Pleasington Putter (Ladies 36 Hole Scratch Medal)

 - Sponsored by West Riding Hyundai

Wednesday 11th July 2018, Red Tees, Pleasington Golf Club

Best Gross :  £500 voucher:  Charlotte Heath (Huddersfield GC)
2nd Gross :  £200 voucher:  Emily Brennan  (Trentham GC)
3rd Gross : £150 voucher :  Bethany Garton  (Royal Lytham & St Anne’s GC)
Best Net :  £100 voucher:  Lily Downs  (Romanby GC)
2nd Nett :  £80 voucher:  Liyana Laheri  (Pleasington GC)

View Statistics for this Competition

Gross Leaderboard switch			R1 CSS 75	R2 CSS 75	Total	Par
1st		Charlotte Heath Huddersfield Golf Club (-1)	79	66	145	-3
2nd		Emily Brennan Trentham Golf Club (-2)	71	74	145	-3
3rd		Bethany Garton Royal Lytham and St Annes GC (-1)	76	71	147	-1
4th		Lily Downs Romanby Golf Club (0)	76	71	147	-1
5th		Emily Price Cleobury Mortimer Golf Club (-2)	73	74	147	-1
6th		Louisa Brunt Royal Birkdale Golf Club (-1)	73	75	148	LEVEL
7th		Harriet Allsebrook Shifnal Golf Club (0)	77	72	149	+1
8th		Kim Andrew Clitheroe Golf Club (-1)	74	75	149	+1
9th		Caitlin Evans-Brand Yelverton Golf Club (0)	76	74	150	+2
10th		Rosie Belsham Whitley Bay Golf Club (0)	76	74	150	+2
11th		Thalia Kirby Stoke Park Club (-1)	74	76	150	+2
12th		Morgan Thomas Beau Desert Golf Club (0)	71	79	150	+2
13th		Olivia Hamilton Cleckheaton and District Golf Club (0)	77	75	152	+4
14th		Abigail Smee Hessle Golf Club (0)	76	76	152	+4
15th		Jessica Hall Bishop Auckland Golf Club (-3)	75	77	152	+4
16th		Billie-Jo Smith Woodhall Spa Golf Club (-1)	80	74	154	+6
17th		Katie Sibley Carlisle Golf Club (2)	80	75	155	+7
18th		Jade Guest Gog Magog Golf Club (0)	79	76	155	+7
19th		Sophie Johnson Enville Golf Club (0)	78	77	155	+7
20th		Ellie Goodall Selby Golf Club (1)	79	78	157	+9
21st		Kirsty O'Connor Clitheroe Golf Club (3)	78	79	157	+9
22nd		Ashley CROFT Stock Brook Manor Golf Club (3)	77	80	157	+9
23rd		Megan Garland Selby Golf Club (-1)	81	77	158	+10
24th		Melissa Wood Woodsome Hall Golf Club (0)	78	81	159	+11
25th		Sarah Cousins Ulverston Golf Club (2)	78	81	159	+11
26th		Rachel Seal Pannal Golf Club (5)	81	79	160	+12
27th		Jennifer Saxton Muckhart Golf Club (-1)	78	82	160	+12
28th		Shannon O'Dwyer Wynyard Golf Club (0)	78	82	160	+12
29th		Aimee Sawyer Mendip Golf Club (3)	81	80	161	+13
30th		Eloise Healey West Lancashire Golf Club (0)	77	84	161	+13
31st		Charlie Hiatt Kendleshire Golf Club (The) (4)	81	81	162	+14
32nd		Maddie Raine West Lancashire Golf Club (6)	83	80	163	+15
33rd		Evie Cooke Rudding Park Golf Club (6)	81	82	163	+15
34th		Natasha Slater Ulverston Golf Club (-1)	85	79	164	+16
35th		Lucy Ellen Jones Wrexham Golf Club (1)	80	84	164	+16
36th		NICOLA WOOD Gosforth Park Ladies Golf Club (3)	80	84	164	+16
37th		Emily Slater Gog Magog Golf Club (-1)	84	81	165	+17
38th		Lauren Jones Mellor & Towncliffe Golf Club (5)	86	80	166	+18
39th		Jasmine Pnaiser Enville Golf Club (4)	85	82	167	+19
40th		Liyana Laheri (10)	82	85	167	+19
41st		Toni-Louise Naylor Waterton Park Golf Club (2)	90	78	168	+20
42nd		Emily Byrne Formby Ladies Golf Club (4)	82	86	168	+20
43rd		GEORGIA HOLDEN Lightcliffe Golf Club (6)	81	87	168	+20
44th		Nicola Wainwright Rhuddlan Golf Club (3)	85	84	169	+21
45th		Lydia Cryer Nelson Golf Club (5)	86	84	170	+22
46th		Rhian Barton Carden Park Golf Club (1)	86	84	170	+22
47th		Ella Mason Ely City Golf Club (5)	83	88	171	+23
48th		Harriet Barker Carus Green Golf Club (3)	81	90	171	+23
49th		Emily James Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club (5)	89	83	172	+24
50th		Mia Eales-Smith Lindrick Golf Club (4)	84	88	172	+24
51st		Emma Kennedy Paisley Golf Club (5)	90	85	175	+27
52nd		Wad Grayson Ringway Golf Club (5)	90	85	175	+27
53rd		Megan Williams Lancaster Golf Club (12)	97	85	182	+34
54th		Julia Kerrigan Hendon Golf Club (6)	94	88	182	+34
55th		Susan Musgrove Hobson Golf Club (5)	90	97	187	+39

 Christmas comes early for a young Zimbabwe golfer named Trust

• From: Iain Butchart 

One of our clients at I and D Insurance Services, Frances Fleming, recently approached me to see if I could help the Charity she co-founded with Alistair Gibb to help a young lad called Trust from the Matsetso village in the Chimanimani region of Zimbabwe, Africa. 

He is a promising young golfer whom they already support and assist with food. Following on from the success of my Club Hire Scheme, where Strathmore members, friends and other golfers have donated amazing amounts of  equipment, I had no hesitation in offering help. 

Today I presented a full set of King Cobra clubs and squeezed in another set of Wilson Fat Shafts into a carry bag which is being taken to Trust by a friend of Frances who is across for The Open. I have asked Trust to keep me updated with his progress so look forward to him catching up.

The charity was set up to help disadvantaged young people and it has already helped with football equipment, strips and boots. They also support six children, allowing them to attend school.

 Alistair sponsors Zander who is just about to finish an Electrical Engineering course at College. The funding raised by this Charity goes a long way in the education of the youngsters and their understanding in preserving their unique environment.

If anyone is free on the 4th August at 10am pop along to the Airlie Street Hall, Alyth to support their Coffee morning.

From Iain Butchart

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Jasmine and Rachel win scratch and handicap titles at Kirriemuir

   Left to right: Dawn Darling, Rachel Mathieson, Jasmine Mackintosh and Sammy Leslie. 

Double whammy by Hazlehead pair at North of Scotland finals

Two Hazlehead Golf Club members won the main trophies on finals day at the North of Scotland women's golf championship at Kirriemuir Golf Club today, writes Colin Farquharson.

Jasmine Mackintosh, the leading qualifier, beat Sammy Leslie (Murcar Links) 3 and 2 in the scratch final to win the Gifford Trophy.

Rachel Mathieson beat Dawn Darling (Kirriemuir) by one hole in the handicap final to earn the Angus Salver. Rachael plays off eight and Dawn 17. Dawn was the leading handicap match-play qualifier.

When last did one club have the winners of both scratch and handicap in the North of Scotland championship? Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) has the answer: 

"It must have been around 20 years ago or so but I seem to remember at Nairn Dunbar Jill Harrison won the scratch and I won the handicap.  You may need to ask Jasmine and Rachael to look at the engraving on the trophies to check!"

The scratch final at Kirriemuir was a quality match with Jasmine birdieing seven holes (third, fourth, sixth, seventh, ninth, 11th and 12th) while Sammy birdied five holes (sixth, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th)

Leslie was six down at the ninth where Mackintosh almost holed her second shot from 140yd. Her ball hit the flagstick.

Sammy holed a 30ft putt at 10 for birdie. Then she had four birdies in a row to try to pull it back but, in Sammy's words: "Jasmine's putting was awesome." 
Hard luck, Sammy! Five birdies in the North of Scotland final would normally win it.

RESULTS

SCRATCH
Semi-finals 
Jasmine Mackintosh (Hazlehead) bt Megan Robb (Peterculter) 
2 and 1.
Sammy Leslie (Murcar Ladies) bt Jane Grubb (Montrose Mercantile) 4 and 3.
Final
Mackintosh bt Leslie 3 and 2

HANDICAP
Semi-finals
Dawn Darling (Kirriemuir) (17) bt Lesley Watson (Deeside) 3 and 2.
Rachel Mathieson (Hazlehead) (8) bt Val Purdie (Dunblane New)
 1 hole.
Final
Mathieson (8) bt Darling (17) 1 hole.

NORTH OF SCOTLAND

LADIES GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 (KIRRIEMUIR)

ORDER OF PRESENTATION OF PRIZES

PRIZES	NAME	COUNTY
Consolation Round 2nd Handicap 1st Handicap 1st Scratch	Ann B Ramsay Anne Munro Sakuna Ramsay	Angus Aberdeenshire Angus
Qualifying Round 2nd Handicap 1st Handicap 2nd Scratch 1st Scratch	Megan Ashely Jackie Brown Jacqueline Cameron Jasmine Mackintosh	Perth and Kinross Angus Angus Aberdeenshire
Angus Salver (Handicap) Semi Finalists Runner Up (Lansdowne Trophy) Winner (Angus Salver)	Lesley Watson Val Purdie Dawn Darling Rachel Mathieson	Abedeenshire Perth & Kinross Angus Aberdeenshire
Gifford Trophy (Scratch) Semi Finalists Runner Up (Thomson Trophy) Winner (Gifford Trophy)	Megan Robb Jane Grubb Sammy Leslie Jasmine Mackintosh	Aberdeenshire Angus Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire

SCOTTISH UNDER-16 BOYS' OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

Adrian clickety-clicks to get a share of pole position at Fortrose and Rosemarkie

Aidan O'Hagan (Old Ranfurly) shot a five-under-par 66 in the second round to share the pole position with Matteo Cristoni (Italy) and Cameron Johnstone (Troon Welbeck) on three-under 139 at the halfway stage of the 72-hole Scottish Under-16 boys' open championship at Fortrose and Rosemarkie.
O'Hagan had an eagle, four birdies and one bogey in his excellent round. Cristoni had scores of 69 and 70 while Johnstone scored 67 and 72.
They headed the qualifiers for the final two rounds by one shot from Blairgowrie's Cormac Sharpe (73-67) and Keaton Morrison (Northern Ireland) whoo had a pair of 70s.

SCOTTISH UNDER-16 BOYS' OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Fortrose and Rosemarkie Golf Club
par 142 (2x71) SSS 70 CSS 70 69.
139 A O'Hagan (Old Ranfurly) 73 66, M Cristoni (Ita) 69 70, C Johnstone (Troon Welbeck) 67 72.
140 C Sharpe (Blairgowrie) 73 67, K Morrison (NIre) 70 70.
141 C Owen (Aberdovey) 74 67, M Sandoz (Wrexham) 70 71, M Couvra (Fra) 70 71.
142 M Van de Kuilen (Netherlands) 73 69, A Saleem (St Andrews New) 71 71, R Passquotti (Ita) 73 69, C E Lasi (Ita) 66 76.

OTHER SCOTS QUALIFIERS
143 C Adam (Royal Burgess) 74 69, E Orr (Newmachar) 70 73 (T13)
144 G Graham (Blairgowrie) 68 76, L Gillies (Nairn) 68 76, J Cookson (Gullane) 72 72 (T23).
145 D Bullen (Auchterarder) 73 72, T Smith (St Andrews) 69 76 (T32).
146 L Reynolds (Hilton Park) 73 73 (T37).

SCOTS NON-QUALIFIERS
147 C Akers (Ladybank) 74 73, R McAuley (Fereneze) 73 74
148 J McDonald (Torwoodlee) 73 75, R  Fenwick (Deeside) 77 71, J Bruce (Deeside) 75 73.
149 O Walker (Murcar Links), B Carberry (Falkirk) 73 76, S Sandin (Dunblane New) 76 73.
150 D Doogan (Golspie) 74 76, C Currie (Turnhouse) 79 71, R Laird (Falkirk) 77 73, A J Finnie (Royal Burgess) 75 75.
151 B Hunter (St Andrews) 78 73, T Rankine (Haggs Castle) 75 76, J Vogelpohl (Pitreavie) 74 77, J Mann (Vilamoura) 77 74.
152 G Daun (Inverness) 77 75, L Clark (Alloa) 76 76, J Gibb (Aboyne) 75 77, W J Nicol (Nairn Dunbar) 73 79.
153 E Cuthbert (Inverness) 79 74, H Asutin (Loretto) 77 76.
154 F Wickenden (Nairn) 79 75.
156 A Ewen (King James VI) 81 75, C Graham (Blairgowrie) 77 79.
157 L Murdoch (Kings Acre) 76 81, C Robinson (Turnhouse) 73 84.
159 S Allan (Peterculter) 81 79, C Bruce (Deeside) 79 80.
160 J Beveridge (Bathgate) 84 76.
161 R Smith (Bahrain) 85 76, F Laird (Alford) 78 83, M Holmes (Kilmacolm) 84 77.
168 N Mackenzie (Muir of Ord) 87 81, B Read (Banchory) 82 86.
170 J MacLean (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 90 80.

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SCOTS MEN'S TEAM QUALIFY FOR EUROPEAN 

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT

Only Scotland's men's squad made it through to a European team championship flight as our boys, girls and women could do no better than qualify for Flight B match-play status in Berlin.

Veteran Euan McIntosh and Ryan Lumsden were the Scots heroes in the second stroke play qualifying round. 
They both shot four-under-par 68s enabling Scotland, with a team total of 709, to qualify in sixth place for the championship flight in which they will meet third placed Denmark in the first round of the match-play.
 Sweden and English were joint top qualifiers on the 693 mark.

The Scots' individual totals were:

140 E McIntosh 72 68. 141 S Scott 69 72. 144 S Easton 72 72, J Stewart 71 73. 145 E Walker 73 72, E Lumsden 77 68.

Scotland's women's team, competing at Murhof GC, Austria, finished 11th of 19 with a 721 total.

The Scots' scores were:

139 H McCook 66 73. 143 S McWilliam 69 74. 148 G Batty 77 71, C Goadby 75 73. 149 E Briggs 78 71.

Scotland's boys team finished a dismal 14th of 16 at a Czech Republic venue. They totalled 747.

Scots' scores were:

144 C McKinney 76 68. 148 G Heath 75 73. 149 J Broun 76 73. 155 R Lindsay 76 79. 156 C Scott 80 76. 160 G Dalziel 75 85.

The Scotland girls' team finished 12th of 19 at Forsgardens Golf Club, Sweden

Scots' scores were:

146 H Darling 73 73. 149 L Duncan 76 73. 155 L McClymont 78 77. 157 K Brodie 77 80. 160 C Griffiths 82 78. 161 J Rankine 85 76.

2019 ASI Scottish Open for Renaissance Club from July 8-14

Press release

The Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open will return to East Lothian next year when The Renaissance Club hosts Scotland’s National Open on the European Tour for the first time from July 8-14, 2019.
This will be followed by the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open, which will once again be played over the same course, from August 5-11, 2019.

North of Scotland women's championship 
Semi-finals at Kirriemuir Golf Club

SCRATCH
Jasmine Mackintosh (Hazlehead) bt Megan Robb (Peterculter) 
2 and 1.
Sammy Leslie (Murcar Ladies) bt Jane Grubb (Montrose Mercantile) 4 and 3.

HANDICAP
Dawn Darling (Kirriemuir) (17) bt Lesley Watson (Deeside) (16) 3 and 2.
Rachel Mathieson (Hazlehead) (8) bt Val Purdie (Dunblane New)
(17) 1 hole.

Greg McCaffer wins West boys' stroke-play championship

This year's West of Scotland boys' stroke-play championship at Dullatur Golf Club was won by Greg McCaffer (Whitecraigs) with a 36-hole total of 150 (76-74).

One stroke behind were Jack Emerson of East Kilbride (75-76 bih) and Haggs Castle's Louis Fleming (75-76).

 

Greg is pictured receiving the trophy

 from DGU President Alan Bell.

INTERNATIONAL FIELD FROM 78 COUNTRIES TO COMPETE IN THE JUNIOR OPEN

R and A NEWS RELEASE

 A field of 142 emerging boy and girl golfers from 78 countries will arrive in Scotland to compete in the Junior Open at the Eden Course, St Andrews on the eve of The 147^th Open at Carnoustie next week.

Founded in 1994 and coming under The R and A's administrative umbrella in 2000, the Junior Open is played in the days leading up to The Open, and at a nearby course.

 This biennial championship will be played over the Eden Course from Monday 16 to Wednesday 18 July marking the first time it has been held in St Andrews.

Champion Golfers Zach Johnson and Darren Clarke welcomed the junior golfers to the 2016 event at Kilmarnock (Barassie) and plans are being made for another golfing hero to welcome this year’s competitors at the Opening Ceremony being held on Sunday 15 July by the 18^th green on the Old Course.

Duncan Weir, Executive Director – Golf Development at The R&A, said, “The Junior Open provides talented young golfers from around the world with a fantastic opportunity to play in a prestigious international competition on the eve of The Open.

“The championship continues to produce an excellent standard of golf and we have seen many past competitors, including several now major champions, make their mark in the Junior Open.  We can look forward to three exciting days of golf.”

Previous Junior Open winners include reigning Masters champion, Patrick Reed, 2013 LPGA Rookie of the Year, Moriya Jutanugarn and Portugal’s Pedro Lencart Silva, who followed up his win at Kilmarnock (Barassie) in 2016 by lifting the 2017 Boys Amateur title.  This made Silva the second golfer to win both events following Sergio Garcia, Junior Open winner in 1994.

Other leading golfers who have featured in the Junior Open include Champion Golfers of the Year Jordan Spieth (2017), Rory McIlroy (2014) and 2010 US Women’s Open Champion, Paula Creamer.     

Countries and associations from all over the world can send a boy and/or a girl aged between 12 and 16 to the Junior Open.  The event is contested over 54 holes of stroke play with all competitors then visiting The Open at Carnoustie on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 July.

The Eden Course is one of seven courses that forms St Andrews Links, commonly referred to as ‘The Home of Golf’. Opened in 1914, after demand on the existing courses grew, the Eden was designed by Harry Colt and is named after the Eden estuary.

Spectators are welcome at the Eden Course and scoring will be available on www.RandA.org

FOUNDATION TEAM ON FORM AT BLAIRGOWRIE

FROM BANNERMAN MEDIA

THE Barrie Douglas Foundation team emerged victorious in the 2018 Blairgowrie US Junior Invitational.

The U18 Scottish select, which included some of the country’s top prospects, defeated national boys champions Perth and Kinross by 3.5 to 0.5 in the final.

The Foundation team, captained by Cameron Gallagher (Longniddry), featured Sean Logue (Royal Montrose), Connor Wilson (Castle Park), Liam Waldron (Royal Aberdeen), Dean Walsh (Lochgelly) and Aaron Hall (Kilspindie).

The home players saw off the challenge posed by teams drawn from eight US States who were confronted by conditions alien to competitions back home.

The three-day event followed a Ryder Cup format and the Scots handled the links-like, tree-lined fairways better than the American visitors.

The annual trans-Atlantic challenge has mushroomed, with more than 60 tourists staying in the area.

Arizona golf coach Brian Vogner, who organised the event in tandem with Blairgowrie junior convener Neil Wilkie, praised the Perthshire club for rolling out the welcome mat and laying on a well-organised tournament.

“It has been a wonderful event. We brought over high school teams representing Arizona, Idaho, Florida, Utah, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri, with six state champions involved,” he said.

“We have some very good young players, who learned a few lessons from the Scots.

“The standard of Scottish golf is obviously very good and our guys found the style of play very different.

“They are used to hitting the ball very high and having it land softly but we don’t have that with the links-style golf we had here after your unusual summer weather.

“It’s good to see our players learning that you don’t always have to overpower a golf course.

“And some of our boys had never played matchplay golf. It has been such a good experience.

“This all began with just four boys coming over and this year we had 36 athletes here, with St Andrews and North Berwick also on our schedule.

“Blairgowrie Golf Club and Perth and Kinross County organise everything superbly and is run so professionally. We get such a warm welcome from members.

“It is an amazing place. There aren’t many places in the world like Blairgowrie Golf Club.”

Steven Morgan, Blairgowrie managing secretary, added: “It’s been a wonderful three days of great competition but the guys have all made good friends and contacts.

“Hopefully it is something we can build on in the future. I know our own Blairgowrie lads relished it and were proud of showing the Americans round their home courses, which are in superb condition.”

Steven Morgan (Blairgowrie managing secretary) congratulates Perth and Kinross captain Andrew Thornton and his runners-up, from left, Declan Gray, Fraser Matthews, Finlay Hamilton, Harry Clark and Andrew Scott

Tish Douglas, Susan Soutar and other charity supporters congratulate Cameron Gallagher, captain of the Barrie Douglas Foundation team, which won the Blairgowrie US Junior International.