Wednesday 23 August 2017

Competitors wanted for Junior Team Championship

Calling anyone involved with junior golf we are really low on entries for this great event. It offers a great learning environment with some of the countries top coaches in the form of Mark Loftus, Dean Robertson & Stewart Savage, free food, prizes and entry fee. The event is in serious jeopardy of being cancelled . There must be hundreds of local golfers looking for a game? Under 14,16 & 18 age categories 36 handicap limit. Pro@thecounty.co.uk for entries.
Format is stableford- teams of 3, 2 to count. You can enter on your own and you will be placed in a team.

Monday 21 August 2017

Lochview are starting girls only classes

At Lochview in Coatbridge they are starting a girls only class for golf.
The girls only class is on Wednesdays at 7pm starting on Wednesday 6 September.
A six week block costs £24.
To book call 01236 341963.

Times available for Drumpellier Mixed Open on Sunday

There are still times available for Sunday's Mixed Open at Drumpellier GC, To book a time please click o the link below.
https://www.brsgolf.com/drumpellier/opens_home.php

Hayston Stag Mixed Open Competition

The Hayston Stag Mixed Open Foursomes Competition will be held on Sunday 17th September. To book a tee time please click on the link below.
https://www.brsgolf.com/hayston/opens_home.php

Friday 18 August 2017

Winter Foursomes Reminder

Can members please submit entries for winter foursomes by 1 September either online (entry form on sidebar of website) or direct to Irene Morrison. Please state names, golf club, telephone numbers and email address.

Entry fee is £6 per couple. This can be paid direct to county bank account quoting your name  and winter 4s . Alternatively please send a cheque to Treasurer Pam Rice.

Thursday 17 August 2017

Lesley in Scottish Senior Ladies Team

Many congratulations to Lesley Lloyd who has been selected for the Senior Ladies Team for the European Team Campionship at Golf Resort Skalica in Slovakia from 5-9 September and also for the Senior Home Internationals at Newport in Wales from 3 – 5 October. 
Well done Lesley.
Team for Europe
Fiona deVries – St Regulus
Gillian Kyle – East Renfrewshir
Lesley Lloyd – Hayston
Lorna McKinlay – Dunnikier Park
Frances Millar – Carnoustie Caledonia
Sheena Wood – Aberdeen Ladies
Team for Home Internationals
Fiona deVries – St Regulus
Donna Jackson – Troon Ladies
Gillian Kyle – East Renfrewshire
Lesley Lloyd – Hayston
Lorna McKinlay – Dunnikier Park
Frances Millar – Carnoustie Caledonia
Sheena Wood – Aberdeen Ladies


Monday 14 August 2017

Autumn Meeting cancelled

This afternoon's Autumn Meeting at Strathaven Golf Club has been cancelled due to poor weather conditions.

Friday 11 August 2017

It's a win for the Scotland Teams against Wales

Both the Scottish Girls and the Scottish Ladies Teams beat Wales 6.5-2.5 today in the Home Internationals at Little Aston.
Molly Richmond again won her Foursomes match. She did not play this afternoon.
England Girls beat Ireland 6.5-2.5 to end with 3 wins. Ireland were second with 2 wins and Scotland finished third with 1 win with Wales  fourth..
In the Ladies International Ireland finished first after beating England 5-4 today. England with 2 wins finished second and Scotland with 1 win finished third with Wales fourth.  

Thursday 10 August 2017

Scottish Seniors lose 7-2 to England South

At the Senior Jamboree at Ffilford Heath G C today Scotland had 1 win in the Foursomes from Frances Miller and Jennifer Bryans and a win in the singles by Fiona De Fries. Lesley Lloyd did not play in the afternoon.
Midlands won the Miller Stirling Salver with 2 points and 16.5 games.
North were runners up with 2 points and 16 games followed by South with 1 point and 13.5 games.
Scotland had 0 points and 8 games.

Scotland Teams lose to England


The Scottish girls lost to England 7-2. Molly Richmond won her foursomes match but lost her singles match by 1 hole.
The Ladies team lost 5.5-3.5.

Wednesday 9 August 2017

Scottish Girls lose to Ireland

In the Girls' Home Internationals today at Little Aston GC Ireland beat Scotland 6-3 and England beat Wales 8-1
Results
Foursomes
Hazel MacGarvie & Jillian Farrell lost to Valerie Clancy & Sara Byrne 1 hole
Louise Duncan & Hannah Darling beat Lauren Walsh & Beth Coulter 2&1
Kirsty Brodie & Molly Richmond lost to Rachel Thompson & Maeve Rooney 4 & 3
Singles
Hazel MacGarvie beat Lauren Walsh 2 holes
Jillian Farrell halved with Beth Coulter
Hannah Darling Halved with Sara Byrne
Jasmine Mackintosh lost to Valerie Clancy 1 hole
Louise Duncan lost to Emma Forbes 4&2
Molly Richmond lost to Rachel Thompson 1 hole



 


Scottish Vets lose to Midlands

Scottish Vets lost 2.5-6.5 but Lesley Lloyd won her Foursome and halved her single.
Results
Scotland vs Midlands
FOURSOMES
           Scotland                                            Midlands
Sheena Wood & Lorna Mckinlay lost to Julie Brown & Debbie Warren 3 & 2
Donna Jackson & Gillian Kyle lost to     Helen Lowe & Mary Maclaren 4 & 3
Fiona de Vries & Lesley Lloyd beat     Sue Spencer & Caron Harrison    3 & 2
Foursomes Result 1 Foursomes Result 2
SINGLES
Frances Millar lost to     Helen Lowe 3 & 2
Jennifer Bryans beat Tracy Bourne     4 & 3
Lorna Mckinlay lost to Debbie Warren 4 & 2
Lesley Lloyd  halved with  Mary Maclaren
Donna Jackson lost to  Carol Wild 3 & 2
Gillian Kyle lost to Sue Spencer 3 & 2 1
Singles Result Singles Result
Scotland Total Midlands Total
North beat South 6-3

Yesterday's Results from Senior Jamboree

FOURSOMES RESULTS Score
SCOTLAND                                   England NORTH
Fiona de Vries & Frances Millar lost to Sue Dye & Ally Hanson 3 & 1
Jennifer Bryans & Sheena Wood lost to Cath Rawthore & Gill Mellor 3 & 2
Lesley Lloyd & Lorna McKinlay beat Julie Wheeldon & Brenda Ewbank 3 & 1
RESULT SCOTLAND 1 - NORTH 2
SINGLES RESULTS
Gillian Kyle lost to Caroline Berry 1 up
Donna Jackson lost to Cath Rawthore 4 & 2
Lesley Lloyd lost to Julie Wheeldon 1 up
Fiona de Vries beat Brenda Ewbank 2 up
Sheena Wood halved with Karen Jobbing
Lorna McKinlay beat Gill Mellor 1 up
RESULT SCOTLAND 2.5 - ENGLAND NORTH 3.5
RESULTS FOR DAY 1
SCOTLAND 3.5 - England NORTH 5.5 
ENGLAND SOUTH 3.5 - ENDLAND MIDLANDS 5.5
To view all scoreCLICK HERE

Home Internationals have started

In the Girls Home Internationals at Little Aston GC, Sutton Coldfield, after the morning foursomes Ireland lead Scotland 2-1 and England lead Wales 2-1. 
Play was suspended from 8.45-10.30.
To view the scoring go to the following link then click on the match result.
http://www.randa.org/Championships/GirlsHomesInternationals/Results#/competition/1004374/roundrobin
In the ladies Ireland lead Scotland 2-1 and Wales lead England 2-1. To view scoring click on the link below.
http://www.randa.org/Championships/LadiesHomesInternationals/Results#/competition/1004365/roundrobin


Monday 7 August 2017

Draw for Autumn Meeting

Autumn Meeting 2017 at Strathaven Golf Club 0n Monday 14th August.
Please arrive early in case of changes to draws.
Should you need to withdraw please contact Allison Bell.
Draw
Time
Name
Club
Name
Club
1.30
Mairi Lowson
Strathaven
Shirley Dalrymple
Hayston
Lynn Porter
East Kilbride
Etta Buchanan
East Kilbride
1.37
Nora Wilson
Strathaven
Pam Rice
Strathaven
Fiona McWhirter
Cathcart Castle
Carolyn Mackay
Lenzie
1.45
Ann Gracie
Carluke
Esther Lillie
Carluke
Jackie Crossan
Dalziel Park
Dorothy Loudon
Strathaven
1.52
Susan Halley
Strathaven
Mel Watt
Strathaven
Anne Morrison
Carluke
Ray Wilson
Carluke
2.00
Anne Lloyd
Hayston
Christine Main
Hayston
Joan Anderson
Wishaw
Margaret Marshall
Wishaw
2.07
Ann Prentice
Bothwell Castle
Margaret Allan
Hollandbush
Kay Cherrie
Mount Ellen
Roxy Brown
Hamilton
2.15
Morag Macdonald
East Kilbride
Joyce Chalmers
East Kilbride
Liz Lees
Hamilton
Elaine Johnstone
Hamilton
2.22
Louisa M'Cartney
Dullatur
Marie Hamilton
Dullatur
Barbara Brown
Strathaven
Allison Bell
Strathaven
2.30
Mari Scott
Strathaven
Fiona Scott
Bothwell Castle
Lesley Lloyd
Hayston
May Hughes
Lanark
2.37
Jean Allan
Strathaven
Frances Stobo
Strathaven
Elizabeth Nelson
Hamilton
Marion Arthur
Hamilton

Sunday 6 August 2017

Well done Susan

Susan Woodhouse finished second in the St Andrews Schoolgirls Championship with rounds of 75,67 and 80.
Kirsten Brown finished third with rounds of 83, 71 and 79.
Taylor White finished 9th with rounds of 82,76 and 93.
The Championship was won by Lorna McClymont with rounds of 73,70,75.
In the stableford competition Jodie Graham finished 6th with rounds of 34,39,35.

Saturday 5 August 2017

Susan Woodhouse is in second place

After the first round of the St Andrews Schoolgirls Championship for girls with handicaps 12 and under Susan Woodhouse is in second place with a gross 75, 2 strokes behind the leader Lorna McClymont.
Scores for other Lanarkshire Girls
4th Taylor White 82
5th Kirsten Brown 83
10th Megan Docherty 87
20th Katie Graham 100
The final round takes place tomorrow.
For those with handicaps between 12 and 24 there is a stableford competition. 
Jodie Graham had 34 points in the first round and is in 8th place in that competition.

Entry Forms

The online entry form for the September Spoon at Lanaark Golf Club on Sunday 10th September from 1.30 pm is on the sidebar. Closing date  is 3rd September,
Hopefully there will still be some summer weather to come but the online entry form for the Winter Foursomes is also on the sidebar. The closing date is 1st September.

Friday 4 August 2017

Tri Am Results

We were very fortunate to complete the Tri Am competition today at Cambuslang Golf Club without having to wear waterproofs. The course was in very good condition showing little  sign of  the wet weather we have endured recently. 

The winners with a score of 66 were Etta Buchanan, East Kilbride, Esther Lillie, Carluke, and Susan Halley, Strathaven,
The runners up with a score of 67 were Ray Wilson, Carluke, Marion Craig, Strathaven, and Marie Hamilton, Dullatur.

Tuesday 1 August 2017

Well done Kirsten

Kirsten Brown, the leading qualifier in the St Andrews Junior Open with a gross 68 has now reached the quarter final after beating Susan Woodhouse by 1 hole.
She now plays Eloise Healey of West Lancashire tomorrow. 
Good luck Kirsten.
Unfortunately Kirsten lost in the quarter final.