LGU GB&I Select v LGU GB&I Juniors

Back Row L to R: Kerry Smith, Liz Bennett, Florentya Parker, Naomi Edwards, Mary McKenna (Captain)
Laura Murray, Rachel Jennings, Michelle Thomson, Sahra Hassan.
Front Row L to R: Pamela Pretswell, Megan Briggs, Henrietta Brockway, Carly Booth, Tegwen Matthews (Captain),
Lisa Maguire, Rachel Connor, Victoria Bradshaw, Kelly Tidy

Select Team winning 7-1 after fourballs and foursomes

British Girls Champion Henrietta Brockway from Yeovil, and 12-year old Lisa Maguire from Slieve Russell in Ireland brought in the only point for the LGU Junior Team on the first day of the GB&I Select Team v Junior GB&I Team Training Match at North Berwick Golf Club today.
The morning fourballs were all closely contested, and the four pairings in the LGU Select team just drew away in the closing stages as the weather turned from early morning sunshine to chilly east coast winds. Pairings were changed for the afternoon foursomes, and this time the Select team won three out of the four matches to record an overnight lead of 7 matches to 1. The series concludes on Sunday morning (8:00am) with another set of fourballs.

Results (7-1)

Morning Fourballs, (played to 18th - result in holes up) Select Team names first (4-0)
Liz Bennett and Laura Murray beat Carly booth and Megan Briggs 3 holes
Kerry Smith and Rachel Jennings beat Henrietta Brockway and Pamela Pretswell 2 holes
Naomi Edwards and Michelle Thomson beat Victoria Bradshaw and Lisa Maguire 3 holes
Sahra Hassan and Florentyna Parker beat Rachel Connor and Kelly Tidy 3 holes

Afternoon Foursomes (3-1)
Kerry Smith and Naomi Edwards beat Megan Briggs and Kelly Tidy 4 holes
Sahra Hassan and Rachel Jennings lost to Henrietta Brockway and Lisa Maguire 3 holes
Liz Bennett and Florentyna Parker beat Pamela Pretswell and Victoria Bradshaw 4 holes
Michelle Thomson and Laura Murray beat Rachel Connor and Carly Booth 4 holes

US college women's round-up

GEMMA WEBSTER HAS 74 IN

OPENING ROUND OF

MERCEDES CHAMPIONSHIP

Darlington's Ellie Givens (Denver University) and Gemma Webster (Ohio State University), a Hilton Park GC member, had rounds of 70 and 74 respectively in the first round of the Mercedes Benz women's college championship at Cherokee Country Club, Knoxville in Tennessee.

Ireland international Tara Delaney (Kent State University, Ohio) had a 73.

Ellie Givens, the current English girls champion, bogeyed the second but but birdied the fourth and 13th over the 5,932yd, par-71 course to be in joint sixth place, only two shots behind five players sharing the lead on 68.

Tara Delaney had bogeys at the fifth, seventh and 16th but birdied the 17th.

Gemma Webster, pictured above, started at the 10th and bogeyed the 13th and 16th before birdieing the fourth. She finished with bogeys at the sixth and ninth.

Sharing the lead on 68 are Germany's Sandra Gal (Florida University), who has qualified for the LPGA Tour Final Qualifying School, Kathleen Elkey (Alabama), Junthima Gulyanamitta (Purdue), Laura Kueny (Arkansas), Lucy Nunn (Arkansas).

Arkansas (285) lead the team event from Alabama and Tennessee, both on 288.

ANDREA DOWNER JOINT 11th in ARIZONA

Andrea Downer from Surrey, a student at Murray State University and a tournament winner in September, finished joint 11th in a field of 84 for the Lady Indian Classic at Jonesboro Country Club, Jonesboro in Arizona.

Andrea had a pair of 77s over the par-71, 5,926yd course. She finished seven shots behind winner Maggie Welch (McNeese) (74-73). Runner-up was Kelli Warner (Eastern Kentucky) with 74-74.

ANNA SCOTT THIRD AT LUBBOCK, TEXAS

Anna Scott from Consett, Co Durham and Claire Starkie from Skipton, Yorkshire finished third and joint 22nd respectively in the Jeannine McHaney/Audrey Morehead women's college tournament at the Rawls course, Lubbock in Texas.
Both are junior (third year) students at Georgia State University, Anna being given a medical exemption from 2006-2007 counting against the maximum four years allowed as college golfers, due to an elbow injury which ruled her out for the entire college golf season.
Anna had rounds of 76, 72 and 74 for a total of 222 over the par 73, 6,525yd course.
Claire Starkey scored 76, 80 and 79 for 235.
Their efforts helped Georgia State University finish second with a total of 919 behind Texas Tech University (900) in the field of 14 for the team event.
Dominque Pytlewski (Colorado) (77-71-72 for one-over 220) won the individual honours from Megan Dowdy (Texas Tech) (76-71-74) for 221.

JORDAN FINDLAY RECAPTURES FORM
AT TENNESSEE TOURNAMENT

Former British boys' champion Jordan Findlay from Fraserburgh, a third-year student at East Tennessee State University, hit his best form since the summer break with a two-under-par round of 70 in the first round of the Bank of Tennessee @ the Ridges college tournament at The Ridges Golf & Country Club, Jonesborough, Tennessee.
Over a par-72 course of 7,147yd, Jordan had a great run of birdies - the eighth, ninth, 11th, 13th and 14th in halves of 36 and 34. He bogeyed the second, third and 16th.
Jordan is lying joint sixth in a field of 81.
Chris Paisley from Newcastle (Tennessee University) also had a 70.
East Tennessee State, in their best team performance since the summer departure of their star player, Welsh Walker Cup player Rhys Davies (Edinburgh born!), lead the field with a total of 282, one ahead of Kentucky.
LEADING FIRST-ROUND SCORES
67 B Fuqua (Kentucky).
68 R Enoch (East Tennessee State), P Rada (South Carolina), D Weaver (Virginia Tech).
Other scores:
70 J Findlay (East Tennessee State), C Paisley (Tennessee) (jt 6th).
71 C McNamara (East Tennessee State), G Shaw (East Tennessee State) (jt 11th).
74 P O'Kane (East Tennessee State) (jt 44th).
78 C O'Malley (UAB) (jt 73rd).

ANDREW HAY JT 61st IN SPARTAN INVITATIONAL

Andrew Hay from Westhill, near Aberdeen finished joint 61st in the Spartan Invitational at Rogers Park Golf Club, Tampa in Florida over a par-71 course of 6,802yd.
Andrew had scores of 80, 81 and 77 for a total of 238.
Webber International's Craig Isabel from Stanford Le Hope tied for 10th place with 74, 77 and 73 for 224.
Winner was Scott Aydelotte (Lynn Univesity) with 68, 72 and 71 for 211. He won by five strokes.
Lynn (882) won the team title from the Florida Institute of Technology (893), Eckerd College (900) and Webber International (901) in a field of 10 college teams.

OCHOA GOES CLEAR WHILE MICHELE WIE TRAILS
IN SAMSUNG LPGA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Title-holder Lorena Ochoa posted a second-round, five-under-par 67 to surge into the lead in the Samsung LPGA World Championship at Bighorn Golf Club, California.
The Mexican would have been even farther ahead of the field but for a double bogey at the 18th. With two rounds to go, Ochoa is in the pole position at nine-under-par 135, one ahead of first-round leaders Paula Creamer and Angela Park. Angela Stanford is also one shot behind Ochoa.
Lorena built her score on the par-5s, birdieing four of them.
Ochoa said a slight adjustment on the tee after the first round had helped her.
‘It looks like I had the ball just a little bit forward, so I just moved the ball a little bit back, maybe one inch,’ she said. ‘It’s better with a driver. On my back swing, I was inside. So I just made sure I started the back swing just in front, with the arms in front. I have more room in between the irons and my body, and it helped.’
Michelle Wie, with her father back on the bag as caddie, had a 79 for the second day in a row - but, fortunately for her, there is no cut for the select field of 20 in this tournament. She had her 18th birthday on Thursday.
After trying veteran Tour caddies Greg Johnson and Fanny Sunesson in her past two appearances at the Samsung Championships, Wie has returned to using her dad, B.J.
LEADING HALFWAY SCORES
SECOND ROUND
Par 144 (2 x 72). 6,644yd
135 L Ochoa 68 67.
136 A Stanford 70 66, A Park 67 69, P Creamer 67 69.
Other scores:
140 S Petersen 71 69, M Pressel 68 72 (jt 7th).
142 M Hjorth 72 70 (jt 12th).
158 M Wie 79 79 (last of 20).

English Ladies Golf Association Press Release

MELISSA REID WINS ENGLISH

LADIES' ORDER OF MERIT

WITH RECORD TOTAL

Derbyshire’s Melissa Reid is England’s No 1 amateur woman golfer. She scored a runaway win in the English Ladies’ Golf Association order of merit.

The 20-year-old from Chevin, pictured right, took the title, sponsored by One Up Golf, with a record number of points at the end of a season of outstanding success.

The runner-up was last year’s winner, Kerry Smith (Waterlooville), followed by the Ganton pair Rachel Bell and English champion Naomi Edwards, and their fellow international Liz Bennett (Brokenhurst Manor).

“Winning this is great, it shows me how consistent I have been,” said Melissa, who now heads for the Ladies European Tour qualifying school.

“It has been a really good year – but it could have been better,” she added as she reviewed her season. Melissa’s triumphs included winning the amateur salver at the Women’s British Open, where she finished 16th, becoming British stroke-play champion, successfully defending her Scottish stroke-play title and capturing the St Rule Trophy.

On the team front she helped Great Britain win the Commonwealth Tournament in South Africa, which proved to be one of her highlights of 2007. “It’s always good to win a team event.” She was also in the England side which won the bronze medal at the European team championships.

Her regret was not winning the English championship, where she was runner-up, but her response was to immediately go out and win her next tournament. Melissa has been involved with ELGA’s lottery-funded training programme since she was 13 and she says: “It’s been really good. It’s important to know where you come from and En gland have developed me from the start.”

She has also recently been working with Sir Clive Woodward, the British Olympic Association’s director of elite performance. “England took me to one level and Clive has moved me on to the next,” said Melissa. Her next target is winning her card for the Ladies European Tour and her appearance at next week’s first qualifying stage will mark her return from injury.

She is suffering from a torn membrane in one wrist which ruled her out of golf for four weeks and meant missing the Home Internationals and two Tour events.

Melissa has had treatment but her practice has been limited. “It’s going to be quite challenging and I’m excited to meet that challenge and see how strong I can be mentally,” she said.

Full details on the order of merit: www.englishladiesgolf.org
Lyndsey Hewison

Press & PR Officer
Visit the ELGA web site at http://www.englishladiesgolf.org/

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS' FIELD, TEE TIMES
FOR GLASGOW GAILES ON SUNDAY

Order of play in the SLGA champion of champions' tournament at Glasgow Gailes on Sunday:

11.30
Jane Turner (East of Scotland champion).
Phillipa Costello (Borders champion).
Claire Hargan (Midlothian champion).
11.40
Laura Walker (North of Scotland champion)
Lesley Hendry (Ayrshire champion).
Lindsey Kirkwood (Dumfries-shire champion).
11.50
Kathleen Sutherland (Senior stroke-play champion).
Fiona Lockhart (Fife champion).
Alison Davidson (Stirling & Clackmannan champion).
12.00
Gillian Monteigh (Galloway champion).
Alexandra Bushby (Perth & Kinross champion).
Lorna Bennett (Senior match-play champion).
12.10
Heather Anderson (Scottish veterans' champion).
Jill Meldrum (Dunbartonshire & Argyll champion).
Jenny Milne (Northern Counties champion).

SLGA INTRODUCES GRADUATE SQUAD FOR WINTER TRAINING

The Scottish Ladies Golfing Association has boosted its number of winter training squads from five to six with the addition of a "Graduate Squad."

It is made up of the following players:
Sarah Bishop (Cochrane Castle).
Claire Hargan (Mortonhall).
Louise Kenney (Pitreavie).
Anne Laing (Vale of Leven).
Fiona Lockhart (St Regulus).
Elaine Moffat (St Regulus).

CARLY BOOTH TO ENROL AT

HIGH SCHOOL IN MESA,

ARIZONA NEXT WEEK

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Carly Booth, one of the most exciting young golf talents in Europe, flies to Arizona on Monday to become a student at Red Mountain High School in Mesa, the third largest city in Arizona after Phoenix and Tucson. It has a population of between 400,000 and 500,000.
The 15-year-old will be accompanied by her 22-year-old brother Wallace – a Scotland interntional golfer himself. Wallace will stay until Carly feels settled down. He spent four years at Augusta State University before graduating with a Business Management Masters Degree last May.
“They will be staying with friends of ours in Mesa,” said mother Pauline who went with Carly to Ireland earlier this week to get a visa and other necessary forms.

The American high school autumn or "fall" term starts next week.
It will be Carly’s second spell in America. She was a student at the David Leadbetter Golf Academy, Bradenton in Florida from August 2006 to the early spring of 2007.
The golfing siblings’ dad, Wally, who is an Aberdonian and was a Commonwealth Games silver medallist as a wrestler, said:
“Carly needs to be playing golf during the winter months if she wants to continue improving. Even by her own high standards, she has had a phenomenal season but there is nothing for her to play in in Scotland from November through to March and our winter weather is usually all against practising outdoors."
Father Booth built a 12-hole full-length course in fields at his farm in the hills near Comrie and there is no question that the opportunity to step out of their front door and on to a golf course helped both, but Carly in particular, to improve their ability at golf at a terrific rate.
Carly now has +3 of a handicap. She was well into single figures of a rating by the time she was 10 years old. Incidentally, she was also a talented gymnast and swimmer before she was 10!
Wallace junior was a British junior wrestling champion - dad also having built an indoor gymnasium for training at the farm.
"The Americans and the Spaniards have the benefit of being able to play all year and Carly wants to do the same,” said Wally.
"She has her heart set on playing golf professionally but she is not sure if she wants to go through the US college route yet.
"It says a lot for her maturity that she is prepared to leave her family at such a young age to spend her school year in another country."
Carly won't be 16 years old until June 21 next summer which means it would be 2009 at the earliest before a US college would take her -- and they would falling over themselves to recruit her for their golf team if they knew she was available.

English Ladies Golf Association Press Release

FLORENTYNA PARKER WINS ELGA
GIRLS' ORDER OF MERIT TITLE

Junior Solheim Cup star Florentyna Parker is England’s top girl golfer. Florentyna, who is playing her last season of junior golf, has won the English Ladies’ Golf Association’s girls’ order of merit.
The Royal Birkdale player led a Lancashire whitewash at the top of the table, with the Manchester pair, Rachel Connor and Kelly Tidy, filling second and third places.
Florentyna’s success comes at the end of a season in which she won the French lady junior title and was runner-up in the British stroke-play championship. The 18-year-old helped England to a bronze medal in the European team championship and played a crucial role in Europe’s Junior Solheim Cup win. She had a 100 per cent record in the series, winning all three of her matches against the Americans.
Despite her successes Florentyna was surprised to win the order of merit, which is sponsored by One Up Golf. Florentyna lives in Germany, where her father is a golf professional, and she said: “I never thought I could win this because I don’t play all the counting tournaments. It’s great, especially to win it in my last year as a junior.”
Full details: www.englishladiesgolf.org
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer

JULIE VASS (13) BEATS THE BOYS TO WIN
DONALD ROSS MEMORIAL TROPHY

By ROBIN WILSON
After the complexity of equating the scores from both girls and boys competing for the Donald Ross Memorial Trophy at Royal Dornoch this week, Tain junior girl Julie Vass emerged the overall winner of the main trophy with net scores of 71 and 73 that equated to four strokes below the women's combined SSS of 148 for the Strue and Championship courses used at Dornoch.
It was a memorable effort by the 13-year-old Tain prospect. She became only the second girl to have won this internationally attended competition. This week there were entrants from three Scandinavian countries, Denmark, Norway and Sweden, on top of a strong North and North-east representation in the field of 90.
This weekend Julie's older sister Sammy jets off to Texas as a member of the lucky 12 chosen for the Grampian Houston Junior Trip experience. Included in this group also is Nairn Dunbar's Kelsey MacDonald who scored 76 (Struie) and 77 (Championship) to win the Royal Golf Club Trophy as best overall scratch performer.
Kelsey's scores were also against the par of both courses and she finished at +5 to beat Jamie Treasurer (Loch Ness) into second place. Treasurer's excellent second-day 72 over the championship course to add to his 74 on Struie helped him win the individual boys' trophy.
The North District's Sandy Aird Order of Merit table climaxed at the Dornoch event and Treasurer's first place saw him overtake previous Under-16 merit table leader Ali Begg (Muir of Ord) and finish top with 93pt from his six best finishes during the season.
Begg came second on 89pt. Rising to a third place on 67 points after his Dornoch effort was Kyle Godsman (Hopeman).
Brora's Calum Stewart did not improve on his points at Royal Dornoch but he had done enough during the season to remain as the Under-14 age group winner with 99.5pt.
Runner-up was Ross Proctor (Forres), 84.5pt, and third Jordan Milne (Elgin) with 57pt.

Results in the Donald Ross Junior tournament at Royal Dornoch were:
Donald Ross Trophy: Julie Vass (Tain) -5
Royal Dornoch Trophy: Overall Gross - Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) +5
Boys Handicap (36 holes): Jamie Treasurer (Loch Ness) -2. C. Nelson (The Nairn) -1. C. Dixon (Hopeman) -1
Girls Handicap (36 Holes): A. Hutton (Falkirk Tryst) -2. K. Scott (Windyhill) +3, H. McCook (Abernethy) +4.
Round 1 Struie course: E Chancellor (Inverness) -3, C MacLeod (Nairn Dunbar) -1, R Clarke (Moray) -1.
Round 2 Championship course: K. MacKintosh (Broomieknowe) -5, R Renwick (Invergordon)
-4, A McHardy (Prestonfield) -4.

Caption for Robin Wilson's picture above:
Back row (left to right): Euan Chancellor (Inverness), Jamie Treasurer (Loch Ness), Roger Clarke (Moray), Gordon Lawson (Royal Dornoch GC captain), Cameron Dixon (Hopeman), Christian MacLeod (Nairn Dunbar).
Front row: Arran McHardy (Prestonfield), Kate McIntosh (Invergordon), Julie Vass (Tain), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), Alexis Hutton Hutton (Falkirk Tryst).
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ASHTON INGRAM JOINT FIFTH

AT MYRTLE BEACH

Fort William teenager Ashton Ingram, a second-year student at Belmont Abbey College, North Carolina, finished joint fifth in the Lenoir Rhyne Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate women's golf tournament this week - her highest ever finish on the American college golf circuit.
Ashton, pictured right, who is 19, had rounds of 79 and 76 for a total of 155 over the 5,879yd, par-72 course at Rivers Hills Golf Club, Little River, South Carolina.
Katie Clayton (Limestone College ) and Morgan Bell (Montevallo University) tied for victory on four-over 148, both with rounds of 73 and 75.
Charlene Reid (Pfeiffer University) from Antrim finished fourth on 154 with scores of 76 and 78.
Berry College (639) won the team title ahead of Pfeiffer (643) with Belmont Abbey (652) fifth in a field of 18 teams.

ROSEANNE JOINT 10TH - HER BEST

FINISH SO FAR ON AMERICAN

COLLEGE CIRCUIT

Roseanne Niven from Crieff, a second-year student at the University of California Berkeley, achieved her highest finish yet on the American women’s college golf circuit by sharing 10th place in a quality field of 82 players at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational tournament at Sahalee Golf & Country Club, Sammamish in Washington State.
Roseanne, pictured right, still only 18, had rounds of 73, 76 and 73 in mainly wet weather for a total of 222 over the 6,127yd, par-72 courses.
Birdieing the second and 16th in her final round, she was the lowest scorer of the five California Berkeley team members. In all Roseanna had seven birdies and, most important, no double bogeys over the 54 holes.
Jodi Ewart from Yorkshire, a second-year student at New Mexico University, finished joint 12th with scores of 75 71 and 77 for 223. The Catterick girl, winner of the English women’s amateur stroke-play championship this past summer, had eight birdies in all but was dragged down by a double bogey 7 at the second hole of her first round and seven bogeys in her final outing.
Belen Mozo (Southern California), the Spanish girl who won both the British women’s and girls’ open amateur titles two years ago, won her first individual title on the US circuit with scores of 70, 75 and 72 for one-over-par 217.
Alison Walshe (Arizona University) matched that total with scores of 72, 69 and 76 but Belen was declared the winner with the better final round.
Southern California also won the team event by nine strokes with a total of 882. Arizona State (891) were second and Oregon (900) third. A total of 16 college teams took part.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Individuals

Par 216 (3 x 72). 6,127yd
217 Belen Mozo (Southern California) 70 75 72, Alison Walshe (Arizona) 72 69 76 (Mozo won with better last round).
219 Adriana Zwanck (Arizona) 73 76 70.
Other totals:
220 Anna Nordqvist (Arizona State) 70 72 78 (jt 4th).
222 Roseanne Niven (California) 73 76 73 (jt 10th).
223 Jodi Ewart (New Mexico) 75 71 77, Azahara Munoz (Arizona State) 76 72 75 (jt 12th).
224 Dewi-Claire Schreefel (Southern California) 78 71 75.
229 Pia Halbig (California) 76 75 78 (jt 28th).
Teams
882 Southern California.
891 Arizona State.
900 Oregon.
902 Arizona.
903 California.
907 Pepperdine.

NICK FALDO JUNIOR SERIES GRAND FINAL SCORES

Read all the scores after two rounds of the Nick Faldo Junior Series Grand Final at Celtic Manor by switching over to www.scottishgolfview.com

JACQUELINE MAKES TOP 20 IN WASHINGTON STATE

Perthshire student Jacqueline Sneddon from Meigle finished 17th in a field of 38 at the Western Washington Invite women's college golf tournament, hosted by Bellingham Golf & Country Club in Washington State.
Jacqueline, a first-year student at Grand Canyon University, Arizona, had rounds of 81 and 82 for a total of 163 over a testing, 6,154yd course with a par of 73.
Team-mate Jessica McKay won by four strokes with scores of 73 and 74 for 147.
Grand Canyon University (650) finished fifth in the team event behind winners Western Washington.

ST RULE LADIES WIN FIFE SCRATCH 5 LEAGUE

St Rule Ladies have won this year's Fife Scratch 5 League.
Two divisions participated for the “Dunlop Quaich”. The first division included Dunfermline, Elie & Earlsferry, Ladybank, St Regulus and St Rule.
The second division included Balbirnie Park, Burntisland, Kirkcaldy, Scotscraig and Thornton GC.
The “Dunlop Quaich” had previously been won for four out of the last five years by St Regulus Golf Club.
The St Rule team this year included a wide age range from Junior to Senior Internationalist.

Picture shows team members (left to right):
Lady Angela Bonallack, Isobel Harvey, Fiona de Vries and Karen Marshall. (Hannah Harvey missing from photograph).

TWO BRITS IN TOP TEN WITH ONE ROUND TO
GO IN WASHINGTON STATE TOURNAMENT

Yorkshire's Jodi Ewart was in joint sixth place while Roseanne Niven from Crieff shared 10th place in a field of 82 as this week's major women's tournament on the American college golf circuit - the Edean Ihlanfedlt Invitational - went into its third and final round at Sahalee Golf & Country Club in Washington State.
New Mexico University second-year student Ewart, from Catterick, has scored 75 and 71 for a 36-hole tally of two-over-par 146 over the 6,127yd par-72 course.
Jodi, the English women's stroke-play champion and on the GB&I short leet for next year's Curtis Cup match over the Old Course, St Andrews, had birdies a at the fourth, sixth and 14th with bogeys at the 10th and 15th.
Niven, in her second year at the University of California Berkley has had rounds of 73 and 76 for 149. She birdied the eighth and ninth but bogeyed fourth of the last eight holes.
Leading the field is Alison Walshe (Arizona) with 72 and 69 for 141.

LEADING INDIVIDUAL SCORES
SECOND ROUND
Par 144 (2 x 72). 6,127yd
141 Alison Walshe (Arizona) 72 69.
142 Anna Nordqvist (Arizona State) 70 72.
145 Kendea Little (Oregon) 76 69, Paolo Moreno (Southern California) 73 72, Belen Mozo (Southern California) 70 75.
146 Jodi Ewart (New Mexico) 75 71, Danielle Cvitanov (San Francisco) 77 69.
Other scores:
148 Azahara Munoz (Arizona State) 76 72 (9th).
149 Roseanne Niven (California) 73 76, Dewi-Claire Schreefel (Southern California) 78 71 (jt 10th).
LEADING TEAMS
587 Southern California.
596 Arizona State.
597 Oregon.
601 Arizona.
602 California.
Other total:
620 New Mexico (12th of 16 teams)

Trophy winners after the Greenlees Lunch at Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club this week. Left to right: Rosemary Donaldson (Troon Ladies), Pearl Orr (Cochrane Castle), Rosa Maxwell (Prestwick St Nicholas), Frances Livingston (Milngavie). Picture courtesy of Carol Fell. Double click on the image to increase its size.

COCHRANE CASTLE WIN GREENLEES TROPHY

Cochrane Castle Golf Club were the winners of this year’s Greenlees Trophy as champions of Division 1 in the West of Scotland women’s club golf leagues. They finished with 48pt, well ahead of runners-up Prestwick Nicholas who had 43.5pt.
Cardross and Lanark are relegated to Division 2 next season.
Troon Ladies had an even bigger margin in hand of their rivals at the top of the final Division 2 table. They amassed 52pt with runners-up Douglas Park on the 45.5pt. Haggs Castle and East Renfrewshire were relegated to Division 3.
The team that scored the most points over the season were Division 3 champions Milngavie with 57pt to their credit. Cowglen were second with 49pt.
Willeen McCallum is hoping to retire after 18 years as West of Scotland Greenlees Secretary – if a successor can be found.

+To read the full report and see photographs and even a short video of Pearl Orr's acceptance speech, go to the West of Scotland Ladies Golf Website.

GB&I CAP FOR LAURA MURRAY

AT NORTH BERWICK THIS

WEEKEND

Robert Gordon's University student Laura Murray (pictured right) has been called into the Great Britain & Ireland Select for this weekend's training match against the Junior GB&I team at North Berwick Golf Club.
Laura, a 19-year-old Alford GC member, made her debut for Scotland in last month's women's home internationals.
She steps up into the GB&I team alongwith Rachel Jennings (Izaak Walton) to replace Curtis Cup players Breanne Loucks and Melissa Reid who are unavailable for the match which will tee off on Friday and end on Sunday.
The only other Scot in the GB&I team is Michelle Thomson (McDonald Ellon), the 19-year-old Aberdeenshire champion and quarter-finalist in this year's British women's open amateur championship.
Scots in the Junior GB&I Team are Carly Booth (Comrie), Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) and Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle).
Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) and Ellie Givens from Darlington had to drop out from the original selection because they are students at colleges in America. Sally has returned to the David Leadbetter Academy in Florida while Ellie is a freshman student at Denver University.

The revised teams are:

GB&I SELECT - L Bennett (Brokenhurst Manor), N Edwards (Ganton), S Hassan (Vale of Glamorgan), R Jennings (Izaak Walton), L Murray (Alford), F Parker (Royal Birkdale), K Smith (Waterlooville), M Thomson (McDonald Ellon). Captain - M McKenna.

JUNIOR GB&I TEAM - C Booth (Comrie), V Bradshaw (Bangor), M Briggs (Kilmacolm), H Brockway (Yeovil), R Connor (Manchester), Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell), P Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), K Tidy (Manchester). Captain - T Matthews.

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Carly Booth and Stiggy Hodgson with their championship trophies at Dubai Creek. Image by courtesy of the Daily Telegraph. Double click on it to enlarge the size.

CARLY BOOTH WINS DAILY TELEGRAPH GIRLS' TITLE BY NINE

FROM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WEBSITE

By WILLIAM JOHNSON in Dubai

Stiggy Hodgson equalled the amateur course record of 67 at Dubai Creek yesterday to storm to victory in the boys' section Daily Telegraph's Junior Golf Championship.

Carly Booth from Comrie, the Scottish Under-18 and Under-21 champion and the European Young Masters' girls' title-holder, added the Daily Telegraph girls' title to her list of achievements in 2007. She won in Dubai by the runaway margin of nine strokes, following in the footsteps of fellow Scott Sally Watson, the Daily Telegraph girls' champion of 12 months ago.

Hodgson, 17, gradually gained the upper hand over his close friend, Andrew Cooley, coming home in a superb five under par. That overturned a narrow overnight deficit on Cooley and Oscar Sharpe, 15, to win the prestigious trophy by a margin of three strokes.
At the turn, Surrey teenager Cooley was still in front but a double bogey on the 12th, at which he had only a wedge to reach the green in two, brought about an ultimately decisive three-stroke swing.
A jubilant Hodgson said: "I felt really sorry for Andrew on that hole because he is a good mate but you can't afford to have friends on the golf course – you have to make them your enemies.
"I had a birdie putt at the same hole and I knew if I made it the consequences would be crucial and so it proved."
Hodgson went on to lip out of the hole with his six-iron to the 169-yard 14th. It was a fraction away from being the 20th hole-in-one of the Sunningdale player's short career and he still does not know how it failed to go in.
The new champion, who joins an illustrious list of former winners of a popular junior event which this year attracted more than 40,000 entries, felt under enormous pressure justifying his reputation of being the best player among the 12 qualifiers in view of his +3 handicap.
After holing a massive putt at the last to ensure a comfortable victory with a three-under-par score of 210, he said: "This is my biggest achievement of a great year and I'm so pleased because I have beaten some outstanding players to do this."
The girls' final was effectively settled on the second of the three stamina-sapping days at the Creek when Carly Booth, the remarkable 15-year-old from Comrie, Perthshire opened up a nine-shot lead over her eight rivals.
Booth, who also plays off +3, was content to preserve her enormous advantage and came home safely with it intact on 219, six over for the tournament.
Alexandra Peters, the only girl younger than Booth in the talented field, chased her home with a total of 228, which was emphatically better than Mikki Foster's third-place score of 235.
The long-hitting Booth said: "I am really happy. It is a great tournament. I made a few mistakes today but I knew I had plenty in hand."
FINAL TOTALS

BOYS

Par 213 (3 x 71)

210 S Hodgson (Sunningdale) 74 69 67.

213 A Cooley (Chabham) 70 72 71.

217 J Carney (Solihull) 73 75 69.

222 A Wills (Sandiway) 70 77 75.

224 O Sharpe (Minchinhampton) 73 69 82.

228 T Robson (Portsmouth) 77 78 73.

229 A Hedges (Sundridge Pk) 76 79 74.

231 N Mannion (Teeside) 77 75 79, L Benford (Barton-on-Sea) 74 78 79.

237 M Pitcher (Thursley) 81 78 78.

243 R Tredgett (Chelmgard) 79 81 83.

246 R Burden (W Essex) 80 88 78.
GIRLS

Par 213 (3 x 71)

219 C Booth (Comrie) 74 72 73.

228 A Peters (Notts Ladies) 78 77 73.

235 N Foster (Accrington) 79 77 79.

236 C Douglass (Brocket Hall) 78 82 76, N Dunn (Harrogate) 77 80 79.

237 E Taylor (Gainsborough) 76 83 79.

243 M Carroll (Launceston) 79 76 88.

254 R McQueen (Troon Bentinck) 88 86 80.

265 L Blease (Coombe Hill) 88 85 92.

THREE CHEERS FOR COLETTE:

ANOTHER US COLLEGE WIN

FOR SCOTTISH COACH

Scots-born golf coach Colette Murray from Dumfries has set some sort of American college golf record by steering the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga women's team to three straight wins out of three since the college's golf programme was revived after being dropped more than a decade ago.
Colette, pictured above, who played on the US college circuit as a student at Jacksonville State, Alabama, stayed on to become the women's golf coach before being headhunted by Tennessee-Chattanooga at the start of this year.
She had to build a team from scratch, ready to play competitively in the 2007-2008 college season.
They have certainly been ready. Record: Played Three, Won Three.
Kelly Brotherton, the former Scottish Under-21 champion from Tulliallan, was one of Miss Murray's recruits, from Colorado State University. Kelly finished joint ninth on 229 with scores of 73, 76 and 80 in the latest tournament, the Hawkeye Intercollegiate at Finkbine Golf Club, Iowa City in Iowa.
Australian Emma DeGroot has been Colette's most consistently successful player. She was second for the third event in a row with scores of 72, 75 and 76 for 223, finishing six strokes behind winner Katie Elliott (Wisconsin).
Portia Abbot (Jacksonville State) finished joint 27th in a field of 75 with scores of 81, 80 and 80 for 241 over the par-73, 6,202yd course. Portia comes from Wiltshire.
Tennessee Chattanooga won the team title with a total of 909. Wisconsin (928) were second and Cincinnatti (936) third and Iowa (937) fourth, Jacksonville State (940) fifth in a field of 13 teams.

LOSSIE LAD LEADS DONALD ROSS JUNIOR
INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT

Lossiemouth lad Roger Clarke (Moray) led the field by one shot with a par-equalling round of 71 (35-36) over the Struie course in the first round of the Donald Ross junior invitational golf tournament for Under-16s at Royal Dornoch today (Tuesday).
Moray Golf Club member Clarke, 15, birdied the third and fourth to set against outward half bogeys at the second and eighth. Coming home, he moved to one under par with a birdie at the 10th but three putts for a bogey at the 18th saw him fall back to level par, but still a very good round.
One shot behind in second place on 72 is Kyle Godsman (Hopeman) who had a birdie at the 10th and bogeys at the sixth and 14th.
Scotland women's team player Kelsey MacDonald's (Nairn Dunbar) leads the girls' competition despite a four-over-par 76 for the LGU course, which included a lost-ball double bogey at the 14th.
Wednesday's final round take place over the much tougher Dornoch championship course.

LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES
Struie Course
Par 71
BOYS
71 R Clarke (Moray).
72 K Godsman (Hopeman).
73 L Haldane (Stirling).
74 C MacLeod (Nairn Dunbar), E Chancellor (Inverness), T Dingwall (Nairn Dunbar), J Treasurer (Loch Ness).
75 A Begg (Muir of Ord), R Copland (Garmouth & Kingston).
77 P Ramsey (Elgin), L Reid (Fortrose & Rosemarkie).
78 L McAlpine (Invergordon), R Ferguson (Alness).
79 R I Mackenzie (Tain), C Stewart (Brora).
GIRLS
Par 72
76 K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar).
79 M Holmbom (Sweden).
83 J Vass (Tain), K Scott (Windyhill).
84 T S Buck (Norway).
86 L Duncan (Aboyne).

CARLY BOOTH NINE SHOTS

CLEAR OF DAILY TELEGRAPH

GIRLS' FIELD IN DUBAI

FROM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WEBSITE
Carly Booth takes what looks like an unassailable lead into today's final round of the Daily Telegraph Junior Championships at Dubai Creek but the race for the boys' title could hardly be closer with the three leaders separated by a single stroke.
Booth hits the ball a long way for a girl of 15 and had too much power for her eight rivals around a course of many testing carries. The plus-3 handicapper extended her first-round advantage of two strokes to a commanding nine shots over today's playing partners Alexandra Peters and Micah Carroll. Scottish prodigy Booth believes she can relax today after storming clear of the field but also feels she should be even further ahead after an indifferent spell around the turn took her from even par to four over before she recovered well.
"I had a good start," she said, referring to her chip in for an eagle two at the third and her birdie at the short eighth, "so it was frustrating to let those shots slip away. But at least I played better than on the first day."

HOW THE GIRLS STAND

146 C Booth (Comrie) 74 72.
155 M Carroll (Launceston, Cornwall) 79 76, A Peters (Notts Ladies) 78 77.
156 N Foster (Accrington) 79 77.
157 N Dunn (Harrogate) 77 80.
159 E Taylor (Gainsborough) 76 83.
160 C Douglass (Brocket Hall) 78 82.
173 L Blease (Coombe Hill) 88 85.
174 R McQueen (Troon Bentinck) 88 86.

There is no such mis-match in the final boys' group, as joint-leaders Andrew Cooley and Oscar Sharpe – both level par for the tournament – lock horns with Stiggy Hodgson, who stands at one over.
It seemed like Surrey teenager Cooley would also take a big lead into the final day as he went from his overnight score of one under par to four under with four birdies against one dropped shot in the first 13 holes.
With none of his 11 rivals in red figures at that stage he looked a hot favourite for the title but a disastrous triple-bogey 7 at Dubai's treacherous final hole brought him back alongside leader-in-the-clubhouse Sharpe.

HOW THE BOYS STAND WITH ONE ROUND TO GO

142 O Sharpe (Minchinhampton) 73 69, A Cooley (Chatham) 70 72.
143 F Hodgson (Sunningdale) 74 69.

147 A Wills (Sandiway) 70 77.

148 J Carney (Solihull) 73 75.

152 N Mannion (Teeside) 77 75, L Benford (Barton on Sea) 74 78.

155 T Robson (Portsmouth) 77 78, A Hedges (Sundridge Park) 76 79.

159 M Pitcher (Dursley) 81 78.

160 R Tredgett (Chelmguard) 79 81.

168 R Burden (West Essex) 80 88.

HARKINS AND FAIRNIE TOP SCOTTISH
STUDENTS' SCORES AT LADYBANK

Chris Harkins (Glasgow University) and Emma Fairnie (Edinburgh University) headed the men's and women's scoreboards at the Scottish universities' order of merit stroke-play event at Ladybank.
Harkins' two-round total of 140 was matched by Scotland international Gavin Dear but Harkins' better second round, a 69 to a 71, won him the No 1 spot.
They fnished four shots clear of third-placed Paul Betty (Stirling).
Fairnie, who scored 78 and 79 for 157, had two strokes to spare from Ireland's Rachael Cassidy (Stirling) with Holly Calvert (Stirling) third on 160.

LEADING TOTALS
MEN
140 C Harkins (Glasgow) 71 69, G Dear (Stirling) 69 71.
144 P Betty (Stirling) 71 73.
145 A Main (Edinburgh) 76 79, D Booth (Stirling) 74 71.
146 M Williams (Edinburgh) 75 71, E Polson (Stirling) 70 76.
147 J Duff (Aberdeen) 74 73, S Hume (Abertay Dundee) 70 77.
148 G Little (St Andrews) 75 73, F Moore (Strling) 70 78.
150 G Turner (Stirling) 75 75, J Watt (Stirling) 74 76, K Shepherd (Stirling) 73 77.
151 A Murdoch (Stirling) 82 69, G Yates (Stirling) 73 78, R Rebbechi (St Andrews) 71 80.
152 S Binning (Glasgow) 79 73, G McDougall (Strathclyde) 77 75, F Campbell (Styrachclyde) 77 75, B Ruishford (Stirling) 73 79.
153 J Wybar (Aberdeen) 78 75, S Scott (Abertay Dundee) 78 75, A Styles (Robert Gordon's) 77 76, S Borrowman (Stirling) 723 81.
154 M Hunt (UHI Millennium) 76 78, R MacDonald (Edinburgh) 76 78, B Campbell (Stirling) 75 79, G Minnes (Strathclyde) 72 82, F Inglis (Glasgow) 72 82.
155 P Renwick (UHI Millennium) 77 78, M Pennycott (Heriot Watt) 76 79.
156 G Stevenson (St Andrews) 76 80.
157 I MacMillan (Glasgow) 77 80.
159 C Morrison (Glasgow) 84 75, J White (Stirling) 81 78, M Murray (UHI Millennium) 78 81, J Fleming (Strathclyde) 77 82.
160 I Finlay (Edinburgh) 83 77, V Sinkkonen (Glasgow) 82 78, L McLaughlan (UHI Millennium) 80 80, J Corke (St Andrews) 78 82.
161 M Sanders (Heriot Watt) 80 81, J Lockie (St Andrews) 78 83.
WOMEN
157 E Fairnie (Edinburgh) 78 79.
159 R Cassidy (Stirling) 80 79.
160 H Calvert (Stirling) 82 78.
161 S Farrar (Stirling) 81 80.
162 G Monteith (Strathclyde) 82 80.
165 J Linklater (St Andrews) 87 78, M Diamond (Napier) 86 79, L Murray (Robert Gordon's) 85 80.
173 M Macpherson (St Andrews) 85 88, S Crolla (Heriot Watt) 83 90.
175 L Koplik (St Andrews) 85 90.
189 R Archibald (Heriot Watt) 90 99.

ROSEANNE AND JODI IN TOP

TEN OF COLLEGE EVENT

IN WASHINGTON STATE

Perthshire teenager Roseanne Niven, a second-year student at the University of California Berkeley, has had her best round so far to be lying joint fifth in a quality field of 82 at the end of the opening day of the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational women's college tournament over the Sahalee Golf & Country Club course at Sammamish, Washington State.
Roseanne returned (pictured right) a one-over-par 73 over the 6,127yd course, birdieing the second, ninth and 13th and dropping shots at the eighth, 12th, 14th and 17th in halves of 35 (one under par) and 38 (two over par).
A member at Crieff Golf Club and Scottish Under-18 girls' match-play champion last year, Roseanne is three shots behind the joint leaders, Spain's Belen Mozo (Southern California University) and Sweden's Anna Nordqvist (Arizona State). Belen won both the British women's and girls' open titles last year while Anna, a former British girls' champion, has been beaten finalist in the British women's championship this year and last.
Also in the top 10 with two rounds to go is English women's stroke-play champion Jodi Ewart (New Mexico University) from Catterick. Jodi is in joint eighth positon after a 74. Starting at the 10th, the Yorkshire girl birdied the 15th to be one under par for her first nine holes but she bogeyed the first and then had a double-bogey 7 at the long second.
She then birdied the fourth but dropped further shots at the fifth and seventh to take four-over-par 40 shots for her second nine.
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
Par 72. 6,127yd
70 B Mozo (Southern California),A Nordqvist (Arizona State).
71 M Chun (Stanford).
72 A Walsh (Arizona).
73 P Moreno (Southern California), R Niven (California), A Zwanck (Arizona).
74 L Bowditch (Pepperdine), F Eastick (Oregon), J Ewart (New Mexico).
Other scores:
76 A Munoz (Arizona State) (jt 12th).
78 D-C Schreefel (Southern California) (jt 31st).
LEADING TEAMS
296 Southern California.
301 Arizona State.
304 Stanford.
305 California, Arizona.
307 Oregon.

NEW NORTHERN COUNTIES LGA OFFICIALS

Jan Corbett, past secretary of Duff House Royal Golf Club, is the new captain of Northern Counties Ladies Golf Association. Also elected at the annual meeting at Nairn Dunbar GC, were Mary Law as honorary president, Florence Allan as vice-captain and May Alexander as honorary secretary-treasurer.

English Ladies Golf Association Press Release

ENGLISH GIRLS' TEAM TO PLAY THE BOYS
IN 10-A-SIDE MATCH IN WILTSHIRE

English Under-15 champion Heidi Baek and national schools’ champion Hannah Barwood are in the England girls’ Under-18 team for the annual match against the England U16 boys.
The ten-aside match will take place on Sunday at Ogbourne Downs Golf Club in Wiltshire.
Suffolk’s Heidi Baek made her first England appearance earlier this season against Spain in the annual U16 international. Her three team-mates from that event are also in this side: Nottinghamshire’s Alex Peters, who is the Midland women's champion, Kent’s Sian Evans and Yorkshire’s Helen Searle.
Gloucestershire’s Hannah Barwood is one of four players in this team who took part in the 2007 Girls’ International Matches, alongside Holly Clyburn of Lincolnshire, and the Hamphire pair Raffi Dyer and Katie Mundy.
They are joined by Nottinghamshire’s Katie Best, who was runner-up in the English girls’ championship, and Kent’s Sarah Tyson, who swept the board of 2006 South-East titles.
The team, captained by Sara Garbutt (Ganton) is:
Heidi Baek (Felixstowe Ferry), Hannah Barwood (Knowle), Katie Best (Sherwood Forest), Holly Clyburn (Kenwick Park), Raffi Dyer (Hayling), Sian Evans (Faversham), Katie Mundy (Dunwood Manor), Alex Peters (Notts Ladies), Helen Searle (West End), Sarah Tyson (London).

Non-travelling reserves: Hannah Turland (Tidworth Garrison), Hayley Davis (Ferndown).
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer
Visit our web site at www.englishladiesgolf.org

Team winners Midlothian (left to right): Claire Hargan (Mortonhall), Claire MacDonald (Gullane Ladies), Ellice Cacket (Midlothian county captain), Rachel Livingstone (Musselburgh Old) and Jane Turner (Mortonhall).

TEENAGER JANE TURNER EDGES
EAST GOLF TITLE AT THE GLEN

Jane Turner, 18-year-old Mortonhall player, pipped Claire MacDonald (Gullane) for the East of Scotland women’s amateur golf championship.
Both finished with 72s and Jane, pictured right, won with the better inward half.
Former Curtis Cup player and past British champion Alison Davidson (Stirling) was a very close-up third, only one stroke behind the first two.
Midlothian (219) won the team event from Stirling & Clackmannan (226) and Fife (237).

LEADING SCORES
72 J Turner (Mortonhall) (bih), C MacDonald (Gullane).
73 A Davidson (Stirling).
75 S Mitchell (Dunbracken Ladies), C Hargan (Mortonhall).
77 L Hunter (Dalmahoy), L Allan (Falkirk Tryst), L Kenny (Pitreavie).
78 L MacGregor (Falkirk).
79 J Carthew (Ladybank), K Marshall (Baberton), N Fenton (Merchants), R Livingstone (Musselburgh Old).
80 D Ford (Scotscraig),
81 E Moffat (St Regulus), A Wilton (Ladybank).

CARLY BOOTH LEADS BY TWO SHOTS IN
DAILY TELEGRAPH GIRLS' FINAL IN DUBAI

FROM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WEBSITE
Adam Wills and Andrew Cooley were the only players to break par 71 in exhausting heat on the opening day of the Daily Telegraph Junior Golf Championship at Dubai Creek yesterday.
Wills, from Cheshire, chipped in at the last to join Surrey's Cooley on one under for the 54-hole tournament. "That made up for missing two short birdie putts on the previous two holes," he said.
Cooley also birdied the 421-yard 18th after two consecutive bogeys had undermined the good work he had done in birdieing the 11th and 13th. The pair hold a three-stroke lead over the other 10 boys competing for the prestigious annual prize.
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Scottish prospect Carly Booth, 15, justified her tag of favourite for the girls' event although she was not happy with a round of 74 to lead by two strokes. "I should have been six under," she said.

East of Scotland Ladies Championship

Jane Turner takes the East of Scotland Title.

18 year old Jane Turner from Mortonhall added the adult East of Scotland Championship to her Junior East of Scotland title which she won in July, when she won at The Glen Golf Club, North Berwick on Sunday.
The morning started off gray & overcast and somewhat chilly with a slight N/E breeze but by lunchtime the sun was shining and the Glen Golf Club could be seen at its best, complimented by the magnificent views of the Bass Rock and the coast of the Firth of Forth.
Jane tied with her Midlothian County team-mate, Claire Macdonald (Gullane Ladies), on 72 and won on the better inward half. Alison Davidson (Stirling) was third on 73.
[Thanks to Fiona Playfair, East Lothian, for this report]
Results:
Winner Jane Turner ( Mortonhall ) 72 ,on better inward half from runner-up Claire MacDonald ( Gullane) 72, 3rd Alison Davidson (Stirling ) 73
Handicap prizes - 1st Stella Mitchell ( Dunbracken ladies) (75 - 4) 71
2nd Linda Allan ( Falkirk Tryst) (77-4) 73
Team prize - Midlothian 219 from Stirling & Clackmannan 226 & Fife 237
Top gross scores
72 Jane Turner ( Mortonhall ), Claire MacDonald ( Gullane Ladies)
73 Alison Davidson ( Stirling)
75 Stella Mitchell ( Dunbracken Ladies ), Claire Hargan ( Mortonhall ) 75
77 Lindsey Hunter ( Dalmahoy), Linda Allan ( Falkirk Tryst ), Louise Kenney ( Pitreavie) 77
78 Louise MacGregor ( Falkirk)
79 Jocelyn Carthew ( Ladybank ), Karen Marshall ( Baberton ), Noreen Fenton ( Merchants ), Rachael Livingstone ( Musselburgh Old)
80 Dorothy Ford (Scotscraig)
81 Elaine Moffat ( St Regulus ), Ashleigh Wilton ( Ladybank )

Midlothian team of Claire Hargan, Claire Macdonald, Rachel Livingstone

and Jane Turner with their Captain Ellice Cackett (centre)

Dunbar Ladies are Headway winners

Janet Wake, Gillian Kirkwood, Carol Halliday and Anne Marshall

"Dunbar Ladies", three of whom were members of Dunbar GC, won the Headway Charity Team event in perfect golfing weather at Winterfield Golf Club on Saturday.
The format of the tournament was rather like a Pro-Am - teams of four, with the best two net scores counting at each hole. Dunbar CSS is 65 for men, 68 for women. Women playing in the event were given three extra shots on their handicaps to make up the difference.
The Dunbar Ladies team of Carol Halliday, Janet Wake, Anne Marshall and Gillian Kirkwood played some astonishing golf over the first nine holes to be one under threes.... total 53 (11 under par), and although their back nine was a more sedate 62 (4 under par) they managed to win by three shots from the Sterling Fabrication team of Tom Brady, Ian Davidson, Sean Cox and John Pearson who scored 118. Another Ladies team (Dottie Wallace, Jan Forbes, Anne Paterson and Susan Owen) were third on 120.
Headway provides support and information to adult brain injured survivors, their families and carers. They also aim to raise awareness of the impact of brain injury on people's lives. There are headway groups throughout the UK, see http://www.headway.org.uk
The friendly atmosphere within the group helps to reduce the social isolation sometimes experienced by members and has helped many find the confidence to relearn old skills or develop new interests. The East Lothian branch of Headway made over £1000 from the event.
Results
1. Dunbar Ladies (Carol Halliday, Gillian Kirkwood, Janet Wake, Anne Marshall)
2. Sterling Fabrication (Tom Brady, Ian Davidson, Sean Cox, John Pearson)
3. Team 10 (Dottie Wallace, Jan Forbes, Ann Paterson, Susan Owen)

WELL DONE, SAMANTHA AND KIRAN
AT THE LPGA SECTIONAL Q SCHOOL

England's Samantha Head and Kiran Matharu are among the 34 players who qualified from the second leg of the LPGA Sectional Qualifying Tournament will be heading to Daytona Beach in late November for the Final Q School.
Samantha was always going to be there or thereabouts. She finished seventh on 287 with scores of 71, 73, 69 and 74.
But Kiran had to pull up her proverbial socks after opening rounds of 74 and 76 had her just surviving the 36-hole cut. She certainly rose to the challenge with closing rounds of 73 and 71 for a total of 294 which was the limit for qualifying.
Ladies European Tour player Gwladys Nocera from France did not make it. She finished in joint 49th position on 298 with 74, 74, 72 and 78.
Na-Yeon Choi from Korea made all the running to finish as the leading qualifier at the Plantation Golf and Country Club, Venice in Florida. She finished the week at 7-under-par (67-70-71-73=281), two-shots ahead of Angie Hill of Ohio and Rhode Island's Anna Grzebien.
Germany's amateur Sandra Gal, who plays on the American college circuit, qualified high up - in joint fifth place.
LEADING QUALIFIERS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
281 Na-Yeon Choi 67 70 71 73.
283 Angie Hill 68 73 71 72, Anna Grzebien 71 69 71 72.
284 Hee Young Park 69 73 68 74.
286 Sandra Gal (Ger) (am) 72 71 69 74, Sofie Andersson (Swe) 71 72 72 71.
287 Samantha Head (Eng) 71 73 69 74.
Other qualifiers:
290 Leah Hart (Aus) 73 67 78 72 (jt 10th).
293 Nikki Garrett (Aus) 73 75 72 73 (jt 21st).
294 Rachel Bailey (Aus) 70 76 74 74, Sarah Kemp (Aus) 76 70 74 74, Kiran Matharu (Eng) 74 76 73 71.
Non-qualifiers included:
294 Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 74 74 72 78 (jt 49th)

KRYSTLE AND DANIELLE FINISH IN TOP
TWENTY OF TAR HEEL INVITATIONAL

Krystle Caithness (Georgia University) had rounds of 72, 74 and 75 for a five-over-par total of 221 in the Tar Heel Inviational tournament at the UNC Finley course (par 72, 6,285yd) at the weekend.
That gave the Cellardyke, Fife teenager a joint 16th finish in a field of 93. So keen is the competition at this level that had Krystle been able to par the last two holes of the event on Sunday, instead of bogeying both of them, she would have finished joint 10th.
She had seven birdies over the 54 holes, a triple bogey 7 at the ninth in her second round and nine bogeys.
Ireland's Danielle McVeigh (Texas A &M) had scores of 75, 75 and 72 for joint 19th place on 222.
Duke (877) won the team event from Tennessee (879) with Georgia and Auburn joint third on 885. There were 18 college teams taking part.
America's Curtis Cup ace Amanda Blumenherst (Duke) won the individual honours by three shots with scores of 71, 68 and 70 for a seven-under-par total of 209.

DOUBLE WHAMMY VICTORY BY MARTINA
EBERL IN MADRID LADIES MASTERS

FROM LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE

Germany’s Martina Eberl enjoyed a bumper pay day on the Ladies European Tour winning two titles simultaneously at the weekend.
The 26-year-old from Munich collected her first professional victory at the Madrid Ladies Masters, with a first prize of €100,000. She also captured "The 18 Finest" by Banque Baring Brothers Sturdza SA, with another first prize of €56,500, earning €156,500 in total.
The 18 Finest was a season-long event incorporating 18 holes at nine different venues. Eberl entered the third and final round of the Madrid Ladies Masters at Club de Golf Retamares trailing Sweden’s Sophie Gustafson by five strokes. The Bayern Munich fan, who played with the Swede in the final round, overcame the deficit to win by one on 13-under-par 206, after rounds of 69, 68 and 69.
“It’s unbelievable. I felt comfortable the whole week. I was hitting the ball well all week, putting well, a good short game, so it all came together and today I was the best,” said Eberl, who had previously finished second on two occasions in a five-year pro career.
“I’m very, very happy. I still can’t believe it. It’s my first win. I’m overwhelmed and I still can’t believe it; just so happy.”
Eberl made an early charge in the final round with four birdies on the front nine and she was five-under-par after another birdie at the tenth. She caught Gustafson when the Swede, who had played the front nine in one-under, bogeyed the short 12th hole, dropping back to 14-under-par in total.
The pair matched each other hole-for-hole until the par-four 15th, when Eberl missed a one foot putt gifting Gustafson the advantage. However when Gustafson’s par putt lipped out at the next hole, the pair tied for the lead again on 13-under.
They both took a three at the short 17th and were tied for the lead with only the par-five 18th to play. At the last hole, both hit long drives, but Gustafson hit her second shot into the water adjacent to the left side of the fairway and was forced to take a penalty drop, resulting in a bogey 6.
With the Swede in trouble, Eberl was given the luxury of being able to lay-up and play the hole in regulation to take the title, although she didn’t realise that she had actually won until she was soaked in celebratory champagne by her fellow professionals, led by European Solheim Cup player Bettina Hauert.
“I didn’t know throughout the day how my score was or how Sophie’s score was. I think I’m just overwhelmed at the moment,” said Eberl, adding: “I’m going to cry later. I have to behave myself now but I mean it’s fantastic. I can’t believe it.”
Eberl jumped 33 places to eighth on the New Star Money List as a result of her victory, while Gustafson moved up two places to second behind Hauert.
Denmark’s Iben Tinning took third place in the tournament on 11-under-par after a 70, while Spain’s Tania Elosegui was fourth on ten-under after a 68. Her compatriot Marta Prieto tied for fifth place with England’s Laura Davies on nine-under-par, while Scotland’s Catriona Matthew and Wales’ Becky Brewerton shared seventh on eight-under-par.

Irish Ladies Golf Union Press Release

28th LANCÔME SCOTCH FOURSOMES FINAL
PLAYED AT KILLARNEY GOLF CLUB
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7

42pt Judith O'Sullivan (Milltown) & Bernie Griffith (Milltown) (10), Joan Dinneen (Kilkee) & Deirdre Burns (Kilkee) (32), Eimear McGrath (Enniscorthy) & Jennifer King (Enniscorthy) (13).
41pt Kate McCann (Douglas) & Eavan Higgins (Douglas) (3), Rosemary O'Connor (Craddockstown) & Lucy Dempsey (Craddockstown) (21).
40pt Marian Hurley (Castletroy) & Mary Byrne (Castletroy) (24).
39pt Deirdre Whelan (Ashbourne) & Mary Bannon (Ashbourne) (17).
38pt Aedin McCarthy (Killeen) & Jenny Gracey (Killeen) (18), Pamela Murphy (Ennis) & Maura McNicholas (Ennis) (3).

Junior Masters champions Lewis Reid and Camilla Tait with Graeme Dalziel, chief executive of sponsors Dunfermline Building Society (Cal Carson Golf Agency image).

JUNIOR MASTERS TITLES GO NORTH
– AND EAST IN GLORIOUS
GLENEAGLES SUNSHINE

Northerner Lewis Reid, 16-year-old Fortrose & Rosemarkie member, and
Fifer 16-year-old Camilla Tait (St Regulus) from St Andrews, topped the boys and girls’ returns at the Dunfermline Building Society Scottish Junior Masters’ Grand Final on a gloriously sunny day over the Gleneagles Hotel’s Queen’s Course.
The field of 49 boys and 29 girls qualified from five regional eliminators and a starting total of around 400.
Three-handicapper Lewis from the Black Isle, north of Inverness, was in the second last group to finish and toppled long-time leader with 38pt, Michael McLennan (Greenock Whinhill), by amassing 40 Stableford points – halves of 21 and 19pt – with a gross round of 67, one under the boys’ par and CSS for the day.
Reid had gross birdies at the fourth, seventh and 15th in halves of 34 and 33
It was a great score, all the more because Lewis had never played the course before and stepped on to the first tee at 11.45 after setting off on the long drive from Fortrose at 7am.
“I drove well and I putted well,” said Lewis who reached the last 16 of the Scottish boys’ match-play championship at West Kilbride last year and is a regular member of the North District boys’ team.
Jamie Leeds from Kintore, who was in the last group to finish, was runner-up with 39pt off a handicap of nine.
Jamie, 14 years old, scored 18pt on the outward half and 21pt after the turn.
“My short game was quite good. I pitched and putted to save par a lot of times,” said Jamie.
Camilla Tait’s points total of 41 was matched by Fiona Milne (Glen) from North Berwick. Camilla, who plays off 10, had an inward points score of 23 which won her the girls’ trophy ahead of Fiona’s 19pt.
Camilla plays off 10 and Fiona 20. Fiona, now 16 years old, won the tournament two years ago with 42pt from a handicap of 32.
“I holed some good putts – a 15-footer for a gross birdie at the first and from 10ft for a gross birdie 3 at the 11th but the best of the day for me came at the 15th,” said Camilla who was round in a gross 80.
“I drove the green at this 220yd hole and holed the putt from 15ft for a gross eagle 2 and I had a stroke at that hole so that gave me 5pt for a net albatross 2.”
Fiona was played in her third Junior Masters Grand Final and has been girls champion of the Glen club for 2006 and again this year.
“I drove well and hit my approach shots well – and I enjoyed myself,” said Fiona.

STABLEFORD POINTS' TOTALS

BOYS
Par 68. CSS 68.

40 L Reid (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) (3).
39 J Lees (Kintore) (9).
38 M McLennan (Greenock Whinhill) (6), J Black (West Lothian) (12).
36 R Spriddle (Dunfermline) (10), C Greenhill (Turnhouse) (12), M Allan (Deeside) (20), J Treasurer (Loch Ness) (4).
35 M Harris (Haggs Castle) (12), D Flannery (Peebles) (8), J Lamb (Peebles) (9), J Robertson (Erskine) (15), S Taylor (Inverurie) (18), M Laing (Inverness) (6).
34 E McIntosh (East Aberdeenshire) (5), K Baptie (Duff House Royal) (12), C Cromar (Lumphanan) (5).
33 B Scott (Dunfermline) (20), L Motion (Craigmillar Park) (8), O Cutting (Royal Burgess) (14), I Barrack (Oldmeldrum) (15), R Wilson (Glen) (19), Z Clark (Royal Aberdeen) (5), P McElroy (Kircudbright) (16).
32 R Christie (Craigmillar Park) (3), B Grant (Monifieth) (17), G Foubister (Cardross) (6), D Thompsett (Tarland) (6), C Coleman (Fereneze (5).
31 G Carnegie (Dunblane) (3), J Cruickshanks (Glenrothes) (9), N McGregor (Bridge of Allan) (7), D Crolla (Kingsknowe) (5), A McHardy (Prestonfield) (7).
30 L Haldane (Stirling) (4), S McLeod (Ballingry (20), R Greig (West Lothian) (16), F Bonar (Mortonhall) (9), F Orr (Woll) (20).
28 I Brydon (Torphins) (14).
26 J Johnston (Murrayfield) (7), C Kirkpatrick (Castle Douglas) (12), J Nordbo (Largs) (5).
25 A Morrison (Inverary) (27)/
24 L Thom (Falkirk Tryst) (21), R Clark (Erskine) (21).
23 C Graham (Aboyne) (10).
22 S Murphy (Lochgelly) (8), S Duncan (Newtonmore) (13).

GIRLS
Par 74. CSS 73.
41 C Tait (St Regulus Ladies) (10), F Milne (Glen) (20).
39 K Ward (Glen) (13).
37 N Taylor (Thornton) (14).
36 C Jaffrey (West Kilbride) (23).
35 G Simpson (Murrayfield) (5).
34 L Stevenson (Elie & Earlsferry) (14). K Scott (Windyhill) (12), F Fullerton (Huntly) (12), N Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) (9).
33 N Robertson (Dunblane) (26), K McIntosh (Broomieknowe) (15), A Bain (Peebles) (8), M McKay (West Kilbride) (16).
32 A Hutton (Falkirk Tryst) (23).
31 S Alexander (Deeside) (9), K MacCallum (McDonald Ellon) (21), S Vass (Tain) (3).
29 H McCook (Abernethy) (12), M Clyne (Deeside) (12)..
28 K Simpson (Elie & Earlsferry) (24), G MacDonald (Prestonfield) (11), L Duncan (Aboyne) (11).
27 C Stewart (West Lothian) (21), J Vass (Tain) (13).
25 K McNee (Loudon Gowf) (17), K Hennen (Kirkintilloch) (24).
24 C Geddes (Northern) (18).
22 G Brown (Thornton) (9).