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