SCOTLAND WIN AGAINST WALES ON DAY 1 OF THE SENIOR LADIES HOME INTERNATIONALS

Scotland, helped by two wins apiece by Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies), Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) and Alison Davidson (Stirling), beat Wales 6-2 on the opening day of the Senior Women's Home Internationals at Burnham and Berrow Golf Club, Somerset. 

Defending champions Ireland were far too strong for England in the other match and beat them 6.5-1.5

Morning Foursomes

SCOTLAND 3 WALES 0

Gillian Kyle and Sheena Wood bt Ann Lewis and Jeanette Williams 4&3

Elaine Moffat and Lorna McKinlay bt Jane Rees and Chris Harries 4&3

Alison Davidson and Linda Allen bt Sharon Roberts and Jane Hallows 2&1

Singles 

SCOTLAND 3 WALES 2 

Moffat bt Lewis 1 Hole

Kyle lost to Williams 1 Hole

Millar lost to Rees 2&1

Woods bt Fernon 3&2

Davidson bt Roberts 3&2

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE R&A WEBSITE FOR ALL THE RESULTS

Obituary - Joan Marshall, leading figure in Scottish women's golf

Leading figure in Scottish women's golf

Born: October 26, 1942;

Died: September 14 2018

JOAN Marshall, who has died aged 75, was a leading figure in Scottish women's golf as player, administrator and official over many years.

A member of Baberton Golf Club in Edinburgh for 41 years, she was club champion 10 times and set a course record of 68 in 1982, later bettered by daughter Karen by a stroke.

Her early promise saw her represent East girls against West girls in their annual match and win the Midlothian Junior championship. She played for Scotland Juniors against England at Barassie and Beaconsfield near London, winning both her ties at Barassie. At county level she won the Midlothian championship four times and the county Champion of Champions’ competition three times, continuing to represent the county till 2000. She played regularly in the Scottish Amateur championship, her best performance coming at Gullane in 1979 when she reached the semi final and was unfortunate not to earn a full cap as a result. She did later represent Scotland several times as a vet/senior.

At her peak she played off scratch and was particularly noted for her short game, consistency and ability to play under pressure.

She began to be involved in the administrative side of the sport, going on to hold several prestigious positions. In 1990 she was chairwoman of the Scottish Ladies’ Golf Association, having previously been a member of the executive committee. Latterly she was honoured with appointment as honorary association vice president in recognition of her services.

Between 2005 and 2008 she was Scottish selector on the Great Britain and Ireland committee responsible for selection of Curtis Cup and Vagliano Trophy teams. She was captain of many Scottish international teams at all age levels - junior, ladies, and vets/seniors.

She captained the team at the European Junior Ladies’ Team Championships in Belgium, the ladies’ team at the Home Internationals at Barassie in 1988 when she led Scotland to a clean sweep triumph and later in the European Team Championships at Pals in Spain and Wentworth.At senior level, she led the Scottish team in the Home Internationals and European team Championship in Holland. A Scottish selector in the 1980s, she was also captain and later president of Midlothian County Association for which she was awarded honorary membership.

At Baberton, she was ladies’ captain in their centenary year and was also awarded honorary membership of the club. In her role as captain she was successful and popular thanks to her empathetic nature allied to her ability to ease the pressure on players and her attention to individuals’ needs.

As testament to her worth as captain, many players remained lifelong friends with her. According to friend and fellow player Pamela Williamson, as an administrator, “she was capable, efficient and got things done.”

Joan Henderson was born in Edinburgh, the only child of George, a master baker, and Abigail nee Clark. Brought up in the city’s Kingsknowe area, she attended Cranley School in Polwarth. Golf was in the family with both parents excellent players. Her father was club champion at Baberton, Longniddry and Dalmahoy where Joan began playing and where her mother was also champion, as well as at Kingsknowe and Longniddry. The existence of practice netting in the attic reflected their enthusiasm for golf. In 1962, however, family loyalties had to be put aside as Joan faced her mother in the final of the Dalmahoy club championship and defeated her.After school she attended Moray House College before working in Standard Life, and later for 20 years as PA to the chief executive of Viewpoint Housing Association. On 2nd April 1966 she married Brian Marshall in St Andrew’s Church in Juniper Green and the couple who had grown up together as near neighbours enjoyed 52 years of happy marriage, initially living at Kingsknowe before moving to Juniper Green in 1975. They had two children, Stephen and Karen.

Again, golf featured largely in the family with husband Brian a low handicap player and one- time champion at Kingsknowe while Stephen was twice champion there and sister Karen has surpassed her mother’s total of Baberton championship successes with 14.

Unsurprisingly much of the couple’s social life was golf related with their house being a popular venue for parties after functions at the nearby Baberton club and at Hogmanay. The first fortnight in August was sacrosanct for family golf holidays to St Andrews where they supported the Eden and Strathtyrum tournaments, the latter of which Joan helped establish. Last year she was delighted with granddaughter Ella’s win in the Marshall Trophy, donated by her, at the Midlothian Girls’ Championship.

Away from the links, they were enthusiastic attenders with friends at rugby internationals at Murrayfield and home nations’ venues. Other interests apart from family, to whom Joan was devoted, included having been a cub leader locally, and gardening and upholstery which she studied at night classes.

Unfortunately, her latter years were marred with macular degeneration which prevented her playing golf and restricted her activities. She was very much a people person, bright, sociable and fun to be around who will be long remembered for her contribution to golf and much missed by many.

She is survived by her husband, children and grandchildren Ella and Grace.

JACK DAVIDSON

FROM THE GLASGOW HERALD - MONDAY 1st OCTOBER

GOOD LUCK TO THE SCOTS WHO ARE AT BURNHAM AND BERROW GOLF CLUB FOR THE SENIOR HOME INTERNATIONALS

Senior Ladies Home Internationals, Burnham & Berrow Golf Club, England, 2-4 October

• Linda Allan – Glenbervie Golf Club
• Alison Davidson – Stirling Golf Club
• Gillian Kyle – East Renfrewshire Golf Club
• Lorna McKinlay – Dunnikier Park Golf Club
• Frances Millar – Carnoustie Caledonia Golf Club
• Elaine Moffat – St Regulus Golf Club
• Sheena Wood – Aberdeen Ladies Golf Club
• Team Captain - Lorna Bennett 

To see all the players from England. Ireland, Scotland and Wales CLICK HERE

The Senior Home internationals were introduced in 2003 and Scotland have only won it once in and that was 2009  at Newport Wales when Pam Williamson was the Captain

REMEMBER SCOTLAND IN ELIE IN 2012  - Ireland were the victors there and Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) was the captain.

In 2016 the venue in Scotland was Alyth where England were the winners and in 2017 Ireland were the winners in Newport and Scotland won the wooden Spoon.

For all the Past Winners and results - CLICK HERE

CLICK TO ENLARGE TO READ 

BORDERS, LOTHIANS AND SOUTH OF SCOTLAND GOLF RANKINGS WEEK 37 - 2018

mygolfranking.net BORDERS LADIES GOLFER of Week 18/37 is ORLA O’LEARY (TorwoodleeLadies) who rises to NUMBER ONE on Borders Ladies MGRanking.

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BORDERS (SCOTLAND) LADIES

1 Orla O’Leary (Torwoodlee) 1143 points  

2 Lily Towers (Minto) 1118  

3 Carina Bunyan (Roxburghe) 1105  

4 Sheila Cuthbertson (Peebles) 1065

5 Sheila Leifer (The Hirsel) 978  

6 Dawn Tomlinson (The Hirsel) 970  

7 Fiona Ker (Roxburghe) 968  

8 Lynne Bruce (Minto) 964 

9 Susan Law (Minto) 941​ 

10 Doreen Lillico (Torwoodlee) 908

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BORDERS (SCOTLAND) LADIES - CLUBS

1 Minto 949 points 

2 Torwoodlee 946 

3 The Hirsel 874  

4 Peebles 872 

5 Roxburghe 864 

mygolfranking.net LOTHIANS LADIES GOLFER of Week 18/37 is JANE MAIN (Dundas Parks Ladies) who re-enters the Top 10 of Lothians Ladies MGRanking at No 4.

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LOTHIANS LADIES

1 Margot Gardner (Linlithgow) 1095 points

2 Donna Fleming (Carrickvale) 1050 

3 Fiona Reid (Gogarburn) 1039 

4 Jane Main (Dundas Parks) 1038 

5 Kathleen Robertson (Newbattle) 1035

6 Gill Hunt (Turnhouse) 1034 

7 Jane Macdonald (Merchants of Edinburgh) 1019

T8 Caroline Reynolds (Haddington), Fiona Wait (Bathgate) 1016

10 Megan Russell (Gogarburn) 1013​

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LOTHIANS CLUBS – LADIES

1 Carrickvale 936 points

2 Dundas Parks 909

3 Gogarburn 882

4 Harburn 876

5 Merchants of Edinburgh 862

mygolfranking.net SOUTH OF SCOTLAND LADIES GOLFER of Week 18/37 is YVONNE MILLER(Portpatrick Ladies), who enters the Top 10 ofSouth of Scotland Ladies MGRanking at No 6.

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SOUTH OF SCOTLAND LADIES

1 Linda Jack (Dumfries & Galloway) 1198 points

2 Corisande Lee (Dumfries & Galloway) 1119 

3 Kerry Lockerbie (Crichton) 1096

4 Katie Wright (Stranraer) 1073 

5 Fiona Allison (Dumfries and County) 1068

6 Yvonne Miller (Portpatrick) 1024 

7 Glenda Dewar (Portpatrick) 1014

8 L M McKie (Thornhill) 1006 

9 Gail Graham (Lochmaben) 991 

10 Jan Mattison (Kirkcudbright) 988 

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SOUTH OF SCOTLAND LADIES - CLUBS 

1 Portpatrick 898 points

2 Wigtown and Bladnoch 877​

3 Stranraer 856 

4 Thornhill 851 

5 Lochmaben 842

If you and your golfing friends want to regularly check out your Club MGRanking, the full Regional, National and International MGRankings, Movers & Shakers, How It Works and free Registration for golfers and clubs, visit mygolfranking.net

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CORONATION FINALS AT ST ANDREWS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE PAIR WIN

Ann Lester and Christina Hancock - Photo Courtesy of the R&A

Northamptonshire pair Ann Lester and Christina Hancock sealed victory in the Coronation Foursomes Grand Final in St Andrews, tasting success in the 65th anniversary of one of the largest domestic golf participation events.

 Over the Eden Course at the Home of Golf, the Whittlebury Park Golf Club team shone in the autumnal sun to post a winning score of 38 points in the handicap stableford foursomes format.

Emerging victorious from the 32 finalists on their first ever visit to St Andrews, Lester and Hancock also booked a place in the Pro-Am for the 2019 Women's British Open at Woburn.

Read the full report from the R&A Website and the SCORES

Scottish Area Winners: AREA FINALS RESULTS

Aboyne winners - Angela Joss and Hannah Bycroft (Alford) were 13th 
Ratho Park Winners -- Barbara McCrory and Emma Cassidy (Uphall) were 4th
Hamilton Winners -- Jackie MacFadyen and Jacqui Golding (Linlithgow) 
However, the runners up played Libby Pow and Jan Allan (Ralston) were 9th

"GLASGOW" LANARKSHIRE AND STIRLING & CLACKMANNAN MYGOLFRANKING WEEK 37 - 2018

mygolfranking.net GLASGOW LADIES GOLFER of Week 18/37 is ELIZABETH RUSSELL(Ralston Ladies) who retains her NUMBER ONE spot on Glasgow Ladies MGRanking.

GLASGOW LADIES

1 Elizabeth Russell (Ralston) 983 points

2 Edel Doherty (Cawder) 962 

3 Yvonne Brown (Bishopbriggs) 934 

4 Jennifer Weir (Cawder) 922

5 Sharon McPeake (Cawder) 916                                          

6 Katie Tang (Cawder) 912

7 Megan Docherty (Bishopbriggs) 896

8 Lesley Watson (Cathkin Braes) 889 

9 Taylor White (Cathkin Braes) 886 

10 Susan McDonald (Cawder) 885 

                      

GLASGOW LADIES CLUBS

1 Haggs Castle 845 points

2 Cawder 837

3 Bishopbriggs 814

4 Cowglen 808

5 Cathkin Braes 806

mygolfranking.net LANARKSHIRE LADIES GOLFER of Week 18/37 is DEE DOCHERTY (Playsport Ladies) who enters the Top 10 of Lanarkshire Ladies MGRanking for the first time at No 8.

                                                                                                                                 

LANARKSHIRE LADIES

1 Anna Turner (Carluke) 1339 points

2 Fiona Norris (Hamilton) 1180

3 Jane Clark (Airdrie) 1025 

4 Jacqueline Moon (Bothwell Castle) 1004 

5 Dorrien Malcolm (Hollandbush) 1003 

6 Nichola Craig (Lanark) 989 

7 Ruth Hunter (Lanark) 984

8 Dee Docherty (Playsport) 972 

9 Helen Todd (Biggar) 969                          

10 Fiona Argo (Playsport) 965

LANARKSHIRE LADIES – CLUBS

1 Carluke 960 points

2 Colville Park 879

3 East Kilbride 862 

4 Carnwath 842 

5 Hollandbush 838

mygolfranking.net STIRLING & CLACKMANNAN GOLFER of Week 18/37 is RHODA HATLESKOG(Stirling Ladies) who climbs to No 3 on Stirling & Clackmannan MGRanking.

                                                                                                                                 

STIRLING & CLACKMANNAN LADIES

1 Jayne McDougall (Callander) 1224 points                                                                                            

2 Hazel Hume (Tillicoultry) 1068 

3 Rhoda Hatleskog (Stirling GC) 1047

4 Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie) 1038 

5 Ashley Leitch (Dollar) 1002 

6 Irene Hamilton (Buchanan Castle) 991

7 Christine Sikora (Braehead) 987 

8 Shelagh Quinn (Stirling GC) 986 

9 Catherine Alexander (Buchanan Castle) 984

10 June McDonald (Bridge of Allan) 974

STIRLING & CLACKMANNAN LADIES - CLUBS

1 Bridge of Allan 926 points

2 Callander 911

3 Tillicoultry 899 

4 Dollar 882 

5 Stirling GC 878 

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A BIG REMINDER – Week 18/39 is the deadline for determining the winners of the MGR Golfer/Club of the Year awards.

SCOTTISH VETERAN'S PATRICK TROPHY AND BEDDOWS QUAICH WINNERS AT BLAIRGOWRIE

L to R: Caroline Kinnaird, Lindsay MacNiven, Sheila Ramsay Karen Ballantyne,
Denise Mitchell, Flora Kerr, Alex Glennie and Sheena Wood
(Photo courtesy of SVLGA)

In a field of 119  players Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) was the only player to break 80 in the SVLGA Patrick Rosebowl played over the Rosemount Course at Blairgowrie yesterday. 

Flora Kerr (Minto) playing off  20 was the overall winner of the Patrick Rosebowl with a net 73. 

Scratch:
1st: Alex  Glennie ( Kilmarnock Barassie ) 79
2nd: Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) 82
3rd: Frances Millar (Carnoustie Caledonia) 83

Handicap:-PATRICK TROPHY
1st: Flora Kerr ( Minto) 93 (20) 73
2nd: Denise Mitchell Ladies (Murrayfield) 89 (15) 74 bih

4rd Sheila Ramsay (Inverness) 93 (19) 74  bih
4th: Caroline Kinnaird ( Glencorse) 88 ( 13)  75
5th: Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) 82 (6) 76

LYON TROPHY 
Division with best 3 net scores in Rosebowl  -- EAST 74, 75, 76  Denise Mitchell, Caroline Kinnaird and Karen Ballantyne.

WEE COURSE COMPETITION SMALL CUP -- Lindsay MacNiven (North)

Mary Miller and Janice Lang are presented with the Quaichs 
by the newly elected president Maureen McKerrow
(Photo courtesy of SVLGA)

In a  tricky scoring day for the Greensomes competition today. Landsdowne was in excellent condition and 66 couples played. 

Mary Miller and Janice Lang (Midland) - pictured above with the SVLGA's  newly elected President Maureen McKerrow - who won the Beddows Quaichs with a net 70.4 and to Frances Millar and Louise Graham (North) on winning the Toni Moffat Memorial Trophies with the best scratch score of 80. 

TONI MOFFAT SCRATCH GREENSOMES:
Frances Miller and Louise Graham (North) 80 bih

BEDDOWS QUAICHS GREEENSOMES LANSDOWNE COURSE

Winner: Mary Miller and Janice Lang (Midlands) 80 (9.6) 70.4

2nd:Margaret Parkison and Thelma Beattie (North) 90 (15.8) 74.2
3rd: Sara Scott and Enid Young (West) 92 (17.2) 74.8

FOR THE HANDICAP RESULTS -- CLICK HERE
FOR FULL LIST OF PRIZEWINNERS -- CLICK HERE
BEDDOWS QUAICH -  CLICK HERE
FOR GREENSOMES RESULTS -- CLICK HERE

Go to the  SVLGA WEBSITE FOR ALL FROM BLAIRGOWRIE and to see SOME PHOTOGRAPHS

REVIVE SCOTTISH WOMEN'S SILVER AND BRONZE MEDALS

Revive Active Scottish Women's Silver & Bronze Medals

As the golf season comes to a close, we would like to inform clubs that 2018 Revive Active Scottish Women's Silver & Bronze Medals will automatically be issued to all registered clubs by the end of September in readiness for your up and coming prize-givings. An updated list of registered clubs can be viewed via the link below: List of Registered Clubs If your club is not on the above list and you would like to register, please complete the online form below: Register for Silver and Bronze Medals Additionally, personalised certificates for each of your winners can be downloaded via the links below: Bronze Medal Certificate - Click to Download  Silver Medal Certificate - Click to Download

Save the Date... 2019 Revive Active Regional Medal Finals We are delighted to be able to share the dates and venues for next year’s Revive Active Scottish Regional Medal Finals, with online entries opening in November. South: Friday 3 May, Haddington Golf Club East: Friday 10 May, Pitreavie Golf Club West: Sunday 12 May, East Renfrewshire North: Friday 17 May, Kirriemuir Golf Club The leading 6 players from each division will progress through to the Grand Final which will take place at Eden Course, St Andrews on Sunday 16 June.