Megan loses in Scottish Under 18's Final

From left to right : Megan Briggs, Carly Booth and Ainsley Reid Salver winner Gabrielle MacDonald (Prestonfield) - Photo Courtesy of Cal Carson Golf Agency

Carly Booth (Comrie) beat Renfrewshire County Champiom Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) by 2 and 1 in the final of the Scottish girls championship over Peterhead Golf Club's Craigewan links this morning.
Megan went one up with a birdie at the eighth, her second of the outward half, which she reached in two-under-par 35.
Carly Booth was still one down after 11 holes but the next three holes swung her way as Megan bogeyed the 12th and 13th and Carly birdied the long 14th with a two-putt 4.
Halves at the next three holes made Carly the winner by 2 and 1 with three under par figures. Megan was one under par.

Greenlees Result - 2nd Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Erskine 7½ Old Ranfurly 1½

Megan Briggs wins to go into Scottish Under 18 Final

It's top seed Carly Booth, 15 years old from Comrie, against 17-year-old Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), the No 3 qualifier, in what could be a classic final of the Scottish girls' championship over Peterhead Golf Club's Craigewan links on Friday morning (tee off 9am).

Megan produced a hole in one at the 16th in beating the North's last hope, 15-year-old Sammy Vass (Tain), by 2 and 1 in the second semi-final.

Carly birdied the 16th and 17th to clinch a 3 and 1 win over Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) in the first semi final

SCOTTISH UNDER-18 GIRLS' CHAMPIONSHIP --- todays results
Quarter-finals – C Booth (Comrie) bt R Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) 4 and 2, P Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) bt E Muirhead (Pitlochry) 4 and 3, M Briggs (Kilmacolm) bt K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 1 hole, S Vass (Tain) bt J Sneddon (Alyth) 4 and 3.

Semi-finals – Booth bt Pretswell 3 and 1, Briggs bt Vass 2 and 1

July Medal - Ranfurly Castle

Date played 18th July 2007: July Medal main day was reduction only due to a thunder shower flooding the greens in the afternoon.

Greenlees Result - 3rd Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Div.3 Cathcart Castle 6½ Williamwood 2½; Cawder 6 Lenzie 3; Greenock 7 Turnberry 2

Megan and Pamela through to Quarter Finals of the Scottish Under 18 Championship

Renfrewshire County Champion Megan Briggs and Lanarkshire's County Champion Pamela Pretswell have both reached the last 8 of the Scottish Under 18 Championships today.
Here are all the results:
First round
C Booth (Comrie) bt A Mitchell (Hawick) 8 and 7, R Wilson (Monifieth) bt I Craigie (Torwoodlee) 4 and 3, J Meldrum (Dullatur) bt G Simpson (Murrayfield) 1 hole, R Watson (Elie & Earlsferry Ladies) bt R McIntyre (Eden) 6 and 5, L Hunter (Dalmahoy) bt L Meldrum (Dullatur) 8 and 7, E Muirhead (Pitlochry) bt R McQueen (Troon Bentinck Ladies) 9 and 7, E Briggs (Kilmacolm) bt J Graham (Southerness) 3 and 1, P Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) bt M Aird (Strathmore) 8 and 7.
M Briggs (Kilmacolm) bt C Easton (Dalmahoy) 7 and 6, E MacKay (Nairn Dunbar) bt G Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey) 1 hole, S Leslie (Westhill) bt R Watton (Mortonhall) 2 and 1, K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) bt M Johnstone (Northern) 9 and 7, S Vass (Tain) bt L McGillivray (Oldmeldrum) 7 and 6, L MacCallum (McDonald Ellon) bt G Scanlan (Hamilton) at 20th, J Sneddon (Alyth) bt A Niven (Crieff) 4 and 2, J Turner (Mortonhall) bt N Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 6 and 5.

Second round –
Booth bt Wilson 4 and 2, Watson bt J Meldrum 5 and 3, Muirhead bt Hunter 5 and 3, Pretswell bt E Briggs 6 and 5, M Briggs bt MacKay 4 and 3, MacDonald bt Leslie 6 and 4, S Vass bt L McCallum 4 and 3, Sneddon bt Turner 4 and 2.

ANSLEY REID SALVER – First round – H Peebles (Monifieth) bt N Lamond (McDonald Ellon) 2 holes, G MacDonald (Prestonfield) bt K MacCallum (McDonald Ellon) 8 and 6, F Fullerton (Huntly) bt E Aird (Strathmore) 3 and 2, H Gaunt (Troon Bentinck Ladies) bt O Borwick (McDonald Ellon) 8 and 6, L Duncan (Aboyne) bt C Geddes (Northern) 3 and 2, J Vass (Tain) bt K Moss (Monifieth) 6 and 4.

Scottish Girls' (Close) Amateur Championship - Qualifying rounds

Carly Booth, arguably the most exciting teenage prospect in Scottish amateur golf, shot a memorable nine-under-par round of 64 on her way to leading the qualifiers by six strokes for the match-play stages of the Scottish Under-18 girls’ match-play championship over Peterhead Golf Club’s Craigewan links today.
Renfrewshire Champion Megan Briggs and Lanarkshire's Champion Pamela Pretswell were 3rd and 4th respectively to qualify for the matchplay stages

CSS Round 1 - 73, Round 2 - 73
Leading Scores:
Carly Booth Comrie 64 73 137
Jane Turner Mortonhall 71 72 143
Megan Briggs Kilmacolm 75 71 146
Pamela Pretswell Bothwell Castle 74 74 148
Lindsey Hunter Dalmahoy 78 72 150
Kelsey MacDonald Nairn Dunbar 78 74 152
Sammy Vass Tain 78 74 152
Rebecca Watson Elie & Earlsferry Ladies 71 83 154
Gillian Simpson Murrayfield 83 73 156
Lauren MacCallum McDonald 81 75 156
Samantha Leslie Westhill 79 77 156
Eve Muirhead Pitlochry 80 77 157
Eilidh Briggs Kilmacolm 79 78 157

Other West of Scotland Players:
Rachael McQueen Troon Bentinck Ladies 79 85 164
Gillian Scanlan Hamilton 83 84 167
Jill Meldrum Dullatur 81 86 167
Lauren Meldrum Dullatur 88 82 170
Natasha Qayum Ranfurly Castle 87 88 175
Alyson McKechin Elderslie 89 87 176
Hannah Gaunt Troon Bentinck Ladies 100 83 183


To see the draw for the Championship Match Play click here.
To see the draw for the Ansley Reid Salver click here.

Greenlees Result -1st Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Hilton Park 5 Kilmarnock Barassie 4

Open Day - Haggs Castle

Date of Open Competition: 4th JULY 2007 Number of entries: 120 SSS: 73 CSS: 76
SILVER
Scratch SUSAN WOODS (Drumpellier) 77
1 MARION BRODIE (Strathaven) 91 (18) 73
2 FIONA ABBOT (Troon Ladies) 94 (20) 74
3 JENNIFER MACK (Haggs Castle) 83 (6) 77 (acb)

BRONZE
Scratch GILLIAN MCPHERSON (East Kilbride) 100
1 MARLENE HAMILTON (Caldwell) 92 21 71
2 SUSAN BOWKER (Helensburgh) 101 29 72
3 MOIRA KERR (Cowglen) 107 31 76
CUP WINNER: MARLENE HAMILTON (CALDWELL )

July Medal - Haggs Castle

Played 12 JULY 2007 Number of entries: 14 SSS: 73 CSS: 76 Reduction only
SILVER :
Scratch AUDREY STURGESS 89
1 AUDREY STURGESS 89 (13) 76
2 MOIRA FISH 97 (20) 77
BRONZE :
Scratch JUNE BLAKELY 103
1 JOAN MCALPINE 112 (32) 80
2 JUNE BLAKELY 103 (21) 82

Greenlees Result -1st Division

Greenlees Result: Lanark 5 Ranfurly Castle 4

July Competition Results - Paisley Golf Club

Lady Captain's Prize; 06/07/2007; Entries 24; CSS 74;
Stableford - one class - M Kennedy(26) 34pts(BIH); L Wood(24) 34pts.

Summer Meeting; 07/07/2007; Entries 10; CSS 74;
1st Class - P Buttar(20) 76; 2nd Class - M Kennedy(26) 76.

July Medal; 11/07 & 14/07/2007; Entries 17; CSS 73/74;
1st Class - P Buttar(20) 71; I Eland(22) 75
2nd Class - I Moran(28) 71; A McPherson(28) 74

Thanks to Carol Fell for all her photographs AND videos

Carol looks here and there and then spies
Jean -- thanks for the photos I did not know you were watching me !!

Greenlees Result - 3rd Division

Greenlees Result: Largs 8 Eastwood 1

Tri Am / Texas Scramble - Douglas Park

Played 13.07.07 Entries 15 Teams
1st N Campbell, K Brodie & G Evans net 66.1
2nd J Gemmell, I Berry & J Dalgleish nett 67.6
3rd L Smith, J McIlwraith & M Bryce net 68

Eilidh Briggs wins the Scottish Under 14 title

Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), who started the week by becoming Renfrewshire's youngest-ever women's county team player, ended it by winning her first national title - the Scottish Under-14 girls' championship, played in pouring rain at Brunston Castle, Ayrshire.
Eilidh, who plays off five and recently, at the age of 13, retained the Janice Moodie Trophy - Windyhill's open competition for girls, had a gross score of 78 to win the Carrie Cup at Brunston Castle.
Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield), with a net 70 off a handicap of 25, and a young player with a famous name - Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride) with a net 71 off 24, won the two handicap prizes.

Video of D&A winners of the West Of Scotland Inter County Matches

Here is a short video of the successful D&A Captain Helen MacGregor and her team (Sorry broadband users only) --- Please make sure your sound is turned on

Plus here are all the links to Photographs taken during the 3 day event:(Broadband again -- I think -- sorry)

Photos from Day 1

Photo from Day 2

Photos from Day 3
Plus here are a few words from D&A WEBMASTER Jean Campbell --- mid way thro' the afternoon on the last day ------ She aplogises about the "wind !!"

Jean Campbell (Webmaster of D&A) says a few words

Summer Meeting for Walker Quaich - Ranfurly Castle

Played July 11th 32 Entries SSS 73 CSS 74
SILVER A.Mitchell (8) 71 M.Munro (12) 72
BRONZE S.Gray (21) 73 A.Williamson (22) 77
SCRATCH A.Mitchell 79

Margaret Wilson Trophy - Erskine Golf Club

Played 11 July 2007SSS 73; CSS 73; 25 entries
P Davidson (8) 73; L Morrow (6) 74; J Muir (17) 75

D&A WIN WEST DIVISION TITLE

 

Dunbartonshire & Argyll, who have not won the Scottish title since 1997, have joined the other divisional champions, Aberdeenshire, Dumfries-shire and Midlothian, in the Scottish women’s county golf finals at Tulliallan Golf Club from August 31 to September 2.
They won the West Division women’s team championship – at Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club today, clinching the title with a 7-2 win over Ayrshire while Lanarkshire were beating the defending champions, Renfrewshire, 5-4.
D&A started the three-day programme by drawing with Lanarkshire but they won their next two matches, beating Renfrewshire on Tuesday, to finish with 2 1/2pt out of three.
Lanarkshire were runners-up with 1 1/2pt while Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire both finished with one point.
Ayrshire resisted the D&A victory roll in the morning foursomes which were shared but it was one-way traffic in the afternoon singles. Kylie Walker, Judy Galbraith, Jill Meldrum, Anne Laing and Sara Bishop won for D&A and Gemma Webster halved the other tie.
Three times Scottish champion Anne Laing was D&A’s top performer with 4 1/2pt out of six, closely followed by Sara Bishop with 4pt out of five.
But the players who gained the most points over the three days were teenager Megan Briggs and Claire-Marie Carlton, both of Renfrewshire. Megan won six out of six ties, while Claire-Marie had 5pt out of six to her credit.
Final day details:
AYRSHIRE 2, DUNBARTONSHIRE & ARGYLL 7
Foursomes: L Hendry & M MacPherson halved with J Meldrum & A Laing; D Watt & R Purdom lost to S Cadden & H Faulds 3 and 2; C Malcolm & L Keohone bt K Walker & G Webster 2 and 1 (1 ½-1 ½).
Singles: Hendry lost to Walker 3 and 2, L Willkiamson halved with Webster, Watt lost to J Galbraith 3 and 2, R McQueen lost to Meldrum 1 hole, Keohone lost to Laing 5 and 3, Malcolm lost to S Bishop 5 and 4 (1/2-5 ½)).
LANARKSHIRE 5, RENFREWSHIRE 4
Foursomes: E Cuthill & P Pretswell lost to M Briggs & C-M Carlton 1 hole; A Hendry & S Wood halved with D Jackson & G Kyle; L Lloyd & M Hughes bt E Briggs & G McGinlay 2 and 1 (1 ½-1 ½).
Singles: Pretswell lost to M Briggs 2 holes, R Rankin bt Carlton 4 and 3, Wood bt Jackson 3 and 2, A Devine bt Kyle 1 hole, Cuthill lost to McGinlay 3 and 2, Lloyd halved with E Briggs (3 ½-2 ½).
HOW THEY FINISHED
1 Dunbartonshire & Argyll (2 ½ pt), 2 Lanarkshire (1 ½ pt), 3 Renfrewshire and Ayrshire (both 1pt).
Thanks go to Colin Farquarson for the report
To see some photos from Day 3 click on the picture below:

County Matches Day 3