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.