Battling Jane Turner from Craigielaw in second place

Lisa Maguire leads by four strokes

with a round left in Irish strokeplay

Fourteen-year-old Irish women’s amateur champion Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) leads the field by four strokes following a sensational opening 66 and an equally impressive afternoon 73 at the 3 Irish Women’s Open Strokeplay at Douglas Golf Club today.
In blustery but dry conditions, Maguire opened her championship with two bogeys but five birdies over her next seven holes saw her turn three under par and a further five birdies over the front nine at Douglas saw her sign for a sensational morning round of seven under par and a four shot lead at lunchtime.
Maguire, pictured above, who was selected to play for GB&I in the Vagliano Trophy despite not qualifying for the match-play stages of last week's Ladies British Open amateur championship at Harlech, Wales proved the selectors were quite right to have every confidence in her coming back to form.
She went on to coast around the 6149 yard course in level par in the afternoon to lead the field by four strokes with just 18 holes remaining.
Next best was Scotland’s Jane Turner from Craigielaw. The Robert Gordon University student battled the blustery conditions to return an impressive three under par 70 in the morning and a level par round in the afternoon sees her comfortably hold second place.
Four shots further behind sees Lisa’s twin sister Leona, after steady rounds of 73 and 74, who shares third place with England’s Hannah Burke and Australian’s Stacey Keating and Julia Boland.
In the team event, Ireland lead Scotland by 2 shots followed by Australia in third place, 5 shots further back.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
(CSS 75 75)
139 Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) 66 73.
143 Jane Turner (SCO) 70 73.
147 Hannah Burke (ENG) 74 73, Julia Boland (AUS) 74 73 ,Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) 73 74, Stacey Keating (AUS) 72 75.
148 Kym Larratt (ENG) 76 72, Kelly Tidy (ENG) 75 73, Laure Castelain (FRA) 73 75.
149 Sarah Cunningham (Ennis) 78 71, Pamela Pretswell (SCO) 76 73, Tara Davies (WAL) 74 75.
150 Louise Mernagh (Woodenbridge) 77 73, Manon Gidali (FRA) 75 75, Laura McCarthy (Muskerry) 74 76, Laura Murray (SCO) 74 76.
151 Rebecca Flood (AUS) 77 74.
152 Carly Booth (SCO) 81 71, Ciara Butler (Newlands) 75 77.
153 Rhian Wyn Thomas (WAL) 79 74, Mary Dowling (New Ross) 78 75, Rachel Jennings (ENG) 76 77, Annika Korkeila (FIN) 76 77, Tara Watters (ENG) 75 78.
154 Sinead O'Sullivan (Galway) 80 74, Charlotte Wild (ENG) 78 76, Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion) 74 80, Charlene Reid (Royal Portush) 74 80, Caroline Bon (NZL) 73 81.
155 Gemma Bradbury (WAL) 78 77.
156 Karen O'Neill (Douglas) 78 78, Sarah Faller (Galway) 76 80.
157 Sarah Crowe (Tipperary) 79 78, Karen Delaney (Carlow) 79 78,Tilly Holder (ENG) 78 79, Charlie Douglass (ENG) 77 80, Aedin Murphy (Carlow) 74 83.
158 Amy Boulden (WAL) 81 77, Victoria Bradshaw (Bangor) 77 81.
159 Shauna O'Brien (Clonmel) 77 82.
MISSED THE CUT
160 Gillian O'Leary (Cork) 85 75, Sue Phillips (Woodbrook) 77 83.
161 Minna Vuorenpaa (FIN) 84 77, Rachel Cassidy (The Island) 80 81, Lillian Harrington (East Cork) 79 82.
162 Lucy Simpson (Massereene) 82 80.
162 Niamh Kitching (Claremorris) 81 81, Aoife Lowry (Tipperary) 78 84.
163 Fiona Howard (ENG) 86 77, Anne McCormack (Roscommon) 82 81, Jerry Lawrence (ENG) 79 84.
164 Rebecca Watson (SCO) 85 79, Ailish Thompson (Douglas) 83 81, Catherine Tucker (Limerick) 80 84.
166 Emma Gilmore (Mountbellew) 84 82.
168 Rhona Brennan (Bandon) 86 82, Sarah Murray (Co. Louth) 85 83, Maria Dunne (Skerries) 82 86.
170 Nicole Garcia (RSA) 83 87.
171 Suzy Sheehan (The Island) 87 84, Jean Farrell (Youghal) 86 85, Lynda Maher ( Charleville) 86 85.
174 Daisy-May Kenny (ENG) 82 92.
177 Claire Keating (Charleville) 89 88.
178 Val Shannon (Douglas) 87 91.
179 Vivian Gallin (GER) 88 91.
181 Mary Lowney (Dunmore) 92 89
TEAM EVENT
(nc = non-counting round)
286 IRELAND: Niamh Kitching 81 (nc) 81 (nc), Leona Maguire 73 74, Lisa Maguire 66 73.
288 SCOTLAND:Carly Booth 81 (nc) 71, Laura Murray 74 76 (nc), Jane Turner 70 73.
293 AUSTRALIA: Julia Boland 74 73, Rebecca Flood 77 (nc) 74, Stacey Keating 72 75 (nc).
298 FRANCE: Laure Castelain 73 75, Manon Gidali 75 75.
300 ENGLAND: Kym Larratt 76 72, Rachel Jennings 76 77 (nc), Charlotte Wild 78 (nc) 76.
302 WALES: Amy Boulden 81 (nc) 77 (nc), Tara Davies 74 75, Rhian Wyn Thomas 79 74.
314 FINLAND: Annika Korkeila 76 77, Mina Vuorenpaa 84 77.

Lisa bounces back from Harlech hiatus

to spreadeagle Irish stroke-play field

Irish women’s champion Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) did not qualify for the match-play stages of the Ladies British open amateur championship at Harlech last week but she recovered her form in terrific style at Douglas Golf Club today.
Lisa leads the field by four strokes following a sensational opening 66 at the 3 Irish Women’s Open Strokeplay championship
In blustery but dry conditions, 14-year-old twin Maguire, starting her round at the 10th, stuttered over the tenth and eleventh to stand two over par after two holes. Five birdies over her next seven holes saw her turn three under par and a further five birdies over the front nine at Douglas saw her sign for a most impressive seven under par 66 and a four shot lead.
Next best was Scotland’s Jane Turner. The Craigielaw player battled the blustery conditions to return a 70 while Australia’s Stacey Keating, winner of this event in 2007, carded a one under par 72.
Caroline Bon (New Zealand), Laure Castelain (France) and Lisa’s twin sister Leona carded level par 73s to lead a group of eight players who signed for 74.
In the team event, Ireland lead Scotland by five shots. The top forty players after 36 holes, will play a further two rounds on Sunday.
FIRST ROUND SCOREBOARD
66 Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell).
70 Jane Turner (SCO).
72 Stacey Keating (AUS).
73 Caroline Bon (NZ), Laure Castelain (FRA), Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell).
74 Tara Davies (WAL), Aedin Murphy (Carlow), Julia Boland (AUS), Hannah Burke (ENG), Laura McCarthy (Muskerry), Laura Murray (SCO), Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion), Charlene Reid (Royal Portush).
75 Ciara Butler (Newlands), Manon Gidali (FRA), Kelly Tidy (ENG), Tara Watters (ENG).
76 Sarah Faller (Galway), Rachel Jennings (ENG), Annika Korkeila (FIN),Kym Larratt (ENG), Pamela Pretswell (SCO).
77 Rebecca Flood (AUS), Victoria Bradshaw (Bangor), Charlie Douglass (ENG), Louise Mernagh (Woodenbridge), Shauna O'Brien (Clonmel), Sue Phillips (Woodbrook).
78 Charlotte Wild (ENG), Gemma Bradbury (WAL), Sarah Cunningham (Ennis), Mary Dowling (New Ross), Tilly Holder (ENG), Aoife Lowry (Tipperary), Karen O'Neill (Douglas), Sarah Crowe (Tipperary).
79 Karen Delaney (Carlow), Lillian Harrington (East Cork), Jerry Lawrence (ENG), Rhian Wyn Thomas (WAL).
80 Rachel Cassidy (The Island), Sinead O'Sullivan (Galway), Catherine Tucker (Limerick).
81 Carly Booth (SCO), Amy Boulden (WAL), Niamh Kitching (Claremorris).
82 Anne McCormack (Roscommon), Daisy-May Kenny (ENG), Lucy Simpson (Massereene).
83 Nicole Garcia (SAf), Ailish Thompson (Douglas).
84 Emma Gilmore (Mountbellew), Minna Vuorenpaa (FIN).
85 Sarah Murray (Co Louth), Gillian O'Leary (Cork), Rebecca Watson (SCO).
86 Maria Dunne (Skerries), Rhona Brennan (Bandon), Jean Farrell (Youghal), Fiona Howard (ENG), Lynda Maher (Charleville).
87 Val Shannon (Douglas), Suzy Sheehan (The Island).
88 Vivian Gallin (GER).
89 Claire Keating (Charleville).
92 Mary Lowney (Dunmore).
INTERNATIONAL TEAM EVENT
139 IRELAND: Niamh Kitching 81 (non-counting), Leona Maguire 73, Lisa Maguire 66).
144 SCOTLAND: Carly Booth 81 (non-counting), Laura Murray 74, Jane Turner 70.
146 AUSTRALIA: Julia Boland 74 Rebecca Flood 77 (non-counting), Stacey Keating 72.
148 FRANCE: Laure Castelain 73, Manon Gidali 75.
152 ENGLAND: Kym Larratt 76, Rachel Jennings 76, Charlotte Wild 78 (non-counting).
153 WALES: Amy Boulden 81 (non-counting), Tara Davies 74, Rhian Wyn Thomas 79.
160 FINLAND: Annika Korkeila 76, Minna Vuorenpaa 84

Ireland name teams for European Championships

EUROPEAN WOMEN'S TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Bled, Slovenia, July 7 to 11.
Sarah Cunningham (Ennis).
Mary Dowling (New Ross).
Niamh Kitching (Claremorris).
Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co. Down Ladies).
Aedin Murphy (Carlow).
Charlene Reid (Royal Portrush).
Reserves (in order):
Gillian O’Leary (Cork).
Catherine Tucker (Limerick).
Victoria Bradshaw (Bangor).
Team Captain:
Claire Robinson.
Team Manager:
Fiona McComb.

EUROPEAN GIRLS' TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Kokkola,Finland, July 7 to 11.
Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell).
Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell).
Laura McCarthy (Muskerry).
Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush).
Reserves (in order):
Emma O’Driscoll (Ballybunion).
Patrice Delaney (Birr).
Team Captain:
Sinead Keane.
Team Manager:
Susan Gaffney.

Smart move by Banchory Golf Club

Ann Smart has become the first woman to be appointed secretary of Banchory Golf Club which was founded in 1905.
Ann is a former ladies captain and acting ladies match secretary of the club. Her late husband, Douglas, was Banchory club professional.

United States Duramed Futures Tour Scoreboard

$125,000 DURAMED CHAMPIONSHIP
The Golf Center, Kings Island, Mason, Ohio
FIRST ROUND LEADERS

Par 71 (35-36). 6203yd
1 Pernilla Lindberg (Bollnas, Sweden) 31-32 - 63.
2 Cindy LaCrosse (Tampa, Fla.) 32-33 - 65.
2 Samantha Richdale (Kelowna, British Columbia) 31-34 - 65.
4 Victoria Kiser (Orlando, Fla.) (am) 32-35 - 67.
4 Angela Buzminski (Oshawa, Ontario) 30-37 - 67.
4 Tanya Dergal (Durango, Mexico) 35-32 - 67.
4 Misun Cho (Cheongju, South Korea) 32-35 - 67.
8 Dana Bates (Thousand Palms, Calif.) 33-35 - 68.
8 Christine Song (Fullerton, Calif.) 33-35 - 68.
8 Ryann O'Toole (San Clemente, Calif.) 32-36 - 68.
8 Jean Reynolds (Newnan, Ga.) 35-33 - 68.
12 Caroline Larsson (Stockholm, Sweden) 34-35 - 69.
12 Jane Chin (Mission Viejo, Calif.) 34-35 - 69.
12 Alison Walshe (Westford, Mass.) 34-35 - 69.
12 Lori Atsedes (Ithaca, N.Y.) 36-33 - 69
12 Mina Harigae (Monterey, Calif.) 34-35 - 69.
12 Christi Cano (San Antonio, Texas) 34-35 - 69.
12 Nicole Hage (Coral Springs, Fla.) 35-34 - 69.
12 Gina Umeck (Redlands, Calif.) 33-36 - 69
12 Moon Su (Incheon, South Korea) 33-36 - 69.
12 Whitney Wade (Glasgow, Ky.) 33-36 - 69.
22 Mo Martin (Altadena, Calif.) 35-35 - 70.
22 Sarah Olsen (Grosse Ile, Mich.) 35-35 - 70.
22 Ashley Prange (Noblesville, Ind.) 35-35 - 70.
22 Lauren Doughtie (Suffolk, Va.) 34-36 - 70.
22 Sarah Lynn Sargent (Greer, S.C.) 35-35 - 70
22 Maria Hernandez (Pamplona, Spain) 36-34 - 70.
22 Kim Welch (Sacramento, Calif.) 35-35 - 70.
22 Sam White (Potomac, Md.) 35-35 - 70
22 Danah Ford (Indianapolis, Ind.) 35-35 - 70.
22 Nicole Jeray (Berwyn, Ill.) 33-37 - 70
32 Song Yi Choi (Seoul, South Korea) 35-36 - 71.
32 Lucy Nunn (Lawton, Okla.) 35-36 - 71.
32 Katie Allison (Little River, S.C.) 36-35 - 71.
32 Briana Vega (Andover, Mass.) 36-35 - 71.
32 Whitney Myers (York, Pa.) 35-36 - 71.
32 Stephanie George (Myerstown, Pa.) 34-37 - 71.
32 Yoora Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 33-38 - 71.
32 Devan Andersen (Guadalajara, Mexico) 36-35 - 71.
32 Benedikte Grotvedt (Nesbru, Norway) 36-35 - 71.
32 Sophia Sheridan (Guadalajara, Mexico) 37-34 - 71.
32 Christine Boucher (Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) 34-37 - 71.
32 Sofie Andersson (Angelholm, Sweden) 38-33 - 71.
32 Gerina Mendoza (Roswell, N.M.) 36-35 - 71.
32 Sara Brown (Tucson, Ariz.) 35-36 - 71.
32 Garrett Phillips (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 35-36 - 7132 Stephanie Otteson (Wilson, N.C.) 35-36 - 71.
32 Ashley Knoll (The Woodlands, Texas) 36-35 - 71.
32 Su A Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 36-35 - 71.
32 Hannah Jun (San Diego, Calif.) 33-38 - 71.
32 Esther Choe (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 36-35 - 71.
52 Amanda Mathis (Opelousas, La.) 34-38 - 72.
52 Rebecka Heinmert (Hassleholm, Sweden) 34-38 - 72.
52 Molly Birmingham (Cornelius, N.C.) 35-37 - 72
52 Kelly Lagedrost (Brooksville, Fla.) 34-38 - 72
52 Courtney Mahon (Lee's Summit, Mo.) 35-37 - 72.
52 Noon Huachai (Bangkok, Thailand) 35-37 - 72.
52 Stephanie Kim (a) (Orlando, Fla.) 36-36 - 72.
52 Janell Howland (Boise, Idaho) 35-37 - 72
52 Aimee Cho (Orlando, Fla.) 37-35 - 72
52 Madeleine Holmblad (Stockholm, Sweden) 37-35 - 72
52 Seo-Jae Lee (Seoul, South Korea) 36-36 - 72
52 Rachel Bailey (Faulconbridge, Australia) 35-37 - 72.
52 Michelle Jarman (Wilmington, N.C.) 35-37 - 72.
52 Dewi-Claire Schreefel (Diepenveen, Netherlands) 35-37 - 72
52 Jessica Shepley (Oakville, Ontario) 36-36 - 72.
67 Virada Nirapathpongporn (Bangkok, Thailand) 37-36 - 73
Selected scores:
Amanda Blumenherst (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 38-35 - 73.
Elisa Serramia (Barcelona, Spain) 35-39 - 74.

Hannah Barwood wins

West title at last - three

times runner-up

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
England international Hannah Barwood (pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency) won the Harper Salver at the West of England amateur ladies’ championship at Bath – after being runner-up three times.
Hannah, who was the 2008 English champion, made certain of the title this year with a three-under par score and a three-shot winning margin. The Knowle player had rounds of 71 and 74 for 145.
Runner-up on 148 was Tara Watters of Middlesex, who reached the final of last month’s English amateur championship.
Daisy Dyer (Chigwell) was third on 150, just pipping Ellie Robinson (Middlesborough) and Charlotte Dalton (Ladbrook Park), who returned the same aggregate.
Hannah Turland, 15, from Tidworth Garrison had the best morning gross score with a five-under par 69 which equalled the course record set in 2000.
Hannah Grant of Enmore Park returned the best afternoon gross with 74.
The youngest competitor was 11-year-old Eloise Healey from Lee Park Golf Club in Liverpool who played to her 11 handicap in the morning and was two under in the afternoon.
Best net scores:
140 Alice Barnes (West Chiltington).
143 Danielle Anderson (Rochford Hundred).
145 Georgia Gilling (Rochford Hundred).

Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer

Scratch golfer at 16 is one for selectors' notebook

Gemma Dryburgh from Aberdeen is the


second Scot at the Leadbetter Academy

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

In our reports on the progress of Sally Watson, we have given the impression that she is the only Scot on the students' roll at the IMG Leadbetter Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

As Aberdonian John Dryburgh tells me, this is wrong because his daughter Gemma, who celebrated her 16th birthday on June 11, has been a full-time student there since January.

Gemma, pictured above, will be returning to the United Kingdom this summer, playing in the Scottish girls championship at Lanark and the Scottish Under-21 girls stroke-play at Nairn Dunbar and possibly the British open girls championship in Lancashire.

Here's the "inside story" on Gemma from John Dryburgh:

GEMMA DRYBURGH
Date of Birth: 11/6/93. Age 16
Birthplace :Aberdeen
Golf History:
Gemma has been playing golf from age four and had her first clubs at age five but football was her first love and she played for Elrick Primary School,Westhill near Aberdeen.
She didn’t take up the sport seriously until age 12 after I had moved to Beaconsfield in Bucks to open up a London office.

Coached by Lawrence Farmer

She joined the Beaconsfield Golf Club and obtained a handicap of 35. As well as playing in Beaconsfield junior competitions she also played in county competitions and was selected to attend Bucks county sessions at Moor Park,Middlesex with Lawrence Farmer, the GB and I Curtis Cup coach,who is also coach to Mel Reid and other pros.

Very soon thereafter, Gemma began to see Lawrence on a one-to-one basis and has continued to do so.
In that first season Gemma qualified for the Abraham Trophy for the 16 most improved players in the English counties .
In her second season Gemma continued to lower her handicap and played in her first national competitions, finishing fourth in the Abraham Trophy and Silver Medalist in the Scottish Under-14s.

She also won best net at the Ness Open and the Stableford section of the St Andrews Junior Links tournament. She was also runner-up in the girls section of the International schools competition at Foxhill, Surrey.
In her third season Gemma finished fifth Scot in the Scottish open Under-16 girls' championship and qualified for the knock-out stages of the Scottish girl' championship s at her first time of playing.

She also won the girls' section of the International schools competition held in Waterloo, Belgium and best net at the Mackie Trophy at Gullane .

Handicap down to scratch
Before heading to IMG in Florida, Gemma had reduced her handicap to 5.6 in the three seasons .
Gemma joined the Leadbetter Academy at IMG in Bradenton as a full time student in January of this year following several short-term programmes.

She has undergone a number of major swing changes, all of which have benefitted her. Those and being able to focus every day on her golf has resulted in significant improvements in her game. She is now has a US handicap of scratch.
Gemma has been playing on the Future Collegians Tour from March. She was second in her first tournament in a freezing cold and wet Tanglewood in North Carolina and fifth in her next tournament at Golden Horseshoe in Virginia.

Her best scoring was in the tournament at Red Tail, Massachusetts where Sally Watson won. Gemma was unfortunate not to finish higher having scored 73 and 77 on a course rated as 76 by the USGA.

Unfortunately for Gemma, the entire Philippines girls team,who have been so successful, were all playing as well as Sally!
Gemma finished a credible 43 in the Future Collegians Tour rankings.
Future plans
Gemma will be returning to the UK in the summer, playing in the Scottish girls' match-play championship at Lanark and the Scottish Under-21 girls stroke-play at Nairn Dunbar and hopefully the British girls championship in Lancashire.
She will be returning to the Leadbetter Academy and plans to be there until graduation in 2011, when she hopes to win a golf scholarship to a top US Division 1 College.

With kind regards

John Dryburgh
Scotts Atlantic

Tracy wins Glenmuir WPGA title

by 13 strokes in Dundonald gale

RON MARSHALL REPORTS
What can safely be described as the most comprehensive win in the short history of the Glenmuir WPGA Championship unfolded at Dundonald Links.
On yet another day of fierce winds, the defending champion, Tracy Loveys, added her second battling 77 for a 154 aggregate, leaving the South Devon pro all of 13 strokes ahead of twice previous winner, Alison Gray from Ormskirk.
Tracy, whose busy life at Bigbury, a picturesque coastal course near Plymouth, includes running the pro’s shop, organising competitions and teaching, buckled down to take on the Ayrshire elements.
A front nine of 36, level par, was outstanding, comprising two birdies and two bogeys. A five-iron second shot at the par-4 second hole ended two feet from the hole, and downwind at the dogleg seventh, she need only a sand wedge for her second, holing from 15 feet.
“I feel great, and certainly didn’t expect to win by so much”, admitted Loveys, whose victory was worth £1,000.
Runner-up, and winner of £800, was Alison Gray (Ormskirk) with scores of 83 and 84.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
154 Tracyu Loveys (Bigbury) 77 77 (£1,000).
167 Alison Gray (Ormskirk) 83 84 (£800).
168 Lysa Jones (The Oaks) 87 81, Rebecca Wright (Walmley) 85 83 (£625 each).
172 Maria Tulley (West Cornwall) 87 85 (£525).
174 Alexandra Keighley (Huddersfield) 87 87 (£500).
176 Gillian Stewart (Gillian Stewart Golf) 86 90, Emma Prentice (Gog Magog) 82 94 (£462 each).

New caps named in England senior

teams for Ireland and Wales

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
Four new caps are included in the England teams which have been selected for this season’s major international competitions.
Surrey’s Rozalyn Adams, Norfolk’s Jo Ashmore and Northumberland’s Lucy Newton will play in both the European Seniors’ Team Championship and the Seniors’ Home Internationals Matches. Paula Parker of Cambs & Hunts will take part in the home internationals.
They will join four experienced internationals: English senior amateur and stroke-play champion Chris Quinn of Hampshire, Sue Dye of Cheshire, Janet Melville of Nottinghamshire and Chris Stirling of Hampshire.
Seniors’ captain Sue Westall (pictured) commented: “We have very strong teams and I am very hopeful that we will do well. We have that nice blend of good new blood and good experience and we are led by our marvellous double champion.”
The new caps are an impressive addition to the teams. Roz Adams is an established senior who is always in the mix at major events and produces consistently good results. Jo Ashmore, a second year senior, Lucy Newton, who is making her debut, and Paula Parker, who is in her fourth season, are all on great form.
At the seniors’ amateur championship at Hunstanton, Lucy reached the final, Jo was a semi-finalist, and Paula and Roz reached the quarter finals. At this week’s strokeplay championship at Royal Ashdown Forest, Jo and Paula both held the lead during the event and, like Roz, achieved high finishes.
The teams for both events will be captained by Sue Westall of Copt Heath, the manager will be Sue Timberlake of Edgbaston. The teams are:

European seniors’ team championship at Dun Laoghaire, Ireland, Sept 1-4
Rozalyn Adams (Addington Court Ladies)
Jo Ashmore (Barnham Broom)
Sue Dye (Delamere Forest)
Janet Melville (Sherwood Forest)
Lucy Newton (Matfen Hall)
Chris Quinn (Hockley)
Christine Stirling (Meon Valley)
Reserves
Paula Parker (Abbotsley)
Felicity Coulter (Banstead Downs).

Senior Home International Matches at Newport, Wales, Sept 29-Oct 1
Rozalyn Adams (Addington Court Ladies)
Jo Ashmore (Barnham Broom)
Sue Dye (Delamere Forest)
Janet Melville (Sherwood Forest)
Lucy Newton (Matfen Hall)
Paula Parker (Abbotsley)
Chris Quinn (Hockley)
Reserves
Christine Stirling (Meon Valley)
Felicity Coulter (Banstead Downs)
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer

Title-holder Tracy is halfway

towards retaining WPGA title

RON MARSHALL REPORTS
As if gales and torrential rain weren’t enough of a challenge, lightning late in the day forced the players in the opening round of the 36-hole Glenmuir WPGA Championship to come off the course at Dundonald Links, near Troon.
After a 25min delay, play resumed, and defending champion, Tracy Loveys from Bigbury, South Devon, duly established herself at the head of affairs with a five-over 77.
That left her all of five shots clear of Emma Prentice, representing Gog Magog in Cambridgeshire, while twice former champion, Alison Gray from Ormskirk in Lancashire is one stroke farther back.
Gillian Stewart, pictured above, from Inverness, the only Scot in the field, had an 86.
Scores:
77 T Loveys (Bigbury).
82 E Prentice (Gog Magog).
83 A Gray (Ormskirk).
85 R Wright (Walmley).
86 G Stewart (Gillian Stewart Golf).
87 A Keighley (Huddersfield), M Tulley (West Cornwall), L Jones (The Oaks).

Double delight for Chris Quinn as she

completes English seniors double

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
Hampshire’s Chris Quinn completed a title double when she won the English senior women’s stroke-play championship at Royal Ashdown Forest in Sussex by four shots today.
She adds the crown to the English senior amateur championship which she won at Hunstanton in April. “I’m thrilled to bits, I just can’t express it. It’s the sort of thing you dream about - to win them both in one season is just fantastic, amazing,” she said.
Chris, pictured above, sealed the title with the low score of the week, a one-over par 74, which she added to her earlier rounds of 80 and 79.

Defending champion Janet Melville was runner-up, just pipping Norfolk’s Jo Ashmore by virtue of the better last round.
Division B was won by Oxfordshire’s Judy McCairns whose third round 80 was her best score of the 54-hole event and put her one shot clear of the field.
At the start of the final round Chris Quinn was one of six players within a shot of each other at the top of the leaderboard. The scratch golfer started with bogeys on the first two holes but she soon made up ground and passed her rivals with a string of steady pars, a birdie on the par-5 eighth and a chip-in eagle 3 on the long 10th.
“I got a little bit defensive on the way in, but I was steady and I just dropped shots on the two occasions when I left myself with fast putts from above the hole,” added Chris, who bogeyed the 14th and 15th.
She had a tune-up lesson just a few days before the championship and came determined to do her best to win her second title of the year. She adds it to her impressive collection of senior honours: one British championship and three other English titles.
Oxfordshire’s Judy McCairns also adds her title to a host of previous Division B wins, in both stroke-play and match-play championships.
Judy took up golf only in her mid 40s, having been a county tennis player, and her first senior successes came quickly.

“It’s nice to be able to win again when you feel that age is not helping any more – and when all those young 50-year-olds are coming in!”
Judy’s scores improved every day as she got used to the challenging course but she thought she’d blown her chances in the final round when she double bogeyed the 13th. But she held her nerve to finish one shot clear of Sue Timberlake of Edgbaston.

“It was all very tight and I’m chuffed to bits to win – and I think I’ll get my handicap down too!”
Judy also won the Division B handicap prize. Norfolk’s Jo Ashmore (Barnham Broom) took the honours in Division A. The over-65 trophy was won by Lesley Marsh of Ponteland in Northumberland.
The new County Team Trophy was won by the Surrey pair of Felicity Coulter (Banstead Downs) and Rozalyn Adams (Addington Court) who scored 321 and pipped Nottinghamshire (Janet Melville and Andrea Stockdale) by one shot.

Northumberland (Ally Hansen and Elaine Elliott) were third on 324. Scores in the first two rounds counted for the trophy.
Leading final scores

Par 219 (3x73) CSS 76 76 75

Division A

233 Chris Quinn (Hockley) 80 79 74.

237 Janet Melville (Sherwood Forest) 81 78 78, Jo Ashmore (Barnham Broom) 78 80 79.

238 Sue Dye (Delamere Forest) 80 78 80.

239 Rozalyn Adams (Addington Court) 81 81 77.

240 Geraldine Bray (Littlestone) 83 82 75.

241 Felicity Coulter (Banstead Downs) 81 78 82.

242 Elaine Elliott (Whitley Bay) 80 78 84.

245 Caroline Marron (Bromborough) 87 77 81, Paula Parker (Abbotsley) 78 82 85.

Division B

249 Judy McCairns (Oxford Ladies) 86 83 80

250 Sue Timberlake (Edgbaston) 86 83 81.

252 Luci Foster (Bramhall) 81 88 83.

262 Lynn Griffiths (Reading) 87 83 92.

264 Sue Pidgeon (Wrekin) 90 89 85, Kate Rowe (West Sussex) 83 95 86.

265 Janet Alldread (Sundridge Park) 93 88 84
266 Eppie Zandvoort (Eaton, Norwich) 87 82 97.

269 Gill McMillan (Littlestone) 93 91 85.

270 Frances Lindley (Minchinhampton) 97 86 87, José Kellenberger (Camberley Heath) 93 87 90, Chris Means (Woodhall Spa) 89 86 95.

Full hole-by-hole scores: www.englishwomensgolf.org
Lyndsey Hewison

Press & PR Officer

Ayrshire girls team with junior convenor June Kerr.
Left to right: standing Katie McGarva, Connie Jaffrey, Emma Hale
and kneeling Linzi Allan, Hannah Gaunt (captain), Gillian Arnott
(missing from photo Mhairi McKay).

Ayrshire girls win Kennedy Salver for third year in row

Ayrshire girls' team won the West of Scotland junior inter-county matches for the Kennedy Salver for the third year in a row at Clober Golf Club.

The morning foursomes were reduced to nine holes due to torrential rain. Ayrshire won all the morning ties.
Final points totals:

Ayrshire 7.5, Renfrewshire 4, Lanarkshire 3.5, Dunbartonshire & Argyll 3.
Here is a link to some photographs:
Some photographs from the days event

East Vets retain the Elise Duncan Trophy

by Noreen Fenton

Playing over Gullane No 1, East Vets managed to retain the Elise Duncan trophy, being very reluctant to part company with it after having had a firm hold on it for the last few years. The score of 7 - 2 for the East however belied the fact that it was actually a very close run match where six out of the nine games went right to the 18th hole.

In the late morning, the visitors from "the west" must have stared at the sky and thought the very last thing they gave a fig about was prising the Elise Duncan from them in "the East" since the BBC got it right for a change with their promise of heavy rain crossing the country. Apprehension regarding suitable clothing, enough towels and ruined hairdos must have been rife. Indeed when they started to arrive for sandwiches and coffee, it was still raining and the wind was getting up. However by 3pm it was slightly improved with only a smattering of rain and the match got started. No one got really wet at all but the wind was pretty fierce even by normal Gullane standards. The second hole up the hill took three good wallops. One player from an early match forgetting to tune in her brain, putted downhill (with a following wind) then watched helplessly as the ball careered off down the slope with gay abandon. She chased the ball off the green, down the fairway and, when at last it stopped to draw breath, she marked it quickly before it moved again. Wrong!!

So the wind may have been the killer but not long into the game, the sun came out and that felt instantly better. Everyone may have had different stories of how the wind affected their putts but they were unanimous in their praise of the course and the greens. And smiling faces at the meal afterwards was living proof that a good time was held by all - despite the results.

Captain Elise Guy thanked the west team for coming and playing and allowing the East to hang on to the trophy. Captain Helen Faulds replied in her typical style, promising to ruin East's run the following year at Troon Portland.

Results (East first)
Moira Thomson beat Pat Hutton 4 and 3
Fiona Hunter beat Helen Faulds 1 hole
Noreen Fenton beat May Hughes 1 hole
Pamela Williamson halved with Fiona McLean
Ruth Brown lost to Jennifer Mack 5 and 3
Sue Penman halved with Janice Paterson
Anne Brownie beat Mo Neilson
Aileen Kennedy beat Anne Prentice 2 holes
Gillian Kirkwood beat Marion Stewart 1 hole

The pictures taken were of a poor quality and the photographer has been sacked.

Last but not least, does anyone know anything at all about Elise Duncan who donated the trophy?

[For more entertaining reports in the same vein, tune in to the East Vets website at www.eastvets.blogspot.com ]

It's anybody's title - well, almost - with

day to go in English senior stroke-play

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
Three players – from Cheshire, Norfolk and Northumberland – lead the qualifiers for the final day of the English senior women’s stroke-play championship at Royal Ashdown Forest, Sussex.
First-round leader Jo Ashmore from Norfolk has been joined by former champion Sue Dye from Cheshire and Northumberland's Elaine Elliott.
They are just one shot clear of a tightly-packed field. Breathing down their necks are the members of an impressive group which includes defending champion Janet Melville from Nottinghamshire and English senior champion Chris Quinn of Hampshire.
The second day’s play featured strong, swirling winds which added to the challenge of the course. “It’s frustrating out there,” said Chris Quinn. “This isn’t a course you can attack because if you do it will attack you!”
In common with many players she found the greens tricky – particularly when the ball was above the hole. However, although she had three three-putts in her 79, she also had four birdies and declared herself satisfied overall.
Sue Dye, who won this title in 2007, was another who was adding up the three-putts but, after returning a second-round 78, she said: “I’m not complaining.”
Elaine Elliott is playing in her first national event of the year – having missed the seniors’ close championship when it coincided with the birth of her first grandchild. She was one of a number of players who improved on their first-round scores, in her case with a 78.
Jo Ashmore held on to her place at the top of the leaderboard with a second-round 80.
“I had a good first round and then lost momentum a bit in the middle – but I’m happy. It’s difficult out there.”
The low score of the day was returned by Caroline Marron of Cheshire, who is a first-year senior and a past winner of the English stroke-play championship. Her 77 improved on her first-round score by 10 shots.
“I was nervous yesterday. Being a senior is a new experience for me and I’m finding my feet,” she said.
Meanwhile, the battle for Division B honours is also tightly contested with four players tied for first place. Luci Foster (Bramhall), who led after the first round, is joined by Eppie Zandvoort (Eaton, Norwich), Sue Timberlake (Edgbaston) and Judy McCairns (Oxford Ladies).
A total of 26 players from Division A and 23 from Division B qualified to play the final round of the championship tomorrow.
Results

Par 146 (2x73). CSS 76
Division A qualifiers
158 Sue Dye (Delamere Forest) 80 78, Jo Ashmore (Barnham Broom) 78 80, Elaine Elliott (Whitley Bay) 80 78
159 Felicity Coulter (Banstead Downs) 81 78, Chris Quinn (Hockley) 80 79, Janet Melville (Sherwood Forest) 81 78
160 Paula Parker (Abbotsley) 78 82
161 Irene Brien (Wentworth) 82 79
162 Rozalyn Adams (Addington Court) 81 81
163 Andrea Stockdale (Mapperley Ladies) 81 82
164 Caroline Marron (Bromborough) 87 77, Sandra Paul (Huddersfield) 83 81
165 Patricia West (Spalding) 82 83, Geraldine Bray (Littlestone) 83 82, Sue McKeon (Gerrards Cross) 84 81.
166 Christine Stirling (Meon Valley) 84 82, Gillian Curley (Northants County) 79 87, Ally Hansen (Alnmouth) 79 87, Barbara Laird (Sandiway) 83 83
167 Pat Bennett (Reading) 84 83
168 Lesley Marsh (Ponteland) 82 86
169 Sue Westall (Copt Heath) 80 89, Karen Lobb (Northants County) 82 87, Gill Snelson (Branston) 83 86, Jenny Brown (Nizels) 82 87, Jeannie O'Keeffe (Hankley Common)
Division B qualifiers
169 Luci Foster (Bramhall) 81 88, Eppie Zandvoort (Eaton, Norwich) 87 82, Sue Timberlake (Edgbaston) 86 83, Judy McCairns (Oxford Ladies) 86 83
170 Lynn Griffiths (Reading) 87 83
175 Chris Means (Woodhall Spa) 89 86
178 Kate Rowe (West Sussex) 83 95, Carolyn Howell (Woburn) 93 85, Teresa Taylor (Mapledurham) 92 86
179 Sue Pidgeon (Wrekin) 90 89
180 José Kellenberger (Camberley Heath) 93 87, Liz Clark (Effingham) 91 89
181 Janet Alldread (Sundridge Park) 93 88
182 Jane Bennett (Lee On The Solent) 87 95
183 Frances Lindley (Minchinhampton) 97 86, Sue Heathcote (Minchinhampton) 98 85
184 Gill McMillan (Littlestone) 93 91, Dianne Platt (Spalding) 96 88
185 Jane Shergold (Blackmoor) 88 97, Caroline Caswell (Stoneham) 89 96
186 Polly Brown (Gog Magog) 95 91, Dee Wood (Crane Valley) 86 100, Caroline Stirrat (Effingham) 91 95
Full hole-by-hole scores: http://www.englishwomensgolf.org/
Lyndsey Hewison


Press & PR Officer

Steve North honoured by University

of St Andrews as 'Coach of the Year'

Steve North, Braemar Golf’s Academies Director, based at the St Andrews Links Golf
Academy, has been awarded the “Coach of the Year” honour by the University of St
Andrews. The award is in recognition of Steve’s outstanding contribution and service to the
University of St Andrews Golf Clubs.
The award was presented by Stephen Stewart, Director of Sport & Exercise. “Steve has had
an enormous input into the development and promotion of golf at the University of St
Andrews over the last three years. His expertise and knowledge have been invaluable in
taking the Men’s and Ladies’ Golf Clubs forward.
"In addition he has taken the R&A Golf Bursary Scheme to a new level. He has provided a strong mentoring role for individual players and was instrumental in leading the men’s team to victory in the Scottish Universities golf tournament at Lossiemouth.”
Mr Stewart also added “Thanks to the generosity of Braemar Golf and the commitment from
Steve, he has travelled internationally with the team, including a visit to the US to compete in
the Stanford Intercollegiate Golf Tournament. He has offered many hours of his own time to
help drive golf forward for the University of St Andrews to become one of the leading golf
programmes in Europe”.
The honour was part of the Athletic Union’s Blues and Colours Awards Ceremony, which
highlights the outstanding achievement of their sportsmen and women and honour the
commitment and dedication of individuals helping to create the vision of sporting excellence
outlined in the University of St Andrews Strategy for Sport.
Steve North commented “The award was totally unexpected and I am delighted to receive
it.” He went on “Braemar Golf, St Andrews Links Golf Academy and I are delighted to be
working with the University of St Andrews and are committed to continuing the development
of the programmes, teams and players. I would like to thank Stephen and his team for
believing in me and what we are trying to achieve and of course the dedication and results of
the team themselves”.
+++Braemar Golf is an international golf management services company with its headquarters at the Home of Golf in St Andrews. They deliver technical services, management,
construction management and advisory services, and are currently involved in projects in St
Andrews, throughout Europe, the Middle East, Russia and North Africa.

Hopeman boy wins Paul Lawrie

Stableford at Deeside

By MURRAY CARNIE
Organiser, Paul Lawrie Foundation
A field of 31 golfers teed up for our latest Stableford event at Deeside Golf Club on Sunday. It was Finlay McPherson (Hopeman) who finished first with a fine 42 pts over a superb Bieldside course.
Finlay, a graduate out of our flag event, continues to to improve and it will not be long before he is playing off single figures.
Ben Murray, a talented left-hander from Portlethen, shot 39 points playing off five to lift second place.
Calvin Cheyne (Newburgh), playing off 15, scored a tidy 38 points to secure third place from Steven Singer (Turriff) and Ben Henderson (Deeside) who both had 37 points.
Results:
STABLEFORD
Par 70. SSS 70. CSS 69.
1 Finlay McPherson (Hopeman) (15) 42pt.
2 Ben Murray (Portlethen) (5) 39pt.
3 Calvin Cheyne (Newburgh on Ythan) (15)38pt.
4 Steven Singer (Turriff) (22) 37pt (better inward half).
5 Ben Henderson (Deeside) (14) 37pt.
Other points totals:
John Polson 36, George Colleran 35, Craig Lawrie 35, Michael Carrell 34, Samuel Duncan 34, Kieran Spence 33, Gavin Kinnear 32, Ryan MacKinnon 30, Gavin Elrick 30, Murray Considine 30, Jason Banks 29, Ryan Grieve 29, Jack Mahon 28, Zoe Marr 28, Ross Powell 28, Darren Smith 28, Aidan Smith 27, Scott Watson 27, Greg Carrell 27, Craig Watson 27, Lewis Paterson 27, Connor Prudence 26, Cameron Walker 26, Cameron Boyle 24, Christopher Ogg 22, Rowen Mackie 12.

DEESIDE FLAG COMPETITION
Sunday's event turned out to be a real cracker at the Deeside course. We had entries from as far away as Kirkcaldy. The course was in great condition and the achievements of the youngsters keeps on getting better and better.
Paul Lawrie walked the course with younger son Michael early on but also followed several of the later groups for a few holes. He was delighted to see so many of the youngsters playing so well but more importantly they all seemed to be enjoying themselves.
"The youngsters just get better every time I see them - they show no fear and go for everything," commented a delighted Paul.
Nicole Yeats came back into form and lifted the Girls' Under-12 competition honours with Eve Manson and Rachael Cobb hard on her heels. Jasmine MacIntosh continues to improve every week and it was no suprise to see her win the Under-10 girls' event. Sarah Black and Carla Banks both turned in fine performances to secure second and third place.
Michael Lawrie secured his first win of the season with a narrow win over Gregor Duncan. Both boys reached the 11th green with their 36th shot. Ben Green secured third place with Adam Black and Chris Somers pushing him close.
Tyler Ogston continued his remarkable run of wins when he finished 3ft from the flag at the 11th hole to lift the Under-10 title. Tyler has consistantly produced this form at every event so far this season, demonstrating a high level of skill, especially around the greens.
Liam Duncan and Kiran Nolan shared second spot as they both finished in the hole at the ninth.
Campbell Marr continues to improve his final placings and he just managed to hold off David Lamb for third place.
Flag competition results:
Under-12 Girls
1 Nicole Yeats
2 Eve Manson
3 Rachael Cobb
Under-10 Girls
1 Jasmine MacIntosh
2 Sarah Black
3 Carla Banks
Under-12 Boys
1 Michael Lawrie
2 Gregor Duncan
3 Ben Green
Under-10 Boys
1 Tyler Ogston
2 Liam Duncan & Kiran Nolan
4 Campbell Marr

Janice Moodie and Michelle Wie fail

to qualify for US Women's Open

Michelle Wie and Janice Moodie may not have much in common but they suffered the same fate on Monday - they failed to qualify to play in the US Women's Open.
Janice shot two par 72s for 144 and was eliminated in a nine-way play-off for the last seven places on that mark, just missing out on the 30 players who advanced from the sectional qualifying event at Woodmoney Country Club, Rockville in the state of Maryland.
Michelle did not get as close as the Scot to qualifying. She shot 71 and 74 for 145, one stroke outside gettinig into the play-off. The 19-year-old from Hawaii had played in every US Women's Open since she was 13.
Also failing to qualify were Natalie Gulbis and 18-year-old rookie Vicky Hurst.
Becky Morgan from Wales made it comfortably on 138 (67-71). So too did England's twin Johanna (Head) Mundy, although she too had a pair of 72s for 144.

East Anglian pair lead English senior

stroke-play championship

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLFING ASSOCIATION
East Anglians Paula Parker and Jo Ashmore both shot 78 to share the first-round lead in the English senior women’s stroke=play championship at Royal Ashdown Forest, Sussex.
Paula, from Cambs & Hunts, is playing in the event for the first time. She set the standard when she came home in one-under par – after giving herself a talking-to at the turn.“I got so fed up of three-putting on the front nine that I threw caution to the wind and attacked.”
“I’m very pleased,” said Paula, who will celebrate her 55th birthday on Saturday. “I started off a bit nervously and I was a bit grumpy after the first nine. But then it all came together.”
Before long, Norfolk’s Jo Ashmore matched her five-over par score, also helped by a good back nine. Her homeward half of one-over included two birdies, on the 10th and the 16th, where she chipped in.
“I had a nervy start,” said Jo, who was four-over after four. “But then I settled down and struck the ball really well. This is a lovely course, but it’s challenging and the shots to the green are always longer than you think.”
The leaders are a shot clear of Northumberland’s Ally Hansen and Northamptonshire’s Gillian Curley. English senior champion Chris Quinn and fellow international Sue Dye are in a group a further stroke behind. Defending champion Janet Melville shares ninth place on 81.
Cheshire’s Luci Foster holds a two-shot lead in Division B, after she returned an 81 from a round of contrasting halves.
The Bramhall player reached the turn in one-over par 37 but then had a wobbly spell between the 12th and 16th where she dropped eight shots. However, she stopped the rot with a birdie, par, finish.
“The wheels really came off for a while, but I got it back again,” said Luci, who felt that overall she enjoyed some good breaks.
“I love this course but it’s very tricky and I’ve had the rub of the green, I’ve been lucky,” added Luci, who plays for Cheshire seniors.
After the second round, the top half of the field and ties, in both divisions, will go forward to play the final round on Thursday.
Leading scores
Par 73 CSS 76
Championship division
78 Paula Parker (Abbotsley), Jo Ashmore (Barnham Broom)
79 Ally Hansen (Alnmouth), Gillian Curley (Northants County)
80 Elaine Elliott (Whitley Bay), Sue Dye (Delamere Forest), Chris Quinn (Hockley), Sue Westall (Copt Heath)
81 Rozalyn Adams (Addington Court), Felicity Coulter (Banstead Downs), Janet Melville (Sherwood Forest), Andrea Stockdale (Mapperley Ladies)
Division B
81 Luci Foster (Bramhall)
83 Kate Rowe (West Sussex)
84 Sue McKeon (Gerrards Cross)
86 Dee Wood (Crane Valley), Sue Timberlake (Edgbaston), Judy McCairns (Oxford Ladies)
87 Jane Bennett (Lee On The Solent), Lynn Griffiths (Reading), Eppie Zandvoort (Eaton, Norwich)
88 Jane Shergold (Blackmoor)
Full hole-by-hole scores: www.englishwomensgolf.org
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer

Grammar and Cults will meet in final

Paul Lawrie Aberdeen Schools golf

Aberdeen Grammar School and Cults Academy will contest next Tuesday’s Paul Lawrie Foundation sponsored Aberdeen Schools’ Golf Championship at Hazlehead No 1 Course.

In tonight’s semi-finals over the Hazlehead No 2 Course, Cults beat Robert Gordon’s College 2-1 whilst Grammar drew 1½-1½ with defending champions Hazlehead Academy but went through by two holes on a holes-up countback.

There was a real dramatic conclusion to the Grammar/Hazlehead match. Nick MacAndrew and William Rennie won the first tie for Grammar by beating Sean Stewart and Scott Main 4 & 2. Hazlehead’s second pair of Michael Angus and Elliot Duff then levelled the overall score at 1-1 by beating Louis Kinnear and Mark Wareham 2 up.

In the final tie, Hazlehead’s Grant Joss and William Mathers were one up on Grammar’s Andrew Burr and Cameron Johnstone playing the last hole. However, it was the Grammar team who were celebrating when Cameron holed his 10 foot birdie putt to halve the tie and allow his team to progress into the final on the countback.

Match Results:

Hazlehead 1½ Aberdeen Grammar School 1½

S Stewart & S Main lost to N MacAndrew & W Rennie 4 & 2
M Angus & E Duff beat L Kinnear & M Wareham 2 up
G Joss & W Mathers halved with A Burr & C Johnstone

Robert Gordon’s College 1 Cults Academy 2

Z Clark & M Kelly lost to A Carrell & E Robertson 2 down
J Loggie & M Loggie beat C Sutherland & J Pryde 3 & 2D Young & F Grant lost to R Polson & V Po

Tom Lehman tournaments

Here are the entry forms for the Tom Lehman tournaments in Troon.

JUNIOR GOLF PRE-HANDICAP OPEN
Monday 3rd August 2009 • Fullarton Golf Course

JUNIOR OPEN FOR THE TOM LEHMAN TROPHIES
Tuesday 4th August • Lochgreen, Darley and Fullarton Golf Courses

Janice Moodie Trophy

Just wanted to remind junior girls that the Janice Moodie competition at Windyhill Golf Club on Friday 3rd July is a order of merit event and open to girls up age 21.

Prizes are divided into age catgeories (10 - 14) (15 - 17) and (18 - 21). Tee of times are available 10.30 - 2.30.

Download the Entry form 2009/JaniceMoodieEntryform1.doc or contact Tracy Masterton on tamasterton@hotmail.com, 07969 806885 or 0141 887 9802 to enter.

Tartan Army at Davis & Elkins College

Davis & Elkins College, West Virginia have announced that they will have four Scots on their golf roster for the start of the 2009-2010 US college season.
They are Alasdair Forsythe, a sophomore (second-year) student from Glasgow, and three freshmen, David Shields (Glasgow), Colin Sutherland (Crail) and Robert McCleneghan from Glasgow.
Davis & Elkins College is a small residential liberal arts college of 700 students located at Elkins, West Virginia.
The school was founded in 1904 and is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. It was named after Henry G Davis and Stephen B Elkins who were both members of the US Senate from West Virginia.
The school's athletic teams, known as the Senators, compete in the NCAA Division II West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

SLGA announce European teams

EUROPEAN WOMEN'S TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
(Bled GC, Slovenia, July 7-11)
Carly Booth (Comrie)
Louise Kenney (Pitreavie)
Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar)
Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle)
Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle)
Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry Ladies)
Reserves:
1 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm)
2 Roseanne Niven (Crieff)
3 Jane Turner (Craigielaw)
Captain:
Fiona de Vries (St Rule)

EUROPEAN GIRLS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
(Kokkola GC, Finland, July 7 to 11)

Lesley Atkins (Minto)
Sammy Leslie (Murcar Links)
Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies)
Rachael Watton (Mortonhall)
Reserves:
1 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm)
2 Jill Meldrum (Dullatur).
Captain:
Margaret MacNaughtan (Aberdeen Ladies)

Royal Dornoch 3 team who won the Handicap Trophy on home turf: l to r - Sheila Duncan, Pam Moscati, Moira Rennie, Liz Coghill (Royal Dornoch GC ladies' Captain) and Margaret Ross.

The winning scratch team: Tain, l to r - Claire Ross, Anne Ryan, Liz Coghill (Royal Dornoch ladies captain), Mary Smith (missing; Sammy Vass).

Tain hold on to Gordon Salver despite

Royal Dornoch's home advantage

ROBIN WILSON REPORTS
Host club Royal Dornoch fielded one of their strongest ever team of four players in an attempt to break Tain's eight-year stranglehold on the G A Gordon Salver in the Ross/Sutherland women's inter-club competition.

But, with Northern Counties women's champion Cara Gruber quelled by Tain's North junior champion Sammy Vass, the Salver returned to Tain for another year.
Teenager Vass (17), who takes up a four-year golf scholarship in Florida in August, returned a one-over-par 77 to better local club champion Gruber's 80 and set Tain on the pathway to their astonishing 34th win since 1957.

The Tain winning total of 241 was completed by Anne Ryan 83, and Mary Smith 81. Their non- counting score came from Claire Ross.

Royal Dornoch's runner-up gross 54 hole total was 248 - Gruber's 80 and the pick of the 84s from Pam Mackay, Alison Bartlet and Claire Riddle.
Royal Dornoch's third team won the handicap Connon Trophy: Moira Rennie, Margaret Ross, Sheila Duncan and Pam Moscati combining for a 54-hole net 234, one ahead of Golspie's Anne Macrae, Sheila Robertson, Helen Ewan and Ann Duff.

The proceeds from the Ball Sweepstake raised £180 for the Cancer Care Centre, Inverness.
Leading scores:

(Three scores to count)
Scratch

241 Tain (S Vass 77, M Smith 81, A Ryan 83, C Ross 84).
248 Royal Dornoch (C Gruber 80, P Mackay 84, A Bartlet 84, C Riddle 84).
Handicap

234 Royal Dornoch No 3 team (M Ross (18) 75, M Rennie (18) 77, S. Duncan (19) 82).
235 Golspie (S Robertson (12) 75, A Macrae (9) 79, A Duff (20) 81, H Ewan (15) 91.

3 Irish women's open amateur stroke-play this weekend

Vagliano Trophy team trio lead Irish

bid to repel overseas challenge

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION
Vagliano Trophy team-mates, Danielle McVeigh and Leona and Lisa Maguire will lead the Irish challenge at this weekend’s 3 Irish Women’s Open Strokeplay at Douglas Golf Club in Cork.
The trio, selected yesterday on Mary McKenna’s nine-member GB&I team, join a strong field which sees 32 overseas competitors travelling from Australia, England, Finland, France, Germany, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa and Wales.
With a host of Senior and Junior Internationals on show, McVeigh and the Maguires will need to be at their best to lift the silverware on Sunday afternoon. England’s Rachel Jennings and Hannah Burke join Scotland’s Carly Booth and Jane Turner while Australia is strongly represented by 2007 champion Stacey Keating and international team-mate Julia Boland.
Many internationals will use the championship to prepare for the Women’s and Girls’ European Team Championships in early July.
Other Irish contenders will be Niamh Kitching (Claremorris), Aedin Murphy (Carlow), Mary Dowling (New Ross) and Charlene Reid (Royal Portrush), all recently selected on Ireland’s team for the Europeans, while Gillian O’Leary (Cork), Maria Dunne (Skerries), Catherine Tucker (Limerick) and Victoria Bradshaw (Bangor) are sure to feature on the final day.
Last year’s winner Breanne Loucks, from Wales, beat Scotland’s Roseanne Niven by three shots with then 13-year-old Lisa Maguire finishing in third place. Loucks has since secured her Ladies European Tour card, entitling her to full playing rights on the LET for the 2009 season.
Chief Executive of the ILGU, Sinéad Heraty, believes the deal with 3 will provide a welcome boost to the support of elite women’s golf in Ireland: “The 3 Irish Women’s Open Strokeplay will ensure a top-class overseas entry for this year’s championship. With the number of international players increasing each year, our own home players get the opportunity to compete with Europe’s best and grow their International experience. We are delighted to welcome 3 as a major sponsor of top level women’s amateur golf”.
Rachel Channing, PR and Communications Director at 3 said: “3 is the magic number for Irish golf and we are delighted to sponsor the 3 Irish Women’s Open Strokeplay championship. We will bring our energy and innovation into assisting the ILGU with what is a wonderful tournament. With such an impressive field of golfing talent, this year’s championship promises to provide a great day of action in Co. Cork.’
Two rounds of 18 holes will commence at 7.30am on Saturday morning with the top 40 plus ties playing the final 18 holes on Sunday. With no entry fee for spectators, the tournament provides the perfect opportunity to see the sensational Maguire twins compete on home soil alongside Europe’s elite amateurs. The final round starts 8am on Sunday with the leaders teeing off around 10am.
SATURDAY TEE TIMES
1st and 10th tees:
07:30 & 12:50: Laura McCarthy (Muskerry), Anne McCormack (Roscommon), Lucy Simpson (Massereene).
07:40 & 13:00: Sarah Murray (Co Louth), Jean Farrell (Youghal), Lynda Maher (Charleville).
07:50 & 13:10: Patrice Delaney (Birr), Sarah Crowe (Tipperary), Emma Gilmore (Mountbellew).
08:00 & 13:20: Sinead O'Sullivan (Galway), Charlene Reid (Royal Portush), Ciara Butler (Newlands).
08:10 & 13:30: Vivian Gallin (Ger), Naoimh McMahon (Shannon), Claire Keating (Charleville).
08:20 & 13:40: Rachel Jennings (Eng), Emilie Alonso (Fra), Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co. Down Ladies).
08:30 & 13:50: Annika Korkeila (Fin), Laura Murray (Sco), Louise Mernagh (Woodenbridge).
08:40 & 14:00 Corisande Lee (Eng), Stacey Keating (Aus), Niamh Kitching (Claremorris).
08:50 & 14:10 Pamela Pretswell (Sco), Rhian Wyn Thomas (Wal), Gillian O'Leary (Cork).
09:00 & 14:20 Rebecca Watson (Sco), Laure Castelain (Fra), Deirdre Smith (Co. Louth)
09:10 & 14:30 Charlotte Wild (Eng), Rebecca Flood (Aus), Aedin Murphy (Carlow)
09:20 & 14:40 Kym Larratt (Eng), Carly Booth (Sco), Mary Dowling (New Ross).

10th and 1st tees:
07:30 & 12:50 Karen O'Neill (Douglas), Catherine Tucker (Limerick), Suzy Sheehan (The Island)
07:40 & 13:00 Daisy-May Kenny (Eng), Aoife Lowry (Tipperary), Lillian Harrington (East Cork).
07:50 & 13:10 Rhona Brennan (Bandon), Linda Toomey (Limerick), Ailish Thompson (Douglas)
08:00 & 13:20 Nicole Garcia (SAf), Louise Coffey (Malone), Sarah Cunningham (Ennis)
08:10 & 13:30 Jerry Lawrence (Eng) Gemma Bradbury (Wal), Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion)
08:20 & 13:40 Tara Watters (Eng), Caroline Bon (NZ), Victoria Bradshaw (Bangor)
08:30 & 13:50 Fiona Howard (Eng), Sarah Faller (Galway), Sue Phillips (Woodbrook)
08:40 & 14:00 Tilly Holder (Eng) Amy Boulden (Wal), Karen Delaney (Carlow)
08:50 & 14:10 Minna Vvorenpaa (Fin), Kelly Tidy (Eng), Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell)
09:00 & 14:20 Charlie Douglass (Eng), Manon Gidali (Fra), Rachel Cassidy (The Island)
09:10 & 14:30 Hannah Burke (Eng), Julia Boland (Aus), Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell)
09:20 & 14:40 Jane Turner (Sco), Tara Davies (Wal), Maria Dunne (Skerries)

LPGA Championship winner Anna Nordqvist

coming over for Ricoh Women's British Open

NEWS RELEASE FROM I M G
Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist won her first major title in only her fifth professional start on the LPGA Tour, the McDonald’s LPGA Championship at the weekend, and immediately confirmed her entry into the 2009 Ricoh Women’s British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, from July 30 to August 2.
Having finished as the leading amateur at the 2008 Ricoh Women’s British Open, the same year as her countryman Annika Sorenstam competed in her final Major before stepping away from the game; Anna Nordqvist has now demonstrated her potential to follow in Annika’s legendary footsteps.
Anna, who also made the cut in the 2007 Ricoh Women’s British Open, had an extremely successful amateur career with highlights including winning the 2008 Ladies’ British Open Amateur, the 2005 Girls' British Open Amateur Championship and finishing tied fifth in the 2008 NCAA Championships representing Arizona State University.
Playing on a conditional card with limited playing rights following a 25th place finish at LPGA qualifying school for the 2009 season, Nordqvist was understandably delighted at securing her first victory.
She explained; “Of course it hasn’t sunk in and I think it will take a couple of days for me to realise that I have won a Major Championship. The rest of the season looks pretty different to me now, no more Monday qualifying events which is definitely a relief.
"I can’t wait to get to Lytham for the Ricoh Women’s British Open. I obviously had a great tournament at Sunningdale last year and finishing highest amateur is certainly one of my best achievements until now.
"I really enjoy links golf and had a lot of amateur successes in Britain so I feel really excited about what can happen at the Championship this year.
"I didn’t expect to fulfil my ambition of winning a Major so early in my pro career and it feels great. But now I am really going to concentrate on building on this success during the rest of the season and the Ricoh Women’s British Open is certainly a tournament I am looking forward to. "It is also the week that the Solheim Cup teams get announced so there will be an amazing atmosphere at what is the final Major of the year”
Shona Malcolm, Ladies’ Golf Union’s CEO, added; “It is very exciting to see one of our amateur winners graduate into a Major Champion. Anna has such an exciting career ahead of her and we are thrilled at her amazing victory this weekend ”
This year’s Championship will take place at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in the Northwest of England. Its credentials as a Championship venue are impressive. As well as holding three Women’s British Opens - in 1998, 2003 and 2006 - Royal Lytham has hosted an impressive 10 men’s Open Championships and two Ryder Cups.
With Annika Sorenstam, the winner at Royal Lytham in 2003, recently retired from the Tour and Sherri Steinhauer, the 1998 and 2006 Champion, having played no events in over 6 months, the Lancashire golf fans look set to witness a new winner crowned at Royal Lytham and St Annes Golf Club in August.
Steeped in history and the only Major to take place outside of the USA, the 2009 Ricoh Women’s British Open is set to be one of the highlights on this year’s golfing calendar. It is the most international of all the Majors with millions tuning into the 2008 Championship coverage as it was televised around the world, including on the BBC in the UK, ABC network television in the USA and on TV Asahi in Japan.
The Women’s British Open was founded by the Ladies’ Golf Union in 1976 and is staged in conjunction with IMG, the world’s largest sports marketing company. The event has been co-sanctioned by the LPGA and LET since 1994 and gained Major status in 2001.
For more information, including the latest news and advance ticket offers, please visit www.ricohwomensbritishopen.com or call our ticket line on +448719459421.

Stephanie Meadow with her medal as winner of the US girls championship qualifier at Wellington, Florida.

Stephanie comes through 90+ degree heat

to win US girls' championship qualifier

US-based Irish girls champion of 2006, Stephanie Meadow yesterday (Monday)won the United States girls' championship sectional qualifier at Wellington, Florida with a score of two-under-par 70.

Only three places were available and Stephanie finished a shot ahead of Christine Ocampa with Victoria Trapina third on 73.

The qualifier was played on the East Course at Wycliffe Golf & Country Club. The course measured 6,278 yards and had a Par 72. The conditions were hot and humid withe the temperature up in the 90s.

The US girls championship will be played at Trump National Golf Club, New Jersey from July 20 to 25.

Stephanie is a resident student at the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Her parents also live in the States since their daughter enrolled.

She won the Irish girls closed championship and the Nick Faldo Junior Series girls' title in 2006 and lost in the Irish girls' final the following year.

The 17-year-old from Antrim, Northern Ireland has signed a Letter of Intent to join the University of Alabama in August 2010.

Oceanico World Kids Golf

Oceanico Group would like to invite all aspiring young golfers to take part in The Oceanico World Kids Golf Championship held from July 26th to 30, 2009 on Oceanico's world-class golf courses in the Algarve region of Portugal.
With Amendoeira Golf Resort serving as the headquarters for the event and on-site facilities comprising of two fantastic golf courses, an incredible clubhouse, and accommodation, an event could not be more fun, organised and relaxing for our golfing families.
The competition will be for boys aged seven to 16 years old and girls aged eight to 16 years old.

For more information on this fantastic event please click here for details!

Three Scots in Hamburg line-up: Pretswell, Walker & Watson

Maguire twins (14)

named in GB&I

team for Vagliano

Trophy match

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE LADIES GOLF UNION

There are seven new Great Britain & Ireland caps in the team of nine selected for the Vagliano Trophy match against the Continent of Europe at Hamburg Golf Club, Germany on Friday and Saturday, July 24 and 25.
The team, to be captained by Mary McKenna with Tegwen Matthews as manager, is:

JODI EWART (Catterick), Age 21.
RACHEL JENNINGS (Izaak Walton), Age 20.
LEONA MAGUIRE (Slieve Russell), Age 14 (pictured above right)
LISA MAGUIRE (Slieve Russell), Age 14 (pictured above left)
DANIELLE McVEIGH (Royal Co Down Ladies), Age 21.
PAMELA PRETSWELL (Bothwell Castle), Age 20.
RHIAN WYN THOMAS (Vale of Glamorgan), Age 22.
KYLIE WALKER (Buchanan Castle), Age 22.
SALLY WATSON (Elie & Earlsferry), Age 17.
Reserves:
1 KELLY TIDY (Royal Birkdale), Age 17.
2 HANNAH BARWOOD (Knowle), Age 18.
3 CARLY BOOTH (Comrie), Age 16.
4 LAURA COLLIN (John O’Gaunt), Age 22.

None of the team members played in the biennial Vagliano Trophy match at Fairmont St Andrews in 2007 but Jodi Ewart (Catterick) and Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) were members of the Great Britain & Ireland team of eight for last year’s Curtis Cup match against the United States over the Old Course, St Andrews.
Making history as the youngest ever to be selected to play for the combined Great Britain & Ireland team are the 14-year-old twins from County Cavan in Ireland, Lisa and Leona Maguire. They are almost certainly the first twins to be selected for Great Britain & Ireland. Both girls were members of the Ireland team for last year’s Girls Home Internationals played at Panmure Golf Club.
The Maguire girls, on the strength of their great performances in the 2008 European Young Masters championship in France when Lisa was first and Leona second, both gained automatic selection to the European team for last year’s Junior Ryder Cup match against the US at Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Leona, beat Lisa in the final of the Irish Ladies’ Close championship last year, and won the French Under-21 and the Helen Holm Scottish Stroke-Play in April this year. Lisa won the 2009 Irish Ladies’ Close Championship. Leona and Lisa made their debuts in the Ladies’ British Open Amateur Championship at Royal St David’s Golf Club, Harlech in Northwest Wales last week. Leona reached the quarter-finals before losing to Laura Collin (John O’Gaunt) but Lisa did not progress into the match play stages.
Danielle McVeigh is a third Irish player in the GB&I squad. Danielle, who feels she is a better player for spending two years at Texas A&M University, won the World Universities’ Women’s title in Thailand in 2007, and has had a good run of form this season.

She won the 2009 Welsh Women’s Open Stroke-Play Championship and finished fifth in the Helen Holm Scottish Open Stroke Play at Troon.
At Harlech last Friday, she lost to European champion Carlota Ciganda, the 2007 Ladies British Open Amateur Champion and the 2009 beaten finalist, in the third round by 3 and 2
Rhian Wyn Thomas preceded Danielle McVeigh as Welsh Women’s Open Stroke-Play champion and had a very good win at the 19th in third round of the “Ladies British Open Amateur” over Curtis Cup player Jodi Ewart who, as a University of Mexico student, is ranked No 9 on the US women’s college circuit and is the current English Women’s Stroke-play champion.
Rhian has had a meteoric rise to Welsh and now GB&I international status when one considers that tennis was her sport. Even in her teens, she had never swung a golf club until, attending a Welsh Show, she heard Welsh national coach David Llewellyn inviting anyone who had never played the game to come forward and have a go at hitting a golf ball.
Rhian, obviously with a great eye for ball games, turned out to have such a natural swing and ability that Llewellyn found it hard to believe she was a complete golfing novice. The rest, as they say, is history.
There are three Scots in the squad – Sally Watson, Kylie Walker and Pamela Pretswell.
Teenage Curtis Cup player Sally Watson, beaten in the final of the 2006 British Girls’ Championship the year after she had beaten Carly Booth in the final of the Scottish Girls’ Championship, will enrol at Tiger Woods’ alma mater, Stanford University, in California in the autumn.
She has spent recent years as a student at the David Leaderbetter Academy in Florida. Sally has made a complete recovery from the knee operation she had a few days after the 2008 Curtis Cup match and which kept her out of action for most of the remainder of the season.
Big-hitting Kylie Walker beat an international field and followed in the footsteps of Annika Sorenstam to win the St Rule Trophy at St Andrews this year. Actually, Annika won the tournament only once, and Kylie has had back-to-back “St Rule” wins, a feat last achieved by Solheim Cup player Catriona (Lambert) Matthew in 1993-94 and by only one other player, also a Scot - Christine Middleton (Cruden Bay) in 1988-89.
Pamela Pretswell, a Glasgow University student, was Scottish Universities champion in 2008 but her biggest win last year came on a holiday trip when she beat a quality continental field to win the Swiss Women’s Open Amateur Championship.
This year, despite important university exams, Pamela was able to win the West of Scotland title but after winning a sackful of trophies in the qualifying rounds of the Scottish Ladies’ (Close) Championship at Southerness, the after-effects of a pre-tournament illness drained her and she lost early in the match-play stages.
In last week’s British Championship, Pamela was the last Scot to be knocked out, but only at the 20th in the third round by Laura Collin who went on to remove Leona Maguire in the quarter-finals.
Laura Collin, as yet uncapped by England, has been given an encouraging pat on the back and rewarded by the GB&I selectors for her fantastic performance and run through to the semi-finals with a place among the named reserves.
Rachel Jennings is the second English player in the GB&I team. A player of great talent and potential, she performs well on the big stage, having won the English Girls' Championship as well as the French Under-21 Championship and Rachel helped England achieve seventh place at the World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. This season Rachel was a close runner-up to Danielle McVeigh in the Welsh Open Stroke-Play Championship, was third qualifier in the English Championship and reached the last 32 in the Ladies' British Amateur Championship. She lost by one hole to Hannah Barwood, last year’s English Champion, in one of the best second-round ties at Harlech last week.
There was a time when Great Britain & Ireland dominated the Vagliano Trophy matches but since 1995, the Continent of Europe team has won five of the seven encounters and Mary McKenna will be hoping her team will bring the trophy back from Germany.
Mary said “I am really pleased with my team. A great mix with all four of the Home Countries represented. Although a very young team, there is a remarkable amount of experience as most have successfully competed in events around the world.”
For the forthcoming team preparation session, the entire GB&I team has been invited to play in the AIB Ladies’ Irish Open, a Ladies’ European Tour event which will be played at Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links from June 26 to 28.

For further information please contact
Susan Simpson
Head of Golf Operations
Ladies’ Golf Union
susan.simpson@lgu.org

M B E for Nancy Chisholm in

Queen's Birthday Honours

FROM THE AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION WEBSITE
Ayrshire's Nancy Chisholm (nee Smillie) has been honoured in the Queens Birthday Honours List with the award of an M.B.E. for voluntary contribution to ladies golf.
This is the latest in a list of honours conferred on Nancy recently, having been elected an Honorary Vice President of both the Ladies Golf Union and Scottish ladies' Golfing Association in the last year. Nancy served as LGU chairman in 1997 and Scottish Ladies Golfing Association president from 2003-2007.
A lifelong member of Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club, which she joined as a junior member, Nancy continues to play golf to a fine standard, and cites her favourite club and deadliest weapon as “father’s antique hickory jigger!”
A former Ladies Club Captain, and Club Champion of St. Nicholas ladies on no fewer than 10 occasions, Nancy has held many senior positions in ladies golf at a national and international level, as well as having undertaken refereeing duties at many major international amateur event, and this latest award is a very fitting and well deserved recognition of her many years of voluntary work on behalf of ladies golf and golfers.
In 2004, Prestwick St. Nicholas conferred Honorary Membership on Nancy in recognition of her outstanding contribution to golf in Scotland and further afield.
Nancy is also a member and past captain of West Kilbride Ladies, a club which holds her in equally high esteem as St. Nicholas for her contribution to club and country over the years.
Sincere congratulations from the Ayrshire Golf Association, and no doubt from many golfers throughout the county and beyond, go to Nancy on this well deserved award.

Aberdeen & District Junior Pennant League

Deeside v Hazlehead in final at Stonehaven

It's going to be a Deeside v Hazlehead Aberdeen & District Junior Pennant League final at Stonehaven Golf Club on Sunday, June 21 (first tee off: 12 noon).
Sunday's semi-finals resulted:

Stonehaven 0, Deeside 6
(played at Portlethen GC).
Ross Anderson & Ross McAllan lost to Neal Barnes & Michael Kelly 4 and 3.
Scott Murray & Craig Buchanan lost to Jack Loggie & Sophie Alexander 7 and 6.
Josh Halliday & Sam Wright lost to Chris Kelman & Sam Fraser 2 and 1.
Grant Robb & Craig Gordon lost to Michael Loggie & Stephen Dunn 4 and 3.
Creaig Duguiid & James Duguid lost to david Young & Jamie Pryde 6 and 5.
Connor Douglas & Martin Starrs lost to Megan Clyne & Kevin Willox 6 and 5.

Inchmarlo 1 1/2, Hazlehead 4 1/2
(played at Craibstone Golf Centre).
Douglas Elrick & William Rennie bt Fraser O'Connor & Connor Campbell 3 and 2.
Michael Angus & Mark Wareham bt Jordan ?????? & Euan Robertson 2 and 1.
Scott Main & Claire Prouse lost to Adam Fisher & Mark Laurence 3 and 1.
Callum Stirton & Matthew Laurenson bt Alex Taylor & Craig Merson 3 and 2.
Elliot Duff & Fraser Grant halved with Liam Allan & Ryan Dey.
Jordan Laing & Scott Melville bt Peter Collin & Blair Milne 3 and 2.

+The Editor apologies for being unable to decipher the handwriting of the match official for the surname of the Hazlehead boy Jordan ------- in the second foursome. If you who it is, please E-mail the correct surname to Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Nordqvist claims an LPGA

Major title 12 months after

victory at North Berwick

+Almost 12 months to the day after winning the Ladies British open amateur championship trophy at North Berwick (pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency), Sweden's Anna Nordqvist has won an LPGA Tour Major title - the McDonald's LPGA Championship. Last June, Anna told Kirkwoodgolf.co.uk that she did not think she would ever be good enough or consistent enough to follow in the footsteps of her Swedish compatriot, Annika Sorenstam, and certainly didn't want to be described as the "new" Annika, but it looks like Anna was being too modest.
Read the LPGA Tour website report of her brilliant four-shot victory at Havre de Grace, Maryland:

$300,000 cheque and a place in US Women's Open for rookie Anna

Swedish rookie Anna Nordqvist had been frustrated this season, only being able to compete in four LPGA Tour events. The problem was solved on Sunday, as Nordqvist became the second rookie in as many years to win the McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola in her first appearance.
Her final 15-under-par 273 (66-70-69-68) outdistanced runner-up Lindsey Wright, an Australian who was actually born in Kent, England, at 11-under-par 277 (70-68-69-70). It was a career-best finish for Wright, who has never finished lower than a tie for 20th in five years at the event.
In addition to the $300,000 winner's check and major champion title, Nordqvist no longer has to go through sectional qualifying for the U.S. Women's Open tomorrow. Her entry into future LPGA events should be a bit easier, as well.
"I think I haven't realised I won a major yet. I mean, I just tried to focus on what I can do," said Nordqvist, just days after celebrating her 22nd birthday. I really can't do anything about what the other players are doing on the course."
Nordqvist played with the composure of a veteran over the 6,641-yard Bulle Rock Golf Course track. After a career-low 6-under-par 66 in the opening round, Nordqvist still found herself one-stroke behind Nicole Castrale, who finished tied for fifth at 8-under-par 280 (65-72-74-69).
During the second round, Nordqvist and Castrale switch positions on the leaderboard.
Weather moved in during the third round and forced a 2hr19 min delay and play to be suspended at 8:10 p.m. due to darkness. Nordqvist still had three holes to play and a one-stroke lead over Wright, thanks to a 15th hole birdie.
She returned to the course on Sunday morning at 7:30 and managed to gain another stroke on her lead to end the third round two strokes ahead of Wright.
Nordqvist extended her lead to as much as five after a Wright bogey on hole seven. However the duo would go back-and-forth until Wright evened the score with a birdie on hole 16. However, a bogey on hole 17 gave Nordqvist the one-stroke edge and she sealed the deal, landing her 21-degree hybrid to three feet for the birdie on 18.
Despite her runner-up finish, Wright was pleased with the week."Under that amount of pressure, not being in that position before and in a major and being a rookie? You can't get any better than that," said Wright, who is now ninth on the LPGA Official Money List with nearly $518,000 in season earnings.
"The week's been amazing. I played really consistent and held it together mentally and physically, which is something I've not been able to do as well in the past."
Nordqvist attributed her win to strong putting - 101 for the week after puttting rounds of 22, 26, 26 and 27. "I mean, my putting has been awesome this week. I've been working with PING in the putting lab just trying to get a good roll of the ball," said Nordqvist, who is just the fifth player in tournament history to win the event in their first appearance.
"I feel like the last couple weeks, I've been putting well. I mean, obviously making putts gives you confidence and I felt very confident on the greens and I saw the lines. I mean, my putting has just been awesome this week."

LPGA Tour Scoreboard
McDONALD'S LPGA CHAMPIONSHIP
Bulle Rock Golf Course, Havre de Grace, Maryland.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
273 Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 66 70 69 68
277 Lindsey Wright (Aus) 70 68 69 70
278 Ji-Yai Shin (Kor) 73 68 69 68
279 Kyeong Bae (Kor) 70 69 72 68
280 Angela Stanford 70 71 70 69, Kristy McPherson 70 70 70 70, Nicole Castrale 65 72 74 69
281 Na Yeon Choi (Kor) 68 71 70 72
282 Jin young Pak (Kor) 69 71 69 73, Amy Yang 68 74 70 70, Song-Hee Kim (Kor) 73 72 68 69, Stacy Lewis 68 72 71 71
283 Brandie Burton 73 71 72 67
284 Irene Cho 72 75 65 72, In-Bee Park (Kor) 70 72 73 69
285 Paula Creamer 74 70 71 70, In-Kyung Kim (Kor) 72 74 68 71, Shi Hyun Ahn (Kor) 73 70 72 70, Sophie Gustafson (Swe) 69 74 70 72, Katherine Hull (Aus) 69 69 76 71
286 Natalie Gulbis 72 75 69 70, Hee-Won Han (Kor) 70 69 73 74
287 Eun Hee Ji (Kor) 74 69 73 71, Lorena Ochoa (Mex) 72 69 73 73, Maria Hjorth (Swe) 71 75 72 69, Mindy Kim 74 69 72 72, Michelle Wie 70 74 73 70, Ya-Ni Tseng (Tai) 73 71 69 74, Paige Mackenzie 68 77 69 73, Allison Hanna-Williams 72 74 69 72
288 Heather Bowie young 75 70 70 73, Young Kim (Kor) 72 74 71 71, Beth Bader 73 73 74 68, Cristie Kerr 76 70 70 72, Na Ri Kim (Kor) 71 73 72 72, Michele Redman 72 73 72 71, Ashleigh Simon (Rsa) 68 74 74 72, Soo-Yun Kang (Kor) 73 71 72 72
289 Mika Miyazato (Jpn) 72 74 70 73, Ji-Young Oh (Kor) 73 74 71 71, Seon Hwa Lee (Kor) 74 71 76 68, Brittany Lang 72 72 72 73, Janice Moodie (Sco) 74 73 70 72
290 Minea Blomqvist (Fin) 73 69 70 78, Juli Inkster 73 71 73 73, Anna Grzebien 74 73 69 74, M J Hur (Kor) 71 72 74 73, Kris Tschetter 70 72 73 75
291 Stacy Prammanasudh 73 71 72 75, Sun Young Yoo (Kor) 73 74 68 76, Karrie Webb (Aus) 72 70 76 73, Sandra Gal (Ger) 71 71 76 73
292 Johanna Mundy (Eng) 73 73 73 73, Chella Choi (Kor) 71 72 76 73, Eunjung Yi (Kor) 73 74 69 76, Moira Dunn 68 74 74 76
293 Taylor Leon 72 72 75 74, Wendy Doolan (Aus) 72 73 74 74, Aree Song (Kor) 68 73 74 78, Il Mi Chung (Kor) 74 73 72 74, Momoko Ueda (Jpn) 76 71 70 76, Karin Sjodin (Swe) 70 77 72 74, Candie Kung (Tai) 72 72 75 74, Helen Alfredsson (Swe) 74 71 76 72
294 Jee Young Lee (Kor) 75 72 72 75, Becky Morgan (Wal) 71 71 73 79, Se Ri Pak (Kor) 72 74 74 74, Marcy Hart 71 72 75 76
295 Carin Koch (Swe) 74 72 74 75, Katie Futcher 71 71 74 79
296 Teresa Lu (Tai) 76 70 73 77, Jamie Hullett 73 71 76 76, Meaghan Francella 69 76 75 76
297 Karine Icher (Fra) 75 72 76 74
298 Julieta Granada (Par) 75 72 75 76
299 Marisa Baena 70 74 78 77
303 Jackie Gallagher-Smith 72 75 74 82

Harigae beats Andersson in play-off

for Futures' Players Championship

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE US DURAMED FUTURES TOUR
By LISA D MICKEY
For most of the 2008 Duramed Futures Tour season, eyes and headlines focused on five-time winner Vicky Hurst of Florida. Hurst moved on to the LPGA this year, winning the developmental tour's 2008 Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors on her way to the major league.
And while that was happening, one of her former amateur competitors in Monterey, California, was taking note -- watching Hurst's every move, and measuring herself against the smooth-swinging player who had turned pro.
Now that Californian, Mina Harigae, has made sure her name would be engraved right under the name of Hurst as the winner of the $125,000 Michelob ULTRA Duramed Futures Players Championship – the only major championship on the Duramed Futures Tour.
Harigae carded a final-round score of four-under-par 68, fighting her way into a tie with leader Sofie Andersson (69) of Angelholm, Sweden, and then forcing a play-off when the two deadlocked in regulation at 11-under 277.
Harigae closed out the win on the first extra hole at Hickory Point Golf Club, Decatur in the state of Illinois when Andersson's sudden-death putt for par missed on the left edge. She earned $17,500 for the victory.
"It was pretty much match-play between Sofie and me," said Harigae, 19, of her win at the 25th annual tournament, following Hurst's win here in 2008. "Sofie was tough because she was making everything. I feel really good about this one because I fought for this win."
Andersson began the final round with a one-shot lead over Harigae, Sunny Oh (71) of Manhattan Beach, California, and Christi Cano (71) of San Antonio. But the third-year pro rolled in a birdie putt to take the lead on the second hole, and then rolled in another birdie on No. 4 to build a two-shot advantage on the 6,594yd course.
But while the Swede was picking up momentum, Jean Reynolds of Newnan, Georgia, who won earlier this season, was blistering the front nine holes with a score of five-under 31. When Andersson bogeyed the 10th, she and Reynolds moved into a share of the lead at nine under – one shot ahead of Harigae.
Andersson regained the lead with a birdie on the 11th, but Harigae rolled in a birdie on the 12th to move into a tie with Andersson at 10 under with six holes to play. Reynolds went on to post a 7-under-par final-round score of 65 to finish third at 279 (-9).
But with Reynolds in the clubhouse, the back nine was going to come down to a nip-and-tuck match between Harigae, the rookie pro, who had turned professional after less than one semester at Duke University -- and who was fresh off her first Tour win last week in Marion, Iowa -- and Andersson, the more experienced pro, and a former collegiate winner at the University of California-Berkeley, whose last professional win came in 2007. Both were hungry to win and both had taken dramatically different routes to get here today.
Harigae took a one-shot lead when Andersson bogeyed the 13th, but the Swede stormed back into a tie with Harigae when she stuck her approach to two feet on the 15th and rolled in another birdie putt on the 15th. Harigae inched ahead again for a one-stroke advantage with a birdie on the 16th hole, but Andersson answered when she drained a 40-footer on the 17th to once again pull even with Harigae heading into the 72nd hole.
"Coming into the final round, I knew that par golf would not win today," said Andersson. "I knew it was going to take birdies and more birdies. I knew that somebody could come from behind to win."
On the 18th hole, Andersson drove into the left rough. Her approach shot landed in the short, right bunker and from the sand, she still came out short, some 25 feet below the hole. But for what looked to be an improbable putt, the Swede slammed home the par-saver to force a play-off.
Harigae's perfectly played approach shot to five feet seemed to signal the end of this head-to-head match, but Harigae's birdie attempt steered slightly right and pointed, instead, to sudden death.
Returning to the 18th tee for the extra hole, both players found the fairway off the tee to the right centre. Andersson's approach shot hit the green and spun back to the edge of the apron, leaving a 35ft putt uphill. Harigae's approach landed 10 feet from the flagstick.
Putting for birdie, this time the rookie burned the left edge and rolled two feet past. She putted out for par. Andersson's 35ft birdie attempt stopped four feet shot of the hole. When her par putt missed on the left edge, Harigae had earned her second consecutive title in as many weeks.
"It stinks that it came down to that little four footer," said Andersson, who hit only two fairways in the final round. "Mina hits it straight down the fairway and straight onto the green. I was everywhere and she was right down the middle."
Indeed, Harigae is right down the middle of where she wants to be this year. She's right on target to follow Hurst down the same path to the LPGA, winning the Tour's only major championship in Decatur, cruising to the top of the list for rookie honors, where she is currently No. 1, and holding her position at the top of the money list for Player of the Year honours, where she is currently poised at No. 1 with earnings of $51,801 -- $14,651 ahead of No. 2 Jean Reynolds.
"Yeah, I expect to win, but there was a lot more pressure this week," said Harigae. "I'm a bit surprised to win because I missed a lot of putts today, but maybe I'm following in Vicky's footsteps."
And perhaps soon, breathing down her collar.
Weather: Partly cloudy with temperatures around 80 degrees with a slight breeze.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
1 Mina Harigae (Monterey, Calif.) 71-70-68-68 - 277 $17,500 (play-off)
2 Sofie Andersson (Angelholm, Sweden) 67-74-67-69 - 277 $12,500
3 Jean Reynolds (Newnan, Georgia) 71-71-72-65 - 279 $8,906
T4 Samantha Richdale (Kelowna, British Columbia) 70-74-69-67 - 280 $4,030
T4 Gina Umeck (Redlands, California) 70-70-72-68 - 280 $4,030
T4 Misun Cho (Cheongju, South Korea) 71-70-70-69 - 280 $4,030
T4 Lisa Ferrero (Lodi, California) 69-70-71-70 - 280 $4,030
T4 Christi Cano (San Antonio, Texas) 69-70-70-71 - 280 $4,030
T4 Sunny Oh (Manhattan Beach, California) 70-73-66-71 - 280 $4,030
T10 Sophia Sheridan (Guadalajara, Mexico) 71-69-72-69 - 281 $1,947
T10 Pernilla Lindberg (Bollnas, Sweden) 71-72-69-69 - 281 $1,947
T10 Nicole Hage (Coral Springs, Florida) 69-72-70-70 - 281 $1,947
T10 Kim Welch (Sacramento, California) 68-69-73-71 - 281 $1,947
T14 Blair Lamb (Flat Rock, North Carolina) 71-71-72-68 - 282 $1,486
T14 Gerina Mendoza (Roswell, New Mexico) 71-73-68-70 - 282 $1,486
T14 Lisa Meldrum (Montreal, Quebec) 71-72-68-71 - 282 $1,486
T17 Nontaya Srisawang (Chiang Mai, Thailand) 70-74-69-70 - 283 $1,259
T17 Ashley Prange (Noblesville, Indiana) 70-69-71-73 - 283 $1,259
T19 Sam White (Potomac, Maryland) 72-74-70-68 - 284 $1,134
T19 Alison Walshe (Westford, Massachusetts) 70-72-73-69 - 284 $1,134
T19 Su A Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 71-73-70-70 - 284 $1,134
T22 Cindy LaCrosse (Tampa, Fla.) 70-73-73-69 - 285 $1,034
T22 Moon Su (Incheon, South Korea) 70-72-72-71 - 285 $1,034
T22 Stephanie Otteson (Wilson, North Carolina) 70-73-71-71 - 285 $1,034
T22 Jennie Lee (Henderson, Nevavada) 72-73-68-72 - 285 $1,034
T22 Onnarin Sattayabanphot (Bangkok, Thailand) 70-70-72-73 - 285 $1,034
T22 Amanda Blumenherst (Scottsdale, Arizona) 68-76-68-73 - 285 $1,034
T22 Kylene Pulley (Kokomo, Indianapolis) 70-70-70-75 - 285 $1,034
Selected scores:
T32 Elisa Serramia (Barcelona, Spain) 76-68-72-71 - 287 $929
T32 Madeleine Holmblad (Stockholm, Sweden) 74-68-71-74 - 287 $929
T44 Maria Hernandez (Pamplona, Spain) 73-71-72-73 - 289 $841
T72 Kelly Froelich (Raizeux, France) 75-69-73-79 - 296 $727

Rookie Pamela Feggans shares fifth place


as Westerberg wins Portugal play-off

FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Sweden’s Johanna Westerberg defeated Spaniard Tania Elosegui in a play-off to claim her maiden Ladies European Tour victory at the Portugal Ladies Open.
Westerberg holed a stunning bunker shot for birdie on the first sudden-death play-off hole, after finding the sand with both her first and second shots.
It was only the fifth birdie all day on the tough par-four 18th at Golden Eagle Residence and Golf and Westerberg admitted it was the shot of her life.
“To hole that to win: I couldn’t ask for more,” she said.
The 31-year-old Swede shot a five-under 67 to come from five shots back in equal 18th place entering the final round. After signing for her score, she watched Elosegui birdie the 18th for a round of 70, which tied her 54-hole total of three-under-par 213. Elosegui was forced to settle for second after recording her maiden victory at the ABN AMRO Ladies Open in the Netherlands a week previously. “That’s one way to win!” said Elosegui, almost in disbelief. With her second place, she jumped from fifth to second place on the European Solheim Cup standings. Westerberg became the fourth straight first-time winner on the Ladies European Tour, following Norwegian Marianne Skarpnord in Switzerland, Frenchwoman Jade Schaeffer in Germany and Elosegui in the Netherlands.
“It means a lot. It’s a fantastic feeling,” said the seventh season LET professional, who had twice been a runner-up, at the 2007 Finnair Masters and 2008 American Express Turkish Ladies Open.
“I left quite a few birdies out there but I played fantastically well on the back nine and I am so pleased to actually win,” she said.
Westerberg earned a first prize of €30,000 as well as 30 Solheim Cup points and a place in the Evian Masters. She thanked her caddie, who is also her fiancé, Swedish tennis star Joachim Johansson, otherwise known as “Pim-Pim”.“He has been helping me with lines and stuff so it’s been a big comfort to have him with me,” she said.
“Pim-Pim” plays off a handicap of three, but has been making several appearances as a caddie on the LET in recent months due to a shoulder injury.
The pair are perhaps the fittest couple in golf and Westerberg explained: “He’s a great comfort on the course and as he’s a top athlete himself he knows what it’s all about. He’s been there and done that.”
She added that he was a great help in pressurised situations.
Becky Brewerton from Wales (69) and Bettina Hauert from Germany (67) finished equal third on two-under-par.
Six players, including three LET rookies, shared fifth place on one-under-par 215. They were Jade Schaeffer, Denmark’s Iben Tinning, last year's event winner Frenchwoman Anne-Lise Caudal as well as first year players England’s Florentyna Parker, Scotland’s Pamela Feggans (pictured above) and Christel Boeljon from the Netherlands. They each earned 5,833 Euros, which is the Patna, Ayrshire player's biggest pay cheque yet as a tour pro, topping what she had earned in the past on the US Futures Tour. Pamela had rounds of 71, 73 and 71.
Vikki Laing from Musselburgh, a winner on the Futures Tour before she came through the LET Q School, has settled down nicely again on this side of the Atlantic after spending several years in the States, first as a student at the University of California-Berkeley and then a year on the LPGA Tour followed by a couple of the Futures Tour.
The former Curtis Cup player and past Scottish girls champion collected 1,950 Euros for a total of 221 for a share of 28th place but would surely have made the top 20, maybe top 10 if she had not had a 10 at the second hole in her second-round 77.
Fellow Scots Krystle Caithness, Lynn Kenny and Clare Queen missed the 36-hole cut.

FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
213 Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 74 72 67 (Johanna Westerberg won at the first play-off hole), Tania Elosegui (Spa) 73 70 70
214 Bettina Hauert (Ger) 73 74 67, Becky Brewerton 69 76 69
215 Iben Tinning (Den) 69 74 72, Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 74 71 70, Anna-Lise Caudal (Fra) 70 73 72, Pamela Feggans 71 73 71, Christel Boeljon (Ned) 72 71 72, Florentyna Parker 74 71 70 (5,833 Euros each).
216 Stefania Croce (Ita) 71 71 74, Nicole Gergely (Aut) 70 75 71, Paula Marti (Spa) 74 72 70
217 Lotta Maria Wahlin (Swe) 68 73 76, Lee-Anne Pace (USA) 72 73 72, Diana Luna (Ita) 71 73 73, Carmen Alonso (Spa) 69 75 73
218 Malene Jorgensen (Den) 73 74 71, Linda Wessberg (Swe) 74 74 70
219 Karen Lunn (Aus) 74 73 72, Lynnette Teresa Brooky (Nzl) 77 70 72, Rebecca Coakley 73 76 70, Christine Hallstrom (Swe) 75 71 73, Emma Zackrisson (Swe) 75 72 72, Cecillia Ekelundh (Swe) 71 76 72
220 Nina Reis (Swe) 71 75 74, Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 72 73 75
221 Kirsty S Taylor 74 75 72, Vikki Laing (Sco) 71 77 73, Breanne Alicia Loucks 73 75 73, Beth Allen (USA) 70 77 74, Samantha Head 75 73 73, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 72 75 74 (1950 Euros each).
222 Felicity Johnson 73 73 76, Caroline Afonso (Fra) 69 77 76, Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 70 76 76, Dana Lacey (Aus) 78 71 73, Stacy Lee Bregman (Rsa) 77 72 73
223 Sophie Walker 75 74 74, Riikka Hakkarainen (Fin) 72 77 74, Veronica Zorzi (Ita) 72 76 75, Titiya Plucksataporn (Tha) 72 72 79
224 Nikki Garrett (Aus) 74 75 75, Jessica Ji (Kor) 71 76 77, Federica Piovano (Ita) 77 72 75
225 Joanne Mills (Aus) 76 72 77, Camille Fallay (Fra) 75 74 76
226 Jenni Kuosa (Fin) 77 72 77, Melodie Bourdy (Fra) 77 70 79, Emma Cabrera Bello (Spa) 77 68 81
230 Lara Tadiotto (Bel) 80 69 81
THOSE WHO MISSED THE CUT (149 or better) INCLUDED
151 Krystle Caithness 75 76, Lynn Kenny 74 77.
156 Clare Queen 76 80

Just one of the Shire girls again! Michele Thomson (second from right) with Rachel Polson, Sammy Leslie and Olivia Borwick at McDonald Ellon Golf Club today (Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency).

LET player Michele returns to her Aberdeenshire

girls' roots to support the next generation

Ladies European Tour rookie Michele Thomson returned to her golfing girl "roots" today to donate some prizes and present them at the Aberdeenshire girls' monthly medal at McDonald Ellon Golf Club, the club of which Michele was a member when she won the Scottish women's amateur title at Lossiemouth and represented Great Britain & Ireland in the Curtis Cup match at St Andrews - both in 2008.

"I remember when Michele first started playing in our competitions," said former SLGA chairman Ethel Farquharson who has run the Aberdeenshire girls for the past 20 years.

"I think she was playing off 28 of a handicap and she had been about 13 or 14 years old. So she is a great example for the next generation of Shire girls, showing them what can be achieved."

Michele was at home in Ellon instead of playing in this weekend's LET event in Portugal because she was only a reserve. "Hopefully things will change when the LET re-rank the players who gained their players' cards at the Qualfying School. I've gone well enough to go up about 10 places in the rankings. If that's right, then I would get into all the remaining LET events this season.
"It's been good fun so far. I'm really enjoying. There's a bunch of Scots on the tour but we don't form a 'Scotch Corner' in the clubhouse at each event. A lot of the girls from England, Ireland, Wales and so on, we know well from our amateur days together so everybody is very friendly with everybody else at the tournaments. There are no cliques that I am aware of."
Samantha Leslie (Westhill), who finished second in the recent Munross Trophy at Montrose and who will make her debut for Aberdeenshire in the Northern Division inter-county team championship at Royal Dornoch laster this month, had the best scratch (77) and handicap (77 off 2) scores at the Aberdeenshire girls competition today when the the players got a soaking on the outward half.
Incidentally, it was the second round of golf "Sammy" and Rachel Polson had today. They met each other in a match-play tie in the morning at a different venue.
Former Curtis Cup star and past Scottish champion Joan Rennie, president of Aberdeenshire LCGA, and county captain Fiona Hay, turned up to lend their support to the girls at the Ellon meeting.
Joan even went out to watch the girls in action on the wet course for the best part of two hours.
LEADING SCORES
SCRATCH - Samantha Leslie (Westhill) 79.
HANDICAP - Samantha Leslie (Westhill) (2) 77; Rachel Polson (Peterculter) (6) 79; Olivia Borwick (McDonald Ellon) (21) 83; Nikki Lamond (McDonald Ellon) (9) 86; Kirsten MacCallum (Newburgh) (10) 87; Hannah Bycroft (Alford) (20) 93.

The winning East girls team with the trophy. Left to right: Gabrielle Macdonald, Nikky Taylor, Keren Ward, Judy Shields, Camilla Tait and Rachel Hanlon. Image by courtesy of Margaret McPherson.

EAST KEEP GIRLS TITLE AT BALLUMBIE

East retained the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association girls' inter-district team title at Ballumbie Castle golf course, near Dundee, today after the two-day competition.

East totalled 7pt, West 5, North 4, South 2pt.

ANN RAMSAY WINS AGAIN - THIS

TIME AT CARNOUSTIE

Kirriemuir's Ann Ramsay followed up her recent win in Munross Trophy open tournament at Montrose by winning the Northern women's open tournament at Caranoustie on Saturday.

Ann had a round of 75 - five shots under the CSS for "away" players - to win the premier scratch award, the Carnoustie Rosebowl.

Next best scratch rounds were 78 by Lesley Lloyd (Hayston) and Shonagh Raitt (Forfar). Lesley had the better inward half.

The Gourlay Rosebowl for the best overall net score went to home course layer Fiona Gilbert with a 73 off four.

LEADING PRIZEWINNERS
CSS - Home players 77; Away players 80.

Best overall scratch (Carnoustie Rosebowl) - Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 75.

Best overall net (Gourlay Rosebowl) - Fiona Gilbert (Carnoustie Ladies) (4) 73.

SCRATCH

78 Lesley Lloyd (Hayston) better inward half, Shonagh Raitt (Forfar).

80 Lynne Fenton (Carnoustie Ladies).

81 Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie Ladies).

HANDICAP

Class 1 (up to 10)

Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) (9) 75; Aileen Hunter (Monifieth) (4) 77; Caroline Kinnaird (Glencorse) (10) bih, Ailsa Summers (Carnouostie Ladies) (4) bih.

Class 2 (11 to 15)

Carol Houghton (Oakmere) (13) 75; Morag Wardrop (Niddry Castle) (11) 77; Pat Sawyers (Carnoustie Ladies) (12) 78; Claire Howden (Torwoodlee) (12) 80.

Class 3 (16 and over)

Yvonne Heap (Carnoustie Ladies) (20) 77; Lois Wilson (Aberdour) (16) 80; Lesley Morris (Cotgrove) (19) 81; Caroline Moore (St Regulus) (17) 85.

Helen Faulds wins SVLGA West Division Championship

The postponed final of the SVLGA West Division Championship took place today at Renfrew Golf Club between Captain Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) and Linda MacDougall (Greenock). The course was in extremely good order and the overhead conditions were ideal for golf. Helen played extremely good, steady golf and was the worthy winner. We wish her well when she heads to Blairgowrie in September to compete in match play against the other Scottish divisional champions.

[Thanks to Fiona Roger for this report]

Midland Vets draw with West Vets

Midland Vets hosted their annual match against the West Vets
at Dunblane New Golf Club on 8th June. The match was played
in lovely conditions, with some very close games, resulting in
a draw. Therefore the Midland Vets retained the Mid West Trophy.

Midland names first:-

Joan Blyth lost to Marion Stewart
Sheila Travers beat Cathy Morton
Liz Cunningham halved with Helen Robertson
Jean Bald lost to Maureen Mitchell
Beverley Brown lost to Sally MacFarlane
Lizee McGraw beat Anne Dunn 5/4
Doris Dunn beat Hilary Roger 7/6

Ayrshire girls beat Lanarkshire Girls

Ayrshire Girls (in green) and Lanarkshire Girls (in red)

Ayrshire Girls secured 4.5 points to Lanarkshire Girls' 1.5 points in a friendly match, played off handicap, over windy West Kilbride on Saturday 6th June. Ayrshire girls had a distinct advantage being more accustomed to links golf, but these matches give all the girls a good experience and they enjoyed their day - with the beautiful backdrop of Arran it was a delightful spot to be despite the chill in the wind later on.

Linzi Allan beat Nicola McLuckie 6/5
Mhairi McKay lost to Emma Caddow 2/1
Connie Jaffrey halved with Nicole Muir
Emma Hale beat Jennifer Black 7/6
Katie McGarva beat Alison Wight 6/4
Rachel Irvine beat Lisa Bathgate 6/5

[Apologies for the delay to this report. Colin and I have both been at the British at Royal St David's at Harlech where communication was difficult to say the least! - Gill]