P&K COUNTY TEAM WIN AGAINST KARYN DALLAS SQUAD

Our P&K County Team had a cracking match against Karyn Dallas’s Total Golf Performance Squad, at Blairgowrie (Landsdowne), yesterday.

P&K v Karyn Dallas’s Total Golf Performance Squad
The Match was played at Blairgowrie (Lansdowne) on Sunday 30th October.

The P&K Team, which included five seniors and three juniors were: Katy Alexander (Blairgowrie), Steph Crolla (Muckhart), Zoe Davidson (Alyth), Isla Johnston (Pitlochry), Jillian Milne (Blairgowrie), Lucy Moran (Milnathort), Gwen Munro (Dunkeld & Birnam) and Laura Walker (Muckhart).

The first nine-holes were played as foursomes and the back nine as singles, all off scratch. P&K won by 7.5 to 4.5.

Steph Crolla, P&K Ladies' County Match Secretary, said:
"It was a fantastic match played in great spirit. The heavy rain on the front nine-holes, didn’t deter the teams and they were rewarded with sunshine on the back nine. We hope to have a re-match with Karyn’s development girls in March next year and involve some of our younger juniors."

EMILY OGILVY WINS P&K CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

Huge congratulations to Emily Ogilvy (Dunbracken Ladies) who won the P&K Ladies' Champion of Champions at Blairgowrie Golf Club today.

Emily Ogilvy (Dunbracken Ladies) & Jillian Milne (P&KLCGA Captain)

2022 Perth & Kinross Ladies' Champion of Champions
The championship was held at Blairgowrie Golf Club on Sunday 23 October.

Emily Ogilvy, (Dunbracken Ladies), shot a four-over-par scratch score of 78 over the Rosemount Course to win the 2022 championship title by 1 shot from Jillian Milne (Blairgowrie).

Laura Campbell (Pitlochry), who beat Emily Ogilvy in the final of the 2022 P&K Ladies County Championship, was third with a six over par score of 80.

The Leading Scores were:
Emily Ogilvy - Dunbracken Ladies' Club Champion 78
Jillian Milne - Blairgowrie Ladies' Club Champion 79
Laura Campbell - P&K Ladies' County Champion 80
Isla Moncrieff - Aberfeldy & Pitlochry Ladies' Club Champion 81

Course: Rosemount - Par 74, Course Rating 74.2, Slope Rating 128

Many thanks to Blairgowrie Golf Club for kindly hosting the event.

PERTH & KINROSS LADIES' HANDICAP LEAGUE AGM

Kinross were crowned as the 2022 Perth & Kinross Ladies' Handicap League champions at the P&K Handicap League AGM, held at Alyth today.

Pam Drysdale (Past P&KLCGA President) & Lyn Murray (Kinross)

The P&K Ladies' Handicap League AGM
The AGM was held at Alyth Golf Club at 1:30pm on Sunday 23 October 2022.

Pam Drysdale (Alyth), past P&KLCGA President, presented Lyn Murray (Kinross) with the the Loch Leven Larder Trophy.

Kinross won the 2022 P&K Ladies' Handicap League after they triumphed over Strathmore by 4 - 1 in final.

Steph Crolla (Muckhart) is the new administrator for the 2023 season.

You can find full details of all the 2022 matches and results by clicking on the "Handicap League" button to the right hand side of this blog.

P&K LADIES' CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS - DRAW

The Draw for the Perth & Kinross Ladies' Champion of Champions, at Blairgowrie Golf Club on Sunday 23 October 2021, is available below.

Competitors' Information:
A copy of the draw has been emailed out to all the competitors.

Please arrive no later than 15mins before your tee time to register. There will be a brief prize-giving following the completion of play.

The Draw for Sunday 23 October 2022
(Click on Image to view & enlarge)

SAXTON & ASHLEY SELECTED FOR NATIONAL SQUAD

Hugh congratulations to Jennifer Saxton & Megan Ashley who have been selected for the 2022/23 Scottish Women's High Performance Squad.

Scottish Performance Squads
Scottish Golf has announced its National performance squads for 2022/23.

We are extremely proud to announce that two of our Ladies' County Team members, Jennifer Saxton (Dunfermline) & Megan Ashley (Blairgowrie), have been selected for the Scottish Women's High Performance Squad. The full squad is listed below.

2022/23 Women's High Performance Squad
Hannah Darling (Broomieknowie)
Lorna McClymont (Milnagavie)
Jennifer Saxton (Dunfermline)
Megan Ashley (Blairgowrie)
Penny Brown (Auchterarder)
Jasmine Mcintosh (Murcar Links)
Carmen Griffiths (Aboyne)
Cameron Nielson (19th Hole)

Congratulations also to the Perth & Kinross Men's County members who were selected for the National squads; Connor Graham for the Scottish Men's High Performance squad, and Jamie Roberts, Cormac Sharpe & Daniel Bullen for the Performance Development squad.

For the full list of the players & the criteria for selection for each of the squads click on the link below:
2022/23 Scottish National Squads

JUNIOR & ADULT DAY

We held our annual Adult & Juniors' Texas Scramble at Strathmore on Saturday 1 October. 14 ladies and juniors took part.

Results:
1st place - Jillian, Anna, Tarah and Saoirse
2nd place - Katy, Lucy and Isobella

Many thanks to Jillian, Katy, Alex and Gwen for guiding the girls round the course. And a special thank you to our Junior Secretary Gillian Wallace for organising the day.

And many, many thanks to Strathmore Golf Centre for once again giving us courtesy of their fabulous course. Their continued support is very much appreciated.

P&K LADIES' CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS - VENUE & DATE

This year’s Perth & Kinross Ladies' Champion of Champions will be held at Blairgowrie (Rosemount) on Sunday 23 October 2022, 12:30pm start.

The Invites to this year's P&K Club Champions (Scratch) will be issued out to the Clubs shortly.

MUTHILL MEETING (GREENSOMES) - DRAW

The draw for the September Meeting (Greensomes) at Muthill Golf Club on Monday 26 September is below. Click to enlarge.

The Convenor: our Treasurer Kathleen Duncan.

Late Entries: We have a couple of slots. Please contact Kathleen if interested.

MUTHILL MEETING - RESCHEDULED

Our September Meeting (Greensomes) at Muthill Golf Club has been rescheduled to Monday 26 September 2022.

Muthill Meeting (Greensomes):
As a mark of respect for our late Queen, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, we have decided to cancel our County Greensomes at Muthill on the 19th of September 2022. This will allow those who wish to watch her State Funeral live on Monday to do so.

Muthill Golf Club has kindly offered us the option of rescheduling to Monday 26 September. It will depend on the numbers we get to support the new date. The link to the new Entry Form is below:
Muthill - 26 September 2022

New pairs are welcome. Please enter by Monday 19 September.

If you already entered and paid for Monday 19 September. Please enter again and tick the paid button. Any pair who cannot make the revised date, please email the Secretary (me) to cancel asap.

Muthill is a cracking wee course. So, if you fancy joining us for a greensomes (18-holes) on Monday 26 September, grab a partner by WhatsApp or text and get your entries in NOW!

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - DATE & VENUE

This year’s P&KLCGA AGM will take place on Sat. 12th November 2022 at Auchterarder Golf Club; 10:30am registration for 11:00am start (upper hall).

Please put the date in your diary. Further details to follow...

KINROSS WIN THE P&K LADIES' HANDICAP LEAGUE

Kinross are this year's Perth & Kinross Handicap League Champions after they triumphed over Strathmore by 4 - 1 in yesterday's final.

Details of all the match results from this year's Handicap League can be found by clicking on the "Handicap League" button in the right hand menu.

P&K COUNTY GIRLS' AUTUMN MEETING - AUCHTERARDER

The P&K County girls played for the McPherson Medals at Auchterarder Golf Club, today.

10 girls took part; 5 played 18 holes and 5 played 9 holes.

The winners were:
1st Scratch (18-holes) - Lauryn Henry (Milnathort)
1st Handicap (18-holes) - Zoe Davidson (Alyth)

Winner (9-holes) - Tarah Simpson (Strathmore)
Runner up (9-holes) - Jessica Sievwright (Strathmore)

Our County Junior Secretary, Gillian Wallace said:
Many thanks to Auchterarder for giving us courtesy of their fantastic course. And thanks also to Karen Moran and Lorraine Hannah who helped out.

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.

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):

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!

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

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.

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.”

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.

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.