England win Senior Home Internationals

England beat Wales 5.5-2.5 to finish with 3 points for 3 wins.
Scotland lost to Ireland 6-2.
Ireland, Wales and Scotland all finished with 1 point for 1 win but after count backs  Ireland were placed 2nd, Wales 3rd and Scotland 4th.
Today's results:
Scotland v Ireland
Foursomes
Sheena Wood and Gillian Kyle lost to Laura Webb and Gertie McMullen
Fiona De Vries and Lesley Lloyd lost to Sheena McElroy and Carol Wickham 2 holes
Mary Smith and Lorna McKinlay beat Mary Sheehy and Maria O'Reilly 1 up
Singles
Sheena Wood beat Suzanne Corcoran 2 up
Alex Glennie lost to Laura Webb 6 and 5
Lorna McKinlay lost to Gertie McMullen 5and 4 
Mary Smith lost to Sheena McIlroy 4 and 3
Gillian Kyle lost to Mary Sheehy 6 and 5.

Scotland lose to England

In the Senior Home Internationals Scotland led England 2-1 after the morning foursomes with wins from Lesley LLoyd & Fiona De Vries and Mary Smith and Lorna McKinlay 2&1.

Unfortunately in the afternoon singles only Lesley  managed a half match so England won 5.5 - 2 .5.

Well done Lesley in getting 11/2 points. 

Wales beat Ireland 5.5-2.5 

Scotland start with a win in Senior Home Internationals

The morning started in wet, miserable conditions but by lunchtime the sun had come out although a half-gale had replaced the rain.
Scotland beat Wales 5-3They won the morning foursomes 2-1 and the singles 3-2 .
England beat Ireland 5 1/2 - 2 1/2
Results:
Scotland 5  Wales3 
Foursomes
Sheena Wood & Gillian Kyle bt Ann Lewis & Sharon Roberts  1 hole
Fiona De Fries & Lesley Lloyd bt Chris Harries & Patricia Fernon 4&2
Alex Glennie & Mary Smith lost to Denise Richards & Jane Rees 7&6
Singles
Sheena Wood lost to Rees 3&2
Gillian Kyle bt Richards 2&1
Lorna McKinlay lost to Lewis 3&2
Lesley Lloyd bt Davies 2&1
Fiona De Vries bt Roberts 2&1 

Scottish Golf are looking to recruit more Course Raters

At Scottish Golf, we are continuously looking to improve the service we provide to our member golf clubs. We are very aware that certain regions of the country are under resourced and will require a greater number of fully trained course raters in order to fulfil our course rating obligations. Therefore, we are about to embark upon an extensive volunteer recruitment drive and wanted to share with you the “advertisement” and “role descriptor” that will be used in the coming months to hopefully attract more support for course rating.

As part of this new approach, we aim to provide more training and support not only to the new recruits we are seeking but also to our current team of volunteers. The Scottish Golf Handicapping and Course Rating Committee has taken the decision to roll out an accreditation scheme which incorporates four distinct stages. The final stage will consist of a calibration quiz and participation in a five hole course rating. This is very much in line with the most recent USGA calibration seminar and will hopefully provide a solid grounding for new course raters and possibly existing volunteers.
To view the advertisement and role descriptor please click on the following links:
Course Rating Volunteer Advertisement
Benefits of Course Rating
Course Rating Team Member Role Description
If you are interested please contact Janice Paterson, Roxy Brown or Alyson Hendry.

September Spoon Results

The September Spoon Competition was played at a windy and showery Lanark Golf club resulting in a number of players not completing the course when they became too cold and wet. In spite of this there were a number of good scores returned.

Results:

SS 74 CSS 76

Division 1

1 Shirley Dalrymple 89(17) 72

2 Ruth Hunter           81( 5)  76 BIH

3 Margaret Reid        90(14) 76

Scratch Ruth Hunter 81

Division 2  

Handicap and Scratch Ray Wilson 90

Centenary Trophy Shirley Dalrymple

Good luck Lesley

Lesley Lloyd is playing in the Scottish Team at the Senior Home Internationals at Alyth Golf Club from Tuesday to Thursday of next week. We wish Lesley and her team mates all the best for a successful tournament.

Draw for September Spoon

The draw for the Spoon at Lanark GC on Sunday 25th September is shown below. Please arrive early in case of changes to times.

If you are no longer able to play please contact Roxy Brown or if you need to withdraw on the day please phone the County mobile.

Time	Name	Club
1.30	Susan Wood Katie Scott	Drumpellier Strathaven
1.38	Ruth Hunter Sheila Sergenson Fiona Scott	Lanark East Kilbride Bothwell Castle
1.46	Margaret Reid Anne Mungall Fiona McWhirter	Lanark Airdrie  Cathcart Castle
1.54	Anne Lloyd Lesley Neill Aileen Woodland	Hayston Hamilton Strathaven
2.02	Pat Casey Anne Cameron Adelia McEwan	Mount Ellen Strathaven Hayston
2.10	Joan Anderson Shirley Dalrymple Kay Cherrie	Wishaw Hayston Mount Ellen
2.18	Karen Ward Ray Wilson	East Kilbride Carluke
2.26	Margaret Marshall Anne Morrison Pam Rice	Wishaw Carluke Strathaven
2.34	Roxy Brown Louisa McCartney Dorothy Loudon	Hamilton Dullatur Strathaven
2.42	Marie Hamilton Jackie Crossan Heather Stewart	Dullatur Langlands Hamilton

Winter Foursomes Draw

The draw for the Winter Foursomes is now on the sidebar.

Scotland finish T27 in World Championship

In the Women's World Championship in Mexico The Scottish Team of Connie Jaffrey, Jess Meek and Rachael Taylor finished tied 27th from 55 teams. In each of the four rounds  the best two scores from three counted towards the team total.

Scores

Jess Meek         76, 75, 74, 73

Rachael Taylor  80, 74, 78, 76

Connie Jaffrey  81, 81, 72, 78

Team total 600

The winning team was the Republic of Korea with a total of 547

Switzerland finished 2nd with a total of 568 

Ireland finished in third place  with a total of 569

Well done Katie

Well done Katie Scott in finishing in third place in the Silver Division of the Women's Grand Medal Final at Blairgowrie Lansdown Course today with a 1 over par 74. 
Results: Par 73 SS 74 CSS 75
 1 Lynne Tough Newmachar GC 68
 2 Stacey Cameron Dirleton Castle 74
 3 Katie Scott Strathaven 74

Molly to play for Scottish Schools

Congratulations to Molly Richmond who has been selected to play for the Scottish Schools against the English Schools on Monday 12 September at Fairhaven GC, Lytham St Annes.

Enjoyable Autumn Meeting at Strathaven Golf Club today

 The winners of the Greensome Competition were Anne Pardoe, Strathaven, and Heather Stewart, Hamilton, with 70.6. 

In second place were Lesley Lloyd, Hayston, and May Hughes , Lanark with 72.2.

Many congratulations to Susan Halley who had a hole in one at the 15th.

Scotland finish 12th

Scotland finished in 12th place in the European Senior Ladies Team Championship after losing 3-2 to Austria.
Alex Glennie and Mary Smith lost to Angelika Zeiser and Elisabeth Jenull 1 hole
Fiona deVries lost to Ruth Gruber 6&5
Gillian Kyle lost to Karin Kocher 2&1
Lesley Lloyd beat Alexandra Hardegg 3&2
Lorna McKinlay beat Margit Schautzer 5&3

Scotland lose to Italy

Scotland lost 3.5-1.5 to Italy today in the European Senior Ladies Championship . Lesley Lloyd had a half match.

It's a win for Scotland

Today Scotland beat Czech Republic 4-1 in Flight B of the Senior Ladies Team Championship and will play Italy in the semi final tomorrow.