Well done to all the West Vets at Portpatrick and the West Vets Team is named for the match against the East

The Scottish Seniors Championship at Portpatrick is now a distant memory! I hope you have all read with interest the reports written by Carol Fell and looked at all the wonderful photographs taken by Carol, Claire Hargan (SLGA) and Jean MacIntyre. Not only did the photographs cover all the 5 days of golf competition and participants, but also wildlife, flowers and Portpatrick by day and by evening! We were so lucky with the weather. We had windy conditions, warm weather, cool weather but can you believe no rain! How lucky we were! Serious golf was played but we had a lot of fun and laughter 'apres golf'!

I would like, firstly, to congratulate Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) on winning the Scottish Stroke Play Championship with a two round total of 150 (76, 74) A wonderful achievement. Well done Alex!

Four West Vets, Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie), Pat Hutton (Lanark), Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) and May Hughes (Lanark) all qualified for the match play stages, with Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle) unfortunately missing out in a play off for the last match play place.

A new Net Match Play competion was introduced this year and our Webmaster Carol qualified for the match play stages

I would like to say how nice it was to see so many of the West Vets performing so well and to congratulate them all on their achievements.

On behalf of the West Vets I would like to congratulate Alex Glennie and May Hughes on being selected for the Scottish Vets Team to play in the Vets Jamboree at Wellingborough GC, in August and also Janice Paterson who has been named as 2nd reserve. Can I wish Captain Pam Williamson and here team our very best wishes and good luck for a successful few days.

Next Wednesday, July 13th, I look forward to going to Gullane where the low handicap West Vets team will play the East Vets for the Elise Duncan Trophy.

West Vets Team:

Suzanne Cadden (Cardross)

Helen Faulds (Douglas Park)

Jane Finnie (Ladies Golf Club Troon)

Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie)

May Hughes (Lanark)

Pat Hutton (Lanark)

Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle)

Janice Paterson (Drumpellier)

Anna Telfer (Milngavie)

Reserve: Janette McCartney (Erskine)

Fiona