Tuesday 11 December 2018
Scottish Golf - ThisGirlsGolf - on Tour Event
Monday 10 December 2018
GETINTOGOLF CHRISTMAS CHEER AT DOUGLAS PARK GOLF CLUB
Douglas Park Ladies Christmas Lunch |
Some of the GetIntoGolf Girls |
Douglas Park Golf Club held their annual Ladies Christmas lunch yesterday. Many of the new GetIntoGolf Girls that have now joined the club enjoyed the event and certainly added plenty of action to the annual sing song !! - CLICK ON THE VIDEO BELOW
For more Photos -- Courtesy of Ann Fisher -- CLICK HERE
FOUR SCOTS QUALIFY FOR FINAL QUALIFYING SCHOOL
Hannah McCook (Grantown-on-Spey) covered her last 36 holes in nine under par with scores of 68 and 67 and a total of 285 to qualify for the Final Qualifying School of the Lalla Aicha Tour from December 16 to 20 at Marrakesh, Morocco.
Other Scots to come through the final eliminator at Amelkis Golf Club, also in Morocco, were amateur Alison Muirhead (280) who was the top Scot, Rachael Taylor (283) and Heather Stirling (285).
But Aboyne's Kimberley Beveridge missed the cut by 12 strokes with scores of 79, 74, 75 and 75 for 303.
LEADING TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
265 L Strom (Swe) 66 69 62 68.
271 Leona Maguire (Ire) 70 66 68 67
275 D Dagar (India) (am) 70 762 64 69, N Dreher (Austria) 66 68 71 70.
SCOTS' TOTALS
280 A Muirhead (am) 68 70 72 70 (T8)
283 R Taylor 66 72 74 71 (13th)
285 H McCook 73 77 68 67, H Stirling 72 72 71 70 (T17)
SELECTED TOTALS
286 S Lamb (Eng) 74 69 72 71 (T22)
290 S-J Boyd (Eng) 71 76 72 71 (T31)
MISSED THE CUT (291 and better qualified)
293 Lisa Maguire (Ire) 74 75 71 73
303 K Beveridge (Sco) 79 74 75 74
Sunday 9 December 2018
Hannah, Alison, Heather and Rachael -- look set to qualify at Tour Qualifying School
But Kimberley Beveridge needs a spectacular finish if she is to make up enough ground from her joint 55th position.
McCook, Muirhead, Stirling and Taylor should figure among the leading 38 and ties who will advance from the current pre-qualifying eliminator at Amelkis Golf Club after Monday's final round.
Muirhead is joint ninth on 210; Taylor T15 on 212; Stirling T21 on 215 while McCook shot one of the third day's best rounds - a six-under-par, seven-birdie 66 - for joint 30th place on 216. Sweden's Linnea Storm leads the field by seven shots from Ireland's Leona Maguire after a brilliant six-under 62 for a 54-hole tally of 197.
Aboyne's Kimberley Beveridge looks out of contention for qualifying after a 75 (38-37) for 228 and a share of 55th place in a field of 70.
LEADERBOARD par 216 (3x72)
197 L Strom (Swe) 66 69 62
204 Leona Maguire (Ire) 70 66 68 2
05 N Dreher (Aut) 66 68 71.
SELECTED SCORES
210 A Muirhead (Sco) 68 70 72, G Price (Eng) 72 70 69 (T9).
212 R Taylor (Sco) 66 72 74, C H Leathem (Eng) 68 68 76 (T15).
215 H Stirling (Sco) 72 72 71, S Lamb (Eng) 74 69 72 (T21)
216 H McCook (Sco) 73 77 66 (T30) 219 S-J Boyd (Eng) 71 76 72 (T35)
221 Lisa Maguire (Ire) 74 71 75 (T39)
228 K Beveridge (Sco) 79 74 75 (T55)
235 A Plumb (Eng) 76 82 77.
Leading 38 and ties after Round 4 advance to the Final Q School over five rounds in Morocco from December 16 to 20.
Saturday 8 December 2018
RENFREWSHIRE AND LANARKSHIRE COUNTY WINTER FOURSOMES UPDATES
Selfie - Lesley Anderson, Clair Barclay, Liz Hale and Lynda Bradley |
The last of the 2nd round ties of the Renfrewshire ladies County Winter Foursomes was played at the beginning of this week with the Kilmacolm pair of Lynda Bradley and Clair Barclay winning against Liz Hale and Lesley Anderson (Caldwell) -
To read the full report go to the RLCGA Website
QUARTER FINALIST AND RESULTS
CLICK TO ENLARGE TO SEE THE RESULTS |
Friday 7 December 2018
Scot Rachael Taylor sharing lead at LET Q School prelim in Morocco
The Scot shot a six-birdie, bogey-free score of 66 with gains at the fifth, 11th, 14th, 16th, 17th and 18th to share the pole position with Nadine Dreher (Austria) and Sweden's Linnea Strom.
Next best Scot was Alison Muirhead, one of five players sharing fourth place on 68.
Heather Stirling was in joint 27th place in a field of 70 competitors overnight after a par-matching 72.
Grantown-on-Spey's Hannah McCook shared 35th place with a 73 but Aboyne amateur Kimberley Beveridge had an error-strewn 79 which left her in joint 63rd position. She had double bogeys at the par-3 fifth and par-5 ninth in halves of 41-38, which did not contain a single birdie.
The eliminating competition is over five rounds.
LEADERBOARD
par 72
66 N Dreher (Aut), L Strom (Swe), R Taylor (Sco).
68 C H Leathem (Eng), F Moerk (Swe), T Malik (India), A Muirhead (Sco), M Cappeliez (Fra).
SELECTED SCORES
70 Leona Maguire (Ire) (T11)
72 H Stirling (Sco) (T27)
73 H McCook (Sco) T35)
74 Lisa Maguire (Ire), S Lamb (Eng) (T39)
70 K Beveridge (Sco) (T63)
Thursday 6 December 2018
SO WHATS NEW FOR 2019 BECOME A RULES GURU — PART 3 - BUNKERS
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Wednesday 5 December 2018
100+ Clubs Register Interest in Exciting New Digital Solution... National Conference Recap
The club management solution will be free of charge to all Scottish Golf affiliated clubs and includes a booking tee-sheet, handicap and membership management, point of sale, integrated payment processing, tour level live scoring software with more features to come.
In addition, golf clubs will receive a fully customisable and easy-to-configure website which includes complimentary hosting.
The announcement came at Edinburgh’s International Conference Centre on Saturday 1 December where 450 delegates attended their National Conference, with thousands more tuning in online.
For those of you who didn't manage to attend, they hope you enjoy this video recap of the day, starting with their CEO Andrew McKinlay who opened proceedings by outlining their vision for the future.
To read more and see the videos CLICK HERE
£2 MILLION BOOST FOR JUNIOR GOLF
Monday 3 December 2018
FESTIVE GOLF ACADEMY AT PAISLEY GOLF CLUB
Festive Fun for the Juniors |
The weather didn’t dampen the spirits of the 30 boys and girls who can be seen to be enjoying the indoor challenges and having lots of fun.
Scottish Golf - Ross Duncan (left) and Clare-Marie Junior Coaching program |
The stars for the future -- Well done Clare- Marie #getintogolf #girlsgolf #fun
Clare-Marie is the assistant professional who runs a superb junior coaching program at Paisley Golf Club where her brother Andy Carlton is the professional.
Sunday 2 December 2018
DOUGLAS PARK SECRETARY GIVES HER OVERVIEW AT THE SCOTTISH GOLF CONFERENCE OF THE GETINTOGOLF CAMPAIGN
The official Scottish Golf video can be found by CLICKING HERE and you can go to approx 1hour 47 minutes and then to 1 hour 56 minutes. - to hear her interview (much better quality and sound)
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ORIGINAL EVENT LAST YEAR AND VIDEO
AND HERE FOR THE SCOTTISH GOLF REPORT
Paul Lawrie has described the new Scottish Golf App as Phenomenal
Paul Laurie |
Scottish Golf outlines ambitious plans for future at National Conference
Former Open champion Paul Lawrie was amongst those in attendance today in his capacity as a golf centre proprietor and he said he was 'blown away’ by the new digital package.
OTHER NOTES FROM THE SCOTTISH GOLF NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Saturday 1 December 2018
LIVE STREAM FROM THE SCOTTISH GOLF CONFERENCE TODAY
The meeting today was attended around 450 people of various golfing walks of life, was a largely upbeat and wide-ranging forum which promoted innovation and fresh thinking while attempting to address long-standing issues which continue to make for grim reading.
The well-documented statistic, for instance, that only 13 per cent of Scotland’s membership is female remains a real problem “It’s not good enough,” said McKinlay bluntly. In addition, around 83 per cent of clubs still have their main men’s competition reserved for a Saturday which alienates the working woman. “Women don’t have equal opportunities,” added Ross Duncan, Scottish Golf’s development director. “Change requires a significant shift in attitude.”
The whole LIVE STREAMING is on YOU TUBE and conference begins at 12 minutes - Just move the slider along to catch the different presentations;
Scottish Women players were highlighted during the conference and also the many volunteers including Mary Richardson, Yvonne Dickson and Carol Fell - 1 hour 28.30 minutes approx
Eleanor Cannon -- 20 minutes in
Andrew McKinlay - 27. 40 minutes in
Ross Duncan 49 minutes in and introduces --
David Connor - Visit Scotland - The Solheim Cup 1 hour 33 minutes
Club Panel introduction -- 1 hour 41 minutes and interviews
Ian Forsyth - 2 hours 26 minutes
Our Offering Ian Forsyth and Paul Lawrie 2 hours 46 minutes
OCS App presentation - 2 hours 59 minutes
Prestwick St Nicholas's Junior Member Rachael Foster was also on the club panel -- See below
Friday 30 November 2018
SCOTLAND LADIES GOLFER RANKINGS IN NOVEMBER 2018
SCOTLAND LADIES – WEEK 18/47*New entry this week
1ANNA TURNER (Carluke) 1339 points
2Elizabeth Donaldson (Kirkintilloch) 1281
3Eilidh Henderson (Kirkcaldy) 1249
4Jayne McDougall (Callander) 1224
5Linda Jack (Dumfries & Galloway) 1198
6Fiona Norris (Hamilton) 1180
7Jane Tough (Brechin) 1167
8Carol Fell (Douglas Park) 1149
9Sarah Murray (Nairn Dunbar) 1144
10Orla O’Leary (Torwoodlee) 1143
11Margaret Cairns (Dunning) 1136
12 Jane Clark (Airdrie) 1125
13 Vicki Paterson (Inverurie) 1118
14Corisande Lee (Dumfries & Galloway) 1117
15Jane Grubb (Montrose Mercantile) 1113
16Carina Bunyan (Roxburghe) 1105
17Janet Wilson (Anstruther) 1102
T18Kerry Lockerbie (Crichton), Gillian Wallace (Milnathort) 1096
20Joan Pratt (Moray) 1089
SCOTLAND LADIES – CLUBS
1CARLUKE 968 points
2Torwoodlee 940
3 *Anstruther 938
4Carrickvale 936
5Balbirnie Park 930
6 Palacerigg 929
7Bridge of Allan 921
8Kirkcaldy 917
T9Clober, Minto 913
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Chief executive Andrew McKinlay is looking forward to steering Scottish Golf to an App-ier future in tandem with Eleanor Cannon.
Eleanor Cannon and Andrew McKinlay |
Thursday 29 November 2018
SO WHATS NEW FOR 2019 BECOME A RULES GURU — PART 2 -- PENALTY DROPS
In 2019, ‘water hazards” will be replaced by the expanded concept of ‘penalty areas.’ As now, players will get relief with a one stroke penalty if their ball comes to rest in this area. But, there will no longer be any special restrictions when a ball is in a penalty area.
Here’s the detail:
- There will be two types of penalty area. The first will include all areas currently defined in the Rules as a water hazard or lateral water hazard. The second will include any other areas the Committee chooses to define as penalty areas. Recommended guidelines on this will be provided in the guidebook.
- Penalty areas may therefore include desert, jungle, lava rock fields and so on.
- The two types of penalty areas will be known by the colour of their marking: yellow, which gives two relief options; and red which gives the additional option of lateral relief. Committees will be given the discretion to mark all penalty areas as red so that lateral relief will always be allowed.
- The term “hazard” will no longer be used in the Rules.
- A player will be allowed to touch or move loose impediments and touch the ground with hand or club for any reason. For example, a player can ground the club right behind the ball. However, they must not improve conditions for the stroke.