September 2006 Archive

Saturday 30th September 2006

GEMMA STRUGGLES IN MICHIGAN
Gemma Webster is not playing well today in the Wolverine Invitational women's college tournament at Ann Arbor, Michigan. It's a three-round event with two rounds on the Saturday but the Scotland international from Glasgow, now in her second year at Ohio State University, is toiling early in the second round.
She had a 10-over-par 81 in the first round over the relatively short (6,098yd), par-71 course. She had not a single birdie but a double bogey at the 15th and eight bogeys liberally spread either side of that.
Things have not got better for Gemma in the second round. She did get a birdie but it has been outnumbered by bogeys after a few holes of the round.
Brianna Broderick (Michigan) set the first-round pace with a 70 to lead by two shots from Stephany Fleet (Eastern Michigan) and Laura Nochta (Indiana).
+We'll have more American college golf news for you on Sunday morning. Also coming up for you on Sunday evening, scores in the East of Scotland women's championship at Stirling.

STEPHANIE RUNNER-UP ON JUNIOR TOUR DEBUT IN FLORIDA
Stephanie Meadow from Antrim, Northern Ireland, now a student at the International Junior Golf Academy in Florida, was almost a winner on her debut on the International Junior Golf Tour this week.
Stephanie, a member of Royal Portrush Golf Club, won this year's Lancome Irish girls' closed championship, beating Victoria Bradshaw (Bangor) 5 and 4 in the final at Malone Golf Club in July.
Stephanie had rounds of 74 and 76 for a total of 150 – one shot behind another IJGA pupil, Valentina Fontaine from Santiago, Chile in the IJGT event over the Greg Norman course at Champions Gate Golf Resort, Florida.
Valentina had rounds of 72 and 77 for 149.
A third IJGA student, Kiara Hayashida was a close third on 151 with 79 and 72.
A report of the tournament says: “The three girls kept spectators on their toes throughout the final round with only one stroke separating each competitor.”
The weather for the tournament was sunny with temperatures in the mid-90s.

US College Golf
ADAM SIXTH IN IOWA COLLEGE GOLF
Adam Lindsay from Banchory, a sophomore student at Iowa Wesleyan College, finished sixth in the IWC Invitational golf tournament at Burlington Golf Club, Iowa (on Friday).
Adam had scores of 76 and 75 for a total of 151 – six shots behind individual winner Dusty Drenth (St Ambrose).
It was Lindsay’s third top-10 college tournament finish since he returned to the States after the summer break.
Iowa Wesleyan (617) finished runners-up to St Ambrose (588) in the team event with Grand View (619) third.

Friday 29th September 2006

Irish Mixed Foursomes
ENNISCORTHY MIXED FOURSOMES CHAMPIONS OF IRELAND
Enniscorthy Golf Club, champions of Leinster, won the Irish mixed foursomes club title for the first time, and also the club’s first ever green pennant, when they beat the Munster champions, Nenagh Golf Club, 3 1/2-1 1/2 in the All-Ireland Final at Clandeboye Golf Club.
In the semi-finals Enniscorthy defeated the Ulster champions, Scrabo Golf Club by 3 ½ to 1 ½ while Nenagh beat the Connacht champions, Ballinasloe Golf club by the same margin.
Final
ENNISCORTHY 3 ½, NENAGH 1 ½
(Enniscorthy names first)
William Rackard & Stella Sinnott bt Jim Gleeson & Marie Scroope 2 and 1; Cormac Martin & Jennifer King bt P J Hogan & Marie Corrigan 2 holes; P J Murphy & Eimear McGrath lost to David Reddan & Iris Dennison 5 and 3; Paul Gorby & Lori Whitney bt Billy Burke & Carmel Burke 1 hole; Michael Healy & Pauline Byrne halved with Paddy Kennedy & Winnie Ryan.

Thursday 28th September 2006

NENAGH MEET ENNISCORTHY IN FINAL
Nenagh will meet Enniscorthy in the final of the Irish mixed foursomes club match-play tournament at Clandeboye Golf Club.
Results of semi-finals:
NENAGH 3 ½, BALLINASLOE 1 ½
(Nenagh names first)
Billy Burke & Carmel Burke bt Dermot Dunican & Lena Donohue 2 and 1; Jim Gleeson & Marie Scroope bt Kevin Cunniffe & Catherine Owens 4 and 3; Paddy Heffernan & Ber Cavanagh lost to Frank Donohue & Mary Madden 2 and 1; Paddy Kennedy & Winnie Ryan bt Mark Conneely & Ann Staunton 1 hole; David Reddan & Irish Dennison halved with Enda Finn & Rita Spellman.
ENNISCORTHY 3 ½, SCRABO 1 ½
(Enniscorthy names first)
William Rackard & Stella Sinnott bt Ryan Boal & Michele Mills 2 and 1; Cormac Martin & Jennifer King bt Martin Moreland & Sandra McMillan 5 and 3; Martin Sludds & Julie McCarthy lost to Noel Wishart & Alison Hiles 6 and 4; Paul Gorby & Lori Whitney halved with Chris Trelfa & Hazel Barry; Michael Healy & Pauline Byrne bt Tim Bailie & Karen Clarke 7 and 5.

US College Golf
TARA RANKED NO 4 ON UNITED STATES WOMEN’S COLLEGE CIRCUIT
Irish Curtis Cup player Tara Delaney’s victory in the Lady Northern Invitational at East Lansing, Michigan has earned the 20-year-old Kent State University, Ohio student from Carlow fourth place in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin women’s college ratings.
It was Tara’s third win in the United States.
The only players ranked ahead of her are Alison Walshe (Arizona), Sweden’s Sara Wikstrom (Arkansas Little Rock) and US Curtis Cup player Taylor Leon (Georgia).
Other Europeans in the top 20 are former British girls open champion Anna Nordqvist (Arizona State) from Sweden in seventh place, Germany’s Sandra Gal (Florida) in 11th place and Belgium’s Benedicte Toumpsin (South Carolina) in 19th place.

ELGA Press Release
Hawkstone Park helps girls tee off in golf
Hawkstone Park in Shropshire is celebrating a summer of success in girls' golf, thanks to an initiative led by head professional Stuart Leech.
He's given scores of girls their first taste of the game - and been rewarded with a healthy take-up of academy memberships.
"The response has been fantastic," said Stuart. "The girls are out there, it's just a matter of going out and finding them."
Stuart, who has been at the club for 3½ years, has always been keen to promote junior golf and decided to take action to boost the tiny girls' section.
With the backing of the club and the Shropshire ladies' association, he has run a number of taster sessions to whet the appetite of youngsters - from toddlers to 17-year-olds - and followed up with girls-only coaching sessions.
At least a dozen girls have taken out academy membership, honing their skills on the club's six-hole academy course. Two have already got handicaps and moved on to full junior membership and the target is for the others to follow suit before the end of the year.
The youngsters have been encouraged by the ladies who have arranged to play with them in special greensome and Texas scramble events. Some girls have also taken part in Shropshire ladies' competitions for players without handicaps - and won prizes.
"It's snowballing quite nicely," said Stuart, who is looking forward to the day when his own twin daughters will join the girls' section. "It would be nice to have a strong girls' section for them to go into - but as they are not yet quite two it's a long way off!"

US College Golf
ANTRIM GIRL EIGHTH IN FLORIDA EVENT
Charlene Reid, pictured left, from Antrim and Belfast’s Nikki Taggart (pictured right) – both golf scholarship students at Pfeiffer University, North Carolina - finished eighth and 29th equal in the Bubba Watson Invitational women’s college tournament at Stonebrook Golf Club, Pace in Florida (this week).
Charlene scored 75 and 79 for 154 while Nikki had 88 and 77 for 165 in a field of 64 players.
Individual winner was Kim Ulander (Florida Southern) with 76 and 68 for 144, winning by two strokes from Sarah Nicholson (Western Florida) (73-73).
Pfeiffer (635) finished fifth in the team event behind winners Florida Southern (595).

Wednesday 27th September 2006

US College Golf
TWO SCOTS IN WINNING AMERICAN COLLEGE GOLF TEAM
Madras College former pupil Daniel Sommerville has brought a change of luck to the Clayton State University, Atlanta men’s college golf team.
In only his second outing for the side, Daniel this week helped Clayton State – “The Lakers” – win the Orchard Fall Invitational tournament at Orchard Golf and Country Club, Clarkesville in Georgia.
Clayton State’s last team title victory was in the North Alabama Spring Classic of 2000.
Daniel was one of three players in the team to score in the 70s. He finished fourth overall with a 75. Senior team-mate Matt Beale figured in a triple tie for the individual title on one-under-par 71 before losing a play-off.
The third and fourth members of the Clayton State team were Mathias Carlander who had a 76 and Neil McBride from Glasgow. Neil’s 81 was in its own way just as important as Daniel’s because it gave Clayton State a winning total of 303 in the one-round event – two shots ahead of Piedmont College and 10 ahead of third-placed Rheinhardt College.
Daniel was named in the "All-Tournament Team" - denoting he was regarded as one of the best players in the event.

DAWN MARIE CONATY AND VICKI POWER DOWN THE FIELD IN COLORADO
Ireland’s Dawn Marie Conaty and Vicki Power finished joint 36th and 77th respectively in the Ron Moore Women’s Intercollegiate golf tournament at Highlands Ranch Golf Club, Colorado.
Dubliner Dawn, a junior year student at Memphis University, having transferred from North Carolina State, had rounds of 76, 76 and 77 for a total of 229 over the par-72, 6,399yd course.
Vicki, a student at Northern Arizona State University, had a disappointing tournament with scores of 84, 77 and 83 for a total of 244.
Rachel Newren (Brigham Young University) won the tournament with scores of 70, 69 and 67 for 10-under-par 206. She finished three shots ahead of Dawn Shockley (Denver) (70-70-69) with Chelsea Benton (Colorado State) third on 211 (71-69-71).
Memphis (895) finished fifth in the team event behind Denver University (849) who were playing over their home course. Northern Arizona (932) came 14th in the field of 16 college teams.

LGU Press Release
2006 SENIORS’ HOME INTERNATIONALS MATCHES
Christine Quinn, the new Senior Ladies’ British Open Amateur Strokeplay champion, will lead England in their bid for a fourth successive Seniors’ Home Internationals crown at Hamilton Golf Club (October 3-5).
Quinn, the 2005 English Senior Ladies’ champion, eased to a six-shot victory in the national championship at Dumfries & County and will head into the annual four-cornered event in buoyant mood as England look to continue their dominance of the Matches.
Quinn is one of five members of last year's triumphant English side who are back in the seven-strong team for this year’s title defence.
That number includes Christine Stirling, Christine Watson, Carole Caldwell and Pat Wrightson, while Susan Pickles and last year's English Senior Matchplay champion, Geraldine Bray, complete an impressive line-up.
Scotland, runners-up in last year's event at Radyr, can call on the vast experience of three-times Scottish Seniors champion Pam Williamson to lead their title challenge while the celebrated Mary McKenna, the eight-times Irish champion and the captain of the GB&I team for the 2007 Vagliano Trophy and 2008 Curtis Cup, is included in Ireland's squad.
Former Curtis Cup player Vicki Thomas, who has won both the Welsh Strokeplay title and the Irish Seniors’ Open crown this season, will be hoping her individual success can rub off on her team-mates and help Wales make a strong challenge for honours.
The format of the Matches will see each Country compete in 2 Foursomes followed by 5 Singles matches on each of the three days.

US College Golf
MICHELE AND LEWIS SETTLING DOWN ON US COLLEGE CIRCUIT
Michele Thomson finished joint 26th in a field of 90 on her debut for Jacksonville State University, Alabama on the American college circuit.
Competing in the Unlimited Potential Classic, the Ellon teenager, winner of the North of Scotland women’s title for the past two years, had rounds of 76, 75 and 78 for a 10-over-par total of 229 over the par-73, 6,149yd Shaftesbury Glen course at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Michele finished 17 shots behind the winner, Araceli Felgueroso (Coastal Carolina) who shot 71, 70 and 71 for a five-shot win from Kelly Garlack (Southern Illinois).
Jacksonville State University (910) finished seventh of 15 in the team evnt behind Charleston (890).
Michele was the third best of the five JSU players in the field and was joint second best (one under par) in the field of 90 players for scoring at the par-3 holes.
She was joint ninth for total par figures with 38 out of 54.
KIRTON SETTLES QUICKLY
Lewis Kirton from Oldmeldrum, a freshman student at the University of Louisville-Kentucky, finished 26th of 78 in a quality field for the Mattaponi Springs Intercollegiate tournament at Rutherglen, Virginia.
Lewis had scores of 72, 73 and 74 for a three-over-par total of 219 over the par-72, 6,911yd course.
Giving Kirton, a Great Britain & Ireland boy international, a taste of the standard of play in some American college events, the first 16 players all broke par for their 54-hole totals. The winner was Dan Woltman (Wisconsin) at 14-under 202 with 65, 70 and 67.
But Lewis did have the satisfaction of helping Louisville-Kentucky to score a joint win in the team event. They finished with a 13-under-par total of 851 – the same as Pennsylvania State. A one-hole play-off featuring all 10 team players did not break the deadlock and the teams were declared joint winners.
Kirton scored third best of the five ULK players in the tournament and he has settled very quickly. He scored 74-75-80 for 229 and joint 15th place in his debut event, the Rich Harvest Farms Invitational at Dekalb, Illinois where Louisville-Kentucky won the team event.

Tuesday 26th September 2006

Roseanne Niven

Sally Watson

Graeme Mitchell

ROSEANNE, SALLY AND GRAEME AMONG THE QUALIFIERS FOR DUBAI CREEK TOURNAMENT
Three Scots – Graeme Mitchell (Northern), Roseanne Niven (Crieff) and Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) – have been confirmed as members of a 21-strong party bound for the magnificent resort of Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club on Wednesday, October 11.
They are making the all-expenses-paid trip to compete for the Daily Telegraph junior golf championship over 54 holes from October 15 to 17.
Graeme Mitchell qualified with his eight-under-par record round of 62 at Hazlehead.
Roseanne also earned her place with a course record score – a seven-under-par 67 at her home club, Crieff. Graeme and Roseanne topped the respective boys' and girls' tables in the sub-par returns' format which was the basis for qualification.
Sally, now based at the IMG Academy in Florida, is the only girl to be awarded a sponsors’ invitation on the strength of her performances this season. She and Roseanne Niven were members of the title-winning Scotland team in the girls’ home internationals and Sally also played for Scotland in the women’s home internationals.
Previous winners of the championship include Andrew Coltart (1986) and Mhairi McKay in 1991.
The 21 finalists will stay for a week at a luxury hotel - the Park Hyatt - and play the world-famous Thomas Bjorn-designed Dubai Creek course, which is a European Tour venue.
The field is:
BOYS - Graeme Mitchell (Scotland), Stiggy Hodgson (England), FDaniel Casey (England), Joseph Galbraith (England), Nial Kearns (Ireland), Jack Heffernan (England), Nick Cheese (England), Jason Timmis (England), Christopher Jess (England), Carwyn Hammond (Wales), Dale Whitenll (England), Sam Hutsby (England).
GIRLS - Roseanne Niven (Scotland), Katie Best (England), Helen White (England), Kelly McPhail (England), Giorgina Brown (England), Nicky Dunn (England), Becky Harries (Wales), Sally Watson (Scotland).

ASHTON STRUGGLES ON DEBUT IN USA
Ashton Ingram from Fort William, now a student at Belmont Abbey College near Charlotte, North Carolina, finished tied for 62nd place in a field of 80 on her debut on the American women's college circuit.
Competing in the Sea Trail Invitational over the Willard Byrd course at Sunset Beach, North Carolina, Ashton had rounds of 88 and 85 for an aggregate of 173.
The winner was Danielle Mills (Elon University) with rounds of 70 and 75 for one-over-par 145.
Elon won the team event with 596. Belmont Abbey, with five freshmen in their squad, came 12th of 14 on 661.

MICHELE STARTS COLLEGE GOLF CAREER IN SOUTH CAROLINA
FROM COLIN FARQUHARSON
Aberdeenshire teenager Michele Thomson’s American college golf career is off and running.
The Ellon girl was lying joint 24th on five-over-par 151 after rounds of 76 and 75 in the Unlimited Potental Classic women’s college 54-hole tournament over the par-73, 6,149yd Shaftesbury Glen course at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Michele, who has just started a four-year golf scholarship at Jacksonville State University, Alabama, was joint best in a field of more than 80 students at the par-3s over the first 36 holes. She was two-under-par. She was also joint second best for scoring par figures – 29 out of 36.
These statistics mean that the North of Scotland women’s champion for the past two years must have dropped seven shots to par over five holes.
“I think she must have been in among the crocodiles a couple of times,” said her dad Graham, who has been following his daughter’s progress through the Internet in Abu Dhabi where he is currently living and working in the oil industry.
“Michele has settled in well at Jacksonville State University and loves the weather. She has begun to get use to the gym sessions at 6am twice a week,” said Graham.
“The golf was tough for her at first because of the heat in Alabama – four bottles during warm-up, but she was pleased to make it into the JSU team for the first tournament, even though they had to make an eight-hour trip from Alabama to South Carolina in a mini-bus.”
Louise Fleming from Kelso, the other Scot on the Jacksonville State University women’s squad, missed the current tournament because of a back injury.
Michele started the final round 10 shots behind leader Araceli Felgueroso (Coastal Carolina) who shot 71 and 70 for 141 and a one-stroke lead from Kelly Gerlach (Southern Illinois).
Jacksonville State are lying fifth on 601, eight shots behind joint leaders Charleston and Middle Tennessee in the team event which is being contested by 16 colleges.

HENRIETTA BROCKWAY BREAKS LIPHOOK RECORD ON WAY TO WINNING CUP
Henrietta Brockway (Yeovil) set a new course record of 65 in winning the Liphook Scratch Cup.
Henni's first round was a par 72 and she won the trophy with a total of seven-under-par 137.
Kerry Smith (Waterlooville), the previous course record-holder, finished second on 141 with last year's winner, Liz Bennett (Brokenhurst Manor) third on 142.
Brockway went out in four under par and back in three under par, birdieing the five par-5s in the process.
This score beats all previous course records including the men's at 66.
It was a fine warm sunny autumn day on the East Hants/West Sussex border and after torrential rain, thunder and lightening on Friday, the greens were holding and the fairways not running as much as a week ago.
As if Henny's 65 score wasn't exciting enough, two holes in one were scored - by Gabi Heuchel (East Berks) at the 109yd third in the morning and by Emma Stodart (Rugby) at the 131yd 11th in the afternoon.
Scoreboard (pdf file)

Monday 25th September 2006

SVLGA President Dawn Moor presents Kathleen Sutherland with the Scroggie Cup

KATHLEEN WINS BATTLE OF THE GABLE ENDIES AT BLAIRGOWRIE
North area over-50s title-holder Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) produce an inspired spell of putting to win the Scottish veteran women’s championship over the Lansdowne course at sunny Blairgowrie.
Kathleen beat Noreen Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh) by 4 and 3 in the final after holing single putts on the last five greens, two of them for birdies, at the 12th and 14th.
“I wish I could putt like that every day,” said Kathleen who holed from 6ft at the 11th, 15ft at the 12th, 4ft at the 13th, 25ft at the 14th and 8ft after being bunkered at the 15th.
It has to be said the rest of Miss Sutherland’s game was very good as well, particularly her iron play.
Noreen Fenton won the second hole but lost the fourth and fifth to fall one down. After a string of halved holes in a tight contest, Kathleen went through the back of the 10th to lose that hole and be pulled back to all square.
Then Miss Sutherland’s putting magic started on the 11th and she surged into a four-hole lead before halving the 15th for the match.
Both finalists grew up in Montrose and learned their golf there.
Both were members of the Scotland team that won the Veteran Ladies Golf Association area team championship at Formby in early August and Noreen is in the SLGA-selected Scotland team for the senior women's home internationals at Hamilton Golf Club next midweek. Kathleen is a reserve.
SCOTTISH VETERAN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Lansdowne course, Blairgowrie.
Semi-finals – N Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh) bt L Campbell (Torwoodlee) 5 and 3, K Sutherland (Royal Montrose) bt H Faulds (Douglas Park) 2 and 1.
Final – Sutherland bt Fenton 4 and 3.

R&A Captains Team v Town of St Andrews
Alan Elliot writes
"The Town of St Andrews won the "Town match" against the R&A Captains team on Saturday 17th September by 85-60 in matches. That means 145 results, or 290 a side, or 580 people playing. It was not quite that as there were one or two walk-overs with people failing to turn up! Anyway, I think it resulted in 573 playing. This is more than last year. We filled the Old Course and the New Course from dawn (0640) to dusk (start 1544 and end in rather more than dusk); and we had eleven times on the Strathtyrum Course - most places there being occupied by those of long years and long handicaps. The event started in 1913, and has been played every year apart from the war years. The Town nearly always wins, but the event is popular and the 19th Hole often extends - at the St Andrews Club and the New Club as well as the R&A - well towards the next day!"

ONLY FOUR SCOTS IN EUROPE’S TOP-RANKED 100 FEMALE AMATEURS
Scotland has only four players in the top 100 of the European Golf Association final women’s amateur rankings for the year.
Curtis Cup reserve and Scottish Under-21 girls’ champion Krystle Caithness (St Regulus) is the highest place Scot in 41st spot, ahead of Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) in 57th place and Heather MacRae (Dunblane New), like Krystle a Curtis Cup reserve this year, in 80th place.
Carly Booth, 14-year-old Comrie player and Scottish Under-16 champion, now attending the David Leadbetter Golf Academy at Bradenton, Florida, was ranked 92nd, mainly on the strength her sixth place in the British women’s open amateur stroke-play.
Last year, Clare Queen (Drumpellier), now a tour professional, was third in the final EGA rankings.
The clear No 1 was Spanish teenager Belen Mozo (pictured right (Photo Courtesy and Copyright © Tom Ward)) who won the British women’s and girls’ open amateur titles within the space of a few weeks at Northern Ireland venues and then capped her year by winning the European women’s individual amateur title.
Bound for Southern California University, Belen finished with 233.13pt, well clear of second-ranked Isabelle Boineau (France) (179).
The European Golf Association rankings are based on points achieved for high finishes a maximum of four from 15 designated tournaments during the season. For more information go to the EGA Website
EUROPE’S TOP-RANKED FEMALE AMATEURS FOR 2006
1 Belen Mozo (Spain) 233.13.
2 Isabelle Boineau (France) 179.
3 Anne-Lise Caudal (France) 166.50.
4 Maria Verchenova (Russia) 157.38.
5 Carlota Ciganda (Spain) 155.
6 Anna Rossi (Italy) 139.13.
7 Naomi Edwards (England) 127.63.
8 Kerry Smith (England) 127.20.
9 Caroline Hedwall (Sweden) 125.50.
10 Marta Silva (Spain) 122.50.
11 Rachel Bell (England) 122.
12 (equal) Therese Nilsson (Sweden), Sara Wikstrom (Sweden) 120.
14 Thea Hoffmeister (Germany) 117.63.
15 Marjet Van der Graaf (Netherlands) 113.26.
16 Benedicte Toumpsin (Belgium) 112.50.
17 Katharina Schallenberg (Germany) 111.63.
18 (equal) Anna Nordqvist (Sweden), Melissa Reid (England) 105;
20 Sohvi Harkonen (Finland) 101.
21 Caroline Wsestrup (Sweden) 100.
22 Julie Berton (France) 99.
23 Vittoria Valvassori (Italy) 96.
24 Elena Giraud (France) 95.
25 Melodie Bourdie (France) 92.
26 Breanne Loucks (Wales) 91.63.
27 Sonia Cologan (S[pain) 89.38.
28 Caroline Masson (Germany) 86.
29 (equal) Maria Hernandez (Spain), Diana Terol (Spain) 85.50.
Also:
41 Krystle Caithness Scotland) 60.33.
57 Jenna Wilson (Scotland) 48.63.
80 Heather MacRae (Scotland) 33.75.
92 Carly Booth (Scotland 27.50.

CARNOUSTIE GIRL THIRD IN US COLLEGE TOURNAMENT
Katy McNicoll from Carnoustie, pictured right, an 18-year-old second-year student at Lynn University, Boca Ration in Florida, finished third in the Lady Falcon Invitational college tournament.
Katy had rounds of 75 and 70 over the par-72, 5,937yd Riviera County Club course at Ormond Beach, Florida for a one-under-par aggregate of 145.
She finished three shots behind Ashley Kozlowski (Stetson University) who scored 72 and 70 for 142 and one behind runner-up Tara Allen (Embry-Riddle College) (73-70).
The first four finishers all shot three-under-par 70s in the second round – the lowest score of the 36-hole tournament.
Katy’s fine effort also helped Lynn University to catch first-round leaders Bethune-Cookman College and win the team event by four strokes with a total of 599. Teams from 12 colleges took part.
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
142 Ashley Kozlowski (Stetson) 72 70.
143 Tara Allen(Embry-Riddle College) 73 70.
145 Katy McNicoll (Lynn) 75 70.
LEADING TEAMS
599 Lynn.
603 Bethune-Cookman.
605 Barry, Stetson.

DANIELLE’S DAMAGING BOGEYS IN ALL-STAR FIELD AT DAYTONA BEACH
Last year’s Irish girls champion Danielle McVeigh, who has just started a four-year golf scholarship at Texas A&M University, finished joint 68th in a high-class field for the NCAA Women’s Fall Preview tournament over the LPGA International course at Daytona Beach, Florida.
Danielle, who hails from Kilkeel, Northern Ireland, had two triple bogey 7s, two double bogeys (one at a par-3 hole) and, more encouraging, seven birdies in returning rounds of 77, 79 and 79 for a 54-hole total of 235 over the par-72, 6,315yd course.
The tournament was won by Nicole Smith (Tennessee) who shot 67, 75 and 69 for a five-under-par total of 211 and a four-stroke victory from a field loaded with European players, the best of which was former British girls’ open champion Anna Nordqvist (Arizona State) from Sweden. She tied for fourth place with US Curtis Cup player Taylor Leon.
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
211 Nicole Smith (Tennessee) 67 75 69.
215 Mallory Hetzel (Georgia) 73 72 70, Leah Wigger (Virginia) 71 73 71.
216 Jacqui Concolino (Vanderbilt) 70 75 71, Taylor Leon (Georgia) 72 713 71, Anna Nordqvist (Arizona State) 73 74 69.
Other European scores:
217 Sandra Gal (Florida) 73 74 70 (jt 7th).
220 Pernilla Lindberg (Oklahoma State) 75 73 72 (jt 14th).
222 Maria Hernandez (Purdue) 78 73 71 (jt 18th).
228 Azahara Munoz (Arizona State) 77 73 78 (jt 46th).
229 Dewi-Claire Schreefel (Southern California) 76 77 76 (jt 49th).
232 Fabienna in-Albon (Purdue) 80 78 74 (jt 59th).
235 Danielle McVeigh (Texas A&M) 77 79 79 (jt 68th).
LEADING TEAMS
869 Georgia.
878 Duke.
885 UCLA.
888 Auburn.
890 Vanderbilt.
891 Arizona State.
Other score:
921 Texas A&M (15th of 18).

Saturday 23rd September 2006

FIFE AND RENFREWSHIRE MEET IN TITLE DECIDER AT THE HIRSEL ON SUNDAY
Fife and Renfrewshire will meet in a title-decider on Sunday in the Scottish women’s county golf team championship at The Hirsel Golf Club near Coldstream.
Both teams made it two wins out of two on the second day. Fife, having swept the foursomes 3-0, beat Perth & Kinross 6-3. Perth and Kinross ralled to take the last three singles but but that time Fife had established a winning lead.
Renfrewshire were made to fight by Galloway who had lost 7-2 to Fife on the opening day. Renfrewshire edged ahead 2-1 in the foursomes and then took the singles 3 ½ to 2 ½ for an overall 5 ½-3 ½ victory.
Saturday details:
FIFE 6, PERTH & KINROSS 3
Foursomes: K Caithness, K Milne bt R Niven, A Bushby 3 and 2; E Moffat, F Lockhart bt J Milne, F Ramsay 4 and 3; L Kenney & J Carthew bt E Napper, S Shepherd 6 and 5 (3-0).
Singles: Caithness bt J Yellowlees 5 and 4, Kenney bt Milne 1 hole, Lockhart bt G Lambie 4 and 3, Carthew lost to Bushby 6 and 5, Moffat lost to Niven 4 and 3, Milne lost to Shepherd 3 and 2 (3-3).
RENFREWSHIRE 5 ½, GALLOWAY 3 1/2
Foursomes: M Briggs, C-M Carlton bt S McMurtrie, A Shamash 3 and 1; D Jackson, G McGinlay bt C Meldrum, G Robson 3 and 1; S Harman, G Kyle lost to T Milligan, G Monteith 5 and 3 (2-1).
Singles: Carlton bt Shamash 5 and 4, Briggs bt McMurtrie 2 and 1, Jackson halved with Milligan, L Robertson lost to Monteith 3 and 1, Harman lost to P Magill 2 holes, McGinlay bt Meldrum 4 and 3 (3 ½-2 ½).

HOW THEY STAND
Fife and Renfrewshire 2pt each, Perth & Kinross 1pt, Galloway 0pt.
FINAL MATCHES
Fife v Renfrewshire, Perth & Kinross v Galloway

DANIELLE HAS OPENING 77 AT DAYTONA BEACH
Irish international team player Danielle McVeigh from Kilkeel, Northern Ireland shot a five-over-par 77 in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Fall Preview college golf tournament over the Legends Course at LPGA International, Daytona Beach in Florida.
Danielle, a freshman student at Texas A&M University, started at the 10th hole with a double bogey and had another at the short third. She also bogeyed the 16th, 17th and sixth holes but did have birdies at the 12th and 13th.
No other Texas A&M player had a better score than Miss McVeigh who is sharing 35th place in a field of 90 with former British girls champion Azahara Munoz (Arizona State University) from Spain.
Another past British girls champion, Anna Nordqvist (Arizona State) from Sweden had a 73 as had Germany’s Sandra Gal (Florida).
Pernilla Lindberg (Oklahoma State) from Sweden scored a 75.
American Nicole Smith (University of Tennessee) leads the field by three strokes with a 67.
LEADING SCORES
Par 72/6,315yd course
67 Nicole Smith (Tennessee).
Other scores:
73 Sandra Gal (Florida), Anna Nordqvist (Sweden).
75 Pernilla Lindberg (Oklahoma State).
77 Danielle McVeigh (Texas A&M), Azahara Munoz (Arizona State).
LEADING TEAMS
289 Georgia.
298 Auburn.
299 Tennessee.
300 Arizona State.
Also:
314 Texas A&M (15th).

VIKKI LAING FAILS TO MAKE IT TO LPGA FINAL QUALIFYING SCHOOL
Musselburgh's Vikki Laing failed to figure among the leading 32 players with 72-hole totals of nine-over-par 297 or better who go forward from the LPGA Qualifying School sectional tournament at Mission Hills Country Club, California to the Final Qualifying School at Daytona Beach, Florida at the end of November.
Vikki shot rounds of 72, 77, 77 and 77 for a 15-over-par tally of 303 and finished joint 61st.
Her final-round 77 was actually as good a score as many of the qualifiers achieved in very windy conditions.
Samantha Head from Bedford finished with a 79 but still qualified in ninth place on 293, having had earlier rounds of 69, 72 and 73.
The first five qualifiers were all South Koreans - four of them entered as amateurs - which highlights the increasing numbers of players from North and South Korea who are either already on the LPGA Tour or are trying to get on it.
LEADING SCORES
286 (-2) Hyun-Hee Moon (South Korea) 70 72 69 75.
287 Ji-Young Oh (South Korea) (am) 71 74 71 71, Seo-Jae Lee (South Korea) (am) 71 73 72 71.
291 I K Kim (South Korea) (am) 71 73 75 72, Na On Min (South Korea) (am) 74 72 70 75, Lee-Anne Pace (South Africa) 68 75 71 77.
292 Gwladys Nocera (France) 73 72 74 73, Caryn Wilson (United States) 70 73 74 75.
Non-qualifiers included:
303 (+15) Vikki Laing (Musselburgh) 71 77 77 77 (jt 61st).

Friday 22nd September 2006

WINNING STARTS BY FIFE AND RENFREWSHIRE AT HIRSEL
Fife and Renfrewshire made winning starts to the Scottish women’s county golf championship’s three-day programme at The Hirsel Golf Club near Coldstream today.
Fife, the favourites on paper, beat Galloway 7-2 after making a clean sweep of the three foursomes.
Renfrewshire trailed 2-1 to Perth & Kinross after the foursomes but singles wins by Clare-Marie Carlton, Megan Briggs, Lesley Robertson and Gillian McGinlay enabled them to turn the tables and finished overall 5-4 winners.
On Saturday, it’s Perth & Kinross v Fife and Renfrewshire v Galloway.
Details:
PERTH & KINROSS 4, RENFREWSHIRE 5
P&K names first
Foursomes - J Milne, F Ramsay bt D Jackson, G McGinlay 3 and 2; J Yellowlees, G Lambie lost to C-M Carlton, M Briggs 1 hole; R Niven, A Bushby bt G Kyle, L Robertson 7 and 6 (2-1).
Singles - Niven lost to Carlton 7 and 6, S Shepherd lost to Briggs 7 and 5, Bushby bt Jackson 5 and 4, Milne bt C Whyte 5 and 4, Lambie lost to Robertson 4 and 2, Ramsay lost to McGinlay 5 and 4 (2-4).
FIFE 7, GALLOWAY 2
Fife names first
Foursomes - E Moffat, F Lockhart bt S McMurtrie, A Shamash 2 and 1; L Bennett, B Copland bt C Meldrum, G Robson 2 holes; K Caithness, K Milne bt T Milligan, G Monteith 5 and 4 (3-0).
Singles - Caithness bt Shamash 4 and 3, Moffat lost to McMurtrie 4 and 3, Lockhart bt Monteith 4 and 3, J Carthew bt Meldrum 2 holes, Bennett lost to Milligan 6 and 5, Milne bt Robson 3 and 2 (4-2).

US College Golf
SCOTS CORNER AT COLLEGE IN ATLANTA
Glasgow’s Neil McBride finished sixth in his first tournament of the new American college golf season. Neil, a second-year student at Clayton State University, Atlanta, had rounds of 69 and 76 for a total of three-over-par 145 in the Kiawah Island Invitational over a 6,817yd, par-72 course in South Carolina.
Team-mate Daniel Sommerville, recently enrolled from Madras College, St Andrews, finished joint 53rd in a field of 80 with a pair of 79s for 158.
Winner of the individual tournament was Baxter Culler (USC Upstate) with 67 and 70 for seven-under-par 137.
There are two other Scots on the Clayton State Universitygolf roster – Brendan McKenna and Conaill Scanlon. They are freshmen students and, like Neil McBride, former pupils of St Ninian’s High School, Glasgow.
Curiously enough, all four boys are six-footers.

JENNY MILNE LOWERS HER OWN COURSE RECORD AT HOPEMAN
Northern Counties team player Jenny Milne (Elgin) has slashed five shots off the Hopeman Golf Club women’s course record she set four years ago – in the same competition!
Jenny won the club’s women’s open tournament for the McPherson Cup with a one-under-par 31. Figures:
OUT – 4 5 3 4 4 6 3 4 3: 36
IN – 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 3 5: 35
Jennie had birdies at the fourth, ninth, 13th and 16th. She had a double-bogey 6 at the sixth and a bogey at the short 14th in halves of level-par 36 and one-under 35.
The CSS on the day was 72, the same as par.

VIKKI ONLY A LONG SHOT TO MAKE IT THROUGH TO LPGA Q SCHOOL
Vikki Laing from Musselburgh needs a sub-par score – the lower the better – to have any chance at all of qualifying for the LPGA Tour Final Qualifying School at Daytona Beach, Florida at the end of November.
The 25-year-old Scot is lying in joint 62nd place with one round to go in the sectional qualifying competition at Mission Hills Country Club, California.
After matching the par of 72 in the first round, Vikki has slumped down the field with a pair of 77s for a 10-over-par tally of 226.
Only the leading 30 and ties will qualify.
Samantha Head from Bedford is doing well in her bid to join her twin Johanna, who has played the LPGA Tour for a number of years.
Samantha is in joint second place on 214 (69-72-73), three shots behind the South Korean leader Hyun-Hee Moon (70-72-69).
LEADING THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
211 (-5) Hyun-Hee Moon (South Korea) 70 72 69.
214 (-2) Samantha Head (England) 69 72 73, Lee-Anne Pace (South Africa) 68 75 71.
215 Adrienne Gautreaux (United States) 71 73 71, Kristina Tucker (Sweden) 72 71 72.
Other score:
226 Vikki Laing (Scotland) 72 77 77 (jt 62nd).

Thursday 21st September 2006

EASY FOR THE MIGHTY QUINN AT DUMFRIES
Hampshire player Christine Quinn won the weather-affected Senior British women's open amateur golf championship for the first time at Dumfries & County Golf Club today.
Christine spreadeagled the field with an opening round of 71 on Wednesday and, despite being one of the 27 players who had to finish their second round this morning after the course became waterlogged on Wednesday afternoon, she was able to clinch an easy six-stroke win with rounds of 75 and 78 for an aggregate of eight-over-par 224.
She had six birdies in her first round (which also included a triple-bogey 7), one in her second and no birdies at all in her closing round but no one made a charge at her position over the final 36 holes.
Viveca Hoff (Sweden) was runner-up for the second year in a row. She had scores of 73, 79 and 78 for 230.
Top Scot was former Scottish women's amateur champion Fiona Anderson from Blairgowrie, now living in Lancashire and a member of Formby Ladies. Fiona finished joint seventh with scores of 79, 79 and 77 for 235. She bogeyed her last four holes in her final round. But for that she would have finished third or fourth.
Fiona De Vries finished with one of the better scores of the third round – a 77 which lifted her up to joint 11th place with a total of 238. Fiona’s earlier scores were 79 and 82.
Moira Thomson (North Berwick) was the leading Scot until the final round in which she ran up two triple bogey 7s – the first at the 11th and the second at the 18th in an inward card of 44 for an 83. She had earlier rounds of 77 and 79.
FINAL TOTALS (Par 72, CSS 71 75 73)
224 C Quinn (Hockley) 71 75 78.
230 V Hogg (Swe) 73 79 78.
231 R Adams (Addington Court) 77 76 78.
232 A Murdoch (Can) 75 80 77.
233 V Thomas (Carmarthen) 80 77 76, C Birke (Swe) 74 78 81.
235 C Watson (Beaconsfield) 80 79 76, F Anderson (Formby Ladies) 79 79 77.
236 S Dye (Delamere Forest) 79 84 73.
237 J Doleman (Rushcliffe) 77 82 78.
238 A Hermanson (Swe) 80 84 74, R Waller (Kendal) 77 84 77, F De Vries (St Rule) 79 82 77.
239 M Thomson (North Berwick) 77 79 83.
240 H Faulds (Douglas Park) 80 81 79, S Westall (Copt Heath) 77 82 81.
242 P Hutton (Lanark) 80 83 79.
243 H Smyth (Pannal) 84 81 78.
244 L Foster (Bramhall) 77 80 87.
245 J O’Connor (Newport) 86 80 79, V Hassett (Ennis) 81 82 82.
246 A Wood (Furness) 79 81 86.
247 D Williams (Can) 82 87 78, R Lindley (Hartlepool) 87 82 78, L Hague (Rotherham) 82 86 79.
249 M Henderson (Ger) 81 86 82, P West (Spalding) 82 85 82.
250 H Joyce (Longt Ashton) 85 85 80, G Etcheverry (Spa) 82 85 83.
251 I Brien (Wentworth) 79 90 82, J Kellenberger (Camberley Heath) 80 89 92, G Ekman (Swe) 81 85 85.
252 A-C Sveningson (Swe) 80 89 83.
253 C Kirk (Ganton) 80 89 84, G Curley (Northants Co) 83 85 85.
254 S Pidgeon (Wrekin) 85 81 88.
255 C Liverside (Sandiway) 81 89 85, C McAndrew (Nairn Dunbar) 84 84 87.
256 J Paterson (Drumpellier) 84 86 86, C Howell (Woburn) 78 90 88.
257 R English Larne) 85 85 87.
260 R Farrow (St Neots) 84 86 90.
Age-group winners
50-54 years – Vickie Thomas (Carmarthen).
55-59 years – Christina Birke (Sweden).
60-64 years – Sue Westall (Copt Heath).
65+ years – Rosemary Farrow (St Neots).

Lanarkshire's Anne Lloyd and Pat Casey, winners of the SLGA Commonwealth Spoons final at Loudoun Gowf Club, Ayrshire with Pamela MacKenzie of the SLGA executive.

FIFE FAVOURITES TO WIN SCOTTISH WOMEN’S COUNTY TEAM TITLE
A Fife line-up containing the current Scottish Under-21 champion, Krystle Caithness (St Regulus), and two former Scottish women’s champions, Fiona Lockhart (St Regulus) and Elaine Moffat (St Regulus), will start favourites to win the Scottish women’s county team championship over the next three days at The Hirsel Golf Club near Coldstream.
The title is contested by the winners of the four divisional team championships.
East Division champions Fife last won the national title at Prestonfield in 1995.
West Division champions Renfrewshire have not been Scottish champions since 1987 over the Eden Course at St Andrews.
Perth & Kinross qualified for the finals by winning the North Division title at Crieff for the first time since 1982. The P&K line-up includes Scottish Under-18 champion Roseanne Niven (Crieff).
Galloway’s victory in the South Division championship was also their first for a number of years.
Programme
FRIDAY
Perth & Kinross v Renfrewshire, Galloway v Fife.
SATURDAY
Fife v Perth & Kinross Renfrewshire v Galloway.
SUNDAY
Fife v Renfrewshire, Perth & Kinross v Galloway.
Teams
FIFE
Lorna Bennett (Ladybank), Krystle Caithness (St Regulus), Jocelyn Carthew (Ladybank), Becky Copland (Scotscraig), Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), Fiona Lockhart (St Regulus), Katrina Milne (Dunfermline), Elaine Moffat (St Regulus).
GALLOWAY
Jill Campbell (Castle Douglas), Pat Magill (Portpatrick Dunskey), Sheila McMurtrie (Dalbeattie), Christina Meldrum (Stranraer), Tracey Milligan (Stranraer), Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey), Gwen Robertson (Newton Stewart), Addi Shamash (Kirkcudbright).
PERTH & KINROSS
Alexandra Bushby (Strathmore), Gwen Lambie (Dunkeld & Birnam), Jillian Milne (Craigie Hill), Emma Napper (Craigie Hill), Roseanne Niven (Crieff), Fiona Ramsay (Killin), Sal Shepherd (Blairgowrie), Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall).
RENFREWSHIRE
Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), Clare-Marie Carlton (Fereneze), Sara Harman (Williamwood), Donna Jackson (Cochrane Castle), Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire), Gillian McGinlay (Cochrane Castle), Lesley Robertson (Ranfurly Castle), Carol Whyte (Windyhill).

CHRISTINE OPENS UP SIX-SHOT LEAD WITH ONE ROUND TO CO AND DUMFRIES & CO
The second round of the Senior British women's open amateur championship was completed at Dumfries & County Golf Club this morning.
Yesterday, when the course became waterlogged, play had to be suspended with 27 players still to complete their second rounds.
The computer forecast overnight that the cut for the 40 leading players and ties would fall at 170 and so it proved. A total of 41 players with scores of 170 or better went out again to contest the final round of the 54-hole championship.
Barring unforeseen disasters, it looked as if Hampshire player Christine Quinn had one hand on the championship trophy. She had a second-round 75 for a tally of two-over par 146, which meant she started the final round with a six shot lead from two Swedish players, Christina Birke and Viveka Hoff.
The leading Scot was still Moira Thomson (North Berwick) She had a 78 to be lying sixth on 156.QUALIFIERS FOR FINAL ROUND
146 Christine Quinn (Hockley) 71 75.
152 Christina Burke (Swe) 74 78, Viveca Hogg (Swe) 73 79.
153 Rozalyn Adams (Addington Court) 77 76.
155 Alison Murdoch (Canada) 75 80.
156 Moira Thomson (North Berwick) 77 79.
157 Vicki Thomas (Carmarthen) 80 77, Luci Foster (Bramhall) 77 80.
158 Fiona Anderson (Formby ladies) 79 79.
159 Christine Watson (Beaconsfield) 80 79, Janet Doleman (Rushcliffe) 77 82, Sue Westall (Copt Heath) 77 82.
160 Alyson Wood (Furness) 79 81.
161 Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) 80 81, Fiona De Vries (St Rule) 79 82.
163 Rosie Waller (Kendal) 77 84.
163 Valerie Hassett (Ennis) 81 82, Patricia Hutton (Lanark) 80 83, Susan Dye (Delamere Forest) 79 84.
164 Anki Hermanson (Sweden) 80 84.
165 Hilary Smyth (Pannal) 84 81.
166 Jean O'Connor (Newport) 86 80, Sue Pidgeon (Wrekin) 85 81, Gunilla Ekman (Swe) 81 85.
167 Gloria Etcheverry (Spa) 82 85, Pat West (Spalding) 82 85, Marilyn Henderson (Ger) 81 86.
168 Christine McAndrew (Nairn Dunbar) 84 84, Gillian Curley (Northants Co) 83 85, Laraine Hague (Rotherham) 82 86, Carolyn Howell (Woburn) 78 90.
169 Pamela Williamson (Baberton) 87 82, Ruth Lindley (Hartlepool) 87 82, Carolyn Kirk (Ganton) 80 89, Jose Kellenberger (Camberley Heath) 80 89, Ann-Catrin Sveningson (Swe) 80 89, Irene Brien (Wentworth) 79 90.
170 Roma English (Larne) 85 85, Helen Joyce (Long Ashton) 85 85, Janice Paterson (Drumpelier) 84 86, Rosemary Farrow (St Neots) 84 86, Carol Liversidge (Sandiway) 81 89.

VIKKI LAING SURVIVES HALFWAY CUT
Vikki Laing slipped back with a second-round 77 for a 36-hole tally of five-over-par 149 but the Musselburgh player, in joint 52nd place, survived the halfway cut in the LPGA Qualify School sectional tournament at Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage in California.
The leading 84 players with totals of 150 went forward to the final two rounds which will decide the top 30 players and ties who will qualify for the LPGA Final Qualifying School over six rounds at Daytona Beach, Florida from November 29 to December 3.
Samantha Head from Bedfordshire, all out to join her twin sister on the LPGA Tour, was lying fourth on 141 with rounds of 69 and 73.
LEADING QUALIFIERS
140 Lisa Meredith 74 66, Taya Battistella 73 67, Su A Kim 72 69.
141 Samantha Head 69 72.
142 Hyun-Hee Moon 70 72.
143 Sophia Sheridan 74 69, Kristina Tuckere 72 71, Caryn Wilson 70 73, Jeanne Cho 69 74, Lee-Anne Pace 68 75.
Other score:
149 Vikki Laing 72 77 (jt 52nd).

Wednesday 20th September 2006

Wet conditions at the British Seniors at Dumfries and County today
(Photo Courtesy and Copyright © Tom Ward)

US College Golf
VICKI POWER JOINT THIRD IN MOUNTAIN SHOOT-OUT
Irish junior international Vicki Power, pictured right, finished joint third in the Mountain Shoot-out women’s college tournament at Continental Country Club, Flagstaff in Arizona.
Vicki had rounds of 77 and 73 for a total of six-over-par 150, the same as Northern Arizona University team-mate Ali Carter.
They finished two shots behind winner Anna Booth (San Diego State) who had a pair of 74s to win by one shot from team-mate Maki Kamimura with 74 and 75.
Northern Arizona (638) finished fourth in the team event behind winners Cal Poly (606).
“I was a lot more consistent today. I had a couple of mental lapses that cost me a lot of shots in the first round. Today I was more confident. I knew I could hit the pins I was trying to hit,” said Vicki.
Northern Arizona University head golf coach Tom McCurdy said: “Vicki played outstandingly today. She hit a lot of fairways and a lot of greens. She finished strong to post a good number.”
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
148 Anna Booth (San Diesgo State) 74 74.
149 Maki Kamimura (San Diego State) 74 75.
150 Vicki Power (Northern Arizona) 77 73, Ali Carter (Northern Arizona) 78 72.
LEADING TEAMS
606 Cal Poly.
617 Ferris State.
627 Sacramento State.
638 Northern Arizona.

US College Golf
LUCY HIT BY DOUBLE BOGEYS IN FINAL ROUND IN KENTUCKY
Former Welsh girls champion Lucy Gould (East Tennessee State) tied for 38th place in a field of 79 for the Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup at the Cardinal Club, Simpsonville in Kentucky.
Lucy had rounds of 78,76 and 83 for a total of 237. She had double bogeys at the first, fourth and 14th in halves of 43 and 40 in her final round.
Kelly Calkin (Maryland) was the winner with one-over-par 217 (75-72-70).
Louisville (892) won the team event from Augusta State (897).
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
217 Kelly Calkin (Maryland) 75 72 70.
219 Jenny calkins(Louisville) 70 73 76.
220 Emilie Geury (Augsta State) 69 75 76.
Other score:
237 Lucy Gould (East Tennessee State) 78 76 83 (jt 38th).
LEADING TEAMS
892 Louisville.
897 Augusta State.
908 Maryland.
Also:
925 East Tennessee State (7th of 13 teams).

Pictured here are some of the girls who took part in Ayrshire’s last medal of the season at Loudoun Gowf Club.

Ayrshire Girls Medal (Thanks to June Kerr for the report)
15 girls with Congu handicaps played 18 holes while another 15 played 12 holes over a shortened course and enjoyed a putting competition. Results are as follows:-
Silver 1st Lynsey Weadon (Barassie) 88(18) 70 bih, 2nd Jenny Linklater (Largs Kelburn) 81 (11) 70, 3rd Linzi Allan (Kilbirnie) 84 (13) 71
Bronze 1st Rachel Howie (West Kilbride) 97 (30) 67, 2nd Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride) 104 (29) 75, 3rd Emma Duncan (Barassie) 101 (25) 76
Pre-Handicaps Age 12 and over Emma Tweedie (Bentinck) 78, Catriona Macdonald (Ballochmyle) 79, Valentina Mozzoni (Skelmorlie) 80 bih
Pre-Handicaps Under 12 Rachel Irvine (Kilbirnie) 69, Kelly Fraser (Bentinck) 77, Rachel Evans (Kilbirnie) 83

Tuesday 19th September 2006

MOIRA LEADING SCOT AT END OF FIRST DAY IN BRITISH SENIORS
Former Scottish girls champion Moira Thomson (North Berwick), pictured right, was the best placed Scot in joint fifth place at the end of the first round of the Senior British women’s open amateur golf championship at Dumfries & County Golf Club in very blustery conditions today.
Moira sandwiched a double bogey at the 15th and a bogey at the 16th between birdies at the 14th and 18th in her round five-over-par 77 (40-37) to be six shots behind leader Christine Quinn from Hockley Golf Club, Hampshire.
Christine reached the turn in 32 and had six birdies in all – but she needed them to counter-balance a triple bogey 7 at the 11th and single shots dropped at the first and 16th.
Next best Scots after Mrs Thomson were St Andrews hotelier Fiona De Vries (St Rule), recent winner of the Scottish senior women’s match-play championship, and former Scottish champion Fiona Anderson from Blairgowrie, now based in Lancashire and a member of Formby Ladies. Fiona had a 79 (41-38 which included double bogeys at the fifth and 16 and birdies at the 10th and 12th.
Pamela Williamson (Baberton), who was expected to be among the leading Scottish challengers, saddled herself with an 87. After an opening birdie, she ran up a triple bogey 7 at the second and then had a string of bogeys, only rarely broken by pars in halves of 43 and 44.
Former Curtis Cup player Vicki Thomas (Carmarthen), one of the pre-tournament favourites, had an 80.
Carolyn Howell from Woburn, who had a 78, had a hole in one at the ninth.
SENIOR BRITISH WOMEN’S OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Dumfries & County Golf Club.
First round (Par 72)
71 C Quinn (Hockley).
73 V Hogg (Swe).
74 C Birke (Swe).
75 A Murdoch (Can).
77 S Westall (Copt Heath), L Foster (Bramhall), M Thomson (North Berwick), R Waller (Kendal), R Adams (Addington Court), J Doleman (Rushcliffe).
78 C Howell (Woburn).
79 A Wood (Furness), S Dye (Delamere Forest), I Brien (Wentworth), F Anderson (Formby Ladies), F De Vries (St Rule).
80 P Hutton (Lanark), A-C Sveningson (Swe), H Faulds (Bearsden), M-B Heden (Swe), A Hermanson (Swe), J Kellenberger (Camberley Heath), C Watson (Beaconsfield), C Kirk (Ganton), V Thomas (Carmarthen).
81 G Ekman (Swe), M Henderson (Ger), V Hassett (Ennis), C Liverside (Sandiway).
82 P West (Spalding), G Etcheverry (Spa), D Williams (Can), L Hague (Rotherham).
83 M McGregor (Dumfries & Co), B Woodham (Cobtree Park), D Parker (Woodhall Spa), M Handl (Aut), G Curley (Northants Co), A Briggs (Royal Liverpool).
Other Scots:
84 C McAndrew (Nairn Dunbar), J Paterson (Drumpellier).
85 E Wilson (Elie (Earlsferry), L Terry (Cruden Bay), S McKinnon (Royal Liverpool Ladies), K Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park), J Brydson (Castle Douglas).
86 I Harvey (Sty Rule), W MacCallum (Falkirk).
87 J Mack (Haggs Castle), R Anderson (Huntly), P Williamson (Baberton).
88 E Campbell (Torwoodlee), S McDonald (Buchanan Castle).
93 J Blount (Dumfries & Co).

LANARKSHIRE’S PAT AND ANNE WIN COMMONWEALTH SPOONS IN TIGHT FINISH
Lanarkshire’s Pat Casey and Anne Lloyd won the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association Commonwealth Spoons final at Loudoun Gowf Club, Ayrshire in one of the tightest finishes in the history of the tournament.
Half-a-stroke covered the first five pairs in the handicap prize list. Pat and Anne’s net 72 off 15 of a handicap was matched by Jackie Brown and Lynn Fenton (Angus) (4) and also Fiona Brawley and Frances Craig (Ayrshire) (12).
A comparison of inward halves placed Pat and Anne (back in 33) ahead of Jackie and Lynne (34) and Fiona and Frances (also 34). To separate the second and third, it was necessary to go down to the last six holes.
So close a contest was it that Jennifer Gough and Jennifer Alexander (Dunbartonshire & Argyll), playing off 18 ½, finished fourth with 72 ½ - and yet, had Jennifer holed a putt on the last green, they would have finished with a net total of 71 1/2 which would have won the competition.
Scottish international player Kylie Walker and her mother Elizabeth (Dunbartonshire & Agryll) finished fifth with the same score but a poorer inward half than the two Jennifers.
Heavy overnight rain flooded the 18th green but the local greenstaff did such a good job of mopping up that play was able to start on at 9.30am. A total of 45 couples took part.
SLGA COMMONWEALTH SPOONS FINAL – Loudoun GC
LEADING TOTALS
72 Pat Casey & Anne Lloyd (Lanarkshire) (15) (better inward half); Jackie Brown & Lynne Fenton (Angus) (4) (better last 6); Fiona Brawley & Frances Craig (Ayrshire) (12).
72 ½ Jennifer Gough & Jennifer Alexander (Dunbartonshire & Argyll) (18 ½) (bih); Kylie Walker & Elizabeth Walker (Dunbartonshire & Argyll) (9 ½).

EUROPE KEEP THE JUNIOR RYDER CUP IN EXCITING FINISH
If the Ryder Cup match later this week produces as exciting a finish as the JUNIOR Ryder Cup did at Celtic Manor today (Tuesday), then it will be a memorable occasion indeed.
In the Under-16s version, Europe drew 6-6 with the United States and retain the trophy as holders. The young Americans have not won the Junior Ryder Cup since 1997 – but they went mighty close to scoring a second triumph!
When 14-year-old Carly Booth, pictured right, from Comrie, Perthshire and her Norwegian partner in the mixed four-balls format, Arie Friestad, beat Andrew Yun and Kristen Schelling by 3 and 2, that impressive display gave the Europeans a 2-0 lead on the day and a 5-3 lead overall – the opening day’s four-balls having been shared 3-3.
But the pendulum of power gradually swung the United States’ way in the exciting closing stages of the other ties.
Bud Cauley and Vicky Hurst of the United States squared off the scoreline at 2-2 by beating Pedro Figureido (Portugal) and Spain’s Marta Silva by 3 and 2.
Then France’s Vickor Dubuisson and Giula Molinaro (Italy) hit a purple patch of form that saw them win four holes in a row – quite a feat in four-ball, better-ball play – and they won by 4 and 3 over Joe Monte and Brittany Altomare who had led by two holes on the outward half.
That gave Europe a 6-5 lead with one match to finish in which America’s Tony Mapu Finau and Cassandra Blaney squared matters against Germany’s Maximilian Kieffer and Laura Gonzalez (Belgium) at the 11th, went one up at the 12th and doggedly held on to that one-hole advantage down the remaining holes as the tension mounted.
It went down to the last putt on the last hole of the last match but the young Americans held their nerve for the victory that made the final scoreline 3-3 on the day and 6-6 overall.
JUNIOR RYDER CUP QUOTES:
NICK FALDO, Ryder Cup-captain elect (for 2008 match), who watched the second-day action at Celtic Manor and presented each team with a crystal trophy at the closing ceremony:
“I am sure there are some future Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup players here."
ANDY INGRAM, Europe's Junior Ryder Cup captain:“I think that both teams put on a great spectacle, so hopefully people will realise the impressive standards of these players. There is a slight disappointment at not winning, but hopefully another Welshman in Ian Woosnam can do that later this week.”
ISABELLE LENDL, 15-year-old daughter of eight-time Grand Slam tennis champion Ivan Lendl and winner of all four ties she played over the two days:
“It has been fun and a real honour to represent my country in The Junior Ryder Cup. I’m back to school tomorrow but I will leave with some good memories, although we could have won it.”
BRIAN HUGGETT Former Ryder Cup captain and player Brian Huggett, pictured right, was full of praise for Scottish starlet Carly Booth after the 14 year old’s debut in The Junior Ryder Cup.
Carly, the youngest of the 12-strong European team - and the only British or Irish player in the line-up that drew with the Americans, was narrowly defeated in Monday’s four-balls (in which she was herself three-under-par apart from one hole, but responded brilliantly to partner Norwegian Are Friestad to a 3 & 2 victory over Andrew Yun and Kristen Schelling in today’s mixed fourballs.
Huggett, who watched both days of the competition at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, South Wales, said: “Carly is a fantastic player and such a cool customer. In the holes I saw her play she probably had to hole from eight feet on five occasions and every time she popped it right into the middle. And she is long, especially as she’s only a little girl. I think she is going to be a star and I look forward to following her career.”
A contingent a purple-clad ladies from the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association turned up at the event to follow Carly and gave Huggett a little gift.
“They remembered me winning the Scottish Seniors at Aberdeen so they gave me a Scottish Thistle pin, which I said I would wear on my blouse the next time I play golf!” added Huggett.
JUNIOR RYDER CUP
Celtic Manor Resort, Newport
EUROPE 6, UNITED STATES 6
First Day: Europe 3, United States 3.
Second Day: Europe 3, United States 3
Mixed four-balls
European pairings first
A Kristiansen (Nor) & C Ciganda (Spa) bt P Francis & E Choe 2 and 1.
S Einhaus (Ger) & S Hausladen (Ger) lost to D Kittleson & I Lendl 3 and 1.
A Friestad (Nor) & C Booth (Sco) bt A Yun & K Schelling 3 and 2.
P Figueirdo (Por) & M Silva (Spa) lost to B Cauley & V Hurst 3 and 2.
M Kieffer (Ger) & L Gonzalez (Bel) lost to T Mapu Finau & C Blaney 1 hole.
V Dubuisson (Fra) & G Molinaro (Ita) bt J Monte & B Altomare 4 and 3.

West of Scotland Girls
Jean Campbell has sent me a link to photos of the West of Scotland Girls' 50th anniversary celebration at Troon in August.

US College Golf
STEWART, KNOX IN LEADING FIVE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE TOURNAMENT
Scots Duncan Stewart from Grantown on Spey and Russell Knox from Inverness, both golf scholarship students at Jacksonville University, Florida, are in the top five after 36 holes of the RDG Intercollegiate tournament at Florence, South Carolina.
Stewart, bidding for a fourth win on the American college circuit, has had rounds of 69 and 71 for four-under-par 140 and is in second place in the field of 95, one shot behind leader Jordy Hayden (Troy), with one round to go.
Knox has scored 74 and 68 to be lying fifth on 142.
Jamie Kennedy from Edinburgh, a third Scot in the Jacksonville team, has not done so well. He is in 92nd place on 162 after scores of 78 and 84.
Troy and Jacksonville are sharing the team leadership on 574 – seven ahead of Tennessee-Chattanooga - in a field of 18 colleges.

FIVE SCOTS IN TOP 100 OF MEN'S WORLD AMATEUR RANKINGS
United States amateur champion Richie Ramsay (Royal Aberdeen), pictured right, continues to lead the unofficial world men's amateur golf rankings, devised and compiled by R&A staff man David Moir on a test and trial basis for the momennt.
In all, there are seven Scots in the top 100 in the list which is updated weekly, based on amateur tournament returns received by David from all over the world.
They are:
1 Richie Ramsay (Royal Aberdeen)
20 Scott Jamieson (Cathkin Braes).
32 George Murray (Earlsferry Thistle).
51 Lloyd Saltman (Craigielaw).
58 Paul O'Hara (Colville Park).
61 Callum Macaulay (Tulliallan).
87 John Gallagher (Swanston).

US College Golf
VICKI HAS FOUR STROKES TO MAKE UP IN ARIZONA
Irish junior international Vicki Power, pictured below right, in her last year as a student at Northern Arizona University, returned a 77 to be four shots behind the leader at the halfway stage of the La Quinta Inn & Suits Mountain Shoot-out at Continental Country Club, Arizona.
Vicki, 21, from Cambridge was well in contention with an outward half of 37 but fell away with 40 for the inward nine to occupy joint eighth place overnight.
Northern Arizona is lying third in the team event.
Northern Arizona - the Lumberjacks - head women's golf coach Tom McCurdy is expecting big things from Vicki this college golf season.
"Vicki will be a key contributor for us this season. After a slow start last year due to injuries, she worked real hard to play her best golf at the end of last season. I expect her to have a big senior season," he said.
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
73 Margaux Sheehan (Sacramento State) 38-35.
74 Anna Booth (San Diego State) 35-39, Maki Kamimura (San Diego State) 38-36.
Other score:
77 Vicki Power (Northern Arizona) 37-40.
LEADING TEAMS
303 Cal Poly.
308 Sacramento State.
314 Ferris State.
318 Northern Arizona (4th of eight teams.

US College Golf
LUCY 11 SHOTS BEHIND LEADER IN KENTUCKY
Lucy Gould, the Welsh girls champion of 2002 and 2003 and now a student at East Tennessee State Universtiy, had rounds of 78 and 76 over the par-72, 6,181yd Cardinal Club course to be sharing 26th place on 154 after two rounds of the Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup women's college tournament in Kentucky.
University of Lousville players were lying first and third and also leading the team event.
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
143 Jenny Calkins (Louisville) 70 73.
144 Emilie Geury (Augusta State) 69 75.
146 Cindy LaCrosse (Louisville) 75 71.
Other score:
154 Lucy Gould (East Tennessee State) 78 76.
LEADING TEAMS
587 Louisville.
592 Augusta State.
601 UNC Wilmington.
Other score:
620 East Tennessee State (9th of 13).

Monday, September 18, 2006

YORKSHIRE PAIR WIN LGU CORONATION FOURSOMES AT ST ANDREWS
The Yorkshire pairing of Denise Jenkins and Pat Stageman from Allerthorpe Park Golf Club won the Ladies Golf Union’s 2006 Peugeot Coronation Foursomes Grand Final over the Jubilee Course, St Andrews today (MONDAY).
In blustery conditions, Denise and Pat, who both play off 17, did very well indeed to score 38 Stableford points but even that terrific score only won the day by a single point.
Gallant runners-up were the Newport pairing of Jean O’Connor (handicap 4) and Joan O’Brian (handicap 28) with 37pt.
Third, with 35pt, were Joanna Garrigan, who plays off 23, and Helen Harris (handicap 25) from Carden Park Golf Club near Chester.
The leading Scots Fiona Joss and Sheila Brunton from Carnoustie Caledonia, in fourth place with 34pt. Fiona has five of a handicap and Sheila plays off 11.
LGU PEUGEOT CORORNATION FOURSOMES
Grand Final – Jubilee Course, St Andrews.
STABLEFORD POINTS TOTALS
38 Denise Jenkins (17) & Pat Stageman (17) (Allerthorpe Park).
37 Jean O’Connor (4) & Joan O’Brian (28) (Newport).
35 Joanna Garrigan (23) & Helen Harris (25) (Carden Park).
34 Fiona Joss (5) & Sheila Brunton (11) (Carnoustie (Caledonia).
33 Mia Kim (19) & Jasmin Kim (23) (Leatherhead).
32 Jill Buchan (25) & Lynne Sharp (16) (Dunning).
30 Sue Bourne (17) & Pat Evison (24) (Cape Cornwall); Olive Budd (19) & Margo Soloman (24) (Kings Norton).
28 Shirley Jiggins (14) & Jacqui Wormall (20) (Gosfield Lake); Janet Godfrey (15) & Sue Booth (16) (Elsham).
26 Cath Mossom (18) & Alison Vasey (29) (Maryport).
25 Cath Lucas (32) & Liz Hunter (36) (Kilmacolm).

SCOTLAND SCHOOLBOYS AND SCHOOLGIRLS LOST TO ENGLAND AT HILLSIDE
Scotland lost the boys’ match 10-8 and the girls’ contest 5-4 in the annual schools golf international against England at Hillside Golf Club, Lancashire today (MONDAY).
Double winners for the Scots in both the foursomes and singles were Ross Bell (Harris Academy, Dundee), Joshua Clarke (Montrose Academy), Alan Murdoch (Stranraer Academy) and Krystle Caithness (Waid Academy, Anstruther).
In the boys’ match England took the foursomes 3 ½-2 ½ and the singles also by a one-point margin, 6 ½-5 ½ .
England won the foursomes 2-1 in the girls’ match before the singles were shared 3-3.
DETAILS:
ENGLAND SCHOOLBOYS 10, SCOTLAND SCHOOLBOYS 8
Foursomes
England schoolboys first
M Anderson & L Heaton lost to R Bell (Harris Acad) & J Clarke (Montrose Acad) 6 and 5.
T Benbow & H Smart halved with S Barras (Vale of Leven Acad) & A Campbell (Vale of Leven Acad).
B Fowles & S McGlynn bt C Gray (Glasgow High) & C Thomson (Hutchesons’ Grammar) 5 and 4.
J Sims & B Farthing bt M Daily (Trinity High) & D Fitzpatrick (Notre Dame High) 4 and 2.
J Grimoldby & J Senior bt M Main (Balwearie High) & F McKenna (Boclair Acad) 4 and 3.
R Kirwan & A Smedley lost to A Murdoch (Stranraer Acad) & C Robinson (Douglas Ewart High) 3 and 1.
Singles
Anderson lost to Bell 3 and 1.
Heaton halved with Campbell.
Benbow lost to Clarke 1 hole.
Smart bt Barras 6 and 5.
Fowles lost to Gray 5 and 4.
McGlynn bt Thomson 3 and 2.
Sims bt Daily 1 hole.
Farthing bt Fitzpatrick 2 and 1.
Grimoldby lost to McKenna 1 hole.
Senior bt Main 2 holes.
Kirwan lost to Murdoch 2 and 1.
Smedley bt Robinson 3 and 2.
ENGLAND SCHOOLGIRLS 5, SCOTLAND SCHOOLGIRLS 4
Foursomes:
H Barwood & K Larratt lost to K Caithness (Waid Acad) & R Livingstone (Musselburgh Grammar) 3 and 2.
A Banham & K Mundy bt K MacDonald (Nairn Acad) & R Wilson (Monifieth High) 1 hole.
K Best & S James bt J Turner (George Watson’s Coll) & M Briggs (Gryffe High) 5 and 3.
Singles
Barwood lost to Caithness 2 and 1.
Larratt lost to MacDonald 2 and 1.
Banham bt Turner 4 and 3.
Mundy lost to Briggs 3 and 2.
Best bt Wilson 1 hole.
James bt Livingstone 4 and 3.

CARLY LOSES BUT EUROPE LEVEL WITH USA AT HALFWAY STAGE OF JUNIOR RYDER CUP MATCH
Perthshire prodigy Carly Booth is a perfectionist. She does not like playing badly – and she does not like losing … as she did in her Junior Ryder Cup debut at the age of 14 at Celtic Manor Resort, Newport today (Monday).
Carly, leading girl in last week’s Duke of York Young Champions Trophy tournament over Dundonald links, was paired with Guilia Molinaro (Italy) by Europe skipper Andy Ingram.
Two holes up after 11 holes in the four-ball play, everything appeared to be heading for a home victory until their American opponents, the top-rated US girl junior Esther Choe and Kristen Schelling fought back to win by one hole.
“I am disappointed, but at least we only lost holes to birdies,” said Scottish Under-16 champion Carly, who would have been three under par for her round on the Roman Road course had she holed out at the 16th.
Isabelle Lendl, 15-year-old daughter of eight-time Grand Slam tennis champion Ivan Lendl and the fifth-ranked girl golfer in the United States, teamed up with Vicky Hurst to inflict a one-hole defeat on the very strong Spanish pairing of Carlota Ciganda, the Spanish international women’s open amateur champion and Marta Silva.
Lendl admitted to a few nerves as she reached the 18th tee with a one-hole lead, but was boosted by the cheers of the American gallery.
She said: “During my practice swing I heard a roar and looked back to see one of my friend’s parents going crazy, so I knew USA had pulled even in that match. That gave me an extra adrenalin rush.”
Suitably charged up, Lendl blasted the ball over the bunker on the left hand side and back into the middle of the fairway. Hurst did likewise and the pair went on to make comfortable pars.
Ciganda almost snatched a birdie with the last putt, but her long effort from the back of the green brushed the outside of the cup.
United States were leading 3-1 after Carly and Giulia’s defeat but the Germany boys, Sean Einhaus and Maximilian Keiffer made it 2-3 by winning the fifth game. Then Laura Gonzales (Belgium) and Saskia Hausladen (Germany) won the last game of the day by 2 and 1 to make it a 3-3 tie at the halfway stage.
The second and final day will be mixed four-balls. There are no singles ties in the Junior Ryder Cup which is contested by Under-16 year olds.
Both teams will be transported to Ireland to watch the Ryder Cup at the end of the week. After that Carly Booth will fly back to Florida where she recently enrolled at the David Leadbetter Golf Academy, Bradenton on a full four-year scholarship.
Day 1 details:
JUNIOR RYDER CUP
Celtic Manor Resort, Newport.
EUROPE 3, UNITED STATES 3
Four-ball matches
Anders Kristiansen (Nor) & Are Friestad (Now) bt Philip Francis & Drew Kittleson 3 and 1.
Carlota Ciganda (Spa) & Marta Silva (Spa) lost to Vicky Hurst & Isabelle Lendl 1 hole.
Pedro Figueiredo (Por) & Victor Dubuisson (Fra) bt Tony Mapu Finau & Joe Monte 2 and 1.
Carly Booth (Sco) & Giulia Molinaro (Ita) lost to Esther Choe & Kristen Schelling 1 hole.
Sean Einhaus (Ger) & Maxmilian Keiffer (Ger) bt Bud Caley & Andrew Yun 4 and 2.
Laura Gonzalez (Bel) & Saskia Hausladen (Ger) bt Brittany Altomare & Cassandra Blaney 2 and 2.

BANCHORY’S CHANCE TO WIN SCRATCH LEAGUE
Banchory beat the holders, Murcar Links, 2 ½-1 ½, in the second match of the play-offs for the Aberdeenshire Women’s Scratch Golf League at Banchory. It went down to the last putt on the last green in the last match in which Morag Clapperton beat Frances Neish by one hole.
The match was switched to Banchory because of haar reducing the visibility at Murcar.
In the first play-off match, played earlier, Murcar Links beat Cruden Bay 3-1 at home.
The final match of the play-offs will feature Banchory against Cruden Bay at Banchory on Sunday. If Banchory win, they will take the Scratch League title.
Details:
BANCHORY 2 ½, MURCAR LINKS 1 ½
(Banchory players first)
Linda Urquhart lost to Laura McLardy 3 and 2.
Ann Smart bt Carol Wilson 2 holes.
Gail Christie halved with Donna Pocock.
Morag Clapperton bt Frances Neish 1 hole.

Anyone can enter this Northern Counties Competition
The last Northern Counties Ladies Golf Association competition of the season will be held at Tain Golf Club on Sunday, October 1. The delegate to contact is Ann Ryan (telephone 01862 89100).
Late entries are being accepted.
County captain Mairi Orr says: “ Being an open meeting, we encourage members at £7, junior girls at £5 and non-members at £12. Maybe some people who are visiting the county would like a game with us.
“The silver and bronze aggregate trophies will be decided that day and as usual it is a run to the wire but, as they say, ‘You have to be in it to win it.
“We shall also be awarding the Frances Souter Trophy to the most improved junior girl. That one is also too close to call.
“Immediately following the open is the agm to which only senior and junior county members are invited.”

Schools International Match
ENGLAND WIN THE FOURSOMES FROM SCOTLAND IN BOTH MATCHES
England were beating Scotland 3 ½-2 ½ in the boys’ match and 2-1 in the girls’ encounter at Hillside Golf Club, Lancashire today in the annual schools international.
Ross Bell (Harris Academy) & Joshua Clarke (Montrose Academy) were in good form and had established a five-hole lead by the turn in their tie against Martin Anderson and Lee Heaton. Ross and Joshua went on to win by 6 and 5.
Scotland’s other boys’ foursomes winers, Alan Murdoch (Stranraer Academy) and Chris Robinson (Douglas Ewart High) were also five up at the turn against Rory Kirwan and Andrew Smedley and held off a fightback by the English pair to win by 3 and 1.
In the girls’ match, Krystle Caithness (Waid Academy) and Rachael Livingstone (Musselburgh Grammar) beat Hannah Barwood and Kym Larratt by 3 and 2 in the top foursome but Scotland lost the two other ties.
Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Academy) and Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth High) lost on the 18th green but Jane Turner (George Watson’s College) and Megan Briggs (Gryffe High) were beaten 5 and 3.
Details so far:
BOYS’ MATCH
ENGLAND LEAD SCOTLAND 3 ½ - 2 ½
FOURSOMES
England names first
Martin Anderson & Lee Heaton lost to Ross Bell & Joshua Clarke 6 and 5.
Tom Benbow & Henry Smart halved with Simon Barras & Andrew Campbell.
Billy Fowles & Steven McGlynn bt Cameron Gray & Colin Thomson 5 and 4.
Josh Suims & Ben Farthing bt Michael Daily & Daniel Fitzpatrick 4 and 2.
Jack Grimoldby & Jack Senior bt Michael Main & Fraser McKenna 4 and 3.
Rory Kirwan & Andrew Smedley lost to Alan Murdoch & Chris Robinson 3 and 1.
GIRLS’ MATCH
ENGLAND LEAD SCOTLAND 2-1
FOURSOMES
England names first
Hannah Barwood & Kym Larratt lost to Krystle Caithness & Rachael Livingstone 3 and 2.
Alexandra Banham & Katie Mundy bt Kelsey MacDonald & Rebecca Wilson 1 hole.
Katie Best & Sian James bt Jane Turner & Megan Briggs 5 and 3.

LGU Press Release
SENIOR LADIES’ BRITISH AMATEUR STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Vicki Thomas will be looking to continue in the rich vein of form she has found in recent weeks when she begins her challenge in the Senior Ladies’ British Amateur Strokeplay championship, which starts on Tuesday (September 19), at Dumfries & County Golf Club.
The 51-year-old former Curtis Cup player has enjoyed considerable success since joining the senior ranks and, having retained her Welsh Strokeplay crown by a commanding eight shots in Cardiff a fortnight ago, Thomas went on to claim the Irish Seniors Open title in County Wicklow last week by a single stroke.
With those triumphs behind her, Carmarthen golfer Thomas will head into the British championship in buoyant mood where she will face stern competition from an impressive, 90-strong field.
Joining Thomas in the line-up are Christine Watson, Sue Westall and Christine Quinn, all members of the England side which lost narrowly in the final of the European Seniors Team championship in Belgium just over a week ago.
Vivien Saunders, the founder of the WPGA and the Women's British Open champion back in 1977, also tees-up while Baberton's Pam Williamson, a three-time winner of the Scottish Seniors title, returns for another stab at the crown.
Sweden's Eva Ansgarius, who has won the British title for the past two seasons, is not defending her title this week but her compatriot, Viveca Hoff, whom Ansgarius pipped to the crown last year, is included in the field.
Canada's Alison Murdoch, joint runner-up to Thomas in last week's Irish Open and the winner of that title in 2005, also competes in the south west of Scotland as does former European Seniors champion, Maj Heden, of Sweden.
The week's championship is a 54-hole strokeplay event with the leading 40 players after two rounds contesting the closing 18-holes on Thursday.
The list of entrants can be viewed at www.lgu.org – Championships.

KARYN DALLAS RESIGNS AS SCOTTISH LADIES GOLFING ASSOCIATION COACH
Scottish Ladies Golfing Association national coach Karyn Dallas has resigned after five years in the part-time post.
Karyn, who is the Kirriemuir Golf Club professional, tendered her resignation to the SLGA on August 16 but the news was not released until after last week’s women’s home international matches at Frilford Heath.
Scotland were beaten by Wales, England and Ireland and finished bottom of the table, only a few weeks after Scotland won the girls’ home internationals title at Portstewart, Northern Ireland.
“I’ve had five happy years as national girls’ and women’s coach and I feel very honoured to have had the post. I feel I have grown as a coach, working with the SLGA and some very good players,” said Karyn.
“There is a lot of talent coming through at Under-18 girls’ level in Scotland as the recent victory in the girls’ home internationals proved. I still had another year on my contract but I feel that now is the right time for me to go.
“I have a very successful programme for juniors at Kirriemuir Golf Club and our boys and girls have done very well in the Angus junior orders of merit.
A note on the SLGA website reads:
“It was with regret that the Scottish Ladies' Golfing Association, on 16th August 2006, received the resignation of Karyn Dallas, the National Coach. The Association appreciates the dedication and commitment which Karyn has shown throughout the past five years.”
Mrs Dallas, who is 41, took over the SLGA coaching post from Jane Connachan in September 2001. She turned professional in 1989 and played full-time on the Ladies European Tour until 1992 when she became an assistant pro and teaching co-ordinator on the staff of Gleneagles Hotel.
In 1998 she joined the select band of women in Britain and Ireland who have been appointed head professional by a golf club. Kirriemuir Golf Club gave Karyn wide-ranging responsibilities, including the marketing and booking of golf society outings and she has repaid their confidence in full.

Tara Delaney with the microphone after the Lady Northern Invitational in Michigan

US College Golf
TARA’S THIRD COLLEGE WIN IN AMERICA
Curtis Cup player and Ireland international Tara Delaney has scored her third win on the United States women’s college circuit.
The 20-year-old from Carlow, a third-year golf scholarship student at Kent State University, Ohio won the Lady Northern Invitational with a one-under-par total of 215 for three rounds over the par-72, 6,237yd Forest Akers West Course at East Lansing, Michigan.
Tara had rounds of 72, 70 and 73 to win by four shots from Kelley Belcher (Indiana) and Brianna Broderick (Michigan).
Scotland international Gemma Webster (Ohio State) from Glasgow tied for 33rd place with 78, 75 and 81 for 234.
Tara Delaney’s sister Karen, also a student at Kent State, finished joint 42nd with 77, 79 and 81 for 237 in a field of 77 players.
Michigan State (889) won the team event from Northwestern (898), Ohio State (902), Michigan (904) and Kent State (905) in a field of 12 colleges.
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
Par 72
215 Tara Delaney (Kent State) 72 70 73.
219 Kelley Belcher (Indiana) 74 71 74, Brianna Broderick (Michigan) 74 71 74.
Also:
234 Gemma Webster (Ohio State) 78 75 81 (jt 33rd).
237 Karen Delaney (Kent State) 77 79 81 (jt 42nd).
LEADING TEAMS
889 Michigan State.
898 Northwestern.
902 Ohio State.
904 Michigan.
905 Kent State.

US College Golf
HIGH POINT TRIO DOWN THE FIELD IN TENNESSEE
The High Point University, North Carolina trio of Ann Marie Dalton (Carlow), Kate O'Sullivan (Paisley) and Jenna Kinnear (Belfast) finished 64th, 68th and 81st respectively in quality field of 81 for the Mason Rudolph women's college golf championship at the Vanderbilt Legends Club, Franklin in Tennessee.
Ann Marie scored 81, 76 and 76 for a total of 233, four better than Kate who had rounds of 80, 82 and 75. Jenna scored 85, 86 and 87 for 258.
Kate, who had no birdies through her first two rounds, birdied the seventh, 12th and 18th in her final round.
Alison Walshe (Arizona) won the tournament with 71, 74 and 67 for six-under-par 210.
Duke (863) won the team event from Georgia (866) with UCLA (872) third. High Point were last of 15 with a total of 957.

US College Golf
SCOTS DOWN THE FIELD IN FIRST US COLLEGE EVENT OF SEASON
Wallace Booth from Comrie and Fraserburgh’s Jordan Findlay finished joint 23rd and 61st respectively in their first event of the new 2006-2006 American college golf season.
Augusta State University final year student Booth had rounds of 74, 67 and 73 for a two-under-par total of 214 over a testing 7,002yd course for the Carpet Capital Collegiate tournament at The Farm Club, Rock Face in Georgia.
Findlay, just started his second year at East Tennessee State University, had rounds of 69, 81 and 74 for 224.
Chris Kirk (Georgia University) won the tournament with 68,70 and 67 for 11-under-par 205.
Findlay’s team-mates Edinburgh-born Walker Cup player Rhys Davies and Ulsterman Gareth Shaw were the highest-placed British or Irish players in the field of 90. They were joint 11th on four-under-212. Davies scored 75, 70 and 67, Shaw 70, 71 and 71.
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
205 Chris Kirk (Georgia) 68 70 67.
206 DarrenBlair (North Carolina State) 65 69 72.
Other totals:
212 Rhys Davies (East Tennessee State) 75 70 67, Gareth Shaw (East Tennessee State) 70 71 71 (jt 11th).
214 Wallace Booth (Augusta State) 74 67 73, Ben Taylor (Georgia State) 70 73 71 (jt 23rd).
217 Tom Sherreard (Georgia State) 70 69 78 (jt 32nd).
219 Seamus Power (East Tennessee State) 76 74 69 (jt 44th).
224 Jordan Findlay (East Tennessee State) 69 81 74 (jt 61st).
226 Farren Keenan (Texas) 79 78 69 (jt 71st).
236 Cian McNamara (East Tennessee State) 82 74 80 (jt 88th).
LEADING TEAM
841 Alabama.
847 Clemson.
854 Georgia, Georgia Tech.
856 Florida, Georgia State.
859 Tennessee.
860 East Tennessee State.
Also:
876 Augusta State (14th of 18 teams)

SCOTS GO DOWN TO NORTH OF ENGLAND UNDER-16s AT THE GLEN
Scotland lost 9-6 to the North of England in Sunday’s Gordon McInnes Under-16 boys’ representative match at The Glen Golf Club, North Berwick.
The English boys took a 3-2 lead in the foursomes and then took the singles 6-4.
An unusual feature was the high number of halved singles – four in all. Which suggests that the English lads were perhaps a little flattered by their three-point margin of victory.
Details (Scots names first):
FOURSOMES
Mark Bookless & Kyle Smith lost to Callum Tarren & Garrick Porteous 3 and 2.
Sam Binning & Sam McLaren lost to Simon Mulholland & Thomas Forster 8 and 7.
Colin Baird & Paul Shields bt Oliver McKenna & David Hext 2 and 1.
Jack Bradley & Craig Wyper lost to Jo Redshaw & Joseph Fraser 5 and 3.
Tom Spencer & Scott Fraser bt Nicky Maddison & Jack Logan 2 holes.
SINGLES
McLaren lost to Porteous 2 and 1.
Smith lost to Tarren 2 and 1.
Bookless bt McKenna 1 hole.
Binning halved with Forster.
Bradley halved with Hext.
Baird halved with Mulholland.
Wyper lost to Maddison 6 and 5.
Shields lost to Redshaw 1 hole.
Spencer halved with Fraser.
Fraser bt Logan 6 and 5.

Sunday, September 17, 2006

PLATFORM 2 BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP AT NEWMACHAR SWAILEND
Left to right: individual winner Graeme Mitchell (Northern), tournament sponsor Eric Lindsay, winning North-east team player John Duff (Newmachar) and tournament organiser George McIntosh, the North-east District secretary.
(Photo courtesy and copyright © Cal Carson Golf Agency)

GRAEME MITCHELL ADDS ANOTHER TITLE TO HIS COLLECTION AT NEWMACHAR
FROM COLIN FA