Coffee Morning provides a good start to the season

A very successful and enjoyable fundraising coffee morning was held at Hamilton GC this morning, raising over £1200.

To view more photographs click on the link below.

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Winter Foursomes Winners Decided

On one of the best winter days possible, at Drumpellier GC today Susan Halley and Anne Cameron, Strathaven, beat Irene Morton and Lynne Williamson, Kirkhill, 5&4 to win the Winter Foursomes Final.

Congratulations to Susan and Anne on their win  and also to the runners up on reaching the final.

Remember Coffee Morning is next Saturday

The LLCGA Coffee Morning will be held at Hamilton Golf Club on Saturday 2nd March from 10.30- 12.30 . Cost £5.

If you do not have a ticket and would like to reserve one please click on the link below and complete the short form.

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Winter Foursomes Final has been arranged

The Winter Foursomes Final between Lynne Williamson/Irene Morton, Kirkhill, and Susan Halley/Anne Cameron, Strathaven, has been arranged to be played at Drumpellier GC at 1PM on Sunday 24th February. 

Let's hope the weather is as good as it has been today and that they have a good game.

Congatulations Lesley

Congratulations to Lesley Lloyd who has been selected for the Scottish Vet's team to play the Irish Senior Ladies team for the Mary McKenna Trophy at Troon Portland on 30th March and 1st April.

We wish the team well.

Online Entry Forms

The online entry forms for the Championship and Bronze Championship on Monday 29th April at Cathkin Braes GC are on the sidebar. The draw for the qualifying round (morning only) is normally arranged in handicap order. The closing date is 21st April. 

2019 Fixtures

County Championship Qualifying Round –Mon 29th April - Cathkin GC 16 qualify for Match Play on 30th Apr & 1st May  Bronze Championship Qualifying Round –Mon 29th April - Cathkin GC 16 qualify for Match Play on 30th Apr & 1st May  Centenary Salver Monday 29th April at Cathkin Braes GC Awarded for the best net score in Championship or Bronze Championship qualifying round.   West of Scotland Championship Sunday 19th May Sandyhills GC Handicap Limit – 20 18 hole competition Inter County Foursomes and Commonwealth Spoons Qualifying Round Mon 6th May – Lenzie GC  from 1.30pm Entry Fee £4 per person  2 best Scratch and 4 best net scores qualify for Inter County Finals on Thu 6th June at Cardross GC One couple in 10 qualify for Commonwealth  Spoons Final 2nd September - Pollock GC                 Spoon Competitions                  Sunday 26th May : Carnwarth GC 1.30pm ( & 2018 Spoon Finals )  Wednesday 12th June :  Mount Ellen GC 9.30am & 1.30pm  Tuesday 9th July : Strathaven GC 10.00am &1.30pm ( and Nancy’s Cup - Junior Competition)  Sunday 22nd Sept: Carluke GC 1.30pm Stevenson Trophy ( Senior Competition - 55 years and over ) The aggregate of two best net scores in a spoon competition.  If you qualify please mark your card  ‘Senior’                   West of Scotland Inter County Matches                          17th to 19th June Prestwick              County Finals               30th Aug – 1st September  Peebles GC                      Junior Inter County Matches for Kennedy Salver              Monday 10th June               East Renfrewshire Golf Club              Fundraising Coffee Morning         Hamilton Golf Club           Saturday 2nd March at 10.30am                   Annual General Meeting and Prizegiving Cambuslang Golf Club           Monday 11th November  at 7.30 pm  Blackjack Cup & Junior Championship Monday 22nd July - Wishaw GC Blackjack Cup - 18 hole Stroke Play - best net score. Junior Championship – 18 hole strokeplay  (scratch and handicap trophies) Juniors can play for Blackjack Cup in conjunction with Junior Championship Enter by Sun 14th July.   Draw: Jean Maddock Tri-Am Competition Friday 9th August – Cambuslang GC  9.30am Enter by 2nd Aug   Draw: Kay Cherrie    Entry Fee: £5 Autumn Meeting - Greensomes Monday 19th August– Hamilton GC 1.30pm Enter by 11th August.  Draw: Fiona Norris Entry fee: £12 per person ( includes meal after golf) Winter Foursomes Entries in couples by 1st Sept to Angela Devine Entry fee: £6 per couple ( to be paid on entry ) Friendly Match v Midlothian Hayston GC Sun 24th March 2019 Morison Cup – New format for 2019 FJ Morison Cup Player with the best 2 scratch scores in the 4 spoon competitions.

Merry Christmas Everybody 

Rachael just misses out

Rachael Taylor finished tied 27th in the Final of the European tour qualifying after a final round of 75, one stroke out of a qualifying place of 26th.

Rachael Playing well in Final Qualifying

After the third round of Final Qualifying for the Ladies' European Tour in Morocco, Rachael Taylor lies in 11th place with rounds of 71,70,70 for a total of 211. Bronte Law, England leads with a total of 203. 

There is one more round to go before the field of 115 players will be cut to the leading 60 and ties. The final round will be played at Amelkis Golf Club on Thursday, when positions will determine playing categories for the 2019 Ladies European Tour.

After 90 holes (five rounds), the leading five will earn Category 5c membership of the LET and those finishing from 6th to 15th will gain Category 8 membership.

Rachael Taylor has qualified for the final Tour Qualifying

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Hannah McCook (Grantown-on-Spey) covered her last 36 holes in nine under par with scores of 68 and 67 and a total of 285 to qualify for the Final Qualifying School of the Lalla Aicha Tour from December 16 to 20 at Marrakesh, Morocco.
Other Scots to come through the final eliminator at Amelkis Golf Club, also in Morocco, were amateur Alison Muirhead (280), Rachael Taylor (283) and Heather Stirling (285).
But Aboyne's Kimberley Beveridge missed the cut by 12 strokes with scores of 79, 74, 75 and 75 for 303.
LEADING TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
265 L Strom (Swe) 66 69 62 68.
271 Leona Maguire (Ire) 70 66 68 67
275 D Dagar (India) (am) 70 762 64 69, N Dreher (Austria) 66 68 71 70.
SCOTS' TOTALS
280 AMuirhead (am) 68 70 72 70 (T8)
283 R Taylor 66 72 74 71 (13th)
285 H McCook 73 77 68 67, H Stirling 72 72 71 70 (T17)
SELECTED TOTALS
286 S Lamb (Eng) 74 69 72 71 (T22)
290 S-J Boyd (Eng) 71 76 72 71 (T31) 
MISSED THE CUT (291 and better qualified)
293 Lisa Maguire (Ire) 74 75 71 73
303 K Beveridge (Sco) 79 74 75 74
 

Final finalists now decided in Winter Foursomes

At Kirkhill Golf Club on Sunday 9th December Lynne Williamson and Irene Morton beat Roxy Brown and Kay Cherrie 4 &2. They were very lucky with the  weather and all the greens were on.

Lyn and Irene will play Anne Cameron and Susan Halley at a neutral venue in the final.