Aberdeen Schools Golf League results, placings

Hazlehead, Torry early sectional leaders

Hazlehead Academy and Torry Academy are the early leaders in Section A and Section B respectively in the Aberdeen Schools Golf League championship.
Results todate:

LEAGUE A
RGC 3, Dyce 0. Monday 14 April.
Harlaw 1, Hazlehead 2. Tuesday 15 April .
No match: Oldmachar

RGC 1, Hazlehead 2. Thursday 24 April.
Oldmachar 1.5, Harlaw 1.5. Thursday 24 April.
No match: Dyce

Harlaw v RGC. Tuesday 29 April
Dyce v Oldmachar. Tuesday 29 April
No match: Hazlehead

Oldmachar v RGC. Tuesday 6 May.
Hazlehead v Dyce. Thursday 8 May.
No match: Harlaw

Oldmachar v Hazlehead Monday 19 May.
Dyce v Harlaw Tuesday 20 May.
No match: RGC

LEAGUE B

Torry 1.5, Cults 1.5. Thursday 17 April.
AGS 3, St Machar 0. Thursday 17 April.
No match: Kincorth

Cults 1.5, AGS 1.5. Tuesday 22 April.
Kincorth 1, Torry 2. Tuesday 22 April.
No match: St Machar

Cults 1.5, Kincorth 1.5. Monday 28 April.
Torry 2.5, St Machar 0.5. Monday 28 April.
No match: AGS

St Machar v Kincorth, Monday 12 May
AGS v Torry, Thursday 15 May
No match: Cults

Kincorth v AGS Thursday 22 May
St Machar v Cults Thursday 22 May
No match: Torry

HOW THEY STAND

LEAGUE A
1 Hazlehead P2-W2-D0-L0-Pts 4.
2 Robert Gordon's College P2-W1-D0-L1-Pts 2.
3 Oldmachar P1-W0-Dl-Lo-Pts 1.
4 Harlaw P2-W0-D1-L1-Pts 1.
5 Dyce P1-W0-D0-L1-Pts 0.

LEAGUE B
1 Torry P3-W2-D1-L0-Pts 5.
2 Aberdeen Grammar School P2-W1-D1-L0-Pts 3.
3 Cults P3-W0-D3-L0-Pts 3.
4 Kincorth P2-W0-D1-L1-Pts 1.
5 St Machar P2-W0-D0-L2-Pts 0.

The Way They Were

1996 Scottish schools individual champions Claire Hunter and Laurie Phillips at Lossiemouth.

THE LAST TIME THE SCOTTISH SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS
WERE PLAYED IN THE NORTH OR NORTH-EAST ...

It's 1996 at Moray Golf Club, Lossiemouth - the last time the Scottish schools championships were played in the North or North-east.
It was the North-east that scored a double whammy with Claire Hunter (Deeside) and Laurie Phillips (Cruden Bay) winning the individual titles. It doesn't look as if there was a schoolboys' trophy in those days.
Claire Hunter, who went to college in the States and later turned professional, has worked at a driving range in New Zealand for the past few years.
Laurie matured into one of the leading players on the North-east District men's scene and has helped Cruden Bay win the Scottish club title twice over the past few years. He works in the North Sea oil industry.
Scottish Schools Golf Association secretary Dorothy Scott reminds me that the annual Scotland v England schools international was held at Newmachar Golf Club in 1997 but she confirmed that, for some reason, the schoolboys and schoolgirls championship has not been back in the North or North-east for 11 years past.
That will all change in Monday, June 16 next year (2008) when Inchmarlo Golf Resort will house the Scottish schoolboys 36-hole championship and a mile or two away Banchory Golf Club will stage the Scottish schoolgirls' two-round championship on the same day.

INVERKEITHING HIGH BOY SCORES DOUBLE
VICTORY AT DUNHILL SCHOOLS CHALLENGE

Many of the world’s leading golf professionals and top amateurs led the applause as the winners of the Alfred Dunhill Schools Golf Challenge were presented with their prizes at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Welcome Party.
Colin Montgomerie and Hollywood stars Hugh Grant and Samuel L. Jackson were among those in the Alfred Dunhill Pavilion overlooking the 17th green on the Old Course as the presentations were made by Julian Diment, Marketing Director of Alfred Dunhill Ltd.
Angus Ritchie, aged 17, from Inverkeithing High School won the double as overall scratch winner and winner of the Senior Boy category.
The net category winners were Louise Smith and siblings Jenna and David Scott. Golf is obviously in their blood as their father is David Scott, Director of Golf at Kingsbarns, one of the three golf courses featured in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
All contestants in the Alfred Dunhill Schools Golf Challenge, along with their parents and a school representative, will receive tickets for the final round of the championship on Sunday, where they will be invited to an exclusive golf clinic given by internationally renowned golf coach Robert Baker.
Baker said: “This is a superb competition which encourages golf in schools in the area. I am really looking forward to meeting these youngsters and working with them. If kids can get the right coaching early enough in their golf career it will help them enormously for many years to come. And there is always the chance that we discover a champion.”
Angus shot an impressive 79 gross in adverse weather conditions to take the overall scratch prize from a field of 110 from 18 schools from Fife, Tayside and Angus. The Alfred Dunhill Schools Golf Challenge was held on Sunday, June 24, and was decided by one 18 hole round of medal play over the testing Torrance Course at Fairmont St Andrews.
Aimed at encouraging school-aged golfers to enjoy the unique challenges of links golf the competition was played in four divisions, off handicap, in addition to the overall Scratch Prize.
The winners were:
Junior Boy: David Scott from Bell Baxter High School with a net score of 69.
Junior Girl: Louise Smith from Grove Academy with a net score of 79.
Senior Boy: Angus Ritchie from Inverkeithing High School with a net score of 71.
Senior Girl: Jenna Scott from Bell Baxter High School with a net score of 79

Hugh Hunter's (c) image of the Scotland schoolboys' team with the trophy at Westerwood.

SCOTLAND SCHOOLBOYS BEAT ENGLAND FOR
FIRST TIME IN 17 YEARS!

By HUGH HUNTER

Scotland won the annual schoolboys golf international match against England at Westerwood Hotel & Golf Resort by a comfortable 3pt margin – 10 ½-7 ½.
It was the first time since 1990 at Hillside that the Scots had beaten the English.
Scotland established a 2pt lunchtime lead by taking the foursomes 4-2 and then they just had the edge in the singles, 6 1/-5 ½.
Earlier in the day, at the same venue, Scotland lost to England in the schoolgirls’ international 6-3 after leading 2-1 in the foursomes.

Schoolboys’ match details
FOURSOMES (4-2)
N Henderson (North Berwick High) & F McKenna (Boclair Acad) lost to M Smith (Millfield) & L Canter (Kingswood) 4 and 3.
D Law (Aberdeen Grammar) & P Shields (Trinity High, Rutherglen) bt E Groves (Peter Symonds Coll) & J Hooper (Brockenhurst Coll) 1 hole.
A McLachlan (Hutchesons Grammar) & M Bookless (Uddingston Grammar) bt S Nicholls (Cardinal Newman) & T Stuart (Southlands) 2 and 1.
A Murdoch (Stranraer Acad) & S McLaren (Perth Acad) bt M Reed (Longslade Coll) & R McGrory (Cardinal Newman) 3 and 2.
D Young (Perth Acad) & C Robb (Banchory Acad) lost to P Howard (Rainford) & A Wrighley (English Martyrs) 2 and 1.
S Binning (St Columba’s, Kilmacolm) & J Bradley (Gleniffer High, Paisley) bt M Anderson (Robert Smyth) & S Dodds (Binswood Hall) 5 and 4.
SINGLES (6 ½-5 ½)
Henderson bt Smith 4 and 3.
McKenna halved with Canter.
Bookless bt Groves 5 and 4.
Shields bt Hooper 6 and 5.
Law lost to Nicholls 6 and 5.
McLachlan lost to Stuart 2 and 1.
Murdoch lost to Reed 1 hole.
McLaren bt McGrory 2 and 1.
Robb lost to Howard 2 holes.
Young bt Wrigley 2 holes.
Bradley bt Anderson 6 and 5.
Binning lost to Dodds 4 and 3

OVERALL: SCOTLAND SCHOOLBOYS 10 ½, ENGLAND SCHOOLBOYS 7 1/2

SCOTLAND MAKE GOOD START TO SCHOOLS
INTERNATIONAL AT WESTERWOOD

HUGH HUNTER REPORTS
Scotland did well in the morning foursomes of the schools international matches against England at Westerwood Hotel & Golf Resort.
Scotland led 2-1 at the end of the girls' foursomes in which Jane Turner had a hole in one.
Scotland led 4-2 after the boys' foursomes.
Details:

SCHOOLGIRLS' INTERNATIONAL
SCOTLAND LEAD ENGLAND 2-1
Foursomes
Jane Turner & Jill Meldrum lost to Hannah Barwood & Alex Peters 1 hole.
Eve Muirhead & Louise MacGregor bt Katherine O'Connor & Helen Searle 2 and 1.
Rebecca Wilson & Sammy Vass bt Becky Gibbs & Charlotte Hope 2 and 1.

SCHOOLBOYS' INTERNATIONAL
SCOTLAND LEAD ENGLAND 4-2
Foursomes
Scots names first
Neil Henderson & Fraser McKenna lost to Max Smith & Laurie Canter 4 and 3.
David Law & Paul Shields bt Elliot Groves & Jamie Hooper 1 hole.
Andrew McLachlan & Mark Bookless bt Sean Nicholls & Tom Stuart 2 and 1.
Alan Murdoch & Sam McLaren bt Michael Reed & Robert McGrory 3 and 2.
Daniel Young & Chris Robb lost to Paul Howard & Alex Wrigley 2 and 1.
Sam Binning & Jack Bradley bt Martin Anderson & Sam Dodds 5 and 4.

English Ladies Golf Association Press Release

Hannah Barwood leads English girls
to victory in schools’ international

Gloucestershire’s Hannah Barwood captained the English schools girls’ team to a fine 5½-½ win in the annual international against Wales at Gay Hill, Worcestershire.
Hannah, the English schools champion from Knowle in Gloucestershire, led a team of four girls – of whom three are members of English Ladies’ Golf Association squads.
Hannah is in the U18 squad, while Katie Mundy (Dunwood Manor) is in Select South East and Elizabeth Mallett (Sutton Coldfield Ladies) is in Birdies Midlands West I.
Hannah and Katie, both 17, are both England girl internationals. Elizabeth, 13, is the English schools U16 champion.
The team for the schools international was completed by Emily Mathieson, a nine handicapper from Kent.
The girls’ unbeaten performance was crucial in giving the English combined team an overall 11-7 victory after the boys were beaten 6½- 5½.

Editor's note: Scotland play England in a schools' international at Westerwood Hotel Golf Resort, Cumbernauld on Monday, September 10.

Girls’ results (English names first).
Foursomes:
Hannah Barwood and Katie Mundy beat Laura Jane Roberts and Amy Rees 5/4.
Emily Mathieson and Elizabeth Mallett beat Gemma Bradbury and Sophie Rees 2/1.

Singles:
Barwood beat Roberts 7/6.
Mundy beat Bradbury 2/1.
Mathieson beat S Rees 2/1.
Mallett halved with A Rees.

SCOTLAND SCHOOLBOYS' AND SCHOOLGIRLS'
TEAMS TO PLAY ENGLAND AT WESTERWOOD

Teams announced to represent Scotland in the schoolboys and schoolgirls international matches against England at Westerwood Hotel Golf & Country Club, Cumbernauld on Monday, September 10 are:

SCOTLAND SCHOOLBOYS
Sam Binning (St Columba’s School, Kilmacolm).
Mark Bookless (Uddingston Grammar School).
Jack Bradley (Gleniffer High, Paisley).
Neil Henderson (North Berwick High).
David Law (Aberdeen Grammar School).
Fraser McKenna (Boclair Academy).
Andrew McLachlan (Hutchesons’ Grammar School).
Sam McLaren (Perth Academy).
Alan Murdoch (Stranraer Academy).
Chris Robb (Banchory Academy).
Paul Shields (Trinity High, Rutherglen).
Daniel Young (Perth Academy).

SCOTLAND SCHOOLGIRLS
Louise MacGregor (Larbert High).
Jill Meldrum (Lenzie Academy).
Eve Muirhead (Pitlochry High).
Jane Turner (George Watson’s College).
Sammy Vass (Tain Royal Academy).
Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth High).

**Pamela Pretswell and Kelsey MacDonald were in the originally selected Scotland schoolgirls team but both had to withdraw for their selection by the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association for the women's home international matches at Dunbar Golf Club the same week.

GRAMMAR WIN ABERDEEN SCHOOLS TITLE AFTER

CAPTAIN MHAIRI HOLES

BIRDIE PUTT AT 18th

Aberdeen Grammar School won the Aberdeen schools golf championship final by the narrowest of margins over Robert Gordon’s College over the Hazlehead No 1 course this evening
The final ended in a draw: Grammar 1 ½, Gordon’s 1 ½ and the title went to Grammar by one hole on a holes-up countback.
Nick McAndrew and David Law won the first tie for Grammar by beating Michael Kelly and Steven Smith 4 and 3.
Gordon’s College pair Chris Black and Andrew Harris levelled the overall score at 1-1 by beating William Rennie and Kevin Bass 3 and 2.
Under the holes-up format, that meant Grammar had a one-hole lead (4 to 3) which would prove decisive should the last match to finish end all square.
And it did.
Gordon’s boys Neale Barnes and Harris Jones were one up on Grammar’s Donald McAndrew and Mhairi Johnstone playing the last hole in front of a large gallery.
Mhairi played a real captain’s part for Grammar by holing a 6ft birdie putt on the 18th green to halve the match and secure the trophy for the school on the countback.
Details:
Grammar School names first:
N McAndrew, D Law bt M Kelly, S Smith 4 and 3.
W Rennie, K Bass lost to C Black, A Harris 3 and 2.
D McAndrew, M Johnstone halved with N Barnes, H Jones.
+Picture, supplied by Derek Johnstone, shows his daughter Mhairi receiving the trophy on behalf of the Aberdeen Grammar School team from David McDowell.

GRAMMAR v GORDON’S FOR ABERDEEN
SCHOOLS TITLE ON THURSDAY

Arch rivals Aberdeen Grammar School and Robert Gordon’s College will meet in the final of the Aberdeen schools golf championship over the Hazlehead No 1 course tomorrow. The first match will tee off at 4.33pm.
When Gordon’s and Grammar last met in the final, two years ago, Grammar won the title 3-0.
Results of the semi-finals:
Aberdeen Grammar School 3, Bridge of Don Academy 0.
Robert Gordon’s College 2, Hazlehead Academy 1.

ROOM FOR ONLY THREE MORE SCHOOL ENTRIES
IN PAUL LAWRIE TEAM CHALLENGE EVENT

There is room for entries from only three more schools in the North, North-east or Tayside for the Paul Lawrie Schools Team Challenge golf tournament at Peterculter Golf Club, near Aberdeen on Monday, September 7.
Each school team is made up of three pupils, boys and/or girls, whose individual scores in a one-round competition will count for scratch (Paul Lawrie Team Trophy) and handicap (A T Personnel Trophy) team prizes. All three scores count.
Pupils must be on the school roll at September 3, 2007.
No caddies are allowed.
Completed entry forms alongwith a fee of £21 per team (cheque made payable to “Torry Academy”) should be sent to Derek Johnstone, Torry Academy, Tullos Circle, Aberdeen AB11 8HD.