PERTH AND KINROSS CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

The annual Perth and Kinross Champion of Champions was staged at Gleneagles Queens Course today. 15 lady Club Champions had to contend with extremely tough conditions over a fantastic course which was is suberb condition. The scoring was high due to the very strong winds however County Team Member Jane Yellowlees was the overall winner returning a 81, 6 over the CSS of 75 (reduction only).

This was the second time Jane, representing both Crieff and Murrayshall, has lifted the trophy and our congratulations go to her. In second place was Dunkeld Golf club champion and team member Gwen Lambie 83 followed in third place by Aberfeldy Club Champion Caroline Dunbar 84.

Special thanks go to County Captain Janet Griffiths for her organisation and also to Gleneagles for courtesy of the course and their unfailing support of the tournament.

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Congratulations to County member Ray Brass who won through the Perth Ladies Championships and now joins the other Club Champions on the Queens Course at Gleneagles for the Champion of Champions tournament this Sunday starting at 11.20am. Good luck to all of the Champions.

Congratulations to County team member Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) who finished a very creditable 34th in her first tournament since joining Grand Canyon University, Arizona. Jacqueline was competing in the Lumberjack Invitational at Aspen Valley Country Club, Flagstaff in Arizona. Well done Jacqueline!

GOOD LUCK

Good luck to all our players who are representing P&K at the Commonwealth Spoons finals which is being held at Tain Golf Club on Thursday 20th September. Our representitives on the day are County Squad members Fiona Ramsay (Crieff) & Sal Shepherd (Blairgowrie), County Captain Janet Griffiths (Comrie) & Dawn Butchart (Strathmore), Beryl Harley (Milnathort) & Sue Jones (Milnathort) and Dot Doris (Crieff) & Alison Stockley (Craigie Hill).

Most players are travelling tomorrow and taking advantage of a practice round prior to play on Thursday. So good luck to all eight ladies, play well and enjoy your day.

DUNBLANE MEETING

What a superb end to our golfing calendar. Dunblane New Golf Club was in beautiful condition, the food was fabulous and the welcome was warm. Many thanks go to the green keeping staff, the caterers and the management team for an excellent visit.

Unfortunately the majority of us did not score so well, with no players below or even matching par. Although the CSS raised from 71 to 74 it was still counting!

The best scratch score was County Champion Alexandra Bushby (Strathmore) 77 closely followed by Sal Shepherd (Blairgowrie) 78. The best handicap players on the day were Sue Jones (Milnathort) who posted a 72 along with Lenore Kyle (Kinross) however Sue pipped Lenore on the best last 6 and went on to win the Brown Memorial Trophy. Well done Sue.

Results were as follows:

Scratch
Alex Bushby 77
Sal Shepherd 78

Handicap
Sue Jones (Milnathort) (26) 72
Lenore Kyle (Kinross) (12) 72
Sal Shepherd (Blairgowrie) (5) 73
Grace Paterson (Dunblane) (22) 74

Well done everyone.

Congratulations to the Scotland Ladies Team who finished second to England in the recent Home Internationals Tournament at Dunbar Golf Club. County Team member Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) scored an excellent 3 out of a possible 5 points - well done Emily. Top scorer in the Scotland team was Comrie member Carly Booth (5 out of 6 points).

Photograph courtesy of the Kirkwood Site

Congratulations to County team member Roseanne Niven who on her return to the USA, finished joint 9th with scores of 71, 77 and 73 for 221 in the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic at Fort Collins, Colorado. She had seven birdies and no double bogeys over the 54 holes . Roseanne's scores helped her California Berkeley college team to its first team tournament win in 30 months. Roseanne's team-mates Shannon Yocum and Pia Halbig from Germany, making her college debut, finished first and second on two-under-par 214 and 216 respectively. The team score of 868 saw the team 19 shots clear of second placed Washington State. Well done Roseanne and the Berkeley team!

Photograph courtesy of Tom Ward

Good luck to County team member Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) and the rest of the Scottish team when they compete in the Ladies' Home Internationals being staged at Dunbar Golf Club from tomorrow through to Friday

Play well!

Live scoring is available from Wednesday at http://www.lgu.org/

Congratulations and well done to County Team member Eve Muirhead (Pitlochry) who won both her matches in the Schoolgirls International match against England at Westerwood Golf Club today. The Scottish girls' team started well with a 2 - 1 victory in the morning foursomes. Eve partnered Louise MacGregor and they beat Katherine O'Connor & Helen Searle 2 and 1. The Scots didn't fare quite so well in the afternoon singles - Eve was the only winner, winning her match against Becky Gibbs by 6 & 5. The final result was Scotland 3 England 6.

Photograph courtesy of Cal Carson Golf Agency

Below is the draw for the Champion of Champions Competition taking place on the Queens Course at Gleneagles on Sunday 23rd September. Congratulations to all of the Club Champions and good luck on 23rd!

11.20 Alexandra Bushby, Stella Mitchell, Jane Yellowlees
11.30 Gwen Lambie, Anita Henderson, Gillian Wallace
11.40 Caroline Dunbar, Christine Laing, Margaret Macrae
11.50 Ena Bennie, Elaine Davidson, Barbara Pitney
12.00 Janey Heaney, Lyn Murray, Christine Souter
12.10 Ann McGregor, Perth Ladies Champion, Jackie Brown

Below is the draw for County meeting at Dunblane on Monday 17th September - late entries accepted - contact Carol Lambie on 01250 873979

9.30 am D Butchart N Morrison

9.37 am J Milne A Bushby J Yellowless

9.45 am J Griffiths A Priestley R Duncan

9.54 am A Tannock C Soutar L Murray

10.00 am E Davidson L Fertacz M Marshall

10.07 am C Irving D Doris S Service

10.15 am C Choudhary J Muirhead K McKellar

10.22 am M Robertson S Erskine J Stevenson

10.30 am A Duncan J Pringle I Austin

10.37 am N Hay S Young J Proudfoot

10.45 am A McGregor S Ogg C Peebles

10.54 am A Crossland J Nisbet J Miller

11.00 am G Ness K McKay M McLeod

11.07 am P Kelly W Stewart P Hebner

11.15 am S McNaughton J Thom G Paterson

11.22 am M Chalmers S Jones M Storry

11.30 am S Irvine E Watson A Young

11.37 am M Macrae J Montgomery AMiller

11.45 am M Carruthers R McGeoghegan C Lambie

Congratulations to County team member Emily Ogilvy who has been selected to represent Scotland in the Spirit International Amateur Golf Championships being staged at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Texas from 24th to 27th October 2007.

The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship is a world class golf event featuring the world’s best amateur men and amateur women golfers as they represent their respective country in team and individual competitions. The 96 participants enjoy the Houston Experience, which starts on 21st October, Opening and Closing Ceremonies, accommodations at the International Village at Camp Olympia and Spirit Sponsor events each night. All part of a week dedicated to international fellowship and fantastic competition by the world’s best amateur golfers for the coveted Spirit gold medal. The competition is both individual and team format, Emily partners Aberdeenshire's Michele Thomson - well done to both girls and good luck!