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Monday 28th May 2007: Megan 3rd in the Ness Open |
| Renfrewshire County champion Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm)
was a creditable joint 3rd in the Ness Open SLGA Order of
Merit 36-hole event at Inverness Golf Club yesterday (Sunday).
Both Megan and younger sister Eilidh had made the long
trip up north to play in the event LEADING TOTALS Par 144 (2 x 72). CSS 73 72 143 M Thomson (McDonald Ellon) 72 71. 144 K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 74 70. 146 R Niven (Crieff) 76 70, M Briggs (Kilmacolm) 74 72. Other RLCGA Players: 163 E Briggs (Kilmacolm) 78 85. |
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Sunday 27th May 2007: Test On Line Entry Form --- Please have a Go |
| I seem to be getting no Renfrewshire News at the
moment apart from News around the
West of
Scotland so here is an opportunity to try out a TEST ON LINE
COMPETITION ENTRY FORM. It isn't a real county medal competition so
please do enter it to see if it works --- even if you are not a
member of the county and would like to submit your entry the more the
merrier !! Click on the following link to try it out --- you should also get a response email back to you with details of your entry request ---- Test Competition Entry Form |
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Thursday 24th May 2007:Renfrewshire's Megan Briggs and accepted for the British Women's Amateur Championships |
| There will be 17 Scots travelling to Alwoodley, Leeds
for the British women’s Open Amateur Championship from June 12 to 16. The Ladies Golf Union has announced that all entrants with handicaps of 0.8 or better have had their entries accepted. The Scots are: Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) +2.5. Krystle Caithness (St Regulus) +2.4. Carly Booth (Comrie) +2.3. Heather MacRae (Dunblane New) +1.9. Anne Laing (Vale of Leven) +1.3. Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) +1.1. Roseanne Niven (Crieff) +1.0. Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) +1.0. Gemma Webster (Hilton Park) +0.6. Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) +0.5. Rachael Livingstone (Musselburgh) +0.4. Laura Murray (Alford) 0.1 Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) 0.2 Sara Bishop (Cochrane Castle) 0.4 Jane Turner (Mortonhall) 0.4 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 0.4. Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) 0.5. ON WAITING LIST Emma Fairnie (Dunbar) Lauren Mackin (Majorca) - RLCGA |
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Monday 21st May 2007: News from Mearns Golf Academy |
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Saturday 19th May 2007: Lanarkshire's Jenna Wilson is the 2007 Scottish Champion |
| Lanarkshire's Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) won the 2007 Scottish Ladies Amateur Golf Championship at Kilmarnock Barassie today. She beat Emily Olgivie (Auchterarder) 2 and 1 in this mornings final. |
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Friday 18th May 2007:Results from the Scottish at Kilmarnock Barassie |
| Top seed Jenna Wilson from Strathaven
is through to the final of the Scottish women's amateur championship for
the first time at Kilmarnock Barassie. She will now meet in Saturday morning's 18-hole final Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) who beat Michele Thomson at the 20th hole SEMI-FINAL RESULTS Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) beat Heather MacRae (Dunblane New) 5 and 4. Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) beat Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) at 20th. CLARK ROSEBOWL FINAL Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe) beat Pamela Williamson (Baberton) 2 and 1. In the morning Jenna did not lose a hole and was three under par in beating Martine Pow (Selkirk) the 2006 Championship winner CHAMPIONSHIP 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. CLARK ROSEBOWL SEMI-FINALS Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe) bt Lesley Williamson (Kilmarnock Barassie) 4 and 3. Pamela Williamson (Baberton) bt Liz Keohone (Loudoun Gowf) 5 and 4. |
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Thursday 17th May 2007: Megan loses in the 1st round of the
Matchplay stages in the Scottish Championships
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| RLCGA County Champion
Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) suffered an unexpected early exit
from the match-play stages of the Scottish women's amateur championship
at Kilmarnock Barassie Golf Club this morning by being
beaten in the first round by a relatively unknown player from south of
the Border, Edwina Lowery-Gold who won by 2 and 1. However, in the afternoon Edwina then took the scalp of British international team player Krystal Caithness to progress to the quarter finals. In the Clark Rosebowl (2nd Flight) ---- Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) beat Gillian McGinlay (Cochrane Castle) 2 and 1 in morning and Eilidh Briggs ( Kilmacolm) in a very tight match lost at the 19th to Past Scottish Seniors Champion Pamela Williamson. Gillian Kyle then lost 3 and 2 to Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe) in the afternoon |
| Freda Tuck has completed the draw for the June Medal at Lochwinnoch on Thursday 7th June. To see it Click Here |
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Wednesday 16th May 2007: Megan qualifies for Matchplay stages and Gillian Kyle, Gillian McGinlay and Eilidh Briggs qualify for the Clark Rosebowl |
| SCOTTISH WOMEN’S (CLOSE) AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP at
Kilmarnock Barassie Golf Club.
QUALIFIERS FOR MATCH-PLAY Par 150 (2 x 75). CSS 77, 77 . Leading qualifiers: For all the scores after Round 2 Click Here Megan is the only Renfrewshire Qualifier for the
Championship and now meets Edwina Lowrey-Gold (Eaton) DRAW FOR
CHAMPIONSHIP
(West of Scotland Players in Bold) |
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Tuesday 15th May 2007: Megan Briggs is the leading Renfrewshire player at Kilmarnock Barassie |
| RLCGA'S County Champion Megan Briggs had
a 1 over par 76 to be the leading Renfrewshire player in the 1st round
of the SCOTTISH WOMEN’S AMATEUR (CLOSE) CHAMPIONSHIP at
Kilmarnock Barassie Golf Club today. She was 2 over par on the front
nine and then came back in one under to be round in 76 First qualifying round: Par 75 (37-38). 6,215yd Leading Scores: Other Renfrewshire Players: For all the results Click Here |
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Sunday 13th May 2007: This is the Scottish Championship week at Kilmarnock Barassie --- Good Luck to all Renfrewshire Players |
| The Scottish Closed Amateur Championship
at Kilmarnock Barassie Golf Club begins on Tuesday 15th
May and the 1st round draw can be seen by clicking on the
following link
SLGA - Scottish Championship Draw --- 1st round The following 10 Players from Renfrewshire are playing ---- Good luck to all:
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Thursday 10th May 2007: Message from Donna Jackson who is on holiday is in the Guest Book Page |
| Donna Jackson ( Cochrane Castle) who is away on
holiday in Canada has sent a wee message to all who are going to be
playing in the Scottish Championships at Kilmarnock Barassie
next week. Click on this link to see it Guest
Book.
Why not put an entry in yourself so Donna can read it while she is away--- Your Webmaster will put the first one in --- |
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Wednesday 9th May 2007: The Spring Meeting / May Medal Results, the County Rosebowl qualifiers and draw, plus Jennifer Mack loses out in the West Vets Championship final |
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combined May Medal / Spring Meeting took place today at Old
Ranfurly Golf Club. Maureen Skinner (Gourock) who had a gross
score of 79 and was the only player to break 80 was the winner of the
scratch award. The best net score of the day was by home player
Shirley McKnight -- playing off a handicap of 14 had a
net 69 -- 4 under the CSS of 73. Shirley pictured left
was therefore the overall winner on the May Medal which was this
year combined with the Spring Meeting.
The draw for the County Rosebowl which is the best net aggregate scores from the April / May Medal can be seen by clicking on this link 2007 County Rosebowl Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle) lost in the final of the West Vets Championship to Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) . To read all about it go to the West Vets Website |
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Tuesday 8th May 2007: Jennifer Mack reaches the final of the West Vets Championship and Eilidh Briggs wins the LGU West Division Finals at Haggs Castle |
| Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle) reached the final of the West Vets Championship at a windswept Renfrew Golf Club today by beating top qualifier Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) at the 19th this morning and Pat Hutton (Lanark) 2/1 this afternoon. She now meets the 2006 champion Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) in the final tomorrow which begins at 11am at the same venue. To see all the results go to the West Vets Website |
RLCGA's Eilidh Briggs, 14-year-old Kilmacolm Golf Club junior member, led the Silver Division section with a net 71 off six in the West Division final of the Ladies Golf Union Medal at Haggs Castle Golf Club today. RLCGA's Vivien Howe (Ranfurly Castle) was runner up in the Bronze Division with a net 69. The CSS was 74 (+1). The eight qualifiers for the Grand Final at Crieff Golf Club on Sunday, June 3 were: Silver Division – Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) (6) 71; Christine Whitelaw (Largs) (11) 72; Elaine Whyte (Windyhill) (12) 73; Pat McWhirter (Westerwood) (15) 75 (bih). Bronze Division – Susan Campbell (Whitecraigs) (24) 63; Vivien Howe (Ranfurly Castle) (20) 69; Margaret McDevitt (Gourock) (22) (bih), Patricia Brown (Ralston) (21) 73 (bih). |
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Sunday 6th May 2007: Karyn's Monthly Golf Tip and the West of Scotland Championship is cut to one round due to bad weather |
| County coach Karyn Burns from Mearns Castle
Golf Academy has given us all a practice routine to help our
putting in April. She now continues this practice putting with a few
more excellent drills. To see her May Tip click on this link
Golf Tips Page. Remember --- Karyn can also do a ladies one day school which can be tailored to cover as many areas of the game as wished. If ladies get together their own group and call her on her mobile at 07720 442492 to arrange a suitable date. The day could last as long as 10am-4pm including lunch and would cost approx £60 per person - minimum of 4 people in a group. |
| Although Karyn is giving us all a putting tip I thought this might appeal to our readers --- sorry broadband users only can play this video |
| WEST OF SCOTLAND CHAMPIONSHIP A freak hailstorm in the midst of gale-force winds forced the cancellation of the second round of the scheduled 36-hole West of Scotland women’s amateur stroke-play championship at Drumpellier Golf Club today Ayrshire county champion Lesley Hendry was declared the winner with a first-round 77, five over the standard scratch but a good score in such awful May weather. Lesley had a stroke to spare from Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) with Liz Keohone (Loudoun) and Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), the new Lanarkshire women’s champion both on the 79 mark. Lanarkshire (Elaine Cuthill, Pamela Pretswell and Susan Wood) won the team event with ease with a total of 238. Kirsten Scott (Windyhill) won the handicap prize with a net 73 off 13, despite incurring a two-stroke penalty for inadvertently starting at the wrong hole. WEST OF SCOTLAND WOMEN’S AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP Drumpellier GC. Second round cancelled because of bad weather. LEADING FINAL TOTALS (CSS 72). 77 Lesley Hendry (Routenburn). 78 Elaine Cuthill (Lanark). 79 Liz Keohone (Loudoun), Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle). 81 Susan Wood (Drumpellier), Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie). 83 Judy Galbraith (Cowal), Sara Harman (Williamwood), Lesley Williamson (Kilmarnock Barassie), Ruth Rankin (Lanark), Audrey Thompson (Loudoun). 84 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle), May Hughes (Lanark). HANDICAP – Kirsten Scott (Windyhill) (13) 73 Thanks go to Gillian Kirkwood for the report |
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Thursday 3rd May 2007: Ranfurly Castle's Pairing win the County Foursomes |
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glorious conditions Vivien Howe and Sheila Gray from Ranfurly Castle
(pictured left) won the Inter County Foursomes at
Elderslie yesterday. Despite losing a ball at the 4th hole they
carded an 87 net 67.5.
To see all the results and qualifiers for the Inter County Finals at Douglas Park and the Commonwealth Finals at Tain go to the Results Page |
Gillian
McGinlay (Cochrane Castle) and Maureen Skinner (Gourock) (pictured
right) claimed the scratch award with a 78.