Team for County Finals 2011

The selection committee is pleased to announce the team for the Scottish County Finals which are being held at Dumfries and County from 16-18 September. Midlothian will play Ayrshire on the Friday, Perth & Kinross on the Saturday and Dumfriesshire on the Sunday.



Unfortunately, we are losing three of our team who got us to the finals. Rachael Watton has left for the USA on a four year golf scholarship, Louise Fraser is heading down under for a long planned for trip and Claire Hargan, in her role as SLGA Championship Manager is responsible for running the finals. However we do have great replacements. Kirsten Blackwood (Glencorse) returns to the team and both Linda Bain (Lochend) and Sal Shepherd (Craigmillar Park) come into the team for the first time. The team are looking forward to the Finals and following two challenging warm up games against Broomieknowe and Duddingston men, are getting themselves ready for the challenge ahead. The full team is:



Linda Bain (Lochend)

Kirsten Blackwood (Glencorse)

Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw)

Karen Marshall (Baberton)

Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe)

Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe)

Sal Shepherd (Craigmillar Park)

Jane Turner (Craigielaw)



Reserve: Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe)



If you have some free time between 16-18 September, why not plan a wee trip to Dumfries - I know its a bit of a drive - but its a nice drive, and we would really welcome your support.

Golf Club found at Tri Am

Have you lost a Rescue Club? One was found at the Tri Am at Newbattle and no one has claimed it. It needs rescuing! Contact the MCLGA Captain by EMAIL or telephone 0131 665 2879

Draw for Autumn Meeting

The draw for the Autumn Meeting at Harburn on 1 September is now available. Click under DRAWS on the left hand side of this page. Please contact Hilary Anderson for any changes or late entries. Tel: 0131 477 1131 or Email: mclga66@hotmail.co.uk



Please remember raffle prizes for our raffle in support of the Juniors

SLGA Adult Girl Foursomes event

The SLGA Adult Girl Foursomes event will be played at Auchterarder on Sunday 25 September. This is a great opportunity for you to to take part in a national competition.

Details are as follows:

Event: Adult Girl Foursomes

Venue: Auchterarder GC

Date: 25 September 2011

Details:

- This competition is an 18 hole foursomes stableford competition. It is open to junior girls (under 18 on 1/1/2011), partnered with a lady or gentleman with a CONGU handicap. There are separate sections for the various handicap categories and pairings with a junior without a CONGU handicap will also be in a separate section.

- This is a fun competition for girls of all abilities, for example last year we girls of all abilities competing all the way through from international level to girls without handicaps.

Closing Date for entries: Monday 5 September

Entry Form:

http://www.slga.co.uk/images/stories/entry_forms/2011/adult%20girl%20foursomes%202011.pdf

Swanston 9 hole Competition August

Our monthly junior 9 hole competition took place on Sunday on Swanston's Templar course with 11 girls playing, and although there was a little rain at the start it was a dry but slightly windy day. There were some good scores with 4 girls getting some pars on the course. Lisa MacPherson just missed her birdie at the 8th, Emily Rigg had a very good up and down from the side of the 9th, Caitlin Turner had a good two putt 3 on the 7th and Lucy Morrison was best of all with two 3's on her card - not bad for an 8 year old! Although not in the prizes Ella Marshall had a 49 and this is the first time she has beaten 50. Well done all of you girls!

Results:

Handicap

1st Caitlin Turner 40 (18) 22

2nd Lisa MacPherson 56 (21) 35

Non Handicap

1st Emily Rigg 41

2nd Lucy Morrison 43

3rd Georgina Ledingham 47

Thanks to Sharon MacPherson for running the competition and for all her ongoing support for the juniors

Scotland teams announced

Congratulations to Jane Turner (Craigielaw) who has been selected to represent Scotland in the Ladies Home Internationals, Hillside GC, 7-9 September and to Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) who has been selected for the Seniors team for the Senior Home Internationals, Tramore GC, 28-30 September.

Summer Meeting

The Summer Meeting eventually took place at Craigmillar Park yesterday and we had an altogether different day weather wise than we had on the monsoon hit original date. 57 ladies took part. The early scores were not great and most found the greens tricky and the rough punishing. But the late competitors seemed to find it to their likeing with three gross scores of 72 being posted by Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park), Linda Bain (Lochend) and Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe). Wendy took the honours with the better inward half, There were only two 2's recorded by Karen Ballantyne and Morag Wardrop (Turnhouse).



The results were (CSS 71):

1st Scratch (Corstorphine Salver): Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe) 72 bih

2nd Scratch: Linda Bain (Lochend) 72 bih

Best overall nett (Dumayne Bowl): Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) 72 (6) 66

2nd best overall nett: Olivia Fulton (Craigmillar Park) 82 (12) 70

Silver Division 1st handicap: Rita Dee (Kingsknowe) 81 (10) 71 bih

Silver Division 2nd handicap: Jackie Stewart (Kingsknowe) 91 (20) 71

Bronze Division Scratch (Murphy Trophy): Winnie Wilson (Ravelston) 95

Bronze Division 1st handicap: Catriona Shedden (Murrayfield) 97 (21) 76 bih



Thanks to Craigmillar Park for hosting the competition and to all the Craigmillar Park ladies who helped on the desk.

East of Scotland Girls Autumn Meeting

The East of Scotland Girls Autumn Meeting was held at Whitekirk Golf Club on Saturday. Congratulations to Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe) who won the Under 18 prize on the better inward half from Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw), Heather Laing (Glencorse) who won the Under 16 prize and Emily Dalgetty (Glencorse) who won the Under 14 section. Gabrielle was just pipped for the scratch prize by Clara Young (North Berwick) who won with a 75 on the better inward half.

East of Scotland Championship

Just a reminder that the East of Scotland Championship is being held at Gullane Golf Club (No 2) on Sunday 9 October 2011. Click HERE to download an entry form. This competition is open to ALL County members in the East Division.

MCLGA Biennial Tri Am 2011

Well what a pleasant surprise - the Tri Am was played at Newbattle yesterday, the sun shone for most of the day, and nobody got wet!! What a fantastic day we had - great golf and great fun. Everyone seemed to enjoy the new format and were mighty relieved to find out that there was only one ball counting on the last 6 holes. One group, who shall be nameless, decided to give themselves a challenge and counted all 3! How keen were they - especially as it included the challenging 17th hole!



The last few groups did finish in the dark, with captain ready to go out with the search lights. However the pleas of disadvantage from the last group of County team players fell on deaf ears, as they had scooped up two nearest the pin prizes and the Captain's team had earlier been demoted to second place. We will never know if they had the longest drive on the 18th because they couldn't see, but since Louise Fraser's drive earlier in the day, was out of sight anyway, I doubt it!



The results were as follows:

1st Sandra Dickson, Mandy Charters, Jacquelyn Dick (Mortonhall) 81

2nd Mary Richardson, Sal Shepherd, Ruth Wilkojc (Craigmillar Park) 83

3rd Maureen Stewart, Jane Browitt (Glencorse) Karen Elliot (Newbattle)85 bih

4th Michele Lowe, Alison Davies (Deer Park), Irene Adams (Liberton) 85 bih



Sponsored prizes

Nearest the pin at 3 - Kirsten Blackwood (Glencorse)

Longest drive (Bronze) at 6 - Stella Thomson (Swanston New)

Nearest the pin at 8 - Pat Staples (Liberton)

Nearest the pin at 11 - Kirsten Blackwood (Glencorse)

Nearest the pin in 2 at 12 - Amanda Liddle (Ratho Park)

Nearest the pin in 2 at 14 - Zandra Mathieson (Broomieknowe)

Longest drive (Silver) at 18 - Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe)



The main raffle prize was one by Dorothy Wilson (Harburn) - enjoy your day out Dorothy. I'm sure you will have many friends being nice to you just now! Many thanks to Ian Young at the Braid Hills Golf centre for the kind donation and to the Ladies Golf Centre and our President for the runners up prizes. Thanks also to all who contributed to the raffle - we raised a fantastic £550 to support our volunteer caddie's expenses for the forthcoming Scottish County Finals in Dumfries.



Thanks to Newbattle Golf club and to all who helped on the day, especially Barbara Hamilton of Newbattle who made lovely egg sandwiches for the officials (in yummy home made bread!), was out early in her buggy putting out the hole prize markers and making numerous trips the bank to get lots of £5 notes for the raffle, amongst other things.



Captain and Vice captain and their teams below - the only photos we have!

Draw for Re-arranged Summer Meeting 22 August

The draw for the re-arranged summer meeting is now available. Click under DRAWS on the left hand side of this page.

Karen makes it 5 at Strathtyrum

Congratulations to Midlothian Champion Karen Marshall (Baberton), won the Strathtyrum Trophy for a remarkable fifth time as St Andrews on Friday. Karen beat Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) in the final, in a very tight match, which went to the 19th.

Champion of Champions Final 2011

The final line up for the 2011 Champion of Champions has now been decided. The final will be held at the Royal Burgess Golf Club on Sunday 4 September at midday, and will see Liz Stewart from Greenburn take on Paula McDougal from Ravelston.



Spectators welcome!

Free Girls Golf Clinic – Scottish Ladies Open – Friday 19 August

As part of the Scottish Ladies Open at Archerfield in East Lothian next week – East Lothian Council and clubgolf have been offered a fantastic opportunity of a free girls golf clinic with some of the top Scottish women professional’s such as Catriona Matthew at 3pm on Friday 19 August at Archerfield Golf Club in East Lothian. There are only 20 places available, which will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Girls must be keen golfers between 9-16 years of age and must not be already attending the SLGA golf clinic on Wednesday 17^th August at Archerfield.

If your daughter would like to attend, please complete the attached FORM and email it back to Laura Rushby Clubgolf Regional manager asap.

The 20 places will be allocated on a first come first served basis and an email confirmation will be sent to the 20 girls who have secured a place.

For more information please visit: http://www.ladiesscottishopen.com/

University of St Andrews School Girls Tournament

The University of St Andrews invites you to play in the Ladies Golf Club School Girls Tournament. The competition will be held on the weekend of 17th & 18th September 2011 and will consist of 36 holes played over two days on the Strathtyrum and Jubilee Courses.



The tournament will be split into two categories: the first for S3 and S4 pupils and the second for S5 and S6. Players of a playable standard who do not have an official handicap will still have the opportunity to participate. These players will be assessed at the Links Trust Driving Range on the morning of 17th September and given an unofficial handicap for the purpose of the competition.



No entry fee will be payable from players. This will be covered by the University, the Ladies Golf Club and the Athletic Union. Players will also have the opportunity to attend a University tour and information sessions on the Saturday afternoon. It will be a great opportunity to play a couple of competitive rounds at St Andrews and see what the University has to offer students.

If you would like more information and an application form please contact us by email at: golfw@saints-sports.com

2011 Gibson Cup 1-2 October

This year's Gibson Cup is a weekend later than usual, so there is still plenty of time to get your entry in! The closing date for entries is 7 September, Click HERE to download an entry form.

For those of you who haven't played in the Gibson Cup before, or haven't played in it for a while, this is a great opportunity to play the Braids golf course in an enjoyable foursomes competition which is sponsored by the Ladies Golf Centre. A foursomes medal round on Saturday 1st October is followed by matchplay on Sunday 2nd for successful competitors whose Saturday scores qualify. All other competitors are eligible for the Consolation Salver (a foursomes Stableford) held on the Sunday morning. (From Anne Brownie)

Scottish Girls' Under 14 Championship

Good luck to Emily Dalgetty (Glencorse), Emma Morrison (Craigmillar Park) and Eilidh Crawford (Harburn) who are all playing in the Scottish Girls' Under 14 Championship in Aberdour this week - 11th and 12th August. These three girls have had fantastic years so far, all reducing their handicaps substantially. Emily from 14 to 10, Emma from 26 to 19 and Eilidh from 26 to 16. Looks like the future of Midlothian golf is in safe hands, and ... parents - give you kids names beginning with 'E' if you want them to be great golfers!!

Vets Jamboree

Good luck to the Scottish Vets team who will be competing in the annual Vets Jamboree 10-12 August at the Wellingborough Golf Club in Northamptonshire. The team includes Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) and is captained by Pamela Williamson (Baberton).

Summer Meeting 22 August

Don't forget to enter the re-arranged summer meeting to be held at Craigmillar Park on Monday 22 August, Entries close on Friday 12 August! If you had entered the original meeting you MUST re-enter.

Biennial Tri Am 2011 Draw

The draw for the Tri Am is now available by clicking in Tri Am on the left hand side of this page under DRAWS. Lets hope we have a dry day, but I am sure this will be a fun competition no matter what the weather. We are holding a raffle to help support the cost of caddies for the County Finals in Dumfries in September. We have some fantastic prizes so you don't need to bring any, but you do need to bring your purse/ some cash!