NEWS ARCHIVE - AUGUST 2006

Congratulations to Krystle Caithness for being selected by the SLGA for the Scottish team to play in the Espirito Santo Trophy women's world amateur team championship.  The tournament is played over four rounds of stroke-play. This will be the first time a Scotland team has competed in the biennial women's world amateur team championship. Previously a Great Britain & Ireland team represented Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales. Louise Kenney has been named as reserve.

Team: Krystle Caithness (St Regulus), Heather MacRae (Dunblane New), Jenna Wilson (Strathaven).

Reserve: Louise Kenney

Congratulations to Krystle Caithness and Louise Kenney for being selected for the Scotland team for the Home International Matches.  It's fantastic to see two Fife players in the team - well done!

Well done also to Fiona Lockhart for being named as 1^st reserve.

Scottish Team

Sara Bishop - Windyhill

Krystle Caithness - St Regulus

Louise Kenney  - Pitreavie

Heather MacRae - Dunblane New

Roseanne Niven - Crieff

Martine Pow - Selkirk

Sally Watson - Elie & Earlsferry Ladies

Jenna Wilson - Strathaven

Reserves

1 Fiona Lockhart- St Regulus

2 Gemma Webster - Hilton Park

3 Kelsey MacDonald - Nairn Dunbar

LADIES BRITISH OPEN AMATEUR STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP - Prince's Golf Club, Kent

The championship was won by Anna Rossi from Italy with a two-under-par total of 290.

Krystle Catithness (St Regulus) finished in joint 12^th place with scores of 77 and 75 on the final day.

FINAL TOTALS (Par 73)
290 A Rossi (Ita) 74 76 70 70.
219 R Bell (Ganton) 74 73 73 71.
292 S Hassan (Vale of Glamorgan) 76 76 68 72.
Other scores included:

299 C Booth (Comrie) 72 83 72 72.

302 K Catithness(St Regulus) 72 78 77 75.

305 J Wilson (Strathaven) 73 81 74 77.
309 H MacRae (Dunblane New) 80 79 77 73.
310 K Walker (Buchanan Castle) 73 83 83 71.

LADIES BRITISH OPEN AMATEUR STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP - Prince's Golf Club, Kent

Krystle Catithness has qualified for the final 36 holes in joint sixth place on 150 (72-78).

Non-stop rain marred the second day's play, which raised the halfway cut figure to 13-over-par 159.

Leading qualifiers

147 R Bell (Ganton) 74 73.
148 T Mangan Ennis) 74 74.
149 E Lyons (West Surrey) 77 72, S Nicholson (NZ) 75 74, M Bourdy (Fra) 72 77.
150 A Rossi (Ita) 74 76, K Caithness (St Regulus) 72 78.
Other qualifiers included:

154 J Wilson (Strathaven) 73 81

155 C Booth (Comrie) 72 83.
156 K Walker (Buchanan Castle) 73 83

159 H MacRae (Dunblane New) 80 79

SCOTTISH WOMEN'S FOURSOMES - Cowglen G.C.

Fiona Lockhart and Elaine Moffat, both members of St Regulus Golf Club, St Andrews and both former Scottish women's amateur champions, won the Scottish women's foursomes title by one shot from the Baberton pairing of Karen Marshall and Fiona Hunter.
Fiona and Elaine had rounds of 77 and 73 over the par-72 women's course for a total of 150.
Karen Marshall and Fiona Hunter scored 71 and 80 for 151.

ENGLISH WOMEN'S OPEN MID-AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP - Cotswold Hills G.C.

Former Scottish champion Fiona Lockhart (St Regulus) had rounds of 80 and 76 for 156 to qualify in 13th place for the match-play stages of the English women's open mid-amateur championship at Cotswold Hills Golf Club, Cheltenham.

In the first round Fiona beat Hester Wallace by one hole and then accounted for Sophie Stubbs by 3 and 2 to reach the last eight. Fiona was then beaten in the quarter-finals, losing by one hole to Rachael Lomas (Hallowes).

The Championship was won by Charlotte Ellis went who beat English stroke-play champion Liz Bennett (Brokenhurst Manor) by 3 and 2 in the final.

Krystle Caithness (St Regulus) came through a four-hole play-off against Ireland's Sarah Cunningham to win the last of the 64 places in the match-play stages of the British girls' open amateur golf championship at Portstewart Golf Club, Northern Ireland. Krystle  shot 84 and 76 for 160. 

In the first-round tie of the match-play stages of the championship, Krystle  did very well to take the top seed and British women's open amateur champion Belen Mozo from Spain to the 18th green before going down by two holes.

Mozo went on to win the Championship beating Sally Watson by one hole in the Final.

MARY McCALLAY TROPHY - Dumfries & Galloway Golf Club.

Emily Ogilvy won the Mary McCallay Trophy tournament by a single stroke from Jenna Wilson.
Jo Carthew (Ladybank) was third on 144 with a pair of 72s.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 72, CSS 71 71
141 Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) 72 69.
142 Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) 69 73.
144 Jo Carthew (Ladybank) 72 72.

Scotland won the girls' home internationals by following up wins over Wales and defending champions England with a 9-0 victory over Ireland. The last time Scotland won the Stroyan Cup that goes with the title was in 1998 at Mullingar. Krystle Caithness (St Regulus) won five points out of six.

Day 3

IRELAND 0, SCOTLAND 9
Foursomes: S Meadow & V Bradshaw lost to K Caithness & M Thomson 4 and 3; S Faller & L Toomey lost to C Booth & S Watson 3 and 1; L Mernagh & S Cunningham lost to R Niven & K MacDonald 3 and 2 (0-3).
Singles: Meadow lost to K Caithness 3 and 2, L Coffey lost to Niven 3 and 2, Cunningham lost to Watson 5 and 3, N McMahon lost to R Livingstone 6 and 5, Bradshaw lost to MacDonald 3 and 1; Toomey lost to Booth 4 and 3 (0-6).
ENGLAND 6, WALES 3

Day 2
SCOTLAND 7 1/2, ENGLAND 1 1/2
Foursomes: K Caithness & M Thomson bt R Connor & H Barwood 3 and 2; C Booth & S Watson bt R Jennings & E Givens 2 and 1; R Niven & K MacDonald bt J Ewart & F Parker 3 and 2 (3-0).
Singles: K Caithness lost to Jennings 2 and 1, Niven bt Parker 1 hole, Watson bt Givens 1 hole, Thomson bt Connor 1 hole, MacDonald lbeat Barwood 1 hole, Booth halved with Ewart (4 ½-1 ½)
WALES 3, IRELAND 6

Day 1
WALES 2, SCOTLAND 7
Foursomes: T Davies & L J Roberts lost to K Caithness & M Thomson 2 holes; R Harries & N Gobey lost to C Booth & S Watson 4 and 3; K O'Connor & A Rees lost to R Niven & K MacDonald 2 and 1 (0-3).
Singles: Davies lost to K Caithness 6 and 5, Roberts bt Watson 2 holes, Rees lost to Niven 2 and 1, O'Connor bt M Briggs 6 and 5, H Boulden lost to MacDonald 4 and 3, Harries lost to Booth 3 and 2 (2-4).
IRELAND 2 ½, ENGLAND 6 ½

PAULL and WILLIAMSONS' RANKINGS

Scottish Under-21 champion Krystle Caithness(St Regulus) is in contention to win both the Paull and Williamsons Scottish women's and girls' stroke-play golf rankings.
Last year, Krystle topped the Under-18 girls' table. This season, she is again heading the girls' rankings with only a handful of events to go. The Fife teenager is also lying second to leader Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) in the P&W Scottish women's rankings, which are based on average scores in relation to CSS in open tournaments designated by the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association.

Leading placings:
WOMEN

1 Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) -3.5;

2 Krystle Caithness(St Regulus) -2.3;

3 Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) -1.1;

4 Fiona Norris (Hamilton) -1;

5 Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) -0.6,

6 Anne Laing (Vale of Leven) -0.2;

7 Fiona Lockhart (St Regulus) -0.1;

GIRLS

1 Krystle Caithness(St Regulus) -2.4;

2 Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie Ladies) 0.8;

3 Roseanne Niven (Crieff) 1.2;

RICCARTON ROSEBOWL - Hamilton Golf Club

Strathaven's Jenna Wilson completed a notable treble of 36-hole open tournament wins when she retained the Riccarton Rosebowl. Jenna had already won the Munross Trophy at Montrose Links and the Mackie Bowl at Gullane over the past few weeks.
Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) finished in third place.

LEADING TOTALS (Par 72. CSS 72 72)
136 J Wilson (Strathaven) 68 68.
142 C Hargan (Mortonhall) 70 71.
142 Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) 71 71, F Norris (Hamilton) 68 74.
Other scores included:

147 Fiona Lockhart (St Regulus) 73 74

VETERAN LADIES GOLF ASSOCIATION'S AREA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - Formby

Scotland, captained by Pat Hutton (Lanark), clinched the title with a sweeping 7-2 win over North of England, last year's winners. The victory completed a three wins out of three record over the three days for Scotland.

Day 3

NORTH OF ENGLAND 2, SCOTLAND 7
Foursomes: A Wood & E Elliott lost to M Thomson & L Campbell 1 hole; J Rogers & C Williamson lost to P Williamson & M Tough 3 and 2; H Smyth & L Hague lost to F De Vries & K Sutherland 5 and 3 (0-3).
Singles: Williamson halved with Thomson, Hague lost to Bennett 1 hole, C Kirk lost to Sutherland 3 and 1, Wood lost Williamson 5 and 4, Elliott halved with De Vries, Smith bt N Fenton 2 holes (2-4).

Day 2

SCOTLAND 5, ENGLISH MIDLANDS 4
Foursomes: M Thomson & L Campbell lost to P West & P Parker 5 and 4; P Williamson & M Tough bt S Westall & J Snelson 3 and 2; L.Bennett & N Fenton lost to D Parker & A Stockdale 4 and 2 (1-2).
Singles: Williamson lost to West 2 and 1, F De Vries lost to P Parker 2 and 1, L.Bennett bt D Backhouse 3 and 1, K Sutherland bt A Bruce 2 and 1, Tough bt Stockdale 7 and 5, Fenton bt D Parker (5-4) 4-2).
Other result:
SOUTH OF ENGLAND 5, NORTH OF ENGLAND 4.

Day 1
SCOTLAND 6 ½, SOUTH OF ENGLAND 2 ½
Foursomes: M Thomson & L Campbell bt J O'JKeefe & R Waters 4 and 3; F De Vries & K Sutherland bt S Ellis & I Brien 6 and 5; L.Bennett  & N Fenton bt V Morgan & M Maisey 4 and 2 (3-0).
Singles: Thomson lost to O'Keefe 5 and 4, P Williamson bt Brien 2 holes, De Vries lost to Ellis 4 and 3, Sutherland halved with Waters, Fenton bt M Copp 6 and 5, M Tough bt Morgan 7 and 5 (3 ½-2 ½).
ENGLISH MIDLANDS 3 ½, NORTH OF ENGLAND 5 ½

JUNIOR LADIES OPEN (Scratch) - GOLF MONTHLY TROPHY

Quarter Finals
Holly Aitchison (Bedfordshire) bt Gemma Easton (Bargoed) 3 and 2.
Whitney Hillier (Joondalup) bt Faye Sanderson (Heworth) 1 hole.
Jane Turner (Mortonhall) bt Lucy Gould (Bargoed) at 21st.
Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) bt Rachel Myles (St Regulus) 6 and 5.

First Round
Holly Aitchison (Bedfordshire) bt Annabel Niven (Crieff) 8 and 6.
Gemma Easton (Bargoed) bt Emma Fairnie (Dunbar) 1 hole.
Faye Sanderson (Heworth) bt Sarah Herd (Dunblane New) 7 and 5.
Whitney Hillier (Joondalup) bt Donna Connell (Burnham & Berrow) 4 and 2.
Lucy Gould (Bargoed) bt Lauren MacCallum (McDonald Ellon) 4 and 2
Jane Turner (Mortonhall) bt Samantha Birks (Wolstanton) 2 and 1.
Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) bt Lesley Rolland (Dunfermline) 4 and 3.
Rachel Myles  (St Regulus) bt Kelly Brotherton (Tulliallan) 1 hole.

GIRLS' OPEN QUAICH (Handicap)

Semi-finals
Jessica Scott (Wanstead) (16) bt Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus) (16) 2 and 1.
Lauren Mackin (Majorca) (7) bt Lauren Whyte (Aberdeen Ladies) (11) at 19th.

Quarter Finals
Jessica Scott (Wanstead) (16) bt Catherine Conejo (Williamwood) (12) at 19th.
Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus) (16) bt Cara Easton (Dalmahoy) (8) 2 and 1.
Laura Mackin (Majorca) (7) bt Emma Bissett (Elie & Earlsferry Ladies) (16) 1 hole.
Lauren Whyte (Aberdeen Ladies) (11) bt Michaela Chviers (Farrinigton) (28) 2 holes.