Tuesday 25 December 2018

Merry Christmas Everybody 

Friday 21 December 2018

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.

Wednesday 19 December 2018

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.

Monday 10 December 2018

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. 

Sunday 9 December 2018

Rachel Taylor set to qualify for Final Qualifying for European Tour

Scots Hannah McCook, Alison Muirhead, Heather Stirling and Rachael Taylor look set to qualify for the Final Stage of the Lalla Aicha Tour Qualifying School over five rounds from December 16 to 20 in Morocco.
McCook , Muirhead, Stirling and Taylor should figure among the leading 38 and ties who will advance from the current pre-qualifying eliminator at Amelkis Golf Club after Monday's final round.
Muirhead is joint ninth on 210; Taylor T15 on 212; Stirling T21 on 215 while McCook shot one of the third day's best rounds - a six-under-par, seven-birdie 66 - for joint 30th place on 216.
LEADERBOARD
par 216 (3x72)
197 L Strom (Swe) 66 69 62
204 Leona Maguire (Ire) 70 66 68
205 N Dreher (Aut) 66 68 71.

SELECTED SCORES
210 A Muirhead (Sco) 68 70 72, G Price (Eng) 72 70 69 (T9).
212 R Taylor (Sco) 66 72 74, C H Leathem (Eng) 68 68 76 (T15).
215 H Stirling (Sco) 72 72 71, S Lamb (Eng) 74 69 72 (T21)
216 H McCook (Sco) 73 77 66 (T30)
219 S-J Boyd (Eng) 71 76 72 (T35)
221 Lisa Maguire (Ire) 74 71 75 (T39)
228 K Beveridge (Sco) 79 74 75 (T55)
235 A Plumb (Eng) 76 82 77.


Please Note Date of Next Year's Championship

Due to Easter being late next year the County Championship at Cathkin Braes is being held one week later than normal from Monday 29th April to Wednesday 1st May 2019.