SENIOR LADIES’ HOME INTERNATIONAL MATCHES

Royal Tara welcomes the Senior Ladies for the Home International Matches
An English Ladies’ team, boosted by their runner-up place in the European Senior Ladies’ Team Championship, will travel to Royal Tara Golf Club, County Meath with the aim of continuing their unbeaten run of four wins in the Senior’s Home International matches.

England have won all four series since the Home Internationals started in 2003 and next week, from 2-4 October, will hope to add to that tally on Irish soil.

Ireland will be looking for a good performance on home turf and have selected Mary Madden, the winner by eight shots of their Senior Matchplay Championship from Valerie Hassett, also a member of the seven-player squad.

In 2006 when the series was played at Hamilton, Scotland took the runner-up spot and will be looking to go one better in Ireland. Included in a strong team are Kathleen Sutherland, Fiona Hunter, Lorna Bennett and Helen Faulds, respectively 1, 2, 3 and 4 in their Senior Stroke Play Championship. Ms Bennett improved on that performance by winning the Senior Match Play title.

Vicki Thomas has been a mainstay of Welsh ladies’ golf since the early 1970’s but in the 2007 Senior Ladies’ Championship, in attempting to defend her title, had to be content with second place to Ann Lewis the winner from Royal St Davids. Both have been named in the Welsh team.

Royal Tara is a relatively new complex consisting of 27 holes set in rolling parkland with the most recent 18-holes, designed by European Tour professional Des Smyth, opened for play in 1995.

TEAMS

ENGLAND
Cathy Bowerbank (Captain)
Sue Rawles (Manager)
Carole Caldwell Sunningdale
Susan Dye Delamere Forest
Susan Ellis Ferndown
Christine Quinn Hockley
Hilary Smyth Pannal
Christine Watson Beaconsfield
Pat Wrightson Huddersfield

IRELAND
Rhona Fanagan (Captain)
Roma English (Manager)
Carmel Cahill Hermitage
Valerie Hassett Ennis
Marilyn Henderson West Rhine
Eileen MacMullen Donegal
Mary McKenna Donabate
Mary Madden Ballinasloe
Sheena O'Brien Kenney Grange

SCOTLAND
Joan Marshall (Captain)
Margaret MacNaughtan (Manager)
Lorna Bennett Ladybank
Fiona De Vries St. Rule
Helen Faulds Douglas Park
Fiona Hunter Baberton
Kathleen Sutherland Royal Montrose
Margaret Tough Falkirk
Pamela Williamson Baberton

WALES
Verona Mackenzie (Captain)
Gill Fouracre (Manager)
Audrey Briggs Royal Liverpool
Trudy Carradice Pyle & Kenfig
Janet Doleman Rushcliffe
Ann Lewis Royal St. Davids
Jean O'Connor Newport
Denise Richards Bargoed

Autumn Meeting /Stableford/Cup Winners - Paisley Golf Club

Autumn Meeting: 22/09/2007: Entries 12: CSS 77:
1st Class K Black(20) 80; 2nd Class R Colquhoun(33) 75
September Stableford: 26/09 & 29/09/2007: Entries 19: CSS 77/73:
1st Class H Urquhart(18) 39pts; 2nd Class M Kennedy(26) 35pts

Challenge Quaich - M Kennedy beat I Moran
Claud Rowat Cup - K Bowman beat R Colquhoun
Cunningham Cup - P Buttar beat K Bowman
Ladies Club Championship - G Mullen beat L Forsyth

Clare Queen is 5th in the UNIQA Ladies Open where Laura Davies is a winner

Laura Davies produced a vintage performance to end a 13-month wait for a title at the UNIQA Ladies Open near Vienna in Austria today.
The 43-year-old from England added a final day six-under-par 66 to her previous rounds of 69 and 65 - (which was a new course record) – to claim her 36th Ladies European Tour title and her 68th in total.
Laura finished on 16-under-par 200 after 54 holes, four strokes ahead of Sweden’s Sophie Gustafson in second.

Clare Queen (The Carrick (Loch Lomond) shot a third-round 68, one of her best rounds of the season. She had 16 birdies and one double bogey over the 54 holes. In her final round she reached five-under-par 211 with birdies at the second, seventh, ninth, 10th, 14th and 15th. Clare bogeyed the 13th and 17th. Her cash prize amounted to 8,750 Euros.
Inverness-based New Zealander Liz McKinnon had one of her better finishes of the season - joint 12th on two-under-par 214 with rounds of 70, 70 and 74 to earn 3,771 Euros. Her late birdies at the 15th and 16th came just at the right time to boost her finishing position

Scottish Mixed Foursomes --- New Date

The Scottish open amateur mixed foursomes tournament, washed out at Deer Park Golf Club on Sunday, September 16, has been rearranged for the same Livingston venue on Sunday, October 21.
An entry form for late entries is available on the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association website - SLGA Website

Greenlees Result - 2nd Division

Greenlees Result: Bothwell Castle 8 Old Ranfurly 1

Stroke Competition - Douglas Park

Played 28th Sept 2007, SSS 72, CSS 73, Entries 28,
Silver: 1st C. Fell (10) 75 acb, 2nd G. Hendry (14) 75, 3rd E. Grant (11) 75
Bronze: 1st G.Rennie (25) 70, 2nd C. Rankin (35) 73 acb, 3rd M.Bryce (23) 73
Scratch: C.Fell 85

Greenlees Result -1st Division

Greenlees Result: Prestwick St Nicholas 8 Cochrane Castle 1

Coronation Medals and Medal Finals - D&A

Played at Dullatur G.C. on Wednesday 26th September 2007 SSS73 CSS 76 - Reduction only.
Scratch : Anna Telfer (M'gavie) 82
1st Silver and Coronation Medal Winner : Cherry Jamieson (Hilton Park.) 89-14-75
2nd Silver : Anna Telfer (M'gavie) 82-5-77
1st Bronze and Coronation Medal Winner : Denise Harrow (Hilton Park.) 102-24-78
2nd Bronze : Eleanor Starling (Balmore) 102-23-79
MEDAL FINALS : Silver : Cherry Jamieson, Bronze : Denise Harrow

Charity and 5 Club Competition - Ranfurly Castle

Played 19/09/07 Charity 4 ball best Ball Winners: V.Howe H.Crichton M. Muirhead S. Crawford
Played 26/09/07 5 Club SSS 73 25 entries Scratch L.Brown 87 [bih]
Silver: P.MacKenzie 74 [13] L.Brown 76 [11]
Bronze: DMR Hardie 74 [21] [bih] A. Williamson 74 [22]

Greenlees Trophy 2007 Presentation

The presentation of trophies will take place on Monday 8th October 2007 at Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club. A glass of wine or soft drink will be served from 12:30pm and a 2 course lunch and coffee will be served at 1:00pm costing £10. Please let your own Greenlees Captain know if you wish to attend

Greenlees Result - 3rd Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Cathcart Castle 6.5 Lenzie 2.5

September Stableford - Erskine Golf Club

September Stableford (Combined) 19 September 2007
18 entries SSS 73 CSS 73 (Alt 76)
Silver: L Pearson (19) 34; K Kane (20) 33
Bronze: M Williamson (27) 39; M McLeod (26) 34;
J Stewart (23) 32

Helen Faulds loses in Semi Final of Scottish Vets at Blairgowrie

North champion Heather Anderson (Downfield) pictured left is the new Scottish Veteran Ladies Golf Association champion. In the tightest of finals over the Blairgowrie Rosemount course today (Monday), Heather beat Christine McAndrew (Nairn Dunbar), the Highland veteran women's title-holder, by one hole.
Heather was never in arrears but, at the same time, she was never more than a hole up. Christine got a birdie 2 at the ninth to square the contest but Heather regained her lead at the next hole.
Christine drew level again with a concesssion at the 13th. Heather went ahead for the last time at the 16th before two halves ended a enthralling contest.

Semi-finals - H Anderson (North) bt J Brydson (Galloway) 2 holes, C McAndrew (Highland) bt H Faulds (West) 2 and 1.
Final - Anderson bt McAndrew 1 hole.

Helen Faulds beats the Border Champion

Downfield’s Heather Anderson, the North area champion, knocked out Midlands title-holder Lorna Bennett from Ladybank by one hole in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Veteran Ladies Golf Association championship at Blairgowrie today.
West champion Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) is also in that team and she was in good form in reaching the semi-finals at Blairgowrie with a 6 and 4 win over former champion Liz Campbell (Torwoodlee), the Borders title-holder.
Christine McAndrew (Nairn Dunbar), the Highland champion, also played well to win by 4 and 2 against Ruth Brown (Lothianburn), the East title-holder.
Jean Brydson (Galloway) won at the 21st hole in her quarter-final against Pearl Beattie (Dumfries-shire).

The semi-final line-up on Monday morning is:
9am Anderson v Brydson.
9.10 McAndrew v Faulds.
Final will tee off at 1.30pm.

Results:
Quarter-finals
H Anderson (North) bt L Bennett (Midlands) 1 hole.
Jean Brydson (Galloway) bt P Beattie (Dumfries-shire) at 21st.
Christine McAndrew (Highland) bt Ruth Brown (East) 4 and 2.
Helen Faulds (West) bt Liz Campbell (Borders) 6 and 4

Sophie Gustafson wins the De Vere Scottish Open Championship at the Carrick, Loch Lomond

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR SCOREBOARD
DE VERE LADIES SCOTTISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
The Carrick at Cameron House, Loch Lomond.
FINAL TOTALS
213 (3 x 71)
+Prizemoney in Euros.
210 Sophie Gustafson (Swe) 71 68 71 (30,000).
215 Danielle Masters (Eng) 75 72 68, Kirsty Taylor (Eng) 75 69 71, Sofia Renell (Swe) 72 68 75 (15,033 each).
217 Lynn Kenny (Archerfield Links) 72 76 69, Karen-Margrethe Jule (Den) 72 75 70, Janice Moodie (Sco) 76 70 71, Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 69 71 77 (6,620 each).
218 Sophie Walker (Eng) 72 74 72 (4,480).
219 Rebecca Hudson (Eng) 77 71 71, Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 74 73 72, Elisa Serramia (Spa) 71 71 77 (3,706 each).
220 Antonella Cvitan (Swe) 73 75 72, Marina Arruti (Spa) 74 74 72, Carly Booth (Comrie) (am) 74 74 72, Isabella Maconi (Ita) 77 73 70, Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 74 72 74, Asa Gottmo (Swe) 74 70 76 (2,992 each, except Carly Booth who is an amateur).
221 Becky Brewerton (Wal) 76 74 71, Catriona Matthew (North Berwick) 73 75 73, Ana Larrateta (Spa) 75 73 73, Johanna Head (Eng) 77 70 74, Mhairi McKay (Sco) 73 74 74, Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry Ladies) (am) 70 75 76, Anna Tybring (Swe) 78 76 67 (2,553 each,) except Sally Watson who is an amateur).
222 Caroline Hall (Eng) 75 74 73, Marta Prieto (Spa) 77 71 74, Helena Alterby (Swe) 72 75 75.
223 Dana Lacey (Aus) 74 73 76, Sara Beautell (Spa) 76 71 76, Stefanie Michl (Aut) 76 76 71, Martina Eberl (Ger) 74 71 78.
224 Nathalie David-Mila (Fra) 78 73 73, Karen Lunn (Aus) 78 76 70.
225 Rebecca Coakley (Ire) 77 71 77, Felicity Johnson (Eng) 72 75 78, Karin Borjeskog (Swe) 75 77 73.
226 Martina Gillen (Ire) 76 74 76, Frederique Seeholzer (Swi) 74 76 76, Sarah Nicholson (NZ) 75 75 76, Kirsty S Taylor (Eng) 73 79 74, Clare Queen (The Carrick at Cameron House) 72 74 80, Laura Terebey (US) 83 71 72.
227 Maria Verchenova (Rus) 74 77 76, Jenni Kuosa (Fin) 78 73 76, Melodie Bourdy (Fra) 79 74 74.
228 Laurette Maritz (SAf) 76 73 79, Lill Kristin Saether (Nor) 74 77 77, Natalie Claire Booth (Eng) 74 77 77, Lee-Anne Pace (SAf) 76 76 76, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 77 77 74.
229 Natascha Fink (Aut) 77 74 78, Elisabeth Esterl (Ger) 76 75 78, Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) (am) 78 73 78, Emma Zackrisson (Swe) 75 77 77, Elin Ohlsson (Swe) 80 72 77, Nicole Gergely (Aut) 81 71 77, Elizabeth McKinnon (NZ) 78 75 76.
230 Lynn Brooky (NZ) 75 74 81, Mette Buus (Den) 74 73 83, Georgina Simpson (Eng) 75 77 78.
231 Maria Boden (Swe) 81 71 79, Anna Rossi (Ita) 79 75 77, Christine Hallstrom (Swe) 76 78 77.
235 Stefania Croce (Ita) 79 75 81.
236 Melanie Holmes-Smith (Aus) 74 79 83.

Scottish Ladies Open Play delayed

The second day’s play at the De Vere Ladies Scottish Open was halted due to bad light at 7.10pm.
Heavy rainfall on Thursday night meant that tee times were pushed back three hours while officials assessed the course.
Sweden’s Sofia Renell leads the field on two-under-par 140 after shooting a three-under 68.
South Queensferry 16-year-old amateur Sally Watson had another good day with a 75 for 145, a 36-hole total which puts her ahead of professionals of the calibre of Janice moodie (146), Catriona Matthew (148) and Lynn Kenny (148).
Quite a few players have still to complete their second rounds which means that the third and final round will start late on Saturday.

Erskine Girls get coaching from Clare Queen and Catriona Matthew

Erskine girls were invited to attend a coaching clinic with Catriona Matthew and Clare Queen at the beautiful Carrick course prior to The Scottish Ladies Open this week. The girls were all smiles as you can see despite the awful weather. Catriona and Clare spent an hour with them giving some hints and tips and after signed autographs on hats, books etc. This was a unique and very rewarding experience for the girls aged between 9 and 13 who are all enjoying ClubGolf coaching at Erskine. There are now 11 girls participating in weekly coaching sessions at the club thanks to the volunteer coaches who make it all possible. Pictured with the girls are Janette McCartney, Sandra Littlejohn and Patricia Davidson all level 1 coaches and RLCGA members.
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Noreen Fenton the best Scot at the British Seniors

Edinburgh's Noreen Fenton finished a gallant fourth behind runaway winner Alison Murdoch from Canada in the British senior women's open amateur golf championship which ended at Copt Heath Golf Club, Solihull today.
Noreen was consistency personnified with three rounds of 79 for a total of 18-over-par 237 over a punishing ladies' course with a testing par of 73, which no player, not even the new champion, equalled in any of the rounds.
Noreen had no birdies in her final round and did well to hang on in there after a double bogey 6 at the fourth threatened to derail her steady effort. She was out in 40 and home in 39 in comparison with her earlier halves of 40-39 and 39-40.
Pamela Williamson (Baberton), who won the recent Canadian senior women's open amateur championship's "Super-seniors" (over-60) title, finished joint 11th with Fiona de Vries (St Rule) on 241. Pamela signed off with a 78 (37-41) and Fiona with an 80 (42-38).

RLCGA's Honorary Member Maureen Richmond (Kilmacolm) the 1974 Curtis Cup player and now a GP in Lancashire, came joint 15th on 244 - which was quite an achievement, considering she started with a first round of 92. After that she had a 74 and then a 78 today
Give Maureen, winner of the Spanish open seniors title earlier in the year, an 82 instead of a 92 in the first round and she would have finished runner-up for the title!
Dundee's Heather Anderson birdied the fourth, 14th and 15th in closing halves of 41 and 40 for an 81 and jt 27th place with Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) on 248. Helen unfortunately had three double bogeys in a closing 84.

Stableford - Haggs Castle

Played 20 SEPT 2007 Number of entries: 13 SSS: 73 CSS: 73
SILVER
1 MARJORIE WALKER 15 30
2 ELIZABETH FAZZI 20 29
BRONZE
1 ISABEL DUNCAN 34 29
2 BETTY MCCUDDEN 36 28

Lanarkshire Pair are runners Up in the Commonwealth Spoons Final at Tain

At Tain Golf Club yesterday, Aberdeenshire President Mary Robinson and her Aberdeenshire partner Sheila McCrae were the recipients of the SLGA's Commonwealth Spoons trophy.
They won the national final against qualifiers from all over Scotland with a net 76 - three over par - off 16.
They won by two shots from Lesley Lloyd and Fiona Scott of Lanarkshire and Amme Smith and Rena Canavan (Stirling & Clackmannan) who both had net 78s. Lloyd and Scott were playing off four, Smith and Canavan off 14. Lloyd and Scott were placed second on the better inward half.
Leading net returns
Mary Robinson & Sheila McCrae (Aberdeenshire) (16) 76; Lesley Lloyd & Fiona Scott (Lanarkshire) (4) (better inward half), Anne Smith & Rena Canavan (Stirling & Clackmannan) (14) 78; Maggie Thurston & Thelma McInroy (Angus) (19) 79; Joan Blyth & Diane Watson (Fife) (7 1/2) 79 1/2 (better inward half).
To see some photos from the event --- slightly RLCGA orientated but has got all Ayrshire, D&A and Lanarkshire represntatives --- click on the following link

Photos from Tain