Hi to you all,
I hope you and your families had a very happy Christmas and all the best for the New Year. Here's to health, happpiness and good golf during 2009.
It's very quiet on the golfing front at this time of year, but not so with the preparations for next year and beyond. Here in Banffshire the weather has been 'soo' much colder than usual this time of year. We do not usually get the snow until after New year but so far this year we have had snow three times since the end of October. I am sure that it has been the same where you all are, just that it is a bit different for us. That, along with the very cold windy conditions, has meant not a lot of golf.
This can't be said for some of our members. I am sure that most of you will know that the SLGA have started their winter training programmes and that we have four of our members involved in these sessions. Kelsey MacDonald once again named in the 'A' squad, Sammy Vass in the 'B' squad and Julie Vass in the Junior Development squad and many congratulations to Hannah McCook for being named in the 'C' squad. This is obviously in recognition of her remarkable year when she achieved so much. Our congratulations go to all the girls and we wish them well with their training and for next year. Kelsey does not stop there, while busy with her studies at Stirling she has just had a great experience playing in Abu Dhabi and is now about to jet off to the USA to play in the Florida Orange Blossom Tour for amateur women golfers. The seven players who are going will be accompanied by none other than our own Lesley Mackay from Golspie. I am sure they will have a great time and I am sure we all wish them and Lesley all the very best.
I hope that in 2009 there could be more of a 'two way' system in our communications. I would like if there was anything happening at your Club that you feel we would all like to hear about, that you would get in touch with me and let me know.
Kind regards and best wishes
Jan Corbett, Captain
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
UBC Grils Championship
Fifteen year old Hannah McCook (Abernethy) won the inaugural scratch medal in the UBC Girls' Championship, played over a testing Loch Ness course at Castle Heather, Inverness.
The CSS was three shots more than the SSS of 70 (par of 71) for the 5,387yd course.
Hannah, who has a handicap of five returned a gross 81 with halves of 42 (five over par) and 39 (also five over par)
She had a gross birdie at the fourth and par figures at nine holes to set against double bogeys at the third, eighth and thirteenth.
Hannah, daughter of Press & Journal staff photographer Sandy McCook, won the scratch section by two shots from Ailsa Summers (Panmure Barry), whose mother Mary was a Scottish girl international and reached the final of the British girls championship at Edzell in her day.
LEADING SCRATCH
81 Hannah McCook (Abernethy) 42-39
83 Ailsa Summers (Panmure Barry) 42-41
85 Emily Aird (Strathmore) 45-4- better last 6, Megan Aird (Strathmore) 45-40
86 Fiona Fullarton (Huntly) 48-38, Sophie Alexander (Deeside) 47-39, Samantha Leslie (Murcar Links) 46-40
91 Louise McGillvray (Banchory)
92 Rachel Polson (Peterculter)
93 Nikita Lamond (McDonald Ellon), Kirsten MacCallum (McDonald Ellon), Tegan Seivwright (Peterculter), Heather Munro (Monifieth), Kitrina Vannet (Peterculter)
95 Vicki Powell (Deeside)
97 Erin Millar (Pitlochry)
106 Annabelle Brown (Nairn Dunbar)
122 Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne)
NR's Jordyn Booth (Kemnay), Lauren Duncan (Aboyne), Louise Smith (Monifieth)
Jan Corbett
Captain
The CSS was three shots more than the SSS of 70 (par of 71) for the 5,387yd course.
Hannah, who has a handicap of five returned a gross 81 with halves of 42 (five over par) and 39 (also five over par)
She had a gross birdie at the fourth and par figures at nine holes to set against double bogeys at the third, eighth and thirteenth.
Hannah, daughter of Press & Journal staff photographer Sandy McCook, won the scratch section by two shots from Ailsa Summers (Panmure Barry), whose mother Mary was a Scottish girl international and reached the final of the British girls championship at Edzell in her day.
LEADING SCRATCH
81 Hannah McCook (Abernethy) 42-39
83 Ailsa Summers (Panmure Barry) 42-41
85 Emily Aird (Strathmore) 45-4- better last 6, Megan Aird (Strathmore) 45-40
86 Fiona Fullarton (Huntly) 48-38, Sophie Alexander (Deeside) 47-39, Samantha Leslie (Murcar Links) 46-40
91 Louise McGillvray (Banchory)
92 Rachel Polson (Peterculter)
93 Nikita Lamond (McDonald Ellon), Kirsten MacCallum (McDonald Ellon), Tegan Seivwright (Peterculter), Heather Munro (Monifieth), Kitrina Vannet (Peterculter)
95 Vicki Powell (Deeside)
97 Erin Millar (Pitlochry)
106 Annabelle Brown (Nairn Dunbar)
122 Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne)
NR's Jordyn Booth (Kemnay), Lauren Duncan (Aboyne), Louise Smith (Monifieth)
Jan Corbett
Captain
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Congratualtions
Kelsey MacDonald playing in the Scottish Team in the Womens Home Internationals at Wrexham was one of the best players in the team with three and a half points out of six.
Well done Kelsey and we wish you well as you start your first year at Stirling university next week.
Jan Corbett
Captain
Well done Kelsey and we wish you well as you start your first year at Stirling university next week.
Jan Corbett
Captain
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Success for Kelsey
Scotland's pair of champion girl golfers, Kelsey McDonald (Nairn Dunbar) and Carly Booth (Comrie) won the girls' team trophy at the Belgiun Junior International Tournament at the Royal Golf Club of Belgium.
Kelsey, the Scottish Under-21 title-holder, and Carly, the Scottish Under-18 champion and Curtis Cup player, finished joint second and joint fifth individually, but their totals added together won the girls team trophy with a score of 593, one shot ahead of Spain (594) with Wales (600) third and Ireland (602) fourth.
Kelsey had scores of 74,73,73 & 76 for a total of 296 - six shots behind the winner, Ana Fernandez de Mesa (Spain).
It was the third year in a row that Kelsey had finished in the top three of this tournament. How's that for consistency! And she also figured in the capture of the team trophy for Scotland last year when it was organised under a boys and girls' combined format.
Carly Booth dropped out of the lead wiwth two disappointing closing rounds and finished joint fifth on 297 with scores of 73, 69, 78 & 77.
Apart from a team trophy replica, Carlty did have another award to take home. She won the girls' long-driving on the eve of the competition.
Jan Corbett, Captain
Kelsey, the Scottish Under-21 title-holder, and Carly, the Scottish Under-18 champion and Curtis Cup player, finished joint second and joint fifth individually, but their totals added together won the girls team trophy with a score of 593, one shot ahead of Spain (594) with Wales (600) third and Ireland (602) fourth.
Kelsey had scores of 74,73,73 & 76 for a total of 296 - six shots behind the winner, Ana Fernandez de Mesa (Spain).
It was the third year in a row that Kelsey had finished in the top three of this tournament. How's that for consistency! And she also figured in the capture of the team trophy for Scotland last year when it was organised under a boys and girls' combined format.
Carly Booth dropped out of the lead wiwth two disappointing closing rounds and finished joint fifth on 297 with scores of 73, 69, 78 & 77.
Apart from a team trophy replica, Carlty did have another award to take home. She won the girls' long-driving on the eve of the competition.
Jan Corbett, Captain
Monday, August 25, 2008
North of Scotland Girls Championship
Sammy Vass wins play-off for North of Scotland Girls title
Scotland girl international Sammy Vass from Tain won a three-way play-off for the North of Scotland girls' golf Championship at Banchory Golf Club on Sunday 24 August.
Sammy, 16, beat her 14 year old sister Julie and 16 year old Samantha Leslie (Murcar Links) at the second extra hole after they had tied on 77 at the head of a field of 26 girls.
Samantha Leslie had the chance to lift the Under-18s Regional Title at the first extra hole (the 17th) where her approach shot hit the flagstick, but she could not hole the birdie putt. Julie Vass was eliminated with a bogey at that hole.
At the second extra hole (the 18th), Leslie drove out of bounds and took four shots to reach the putting surface while Sammy Vass was on in three- and holed a 10ft downhill putt for a trophy-winning par 4.
Kirsten MacCallum (McDonald Ellon) won the Jean Law Trophy for the best net score of 69 off 11, ahead of Louise McGillvray (Banchory) (7) and Seren Anderson (Deeside) who both had net 71s. Louise had the better inward half.
Jan Corbett, Captain
Scotland girl international Sammy Vass from Tain won a three-way play-off for the North of Scotland girls' golf Championship at Banchory Golf Club on Sunday 24 August.
Sammy, 16, beat her 14 year old sister Julie and 16 year old Samantha Leslie (Murcar Links) at the second extra hole after they had tied on 77 at the head of a field of 26 girls.
Samantha Leslie had the chance to lift the Under-18s Regional Title at the first extra hole (the 17th) where her approach shot hit the flagstick, but she could not hole the birdie putt. Julie Vass was eliminated with a bogey at that hole.
At the second extra hole (the 18th), Leslie drove out of bounds and took four shots to reach the putting surface while Sammy Vass was on in three- and holed a 10ft downhill putt for a trophy-winning par 4.
Kirsten MacCallum (McDonald Ellon) won the Jean Law Trophy for the best net score of 69 off 11, ahead of Louise McGillvray (Banchory) (7) and Seren Anderson (Deeside) who both had net 71s. Louise had the better inward half.
Jan Corbett, Captain
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Northern Counties Greensomes 23.08.08
County Greensomes at Fortrose & Rosemarkie GC on Saturday 23 August
Abbreviations: BB - Bonar Bridge; DHR - Duff House Royal; F - Forres; F&R - Fortrose & Rosemarkie; G - Grantown on Spey; I - Inverness; N - Nairn; MO - Muir of Ord; RB - Royal Belfast; RD - Royal Dornoch; S - Strathpeffer; T - Tain; TO - Torvean; W - Wick
9.30 - L McLaren (I), J Cumming (I) & E Morrison (F&R), S Dunn (F&R)
9.40 - C Morrison (N), N Burtwell (N) & H Cumming (F&R), A Mackay (F&R)
11.40 - P Davis (F), M Wellburn (F) & E Hutton (MO), M McLean (MO)
11.50 - E Colvin (I), R Cruckshank (I) & P Morrison (MO), J Fraser (MO)
12.00 - J Nicol (I), F Williams (I) & A Milner (TO), C Marshall (N)
12.10 - M Alexander (DHR), J Corbett (DHR) & S Rowan (I), N Bowie (I)
12.20 - D Crawford (F), I Wilson (F) & M Mansfield (BB), J Hunter (BB)
12.30 - A Burnett (RD), S Duncan (RD) & D Marshall (F), M James (F)
12.40 - D Hulme (F&R), J Alexander (BB) & T Weekes (RD), K Lawson (RD)
12.50 - S Cooper (F&R), H Menary (RB) & E Coghill (RD), D McBride (RD)
13.00 - M Hayden (T), D Adams (RB) & P Moscati (RD), M Douglas (RD)
13.10 - M Orr (T), I McMichael (RB) & A Bartlett (RD), A Harding (RD)
13.20 - T Curruthers (RB), A Drummond (F&R) & S McDonald (RD), M Blair (RD)
13.30 - P Mackay (RD), E Hart (RD) & D McAngus (W), V Balfour (W)
13.40 - S Vickerman (G), M Allan (G) & A Brown (F&R), M Ross (F&R)
13.50 - R Bannerman (S), C Gruber (RD) & I McIntosh (I), S Ramsay (I)
14.00 - G Dowling (I), L Fraser (F&R) & T Fraser (F&R), K Bissett (F&R)
Jan Corbett, Captain
Abbreviations: BB - Bonar Bridge; DHR - Duff House Royal; F - Forres; F&R - Fortrose & Rosemarkie; G - Grantown on Spey; I - Inverness; N - Nairn; MO - Muir of Ord; RB - Royal Belfast; RD - Royal Dornoch; S - Strathpeffer; T - Tain; TO - Torvean; W - Wick
9.30 - L McLaren (I), J Cumming (I) & E Morrison (F&R), S Dunn (F&R)
9.40 - C Morrison (N), N Burtwell (N) & H Cumming (F&R), A Mackay (F&R)
11.40 - P Davis (F), M Wellburn (F) & E Hutton (MO), M McLean (MO)
11.50 - E Colvin (I), R Cruckshank (I) & P Morrison (MO), J Fraser (MO)
12.00 - J Nicol (I), F Williams (I) & A Milner (TO), C Marshall (N)
12.10 - M Alexander (DHR), J Corbett (DHR) & S Rowan (I), N Bowie (I)
12.20 - D Crawford (F), I Wilson (F) & M Mansfield (BB), J Hunter (BB)
12.30 - A Burnett (RD), S Duncan (RD) & D Marshall (F), M James (F)
12.40 - D Hulme (F&R), J Alexander (BB) & T Weekes (RD), K Lawson (RD)
12.50 - S Cooper (F&R), H Menary (RB) & E Coghill (RD), D McBride (RD)
13.00 - M Hayden (T), D Adams (RB) & P Moscati (RD), M Douglas (RD)
13.10 - M Orr (T), I McMichael (RB) & A Bartlett (RD), A Harding (RD)
13.20 - T Curruthers (RB), A Drummond (F&R) & S McDonald (RD), M Blair (RD)
13.30 - P Mackay (RD), E Hart (RD) & D McAngus (W), V Balfour (W)
13.40 - S Vickerman (G), M Allan (G) & A Brown (F&R), M Ross (F&R)
13.50 - R Bannerman (S), C Gruber (RD) & I McIntosh (I), S Ramsay (I)
14.00 - G Dowling (I), L Fraser (F&R) & T Fraser (F&R), K Bissett (F&R)
Jan Corbett, Captain
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Northern Counties News
The Northern Counties Girls Championship took place at Inverness recently. This was sponsored by MacKenzie & Cormack, Solicitors & Lawyers (Tain & Beauly).
The CSS was 73
Results - 1st Scratch - Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 71
2nd Scratch - Sammy Vass (Tain) 77
1st Handicap - E Watson (Nairn) (20) 65
2nd Handicap - A Brown (Nairn Dunbar) (25) 73
Congratulations to Mary Smith, who has just won the Scottish Senior Women's Amateur Stroke Play Championship at the first attempt, at Deeside Golf Club. She also got to the semi-final of the match-play Championship losing to the eventual winner Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) .
Gairloch Open - Saturday 16 August.
Unfortunately, once again, we have to cancel an Open. The delegate has informed us that there are only 3 entries for Gairloch and that as it clashes with the Inverness Open, it does not look like there would be many more entries. Also, the administration at Gairlock GC wanted a decision made sooner rather than later so they could open up their course.
This only leaves the Greensomes at Fortrose & Rosemarkie on 23 August and the Open at Kingussie on 5 October, so hopefully the members will support these two events. The open at Kingussie will be the last event for scores to count for the Aggregate Cups.
I must thank those who have returned the Raffle Squares Sheets. Boat of Garten were the first. It is even more important now than ever that all Delegates try to complete this raffle and return them to us due to the very few Open events that we have had this season. Fundraising is a must for funds. My husband has been making tablet and has £32 so far!!
Jan Corbett, Captain
The CSS was 73
Results - 1st Scratch - Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 71
2nd Scratch - Sammy Vass (Tain) 77
1st Handicap - E Watson (Nairn) (20) 65
2nd Handicap - A Brown (Nairn Dunbar) (25) 73
Congratulations to Mary Smith, who has just won the Scottish Senior Women's Amateur Stroke Play Championship at the first attempt, at Deeside Golf Club. She also got to the semi-final of the match-play Championship losing to the eventual winner Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) .
Gairloch Open - Saturday 16 August.
Unfortunately, once again, we have to cancel an Open. The delegate has informed us that there are only 3 entries for Gairloch and that as it clashes with the Inverness Open, it does not look like there would be many more entries. Also, the administration at Gairlock GC wanted a decision made sooner rather than later so they could open up their course.
This only leaves the Greensomes at Fortrose & Rosemarkie on 23 August and the Open at Kingussie on 5 October, so hopefully the members will support these two events. The open at Kingussie will be the last event for scores to count for the Aggregate Cups.
I must thank those who have returned the Raffle Squares Sheets. Boat of Garten were the first. It is even more important now than ever that all Delegates try to complete this raffle and return them to us due to the very few Open events that we have had this season. Fundraising is a must for funds. My husband has been making tablet and has £32 so far!!
Jan Corbett, Captain
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Jamboree Results
Saturday 28 June
Northern Counties v Perth & Kinross
Cara Gruber & Kelsey MacDonald beat Laura Walker & Eve Muirhead 2&1
Mary Smith & Sammy Vass lost to Emily Ogilvie & Carly Booth 5&3
Jenny Milne & Pam Mackay lost to Alex Bushby & Annabel Niven 7&6
Kelsey MacDonald lost to Laura Walker 6&5
Cara Gruber beat Jillian Milne 4&2
Ashton Ingram lost to Emily Ogilvie 5&4
Pam Mackay lost to Carly Booth 4&3
Sammy Vass beat Annabel Niven 1up
Mary Smith lost to Alex Bushby 5&4
Sunday 29 June
Northern Counties v Angus
Cara Gruber & Kelsey MacDonald beat Rebecca Wilson & Ann Ramsay 5&4
Sammy Vass & Ashton Ingram lost to Mary Summers & Aileen Hunter 1 hole
Pam Mackay & Eilidh Mackay halved with Kath McNicol & Shonagh Raitt
Cara Gruber lost to Rebecca Wilson 2&1
Kelsey MacDonald beat Katy McNicol 2&1
Ashton Ingram beat Jackie Brown 1 hole
Pam Mackay lost to Ann Ramsay 3&2
Eilidh Mackay beat Heather Anderson 1 hole
Sammy Vass lost to Shonagh Raitt 3&2
Monday 30 June
Northern Counties v Aberdeenshire
Cara Gruber & Kelsey MacDonald lost to Michele Thomson & Laura Murray 2&1
Sammy Vass & Ashton Ingram lost to Jill Harrison & Laura McLardy 1up
Pam Mackay & Eilidh Mackay lost to Donna Pocock 7&5
Kelsey MacDonald beat Donna Pocock 7&5
Cara Gruber beat Sara Thomson 5&4
Sammy Vass lost to Laura Murray 2&1
Ashton Ingram beat Carol Wilson 2 up
Eilidh Mackay lost to Sheena Wood 2&1
Mary Smith lost to Michele Thomson 8&7
Jan Corbett
Captain
Northern Counties v Perth & Kinross
Cara Gruber & Kelsey MacDonald beat Laura Walker & Eve Muirhead 2&1
Mary Smith & Sammy Vass lost to Emily Ogilvie & Carly Booth 5&3
Jenny Milne & Pam Mackay lost to Alex Bushby & Annabel Niven 7&6
Kelsey MacDonald lost to Laura Walker 6&5
Cara Gruber beat Jillian Milne 4&2
Ashton Ingram lost to Emily Ogilvie 5&4
Pam Mackay lost to Carly Booth 4&3
Sammy Vass beat Annabel Niven 1up
Mary Smith lost to Alex Bushby 5&4
Sunday 29 June
Northern Counties v Angus
Cara Gruber & Kelsey MacDonald beat Rebecca Wilson & Ann Ramsay 5&4
Sammy Vass & Ashton Ingram lost to Mary Summers & Aileen Hunter 1 hole
Pam Mackay & Eilidh Mackay halved with Kath McNicol & Shonagh Raitt
Cara Gruber lost to Rebecca Wilson 2&1
Kelsey MacDonald beat Katy McNicol 2&1
Ashton Ingram beat Jackie Brown 1 hole
Pam Mackay lost to Ann Ramsay 3&2
Eilidh Mackay beat Heather Anderson 1 hole
Sammy Vass lost to Shonagh Raitt 3&2
Monday 30 June
Northern Counties v Aberdeenshire
Cara Gruber & Kelsey MacDonald lost to Michele Thomson & Laura Murray 2&1
Sammy Vass & Ashton Ingram lost to Jill Harrison & Laura McLardy 1up
Pam Mackay & Eilidh Mackay lost to Donna Pocock 7&5
Kelsey MacDonald beat Donna Pocock 7&5
Cara Gruber beat Sara Thomson 5&4
Sammy Vass lost to Laura Murray 2&1
Ashton Ingram beat Carol Wilson 2 up
Eilidh Mackay lost to Sheena Wood 2&1
Mary Smith lost to Michele Thomson 8&7
Jan Corbett
Captain
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Inter County Championship 2008
I have to thank all those who sent cards or emails wishing the girls well at the Jamboree. It was also good to hear from the team just how many of you sent good wishes to the individual players, they were much appreciated.
The result does not give any indication of how well they all played, the committment given or the determination they all showed.
I am posting the results from each day for your information and you will see how close some of the games were. The opposition was very strong in the other three teams with two Curtis Cup players playing, who did not get it all their own way!
Just like many of us when we add up our score cards, we often say, I played better than that, the score just does not reflect the way I played.
We have next year to look forward to at Royal Dornoch, so we will have much more support there and the girls will hopefully have many practice rounds before the competition starts.
Jan Corbett
Captain
The result does not give any indication of how well they all played, the committment given or the determination they all showed.
I am posting the results from each day for your information and you will see how close some of the games were. The opposition was very strong in the other three teams with two Curtis Cup players playing, who did not get it all their own way!
Just like many of us when we add up our score cards, we often say, I played better than that, the score just does not reflect the way I played.
We have next year to look forward to at Royal Dornoch, so we will have much more support there and the girls will hopefully have many practice rounds before the competition starts.
Jan Corbett
Captain
Course Record
Hannah McCook does it again. She broke the course record at Grantown on Spey on Tuesday 1 July, playing in a ladies medal. her score was gross 69, one stroke off the existing record of 70. CSS was 71 and Par 72. This broke her handicap and she is now 7.3. Well done Hannah and Congratulations.
Jan Corbett
Captain
Jan Corbett
Captain
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Paul Lawrie Scottish Schoolgirls Golf Championship
Scottish Schoolgirls Champion
Kelsey McDonald
Winning Highland Team of Kelsey McDonald and Sammy Vass with Tournament sponsor Paul Lawrie and Scottish Schools Golf Association Secretary Dorothy Scott
Kelsey McDonald
Winning Highland Team of Kelsey McDonald and Sammy Vass with Tournament sponsor Paul Lawrie and Scottish Schools Golf Association Secretary Dorothy Scott
Saturday, June 07, 2008
County Open at Stromness on 31 May
Stromness hosted an Open Championship on behalf of Northern Counties Ladies Golf Association. Fifty one players, five from Royal Dornoch Golf Club, 24 from the Orkney Golf Club and 22 from Stromness Golf Club played under almost perfect weather conditions.
The greens staff had put in a lot of work to prepare for the event. This was appreciated by the players.
Unusually for Orkney, the competitors in the Silver Division and Bronze Division were competing only in their own divisions. In each division, there was one scratch prize and three handicap prizes. We were happy that all three clubs were represented in the prize list.
Results:
Silver division: Gross - Shona Croy (Orkney Golf Club) 76
Handicap - Lynn Slater (13) (Stromness Golf Club) 68; Ann Gilmour (13) (Orkney Golf Club) 72; Elspeth McLellan (9) (Stromness Golf Club) 73
Bronze Division: Gross - Alison Burnett (Dornoch) 92
Handicap - Linda Bonner (31) (Orkney Golf Club) 64; Chessa Llewllyn White (30) (Stromness Golf Club) 66; Tina Smith (23) (Stromness Golf Club) 70
After a dinner, catered by the ladies committee of Stromness Golf Club, the prize vouchers were presented by the Stromness Lady Captain, Lee Seator and the Northern Counties Delegate in Stromness, Delille Diament, who welcomed the visiting players. Lee made an amusing speech, which was replied to by Mora Douglas, Lady Captain of Royal Dornoch Golf Club and Linda Milne, Lady Captain of the Orkney Golf Club.
The greens staff had put in a lot of work to prepare for the event. This was appreciated by the players.
Unusually for Orkney, the competitors in the Silver Division and Bronze Division were competing only in their own divisions. In each division, there was one scratch prize and three handicap prizes. We were happy that all three clubs were represented in the prize list.
Results:
Silver division: Gross - Shona Croy (Orkney Golf Club) 76
Handicap - Lynn Slater (13) (Stromness Golf Club) 68; Ann Gilmour (13) (Orkney Golf Club) 72; Elspeth McLellan (9) (Stromness Golf Club) 73
Bronze Division: Gross - Alison Burnett (Dornoch) 92
Handicap - Linda Bonner (31) (Orkney Golf Club) 64; Chessa Llewllyn White (30) (Stromness Golf Club) 66; Tina Smith (23) (Stromness Golf Club) 70
After a dinner, catered by the ladies committee of Stromness Golf Club, the prize vouchers were presented by the Stromness Lady Captain, Lee Seator and the Northern Counties Delegate in Stromness, Delille Diament, who welcomed the visiting players. Lee made an amusing speech, which was replied to by Mora Douglas, Lady Captain of Royal Dornoch Golf Club and Linda Milne, Lady Captain of the Orkney Golf Club.
Monday, June 02, 2008
County Team
The County Selectors, Mary Law, May Alexander and myself can now announce the Team selected to play in the Inter County Team Championships (The Jamboree) at Downfield on 28 - 30 June. We are extremely proud to have such a talented group of players available to represent the Northern Counties. Each and everyone of them has worked hard on their golf this year, and I am sure they will all show great determination and willing to do their best to win the Jamboree and reach the County Finals.
The team is as follows:-
Cara Gruber - Royal Dornoch
Ashton Ingram - Fort William
Kelsey Macdonald - Nairn Dunbar
Eilidh Mackay - Nairn Dunbar
Pam Mackay - Royal Dornoch
Jenny Milne - Elgin
Mary Smith - Tain
Sammy Vass - Tain
Jan Corbett, Captain
The team is as follows:-
Cara Gruber - Royal Dornoch
Ashton Ingram - Fort William
Kelsey Macdonald - Nairn Dunbar
Eilidh Mackay - Nairn Dunbar
Pam Mackay - Royal Dornoch
Jenny Milne - Elgin
Mary Smith - Tain
Sammy Vass - Tain
Jan Corbett, Captain
Cancellations
Unfortunately, due to lack of entries, the following Open Meetings have had to be cancelled. Our secretary, May, emailed all Delegates to try and get more entries but with no success.
Abernethy Golf Club 4th June - County Open & Vets
Royal Tarlair 7th June - County Open
Duff House Royal 8th June - County Foursomes
Castle Heather 13th June - County Open
Jan Corbett, Captain
Abernethy Golf Club 4th June - County Open & Vets
Royal Tarlair 7th June - County Open
Duff House Royal 8th June - County Foursomes
Castle Heather 13th June - County Open
Jan Corbett, Captain
Course Record
Hannah McCook has set a course record at the age of 14! She returned a 73 over the Abernethy women's course in the Mustard Trophy competition. The SSS for the course is 68, the CSS 68 and Hannah's handicap of 10 dropped to 9 as a result of her very good round. The previous record of 77 was held by Dawn Ferguson. Hannah birdied the sixth and tenth and bogeyed the second, ninth and fifteenth.
Jan Corbett, Captain
Jan Corbett, Captain
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Congratulations
Congratulations to Kelsey McDonald who played so well in the Helen Holm Scottish Womens Open Amateur Stroke Play Championships at Troon. The event had a handicap ballot of 3 or less. Kelsey made the cut and she must have been delighted with her game. We all wish her continued success.
Well done to all the Northern County members who played in the Scottish Ladies (Close) Amateur Championships at Lossiemouth last week. Special mention must go to Sammy Vass on a great performance.
Jan Corbett, Captain
Well done to all the Northern County members who played in the Scottish Ladies (Close) Amateur Championships at Lossiemouth last week. Special mention must go to Sammy Vass on a great performance.
Jan Corbett, Captain
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Championship Update
We have just had a very successful Northern Counties Championship, played for the first time at Brora Golf Club. The weather on the Saturday was changeable, sunny but with a strong wind blowing, Sunday and Monday, however, were absolutely fabulous. Plenty of smiling faces.
The Committee of Brora must be thanked and congratulated most sincerely for giving us the courtesy of their course and for the exceptional warm welcome given by everyone we met. Special thanks to Angela MacBeath, Ladies Captain, for her sterling work, and a big thank you to Tony the Administrator and Sheina our Delegate.
The entry of 52 exceeded all expectations and the sheep on the course coped very well with the inconvenience of the ladies, thankfully cattle were not on the course.
The head greenkeeper Ian Wakeman presented the course in superb condition at this early stage of the season. Grateful thanks to Robin Wilson who took many photos and reported the results each dayin the press.
Our handicap champion for 2008 is Fiona Bell (Inverness) who had a very close game with Denise McBride (Royal Dornoch) winning on the last hole with a spectacular drive onto the par 3 18th hole finishing up about 18" from the hole.
Our County Champion for 2008 is Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch) who was too strong on the day against Mary Smith (Tain). Cara played some excellent golf and had too many birdies on the front nine for Mary to catch up on the back nine.
Our congratulations to all who qualified and especially to the two winners.
The next County Open is Stromness on Saturday 31 May. It is hoped that there is an increase in the number of entries to maintain this as a counting event for the aggregate cups, county procedure maintains that there should be an entry of 39 to host an official open. If there are fewer than this, then I hope the ladies who travel to Stromness have a most enjoyable time, I am sure they will. We will send a voucher for the winning handicap score.
The Scottish Ladies Close Amateur Championship is being held at Moray Golf Club, Lossiemouth from Tuesday 13 to Saturday 17 May. Our best wishes go to Kelsey MacDonald, Cara Gruber, Mary Smith, Ann Ryan, Sammy Vass, Jenny Milne and Julie Vass who are all taking part. Play well girls and keep the Northern Counties to the fore.
Jan Corbett, Captain
The Committee of Brora must be thanked and congratulated most sincerely for giving us the courtesy of their course and for the exceptional warm welcome given by everyone we met. Special thanks to Angela MacBeath, Ladies Captain, for her sterling work, and a big thank you to Tony the Administrator and Sheina our Delegate.
The entry of 52 exceeded all expectations and the sheep on the course coped very well with the inconvenience of the ladies, thankfully cattle were not on the course.
The head greenkeeper Ian Wakeman presented the course in superb condition at this early stage of the season. Grateful thanks to Robin Wilson who took many photos and reported the results each dayin the press.
Our handicap champion for 2008 is Fiona Bell (Inverness) who had a very close game with Denise McBride (Royal Dornoch) winning on the last hole with a spectacular drive onto the par 3 18th hole finishing up about 18" from the hole.
Our County Champion for 2008 is Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch) who was too strong on the day against Mary Smith (Tain). Cara played some excellent golf and had too many birdies on the front nine for Mary to catch up on the back nine.
Our congratulations to all who qualified and especially to the two winners.
The next County Open is Stromness on Saturday 31 May. It is hoped that there is an increase in the number of entries to maintain this as a counting event for the aggregate cups, county procedure maintains that there should be an entry of 39 to host an official open. If there are fewer than this, then I hope the ladies who travel to Stromness have a most enjoyable time, I am sure they will. We will send a voucher for the winning handicap score.
The Scottish Ladies Close Amateur Championship is being held at Moray Golf Club, Lossiemouth from Tuesday 13 to Saturday 17 May. Our best wishes go to Kelsey MacDonald, Cara Gruber, Mary Smith, Ann Ryan, Sammy Vass, Jenny Milne and Julie Vass who are all taking part. Play well girls and keep the Northern Counties to the fore.
Jan Corbett, Captain
Friday, May 02, 2008
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Kelsey Macdonald who played in the Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championships at Troon last weekend. The event had a handicap ballot of 3 or less. Kelsey made the cut and was the leading Scottish qualifier. She must have been delighted with her performance and we should be very proud of her. Unfortunately, Kelsey will again miss the County Championships this weekend at Brora. She has received and accepted an invitation to play with the Professionals in the Ladies Scottish Open at The Carrick at Loch Lomond. We wish her well.
Jan Corbett, Captain
Jan Corbett, Captain
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Northern Counties Championship Draw at Brora GC
9.00 - C Gruber (Royal Dornoch), J Milne (Elgin)
9.08 - P Mackay (Royal Dornoch), S Vass (Tain)
9.16 - M Smith (Tain), W Ross (Elgin)
9.24 - A Ryan (Tain), E Manson (Thurso)
9.32 - G Dowling (Inverness), A Dunnett (Thurso)
9.40 - E Mackay (Nairn Dunbar), D MacAngus (Wick)
9.48 - A Gowie (Inverness), M Vass (Tain)
9.56 - M Mackay (Wick), K McGann (Grantown)
10.04 - D Hulme (Fortrose), L Beaney (Brora)
10.12 - M Barr (Gairloch), H Stuart (Muir of Ord)
10.20 - E Coghill (Royal Dornoch), S MacVicar (Gairloch)
10.28 - M Baggott (Royal Dornoch), F Bell (Inverness)
10.44 - J Vass (Tain), H McCook (Abernethy)
10.52 - P Morrison (Muir of Ord), T Weekes (Royal Dornoch)
11.00 - M Alexander (Duff House Royal), D McBride (Royal Dornoch)
11.08 - D MacKinnon (Durness), S Mackenzie (Elgin)
11.16 - D Marshall (Forres), A Robertson (Brora)
11.24 - S MacDonell (Inverness), M Orr (Tain)
11.32 - P Ashe (Brora), E Gruber (Strathpeffer)
11.40 - K Mackay (Fortrose), A Grant (Broar)
11.48 - H Cumming (Fortrose), S Rowan (Inverness)
11.56 - J Fraser (Muir of Ord), S Duncan (Royal Dornoch)
12.04 - D Mackay (Grantown), B Little (Brora)
12.12 - M Shnaks (Brora), I Hart (Royal Dornoch)
12.20 - S McDonald (Royal Dornoch)
Jan Corbett
Captain
9.08 - P Mackay (Royal Dornoch), S Vass (Tain)
9.16 - M Smith (Tain), W Ross (Elgin)
9.24 - A Ryan (Tain), E Manson (Thurso)
9.32 - G Dowling (Inverness), A Dunnett (Thurso)
9.40 - E Mackay (Nairn Dunbar), D MacAngus (Wick)
9.48 - A Gowie (Inverness), M Vass (Tain)
9.56 - M Mackay (Wick), K McGann (Grantown)
10.04 - D Hulme (Fortrose), L Beaney (Brora)
10.12 - M Barr (Gairloch), H Stuart (Muir of Ord)
10.20 - E Coghill (Royal Dornoch), S MacVicar (Gairloch)
10.28 - M Baggott (Royal Dornoch), F Bell (Inverness)
10.44 - J Vass (Tain), H McCook (Abernethy)
10.52 - P Morrison (Muir of Ord), T Weekes (Royal Dornoch)
11.00 - M Alexander (Duff House Royal), D McBride (Royal Dornoch)
11.08 - D MacKinnon (Durness), S Mackenzie (Elgin)
11.16 - D Marshall (Forres), A Robertson (Brora)
11.24 - S MacDonell (Inverness), M Orr (Tain)
11.32 - P Ashe (Brora), E Gruber (Strathpeffer)
11.40 - K Mackay (Fortrose), A Grant (Broar)
11.48 - H Cumming (Fortrose), S Rowan (Inverness)
11.56 - J Fraser (Muir of Ord), S Duncan (Royal Dornoch)
12.04 - D Mackay (Grantown), B Little (Brora)
12.12 - M Shnaks (Brora), I Hart (Royal Dornoch)
12.20 - S McDonald (Royal Dornoch)
Jan Corbett
Captain
Sunday, February 17, 2008
2008 Fixture List
County Championship at Brora G.C. - 3rd to 5th May (closing date for entries 18 April)
Entries to - Mrs Sheina Bruce, The Bank House, Victoria Road, Brora, KW9 6QN
Open at Stromness G.C. - 31st May (closing date for entries 16th May)
Entries to - Mrs Delille Diament, Farafield, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3DJ
Open at Royal Tarlair G.C. - 7th June (closing date for entries 23rd May)
Entries to - Mrs Muriel McMurray, Royal Tarlair G.C, Buchan Street, Macduff, AB44 1TA
Foursomes at Duff House Royal G.C. - 8th June (closing date for entries 23rd May)
Entries to - Mrs Mary Law, 10 Scotstown, Banff, AB45 1LA
Open at Castle Heather G.C. - 13th June (closing date for entries 30th May)
Entries to - Mrs Florence Allan, 13 Sutors Gate, Nairn, IV12 5BW
Open at Durness G.C. - 13th July (closing date for entries 27th June)
Entries to - Mrs Lucy Mackay, The Bungalow, Durness, IV27 4P
Open & Vets at Aigas G.C. - 27th July (closing date for entries 11th July)
Entries to - Mrs Carrie Masheter, Aigas Golf Course, Aigas, Beauly, IV4 7AD
Open at Gairloch - 16th August (closing date for entries 1st August)
Entries to - Dr Margot Barr, 29 North Erradale, Gairloch, IV21 2DS
Greensomes at Fortrose & Rosemarkie G.C. 23rd August (closing date for entries 8th August)
Entries to - Mrs Aline Drummond, Westcliffe, St Andrews Walk, Fortrose, IV10 8TP
Open & AGM at Kingussie G.C. 5th October (closing date for entries 19th September)
Entries to - Mrs Janice Grant, Suilven, Green Lane, Kingussie, PH21 1JU
Entries to - Mrs Sheina Bruce, The Bank House, Victoria Road, Brora, KW9 6QN
Open at Stromness G.C. - 31st May (closing date for entries 16th May)
Entries to - Mrs Delille Diament, Farafield, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3DJ
Open at Royal Tarlair G.C. - 7th June (closing date for entries 23rd May)
Entries to - Mrs Muriel McMurray, Royal Tarlair G.C, Buchan Street, Macduff, AB44 1TA
Foursomes at Duff House Royal G.C. - 8th June (closing date for entries 23rd May)
Entries to - Mrs Mary Law, 10 Scotstown, Banff, AB45 1LA
Open at Castle Heather G.C. - 13th June (closing date for entries 30th May)
Entries to - Mrs Florence Allan, 13 Sutors Gate, Nairn, IV12 5BW
Open at Durness G.C. - 13th July (closing date for entries 27th June)
Entries to - Mrs Lucy Mackay, The Bungalow, Durness, IV27 4P
Open & Vets at Aigas G.C. - 27th July (closing date for entries 11th July)
Entries to - Mrs Carrie Masheter, Aigas Golf Course, Aigas, Beauly, IV4 7AD
Open at Gairloch - 16th August (closing date for entries 1st August)
Entries to - Dr Margot Barr, 29 North Erradale, Gairloch, IV21 2DS
Greensomes at Fortrose & Rosemarkie G.C. 23rd August (closing date for entries 8th August)
Entries to - Mrs Aline Drummond, Westcliffe, St Andrews Walk, Fortrose, IV10 8TP
Open & AGM at Kingussie G.C. 5th October (closing date for entries 19th September)
Entries to - Mrs Janice Grant, Suilven, Green Lane, Kingussie, PH21 1JU
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