Jean McCulloch Trophy - West Kilbride 

The Girls at West Kilbride

The Jean McCulloch Trophy was held on Sunday 3rd June at West Kilbride Golf Course - This year it was competed for as a Texas Scramble competition. 

 The winning team of  Orla Rooney, Lauren Agnew and Lorna McClymont

Results:
Gross 65  Nett   60

Lorna McClymont (Milngavie) (2)

Orla Rooney (Cowglen) (17)

Lauren Agnew (Eastwood) (31)         

Gross 67   Nett  61.5
Katie Graham (Hamilton) (11)

Kittie Maslanka (Kirkhill) (16)

Jennifer Lynagh (Caldwell) (28)     

Gross 68 Nett  62.6
Megan Docherty (Bishopbriggs) (8)

Leah Bryce (Sandyhills) (17)

Lindsay Main (Strathaven) (29)          

Gross  75  Nett  70
Freya Russell (Royal Troon) (13)

Sophie Murphy (Clydebank and District) (19)

Jodie Graham (Hamilton) (18) 

Thanks go to Allison Bell, June Kerr and Gaynor for photos and report     

ST RULE TROPHY FINAL TOTALS 

Par 226 (St Andrews New Course 2x75, Old Course 1x76) 

Leading Scores:

214 L Bailey (Kirby Muxloe) 71 73 70. 
215 E Brennan (Trentham) 73 71 71, H MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) 67 76 72. 
216 C Goadby (St Regulus Ladies) 74 73 69, H McCook (Grantown on Spey) 71 71 74 
217 R Meekers (Netherlands) 71 79 67, C Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 73 73 71, E Briggs (Kilmacolm) 70 75 72 219 C Gainer (Castle Royle) 71 75 73 

Other Scots:
221 F Liddell (Ger) 73 73 75. 
222  G MacDonald (Craigielaw) 78 72 72, 
224 J Saxton (Muckhart) 73 75 76 
225, J Mackintosh (Hazlehead) 75 73 77, 
226 T Mactaggart (Minto)74 78 74, G Batty (West Linton) 74 76 76
228 C Taylor (Nairn) 76, 77, 75
232 K Brodie (Strathmore) 78 78 76 233 
235 K Beveridge (Aboyne) 77 79 79, 
 Retired: C Young (North Berwick) 78 81 ret

To view all the scores  CLICK HERE

To read the full report go to the Scottish Golf View Website

Hannah McCook leads the St Rule Trophy after 2 rounds 

By Colin Farquharson 

Grantown on Spey's Hannah McCook recaptured the form that won her the Welsh and Irish Open stroke-play titles in consecutive weekends and leads the prestigious St Rule Trophy 54 holes tournament at St Andrews.

Hannah, posted two rounds of 71 over the New Course for an eight-under-par tally of 142 over the par-75 lay-out. In her second round she birdied all five of the par-5s but, conversely, bogeyed four par-3 holes, the fifth, ninth, 13th and 17th .
Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies), the 2016 Scottish U18 girls champion, led with a first-round 67 but required nine more strokes to get round the New Course on her second circuit. She had four birdies and two double-bogey 5s at two par-3 holes.
Defending champion Clara Young (North Berwick), having just returned from the University of Missouri, left her best form behind her in the States. She has had rounds of 78 and 81 for 159 at St Andrews, some 17 strokes behind leader McCook

Leading Scores 

Par 150 (2x75). SSS 75. CSS 75 75
142 H McCook (Grantown on Spey) 71 71
143 H MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) 67 76.
144 E Brennan (Trentham) 73 71, L Bailey (Kirby Muxloe) 71 73.
145 E Briggs (Kilmacolm) 70 75, S Burke (Ballinrobe) 70 75.
146 H Allsebrook (Shifnal) 74 72, F Liddell (Ger) 73 73, C Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 73 73, C Gainer (Castle Royle) 71 75.
147 C Goadby (St Regulus Ladies) 74 73
148 C Ryan Castletroy) 75 73, J Saxton (Muckhart) 73 75, , J Mackintosh (Hazlehead) 75 73, J Guest (Gog Magog) 73 75

Sheena Wood wins the Northern Vets Championship 

The matchplay winners at this weeks SVLGA Northern Division championship at Kemnay.

All three trophy winners are from Aberdeenshire - Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) won the scratch championship, Mary Robinson (Murcar Links) won the silver handicap and Sheila McCrae (Murcar Links) won the bronze handicap.  

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The West of Scotland County Teams have been announced

The 2018 West of Scotland Inter County Matches is at at Erskine Golf Club from 11th to 13th  June 

Ayrshire County Team

Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Emma Hale (Troon Ladies)
Hazel McGarvie (Troon Ladies)
Jennifer Linklater (Largs)
Liz Keohone (Loudoun Gowf)
Lorna Ronnie (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Louise Duncan (West Kilbride)
Rachel Foster (Prestwick St Nicholas)
Captain - Liz Wilson

D&A County Team

Claire Hargan (St Regulus)
Anne Laing (Troon Ladies)
Lorna McClymont (Milngavie)
Lori MacDonald (Cardross)
Fiona Rattray (Douglas Park)
Lorraine Campbell (Cardross)
Laura McGeachy (Haggs Castle) 

Caroline King (Clober)
Captain - Ann Colthart

The Lanarkshire County Team

Eva O'Connor, Bothwell Castle

Fiona Norris, Hamilton

Justine Fulton, Hayston

Lesley Lloyd, Hayston

Katie Scott, Strathaven

Kirsten Brown, Strathaven

Molly Richmond, Strathaven

Susan Wood (Drumpellier)
Captain - Alyson Hendry

The Renfrewshire County team 

Donna Jackson (Cochrane Castle)    

Emma Kennedy (Paisley) 

Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire)

Alyson McGinnigle (Cowglen)             

Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle)

Liz Stewart (Greenburn)
Carol Whyte (Milngavie)  

Julie Wilson (Williamwood)
Captain - June Lockhart

Day 1 - 11th June
Renfrewshire v Lanarkshire
Ayrshire v D&A

Day 2 - 12th June 
Renfrewshire v D&A
Ayrshire v Lanarkshire

Day 3 - 12th June 
Ayrshire v Renfrewshire
D&A v Lanarkshire

The R&A Launches First Women’s Charter for Golf

The R&A today unveiled a new Women in Golf Charter as part of the organisation’s drive to increase the number of women and girls participating in golf and to encourage more opportunities for women to work within the golf industry.

The Women in Golf Charter aims to inspire an industry-wide commitment to developing a more inclusive culture within golf around the world and to enable more women and girls to flourish and maximise their potential at all levels of the sport.

Adoption of the Charter will also require national federations and other golf bodies to build on current initiatives and develop new projects that will focus on encouraging more women and girls to play golf and stay within the sport as members of clubs, while also empowering women to enjoy successful careers working within the golf industry.

To read more go to the  Scottish Golf website

This Girl Golfs is back in 2018 !

With the weather starting to improve, why not make it a year to remember and join us at one of our This Girl Golfs events in 2018? 

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West Girls retain the Mhairi McKay Trophy against the East Girls

East Girls 3.5 : West Girls 4.5  (West Girls names first)
Played over Baberton Golf Course

Louise Duncan (West Kilbride) beat Annabel Hosie (Kilspindie) 2/1 
Lorna McClymont (Milngavie) beat Evanna Hynd (Elmwood) 1 up 
Rachel Foster Prestwick St Nicholas) lost to Eilidh Henderson (Loretta School) 3/2 
Claire McLaughlin West Kilbride) half match Carys Irvine (Cragielaw) 
 Megan Docherty (Bishopbriggs) beat Porscha Wilson (Burtisland)1 up 
Taylor White (Cathkin Braes beat Morgan Graham (Falkirk) 2/1 
Katie Graham (Hamilton) lost to Lucy Morrison (Craigmillar Park) 4/2 
Sophie Kyle (East Renfrewshire) lost to Alicja Gorka (Prestonfield) 4/2 

Thanks go to Allison Bell for the results and photograph

Mhairi McKay Trophy -- Team Selection

The West Girls play the East Girls tomorrow (Sunday 27th May) at at Baberton Golf Course for the Mhairi McKay Trophy

West Team:

Lorna McClymont (Captain) - Milngavie
Louise Duncan (West Kilbride)
Rachel Foster (Prestwick St Nicholas)
Claire McLaughlan (West Kilbride)
Megan Docherty (Bishopbriggs)
Taylor White (Cathkin Braes)
Katie Graham (Hamilton)
Sophie Kyle (East Renfrewshire)

East Team :

Annabel Hosie (Kilspindie) 
Evanna Hynd (Elmwood) 
Eilidh Henderson (Loretto School) 
Carys Irvine (Craigielaw) 
Porscha Wilson (Burntisland) 
Morgan Graham (Falkirk) 
Lucy Morrison (Craigmillar Park) 
Alicja Gorka (Prestonfield)

Thanks go to Allison Bell for the photograph and West team
and to Margaret McPherson for the East Girls Team

Scottish Schoolgirls Championship entry from

Entries are now being taken for the Scottish Schoolgirls Championship from August 4-5, 2018.
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Lesley Lloyd wins the 2018 West Vets Championship

Pam Mather, Brenda Conway, Lesley Lloyd and Liz Stewart

To read the full report and photos from the 2018 Championship go to the West Vets Website 

The Championship Final today over Renfrew Golf Club saw Lesley Lloyd (Hayston) the 2015 Champion take an early lead and was 3 up after 9 against  Liz Stewart (Greenburn).  However, Liz fought back quickly to be only 1 down after 12, including a birdie 4 at the 11th. However Lesley kept her nerve to end the match on the 17th, winning by 3 & 1.


The final of the Stewart Handicap Trophy was then between Pam Mather (Cowglen) and and Brenda Conway(Renfrew) 
Pam was up against it from early on, she won the first but Brenda then won the next three holes with long single putts. 

The match continued this way with Brenda putting extremely well throughout and making it really difficult for Pam to win or half holes. The final result was 7 & 6 for Brenda. 

Championship Trophy 
Semi Final 
Liz Stewart (Greenburn) beat Liz Keohone (Loudoun Gowf) 1up 
Lesley Lloyd (Hayston) beat Joanne Sharp (Kilmarnock Barassie) 3&2 
Final Lesley Lloyd beat Liz Stewart 3&1 

Stewart Trophy (Handicap) 
Semi Final 
Pam Mather (Cowglen) beat Morag Little (Whitecraigs) 2&1 
Brenda Conway beat Janet Buchanan (Dalmally) 19th 
Final 

Brenda Conway beat Pam Mather 7&6

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West Vets Championship Results -- Day 1 

Read the Full Report on the West Vets Website

Played over Renfrew Golf Club


Championship 1st round Results

Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) w/o Liz Wilson (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Liz Stewart (Greenburn) beat May Hughes (Lanark) 4/3
Liz Keohone (Loudoun Gowf) beat Janette McCartney (Erskine) 5/4
Lorraine Campbell (Cardross) beat Morag Key (Ralston) 4/2
Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) beat Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle) 5/3
Anabel Kane (Kilmacolm) lost to  Joanne Sharp (Kilmarnock Barassie) 3/1
Lesley Lloyd (Hayston) beat Carol Fell (Ranfurly Castle) 4/3
Roz Purdom (Prestwick St Nicholas) beat Lynn McColl (The Carrick, Cameron House) 2up

Quarter Finals
Liz Stewart beat Gillian Kyle 4&3
Liz Keohone beat Lorraine Campbell 2up
Joanne Sharp beat Janice Paterson at the 20th hole
Lesley Lloyd beat Roz Purdom 4 & 2

Stewart Trophy (Handicap) 
1st round 
Pam Mather (Cowglen) beat Liz Hale(Caldwell) 1 up 
Morag Little (Whitecraigs) beat Liz McLean (Dumbarton) 3&2 
Enid Young (Balmore) lost to Janet Buchanan (Dalmally) 4&3 
Brenda Conway (Renfrew) w/o Pat Syme (Hilton Park)

Aboyne Ladies Crowned Aberdeenshire County Champions

From Left to Right:

Ann Smart (Captain ALCGA), Maryla Sime, Shannon McWilliam, Kimberley Beveridge, Carmen Griffiths, Ros Dunsmuir (President ALCGA).

Aboyne Golf Club is celebrating after its leading team of lady golfers retained their crown as County Champions at Newmacher yesterday.

Competing for the coveted Aberdeenshire Ladies County Golf Association (ALCGA) ‘Watt Duffus’ Cup, the team from Aboyne endured stiff competition on the Hawkshill course before securing the trophy.

Having hosted the competition in 2017, the Aboyne team comprising Kimberley Beveridge, Shannon McWilliam, Maryla Sime and Carmen Griffiths overcame the blustery conditions to take the cup back to Aboyne having secured the best 3 out of 4 scores qualifying for the final result.

Kimberley, a golf graduate from Tyler Junior College in Texas said “The course was in good condition; however, the windy conditions were very challenging. It was fantastic for the team to retain the trophy for the second consecutive year”.

Kimberley (Handicap 0.5) achieved a very credible score of 76 given the conditions. 

Meanwhile, Shannon (Handicap -3.8) - the only Scottish lady selected for the upcoming Curtis Cup match versus the USA - scored 78. The final qualifying player from Aboyne - and the current ALCGA Champion - Carmen Griffiths (Handicap 2.1) aged 14 also scored 78 to round off the victory.

Lady Captain at Aboyne Liz Taylor said” We are absolutely thrilled to retain the Watt Duffus Cup which is the most sought-after team trophy in the County. 
We are very fortunate to have a wonderful team of gifted young ladies who through their own hard work and dedication to their sport mean they are used to playing at the highest competitive level. They came up trumps again! 
We hope to use their fantastic success to further develop our lady golfers and particularly attract more young girls to take up the sport at Aboyne under our resident PGA Professional Fraser Dunlop.”

Club President Justin Grant said “Aboyne has a long history of producing excellent young players who go on to represent the Club at the highest national and indeed international level. We are hopeful that this success will encourage many other ladies in the area to try out the game of golf.”

Justin added “What was encouraging to see is that most of this team are either current or former pupils at Aboyne Academy and through our close association with the Academy and its feeder primary schools we hope to get young girls interested in the sport. This crop of players are fantastic role models for our next generation of players to emulate. We are very proud of this team and their individual and collective success.”

The long-established course has won many plaudits as one of the most memorable tests of inland golf in Scotland. Designed by Archie Simpson and updated by renowned architect Martin Hawtree, such is Aboyne’s unique terrain and growing reputation it has been selected in recent years by our governing body to host the Scottish Golf Women’s County Finals and the Men’s NE Open – the flagship event in the North East District calendar and a world amateur ranking event. They have also been honoured to chosen by The R&A to host the LGU Coronation Foursomes Regional Finals in 2018.

Jennifer Lynagh from Caldwell shoots a 15 under par round in the West Girls Medal

A fantastic nett 58 by Jennifer Lynagh from Caldwell was  top of many great nett scores in yesterdays West Girls Medal played over Paisley Golf Club 

1st Silver : Orla Rooney (Cowglen) (18) 71

2nd Silver: Sophie Murphy(Clydebank) (19)73

1st Bronze:  Jennifer Lynagh (Caldwell) (35) 58

2nd Bronze: Cristina McCracken (Troon) (29) 69

Scratch: Megan Docherty (Bishopbriggs) 85

SSS 74  CSS 73

Thank you to Paisley GC for their hospitality to girls and parents and courtesy of their beautiful course 

Thanks go to Allison Bell for the report. 

Lanarkshire County May Spoon Results

The results of the Lanarkshire County Spoon Competition played yesterday at Airdrie Golf Club  
Par 69 CSS 68 

Division 1 
Joan Anderson 86 (16) 70 
Susan Woodhouse 73 (2) 71 
Fiona McWhirter 92 (18) 
Scratch: Susan Woodhouse 73 

Division 2 
Christine Paterson 90 (21) 69 
Ann Gracie 99 (26) 73 
Mairi Lowson 100 (25) 75 
Division 2 Scratch: Christine Paterson 90

Linda McDougall Leads The Qualifiers For The County Rosebowl

The qualifiers for the 2018 Renfrewshire County Rosebowl - 
aggregate nett scores from the County Championship qualifier over Haggs Castle Golf course and the Spring Meeting over Caldwell are: 


1. Linda McDougall (77 + 76 = 153) - Greenock 
2. Patricia Davidson (79 + 75 = 154) - Erskine 
3. Anne Judge (81 + 77 = 158) - Ranfurly Castle 
4. Carol McNally (85 + 77 = 162) - Williamwood 
5. Marion Stewart (87 + 76 = 163) - Kilmacolm 
6. Anita McMillan (85 + 78 = 163) - Erskine 
7. Doreen Mainds (81 + 83 = 164) - Troon Ladies 
8. Nancy MacGadie (88 + 78 = 166) - Ranfurly Castle 

 Matchplay Draw: 
Linda McDougall (1) v Nancy MacGadie (8) 
Patricia Davidson (2) v Doreen Mainds (7) 
Anne Judge (3) v Anita McMillan (6) 
Carol McNally (4) v Marion Stewart (5) 

Joanne Free holds Tara Mactaggart at bay to win Munross Trophy by one shot

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Joanne Free,  20-year-old Gullane Golf Club member, won the 36-hole Munross Trophy over the Montrose Links today with an excellent seven-under-par total, made up of rounds of five-under-par 68 and two-under 71

She won by two strokes from Tara Mactaggart (Minto), 69-71, who was a shot behind the winner after 18 holes and still one off the pace at the finish.

Free, who has recently completed her freshman year the University of Minnesota, had a bogey-free first round highlighted by birdies at the sixth, 13th, 14th, 15th and 17th. Feature of her second round was an eagle 3 at the 14th.

Mactaggart, who had six birdies and two bogeys in her first round, also had an eagle 3, at the sixth, in her second circuit but she also bogeyed the 17th and that was the shot that separated the first two at the finish.

Former Scottish women's champion Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw) finish third on 144 with a pair of 72s.

Last year's winner, Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) finished sixth on 146 with a pair of 73s.

Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey), recent winner of the Welsh and the Irish women's open amateur stroke-play titles, was well short of that form, returning scores of 79 and 77 for a 10-over-par total of 156. She had a triple bogey 7 in the first round and a quadruple bogey 8 as well as a double bogey 6 on her second circuit.

MUNROSS TROPHY 

Montrose Links

FINAL TOTALS

par 146 (2x73) SSS 73 CSS 73 

(Rd 2 CSS still to come)

139 J Free (Gullane) 68 71.

140 T Mactaggart (Minto) 69 71

144 G Macdonald (Craigielaw) 72 72

145 L Duncan (West Kilbride) 71 74,

146 C Goadby (St Regulus Ladies) 74 72, E Briggs (Kilmacolm) 73 73

149 J Saxton (Muckhart) 72 77

150 K Brodie (Strathmore) 75 75, K Beveridge (Aboyne) 73 77

151 C Griffiths (Aboyne) 74 77, J Mackintosh (Hazlehead) 73 78

154 R Foster (Prestwick St Nicholas) 75 79

156 H McCook (Grantown on Spey) 79 77

158 E Henderson (Loretto School) 78 80, M Robb (Peterculter) 79 79, L McClymont (Milngavie) 78 80.

159 E Kennedy (Paisley) 78 81, E Docherty (Moray) 77 82

161 J M Grubb (Montrose Mercantile) 77 84

162 H Darling (Broomieknowe) 83 79

164 J Brown (Monifieth) 88 76, I Roska (Nairn Dunbar) 81 83

165 A McKay (Crail GS) 84 81, K K Brown (Strathaven) 89 76.

167 M Gardner (Linlithgow) 82 80

168 F Millar (Carnoustie Caledonia) 82 86

169 R Mathieson (Hazlehead) 82 87

175 R Fowlie (Edzell) 92 83

181 S Stichbury (Gullane) 86 95

203 J Whiteford (Melrose) 102 101