West Kilbride GC Under-21 Girls' Open

West Kilbride Golf Club is to hold an Under-21s Girls' Open on Thursday 29th July. This is open to girls both with and without handicaps, with trophies for pre-handicap, handicap and scratch categories up for grabs. Those without handicaps will play 9 holes in an adaptation of the Wee Wonders format, before staffing a marquee and handing out cakes and drinks to the handicap contenders. Presumably you will be able to keep the biggest, creamiest, best looking cakes for yourselves!

If you are interested in taking part in this, entry forms can be obtained either from West Kilbride Golf Club or by e-mailing khnextlevel@aol.com.

Junior Spring Meeting 2010

The Junior Spring meeting will be held at Swanston New Golf Club on Tuesday 6 April 2010. The 18-hole competition for junior members with a handicap will start at 10 am and a 12-hole competition on the Templar Course for those without handicaps will start at 10.30 am. There will also be a putting competition for those without handicaps.

Entires are now being taken and can be sent to Joan Simpson, whose details are on the entry form. Please note that entries must be received by Tuesday 23rd March.

To download an entry form click HERE

This and other entry forms can be downloaded from the website by clicking on the left hand side of this page under Junior Girls - Junior Entry Forms.

Arlene wins Scottish Unis Stableford

Many congratulations to new squad member Arlene McGarty who bounced back from injury to win the Scottish Universities Ladies' Golf Association's Stableford competition which was held on Sunday at Troon Portland. Having suffered a broken arm in the autumn, Arlene has just returned to golf and scored a marvelous 39 points to win by 1 point.

This win has got the Captian thinking that maybe a springtime of broken arms is on the cards for the squad instead of practice games and coaching sessions!

Cuthbertson Cup and Inter-County Draws

The draw for the Junior Inter-County Matches, the Cuthbertson Cup, was made at the recent East of Scotland Captains' Meeting. To be held on Sunday 18th April at Ratho Park Golf Club, the morning singles sees Midlothian take on Stirling & Clackmannan in one tie and East Lothian play Fife in the other. The first match tees off at 9.30 am, with the winners playing each other in the afternoon, with a tee-off time of 2 pm. The losing teams in the morning will follow this match and play foursomes to determine the third and fourth places.

Also at the meeting, the draw for the Inter-Counties Matches to be held from Monday 28th - Wednesday 30th June at Royal Musselburgh Golf Club was made and is as follows:

Day 1: East Lothian v Stirling & Clackmannan; Midlothian v Fife
Day 2: Midlothian v Stirling & Clackmannan; East Lothian v Fife
Day 3: Stirling & Clackmannan v Fife; East Lothian v Midlothian

Please put these dates in your diaries and come along to support your teams. The girls will be defending the Cuthbertson Cup for the 5th year in a row and the main team will be out to make it to the finals for the second year in a row.

Hermitage Monthly 12-holes

Sunday saw this year's first visit to the Hermitage Golf Club for the Juniors' monthly golf. Although a bit frosty under foot, the sun was out with a little bit of warmth. Six girls braved the conditions and played round for the first time. Many thanks to May Hardy for setting the girls off and to Gillian Simpson who came along to help and inspire the girls.

This was the start of the Hermitage Course league, which runs until August. Points are awarded for turning up as well as for 1st and 2nd handicap and 1st, 2nd and 3rd non-handicap; the winners at the end of the season receiving the Maggie MacPherson and Sue Caton Trophies respectively.

Yesterday's results were as follows:

Handicap:
1st Carla Maran - net 39
2nd Emma Morrison - net 41

Non-handicap:
1st Caitlin Turner - 64
2nd Kim Naysmith - 70
3rd Lisa MacPherson - 85

The Hermitage Golf Course has teamed up with Queen Cake to provide catering in their clubhouse. Having sold their home baking and cakes at Farmers' Markets and online, Queen Cake will be offering teas, coffees, soups and snacks, as well as their home baking, at the Hermitage. To kick start this new venture, an Open Day is to be held on Saturday 27 March from 10 am - 3 pm. There will be free golf lessons, a BBQ, a family golf competition, a bouncy castle, face painting and free pilates and yoga workshops, not to mention the free cake tastings! Why not grab your parents, brothers, sisters and grandparents and head along for a visit? Try out what to eat after your next MCLGA 12 hole competition! For more information see www.queencake.co.uk.

Squad news

After 2 great days on which the sun shone and the squad played warm up games amongst themselves at Gullane Golf Club, the focus moves to short game coaching next weekend. Jane Connachan will be putting everyone through their paces at Kingsfield Golf Centre in Linlithgow, the focus being on short game, bunker play and putting. Fingers crossed for a few more decent weekends!

Meanwhile, the Junior Training Squad were out in force yesterday at their second session at the Braids Driving Range with Mark Berrie. They are all swinging the club and hitting the ball exceptionally well. It is wonderful to see the advances being made and they are all keen for the season to begin.

SLGA International Team Captains announced

Many congratulations to Karen Marshall and Pamela Williamson who are amongst the Captains announced by the SLGA for their team competitions in 2010. Karen will take care of the Girls' Home International Team which plays at Bangor Gofl Club in Northern Ireland in August and the team for the Girls European Championship being held in July at Aalborg in Denmark. Pamela has been given the reigns for the European Senior Team Championship at Berlin and the Senior Home Internationals at Sheringham Golf CLub in Norfolk, both of which take place in September.

Good luck to you both in your roles. We are sure you will do a great job and will motivate your teams to great results.