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SCOTTISH LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP – Moray G.C., Lossiemouth
Jocelyn Carthew lost in the final by 2 and 1 against Michele Thomson.
Hard lines Jo - but very well done too!
Susan Jackson won the Clark Rosebowl.
SCOTTISH LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP – Moray G.C., Lossiemouth
Well Done to Louise Kenney and Jocelyn Carthew who are through to the last eight. Elaine Moffat lost at the 19th in the first round to Donna Jackson from Cochrane Castle. Lorna Bennett had a great 5 and 4 win over Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) in the first round but was narrowly beaten by one hole by Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) in the afternoon. FIRST ROUND MATCH-PLAY SECOND ROUND Vass bt Ramsay 3 and 2. Carthew bt Marshall 3 and 1. Walker bt Summers 3 and 2. Turner bt Pow 2 and 1. Carlton bt Jackson 6 and 4. Murray bt M Briggs 4 and 3. Thomson bt L Bennett 1 hole. Kenney bt C MacDonald 2 and 1. CLARK ROSEBOWL Susan Jackson is through to the semi-finals of the Clark Rosebowl. FIRST ROUND B Murphy (Mortonhall) bt A Ryan (Tain) 3 and 2. A McGinnigle (Cochrane Castle) bt J Harrison (Cruden Bay) 1 hole. H Anderson (Downfield) bt S Leslie (Murcar Links) 3 and 2. L Terry (Cruden Bay) bt H Faulds (Douglas Park) 1 hole. T Laughland (Mortonhall) bt E Gillespie (Lochend) 5 and 4. M Smith (Tain) bt L Stewart (Greenburn) 3 and 2. C Wilson (Murcar Links) bt A Brownie (Lothianburn) 5 and 4. S Jackson (Ladybank) bt H Laughland (Mortonhall) 5 and 3. QUARTER-FINALS Murphy bt McGinnigle 1 hole. Anderson bt Terry at 20th. T Laughland bt Smith 1 hole. Jackson bt Wilson 2 holes. SCOTTISH LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP – Moray G.C., Lossiemouth Congratulations to Louise Kenney, Elaine Moffat, Jocelyn Carthew and Lorna Bennett who have all qualified for the match-play stages of the Scottish Ladies Championship. Louise won the Glover 21st Anniversary Cup for the lowest gross score in the second round with a 74 (BIH). Susan Jackson narrowly missed out, losing out at the third extra hole in a six-way play-off for the last two match-play places. 149 K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 75 74. 151 L Kenney (Pitreavie) 77 74. 152 C-M Carlton (Fereneze) 75 77. 153 M Pow (Selkirk) 77 76, K Walker (Buchanan Castle) 73 80. 154 L Murray (Alford) 79 75. 155 C Hargan (Mortonhall) 73 82. 156 M Tough (Falkirk) 80 76, L Hendry (Routenburn) 78 78. 157 M Thomson (McDonald Ellon) 79 78, M Briggs (Kilmacolm) 76 81. 159 R Livingstone (Musselburgh Old) 85 74, J Turner (Craigielaw) 81 78. 160 E Moffat (St Regulus) 83 77. 161 S Bishop (Cochrane Castle) 84 77, A F Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 79 82, C MacDonald (Gullane) 77 84, S Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) 78 83, C MacDonald (Gullane) 77 84. 162 D Jackson (Cochrane Castle) 85 77, C Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 80 82. 163 M Summers (Panmure Barry) 89 74, E Briggs (Kilmacolm) 85 78, K Blackwood (Craigmillar Park) 79 84, K Marshall (Baberton) 79 84. 164 J Carthew (Ladybank) 84 80, L Bennett (Ladybank) 80 84. 166 P Williamson (Baberton) 86 80, E Ogilvy (Auchterarder) 84 82, E Fairnie (Dunbar) 83 83, D Pocock (Murcar Links) 81 85. 167 L McLardy (Murcar Links) 84 83, S Vass (Tain) 83 84. (after play-off) Non qualifiers included: 167 S Jackson (Ladybank) 80 87. (eliminated in play-off) 173 A Wilton (Ladybank) 85 88. 179 E Wilson (Elie & Earlsferry) 84 95. 180 A McDonald (St Regulus) 87 93. SVLGA MIDLANDS DIVISION – SPRING MEETING – Dunfermline G.C. (CSS 75 – reduction only) Allan Cup/Captain’s Prize - M. Ritchie (Elie & Earlsferry) 87-14=73 bih 1st Scratch: L. Bennett (Ladybank) 75 2nd Scratch M. Tough (Falkirk) 80 Div. 1 1st B. Brown (St. Rule) 86-11=75 bih 2nd F. Campbell (Stirling) 87-12=75 3rd L. McGraw (Auchterarder) 88-12=76 Div. 2 1st M. Ritchie (Elie & Earlsferry) 87-14=73bih 2nd A. More (Kirkcaldy) 86-13=73 3rd R. Fraser (Kirkcaldy) 94-19=75 Div 3. D. Reid (Tillicoultry) 97-22=75 P. Kelly (Dunblane New) 100-23=77 MARY McKENNA PERPETUAL TROPHY - St Margaret's Golf Club, Dublin. Scotland retained the Mary McKenna Perpetual Trophy by a 1pt margin over their Irish veteran women rivals in a thrilling finish to the annual two-day match. The opening-day programme of four four-ball ties was halved 2-2. The singles were won by Scotland 3˝ - 4˝. Lorna Bennett clawed back an early deficit to square her match and holed a tricky par putt on the last to secure the half-point against Violet McBride. IRELAND 5 1/2, SCOTLAND 6 1/2 Sunday Four-balls (Irish names first) Mary Madden & Carmel Cahill lost to Heather Anderson & Margaret Tough 4 and 2. Valerie Hassett & Pamela Morgan lost to Lorna Bennett & Fiona de Vries 3 and 2. Marilyn Henderson & Nano Brennan beat Helen Faulds & Fiona Hunter 2 and 1. Sheena O'Brien-Kenney & Violet McBride beat Pamela Williamson & Kathleen Sutherland 1 hole. Monday Singles Mary McKenna lost to Kathleen Sutherland 1 hole.. Mary Madden halved with Margaret Tough. Eileen MacMullen lost to Pamela Williamson 2 and 1. Sheena O'Brien-Kenney beat Helen Faulds 3 and 2. Pamela Morgan lost to Fiona De Vries 1 hole. Violet McBride halved with Lorna Bennett. Marilyn Henderson halved with Fiona Hunter. Valerie Hassett beat Heather Anderson 7 and 6. LGU MEDAL EAST DIVISION FINAL - Balbirnie Congratulations to Dianne Watson for winning the Silver Division with a nett score of 70. Susan Jackson finished in 2nd place with a nett 71. The CSS was 73. Dianne qualifies for the LGU Medal Grand Final at Crieff Golf club on Sunday, June 8. Susan Jackson is unfortunately unavailable for the Final. EAST OF SCOTLAND GIRLS - SPRING MEETING - Gullane No. 3 The East of Scotland Girls' Spring Meeting was won by 13 year old Nicky Taylor from Thornton Golf Club with a 77 less handicap of 14 for a Net 63. Nicky, a member of the SLGA Prospects Squad this winter achieved the best scratch score but took the Overall Best Net prize. Gabrielle Macdonald, Craigielaw came in with the next best scratch and took the Scratch prize with a gross 78. SLGA Under 16 Open Strokeplay Championship - Craigielaw
Congratulations to Shannen McGuire (Canmore) for winning the Murray Donald and Caithness Cup for the best total nett aggregate. Shannen had rounds of nett 70 and 66 to win by one shot from Emma Driscoll from Ballybunion. The Championship was won by Laura Sedda from
with scratch scores of 69 & 76.
Other scores included:
171 Gemma Brown (Thornton) 85 86 182 Linsey Stevenson (Elie & Earlsferry) 93 89, Nicola Taylor (
Samantha Munro (Aberdour) 90 92 184 Shannen McGuire (Canmore) 94, 90 197 Lauren Whyte (st. Regulus) 100, 97 200 Alexandra Tait (St. Regulus) 99, 101 Photo by kind permission from Kirkwoodgolf.co.uk
Upper half
S Vass (Tain) bt K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 2 holes.
A F Ramsay (Kirriemuir) bt S Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) 2 holes.
K Marshall (Baberton) bt L Hendry (Routenburn) 1 hole.
J Carthew (Ladybank) bt M Tough (Falkirk) 4 and 3.
K Walker (Buchanan Castle) bt E Ogilvy (Auchterarder) 1 hole.
M Summers (Panmure Barry) bt R Livingstone ( Musselburgh Old) 2 and 1.
J Turner (Craigielaw) bt C Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 2 and 1.
M Pow (Selkirk) bt E Fairnie (Dunbar) 3 and 2.
Lower half
C-M Carlton (Fereneze) bt D Pocock (Murcar Links) 7 and 5.
D Jackson (Cochrane Castle) bt E Moffat (St Regulus) at 19th.
M Briggs (Kilmacolm) bt E Briggs (Kilmacolm) 2 and 1.
L Murray (Alford) bt P Williamson (Baberton) 7 and 6.
L Bennett (Ladybank) bt C Hargan (Mortonhall) 5 and 4.
M Thomson (McDonald Ellon) bt K Blackwood (Craigmillar Park) 5 and 3.
C MacDonald (Gullane) bt S Bishop (Cochrane Castle) 1 hole.
L Kenney (Pitreavie) bt L McLardy (Murcar Links) 5 and 4.
Qualifiers (Both rounds - Par 76, CSS 77)
Results (SSS 69 CSS 68)
77 Nicky Taylor (Thornton)
78 Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw)
81 Gillian Simpson (Murrayfield)
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