AGM & PRIZE GIVING - SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER

The Perth & Kinross Ladies' County Golf Association AGM was held at Blairgowrie Golf Club today.

Above is a selection of photos of our prize-winners.

Ladies' County Captain, Jillian Milne, chaired the meeting, which saw some changes to the Committee.

Retiring this year:
We are sad to announce that after five years as President Pam Drysdale has decided to retire. Our Captain, Jillian Milne, paid tribute to all the hard work and support she has given to the County over the years. Pam's last duty was to present the trophies at the prize-giving.

Fiona Johnston also retired after serving 3 years on Committee.

New Additions:
We are delighted to announce that Dawn Butchart (Strathmore) is our new Honorary President. Pam Drysdale proposed her appointment at the AGM. It was unanimously agreed. A former Team member, Secretary and Captain for our County, Dawn brings a wealth of experience to the post.

We also have two new Committee members, Kathleen Duncan (Pitlochry) and Gwen Tate (Milnathort).

Honorary Membership:
Our Captain, Jillian Milne, proposed that Honorary membership be given to Pat Colquhoun. A former Treasurer and Captain, Pat has been a long and faithful supporter of the County and the County Team. This was unanimously agreed.

She joins our three existing Honorary Members; Fiona Anderson, Pam Drysdale and Audrey Scott.

Fixtures:
Our County Secretary, Jane Yellowlees, is finalising our meetings for 2020. We will publish details of the fixtures as they are arranged.

Prize-winners:
Below is the full list of prize winners. Click to enlarge.

RACE TO BE KING OR QUEEN OF THE CASTLE - FINAL

Well done to our P&K Squad member Kirsten Miller (Strathmore) who has qualified for the Final of the Perth & Kinross County "Race to the Castle". She is the only girl to do so.

This year's "Race to" Final will be played on Sunday 20 October 2019 at The Castle Course, St Andrews.

The annual Perth & Kinross County "Race to" series is played throughout the summer season. Junior Boys and Girls are invited to enter Junior Opens held at golf clubs across Perth & Kinross. Points are awarded for the top five scratch and the top five handicap places at each open.

At the end of the season, the top eight players overall and the top four U14 players qualify for the final in October.

PRODREAM USA EXPERIANCES - KIRSTY BRODIE

Great interview with this year's Perth & Kinross Ladies' County Champion, Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore). Watch as she talks to Scottish Golf about her journey from a junior at Strathmore Golf Club to a student in America.

In March this year Scottish Golf Ltd. announced a new partnership with ProDreamUSA. Based in Glasgow, the company is a US Golf Scholarship Consultancy.

This is the second of three in-depth interviews by Scottish Golf with former ProDreamUSA clients.

AGM MEAL - SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER

Dear Members, 

This year's P&K Ladies' County Annual General Meeting will be held at 2.30pm on Sunday 20 October at Blairgowrie Golf Club.

AGM Meal:
We have organised a meal for after the AGM. Click on the link below. 
 1. 2019 AGM Menu.pdf

If you intend to eat, please email the Secretary, Jane Yellowlees, with your order no later than Monday 14 October 2019. 

Email: pandkcountyladies1@aol.co.uk

Please make sure you identify your choices clearly and let us know if you have any Special Dietary Requirements. Payment will be taken on the day. Please note that any orders received will be liable for payment. 

I look forward to seeing you there.

Jillian Milne
Captain

For a copy of the AGM Agenda & Previous Minutes - Click Here

CARNOUSTIE AUTUMN TEST - RESULTS

Congratulations to Lorna McClymont (Milngavie) who won the inaugural Carnoustie Autumn Test yesterday.

Due to the weather conditions the event was cut from 36 holes to 18.

Lorna McClymont (Milnagavie) shot a fantastic one-under-par gross score of 67 over the Buddon Course to win the event by 4 shots. The runner-up was Jasmine MacKintosh (Hazelhead) who pipped Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) to second place by virtue of a better inward half. They both finished on a score 71.

P&K Team member Jen Saxton (Muckhart) finished in 11th place on 79.

Leading Scores
1  Lorna McClymont (Minagavie)  67
2  Jasmine MacKintosh (Hazelhead) 71
3  Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) 71
4  Tara McTaggart (Minto) 71

CARNOUSTIE AUTUMN TEST

Good luck to P&K Team Member Jen Saxton (Muckhart) who is playing in the Carnoustie Autumn Test this Sunday.

The Carnoustie Autumn Test is a new 36-hole stroke-play competition. It is the last event on the 2019 Scottish Women's Order of Merit calendar.

Some of the country's best female amateur golfers and a select number of professionals will compete over the Buddon Links Course.

Leading amateurs include Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne), who was one of three Scots selected for the GB&I Curtis Cup squad this week, and the 2019 Scottish Woman's Amateur Champion, Kimberly Berveridge (Aboyne).

AGM NOTICE - SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER

Dear Members,

Our 2019 Annual General Meeting will be held at 2:30pm on Sunday 20th October at Blairgowrie Golf Club.

AGM Papers:
For a copy of the AGM Papers click on the documents listed below.
Please bring a copy with you to the AGM.
1. 2019 AGM Agenda
2. 2018 AGM Minutes

AGM Meal:
We have organised a meal for after the AGM. The menu is to follow. Once it has been circulated, please email our Secretary, Jane Yellowlees, with your order.

Email: pandkcountyladies1@aol.co.uk

I look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Jillian Milne
Captain

LAURA CAMPBELL WINS CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

Huge congratulations to Laura Campbell (Pitlochry) who won the Perth & Kinross Ladies' Champion of Champions at Blairgowrie Golf Club today.

Laura Campbell (Pitlochry) & Jillian Milne (County Captain)

Laura Campbell shot a three-over-par scratch score of 77 over the Rosemount Course to win the title by 4 shots. The runner-up was the defending champion Isla Moncrieff who shot 81.

This tops off a great season for Laura who plays off a handicap of 2. Not only did she win the Pitlochry Ladies' Club Championship this year, but she was also a member of the Perth & Kinross Ladies' County team that finished second at the 2019 Scottish Women's County Finals at Peebles.

Rosemount Course: Par & SSS 74 - CSS 77

The Leading Scores were:
Laura Campbell - Pitlochry Ladies' Club Champion  77
Isla Moncrieff - Aberfeldy Ladies' Club Champion  81
Jen Saxton - Muckhart Ladies' Club Champion  82

P&K LADIES' CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS - DRAW

Below is the draw for the 2019 P&K Ladies' Champion of Champions at Blairgowrie Golf Club this Sunday. Click to enlarge.

WORLD JUNIOR GIRLS' CHAMPIONSHIP

Good luck to the trio of Katy Alexander (Blairgowrie), Hannah Darling (Broomieknowe) and Carmen Griffiths (Aboyne) who've been selected to play for Scotland at the World Junior Championship.

This year's World Junior Championship is at Angus Glens Golf Club, in Canada, from 24 to 27 September.

20 teams from 19 Countries, the host Canada has two teams, will battle it out over 4 days and 72 holes for both individual and team honours.

SCRATCH LEAGUE 2019

The Scratch League AGM and Dinner was held last night at Strathmore Golf Club and our congratulations go to Pitlochry Golf Club who won the league. The league was very close with both Pitlochry and Strathmore finishing on 4 points however Pitlochry pipped Strathmore with more games won with 9 and Strathmore one behind on 8.

Above is Kay Knight being presented the trophy from this years organiser Dawn Butchart along with Pitlochry team members Laura Campbell and Lauren Pirie.

If your club would like to put forward a team for 2020 please contact Jill Milne who is the organiser for next year.

GREENSOMES AT DUNNING - RESULTS

What a perfect day for a game of Greensomes at Dunning Golf Club. The course was in lovely condition. All the ladies who played had a fun day.

The Results were as follows:

Best Nett
1  C. Henderson & S. MacDougall  (13.6) 72.4
2  H. Cunningham & M. Brydson  (16.2) 72.8
3  McCrorie & J. Simpson  (22.2) 73.8

Best Gross
1  A. Stockley & C. Muir  83 BIH
2  L. Sharp & M. Mackie  83
3  J. Milne & G. Tate  85

The Winners of the Raffle were:
1  M. Chapman
2  G. Tate

THE SOLHEIM CUP - EUROPE WIN ON SUPER SUNDAY!

Congratulations to Catriona Matthew and the European Solheim Cup Team. What a fantastic win for Europe! 

And, it all led to one moment... 

....on the last day, the last match, the last green and the last putt...

What a win for Europe!  What a win for women's golf!

GREENSOMES AT DUNNING - DRAW

Below is the draw for the Greensomes.  Click to enlarge.

COUNTY GIRLS - McPHERSON MEDALS RESULTS

There was a great turn-out at the last of this year's Perth & Kinross County Junior Girls events, which was held at Strathmore Golf Club today.

18-hole Girls with the P&K County President, Pam Drysdale

McPherson Medals
Congratulations to Katy Alexander (Blairgowrie) who won the Scratch with a one-over-par gross score of 74 and Lauryn Henry (Milnathort) who won the Handicap with a fantastic nett 65.

9-hole Girls

Leitfie Course 9-holes

It was nice to see some of the Strathmore girls joining in the 9-hole event. 

GREENSOMES AT DUNNING - LAST CALL FOR ENTRIES

A wee reminder that our last County Meeting this year is a Greensomes at Dunning Golf Club on Thursday 19 September.

So, if you want to enjoy a fun game on Dunning's wee cracker of a course, you need to grab a partner and get your entries in now!

The Convenor is our Match Secretary, Caroline Henderson. All the details you need are in your Fixture Book.

MIDLOTHIAN PAIR WIN COMMONWEALTH SPOONS FINAL

Congratulations to the Midlothian County pairing of Valerie Mackenzie (Murrayfield) & Margaret Fergusson (Murrayfield) who won the 2019 Scottish Commonwealth Spoons Final at Pollok Golf Club today.

Commonwealth Spoons Results
In horrendous weather conditions, Valerie Mackenzie (Murrayfield) & Margaret Fergusson (Murryfield) from Midlothian posted a fantastic nett score of 74.5 to top the leaderboard and win the final by two shots.

Ann Brown (Deer Park) & Kay Cuthbertson (Liberton), who were also representing Midlothian, pipped the Aberdeenshire pairing of P. Halliwell (Banchory) & Gillian MacKenzie (Banchory) to second place by virtue of a better inward half. Both pairs finished with a nett score of 76.5.

P&K Ladies' County Scores
Lenore Kyle (Kinross) & Carol Lambie (Dunkeld & Birnam) finished in 14th place with a nett score of 81.

Val Dolton (Muckhart) & Avril Hendry (Muckart) finished in 31st place with a nett score of 86.5.

COUNTY FINALS - PERTH & KINROSS FINISH SECOND

Ayrshire won the Scottish Women's County Finals for the 1st time in 49 years at Peebles Golf Club this weekend. Perth & Kinross finished second.

Perth & Kinross Ladies' County Team & Committee

Ayrshire were crowned the 2019 Scottish County Champions after winning all three of their matches at the weekend. They beat Fife 7-2, Perth & Kinross 6-3 and Dumfriesshire 7-2.

Perth & Kinross secured the runner's-up trophy after they won two out of their three matches. They beat Dumfriesshire 5-4, lost to Ayrshire 3-6 and beat Fife 5.5-3.5.

The final match points were as follows:
Ayrshire 3
Perth & Kinross 2
Dumfriesshire 1
Fife 0

Day 3 Results:
Perth & Kinross won against Fife,  5.5 - 3.5
Ayrshire won against Dumfriesshire, 7 - 2

Morning (Foursomes) - Perth & Kinross v Fife
Perth & Kinross won 2 - 1

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Afternoon (Singles) - Perth & Kinross v Fife
Perth & Kinross won 3.5 - 2.5

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COUNTY FINALS - PERTH & KINROSS LOSE ON DAY 2

Perth & Kinross lost 6 - 3 to Ayrshire in the Scottish County Women's Finals at Peebles Golf Club today.

In the other match Dumfriesshire won against Fife, 6 - 3

After Day 2 the match points are as follows:
Ayrshire 2
Dumfriesshire 1
Perth & Kinross 1
Fife 0

Morning (foursomes) - Perth & Kinross v Ayrshire
Perth & Kinross lost 2 - 1

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Afternoon (singles) - Perth & Kinross v Ayrshire
Perth & Kinross lost  4 - 2

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COUNTY FINALS - PERTH & KINROSS WIN ON DAY 1

Perth & Kinross started with a 5-4 win against Dumfriesshire in the Scottish County Women's Finals at Peebles Golf Club today. 

In the other match Ayrshire won against Fife, 7 - 2.

Morning (foursomes) - Perth & Kinross v Dumfriesshire
Perth & Kinross won 2 - 1

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Afternoon (Singles) - Perth & Kinross v Dumfriesshire
Perth & Kinross halved  3 - 3

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