April 2005 Archive

Saturday 30th April 2005

WELSH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
CLARE QUEEN IN CONTENTION AGAIN WITH ONE ROUND TO GO IN WALES
[Photo of Clare Queen at Pyle & Kenfig courtesy and Copyright © Tom Ward]
Clare Queen from Drumpellier goes into Sunday's final round of the 54-hole Welsh women's open amateur stroke-play golf championship in joint third place at Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club.
Clare had roundsof 76 and 73 for a one-under-par first-day total of 149.
Only two young English girls are ahead of the Scot as she bids to go one better than last week's runner-up spot, after a play-off, in the Helen Holm Scottish women's open stroke-play at Troon.
Kiran Matharu (Cookridge Hall) leads on 144 with scores of 71 and 73. She is a shot ahead of Henni Brockway (Yeovil) who has scored73 and 72.
Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) is a second Scot in the top 10. She is sharing sixth place on 150 after rounds of 74 and 76.
There were two big surprises on the first day. Martina Gillen, the Irish player, who hit peak form in winning the "Helen Holm," lost that magic touch. She has had rounds of  79 and 80 - the women's par is 75 - and she is way back in joint 41st place.
Curtis Cup player and Welsh champion Sarah Jones scored an 84 in the first round, during which she excaberated a long standing wrist injury at the 11th, and consequently withdrew from the remainder of the tournament.
WELSH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club
LEADING TWO-ROUND TOTALS
144 K Matharu (Cookridge Hall).
145 H Brockway (Yeovil) 73 72.
149 C Queen (Drumpellier) 76 73, K Smith (Waterlooville) 75 74, L Eastwood (Yelverton) 73 76.
150 M Smith (The Oaks) 75 75, L Hamilton-Diggle (Celtic Manor) 75 75, J Wilson (Strathaven) 74 76, S O'Sullivan (Galway) 7377.
151 S Walker (Kenwick Park) 77 74, C Coughlan (Cork) 73 78, F Grimshaw (Weymouth) 73 78.
152 R Jennings (Izaak Walton) 78 74, T Mangan (Ennis) 75 77, K Walker (Stirling Univ) 74 78, J Ewart (Catterick) 73 79.
153 K Whitmore (Sandiway) 80 73, S Hassan (Vale of Glamorgan) 77 76, S Birks (Wolstanton) 77 76, E Brown (West Wilts) 76 77, N Evans (Pleasington) 72 81, M Reid (Chevin)( 72 81.
154 H Aitchison (Bedfordshire) 80 74, Lisa Barton (Coventry) 79 75, Karen Heywood (Crompton & Royton) 77 77, Felicity Johnson (Harborne) 75 79, Jo Nicolson (Wrexham) 73 81, Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 73 81, Joanna Hodge (Knowle) 73 81, Lydia Hall (Royal Porthcawl) 73 81,.
155 Stephanie Evans (Vale of Llangollen) 77 78.
Other scores included:
157 M Pow (Selkirk) 77 80.
159 M Gillen (Beaverstown) 79 80.
161 A Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 82 79.
162 D Dewar (Stirling Univ) 81 81.
Withdrew: S Jones (Pennard) 84 WD

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Welsh Womens' Open Amateur Strokeplay Championship
CARA GRUBER LEADING SCOT AT END OF "WELSH" FIRST ROUND
Cara Gruber from Royal Dornoch was the leading Scot at the end of the first round of the 54-hole Welsh women's open amateur stroke-play championship at Pyle & Kenfig today.
Cara shot a 73 to be lying joint fourth behind pacemaker Kiran Matharu (Cookridge Hall) who had an excellent score of 71 - two ahead of Melissa Reid (Chevin) and Natalee Evans (Pleasington).
Clare Queen (Drumpellier) was back on 76.
Martina Gillen (Beaverstown), winner of last weekend's "Helen Holm" at Troon, had a disappointing first round of 79 to be well down the field.

Aberdeenshire County Championship
TEENAGE PALS MEET IN ABERDEENSHIRE COUNTY GOLF SEMI-FINAL AT MURCAR
Teenage golfing pals Michele Thomson (Ellon) and Laura Murray (Alford) will meet in Sunday morning’s semi-finals of the Aberdeenshire women’s county golf championship at Murcar Golf Club.
Leading qualfier 17-year-old Michele had two comfortable wins when the match-play stages began today (Sat) while 16-year-old Laura had to come back from one down with three to play to beat Christine Middleton (Cruden Bay), the 1991 title-winner, by two holes in the quarter-finals.
In the other semi-final it will be Laura McLardy (Murcar) against the 2003 champion, Julie Henderson (Inverurie).
Collated scoreboard
ABERDEENSHIRE WOMEN’S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Murcar Golf Club
First round
M Thomson (McDonald Ellon) bt S Shepherd (Deeside) 5 and 3.
J Harrison (Cruden Bay) bt J Whitehead (Kemnay) 4 and 3.
C Middleton (Cruden Bay) bt L McPherson (Deeside) 2 holes.
L Murray (Alford) bt L Coleman (Peterhead) 3 and 1.
D Pocock (Murcar) bt F Hay (Deeside) 2 a\nd 1.
L McLardy (Murcar) bt L Terry (Cruden Bay) 3 and 1.
C Wilson (Murcar) bt E Brown (Aboyne) 6 and 5.
J Henderson (Inverurie) bt K Thomson (Kintore) 3 and 2.
Quarter-finals
M Thomson bt Harrison 4 and 3.
Murray bt Middleton 2 holes.
McLardy bt Pocock 6 and 5.
Henderson bt K Thomson 3 and 2.

East Lothian County Championship
KELLY BROTHERTON EAST LOTHIAN LEADING QUALIFIER AT N BERWICK
Former Scottish girls’ champion Kelly Brotherton (Tulliallan) is the leading qualifier for the match-play stages of the East Lothian women’s county championship at North Berwick.
Kelly, who is bound for Colorado State University in the autumn, earned the No 1 seed rating with a score of 78 – three ahead of Scottish senior international Moira Thomson, playing over her home course.
The match-play stages start at North Berwick on Monday.
EAST LOTHIAN WOMEN’S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
North Berwick Golf Club
Qualifiers
Championship Qualifiers in order
78 Kelly Brotherton (Tulliallan).
81 Moira Thomson (North Berwick).
83 Fiona Prior (Gullane), Shonagh McEwan (Gullane).
86 Jayne Smith (Gullane).
89 Irene Stewart (Gifford), Mary Lou Renton (Gifford).
90 Carole Ross (North Berwick), Jane Herd (Musselburgh).
92 Elinor Blair (Linlithgow), Anne Chainey (North Berwick), Pam Hall (Royal Musselburgh), Maurren Woodward (Gullane).
94 Sue Penman (Gullane).
96 Val MacKenzie (Longniddry), Vera Ross (Broomieknowe).
HANDICAP QUAICH
Qualifiers
83 Jane Whitelaw (North Berwick) (19).
84 Nancy Davidson (Glen) (17), Ros Thoresen (North Berwick) (16).
86 Gladys Stevenson (Glen) (21), Ann Butterworth (North Berwick) (20), Janette Buchanan (Musselburgh) (20).
87 Gratian Andrew (Gullane) (13).
89 Hayley Kirkpatrick (Gullane) (17).

Northern Counties Championship
KELSEY (14) IN NORTHERN COUNTIES SEMI-FINALS AT INVERNESS
Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), only 14 years of age, is through to the last four of the Northern Counties women’s golf championship at Inverness Golf Club.
Kelsey, fourth of the eight qualifiers for the match-play stages, meets the top seed, Kerri Harper, playing over her home course in Sunday morning’s first semi-final.
The other tie will be between Jenny Milne (Elgin), beaten in last year’s final, and Marian Howieson (Inverness).
NORTHERN COUNTIES WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Inverness Golf Club
Qualifiers (CSS 74)
74 K Harper (Inverness).
75 J Milne (Elgin).
78 M Howieson (Inverness).
79 K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar).
80 E Manson (Thurso), W Ross (Elgin).
81 L Clark (Nairn).
83 C MacAndrew (Nairn Dunbar).
Match-play
Quarter-finals
Harper bt MacAndrew 3 and 2.
MacDonald bt Manson1 hole.
Howieson bt Ross 5 and 3.
Milne bt Clark 4 and 3.

US College News
SCOT PAMELA IS SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE GOLFER OF YEAR
Pamela Feggans from Ayrshire has been named the Sunshine State Conference Women’s Golfer of the Year by the SSC women’s golf coaches and sports information directors.
A senior student at Florida Southern College, Pamela has a 75.68 stroke average in events on the 2004-2005 college season. She had four top-five finishes, including two individual championship victories this spring.
She won the UCF Invitational and also the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational.
Pamela, who will be 23 in August, last played for Scotland in the women’s home international matches at Cruden Bay in the autumn of 2003 when the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association flew their top US College-based players home for the week.
She will miss the Scottish women’s amateur championship at Cruden Bay from May 17 to 21.
Because of Florida Southern College educational commitments, Miss Feggans may not even be back on this side of the Atlantic in time to play for Scotland in the European women’s team championship in Sweden from July 5 to 9 – if she were to be selected as a member of the six-strong squad to be captained by Elaine Farquharson-Black (Deeside).
Pamela is a member of Doon Valley Golf Club at Patna, Ayrshire.

Friday 29th April 2005

Midlothian County Championship
TOP SEED SALLY KO'D IN QUARTER-FINALS
Sally Watson, the 13-year-old Elie & Earlsferry player who headed the qualifiers, was beaten in the quarter-finals of the match-play stages of the Midlothian women’s county championship at Ratho Park today. Sally’s sister Rebecca lost in the first round in the morning.
Top seed Sally was knocked out by Jane Turner (Mortonhall) by 3 and 1.
Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) is now favourite to complete a hat-trick of Midlothian titles. The No. 2 seed, Claire will play Claire MacDonald (Gullane) in Sunday morning’s first semi-final (9.05am).
The first semi-final will feature Jane Turner (Mortonhall) against Noreen Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh) at 9am.
The final will tee off at 2pm on Sunday.
Results:
FIRST ROUND
Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsfery) bt Kate Rorke (Kingsknowe) 5 and 4.
Jane Turner (Mortonhall) bt Kirsten Blackwood (Glencorse) 1 hole.
Noreen Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh) bt Jennifer Bryans (Harburn)3 and 1.
Mandy Easton (Dalmahoy) bt Tracy Laughland (Mortonhall) 1 hole.
Belinday Murphy (Prestonfield) bt Karen Marshall (Baberton) 5 and 4.
Claire MacDonald (Gullane) bt Elizabeth Stewart (Greenburn) 2 and 1.
Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe) bt Rebecca Watson (Elie & Earlsferrey) at 19th.
Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) bt Hilary Laughland (Mortonhall) 4 and 2.
QUARTER-FINALS
Turner bt Sally Watson 3 and 1.
Fenton bt Easton 5 and 4.
MacDonald bt Murphy 6 and 4.
Hargan bt Nicholson 2 and 1.
B CHAMPIONSHIP
First round
Maureen McLeod (Merchants of Edinburgh) bt Molly Woolgar (Murrayfield) 5 and 4.
Sarah Devenish (Kingsknowe) w o Catriona Shedden (Murrayfield) scr.
Trish Davis (Dalmahoy) bt Maureen Stewart (Glencorse) 6 and 5
Jeannetta Jarvis (Murrayfield) bt Jenny Taylor (Ratho Park) at 20th
Helen Warnock (Harburn) bt Anthea Mackenzie (Ratho Park) 6 and 4
Elspeth Johnston (Broomieknowe) bt Margaret McLaren (Torphin Hill) 3 and 2
Elspeth Morrison (Musselburgh) w o Gina Thomson (Glencorse) scr.
Sandra Ashurst (Murrayfield) bt Elizabeth Steedman (Ravelston) 2 and 1
Quarter-finals
Devenish bt McLeod 2 and 1
Davis bt Jarvis at 19th
Warnock bt Johnston 6 and 5
Ashurst bt Morrison 5 and 3

Aberdeenshire County Championship
ELLON TEENAGER LEADS SHIRE QUALIFIERS
Ellon teenager Michele Thomson headed the 16 qualifiers for the match-play stages of the Aberdeenshire women's county championship with a very good round of three-over-par 75 in windy conditions at Murcar on Friday evening.
Michele, who turned 17 last month, cut her handicap to four with her performance despite a nightmare start of 6-5-6 (double bogey-bogey-double bogey). Birdies at the short fifth and ninth put her out in 40 and then she matched the par of 35 for the inward half with birdies at the 11th and 18th cancelling out bogeys at the 10th and 15th.
Julie Henderson (Inverurie), the 2003 champion, earned the No 2 seed rating with a 77, a shot ahead of Donna Pocock (Murcar).
Sjavon Wilson (Murcar) is unable to defend the Aberdeenshire title as she is currently attending Tyler College, Texas and will not return to Scotland until late May.
Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies), beaten by Sjavon in last year's final, broke her left arm in a heavy fall while taking her dog a walk and had to withdraw from this year's field.
ABERDEENSHIRE WOMEN'S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP Murcar Golf Club
Qualifiers
75 M Thomson (McDonald Ellon).
77 J Henderson (Inverurie)
78 D Pocock (Murcar).
80 L Coleman (Peterhead).
81 L McLardy (Murcar), L McPherson (Deeside).
82 J Whitehead (Kemnay), E Brown (Aboyne).
83 J Harrison (Cruden Bay).
84 C Wilson (Murcar), L Terry (Cruden Bay).
85 C Middleton (Cruden Bay), L Murray (Alford).
86 F Hay (Deeside).
87 K Thomson (Kintore).
88 S Shepherd (Deeside).
Non-qualifiers included: 91 A Smart (Banchory). 96 K Stalker (Fraserburgh), I Thomson (Kintore). 98 J Slater (Aboyne), V Donald (Kintore).
Saturday's match-play (7min intervals).
10.0o M Thomson v Shepherd, Harrison v Whitehead, McPherson v Middleton, Murray v Coleman, Pocock v Hay, Terry v McLardy, Brown v Wilson, K Thomson v Henderson. 2.30 Quarter-finals.

Scottish Ladies Championship
ANNE LAING BIDS FOR HAT-TRICK OF TITLES AT CRUDEN BAY
COMPETITORS will tee off mainly in threes at 9min intervals in the first qualifying round of the Scottish women’s amateur championship at Cruden Bay on Tuesday, May 17.
A second qualifying round will be held on the Wednesday. The 32 players with the lowest scratch 36-hole totals will go forward to the championship match-play stages on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The next best 16 will contest the Clark Rosebowl match-play competition.
Anne Laing (Vale of Leven) will be attempting to win the title for the third time in a row and the fourth in all.
Order of play for the 113 entries in the first qualifying round:
8.0 R Dunsmuir (Cruden Bay), F Hay (Deeside); C Meldrum (Stranraer), W Wells (Peebles), L McPherson (deeside); M Easton (Dalmahoy), G McGinlay (Cochrane Castle), S Shepherd (Deeside); P Hutton (Lanark), M Morrison (Hawick), C-M Carlton (Stirling Univ).
8.36 M Skinner (Gourock), C Taylor (Troon Ladies), A Hunter (Monifieth); L Terry (Cruden Bay), C Wilson (Murcar), C MacDonald (Gullane Ladies); C Middleton (Cruden Bay), H Laughlan (Mortonhall), S Lambie (Troon Ladies).
9.03 E Ogilvy (Muckhart), J Jenkins (Ralston), F De Vries (St Rule); K Marshall (Baberton), D Pocock (Murcar), P Mackay (Royal Dornoch); P Williamson (Baberton), K Blackwood (Glencorse), G Webster (Hilton Park).
9.30 E Moffat (St Regulus), K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), D Jackson (Cochrane Castle); J Milne (Elgin), S Watson (Elie & Earlsferry Ladies), E Cuthill (Lanark); L McLardy (Murcar), F Lockhart (St Regulus), A Laing (Vale of Leven).
10.06 C Queen (Drumpellier), M Pow (Selkirk), C Gruber (Roya;l Dornoch); J Carthrew (Ladybank), J Wilson (Strathaven),A Davidson (Stirling); L Kenney (Pitreavie), S Wood (Aberdeen Ladies), S Bishop (Windyhill).
10.33 K Milne (Dunfermline), C Hargan(Mortonhall), K Walker (Buchanan Castle), A F Ramsay (Kirriemuir), K O’Sullivan (Cochrane Castle), L Fraser (Kingsknowe); A Young (Torrance House), D Dewar (Stirling Univ), J Harrison (Cruden Bay).
11.0 R MacLennan (Baberton), G Lockhart (Barassie), K Horne (Dalmahoy); R Brown (Lothianburn), J Mack (Haggs Castle), F Neish (Murcar); L Hendry (Routenburn), W Nicholson (Broomieknowe), G Roy (Abertay).; F Gilbert (Carnoustie Ladies), C Whyte (Windyhill), K Thomson (Kintore).
11.36 N Melville (Bridge of Allan), I Harvey (St Regulus), T Milligan (Stranraer); K Wells (Dumfries & Co), L Williamson (Barassie), A Bowman (McDonald Ellon).
12.03 N Smith (Downfield), L McDougall (Greenock), A Brownie (Lothianburn); M Neilson (Greenock), S Keddie (Dalmahoy), P Wilson (Murcar), L Casey (Dalmahoy), F McFadzean (Craigmillar Park), W Miller (Aberrtay).
12.30 P Hardman (Marriott Dalmahoy), S Shepherd (Craigmillar Park), B Waugh (Moorhall); C Stewart (Lothianburn), E Munn (East Renfrewshire), R Donaldson (Troon Ladies); E Taylor (Troon Ladies), L Douglas (Hawick), R Dee (Kingsknowe); S Ireland (Prestonfield), D MacKinnon (McDonald Ellon), J Wake (Merchants of Edinburgh).
1.06 J Anderson (Hawick), B Murphy (Prestonfield), J Henderson (Inverurie); H MacRae (Dunblane New), T Laughlan (Mortonhall), L Walker (Nairn Dunbar); M Miller (Cruden Bay), A Terrey (Greenock), L Lindsay (Marriott Dalmahoy).
1.33 K Burden (Cambuslang), A MacDonald (Windyhill), C Mason (Marriott Dalmahoy); M McCallum (West Kilbride), P Stephenson (Glencorse), E Whyte (Windyhill).
1.51 M Nicol (Marriott Dalmahoy), A B Ramsay (Kirriemuir), R McIntyre (Windyhill).

Nicklaus' Caddy dies
Jimmy Dickinson, who caddied for Jack Nicklaus for all three of his Open Championship victories, has died at the age of 81.
Dickinson started caddieing for Nicklaus in the 1963 Open Championshipand the pair enjoyed success in 1966 at Muirfield, and in 1970 and 1978at St Andrews. When Nicklaus opened Muirfield Village in Ohio, his former caddie took up the post of caddiemaster for a while before returning to England.
Dickinson was purely a Nicklaus man, establishing a partnership in TheOpen to rival those of Arnold Palmer and the late "Tip" Anderson, and Lee Trevino and Willie Aitchison.
In later years, he caddied for Bernard Gallacher but it was carrying the bag for Nicklaus that he will be long remembered for.
He passed away on April 21st and leaves eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. The funeral will take place on May 9 at EastHampstead Crematorium, Bracknell, at 1pm.

Thursday 28th April 2005

D&A County Championship
SARA BISHOP COMPLETES TITLE HAT-TRICK
Sara Bishop (Windyhill) completed a hat-trick of titles in the Dunbartonshire & Argyll women’s county golf championship on a very wet day at Cardross Golf Club today.
In a replay of the 2003 final Sara beat Gemma Webster (Hilton Park) by one hole after Gemma had come back from three down after 13 holes.
Sara and Gemma were the leading qualifiers for the match-play stages.
The last player to win the title three years in a row was Curtis Cup player Myra McKinlay in 1989-90-91.
[The photo right shows D&A Ladies County Golf Association president (the legendary) Belle Robertson (left) presents the trophy to Sara Bishop (Windyhill)]
The bronze division championship was won by the host club’s lady captain Patricia Johnson who beat clubmate Margaret Mason by one hole in the final.
SCOREBOARD
DUNBARTONSHIRE & ARGYLL WOMEN’S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Cardross Golf Club
Semi-finals
Sara Bishop (Windyhill) bt Isabel Harvey (St Rule) 7 and 6.
Gemma Webster (Hilton Park) bt Jill Foggo (Milngavie) 4 and 3.
Final
Bishop bt Webster 1 hole.
Bronze division championship
Final
Patricia Johnson (Cardross) bt Margaret Mason (Cardross) 1 hole.

Normal service will be resumed as soom as possible.....
I'm off to Hoylake for the BGCS President's Day, back on Saturday. If you are expecting anything important to happen, please check HotNews. I will have the laptop with me, but might not find the time or opportunity to update the site as often as you have come to expect!
If you are a burglar, please be aware that Tyson the Rottweiler has been starved for the last few days and is very hungry...

ELGA Press Release
£30,000 legacy to fund golf bursaries
The ELGA Trust, the charity for girls’ golf, is to make two bursary awards to students, thanks to a £30,000 legacy.
The money is from the estate of Mrs Lena Bellamy, whose father, Arnaud Massey, was the first overseas player to win The Open championship.
The Frenchman, described as cheerful, swashbuckling and engaging, won the title at Hoylake in 1907, beating JH Taylor by two shots.
Mrs Bellamy was a keen golfer and, although she did not leave a valid Will, the Court of Protection has agreed that her estate should be divided between various charities reflecting her interests.
Her legacy to the ELGA Trust will fund two Bellamy Bursary awards, each of £1500 per academic year. They will be made to English female golfers, irrespective of age or ethnicity, studying a golf-related subject at a college of higher or further education. Courses could include golf course management, turf management, greenkeeping, horticulture or sports management, among other subjects.
Further details of the Bellamy Bursary awards and application forms are available from the ELGA office at Edgbaston Golf Club, Church Road, Birmingham B15 3TB, telephone 0121 456 2088.

Helen Holm
Even more photographs are now in the album

Wednesday 27th April 2005

DUNBARTONSHIRE & ARGYLL WOMEN'S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
HOLDER BISHOP THROUGH TO D AND A SEMI-FINALS
Sarah Bishop (Windyhill), pictured right, holder of the title, is through to Thursday morning's semi-finals of the Dunbartonshire & Argyll women's county golf championship at Cardross Golf Club.
The leading qualifier, Sarah was given a bye through to the quarter-finals, in which she beat Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) by 6 and 5. Miss Bishop now plays Isabel Harvey (St Rule for a place in the final.
The other semi-final features the No 2 seed, Gemma Webster (Hilton Park) against Jill Foggo (Milngavie).
COLLATED SCOREBOARD
Cardross Golf Club
First round
H Faulds (Douglas Park) bt L Campbell (Cardross) 2 and 1.
S Thomson (Cardross) bt E Young (Balmore) 3 and 1.
I Harvey (St Rule) bt H Macgregor (Hilton Park) 7 and 6.
H Holden (Cardross) bt P Cawley (Cardross) 4 and 2.
A Telfer (Milngavie) bt K Maxwell (Milngavie) 4 and 2.
Quarter-finals
S Bishop (Windyhill) bt Faulds 6 and 5.
Harvey bt Thomson 4 and 3.
J Foggo (Milngavie) bt Holden 4 and 3.
G Webster (Hilton Park) bt Telfer 7 and 5.
Bronze Division championship
First round
P Johnson (Cardross) bt A Crawford (Hilton Park) 4 and 3.
J Bankier (Hilton Park) bt D Buchanan (Cardross) 5 and 3.
M Mason (Cardross) bt C McGarrity (Hilton Park) 3 and 2.
M McHGhee (Balmore) bt M McCartney (Milngavie) 2 and 1.

St Andrews Links Trust Press Release
HOME OF GOLF TRIBUTE TO JACK NICKLAUS
To celebrate the return of Jack Nicklaus to the Open Championship in July,
St Andrews Links Golf Shops has introduced a limited edition print showing the Road Hole and the 18th green of the Old Course. Each of the 500 prints incorporates Nicklaus's lithograph signature, the unmistakable Golden Bear emblem and the logo of the 2005 Open Championship.
Nicklaus's relationship with the Old Course goes back to his first victory in 1970 when he said: "If a golfer is going to be remembered he must win the title at St Andrews. At last, it is my greatest dream come true."
He went on to win here again in 1978, the only golfer since 1905 to win the Open twice at St Andrews. A record of the great man's victories at the Home of Golf is included on the print, which is a panoramic lithograph by leading golf course photographer, Patrick Drickey. 
Commenting on the prints, Peter Mason, director of St Andrews Links Golf Shops, said: "Jack has a special relationship with St Andrews and it will be an emotional occasion when he walks up the 18th fairway this year. The prints commemorate his victories at St Andrews and his inspirational play during numerous Open Championships."
The prints, which are unframed and measure 27cm x37cm, are priced £150.  They are available from St Andrews Links Golf Shops, a wholly owned subsidiary of St Andrews Links Trust, at www.standrews.org.uk.

Prize-winners at the Helen Holm on Sunday
L to R: Runner-up Clare Queen, Stroke-play champion Martina Gillen,
Stenna Westerlund (best U-21), Sohvi Harkonen (Finland won the team prize)

Helen Holm Scottish Ladies' Open Amateur Strokeplay Championship
Those of you who are desperate to see Colin Farquharson's photos of the event need wait no longer... they are here

EGU Press Release
ENGLISH GOLF UNION SELECTS NEMISYS TO DEVELOP NEW WEBSITE
Following an extensive selection process the English Golf Union (EGU) have selected Nemisys to develop their new website. The website will be a key tool to increase the awareness of the EGU brand and provide a facility to interact and communicate with its members, clubs, counties, national teams and all other stakeholders.
Lynne Fraser, Marketing & PR Manager of the EGU said, “We initially approached Nemisys because of their existing reputation in the sports sector. Throughout the selection process they demonstrated great commitment and innovation. Now with the European Men’s Team Championship website to deliver in a very tight timescale they are clearly showing their abilities.”
Kevin Fowler, the Nemisys EGU Project Director, confirmed the Nemisys focus and commitment, “As a business, Nemisys are thrilled to be given the responsibility of building the EGU online presence. We are confident that we can bring a lot of benefits to the new site through our technical expertise and knowledge of sports governing bodies. As an avid golfer I am really excited about the possibilities – the opportunities are enormous!”
The new EGU site is due to go live later this summer, beginning with European Men’s Championship site in June.

Scottish junior golf to benefit as clubgolf and Golf Foundation join forces
In a significant development for the future of junior golf in Scotland, the Scottish national junior golf strategy, clubgolf, is pleased to confirm that the Golf Foundation will join forces with its existing partners to deliver the national programme.
Funded by the Scottish Executive, clubgolf is a partnership between the Scottish Golf Union, Scottish Ladies Golfing Association, PGA and sportscotland.  These partners will now be joined officially by the Golf Foundation.
The Golf Foundation was established over 50 years ago as a charity focussing on making the game of golf available to youngsters.  The Foundation organises a series of junior golf programmes across the British Isles.
The Golf Foundation’s activities within Scotland will be fully integrated into the clubgolf national programme and will make a key contribution to achieving the aim of introducing every nine year old in Scotland to golf by 2009.
“This is a significant milestone for the future of golf in Scotland and we welcome the Golf Foundation as an official clubgolf partner,” said Hamish Grey, Chief Executive of the Scottish Golf Union.  “The Foundation is at the forefront of junior golf development throughout the British Isles and brings with it a wealth of experience that will be crucial in helping us achieve our target of making golf accessible to every youngster in Scotland”.
“This is an exciting time for Scottish junior golf. During the clubgolf pilot phase in 2004, the number of juniors playing golf within clubs in Scotland grew by over four percent. With the experience and resources of the Foundation, we can build on this success by introducing even more youngsters to the game”.
Mike Round, Chief Executive of the Golf Foundation stated: “We are delighted to be a part of the clubgolf initiative, which is helping to provide the opportunity for all young people in Scotland to experience the game of golf through a series of structured programmes.  This matches exactly with our organisation’s charitable purpose”.

COLIN MONTGOMERIE URGES GOLFERS TO TEE-OFF FOR CHARITY
Golfing legend Colin Montgomerie, OBE, is encouraging enthusiasts of the sport nationwide to put their handicaps to the test for charity this summer, by taking on Macmillan Cancer Relief’s Longest Day Challenge (13 June-13July)1.
The top cancer care charity’s sponsored golf marathon provides the perfect excuse for participants to indulge in their favourite game, while also raising money for a great cause. The challenge is to play four rounds of golf in just one day, on or around the longest day of the year, 21 June.
Participants can hit the green either individually or as part of a team with friends or colleagues, and can play at any golf course of their choice. For those entering a team of three or four golfers, there is also a chance to win a trip to the prestigious St Andrews Bay Golf Resort and Spa, to compete for the Longest Day Challenge Trophy2.
Colin Montgomerie said: “The Longest Day Challenge is the perfect excuse to have the ultimate golfing day while raising money for Macmillan Cancer Relief. It’s no easy task, finishing four rounds of golf in just one day, but if you’re into golf, why not take on the challenge!”
To help ensure the day is a success, here are just a few of Colin’s top tips:

• Plan ahead – step up your walking rate in the weeks leading up to the Challenge
• Conserve your energy - see if you can find a volunteer/s to caddy for you!
• Start your challenge at first light, have a good breakfast around 7:30am, have a light lunch before your third round and high tea before your final round
• If possible, arrange a massage before you start your third round
• Time is of the essence. Forget normal etiquette – first player at his/her ball plays and first player on the tee drives

This year for the first time there will also be a Junior Longest Day Challenge, open to golfers aged between 13 to 17 years. Participants are required instead to play two rounds of golf in one day and for those entering in teams of three or four, there is the chance to compete for the Junior Longest Day Challenge Trophy at The De Vere Belfry3.
Macmillan hopes the two nationwide events will raise more than £250,000 to help provide the expert care and emotional support that makes a real difference to people living with cancer.
Those who think they have the determination and stamina to take part, should call 020 7840 4615, email golf@macmillan.org.uk or visit www.macmillan.org.uk/golf for more information

Tuesday 26th April 2005

Juniors at Broomieknowe were delighted to meet Lothians' President. John Wood, and SGU President, Graham Ewart, tonight at a Junior Evening organised by the Club. John Wood presented David Fairbairn, Junior Convenor, with a copy of the SGU/SLGA Junior Charter, which will be displayed with pride in the Clubhouse. Also in the picture are Broomieknowe Ladies' Captain, Gillian Kirkwood, and Captain, David Kirkwood.

Runner-up Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon), girls' section winner Carly Booth (Auchterarder) and Colin McLeod (Golf Services Manager of Carnoustie Links Trust.
Michele bogeyed last two holes of Carnoustie's tough finish to lose out by one shot (78-80) to Carly.

Faldo Series
CARLY PIPS MICHELE WITH LATE BIRDIE AT CARNOUSTIE
Carly Booth (Auchterarder) pipped Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) for the girls’ top placing on the day with a five-over-par 79, one ahead of Michele, in the first Scottish qualifying competition of the 2005 Nick Faldo Junior Series played over the Carnoustie Championship links in what was latterly very wet weather which raised the women’s courese CSS from 75 to 77.
Carly had halves of 40 and 39, her only birdie, at the 16th, proving decisive in the final analysis. Michele was out in 39 and home in 41 for her score of 80. She bogeyed the last two holes when two pars would have given her first prize.
It was a two-horse race in the all-in category for girls as third-placed Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) finished third on 86.
Out in 39 to Carly’s 40, Michelle’s one-shot advantage remained when they duplicated each other’s figures for the first six holes after the turn.
Then 12-year-old Miss Booth drew level with her rival when she birdied the 16th with a three-wood off the tee, a pitch to 15ft and a single putt for a 3.. Miss Thomson had a regulation 4.
At the 17th, Michelle had a bogey 5 to Carly’s par 4 which meant Carly was n=ow one shot ahead. Then they both bogeyed Carnoustie’s testing last hole.
Carly came home in two-over 39 to Michelle’s four-over 41.
The next Nick Faldo Junior Series Scottish qualifier is at Blairgowrie on June 24 with the third and final event, which will decide those who go forward to the Grand Final in the autumn at a south of England venue, will be held at Barassie on August 30.
Banchory’s James Byrne and Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) shared the honour of the lowest score of the day - one-over-par 73s against the men’s course CSS of 77.
James, pictured below right, despite three-putting two of the first three greens and running up a double-bogey 6 at the 10th, headed the Under-16 years’  boys’ section with his 73 which also included birdies at the fourth, sixth and 11th in halves of 36 and 37. Byrne won his section by five shots from Kristopher Harper (Carnoustie).
Michael had birdies at the first, sixth and ninth in halves of 34 and 39 for his 73 to win the Under-15 boys’ category by four shots from Kyle Smith (Troon St Meddans).
On a card countback between the pair, James Byrne gained the overall top prize on a better inward half.
Former British boys’ champion Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh) and Daniel Torrance (Sunningdale), son of the past Ryder Cup skipper, were the two biggest names in action but struggled to show their true form in the worst of the conditions.
Jordan had an 81 and Daniel an 83 in the Under-17 boys’ section won jointly by Shaun McAllister (Craigielaw) and Jamie Neilson (Dunbar) with 78s.
Robbie King (Dumbarton) won the Under-18 boys with an 80, one ahead of Philip McLean (Peterhead) and Euan Malcolm (Dunferfmline)
Fraser Skene (Tantallon) led the Under-21 boys with a 77 - two ahead of Frazer Bone (Cardross).
COLLATED SCORES
GIRLS (Par 74, CSS 77).
79 Carly Booth (Auchterarder).
80 Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon).
86 Pamela Prestswell (Bothwell Castle).
89 Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth))
93 Jacqueline Sneddon (Scotscraig).
96 Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey)
BOYS (Par 72, CSS 77).
Under-21 years
77 Fraser Skene (Tantallon).
79 Frazer Bone (Cardross)
80 Johnny Walkden (Royal Montrose).
81 James Donaldson (Brucefields).
82 John Forbes (Inverness).
83 Ross McKen (Newburgh on Ythan), Jamie Gardiner (Montrose Mercantile)
84 Evan Bryceland (Craigielaw).
85 Scott Larkin (Banchory).
86 Kevin Truscott (Newmachar).
89 Allan McKie (Glencruitten), Ross Lando (Colville Park).
Under-17 years
78 Shaun McAllister (Craigielaw), Jamie Neilson (Dunbar).
79 Ross Bell (Downfield), Gordon Stevenson (Golf House Club).
80 Thomas Bassett (Warley Park), Graeme Mitchell (Northern), Jamie Mackay (Barassie).
81 Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh)
82 Tom Higson (Eyemouth).
83 Zack Saltman (Craigielaw), Daniel Torrance (Sunningdale)
84 Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie), Ross Kellett (Colville Park).
88 Stuart Henderson (Barassie).
Under-18 years
80 Robbie King (Dumbarton).
81 Euan Malcolm (Dunfermline), Philip McLean (Peterhead).
82 Michael Watson (Elgin), Joe Lockie (Tantallon).
83 Stuart Robin (Prestwick St Nicholas).
84 Scott Borrowman (Dollar), Stephen Neilson (Dunbar)
86 Bobby Rushford (Grangemouth).
87 Peter Latimer (St Andrews New).
Under-16 years
73 James Byrne (Banchory)
78 Kristopher Harper (Carnoustie).
79 Simon Barras (Helensburgh).
82 Michael Daily (Erskine), Cameron Gray (West Kilbride), Andrew Wallace (Glenbervie).
83 Jonathan Caldwell (Greenock), Neil Henderson (The Glen).
88 David Parlane (Helensburgh).
89 Nial Kearns (Omagh).
Under-15 years
73 Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck).
77 Kyle Smith (Troon St Meddans).
82 Sam Binning (Old Ranfurly), Scott Fraser (Northern).
85 Greg Duncan (Craigielaw).
86 Andrew Abercrombie (Largs), Fraser Lawrie (Largs), Tommy Mitchell (Longside).
87 Nick Avanzo (Milano).
92 James Hendrick (Pollock).

Midlothian County Championship
The Midlothian County Ladies' Golf Association Championship Qualifying Competition over 36 holes was played at Ratho Park Golf Course on a cold and damp day. East of Scotland Girls Champion, 13 year old Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry), pictured right, headed the qualifiers with 147 (74 73) Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) was second with 148 (69 79). Belinda Murphy (Prestonfield) took third place with 149 (75 74) and Tracy Laughland (Mortonhall) was fourth on 152 (76 76).
Claire Hargan led the morning qualifiers with a three under par 69, an unconfirmed course record. She made a great start and was three under after four holes, and although she dropped a couple of shots she reached the turn in 35. Birdies at 10 and 11 brought her back to three under and another birdie at 17 got her to four under the card, but a bogey finish took her back to 69.
Sally Watson, a Scottish Girls Internationalist, recently returned from a trip to the USA, had the best round of the afternoon, a 73.
The knock-out match play will also be held at Ratho Park on Friday April 29th, with the semi-finals and final on Sunday 1st May.
Collated Scores (CSS 72, 73)
147 Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) 74, 73
148 Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) 69, 79
149 Belinda Murphy (Prestonfield) 75, 74
152 Tracy Laughland (Mortonhall) 76, 76
153 Jennifer Bryans (Harburn) 77, 76; Claire MacDonald (Gullane) 75, 78; Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe) 73, 80
154 Kirsten Blackwood (Glencorse) 75, 79; Jane Turner (Mortonhall) 74, 80
155 Rebecca Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) 76, 79
156 Elizabeth Stewart (Greenburn) 80, 76
158 Ruth Brown (Lothianburn) 80, 78; Noreen Fenton (Merchants) 80, 78
159 Mandy Easton (Dalmahoy) 80, 79
161 Aileen Kennedy (Harburn) 77, 84
162 Karen Marshall (Baberton) 82, 80
164 Hilary Laughland (Mortonhall) 80, 84
166 Kate Rorke (Kingsknowe) 80, 86
167 Caroline Johnstone (Murrayfield) 86, 81
170 Kate Logan (Merchants) 84, 86; Rachael Livingstone (Musselburgh Old) 82, 88
171 Linda Caine (Merchants) 85, 86
174 Caroline Steedman (Baberton) 89, 85; Mairi Pollock (Craigmillar Park ) 88, 86; Betty Anderson (Deer Park) 87, 87
175 Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) 91, 84; Rita Dee (Kingsknowe) 88, 87; Joan Marshall (Baberton) 87, 88
177 Pam Stephenson (Glencorse) 87, 90
181 Pam Townsend (Murrayfield) 89, 92
194 Gillian Glen (Craigmillar Park) 101, 93
Draw
April 29th - Championship Match Play - First Round -
09:00 Sally Watson vs Kate Rorke
09:07 Jane Turner vs Kirsten Blackwood
09:15 Jennifer Bryans vs Noreen Fenton
09:22 Mandy Easton vs Tracy Laughland
09:30 Belinda Murphy vs Karen Marshall
09:37 Elizabeth Stewart vs Claire MacDonald
09:45 Wendy Nicholson vs Rebecca Watson
09:52 Hilary Laughland vs Claire Hargan

Leader of the Paull & Williamsons Order of Merit, Clare Queen, with SLGA President Nancy Chisholm

Paull & Williamsons Order of Merit
BIRTHDAY GIRL CLARE QUEEN IS TOP OF THE P&W RANKINGS
Clare Queen will celebrate her 22nd birthday on Friday (April 29) as the leader of the Paull & Williamsons' Rankings, the new Scottish Ladies Golfing Association "league table" of tournament performances.
The Drumpellier player, the only full-time amateur in the top half-dozen, lost a play-off to Ireland's Martina Gillen in the Helen Holm Scottish women's open amateur stroke-play championship at Royal Troon on Sunday - the first counting event designated by the SLGA.
"I would have loved to have won the 'Helen Holm' for the first time but it didn't seem possible that I would figure in a play-off when I scrambled out in two-over-par 39 in the final round," said Miss Queen.
"Then my game suddenly clicked and I strung a few birdies together, including one at the last for a 73 which made me the clubhouse leader at 10-under-par 215. Then Martina came in to join me on that mark and hole a big birdie putt at the first extra hole to win the play-off.
"I'm definitely a better player since I left Strathclyde University and did nothing but play golf. Usually, I don't hit my best form until about July. But here I am in April, having played several tournaments in Portugal and Spain - been runner-up in the Sherry Cup and runner-up in the 'Helen Holm' so that shows how far ahead I am of where I used to be.
"Yes, I do want to be a tour pro but I want to have an outstanding last season as an amateur before I go to the Ladies European Tour Qualifying School at the end of the year."
Clare Queen averaged minus 3.3 strokes in relation to CSS (Competitive Scratch Score) for the three rounds at Troon Portland and Royal Troon and has a clear lead in the P&W Rankings for which only Scots-born or permanent residents of Scotland and events in Scotland are considered.
In the No 2 spot with an average of minus 0.6 is new Fife county champion Fiona Lockhart (St Regulus) who finished 12th in the "Helen Holm." Still waiting for a first cap at full international level, Fiona must be knocking on the selectors' door for belated recognition.
St Regulus clubmate Krystle Caithness, only 16 years old, and the Scottish Under-18 as well as Under-16 girls' champion, is in third place with an average of 0.6.
The next counting event for the P&W rankings is the Scottish women's amateur championship at Cruden Bay from May 17 to 21. Only the two stroke-play qualifying rounds will come into the reckoning.

US College Golf
Louise selected as an Individual for the NCCA Central Regional
From the Iowa State website....
AMES, Iowa - Iowa State senior Louise Kenney was selected by the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Committee to play as an individual in the NCAA Central Regional Championship on Monday. The 21-team tournament will take place May 5-7 at Jerry S. Rawls Course, Lubbock, Texas, hosted by Texas Tech University. Only three individual golfers are selected from each of the three regionals by the NCAA, with golfers from competing teams automatically qualifying.
The Dunfermline, Scotland native has recorded five top five finishes this season, including setting a record for a 54-hole score with a 214 at the Mountain View Collegiate back on March 26-27. Kenney, who was named Big 12 Golfer of the Month for March, carries a 74.49 stroke average into the Big 12 Championship, almost two full strokes ahead of her school-record 76.4 stroke average in the 2002-03 season.
Kenney became the first women's golfer in ISU history to qualify for a regional as an individual in 2003. Kenney recorded a 238 at the NCAA Central Regional at the Firethorn Country Club in Lincoln, Neb., at that tournament
Eight teams and two individuals from each region will advance to the NCAA Championship finals, to be held at the Sunriver Resort on the Meadows Course, Sunriver, Oregon, hosted by Oregon State University and Sunriver Resort.

Ayrshire Girls
14 girls from throughout Ayrshire played in Ayrshire County Ladies Junior Section's opening Medal for the season at Ballochmyle on Sunday. On a lovely sunny afternoon scoring was good and proved there is a lot of young talent emerging.
Results: Category 1 (Handicaps 0-29) Category 2 (Handicaps 30-36)
Nett Scores
Katie MacPherson (Barassie) 73 Kelly MacNee (Loudoun) 73
Hannah Gaunt (Troon Bentinck) 75 Kenzie Sharkey (Troon Bentinck)76
Scratch: Vicki Smith (Barassie) 93
In the Pre-Handicap Section, 8 girls played 10 holes. Connie Jaffrey (Troon Bentinck), aged only 8 won the 8-11 years age group with a fine score of 63.
Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride) finished 2nd with a 75. Rachel Smith (Troon Bentinck) was the winner in the 12-13 years group scoring 59 with Rachel Milloy (Prestwick St. Nicholas) second on 73. Mhairi McKay and Rachel Smith won the putting competition.

SLGA President Nancy Chisholm presents a Vice-President's badge to Jessie Valentine
with Margaret Given looking on

Jessie Valentine gets a 90th Birthday surprise!
SLGA president Nancy Chisholm travelled up to present Jessie with her SLGA vice presidency brooch/badge on her 90th birthday (March 28th)
Jessie asked how much she had to pay for it! She said she was delighted to receive such an honour and would wear most days.
Nancy assured her it was a gift from the association.
Nancy said they had a great time (Margaret Given, chairman of the Scottish LGA in 1984-85 and currently a member of SLGA Rules and Regulations Committee, accompanied her). Jessie was full of life, keeping well and interested to know what was going on in the world of ladies' golf.
She has been in a retirement/nursing home at Bridge of Earn for a number of years since her husband George died.

Press Release
Mill Hill School launches 2005 Junior Open Golf Tournament
The first Junior Open Golf Tournament for UK independent schools will take place at Hendon Golf Club, North London, on July 7, 2005.
Organised and hosted by Mill Hill School, in association with Hendon Golf Club, the Junior Open is for boys and girls, aged seven to 18, playing in teams of three or as individuals.
Organiser David Quin said, "The main objective of this tournament is to provide a platform for young golfers from independent schools around the country to show their talents. It is hoped the team format will bring the best from all the golfers.
"So far we have invited around 100 of the UK's Independent Schools to take part. The response has been very positive with 100 students already entered. This event is open to all independent schools throughout the UK with Mill Hill School providing overnight accommodation for golfers travelling from distant corners of the country."
With three age bands - under-13, under-15 and under-18 years, the event will include prizes for both individuals and teams of three.
David added, "The timing of the event has been planned to coincide with the build up to The Open, taking place a week later at St Andrews. Ultimately we would like to develop this event in years to come with the inclusion of every school golfer in the country."
Mill Hill School is an independent co-educational day and boarding school located in North London offering education to boys and girls aged between three and 18 in its three schools.
Hendon Golf Club, just one mile from Mill Hill School, is a par-70, 6,289-yard parkland course. It was founded in 1903, remodelled after the First World War with a new clubhouse in 1965. Course designer, Harry Shapland Colt, also designed Sunningdale, Wentworth, Eden Course at St Andrews.
For more information please visit www.thejunioropen.com or call organiser David Quin on 020 8959 2635.

Dunbartonshire and Argyll County Championship (thanks to Margaret Gibb, Secretary, D&A)
The Qualifying round has been played today at Cardross Golf Club, SSS 75, and the weather was foul during much of the morning! Thirty five ladies withdrew from the competition and at the end of the day only 13 went through to the matchplay stage for the Championship and 8 for the Bronze Salver.
Despite the weather Sara Bishop (Windyhill)  had a gross 75, Gemma Webster (Hilton Park) 80 and Jill Foggo (Milngavie) 81.
The matchplay begins tomorrow and finishes on Thursday 28th April.

Monday 25th April 2005

US College Golf
Louise Kenney finishes in the top 15 and is named in the All Big-12 First team
Scottish Internationalist Louise Kenney from Dunfermline notched the third-best 54-hole in Iowa State conference championship history, tying for 12th with a 230 at the Big 12 Championship at Austin, Texas on Sunday.
Kenney, who was named to the All Big-12 First Team on Friday, opened with back-to-back 70s before finishing with a 76 for the best Big 12 finish of her career. She tied for 14th at last year's conference championship in Columbia, Mo., and qualified as an individual for the NCAA Central Regional Championship.
The Iowa State women's golf team carded a final-round 326 to finish 12th at the Big 12 Championship on Sunday. The Cyclones shot rounds of 317 and 314 in the first two rounds but slipped to finish with a 54-hole total of 957, two strokes behind 11th place Colorado.

West Vets Spring Meeting
25th April  West Kilbride  SSS 73  CSS 76 (counting)
Scratch E. Hanlon 84
Silver
1st   M Cameron, Whitecraigs 74 (13) 
2nd  S Scott, Troon 75 (19) bih
3rd  G Campbell, Bearsden 75 (13)
Bronze
1st   M Orr, Whitecraigs 73 (22)
2nd  M Doonan, Milngavie 74 (25)

PGA Press Release
THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA AT THE PGA
History is to be made today when Beverly Lewis becomes the first woman to captain The Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA).
She has been the lady-in-waiting for the last two years as captain elect and succeeds John Yeo to the post following the PGA’s Annual General Meeting being held at The DeVere Belfry near Sutton Coldfield.
Her appointment marks a significant breakthrough for the professional game, which has been male dominated over the last century. 
Commenting, PGA chief executive Sandy Jones said:   “After 104 years with a man at the helm, it’s a refreshing change to have a lady as PGA captain. Bev is more than qualified for the role and was voted for unanimously by the board on the basis of her professional credentials, as the best candidate available.”
As Captain of the PGA, Beverly will be an ambassador for the Association and represent the membership at all the official functions and major golf events including the Open and the US Masters, which she attended this month for the first time.
Her credentials are endless and capture a remarkable career in golf since being first introduced to the game at the age of 18 years, when she played at a local pitch-n-putt course in open toed sandals with a club bought from a junk shop in Southend!
She is a founder member of the Women’s PGA, one of the first lady professionals to gain PGA membership, a qualified R&A referee, a respected lecturer on the sport, an author not to mention a highly regarded teacher and a key member of the BBC TV commentary team.
In spite of having two years to get used to the idea, Beverly says she’s still slightly stunned at being elected to her new role.
“This is an amazing honour, and I couldn’t have been more surprised than if someone had asked me to be Queen!  I am delighted to be in a position to champion women’s golf, as well as having the opportunity to make a difference within the professional circles of the game.
“I have learned a lot about the role over the last two years by working alongside John Yeo and now I can’t wait to take the reigns myself.
“It’s quite daunting when you are described as a role model for women, I hope that I am able to show everyone that golf isn’t just for retired men, but an exciting sport that welcomes all, including teenagers – at every level.  If I can leave a legacy I hope it is that of massively increasing the numbers of female golfers in the UK from school girls to working mums.”
Beverly, who currently teaches at the Brentwood Golf Centre has also become one of the sport's most prolific authors with ten teaching books currently to her credit.  Her other links with golf in Essex are with Thorndon Park Golf Club, where she has been a member for nearly 30 years.
Supporting Beverly in her role will be captain elect Parnell Reilly who is head professional at Bradley Park GC in Yorkshire.  Named after an Irish rebel Charles Stuart Parnell, Huddersfield born and bred, Parnell began his golfing career as a caddy and he soon fell in love with the game.  He will succeed Beverly Lewis in 2007.

Press Release
79TH ROEHAMPTON GOLD CUP (Roehampton, London SW15)
Saturday April 23, 2005
Sarah Heath (23), pictured right, a pro attached to The Belfry and sponsored by Oakley, won the Roehampton Gold Cup on Saturday in south-west London with scores of 74 & 71 (Total 145) over the par 72 course. At her second visit to Roehampton, Sarah, former Shropshire and England player, enjoyed some luck on the tricky greens.
The 15 year old amateur from Yeovil, Dorset, Henrietta Brockway, came in second with rounds of 74 & 72 (Total 146) at her first visit to Roehampton. She appreciated the demands of the parkland course and could have scored better had the putts dropped. Henrietta, who plays off 1, has ambitions to turn professional at 18. In the meantime she is planning to take her GCSE exams next year and will continue to improve her golf under the eye of her coach Jeremy Bennett at Windlesham.
Portugal based Sophie Hunter was in third place on 147 (77,70). This left hander from Lincolnshire has just qualifed as a PGA teaching pro, is currently based at Golfers’ Paradise in Almansil, but has ambitions on the US Tour.
Adding to the international field, Alison Munt from Queensland Australia came in fourth on 149 (73 & 76). Her first visit to Roehampton, she is based at Birmingham this summer and competing on the LET.
Defending her title Alison Coffey, the Irish international and former Curtis Cup player, from Worplesdon in Surrey could only manage a 151 (75&76) coming in ninth.
This event has been open to professionals since 1982 and they faired better on a damp, windless day. After a ballot from the total 98 entries received from amateurs and pros, there were 21 pros in the field of 60 on Saturday.

Henrietta Brockway receives her prize after the Roehampton Gold Cup

Sunday 24th April 2005

Helen Holm Final result
MARTINA GILLEN BEAT CLARE QUEEN IN "HELEN HOLM" TITLE PLAY-OFF
Dubliner Martina Gillen holed a 45ft birdie putt at the first extra hole to pip Clare Queen in a sudden-death play-off and become the first Irish player to win the Helen Holm Scottish women's open amateur stroke-play golf championship at Troon today (Sunday).
[Photo right: runner-up Clare Queen and 2005 Scottish Stroke-Play Champion Martina Gillen, courtesy and copyright © Cal Carson Golf Agency]
The pair had finished at the head of the international-class field with 54-hole aggregates of 10-under-par 215.
Clare holed a birdie putt at the last for a closing round of two-under-par 73 over the Royal Troon links to be the leader in the clubhouse. Then 23-year-old Martina, the long-time clear leader out of the course, doubled-bogeyed the short 14th on her way to a 75 to join the 21-year-old from Drumpellier on the 10-under-par mark.
Miss Queen, who will be 22 later this week, won a play-off to take the British women's stroke-play title last summer but her luck ran out in this one, down Royal Troon's par-4 first hole. Clare drove right and then her approach ran through the green to the right, leaving her a tricky 30yd pitch shot. She did well to get within 10ft of the cup in three shots.
But Martina, who intends turning pro at the end of the season, rendered the Scot's fourth shot un-necessary when she rammed home a 40ft putt for title-winning birdie 3, having played a magnificent 100yd shot from a fairway bunker to get on the putting surface.
Rachel Bell (Ganton) and Finland's Stenna Westerlund tied for third place on 216, one shot behind the play-off participants.
Miss Westerlund won the Under-21s' trophy.
Naomi Edwards (Ganton) and Melissa Reid (Chevin) equalled the Troon Portland course record of eight-under-par 67 in the first round. Naomi had a second-round 72 over the same course to be on 11 under par 139 with a one-shot lead from Martina Gillen and Stenna Westerlund at the start of the final 18 holes over Royal Troon.
Collated scoreboard
HELEN HOLM SCOTTISH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Troon Portland (Sat, 2) & Royal Troon (Sun, 1)
FINAL TOTALS (Par 75-75-75) CSS 74-75-76
215 C Queen (Drumpellier) 70 72 73, M Gillen (Beaverstown) 70 70 75.
216 R Bell (Ganton) 72 69 75, S Westerlund (Fin) 70 70 76.
217 N Edwards (Ganton) 67 72 78.
219 T Mangan (Enis) 72 75 72.
220 K Matharu (Cookridge Hall) 72 75 73.
221 T Nilsson (Swe) 70 77 74, M Reid (Chevin) 67 78 76..
222 S Harkonen (Fin) 71 77 74, L Ball (Matfen Hall) 76 69 77.
223 F Lockhart (St Regulus) 74 72 77.
224 N Gergely (Aut) 77 74 73.
225 K Werdinig (Aut) 73 78 74, E Sheffield (Newark) 73 76 76, E Duggleby (Malton & Norton) 73 75 77, J Ewart (Catterick) 73 74 78, K Smith (Waterlooville) 75 72 78.
226 F Sanderson (Heworth) 75 75 76, S Evans (Vale of Llangollen) 72 76 78, C Coughlan (Cork) 75 73 78, M Morrin (The Curragh) 75 72 79.
227 K Caithness (St Regulus) 74 75 78, S Keane (The Curragh) 71 76 80, D Smith (Co Louth) 72 75 80.
228 M Smith (The Oaks) 76 77 75, L Eastwood (Yelverton) 73 75 80.
229 A Laing (Vale of Leven) 74 79 76, S Endstrasser (Aut) 76 74 79, K Brotherton (Tulliallan) 73 75 81.
230 K Milne (Dunfermline) 76 79 75, O Briggs (Stirling Univ) 78 72 80.
231 C Booth (Auchterarder) 80 75 76, J Wilson (Strathaven) 77 76 78, V Stefansen (Den) 75 77 79, S Hassan (Vale of Glamorgan) 78 71 82, C Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 74 74 83, C Smith (The Oaks) 74 72 85.
232 S Michl (Austria) 77 79 76, J Ross (Whiteley Bay) 82 73 77, A Marshall (Stirling Univ) 76 78 78, S Bishop (Windyhill) 76 78 78, M Jorgensen (Den) 76 77 79
233 E Brandt (US) 75 83 75, C Hargan (Mortonhall) 73 81 79, S Mantyniemi (Fin) 75 79 79, G Webster (Hilton Park) 82 72 79, N Isaksson (Fin) 77 75 81.
234 C Hedwall (Swe) 73 81 80.
235 C Lindholm (Swe) 78 78 79, S Garbutt (Ganton) 79 76 80.
236 R Lomas (Hallowes) 73 83 80, D Dewar (Stirling Univ) 75 81 80, L Hall (Royal Porthcawl) 80 75 81.
237 S O'Sullivan (Galway) 81 76 80, C Lee (West Lancs) 79 74 84, K Heywood (Crompton & Royton) 76 73 88.
238 C Melander (Swe) 79 80 79, M Pow (Selkirk) 81 78 79.
239 R Svahn (Fin) 78 76 85.
240 A-K Salmen (Fin) 79 84 77, S Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) 76 82 82.
241 C Frick (Swe) 79 76 86.
244 A Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 78 80 86.
247 J Carthew (Ladybank) 82 78 87.
248 K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 84 80 84, L Persson (Swe) 81 81 86.
249 S Raitt (Forfar) 77 84 88.
251 K Walker (Buchanan Castle) 83 77 91, S Brodie (Delamere Forest) 78 81 92.
254 E Tipping (Sandiway) 79 85 90.
275 C Montgomery (US) 93 82 100.
TEAM EVENT
438 Finland (S Westerlund, S Harkonen).
445 Ireland (T Mangan, C Coughlan).
446 Scotland (C Queen, J Wilson).
450 England (E Duggleby, K Smith).
453 Austria.
462 Wales (S Evans, L Hall).
463 Denmark.
472 Sweden.

"HELEN HOLM" UPDATE FROM COURSE
FINAL ROUND ON ROYAL TROON
LEADERBOARD
AFTER 9 HOLES
- 11 MARTINA GILLEN (Ireland)
-10 STENNA WESTERLUND (Finland)
-9 NAOMI EDWARDS (England)
-8 RACHEL BELL (England) (after 10 holes)
-7 CLARE QUEEN (Scotland) (after 10 holes)

Saturday 23rd April 2005

Helen Holm update after two rounds completed
NAOMI LEADS HELEN HOLM FIELD INTO FINAL ROUND AT ROYAL TROON
Yorkshire girl Naomi Edwards, pictured right, is the one they all have to catch over the final 18 holes of the Helen Holm Scottish women's open amateur stroke-play golf championship on Sunday. After cruising to 11-under-par 139 with rounds  of 67 and 72 at bright but latterly breezy Troon Portland, the 21-year-old Naomi from Ganton carries an one-shot lead from Ireland's Martina Gillan and Stenna Westerlund (Finland) into the closing round over the tough Open championship links of Royal Troon Golf Club.
Clare Queen (Drumpellier), runner-up in the Sherry Cup in Spain recently,  was the top Scot with scores of 70 and 72 to be tucked in behind the leaders in fifth place overnight on 142.
New Fife county champion Fiona Lockhart (St Regulus), with a 74 and 72 for 146, was another Scot in the leading 10.
Naomi Edwards' first-round equalled the tournament course record set by Joanne Hockley (Felixstowe Ferry) in 1996 and also matched the 67 returned 20min earlier on Saturday by another English youngster, Melissa Reid (Chevin).
Naomi had only one bogey on her morning card, at the par-5 fourth. She reached the turn in two-under-par 36 and then came storming home in only 31 shots - six under the card. She had four birdies and an eagle over the last seven holes.
Her eagle came at the par-5 18th; her birdies at the first, sixth, eighth, 12th, 14th, 15th and 16th. Miss Edwards had birdie 2s at three short holes.
A cool East cross wind made low scoring a lot more difficult in the afternoon but Naomi's three-under 72 included a couple of three putts, for a bogey at the 10th and for a par at the 11th where she got home at this 488yd hole with a driver and a three-wood.
She grabbed her second eagle of the day at the 399yd sixth where she hit the green with a driver and a six-iron and downed a 6ft putt for a 3. Miss Edwards had birdies at the fourth, 12th, 13th and 18th. Bunker visits cost her shots at the seventh and 17th in halves of 36 and 36.
"I like playing at Troon. I was ninth on my debut in this event in 2003 and fourth last year so I know what to expect in the last round over Royal Troon," said Naomi who was ninth in the Sherry Cup international tournament in Spain earlier and played for the Ladies Golf Union Elite Squad beaten by the Ladies European Tour professionals at Wentworth in the Weetabix Challenge last weekend.
Martina Gillen (Beaverstown), Irish girls champion in 2004 and national women's title-winner in 2003, put together two very solid rounds of 70 for 140 to give herself an outstanding chance of becoming the first Irish player to win the "Helen Holm" in the tournament's 32-year history.
Martina, who spent four years at Kent State College, Ohio, had a triple bogey 8 at the 11th in her morning round, which took the gloss of a 34-36 card that contained seven birdies.
In the second round, Miss Gillen did not drop a shot and had birdies at the eighth, ninth, 10th, 12th and 18th in halve of 36 and 34.
Late in the day, when the wind dropped slightly, Rachel Bell (Ganton) came in with the best second-round score of 69. That gave her a two-round tally of 141 and fourth place.
English girls champion Melissa Reid notched up 11 birdies - five of them in a row from the sixth - to share the first-round lead with Naomi Edwards but required 11 more shots at the second attempt, scoring a 78 for a total of 145.
Defending champion Emma Duggleby (Malton & Norton) had a 73 and a 75 for 148, to be nine shots off the pace.
Collated scoreboard
HELEN HOLM SCOTTISH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Troon Portland (Par 75)
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
139 N Edwards (Ganton) 67 72.
140 S Westerlund (Finland) 70 70, M Gillen (Beaverstown) 70 70.
141 R Bell (Ganton) 72 69.
142 C Queen (Drumpellier) 70 72.
145 M Reid (Chevin) 67 78, L Ball (Matfen Hall) 76 69.
146 C Smith (The Oaks) 74 72, F Lockhart (St Regulus) 74 72.
147 K Matharu (Cookridge Hall) 72 75, D Smith (Co Louth) 72 75, S Keane (The Curragh) 71 76, J Ewart (Catterick) 73 74, K Smith (Waterlooville) 75 72, T Nilsson (Sweden) 70 77, M Morrin (The Curragh) 75 72, T Mangan (Ennis) 72 75.
148 K Brotherton (Tulliallan) 73 75, S Harkonen (Finland) 71 77, C Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 74 74, S Evans (Vale of Llangollen) 72 76, L Eastwood (Yelverton) 73 75, C Coughlan (Cork) 75 73, E Duggleby (Malton & Norton) 73 75.
149 E Sheffield (Newark) 73 76, K Heywood (Crompton & Royton) 76 73, S Hassan (Vale of Glamorgan) 78 71, K Caithness (St Regulus) 74 75.
150 O Briggs (Stirling Univ) 78 72, F Sanderson (Heworth) 75 75, S Endstrasser (Austria) 76 74.
151 N Gergely (Austria) 77 74, K Werdinig (Austria) 73 78.
152 N Isaksson (Finland) 77 75, V Stefansen (Denmark) 75 77.
153 M Jorgensen (Denmark) 76 77, M Smith (The Oaks) 76 77, J Wilson (Strathaven) 77 76, C Lee (West Lancs) 79 74, A Laing (Vale of Leven) 74 79.
154 G Webster (Hilton Park) 82 72, C Hedwall (Sweden) 73 81, R Svahn (Finland) 78 76, A Marshall (Stirling Univ) 76 78, S Bishop (Windyhill) 76 78, C Hargan (Mortonhall) 73 81, S Mantyniemi (Finland) 75 79.
155 S Michl (Austria) 77 78, J Ross (Whitley Bay) 82 73, C Frick (Sweden) 79 76, L Hall (Royal Porthcawl) 80 75, S Garbutt (Ganton) 79 76, C Booth (Auchterarder) 80 75, K Milne (Dunfermline) 76 79.
156 D Dewar (Stirling Univ) 75 81, C Lindholm (Sweden) 78 78, R Lomas (Hallowes) 73 83.
157 S O'Sullivan (Galway) 81 76.
158 S Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) 76 82, A Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 78 80, E Brandt (US) 75 83.
159 M Pow (Selkirk) 81 78, S Brodie (Delamere Forest) 78 81, C Mellander (Sweden) 79 80.
160 K Walker (Buchanan Castle) 83 77, J Carthew (Ladybank) 82 78.
161 S Raitt (Forfar) 77 84.
162 L Persson (Sweden) 81 81
163 A-K Salmen (Finland) 79 84.
164 E Tipping (Sandiway) 79 85, K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 84 80.
175 C Montgomery (US) 93 82.

Helen Holm Round 1
ENGLISH GIRLS SHARE RECORD-EQUALLING LEAD IN FIRST ROUND OF "HELEN HOLM"
TWO young English girls - Melissa Reid and Naomi Edwards - made good scores while the sun shone and before the wind got up at Troon today (Sat) for the start of the 54-hole Helen Holm Scottish women's open amateur stroke-play
championship.
First Melissa, last year's English Under-18 girls' champion from Chevin near Derby, and then Naomi from Ganton, Yorkshire equalled the women's course record of eight-under-par 67 in the first round to open up a three-shot lead.
Melissa actually had the staggering haul of 11 birdies which helped her overcome the handicap of bogeys at the third, fourth and fifth.
Miss Reid birdied the first, second, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, 10th, 12th, 13th, 15th and 18th in halves of 35 (three under par) and 32 (five under par).
She was able to birdie seven of the par-5 holes.
Naomi had only one bogey on her card, at the par-5 fourth. She reached the turn in two-under-par 36 and then cam storming home in only 31 shots - six under the card. She had four birdies and an eagle over the last seven holes.
Her eagle came at the par-5 18th; her birdies at the first, sixth, eighth, 12th, 14th, 15th and 16th. Miss Edwards had birdie 2s at three short holes.
The tournament record of 67 for Troon Portland was originally set by Joanne Hockley (Felixstone Ferry) in 1996 and later equalled by Fiona Brown (Heswall) in 2001. Both went on to win the tournament.
Leading Scot at the end of the first round was Clare Queen (Drumpellier), joint third with former Irish champion Martina Gillen (Beaverstown) and Finland's Stenna Westerlund and
Therese Nilsson from Sweden, on the five-under 70 mark.
With the wind beginning to freshen, defending champion Emma Duggleby (Malton & North) came in after 3pm with a 73, one better than Scottish title-holder Anne Laing (Vale of Leven).
Carly Booth (Auchterarder), at 12 years of age the youngest competitor in the field, returned a score of 80 which really was a game of two halves for the Perthshire prodigy. Making her debut in the event, she struggled to the turn in 46, but came home in fine style with a three-under-par inward card of 34.
FIRST ROUND
(Troon Portland, Par 75 CSS 74)
67 M Reid (Chevin), N Edwards (Ganton).
70 S Westerlund (Finland), T Nilsson (Sweden), M Gillen (Beaverstown), C Queen (Drumpellier).
71 S Harkonen (Finland), S Keane (The Curragh).
72 K Matharu (Cookridge Hall), D Smith (Co Louth), S Evans (Vale of Llangollen), T Mangan (Ennis), R Bell (Ganton).
73 K Brotherton (Tulliallan), E Sheffield (Newark), L Eastwood (Yelverton), J Ewart (Catterick), C Hargan (Mortonhall), K Werdinig (Austria), E Duggleby (Malton & Norton), R Lomas (Hallowes).
74 C Gruber (Royal Dornoch), C Smith (The Oaks), F Lockhart (St Regulus), A Laing (Vale of Leven), K Caithness (St Regulus).
75 D Dewar (Stirling Univ), C Hedwall (Sweden), C Coughlan (Cork), K Smith (Waterlooville), V Stefansen (Denmark), F Sanderson (Heworth), M Morrin (The Curragh), E Brandt (US), S Mantyniemi (Finland).
76 S Watson (Elie & Earlsferry), M Jorgensen (Denmark), K Heywood (Crompton & Royton), M Smith (The Oaks), A Marshall (Stirling University), K Milne (Dunfermline), S Bishop (Windyhill), S Endstrasser (Austria), L Ball (Matfen
Hall).
77 S Michl (Austria), N Isaksson (Finland), N Gergely (Austria), J Wilson (Strathaven), S Raitt (Forfar).
78 R Svahn (Finland), A Ramsay (Kirriemuir), O Briggs (Stirling Univ), S Brodie (Delamere Forest), S Hassan (Vale of Glamorgan), C Lindholm (Sweden).
79 E Tipping (Sandiway), C Frick (Sweden), S Garbutt (Ganton), A-K Salmen (Finland), C Lee (West Lancs), C Melander (Sweden).
80 L Hall (Royal Porthcawl), C Booth (Auchterarder).
81 S O'Sullivan (Galway), M Pow (Selkirk), L Persson (Sweden).
82 G Webster (Hilton Park), J Ross (Whitley Bay), J Carthew (Ladybank).
83 K Walker (Buchanan Castle).
84 K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar).
93 C Montgomery (US).

Press Release from Bounce Sport
VIKKI MAKES CUT IN MEXICO
Vikki Laing finished her second round of the Corona Morelia Championship yesterday by finishing +5 for the championship thus attaing her short term goal of making the cut, comfortably in the end, by 3 shots.
However it was not without its moments as she sat on +9 after 30 holes before she showed the guts and determination, that saw her succeed so admirably at Qualifying School, to birdie 4 of the last 6 holes and leave her safe in the knowledge of participating at the weekend.
Her next goal is now to enjoy the weekend and attempt to break into the top 100 of the LPGA Order of Merit (around $8500) that will avoid her having to play in local qualifying for The Women's US Open. She has two tournaments, including this week, to try and do this before close of entries as her inclusion in next week's Franklin American Mortgage Championship in Nashville has now been confirmed.

US College Golf
SCOT DUNCAN'S BRILLIANT VICTORY ON AMERICAN COLLEGE GOLF CIRCUIT
Duncan Stewart from Grantown-on-Spey, a sophomore golf scholarship student at Jacksonville University, Florida, won the Atlantic Sun Conference men's golf championship with a brilliant nine-under-par total of 204 for the three rounds over the Legends Club course at Nashville, Tennessee.
Stewart scored 67, 65 and 72 over the 6,759yd, par-71 course to win the title by two shots from joint runners-up Ben Leong (UCF) and Ben Taylor (Georgia State).
It was the Highlander's second excellent performance in a matter of weeks. Duncan tied for the Wofford Invitational college title at Spartanburg, North Carolina on one-under-par 143 and lost out in the subsequent play-off.
Duncan's Jacksonville team-mates and fellow-Scots, Jamie Kennedy from Edinburgh and Russell Knox from Inverness, had mixed fortunes in the Atlantic Sun Conference championship.
Jamie tied for 33rd place with rounds of 71, 73 and 75 for 219. Russell tied for 45th place in the field of 60 with scores of 75, 75 and 76 for 226.
Georgia State (846) won the conference team title from North Florida (850). Jacksonville (873) finished ninth.

Friday 22nd April 2005

Helen Holm Scottish Strokeplay Championship
TOUGH DEFENCE AHEAD AT TROON FOR DUGGLEBY
IT'S not only tough to win the Helen Holm Scottish women's open amateur stroke-play championship at Troon, it's hard for some players even to get into this weekend's 54-hole event that is the first women's "major" of the British amateur golf season.
Only 19 of the field of 72 are Scots and the international team event that runs in conjunction with the individual competition will be contested by Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales, Austria, Denmark, Finland and Sweden.
It's not all that long ago that players with six of a handicap could get into the "Helen Holm" field. It is a tribute to the big improvement in  the standards of women's amateur golf that even with three of a handicap a player was not certain to get into this year's championship.
Emma Duggleby from Yorkshire, winner last year with a record low total of 14-under-par 211 over the Troon Portland (36) and Royal Troon (18) courses, faces stiff Continental opposition from the likes of Stefanie Endstrasser (Austria), winner of the Sherry Cup women's international tournament in Spain earlier this month.
Clare Queen (Drumpellier), last year's British women's open amateur stroke-play champion, led at the halfway stage of the Sherry Cup but eventually finished runner-up to the Austrian winner.
Carly Booth (Auchterarder), only 12 years old but already a two-handicapper, makes her debut in the "Helen Holm." Another young prospect in the field is 14-year-old Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar). She plays off 3.
Krystle Caithness (St Regulus) finished ahead of both Carly and Kelsey in retaining the SLGA St Leonards Under-16 girls' open stroke-play over Strathtyrum a couple of weeks ago. Krystle, who won't be 17 until next January, plays off one.

ELGA Press Release
Melissa Reid shares Whittington Ladies Trophy
English girls’ champion Melissa Reid and Staffordshire county player Sue Mulholland became the first joint winners of the Whittington Ladies Trophy after bad weather disrupted the tournament.
Both players returned morning scores of one-under par 71 before torrential rain made the Whittington Heath course unplayable and washed out the second round of the competition.
The conditions also ruled out a sudden-death play-off and, for the first time in the nine-year history of the event, the trophy was shared.
Melissa, 17, plays at Chevin in Derbyshire, and is also the 2004 Daily Telegraph girls’ champion. Sue Mulholland is a member at Whittington Heath and is a former Staffordshire champion and county captain.
Other prizewinners included 18-year-old Katrina Holford from Staffordshire who, like Melissa, is a member of ELGA’s Elite Potential U21 squad; and England international Lisa Ball, from Northumberland.
Leading scores:
71 Sue Mulholland (Whittington Heath); Melissa Reid (Chevin).
72 Lisa Barton (Coventry); Katrina Holford (Ingestre Park).
74 Lisa Ball (Matfen Hall).

ELGA Press Release
England names teams for Welsh open championship
England has selected teams representing youth and experience for the Welsh 54-hole open amateur strokeplay championship, which takes place at Pyle & Kenfig on April 30 and May 1.
Three England internationals have been named in Team A. They are English champion Kerry Smith (Waterlooville, Hampshire) with Lisa Ball (Matfen Hall, Northumberland) and Sophie Walker (Kenwick Park, Lincolnshire). The reserve is Laura Eastwood (Yelverton, Devon).
Team B is made up of teenagers: English girls’ champion Melissa Reid, 17, (Chevin, Derbyshire); 2004 Faldo Series girls’ champion Kiran Matharu, 16, (Cookridge Hall, Yorkshire); and 2004 ELGA girls’ order of merit winner Felicity Johnson,18, (Harborne, Warwickshire). The reserve is Joanne Hodge,18, (Knowle, Gloucestershire).
Last year’s individual championship was won by Kent’s Danielle Masters, who later turned professional. Five other English players also finished in the top 10 places.

Thursday 21st April 2005

US College Golf
COLETTE AND LOUISE PLAY PART IN HISTORIC JACKSONVILLE STATE WIN
Two Scots – Colette Murray from Dumfries and Louise Fleming from the Borders – have played their part in a notable team victory by Jacksonville State University women’s golf squad in the Ohio Valley Conference college championship at Decatur Country Club, Alabama.
Colette is an assistant to the head coach, James Hobbs, and she recruited Louise from Minnesota University earlier in the 2004-2005 college golf season.
And Louise had three counting scores to help Jacksonville State total 956 for the 54-hole team championship. That was two shots ahead of runners-up Eastern Kentucky and five clear of third-placed Tennessee Tech.
“It only the second women’s sports championship ever won since women’s sports were introduced to the Jacksonville State program,” said Colette. “I think the other one was soft ball! You can image how delighted we are!”
Head coach Hobbs said: “This title means a great deal to our program. We’ve been playing very solidly since our women’s golf program began 10 years ago and we’ve had some individual success. But, today, after capping out with our first conference championship, this puts the Jacksonville State program as one of the top 50 or 60 in the country.”
The Gamecocks began the final day trailing leaders Eastern Kentucky by four shots but returned a third-round team total (best four from five players) of 315 – easily their best of the week – to Eastern Kentucky’s 321.
Louise Fleming scored 76, 83 and 82 for 241 and 10th place. She had the third best aggregate of the five Jacksonville State players. Brittainy Klein (Eastern Kentucky) won the individual event with a total of 231.
Jacksonville State will now make the college’s first appearance in the NCAA Regional championships from May 5 to 7. There will be 27 teams taking part in the three regional events and the top 10 will go forward to the NCAA national championships at Sunriver, Oregon from May 17 to 20.
[Picture, above right, shows Jacksonville State's championship-winning line-up (left to right): Shanelle Howell (South AFrica), Louise Fleming (Scotland), Florencia Moran (Argentina), Marilen Ruiz (Argentina), Mercedes Huarte (Argentina) and coach Colette Murray (Scotland)]
OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Decatur County Club.
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
231 Brittainy Klein (Eastern Kentucky) 74 76 81.
232 Kelli Warner (Eastern Kentucky) 82 75 75.
233 Nikki Ortazine (Murray State) 76 80 77.
Other scores:
237 Merceds Huarte (Jacksonville State) 83 75 79.
240 Shanelle Howell (Jacksonville State) 72 91 77.
241 Louise Fleming (Jacksonville State) 76 83 82.
251 Florence Moran (Jacksonville State) 92 82 77.
255 Marilen Ruiz (Jacksonville State) 90 80 85.
LEADING TEAM TOTALS
956 Jacksonville State.
958 Eastern Kentucky.
961 Tennessee Tech.
978 Murray State.
979 Eastern Illinois.
1015 Austin Pea State.]
1025 Samford.
1141 Tennessee State.

Ayrshire County Championship
TEENAGER LESLEY WINS AYRSHIRE TITLE
Lesley Hendry won the Ayrshire women's county golf championship for the first time at the age of 19 today (THURSDAY).
The four-handicap Routenburn player, who was the No 3 qualifier for the match-play stages, beat the top seed, Debbie Watt (Ayr Belleisle), by 5 and 3 after squeezing through at the 20th in her morning semi-final against past champion Catherine Malcolm (Prestwick St Cuthbert) at Kilmarnock Barassie Golf Club. .
English-born Debbie Watt, making her debut in the champion, produced an eagle to square the final at the fifth hole but her younger opponent took a stranglehold on the title by winning the seven, eighth and ninth with a birdie-par-par run to be three up at the turn.
Debbie won back the 10th with a par but bogeyed the 11th to go back to three down. A half in birdies at the 12th was followed by another Lesley Hendry birdie to go four up at the 13th.
Aftere a half at the 14th, Miss Hendry wrapped up the championship with a winning par at the 15th for a 5 and 3 win. The better-ball in the final was five-under-par.
Results:
Semi-finals - D Watt (Ayr Belleisle) bt M Rae (Barassie) 4 and 3, L Hendry (Routenburn) bt C Malcolm (Prestwick St Cuthbert) at 20th.
Final - Hendry bt Watt 5 and 3.

Renfrewshire County Championship
DONNA'S RECORD 10TH RENFREWSHIRE TITLE
Donna Jackson, pictured left, became Renfrewshire women's county championship for a record 10th time at Cowglen today (THURSDAY).
The Cochrane Castle player, who had been the No 1 qualifier after defending champion Karen Fitzgerald (Turnberry) was a late call-off due to business commitments, beat the No. 2 seed and clubmate, Gillian McGinlay, by 5 and 3 in the final.
Miss Jackson's last championship victory was in 2001 when she completed a hat-trick. She was given her closest tie of this week's tournament in the semi-finals when teenager Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) took her to the 19th before admitting defeat.
[ Photo courtesy Carol Fell, Renfrewshire webmaster]
Results:
Semi-finals - D Jackson (Cochrane Castle) bt M Briggs (Kilmacolm) at 19th, G McGinlay (Cochrane Castle) bt L McDougall (Greenock) 1 hole.
Final - Jackson bt McGinlay 5 and 3.

US College Golf
PERTHSHIRE PAIR DO WELL IN USA COLLEGE GOLF EVENT
Perthshire girl Emily Ogilvy, pictured right, from Dunning had one of her highest finishes on the American college circuit when she took third place in the Sun Belt Conference women's college golf tournament at PGA Village, Port St Lucie Florida.
In the men's event at the same venue, Dunkeld's Colin Speirs (University of South Alabama) finished joint fifth and helped his college win the team title.
Both Emily and Colin were later named for the 2005 All-Sun Belt Conference men's and women's teams - an indication that they were among the best college players in the area.
Emily Ogilvy scored 73, 76 and 75 over the 6,005yd, par-72 course for a total of 224 - only one shot behind her University of Arkansas-Little Rock team-mate Sheridan Graham and Denver's Emily Hoeper.
Emily Hoeper won the play-off for the individual title at the fifth extra hole.
Former Scottish girls' champion Laura Walker from Nairn improved from a disastrous opening 86 to finished tied for 21st place on 237. Her later rounds were 78 and 73, which was only one shot away from tieing the best of the final day.
Denver (922) retained the women's team title from New Mexico State (924) with Florida International (928) and Arkansas Little-Rock (932) fourth of the 10 competiting teams.
Colin Speirs, who graduates next month  had scores of 76, 69 and 72 for a total of 217 - five shots behind the individual men's title-winner Patrick Sullivan (Arkansas-Little Rock).
LEADING WOMEN'S TOTALS
222 Emily Hoeper (Denver) 77 73 73, Sheridan Graham (Arkansas Little-Rock) 72 76 75 (*Hoeper won play-off at fifth extra hole)).
224 Emily Ogilvy (Arkansas Little-Rock 73 76 75.
226 Maria Hernandez (Florida International) 74 76 76.
Other score:
237 Laura Walker (Arkansas Little-Rock) 86 78 73.
LEADING WOMEN'S TEAMS
922 Denver.
924 New Mexico State.
932 Arkansas-Little Rock.
942 Middle Tennessee State.
LEADING MEN'S INDIVIDUAL TOTALS
212 Patrick Sullivan (Arkansas-Little Rock) 72 71 69.
214 Charlie Soul (Denver) 72 74 68.
215 Johnny Caldwell (South Alabama) 71 74 70.
216 Justin Lowe (Louisiana-Lafayette) 71 74 71.
217 Colin Spiers (South Alabama) 76 69 72, Peter Badawy (Louisiana-Lafayette) 73 70 74.
LEADING MEN'S TEAMS
877 South Alabama.
878 Louisiana Lafayette.
892 Denver.

Wednesday 20th April 2005

HANNAH BURKE WINS HAMPSHIRE ROSE
England teenager Hannah Burke led a great day for the youngsters when she scored a three-shot win in the Hampshire Rose tournament at North Hants.
Altogether, four teenagers finished in the top five places in this prestigious competition.
Seventeen-year-old Hannah, from Mid Herts, led the way with scores of 69, 72 on a day when the competition scratch score was 72. Her morning round included a double bogey seven on the third, but she replied to the setback with birdies on the next two holes.
Hannah’s success comes hot on the heels of a recent Faldo Series regional event at Walton Heath when she was overall winner with a five-under par 69.
Runner-up in the Hampshire Rose was 14-year-old Hannah Barwood (Knowle). Joint third on 145 were Henni Brockway (Yeovil), 15, and Katherine Shepherd (Guildford Ladies).
Last year’s winner, Emma Sheffield (Newark), 18,  finished fifth after an afternoon 69.
Curtis Cup player Kerry Smith (Waterlooville) had to settle for a share of eighth place.
Hannah Burke, Hannah Barwood and Emma Sheffield are all members of ELGA’s Elite Potential Girls’ Squad.
LEADING TOTALS
141 Hannah Burke (Mid Herts) 69, 72.
144 Hannah Barwood (Knowle) 73, 71.
145 Katherine Shepherd (Guildford Ladies) 74 71; Henni Brockway (Yeovil) 74, 71.
147 Emma Sheffield (Newark) 78, 69.
148 Beverley McCormack (Ealing) 76, 72; Laura Collin (John O’Gaunt) 71, 77.
149 Donna O’Connell (Burnham & Berrow) 75,74; Kerry Smith (Waterlooville) 73, 76.
150 Joanne Hodge (Knowle) 77, 73.

US College Golf
SJAVON'S 12-SHOT TEXAS WIN
Aberdeenshire women's county golf champion Sjavon Wilson, meantime a student at Tyler Junior College, Texas, has won the NJCAA Region XIV championship in Texas by the runaway margin of 12 shots.
The 20-year-old from Portlethen, a Murcar member, had scores of 75, 81 and 77 on a par-75 course for a total of 233.
Tyler Junior College won eight of the 10 medals on offer at the championships with the men's and women's squads winning their team events as well.

Ayrshire County Championship
Lesley into last four
Ayrshire Teenager Lesley Hendry (Routenburn) knocked out the title-holder, Alex Glennie (Barassie) in today's (WED) quarter-finals of the Ayrshire women's county golf championship.
Lesley, a 4 and 3 winner, now plays the 1992 champion, Catherine Malcolm (Prestwick St Cuthbert) for a place in the final. Catherine KO'd three times title-winner Alison Gemmill (Barassie) on the last green.
Leading qualifier Debbie Watt (Ayr Belleisle) beat Sharon Lambie (Troon Ladies), Ayrshire champion in 1998, 1999 and 2002, at the 20th to set up a semi-final meeting (9.0) with Margaret Rae (Barassie).
AYRSHIRE WOMEN'S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Kilmarnock Barassie Golf Club
First round
Debbie Watt (Ayr Belleisle) bt Liz Kehone (Louden) 3 and 2.
Sharon Lambie (Troon Ladies) bt Greta Smith (Ardeer) at 19th.
Margaret Rae (Barassie) bt Gail Thomson (Belleisle) 4 and 3.
Liz Wilson (Barassie) bt Jane Finnie (Troon Ladies) 3 and 2.
Lesley Hendry (Routenburn) bt Roslyn Purdom (Prestwick St Nicholas) 4 and 2.
Alex Glennie (Barassie) bt Morag McQueen (Largs) 3 and 2.
Catherine Malcolm (Prestwick St Cuthbert) bt Morag Macpherson (Turnberry) 1 hole.
Alison Gemmill (Barassie) bt Jennifer Neilson (West Kilbride) 8 and 6.
Quarter-finals
Watt bt Lambie at 20th.
Rae bt Wilson 3 and 1.
Hendry bt Glennie 4 and 3.
Malcolm bt Gemmill 1 hole.

RENFREWSHIRE WOMEN'S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Donna into last four
TOP seed Donna Jackson (Cochrane Castle) is through to the semi-finals in her bid to win the Renfrewshire women's county golf championship for a 10th time.
Donna beat clubmate Denise Cowan 5 and 4 and then Jennifer Graham (Haggs Castle) by 4 and 3 when the match-play stages began today (Wednesday).
In the semi-finals (9.30), Miss Jackson will play 15-year-old Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) while Linda McDougall (Greenock), conqueror of last year's beaten finalist, Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle) will play
Gillian McGinlay (Cochrane Castle), the No. 2 qualifier.
RENFREWSHIRE WOMEN'S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Cowglen Golf Club
First round
Donna Jackson (Cochrane Castle) bt Denise Cowan (Cochrane Castle) 5 and 4.
Jennifer Graham (Haggs Castle) bt Sara Harman (Williamwood) 2 holes.
Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) bt Maureen Neilson (Greenock) 5 and 4.
Barbara Biggart (Kilmacolm) bt Julie Wilson (Williamwood) 4 and 3.
Moira Begbie (Kilmacolm) bt Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) 4 and 3.
Linda McDougall (Greenock) beat Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle) 2 and 1.
Beth Paterson (Eastwood) beat Dorothy Yates (Cowglen) 2 and 1.
Gillian McGinlay (Cochrane Castle) beat Morag Turner (Kilmacolm) 2 and 1.
Quarter-finals
Jackson beat Graham 4 and 3.
Briggs beat Biggart 7 and 6.
McDougall bt Begbie 4 and 3.
McGinlay bt Paterson 3 and 1.

Lanarkshire prizewinners at Cawder
L to R: Lesley Lloyd (semi-finalist), May Hughes (runner-up), Jenna Wilson (Champion),
Roxana Brown (Bronze Champion), Elaine Cuthill (semi-finalist)
(Photos courtesy Jean Macintyre)

Lanarkshre County Championship
Jenna is new Lanarkshire Champion
Jenna Wilson (Strathaven), pictured right, won the Lanarkshire women's county golf championship for the first time at the age of 21 today (Wednesday). She beat three times champion May Hughes (Lanark) - who was bidding to complete a winning hat-trick - by 6 and 5 in the 18-hole final at Cawder Golf Club.
The final featured the Nos 1 (May) and 2 (Jenna) qualifiers for the match-play stages. Jenna lost the third hole but was one up after six holes and played a great recovering shot to go two up at the seventh.
Three up at the turn Miss Wilson, who had spent a year at San Diego State University following her capture of the Scottish Under-21 girls' title in 2003, doubled her lead over the next four holes.
Roxanna Brown (Hamilton) won the Bronze Division championship. She beat Geraldine McKechnie (Hayston) by 4 and 2 in the final.
COLLATED RESULTS
LANARKSHIRE WOMEN'S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Cawder Golf Club.
Semi-finals
May Hughes (Lanark) bt Lesley Loyd (Hayston) 5 and 4.
Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) bt Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) 5 and 3.
Final
Wilson bt Hughes 6 and 5.
BRONZE CHAMPIONSHIP
Final
Roxana Brown (Hamilton) bt Geraldine McKechnie (Hayston) 4 and 2.

WEST COAST LADIES TOUR GOES OUT OF EXISTENCE
An American women's satellite professional tour - on which Susie Laing and, to a lesser extent, Vikki Laing, played last year - has suddenly rung down the curtain on its operations.
The West Coast Ladies Golf Tour had increased its prizefund for the first six events of the 2005 season so that news of its folding has come as a big surprise.
Its last tournament was a 54-hole event at Longbow Golf Club, Phoenix last week. It was won by Becky Lucidi, the United States women's amateur champion of 2002.
Mark Canevari, owner of the West Coast Ladies Tour, announced later that the tour was going out of existence and that there might be a delay before the "Longbow" money-winners received their cheques.
It is understood that Mr Canevari's tour sponsor has withdrawn his support.
The West Coast Ladies Tour paid out more money to its prizewinners than the Futures Tour although the latter had a bigger schedule.

US College News
FIONA WINS IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Fiona Hindshaw, pictured right, from Haddington won the Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference women's college golf tournament at Hartsville Country Club, South Carolina,
Fiona also helped Pfeiffer College win the team event.
Miss Hindshaw, leader by five shots after 36 holes, held off the strong-finishing Holly Tompkins (Limestone) to have two strokes to spare at the end of the three-round tournament.
Fiona had scores of 77, 74 and 80 for 231 while Holly's rounds were 77, 79 and 77 for 233.

US College News
EMILY DROPS BACK TO THIRD IN FLORIDA
Perthshire exile Emily Ogilvie dropped down a notch to third place with one round to go in the Sun Belt Conference women's college golf tournament at Port St Lucie, Florida.
Emily, from Dunning and a student at the University of Arkansas Little Rock, has had rounds of 73 and 76 for 149. She is three behind leader Rebecca Samuelsson (Florida International) and one adrift of second-placed Sheridan Graham, also of Arkansas Little Rock.
A third Arkansas Little Rock team member, Laura Walker from Nairn, has scored 86 and 78 to be tied for 34th place on 164.
Arkansas Little Rock (615) are lying fourth in the team event behind Florida International (609).
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
146 Rebecca Samuelsson (Florida International) 70 76.
148 Sheridan Graham (Arkansas Little Rock) 72 76.
149 Emily Ogilvie (Arkansas Little Rock) 73 76.
Other score:
164 Laura Walker (Arkansas Little Rock) 86 78.
LEADING TEAMS
609 Florida International.
614 Denver.
622 New Mexico State.
615 Arkansas Little Rock.

US College News
PAMELA FIFTH IN SUNSHINE STATE EVENT
Pamela Feggans from Ayrshire fiished fifth in the Sunshine State Conference women's college golf tournament4 at Saint Leo, Florida.
Pamela, a student at Florida Southern University, had rounds of 75, 78 and 77 for a total of 230 - five shots behind the winner, RemiJin Camping (Barry) who scored 76, 72 and 77 for a nine-over-par total of 225.
Florida State (933) finished second to their arch-rivals, Rollins College (922).
LEADING INDIVIDUAL
222 RemiJin Camping (Barry) 76 72 77.
227 Jenni Mostrom (Nova Southeastern) 78 75 74, Lindsey Bergeon (Florida Southern) 79 72 76.
228 Mariana De Biase (Rollins) 80 75 73.
230 Pamela Feggans (Florida Southern) 75 78 77.
LEADING TEAMS
922 Rollins College.
933 Florida Southern.
944 Nova Southeastern.
948 Lynn.

Tuesday 19th April 2005

Ayrshire County Championship
NEWCOMER WATT HEADS AYRSHIRE QUALIFIERS
English-born newcomer Debbie Watt (Ayr Belleisle) marked her debut in the Ayrshire women's county golf championship by leading the 16 qualifiers for the match-play stages.
Debbie, who plays off two, equalled the CSS of 77 - to finish one ahead of former Scottish champion Alison Gemmill (Barassie), who won the Ayrshire title in 1994, 1996 and 1997 but who has not played in the event in recent years.
Title-holder Alex Glennie (Barassie) qualified in 10th place with an 86.
Collated scoreboard
AYRSHIRE WOMEN'S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Kilmarnock Barassie.
QUALIFIERS (CSS 77).
77 Debbie Watt (Belleisle).
78 Alison Gemmill (Barassie).
80 Lesley Hendry (Routenburn), Jane Finnie (Troon), Margaret Rae (Barassie), Morag McQueen (Largs).
81 Catherine Malcolm (Prestwick St Cuthbert).
84 Greta Smith (Ardeer)., Sharon Lambie (Troon).
85 Morag Macpherson (Turnberry).
86 Alex Glennie (Barassie).
87 Gail Thomson (Belleisle).
88 Liz Wilson (Barassie).
89 Roslyn Purdom (Prestwick St Nicholas), Jennifer Neilson (West Kilbride).
90 Liz Keohone (Louden).
Draw: 9.0 Watt v Keohone, Lambie v Smith, Rae v Thmson, Wilson v Finnie, Hendry v Purdom, Glennie v McQueen, Malcolm v Macpherson, Neilson v Gemmill. Quarter-finals at 2.0

Renfrewshire County Championship
DONNA IS TOP SEED AT COWGLEN
TITLE-holder Karen Fitzgerald (Turnberry), a director of a company, had to call off due to business commitments at the last moment from the qualifying round of the Renfrewshire women's county golf championship at Cowglen.
Former Scotland international player Donna Jackson (Cochrane Castle), multi-winner of the title, led the 16 qualifiers with a round of 75 - which was only two over the CSS.
She is seeded to meet clubmate Gillian McGinlay in the final. Gillian had the second-best score of 77.
RENFREWSHIRE WOMEN'S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Cowglen Golf Club (CSS 73).
QUALIFIERS
75 Donna Jackson (Cochrane Castle).
77 Gillian McGinlay (Cochrane Castle).
78 Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire).
79 Julie Wilson (Williamwood), Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm).
81 Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle), Beth Paterson (Eastwood), Sara Harman (Williamwood).
82 Jennifer Graham (Haggs Castle), Dorothy Yates (Cowglen).
83 Linda McDougall (Greenock).
85 Maureen Neilson (Greenock), Barbara Biggart (Kilmacolm), Moira Begbie (Kilmacolm).
86 Morag Turner (Kilmacolm), Denise Cowan (Cochrane Castle).
Draw: Jackson v Cowan, Graham v Harman, Briggs v Neilson, Biggart v Wilson, Kyle v Begbie, McDougall v Mack, Paterson v Yates, Turner v McGinlay.
Scratch Prize _ Donna Jackson (Cochrane Castle) Peggy Clark Rosebowl G McGinlay (6) 71; G Kyle (East Renfrewshire) (6) 72; Moira Cameron (Whitecraigs) (14) 72.

Lanarkshire County Championship
LANARKSHIRE TITLE HOLDER THROUGH TO SEMI-FINALS
Four of the five leading qualifiers are through to Wednesday morning's semi-finals of the Lanarkshire women's county golf championship at Cawder Golf Club.
Defending champion May Hughes (Lanark), the top seed, will play former title-holder Lesley Loyd (Hayston) in the first semi-final while Jenna Wilson (Strathaven), the No 2 qualifier, meets former Scottish schoolgirls champion Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) for a place in the afternoon final.
COLLATED RESULTS
LANARKSHIRE WOMEN'S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Cawder.
Match-play results.
FIRST ROUND
May Hughes (Lanark) bt E Nelson (Hamilton) 10 and 8.
Christine Maxton (Hamilton) beat Winnie Patrick (cawder) 8 and 6.
Lesley Lloyd (Hayston) bt Margaret Scott (Bishopbriggs) 5 and 4.
Pat Milligan (Hamilton) bt Patti Chalmers (Hayston) 3 and 2.
Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) bt Ann McPherson (Bishopbriggs) 7 and 5.
Liz Lees (Hamilton) beat Jennifer Wiles (Drumpellier) 7 and 5.
Anne Mungall (Airdrie) beat Jan McMillan (Hayston) 2 holes.
Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) beat Margaret Reid (Lanark) 8 and 7.
QUARTER-FINALS
Hughes bt Maxton 4 and 2.