EVE MUIRHEAD IS COUNTY CHAMPION

County Team player Eve Muirhead today won the County Championship 2012 at Auchterarder. In what can only be described as horrific playing conditions Eve defeated last years finalist Jillian Milne on the last hole. The weather was possibly the worse I have ever seen during a county final but both players put on a magnificent display for all the very brave souls who came along to support them. Well done to all who walked round today the players both greatly appreciated your presence.

Past County Champion Jillian certainly had the advantage throughout the match. She was 2 up on two separate occasions. However Eve, who was never up, clinched the title on the 18th.

Eve, a Olympic curler and current European curling champion, has always been a great supporter of P&K and I know she is extremely proud to be our Champion. Well done Eve

Catherine Pebbles of Alyth won the Gibb Trophy this morning in a very tight match. Catherine won 2&1.

Result of today's play is as follows:

Championship

SEMI-FINALS
Eve Muirhead (Pitlochry) bt Gwen Lambie (Dunkeld) 5 and 4
Jillian Milne (Craigie Hill) bt Nicola Robertson (Dunblane) 5 and 4.

FINAL
Eve bt Jig 1 hole.

Gibb Trophy

Final
Catherine Peebles (Alyth) bt Sally Crystal (Taymouth Castle) 2 and 1.

Below is a slide show from the weekend and my thanks go to Carol Muir who was our 'David Bailey' for the weekend!

As always if you would like a particular photo please email me and I will be happy to forward this to you.

RESULTS FROM AUCHTERARDER

The top two seeds of the Championship were knocked out of the matchplay stages this afternoon. Laura Walker lost out to Gwen Lambie in the Quarter Finals and Steph Crolla was defeated by number 7 seed Caroline Dunbar in the first round. The match of the day had to be from defending champion Nicola Robertson who in the quarter finals won her match on a record making 24th hole. A fantastic match with some brilliant golf played by both.
The number one and two seed in the Gibb Trophy made it through the quarter finals however both were knocked out in the Semis this afternoon. Catherine Peebles and Sally Crystal will play the final tomorrow at 10:16.

Full results are as follows:

 First Round
Laura Walker bt Carol Muir 6&4
Gwen Lambie bt Jane Yellowlees 2&1
Eve Muirhead bt Moira Begbie 7&6
Gillian Wallace bt Val Saville 7&6
Nicola Robertson bt Irene Croal 4&3
Heather Anderson bt Jennifer Saxton 4&3
Jillian Milne bt Fiona Ramsay 7&6
Caroline Dunbar bt Steph Crolla 1up

Quarter Finals

Gwen Lambie bt Laura Walker 2up
Eve Muirhead bt Gillian Wallace 1up
Nicola Robertson bt Heather Anderson 24th hole
Jillian Milne bt Caroline Dunbar 2&1

Tommorows semi finals are as follows
Gwen Lambie v Eve Muirhead
Nicola Robertson v Jillian Milne
Tee times commence at 10:00

Gibb Trophy
Sue Jones bt Liz Fertacz 1up
Sally Crystal bt Ann McGregor 3&2
Catherine Peebles bt Lesley Whitwood 3&1
Helen Payne bt Susie McDougall 2up

Semi Final
Sally Crystal bt Sue Jones 3&2
Catherine Peebles bt Helen Payne 19th

COME AND SUPPORT THE PLAYERS

Matchplay rounds of the County Championship and Gibb Trophy start in earnest tomorrow and it would be brilliant if you could come along and support the players.

The first match tees off at 9:52, the last morning tee time is 11.20. The afternoon starts at 14.32 and the final of Saturday's tee times is 15:12.

The Semi Finals of the Championship will be played on Sunday Morning teeing off at 10:00 and 10:08 then the final will tee off at 14:32.
The final of the Gibb Trophy will be contested at 10:16.

As with previous years I am sure the golf on displayed will be worth watching so please come along and enjoy the weekend at Auchterarder.

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

On what can only be described as appalling conditions, this evenings scores were incredible! Junior, Eilidh Watson was the leading qualifier with an excellent one over par 72. The sad news is that Eilidh is not available to play at the weekend due to her up and coming exams. With Eilidh unavailable the top spot goes to Laura Walker who along with Steph Crolla who both returned 74 with Laura taking the number one seed by virtue of a better inward half. Results were as follows

CSS 71
Eilidh Watson 72  (Muckhart) Unavailable
Laura Walker 74 (Muckhart)
Steph Crolla 74 (Muckhart)
Nicola Robertson 77 (Dunblane)
Val Saville 78 (Dunblane)
Eve Muirhead 78 (Pitlochry)
Heather Anderson 79 (Blairgowrie)
Fiona Ramsay 80 (Crieff)
Gwen Lambie 80 (Dunkeld)
Isla Moncrieffe 81 (Aberfeldy) Unavailable
Kay Knight 81 (Pitlochry) Unavailable
Jane Yellowless 81 (Murrayshall)
Jillian Milne 81 (Craigie Hill)
Jennifer Saxton 81 (Kinross)
Moira Begbie 81 (Ladybank)
Gillian Wallace 82 (Blairgowrie)
Sandy Bushby 82 (Blairgowrie) Unavailable
Irene Croal 83 (Callander)
Caroline Dunbar 83 (Aberfeldy)
Carol Muir 84 (Craigie Hill)

With some fantastic nett scores the leading player was Irene Croal who returned a nett 65, followed by Val Saville with 66. Irene Moncur, Ilsa Moncrieffe and Eilidh Watson all on 68 and Margaret Ewen, Joy Gordon, Jennifer Saxton and Steph Crolla on 69. However all these player are either unavailable or in the Scratch Championship making Susan Jones the top seed for the Gibb Trophy. Susan returned a 70.

The full draw for Saturday is as follows:

Scratch County Championship
09:52 Laura Walker (Muckhart) v Carol Muir (Craigie Hill)
10:00 Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall) v Gwen Lambie (Dunkeld)
10:08 Eve Muirhead (Pitlochry) v Moira Begbie (Ladybank)
10:16 Gillian Wallace (Blairgowrie) v Val Saville (Dunblane)
10:24 Nicola Robertson (Dunblane) v I Croal (Callander)
10:32 Jennifer Saxton (Kinross) v Heather Anderson (Blairgowire)
10:40 Fiona Ramsay (Crieff) v Jillian Milne (Craigiehill)
10:48 Caroline Dunbar (Aberfeldy) v Steph Crolla (Muckhart)

Gibb Trophy
10:56 Susan Jones (Milnathort) v Liz Fertacz (Blairgowrie)
11:04 Sally Crystal (Taymouth) v Ann McGregor (Taymouth)
11:12 Catherine Peebles (Alyth) v Lesley Whitwood (Aberfeldy)
11:20 Susie McDougall (Aberfeldy) v Helen Payne (Milnathort)

Good Luck to everyone and lets hope it stays dry!

P&K PAST TEAM MEMBER FIRST WIN ON L.E.T.

Carly Booth who represented P&K during her amatuer career has won her first Ladies European Tour Event and to make it extra special she won on home turf. Carly took the title by pulling away from a jam packed leader board to win the Aberdeen Assett Management Ladies Scottish Open presented by EventScotland on a glorious final day at Archerfield Links in East Lothian yesterday.

Carly who is only 19 and lives in Comrie fired rounds of 70, 71 and 71 to end on a total of four under par 212, having played through near-freezing conditions earlier in the week. She ended a stroke clear of England’s Florentyna Parker and Australian Frances Bondad.

Carly said she was 'so happy' to have won and all of us from P&K are delighted for her. Well done Carly, lets hope its the first of many!

I was very lucky to have had Carly as a foursome partner when she played at County level and I always knew, even when she was only 12, that she had the talent to make it at professional level.

My thanks go to Colin Farquharson of Cal Carson Golf Agency who kindly emailed me both the photos above and below for use on our website.

ADULT AND JUNIOR DAY AT STRATHMORE

Yesterday was our annual Adult and Junior Day at Strathmore Golf Centre. As always, the course was in excellent condition. Bright sunshine but a bitterly cold wind which made it difficult. However, all the girls coped well and produced some excellent scores. The juniors played very well and everyone seemed to enjoy the day. Thank you to all the seniors who turned out to play with them and enjoyed the experience. Thanks to Strathmore for granting us couresty for the day and for the excellent food which follwed play

The format was greensomes and the pairings were as follows:

Laura Walker and Jennifer Saxton

Jill Milne and Megan Thom

Fiona Ramsay and Katriona Taylor

Nicola Robertson and Rheanna Thom

Steph Crolla and Rachael Calder

Emily Aird and Elise Henderson

Gwen Lambie and Claire Gadsby

Gillian Wallace and Hannah Robb

The results were as follows:

Scratch

1... Gwen Lambie & Claire Gadsby 78

Handicap

1. Fiona Ramsay & Katriona Taylor 87-19.5 67.5

2. Steph Crolla & Rachael Calder 90-19 71
3. Emily Aird & Elise Henderson 86-12 74

CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER DRAW

Below is the draw for the 2012 County Championship at Auchterarder Golf Club on Monday 7th May. To enlarge the image just click on it. Or to print the document click on the link below.

Click here to go to download

As always we will be holding our annual raffle and would very much appreciate if you could bring along a prize on the day.

ALYTH RESULTS

It was a lovely day at Alyth today and our thanks go to all at Alyth Golf Club for a very warm welcome and a superb course to hold our first meeting of the year.

Below is the full results

Par 71 CSS 73

Scratch

1. Jane Yellowlees 78

2. Gillian Wallace 79
3. Miriam Wilson 83

 Handicap

1.Elizabeth Campbell 86-17 69

2. Miriam Wilson 83-13 70
3. Marianne Carruthers 97-26 71

Golf Ball Raffle
Pat Colquhoun
Linda Mailer
Isla Moncrieff

Many thanks to Pat for forwarding the result tonight.

CONGRATULATIONS TEAM!

A friendly match between P&K and Stirling and Clackmannan took place today on the Queens Course, Gleneagles, 14th April 2012. The result was an excellent win for P&K 2.5 - 1.5. Our junior pairings won 2-0.

 

Below are the full results and a short report from our Captain Pat.

 Laura Walker & Eilidh Watson beat Louise MacGregor and Mhairi Hall 2 and 1

Nicola Robertson & Steph Crolla beat Linda Allan and Laura Bisset 2 and 1
Jill Milne and Emily Aird halved Claire Cappo and Karen Burns halved
Gwen Lambie and Fiona Ramsay lost to Fiona McArthur and Alison Goodwin 1 hole
Juniors
Rheanna Thom and Jennifer Saxton beat Catherine Goodwin and Jennifer Allan 4 and 2
Laura Aitken and Jennifer Duncan beat Andrea Walker and Lois Mills 2 and 1

 'An excellent result from all our girls. A mixed bag of weather with sunshine cold wind and hail showers. Our two junior pairings did exceptionally well as they were both giving two strokes to their Stirling opponents.Thanks to our President who came to lend her support and walked round to watch them all'.

CONGRATULATIONS EILIDH

Many congratulations to Eilidh Watson on winning the Todd Cup for girls under 18 years at the Elie Sports Club 60th Anniversary Junior Open. Eilidh defeated Scottish International Rachel Walker 3 & 2 in the semi-final and Lindsay Stevenson, on her home course, at the 21st hole in the final.

ALYTH COUNTY MEETING

The draw for the first of our 2012 County Meetings at Alyth on Monday April 16th is as follows:

9.30 M.Middleton,M.Begbie,D.Butchart

9.37 J.Milne,S.Bushby,V.Saville

9.44 L.McGraw,G.Wallace,G.Pennycook

9.51 F.Johnston,M.Wilson,M.Brydson

9.58 H.Gibson,Sheila MacDougall,L.Angus

10.05 E.Martin,Maya Robertson,L.Kyle

10.12 S.Durward,H.Dalgleish,L.Scott

10.19 R.Thom,M.McGlashan,J.Jasper

10.26 S.Mitchell,A.McGregor, E.Harrild

10.33 S.McNaughton,S,Fenner,M.Ewen

10.40 D.Wallace,P.Colquhoun,M.MacLeod

10.47 D.Whytock,S.Lindsay,M.Penny

10.54 M.Chapman,E.Milligan,C.Peebles

11.01 V.Purdie,L.Mailer,E.Campbell

11.08 L.Findlay,I.Moncrieff,G.Paterson

11.15 C.Webb,S.Ogg,M.Leslie

11.22 L.Pattinson,H.Payne,I.Moncur

11.29 M.McRae,S.Young, Marion Robertson

11.36 R.McGeoghegan,H.Lang C.Monks

11.43 S.Jones,A.Spence,K.Finlay

12.00 Susan MacDougall,M.Walker,P.Kelly

12.07 H.Ewen,C.McNab,J.Pringle

12.14 G.Beaton,J.Groom,M.Carruthers

12.21 C.Lambie,M.Spalding,A.Walker

12.28 A.Crossland,J.Clowe,D.Wildblood

Have a great day. Any late entries contact Ella Benzies

SLGA UNDER 16 OPEN STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

The SLGA Under 16 Open Stroke Play Championship tees off at Strathmore Golf Centre on Thursday 12th and Friday 13th April (practice day Wednesday 11th). The entry for this event has been tremendous with 127 girls entering for only 102 places. Unfortunately the success of the tournament does mean that the players of over 14.1 will not be in the ballot.

However we do have representation from P&K with Strathmore home player Kirstie Brodie, Jennifer Saxton (Kinross) and Claire Gadsby (Crieff). The tee times for the girls on Thursday are Kirsty 12.50 at Tee 1, Jennifer 13.20 at Tee 1 and Claire 13.25 at tee 10.

If you can please come along and support the girls.

To have a look at the full list of competitors and tee times click on the link below:

Click for Tee Times Round 1

ALYTH ENTRIES

Monday 16th April is the date for our first fixture of 2012. Please get your entries into Ella Benzies as soon as possible to ensure you don't miss out on the day.

See you there!

P&K SPORTS AWARDS

Congratulations to Team Member Eve Muirhead who was awarded the P&K Sports Personality of the Year.

Eve's successes this year in the curling World has been spectacular and she is indeed a worthy winner.

The P&K County Team were also nominated and Captain Pat Colquhoun, Vice Captain Carol Muir were joined by Junior Convenor Carol Lambie and Lenore Kyle at the ceremony in Perth last night. Unfortunately the team did not pick up the team award which they won in 2008 but we are delighted they were recognised in this category.  

TEAM MATCH V FIFE

 

 

Below is a report from our Captain Pat Colquhoun following the friendly match against Fife.

 

 

Our annual friendly match against Fife was played over the Jubilee course in perfect golfing conditions. No wind and the sun managed to come through for a while. All the girls enjoyed the day although not winning any of the games. The soup and sandwiches in the beautiful clubhouse afterwards was very much appreciated.

Results are:- Nicola Robertson & Steph Corolla lost to Fiona Hastie & Susan Jackson 6 and 5
Jillian Milne & Gwen Lambie lost to Lorna Bennett & Jocelyn Mackie 6 and 4
Jane Yellowlees and Emily Aird lost to Elaine Moffat and Diane Watson 4 and 3
Carol Muir and Alison Houston lost to Lorna McKinlay and Karin Sharp 5 and 3

Juniors
We could only field two juniors, Rheanna Thom and Kathryn Robertson who played one of the Fife pairs for the first 9 holes and the other two for the inward 9.  

Many thanks to Carol Muir and Alison Houston who kindly made up the seniors team as Laura Walker and Eilidh Watson were attending an SLGA event at Ellie.

Our next friendly inter-county match is at Gleneagles on 14th April against Stirling and Clackmannan.

A reminder that our first County Meeting is at Alyth on 16th April and Ella Benzies is anxiously awaiting your entries.

CDH UNIQUE NUMBER

You should all by now have received or in the process of receiving your CDH Unique Number. We will require your numbers for our County Competitions. To help us set up your numbers before the event we would ask that you place your numbers on your entry forms before sending off.

If you have any queries please feel free to contact Pat.

Thank you.

2012 NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE

The 2012 Newsletter can now be downloaded from the right hand side of the web site under downloads.

MEMBERSHIP FORMS

You will soon be receiving your 2012 renewal form. Below is a copy of the renewal subscription form. I have also placed it on the right hand side under downloads for easy printing. This form can also be used for new members to join. Along with the annual subscription of £20, new members must also pay a joining fee of £10

PAST CAPTAIN JANET GRIFFITHS SLGA BOARD MEMBER

Past P&K County Captain Janet Griffiths' post on the SLGA Board of Directors was ratified on Saturday at the SLGA AGM. Janet will complete a four year term on the Board as Chairman of Selectors. Our congratulations go to Janet on her appointment.

P&K now have two Past Captain's on the SLGA board, Dawn Butchart is the SLGA Director of Development and entering her third year on the board.

WOMAN AND GOLF WORKSHOP

I have been contacted by Strathmore Golf Club ladies Captain Jane Douglas with information regarding a Woman and Golf Workshop which is being held at Strathmore Golf Centre on March 23rd. Below is information on the including Cost and Itinerary which includes Lunch. Click on any image to enlarge.

Cost including workshop, morning coffee and lunch is £25 per person. If you would like further information or would like to book a place (the workshop is open to any lady golfer, whether they are Strathmore members or not) then contact Strathmore Golf Centre 01828633322 or send a cheque with your details to Strathmore Golf Centre, Alyth, Blairgowrie PH11 8NZ.

P&K HOST NORTH OF SCOTLAND

Perth and Kinross LCGA have the pleasure of hosting the 2012 North of Scotland. This is an ideal opportunity for all P&K member to play in this event. Entrants must be a member of P&K, Angus, Aberdeenshire or Northern Counties.

Captain Pat Colquhoun has organised this years event to be played over the beautiful Rosemount course at Blairgowrie. The tournament takes place on July 2nd 3rd and 4th of July. All competitors will play a qualifying round on Monday with the top players from both Scratch and Handicap taking place in the relevant Matchplay stages played over the following days. However all players who have not qualified can take part in a consolation round on Tuesday 3rd where prizes are also on offer. Included in the entry fee of £20 is a free courtesy practice round for all competitors. There is no age restrictions in this tournament.

It is going to be a great event and we hope you will all enter and support P&K during the hosting of the annual event. Below is the details of play and entries forms they are also available to download in the right hand side of this website under DOWNLOADS.

P&K also have the pleasure of hosting the  North of Scotland Girls Championship which takes place over Strathmore Golf course on Sunday 19th August. As with the North of Scotland Tournament this event is open to all girls of Angus, P&K, Aberdeenshire and Northen Counties who are under 18 as of 1st January 2012. Again details are below and can be downloaded from the right hand side of the website.

Click on any of the above to enlarge.

SCRATCH LEAGUE FIXTURES 2012

Pitlochry are this years organisers of the 2012 Scratch League and Kathleen Duncan is doing the honours! Kathleen has kindly forwarded the fixture dates and times. I have updated the Scratch League page with the new dates and you will find them under 'PAGES' then click on Scratch League.

FIXTURE BOOK AND ENTRY FORMS 2012

Well it's almost time to dust off the clubs and think about the season ahead. Once again I have made the fixture book and entry forms readily available for your to download. To do this go to the pages on the right hand side of the website and click on 'Fixtures 2012'. There is then details on how to view and print.

Any problems drop me an email and I will contact you to sort it out!!

CURTIS CUP 2012

Scotland will play host to the Curtis Cup at Nairn Golf Club from 8th - 10th June at Nairn Club. If you have not already made plans to attend this event please do so QUICK!

Information about this exciting event can be accessed on Facebook via THIS LINK then click the like button on the page. There already almost 200 people who 'like' the Curtis Cup page.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and on behalf of Pat and her committee I would like to wish to you all the very best for 2012. May you have health, happiness and good golf!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

On behalf of our Captain Pat and her committee, we would like to wish all members a very Happy Christmas and a happy and healthy 2012. Good Golfing too!

Below is a Christmas Card for you all to enjoy, simply click on the link below.

CLICK HERE FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS CARD

IN HONOUR OF LIZ

As many of you will be aware, next year a Celebration Am-Am will take place in honour of our dear friend Liz Miskimmin. Details of the day are below.

Click on the above image to enlarge of click below for a printable version.

CLICK HERE TO PRINT DOCUMENT

Last night Craigie Hill was the venue for our 2011 County AGM. Captain Lenore Kyle chaired the meeting and read through all the achievements of the year.  The secretary Jillian, Match Secretary CArol, Junior Assistant Convenor Pam all provided us with very interesting reports.

Lenore then past the Captains Badge over to our new Captain Pat Colquhoun who congratulated Lenore on a job well done and said she was looking forward to the challenges ahead.

Along with Lenore also retiring from the committee were Treasure of four years Catherine Monks. Assistant Junior Convenor Pam and committee member Laura Walker. The new Committee will be as follows:

President: Ella Benzies
Captain : Pat Colquhoun
Vice Captain : Carol Muir
Secretary: Jillian Milne
Treasurer: Linda Mailer
Match Secretary : Alison Stockley
Junior Convenor : Carol Lambie
Ordinary Committee Members: Fiona Ramsay, Miriam Wilson, Gwen Lambie, Rhona McGeoghegan and Elizabeth Milligan.




51 members attended the meeting and enjoyed a very interesting account of the years events. Following the AGM we had our Prizegiving below are some photos of the winners.

Perth and Kinross Ladies County Golf Association - Trophy Winners 2011

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SCRATCH LEAGUE RESULT

The AGM and Dinner for the P&K Scratch League took place at Dunkeld and Birnam Golf . Gwen Lambie chaired the meeting and announced that Dunkeld and Birnam were withdrawing from the league. We are all very sorry that they are no longer included in the league and will all miss our visits to their beautiful course. Muckhart however are taking their place and their inclusion was warmly welcomed.

The winners of this years Scratch League was Strathmore Golf Club who were undefeated throughout the season. Above is some of the members of the team accepting the trophy for the second year running.

A beautiful meal followed and a vote of thanks was given to Gwen for all her hard work and for keeping us all up to date with the results by emailing me on a very regular basis.

KIRSTY BRODIE WINS JUNIOR MASTERS

The five-star Gleneagles resort, hosts the Ryder Cup in 2014, was the venue for the Highland Spring Junior Masters yesterday and our own Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore) eased to a three-point success in the girls section over the delightful Queen’s Course.  Kirsty was the class act among the girls, posting an impressive 40 stableford points off her 13 handicap to secure a comfortable triumph. Jemma Brown (St Regulus) claimed second spot on 37 points with Alexandra Mennie of Eile & Earlsferry Ladies a point further behind in third.

Baring in mind Kirsty is only 11 years old, her potential has already been recognised by officials of the SLGA where she has been selected as the youngest member for the Scottish Golf Academy. A fantastic result for such a enthusiastic young golfer. She certainly is one to watch.

Kirsty and brother Michael almost made a family first as 14 year old brother was leading the boys section right up to the last group of players and was just pipped at the post to second place.

Above is the official winners photograph courtesy of Colin Farquarson and below is a photo of Kirsty from my library!

Brown Memorial Trophy

Everyone enjoyed a fantastic day at Callander, weather was beautiful and the golf was excellent.

Results of the Greensomes:

Handicap: 1st - Liz Milligan & Myra MacLeod (Dunblane New) 68.4
2nd - Liz Fertacz & Sandy Bushby (Blairgowrie) 71.4
3rd - Miriam Wilson & Maggie Davidson (Dunblane New) 71.6

Scratch: 1st Liz Fertacz & Sandy Bushby 82

Golf Ball Winners: Alison Houston (Milnathort), Landie Pattinson (Pitlochry), Moira Chapman (King James VI).

Many thanks to Callander Golf Club and to Pat and Miriam for convening our last meeting of the season.

Apologies to everyone who played at Callander I did put the results on the website immediately after the competition but was in Dumfries on the eve of the County Finals and somehow managed to put them on the Junior site instead of the main one.
Hopefully this will be my last boob!!

See you all at the AGM. Lenore.

COUNTY AGM

Below is an email message which has been sent by our County Secretary Jillian Milne concerning our AGM. I have also placed a link for you to follow to see the minutes from last year. If you wish to print this please click on the printer icon on the top left of the page. I have also placed links for the Agenda and the Invitation for you to download same print rules apply.

Dear All


The next Annual General Meeting of the Perth & Kinross Ladies County Golf Association takes place on 20 October 2010 at 1830 hours at Craigie Hill golf Club. Attached for your information are copies of the previous minutes, Agenda and an invitation to the evening buffet. Can you please complete the invitation and return it to Lenore Kyle at the address noted on the form.


We look forward to seeing many of you on the evening.


Kind Regards
Jillian Milne
Hon Secretary
P&K LCGA



CLICK HERE FOR COPY OF MINUTES

CLICK FOR INVITATION

CLICK HERE FOR AGENDA

Junior Texas Scramble

Unfortunately the proposed Texas Scramble and Prize Giving arranged for Sunday 2nd October at Strathmore has had to be cancelled due to lack of support.

This season the junior events have not had as much support as in previous years, a combination of weather, exams and holiday has made it difficult.

Carol and her team put a huge amount of time and effort organising these events and it is very dissapointing when girls do not respond to invitations to play or worse still, say they are coming and then just don't turn up.

I would like to say a very big thank you to Carol for all her efforts to encourage junior golf in the county, we do have a core of very dedicated and entheusiastic girls who come along to everything and thes girls make Corol's work worth while.

Champion of Champions 2011

There was an excellent entry for the final event of the County season the Champion of Champions, 23 out of 29 clubs in the county were represented by their Club Champions.

The weather at Gleneagles was not too bad staying dry until near the end of play. The Queen's Course was in good condition considering the wet conditions we have experienced throughout the summer.

Many congratulations to Laura Walker who succeeded in defending her title with a great score of 76!

Results:
1st Laura Walker (Muckhart) 76
2nd Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall) 80
3rd Emily Aird (Strathmore) 81
4th Jill Milne (Craigie Hill) 82

Jane Yellowlees took the best net score with a better inward half from Laura.

The CSS on the day was R/O.

Very many thanks to Gleneagles for the courtesy of the course.
Congratulations to all the Champions who took part especially the winners.

P&K COUPLE 2ND PLACE AT COMMONWEALTH SPOONS

P&K pair Dawn Butchart and Emily Ogilvy returned an excellent scratch 77 at Forres Golf Club today at the SLGA Commonwealth Spoons. With only a 3.5 handicap they returned a nett 73.5 and were just pipped for the top spot by 0.5 of a stroke. Emily and Dawn had the best scratch score by 4 shots!

Well done to both players. Below is the SLGA photo of the prizewinners.

COMMONWEALTH SPOONS

The 2011 Commonwealth Spoon Finals takes place at Forres this Thursday and we have four couples representing P&K. They are Dawn Butchart & Emily Ogilvy, Lesley Whitwood & Susie McDougal, Ann McGregor & Ann Duncan and Morag Bryson & Susan Ogg.

We wish all couples the very best of luck!

Revised Draw for Champion of Champions

Perth and Kinross Ladies County Golf Association
Champion of Champions 2011
Gleneagles Queen’s Course Sunday 25th September 2011

10.40 Laura Walker (Muckhart)
Jill Milne (Craigie Hill)

10.50 Jackie Brown (Whitemoss)
Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall)
Caroline Dunbar (Aberfeldy)

11.00 Emily Aird (Strathmore)
Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New, P&K County)
Gwen Lambie (Dunkeld & Birnam)

11.10 Gillian Wallace (Blairgowrie)
Anne Holley (Auchterarder)
Jayne McDougall (Callander)

11.20 Una Woodburn (Crieff)
Alison Houston (Milnathort)
Kathleen Duncan (Pitlochry)

11.30 Lynne Sharp (Perth Ladies)
Laura Aitken (Killin)
Julia Morrison (King James VI)

11.50 Kay Knight (Strathtay)
Rheanna Thom (Alyth)
Ailsa Cackett (St Fillans)

12.00 Miggie Mackie (Dunning)
Margaret MacRae (Blair Atholl)
Lenore Kyle (Kinross)

There have been some late entries for the Champion of Champions so the draw has been altered slightly. I hope this does not cause too much inconvenience.
Very well done to all who have qualified, looking forward to seeing you all at Gleneagles on Sunday.

County Finals - Results

Sad to say P&K didn't reach the anticipated dizzy heights at the week-end! The girls played really well and many of our matches went all the way to the 18th hole but I thinks a combination of the horrendous weather and a few puts not dropping meant we came a very creditable 4th!!

The final results were Midlothian, Dumfriesshire and Ayrshire all with two wins each but on a count back Midlothian proved the very worthy winners of the Scottish Golf County Shield and Ayrshire received the F J Morison Trophy for the runners-up.

Very many congratulations to the winners, all the matches were played in great spirit and everyone enjoyed the weekend despite the weather conditions.

Obviously our P&K girls are very disappointed but will be back fighting next season.

Many thanks to everyone who sent good wishes and a special thank you to Carol, Gwen, Jane, Lyn, Maureen, and Alison for coming to support us and caddying in such horrendous conditions!!

County Finals

Latest news from the County Finals in Dumfries.

Unfortunately, P&K Ladies were beaten 3-0 by Midlothian in the foursomes this morning. This afternoon's singles have been postponed until tomorrow morning due to torrential rain and hailstones.

Friday's foursomes results against Dumfriesshire were 2-1 to the local County and in the singles played in the afternoon, P&K were beaten 4 1/2 - 1 1/2.

Tomorrow's match against Ayrshire will be reduced to singles only and played in the afternoon.

A huge thank you all those well wishers who have sent cards and good will messages. Thanks, also, to the caddies who have turned out in the appalling conditions.

The girls have struggled in the weather conditions but still continue to battle on.

COUNTY FINALS BEGIN FRIDAY

Good luck to P&K County Team who will be making their way down to Dumfries and County Golf Club tomorrow as Northern Division Champions to compete for the title of SLGA Scottish County Champions.

The last time P&K picked up this trophy was 58 years ago in 1953 so it would certainly be making history if we would be victorious this weekend.

I will try to keep you updated on their progress over the weekend.

GOOD LUCK TEAM!!

Champion of Champions Draw

Gleneagles Queen’s Course Sunday 25th September 2011

10.40 Laura Walker (Muckhart)
Jill Milne (Craigie Hill)
Jackie Brown (Whitemoss)

10.50 Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall)
Caroline Dunbar (Aberfeldy)
Emily Aird (Strathmore)

11.00 Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New, P&K County)
Gwen Lambie (Dunkeld & Birnam)
Gillian Wallace (Blairgowrie)

11.10 Anne Holley (Auchterarder)
Jayne McDougall (Callander)
Una Woodburn (Crieff)

11.20 Alison Houston (Milnathort)
Kathleen Duncan (Pitlochry)
Laura Aitken (Killin)

11.30 Julia Morrison (King James VI)
Kay Knight (Strathtay)
Rheanna Thom (Alyth)

11.50 Miggie Mackie (Dunning)
Lenore Kyle (Kinross)
Perth Ladies Champion (TBA)

21 Club Champions are competing for this lovely trophy.
Laura Walker will be fighting to defend her Title.Caroline Dunbar will be trying to take it from Laura, she has been runner up four times!
All the best to everyone, look forward to seeing you all there.

COUNTY FINALS THIS WEEK

It only a few days away until P&K County Team take their place in the SLGA Scottish County Finals at Dumfries and County Golf Club.

The tournament kicks off on Thursday with a Practice round and Reception. Then the real nail biting begins when P&K take on South Champions Dumfries County. On Saturday P&K play East Champions Mid Lothian then finally they play West Champions Ayrshire.

All days will consist of Morning Foursomes and afternoon singles with a total of 9 points available every day.

P&K have a great team of girls are led by our very enthusiastic officials. Captain Lenore Kyle, Vice Captain Pat Colquoun, Match Secretary Carol Muir and President Ella Benzies. I also know there will be a band of very loyal caddies and we hope some will come along to add their support.

Good Luck girls!!

SLGA COMMONWEALTH SPOONS

The SLGA Commonwealth Spoons Finals takes place on 22nd September at Forres Golf Club.

P&K are represented by Dawn Butchart & Emily Ogilvy, Lesley Whitwood & Susie McDougal, Ann McGregor & Ann Duncan and Morag Bryson & Susan Ogg.

Below is the morning tee of times there are more tee time later but all P&K pairs are in the draw below.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL P&K PAIRS

CRAIGIE HILL CHARITY DAY

The following report is from Carol Muir. Carol has organised this event for many years and certainly deserves our congratulations for not just organising such a great fun event but for all she has achieved for her charity.

Craigie Hill Ladies held their annual Charity Day on Sunday past. The theme of the day was to play golf in a Dress! All those who participated entered into the spirit of the day and there were some remarkable dresses on display on the course and in the clubhouse afterwards. A great day was had by all and once all the monies are finally tallied, we should have raised approx £1,000 for Cancer Research UK.


Many thanks to all who participated and to the many clubs in P&K who donated rounds of golf as prizes together with Highland Spring who provided us with much needed water on a day when the weather was magnificent.


Congratulations to the winning team which included County Players Jillian Milne and Fiona Ramsay.

GREENSOMES AT CALLANDER 15th SEPTEMBER

Below is the draw for the Greensomes at Callander which will be held on Thursday 15th September.
Quite a few of us are unable to attend due to the County Team taking part in the Scottish County Finals which begins in earnest on Friday 16th of September. Thursday is the practice day.

9.30 E Milligan & Myra Macleod Moira Chapman & Dorothy Whytock
9.38 Sheila Durward & Joy Gordon Judy Proudfoot & Heddie Straw
9.46 Margaret Storry & M Carruthers Lesley Whitwood & Susie MacDougall
9.54 Grace Paterson & C Soutar Ann Duncan & Anne McGregor
10.02 Sally Fenner & Cathy McNab C Monks & Irene Moncur
10.10 G Pennycook& Kim Morrison Miggie Mackie & Lynne Sharp
10.18 R Mcgeoghegan & J Groom E Whyte & Moira Leslie
10.26 Carol Lambie & S McDougall M Middleton & Lorna Crighton
10.34 M MacRae & Helen Lang Jackie Nisbet & Susan Ogg
10.42 Pamela Malton & A Aitken Miriam Wilson & Maggie Davidson
10.50 A.Houston& M McPherson Liz Fertacz &Sandy Bushby

Hope you all have a great day....and good luck to the Team!

COUNTY CAPTAIN - KINROSS CLUB CHAMPION

Warm congratulations to County Captain Lenore Kyle who yesterday became the Kinross Club Champion. Runner up was Lyn Murray.

Lenore is now looking forward to playing in the P&K Champion of Champions which takes place on September 25th at Gleneagles Queens Course.

If you are a P&K Club Champion make sure you have your entry form in for this event.

CONGRATULATION DUNKELD AND BIRNAM

Seventy eight club teams from across Scotland took part in the Scottish Match Play Foursomes 2011. This tournament started out in back April and is a knockout foursomes event. P&K Club Dunkeld and Birnam made it through to the finals which were held at Glenbervie Golf Club on Sunday 28th.
The other teams who played their way to these stages were Dirleton Castle,  Bridge of Allan and Crichton. Dunkeld and Birnam were represented by Anne Walker and Sheila MacDougall. In the morning the first of the semi-finals was between Dirleton Castle, represented by Hazel Saunders and Terry Reekie and Dunkeld & Birnam, this proved to be a very tight match throughout, going down to the very last putt on the 18th green which Hazel Saunders holed to clinch the match for Dirleton Castle, one up.


The second semi-final was also an excellent match, however the Crichton pair of Rachel Walker and Amy Little took advantage of their longer hitting in the windy conditions and won through against Carole Mackay and Janis Myles of Bridge of Allan by 4 & 3.

Crichton once again made their longer hitting count in the final against Dirleton Castle, winning the match by 7 & 6 and taking the title of Scottish Match Play Foursomes Champions for 2011.

Unfortunately Dunkeld and Birnam duo lost out in the match to decide third & fourth places in the afternoon when Bridge of Allan won at the 16th hole.

Congratulations to Dunkeld and Birnam team in making it so far in this national event.

SCOTTISH COUNTY FINALS

Following an outstanding win at the North Division County Finals in June our P&K team will be making their way to Dumfries and County Golf club on September 15th in preparation for the Scottish County Finals. The tournament itself will take place on Friday 16th Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th. Representing the south is Dumfries, East is Mid Lothian and West is Ayrshire. Our team members are as follows:

Team Members:


Stephanie Crolla (Muckhart)
Jillian Milne (Craigiehill)
Eve Muirhead (Pitlochry)
Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder)
Fiona Ramsay (Crieff)
Nicola Robertson (Dunblane)
Laura Walker (Muckhart)
Eilidh Watson (Muckhart)

Reserves:
Gwen Lambie (Dunkeld and Birnam),
Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall)

Accompanying Officials will be:
Ella Benzies (President)
Carol Muir (Match Secretary)
Pat Colquhoun (Vice Captain)
Lenore Kyle (Captain)

It is also hoped that we will have some travelling supporters!

We wish the team all the very best of luck in there endeavours to bring hope the Scottish Trophy.

REPORT FROM MATCH SECRETARY

Carol Muir our match secretary has asked me to post the following report following a freindly match the team played on Tuesday night. Below is a slideshow of the night.



The P&K Ladies team of - Laura Walker / Eilidh Watson; Eve Muirhead / Jillian Milne; Fiona Ramsay / Nicola Robertson, Jane Yellowlees / Gillian Wallace, played a foursomes match against the County Men on Tuesday evening over the Lansdowne Course, Blairgowrie G.C. This had been scheduled to be played in June but had to be postponed due to torrential rain/gales.


Although perfect conditions for playing golf the Men were in no mood to have a repeat performance of last year's result when the Ladies won. Unfortunately, with a little jiggery pokery of the rules and the Ladies not receiving any shots this year, the team was fairly comprehensively beaten with the exception of Fiona and Nicola who played well to ensure their game ended All Square. Final Result was 3 1/2 - 1/2.

Iain Simpson, Men's County Secretary has confirmed that this should now be an ongoing annual fixture and is putting up a Trophy to be competed for - now we will have to look at the rules!!

Anyway, a good night was had by all and the course itself was in great condition with excellent greens and the hospitality provided afterwards was enjoyed by all.

Thanks to Carol for forwarding her report and we wish the girls all the best for the County Finals at Dumfries. I will post more info regarding the finals soon.

Kinross Golf Club Ladies Open

The Ladies of Kinross Golf Club are holding their Ladies Open on Saturday 10th September 2011 on the Montgomery Course!

This may be the last opportunity of the season to play in an open so why not come along!

Entries to Anne Moore 01383 838292

or the clubhouse 01577 862237.

SLGA ADULT & GIRL FOURSOMES

This year the popular Adult-Girl Foursomes takes place on P&K soil at the lovely course at Auchterarder GC. The date of the fixture is Sunday 25 September 2011.

The format is an 18 hole foursomes Stableford competition. It is open to junior girls (under 18 years on January 1, 2011), partnered with a lady or gentleman with a CONGU handicap. There are separate sections for the various handicap categories and pairings with a junior without a CONGU handicap will also have their own section.

This is a fun competition for girls of all abilities. For example, last year girls of all abilities competed all the way through from international level to girls without handicaps.

As this is on our patch please try and encourage your girls to take part by offering your services! A great day out and a super way for the girls to take part in a Scottish Event.
The closing date for entries is Monday 5 September. To download an entry form click on this link ADULT & GIRL FOURSOMES ENTRY FORM

Lets get a large entry from P&K and have a great day out with our stars of tomorrow!

MURRAYSHALL MIXED OPEN

Jane Yellowlees has forwarded some info regarding the Murrayshall Mixed Open which is being run by the ladies section of Murrayshall. If you would like to enter please see details below and entry form


Course: Murrayshall
Date: Sunday 11th September 2011
Tee Times: 08.00hrs to 15.30hrs
Entry Fee: £15 per couple
Contact: Jean McEwan Tel: 01738 633349
Late Entries Accepted

CHAMPIONS OF 2011

Kathleen Duncan is the 2011 Pitlochry Club Champion. Kay Knight was runner-up. However Kay did pick up Club Champion title at Strathtay Golf Club

Well done Ladies.

Callander Greensomes

The final County Meeting of this season will be the Greensomes at Callander on Thursday 15th September at Callander!
Please send your entries to Pat Colquhoun as soon as possible.
Unfortunately this is clashing with the practice round at Dumfries and County Golf Club prior to the County Finals so the County Team and officials will not be available to play at Callander.

Captain’s Prize
Muckhart Golf Club 18.08.2011

The morning players enjoyed perfect conditions for golf but unfortunately the evening players experienced torrential rain causing flooding on the greens and throughout the course so the competition had to be abandoned.

Consequently According to Clause 18.6 of the CONGU Handbook for all those who returned a score no CSS can be calculated so the SSS of 71 applies for decreases and no increases will apply!

For those who finished the course the best scores were:
Alison Houston (Milnathort) 79 (9) 70
Lizee McGraw (Auchterarder) 81 (10) 71
Liz Fertacz (Blairgowrie) 84 (13) 71
Kay Knight (Pitlochry) 83 (11) 72

Golf Ball Winners were:
Margaret Story (Pitlochry), Dorothy Whytock (King James VI), Muriel McPherson (Blairgowrie)

PITLOCHRY LADIES OPEN

Kathleen Duncan has contacted me with details of The Pitlochry Ladies Open which is being held on Sunday 28th August.

For more details and entry information call Kathleen on 01796 473353 or email kathleenduncan4@gmail.com

Have a great day

CONGRATULATIONS ALEX

Former Team member Alex Bushby married Robert Nisbet this Saturday. We all send our very wishes for a happy life together.

You look stunning Alex!

DUNBLANE SENIOR LADIES OPEN

Grace Paterson has contacted me this evening to ask if I could give all Senior Ladies (55+) a wee reminder to enter the Senior Ladies Open at Dunblane. This is being held on Wednesday 7th Sept. The entry fee is £10.

Please contact Grace for your place to play on this lovely course. Telephone number 01786 823418 or email Grace on gracepaterson@live.co.uk

Enjoy your day!

MUCKHART - CAPTAINS DAY

Laura Walker has forwarded the draw for Muckhart which is Captains Day. If you wish a late entry please contact Laura.
Click on the image to enlarge

RESULTS FOR SCRATCH LEAGUE

Gwen has kindly updated me with the latest scores the P&K Scratch League to view the table and see the individual scores click on the page SCRATCH LEAGUE at the right hand side of the site.

ABERFELDY OPENS NEXT WEEKEND

Caroline Dunbar has contacted me regarding next weeks Aberfeldy Opens details are as follows:
LATE ENTRIES WELCOME

SATURDAY 13 AUG - LADIES GREENSOME OPEN
(entries to Liz Franklin on 01887 829661 or e-mail at mfrank2@btinternet.com )

SUNDAY 14 AUGUST - MIXED FOURSOME OPEN
(entries to Charlie Thom on 01887 820174 or e-mail at alison.thom2@tiscali.co.uk )

KILLIN LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP

Congratulations to junior member Laura Aitken who won the Killins Ladies Championship on Saturday against Liz Stevens. She won 3 and 1.

Well done Laura

RESULTS FROM KING JAMES VI

A beautiful day, a lovely course and a warm welcome was order of the day yesterday at King JamesVI and home member Moira Chapman certainly took advantage of the conditions with an exceptional nett 66 over the par 73 course. Excellent scoring Moira well done! Jill Milne and Jane Yellowlees were also on great form as both returned a three over par scratch 76.

Full results are as follows:

CSS 73

Scratch
Jill Milne (Craigiehill) 76
Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall) 76
Gwen Lambie (Dunkeld and Birnam) 80

H/Cap
Moira Chapman (King James VI) (19) 66
Brenda Clough (Blairgowrie) (11) 70
Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall) (5) 71
Jill Milne (4) 72
Margaret Watson (King James VI) (21) 73

Well done to all. Sorry for not having the scores posted last night however it was a tad late when I got home!

AMENDED DRAW FOR KING JAMES

As Gwen has had so many late entries for Tuesday 26th at King James I have deleted the original draw and below is the amended one. If you still would like an entry please contact Gwen. 

PLEASE CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

SCRATCH LEAGUE UPDATES AVAILABLE CLICK ON RIGHT HAND PAGE

CAROLINE AND KAY'S FORM CONTINUES AT MURRAYSHALL

Following a great week at the Highland Open at Pitlochry last week Aberfeldy' Caroline Dunbar topped the leader board in both the scratch and handicap section of the County Meeting at Murrayshall today. Caroline returned an excellent scratch 76 nett 71 however as scratch takes precedence she wins the Coronation Trophy and the only other player to have a par nett score clinches the Handicap Quaich. Kay Knight (Pitlochry) last weeks winner of the handicap section of the Highland takes this honour and both will have a cut to their handicap as the CSS for the day was 73.

Full results are as follows:

Scratch
Caroline Dunbar (Aberfeldy)76
Gwen Lambie (Dunkeld) 78
Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie) 78
Fiona Ramsay (Crieff) 80
Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall) 80
Dawn Butchart (Strathmore) 80

Handicap
Kay Knight (Pitlochry) (12) 71
Lenore Kyle (Milnathort) (13) 72
Alison Houston (Milnathort) (9) 73
Pat Colquhoun (Callander) (17) 74

Winners of the 'Raffle Balls' are Susan MacDougall (Aberfeldy), Alison Houston (Milnathort) and Carol Lambie (Dunkeld)

Many thanks go to our convenor for the day Gwen Lambie.

Well done to all and just a wee reminder of the change of date for King James VI it is now Tuesday 26th late entries to Gwen Lambie please

SIX P&K GIRLS PLAY IN SCOTTISH

This week sees the SLGA Scottish Girls Championsip (Close) taking place at Glenisla Golf Course. Today is practice day then the first and second qualifying rounds are tomorrow and Wednesday. Following this a cut will be made for the final three days matchplay stages. The lowest 32 aggregate gross scores will progress to the match play Championship. The next 16 aggregate gross scores will progress to a second flight match play competition, the Ansley Reid Salver

P&K are well represented with 6 girls taking part they are

Emily Aird (Blairgowrie), Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore), Hannah Robb (Strathmore), Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New), Rheanna Thom (Alyth) and Eilidh Watson (Muckhart)

We wish all girls the very best of luck and I will keep you updated how they fair.

Good Luck and here is hoping that the weather is a bit better for them all.

KING JAMES VI

Due to some late entries the amended draw for Murrayshall is below. Scroll down to see.

Gwen Lambie has requested that you send your entries for King James VI to her as soon as possible. The date for this is Tuesday 26th July

Many thanks

LENORE BOWS OUT OF NORTH OF SCOTLAND

County Captain Lenore Kyle, our last P&K player in the North of Scotland, unfortunately bowed out of the 2nd round against Fiona Hay 5&3.

Well done for reaching this stage Lenore.

DRAW FOR MURRAYSHALL (new)

Below is the draw for Murrayshall. For late entries please contact Gwen Lambie. click on the draw to enlarge.

SCRATCH LEAGUE RESULTS

Just a wee reminder that the scratch league results are updated on the page on the right. My thanks to Gwen for keeping me posted, below is a copy of the results so far. Just click to enlarge

LENORE THROUGH TO NEXT ROUND

Captain Lenore Kyle is the only P&K player left in the matchplay stages of the North of Scotland. Lenore who is taking part in the handicap section won this morning and will play former Aberdeenshire Captain Fiona Hay this afternoon. Sorry but I do not have the scores from the handicap section as of yet.

Good Luck this afternoon Lenore

Unfortunately all three P&K girls who were in the Scratch Section of the North of Scotland lost their place in the next round. The results were as follows:

FIRST ROUND

Mary Smith (Tain) bt Louise McGillivray (Banchory) 1 hole.
Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) bt Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New) 5 and 4.
Laura Murray (Alford) bt Stephanie Crolla (Muckhart0 6 and 5.
Jemma Chalmers (monifieth) bt Eilidh Watston (Muckhart) 2 holes.
Sammy Vass (Tain) bt Ann F Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 1 hole.
Heather munro (Monifieth) bt Lynne Fraser (Foretreose and Rosemarkie) 4 and 3.
Eleanor Tunn (Reay bt Alison Bartlett (Rooyal Dornoch) 4 and 3.
Rebecca Wilson (Grange Ladies) bt Susan MacVicar (Gairloch) 4 and 2

CAROLINE DUNBAR TOP SEED AT HIGHLAND

P&K member Caroline Dunbar  played amazing golf today in what was very windy conditions and not only claimed the top seed but did so in real style with an amazing one-under-par 71 in the qualifying round for the match-play stages of the Highland Women's Open golf tournament at Pitlochry Golf Club.

Caroline must surely be the favourite for the title.  Junior P&K member Erin Millar was in joint second placewith 80.

We all wish Caroline and Erin the very best of luck in tomorrow's matchplay stages

The full results is as follows.

Leading scratch qualifiers

71 Caroline Dunbar (Aberfeldy).

80 Erin Millar (Pitlochry), Claire Capocci (Bridge of Allan).

81 Robina Gilbertson (Prestwick St Nicholas), Catherine Smith (Melton Mowbray), Sal Shepherd (Craigmillar Park).

82 Chloe Stokes (Ganton).

83 Leah Radford (Melton Mowbray).

P&K MEMBERS DO WELL

Congratulations to Steph Crolla, Eilidh Watson, Nicola Robertson and County Captain Lenore Kyle who have all made it to the Match Play stages of the North of Scotland. Eilidh, Steph and Nicola are through to the Scratch Championship and Lenore the Handicap Section.

Eilidh was our top scorer with a very credible 78 closely followed by Steph on 79 and Nicola with 80. Steph will play Aberdeenshire Scottish International Laura Murray, Eilidh will play Jemma Chalmers and Nicola plays Lynne Terry. Lenore returned a nett 79 and playes Ashley Smith.

Well done to all and I will let you know how they all fair tomorrow. Thanks to Lenore for keeping me posted!

The full matchplay draws are as follows:

MATCH-PLAY DRAWS

Alternating seven and eight-minute intervals

SCRATCH

7.0 Mary Smith v Louise McGillivray, Nicola Robertson v Lynne Terry, Stephanie Crolla v Laura Murray; Jemma Chalmers v Eilidh Watson.

7.30 Ann F Ramsay v Sammy Vass, Lynne Fraser v Heather Munro, Eleanor Tunn v Alison Bartlett, Susan MacVicar v Rebecca Wilson.

HANDICAP

8.0 Mary Robinson v Wilma Donnelly, Carol Wilson v Ashley Alston, Rachel Polson v Kimberley Beveridge, Fay Waterson v Pat Wilson.

8.30 Frances Millar v Jean Clarke, Wendy Smith v Eileen Mauchline, Lenore Kyle v Ashley Smith, Fiona Hay v Mary Miller.

CLUB CHAMPIONS

More news regarding Club Championship, Strathmore Golf Club has a new champion in Junior P&K member Emily Aird who beat Emily Ogilvy in the 36 hole final 1 up.

NORTH OF SCOTLAND

Along with Captain Lenore and Vice Captain Pat, 8 P&K members are taking part in the North of Scotland Ladies Championship this week at Nairn. The first round is under way today and we wish the P&K players all the very best this week:

Laura Walker (Muckhart), Stephanie Crolla (Muckhart), Eilidh Watson (Muckhart), Hannah Robb (Strathmore), Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New), Lenore Kyle (Milnathort), Sandra Service (Alyth), Pat Coquhoun (Callander


Good Luck girls!

FINAL PICTURES