GEORGINA BLACKMAN WINS THE ENGLISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Georgina Blackman showed nerves of steel to win the English women’s amateur championship in a tense showdown at The Wilmslow Golf Club in Cheshire.  

The 22-year-old from Chelmsford in Essex held off the challenge of two Curtis Cup players Sophie Lamb and Annabell Fuller and proven champions to take the title by a shot.

To read the full report go to Scottish Golf View Website

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Karyn Dallas - Team manager of the Scottish Girls at the European Team Championships is enjoying spending time at this year's The Open Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links where she is providing free lessons to the public at the Swingzone. See more -- CLICK HERE

ANGUS, FIFE AND PERTH & KINROSS LADIES RANKINGS - WEEK 18/27

mygolfranking.net ANGUS LADIES GOLFER of Week 18/28 is SAKUNA RAMSAY of Edzell Ladies who regains her NUMBER ONE position on Angus Ladies MGRanking.

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ANGUS LADIES

1 Sakuna Ramsay (Edzell) 1143 points

2 Jane Tough (Brechin) 1079

3 Jane Grubb (Montrose Mercantile) 1063

4 Ann Hay (Edzell) 1017

5 Louise Graham (Carnoustie) 992 

6 Katherine Taylor (Brechin) 988

7 Dawn Dargie (Grange GC) 956​

8 Fiona Hay (Grange GC) 952 

9 Georgina Middleton (Edzell) 944

10 Jackie Brown (Monifieth) 936

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ANGUS LADIES - CLUBS

1 Montrose Mercantile 884 points 

2 Edzell 849

3 Carnoustie 844 

4 Panmure 838 

5 Downfield 835 

mygolfranking.net FIFE LADIES GOLFER of Week 18/28 is LORNA MCKINLAY (Dunnikier Park Ladies) who re-enters the Top 10 of Fife Ladies MGRanking at No 8=.

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FIFE LADIES

1 Carol Carstairs (Lundin Ladies) 1149 points 

2 Nicola Gemmell (Crail) 1069

3 Carol Dawson (Elmwood) 1059 

4 Gillian Paton (St Regulus) 1044 

5 Fiona Thomson (Elie & Earlsferry) 1015 

6 Charlene Wilson (St Regulus) 1011 

7 Terry Mullen (St Michaels) 1009 

8= Lorna McKinlay (Dunnikier Park), Terry Scott (Lundin Ladies) 1002 

10 Jane McDonald (Pitreavie) 980

FIFE LADIES CLUBS

1 Thornton 909 

2 Elmwood 895 

3 St Michaels 889 

4 Dunnikier Park 883

5 Drumoig 867

mygolfranking.net PERTH & KINROSS LADIES GOLFER of Week 18/28 is JULIE WHITE of Auchterarder Ladies who regains her NUMBER ONE spot on Perth & Kinross Ladies MGRanking. 

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PERTH & KINROSS LADIES

1 Julie White (Auchterarder) 1057 points

2 Laura Campbell (Pitlochry) 1050

3 Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall) 1029 

4 Gillian Wallace (Milnathort) 995 

5 Jennifer Miller (Auchterarder) 983 

6 Maria Duncan (Milnathort) 964 

7 Lindsay Kidd (Milnathort) 923 

8 Moira Morrison (Alyth) 919

9 Anita Collins (Muckhart) 912 

10 Caroline Henderson (Pitlochry) 910 

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PERTH & KINROSS LADIES - CLUBS

1 Dunkeld & Birnam 869 points 

2 Muckhart 857 

3 Alyth 831

4 Murrayshall 824

5 Crieff 810

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COLIN FARQUHARSON RECEIVES A LIFETIME AWARD

Many congratulations go to Colin Farquarson who received a lifetime award today from the Association of Golf Writers of which he has been a member since 1974.

He is pictured above with his very proud daughter Elaine Farquharson-Black (Captain of the Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup Teams in 2016/ 2018)  and wife Ethel.

Colin has been editor and supplier of much news to Kirkwood Golf over the years.
He still is an editor of the Scottish Golf View Website  and at the age of 80 is still writing golf reports every day.

SCOTLAND HOME INTERNATIONAL TEAMS ARE ANNOUNCED

The  Scottish Ladies Team at the European Team Championship in Austria this month
Photo courtesy of Scottish Golf 

Scottish Golf has today announced the Women, Boys’ and Girls’ teams to represent Scotland at this year’s Home Internationals.
 Broomieknowe Golf Club’s Hannah Darling (14) and Castle Park Golf Club’s Connor Wilson (17), who were this month crowned Xact Scottish Boys’ & Girls Amateur Champions, earn automatic selection after winning their respective national championships, along with West Linton’s Gemma Batty who was victorious at the Scottish Women’s Amateur Champion at Elie in June.

Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) is the extra player selected to the other six that represented Scotland at the European Team Championships in Austria las week.

Cameron Neilson (GC Alvaneu Bad) is the new selection in the Girls Team who was defeated by Hannah Darling in the semi final of the  Xact Scottish Girls Amateur Champions,

 The Girls’ and Ladies’ Home Internationals both take place at Ballybunion, Ireland 8-10 August, with the Boys’ event taking place on home soil at Royal Dornoch, 7-9 August.
 The Scotland teams are sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments.

 Scotland Women’s Team: Home Internationals 
Gemma Batty, (West Linton)
Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm)
Chloe Goadby (St Regulus)
Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies)
Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies)
Hannah McCook (Grantown-on-Spey)
Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne)


Scotland Girls’ Team: Home Internationals 
Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore)
Hannah Darling (Broomieknowe)
Louise Duncan (West Kilbride)
Carmen Griffiths (Aboyne)
Lorna McClymont (Milngavie)
Cameron Neilson (GC Alvaneu Bad)
Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle)

To read all the team selections -- Go to the Scottish Golf Website

BONNYTON OPEN DAY -- STILL SOME PLACES AVAILABLE

Thursday 2nd August 2018 Starting times 8.30 – 14.30 
Team and individual golfing related prizes for silver and bronze divisions 
Enter in threes, entry fee £30.00 per team 
Email address required to confirm tee times 
Entries to: Secretary Bonnyton Golf Club Kirktonmoor Road Eaglesham G76 0QA -- secretarybgc@btconnect.com

Alternatively enter online via the  BONNYTON WEBSITE  or by phoning the office on 0135530 3030. A few early and late times still available.  

HANNAH DARLING BREAKS THE LADIES COURSE RECORD AT BROOMIEKNOWE

HANNAH DARLING 

Congratulations go to Hannah Darling  (Broomieknowe Golf Club ) who  broke the ladies course record with a superb 67 in the Broomieknowe Ladies Open and of course had the lowest scratch score which now puts Hannah’s handicap at +2 in what has been a fantastic season so far. 

CALLANDER LADIES AND MEMBER JAYNE MACDOUGALL ARE TOP OF THE SCOTTISH RANKINGS IN WEEK 18/27

mygolfranking.net SCOTLAND LADIES GOLFER of WEEK 18/27 is HAZEL HUME of Tillicoultry Ladies who has climbed back to No 4 on Scotland Ladies MGRanking.

                                                                                                                    

SCOTLAND LADIES

1          Jayne McDougall (Callander) 1604 points

2          Fiona Norris (Hamilton) 1206 

3          Aaliyah Sandhu (Haggs Castle) 1196 

4          Hazel Hume (Tillicoultry) 1194 

5          Joan Pratt (Moray) 1161         

6          Kayleigh Singer (Dundas Parks) 1160 

7          Carol Carstairs (Lundin Ladies) 1149 

8          Nicola Gemmell (Crail) 1138

9          Kelly McNee (Loudoun Gowf) 1123 

10        Carol Fell (Douglas Park) 1122  

11        Astrid Koppernaes (Auchmill) 1118 

12        Rhona McMillan (Greenburn) 1116

13        Jan Macnab (Ranfurly Castle) 1115   

14        Sakuna Ramsay (Edzell) 1110 

15        Jordana Graham (Southerness) 1103 

16        Julie Henderson (Inverurie) 1098

17        *Fiona Reid (Gogarburn) 1097

18        *Alison Gowie (Inverness) 1085

19=      *Emily Lowther (Kirkhill), *Elizabeth Shields (Pumpherston) 1084

            *New entry this week    

mygolfranking.net SCOTLAND LADIES CLUB of WEEK 18/27 is CALLANDER LADIES - NUMBER ONE on Scotland Ladies Club MGRanking.         

SCOTLAND LADIES – CLUBS

1          Callander 1050 

2          Dundas Parks 946 

3          Greenburn 942 

4          Tillicoultry 940

5          Loudoun Gowf 928 

6          Thornton 926

7=        Gogarburn, Keith 924

9          Bridge of Allan 921

10=      Clober, Taynuilt 912

For up-to-date ranking lists of Clubs, the full Regional, National and International Rankings, 

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IRISH SENIOR LADIES TEAM NAMED FOR EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

The Irish Ladies Golf Union has selected six players to represent Ireland at the European Senior Ladies Team Championships at Mont Garni Golf Club, near Charleroi, from September 4 – 8 2018.
The Team is: 
Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna) 
Pat Doran (Donabate) 
Margaret McAuliffe (Ballybunion) 
Gertie McMullen (The Island) 
Catherine Reilly (The Heath) 
Laura Webb (East Berkshire)
Captain: Valerie Hassett (Ennis)

ABERDEENSHIRE AND NORTHERN COUNTIES - MYGOLF RANKING - WEEK 18/27

mygolfranking.net ABERDEENSHIRE LADIES GOLFER of Week 18/27 is ASTRID KOPPERNAES of Auchmill Ladies who takes over the NUMBER ONE spot on Aberdeenshire Ladies MGRanking. 

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ABERDEENSHIRE LADIES

1 Astrid Koppernaes (Auchmill) 1118 points

2 Julie Henderson (Inverurie) 1098

3 Jacqueline Pullinger (Forres) 1074 

4 Julie Lees (Westhill) 1068 

5 Suzanne Robertson (Peterhead) 1058 

6 Angela Joss (Alford) 1042

7 Gillian Mackenzie (Banchory) 1032 

8 Janice Wink (Keith) 996 

9 F E Sim (Stonehaven) 995 

10 Rosaleen Begg (Paul Lawrie GC, Inchmarlo) 992

ABERDEENSHIRE LADIES - CLUBS 

1 Keith 924 points

2 Paul Lawrie GC, Inchmarlo 909 

3 Stonehaven 890 

4 Buckpool 875

5 Longside 872

mygolfranking.net NORTHERN COUNTIES LADIES GOLFER of Week 18/27 is AMY GILCHRIST (Torvean Ladies) who enters the Top 10 of Northern Counties Ladies MGRanking at No 8. 

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NORTHERN COUNTIES LADIES

1 Joan Pratt (Moray) 1161 points

2 Alison Gowie (Inverness) 1085​

3 June Nicol (Inverness) 1067 

4 Jeani Hunter (Bonar Bridge) 1064 

5 Caroline Reid (Hopeman) 1037 

6 Deborah Kinnaird (Grantown-on-Spey) 1019 

7 Myra Smith (Moray) 1018

8 Amy Gilchrist (Torvean) 1003

9 Marsha Fraser (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) 983 

10 Janet Dail Reid (Hopeman) 982

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NORTHERN COUNTIES LADIES – CLUBS 

1 Hopeman 873 points

2 Alness 835    

3 Garmouth & Kingston 828​

4 Inverness 813 

5 Muir of Ord 810

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If you would like to see your own Club MGRanking, the full Regional, National and International MGRankings, How It Works and free Registration for golfers and clubs, visit www.mygolfranking.net