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Tuesday 30th September 2003

SENIOR WOMEN'S HOME GOLF INTERNATIONALS PREVIEW
Scotland skipper Jennifer Mack was quietly confident of success on the eve of the inaugural Senior women's home golf international matches at Whittington Heath Golf Club, near Lichfield.
Her reasons to be cheerful were based primarily on Scotland's capture for the past two years of the Miller Stirling Trophy as champions of the Veteran Ladies Golfing Association's annual jamboree. The minimum age of 50 years is the same but the veterans' annual tournament pits the Scots against three English areas - North, Midlands and South - and is an eight-a-side event.
For the first three-day Ladies Golf Union-organised event which starts today (Wed), it is Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales who make up the four-cornered contest. There are only six players per team and a combined England side, featuring players like Vivien Saunders, recently reinstated as an amateur after more than 30 years as a professional, will be hard to beat.
"The fact that we have five our of successful veterans' team plus the new Scottish seniors champion, Karen Ballantyne, in our squad is a big advantage, I believe," said Mrs Mack. "We all know each other very well on and off the golf course and the team spirit is terrific. It takes some time to establish that kind of rapport and I don't think this England team, coming together for the first time, will have it."
Captain Jennifer has teamed former Scottish girls champion Moira Thomson (North Berwick) with Scottish LGA treasurer Lynne Terry in the lead-off foursomes against Ireland and partnered Pam Williamson (Baberton), recent winner of the Irish senior women's open championship, with Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) who came out of the blue with two impressive rounds to win the Scottish senior women's championship at Ballater last month.
Ireland have won both the men's and women's home international titles this year. Is another Irish success on the cards at Whittington Heath (it was Whittington Barracks Golf Club until the club members bought the course from Ministry of Defence for just under a million pounds in the early 1990s)?
"We fancy our chance of beating Ireland in our first match because we have beaten them already in a friendly match at Prestwick," said Mrs Mack.
Tomorow morning's foursomes line-up:
WALES v ENGLAND
8.30 Ann Johnson (Ludlow) & Verona MacKenzie (Whitchurch) v Carole Caldwell (Sunningdale) & Vivien Saunders (Cambridge Meridian).
8.40 Audrey Briggs (Royal Liverpool) & Jean O'Connor (Newport) v Adele Mitchell (Keighley) & Chris Stirling (Meon Valley).
IRELAND v SCOTLAND
9.0 Valerie Hassett (Ennis) & Mary Madden (Ballinasloe) v Moira Thomson (North Berwick) & Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay).
9.10 Mary McKenna (Donabate) & Anna Maloney (Clonmel) v Pam Williamson (Baberton) & Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park).

Update on Baby Farquharson-Black News
He is to be called Michael.

Bank of Scotland Junior Masters, Queen's Course, Gleneagles, on Sunday 5th October
Draw

Monday 29th September 2003

HEATHER DRAWN AGAINST LYNNE IN VETS' CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER-FINALS
HEATHER Anderson from Caldwell, winner of the West veterans' title earlier this year, has been drawn against the SLGA treasurer and Northern Division vets' champion Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Veteran Ladies Golf Association championship over the Blairgowrie Lansdowne course on Sunday.
Heather, winner of the Scottish women's championship in 1967, is still playing very good golf in her 73rd year.
Last year the Scottish VLGA title was won by Rose Anderson (Huntly) but she will not be able to defend it. Only the eight divisional champions qualify each year and Rose lost to Lynne Terry in the North final at Ballater.
The line-up is (first tee time 1.33pm):
Stella Booth (Galloway) v Christine McAndrew (Highland).
Cecilia Kenny (Midlands) v Esme Hill (Dumfries-shire).
Heather Anderson (West) v Lynne Terry (North).
Ruth Brown (East) v Liz Campbell (Borders).
Competitors in this and the other stroke-play events should note that, due to a major refurbishment and rebuild of the Blairgowrie clubhouse, there are only snacks available in a Portakabin.
The Rosemount Golf Hotel, where the SVLGA annual meeting will be held on the Monday, is laying on a soup-and-sandwiches daily service.

SIX SCOTS BOUND FOR SOUTH AFRICA
FIVE Scottish female amateur golfers have won themselves an all-expenses-paid trip to South Africa to play in the grand final of a sponsored tournament at the famous Sun City Resort.
A total of 12 English, five Scots and three Welsh competitors have come through regional finals in the AEG British ladies amateur tournament.
The five Scots are:
Marlene Isherwood (Kirriemuir), handicap 34.
Catherine Duncan (Stonehaven), handicap 16.
Sandra Robb (Royal Montrose), handicap 20.
Alison Tait (Moffat), handicap 12.
Helen Kerr (Dumfries & Galloway), handicap 14.
Marlene, Catherine and Sandra headed the regional qualifier at Murrayshall with net scores of 65, 67 and 67 respectively.
Alison and Helen qualified at Drumpellier, both with net scores of 72.
There will be a sixth Scot in the party - Gillian Roy, the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association tournament officer, who will be the tournament director.
The party will fly out from Heathrow to Johannesburg on October 25. From there they will be driven out to stay at the Cabanas Hotel at the Sun City Resort for the week.
All the competitors will have two practice rounds over the Gary Player-designed Lost City course at Sun City. Then the 36-hole tournament will be played on Wednesday and Thursday, October 29 and 30.
The party will set off home from Johannesburg Airport on Friday, October 31, arriving early Saturday morning at Heathrow.
The full party is:
Scotland - Marlene Isherwood (Kirriemuir), Catherine Duncan (Stonehaven), Sandra Robb (Royal Montrose), Alison Tait (Moffat), Helen Kerr (Dumfries & Galloway).
England _ Marilyn Taylor (Bramley), Linda Wray (Hendon), Cathy Yau (South Winchester), Alison Grandison (Chippenham), Carol Venn (Saunton), Wendy Shaw (Hamptworth), Joyce Byrne (Gay Hill), Susan Harries (Aston Wood), Anne Mather (Notts Ladies), Marlene Vinegrad (Leeds), Anne Johnstone (Wychwood Park), Sheila Thorpe (Scarborough South).
Wales _ Jo Naysmith (Royal Porthcawl), Rowena Liles (Garnant Park), Maureen Hombal (Radyr).

ELAINE HAS ANOTHER SON
Elaine Farquharson-Black, captain of the Scotland team for the past three home international series, gave birth to a son, a brother for Nicholas (who is 4 1/2), at 3.30pm this afternoon. Congratulations to all concerned!!!!

LOUISE FLEMING WILL TAKE TIME TO FIND HER FEET ON US COLLEGE CIRCUIT
Roxburghe Golf Club member Louise Fleming (University of Minnesota) finished tied for 61st place in her first big event on the United States women's college circuit - the Lady Northern tournament over the Ohio State University's Scarlet Course (6,201yd, Par 72) at Columbus, Ohio.
Louise had rounds of 84, 83 and 85 for a 54-hole total of 252. Her last round included double bogeys at the second and 16th and eighth further bogeys in halves of 42 and 43.
Irish champion Martin Gillen, who started with a 79, improved steadily with rounds of 73 and 74 to finished joint 11th on 226. The Kent State University student would have made the top 10 but for a double-bogey 5 at the short fifth and bogeys at the short eighth and 15th in halves of 38 and 36. She did birdie the ninth and 18th and looks set for another good season on the American women's college circuit.
Irish girls champion Karen Delaney, who enrolled at Kent State University in August, is in the same "rookie" category as Louise Fleming, feeling her way in an unaccustomed environment where the courses are long and tough and the opposition of international calibre.
Karen had scores of 81, 82 and 80 for joint 57th place on 243. Her last round included a double bogey at the seventh in two halves of 40.
At the top of the leaderboard, there was an exciting finish with a three-way play-off featuring Allison Hanna (Ohio State), Lisa Meldrum (Oklahoma) and Janice Olivencia (Texas) who tied on two-over-par 218. Olivencia won at the second extra hole against Meldrum, Hanna having been eliminated at the first hole.
Texas (893) won the team event from Ohio State (895) with Michigan State (897) third. Martina Gillen's scores enabled Kent State to finish sixth on 926. Minnesota came 12th with 959.
SCOREBOARD
218 Janice Olivencia (Texas) 70 73 75, Lisa Meldrum (Oklahoma) 74 71 73, Allison Hanna (Ohio State) 70 73 75.
219 Kristen White (Ohio State) 72 74 73.
Other scores:
226 Martina Gillen (Kent State) 79 73 74.
243 Karen Delaney (Kent State) 81 82 80.
252 Louise Fleming (Minnesota) 84 83 85.

Sunday 28th September 2003

RANFURLY CASTLE FATHER AND DAUGHTER WIN SLGA ADULT-GIRL FOURSOMES
Ranfurly Castle Golf Club's father and daughter partnership, Ian and Eilidh Briggs, were the overall winners of the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association adult-girl stableford foursomes at Hamilton Golf Club today (Sunday).
Playing off 19, half their combined handicap, Ian and Eilidh top-scored in a field of 60 pairings with a points total of 44.
Tom Harvey (St Andrews) and daughter Hannah (St Leonards) won the Category 1 (handicaps 6 to 15) with 38pt off eight on a better inward half countback with Jackie Brown and Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth) who played off 10.
Stewart Kirkland and Jennifer Lindsay (Strathaven) won Category 2 (16 to 24) by 10pt with a score of 41pt off 23.
Anne Mackinnon (Abertay) and Fiona Stewart (Monifieth) (23) were runners-up.
Ken and Helen Goodwin from Glenvervie won Category 3 (25 to 34) with 42pt off 25. Second place went to Lynne Fenton (Abertay) and Nicola Summers (Monifieth), playing off 25, on a better inward half than Cathy Burns and Gillian Scanlan (Hamilton) (24) who also had 37pt.
In the non-handicap section, Brian and Lynsey Weadon (Barassie) won with 37pt.
PRIZEWINNERS
Overall
Ian & Eilidh Briggs (Ranfurly Castle) (19) 44.
Category 1 (handicaps 6 to 15) _ Tom Harvey (St Andrews) & Hannah Harvey (St Leonards) (8) (bih), Jackie Brown & Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth) (10) 38.
Category 2 (handicaps 16 to 24) _ Stewart Kirkland & Jennifer Lindsay (Strathaven) (23) 41; Ann Mackinnon (Abertay) & Fiona Stewart (Monifieth) (23) 31.
Category 3 (25 to 34) _ Ken & Helen Goodwin (Glenbervie) (24) 52; Lynne Fenton (Abertay) & Nicola Summers (Monifieth) (25) (bih), Cathy Burns & Gillian Scanlan (Hamilton) (26) 37.
Non-handcap
Brian & Lynsey Weadon (Barassie) 37.
Longest drive _ Man (at 16th) _ Stuart Meiklejohn (Aberdour). Woman (at 4th) _ Lynne Fenton (Abertay). Girl (17th) _ SallyKettlewell (Dunblane). Non-handicap (5th) _ Kristina Fernandez (Troon Bentinck).]
Nearest pin _ Girl (15th) _ Fiona Stewart (Monfieth). Non-handicap _ Lynsey Weadon (Barassie).

East of Scotland Ladies Championship
Jocelyn Carthew (Ladybank), pictured right, carried off the East of Scotland Championship today at Craigielaw with a score of 73 to win by two shots from Jayne Smith (Gullane Ladies'). Fiona Lockhart (St Regulus) took third place on 76. Most players found the small greens tricky and there were many reports of three putts. The CSS went up three strokes to 74, which in the near perfect playing conditions, shows the difficulty they encountered.
Linda Wemyss (Ratho Park) won the handicap with 77 less 5 for a net 72 and Tracy Laughland (Prestonfield) was second with 77 less 4, net 73.
Fife took the team competition trophy by four shots from Midlothian.
Top Scores
73 Jocelyn Carthew (Ladybank)
75 Jayne Smith (Gullane Ladies)
76 Fiona Lockhart (St Regulus)
77 Linda Wemyss (Ratho Park), Tracy Laughland (Prestonfield
79 Kirsten Blackwood (Glencorse), Lynn Kenny (University of Stirling)
81 Claire Hargan (Prestonfield), Jane Flucker (Craigmillar Park)
82 Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe)
83 Gillian Davidson (Saline), Jane Turner ( Glencorse), Anne Hanson (Glencorse), Ruth Brown (Lothianburn), Mary Lou Renton Gifford)
Handicap
Linda Wemyss (Ratho Park) 77-5=72
Tracy Laughland (Prestonfield) 77-4=73
Team Competition (Best 3 out of 4)
234 Fife (Jocelyn Carthew 73, Fiona Lockhart 76, Emma Wilson 85, Ashleigh Wilton 87)
237 Midlothian (Tracy Laughland 77, Kirsten Blackwood 79, Claire Hargan 81, Claire Macdonald 88)
242 East Lothian (Jayne Smith 75, Mary Lou Renton 83, Sally Tait 84, Claire McLoughlin 87)

US Student News
BAD LIGHT INTERRUPTS MARTINA'S CHARGE UP THE SCOREBOARD
FADING light forced an early closure to play in the second round on the first day of the 54-hole Lady Northern women's college tournament over the Ohio State University's Scarlett Course at Columbus, Ohio.
Irish champion Martina Gillen (Beaverstown & Kent State University), pictured right, was going very well when she had to come off the course.
After a disappointing first round of 79 over the par-72, 6,201yd course, Martina was one under par for her second round after 11 holes and had moved up from tied 35th to joint 13th on the running scoreboard.
Irish girls champion Karen Delaney from Carlow, who has just started at Kent State University, started with an 81 and was five over par for the second round after 13 holes.
Louise Fleming (Minnesota Universtiy) from the Borders had a first-round score of 83 and was six over par for eight holes of the second round.
Janice Olivencia (Texas) and Alison Hanna (Ohio State) were joint first-round leaders on two-under-par 70. In the unfinished second round, Janice had taken up a two shot lead by covering the first 12 holes in one under par while Alison had covered the same stretch in one over the card.

JENNA FINISHES ON A HIGH BUT IT'S A NIGHTMARE FOR HEATHER
Team-mates Jenna Wilson, right, from Strathaven and Heather MacRae from Dunblane had contrasting fortunes in the final round of their debuts for San Diego State University women's golf team in the Dick McGuire college tournament at Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Jenna finished with a 75 after earlier rounds of 81 and 79 to tie for 42nd place with a 16-over-par aggregate of 235. That put her in joint 42nd place in a good-class field.
Jenna, the Scottish Under-21 girls' open champion, had a brilliant start - an eagle 3 at the first and a birdie 2 at the second before coming down to earth with a double bogey 6 at the fourth and a bogey 6 at the ninth in reaching the turn in level par 37.
Miss Wilson's only deviation from par on the inward journey was a double bogey 6 at the 14th.
Heather MacRae, left, also started brightly with birdies at the fourth, fifth and seventh before the wheels began to come off. She bogeyed the eighth and ninth but was still out in one-under-par 36.
Then Heather had bogeys at the 11th and 12th before a nightmare 8 at the par 4 13th and a double bogey 6 at the 14th followed by bogeys at the 15th and 16th.
Miss MacRae cascaded 10 shots to par in those six holes from the 11th to the 16th in coming home in 46 for a final round of 82. Her earlier scores were 77 and 83.
Heather finished tied for 65th place on 242 - one shot behind English girl Danielle Roseberry (New Mexico State) who had scores of 80, 83 and 78.
The tournament was won by Kailin Downs (New Mexico) who had three shots to spare at the finish despite a last-round 74 compared with earlier efforts of 70 and 78. Kailin's total was seven-under-par 212.
Second on 215 was Swedish-born Karin Sjodin (Oklahoma State) who failed to put the overnight leader under any pressure in the last round. Karin signed off with a 77 after a 71 and 67.
FINAL SCOREBOARD
212 Kailin Downs (New Mexico) 70 68 74.
215 Karin Sjodin (Oklahoma State) 71 67 77.
216 Carolina Llano (Pepperdine) 73 67 76.
Other scores:
235 Jenna Wilson (San Diego State) 81 79 75.
241 Danielle Roseberry (New Mexico State) 80 83 78.
242 Heather MacRae (San Diego State) 77 83 82.

Thursday 11th September - Saturday 27th September 2003

On holiday.. check Hot News for results.

Tuesday 9th September 2003

Scottish Ladies Seniors Championship
KAREN WINS HER FIRST SCOTTISH TITLE AT AGE OF 51
Former Craigmillar Park and Liberton women's club champion, Karen Ballantyne scored her biggest golf win at the age of 51 when she captured the Scottish senior women's amateur championship at Ballater yesterday (Tuesday).
"It was years ago that I won the club titles and I've won nothing since then but I knew I was playing well coming up to this championship and though this is the second time I've played in this event, seniors' golf is a new horizon for me," said Karen who has played for the Midlothian women's team and was county captain last year.
Karen had scores of 69 and 70 for an aggregate of three-under-par 139 and won by four shots from another Midlothian player, Noreen Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh) who had a 70 and 73 for 143.
Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) finished third with 75 and 74 for 149.
One stroke ahead of Noreen overnight, Karen got one hand on the trophy when she began her second round by sinking a 12ft putt for an eagle 3. Noreen had a par 5 and Dr Terry a bogey 6 so she gained strokes on both her closest rivals immediately.
Karen went on to birdie the third, eighth and 14th in halves of 34 (two under par) and 36 (one over). She had bogeys at the second, ninth, 10th and 13th.
"I wobbled a little bit when the rain came on when were were going round the run and I had a few bogeys. Fortunately, I had a few shots in hand by then," said Karen whose handicap of five will be coming down.
Pat Simpson (Lundin Ladies) won the over-50s scratch aggregate prize with her total of 152 (81 71) and Heather Anderson (Caldwell) took the over-60s award with 153 (77 76, better inward half).
FINAL TOTALS (CSS 70 70)
139 Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) 69 70.
143 Noreen Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh) 70 73.
149 Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) 75 74.
151 Ann Smart (Banchory) 76 75.
152 Pat Simpson (Lundin Ladies) 81 71.
153 Moira Thomson (North Berwick) 81 72, Ruth Brown (Lothianburn) 78 75, Rosalind Roy (Ballater) 77 76, Heather Anderson (Caldwell) 77 76, Pamela Williamson (Baberton) 77 76.
154 Audrey Henderson (Lenzie) 77 77, Anna Telfer (Milngavie) 77 77, Cecilia Kenny (Dunblane) 76 78, Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) 76 78.
155 Isobel McIntosh (Inverness) 77 78, Agnes Freeman (Ladies Panmure Barry) 76 79.
156 Hazel Kelly (Ladies Panmure Barry) 80 76, Patricia Hutton (Lanark) 80 76.
157 Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle) 78 79, Shelagh Quinn (Longniddry) 78 79, Frances Liddle (Dunblane New) 76 81.
158 Patricia Wilson (Murcar) 80 78, Christine McAndrew (Nairn Dunbar) 80 78.
159 Pam Gordon (Inverness) 78 81, Frances Neish (Murcar) 78 81, Helen Forbes (Aboyne) 76 83.
160 Elspeth Hanlon (Gourock) 84 76, Rose Anderson (Huntly) 83 77, Elizabeth Miskimmin (Dunblane New) 82 78, Stella Hodge (Aberdeen Ladies) 81 79, Mary Robinson (Aberdeen Ladies) 79 81.
161 Sheila Reid (Aberdeen Ladies) 82 79, Jean Bald (Aberdour) 81 80, Margaret MacNaughtan (Aberdeen Ladies) 80 81, Ann Prentice (Bothwell Castle) 80 81, Emma Wilson (Elie & Earlsferry Ladies) 78 83.
162 Isobel Harvey (St Rule) 83 79.
163 Doris Dunn (Dunblane New) 86 77, Janice Cumming (Inverness) 83 80, Diane Gray (Lanark) 83 80, Danuta McLachlan (Lundin Ladies) 81 82.
164 Elizabeth Simpson (Murrayfield) 85 79, Judy Slater (Aboyne) 82 82, Helen Edon (Banchory) 82 82, Patricia Savin (North Berwick) 81 83, Morag Clapperton (Banchory) 78 86.
165 Lana MacDonald (Hilton Park) 83 82, Elizabeth Rose (Murrayfield) 83 82.
166 Kate Caithness (Edzell) 84 82, Lily Thomson (Ballater) 84 82, Eleanor Fisken (Nairn) 83 83, Pauline Duthie (Huntly) 81 85, Joan Marshall (Baberton) 80 86.
167 Margaret Joss (Alford) 84 83, Marjory Clark (Banchory) 83 84, Jean Brydson (Castle Douglas) 83 84.
168 Sally Coster (Hilton Park) 83 85, Vivienne Harper (Deeside) 80 88.
169 Ann Moffat (St Regulus) 92 77, Nan Paton (Ringway) 90 79, Margaret Will (Edzell) 84 85, Gillian Glen (Craigmillar Park) 82 87.
170 Sheila Hartley (Braehead) 84 86.
172 Elinor Grant (Douglas Park) 85 87, Rita Dee (Kingsknowe) 84 88..
173 Elizabeth Thomson (Abeerdeen Ladies) 87 86, Pamela Twinn (Aberdeen Ladies) 84 89.
174 Pamela Moscati (Royal Dornoch) 89 85, Sheila Goudie (Cowglen) 88 95, Marion Donald (Aberdeen Ladies) 87 87, Gwyneth Haines (St Regulus) 86 88.
175 Sheena MacLennan (Nairn Dunbar) 92 83, Margaret Chalmers (Downfield) 90 85, Maria Symington (Dollar) 88 87, Mairi Orr (Tain) 86 89, Fiona Roger (Ranfurly Castle) 86 89.
176 Helen MacDonald (Inverness) 88 88.
177 Anne Stalker (Aberdeen Ladies) 89 88, Elspeth Barrack (Aberdeen Ladies) 86 91.
178 Beth Duncan (Banchory) 91 87, Kathleen Copley (Gullane) 91 87.
179 Catherine Bryce (Ballater) 93 86.
180 Helen Walker (Troon Ladies) 92 88, Jan Ord (Ballater) 88 92.
181 Anne Hood (Dunblane New) 88 93, Pam Nicoll (Banchory) 87 94.
182 Seonaid Vickerman (Grantown on Spey) 90 92
183 Wendy Somerville (Edzell) 90 93, Sheila Goudie (Cowglen) 88 95.
184 Christine Malcolm (Muckhart) 92 92, Elizabeth Webster (Aberdeen Ladies) 92 92.
185 Christine Brown (Edzell) 97 88.
186 Maureen MacRae (Dunblane New) 94 92.
187 Hazel Esson (Ballater) 98 89.
190 Kay Jarvie (Auchterarder) 91 99.
194 Helen MacLeod (Inverness) 92 102.
196 Linda Fraser (Inverness) 96 100
BEST NET
128 Hazel Kelly (Ladies Panmure Barry) (14) 66 62.

East of Scotland Championship, Craigielaw, Sunday 28th September
The draw has been published

County Finals Preview
Borders have chosen 15-year-old Emma Fairnie from Minto in their squad for the Scottish women's county championship golf finals at Scotscraig Golf Club, Tayport in Fife from September 19 to 21.
Emma is a pupil at Musselburgh's Loretto School which has spent a lot of money on developing first-class golf practice facilities. She will not be the youngest player in action at Scotscraig. Fife have already named 14-year-old Krystle Caithness (St Regulus) in their team.
Meanwhile, Ayrshire, through to the finals as West Division champions for the first time in more than 30 years, for a variety of reasons are not able to call on the services of county champion Laura Moffat, former title-winner Sharon
Lambie and Pamela Feggans, who helped them win their way through to the last four.
Northern Counties and Fife are the two other teams who have qualified.
Teams:
AYRSHIRE _ Jane Finnie (Troon Ladies), Lesley Hendry (Routenburn), Ros Kennedy (Troon Ladies), Liz Keohone (Louden), Gillian Lockhart (Barassie), Morag McQueen (Largs), Charlie Taylor (Troon), Audrey Thompson (Louden).
BORDERS _ Judith Anderson (Hawick), Julie Birdsall-White (Roxburghe), Liz Campbell (Torwoodlee), Sheila Cuthbertson (Peebles), Emma Fairnie (Minto), Lynne Miller (Torwoodlee), Margaret Morrison (Hawick), Martine Pow
(Selkirk).
FIFE _ Lorna Bennett (Ladybank), Krystle Caithness (St Regulus), Jocelyn Carthew (Balbirnie Park), Jean Duncan (Balbirnie Park), Lorna Fury (Thornton), Fiona Lockhart (St Regulus), Katrine Milne (Dunfermline), Elaine Moffat (St Regulus). Reserves: Emma Wilson (Elie & Earlsferry).
NORTHERN COUNTIES _ Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch), Kerri Harper (Inverness), Liz MacKinnon (Nairn), Lesley Mackay (Royal Dornoch), Pam Mackay (Royal Dornoch), Pat McLennan (Forres), Jenny Milne (Elgin), Mary Smith (Tain)

Home Internationals
IRELAND HAVE TO MAKE TWO CHANGES FOR INTERNATIONALS AT CRUDEN BAY
Ireland's hopes of repeating their European championship ninth-place play-off win over Scotland - achieved at Frankfurt in July - in today's (Wed) opening programme of the women's home amateur golf internationals at Cruden Bay have been hit by the need to make two changes to their original selection.
Irish champion Martina Gillen (Beaverstown) and Irish girls title-holder Karen Delaney (Carlow) - both students at Kent State University - are not being released by the American college. Martina has been at Kent State for two years, Karen is just starting a golf scholarship.
The Irish Ladies Golf Union selectors have called up their first two reserves, Sinead Keane (The Curragh), who has previous international experience, and Tara Delaney, Karen's younger sister who lost to her in the final of the Irish
girls' championship a few weeks ago.
When the home internationals were last played at Cruden Bay in 1980, the title was won by Ireland.
England are the perennial favourites for the title but they held on to the title by the narrowest of margins at The Berkshire last year when Scotland, having beaten Wales and Ireland, tied with England on the 2pt mark. Only on a countback of individual games won did England, who lost to Ireland but beat Wales and Scotland, retain the trophy.
The Scottish Ladies Golfing Association have paid the airline tickets to bring back four players from American colleges - Louise Kenney and Laura Wells (Iowa State), Pamela Feggans (Florida Southern) and Heather MacRae (San Diego
State) - to play in the home internationals.
That's never been done before and skipper Elaine Farquharson-Black, who is due to give birth to her second child before the end of the month, is optimistic that it will be money well spent in enabling Scotland to win the title for the first time since 1990 and 1991 when she was a playing member of the teams that won at Hunstanton and then Aberdovey.
"I've studied the performances all season of the players who will be figuring in the other teams' line-ups and I do not believe that any of the England, Ireland or Wales players is invincible," said Elaine who will be captaining Scotland for the third year in a row and is a past Curtis Cup player and former Scottish champion.
The programme for this week's matches is:
Wednesday: Scotland v Ireland, England v Wales.
Thursday: England v Scotland, Ireland v Wales.
Friday: Scotland v Wales, England v Ireland.
SCOTLAND: Pamela Feggans (Doon Valley), Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), Lynn Kenny (Stirling University), Anne Laing (Vale of Leven), Lesley Mackay (Stirling Univ), Heather MacRae (Dunblane New), Clare Queen (Drumpellier), Laura Wells (Dumfries & Co).

ABERDEEN TEACHER STAGES SCHOOLS GOLF OPEN EVENT
AN Aberdeen teacher is staging a team golf competition open to schools in the North and North-east - or farther afield if they don't mind travelling - at Peterculter Golf Club, near Aberdeen on Monday, September 29.
Each schools team will consist of three players, boys and/or girls, and there will be scratch and handicap prizes. Depending on the number of entries received, schools may be permitted to enter two teams.
The man behind the scheme is Torry Academy teacher Derek Johnstone.
"There have been a couple of unsuccessful attempts to replace the void left by the disappearance of the regional and national Golf Foundation schools team tournaments," said Derek.
"With the co-operation of Peterculter Golf Club, we are putting on the Torry Academy Golf Team Challenge which is open to any school. Schools can include girls in their teams. Boys will play from the yellow tees; girls from the red tees.
"The entry fee is £10 per team and the deadline is September 24."
Derek Johnstone can be contacted for more details and entry forms by E-mail, derekajohnstone@hotmail.com
[Juniors... let your teacher know about this event.]

East of Scotland Veteran Ladies Golf Association
Autumn Meeting at Murrayfield Golf Club on Monday 8th September 2003
(Beautiful weather - fast greens - reason for high scoring!)
Silver Scratch - Mrs Marjory Lauder (Turnhouse) 83
Handicap - 1 Mrs Sarah Simson (Murrayfield) 73 (15), 2 Mrs Careen Sinclair (Murrayfield) 74 (12), 3 Mrs Jen Corbett (Murrayfield) 75 (13), 4 Mrs Isobel Hastings (Murrayfield) 76 (14)
Bronze Handicap - 1 Mrs Sylvia Cunningham (Murrayfield) 80 (22), 2 Mrs Carol Smith (Murrayfield) 85 (25)
CSS 75 (SS 73)

RENFREWSHIRE GIRLS
STABLEFORD FOR THE CAMPBELL CLOCK (PLAYED OVER WHITECRAIGS GOLF CLUB)
EILIDH BRIGGS (RANFURLY CASTLE) IS THE WINNER.
22 girls took part in the Stableford competition at Whitecraigs Golf Club on Sunday 7th September run by Beth Paterson the Renfrewshire Junior Secretary. The Competition has been held annually since 1998 at Whitecraigs Golf Club and was initiated by the late Leslie Campbell (Former Renfrewshire Junior Secretary and member of Whitecraigs Golf Club)
Eilidh Briggs from Ranfurly Castle off a handicap of 44 won the Campbell Clock Trophy with 48
points (pictured being presented with the Trophy by Renfrewshire County Captain and Past Scottish Champion Dr Aileen Wilson)
The Main Prizewinners were :
Scratch - 20 H'Cap: Winner: Wendy Gilchrist (Whitecraigs) 34 Points, Runner - Up : Megan Briggs (Ranfurly Castle) 33 Points
21 - 45 H'Cap: Winner: Eilidh Ballantyne (Renfrew) 45 Points, Runner - Up : Lauren Mackie (Ranfurly Castle) 36 Points
Twenty four more Renfrewshire girls without a handicap took part in a 6 hole Par 3 Competition and 18 hole
putting competition.
Par 3 Competition (Over 6 Holes)
Over all Winner : Shona Hastie from Whitecraigs (Pictured below with all the other prizewinners) played the 6 holes in 27 to be this years winner

Renfrewshire Girls

Monday 8th September 2003

Scottish Seniors Championship
KAREN BALLANTYNE LEADS SENIORS AT BALLATER WITH A 69
PAST Midlothian county captain Karen Ballantyne was the surprise clubhouse leader with a two-under-par 69 at the end of the first day of the Scottish senior women's golf championship in glorious sunshine at picturesque Ballater.
"I've never won anything for a long time so I am surprised to be leading," said five-handicap Karen who was club champion at Craigmillar Park and Liberton in years gone by.
Karen birdied the eighth, 11th, 12th and 18th in halves of 35 (one under par) and 34 (one under par). She had back to back bogeys at the 15th and 16th, missing the fairway at both holes.
Karen led by a shot from Noreen Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh) who was unlucky enough to incur a two-stroke penalty for setting off with 15 clubs in her bag.
"I couldn't make up my mind between taking a three-iron and a five-wood but I didn't mean to leave both in the bag," said Noreen, winner of the Scottish Veteran Ladies championship at Blairgowrie two years ago.
"I remembered when I was halfway down the first fairway. Too late, of course, to avoid a two-strong penalty for having too many clubs in my bag. The hole cost me a 7 in all but I didn't let it put me off.
"I just tried that bit harder and apart from a couple of three putts, I played well. You can't say I would have been leading but for that two-stroke penalty because I might not have been so focused if I had not made that elementary blunder."
Noreen had halves of 38 and 32, having two birdie 2s before the turn (the fifth and ninth) and five birdies on the inward half (the 10th, 11th, 14th, 15th and 18th).
SLGA treasurer Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay), winner of the Northern Division Veteran Ladies' championship over the Ballater course earlier this season, is lying third on 75 after starting for home with a pair of 6s - a double bogey at
the 10th and a bogey at the 11th. She did birdie the 14th and 18th in an inward 37.
Defending champion Pamela Williamson (Baberton), biddiing for a third title win in all, is back on 78 with one round to go. Report and full results

US Student News
There were four Scots girls playing in the Unlimited Potential/Baytree tournament at the BayTree Golf Plantation, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina this weekend. Collette Murray, in her final year at Jacksonville State, was the best of the Scots with scores of 79,75 (154) and tied for 22nd. Laura Walker (UALR) was two shots back on 156, and tied for 32nd. Laura Terebey (Radford) won the tournament by seven shots with scores of 73 and 67 for a four under total of 140.
Scottish Scores
Colette Murray (Jacksonville State) shot 79, 75 tie for 22
Laura Walker (UALR) shot 79, 77 tie for 32
Kate O'Sullivan (Highpoint) shot 87, 80 tie for 118
Fiona Gilbert (UALR) shot 87, 88 tie for 165
The University of Arkansas - Little Rock (UALR) was fourth in a huge field of 36 teams.
Full results on the Golfstat site

Scottish County Finals
The Borders Ladies' team for the Scottish County Finals at Scotscraig next week is :-
Judith Anderson, Hawick
Julie Birdsall White, Roxburgh
Liz Campbell, Torwoodlee
Sheila Cuthbertson, Peebles
Emma Fairnie, Minto
Lynne Millar, Torwoodlee
Margaret Morrison, Hawick
Martine Pow, Selkirk

Home Internationals
The Ladies Home Internationals start on Wednesday at Cruden Bay... If you get the chance please go and support. You'll be treated to some exciting golf.
Elaine Farquharson-Black is Captain of the Scottish team, and has high hopes of Scotland's chances on home turf. Read this interview she gave to our roving reporter.

Ex-US Student News
Young "fades" to 11th place in Texas
A closing par round of 72 dropped Steven Young from fifth to joint 11th on the final day of the City Bank Lubbock Open golf tournament, the latest Texas Tight Lies Tour event, at Hillcrest Country Club, Lubbock (on Sunday USA time).
Young had 16 pars, one birdie (at the third) and one bogey (at the 11th), which was not good enough to maintain a challenge for the 20,000 dollars first prize won by Chad Ginn from Tylertown, Minnesota.
Ginn signed off with a 69 for a 17-under-par total of 271 - one shot ahead of fellow American Jeff Burns.
Young's total of 11 under par 277 earned him 1,994 dollars boosted his season's earnings on the highly-competitive mini-tour to 8,543 dollars in 11 events.
Lee Rhind from Uphall, like Young a resident of Midland, Texas since their college days there, finished with a 71 for joint 43rd place on one-over-par 289.

Sunday 7th Septeember 2003

Walker Cup
Congratulations to the GB&I Walker Cup team... what a finish!

Midlothian Champion of Champions
Karen Marshall (Baberton), right, beat Kate Rorke (Kingsknowe) left, on the last green of the Royal Burgess Golfing Society's course at Barnton this afternoon, to win the Midlothian Champion of Champions tournament for the first time. The large crowd of supporters were treated to an exciting match.
Karen took advantage of her opponent's unfortunate visits to the sand on every one of the first five holes to go three up, and although Kate stopped the rot by winning the seventh when Karen three-putted, she undid her good work by finding the front bunker at the 138 yard eighth, and missed a short putt to go back to three down. Kate's second shot to the ninth found sand again, and with Karen safely on the green in two, things were not looking good. However all Kate's bunker practice paid off as she came out to four feet. Karen proceded to three-putt and Kate holed hers to walk off the green two down at the turn.
It was Karen's turn to drive into a bunker at the tenth, and Kate capitalised on her opponent's mistake and then got another one back at the twelfth, where Karen found sand again, to be all square.
Karen won the 183 yard thirteenth with a pitch and putt three, but lost the 14th when she three-putted.
All square with four to go, Karen won the 15th with a four and they halved the long sixteenth in fives.
Karen found the green in two at the seventeenth, and was looking favorite with Kate having to chip on from the left rough. Kate's chip finished eight feet away, but Karen left her first putt outside this range, but holed her next for a four. Kate courageously followed her in, and the game went down the last with Karen one up.
Karen drove the 233 yard final green, and there were gasps from the crowd as Kate's tee shot bounced off the roof of the old SGU building and back into play. Her valiant chip finished ten feet away, but Karen, with two for the match, proceded to hole her 30 foot putt for a birdie two to win.

Karen was presented with the Antonio Vase later in the clubhouse.

Grampian Television Girls's Golf championship
ROSEANNE NIVEN WINS GTV GIRLS GOLF
Roseanne Niven, 15-year-old Crieff player, won the Grampian Television girls' golf championship over the Lairds' course at Inchmarlo, Banchory yesterday (Sunday).
In bright and latterly breezy conditions, Roseanne pipped her Scotland girls international team-mate Dawn Dewar (Monifieth) for the title after they had both had rounds of five-over-par 77.
Roseanne won the card countback with a better inward half - 38 to 39. The last hole was the deciding factor, Roseanne having a par 4 and Dawn a three-putt bogey 5.
Earlier this season Miss Niven won the SLGA St Leonards Scottish Under-16 girls' open stroke-play championship at Drumoig and she made her county debut for the Perth & Kinross women's team.
Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie Ladies) was third with a 79.
The leading handicap prize went to Fiona Glennie (Braemar) with a net 70 off 27.
LEADING SCORES
77 Roseanne Niven (Crieff), Dawn Dewar (Monifieth) (Roseanne won on better inward half).
79 Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie Ladies).
80 Laura Murray (Alford).
82 Sara Thomson (Murcar).
84 Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar).
85 Katie Thomson (Kintore).
86 Kerri Harper (Inverness).
89 Fiona Blair (Monifieth).
92 Michelle Macdonald (Buckpool).
93 Hannah Harvey (St Leonards), Michelle Thomson (McDonald Ellon).
97 Fiona Glennie (Braemar).
98 Becky Copland (Scotscraig).
99 Rachael Considine (Banchory), Mhairi Johnstone (Northern).
LEADING HANDICAP
Fiona Glennie (Braemar) (27) 70; Rachael Considine (Banchory) (28) 71; Laura Murray (Alford) (8) 72.

Scotland beat England 5.5 games to 0.5 games on Friday
in the Annual Hickory International Match at Musselburgh Old Links.
(Don't we look good!)

Saturday 6th September 2003

East of Scotland Girls' Autumn Meetting
Winners: L to R: Nicola Hume (Under 16 Hcap), Jane Turner (Under 14 Hcap), Amanda Edwards (Scratch),
Jennifer McWhirter (Under 18 Hcap) and Vicki Stevenson (Overall Hcap)

Amanda Edwards (Liberton) had the best scratch score, a three over par 76, in the Autumn Meeting of the East of Scotland Girls' Golfing Association at Haddington today. She just pipped seven handicap Vikki Stevenson (Stirling) whose scratch score of 77, net 70, gave her the first handicap prize.
Jane Turner (Glencorse) took the Under 14 handicap with 80 less 7 net 73. Nicola Hume (Tulliallan) won the Under 16's with 90 less 19 net 71 and Jennifer McWhirter (Falkland) was the Under 18 winner with 91 less 19 net 72. Full results

AYRSHIRE HAVE TO MAKE CHANGES IN LINE-UP FOR COUNTY FINALS
Ayrshire have had to make three changes from the team that won the West Division title for their participation in the Scottish county finals at Scotscraig, Tayport in Fife from September 19 to 21.
County champion Laura Moffat (West Kilbride) is studying in United States; Pamela Feggans (Doon Valley) is flying home from Florida Southern University to play for Scotland in next week's home internationals at Cruden Bay but has to return without delay to meet her college golf team commitments; former county champion Sharon Lambie (Troon Ladies) is unavailable for selection.
It is the first time Ayrshire have qualified for the finals for over 30 years.
Their team for Scotscraig, where they will play off against Northern Counties, Fife and Borders for the title, is:
Jane Finnie (Troon Ladies)
Lesley Hendry (Routenburn)
Roslyn Kennedy (Troon Ladies)
Liz Keohone (Louden).
Gillian Lockhart (Barassie).
Morag McQueen (Largs).
Charlie Taylor (Troon Ladies).
Audrey Thompson (Louden).

Irish News
ROYAL PORTRUSH WINS IRISH SENIOR LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP
Royal Portrush won the Suzuki All Ireland Ladies Senior Cup at Blainroe Golf Club on Saturday. They had a convincing 4-1 win over County Louth in the final.
Results:
SEMI-FINALS
COUNTY LOUTH 4, CLAREMORRIS 1
Deirdre Smith beat Suzanne Corcoran 6 and 5.
Oonagh Purfield halved with Niamh Kitching.
Jenny Gannon beat Mary Walsh 2 and 1.
Patricia Nannery beat Laura Holmes 2 and 1.
Susan Mullaney halved with Emily Gallagher.
ROYAL PORTRUSH 3 1/2, KILLARNEY 1 1/1
Helen Jones beat Tracy Eakin 2 and 1.
Gemma Heggarty beat Bridget Gleeson Healy 1 hole.
Naoimh Quigg lost to Mary Sheehy 5 and 4.
Maura Diamond beat Ann Ladd 2 and 1.
Caroline Smyth halved with Margaret Hayes.
FINAL
COUNTY LOUTH 1, ROYAL PORTRUSH 4
Deirdre Smith halved with Helen Jones.
Oonagh Purfield lost to Gemma Heggarty 7 and 6.
Jenny Gannon halved with Naoimh Quigg.
Patricia Nannery lost to Maura Diamond 3 and 1.
Susan Mullaney lost to Caroline Smyth 6 and 4.

SCOTS FAIL TO FIGURE IN NICK FALDO JUNIOR SERIES FINAL
Scots Paul Doherty, Paul Betty, Bobby Rushford and Carly Booth failed to figure among the leading positions in their respective categories at the Nick Faldo Junior Series Final over the Melbourne course at Brocket Hall Golf Club, Hertfordshire (played Wed).
Paul Betty (Hayston), who earned his place in the final through the three qualifying events in Scotland, finished sixth of seven in the boys' Under-21 category. He had scores of 80 and 71 for seven-over-par 151 - 17 shots behind the group winner, Mark Pilling (Astbury) who had 68 and 66 for 134. Pilling won the British boys' championship at Carnoustie two years ago.
Cardiff-based Paul Doherty, invited as winner of the BP Scottish boys championship this year to compete in the boys' under-18 age group, had scores of 73 and 72 for a total of one-over-par 145 and fifth place in a field of 10 behind winner Luke Collins (Mendip Spring) who shot two 70s for 140.
Bobby Rushford (Grangemouth), a qualifier, finished last of seven in the boys' under-16s with scores of 75 and 76 for seven-over 151. The category was won by Jordan Smith (Woodcote Park) with 74 and 69 for 143.
Carly Booth from Comrie, at 11 years of age the youngest qualifier in the history of the Nick Faldo Junior Series, shot two rounds of five-over-par 78 for an aggregate of 156 in the only girls' section, which had a maximum age of 18 years.
Carly was placed seventh of nine behind the category winner, Ireland's Tara Delaney (Carlow) who had a 75 and a 70 for 145.
Leading results:
BOYS
Under-21 _ 134 Mark Pilling (Astbury) 68 66. 138 Andrew Bradley (Doncaster) 72 66. 145 Warren Harmston (Wentworth) 74 71, Ben Harvey (Ferndown) 72 73. Other score: 151 Paul Betty (Hayston) 80 71.
Under-18 _ 140 Luke Collins (Mendip Spring) 70 70. 142 Charlie Ford (Kirby Muxloe) 75 67, Tommy Hunter (Ilford) 74 68, Brendal McCarroll (Ballyliffen) 72 70. Other score: 145 Paul Doherty (Vale of Glamorgan) 73 72.
Under-17 _ 137 Nicky Grant (Clandeboye) 66 71. 142 Craig Waugh (De Vere Dunston Hall) 70 72, Matthew Baldwin (Hesketh) 71 71.
Under-16 _ 143 Jordan Smith (Woodcote Park) 74 69, Jake Amos (Birstall) 71 72. 146 Matthew Evans (Rotherham) 70 76, Lee Lewis (Gower) 73 73. Other score: 151 Bobby Rushford (Grangemouth) 75 76.
Under-15 _ 138 Oliver Fisher (West Essex) 68 70. 144 Rory McIlroy (Balmoral) 71 73. 150 Jonathan Smart (Hallamshire) 72 78.
GIRLS
Under-18 _ 145 Tara Delaney (Carlow) 75 70. 148 Felicity Johnson (Harborne) 76 72. 150 Kiran Matharu (Sandmoor) 76 74. Other score: 156 Carly Booth (Comrie) 78 78.
MIXED INTERNATIONAL TROPHY
134 Wouter de Vries (Netherlands) 68 66. 139 Reinier Saxton (Netherlands) 70 68. 141 Dmitri Vinogradov (Russia) 72 69.

Blind Golfers
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Irish News
Claremorris earned themselves a semi-final meeting with Co Louth in the Suzuki All Ireland Ladies Senior Cup tournament by beating Carlow 3 1/2-1 1/2 in a play-off at Blainroe Golf Club on Friday.
Details:
CARLOW 1 1/2, CLAREMORRIS 3 1/2
Tara Delaney beat Suzanne Corcoran 2 and 1.
Catherine Delaney lost to Niamh Kitching 5 and 4.
Bernie Cox lost to Laura Holmes 4 and 3.
Margaret McHugh lost to Emily Gallagher 4 and 3.
Madeline Brennan halved with Mary Walsh.

KENT WIN ENGLISH COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE
Kent have won the English women's county championship for the first time in 31 years.
They completed their three-day programme at Hendon Golf Club, Mill Hill in London with a 100 per cent record by beating Cheshire 6 1/2-2 1/2.
The Kent line-up contained two current England international players - Nicola Timmins and Danielle Masters (who got the Vagliano Trophy-winning half-point for Great Britain & Ireland at Co Louth last month). Others in the team were: Claire Aitken Anne Wheble, Sian Reddick, Hayley Charlick and Helen Batt.
Feature of the Kent victory was their strength in the foursomes. They won all nine foursomes ties, carrying a 3-0 lead into the singles each day.
Nicola Timmins won 5pt from her six outings. Danielle Masters won all four of her games. She was not played in the second or third-day singles.
Third-day details:KENT 6 1/2, CHESHIRE 2 1/2
Foursomes
N Timmins & C Aitkens beat S Bearsdall & C Marron 2 and 1.
D Masters & A Wheble beat K Lawton & O Briggs 2 and 1.
S Reddick & H Charlick beat R Adby & S Brodie 4 and 3
(3-0).
Singles
Timmins beat Beardsall 4 and 3.
H Batt lost to Lawton 2 and 1.
Aitken halved with Brodie.
Wheble beat C Ryder 4 and 3.
Charlick beat Briggs 4 and 3.
Reddick lost to Marron 1 hole.
GLAMORGAN 4, LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND 5
Foursomes
A Highgate & L Gould halved with J Morris & T Bourne.
S Hassan & S Morgan lost to S-J Eaves & R Rowlands 2 and 1.
S Jones & V Thomas beat A MacGregor & K Underwood 7 and 6.
(1 1/2-1 1/2).
Singles
Highgate halved with Morris.
L Hall lost to Bourne 5 and 3.
Jones beat Eaves 4 and 3.
Hassan beat Rowlands 1 hole.
Morgan lost to Underwood 1 hole.
Gould lost to C Gay 5 and 3.
FINAL PLACINGS
1 Kent 3 wins, 2 Glamorgan, Cheshire, Leicestershire & Rutland 1 win apiece.

Friday 5th September 2003

Vets Results - SVLGA (Midland Division)
Autumn Meeting at Falkirk Tryst GC on 4th September 2003
Scratch C Kenny 76
Category 2: H Thomson 80 (12) 68, M McPherson 84 (10) 74
Category 3: G Haines 85 (17) 68, J Williamson 85 (14) 71, N MacFarlane 88 (16) 72[BIH], B Potter 85 (13) 72
Bronze: E Craik 99 (28) 71, B Hall 96 (24) 72
SS 71 CSS 71 Number of Players 57

SCOTLAND NEEDS TO BLOOD THE BABES IN EUROPE
Scotland still suffers from a chronic shortage of girls taking up golf but, despite that, we have a particularly talented bunch of 11 to 15 year-olds at the moment. Should we be doing more to develop their game? Article

Thursday 4th September 2003

US Student News
LOUISE SECOND IN US COLLEGE EVENT
FIFER Louise Kenney teed off her 2003-2004 US women's college golf campaign by finishing second in the Big Three tournament at Glen Oaks Country Club, Iowa (on Wednesday, USA time).
Representing Iowa State, Louise had rounds of 77 and 75 for a 36-hole total of 152, one shot behind an American newcomer to her college team, Christi Athas who had scores of 74 and 77.
Iowa State (610) won the team event by 16 strokes from Northern Iowa. The University of Iowa, the third side in the traditional Big Three line-up, were unable to compete due to "scheduling conflicts."
Miss Kenney will miss the next event on the college circuit, the Lady Razorback Invitational at Fayetteville, Arkansas from September 7 to 9 because she flies back this weekend to Scotland to play in the home internationals at Cruden Bay from next Wednesday to Friday.
SCOREBOARD
151 Christi Athas (Iowa State) 74 77.
152 Louise Kenney (Iowa State) 77 75, Lisa Meshke (Iowa State) 80 72.
154 Gigi Marting (Northern Iowa) 78 76.
156 Erin Westensee (Northern Iowa) 76 80.
160 Claire Stephenson (Iowa State) 83 77.
Iowa State website

English County Finals
A Kent team containing two of the England team for next week's home internationals at Cruden Bay - Nicola Timmins and Danielle Masters - look on course to win the English county championship at Hendon Golf Club on Friday.
Kent, who finished third behind champions Lancashire and runners-up Leicester & Rutland last year, are the only one of the four sides with a 100 per cent record going into the third and final day's play.
Kent beat Glamorgan, fourth last year, 6 1/2-2 1/2 on Day 1 and on Day 2 Kent beat Leicester & Rutland by a similar margin.
The South-east champions' final opponents are Cheshire who beat Leicester & Rutland 5 1/2-3 1/2 but then lost today 6 1/2-2 1/2 to Glamorgan who have two of the Wales' team for Cruden Bay, Anna Highgate and Sarah Jones, in their line-up.
Details:
DAY 1
CHESHIRE 5 1/2, LEICESTER & RUTLAND 3 1/2
Foursomes: R Adby & E McBride halved with T Bourne & R Rowlands; S Beardsall & C Marron beat J Morris & S J Eaves 1 hole; O Briggs & K Lawton beat H Lowe & C Gay 4 and 2 (2 1/2-1/2).
Singles: Beardsall lost to Morris 1 hole, Briggs lost to Gay 5 and 3, S Brodie beat Bourne 2 holes, C Ryder lost to Eaves 4 and 2, Marron beat Rowlands 1 hole, Lawton beat Lowe 2 and 1 (3-3).
KENT 6 1/2, GLAMORGAN 2 1/2
Foursomes: N Timmins & C Aitken beat A Highgate & L Gould 4 and 2; D Masters & A Wheble beat S Jones & V Thomas 4 and 3; S Reddick & H Charlick beat S Hassan & S Morgan 4 and 3 (3-0).
Singles: Timmins lost to Highgate 2 holes, Masters beat Gould 6 and 4, Aitken lost to Hassan 2 and 1, Wheble beat P Chugg 6 and 5, H Batt beat Thomas 2 and 1, Reddick halved with Jones (3 1/2-2 1 1/2).
DAY 2
LEICESTER & RUTLAND 2 1/2, KENT 6 1/2
Foursomes: J Morris & S-J Eaves lost to N Timmins & C Aitken 4 and 2;' H Lowe & C Gay lost to D Masters & A Wheble 8 and 6, T Bourne & R Rowlands lost to S Reddick & H Charlick 7 and 5 (0-3).
Singles: Morris lost to Timmins 4 and 3, Eaves beat Wheble 1 hole, Lowe lost to H Batt 3 and 1, Rowlands beat Charlick 3 and 1, Bourne lost to Aitken 5 and 4, Gay halved with Reddick (2 1/2-3 1/2).
GLAMORGAN 6 1/2, CHESHIRE 2 1/2
Foursomes: A Highgate & L Gould beat K Lawton & O Briggs 1 hole; S Hassan & S Morgan beat E McBride & R Adby 3 and 2; S Jones & V Thomas beat S Beardsall & C Marron 2 and 1 (3-0)
Singles: Highgate beat Beardsall 6 and 5, P Chugg lost to Lawton 4 and 2, Jones lost to S Bordie 1 hole, Hassan halved with Martron; Morgan beat Adby 2 and 1; Gould beat Briggs 1 hole (3 1/2- 2 1/2).
HOW THEY STAND
Kent 2 wins
Cheshire 1 win, 1 loss
Glamorgan 1 win, 1 loss
Leicester & Rutland 2 losses.
FINAL MATCHES ON FRIDAY
Kent v Cheshire
Glamorgan v Leicester & Rutland

EDINBURGH TEENAGER WINS WORLD BLIND GOLF TITLE AT WESTERWOOD
Cameron McDiarmid, a 16-year-old from Edinburgh, won the inaugural world blind golf invitational championship over 36 holes at the Westerwood Hotel & Resort course at Cumbernauld (on Tuesday & Wednesday).
McDiarmid, who has a golf handicap of 28, won the title by eight strokes with net scores of 72 and 73 for 145.
Runner-up was Mike Loten (England) with net scores of 71 and 82 for 153.
Third was Grampian blind golf champion Ally Reid from Stonehaven with net scores of 78 and 76 for 154.
Cameron's sighted caddie-guide was his father Jim who said: "We are absolutely delighted that Cameron has achieved such a high standard of golf in what is only his first season with the Scottish Blind Golf Society. Cameron was very calm and collected during the competition. It was only me that was very nervous."
Cameron said: "It was great to win this event and on such a tricky course and I must thank my Dad. We have worked well as a team this year and hopefully my golf will get better and my handicap will come down over the next season."
The field for the two-day event was made up of 40 of the top blind and vision-impaired golfers from a range of countries, including United States, Japan, South Africa, Israel, France, Wales, England and Ireland.
The winner of the totally-blind category was Zohar Sharon from Israel with net scores of 66 and 103 for 169.
Jim Gales, Cupar-based secretary of the Scottish Blind Golf Society, was runner-up with net scores of 91 and 97 for 188. Philippe Bernegaud (France) was third with 95 and 97 for 192.

TOP TWO CLASH ON OPENING DAY AT SCOTSCRAIG
Northern Counties and Fife, on paper the two strongest teams in the four-cornered contest for the Scottish women's county championship, will meet on the opening day of play at Scotscraig Golf Club on Friday, September 19.
The other qualifiers are Ayrshire, who have not reached the national finals since the 1960s, and Borders.
The order of play is:
Day 1 (Friday 19th Sept) Ayrshire v Borders, Northern Counties v Fife
Day 2 (Saturday 20th Sept) Ayrshire v Northern Counties, Borders v Fife
Day 3 (Sunday 21st Sept) Northern Counties v Borders, Fife v Ayrshire

Wednesday 3rd September 2003

WEE ONES GATHER IN ST ANDREWS
The final of the PGA Wee Wonders Open golf championship 2003 will be played over the Balgove course at St Andrews on Sunday, September 21.
A total of 72 youngsters, aged from five to 12 years, from around Great Britain and Ireland will gather for the final, which is the culmination of six months of qualifying rounds and nine regional finals.
Started in 1995 by Alasdair Good, now head professional at Gullane, the PGA Wee Wonders tournament has become the biggest national golf event for children aged 12 and under.
"We are delighted that the 2003 Wee Wonders Championship is being held here at the Home of Golf," said Alan McGregor, general manager at St Andrews Links Trust.
"We are active supporters of junior golf and looking forward to welcoming the best young golfers from around Great Britain and Ireland. It will certainly be an inspiration for our own youngsters."
Two members of St Andrews Links Junior Golf Association have qualified for the final - seven-year-old Lauren Whyte and eight-year-old Ewan Scott.
Sandy Jones, Chief Executive at the PGA said:
"We are thrilled to offer support to this event which promotes golf at its grassroots level. The PGA Wee Wonders Championship is one of a number of initiatives that the PGA supports as part of its overall aim to encourage more juniors to take up golf."

Irish News
SUZUKI ALL IRELAND LADIES' SENIOR CUP FINALS 2003 - BLAINROE GOLF CLUB
FRIDAY 5TH & SATURDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER
DRAW
Playoff: Friday 14.00 Carlow v Claremorris
Saturday
08.30 Co Louth v Winner from Friday Playoff
09.20 Royal Portrush v Killarney
FINAL - Saturday 14.30

Tuesday 2nd September 2003

Midlothian Ladies' Autumn Meeting
Kirsten Blackwood (Glencorse) won the Lady Ford Cup for the best scratch score in the Midlothian Ladies Autumn meeting today at Glencorse. Her score of 70 matched the CSS, and would have been one better, but for a bogey 5 on the last, when she drove onto a path. She said the secret of her success was staying out of bunkers. (As one who took 5 shots in one bunker today, I tend to agree with her)
The MacIntyre Trophy for the best net score was won by Linda Carter (Torphin Hill) with an excellent net 63 off a handicap of 20.
Jennifer Bryans (Harburn) took the second scratch prize with a 73 on the better inward half from Fiona deVries (St Rule)
Results are on the MCLGA website

WALKER CUP NOT ALL TICKET NOW
PLANS to make this weekend's Walker Cup match at Ganton, Yorkshire an all-ticket occasion have been scrapped by the R&A.
In order to satisfy public demand, spectators will be able to purchase tickets at the gate on Saturday and Sunday.
Tickets for each day cost £20.00 (£5 for Under-16s).
"We have decided to sell tickets at the gate so that as many people as possible can see the best players from the U.S. and Great Britain & Ireland competing for the Walker Cup, amateur golf's greatest honour," said David Hill, championship secretary of the R&A.
"We have enhanced the range of on-site catering and other spectator facilities. On Saturday the foursomes commence at 8.00 a.m. and the singles at 12.50 p.m. while on the Sunday the foursomes start at 8.50 a.m. and the singles at 1.25p.m. Car parking will again be free."
Garth McGimpsey, Captain of the GB&I team is hoping for a strong home support to boost the chances of a third successive win.

KRYSTLE READY TO SPARKLE FOR FIFE IN COUNTY FINALS
YOUNG Krystle Caithness (St Regulus) will make her debut for Fife in the Scottish women's county championship finals at Scotscraig from September 19 to 21. The 14-year-old Scotland girl international, who reached the final of the BP Scottish girls' match-play championship at Newmachar in July, takes the place of Louise Kenney (Pitreavie). Miss Kenney is flying home from Ohio State College to play for Scotland in the women's home internationals at Cruden Bay the previous week but she has to return to the United States without delay to fulfil her college golf team commitments.
Fife have won the Scottish county title only twice in the 32-year history of the tournament - at Dumfries & Co Golf Club in 1975 and at Prestonfield, Edinburgh in 1995. The team is: Lorna Bennett (Ladybank), Krystle Caithness (St Regulus), Jocelyn Carthew (Balbirnie Park), Jean Duncan (Balbirnie Park), Lorna Fury (Thornton), Fiona Lockhart (St Regulus), Katrine Milne (Dunfermline), Elaine Moffat (St Regulus). Reserves: Emma Wilson (Elie & Earlsferry).

SVLGA (Northern Division) Edzell (CSS 73) Stableford.
Silver Division
Mrs J Still (Aberdeen Ladies) (16) 39pt; Mrs A Smart (Banchory) (5), Mrs Y Elrick (Aberdeen Ladies) (17), Mrs M Miller (Aberdeen Ladies) (13) 38. Senior prize Mrs V Edward (Deeside) (17) 35.
Bronze Division
Mrs B Orr (Murcar) (24) 42pt; Mrs M F Anderson (Newmachar) (23), Mrs R Keith (Alyth) (21) 39; Mrs C Kane (Murcar) (22) 36. Senior prize Mrs H Fowlie (Cruden Bay) (25) 33.

WILSON IS SCOTLAND'S AMATEUR GOLF OF YEAR
Stuart Wilson, pictured right, Forfar Golf Club's most famous player since Sandy Saddler, will follow in his footsteps as a Walker Cup player this weekend with the honour of being Scotland's Amateur Golfer of the Year 2003.
The Scottish Golf Union announced yesterday (Tuesday) that the 26-year-old Wilson had amassed the biggest points total in the history of the SGU Order of Merit - 700 -- and had won the title by a big margin from Jamie McLeary (Leven GS), 523.50, and third-placed Graham Gordon (Newmachar), 500.71. Gordon was "Golfer of the Year" in 2002.
Stuart also headed the Scottish Golf Rankings with a stroke average of minus 2.88 against the CSS in 26 competitive rounds during the season.
Newly-wed Wilson has enjoyed his best season since he came back into the amateur ranks after a very brief spell as an assistant professional. The Abertay University graduate in sports and leisure management won the Lytham Trophy and the South-east District Open by seven shots at the weekend as well as achieving top 10 finishes in the St Andrews Links Trophy and the Scottish open stroke-play championship.
He was favourite to win the Scottish amateur championship at The Duke's Course, St Andrews at the end of July but lost in the 36-hole final to Graham Gordon.
Murrayshall greenkeeper Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie), a past Scottish mid-amateur champion who will be making his debut in the home internationals at Ballybunion later this month, finished fourth in the Order of Merit.
Leading final totals:

Monday 1st September 2003

Scotland v England Schools International
SCOTS SCHOOLGIRLS WIN AGAIN BUT BOYS LOSE AGAIN TO OLD ENEMY
SCOTLAND schoolgirls beat their English counterparts for the second year in a row but the Scots boys went down to their ninth defeat in a row in yesterday's annual schools golf international matches at Macdonald Cardrona Hotel Golf & Country Club near Peebles.
England's boys took a 4-2 lead in the morning foursomes and built on that advantage by winning the singles 7 1/2-4 1/2.
Scotland's most productive players in the boys section were Garry Wood (Chryston High), beaten finalist in this year's BP Scottish boys' match-play championship, and Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh Academy). They were successful in the morning foursomes and finished with 100 per cent records by winning their singles ties.
Other Scots who won in the afternoon were Darren Gould (Glenwood High) and Bobby Rushford (Graeme High). Rushford, from Falkirk, will be competing in the Nick Faldo Junior Series Final at Brocket Hall Golf Club, Herts over the next three days.
Scotland's schoolgirls won 5 1/2-3 1/2 after edging ahead 2-1 in the morning foursomes and then taking the singles 3 1/2-2 1/2.
Double winners for the Scots were Lesley Hendry (Largs Academy), Scottish schoolgirls champion Kylie Walker (Glasgow Academy) and team captain Dawn Dewar (Monifieth High).
Details:
SCOTLAND BOYS 7 1/2, ENGLAND BOYS 11 1/2
Foursomes
S Hislop (Selkirk High) & M Love (Stranraer Acad) lost to N Olson (Kent) & S Foster (Warwicks) 6 and 4; R Lando (Dalziel High) & G Wood (Chryston High) beat C Paisley (Northumberland) & A Meads (Somerset) 2 and 1; R Graham (Balfron High) & D Gould (Glenwood High) lost to R Strange (Notts) & J Bandurak (Staffs) 2 and 1; B Rushford (Graeme High) & E Hogarth (Peebles High) lost to E Cox (Beds) & G Benson (Beds) 1 hole; J Findlay (Fraserburgh Acad) & G Ingram (Inverurie Acad) beat S Walsh (Lancs) & A Butcher (Lancs) 5 and 4; I Menzies (Largs Acad) & A Ferguson (Lenzie Acad) lost to J Palmer (Leicestershire) & M Round (Cambs) 1 hole (2-4).
Singles
Hislop lost to Olson 4 and 3, Love lost to Foser 1 hole, Lando halved with Strange, Gould beat Meads 2 and 1, Graham lost to Cox 8 and 6, Ingram lost to Bandurak 2 holes, Rushford beat Paisley 1 hole, Wood beat Walsh 2 and 1, Ferguson lost to Benson 2 and 1, Menzies lost to Round 5 and 4, Findlay beat Palmer 1 hole, Hogarth lost to Butcher 4 and 3 (4 1/2-7 1/2).
SCOTLAND GIRLS 5 1/2, ENGLAND GIRLS 3 1/2
Foursomes
G Webster (Glasgow High) & L Hendry (Largs Acad) beat E Sheffield (Lincs) & S Purdy (Lincs) 1 hole; A Edwards (Boroughmuir High) & K Caithness (Waid Acad) lost to B Dowell (Somerset) & R Jennings (Staffs) 5 and 3; D Dewar (Monifieth High) & K Walker (Glasgow Acad) beat L Harvey (Yorks) & K-A Haskell (Dorset) 4 and 2 (2-1).
Singles
Walker beat Sheffield 5 and 4, Dewar beat Haskell 3 and 2, Caithness halved with Purdy, Edwards lost to Harvey 3 and 1, Webster lost to Jennings 5 and 4, Hendry beat Dowell 5 and 3 (3 1/2-2 1/2).

Jocelyn Carthew wins Ness Open
Well, for once the SLGA website beat me to it!
Jocelyn Carthew (Ladybank), pictured right, with a two round total of 148, won the Ness Open at Inverness Golf Club yesterday by one stroke from Cara Gruber (University of Stirling). Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) led by 4 strokes after a sparkling 68 in the morning, but slumped to a 82 in the afternoon and took third place. Once again Pam Mackay (Royal Dornoch) features near the top of the leaderboard in fourth place. It's good to see you back Pam!
Top 20 scores
Jocelyn Carthew Ladybank 73 75 148
2 Cara Gruber University of Stirling 72 77 149
3 Elaine Cuthill Lanark 68 82 150
4 Pam Mackay Royal Dornoch 77 74 151
5 Susan Wood Drumpellier 78 77 155
6 Lynne Terry Cruden Bay 76 81 157
7 Jenny Milne Elgin 79 79 158
8 Jennifer Jenkins Ralston 79 80 159
9 Kerri Harper Inverness 83 77 160
10 Christine McAndrew Nairn Dunbar 80 80 160
11 Maureen Skinner Gourock 83 78 161
12 Lyn Macpherson Deeside 86 77 163
13 Gillian McGinlay Cochrane Castle 85 79 164
14 Kelsey MacDonald Nairn Dunbar 87 79 166
15 Roseanne Niven Crieff 82 86 168
16 Marian Howieson Inverness 91 78 169
17 Eleanor Fisken Nairn 86 83 169
18 Morag Key Ralston 84 85 169
19 Norma Scrimgeour Muir of Ord 88 84 172
20 Emma Fairnie Minto 85 87 172

Schools International Match
O'HARA DROPS OUT OF SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL
Paul O'Hara, one of the top golf prospects in the country and a pupil at Taylor High, Motherwell, has dropped out of the Scotland team for today's (Monday) schools golf international against England at Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Country Club, Peebles.
The reason is Paul has qualified to take part in the Nick Faldo Junior Series Grand Final at Brocket Hall, Herts from tomorrow (Tuesday) until Thursday.
Curiously enough, Bobby Rushford, who has also won his way through to the Nick Faldo event, has decided he can play in both. Alan Ferguson (Lenzie Academy) takes O'Hara's place.
England have had much the better of this annual contest in recent years, probably because their regulations permit the selection of schoolboys and schoolgirls at sixth form colleges, which generally means they are 19 years old.
The Scottish Schools Golf Association adheres to the Under-18 rule which applies in boys and girls' tournaments in the British Isles.
Teams:
BOYS
SCOTLAND _ Simon Hislop, Richard Graham, Ewan Hogarth, Darren Gould, Greg Ingram, Martin Love, Bobby Rushford, Iain Menzies, Jordan Findlay, Ross Lando, Garry Wood, Alan Ferguson.
ENGLAND _ John Bandurak, Graham Benson, Andrew Butcher, Eddie Cox, Sam Foster, Adam Meads, Nick Olson, Chris Paisley, Jason Palmer, Michael Round, Richard Strange, Simon Walsh.
GIRLS
SCOTLAND _ Kylie Walker, Lesley Hendry, Krystle Caithness, Gemma Webster, Amanda Edwards, Dawn Dewar.
ENGLAND _ Becky Dowell, Laura Harvey, Kerry-Ann Haskell, Rachel Jennings, Sarah Purdy, Emma Sheffield.

Dawn Bell (Whitecraigs) wins Renfrewshire County Junior Girls Championship (Gwladys Manson Bowl) at Old Ranfurly Golf Club yesterday. (from Carol Fell)
It was a very close contest in the afternoon final between Dawn and Megan with a better ball of level par 37 on the outward nine.
14 year old Megan was one up going to the 12th and then 17 year old Dawn had a brilliant run of 3 pars. She then birdied the difficult Old Ranfurly 15th to go 2 up. Megan hung on by slotting a long putt on the 16th for her par to half the hole and finally a half in 5 at the 17th was enough for Dawn to win the final by 2 and 1
Beth Paterson (Junior Secretary) refereed the final. Beaten semifinalists, Alison Mitchell and Gillian Mullen caddied for Dawn and Megan.
Support for the girls was also there from the walking wounded County Champion Claire-Marie Carlton (Fereneze) and Linzi Graham (Ralston).
SEMI FINAL (Played in the morning)
Dawn Bell (Whitecraigs) won against Alison Mitchell (Ranfurly Castle) 3and 2
Megan Briggs (Ranfurly Castle) won against Gillian Mullen ( Paisley) 1 hole

Dawn Bell and Megan Briggs