Monday, January 30, 2012
Delegates Meeting
The meeting will be at Nairn Dunbar on Sunday 26 February. An email will be coming out shortly with the agenda and time.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Curtis Cup Team
The Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup squad was announced today and is listed below. This squad will visit Nairn from the 23rd – 25th March along with the LGU selectors who will then decide on the final 8 players. The USA team has already been picked and is listed below...
The Ladies’ Golf Union International Selection Panel has today named a Great Britain &
Ireland preliminary squad of 12 players for the 37th Curtis Cup match against the United
States at The Nairn Golf Club, Scotland from June 8 to 10, 2012.
They are:
AMY BOULDEN (Maesdu GC). Age 18.
HOLLY CLYBURN (Woodhall Spa GC). Age 20.
CHARLEY HULL (Woburn GC). Age 15.
BRONTE LAW (Bramhall GC). Age 16.
LEONA MAGUIRE (Slieve Russell GC). Age 17.
LISA MAGUIRE (Slieve Russell GC). Age 17.
BECKY HARRIES (Haverfordwest GC). Age 23.
KELSEY MacDONALD (Nairn Dunbar GC). Age 21.
PAMELA PRETSWELL (Bothwell Castle). Age 22.
KELLY TIDY (Royal Birkdale GC). Age 19.
STEPHANIE MEADOW (Royal Portrush GC). Age 20.
LAUREN TAYLOR (Woburn GC). Age 17.
First Reserve
GEORGIA HALL (Remedy Oak GC). Age 15.
Captain Tegwen Matthews
2012 USA Curtis Cup Team
Amy Anderson, 19, Oxbow, N.D.
Amy Anderson burst onto the national golf scene with her victory at the 2009 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, where she defeated 2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur champion Kimberly Kim in the final. She made the cut at the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open Championship at The Broadmoor, where her opening-round 68 put her in second place. Anderson also advanced to match play at the 2009, 2010 and 2011 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championships.
Anderson is a junior at North Dakota State University, where she is majoring in accounting. She qualified for the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship as an individual in 2010 and 2011. In 2011, she received the Elite 88 Award, which is presented to the championship participant with the highest grade-point average. Anderson is the two-time Summit League Golfer of the Year, and she earned second-team All-America honors in 2011 from the National Golf Coaches Association. She was named honorable mention in 2010. Her final-round 67 at the Campbell Fighting Camel Classic set a NDSU record and clinched her third win of the 2011-2012 season and the 13th of her collegiate career.
Anderson is the daughter of Mark and Twyla Anderson. Her brother, Nathan, is a member of NDSU’s men’s golf team. She was born July 10, 1992, in Oxbow, N.D.
Lindy Duncan, 21, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Lindy Duncan made the cut at the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open, and also competed in the 2009 Women’s Open. She was a semifinalist at the 2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur at age 15 and has competed in that championship each year since. She also appeared in four U.S. Girls’ Junior Championships.
Duncan is a junior at Duke University, where she is majoring in psychology. She is the two-time Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year, and was named to the NGCA’s All-America first team in 2010 and 2011, making her only the sixth Duke player to receive those honors as a freshman and a sophomore. Duncan has won three collegiate tournaments for the Blue Devils, including the 2011 NCAA Fall Preview, and captured the 2010 Dixie Amateur Championship.
Duncan is the daughter of David Duncan and Debbie Beckett. She has one younger sister, McKenzie. She was born Jan. 16, 1991 in Plantation, Fla.
Austin Ernst, 19, Seneca, S.C.
Austin Ernst captured the individual title at the 2011 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship as a freshman at Louisiana State University, where she is majoring in business. Her NCAA victory was the first in LSU women’s golf history and the second of her collegiate career, following the 2011 Central District Invitational. Her final-round 66 included her first career hole-in-one. She received first-team All-America honors from the NGCA in 2011 and was named to the Southeastern Conference’s All-Freshman Team and All-SEC second team.
Ernst advanced to the semifinals of the 2011 U.S. Women’s Amateur and has also competed in the U.S. Girls’ Junior. She won the 2010 Carolinas Golf Association’s Carolinas Women’s Match-Play and Vicki DiSantis Junior Girls’ Championships.
Ernst is the daughter of Mark and Melanie Ernst. She has one brother, Drew, who plays golf for Coastal Carolina University. She was born Jan. 31, 1992 in Greenville, S.C.
Tiffany Lua, 20, Rowland Heights, Calif.
Tiffany Lua is the only returning member of the victorious 2010 USA Curtis Cup Team. She had a 1-2-0 record at the 2010 Match at Essex County Club, teaming with Jennifer Johnson for a 3-and-2 foursomes (alternate-shot) victory over Sally Watson and Rachel Jennings.
Lua has competed in more than 20 USGA championships, including three U.S. Women’s Opens, and has reached the semifinals at the Women’s Amateur (2009) and the Women’s Amateur Public Links (2008, 2011). In 2011, she also advanced to the round of 16 at the Women’s Amateur.
Lua is a junior at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she is majoring in psychology. She finished in a tie for fourth place to help UCLA claim the 2011 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship. In 2010, she won her first collegiate tournament, the Landfall Traditions. Lua was named to the NGCA’s All-America second team and the Pacific-10 Conference’s first team in 2010 and 2011.
Lua is the daughter of Michael and Donna Lua. She has two brothers, Matthew and Chris. She was born Feb. 22, 1991 in Alhambra, Calif.
Lisa McCloskey, 20, Houston, Texas
Lisa McCloskey is a senior at the University of Southern California, where she is majoring in international relations. A rib injury kept her out of the 2011 NCAA Championships; however, her strong junior year garnered her second-team All-America honors from the NGCA.
McCloskey spent her freshman and sophomore years (2008-2010) at Pepperdine University, where she won three tournaments, including the 2010 West Coast Conference Championship. While at Pepperdine, McCloskey became the first women's college player to post a 54-hole score better than 200 when she won the 2008 Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown with a 17-under 199. She won conference first-team and Freshman of the Year honors in 2009, and received NGCA honorable-mention honors in 2009 and 2010.
McCloskey was the runner-up to Emily Tubert at the 2010 Women’s Amateur Public Links. She qualified for the 2010 and 2011 Women’s Opens, and made the cut in 2010 as the third-lowest amateur. McCloskey also took medalist honors at the 2008 U.S. Girls’ Junior, where her second-round 63 tied for the second-lowest 18-hole score in championship history. She was the runner-up at the 2010 Women’s North & South Championship, and advanced to the semifinals in 2009 and 2011. McCloskey also received an exemption into the 2011 LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship, where she missed the cut.
McCloskey is the daughter of Jeff and Maria McCloskey. She has one brother, Jay. She was born Aug. 7, 1991, in Bogota, Colombia, where her father worked in the oil industry. She is a citizen of both the United States and Colombia, but represented her birth country at the 2010 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship and Copa los Andes.
Brooke Pancake, 21, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Brooke Pancake is a senior at the University of Alabama, where she is majoring in marketing and management. She has one collegiate victory, the 2010 Tar Heel Invitational, and led the Crimson Tide to the school’s first Southeastern Conference Championship title in 2010. Pancake was named to the NGCA’s All-America first team and the All-SEC first team in 2011, and received All-SEC second-team honors in 2009 and 2010.
Pancake reached the semifinals of the 2011 U.S. Women’s Amateur, where she fell to eventual champion Danielle Kang. Following four consecutive Tennessee State High School Championship victories (2005-08), she was inducted into the Tennessee Women’s Golf Hall of Fame in 2010. She also finished second at the 2011 Tennessee Women’s Open.
Pancake is as prolific in the classroom as she is on the golf course. She received the 2011 Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award, which is presented annually to an upperclassman who is both an NGCA All-American and All-American Scholar. Also in 2011, Pancake was named a Capital One Academic All-American. She is a three-time NCGA All-American Scholar (2009-11) and a two-time SEC Women’s Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2010-11), and received the Elite 88 Award at the 2010 NCAA Women’s Golf Championships.
Pancake is the daughter of Debbie Pancake. She has three sisters, Blaire, Debbie and Ally. She was born June 6, 1990, in Chattanooga, Tenn., and will celebrate her 22nd birthday two days before the start of the Curtis Cup Match.
Erica Popson, 20, Davenport, Fla.
Erica Popson is a junior at the University of Tennessee, where she is majoring in sports management. She is coming off a standout sophomore season with the Lady Vols, where she won four tournaments: the 2010 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship and the 2011 Bryan National Collegiate, SEC Championship and NCAA West Regional. She also tied for first at the 2011 Rebel Intercollegiate, making her the first person to capture medalist honors at four consecutive tournaments since Lorena Ochoa won seven in a row in 2001-02. Her 2010-11 success earned her first-team All-America and All-SEC honors.
In 2010, Popson tied for first at the SEC Championship, where she lost in a playoff, and was named to the All-SEC Freshman Team.
Popson is the daughter of Fred and Diana Popson. She has one sister, Carissa. She was born April 18, 1991, in Davenport, Fla.
Emily Tubert, 19, Burbank, Calif.
Emily Tubert won the 2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship in only her second USGA event. She advanced to the round of 16 at the 2011 Women’s Amateur Public Links.
Tubert is a sophomore at the University of Arkansas, where she is majoring in broadcast journalism. During her breakthrough freshman season, Tubert collected three victories: the 2010 Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, the 2010 Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown and the 2011 MountainView Collegiate. Tubert was named 2011 SEC Co-Freshman of the Year (along with Alabama’s Stephanie Meadow), and was also named to the NGCA and All-SEC first teams. She also earned All-American Scholar honors from the NGCA in 2011.
Tubert represented the United States at the 2011 Spirit International, where she teamed with fellow Curtis Cup Team member Austin Ernst, 2011 U.S. Amateur champion Kelly Kraft and three-time U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Nathan Smith to win the overall title. She received a sponsor’s exemption into the LPGA Tour’s 2011 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, where she made the cut, and finished third at the 2012 Mexican Women’s Amateur.
Tubert is the daughter of Marcelo and Lori Tubert. She has one sister, Sarah. She was born May 15, 1992, in Burbank, Calif.
The Ladies’ Golf Union International Selection Panel has today named a Great Britain &
Ireland preliminary squad of 12 players for the 37th Curtis Cup match against the United
States at The Nairn Golf Club, Scotland from June 8 to 10, 2012.
They are:
AMY BOULDEN (Maesdu GC). Age 18.
HOLLY CLYBURN (Woodhall Spa GC). Age 20.
CHARLEY HULL (Woburn GC). Age 15.
BRONTE LAW (Bramhall GC). Age 16.
LEONA MAGUIRE (Slieve Russell GC). Age 17.
LISA MAGUIRE (Slieve Russell GC). Age 17.
BECKY HARRIES (Haverfordwest GC). Age 23.
KELSEY MacDONALD (Nairn Dunbar GC). Age 21.
PAMELA PRETSWELL (Bothwell Castle). Age 22.
KELLY TIDY (Royal Birkdale GC). Age 19.
STEPHANIE MEADOW (Royal Portrush GC). Age 20.
LAUREN TAYLOR (Woburn GC). Age 17.
First Reserve
GEORGIA HALL (Remedy Oak GC). Age 15.
Captain Tegwen Matthews
2012 USA Curtis Cup Team
Amy Anderson, 19, Oxbow, N.D.
Amy Anderson burst onto the national golf scene with her victory at the 2009 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, where she defeated 2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur champion Kimberly Kim in the final. She made the cut at the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open Championship at The Broadmoor, where her opening-round 68 put her in second place. Anderson also advanced to match play at the 2009, 2010 and 2011 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championships.
Anderson is a junior at North Dakota State University, where she is majoring in accounting. She qualified for the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship as an individual in 2010 and 2011. In 2011, she received the Elite 88 Award, which is presented to the championship participant with the highest grade-point average. Anderson is the two-time Summit League Golfer of the Year, and she earned second-team All-America honors in 2011 from the National Golf Coaches Association. She was named honorable mention in 2010. Her final-round 67 at the Campbell Fighting Camel Classic set a NDSU record and clinched her third win of the 2011-2012 season and the 13th of her collegiate career.
Anderson is the daughter of Mark and Twyla Anderson. Her brother, Nathan, is a member of NDSU’s men’s golf team. She was born July 10, 1992, in Oxbow, N.D.
Lindy Duncan, 21, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Lindy Duncan made the cut at the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open, and also competed in the 2009 Women’s Open. She was a semifinalist at the 2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur at age 15 and has competed in that championship each year since. She also appeared in four U.S. Girls’ Junior Championships.
Duncan is a junior at Duke University, where she is majoring in psychology. She is the two-time Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year, and was named to the NGCA’s All-America first team in 2010 and 2011, making her only the sixth Duke player to receive those honors as a freshman and a sophomore. Duncan has won three collegiate tournaments for the Blue Devils, including the 2011 NCAA Fall Preview, and captured the 2010 Dixie Amateur Championship.
Duncan is the daughter of David Duncan and Debbie Beckett. She has one younger sister, McKenzie. She was born Jan. 16, 1991 in Plantation, Fla.
Austin Ernst, 19, Seneca, S.C.
Austin Ernst captured the individual title at the 2011 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship as a freshman at Louisiana State University, where she is majoring in business. Her NCAA victory was the first in LSU women’s golf history and the second of her collegiate career, following the 2011 Central District Invitational. Her final-round 66 included her first career hole-in-one. She received first-team All-America honors from the NGCA in 2011 and was named to the Southeastern Conference’s All-Freshman Team and All-SEC second team.
Ernst advanced to the semifinals of the 2011 U.S. Women’s Amateur and has also competed in the U.S. Girls’ Junior. She won the 2010 Carolinas Golf Association’s Carolinas Women’s Match-Play and Vicki DiSantis Junior Girls’ Championships.
Ernst is the daughter of Mark and Melanie Ernst. She has one brother, Drew, who plays golf for Coastal Carolina University. She was born Jan. 31, 1992 in Greenville, S.C.
Tiffany Lua, 20, Rowland Heights, Calif.
Tiffany Lua is the only returning member of the victorious 2010 USA Curtis Cup Team. She had a 1-2-0 record at the 2010 Match at Essex County Club, teaming with Jennifer Johnson for a 3-and-2 foursomes (alternate-shot) victory over Sally Watson and Rachel Jennings.
Lua has competed in more than 20 USGA championships, including three U.S. Women’s Opens, and has reached the semifinals at the Women’s Amateur (2009) and the Women’s Amateur Public Links (2008, 2011). In 2011, she also advanced to the round of 16 at the Women’s Amateur.
Lua is a junior at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she is majoring in psychology. She finished in a tie for fourth place to help UCLA claim the 2011 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship. In 2010, she won her first collegiate tournament, the Landfall Traditions. Lua was named to the NGCA’s All-America second team and the Pacific-10 Conference’s first team in 2010 and 2011.
Lua is the daughter of Michael and Donna Lua. She has two brothers, Matthew and Chris. She was born Feb. 22, 1991 in Alhambra, Calif.
Lisa McCloskey, 20, Houston, Texas
Lisa McCloskey is a senior at the University of Southern California, where she is majoring in international relations. A rib injury kept her out of the 2011 NCAA Championships; however, her strong junior year garnered her second-team All-America honors from the NGCA.
McCloskey spent her freshman and sophomore years (2008-2010) at Pepperdine University, where she won three tournaments, including the 2010 West Coast Conference Championship. While at Pepperdine, McCloskey became the first women's college player to post a 54-hole score better than 200 when she won the 2008 Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown with a 17-under 199. She won conference first-team and Freshman of the Year honors in 2009, and received NGCA honorable-mention honors in 2009 and 2010.
McCloskey was the runner-up to Emily Tubert at the 2010 Women’s Amateur Public Links. She qualified for the 2010 and 2011 Women’s Opens, and made the cut in 2010 as the third-lowest amateur. McCloskey also took medalist honors at the 2008 U.S. Girls’ Junior, where her second-round 63 tied for the second-lowest 18-hole score in championship history. She was the runner-up at the 2010 Women’s North & South Championship, and advanced to the semifinals in 2009 and 2011. McCloskey also received an exemption into the 2011 LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship, where she missed the cut.
McCloskey is the daughter of Jeff and Maria McCloskey. She has one brother, Jay. She was born Aug. 7, 1991, in Bogota, Colombia, where her father worked in the oil industry. She is a citizen of both the United States and Colombia, but represented her birth country at the 2010 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship and Copa los Andes.
Brooke Pancake, 21, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Brooke Pancake is a senior at the University of Alabama, where she is majoring in marketing and management. She has one collegiate victory, the 2010 Tar Heel Invitational, and led the Crimson Tide to the school’s first Southeastern Conference Championship title in 2010. Pancake was named to the NGCA’s All-America first team and the All-SEC first team in 2011, and received All-SEC second-team honors in 2009 and 2010.
Pancake reached the semifinals of the 2011 U.S. Women’s Amateur, where she fell to eventual champion Danielle Kang. Following four consecutive Tennessee State High School Championship victories (2005-08), she was inducted into the Tennessee Women’s Golf Hall of Fame in 2010. She also finished second at the 2011 Tennessee Women’s Open.
Pancake is as prolific in the classroom as she is on the golf course. She received the 2011 Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award, which is presented annually to an upperclassman who is both an NGCA All-American and All-American Scholar. Also in 2011, Pancake was named a Capital One Academic All-American. She is a three-time NCGA All-American Scholar (2009-11) and a two-time SEC Women’s Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2010-11), and received the Elite 88 Award at the 2010 NCAA Women’s Golf Championships.
Pancake is the daughter of Debbie Pancake. She has three sisters, Blaire, Debbie and Ally. She was born June 6, 1990, in Chattanooga, Tenn., and will celebrate her 22nd birthday two days before the start of the Curtis Cup Match.
Erica Popson, 20, Davenport, Fla.
Erica Popson is a junior at the University of Tennessee, where she is majoring in sports management. She is coming off a standout sophomore season with the Lady Vols, where she won four tournaments: the 2010 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship and the 2011 Bryan National Collegiate, SEC Championship and NCAA West Regional. She also tied for first at the 2011 Rebel Intercollegiate, making her the first person to capture medalist honors at four consecutive tournaments since Lorena Ochoa won seven in a row in 2001-02. Her 2010-11 success earned her first-team All-America and All-SEC honors.
In 2010, Popson tied for first at the SEC Championship, where she lost in a playoff, and was named to the All-SEC Freshman Team.
Popson is the daughter of Fred and Diana Popson. She has one sister, Carissa. She was born April 18, 1991, in Davenport, Fla.
Emily Tubert, 19, Burbank, Calif.
Emily Tubert won the 2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship in only her second USGA event. She advanced to the round of 16 at the 2011 Women’s Amateur Public Links.
Tubert is a sophomore at the University of Arkansas, where she is majoring in broadcast journalism. During her breakthrough freshman season, Tubert collected three victories: the 2010 Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, the 2010 Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown and the 2011 MountainView Collegiate. Tubert was named 2011 SEC Co-Freshman of the Year (along with Alabama’s Stephanie Meadow), and was also named to the NGCA and All-SEC first teams. She also earned All-American Scholar honors from the NGCA in 2011.
Tubert represented the United States at the 2011 Spirit International, where she teamed with fellow Curtis Cup Team member Austin Ernst, 2011 U.S. Amateur champion Kelly Kraft and three-time U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Nathan Smith to win the overall title. She received a sponsor’s exemption into the LPGA Tour’s 2011 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, where she made the cut, and finished third at the 2012 Mexican Women’s Amateur.
Tubert is the daughter of Marcelo and Lori Tubert. She has one sister, Sarah. She was born May 15, 1992, in Burbank, Calif.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Francis Souter
It is with great sadness to report that Mrs Francis Souter died on Tuesday 27th 2011. Francis was the founder of Northern Counties Girls Golf Association and spent many years developing junior girls in the North. Francis was also President of Northern Counties Ladies Golf Association for 12 years. She will be sadly missed. Sincere sympathy to all her family.’
Friday, October 07, 2011
Report on AGM at Newtonmore - 2nd October 2011
At the AGM on Sunday 2nd October the new committee members elected were as follows:-
President - Mrs Pam Gordon
Captain - Mrs. Lynne Fraser
Vice-Captain - Mrs Liz Coghill
Secretary - Mrs Jacqui Coulthard
Fixtures for 2012
County Championship - Elgin - Saturday 13th - Monday 14th May
County Open - Boat of Garten - Monday 28th May
Jamboree - Monieth - Saturday 16th - Monday 18th June
North of Scotland Championship - Blairgowrie - Mon 2nd - Wed 4th July
County F'somes/C'wealth Spoons - Garmouth & Kingston - Fri 20th July
County Open - Ullapool - Saturday 4th August
North of Scotland Girls' Championship - Strathmore - Sunday 19th August
County Open (inc Vets Trophy) - Tarbat - Friday 14th September
County Open & AGM - Grantown-on-Spey - Sunday 7th October
Dorothy Marshall
President - Mrs Pam Gordon
Captain - Mrs. Lynne Fraser
Vice-Captain - Mrs Liz Coghill
Secretary - Mrs Jacqui Coulthard
Miss Anne Rose who was co-opted on to the committee at the beginning of this year will continue in the position of Junior Organiser.
Fixtures for 2012
County Championship - Elgin - Saturday 13th - Monday 14th May
County Open - Boat of Garten - Monday 28th May
Jamboree - Monieth - Saturday 16th - Monday 18th June
North of Scotland Championship - Blairgowrie - Mon 2nd - Wed 4th July
County F'somes/C'wealth Spoons - Garmouth & Kingston - Fri 20th July
County Open - Ullapool - Saturday 4th August
North of Scotland Girls' Championship - Strathmore - Sunday 19th August
County Open (inc Vets Trophy) - Tarbat - Friday 14th September
County Open & AGM - Grantown-on-Spey - Sunday 7th October
Mrs Mary Law and Miss Kelsey Macdonald were awarded Honorary Membership of Northern Counties.
Distance Measuring Devices: It was unanimously agreed that distance measureing devices could be used in future for all County Opens except the Championship and the Commonwealth Spoons.
Copies of the Captains's Report, Junior Report and Accounts have been sent to all delegates to be posted on club notice boards.
Dorothy Marshall
Monday, October 03, 2011
County Open - Newtonmore - Results 2nd October
For our final open of the year the weather was again wet but it was not windy and it was not cold. Only 23 of the original field of 34 played and the rain did ease and finally stopped for those who played later and when everyone was finished the sun came out. The course was quite waterlogged in places but the greens were good and seemed to drain well. Needless to say those who played later came in with the best scores.
Scratch - Nia Morrison (Carrbridge) - 83
1st Silver - Sally Rowan (Inverness) (19) 75
2nd Silver - Anne Rose (Muir of Ord) (20) 77
1st Bronze - Doreen McCaig (Forres) (24) 72
2nd Bronze - Morag James (Forres) (22) 80
Silver Aggregate Trophy - Sally Rowan
Bronze Aggregate Trophy - Doreen McCaig
Most Improved Junior Girl - Kirsty McBeath (Forres)
Dorothy Marshall
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Draw for County Open at NEWTONMORE - Sunday 2nd October 2011
Abbreviations: BB, Bonar Bridge; CB, Carrbridge; E, Elgin; F, Forres; FA, Fort Augustus; FR, Fortrose & Rosemarkie; G, Gairloch; GOS, Grantown-on-Spey; I, Inverness; K, Kingussie; MO, Muir of Ord; N, Nairn; ND, RD, Royal Dornoch.
10.30 - Dorothy Marshall (F) and Jan Grant (K)
10.38 - Morag James (F), and Paula Wilson (GOS)
10.46 - Seonaid Vickerman (GOS) and Carola Selwyn (FA)
10.54 - Chris Waterson (GOS) and Mairead Mackay (FA)
11.02 - Kate Lawson (RD) Doreen McCaig (F)
11.10 - Elaine Hill (GOS) and Trish Weekes (RD)
11.18 - Pauline Cronin (F) and Isabella Wright (RD)
11.26 - Pat Davis (F) and Cath Allan (GOS)
11.34 - Mora Douglas (RD) and Amelia Oakes (GOS)
11.42 - Elspeth Dey (K) and Loraine Argyle, (BB)
11.50
11.58 - Sheila Macdonell (I), and Pam Moscati (RD)
12.06 - Liz Coghill (RD) and Nia Morrison (CB)
12.14 - Denise McBride (RD) and Liz Ballantine (E)
12.22 - Margaret Gauldie (GK) and Fiona Hampton (RD)
12.30 - Sally Rowan (I) and Wilma Murray (RD)
12.38 - Susan MacVicar (G) and Lynne Fraser (FR)
12.46 - Christine Marshall (N) and Anne Rose (MO)
The AGM will as soon as the results of the competition have been announced - probably around 5p.m.
If you are unable to stay for the meeting please let me have your apologies if you have not already done so.
Many thanks,
Dorothy Marshall
Secretary
Eleanor Tunn does well at St. Andrews
Congratulations to Eleanor Tunn from Reay who did well at the inaugural University of St. Andrews Schoolgirls Tournament on 17th and 18th September. Eleanor competed in the S5/S6 Division and came second with 74 points. One round of the competition was played on the Strathtyrum course and one round on the Jubilee course.
Well done Eleanor.
Florence Allan
Captain
Thursday, September 15, 2011
ALISON BARTLETT DOES WELL IN IRELAND
Congratulations to Royal Dornoch player and Senior Internationalist, Alison Bartlett who came second equal in the Irish Senior Women's Open at Glenore Golf Club, County Louth on Sunday 10th September with a total of 239 (84, 77 and 78) only one shot behind the winner.
Well done Alison.
Florence Allan
Captain
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
COUNTY OPEN AND AGM - NEWTONMORE - 2nd October 2011
The final County Open of the year will be at Newtonmore on Sunday 2nd October 2011 which will be followed by the AGM. We are hoping the AGM will take place between 4pm and 5pm. This will depend on the number of entries we have for the competition so early applications would be appreciated. Also, if you are unable to stay for the AGM please let me have your apologies even if you intend to play in the competition. Fingers crossed that we will be blessed with better weather than we had at Kinloss today.
Dorothy Marshall
Secretary/Treasurer
COUNTY OPEN AND VETS TROPHY - KINLOSS 14th Septemer 2011
With strong winds and heavy showers for most of the day, sixteen stalwarts managed to complete the 18 holes at Kinloss today 14th September, which was a great achievement as the Vets Trophy has not been won since 2007. In 2008 and 2010 there were not enough entries to warrant running the competition and in 2009 the weather was so bad the course became unplayable and the competition had to be abandoned.
Despite the atrocious weather today several ladies managed to return some very good scores:-
1st Scratch - Susan MacVicar (Gairloch) - 86
1st Silver - Jeani Hunter (Bonar Bridge) - (19) 75
2nd Silver - Sally Rowan (Inverness) - (19) 78
3rd Silver - Nia Morrison (Carrbridge ) (9) 79
1st Bronze - Doreen McCaig (Forres) - (24) 73
2nd Bronze - Pauline Cronin (Forres) - (27) 77
Congratualtions to all those who completed the course and to Jeani Hunter who won the Vets Trophy.
The winner of the Magic Squares was Linda Offin from Bonar Bridge. There were two prizes Nos 64 and 88 and Linda had both of them.
Many thanks to Kinloss Country Golf Club for allowing us courtesy of their course.
Many thanks to Kinloss Country Golf Club for allowing us courtesy of their course.
Dorothy Marshall
Secretary/Treasurer
Hannah McCook in Slovenia
Congratulations to Hannah McCook for coming second in the Women's section of the European Universities Championships in Slovenia with rounds of 79, 86, 79 and 72 total 316. Hannah was pipped by fellow Stirling University student Harriet Beasley on 315.
Florence Allan
Captain
Monday, September 05, 2011
COUNTY OPEN - PLUS VET'S TROPHY - KINLOSS 14th Sept 2011
Draw for County Open (including the Vet's Trophy) as follows:-
Abbreviations: BB, Bonar Bridge; C, Cullen; CB, Carrbridge; F, Forres; FR, Fortrose & Rosemarkie, G, Gairloch; GOS, Grantown-on-Spey; I, Inverness; K, Kingussie; MO, Muir of Ord; N, Nairn; ND, Nairn Dunbar; RD, Royal Dornoch.
10.30 - Dorothy Marshall (F), Sheila Macdonell (I)
10.38 - Val Wright (F), Margot Barr (G)
10.46 - Susan MacVicar (G), Nia Morrison (CB)
10.54 - Jacqui Coulthard (GOS), Pam Moscati (RD)
11.02 - Sjavon-Dee Wilson (C), Denise McBride (RD)
11.10 - Trish Weekes (RD), S. Wilson (C)
11.18 - Wendy Spencer (MO), Ann Harding (RD)
11.26 - Dorothy Lloyd (RD), C. Dingwall (MO)
11.50 - Jeani Hunter (B), Sally Rowan (I)
11.58 - Marjory Matheson (BB), Jan Grant (K)
12.06 - Paddy Ross (K), Linda Office (BB)
12.14 - Jean Cameron (FR), Elspeth Dey (K)
12.22 - Catherine Delaney (ND), Sandy Morgan (F)
12.30 - Doreen McCaig (F), Jan Hire (N)
12.38 - Florence Allan (N), Pat Davis (F)
I look forward to seeing you all there and hope the weather will be kind to us.
Dorothy Marshall
Secretary
Abbreviations: BB, Bonar Bridge; C, Cullen; CB, Carrbridge; F, Forres; FR, Fortrose & Rosemarkie, G, Gairloch; GOS, Grantown-on-Spey; I, Inverness; K, Kingussie; MO, Muir of Ord; N, Nairn; ND, Nairn Dunbar; RD, Royal Dornoch.
10.30 - Dorothy Marshall (F), Sheila Macdonell (I)
10.38 - Val Wright (F), Margot Barr (G)
10.46 - Susan MacVicar (G), Nia Morrison (CB)
10.54 - Jacqui Coulthard (GOS), Pam Moscati (RD)
11.02 - Sjavon-Dee Wilson (C), Denise McBride (RD)
11.10 - Trish Weekes (RD), S. Wilson (C)
11.18 - Wendy Spencer (MO), Ann Harding (RD)
11.26 - Dorothy Lloyd (RD), C. Dingwall (MO)
11.50 - Jeani Hunter (B), Sally Rowan (I)
11.58 - Marjory Matheson (BB), Jan Grant (K)
12.06 - Paddy Ross (K), Linda Office (BB)
12.14 - Jean Cameron (FR), Elspeth Dey (K)
12.22 - Catherine Delaney (ND), Sandy Morgan (F)
12.30 - Doreen McCaig (F), Jan Hire (N)
12.38 - Florence Allan (N), Pat Davis (F)
I look forward to seeing you all there and hope the weather will be kind to us.
Dorothy Marshall
Secretary
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Eleanor Tunn Breaks Course Record
Congratulations to Eleanor Tunn who broke the ten year-old course record at Reay Golf Club last week with an excellent gross score of 69. Eleanor then went on to win the Ladies' Open at Thurso yesterday 20th August and then win the best net trophy at Moray (New) Golf Course today 21st August in the North of Scotland Girls' Championship. Well done Eleanor.
Florence Allan
Captain
North of Scotland Girls' Championship - 21st August 2011 - Moray (New) - Results
Fifteen girls took part in the North of Scotland Girls' Championship at Moray (new course) today 21st August 2011. Jessica Meek from Carnoustie had an excellent round carding birdies at the 1st, 2nd, 7th, 12th and 18th having driven the green at the 296yd 18th. Eleanor Tunn from Reay returned the best net score of 69 playing off 4 with only one birdie on her card. CSS for the day was 71.
Results were:-
1st Scratch - Jessica Meek (Carnoustie/Angus) 71
2nd Scratch - Kimberley Beverley (Aboyne/Aberdeenshire) 74
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| Eleanor Tunn (Reay) Handicap Winner - Jessica Meek (Carnoustie) Scratch Winner |
1st Silver - Eleanor Tunn (Reay/Northern Counties) (4) 69
2nd Silver - Olivia Borwich (McDonald/Aberdeenshire) (9) 73
1st Bronze - Emma Logie (Keith/Northern Counties) (28) 73
2nd Bronze - Fiona Sutherland (Deeside/Aberdeenshire) (21) 80
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| From left: Jessica Meek, Eleanor Tunn, Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne), Olivia Borwich (McDonald) & Emma Logie (Keith) |
Dorothy Marshall
Secretary
Sunday, August 14, 2011
North of Scotland Girls' Championship - 21st August 2011 - Moray (New)
The draw for this championship has been done but if you would still like to enter please contact Anne Rose on 01463 871272.
Abbreviations: A, Aboyne; B, Banchory; C, Carnoustie; D, Deeside; Dg, Dunning; E, Elgin; F, Forres; K, Keith; M, McDonald; ND, Nairn Dunbar; R. Reay
11.30 - Jessica Meek (C),Kimveley Beveridge (A);
11.38 - Tegan Seivwright (D), Eleanor Tunn (R);
11.38 - Tegan Seivwright (D), Eleanor Tunn (R);
11.46 - Sophie Alexander (D), Olivia Borwick (M);
11.54 - Eilidh McTavish (E), Annabelle Brown (ND);
12.02 - Becky Flaherty (B), Elise Henderson (Dg);
12.10 - Fiona Sutherland (D), Emma Logie (K);
12.18 - Kirsty McBeath (F), Katie Miller (F), Abbie Cruden (ND).
12.18 - Kirsty McBeath (F), Katie Miller (F), Abbie Cruden (ND).
Dorothy Marshall
Secretary
Thursday, August 11, 2011
County Open & McDermott Trophy - Muir of Ord
What dreadful weather we had at Muir of Ord yesterday but 19 stalwarts braved the elements plus all five of the junior girls. The competition CSS was 73 and "Reduction only"
Results for the Ladies' competition were:-
Scratch - Margot Barr (Gairloch) 84
1st Silver - Sally Rowan (Inverness) 93 (19) 74
2nd Silver - Susan MacVicar (Gairloch) 85 (9) 76
3rd Silver - Nia Morrison (Carrbridge) 86 (9) 77
1st Bronze - Doreen McCaig (Forres) 116 (24) 92
In the McDermott Trophy the CSS again was 73 and "Reduction only". The only girl to have her handicap reduced was Kirsty McBeath from 30 to 29.
Scratch Trophy - Eilidh McTavish (Elgin) 85 gross
Handicap Shield - Kirsty McBeath (Forres) 107 (30) 77
Well done to everyone who took part.
Dorothy Marshall
Secretary/Treasurer
Results for the Ladies' competition were:-
Scratch - Margot Barr (Gairloch) 84
1st Silver - Sally Rowan (Inverness) 93 (19) 74
2nd Silver - Susan MacVicar (Gairloch) 85 (9) 76
3rd Silver - Nia Morrison (Carrbridge) 86 (9) 77
1st Bronze - Doreen McCaig (Forres) 116 (24) 92
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| Susan MacVicar - Doreen McCaig - Margot Barr |
In the McDermott Trophy the CSS again was 73 and "Reduction only". The only girl to have her handicap reduced was Kirsty McBeath from 30 to 29.
Scratch Trophy - Eilidh McTavish (Elgin) 85 gross
Handicap Shield - Kirsty McBeath (Forres) 107 (30) 77
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| From left: Abbie Cruden (Nairn Dunbar) Eilidh McTavish, Annabelle Brown (Nairn Dunbar) Kirsty McBeath and Katie Miller (Forres) |
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| Eilidh McTavish (Scratch Winner) & Kirsty McBeath (Handicap Winner) |
Well done to everyone who took part.
Dorothy Marshall
Secretary/Treasurer
Friday, August 05, 2011
Kelsey wins Under-21's for Fourth Year in a Row
Congratulations to Kelsey MacDonald for winning the Scottish Under-21 girls' stroke-play championship for a record fourth year in a row by the commanding margin of six strokes at Cardross Golf Club on Friday 29th July. Kelsey outclassed her contemporaries despite going into the tournament on a low, having failed - not by much - to be among the 18 qualifiers at Panmure for the Ricoh British Women's Open Championship at Carnoustie.
That perhaps explained her opening round of one-over-par 75 in the Junior Women's Championship which left her joint eighth. But Kelsey banished the blues in no uncertain fashion after that. She covered the remaining 36 holes in eight under par with a pair of 70s for a seven-under-par winning total of 215.
She is a Great Britain and Ireland international these days and over the final two days at Cardross she played like one.
CREDIT DAVID BEGG SPORTS
Florence Allan
Captain
Thursday, August 04, 2011
Draw for County Open & McDermott Trophy - Muir of Ord Wednesday 10th August
Late entries will be accepted on 01463 870817 for this county open.
Abbreviations: C, Carrbridge; E. Elgin; F, Forres; FR, Fortrose and Rosemarkie, G, Gairloch; GOS, Grantown-on-Spey; I, Inverness; N, Nairn; ND, Nairn Dunbar; RD, Royal Dornoch; T, Tain; Tr, Torvean.
Competitors leave the tee at eight-minute intervals and are from the host club unless stated.
10.30 - I. McIntosh (I), N. Morrison (C); S. Ramsay (I), J. Coulthard (GOS); F. Allan (N), J. Hire (N); C. Marshall (N), E. Cruikshank (RD).
11.02 - N. Burtwell (N), S. Rowan (I); P. Morrison, A. Brown jnr (ND); J. Thornton (FR), M. Rennie (RD); V. Wright (F), C. Dingwall.
11.34 - M. James (F), J. Fraser; D. Marshall (F), A. Cruden jnr (N); K. McBeath (F), K. Miller jnr (F); E. McTavish jnr (E), K. McBeath jnr (F).
12.06 - D. Lloyd (RD), M. Barr (G); S. MacVicar (G), E. Coghill (RD); M. Bagott (RD), M. Ritchie.
12:30 - T. Weekes (RD), W. Spencer; I. Wilson (F), E. Wallace; P. Moscati (RD), C. Graham; D. McCaig (F), I. Wright (RD).
13.02 - P. Davis (F), W. Murray (RD); P. Cronin (F), J. Cameron (FR); D. McBride (RD), S. Hooker; I. Hart (RD), M. Douglas (RD); A. Bartlett (RD), A. Ryan (T); K. Bissell (Tr), C. Madeley (RD).
Dorothy Marshall
Secretary
Monday, July 25, 2011
County Open/Commonwealth Spoons Results
It was encouraging to see 31 pairs playing in this competition which means the first three best net scores go through to the final which takes place at Forres Golf Club on Thursday 22nd September 2011.
Results were:
1st Handicap - Val Wright (Forres) & Jean Cameron (F&R) - 93 (21) 72
2nd Handicap - Isobel McIntosh (Inverness) & Sheilah Ramsay (Inverness) 86 (11) 75
3rd Handicap - June Nicol (Inverness) & Fiona Williams (Inverness) 90 (11.5) 78.5 (BIH)
Best Scratch - Lynne Fraser (F&R) & Gillian Dowling (Nairn) 84.
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| Lynne Fraser, Jean Cameron & Val Wright |
Apart from a couple of showers the weather was quite good.
Merle Allan from Grantown-on-Spey had the first prize in the Magic Squares with Mairie Blair from Royal Dornoch winning the second prize. Congratulations to them both and thanks to everyone who contributed.
We are indebted to Invergordon Golf Club for allowing us courtesy of their course for this event.
Dorothy Marshall
Secretary/Treasurer
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Photos from the Jamboree
Here are some photos taken at the Jamboree - better late than never.
Florence Allan
Captain
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| Hannah McCook with her mother Marion |
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| Our vice-captain Lynne and our captain Florence |
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| Joanne - The "happy caddy" provided by Inchmarlo Golf Club |
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| The 2011 Team with the captain and vice-captain. From the left: Back Row: Cara Gruber, Florence Allan, Claire Ross, Eilidh Mackay, Jenny Milne, Lynne Fraser. Front Row: Hannah McCook, Eleanor Tunn, Sammy Vass and Gillian Dowling |
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| Jan Corbett - Once a captain - now a caddy |
Captain
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