WEST OF SCOTLANDS ALYSON'S FAST START IN BELGIUM

Elderslie's Alyson McKechin was the star Scottish performer on the delayed opening day of the Belgian junior international championship at Royal Golf Club de Belgique near Brussels today (Thursday). Alyson, who shared the first-round lead in last week's British women's open amateur stroke-play at Royal Ashdown Forest, again showed herself to be a fast starter with a one-over-par 73 which left her in joint second place in the girls' category. McKechin, now a full-time amateur, is only one shot behind leader Caroline Nistrup (Denmark). Scottish Under-18 girls champion Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), who enrols at Stirling University) next month, had a 78 to be joint 16th while Germany-based Rebecca McGeehan had an 80 to be joint 25th. In the boys' championship, Jamie Savage (Cawder) had a 75 to be joint 22nd while Scottish Under-18 boys match-play champion David Wilson (Troon Welbeck) had a 78 to be joint 32nd, nine shots behind the leader from Germany, Nicolai Von Dellinghausen.

Click Here for all the scores and thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

RAIN IN BELGIUM WIPES OUT PRACTICE ROUND AND 1ST ROUND FOR EILIDH AND ALYSON

Hailstones in Brussels  --  No Golf Play

Five top young Scots golfers were deprived of a practice round  yesterday before the scheduled start today of the Belgian junior international tournament at Royal Golf Club Belgique near Brussels.
Scottish boys champion David Wilson (Troon Welbeck), Jamie Savage (Cawder), Scottish girls champion Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Rebecca McGeehan (Hummelbachaue) and Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) were left with nothing to do all day as heavy overnight rain flooded the course and led to its closure.

Shortly after their announcement of yesterday morning another storm reached the course. In 20 minutes the course was totally washed out and more than 40 trees fell down. They then had 30 people from the maintenance team work to remove fallen trees and branches to get the course ready for today which was an impossible mission.

Therefore they then had to announce that the FIRST ROUND was  CANCELLED. If no other case of major force is met, they hope to be able to play on Thursday - tomorrow
The 72-hole stroke-play tournament (probably now 54 holes) has individual boys and girls' sections and a mixed team trophy.
To Read all about it go to the Total International Juniors Website
Hopefully with all the Greenstaff hard work --    Play will take place on tomorrow Thursday -- Click Here

SCOTLAND TEAM FOR SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL SEPT 12th

SCOTLAND v ENGLAND SCHOOLS GOLF INTERNATIONAL Kilmarnock Barassie G C - Monday, September 12th 2011 BOYS' TEAM Lawrence Allan (Alva Academy) Daniel Flannery (Peebles High) Craig Howie (Peebles High) Willem Kerr (George Heriot's School) Ben Kinsley (Madras Coll, St Andrews) Daniel McConnachie (St Joseph's Coll, Dumfries) Bradley Neil (Blairgowrie High) Jamie Savage (Lenzie Academy) Ewan Scott (Madras Coll, St Andrews) James Steven (John Ogilivie High, Hamilton) Euan Walker (Marr Coll, Troon) David Wilson (Marr Coll, Troon) Reserves Cameron Mitchell (St Andrews High, Kirkcaldy) Connor Syme (Dumfries High). +Daniel Thompsett (Aboyne Academy) was unavailable for selection due to departure to college in the United States. GIRLS' TEAM Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne Academy) Jessica Meek (Carnoustie High) Linsey Stevenson (Craigholme School, Glasgow) Ailsa Summers (Dundee High) Lauren Whyte (Madras Coll, St Andrews) Clara Young (North Berwick High) Reserves: Connie Jaffrey (Kilwinning Academy) Heather Munro (Grove Academy, Dundee) +Eilidh Briggs, Hannah McCook and Katie McIntosh were all unavailable for selection as they start at university or college on the day of the international - Eilidh and Hannah at Stirling University, Kate at Elmwood College, Cupar. +Lesley Atkins declined selection, opting to play in the Final of the Nick Faldo Series in Northern Ireland that week.

SLGA INTERNATIONAL TEAMS ANNOUNCED

From the SLGA Website
Teams to represent Scotland at the forthcoming Home International Matches are:

Ladies Home Internationals, Hillside GC, 7-9 September: Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), Alyson McKechin (Elderslie), Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), Jane Turner (Craigielaw), Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth)
Captain - Fiona Norris (Hamilton)

Senior Home Internationals, Tramore GC, 28-30 September: Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie), Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park), Lorna Bennett (Ladybank), Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock (Barassie)), May Hughes (Lanark), Anne Ryan (Tain), Mary Smith (Tain)
Captain - Helen Faulds (Douglas Park)

SLGA ADULT GIRL FOURSOMES --GET YOUR ENTRY FORM

Event: Adult Girl Foursomes
Venue: Auchterarder GC
Date: 25 September 2011
Details:
- This competition is an 18 hole foursomes stableford competition. It is open to junior girls (under 18 on 1/1/2011), partnered with a lady or gentleman with a CONGU handicap. There are separate sections for the various handicap categories and pairings with a junior without a CONGU handicap will also have their own section.
- This is a fun competition for girls of all abilities, for example last year we had girls of all abilities competing all the way through from international level to girls without handicaps.
Closing Date for entries: Monday 5 September
Entry Form:   CLICK HERE

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

Loudoun Gowf Club -- Mixed Open Foursomes

Liz and Sam with the Winning Trophy - Courtesy of Liz Keohone 

Played Sunday 21st August 2011
1st: Sam Cox and Liz Keohone ( Loudon Gowf) 67.5
2nd: Alan and Audrey Thompson (Loudon Gowf) 68
3rd: Douglas Jardine and Betty Wallace (Loudon Gowf) 69
Scratch: Douglas and Wendy Hollingworth (Turnberry & Bellisle) 83

KINGSKNOWE'S LOUISE AND ALLYN WIN SCOTTISH MIXED TITLE

Kingsknowe’s Louise Fraser teamed up with clubmate Allyn Dick, a Scotland international, at comparatively short notice to win the Scottish mixed foursomes championship at Mortonhall Golf Club today.
“My usual partner wasn’t available and I still didn’t have a partner to play in this tournament until a week or so ago when I asked Allyn Dick if he would play with me. I think I chose wisely,” said Louise in her prizewinning speech.
The Fraser-Dick combination returned a gross score of 72 over a Mortonhall course that has a men’s par of 72 and a women’s par of 73.
They had two shots to spare from a home-course partnership, Scotland internaitonal Rachael Watton and Greg Nicolson. Rachael leaves shortly to start a four-year golf scholarship at the University of Denver, Colorado.
The lowest net score was 71 ½ off a combined handicap of 12 ½ by the partnership of Sandra Dickson (Mortonhall) and Ian Dickson.(Gullane). They had so much in hand that they could afford to run up a 10 at the last and still win.
Katrina McKinlay (Ratho Park) had a hole in one at the 10th hole (109yd).
A total of 39 couples took part on a day when the fast greens produced higher scorers generally than expected. The competition was organised by the SLGA.

SCOTTISH MIXED FOURSOMES
Mortonhall Golf Club
LEADING SCRATCH
72 Louise Fraser and Allyn Dick (Kingsknowe).
74 Rachael Watton and Greg Nicolson (Mortonhall).
77 Diane MacDonald (Dumfries and Co) and Derek Douglas (Southerness).
78 Linda Bain (Lochend) and Graham Robertson (Silverknowes).
LEADING HANDICAP
71 ½ Sandra Dickson and Ian Dickson (Mortonhall).(12 1/2).
73 Kirsty Burgess and Tom Caldwell (Silverknowes) (7).
75 Lorraine Morrow (Erskine) and Martin McLeod (Dullatur) (10).

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

Ladies European Tour (LET) - Final round interview with Catriona Matthew

Ladies European Tour (LET) - Final round interview with Catriona Matthew

Cartriona Matthew wins the Scottish Ladies Open and West of Scotland's Kylie Walker has a great last round

Scotland’s Catriona Matthew earned a commanding 10-stroke victory at the Aberdeen Ladies Scottish Open presented by EventScotland.
The 41-year-old from East Lothian held a four shot lead heading into the final round after a course record 65 at her home course on Friday.
Despite the pressure of playing just five minutes’ from her North Berwick home, she fired a closing six under par 66 on a fine and breezy last day at Archerfield Links, where she was given honorary membership after winning the 2009 Ricoh Women’s British Open. It paved the way for her fourth Ladies European Tour win and a first prize cheque of €33,000.

Matthew said: “I’m absolutely delighted to win the Aberdeen Ladies Scottish Open on my home turf on a course I’m a member at and I live along the road. I felt a little bit of pressure at the start of the week, so I’m just delighted that I finished well.”
The five-time Solheim Cup player seemed to handle the situation with typical serenity but added: “Playing in front of a lot of family and friends, there was definitely pressure and it makes it extra special. I don’t get the chance to play in Scotland very often. It was great to see so many familiar faces in the crowd this week.”

It was her second victory in Scotland in a 17-year professional career and her first Scottish win since the 1998 WPGA Championship of Europe at Gleneagles.

“I played really well and got a hot putter and probably played my best golf today. I played really well on the front nine and knew I had eight shots, which in a way made it more difficult, but I managed to trot out a few pars,” she said.

Matthew will now head to next week’s CN Canadian Women’s Open and play two more events in the United States before returning to Europe for The Solheim Cup, from September 23-25.

Kylie tees off -- Click to enlarge (Photo Courtesy of Jean Campbell D&A)

West of Scotland's Kylie Walker (The Carrick Golf Club Loch Lomond) had a fantastic final round of 69 to push her up to equal 5th place --- Well Done and also many congrats to Clare Queen on a good performance as well.

Final Leading Scores:
201 - Catriona Matthew (SCO) 70 65 66
211 - Hannah Jun (USA) 66 73 72
212 - Caroline Afonso (FRA) 70 71 71
213 - Elizabeth Bennett (ENG) 73 72 68
214 - Kylie Walker (SCO) 73 72 69, Lee-Anne Pace (SA) 72 71 71, Veronica Zorzi (ITA) 71 71 72, Ashleigh Simon (SA) 69 72 73
215 - Trish Johnson (ENG) 74 72 69, Mhairi McKay (SCO) 74 71 70, Felicity Johnson (ENG) 74 70 71, Melissa Reid (ENG) 76 67 72, Sophie Walker (ENG) 71 71 73
216 - Cassandra Kirkland (FRA) 75 69 72, Becky Brewerton (WAL) 72 71 73
217 - Vikki Laing (SCO) 73 72 72, Anne-Lise Caudal (FRA) 73 71 73, Nikki Garrett (AUS) 74 69 74

Other Scots:
218 - Carly Booth (SCO) 72 74 72,
219 - Clare Queen (SCO) 71 72 76,
220 - Krystle Caithness (SCO) 77 71 72,
225 - Lynn Kenny (SCO) 75 76 74,
230 - Heather MacRae (SCO) 79 74 77
238 - Gemma Webster (SCO) 81 81 76

Report from the Ladies European Tour Website

A FEW WORDS FROM CATRIONA MATTHEW AND LIVE SCORING FROM DAY 3

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Catriona Matthew shoots a course record in the 2nd Round of the Scottish Ladies Open Championship and Clare Queen says a few words

A superb course-record seven under par 65 saw Catriona Matthew take a four shot lead after the second round of the Aberdeen Ladies Scottish Open presented by EventScotland today

Archerfield Links Honorary Member Matthew was at nine under par overall thanks to a flawless round with seven birdies on the Fidra championship course.

The 41-year-old former Women’s British Open champion started on the back nine and turned in three under before adding four further birdies at the second third, sixth and ninth holes, rolling in a majestic 30-footer at her last in front of a vociferous home gallery.

West of Scotland's Clare Queen had another excellent 2nd round to be the next leading Scot.

Leading Scores:
1 135: Catriona Matthew (SCO) Scotland 70 65
2 139:  Hannah Jun (USA) USA 66 73
3= 141:  Caroline Afonso (FRA) Inst. Basque de Golf, Lacoste 70 71 Ashleigh Simon (SA) South Africa 69 72
5= 142: Lotta Wahlin (SWE) Landeryds GK, Sweden 72 70, Sophie Walker (ENG) Forest Pines Hotel and Spa 71 71,Veronica Zorzi (ITA) Animo,Dinarobin Hotel, Mondini 71 71
8= 143  Beth Allen (USA) USA 72 71, Clare Queen (SCO) Scotland 71 72, Melissa Reid (ENG) Rotana Hotel Group 76 67, Lee-Anne Pace (SA) South Africa 72 71, Becky Brewerton (WAL) Wales 72 71, Nikki Garrett (AUS) Oakley, Cross 74 69 , Caroline Masson (GER)  71 72
Other Scots:
19= 145  Vikki Laing (SCO) DST Group /Kings Acre Academy 73 72 , Mhairi McKay (SCO) Aberdeen Asset Management, M&M 74 71, Kylie Walker (SCO) The Carrick on Loch Lomond 73 72

Other Scots
26= 146 Carly Booth (SCO) Nike, Aberdeen Asset, Audi 72 74
34:  148 Krystle Caithness (SCO) Forgan of St Andrews Scotland 77 71
47: 151 Lynn Kenny Archerfield Links 75 76
55: 153 Heather MacRae (SCO) Scotland 79 74
56=  154  Lisa Hall (ENG) England 74 80 »»
60:  162  Gemma Webster (SCO) Scotland 81 81 »»

A MESSAGE FROM CLARE QUEEN -- HOW ABOUT GOING TO SUPPORT TOMORROW ON THE LAST DAY

Lanarkshire's Pamela Pretswell and Rachael Taylor finish in joint 5th place in the British Open Amateur Strokeplay Championship

Leona Maguire, one of the talented 16-year-old twins from the Slieve Russell club in Ireland scored another remarkable victory today in the Ladies British open amateur stroke-play championship at Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club, Sussex.
Lanarkshire's Pamela Pretswell made a gallant defence of her 2010 title win. She was in a group of five players including Lanarkshire's Rachael Taylor who finished joint fifth.
Alyson McKechin from Elderslie had terrific level par 72 last round to finish in the top 20
BRITISH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club, Sussex
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72) Yardage 6,074. CSS 76 77 76 tbc

288 Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) 75 75 69 69.
294 Laurence Herman (Bel) 73 78 74 69
296 Meghan MacLaren (Wellingborough) 73 77 74 72
297 Amy Boulden (Maesdu) 73 76 75 73.
301 Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 76 76 72 77, Lauren Taylor (Woburn) 76 76 73 76, Brogan Townend (Pleasington) 74 78 76 73, Rachael Taylor (Am Reichswald) 72 79 74 76, Charlotte Thomas (Singapore) 76 72 78 75.
302 Ellie Robinson (Brass Castle) 76 75 74 77
303 Sarah Attwood (Gog Magog) 76 78 77 72, Elizabeth Mallett (Sutton Coldfield) 74 79 77 73
304 Laura Sedda (Ita) 75 81 75 73, Charley Hull (Woburn) 79 74 76 75
305 Claire Smith (Silsden) 78 76 77 74, Rachel Drummond (Beaconsfield) 74 80 77 74
306 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 72 84 78 72, Bronte Law (Bramhall) 78 75 82 71, Charlotte Wild (The Mere) 74 76 78 78
307 Stacey Rodger (West Hove) 76 78 75 78
308 Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) 74 81 82 71, Nicole Whitmore (Woburn) 77 78 78 75, Charlene Reid (Royal Portrush) 79 76 72 81, Daisy Dyer (Chigwell) 74 80 77 77
309 Anais Maggetti (Swi) 80 77 80 72, Alison Knowles (Hickleton) 77 77 79 76, Shelby Smart (Knowle) 77 75 77 80
310 Sarah-Jane Boyd (Truro) 76 80 81 73
311 Emily Taylor (Royal Lytham) 75 81 78 77
312 Melissa McMahon (Yeovil) 79 78 73 82, Mandy Goyos (Spa) 76 79 79 78
313 Sarah Cunningham (Ennis) 75 82 78 78, Joelle Vanbaarle (Bel) 77 73 80 83
314 Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) 78 76 77 83
315 Kate Whitmore (Tadmarton Heath) 75 82 79 79
316 Jess Wilcox (Blankney) 79 77 78 82, Silvia Banon Ibanez (Spa) 76 74 83 83
317 Lucy Evans (Wrekin) 75 82 80 80

LIVE SCORING FROM THE BRITISH OPEN AMATEUR STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Belle and Phyl meet at Troon Ladies to Celebrate 100 years

Belle Robertson and Phyl Wylie

Belle and Phyl enjoy the chat - click to enlarge

Phyl and Shona Malcolm - click to enlarge

A lovely afternoon was held at Troon Ladies' Golf Club - celebrating Phyl Wylie's 100th birthday - she had some marvellous stories of Curtis Cup golf in the 1930's and is really a remarkable and very stylish lady. Belle Robertson - Curtis Cup Player and Shona Malcolm (SLGA) enjoyed their day.

West of Scotland's Clare Queen does well in the 1st Round of the Scottish Ladies Open at Archerfield

Hannah Jun of the United States shot a six under par 66 to lead by three strokes after the opening round of the Aberdeen Ladies Scottish Open presented by EventScotland.

The 25-year-old from San Diego carded six birdies on the Fidra course at Archerfield Links near Gullane in East Lothian to finish ahead of England’s Rebecca Hudson and South African Ashleigh Simon.

Scotland’s Catriona Matthew was one of four players a stroke back on 70 alongside Italian Diana Luna, England’s Henrietta Zuel and Caroline Afonso of France
Meanwhile Matthew cannot be ruled out sitting just four shots from the lead with two rounds to play.

“I’m quite happy. It’s always good to finish well,” said the 2009 Ricoh Women’s British Open champion from nearby North Berwick.

“I birdied three of the last five. I made a hash of the last: was in perfect position for two, a bad chip and raced the putt past so it was a good five from six feet.”

The next best placed Scot was Clare Queen on one under, alongside England’s Sophie Walker, Italian Veronica Zorzi and Germany’s Caroline Masson, the third round leader at Carnoustie last month.

Scottish Scores: --- Par 72
Catriona Matthew 70
Clare Queen 71
Carly Booth 72
Kylie Walker, Vikki Laing 73
Mhairi McKay 74
Lynn Kenny 75
Krystle Caithness 77
Heather MacRae 79
Gemma Webster 81

Pamela still in the hunt to retain her British Title and Lanarkshire's Rachael Taylor still doing well

Defending champion Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) is still in the mix, sharing 10th place on 152 with a pair of 76s in the British Ladies' Open Amateur Championship today at Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club, Sussex. Lanarkshire's Rachael Taylor added a 79 to her 1st round score to share 8th spot. Unfortunately Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) struggled today with a second round of 84 --7 over the CSS. However,she has made the cut.
The CSS was 77, one more than yesterday.

BRITISH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club, Sussex.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72). Yardage 6,074. CSS 76 77

148 Charlotte Thomas (Singapore) 76 72.
149 Amy Boulden (Maesdu) 73 76
150 Joelie Vanbaarle (Bel) 77 73, Silvia Banon Ibanez (Spa) 76 74, Charlotte Wild (The Mere) 74 76, Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) 75 75, Meghan MacLaren (Wellingborough) 73 77
151 Laurence Herman (Bel) 73 78, Rachael Taylor (Am Reichswald) 72 79, Ellie Robinson (Brass Castle) 76 75
152 Brogan Townend (Pleasington) 74 78, Lauren Taylor (Woburn) 76 76, Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 76 76
153 Charley Hull (Woburn) 79 74, Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) 75 78, Elizabeth Mallett (Sutton Coldfield) 74 79, Bronte Law (Bramhall) 78 75, Daisy Dyer (Chigwell) 74 80
154 Rachel Drummond (Beaconsfield) 74 80, Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) 78 76, Alison Knowles (Hickleton) 77 77, Sarah Attwood (Gog Magog) 76 78, Claire Smith (Silsden) 78 76, Stacey Rodger (West Hove) 76 78
155 Charlene Reid (Royal Portrush) 79 76, Mandy Goyos (Spa) 76 79, Nicole Whitmore (Woburn) 77 78, Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) 74 81
156 Sarah-Jane Boyd (Truro) 76 80, Emily Taylor (Royal Lytham St Annes) 75 81, Laura Sedda (Ita) 75 81, Jess Wilcox (Blankney) 79 77, Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 72 84, Rachael Goodall (Heswall) 77 79
157 Sarah Cunningham (Ennis) 75 82, Kate Whitmore (Tadmarton Heath) 75 82, Melissa McMahon (Yeovil) 79 78, Anais Maggetti (Swi) 80 77.
MISSED THE CUT
158 Tara Watters (Muswell Hill) 76 82, Raphaela Dyer (Hayling Island) 81 77, Emma Sheffield (Newark) 79 80, Charlotte Thompson (Channel Islands) 77 81
159 Carley Warrington (Sickleholme) 81 78, Sophie Keech (Lyme Regis) 82 77, Steph McEvoy (Old Fold Manor) 83 76, Natalie Lowe (Styal) 76 83, Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) 78 81, Samantha Birks (Wolstanton) 79 80, Bethan Popel (Long Ashton) 79 80, Alison Dalgleish (Malden) 76 83
160 Teresa Caballer (Spa) 81 79, Nicola Rawlinson (Royal Birkdale) 74 86, Emma Goddard (Royal Liverpool) 84 76, Annabel Dimmock (Wentworth) 84 76
161 Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 81 80, Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) 84 77, Lucy Williams (Mid Herts) 77 84, Katie Bradbury (Cottrell Park) 79 82, Lucy Gould (Bargoed) 83 78, Sian Evans (Faversham) 85 76, Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies) 79 82, Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey) 78 83, Fanny Vuignier (Swi) 82 79.
162 Katerina Slukova (Cze) 80 82, Paula Carver (Worthing) 82 80, Hannah Grant (Enmore Park) 84 78
163 Katherine Russell (Royal Ashdown Forest) 83 80, Lucy Goddard (Mid Herts) 76 87, Bronwyn Davies (Trentham) 84 79, Joanne Herd (Boyce Hill) 83 80, Lauren Blease (Burhill) 84 79, Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 80 83, Charlotte Austwick (Fulford) 82 81, Sana Tufail (Woking) 84 79
164 Rebecca McGeehan (West Rhine) 79 85, Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies) 82 82
165 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 83 82, Emilee Taylor (Holme Hall) 78 87
166 Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) 81 85, Victoria Bradshaw (Bangor) 82 84
167 Jerry Lawrence (Rochester/Cobham) 77 90, Charlie Field (Bishop Stotford) 81 86.
168 Chelsea Masters (Highwoods) 81 87, Tiffany Hewetson (East Brighton) 80 88, Nicola Taylor (Walton Heath) 85 83, Katherine O'Connor (Tadmarton Heath) 88 80, Gillian O'Leary (Cork) 87 81
169 Hannah Barwood (Knowle) 81 88
170 Dolores Brown (Royal Cinque Ports) 85 85
171 Lauren Smith (Arcot Hall) 84 87
172 Joanne Hodge (Kendleshhire) 78 94, Nicole Shaw (West Essex) 84 88, Laura Murray (Alford) 82 90
173 Victoria Mallett (Sutton Coldfield) 86 93, Elizaveta Nikulina (Effingham) 86 87.
174 Emma Hargreaves (Beaconsfield) 89 85, Alica Fischer (Ger) 88 86.
175 Harriet Key (South Herts) 89 86, Hayley Todd (Royal Ashdown Forest) 85 90
176 Lauren Horsford (Wimbledon Park) 85 91
177 Lucy Evans (Wrekin) 75 82, Julia Burrows (Royal Mid Surrey) 93 84
179 Katie Reid (Monifieth) 88 91, Rachel Martin (Langley Park) 89 90
181 Sheila Quigley (Camberley Heath) 93 88
183 Delyth Roberts (Malden) 90 93
Withdrew: Kimberly Bradbury (Cavendish) 82 -, Nikki Foster (Pleasington) 75 -, Charlotte Ellis (Minchinhampton) 79 -, Amber Ratcliffe (Royal Cromer) 82 -, Sophie Powell 86 -, Melissa Nicol (Moor Hall) 88 -.

Scottish Matchplay Championship

Defending Champions, Carnoustie Caledonia have been knocked out at the quarter-final stage of the Scottish Match Play Foursomes. Claire Penman and Frances Millar who won the title for Carnoustie Caledonia at Douglas Park last year were beaten Dirleton Castle at the 1st extra hole over Gullane 2. The home side of Hazel Saunders and Terrie Reekie were three down after five holes and only squared the match at the 17th hole before the 18th was halved in par fours. When Dirleton Castle won the 19th hole with a nett par it was the first time they had been up in the match.

Dirleton Castle will be joined in the semi-finals by Bridge of Allan, Crichton and Dunkeld & Birnam.

Round 5 Results

Home Team Away Team Winners Score
Dunkeld & Birnam v Edzell Ladies Dunkeld & Birnam 4 & 3
Dirleton Castle v Carnoustie Caledonia Dirleton Castle Ladies 19th
Bridge of Allan v Mount Ellen Bridge of Allan 4 & 3
Kilmarnock Barassie v Crichton Crichton 2 holes
The semi finals, final and 3rd / 4th play off will be played at Glenbervie Golf Club on Sunday 28th August.

Semi-Final Draw

Dirleton Castle v Dunkeld & Birnam
Bridge of Allan v Crichton

The Scottish Ladies’ Stroke Play Foursomes will also be played at Glenbervie Golf Club on Sunday 28 August.
There are still some spaces available for both of these events - please contact the SLGA office if you would like a late entry.

Ladies Scottish Open begins today at Archerfield -- Why not go along and support

West of Scotland's Clare Queen said a few words last week all about the event



First Round Draw -- Click Here

You will find Live Scoring at the Ladies European Tour Website

West of Scotland's Alyson & Rachael Lead at Royal Ashdown Forest

From the LGU Website
Two teenage Scots, Renfrewshire's Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) - pictured left  and Germany-based Lanarkshire's Rachael Taylor, (pictured right) were the only two players in the first half of the field of 113 to match the testing par of 72 over the Royal Ashdown Forest course, East Sussex in the first round of the Ladies British Open amateur championship today.

There was no wind to speak of and there is not a single bunker anywhere under an old forest conservation act so the only explanation for the general level of high scoring was that the woodland/heathland course, a royal hunting forest in ancient times, is an extremely testing lay-out on which to score well.
Bogeys, double bogeys and higher were common. Birdies were rare and eagles an endangered species.
Royal Ashdown Forest has been used by the R&A as an Open championship qualifying venue – and today the competitors in this LGU tournament could see why for themselves.
This south-east of England course, where there is less rainfall than most other parts of the country, has not staged many tournaments for female amateur golfers, outwith local members, in recent years and that lack of familiarity in particular with the hard greens that required pitch and run shots "a la" links golf but were not nearly as fast as links greens for putting was a problem that most of the contestants failed to solve on the first day.
As defending champion Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), remarked after a returning a four-over-par 76: “I think it’s going to be a high-scoring tournament.” Which could turn out to be the understatement of the season.
Playing partner and fellow Curtis Cup player Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) looked set to prove all the pundits wrong when she cruised to the turn in two-under-par 34 wit birdies at the fifth and eighth and not a suggestion of a bogey.
But Royal Ashdown Forest bit back – hard – on the 16-year-old Irish player after the turn. Leona required 41 shots (five over par) to get home, starting with a double bogey 6 and ended the back nin with a double bogey 7 at 17 and bogey 5 at the last for a 75.
Incidentally, Pamela Pretswell birdied the 17th where Leona had the 7 so where’s the logic of that?
Leona’s twin Lisa had a 77 which included a double bogey 6 at the 10th. Also on 77 is another highly promising 16-year-old, Bronte Law (Bramhall). Bronte had a double bogey 6 at the 15th in halves of 38 and 40.
Curtis Cup and Vagliano Trophy team player Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) later joined Leona Maguire on the 75 mark.
Britain’s youngest ever women’s open amateur champion, 16-year-old Lauren Taylor (Woburn), pulling her own clubs, had the same score as Pamela Pretswell, a 76. The only 6 on Lauren had on her card was at the 17th.
Alyson  a member of the Scotland team in the girls’ home internationals the week before last, had birdies at the second, 12th, 16th and 18th in halves of 37 (one over par) and 35 (one under). She bogeyed the first, seventh, 11th and 17th.
Rachael Taylor, whose Airdrie-born father is a golf professional in Germany, had halves of 34 and 38 with birdies at the third, eighth and 17th. She did not drop a shot until the 10th – where she dropped two with a 6, followed by a bogey at the 11th, then covered the last seven holes in one-under par.
Welsh teenager Amy Boulden (Llandudno Maesdu) and two other youngsters, England girl cap Meghan MacLaren (Wellingborough) and Belgium’s Laurence Herman, are tucked in behind the Scots. Boulden’s 73 was so steady – 15 pars, one birdie, two bogeys – she could have been playing a different course from those who shot in the high 70s and 80s.
Amy started with a bogey and had her only other dropped shot at the 10th. The Astor Trophy and Vagliano Trophy team player birdied the 17th in halves of 37 and 36.

Scots Scores -- Round 1:

Rachael Taylor (Am Reichswald) 72 - Lanarkshire
Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 72 - Renfrewshire
Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 74 - Lanarkshire
Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey) 78
Hannah Mccook (Grantown on Spey) 78
Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 80
Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies') 81
Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) 81
Laura Murray (Alford) 82
Lesley Atkins(Gullane Ladies) 82
Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 83 - Renfrewshire
Katie Reid (Monifieth) 88

LGU PEUGEOT WINNERS - SCOTTISH AREA WINNERS

Sheena Gardner and Lesley Irvine (Douglas Park)

North Edzell, Angus 8 August 2011

Winners: Sheena Gardiner & Lesley Irvine (Douglas Park) 41 points
Runners-up: Kathleen Stalker & Caroline Gordon (Murcar Links) 37 points (counback)
Third: Anne Middleton & Clare Burnett (Edzell) 37 points

East Longniddry, East Lothian 21 July 2011

Winners: Betty Caw & Marion Kloepfer (The Glen) 35 points (countback)
Runners-up: Fiona Kelly & Mhairi Chambers (Niddry Castle) 35 points
Third: H Saunders & C Smith (Dirleton Castle) 35 points

West Whitecraigs, Renfrewshire 27 July 2011

Winners: Kirstin Everett & Joan Shanks (Merchants of Edinburgh) 37 points
Runners-up: Sheila Dawson & Julie Bennett (Vale of Leven) 35 points
Third: Linda Mathewson & Anne Griffen (Stirling) 34 points (countback)