TEAM MATCH v FIFE

Match Secretary Carol Muir has contacted me today with details of our first inter-county friendly match of the season which is against Fife on Saturday over the Gleneagles' Centenary Course starting at 1.30pm.


The team selected to play are as follows:

Emily Aird (Blairgowrie)
Steph Crolla (Muckhart)
Gwen Lambie (Dunkeld and Birnam)
Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder)
Fiona Ramsay (Crieff)
Hannah Robb (Strathmore)
Laura Walker (Muckhart)
Eilidh Watson (Muckhart)

Reserve- Jill Milne. (Craigiehill)

We will also have a junior match and the players selected are:

Megan Aird
Claire Gadsby
Elise Henderson
Rheanna Thom

Good Luck to all, I will post the results as soon as I have them

NORTH OF SCOTLAND 2011

This years North of Scotland is being hosted by Northern Counties at the most wonderful venue of Nairn Golf Club. The tournament is open to all P&K, Angus, Aberdeenshire and Nothern County Members with both a Scratch and Handicap championship. 

The tournament takes over three days, first day is the qualifying round when the top qualifiers for scratch and handicap go on to a matchplay competition over the next two days, all other players receive a consolation round on the Wednesday.

This is sure to be a very popular venue so please get your entries off as soon as possible. They are available on the right hand side of the page under DOWNLOADS.

JUNIOR WORLD CURLING CHAMPION

Team member Eve Muirhead has made her way into the Curling World Record Book after becoming the Junior World Curling Champion for an unprecedented FOUR times in a row.
Eve's team of  third -Anna Sloan, second - Vicki Adams, lead- Rhiann Macleod, Alternate - Alice Spence and coached by one very proud dad - Gordon Muirhead won this afternoon in the final against Canada when Canada conceded after the 8 ends when Eve and her team had a commanding lead of 10-3.

Well done to you Eve from all at P&K.

2011 SUBSCRIPTIONS

Well believe it or not the 2011 season is almost upon us YEAH!! So just thought I would give all who have not sent your annual subscriptions a wee reminder to do so ASAP!

If you have not received your letter regarding your renewal please contact Lenore or Catherine.

Looking forward to seeing you next month!

ENTRIES ARE BEING TAKEN FOR OUR FIRST EVENT! SEE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF WEBSITE FOR THE FIXTURES! YOU CAN ALSO DOWNLOAD THE ENTRY FORMS!

LIZ MISKIMMIN

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the sad passing of P&K member, team member, Past Captain, Past President, honorary member and very dear friend Liz Miskimmin.

 Liz was a great ambassador for County Golf with boundless energy and enthusiasm she was indeed a joy to know. Liz worked tirelessly for P&K and indeed Scottish golf and for many, me included, golf would not have been so special if it hadn't been for Liz. She was always ready with a quiet word and wink of encouragement and always knew just the right things to say. She had a superb sense of humour and was at ease with both young and old. Liz will always have a place in the heart of P&K, we are all blessed to have known her.


Liz worked so hard for so many and she fought her last battle with quiet dignity, courage and humour but she lost the fight on Saturday night.  


Below is a list of just a few of Liz's golfing achievements with P&K. I will gather more information and post  a fuller piece for Liz following her funeral which is to be held at Perth Crematorium on Friday 18th Feb at 2pm.


Liz joined P&K in 1986 she was previously a member of Stirling & Clackmannan. She played for the county team for several years between 1988 and 1999. She was Champion of Champions in 1996 and was capped for Scottish Vets in 1998. She was Captain in 2000 and 2001. Became President in October 2004 and was President for 5 years until 2009. She was made an honorary member in 2009 after retiring as President.



Below is a slideshow of some photographs Team Member Fiona Ramsay sent me. There were taken when P&K won the County finals for the first time in 24 years, it was indeed a happy time.

SCOTTISH EVENTS

Yes, beleive it or not the 2011 golf season is almost upon us and the SLGA entry forms are now available to download from the following link on the SLGA web-site so please get your entry forms sent in a soon as possible, or if you know of girls who need a gentle reminder could you please bring this post to their attention!!!

CLICK HERE TO SEE FIXTURES AND ENTRY FORMS

There is also a bit of information regarding some of our 2011 competitions on the front page of the SLGA web-site:

CLICK FOR SLGA WEBSITE
In particular could you please ensure your club's under 16 junior members are aware of the Under 16 Open Stroke Play Championship as the closing date for this event is only a few weeks away on Monday 14th March. This event is once again being held in Perthshire at Strathmore Golf Centre from 14 – 15 April. Although there has been a full field for this event over the last couple of years, many of the entrants come up to play from South of the Border. It would be great to see more Scottish Girls (in particular P&K girls) playing in the competition this year.

FIXTURE LIST AND ENTRY FORMS

To enable everyone instant access to the fixture list and entry forms please click on FIXTURES on the pages of this web site which is situated on the right hand side. There you can click and print both a fixture list and also entry forms for the events. No excuses now!!

You can also have peek at the fixture list below. To enlarge just click!

PERTH AND KINROSS LCGA NEWS LETTER

You may all now have received your email containing the P&K newsletter. To make it even more accessible I have made a link under PAGES so you can read it again at your leisure!

COUNTY FIXTURES 2011

The wind is blowing and the snow is slowly disappearing....golf soon???  To whet your appetite and have something to look forward to here is the list of our County Fixtures for next year.

Tuesday 19th April - Strathmore 
Monday 9th May - Crieff (County Championship Qualifier)
Sat & Sun 14th-15th May - County ~Champ K'Outs
Wednesday 25th May - Milnathort (commonwealth spoons)
Monday 20th June - Glenisla
Monday 18th July - Murrayshall
Thursday 4th August - King James V1
Thursday 18th August - Muckhart
Thursday 15th September - Callander (Greensomes)

Get your diaries filled in and start counting off the days! Look forward to seeing you all over the season.

PLEASE NOTE THIS FIXTURE LIST WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE ON THE RIGHT HANDSIDE UNDER 'PAGES'.



HOPE YOU ALL HAD A LOVELY CHRISTMAS AND WE WISH ALL MEMBERS A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR WITH LOTS OF GREAT GOLF! HAVE FUN AND HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL SOON WHEN THE GREEN STUFF APPEARS!



CONGRATULATIONS EVE

Squad member excelled yet again last week when she picked up the Silver Medal at the Curling European Championships.

Well done Eve not only is she a brilliant curler but also an excellent golfer!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

TO ALL OUR MEMBERS AND FAMILES, HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS

EMILY MEETS RYDER CUP CAPTAIN

At the official opening of new clubhouse at the Dunning Golf club, team member Emily Ogilvy was delighted to go along and help her mum organise the food. She was rewarded for her efforts with this magnificent picture of the Ryder Cup made all the more special as it was taken with Ryder Cup Captain Colin Montgomery. 

Great photo Emily!

If you too was at this event and have any photos to share please email them to me. 

SCHOLARSHIP GIRLS ANNOUNCED

Over the last number of years Perth and Kinross Ladies County Golf Association have been very honoured in being granted the privilege of offering a Gleneagles Scholarship to four girls from the Perth and Kinross County squads. This scholarship is open to all our junior girls under 18 years of age on January 1st and provides the four girls with full use of the Golf Academy including additional coaching throughout the year, full membership to all three Gleneagles courses and of course use of the Dormy House and changing facilities. As this scholarship is such a massive privilege and a huge benefit to the girls who are lucky enough to be selected. County Captain Lenore Kyle, along with her selection committee take the granting of scholarships very seriously. The girls who are selected are the players who they believe will not only benefit from the sholarship but take full advantage of this opportunity during the year ahead.


This year the girls who have been selected are:

Erica Burnett – Dunkeld and Birnam
Elise Henderson – Dunning
Jennifer Saxton – Kinross
Rheanna Thom – Alyth

Well done girls.

COACHING POSTPONED

Due to the adverse weather conditions it is with regret that Match Secretary Carol Muir has announced the postponement of the County Coaching which was to take place on Sunday. However this has been rescheduled for Sunday, 16th January.

Meantime where ever you are keep warm! 

P&K SQUAD ANNOUNCED

Match Secretary Carol Muir has announced the 14 strong squad for the 2010/2011 coaching year. P&K are certainly not lacking quality players and all will be trying very hard to be in the 8 strong team for next years Jamboree which is to be held at Inchmarlo. Some of these players have taken part there before in the Scottish Finals in 2008 so we will all keep our fingers crossed for an excellent result.

To begin the preparations the coaching dates at Gleneagles are:


12 December 10
27 February 11
20 March 11

The squad is:

Emily Aird (Blairgowrie)
Stephanie Crolla (Muckhart)
Gwen Lambie (Dunkeld and Birnam)
Jillian Milne (Craigiehill)
Eve Muirhead (Pitlochry)
Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder)
Fiona Ramsay (Crieff)
Hannah Robb (Strathmore)
Laura Walker (Muckhart)
Eilidh Watson (Muckhart)
Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall)

Others when available:
Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) currently in USA
Annabel Niven (Crieff) Currenty at University
Roseanne Niven (Crieff) currently in USA
Gillian Wallace (Blairgowrie)

Carol will keep us updated regarding practice matches.

COUNTY AGM

COUNTY AGM AND PRIZEGIVING

Our AGM and prizegiving took place last night at Craigiehill Golf. County Captain Lenore Kyle welcomed members and chaired a very informative meeting. Lenore along with Match Secretary Shona, Secretary Jillian, Treasurer Catherine and Junior Assistant convenor Pam informed us all of the years events and paid special attention to indiviual achievements. Lenore thanked all her committee and paid tribute to Shona Leighton who is retiring from the committee following  four successful years as Match Secretary. 

She also announced that Dorothy Farquhar was stepping down as President due to family commitments and announced the new President as Ella Benzies who has been a past captain and a great supporter of county golf for many years.  This was welcomed by the floor. Above is a photo of Ella accepting flowers from Lenore.

Carol Muir was proposed as the new Match Secretary and Fiona Ramsay was also proposed as a new committee member. Above is the new committee, back row left to right Carol Muir (Match Secretary) Jillina Milne (Secretary) Fiona Ramsay, Miriam Wilson, Laura Walker. Front row Pat Colquhoun (Vice Captain) Ella Benzies (President) Lenore Kyle (Captain) and Pam Drysdale (Assistant Junior Convenor) Missing from the photo is Gwen Lambie, Junior Convenor Carol Lambie and Treasurer Catherine Monks.

Prize giving followed and Ella Benzies fulfilled her first duty as President and presented the prize winners with their trophies. Above is a photo of all the prize winners who were present. Back row left to right, Dawn Butchart, Janet Griffiths and Jane Yellowlees. Front row Linda Mailer, Susan MacDougall, Lenore Kyle, Laura Walker and Jillian Milne. The list of prizewinners were as follows:

Coronation Trophy - Jane Yellowlees
Handicap Quaich - Jillian Milne
Crawford Salver - Jillian Milne
Sports Council Salver - Susan Ogg & Morag Brydson
Brown Memorial Salver - Dawn Butchart & Janet Griffiths
Nell Scott Quaich - Lenore Kyle
Captains Centenary Jug - Jillian Milne
Past Captains Centenary Tray - Dawn Butchart
Centenary Junior Medal - Eilidh Watson
Order of Merit - Jane Yellowlees & Jillian Milne
Champion of Champions -Laura Walker
Gibb Trophy R/U - Linda Mailer
Gibb Trophy - Susan MacDougall
Championship R/U - Emily Ogilvy
County Championship - Laura Walker

Well done to all and congratulation to Lenore for another great year of county golf. At the top of the post you will see a slide show of the evening.

AGM REMINDER

AGM AND DINNER TOMORROW

Just a gentle reminder that our County AGM, Prizegiving and Dinner takes place tomorrow night at Craigiehill Golf Club at 6.30pm

Please click on the downloads at the right hand side of this page for a copy of the Agenda and Minutes.

See you there

DAILY MAIL FOURSOMES

P&K MEMBERS LOSE OUT IN THE  SEMI FINALS OF THE DAILY MAIL FOURSOMES

P&K members Carol and Gwen Lambie have just contacted me with the sad news that they lost their semi-final match this morning against Sandiway.

Carol and Gwen certainly did not go down without a fight they took the match all the way to the 18th green. To lose out so close to the final is very disappointing for them both. Gwen said she was 'gutted' however I think they should both be very proud of themselves getting so far in what is deemed to be the biggest national competition in the world, where, according to the Daily Mail website, some 190,000 players take part in the qualifying stages. So very well done to make it to the semi finals.

Enjoy the remainder of your time in Wales.

P&K COUPLE IN FINAL

P&K COUPLE MAKE DAILY MAIL FOURSOME


Team member Gwen Lambie along with her Mum and Junior Convenor Carol Lambie have made their way to the semi finals of the Daily Foursome Finals in Wales tomorrow.

Gwen and Carol sailed through the two qualifying rounds today winning 4&3  in the morning and 3&2 this afternoon. Tomorrow they will be on the tee at 8.16am against Sandyway.

P&K are all rooting for them GOOD LUCK!!