County Open & AGM on 7 October 2007

Northern Counties Ladies Golf Associations' AGM took place at Nairn Dunbar Golf Club on Sunday 7 October and the prize winners were as follows:-

CSS - 76
Scratch - Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 72
1st Handicap - Cynthia May (Nairn Dunbar) (18) 72
2nd Handicap - Anne Ryan (Tain) (4) 73
3rd Handicap - Margaret Baggott (Royal Dornoch) (11) 75

Bronze
1st Handicap - Aline Drummond (Fortrose) (22) 76
2nd Handicap - Doris Crawford (Moray) (24) 77
3rd Handicap - Florence Allan (Inverness) (22) 78

County Putter was won by Jan Corbett (Duff House Royal)
Silver aggregate was won by Susan MacVicar (Gairloch)
Bronze aggregate was won by Aline Drummond (Fortrose)
Francis Souter Trophy for the most improved girl was won by Julie Vass (Tain)

County Open at Nairn Dunbar & AGM

The AGM will take place after the following competition when the Aggregate Trophies and Junior Girls Trophies will be presented. I hope there will be a good attendance.

Sunday 7 October
10.30 am - L Fraser (F&R) & M Duncan (Nairn)
10.36 am - L Clark (Nairn) & M Smith (Tain)
10.42 am - A Ryan (Tain) & J Corbett (DHR)

11.00 am - C May (Nairn Dunbar) & A Park (Moray)
11.06 am - J Grant (Moray) & J Johnston (Nairn)
11.12 am - M James (Forres) & J Hire (Nairn)
11.18 am - W Hendry (Muir of Ord) & C Delaney (Nairn Dunbar)
11.24 am - L Hampton (Forres) & K Graham (Muir of Ord)
11.30 am - V Wright (Forres) & E Wallace (Muir of Ord)
11.36 am - D Marshall (Forres) & D Mackay (Muir of Ord)
11.42 am - S Cobban (Forres) & I Mair (Nairn Dunbar)
11.48 am - S Vickerman (Grantown) & E Munro (Forres)

12. 00 - M Orr (Tain) & D Hulme (F&R)
12.06 - S Cooper (F&R) & M Hayden (Tain)
12.12 - M Douglas (Royal Dornoch) & C Matheson (Grantown)
12.18 - M Batgott (Royal Dornoch) & S McVicar (Fairloch)
12.24 - M Barr (Gairloch) & D McBride (Royal Dornoch)
12.30 - I Wright (Royal Dornoch) & C Brown (Nairn)
12.36 - B Little (Brora) & D Crawford (Moray)
12.42 - M Tough (Moray) & A Drummond (F&R)
12.48 - F Allan (Inverness) & I Wilson (Forres)

13.00 - S Bruce (Brora) & L Lloyd Baker (Grantown)
13.06 - A Taylor (Forres) & K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar)
13.12 - E Munro (Moray) & L Coghill (Royal Dornoch)

Mairi Orr
Captain

Home Internationals

All members of Northern Counties wish The Scottish Team a huge success at The Home Internationals being played at Dunbar Golf Club from 12 - 14 September 2007. Kelsey MacDonald is in the team and the last time Scotland won this Trophy, in 1991, Isobel McIntosh was the Captain.

Mairi Orr
Captain

Champion

Donna Macleod has just become British Police Champion playing at Moray Golf Club. Many congratulations to her.

Don't forget to enter Nairn Dunbar on 7 October. Closing date 21 September.

Mairi Orr
Captain

County Captain Elect

I have pleasure in advising that Jan Corbett of Duff House Royal has graciously accepted the nomination to be the next County Captain.

Mairi Orr
Captain

New of the Juniors

Kelsey MacDonald has just been awarded her first full Scottish Cap and we are all so proud of her. Kelsey was a member of the Winning Junior Girls Home International Team and also in Belgium.

Sammy Vass was named as reserve in 2 Girls Scottish teams and we feel it won't be long till she is 'promoted'. Well done to Sammy.

Earlier this month 4 of our Junior Girls attended a training day with the National Coach, Kevin Craggs in Stirling, one of the reasons the numbers were down for the north of Scotland Girls Championship at Thurso. The girls who went were Hannah McCook, Aimee Taylor, Hannah Mackay and Julie Vass. I have heard from Aimee and Hannah McCook, and they had a great time.

Kelsey MacDonald is Northern Counties Girls Champion and Chloe Macleod is Girls Handicap Champion, so well done to them both.

Mairi Orr

Captain

County Records

I am delighted to report the Course Record at Inverness Golf Club, set by Elaine Cuthill, was equalled by our very own Kerri Harper . Her card read as follows -
3,3,5,4,4,4,4,3,3, 33 4,4,4,3,4,3,5,4,4, 35 68
Well done to Kerri
Not to be outdone, the Doyenne of Caithness set the Course Record at Bonar Bridge/Ardgay on 25 August, so well done Vice-Captain Manson.

County Open & AGM at Nairn Dunbar on 7 October

We would like to point out that the CLOSING DATE is 21 SEPTEMBER. Please advise the members that it would be courteous to note this and get their entries in by then. It has come to our attention that more frequently than is necessary members are not complying with this policy and forget that Delegates are giving of their valuable time to assist the County.

The Agenda for AGM will be sent to you on Friday 31 August and we would request you read the accompanying letter and place all documents in the usual prominent place - The County Notice Board.

Mairi Orr
Captain

Mairi Orr
Captain

Greensomes - Buckpool - September

Please be advised that the above Competition is CANCELLED due to an inordinately small entry, and pass on our apologies to those who have already entered.

Mairi Orr
Captain

Boat of Garten

On Sunday 26 August, we were priviledged to be hosted at 'The Boat'. Joan Cairns, the Lady Captain and Northern Counties Delegate was run ragged with the many changes made to the draw, and many thanks to Joan and her helpers.
Reference adventures - there were a few at Boat of Garten - namely Gillian Dowling had a hole in one at 3rd hole - well done Gillian - it is the first Hole in One at a County Event for many a year.
Moira Gordon, who won at Portmahomack had to be transported off the course and has spent the last few days in Raigmore. News is she will be home soon and assures us she is completely 'off' bacon rolls.

Mairi Orr
Captain

Open at Portmahomack/Tarbat Golf Club

We again made a little bit of County history by being hosted at 'The Port'. It was the first County event to be played there and all those who played had a wonderful time and many an adventure. Moira Gordon won the Cathy Ross Salver and congratulations go to her. Many thanks to the Delegate, Morag Cairney, and the members for making us so welcome.

Results
Scratch - Mary Smith (Tain) - 80
Silver Handicap - Moira Gordon (Tarbat) (13) 69
Margot Barr (Gairloch) (10) 73

Bronze Handicap - Elspeth Dey (Kingussie) (26) 75
Diana Fraser (Inverness) (28) 76

Mairi Orr
Captain

Boat of Garten County Open - Sunday 26 August

11.30 - J Cairns (Boar of Garten) & A McKay (Muir of Ord)
11.38 - P Morrison (Muir of Ord) & W Spencer (Muir of Ord)
11.46 - A Rose (Muir of ORd) & E Hutton (Muir of ORd)
11.54 - M Brook (Muir of Ord) & S McDonald (Dornoch)
12.02 - E Wallace (Muir of Ord) & M Hayden (Tain)
12.10 - K Graham (Muir of Ord) & D Marshall (Forres)
12.18 - D McKay (Muir of Ord) & M Rennie (Dornoch)
12.26 - A Burnett (Dornoch) & M James (Forres)
12.34 - E Coghill (Fornoch) & S Ramsay (Inverness)
12.42 - D McBride (Dornoch) & S Rowan (Inverness)
12.50 - T Weekes (Dornoch) & S McVicar (Gairloch)
12.58 - K Lawson (Dornoch) & J Johnston (Nairn)
13.06 - S Cooper (Fortrose) & F Allan (Inverness)
13.14 - J Hine (Nairn) & J Thornton (Fortrose)
13.22 - J McKill (Inverness) & M Barr (Gairloch)
13.30 - C Boyd (Forres) & J Baldwin (Nairn)
13.38 - M Orr (Tain) & J Corbett (Duff House Royal) & H McCook (Abernethy)

Mairi Orr
Captain

North of Scotland Girls Championships

This year the above competition will be played at Thurso Golf Club. Please encourage all girls to enter. Maximum handicap is 35 and entries to Lorna Lloyd Baker please.

Mairi Orr, Captain

Girls Junior Championship

This year, the above competition is being played at Moray New Course on 1 August. All entries should be sent to Lorna Lloyd Baker.

Mairi Orr, Captain

County Open - Tarbat GC 17 August 2007

The closing date for the above Open is 3 August and entries should be sent to Morag Cairney at the address in the fixture card. This Open includes the Veterans Trophy, but does not preclude slightly younger members playing.

Mairi Orr, Captain

Results from Alness Open

CSS 68
Scratch - Susan MacVicar (Gairloch) 75
1st Handicap - June Keith (Alness) 65
2nd Handicap - Dorothy Marshall (Forres) 67

Bronze
1st Handicap - Diana Fraser (Inverness) 65
2nd Handicap - Maureen Johnston (Wick ) 69

Mairi Orr, Captain

North of Scotland Champion 2007

Prizewinners 2007

Moray Golf Club hosted the North of Scotland and I would like to thank them on behalf of, not only the County, but the North Division for their every assistance to ensure we had no major hiccoughs. To Iris Wilson and Doris Crawford, a big thanks for your time given so willingly. I really did appreciate it.

Monday dawned and around 70 competitors reported for duty. I acted as starter and thanks to the 2 Perth & Kinross ladies who assisted while I went for breakfast. They were Jennifer Sneddon and Gladys Pennycook. The early returns were outstanding with Kerri Harper returning a gross 70. The weather looked like breaking and we had a weather report faxed through from the met office and Steve fetched the klaxon from the cupboard. As we did not see any lightning at the Clubhouse, it was deemed not necessary to call the players off the course. A number of players did walk in and were given the option to return to the course to complete their rounds.

The qualifiers from Northern Counties were as follows: Scratch, Kerri Harper (1), Mary Smith (16), Sammy Vass (12) and Laura Walker (6). In the handicap section: Gillian Dowling (16) and Chloe Macleod (4). Sadly, both Gillian and Chloe were knocked out in the first round.

In the scratch Kerri Harper won by two holes from Mary Smith before going on to beat Donna Pocock by 4&2 and eventually succumbing to Emily Ogilvy at the 21st hole. Congratulations to Kerri who attended her Graduation Ceremony in Dundee the day before.

Sammy Vass had a spectacular round of golf against Carol Wilson, an Aberdeen county team player, and won by 7&6 before sparring with Emily Ogilvy who won by 4&3. Well done Sammy!

Laura Walker played against Ann Ramsay and this match went to the 19th hole in the quarter final. Laura then took on Laura Murray of Aberdeen and won with a terrific birdie at the 20th hole in the semis. She then beat Alexandra Bushby before the final marathon against her friend Emily Ogilvy. This match was terrific fun for the players and spectators alike and went to the 20th hole. Good old Laura certainly got her monies worth at Moray Golf Club! The Referee for the match was Moray Club Captain, Glen Roberts, who tells me he has asked the girls for a lesson. Many thanks to Glen for his time and to Steve Crane, Secretary of Moray, for acting as starter for the Finals.

Many thanks to the Greenkeeper, Kevin Thomson who was so supportive of the quality golfers and went to the trouble of cutting the greens between the semis and finals.

The Handicap Final was contested by Ann Smart and Lynne Terry who eventually won at the 18th. The Referee for that Final was Iris Wilson, Lady Captain of Moray Golf Club, who very kindly cancelled her week at Duff House Royal to assist me - the weather was better at Lossiemouth!!!!!

Well done to all the competitors who took part and survived to tell a tale or two. I do hope they all enjoyed it as much as I did. Next year, the North of Scotland will be hosted by Perth & Kinross at Strathmore.

Mairi Orr, Captain

County Open at Alness GC on 13 July 2007

10.10 - I McIntosh (Inverness), J Thornton (Fortrose)
10.20 - J Cumming (Inverness), M Fraser (Inverness)
10.30 - A Drummond (Fortrose), L McLaren (Inverness)
10.40 - S Ramsay (Inverness), H Stuart (Muir of Ord)
10.50 - J Cameron (Strathpeffer), P Webster (Tain)
11.10 - D Mackay (Muir of Ord), B Taylor (Alness)
11.20 - E Wallace (Muir of Ord), H Cumming (Fortrose)
11.30 - M Cairney (Tarbat), D McKinnon (Durness)
11.40 - B Lindsay (Visitor), M Hayden (Tain)
11.50 - W Hendry (Muir of Ord), B Little (Brora)
12.00 - C Place (Wick), C Boyd (Forres)
12.10 - V Balfour (Wick), M James (Forres)
12.20 - M Orr (Tain), D Marshall (Forres)
12.40 - M Fraser (Inverness) J Keith (Alness)
12.50 - M Barr (Gairloch), G Dowling (Inverness)
13.00 - M Johnston (Wick), D Fraser (Inverness)

Regards
Mairi Orr, Captain

Alness County Open

Alness County Open - Friday 13 July. Closing Date is 29 June. Full details in fixture card. Visitors welcome and County girls with congu handicaps.

Mairi Orr
Captain

County Foursomes Results

County Foursomes at Brora GC

1st - Anne Ryan & Mary Smith (Tain) 71.5
2nd - Marion Mackay & Alison MacKenzie (Wick) 72.5 (bih)
Susan McVicar & Margo Barr (Gairloch) 72.5

Mairi Orr
Captain

North of Scotland Ladies Golf Championship 2007at Moray Golf Club on 2 July

Moray Golf Club - Monday 2 July
8.30 am - E Ogilvie (Muckhart), M Thomson (MacDonald Ellon);
8.37 am - L Murray (Alford), K Harper (Inverness);
8.44 am - L Walker (Nairn Dunbar), A Ramsay (Kirriemuir);
8.51 am - M Smith (Tain), C Wilson (Murcar Links);
8.58 am - D Pocock (Murcar Links), A Bushby (Strathmore);
9.05 am - C McAndrew (Nairn Dunbar), A Hunter (Monifeith);
9.12 am - A Ingram (FortWilliam), R Wilson (Monifeith);
9.19 am - F Neish (Murcar Links), A Hay (Letham Grange);
9.26 am - D Macleod (Inverness), H Anderson (Downfield);
9.33 am - S Vass (Tain), S McGregor (Edzell);
9.40 am - L Terry (Cruden Bay), J Sneddon (Alyth);
9.47 am - V Neish (Kemnay), A Smart (Banchory);
9.54 am - P Wilson (Murcar Links), A Bowman (MacDonald Ellon);
10.01 am - G Dowling (Inverness), E Whyte (Aberdeen Ladies);
10.08 am - A Gowie (Inverness), M Clapperton (Banchory);
10.15 am - A Smith (Monifeith), L Hardie (Aberdeen Ladies);
10.22 am - D MacKinnon (MacDonald Ellon), J Petrie (Panmure Barry);
10.29 am - J Grubb (Montrose Mercantile), C Whicher (Aberdeen Ladies);
10.36 am - A Freeman (Panmure Barry), M Robinson (Murcar Links);
10.43 am - S Belton (Kirriemuir), P McGunnigle (Banchory);
10.50 am - N Green (Nairn), L Whyte (Aberdeen Ladies);
10.57 am - M Horn (Newmarchar), C Bryce (Ballater);
11.04 am - M J Miller (Cruden Bay), H Kelly (Panmure Barry);
11.11 am - A Hope (Newmarchar), L Smith (Monifeith);
11.18 am - I Smith (Moray), P Nicoll (Banchory);
11.25 am - S Tait (Newmarchar), A Sharp (Banchory);
11.32 am - J Vass (Tain)m P Nile (Banchory);
11.37 am - S MacDonell (Inverness), L Joss (Newmarchar);
11.44 am - E Thomson (Aberdeen Ladies), L McNiven (Aberdeen Ladies);
11.51 am - E Cook (Banchory), R Maclean (Cruden Bay);
11.58 am - D Massie (Newmarchar), E Barrack (Aberdeen Ladies);
12.05 pm - F Martin (Kirrimuir), J Sneddon (Alyth);
12.12 pm - C Boyd (Forres), F Watterson (Newburgh);
12.19 pm - E Rattray (Moray), E Herries (Banchory);
12.26 pm - E Anderson (Deeside), W Smith (Kirrimuir), H Omand (Banchory).

County Foursomes at Brora on 10 June

12.30 - Dierdre MacAngus (Wick) & Audrey Dunnett (Thurso)
Margaret Barr & Susan MacVicar (Gairloch)
12.40 - Seonaid Vickerman & Merle Allan (Grantown-on-Spey)
Ann Ryan & Mary Smith (Tain)
12.50 - Mairi Orr & Mary Hayden (Tain)
Harriet Cumming & Anne Mackay (Fortrose & Rosemarkie)
13.00 - Sheina Bruce & Barina Little (Brora)
Mora Douglas & Isabella Wright (Royal Dornoch)

County Open - Isle of Skye

The weather was glorious and the Cuillins were standing proud over us and there was not a midgie in sight! If is the first time Isle of Skye has hosted a Ladies Open and we were pleased to be joined by visitors to the County from Stornoway, Dalmally, Traigh and Merlin in Cornwall.

Results -
1st Silver - Jill Mackinnon (Isle of Skye) nett 72
2nd Silver - J Goodard (Merlin) nett 76

1st Bronze - Donaldo Johnston (Isle of Skye) nett 76
2nd Bronze - Dorothy Simpson (Traigh) nett 80 bih
3rd Bronze - R MacDonald (Stornoway) nett 80

Mairi Orr
Captain

Commonwealth Spoons/Foursomes

Closing date for the above competition at Brora Golf Club is 1 June. If you have never played at Brora before, now is your chance. Hurry, hurry, only 8 days left to enter.

Closing date for the North of Scotland at Moray Golf Club on 2 - 4 July 2007 is 1 June.

Mairi Orr
Captain

County Open Draw - Isle of Skye 26/05/07

10.0 - D Simpson (Traigh), D MacLeod (Stornoway), C Matheson (Grantown-on-Spey)
10.12 - A MacLean (Stornoway) M Mackenzie (Traich), R Macdonald (Stornoway)
10.24 - L MacLean (Traigh), J Goddard (Merlin), L Carmichael (Stornoway)
10.36 - H Simpson (Traigh), J Boden (Home) & Partner
10.48 - M Carr (Traigh), D Johnston (Home), A Hay (Dalmally)
11.00 - M Orr (Tain), D Marshall (Forres) & Partner
11.12 - M Hayden (Tain), C Boyd (Forres), J Buchanan (Dalmally)
11.24 - I Noble (Muir of Ord), M Douglas (Royal Dornoch) & Partner
11.36 - J Mackinnon (Home), C Mackay (Muir of Ord) & Partner

Strathpeffer Open Results - May 17 2007

1st Scratch - Isobel McIntosh (Inverness) 78

1st Handicap - Lorraine Nixon (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) (18) 61
2nd Handicap - Eilidh Syrjanen (Strathpeffer Spa) (13) 67
3rd Handicap - Maureen Ritchie (Muir of Ord) (17) 69 bih

Bronze Handicap - Aline Drummond (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) (22) 65

Mairi Orr
Captain

2007 County Team

Northern Counties are pleased to announce their team selection for Cruden Bay.

Kerri Harper (Inverness), Ashton Ingram (Fort William), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), Donna Macleod (Inverness), Eileen Manson (Thurso), Jenny Milne (Elgin), Mary Smith (Tain), Laura Walker (Nairn Dunbar)

Reserves - Marion Howieson (Inverness), Eilidh Mackay (Nairn Dunbar), Sammy Vass (Tain)

Mairi Orr
Captain

County Open at Strathpeffer on Thursday May 17

10 - Isobel McIntosh (Inverness), Nicola Bartlett (Strathpeffer Spa)
10.10 - Sheilah Ramsay (Inverness), Wendy Spencer (Muir of Ord)
10.20 - Anne Armstrong (Strathpeffer Spa) & partner
10.30 - Aline Drummond (Fortrose), June Keith (Alness)
10.40 - Betty Taylor (Alness), Dorothy Mackay (Muir of Ord)
10.50 - Elinor Wallace (Muir of Ord), Eilidh Syrjanen (Strathpeffer Spa)
11 - Mairi Orr (Tain), Loraine Nixson (Fortrose)
11.10 - Mary Hayden (Tain), Rosemary Bruce (Muir of Ord)
11.20 - Susy Cooper (Fortrose), Val Balfour (Wick), Maureen Ritchie (Muir of Ord)
11.30 - Maureen Johnson (Wick), Jean Cameron (Strathpeffer Spa)
11.40 - Morag James (Forres), Harriet Cumming (Fortrose)
11.50 - Dorothy Marshall (Forres), Margot Barr (Gairloch)
12 - Susan MacVicar (Gairloch), Annette Strauss (Royal DOrnoch)

Thank you

Jenny Milne would like to thank everyone who sent messages and cards after her win the the 2007 County Championships at Royal Dornoch Golf Course on 28/29 April. They are all very much appreciated.

Final Results of Championship at Royal Dornoch

Scratch Semi-Final
Donna Macleod beat Gillian Dowling
Jenny Milne beat Mary Smith
Final
Jenny Milne beat Donna Macleod

Handicap Semi-Final
Julie Vass beat Sheena Dunn
Marion Mackay beat Chloe Macleod
Final
Julie Vass beat Marion Mackay

Congratulations to - Jenny Milne - Northern Counties Champion 2007
Congratulations to - Julie Vass - Northern Counties Handicap Champion 2007

County Championships - 1st Rd Results

Mary Benton Trophy - Scratch
First round results -Donna Macleod beat Susan Mackenzie, Susan MacVicar beat Trish Weekes, Gillian Dowling beat Audrey Dunnett, Eileen Manson beat Donna McKinnon, Mary Smith beat Marion Howieson, Winnie Ross beat Sammy Vass, Dorothy Hulme beat Anna MacDonald, Jenny Milne beat Pat Morrison.

Quarter Final results - Donna Macleod beat Susan MacVicar, Gillian Dowling beat Eileen Manson, Mary Smith beat Winnie Ross, Jenny Milne beat Dorothy Hulme

Semi-Finals 30 April at 9.00am and Final at 2.00pm.
Donna Macleod v Gillian Dowling & Mary Smith v Jenny Milne

Chetham Trophy - Handicap
Qualifiers - Moira Rennie, Sheena Dunn, Elizabeth Coghill, Julie Vass, Rosemary Bruce, Marion Mackay, Chloe Macleod, Pam Moscati

Quarter Final results - Sheena Dunn beat Moira Rennie, Julie Vass beat Elizabeth Coghill, Marion Mackay beat Rosemary Bruce, Chloe Macleod beat Pam Moscati

Semi-Finals Monday 30 at 9.20am & 9.30am
Sheena Dunn v Julie Vass & Marion Mackay v Chloe Macleod

Northern Counties Championships 2007 - Qualifiers

Royal Dornoch Golf Club - 29 April 2007
8.30am - Donna Macleod v Susan Mackenzie
8.38am - Trish Weekes v Susan MacVicar
8.46am - Gillian Dowling v Audrey Dunnett
8.54am - Donna McKinnon v Eileen Manson
9.02am - Mary Smith v Marion Howieson
9.10am - Sammy Vass v Winnie Ross
9.18am - Anna MacDonald v Dorothy Hulme
9.26am - Pat Morrison v Jenny Milne

NCLGA Championship Draw - 28,29 & 30 April

Competitors leave the tee at 8 minutes intervals and are from the host club unless otherwise stated:
Abbreviations - D - Durness, E - Elgin, F - Forres, Fo - Fortrose & Rosemarkie, G - Gairloch, I - Inverness, M - Muir of Ord, N - Nairn, ND - Nairn Dunbar, T - Tain, Ta - Tarbat, Th - Thurso, W - Wick,

8.0 - J Milne (E), M Smith (T); M Howieson (I), S Vass (T); D MacLeod (I), E Manson (Th); W Ross (E), E Mackay (ND); G Dowling (I), D MacAngus (W); A Dunnett (Th), N Scrimgeour (M); A Gowie (I), M Mackay (W); D Hulme (Fo), N Green (N)
9.04 - M Barr (G), L Fraser (Fo); H Stuart (M), M Bagott; S MacVicar (Ga), E Coghill; P Morrison (M), F Brand (T); S Mackenzie (E), C MacLeod (ND); D McBride, A Macdonald (Ta); T Weeks, D Marshall (F);
10.0 - K Graham (M), C Ramsey; E Wallace (M), D McKinnon (D); E Hutton (M), I Wilson (F); M Ritchie (M), J Vass (T); S Macdonell (I), S Cooper (Fo); D Mackay (M), P Mascati; L Mackay (D), M Rennie; M Wilson, (Fo), W Spencer (M);
11.04 - E Morrison (Fo), M Hayden (T); H Cumming (Fo), C Boyd (F); A Mackay (Fo), A Burnett; S Dunn (Fo), R Bruce (M); F Allan (I), S Cobban (F); K Lawson, A Drummond (Fo); M James (F), A Rose (M); I Hart, M Webster (Fo); W Henry (M), P Webster (T)

Grand County Draw 2007 - Results

Gillian Stewart (Inverness) won the 4 ball at Abernethy.
Margaret Gauldie (Garmouth & Kingston) won the 4 ball at Boat of Garten.
Pat Morrison (Muir of Ord) won the 4 ball at Bonar Bridge.
Lisa Dickenson (Royal Dornoch) won the 4 ball at Brora.
Jean Cameron (Strathpeffer) won the 4 ball at Castle Heather
Ruth MacKenzie (Inverness) won the 4 ball at Duff House Royal.
Mary Hayden (Tain) won the 4 ball at Durness.
Val Wright (Forres) won the 4 ball at Elgin.
Nancy Scott (Inverness) won the 4 ball at Forres.
Chloe Macleod (Nairn Dunbar) won the 4 ball at Fortrose.
Florence Allan (Inverness) won the 4 ball at Fort Willliam.
Ann Park (Moray) won the 4 ball at Garmouth.
Wendy Spencer (Muir of Ord) won the 4 ball at Golspie.
Jenny Louden (Nairn) won the 4 ball at Grantown.
Janice Grant (Kingussie) won the 4 ball at Hopeman.
Avril Cowie (Bonar Bridge) won the 4 ball at Inverness.
Isobel McIntosh (Inverness) won the 4 ball at Kingussie.
Jena Cameron (Strathpeffer) won the 4 ball at Muir of Ord.
Norma Scrimgeour (Muir of Ord) won the 4 ball at Nairn.
Pat Smith (Inverness) won the 4 ball at Nairn Dunbar.
Jan Corbett (Duff House Royal) won the 4 ball at Orkney.
Mary Hayden (Tain) won the 4 ball at Royal Dornoch.
Christine Marshall (Nairn) won the 4 ball at Tain.
G Barron won the 4 ball at Thurso.
Eileen Ross (Inverness) won the 4 ball at Wick.

County 40th Birthday Competition - Results

1st Team - Chuntering Grannies (Helen Stuart, Hazel Littler, Alison Burnett & Chris Matheson) - 49 points.
2nd Team - Northern Belles (Louise Hampton, Alison Gowie, May Alexander & Marina Webster) - 49 points
3rd Team - Next Week we are going bowling (Linda Fraser, Dorothy Marshall, Louise Clark & Marion Howieson) - 47 points
4th Team - The Final Four (Jenny Milne, Susan Mackenzie, Denise McBride & Maureen Ritchie) - 47 points
5th Team - The Marvels (Susan McVicar, Trish Weekes, Elizabeth Sloan & Sheila Smith) - 47 points
Booby Prize - The Fore Tees (Isobel McIntosh, Lorna Lloyd Baker, Ann Park & Sheilagh Ramsay
Best Name - Penultimate Prats (Liz Coghill, Rosemary Bruce, Lynne Fraser & Lucy Mackay
Longest Drive - Kelsey Macdonald
Nearest the Pin - Sheila Smith

40th Birthday Celebration Draw - 22 April 2007

Players, in teams of 4, will leave the tee at 10 minute intervals and are from the host club unless otherwise stated.
Abbreviations: A - Abernethy; B - Bonar Bridge; Br - Brora; C - Cruden Bay; D - Duff House Royal; Du - Durness; F - Forres; Fo - Fortrose; G - Grantown; Ga - Garmouth; Gai - Gairloch; I - Inverness; L - Lothianburn; M - Moray; MO - Muir of Ord; N - Nairn; ND - Nairn Dunbar; R - Ranfurly Castle; RD - Royal Dornoch; S - Strathpeffer; T - Tain; Th - Thurso;
(J) - Junior Girl

9.20 - I McIntosh (I), LL Baker (G), A Park (M), S Ramsay (I); J Cumming (I), C McAndrew (ND), M James (F), W Ross; L MacLaren (I), M Hayden (T), M Duncan (N), E Mackay (J) (ND); L Fraser (I), D Marshall (F), L Clark (N), M Howieson (I);
10.0 - M Orr (T), R Dunsmuir (C), P Mackenzie (R), J Corbett (D); E Manson (Th), A Brownie (L), S Macdonell (I), E Hutton (MO); L Hampton (F), A Gowie (I), M Webster (Fo) M Alexander (D); P Morrison (MO), D Latham, V Wright (F), J Cameron (S); M Wild, M Gauldie (Ga), A Drummond (Fo), E Morrison (Fo); M Grant (Ga), M Lasseter, S Dunn (Fo), J Anderson (Ga);
11.0 - D Crawford (M), M Douglas (RD), M Wilson (Fo), C MacLeod (J) (ND); L Walker (ND), G Stewart (I), N Scrimgeour (MO), B Grant (Ga); C Matheson (G), A Burnett (RD), H Stuart (MO); A Oakes (G), M Matheson (B), D Mackay (MO), I Wilson (F); M Rennie (RD), H McCook (J) (A), I Smith (M), M Holmes (RD); E Wallace (MO), M Blair (RD), S Lorimer (Br), A Taylor (J) (F);
12.0 -M Allan (G), W Spencer (MO), L MacKinnon (I), K Macdonald (J) (ND); S Vickerman (G), M Barr (Gai), A Rose (MO), E Colvin (I); S Macvicar (Gai), T Weekes (RD), E Sloan (G), S Smith (G); E Coghill (RD), R Bruce (MO), L Mackay (Du), L Fraser (Fo); D McBride (RD), M Ritchie (MO), J Milne, S Mackenzie

First Junior Golf Competition

A new session is just starting with the golf and the first competition will be on SUNDAY 15 APRIL at FORTROSE & ROSEMARKIE at 1.30pm. Whether you have a handicap or not, find a lady member whom you can team up with and come and play in the Juniors/Ladies Competition. NO charge. This is a fun competition to get you started for the season.
I look forward to seeing you all then and please, let me know if there are any questions.

Lorna Lloyd Baker
Junior Girls Convenor

Pam Gordon's Quiz

The above Quiz went very well and a big thank you has to go to Pam for her hard work in putting the quiz together and also to the ladies who participated and raised £275 that will go towards helping the juniors. Thank you to the ladies who provided raffle prizes too.
There were 8 teams of 4 and everybody had tea and biscuits at half time. Sweets were at hand to munch, whilst trying to think of answers to the questions.

Thanks again
Lorna Lloyd Baker
Junior Convenor

Pam Gordon's Quiz

HELP, HELP, HELP

Numbers for the above Quiz are short! Please try and support this if at all possible.

Wednesday 28 March at 2.00pm at Fairways, Inverness
£20 per team of 4 including Tea & Biscuits.
All proceeds to Junior Girls Funds

National Playing Fields Association

Many congratulations to Kelsey MacDonald on being awarded a medal at the above awards in Edinburgh, by Ethel Jack, President of SLGA.

PAM GORDON QUIZ

Pam Gordon is holding another quiz for Junior Girls Funds on
WEDNESDAY 28 MARCH at 2pm in FAIRWAYS, INVERNESS.

£20 per team of 4
Tea and biscuits included

To enter, contact Pam on 01667 453392

See you there

NOTICE OF DELEGATES MEETING

Please be advised that a meeting of the Northern Counties Delegates will take place on SUNDAY 25 FEBRUARY at 2.00pm in NAIRN DUNBAR CLUBHOUSE.

It is hoped that all clubs will be represented.

Apologies should be sent to the County Secretary.

Mary Hayden

Secretary

Happy Birthday

Congratulations to our President, Isobel McIntosh on reaching the ripe old age of 70 on 11th January 2007. Maybe you will have to give up the caddying this year at Cruden Bay Isobel!!

Best Wishes from all County Members and Officials

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