NEWS ARCHIVE - MAY 2007

NESS OPEN - Inverness G.C.

Michele Thomson won the 36-hole Ness Open at Inverness Golf Club today. This is an SLGA Order of Merit event.

FINAL TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72). CSS 73 72
143 M Thomson (McDonald Ellon) 72 71.
144 K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar0 74 70.
146 R Niven (Crieff) 76 70, M Briggs (Kilmacolm) 74 72.
148 C Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 77 71.
151 L Hendry (Routenburn) 76 75.

Other scores included
156 J Carthew (Ladybank) 81 74

167 S Jackson (Ladybank) 82 85

SCOTTISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP - Kilmarnock Barassie Golf Club.

Congratulations to Krystle Caithness and Elaine Moffat (St. Regulus) for winning the Eglington Quaich for the lowest scratch total for a Club team (teams of 2).  Krystle had scores of 77+ 81 and Elaine scored 78 + 80.

SLGA TEAMS

Congratulations to Krystle Caithness and Elaine Moffat for being selected for the following teams by the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association.

St Rule Trophy, St Andrews, June 2-3:

1 Krystle Caithness, 2 Heather MacRae, 3 Jenna Wilson. Reserves: 1 Emily Ogilvy, 2 Michele Thomson.

Ladies British open amateur championship - Alwoodley, Leeds, June 12-16:

1 Krystle Caithness, 2 Heather MacRae, 3 Jenna Wilson. Reserves: 1 Sally Watson, 2 Carly Booth, 3 Emily Ogilvy.

Irish women's open amateur championship - Clandeboye, June 30-July 1:

1 Claire Hargan, 2 Elaine Moffat. Reserve: 1 Sara Bishop.

SCOTTISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP - Kilmarnock Barassie Golf Club.

Elaine Moffat has lost in the quarter finals to Heather MacRae.  The match finished with a birdie on the 17^th by Heather to win 2 and 1.

The Final was won by Jenna Wilson beating Emily Ogilvy 2 and 1.

Results:

Final

Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) bt Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) 2 and 1.

Semi-finals

Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) bt Heather MacRae (Dunblane New) 5 and 4.

Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) bt Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) at 20th.

Quarter Finals
Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) bt Martine Pow (Selkirk) 7 and 6.
Heather MacRae (Dunblane New) bt Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) 2 and 1.
Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) bt Edwina Lowery-Gold (Eaton) 3 and 1.
Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) bt Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) 2 and 1.

SCOTTISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP - Kilmarnock Barassie Golf Club.

Elaine Moffat is through to the last eight of the Scottish Ladies Championship.  Elaine beat Audrey Thompson by 4 and 3 in the morning and then Rachel Livingstone by 1 hole in the afternoon.

Krystle Caithness has been beaten in the second round at the 20^th by Edwina Lowery-Gold. 

Jo Carthew lost in the first round by 2 and 1 to former Champion, Anne Laing.

SECOND ROUND
Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) bt Claire MacDonald (Gullane Ladies) 6 and 4.
Martine Pow (Selkirk) bt Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth) 2 and 1.
Heather MacRae (Dunblane New) bt Dawn Dewar (Monifieth) 2 and 1.
Elaine Moffat(St Regulus) bt Rachael Livingstone (Musselburgh Old) 1 hole.
Edwina Lowery-Gold (Eaton) bt Krystle Caithness (St Regulus) at 20^th

Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) bt Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) 2 and 1.
Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) bt Rosalind Purdom (Prestwick St Nicholas) at 19^th

Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) bt Anne Laing (Vale of Leven) 4 and 3.

FIRST ROUND
J Wilson (Strathaven) bt L McLardy (Murcar Links) 5 and 4.
C MacDonald (Gullane Ladies) bt L Murray (Alford) 3 and 2.
M Pow (Selkirk) bt H Anderson (Downfield) 4 and 2.
R Wilson (Monifieth) bt A Niven (Crieff) at 20th.
H MacRae (Dunblane New) bt J Meldrum (Dullatur) 3 and 1.
D Dewar (Monifieth) bt K Walker (Buchanan Castle) 3 and 1.
E Moffat (St Regulus) bt A Thompson (Loudoun Gowf) 4 and 3.
R Livingstone (Musselburgh Old) bt F Gilbert (Carnoustie Ladies) 4 and 3.

E Lowrey-Gold (Eaton) bt M Briggs (Kilmacolm) 2 and 1.
K Caithness (St Regulus) bt R McQueen (Troon Bentinck Ladies) 2 and 1.
S Wood (Hazlehead) bt A F Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 4 and 3.
E Ogilvy (Auchterarder) bt J Turner (Mortonhall) 5 and 4.
R Purdom (Prestwick St Nicholas) bt A Bushby (Strathmore) 1 hole.
C Hargan (Mortonhall) bt S Bishop (Cochrane Castle) 1 hole.
A Laing (Vale of Leven) bt J Carthew (Ladybank) 2 and 1.
M Thomson (McDonald Ellon) bt C Wilson (Murcar Links) 7 and 6.

SCOTTISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP - Kilmarnock Barassie Golf Club.

Elaine Moffat, Krystle Caithness and Joceyn Carthew have all finished on a score of 158 (8 over par) to qualify comfortably for the match play stages of the Championship.