WINDS IN CRETE REDUCE THE CHAMPIONSHIP TO 18 HOLES

For the second day in a row, no play was possible today in the Crete Women's Open golf championship due to 50mph winds sweeping across the Greek island.
The scheduled 54-hole tournament may come down to 18 holes on Tuesday - if the wind drops.
Scots among the field waIting to play in this Ladies European Tour developmental circuit event are Pamela Pretswell, Katy McNicoll, Gemma Webster, Pamela Feggans and Kelsey MacDonald.
Curtis Cup stars of the victory over the Americans at Nairn last June, Holly Clyburn and Kelly Tidy, are set to make their debuts as professionals.
A third Curtis Cup team member, teenager Charley Hull, is also among the entries. She is still an amateur.

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report.

CAN PAMELA PRETSWELL FINISH ON TOP

With just two events remaining on the 2012 LET Access Series schedule, it will be a fight to the finish to top of the Order of Merit. West of Scotland’s Pamela Pretswell is currently 2,327 points ahead of Frenchwomen Marion Ricordeau, who had held the leading place on the Order of Merit for the majority of the season.

Ricordeau’s points have been boosted by a win at the season opener Terre Blanche Ladies Open in France, while Pretswell claimed the Ljungybed Park PGA Ladies Open in May. They are followed in third place by Norway’s Cecilie Lundgreen, this year’s only double-winner so far, with the Kristianstad Ahus Ladies Open and Women’s Bank Open titles to her name.

The Crete Ladies Open, which takes place from the 28 - 30 October and the Banesto Tour Valencia in November will both award 5,000 points to the winners, meaning the Order of Merit winner could come from outside the current top three. At the end of the season, the top three players on the Order of Merit following the final event will be offered cards on the Ladies European Tour for the 2013 season, whilst players in 4th – 15th will advance to final stage of Tour school, which takes place at Amelkis Golf Club & Al Maaden Golf Resort in Morocco from the 13 - 17 December.

2013 SLGA DRAFT CALENDAR

CLICK HERE FOR THE 2013 DRAFT SLGA CALENDAR

LANARK FATHER AND DAUGHTER WIN THE SLGA ADULT AND GIRL FOURSOMES

Alex and Erin Johnston

After the weather caused the event to be cancelled on 30 September, the re-arranged SLGA Adult and Girl Foursomes took place today (Sunday 21 October ) at East Renfrewshire Golf Club.  Father and daughter pairing, Erin Johnston and Alex Johnston from Lanark were the winners of the title with 41 stableford points and Lauren Barbour and Patricia Davidson from Erskine were runners up with 36 points

Other prizewinners:
Cat 1:  Jessica Meek and Stewart Burke (Carnoustie Ladies/Ranfurly Castle) 30 points BIH
Cat 2:  Lauren Barbour and Patricia Davidson (Erskine) 36 points, Katie Malcolm and Neil Malcolm (Dumfries & Galloway) 32 points
Cat 3:  Mollie Richmond and Colin Richmond (Strathaven) 30 points
Cat 4 (Pre HCap):  Anna MacKenzie and Alasdair MacKenzie (Mearns Castle/Crail) 37 points, Gillian Sinclair and Stuart Sinclair (Caldwell) 29 points

SLGA Training Squads 2012 - 2013

The SLGA have selected the following training squads for 2012 - 2013. National Squad  Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies), Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Connie Jaffrey  (Ladies’ Golf Club Troon), Alyson McKechin (Elderslie),  Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies), Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies),  Rachel Walker (Dumfries & County), Lauren Whyte (St Regulus),  Clara Young (North Berwick)  Foundation 2  Eilidh Crawford (Harburn), Jillian Farrell (Cardross), Mirren Fraser (Powfoot),  Emma Hale (Ladies’ Golf Club Troon), Hazel MacGarvie (Ladies’ Golf Club Troon),  Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne), Charlotte Munro (Gullane Ladies),  Claire Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies), Andrea Walker (Falkirk)  Foundation 1  Kirsten Brown (Strathaven), Joanne Free (Gullane Ladies),  Lori MacDonald (Cardross), Katie Scott (Strathaven)

SLGA -- Adult and Girl Foursomes Revised Draw

The revised draw for the SLGA Adult and Girls Foursomes at East Renfrewshire  on Sunday 21st October is available by clicking on the following link ---   CLICK HERE

LGU MONTHLY

LGU Monthly on Sky Sports today and tomorrow
The LGU magazine programme, LGU Monthly, will be showcasing the Home Internationals, Ricoh Women's British Open, British Seniors, Peugeot 208 Coronation Foursomes Grand Final and Senior Home Internationals at the following times....
Tuesday 16 Oct
19:00 Sky Sports 4
21:30 Sky Sports 3
23:30 Sky Sports 3
Wednesday 17Oct
11:00 Sky Sports 2
13:30 Sky Sports 3

EILIDH BRIGGS IS THE 2012 CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

A field of 12 ladies’ contested the season ending Champion of Champions at Glasgow Gailes Golf Club today (Sunday 14th October 2012.)
The weather was extremely kind, dry and cold, with very little wind to test the players.
Those in the field may have been few in number but of very high quality with several of them winning multiple qualifying events for the Champion of Champions.
 Despite good scoring conditions there were only 2 players to break 80 and the CSS went to 78. Despite a triple bogey 7 at the 2nd hole last year’s Champion Kilmacolm's Eilidh Briggs (West of Scotland Champion and University Champion) prevailed once again with the same score as last year a 75.
Renfrewshire County Champion Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) was runner up with a 78.
CLICK HERE to see the prizewinners list

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS DRAW AT GLASGOW GAILES

Draw for the SLGA Champion of Champions' tournament at Glasgow Gailes on Sunday is:
11.30 Lesley Hendry (Ayrshire) and partner.
11.40 Lesley Atkins (Scottish schoolgirls) and Susan Jackson (Fife).
11.50 Louise MacGregor (Stirling and Clackmanna, Nichola Ferguson (Dunbartonshire and Argyll) and Jane Turner (Munross Trophy).
12.00 Eilidh Briggs (West of Scotland), Ailsa Summers (Angus) and Alyson McKechin (Renfrewshire).
12.10 Nichola Callander (Scottish Under-21s), Rachel Walker (South) and Hannah McCook (Northern Counties)

WEST OF SCOTLAND GIRLS - Connie Jaffrey is champ again

Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) retained the West Of Scotland Girls Championship title at Troon Portland on Sunday 7th October, defeating clubmate Katie McGarva in the final.

McGarva overcame Linsey Stevenson to reach the final whilst Jaffrey defeated Emma Hale in the last four.

In the Bronze final, Mollie Richmond (Strathaven) defeated clubmate Katie Scott on the 18th green in the final. Semi finalists were Niahn Kinney and Erin Johnston.

MILNGAVIE WINS THE GREENLEES TROPHY FOR THE 4TH YEAR IN A ROW AND ALL FINAL DIVISIONAL RESULTS

Milngavie -- 2012 Greenlees Trophy Winners

Milngavie beat Kilmacolm 9 -0 at the end of September to clinch the Division 1 Greenlees Trophy (for the FOURTH year running!!!!!!!)
Team Captain Anna Telfer is  absolutely delighted, naturally. She said "It's been a superb team effort and we have had to fight to the very last match yet again."
The above photo is of the Milngavie  and as Anna said  "We are all looking extremely happy and proud of ourselves after our victory"
Looking forward to the lunch now on October 30th.

Many congratulations go to Milngavie who yet again have won the top award.

Division 1
Milngavie 49 -- Greenlees Trophy Winners
Cathkin Braes 45  --- Runners Up.
Ranfurly Castle 42.5
Largs 40
Troon Ladies 35.5
Kilmarnock Barassie 35
Whitecraigs 33.5
West Kilbride 30 -- Relegated
Kilmacolm 13.5 -- Relegated

In Division 2 all the matches have been completed and Loudoun Gowf  who have a very strong team have come out top and will be promoted to Division 1 next season and will be joined by Haggs Castle Golf Club


Division 2
Loudoun Gowf   58.5 ---- Division 2 Winners
Haggs Castle 45.5 --- Division 2 Runners Up.
Douglas Park 39
Prestwick St Nicholas 38
Old Ranfurly 35.5
Erskine 31.5
Cardross 25.5
Hilton Park 25.5 -- Relegated (Rule 19) acb
Eastwood       25 -- Relegated

Division 3 
After consulting various knowledgeable members of the Greenlees it was agreed that the Trophy should not be won on default matches.   It was decided that, as there was no formal rule in place at this time, the average score of the clubs played matches should be used as the result for the unplayed match.
Cathcart Castle are therefore the Division 3 Winners and Bothwell Castle will join them in being promoted to Division 2

Cathcart Castle 47 -- Division 3 Winners
Bothwell Castle 46.9 --- Division 3 Runners Up
Lenzie 44.5
Williamwood 44
Lanark 41.1
East Renfrewshire 24
Greenock 23.5
Cowglen 23.5
Cawder 14

 CLICK HERE for all the 2012 results

EMMA RAISES MORE MONEY FOR BREAKTHROUGH BREAST CANCER

Emma Wilson with her cheque for Breakthough Breast Cancer 

Past SLGA President Emma Wilson who was caddying at the Senior Home Internationals at Elie Golf Club was delighted to have raised £551 for Breakthrough Breast Cancer by creating and receiving donations for her heather sprays. 

She says "Thank you all very much. I know that Breakthrough Breast Cancer will be delighted especially as October is breast cancer month to go PINK."

Well we went Purple instead.

The Scottish Team were  delighted for Emma and her efforts towards Breakthrough Breast Cancer and said  - "What a super amount you have raised, and just a tremendous reward for all your long hours creating the heather sprays and for encouraging all the purple support at Elie..  How good was it to see so many with their purple heather! "

All the Ladies of Elie & Earlsferry  were so friendly and indeed the men we came across the same, and just made us feel so welcome.. So I'm sure everybody would go home remembering Elie as a wonderful venue, and a great golf course as well.

Thanks again and well done to you!

The Elie ladies were also full of praise of everyone and they just thought that hosting the event was fantastic.

Over and above the £551 raised, Emma has also now raised £6,922 for Breakthough Breast Cancer  with her pink sock campaign !!

NEW DATE FOR SLGA ADULT-GIRL FOURSOMES

The SLGA adult-girl foursomes competition has been rearranged for Sunday, October 21 at East Renfrewshire Golf Club.
The tournament was washed out on its scheduled date, Sunday, September 30.
"We are asking if those in the original draw can contact us either by phone 01738 442357 or email a.melvin-ffinch@slga.co.uk to let us know their availability for the new date," said Antonia Melvin-Ffinch of the SLGA.
"The draw will be the same with amendments as necessary due to inevitable cancellations

CONNIE JAFFREY IS THE WEST OF SCOTLAND GIRLS CHAMPION

Connie Jaffrey(Troon Ladies) continued a very successful season by becoming the West Of Scotland Girls Champion for 2012. Great scoring over Troon Portland on Sunday guaranteed her victory against Katie McGarva(Troon Ladies) . In the Bronze Championship, Molly Richmond (Strathaven) defeated Katie Scott(Strathaven) on the 18th green.

PAMELA PRETSWELL NOW TOPS THE LETAS ORDER OF MERIT

Only four months after helping Great Britain and Ireland to a memorable Curtis Cup victory over the United States at Nairn, Pamela Pretswell from Hamilton has virtually clinched a place on next year's Ladies European Tour.
Second place in the Azores Open at the weekend lifted Pretswell into the lead of the Ladies European Tour Access Series' Order of Merit.
The top three in the table at the end of the season - there are only two more events to go - will leapfrog over the LET Qualifyihng School, to be held in Morocco in December, and gain automatic playing rights on the full Ladies European Tour.
Pretswell has 19,372 points to her credit, more than 2,000 ahead of second-placed Marion Ricordeau (France) (17,045).
Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie) is in fourth place with 14,070pt. If she can climb above third-placed Cecilie Lundgren (Norway) (14,256) over the final two LETAS events of the season she will be promoted to the Big League alongwith Pretswell.

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

STRATHMORE GIRL'S REPEAT GLENEAGLES WIN

Linlithgow's Cameron McAndrew and Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore) won the respective boys' and girls' titles at the Highland Spring Junior Masters Grand Final over the Queen's Course, Gleneagles.
For 12-year-old Kirsty it was a repeat of last year's success when, playing off 13, she scored 40 Stableford points. Twelve months later, Kirsty, with her handicap down to 10, won the girls' top award with 39pt - three more than joint runners-up Julie Smith (Murrayfield), Eva O'Connor (Bothwell Castle) and Andrea Walker (Falkirk).
Cameron McAndrew, playing off 12, totalled 42pt in the boys' section, winning by two clear points from Samuel Yule (Ballater) and Michael Baber (Hopeman.
Finlay McPherson (Royal Aberdeen) came fourth with 37pt.

HIGHLAND SPRING JUNIOR MASTERS
Queen's Course, Gleneagles.
LEADING STABLEFORD POINTS TOTALS
BOYS
42 Cameron McAndrew (Linthgow) (handicap 12).
40 Samuel Yule (Ballater) (15), Michael Baber (Hopeman) (13).
37 Finlay McPherson (Royal Aberdeen) (5)
36 Brad Bannerman (Strathmore) (5), Greg Brown (Playsport) (7), David Lamont (Bruntsfield Links) (9).
35 Lewis Breslin (Fereneze) (6), John Gilmour (Vale of Leven) (8), Oliver Ladbrooke (Gullane) (6), Cameron Frannsen (Inverness) (2), Liam Walker (Hilton Park) (8).
GIRLS
39 Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore) (10).
36 Julia Smith (Murrayfield) (24), Eva O'Connor (Bothwell Castle) (8), Andrea Walker (Falkirk) (9)
35 Alexandra Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) (11), Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) (5), Alexandra Mennie (Elie and Earlsferry and Douglas Park) (13).
34 Joanne Free (Gullane) (12)
32 Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie) (11), Jillian Farrell (Cardross) (15), Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) (9).

TO VIEW ALL THE BOYS AND GIRLS' POINTS TOTALS
ON THE SGU WEBSITE

CLICK HERE

Thanks go to Colin Farquarson for the report

PHOTOS AND VIDEOS FROM THE SENIOR HOME INTERNATIONALS

Here are some  photoalbums from the Senior Home International at Elie  --- CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINKS

Scottish Seniors Home Internationals Teams and Welcoming Reception Party

Scotland v Wales - Day 1

 Scotland v England - Day 2

Scotland v Ireland - Day 3

2012 Scottish Seniors Home International Presentation and Dinner

Alternatively to download a photo that you would like go to the WEST VETS WEBSITE

THERE ARE 11 VIDEOS FROM THE CLOSING CEREMONY AND DINNER. --TO MOVE THROUGH THEN CLICK ON THE NEXT ARROW ON THE BOTTOM WHEN YOU ARE PLAYING THE VIDEO. -- NEXT TO THE PAUSE BUTTON 

Alternatively CLICK HERE to go to the playlist

  

PAMELA NOW SECOND IN AZORES OPEN

Thanks go to Colin Farqharson for the report

Carnoustie's Katy McNicoll dropped to joint sixth after sharing the lead overnight and Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), pictured, took over as the leading Scot, in second place with one round to to in the Azores Ladies Open golf championship at Furnas golf course, Sao Miguel Island. McNicoll slumped from an opening 73 to an 81, which included a triple bogey 7 at the eight in an outward 42, for 154. Pretswell reeled off 16 pars and two bogeys in a 74 for 149 - two shots behind the leader, Italy's Anna Rossi (73-74), who won the British women's open amateur stroke-play title at Prince's in 2006. LEADING SECOND-ROUND TOTALS Par 144 (2x72) 147 Anna Rossi (Ita) 73 74 149 Pamela Pretswell (Sco) 75 74 151 Benedicte Toumpsin (Bel) 77 74 152 Sohvi Harkonen (Fin) 75 77 153 Julie Tvede (Den) 78 75 154 Katy McNicoll (Sco) 73 81, Danielle McVeigh (Ire) 78 76 (T6). SELECTED SCORES 156 Lucy Williams (Eng) 80 76 (T10) 157 Tara Delaney (Ire) 81 76 (T14) 159 Rachel Bell (Eng) 84 75, Tracey Boyes (Eng) 83 76  (T22) 171 Lauren Blease (Eng) 87 84 (T39).

PHIL WYLLIE - Ayrshire ladies Honorary President passes away

Golfers throughout the county and beyond will be saddened to learn that Ayrshire Ladies County Golf Association Honorary President Mrs Phyllis Wylie passed away on Wednesday 3rd October, just a few weeks after her 101st birthday.

  Phyllis Wade Wylie, tnown to many simply as 'Phil' had the distinction of being the oldest surviving Curtis Cup team player, having played for Great Britain and Ireland against the United States in the fourth Curtis Cup match at Essex County Club, Massachussets in 1938, having been first reserve in attendance for the third Curtis Cup match in 1936 at Gleneagles.

In 1939, Phyllis Wade married a Scot, Surgeon-Capt J I Wylie who was a naval officer, and settled in Troon where she lived for many years. During the 2008 Curtis Cup match at the Old Course, St Andrews, Phil fulfilled an ambition when she entered the hallowed Royal & Ancent clubhouse to attend the Past Curtis Cup Players’ Dinner and was able to hold the Curtis Cup.

 Amongst her many golfing successes, she was English women’s amateur champion as Phl Wade in 1934 and 1936 and was Hampshire county champion in 1933, 1935, 1937 and 1938, playing regularly in international matches against France from 1934 until 1949.
On a tour of Australia and New Zealand with a Great Britain team in 1935, Phil teamed up with Mrs Greenlees to win the New Zealand women's foursomes.

After settling in Scotland, Phil won the Ayrshire Ladies County Championship in 1954. A keen supporter of golf at all levels, Phil Wylie was honoured by the Ayrshire Ladies a number of years ago, being elected the Honorary President of the Ayrshire Ladies County Golf Association.

Survived by her only son Ian, Phil Wylie's passing ends a local link with the premier team event in ladies amateur golf, and sincere sympathy is extended to Phil's family and friends from The Ayrshire Golf Association at this sad time

SCOTLAND 3RD AND IRELAND ARE THE CHAMPIONS

Ireland -- Senior champions

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com 
Scotland slumped to their heaviest ever 7-1 defeat at the hands of Ireland as the team from the Emerald Isle romped to their first ever title in the Senior Women's Home Internationals at Elie today.
Ireland were the pre-tournament favourites for the title on the strength of their bronze medals performance in the European senior womens championships in Switzerland several weeks ago. And they lived up to their star billing.
They were almost in a different league from defending champions England (beat them 6-2), Wales (beat them 5-3) and Scotland (beat them 7-1) with Ireland's Carol Wickham, the MVP of the tournament. She was the only player from any country to end up with six wins out of six.
Scotland, a little bit unlucky to go down heavily to England on Wednesday, had no such excuses in crashing 5-0 in the singles against the rampant Irish.
Scotland's top player over the three days was Fifer Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) with 3pt out of a possible six.

 DAY 3 RESULTS AT ELIE

WALES 2, ENGLAND 6
Foursomes - A Lewis and V Thomas lost to J Melville and F Christine 1 hole, O Davies and P Fernon lost to C Quinn and C Berry 4 and 3, J Rees and D Richards bt B Laird and R Adams 1 hole (1-2)
Singles - Lewis lost to Quinn 3 and 2, Rees bt Melville 4 and 2, C Harries lost to A Mayne 1 hole, Thomas lost to Christine 4 and 2, Richards lost to Berry 3 and 2 (1-4)

SCOTLAND 1, IRELAND 7
Foursomes - M Smith and A Ryan lost to H Jones and P Doran 1 hole, H Anderson and M Hughes lost to S McElroy and C Wickham 7 and 6, L Bennett and A Bartlett bt S Corcoran and K Evans 4 and 3 (1-2)
Singles - Bartlett lost to McElroy 7 and 6, Smith lost to Wickham 3 and 2, Bennett lost to Corcoran 5 and 3, F De Vries lost to Jones 1 hole, Ryan lost to Doran 3 and 2 (0-5)

HOW THEY FINISHED
Ireland 3 points
England 2 points
Scotland 1point
Wales 0 points.