Trophy presentation

Pam Gordon presenting Carinne Taylor with the McDermott trohpy for being the first Junior at Grantown on Spey

Results for Grantown on Spey 7 Oct 2012

What a great day we had, the weather was just about perfect for the time of year - shame the golf wasn't but hey you win some you lose some - I am just talking about me by the way.  We had a good turn out for the McDemott Cup (Juniors) with 5 girls taking part. Carinne Taylor(12) Elgin, who was on 16 at the champs, won the scratch trophy with a gross 88 followed by Emma Booker-Milburn (34) Nairn, with a net 78 for the handicap Trophy. Most improved Junior went to Abbie Cruden from Nairn Dunbar who started the season on 54 and came down to 27.

The prizes were are as follows:

CSS Score: 74
Course Par : 72

1st Scratch Lynne Fraser (6) - Fortrose & Rosemarkie 77
2nd Sctacth Mary Smith (2) - Tain 80
1st Silver Trish Weekes (18) RDGC net 73
2nd Silver Fiona Williams (14) Inverness net 74
3rd Silver Claire Dingwall (13) MOO net 75
4th Silver Iris Wilson (15) Forres - net 75

1st Bronze Cath Allan (27) GOS net 72
2nd Bronze Emma Booker-Milburn (J) (34) Nairn net 78

The results will be published on howdidido once the Secretary from GOS returns from his holiday around the 22 Oct.

The AGM was very well attended this year, 2 items that were discussed were changes to the format of the County Champs and the use of distance measuring devices.

It was unanimously agreed that the Champs be shortened to two days and that we could use DMD's in our competitions, although we were made aware that DMD's are not permitted in SLGA area finals and competitions.

Grantown Draw Sunday 7 October 2012 Amendment

GRANTOWN ON SPEY  – Northern Counties’ Ladies’ Golf Association – County Open Sunday 7 October 2012 Amendment.

Competitors will leave the tee in two’s at 7 minute intervals and are from the host club unless stated.

Abbreviations: BR, Brora, C, Carrbridge, E, Elgin; F, Forres; FA, Fort Augustus, FR, Fortrose & Rosemarkie,  G, Gairloch; GOL, Golspie, ,I, Inverness; MO, Muir of Ord;  N, Nairn; RD, Royal Dornoch;  T, Tain

1000- S Vickerman, F Williams (I), A Oakes, J Cameron (FR), C Allan, P Davis (F), J Cooper (F), E Hill,

1030 –C Dingwall (MO), D McCaig (F), W Spencer (MO), Carol Macdonald (C), M McLachlan, I Wright (RD),

1100 –H Stuart (MO), S Duncan (RD), P Morrison (MO) E Coghill (RD)

A Clarke (BR), M Bagott (RD), P Ash (BR), F More (GOL)

1130 – D McBride (RD), C Boyd (F), V Wright (F), K Lawson (RD), B Grant (F), F MacDonald (RD),  M Rennie (RD), D Marshall (F)

1207 – W Murray (RD), S Macvicar (G), M Smith (T), Isobel McIntosh (I), A Ryan (T), M Barr (G)

1230 – I Wilson (F), J Buist (F), M Hayden (T), Trish Weekes (RD), S Rowan (I), J Coulthard, M Blair (RD), M Mackay (FA), M Douglas (RD), C Mathieson

1300 – C Marshall (N), C Selwyn (FA), C Riddell (RD), R Miller (F), C Boa (RD), E Booker-Milburn (RD), R Riddell (RD), K Miller (F), C Taylor (E),  L Fraser (FR),

TARBAT RESULTS

Well done to all the ladies that took part in the NC competition at Tarbat today. Despite strong winds and showers 39 competitors completed the course in a Stableford format which proved more successful than continuing with the planned Stroke Play.

Morag Cairney and her able local team provided a great service both on and off the course.  There were many complementary comments about the course with a large percentage of the competitors playing the course for the first time.

Nobody was expecting high scores due to the challenging conditions, the tail end of an American storm but Morag Cairney (17) Tarbat and Margot Barr (10) Gairloch managed an excellent 28 pts each.  On  count back Morag won with a better inward half.  This also secured first Vet for Margot who was presented with the Vets Trophy.

1st Morag Cairney (Tarbat) 28pts

2nd Margot Barr  (Gairloch) 28pts

3rd Jean Cameron (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) 27 pts

4th Sally Rowan (Inverness) 26pts

5th Angela Mackay (Tarbat) 26pts

6th Dorothy Marshall (Forres) 25pts

The sweeps were won by Angela Mackay, Patsy Mackay and Margaret Bagott who all received £10 each.

Referee selected for Ricoh Women's British Open

Eliz Munro from Moray Golf Club has been selected to referee at the Ricoh Women's British Open at Royal Liverpool - Hoylake 13-16 September.  This is a fantastic opportunity for Eliz and also nice to have one of  'our own' officiating in such a prestigious competition.  Congratulations Eliz.

Tarbat Draw Friday 14 September

0940 – F MacDonald (RD), A Clarke (BR), J Bannerman (T), J Thornton (FR), E Coghill (RD), P Ashe (BR), M Orr (RD), P Moscatti (RD), S Ramsay (I)

1010 – C Ross (T), M Gordon, C Morrison (N). I McIntosh (I), D Lloyd (RD), L Beaney (BR), S Rowan (I), J Locket (BR), Y Gunn (N)

1230 – M Blair (RD), J Cameron (FR), C Wood (RD), S McVicar (G), C Marshall (I), D Marshall (F), M Barr (G),  M Mathieson (BB), V Wright (F)

1300 – J Hunter (BB), M Douglas (RD), M James (F), J Steggles (BB) P Davis (F), V McMurdo (F), D Mathieson (RD), F Grant (F), I Wright (RD)

1330 – J Elliot (BB), B Shephard (RD) P Webster (T) P MacKay (RD), A Mackay, I Blease (GOS), J Cooper (F), M Joyce, A Burnett (RD), M Cairney, M Bagott (RD), J Coulthard (GOS), A Rae (GOS)

Results of open at Ullapool

Thank you Ladies for making the effort to come to Ullapool. We were rewarded by some great weather and shown some excellant golf from the local ladies. Honours went to;

1st Scratch June Nicol (Inverness) (10) gross 76 (lowest recorded at Ullapool)
2nd Scratch Alison Bartlett (RDGC)(4)gross 81
1st Silver Fiona Hossack (Ullapool) 87 (20) 67
2nd Silver Angela Ford (Ullapool) 82 (13) 69
3rd Silver Doreen McCaig (Forres) 91 (20) 71
4th Silver Eliz Coghill (RDGC) 81 (10) 71
1st Bronze Irene Macdonald (Ullapool) 89 (21) 68
2nd Bronze Cath Macpherson (Ullapool) 94 (24) 70
3rd Bronze Margaret Seater (RDGC) 101 (31) 70
4th Bronze Carol Macdonald (Carrbridge) 93 (22) 71

Many thanks to Fiona, Irene and Cath for helping out on the day and making us all feel so welcome.

Draw for Ullapool Saturday 4 August 2012

ULLAPOOL– Northern Counties’ Ladies’ Golf Association County Open on Saturday 4 August 2012

COMPETITORS leave the tee in three’s at ten minute intervals and are from the host club unless stated.

Abbreviations: BB, Bonar Bridge; C, Carbridge; E, Elgin; F, Forres; FA Fort Augustus; FR, Fortrose & Rosemarkie, G, Gairloch; GOS, Grantown-on-Spey; I, Inverness; MO, Muir of Ord; N, Nairn; RD, Royal Dornoch.

0930 – A Ford, V Wright (F), 0940 - J Cooper (F), I Blease (GOS), C Boyde (F), F Grant (F), P Davis (F), C Macdonald (C), A Rae (GOS), P Cronin (F), I Macdonald, M Dick (GOS), D McCaig (F), W Spencer (MO), S Hooker (MO), S Macdonnel (I), V McMurdo (F),

1030 – J Nicol (I), D Marshall (F), A Rose (MO), J Coulthard (GOS), F Williams (I), J Hunter (BB), E Simpson (E), M Matheson (BB), E Lawrie, J Cowie (E), J Powell (G) J Steggles (BB)

1300 – L Coghill (RD), S McVicar G), 1310 – F Hossack , M Bagott (RD), S Duncan (RD), K Lawson (RD), F Allen (N), P Mcleod , J Hire (N), M Douglas (RD), S Smith (RD), C Marshall (N), W Murray (D), D McBride (RD), M Barr (G), M Clemow (FA), A Bartlett (RD),

1400 – L Fraser (FR), M Rennie (RD), F Macdonald (RD), M Maclennon, D Matheson (RD) T Weeks (RD), I Wright (RD), E Richards, M Blair (RD), L Dickinson (RD), C Macpherson, A Burnett (RD).

Garmouth & Kingston Foursome Results

A strange thing happened today at G & K, the sun shone! With some warm weather and a slight breeze we headed off around the course, many of us not having played the course before. The greens were lightening fast - apparently the same speed as Lytham and the first cut was 'club hugging'. There were some great scores, notably from the locals and some terrible ones from the visitors, I am allowed to say terrible, as my partner and I had the worst. We came bottom with a net 93. A total of 27 pairs entered. The results were:
Scratch Gillian Dowling & Alison Gowie (10) 87 1st Handicap Margaret Gauldie & Ellen Spence (21) net 70 2nd Handicap Christine Marshall & Mary Clemow (17) net 72 3rd Handicap Liz Ballentine & Maureen Walker (18) net 74 4th Handicap Gillian Cruden & Rosalind Miller (36) net 78 5th Handicap Abbie Cruden & Katie Miller (30) net 78 6th Handicap Cath Allen & Amelia Oakes (29) net 78.5

Draw for Garmouth & Kingston 20 Jul 2012

10.00 S Leese/J strachan & N Burtwell/F Allan 10.10 N Scrimgeour/S MacDonell & G Cruden/R Miller 10.20 A Cruden/K Miller & J Nicol/F Williams 10.30 L Ballantine/M Walker & P Davis/J Cooper 10.40 M Gauldie/E Spence & V Wright/V McMurdo 10.50 E Simpson/M Grant & S Vickerman/M Allan 11.00 C Dingwall/W Spencer & I Wilson/D McCaig 11.10 N Scott/L Rae & D Marshall/M James 11.20 L Fraser/C Taylor & C Allan/A Oakes 11.30 11.40 E Hill/C MacDonald & F MacDonald/P Clark 11.50 J Coulthard/& I Blease & M Barr/S MacVicar 12.00 S Hooker/M Ritchie & C Marshall/M Clemow

North of Scotland Champs Blairgowrie

Well done to June Nicol (9) from Inverness GC for reaching the semi final of the handicap section. She lost out to Molly Stewart (8) Murcar Links 2 and 1, Molly went on to win the handicap section.

Scottish Senior Ladies Comp at Kemnay

ROYAL DORNOCH PLAYER WINS SCOTTISH SENIOR TITLE SLGA president Margaret MacNaughtan presents the trophy to Alison Bartlett. Picture by Carol Fell. By COLIN FARQUHARSON Colin@scottishgolfview.com Royal Dornoch's Alison Bartlett is the new Scottish senior women's amateur stroke-play golf champion. She won the title at Kemnay Golf Club, Aberdeenshire today after long-time leader Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) dropped four shots to par over the last four holes. Glennie, well clear of the field, had a double bogey 7 at the 15th and bogeys at the 16th and 17th for a six-over-par round of 79 (39-40) which gave her a two-round final total of eight-over 154. Bartlett matched that aggregate by birdieing the 17th on her way to a one-under 72 (37-35). Glennie's downward spiral continued when she lost the sudden-death play-off to Bartlett at the first extra hole. Tain sisters Mary Smith (81 for 158) and Anne Ryan (80 for 161) finished third and joint fifth to give the far North three players in the top six - a grand performance. The leading 16 players go on to contest the seniors' match-play championship over the next two days. Linda Urquhart (Banchory) was the 16th qualifier with an 85 for 168 - pipping former Scottish seniors champion Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) (83 for 169) for the final place.

Day 1 from Monifieth info from Colin Farquharson

FIRST-DAY WINS FOR NORTHERN COUNTIES, ANGUS AT MONIFIETH Defending champions Perth and Kinross were beaten 5 1/2-3 1/2 by Northern Counties on the first day of the Northern Division women's inter-county team golf championship at Monifieth today P and K took a 2-1 lead from the morning foursomes but Angus made up the leeway by winning the singles 4 1/2-1 1/2 with victories for Hannah McCook, Cara Gruber, Mary Smith and Sammy Vass. Similarly, Angus trailed 2-1 to Aberdeenshire after the foursomes but swept to a 6 1/2-2 1/2 victory by winning five singles and halving the other. Young Jessica Meek had a good 3 and 2 win over Scottish champion Laura Murray in the top singles The Northern Division champions go forward to the four-cornered contest at the Scottish women's county finals at Montrose Links from September 21 to 23.  P and K  3 1/2,  Northern Counties 5 1/2 FOURSOMES (2-1) L Walker and E Watson bt H McCook and C Gruber 3 and 1. S Crolla and N Robertson lost to M Smith and A Bartlett 2 and 1. J Milne and E Muirhead bt A Ryan and S Vass 1 hole. SINGLES (1 1/2-4 1/2) Walker lost to McCook 1 hole. Muirhead lost to Gruber 7 and 6. F Ramsay lost to Smith 6 and 5. Robertson bt C Ross 2 and 1. Crolla halved with Ryan Watson lost to Vass 4 and 3. Angus  6 1/2, Aberdeenshire  2 1/2 FOURSOMES (1-2) R Wilson and A Summers lost to L Murray and R Polson 4 and 3. J Meek and A Ramsay halved with S Wood and C Wilson. C Penman and K Reid halved with S Mathieson and K Beveridge. SINGLES (5 1/2- 1/2) Meek bt Murray 3 and 2. Ramsay bt Wood 2 holes Reid bt S Leslie 3 and 1. J Chalmers bt Wilson 2 holes A Smith halved with Polson Summers bt Mathieson 5 and 4. HOW THEY STAND Angus 2pt, Northern Counties 2pt, Perth and Kinross 0pt, Aberdeenshire 0 pt. MATCHES TO COME SUNDAY Aberdeenshire v Northern Counties, Angus v Perth and Kinross MONDAY Angus v Northern Counties, Aberdeenshire v Perth and Kinross Labels: Amateur Ladies posted by Colin | See story on its own page | 5:34:00 PM

Inter-County Competition Monifieth

Results for our team so far are: Won 5, lost 2 and halved 1 against Perth & Kinross. Well done the girls.

Results for Open at Boat of Garten 28 May 2012

Css 72 SSS 71 Scratch Susan McVicar(8) (Gairloch) Gross 82 1st Silver Marlyn Sharp (13) Boat of Garten Net 72 2nd Silver Margaret Thompson (19) Boat of Garten 72 3rd Silver Ellen Spence (20) Rothes 72 4th Silver Sandra Hooker (14) Muir of Ord 72 Bronze Pauline Cronin (27) Forres Net 74 2nd Bronze Janetter Cowie (31) Elgin Net 75

Team Selection for Inter County Competition at Monifieth

Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch GC) Ann Ryan (Tain GC) Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch GC) Claire Ross (Tain GC) Eleanor Tunn (Reay GC) Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey GC) Mary Smith (Tain GC) Sammy Vass (Tain GC) Reserve Jenny Milne (Elgin GC)

Tee times for Boat of Garten County Open

BOAT OF GARTEN – Northern Counties’ Ladies’ Golf Association – County Open Monday 28 May 2012. Competitors will leave the tee in three’s at 7 minute intervals and are from the host club unless stated. Abbreviations: BB, Bonar Bridge, BR, Brora E, Elgin; F, Forres; G, Gairloch; FR, Fortrose & Rosemarkie, GOS, Grantown on Spey; I, Inverness; K, Kingussie, MO, Muir of Ord; N, Nairn; R, Rothes; RD, Royal Dornoch; T, Tain 11.00 – J Cowie (E) , E Simpson (E), S Hooker (MO), E Cameron (E), C Howie (E), S Macdonell (I), A Gowie (I), H Stewart (MO), M Barr (G) 11.22 – M Ritchie (MO), J Fraser (MO), C Dean (E), M Hayden (T), C Dingwall (MO), J Hunter (BB), A Murray (E), M Matheson (BB), J Coulthard (GOS) 1152 – J Thornton (FR), M McWilliam (K), M Thompson, J Grant (K), M Walker (E), C Boyd (F), P Cronin (F), E Day (K), E Spence (R) 12.15 – P Macgillivray, A Oakes (GOS), D McCaig (F), J Hire (N), P Davis (F), M Douglas (RD), M Kessack (E), S Asher (N), C Allen (GOS) 12.45 – L Wheeler (F), F Macdonald (RD), F Allen (N), M Bagott, (RD), V Wright (F), S Mackenzie (E), S Rowan (I), T Weekes (RD), D Marshall (F) 13.07 – M Sharp, L Beaney (BR), E Coghill (RD), J Cooper (F), J Lockett (BR), S Duncan (RD), B Grant (F), A Clarke (BR), M Rennie (RD) 13.30 – S Mcvicar (G), D McBride (RD), C Marshall (N), M James (F), A Weller, A Telford (K), A Rae (GOS), P Ross (K)

Extra tee times at the Boat of Garten County Open

I have managed to get some more tee times for this open. Please contact me for late entries. 01479 851361 or 07779 292175 Jacqui

County Open 28 May at Boat of Garten GC

Our delegate for the open at Boat has had to leave the country to visit family so I will be taking any queries regarding this comp. Her husband is still at home so he will pass any entries received through the post to me. We have already had over 50 entered, so a reserve list is in place. Jacqui

Season Pass for Curtis Cup

Margaret Bagott from RDGC won the Season Pass which we drew at the County Champs. Thank you to all who bought squares, we raised over £340.

Hannah Claims Victory over Cara

The winners and runners up from left to right: Marion Kessack, Ella Simpson, Carinne Taylor, Hannah McCook, Jenny Milne, Eleanor Tunn and Cara Gruber. It was an entertainig last day of golf at Elgin. Newcomer, 15 yr old Carinne Taylor (18) from Elgin played exceptionally well in her first County Championships. She beat Marion Kessack (30) in the semi final 6/5 and then went on to beat Ella Simpson (15) also from Elgin in the final 4/3. Cara beat Jenny 5/4 and Hannah beat Eleanor 7/5 in the scratch semi finals. Cara and Hannah were all square at the 17th. They both had fantastic drives on the par 5 18th leaving them just one shot to reach the green. Cara went first and landed left off the green. Hannah followed suit but landed in a grassy bunker also left of the green. Cara putted up and Hannah managed to get a half decent shot onto the green from a difficult lie. They were both now on 3 each. Hannah went first and left her ball very close to the hole. Cara then had to putt to win the hole, but missed and they ended up with a half. Off to the 1st again and once more the pair halved the hole. At the 2nd they both drove well then Hannah landed her 2nd ball on the green, Cara's slightly short. Cara had a long putt up and was within 3 feet of the hole, Hannah putted for a birdie but left the ball sat just passed the lip. Cara needed to sink a 3 foot putt for a half but unfortunatley she missed and Hannah claimed victory with a par. This is the first time Hannah has won the County Champs.

Day 2 Results County Champs Elgin

The conditions were dry but very windy to start off then the wind increased dramatically in the afternoon. It was difficult to work out what direction the wind was blowing at times. Several bags were blown over and balls blown off tees. SCRATCH 1st round Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) bt Annabel Brown (Nairn Dunbar) 6 and 4 Jenny Milne (Elgin) bt Mary Smith (Tain) 1 up Lousie Marshall (Elgin) bt Christine McAndrew (Nairn Dunbar) 2 up Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch) bt Nia Morrison (Carrbridge) 7 and 6 June Nicol (Inverness) bt Shona Leese (Elgin) 1 up Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) bt Gillian Dowling (Inverness) 9 and 7 Lynne Fraser (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) bt Anne Ryan 2 and 1 Eleanor Tunn (Reay) bt Margot Barr (Gairloch) 6 and 5 2nd Round Milne bt Bartlett 5 and 4 Gruber bt Marshall 6 and 5 McCook bt Nicol 4 and 2 Tunn bt Fraser 4 and 3 Handicap quarter final Ella Simpson (15) (Elgin) bt Maureen Walker (18) (Elgin) 3 and 2 Linda Wheeler (16) (Forres) bt Fiona Macdonald (20) (Royal Dornoch) 1 up after 18 Marion Kessack (30) (Elgin) bt Pat Morrison (12) (Muir of Ord) 3 and 1 Carrine Taylor (18) (Elgin) bt Liz Ballantine (18) (Elgin) 5 and

Elgin CSS

The CSS today was 76 and the SSS is 74.

County Champs Scratch and Handicap tee times for Sunday13 May

SCRATCH 0900 Alison Bartlett V Annabell Brown 0908 Mary Smith V Jenny Milne 0916 Louise Marshall V Christine McAndrew 0924 Nia Morrison V Cara Gruber 0932 Shona Leese V June Nicol 0940 Gillian Dowling V Hannah McCook 0948 Ann Ryan V Lynne Fraser 0956 Margot Barr V Eleanor Tunn HANDICAP 1300 - 1330 Maureen Walker v Ella Simpson Linda Wheeler v Fiona Macdonald Pat Morrison v Marion Kessack Liz Ballantine v Carinne Taylor

COUNTY CHAMPS DRAW AL1

ELGIN COUNTY CHAMPS –Northern Counties’ Ladies’ Golf Association County Championship on Saturday 12 May 2012. COMPETITORS leave the tee in twos at seven-minute intervals and are from the host club unless stated. Abbreviations: B, Brora; C, Carrbridge, E, Elgin; F, Forres; FR, Fortrose & Rosemarkie; G, Gairloch; GOS, Grantown-on-Spey; I, Inverness; MO, Muir of Ord; N, Nairn; ND, Nairn Dunbar; R, Rothes; Ry, Reay; RD, Royal Dornoch; T, Tain. 08.30 – C Gruber (RD), H McCook (GOS), M Smith (T), E Tunn (Ry), A Ryan (T), G Dowling (I), A Bartlett (RD), J Milne, 09.00 - L Fraser (FR), S McVicar (G), S Leese, E Simpson, J Nicol (I) D Lloyd (RD), A Gowie (I), N Scrimgeour (MO) 09.30 - J Strachan, N Morrison (C), L Marshall, Helen Stuart (MO), E McTavish, A Brown (ND), P Morrison (MO), S Macdonell (I) 10.00 - C Dingwall (MO), V Wright (F), S Mackenzie, M Barr (G), W Spencer (MO), C Taylor, P Ashe (B), M Wild 10.30 - P Moscati (RD), L Beaney (B), A Grant (B), L Argyle (T), C Marshall (N), M Walker, L Wheeler (F), D Latham 11.00 - D Marshall (F) E Ballantine, W Murray (RD), A Clarke (B), J Coulthard (GOS), I Wilson (F), J Cooper (F), S Rowan (I) 11.30 - M Orr (RD), S Duncan (RD), E Hutton (MO) F Macdonald (RD), M Ritchie (MO), C Boyd (F), E Hill (GOS), E Spence (R) 12.00 - S Vickerman (GOS), F More (G), M Allen (GOS), F Allan (N), F Grant (F) M James (F), D McCaig (F), P Davis (F), 12.30 - E Cameron, P Cronin (F), J Cowe, M Kessack

BIG LOTTERY FUND & Junior Girls Comp 29 Apr at Muir of Ord

We have received £1880 from the Big Lottery Fund to encourage girls to play more golf. We intend to use the money to run events for the girls so that they can meet, play golf and have some coaching. We plan to run events in various parts of the highlands. The first meeting was held in brilliant sunshine on 29th April at Muir-of-Ord. 21 girls entered – 8 played 9 holes, 10 played 6 holes and 3 played 3 holes. Ross Dennison from Inverness GC came along and gave some coaching and we had a putting competition. 9 hole Competition Net Score Winner Caitlin Boa, Royal Dornoch 29 Runner-Up Rebecca Westin, Muir of Ord 30 6 Hole Competition Winner Ceilidh Atchison, Royal Dornoch 23 Runner-Up Emma Gault, Inverness 26 3 Hole Competition Winner Abby Suddich, Nairn 17 Runners-up Megan Matheson, Royal Dornoch 19 Ellie Taylor, Muir of Ord 19 9 Hole Putting Competition Winners Isabella Gordon, Nairn & Caitlin Boa, Royal Dornoch 13 Putts 6 Hole Putting Competition Winner Rebekah Fraser, Inverness 14 Putts 3 Hole Putting Competition Winner Ellie Taylor, Muir of Ord 18 Putts

Adult/Junior Comp Torvean

This competition is being run on Sunday 20 May from 1-2pm. All entries to Anne Rose. The entry form on web still says 6th May but it is definitely 20th May.

THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012 STIRLING STUDENTS JACK McDONALD, HANNAH McCOOK WIN TITLES

Hannah McCook wins women's title on card countback In the women's championship Stirling's Hannah McCook won in an exciting finish. A Scotland girl international, the Nethy Bridge student's closing round of four-under-par 70 was easily the best of the whole women's tournament and it gave her a final total of 305. Welsh international Gemma Bradbury (St Anrews) was able to match that aggrgate with a final round of 73 but she lost out to McCook (pictured right) on a card countback. Hannah said later: "I played really well for that last round of 70. I just managed to keep it all together. Everything was working. I was 4 under for the front 9 then level for the back 9. I had a double bogey on the 4th but I just kept patient and the birdies just came. So happy to have returned so well since my wrist surgery and injury." York's Charlotte Austwick had led by TEN shots after three rounds but slumped to a nightmare last round of 84 which opened the door for McCook and Bradbury who pipped her by one shot. Charlotte was even deprived of third place on 306. Eilidh Briggs (Stirling), the 2011 Scottish Under-18 girls champion, also finished on 306 with a 73, easily her best of the week, and the Scot was officially placed third after a card countback. Defending champion and pre-tournament favourite Kelsey MacDonald (Stirling) injured an arm and retired after two rounds.

www.northern-counties.com

Don't forget you can get all the information you need about Northern Counties via our new web address.

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.

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.