Another title for Jill Meldrum

Jill Meldrum (Dullator) continued her good form this year by returned a net 72 off three of a handicap at Hayston Golf Club in extremely difficult weather conditions to win the Dunbartonshire & Argyll  Junior Championship.
She is now looking forward to representing Scotland against England in the annual schools international at Royal Lytham St Annes, Lancashire next Monday.

Senior British Women's Open Amateur - 1st Round

Played over Hilton Templepatrick Golf Club, near Belfast
FIRST ROUND
Par 71
75 Fiona de Vries (St Rule.)
76 Susan Dye (Delamere Forest), Vicki Thomas (Carmarthen).
78 Jane Rees (Hendon).
79 Chris Utermarck (Ger), Lorna Bennett (Ladybank), Sheena O'Brien-Kenney (Grange).
80 Christine Watson (Beaconsfield), Janet Collingham (Sherwood Forest), Viveca Hoff (Swe), Karen Putlz (Can), Marilyn Henderson (Castlerock), Deborah Jamgochian (US), Angela Colm (Can).
81 Diane Williams (Can), Christina Birke (Swe), Helen Jones (Strabane), Pamela Morgan (Ire), Holly Horwood (Can), Pat Bennett (Reading), Mia Stohl Samuelsson (Swe), Gill Snelson (Branston), Janice Paterson (Drumpellier).

Other Scots:

82 Noreen Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh), 

84  Barbara Biggart (North Berwick), Ruth Brown (Lothianburn) Helen Faulds (Douglas Park).

85  Pamela Williamson (Baberton), 
90 Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle).

TO SEE ALL THE RESULTS AND LIVE SCORING GO TO THE LGU WEBSITE

Alex Glennie and Suzanne Cadden are reserves for the Senior Home Internationals

he Scottish Ladies Golfing Association has named the Scotland team for the Senior Home International matches at Little Aston Golf Club, Birmingham from September 30 to October 2. It is:
Lorna Bennett (Ladybank), Fiona de Vries (St Rule), Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay), Fiona Hunter (Baberton), Mary Smith (Tain), Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose), Margaret Tough (Falkirk).
Reserves - Heather Anderson (Downfield), Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie), Suzanne Cadden (Cardross).
Non-playing captain - Joan Marshall (Baberton).

September Stableford - Douglas Park

Played  12th September SSS 72, CSS : 74, 43 entrants

Silver :

Susan Griffin 35 points

Helen Robertson 34 points

Helen Faulds 34 points

Bronze:

Mary Agnew  31 points

Pauline Vannet 30 points

Alison White 29 points

Scotland win against Ireland and Wales win the Home International Title

Wales won the women's home amateur golf internationals title in a nail-biting finish at Wrexham today.,
Although beaten 5 1/2-3 1/2 by England, the defending champions, in their final match, the Welsh won the title 12-10 on an individual games won countback.
Both Wales and England had finished two match wins apiece.
Scotland registered their first win of the tournament when they beat Ireland 6 1/2-2 1/2. Their morning capture of 2 1/2pt from the foursomes, meant the Scots needed “only” 2 1/2pt from the six singles to chalk up their first win of the tournament.
SCOTLAND 6 1/2, IRELAND 2 1/2
Foursomes: P Pretswell & L Kenney bt N Kitching & D McVeigh 1 hole; M Thomson & M Briggs halved with G Hegarty & A Murphy; K Walker & K MacDonald bt K Delaney & T Delaney 3 and 2 (2 1/2-1/2).
Singles: Thomson lost to T Delaney 1 hole, Walker lost to McVeigh 2 and 1, MacDonald bt Kitching 4 and 2, E Ogilvy bt Hegarty 5 and 4, Kenney bt G O'Leary 3 and 2, Pretswell bt Murphy 4 and 2 (4-2).
HOW THEY FINISHED
1 Wales 2 pt (individual games won 12).
2 England 2 pt (individual games won 10).
3 Scotland 1pt (individual games won 11).
4 Ireland 1pt (individual games won 8).

To read the full report go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website

RLCGA -- September Medal

Played 11th September SSS 74, CSS 76, 29 Entrants
Results:
Scratch - 12 Handicap
Gillian McGinlay 79 - 5 = 74 Cochrane Castle
Sandra Gilchrist 87 - 12 = 75 Whitecraigs
Sarah Eckford 86 - 10 = 76 Ranfurly Castle
13 Handicap upwards:
Jean Smith 94 - 15 = 79 Cathcart Castle
Evelyn Forrest 99 - 19 = 80 Bonnyton
Anita McMillan 100 - 17 = 83 Erskine
Scratch: Gillian McGinlay 79

England win 5-4 against Scotland

Defending champions England scored their first win.
They beat Scotland 5-4 after four of the singles ties were halved
To read the full days play and results go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website

D&A - September Medal

September Medal Played at Windyhill G.C. on 10th September
SSS CSS 73
Scratch: L. McColl (Bearsden) 82
1st Silver: L. McColl (Bearsden) 82-9-73
2nd Silver: C. Kelly (Windyhill) 91-15-76
1st Bronze: A. Byiers (Milngavie) 92-25-67
2nd Bronze: M. Douglas (Windyhill) 97-25-72

Scotland lose to Wales in their Opening Match in the Home Internationals

Scotland lost their opening match against Wales today
Results:
WALES 5 1/2, SCOTLAND 3 1/2
Foursomes: Sahra Hassan & Rhian Whyn Thomas bt Kylie Walker & Kelsey MacDonald 6 and 5; Breanne Loucks & Amy Boulden bt Michele Thomson & Megan Briggs 2 and 1; Tara Davies & Stephanie Evans bt Pamela Pretswell & Laura Murray 6 and 4 (3-0)
Singles: Loucks lost to Thomson 2 and 1, Hassan lost to Walker 2 and 1, Boulden bt MacDonald 1 hole, Evans bt Briggs 5 and 3, Wyn Thomas lost to Louise Kenney 5 and 4, Davies halved with Murray (2 1/2-3 1/2).
To read the full report go to Gillian Kirkwood Website

To get all the results plus Live Scoring go to the LGU WEBSITE

Linda Stevenson is the 2008 Whitecraigs Club Champion

Results of Whitecraigs Club Championship Finals -
Club Championship -
Linda Stevenson beat Sandra Gilchrist 4 & 3
Bronze Championship -
Ann Donnelly beat Sandra Carruthers 5 & 4

Message from Laura McLardy to Kilmacolm and some photos from the day

Laura McLardy from Murcar (the Winners of the Mail on Sunday tie against Kilmacolm) - sent Anne Dunn the Kilmacolm Mail on Sunday Captain a wee note to say ---
We enjoyed hosting you at Murcar at the weekend, and are glad you enjoyed your trip. I think it's true to say that we all thoroughly enjoyed our games - including those of us who lost to Eilidh and Megan!! I will do my best to take you up on your offer of a game at Kilmacolm if I can - given that's where I played in my first Scottish Girls Championship when I was 12 (quite a while ago!!) it would be nice to revisit it, since my memory of the course is a little hazy.

We'll do our very best to fly the Scottish flag successfully at Manchester. Fingers crossed!

To see some Photos from the day You can see some photos that Anne Dunn took by clicking on the following link Murcar Links v Kilmacolm -- Mail on Sunday
Alternatively to see a slideshow of the days event CLICK HERE
Anne apologises for missing out Laura McLardy and Carol Wilson in the photos but they are there in the general after match pictures

Kylie, Megan, Pamela are in Wrexham for the Home Internationals

Scotland skipper Lesley Nicholson is quietly confident that her team will give a good account of themselves in the women's home internationals which start at Wrexham Golf Club, North Wales tomorrow.
"Everybody's happy and raring to go, so that's a good sign," said Lesley, a resinstated amateur whose career on the Ladies European Tour was hampered and then cut short by a hand injury.
This is the Haddington player's first time as a team captain and she will be under no illusions that England, winners of the Miller Trophy as champions for the past three years, are anything but hot favourites to make it four in a row. The long and the short of it is that for Scotland, Ireland or Wales to win the championship, they have to beat England.
We wish the team every success and well wishes go to our West of Scotland Players Megan Briggs (Renfrewshire), Pamela Pretswell (Lanarkshire)and Kylie Walker (D&A)who are all in the team.
Wednesday morning foursomes:
WALES v SCOTLAND
Wales names first
Sahra Hassan & Rhian Wyn Thomas v Kylie Walker & Kelsey MacDonald.
Breanne Loucks & Amy Boulden v Michele Thomson & Megan Briggs.
Tara Davies & Stephanie Evans v Pamela Pretswell & Laura Murray.
Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the photograph and report

Kilmacolm just lose out to Murcar Links in the Mail on Sunday

Murcar Links are through to the last eight of the Mail on Sunday women's inter-club championship.
The North-east club team beat Kilmacolm 3-2 at Murcar Links in very windy conditions yesterday
The Briggs sisters,Eilidh and Megan playing at No 1 and No 5 in the "batting order" for Kilmacolm, won their ties but wins by Carol Wilson, Shona Anderson and Susan Murray in the middle-order matches enabled Murcar Links to reach the last eight.
The quarter-finals will be played at Marriott Worsley Park, Manchester on Monday, September 22.
Saturday's details:
MURCAR LINKS 3, KILMACOLM 2
Laura McLardy lost to Eilidh Briggs 1 hole.
Carol Wilson beat Sally Foster 3 and 2.
Shona Anderson beat Marion Stewart 2 and 1.
Susan Murray beat Annabel Kane 7 and 5.
Donna Pocock lost to Megan Briggs 2 and 1.
Well done Murcar Links and Good Luck in the next stage --- Also many congratulations to Kilmacolm on their tremendous achievement in reaching the last 16 . Difficult to win away from Home but you should be proud of getting so far

Clare and Jenna have good last rounds in Austria

Germany’s Martina Eberl overcame a six-shot deficit to claim a one-stroke victory at the Nykredit Masters in Denmark today.
The 27-year-old from Munich finished with a final round of seven-under-par 66 with a 54-hole, 14-under-par total, at Simon’s Golf Club.
Second round leader Melissa Reid from Derby was runner up at 13-under-par after closing with a level par 73.
Annika Sorenstam, playing in her last tournament in Europe before stepping away from tournament golf at the end of the year, took third place on nine-under after a closing 71.
Clare Queen (The Carrick Loch Lomond) and Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) finished well witha 3 under par and 2 under par last rounds
Leading Totals:
Par 219 (3 x 73)
205 M Eberl (Ger) 66 73 66 (30,000 Euros).
206 M Reid (Eng) 67 66 73 (20,300 Euros).
210 A Sorenstam (Swe) 71 68 71 (14,000 Euros).

Other Scottish scores included:
217 C Queen (Sco) 69 78 70 (jt 21st)
219 J Wilson (Sco) 74 74 71, (jt 28th)
223 L Kenny (Sco) 73 73 77 (jt 50th)

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

Stroke Competition - Douglas Park

Played 7th September, SSS 72, CSS 75, 12 Entrants
Silver:
Joan Gemmell 78 - 5 = 73
Paula Galloway 99 - 17 = 82
Norma Campbell 100 - 17 = 83
Bronze:
Caroline Hanlon 106 - 28 = 78
Vivien Hamilton 108 - 24 = 84
Gina Rennie 111 - 24 = 87
Scratch; Joan Gemmell 78
Winner of SLGA Brooch - Joan Gemmell

Medal 11 - Douglas Park

Played 5th September 2008, SSS 72, CSS 75, (Reduction Only) 33 Entrants,
Silver:
Joan Gemmell 79 - 6 = 73
Susan Griffin 89 - 12 = 77
Alison Miller 92 - 14 = 78
Bronze :
Helen MacDowall 102 - 26 = 76
Norma Steven 106 - 27 = 79
Mairi Telfer 102 - 21 = 81
Scratch: Joan Gemmell 79

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Clare Queen joint fifth in Denmark after Round 1

Clare Queen shot a four-under-par 69 to be lying joint fifth at the end of the first round of the Nykredit Masters at Simon's Golf Club, Denmark today.
Lynn Kenny returned a level par 73 to be in joint 31st position while Strathaven's Jenna Wilson had a 74 for a share of 40th place.
Annika Sorenstam, playing possibly her last competition in Europe before she retires, had a 71.
FIRST-ROUND SCOREBOARD: Par 73
66 M Eberl (Ger).
67 M Reid (Eng).
68 N Garrett (Aus), D-C Becker (Ger).
69 C Queen (The Carrick at Cameron House), L H Sorensen (Den), E Zackrisson (Swe), K S Taylor.
Other Scottish scores:
74 J Wilson (Strathaven) (jt 40th).
Thanks go to Colin Farqharson for the report

Autumn meeting - Kilmacolm

Played 2/9/08 18 entries, SSS 72, CSS 73
Silver:
1 Anabel Kane (13) 72
2 Beatrice Orr (15) 74
Bronze:
1 Norma Connell (29) 77
2 Norah Adams (21) 81
Scratch:
Elspeth Hanlon 82

West of Scotland Championship

As the West of Scotland Ladies' Close Championship was cancelled in May it is now being held on Sunday, 5th October, 2008. Play will take place over one round at The Old Course Ranfurly Golf Club and is open to all players with a handicap of 15 or under. Tee times will be balloted from 11.00a.m. to 2p.m. Entry fee £10 (cheques made payable to WSLGA). Please contact Isabel Crawford, West of Scotland Secretary, 4 Geirston Road, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire KA25 7LG or telephone 01505 683401. Closing date Thursday, 25th September, 2008.
An application form is available by Clicking Here

Prizes: 1st Scratch - £100; 2nd Scratch - £70; 3rd Scratch - £30.
1st Handicap - £30.