Brownie bake-off for Breakthrough Breast Cancer

Knowing how competitive we golfers are, Anne Brownie ( a volunteer representative for Breakthrough Breast Cancer in Scotland) is incentivising Midlothian Clubs to join in the Great Pink Bake-Off this October. Some individual MCLGA members may already intend participating but if Clubs would like more information from Anne on how her Brownie bake-off incentives would work then please email her at apbrownie@blueyonder.co.uk

The Brownie bake-off would cover any form of baking get- together in October in a Midlothian Club or involving MCLGA members . The competitive element would be to hold an event where either the best baking (as judged at the event) or the person raising the most money for Breakthrough would win the incentive. All proceeds raised at incentivised bake offs would go to Breakthrough Breast Cancer. (NB the baking does not need to be “brownies” so look out your fav recipes!!)

Alternatively, find out more about or sign up for the Great Pink Bake-Off on Breakthrough’s website : http://www.breakthrough.org.uk/news/all-news/raise-some-dough-first-great-pink-bake

Although the featured date for bake-offs is 18th October, anyone wanting to raise some dough to help the fight against breast cancer can arrange their fundraising bake-off anytime in October. Happy baking, and don’t hesitate to contact Anne for more details on the golfers competitive version of bake-offs!

Congratulations Gabrielle

Congratulations to Gabrielle Macdonald who has been selected to represent Scotland in the Women's Home Internationals at Scotscraig Golf Club, Fife from 11 to 13 September.

Autumn Meeting Draw

The draw for the Autumn meeting at Baberton Golf Club on Monday 9 September is now available under DRAWS on the left hand side of this page.

County Finals

The team selected for the County Finals at Stirling is as follows:

Emily Dalgetty (Glencorse)
Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe)
Rachael Livingstone (Craigmillar Park)
Karen Marshall (Baberton)
Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw)
Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe)
Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe)
Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe)

1st.reserve Claire Hargan (St Regulus)
2nd.reserve Sal Shepherd ( Craigmillar Park)

The County Finals are being held at Stirling Golf Club on September 20 -22.
Our team would welcome your support and we wish them success.

Well done Gabrielle!

Congratulations to Gabrielle Macdonald on making the cut at the British Amateur Championship in Prestwick. Good luck!

Adult/Girl Competition

An Adult/Girl Competition was held at Swanston Templar Course yesterday on a blustery day where we were lucky to escape any serious rain.
16 girls accompanied by Dads, Mums, Grannys, Grandpas and uncles competed and good fun as well as some great golf was had by all.

Prizewinners were as follows:

1st handicap:   Caitlin and Adrienne Turner  net 21    (33-12)
2nd handicap:  Jessica and Vivien Walker   net 22.5 (39-16.5)

Nearest the pin at 4th       Jessica Walker
Nearest the pin at 9th       Gary MacGregor

Best net score (10 and under) Georgia and Sarah Ledingham    net 24  (36-12)

Special prize : Grace Marshall

Grateful thanks to all who competed and special thanks to Sharon MacPherson for organising and running the competition.
We are planning to hold another similar competition in November so watch this space.
Meanwhile  we look forward to seeing as many of you as possible to our next monthly 9 hole competition at Swanston on Sunday September 15th at 10.30am.

Biennial TriAm at Glencorse

The biennial Tri Am was held at Glencorse on Monday !2th August . The aim was for a Fun Day and 31 teams  competed for a variety of prizes. The weather was kinder than the forecast had suggested and the hospitality was warm.

Prizes winners for the best net combined team scores were:

1st.   Lynn Cackett, Sandra Cackett & Moyra Statham               131
2nd   Mandy McBain, Pat Meikle & Fiona Findlay                      136 bih
3rd    Zandra Mathieson, Pam Townsend & Denise Mitchell        136BL6
4th Wendy Ross, Maureen Hynes & Kate Gillies                         136
5th Marian Duff, Moira Poyser & Janet Wake                             137


Sponsored Prizes:
Best front 9 net score           Janet Wake et al.             4 ball at Deer Park
Best back 9 net score          Lynn Cackett et al.           4 ball at Deer park
Fewest putts                        Carole mason et al.           4 ball at Baberton
Nearest Pin at 8th                Ann Brown                      Nike Holdall (donated by Turnhouse)
Nearest Pin in 2 at 15th       Carol Fulton et al.            4 ball  at Ratho Park
Fewest balls in the burn       Wendy Ross et al.                 Captain's prize
Lucky Card number             Fiona Ford et al.             4 ball at Craigmillar Park
Panther's birthday                 Annette Sutherland

A most enjoyable day on a course in excellent condition was had by all. Grateful thanks to our sponsors, to Wendy Ross and the Glencorse helpers, to Sal Shepherd and to Glencorse Golf Club for hosting the event

Junior/Adult Competition Draw

The draw for the junior/adult competition is below. 

Calling all juniors....

Just a reminder that there are 3 junior competitions coming up soon:

The Adult/ Girls Competition at Swanston is being held on Sunday 18th August at 10.30am.
It is open to all girls whether or not you have a handicap. It's loads of fun and new members are especially welcome. Don't worry if you don't have an adult to play with, we will provide you with a loan of one for the day. Entry forms are below or just email sheila.rstuart@tiscali.co.uk to say you would like to come.



The East of Scotland Junior Championship is being held at Craigmillar Park Golf Club on Saturday 7th September. This is open to all Midlothian junior members with a handicap and entry forms are available on the East of Scotland Girls Website. Click HERE to take you to the website.

Last but not least:

The Midlothian Junior Championship is being held at Newbattle on Sunday 15th September in the afternoon.This is open to all Midlothian Junior members with a handicap. Download an entry form below.

 

Look forward to seeing you at these events.

Tri Am Draw

The draw for the Tri Am on 12 August is available below. If you have problems downloading this please email Mary Richardson