Friday, July 31, 2009
Teams to represent Scotland
Next week sees the St Andrews Junior Ladies' Tournament. This is being held from the 3rd - 6th August on the Old and Jubilee Courses at St Andrews. Once again I have failed to find a starting line up but good luck to all who are entering this competition.
All-Women Pro-Am
Hi Ladies!
The date and venue is now confirmed for my ALL-Women Pro-Am! The event will be held at Archerfield Links Golf Club over the Fidra Course on the 21st August 2009.
I am delighted to have the co-operation of Archerfield Links, this fantastic and exclusive venue will be the perfect setting for what will prove to be an excellent and enlightening fun filled day for all involved! I am also excited at the prospect of having the Top Scottish Lady Professionals of the Ladies European Tour and the PGA all together for the event to make your day most entertaining!
Availability for teams is Limited .... I have space for ONLY 10 teams of 3 amateur players! Cost of entry for Each Team will be £495 (£165 per person).
This will include:
Tea/Coffee & Bacon Roll on Arrival
Short Teaching Clinic/Q&A session
18 holes (Format TBC)
Prizegiving
3 Course Dinner inc wine.
Also, I have specifically chosen this date as it coincides with day one of the 2009 Solheim Cup which is being played in the USA. Following dinner, coverage of the Solheim Cup will be screened for us in the clubhouse should you so wish to make an evening of it!
I have also agreed a very special rate of £150/twin room in the Pavillion rooms within Archerfield, however there is limited availability on the number of rooms available. I can provide further information on alternative accommodation on entry should you so require.
If you have any queries please don't hesitate to contact me. If you wish to get your team signed up for what I'm sure will be one of your most memorable golf days EVER then please email or call me as soon as possible to confirm your place. Entries are opened to all players with an LGU Handicap!
Happy Golfing Always!
Best Regards,
Karyn Burns
PGA (AA) Professional
Sports Massage Therapist
E-mail karynburns@yahoo.com
Mobile: +447720442492
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Riccarton Rosebowl
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
MCLGA Summer Meeting
85 ladies turned out to enjoy the County Summer Meeting at Broomieknowe Golf Club. A great scratch score of 76 was posted in the second match of the day by Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw) which stayed in the lead until Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe), in the second last group of the day, posted a score of 75. This was short lived as the last group left the course with Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) recording a 74 to take 1st scratch and the Corstorphine Salver. Gabrielle, however, wins the 1st handicap in the Silver Division. The Dumayne Bowl for the best overall net was won, by one shot, by Carol Clark (Craigmillar Park), a lunchtime starter, while the scratch winner in the Bronze Division and winner of the Murphy Trophy was Sheila Hunter (Murrayfield), another lunchtime starter. The winner of the Bronze Handicap came from the late afternoon starters with Anne McMillan (Kingsknowe) coming home with a net 74.
Our thanks, as ever, go to Broomieknowe Golf Club for the use of their course, which I believe was in great condition, to the professionals for handling the two's sweep and the bar and catering staff for dealing with our thirst and hunger pangs. Thank you also to Lady Captain Anne Bowden, Sandra Hennessy and Moyra Statham for their time on the registration desk and also to all of the members who donated raffle prizes and to those who bought tickets. We managed to raise £133 for the MCLGA Juniors.
The results are as follows:
CSS 74 (counting competition)
Overall:
Best overall net and the Dumayne Bowl: Carol Clark (Craigmillar Park) - 92 less 22, net 70
2nd overall net: Janet Collin (Liberton) - 92 less 21, net 71 (on the better inward half)
Bronze Division:
1st handicap: Anne McMillan (Kingsknowe) - 98 less 24, net 74
1st scratch and Murphy Trophy: Sheila Hunter (Murrayfield) - 96
Silver Division:
1st handicap: Gabrielle Macdonald (Cragielaw) - 76 less 5, net 71
2nd handicap: Anne Brownie - 80 less 7, net 73 (on better inward half)
1st scratch and Corstorphine Salver: Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) - 74
2nd scratch: Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe) - 75
There were 4 twos, each winning 6 Titleist NXT Extreme golf balls:
Christine Clements (Lothianburn) and Marion Duff (Merchants) at the 5th and Karen Marshall (Baberton) and Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe) at the 11th.
Thank you once again to everyone who was involved on the day and supported the Summer Meeting.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Fun Girls in Golf Open
Rachael Livingstone turns Pro
Scottish Vets
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Mackie bowl
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Summer Meeting
If anyone finds that they are no longer available to play in the Summer Meeting, please contact Agnes Leslie on 0131 445 2411 prior to the day or contact the Professional's shop at Broomieknowe on the day.
Plase note that a raffle on behalf of the MCLGA Juniors will be being held. Any raffle prizes will be gratefully received and can be donated on the day.
SLGA announce teams
The Scotland Team to take part in the European Senior Ladies' Team Championship at Dun Laoghaire Golf Club in Dublin from the 1st-4th September has also been announced. To be Captained by Pam Williamson (Baberton), the team will include Fiona de Vries (St Rule) and Fiona Hunter (Baberton) with Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) as 1st reserve.
Congratulations and good luck to all of you.
Juniors at the Princes Course
Well done girls and thanks again to all the helpers.
Before we get to today's results, a quick congratulations to Julia Smith who yesterday took part in the Par-3 Open Championships which were being held at Swanston Golf Club. Julia won through in her section and had made it successfully to the quarter-finals when rain stopped play! She is waiting to hear when the remaining rounds are to be played but we wish her all the best for the remainder of the competition.
Today's reults:
1st Handicap: Emma Morrison (52-21) net 31
2nd Handicap: Heather Laing (47-15) 32
1st Non-Handicap: Julia Smith 55
2nd Non-Handicap: Erin Hardy 62
3rd non-Handicap: Carys Hardy 85
Points after month 5 of the running competition:
Handicap:
Heather Laing 9 points
Emma Morrison 9 points
Carla Maran 6 points
Non-Handicap:
Julia Smith 17 points
Sophie Aitchison 9 points
Erin Hardy 8 points
Kirsten McCorquodale 7 points
Friday, July 17, 2009
Midlothian Girls do well in Lanark
A great contest for the title of Scottish Girls' Match Play Champion enused. Gillian lost out on the first round by 3&2 while Gabrielle was norrowly beaten on the final green in the second round. Rachael kept going to the semi-finals where her 3 birdies were not quite enough to see off the eventual overall winner. Having won a couple of very tight tussles on the way, one against European Girls' Championship team mate, Lesley Atkins (Minto), she finally succumbed on the 18th hole.
In the Consolation Salver, Kate McIntosh, having qualified in last place, turned up the heat and played some superb golf, despatching the leading plate qualifier in the first round and recording a 2-over par score in the second round. She progressed through to the final where she met and took the better of the second seed to win the Ansley Reid Consolation Salver by 1 hole.
Many congratulations to all of the girls who took part and especially to Rachael Watton in winning the Stroke Play and Kate McIntosh in winning the Consolation Salver.
The girls take off to Nairn Dunbar next week to play in the Scottish Ladies' Junior Open Stroke Play Championship. Good luck to the eight MCLGA members who are taking part: Rachael Archibald (Merchants), Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw), Kate McIntosh, Hannah Scott (both Broomieknowe), Gillian Simpson, Kirsty Simpson (both Murrayfield), Jane Turner (Craigielaw) and Rachael Watton (Mortonhall).
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Ricoh Women's British Open
Monday, July 13, 2009
Scottish Girls' (Close) Amateur Championship
Sunday, July 12, 2009
MCLGA members shine in Pitlochry
Mary Davidson (Kingsknowe) was 2nd in the silver handicap category with a 143, 4 shots behind the leader and was joined in the match play stages by Alison MacDonald (Dalmahoy), Letty Mackinnon (Kingsknowe) and Morag Wardrop (Niddry Castle). Many congratulations to Letty who, having made the final, found herself 5 down at the turn to 15-year-old Chloe Stokes from Driffield and managed to turn the game around and take the title on the 18th hole.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
MCLGA Centenary Tri Am
Our Captain and President got the event off to a flying start when they teed off first this morning bright and early, and whizzed round in their buggy, putting their names on all the nearest the hole/ longest drive notices. (Yes it was a Tri Am but they thought they would be different).
Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves for the first 6 holes (1 ball counting) and even the next 6 holes were fun with 2 balls counting. But when we all got to all 3 counting the pressure mounted, especially for my team (sorry ladies!). Some great golf was played, with ‘longest drives’ that seemed unreal and ‘nearest pins’ that I am sure must have been placed there ….and unbelievably, two holes in one by Pat Jackson of Kingsknowe at the 6th and Linda Boyle of Harburn at the 14th. Congratulations ladies.
Fun was the name of the game today and lots of laughter could be heard around the course and in the clubhouse. Thanks to everyone who took part, our guests from East Lothian, Fife and Stirling and Clackmannanshire counties and to everyone who helped with the organisation and helped on the desk, especially Karen Ballantyne, Mairi Pollock and Agnes Leslie. Thanks also to Duddingston Golf Club for all their support in running the event.
The results were as follows:
1st Moyra Statham, Lynn Cackett & Sandra Cackett (Broomieknowe) (134)
2nd Pam Williamson, Joan Marshall & Karen Marshall (Baberton) (137)
3rd Linda Allen, Louise MacGregor & Elizabeth Goodwin (Stirling & Clackmannanshire) (138)
4th Sheila McEwan, Dorothy Wilson & Linda Boyle (Harburn) (140)
5th Sheila Keddie, Lyndsey Hunter & Fiona Carlyle (Dalmahoy) (142 bih)
Click here for the sponsored hole prizewinners
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Another great Midlothian show.......
The East of Scotland Girls' Golfing Association Summer Meeting and Championship were held this week at Kingsknowe Golf Club and a number of the Midlothian Junior Members took part. The Summer Meeting was won by Kirsty Simpson (Murrayfield) with a fantastic net 67 which was 5 shots below par, 3 under the competition SS and two clear of 2nd place. Heather Tumblety (Duddingston) won the under 18 net prize with a net 72.
Kirsty was joined in the match play stages of the Championship by Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw), Kate McIntosh (still on a high having seen off Wendy Nicholson in the semi-finals of the Broomieknowe Championship and gone on to beat Sandra Hennessy to claim the title) and Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe). Kirsty met the Summer Meeting scratch winner Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus) in the first round and could not quite match the birdies that were being thrown at her. Kate and Gabrielle progressed through to meet each other in the semi-final, Gabrielle having overcome Hannah. That semi-final match went to Kate who found herself dormie 4 up but had to endure a fightback by Gabrielle before finally claiming victory on the 17th hole. The final saw some more great golf as Kate battled against the top qualifier Rachel. Unfortunately it was not to be, and Kate succombed on the 18th green by 2 holes.
Well done girls. It's great to see so many of you playing and playing so well.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Centenary Tri Am Draw
Friday, July 3, 2009
From the Captain's Keyboard....
Having returned from Falkirk ecstatic but exhausted, I have now regained a little bit of energy and have started turning my thoughts towards the County Finals in September. But before I get on to them, I would like to say a few thank yous.
First of all to the Ladies' Golf Shop for the T-shirts you very kindly sponsored. The girls were all delighted to have some "new kit" and looked fabulous. They looked smart and ready to take on whatever was going to be thrown at them - how could they fail? Secondly, to all of the members who made the trip over to Falkirk to support the girls and/or offer their caddying services and to all those who weren't able to be there but kept in touch through text messages. Your continued commitment to the County team is very much appreciated by all concerned. Thirdly to all the back room team - even spotty Linda who was unable to travel over due to an outbreak of chicken pox on the Thursday night. It is great to have such spirit behind the scenes and Linda on the other end of text messages! Your help and calming abilities were fantastic. The number of times I turned to do something to find that one of you had just beaten me to it was unbelievable. Finally, to the actual Team, what can I say? You all played your hearts out from beginning to end. There was absolutely no let up and you battled away to come up with the goods. Let's do it again in September!!!
Now to the County Finals! As you may be aware they are being held at Baberton Golf Club from Friday 18th - Sunday 20th September. Midlothian is joined by Galloway from the south, Renfrewshire from the west and Northern Counties from, believe it or not, the north. Why not put the dates in your diaries now and come along to support your team? It is absolutely wonderful golf to watch and a great atmosphere to get caught up in. It would be great to see you and I know the team would really appreciate the support. The draw for the finals is:
Day 2: Midlothian v Renfrewshire; Galloway v Northern Counties
Day 3: Renfrewshire v Galloway; Northern Counties v Midlothian
Scottish Senior Ladies' (Close) Amateur Championships
Fiona and Noreen were joined by fellow County members Fiona de Vries (St Rule) and Pamela Williamson (Baberton) in the match play stages where Noreen progressed to the semi-finals, losing to Moira Thomson (Gullane Ladies) by 3&2. The first round losers in the match play stages played in a second flight and, in this, Fiona de Vries lost a very close final to Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) on the 19th hole.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Wee Wonders Championships
"The 3 Midlothian Juniors who had qualified in different area events played valiantly on a tight Craigend Course (the Ladies' Golf Course) at Troon on Tuesday. It was a very hot day with some fantastic golf being played. Lisa Macpherson came in a brilliant second in her age category (5-8 year olds). In the 9-10 year old age category, Julia Smith popped her flag, after her allotted 36 shots, into the cup on the 8th hole to tie for 3rd place but fell back to 4th place on the better inward half countback. The third junior star, Emma Morrison, kept it going and popped her flag down onto the 7th green."
Well done to all of you - a fantastic effort which shows that Midlothian golf has some very promising up and coming juniors who are already making their names known. I hope you all enjoyed your experience and look forward to hearing all about it next time we meet.