Last year the Lanarkshire team of Pamela Pretswell, Elaine Cuthill and Susan Wood won the McNeil Trophy which is presented to the County team with the best two from three handicap scores in the two Qualifying rounds of the 'Scottish'. Pamela is unable to play this year as she has an important exam this week. Her place in the team at Craigielaw has been taken by Rachael Taylor , a 1 handicap 17 year old who was born in Airdrie but has spent most of her life in Germany where her father is the head professional,with a staff of 36, at the five star Hartl Golf Resort, Bad Griesbach in southern Germany.
She is scheduled to tee off at 9.20 tomorrow morning on her debut in the 97th Scottish women's amateur championship at Craigielaw.
Unfortunately so far her efforts to make it from Germany to Scotland have beeen stymied by the volcanic ash from Iceland which closes airports right, left and centre at short notice.
She has been trying since the weekend to find airports that are open in Bavaria and Britain. She is tonight on standby for a flight from Munich to Edinburgh
Rachael, in an E-mail to Kirkwoodgolf at tea-time today, said:
"My flight to Scotland on Sunday night was cancelled. We booked another flight today, but it was also cancelled. My last and only chance is to go standby tonight. I'm just about to go to the airport to try and get on! It's about a 100 miles away.
"So far the flight hasn't been cancelled from the Edinburgh end. Fingers crossed!"
Claire Hargan, the SLGA's Championship Manager, said:
"We are very much hoping Rachael will make it. It's an important championship for her in that Scotland team selections for later in the season can be based on performances this week."
Munich Airport is about 1 1/2 hours away from where the Taylors live but Claire understands that Rachael and her parents drove something like 700 kilometres at the weekend to try to find an airport that was open."
Miss Taylor is a Scotland girl international and recent winner of an open tournament in Germany. She told Kirkwoodgolf earlier in the month:
“I started playing golf in Germany with my dad at the age of eight and played my first adult tournament at the age of 11. Although I have lived almost all of my life in Germany, I feel as Scottish as any of the other girls,” said Rachael, a fluent German speaker.
Rachael joined LLCGA this year and hopes to play in some of our competitions during July and August.
We hope she manages to catch a flight in time.
She is scheduled to tee off at 9.20 tomorrow morning on her debut in the 97th Scottish women's amateur championship at Craigielaw.
Unfortunately so far her efforts to make it from Germany to Scotland have beeen stymied by the volcanic ash from Iceland which closes airports right, left and centre at short notice.
She has been trying since the weekend to find airports that are open in Bavaria and Britain. She is tonight on standby for a flight from Munich to Edinburgh
Rachael, in an E-mail to Kirkwoodgolf at tea-time today, said:
"My flight to Scotland on Sunday night was cancelled. We booked another flight today, but it was also cancelled. My last and only chance is to go standby tonight. I'm just about to go to the airport to try and get on! It's about a 100 miles away.
"So far the flight hasn't been cancelled from the Edinburgh end. Fingers crossed!"
Claire Hargan, the SLGA's Championship Manager, said:
"We are very much hoping Rachael will make it. It's an important championship for her in that Scotland team selections for later in the season can be based on performances this week."
Munich Airport is about 1 1/2 hours away from where the Taylors live but Claire understands that Rachael and her parents drove something like 700 kilometres at the weekend to try to find an airport that was open."
Miss Taylor is a Scotland girl international and recent winner of an open tournament in Germany. She told Kirkwoodgolf earlier in the month:
“I started playing golf in Germany with my dad at the age of eight and played my first adult tournament at the age of 11. Although I have lived almost all of my life in Germany, I feel as Scottish as any of the other girls,” said Rachael, a fluent German speaker.
Rachael joined LLCGA this year and hopes to play in some of our competitions during July and August.
We hope she manages to catch a flight in time.
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