Avril and Fiona  

Jillian Milne (Craigie Hill) 

Fiona Ramsay (Crieff), Avril Ker (Craigie Hll) and Carly Booth (Auchterarder) 

Dawn Butchart (Strathmore)  

Sally Kettlewell (Dunblane) 

Sal Shepherd (Blairgowrie) Sal is a welcolmed new member of the squad this year 

Roseanne Niven (Crieff)  

Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall)  

Gillian Wallace (Glenisla) at the pratice bay 

County Coaching Starts in Earnest

10 members of the P&K Coaching Senior Squad met up ion freezing conditions last Sunday to begin a series of coaching sessions.
The squad was originally organised to play 9 holes of golf with the professionals however freezing conditions and sleet put paid to this and the session changed to individual coaching from the pro's which involved taking video of each player and trying iron out any problems or bad habits formed over the previous season! This gives the girls all winter then to work on the problem areas.
More coaching sessions have been arranged for the new year.
Above are some photos taken on the day.

Strathmore Golf Club Ladies Committee

Below is the 2004/2005 Ladies Committee for Strathmore. They are back row from Left to Right, Jennie French (Handicap Sec), Dawn Butchart (Competitions Sec), Jenny Groom (Mixed Comp convener), Isobel Hughes (Secretary) Front Row R to L, Joan Merry (Past Captain), Chris Tinker (Match Secretary), Annette Grewar (Captain) and Sheena Scott (Treasurer). Unfortunatley our Vice Captain Jane Taylor was unavailable.

If you have photo's of your Clubs Committee or Prize Winners please Email them to me.

Strathmore Ladies Committee 2004/2005 

Emily Ogilvy Plays Well in the US

P&K County Team Member Emily Ogilvie (Muckhart) tied for fifth place this week in the Lady Jaguar Invitational women’s college golf tournament at Forest Hills Golf Club, Augusta in Georgia.
Emily, a golf scholarship student at the University of Arkansas Little Rock, had rounds of 77 and 78 for an aggregate of 155 over the 5,954yd, par-72 course.

Well done Emily!

Congratulations Emily. 

New Contact EMail Address

The new contact EMail address for me is now IandDinsurance@aol.com. As has been previously posted I urgently require some NEWS!!! Please provide any details following your AGM such as new Captains etc. Please also give me the dates of your AGM's for next year so we do not clash with any Club Agm's next year.
Keep me up to date then everyone else will be too!!!

County AGM 2004


Our County Agm was held on Thursday 21st at Craigiehill. Our Captain Pam Drysdale welcomed the members and chaired the meeting.
As two committee members retired this year, Helen Dalgleish and Meg Marshall, two new committee members were elected there were Gillian Wallace (Glenisla) and
Dot Doris (Crieff). All office bearers remain the same for 2005.
Prizegiving followed the meeting and our President Liz Miskimmin kindly presented the trophies.
Photographs from the evening are below.

County Committee Members 2004 back row from Left to right, Gillian Wallace (Glenisla), Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall), Lenore Kyle (Milnathort) assistant Junior Convenor, Dot Doris (Crieff), Jillian Milne (Craigiehill) Alison Stockley (Stockley) Match Secretary. Front row left to Right, Janet Griffiths (Comrie) Vice Captain, Pat Colquhoun (Callander) Treasurer, Pam Drysdale (Alyth) Captain, Liz Miskimmin (President) and Dawn Butchart (Strathmore) Secretary.  

The 2004 prizwinners. Back row left to right Jane Taylor (Strathmore) Gibb Trophy, Dawn Butchart (Strathmore) Order of Merit, Pam Drysdale Captain, Sally Crystal (Taymouth Castle) Captains Day, Front Row left to right, Cath Irving (Blairgowrie) Crawford Salver and R/up Gibb Trohpy, accepting County Champion Trophy on behalf of Roseanne Niven (Crieff), her sister Annabel Niven. Carly Booth (Auchterarder) Champion of Champions and R/up County Champion, Gillian Wallace (Glenisla) Handicap Quaich. 

County AGM

Our County AGM will be held this Thursday at Craigiehill Golf Club at 7.30pm. All members are invited to attend. Following the AGM there will be our annual prizegiving.

Please try and come along if possible and support our committee and prizewinners.

Jillian and Joyce lose out in the Semi Finals

Unfortunately Jillian and Joyce failed to make it to the final of the Daily Mail Foursomes today, they lost 4-3 to Oakridge this morning, however, we are very proud of their achievement making it to the semi final stages.

Well done both.

P&K Team Player through to Semi's Daily Mail Foursomes

County Team player Jillian Milne along with her partner Joyce Ewing have stormed through to the semi final stages of the Daily Mail Foursomes held over Forest of Arder golf course. Jillian (5) and Joyce (21) representing Craigiehill are the only Scottish players remaining in the competition after Scottish Vet player Moira Thomson and S Spiewak representing Berwick were knockout out in the first round.

Jillian and Joyce played the pairing from Royston in the morning match and won 3-1. In the afternoon the pair played Maldon and won 5-3.

Jillian and Joyce play Oakridge this morning teeing off at 8.24am.

I will keep you posted of the results as I hear them. On behalf of P&K we wish Jillian and Joyce all the very best this morning.

The final results of Nick Faldo Series 2004 - Carly Booth 2nd Girl 

Carly Finishes 2nd at Burhall

Carly finishes 2nd girl in the Nick Faldo Series played over Burhall Course. After a shaky first round score of 82 Carly buckled down and scored a fabulous 71 on her second round over a par 73 course, the lowest score of the round. Not only did this propel her up the leader board but also helped lower her handicap down to 2.4.
Carly and a few others were honoured by a round with the man himself!!
The final results for the Girls were as follows:

1. Kiran Matharu (Sandmoor) 68+74=142
2= Carly Booth (Auchterarder) 82+71=153
2= Florentyna Parker (Gut Waldhof) 76+77=153
4= Henrieta Brockway (Yeovil) 77+78=155
4= Lesley Hendry (Routenburn) 76+79=155
6= Clara Leathers (Ellesborough) 85+75=160
6= Kate Whitmore (Sandiway) 80+80=160
8. Julia Norman (Exeter) 81+83=164
9= Lucy Clarke (Chelmsford) 80+86=166
9= Kelly Tidy (Manchester) 85+81=166
11. Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush) 86+87=173

Well done Carly!!

Sally does us proud at Gleneagles

Sally Kettlewell (Dunblane) was P&K's only qualifier for the Bank of Scotland Junior Masters Final which was held over the Queens Course at Gleneagles yesterday. Sally, handicap 7, tied 3rd with 32 points however following a countback ended 4th. Sally's success is even greater considering the standard of competitors. Rachael Livingstone, who plays off five and gained her first Scotland cap in the girls' home internationals at Strathaven in August, won the girls' title with the very good total of 40pt. In second place was Katy McNicoll, a semi finalist in the North of Scotland held over Strathmore this year. Also included in the field was Rebbeca Wilson, Kelsey MacDonald and Michele Thomson.

Our congratulations go to Sally, what an end to what has been a super season for her.

SLGA TRAINING SQUADS ANNOUNCED

Both Roseanne Niven and Carly Booth have been named in the National 2 Squad for 2004 - 2005. Well done to both. The rest of the squads are as follows:


National 1 Squad

Krystle Caithness - St Regulus
Dawn Dewar - University of Stirling
Martine Pow - Selkirk
Clare Queen - Drumpellier
Kylie Walker- Buchanan Castle
Gemma Webster- Hilton Park
Jenna Wilson- Strathaven

National 2 Squad

Carly Booth- Auchterarder
Megan Briggs- Kilmacolm
Amanda Edwards- Liberton
Rachael Livingstone- Musselburgh Old
Kelsey MacDonald- Nairn Dunbar
Laura Murray- Alford
Roseanne Niven- Crieff
Michele Thomson- McDonald
Jane Turner- Glencorse
Sally Watson- Elie & Earlsferry

National Support Squad

Sara Bishop- Windyhill
Clare-Marie Carlton- Fereneze
Jocelyn Carthew- Ladybank
Claire Hargan- Prestonfield
Kerri Harper- Inverness
Lesley Hendry- Routenburn
Fiona Lockhart- St Regulus
Alexandra Young- Cathkin Braes

Development Squad

Megan Barbour- North Berwick
Fiona Blair- Monifieth
Andrea Bowie- Monifieth
Emma Fairnie- Minto
Laura Falconer- Monifieth
Hannah Harvey- St Leonards
Louise MacGregor- Falkirk
Lauren Mackin- Ranfurly Castle
Katy McNicoll- Carnoustie Ladies
Kirsty Moss- Monifieth
Rachel Myles- St Leonards
Pamela Pretswell- Bothwell Castle
Rebecca Watson- Elie & Earlsferry
Rebecca Wilson- Monifieth

SLGA Centenary Finals

The SLGA Centenary Finals took place on Friday. The county champions played over Glasgow Gailes. Clare Queen scored an impressive 74 gross, playing off the yellow tees, to became the Scottish County Champion of Champions. Our own Champion Roseanne Niven posted a credible 84.

The Silver, Bronze and Junior Team members played over Prestwick. Out of the four players only three counted toward the final scores, the overall winners were Stirling and Clackmannan who tied with Northern on 98 and had to count the fourth score which was 29 to Northerns 26. In third place was Fife with 92, and Lanarkshire in fourth with 91 and Perth & Kinross came 5th with a total of 88. The team were Roseanne Niven - County Champion, Alison Houston - Silver, Susan Berry - Bronze and Annabel Niven - Junior.

Well all who took part.

Some of Perth & Kinross Scratch League winning team. Left to right, Cath Irving, Mary Hope, Susan Arbuckle and Jen Petrie. My thanks to Jen for forwarding this on to me.  

Perth & Kinross Ladies Scratch League 2004

Congratulations go the Blairgowrie Scratch League Team for winning the Scratch League 2004. This is the first time since the scratch league was introduced in 1991 that Blairgowrie have topped the table.

The final results are as follows:

Blairgowrie - 15 points
Craigie Hill 9 points
Alyth - 7 points
Auchterarder - 6 points
Crieff - 6 points
Muckhart - 3 points
Pitlochry - 1 point

Well done Ladies.

Could you please let me know all the results as they happen next year??? Just Email me at i-d.insurance@btconnect.com. If anyone has any other bits of news please pass this on. Thanks

Megan Aird from Pitlochry at SLGA Foursomes

Megan Aird along with Alistair (her Dad I think!) came 2nd in Category 4 of the SLGA Girls and Adult Foursomes at Falkirk. Megan a junior county member from Pitlochry, scored 29 points in dreadful conditions.

Well done Megan.

SLGA ADULT AND GIRL FOURSOMES

Poor Janet and Roseanne has to endure rain and wind to take part in the SLGA Adult and Girls Foursomes which was held yesterday over Falkirk Tryst Golf Club. They scored a very respectable 32 points. Monifieth Golf Club junior member Heather Peebles and her dad Thomas, who is a member of Carnoustie Golf Club, had the best overall score of 37 Stableford points in a field of 63 pairs.

The overall results are as follows:
(Adult named first)
Overall winners _ Thomas Peebles (Carnoustie) & Heather Peebles (Monifieth) 37pt.
Category 1 _ Douglas & Louise Macgregor (Falkirk) (better inward half), Allan & Rebecca Hyde (Kirkcaldy) 36pt.
Category 2 _ Malcolm & Eildih McKellar (Dundas Park) 34pt, Andrew Crichton (Muckhart) & Morag Crichton (Tillicoultry) (bih), Ian Smith (Grange & Dundee) & Louise Smith (Kirriemuir) 30; Steven & Gail Wilson (Monifieth) 29 (bih).
Category 3 _ Maggie Magee & Lyndsey McInnes (KIlmarnock Barassie) 26pt.
Category 4 _ Janice Taylor & Zoe Vasse (Alloa) 30pt, Alasdair & Megan Aird (Pitlochry) 29pt; Elizabeth & Alison Goodwin (Glenbervie) 24 (bih).

ADULT AND GIRL FOURSOMES

Janet Griffiths our vice Captain and Roseanne Niven our County Champion are taking part in tomorrow's Adult and Girl foursomes competition held over Falkirk Tryst Golf Course.
Janet and Roseanne are the only P&K representatives that I am aware of, I haven't seen the draw and no one else has told me of any other entrants therefore I am only assuming there is no others. If you know of any other P&K members taking part please let me know by EMail or telephone.

We all wish Roseanne and Janet all the very best tomorrow and I will keep you posted of the results.

JUNIORS AND SENIORS GET TOGETHER

5 County Team members and 5 of our juniors got together at Alyth golf club yesterday for a greensome competition. This is the 2nd year of this informal get together and will become a permanent end of season fixture. The 5 juniors who took part were Fiona Allen (Auchterarder), Lucy Gilmour (Strathmore), Eve Muirhead (Pitlochry), Annabell Niven (Crieff)and Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth). Each of the juniors were paired with a Senior Team Member and played 18 holes in greensome format. The level of play by the juniors was most impressive. P&K have a huge depth of talent within the junior section, our future certainly does look bright!

Although the weather was not particularly kind the rain did stay off for most of the day and all 10 players enjoyed the day and look forward to our next meeting.
The results were as follows:

Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall) (4) & Eve Muirhead (Pitlochry) (10) 72.6
Dawn Butchart (Strathmore) (5) & Lucy Gilmour (Strathmore) (17) 77.2
Fiona Ramsay (Crieff) (5) & Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) (11) 77.6
Roseanne Niven (Crieff) (3) & Fiona Allen (Auchterarder) (20) 78.2
Jillian Milne (Craigiehill) (5) & Annabell Niven (Crieff) (15) 79

Our thanks go to Alyth Golf Club for kindly providing courtesy of the course.

Following the prizegiving, our Captain Pam Drysdale, presented Lucy Gilmour with a trophy which incorporated a signed golf ball from Laura Davies, in recognition of her hole in one during a County Junior Event.

Congratulations Northern Counties

Our congratulations go to Ann Ryan and her Northern Counties Team who retained the Scottish Womens county golf Championship this weekend.
Playing over the Nairn and Dunbar Golf Course, Northern Counties clinched victory in a very tight match against fife 5-4. Kerry Harper was Northern Counties top performer wining 4 1/2 points our of a possible 6. Young Kylie Walker (Dunbartonshire & Argyll) was top player with six wins out of six.
Final points were as follows:
Northern Counties 3
Dunbartonshire 2
Fife 1
Borders 0

Rain Rain and more Rain at Crieff!

For our very last fixture of the season the weather was not at all kind. 60 enries and 31 call off's on the day speaks volumes!!! However a very very big well done to all who braved the elements and took part and here comes the best bit......with the SSS of 74 going to 77 it was non counting!!!!

However one lady played extremely well, Choo Peter (Aberfeldy) with a net 74, 3 under the CSS. Fantastic Choo, well done.

For the rest of us mere mortals here are the rest of todays scores:

Scratch

1st Mrs Jillian Milne (Craigie Hill)82
2nd Mrs Dawn Butchart (Strathmore) 84


Handicap

1st Mrs Choo Peter (Aberfeldy) 86 (12) 74
2nd Mrs G Wallace (Glenisla) 86 ( 8) 78
3rd Mrs Christine Souter (Muthill) 93 (13) 80
4th Miss Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall)85 (4) 81

Overall winner of the Brown Memorial Trophy – Choo Peter
Competiton - Reduction Only

A winning weekend for Carly!!  

A WINNING WEEKEND FOR CARLY

Carly Booth along with her partner Craig Watson, Scotland men's international team captain and former British amateur champion, went on to win the Scottish mixed foursomes golf title at Stirling Golf Club on Sunday with a fantastic level par total of 72, one stroke ahead of Simon Hislop and Martine Pow (Selkirk).
It was a family affair for Roseanne Niven who played along side her brother Fergus and returned an excellent score of 77.
Well done!!

CARLY SHINES THROUGH AT THE P&K CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

Carly Booth battled through awful conditions to become the 2004 Champion of Champions. With gale force winds and horizontal rain the elements were not kind to the Club Champions of P&K on Saturday 11th September, however the competitors showed great determination and only one NR was recorded.
A huge thank you goes to Gleneagles who once again provided courtesy for this event.
The results were as follows:

Carly Booth (Auchterarder) 79
Sarah Herd (Dunblane) 82
Dawn Butchart (Strathmore) 85
Sally Shepherd (Blairgowrie) 87
Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall) 88 bih
Janey Heaney (Callander) 88 bih
Fiona Ramsay (Killin) 88 bih
Nicky Harding (Craigiehill) 88
Kathleen Duncan (Pitlochry) 89

Please note that the competition was reduction only

Crieff Golf Club, hosts of September Meeting 

Draw for Crieff Meeting September 16th

Can you believe this is the last meeting of the season!!! Where does the time go??

09.30 D Butchart, J Griffiths, C Irving
09.38 J Yellowlees, M Marshall, L Beaney
09.45 G Wallace, C Peter, S Erkine
09.53 C Souter, Ann Henry, E Marshall
10.00 M McPherson, M McNaughton, H Welsh
10.08 M Watson, N Hay, R Duncan
10.15 J Clowe, J Donaldson
10.23 E Milligan, S Crystal, J Muirhead
10.30 A Duncan, S Young, J Montgomery
10.38 J Kennedy, S Dunphy, A Hood
10.45 P Colquhoun, E Benzies, L McGraw
10.53 A Tannock, F Anderson, N Bremner
11.00 W Stewart, S Bowers, C Peebles
11.08 J Dunn, M MacLeod, J Nisbet
11.15 P Kelly, A Kean, J Groom
11.23 S Irvine, M Robertson, J Thom
11.30 J Gemmell, P Hebner, W Nicoll
11.38 I Murray, G Ness, A Crossland
11.45 S McNaughton, H Stout, C Choudhary
11.53 S Mellor, S Jones
12.00 J Milne, L Westwood, P Drysdale

Entries received after Sunday 5th September - times will be notified by telephone on Sunday 12th September 2004

Cancer Research Charity Day at Strathmore

In the beginning of August I told you about a charity day which was being run by Joan Merry at Strathmore. The response was fantastic. Joan had 196 ladies taking part on the day. The generosity if sponsors in providing prizes and raffle prizes was amazing. Joan and her team made a total of over £3900 on the day! Well done to all and thank you to all of you who took part.
The results from the day are as follows:

1st S. Nicoll and P Gandy (Edzell) h/cap (26) 66
2nd R. Logan and E. hill (Scotscraig) H/Cap (21.6) 67.4
3rd I. Dryden and E Lowe (Panmure Barry) h/cap (19.8) 68.2

Silver
Longest Drive - A. Chree
Nearest the pin - A. Hay

Bronze
Longest Drive - D. Milne
nearest the Pin - L. Hill

Senior Ladies Prize
Shirley Irvine

There was also a special prize of a Honda 2000X for the weekend this was won by Dawn Tinker of Strathmore.

A big thank you to Strathmore and to Joan for giving her time and energy to such a worthwhile cause.

Draw for Champion of Champions

Gleneagles have, once again, kindly provided courtesy to Perth and Kinross Ladies County Golf Association to host the Champion of Champions on Saturday 11th September. Play will take place on the PGA Course, not the Kings as was originally posted.
The draw is as follows:

13.00 N.Harding(Craigiehill), J.Yellowlees(Murrayshall), C.Ramsay(Whitemuir)
13.10 C.Booth(Auchterarder), S.Herd(Dunblane), D.Butchart(Strathmore)
13.20 S.Leighton(Alyth), C.Dunbar(Aberfeldy), F.Ramsay(Killin)
13.30 J.Brown(Whitemoss), K.Duncan(Pitlochry), F.Farquharson(King James V1)
13.40 G.Wallace(Glenisla), S.Shepherd(Blairgowrie), L.Kyle(Kinross)
13.50 E.Davidson(Crieff), C.Lambie(Dunkeld) J.Heaney(Callander)
14.00 TBA(Dunning) TBA(Muckhart)
14.10 E.Caldow(Milnathort), M.Robertson(Taymouth Castle)

I will post the results soon however if you wish to come along and support the girls you will be most welcolme to walk round.

The winners at the North of Scotland Girls Championship (Roseanne Niven 2nd from the left). Photo courtesy of Cal Carson Golf Agency  

Roseanne performs well at the North of Scotland Girls Championship

Roseanne Niven our County Champion shot a 78 at Banchory Golf Club on Sunday to take 3rd place in the North of Scotland Girls Championship. Roseanne was only one shot behind the leaders. Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie) who was a beaten semi finalist at the North of Scotland Championships this year went on to be the eventual winner after a sudden death play off against Laura Murray (Alford).

Well done Roseanne

RESULTS FROM MUCKHART

PLEASE NOTE THE CSS WAS 75 NOT 77 AS WAS INCORRECTLY PRINTED IN THE COURIER THIS MORNING.

The early players managed to dodge the rain yesterday at Muckhart however the rain didn't quite manage to stay off all day and most of us has some rain during our round!!!

However this did not seem to effect the play of some of members. Roseanne Niven had a magnificent scratch 76 just one over the CSS for the day. Well done Roseanne. Sally Crystal scored a nett 71, 4 under the CSS of the day!! Fantastic scoring in such conditions.

The rest of the scores are as follows:

Scratch

Roseanne Niven (Crieff)76
Muriel McPherson (Craigie Hill) 87 bih
Janet Griffiths (Crieff) 87

Handicap
Sally Crystal (Taymouth Castle) (20) 71
Sheila Dunphy (Auchterarder) (20) 72
Roseanne Niven (Crieff) (3) 73
Stella Bowers (Alyth) (20) 74
Beryl Harley (Milnathort) (25) 75

Well done all and please pass on the correction of the CSS to anyone else you know!

Remember and get your entries off to Janet for Crieff!
See you there

McPherson Medals Junior Results

Carol Lambie gives us this report from the day:

The results of the Junior Girls - McPherson Medals held at Glenisla on Friday 13th August 2004.

5 girls played 18 holes and 13 girls played 9 holes. It was a beautiful day and we were really very lucky considering the weather of the past few days!

Gold Medal Winner (Scratch) -
Lucy Gilmour, Strathmore - 86
Jacqueline Sneddon, Alyth - 92

Silver Medal Winner (Handicap) -
Lisa Gowrie, Dunkeld - 69 Net
Annabel Niven, Crieff - 80 Net
Karen Dunbar, Aberfeldy - 84 Net

Lucy had a Hole-in-One at the 14th Hole -113 yards. Fantastic!

9-Hole Girls -
Bronze Medal Winner -
Claire Hepburn, Auchterarder - 32 Net
Patricia Mennie, Auchterarder - 34 Net
Megan Aird, Pitlochry- 40 Net

Thanks again to Pam Drysdale, Pat Colquhoun, Dot Doris, Hazel Gibson and Jen Sneddon for walking round and encouraging the 9 hole girls.

Team Member Fiona Ramsay has an Ace

County Team member Fiona Ramsay (Crieff) holed an ace at the 4th hole at Crieff on Sunday 8th August. Crieff were playing a scratch league match against Pitlochry when Fiona notched her 3rd hole in one.
Fiona, playing a sandwedge, was unable to see her ball enter the cup as the hole is an uphill 87 yard blind shot. Fiona was partnered by Pitlochry player Margaret Macrae. Well done Fiona!

Scotland's hopes dashed

Scotland failed to win any of the afternoon foursomes at Strathaven yesterday and finished last with no points. England were defeated by Wales however this did not stop them retaining the title for the 5th time in a row. England, Ireland and Wales all finished with two wins out of three. The tie-breaker was individual games won and England's 17 1/2pt gave them first place ahead of the Irish (15pt) and Wales (14pt).

LUCY GILMORE HAS AN ACE AT GLENISLA

At the last junior event of the P&K calendar your young junior Lucy Gilmore (strathmore) playing off a handicap of 19 had a hole in one at the 14th hole at Glenisla. Modest Lucy confused the organisers by not telling them of her success before handing in her card.
We all send our congratulations to Lucy and hope this is the first of many in her golfing career.

I will post the other scores as soon as I receive them.

Scotland trail after the morning singles

Scotland are trailing 4-2 after the morning singles with only Rachael Livingstone and Gemma Webster winning their matches. Unfortunatley Carly lost 2&1 to Fiona Carroll. This means that Scotland must win all three foursome matches to avoid the wooden spoon.
This afternoon pairings have been announced as Gemma Webster & Krystal Caithness, Kylie Walker & Rachael Livingstone and Clare-Marie & Sally Watson.

The Scottish Team photo 

England has convincing win

Scotland suffered a crashing defeat by England yesterday when the salvaged only 1 1/2 points out of the 9 available. Kylie Walker was the only player to win a singles match in the morning and Krystal Caithness and Gemma Webster managed to hold the English pairing to a squared match. England therefore won on the day 7 1/2 - 1 1/2. Ireland, although trailing Wales 4-2 after the morning singles made a clean sweep of the foursomes to win overall 5-4, thus leaving Scotland the only team not to win a point. The scoring stands at England 2pts, Ireland 1pt, Wales 1pt, Scotland 0pt.Final matches: Scotland v Ireland, Wales v England.
The singles are once again being played in the morning with Carly Booth our at 08.50 against Fiona Carroll. The other Scottish player this morning are Krystal Caithness, Clare-Marie Carlton, Rachael Livingstone, Kylie Walker and Gemma Webster.

We wish them all the very best of luck today.

Foursomes to play this afternoon

The rain has subsided and therefore play will continue at Strathaven. Foursomes will tee of from 14.00. The Scottish pairings have been announced as Krystal Caithness & Gemma Webster, Clare-marie Carlton & Rachael Livingstone and Kylie Walker & Sally Watson. Both Roseanne and Carly are resting.

England show their strength at Strathaven

England take a 5-1 lead after the morning singles with only Kylie Walker winning her match 3&2. Both Roseanne and Carly lost their matches. Roseanne lost 4&3 and Carly although 2 up thru 9 lost 4&2.
Wales won over Ireland 4-2.
The players for this afternoon have yet to be announced or indeed confirmation whether play will continue.

Muckhart Club House - Captains Day August 23rd 

Draw for Muckhart

Captains Day is to be held at Muckhart on Monday August 23rd. The draw is as follows:
09.30: S Mitchell,L Murray,L Kyle
09.37: S Young, H Dalgleish, J Griffiths
09.45: N Hay, R Duncan, C Souter
09.52: M Watson, S Dunphy, L Mailer
10.00: M McPherson, E Crayton, C Peebles
10.07: J Pringle, J Donaldson, J Hamilton
10.15: E Milligan, H Gibson, S Bowers
10.22: A McGregor, J Kennedy, G Wallace
10.30: I Murdoch, L McGraw, M Ritchie
10.37: M MacNaughton, N Bremner, H Straw
10.45: H Welsh, L Findlay, S Crystal
10.52: E Marshall, J Dunn, J Clowe
11.00: L Beaney, A Miller, S Shepherd
11.07: P Colquhoun, M Halkerston
11.15: M Wittet, S Erskine
11.30: M Chalmers, C Choudhary, A Crossland
11.37: B Neilson, S Jones, R Hoad
11.45: I Shepherd, A Watson, J Mcnaughton
11.52: B Harley, F Anderson, J Thom
12.00: P Hebner, M Storry, M MacLeod
12.07: P Berry, J Nisbit, S Ogg
12.15: D Butchart, M MacRae, C Lambie

Meeting convenor - Lenore Kyle

Scotland narrowly lose out to Wales

After winning the morning foursomes 2-1 the Scottish girls lose out in the afternoon singles with only two wins to bring the days score to Wales 5 Scotland 4. Our own Carly Booth was one of only two points gained in the singles when she beat L Roberts 3&1. Well done Carly. The only other win in the afternoon was produced by Gemma Webster (Hilton Park) who beat Kim Boulden 2&1. Krystal Caithness lost to Breanne Loucks 2&1, Kylie Walker lost to Lydia Hall by 2 holes, Sally Watson lost to Donna Jones 3&2 and Claire-Marie Carlton lost to Lucy Gould 2&1.
England were victorious over Ireland winning the morning foursomes 2&1 and the afternoon singles 4-2 making the overall win 6-3.

Scotland meet the tournament favorites England today and Wales versus Ireland. The singles will be played in the morning in case rain stops play later in the day. The good news is Roseanne Niven has been named as a player today therefore hopefully she is feeling better. Carly has also been selected to play this morning. Roseanne is playing against Kiran Matharu and Carly against Katrina Holford. We wish them both the very best of luck.

Afternoon Singles, Team Announced

The Scottish players for this afternoon have been announced as Krystal Caithness, Gemman Webster, Kylie Walker, Carly Booth, Sally Watson and Clare-Marie Carlton. As Roseanne has not been named I can only assume that she has been deemed unfit for play. We all send our best wishes to Roseanne for a speedy recovery and wish Carly all the very best for this afternoon. Her tee time is 15.00.

Foursome Results from Strathaven

Due to surface water on the greens play was suspended to allow the greens to be cleared therefore the results were late in getting through. Carly and her partner Clare-Marie Carlton unfortunately lost to Kim Boulden and Donna Jones however it is not all bad news as the other two pairings of Gemma Webster & Krystle Caithness and Sally Watson & Kylie Walker won their matches 2holes up and 1 up respectively. Giving a 2-1 lead into the singles.
England also have a 2-1 lead over Ireland.
If play in able to commence , a two tee start will begin at 1410hrs.
I still have no news as to how Roseanne is or if she is playing. I will try to keep you up to date as much as possible. If anyone has any news please EMail me on i-d.insurance@btconnect.com

Bad Weather Cancels County Finals for SLGA Centenary

Due to torrential rain the County finals of the SLGA Centenary Competition to be held at King James V1 today has been cancelled. This has been rearranged for August 31st. Hopefully the rain will have stopped by then!!

Roseanne and Carly representing Scotland at Strathaven

Roseanne Niven our County Champion and Carly Booth the runner up are representing Scotland at Strathaven from today in the under 18 Girls Home International Matches. However Roseanne may have to withdraw due to illness. I have not heard yet whether she has been advised by the doctor to withdraw or not however the pairings have been announced for todays morning foursomes matches minus Roseanne. Carly is teamed with Clare-Marie Carlton as the second pairing in todays match against Wales. England and Ireland are the other matches.
Singles will be played this afternoon and I will let you know the results as soon as possible and how Roseanne is as soon as I hear.

The winning Scottish team. 

Vets make it three in a row


Sorry I haven't kept the story up to date but unknown to me, my husband whisked me away for a few days to celebrate our silver wedding anniversary!
However whilst I was away Scotland made it three in a row with an unbeaten record at Strathmore winning all three games 5-4 against South, 5-4 Midlands and a final day of 6-3 against North. The finals set of matches being singles only due to a 4 hour delay on Wednesday due to bad weather.
The player of the tournament was Liz Campbell with three wins and two halved matches for 4 points out of a possible 5.
Well done Scotland.

Can anyone please tell me where I can find this course. It looks good to me!!! 

The Scottish Team playing at Strathmore Golf Centre this week 

Scotland win over South

Scotland began their defense of the Miller Stirling Trophy with a 5-4 win over what on paper seems like their main rivals. After a disappointing start in the morning foursomes where south had a 2-1 victory the team pulled out the stops in the singles with good wins by Pamela Williamson (Baberton), Moira Thomson (North Berwick) and Liz Campbell (Torwoodlee).Chris Stirling beat Cecilia Kenny (Dunblane New) 5 and 4, and Liz McCombie winning by 5 and 3 over Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park), all hope lay in the final match. Noreen Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh) eventually secured a 5-4 win for captain Joan Marshall's squad by beating Belinda Silver 2 and 1.
In the other opening-day match, Midlands beat North 5-4 after sharing the foursomes 1 1/2-1 1/2 and taking the singles 3 1/2-2 1/2.

Unfortunately due to heavy rain, this mornings foursomes were called in off the course however they are resuming play at 1.45 and playing foursomes this afternoon and two lots of singles tomorrow.

Hole 5 at Strathmore Golf Centre, hosts of this years Miller Stirling Trophy  

Scots Vets hoping for hat trick at Strathmore

Scottish Vets Team are hoping to accomplish a Hat Trick over the next three days competition at Strathmore Golf Centre. Liz Miskimmin our County President is also the President of the Vets and is hoping to win the Stirling Miller Trophy for a third year in a row.
There are three new faces in the Scottish Squad Lorna Bennett (Ladybank), who has just reached the minimum entry age of 50. Cecilia Kenny (Dunblane New) mother of Scottish women's Champion Lynne Kenny herself the winner of the Scottish veteran women's title at Blairgowrie and Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) winner of last year's Scottish Title at Ballater.
Scotland play South today and this will go a long way to decide the winners of the trophy this year.
Last year Scotland had player of the tournament with Moira Thomson winning all 6 of her matches. Lets hope she's on top form again.
The play is as follows:
Today:
Midlands v North, Scotland v South
Wednesday:
Midlands v Scotland South v North
Thursday:
South v Midlands Scotland v North
TEAMS
SCOTLAND: Joan Marshall (Baberton), capt., Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park), Lorna Bennett (Ladybank), Liz Campbell (Torwoodlee), Noreen Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh), Cecilia Kenny (Dunblane New), Chris MacAndrew (Nairn Dunbar), Moira Thomson (North Berwick), Pamela Williamson (Baberton).
NORTH: Isobel Williams, capt., Aubrey Briggs (Cheshire) Elaine Elliott (Northumberland), Carolyn Kirk (Yorkshire), Ruth Lindley (Durham), Julia Smith (Yorkshire), Hilary Smith (Yorkshire), Penny Thompson (Lancashire), Alyson Wood (Cumbria).
SOUTH: Vibeke Morgan (Berkshire), capt., Hannah Hubbard (Berkshire), vice-capt., Carol Larkin (Sussex), Liz McCombe (Hampshire), Margaret Maisey (Buckinghamshire), Belinda Silver (Hertfordshire), Chris Stirling (Hertfordshire), Rosemary Watters (Hertfordshire).
MIDLANDS: Sue Timberlake (Warwickshire), capt., Ann Booth (Staffordshire), Angela Dawson (Warwickshire), Rosemary Farrow (Cambridgeshire), Denise Parker (Lincolnshire), Sue Pidgeon (Shropshire), Vivien Saunders (Cambridgeshire), Pat West (Lincolnshire).

I am on caddie duty this afternoon at Strathmore so will try to keep you up to date on the outcome of the matches.

Results from Perth Inch County Meeting


Scoring was particularly good on what was a very warm yet rainy day! Dawn Butchart (Strathmore) a County Team member had a scratch score of 73 and team mate Jillian Milne (Craigiehill) a scratch 75. Maya Robertson (Taymouth Castle) had a nett 64 off a handicap of 16 and Susan Ogg (Dunkeld) an impressive nett 65. Well done to all ladies. The rest of the result are as follows:

CSS 68

Scratch
Dawn Butchart (Strathmore) 73
Jillian Milne (Craigiehill) 75

Nett
Maya Robertson (Taymouth Castle) (16) 64
Susan Ogg (Dunkeld) (25) 65
Angela Crossland (Dunblane) (25) 67
Lesley O'Donnell (Alyth) (22) 68

Our thanks go to the very nice starter who made us all feel very welcome.

Remember and get your entries in to Lenore for Captains Day at Muckhart which will be held on Monday 23rd August.

CHARITY DAY AT STRATHMORE

On Monday 30th August 2004 Strathmore Golf Centre, Alyth are hosting a Ladies Charity Golf Greensome Competition. This is run by Joan Merry who although is Lady Captain at Strathmore she is also a committee member of the Dundee Local Committee for Cancer Research Cancer. This event has been running for a number of years now and last year alone raised over £3500.
Cancer Research UK Scotland invests over £16 million annually in vital cancer research programmes ongoing in hospitals, universities and laboratories in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and St. Andrews. Latest figures show that there are now a million people alive and well today who have been successfully treated for cancer on the last decade. They owe their lives to better treatments, new drugs and early detection of the disease- all products of research.

Therefore if you would like to help this cause and have a game of golf with a friend amidst the lovely Perthshire scenery please send entries to Mrs J Merry, Tanglewood, Castleroy, Hill Street, Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 2JN. Tel no 01382 776099.

The entry fee is £32 per couple and cheque's are to be made payable to Cancer Research UK. Coffee and a filled roll is included in the entry fee . Please state names, addresses, telephone number, home club and handicaps.
Tee times are from 9am to 1pm

RESULTS FROM JUNIOR GIRLS COMPETITION

Here are the results of the Karyn Dallas Trophy held over Auchterarder Golf Club on 21st July 2004. 9 girls played 18 holes and 11 girls played 9 holes.

1st Scratch - Carly Booth 74

Winner of the Karyn Dallas trophy - Eve Muirhead (Pitlochry) (12) 67
Lisa Gowrie (Dunkeld) (24) 69
Julienne Peebles (Craigie Hill) (17) 70
Isla Moncrieff (Aberfeldy) (20) 71
Lucy Gilmore (Strathmore) (19) 73
Ailsa Tweedie (Murrayshall) (33) 74
Laura Campbell (Pitlochry) (23) 76
Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) (13) 78

CSS 69

9 hole girls (all scores are nett)

Lauren Marchbank (Auchterarder) 28
Joanna Campbell (Craigie Hill) 30
Patricia Mennie (Auchterarder) 33
Megan Aird (Pitlochry) 39
Kelsey Watson (Auchterarder) 41
Louise Campbell (Craigie Hill) 42
Emma McLaren (Auchterarder) 44
Kathryn Robertson (Auchterarder) 51
Jennifer Walker (Dunkeld) 56
Natalie Kerr (Auchterarder) 59
Melody McMahon (Unattached) 59

Carol and Lenore would like to thank Dot Doris, Hazel Gibson, Pat Colquhoun and Pam Drysdale for walking round with the 9 hole girls. Guess what - the rain stayed away!!

Date of next junior event Friday 13th August - McPherson Medals - at Glenisla Golf Centre.

DRAW FOR COUNTY MEETING AT PERTH

9.30 J. Milne J.Griffiths
9.37 D.Farquhar C.Irving
9.45 P.Drysdale A.Tannock E.Marshall
9.52 P.Colquhoun K.McKellar M.MacRae
10.00 M.MacNaughton A.Spiers H.Gibson
10.07 F.Guild R.Duncan M.Carruthers
10.15 R.Hoad M.Halkerston M.Reid
10.22 N.Bremner I.Murdoch C.Robertson
10.30 L.O’Donnell A.Spence M.McLeod
10.37 J.Nisbet K.McKay S.Irvine
10.45 C.Choudhray J.Stevenson J.Thom
10.52 A.Crossland S.Ogg M.Stewart
11.00 P.Hebner J.McNaughton M.Vass
11.07 M.Smith A.Sinclair S.Ireland

EVENING
5.15 D.Butchart A.Stockley
5.22 S.Leighton P.Choo S.Mitchell
5.30 G.Pennycook J.Chisholm S.Johnston
5.37 D.Whytock S.Crystal C.Tripney
5.45 H.Dalgleish M.Bruce M.McKay

Here's hoping the sun shines!

PLEASE PLEASE SEND ME YOUR NEWS

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Thanks!

P&K GIRLS NAMED IN SCOTTISH TEAM

Both Roseanne Niven and Carly Booth have been named as team members for the Girls Home Internationals at Strathaven Golf Club from August 11 to 13. This a huge honour for both girls and we are very proud that they have made the team. Roseanne has also been named as one of the girls who scores will be counted for the team event.
Well done to both girls and we will be supporting you all the way!    

posted by Dawn @ 9:57 AM  
Friday, July 16, 2004

A repeat final at BP Scottish Girls Championship    Title holder Kelly Brotherton will once again meet Krystal Caithness in the final of the BP Scottish Girls Championship. Kelly 18 a scratch golfer from Loretto school played 2 under par to beat Kylie Walker (Buchannan Castle) 5&4. While Krystal beat Rachael Livingston (Musselburgh old) by two holes.  Both finalist played our own girls, Roseanne and Carly, earlier in the competition.

Roseanne puts up a great show at the Girls Championship

Roseanne Niven played great golf today but narrowly missed out on progressing further when she was beaten by Scottish Team mate Kyrstal Caithness by one hole. Roseanne was 3 down at one point but won both the 15th and 16th (with a birdie) and Krystal had to get up and down at the 17th to halve the hole.

As always Roseanne played well and did P&K proud. Well done.

CARLY OUT OF THE BP SCOTTISH GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP


Disappointment for Carly Booth as she has been knocked out of the BP Scottish Girls Championship by title holder Kelly Brotherton. Carly met Kelly last year and the match went to the 25th hole however this year Kelly won 2 & 1. Kelly now goes on to meet Michelle Thomson in the quarters. However our hopes are not dashed as Roseanne our current P&K County Champion has won through to the quarter finals after a tough fight against Amanda Edwards and winning her match on the last green.
Roseanne now goes head to head with her Scottish Team mate Krystal Caithness. Krystal is the current holder of the Scottish under 16 which Roseanne has also held. This should prove to be a great match with two very talented young golfers. We all wish Roseanne the very best of luck and I will try to keep you posted of the outcome.
QUARTER-FINALS LINE-UP THURSDAY MORNING
Kelly Brotherton v Michele Thomson
Kylie Walker v Sally Watson
Rachael Livingstone v Sarah Herd
Krystle Caithness v Roseanne Niven.

Rosanne and Carly doing us proud at the BP Girls Championship