Scotland overpowered by England in singles at schoolboys' international at Troon Darley

Scotland were well beaten 14-4 by England in the schoolboys' golf international at Troon Darley today (Monday).
The Scots trailed by only 1pt after the six morning foursomes (3.5-2.5) but were hammered 10.5-1.5 in the 12 afternoon singles.
Seven of the singles went to the 18th green but only local Ayrshire lad, Cameron Johnstone (Marr College) won an afternoon tie for Scotland.
Cameron Adam (Merchiston Castle School) halved his singles.
In fairness to the Scots, it was one of the youngest Scotland boys' teams to be fielded in this annual international.

SCOTLAND SCHOOLBOYS 4,  
ENGLAND SCHOOLBOYS 14

At Troon Darley municipal course

FOURSOMES (2.5-3.5)

Scotland names first
Logan Gillies (Culloden Acad) and Ewan Wheat (Mearns Acad) lost to Matthew Green and Daniel Pierce 3 and 2.Cam

Aidan O'Hagan (Johnstone High) and Cameron Johnstone (Marr College) lost to Joe Allen and Charlie Daughtrey 5 and 3.

Connor Wilson (Knox Acad) and Sebastian Sandin (Dunblane High) bt George Fricker and James McLaughlin 2 and 1



Gregor Graham (Blairgowrie High) and Christian Barbour (Bell Baxter High) bt Michael Baines and Will Skipp 5 and 4.

Jamie Roberts (Kinross High) and Alex Simpson (Perth High) lost to Cameron Lombard and Ben Partridge 5 and 3.

Cameron Adam (Merchiston Castle School) and Aidan Smith (Mearns Acad) halved with Harry Bowness and James Reed.

SINGLES (1.5-10.5)

O'Hagan lost to Green 1 hole

Sandin lost to Pearce  2 holes

Wheat lost to Daughtrey  1 hole

Gillies lost to Allenby  3 and 2

Wilson lost to Fricker  1 hole

Smith lost to  McLaughlin 2 and 1

Graham lost to Baines  1 hole

Simpson lost to Skipp  3 and 2

Johnstone bt Partridge  4 and 3

Roberts lost to Lombard  1 hole.

Barbour lost to Reed  2 and 1

Adam halved with Bowness

Scotland schoolboys team. Left to right: Alex Simpson, Aidan Smith., Wheat, Cameron Adam, Logan Gillies, Jamie Roberts, Aidan O'Hagan, Christian Barbour, Sebastian Sandin, Connor Wilson, Gregor Graham, Cameron Johnstone.
Scotland's schoolgirls nosedive to 7-2 defeat by

England at Troon Lochgreen

Scotland's schoolgirls, leading by 2-1 after the morning foursomes, lost all six afternoon singles to nosedive to a 7-2 defeat by England in the schoolgirls golf international at Troon Lochgreen today (Monday).

RESULTS
FOURSOMES (2-1)
Scotland names first
Kirsty Brodie (Webster's High) and Anna McKay (Waid Academy) lost to Amy Taylor and Amelia Williamson 3 and 1.

Evanna Hynd (Glenrothes High) and Carmen Griffiths (Aboyne Acad) bt Holly Haslam and Thalia Kirby 4 and 3.

Lorna McClymont (Dumbarton Acad) and Megan Ashley (Blairgowrie High) bt Megan Giles and Sophie Johnson 2 and 1.

SINGLES (0-6)

McKay lost to Williamson 7 and 6

McClymont lost to Taylor 4 and 2

Griffiths lost to Kirby 2 and 1

Brodie lost to Haslam  6 and 4

Ashley lost to Johnstone  5 and 4

Hynd lost to Giles 2 and 1

  SCOTLAND SCHOOLGIRLS TEAM (left to right): Megan Sahley, Anna McKay, Kirsty Brodie, Evanna Hynd and Carmen Griffiths.

+ Pictures by Hugh Hunter who also provided the results from both venues.

 WELL PLAYED, HUGH!

Dumfriesshire pair win Commonwealth Spoons Grand Final at Alyth

Margaret McGregor (Lochmaben) and Sheila Townsley (Dumfries and County), representing Dumfriesshire 1, won the Commonwealth Spoons Grand Final at Alyth Golf Club today.
In the foursomes format, they had a net score of 72.5 off 13.5 of a combined handicap to head a field of 44 pairs who qualified via various regional competitions.
They won by 0.5 of a stroke from runners-up Ayrshire 1 (Margaret Dalziel  and Emma Thomson, both Loudoun Gowf Club members) who scored 73 off 16.
Renfrewshire 3 (Marilyn Muir and Muriel Young of Old Ranfurly) also had a total of 73 off 13 but they were placed third after a countback.

LEADING TOTALS
Par 71
72.5 Dumfriesshire 1: M McGregor (Lochmaben) and S Townsley (Dumfries and Co) (13.5).
73 Ayrshire 1: M Dalziel and E Thomson (Loudoun Gowf) (16); Renfrewshire 3: M Muir and M Young (Old Ranfurly) (13).
73.5 Dunbartonshire & Argyll: B Cunningham and K Waddell (Hilton Park) (26.5).
74 Ayrshire 3: L Keohone (Loudoun Gowf) and C Malcolm (Prestwick St Cuthbert) (5).
74.5 Midlothian 1: L Calder (Turnhouse) and S Rennie (Longniddry) (9.5); Renfrewshire 2: G McLeod and S McVey (Williamwood) (11.5).
75 Borders 1: L Towers and M Towers (Minto) (16).
76 Aberdeenshire 2: M Black and E Gissing (Murcar Links) (12); Perth & Kinross 2: C Henderson and S MacDougall (Aberfeldy) (16); Midlothian 3: M McBain and S Randall (Carrickvale) (13).
76.5 Perth & Kinross 3: L Kyle (Milnathort) and C Lambie (Dunkeld & Birnam) (16.5).
77.5 Dunbartonshire & Argyll 1: R Agnew (Cardross) and A Shanks (Dumbarton) (15.5); Dunbartonshire & Argyll 4: L McColl (Carrick at Cameron House) and A Telfer (Milngavie) (9).
78 Lanarkshire 1: J J Holley and M A Lowson (Strathaven) (27); Stirling & Clackmannan 1: G Parry and S Press (Linlithgow) (26).
78.5 Midlothian 6 (S F Ashiurst (Murrayfield) and C Nixon (Goswick) (15.5).
79 Midlothian 2: F Douglas and S Morland (Ravelston) (12); East Lothian 4: A Berg and L Gray (Royal Musselburgh) (19).
79.5 Ayrshire 2: J Martin (Troon Ladies) and S Morran (Kilmarnock Barassie) (23.5); Renfrewshire 1: L Morris and G Unick (Williamwood) (12.5); Aberdeenshire 1: E Pirie (Duff House Royal) and P Smith (Rosehearty) (17.5); Midlothian 5: U Fleming and N Hogg (Merchants of Edinburgh) (16.5)







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Bathgate's Bryce just outside top 10 finish at Wolf Run Intercollegiate in Nevada

Joe Bryce, pictured, from Bathgate, a second-year student at Toledo University, finished joint 11th in a field of 90 players at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate at Wolf Run Golf Club, Nevada at the weekend.
Bryce had rounds of 74, 73 and 74 for a total of 221 over a testing par-71 course of 7,155yd.
Stuart Easton from Irvine, a third-year student at Western Kentucky University, shot 78, 78 and 72 for a total of 228 and a T32 finish.
Duncan McNeill from Annan, who has transferred from McNeese State to Toledo University, finished on 232 (78-75-79) and a share of 45th place.
Miami (Ohio) University dominated the individual placings - providing the first and second (Patrick Flavin on 211 and Brian Ohr on 212) but Kentucky (872) won the team title ahead of Miami (Ohio) (878) with Central Florida (883) third.
Toledo (907) finished seventh of 16 teams with Western Kentucky (935) 13th.

Stanley Moir wins senior Stableford at Stonehaven

Stanley Moir, playing off 15 of a handicap, won the North-east Seniors Golf Association Stableford competition at Stonehaven.
His total of 37pt was one ahead of Gordon Patterson (handicap 19) and two better than third placed Alan Milton (20).

Points table
par 66, CSS 66
37 Stanley Moir (15)
36 Gordon Patterson (19)
35 Alan Milton (20)
34 Mike Ord (16)
32 Stuart Patullo (20)
31 Ian Fong (10)
30 R Sutherland (16), E Barclay (16)
29 R Plenderleith (16)
28 Alastair Forbes (16)
27 J S Gray (7)
26 Robin Smith (18), Leslie Reith (13), Dennis Black (11).
21 Sandy Davidson (11), D Mair (8)
19 Ian Davie (13)
18 David Houston (18)
16 B Auld (20)
15 Ricky Wilson (13).

Scottish Seniors Order of Merit goes to the wire

By ALASDAIR MACGREGOR

The Scottish Seniors Golfing Society Order of Merit title will be decided on Friday (September 15) at Blairgowrie.  The top 30 players in the Order of Merit table after the Autumn meeting play in the final counting event over the Lansdowne course.

After 10 counting events, only three points separate the top two.  Last year’s winner, Graham Bell (Downfield), leads on 793pts with Stewart Henderson (Hamilton) on 790.  Nick Robson (Meldrum House) is in third place on 753.  

Although it will be one of these three players who wins the title, the other players at Blairgowrie can have a say in the final result.  Points are awarded to the top 20 players.  Bell, Henderson and Robson will play together in the last group on Finals day.

The Order of merit is sponsored by McCrea Financial Services Ltd (www.mccreafs.co.uk)

Friday's Blairgowrie event is also the last chance for SSGS members to score a hole in one and win an electric golf trolley.  German manufacturer JuCad, donated a top of the range electric trolley as a prize for a hole in scored at any SSGS event in the 2017 season.  

At the moment there are two players whose names will go into the draw for the prize.  Wilson Morton (Dunbar) had a hole in one at the first event of the season, the Spring meeting at Monifieth, and Alan White (Newton Stewart) had a hole in one at the West of Scotland open at West Kilbride.

JuCad trolleys are very popular in Europe , but less well known in the UK.  Auchterlonies of St Andrews recently became an agent for JuCad trolleys.  More information can be found at www.jucad.de

Renfrewshire boys lose at Elderslie but complete West title hat-trick of wins

Left to right: Cammy Johnston, Aidan O'Hagan, Kenan Ingram, Scott Newman, Roddy McAulay and Timmy Erskine

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Renfrewshire boys team retained the West League title, with a 3 in a row win, despite losing 5-3 at home against Stirlingshire at Elderslie Golf Club on Sunday.

This is the first time the team has been beaten in the last 3 years, so great credit to Stirlingshire in very difficult conditions..

The course was as you would expect heavily waterlogged due to the recent wet weather, and despite the rain during the day the course remained playable which is a credit to the green staff at Elderslie.

The Renfrewshire team showed a number of changes from previous matches, and with must under-18 players unavailable we had to field six under-18s to make up the numbers.

Scott Newman at 11 years of age set the team off, possibly the youngest player ever to represent the county, was in charge of his game, and was 2 up with 5 to play, but ran out of steam and after a poor drive at 18 lost by two holes

Jonny Murphy was always struggling to find his best form and with a lack of recent practice lost 2/1.

Timmy Erskine was having a nightmare of a front 9, losing 8 balls and being something like 17 over par ,was 7 down at the turn, however he kept going and made his opponent work hard eventually losing by 5/3.

Cammy Johnstone brought hope to the home team and despite having a nightmare at the first hole, much to the amusement of his fellow players on the tee, had the last laugh bringing home the first points of the day with a 5/4 victory.

Roddy McAuley promoted to the Under 18 slot made up for his disappointing performance in his last match and came in with a solid 1 hole victory.

Aidan O’Hagan, again promoted to the Under18 slot, and playing for the County at this level, for the first time did not find his best form, too much golf maybe, and lost 2/1.

With Euan English in the final game having lost by 3/2, working hard but never in complete control, it was left to Kenan Ingram to save the day.

Kenan had never been behind and was 3 up after 13 despite a fortunate escape at 12 where his opponent made the most unlikely of pars with a miracle 3^rd shot, while Kenan struggled for par.

However the match turned when his opponent won the 14^th and 15 with par, with the 16^th halved in par.

At 17 his opponent hit drive to the right and blocked out by the trees which he hit with his second shot, while Kenan went left and had a clear shot into the green. A solid shot to the centre of the green from Kenan was enough to secure his par and victory.

All credit to the boys from both teams in a game which was played in very difficult conditions due totally to the atrocious weather which we have had over the summer period, but great credit due to Elderslie Golf Club for the condition of the course

Renfrewshire 3, Stirlingshire 5

 Renfrewshire names first

Scott Newman (Kilmacolm) lost to Ross Laird (Falkirk) 2 holes

Jonathan Murphy (Erskine) lost to Gregor Johnston (Dunblane New) 2 and 1

Timmy Erskine (Kilmacolm) lost to Ben Carberry (Falkirk) 5 and 3

Cammy Johnstone (Eastwood) bt Lewis Clark (Stirling) 5 and 4

Roddy McAuley (Fereneze) bt Bryce Clark (Stirling) 1 hole

Aidan O’Hagan (Old Ranfurly) lost to Craig Jackman (Dunblane New) 2 and 1

Kenan Ingram (Greenock) bt David Hood (Strathendrick) 2 and 1.

Euan English (Erskine) lost to Thomas Craig (Falkirk) 3 and 2.

Graham McGee

Press Officer

 Renfrewshire Golf Union

USA beat GB and I 17-9 in Walker Cup 

The United States won back amateur golf's Walker Cup by thrashing Great Britain and Ireland 19-7 at the Los Angeles Country Club.

The match was tied at 2-2 after Saturday's morning foursomes, but the home side dominated that afternoon's singles to open an 8-4 lead.
The Americans then won Sunday's foursomes 3-1 and the final singles matches 8-2 to secure a comfortable victory.

The US regained a trophy they lost at Royal Lytham and St Annes in 2015.
Welshman David Boote was the only British player to win a singles match on Sunday, while Robert MacIntyre from Oban and Scott Gregory both halved their matches.
Home teams have won 11 of the past 13 Walker Cups, with GB's last win in America in 2001.

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