Pamela Wins on Day 2 of the Vagliano Trophy but GB&I lose

The Continent of Europe team won the Vagliano Trophy today for the third time in a row in the biennial women's amateur international golf match over two days at Royal Porthcawl's windswept links in South Wales .
They made light of the bad weather – a very strong, cool wind and intermittent rain – to beat Great Britain and Ireland 15 ½-8 ½.

GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND 8 ½, CONTINENT OF EUROPE 15 ½.

Second-day results (GB and I players first)

Foursomes (2-2)

K Tidy and A Boulden beat A Bonetti and M Gidali 3 and 1.

K MacDonald and L Kenney lost to M Silva and C Hedberg 2 and 1.

P Pretswell and S Meadow lost to S Popov and L Katzy 1 hole.

Leona Maguire and D McVreigh beat M Sagstgromn and T Koelbaek 6 and 4

Singles (2-6)

H Clyburn lost to Silva 1 hole.

Maguire beat C Boutier 3 and 1.

MacDonald lost to Bonetti 3 and 2.

Meadow lost to Koelbaek 1 hole.

Tidy lost to Katzy 5 and 4.

Boulden lost to Hedberg 2 and 1.

Pretswell beat Sagstrom 2 holes.

McVeigh lost to Popov 3 and 1.

To raed the full report go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website

Scottish Seniors Championship begins on Tuesday 28th June

There might be a bit of wind at Portpatrick! - Courtesy of Noreen Fenton

There are a few West of Scotland players off to Portpatrick this weekend to take part in the Scottish Seniors Strokeplay and Matchplay Championships. We wish them every success.
Hopefully your webmaster will be able to report on the event and have the Live scores running.
To see the starting times on Day 1 - Tuesday 28th June ---- Click Here
To see some lovely photographs of Portpatrick taken by East Vet Noreen Fenton then Click Here

Photographs from the County Jamboree

If you are looking for all the photographs from the County Jamboree at Kilmarnock Barassie then click on the following link ---Carol's Photoalbums.
Here is another link to Lanarkshire's Jean MacIntyre photograph Albums taken out and about the course.  -- Jean's PhotoAlbums ------- Thanks Jean
Also here is the link to some D&A PHOTOS

Helensburgh and Cathkin Braes Golf Club are through to the last 4 in Scotland in The Mail on Sunday Classic

Helensburgh Mail on Sunday Team
L to R Lynn McCathie, Fiona Thomson Linda Moffat, Katy Rogers and Carolyn Start
Click to enlarge

Aberdour Golf Club beat Royal Montrose Golf Club won at 19th
Aldeburgh Golf Club beat Benton Hall Golf Club won at 19th
Beau Desert Golf Club beat Aston Wood Golf Club 4.5-0.5
Carmarthen Golf Club beat Cradoc Golf Club 4-1
Cathkin Braes Golf Club beat Kingsknowe Golf Club 4-1
Chart Hills Golf Club beat Sweetwoods Park Golf Club 4-1
Conwy (Caernarvonshire) Golf Club beat Welshpool Golf Club 3.5-1.5
Droitwich Golf & CC beat Cotswold Hills Golf Club 4-1
Ganton Golf Club beat Oakdale Golf Club 4-1
Glen Golf Club beat Craigmillar Park Golf Club won at 19th
Helensburgh Golf Club beat Douglas Park Golf Club 3-2
Hockley Golf Club beat Freshwater Bay Golf Club won at 19th
Huntswood Golf Club beat Andover Golf Club 3.5-1.5
Penrith Golf Club beat Dumfries & County Golf Club 3.5-1.5
Perranporth Golf Club beat Dainton Park Golf Club 4.5-0.5
Pleasington Golf Club beat Morecambe Golf Club 5-0
Retford Golf Club beat Abbeydale Golf Club 3-2
Rochdale Golf Club beat Marriott Worsley Park Hotel Golf & Cc w/o
Royal Dornoch Golf Club beat Downfield Golf Club 4-1
Slinfold Park Golf & Cc beat Hindhead Golf Club 3-2
Stapleford Abbotts Golf Club beat Brickendon Grange Golf Club 3-2
Whickham Golf Club beat Bishop Auckland Golf Club 3.5-1.5
Woburn Golf Club beat Magnolia Park Golf & Country Club 4.5-0.5
Yeovil Golf Club beat Burnham & Berrow Golf Club 3.5-1.5

Scottish Seniors Championship begins on Tuesday 28th June

PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE S L G A

Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie) will be defending the Scottish Seniors’ Strokeplay Championship against a strong field at Portpatrick Dunskey from June 28-July 1.

The Championship is split into two events. The strokeplay winner is crowned after the first 36-holes – the top 16 players then go through to battle it out for the matchplay title.

Fiona De Vries (St Regulus), who was the runner-up in the strokeplay at Fortrose and Rosemarkie last year, is unable to defend the Matchplay Championship as she broke her leg in April when she was competing for Scotland at the World Senior Curling Championships in Minnesota.

Scotland won the European Seniors’ Team Championship last year and Anderson will be joined in the line-up by another four members of the gold medal winning squad – the Tain pair of Mary Smith and Anne Ryan, Moira Thomson (Gullane) and Lorna Bennett (Ladybank).

Bennett, a many times Fife Champion, is the backmarker with a handicap of one and the majority of the 80-strong field have handicaps in single figures.

Scottish Matchplay Foursomes - Round 4 Draw

The fourth round draw is below and all ties must be played by Sunday 17th July. Full details were posted to these teams on Monday 20th June.

Round 4 Draw

Dunkeld & Birnam v Muir of Ord
Edzell Ladies v Aberdeen Ladies
Linlithgow v Bridge of Allan
Crail Golfing Society Ladies v Carnoustie Caledonia
Dirleton Castle Ladies v North Berwick
Crichton v Craigmillar Park
Kilmarnock Barassie v Whitecraigs
Mount Ellen v Douglas Park

The Semi-finals, final and 3rd/4th play-off will be played at Glenbervie Golf Club on Sunday 28th August.

The Scottish Ladies’ Stroke Play Foursomes will also be played at Glenbervie Golf Club on this date. Click Here for the Entry forms

Vagliano Trophy Europe lead after Day 1

Great Britain and Ireland's Vagliano Trophy team with skipper Tegwen Matthews, centre front row (Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency). Back row (left to right) Louise Kenney, Kelly Tidy, Stephanie Meadow, Pamela Pretswell, Holly Clyburn. Front row: Danielle McVeigh, Kelsey MacDonald, Tegwen Matthews, Amy Boulden, Leona Maguire.

Great Britain and Ireland's Vagliano Trophy team with skipper Tegwen Matthews, centre front row (Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency).
Back row (left to right) Louise Kenney, Kelly Tidy, Stephanie Meadow, Pamela Pretswell, Holly Clyburn.
Front row: Danielle McVeigh, Kelsey MacDonald, Tegwen Matthews, Amy Boulden, Leona Maguire.

In the Vagliano Trophy Match at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, South Wales, the Continent of Europe lead 7.5 to 4.5
Friday's results
Foursomes (2-2)
Kelly Tidy and Amy Boulden bt Sophia Popov and Lara Katzy 2 and 1.
Holly Clyburn and Danielle McVeigh lost to Alexandra Bonetti and Manon Gidali 4 and 3.
Kelsey MacDonald and Louise Kenney bt Marta Silva and Camilla Hedberg 1 hole.
Pamela Pretswell and Stephanie Meadow lost to Therese Koelbaek and Madelene Sagstrom 1 hole.
Singles (2.5-5.5)
Tidy lost to Bonetti 1 hole.
Boulden lost to Silva 4 and 2.
MacDonald bt Celine Boutier 1 hole.
Clyburn lost to Koelbaek 3 and 2.
Leona Maguire bt Gidali 3 and 2.
Meadow lost to Sagstrom 1 hole.
McVeigh halved with Hedberg.
Kenney lost to Popov 1 hole.
In the under 16 match the Continent of Europe lead by 6.5 to 2.5

Douglas Park Open Greensomes Results

Some of the main prizewinners - Click to enlarge

Over a 100 couples played in the Douglas Park Open Greensomes today.
Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) and Christine Kelly (Windyhill) had the best score of the day with a gross 78.
Results:
Scratch: Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) and Christine Kelly (Windyhill) 78
Handicap - Scratch - 18.9:
1st: Liz Wilder (Kirkintilloch) and Kay Cherry (Mount Ellon) 88(17.2) 70.8
2nd: Sheila MacFarlane (Dougls Park) and Mary McLean (Douglas Park) 89 (10.8) 72.2
3rd: Helen Robertson (Douglas Park) and Joan Gemmell (Douglas Park) 80 (7.6) 72.4
Handicap - 19 - 30:
1st: Janice McIlwraith (Douglas Park) and Mary Agnew (Douglas Park) 86 (20.2) 65.8
2nd: Vivienne Grant (Dullater) and Raxanna Brown (Dullater)89 (21.6) 67.4 (bih)
3rd: Susan O'Neill (Milngavie) and Laura Robertson (Milngavie) 92 (24.6) 67.4
Other Prizewinners:
Nearest the pin in 2 at the 16th: Angela Hughes and Aileen Sinclair (Ardeer) 5 feet 21/2 inches
Nearest the pin in 2 at the 18th: Christine Sweeney and Alison Thomson (Old Ranfurly) 13 feet
Nearest the pin at the 3rd: Joan Shankland and Lindsay McCubbin (Hilton Park) 31.5 inches
Nearest the pin at the 12th: May Myers (Clober) and Elinor Grant (Douglas Park) 5.5 inches
Nearest the pin at the 17th: Susan McFall and Tricia McKinnon (Old Ranfurly) - 38 inches
Putting Prize : Janice McIlwraith and Mary Agnew (Douglas Park) 27 putts

HELEN FAULDS IS THE 2011 DOUGLAS PARK CHAMPION FOR THE 11th TIME

Carol Fell and Helen Faulds - Click to enlarge

Congratulations go to Helen Faulds who won the Douglas Park Ladies Club Championship last Sunday for the 11th time. She beat Carol Fell 1 up in the final

Ayrshire win County Jamboree

Ayrshire County Team - 2011 West of Scotland Winners - Click to Enlarge

Check out all photos from the jamboree by clicking here

Ayrshire wll go to the Scottish women's county golf championship finals at Dumfries and County Golf Club from September 16 to 18 as West Division champions.
They clinched the title today on home links at Kilmarnock Barassie by beating Lanarkshire 5 1/2 - 3 1/2. Earlier in the three-day programme, Ayrshire beat Dunbartonshire and Argyll 7-2, and were 5-4 victors over defending divisional champions Renfrewshire, who went on to win the Scottish title last year.
Ayrshire took the foursomes 2-1 against Lanarksire and the singles by 3 1/2 to 2 1/2,
Renfrewshire finished runners-up after a curiously seesaw match against Dunbartonshire and Argyll. D and A surprisingly made a 3-0 clean sweep of the singles but Renfrewshire turned the tables in the singles by winning all six for a 6-3 victory.
Details:
LANARKSHIRE 3 1/2, AYRSHIRE 5 1/2
Foursomes (1-2)
R Taylor and F Norris lost to R McQeen and C Jaffrey 3 and 1.
S Wood and J Potter lost to L Hendry and J Linklater 4 and 2.
L Loyd and F Scott beat M McKay and L Allan 3 and 1.
Singles (2 1/2-3 1/2)
Taylor beat McQueen 3 and 2.
Wood lost to Jaffrey 2 holes.
Norris halved with Hendry.
E Caddow lost to Linklater 8 and 7.
A Devine beat A Glennie 2 holes.
Lloyd lost to C Malcolm 3 and 2.
RENFREWSHIRE 6, DUNBARTONSHIRE and ARGYLL 3
Foursomes (0-3)
M Briggs and E Briggs lost to N Ferguson and J Meldrum 2 holes.
A McKechin and G McGinlay lost to A Laing and L McGeacy 2 and 1.
L Stewart and G Kyle lost to S Cadden and L McColl 4 and 3.
Singles (6-0)
M Briggs beat Ferguson 5 and 4.
C Whyte beat Laing 4 and 3.
McKechin beat Meldrum 3 and 2.
Kyle beat Cadden 4 and 3.
D Jackson beat L Campbell 3 and 2.
E Briggs beat McGeachy 7 and 6.


CLICK ON THE SMALL THUMBNAIL BELOW SEE SOME PHOTOS FROM THE DAYS EVENTS -- Mainly D&A AND RLCCGA AND PIZEGIVING -- HOPEFULLY WILL HAVE LINK TO LANARKSHIRE'S JEAN MACINTYRE'S OF AYRSHIRE'S MATCH AGAINST LANARKSHIRE

Final Day at the 2011 WOS County Jamboree and Prizegiving

AYRSHIRE LEAD WEST DIVISION RACE BY BEATING RENFREWSHIRE

Ayrshire Colours - Click to enlarge

Ayrshire beat last year's Scottish county champions Renfrewshire 5-4 today on Day 2 of the West Division women's inter-county golf team championship at Kilmarnock Barassie.
The weather was dreadful in the morning but cleared up a bit in mid-afternoon.
The Ayrshire v Renfrewshire match was very close with both teams sitting on 4 points with one game to finish - Linzi Allan (Ayrshire) v Gillian McGinlay (Renfrewshire). It was all square going down the 18th.
Linzi put her second in the greenside bunker and Gillian also missed the green with her second. Gillian chipped on and narrowly missed her putt. Linzi got up and down out the bunker to win the game by one hole and the match for Ayrshire 5-4.
Ayrshire had taken a 2-1 lead in the morning foursomes and the singles were shared 3-3. The Briggs girls, Megan and Eilidh, ad a 100 per cent win record through the foursomes and singles but it was not enough to deny Ayrshire victory.
Lanarkshire, who were well beaten by Renfrewshire on Day 1, kept their hopes alive by beating Dunbartonshire 7-2.
Lanarkshire lost the top foursome but won the other two to lead 2-1 going into the singles in which they took five of the six available points.
In the other match, Lanarkshire beat Dunbartonshire and Argyll 7-2.
Going into the final day, Ayrshire have 2pt, Lanarkshire 1, Renfrewshire 1pt and Dunbartonshire and Argyll 0pt. Ayrshire play Lanarkshire in their final match. It should be an exciting finish to see who goes forward to the Scottish county finals in September as West Division champions.
SOME PHOTOS FROM THE DAY --- Click on the thumbnail below

RLCGA v AYRSHIRE Day 2 of the Jamboree

Day 2 results
AYRSHIRE 5, RENFREWSHIRE 4
Foursomes (2-1)
L Allan and M McKay lost to M Briggs and E Briggs 3 and 2.
J Linklater and L Hendry bt A McKechin and D Jackson 4 and 2.
R McQueen and C Malcolm bt C Whyte and G Kyle 2 and 1.
Singles (3-3)
McQueen lost to M Briggs 6 and 5.
A Glennie lost to McKechin 4 and 2.
Allan bt G McGinlay 1 hole.
Malcolm bt L Stewart 3 and 2.
Linklater bt Whyte 6 and 5.
Hendry lost to E Briggs 7 and 5.
LANARKSHIRE 7, DUNBARTONSHIRE and ARGYLL 2
Foursomes (2-1)
R Taylor and A Devin lost to N Ferguson and J Meldrum 2 and 1.
S Wood and J Potter bt A Laing and L McGeachy 5 and 4.
L Lloyd and F Scott bt S Cadden and L Campbell 1 hole.
Singles (5-1)
Taylor lost to Ferguson 1 hole.
Wood bt G Smith 4 and 3.
E Caddow bt Meldrum 2 and 1.
Devine bt Laing 3 and 2.
Potter bt L McColl 4 and 3.
Lloyd bt Campbell 4 and 3.
HOW THEY STAND
Ayrshire 2 wins, Renfrewshire 1, Lanarkshire 1 win, Dunbartonshire and Argyll 0 wins.
FINAL MATCHES
Ayrshire v Lanarkshire
Dunbartonshire and Argyll v Renfrewshire

RENFREWSHIRE AND AYRSHIRE START WELL IN WEST JAMBOREE

Susan Woods sinks her putt for an Eagle 3 at the 8th - Click to enlarge

CLICK HERE TO SEE SOME PICTURES FROM THE DAY

Renfrewshire made an impressive start to the West Division women's inter-county golf team championship with a 7 1/2-1 /2 win over Lanarkshire at Kilmarnock Barrassie GC.
The Briggs sisters were in top form for Renfrewshire. They teamed up an 8 and 7 win over Rachael Taylor and Scotland team captain Fiona Norris in the foursomes and then they won the Nos 1 and 2 singles. Renfrewshire won the foursomes 2 1/2-1/2 and the singles 5-1.
Eilidh, who reached the final of the Scottish women's amateur championship at Machrihanish and is the Renfrewshire champion beat Germany-based Rachael Taylor by 4 and 2. Scotland international and past Scottish champion Megan won by 3 and 2 over Susan Wood.
In the other match Ayrshire were also in cracking form. The host county beat Dunbartonshire and Argyll 7-2 after taking the morning foursomes 3-0.

DETAILS

DUNBARTONSHIRE and ARGYLL 2, AYRSHIRE 7
Foursomes: N Ferguson and J Meldrum lost to R McQueen and C Melcolm 2 and 1; L Campbell and A Laing lost to L Hendry and J Linkilater 3 and 2; S Cadden and G Smith lost to M McKay and L Allan 2 and 1 (0-3).
Singles: Ferguson bt McQueen 3 and 2, Campbell lost to Malcolm 3 and 2, Meldrum bt C Jaffrey 2 and 1, L McGeachy lost to McKay 5 and 4, Smith lost to Hendry 4 and 3, L McColl lost to Linklater 4 and 3 (2-4).


LANARKSHIRE 1 1/2, RENFREWSHIRE 7 1/2
Foursomes: R Taylor and F Norris lost to M Briggs and E Briggs 8 and 7; S Wood and J Potter halved with D Jackson and L Stewart; L Lloyd and F Scott lost to G McGinlay and G Kyle 4 and 2 (1/2-2 1/2).
Singles: Taylor lost to E Briggs 4 and 2, Wood lost to M Briggs 3 and 2, A Devine lost to A McKechin 2 and 1, E Caddow lost to McGinlay 1 hole, Potter beat C Whyte 1 hole, Norris lost to Kyle 3 and 2 (1-5).

Irish Women's Open Strokeplay Results

PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION
Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) led from wire-to-wire to win the 2011 Irish Women’s Open Strokeplay title at Elm Park, Dublin today
Ireland won the team event followed by Spain , Wales , Germany England and Scotland .
FINAL ROUND SCORES
Par 213 (3x71)
206 Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) 64 70 72
214 Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush) 73 71 70
216 Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) 68 71 77
223 Leigh Whittaker (GER) 74 74 75 Anna Arrese (ESP) 73 75 75 Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) 68 78 77
225 Manon DeRoey (BEL) 76 74 75 Rocio Sanchez (ESP) 73 75 77
228 Hannah Burke (ENG) 78 74 76
229 Whitney Hillier (AUS) 77 76 76
230 Sarah Faller (Galway) 82 75 73 Katherine O'Connor (WAL) 75 77 78 Deirdre Smith (Co. Louth) 75 82 73
231 Danielle McVeigh (RCDL) 78 76 77 Gillian O'Leary (Cork) 76 78 77 Elia Folch (ESP) 76 79 76.
Other Scots that qualified for final round
232 Jane Turner (SCO) 76 81 75
237 Rachael Watton (SCO) 79 81 77
239 Alyson McKechin (SCO) 77 83 79, Jessica Meek (SCO) 73 86 80

GB & I retain the Astor Trophy

Left to right: Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale), Amy Boulden (Maesdu), captain Tegwen Matthews (Wenvoe Castle), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa).--- Photo courtesy of Colin Farquharson - Click to enlarge

Great Britain and Ireland came back from 0-2 deficit after the foursomes to score a glorious closing 4-3 win over Canada to clinch the Astor Trophy by beating all four opposing countries at Fairhaven GC, Lancashire.
GB and I won the tournament the last time it was played, four years ago in South Africa.

Pamela and Kelsey win their singles on Day 3 of the Astor Trophy

Pamela Pretswell in action for G B and I at the AstorTrophy tournament today
(Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency)  Click to enlarge

GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND 4 1/2, NEW ZEALAND 2 ½
Foursomes (1-1)
Kelly Tidy and Holly Clyburn beat Julianne Alvarez and Chantelle Cassidy 1 hole.
Pamela Pretswell and Kelsey MacDonald lost to Cecilia Cho and Lydia Ko 3 and 2.
Singles (3 ½-1 ½)
MacDonald beat Alvarez 2 and 1.
Clyburn beat Cassidy 3 and 2.
Pretswell beat Emily Perry 6 and 5.
Amy Boulden halved Cho
Tidy lost to Ko 5 and 3

AUSTRALIA 4, CANADA 3

To read the full report go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website

Louise Kenney is leading the Ladies Order of Merit.

From the SLGA Website
After an impressive run of form, Louise Kenney, the new Scottish Ladies' Amateur Champion, has retained her lead in the Scottish Ladies' Golfing Association's Order of Merit.
The Pitreavie 28-year-old will be making her debut for the Great Britain and Ireland team against the Continent of Europe in the Vagliano Trophy at Royal Porthcawl later this month and she will travel to Wales as the Scottish No. 1.
With a top 15 finish in the St Rule Trophy, Kenney has amassed 2078 points at the top of the Order of Merit. Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), the beaten finalist in the Scottish Championship, is the nearest challenger with 1297 points following a second place in the Munross
But it is close at the top with Pamela Pretswell (1260), Jane Turner (1114), Kelsey MacDonald (1053) and Rachael Watton (1050) all over the 1000 points mark.

Kenney won the Order of Merit in 2009 but her challengers will have a chance to close the gap as she is not in the line-up for the next counting event, this weekend's Irish Women's Strokeplay Championship

Eilidh Sets Sights on Girls' Double
Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), who showed form at senior level by reaching the final of the Scottish Ladies' Amateur Championship at Machrihanish last month, has set the early pace in her bid to retain the Scottish Ladies' Golfing Association's Girls' Order of Merit.
After just three tournaments, the 18-year-old has amassed 683 points. She finished second in both the Munross Trophy and the Scottish Schools
Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) also finished runner-up in the Schools' event and she is in second place on the list with 640 points.
Lauren Whyte (St Regulus), the Scottish Schools' Champion, and Clara Young (North Berwick), who will be playing for Great Britian and Ireland in this month's Under-16 match against the Continent of Europe in Wales, are in joint third spot with 600 points
The next Girls' Order of Merit tournament is the Janice Moodie Trophy at Windyhill on July 1.

 

Ayrshire County June Quaich

June Quaich at Lochgreen on 14th June SSS 74, Par 75, CSS 75

Scratch - Audrey Thompson (Loudoun) 80

SILVER
1st: Sara-Ann Bottomley (Troon Ladies) 83-12 = 71
2nd: Debbie Peberdy ( Kilmarnock Barassie) 84-12 = 72
3rd: Julie Mackie (Troon Ladies) 91-18 = 73 bih

BRONZE
1st: Janice Gallagher (West Kilbride) 102-21 = 81
2nd: Moira Aitken (Kilmarnock Barassie) 103-21 = 82

Pamela and Kelsey win again against South Africa on Day 2 of Astor Trophy

GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND 6, SOUTH AFRICA 1
Foursomes (2-0)
Kelly Tidy and Holly Clyburn bt Bertine Strauss and Henriette Frylinck 7 and 6.
Pamela Pretswell and Kelsey MacDonald bt Kim Williams and Iliska Verwey 4 and 2.
Singles (4-1)
MacDonald bt Strauss 1 hole.
Clyburn bt Verwey 1 hole.
Pretswell bt Tiffany Avern Taplin 5 and 4.
Amy Boulden bt Frylinck 4 and 3.
Tidy lost to Williams 1 hole.

NEW ZEALAND 5, CANADA 2

To read the full report go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website

Pamela and Kelsey are unbeaten against Australia in Day 1 of the Astor Trophy

GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND 5, AUSTRALIA 2

Foursomes (1.5-0.5)
Kelly Tidy and Amy Boulden bt Emma de Groot and Minjee Lee 3 and 2.
Pamela Pretswell and Kelsey MacDonald halved with Benna Elliott and Ashley Ona.

Singles (3.5-1.5)
MacDonald beat Cathleen Santoso 6 and 5.
Clyburn halved with De Groot.
Pretswell beat Elliott 4 and 3.
Boulden lost to Lee 3 and 2.
Tidy beat Ona 4 and 3.

The Pre-tournament favourites New Zealand, with the World Nos 1 and 2 in their line-up, won a smooth and impressive win over South Africa.

NEW ZEALAND 4.5, SOUTH AFRICA 2.5

Pamela ready to play in the Astor Trophy at Fairhaven

Photograph courtesy of Colin Farquharson --- Click to enlarge

Great Britain and Ireland team with captain Tegwen Matthews taken on the eve of the 2011 Astor Trophy tournament at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lancashire.
OPENING MATCHES
SOUTH AFRICA v NEW ZEALAND
FOURSOMES
08.00 Bertine Strauss and Henriette Frylinck v Emily Perry and Chantelle Cassidy.
08.10 Kim Williams and Illiska Verwey v. Lydia Ko and Cecilia Cho.

AUSTRALIA v GB and I
FOURSOMES
08.20 Emma de Groot and Minjee Lee v Kelly Tidy and Amy Boulden.
08.30 Breanna Elliott and Ashley Ona v Pamela Pretswell and Kelsey MacDonald.

Afternoon programme of 10 singles (five S Africa v NZ, and five Australia v GBand I) tee off from 12.30.

THURSDAY
GB and I v South Africa
Canada v NZ

FRIDAY
NZ v Australia.
Canada v South Africa.

SATURDAY
Australia v Canada.
NZ v GB and I

SUNDAY (final day)
GB and I v Canada.
South Africa v Australia.

European Teams named for Austria and Sardinia

FROM THE SLGA WEBSITE 
The teams to represent Scotland in the European Team Championships to be played 5-9 July are:
EUROPEAN WOMEN'S TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
GC Murhof, Austria
Team captain: Fiona Norris (Hamilton)
Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm)
Louise Kenney (Pitreavie)
Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar)
Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle)
Jane Turner (Craigielaw)
Rachael Watton (Mortonhall)
Reserve
Laura Murray (Alford)

EUROPEAN GIRLS' TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Is Molas, Sardinia Team captain: Karen Marshall (Baberton)
Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm)
Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey)
Alyson McKechin (Elderslie)
Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies)
Lauren Whyte (St Regulus)
Clara Young (North Berwick)
Reserve
Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw)

AYRSHIRE GIRLS WIN THE KENNEDY SALVER

Thanks go to Lanarkshire's Jean MacIntyre for these photos --- CLICK HERE TO SEE LARGER



Thanks go to RLCGa's Maureen Woodhead for these photos CLICK HERE to see the photoalbum

The Junior Inter County matches for the Kennedy Salver were held at Erskine Golf Club today. In dry but cold and often windy conditions some good golf was played resulting in some close matches and overall close results with Ayrshire winning with 51/2 points from Renfrewshire with 5, D&A with 4 and Lanarkshire 31/2.

SGU BOARD DELEGATION TO MEET WITH AREAS TO PROGRESS AMALGAMATION DISCUSSIONS

The Scottish Golf Union Board has appointed three of its Directors to meet with its 16 Area Associations to ascertain the reasons behind the recent rejection of its proposal for amalgamation with the Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association.

Directors Gordon Murray, Maurice Shields and Iain Harvey will form the group to meet with representatives of the Areas who last month voted 10 – 6 against the formation of a single governing body for amateur golf in Scotland.

Douglas Connon, Chairman of the Scottish Golf Union, said: “While the amalgamation proposal was rejected, we are encouraged that there is overwhelming support for the principle of amalgamation and a commitment from our shareholders to find a solution to achieve amalgamation.”

“The Board has invited three Directors to find out what those who voted against amalgamation regarded as unacceptable and importantly what key issues need further consideration to help achieve an agreement going forward.” he added.

The three Directors will undertake this task with the objective of reporting back to the SGU Board by the end of July. Thereafter, the Board will consider the best way forward in consultation with counterparts at the SLGA.

Shareholders representing the Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association had previously voted 93% in favour of the amalgamation proposals, while a poll of 295 of the SGU’s affiliated clubs supported the proposed changes by an 89.2% majority.

JANICE MOODIE TROPHY - FRIDAY 1st JULY 2011

The closing date for the Janice Moodie Trophy is 18th June.  The competition is divided into 3 categories to encourage girls of all ages and ability with a vaild playing handicap to play (10 - 14 years, 15 - 17 Years and 18 - 21 Years.  The age categories are determined by age at 31/12/10) . In addition,  

The Janice Moodie Trophy is a counting competiton for the SLGA girls Order of Merit.

 

Tee times available between 11.00 - 2.30.  Entry Forms are available from SLGA website, Windyhill Golf Club website www.windyhill.co.uk  competitions tab.

 

We look forward to seeing familiar faces and welcoming new faces to the competiton.

Sally loses her trolley but still wins !!

Sally and DP Vice Captain Lynda Smith - Click to enlarge

Sally Macfarlane won the Lady Captain's Day prize at Douglas Park yesterday despite losing her trolley and clubs out on the course. She was at the long par 5 10th green when she turned round after putting to discover that her clubs and trolley had disappeared! Her playing partners and some gents that were in the game behind helped in the hunt.
Lo and behold the trolley was then spotted in the distance having travelled about 200 yards --- past the 11th tee , missed a ditch and crossed the 4th fairway to end up in the trees next to a field !!
One of her younger and fitter playing partners sprinted across the course to retrieve the wayward trolley. Her game went off at that point and Sally continued her good round to win the prize of the day !
Her tale was shared with the ladies who attended a lovely buffet supper after the event

THE MACKIE BOWL AT GULLANE GOLF CLUB

THE MACKIE BOWL AT GULLANE GOLF CLUB
Date:- Sunday 24th July 2011 Venue:- Gullane No.1 course Cost:- £15


This is a 36 hole scratch competition open to amateur lady golfers with a handicap of 12 and under. It is an Order of Merit Event.
If you are interested in entering this competition please contact:-

Dulcie Barnes
23, Macnair Avenue
North Berwick,
EH39 4QY
Tel: 01620 892339
e-mail: dulcie@jsbarnes.myzen.co.uk

A practice round will be allowed after 5pm on either Friday 22nd or Saturday 23rd July – times to be booked with the starter.

Please note that the closing date for entries is Monday 4th July.

Helen Faulds wins the D&A County Medal over Dumbarton

Played over Dumbarton GC, 8th June 2011, 57 ENTRANTS, SSS 71 CSS 74 Reduction Only
Silver:
Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) 78 - 5 = 73
Anna Telfer (Milngavie) 81 - 6 = 75
Anne Carswell (Helensburgh) 94 - 17 = 77
Bronze:
Hilary Russell (Balmore)103 - 26 = 77
Betty Davin (Dumbarton)100 - 22 = 78
Vivian Stevenson 99 - 21 = 78

Scratch: Helen Faulds 78

WINNER COLONEL BROCK CUP : HELEN FAULDS (DOUGLAS PARK)

Pamela Pretswell wins 1st round in the British Matchplay but is knocked out in the 2nd Round

Pamela Pretswell defeated the number 3 seed Nathalie Mansoon (Sweden) in round 1 of the British Matchplay Championship at Royal Portrush today but was defeated 3 and1 by Marta Silva in the second round

Renfrewshire County Medal over Bonnyton Golf Course

Played 9th June 2011 over Bonnyton Golf Course , 58 entrants, SSS 72 CSS 75 Reduction only
Results:
Scratch Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) 81
0 - 12
1st Lindsay Mathie (Windyhill) 85 - 11 - 74 acb
2nd June Lockhart (Gleddoch) 84 - 10 - 74
3rd Gillian Kyle (E.Renfrewshire) 81 - 5 - 76

13 +
1st Maureen Cook (Lochwinnoch) 87 - 14 - 73
2nd Moira Barnett (Bonnyton) 94 - 18 - 76 acb
3rd Gillian Gibson (Whitecraigs) 90 - 14 - 76

Medal Final Winner: Carol Fell (Ranfurly Castle)

Lauren Whyte (Fife) and Eilidh Briggs (Renfrewshire) are 1st and 2nd in the Scottish Schools Championship

Lauren Whyte (Fife) won the girls’ titles at the Paul Lawrie Foundation Scottish schools golf championships over the two courses at Murrayshall Hotel, near Perth this week.
Lauren Whyte, a St Regulus Club, St Andrews member who did very well in the recent Scottish women’s championship at Machrihanish, had scores of 71 over the Lynedoch course and 72 over the main circuit for a three-over-par total of 143.
She won by one shot from Renfrewshire women’s county champion Eilidh Briggs, a member of Kilmacolm GC, who reached the final of the Scottish women’s championship.
Eilidh had scores of 74 and 70 at Murrayshall for 144, the same total as Aboyne’s Kimberley Beveridge (South Aberdeenshire) who had rounds of 70 and 74. Briggs’ better second round was the tie-breaker in deciding who received the second place prize
Only two shots separated the first three pairs in the girls’ team championship. Fife won the day with a total of 309, thanks to the sterling efforts of Lauren Whyte and Chloe Goadby.
South Aberdeenshire (Kimberley Beveridge and Shannon McWilliam) were runners-up, only a shot behind on 309, and one stroke further back 309 were the third-placed North Ayrshire pairing of Connie Jaffrey and Mhairi McKay.
The Paul Lawrie Foundation Salver for the best handicap total by a girl was won by Kirsten Pryde (Aberdeen City). Playing off 13, she had net rounds of 65 and 68 for 133.
Runner-up on 137 was Ellie Bryce (South Lanarkshire) with net scores of 68 and 69 off 19.
Molly Stewart (Aberdeen City) came third on 139 with scores off 69 and 70 off 15.


RESULTS
GIRLS
Leading individual totals
Par 140 (69 and 71).
143 Lauren Whyte (Fife) 71 72.
144 Eilidh Briggs (Renfrewshire) 74 70 (better second round), Kimberley Beveridge (South Aberdeenshire) 70 74.
Leading team totals
308 Fife (Lauren Whyte, Chloe Goadby).
309 South Aberdeenshire (Kimberley Beveridge, Shannon McWilliam).
310 North Ayrshire (Connie Jaffrey, Mhairi McKay).
Paul Lawrie Foundation Salver (girls’ handicap)
133 Kirsten Pryde (Aberdeen City) (13) 65 68.
137 Ellie Bryce (South Lanarkshire) (19) 68 69.
139 Molly Stewart (Aberdeen City) (15) 69 70.

Ladies Wanted to play at Deer Park !!!

LADIES COMPLEMENTARY DAY AT DEER PARK GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB
Deer Park Golf and Country Club, Livingston are looking for a few lady golfers to partner some of the event sponsors in the Mixed Classic on Saturday 11th June.
The event comprises of 9 holes each of Greensomes, Foursomes and Fourball. Coffee and Biscuits on arrival. Brunch is available after the 1st 9 holes, Pimms is served after the 2nd 9 holes, the day is finished off with a 3 course buffet after the last 9 holes.
Lots of prizes and there is no limit on handicap.
The day is complementary for the few lady golfers who are willing to help us out.
More information can be found by downloading the poster.
Deer Park Mixed Classic or Call Sandy Strachan, Golf Professional, on 01506 446688 if you are interested.

PS Please forward to any lady golfers who you feel may be interested.

BRITISH WOMEN'S GOLF WEDNESDAY TOTALS and MATCHPLAY DRAW

BRITISH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland.
QUALIFIERS FOR MATCH-PLAY
Par 148 (2x74). CSS 78 + tbc. Yardage 6401
140 Camilla Hedberg (Spa) 71 69.
142 Louise Kristersson (Swe) 73 69.
143 Nathalie Mansson (Swe) 76 67.
144 Sophia Popov (Ger) 71 73, Christine Wong (Can) 73 71, Lydia Ko (NZ) 71 73.
145 Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) 75 70.
146 Charley Hull (Woburn) 74 72, Marita Engzelius (Nor) 71 75, Amy Boulden (Maesdu) 74 72, Cecilia Cho (NZ) 73 73.
147 Valerie Sternebeck (Ger) 73 74, Lauren Blease (Burhill) 76 71, Therese Koelbaek (Den) 76 71, Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) 75 72, Sally Watson (Elie and Earlsferry) 73 74, Nicole Vandermade (Can) 71 76.
148 Iliska Verwey (SAf) 75 73, Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) 78 70, Anne-Catherine Tanguay (Can) 75 73, Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down) 72 76, Celine Boutier (Fra) 76 72, Charlotte Lorentzen (Den) 74 74, Minjee Lee (Aus) 68 80.
149 Thea Hoffmeister (Ger) 77 72, Pia Halbig (Ger) 75 74, Lara Katzy (Ger) 75 74, Giulia Molinaro (Ita) 72 77, Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 79 70, Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) 77 72.
150 Justine Dreher (Fra) 74 76, Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush) 74 76.
151 Marta Sanz Barrio (Spa) 75 76, Stephanie Kirchmayr (Ger) 78 73, Rebecca Lee-Bentham (Can) 75 76, Marta Silva (Spa) 75 76, Laure Castelain (Fra) 79 72.
152 Sara Monberg (Den) 73 79, Lauren Taylor (Woburn) 73 79, Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 78 74, Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) 74 78, Fanny Vuignier (Swi) 77 75.
153 Charlene Reid (Royal Portrush) 76 77, Charlotte Wild (Mere) 76 77, Patricia Sanz Barrios (Spa) 82 71, Kyle Roig (Puerto Rico) 76 77, Perrine Delacour (Fra) 73 80..
154 Kim Williams (SAf) 80 74, Myrte Eikenaar (Net) 82 72, Alexandra Bonetti (Fra) 77 77, Deirdre Smith (Co Louth) 78 76, Johanna Tillstrom (Swe) 73 81, Jessica Wallace (Can) 79 75, Breanna Elliott (Aus) 74 80.
155 Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 74 81, Bertine Strauss (SAf) 78 77, Jess Wilcox (Blankney) 78 77, Victoria Bradshaw (Bangor)76 79, Anais Maggetti (Swi) 77 78.
156 Alexandra Vilatte (Fra) 79 77, Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 77 79, Emma Broze (Fra) 80 76.
157 (after card play-off: better second rounds) Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies) 83 74, Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion)

FAILED TO QUALIFY
157 Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 79 78
159 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 80 79.
161 Gillian Montieth (Portpatrick Dunskey) 83 78,
164 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 78 86,
177 Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) 85 92.

MATCH-PLAY DRAW
07.30 C Hedberg v E O'Driscoll.
L Castelain v S Meadow.
N Vandermade v M Eikenaar.
K Williams v V Sternebeck.
08.02 A Boulden v J Wilcox.
L Kenney v M Lee.
R Watton v K Roig.
A Maggetti v C Hull.
08.34 S Popov v E Broze.
R Lee-Bentham v L Katzy.
I Verwe6 v P Sanz Barrios.
B Elliott v T Koelbaek.
09.06 L Blease v A Bonetti.
C Reid v A-C Tanguay.
P Halbig v M Sanz Barrio.
09.30 A Vilatte v C Wong.
N Mansson v P Pretswell.
M Sillva v G Molinaro.
C Boutier v C Wild.
10.02 D Smith v Lisa Maguire.
M Engzelius v J Tillstrom.
S Monberg v C K Lorentzen.
K Tidy v K MacDonald.
10.34 A Summers v L Ko.
H Clyburn v V Bradsaw.
F Vuignier v T Hoffmeister.
D McVeigh v L GTaylor.
11.06 B Strauss v C Cho.
S Watson v J Wallace.
P Delacour v Leona Maguire.
11.30 J Dreher v S Kirchmayr.
A Peters v L Kristersson.

GLENBERVIE WOMEN'S OPEN RESULTS MAY HUGHES WINS THE SCRATCH

Eighty-five ladies took part and the overall winner was 13 year old Jennifer Allan of Glenbervie. Main prizewinners were:

Scratch
1. May Hughes (Lanark) 80
2. Linda Allan (Glenbervie) 81
3. Claire Anderson (Glenbervie) 83

Silver
1. Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie) 89-17=72 (Winner of the Paddy Smith Trophy)
2. Mandy McCauley (Tulliallan) 88-15=73
3. Sharon Coyle (Bonnybridge) 92-18=74
4. Yvonne Craig (Hamilton) 92-17=75
5. Rena Curran (Glenbervie) 94-19=75

Bronze
1. Ann Richards (Glenbervie) 94-21=73
2. Pauline Super (Hamilton) 97-24=73
3. Susan Hagan (Glenbervie) 99-24=75
4. Linda Smith (Glenbervie) 100-24=76
5. Mary Purves (Glenbervie) 109-33=76

CSS – Home Players 74
CSS – Away Players 75

£241 was raised from the raffle for various charities.

Mount Ellon Golf Club Open Day --- Some places are still available

Mount Ellen Golf Club has some spaces in their Greensomes on Monday 13th June.
Times are available between 11am and 12 noon
Please contact Sandra Henderson on 07742800655 if you would like a time.

Closing Dates for Scottish Girls and Under 21's Championships

Hi All,

I appreciate this will be a busy time for you all with County Jamboree's coming up but I would appreciate if you could remind your Junior County members  that the closing dates for the Scottish Girls Championship and the Scottish Ladies' Junior Open Stroke Play Championship are on Monday 13 June and Monday 20 June respectively.  Entries must be received by 12 noon on the appropriate date.

Entry forms for each of these events as well as further details of the events can be found on the following pages of the SLGA web-site.

Girls Entry

Under 21s

For information :

Girls Entries Received todate

Under 21 entries to date

Many Thanks

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

REBECCA WILSON WINS MUNROSS TROPHY BY SIX STROKES

Monifieth’s Rebecca Wilson, playing out of the Grange club, recaptured the form that won her Scotland junior international honours, when she won the Munross Trophy, an SLGA Order of Merit 36-hole event, at Montrose Links today (Sunday).
Rebecca won it by the impressive margin of six strokes with rounds of 70 and 73 for a three-under-par total of 143.
Kilmacolm teenager Eilidh Briggs, beaten finalist in the recent Scottish women’s amateur championship at Machrihanish) and Rachael Walker (Dumfries and County) both totaled 149.
Eilidh had rounds of 76 and 73 to Rachael’s 75 and 75 and received the second scratch prize by virtue of having the better second round.
Rachael Walker won the first handicap prize ahead of Ashley Smith (Monifieth) and Emma Greenlees (Dumfries and Galloway).

MUNROSS TROPHY
Montrose Links
FINAL TOTALS
Par 146 (2x73) CSS 74 73
143 Rebecca Wilson (Grange) 70 73.
149 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 76 73, Rachael Walker (Dumfries and Co) 74 75.
151 Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 76 75.
152 Sammy Vass (Tain) 77 75.
153 Ashley Smith (Monifieth) 81 73.
154 Andrea Bowie (Monifieth) 80 74, Louise Macgregor (Falkirk) 76 78.
156 Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 81 75, Claire Hargan (Strathmore) 80 76, Susan Wood (Drumpellier) 75 81.
157 Emma Greenlees (Dumfries and Galloway), Tara McTaggart (Minto) 82 75.
160 Jenny Potter (Cathkin Braes) 78 82.
161 Heather Munro (Monifieth) 81 80, Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 77 84.
163 Rachel Polson (Peterculter) 85 78, Rachel McQueen (Troon Ladies) 82 81, Susan Jackson (Ladybank) 80 83.
164 Claire Penman (Carnoustie Ladies) 83 81, Fiona Gilbert (Carnoustie Ladies) 83 81.
165 Jemma Chalmers (Monifieth) 84 81, Jane Grubb (Montrose Mercantile) 82 83, Laura Walker (Muckhart) 81 84.
168 Emily Aird (Blairgowrie) 85 83, Jackie Brown (Monifieth) 83 85.
170 Lynne Fenton (Carnoustie Ladies) 81 89.
171 Kristine Vannet (Peterculter) 84 87.
174 Gillian Davidson (Saline) 90 84, Ashley Alston (Royal Montrose) 83 91.
189 Sue Dalrymple (Craigielaw) 96 93.

EAST SNATCH SLGA GIRLS TEAM TITLE FROM NORTH

Report by COLIN FARQUHARSON
TEL 01224 869782

EAST SNATCH SLGA GIRLS TITLE FROM NORTH WITH LAST-SESSION VICTORY

East beat overiight table-toppers North 3-0 in the final session of play on Sunday morning to win the SLGA inter-area girls’ team tournament at Ballumbie Castle Golf Club, near Dundee.
East and North both finished with 4pt. The tie-breaker was the total of games won by each side and East won it with seven games won, compared with North’s 4.5.
West beat South 2-1 in the other closing match but South held on to third place with 2pt and 3.5 games won to West’s 2pt and 3 games won.
SLGA INTER-AREA GIRLS’ TEAM TOURNAMENT
Ballumbie Castle GC, near Dundee.
DETAILS
SATURDAY MORNING
NORTH 2, WEST 1
North players first
Tegan Seivwright and Sophie Alexander bt Samantha Cowan and Alexandra Qayum 3 and 2.
Nicola Robertson and Claire Gadsby bt Katie McGarva and Heather Neilson 4 and 3.
Eilidh McTavish and Claire Robertson lost to Emma Kennedy and Grace Mackie 2 and 1.
SOUTH 2, EAST 1
Danni Ker and Leanne Wilson bt Alexis Hutton and Catherine Goodwin 5 and 4.
Mirren Fraser and Emma Kennedy bt Chloe Goadby and Sophie Maguire 1 hole.
Katie Wright and Emma Dodds lost to Alexandra Tait and Rosie Everett 5 and 4.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON
WEST 0, EAST 3
McGarva and Qayum lost to Hutton and Goodwin 5 and 4.
E Kennedy and Mackie lost to Goadby and Maguire 3 and 2.
Cowan and Neilson lost to Tait and Everett 4 and 3.
SOUTH 0.5, NORTH 2.5
Ker and Wilson lost to Seivwright and Alexander 7 and 5.
Wright and Dodds lost to N Robertson and Goadby 5 and 3.
Fraser and E Kennedy halved with McTavish and C Robertson.

SUNDAY MORNING
EAST 3, NORTH 0
Tait and Everett bt Seivwright and Alexander 2 holes.
Goadby and Maguire bt N Robertson and Gadsby 6 and 5.
Hutton and Goodwin bt McTavish and C Robertson 5 and 4.
WEST 2, SOUTH 1
Mackie and McGarva bt Ker and Wilson 6 and 4.
Qayum and Neilson lost to Fraser and E Kennedy 2 and 1.
Cowan and E Kennedy bt Wright and Dodds 7 and 5.

FINAL PLACINGS
1 East 4pt, 7 games won.
2 North 4pt, 4.5 games won.
3 South 2pt, 3.5 games won.
4 West 2pt, 3 games won.

Lanarkshire are the best scratch in the Inter County Foursomes Finals

All the qualifiers from Ayrshire, D&A, Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire had a lovely day at Milngavie for the Inter County Foursomes today. The sun did not come out until we were nearly finished but the conditions were good despite the heavy rain which they had experienced yesterday.

All the counties were in the prize list which was great and we thank Captain Jennifer Kinloch and her D&A committee for there hospitality and organisation.

Scratch
1st Susan Wood and Jenny Potter (Lanarkshire) 76 (pictured above)
2nd Lesley Lloyd and Fiona Scott (Lanarkshire ) 78
3rd Megan Briggs and Trish Brown (Renfrewshire) 80 (best last 6 holes)

Handicap
1st Helen Faulds and Christine Kelly (D&A)82-10.5 = 71.5 (pictured above)
2nd Linda Parry and Pauline Patrick (Ayrshire )84-7.5 = 76.5
3rd Maureen Neilson and Sandra MacDougall (Renfrewshire)92-14.5 = 77.5

Good luck to those who go up north in September to the Commonwealth Spoons at Forres.

Thanks go to Maureen Woodhead for the photos.

LANARKSHIRE WOMEN'S GOLF TEAM ANNOUNCED

The following players have been chosen to represent Lanarkshire in the West Division women's county team golf championship at Kilmarnock Barassie Golf Club from June 20 to 22:
Emma Caddow (Strathaven),Angela Devine (Hamilton), Lesley Lloyd (Hayston),Fiona Norris (Hamilton), Jenny Potter (Cathkin Braes), Fiona Scott (Bothwell Castle), Rachael Taylor (Am Reichswald), Susan Wood (Drumpellier)

New county champion Germany-based Rachael Taylor and Jenny Potter are new to the Lanarkshire county team. Elaine Cuthill and May Hughes, who played last year, were unavailable.

INTER COUNTY FOURSOMES FINALS DRAW AT MILNGAVIE

Here are the details below of the draw for the forthcoming event at Milngavie Golf Club on the 2nd June 2011.
The Mobile phone number in the event that anyone needs to get in contact with us is 07914 968326

Time Players Players
SCRATCH COMPETITION
09:50 Aileen Baker & Isobel Harvey (D&A) and Trish Brown & Megan Briggs (Renfrewshire)
10:00 Elinor Grant & May Myers (D&A) and Gillian McGinlay & Maureen Woodhead (Renfrewshire)
10:10 Karen Maxwell & Alicia Wilson (D&A) and Donna Jackson & Liz Stewart (RLCGA)
10:20 Catherine Malcolm & Debbie Watt (Ayrshire) and Lesley Lloyd & Fiona Scott (Lanarkshire)
10:30 Audrey Thompson & Liz Keohone (Ayrshire) and Susan Wood & Jenny Potter (Lanarkshire)
10:40 Frances Craig & Fiona Brawley (Ayrshire) and Jane Lees & Gail Campbell (Lanarkshire)
HANDICAP COMPETITION
10:50 Helen Faulds & Christine Kelly (D&A) Lois Brown & Liz Crichton (Renfrewshire)
11:00 Alisoun Fairbairn & Claire Harper (D&A) Maureen Neilson & Sandra MacDougall (Renfrewshire)
11:10 Janet Buchanan & Colleen Brown(D&A) and Anne Robinson & Helen Crichton (Renfrewshire)
11:20 Sandra Parker & Jean Cunningham (Ayrshire) and Joyce McGowan & Jennifer Wiles (Lanarkshire)
11:30 Ann Edgar & Alex Glennie (Ayrshire) and Sheila Sergenson & Enid King (Lanarkshire)
11:40 Janette Stewart & Jess Blackwood (Ayrshire) and Joan Anderson & Edna Taylor (Lanarksire)

Loudoun Gowf Charity Day 2011 -- £9,800 raised for Ayrshire Cancer Support

Liz Keohone and John Beck -- Click to enlarge

Congratulations go to Loudoun Gowf Club Captain Liz Keohone, on a very successful annual Charity Cup day on Sunday 29th May, 2011, in which 60 teams from all over Ayrshire took part. Every hole was sponsored by companies and individuals and a large number of prizes were awarded during the day.
John Beck said ‘This is the sixth similar event the club have held for Ayrshire Cancer Support and everyone involved on the day should be very proud of their efforts. A great many people throughout Ayrshire have benefited from their support and generosity.
We are extremley grateful to the members of Loudoun Gowf Club and all the organisations who donated prizes for raising such an amazing amount for us.
We are experiencing a very large increase in the demand for our transport and clinical services and this very generous donation will be will be used to help us meet this demand and for the benefit of cancer patients and their families in Ayrshire.'

MacMillan Cancer Support--- Longest Day of Golf

MacMillan Cancer Support Our Assistant Manager, Gregg Sommerville, and 3 of his friends are taking part in the MacMillan Longest Day of Golf on Sunday 19th June. Allow us to explain exactly what is involved: Four valiant warriors, namely Gregg Sommerville, Chris Love, Alistair Brown and Jonny McLeish, are setting out to scale the peaks of Bonnyton Golf Club, Cathcart Castle Golf Club, Whitecraigs Golf Club and the mother of them all... Pollok Golf Club all in one day in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support. We will be teeing off at around 4a.m on Sunday 19th June deep in the moors of Eaglesham and hopefully finishing before darkness falls in the scenic suburb of Pollokshaws. And so… armed with several boxes of top flites we will head out on our voyage of discovery. If we're not back by Thursday send a search party. The event will be well documented and photos from the day will be added to the Playsport Golf website so you can see how they managed to get on! So if you could please dig deep to sponsor the lads it would be much appreciated, no donation is too large or too small, so whatever you can spare would be much appreciated. To sponsor the guys all you need to do is visit: http://www.justgiving.com/macmillanlongestgolfday2011 All proceeds go directly to MacMillan Cancer Support Many thanks in advance and for any further details please contact Gregg Sommerville directly on gregg0001@googlemail.com and he will be more than happy to answer any questions that you may have. Further info

Scottish Schools Championships at Murrayshall

THE SCOTTISH SCHOOLS GOLF ASSOCIATION
THE PAUL LAWRIE SCOTTISH SCHOOLS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011
Murrayshall House Hotel Courses, Monday, June 6

GIRLS' TEE TIMES

*Lynedoch Course Times first/Murrayshall Course Times second
08.00 and 13.00 Eilidh Briggs (Renfrewshire), Jessica Meek (Angus), Clara Young (East Lothian).
08.07 and 13.07 Lauren Whyte (Fife), Kate McIntosh (Midlothian), Linsey Stevenson (Glasgow)
08.14 and 13.14 Heather Munro (Dundee City), Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Galloway), Tara Mactaggart (Scottish Borders).
08.21 and 13.21 Megan Clyne (Aberdeen City), Connie Jaffrey (North Ayrshire), Hannah Robb (Dundee City).
08.28 and 13.28 Tegan Seivwright (Aberdeen City), Mhairi McKay (North Ayrshire), Eleanor Tunn (Highland)
08.35/13.35 Hannah Scott (City of Edinburgh), Emma Hale (South Ayrshire), Emma Greenlees (Dumfries and Galloway).
08.42/13.42 Cloe Goadby (Fife) Katie McGarva (S. Ayrshire) Nicola Robertson (Forth Valley)
08.49/13.49 Claire Gadsby (Perth & Kinross) Alexandra Tait (Fife) Katie Wright (Dumfries and Galloway)
08.56/13.56 Kirsten Pryde (Aberdeen City) Sophie Maguire (Fife) Claire Robertson (Angus)
09.03/14.03 Rachel Polson (Aberdeen City) Eilidh Watson (Forth Valley) Kimberley Beveridge (S. Aberdeenshire)
09.10/14.10 Megan Brown (Fife) Emily Dalgetty (Midlothian) Jorden Ferrie (E. Dunbartonshire)
09.17/14.17 Jessica Dalgetty (Midlothian) Rheanna Thom (Perth & Kinross) Shannon McWilliam (S. Aberdeenshire)
09.24/14.24 Rebecca Todd (Fife) Molly Stewart (Aberdeen City) Alexandra Qayum (Renfrewshire)
09.31/14.31 Emma Kennedy (Renfrewshire) Lauren Watson (Aberdeen City) Catherine Goodwin (Forth Valley)
09.38/14.38 Heather Neilson (S. Lanarkshire) Jennifer Allan (Forth Valley) Aileen Campbell (W. Dunbartonshire)
09.45/14.45 Heather Laing (Midlothian) Becky Flaherty (S. Aberdeenshire)
09.52/14.52 Beth Donoghue (Forth Valley) Ellie Bryce (S. Lanarkshire)
09.59/14.59 Starter’s Time
10.06/15.06 Nicole Benson (N. Lanarkshire) Olivia Borwick (N. Aberdeenshire) Lauren D’Ambrosio (S. Lanarkshire)
10.13/15.13 Zoe Marr (N. Aberdeenshire) Eleanor Jubb (Forth Valley) Julie Glencorse (S. Lanarkshire)

Pamela Pretswell is one of 3 Scots selected for the GB&I Vagliano Trophy Team

LADIES GOLF UNION PRESS RELEASE

GB AND I TEAMS FOR VAGLIANO TROPHY AND GIRLS’ MATCH AT ROYAL PORTHCAWL CHOSEN

Five of the team of nine players selected to represent Great Britain and Ireland against the Continent of Europe in the Vagliano Trophy match at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, South Wales on Friday and Saturday, June 24-25 have never played in a Curtis Cup match or this biennial fixture against the best amateurs on the mainland of Europe.

The team, to be captained by Tegwen Matthews, is:

AMY BOULDEN (Llandudno Maesdu)
HOLLY CLYBURN (Woodhall Spa)
LOUISE KENNEY (Pitreavie)
KELSEY MacDONALD (Nairn Dunbar)
DANIELLE McVEIGH (Royal Co Down Ladies’)
LEONA MAGUIRE (Slieve Russell)
STEPHANIE MEADOW (Royal Portrush)
PAMELA PRETSWELL (Bothwell Castle).
KELLY TIDY (Royal Birkdale)

Reserves:
1 LISA MAGUIRE (Slieve Russell).
2 CHARLEY HULL (Woburn).
3 CHARLOTTE ELLIS (Minchinhampton).

Amy Boulden, Kelsey MacDonald and Kelly Tidy will make their debuts for Great Britain and Ireland in the Astor Trophy matches against Australia, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lytham St Annes from June 15 to 19.
For Louise Kenney and Stephanie Meadow the Vagliano Trophy match will be their first appearance in a Great Britain and Ireland team.
The team of nine chosen to play the Continent of Europe is made up of the five selected some weeks ago for the Astor Trophy – Amy Boulden, Kelsey MacDonald, Kelly Tidy, Holly Clyburn and Pamela Pretswell - with the additon of Louise Kenney, Danielle McVeigh, Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow.
Irish players were not available for selection to the Astor Trophy line-up.
Kenney, a Dunfermline schoolteacher, has recently won the Scottish women’s close amateur championship at Machrihanish for the first time, having been beaten in the two previous years’ finals. She won the Scottish girls’ match-play championship in 2000 and lost in the final a year later. Earlier this season Louise finished third in the Helen Holm Scottish women’s open amateur stroke-play championship at Troon. Like Kelsey MacDonald and Pamela Pretswell, she was a member of the Scotland team who won last September’s Ladies’ Home Internationals title at Whitchurch (Cardiff) for the first time in 19 years.
Danielle McVeigh is also a national champion. She won the Irish close championship last week, six years after winning the Irish girls’ title.
Sixteen-year-old twin Leona Maguire won the Portuguese women’s open amateur stroke-play championship by the astonishing margin of 15 strokes over 72 holes earlier in the year. In April, she almost repeated her 2009 victory in the “Helen Holm” but double-bogeyed the last hole at Royal Troon to lose the lead and finish second, a shot behind Charlotte Ellis, who is one of the reserves.
Stephanie Meadow, 19, has had a brilliant freshman season for Alabama University on the US women’s college circuit, winning three tournaments and being named to the All-American Team by the NCAA coaches at the end of their season. Born in Northern Ireland, Stephanie played in three Irish girls championship finals – 2004, 2006 and 2007, winning the Under-18s’ title in 2006. Stephanie has spent the last few years in America. She is currently No 12 in the Women’s World Amateur Rankings, two places ahead of Leona Maguire.

UNDER-16 GIRLS’ MATCH AT ROYAL PORTHCAWL
For the first time, a six-a-side match for Under-16 years girls, representing Great Britain and Ireland on one side, and the Continent of Europe on the other, will be played in conjunction with the Vagliano Trophy fixture at Royal Porthcawl.
The GB and I girls’ team, captained by Sue Turner, is:

GEORGIA HALL (Ferndown)
CHARLEY HULL (Woburn)
BRONTE LAW (Bramhall)
AMBER RATCLIFFE (Royal Cromer)
CLARA YOUNG (North Berwick)
CHLOE WILLIAMS (Wrexham)

Reserves
1 OLIVIA WINNING (Rotherham).
2 REBECCA McGEEHAN (Hummerbachaue, Germany)
3 HANNA HENDERSON (Ballyclare).
4 ELLIE GOODALL (Selby).

Charley Hull, 15, has this season won the Welsh women’s open amateur stroke-play title after playing with distinction on the Orange Blossom Tour for female amateurs in Florida in January. More recently, she reached the final of the English women’s close amateur championship before losing at the 19th to Lucy Williams.
Bronte Law beat Chloe Williams in a play-off for the SLGA Under-16 girls’ championship at Strathmore in April. Amber Ratcliffe finished third and Georgia Hall eighth in that early-season event.
Clara Young, at 14, is the youngest ever East Lothian women’s county champion.


For further information please contact

Susan Simpson
Head of Golf Operations
Ladies’ Golf Union

susan.simpson@lgu.org

Kylie Walker is Top Scot in Slovakia

Swedish rookie Caroline Hedwall secured her first Ladies European Tour title at the Allianz Ladies Slovak Open today.
West of Scotland's Kylie Walker and Clare Queen both made the cut and the tournament was then reduced to 3 rounds due too thunderstorms
FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
205 Caroline Hedwall (SWE) 71 67 67 (52,500 Euros)
207 Christel Boeljon (NL) 68 75 64
209 Rachel Jennings (ENG) 67 68 74

Scots:
218 Kylie Walker (SCO) 76 72 70, (3,832 Euros)
222 Vikki Laing (SCO) 71 72 79 (1,820 Euros)
224 Clare Queen (SCO) 73 74 77, (1,120 Euros)

St Rule Trophy is suspended on Day 2 due to High Winds

Southerly winds gusting up to 50mph on the Old Course, St Andrews made a little bit of golfing history in the prestigious St Rule Trophy women's international amateur tournament this weekend.
Only 11 players in the quality field of 59 were able to complete their second rounds before play was suspended at 11.45am as golf balls were not remaining stationary on some of the more exposed greens.
At that point the tournament was reduced from its traditional three rounds to two because there would not have been enough time to get the field round another circuit, bearing in mind the majority still had to finish their second rounds.
Eventually, just before 3pm with the gale showing no sign of decreasing, it was decided to abandon Sunday's play and declare the prizewinners on the basis of the first-round scores returned over the New Course on Saturday when it was also windy but not on the same scale as 24hr later.
TO READ THE FULL REPORT GO TO THE GILLIAN KIRKWOOD WEBSITE for the final results
and also Click Here to see those who managed to complete a Second Round on the Old Course this morning.
Ayrshire county champion Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies), who began her second round at 7.10am this morning, was able to return a one-under-par 74over the Old Course for a tally of 156.
West of Scotland's Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) finished in 8th position and Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) in 18th position.

Pamela Pretwsell is the leading Scot after the 1st Round at the St Rule Trophy in St Andrews

Despite high winds sweeping over St Andrews, four players broke the par of 75 for the New Course and they share the lead on two-under-par 73 after the first round of the St Rule Trophy 54-hole tournament today.
The final two rounds will be played over the Old Course on Sunday.
Ireland's Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) and Madelene Sagstrom (Sweden), ranked No 4 and No 5 in the European Golf Association female amateur ratings at the moment, are joint leaders with Breanna Elliott and Ashley Ona, both members of the Australian team who will be bidding to win the Astor Trophy in an international match-play team event at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lancashire next month.
Leading English player is 15-year-old Bronte Law (Bramhall), who won the SLGA Under-16s' open title at Strathmore in April, She is on the level par 75 mark.
Top Scot is Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), holder of the British women's open amateur stroke-play title, on 77.
New Scottish women's champion Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) bidding to join the select band of Scots who have won their national title and the St Rule Trophy in the year, started with a solid 78.

FIRST ROUND SCORES
New Course (Par 75, CSS 78).
73 Breanna Elliott (Australia), Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell), Madelene Sagstrom (Sweden), Ashley Ona (Australia).
75 Gemma Bradbury (Cottrell Park), Whitney Hillier (Australia).
76 Bronte Law (Bramhall).
77 Emilee Taylor (Holme Hall), Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle).
78 Emma Goodard (Vale Royal), Emily Taylor (Royal Lytham), Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa), Johanna Tillstrom (Sweden), Martine Pow (Selkirk), Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), Meghan Stasi (United States).
79 Nathalie Mansson (Sweden), Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell), Nikki Foster (Pleasington), Alyson McKechin (Elderslie), Charlotte Wild (Mere).
80 Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder), Megan Garland (The Oaks), Samantha Birks (Wolstanton), Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey), Brogan Townend (Pleasington), Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie), Catherine Herreta (United States).
81 Elaine Moffat (St Regulus), Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), Jane Turner (Craigielaw), Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch).
82 Susan Wood (Drumpellier), Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies), Susan Jackson (Ladybank), Sally Shayler (The Bedfordshire), Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale), Laura Watkins (Bicester), Natalie Lowe (Prestbury).
83 Jess Wilcox (Blankney), Daisy Dyer (Chigwell), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), Rachael Watton (Mortonhall), Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir).
84 Ami Story (Ponteland), Rachael Hanlon (St Regulus), Rachael Taylor (Reichswald), Linn Gustafsson (Sweden)., Lesley Atkins (Gullane).
85 Lisa Ball (Matfen Hall).
86 Malin Jansson (Sweden).
87 Lianna Bailey (Notts), Claire Hargan (Strathmore), Claire Penman (Carnoustie).
88 Laura Jones (Royal Liverpool Ladies).
90 Shonagh Raitt (Forfar), Claire Smith (Silsden).
92 Olivia Winning (Rotherham).

Cathkin Braes,Douglas Park Helensburgh are into Round 6 of the Mail on Sunday Classic

West of Scotland's Cathkin Braes Douglas Park and Helensburgh are through to the last 8 in Scotland in the Mail on Sunday Classic. Cathkin Braes beat Whitecraigs Helensburgh beat Falkirk Tryst and Douglas Park put out last years successful winning team Skelmorlie.
Scottish Results:
Cathkin Braes Golf Club beat Whitecraigs Golf Club 3.5-1.5
Craigmillar Park Golf Club beat Torwoodlee Golf Club 3-2
Douglas Park Golf Club beat Skelmorlie Golf Club 3-2
Downfield Golf Club beat Carnoustie Caledonia (Angus) Golf Club 5-0
Helensburgh Golf Club beat Falkirk Tryst Golf Club 4-1
Kingsknowe Golf Club beat Dunfermline (Pitfirrane) Golf Club 4-1
Royal Dornoch Golf Club beat Mcdonald Golf Club won at 20th
Royal Montrose Golf Club beat Inverurie Golf Club won at 20th

SGU AREAS VOTE 10-6 AGAINST AMALGAMATION WITH SLGA

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE SCOTTISH GOLF UNION
This evening (May 26) the Scottish Golf Union held a Special Meeting with the sole purpose of considering the amalgamation (with the SLGA) proposal. This proposal has been widely consulted upon with Areas, Counties and Clubs. The proposal was approved at the Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association’s Special Meeting yesterday (May 25).
The Scottish Golf Union’s shareholders, comprising the sixteen Area Associations, voted 10 to 6 against the amalgamation proposal. This means the proposal in its current format has not received the required level of support by our shareholders and therefore amalgamation cannot proceed at this stage
The Scottish Golf Union Board is disappointed with the outcome of the Areas’ vote. The Board believes that the vote is contrary to the wishes of the majority of clubs they represent, which saw 263 affiliated clubs (89.2%) approve the amalgamation proposal from the 295 clubs (51%) that formally responded with their views.
The amalgamation proposal has also been strongly supported by the amateur game’s other key stakeholders, including the Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association and its members (Clubs and Counties), major funders sportscotland and other commercial sponsors and partners.
The Scottish Golf Union’s commitment to supporting clubs, together with developing talent and growing the game, remains at the heart of our activities and we will continue to strengthen relationships with clubs to deliver against this strategy. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all clubs for their assistance and patience during this lengthy process.
The Scottish Golf Union Board believes that this result is a setback for the future development and governance of Scottish amateur golf. However, the Board takes heart from the fact that all 16 Areas have consistently reaffirmed their support for amalgamation and a commitment to finding a way to achieve amalgamation working with the Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association.
The Board will continue to act in the best interests of Scottish golf and will meet on June 6 to consider how we can progress this important matter.
Ross Duncan
SGU Marketing, Media and Sponsorship Manager

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Alex Glennie is the leading qualifier for the West Vets Championship

RESULTS: SSS 72, CSS 75 (Reducton Only) -- 69 entrants
Scratch: - Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) 81 - pictured right
Silver:
1st: Enid Young (Balmore) 84 (9) 75
2nd: Sandra Gilchrist (Whitecraigs) 88 (12) 76
3rd: Pat Hutton (Lanark) 82 (6) 76
Bronze:
1st: Sandra Carruthers (Whitecraigs) 97 (24) 73
2nd: Anne Reid (Douglas Park) 102 (21) 81
Super Vet : Sandra Carruthers

The draw for the West Vets Championship is as follows:-

Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) v Lorraine Campbell (Cardross)
Anna Telfer (Milngavie) v Janette McCartney (Erskine)
Pat Hutton (Lanark) v Enid Young (Balmore)
May Hughes (Lanark) v Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle)

The draw for the Bronze Championship is as follows :-
Mary Irving (Ranfurly Castle) v Helen Crichton ( Ranfurly Castle)
May McGhee (Balmore) v Anna MacDougall (Old Ranfurly)

To read the full report go to the West Vets Website