The British Seniors Open Strokeplay is at West Kilbride Golf Club --- Come along and Support

Ladies' Vice Captain of West Kilbride June Kerr hopes you will come and see good golf - click to enlarge

The Senior Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship at West Kilbride Golf Club is due to start on Tuesday 14th September. It takes the same format as the recent Irish Senior Ladies strokeplay - one round of 18 holes on each of two consecutive days - Tuesday and Wednesday 14th and 15th September and the top 40 go forward to the third round on Thursday 16th September. There are 90 entrants from thirteen different countries although the bulk are undoubtedly from the home nations -

There are 9 ladies from the West of Scotland:

Lorraine Campbell (Cardross)
Helen Faulds (Douglas Park)
Jane Finnie (The Ladies Golf Club Troon)
Catherine Garrett (West Kilbride)
Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie)
May Hughes (Lanark)
Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle)
Janice Paterson (Drumpellier)
Anna Telfer (Milngavie)

DO GO TO WEST KILBRIDE AND SEE SOME GREAT GOLF --- THE WORST HANDICAP IS ABOUT 6 !!

Your West of Scotland Greenlees Secretary goes hunting for golf balls !!

At the Ladies Golf Club Troon Invitation Day today where 172 players took part. Fiona Roger the West of Scotland Greenlees Secretary hunts for Pat Hutton's Golf Ball !! --- A great day was had by all.

Scotland win the Home Internationals for the 1st time in 19 years

The winning Scotland team and SLGA officials after the presenation in the Whitchurch clubhouse (image by Cal Carson Golf Agency -- click on it to enlarge)

FROM THE LGU WEBSITE
Scotland has won the Home International Matches championship for the first time since 1991.
In a nerve-tingling finish to the three days, and on an afternoon on non-stop rain, the Scots beat Ireland 5-4 in the title-decider.
“It’s a great feeling to be taking the title back to Scotland,” said team captain Lesley Nicholson. “It went right down to the wire and my players were great.”
The Scots took a 2-1 lead from the morning foursomes and shared the singles 3-3.
The fifth and winning point for Scotland was delivered by Pamela Pretswell who beat Curtis Cup team-mate Leona Maguire with a birdie at the last hole.
Ireland cancelled out Scotland’s one-point lunchtime lead when Danielle McVeigh beat Jane Turner by 6 and 5. McVeigh was three up after four holes, having birdied the second, third and fourth, and she never relinquished her grip on the outcome. Turner won only one hole, the fifth, against a Curtis Cup player in top form. McVeigh increased her lead with wins at the sixth, 11th, 12th and 13th.
Scotland edged ahead 3-2 with a two-hole win by Kelsey MacDonald over Mary Dowling in a battle of the Scottish and Irish champions.
There was never more than a hole in it until the 18th green with first one player, then the other having a one-hole lead. All square after 15 holes, MacDonald won the 16th with a par 4, halved the 17th and birdied the 18th for a two-hole win.
Dowling had birdies at the fourth, 11th and 13th. MacDonald had an eagle 3 at the fifth and that birdie at the last.
Louise Kenney increased Scotland’s overall advantage to 4-2 when she beat Sinead O’Sullivan by 3 and 2, having been three up at the turn and four ahead after 12
Then Ireland won a third point through Charlene Reid who beat Megan Briggs by 3 and 1. Two down after 11, Charlene turned the match around by winning the 12th, 13th, 14th, 16th and 17th, with a birdie.
But Scotland got the title-winning fifth point when Pamela Pretswell beat Leona Maguire by one hole, thanks to a pitch-and-putt birdie 4 at the long 18th. It had been a classic match-play encounter with Pretswell two up after five but two down after 11 to the resurgted Leona. Pretswell won the 12th and 13th to square the match but slipped one down again when Maguire won the 15th with a birdie 2.
The Scot squared the match with a 4 at the 16th, halved the 17th and then produced that all-important birdie at the 18th.
Lisa Maguire rang the curtain down on a tremendous afternoon’s play by both teams when she won by one hole against Rachael Watton. There was never more than a hole in either way.


ENGLAND 4 ½, WALES 4 1/2
Foursomes (1-2)
Charlie Douglass and Nikki Foster lost to Tara Davies and Becky Harries 4 and 3.
Charlotte Ellis and Tara Watters lost to Amy Boulden ande Gemma Bradbury 5 and 4.
Kelly Tidy and Hannah Barwood bt Katie Bradbury and Sam Birks 4 and 2.
Singles (3 ½-2 ½)
Tidy bt Lucy Gould 3 and 2.
Barwood halved with Harries.
Foster bt Katie Bradbury 5 and 4.
Watters bt Birks 4 and 2.
Charley Hull lost to Gemma Bradbury 4 and 3.
Douglass lost to Boullden 5 and 4.

IRELAND 4, SCOTLAND 5

Foursomes (1-2)
Danielle McVeigh and Charlene Reid lost to Kelsey MacDonald and Louise Kenney 2 and 1.
Sinead O’Sullivan and Gillian O’Leary lost to Megan Briggs and Martine Pow 3 and 1.
Leona Maguire and Lisa Maguire bt Pamela Pretswell and Jane Turner 1 hole..

Singles (3-3)
Mary Dowling lost to MacDonald 2 holes.
McVeigh beat Turner 6 and 5.
Leona Maguire lost to Pretswell 1 hole..
Lisa Maguire beat Rachael Watton.1 hole.
Reid beat Briggs 2 and 1.
O’Sullivan lost to Kenney 3 and 2.

FINAL PLACINGS
Scotland 3 wins.
Ireland 2 wins.
Wales and England 1 draw each.

MOST SUCCESSFUL PLAYERS AT THE 2010 HOME INTERNATIONALS WERE:

6pt Lisa Maguire (Ireland).
5pt Leona Maguire (Ireland), Pamela Pretswell (Scotland).
4 1/2pt Kelsey MacDonald (Scotland).
4pt Becky Harries (Wales), Megan Briggs (Scotland).
3 1/2pt Louise Kenney (Scotland), Tara Davies (Wales).
3pt Kelly Tidy (England), Danielle McVeigh (Ireland), Laura Murray (Scotland), Amy Boulden (Wales), Gemma Bradbury (Wales).

NEXT YEAR'S WOMEN'S HOME INTERNATIONALS WILL BE HOSTED BY HILLSIDE GOLF CLUB, SOUTHPORT, LANCASHIRE

Final Day at the Home Internationals- Scotland v Ireland

SCOTLAND v IRELAND --- TO WIN THE HOME INTERNATIONALS
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Anna Telfer wins the West Vets Autumn Meeting at Milngavie

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Anna Telfer (Milngavie) won the West Vets Autumn Meeting with a net 73 over her home course today by virtue of the better inward half from Janette McCartney (Erskine). She also had the best Scratch Score of the day with a 78.
Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) had the next best scratch score of 79.
To read the full report and see some photos from the day go to the West Vets Website

Scotland beat England 5 - 4 on Day 2 of the Home Interationals

Scotland have not been champions since 1991 at Aberdovey. Ireland last won the Miller Trophy in 2004.at Royal Porthcawl.
The Scots and the Irish are the only teams with 100 per cent win records after two days’of match-play. Today Scotland beat England 5-4 while Ireland beat Wales 6-3.

Both West of Scotland Players Pamela Pretwell (Bothwell Castle) and Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) were stars in helping Scotland to beat England in the Home Internationals at Cardiff by contributing to 4 of the 5 points they got today.
Scotland now play Ireland tomorrow in what will be a very difficult match --- GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL
SCOTLAND 5, ENGLAND 4
Foursomes (3-0)
Kelsey MacDonald and Louise Kenney beat Charlie Douglass and Nikki Foster 3 and 2.
Rachael Watton and Megan Briggs beat Charlotte Ellis and Tara Watters 1 hole.
Pamela Pretswell and Laura Murray beat Kelly Tidy and Hayley Davis 2 and 1.
Singles (2-4)
MacDonald lost to Tidy 3 and 2.
Pretswell beat Hayley Davis 5 and 4..
Watton lost to Douglass 8 and 7.
Murray lost to Foster 7 and 5.
Briggs beat Charley Hull.6 and 5.
Kenney lost to Hannah Barwood 5 and 4.

WALES 3, IRELAND 6
Foursomes (2-1)
Tara Davies and Becky Harries bt Danielle McVeigh and Charlene Reid 3 and 1.
Amy Boulden and Gemma Bradbury lost to Leona Maguire and Lisa Maguire 2 holes.
Katie Bradbury and Sam Birks bt Mary Dowling and Gillian O’Leary 4 and 3.

Singles (1-5)
Boulden lost to McVeigh 3 and 2.
Gemma Bradbury lost to Lisa Maguire 2 and 1.
Katie Bradbury lost to Charlene Reid 1 hole..
Kath O’Connor lost to Leona Maguire 8 and 7.
Davies bt Louise Coffey 1 hole.
Harries lost to Sinead O’Sullivan 3 and 2.

HOW THEY STAND
Ireland 2pt (14 game points).
Scotland 2pt (11 ½).
Wales 0pt (5 ½).
England 0pt (5).

FINAL MATCHES
Scotland v Ireland
England v Wales.

TO READ THE FULL REPORT GO TO THE LGU WEBSITE

Draw for the Scottish Mixed Foursomes at Haggs Castle

The draw for the Scottish Mixed Foursomes, which is being played at Haggs Castle on Sunday 12 September is as follows === CLICK HERE

GREENLEES MATCH IN THE POURING RAIN - AND THE DIVISIONAL MATCHES COME TO AN EXCITING FINISH

Douglas Park and Milngavie played each other at Douglas Park yesterday. They started in the lashing rain which had been non stop all morning. The match, however was able to be completed with the result being a halved match.
The 2010 Greenlees Trophy is now down to the final stages with Milngavie, Cathkin Braes and Kilmarnock Barassie all within a near shout of the Trophy. But who knows Troon who have 2 matches to play may come in WITH A LAST FLURRY !!.
It looks like Whitecraigs have won Division 2 and Largs Division 3

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HOME INTERNATIONALS - SCOTLAND BEAT WALES ON DAY 1

SCOTLAND v WALES
MORNING FOURSOMES RESULTS (SCOTLAND NAMES FIRST):
Kelsey MacDonald & Louise Kenney v Tara Davies & Rebecca Harries (A/S)
Martine Pow & Jane Turner lost to Amy Boulden & Gemma Bradbury
Pamela Pretswell & Laura Murray beat Lucy Gould & Kath O’Connor 7 and 5
SCOTLAND 1.5 WALES 1.5
IRELAND 2 ENGLAND 1

Scottish Champion Kelsey MacDonald put her side ahead overall quite early in the afternoon with a surprisingly big win over Amy Boulden.
Kelsey won by 6 and 5, losing only the first hole. She won the second, third, fourth, fifth, eighth, ninth and 12th to go six up and a half at the 13th ended the contest.

Scotland went 2 points ahead when Pamela Pretswell won on the 18th green against Gemma Bradbury who had the better of the outward half and was two up at one stage. But the Scot, who recently won the British Stroke-Play title, came on to her game on the inward half. The turning point really came when Pretswell won three holes in a row from the eighth to turn a one-hole deficit into a one-hole lead.

Bradbury did get back on terms with a 2 at the short 15th but Pretswell responded with a birdie to go back to one up at the 16th. Bradbury wasn’t finished yet. She birdied the 17th to square the match. It all boiled down to the par-5 18th which Pretswell won with a 5 to a 6 for a hard-earned one-hole victory.

Wales got their first singles point from the sixth tie with Becky Harries beating Louise Kenney 4 and 3. Harries laid the foundation of her victory by moving into a four-hole lead after only seven holes. Kenney came back at her by winning the eighth, 10th and 11th, narrowing the gap to only one hole.
But Harries birdied the 12th to double her lead again and further wins for her at the 13th and 15th sealed her victory.

With three ties to finish, Scotland led in all of them but, with memories of the dramatic downturn in their fortunes over the final hour’s play against Wales 12 months ago, none of their supporters was counting their chickens.

Teenage Scottish debutante Rachael Watton ensured that her side would gain at least a draw when she beat Sam Birks by 3 and 2. Birks had the edge over the first few holes but Watton settled to win holes five, six and seventh and, from one up at the turn, pulled away from her opponent on the inward half.

Laura Murray clinched victory for Scotland with a two-hole win over Welsh champion Tara Davies. Murray was two holes up after eight but Davies won the ninth and 10th.

Murray got her nose in front again with a birdie 3 at the 14th and went to up at the 16th. Davies kept her hopes alive by winning the 17th to be one down on the 18th tee but Murray clinched victory by winning the last with a par 5.

Megan Briggs put the icing on the cake for Scotland by beating Kath O’Connor 2 and 1 after being two down at the turn. The Scot won the 12th and the 13th with birdies and they halved the short 16th in birdie 2s before Briggs produced yet another birdie at the 17th for victory.

SINGLE MATCHES THIS AFTERNOON
Kelsey MacDonald beat Amy Boulden 6 and 5
Pamela Pretswell beat Gemma Bradbury 1Up
Laura Murray beat Tara Davies 2 Up
Megan Briggs beat Katherine O'Connor 2 and 1
Rachael Watton beat Samantha Birks 3 and 2
Louise Kenney lost to Becky Harries 4 and 3

SCOTLAND 6.5 WALES 2
IRELAND 8 ENGLAND 1

Home Internationals begin tomorrow --- Scotland v Wales

Scotland squad with officials, team captain Lesley Nicholson, second left front row, team manager Hilary Wardell, first left back row, and SLGA national coach Kevin Craggs pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency on the eve of the 2010 Women's Home Internationals at Whitchurch Golf Club, Cardiff.

The Home Internationals begin tomorrow at Whitchurch (Cardiff) Golf Club (8th - 10th September 2010) Scotland play last year's winners - Wales on Day 1.
Scotland's pairs for the opening foursomes against Wales are: Kelsey MacDonald and Louise Kenney, Martine Pow and Jane Turner, Pamela Pretswell and Laura Murray

To see the draw for the Morning Foursomes CLICK HERE

Scottish Team:
Captain - Lesley Nicholson
Manager - Hilary Wardell

Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm)
Louise Kenney (Pitreavie)
Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar)
Laura Murray (Alford)
Martine Pow (Selkirk)
Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle)
Jane Turner (Craigielaw)
Rachael Watton (Mortonhall)

Renfrewshire Junior Stableford at Whitecraigs Golf Club

The Renfrewshire County Junior Stableford (Campbell Clock Trophy) was held at Whitecraigs Golf Club on Sunday 5th September
SSS 72, CSS 72
Winner Emma Kennedy (Paisley) 35 Points
Runner Up - Flora Walker (Whitecraigs) 33 points
To read all about the day's event and see some photographs go to the Renfrewshire Ladies' County Golf Website

Laura wins for the 75th time and Kylie is the leading Scot in Austria

Laura Davies fired a closing 70 to win the UNIQA Ladies Golf Open presented by Raiffeisen in Austria yesterday.
It was her 75th career victory and third at the same event at Golf Club Foehrenwald in Wiener Neustadt after wins in 2007 and 2008. She was also second in 2009.
Congratulations go to West of Scotland's Kylie Walker who made the cut and was the leading Scot
FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
205 Laura Davies (Eng) 70 65 70
206 Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (Fra) 71 67 68
207 Alison Walshe (US) 71 69 67, Melissa Reid (Eng) 67 67 73
Scottish Players:
217 Kylie Walker (Sco) 74 71 72,
219 Carly Booth (Sco) 70 73 76, Pamela Feggans (Sco) 70 73 76,

To read the full report and all the scores go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website

Lanark's Pat Hutton wins the SLGA Regional Finals

Medal Grand Final Winners, Pat Hutton (Lanark) and Caroline Marshall (Newton Stewart)Photo Courtesy of the SLGA

Lanark's Pat Hutton won the SLGA Medal's Grand Final Silver Division at Crieff Golf Club today with a net 74 off six of a handicap.
She won by a shot from former Aberdeenshire champion Sara Mathieson (Royal Musselburgh), playing off five, with Janis Davison from Eyemouth in third place with a net 76 off 14.l
Caroline Marshall (Newtonstewart) won the Bronze Division on a better inward half from Lynn Gray (Lauder).

Both had net 75s, Caroline off 21, Lynn off 101.

Anne McGonagle (Fraserburgh) finished third with a net 76 off 21.
The par and CSS were 74 and 24 qualifiers from the regional finals took part.

To see some photographs taken by the SLGA --- CLICK HERE

Draw for the Commonwealth Spoons at Cathkin Braes

The Commonwealth Spoons are being played at Cathkin Braes on Thursday 23rd September.
To see the draw sheets from the SLGA Website ---- CLICK HERE

Scotland are the European Senior Team Champions

Scotland have pulled off a famous victory in the final of the European Senior Women's amateur team championship at Sporting Club, Berlin.
They beat the favourites and top seeds England 3-2 to win the gold medals for the first time.
Qualifying sixth of eight for the match-play stages, Pamela Williamson's squad had scored good wins on their way to the final but England were the overwhelming favourites.
When England took a 2-0 lead in the final, the writing looked to be on the wall for the Scots but they came back with a tremendous rally to tie it up at 2-2.
Then Tain's Anne Ryan, a debutante at his level of the game, won the title-gaining victory over Susan Dye in the last match to finish.
Anne, whose sister Mary Smith is also in the team, was two holes up at the turn against Susan Dye and not only maintained that advantage over the inward half, she added to it to win by 3 and 2.
Earlier Caroline Masson, four up at the turn, had beaten Fiona de Vries by 5 and 4.
And England had gone 2-0 up when Rozalyn Adams, also four up at the turn, had gone on to win by 5 and 4 against Heather Anderson from Alyth.
Then the Scotland glory run for gold started.
Mary Smith (Tain) and Moira Thomson (Gullane Ladies) won the foursomes tie by 2 and 1 against Janet Melville and Felicity Christine after being all square at the turn.
Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) levelled it overall at 2-2 by beating Christine Quinn by one hole after leading by that margin at the turn.
Switzerland beat Ireland 3 1/2-1 1 1/2 in the play-off for third place and the bronze medals.

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report and to read more --- Go to the East Vets Website

To see some photos from the Championship Website --- Click Here and also to see some of the Final Days Play -- go to the German Championship Website

Scotland Seniors win against Ireland to reach the final of the European Team Championships

Team Captain Pam Williamson is overjoyed at their win ---
Photo courtesy of www.golf.de/esltc

Scotland are through to the final of the European senior women's amateur team golf championship at Sporting Club Berlin.
The team of over-50s, captained by Pamela Williamson (Baberton), beat Ireland 3-2 in the semi-finals today (Friday) to assure themselves of gaining at least the silver medals.
But the Scots are playing so well they will be fancying their chance of striking gold against the No 1 seeds and favourites England who beat Switzerland 3 1/2-1 1/2 in the other semi-final.
To read the full report go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website

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Scottish Seniors beat the holders Germany in Berlin

The Scottish Senior Team who qualified sixth of eight, in the strokeplay stages, achieved a marvellous win over defending champions Germany, the No 3 seeds and playing on home turf, in the quarter-finals of the European senior women's amateur golf championship at Sporting Club Berlin today.
To read the full report go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website

Renfrewshire County Greensomes Stableford over Elderslie

42 couples played yesterday at Elderslie Golf Club in the Centenary Greensomes Stableford Competition
Anne Judge from Ranfurly Castle had a HOLE IN ONE at the 175 yard 8th hole and with partner Sally Smyth also from Ranfurly Castle then went on to win with 39 points by virtue of the last 3 holes on count back from the Elderslie pairing of Julie Nicol and Mary Wylie

Leading Scores:
A Judge - S Smyth Ranfurly Castle (9) 39 last 3 holes
J Nicol - M Wylie Elderslie (9) 39
S Gilchrist - G Braid Whitecraigs (17) 38

CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL THE RESULTS

Scotland Seniors Qualify in Sixth place

Scotland qualified in sixth place for the European senior women's amateur team golf championship at Berlin Sporting Club today.
They will play No 3 seeds Germany, the defending champions, in the quarter-finals of the match-play stages.
To read more go to the West Vets Website