2006 NEWS ARCHIVE (APR - MAY)
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MAY 2006
SCOTLAND SENIOR WOMEN'S TRAINING SQUAD
Well done to Lorna Bennett and Emma Wilson for being named in the SLGA seniors' training squad. The squad, under the team captaincy of Pam Gordon (Inverness), will have practice sessions at Hamilton Golf Club, in preparation for the senior women's home international matches from October 3 to 5.
The Scotland team of seven for the internationals will be named after the Scottish senior women's stroke play and match-play championships at Machrichanish from August 31 to September.
The training and practice squad is:
Rose Anderson (Huntly), Lorna Bennett (Ladybank), Liz Campbell (Torwoodlee),
Fiona De Vries (St Rule), Helen Faulds (Douglas Park), Noreen Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh), Pat Hutton (Lanark), Christine McAndrew (Nairn Dunbar), Janice Paterson (Drumpellier),
Ann Smart (Banchory), Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose), Anna Telfer (Milngavie),
Moira Thomson (North Berwick), Margaret Tough (Falkirk), Pamela Williamson (Baberton),
Emma Wilson (Elie & Earlsferry).
FIFE LADIES GOLF TEAM FOR DUNBAR
The following players have been selected to represent Fife in the East Division women's inter-county team championship at Dunbar Golf Club from June 26 to 28:
Lorna Bennett (Ladybank), Louise Kenney (Pitreavie),
Krystle Caithness (St Regulus), Fiona Lockhart (St Regulus),
Jocelyn Carthew (Ladybank), Elaine Moffat (St Regulus),
Becky Copland (Scotscraig), Katrina Milne (Dunfermline).
Fife play East Lothian, Midlothian and Stirling & Clackmannan.
The four divisional winners qualify for the Scottish women's county finals at The Hirsel Golf Club, Coldstream from September 22 to 24.
SLGA TEAMS FOR TOURNAMENTS
Congratulations to Krystle Caithness and Louise Kenney for being selected for the following teams:
EUROPEAN GIRLS' TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (Esbjerg GC, Denmark, July 11-15):
Carly Booth (Comrie), Krystle Caithness (St Regulus), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), Roseanne Niven (Crieff). Reserves: 1 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), 2 Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth).
DANISH INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP (Silkeborg GC, July 1-2): Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), Jenna Wilson (Strathaven). Reserve: Claire Hargan (Mortonhall).
In addition, Krystle and Louise have been named as 1st and 2nd reserve respectively for the Scottish team at the British Women's Open Amateur Championship at Royal County Down GC, June 13-17.
Krystle has also been named as 1st reserve for the Scottish Team at the St. Rule Trophy at St. Andrews, June 3-4 with Fiona Lockhart as 2nd reserve.
PAUL & WILLIAMSONS SLGA STROKE-PLAY RANKINGS
LATEST RANKINGS (after two events)
1 Heather MacRae (Dunblane New) -2.2.
2 Sara Bishop (Windyhill) -1.5.
3 Anne Laing (Vale of Leven) -1.4.
3 Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) -1.4
5 Krystle Caithness (St Regulus) -1.0.
6 Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) -0.4.
7 Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe) 0.0.
7 Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 0.0.
9 Martine Pow (Selkirk) 0.4.
10 Fiona Lockhart (St Regulus) 1.0.
10 Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) 1.0
10 Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) 1.0
SCOTTISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP - Dunbar
Louise Kenney was narrowly beaten by Anne Laing in the semi-finals of the Scottish Ladies Championship. Louise played great golf and should be very proud of her performance throughout the week.
Three times title-winner Anne gained revenge over Fiona Lockhart, who beat her in last year's final at Cruden Bay, with a 5 and 4 win in the morning quarter-finals. Then in the semi-final, Anne came back from two down at the turn to grind out a one-hole win over the No 2 seed and new course record-holder Louise Kenney (Pitreavie).
QUARTER-FINALS
H MacRae (Dunblane New) bt L Hendry (Routenburn) 5 and 3.
M Pow (Selkirk) bt E Ogilvy (Auchterarder) 2 and 1.
A Laing (Vale of Leven) bt F Lockhart (St Regulus) 5 and 4.
L Kenney (Pitreave) bt H Laughland (Mortonhall) at 20th
SEMI-FINALS
Pow bt MacRae 1 hole.
Laing bt L Kenney 1 hole.
FINAL
Pow bt Laing by 2 and 1.
SCOTTISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP - Dunbar
Well done to the defending champion, Fiona Lockhart, and Louise Kenney for reaching the last eight of the Scottish Ladies Championship. In the second round Fiona beat our Fife Ladies Champion, Elaine Moffat, by 4 and 3. It was unfortunate that two of our county players met each other so early in the championship. Jocelyn Carthew lost on the last hole in the first round.
Match-play stages
FIRST ROUND
H MacRae (Dunblane New) bt G Lockhart (Barassie) 4 and 2.
M Thomson (McDonald Ellon) bt A Hunter (Monifieth) 1 hole.
K Blackwood (Glencorse) bt J Carthew (Ladybank) 1 hole.
L Hendry (Routenburn) bt W Nicholson (Broomieknowe) at 19th.
S Bishop (Windyhill) bt N Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh) 2 holes.
E Ogilvy (Auchterarder) bt C-M Carlton (Stirling Univ) at 22nd.
J Wilson (Strathaven) bt C MacDonald (Gullane Ladies) 4 and 2.
M Pow (Selkirk) bt T Laughland (Mortonhall) 6 and 5.
A Laing (Vale of Leven) bt R Wilson (Monifieth) 2 and 1.
C Gruber (Royal Dornoch) bt C Hargan (Mortonhall) 1 hole.
E Moffat (St Regulus) bt B Murphy (Mortonhall) 4 and 3.
F Lockhart (St Regulus) bt S McMaster (Gullane Ladies) 4 and 3.
A F Ramsay (Kirriemuir) bt P Williamson (Baberton) 1 hole.
H Laughland (Mortonhall) bt E Cuthill (Lanark) 5 and 4.
K Harper (Inverness) bt S Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) at 19th.
L Kenney (Pitreavie) bt K Marshall (Baberton) 1 hole.
SECOND ROUND
MacRae bt Thomson 2 and 1.
Hendry bt Blackwood 4 and 3.
Ogilvy bt Bishop 1 hole.
Pow bt Wilson 5 and 4.
Laing bt Gruber 2 and 1.
F Lockhart bt E Moffat 4 and 3.
H Laughland bt Ramsay 2 and 1.
L Kenney bt Harper 3 and 1.
SCOTTISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP - Dunbar
Well done to Louise Kenney, Fiona Lockhart, Jocelyn Carthew and Elaine Moffat for all qualifying in good positions for the Scottish Women's Amateur Championship at Dunbar.
Leading Qualifiers (Par 72, CSS 73 both rounds)
138 H MacRae (Dunblane New) 68 70, L Kenney (Pitreavie) 65 73.
141 A Laing (Vale of Leven) 73 68, M Pow (Selkirk) 72 69.
143 S Bishop (Windyhill) 72 71.
145 F Lockhart (St Regulus) 75 70.
146 A Ramsay (Kirrie) 74 72, W Nicholson (Broomieknowe) 73 73, J Carthew (Ladybank) 72 74.
148 E Cuthill (Lanark) 76 72, E Moffat (St Regulus) 76 72, E Ogilvy (Auchterarder) 74 74, J Wilson (Strathaven) 72 76.
Non-qualifiers included:
177 J Peden (Dunfermline) 88 89
Championship Draw
8.30 MacRae v G Lockhart, Hunter v Thomson, J Carthew v Blackwood, Hendry v Nicholson, Bishop v Fenton, Carlton v Ogilvy, J Wilson v C MacDonald, T Laughland v Pow.
9.34 Laing v R Wlson, Hargan v Gruber, E Moffat v Murphy, Mcaster v F Lockhart , Ramsay v Williamson, H Laughland v Cuthill, Wood v Harper, Marshall v L Kenney.
SCOTTISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP - Dunbar
Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) has shot an amazing seven-under-par 65 in the first qualifying round of the Scottish Women's Championship at Dunbar. This score sliced four strokes off the women's course record of 69, which was set by Catriona Lambert 16 years ago.
Jocelyn Carthew had a level par round of 72. Defending champion, Fiona Lockhart, had a 75 and the Fife Ladies Champion, Elaine Moffat, shot 76.
65 L Kenney (Pitreavie).
68 H MacRae (Dunblane New).
71 S Wood (Aberdeen Ladies).
72 J Carthew (Ladybank), S Bishop (Windyhill), J Wilson (Strathaven), M Pow (Selkirk).
Other scores included:
75 F Lockhart (St Regulus
76 E Moffat (St Regulus
88 J Peden (Dunfermline)
SVLGA INTER-DIVISIONAL MATCH - Glenisla G.C.
Midland beat North in a tight finish to their SVLGA inter-divisional match at Glenisla Golf Club. Midlands won the trophy by 3 1/2-2 1/2 after winning the top two ties. Lorna Bennett beat Ann Smart by one hole while Fiona De Vries beat Kathleen Sutherland by 2 and 1.
Liz Miskimmin got the victory-clinching point by beating Aberdeenshire county captain Ros Dunsmuir 2 and 1.
Details:
NORTH 2 1/2, MIDLAND 3 1/2
Ann Smart lost to Lorna Bennett 1 hole.
Kathleen Sutherland lost to Fiona De Vries 2 and 1.
Sue McGregor halved with Emma Wilson.
Frances Neish halved with Margaret Tough.
Lynne Terry bt Shelagh Quinn 3 and 2.
Ros Dunsmuir lost to Liz Miskimmin 2 and 1.
Morag Clapperton bt Katherine Keir 2 and 1.
WELSH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP - Whitchurch Golf Club, Cardiff
Final Scores:
1 221 Naomi Edwards (Ganton GC) 73 74 74
2 222 Felicity Johnson (Harborne GC) 71 72 79
3 223 Henni Brockway (Yeovil GC) 76 74 73
Scottish Scores:
13 230 Heather Macrae (Dunblane New GC) 75 79 76
17 233 Carly Booth (Comrie GC) 79 76 78
22 236 Jenna Wilson (Strathaven GC) 80 76 80
23 236 Louise Kenney (Pitreavie GC) 77 79 80
34 242 Martine Pow (Selkirk GC) 82 80 80
35 242 Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle GC) 81 78 83
47 245 Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch GC) 82 81 82
55 254 Elaine Cuthill (Lanark GC) 83 83 88
International Team Event
1 446 ENGLAND B (N Edwards, M Reid, K Smith).
2 446 ENGLAND A (L Eastwood, F Johnson, S Walker).
4 465 SCOTLAND A (H MacRae, K Walker, J Wilson).
8 478 SCOTLAND B (C Gruber, L Kenney, M Pow).
APRIL 2006
FCLGA CHAMPIONSHIP - Scotscraig
Congratulations to Elaine Moffat for winning the FCLGA Championship for the third time. Elaine previously won the Championship in 1996 and 2000.
Elaine Moffat (St. Regulus) beat Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) by 3 and 2 in the final.
In the semi-finals, Elaine beat Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) by 4 and 2 and Louise beat defending Champion, Fiona Lockhart (St. Regulus), by 3 and 2.
The standard of golf was excellent and all the games played in great spirit.
We are lucky to have such a wealth of talented golfers within our County - well done.
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SVLGA (Midland Division) SPRING MEETING - Strathmore
Results (CSS 73)
The Allan Cup/Captain's Prize - E. Perry (Tillicoultry) 88-17=71
1st Scratch: Katherine Keir (Elie) 79
Div. 0-12: 1st H'cap: Joyce Flannigan (St. Regulus) 80-8=72
2nd H'cap: Emma Wilson (Elie) 79-5=74
3rd H'cap: Bev Brown (St. Rule) 87-11=76
Div. 13-20: 2nd H'cap: C. Malcolm (Dollar) 88-16=72
3rd H'cap: N. MacFarlane (Bonnybridge) 90-17=73
Div. 21-28: 1st M. Vass (Dunblane New) 102-28=74
HELEN HOLM SCOTTISH WOMEN'S OPEN STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP - Troon
Krystle Caithness (St Regulus) finished a creditable seventh equal on 223 with scores of 72, 77 and 74.
Final Totals
(Troon Portland first two rounds; Royal Troon third round. Par 75-75-75. CSS 75-75-76)
212 M Reid (Chevin) 71 69 72.
213 E Duggleby (Malton & Norton) 71 69 72.
217 R Bell (Ganton) 74 72 71.
Other scores included:
222 J Wilson (Strathaven) 79 71 72.
223 K Caithness (St Regulus) 72 77 74, H MacRae (Dunblane New) 72 76 75.
224 A Laing (Vale of Leven) 74 74 76
227 L Kenney (Pitreavie) 75 75 77
229 C Booth (Comrie) 74 79 77.
232 F Lockhart (St Regulus) 76 75 81, R Niven (Crieff) 77 76 79
233 M Pow (Selkirk) 77 80 76, C Hargan (Mortonhall) 77 75 81
235 K Walker (Buchanan Castle) 76 80 79
243 C Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 76 83 84
256 J Carthew (Ladybank) 87 82 87.
LGU MEDAL EAST DIVISION FINAL - Balbirnie Park Golf Club
Jocelyn Carthew (Ladybank) pipped Lorna Bennett (Leven) for the top scratch prize. They both shot 73s against a par and CSS of 71. Jocelyn won the prize with a better inward half.
The six handicap qualifiers for the Grand Final at Crieff on Sunday, June 4 were:
Silver Division: June Denholm (Dunbar) (16) 69; Elspeth Hodgetts (Glenrothes) (10) 70; Alyson Scrimgeour (Dundas Parks) (8) 71.
Bronze Division: Ann Brown (Deer Park) (26) 60; Fiona Corps (Anstruther) (20) 66; Diana Fraser (Lundin Ladies) (24) 68.
GIRLS TEAMS
Congratulations to the following Fife girls for being selected for the following teams:
Team to represent the East in the Scottish Inter-Divisional Matches to be played at Ballumbie Castle, Dundee on June 10th and 11th 2006 (Note: Girls with handicaps of 8 upwards are eligible to play):
Rachel Archibald, Rachel Myles, Beth Mackay, Cara Easton, Rachael Watton, Arlene Mc Garity.
Reserves: Gillian Simpson, Hannah Dalrymple, Emma Bissett
Team to represent the East of Scotland Girls in the match against West of Scotland Girls at Deer Park Golf Club, Livingstone on June 4th:
Rachel Archibald, Beth Mackay, Hannah Harvey, Susan Jackson, Rachael Livingstone, Louise MacGregor, Rachel Myles, Rebecca Watson
Reserves: Cara Easton, Rachael Watton, Arlene McGarity, Gillian Simpson
Team to represent the East of Scotland Girls in the match against the South of Scotland Girls at The Woll, Ashkirk on August 27th:
Emma Bissett, Hannah Dalrymple, Helen Goodwin, Samantha Lamb, Gabrielle MacDonald, Gillian Simpson, Keren Ward, Cathy Wood
Reserves: Fiona Milne, Patricia Watt, Jordynn Laird, Kate McIntosh
CUTHBERTSON CUP - Broomieknowe
Well done to the Fife Girls' Team of Susan Jackson, Hannah Harvey, Rachel Myles and Camilla Tait for finishing in 2nd place. The girls beat Stirling & Clackmannanshire by 3 games to 1 in the morning matches. I n the afternoon the girls were narrowly beaten by 1½ games to 2½ in blustery (and wet!) conditions. The matches were all played in a very friendly manner and the girls did the County proud.
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FRENCH JUNIOR LADIES OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP - St Cloud Golf Club, near Paris
No 2 seed Krystle Caithness (St Regulus) was beaten in the first round of the matchplay stages of the French Junior Ladies Open Championship by Laura Gonzalez of Belgium. The result was 4&3.
Qualifying Rounds
Krystle Caithness, with excellent rounds of 71 and 70, earned herself the No 2 seed position in the match-play stages. The 17-year-old pupil at Waid Academy, Anstruther, a member of the St Regulus Club, St Andrews, had a total of three-under-par 141, bettered only by Anna Nordqvist, the Swedish girl who won the British girls' open championship last year.
LEADING QUALIFIERS (Trophee Esmond)
139 Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 71 68.
141 Krystle Caithness (Sco) 71 70, Carlota Ciganda (Spa) 70 71.
142 Kiran Matharu (Eng) 72 70, Caroline Masson (Ger) 72 70, Melissa Reid (Eng) 70 72.
FIFE COUNTY LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP
Scottish women's amateur champion Fiona Lockhart made a good start to her defence of the Fife women's title at Scotscraig by sharing the lowest score of the day with another past national champion, Elaine Moffat, in the qualifying round. Both St Regulus members, Fiona and Elaine returned very good scores of 75 - one under the CSS in bright but cold and windy conditions. Elaine gained the No 1 seed spot on a card count back and also won the Coronation Medal for the best net score - a 73 off two of a handicap.
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SLGA St LEONARDS UNDER 16 STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP -
Strathtyrum
Results
149 Carly Booth (Comrie) 76, 73;
150 Rachel Connor (Manchester) 72, 78;
151 Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 77, 74;
Other scores included:
182 Emma Bisset (Elie & Earlsferry Ladies) 92, 90
183 Camilla Tait (St Regulus) 93, 90
221 Nicola Taylor (Thornton) 109, 112
EAST OF SCOTLAND GIRLS' SPRING MEETING - Stirling
Scores (SSS 74, CSS 74)
81 Emma Fairnie ( Dunbar )
82 Rachel Watton ( Mortonhall ), Jane Turner ( Mortonhall )
Other scores included
111 Nicola Taylor ( Thornton )
WELSH 54 HOLE OPEN STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP - Whitchurch (Cardiff)
Congratulations to Louise Kenney for being selected for Team 2.
Team 1 Team 2
Heather MacRae (Dunblane New) Carly Booth (Comrie)
Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) Louise Kenney (Pitreavie)
Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) Martine Pow (Selkirk)