HAZEL MACGARVIE IS THE LEADING SCOT AFTER ROUND 2 IN SLOVAKIA

Esther Henseleit carded a 71 (-1) in round two of the European Ladies' Amateur Chamionship at Penati Golf Resort, Slovakia, to retain her lead at the halfway stage.
The German player, who shot an eight-under-par round on day one, holds a one-shot lead over Finland's Kiira Riihijarvi, who shot the lowest score on day two, a seven-under-par round of 65. 
Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) was the top Scot with a 4 under par 68  today 
60 players and ties will make the 54-hole cut after day three, with 67 players currently siting at five-over-par or better. 
 Leaderboard: CLICK HERE FOR LEADERBOARD

EUROPEAN WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL AMATEUR STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Penati Golf Resort, Slovakia.
2nd-ROUND LEADERBOARD
par 72
135 E Henseleit 64, 71(Ger)
136 F Kinhult 71,65 (Swe).

SELECTED SCOTTISH SCORES

143 H MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) 75, 68 (18th) 
150 C Goadby (St Regulus) 79,71 (T68) S McWilliam (Aboyne), 71,79 (T 68) 
160 H McCook (Grantown on Spey) 81,79 (130th) 
162 C Young (North Berwick) 78,84 (T135)

LIVE SCORING FROM THE LADIES SCOTTISH OPEN AT GULLANE

ASI Ladies Scottish Open - TOURNAMENT INFO 

Livescoring is on Gullane Golf Club - Par 71 - 26th - 29th July 2018 
CLICK HERE FOR LEADERBOARD

1st Round Report -- Go to the European Ladies Tour Website Tiffany Joh from the United States completed a flawless opening round of nine-under-par 62 to claim a new women’s course record at Gullane in the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open on Thursday.

GILLIAN KYLE HAS HER BEST ROUND OVER EAST RENFREWSHIRE GOLF COURSE

Scottish Senior Internationalist Gillian Kyle played in her home club competition at East Renfrewshire Golf Club last week and scored 43 stableford points.  She holed out every hole, it converted to gross 67 which they  think it will  be the lowest score recorded by a lady at the club --  Unfortunately preferred lies were in play on 2 holes and since it was a stableford it is  not a course record as such according to the rules. However  hopefully her card will go up on clubhouse wall.

- Many congratulations Gillian who now has reduced her handicap  to 2

SHANNON MCWILLIAM LEADS SCOTS IN SLOVAKIA

Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) is the leading Scottish player at the end of the first round of the European women's individual amateur stroke play championship at Penati Golf Resort, Slovakia.

The Curtis Cup player shot a one-under-par round of 71 for a share of 16th place,  seven strokes behind the leader by two, Germany's Esther Henseleit, overnight.

There will be a cut to the leading 69 and ties after the second round.

EUROPEAN WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL AMATEUR STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Penati Golf Resort, Slovakia.
FIRST-ROUND LEADERBOARD
par 72
64 E Henseleit (Ger)
66 F Kinhult (Swe).

SELECTED SCORES
70 A Fuller (Roehampton), O Mehaffey (Royal Do Down) (T11)
71 S McWilliam (Aboyne), A Wilson (Lurgan, Ireland) (T16)
73 L M Humphreys (Stoke by Nayland) (T37)
75 H MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) (T85)
78 C Young (North Berwick), S Fuller (Roehampton)_ (T109)
79 C Goadby (St Regulus) (T119)
81 H McCook (Grantown on Spey) (T133)
84 L Bailey (Kirby Muxloe) (140th)

TO VIEW ALL THE SCORES

CLICK HERE

Montrose Links Ladies Open Day will be held on Sunday 29th July over their 1562 Course.

Spaces are still available. 

Please book online at https://www.brsgolf.com/montroselinks/opens_home.php

Scratch and Handicap prizes will be awarded.

Claire Penman 

Deputy Operations Manager and Company Secretary 

Address: Montrose Golf Links |  Traill Drive | Montrose | Angus | DD10 8SW 

Tel: +44 (0) 1674 672932| 

Website: www.montrosegolflinks.com

SCOTLAND LADIES GOLF RANKINGS - WEEK 28 / 2018

mygolfranking.net SCOTLAND LADIES GOLFER of WEEK 18/28 is LINDA ELLERY of East Renfrewshire Ladies who has climbed to No 4 on Scotland Ladies MGRanking. 

mygolfranking.net SCOTLAND LADIES CLUB of WEEK 18/28 is PALACERIGG LADIES - NUMBER ONE on Scotland Ladies Club MGRanking.            

                 

SCOTLAND LADIES                 *New entry this week

1          Jayne McDougall (Callander) 1212 points 

2          Aaliyah Sandhu (Haggs Castle) 1185 

3          Hazel Hume (Tillicoultry) 1183

4          *Linda Ellery (East Renfrewshire) 1169

5          *Karen Morgan (Bothwell Castle) 1162            

6          Kayleigh Singer (Dundas Parks) 1160 

7          Joan Pratt (Moray) 1150 

8          Carol Carstairs (Lundin Ladies) 1149 

9          Sakuna Ramsay (Edzell) 1143 

10        *Jacqueline Moon (Bothwell Castle) 1134 

11        Fiona Norris (Hamilton) 1129 

12        *Jane Tough (Brechin) 1119 

13        Astrid Koppernaes (Auchmill) 1118 

14=      Julie Henderson (Inverurie) 1116         

14=      *Sheila Leifer (The Hirsel) 1116

16        Jan Macnab (Ranfurly Castle) 1115   

17        Kelly McNee (Loudoun Gowf) 1112  

18        *Caroline Henderson (Pitlochry) 1097 

19        *Suzanne Robertson (Peterhead) 1093 

20        *June Nicol (Inverness) 1092 

                        

SCOTLAND LADIES – CLUBS

1          Palacerigg 962 points 

2          Dundas Parks 946 

3          Keith 941 

4          Loudoun Gowf 929 

5          Clober 917

6          Callander 915

7          Dumbarton 912 

8          Taynuilt 904 

9          St Michaels 903 

10=      Elmwood, Inchmarlo, Lockerbie 902   

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RANFURLY CASTLE TRI AM RESULTS

Thursday 19th July saw 75 ladies play in 25 teams of 3 for the Tri-am format of the Ranfurly Castle Ladies Open day.  Conditions were perfect for good scoring which resulted in the winning team returning with 90 stabelford points - 2 scores at each hole and 3 at the last.  

RESULTS: 
1st:  Eda Davey, Joan Walker and Linda Morgan (Balfron GC) 90 points.  
2nd : Adrienne MacLagan, Mandy Allan and Christine Houston (Milngavie GC)  86 points
3rd:  Isobel Rhind, Anne Sharp (Bothwell Castle) and Chris Minto (Ranfurly Castle) ) 85 points.

Chis Minto 3rd Place with Captain Marion Munro

To read more and see some more photos -- CLICK HERE

LOUDOUN GOWF MIXED FOURSOMES

⛳️⛳️LOUDOUN MIXED OPEN⛳️⛳️

📆 Sunday 19th Aug📆

💷£12 entry💷

⏰Tee Times till 3pm⏰

Course is in amazing condition, get your names in ladies and gents

Entry form below or contact the club 01563 821993

OR CLICK HERE

KATIE SCOTT WINS THE LANARKSHIRE COUNTY MORISON SCRATCH CUP

Eva O'Connor, Katie Scott and Susan Woodhouse

In a very closely fought Lanarkshire County Morison Cup competition at Wishaw Golf Club yesterday Katie Scott Strathaven was the winner on the better inward last 9 holes in the second round from Susan Woodhouse from East Kilbride.  Eva O'Connor from Bothwell Castle won the handicap prize.
Jean Allan won the Blackjack Cup with Marion Craig runner up.
The Junior Scratch Cup was won by Katie Graham while Jodie Graham won the Junior Handicap Salver.

RESULTS
Morison Cup
SSS 71 CSS round 1- 73, round 2- 71
Scratch:

Katie Scott (Strathaven)  78, 81= 159 acb
Susan Woodhouse (East Kilbride)  78, 81= 159
Eva O'Connor (Bothwell Castle)      85, 75=160

Handicap:

Eva O'Connor (5) 80, 70 = 150
Katie Scott (4) 74, 77 = 151

Susan Woodhouse  (2) 76, 79 = 155

Blackjack Cup
SSS 71 CSS 70
Jean Allan (Strathaven) 92 (24) 68
Marion Craig (Strathaven) 88 (19) 69
Edna Taylor (Wishaw) 90 (19) 71

Junior Championship
SSS 71 CSS 70
Jodie Graham (Hamilton) 89 (17) 72
Katie Graham (Hamilton) 82(7) 75

Click here to go to the  Lanarkshire County Website  courtesy of Jean MacIntyre and for more photos - Courtesy of Jean Maddock

NORTH SCOTLAND RANKING - ABERDEENSHIRE AND NORTHERN COUNTIES - WEEK 18

mygolfranking.net ABERDEENSHIRE LADIES GOLFER of Week 18/28 is SUZANNE ROBERTSON of Peterhead Ladies who climbs to No 3 on Aberdeenshire Ladies MGRanking. 

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ABERDEENSHIRE LADIES

1 Astrid Koppernaes (Auchmill) 1118 points

2 Julie Henderson (Inverurie) 1116

3 Suzanne Robertson (Peterhead) 1093 

4 Jacqueline Pullinger (Forres) 1074 

5 Julie Lees (Westhill) 1062

6 Janice Wink (Keith) 1016 

7 Emma Logie (Keith) 1015 

8 Angela Joss (Alford) 1011   

9 Gillian Mackenzie (Banchory) 1004 

10= Anne Harrison (Kemnay), Wilma Lawrence (Stonehaven) 991 

ABERDEENSHIRE LADIES - CLUBS 

1 Keith 941 points

2 Inchmarlo 902 

3 Stonehaven 891 

4 Kintore 878

5 Hazlehead 855

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mygolfranking.net NORTHERN COUNTIES LADIES GOLFER of Week 18/28 is CYNTHIA MAY (Nairn Dunbar Ladies) who enters the Top 10 of Northern Counties Ladies MGRanking for the first time at No 4. 

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NORTHERN COUNTIES LADIES

1 Joan Pratt (Moray) 1150 points

2 June Nicol (Inverness) 1092​

3 Alison Gowie (Inverness) 1060

4 Cynthia May (Nairn Dunbar) 1048 

5 Deborah Kinnaird (Grantown-on-Spey) 1020 

6 Amy Gilchrist (Torvean) 991

7 Margaret Thompson (Boat of Garten) 987 

8 Marsha Fraser (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) 983

9 Janet Dail Reid (Hopeman) 982

10 Jeani Hunter (Bonar Bridge) 976

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NORTHERN COUNTIES LADIES – CLUBS 

1 Hopeman 860 points

2 Garmouth & Kingston 839 

3 Inverness 835​

4 Muir of Ord 830

5 Alness 823    

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LORNA, ORLA, AND ABIGAIL ARE WEST GIRLS MEDAL WINNERS AT MILNGAVIE

Some of the West Girls -- Photos courtesy of June Crawford

The West Girls' Medal was played today at Milngavie.   Results are as follows:-

Scratch - Lorna McClymont (Milngavie) (80)

1st Silver - Orla Rooney (Cowglen) 88, (15)  73 BIH
2nd Silver - Sophie Murphy (Clydebank and District) 85 (12) 73

1st Bronze - Abigail McCafferty (Airdrie) 104 (24) 80
2nd Bronze - Lyndsay Main (Strathaven) 109 (25)  84 

Thanks go to June Crawford for photos and results

SOUTH OF SCOTLAND MGRANKING - WEEK 28 IN 2018

mygolfranking.net SOUTH OF SCOTLAND LADIES GOLFERS of Week 18/28 is JILL HUNTER of Lockerbie Ladies who enters the Top 10 of Southof Scotland Ladies MGRanking at NUMBER ONE.

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SOUTH OF SCOTLAND LADIES

1 Jill Hunter (Lockerbie) 1080 points

2 Yvonne Schneider (Crichton) 1045

3 Glenda Dewar (Portpatrick) 1015

4 Maureen McKerrow (Dumfries & Galloway) 984

5 Valerie Davidson (Lochmaben) 982 

6 Gail Graham (Lochmaben) 979 

7 Diane Macdonald (Dumfries and County) 914

8= Fiona Hunter (Southerness), Marion Mather (Dumfries and County) 911

10 Linda Jack (Crichton) 905

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SOUTH OF SCOTLAND LADIES - CLUBS

1 Lockerbie 902 points

2 Portpatrick 840​

3 Dumfries and County 834

4 Lochmaben 821

5 Wigtown and Bladnoch 802

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RACHAEL FOSTER WINS THE JUNIOR TOUR EVENT OVER KINGSACRE

The Scottish Golf Junior Tour Event supported by Area and County was held  over the 21st and 22nd July over KingsAcre —— 

 Rachel Foster (Prestwick St. Nicholas) had two sub par rounds to win by 5 shots from Lorna McClymont (Milngavie).   

Kings Acre SSS: 72,
CSS: Round 1 = 72, Round 2 = 72

LEADERBOARD:
139 Rachael Foster (Prestwick St Nicholas) 71, 68
144 Lorna McClymont (Milngavie) 72, 72
147 Evanna Hynd (Elmwood Golf Society) 74, 73
148 Romy Erskine (Kilmacolm) 75. 73
150 Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle) 71, 79

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KYLIE HENRY RELISHES THE CHALLENGE OF THE FORTNIGHT AHEAD

by Susan Egelstaff

The next fortnight is the biggest of Kylie Henry’s entire year. With the Ladies Scottish Open beginning in Gullane on Thursday and the Women’s British Open the following week, there are no other tournaments that can match this pair.

There is no hint of nervousness from the 31-year-old though. In fact, the Glaswegian is relishing taking on the best in the world. The Ladies Scottish Open field is the strongest ever assembled and includes all the current Major winners.

But Henry merely sees that as a challenge rather than something to be daunted by, and she hopes home advantage will give her a slight edge.

“I’m really looking forward to the Scottish, especially with it being in Gullane,” she said. “I’ve played Gullane a lot over the years so I’m really excited to be back.

“It’s such a strong field. You’ve got pretty much all the top players in the world playing which is fantastic. And we have the prime spot right before the British Open so these top players are wanting to play links golf and Gullane is such a good test.

“It’s so great for Scotland and I’m so proud that we have this here because it’s the biggest event on the European Tour by miles.”

Henry knows what it takes to win on the European Tour having claimed two titles, both in 2014, which was the year she also recorded her best Scottish Open finish of 11th. However, she is conscious that if she puts too much pressure on herself this week, she will not come out with the result she wants.

“I don’t go in with any specific targets,” she said. “It’s such a big event but the key is not to build it up too much. And with it being my home tournament, it has all the aspects that would result in you putting extra pressure on yourself - and I think I have done that in the past - but it's important to look at it as just another tournament concentrating on the things you can control."

Henry had, until this season, plied her trade exclusively on the Ladies European Tour but with significant challenges in terms of getting a full schedule together, she decided this year to do something different.

Having held her card for the Symetra Tour in America, which is the feeder tour for the LPGA Tour, for a number of years, she decided this was the time to add some State-side tournaments to her calendar.

The European Tour remains her priority but a handful of tournaments in America, including one last week in New York, has proved hugely beneficial for the Glaswegian.

“I found it really difficult last year having such big gaps in the schedule,” she said “Playing tournaments regularly is the way for me to develop my game rather than spending four or five weeks at home at a time practicing.So this has been a good change for me and I feel really happy with my game, I feel like it’s improving.”

There is, though, an entirely different feel to the tour in America in comparison to Europe but it is a contrast Henry has embraced.

“It’s a totally different atmosphere on the Symetra Tour. The girls aren’t settled because everyone is striving to be on the LPGA Tour,” she said. “A lot of the players on the European Tour are pretty settled but the girls on the Symetra Tour are generally a lot younger and they’re all working their butts off to progress to the next level so it’s cool to be in that kind of environment.”

With Henry’s focus switching to the Women’s British Open as soon as the Scottish Open is over, this is exactly the kind of high-stakes few weeks she relishes.

“These two tournaments coming up are exactly why I play golf,” she said. "I went down and played Lytham [where the British Open will be held] the other week - that was the first time I’d ever played it and I loved it. Obviously I want to play well but my main focus is to enjoy it and actually, that’s the key for me to playing well, making sure I’m having fun.”