Lynn Kenny wins the Belhaven Trophy

Alan Tait presents Lynn Kenny with the Belhaven Trophy

Neil Hampton, Pamela Pretswell, Laura Murray, Michael Gannon winners of the Team Award

Gillian Kirkwood, Heather McCrae, Lynn Kenny and Carol Fell  - Team Runners Up

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
It was girls on top at the Callaway/Gleneagles Hotel-sponsored Scottish golfwriters and guests' golf tournament over the King's Course, Gleneagles today.
On a dry (!), windless day on a soft course - aren't they all at the moment? - Lynn Kenny (Archerfield Links) won the Belhaven Trophy for the best overall Stableford points score with an outstanding effort of 39 - off a handicap (for competition purposes) of +3!
Lynn's gross score was six-under-par 65 (32-33).
She is the first female competitor ever to win the Belhaven Trophy.
"It was a brilliant display," said one of her playing partners, Carol Fell (Ranfurly Castle).
"No-one was more surprised than me," said Lynn, a former Scottish women's amateur champion who lost her Ladies European Tour card at the end of last season, "because I have played very little golf lately. Maybe this is the answer to regaining my form!"
Rookie pro and recent Curtis Cup heroine Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), Scottish women's amateur champion Laura Murray (Alford), Michael Gannon (Daily Record) and Neil Hampton, general manager of Royal Dornoch Golf Club won the team event with 94pt .
Runners-up were the all-ladies team of Gillian Kirkwood (Broomieknowe), Lynn Kenny (Archerfield Links), Heather MacRae (Gullane) and Carol Fell with 92pt.
Scott Peddie (Bunkered and Scottish Club Golfer) won he Alex M Fox Trophy as winner of the Golfwriters' section. He scored 32pt off a handicap of seven, despite not scoring any points at all at two holes.
Neil Hampton won the Male Guests' category with 33pt off scratch. His gross score was 71 (34-37) against a par of 68.
Callaway provided the golf equipment prizes and Gleneagles Hotel supplied goodie bags, coffee/tea and bacon rolls on arrival and a two-course lunch, all on the house. And, of course, they provided the golfwriters and guests with the courtesy of the King's Course - perhaps the biggest prize of all!
The management at Machrihanish Dunes, Trump International Links, Marriott Dalmhoy Hotel Golf and Country Club, Royal Dornoch Golf Club and Gleneagles Hotel provided courtesy tee times at their courses at future dates as additional prizes.

LEADING PRIZEWINNERS

GOLFWRITERS
Overall winner - Alex M Fox Trophy - Scott Peddie (Bunkered and Scottish Club Golfer) (7) 32pt
Class 1 - Robin Wilson (Brora freelance) (6) 30pt, Malcolm Campbell (RandA) (8) 29, Fergus Bisset (Golf Monthly) (3) 25, Ed Hodges (SGU) (8) 16.
Class 2 - Kevin Ferrie (Herald) (11) 29 (inward half 16pt), Michael McEwan (Bunkered and Scottish Club Golfer) (22) 29 (inward half 11pt), Dave Edwards (Press and Journal) (17) 26, Michael Gannon (Daily Record) (14) 25, Mike Aitken (Sport Perceptions) (15) 20.
MALE GUESTS
Overall winner - Bunkered Trophy - Neil Hampton (Royal Dornoch) (scr) 33pt.
Class 1 - Billy Sim (Craibstone) (4) 31pt (inward half 17pt), Roy Murray (PGA in Scotland)( (31 (inward half 14), Harry Roulston (Stonehaven) (7) 25 (bih), Peter Smith (Deeside) 25, Billy Murray (Gleneagles Hotel) (6) 24l
Class 1 - Kenny Smith (Kenny Smith Photography) (10) 29pt, Hugh Hunter (SGU past president) (19) 26, Graham Hesketh (Gleneagles Hotel) (15) 25, Mike Woodcock (St Andrews Links) (12) 24, Graeme Webster (Golf Course Designer) (10) 23, Eric Nicolson (Dundee Courier) (12) 18.
LADY GUESTS
Overall winner - Belhaven Trophy - Lynn Kenny (Archerfield Links) )(+3) 39pt.
Class 1 - Pamela Prestswell (Bothwell Castle) (+3) 36pt, Heather MacRae (Gleneagles Hotel) (+3) 29.
Class 2 - Laura Murray (Alford) (+2) 25pt, Carol Fell (10) 24, Gillian Kirkwood (Broomieknowe) (11) 21.

TEAM EVENT
Best three from four scores per tee time to count
Winners - Pamela Pretswell, Laura Murray, Michael Gannon, Neil Hampton - 94pt
Runners-up - Gillian Kirkwood, Lynn Kenny, Heather MacRae, Carol Fell - 92pt
3rd - Robin Wilson, Kevin Ferrie, Harry Roulston, Roy Murray 90pt.
4th - Kenny Smith, Fergus Bisset, Mike Aitken, Scott Peddie 86pt
5th - Graeme Webster, Billy Sim, Dave Edwards, Peter Smith 82pt.
6th - Mike Woodcock, Malcolm Camp-bell, Eric Nicolson, Hugh Hunter 79pt
7th - Ed Hodge, Michael McEwan, Billy Murray, Graham, Hesketh 78pt.

LONGEST DRIVE (at 18th hole) - Scott Peddie.
NEAREST PIN (at 16th hole) - Neil Hampton.
SHORTEST DRIVE (at first hole) - Dave Edwards.

Photos and Videos from the 2012 Scottish Seniors Championship at Kemnay

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Pamela Pretswell finishes joint 6th in her Pro Debut

Pamela Pretswell ended her professional debut in a satisfactory joint sixth place behind home winner Marianne Skarpnord in the Ladies Norwegian Challenge at Hauger Golf Club in Oslo on the Ladies European Tour Access Series on Friday.
The Hamilton 23-year-old shot 72-78-72 for a six-over-par total of 222 - 12 behind Skarpnord who won the British girls title in 2003 and collected 5,000 Euros for this victory.
Pretswell's performance enabled her to maintain second place in the Ladies European Tour Access Series Order of Merit table. If she finishes in the top three at the end of the season, she will be able to skip the LET Q School in Morocco, having gained automatically playing rights on the main tour for 2013.
Pamela Feggans from Patna, Ayrshire finished well with a 73 for joint 11th place on 224 after earlier rounds of 75 and 76
Glasgow's Gemma Websiter shot 80-73-78 for 34th place on 231.
FINAL TOTALS
212 - Marianne Skarpnord (NOR) 73 66 73
217 - Daniela Holmqvist (SWE) (am) 71 75 71
218 - Rachel Bell (ENG) 74 70 74
219 - Maria Ohlsson (SWE) 73 71 75
221 - Camilla Lennarth (SWE) 68 74 79
222 - Erika Holmen (SWE) 77 73 72, Emma Henrikson (SWE) 77 72 73, Pamela Pretswell (SCO) 72 78 72, Danielle Mcveigh (IRL) 73 72 77
223 - Monica Christiansen (DNK) 73 80 70
224 - Mariell Bruun (NOR) 80 73 71, Jessica Karlsson (SWE) 73 72 79, Kim Ulander (SWE) 78 74 72, Pamela Feggans (SCO) 75 76 73
225 - Emelie Lind (SWE) 74 74 77, Galina Rotmistrova (RUS) 74 77 74
226 - Anna Dahlberg Soderstrom (SWE) 79 70 77, Caroline Martens (NOR) 72 78 76, Malin Lundberg (SWE) 71 75 80, Isabella Ramsay (SWE) 75 74 77
227 - Linda Henriksson (FIN) 75 77 75, Nicoline Skaug (NOR) 74 78 75, Marita Engzelius (NOR) 76 73 78, Emelie Lindskog (SWE) 75 74 78, Cesilie Hagen (NOR) 72 79 76
228 - Helena Callahan (SWE) 79 71 78, Sohvi Harkonen (FIN) 79 71 78
229 - Antonella Cvitan (SWE) 75 77 77, Annette Lyche (NOR) 74 79 76, Mette Kryger (DNK) 75 75 79, Josefine Sundh (SWE) 76 75 78
230 - Melodie Bourdy (FRA) 74 79 77, Sofia Berglund (SWE) 76 77 77
231 - Gemma Webster (SCO) 80 73 78
232 - Josefin Leijon (SWE) 75 75 82, Emeilie Ferlin (SWE) 79 72 81, Olivia Hullert (NOR) 73 80 79, Maria Ringdahl (SWE) 76 76 80, Maria Tonnessen (NOR) 74 78 80
235 - Rebecca Sorensen (SWE) 76 76 83
236 - Sara Wikstrom (SWE) 77 76 83

CLUB GOLF CAMP IN THE WEST OF SCOTLAND

SCOTTISH SENIORS MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP FROM KEMNAY - HEATHER ANDERSON BEATS WEST OF SCOTLAND JANICE PATERSON

L TO R: Karen Ballantyne, Margaret McNaughton (SLGA), Leigh Duff, Alison Bartlett (Strokeplay Champion),
Linda Urquhart, Heather Anderson (Matchplay Champion), Janice Paterson, Karen Burns, Caroline (Kemnay Ladies Captain)

Blairgowrie's Heather Anderson, playing in the final for the fourth successive year, beat first-time finalist West Vet Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) by 4 and 3 to win the Scottish senior women's amateur match-play golf championship at Kemnay Golf Club, Aberdeenshire this afternoon.
Heather last won the match-play title at Kinross in 2009 and was runner up in 2010 and 2011.
Anderson got off to a good start and was two up after three holes.
Janice fought back to all square after six.
Heather birdied the eighth and parred the ninth to be two up at the turn.
Heather increased her lead to three holes with a par at the 10th. Janice got one back by winning the 11th with a par but her opponent won the 12th and 13th with pars to go four up. Janice had a good par 3 to win the short 14th but she was running out of holes. Heather Anderson's par at the long 15th was enough to win the tie.
In the morning semi-finals, Janice had a good one-hole win over Linda Urquhart (Banchory) who had earlier beaten top seed Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) and former champion Pamela Williamson (Baberton).
Heather beat Karen Burns (Bathgate) 5 and 3 in the other semi-final.
The handicap championship was won by Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) who must like the air in the north-east. She won the scratch title a few years back when the tournament was played at Ballater GC.
In this week's handicap final Karen beat Leigh Duff (Cathkin Braes) by 3 and 2. Karen plays off five and Leigh 12.
MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
SEMI-FINALS
Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) beat Linda Urquhart (Banchory) 1 hole.

Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie) beat Karen Burns (Bathgate) 5 and 3

FINAL

Heather Anderson beat Janice Paterson 4 and 3.
HANDICAP
SEMI-FINALS
Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) (5) beat Sandra Littlejohn (Erskine) (11) 5 and 3.
Leigh Duff (Cathkin Braes) (12) beat Gillian Wallace (Blairgowrie) (6) at 19th.
FINAL
Karen Ballantyne beat Leigh Duff 3 and 2.

STRATHAVEN GIRL WINS JANICE MOODIE TROPHY

 Katie Scott (left) and Molly Richards, two of the leading prizewinners.

FROM LINDSAY MATHIE -- Windyhill GC Ladies Captain

After days of intermittent flash floods the sun made a very welcome appearance at Windyhill Golf Club for today’s Janice Moodie Trophy. The 36 competitors, some who had travelled the length and breadth of the country, ranged in ages from 11-18, with handicaps 2-25.
Despite the challenging windy conditions scoring was very impressive with 13 year old Katie Scott (Strathaven), coming in with a nett 71, 1 under par, to win the Janice Moodie Trophy. The scratch prize was won by Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe), with an impressive 77, bih from Eleanor Tunn, (Reay).
As ever our thanks go to Janice Moodie for her continued and valued support of this event and girls golf in Scotland.
If any of the girls would like copies of the photos taken on the first tee then please contact Anne Laing, alaing@elmwood.ac.uk

Par 72, CSS 73
Prizewinners
Janice Moodie Trophy
Winner - Katie Scott, Strathaven 88 - 17 = 71 BIH
Scratch - Hannah Scott, Broomieknowe 77 BIH
11 - 14 Age Group
1st Molly Richards, Strathaven 91 - 18 = 73
2nd Andrea Walker, Falkirk 87 - 13 = 74
15 - 21 Age Group ( 15 - 17 + 18 - 21 Age group combined due to number of entries in each category)
1st Rachel McClelland, Milngavie 89 - 18 = 71
2nd Rachel Irvine, Largs 82 - 10 = 72

Drumpelliers Janice Paterson in Scottish Seniors Final

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Results of this morning's scratch semi-finals in the Scottish senior women's amateur (close) match-play championship at Kemnay Golf Club
Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) beat Linda Urquhart (Banchory) 1 hole.
Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie) beat Karen Burns (Bathgate) 5 and 3
Great first match. Linda was one up at the turn. Janice won the the par 3 14th to square match.
Janice then won 15th to go one up.
Linda squared at 17th.
Then Janice hit a super drive, five-wood to six feet at 18th to win match by one hole.
It's the first time Janice Paterson has reached the match-play final.

West of Scotland's Janice Paterson reaches the Semi Final's of the Scottish Seniors

West Vet - Janice Paterson with Caddy Barbara Biggart

Banchory's Linda Urquhart, last of the 16 match-play qualifiers, claimed the scalp of top seed and new Scottish senior women's amateur stroke-play champion Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) in the first round of the over-50s match-play championship at Kemnay Golf Club, near Aberdeen today (Thursday).
Linda Urquhart, Aberdeenshire champion in 1988-98-99, was a 2 and 1 morning winner over Alison Bartlett and then reached the semi-finals by beating Baberton's Pamela Williamson, several times winner of both the stroke-play and match-play titles, by two holes.
In Friday morning's semi-finals (9am and 9.10), Linda will play Janice Paterson (Drumpellier), and Karen Burns (Bathgate), who knocked out the No 5 seed Anne Ryan (Tain) by 3 and 2, will play Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie), a one-hole winner against No 2 seed Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie),
The final tees off at 1.20pm.
FIRST ROUND
Linda Urquhart (Banchory) beat Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) 2 and 1
Pamela Williamson (Baberton) beat Anna Telfer (Milngavie) 3 and 2
Anne Ryan (Tain) beat Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) 2 holes
Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) beat Elaine Allison (Stirling) at 19th.
Karen Burns (Bathgate) beat Mary Smith (Tain) 2 and 1
Fiona Hunter (Baberton) beat Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) 6 and 5
Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie) beat Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) 1 hole
Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) beat Margaret Tough (Falkirk) at 19th.
QUARTER-FINALS
Urquhart beat Williamson 2 holes
Paterson beat Ryan 3 and 2
Burns beat Hunter 1 hole
Anderson beat Glennie 1 hole.
HANDICAP MATCH-PLAY
FIRST ROUND
Sandra Littlejohn (Erskine) (11) beat Morag Wardrop (Turnhouse) (9) 4 and 2.
Pamela Cran (Kemnay) (14) beat Yvonne Moir(Kemnay) (10) 1 hole.
Karen Maxwell (Milngavie) (10) beat Caroline King (Clover) (11) 3 and 3.
Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) (5) beat Barbara Biggart (North Berwick) (8) 3 and 1.
Mary Miller (Cruden Bay) (13) beat Pauline Warlow (Cathkin Braes) (8) 3 and 1.
Gillian Wallace (Blairgowrie) (6) beat Mairi Pollock (Craigmillar Park) (10) 4 and 3.
Leigh Duff (Cathkin Braes) (12) beat Lorraine Campbell (Cardross) (6) at 19th
Sheena McDonald (Buchanan Castle) (6) beat Fiona Farquharson (King James VI) (10) 1 hole.

QUARTER-FINALS
Littlejohn beat Cran 2 and 1.
Ballantyne beat Maxwell 8 and 7.
Wallace beat Miller 3 and 2.
Duff beat McDonald at 20th.

Dornoch's Alison Bartlett is the Scottish Senior's Strokeplay Champion

Royal Dornoch's Alison Bartlett is the new Scottish senior women's amateur stroke-play golf champion.
She won the title at Kemnay Golf Club, Aberdeenshire today after long-time leader Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) dropped four shots to par over the last four holes.
Glennie, well clear of the field, had a double bogey 7 at the 15th and bogeys at the 16th and 17th for a six-over-par round of 79 (39-40) which gave her a two-round final total of eight-over 154.
Bartlett matched that aggregate by birdieing the 17th on her way to a one-under 72 (37-35).
Glennie's downward spiral continued when she lost the sudden-death play-off to Bartlett at the first extra hole.
Tain sisters Mary Smith (81 for 158) and Anne Ryan (80 for 161) finished third and joint fifth to give the far North three players in the top six - a grand performance.
The leading 16 players go on to contest the seniors' match-play championship over the next two days.
Linda Urquhart (Banchory) was the 16th qualifier with an 85 for 168 - pipping former Scottish seniors champion Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) (83 for 169) for the final place.
SCOTTISH SENIOR WOMEN'S AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Kemnay GC, Aberdeenshire
MATCH-PLAY QUALIFIERS
Par 146 (2x73)
154 Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) 82 72, Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) (Bartlett won sudden-death play-off at first extra hole).
158 Mary Smith (Tain) 77 81.
160 Elaine Allison (Stirling) 82 78.
161 Anne Ryan (Tain) 81 80, Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) 80 81.
163 Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) 80 83.
164 Anne Telfer (Milngavie) 83 81, Pamela Williamson (Baberton) 82 82, Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie) 81 83
165 Fiona Hunter (Baberton) 84 81, Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) 77 88
166 Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) 81 85.
167 Karen Burns (Bathgate) 87 80, Margaret Tough (Falkirk) 87 80.
168 Linda Urquhart (Banchory) 83 85.
DID NOT QUALIFY
169 Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) 86 83.
170 Lorraine Campbell (Cardross) 87 83, Sue Penman (Gulane Ladies) 84 86, Gillian Wallace (Blairgowrie) 84 86, May Hughes (Lanark) 83 87
172 Anne Brownie (Gullane Ladies) 87 85m Barbara Biggart (North Berwick) 86 86, Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) 83 89.

CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW

SOUTH SIDE LEAGUE RESULTS

The South Side League is well under way this season with teams having played 2,3 or 4 matches. The SSL Secretary Lesley Giblin has sent in the total points as of the 3rd July.

Cathcart Castle 14
Williamwood 13
Eastwood 12
Haggs Castle 11.5
Cowglen 10.5
Whitecraigs 8.5
East Renfrewshire 7
Bonnyton 6.5
Kirkhill 1

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AYRSHIRE'S ALEX GLENNIE LEADS AFTER THE 1ST ROUND OF THE SCOTTISH SENIORS AT KEMNAY

Alex Glennie 2011 Scottish Seniors Strokeplay Champion

Ayrshire's Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) made an excellent start to the defence of her Scottish senior women's amateur stroke-play championship in the first national golf event to be played at the Kemnay course in Aberdeenshire.
Like every golf course in the country, Kemnay is very, very wet after days, even weeks of rain and was playing every inch of its length today.
Alex Glennie (pictured above), Ayrshire county champion in 2004 and the 2011 Scottish Seniors Strokeplay champion did not have a birdie on her card but 16 pars and bogeys at two long holes, the 15th and 16th, represented a very good day's "work" for a two-over-par 73 (37-38).
She will start Wednesday's second and final round with a two-shot lead from Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) and Mary Smith (Tain).
Noreen Fenton (Dunbar), who had an 81 today, is the defending matchplay champion but is now a selector and will not take part in the 2nd qualifying round.
LEADING FIRST-ROUND SCORES
Par 73, SSS 73, CSS
75 Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie).
77 Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay), Mary Smith (Tain)
80 Helen Faulds (Douglas Park), Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose).
81 Janice Paterson (Drumpellier), Anne Ryan (Tain), Noreen Fenton (Dunbar), Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie).
82 Pamela Williamson (Baberton), Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch).
83 Anna Telfer (Milngavie), Sheena McDonald (Buchanan Castle), Linda Urquhart (Banchory), Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay), Frances Neish (Moray), May Hughes (Lanark).
84 Gillian Wallace (Blairgowrie), Sue Penman (Gullane), Pauline Warlow (Cathkin Braes), Fiona Hunter (Baberton).
85 Sandra Littlejohn (Erskine).
86 Ruth Brown (Lothianburn), Joanne Watt (Gullane), Barbara Biggart (North Berwick), Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park), Karen Maxwell (Milngavie), Morag Clapperton (Banchory).
87 Karen Burns (Bathgate), Anne Brownie (Gullane), Lorraine Campbell (Cardross), Ann Smart (Banchory), Margaret Tough (Falkirk), Caroline King (Clober).
88 Marion Quigley (Craigmillar Park), Pat Hutton (Lanark), Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle).
89 Joanna Scott (Cathkin Braes), Rita Dee (Kingsknowe), Fiona Farquharson (King James VI).


Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

PAMELA PRETSWELL TURNS PROFESSIONAL

Pamela Pretswell

Pamela Pretswell announced today that she has turned professional and will play on the Ladies European Tour Access Series (LETAS).

Pamela, who graduated from Glasgow University last year, moves into the professional ranks on the back of a successful amateur career. Last month she helped Great Britain and Ireland win the Curtis Cup against the USA for the first time since 1996 and is a former winner of the British Ladies Amateur Stoke Play Championship and Swiss Ladies Amateur Open.

Since graduating, Pamela has been preparing for professional golf by playing as an amateur in the LETAS and in May she became the first amateur to win a LETAS event when she won the Ljunbyhed Park PGA Ladies Open in Sweden by 2 shots after a final round of 4 under par.

Pamela is currently lying 2nd in the LETAS Order of Merit and is targeting a top 3 finish which would secure a card for the Ladies European Tour (LET) in 2013. Pamela's first event as a professional will be in the LETAS Ladies Challenge in Norway next week.

On turning professional, Pamela paid tribute to the support and encouragement that she has received from the Scottish Ladies Golf Association (SLGA), Ladies Golf Union (LGU), Lanarkshire Ladies County Golf Association, Bothwell Castle Golf Club, Ladies Golf Club Troon, Aberdeen Asset Management, Coach Alan Murdoch and his team at Kings Acre.

Carol Whyte wins the Windyhill Club Championship

Tracy Masterton, Carol Whyte, Laura McGeaghy, Ann MacDonald -- Tracy & Ann were caddies.

Windyhill Golf Club held their Club Championship matches today in a mixture of sun and showers. Carol Whyte and Laura McGeachy contested the Ladies Championship in what proved to be a well fought match. Carol started well with pars at the first 3 holes to go 3up. Laura then staged a determined come back bringing the match back to 1 down after 7 but Carol regained her lead to 3 at the turn. Carol birdied the infamous 12th to go 4 up but birdies eluded Laura at 14 & 15 when her putts just shaved the hole. The match ended on 15 with Carol winning 4&3 with a 2 over par score!


A great match by both players.

WEST OF SCOTLAND WEBSITE SLOW IN OPENING-- APOLOGIES

I have been told that this website is slow in opening . Will have to look into it. However I am off to Kemnay for the Scottish Seniors Championships today

I apologise for any inconvenience and hope I will be able to solve the problem on my return.

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CURTIS CUP HEROINE STEPHANIE MEADOW WINS THE BRITISH LADIES OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Curtis Cup team heroine at Nairn at the beginning of the month, Stephanie Meadow chalked up another success story on a Scottish links today (Saturday).
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THIRD ROUND RESULTS

Laetitia Beck (Israel) beat Augusta James (Canada) 5 and 4
Perrine Delacour (France) beat Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) 4 and 2.
Rocio Sanchez Lobato (Spain) beat Camilla Hedberg (Spain) 1 hole.
Noel Jimenez (Spain) beat Daniela Holmqvist (Sweden) 1 hole.
Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush) beat Amy Boulden (Conwy) 2 and 1.
Ariane Provot (France) beat Laure Castelain (France) 2 and 1.
Amanda Strang (Sweden) beat Nina Muehl (Austria) 3 and 1.
Georgia Hall (Remedy Oak) beat Isaberlle Boineau (France) at 19th.

QUARTER-FINAL
Delacour beat Beck 4 and 2.
Lobato beat Jimenez 1 hole
Meadow beat Provot 2 and 1.
Hall beat Strang 6 and 4.
SEMI-FINALS
Rocio Sanchez Lobato (Spain) beat Perrine Delacour (France) 2 holes.

Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush) beat Georgia Hall (Remedy Oak) 3 and 2.

FINAL (18 holes)

Meadow beat Lobato 4 and 3.

GREENLEES MATCHES WELL UNDER WAY

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ELDERSLIE'S ALYSON MCKECHIN REACHES THE LAST 32 AT THE BRITISH OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS AT CARNOUSTIE

 Renfrewshire's Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) had a marvellous 5 and 3 win over 17-year-old Curtis Cup player Bronte Law (Bramhall) this morning after being two up at the turn with two-under-par figures.
She then played Laure Castelain from France this afternoon and lost on the 18th -- 2 down
What a great experience for Alyson and many congratulations from everyone in the County for qualifying for the matchplay stages and reaching the last 32 -- a fantastic achievement.

Three members of the winning GB and I Curtis Cup team at Nairn are through to the last 16 of the Ladies British Open Amateur Championship at Carnoustie

Unfortunately, two of them, Amy Boulden from Conwy, North Wales and Stephanie Meadow, the University of Alabama student from Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland, will meet in the third round.
The other Curtis Cupper through to the last 16 is English champion Kelly Tidy who produced some of the best figures of the opening match-play day. She was three or four under par in beating Olivia Winning (Rotherham) by 7 and 5

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BRITISH WOMEN'S MATCHPLAY

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SHEENA WOOD HAS THE BEST SCORE OF THE DAY IN THE LANARKSHIRE COUNTY JUNE SPOON

The Lanarkshire County June Spoon was played on Monday 25th June at a sunny Drumpellier Golf Club. The course was in good condition in spite of the recent heavy rain.
Results:
SSS 72 CSS 74
Division 1
Janice Paterson, Drumpellier, 77 (6) 71
Susan Wood, Drumpellier, 74 (1) 73 acb
Irene Morrison, Drumpellier, 88 (15) 73
Scratch: Susan Wood 74

Division 2
Anne Pardoe, Strathaven, 98 (23) 75
Marion Porter, Strathaven, 97 (20) 77
Jean Allan, Strathaven, 99 (21) 78
Scratch: Marion Porter 97

ALYSON MCKECHIN QUALIFIES FOR THE MATCHPLAY STAGES OF THE BRITISH WOMEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

A marvellous three under par 69 - the lowest of both qualifying rounds - earned Super Scot Sally Watson the honour of being top seed for the match-play stages of the British women's open amateur golf championship at Carnoustie.
Sally, originally from South Queensferry but whose family home is now Elie in Fife, tied with 18-year-old French girl Celine Boutier on three-under-par 141 for the No 1 spot.
Sally had rounds of 72-69, Celine 70-71, so the card comparison gave Sally, with the better second round, the No 1 seeding.
The only other Scots to figure among the 64 match-play qualifiers were:
Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) on 152 (77-75).
Young Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) on 153 (82-71). --- The 17-year-old who came off the waiting list at the last minute on Tuesday because she was local and ready, willing able to step into a vacancy that came up. Her 71 is a record by a Carnoustie Ladies GC member.
Renfrewshire County Champion Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) on 157 (82-75) also made the cut.

Alyson now plays Curtis Cup Team player Bronty Law in the 1st round tomorrow.
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BRITISH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Carnoustie links.
MATCH-PLAY QUALIFIERS
Par 144 (2x72) SS 79 79 CSS 79 79.
141 Sally Watson (Elie and Earlsferry) 72 69, Celine Boutier (Fra) 72 69.
146 Amy Boulden (Wal) 73 73, Daniela Holmqvist (Swe) 72 74, Giulia Molinaro (Ita) 70 76.
147 Bronte Law (Eng) 73 74
148 Holly Clyburn (Eng) 75 73
149 Perrine Delacour (Fra) 72 77.
150 Johanna Tillstrom (Swe) 76 74, Brittany Marchand (Can) 78 72, Vicki Troeltsch (Ger) 79 71, Isabel Gabsa (Ger).
151 Charley Hull (Eng) 76 75, Alex Peters (Eng) 72 79, Emily Taylor (Eng) 76 75, Gabrielle Cowley (Eng) 78 73.
152 Ariane Provot (Fra), Josephine Janson (Swe) 78 74, Rachael Watton (Sco) 77 75, Meghan Maclaren (Eng) 79 73, Sophia Popov (Ger), Kyle Roig (Pue) 76 76, Brooke Henderson (Can) 76 76.
153 Marita Engzelius (Nor) 79 74, Jessica Meek (Sco) 81 72, Meghan Stasi (US) 74 79, Anne Van Dam (Net) 77 76, Manon Gidali (Fra) 76 77, Lauren Taylor (Eng) 81 72, Marina Stuetz (Aut) 75 78, Hayley Davis (Eng) 75 78.
154 Laure Castelain (Fra) 75 79, Augusta James (Can) 79 75, Georgia Hall (Eng) 78 76, Anna Young (Can) 77 77, Christine Wong (Can) 75 79, Ann-Kathrin Lindner (Ger) 79 75, Sara Monberg (Den) 78 76, Marta Sanz Barrios (Spa) 75 79, Patricia Sanz Barrios (Spa) 73 81.
155 Olivia Winning (Eng) 81 74, Amanda Strang (Swe) 80 75, Noemi Jimenez (Spa) 78 77, Nina Holleder (Ger) 80 75, Laetitia Beck (Isr) 76 79, Rachael Goodall (Eng) 77 78, Jisoo Keel (Can) 76 79, Justine Dreher (Fra) 80 75, Isabelle Boineau (Fra) 75 80, Nathalie Mansson (Swe) 78 77
156 Kelly Tidy (Eng) 77 79, Stephanie Meadow (NIr) 81 75 Claudia Chemin (Fra) 80 76, Camilla Hedberg (Spa) 79 77, Noora Taamminen (Fin) 78 78, Kerry Smith (Eng) 74 82, Emilie Alonso (Fra) 78 78.
157 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 82 75, Nina Muehl (Aut) 86 71, Leona Maguire (Ire) 73 84, Myrte Eikeenar (Net) 79 78, Fanny Vuigner (Swi) 81 76, Roco Lobato (Spa) 81 76.
158 (after card countback) Emily Taylor (Eng) 83 75.

SCOTS THAT MISSED THE CUT
158 Laura Murray (Sco) 79 79.
159 Susan Jackson (Sco) 84 75,
160 Megan Briggs (Sco) 81 79
161 Jane Turner (Sco) 79 82, Kelsey MacDonald (Sco) 82 79
163 Ann Ramsay (Sco) 82 81.
166 Ailsa Summers (Sco) 84 82
170 Gemma Dryburgh (Sco) 85 85.

PGA EUROPRO TOUR TOURNAMENT AT MAR HALL --- VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The PGA Europro tour Tournament is being held at Mar Hall from 8-10 August 2012. Lynn Mitchell is looking for volunteers (men and women) for various duties including greenside scorers/leader boards etc.
If you are interested in volunteering please get in touch with Lynn Mitchell at lynn.mitchell1@ntlworld.com

TO READ MORE CLICK HERE

THE BRITISH OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP AT CARNOUSTIE

Renfrewshire's Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) had an 81 which matched the scores of defending champion Lauren Taylor (Woburn) and Curtis Cup heroine Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush) in today's first round of the British Ladies Open Championship at Carnoustie.

Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), beaten in the final at Ganton a couple of years ago by Kelly Tidy, has an 82, the same score as Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) and Renfrewshire's Alyson McKechin (Elderslie)
Aberdonian Gemma Dryburgh, a student at Tulane University, New Orleans, had a disappointing 85.
Carnoustie is no respector of reputations. Alexandra Bonetti (France), beaten in last years final, had an 84 (44-40), the same score as Susan Jackson (Ladybank).
Bonetti had an 8 at the second and a 7 at the sixth.
The leading 64 will go forward after Wednesday's second qualifying round

To read the full report go to The Gillian Kirkwood Website

First qualifying round
Par 72
70 Celine Boutier (Fra), Giulia Molinaro (Ita).
72 Daniela Holmqvist (Swe), Sally Watson (Sco), Alexandra Peters (Eng), Perrine Delacour (Fra)
73 Leona Maguire (Ire), Amy Boulden (Wal), Patricia Sanz Barrios (Spa), Bronte Law (Eng)
74 Sophia Popov (Ger), Kerry Smith (Eng), Meghan Stasi (US).
75 Christine Wong (Can), Marta Sanz Barrios (Spa), Holly Clyburn (Eng), Isabelle Boineau (Fra), Marina Stuetz (Aut), Hayley Davis (Eng), Laure Castelain (Fra), Ariane Provot (Fra).
SELECTED SCORES
76 Charley Hull (Eng)
77 Kelly Tidy (Eng), Rachael Watton (Sco)
78 Georgia Hall (Eng)
79 Jacqueline Sneddon (Sco), Laura Murray (Sco), Jane Turner (Sco)
81 Megan Briggs (Sco), Lauren Taylor (Eng), Stephanie Meadow (NIr)
82 Kelsey MacDonald (Sco), Ann Ramsay (Sco), Alyson McKechin (Sco), Jessica Meek (Sco)
84 Alexandra Bonetti (Fra), Susan Jackson (Sco).
Ailsa Summers (Sco).
85 Gemma Dryburgh (Sco).


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MILNGAVIE OPEN DAY --- LOTS OF PRIZES TO BE WON

Want to win some new Calloway Irons?
Fancy a weekend at the Belfry?
Or how about a golfing holiday in Portugal?
Would a new Vauxhall Corsa be better??????

These are some of the prizes up for grabs at the Milngavie GC Ladies Tri Am on Wednesday July 11th.
Only a few spaces left.

Please book direct on www.milngaviegolfclub.co.uk or phone the secretary on 0141 956 1619

DRAW FOR THE JANICE MOODIE TROPHY

Here is the Janice Moodie Trophy draw for Friday 6th July. Times are still available for a late entry contact Windyhill Golf Club 0141 942 2349.

STARTING TIMES

11.00 Jessica Meek (Carnoustie), Linsey Stevenson (Elie & Earlsferry), Eilidh Watson (Muckhart)
11.10 Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne), Eleanor Ann Tunn (Reay), Rachel Walker (Dumfries & County)
11.20 Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New), Rachel Irvine (Largs), Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne)
11.30 Lauren Gilbert (Largs), Eva O’Connor (Bothwell Castle), Eilidh Crawford (Harburn)
11.40 Rachel McClelland (Milngavie), Joanne Free (Gullane), Heather Neilson (Greenburn)
11.50 Starter gap
12.00 Danielle Kerr (Roxburghe), Kirsty Burgess (Silverknowes), Emma Kennedy (Dumfries & Galloway)
12.10 Eran Johnston (Lanark), Niamh Kinney (Erskine)
12.20 Hazel McGarvie (Troon Ladies), Alexandra Qayam (Ranfurly Castle), Charlotte Munro (Gullane)
12.30 Emma Greenlees (Dumfries & County), Katie Wright (Stranraer), Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies)
12.40 Starter Gap
12.50 Starter Gap
1.00 Lauren Whyte (St Regulus), Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe)
1.10 Tara Mactaggart (Minto), Rachel Polson (Peterculter)
1.20 Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore), Mirren Fraser (Powfoot)
1.30 Andrea Walker (Falkirk), Kirsten Brown (Strathaven)

D&A ARE ON THE HELENSBURGH TV CHANNEL

Alisoun Fairbairn (Captain of D&A) and Nichola Ferguson (D&A County Champion) were interviewed last week at the County Jamboree at Cardross.

To see  the video click here ----  HELENSBURGH TV CHANNEL

The golf interview starts just after the 4 minute mark -- You may need to watch the tennis bit first or give the video to time to load and You can slide along to the approximate time with the slider at the bottom of the video.

WINDYHILL LADIES OPEN DAY

Windyhill Open Day, Sunday 15^th July 2012

Windyhill Ladies are pleased to announce that their Open Day on 15^th July this year will take on a new format.

The existing 18 hole Stableford for the Bob Collinson Trophy will be joined by a new 9 hole Stableford competition, for over 50s, for the Margaret Meldrum Trophy.

We hope that this will appeal to Ladies of all levels and ages so please come and give Windyhill a go this year, I’m sure you will be pleasantly surprised!

Thinking of making it your Club outing? We can offer discounts for groups of 6 or more. Please contact Lindsay Mathie, 07905 881 496, if you wish to make a group booking, or for more information.

Applications can be downloaded from the Club Website Windyhill Golf Club Website

Inter County Presentation of the Trophy

Alisoun Fairbairn Captain of D&A gives her closing speech and Maureen Woodhead (Renfrewshire Captain) receives the Trophy. Fiona Scott (Captain of Lanarkshire) announces the venue for next years Jamboree



RLCGA Captain Maureen and her team are delighted to win.

RENFREWSHIRE WIN THE WEST DIVISION INTER COUNTY TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

Renfrewshire - The 2012 West Division Inter County Champions

Renfrewshire are the 2012 Inter County Champions --  They clinched their appearance in September's Scottish county finals at Montrose Links with a 6 1/2-2 1/2 win over Ayrshire on the last day of the West Division women's inter-county team championship at Cardross.
Renfrewshire had already beaten Dunbartonshire and Argyll, and Lanarkshire.
On paper, Renfrewshire's final match was still in the balance at 1 1/2pts each after the morning foursomes, but their outstanding depth of talent in the singles saw them take the afternoon session by a commanding 5-1 margin.
Scottish girls champion Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) and Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) were the joint top winners of the tournament, the Renfrewshire pair each winning six out of six points.
Not far behind them were Megan Briggs and Linsey Stevenson with 4 1//2pt apiece.
Lanarkshire finished runners-up, beating Dunbartonshire and Argyll 6-3 in the day's other match after making a clean sweep of the three morning foursomes.

Of note from the day --  Megan and Linsey staged a fantastic fightback this morning in their foursomes match.
They were 4 down with 4 to play and managed to win the last 4 holes to square their match and allow the team to draw the foursomes against Ayrshire and in the afternoon we won 5 out of the 6 singles.

RENFREWSHIRE v AYRSHIRE
Foursomes Results:
Alison McKechin and EIlidh Briggs beat Connie Jaffrey and AUdrey Thomson 6/5
Megan Briggs and Linsey Stevenson halved with Jenny Linklater and Lesley Hendrie
Donna Jackson and Liz Stewart lost to Linzi Allan and Catherine Malcolm 3/2

Foursomes Result: Renfrewshire 1.5 Ayrshire 1.5

D&A v LANARKSHIRE
Nichola Ferguson and Jill Meldrum lost to Susan Wood and Emma Caddow 3/1
Anne Laing and Jorden Ferrie lost to May Hughes and Lesley Lloyd 2/1
Sheena McDonald and Lynn McColl lost to Susan 3/2

Foursomes Result D&A 0 Lanarkshire 3

Afternoon Singles:


Renfrewshire v Ayrshire
Alyson McKechin beat Rachael McQueen 5/4
Donna Jackson lost to Lesley Hendry 3/2
Linsey Stevenson beat Connie Jaffrey 6/5
Eilidh Briggs beat Mhairi McKay 2 holes
Gillian Kyle beat Linzi Allan 2/1
Megan Briggs beat Catherine Malcolm 7/6
Renfrewshire 5 Ayrshire 1
Final Result Renfrewshire 6.5 Ayrshire 2.5

D&A v Ayrshire
Jill Meldrum lost to Emma Caddow 3/1
Lorraine Campbell beat Fiona Norris 2/1
Nichola Ferguson lost to Susan Wood 5/4
Laura McGeachy halved with Susan McGrenaghan
Sheena McDonald beat Ruth Rankin 6/5
Anne Laing halved with Lesley Lloyd

D&A 3 Lanarkshire 3
Final Result D&A 3 Lanarkshire 6

RENFREWSHIRE ON COURSE TO WIN THE WEST OF SCOTLAND INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Renfrewshire are favourites to win the West Division women's inter-county team golf championship at Cardross GC.
They made it two wins out of two on Day 2 when they beat the other Day 1 winners, Lanarkshire 7-2.
The Morning Foursomes were won by 2-1 with Alyson McKechin  and Eilidh Briggs being in tremendous form starting with 3 birdies in a row to kick off the teams fantastic display of good golf.
Their strength in depth in the singles, spearheaded by County Champion Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) followed by, the Briggs sisters from Kilmacolm Eilidh and Megan, Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire)  and Linsey Stevenson (Whitecraigs / Elie) shone through as they took the afternoon session 5-1.
In the other tie last year's champions, Ayrshire, lost for the second time, beaten 5 1/2-3 1/2 by Dunbartonshire and Argyll.
The West Division champions will meet the other three divisional title-winners in the Scottish county finals at Montrose Links in September.


FOURSOMES:


RENFREWSHIRE v LANARKSHIRE (Renfrewshire names first)
Alyson McKechin and EIlidh Briggs beat Susan Wood and Susan McGrenaghan 7/6
Megan Briggs and Linsey Stevenson lost to Fiona Norris and Ruth Rankin 2 holes
Liz Stewart and Donna Jackson beat May Hughes and Lesley Lloyd 3/2
Foursomes Result: Renfrewshire 2 Lanarkshire 1

SINGLES
Renfrewshire 5 Lanarkshire 1

Alyson McKechin beat Emma Caddow 3&2
Eilidh Briggs beat Fiona Scott 8&6
Megan Briggs beat Susan Woods 4&2
Gillian Kyle beat Susan McGrenaghan 3&2
Linsey Stevenson beat Ruth Rankin 4&3
Carol Whyte lost o Fiona Norris 6&4

Final Result : Renfrewshire 7 Lanarkshire 2


D&A v AYRSHIRE ( D&A names first)

FOURSOMES
Nichola Ferguson and Jill Meldrum beat Linzi Allan and Mhairi McKay 3/2
Anne Laing and Jorden Ferrie halved with Lesley
and Jenny Linklater
Laura McGeachy and Lorraine Campbell lost to Connie Jaffrey and Audrey Thomson 7/6
Foursomes Results : D&A 1.5 Ayrshire 1.5

SINGLES
D&A 4 Ayrshire 2

Nichola Ferguson beat Lesley Hendry 1 hole.

Jorden Ferrie lost to Rachael McQueen 2 holes.

Sheena McDonald lost to Connie Jaffrey 3 and 2.

Laura McGeachy beat Catherine Malcolm 1 hole.

Jill Meldrum beat Audrey Thompson 1 hole.

Anne Laing beat Mhairi McKay 2 and 1.

Final Result : D&A 5.5 Ayrshire 3.5

RENFREWSHIRE AND LANARKSHIRE WIN ON DAY 1 OF THE JAMBOREE

The first day of the County Jamboree took place at Cardross today in lovely sunshine and Renfrewshire and Lanarkshire were the winners against D&A and Ayrshire respectively.

FULL RESULTS


FOURSOMES
Renfrewshire 2.5 -- D&A 0.5 (Renfrewshire names first)
Eilidh Briggs and Alyson McKechin beat Nichola Ferguson and Jill Meldrum 5/3
Donna Jackson and Liz Stewart halved with Anne Laing and Jorden Ferrie
Megan Briggs and Linsey Stevenson beat Lorraine Campbell and Lynn McColl 7/6

SINGLES (Renfrewshire 4 D&A 2)
Alyson McKechin beat Nichola Ferguson 5/4
Megan Briggs beat Anne Laing 5/3
Linsey Stevenson beat Sheena McDonald 5/4
Eilidh Briggs beat Jorden Ferrie 3/2
Gillian Kyle lost to Laura McGeachy 3/2
Carol Whyte lost to Jill Meldrum 2 holes

FINAL RESULT: Renfrewshire 6.5 D&A 2.5


LANARKSHIRE v AYRSHIRE


FOURSOMES
Lanarkshire 1.5 Ayrshire 1.5 ( Lanarkshire names first)
May Hughes and Lesley Lloyd beat Rachael McQueen 1up
Susan McGrenaghan and Susan Wood halved with Lesley Hendry and Jenny Linklater
Fiona Norris and Ruth Rankin lost to Linzi Allan and Mhairi McKay

SINGLES
Susan Wood beat Rachael McQueen 1 up
Emma Caddow lost to Lesley Hendry 1 down
Susan McGrenaghan beat Catherine Malcolm 1 up
Fiona Norris beat Audrey Thompson 3/1
Ruth Rankin beat Linzi Allan 1up
Lesley Lloyd beat Jenny Linklater 2/1

Singles: Lanarkshire 5 Ayrshire 1

FINAL RESULT : Lanarkshire 6.5 Ayrshire 2.5

SUCCESS FOR LANARKSHIRE GIRLS AGAINST AYRSHIRE GIRLS

Ayrshire Girls

Lanarkshire Girls

Lanarkshire recorded a fine win against Ayrshire in their first Friendly Match of the season. This was played over Ballochmyle Golf Course which was in excellent condition in spite of the very heavy rain experienced yesterday. Team captain Rachel Irvine got the only point for Ayrshire but with four of the five games going the full distance it was all very close.

The results are as follows:- (Ayrshire names first)

Katie McGarva lost to Emily Glencorse - 2 holes
Rachel Irvine beat Kirsten Brown - 1 up
Alexandra Brown lost to Katie Scott - 3/2
Lauren Gilbert lost to Molly Richmond - 1 hole
Sarah Ramsay lost to Erin Johnston - 1 hole

June Kerr
Junior Convenor
A.L.C.G.A.

CARLY BOOTH WINS THE DEUTSCHE BANK LADIES SWISS OPEN

By BETHAN CUTLER, LET Media Manager 
Perthshire's Booth won a three-way play-off against German duo Anja Monke and Caroline Masson with an eagle on the fourth extra hole at the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open. 

Comrie-based Booth, who will turn 20 next week, said that she couldn’t have asked for a better early birthday present as she collected her second title in six weeks, following on from her maiden win in Scotland in early May.
Booth posted a final round 68 in regulation to reach 12 under par 276 in total on a sizzling hot day at Golf Gerre Losone in Ticino and birdied the par-five 18th hole three times in the play-off before sinking her 10 foot eagle putt to win and claim the €78,750 first prize.
“I’m overwhelmed; speechless. I’m lost for words; so happy,” Booth said.
“It was tough. We birdied three out of three and I was thinking, someone’s going to have to eagle to win this. I hit a perfect drive every time and then 5-iron onto the green to about 10 foot and just holed it so it was perfect.
“I was just trying to hit a positive putt. I wasn’t trying to think about it and I think with having the experience of winning previously in the Scottish I had grasped the feeling of trying to stay calm and positive.”
Booth jumped high into the air and punched her fist towards the sky before hugging her boyfriend, European Tour player Tano Goya, who was caddying, for, ‘the first and last week.’ Goya said that he would retire from his caddying career with a win.
“He was tremendous help. It was amazing to have him and it’s a shame that he can’t be on my bag more often because he’s playing as well on the men’s tour,” Booth said, adding that her confidence had been boosted massively by her recent home win.
She had struggled in her first two years on tour since turning professional at 17 and returned to qualifying school at the beginning of 2012, but has made huge strides this year since winning on the LET Access Series and then on the main tour in Scotland.
“I’ve been playing very well in practice and I think it was just getting the confidence to take it into the tournament rounds and having that win has really made me feel like I can win, so it was a great thing to do, especially at the start of the year. I said to myself after the Scottish, I’m going to try to get two wins before my 20th and I just did it,” she said with a grin.
With her win, Booth now moves to the top of the ISPS Handa Order of Merit with earnings of just over €124,000 from seven events this season and is €20,000 clear of second placed Christel Boeljon.

FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
276 Carly Booth (SCO)  70 71 67 68, Anja Monke (DEU)  71 72 67 66, Caroline Masson (DEU)  70 69 69 68 (Carly Booth won three-way sudden-death play-off at fourth extra hole)
277 Marjet Van Der Graaff (NLD)  69 71 67 70, Mikaela Parmlid (SWE)  74 68 70 65
278 Stacy Lee Bregman (ZAF)  71 67 70 70, Ashleigh Simon (ZAF)  68 72 66 72
279 Rebecca Artis (AUS)  64 71 70 74, Anne-Lise Caudal (FRA)  69 72 70 68
280 Lee-Anne Pace (ZAF)  68 71 71 70, Karen Lunn (AUS)  69 71 69 71, Diana Luna (ITA)  67 70 71 72, Jessica Yadloczky (USA)  69 71 65 75, Lisa Holm Sorensen (DNK)  72 72 73 63, Carlota Ciganda (ESP)  69 70 72 69
281 Rebecca Hudson (ENG)  71 70 73 67, Stefania Croce (ITA)  68 74 70 69, Barbara Genuini (FRA)  67 71 73 70, Connie Chen (ZAF)  73 69 67 72, Linda Wessberg (SWE)  69 70 70 72, Florentyna Parker (ENG)  66 71 72 72
282 Veronica Zorzi (ITA)  69 68 75 70, Rebecca Codd (IRL)  70 69 71 72, Caroline Afonso (FRA)  70 72 70 70
283 Carin Koch (SWE)  73 70 71 69, Jade Schaeffer (FRA)  70 70 73 70, Laura Davies (ENG)  70 72 66 75, Hannah Burke (ENG)  70 69 73 71, Meaghan Francella (USA)  70 71 70 72, Titiya Plucksataporn (THA)  73 70 67 73
284 Henrietta Zuel (ENG)  69 71 71 73, Stacey Keating (AUS)  68 71 74 71, Esther Choe (USA)  72 68 73 71, Dawn Shockley (USA)  70 71 74 69, Trish Johnson (ENG)  70 72 70 72, Nontaya Srisawang (THA)  68 73 71 72, Joanna Klatten (FRA)  73 70 69 72, Sahra Hassan (WAL)  70 72 72 70
285 Sophie Walker (ENG)  75 69 70 71, Amelia Lewis (USA)  72 69 75 69, Elin Emanuelsson (SWE)  72 72 74 67, Elizabeth Bennett (ENG)  72 72 71 70, Malene Jorgensen (DNK)  71 67 72 75, Miriam Nagl (DEU)  69 74 74 68
286 Lucy Williams (ENG)  73 69 73 71, Danielle Montgomery (ENG)  70 74 66 76, Felicity Johnson (ENG)  70 71 73 72, Kylie Walker (SCO)  72 72 71 71, Marianne Skarpnord (NOR)  72 71 72 71, Jenni Kuosa (FIN)  71 73 74 68, Tania Elosegui (ESP)  73 70 73 70, Laura Cabanillas (ESP)  72 72 74 68
287 Yu Yang Zhang (CHN)  74 70 72 71, Kendall Dye (USA)  73 68 73 73
288 Caroline Rominger (CHE)  70 71 72 75
289 Eleanor Givens (ENG)  73 71 74 71, Caroline Westrup (SWE)  68 72 76 73, Ursula Wikstrom (FIN)  73 70 74 72
290 Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (FRA)  68 75 74 73, Holly Aitchison (ENG)  74 69 73 74, Lydia Hall (WAL)  70 71 73 76
291 Vikki Laing (SCO)  72 72 73 74
292 Steffi Kirchmayr (DEU)  70 70 77 75

PHOTOS AND VIDEOS FROM THE CURTIS CUP

Renfrewshire County Ambassador Carol Fell and Curtis Cup Captain Tegwen Mathews

Some Curtis Cup Photographs by Carol Fell (Renfrewshire County Ambassador):--- Click on the Links

Curtis Cup Opening Ceremony Photographs
Day 1 Curtis Cup Photographs
Day 2 Curtis Cup Photographs
Day 3 Curtis Cup Photographs

Videos from the Curtis Cup at Nairn

GLASGOW GOLF CENTRE -- HAVE A GO ON WEDNESDAY 20th JUNE

The Practice Chipping and putting Area

The new Glasgow Golf Centre is now open.

Definitely worth a visit on Wednesday 20th June to try out the Short Game and Bunker area, putting green, driving range, private studios , GC2 Launch Monitor technology and a cafe for drinks and snacks.

Read more at the Indoor Academies Website

Limited Tickets available so ladies must get in touch to let us know they intend to come along.  The night will consist of: Light nibbles on arrival. 


Range of Ladies Golfwear on sale. Fun competitions including Putting, Chipping and Nearest the Pin, Raffle etc (118yard shot). 
All facilities will be available for use to try out. (Trainers or clean soft spikes for the range please).

Tickets £5, All ladies welcome! 
Any ladies interested, call the reception on 01414298622 or Karyn on 07720442492.

Donna Jackson and Liz Stewart win the Inter County Foursomes at Hamilton

Liz Stewart and Donna Jackson

The West Ladies Inter-County Foursomes Final was held on Monday at Hamilton Golf Club. The rain stopped in time for the start of the competition and the competitors enjoyed the course which was in good condition.

Scratch prizewinners (left to right): Catherine Malcolm, Debbie Watt, Liz Stewart, Donna Jackson, Lesley Lloyd and Fiona Scott

Results:
Scratch
1. Donna Jackson and Liz Stewart (Renfrewshire) 75
2. Lesley LLoyd and Fiona Scott (Lanarkshire) 82 bih
3. Catherine Malcolm and Debbie Watt (Ayrshire) 82

Handicap prizewinners (left to right): Lillias Snodgrass, Jean Irvine, Margaret Miller, Jill West, Margaret McGregor and June Kerr.

Handicap
1. Margaret McGregor and June Kerr (Ayrshire) 93 (15.5) 77.5
2. Margaret Miller and Jill West (Ayrshire) 95 (16.5) 78.5
3. Lilias Snodgrass and Jean Irvine ( Renfrewshire) 101 (20) 81

 Thanks go to Lanarkshire's Jean MacIntyre for the photos and results

SOME PHOTOS AND VIDEOS FROM NAIRN

PLEASE GO TO THE RENFREWSHIRE COUNTY WEBSITE to see some photos and videos.

GB&I WIN THE CURTIS CUP

GB&I Curtis Cup Winners

Great Britain and Ireland staged a brilliant last-day surge to win back the Curtis Cup at The Nairn Golf Club today. They finished victors by 10 1/2pt to 8 1/2.
Trailing by 1pt going into the final set of eighth singles, captain Tegwen Matthews' team notched individual wins by Kelly Tidy, who was three down after six holes, 
Amy Boulden, Holly Clyburn, Charley Hull and the clincher from Stephanie Meadow.
The last time GB and I beat the Americans was at Killarney in 1996. The US were bidding to win the Curtis Cup for an eighth straight occasion in the biennial fixture.
This is believed to be the first time since 1956 that the United States have lost a Curtis Cup match after leading into the final set of singles.
The Ryder Cup, Walker Cup, Solheim Cup and now the Curtis Cup all now rest on this side of the Atlantic.
English amateur champion Kelly Tidy came back from three down after six to put the first point of final day on the board at around 1pm.
The English champion's 2 and 1 victory over Austin Ernst in the lead-off singles squared the match overall at 6 1/2pt each.
GB and I's overall points total rose to 8 1/2 with wins by Holly Clyburn (3 and 2 over Erica Popson) and Amy Boulden (3 and 1 over Emily Tubert).
The United States advanced their overnight points total of 6 1/2 by one with Lisa McCloskey beat Scotland's Pamela Pretswell 4 and 3.
Charley Hull played sub-par golf to beat Lindy Duncan 5 and 3 - GB and I now on 9 1/2pt to United States' 7 1/2
The Americans' total moved up to 8 1/2 with Brooke Pancake registering a 6 and 5 win over Leona Maguire in the eighth singles.
Stephanie Meadow produced the clinching point by beating Amy Anderson 4 and 2. Stephanie's figures of four under par were the best of the day, surpassing Charley Hull#s earlier three-under-par effort.
The Olympic Torch (unlit) was on the first tee. Perhaps it lit the flame of fighting spirit among Tegwen's Troopers.
It was a dull, overcast morning, no sunshine but no rain and relatively no wind.

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report
Photos and videos will follow in a few days !!

Cathkin Braes Pauline Warlaw wins the Gourlay Trophy at Carnoustie

LOCAL TEENAGER JESSICA TAMES CARNOUSTIE

Carnoustie teenager Jessica Meek produced an outstanding round of 73 (seven under the CSS) to win the premier scratch award, the Carnoustie Rosebowl, in the Northern Ladies Open over the Carnoustie championship links on Saturday.
Jessica, a Carnoustie Ladies GC member, finished five shots ahead of runner-up Shonagh Raitt (Forfar) with Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) and Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir), the only other players to broke 80, joint third.
Pauline Warlow (Cathkin Braes) won the Gourlay Trophy for the best net round of 74 off nine.

NORTHERN LADIES OPEN
Carnoustie championship course
CSS 80
LEADING SCRATCH
73 J Meek (Carnoustie Ladies)
78 S Raitt (Forfar)
79 J Sneddon (Alyth), A Ramsay (Kirriemuir).
80 L Terry (Cruden Bay).
82 S Arbuckle (Ladies Panmure Barry)
83 K Sutherland (Royal Montrose), I Stephen (Ranfurly Castle), P Warlow (Cathkin Braes).
LEADING HANDICAP
Class 1 - L Terry (Cruden Bay) (6) 74; I Stephen (Ranfurly Castle) (7) 76; S Arbuckle (Ladies Panmure Barry) (4) 78; K Stalker (Cruden Bay) (7) 79.
Class 2 - S Reid (Renfrew) (12) 75; K Sneddon (Kilmarnock Barassie) (11) 79; A Lloyd (Hayston) (12) 80; L Morris (Nottingham) (14) 81.
Class 3 - A Edgar (Kilmarnock Barassie) (15) 79; G Thomson (Glencose) (16) 80; F McMillan (Stirling) (15), D Lawson (Merchants of Edinburgh) (18) 81.

CURTIS CUP NAIRN RESULTS AND PHOTOS

GO TO THE RENFREWSHIRE WEBSITE FOR UP TO DATE NEWS

Pamela Pretswell -- Pre Curtis Cup Interview

Pre Curtis Cup Interview

Some of the Curtis Cup team were interviewed this afternoon and I took the chance of wishing Pamela Pretswell the best of luck over the weekend from all in the West of Scotland

Scottish Disability Golf ----Three Free Golf Swing Clinics

On Sunday 22 July at the Palacerigg Golf Range Cumbernauld & Sunday 5 & Monday 6 August at Wellsgreen Golf Academy near Kirkcaldy.

Anyone of any age, with a disability or serious health problem, that interferes with playing or
learning about golf, and their coaches/carers, are invited to participate in our FREE First Swing
Clinics.

The First Swing Clinics, where golf lessons, tuition, catering and use of practice facilities are
provided FREE OF CHARGE, for beginners, novices and established golfers,  will run on the above dates and participants can come along for one, two, or all three days.  

Stevie Cunningham, the SDGP Chair said, "We have lots of these Clinics each year and the last one at the beginning of the season had over 100 participants, so they are very popular and beneficial to our youngsters and beginners.  Fingers crossed for good weather?"

Full details and other related information can be found at the SDGP's website at www.sdgp.co.uk

The SDGP is governed and operated by disabled people and is the only group in Scotland which actively encourages and involves anyone of any age, with a disability, serious health problem or mobility issue who wishes to play golf. This includes amputees, the blind, the deaf, those with learning difficulties, downs syndrome, stroke and heart attack victims, wheelchair users and anyone with other similar issues. 

CURTIS CUP CAKES !!!

The GB and I and team USA have a shot at icing cupcakes for sale at the Jubilee street party at Nairn golf club at the Curtis Cup

The GB&I CURTIS CUP TEAM HAS ARRIVED AT NAIRN

Laura Murray wins the double- The Scottish Championship and the St Rule

Megan Briggs and Laura Murray

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Alford's Laura Murray has become only the fourth player to pull off the Scottish Women's Amateur Championship and St Rule Trophy winning double in the season.
The 23-year-old did it impressive style winning the prestigious 54-hole St Andrews tournament for the second time in three years this evening.
In 2010 she had to go to a play-off which she won against Curtis Cup selection Amy Boulden.
This weekend, Laura won it a bit more easily - by two shots in the end from Emma Goddard (Royal Liverpool) with scores of 73 over the New Course on Saturday and 74-73 over the Old Course today (Sunday) for a seven-under-par total of 220.
Murray shared the lead after Saturday's round but forged two shots clear with her first circuit of the Old Course and when she used her long-hitting powers to birdie the par-5 second, fourth and fifth in her final round the title was hers to lose.
She did bogey the fifth but and eagle 3 at the 13th allowed her to bogey the treacherous 17th, the Road Hole, and still win with something in hand.
The last Scottish champion to win the St Rule Trophy three weeks after her national triumph was Heather Stirling 10 years ago. The only other Scots to pull off the big early-season double have been Catriona Matthew (twice) and Anne Laing.
"For once it wasn't my driving which was the key, as it was when I won the Scottish title at Tain a couple of weeks ago," said Laura.
"My driving has gone off a bit and my coach and boyfriend Keil (Beveridge) and I hav"e been working on that to get back to the straight and narrow. But I only hit six fairways on the New Course on Saturday.
"No, it was my putting that pulled me through. I holed an awful lot of good putts over the three rounds. From round about the 10ft range, I hardly missed anything.
"I'm playing well and that gives me confidence - I just wish I was playing in the Curtis Cup match this week! Seriously, I am really looking forward now to the British women's championship at Carnoustie at the end of this month. "
Emma Goddard posted the clubhouse target of five-under-par 222 with half the field still to finish - rounds were taking 4 1/2 hours - after posting a four-under-par 72. In the end only Laura Murray overhauled the Lancashire player.
Joint third place a shot behind Goddard went to three players, former Scottish champion Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), Bethany Garton (Royal Lytham), whose final round of 70 was the best of the tournament, and Sweden's Jenny Haglund, all on 223.
The Lawson Trophy for the highest finishing Under-18 year old was won by Emily Taylor (Royal Lytham) who won the Welsh women's open amateur stroke play championship last weekend.
Her final round of 71 for 225 for seventh place overall pipped long-time Under-18s leader Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) by two shots,
Laura Murray, Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) and Jane Turner (Craigielaw) won the international team trophy for Scotland with a total of 446 - two ahead of runners-up England.
Ireland international Aedin Murphy (Carlow) won a special prize for a hole in one with a six-iron at the 145yd eighth hole in the second round over the Old Course. It was her third ace. She came into the field late on from the waiting list.

Leadng Scores: 

220 Laura Murray (Alford) 73 74 73
222 Emma Goddard (Royal Liverpool Ladies) 75 72 72
223 Bethany Garton (Royal Lytham) 74 79 70, Jenny Haglund (Sweden) 73 78 72, Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) 74 75 74 
224 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 76 77 71
225 Emily M Taylor (Royal Lytham) 76 78 71, Charlotte Wild (Mere) 78 73 74
226 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 76 74 76
227 Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 75 77 75
228 Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 76 76 76, Clara Young (North Berwick) 79 76 73, Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 77 78 73
231 Emilie Lundstrom (Sweden) 78 81 72
232 Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies)  74 75 83, Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 80 76 76, Ami Storey (Ponteland) 79 77 76, Jess Wilcox (Blankney) 78 79 75
233 Chloe Williams (Wrexham) 79 79 75, Gabriella Cowley (West Essex) 74 77 82, Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 76 85 72
234 Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies) 78 80 76, Susan Jackson (Ladybank) 77 78 79
235 Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) 80 78 77, Lauren Blease (Burhill) 76 81 78, Samantha Birks (Wolstanton) 75 83 77, Joelle Van Baarle (Belgium) 82 78 75, Brogan Townend (Pleasington) 76 81 78
236 Nicola Haynes (Gosforth Park) 76 82 78, Frida Gustafsson-Spang (Sweden) 80 79 77, Emma Henriksson (Sweden) 76 80 80 
237 Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 80 81 76, Catherine Herrera (Brae Burn, US) 78 82 77, Rachael Taylor (Germany) 79 76 82
238 Aedin Murphy (Carlow, Ireland) 80 80 78, Nikki Foster (Pleasington) 83 77 78
239 Charlotte Thompson (Channels) 88 74 77, Gemma Clews (Delamere Forest) 81 82 76
242 Linnea Johansson (Sweden) 76 82 84, Emilee Taylor (Holme Hall) 80 82 80, Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) 78 82 82
243 Karen Delaney (Carlow, Ireland) 80 80 83, Heather Munro (Monifieth) 80 83 80, Lianna Bailey (Notts Ladies) 82 84 77, Katie Rule (Merlin) 73 85 85, Martine Pow (Selkirk) 81 82 80
244 Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw) 80 88 76
245 Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 89 83 73, Stephanie Fransolet (Belgium) 82 82 81, Eva Schoenwald (Germany) 80 83 82
247 Lisa Warrilow (Lilleshall Hall) 81 82 84
248 Claire Hargan (Cardross) 84 81 83, Adriana Brent (Australia) 87 78 83
250 Dulcie Sverdloff (Garon Park) 83 84 83
252 Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) 82 83 87
253 Laura Watkins (Bicester) 86 83 84
Retired Sophie Madden (West Essex) 76 ret.

LEADING UNDER-18s TROPHY
225 Emily M Taylor
227 Jessica Meek.
228 Clara Young.
232 Lesley Atkins, Ailsa Summers.
233 Chloe Williams, Gabriella Cowley

INTERNATIONAL TEAM EVENT
(Two scores to count each round)
446 SCOTLAND (L Murray, E Briggs, J Turner)
448 ENGLAND (E M Taylor, B Townend, C Wild)
462 SWEDEN (E Henrikson, F Gustafsson-Spand, E Lundstrom)
468 WALES (C Williams, S Birks, L Watkins)
480 BELGIUM (J Van Baarle, S Franscolet)
481 IRELAND (K Delaney, A Murphy)

New Indoor Academy

Dear Golfer
 
To celebrate our launch we are holding an open day at the Indoor Academy on Tuesday 5th June.
 
The practice areas are available for use and will be free of charge for one day only.
 
Special opening offers will be available and we will be giving away some great freebies throughout the day.
 
We are open from 10am – 9pm and hope you are able to come and join us.
 
The Team at Glasgow Golf Centre
 

Indoor Golf Academies, Glasgow Golf Centre, 134 Portman Street, Glasgow, G41 1EJ, Tel: 0141 429 8622