Wednesday 13 April 2011

Eilidh Briggs leads the field at the Renfrewshire County Qualifier

Defending Champion Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) had a fantastic round in the Renfrewshire County Championship Qualifier played over Haggs Castle Golf Club today. On a course that was playing exceedingly long after the last few days of heavy rain she had a 2 under par round 71 - 5 under the CSS to lead the field by 5 shots with sister Megan in 2nd place with a 76 which equalled the CSS of the day.
Eilidh was out in 34 with birdies at the 8th and 9th and then with an eagle 3 at the 14th which helped towards her par 37 inward half

Leading Scores: SSS 73 CSS 76 (Reduction Only)

Eilidh Briggs 71 (Kilmacolm)
Megan Briggs 76 (Kilmacolm)
Nicola Henderson 78 (Haggs Castle)
Alyson McKechin 79 (Elderslie)
Donna Jackson 80 (Cochrane Castle)
Linsey Stevenson 80 (Elie & Earlsferry)
Anne Judge 83 (Ranfurly Castle)
Gillian Kyle 83 (East Renfrewshire)
Linda McDougall 84 (Greenock)
Liz Stewart 84 (Greenburn)
Sara McCorkell 85 (Williamwood)
Linda Stevenson 86 (Whitecraigs) - (unable to play in the Matchplay Stages)
Patricia Davidson 86 (Erskine)
Sarah Eckford 86 (Ranfurly Castle) - (unable to play in the Matchplay stages)
Carol Fell 86 (Ranfurly Castle)
Carol Whyte 86 (Windyhill)
Lesley Cosh 87 (Cowglen Golf)
Denise Cowan 87 (Ranfurly Castle)
------------------------------------------------------------------ Cut off
Natasha Qayum 87 Ranfurly Castle
Beth Paterson 87 Eastwood Golf
Jennifer Mack 87 Haggs Castle
Marion Munro 87 Ranfurly Castle

MATCHPLAY DRAW (Thursday 14th April)

9.15: Eilidh Briggs v Denise Cowan
9.22: Linda McDougall v Gillian Kyle
9.30: Donna Jackson v Tricia Davidson
9.37: Carol Fell v Alyson McKechin
9.45: Nicky Henderson v Carol Whyte
9.52: Sara McCorkell v Linsey Stevenson
10.00: Anne Judge v Liz Stewart
10.07: Lesley Cosh v Megan Briggs

To see all the results go to the RLCGA Website

Tuesday 12 April 2011

Ayrshire County championship- Catherine Malcolm is the leading qualifier

Catherine Malcolm (Prestwick St Nicholas) leads the 16 qualifiers for the 2011 Ayrshire Ladies County Golf Association Championship, which began at Largs GC today Tuesday 12th April.
With players struggling to master the slick greens at the Kelburn course, Malcolm's 7 over par score of 80 was good enough to qualify in first place for the matchplay stages for the second year in succession, two strokes ahead of Jennifer Linklater (Largs) and Jane Finnie (Troon Ladies).

The best nett score of the day, by two shots, was recorded by Rachael Irvine, of the host club, who returned 87 - 14 = 73.

The matchplay stages take place at Largs on Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th April.For the results of todays qualifying round click on the link below
Ayrshire Championship Results --- SSS 73 CSS 76 (Reduction Only)

The First Round Matchplay is as below. First Match tees off at 09.00hrs

1. Catherine Malcolm v Roz McCulloch
2. Alex Glennie v Lesley Hendry
3. Mhari McKay v Pauline Partick
4.Liz Neill v Gillian Arnott
5.Jane Finnie v Sandie Streets
6. Rachael Irvine v Audrey Thompson
7. Roz Purdon v Rachael McQueen
8. Lesley Barker v Jenny Linklater

D&A County Championship Results (Day 1)

Morning Results:
Kirstin Scott (bye)
Lorraine Campbell beat Sheila Steele 5&3
Helen Faulds beat Kay McColl 5&4
Anna Telfer beat Janice Robertson 5&3
Nichola Ferguson beat Josephine Monaghan 8&7
Lynn McColl beat Aileen Campbell 5&4
Gayle Smith beat Anne Shanks 6&5
Laura McGeachy bye

Quarter Finals:
Lorraine Campbell beat Kirstin Scott at the 19th
Anna Telfer beat Helen Faulds 5&4
Nichola Ferguson beat Lynn McColl 3&1
Laura McGeachy beat Gayle Smith 4&3

Bronze Championship
Joyce McGregor beat Margaret Charters 2&1
Anne Nicoll beat Rhonda Morris at the 20th

Lanarkshire County Winter Foursomes Finals

Gail Campbell and Moray Meechan, East Kilbride, won the Lanarkshire County Winter Foursomes Final which was played at Drumpellier Golf Club yesterday Monday 11th April. They defeated Irene Morton and Lynne Williamson, Kirkhill ,3 and 1.

Monday 11 April 2011

D&A County Championship Qualifiers

The D&A County Championship Qualifier was played today at Windyhill Golf Club today. The weather was appalling with wind and rain reducing the qualifiers to 14 competitors for the main Championship. As a result, the top two qualifiers: Kirstin Scott (1) and Laura McGeachy (2)) have been given a bye into round 3.

Leading Scores:
Kirstin Scott 80
Laura McGeachy 82
Nichola Ferguson 83
Anna Telfer 83
Helen Faulds 85

Matchplay Draw for Tuesday 12th April 2011 (Qualifying place in brackets)
1.30 Kirsten Scott (1) (bye)
9.08 Sheila Steele (9) v Lorraine Campbell (8)
9.16 Helen Faulds (5) v Kay McColl (12)
9.24 Janice Robertson (13) v Anna Telfer (4)
9.32 Nichola Ferguson (3) v Josephine Monaghan (14)
9.40 Aileen Campbell (11) v Lynn McColl (6)
9.48 Gayle Smith (7) v Anne Shanks (10)
1.54 Laura McGeachy (2) bye.

For the Bronze Championship the qualifiers are :-
Joyce McGregor (1) v Margaret Charters (4)
Rhonda Morris (3) v Anne Nicoll (2)

Scottish Championship at Machrihanish Golf Club --- Closing Date Monday 18th April

Just a reminder that the closing date for the 2011 Scottish Championship is a week today – 12 noon on Monday 18th April. I would appreciate if you could you remind your players to get their entries in for this Championship.

The Championship is being held at Machrihanish Golf Club from 17 – 21 May. More information, including entry forms can be found on the following page of the SLGA web-site:
SLGA Website -

Entries for the team competitions (Club and County) which are run in conjunction with the stroke play qualifying rounds at the Scottish Championship close at 12 noon on Wednesday 27 April. You can check which of your members have entered so far by looking at the list of entries received on the web-site. This will be updated with the full list of entries received next Tuesday (19th April).

Entries Received -- Click Here

Please let me know if you have any questions on this or any other SLGA competition.

Kind Regards,
Claire Hargan
Championship Manager
Scottish Ladies Golfing Association Limited
The Den
2 Dundee Road
Perth
PH2 7DW
01738 442357
Registration Number 308709
www.slga.co.uk

Sunday 10 April 2011

Lanarkshire County play Midlothians County in a friendly match

Lanarkshire County Team played their annual pre-season friendly against Midlothians at Hayston Golf Club in glorious sunshine today. The Senior Lanarkshire Team lost 2 ½ - 1 ½. The Junior Lanarkshire Team shared the honours with a halved match.
Results:--- (Lanarkshire Names first)
Seniors:
Pamela Pretswell & Gillian Scanlan beat Claire Hargan & Rachael Watton 4/3
Emma Caddow & Susan Wood lost to Karen Marshall & Wendy Nicholson 2/1
Angela Devine & May Hughes lost to Louise Fraser & Kate McIntosh 2/1
Lesley Lloyd & Jenny Potter halved with Fiona de Vries & Hilary Laughland
Juniors:
Heather Neilson & Alison Reid lost to Eilidh Crawford & Heather Laing 1 down
Emily Glencorse & Abbi Kidd beat Emma Morrison & Julie Smith 1 up

Scottish Golf Show 2011 -- Kylie, Lynn and Laura Synchronise their Swings !!

Exercise Bands -- Kylie, Lynn and Laura - Click to enlarge

The Follow Through - Click to enlarge

The Scottish Golf Show 2011 has been on at the SECC in Glasgow over the last 3 days and European Tour Pros, Kylie Walker (The Carrick Loch Lomond), Lynn Kenny (Archerfield) plus Scottish Amateur Team Member Laura Murray (Alford) were demonstrating golf exercises under the guidance of Scottish Coach Kevin Craggs

Clubs Supporting National Drive to Attract New Members


Clubs across Scotland are gearing up to take part in Scottish Golf Awareness Week (10 -17 April) as part of the SGU and SLGA’s national campaign to attract more members to golf clubs.

Click on this link to go to the SCOTTISH GOLF WEBSITE

Saturday 9 April 2011

D&A INTER COUNTY FOURSOMES AND COMMONWEALTH SPOONS QUALIFYING ROUND

PLAYED AT HAYSTON G.C. ON THURSDAY 7TH APRIL 2011

INTERCOUNTY FOURSOMES QUALIFIERS

1st Scratch : Aileen Baker (H.P.) & Isobel Harvey (St. Rule) 83
2nd Scratch : Elinor Grant (D.P.) & M.Myers (Clober) 87 (BIH)
3rd Scratch : Karen Maxwell (M’gavie) & Alicia Wilson (Clober) 87

1st Handicap : Helen Robertson & Jinty Halley (both DP) 88 (12.5) 75.5
2nd Handicap : Edith Monaghan (DP) & Marie Miller(W’hill) 99(23) 76
3rd Handicap : Audrey Graham & Bobbie Latham (both H’burgh) 101(24.5) 76.5

COMMONWEALTH SPOONS QUALIFIERS (all handicap)

1st Karen Maxwell(M’gavie) & Alicia Wilson (Clober) 87(12) 75
2nd Helen Robertson & Jinty Halley (both DP) 88(12.5) 75.5 BIH
3rd Aileen Baker (HP) & Isobel Harvey (St. Rule) 83(7.5) 75.5
4th Edith Monaghan (DP) & Marie Miller (W’hill) 99(23) 76 BIH
5th Elinor Grant (DP) & May Myers (Clober) 87(11)76

Wednesday 6 April 2011

Kilmacolm Social Evening with Professional Golfer Lynn Kenny

Lynn Kenny - Click to enlarge

Lynn Kenny , Rena Simpson (Kilmacolm Ladies Captain)  and Carol Fell (WOS Webmaster) - Click to enlarge
 Lynn Kenny who is on the Ladies European Tour (LET) was the guest speaker at the Ladies Social evening at Kilmacolm Golf Club last night (Tuesday 6th April)
Lynn representing Archerfield Links Golf Club who had just returned from the Moroccan Open in the Lalla Meryem Cup the night before was in sparkling form as she entertained a captive audience about her life both as an amateur and a professional,
As an amateur she was the first reserve for the Curtis Cup team 2004; Member of the GB and Ireland Vagliano Team 2003 and Great Britain Commonwealth Team 2003; 1st Scottish Ladies Amateur Championship 2000; 2nd and 3rd in British Ladies Stroke play Championship 2003 and 2002; 1st Scottish Junior Ladies Open Stroke play Championship 2001 and 1999; Scottish Ladies Team 2000-2004, GB and I Squad 2002-2004; Winner British Universities 2002 & 2003; 2001 Won the Catriona Lambert Medal for Outstanding Sporting Achievement and East of Scotland Champion 1998.
Turning  professional in 2004 she has now played in over 100 tournaments and her many tales of the up and downs on the circuit, the players she has played with and the stars she has met made the audience laugh and laugh.
What a wonderful speaker Lynn is as well as a great golfer and also very highly talented squash player. She credited her family especially her Mum, coach Kevin Craggs and the success of Annika Sorenstam as having influenced her to play golf.

Kilmacolm Ladies Captain Rena Simpson  who had arranged the event and who alsohad invited ladies from Elderslie, Old Ranfurly and Ranfurly Castle Golf Clubs to the social evening, thanked Lynn at the end of a very successful evening.

SOME NEWS FROM THE SGU

Andrew Cotter took time out from putting his voice to the SGU's membership campaign to talk about Scottish Golf, the Masters and a few other things.

Want to see more videos from the SGU then CLICK HERE

April Medal --- The Ladies Golf Club Troon

April Medal, 1st April 2001,(SSS 73, CSS 76)

Silver:
Angela Kettlewell (16) 69
Fiona Roger (13) 74
Hilary Laughland (4) 77
Bronze:
Valerie Cram (26) 82
Scratch: Hilary Laughland 81

Monday 4 April 2011

ELDERSLIE GOLF CLUB - OPEN DAY TRI-AM

Elderslie Open Day Tri Am is on Wednesday 13th July 2011.
The entry fee is £24 per team. Starting times will be between 9.00 am and 2.30 pm. Every effort will be made to allocate a starting time close to that requested.
Click on the following link to get your ENTRY FORM

Sunday 3 April 2011

Well done Kylie -- She Finishes in Top 20 in Morocco

Kylie Walker (The Carrick on Loch Lomond) continued her good form with a 73 today in the Moroccan Open and finished in 15th place
1 286 -2 Zuzana Kamasova (SVK) Gray Bear - GC Tale, Slovakia 71 68 71 76 48,750.00 »»
2= 288 Par Alexandra Bonetti (Am) (FRA) France 75 76 71 66 Amateur »»
Caroline Masson (GER) caroline-masson.com 69 73 75 71 27,868.75 »»
Kiran Matharu (ENG) 4Sports 74 70 70 74 »»
5= 289 +1 Becky Brewerton (WAL) Wales 75 73 73 68 15,665.00 »»
Sarah Kemp (AUS) Australia 71 72 71 75 »»
7= 290 +2 Tara Davies (WAL) Wales 78 74 72 66 9,132.50 »»
Ashleigh Simon (SA) South Africa 75 78 69 68 »»
Klara Spilkova (CR) Czech Republic 69 77 75 69 »»
Anne-Lise Caudal (FRA) Lacoste, France 69 70 76 75 »»
11= 291 +3 Stefanie Michl (AUT) GC Gut Murstätten 79 72 72 68 5,825.62 »»
Cassandra Kirkland (FRA) NUNI, OAKLEY 72 78 71 70 »»
Malene Jorgensen (DEN) Odense Eventyr Golf Club 77 71 72 71 »»
Hannah Jun (USA) USA 73 73 73 72 »»
15= 292 +4 Ursula Wikstrom (FIN) Finland 75 75 72 70 4,568.57 »»
Stefania Croce (ITA) Virginia GC/Caffe Dei Miracoli 75 73 72 72 »»
Florentyna Parker (ENG) www.florentynaparker.com 76 70 73 73 »»
Kylie Walker (SCO) The Carrick on Loch Lomond 72 76 71 73 »» 4,568.57

Other Scots:

37= 297 +9 Vikki Laing (SCO) MAVRIK / Kings Acre Academy 73 71 79 74 2,535.00 »»
40 = 298 +10 Lynn Kenny (SCO) Archerfield Links 74 78 71 75 »» 1,755.00 »»

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR LIVING SCORING FROM MOROCCO

TO ACCESS THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE'S LIVE SCORING SERVICE FROM ITS EVENT THAT FINISHES TODAY AT AGADIR, MOROCCO TO FOLLOW KYLIE WALKER

CLICK HERE

Saturday 2 April 2011

Kylie has a terrific 3rd Round in Morocco

In the third round at the Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco Kylie Walker (Carrick on Loch Lomond) had a terrific one under par 71 to push her up to 9th place. Conditions were much more benign that the first two days, with only a slight breeze compared to yesterday’s strong winds.
Lalla Meryem Cup
Soleil Golf Course 31st March - 3rd April 2011
Scores at End of Round 3:
1 210 -6 Zuzana Kamasova (SVK)
2= 214 -2 Kiran Matharu (ENG)
2= 214 -2 Sarah Kemp (AUS)
4 215 -1 Anne-Lise Caudal (FRA)
5= 217 +1 Bree Arthur (AUS)
5= 217 +1 Caroline Masson (GER)
7= 218 +2 Diana Luna (ITA)
7= 218 +2 Kristie Smith (AUS)
9= 219 +3 Caroline Hedwall (SWE)
9= 219 +3 Kylie Walker (SCO)
9= 219 +3 Florentyna Parker (ENG)
9= 219 +3 Hannah Jun (USA)
31= 223 +7 Lynn Kenney (SCO)
31= 223 +7 Vikki Laing (SCO)


Lynn Kenny (SCO) Archerfield Links 74,78 71

Good Luck Kylie tomorrow

Friday 1 April 2011

Kylie makes the cut at the halfway stage in Morocco

Only three Scots survived the cut at the halfway stage of the Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco today. - Vikki Laing (71 for 144), Kylie Walker 76 for 148, and Lynn Kenny (78 for 152)).
Clare Queen and Carly Booth (both 156), Pamela Feggans and Heather MacRae(157) and Krystle Caithness (158) missed out.

Final Proposals for the SLGA/ SGU Amalgamation

Following the consultation process with clubs, counties and associations the final proposal for amalgamation of the SLGA and SGU has been published. This proposal will be voted on at an SLGA EGM at the Bell Library in Perth on Wednesday 25th May at 12 noon.

To read more click on the following link
  • SLGA-SGU amalgamation
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    It is the 1st of April today -- April Fools Day or is the beginning of Spring ?
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