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

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

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