WEST VETS DRAW FOR AUTUMN MEETING AT DOUGLAS PARK GOLF CLUB

1st Hole at Douglas Park

Draw for Douglas Park - West Vets Autumn Meeting on Monday 3rd September, 

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HANNAH DARLING AND LOUISE DUNCAN QUALIFY FOR BRITISH GIRLS' MATCHPLAY STAGES

By Colin Farquharson

Hannah and Louise -- point to Clare Queen
who won the British Girls in 2001
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Only four Scottish girls entered the British girls open amateur championship at Ardglass, Northern Ireland, and two of them - Hannah Darling (Broomieknowe) and Louise Duncan (West Kilbride) - qualified for the match-play stages.

Hannah, was joint 15th among the qualifiers. She had scores of 74 and 73 for 147. Louise was T42 on 152 (77 75).

Sweden's Ingrid Lindblad (Sweden) was the No 1 qualifier with excellent scores of 69 and 68 for 137. She finished three ahead of Mathile Claisse (France) 67 71.
The two Scots who failed to achieve the 36-hole aggregates of 153 and better to reach the match-play stages were:
Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle) 160 (76-84) T107.
Lorna McClymont (Milngavie) 167 (89-78) T128

Clare Queen was the last Scot to win the title back in 2001

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TROON'S HAZEL MACGARVIE TELLS US ABOUT HERSELF AND TRIES TO GET A HOLE IN ONE

Hazel MacGarvie (Photo courtesy of Fiona Armour)

Recently Scottish Internationalist Hazel McGarvie (Troon)who played in the winning Scotland team in the Home Internationals was interviewed -- In case you missed them -- here they are from facebook

HAZEL TELL US ABOUT HERSELF

HAZEL TRIES TO GET A HOLE IN ONE   BBC SCOTLAND

CARA THOMPSON SLIPS DOWN TO THIRD MATCH-PLAY QUALIFIER AT STRATHTYRUM TOURNAMENT

By Colin Farquharson

Royal Dornoch's Cara Thompson, clear of the field after an opening qualifying round of three-under-par 70 at the Eden Course, slipped back to joint third place among the match-play qualifiers after taking 82 shots to get round the St Andrews New Course today in the Strathtyrum tournament.

Her aggregate of four-over 148 was beaten by leading qualifier Martine Pow (Selkirk) who had a 74 on the Eden and an excellent five-under 70 on the New for a 144 total - seven strokes ahead of the second qualifier Lucy Jamieson (Heswall) who shot 78-73.

Baberton's Karen Marshall, who has a formidable record over the years in the "Strathtyrum" safely qualified for the match-play in joint third place with scores of 78 and 74.

SCOREBOARD

(New Course scores first, followed by Eden scores)

par 148 (75-73)

144 M Pow (Selkirk) 70 74

151 L Jamieson (Heswall) 78 73

152 C Thompson (Royal Dornoch) 70 82, K Marshall (Baberton) 78 74.

154 E Baxter (Houghton-le-Spring) 78 76.

155 J Allan (Glenbervie) 77 78, G S Westin (Swe) 81 74.

157 M McAuliffe (Ballybunion) 79 78, M Helgers (Neth) 81 76

159 H Platt (Swe) 81 78 D Goodacre (Lambourne) 82 77

160 F Norris (Hamilton) 85 75, M Henderson (Royal Belfast) 79 81

161 W Grayson (Ringway) 88 73, F Todenhurst (Ludlow) 80 81

162 L Wilson (Kerlso) 82 80 J Mackie (Ladybank) 82 80, C Houghton (Notts) 83 79.

163 A Toft (Chester) 79 84

164 W Nicholson (Baberton) 83 81

165 B Jamieson (Heswall) 77 88, J Nordgren (Swe) 88 77.

166 J Gallagher (Woburn) 84 82, C Smith (Burnham Beeches) 84 82.

168 L Church (Henbury) 87 81, Z Ridgway (Crail GS) 81 87

170 C Hall (Penwortham) 82 88

171 C Ryder (Prestbury) 83 88, S Mawhinney (Penwortham) 83 88, L Ward (Woburn) 91 80, K Evans (Frilford Heath) 85 86

172 L Fitzpatrick (Burnham Beeches) 90 82

173 L Terry (Cruden Bay) 87 86, C Corrigan (Ballybunion) 88 85, V Rogers (Bromsgrove) 86 87, C Gallagher (Reigate Heath) 88 85, M Pinheiro (Portugal) 89 84, A Bolland (Thurles) 91 82, M Finn (Thurles) 94 79.

176 E Marshall (Baberton) 95 81, E Goodwin (Glenbervie) 93 83

178 H Goodwin (Glenbervie) 94 84,L Kilpatrick (Deer Park) 88 90.

179 M Wardrop (Turnhouse) 92 87

184 J Alexander (Tewkesbury) 92 92

190 C Purves (Selkirk) 93 97,

RACHAEL FOSTER IS JOINT SECOND IN THE LORETTO SCOTTISH UNDER 16 GIRLS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

By Colin Farquharson

Rachel Foster (Prestwick St Nicholas) and Loretto's Eilidh Henderson kept the home flag flying in the fact of very strong Continental opposition to finish joint second and fifth respectively in the Loretto Scottish Under-16 girls open championship at Murrayfield.
Portugal's Filipa Capello (77-72) was the winner with a total of 149, one shot ahead of compatriot Leonor Medeiros (79-71) and Rachel Foster (77-73).
Eilidh Henderson had scores of 75 and 77 for 152.
Aboyne's Carmen Griffiths was the third best Scot in ninth place on 156 (80-76).

LEADING TOTALS
par 146 (2x73) SSS 72 CSS 73 72
149 F Capello (Por) 77 2
150 L Medeiros (Por) 79 71, R Foster (Prestwick St Nicholas) 77 73
151 G M Z Ricciardelli (Ita) 78 73
157 E Henderson (Loretto) 75 77.

OTHER SCOTS' TOTALS
156 C Griffiths (Aboyne) 80 76 (9th)
159 P Wilson (Burntisland) 79 80, E Hynd (Elmwood) 77 82 (T11)
160 M Docherty (Bishopbriggs) 80 80 (13th).
163 E Caton (St Regulus)  88 75 (T17)
169 O O'Leary (Hirsel) 87 82 (21st)
170 A Nisbet (Gullane) 82 88 (22nd)
171 A Gorka (Royal Musselburgh) 83 88 (T23)
173 L Morrison (Craigmillar Park) 90 83 (T25)
179 R Mathieson (Hazlehead) 90 89, C Wilson (St Regulus) 90 83 (T27).

English girl wins U14s' title by eight strokes

English players filled the leading places at the Loretto Scottish Under-14 girls open championship at Murrayfield, won by eight strokes by Kettering's Ashleigh Critchley with rounds of 68 and 73 for 141.
Leading Scot was Grace Crawford (Gullane) in joint seventh place on 154 with a pair of 77s.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 146 (2x73( SSS 72 CSS 73 72
141 A Critchley (Kettering) 68 73
149 R Gourley (Arcot Hall) 78 71
150 H Lockley (Isle of Wedmore) 79 71, C Noja (Sandy Lodge) 74 76.

SCOTS' TOTALS
154 G Crawford (Gullane) 77 77 (T7)
163 A Brannock (Castle Douglas) 84 79 (T16)
167 K Graham (Hamilton) 86 81 (T23)
168 R Fowlie (Edzell) 87 81, S Elliott (Nairn) 87 81 (T26)
170 S Murphy (Clydebank and Dist) 87 83 (T31)
171 R Erskine (Kilmacolm) 84 87 (T34)

JULIE WILSON AND JOY McLEOD TAKE THE TOP HONOURS AT THE RENFREWSHIRE COUNTY MEDAL AT BONNYTON

Numbers were up for the Renfrewshire Ladies' County August Medal at Bonnyton GC yesterday.

The mist was down for the early morning rounds and a heavy dew on the grass but it soon lifted and it actually ended up quite a warm day even though the sun decided not to make an appearance. 

There was some excellent scoring, with Julie Wilson, from Williamwood, winning scratch with a gross 77, nett 73.

Julie Wilson - Scratch Winner

However, it was a case of a clean sweep for Ranfurly Castle Players thereafter with Division 1 winner, narrowly beating Julie Wilson in a count back,  being our very own County stalwart Carol Fell with a 84 nett 73. 

Carol Fell - Winner of Division 1

But it was her fellow club member Joy McLeod, who only joined the County this year, with a round of 95, nett 72  being the overall winner with the best nett score of the day and winner of Division 2 (Handicap 13 upwards)  Well done, Joy a great start to your County membership ! 

Joy McLeod - Winner of August Medal and Division 2

But it's okay they are still pals !

Fellow Ranfurly Castle Club Members

SUMMARY OF SCORES

SSS 71, CSS 73 

Scratch :
Julie Wilson (Williamwood) 77

H'Cap 0 - 12
1st: Carol Fell (Ranfurly Castle) 84 (11) 73(bih)
2nd: Julie Wilson (Williamwood) 77 (4) 73
3rd: Marion Munro (Ranfurly Castle) 86 (12) 74

H'Cap 13+
1st: Joy McLeod (Ranfurly Castle) 95 (23) 72
2nd: Lynn Black (Eastwood) 96 (22) 74
3rd: Moira Barnett (Bonnyton) 93 (18) 75

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Report and photos from Fiona Armour (Results Secretary RLCGA)

WELCOME TO THE BRITISH GIRLS' AMATEUR AT ARDGLASS - LIVE SCORING

The Girls' British Open Amateur Championship starts today at Ardglass Golf Club in County Down  

The links course, which is home to the world’s oldest golf club building, is located on the north-east coast of Ireland.
 The Irish Sea, which can be seen from all 18 tees and greens, comes into play on no fewer than eight holes.
There are four Scottish Girls playing - Good Luck to all

Hannah Darling (Broomieknow)
Louise Duncan (West Kilbride)
Lorna McClymont (Milngavie)
Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle)


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RACHEL FOSTER FROM PRESTWICK ST NICHOLAS WINS THE UNDER 16 SCOTTISH NICK FALDO SERIES

In the Nick Faldo Scottish Series Championship Alison Muirhead locked in a battle with fellow Scot Megan Robb (Peterculter) in the Girls’ Under-21 category. 

Muirhead fired 73, 75 and 72 and Robb shot 71, 74 and 75. The pair fought tooth and nail down to the last hole until they were left level after three days and had to be separated on countback. The United Arab Emirates based Muirhead will draw on her previous experience of a Grand Final when she competes at Al Ain in November.

Prestwick St Nicholas’s Rachel Foster missed out on the overall title but she had no trouble in dispatching her rivals in the Under-16 division. Foster fired rounds of 71, 72 and 70 to finish level par. She will mount a significant challenge at the Grand Final if she maintains this level.

Girls’ Under-21:

220 – Alison Muirhead 73-75-72 Megan Robb 71-74-75; 

228 – Joanne Free 80-74-74

Girls’ Under-16: 

213 – Rachel Foster 71-72-70; 

230 – Porscha Wilson 78-77-75

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NICK FALDO SERIES WEBSITE

SCOTTISH VETS JAMBOREE 2018 -- FINAL REPORT

SVLGA  Ellie Whyte (Captain), Karen Ballantyne (Vice Captain),
President Emma Wilson and Vice President Maureen McKerrow

The SVLGA Team have returned home from Hexham with a very positive outlook for the future. This year’s team included 4 new players and like many before them, they quickly got to see what a high standard of golf is played at this event.

We got off to a slow start against the North on Tuesday but each day performance improved as the team got into their stride.
The Miller Stirling Trophy was won by the South. The Tony Moffat runner up trophy was won by the North. Scotland improved on last years placing by finishing third, pipping Midlands into fourth place.

On the first two days, we felt there were a few matches that got away from us with a number of matches going down the 18th. However, every member of the team played their part in the victory on the last day whether playing foursomes or singles.

In the morning foursomes, Alison Davidson, heroine of the winning Curtis Cup team of 1996, partnered by her county teammate Linda Allan set the scene with a terrific win against the Midlands second couple, Sue Spencer and Debbie Warren.

In the afternoon singles, Scottish Senior Champion Elaine Moffat got off to a hot start and secured an excellent victory over former professional golfer Julie Brown. Scottish Veteran Ladies Champion Sheena Wood cruised to a comfortable win against Mary McLaren.

There were many outstanding ‘shots of the day’ not least from Liz Stewart’s winning shot to the 18th against English Senior Amateur Stroke Play champion Helen Lowe.

Liz’s point was invaluable as it gave Alison Davidson the opportunity of clinching the last vital point in her match against Catrin Russell. Alison was 2 up playing the 17th. Catrin rolled in her putt for a birdie 3 but Alison coolly followed her in to give us the winning 5th point. What a performance!

Against tough opposition, Gillian Kyle, Frances Millar and Jennifer Bryans all had close games.

Captain Ellie Whyte and Vice-Captain Karen Ballantyne are already working on some new initiatives to help the squad with their winter training and we hope the team take at least one further step up the ladder next August when the jamboree will be hosted by Midlands Division at Northamptonshire County Golf Club.

Thanks must go to Hexham Golf Club and the committee of the North Vets Association for organising an excellent jamboree.

Thanks go to Karen Ballantyne for the report  SVLGA Website

IT IS A FAMILY AFFAIR AT PRESTWICK ST CUTHBERTS AND JOANNE WINS AT KILMARNOCK BARASSIE

Mother and Daughter -- Catherine and Allison Malcom have won the St Cuthberts Club Championship and Junior championship at the weekend. This is  Catherine's 22nd Championship win. --

Allison followed her fathers footsteps -- Alasdair Malcolm who won the Junior Boys Trophy 36 years ago. 

At Kilmarnock Barassie  Joanne Sharp won the 2018 Ladies Championship

Classy Cara clear leader with a 70 in Strathtyrum tourney first qualifying round

By Colin Farquharson

Cara Thompson (Royal Dornoch)  made the long trip down from the Highlands to Fife worthwhile by returning an excellent score of three-under-par 70 over the Eden Course to be the clear leader at the end of  the first qualifying round of the Strathtyrum tournament at St Andrews.
She shot three strokes lower than anyone else at the Eden course.
Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie) led the way at the par-75 St Andrews New Course with a 77.

The big international field will switch courses tomorrow (Tuesday).
At the end of play, the qualifiers will be known for the scratch and handicap match-play stages.
+Cara Thompson is pictured with the Northern Counties championship trophy which she has won many times.

FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND LEADERS
EDEN COURSE
par 73
70 C Thompson (Royal Dornoch)
73 W Grayson (Ringway)
74 G S Westin (Swe), M Pow (Selkirk)
76 M Helgers (Netherlands), E Baxter (Houghton-le-Spring) .
77 D Goodacre (Lambourne), J Nordgren (Swe)
79 M Finn (Thurles)
80 L Wilson (Kelso), J Mackie (Ladybank).
81 E Marshall (Baberton), L Church (Henbury), W Nicholson (Baberton).

SELECTED SCORES
83 E Goodwin (Glenbervie)
84 H Goodwin (Glenbervie)
86 L Terry (Cruden Bay)

ST ANDREWS NEW COURSE
par 75
77 J Allan (Glenbervie)
78 L Jamieson (Heswall), K Marshall (Baberton)
79 M Henderson (Royal Belfast), H Kitson (Cranleigh), M McAuliffe (Ballybunion).
80 B Bergfors (Swe), T Rodenhurst (Ludlow)
81 H Platt (Swe)
82 C Hall (Penwortham)
83 A Gingdal (Swe), C Ryder (Prestbury), C Houghton (Notts).
84 J Sheargold (Shropshire)
85 F Norris (Hamilton), K Evans (Frilford Heath)
86 V Rogers (Bromsgrove), A Hooper (Henbury), J Scanlan (Newcastle West)

NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN FOR THE SCOTTISH GOLF PERFORMANCE ACADEMY

Nominations are open for the Scottish Golf Performance Academy as we search for Scotland’s aspiring and dedicated young golfers for the 2018/19 performance programme.

If you have a good attitude, a desire to succeed at the highest level, age 12-16, and have a handicap of 5 or under for boys or 8 or under for girls, then you can nominate yourself for consideration in the selection process... We'd love to hear from you! 

Nominations close Sunday 26 August...

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SCOTLAND LADIES GOLFERS - RANKINGS WEEK 31 / 2018

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mygolfranking.net SCOTLAND LADIES GOLFERS of WEEK 18/31 is KERRY LOCKERBIE (CrichtonLadies) who is the highest new entry in the Top 20 of Scotland Ladies MGRanking at No 6.

mygolfranking.net SCOTLAND LADIES CLUB of the WEEK is STIRLING GC LADIES – the highest placed new entry at No 9 in the Top 10 of Scotland Ladies Club MGRanking.

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SCOTLAND LADIES​​*New entry this week

1​Jayne McDougall (Callander) 1212 points 

2​Anna Turner (Carluke) 1188 

3​Elizabeth Donaldson (Kirkintilloch) 1180 

4​Hazel Hume (Tillicoultry) 1167

5​Joan Pratt (Moray) 1150 

6​*Kerry Lockerbie (Crichton) 1143 

7​Jane Tough (Brechin) 1135​

8​Suzanne Robertson (Peterhead) 1131  

9​Fiona Norris (Hamilton) 1129   ​

10​*Deborah Bird (Elgin) 1125

11 ​Fiona Watt (Bathgate) 1118

12 ​*Katie Wright (Stranraer) 1117

13  ​Kelly McNee (Loudoun Gowf) 1113

14​Margot Gardner (Linlithgow) 1109

15​Gill Hunt (Turnhouse) 1097

16=​Lorraine Campbell (Cardross) 1094

16=​Carol Carstairs (Lundin Ladies) 1094  ​

18​*Moira McPake (Muir of Ord) 1092 

19​*Caroline Henderson (Pitlochry) 1090

20​*Karen Haggarty (Dumbarton) 1084​​

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SCOTLAND LADIES – CLUBS

1​Palacerigg 970 points

2​Callander 957

3  ​Keith 949

4​Dundas Parks 935 

5​Taynuilt 934

7​Carrickvale 933

8​Carluke 931

9​*Stirling 929

10 ​Loudoun Gowf 909

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CONNIE JAFFREY, HANNAH MCCOOK AND SHANNON WCWILLIAM SELECTED FOR WORLD AMATEUR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

Connie Jaffrey

Scottish Golf has announced its teams for this year’s World Amateur Team Championships, at Carton House, Ireland.

 Key members of last week’s winning Ladies Home Internationals team, Connie Jaffrey, Hannah McCook and Shannon McWilliam will represent the women’s side.

Troon Ladies’ Connie Jaffrey earned automatic selection as the top Scottish female on the World Amateur Golf Rankings (124th), coming off the back of a successful final year at Kansas State University, which included two wins. 

Hannah McCook (Grantown-on-Spey) and Aboyne’s Shannon McWilliam earned selectors’ picks. 
McCook, produced some fantastic early season form to win both the Irish and Welsh Ladies Open Championships, while McWilliam represented team GB&I in the Curtis Cup in June, won the Border Championship in South Africa in February and had top-10 finishes in the Helen Holm Championship and Portuguese Amateur Championships. 

Espirito Santo Trophy: Scotland Team (Club, Age, WAGR) 

• Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies, 21, World Ranking 124) 
• Hannah McCook (Grantown-on-Spey, 25, World Ranking 178)
• Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne, 19, World Ranking 208) 

 To read more go to the Scottish Golf Website

SOUTH SCOTLAND RANKINGS WEEK 31 / 2018

mygolfranking.net SOUTH OF SCOTLAND LADIES GOLFER of Week 18/31 is GAIL GRAHAM(Lochmaben Ladies) who rises to No 2 South ofScotland Ladies MGRanking.

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SOUTH OF SCOTLAND LADIES

1 Kerry Lockerbie (Crichton) 1043 points

2 Gail Graham (Lochmaben) 1103 

3 Katie Wright (Stranraer) 1071

4 Yvonne Schneider (Crichton) 1033

5 Jacqueline Hart (Stranraer) 993 

6 Glenda Dewar (Portpatrick) 979

7 Jill Hunter (Lockerbie) 973 

8 Yvonne Miller (Portpatrick) 968 

9 Maureen McKerrow (Dumfries & Galloway) 959

10 Cilla Strain (Wigtown and Bladnoch) 950

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SOUTH OF SCOTLAND LADIES - CLUBS

1 Lochmaben 900 points

2 Wigtown and Bladnoch 877​

3 Stranraer 858

4 Lockerbie 844

5 Thornhill 826

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