DUNBLANE MEETING

****More entries are needed for the Dunblane Meeting on MONDAY 17th SEPTEMBER. Dunblane have kindly given us a much reduced green fee so we need as many entries as possible. PLEASE send your entry to Carol Lambie as soon as possible. Many thanks.****

Congratulations to County team member Eve Muirhead (Pitlochry) who has been selected to represent Scotland in the Schoolboys and Schoolgirls International Matches against England at Westerwood Hotel Golf & Country Club, Cumbernauld on Monday, September 10. Eve has had a very good golfing year - winning the scratch section of Highland week and the Club Championship at Pitlochry. Eve has to fit in her golf when she can as she is also a world class Curler and is travelling to Spain later this month and to Canada in October. Good luck Eve for both your golf and curling endeavours. Photograph courtesy of Cal Carson Golf Agency

Congratulations to County team member Jane Yellowlees who added the Murrayshall Club Champion title to the Crieff Club Champion title she won in earlier this year.

Well done Jane!

MEGAN LOSES OUT AT STRATHMORE CHAMPIONSHIP

Junior Member Megan Aird was the first ever girl to reach the finals of the Strathmore Junior Championship on Sunday afternoon and I was very pleased to referee what was an excellent match played by two very talented, polite and courteous young people.

The other finalist was defending champion Allan Easton who was the eventual winner of the day. Allan also reached the final of the Gents Club Championship this year and although did not go onto win was the first junior boy to reach the final.

Yesterday Allan played some tremendous golf and finished in style with a 3 on the ladies par 5 14th. Allan was only 1 over par. Megan had reached the green in two but Allan closed out the match by chipping in. Megan played beautifully throughout the match with 2 excellent birdies on 3 and 10 and her play off the tee was superb. Both players conducted themselves in manner they should both be very proud of. There was no displays of bad temper or sulks and even after losing a ball Megan walked back to the tee quite happily. It was a pleasure to spend the afternoon in their company.

Congratulations to Megan for her achievement in reaching the final.

Congratulations to County member Kathleen Duncan who equalled the course record at Pitlochry in the recent Autumn meeting. Kathleen scored a scratch 70 and reduced her handicap to 5.5. Well done Kathleen!

Through the Daily Telegraph Junior Golf Championship, we have been sent a complementary guest ticket to spectate at the above tournament which is being staged at the Belfry Golf Course near Birmingham from 20th - 23rd September 2007. The defending champion is Johan Edfors of Sweden. Among others taking part are Paul Lawrie, Sandy Lyle, Lee Westwood and Paul McGinley . If anyone would like the ticket please contact Janet Griffiths on 01764 670567.

County team members Alexandra Bushby and Emily Ogilvy are not likely to make the cut in the Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Conwy Golf Club in Wales. Emily had a better round today (76) but her total of 15 over par is 4 outside the current cut score of +11. Alex didn't fare too well again today scoring a 91. Both girls have had a brilliant year so far and we hope they aren't too disappointed.

P & K wish all the best for the coming year to County team member Roseanne Niven who returned to her University in California this morning. She will be studying hard and competing for the Cal Bears Women's golf team. Their first tournament starts on October 9th - play well Roseanne and let us know how you are getting on.

County team members Alexandra Bushby and Emily Ogilvy will have to play their best golf tomorrow if they are to qualify for the final two rounds of the Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Conwy Golf Club in Wales. Emily scored a 13 over par 87 and Alexandra scored a 19 over par 93. We wish them all the best for tomorrow - both girls have worked really hard on their games this year and both deserve to do well. Good luck girls!

Good luck to County team members Alexandra Bushby and Emily Ogilvy who are competing in the Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Conwy Golf Club in Wales starting tomorrow. The competition consists of two qualifying rounds following which the top 40 and ties progress to two further rounds. Play well Alex & Emily.

Congratulations to County team member Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) who's golfing year just keeps getting better and better. Emily has been selected to represent Scotland in the Women's Home Internationals at Dunbar Golf Club from 12th to 14th September. Well done again Emily! Fellow County team member Roseanne Niven is not available for selection due to her commitments to her American University. The full team is as follows:

CARLY BOOTH (Comrie),

MEGAN BRIGGS (Kilmacolm),

KELSEY MACDONALD (Nairn Dunbar),

LAURA MURRAY (Alford),

EMILY OGILVY (Auchterarder),

PAMELA PRETSWELL (Bothwell Castle),

MICHELE THOMSON (McDonald Ellon),

JENNA WILSON (Strathaven).

Reserves:1 Louise KENNEY (Pitreavie), 2 Sara BISHOP (Cochrane Castle), Rachael LIVINGSTONE (Musselburgh Old).

Commiserations to County team member Roseanne Niven who lost in the 3rd round of the British Girls' Amateur Championships today. In a very close match, Roseanne lost 2 & 1 to the 7th seed Charlie Douglass from England. Sally Watson was the only Scottish girl to progress to the quarter finals. Carly Booth lost to Henrietta Brockway and Kelsey MacDonald lost to Kelly Tidy from Manchester.

Our congratulations to Roseanne and all of the Scottish girls for their achievements over the past two weeks.

photograph courtesy of Tom Ward

Congratulations to County team member Alexandra Bushby who broke the course record at Strathmore this evening. Alex was playing in the LGU medal competition and scored an exceptional scratch 68 (CSS 72). Alex was one under par after nine holes with a bogey at the 2nd followed by a birdies at the 3rd & 4th holes. She then birdied the 12th, 14th & 18th to break the record by one shot (previously held by County Vice Captain Dawn Butchart) and also to reduce her handicap to 1.3. Alex is off to Wales next week to play in the Ladies' British Open Amateur Strokeplay Championships at Conwy Golf Club. We wish Alex all the very best, she has worked very hard on her game and hope she does really well in Wales. Well done Alex!

Latest from the British Girls' Championships

Congratulations to Roseanne who won her 2nd round tie this afternoon by an impressive 5 & 4 margin. She will play the 7th seed Charlie Douglass (England) tomorrow. Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) also won her 2nd round tie so this means that four Scottish girls are through to the last 16. Well done from everyone at P & K.

Photograph courtesy of Tom Ward

Latest results at http://www.lgu.org/

Roseanne won her first round match by 6 & 4 and plays another Spaniard, Ana Fernandez de Mesa this afternoon. Other Scottish player's results:

Sally Watson 1st round - won 4 & 3, 2nd round - won 5 & 4,
Carly Booth 1st round - won 2 & 1, 2nd round - won 3 & 2,
Pamela Prestwell 1st round - lost 3 & 2,
Kelsey MacDonald 1st round - won 3 & 2 plays Emelie Alonso (France) this afternoon.

Good luck to everyone

Roseanne qualified in 10th place and plays 55th seed Begona Jauregui Garcia from Spain in the first round tomorrow (10.36am). Well done and good luck Roseanne.
Live scoring at http://www.lgu.org/

Another steady round of 75 for Roseanne in the British Girls' Championship 2nd round qualifier at Southerndown Golf Club in Wales, will see her through to the matchplay stages starting tomorrow. Currently Roseanne is in joint 7th place on 4 over par . Leading the way is Sally Watson on level par and in second place is another Scot - Kelsey MacDonald on 1 over par. Roseanne's younger sister and County squad member Annabel, is also playing in the tournament following a late call up but is not faring quite so well and will not make the matchplay stages.

Good luck to Roseanne and all of the Scottish girls from everyone at P & K.


Photo courtesy of Cal Carson Agency

Despite some heavy rain over the weekend and one or two heavy showers during play, King James VI was in excellent condition. The greens were very good and this was reflected in an excellent winning scratch score by County Team member Jacqueline Sneddon (74). Our thanks to everyone at King James VI for the efforts of the greenstaff and to the catering staff for looking after us all so well.
The results were as follows:

CSS 75

Scratch Division
1st Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) 74
2nd Alexandra Bushby (Strathmore) 80
3rd Liz Fertacz (Dunkeld & Birnam) 82
4th Alison Houston (Dollar) 83

Handicap Division
1st Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) 74 (5) 69
2nd Liz Fertacz (Dunkeld & Birnam) 82 (10) 72
3rd Julia Morrison (King James VI) 87 (13) 74 bih
4th Kathy McKay (Dunbracken) 97 (23) 74

Well done to County team member Roseanne Niven who had an excellent 1 over par 73 in the first round of the British Girls' Amateur Championships qualifier being played at Southerndown Golf Club in South Wales today. Roseanne is currently in joint 7th place. Well done Roseanne and good luck for tomorrow.

KING JAMES VI IS OPEN

HAVE A NICE GAME!

Emily (left) with her trophy, the Lady President of Dumfries-shire LCGA, Dorothy Hill (centre) and runner up Jenna Wilson (right)

Congratulations to County Team member Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) who successfully defended the Mary McCally Trophy at Dumfries & Galloway Golf Club today. For her first round Emily was an amazing 5 under par and for her second round, 1 over. Emily won the tournament by one shot from Strathaven player Jenna Wilson. Emily has had a fabulous year, it's great to have her back and to see her doing so well. Great result Emily - well done!

Good luck to Team member Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) who defends the Mary McCally Trophy held at Dumfries & Galloway Golf Club on Sunday. Play well Emily!

Scotland team & officials

Congratulations to the Girls' Scotland team who have retained the title they won in Ireland last year with an emphatic 8 1/2 to 1/2 win over Wales today. The Girls' Home International tournament has been played on the Southendown Golf Course in Wales over the past three days and the Scottish team won all of their ties in fine style! Well done - Roseanne Niven, Carly Booth, Sally Watson, Krystle Caithness, Megan Briggs, Jane Turner, Pamela Prestwell and Kelsey MacDonald from everyone at Perth & Kinross.

Photographs courtesy of Tom Ward Photography more images at http://www.flickr.com/photos/twardpress/sets/72157601299802752/

Roseanne in action at Southerndown

Draw for County Meeting at King James VI

(sorry for the delay in publishing)

Time
10.00 J Griffiths,H Gibson,L Kyle
10.07 J Morrison,K McKellar,C Peebles
10.15 C Choudhary,M McPherson,M Robertson
10.22 M MacRae,J Hamilton,M Aird
10.30 M Walker,M Story,J Proudfoot
10.37 M Carruthers ,E Aird,S Jones
10.45 S Lindsay,D Pollett,J McNaughton
10.52 M Forbes,K McKay,J Thomm
11.00 M MacLeod,P Hebner,B Harley
11.07 P Kelly,N Bremner,A Duncan
11.15 A Crossland,R McGeoghegan,D Doris

EVENING
5.30 D Butchart,L Fertacz
5.37 A Bushby,M McKay

Late entries to Mary Hope 01821 642288 / 07974690504

The Scotland team scored a terrific victory today over the England team by 7 1/2 points to 1 1/2 in the Girls' Home International Matches in Wales. County team member Roseanne Niven came back from 3 down in her singles match to win by 1 hole at the eighteenth.

ENGLAND 1 1/2 , SCOTLAND 7 1/2
England names first.
Foursomes: E Givens, H Barwood lost to K Caithness, S Watson 4 and 2;
K Tidy, R Dyer halved with C Booth, M Briggs;
R Connor, K Mundy halved with K MacDonald, R Niven (1-2)
Singles: Givens lost to Booth 4 and 2, Tidy lost to Watson 2 and 1, Douglass lost to Briggs 3 and 2, Clyburn lost to Pretswell 2 and 1, Connor lost to Niven 1 hole, Barwood halved with Caithness (1/2 -5 1/2)

Scotland play Wales tomorrow. Good Luck from everyone at P & K!

The Scotland team fared very well against Ireland in the first round of matches in the Girls' Home International Tournament being staged at Southerndown Golf Club, today. The foursomes were shared 1 1/2 to 1 1/2 and the singles went to Scotland 6 - 0. Scotland are defending the title they won in Ireland last year. Today's results were as follows:
SCOTLAND 7 1/2, IRELAND 1 1/2
Foursomes - K Caithness, S Watson bt S Cunningham, A Murphy 4 and 3;
C Booth, M Briggs halved with V Bradshaw, S Meadow;
K MacDonald, R Niven lost to Lisa Maguire, Leona Maguire 1 hole
(1 1/2-1 1/2).
Singles - C Booth bt K Gallagher 4 and 3,
S Watson bt V Bradshaw 6 and 5,
R Niven bt Lisa Maguire 2 and 1,
P Pretswell bt L Mernagh 1 hole,
M Briggs bt Leona Maguire 1 hole,
K Caithness bt S Meadow 5 and 4
(6-0).
Well done to the Scotland team and the best of luck for tomorrow.
Full results and live scoring at http://www.lgu.org/

Good luck to sisters Roseanne & Annabel Niven who are competing in different tournaments starting tomorrow. Roseanne is a member of the Scotland team taking part in the Girls Home International matches being staged at Southerdown Golf Club in Wales. Scotland play Ireland tomorrow. Annabel has reached the Handicap Matchplay stage of the St Andrews Junior Ladies tournament, the qualifier was played on the Strathtyrum course and the matchplay stages will be played on the Old Course. Annabel plays Lauren MacCallum of Macdonald Ellon tomorrow. Good luck to both girls and the Scotland team.

Congratulations to County team member Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) who's year gets better and better - Emily was second scratch in the Riccarton Bowl staged at Hamilton Golf Club yesterday. Scratch player Emily won the best net return of 70 on a countback against Valerie Melvin, who plays off +1 at Reunion Golf Club, Florida and who won the scratch prize. Emily had the better inward half. Well done Emily!

picture courtesy of Cal Carson Golf Agency

*****ATTENTION ALL NIGHT PLAYERS*****

Following requests from our working lady members we have now secured evening tee times for our next fixture at King James VI Golf Course. This fixture will be held August 13th. Please send your entries to Lenore. - Thanks