Conditions very difficult at Scottish Championship

On a very cold windy day at Tain today the scoring was high with scores of 9s and 10s at holes fairly common.

The par is 73, the SS 75 and the CSS was 78 (reduction only) today.

Elaine Cuthill is T15 with an 83 while Susan Wood  and Jenny Potter both scored 89 to lie in a tie for 32nd. The top 32 after tomorrow qualify for the Match Play rounds while the next 16 qualify for the second flight.

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Three Lanarkshire Ladies are competing in "Scottish"

Susan Wood, Jenny Potter and Elaine Cuthill after their practice round for the Scottish Championship at Tain today.

Draw for Inter County Foursomes Qualifying Round

To view the draw for the Inter County Foursomes Qualifying Round click here
Please arrive early in case of changes to times.

Draw for May Spoon

May Spoon
Kirkhill Golf Club
Sunday 20th May 2012

1.00pm Lesley Lloyd Angela Devine Lesley Watson
1.07pm Christine Main Lesley McTaggart
1.15pm Patti Chalmers Anne Mungall Karen Ward
1.22pm Marcia Stirling Gail Campbell Irene Morton
1.30pm Roxy Brown Margaret Marshall Anne Cameron
1.37pm Joan Anderson Aileen Woodland Heather Wyper
1.45pm Ruth Rankin Fiona Scott Marjorie Seymour
Please arrive early in case of changes to times.

Rachael Taylor shoots best-ever round of 66

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for this report --

E-mail from Rachael Taylor (Based in Germany)

Just wanted to let you know that I am playing with my team Golf Club Am Reichswald in the Bavarian Ladies Team Championships this week. The top eight Bavarian teams compete for the title.

The teams play a stroke-play round the first day and the top four teams compete for the title. I had a fantastic first round yesterday (Thursday) and finished with a nine under par (and personal best) leading round of 66!

It feels great to have achieved that score. My drives were straight and I just kept knocking the ball in for birdies!

It went past so quickly it hasn't quite sunk in yet.

The matchplay stages start today and my team and I will come up against Münchener Golf−Club e.V, the defending champions. They beat us in a play-off last year so we are looking forward to a good match.You can see the scores on http://www.bayerischer-golfverband.de/

There will be live scoring again today.

I will be in Scotland for the St Rule at the end of the month.

Regards Rachael

Pamela finished tied 15th

Pamela Pretswell shot 72-80-78 for 230 and finished T15 in the Kristianstad Ahus Ladies Open at Kristianstad Golf Club, Sweden today The winner was Norway's Cecile Lundgreen who shot 74-71-77 for six-over-par 222.

Pamela slumps from 5th to 22nd

In the Kristianstad Ahus Ladies Open in Sweden Pamela Pretswell had a most uncharacteristic, error-strewn round of 80, eight shots worse than her first-day score. She has slumped out of the top 10 to joint 22nd on 152.

Pamela had two birdies, at the first and 10th, but she also had two double bogeys, at the fifth and 13th, and six bogeys in halves of 39-41.

The leader is Melodie Bourdy (Fra)  on 144. 

County Team for Inter County Matches announced

The team to represent Lanarkshire in the Inter County Matches at Cardross Golf Club from 18 to 20 June is:
Emma Caddow        Strathaven
May Hughes             Lanark
Lesley Lloyd            Hayston
Susan McGrenaghan   Mount Ellen
Fiona Norris             Hamilton
Ruth Rankin             Lanark
Fiona Scott              Bothwell Castle
Susan Wood             Drumpellier

Caddies are required. If you are willing and able to caddy please contact Anne Lloyd.

Cardross Golf Club

Closing Date Reminder

This Sunday, 13th May, is the closing date for the May Spoon at Kirkhill GC on Sunday 20th May.

Sunday 13th May is also the closing date for the Inter County Foursomes at East Kilbride GC on Tuesday 22 May.

Playsport Ladies Open Day

Playsport are holding a Ladies Open Day on Wednesday 27 June 2012. It will take the form of a 9 hole Tri Am. The cost is £10 which includes coffee and a bacon roll on arrival.

Competitors may enter in teams of 3 or as individuals who will be balloted into a team.

To download an entry form please click here

Attention Junior Girl Golf Club Members!

Lanarkshire Ladies County Golf Association are holding a talent ID evening at Playsport in East Kilbride on Tuesday 15 May 2012 at 7pm.

This is open to all girls under 18 years  with or without a CONGU handicap who are members of  a Lanarkshire Club and who are not already members of LLCGA.

Please come along, no need to book.

Under 14 Scottish Championship

The Under 14 Championship from 3-4 July at Buchanan Castle Golf Club , Drymen, is open to any girl  with a CONGU handicap who is under 14 on 1 January 2012.  All girls who are eligible are encouraged to play.

Entries close on 30th May. To download an entry form click here

Eilidh Briggs retains West of Scotland Championship

Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) retained the West of Scotland Championship played over Renfrew Golf Club today. Her morning round of 75 1 over the SSS 74 was followed by an excellent 2 under par 72 to take the title again.

She won the title from Carol Whyte by 8 shots. Carol was the winner of the best net score of the day on 145. Lesley Lloyd was third on 147.

Best 1st Round : Eilidh Briggs 75

Best 2nd Round : Eilidh Briggs 72

Renfrewshire won the Senior Team Trophy with Lanarkshire in second place.

Renfrewshire also won the Junior Team Trophy with Lanarkshire again in second place.

Renfrewshire : 319 Alexandra Qayum and Linsey Stevenson

Lanarkshire : 321  Eva O'Connor and Eilidh Briggs

Leading Scores

SSS 74, Par 74, CSS 75 (Round 1) CSS 74 (Round 2)

147 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 75, 72 --- (Renfrewshire)

155 Carol Whyte (Windyhill) 78, 77 --- (Renfrewshire)

157 Lesley Lloyd (Hayston) 78,79 -- (Lanarkshire)

158 Donna Jackson (Cochrane Castle) 79, 79 ---( Renfrewshire)

161 Jenny Linklater (Largs) 82,79 -- (Ayrshire )

161 Lorraine Morrow (Eastwood) 78, 83 (Renfrewshire)

162 Susan McGrenaghan (Mount Ellen) 82, 80 (Lanarkshire)

163 Nichola Ferguson ( Milngavie) 90, 73 (D&A)

167 Emma Hale (Troon Ladies) 83, 84 (Ayrshire)

169 Laura McGeachy (Windyhill) 82, 87 (D&A )

170 Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) 92 , 78 (Renfrewshire) 

Linsey Stevenson (Elie and Earlsferry ) 83, 87 (Renfrewshire)
To view all gross scores click here
To view all net scores click here 
To view Carol Fell's photographs click here