COUNTY JAMBOREE

Althought the result was not in our favour the Northern Division Inter County Matches were very enjoyable. All our girls played their hearts out, the games were very close and it was unfortunate that some matches didn't go our way.

Very many thanks to all the team for their complete dedication.

Also thanks to everyone involved in the organisation and all who came along to caddy and support the team.

I want to say a special thank you to Blairgowrie Golf Club for hosting this event and making all the teams feel so welcome.

We wish Angus County all the very best for the finals at Bothwell Castle on

17th - 19th September.

Above are some photos of the weekend at Jamboree! Enjoy!

ANGUS WIN THE NORTH DIVISION INTER-TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

Angus are worthy winners of the Jamboree this weekend after winning in all three matches this weekend. Northern Counties and Aberdeenshire tied for 2nd however Northern took that slot bu virtue of games won by. Our team fought all weekend however did not win on any day therefore finished in 4th position.

Emily Ogilvy was our top point scorer with 4.5 points out of 6 and was in fact the 2nd top scorer of the weekend,

Our very best wished go to Chris and her team in the Scottish Finals.

Above is a slide show if the weekend.

P&K LOSE OUT TO NORTHERN

P&.K lost out to Northern yesterday in a hard fought match 5-4. Angus and Northern play today in the decider for the title while P&K and Aberdeenshire play for 3rd and 4th place.

Full results from the weekend

SATURDAY
NORTHERN COUNTIES 4 1/2, ABERDEENSHIRE 4 1/2

Foursomes: (2-1)
Sammy Vass and Ann Ryan lost to Sammy Leslie and Sara Mathieson 5 and
Cara Gruber and Pam McKay bt Sheena Wood and Donna Pocock 4 and 3
Mary Smith and Alison Bartlett bt Carol Wilson and Fiona Hay 4 and 3
Singles (2 1/2-3 1/2)
Cara Cruber halved with Sammy Leslie
Mary Smith bt Sara Mathieson 2 holes.
Eilidh McKay lost to Carol Wilson 4 and 3
Julie Vass lost to Zibby Brown 3 and 2
Alison Bartlett bt Sheena Wood 2 and 1.
Sammy Vass lost to Donna Pocock 2 and 1.
ANGUS 7, PERTH and KINROSS
Foursomes (2-1)
Ann Ramsay and Ailsa Summers lost to Emily Ogilvy and Fiona Ramsay 2 and 1.
Lynne Fenton and Claire Penman bt Laura Walker and Alex Bushby 2 and 1.
Fiona Gilbert and Jessica Meek bt Jaqueline Sneddon & Jillian Milne 3 and 1.
Singles (5-1)
Ailsa Summers bt Laura Walker 6 and 4
Claire Penman bt Emily Ogilvy 4 and 3
Ann Ramsay bt Alex Bushby 2 holes.
Jackie Brown bt Gwen Lambie 2 and 1
Ashley Smith lost to Jane Yellowlees 3 and 2
Fiona Gilbert bt Jacqueline Sneddon 2 hole
SUNDAY
PERTH and KINROSS 4, NORTHERN COUNTIES 5
Foursomes (1-2)
Ogilvy and F Ramsay bt Gruber and McKay 7 and 5.
Sneddon and Milne lost to Vass and Ryan 1 hole.
Bushby and Lambie lost to Smith and Bartlett 4 and 2.
Singles (3-3)
Walker bt Gruber 1 hole.
Sneddon bt Smith 2 and 1.
Ramsay lost to Vass 6 and 5.
Milne lost to E McKay 4 and 3.
Yellowlees lost to Ryan 3 and 2.
Ogilvy bt Bartlett 2 and 1.
ABERDEENSHIRE 3 1/2., ANGUS 5 ½
Foursomes (1 ½-1 ½)
Leslie and Mathieson bt Gilbert and Meek 1 hole.
Wilson and R Polson halved with A Ramsay and Summers.
Pocock and Wood lost to Penman and Smith 2 holes.
Singles (2-4)
Leslie lost to Summers 2 and 1.
Wilson lost to Penman 3 and 1.
Mathieson lost to Gilbert 1 hole.
Polson bt Meek 2 holes.
Wood bt J Brown 1 hole.
Z Brown lost to A Ramsay 6 and 4.
HOW THEY STAND
Angus 2pt, Northern Counties 1 ½, Aberdeenshire ½, P and K 0.
FINAL MATCHES
Angus v Northern Counties
Aberdeenshire v Perth and Kinross.

JAMBOREE RESULTS

Unfortunately P&K did not manage to keep there run of form today with a disappointing loss against Angus 7-2. The girls all played their hearts out and was a great day of golf for the spectators.

In the other match Northern Counties and Aberdeenshire halved 4.5 - 4.5

Full results are as follows:

Northern V Aberdeenshire
Morning Foursomes
Sammy Vass & Ann Ryan lost to Sammy Leslie & Sara Mathieson 5&4
Cara Gruber & Pam McKay bt Sheena Wood & Donna Pocock 4&3
Mary Smith & Alison Bartlett bt Carol Wilson & Fiona Hay 4&3
Morning Results Northern Counties 2-1 Aberdeenshire

Angus V P&K
Morning Foursomes
Ann Ramsay & Ailsa Summers lost to Emily Ogilvy & Fiona Ramsay 2&1
Lynne Fenton & Claire Penman bt Laura Walker & Alex Bushby
Fiona Gilbert & Jessica Meek bt Jaqueline Sneddon & Jillian Milne 3&1
Morning Results Angus 2 - 1 P&K

Afternoon Session
Northern Counties V Aberdeenshire
Cara Cruber halved with Sammy Leslie
Mary Smith bt Sara Mathieson 2up
Eilidh McKay lost to Carol Wilson 4&3
Julie Vass lost to Zibby Brown 3&2
Alison Bartlett bt Sheena Wood
Sammy Vass lost to Donna Pocock

Angus v P&K
Ailsa Summers bt Laura Walker 6&4 
Claire Penman bt Emily Ogilvy 4&3 
Ann Ramsay bt Alex Bushby 2up
Jackie Brown bt Gwen Lambie 2&1
Ashley Smith lost to Jane Yellowlees 3&2
Fiona Gilbert bt Jacqueline Sneddon 2up

Final Results
Northern Counties 2.5 Aberdeenshire 3.5
Angus 7 P&K 2

COME ALONG TO BLAIRGOWRIE

The Inter-County Team Championship (better known as the Jamboree) takes place this weekend over the Landsdowne course at Blairgowrie and with what is promised to be a glorious weekend of weather what better place to be to support the girls. With the top players from four Counties taking part it will be quite a spectacle.  

Our team have been preparing for this weekend all winter and are all in good form and looking forward to the challenge. So please try, if you can, to come along and support your team.

See you there!

I will keep you posted of the scoring over the weekend.

SCRATCH LEAGUE UPDATE

Our inter-club Scratch League is once again being hotly contested and this years organiser, Dot Doris, has kindly provided me with the scores to date:

MAY
Crieff 3.5 - Pitlochry 1.5
Craigiehill 3.5 - Pitlochry 1.5
Blairgowrie 2 - Auchterarder 3
Strathmore 4 - Dunkeld and Birnam 1
Crieff 1.5 - Strathmore 3.5
Alyth 4 - Blairgowrie 1
Alyth 2 - Craigiehill 3
Craigiehill 2 - Strathmore 3
Blairgowrie 3 - Dunkeld and Birnam 2

JUNE
Dunkeld and Birnam 2 - Crieff 3
Pitlochry 2 - Blairgowrie 3
Pitlochry 3 - Strathmore 2
Strathmore 3 - Auchterarder 2
Dunkeld and Birnam 1.5 Auchterarder 3.5

The leader board is as follows:

Strathmore - played 5 - points 8
Blairgowrie - played 4 - points 4
Craigiehill - played 3 - points 4
Auchterarder - played 3 - points 4
Crieff - played 3 - points 4
Pitlochry - played 4 - points 2
Alyth - played 2 - points 2
Dunkeld and Birnam - played 4 - points 0

So as you can see, with many games to still take place its all to play for!

My thanks to Dot who will be reporting the next scores to me on a weekly basis.

COUNTY LADIES

This weekend you have the opportunity to see how golf SHOULD be played.

Your County team is competing at Blairgowrie in the Northern Division Inter County Matches.

The girls will play against Aberdeen, Angus and Northern Counties on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

Foursome Matches in the mornings commencing at 9.00am and Singles in the afternoons at 2.30pm.

Please come along and give them your support, you will enjoy a real feast of golf.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

St Fillans Ladies Open Stableford

Wednesday 7 th July

Times from 9am to 2pm

Entry £9

If you enjoy beautiful scenary and fabulous food with great company why not come along.

Entries to Gordon Hibbert 01764 685312 or email Stfillansgolf@aol.com

EMILY POSTS A 79

Emily completed her final qualifying round with a 6 over par 79. Although Emily does not feel she played well she will almost certainly make the matchplay stages which commence tomorrow.

During Emily's round she carded yet another eagle! Quite an achievement.  Well done Emily and I will post details of matchplay stages later.

Unfortunately Roseanne withdrew from the final qualifying day.

To watch the scoring live click on the link below.
www.lgu.org 

CONGRATULATIONS TEAM!

Our county team played against the County men last night at Blairgowrie and won the match 3 to 1. This match was a great result and gives the girls great confidence ahead of the jamboree this weekend.

Full results are as follows, ladies first:

Jillian Milne & Jacqueline Sneddon won 1up against Glen Cambell & Scott Michie
Gwen Lambie & Jane Yellowlees won 1up against Nicky Barr & Danny Young
Eve Muirhead & Laura Campbell halved against Stuart Graham & Stuart McKendrick
Alex Bushby & Fiona Ramsay halved against George Brass & Phil Scott

Many thanks go to Blairgowrie for providing courtesy of the course and to P&K Gents especially Team Captain Ralph Taylor and our match secretary Shona Leighton for organising this match. Lets hope it will now be an annual event.  

EMILY RECORDS A 76

Congratulations to Emily Oglivy who returned a highly commendable 76, this result places Emily tied 24th. 

Included in Emily's score yesterday were two eagles. Emily told me one of her eagles was on a 490 yard par 5 where she hit driver, 6 iron and a single putt. When I asked how she played she commented that she really enjoyed her round even (as she puts it) she was three over.

Well done Emily, hope you have a great round today as well.

Unfortunately Roseanne did not fair as well and returned a 91, our best wishes go to her today.

GOOD LUCK EMILY AND ROSEANNE

Good luck wishes got to P&K players Emily Ogivly and Roseanne Niven who are taking part in the first qualifying round of the British Amateur Championship which has commenced at Ganton today. 144 players will battle for the 64 match play places. Two rounds of qualifying will take place today and tomorrow before the matchplay stages which begin on Thursday.

I will try to keep you updated on the results as they come in.

SLGA UP AND COMING EVENTS

Claire Hargan our SLGA Championship Manager has written requesting a wee reminder to all P&K members of a few SLGA Events which are taking place towards the end of the Summer.

They are as follows:

County Meeting
17th August
Duff House Royal Golf Club
Closing Date 26/07/2010

Scottish Ladies Foursomes
29/08/2010
Douglas Park
Closing Date 02/08/2010

Scottish Mixed Foursomes
12/09/2010
Haggs Castle
Closing Date 16/08/2010

All the entry forms are available on www.slga,co.uk, or contact me and I will be happy to email them to you.

Enjoy!

LADIES AND GENTS P&K COUNTY TEAM MATCH

Tonight our county team will have their final practice match at Blairgowire in preparation of the Inter-County Team Championship which takes place this weekend. One or two of the team are unavailable this evening but we hope the girls enjoy this match with the men. 


The pairings are as follows:


17.55 – Jacqueline Sneddon and Jillian Milne
16.04 – Gwen Lambie and Jane Yellowlees
16.13 – Eve Muirhead and Laura Campbell
16.22 – Alexandra Bushby and Fiona Ramsay



Good luck Girls

LADIES' GREENSOME AT DUNKELD AND BIRNAM GOLF CLUB

Dunkeld and Birnam Golf Club are holding a Ladies' Open

Greensome on Saturday 3rd July 2010.

There are still spaces available.

Entries to Jane Burnett on 01350 727354

or

Irene Moncur on 01821 640429

ABERFELDY LADIES OPEN GREENSOMES

Saturday 14th August 2010

Entries to Liz Franklin

01887 829661

Come along and enjoy the stunning scenery of rural Perthshire

and play some great golf in good company!

Auchterarder Meeting
2nd Round of the Nell Scott Quaich
We had a fantastic day at Auchterarder, summer has come at last.
83 ladies played and produced some excellent scores.

Results:-
Scratch 1st Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall) 77 bih
2nd Alison Houston (Milnathort) 77
3rd Gwen Lambie ( Dunkeld and Birnam) 78 bih
4th Gillian Wallace (Glenisla) 78
Handicap 1st Helen Lang (Pitlochry) 68 (25) bih
2nd Alison Houston (Milnathort) 68 (9)
3rd Pat Hebner (King James VI) 69 (27) bih
4th Brenda Clough (Blairgowrie) 69 (10)

CSS 70
Golf Balls - Jane Yellowlees, Margaret Hunter and Margaret MacRae.

Well done to all the winners and many thanks to all at Auchterarder for their excellent hospitality.

GLENISLA LADIES’ OPEN

The ladies at Glenisla Golf Club are holding a Ladies’ Open on
Thursday 24th June 2010
There are still some times available!
So if you would like a game on a fabulous Golf Course

followed by great food in beautiful surroundings

Contact Pam Drysdale
01250 873641

BAD LUCK NORTH

The inter-division girls team championship at Balumbie was a hard fought affair. Each team play each other in a round robin event. Each match is played in Foursome format.

 With all four teams going into the final day on 3 points it was all to play for. The first set of matches were South v West where West won 2-1. The final match was East v North and the North team (pictured above) who included two P&K Girls Eilidh Watson and Hannah Robb (far right), won 2-1. Incidentaly Eilidh and Hannah won all three of their matches. The final day of foursome matches led to a count back on holes won by and North were beaten by West on 20 - 9.

Below is the winning team being presented with the trophy. A great weekend of golf!

ADDITIONS TO THE DRAW

Following some late entries to the draw at Auchterarder I have adjusted the draw below. So if (like me!) you are one of the late entries see below for your time.

PERTH AND KINROSS LADIES COUNTY GOLF ASSOCIATION
MEETING AT AUCHTERARDER ON 17TH JUNE 2010

10.30 - Muriel McPherson, Pat Colquhoun, Alison Houston
10.38 - Joyce Thom, Pat Hebner, Catherine Monks
10.46 - Hazel Wylie, Liz Miskimmin, Sandy Bushby
10.54 - Val Saville, Ann McQueen, Hazel Gibson
11.02 - Sue Gaden, Lorna Crighton, Kathleen Booth
11.10 - Anne Tannock, Lenore Kyle, Moira Begbie
11.18 - Nan Morrison, Ray Brass, Moira Middleton
11.26 - Ann Spence, Margaret Storry, Shirley Irvine
11.34 - Denise Wildblood, Dorothy Pollett, Angela Crossland
11.42 - Christine Soutar, Frances Anderson, Margaret Macrae
11.50 - Carolyn Choudhary, Ella Benzies, Sheila MacDougall
11.58 - Eliz. Campbell, Liz Fertacz, Liz Milligan
12.06 - Myra Macleod, Marianne Carruthers, Ann Duncan
12.14 - Clara Webb, Helen Lang, Pat Kelly
12.22 - Jean Jasper, Kath. McKellar, Lizee McGraw
12.30 - Maggie Ewen, Sandra Service, Ann McGregor
12.38 - Joan Donaldson, Kate McAlpine, Janette Hamilton
12.46 - Helen Dalgleish, Eileen Harrild, Ann Hood
12.54 - Margaret McGlashan, Janet Muirhead, Sylvia Mitchell
1.02 - Cath. Irving, Esther Martin, Miriam Wilson
1.10 - Irene Moncur, Grace Paterson, Judith Clowe
1.18 - Moira Leslie, Sue Jones, Kathy McKay
1.26 - Beryl Harley, Catherine Ballantyne, Cathy McNab
1.34 - Morag Brydson, Margaret Hunter, Sally Fenner
1.42 - Kay Findlay, Jackie Nisbet, Joan Pringle

EVENING DRAW
5.36 - Shona Leighton, Gwen Lambie, Jane Yellowlees
5.44 - Carol Lambie, Janet Griffiths. Dawn Butchart

Girls Interdivisional Matches at Balumbie Golf Club

Two P&K girls were playing today in the team representing the Northern Division in Dundee, they were Hannah Robb from Strathmore and Eilidh Watson from Muckhart.

Hannah and Eilidh were paired together and the girls played really well winning both of their matches.

Today's Results:

Morning -

East v South, South won 2 matches to 1

West v North, North won 2 matches to 1

Afternoon -

East v West, West won 2 matches to 1

South v North, South won 2 matches too 1.

Points are equal right across the board so there is everything to play for tomorrow when North play East and South play West.

Good Luck North!

Northern Division Team

COMMONWEALTH SPOONS RESULTS

What a beautiful course St Fillans turned out to be, a real treat for first time visitors like myself. Throughly enjoyed the trip, the weather was also brilliant but not quite as sparkling as some of the  scores! Susan Ogg and Morag Brydson from Dunkeld and Birnam just pipped County Captain Lenore Kyle and her partner Carol Lambie by virtue of better inward half. Both returned fantastic net 70.5! Well done!

Four couples will make there way to the finals later in the year and the lucky four are:

Susan Ogg (Dunkeld & Birnam) & Morag Brydson (Dunkeld & Birnam) 70.5 (bih)
Lenore Kyle (Milnathort) & Carol Lambie (Dunkled & Birnam) 70.5
Joan Merry (Strathmore) & Kay Findlay (Strathmore) 71.5 (bih)
Christine Soutar (Muthill) & Grace Paterson (Dunblane) 71.5

Good Luck to you all.

MURRAYSHALL GOLF CLUB

LADIES OPEN 

Vice Captain of Murrayshall Golf Club Jane Yellowlees, has contacted me with details of the Murrayshall Golf Club Ladies Open which we hoped would be of interest to you. Details are below:  

Murrayshall Ladies Open

Thursday 10th June 2010

Entry Fee  £10.00

H/Cap limit 36

Prizes:

Scratch and H/Cap Prizes

Longest Drive and Nearest the Pin

Late Entries are being accepted
please call the pro shop on 01738 552784

Perth and Kinross Team Announced

Following the County Championship it is time to announce our team to represent Perth and Kinross in the Northern Division Inter County Matches at Blairgowrie at the end of June and subsequently, we hope, in the Scottish Finals at Bothwell Castle.

The team is:
Alexandra Bushby (Blairgowrie)
Gwen Lambie (Dunkeld & Birnam)
Jillian Milne (Craigie Hill)
Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder)
Fiona Ramsay (Crieff)
Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth)
Laura Walker (Muckhart)
Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall)

Reserve: Eilidh Watson (Muckhart)

Very many thanks to all the girls on the squad who have not been selected. They have worked hard through the winter and shown great commitment and dedication.

BAD NEWS FROM SCOTTISH

The bad news from the Scottish Ladies (Close) Amateur Championships at Craigielaw where all three P&K girls have failed in their bid to take the title.

Emily was first out and lost her match 2 down. Next was Jacqueline who lost 4&3 then Laura who lost 4&2. So very sorry not see the girls progress but very proud that they did so well in the qualifying rounds.

Below is the latest news and results from the Championship.

M Pow v A McKechin - M Pow WON 19th

E Moffat v K Marshall - K Marshall WON 19th
E Ogilvy v C-M Carlton  - C-M Carlton WON 2up
S Wood v A Ramsay - S Wood WON 2&1
R Taylor v J Chalmers - Taylor WON 5&4
J Sneddon v M Briggs - Briggs WON 4&3
S Vass v C MacDonald - Vass WON 1 up
K McIntosh v L Kenney  - Kenney WON 5&3
S Leslie v E Cuthill - Leslie WON 1up
C Gruber v K MacDonald - MacDonald WON 2&1
L Walker v W Nicholson - Nicholson WON 4&2
S Cuthbertson v R Watton - Watton WON 7&5
S Jackson v N Fenton  A/S thru 9
G Monteith v J Turner - Turner WON 6&5
R Hanlon v R McQueen - McQueen 2 thru up 9
F Gilbert v L Murray - Murray 3 up  thru 12

SCOTTISH UPDATE

Following yesterdays final qualifying round, 3 out of our 4 P&K players have made it through to the matchplay stages. Our top qualifier is Emily Ogilvy who returned a 77 yesterday which along with her previous 76 placed her 9th. Laura Walker returned an excellent 74 yesterday which along with her previous 80 brought her to 11th position and Jacqueline Sneddon returned a 79 on both days placing her in 21st place. Unfortunately Fiona Farquharson did not make the top 32.

This morning Emily teed off at 8.46 against seed 24 Claire-Marie Carlton. Jacqueline was our second player on the tee at 9.10 against title holder Megan Briggs seeded 12. Laura Walker was  next on the tee at 9.50 against 22nd seed Wendy Nicholson.

I will try to keep you up to date with all the results as they come in. Good Luck to all our girls!

KILLIN LADIES OPEN

Yes the season is certainly underway now! The Open season has also commenced and Sheila Aitken has passed on some information regarding The Killin Ladies Open which will be held on Saturday 5th June.

To take part in this open and enjoy this wonderful course here is the information you require:
Tee Times from 8.30 - 16.30
£10 Entry


Plus Magic 2's etc on the day.

Entries including fee and preferred tee time to:-

Ladies Open Organiser
Killin Golf Club
Killin
FK21 8TX


01567 820312
or phone Jackie Crossan direct on 07825 299635.


If you have an open coming up and you would like a mention on the website, send me an email with the info!

PERTH & KINROSS LADIES COUNTY GOLF ASSOCIATION
COMMONWEALTH SPOONS - ST.FILLANS - TUESDAY,
25th MAY 2010.
MORNING DRAW
9.30 am P Hebner & J Thom / C Souter & G Paterson
9.37 am E Bennie & H Wylie / G Wallace & M Hope
9.45 am M Forbes & C Ballantyne / L Sharp & M Aitken
9.52 am P Kelly & J Montgomery / K McKellar & S Brown
10.00 am Chapman & D Whytock / S Ogg & J Nisbet
10.07 am S Bushby & M Hunter / A McGregor & B Pitney
10.15 am H Gibson & C Peebles / M McLeod & A Crossland
10.22 am S MacDougall & I Moncur / H Dalgleish & S Mitchell
10.30 am H Straw & J Proudfoot / S Irvine & J French
10.37 am J Donaldson & S Service / S MacDougall & A Walker
10.45 am M Middleton & L Crighton / D Wildblood & M Macrae
10.52 am M Storry & M Carruthers / M Leslie & L Rankin
11.00 am P Colquhoun & A Tannock / E Martin & J Lang
11.15 am J Laburn & F Johnston / S Crystal & J Miller
11.30 am K McKay & S McNaughton / C McNab & S Fenner
11.45 am J Merry & K Findlay / H Lang & C Webb
12.00 Noon D Wallace & S Lindsay / H Dawson & R McGeoghegan
12.15 pm L Kyle & C Lambie

EVENING DRAW
5.30 pm J Griffiths & D Butchart / N Morrison & K McAlpine
5.40 pm M Wilson & M Davidson / C Dunbar & K Dunbar

NEWS SO FAR

With the majority of the players now completed their round here is the latest news. Emily Ogilvy has returned the best P&K score with a 3 over par 76. This low scoring round has placed Emily very nicely in 6th equal place. Next in the P&K line is Jacqueline Sneddon who returned a 79 and takes joint 21st, Laura Walker is only one behind with an 80 in joint 24th place unfortunately I cannot not bring you up to date with Fiona Farquharson score as she still has to finish her round.

Well done to all and I will try to up date you on Fiona's score later.

Great start for the girls and looking forward to seeing how they fair in tomorrows final qualifying round.

The joint leaders today with a par equaling 73 is Laura Murray and Rachel Hanlon, next comes Martine Pow in 74 then Kelsey MacDonald on 75. Emily's group of 75 follows these player.

GOOD LUCK!

Good Luck to our four P&K players who are taking part in the Scottish Ladies (Close) Championship which takes place this week over the Craigielaw Golf Course. Our four players are, newly crowned County Champion Laura Walker and runner up Emily Ogilvy along with squad member Jaqueline Sneddon and Fiona Farquharson.

Round one began today and I will try to keep you up to date with their scoring as the week progresses. There will be two qualifying rounds then matchplay will commence on Thursday.

Good Luck to them all.

SOME MORE PHOTOS FROM OUR P&K CAPTAIN, LENORE. ENJOY!

SOME PHOTO'S FROM THE WEEKEND, Settle down with a cup to something to watch over 130 photo's from the weekend. Many thanks to Shona and Jane who took charge of the camera this weekend.

More will follow soon.

COUNTY CHAMPIONS

Today saw the final of the County Championship and Gibb Trophy and what a great day we had for this event. The weather was lovely and warm but the golf was hot hot hot!!

This morning in the County Championship Laura Walker played junior member Eilidh Watson and young Eilidh showed fantastic calm and nerve and took Laura to the 17th green. Fantastic Eilidh, great golf!

In the second of the semi finals Emily Ogilvy played Jillian Milne and Emily showed her form and won the match 4&3.

This left a final of our two lowest handicap players Laura Walker and Emily Ogilvy and they certainly did not leave us in any doubt of their ability. With the very first hole halved in birdies we just knew we were in for a treat. With a total of 6 birdies and an eagle the match was all square going down 18 where Laura won the hole and took the Championship for the second time. Well done to Laura, a brilliant display and a worthy winner.

The Gibb Trophy semi final was played this morning with Susan MacDougall winning 4&3 against Kathy McKay and Linda Mailer winning 3&2 against Marion Forbes. Agains this final was hard fought and a very narrow winning score of 1 hole made Susan MacDougall our new Gibb Trophy Champion.

Well done to all and I will post lots of new photo's tomorrow. Many thanks go to all who came along to support the players.

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

A great day of golf from all our county qualifiers! Following two hard fought rounds we now have our final four semi finalist of the County Championship. They are Laura Walker, Eilidh Watson, Emily Ogilvy and Jillian Milne. Special mention must go to junior member Eilidh who competing in her first county final weekend has provided some great golf for our spectators today.
The quarter finals of the Gibb Trophy took part this morning and we also have our final four and they are Susan MacDougall, Kathy McKay, Marion Forbes and Linda Mailer. Well done to all.

Tomorrow will certainly not be a day to miss so please make your way to Blairgowrie tomorrow and enjoy the display on offer.

Full results are as follows:
AM.
Laura Walker (Muckhart) bt Janice Lang (Alyth) 6 and 5.

Alexandra Bushby (Blairgowrie) bt Julie White (Auchterarder) 4 and 3.
Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) bt Annabel Niven (Crieff) 4 and 3.
Gwen Lambie (Dunkeld & Birnam) bt Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) at 19th.
Emily Ogilvy (Aucherarder) bt Moira Begbie (Ladybank) 6 and 5.
Fiona Ramsay (Crieff) bt Janet Griffiths (Strathmore) 2 and 1.
Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall) bt Alison Houston (Milnathort) 2 holes.
Jillian Milne (Craigie Hill) bt Norma Fleming (Blairgowrie) 6 and 4.


Gibb Trophy
QUARTER-FINALS
Susan McDougall (Aberfeldy) bt Alison Stockley (Craigie Hill) 1 hole.
Kathy McKay (Crieff) bt Helen Payne (Milnathort) 6 and 5.
Marion Forbes (Muckhart) bt Elaine Davidson (Crieff) 3 and 2.
Linda Mailer (King James VI) bt Fiona Johnston (Alyth) 2 and 1

PM
Laura Walker bt Alexandra Bushby 4&3
Eilidh Watson bt Gwen Lambie 2&1
Emily Ogilvy bt Fiona Ramsay 2&1
Jillian Milne bt Jane Yellowlees 7&6

Looking forward to tomorrow and hope to see you all there. Tee times commence at 9.33 and the afternoon is 14.57.

Championships Match Play

Congratulations to everyone who has qualified to play on Saturday in the match play. I am really looking forward to watching some excellent golf at Blairgowrie.
I hope there will be lots of our members who come along to spectate and encourage the competitors.
Please remember, if you are playing or spectating, Blairgowrie has a strict dress code so whether on the course or in the clubhouse please dress appropriately.
The dress code is 'Smart Casual' as follows:
In the lounge and dining room waterproofs, golf shoes and trainers are not permitted. To assist in the interpretation of this byelaw the following are unacceptable: - Round neck T-shirts, vests, football and rugby shirts and shorts, blue jeans, track and shell suits. This list is illustrative and not exhaustive. Hats must not be worn in the clubhouse. Use of mobile phones is prohibited in the clubhouse.
Good luck to all the players, keep your fingers crossed for good weather and a wee bit more heat!
See you all there.

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER

Blairgowrie was host to P&K 2010 Championship which was played over Landsdowne today. Laura Walker (Muckhart) was the top seed returning an excellent one over par 74 however the SS and CSS was 75 which made the score even more impressive. Well done Laura. Top Scratch Results were as follows:

Laura Walker (Muckhart) 74
Jillian Milne (Craigiehill) 78 (bih)
Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) 78 (bih)
Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) 78
Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) 80
Fiona Ramsay (Crieff) 81

Matchplay for Saturday

09.33: Laura Walker (Muckhart) v Janice Lang (Alyth)
09.42: Alex Bushby (Blairgowrie) v Julie White (Auchterarder)
09.51: Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) v Annabel Niven (Crieff)
10.00: Gwen Lambie (Dunkeld and Birnam) v Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth)
10.09: Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) v Moira Begbie (Ladybank)
10.18: Janet Griffiths (Strathmore) v Fiona Ramsay (Crieff)
10.27: Jane Yellowless (Murrayshall) v Alison Houston (Milnathort)
10.36 Norma Fleming (Blairgowrie) v Jillian Milne (Craigiehill) 

Handicap scoring was excellent too, junior member Eilidh Watson was the best handicap but with her scratch score of 80 she took the 5th seed in the matchplay flight therefore leaving Susan MacDougall (Aberfeldy) top seed in the handicap flight with (25) 73 and second spot went to Fiona Johnston of Alyth with (12) 76. Matchplay will be as follows:

10.45 Susan MacDougall (Aberfeldy) v Alison Stockley (Craigiehill)
10.54 Kathy McKay (Creiff) v Helen Payne
11.03 Moira Forbes (Muckhart) v Eileen Davidson (Crieff)
11.12 Linda Mailer (King James V1) v Fiona Johnston (Alyth)

PERTH & KINROSS COUNTY LADIES GOLF ASSOCIATION
Championship Qualifying - Blairgowrie - Lansdowne
Monday 10th May 2010
DRAW

Morning
9.24 - E Muirhead, F Ramsay, J Milne.
9.33 - J Yellowlees, G Wallace, S Bushby.
9.42 - A Houston, F Farquharson, M Begbie.
9.51 - G Pennycook, H Gibson, F Johnston.
10.00- L Fertacz, V Saville, C Irving.
10.09- M Middleton, M McGlashan, B Lyburn.
10.18- P Drysdale, A Priestly, A McGregor.
10.27- K McKellar, C Turner, E Martin.
10.36- S Service, C Choudhary, M Hunter.
10.45- P Colquhoun, Sheila MacDougall, F Guild.
10.54- E Milligan, J Muirhead, A Grewar.
11.03- S Mitchell, J Proudfoot, J Hamilton.
11.12- M Chapman, H Dalgleish, H Dawson.
11.21- J Montgomery, H Straw, M Watson.
11.30- D Wallace, C Peebles, D Whytock.
11.39- K McAlpine, M Aitken, E Benzies.
11.48- J Kennedy, M Mackie, S Durward.
11.57- E Harrild, Susan MacDougall, A Spence.
12.06- Starters Time
12.15- M MacRae, L Sharp.
12.24- M Brydson, M Wilson.
12.33- E Campbell, S Fenner, A Walker.
12.42- C Webb, G Paterson, M MacLeod.
12.51- I Moncur, R McGeoghegan, M Carruthers.
13.00- D Barbour, A Crossland, H Lang.
13.09- H Payne, S Ogg, A Beeson.
13.18- S McNaughton, J Nisbet, C Monks.
13.27- J Wivell, K McKay, S Jones.
13.36- M Robertson-Lang, M Forbes, K Finlay.
13.45- C Ballantyne, D Wildblood, J Groom.
13.54- E Rankin,M Lesley.
14.03- D Pollett, M Chalmers.
Evening
16.18- C Lambie, Jennifer Sneddon.
16.27- Jacqueline Sneddon, A Niven.
16.36- D Butchart, M Aird, J Griffiths.
16.45- N Flemming, E Aird, H Robb.
16.54-
17.03- L Mailer, L Pattinson.
17.12- C Dunbar, E Davidson.
17.21- A Speirs, M McKay, A Duncan.
17.30- S Leighton, J White.
17.39- G Lambie, C Muir, E Watson.
17.48- A Stockley, S Berry, J Simpson.
17.57- A Bushby, E Ogilvy, L Walker.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on 10th May, please rmember ther will be a RAFFLE and all contributions will be greatly appreciated!

Results of the County Meeting at Dunkeld and Birnam

Everyone enjoyed the day at Dunkeld, weather was reasonable after a snowy start and although the scoring was not great it was more than compensated for by the wonderful surroundings!

Results: Scratch: 1st – Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall) 79, 2nd – Gillian Wallace (Blairgowrie) 80, 3rd Ailie Burnett (Dunkeld) 83.

Handicap: 1st – Miriam Wilson (Dunblane) 85(13) 72, 2nd – Ailie Burnett (Dunkeld) 83(10) 73 BIH, 3rd Irene Moncur (Dunkeld) 87(24) 73.

CSS 73, Reduction Only.

Golf balls were won by Lyn Sharp (Dunning) and Margery Johnston (Auchterarder).

Well done to everyone who played and very many thanks to Dunkeld and Birnam for hosting our meeting.

INTER-COUNTY MATCH V STIRLING AND CLACKMANNAN


Gleneagles was the host today for our 2nd inter county match of the season. Unfortunately the day did not go P&K's way with a loss of 3-1. The only winners on the day were Emily Ogilvy and Dawn Butchart who won their match 4&2. The full results were as follows:


Emily Ogilvy & Dawn Butchart bt Linda Allan & Karen Burns 4&2
Alex Bushby & Fiona Ramsay lost to Claire Capocci & Jill Harris 1down
Gillian Wallace & Julie White lost to Viki Stevenson & Trisha Chillas 4&3
Gwen Lambie & Jane Yellowlees lost to Mahri Hall & Fiona McArthur 1 down


The weather today day was awful with lots of rain and also very very cold so well done to all our girls who took part today.

PERTH & KINROSS COUNTY LADIES GOLF ASSOCIATION
MEETING AT DUNKELD - MONDAY 19TH APRIL 2010
DRAW
9.30 am M Mackie, C Lambie, A Burnett
9.37 am L Sharp, C Irving, J Yellowlees
9.45am V Saville, L Fertacz, F Farquharson
9.52 am M McGlashan, M Brydson, M Hunter
10.00 am M Aitken, M Watson, M Johnston
10.07 am M McPherson, E Milligan, E Davidson
10.15 am G Wallace, E Aird, M Wilson
10.22 am S Lindsay, H Dawson, H Gibson
10.30 am Dr C Choudhary, M Robertson, M Ewen
10.37 am J Jasper, L Kyle, A McGregor
10.45 am S Macdougall, L Mailer, P Colquhoun
10.52 am S Fenner, M McKay, J Nisbet
11.00 am M Macrae, J Proudfoot, R McGeoghegan
11.07 am S Ogg, H Lang, C McNab
11.15 am K Findlay, E Rankin, M Carruthers
11.22 am D Wildblood, M Forbes, C Monks
11.30 am M Hope, G Pennycook, R Brass

Please contact Carol for late entries.

JUNIOR AND SENIOR GREENSOMES

Strathmore Golf Centre once again hosted the P&K County Junior and Senior Greensomes in glorious weather and wonderful course conditions.

28 players took part and the scoring was excellent with two pairings returning scratch 76 and five pairings returning sub 70 nett scores!

The results were as follows:
Scratch
Gillian Wallace and Hannah Robb 76 bih
Dawn Butchart and Eilidh Watson 76
Jill Milne and Nicola Robertson 79
Julie Whyte and Rheanna Thom 79

H/Cap
Pam Drysdale and Rosalyn Hall (22) 65
Julie Whyte and Rheanna Thom (12.8) 66.2
Shona Leighton and Jennifer Saxon (16.2) 67.8
Gillian Wallace and Hannah Robb (8) 68
Dawn Butchart and Eilidh Watson (7.6) 68.4

Well done to everyone who attended and many thanks to Strathmore Golf Centre for providing courtesy. Carol Lambie and Shona Leighton for organising the teams and Pat Colquhoun for coming along and supporting the girls. Also a special mention to Jennifer Mennie who had to retire due to an injury. Hard lines Jennifer but glad to hear you are better now.

DAY ONE OF THE SCOTTISH

Hannah Robb (Strathmore) is our leading girl from P&K in both the scratch and handicap sections of the U16's which is being held at Strathmore. Hannah returned a scratch 80 nett 69. Emily Aird (Blairgowrie) and Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) both returned scratch scores of 85 which became nett scores of 76 and 75 respectively.

The winning scratch score is 70 from Bronte Law. For full details of the scoring click on this SLGA Website .
Then click on live scoring.

GOOD LUCK

Good Luck to County Juniors Emily Aird (Blairgowrie), Hannah Robb (Strathmore) and Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) who are taking part in the Scottish Under 16's Strokeplay Championship which begins tomorrow and is being hosted by Strathmore Golf Centre.  

Will try to keep you up todate with the results!

A SLIDE SHOW FROM SUNDAY'S MATCH AGAINST FIFE

MANY THANKS TO VICE CAPTAIN PAT COLQUHOUN FOR CAPTURING THE DAY!

Seniors and Juniors

The juniors and seniors are playing a greensome on Saturday 10 April at Strathmore.
the draw is as follows:

2.00 Gillian Wallace and Hannah Robb
Jill Milne and Nicola Robertson
2.07 Laura Campbell and Siobhan Teague
Dawn Butchart and Eilidh Watson
2.15 Fiona Ramsay and Laura Aitken
Gwen Lambie and Kathryn Robertson
2.22 Julie Whyte and Rheanna Thom
Jane Yellowlees and Erica Burnett
2.30 Janet Griffiths and Jennifer Duncan
Shona Leighton and Jennifer Saxton
2.37 Cecilia Kenny and Rebecca Duncan
Pam Drysdale and Rosalyn Hall
2.45 Ailie Burnett and Kirsty Brodie
Carol Lambie and Jennifer Mennie.

I hope you all have a great day and the weather is kind!!

P&K MATCH

Unfortunatley the match against Fife did not go the way P&K had hoped however it was a good way for the team to try new pairings and to prepare for the Jamboree in June.

Fife fielded a very strong team which won the senior matches 4-0, the girls did fair a little better with a 1-1 draw.

Results were as follows:

Emily Ogilvy and Laura Walker lost to Louise Kenny and Elaine Moffat 3&2, Fiona Ramsay and Gwen Lambie lost to Fiona Hastie and Rachel Hanlon 3&2, Jillian Milne and Jane Yellowless lost to Lorna Bennett and Susan Jackson 1 down and Carol Muir and Ailie Burnett lost 5&4 to Lorna Dyball and Dorothy Ford. 
Juniors:
Eilidh Watson and Emily Aird won 1 up against Sam Munro and Shannon Maguire, and Hannah Robb and Erica Burnett lost to Lauren Whyte and Nicky Taylor 3&2

Many thanks go to Shona Leighton our match secretary who organised this event and also to Fife for hosting this annual event. We look forward to welcoming Fife to P&K next year.

GOOD LUCK P&K

Perth and Kinross will today play our first inter county match of the season. We are playing Fife at Lundin Links this afternoon. Playing today are:

Senior Squad
Emily Ogilvy & Laura Walker
Fiona Ramsay & Gwen Lambie
Jillian Milne & Jane Yellowlees
Carol Muir & Aillie Burnett

Junior Squad
Eilidh Watson & Emily Aird
Hannah Robb & Erica Burnett

The format is foursomes. Good Luck to you all!

CONGRATULATIONS EVE

County Squad member Eve Muirhead has had a pretty hectic time over the past year, I am sure you all know that she has been working flat out on her curling preparation for the Olympics in Vancouver. The team of Eve, Jackie Lockhart, Kelly Wood and Lorna Vevers, did really well, although they were not in line for medals, they had some excellent wins and all their games were close run things.
As soon as they returned from Canada the played the finals of the Scottish Championships which they won. So off they went again to Canada for the World Championships. Unfortunately Jackie Lockhart, sustained a severe knee injury during the Scottish finals, necessitating surgery, so Annie Laird took her place in the team. Jackie is well on her way to recovery.
At the Worlds, Eve and her rink excelled themselves, only missing the Gold Medal by loosing at an extra end in the final against Germany, in the semifinal they trounced the favourites Canada!
Very well done to them all, returning home with the Silver Medal. I am sure they will go on to even greater things in the future.
I hope Eve will now have some time to relax and play some golf, at which she also excels!!

STRATHMORE GOLF CENTRE QUIZ TEAM PRESENT CHEQUE TO P&K JUNIORS

For the second year running Strathmore Golf Centre Quiz team have kindly donated their share of the Alyth quiz league fund to P&K Junior Girls. 

Every year hotels and clubs in Alyth take part in a quiz league. This year there were eleven teams from not only Alyth but teams from Meigle and Ardler also took part. The quiz is held from October through to March every Tuesday night. The participating hotels and clubs take turn to host this event and provide the team members with supper and also a bottle of something for the raffle. The teams pay £5.00 per week to participate and also buy raffle tickets every week. All the money, bar what is required to buy quiz questions and engraving of the trophies, is placed into a fund and at the end of the quiz season is shared equally between all teams. This year over £ 2000 was raised which allowed each team £190 for the benefit of their chosen cause.

At the presentation Pam Drysdale said, 'We are delighted to accept this cheque which will go a long way to help fund the coaching of our junior girls.'

Above is a photo of Carol and Pam with the cheque and the members of Strathmore Golf Centre quiz team, left to right David Douglas, Dawn Butchart, Peter Howell, Patricia Howell, Lee Nicol, Assistant Junior Convenor Pam Drysdale, Junior Convenor Carol Lambie and Iain Butchart.

Scottish Championship 2010 - Come and Play

Below is an article from the SLGA website regarding the Scottish Ladies Amateur at Craigielaw. We hope to see lots of P&K there!!

Are you looking to make up for all the golf you've missed out on this winter? Then why not come and play in the 2010 Scottish Ladies’ Amateur Championship at Craigielaw Golf Club from 18 – 22 May.


While this is predominantly a scratch Championship it is open to all Scottish female amateurs, who fulfil the entry qualifications, with plenty of prizes for the qualifying rounds including;


- Individual scratch and nett prizes for individual rounds and aggregate totals,


- Nett and gross prizes for club teams of two players, and


- Prizes for County teams of three players.


(Club and County teams must be entered on separate entry forms which have been sent out to your Clubs and Counties respectively.)

The format of the Championship is two rounds stroke play qualifying over 18 and 19 May with the lowest 32 aggregate scratch scores qualifying for the main match play Championship and the next 16 qualifying for the 2nd flight, the Clark Rosebowl. In addition to the golf, the ‘Scottish’ is also renowned for being a great social week of golf and is always a chance to meet up with friends old and new. If you’re not lucky enough to make it to the latter stages it’s a great opportunity to watch the top Scottish Amateurs compete for the title and for those that don’t make it to the final of the main Championship, there is always the legendary Friday night party to look forward to.


The venue for the 2010 Championship is Craigielaw Golf Course in East Lothian. This is a Championship links course which also boasts outstanding practice and clubhouse facilities. The entry fee of £35 will guarantee you three rounds of golf (including one practice round).

LET'S GET BACK TO GOLF
Hopefully the snow has melted for the last time and Spring is just around the corner! As all our Opening Competitions are within the next few weeks I thought it would be a good time to wish everyone a fantastic golfing season with tumbling handicaps, numerous trophies and sunshine all the way!!
Our first County meeting is at Dunkeld on Monday 19th April, with everyone full of enthusiasm I hope you send your entries to Carol as soon as possible. I know Dunkeld is not easy but the fantastic views, the chance of seeing an osprey and the wonderful food to follow make it a great day out. I will see you all there.
Many thanks to all who have sent their subscriptions to Catherine in good time for the start of the season but there are still a few who have forgotten so can I just remind them that subs should be paid by 31st March.
GOOD LUCK TO OUR GIRLS
Two of our girls are doing great things very soon, Carly Booth is competing this week in her first professional tournament in Morocco and Eve Muirhead is heading off to the Curling World Championships in Canada. Very best of luck to them both.

WINTER WONDERLAND

With the weather improving daily and some us are even managing a few holes of proper golf, spare a thought for Gleneagles which is still covered by a foot of snow on the course and practice areas. Unfortunatley our County Captain Lenore Kyle has had no choice but to contact all the squad today to cancel the very last senior coaching session which was due to take place on Sunday. 

However it will allow us now to spend Mothers Day with our Mothers or our children!

Hopefully the snow will go eventually!!!

SCOTTISH GOLF ACADEMY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME



Perth and Kinross LCGA Junior Member Eilidh Watson finished a credible 7th equal in the Scottish Golf Academy Under 16's Girls Winter Series. The dates and venues of the competitions were Event 1 - Nairn Dunbar, October 18, 2009. Event 2 - Whitekirk, November 22, 2009. Event 3 - Eden course, St Andrews, February 7, 2010 and the final event 4 was held at Forrester Park, March 7.

Well done Eilidh!
The Final Order of Merit was as follows:


1 Rachel Polson Peterculter (played 4) 665.00
2 Ailsa Bain Peebles (played 4) 615.00
3 Clara Young North Berwick (played 4) 600.00
4 Kate McIntosh Broomieknowe (Played 4) 585.00
5 Connie Jaffrey West Kilbride (Played 3) 573.33
6 Samantha Munro Aberdour (Played 3) 510.83
T7 Eilidh Watson Muckhart (Played 3) 425.00
T7 Linsey Stevenson Elie & Earlsferry (Played 3) 425.00
9 Tara McTaggart Minto (Played 3) 423.33
10 Lauren Whyte St Regulus (Played 2) 415.00
T11 Jessica Meek Carnoustie Ladies (Played 3) 340.00
T11 Hannah McCook Abernethy (Played 2) 340.00
13 Eleanor Tunn Reay (Played 3) 332.50
14 Mhairi McKay West Kilbride (Played 2) 280.00
15 Alison Goodwin Glenbervie (Played 2) 195.00

NORTH OF SCOTLAND

This years North of Scotland championship is being hosted by Angus and will be held at Forfar Golf Club on Monday 5th, Tuesday 6th and Wedesday 7th of July. The entry for this competition is only £15 and you will be guaranteed at least two round of golf.  To download an entry form please go to the links at the right hand side of this page and click on the North of Scotland link. This will take you to Media Fire where you just click to download.

This is a fantastic event so please lets have a huge entry from P&K!!!

CONGRATULATIONS EVE

Huge congratulations got to County Team member Eve Muirhead who has only just returned home from representing GB in the Curling Winter Olympic's, has today added Columba Cream Scottish Women’s Championship to her belt. Eve's team won by 8-7 in an extra end, and will go on to represent Scotland at the World Championship in Swift Current, Canada later this month.

Eve's team had a blow in the morning warm up when Jackie Lockhart injured her knee and had to be replaced, forcing an adjusted line-up that saw Kelly Wood playing third, Lorna Vevers playing at second and alternate Annie Laird on lead stones.

Myself, my husband Iain, Janet Griffiths and fellow county team mate Fiona Ramsay all went along to support Eve in the finals and were on the edge of our seats!! Well done from us all Eve, it was great to see you on home ground!!

CONGRATULATIONS EVE

County Team member Eve Muirhead skipped her GB Olympic Curling Team to victory against the world Champions China tonight. After a tense final where China secured the two stones to force an extra end Eve, having deciding not to use a time out, decided on the strategy and played the final stone perfectly to win the first round 5-4.

Well done Eve!!!

GOOD LUCK EVE

With the winter olympics commencing this week we are sending our very best wishes to team member Eve Muirhead on her quest for 'Gold'!

As you are all aware Eve is skip of the GB curling team and has been working very hard toward these games.

Best of luck Eve!

Scottish Ladies Golfing Association AGM

The SLGA AGM was held in the Dewar's Centre in Perth on Saturday 16th January. There was a record attendance in which the P&K Clubs were extremely well represented.
The meeting ran very smoothly under the Chair of Shona Malcolm.
The highlights were the election of Catriona Matthew as Honorary Vice-President and the election to the Board of our very own past Captain Dawn Butchart  as the Boards nominee and county member Sandy Bushby who will complete our past President Liz Miskimmin's term of office.
We are privileged to have two new members from our County, they will be excellent ambassadors for P&K and both great assets on the Board.
I know all our members will join me in congratulating Dawn and Sandy and wishing them every success in their new venture.
Emma Wilson has been elected as new President and one other new Board member is Lorna Bennett both from Fife.
The full account of the AGM is available on the SLGA website http://www.slga.co.uk/ .

THE POWER OF THE WEE WHITE BALL!

With this awful weather we all are suffering from withdrawal symptoms so I thought this poem below would bring a little light relief! Enjoy

In My Hand I Hold A Ball,
White And Dimpled, Rather Small.
Oh, How Bland It Does Appear,
This Harmless Looking Little Sphere.
By It's Size I Could Not Guess,
The Awesome Strength It Does Possess.
But Since I Fell Beneath Its Spell,
I've Wandered Through The Fires Of Hell.
My Life Has Not Been Quite The Same,
Since I Choose To Play This Stupid Game.
It Rules My Mind For Hours On End,
A Fortune It Has Made Me Spend.
It Has Made Me Yell, Curse And Cry,
I Hate Myself And Want To Die.
It Promises A Thing Called Par,
If I Can Hit It Straight And Far.
To Master Such A Tiny Ball,
Should Not Be Very Hard At All.
But My Desires The Ball Refuses,
And Does Exactly As It Chooses.
It Hooks And Slices, Dribbles And Dies,
And Even Disappears Before My Eyes.
Often It Will Have A Whim,
To Hit A Tree Or Take A Swim.
With Miles Of Grass On Which To Land,
It Finds A Tiny Patch Of Sand.
Then Has Me Offering Up My Soul,
If Only It Would Find The Hole.
It's Made Me Whimper Like A Pup,
And Swear That I Will Give It Up.
And Take To Drink To Ease My Sorrow,
But The Ball Knows .... I'll Be Back Tomorrow

True, oh so very true.....

HAPPY CHRISTMAS

A very Happy Christmas to you all and a Good Golfing in 2010!!

See you in the New Year!

NEWS FROM CARLY

Just heard from Carly and she is overjoyed with her result. She is delighted to be starting a fresh new adventure and is ready to take on the challenge.  She did say she was sorry she wouldnt be able to play in any more jambouree's but said they were 'good times'

Well done Carly we will watch you will interest and pride.

Read below for the results!

CONGRATULATIONS CARLY .

We all knew in P&K what a magnificent talent we had in Carly Booth and now she has proved it amongst the best in Europe. Carly has not only been placed in the top 30 qualifiers but has finished in an amazing 14th overall and 5th amateur with a 5 under par 289. A brilliant finish.


We are all so very proud of her achievements and hope that LET allow her to do what she has always wanted to do and that is to be a professional golfer and compete on the European Tour.


Congratulations also go to Kylie Walker who has also gained full playing rights by finishing in 9th overall and 3rd amateu . We will, ofcourse, have to wait to hear if both players are going to take the next step to being professionals. But whatever the decision our warmest congratulations go to them.

Well Carly you are always our star!!!

GO CARLY!

After a bit of a wet and snowy weekend where play was suspended on Saturday leaving yesterday a catch up day with two rounds, Carly has come up trumps. She is currently sitting in joint 8th position going into the final round. As I explained earlier only 30 full cards (category 8) are available, although those players finishing in positions 31-50 can take a lower category of membership which will give them a number of starts, but how many cannot be guaranteed.However as Carly is only 17 LET Press Officer Bethan Cutler has stated that if Carly came through Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the Qualifying School with LET playing rights for the 2010 season, she "would have to seek special dispensation to compete before her 18th birthday (on June 21, 2010). It would be reviewed and the decision would be down to Alexandra Armas (the LET chief executive). The tour treats every qualifier on a case by case basis and takes the decision very seriously." So we will have to await their decision.

Fellow Scot Kylie Walker shared the best round score yesterday with 68 and is sitting in joint 6th and the good news is that both Scots are out together at 1pm this afternoon for the final round.

P&K send the very best wishes to both. Here's hoping they both receive an early Christmas Present!

GREAT START FOR CARLY

Team member Carly Booth made a fantastic start to the final stages of the LET quaifying round. Carly returned a magnificant 3 under par 70 to be placed joint 9th. Her round consisted of 6 birdies at 1 4 7 9 12 and 18. Carly amazing length helped her birdie 3 out of 5 of the par 5 holes. Carly did bogey 2, 3 and 10 which were a par 3 and two par 4's. 

Fellow scot Kylie Walker also had a good day finishing joint 26th on 1 under par. 

Good luck tomorrow Carly

WINTER COACHING BEGINS

The P&K Winter Coaching Squads for 2009/2010 have been announced. They are as follows:

Senior Squad:

Carly Booth (Comrie)
Alex Bushby (Blairgowrie)
Dawn Butchart (Strathmore)
Laura Campbell (Pitlochry) 
Gwen Lambie (Dunkeld and Birnam)
Jill Milne (Craigiehill)
Annabel Niven (Crieff)
Fiona Ramsay (Crieff)
Laura Walker (Muckhart) 
Gillian Wallace (Glenisla) 
Julie White (Auchterarder) 
Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall)
Not available for coaching in the UK at present: Roseanne Niven (Crieff), Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) and Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder).

Scholarship Girls:
Laura Aitken (Killin)
Claire Gadsby (Crieff)
Hannah Robb (Strathmore)
Eilidh Watson (Muckhart).

Again we are very lucky to have such a great squad of girls both and at senior and junior level. The first Senior Coaching Session took place on Sunday at Gleneagles when the girls were put their paces on long game and shot making. The day was very successful and the players are all looking forward to the next session in the new year.  

WELL DONE CARLY

Team member Carly Booth has sailed through the first round of the LET qualifying and is now set to play tomorrow in the Final Qualifying stages over four rounds at La Manga.



Carly returned scores of 74 73, 74 for six-over 221 and finished in joint 21st. Fellow Scot Kylie Walker also made it through the first round finishing a very impressive joint 10th. P&K also wish Kylie well tomorrow when she along with Carly join the top 46 players from this qualifying round, making a field of 84 for the final stage. After three rounds at Final Qualifying, a cut will be made to the leading 50 players and ties, following which the order of exemption will be finalised on the last day.


Only 30 full cards (category 8) are available, although those players finishing in positions 31-50 can take a lower category of membership which will give them a number of starts. 

Hope all this makes sense!!!

Good luck Carly!


ber Carly Booth sails into the final

CARLY CERTAIN TO PLAY TOMORROW

Following another solid round of 73 Carly is currently sitting in joint 20th position and will comfortably make the cut of 70 who will play in the final round of stage one. The top 46 from tomorrow progress to stage two. 

Fellow Scot Kylie Walker will also play tomorrow she is currently tied 10th.

Good Luck tomorrow!

CARLY GETS OFF TO A GREAT START

Carly Booth got off to a wonderful start to day recording a one over par 74 to finish the first days play in joint 13th position.

Fellow Scot Kylie Walker has also had a brilliant day, she has returned a one under par 72 and sitting in 6th position. Both girls completed the South course today.

A brilliant start Carly. Good luck tomorrow!!

GOOD LUCK CARLY

Team member Carly Booth was today scheduled to take part in the first day's play of the Ladies European Tour Qualifying School at La Manga, Spain however play was called off because of high winds and heavy rain. The first round will now take place tomorrow.


Although Carly is only 17 and technically too young to play on the LET her  +3 handicap more than deserves her a place in the field. She will make up a small band of  scots who are taking part this week, the other two are Kylie Walker who along with Carly is a member of the Curtis Cup short leet for the 2010 match in the United States, and North of Scotland women's amateur champion Katy McNicoll who is now a professional. Glasgow's Gemma Webster, who turned professional in the States following her graduation from Ohio State University, did enter Stage 1 but withdrew during the past week. Also Clare Queen and Pamela Feggans, who also finished outside the top 90 in the LET money table for 2009, will join the qualifiers from Stage 1 in the Final Stage over 72 holes.


A total of 166 players are targeting a place on the 2010 Ladies European Tour. Only 30 full cards are available at the end of seven rounds, although those players finishing in positions 31-50 can take a lower category of membership.


Qualifying School is known as one of golf’s most nerve-wracking events, as dreams of earning a living on tour can either be made or shattered.


Stage I is being played over La Manga’s North and South courses over the next three days. After 36 holes, a cut will be made to the leading 70 players and ties. The final round of Stage I will be played on Wednesday over the North Course.


The leading 46 players will be progress to Stage 2, Final Qualifying, to be played over the South Course, with a practise round on December 17.


A field of 84 competitors will contest the Final Qualifying stage over four rounds from Friday to next Monday (December 18-21). After three rounds a cut will be made to the leading 50 players and ties, following which the order of exemption will be finalised on the last day.


My thanks go to Colin Farquarson for all the details regarding this event.
 
We wish Carly well and I will keep you as much up to date as possible.