Tournament sponsored by Douglas Hotel, Market St, Aberdeen

Portlethen score Pennant win at Peterculter

 

Portlethen scored their second win of the 2016 Aberdeen Pennant League programme lastnight. They won away 3-2 over Peterculter.

Details (Peterculter names first):

Ryan McKinnon, Pat Doherty lost to Clark Brechin, Cameron Grant 4 and 3.

Martin Aitken, Lee Buck bt Gary Lochhead, Kevin Daglish 5 and 4.

Craig MacDonald, Ryan McRae bt Keith Horne, Gary Esson 3 and 1.

Rob Currie, Duncan Craig lost to Lewis Shand, Stephen Cook 5 and 4.

Stevie Still, William Short lost to Robbie Murdoch, Ryan Donaldson 5 and 4.

 

The men's Aberdeen Pennant League is sponsored by the Douglas Hotel's Molly's Bistro Restaurant and Malone's Bar 

Scotland teams named for European championships

Scottish Golf has named its Men’s and Ladies’ sides for their respective European Amateur Team Championships next month, as the Scots seek more Euro glory.
A six-player Men’s team will bid to defend their European title won in Sweden last summer (pictured top) when they travel to France, while the Ladies will seek to build on their improved performance last year and push for a top eight position in Iceland.
Nairn teenager Sandy Scott, fresh from his runner-up finish in the St Andrews Links Trophy on Sunday, has earned a first men's international team chance.
The GB and I Boys cap joins three members of last year’s victorious side at Golf de Chantilly from July 5 to 9.
Walker Cup-winning pair Ewen Ferguson (Bearsden) and Grant Forrest (Craigielaw) return to the team, so too Drumoig’s Australian Amateur champion Connor Syme. Peebles’ Craig Howie, who has posted three top-10 finishes in recent weeks, and Cawder’s Jamie Savage, who shared second in the Lytham Trophy and tied fourth in the Links Trophy, are also rewarded with selections such is their current form.
Scotland’s leading four players on the Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking, Germany-based Rachael Taylor, Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies), Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) and Heather Munro (Monifieth), will spearhead the team challenge at Oddur GC in Iceland, also from 5 – 9 July.
Grantown-on-Spey’s Hannah McCook, sixth at the Irish Stroke Play Championship and a semi-finalist at last week’s Scottish Women’s Amateur Championship, has also been selected, along with Eilidh Briggs from Kilmacolm. Briggs has recovered from her injury problems to consistently impress in 2016, including a third-place finish in the St Rule Trophy.
Ailsa Summers, the new Scottish Women’s Amateur champion, was unavailable for selection due to work commitments.
Steve Paulding, Scottish Golf Performance Director, said:  “Selecting teams is never easy, but I believe we have robust processes and have chosen strong sides on their individual merits.
“A number of our male players are performing very well and are ranked highly on the World Amateur Golf Ranking. We have great strength in depth, as shown by those playing well domestically in recent weeks to force their way into the team.
“In selecting our ladies’ team, a key criteria was recent stroke average and players have been chosen to give us the best possible chance of qualifying past the stroke play stage and into the top eight matchplay.
“At both team events, we are also looking for players to lay down a maker for their selection to the World Amateur Team Championships in Mexico in September.”
Men’s Team (club and age in brackets)

• Ewen Ferguson (Bearsden) 19
• Grant Forrest (Craigielaw) 23
• Craig Howie (Peebles) 21
• Jamie Savage (Cawder) 22
• Sandy Scott (Nairn) 17
• Connor Syme (Drumoig) 20

The Men’s team is selected from the top two Scots on the World Amateur Golf Ranking, the leading player on the Scottish Golf Men’s Order of Merit and three selectors’ picks.
Ladies’ Team

• Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 23
• Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 19
• Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 22
• Hannah McCook (Grantown-on-Spey) 22
• Heather Munro (Monifieth) 20
• Rachael Taylor (Am Reichswald, 24)

The Ladies’ team is selected from the top two Scots on the World Amateur Golf Ranking (within the top 300), the leading player on the Scottish Golf Women’s Order of Merit and three selectors’ picks.
The Scottish Golf National Squads are sponsored by Aberdeen Asset Management and TaylorMade-adidasGolf.

Paul Doherty rues first-round doubles after 

good later scores in South Africa

Paul Doherty, former Scottish U18 boys champion, shot one eagle and eight birdies over the last two rounds of the South to East Challenge MENA Tour event at Zwartkopf Golf Club, Centurion at Pretoria, South Africa.
He finished tied 26th on 211 with scores of 74, 68 and 69.
Two double bogeys in his first round robbed him of at least a top-20 finish behind the South African 1-2-3.
Bryandrew Roelofsz won with scores of 65, 68 and 69 for 11-under-par 202, a shot ahead of compatriot C J Du Plessic (67-68-68).

MacLarens are special golfing family

 with strong USA college links

By ANDY  NEWMAN

The reason for my contact with you is to make you aware of a very special golfing family who we work here at United Sports USA [UK-based sports scholarship consultancy] regarding a story that may be of great interest to your readers at The Scottish Golf View.

 

The MacLaren family are made of David, recently appointed Head of the European Senior Tour and a keen golfer who plays off 5, Mary, who plays off 3 and is a member of the Irish Senior Ladies Team and daughters Meghan, Curtis Cup 2016 team selection and Becky who leaves for college in America in 2017. They  are clients of ours at United Sports USA.

We have been working with the family for four years, placing older daughter Meghan on a fully funded golf scholarship to Florida International University. 

Meghan, pictured, has been selected to represent GB and I in the Curtis Cup match this weekend in Ireland. Meghan has enjoyed a marvellous college career, graduating in May 2016 and is ranked 40^th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.

She was the first Florida International golfer to make the National Finals in 21 years, won 8 times during her US college career, she is one of six on the GB and I team who have played their golf at college in America.

 

Link to David’s appointment:  http://www.europeantour.com/seniortour/news/newsid=295096.html

 

Link to Meghan’s college profile - http://www.fiusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4394&path=wgolf

 

Rebecca [Becky] MacLaren – younger sister of Meghan currently still at high school in the UK. Leaves for America to attend college summer 2017, plays off 4 and also a client of United Sports USA.

 

Becky is still speaking to around 15 coaches so not decided yet but  she is hoping for somewhere in Florida. She visited Barry University when she was out for Meghan’s graduation. Lynn University and Florida Tech are also speaking to her.