Strathytyrum Trophy

Congratulations to Karen Marshall (Baberton) who returned from Managing the Scottish Girls Home Internationals Team to lead the qualifiers into the match play stages of the Strathtyrum Trophy in St Andrews. Playing the Eden course on Monday, Karen shot a 2 under CSS and yesterday on the New Course scored a 2 over CSS, for an aggregate total of 177. She is joined in the match play stages over the Eden Course by no. 9 seed Pamela Williamson (Baberton), no. 10 seed Sarah Ledingham (Nurrayfield) and no. 14 seed Joan Marshall (Baberton).

Good luck to all in the match play.

Jane Turner wins Riccarton Rosebowl

Congratulations to Jane Turner (Craigielaw) who won the Riccarton Rosebowl at Hamilton today with a 36 hole total of 143.

Scotland Finish Runners Up in Home Internationals

Scotland Girls finished runners up to England in the Home Internaional matches to win the Swansea Spoon for the second year in a row. They beat Ireland today 5 1/2 - 3 1/2 after England had defeated Wales 9-0. The morning foursomes were halved and in the afternoon singles, played in conditions which were all to familiar to the Scots (lashing rain!), wins by Rachael Watton, Lesley Atkins, Ailsa Summers and Hannah McCook secured the runners up place. Our Midlothian girls, Rachael Watton and Gabrielle MacDonald both played excellent golf this week. Gabrielle in her Scottish debut took a likeing for the 18th hole and made sure all her matches went up the last (her caddy was getting exhasuted!). She fought back strongly this afternoon, having been 3 down for much of the match against an opponnent who was holing putts at will, to loose on the 18th. Congratulations to all the girls and to Captain Karen Marshall. Good luck to Rachael and Gabrielle in the Girls' British Open Amateur championship being held at Royal Belfast Golf Club next week.

Scotland Vets Retain Millar Stirling Trophy

Congratulations to Scotland on winning the Millar Stirling Trophy in Cumbria today at the Vets jamboree. The Scotland team, which included Noreen Fenton (Dunbar), Fiona De Vries (St Rule) and captained by Pamela Williamson (Baberton) beat South of England 6-2 on Tuesday, drew with Midlands on Wednesday and defeated North 6-3 today to retain the trophy. Congratulations to you all!

Girls Home Internationals - Day 2

It was disapointment for Scotland today on day 2 of the Girls Home Internationals in Bangor. Having halved the morning foursomes with reigning champions England, they could only manage one singles win to give England a 6 1/2 - 2 1/2 victory. Midlothian's Rachael Watton and Gabrielle MacDonald contributed to all of Scotland's points today. In the morning, Rachael, paired again with Eilidh Briggs won her foursomes match 3&1 and Gabrielle, paired with Hannah McCook played a fantastic chip from off the back of the 18th to set up a putt for Hannah to half the match. In the afternoon Gabrielle brought home Scotland's only point by defeating Emily Taylor by 2 holes. Rachael put up a tremendous fight against England's Women's Champion Hayley Davis, eventullly loosing by one hole.

Scotland Girls beat Wales on Day 1 of Home Internationals

Midlothian duo Rachael Watton and Gabrielle MacDonald made vital contributions to Scotland's impressive 6-3 victory over Wales today in the Girls' Home Internationals at Bangor Golf Club in Northern Ireland. Scotland won the morning foursomes 2 1/2 - 1/2 with Gabrielle, playing with Hannah McCook, staging an excellent comeback to halve their match and Rachael, playing with Eilidh Briggs winning 1 up. In the afternoon singles Rachel had an excellent win over Amy Boulden. Having been down for most of the match she nearly holed her tee shot at the par 3 14th to square the match and went on to win 16, and then halve 17 & 18 to win a vital point. Scotland meet England tomorrow.

St Andrews Ladies Junior Open

Congratulations to Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) who shot an excellent two over par 73 in the St Andrews Ladies Junior Open to qualify in 6th place for the scratch match play competition for the Golf Monthly Trophy.