Wednesday, August 31, 2022

SCOTTISH COMMONWEALTH SPOONS FINAL - RESULT

Many congratulations to the Harburn pairing of Bryans & Laidler who won the Commonwealth Spoons Final at Crieff on Monday.
Jennifer Bryans & Meg Laidler (Harburn) shot a three-under-par Nett 71 to win by one shot from Morag Little & Maureen Mcdevitt (Whitecraigs).

Well done to our Perth & Kinross County pairing of Janette Kennedy & Lesley Gray, (Blair Atholl). They finished tied 6th with a nett 74.

Our other Perth & Kinross pair, Jean McEwan & Margaret Cairns(Dunning), finished tied 20th with a nett 80.

Monday, August 29, 2022

LANARKSHIRE WIN THE SCOTTISH COUNTY FINALS

Congratulations to Lanarkshire Ladies' County Golf Association who won the 2022 Scottish Women's County Finals at Kirkcaldy on Sunday.
The Scottish County Finals were held at Kirkcaldy Golf Club from Friday 26 to Sunday 28 August. The four Divisional County champions fighting it out to be the Scottish County Champions this year were: Aberneenshire (North), Galloway (South), Fife (East) and Lanarkshire (West).

In the end, Lanarkshire emerged as the victors. They beat Fife by 6.5 - 2.5, Galloway by 8 - 1 and Aberdeenshire by 8 - 1 to win the title by 6 points. Fife were second on 4 points and Galloway third on 2 Points.

It is the first time Lanarkshire has won the County Finals since 1988, when they won at Prestwick.

The full results were as follows:

Day 1 (Friday):
Day 2 (Saturday):
Day 3 (Sunday):

Sunday, August 28, 2022

SCOTTISH COMMONWEALTH SPOONS FINAL - 29 AUG 2022

Good luck to our two P&K Ladies' County pairs who qualified to play in the Scottish Commonwealth Spoons Final at Crieff this Monday.
The Commonwealth Spoons Final will be held at Crieff Golf Club on Monday 29 August 2022. 32 County pairs have entered.

The TWO pairs representing Perth & Kinross are:

J. Kennedy (Pitlochry) & L. Gray (Pitlochry)
J. McEwan (Dunning) & M. Cairns (Dunning)

The finalists will play 18-holes of foursomes (stroke-play) at Crieff. The best nett score will win the Trophy.

Good luck everyone!

Saturday, August 20, 2022

MUTHILL MEETING on MONDAY 19 SEPTEMBER

Our final P&K Ladies' County meeting for 2022 is the Muthill Meeting (Greensomes) on Monday 19 September.
Muthill is a cracking wee course. So, if you fancy joining us for a greensomes (18-holes) on Monday 19 September, grab a partner by WhatsApp or text and get your entries in now!

The Convenor is Committee Member Susie MacDougall

The closing date is: Friday 9 September (please enter with a partner)

Entry Form: If you would like to enter, please click on the link below:
Muthill - 19 September 2022

Saturday, August 06, 2022

ENGLAND WINS THE HOME INTERNATIONALS

England snatched victory from Ireland on the final day to win the first-ever combined Men & Women's R&A Home Internationals at Ballyliffin.
Men & Women's R&A Home Internationals
Having secured wins over Scotland and Wales on the first two days, Ireland and England headed into their match on the final day knowing it would be the title decider. With Ireland leading on game points the hosts just needed a draw, but England had other ideas.

Trailing 4-3 after the morning foursomes, England fought back to win six of the 14 singles, halving four more and losing just four to edge out the home side 11-10.

In the day’s other match, Wales edged out Scotland 11-10, a result which saw them finish third in the combined standings with Scotland ending the event without a victory.

Ireland’s women won the women’s competition with two points from three while England also won the men’s competition.

The final scores - click to enlarge.

Thursday, August 04, 2022

MUIRFIELD PRO-AM JOY FOR PERTHSHIRE PAIR

Perthshire pair Isla Johnston & Lauren Cameron enjoyed the experience of a lifetime by teeing up in the Pro-Am ahead of the AIG Women’s Open.
The Pitlochry duo earned their place by winning the 2021 R&A Coronation Foursomes Grand Final over the Eden Course in St Andrews last September.

One of the youngest ever pairings to have competed in the championship - Isla Johnston was only 14 years old and Lauren Cameron was 22 - they came out on top from 16 teams in the Grand Final. Their prize also included a dream place in the Pro-Am at Muirfield ahead of the AIG Women’s Open.

Boutier pairing
With the world’s leading women players competing over the famed East Lothian links for the first time this week, the young amateur duo were paired with French woman Celine Boutier for Tuesday’s 18 holes of action.

Boutier, 28, has ten professional wins to her name - including two on the LPGA Tour - and tied for fourth at the ANA Inspiration earlier this year as she chases a major success. She also won the Women’s Amateur Championship at Portstewart in 2015.

It was a wonderful experience for the Coronation Foursomes victors, watching Boutier close up and enjoying friendly chats on the fairways.

Cameron only returned to the sport in 2020, while Johnston, who is one of our County Juniors, has been playing at Pitlochry since the age of six.

After the Pro-am Lauren Cameron said:
“It was an incredible experience as we had never played at Muirfield. Even standing at the driving range and pointing at the players. It was nice to watch Celine’s swing and see how she reads the greens. It was amazing to see someone that good and play next to them.”

Isla Johnston added:
“You are so close to the pros. It was kind of surreal. We had no idea our win would lead to this. It has topped our expectations.”

Tuesday, August 02, 2022

THE R&A WOMEN'S & MEN'S HOME INTERNATIONALS

Good luck to County Team members Jen Saxton & Megan Ashley who are playing for Scotland at the Home internationals this week.
The R&A Women’s and Men’s Home Internationals
The Home Internationals have a new look for 2022. Instead of a seperate tournament for men and women, each of the four nations, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, will field a comined team of seven women and nine men.

Venue:
The 2022 matches will be played at Ballyliffin in Ireland from 3-5 August.

Format:
The format for the three competition days is match play. The Nations will go head-to-head in a round robin format, with seven foursomes games (three women and four men) in the morning and 14 singles games (six women and eight men) in the afternoon. Team positions will be determined by the highest number of match points.

The original Home International trophies will also be presented to the leading country in the women's and men's matches.

The Scottish Team:
In total, five Perth & Kinross County members' have been selected to play for Scotland at Ballyliffin; Jen Saxton and Megan Ashley for the women's team and Rory Franssen, Gregor Graham and Connor Graham for the men's

The Scottish Women's Team:
Cameron Neilson, Bad Alvaneu Golf Club
Lorna McClymont, Milngavie Golf Club
Chloe Goadby, St Regulus Ladies Golf Club
Jennifer Saxton, Dunfermline Golf Club
Grace Crawford, West Links Golf Club
Carmen Griffiths, Aboyne Golf Club
Megan Ashley, Blairgowrie Golf Club

The Scottish Men's' Team:
Calum Scott, Nairn Golf Club
Rory Franssen, Auchterarder Golf Club
Connor Graham, Blairgowrie Golf Club
Andrew Davidson, Crail Golfing Society
Lewis Irvine, Kirkhill Golf Club
Callum Bruce, Duff House Royal Golf Club
Angus Carrick, Craigielaw Golf Club
Matt Clark, Meldrum House Golf Club
Gregor Graham, Blairgowrie Golf Club

The Girls & Boys Home Internationals will take place at Downfield Golf Club in Scotland, from 2 to 4 August.

Monday, August 01, 2022

KINROSS MEETING - RESULTS

What a great day for our August County Meeting, which was held on the Bruce Course at Kinross Golf Club today.
Well done to Kay Fleming (Pitlochry) who returned a cracking four-under par nett score of 69 and Laura Walker (Muckhart) who recorded the best gross score of the day.

The results were as follows:

Best Nett:
Kay Fleming (Pitlochry)   99 (30) 69
Anita Collins (Milnathort)   89 (15) 74
Catherine Peebles (Alyth)   100 (25) 75

Best Gross:
Laura Walker (Muckhart)   80
Gwen Munro (Dunkeld)   83
Lynne Sharpe (Perth Ladies)   85

Par 73; Course Rating 72.1

The next County fixture is our Greensomes at Muthill Golf Club on Monday 19 September.