County Foursomes/Commonwealth Spoons - Golspie 9th July 2010

Draw for the County Foursomes/Commonwealth Spoons at Golspie on Friday 9th July is as follows:-

1100 - Jenny Thornton & Marina McCulloch (F&R), Fiona More & Barine Little (Golspie/Brora)
1108 - Marjory Matheson & Jeani Hunter (Bonar Bridge), Claire Dingwell & Wendy Spencer (Muir of Ord)
1116 - Wendy Murray & Fiona Macdonald (RDGC), Pat Morrison & Marlene Maclean (Muir of Ord)
1124 - Ann Robertson & Angela MacBeath (Brora), Mairi Orr & Pat Davis (Tain/Forres)
1132 - Sheila Robertson & Christine Marshall (Golspie/Nairn), Elizabeth Sloane & Elaine Hill (G-o-S)
1140 - Dorothy Marshall & Morag James (Forres), Pat Ashe & Angela Grant (Brora)
1148 - Dorothy Lloyd & Trish Weekes (RDGC), Lorraine Nixon & Joan Darroch (F&R)
1208 - Elizabeth Cruickshank & Irene Hart (RDGC), May Dick & Paula Wilson (G-o-S)
1216 - Denise McBride & Mhairi Blair (RDGC), A. Simmonite & Kerry Sinclair (Thurso/F&R)
1224 - Gillian Dowling & Diana Fraser (Inverness), Alison Bartlett & Margaret Baggott (RDGC)
1132 - Cara Gruber & Elaine Gruber (RDGC/Strathpeffer)

Dorothy Marshall
Secretary

North of Scotland Women's Amateur Golf Championship

 

It was an all-Northern Counties final at the North of Scotland women’s amateur golf championship at Forfar Golf Club where Tain’s Sammy Vass beat Hannah McCook (Abernethy) by 2 and 1.

On a day of high winds, 18-year-old three-handicapper Sammy, a student at the University of Central Florida, coped with the testing conditions just that little bit better than her 16-year-old opponent who has one of a handicap.

Hannah had a definite edge off the tee, outdriving Sammy by up to 40 yards, but when it came to getting the ball in the hole in fewer strokes, Sammy showed how much she has benefited from her first year in America.
“The university’s practice facilities are tremendous, particularly for short-game work, and I feel I have definitely improved in that direction,” said Sammy who was a North of Scotland girls’ champion before she went to the States.

Hannah's putting was affected by the wind more than her long game and she was five down at the turn, having won only the third but lost the first, second, fourth, sixth, eighth and ninth. But it was a different story after the turn. Hannah won three holes in a row from the 10th and was suddenly back in the game at “only” two down. However, Sammy stopped the slide with a birdie at the 13th and though Hannah holed one of her few long putts, a 20-footer to get a winning birdie at the 14th, she had lost the initiative. Halves at the 15th, 16th and 17th left Sammy, 14th of the 16 match-play qualifiers,  a well-deserved winner and Hannah, the No 9 seed and runner-up also in the recent Paul Lawrie Scottish schoolgirls championship, is a great prospect whose day will come.

Kimberley Beveridge, 15-year-old Aboyne player who plays off five, is another name to remember. Her figures, roughly par,  winning the handicap championship final by 4 and 3 against another five-handicapper, Ann Hay (Edzell) were better than those achieved by Sammy Vass in the scratch final.  Kimberley never looked back after winning the first hole.

Next year’s North of Scotland women’s amateur championship will be hosted by The Nairn Golf Club.

Congratulations to Sammy on an excellent win and to Hannah for reaching the final.

Florence Allan

Captain

Congratualtions to Kelsey MacDonald

Well done to Kelsey for reaching the final of the British Women's Amateur Championship.  Photo shows Kelsey with the Diana Fishwick Cup which was awarded to her as the beaten finalist.  She lost 2 and 1 to 18-year old Kelly Tidy from Royal Birkdale.

Florence Allan
Captain

County Foursomes/Commonwealth Spoons

There are still a few spaces left for the County Foursomes at Golspie on Friday 9th July.  If you would like to play please contact Fiona More on 01408 633504.

Dorothy Marshall
Secretary

Inter-County Championship 2010 - Blairgowrie

Thank you to everyone who sent good luck cards to the team, they were much appreciated. 

Although we only managed second place on holes up, the team played very well but unfortunately Angus played better in the foursomes against Northern Counties when we lost all three matches.  Sadly it was the first time Mary Smith and Alison Bartlett had lost a foursomes match since they have been playing together. 

Overall our seniors did very well and Cara had a magnificent fight back on the first day when she had been 6 down aganst Sammy Leslie from Aberdeenshire then dormie 4, she managed to play some excellent golf to half the match giving us a draw with Aberdeenshire that day.

The results do not reflect the great golf played by the team and the way they kept fighting. Well done to everyone.

Hopefully we will do better at Inchmarlo next year.

Florence Allan
Captain

Congratulations to Hannah McCook

Well done to Hannah for coming second in the Scottish Schools' Championship at Marrayshall on Monday 7th June.  After carding a gross 75 in the morning on the Lynedoch course when the CSS was 68, Hannah went on to return a gross 70 in the afternoon over the Murrayshall course when the CSS was 73.  At the time the course record stood at 71, however the overall winner, Julie Yang returned a gross 69 in the morning and an amazing 64 in the afternoon, setting a new course record.



Hannah has been identified as a potential European Girls' Team or Girls' Home International Team candidate and has been invited to play at Archerfield on 13th June with the SLGA squads for their training.  We wish her well.

Florence Allan
Captain

Team Practice at Castle Stuart

On Saturday 5th June the team was very lucky to get in some practice at Castle Stuart, Inverness, in preparation for  the forthcoming Jamboree at Blairgowrie 26th - 28th June.  The weather was excellent, as can be seen from the attached photos, and everyone enjoyed the course.

 
(Top Left) Eilidh Mackay, Julie Vass & Sammy Vass

(Top Right) Eilidh, Julie, Anne Ryan & Sammy


Group Photos:
Back Row:
Eilidh Mackay, Cara Gruber, Mary Smith & Pam Mackay.
Front Row: Sammy Vass, Julie Vass, Alison Bartlett & Anne Ryan



Florence Allan
Captain

SLGA ANNOUNCE TEAMS TO RESPRESENT SCOTLAND

Kelsey MacDonald has been chosen to captain the team including Louse Kenney (Pitreavie) and Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) for the St. Rule Trophy at St. Andrews - 29th - 30th May.  She will also captain the British Women's Open Amateur Championship team at Ganton 22nd - 26th June comprising Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) and Sally Watson (elie & Earlsferry Ladies)

Florence Allan
Captain

KELSEY WINS Scottish Women's Amateur Golf Championship

Congratulations to Kelsey MacDonald for winning the Scottish Women's Amateur Golf Championship at Craigielaw on Friday 21st May beating Louise Kenney from Pitreavie 5 and 3.   Well done to Sammy Vass (Tain) and Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch) who both qualified for the match play.


Florence Allan
Captain

Results of County Open at Nairn Dunbar - 23rd May 2010

Photo of Denise McBride, Alison Bartlett & Nan Burtwell

1st Scratch Silver - Alison Bartlett -Royal Dornoch - 72
2nd Scratch Silver - Anne Ryan - Tain - 74
1st H'cap Silver - Denise McBride - Royal Dornoch - 85 (14) 71
2nd H'cap Silver - Eilidh Mackay - Nairn Dunbar - 78 (7) 71
3rd H'cap Silver - Liz McEwan - Nairn Dunbar - 89 (17) 72
4th H'cap Silver - Eleanor Tunn - Reay - 82 (10) 72
5th H'cap Silver - Ann Nicolle - Granton-on-Speayu - 92 (19) 73
1st Scratch - Bronze - Nan Burtwell - Nairn - 89
1st Handicap - Bronze - Kerry Sinclair - Fortrose & Rosemarkie - 92 (23) 69
2nd Handicap - Bronze - Sally Rowan - Inverness - 98 (22) 76

Dorothy Marshall
Secretary

TEAM FOR JAMBOREE - BLAIRGOWRIE

The team for the Inter-County Championship (Jamboree) at Blairgowrie on 26th - 28th June 2010 is:-

Cara Gruber            Royal Dornoch

Pam Mackay           Royal Dornoch

Alison Bartlett          Royal Dornoch

Mary Smith              Tain

Anne Ryan               Tain

Sammy Vass          Tain

Julie Vass               Tain

Eilidh Mackay         Nairn Dunbar

Reserves: - Hannah McCook - Abernethy and Jenny Milne - Elgin

Florence Allan

Captain

County Open Draw - Nairn Dunbar - Sunday 23rd May 2010

Competitors are from the host club unless stated.

Abbreviations: A, Abernethy; BB, Bonar Bridge; B, Brora; F, Forres; FR, Fortrose & Rosemarkie; G, Gairloch; GK, Garmouth & Kingston; GOS, Grantown-on-Spey; I, Inverness; M, Moray; MO, Muir of Ord; N, Nairn; Ry, Reay; RD, R, Rothes; Royal Dornoch; T, Tain.

0915 - J. Nalder (N) & R. Grant (GK)
0922 - M. Smith (T) & D. Philips (GK)
0929 - C. MacAndrew  & S. Vass (T)
0936 - A. Ryan (T) & E. Mackay
0943 - L. Nixon (FR) & M. Tomisson
0950 - K. Sinclair (FR) & N. Burtwell (N)
0957 - E. Spence (R) & C. Dingwall (MO)
1004 - H. Stuart (MO) & L. Fraser (FR)
1011 - L. MacEwan & L. Ballantine (GK)
1018 - M. Walker (GK) & I Hart (RD)
1025 - W. Spencer (MO) & M. Gauldie GK)
1032 - C. Delaney & M. Grant (M)
1039 - J. Drummond (N) & M. Rennie (RD)
1046 - J. Cameron (FR) & J. Wilkie
1053 - F. Macdonald (RD) & I Croal (G)
1100 - E. Robb (I) & T. Weekes (RD)
1107 - I. McIntosh (I) & A. Bartlett (RD)
1114 - S. Ramsay (I) & V. Wright (F)
1121 - D. McBride (RD) & D. Ma;rshall (F)
1128 - S. Rowan (I) & P Moscati (RD)
1135 - I. Wilson (F) & W.Murray (RD)
1142 - P. Cronin (F) & D. Crawford (M)
1149 - A. MacBeath (B) & M.Ritchie (MO)
1156 - M. James (F) & B. Little (B)
1203 - A. Robertson (B) & E. Tongue (Ry)
1210 - P. Morrison (MO) & F. Bell (I)
1217 - E. Hutton (MO) & J. Nettles
1224 - A. Harding (RD) & M. Hayden (T)
1231 - H. McCook (A) & M. Barr (G)
1238 - S. MacVicar (G) & E. McTavish (F)
1245 - L. Coghill (RD) & F. Allan (N)
1252 - C. Boyd (F) & A. Nicolle (GOS)
1259 - J. Coulthard (GOS) & M Matheson (BB)
1306 - J. Hunter (BB) & A. Fraser

Dorothy Marshall
Secretary

Northern Counties' Girls' Association - Adult/Girls' Foursomes - Sunday 9th May Invergordon

With sunshine and showers for most of the day, 14 pairs of adults and junior girls braved the strong winds at Invergordon last Sunday.  Despite the inclement weather everyone had a great time and enjoyed the course which was in pretty good condition bearing in mind the severe winter just gone (or has it).

May Britovsek did a great job organising this event and is shown here with all the competitors.  The photo below shows May with the winning scratch and handicap pairs - Julie Vass (6) and Mary Smith (3) from Tain returned a gross 81 only just pipping Cara Gruber and her partner Kaylan from Royal Dornoch.  The best net score of 71.5 was returned by Rebecca Riddell (54) and Claire Riddell (5) from Royal Dornoch who also pipped Cara and Kaylan by one shot.

The Girls' Association would like to thank Invergordon Golf Club for giving courtesy of their course for this event.

Dorothy Marshall - Secretary NCLGA

ANOTHER WIN FOR KELSEY

With a final round of 68 on the St. Andrew's, Castle Course, 19-year-old Kelsey Macdonald had the best round of the day ensuring she was the Women's Champion in the R & A Foundation Scholars' Tournament finishing second overall behind fellow Stirling University student Patrick Spraggs.

Florence Allan
Captain

Team training day at Nairn Golf Club

A big thank you to the Nairn Mens' Team who turned out to play members of the Northern Counties team. 
The result was a draw.

Semi Final & Final Results

Scratch - Cara Gruber beat Jenny Milne 8 & 6. 
               Alison Bartlett beat Mary Smith 1 up.



Handicap - Eilidh McTavish beat Sally Rowan 2 up. 
                  Wilma Murray beat Alison Burnett 4 & 3.


Final Results:

Cara Gruber beat Alison Bartlett in the final. The match was all square at the 8th then Cara won the 10th and 11th to go 2 up. Alison won the next two holes to square the match again. They halved the 13th and 14th then Cara won the 15th and 16th and halved the 17th to win 2 and 1.

In the handicap match Wilma Murray beat Eilidh McTavish 1 up. Eilidh was 2 up at the 8th then lost the 9th to a birdie from Wilma who won the next 2 holes as well putting her 1 up. They halved the 12th and 13th then Eilidh won the 14th to bring it back to all square. A bad tee shot from Eilidh on the 15th - par 3 - when Wilma put her tee shot on the green put Wilma 1 up again. Wilma won the 16th and Eilidh won the 17th. Wilma was 1 up going on to the 18th which they halved.

Both games were very well fought. Wilma told me this is the first time she has played in a Northern Counties' competition. It was also Eilidh's first time but I'm sure we'll hear more of her in the future.


Dorothy Marshall
Secretary

County Championships - Quarter Final Results

Scratch:

Cara Gruber beat Anne Ryan 4 & 3
Jenny Milne beat Kay Vincent 4 & 2
Alison Bartlett beat Eilidh MacKay 4 & 2
Mary Smith beat Susan Mackenzie 5 & 4

Handicap:

Eilidh McTavish beat Clair Dingwell 6 & 5
Sally Rowan beat Monica Grant 3 & 2
Wilma Murray beat Sheila Duncan 3 & 2
Alison Burnett beat Anne Harding 1 up

First Round Matchplay for Mary Benton Trophy

Cara Gruber beat Margot Barr 6 & 4
Anne Ryan beat Julie Vass 3 & 2
Jenny Milne beat Susan MacVicar 5 & 4
Kay Vincent beat Gilling Dowling 1 up
Alison Bartlett beat Denise McBride 4 & 2
Eilidh MacKay beat Marion Howieson 3 & 2
Susan Mackenzie beat Dorothy Phillips 1 up
Mary Smith beat Fiona Bell 7 & 5

Championship Draw 18th April 2010 - Scratch & Handicap

0900 - Cara Gruber  -v- Margot Barr
0908 - Julie Vass -v- Anne Ryan
0916 - Jenny Milne - Susan MacVicar
0924 - Gillian Dowling -v- Kay Vincent
0932 - Alison Bartlett - Denise McBride
0940 - Eilidh MacKay -v- Marion Howieson
0948 - Susan Mackenzie -v- Dorothy Phillips
0956 - Fiona Bell -v- Mary Smith

1300 - Eilidh McTavish -v- C. Dingwall
1310 - Monica Grant -v- Sally Rowan
1320 - Wilma Murray -v- Sheila Duncan
1330 - Alison Burnett -v- Anne Harding

County Championship Draw for 17th April 2010

Abbreviations: A, Abernethy; BB, Bonar Bridge; DHR, Duff House Royal; DS, Dornoch-Struie; E, Elgin; F, Forres; FR, Fortrose & Rosemarkie, G, Gairloch; GK, Garmouth & Kingston; I, Inverness; M, Moray; MO, Muir of Ord; RD, Royal Dornoch, N, Nairn; ND, Nairn Dunbar; T, Tain.

0900 - C. Gruber (RD), A. Ryan (T)
0908 - J. Milne (E), G. Dowling (I)
0916 - A. Bartlett (RD, M. Howieson (I)
0924 - J. Vass (T), K. Vincent (M)
0932 - E. MacKay (ND), A.Gowie (I)
0940 - S. Macvicar (G), J. Cumming (I)
0948 - E.Coghill (RD), J. Nicol (I)
0956 - L. Fraser (FR), J. Robertson (M)
1004 - C. Dingwall (MO), M. Barr (G)
1012 - F. Bell (I), S. Mackenzie (E),
1020 - S. Macdonell (I), P. Morrison (MO)
1028 - M. Bagott (RD), T. Weekes (RD)
1036 - D. McBride (RD), J. Maison (DHR)
1044 - C. Marshall (N), D. Marshall (F)
1052 - D. Phillips (GK), W. Murray (RD)
1100 - E. Hutton (MO), I. Wilson (F)
1108 - R. McGregor (DHR), M. Rennie (RD)
1116 - L. Nixon (FR), F. MacDonald (DS)
1124 - I. Croal (G), C. Boyd (F)
1132 - S. Duncan (RDK) J. Corbett (DHR)
1140 - K. Mackay (FR), F. Wood (DHR)
1148 - A. Burnett (RD), S. Rowan (I),
1156 - I. Hart (RD), K. Sinclair (FR)
1204 - J. Darroch (FR), D. MacNeil (I),
1212 - M. Grant (M), E. McTavish (E)
1220 - A. Harding (RD), L. Offin (BB)

A few late entries can be accepted - please call me on 01309 671939

Dorothy Marshall
Secretary - 9th April 2010