Jamboree Results

Crieff Golf Club - Saturday 24 June - Monday 26 June

Northern Counties 5.5 - Aberdeenshire 3.5
Northern Counties 3.5 - Perth & Kinross 5.5
Northern Counties 5 - Angus 4

Overall Match Points -
Aberdeenshire - 1
Angus - 1
Northern Counties - 4
Perth & Kinross - 6

Northern Division Winners 2006 - Perth & Kinross

County Update 29 June

Hello from Dornoch, I am still in the twilight zone and not yet reached the darkened room. I managed a game myself yesterday and having been inspired over last weekend, managed a win. Your County Team was awesome this weekend. Their golfing skills were the talk of a few buggies (mostly ours of course). That really is a joke because the golf produced by all of the teams was a joy to watch and left us all speechless. In fact, the thesaurus probably does not have words to describe it; eg: on Monday, Kelsey lost her match 4&2, Kerri was having to eagle and birdie each hole to stay alive, and was 4 under when it finished. Ashton was 1 over par at the 13th when she lost to Ann Ramsay 7&5. Ann was 6 under par!!! Last year, Ann Ramsay did the same thing to Christine McAndrew, another wifie of this parish, and also one who had played wonderful golf. Other matches from your team were also in the calibre of brilliant, and if I were to detail it all, I would be hours doing so. I can say they were all playing scratch golf or under and if they were to enter the 'Q' school who knows????

I would like to thank all those who sent messages of goodwill to the team. They really do appreciate it and especially I wish to thank the following for their presence each day - Jock of Auchterarder, Sheila and Mary Price for breaking their journey home from Duff House, Moira Grant of Garmouth and Alan Kessack and Marion Thomson of Elgin who caddied and said the golf was better at Crieff than Gleneagles!! To Aileen, Liz and Fiona who are members at Nairn and travelled from Glenrothes to caddy - also thank you.

Perth & Kinross County of course hosted this year and they certainly put a lot of work into the event, and we thank them for that. We were made most welcome by the Officials of the County. Crieff Golf Club were gracious hosts and their staff were courteous and professional at all times in assisting us, thank you to them all.

The penultimate thanks go to Isobel, Mary and Susan for their hard work, support and dedication to the team and of course to myself.

Finally, to Kerri, Kelsey, Laura, Mary, Donna, Eileen, Jenny and Ashton, thank you all for giving so generously of your time to play in the Northern Counties Team

Moving on, I have to advise that Ashton is going to America for 4 years to Belmont Abbey in Charlotte, North Carolina and will be majoring in computer studies.

Muir of Ord 20 July
Entries for the above County Open close on 4 July and Wendy Spencer is anxiously awaiting the post.

North of Scotland at Montrose on 3 July
A number of our members are travelling to Montrose next week to take part in the above and we wish them all good golf.

British Mid Amateur at Nairn
This is also being played next week and good luck to our members who are playing.

Mairi Orr
Captain

Golf Champion of Nairn

Laura Walker is Miss Golf Champion of Nairn 2006. Earlier winning at Nairn West, she has now won at Nairn Dunbar.
Par 75 SSS 75
1st rd - 75, css 74
2nd rd - 74, css 75
3rs rd - 76, css 75
The last double champion was Louise Clark. Well done Laura.

Mairi Orr
Captain

County players prepare for Jamboree

This week the County team goes to Crieff for the Inter-County Championships. Their preparations have been outstanding with Jenny Milne retaining the Club Championship at Elgin, Kerri Harper being runner-up in the University Championships at Macclesfield and also winning a prize at the Munross Trophy and Ashton Ingram setting a new course record. Well done to Kelsey who broke another course record at Kingussie.

Card 4 5 4 5 4 4 3 3 5 37 3 4 4 5 5 3 4 4 4 36
Kelsey 3 4 4 5 5 3 4 3 4 35 2 4 3 5 4 3 3 3 3 30
par 73 sss 70 css 71

We have been fortunate to have our Match Balls sponsored by Cairngorm Windows, and we thank them for that. Thanks also go to Gleaner Oils Elgin, Munro Fruit of Tain, Johnstons of Elgin and a Cool Drink Supplier who wishes to remain anonymous.

I would also like to thank those clubs who have so generously sent us donations over and above the subscriptions.

If anybody is in the vicinity of Crieff this weekend, we would love to see you. Bring your golf shoes and a trolley!!

Mairi Orr
Captain

Ashton sets new course record

County member Ashton Ingram set a new course record at Fort William in the Captains' Prize and Gleneagles Medal. She equalled the record of 70 last July at a County meeting.

Par - 71 SSS - 70

Card 4 4 3 5 5 3 4 4 5 37 5 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 34

Ashton 4 4 3 4 4 2 6 5 5 37 4 4 3 2 4 3 3 4 4 31

Mairi Orr
Captain

County update

It has been a busy period for the County, what with team practice and the County foursomes at Garmouth & Kingston. Garmouth was looking terrific and that is probably because Rebecca Grant is working there over the summer months. Some of the ladies would like her to lower the cutting blades in the rough!! Should you be looking for a great course to take your summer visitors, so pop along to Garmouth.
Prize winners were:-
1st Scratch - G Dowling & A Gowie (I)
1st Handicap and winners of the County Foursomes trophy - L Ballantyne & M Walker (G&K)
2nd Handicap - P Clarke & J Anderson (G&K)
3rd Handicap - S Cobban & F James (F)
The two Garmouth couples will go forward to represent Northern Counties at The Commonwealth Spoons to be played this year at Loundon Golf Club on 19 September, and we wish the well.

The Girls Inter-Divisional at Ballumbie was a huge success for the North Division as they won the trophy. The team was Eilidh Mackay, Sammy Vass, Lauren McCallum, Annabel Niven, Kirsty Moss and Ashley Smith. Well done to Lorna Lloyd Baker for being the team captain - splendid job.

I have just heard that Ashton Ingram has just broken the course record at Fort William. Details to follow.

Mairi Orr
Captain

Kelsey does it again

Kelsey has smashed another course record, this time at her home club Nairn Dunbar on 31 May in the Mouaidh Trophy. Laura Walker was the record holder previously.

Kelsey's score was as follows -
card 4 4 3 5 5 5 4 3 5 38 4 3 4 5 4 3 5 4 5 37 75
kelsey 4 4 2 5 4 4 4 3 4 34 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 33 67

par 75 sss 75 css 75

Very well done to Kelsey and good luck in The St Rule

Mairi Orr
Captain

County Foursomes/Commonwealth Spoons Draw

Friday 9 June 2006 at Garmouth & Kingston Golf Club

Abbreviations: B - Boat of Garten; F - Forres; FR - Fortrose & Rosemarkie; G - Grantown on Spey; GK - Garmouth & Kingston; HO - Hopeman; I - Inverness; M - Moray; MO - Muir of Ord; S - Strathpeffer; T - Tain

10.00 - L Ballantine (GK) & M Walker (GK); J Tulloch (M) & G More (HO)
10.10 - MJ Gauldie (GK) & D Cruickshank (GK); S Vickerman (G) & M Allen (G)
10.20 - F Fraser (FR) & M Webster (FR); W Hendry (MO) & J Cameron (S)
10.30 - H Macleod (I) & J Grant (I); E Hutton & M Maclean (MO)
10.40 - M Ross (FR) & A Macintosh (FR); P Morrison (MO) & Partner
10.50 - J Glen (S) & H Cumming (FR); B Bremner (FR) & A Drummond (FR)
11.00 - J Cairns (B) & P Roxburgh (B); L Munro (M) & V Mullin (M)
11.30 - S Cobban (F) & F James (F); J Scotland (GK) & M Grant (GK)
13.00 - M James (F) & D Marshall (F); M Hayden (T) & M Orr (T)
13.10 - M Fowler (GK) & B Grant (GK); B Hughes & M Jones
13.20 - G Dowling (I) & A Gowie (I); E Morrison (FR) & S Dunn (FR)

Orkney Results

County Open at Kirkwall Golf Club on 27 May 2006

Silver Scratch - Shona Croy (Kirkwall) 81
1st Handicap - Sheila Ramsay (Inverness) 88 (16) 72
2nd Handicap - Liz Coghill (Royal Dornoch) 85 (12) 73
3rd Handicap - Sheila Hourston (Kirkwall) 92 (19) 73

Bronze
1st Handicap - Morag McCallum (Kirkwall) 99 (21) 78
2nd Handicap - Maggie McGregor (Kirkwall) 102 (22) 80
3rd Handicap - Hazel Gray (Kirkwall) 110 (30) 80
4th Handicap - Elizabeth Drever (Kirkwall) 108 (27) 81

Mairi Orr
Captain

Orkney Trip

The "goiles" are back on this mainland from a hugely successful trip to Orkney where we were met with the most wonderful hospitality and friendship. Most people who travelled spent a few days sightseeing and partaking of the terrific food to be had on the island. The travel tales will have to be glossed over, but I do believe some people were not very good on the high seas, indeed the RDGC Ladies had a plan to shout "we are sinking" and the purser rushed out to ask what they were thinking about!! The advance party, led by Pam Gordon, included Isobel McIntosh and Sheila Ramsay and thanks to them all, both Kirkwall and Stromness (pronounced Strumniss) have been rated. Friday evening was a soiree in Kirkwall Golf Club. The ladies had spent weeks deciding on a wonderful menu for us all. The entertainment was eclectic, and the main turn was Arthur Pottinger and his brother Stuart. The Inverness ladies sang a song, Pam Moscati took her keyboard, but unfortunately it was described, by the suddenly not so honorable secretary, as not being in playing mode! We were also introduced to Ellie May, a new member at Grainbank and she very obviously had a bit of adjusting to do, in all sorts of ways. Saturday dawned with what is known locally as a gentle Orkney breeze (gale force), the skies turned blue, as did the hands and faces of many of the competitors, and the rain went away; must have been the song what did it! There was not a pair of braces in sight and most of the scores reflected this. Congratulations to all the prizewinners, especially those who won their county voucher. We had 10 clubs represented and it was encouraging to see many new friendships being formed. I had the honour to play with Doreen Garson, the Captain of Stromness and Marianne Tait, Captain of Orkney. It would seem, even in Orkney, nicknames are fashionable, although Marianne is called The Dictator. I could not quite think why she had her other name on her gloves "ogre". That was until we got the the 18th, but I have recently come out the darkened room so don't want to say anymore, apart from the flagpole is in a very interesting spot!! Thank you for the golf ball, I will remember the 18th forever. It was almost a course record!
To Orkney Golf Club and all their staff and helpers who worked so hard to prepare for our visit, thank you so much, Simon Henderson the greenkeeper is a star.
We are still to confirm, but the Stromness Ladies would welcome a County Open there is May of 2008.
I would urge you to take your golf clubs to Orkney and enjoy a wee break. For more reporting of the event, see www.theorcadian or www.orkneytoday.co.uk (comes out on Thursday) and thank you to Robert Leslie and his photographer for their interest in Northern Counties.
A reminder about Colin Farquharson's new website www.scottishgolfview.com, should be worth a look.

Mairi Orr
Captain