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