to Royal Troon in 2023 for The 152nd Open.

The famed links course in South Ayrshire will play host to its 10th Open, celebrating 100 years since the Championship first came to Troon in 1923.

IRISH VETS TEAM IS ANNOUNCED FOR THE MARY MCKENNA TROPHY

The 2018 Mary McKenna Trophy in Ireland - Scottish and Irish Teams

Irish Seniors v Scottish Seniors

The following is the Irish Senior Womens Team  to play the Scottish Vets at Roganstown Country Club on Sunday 29th and Monday 30th March. 

Tee Times 
Sunday fourball matches:  12.00 noon start
Monday Singles:            9.00 am start

IRISH TEAM
Pat Doran (Donabate)

Kate Evans (RCD Ladies)

Margaret McAuliffe (Ballybunion)

Gertie McMullen (Island)

Maria O'Reilly (Headfort)

Alison Taylor (Malahide)

Deirdre Walsh (Milltown)

Laura Webb (East Berkshire)

Captain  Marilyn Henderson (Royal Belfast)

SCOTTISH TEAM (CLICK HERE FOR MORE)

Alison Davidson Midland

Karen Ferguson-Sneddon East

Donna Jackson West

Gillian Kyle West

Lesley Lloyd West

Lorna Mckinlay Midland

Elaine Moffat Midland

Sheena Wood Northern

Reserve:

Jennifer Bryans East

ALL support welcome

SCOTTISH GOLF UPDATE ON EVENTS FROM CLARE QUEEN - SCOTTISH GOLF PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR

Entries are now open for the Scottish Golf National Championships in 2020. Players can enter via the Scottish Golf website Scottish Golf Events  

 The 2020 Scottish Golf Order of Merit documents and National Team Selection Policies are also finalised and available to view online Team Selection Policies 

 Competition opportunities for players of all levels 

 We are often asked by parents for advice on the types of competitions which are available to players who wish to begin playing outside of their home club. 
With this in mind we have created the linked document ‘Competition opportunities for players’ which lists some of the regional, national and international events which are available, this is purely a guide based on events which may be appropriate for players with various handicaps.

 I have also attached a linked document ‘Order of Merit Event Handicap ballots’ which shows the 2019 handicap cut offs for various national championships which appear on the Scottish Golf Boys and Girls Order of Merits, the exact cut off is always hard to predict but this should act as a guide for parents. 

 We would appreciate it if you could share this information with parents/players in your county who may be interested. 

If anyone has any questions please encourage them to contact us by emailing performance@scottishgolf.org Kingsbarns Girls Classic – 

Save The Date

Kingsbarns have confirmed that they will once again host the Kingsbarns Girls Classic. This year the event will take place on Sunday 8th November. It is likely that each county will again be able to nominate two girls to play. 

We had some really good feedback following the 2019 event from county officials, parents and players and hope this years’ event will also be popular. 

More information and details on expected format will be available later in the summer but please add this date to your diary. 

 Clare Queen 
 Performance Director

KILMACOLM GOLF CLUB HOST RENFREWSHIRE JUNIOR GIRLS FOR PUTTING COACHING

Some of the Junior Girls

Fantastic to see so many enthusiastic young Renfrewshire County girl golfers at Kilmacolm Golf Club yesterday. 
Due to the adverse weather they made the most of our facilities to hone their putting skills. 
A huge thank you to Kilmacolm's  Junior Convenor Lynda Bradley for guiding them through the importance of putting and inspiring the next generation of golfers.

Renfrewshire County Captain Sandra Littlejohn said "An excellent day for our junior girls organised by Lynda Bradley and ably assisted by Gillian Kyle, Clair Barclay, Liz Hale and Kilmacolm Ladies' Captain Jackie Sayers" - Thank you to all including Kilmacolm Golf Club

To see some photos go to the RLCGA Facebook Page 

GILLIAN GOWERS OF LOUDOUN GOWF RISES TO THE NUMBER ONE POSITION IN AYRSHIRE LADIES MYGOLFRANKINGS

MyGolfRanking.net LADIES AYRSHIRE GOLFERS of Week 2020/08 is GILLIAN GOWERS of LOUDOUN GOWF, who takes over the Nunmber One position on MGR AYRSHIRE Ladies Ranking

AYRSHIRE LADIES 
 1  Gillian Gowers (Loudoun Gowf) 1042 points 
 2  Audrey Thompson (Loudoun Gowf) 1017 
 3  Lorna Spencer (Largs) 968 
 4  Gillian Kennedy (Troon Welbeck) 959 
 5  Aileen Anderson (Loudoun Gowf) 953 
 6  Anne Burns (Loudoun Gowf) 951 
 7  Robina Gilbertson (Prestwick St Nicholas) 950 
 8  Christine Whitelaw (Largs) 919 
 9  Janet Harkness (Skelmorlie) 902 1
10  Jean Capes (Largs) 898 

AYRSHIRE LADIES CLUBS 
1  Loudoun Gowf Ladies 882 
2  Largs Ladies 864 
3  Troon Welbeck 830 
4  Skelmorlie Ladies 819 
5  Prestwick St Nicholas 788 
6  Girvan Ladies 722 
7  Brodick Ladies 447

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GEMMA DRYBURGH HAS HER BEST FINISH ON THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR

Gemma Dryburgh

Scotland's Gemma Dryburgh had her best finish on the Ladies European Tour with a 4th place this week at the Australian Ladies Classic yesterday at the Bonville Golf Resort.

Scottish Scores and positions after final round of the LET golf's Geoff King Motors Australian Ladies Classic:

-11 Gemma Dryburgh 4th

-6 Kylie Henry T11

-1 Kelsey MacDonald T32

+4 Michele Thomson T54

The Won by the Australian amateur Stephanie Kyriacou with -22 total -- READ FULL REPORT 

CLICK HERE FOR FINAL SCORES

Scotland's Jane Turner wins SA Women’s Masters on third playoff hole

It took three trips down the 18th in a playoff before Scotland’s Jane Turner (pictured above) emerged victorious over South Africa’s Cara Gorlei in the Standard Bank South Africa Women’s Masters at San Lameer Country Club on Friday. 

Starting the day with a three-shot lead, Jane struggled to a one-over 73 to finish on one-under alongside Gorlei, who carded a two-under 70. 
In the playoff, Jane had the measure of the par-four 18th and narrowly missed a birdie attempt – but the tap-in was enough to give her the win.

TO READ THE FULL REPORT CLICK HERE…

Many congrats Jane from all in Scotland

FALKIRK GOLF CLUB OPEN DAY IS ON SATURDAY 25th APRIL - ENTRIES NOW BEING TAKEN

CLICK HERE TO ENTER ONLINE -- OPEN COMPETITIONS 
or Contact : Margaret Tough by email: or Telephone --  Mobile: 07896756158 
Falkirk Golf Club : Tel: 01324 611061

BRITISH RED CROSS CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT AT ROYAL DORNOCH

CLICK TO ENLARGE OR CLICK HERE FOR POSTER Teams of 4 will have the opportunity to start off the 2020 season playing Royal Dornoch. This beautiful championship course is in prime condition and supporting the work of the British Red Cross in its 150th Anniversary Year.   The programme for the day and entry price includes: Tea/coffee & bacon rolls before play, 18 holes of golf, halfway house and dinner, followed by a prize-giving and auction.   Entry is now open for booking and the event will be limited to 19 teams, so please reserve your team place soon!    If you prefer, you can submit your entry form with an ‘as yet undeclared’ team, names to be submitted later.   Please do take the opportunity to promote your business by sponsoring a hole and taking an advertisement in our event programme.  Full event and registration details are attached but feel free to get in touch if you need more information.’ CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION DETAILS

Alison Munro-White Senior Community Fundraiser – Northern Scotland British Red Cross, Unit C3, Cradlehall Business Park, Caulfield Road, Inverness, IV2 5GH   Tel: 01463 796619   Mobile: 07786311325 AMunroWhite@redcross.org.uk www.redcross.org.uk Please note my normal working hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9 am – 5 pm. For urgent fundraising enquiries outside of these hours, please contact Fran Smith

Frances Smith - Community Fundraising Manager Scotland, Northern Ireland & Isle of Man 
 * British Red Cross 4 Nasmyth Place, Hillington, Glasgow G52 4PR Desk: 0141 891 4017 
Mobile: 07841 959027
email: fransmith@redcross.org.uk

RANFURLY CASTLE OPEN DAY - TRI AM

Ranfurly Castle looks forward to seeing you at their Ladies Open Day on Thursday 16th July, 2020. 

CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR ENTRY FORM

DOUGLAS PARK GOLF CLUB LADIES TRI AM OPEN DAY

Douglas Park Golf Club

The Ladies Open day Tri Am is at Douglas Park Golf Club is on Friday 26th June 2020

CLICK HERE TO ENTER ON LINE

SCOTTISH GOLF ORDER OF MERIT AND SELECTION POLICIES 2020

From the Scottish Golf Website 

Scottish Golf Girls' National Team Selection Policy 2020
Scottish Girls Order of Merit 2020 

Scottish Golf Women's Selection Policy 2020
Scottish Golf Women's Order of Merit 2020

Scottish Golf Senior Women’s Selection Policy 2020

Scottish Golf Senior Women’s Order of Merit 2020 Conditions

PLEASE HELP SCOTTISH SQUAD MEMBER PENNY BROWN

Penny Brown

Scottish Women’s squad member, Penny Brown (Stirling University) has asked for some help with her dissertation project. 

Penny is looking for people to complete a survey which is titled ‘Motives and Points of Attachment of Golf Spectators in Great Britain’. 

She is looking to gain an understanding of why people attend professional golf events. 

Penny would be grateful if you could take the time to complete it.

The link is below and the survey is open until the 28th March 2020. 

ON LINE SURVEY -- CLICK HERE

Historic club captaincy for Elaine Farquharson-Black at Deeside

Winning Curtis Cup captain Elaine Farquharson-Black is the first woman
to be elected as Deeside Golf Club's captain

From the Scotsman Newspaper

Elaine Farquharson-Black's latest addition to an impressive golfing CV has earned the Aberdeen solicitor a place in the record books.

She has become the first female to be elected club captain in the 117-year history of Deeside Golf Club, where she has been a member since she was ten years old. 

At the age of 14, she won the Deeside Ladies' Championship for the first time, a feat she repeated for five consecutive years until national and international events began to take precedence.

She came out of 'retirement' to win the championship again in the club's centenary year, while six months pregnant with her second son. 

Farquharson-Black represented the club in junior, ladies and men's matches before becoming an honorary member in 1990, the same year she won the Scottish Ladies' Amateur Championship.

"I am honoured to be asked to be the captain of Deeside," said Farquharson-Black, a former Scottish and British internationalist, of her election.

"I see this as an opportunity for me to give something back to the club for the tremendous support which members have given me during my golfing career."

The winning Curtis Cup captain is an active supporter of junior golf within Deeside and was junior convener in 2016-2017 before being appointed vice-captain in 2018.

"As a progressive and vibrant club, we are delighted that Elaine has accepted the Captaincy at Deeside," said club manager Debbie Pern. "She has earned the respect of members both on and off the course. 

"During her time as vice captain, Elaine has been instrumental in the preparation of a Strategic Plan to secure the future success of the club and she will take the lead in its implementation as captain."

CATRIONA MATTHEW VISITS STIRLING UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

Hazel MacGarvie, Catriona Matthew Chloe Goadby and Dean Robertson

University of Stirling  was honoured to welcome former University of Stirling scholar athlete and Solheim Cup-winning captain Catriona Matthew to campus yesterday where she spoke to their current athletes about her inspirational golfing journey

CLICK HERE FOR SOME PHOTOGRAPHS

SCOTTISH GOLF 2020 CALENDAR

From the Scottish Golf Website

Scottish Golf yesterday announced its 2020 fixtures for golfers of all ages and abilities, including the launch of its newest combined Male and Female club event, The Scottish Medal Finals with the lucky winners progressing to play at a specially commissioned amateur event played alongside the European Tour GolfSixes event at Oitavos Dunes, Cascais Portugal in May 2021.

The newly combined Medal Finals event will be open to male and female club golfers, with affiliated clubs invited to enter three of their top performing net players from their 2019 season’s monthly medals into one of six Regional Finals taking place during May, June and July.

On the day of the Regional Final, male and female players will play alongside each other with the top six net male and female qualifiers booking their place at the Home of Golf for the Grand Final which will be played over The Dukes Course on Saturday 22 August with the overall male and female players winning the trip of a lifetime progressing to play at a specially commissioned amateur event played alongside the European Tour GolfSixes event at Oitavos Dunes, Cascais Portugal next year. 

The offering for club golfers continues with the hugely successful and free-to-enter R&A 9-Hole Challenge, with Milnathort once again playing host to the two-day Scottish National Final on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 June. The prize for the top four teams from the National Final is the money-can’t-buy, all expenses paid experience of playing in the R&A 9-hole Challenge Final over Royal St. Georges on the eve of The 149^th Open Championship where they will compete against fellow qualifiers from Australia, England, Ireland, Wales and New Zealand for the overall title.

Completing the portfolio of National Championships for club golfers is the free-to-enter PING Scottish Mixed Championship which will this year be played over the former Men’s and Women’s Scottish Open venue, Gullane No.1 on Friday 23 September where the Top 40 pairs from a National Leaderboard qualify for a great day out and some fantastic prizes courtesy of championship sponsors PING. 

Fraser Munro, Head of Events at Scottish Golf, said: “We see bringing the Men’s and Women’s Scottish Medal Finals together as a natural and hugely positive step and one which has allowed us to really raise the bar in terms of player experience and prizes. We are grateful to the European Tour, R&A and PING for providing some outstanding prizes, underlining our commitment to golfers of all ages and abilities and we would encourage all clubs to take up these opportunities. Our events themselves provide a great platform for host clubs to market themselves to a global audience and we would like to thank them and our partners for their continued support”.

At elite level, the domestic season tees off with the Scottish Boys’ and Girls’ Open Championships taking place 8-10 April at North Berwick and Powfoot.

Scottish Golf’s flagship Women’s and Men’s Amateur Championships will be staged over Ladybank  (5 – 7 June) and Murcar Golf Links & Portlethen (28 July – 1 August) with two Open Championship venues in Muirfield (29-31 May) and Royal Troon (Troon Portland & Old Course) (17-19 April) playing host to the Scottish Men’s Open and Helen Holm Scottish Women’s Open Championships respectively.

Elsewhere the Scottish Senior Men’s Open Championship will take place at Duff House Royal (17-19 June), Pollok will host the Scottish Senior Women’s Open Championship (23 – 26 June) with the Scottish Boys’ and Girls’ Amateur Championships being held at Haggs Castle and Strathaven in July, with Kirkcaldy and Stirling completing the offering by hosting the Scottish Boy’s U14 Open and Scottish Girl’s Open (9 – 10 August) respectively. 

Entries for all 2020 Scottish Golf National Championships are now open on the new Scottish Golf website. To enter, please click CLICK HERE

• Please note if you are trying to enter on mobile, you may be required to allow pop-ups in your phone’s internet browsing settings.

MICHELE THOMSON IS NOW ATTACHED TO THE PAUL LAWRIE GOLF CENTRE

Scottish LET Golf Professional Michele Thomson is now attached to the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre

Michele is delighted and thanks PaulLawriegolf for this opportunity. She would also like to thank Oldmeldrum Golf Club  for their support over the last few years. 

She says " I'm excited for this new chapter going forward. Bring on the 2020 LETgolf season."

MY GOLF RANKING - SEASON 2020 - WEEK 6 - AYRSHIRE LADIES

MyGolfRanking.net LADIES AYRSHIRE GOLFERS of Week 2020/06 is LORNA SPENCER of Largs Ladies, who rises to No 2 on MGR AYRSHIRE Ladies Ranking

AYRSHIRE LADIES 
1 Audrey Thompson (Loudoun Gowf) 1069 points 
2 Lorna Spencer (Largs) 968 
3 Gillian Kennedy (Troon Welbeck) 959 
T4 Aileen Anderson (Loudoun Gowf), Anne Burns (Loudoun Gowf) 951 
6 Christine Whitelaw (Largs) 918 
7 Gillian Gowers (Loudoun Gowf) 917 
8 Janet Harkness (Skelmorlie) 902 
9 Jean Capes (Largs) 898 
10 Roz McCulloch (Girvan) 897 

 AYRSHIRE LADIES CLUBS 
1 Loudoun Gowf Ladies 878 
2 Largs Ladies 863 
3 Troon Welbeck 830 
4 Skelmorlie Ladies 819 
5 Girvan Ladies 722 
6 Brodick Ladies 447 

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For up-to-date Club MGRanking lists, full Regional, National and International Rankings, and How It Works, visit  -- www.mygolfranking.net. 

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LOUISE DUNCAN TAKES TOP SPOT IN PORTUGAL

LEADERBOARD - CLICK TO ENLARGE 

Louise Duncan (West Kilbride and University of Stirling) took top spot in the R&A Student  Series tournament this week in Portugal by a margin of 12 shots from Penny Brown (University of Stirling) and Chloe Goadby (University of Stirling) who was in 3rd place 14 shots behind.

Louise was four under par for her 3 rounds

Players can earn Tour Series Order of Merit points by playing in 2 or more of the 4 qualifying events taking place in Scotland, Ireland, Spain and Portugal. 

The top players after the Tour Series: Portugal will qualify for The R&A Student Tour Series Final in April 2020 taking place over Carnoustie Championship Course, The Eden and the Old Course in St Andrews (at what was previously The R&A Scholars Tournament). 

FINAL LEADERBOARD SCORES

Unique Club Hire Scheme, Strathmore Golf Club

Scottish Golf have adopted and launched Strathmore Golf Club Iain Butchart’s Hire Scheme today. 

Iain said “Last year we had 59 sets out on Hire to a membership of 78 juniors.”

“We took in 28 new Junior members last year and 30 the year before. “

Growing Golf membership can be achieved and it starts with Juniors. 

Last year we also took in 13 adult members by running family Taster Sessions and our weekly Family Fun Events are becoming more popular all the time. 

Link to Scottish Golf - BY CLICKING HERE to read more

Thanks go to Iain for the news

Scottish Golf projects its digital future with new brand launch

A new era for Scottish Golf

The governing body for golf in Scotland has today launched its new brand as the organisation gets set to embrace the digital world. Unveiled at Scotland’s Three Sisters in the beautiful Glencoe Mountain Range, the organisation’s new-look logo was digitally projected on to the side of the iconic mountains.

The logo, which maintains the recognisable Scottish Golf brand, has been modernised to create a more digital feel, ensuring the national governing body can be easily identified with a contemporary logo that is fit for purpose across all platforms.

Andrew McKinlay, CEO at Scottish Golf said, “This is an extremely exciting time for us here at Scottish Golf as we enter a new era and challenge the status quo through the use of digital technology. "

"Our new logo has been designed carefully to celebrate our history while also broadening our horizons to welcome new people into our game." 

"As the governing body for the sport here in its home, we all take responsibility in being custodians of the game and its future." 

"We know that it is important that we continue to adapt to changes in an evolving landscape to encourage more people to enjoy the game.”

The new logo is part of a wider rebranding exercise which includes a new Scottish Golf website designed to reflect our vision of making golf Scotland’s game for everyone. The new website will provide our audience with a straightforward user experience, where information is at their fingertips.

Iain Forsyth, Chief Commercial Officer at Scottish Golf added, “The new Scottish Golf brand is representative of the journey we are on as a sport in Scotland. We believe that by taking advantage of developments in technology to modernise the game, while also continuing to celebrate our heritage, we can appeal to more people to ensure that the game of golf in Scotland has a bright and prosperous future.

“With our updated website, users will have an enhanced experience with Scottish Golf which we believe will make accessing information about tournaments, news and education far easier for everyone. This is a key step in becoming more accessible to everyone and the new website will also fully integrate with Scottish Golf’s new Venue Management System to make the experience for golfer and golf club seamless and straightforward.” 

To visit the new Scottish Golf website, please  CLICK HERE

RENFREWSHIRE COUNTY BEETLE DRIVE SUCCESS

L to R - Lynda Bradley, Aileen Wilson
and Mo Neilson with Sandra Littlejohn

85 Ladies attended the Renfrewshire Ladies' County Golf Association Annual Fund Raising Beetle Drive yesterday afternoon at Haggs Castle Golf Club.

Captain Sandra Littlejohn and her helpers organised an exceedingly enjoyable event yet again.

Aileen Wilson (Haggs Castle) was the overall winner with Lynda Bradley (Kilmacolm)  a close 2nd. 

Mo Neilson (Greenock) was up to her usual not so good drawing standard standard and won the the prize for the worst drawn beetle !!

To see some photos of the day CLICK HERE - Courtesy of Fiona Armour

Video of the event (Courtesy of Carol Fell) -- Click link to go to You Tube

A few words of thanks from Captain Sandra Littlejohn -   From the RLCGA Website

"On behalf of Donna, Pearl, the Committee and myself, I’d like to thank everyone for their raffle and silent auction donations plus all the Renfrewshire Clubs that donated four balls as Star prizes in support of our annual fund-raising Beetle Drive at Haggs Castle Golf Club on Sunday. "

"A total of £1,200 was raised which is a fantastic amount. Judging by the noise level, everyone seemed to be having a great time catching up with friends and participating in a very competitive beetle drive."  

Thanks also goes to: 

 • Carol McNally, Doreen Mainds, Nicola McAllister and Linda Ellery for providing the retail therapy; 
 • Kevin at Haggs Castle Golf Club who made sure we were fed and watered - it can’t be easy serving up tea/coffee and cakes to 80+ ladies in a short period of time (and thanks to the bouncers Elaine Munn and Pearl there were no ‘cake wars’); 
 • Fiona Armour and Carol Fell, respectively, for all the photographs and video recording of the day; and 
 • Julie, June, Tracy and Pearl for selling/drawing the raffles, star prizes, looking after the silent auction, counting of the cash and making sure everything went according to plan. 

" Finally, I hope the 2020 golf season is a good one and I look forward to seeing many of you over the summer. "

 Thanks again. Captain Sandra

Carol and Alyson reach the finals of the Renfrewshire Winter Foursomes

Click to Enlarge to read results

Home players  Carol McNally and Alyson McGinnigle (Williamwood) played the Whitecraigs pairing of Lorna Boyd and Linda Hay in the RLCGA Winter Foursomes Semi Final a couple of weeks ago. 

For a January day the weather and course were extremely favourable. 

 The home team took an early lead over the first several holes but with a magnificent Golden Ferret by Lorna the game sat at Williamwood 3 up playing 6th which was halved in birdies. 

After halving 7th; Whitecraigs' ladies won 8th hole and Williamwood 9th. 
The toughest hole on the course was halved. Williamwood won par 3 11th followed by Whitecraigs winning the tricky 12th. 

 After Williamwood winning 13th and the long 14th being halved this meant home duo dormie 4. Good drive by Alyson set up par and a win on 15th green. 

 A really friendly game in great County spirit.

Carol and Alyson now meet the winners of the other semi final between Alison Murray and Lesley Robertson (Ranfurly Castle) and Morag Key (Ralston) and Anita McMillan (Erskine)

DEATH OF LANARKSHIRE'S BETTY STEWART

From the Lanarkshire County Website

It is with much sadness that Lanarkshire Ladies' County Golf Association announce the death of Past Captain Betty McCormack. 

Betty had been ill for many years and had been resident in a nursing home. 

She was a very good golfer and was a regular member of the LLCGA team for many years. 
She won the championship in 1963, 1967, 1978 and runner up in 1964,1969, 1974 and 1980. 

Betty's funeral will take place on Monday at 10am at Maryhill Crematorium.