KELSEY CAPS GREAT SEASON BY WINNING BELGIAN JUNIOR TITLE

Congratulations to Kelsey MacDonald, 19, a member of Nairn Dunbar Golf Club, who has just won the Belgian Junior International Tournament's Girls' individual title at the fourth and last attempt at Royal Golf Club of Belgium, near Brussels today.

Kelsey, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, winner this year of the Scottish Women's Amateur title and the Scottish Under-21 Girls Championship for the second year in a row and also beaten finalist in the British Women's Open Amateur Championship, capped her great season by coming from several shots in arrears with a brilliant last round of two-under-par 70.

That gave her a total of 293 after earlier rounds of 72, 73 and 78. She won by five shots from Federica Maria Costantini (Italy) who finished with a 76 for 298.

Golf Quiz

As the County Open at Thurso was cancelled, the draw for the golf quiz was done on Saturday 21st August instead of the Friday.  It was the Ladies' Open at Thurso so I asked Anne Simmonite the Lady Captain to draw the winners for me.  The winners were:

1st   Mrs Liz Fraser from Nairn
2nd  Mrs Margaret Young from Inverness
3rd  Mr & Mrs George Spark from Strathpeffer

M & S vouchers have been posted.

Most people got the connection which was that they had all won Majors.  There were only about four incorrect answers.  Anagram 7 was Angel Cabrera and not Bernhard Langer.

What a lovely course Thurso was and in excellent condition too.  The wind was really strong on the Saturday but two of the Forres ladies won prizes so the trip was worthwhile.

Dorothy Marshall

Secretary/Treasurer

HANNAH MCCOOK DOES IT AGAIN

On her way home from the Girls' Home Internationals in Northern Ireland the week before last, Hannah McCook from Abernethy Golf Club played in the North of Scotland Girls' Championship at Brechin on Sunday 15th August winning the North of Scotland Girls' title for the second year in a row.

Hannah made hay while the sun shone over the Brechin course with a two-over-par round of 74 to win the title by one shot from Rachel Polson (Peterculter) and Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) with another member of  the Scotland girls’ team, Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) in fourth place. 

 

The field of more than 30 players was the biggest the championship has attracted for a number of years. In the final analysis it was Hannah’s figures over the last six holes that retained the title to add to the Northern Counties' Girls’ Championship which she won earlier this season when she was also runner-up in the Paul Lawrie Scottish Schoolgirls' Championship.

 

Hannah covered holes 13 to 18 in one under par with a birdie 4 at the 16^th .for an inward half of 36. Rachel Polson was one over par for the same stretch, having an eagle 3 at the 14^th but bogeys at the 15^th, 16^th and 17^th in 38 home. 

Congratulations from everyone in Northern Counties.

Florence Allan

Captain

County Open - Friday 20th August - Thurso

Unfortunately this fixture has had to be cancelled due to lack of support.

Dorothy Marshall
Secretary

County Open - Friday 20th August - Thurso

The next County Open will take place at Thurso Golf Club on Friday 20th August. 

Entry fees:  Members £8.00, Juniors £3.00, Non Members £12.00.  Members over 50 years of age will be eligible to win the Vets Trophy.

Enries should be sent to Eileen Manson, 49A Princes Street, THURSO, KW14 7AB Tel: 07934 298802.

Dorothy Marshall

Secretary