GEMMA BATTY IS THE LEADING SCOT IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE BRITISH LADIES AMATEUR

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Curtis Cup player Shannon McWilliam from Aboyne has a fight on her hands to survive Wednesday's halfway cut and make it through to the match-play stages of  the British women's open amateur championship at Hillside Golf Club, Southport in Lancashire.

Only the leading 64 will advance and Shannon, pictured, after an opening round of five-over-par 79, which included a triple bogey 7 at the 11th and a double bogey 6 at the 18th, will start the second round in joint 97th place.

New Scottish women's champion Gemma Batty (West Linton) looks safe after a 73, in which she reeled off nine par figures for the inward half, gave her a share of 14th place.
But Chloe Goadby (St Regulus) and Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey), both on the 76 mark, and Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) and Clara Young (North Berwick), both of whom had 77s cannot afford to miss too many birdie putts in the second round.
Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies), one of Scotland's top prospects, had a day when nothing dropped for her. She had a birdie-less round of 80. 

BRITISH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP 
Hillside Golf Club, Southport, Lancashire
First qualifying round
Par 72 SSS 78 CSS 78
68 E Chapelet (Fra)
70 E Broze (Fra), E Henseleit (Ger), E M Hualde Zuniga (Spn), F Kinhult (Swe).
71 T Larsson (Swe), A Ruiz (Mex).
72 K Fredgaard (Den), L M Gomez Ruiz (Spn), G Blackman (Chelmsford), E A Palyrinieri (Italy), S Zeeb (Ger)
73 G Batty (West Linton), L Harm (Ger), J Hall (Bishop Auckland), L Pinthier (Fra), E Osborn (Swe), E Saksa (Fin), 
74 P Roussin-Bouchard (Fra), H Screen (Berkhamsted), H Muse (West Lancs), L Hillier (Newport, Gwent), L M Humphreys (Stoke by Nayland), A Wilson (Lurgan), J Lee (Can), V Gimmy (Ger), E Moosmann (Switz), C Salort (Fra).

OTHER SCOTS' SCORES
76 C Goadby (St Regulus), H McCook (Grantown on Spey)
77 C Jaffrey (Troon Ladies), C Young (North Berwick)
79 S McWilliam (Aboyne)
80 H MacGarvey (Troon Ladies)


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Midlothian v Stirling and Clackmannan title decider in East Division women's Jamboree

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Midlothian lead the East Division women's inter-county table after beating hosts East Lothian 5.5-3.5 on the second day at Dunbar Golf Club.
Stirling and Clackmannan beat Fife 5.5-3.5 in the other match.
Midlothian's final match against Stirling and Clackmannan on Wednesday will decide who goes forward as divisional champions to join Aberdeenshire in the four-corned Scottish county finals at Kilmacolm GC in September.
Midlothian, with two wins out of two, need only to draw with Stirling and Clackmannan to book their place. Stirling and Clackmannan, for whom former British international Alison (Rose) Davidson, has won four out of four ties so far, need to beat Midlothian to finish ahead of them with two wins and a draw.

DAY TWO RESULTS MIDLOTHIAN 5.5, EAST LOTHIAN 3.5
Foursomes (2.5-0.5)
Midlothian names first
Louise Fraser and Hannah Darling bt Jill McNicoll and Alyssa Balding 3 and 2.
Alison McBride and Kate McIntosh halved with Joanne Free and Lesley Atkins
Karen Ferguson-Snedden and Caroline Steedman bt Kay Lanning and Dawn Young 5 and 4.
Singles: 3-3
Darling bt Annabel Hosie 8 and 7.
G MacDonald lost to Free 4 and 3.
K Marshall bt Atkins 3 and 2
Steedman bt McNicoll 5 and 4
McBride lost to Balding 1 hole.
Fraser lost to Lannin 3 and 2.

STIRLING and CLACKMANNAN 5.5, FIFE 3.5
Foursomes: 3-0
Stirling and Clackmannan names first
Alison Davidson and Laura Bisset bt Gillian Paton and Karin Sharp 5 and 4.
Louise Macgregor and Alison Goodwin bt Lynn Newton and Brogan Clark 7 and 6.
Jennie Allan and Alexis Hutton bt Jocelyn Mackie and Hannah Braidwood 2 holes.
Singles: 2.5-3.5
Macgregor halved with Paton
Allan lost to Mackie 1 hole.
Fiona Wait bt Sharp 3 and 2.
Mhairi Hall lost to Clark 5 and 4.
Bisset lost to Braidwood 3 and 1.
Davidson bt Lorraine Morrow 5 and 4.

How they stand

Midlothian 2

Stirling & Clackmannan 1.5

East Lothian 0.5

Fife 0

Wednesday’s Matches

Midlothian v Stirling & Clackmannan 

East Lothian v Fife

CARNOUSTIE'S FRANCES MILLAR LEADS ON DAY 1 OF THE SCOTTISH SENIORS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at PRESTWICK ST NICHOLAS

By Colin Farquharson

Frances Millar the 2017 Strokeplay champion (left) pictured with
Fiona De Vries the 2017 Matchplay Champion

Frances Millar (Carnoustie Caledonia) was the only player to get near the par of 72 in the first round of the Scottish Senior Women's Open Amateur Championship at Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club today.
She shot a one-over 73, good enough to give her a three-stroke overnight lead on Linda Allan (Glenbervie), Liz Keohone (Loudoun Gowf) and former Scottish champion Elaine Moffat (St Regulus).
Millar's two birdies came at par-5 holes, the fourth and 11th. She bogeyed the first, fifth and short 10th in halves of 38 and 35.
Allan saddled herself with two double bogey 6s at the third and sixth which led to an outward half of 41. Moffat also had a double bogey 6, at the eighth, but she birdied the fourth, seventh and 17th in halves of 38.
Former title-holder Sheena Wood finished the day with a 78 after dropping five shots to par over the last six holes, running up double bogeys at the short 10th and par-4 14th.


LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES
Prestwick St Nicholas GC par 72. SSS 72. CSS 74

73 F Millar (Carnoustie Caledonia).
76 L Allan (Glenbervie), L Kehone (Loudoun Gowf), E Moffat (St Regulus).
77 S Bland (SAfr), A Bartlett (Royal Dornoch).
78 M Smith (Tain), L Grieve (Brancepeth Castle), S Penman (Gull), M Richmond (Royal Liverpool), P Davidson (Erskine), R Purdom (Prestwick St Nicholas), S Wood (Aberdeen Ladies), K Sutherland (Royal Montrose).
79 G Kyle (East Renfrewshire), A Ryan (Tain), A Baker (Crail GS), E Stewart (Greenburn)
80 A Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie), L Campbell (Cardross)
81 I McCrone (Turnhouse), L Johnston (Gullane), F De Vries (St Rule.
82 D Jackson (Troon Ladies), J Brown (Monifieth)
83 B Biggart (North Berwick), L Wilson (Kilmarnock Barassie).

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LANARKSHIRE WIN THE KENNEDY SALVER

Lanarkshire Winning Junior Team

The West of Scotland Junior Inter County Matches for the Kennedy Salver took place today at Hamilton Golf Club.

Lanarkshire retained the trophy 

Morning Foursomes: 
Sophie Murphy &Zoe Kemp (D&A) beat Taylor White and Heather Bryce (Lanarkshire) 5/4
Aaliya Sandi & Orla Rooney (Renfrewshire) lost to Luisa Gibson & Freya Russell (Ayrshire) 3/1
Eilidh Dunbar & Jennifer Reilly (D&A) lost to Claire McLaughlan & Sarah Mason (Ayrshire) 1 hole
Romy Erskine & Hannah Carson (Renfrewshire) lost to Katie Graham & Jodie Graham (Lanarkshire) 2/1
Emily Crusher & Jennifer Lynagh (Renfrewshire) W/O (D&A)
Samantha McKay & Cristina McCracken (Ayrshire) lost to  Megan Doherty & Madeleine MacGregor ( Lanarkshire) 7/6

Foursomes Points:
Lanarkshire 2
Ayrshire 2
Renfrewshire 1 
D&A 1

Afternoon Singles:

Sophie Murphy (D&A)  beat  Sophie Kyle (Renfrewshire) 5/4
Claire McLaughlan (Ayrshire) beat Taylor White (Lanarkshire) 2up
Zoe Kemp (D&A) lost to  Louisa Gibson (Ayrshire) 1 dn
Romy Erskine (Renfrewshire) lost to  Megan Docherty (Lanarkshire) 2/1
Eilidh Dunbar ( D&A)  lost to Katie Graham (Lanarkshire)
Emily Crusher (Renfrewshire) lost to Freya Russell (Ayrshire) 1dn
Madeleine MacGregor (Lanarkshire) lost to Aaliyh Sandi (Renfrewshire) 1dn
Samantha McKay (Ayrshire) lost to  Leah Bryce (Lanarkshire ) 1 dn
D&A number 5 n/a v Christina McCracken (Ayrshire) w/o
Orla Rooney (Renfrewshire) halved Jennifer  Reilly (Lanarkshire)
D&A number 5 n/a v Jodie Graham (Lanarkshire) w/o
Jennifer Lynagh (Renfrewshire) beat  Zara Mason (Ayrshire) 2/1

Final Points 
Lanarkshire - Singles 4.5 Foursomes 2 - 6.5 points
Ayrshire - Singles 4 Foursomes 2 - 6 points
Renfrewshire - Singles 2.5  Foursomes 1  - 3.5 points
D&A - Singles 1 Foursomes 1  - 2 points

All the Team players

Thanks go to  Allison Bell for the photographs

FORMER BRITISH STAR ALISON TURNS THE CLOCK BACK FOR STIRLING AND CLACKMANNAN

By Colin Farquharson 

A Rose by any other name ... Alison helps Stirling and Clackmannan to draw with hosts East Lothian

Former British international Alison (Rose) Davidson won both her foursomes tie (in partnership with Laura Bisset) and her singles match by 5 and 4 as Stirling and Clackmannan dented East Lothian's hopes of winning the East Division women's inter-county team jamboree at their home venue of Dunbar.

The first day ended with East Lothian and Stirling & Clackmannan figuring in a 4.5-4.5 draw while Midlothian justified favouritism to win the title at the end of three days by beating Fife 6-5-2.5

The divisional champions will go forward to join Aberdeenshire in the four-cornered Scottish county finals at Kilmacolm Golf Club from September 14 to 16.

EAST LOTHIAN 4.5,  STIRLING and CLACKMANNAN 4.5

Foursomes: 2-1

East Lothian names first

Joanne Free and Lesley Atkins bt Louise Macgregor and Mhairi Hall 3 and 2.

Kay Lannin and Annabel Hosie  bt Alexis Hutton and Jennie Allan 2 holes.

Jill McNicoll and Alyssa Balding lost to Laura Bissett and Alison Davidson 2 and 1.

Singles: 2.5-3.5

Free bt Macgregor 1 hole.

Pam Hall lost to Allan 4 and 3.

Dawn Young halved with Fiona Watt

McNicoll bt Alison Goodwin 1 hole.

Balding lost to Bisset 5 and 3

Lannin lost to Davidson 5 and 4

MIDLOTHIAN 6.5, FIFE 2.5

Midlothian names first

Foursomes: 2.5-0.5

Gabrielle MacDonald and Hannah Darling bt Gillian Paton and Karin Sharp 4 and 3.

Karen Marshall and Kate McIntosh halved with Jocelyn Mackie and Susan Jackson.

Louise Fraser and Alison McBride bt Lynn Newton and Brogan Clark 2 and 1.

Singles: 4-2

MacDonald lost to Paton 4 and 2.

Darling bt Jackson 4 and 3.

Karen Ferguson-Sneddon lost to Mackie 1 hole.

Caroline Steedman bt Lorraine Morrow 5 and 4.

McIntosh bt Sharp 3 and 2.

Karen Marshall bt Clark 2 and 1.

SCOTTISH SENIORS BEGINS TOMORROW AND GO DOWN MEMORY LANE

Prestwick St Nicholas

The Scottish Seniors Ladies Open Championship begins tomorrow at Prestwick St Nicholas 

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JUNIOR KENNEDY SALVER - COME ALONG AND SUPPORT YOUR TEAM

A reminder that the 2018 Kennedy Salver will take place at Hamilton Golf Club all day on Monday June 25th. 

Please come along and support your County Team whether it be Ayrshire, D&A , Lanarkshire or Renfrewshire.

Lanarkshire were the 2017 winners

Lanarkshire Team : 

Megan Docherty (Bishopbriggs )

Taylor White (Cathkin Braes)

Katie Graham (Hamilton)

Jodie Graham (Hamilton), 

Leah Bryce (Sandyhills)

Jennifer Riley (Hamilton)

Madeleine McGregor (Hamilton)

Ayrshire Team:
Luisa Gibson (Ardeer) 
Zara Mason (Kirkcudbright) 
Christina McCracken (Troon Ladies) 
Samantha McKay (Loudoun Gowf) 
Claire McLaughlin (West Kilbride) 
Freya Russell (Troon Ladies)

Renfrewshire Team: 
Hannah Carson-East Renfrewshire
Emily Crusher-Eastwood
Romy Erskine-Kilmacolm
Sophie Kyle-East Renfrewshire
Jennifer Lynagh-Caldwell
Orla Rooney-Cowglen
Aaliyah Sandhu-Haggs Castle

D&A will announce tomorrow.

Thanks go to Allison Bell for the photo of last years winner

TOP 20 SCOTLAND LADIES GOLFER AND GOLF CLUBS OF THE WEEK FROM MYGOLFRANKING

SCOTLAND LADIES GOLFER of WEEK 18/24 is JANE MCDOUGALL of Prestwick St Cuthbert Ladies who remains NUMBER ONE on Scotland Ladies MGRanking.

SCOTLAND LADIES CLUB of WEEK 18/24 is CALLANDER GC - NUMBER ONE on ScotlandLadies Club MGRanking.

Many congratulations go to  Jayne McDougall from Callander Golf Club who is leading all the Scottish ladies golfers in the players rankings.

Callander Golf Club is top of the Golf Club Rankings

SCOTLAND LADIES

1   Jayne McDougall (Callander) 1604 points 

2  Aaliyah Sandhu (Haggs Castle) 1348 

3  Fiona Norris (Hamilton) 1206 

4= Nicola Gemmell (Crail), Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) 1196 

6  Jane M Grubb (Montrose Mercantile) 1189 

7  Megan Robb (Peterculter) 1177 

8  Lisa Chan (Cawder) 1173 

9  Kayleigh Singer (Dundas Parks) 1161 

10 Jayne McGill (Dundas Parks) 1150 

11= Kelly McNee (Loudoun Gowf), Carol Carstairs (LundinLadies) 1148

13 Sakuna Ramsay (Edzell) 1145

14 Joan Pratt (Moray) 1144

15 Hazel Hume (Tillicoultry) 1139

16 Nicola Craig (Lanark) 1136

17 Susan Woodhouse (East Kilbride) 1134

18 Carol Fell (Douglas Park) 1122

19 Astrid Koppernaes (Auchmill) 1118

20 Rhona McMillan (Greenburn) 1116

SCOTLAND LADIES – CLUBS

1  Callander 1050 

2  Dundas Parks 1005 

3  Hopeman 962 

4  Tillicoultry 943 

5 Bridge of Allan 938 

6  Keith 931

7  Greenburn 926

8   Thornton 923

9   Balmore 917

10= Alness, Buckpool 915

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JAN MACNAB FROM RANFURLY CASTLE LEADS THE RENFREWSHIRE MY GOLFING RANKING

mygolfranking.net RENFREWSHIRE LADIES GOLFER ofWEEK 18/24 is JAN MACNAB (Ranfurly Castle) who sits proudly at NUMBER ONE on Renfrewshire Ladies MGRanking.

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RENFREWSHIRE LADIES

1 Jan Macnab (Ranfurly Castle) 1115 points

2 Linda Ellery (East Renfrewshire) 1069 

3 Linda McDougall (Greenock) 1058 

4 Jane Ross (Elderslie) 1029 

5 Maureen Kemp (Gourock) 977 

6 Linda Honeyman (Erskine) 957 

7 Shirley Bell (Old Course Ranfurly) 938 

8 Janette McCartney (Erskine) 929 

9 Paula Adam (Old Course Ranfurly) 920 

10 Julie Nicol (Elderslie) 915 

RENFREWSHIRE LADIES - CLUBS

1 Erskine 872 points

2 Greenock 834

3 Old Course Ranfurly 806 

4 Elderslie 799 

5 Renfrew 794

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DOUGLAS PARK LADIES’ OPEN GREENSOMES 2018

Helen Robertson, Sally McFarlane, Anne Reid (Captain) Jinty Halley and Anne Fergusson 
(Photo courtesy of Barbara Aitchison)

64 couples took part in Douglas Park's 2018 Open Day competition yesterday on a lovely bright, albeit slightly breezy, day.

Over £500 was raised from the proceeds of the raffle and will be presented to the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research Glasgow.

Captain Anne Reid thanked Anne Fergusson, Sally McFarlane and Helen Robertson, ably assisted by Jinty Halley and Patricia Richmond, for all their organisation of 26 Douglas Park Ladies’ Open Days!  They have raised around £600 every year enabling so many different charities to benefit from these donations over the years.  Magnificent – well done ladies and thank you so much!

Christine Steedman and Ruth Mcconkey from Pitreavie had the best score of the day - 35 points winners by the better inward half 

Another highlight was local player Sheila McFarlane who had a HOLE IN ONE at the 17th

Leading Scores:

 Handicap Scratch - 18

1st Christine Steedman & Ruth Mcconkey (Pitreavie) - 35 points (bih)

2nd Diane Dryden & Liz Cochrane (Williamwood) - 35 points

3rd Helen Robertson & Sheana Donald (Douglas Park) - 34 points (bih)

4th Sheila Steele & Isobel Blackwood (Hilton Park) 34 - 34 points

Handicap 19 - 30

1st Aileen MacIntyre & Sheila McFarlane (Douglas Park) 34 points (bih)

2nd Janice McIlwraith & Mary Agnew (Douglas Park) - 34 points (bih)

3rd Maggie Bell & Cheok Yong (Langlands) - 34 points

4th Elaine McEwen (Douglas Park) & Jen Marsden (Milngavie) 33 points (bih)

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Other prizes 
Nearest the pin at the 3rd – Elizabeth Moyes & Tracy McPherson (Langlands)
Nearest the pin at the 17th – Sheila McFarlane (hole in 1!) & Aileen MacIntyre (DP)
Nearest the pin in 2 at the 16th – Shona Martin (DP) & Cathie Goldinger (Bonnyton)
Nearest the pin in 2 at the 18th – Norma Gray & Lindsay McLean (DP)

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NORTHERN COUNTIES - ALISON GOWIE AND PERTH AND KINROSS -- JENNIFER SNEDDON RISE UP THE LADDER OF MYGOLFRANKING

NORTHERN COUNTIES LADIES GOLFER of WEEK 18/24 is ALISON GOWIE (Inverness Ladies), who enters the Top 10 of Northern Counties Ladies MGRanking for the first time at No 2.

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NORTHERN COUNTIES LADIES

1 Joan Pratt (Moray) 1144 points

2 Alison Gowie (Inverness) 1085​

3 Jeani Hunter (Bonar Bridge) 1064 

4 Karen Peasnall (Alness) 1056 

5 Carol MacDonald (Carrbridge) 1043 

6 Caroline Reid (Hopeman) 1040 

7 Janet Dail Reid (Hopeman) 1036 

8 Amy Gilchrist (Torvean) 1031 

9 Myra Smith (Moray) 1028 

10 June Nicol (Inverness) 1027 

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NORTHERN COUNTIES CLUBS - LADIES

1 Hopeman 962 points

2 Alness 915

3 Rothes 864​

4 Garmouth & Kingston 842

5 Muir of Ord 815

PERTH & KINROSS LADIES PLAYERof WEEK 2018/23 is JENNIFER SNEDDON of Alyth Ladies who rises to No 3 on Perth & Kinross Ladies MGRanking.

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PERTH & KINROSS LADIES

1 Julie White (Auchterarder) 1037 points

2 Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall) 1029

3 Jennifer Sneddon (Alyth) 991 

4 Moira Morrison (Alyth) 986 

5 Laura Campbell (Pitlochry) 967

6 Rosemary Turlik (Muckhart) 965

7 Gillian Wallace (Milnathort) 959

8 Claire Hepburn (Crieff) 947

9 Carol Lambie (Dunkeld & Birnam) 931

10 Sue Waddell (Alyth) 926

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PERTH & KINROSS LADIES - CLUBS

1 Dunkeld & Birnam 884 points 

2 Alyth 880 

3 Murrayshall 856

4 Muckhart 843

5 Crieff 818

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