Championship Qualifying Draw

The draw for the Championship Qualifying competition at Newbattle on Tuesday 7 May is now available under DRAWS on the left hand side of this page.

'B' Championship Draw

The draw for the 'B' Championship is now available under DRAWS on the left hand side of this page.

Helen Holm 2013

Good luck to Jane Turner and Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw), and Kate McIntosh and Hannah Scott ((Broomieknowe) playing in the Helen Holm in Troon this weekend.

Rearranged Spring Meeting - 22nd April 2013

The rearranged Spring meeting took place at Ratho Park on Monday 22nd April. The torrential rain of the previous week was replaced by almost gale force winds making playing good golf a real challenge. Despite the weather some good scores were returned and the CSS for the day was 74.(SSS 71)

1st Scratch (Cormack Salver) - Caroline Steedman (Murrayfield) 82 

2nd Scratch - Linda Bain (Lochend) 83

Best Overall Nett - Muriel Gilligan (Swanston) 90 (18) 72 

2nd Overall Nett - Kate Johnston (Baberton) 85 (10) 75

1st Silver handicap - Alison Mitchell 93 (16) 77 

2nd Silver Handicap - Barbara Hamilton 92 (14) 78

Bronze Scratch (CM Rosebowl) Nicky Bell (Murrayfield) 98 

1st Bronze Handicap - Jane Browitt 101 (28) 73

Midlothian win Cuthbertson Cup

The wet and dismal weather did nothing to dampen the spirits of our Junior team who played some spectacular golf to win the Cuthbertson Cup on Sunday at Dunfermline Golf Club.Congratulations to our team of Emily and Jessica Dalgetty, Eilidh Crawford and Kirsty Burgess.

In the morning we played Stirling and Clackmannanshire. Jessica secured an early lead and went on to win  8 & 7 over Catherine Goodwin. In the second half the other matches could have gone either way but Emily found her form to achieve a 3 &;2 win against Andrea Walker.

Behind, both Eilidh and Kirsty fought hard to secure valuable halves to ensure our team won 3 -1.

In the afternoon we were up against holders , East Lothian. Emily led from in front securing an impressive 5 -4 win against Charlotte Munro. Big sister, Jessica fought hard to keep on level terms with Joanne Free and then to edge ahead to win 1 up.  Eilidh, despite her youth, displayed a mature and gritty determination against Jennifer Allan to secure a 3&2 win. No-one watching her was in any doubt that she was there to win!

Kirsty fought hard in an up and down match against Beth Donoghue displaying some stunning golf and getting herself out of some tricky situations. She was unfortunate not to maintain her lead of one up at the 18th to end up halfing her match.

All games were played in a very friendly spirit and everyone enjoyed themselves.

Many thanks to all the families, friends and supporters who came to watch and thank you to Dunfermline Golf Club for their hospitality.

Munross Trophy 2013

The Munross Trophy 36-hole women's tournament will be held on Sunday 26th May. The 36 hole Scratch totals count for the SLGA Order of Merit. Prize Structure as follows:
Scratch Prize Vouchers 1 - £100, 2 - £75, 3 - £50, 4 - £25
Handicap Prize Vouchers 1 - £80, 2 - £60, 3 - £40, 5 - £20

Tee Times available from: First round 9 a.m. – 11.26 a.m. Second round 2 p.m. – 4.30 p.m.

Entry fee is £20 with a handicap limit of 15.

The closing date for entries is Monday 13th May. An entry form can be downloaded by clicking HERE

Re-arranged Spring Meeting Draw

The re-arranged draw for the Spring meeting on Monday 22 April is available under DRAWS on the left hand side of this page

Paul Lawrie Scottish Ladies Open Tour Debut

The first 18-hole tournament in the inaugural Paul Lawrie Golf Centre Scottish Ladies Open Tour takes place tomorrow afternoon at Dalmahoy with a field of 19 lady professionals and eight single-figure female amateurs. Good luck to the Midlothian players taking part: Jane Turner (Craigielaw), Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) and Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe).

This new tour is designed to be a stepping stone to the Ladies European Tour and the organisers Colin Farquharson and PGA teaching Pro Nicolas Melville, are encouraged by the fact that already there are entries from Switzerland, the Netherlands and England.

Julia wins East of Scotland Girls Spring Meeting

Congratulations to Julia Smith of Murrayfield took the overall prize at the East of Scotland Girls Spring meeting on Sunday at Craigielaw Golf Club. In almost unplayable conditions with a very strong gusty wind she scored a gross f 103 less a handicap of 24 for a net score of 79. Clara Young of North Berwick took the scratch prize with gross score of 82. Other prizewinners :- Under 1 Under 16 - Emma Morrison (Craigmillar park) was best Under 16: 97 (15)  82 and Kirsty Burgess (Silverknowes)  best Under 18:  94 (11) 83

Junior Outing to North Berwick

Our annual visit to the Children's course at North Berwick took place on Wednesday 3rd April. The weather was a little chilly but bright and dry. Amazingly there was no rain in sight and 9 girls enjoyed a fun filled day of golf and some good chat and food in the clubhouse afterwards. It was super to see some news faces enjoying the experience of playing on a course for the first time. Well done to all the girls!

Thanks to Sal Shepherd, Hilary Anderson and Diane Morrison and the assortment of Mums, Dads, Grans and Grandpa's for all their help and support. Also big thank you to North Berwick Golf Club for letting us use their club house.

 

The winners of the competition were:  
Handicap:
1st Emma Morrison
2nd Lisa Macpherson

Non-handicap:
1st Megan Linton
2nd Lucy Morrison

Best 9 under:
Georgia Ledingham

Junior 9 hole Competitions

As the Junior Team is competiting in the Cuthbertson Cup on Sunday 21st April there will be no 9 hole competition at Swanston on this date.
The Junior Team would really appreciate your support on Sunday if you feel like a trip across the water to Dunfermline.
The event which involves the 4 East of Scotland Counties competing for the trophy is being held at Dunfermline Golf Club with tee times starting at 9am in the morning and 2pm  in the afternoon.

For those of you who would rather play golf, there is a Stephen Gallacher Flag Competition on Sunday at the Children's course at North Berwick.
On Sunday 28th April we will be running a 9 hole Competition in conjunction with a Stephen Gallacher Flag Event at Swanston.
Both of these events can be entered through the link on the left hand side or by visiting www.sgfoundation.co.uk

Winter Foursomes

Congratulations to Marion Glauch and Sandra Dickson of Mortonhall who have won the Winter Foursomes for 2012/2013 having beaten Sandra Hennessy and Caroline McIntosh from Broomieknowe in the final.

Well done!

Well done and thanks to all competitors for enabling this competition to be completed on schedule.

Spring Meeting April 15th

Unfortunately, due to adverse weather making the course unplayable, today's Spring Meeting had to be abandoned.
For handicap purposes, for rounds completed, the CSS will be 71 (the SSS of the course) and the competition will be reductions only.

The Spring Meeting has been reorganised for Monday 22nd April and Hilary Anderson will contact today's entrants by email  regarding their availability.

Completed rounds today will not count towards the Championship or the result of the Spring meeting.
Entry fees for today will stand and those unable to play next Monday will receive a refund.
Entries will be accepted from individuals unable to play today but available on 22nd April.


Many thanks to Ratho for their assistance with  today's competition and for their generosity and help with the rearrangements.

Cuthbertson Cup 2013

The team for the Cuthbertson Cup on Sunday 21st April at Dunfermline Golf Club is as follows:

Emily Dalgetty (Glencorse)
Jessica Dalgetty (Glencorse)
Eilidh Crawford (Harburn)
Kirsty Burgess (Silverknowes)

reserve Emma Morrison (Craigmillar Park)

This is the Junior Inter County Competition and is played over one day.
In the morning singles, Midlothian is drawn to play Stkrling and Clackmannanshire - tee times from 9.20am.In the afternoon, from 2pm, the winners of the morning singles play each other and the other 2 teams compete in foursomes to determine 3rd and 4th places.
Your support would be very much appreciated by our girls.

Midlothian v Lanarkshire

Our annual match against Lanarkshire was played on Sunday at Lanark G.C on a dry and sunny, although somewhat chilly, day. The course was in great condition and some excellent golf was on show. The game was played in a very friendly spirit and ended for the second year in a row with a 3-3 half.

Many thanks to Lanark for their warm hospitality.

Results were: 
Karen Marshall & Wendy Nicholson won 4 and 3
Jane Turner &  Emily Dalgetty won 2 up
Louise Fraser & Kate McIntosh lost 2 and 1
Kirsten Blackwood & Sal Shepherd lost 2 &1
Eilidh Crawford & Heather Laing won 2 up
Juniors. Jessica Dalgetty & Emma Morrison lost 5 and 4

Photos courtesy of Jean Macintyre (Lanarkshire)

Junior Knockout Competition

The draw and instructions for the Junior knock out competition are now available under 'JUNIOR GIRLS'

Under 16s Championship

Good luck to Emily Dalgetty (Glencorse) and Eilidh Crawford (Harburn) who are playing in the Scottish Under 16 Girls Championship at Strathmore this week.

Biennial Tri Am

The MCLGA Biennial TriAm will be held at Glencorse Golf Club Monday on Monday 12 August 2013. The entry fee is £30 per team. The competition is open to all Midlothian members including Associate and Juniors (with a CONGU handicap). Download an entry form below. Any problems email the webmaster. There is also a poster which you can download and put on your club notice board. Closing date is Monday 22 July.

Junior Spring Meeting

Emily Dalgetty (Scratch winner)

Katie Darling (Handicap Winner)

The Junior Spring Meeting was held yesterday at Liberton Golf Club. The weather was bitterly cold but dry, bright and at times almost sunny. Ten girls took part in the handicap competition and three in the 8 hole non-handicap and putting competition. Well done to the girls for playing some great golf in difficult conditions and thanks to Liberton for their hospitality and presenting the course in great condition albeit on winter tees, despite the recent weather.

Thanks are due to President Janet, Vice Captain Zandra, and secretary Hilary for their invaluable help. Thanks also to Karen Marshall and Sharon MacPherson for their help and support and to Paul Malone our PGA Professional Development coach for coming to watch the girls in action. (Sheila)

Results
Handicap winner Katie Darling (Ravelston) 86 (27) 59
Handicap runner up Julia Smith (Murrayfield 85 (24) 61
Scratch winner Emily Dalgetty (Glencorse) 73
Scratch runner up Kirsty Burgess (Silverknowes) 80
 Non-handicap competition winner Emily Rigg
Putting competition winner Lucy Morrison

The competition was not counting for handicap purposes.

Special congratulations to Lucy Morrison who won the putting competition for the 3rd year in a row!

Bit blurred I'm afraid but this is Emily Rigg and our President.  VC was obviously shaking with the cold at the time she took this!  Zandra - you need to improve your photography skills!

Pictures below of some very cold girls on the first tee and the rest of the prizewinners!